New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-10-05
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FRUITS AHD NrTs-cATTLE NORTHUMBERLAND
ING CALVES MEAT.

FRUITS AND NCTS-CATTLE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ING CALVES MEAT.
The supply OF fruit ~ the market X alyays n ,,,.~
Interesting feature of IT, and IA with regret not a,.
of the market men but of the prblic that each vol
marks the rapid close Of this branch Of m,yt.s
business The peach will not last much ov.s
two weeks longer. Only about 5000 basket, AZ.
Icing received daily In the height of a good se,.,.
the daily receipt. run often high as 900 OOo
baskets Tho varieties are the kind that usually wind
mp the season--smocks, white heaha and rare ina.
They cost 81 and - a basket. Green gage plums
have nearly gone. few that were held by Tia
spectators sell high az 80 an eight quart ba.Let
In their place arc the blue danson purns AZ 81 "a.
peck bsaSet seckel pears worth 20 cents on,rt
aud mp river Rartletts 10 cents and III dozen yev
fgs bring % cents pounds new Jamaica oranges
80 cents "a dozen Fall pippins are 80 cents 4 zen 4
Those dealers who made busDes. Of putting Bsrts
lett pears in reirigcraors 10 await rise In price b,y.
had hard time this season. Tho excessive heat al
the late summer aud early fall soitcned the ft s,d
rende,ed IT unfit for storage. " decays despite les
aud cooling tanks. In some seasons one barrel oo, Al
two of pears will spoil in the reffgcraor solry from
this cause Chestnnts are selling In Washington
Market for ~ bushel Said \ dealer In nn,s We ,r.
dav. "1he frat large shipment oi the chestnut e,.s
comes from northern penn-ylyania usually after ths
frat fost hna opened the bnta aud gh wind hss
blown them FROM the trcea The chestnut ,,a,
promises be largo this year ~ osn the hckar, AK
ot,p which will 10 light This years peanut einp suI
he immense FROM virginia. lfnhsae"efahl Notth
rptolms alnno nearly 600 900 hushcs afe e,per,sa
Raw peanuts are and h, the pound and tho fna.,sl
hy III. measure. the otmai bringing oenis pnupa
and tho roasted article ~ ~ aud - ~ bushels
A Philadelphia steamer which sailed last week ts.k
ton, that port consignment Of beef NalarJ A
$40 600 kesfooiy nranri leaves This poft w,thsss
heavy nhiunrnts Di either Of live eas "A
luropenu countries principally ~ England aud ia
consequence IL that high plicus ute asked IN h. siAa
md butchers say that Il IA becoming dihea 10 sa a
Hrsi- class steer al ANY thing lib" reasonable rates a.
the latest cattle those that are shipped abroad
Exnortefs intimate that "A slight falling "a Ia the prsss
abroad will be followed by ~ abundant supply n
good meat on this eide of the Atlantic and decrease
of complaints the part OF the public. Portorhouss
steaks cell at - ana 30 cents, choice cuts at % ADD
25 cents and round steak at 20 aud 20 cents pound
Veal outlets CHOPS lons and lcgs may be- had At III
and 20 cents a pound Some butchers Ia order n
bleach THEN hang the calves up 10y the hind legs
and let them bleed slowly 10 death. This barbsrioua
method il practited universally in France but the laws
of this country prevent its open practice here Ihs
butchers here when asked how 1t il that Their veal
looks As white and tender almost chicken reply that
the meat is bleached by the farmers who raise for
market Their method is to place the meat after !, Ia
killed in "a spring well until IL becomes a. white u
il desired.
There has been little change during the past week
in the prices of fish. vegetables, poultry or gsms
! minccmeat can be had for II cents pound. aaa
scotch grouse at 80 brace feature Of the
game list. 49, -, o..
Elgin dairy butter IL selling at 80 cents. state
creamery at 30 cents and inferior grades from 10 70
% cents a pound. Long Island eggs are up 10 -
cents and Canada eggs % cents a dozen Buck 'heat
honey is worth 20 cents pound.