The morning call., 1890-05-17
ORDER YOUR DINNER.
Delicaeies for Sunday Fare-The
Best of Everything.
Meat Sales Lght-ClOse Buyers-A Depressed
Fish Market-Hot Weather Hurts Bust
ness-Summsr Fruits.

The best time to 70 TO market is in the early
morning; the earlier tile better. II is then that
one sees the stalls full, and In all the attractive
ness that can be afforded by freshness and a
generous supply. II may be fanclful, but many
lSdies declare that 1t never looks so nice TO them
when half the stock has been sold out, leaving
gaps 10 the display. Aud certainly IL is very
annoying TO have question met with the reply:
I'VE did have some early this morning, but ii Is
all gone now"
To one with any fondness for taking keen
look at everything. very early visit to our large
markets Will give entertainment aud repay for
the trouble, aside from any benefit that It might
have upon an attempt to cater for family. 1t Is
intel resting 10 watch the vegetable men get their
stalls in order for The business OF the day. II Is
al this time that the baskets and the boxes, which
seem TO be so full, 10 have such a quantity OF the
article displayed, are then discovered to be
AdToitly blocked up TO a few inches OF their
brims. This is perfectly legitimate; otherwise
the weight Of vegetables would crush and DI use
the bottom layers but the casual observer never
stops 10 Imagine that things are not what they
seem. Some Of the stands are arranged rs to the
display OF their stock with much care as
1eweier shows in the dressing OF his windows,
and The horizontal bars stretching over the stalls
are hung with pendant poultry or festooned with
lrOpIc fruits bananas in their great punches
alternating with the corrugated surface OF the
sweet smelling pineapples. Busy assistants are
vegetables into their destined boxes and places
OF display. The butchers are bargaining for the
sale of the skins stripped from the caTcasses OF
yesterday or are hanging the heavy sides of beef
or whole sheep from the high hooks. Or they
are quickly cutting of chops and steaks aud
making rolled rOasts for convenience in serving
rush Of customers when the busy time comes.
And the market noises are more numerous and
characteristic the earlier 1t is. The chickens
have hoped down from their perches, and
shrill cackllng minges with The lusty Growing
of chauticleer.
1.-THE BUTCHER BUSINESS
Has not been what II ought to have this week"
said The jolly butcher, with ruelul look upon
his fat countcnance. ." The strikes have hurt II
great deal. You see there are great many
people out OF work And It's justlike this. When
man has the money be must spend some OF 1t
on his family; when he hasn't 90, The money TO
SPEND WHY, lie can't spend il, and meat is the
first Thing that lie has to cut off. OF course,
butcher Will feel sorry for regular customer
and give him piece occasionally, but you know
that can't he Kept up. Besides, This hot weather
has made II hard for the retail butchers, and IFS
this way; go out to the slaughter-house and
want bullock; can have 1t; but they VIII baye
10 III 1t for me. They Kill only just what's or
dered and so they have us in their power; they
can get whatever they choose 10 ask for IL. You
wonder II | lose much profit on my customers
An well, good many of them buy pretty close.
and no matter how good the weight may be, they
always want BIT OF bone or place OF lat
thrown IN after tile meat has been taken of the
scales and the price SET. Anything 10 beat the
butcher. Lamb Is fine and sells at o cents a
pound. Beef is from 10 to 20 cents a pound. de-
pending. OF course. upon the cut and the qualify.
Mutton Is ] b cents a pound Tor chops, 10 ceats
for legs, and stew mutton sells six pounds for
a quarter. The shin bone for soup costs cents
q pound. Fresh pork is bit pound"
"CHIcKEEs ARE SCARCE AND HIGH"
Said the p0utryman. "The bad weather set them
back just al critical time 10 tile winter, aud
Just now the farmers are TOO busy doug other
things to attend 10 shipping poultry. Roast
chickens are 81 % apiece; hens from six bits 10
81 apiece, and DTollers from four 10 six bits
each. There is no demand for turkeys; they are
poor and sell at 20 cents pound. GOslings are
So 90 and spring ducks from 81 rs to 81 EACH"
"The vegetables are beginning TO come In In
quantities." said the greengrOcer. "Prlces Lave
not changed so much though. Let me see; sum
mer squash and string beans are bit pound;
Ihubarb Is eents; cucunibers. better than any
that have been Ia the market THIS season, are 10
and 20 cents each; asparagus is still IRON TO
10 cents pound and artichokes 80 cents a
Of q sip OF water while you were eating arti-