The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-03-10
IN AND ABOUT THE CITY.
LENT IN THE MARKET.
Plenty of Fish and Vegetables for
Meat Abstalners

Meat Abstainers.
Lent finds the market full of good things
TO eat, and the temptation to observers
Of the fast is strong. The spring vegetables
are coming in, and the stalls fairly sagged
under their weight yesterday. Every
vegetable stall was we'll filed, and some OF
them were overloaded. New onions have
begun to come in. They sell for cents a
bunch Spring lettuce goes readily at two
lunches for 5 cents Spring radishes at 5
cents per bunch. Turnips ard rutabagas
are coming in lively, and sell at cents per
bunch Young beets are finding their way
to the market and retail for 10 cents per
bunch Cabbages bring Is cents per head
and celery sells for Is cents per stalk
Potatoes Sweet are becoming scarce, and
they have run up in price from IS cents to
81 per bushel.
The vegetable stalls were most literally
patronized yesterday, but fish were plenti-
full and they found purchasers. Owing to
the large supply though, the sharp demand
affected it but slightly, and the same prices
were asked as a week ago. Shad ranged
from % cents up to 90 cents. Snappers
were too plentiful, and several large lots
we're sent 20 Charleston in the hope Of get
ting better market there Oysters are
plentiful at 25 cents per quart. Grabs and
shrimps are bringing good prices. But few
Of them have begun to come ia yet.
Game was plentiful Young venison
brought Is cents per pound, and it sold
rapidly until the deer man had nothing to
offer. Wild turkeys hung in several of
the stalls. Ait ough there we're more of
them in market than there have teen for
some time, the price asked was 81 70. It
was very fancy. cartridges brought 30
cents each, and doves sold for % cents
pair. Snipe sold for. IS cents a pair
Rabbits and opossums, nicely dressed, with
just enough Of the head left to show that
they were not ''skinned cats" found ready
buyers Opos5ums brought IS cents each
and rabbits sold for 30 cents PAIR.
There was evidently corner made on
turs eys and chickens. They went yup
over the regular price, and the dealers did
not weaken in their "askingsn during the
day. Turkeys that have bee bringing 81,
81 p and 81 80, sold for 81 80, 50 and so So
Chickens that have been selling for IS cents
and 81 por pair are going now for 81
and 81 25. 81 dunno wut fetch um up ter
such or high pitch,n said one Of the old
timers in the market when asked to give a
reason for bis produce going up.
Eggs came in in large quantities, but they
wero advanced in price 3 cents per dozen.
Those dealers who had them for sale had a
picnic. At 8 o'clock last night there was
not an egg in market.
"Its coming Eas or, you see, and eggs al
ways bring good prices enlurin' that time"
said keeper of a stall, in explanation Of
the rise in price, There was not as much
bu mess in that part of the market where
beef and pork is sold as there usually is
The season does not favor it. The house
keepers who keep Lent should have no
trouble in providing "fsh dinners" with
the amount of fish offered in the Market
With fish in abundance, vegetables in
lavish supply and eggs in exuberant plenty,
they can yet pc good market customers