New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-08
HOME INTERESTS.
PRICES IN THE MARKETS.

SCARCITY OF FIsH-PLENTY OF FILET OF bthr-
SOUTHERN FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
The prevalence of storms during the week mas
made all varieties of fish scarce except frozen cana
dian smelts, these have been sent to market III
abundance and are sold ut cents pouDd they
are howe ver inferior in flavor and III no way eqla
TO the green smells from Maine and Rhode Island
at Is to s cents Goldfish is cents n pound, had
dock cents, salmon 80 cents. bass 20 to 80 cents
and Savannah shad 70 cents each. Green turtle is
"a cents a pound and choice diamond-back terrapln
are in demand by epicures at $40 dozen. CLANS
are 81 TO rs cents hundred opened craytsh are
81 and prawns ~ 30 gallon 1t Is curious 10 note
how long this shelfsh. which IS a comparative
rarity here has been used in England Dame
Quickly in her crratic reminders to asian OF ulS
promises mentions "a dish OF prawns. Whlch stoou
on the table. Smoked paddock Is IL cents pound
salmon 20 cents
There il no special change III the price of meats
The only point noteworthy iii the meat market was
the prevalence Of excellent hlet OF peel NJ U Geus
a pound This choice meat, which Is usually so!d AZ
from so cents 10 II 80 pound, Is now sent 10 tls
city in very large quantities By the great peer cih-
ming companies of the West, who. while they use
the rest of the beef in their establishments ina IL
to their advantage to send the tenderlOlns TO our
market Prime RIBS OF beef are % cents pounnu,
siroin steak - to % cents, portcFhouse 20 20 81
cents chuck roast II cents. round IL cents COrned
rump 10 cents and plate and brsket 10 to II cents
OXtaIls for soup are ~ dozen suet Is cents,
fresh beef tongues - cents each smoked tongues 10
cents a pound. Veal * a trlc higher than iast
week; legs of veal n cents pound, illet 30
cents loin 20 cents, CHOPS is cents, ana el'Nen-1D
racks 20 cents; breast OF veal is cents Mutton
and lamb are unchanged in price. Among noyeltles
at the pork stalls IS "Imladelphla scIapplG lhis
is a preparation of fresh pork boiled 10 Jelly sea-
soned and mixed with Indian meal and hour II IS
fried like sausage and served hot. IL sells III ~
On Now Years day the first of the game laws came
into force and ypnison and wOOdcOck are baniShed
from the market. All other game which can g
obtained remains in season. Iaruld3eS are o. ~
"A pair grouse 81 10, English pheaSantS - canvas
back duck 81 red head ~ -, Brani, II %, NAL
lard ST. black duck 81, and teal ~ cents. VIA
geese are ~ to - 50 each, wild mongIe! geese ~
cents pound. wild turkeys % cents, quail - 20
dozen varieties OF ployer 81, grass poyer 30 cents
each and English snlpe 81 dozen.
The market Is now well supplied with all varieties
of vegetables from the Suuth, froW Europe ana IOl
LIGHTHOUSES. One immense cargo Oh c2nDaREs anu
cauihOwcr arrived during the week from Europe
containing over 10000 heads ana another Vesstl
now lies at the dock waiting 70 DC M
loaded which holds many more Inc
drs, lsed cabbage has suddenly become an item OF
importance, though II Is hardly ri hkeiy I,' lhis
ancient vegetable will be rs highly esteemed as 1t
was In old Egypt, where II was REGARDED WIN
idolatrous worship and affairs were built 10 ITS honor
German cabbages sell at from % to 30 cents each );
cauifower, 30 to 90 cents; lettuce and endlye or
chiccory sell e from 10 10 cents n heal. he-e
salad greens are coming from the south. though as
vet in light supply. slight frost al the laI Soulh
has kent back some of these crops. Sorcls 10 cents
quart corn salad 20 cents celery Is 70 cents
bunch; tomatoes are 10 to % cents quart acc"ri
L ~
From tie hot-houSe also have asparagus at ~ 90
n bunch weighing over pound. Rhubar0 Is 70 TO
80 centG a bunch and cucumDers are ~ 10 ~ cents
each. There have been few string beans III mar
ket from the South, but they were very poor HOT
house mushrooms are ! % a pound.
Good apples are a little higher thanHhey were be
fore the holidays, though there Is an abundance OF
cheap frostbtten fruit offered for sale. Cholce
cUtZcubergs arc 10 to So barrel; Badwlns, p 90
70 81 10 and Greetings, - 20 to - 30. Lady
apples are 30 cents quart Malaga grapes are
from 20 to 40 cents n pound, or 50 to 81 krg
which holds 80 to 80 pounds. The Florida orange
season is now at its height; choice sweet oranges
from the St johns River are ~ to 80 30 box,
which contains from l2S to $50 oranges, according
to the SIZE of the fruit At retail Florida oranges
are % to go cents dozen; choice little emma
ORANGES from Florida are % TO 10 cents a
Cozen; sweet Jamaica fruit 20 to 90 cents ;
Alessua oranges, which are beginning 10 be sweet
and fine 20 to 35 cents, Valencias - 10 90 cents
and Sicily oranges from Palermo 20 to 80 cents.
Lemons are 20 10 80 cents dozen and " TO " oO
a box. The only novelty among foreign fruits are
Crandillas from H3Vaua-an Odd-loOklHs SWEEP lrult
which finds ready market among our CUBAN cltlzcns
Golden dates of this Years crop are lower and now
sell az I 0 cents pound. Fard dates are 20 cents
and new figs also 20 cents; ola hgS are ID cents
MENU.
Cream Of Rice Soup.
4 tcloie of Goldfish Potato snow.
Roast Lee, o. Mutton CurIant Jelly. Mashed Potatoes
Mashed IuTHIps.
iacarOui a / ltacnn".
Fi.rt. D.. Buca. with Puiyrade Sauce and Olives.
Celery MdyonualSc.
Cheese. NaieIs.
E.v.I.aa an. with Pineapple. Angel CAKE.
Fruit
Coffee