New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-25
THANKSGIVING DAY CHEER.
rpAsTs AID SPORTS OF THE HOLIDAY.
rood THINGS FOR POOR PEoPLE-FEAIUREs AND
PRICES IN THE MARKETS.

MON THINGS FOR POOR PKoPLE-FEATUREs AND
PRICES IN THE MARKETs
The demand for Thanksgiving turkeys has been
ebout the average at the markets in this eity ne
largest number is taken for the city INSTITUTIONS d.
which il has been customary 10 give an extra an
rer on ThanksglyIng Day. This custom VIII De
observed this year usual By the COMMISSIONS,
of CHARITIES and Correction Inc var a'd pr ths
nurpose and expect do well as In FORMER ycaIs
Though one of the managers or pronF.
oent institution SAID yesterday that the CUTS
,me not % numerous nor rs liberal tins year
as last, winch he attributed to hald tlmes' Dr.
KenniOn will gave dinner AZ NO: DO 49, Wns ne
the poor and needy, and the FIVE nolnts ltouse VI
Industry will entertain as usual. Tins INSTITUTION
publishes in another column an apneaI LOT as u
ance in its work, and an account OF the gooo 'haV
IL aims to do. u
The theatres will give extra matinees, an0 the
CITY will generally take on a holiday appearance
Numerous outdoor sports will furnish recTeatoh
and amusement. The Yaic and Wesleyan College
eievens will play u game OF iootoa1 on the oio
Grounds in the afternoon The Nassau Atnletlc
Club will haze games at WaShInst on i 3;S5
d SISSR'y and on @0 for "p the POO class: VIII
be given g. the winners 2 e. ' eSmpaH IS@ o.
fhe gid Regiment Will contend III snah pattle q
Cnnarsie The New-York Haze aud Hounds Eiu3s
annual holiday cr'ss country PapeI cn Vcrn"n at
I0.3O A. m. The American Athletic Cub hariiers
will meet at Jamaica and other paper clasing con
HINT will meet Bloomfield, N. j., in the morn
;ng Rnnping ard walking contests will take
place 10 the afterhoo at River view faIk n,Lsn
Eiohfieth-st. Stei iitZ will play simultaneously
against all conner It he Manhattan Shess Nlup
rooms No y East Seveuteenth-st,, ana olhcr SUI
entertainments will be offered elsewhere IN 'he
city. .I. .ho, hoo nroy,ilo5
late in the month the supply of poultry Tor ihahks
givings festival is not 80 asge az was
Tine offerings being from nearby, ana consequently
high priced points rates mere nave LUZ f ,hn
cents above what they would have rnien II tne
Wast had scot its possible instruments. Inc wei
wca her of Yesterday spoi ed niue OF good shol-
ming day Still all holders OF fine turkeys were
kept busy from the women VINO s'Ii INC nIciies o
sweet marjoram that will lend savory aroma 10 ,no
stirling OF to-morrows turkey. 10 the poultrv-man
VINO weighs up tue baIlOwed bird with an AR OF
dep .ndence which he does not not assume ASSUME
Best dry-plcked turkeys Tetalled YESTERDAY AT
twonty cents pound ihe,e 1nSinnea DUE Soaie
at Iweoty and twenty Two pounds Prime tWe'Ve
90 sixteen pound scalped ranged at sixteen cents
and eighteen cents inferior or ,t
birds sold as low az ~ cents 1t Is not hkeIy tha
these rates will be varied to-day at the main mar
ketS $500 .,ou :; . fo;r en-,
NV For tbns, Who are pervcrsc enough 10 use them
instead of turKeys at this time. Chickens are
anots,l at fifteen and eighteen cents pound
In the line OF extra table material
there tH '"O IL fair display of game
Fat Minnesota vcnlson brings twenty e1 cents "a q
ponud for leg and lOin rabbits hity cents ana
seveuty cents pair hareS, seventy-hVe ceni ana
81 Wild ducks are scarce. Canvas bucks are
worth SO so pair; reOheads, 81 20 ana II ooi
The fancy items of fresh fish include whiteiish
and red snapper at fifteen cents pound striped
bass small fifteen cents, large sheepshead twenty
Sve cents. smeits twenty cents and twenty live
cents fresh CalfJrnla salmon. thrty-hVc cents:
Among fruits etc, Florida oranges are twenty
five cents To forty cents o dozen malaga grapes
twetye 10 fifteen cents n pound raisins table and
cOokine. fifteen to twenty-five cent pound; new
figs fifteen to twenty cents; Texas pecan NUTS
f;ftoen cents: English walnuts eighteen cents {:
Italian chestnuts, twelve cents paper sheied al
monds thirty-6ve cents quart