The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-06-21
MARKET DAY.
Of Interest to Those Who Pre-
pare the Sunday Dunner.
Mutton and Lamb Likely to Aivance-A Piece
Of Skirt Steak-Notes From the Fish
Stall-Fruit in Variety.

" The price OF meat is very much the same,''
said butcher in one OF the markets TO the writer
OF The CALLS market article, excepting that
both mutton and lamb have gone up a cent a
pound. and what is more, they are likely 10 keep
on advancing. Small veal is quite scarce, selling
from to 8 cents a pound. But after all, the
market price OF piece OF meat cuts a very small
figure in The actual cost OF a meal. The trouble
with most housekeepers is that they do not know
how TO buy, and after having bought, they do not
know how 10 get tile full amount OF nutriment
out of what they have bought"
what becomes OF all the trimmings?" asked
the reporter, as LIE watched the man OF meat
cutting off long strip of bone from the side Of
roast.
~ his piece of back bone" replied the butcher.
"ls the very thing for soup. The boarding.
houses buy all these trimmings. and the soap-fat
man gets the rest. By the way, did you ever try
piece of skirt-steak? LIS 10 cents pound,
and believe ME, even at that price it's one OF the
choicest cuts Of the animal. l would just as
lief eat it as a piece OF porterhouse. 1t comes
from the lining of the ribs, near the lungs"
"Ths has been the best fish day of the week"
said the hsh-dealer, whose slabs were entirely
covered with goodlEarray of finny beauties.
IT'S been pretty windy outside aud IT'S stu
blowing. Salmon is growing very scarce
and It brings 20 cents "a pound,
OF June, and this year the leanness Is more
pronounced than usual. Barracuda is 80 cents
a pound That's one OF the fish that you can
bake, boil or broil, and it's always nice. BY the
way, some of my customers Will buy four OF hYe
hsh at time, each one representing different
SORT, and these they stew with a fish liver OF TWO
to give the mass flavor kDg-1s founders,
German carp soleS, are each bit pound;
smells, perch, sllad, sturgeon. are 10 cents a
pound; turDot is 30 cents; sea-bass Is very
scarce at The same prices tomcod, too is not at
ali plentiful, and brings 20 cents pound. Trout
IS 30 cents pound, and it takes one TO make
that weight. Fresh cod is Is cents, and hallbut
is 50 cents S0ft-shell crabs are 60 cents dozen.
ana terrapin So 90 a dozen. Yes, they Will live
in a garden, here's one now that Pm gong TO
give a customer who thinks that she can MAKE
pet of him." and the tisbman took III little fell
low half the size OF his hand. 81 have him tagged
Tor delivery" said he, land he's tied TO the
block; otherwise he'd run away, and couldn't
catch him. Yes, they'll eat bugs and worms and
slugs In a garden; that's what they live on,
worms aud mud. But 10 tell you the truth a ter
raplD will live on most anything. II were 10
put one in swill-barrel he'd grow fat In 10
time.
What's that?" asked his listener, pointing to
what look ed like bladder IN the mouth OF red
rockeOd SIS that his tongue"
Why, no." said the man with laugh,
that's bis f1oatlng apparatus. when nsh IS
drowned that turns inside out and prolrudes.
"a fish drOwned-frOm too much alr?" asked
the reporter. Tray how does fish DROWN
just you would drown if you were under
water. When fish Is unmanageaDle Tie nShef-
man pays out the line and then drags him rap
IDLY through the water. He does not get chance
10 work his glls, and lie swallows mole water
than he can get rid Of, and SO he browns. Look
al that One The balloon is immense. Sometimes
whole netful are dragged along I'LL the lSh are
drowned, and so have ceased to struggle"
- The wholesale price OF poultry has advanced
little" was the remark made by dealer In
fealhered stock, but tile retail price has not
varied much. Geese are from 81 70 10 81 so
apiece; ducks, 10 cents TO 81. Brothers are
worth from 40 TO 70 cents, roast chickens 81
ana 81 20, hens 70 cents and 81, and squads 81
Il dozen. No. there is never any demand Tor old
nj f!tpVA 70 HIy
keys are % aud 20 cents pound. There are
some doves in the market, selling for Sc dozen,
but they meet with very little demand. Next
month We shall have some venlson."
ducks eggs are 20 cents dozen. hens eggs,
the best OF course, 80 cents a dozen. Good
butter sells all the way from 80 to 90 cents a
roll. Some butter sells for less, but the rolls are
decidedly light weight. Pats OF unsalted butter
are 20 cents each and are light weight half
pound. These cream cheeses are In great de-
mand and sell III 20 cents each. II has become
quite fashionable understand" said The prod
uce man, 10 offer these III the evening 10 Un-
expected callers with some dainty crackers. L
sell great many TO one society lady,"
more fruit coming every day." said the green
grocer, "ln great variety | mean, and II Is i'm
proving in quality, and IN price Is becoming
lower, which Is an Improvement. Vegetables
are in prime condition. Cucumbers are 40 cents
q dozen, artlchokes 20 cents, and green corn
three bits. Summer squash is cents, rhu barb
cents. string beans ana wax beans each 10
cents. Peas are cents pound, asparagus all
the way from TO 1912 cents Fresh onions are
cents oyster plant tHo punches 1Or 10 cents,
new potatoes 212 and cents pound, the lady
finger variety being especially fine. The hrst
cell peppers of the are just IN and sell for
30 cents pound. Tomatoes are 10 and 20 cents
pound. ana new celery, which Is pretty good,
is Two punches for 10 cents. Fresh garlic Is TWO
bits pound.
" Black berries are 90 cents a drawer for the
finest Ina4 have ever been IN the market Rasp-
berries are 10 cents a basket. They are not
com!sg IN very briskly, and from what 1 can
hear they Will not be any cheaper this year.
StTaWb trries are from 90 cents 10 81 drawer,
cherries 81 box a bit pound for either
black or white ones. Cherry plums are cents
pound. Peaches and aprlcots are each 10
cents pound. GOOseberres are three and four
pounds for quarter. fresh figs six bits pound
eurIants 30 and 90 cents a box. Mang0es are 10
cents dozen, bananas 40 cents, pineapples 90
cents each Isabella grapes from Australia are
80 cents pound. Red pums, just in, are IL bit
a pound and so are German prunes. Green
pears are cents pound, and green apples are
four pounds for quarter"