New-York tribune., 1884-02-24
HOME INTERESTS.
PRICES N THE MARKETS.
VOL .rfyG A JAw--GT1TlNG READY FOI Lent


rRoyIsIOvs ABUNDANT AND PRICES CHEAP.
Fulton Market has been exercised by the dis
coycry of a fish Inspector that some Of the dealers
have been Violating the law Of thirty five striped
bass selected from the stand Of n dealer, thirty
wero found to weigh lees than one-fourlh
of a pound each From the same dealers
stand number of Holsters were taken
that measured from g 10 inches each.
The law prohibits tho sale of striped bass that
weigh less than l2 pound, or of Holsters that
measure less than 1012 inches Inspectors say they
have all they can do TO enforce tho laws, especially
those sbont game.
Marketmen are laying in supplies to meet the
enormous Lcntcn demand for fah aud
eggs. Prices of fish arc not high.
North Carolina buck shad cost 30 cents
and tho rOes 81 30 each. Fresh caught Oregon
salmon sell for 90 cents and frozen salmon tor 10
cents pound. Market cod, founders, ana rdyhsh
can DO had for cents, tom Gods and herring ioF
cents, and mullet, yellow perch and frozen canada
smc,ts for 10 cents pound The best fresh smclts
cost 90 cents, bluchsh bring 12i2 cents and bass
from Is TO 80 cents q pound. White halibut,
dressed ecs live obstsFs, sbecpshead. white perch,
red snsppers and fIesh-cadght whitefsh are worth
Is cents, while 15 cents pound 10
Maid for fresh mackerel, bl9cklsh, woakfisb,
walleyed pike, small green pickerel, and fresh
caught salmon trout. DismOnd-back teTrapin are
S2S and Southern terTapn $l2 dozen, and green
turtle % cents pound. CraybSh cost u % a nun
dred. Shrimp 81 % and scoops 80 q gallon. Hard
crabs are sold for 81 so hundred and soft crabs
81 90 dozen.
Southern vegetables are mere numerous this week.
Charleston asparagus, with about fifty spikes
in the bundle, costs go. Kale and spinach
gro coming from Norfolk and sell for
% and 30 cents half-peck New bcets from Flor
ida are worth cents each. cucumbers from New
Orleans of inferior quality aIe 40 cents each, Key
West tomatoes can be bought for 10 and 30 cents
quart, Bermuda potatoes for so cents peck, Sa-
yannah radishcs 10 cents bunch, and fresh hot
house mushrooms 81 a pound Few cauifo gers
arc to be secn They arc worth 70 cents and ~
eaeh. Watcrcress is worth 10 cents o quart,
and table celery and lettuce 10 cents n
bunch OF two bunchcs for % ccntsa
are WsnG Ge gb heads G Of German
cabhages that werc brought 10 this country spoiled
Oh he passage and were thrown away,
The most elcomc feature of the market 10 house
keepers is the fall III the prce of eggs. Good eggs
can be had now for 80 and 30 cents q
dozen. The decline in the price is owing not only
To the warm weather but to tho heavy imports OF
foreign eggs. hardly steamer coming from Europe
during the last week withOul consignment OF eggs
These npored eggs sell Mt Wholesale at % cents for
fresh and 1s centsfor lined Bntters worth 30 and
40 cents pound according Ia the quality Domestic
cheese is worth 13 and 10 cents pound. 1he
mportat9n OF foreign Geesrs & rs alsc a ac ysS
pound came 70 this port, 10000 pOunds Of Rogue
fort at 30 cents, and so, 900 cases of Edam at 2
cents Large quantities of Bre at 40 cents, and
Camrmhcrt at 50 cents were imported also.
The poultry and game stalls during the RAINY
weather have been dull Capons are worth 80 ana
pound bnt sidewalk dealers sell inferior birds as
low as shilling Ducks cost 20 and % cents Boston
geese 20 cents and spnng gecse ~ cents a poinu.
Spring chickens are 81 30 pair. Gannt Western
fowls bring 10 and II cents, large roasting chick
ems and city dressed broiers % and % cents and
Bucks county bTOcrs 30 cents pound
Canvashack ducks can be had for So 30 pair
70 cents and wdgeons 30 cents pair, Tamo
pidceons may he bought fOrS2 30 dozen, while tame
sGnabs cost So and wild pid Icons ~ 80 dozen.
Mild turkeys are quoted AT 70 cents pound bear %
steaks at % cents pound, and squirrels at 20
spring lamb is IN market and sells at $I5 for the
carcass, Otherwise the prices Of meats and pro-
visions are abOut stationary Some tine quarters
Of veal ara offered ut 10 and Is cents pound;
Beef tender DIN is worth from 10 TO 20 cents sand ana
English bacon is 10 and II CENTS u pound.
OK tails are 81 and swcctbreads "
dozen Tripe Is worth cents pound .headcheese
II cents, corned tongues l3 cents pigs tongues ~
and beef tongues 10 cents ponnd. Beef1iver costs
10 cents, calves liver 90 cents and sheep liver
cents n rOnnd. r,
Apples are being imported from Germany. They
are sold over here ut " 40 and ~ 10 harrl.
Fine table apples cost ~ cents q Dozen. fIoflha
oranges are worth 80 cents n dozen. Imported
white grapes are 80 cents n pound. Almonds
sell for % cents, walnuts IL cents and
flberts - cents Il pound. Spanish chestDuts
cost % and 80 cents quart. If boiled and eaten
with butter these cheStnuts are not unltke sweet
potato ia taste. There are entire forests OF such
trees along the slopes OF the Pyrenees the Southern
AIps and the Appenniucs. To the Spanish, French
and Italian peasants These nuts tako the place ~
bread to great extent, and they are sold a. extern
svcly in the public markets of those countries as
meat is in Washington Market They cost IN their
native lands about 81 bnshel.
MENU.
Lobster SOnp, with MIX.
Boiled Shad Egg Saucc.
F1lct Of Beef. Mushroom Sauce
Potato Croqucttcs. Peas la Irancatse.
Chartreuse Of Chicken and MacsrUni.
Lettuce and Celery Salad.
Cream FTittcrs. Ounce Jelly.
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