Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-12-09
FISH AND CAME MARKET.
The Variety Of Game Brought u"re-'"
Kind Mostly in Demand, and w her" IL u
Brought From.

Brought y rom.
Doubtless the impression prevails tla'
our city is a poor game market, the deiilaiia
for il being very small, but tins Is greatly
mistaken idea. Several produce merchants
and dealers in game of all kinds, in season. |
were visited this morning and their opinions |
asked. one dealer told tlie newsnan shat
th.r. WAS not another town in the state ol
the size of Springfield that kept as large
supply. and aS great variety, a. our own.
Tn. supply begins to come in about \"N.
II. and keeps up until the middle of the
following January. only such game as tail
out season being dropped. Most of all the
game received here comes from Chicago
St Louis. or Kansas City, except, "f
course. our own quail, pheasant ana
rabbits Chicago. il is doubtless uh-
Ierstood. is the greatest game market III the
west. and probably there is none in the east
that can compete with il in variety. There
is nothiug that we order that cannot br got
ten in some of the markets in that city,
from a Rocky mountain bear down to
common chip-monk," said the dealer. \eni-
SOIL. In'lI Hltdi all NV ish -'i sum
I called for fully as often as quail. pheasant
/ or any of the smaller. the hotels and board
| ing houses especially preterrlng them. Inc
| sale this Thanksgiving was unusually large
with all the dealers, many eXhausting their
supply before the day arrived. As to nal
| lard ducks the demand was somewhat
greater than heretofore. but the sale of tur-
| KEYS outreached that of any other fowl
! This would naturally be expected. As they
are cheaper. commoner and are more IA
miliar 10 our home people. 1t is, of
course. very difficult 10 obtain quail.
or any other variety of game, during
the enforcement of the game laws. But
thereis very frequently demand for quail.
out of season. by ladies desiring 10 Use them
| for swell lunches. parties. or evening recel-
tionS. and in almost every case they can be
obtained by notifying the dealer several
weeks in advance. 1t is necessary 10 do
this. however. a. they must be ordered
from a distance and in many instances il
will take several weeks 10 obtain them.
One dealer stated that he received a tel
egram from his purchasing house in
Chicago. asking him if he desired a live cut
bear lie replied that he did and the war.
mint is expected here today or tomorrow.
The haunch of a Rocky mountain cul
bear is considered by game eaters rs about
the choicest meat procurabe. \ large
amount of the fowls and smaller game ar,
sent from down the Ohio Southern road
near Bainbridge Not long ago {
small. black bear killed near til,
famous Rocky Fork caves. was re-
ceived here and the entire beast sold within
an hour.
The sale in the fish department is alway'
good. A. every dealer agrees. Herring
pickerel and white fish are the principa
faVorites with the majority of our citizens
the latter especially taking the lead. Ii
certain portions of the year. halbut. blu
fish and several other varieties Of the salt
water class are kept constantly on hand
In the summer few calls are made f"
trout which are ordered from the Smal
mountain towns of Pennsylvania and sen
here alive But a. they come rather higi
few people are willing To pay the pric
asked for them. No fish are now receive,
: here from a distance. our own lake inns
E being consumed exclusively. These fey
points. given in this article, may hel
Ia und-ceive any who have the idea tina
our citizens depend entirely upon tn
1 butchers for their meat.