New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-27
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PRICES IN THE MARKETS.
THE FISH NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. And PoULTRY-

| last week of large quantity and lower prices have
| not been fulfilled. Winds and waves and fishermen
| are uncertain. lizard to get good stock Is the
| story The quality of fish. however, is fine. In
| Washington Market very nice green whitetsh dl-
| rect from the lakes are bringing 10 and Is cents
| DER pound white perch. an excellent pan fish, are
growing larger each week, as the season advances
| and cost 10 and Is cents spotted sea trout, Ia
vorte with the Germans are in good condition, and
bring 10 cents; spotted pickere in the hues OF old
| gold. much sought by artists, coming in at 10
cents: smets are scarce and high They bring 1S to
20 cents for the best Red snappers, from Florida,
are 10 and g cents, according to size; green sea-
salmon, 8 and 10 cents; founders, blackfsh, but
terfsh and yellow perch, each cents per pound
| Striped bass from the Long Island coast and New
Jersey bring to 20 cents fresh mackerel are not
| plenty They cost from ~ to 10 cents apiece ;
halibut is 10 and Is cents: black bass is 10 to 20
| 20 cents in Fulton Market, and pOmpano bring rs
| cents per pound. Sheepshead from Long Island
| are 25 and 80 cents; those from the South bring
cents. Southern terra in bring from $50 to $40
| dozen in fulton Market; crayhsh are S3 per
fsGGRs a6s 3e akes 10
| haddock isj6 to cents Goldfish 9 TO 10 cents :
| Holsters alive 10 boiled II cents. Frozen salmon
| is 40 cents, In, Washington Market fow
| large Shrewsbury cells weighing from one to three
hounds dressed They bring 8 cents pound. Squid
are also to be found now. They almost the
| exact counterpart of the deyilfish-strange and
| not tempting They mostly eaten by Italians,
| Cubans and Cinnamon. Americans use them for
| bait more than Tor food. Often they are seen
| on the ecture-stand. No fish has so interesting q
backbone. IL is small, thin and transparent, and
| in the shape of a quill pen. and is used for such
| Another convenient popularity for fishermen and
students is the fact that this fish throws out of the
| small parTot-like mouth self-proectlng lnky sub
stance, which is sometimes used by painters, as
well as by those who preserve the backbone for
| Egh hrit = IN TO nar1
| In the oyster trade is heard the same story
Hard time to get good stock; not so plentiful by
ters are being sent to Europe this season. Thousands
OF barrels are shipped every week; the demand has
never been 80 great and the small oyster Is the one
| called for, which makes them scarce here, and
higher. Americans abroad will not eat the native
OYSTER they regard them cOppery, while ours are
thought by the foreigner to be fiat and inspd. The
English oyster is sometimes imported TO these shores
and greatly priced by Englishmon because they
come from come" Blue Points are not rs good as
| last year. They bring 10 a barrel, 20 cents per
hundred. Saddlerocks, the best are ~ Shrews-
| burys ~ 90. -
| sold out during Thanksgiving week, but Western
products expected in Large quantities this week
| when the prices will be lower Yesterday in W ash
ington Market quail selling at 81 per dozen;
cartridges 81 cents each prairie chickens 70 cents
| each; TecdbIrds were 81 per dozen; povers, 81 !;
grass ployers 30 cents each; English snipe were p4
! per dozen: Philadelphia squads, S3 90 per dozen;
| Ncnison-saddles, 20 cents a pound. Canyasback
ducks 81 20 each; teal ducks, 30 cents each.
| Sweetbreads are % 80 per dozen. Philadelphia
geese are 10 cents pound; wild mOngrel geese 40
cents Boston geese, 20 cents Turkeys are from 10
To % cents per pound; fowl, Is to 20 cents dOnes
tic ducks 10 to 20 cents chickens. 10 to 20 cents
Prccs current Of the best quality of State beef are
as follows Portcrhouse steak, 30 cents per pound
siroIn steaks, % 10 % cents choice cuts from the
rib 20 cents round steaks, 20 cents; chuck roasts,
| Is TO 20 cents; sTlOln roaSts, 20 conts; stewlng
! pieces ~ 70 Ii cents; beef Ia mode, 20 cents
legs OF beef for soup, with good deal OF meat left
| on. cents a pound shins, . cents; beef liver
| cents Leg of mutton is Is cents HEADQUARTERS, l0
cents; forequartor, II cents; chops, Ion and HD,
| 20 cents. Leg of lamb, 20 cents; shoulder, IL
| cents; chops 80 cents; rack of lamb, % cents.
| Smoked hams 10 cents Bacon 10 cents; bone
| less bacon 10 cents; shoulders, IL cents; smoked
| tongues IS cents; sausages, 10 cents; fresh sau-
sages II cents Bologna sausage, II cents roasting
pork ~ cents; larding pork ii cents corned pork,
| l3 cents lard, 10 cents scrappe, 10 cents; head
| cheese, II and II cents
| The price, of vegetables are the same as quoted
| last week, with the exception of cabbage. They
are few cents higher, the reason NOS known unless
| because they ART very fine
Fine fresh butter is scarce. There is good sup
! ply of June bhtter. In Washington Market the
best dairy butter quoted at 80 cents per pound;
best cooking butter - cents There Is n good sup
| ply of eggs and prices are lower They are 80 and
| 80 cents per dozen. On American cheese Tue best
| factory made Is 10 10 Is cents per pound pine
| apple cheese, ~ 20 each; Young America II 20
! each.
The frui. market is well supplied. Apples are
! he same price rs quoted last week. Orat gees are
abu Gaut. he Florida oranges are a better color,
| mar liner Tho Wiudfall5 are 20, ting out Of the
| WAY aud the REGULAR cut fruit' from the trees
! show lac dI1crc CO. Those from the head waters
of tiir 81. Johns River where hey are rpeT bring
/ .B a box They range from 100 TO 100 oranges III
| boA-pcr.cc lTut all tAe way through FLORIDA
| ora gt,. lemons lines aud mandarus promise
! tp Toe iue all tins season. They are very
| zee, free from rus. a.d scale insect. New
| dates are IN market at 10 aud II cents
! "A pound the Fard dates from bombay are 2Ocents
the BaIbary dates which aro very choice, bring 70
| cents pound; new golden dates from spain are 10
ccuts ,ioOd fresh figs are from 20 10 30 cents per
| pound French chcstnuts are 30 cents quart small
chesnuts 80 cents hazel nuts are 20 cents peca!.s
20; hickory nuts 10 aud 10 cents; English walnuts
| 20 cents per quart. C2LsvOa grapes are
| grapes for . pound baskets. 90 cents
| pgrrs are from 90 cents TO 81 90 per Dozen
| Cocoanuts are high. The supply Is short, and
| there n increased consumption. Within year "A
| large trade has sprung up, aud prepared cocoanut
| used for cooking purposes Is sout from here 10
| European countries IN vast quantities.
| MENU.
| Raw oysters.
| spanish soup
| Boiled HaddOck. Lobster sauce Potatoes SOufilc
Roast Leg " Mutton stuffed. Caliowor Win Cream
| Eonst Quails. Saratoga Potatoes Crabapplo Jelly.
! Hauine salad.
Cheese Celery. Wafcrs
| Coroanut Pudding Ice Cream aud Cake,
| Fruit.
Conec
| HOUSEHOLD NOTES.
| SPANISH SoUP.-Cut into slices head of celery.
two onions one carrot, two apples, and place them
| in stew pan with one ounce butter. few allspce
"A blade OF mace the rind of one lemon, some season
Inp and two quarts of water place on the fire and
lei boil Add two pounds OF neck of veal take off
| the scum a. it rises when free from scum and