New-York tribune., 1881-03-27
HOME INTERESTS.

--a,-
EARLY ADVENT OF FRESH MAcKEREL
THE FIRST CATCH IN THE MARKET-oTHER SPRING
FISH TO BIZ LOOKED FoR-AN ABUNDANCE on
SOUTHERN FRUIT--sATURDAY's PRICES IN TIE
MARKET.
Tho fish dealers report fresh mackerel. Their ad-
vent will be hailed with Joy by all rigid Lent oD-
servers It is very earyn the season Tor any s2rps
fish. bat after the appearance OF maekerel we may
expect many more of the cheaper fish. PorEies sno
pan-fsh of all descriptions viii probably soon %
eomiug into market The mackerei now IN marNe'
will sell at Is and 80 cents apiece according to sze.
There ia not very large supply of striped bass
Those which are to be found in the market come
from the Delaware. They are worth from 20 to .
cents Der pounds smelts not plentiful selling ut 10
cents per pound Canada Smelts. ~ cents
sa%an ST9sn' fsfrgsratsd So cents pound
SsSaS to give out just as the fresh msckersl made
their appearance; they are quoted az 1z2 ceHtS, ~
but there very few to be found. Snad roi re- ts
Potomac 20 cents per pound Tor roes anu 10 souIs
for males white perch Is to 20 cents per ponnd;
Spanish mackerel, refrigerated, 80 cents; green
turtle, 1S cents per pound terrapn S2o per for
$40 per dozen halibut from 10 to 70 cents per
pound: haddOck. cents goldfish. cents; DiacK5
n 10 nnnId ses cents oSsss
and very small for 15 cents per pound sheepsnneAo
25 cents scoops per quart ~ Gents, % %DSrpS pa
The fresh water fish in market ale; wnitensn; az
18 cents per pound; pickerel. 10 cents yehow s
perch. IL centsj salmon trout, 10 Genus DlacKDaso
is cents per pound yellow pike 10 cents ciscoes
70 cents; muscalonGe. 18 cents per pound; req
snappers from IL to 16 cents per pound snrlmps,
SO per gallon. Smoked herring are 22 cents apiece;
smoked haddOck, IL cents per pound smoked sal-
mon. 90 cents smoked mackerel, 10 cents dry
cod 8 cents per pound. Hard crabs are from $S to
S5 per hundred. ..,, .a
in light supply. It comes from Charleston. ana 10
as vet very DEAR selling from $l ~ 70 o. % per
bunch; at wholesale asparagus sels 2. & %ac trp pO,
ST. 2j to 81 so per half peck; Southern ksle per
half peck, % cents; spinach from virginia; 81 ana
IU indies and Florida 40 cents per quart beets from
Bermuda, 80 cents per dozen; hoIpouse cucumoers,
according to size. 20 to 40 cents apiece; so,
honse lettuce from 10 to 10 cents per head )
watercress, 20 cents per quart; musnIoons,
81 80 per pound; Bermuda potatoes 6o Genus pys
half neck; rhuba-b 10 cents per bunch: Last year
vegetables are selling as follows; lrisn potatoes
DER half peck % cents sweet potatoes 70 cents per
half peck 20 90 cents ssp pea ea dOsen
parsnlps from 20 to % cents per dozen DeeIs ~
cents per half peck cabbages from 10 TO 10 cents
per head: squash from 10 to 20 cents . piece; reo
oniors 10 cents per quartz white onions 10 cents per
ouart; oyster plant from IA to 10 cents per puhcn
celery very poor, from 10 to 20 cents per ouno9
Jerusalem artchokes 15 cents per quart; SOrrel 10
ner ouart: Brussels sprouts 35 cents per quart
French chiccorY for salads 10 cents per bunch dan
delion Is cents. >, ,, .o.
Eggs are in iull supply and sell generally uptown
as many as IL or Ia for 25 cents; fresh eggs from
New-Jersey and Long Island are more eApensixgi,
selling at So cents per dozen; good butter Is worm
from 80 to 40 cents per pound. ..,
The supply Of Southern fruit IN market ls aouno-
ant and oranges are bawked about the streets OUT
side of the markets rs low as 30 for 20 cents: In
the markets oranges sell from 30 cents TO @l per
dozen: bananas are 80 and 40 cents per dozen; "a
tawba grapes from 80 20 40 cents per 3 pound Dox
Malaga grapes from % to 30 cents per pouDd /;
berries 81 % per quart, 30 called; sour sop ~
cents; neesberries so cents per dozen; custaIu
apple 10 cents apiece; yams 10 cents per pounu |;
shaddocks 81 so per dozen grape fruit 20 cents per
dozen. ~,
The prices of poultry IN market run as follows:
Chickens, 20 cents per pound: turkeys, ~ cents
mOugrel ducks, 25 cents; geese, from 10 20 ~
cents; fowl 1S cents; English snpe, fresh Killed,
sell at 81 80 per dozen squad arc ~ per dozen,
teal duck, rs cents per pair mallards pl 20 per
pair; pigeOhs SO per dozen small oiris, 20 cents
Der dozen, There has been no change OF Importance
in the general prices Of staple groceries.
MENU.
Oyster soup
Roast beef. New Potatoes. stewed Mushrooms cram
berry Jelly.
Baked SweebreAds.
saIad-LPttuce. French Dressing.
Che,se Fritters.
Indian Pudding Steamed
Fruit
Coffee.