New-York tribune., 1882-02-19
HOME INTERESTS.
-rur, e1-ppry IN THE MARKETS.


risIr.srAIIs WELL sUPPuED-BEEF QUOTED AT
THE SAME FIGURES AS LAST wfEK-VEGE-
TABLES OFFERED FOR sALE--OEANGES AND
OTHER FRCII.
The prcsent furry of cold weather has driven the
stands of fresh vege' 'ables and foreign fruits wi'lih
doors. leaving the old market buildings looking
dismal and cheerltss enough. The fish stalls are
well suppled with all varieties of fish. The favor
able weather of the closing days of the week nied
the market with plenty of choce grades large
quantity of shad arrived from North Carolina, whch
weighed five pounds each. Market cod is cents
n pound live col 10 cents haddock .
cents halibut 20 cents, striped bass ~ cents el5
% CENTS salmon 60 cents founders IL cents ana
hukrs 10 cents. This latter fish more neariY re-
scmbcs the English sole than any fish on tins sac
Of the ocean. Blackish. which is ALWAYS exceileht
boiled fried, and is usually found allVc on 'ne
market is Is cents pound. MacEercl iS ~ cents' '
frozen sherpshcad % cents frozen bluehsh I'D Genus
Maine sneltS IL cents, and white ncIcn ~ 10 -
cents. OTdng TO size the larger hsh bringing tH
higher price. Sea bass is - cents, southern Sha'i
30 cents for male fish and 81 for roe sh ana req
pper Is cents Salm N trout II 10 cents ana
whItctiSh Is cents. Green turtle Il ~ cent u
pound; Southern terTapin SIS dozen dhnonu-
backed terrapin S3G. Large hard shell clans are
81 30 a hundred: op ned oyster . hnhdreu M IoI
BlIcpoints and FrerpOrts and T3 for sadlIerOcKS'
which are simply the finest oysters scietted IRON
those brought from various plac Hard crabs are
- per hun red. smoked haddocE is lZi2 cents
-
There is change III the price Of beef quot list
week. lcarling lamb and veal are still sold at tue
same price ~ gwen below. Mutton Is higher. Legs
of rnc Canada mutton are II cents a pOuhd III
Washington Market lOins II cenis and hlndquar-
tcrs 13 cents; racks of mutton are II cents. -, ~
All poultry is higher. Spring chickens are 81 %
to 81 5o mir, Pbiladephla roasting chickens are
% to 2J cents a pound. fowls rs TO Is cents, cap0ns
20 10 - cents, turkeys IS To 70 cents. boston
geese are 20 CENTS; state and Western geese 10
to - cents. AMI ducks % to 20 c,ntS. canvas
back ducks are &3 TO F} 80 pair, red heads q 20
m1llarls 70 cents, and common VarIctlts OF %d!u
duck go cents. philadelphia squads are % 10 - 30 u
dozen. Phiiadc phia pigeons ial-ied, are 10
English snlpe Is 81 Grass pioyer 70, ana common
varieties of plOycr 81.
Southern Y, gc ables are rather cheaper, and are
arriving in large quantities with every steamer.
Southern !. truce is 3 70 cents a head. tomatoes
are % 10 30 cents quart Egg plants - 10 ~ ~
cents each, and small summer squa hes from Florida
10 10 Is cents Mushrooms are 90 to - cents
pound and they are raised in hot houses on Long
Island 4 quantity OF celery arrived oy s.'ainet AMIR
from England in the course Of the week. Dut !nOsJ
OF il was hardly in prime CONDITION. EngISh celeIy
is % cents a bunch, American 20 10 - CENTS
OkraS from the South are 70 cents hundred sorlel
II cents quart. corn salad or held salad 10 cents
watelcrcss 10 cents. endiye or cblccory 10 cents
This is used at this season by many trench COOKS
in place Of dandeiOn TO winch II Is Hte siihl!al ~
flavor KOh-rabis are 10 cents a bu ch splnacn
Is 30 cents a half peck of imported turnlps IS 20
cents and onions are TO 10 cents quart. ber-
muda potatoes are ~ TO ~ 20 peck; coSn on
Iish potatoes 80 GEMS. aud sweet potatoes ~
cents CTanb rrieS aIe 10 to 20 cents a quart
Green apples are 20 cents peck; choice table ap-
pies 81. Lady apples are 10 cents quart ,
Foreign fruit is arriving in quantIt from the
Mediterranean but the supply of oranges from
Florida Is falling Off Jamaica oranges are 30 TO %
cents a dOzrn. Florida fruit is $3 % 10 % box,
which contains trOn one 10 two hundred oranges
Sicily orang are - TO t3 box, winch cOn'aIns
about two hundred oranges or 20 cents dozen.
Valencia fruit is - TO go q cas-, which contains
-four hundred oranges, or 30 10 10 cents a dozen;
Among the Valencia fIIUt are the chOie oval
oranges, which are an especially line variety
Mauuarn oranges are 20 10 - cents "A Dozen
Lemons are - 10 81 BOX, or II 10 Is cents DOZEN
Bananas are 81 80 to S3 bunch winch varies
urea ly in the number OF bananas on a stem. Ihere
are usually not more than eiahty bananas on slem
of red banana .. while the yellow iruit-stalks Ouen
hold as many as two hundred. Malaga Craps are
10 o 30 and 30 cents a pound gOl ZEN dates are 10
CENTS + aid dates 20 cents and Barbary dates 20
GEMS Havana rose shaddOcks are 10 to 20 ceIts
each Grape iruIt 80 TO so cents dozen. Guilt
waited red havana pineapple5 are ~ each, anl Sc
viic oranges % to 30 cents Dozen or ~ TO % 0O
a cas-. according 10 jhc demand and quality b0th
of winch vary greatly. Bottled French prnnes are
- cents to ~ a bottle, and stuffed cauded prunes
90 cents pound box.
MENU.
Amber soup.
Bruilcd Shad-MaI..c dIlOtcL
Ang Is on Horseback
POllcd RIO Roast. Polish 5ance
Crane .JC.I,. Potatoes SOulllC. Bermuda Bccts