Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1882-04-08
MARKET GOSSIP.
A CHAT WITH TIE COUN TRY
PEOPLE ON MARKET DAY.
The Hurry .Bcurry OF Mark citing
Let U Pause to Take b cath
and Meanwhile Revi "
the Price of s'GaFdon
Sass and Sich."

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and Meanwhile Revi "
the Price of ssGarden
Sass and Sich."
Market. gOers are promptly on han,
every market day as soon as the wag
ons are opened out and in a short tim
buying and selling commence in ear
nest. After the market is fully unde
way there is tho usual tugging ant
pulling, and crowdiDg and pushing ant
hurry scurry, each person trying to ge
through With marketing the quickest
Our citizens are given ample Opportu
nifty to purchase their marketing, botl
morning and afternoon, the marke
being regulated as follows
Tuesday and Friday afternoon, Wed
nesday and Saturday mornings. The
main feature OF the afternoon markets
is that every person is in good humol
aod there is less Of that growing, some
tunes breaking out in il..teln pered re
marks, which is noticeable in the morn
ing markets. The former is caused nc
doubt by we'll filed stomachs, which
have much to do with preserving the
equanimity of ones temper. Its to BE-
regretted, however that some system
cannot be devised whereby the crowd
ing incident to our markets could be
prevented,
The weather during the past week
has been anything but agreeable and a
pleasant change IS anyiOusly looked
for. Our farmer friends VINO bring
their produce to our markets, speak
very encouragingly of the prospects Tor
the coming season. They tell US Of
robins, larks and blue Dlrns IL 2King
their appearance, though somewha,
Ia n coming, while tie leathered pets
sing their choicest lays every morning.
They also bring their choicest lays" OF
the barn yard to market in ,he shape OF
splendid eggs at 20 and 80 cents pei
dozen. This high price in hen fruit is
owing to the fact that Easter is near at
hand and eggs are in demand. Two or
three weeks ago eggs sold as low as III
cents, but as Easter approached they
took an upward tendency ana yeser
day morning readily commanded %
and 80 cents.
In speaking OF eggs not long since a
Lock Haven paper thus laments: Eggs
axe twenty five cents dozen in this
neck of woods and besides that the M.
E. Conferencn meets in this city two
weeks from to-day"
Evidently that editor thinks that
we need just now less preachers and
more poultry. We can sympa.hize
with onr distant editor for it has not
been long since the Wilmington M. e
Conference met in close proximity to
this city, and from all reports played
sad havoc with the poultry tribe.
Happily Tor us all, however, the heas
now have access t, grass, sand, lime,
ETC., which Will induce them to lay
with vengeance. There is great
deal of eating in dozen of eggs, es-
pecially when they sell for % cents.
TO morrow is Easter after which it is
to be hoped that eggs will rapidly de-
cline in price, until they reach the
moderate price of twelve cents per
dozen. In saying this farmers should
not regard US as too eggs-actlng.
Butter has not been affected b. the
indications of spring and the best still
brings from 45 to 50 cents. Among the
best dealers in butter, eggs and poultry
may be mentioned John l.. GouIey iu
the Second street market; l.. Mes-ick,
S. N. Smeltz and y. B. Appleton in
the Third street market, who sell a
large quantity OF the above named ar
ticles in the course of the week, which
proves that they are reliable business
men.
INCREASED VEGETABLE DISPLAY.
The vegetable department is ilnprov
ing, thanks to hot teds and cold frames.
1t is refreshing to look at a market
stall or wagon covered with those
crisp, pink English breakfast radishes
chat can create an appetite for the
worst dyspeptic, and piled by their
sides heaps OF lettuce, spinach, dande-
lion and cress.
Even the odoriferous onion has a
charm at this season of the year, and
parsnips ale not to be passed idly by.
southern tomatoes are offered in
small quantities at 10 cents per quart.
Market gardeners tell US that the sea.
son has been very favorable for Raising
vegetables under glass, and that cab.
bage, tomatoes and other plants will
get a good start, so that early and
abundant crops may be expected.
Spinach that was exposed to the win.
try weather is in good condition. 1t
sells for 20 cents per halr peck, and it is
curious to observe what light pressure
is used in filling the measure.
The only cabbage in market to any
extent is the foreign al ticle, and that is
scarce, while dealers say that they have
very little profit at the exorbitant
prices of forty and fifty c.nts per mead.
On account of its weight the freight
charges for carrying it across the ocean
run up.
Some fine new cabbage was exhibited
in market this morning which was
raised in close proximity to the city
and brought an average price of 30 CTS.
per head.
GARDEN OPERATIONS.
Gardening operations are being com.
menced iu this vicinity and rurnbel
o1 our marko! gardeners have already
set out onions and peas, sown lettuce
and planted potatoes. The early sprout-
ing of potatoes has been fastened by
putting them in warm places during
January and February.
Good seed potatoes are being hunted
up, and choice lots, especially fancy
command 81 50 and 81 10 per
Dushel. Onion sets are also in demand
and dealers were kept busy this morn
ng measuring them out at 25 cents per
quart, while some could be purchased
or 20 cents.
Celery holds out remarkably we'll. 1t
8 solid, fine favored anc commands
\ ready sale. Fruit is "getting played
'ut" Were IL not for oranges being SO
lOnndant it would be az quite loss.
The apples now offered ist 25 and 30 cts.
,er halt peck are scrubby, hard and
"steless, with the exception OF few
varieties
Plants from the green houses are
being sold in the markets. They ap-
,ear to be healthy and hearty, and
lalt dollar will buy q GOOD sort