New-York tribune., 1884-02-17
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PRICES IN TIE MARKETS.


No bob" vEAL-THE WARM WEATHER AND THE
PRICES OF POULTRY AND GAME.
Mr.. Kotteuan the clerk of Washington Market,
when aske1 yesterday if any bob p veal had been
old recently in that market denied the reports 10
that effect in vigorous language. am hefe'
soid he from morning until night the lookout
ior such things, and don't think ANY DOB Vedi
conld be sold without my finding it out. Besides
i il sixtv d1ys TOO soon for any such veal to he eX
pected even. The newspapers ar" a httle 100 soon
tLjs wear in starting That annual report.
The damn foggy weather Of the LAST week hrouI mt
dow, ,be prices of game aud poItry almost to The
level that was reached just before Christmas Inc
stands of the dealers in these provisions were gut
ted Yesterday and the dealers were yelling theil-
selves hoarse in the attempt 10 ulspo'o oA
thawcd and pulpy turkeys chickens ana od'hS.
Turkeys were offered at 1O cents, chickens 10 ana
Il cents aud ducks and geese Tor l6 and 10 cr"'S
Mound by the majority of overiadend ndtalers. lhoSo
who kent game were scarcely more fortunate thah
their ncigh5Ors who dealt in poultry. llii+y W.
Knapps prices for nearly all kinds OF game were
ooer than at any time within SIX months. Canvas
hack ducks brought only 50 - pair, redaea0S
81 30. black ducks 81. mallards 30 cents. teal %
oor,s wood ducks 70 cents aud widgcons 30 cents
q pair Tame SQUADS. the dearest thing IN the game
list sold for So 30 dozen tame pigeons FOR - 90
wild riceous for 81 %, grass ploveT for - %
,ceI uloy,r for SO 30 and English pheaSants for ~
q nsir. E,-lsh smipe cost So 30 and hall-dozen
other varieties of small snipe 10 cents dozen
Rcrjarls are worth 81 % "a dozen. squirrel, ere
olt If u aIEet and raj bits VIII soon be a'so VIVA
turl ey j. s-arcc AZ - cents pound Bear steaks
brins % cents pound. =,
and are cheaper than ever. IboE are Heillg n, 80
ccntS for the bucks and 81 80 for the rOeS. Ihtre
are many two-pounders displayed. ir'SD-caught
tioundcrS are new III the market. lhey cost lZi2
cents pouud. Founders make me dlsh WheA
properly prepared The usual treatment iS 10 cut
them into four pieces Ihc>e pcs "ded i ',,i'aF ra
81 lied 6lIct of SOLE Ldhstcrs are dear, selling
af 90 cents p0und-l0 cents p'nnI
above low-watcr price for them, Whlch
IS reached in midsummer. Goldfish are 10 cents,
bluc;ish 100 and Nova Scotia herring q cents a
pound. Wbiie haibut can he hah Ioi ~ cehis,
frosh macktrcl for - cents, Spanish MdcA'rel 1"r
~ .o,t. ,pro or Florida ltngfSh for 20 cents and
s,nets for - ccnts a pound. Rcd 9n24p'rS aud sea
ias, are worth : cents, back h9sS 70 GEMS ana
fIon'D salmon front . cents pohnh. HIcfi lnrl'e
cost - cents u pound. hard crahs ;3 30 hundred
and soft crabs ~ 80 a dozen.
Irptowl retail ded crs ask : cclitSe2ch or - Genus
a dozen for eggs in the downtown markets thcy
were 10 cents dozen eaD"r Yesterday than On
thc previous Saturday, the mark";lnen ASKING rom
SO t. ~ cents dozen. Many thousand dozen were
received during Tie week froa Virginia aud Mary
land. Butter remains unchanged, co|h% from 30
10 30 cents pound.
The thronss who visit tie markets now pay close
a,t1ui ON 10 the vegetable booths, looking for some
sign of spring. - far snc SIGNS have been few
and far between. Wish the exception Ot p12toeS
from UcrlGuda which sell ~ % and - barrel and
some lads fr,ln the CaruiInas and Florida thcTc
ave no fresh vcgetab hes 10 bn had shat do not
frrto hot-A0uses. lIot-hOuSe ridiShc5 cost S3 AID
~ hundred lunches, the best cucumber. are - 30
dozen and lettuce - cents and = dozen, To-
uatoe5 cost from 10 cents to 81 quart. \ lev
lunches OF rnubarb are to be seen, selling at 10
cents a bunch. A curious display IL that OF hot
GOnse dandelions among the salads, for which ID
cents a quart are asked Next week, IL II expected
some chiccory VII come up from the south.
The popnlar demand iOr Western dressed beef has
made {bc business profitable ~ this cltY for GER
tam de cr5 that they have leased 0neaaif o Essex
Market in order to increase their facilities for The
sale OF thi> cheap meat. Preparations are being
made also. for competition in tins line. huge
>larrIt ef- house is 10 be built III Onla ia to
furnish 800 dressed bceveS daily for tins market
Many Strisburg sausage are imported by American
,nrh dca ers Thirty horses are slaughtered weekly,
it il said to supply that city with cheap meat at )
cruts "A poHud Mnch Of this horse meat Is worked
up into sausageS AND some OF it, IL IS thought, might
have come t. thiS city.
Mr. Blackford is making great preparations for
his CiSpaY nf beautiful trout at the annual opening
of The front sea ,on oil tuesday, April l.
MENU.
Oyster SOup.
Perch, brOied
Chicken % atelote. Whipped Potato Brussels Sprouts
C.nfasDacIs Duck, roasted. CGrlaRt Jelly.
Lettuce and Celery Salad.
ApI1c Ief1nGne. tahe.
Fruit.
C0tee