New-York tribune., 1880-01-18
HOME INTERESTS.
A FULL FRUIT MARKET.

FULL FRUIT MARKET
RUSH OF FRUIT FROM THE soUTH-oKANSEs IN
GREAT QUANTITIES AND AT LOW PRicEs-A
SMALLER CATCH OF FIsH-SATURDAYS PRICES
IN THE MARKETS.
n ia an interesting fact that so common an occur
ance, so small cause dinner can have its effect
upon the webeing of communities, but such Is the
case Let housekeepers reflect what great trust Is
theirs They must not be deceived into believing
that the masculine part of the family, not to men-
tion tine eentler one will leave All unsatisfactory
meal in an amiable frame of mind. If they wish 10
exert benevolent influence in their families let
them begin by providing the inner man with those
Iuxuries and comforts of the table that are within
their reach There is an old adage which says that
fools make feasts and wise men eat them" lt IS
an absurd saying to have grown into pToyerb, Tor
the benefit of successful entertainment accrues to
the Qiyer-the pleasure of it belongs to all. go
With limited incomes it is not always possible 10
give feasts but few good dishes properly pre-
pared are better than n stalled OK and good ain-
ner does not consist in quantity but In guaiyi aI
usualv so fully supplied with all things, IN sea-
son and out, that the perpexity OF providing fOr
the family is much less than in some other places aces
The fruit season is beginning with n Insh OF Irut
from the South, and oranges are f0und III tne
markets and on the streets at moderate prices ana
in great quantities. Mandarin oranges are Mor.h
81 per DOZEN Valencias which are tart oranges,
NICE for cutting up and eating win plenty Oh
sugar-they should stand in sugar some hours De-
fore serving-are 80 cents per Dozen Jainaica
oranges are nice table fruit and sell from 40
to rs cents per dozen according to SIZE; the
Floridas are about the same price as the
Jamaicas. A scarce variety Is the BeIgcInot; tney
are almost as sour as a lemon andlse for 30 cents
Lemons are plenty and cheap; twenty nice lemons
can be had for 20 cents. Messlna lemons are
choice variety and sell at twelve for 20 cents. ,
The greatest luxury in the Inc Of fruit are the
strawberries; they arc exquisite IN color ana SIZE
and exceedingly sour in taste. They sell for So
box called "A quart for the berries raised IN hot
housps and FOR the Southern berries the dealers ask
from 81 to - per box. Malaga grapes are 20 to 20
cents per pound Lisbon grapes, 40 10 oU cents;
Cataw bas 30 to 80 cents per box. These boxes con-
tam about 2l2 pounds OF grapes but are commonly
called 3-pound boxes Lady apples are IRON 20 70
40 cents per quart; California pears are from %
cents to 81 80 per dozen, according 10 their condl-
tom a. ~
etables are unchanged. In the vegetable markets
the coming of Spring Is hCralded by the appearance
of tomatoes beautifully ripe a"u OF eooL w.
some of these are from the South, but they are gen
orally fhe product of our hothOusos: they sell nj
80 cents per quart Cucumners lave aiSQ mace
their appearance and are considered cheap %; lno
dealers at 30 cents piece. RhuDaip ol S.laiI SNc
and i'm smaller buuches Is being -Oid lor 10 cents
per bunch Brussels sprouts Of not very cnolce
appearance sell for 20 cents per quart. Snail
heads OF lettuce are from 10 Is cents per mead
field salad 10 cents per quar ridlsheS' small poor
and IN small punches, ore - ceht' per uoHeD
water crcss > ceuts per quart; oyster pant VSrN
nice. - cents per bunch; cc.cry' good, ID ceN''
extra % cents. The prices for dry sioccUcsahd
canned fruit remain unchanHed.
sugar has advanced TITLE. Cut sugar NJ Whoir-
sale is O3s cents and retas az - cents per pound
prauuaten 10 cents Tctai. II cents; powdered lOla
cents retail II; lgnt-broWn. 49, retaii y ce"ts
The hsh market las not b,cn very full for the
mas, We, H. bu; the catch the we before Ms 80
large that the falling oil has not been let. MnIhtt
Cod Is q cents per pound: lave cud cents; -trik
rcd - cents. Market col Is ire rSh when .S
hacked I'm ice and forwarded 10 TIE N'w-1ork mar
krts TIE better kIGd-iye ccd-is causht III ouf
immediate vicinity and kept III EatrI-taab. 20 as
TO be served fresh 90 customers. Ifnd0 - 'c' MS
Der ~ nud; striped b1s-. from The North River. -
cents; ,nclis from NcE-l uIdCH, 20 cort5 pr
pound. There Is smell fish sol ~ tAc H"tNrt
and called smelt. which Is re- ~ black
hack n much inicror nsh winch comes
from s. Johns. Th.st.e ~ -four cen per pound
holiu' is l. cents salmon frozen - orpts; ral-
mou-trout fG cents; mackerei, - ccnis; Glue
Gsa frozen. l. ctLts: tcrIpia arc Hod II 10
+2s; prccn turtle !s abundant az l. coni- iioI,-
der ye1y small 10 Gems; soft claims. 20 to %
CENTS: Holsters. scarce. 10 cents; scaop,, ~ Der
gallon; p.chrIcl. fresh and smIll. 10 cents thc
larger variety called mu caiong". 10 cents per
pound; led suappcis. plenty ana che"P, 4 cents
prawns. - per gGlloI; hard crabs, - % per
hundred
Ponl,ry is plenty and very nice TURKEYS are u
Nilc atalei than ldsi weeS tarf are So ing from
Is TO 10 cents; chickens the same; Wild geese,
81 - apiece; quail has advanced and ~ now from
~ 30 o ~ per d'Z ~: prairie hitf"ns ~ % p'l
rair: r,ibits 80 cents: hares. 30 cents; part
ride,.- 81 30 ucr Tnir: ssuy..s-huck duck, - per
pnir: rcd ncals, 81 -; m!llIrds. ~ -; common
durA. - cents; wild pI-col ~ 30 I'r d"1e...