New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-10
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PRICES IN THE MARKETS.

PRICES IN THE MARKETS.
FISH MADE sCARCRR by THE COLD wEATHER-BEEF
PLENTIFUL AND LOWER IN PRIcE-GAME ALUM
DANr-QUoTATIONs FOR BUTTER, EGGS AND
VEGETABLES.
The general condition of the market is about the
same as It wasa week ago Owing TO the recent
cold weather ali kinds of fish are somewhat scarcer
than they were, and prices have consequently
moved upward little. The first Southern shad,
caught in the ST. Johns River Florida,
made their appearance yesterday IN
the market There were three OF
them, and they were sold at 50 each Market
goldfish still sell for cents per pound. Live cod
fish are 10 cents haddock s. and white halibut %.
Medium-sized striped bass are selling at 80 cents
per pound and there is a good demands; dressed cells
are Is and live Holsters, 10 cents. There very
few fresh-caught salmon in market and they easily
bring 81 90 Frozen salmon can be had at 45 cents
and California salmon at 40. Blacklist are sell
ing well at - cents, while large fresh mackerel
bring 90, and small ones IS cents per pound.
Spanish mackerel, for which there Is always a
fair demand are selling at 80 cents. Sheepshead,
a favorte fish with epicures of the old school,
brings % cents. Large white perch are 10 cents
and small ones 10. Smells are % cents pound.
Red snappers which are attaining great popularity
as a dinner fish. are not quite plentiful as they
were last week and hold firm at 20 cents per pound.
Sea bass are 20 cents large blnefsh 10, and skates
g. Fresh-water fish are not very plentiful and COM
maud fair prices Southern black bass are ~ cents
per pound Fresh-caugbt salmon trout are 10 cents
and fresh-cGught whltetish 20. Inc small
green pckeTel sold for IL cents and large lake
plckerel for Is. Fresh-caught cisco brings IL
cents wall-eyed pike. 10. Green turtle Is selling
at : cents per pound. There are few Southern
and diamOnd-back teTraplns in the market, tne
former selling for Sis per dozen and the latter for
$50. Small bull terraplns bring - dozen. seal
ops are 81 80 per gallon hard crabs, S3 per nun
dred and soft crabs, 81 per dozen. smoked had
dock are 10 cents per pound and smoked salmon
lie price Of beef has declined somewhat since
last week. POTterhOuse steaks are selling at 80
cents Sirlon steaks bring 26 cents, and slrlOln
prime rib rnasts ~ cents. Mutton chops are 70 ne
had at - cents and loin chops at the same price.
Veal is still scarce and high. Veal chops are 20
cents per pound; outlets -, hilet 2S lon 20 ana
breast 10. Lamb rules at aoout The same price IA
cents for forequarters and Is cents for hind
quarters Shoulder OF mutton IS bringing
II cents per pound; hndquarters are is cen :, ana
foreauarters l22 cents Legs Of becf are sellng az
III, and shin beef at 70 cents. A-la-noue beeI
bring. j. cents and cOrned beef from II to Is
Sttwng b ef can be had at from to 10 cents per
pound. Fresh ham is IL cents and smoked ham ~
cents. Sweethreads are al the same prices rs iast
week, from - 30 To T6perdozen, according TO slZe
and quality. calves lyers and calves heals are JU
cents.
Poultry Is very plentiful aad triae lower in
IS cents per pound. tEe former being the price OF
! fowls for boiling and the latter of good rOaSllLe
birds. Philadelphia turkeys are - cents ChcA-
ems are FROM TO - cents per pound, tne dlueIehI
grades being ft for boiling and roasting. Tame
geese are cheaper ut from - To 10 cents per pouI
fame ducks "A 50 much lower selling az IRON -
Game ~ plentiful and IN fine condition. A brisk
| demand however, prevents the prices from decn-
ing much Quail OF ezcc.leut quality, are cuealtl
| m 80 80 peT dozen faTirdge5 have declined =
cents 10 81 IS brace. Prairie chickens nave fallen
! off 10 cents ard are now selling at ~ ~ a pair
Cauva,-back ducks from chesapeake bay aIt
! selling at 81 80 per pair Those lIOm DarEe9a ano
| other places 90 not bring qute 30 hish PIlCt
| owing 10 the fact that, being unable TO OBTAIN
vaiislneria or wild celery their hsst food thty IL
MOI acquire the same flavor a those from the ines
| apeakc feedIng-uounds. Redhead ducks, deemed
! almost as fine eating as eahYas-03cks ny many per
| sons. are from : - to 81 80 Mallards aud Oiut
! winged teal are plentiful at 81 per PAIR. " OO'
duck- are also II, WINE bIaht ar - cell9 e@Cl
| fuIl crown bird are ~ 80 a pair. Wild turhey
| i'm the market at - cents pound. Reed blius arr
selling ar 81 80 per dozen Pnadelpm4 suaos ,,i'
Trim ling from 50 10 - 80. Fine upland ployer an'
English snipe from the frozen Stock are % oO Pc
| dozen NenisOn Is selling from % TO 20 cents pc
T6.rsi is no change OF importance in vegetables
| potat0es OF which tho Early Rose are The mos
plentiful are selling at from o3 to - % per barrel
! Sweet potatoes are bringing from - % 10 Is 20
Celery is still coming IN S)Od quaint ilc5 LioI t-Oue
! Island and NeW-Jersey, and i bringing rom IS u
20 cents per bunch. Cranberrles are selling at :,
cents per quart, and pumpkins are bringing irOm l.
! to 40 cents according to Size. Boston lettuce L
| selling well at from 70 cents to 81 per dozen.
Bnrter keeps at about the same prices. Stat
creamery i 10 cents per pound, state DAIRY 80 TO 81
cents aad Western dairy 70 70 80 cents. hOI- ouI
at 40 cents a dozen, and in some ms ances the!
bring 10 cents. Foreign fiult L. plehsIIui' PIAce
ranging about the same those of last week