The Washington critic., 1885-08-21
THE M.tRhET- BASKET
what 10 EiI It with, aud How siurh
81 VIII Cost.

felt by the market men. Sullu hcuu5 |
of home cabbage in very fine condition |
are from to 10 cents head.
Green corn, tender and sweet, Is Is |
cents a dozen. ENCcllcntly grown white |
heads of cuuliilowcr are from lj TO % |
cents a head. Early Rose potatoes in |
the height of the season are down TO % |
cents n peck Tomatoes from the finest |
crop for many years are % cents, a peck. |
Inferior quality tomatoes for making |
cntsup may be had for Is cents apeck |
Lcttucc-solid, CNCcllcntly grown heads |
from tO $ cents u head Dark pur- |
pie Cqg plants are at the height of the |
season nj } to 10 cents each, which will |
he the minimum price this season. |
Spinach is 25 and 30 cents a peck |
Sweet potatoes or yamS from the |
branch are 80 cents a peck The |
Bermuda onion has been succeeded by |
the yellow danycrs, which are deeper |
scented and more desirable at 80 cents |
a peek. Cucumbcrs, crisp and tender |
are 10 cents dozen. Lima beans are |
very fine at Is cents quart String .
beans have run mp to 40 cents peck. .
A bunch containing three or four large .
bccts is four cents the same price be
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FRuns.
Excellent fruits are displayed on the
fruitcrs stalls this week, Peaches from the
late crop are now reaching the market, The
superior quality over the early crop Is per
ccptihle. The size Is larger and they are |
more mellow and juicy. Those displayed |
this week represent what the "fruit grow
crs" call good indication for an cXcOp- |
"a. Il,,N Il
from 10 to 80 cents peck.
WUtermcluns are Ms fine as can he desired |
The quality varies with the price, which is
from to 80 cents each. CantclOupCs, too, |
are in pcrCeptibly better condition than .
last week, which, of course, Is the result of |
the rcviving showers. An increase in the |
supply of this delicious fruit has neccssi-
tatcd u fall In the price, which now ranges |
from TO IL cents each. The juicy, delicate |
red Delaware grapes have dropped TO % |
cents pound, while the heavy, rich, dark |
purple Concords are abundant at 10 cents a
pound Lemons In this hot weather are in |
demand at 10 cents n dozen. DamsOus for |
preserving are co cents II peck. Dark pur-
pie California pums are tempting ut % .
cents qumt, while the bright red Wild |
goose pums Of home growth are 10 and Is |
cents 4 quart. Sccdless Florida oranges are |
80 and Go cents a dozen. Pears are bcauL- |
ful this week. This rosy and golden, de- |
liCious fruit show an additional mcllOwncss |
and temptation over last week. The |
Emanuel Elizabeth variety are the sweet |
est of the home crop They are 81 peck |
The season through The Belle is finger |
pear which closely resembles IN appearance |
the Bartlett, but much inferior in quality. |
They are 60 cents peck. The California |
II peck.
FIsH.
The fish stalls hold their own. The fish
mongers exhibit those members OF the nny
tribe that possess the finest and most tempt
ing qualities. The first among these is the
pretty gray mackcrcl, looking more silvcry
Il an ever, at 25 cents pound The firm
looking salmon from the KenncbcC were in
ready demand at the same price. Spats of |
small size are dear III 40 cents bunch. Hog |
fish. a variety Of the Potomac species, are -
to 40 cents a bunch. Salt water tailors, as
quoted last week, are l2l cents pound. |
Pompinos improve with the season, mt 80 |
cents n pound. Perch from the lower Poto-
mac are in excellent condition. They are
the sweetest meat fish in the market, and
the cheapness in price, - and 40 cents
bunch. is attributed to their smallness in size
and the particularly large catch this season.
Trout remains the same ut 10 cents pound.
Fresh mGckerel are plentiful at 10 and 20
cents apiece. Founders and Goldfish are 10
cents a pound. sheopshcad is 10 and 20
cents pound. llaliDut Is 20 cents, while
boiling rock Is 10 cents pound sturgeon
has advanced to 10 cents u pound. Soft
erals are IS to 81, while harClshell crabs re-
main at 20 cents dozen. LobsterS remain
at 10 cents pound CLANS are ~ cents
dozeh'
MEATS.
A drought has the same dlcletorious effect
ON tho cott,o that Il has an tho rruit, aud
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Nege'"pies suiu Mr, "Nl'aih l. Narthol,
the butcher at stall NO. i6l Center Market,
to the reporter this morning. 1t dries up
the food pastures for the cattloas 1t DESTROYS
the growing qualities of the plants. The
GOOD condition, which accounts for the good
-, Lot,