New-York tribune., 1885-01-04
HOME INTERESTS.
PRICES IN THE MARKETS.

CLOSE OF THE vENIsON sEAsON-FLORIDA STRAW.
BERRIES AND BERMUDA vEGErABLEs
The most interesting event in the marketS h
the past week the close with the old year OF the
son when IL is lawful to sell deerhesh In this State N
game dealers who cannot get rid of their supply within
the few hours allowed them found themselves this year.
IA last with tons Of unsold venson hand and foFb
den by law to sell It, They have been ndulgng n
heavy swearing against the law and have tried TO starts
movement to petition the Legislature in favor Of allow
ing ths sale OF ycnis0n until March l. Meantime u
venisou and antelope meat on hand has been shipped
some OF it to Jersey City, where the law not In for
and much Of it to Europe. Whole deer sold during
the holidays at shilling pound, aud at Is and 22 cents
pound by the saddle. Marketmen complain that thossh
venisOn forbidden to he sold deer are slaughtered
the thousand on the plains after January for the sa
of their hides. which bring 81 and 81 80 each. Bes
and antelope cost 25 and 20 cents pound for chei
cuts Canyasback ducks are $3 50 and 81 pair. nsn
ducks with wild turkey and Newtown pippns. are ot>n
sent abroad rs holiday presents.
White Canadian rabbits sell In Washington Market 4
so cents and at so cents pair; squirrels sse
cents "a pair quail. 81 80 dozen; English pheasant
"a q pair; reed birds, 81 80 dozen; ~
partridges, 81 25 pair. Tame pigeons ~
so so; grass plover 50; fresh plover. " -;
English snipc IS, and small swamp birds SO cents
dozen.
The cold weather always plays havoc with egsS
large percentage Of them freezing and bursting
while in transit from the country stores This loss At
OH the shipper however and not the marketman vhe
does not neglect to put up the price on sound egg
prrseut they bring 80 and 40 cents dozen or ten e
for 25 cents. Frozen eggs can NJ had for cent eAeh
Butter ranges all the way from 25 to 45 cents poun
New buckwhelt honey and white clover honey arc q
the dairy stands at 25 cents pound.
Some Florida strawberries sold during the wees
at SO quart.
Bermuda tomatoes and string beans appearedh
the market yesterday The latter brought 81 30 bu1
box.
The cold that sticns the pucked poultry on ~
arketmans hooks stinens the prices thereof Iikevas
No such fortune followed Thanksgiving. when ~
marketmen would almost give their poultry away v
keep the weather rom spelling 1t on their hands
came after the holidays Prices high ever IN
the turkey, duck and chicken line virginia chickens
cost so cents and Philadelphia broilers 81 80 pair
scaed fowls and wing chickens sold yesterdayor -
pound prime roasting chickens were 20 cents and ex'
ira fine capous 80 cents pound Prime PhiladcIphia
goody quantity OF Western turkeys sent on for the
holidays and unsod can be had for ID cents pound
Large uongrel he had for % co1
80 cents and barnyard geese Is cents pound Ducks
are worth l6 and 20 cents and duckllngs 20 cents
pound. =,
In the Broadway fruit stores Jamaica yams 20 cents foi
three pounds, crysalilcd ginger 30 cents pound ana
crystazed fruits 75 cents 10 81 pound. Lady apples
cost so cents quart, snow apples 20 cents dohen
king apples .5 cents u d0zeu and Newtown pppins ~
and 81 barrel English hothouse grapes sell for =. -
and 10 cents pound, and French prunes 80 cents