New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-06
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FIGS FROM NAPLES LICHY NUTS FROM CHINA
latest VEGETABLES IN MARKET-IIGu PRICE
| OF sUGARs-sATURDAYs PRICES IN The MAR
KETs.
| The fruit dealers have many tempting things 10
their customers now, aud the shops are made very
bright and pretty by the aid of exquisltely shapeu
and beautifully cOlOred tomatoes and Strawberries
of most delicious pink packed in neat little boxes
The flavor of these early berries is quite as delicate
| and imperceptbe as their color, and small box
even at the exorbitan price asked. is quite sufficient
to satisfy any one. These berries raised In hot
houses in NewJersey and arc sold at SlO per quart.
] Dates from Tunls sold at 30 cents per pOuhu'
These dates are not packed in great masses but are
carefully laid neat wooden boxes and are brought
| to this market in their natural shape The peeled
| figs from Naples are delicacy not very widely
| known here. They come packed loosely in oval
boxes and look as though they had been busted over
| with flour, the outside having been turheu
| white by the sugar which is used to pre-
| pare them for expectation. These figs sell at 70
cents per pound. There 10 still another delcacy soiu
by the fnt dealers which is practically unknown 10
great many dealers. 1t is small nut from Emma
called the Llchy NUT The outside OF TINS NIUE nut
IS rough, and has the appearance OF thistle Dal
| The shell il thin and readily broken lie nut INSIDE
| is like dried plum and has stone, but the havor
is more delicate than any other nut or fruit III the
| market. 1t strikes the senses more as o perfume
than taste. The price Of these nuts is 10 cents per
| pound THIS is cheaper than they are sold IN any
| other Eastern cty 81 80 being asked for them in
Boston and Philadelphia. There are plenty OF Or
anges IN the market at present., those from FLORIDA
being the best and Indian River oranges the best OF
| these They are sold from 80 10 70 cents dozen;
oranges from Jamaica are 40 cents per dozen; va
lcnca and Scilian oranges from 20 to 80 cents red
bananas go cents per dozen; lemons arc from ~
to 20 cents per dozen; yams are 10 cents per pound
pears, 40 cents per dozen; Malaga grapes 20 cents
| per pound shaddock5, 70 cents per dozen; grape
| The tomatoes in the markets are 80 cents per
| al fron ne Those
| sold in the fruit are larger and finer In APP
| pearance and come from hothouses near at hand.
Cucumbers are % and 80 cents apiece fresh mush-
rooms are 81 per pOund rhubarb Is selling from 10
to . cents per bunch. The price of winter yegeta,
bes is still Advancing potatoes beets, turnlpS ana
cabbage have advanced nj least 10 per cent IN the
| last two weeks. ArchOkes are i'll market; they
are as yet luxury, and the prices rule high. The
| cook, If ignorant. should always be cautioned TO
boil artichokcs with the tops downward when they
are served the chOke5" should bc removed and
melted butter served with them.
The price of eggs continues unpreccdentcdly high;
They from Is cents to 40 cents per dozen. and
very fresh eggs are hard TO find Butter is selling
from 81 To 30 cents per pound
The prices of coffee run follows: Mocha 30
| cents per pound; Java 33 cents; Rio % cents:
Maracaibo % cents Sugars selling at II cents for
line cut sugar; granulated II cents per pound;
powdered, IL cents sugar, 10 cents; llght Drown,
o cents; dark brown, 5 cents.
Fishing for the past two months must have been
ANYTHING but a pleasure. Still, the fish markets
continue full and fish which are thrown into bar
rcls ali We IN the New-l Ork market frozen III
solid masses. Bass Is plentiful aud selling at 70
cents per pound smclts from the Provinces are 10
cents per pound from Maine - ccnts shad from
the South are worth 80 cents; white prlch, 10
cents; frost-fsh, 10 cents per pound; mlibut. 20
cents: paddock, cents Goldfish cents per pound;
black fish, - cents; founders, 10 cents sea bass
20 cents ecs Is cents Holsters, 10 cents; Sleeps
head. 20 cents per pound; scOops. 3o cents per
quart soft clans. from 40 cents To 81 per hum
dro blucish, refrigerated. 12I2 cents per pound
salmon. from 30 10 10 cents; lnackcrel, ID cents;
Spanish mackercl 30 cents; green turtle 20 cents
Der pound: trrGapi1s from 3 II 20 $3.50 per dozen.
The fresh-water fish in market whlteiiSh at l6
per pound plckercl, 10 cents; salmon trout.
IL ceuts blackba.s, Is cents pes pound; redsnap-
pers. ~ cents. The smoked fish are: smok ed her
mig, 2i2 cents apiece smoked haddock II l. cents;
smoked salmon. 20 cents per pound dry cod, 3
cents; hard crabs are selling at 20 per hundred.
MENU.
Soup, Cream III Celery.
Smclts Fried. Sauce Tartac.
Roast Turkey, sweet P0atOrs. Tomato a In Beurre.
Chicken Fr!tterS.
Lettuce Snlad-May Vnnaisc.
Cheese Wafer.
Fig Pudding. whip Sauce.
Fruit