New-York tribune., 1884-01-13
HOME INTERESTS.
PRICES IN THE MARKETS.

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AND SOUTHERN sHAD.
Apunber of novel features have varied the usual
midvinter monotony of the markets during the past
| seven days. Fish, being regulated III prlce py
| stormy weather. change almost every day, put 'hc
rest of the staple provisions vary but signify eA-
cent at the four seasons of the year. Harongcrs oi
spriDr arc always welcome and the public can draW
comfort from the fact that hot-house stfawDcirles
arc for sale in the city at So quart small card
hoard boxes containing from five to eight berries
ran he had for 75 cents box. liOt-honse tomatoes
costing 90 cents ald 81 pound, and cucnnDcrs III
SO 80 and So 80 dozen, are displayed by iahey
dealers There are plenty Of man DARN oranges at
n 40 Tangcrincs at 81 and 81 % aud civil or com
mon oranges useful in making marmalade' at
20 cents dozen. Nectarines or pressed piunis,
bring % cents pound, bananas are scarce ana
worth 30 co ITS dozen Egyptian pomegranateS sell
for Sl a dozen, Beurrc dAnjou pears for 81 ana ~
a dozen, California winter Nclllso3 81 % dozoa,
pinenpples 70 cents and 81 each, and lady apples
81 q ouart or $40 barrel. HOt-house grape3of tho
Black Hamburg variety cost 80, Malaga grapes 80
cents and Concords 10 cents n pound ltallah
chestputs are worth ID cents pound and cracked
hickorvnnts 20 cents quart. Green cOcoanuts and
tamariuds in the bean are i'll the market The latter
are excellent for preserving purposes. In Two
weeks tomatoes grown in the open air Will arrive
from Bermuda and Florida
""rbc daring fishermen dare not go ont" said Mr.
Blackford the authority of Fulton Market, yester-
day. as a prelude to the announcement that fish
were scarce and the prices high. Oregon salmon
arrived during the week and sold for 4J cents
ponnd This is the second shipment of these fish
this season They weigh from ID to 20 pounds
each. Side by side with the natives of Oregon
waters were buck shad from North Carolina
at 81 each. and NewEngland sneits at
10 and 10 cents pound. Scoilops nave
gone out of season. The cold snap frole thousands
of hard crabs in the market. When they thawed
out they were not considered ft to be sold. Inc
fish dealers contemplated their loss in sadness, and
advanced the price of shecp5head to 20 cents and
wnlte halibut to % cents pound. ii IS cold day
when the fish dealers of Fulton Market get left"
Market cod and haddock, the " standby" of tho
DOOR rosc TO 10 cents ponnd on Friday. Southern
terrapin sold for $15, and diamond-back tcrrapn
for S36 a Dozen Tcrrapn liver is the delight of
epicnres There is complaint that interruptions
manufacturers of terrapin stew )" which IS sold as
high as 81 10 a pint bottle. pass off chicken liver
for the genuine article.
Yesterday sea bass aud dressed ecls brought ~
cents, while fresh mackerel, gronPcr, blacknsh,
pickerel, salmon trout, Waite perch and red snap
per cost . cents pound. Spanish mackefel sold
for 50 cents striped bass 30 cents, livelobsters,
founders and bluefish II cents, and tome ods and
Nova Scotia hcrrings cents pound Whiteiieh
and slack bass are worth 20 cents a pound. Cray
fish can be had for $3 n hundred, Goldfish
tongues 10 cents n pound, clans 15 cents
and 81 hundred, and oysters
70 cents and SO hundred. Hard crabs cost SO 80
a hundred and soft crabs 81 dozen.
Rabbits have become abundant ana can be had
with which they tracked through the snow to
their burrows The same cause has put quail within
the reach of all at ~ dozen. lie game list Is
uninterestiug this week. Squirrels are worth 20
cents a par tame pigeons - 30 and Wild pigeons
81 30 dozen tame squads dozen, wild turkeys
% cents q pound, and English pheasants ~ pair.
Deer meat and wo0dcock can still he procured, al
though tho sale of them has been forbidden Tor Two
weeks-IIe former for 20 cents and the latter Tor
81 pair. The several different varieties 0i snlYe
sell for rs and 81 80 dozen, reed birds Sl 20
and 81 80 n Dozen wild ducks from 80 cents TO
S} 30 apaT, prairie hens II 40 pair, and paTtrdges
and grouse al 81 90 pair.
Slaughtered and dressed poultry are affected by
the cod. The carcass freezes 80 hard fat ihc eSh
is dIscOlOrcd and the fowl rendered unsalable.
Turkeys cost - and 20 cents. ducks ana geese II
and 20 cents and chickens / ) and 20 cents pound
CapOns bring - and 35 cents pound.
The retail price of milton is slightly higher than
week ago. Mutton hind-quartcrs cost II and 4
cents fore-quarters cents, shoulders cents, and
muttOn chops IL cents pound.
Butter Sc IL for 80 and 80 GEMS pound, and eggs
40 cents a dozen.
MENU.
Tomato Soup.
Blueflsh, hroed Sauce Tartaro.
Roast Turkey. Sweet Potatoes.
Oyster Plant. Jelly.
MacarOni an Jus.