New-York tribune., 1884-02-03
HOME INTERESTS.
PRICES IN THE MARKETS.

-BIRcu LAKE PICKEREL
An Interesting item of news III "asini 49,,
ket last week was the arrival oil LILO ca'e'
from Copenhagen. which sold at whoies"io ioi ~
oor.s a doze, The rise in the price of eggs was
fnllv 10 cents dozen during the early part vi ''
week. The warm weather for the iast t"o VI M
davs permitted more shipments 10 come III l'nh '"0
countrv merchants however, ana they pec"nlo
sororoi cents cbeaper. The approach of Lent,
when the consumption of eggs becomes soihe'iiius
epormous makes the subject Of their price one OF
snecial interest to the public. They were retaiiing
Yesterday according to their quality from 40 TO oo
cents dozen. The dealers still complain OF the
number of frozen ones they find in their country
shipments.
Next week, according TO down-to"n
fancy fruit dealer, consignment u
strawberries grown In the open air is expecteoI
Florida. Just now Strawberries from the hothouSeS
about Boston cost $40 quart. Hothouse grapes
are worth So apound.
Wild ducks and wild turkeys are almost tile Only
birds that arc permitted to be sold now. Nlld tn-
KEYS when exceptionally large. bring 80 cents
pound. Canvas-back ducks sell for 81 rcd-heaus
81 rs. black ducks 81. mallarls 81, teal Sl oroau-
bills GO cents and wOodducks7 20 cents PAIR Dear
steaks are worth % cents pound and raopi'S 4o
cents and squirrels 80 cents pair
lhe SlDRuar-lOOkDlp HOlnouho
attractions on the vegetable stands. Any one see
ing them for the first time would not be apt 10 'aAe
them for cucumbers They have been known 10
grow TO the length of five feet very dark green
IN color and are curved like q Turkish scimitar.
Short ones not over foot in length, are seilhg III
Fulton Market for 10 and 80 cents each. lhey
came from Boston.
New beets from the Bcrmudas are also displayed
and marked cents each. and fresh Tomatoes aC
80 cents a quart. Bermuda potatoes are mere anu
sell for 81 peek. Charleston egg plants cosU 80
cents each This about fills out the list OF ne" 'ese
tables There are plenty OF mushrooms III
market at 80 cents and 20 cents q
pound They are grown in damp SefS of Winter vese
tables is abundant and OF excelIent qualitty Ia az
present Oyster plants cost 13 cents bunch taote
celery 10 and ID cents a bunch; cmcory, D cents
a head; cranberries 20 cents quart; carrots, 10
cents a half peck, and green okra % cents
hundred. Spanish onions are cents poomdd d bite
American red onions bring only cents ahd W wl1oe lo
onions cents quart. German cahoage seiIs toI
% cents head and Long Island cabbage goes ior
3 and II cents Evidently there is some something f,g
1rong with The climate of this country. Dried okra
can be had for 80 cents a quart caulInotMeI'
Is cents ard 81 head; W white ie,t potatoes: aecF
spinach. 40 cents a half peek: watercresses 10
cents quart, and garlic 10 cents 6nncn. hea9s 9
cost cents bunch; lettuce and 10 cents lei.u;
SOUP celery 9 cents bunch; rluDafp' lo ceh''
bunch and tuInips, % cents peck ,.o
Clark Robbins 4 Co.. of Sackett's lIarbOr, have
opencd n winter fishery at Birch Lake. 100 miies
north of the Canada Pacific Railroad. Dnrlng tne
past month they claim to have caught with nook anu
line $50 600 pickere which have been distributed
through the Middle and Eastern States many Vi
them coming to this market. 1t is said that these
pckerel are of finer flavor than those caugnl III
Sonthern waters They are taken fTom the water
alive and frozen in few minutes They say that some
of them will ccme TO life if placed IN tank OF eolu
water for few hours TO draw the frost out OF tIem
gradually. .1,:1a
feature of the fish markets. Yesterday roe shad
cost only 81 each. Mr.. BlacldorPs slabs contain
some fine specimens of bass that were caught
through holes cut in the ice in the North River.
They were sold for 10 cents pound They weigh
from two to twenty pounds. The pT1ces OF all va
rieties of fish are cheaper than week ago, owing 70
the break up Of the ice in the thaw OF last week.
and red herring for cents, hounders ana
fresh-caught cisco for 10 cents. and 1--we lopsters
and bluefsh for l2l2 cents a pound. Backhsil,
weakfish white perch, fresh mackeTel ana wall
eyed pike cost D cents pound, whlie is cents
round is paid for pan-bass, dressed cells and red
snappcrs. Chicken halIbut is worth 70 cents.
Spanish maekerel 35 cents, fresh-caught salmon
front and small green pickeTel cents, salmon and
pompano 30 cents and smelts. sheenshead, Southern
black bass and frozen wiIteish 20 cents p0unq.
Green turtle sells for 20 cents pound, diamond
hack ter1apin $50 dozen, and Southern terrapln
81 \ n dozen CLAIMS bring 81 n hundred. oysters 40
cents and ~ a hundred. scaops T2 30 gallon, and
cravGsh S4 n hundred. soft crabs cost ~ 90
dozen and hard crabs 50 30 hundred.
MENU.
Tomato Soup.
Filcs dc sole (Fl0undcrs). ,
PRAISED Beef Ia Jarlincrc Mashed Potatoes. btcWed
Corn. Celery