New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-24
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FRUIr AND VEGETABLEs-PKACH MARMAIADE
The pleasant weather which has succeeded the
storms Of last week has made the supply of fish
much larger. For the same reason the quality Is
better and the variety is greater. Sea bass, which
was 35 cents pound during the last week Of Lent,
now sell at 20 cents pound for fish weighing from
4 to pounds, and at 10 cents for fish weighing
from IS to 20 pounds. Smells bring IL cents, hut
they are disappearing from the market. Fresh sal
mon from the Penobscot is 81 a pound, and for
frozen 30 cents. Six schOOners of fresh mackerel
arrived in market during the week but they were
small Large ones are % cents, small ones 10 cents
a piece. On Friday and Saturday the catch of
Hudson River shad was very large and roe
shad brought II cents pound, male shad
II cents. Very few Connecticut shad have
arrived in market; there will probably be
plenty during the coming week. These
shad are esteemed above oil others. They are the
best favored and largest Blucfsh is l22 cents a
pound, whitehsh - cents, halibut Is cents, had
dock cents, Goldfish cents, backfish 12l2 cents,
founders 12l2 cents, cells - cents. HOLSTERS are
scarce and still sell at II cents pound. Scollops
are also high bringing 80 cents quart. Soft clans
are 40 cents TO IL per hundred. Green turtle is Is
cents a pound terrapns, which nearly gone,
$l2 TO $50 dozen. The terapns sold in mar
ket are n small saltwater turtle which frequent
the shore They are usually stewed thus:
Plunge the tcrrapins into boiling water and let
them cook ten minutes. Then take them out and
rub the skin from the head neck and claws and the
horny parts from the feet with a rough crash towel
Lay them for few minutes in cold W alter, then put
them again in boiling water and boil till tender :;
Some require three hours When the claws are per
fectly soft, take the terrapins ont and open them
carefully lest You touch the gallbag with the knife
Remove this with the entras and sand bag a nd cut
the rest of the ANNA, up in small pieces. Save the
juice that runs from the meat and put all together
i'm saucepan. Season with sweet herbs, chopped
onion. pepper and salt Stew gently fifteen minutes
stirring occasionally, and add spoonful OF butter,
n tcaspoOniul of Drowned flour wet IN cold water
glass of sherry, the NOlkS of two hdrd-bOlied eggs
mashed to a paste. and the juice of a lemon Boil
up and serve II on slices OF brown toast with
green pickles.
live fish bring II 30 pound. dead fish 81. Pickere
is 10 cents pound. black bass il 10 cents, musca-
lon0c. Is cents red snappcr. II cents polnpano
30 cents prawns are coming from Charleston ana
very nice; they are ~ 30 per gallon. shrimp
are > 30 per gallon Crawi,h are very plentiful :;
they arr - "a gallon and are used Tor making
bisluc and for garni-hlng.
Beef Is a lHtle lower II now sells at 10 cents
pound by the carcass. POrt'rhonso STEAK ~ 20
cents sIloin 22 cents, prime rib roast 20 cents.
chuck II 10 l6 cents. coup meat I'D cents, suet
cents corrd rllmP. Ii cents, plate and brlsket I'D
cents. Corncd tongue Is If cents smoked tongue
- cents. Veal l. - 10 l6 cents "A pound for the
hindquartcr and to 10 cents for the fOrequartcr;
lev veal i IG cents lon IL to 10 cents. breast 10
cent. Spring lamb il rather lower while mutton
il considerably higher fOrcquarters OF spring land
arr from : - To ~, headquarters - 10 81 %.
There il little change in the poultry market
Spring chickens are ~ to ~ 80 pair Philadc-
ohia chickens - to 30 cents q pound tame ducks
are 30 cents mallarls : pair; brandt ~ 90 {;
canvassback, - squads - dozen snIpe ~ 30
and small birds 30 10 - cents. Most of the chick
ems and turkeys in market are frozen. here - q
good supply Of vegetables IN market. though prices
are high owing Ia the backward weather. he
rtt Flf.tI ft a.
week and sold at fancy price. Charleston aSpara-
gus Is 20 10 80 cents pound new bccts from Der
mnda are - cents peck green peas are W Genus
half peek new cabbage i III 10 !"
cents head cauiOwcr, 80 cents string beans,
from Savannah and Florida are ~ 30 a peck butter
beans - cents quart carrots raised IN hot houses
nrr 81 a dozen punches Boston hot house cucum-
bcrs. - 10 10 cents piece Bermuda onions are 20
cents quart dandcon, 10 cents sorrel, I'D to 10
are 80 cents quart. New ,ga-, has arIlNc u III
market but ~ yet is only sold by the crate at - 80
q crate.
are Il cents dozen. Among Cuban vegetables
4" Chnyotc or onc-scrdcd cucumbers are cents
pound; plantans which are fixed as y vegetable,
arc - cents a dozen pawpaws are - cents piece
vans. 10 cents pound, and yucca lOccntS
There j. good supply of foreign irnlt IN the mar
kct. Jamaica oranges are 30 Ia 40 cents n dozen ;
Nassau 30 10 40 cents: Catana, 10 To % cents :;
Mr,-inas 80 To 30 cents MeSSina lemons are II 10
20 cents dozen red bananas ar" 10 to Do cents a
dozen yellow Jamaicas. i0cents Malaga grapes are
80 To 80 cents pound; pincappl"s are II to 80
cents piece cusard apples, I'D To 20 cents piece
aud ,oursOp - 20 10 cents. SlrawbrrIles nave ar
i,cd from Florida in considerable quantities and "a
superior quality of the fruit H. now IN market :;
full baskets of large ripe berries sell for from 10 TO
30 cents and the demand l. large:
Dry groceries have not materially changed since
last quoted OnOng tea Is from ~ down 10 80 cents
a pound English. from II 10 30 cents; Old Tyson
= Young Ilyson, II 10 30 cents Gunp0wdcr, II :
1apan nncOorcdl. : 10 30 cents A. hnr qnallty ol
Japan tea is sold IN the original packages in fancy
boxes of 3 pounds AZ 80 30 box. Japan Tea Is
rapidly taking the place of Young Tyson, anu IL IL
probable that green tea will soon be- only memory
Old government Java coffee is - cents Mocha col
fee is - cents; chocolate il 10 cents, PLAN VaIlla
chocolate is - cents coco ~ 10 cents, ana COCO
| shells 10 cents. Double refined loaf sugar Is IL
| cruts granulatrd, II cents: white ~ I'D cents; eN-
trl G. pia cents: yellow &. cents Maple sugar Is
| i cents. aud French Beet root sugar, 20 cents.
Italian and French maclroni il ) cents pound
Pure cider vinegar i 30 cents gallon Nhl't WIN"
vinegar i 30 cents for quart bottle tarragon VINE
gar go cents for pint bottle. The best Owe OIL Is
- cents a bottc. SaIdinrs IN oil are 40 cents. the
arg,. box. salt Anchoyic, arr 10 cents bottle, %
cents In oil Spcrd mackcrH Is - cents can,
sprcd salmon 30 cents drum. Kippcred behring's
arr, - cents box. Bologna sausagrs 90 cents "a
pound sold whole. Dried apples are 10 cents
pound; evaporated apples ar I'D cents eVaPor.alr;
peaches Az - cents. The evaporaied frnlt
i rapidly pushing all other dried rult out oi mar
kct. An excellent mnrmalade OF cyaporated peaches
il thus made: Cook the peaches over nlght IN u
porrrlain kettle with water enough Ia cover th,Ii'
Place them on the back part Of the rdngr ana IN
th, morning pnt them forward a little, where they
will cook Slow Is all the morning. After they are
! cooked To n marmalade. sweetcn allowing about Il
Gun of sugar to half pound of fruit. When 1t Is
cold rye with cream.
NTNt.
Green Pen SOup.
Bruilrd Shad. Parsley and Lemon sauce
Veal outlet. Bermuda Potatocs-'a ullhOwer
Maard Duck Roas, Cnrrant Jelly
Salad-Lcttucc.
Chccsc-trram crackers.
Biscuit CnHl ara