New-York tribune., 1880-02-29
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supERIORITY OF AMERICAN CHEEsEs.

SUPERIORITY OF AMERICAN CEEESES.
Spw-yopK CHEESE pRTFERRED TO SOME OF THE
FOREIGN yARIETIEs-scARCITY OF FISH IN THE
MARKETS FRUIT IN PLENTY - SATURDAY
PRICES IN THE MARKETS.
In European countries cheese is considered an es-
sential TO well-appointed table 1t is often served
lust before dessert course by itself, ana IN caso
there happens to lie nothing else to serve with tho
salad the two courses are combined Happily too,
for nothing can be more delicious with a we'll
dressed salad than bit of good cheese. 1t may be
added that It is byno means necessary for American
bousekeepers to purchase the expensive foreign
cheeses In fact if they want to serve, particularly
oood cheese let them try domestic prodncts'
Perhaps il is not generally known how very pop
ular American cheese is abroad IL may aStoliSn II
some persons to learn that some of 1T is considered
great luxury by epicures on the continent auu III
England One of the best cheese manufacturers In
this country is in Otsego County ana the cheese ls
sold i'm New York markets under the name OF the
{" English dairy cheese. Ii has beautliui oaFR
orange color is very rich and highly Favored and
sells for 20 cents per pound.
Another excellent New-York cheese comes from
Cayuga County; this is a mild. pleasant -navored,
white cheese. 1t is almost Impossible 10 defect any
difference between the English and Cayuga county
Sutton cheese In fact almost all the famous Tor
elan chccses are perfectly initiated In America.
The Neufchatel, from Nev,Jersey, at Cents on per
roll is much better than that imported at 70 cents
as il IS a cheese that must be eaten fresh
Among the best foreign cheeses are the French
Brie and Roauefort the latter may be sald To De
The most popular. That delicious cheese rom
Swiizerland known rs Gruyere is made from
fresh milk highly seasoned with herbs and Is gen
orally eaten with mustard, salt and pepper,
The best English checses are Stllton ana Cheshlre
The famous Italian cheese known as Parmesan IS n
hard cheese, best old, and used almost exclusively
for cooking. These oheeses vary III price Holh %
to 90 cents per pound. .
The 6sh market has been rather bare for the past
few ,ays in consequence of the heavy gales whlch
have prevailed off the coast. ms mas auected tho
fhOnuh there
apprcciable change. Striped bass arc scarce and
sell Mt from 25 to 80 cents per pound according TO
Roe shad are still from 81 % to 81 80 apiece, and
buck vary from 30 to 70 cents red snappeIS are 10
cents per pound muscalonge, from the 1t. Law
renee from Is to Is cents black bass, lS cents
salmon trout. very nice, from 1S to 20 cents per
pound prawns are 81 per gallon white fish
from 10 TO II cents per pound plckerei,
10 cents soft clans can be had Tor 80
cents per 100; smets from the Provinces are
cents per pound: better fish FROM Maine sells for
12 cents refrigerated salmon IS 20 cents; green
turtle very scarcei terrapin. from Tlo TO T2o
per dozen; scallOps are S1 80 per gallon frost
fish, cents per pOundi halibut, when y
not very plenty. sells for u cents; gray haliout
live cod, ccntsj steak cod, 10 cents; market COD
8 cents; herring, always plenty during Lent o
cents per pound; American tur6ot' ~ cents;
founders 9 cents lObsters scarde IL cents.
The fruit-stalls are very attractive, but present
no new features. Florida oranges are, IN choice va
rieties worth 81 per dozen. Ii Is possible TO get
Florida oranges for 80 cents per Cozcn, but, Of
course of q much inferior quality; handarins are
30 and 30 cents blood oranges 80 ceniSj nectar
ines 30 cents Malaga grapes are 40 cents per
pound Florida lemons from 20 10 30 cents per
dozen These lemons, because of their very thick
skins, arc much sought for they make an excel
lent preserve. Vans from Cuba are 10 cents reT
pound grape fruit 10 - cents straw wberries, ~
per quart red bananas, 30 to 90 cents per dozen,
yellow. 10 TO 90 CENTS. Maple sugar Is 20 cents per
pound. ,-..s,
Eggs continue to grow better and more plentiful
Basket eggs are % cents per dozen; good eggs
from the West aro for % cents. lac best butter
IL ~ cents per pound. -,
~ Ills SEASON There aro few squab In market
selling from So to ~ per dozen; tame duck, 10
cents per pound pigeons, ~ per dozen malards,
- cents to ~ per pair; turkeys are from ii to 10
cents per ponnd; chickens, 10 10 10 ccutSi anu
capons 20 to % cents.
Inc prlces in dry groceries do not change much ;
tcas and co;ers remain about the same, and sugars
vary only in wholesale prices.