The Washington critic., 1885-08-28
SUPPLIES FOR THE Table.
what to Put In the Family Market
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The market this morning was more
brisk than for some weeks past The
sudden cool change in the atmosphere
has caused the return to the city of Il
great many persons who thronged the
sCashorC or soiourncd ON the mountain
top in search of cool weather The
face of the market man bcamcd with
delight as he dumped the potatoes in
the basket or wrapped up spring
chicken for an old customer rs he glcc-
fully rcmarkcd "Glad to see you
back" The past few days of rain and
cool atmosphere has given new vigor to
The vegetable crops and the varieties
that came to the market this morning.
sparkling from the early morning dew, were
in as excellent condition US could be de
| sired
Rustic cars of green corn, tender, juicy
| and sweet were rs ever the choice Mt prices
varying from 10 TO p cents a dozen.
Large solid heads Of carefully grown cab
| lrgc are cheap at and 10 cents head
Sweet potatoes are daily improving AMI are
| much cheaper at 80 Ito go cents peck. The
| Early Rose potato has never been In better
| condition at - cents peck. Tomatoes,
| from the finest crop for many years, are
also % cents, while an inferior quality for
/
! peck Spinach is % and 80 cents Il peck,
| Cucumlcrs are IL cents dozen.
Lima beans are Is cents a quart; string
! beans 20 cents a peck; bccts cents
| bunch; carrots the same: lettuce from .
! to Y cents u head egg plants at . TO 10
cents each
Day by day as fall crccps forward the
| quality of fish becomes pcrccpibly better.
| The varieties known as the fall fish will
not reach the market before the 18th Of
next month Blue fish, which are IL cents
pound, have not been rs scarce for many
! seasons.
Among the older Barncgat fishermen there
Is tradition that fifty years ago the blue
fish, for some unknown cause, left their
waters, returning again after few years,
so they hope for them another year. Others
among them attribute their scarcity to the
menhadcn fishing now being carried on so
extensively along the Jersey coast, rs the
bluc-ish feed principally on menhaden.
Pretty, silvery, gray Spanish mackerel are
% cents pound. When purchasing this
fish look carefully and be sure that the spots
are ycllowish and his tail like n propeller
| screw, rs there are many fish offered by
small dealers at Is and 90 cents a pound,
called Spanish Mackcrel, but are what is
called skip-incks. Fresh mackercl are II
aud 10 cents each. Salmon from the Kenne-
bee are firm and delicious ut % cents a
pound. Spat fishing on the Potomac was
never better, punches containing about one
dozen of those small fish are 40 cents a
| bunch. Hog fish vary according to size
from % to 40 cents a bunch.
Trout remains 10 cents pound; fresh
mackercl are 10 and 90 cents apiece; noun-
ders and Goldfish are 10 cents pound; sleeps
head 10 and 20 cents; halibut 20 cents while
1,f rf,pl fu OF IN -
soft crabs are ~ to II a dozen; while hard
shell crabs remain at %; Holsters remain 10
cents pound; clans are 10 cents a dozen;
salt water taiors are l2l cents q pound;
pompinos 30 cents; perch 25 and 40 cents u
bunch.
MEATS.
Though there is no change in the price of
meats the quality this week is said to be
much better The excellent pasturagc is
what accounts for the good condition of
the meats. Porterhouse steaks are % cents
a pound, srloin 20andround steak Is cents
a pound. Twenty cents pound is asked
for UNDERWATER and IL cents for fore
quarter of lamb, chops are 10 and 20 cents
pound. Veal varies from l2l to 90 cents n
pound, the outlets from 90 to % cents, and
the chops from 10 to 20 cents a pound.
Lambs fries are 10 cents pair, while sweet
breads are gobbled up by saloon keepers at
80 and 40 cents pair.
POULTRY AND GAME.
The poultry stands begin to brighten up
as fall draws near. The turkey which dur
ing the hot months has been ON the shelf in
tho met iso,o,od ,,o,+ of tbo stoll % orod
, ,"I opoonima, ~ iha front IN dnmorS foy
hie o 'hinS booins IN Tho later mort io VI
,,,S t"y, m" Srin,. chinomS st,I, CON- VI
tinue in demand ut from so cents to 81 a
pat arn ,n,,ob bon,inr In ,ya;"ht aro -
oomts 70 az =, OK i" ,,oir Domostc Gmc,,s COW n,
t;n,o IN ,o som" ot 81 comts nonnd Will,
no yoariin%s witch ore mora tooth onn
aro iron, * cents 70 II Ok n noir Tmrt,oy
H. ~ norts nnnr5 SnmoIlP os ocor ~,
IN cont" nair and ,vodJcocL tootbsomS
and delicious. are Il o5 noir