Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-24
WHAT WE EAT,
Current Prices on Table EdibIes, Season
nhle Emit. 1t Ceinrm.

current trlcCs on lable fdibitS, Stlsoh-
able Fruits Et Ceteras
The market this morning was simply
mammoth. This is not SO strange at this
time Of the year. yet it was probably a little
more mammoth than usual this particular
morning. Thinking that possibly an ac-
count of what may be found. in how great
an abundance and at what price, in Satur-
day morning market might be- of interest, a
GLOBE-RErUBLIC representative took
hasty run through the territory occupied by
the market stands. Beginning near the
fountain ON the square they occupy both
sides of the walk To the railroad. Starting
again at the railroad on the west side the
entire square is encompass sed by huckSters
and farmers teams. extending north to
High. west on High to Center. north on
Center to the railroad at Washington street,
OF garden sass" the GLoRE-RErUELIC
representative found innumerable quanti-
ties and prices cheap. Beets. onions. tur-
nips. radiShes. carrots, large lunches five
cents each, and often for 10 cents. \
| solid medium-sized cabbage can be had for
5 cents. and large ones bring TO- Sav0ry or
curley and blue cabbage, 10 cents for three
small heads.
Potatoes abundant at 20 cents per PIX. OF
80 cents per bu.
String beans. II per y PIX. and sugar
peas 10 for half that quantity. Green
peppers, cents per doz. Onions, dry, ,
PIX. 10 cents.
Green corn is small and scarce at 10 cents
per dOz. Small summer squashes can be
had at for ). HuIed beans plentiful at 10
per qt Cucumbers range all the way from
10 to - cents per doz.
| Home grown tomatoes. not very ripe, sell
for 10 cents a qt Shipped ones ripper at
same price. Lettuce comes at cents
plate, which is a variable measure. \ large
/ bunch of fine pie plant ) cents.
| Parsley and sage for seasoning are found
/ at for a small bunch. Leek. for soup, 5
or for a nickle.
| Apples are coming in in some quantities
at - 10 Is cents per ! peck, and nice
shipped ones can be had at 10 cents.
Pears scarce. at 20 cents for = peck.
Blue gage and wild goose piums both 10
cents per quart
BiackbeIrieS are still abundant. and range
| from and cents by the drawer to and :
retail. Some fine. large, cultivated berries
sold for II cents.
CuTantS, 10 cents.
Cornmeal, white or yellow, Is cents for
4 peck.
Popcorn. in ear. cents per quart.
Dutch cheese, or ''smear-case," 10 cents
per quart. Boiled cheese, two balls for )
cents.
Hard soap, cents cake, or 3 for 10.
Honey. choice. Is and 20 cents.
Homemade yeast, nickle for six cakes.
Apple butter, 20 cents per quart.
Sweet cider is on tap at cents per glass.
Horse radiSh, 5 cents per glass.
Eggs are plentiful. ranging from i down
| to 10 cents per dozen.
Butter. 20 cents TO % cents per pound.
Chickens, live, 20 TO 80 cents. according
| to size and age. Dressed, young. - Ia 80;
| old. 30 to S5. Ducks, 20 cents. Chicken
''gibIetS.' 10 cents dish or cents
pound. White rabbits. 80 cents each for
| old. and 81 for young ones.
OF fish. one has choice OF cat, white or
pickerel AT 10 cents per pound.
At the fresh meat stands. beef sells at 10
| cents for round steak, boiling meat :, roast
s. beef heart Is, tongue -, mutton & 10 ;,
lamb 10 TO 12's.
Smoked meats. etc: Sliced ham Is To 20,
whole 1873 to Is, various kinds of SauSageS
10 to 12i5, boiled ham IS boneleSs ham Is,
picked pork 10, side meat 9, breakfast ba-
con y, tripe picked 10, country lard 5.
At the Italian stands lemons sell for p
to 40 cents per dozen. oranges scarce at ;
cents straight, and bananas 20 to 80 per
dozen.
Very pretty little boquets can be had for
a nickle each and large and handsome ones
for 10 cents.
In addition TO minor things missed in the
above list you can buy almost anything
usually found in bakery, millinery, or no
tinn sion, ar tinUpr u-a r,lan