The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-10-27
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OfFFnill ana VEGETABLES.
TAs Pilient saasun a the ylsr has besa tog
some reason generally considered hard one
in which % provide with reasonable plsni-
tuds a : reasonable expenditure the god
thinss tor the family board and hoUsekesp-
srs are wont to eommlsersts themselves up
on their eares in the fan. As . matter Of
fact, the markets art hounutully supplied,
and since the canning Of meatA fruits and
vegetables has become % common the cater
er 10 the hmily's wants has no reason 70
complain. You can buy anything In cans
nowadays, from salmon and lobster % soups
which only need the addition OF hot water 70
be ready for the table, and from asparagus or
tomatoes 70 pine apples. This with the al
dition OF those articles nov IN season, makes
variety an easy thing 70 achieve in making
up bill Of fare.
IA reporter stepped into Alex DuEt's pro
dlce house Yesterday, and questioned Mr..
Durst and Mr. Murdock g 70 pEieeS He vas
told that apples were in full supply and
could see that they were Otexcellent quality.
Indeed, the large she and fne condition Of
all the apples nov in market j. notable. They
nov sell At = " 70 s! 50 per barrel and re.
tail At about 50 cents peCk. Pean are still
in the market, but they are Of poorer kinds
and are monopoliEed BY the tTpit stands.
Ouinoss are done except those brought from 4
distance. CranbeRies are now we'll In season,
and the incest can be bought for 10 cents :
quart, while 3 poorer quality sell atthree
quarts for quarter.
Potatoes are high yet, and are brought
from . distance. They cost 81 > bushelr
and generally retail at 70 cents peck. This
high price Is quite an item in the family &C
count hook, and there Is therefore disposi.
ton TO use more Of other vegetables and
canned goods Sweet potatoes stand on the
same footing Is 70 retail price IS their Irish
relatives, and the Raltim0Fes bring about s.
a barrel and Jerseys aquAEteT more. Onions
are much more Of . staple than one would
suppose. They are brought into Wheeling
BY the car load, from the vicinity as we'll a
from distance, II Is the popular belief Of
those who favor this sueculent but OdoEiteI'
Gus esculent bulb that the farther south Il i
grown the sEeeteF and more nutritious y Is
and the les biting 70 the taste and offensive
10 The smell Therefore genuine Bermuda
onions rule the market. They cost about 81
cents . peek.
Cabbage is another standby, and Is also
handled here by the Cal-lOad after carload.
Good heads cost from 10 to IS cents. and Il is
not much cheaper II bought BY the baErel OF
hundred,
celery Is quite popular, and has recently
begun to be prominent feature 81 our local
market gardens II Is vegetable which Is
good, bad or Indifferent Just As It Is properly
or Improperly grown. some Of our gardeners
have been quite successful in raising fne
celery. and can sell all they produce q q
cents dozen. Il retails according 10 quality
ct from TO 10 cents bunch
Among the vegetables which are bought
into prominence by the scarcity and high
price Of 'MuTPhisN are paTsnips beat, car,
fOIs and tuEhip& The latter SS quOted a Is
cents 10 81 = bushel, Or - or IS cents peck,
with decided tendency 70 lower prices
The other vegetables named In this con-
nectiOn are uniform In price At IS cents Z
pecS. More pumpkins are also sOld this
wear than usual, probably owing 10 the high
price Of other vegetables. A dozen large ones
can Be bought for IS cents or 81, and the
stores sell them at from 10 10 % cents for Z
| single one,
Lima beans, dried, are in unusual demand,
owing TO the scarcity and high price Of navy.
soup and other eOmmoneF beans They sell
At - cents . quart, and when properly
cooked can scarcely b told from the green
beans
Butter has been a luxury all summer
which taxed the pOeketbOok OF the head Of
the house severely. Fortunately the ten
dency now Is 10 lower prices Its down to
s. cents-not yet cheap BY any meAn& Egg.
sell at . quarter dozen, also somewhat
lower than heretofore.
Chickens are cheap enough; 8 cents apiece
Is their average figure.
With fish and game in reasonably good
supply, the most e1acting purchaser ought to
Be satisfied As 10 variety.
There was good supply OF all sorts Of pro.
dnee at the market yesterday, and the attend
anee Of country people was up TO the average,
The crowd Of buyers, however, was surpris
ingly slim.