New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-19
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A GOOD SUPPLY OF FIsH-sPRGNG LAMB OFFERED
THE QUESTION or UNDRAWN POULTRf-VEG-
ETABLEs AND FRUIT.
Fish of all kinds is plenty except shad. which
continues scarce. single fish which was taken at
the mouth OF the Hackenseck River weighed five
pounds aud sold at ~ pound. The first fresh
caught salmon of tne season arrived in market
from Nova Scotia last week. and sold at ~
pound Frozen salmon is 90 cents. Goldfish cents,
haddOck 10 cents halibut 20 cents. striped bass 20
to % cents shecpshead 20 cents and red snapper 10
cents a pound. Smells are - cents, white perch 10
to IL cents grouper 10 cents, tom-cods u cents
and founders cents pound. Mackerel are, 10
cents blacksh - cents, bluesh Is cents, roc shau
from North Carolina 20 cents, and male shad 10
cents pound. Skate or rayhsh Is cents. MS
is a iavOrte dish with the French. Only the ileshy
fus at the side of the huge fish Sold Boil these
after cleaning them thoroughly, and when they are
tender pour over them sauce made OF two ounces OF
Drowned butter to each pound OF hSh, TWO sprgs OF
parsley and the Juice of half a large lemon or TWO
tablespoonfuls of vinegar Black bass from the
South 3 cents pound, salmon trout l2l2 cents,
whltetish cents. and small green pckerel cents
Green turtle is % cents pound, crayhsh u oO a
hundred hard crabs So Holsters 10 cents pound,
shrimp II % gallon. BlOaters are 8 cents each,
smoked haddock 10 cents, and salmon 20 cents
Fine spring lamb Is now offered by the quarter
Hndnuarters are 81 to 50 each, fOTequarters - 30
to - 30. There Is considerable light stock offered
at SO to 81 an animal, but the best jersey lambs
y
are Sll 10 Sl5 Mutton Is rather higher Large
quantities OF mutton well As beef are weekly
shipped to England. which IN spite OF IT'S Justly
famed Southdown Is unable TO supply the demand.
Legs CT mutton are ii cents pound, hlndquaGters
If cents racks l2l2 to 10 cents. Eindquaiter or
veal are 20 cents, iorcquarters IL cents RACKS 70
cents, tllct of veal 30 cents, and veal cutlo;s 80
cents. SwectbTeads ~ 30 to 30 n dozen,
calves heads 10 cents each livers % to % cents,
calves tongues II dozen, and lambs tongues ~
cents.
The resolution in reference to the sale of undrawn
poultry having failed to pass the Board OF Alder.
men, bill To the same effect has been introduced
in the Assembly bv Mr. EdgartOn and is still under
consideration by the Committee on Public Health,
to whom it referred. Whether as result OF
stirring the question or not, there IS marked IN
crease this winter IN the amount of dry-pcked
poultry offered for sale There is no special change
in prices. CapOns are higher, selling at 30 to 80
cents a pound. Philadelphia broIllng chickens are
81 20 to 81 90 roasting chickens 20 cents, turkeys
Is to 20 cents Boston geese 20 cents. ducks 70 TO
% cents pound. Canvasback ducks are 20 %
pair, redheads ~ % to - 80, maards 30 to 70
cents, English pheasants ~, fresh English snIpe
from Michigan S3 30, frozen - to ~, frozen grass
plover So and frozen golden ployer - % TO 20
Tame pigeons are - 70 to 80, tame squads - 10
So, snow bunting - cents. and varieties OF small
birds which take the place OF reedbirds 81.
Southern vegetables are lower aud owing to the
cool weather arriving in excellent condition
Green peas from Charleston ana savannah are n q
peck, string beans from Florida go cents hall
peck. Okras are 80 to 70 cents hundred, red
peppers - cents dozen and green peppers %
cents Asparagus Is 30 to 70 cents bunch, toma-
toes % cents a quart, kOhrabls 10 cents bunch,
Florida beets cents each knob celery 10 cents
bunch oyster plant 10 cents, and imported turnlps
20 cents "A half peck. Lettuce Is 10 cents quart
for small bleachcd heads and to 10 cents Tor
large heads Corn salad, sOrrel and watercresses
are 10 cents quart and endive ID cents bunch;
cucumbers are 20 to 40 cents each, onions t. 10
cents a quart, and shallols the Oriental cousin OF
the onion / , cents. Rhubarb is 10 cents "A head,
scrimped small lunches OF celery 20 to - cents
each New celery from Florida is 10 cents for huge
bleached roots. New potatoes from Havana are 30
cents half peck. They are Of the Early Rose
variety tinted pink like the Bermudas new
potato called "Queen of the Valley" is offered
especially for seed. The specimens shown in
barrels are OF a very large size. II is said to be
more productive than the Early Rose, and to boil
white aud mealy, while the latter potato Is an ex-
ceedingly uncertain article III the hands OF an
expert cook.
Strawberries from Florida are 30 cents quart.
The banana season opened OH March 10. Yellow
Aspinwall bananas 10 cents dozen. Baracoa
bananas 30 - cents red pIneapples are 10 to 90
cents each Florida oranges 80 to 80 cents n
dozen, Havana fruit 10 cents, Jamaica 30 to 80
cents Messuas - to 90 Seville oranges, fifteen Tor
% cents, oval Mediterranean oranges 90 To 10
cents, Mandarin oranges 10 to 90 cents. Malaga
grapes are 10 TO 70 cents pound Pne-tree burrs
from Spain are - cents each. These are roasted
and the chestnu-like nuts in the centre are taken
out and eaten. Native apples from Michigan and
" est ~ 30 to % barrel, which includes Green
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