New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-20
MTDWINTER PRICES IN THE MARKETS.
DULL AFTER THE HoLIDAYs-GAME OUT OF
SEASON, BUT STILL FOR SALE.

DULL AFTER THE HOLlDAfS-uAME JUL or
SEASON, BUT STILL FOR SALE.
The cty's retail provision markets do not present
lively appearance at this time, and for a week or
two at least, until the new Gansevoort Market Is
opened, the trade Will be dull Everybody said a
Washington Market man, was feasting frum Thanks
giving to New Years, and their appettes win have
10 be restored by degrees. OF course there viii soon
be growing trade in early vegetables, but 10 great
extent the time has about gone by for early vegetables
in this market When Long Island and New
Jersey supply Is exhausted get what we want
from Florida and the Bermudas, and there IS no gap
in the business The prices vary, however Owing
10 the yellow fever had to abandon Florida last
summer, but Savannah has furnished the market In
her stead. One dealer has kept supply OF green
peas all the year around. He sells them at 81 %
gallon, and gets them hom savannah
About the newest" vegetables most Of which arc
of dollhouse growth, are cucumbcrs, 40 cents each:
tomatoes, 80 TO so cents each; eggplant, 40 cents
bunch; new beans, 40 cents quart, and asparagus,
81 so bundle Winter vegetables are abundant and
cheap. Irish potatoes cost 81 80 and g. barrel
NEW potatoes from bermuda cost rs cents peck
sweet potatoes Sc 10 barrel onions 81 barrel
cabbage TO cents head. some heads weighing
as high as eighteen pounds; turnps fetch 81 bar
rel
There is not much that IS novel to attract house
keeper in the way Of provisions. Bear steaks eos'
~ cents pOnnu ana antelope - cShtS' AZ" Sf"'s
lambs found at S15 carcass, weighing aoou'
twenty-five pounds porerhouse steak can be had ior
&c and % cents pound, rib roast 20 cents. sirioh
20 cents and less choice pieces at 49, Is and 10 cents
a pound. Filets cost 60 cents pound. Veal chops
81 cents loin veal "a cents and legs % CENTS
outlets 20 cents ribs "a cents and hlets "a cents
pound. A calls head is worth 60 cents Mutton
sells as follows HndQuarter, 10 cents pound iore
quarter Il cents rack 20 cents English saddle, y
cents; English chops IS cents, and rack chops, ~
cents pound HIndquarter of lamb bring Is cents,
forequarer I6 cents lamb chops % cents pound ana
loln chops tho same. Bacon fetches 10 cents
pound. ham 10 cents smoked beef 10 cents and PORK
10 cents sausages are worth Is cents pound ana
beef tongue IL cents.
The law probIbts the killing OF quail after December
Al but the dealers by occult process manage 70
keep a supply on hand, which can De had ior %
dozen Grouse and partrdges are also ouusweo.
Canvasback ducks from the Chesapeahe cose e. -.
nar Wholesale and IS so retail but mallards are cheap
and TAI and sell al 60 and IS cents pair via
turkeys have fallen 10 20 cents pound Inc season.
Tor vsnison s about over and little IS TO be seen Inc
poultry market has duh, indeed, since Chrstnns
and pTfces are lower Tho warm weather also 'eIis
aranst tho noiry dealers. Chickens sell AT IL sna
IA cents pound ducks from 10 10 10 eens hr ss
,,srs from - no IL cents. The latest geese prinS
only II cents pound, and Boston gosings are =
Notwithstanding reported elut in apples out IN inc
country no good ones In this city can DC nao Ava w.
than 81 so a barrel