New-York tribune., 1881-11-20
HOME INTERESTS.
PRICES IN THE MARKETS.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES AND EnD9'
The fish supply is tending upward; the prices are
working downward. Fresh salt water fish are
coming from the South in large quantities. new
thing in Washington Market this week. Is the
Southern sea-trout They are very fine and cost
10 cents a pound. There is a new arrival OF iresh
mackerel in excellent order; large school were
caught on their way South They are selling tor
II and 20 cents each. Fine striped bass from the
Long Island coast are coming in at 20 and 20 cents
per pound Black bass are higher; the demand lor
our game-sh par excellence is on the increase lnfy
bring this week 10 and - cents ponnd sea- ipa-'
are not in market. The season has cosed i0r IhoI.
Fresh water sbeepshcad and large plckerel are ID
cents per pound. Red snappcrs IRON fioIluH ~ ~.
little scarce. They bring 10 and lSccnts. ilahpuV
are very fine now, and cost from Is 10 ~ CcHi0'
Kingfsh are % cents; whitetsh, 10 cents; plackI
fish II cents yellow perch, pan hsh butter hsh aI'
cisco fresh water fish, are each 10 cents pouu.
Frozen salmon is 10 cents; blucish 10 cents
sheepshead % cents per pound. Smelts, coming
from Maine, are fair IN quality and in good supply
at and 70 cents per pound dressed cvls I ser al9 in
market at cents per pound whitobait are IN ialr
supply at % and 30 cents the diamond-6ack Ter
rapin are from II 80 TO - 80 apiece; floun9elS
are from ; to 10 cents; green turtle, Is and ~
cents: Holsters and 10 cents wall-eyea PIKE IL
cents per pound. ScoIlops are 20 and 80 cents a
ouart Oysters are improving IN quality ana IN
creasing in demand. They bring the same price as
Prices of fne-prained state beef have slightly ad-
yanced Also good mutton aud lamb are little
| higher. Prime rIb-rOastlng pieces bring 20 cents
per pound; portcrhouse steak aud roast - ana ~ 3V
cents fllet Of beef, 80 cents chuck RIBS, lS 70 ~
cents leg of mutton costs from II TO lS cents nd-
quarter OF lamb Is 20 cents; fOrequaTteF. IL GEMS
mutton chops rib and ion 20 ana - cents; ian ,nI
veal is very scarce: the best quality OF hndquaI-
tcrs brings 20 cents; illct OF veal. 20 cents loh
drrs and breasts OF veal, rs cents Leg OF beef Tor
soup which sells by the pound with more meat lett
ON fhe bone. costs = cents; SHIN, cents; CoIned
| beef brings from II to 10 cents; plate Deel, ~
] IL. sDn .rrsg ed lu IN "A
- 10 IG cents; bacon - to II cents; shoulders. 10
to cents; fresh sauSagcs II CENTS; smoked Sau
sagcs. Il to II cents; roasting pork Is IL ana ~
| cents; roasting pigs i To II cents. Lalu Is ID
The supply of game and poultry is as
| generous as THANKSGIVING week requires
and the prices have not risen. In Wash
| :ugtOn Market choice quality OF Gual ":lnH
! ~ 30 per dozen; partrd2rs are 20 cents ca'h
woodc0ck. 90 cents; prairie chickens, % cents; !;
Enc sh suipe are - per dozen; ploYerS ~; grass
| pIoyrrs. 30 cents each Philadelphia squads are
- 90 per dozen NenlSon saddles aie - ci"'9 per
| pounI CauyaSback ducks are ~ 70 eachi yea,
| heads Is cents: teal ducks wood ducks, malGGd
| ducks aud black ducks are each oO cents : raHt
| duck, are > each; wltgronS and hTpId5lIis are
lrh 10 cents rabbits, 30 cents; squirrels l3 cents
| prcons are - 30 per dozen; sWcct breads, ~ %
| Turkeys or boiling are from lG to 20 cents "a
,ouud for rca.i-. / = To 2Occut,; extra 20 cents
piil3 lrlplil fowls are Is and % cents; scaldcG
| .owls / = and IL crutS; Phlndepha geese are /"
cents: domestic ducks are l6 auG - cents chick
! ems. for roa,t~ 20 and - cents; for nro'llus -
! G nts: scaldcd rs 10 Il cents.
Fresh vegetables are satisfactory, The white
caLI,g,.s grc prrnrn a. solid and fine grained
can hr desired They are - and 20 cents per head.
Cauiio"crs are abunda {. hut hey are not good.
! They offered for - and 10 cen per mead To-
matuc- are getting scarce tI'E cost from 10 TO II
cent. a quart. ] he best quality OF mushrooms aTr
! selling at 20 to- 80 cents per plate. In Washington
Market the prices of potatoes are - GEMS per nalt
ycck sweet potatoes 30 cents per nan peek; tufHluS
20 aud - cents; spinach - cents; white onions 20
cents: yellow onions II to l3 cents; slu sh and
pumpkins. according 10 size, cost from 10 10 -
I pt "a Is fsIt IL >
cents per head; carrots - cents per dozen; prSnip'
20 cents per dozen. Ndl'Icir~0tS are pO 20 -
cents ppr basket Brussels sprouts are ~ per half
peck. CranocTles are ~ % a crate or - cents
pcr quart, ,,,n
dealers with the expectation tiat by the middle ot
winter or early u the spring their fortunes VIII be
made II j. also whispered that apples are not gong
10 keep through the season as owing 10 the drouth,
the rich-h,lGmg juic are deficient However u
uav hc iu the winter apples at present are hlgh
enough. Ihe BclI-Flowcr apples bring ~ -
barrel; the snow apple was o"eird near Washington
Market Yesterday for - a barrel Nobody bought
az that price Small baskets were selling for -;
good Gr,cnmg- were - barrel. The King apple,
which srcgnrdcd rs inr table apple, brings - -
"A barrel warranted fine quality through 10 the bot
tom OF the barrel. The delicate, tenucr eating ap-
pies called Lady apples are IN market now al 20
uud 80 cent, "A quart There were great many
nuc tatavbl grapr. srnt in last week from kcuha
Lake Tho, an, 30 cents for thrrc-pounu boxes.
Malaga grapes are 20 cents uOuud. The lohay
aud Alu-clt grapes from California, are ~ 20 TO
~ 90 Tor three pound baskets Yellow bananas are
,car- af 4, - 10 30 cents per dozen: Sheldon pears,
~ Der dozen Duchess pears, - cents To II per
aolru Jamaica oranges are % cents q dozen.
IIoriIa oranges the same price Lemons
IL iu . cents dcIon. Uptown m SlNth-Iyc. are
- b, found the sicily Mandarin. the most dclcate
yellow variety. They are - cents dozen. Also
new thing lu the market Is the Blood ShaddOCk
IA ,m Nassau. hey are 10 To 80 cents each, accord
Iug tu Size. Iur, sometimes weigh twenty pounds,
and one rs enough Tor large family. The inside j.
something like the pumrrrlultr The shaddock IS
4, yer, healthy iJGIt Another now thing uptown II
ia, taIiouia Bell Pear. packed M fancy boxes like
Jewels i'm cl.,t. 1hcy oi deep orange color,
with bright rrd blush amt weigh from one to two
pound, each. They soil Tor 20 and 10 cents
piece. ,,,
There is little change in groceries. The best
American cheese iS l6 and l. cents per pound; pine
aupo chccscs are ~ - each; Young America T %
each Choice pure butter I~ selling Tor 30 cents per
pound. 3O-pouud Jars are $40. But creamery outer
iIom the West brings 10 cents. Good cooking but
Ter rauge, from 20 cents upwards. There rs good
supply ot eggs uom 30 to - cents per Dozen
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