New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-04
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PRICES ~ THE MARKETS.
ThE GAME SEASON CLosED-PRICEs OF FISH STILL
HIGH-vEGLTABLEs AND FRUITS.


HGH-vEGLTABLEs AND FRUITS.
Themost noteworthy feature of the marketsduring
the last week has been the close of the game season.
The laws of this state prohibit the sale of quail
grouse, partridges, wOodcock, rabbits and hares
after February /. The large quantity Of game
included in this list that remained in the hands of
the dealers has disaOp cared from the view of the
observer VINO walks through the market stalls.
great part of was shipped, according TO annual
custom to Boston and other Eastern cities where
the game-laws differ from those of New. York. The
remainder has been sod by the dealers surrepti-
tOusy
Fresh plover are from 81 80 TO 50 % dozen, tame
pigeons 81 TO - 30 a dozen. English frozen snlpe
81 30 10 e3 a dozen. wild turkeys % cents pound,
wOod-ducks 50 to Is cents pair, canvas-back
ducks 81 to 81 80 a pair mallards go to so cents
pair teal go to so cents pair, tame squads ~ % to
- dom; wild pigeons 50 Ozan, and Stalled
pigeons - 90. Pigeons Of every 4rletY are plen-
tiful in the mar ket Small Dir - are ST. dozen;
rail birds, 80 dozen reed AMI rice birds III 20 a
dozen. Guinea hens are from 70 cents to 81 a pair
aud brant 81 30 PAIR. There is some bear meat III
the market which sells for 20 cents pound.
Poultry continues to bring good figures but the
sun ~ Is becoming more nearly equal to the de-
mand. Ducks are rom % to % cents q pound
turkeys 20 to % cents. Philadelphia broilers "a to
26 cents pound, city dressed broil"rs 20 cents,
spring geese 20 cents, Boston 20 TO % cents
CauOns 2S to 33 cents, and large roast chickens 20
to 20 cents n pound.
Porter house steaks are from % to 30 cents a
pound, choice cuts Is cents, srlOn 20 70 y cents,
chuck roast Ia 10 10 cents, round steak IL to 10
cents, stewng pieces 10 to IL cents, soup meat 10
10 cents, suet 10 cents, corn beef TO IL cents,
beef tenderlOln 40 to 10 cents pound, beef KID
neys 10 to II cents EACH beef tongues IA to ID cents,
and smoked beef 16 to 20 cents pound HIND
quarters OF spring lamb are II to 10 cents pound,
fOTequarers 10 to - cents, mutton fore
quarters 9 to 10 cents mutton hind
quarters ~ to II cents, mutton shoulder
cents, mutton chops II to Ii cents
forequarters of Canada lamb ~ cents pound;
Swretbread' sell at 81 30 TO 50 90 dozen, veal
shoulders 10 cents n pound, breast OF veal 10 ~
cents, veal cutet % TO 80 cents and veal chops -
TO % @ nt9 pound. Smoked hams bDug 10 10 10
c.ns, plcked hams - to 16 cents, cincinnati hams
Is cents, shoulders II cents, sausages II 10 10
cents, smoHed sausares II cents Bologna
sansages II cents, bacon Is to IL cents,
dried English bacon 10 to II cents, roasting PORK
Is to 10 cents, pork teuderlOn lG to ~ ce Is, tIDe
7 cents, corned pork to 10 cents, coIncd tongues
If cents homeless shoulders Il cents fresh PIG IONS
Is cents. and head che sc II cents pound. hOhSt-
inc pigs 81 80 to 50 each and fresh loins Ii to
- cents pound
The dealer, OF Fulton Market still complain Of the
scarcity OF fish Following the storms of last month
came the cold wave winch fTOZ" uD the rivers and
harbOr and formed so large mass of boating Ice
that the fishermen could not t to their grounds.
The dealers are ca ting anNlOus eyes ~ tie weather
reports, for Lent begins Oh February Z. Unless the
supply Of fish Is greatly increased before Wednesday
the beginning OF Lent VIII see higher prices Iof
fish than have been known for many years.
Brook pike are l6 cents a pound, whlteish Is
cents common cod II cents, state cod 10 cents, ers
rs cents, FOUNDER 10 cents, haCdOck 10 cents,
81 ped bass Is. - and 80 cents halIbut 20 cents,
carp II cents black bass IL 70 Il cents, salmon
trout 10 cents, skinned cath~h II cents
pike - cents pound, fresh mackercl 10 TO 20 cents
each shecpsncad - 10 30 GEMS a pound, smells 10
To : cents yellow perch 10 to II cents, VIII bass
, cents king FISH % crnts, spanish mackere 40 10
80 cents, and from kennebrc salmon 80 TO 40
cents pound. SclllOps are % cents quart, nara
crabs 40 cents dozen, boled Obs ers 10 cents ana
live loostcrs - cents pound, aid live snrln2s 80
The pro 5 for sailed md smoke fish a-d she'll
fish keep pace with the resi- though ii Is difficult TO
say for what r'ason except sympathy SlhoAen
50 mon bring - cents, smoked WaCkcTcl 10 10 ~
cents "a pound, soaked mackcrrl 10 10 - cehts
cacn dry cod to 10 cents pound,
HALIFAX salmon 20 cents, SMOKED hail"ut
20 cents smoked sturgeon 20 cents, homeless cod
fish II to 10 cents, goldfish tongues and SOUNDS 10
cents smoked cells 20 cents, dunnsh 10 cents.
peanut cams 20 h Ssnts p EGg@d O oTses
- 80 TO - n hundred, picked lmon 20 cents
pound, sewing oysters 20 cents hnudL a, frying
hundred soft CLANS The shell 30 10 60 cents a
hundred salt white fish 10 cents, and flnnan had
Fancy Elm butter is 40 10 40 cents a pound,
Creamery 3} 10 SO cents and good bu ter 23 TO 80
cents + rs are from - 10 80 cents dozcn Inc
prices OF these two Important ar.lc.e' OF l0od VIII
be OW week by week rs the spring adVanc 5.
Florida tomatoes are selling at 80 and 10 cents
quart. Id cucumbcrs from the same state BRING %
cents each. ne prices OF OlutI NeGttd tS Ieihdil
unchanged Last years peas ar, sell AT II cents
n quar- and butter beans al - cents quart. Cab
batr- are IL ald 20 cents Il head, celery II 10 ~
cents "A bunch, lettuce t. 10 cents bunch,
spinach 80 cents peck. Nat,r-rress 10 cents
0Iari, parsley cents bunch, lerkS cents
bunch iurulps 80 cents peck, Brussels Sprouts 20
cents a quart. onion, 10 cents peck, table apples
- "A peek aud eating apples 20 cents p OK.
Imnor,cd Swiss cheese Is y cents Il IOhni. COM
mon cheese Is t. J. cent, Edam chees's II each,
pineapple cueescs ! to 81 - each, Lngllsh dairy
cheese - cents pound. Munster cheese -
cents, Sap Sage 10 t. 20 cents spice cheese
- CEN a POUND. dried mushr 20 GEMS quart,
wanuts - cents pound, hIbcrts 10 cents al
monds - cents, shced almonds 30 ceats,
French pruncs - 10 20 cents, and
TURKISH prmcS 10 cc:tS pound.
Car. - bring from - to 80 cents n bottle, queen
olive, - cent, bottle apple butter 90 cents for
five pound tub. peach butter - cents, ounce nut
ter 70 cents raspberry butter 80 cents ana plum
butter - cen :. -.
i'm thr uptown private markets wealthy invallds
may tempt their fash ions appetteS on fresh Negc-
tables hos house mushrooms and ircSh stlaWhelri'S
ana pin, apples from the extreme South at cAtraya-
CANT prccs.
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