New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-11-30
HOME INTERESTS.
PRICES In THE MARKETS.
EFFECT or ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF GOOD
BFFF-CosILY CITaON.

EFFECT or TrANKsGIvlNG-sCARCITYo OF GOOD
BEFF-COsILY CIraON.
Many persons who ransacked the markets in
he early part of last their Thanksgiving turkey
were probably disappointed at the lack OF really fat tr
KEYS The reason assigned by the poultry men
was that this has not been good year to atten turkeys
Cold weather Is absolutely necessary to getting these
birds In fine condition. and the weather for the past
three weeks not cold enough But the nearer the
bone the sweeter the meat is maxim among epcurcs
this difficulty will not prevent the proper faening
OF turkeys for the coming holidays.
The rainy and damp weather that followed Thanksgiv
ing was bad the quantities Of refrigerated poultry
that was left over and IN their efforts to get rid Of It
r,lces fell the market was glutted ard the house
keeper could have found first rate provisions
selling for song. Dry picked Philadelphia tur-
KEYS, the finest IN the market, could be had for
is and 20 cents pound Southern turkeys for II and s
cents Western dry picked turkeys for II cents Western
scaided stock for 10 cents, while lots that had been
picked over sold for IL and 10 Gents. Chickens fowls
ducks and geese went down IN the Same proportion.
Western chicken. that Ind been packed IN lee In transit
sold for and ~ cents while fowls cost 10 aud cents
pound only. Philadelphia and Maryland ducha, con
sIdeird the finest worth ~ and l. cents and the
pnoes quality " Western ducks could be had fur end
10 eents pound Geese brought from II to- 10 crn,s n
pound rough oid foosefs that had hung nn the hooks
until they had the consistency ~ Aoe leather were
taken by boarding house keepers al all pices Under 10
epnta guud tup rot hnuathprirts W. remember u mat
the tine "a buy chickens IL rainy day, live poufi
fell IN ~ about the prices ia the Killed Hebrews
are great bus ers ~ live poultry
aane sold rather higher after Thank ewing H.
its scarcity The market never be- stocked heavily
In this direction ~ IN the poultry ue quail cost yester'
day % dozen for the choicest Wild turkeys worth
20 cents q pound venison sold for the same squads
sold for ~ so dozen woodcock 81 pair wiet snlpo
and plover 80 DOZEN rabbits so cents "a pair Wild
pigeons 81 20 dozen aud parridgos 81 % braces can
vas backs brought 81 so pair; brant ~ So malard,
black ducks and blue wing teal ~ and wing teal.
brotdbls wooducks, backhead and widgeons 10 ceuts
"a pair: wild geese could be had for III - each
There II very little prime neat To lie found In the
market and that little Is purchased before IL Is
entered by the first class hotels aud restaurants The
bulk of what the public eats from the
West even TO Montana and while there Is lack OF this
II is OF poor quality juiccess stringy in fibre, nnur
ti0us and cheap.
The asb market pretty well cleaned Thanks
giving and the ruling prices IN Fulton Market high
Yesterday Goldfish cost and IL Cents frozen halibut
25 cents fresh mackerel and dressed 'ees 10 CENTS
cents fish IL cents and the quantities of red snap
per al Is cents pound. threw scarlet tDge the
entire fish quarter. Fresh buetsh sold for 10
cents sea bass 20 cents, Nova Scotia herring
cents, wall eyed PIKE Is cents and
large lake pickere Is cents hard crabs cost 80 hun
Cranbcrries are very high and ctron worth double
what last The latter costs 80 cents pound
and barrel of cranberries holding 30 quarts will sell
for $40 and $40 barrel The price OF cron Is due to
corner la that commodity, sonehlig thai vas never
known happen before: The city is Hooded with
oranges that cost 81 and % bnshel Grapes abun-
dant and Of the Caawps species can DO had Tor 10 cents
q pound