New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-30
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WHAT CAN DE FOUND IN TIE MARKETS

WHAT CAN BE FOUND IN Tie hAhhElc'
THE Fish DEALBRS VERDICT ON THE GOLD wEA1HER
-PRICR or BUTTER AND EGGs-NEW PREPARA-
TONS FOR pCpDINGs-sATURDAY's PRICES IN
The MARKETS.
The cold weather seems 10 deaden the enterprise
of the marketmen, and it can scarcely be u matter
of wonder Anybody venturfng into the markets
during the last few cold weeks viii believe that the
1enn-grooers' trade is not all sunshine and summer
The thermometer must mark several degrees lower
Ia this region than in any other part Of the CITY.
The b-1ealers contend that because OF the coh
weather fish arc very scarce and the prices must III
consequence he advanced. 1t would seem To the
uninIrated that the weather was especially taVora
be 10 the present stage Of TIE fish business, a'osS
all the fish in market being refrigerated Loos'erS
are selling at 10 cents pound. lhcIe seems l" oo
considerable anxiety felt about the continuance "a
the lobster supply. There Is no restrelon ds ~ so
quantity or size Of Holsters caught anu sotio rs
vlseacres seem to think there IS danger Oh IutH po
coming extinct. This would be n great eVi, 40 10Y
stsrs are Of the greatest Gelicacies Wo Hupt'
il especially pity that some fes,rlcG'o u lio' po
uuon the SIZE of Holsters caught, ~ the hr@ef tney
are the better the flesh will be found 10 dtleru!ne
the freshness Of lobster press the hb on t',r
eves which VIII nut the claws in motion: AFTER
they arc boiled the fre5hneA' may Dc ueCiueu W o
elasticity of their tails. HalibUt is selling III me
Gnf fdr a 20 Cc cg' seepSead are u cents
uound: eels IL cents; sea bass ~ cents Eohnunla
I'D cents, DlhGkiISut ~ OOhlf' w Al,
cents; dried cod y GEMS IA tue l'tI Act anu
cents uptown; handbook IS ceiling al . crhli prt
pound frost ISL ID cents: trrraDns sen az li,o
way irCm ST. 10 TJb per uuD'n' el.9"
turtle scarce at 30 cents per pound; spanish hCA-
ercI REFRIGERATED. - caHtS per P1nnh; WhtPp'Fcn,
! cents per round ahad refrigerated, ~ cent per
nound j here have been shad from the oOu'
duIing the past month. BIT thero Is scuGeS ehuuEn
demand to make il worth Wh.c 10 DIil- mem a. ~
cents rcr pound Mackerc Is ing a. - 'Is 'r rr
uouud; salmon, refrigerated, 10 cents i"I. iuIC'1i
cuts - cents for tn" better parts; piuehs"' l.,
cents Fer pound; smcs from the PROVINCES, ~
conts and tie Name smells selling at 10 cents
MOI, nnund. boSs Is % cents; scoops selling from
81 to 20 cents per quart; soft CLANS from ~ cen
1851 pr bundled Ihc fresh water hsh To DE- IouIu
in a;lct are whiriish ~ Is cents peg P|''";
pickcrrl at - cont; salmon tr'1t; 10 tch'T nj,
bass. Is cents red suappcrs, ~ cents SmoNe'i
herring and snOkcd haddocN are b1th selling at
gig 'eHtN per b"nnn sn%nJ' ''''"'1' ~
Butter IN the markets continues to 90 very hlIn
The best Philadelphia butter sells al 10 anu %
cents per pound. there Ia some ycTJ me r1Het
butter IR+h from the country, without SAT- s"u!u%
AZ 90 and 80 cents per pound crea FRY butt'r rs
for 10 and ~ renjs dITy butter Tor 80. 80 anu . =
cents per pound Eggs arr unusual y lhA' ana Iue
cold weather will undoubtedly. IT 1t continues run
The prlce, still higher. Fresh bikot eggs are sell
inH ri % and 80 cents per dozen; tho very ppVE1Sl
eggs sell 1T 40 and ID cnnts per dozen. .,
The poultry dealers report capohS plehtllui' anu
part cnlarlv good. They arp sold at 70 cents per
pounh; chickens generally are selling AZ ~ cents
pcr pound; ducks from Is To 20 cents turkeys
| from > 10 20 cents fowl - cents per pound. Inc
nlce of all game has AL yanced very utclueuF uuI
ing The past week. The first of February brings tho
game law into effect. an the puDlic have been MAX
| Ing the most OF the few remaining Lays oI inc
! 4e:IsOn. Squad have been selling 90 ~ D" per
dozen; rronsc. S3 per pair; quail ~ per dO7en {;
partridge ~ 80 per pair; Eng Oh 1nIpc, ~ 30 per
| dozen: zeal duck. from 70 cents to 81 per pa'r
mallaris from II % Ia :! 81 per par; redHcadS'
from > % 10 81 - rabbits. from % 10 ~ cents
per pair: pigeons, from ~ TO ~ 80; small buuS,
| ri 30 Der dozen; wInt, Snlpc 81 per dozen.
There IA Il lew preparation, IN the shape 0I dc5-
| scrt fo- the convenience of housekerperS, which
experience has shown - be Of great value ~ an All
dtlon To the lnrd,T. II I'D by the lTs class gin-
| GERS and known ~ Yrnna pnddng. Mixed VII II
milk and celS It MAKE, most dclrlous nun pal
! ding and c. mot be spoiled by the most lncihrlrht
| cook The same preparation comes without the
| fruit aud tlLV0nd with chocolate, almond OF spec.
In the vegetable market mushrooms are SCI iihG al
! II prr uount rhubarb - IL cents per hrn'n
BRUSSELS sprouts % cents per quart tpnat"tS' ."
cents Der uIIrt cucumbcrS, 80 cents hIncre; SPIN
ach 10 cents per peck; lett nee, 10 cents por had
| cranbcrres, Is GEMS per quart cr'eTY tiOm 10 10
20 ceuts Der banch; oyster plant from lO'o ID cents
| per bunrh bccts 20 cents per r"cH tnrnIps' 70
| cents; cabbage from 10 To Is cents per Neal {;
| oniUrs 80 cents per peck white onions 40 cents
| sweet priato,s. 30 cents yer peck comnlIn pHtI-
toes 30 cents per peck common potatoes, 80 cents.
The grlcea Vi isuII market remain at last week
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