New-York tribune., 1880-02-22
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SOUTHERN VEGETABLES AND FRUIrs-PRoPER fooD
Fog CHILDREN-INCREAsED SUPPLY or SPRING

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SOUTHERN VEGETABLES AND FRUTrs-rRoPER FooI
| FOg CHIDREN-INCREAsED SUPPLY or SPRING
| IANB-sATURDAY's PRICES IN THE MARKETS.
In marketing il IL always a wise rule to purchase
| those things which are in season. This makes tht
weekly expense much smaller and is a safe principle
| for the health of the faulily. Many little debl
Eating illnesses arc brought on by al unwIse lndu
oeuce IN what arc called the Injuries of the season.
! At present the markets offer many delicious fruits
and vegetables from the South They should be
! used in moderation, and. i'll the case of children
| totally denied Nothing can be more unwi iolesomc
for the little ones than potatoes, tomatoes, and
The host of fresh vegetables at our command to-day
and their little appetltes quite gs well satisfied
| with last years productions nicely prepared. The
necessity OF late dinners in the city has brought
about very fortunate state OF affairs for the cill-
drrn. In all properly regulated hOuscs these I'M
| portant members of the family have their prlncl-
pal meal IN the middle of the day. and this arrange
nent makes It possible. without seeming cruel. 10
deny them the foolish !uXurles IN winch thtlr elders
| udulge nj evening. and TO provide them with SIM
| pie, wholesome meals.
Syring lamb is growing more common in the
markets Why il should be called Spring lan!b Is u
| oupstion, inasmuch NAV consider ourselves
still in the midst OF Winter. The supply, OF course,
has reduced the price fore-quar erS are now Wor!
from - 80 10 81 hiud-Quaricr- 50 10 p3 90. aud IN
the markets carCasses sold rom ~ 10 TlZ ihe
Injuries in the vegetable markets also growing
more plentiful and cheaper. Bermuda potatoes are
cents ner dulrt. and some of the Southern tomatoes
can he had for 80 and 10 cents bermuda bees are
40 10 30 cents per DOZEN and southern green peas
| 80 cents per haii-pcck rhuOaTb Is I'D cents per
bunch and the >iilSs and punches are Improving IN
size: celery. from Ncwierscy Is ~ cents per huhch
spinach 80 cents per peek; Tadlsh's, y cents per
bunch lettuce, 1910 l2 cents Per head. For some
roa-0u n seems Impossible 10 lind COED, SohJ, Whte
b.a.s of lettuce All that IL now for sale IN the
markets. II of poorer growth than last seasons let
tnc- Cucumhcr~ are - cents apiece; they are also
improving IN quality; water-cre's Is 10 cents per
dqart and field salad cents s;oyster lani, 10 cents
per bunch. here seems to be no change III the COM
non Winter vegetables.
The straw tcrres now IN market a vast inn
proyemrut ou last weeks supply thry come from
south carolina and Florida and arc Is cents per
GuaIt i'm the markets. Some Of the downtown
rut stores offer what they call selected fruit NJ II
pr quart. bus this week the Difference between
selected irt ana that 10 ne haJ l"I - Genus seems
very small Malaga grapes ar p cent? per pound !
Mandarin oranges 40 cents per doZ III floI!das, 30
To 60 cents; NalcHciH oranges, 20 20 - cents /;
g1rrn fig caulcd DID ~ mp are 81 cent, per can ;
Italian lgs are 20 cents per pound grape fruit 30
10 - cents per dozen. and Florida lemons % cents
Butter still stands at tae high rates II has
brought al Winter. hut egg, are growing cheaper
Long Island basket egg, are 80 ccrt, per dozen ;
eggs pac"td IN barrels come as low a. - ana %
cents per dCZ'n. American cheese Is lS cents per
| pound; NcuichItcl chersc. Wale lu New Jersey,
ard exec diuriy nice, Is > cents per roll bottled
honey - cents and honey IN the comb p cents per
pound maple sugar % G mt. per pound.
Chicken, are II aud II cents per pouud turkeys
! II to Ia cents lame aucN- j. cons WIid goose
- toTl - pi'rci plecoI,, - 30 10 p; f"poIiS
| i 20 20 c.nt>; tame sqnab. ~ PCT dozen; mai
! lard~. ~ 80 per PAIR; rcdhcads, -, and common
duck - ems g. - per par
Tn" prices for tulccS and sugars do not change.
Oar markets can bc 80 readily oycrstocScd with
G,h owing to the railroad facilities. thai even the
Leuien season doe, not make much difference IN the
prices 40 the iish stalls. Frozen a;upcd bass are
30 cents per pound; smells, i 10 ID CENTS;
ssiuon. - cents: green turtle. 20 ccuis; terrapu
so pr doztn frost fish cents; halbutl - cents:
i1,lnck = cen live cod 10 cent steak cod - -
- ccats market cod X cents l"rrings are in Crc1t
drrnnnd thcy cheap cents pr pound-and
large quuuttIc. sac always supplied to the markets
dulu4 Lent. In i'sh sor- are 80 cents per pound
and turhOt from England. go cents; American tur-
bot. Il cents per pound; founders are 10 ccnl,;
lob,trI>, y cents; shccp,hr"d - cents; scooio,
- 80 ptr gallon; soft CLANS, 30 fO 80 C'nts per
hundred: white iith. 10 20 II cents; pickcrcl l2l2
to rs cents: salmon trout. Is cents; black bass
Is ccnts: muscaiolge, - cents; rcdsnapDcrs, -
cents: pIaWu,. II per gallon; ahad Is growing much
better. and is worth. Iov shad, 10 cents; for
buck -hud. - cents per pound.