New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-21
HOME INTERESTS.
PRICES IN THE MARKETS.
FROZEN FISH IN GENERAL UsE-A LABGE BEEF Top
CHRISTMAS.

FROZEN FISH IN GENERAL UsE-A LARGE BEEF Fop
CHRISTMAS.
"Men don't go fishing with pin hooks In this
weather." said Mr. Bacford Of Fulton Market, yestcr.
day. when asked for the OF the high prices for
hsh In view OF the scarcity Of fresh fish 1t would have
been safe to add that the part OF the fishing IL
done In the refrgerators Just now and not in the
there being hardly any fresh l.h IN market Christi
decacy TO be had AZ y quart oyster crabs 10
be cooked for soup 10 be stewed with butter Soft
wintoror rock" crabs at Is cents a dozen a
city these Inferior, however to the blue crab
that shells IFS she'll in summer Hard crabs
80 hundred. frogs legs 40 cents q
pound Goldfish tongues IS cents and white bait 20 cents
pound Savannah shad worth co each. span
sh mackere from Pensacola 30 cents pound Columbia
River salmon 30 and 40 cents. Canada sncts 10. aud
green smells from Rhode Island 30 a pound.
Frozen mackerel - cents. buensh 10 cents cod
and II cents haddock cents. tom Gods cents, and
red snapper, white perch, small piclSere fresh
caught salmon trout and dressed eels l. cents pound.
White habu large striped bass sheeDshead and white
fish sell for % cents and live Holsters founders and
smoked paddock are l2 cents pound. Diamond back
terrapns $50 and the Southern variety $I2 dozen
while turtle IS 22 centsa pound Picked oysters
sell from ~ 50 and 80 hundred prawns 81 so gallon
and crayhsh 81 a hundred.
There is always drove Of exceptionally
fine cattle this market about Christmas by West
feeders and this year these holiday bcevts surpass
drove that faitened in Illinois and 2,200
pounds weighed 200 pounds Steaks. rbroasts and
choice from OF these animals only partaken
OF by dwellers Murray Ill., A porterhouse steak
from the large would bring less than 80 cents
pound outside OF these beeves the class Of cattle reach
ing the market poor Western "st0ts" The
retail prices Of meat have not changed materially since
they last given In TIE TRIBUNE Porterhouse steak
brings % and 80 sirlon % ard 25 cents, round
steak sroin roast 25 and % cents and rlbrOast
Il and - pound Smoked beef cost 90 cents and
stewing beef g and Il cents pound. while shin Of
beef is worth 90 cents and leg OF beef 50 cents.
A net OF veal be had for IS cents,
p cents. veal l. and veal chops
- pound while calves h"s.ets so cents and
~ each.
There ia wellstOcked poultry market for the house.
choose from. The best domestic tarkey, which
the main dish every holiday dinner costs % cents
pound Those who could afford 80 cents pound for
a " Id turkey during Thanksgiving can now get one Of
these birds for 20 cents pound Guinea hcns sell for
81 IS pair Philadelphia dry picked poultry are the
best in he market the scaed cost Il cent? those
brOng size 25 and prime roasting chickens 22
cents pound. MOngrel ducks worth 30 cents,
barnyad ducks 20 cents pound ecalded fowls nre IL
cents pound. and Philadelphia fowls - cents.
Cuts OF veniOn In great demand az 90 and % rents
pound and bear chops sell for rs cents tame n
abundant and quail worth 81 dozen, cartridges
~ 90 brace wOodcpck FL pair squads 20 80 dpzrr
rabbits 80 cents pair and backbiis 80 cents dozen.