The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-12-11
A VERY SLIM MARKET
1N rlIE sEcoNp wAnp YrsrrI,pAr
No Diseased Ment Onsred-'Possums Come
High, "nnt We siu.t Have 'Em"-A
Cheap Substitute for Oysters-rrIcss
ofsome Of the ~ssasonabls Staples,

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An lSTgLLlGEScEn reporter saunlerc
through the Second ward market esterdu
morning on his homeward way from h
nights labOr. The attendance was sliu
Bythe. way, speaking OF this market, Il
name, II that Is It's name, Ii rather d,
ceptire TO strangers. Recently IN n stree
car n lady was heardto explain to a vlsito
rs the market house was passed:
THAT Is tho Second ward market"
You don't tell me! Does It require n
big place as that In each ward?"
"Oh, no" the lady responded, "we vii
pass tho Fifth ward market after while:
Is much smaller"
The lady did nottell m untruth, but he
friend received entirely too large MI ide
oil Wllecling's capacity for victuals.
no DECEASED MEAT.
Tho reporter inspected all tho mutton
IN the market, but saw none that did no
look fresh and appetizing. lie found liz
hal been misled, however, by n frien,
who told him regular butchers LEFT the
hools on healthy sheep, while those which
had had foot-rot could be recognized by
having the feet cut oil. All the mutton
In market was hooiless.
~ guess you fellows stopped the sale Of
sheep that died Il natural DEATH said 4
countryman. "Since You wrote It ur
them fellows is scarce. There amt one
hero to-day"
Later the reporter met Uncle Mike Ed.
wards, the Market Master.
NO diseased meat this morning ?" he
asked.
VI haven't found any," was the reply,
"anl If | do, it won't be sold.
I've got a pretty good case on one
man. MIR. Elwardscontinued. liam told
hc bought forty sheep with the foot rot,
and brought the carcasses here ind sold
them for good meat. Pm working up
the case against him, and II he can be
found it'll 20 hard with him."
A POINTER For LUNCH COUNTERS.
"What is that stun?" n gentleman
asked a market man yesterday morning,
pointing to n slim vegetable, resembling
parsnips, but smaller.
THAT is salsify."
ut looks like oyster plant"
"Some does call it Vegetable o~yster.'n
This esculent root is commoner in
market than it was a few years ago. II
only requires to be known 10 be popular,
Tor it is to most tastes much superior to
any other similar vegetable. Soup made
OF 1t, with milk and u little flour forthick-
cannot be told from good oyster
soup except by the absence Of oysters.
This would be nodistinctive feature in the
average lunch counter soup, and caterers
to- the great soup.hungry public
might make Of it u cheap substitute for
oysters. The vegetable, removed from
the soup and mashed, made into patties
similar to goldfish balls in shape, and fried
brown, is the perfect counterpart OF fried
oysters so far rs taste is concerned. Lib
eral sized lunches sell for Il nickel three
for n dime. Gardeners say the vegetable
is apparently little known 10 Wheeling
buyers.
POULTRY AND 'rossuMs.
There wa all abundance Of poultry in
market, but prices were not lower than
about Thanksgiving. Live chickens at n
quarter each and dressed ones at l21 to Is
cents 4 pound, and turkeys at l5 10 IS
cents n pound found ready sale.
There was II man in the market with
at least n score OF 'possums-good fat ones.
lie wanted IS 10 so cents for them, ac-
corling 10 size.
Isn't that high?" asked the reporter.
"lligh your granny! l can make more
than that by rendering out the oil. l
only sell them to save trouble"
DO they 60 well?"
go well? I should smile. Any per-
son who eve tasted 'possum d rather
have EN- N any other meat. The darkics
especially must have 'em, and they re
gcttH' more'n' more poplar every day
with white people. There's q good fat
shall | wrap it up?"
The reporter advised him to take them
all home and 'try them OUT
"What is butter now?' the reporter
asked ut another stall.
"Oleomargerine, mostly" was the reply.
"iou can't get negotiations here Pm too
busy"
Butter sold Mt from 90 to 30 cents, not
according to quality, but according to
looks, which are deceptive.
Eggs are 30 cents a dozen, and not "war-
ranted TO keep in any climatG"-though
why any climate should want to get out
has never been suggested.
Potatoes are 20 cents a peck-cheap,
considering that they are nearly all
brought from Il distance this year. Apples
are tho same, which likewise is not high.
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