New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-06
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B.
LENT AND THE FISH MARKET.
x1sH scARcr AND PRICES mGK-sPRING LAME AT
RxAsoxABLE RATKs-MAPLE SUGAR AND OTHER
ooNPEcrIoNARY SATURDAYS PRICES IN THE
MARKETS.
The cold and disagreeable weather which has
prevailed during the past week has been che cause
of the scantily supplied fish market 1t Is espeoa lily
an i'll wind for the poorer eass Of this CITY, ma
jority of whom are accustomed to observe the fast
regulations of Lent, and cannot afford to pay
more for fish than they ordinarily do for meat. An
unusually small supply and an increased demand
has necessarily caused decided advance In prices.
The advance will be seen TO be about 20 per cent on
last weeks quotations. Bass is selling from 20 to
80 cents per pound, small broilng fish selling at
80 cents; smelts from Is 70 20 cents In the
markets and uptown they sell Rs high a. 20 cents
per pound for Rhode Island Smets; buehsh. refriR-
Grated 1212 cents and 10 cents at the small Dealers
salmon, from 80 to 45 cents per pound scaliops are
40 aud 45 cents per quart; Holsters. exceedingly
scarce, are Is and 1s cents per pound halibut. 10
cents per pound for gray, and 20 and % cents for
white. which is very scarce; mackerel, re-
figerated, Is cents per pound fresh shad from the
South. 80 cents; whitoperch, Is and 19 cents
Spanish mackerel, 80 cents; soft clans. from 40
cents to 81 per hundred green turtle very scarce,
~ W COubo poI pptluu NOAAoPAhb oOS' wv
from $40 to $45 per dozen paddock, 8
cents per pound; Goldfish, and 10
cents; BLACKLIST. Is cents; founders. 10 and
II cents per pound; seabass. Is cents; eels IL
cents whiteisb, fresh water. 10 cents Der pound
pickerel, 10 cents; yelloWperch, 10 cents: hard
crabs, SO per hundred; salmontrout, 16 cents per
pound black bass, Is cents: redsnapper from 10
to Is cents per pound; smoked herring, 2l2 cents
apiece: smoked haddOck, IL cents per pound;
smoked salmon, 20 cents; dried cod 8 and 10 cents
per pound
Tho restaurants have had spring lamb on their
bills of fare for some time past but it has not been
generally upon the market At present headquarters
of spring lamb can be had at 35 and 40 cents per
pound foreqnarters selling from % to 50 cents
per pound Other meats selling at the following
rates: Fine rib roast of beef from Is to 20 cents
porterhouse from % to "a cents porterhouse steak
"a cents sirloln. from 10 to 20 cents round bone,
from 10 to 19 cents per pound fat 16 to Is cents
fresh umr sells from IL to ii cents per pound 6et
from so cents to 81 help roast, IA cents; leg. o
cents; corncd navel, 10 to IL cents cOrned plate
10 10 II cents; and rump, from IL to II cents
veal loD, from IS to 20 cents per pound; leg, from
20 TO % cents; veal outlet, 20 cents.
The extraordinarily high prices for butter and eggs
which have prevailed for the past few months con-
tinue to decline. and good butter can now be pur-
chased from 3S to AZ cents per pound; fresh eggs
can be found in the market at 80 and 80 cents per
dozen.
Oranges arc plentiful, good and very cheap, ia
maica oranges selling at 25 and 30 cents per dozen
Fioridas from 40 to 60 cents; Valencias, % cents
bananas are 80 and so cents per dozen dates from
10 to 20 cents per pound fresh maple sugar is sell
ing in market from 80 TO 80 cents pound. It is
an unfortunate fact that such a commodity as pure
maple sugar Is almost unknown in the New-YOrk
markets. Some Of the confectioners offer what they
call pure fresh maple sugar Even that ia a very
different article from the moist, delicious, woody
favored something, almost too dainty TO be called
sugar, which country children remember as brought
in from the sugar camps better still, tao ltttlo
individual pan OF sweetness which was too
good TO be kept for COOLING but which
remains forever q wAr1n, sweet memory OF
bare, cold maple woods in early SPRING
The trade OF the cOnfectiODer Is cert AMY develop
ing into art After dinner bonboDS arc now
brought 10 such perfection that the contents ofs0ne
OF the showcases in the confectionery shops arc
studies IN nature. Candy berries and nuts are no
perfect in form and color than the dainty htte
spring vegetables which lie alOn gsde Of them-small
carrots and radishes. Natural history ~ repre-
sented by absurd little turtles obster, toads snais
and hundred other forms pretty and interesting
aud almost an entertainment in themselves. lt IL q
pity that confectioners and pastry cooks Keep their
prices ND 20 snch unreasonable standard; bZ ana
S3 per dozen for small bon bons admitting the
perfection OF the production, Is an absurd Drlce,
and oyster pattles at 81 90 per dozen, even when
they are dignlied by the French "vOl-au-yent" are
better made at home. A reasonable reduction IN
these rates would no doubt be found paying ex-
pertinent.
MENU.
Tomato Soup.
Fried Oysters gnTuahed with Watcrcres5.
Roast Cap0n. Mashed Potato. stewed oyster Plant.
Potato salad.
Cheeso-WafeTs.
CustaId Pie.
Coffee