New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-11
HOME INTERESTS.
PRICES IN THE MARKETS.
TIE EFFECT OF LENT-FIsH SCARCE AND VERY
UIGII-gTRA wpFDprpS AVN

Ihe consumption of fish during the Ienten season
is more than double that at any other time of the
year The fish dealers of Fulton Market have not for
many years been so ill prepared to meet this great
demand as they are this winter A prominent
dealer said yesterday that but for the supplv Of
frozen. smoked and sailed fish there would be fish
famine. Frozen and stale fish is not especially
healthy food but in the present emergency it is the
only means Of keeping the prices OF fish at anything
like reasonable rates.
Goldfish used to a greater extent probably than
any other kind but they and the price is
extremely high. Steak cod are 10 cents pound,
live cod ~ cents, and market cod 10
cents. HaddOck-another great staple III
the market-are within bounds at cents pound.
White haibut sell at % cents bass 20, % and 80
cents dressed cells 20 cents live Holsters 20 cents
and frozen salmon 80 cents. Founders
are usually at this season very
common fish. The flavor IS delicate, but
they are full of small bones Founders sell at 10
cents. fresh mackere Is and 20 cents, blacktsh
ID cents, Spanish mackerel 80 cents, weaktish 10
cents, sheepshead % cents, and white perch II
and II cents Great numbers of frozen smells are
offered for sale at small booths !;
these are stale and ndigestible and buyers should
beware of them. The best smelts are - cents,
red snapper 20 cents, sea bass 20 cents, bluefish
~ CcnlS, anu nova OCOlld ueIIIHSS CehtS pOuhh'
Southern shad from the Savannah River are be-
coming quite numerous. The bucks sell
for ~ and roe shad for 81 80 each.
In the line of fresh-water fish. Southern
black bass are 20 cents pound, salmon trout IS
cents, whitefsh 20 cents, supfsh 10 cents. small
green pickerel Is cents cisco IL cents, and wall
eyed pike Is cents Green turtles sell for 20 cents
n pound, Southern terrapn $lS dozen, diamond
back terrapin 1916 dozen. crayfsh 50 a hundred,
scolIOps 81 q gallon, Blue Point oysters 81 hum
dred ia the she'll Saddlerocks - hundred, Mill
ponds 81 30. and FreepOrts 81 hundred. Hard
crabs are So hundred and soft crabs 81 20
dozen
Lent brings about an immediate movement Of
prices in all classes OF provisions sold in the mar
kets. in meats and poultry the effect is naturally
downward, but this week the prices of meats are
from 81 to / cent pound higher than they wore ten
days ago. The reason giyel is that storm bockades
on the different routes of transportation have
caused limited supply. In addition to
this tho city's Chinese population made
a descent upon the market in the early part of the
week and almost cleared 1t Of poultry, sucking
pigs. etc. TO b. eaten in honor OF the Chinese New
Year So the prices kept at stiff figures. The
largely increased consumption Of eggs, together
with the bad condition Of the country roads have
made them bring better prices also.
Oxtails are 10 cents each: leg OF beef brings
cents q pound. leg of lamb Is cents round, tlet
Of beef 60 cents rack lamb 20 cents. AID veal cut
lets = cents. Calves liyc7s are % ceats each
calves heads 90 cents each, tripe ;
cents n pound. leg of mutton rs cents, and
siroln steak - cents pound. Smoking pigs sell AZ
- each Prime RIB roast beet is % cents pound,
porter housc roast - cents. porterh0uSe steak -
and 20 cents fOrcquarer Of IamO IL cents, cOrned
bref rs cents. hindquarter Of lamb Is
crnts torruuartrr of mutton rs cents, hindquarter
of mutton is cents and English saddle Oh mutton
cents n pound. Choc" GUS OF beef are - cents,
strwing pieces 10 and - ceuts sOup meat aud 10
cents veal shoulders 10 cents, veal breasts cents,
beef tenderloIn 10 TO 70 cents pound, beef KID
prys II cents each. beef tongues 10 cen pound,
smoked beef / 6 aud 20 cents. Smoked hams 'e mt
, cents picked ham, is cents, smoked shoulders
~ cents sausages 10 cents pound, and lambs
tongues 30 cents dozen.
Ducks are - aud 30 cents a pound, frozen Eng
pair squirrels 10 cents each fresh pover % 10 II
u dozen. The plover come from the
Western praireS. They appear IN the
late winter and early spring on Ghe plains, where
they are killed IN great numbers AT TINS time they
are not fat but they disappear from the plains about
April and reappear during August. when they are
so lat that they almost burst op when they strike
tine ground after being shot. They are then con-
sidercd by epcures almost equal To w0odcock IN
flavor. lame squads are ~ and 81 30 dozen,
cauYas-bacll ducks - 20 70 - % a par and reed
birds ~ dozen. Wild geese are penilui ana
bring ~ 81 each. RallbIrds are - % dozen.
Choice Jersey fowl are i ana 20 cents y pound,
Western fowls Z aud Is cents, capons 30 cents,
large roasting chickens - cents urOleS 70 cents,
aud prime state turkeys - cents pound.
The first shipment OF Fl0r Il Strawberries OF any
size reached the city last week They are selling IN
Washington Market tor - - ana - quart.
CufaMbl grapes are 10 cents q pound. Florida
tomatoes are bringing - half bushel or 20 cents
"A quart. The few Bermuda new potatoes
IN tie market sell for from SO TO 50 90
barrel Winter vegetables remain I'M
changed from week 10 week. Cabbaecs
ar. H. and 20 cents n head celery 10 and 20
rents bunch. lettuce to 10 cents head, spinach
no c.nfs peek wat .r-crcss 10 cents quart, pars
lev cents a bunch, lcekS cents a bunch, oyster
plants 10 cents a quart, rcd cabbages % and 80
cents n head. tumlps 10 cents peck brussels
sprouts - cents quart crlnberres ID 10 20 cents
"A quart, and onions 10 cents peek. Table apples
are 81 a peek and eating apDics 80 cents peek.
Vermont maple sugar l. 30 cents pound, and IOr-
Ida oranges are 80 and 20 cents dozen.
Fancy grades of butter are scarce IN the market
and hieh i'm consequence. Eicln butter Is 10 cents
"A ,,outt state butter 30 cents, aud cooking butter
- cents a pound. At one time during the Wctk The
.nrk OF SrS raj butter dra crs ran 80 low that they
b,I fo borrow from their fellow dealers 10 supply |
thrir customers. Fresh eggs are selling Tor - |
cents or 30 cents a dozen. DRIED |
mushrooms are 20 cents quart, green owes |
40 cents bottle, hlbcrts > cents pound walnuts
il cents. shccd almonds 80, Turkish |
prnnes 10. French prunes - and 20 cents, and |
rat,.n5 , cents.
I'm the retail markets uptown, Bermuda tomatoes |
BRING 30 cents quart
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