The Washington critic., 1885-09-25
FOOD EOR TIE CITY.
what was Found In the Markets This
Morning.


The close Of the peach season next week
will usher In the most delicious Of all fruits
the apple. There is nothing more whole
some or palatnblc than the mellow aud
crisp, rosy and golden apple, the king of
fruits. II is already arriving In great
quantities from the South, and the fruitcrers'
stalls this morning, with the bright, juicy
and inspiring spheres, carefully polished
presented an unusually tempting appear
ancc. Tho price now varies from 80 cents
to ~ apcck.
The peach supplylis scarce and the
greater quantity Of those now In market are
for preserving purposes. The Crawfords
have about been marketed and this week
Will about close with the SmOcks. The
price has now advanced to 80 cents and 81
peek. Watermclons are 10 and 30 cents
each; cantelOupcs are also 10 and % cents
each; Bartlett pears 60 cents peck; Ouch
ess, 80 cents. Scckel so cents; Russetts aud
Howell, 81; Concord grapes, 10 cents n
pound; Delaware, 10 cents; Florida oranges,
80 and 60 cents a dozen; lemons, 30 cents
FIsII.
The fish supply is more abundant this
week, with the exception of bluc1sh This
is particularly unfortunate, as at this sea
son Of the year bluefsh is always regarded
as something to he depended upou. Ken
nebec salmon the season through has been
more plentiful than In many years, the re-
suit Of which has been that the price Of this
delicious fish has at times been so low as TO
place II within the reach Of all. As cool
weather is now approaching the price for
this luxury has advanced to % cents Il
POUND The scarcity Of bluellsh has not
affected the price, which Is 10 cents
pound Halibut, firm and delicious, Is 90
cents pound.
Potomac goodies or spats are l2 cents Il
pound or 10 cents a bunch. Taylors III
cents pound Black sea-bass, IL cents.
Founders, codilsh TO- Perch % TO 40 cents
a bunch. Trout are 10 cents, aud Sleeps
head vary from 10 to 90 cents pound. Boil
ing rock, 10. Pompinos 81 adozen. Sturgeon
10 centssa pound. Hard crabs, 25 cents.
soft, 15 cents and 81. CLANS, 10.
MEATS.
Though no change in the quotations is am
nounced from the butchers stalls this
morning the quality of meat Is much better
than last week. The pasturage is said to
he excellent, and the weather fine for hand
ling meats. Spring lamb is a little more
plentiful this week. Cuts from the delicious
hindquarter are 20 cents a pound, while 10
cents is asked for the same from the fore
quarter. Porter-house steak still holds the
demand at 25 cents pound. Round steak
is 10 cents and the sirloin 90 cents. Veal
varies from l2I to 20, outlets 20 and % and
the chops from IL to 20. Soup meats are s
and TO- Lamb fries 10 cents pair; sweet
breads, 80 and 40.
POULTRY AND GAME.
Variety and quality of the productions
from the poultry stalls this week remain
unchanged Spring chicken, as ever, is the
delicacy, and at from 80 cts. to 81 a pair are
particularly toothsome and delicious. Old
fowls of much larger size are from - cents
TO Sl.25 a pair. Spring turkey, plump and
delicious, Is 10 and IL cents pound. Duck
lings are cheaper, at 90 cents pound
Squads, as ever,are so cents pair dressed.
Since the cool weather set in the supply of
wild ducks has become more plentiful and
the variety greater Blue wing ducks now
vary from % cents to 81 a pair. The spoon
bill, about the same size and quality, are
the same price. The widgeou. q smaller but
superior quality duck, is 81 pair Reed
birds were never more scarce.
Gunncrs say that they never knew of so
few before Most of these fat and tooth
some small birds that are now offered from
the game stands are shipped from the South,
where they feed In the rice fields, and their
small bodies are like rolls Of butter. They
are 81 90 dozen, an advance Of so cents
since last week Ortolan, too, are scarce,
but the supply equals the demand, at
from 20 cents to S1.O0 dozen. Backbirds
| are bringing the remarkably high price of
GO cents dozen. Jack snipes are becoming
more plentiful, at $3.50 a dozen. Wood
cock are the same, at Sl.25 pair, and
plovers are delicious, at $3.50 dozen.
VEGETABLES
The vegetable stalls this morning ap-
peared fresher and more tempting than last
week, possibly because the "Branch" to.
matoes, very ripe, very red and very abun-
| dant, at 20 and 25 cents peck, are In es-
| pecially good contrast with great cool
looking eggpants .it from to 10 cents
each. Green corn is crisp and sweet at
from 10 TO % cents a dozen ears. Red
heads Of cabbage from New York, the first
of the season, are from 10 to 25 cents q
head. Solid, white heads Of cabbage, OF
home growth, are s and 10 cents each
Brussell sprouts, the most delicate of all
vegetables, are 80 cents a quarter-peck
Spanish onions, the size of medium egg
plant, are two for 20 cents. Cranberries
are just arriving and are 20 cents quart
Delicate oak-leaf lettuce, tender and crisp
is and cents head. Both snap ant
white butter-beans are 10 cents quarter
peck. Lima beans are excellent, at l5 cent
quart. Pretty, yellow, sour harves
bough apples, delicious for apple pies, ar,
30 cents peck. Sweet potatoes are prime
at 90 to 40 cents peck, while the white po
tatoes are 20 cents a peck. Spinach 4
crisp and tender, at % cents peck. Beet
and carrots are each cents a bunch. Gu
cumbers are ID cents a dozen; celery, 10
bunch shelled string-beans, 40 peck
squashes, IL dozen; caulinower, Is ant
25 head; green peppers, s dozen; fal
nd n anl nntn md