Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-16
CHRISTMAS DINNER.
POINTS on WHAT MAY BIZ FOUND II
THE MARKETS.
A Good supply Of Nice Fowls, wild came,
Fish, oysters, Fraits, and
Dslioacies

Nine more days and Christmas will be here.
Il comes. as usual. on the 25th OF December,
Notwithstanding this Is leap-year, and II
happens to fall on Tuesday.
Already everything Is In stir IN The marts
OF trade, on the streets, aud at home ss
well. People are out from early morn un'
til nightfall making purchases oil memen'
toes for the dear ones at home and
for kiudIy-remembered friends, whether
uearorata distance. When the glad season
shall arrive, as il soon will do the way these
short winter days pass away, The tired clerks
and salesmen sho have been forced TO observe
long hours will rejoice that they at last have
another breathing spell. while the merchants
will rejoice over their large sales, which pro-
mise to be almost without precedent.
Already the express-offices and the post.
office show great increase in business. and
in few DAYS additional forces will be need
ed At all Of these places TO handle the goods
thai will pass through them. The Wail mat
ter that is now being sent Ia nearly all
for foreign points and has 10 be shipped
early, so as to reach their destination by
the desired time.
FOR THE TABLE.
While the enterprising dealers 10 holiday
goods have been laying in their varied aud
attractive assortments Of wares aud articles
appropriate 10 The occasion, the grOcers. mar
ketmeu, and others who undertake 10 fur-
nIsb rswith the Subsiautisls and felcecies OF
life have not been standing Idly by without
providing FOR the fe.tiye occasion. with
the recurrence OF The Christmas cele-
bration the thoughts OF fine turkeys
and other good things that 10 to
make up iirst-clsss mldwnter dinner
are connected by an indeStruclible chain.
Christmas day aud big dinner 20 hand IN
hand, and with most people the former does
pot count for much unless the latter is one
OF its accompaBlments. II Is the one season
OF the year when the rich and The poor alike
expect to sit down 10 something tempting TO
the appetite and satisfying to the taste.
The practical, thoughtful housewife is
already making arrangements for this
dinner aud thinking over what she
shall get With view TO helping
these, especially those whose purses are
not Overburdened with cash, Dispatch re-
porter Yesterday visited the city markets and
gives below pretty complete llst OF the
viands 10 be found aud the prices 81 which
they are now selling II is not probable
that there will be any materisl chsnge In the
prices within the remaining few days.
WHAT voc HAVE TO PAY.
The markets are exceedingly well supplied
with esiables and the prices are moderate for
the season. Turkeys sold Yesterday FOR -
and 12t cents per pound. and some few very
choice, nicely-dreSsed, small. fat hens brought
10 cents. Chickens we're abundant and
could be had II p snd 81 cents each. either
live or dressed. There were few gcese- but
6ne ones-and they were 81 each, and live
turkeys brought from this sun up 10 80.
There were comparatively few Of these. a'
the weather was cold aud dressed fowls
found more ready sale. Mailard ducks, Sl.2j
per pair. or % cents each; partridZe'. from
$3.50 TO s.. 40 per dozen, and pheasants were
scarce. and held at - cents PAIR. Ducks
brought from 90 TO - cents each. and but
one wild turkey was sent, aud this one could
be had for 81.
Oysters brought 81 and $3.50 Der gallon.
and in the fish line rO-k, club. perch, tiout,
and pike could be bad At % cents bunch, Or
larger ones for boiling alta shllliugapound.
Beef, according TO the quality, RANGED from
Scents to shilling. lamb 10 and l2cents, and
pork the same price.
Sweet potatoes were 90 aud % cents peck,
Irish potatoes 20, artichokes cents quart.
DaTenlDS D DuncN, stl>lY D ttni-i Jumps
cents. caulifower 80 cents head, cabbage
10 ceHts, spinach % cents a peck, beans 10
cent. quart, celery 10 cents a bunch. and
not first class.
Fruit is unusually abundant and the
prices moderate Apples are S1.75 and 81
barrel for choice ones, Calawba grapes 40
cents basket, Concords 50 cents basket,
and MalagSs 30 and % cents a pound.
Oranges are 20, -. and 30 cents a dozen,
Lemons 20 cents, prunes g cents, cranberries
10 cents, dates and figs 10 cents \ pound.
Bananas are Is and 20 cents per dozen.
But one small opossum was seen, and only
20 cents was wanted for it, while squirrels
were abundant at 10 cents and old bares at
Is and 20 cents. Cheese can be had at 10
ceats per pound.
Peanuts are 5 cents a quart, walnuts 10
cents per half-peck, popcorn 10 cents per
dozen, and kiln-dried chestnuts 10 cents a
quart
From the above it will be seen that for a
few dollars q very fine dinner can be had.