New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-23
HOME INTERESTS.
PRICES IN THE MARKETS.
THE FISH sUPPLY-PLENTY OF GAME-MEATs-vEG-
ETABLEs-BUTTER CHEESE AND EGGs-FRUIT.


Fish are in good supply. Black bass now con-
sidcrcd the gamefsh par excellence of this country,
| are beginning TO como in. They bring 10 cents a
pound. The favorite rocllfsh are scarce as yet,
waiting for colder weather. Those who go earliest
to market may obtain them at 10 to 20 cents a
pound Bluesh are being packed in the freezers, to
be ready for winter use they cost ~ cents. Smells
are scarce and cost from Is to Is cents brook ike
are II cents; kingfish from 30 to % cents; weak
| fish IL cents butteriish to 10 cents; blackfsh
10 to - cents; whItetsh Is cents: white perch u
cents; founders to 10 cents; porgy 10 to 70 cents
| n pound. Dressed cells are 10 CENTS and live
| Holsters bring from 10 to ~ cents pound.
| Sheepshead are scarce, and bring from 20 to %
cents; halluut is higher aud costs from 10 to Is
| cents; Goldfish and haddock range from to 10
cents; frogs legs are - cents rer pound. Fresh
| mackereI are 10 cents each. whitehall are very
| scarce and bring from 70 cents to 81 per pound
| ScOllOp3 are 30 cents quart. Hard crabs are 80
! CEN dozen. Little Neck clans are 80 cents a
hundred soft she are from 80 10 60 cents: hard
| clans are 20 cents hundred. In tain uptown
| oyster places the Cow Bay clans are advertised In
conspicuous letters but they very ch ice and
rare they are not 20 be found in Washington
| Market II ia said that one taste of the
Cow Bay clamm one fore yer DESTROYS Of another
| There may DO something that apprONmates n color
or size to that delicious biyalyc and only wide
awake cOnnOisscur could detect the difference. So
think certain dealers. If the minds Of their custom-
satisfied, let them hold out as they do, the
are more. Blue Points rare Sound oysters
are the Same as the Princes Bay and bring from
40 cents To 81 30 per hundred; Shrcwsburys are
f ON 81 30 To - per hundred; East Rivers are
81 80; Morris COycs from IS cents TO 81 30 per
hundred The old-timc saddle Rocks u myth.
All large oysters are called Saddl Rocks nowadays.
Gamc and poultry are plentiful There Is more
variety OF game tins week. AT knaDp ~ Van Nos
tranuS in Washington Market, English phe SAINTS
are be found at - 30 o1ch English snpe are ~
per dozen. PIoy,rs are - per dozen grass ployer5
30 cents each; blackbT,ls 10 cents per doZ-
On; reed birds 81 - per dozen. Noodcock are G3
cents each. Prairie chickens and parrdgeS are
each IS cents. Philadelphia SOUNDS are $3 30 per
dozen; tame pigeons are - 80 per dozen;
squirrels are l3 cents each. Philadelphia chic -
ems Tor roasting are - cents pound: for boiling,
% cents; scaldcd, 20 cents. Domestic ducks are -
cents pound. Boston geese are 20 cents: wild
mongrel csc 40 cents per pouGd. turkeys Tor
roasting and boiling are 20 cents; extra, % cents
per pound Philadelphia fowls are 20 cents; scaldcl
Is cents pound
Meats in Washington Market are quoted as fol-
lows: hc best increasing pieces OF beef are -
cents; pOrterhOusc steak 30 cents; slIlon roast %
CENTS; leg OF mutton u GEMS; hlndquartcr OF lanD
20 cents forequarter Is cents; RIB OF lamb %
cents; lamb chops 80 cents; lOn chop % cents
Mutton chops are - cents Tor iiiu and - Tor ib
FiiIct of veal hi g-3O cents; veal cutl, t, 3J
sirlon steak, are from % to % cents; slcwng
pieces OF beef are from II 10 10 cents according 10
the different cut. Ia mode beef IL 20 cent, per
pound Corncd beet i, from 10 to 10 cents; soup
meat 10 to T. cents; legs OF beef 81 shn~ -
cents. Mink calves Iiycrs are from 90 cents TO 81,
according Ia sIIc. fresh pork, smoked ham.
sausIgcs and lard are sold at The same prices as
quoted last week
There is but slight difference in prices of vegcta-
blcS. Early Rose potatoes bring ~ - per bu,irl.
Sweet potatoes are from - to 30 cents uer half
peck. Mushrooms are from - to 30 cents quart.
Peas are nearly gone they can be found at 10
cents a half eek. Tomatoes are expected TO
last month yet; they are 10 cents quart.
Spinach il - cents nait-peck. PaTsIips are from
20 10 - cents "A dozen. White turnip, are - cents
n IalI f,ssL vel re Flt
CaulliJwcrs are rm, 10 10 40 cents per head. Egg
plant 10 10 II cents; oyster plant II TO 10 cents
bunch chrccory > to q cents PER- head Onions are
to 10 cents quart; tie small white onions Tor
pICkhug - cents quart. Squashcs are truIu 10
&" - cents each cabbage 10 to 20 GEMS; borts
arr , cents bunch. Pumpkins from ID To 20
head. RadI>hcs are cents "a bunch mmt 3 cents;
lettuce from 10 10 l. cents head carrots are 20
cent, dozen; -tuu y-bgans from - 10 10 cents u
haii-pr. j.. Green corn 49, nearly gone In lr"
sta J. IT. can bc found at - cents q dozen.
uka il go cent, per hundred. Fresh horseradlsh ls
40 cents . quart.
Cm1b.ru,, are from ~ to - cents per quart.
tpr.- hy the peck from 80 10 90 cents. by the
barrel unc Northern 'py, arc - 90; iaId"us are
nom - 90 - per box. Jamaica oranges are offered
az $40 % barrel. Peaches are few ANA t.stcc,s.
Pear. are hc.t,r and bring from - to 80 cents.
Grapes arc the same price as quoted last week. -,
Bo.t.r. cheese ANA egg, IRE q litte sitter Up !
town the Long Island eggs, which received every
day. bring - cents dozen. In the large !
Ger called " giltcdgcd ~ from portcaIiy named |
farms Is sod uptown for - cents a
pound. I'm Wa>hinston Market very excellent |
butter called creamery was sold yesterday for |
- cents: Lrn, COOL cuOklug hut"r costs from -
60 - cents. American che /, rs cents pound. !
orr.gu Cuecs,s are iItlio higher. Frontage dc |
Brc O. 10 cents "a uUuud; PaTmcsau, 10 cents; Linz
burger, 20 cents; Roqucort, no cents; Edam |
cht,e are ~ 10 apiece; sap -agO~ bring from 10
To 20 cent. apiece, aud NcuchJtcl cent, apiece;
cream che. ST., are - cent, apiece hard Chec,es |
arc - cents dozen; Camcmbcrt ar, % cents apiece
MENU.
Cam soup.
Baked White Fish. Parsley Sauce.
-s.1 ROIst OF Beef. Mash Il Potatoes. Celery. Caui
flower rratln.
Game Pie.
Dressed Lettuce.
cheese. Nlfyrs.
Baked Apple Pudding.
FrIIL
Coffee.
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