New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-26
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FILL CHRISTMAS MARKETS.

FULL CHRISTMAS MARKETS.
| NO FALLING OFF IN THE sUPPLEs-THE FISH MAR
| KErs-cHKAP BLUEFIsH In MIDwISTEE-sATUR-
DAYS PRICES.
The Christmas dinners have not made any per-
ceptible change in the appearance of the markets.
Poultry. game fruit fish and vegetables seem quite
as abundant as they were on Friday morning,
when the heads of many families and housekeeperS
by the dozen were doing their Christmas marketing.
| Saturday morning found many persons still uupre'
pared for the great feast. Possibly they had been
anticipating an immediate decline in prices, but II
snch was the case they were doomed to dsappoint-
| mont This week will undoubtedly make change
in the price Of poultry as the markets are full and
the demand always falls off after holiday. Chick
ems ducks turkeys and geese sell quite generally NJ
g cents per pound capons sold as high as ~
cents but the average price is 30. Fowl Is ID cents
per pound uptown in the markets fowl was soid
Saturday morning for IL and IL cents per pound'
SQUAD SD per dozen grouse, 81 90 per PAIR
quail, So per dozen; partridge, 81 20 per pair
teal duck 70 cents; English snipe. S3 Per dozen
wood duck rs cents per pair; mallards, 81 70; red
heads 81 % cRnvas-back duck $3 per pair; rab-
bits, 80 cents per pair-uptown, rabbits were selling
for 40 and 80 cents pigeons. Fl per dozen; small
birds from 70 cents TO 81; reed birds II 20 per
dozen veuson is selling for 20 and % cents per
pound according TO the cut.
The fish markets always succeed in making a
brave appearance, regardless of the weekly supply
of freshly caught fish, because the refrigerated FISH
are so fine and plentiful. The prices also vary but
little from summer to winter. Bnelisb, for instance.
is selling for 12l2 cents; 1t was cents IN summer
and not much better than the bneiish IN market TO-
day So that admitting tho lnier0riiy, the
price of fine large buciisn is very little more tina
1t was the 49, also refrigerated, Is 20
cents per pound sea bass sell at the same price.
4, linz fHfhaG
little higher than this but III the markets the prices
run abOnt equal because there is more wholesale
business done there and customers are not generaly
selecting Tor individual use. Salmon - 80 ana -
cents per pound shad, 90 cents; white pereh, ID
cents; mackerel, 12l2 cents: smehs, - cents
Spanish nackeTel 90 cents: green turtle IS cents
ferrapin from $12 to ga per dOZen iros ilih are
10 cents per pound. These queer little llsh are
brought into market and thrown ont OF barrels
frozen hike little Jumps OF zee, sim ana haIu as
rocks, but if they are hawcd properly IN cold water
they soon come TO life aud swim about quite I'M
concerned about Their recent marvellous STATE OF
suspended animation.
Halibnt is q cents per pound (the halihut now in
market is excellent paddock, u cents goldfish, u
cents: BLACKLIST 12l2 cents per pound founders are
10 cents /; ees, IS cents: HOLSTERS, from 8 to 10
cents: shcepshcad, 20 cents; scoops, 80 cents per
quart soft clans, from 40 t. 70 cents per hundred;
shrimps 81 so per gallon pompano 40 cents
per pound red snapper, from 10 10 - cents per
pound innscalonge, black bass and salmon trout
are Is cents whItefsh. IS cents: pickerel, 10
cents; smoked paddock, i2i2 cents per pound
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The green gtocers offer cucumbers 20 the unwaTy
buyer at 80 cents apiece. The least That can De
SAID Of them is that they are worth no more Fresh
dollhouse tomatoes are also to be had at 90 cents
per quart spinach % cents per half peek caul-
flowers from 10 to % cents per head; lettuce, not
especially good from to 10 cents per mead. Inc
DOLLHOUSE lettuce IS a disappointment this year.
Oyster plant is from 10 to 10 cents per bunch
Brussels sprouts, 10 cents per quart celery, 10
cents per bunch. Ia the regular winter stock OF
vegetables are beets at 30 cents per peck turnips
from 20 to % cents sweet potatoes, 40 cents !;
common potatoes from p to 30 cents cabbage at
; and cents per head; onions from 90 10 10
cents per peck cTanberTics from 10 to IL cents per
quart.
per pound Very good table butter can DC found IN
She markets at 10 cents uptown the same bui er IS
selling AZ - and Is cents per pound. The very best
rolled butter is sold at rst-Class groceries at %
cents. Domestic cheese Is g cents per pound. Inc
finest imported cheeses are to DE found only at the
more important groceries, aud at the HUE shops,
which are scattered throughout the city, called
"DelicateSscn.' In these shops are TO be fouud all
of daintes IN the shape OF PREF ared ffuliS
meats and vegetables and cnceses from an cOun-
tries very nice Imported cheese is slight varla-
non on the regular NeuiChatel, called cream
cheese" IL Is done Mp in square cakes aud covered
with tinfoil IT Ii sold ut % cents per package.
New preparations of food for the convenience OF
cooks and tho pleasure OF consumers are constantly
being brought 60 the public attention, ana house
keepers beng progressive class, readily teSt the
novelty and pass Judgment. Olc OF the most p0pu-
lar OF these inventions rs what 10 called snowflake
corn used in the preparation OF puddlngs ana
breakfast cakes. The old-fashioned minute padding
is now a thing Of the past. For, If pac lago Of
corn costing but 10 cents. IS kept III the house. the
housekceper need fear no surprise, ~ nOSJ DAINTY
dessert can be prepared at moments notice, either
by thickenuE hide boiling sailed water with nc
corn aud serving il with sugar ana cream or milk
sauce or by taking two cups ol COru ana a nan
cup of milk. two tabiesDoonfuls OF sugar. beaten
ties Of two eggs pat IN half he whites. beat mp
well ana bake sufficiently 20 sti'l the eggs; M tue
other half beat mp tablespoonful OF sugar. spread
on the pudding, and return to the oven lew mia
utea Experience has proved tAIs to DC delicious
and convenient.