Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-11-23
THE Cosr OF SUNDAYS DINNER.
The Prices Savannah Housekeepers
Paid Yesterday for Home Supplies.

The Prices avannah H~ousekeepers
Paid Yesterday for Home Supplies.
In view of the approach of Thanksgiv-
ing many persons visited the market yes
terday, not merely to procure such sup
plies as they are accustomed to purchase
daily for the table, but to see what kind
Of an assortment of edibles is likely to be
in the market during the present week.
The poultry stands were we'll supplied
with chickens retailing from 40 cents to
81 per PAIR, according to size. A great
deal of this class of produce
number of eoops are daily re-
ceived from points along the saYan-
nah, Florida and Western Railway and
the Central Railroad. During the past
week an unusually large numOer Oh tur-
keys has come from Tennessee, and were
being retailed at from 10 to is cents per
pound. The supply of ducks and geese
was comparatively limited. Ducks were
sold from 81 to 81 % per pair and geese
from 81 to 81 80 per pair. At this season
of the year eggs almost invariably al
rance in price, owing primer
pally TO the great demand during
the holidays. At the market
yesterday they were selling at ~ cents
per dozen retail, and at y cents per dozen
by the barrel. The supply, was however,
fair for the season.
Some of the best meat that has been for
a long time was exhibited on the stalls
yesterday, the greater portion OF the sup
ply being from Tennessee. q prices
were for lOin and pOrter-hOuse steaks 10
cents a pound, rump steaks and shoulder
clots u cents, brisket, neck and cheek
steaks 10 cents, soup beef 10 to Ia cents,
liver 10 cents per pound or " pounds
for % cents.
There was a good supply Of fresh pork
in the market, the greater portion having
been received from Effingham, BuIloch
and Bryan counties. a well-knoWn
butcher told a NEWS reporter that the
season had proved to be a good one Tor
hog raising, and that the meat was OF
better quality than had been raised IN
the State for some time. A number OF
hogs heads were being sold for what the
butchers generally asked for them, the
price being nominal. The prices of pork
ranged from 1917 to Is cents per pound,
rib rOasts being held at 1873 cents. Sau-
sages were 1917 to Is cents a pound and
salt picked scraps from 10 to 121z cents
per pound.
There was an unusually large supply
of fish. The catch of the hnny tribe
promises TO be large for sometime to come.
In this market nearly all the smaller fish
are sold by the bunch. Shrimp were sold
at 10 cents a quart. But few drum fish
and bass were on sale, the former selling
from 20 to 80 cents a piece, and
the latter from % to 30 cents, according
to size and weight. Such fish as mullet,
~sheephead, whiting, trout and catfish,
were sold by the bunch at % cents. Red
snapper was sold from s to 10 cents by the
pound, and black fish at 10 cents per
pound and from 35 to 40 cents per bunch,
from four to five pounds of the fish beng
the average weight Of the punches. There
are 10 shad il the market at this season
of the year, and none can hardly be eX-
pected until about the middle OF January.
4 we'll known dealer in fish and
oysters a few days ago received
Spanish mackerel that were caught
on the Gulf coast Of Florida. This is a
cold water fish. and it is regarded as a
singular catch for those waters. The fish
weighed about ~ pounds, and were sold
cheap to a we'll known physician at from
40 to 30 cents per pound. oysters are
scarce and poor, the absence Of rain for a
long time making them very salty and re-
tarding their growth, About 600 gallons
are daily being shipped from this point to
interior markets. The price by the quart
was % cents, and 81 by the gallon. Shell
oysters per barrel were held at from So 10
So %.
The prices of vegetables and some
fruits were as follows: Turnips, rad
ishes, sour punches, and onions by the
bunch, ) cents. Onions per quart 10
cents, two quarts for 10 cents. Spinach,
single punches 10 cents. three punches
% cents. Celery 10 cents, two
punches tor % cents. Lettuce 8 cents,
or three for 10 cents. Carrots two for D
cents. Snapbeans two quarts fOr 10 cents,
o. one for 10 cents. Sweet potatoes 8 cents
potatoes % cents per half peck or two
quarts for Is cents. Apples 3 cents per
quart. Mango squash TWO for > cents,
and green pepper 10 cents per quart.