Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-11-23
MARKET IN COLD WEATHER.


Suggestions for Your Thanksgiving Day
Dinper- Cost Of the Turkey, Celery and
the Cranberry.
Persons who stay at home during the
cold weather and receive their provisions
from the grocery store do not have any
idea Of the hardships that must be borne
by the owner Of stand in the street
market Butchers, produce dealers and
wholesale merchants are forced TO be at
their stands without regard to the cold
ness OF the winter and the small business
brought by the same. Some of these
men have little offices and stores BY which
they may keep warm but the majority
can only keep warm through constant
exercise
As Thanksgiving Day draws nearer the
thoughtful dealer keeps a watchful eye
for the best in his line to offer his Gus
toners, As Thanksgiving Day is seldom
complete without poultry, sauce and pics,
these articles will be given FIRST place.
At present writing the poultry market
is duh; there has been no advance IN
prices Of late and no advance is expected.
There are but n few turkeys shown Ia
the markets. these sell at 2 and 10 cents
pound and are Of fine quality Chickens
are plentiful at Is and 10 cents a pound
Tame ducks sell at IA aud 10 cents a
pound.
"Mill there be any change in these
prices by ThanksgivingY' asked the
EVENING JOURNAL reporter OF poultry
dealer in the Third street market house
IF the weather keeps cold DIS IL is now, +"
he said, poultry will be plentiful but il
il becomes mucky and damp poultry will
be scarce and high Raisers are now
killing for the New York market They
generally ship on Saturday for the FOL
lowing Thursday
In the way of wild fowl black head
ducks sell 40 60 TO 75 cents a pair accord
ing to size; they are quite plentiful
Quail are scarce they sell ut So 30 per
dozen.
There are very few rabbits in market,
the hunters are having but little success
man will gun after rabbits for whole
day. In that time he will walk twenty
miles and may see one rabbit. This he
generally misses and then goes through
town on his way home and buys two
rabbits for 60 cents. For the benefit OF
EVENING JOURNALS readers. the follow.
ing approximate cost Of his days outing
is given, as follows
Use OF gun Observation-Disclosures. so
one day OH dneked Xxx
Loss Of deg which he shot ............ i0W
Loss Of reputation for lying about the
rabbits he bought, .............s.,, ,of
Cost of ammunition ....4.. ....... tM
Cost Of cunning suit .st..... ....4..... 1870
Cost Of rabbits which he bought and lied
about VS., ..s...ss. .....,..s...s.... G
Total ............. ................. sai,
When II is taken into consideration the
great benefits following days outing IN
the fresh atmosphere OF the truly rural
forests, the above cost is not so very
steep.
So much for the principal dish at the
Thanksgiving dinner
Cranberries can be bought al from 10
/ II cents quart. and are necessary in
IN the Thanksgiving dinner.
Pies can be bought at the bakers in
many kinds aud prices Apples are sell
/ ing at from l2 70 10 cents a half peck
| Pumpkins sell from TO 10 cents a piece
according to size. Pies Of lemon, cocoa
nut, mince meat and many other varie
ties viii also be made TO tickle the palat,
Of the guest already filled with turke,
Or kindred dishes
Butter is higher having advanced
cents a pound since last Wednesday
Best creamery butter sells at 40 cents
pound; tub butter at % to 32 cents
Eggs have advanced cents per doze
since wednesday, they now sell at 30 an
35 cents.
In the way Of other side dishes the fol
lowing quotations may assist Cabbage
to cents a head; white potatoes, /
cents half peck onions, 20 cents
half peck sweet potatoes, Is TO 20 cent
a half peck celery to 9 cents bunch
The meat market is reported brisk
Prices to-day are as follows; Rum
steak, 30 cents pound round steak. II
rib roast, 20 stewing pieces, and K
chuck, 12i; liver, 10; sirlon steak, q
kidney, 10; corned beef to -; por
steak. 2 pounds. 25 cents; sausage,
pounds for IS cents scrapple, 8. lard,
pounds for % cents; fitch, ~; ham 10
.'lIow is the fish market7' asked I'll
reporter of Mr. McCaulley, whose stan
is on King above Second street "Fis
are scarce and high The prices are Co,
12i to Is cents pound; lake shad, 4
pike, IS; rock. 10 to is; hass, Isl cisco
10, haddock s yellow perch. TO- halibt
there are none-the price is 30 cents
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