New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-01
PLENTY IN THE MEAT k44.KET.
FISH ARE DEARER, HOWEVER. THAN LAST
wEEK-GAME COMING IN WITH
COLD WEATHER


This season of the year is always time of plenty
in the meat market. Farmers and sfock-rai.ers not
wanting to house their cattle and sheen during the
long winter, are beginning ship them I'm large num-
bers asd there every prospect Of steady and full
supply from now till New Years. Prices have oc-
cOrdingly declined a trine.
The fish market has been peculiarly unsettled
lately, owing the severe gales On the coast from
Florida to Nova Scotia preventing the fishing smack,
from getting out to sea. The supply of red snapper
has been almost completely shut OF on this &C
count and all fish has gone up in price. The supply
Of Goldfish for last Fridays consumption WAS 90 small
that it sold for three times lis usual figures The
market is slowly pulling up again, though and it is
thought that it will regular steady average
about the middle Of next week.
The prices for meat at present sIe Prime rib roast
20 cents pound, porerhousc roast % cents porter
house steak Do cents, srlOn from Is to 30 cents
Demonco % cents, round bone Is cents fiat bone 20
cents, fresh rImp beef Is cents, hep roast 10 cents
leg from 3 10 cents flet go cents navel corned
cents, plate coneh cents, rump corned Is cents
oXtails 10 cents. beef liver cents beef kid
neys II cents, veal chops from 20 to % cents lon
veal 20 cents leg veal Is cents veal IL cents
shoulder veal l. IL cents calls head so cents calls
liver 20 cents, calls feet 10 cents sweetbreads IS
cents pair, hind quarter mutton IS cents fore ouarer
nutton 10 cents rack cents English saddle 20 cents
rack chops 20 cents, English chops % cents shoulder
III cents, mutton Kidneys cents, lamb 10 cents hind
quarter lamb II cents, fore quarter lamb IL cents,
rack lamb chops 20 cents saddle lamb 90 cents. leg
lamb 10 cents shoulder lamb IL cents breast of lamb
and 10 cents, lon chops lamb % cents lamb fries
cents, ham Ia cents bacon IA cents smoked beef I6
cents. smoked tongue Is cents loin pork If cents
salt pork II cents Harding pork II cents can lard IA
cents, sausages 3 cents
IN the fish market the prices have gone up and
range about as follows Bass 80 cents smells % cents
hiuefish 10 cents, salmon 80 cents mackerel 81
cents weakish 10 cents white perch 10 cents
spanish mackerel 50 cents, green turtle 20 cents
terIapin from l. TO 90 cents. haibut 20 cents had
dock II IL cents, kngGsh 80 cents, goldfish 10
cents blackish 10 cents, founders 10 cents, porges
10 cents sea bass 20 cents eels Is cents HOLSTERS
IL IL cents. vhitesh Is cents, scollopS 81 So soft
clans 90 cents, pckerel Is cents salmon trout -
cents, black bass Is cents. red snapper 20 cents
pOmpano 30 cents, whi.cbat 80 cents smoked herring
80 cents per dozen, smoked salmon IS cents smoked
mackerel rs cents. dry cod 10 cents, hard crab 80
cents.
The butter market presents full supply Of both
high and inferior goods, with slight falling off in
the supply Of medium qualities and the prices range
from 10 TO 30 ccilIs pound with fairly good butter
to be had at 20 cents
Cheese is advancing little in price and eggs also
on account OF the cOoi weather. There has been
preference shown for ice house eggs when fullsized
fresh and sweet As the price is somewhat lower
The vegetable market is well supplied. Hot
house products are already coming ill., and a good sup
ply from the south. Apples have advanced a little
IN price, and the price OF all vegetables and fruits
IS moderate, rather than extreme. The following
are some Of the prices quoted Turnips RUSSIA Is
cents haHpeck white 10 cents half peck tomatoes
20 cents a hafpeck, squash Is cents each sorrel
20 cents half peck spinach Is cents a half peck
soup vegetables cents an ounce shaotes % cents
quart radl'heS, hot-housc cents bunch pumpkins
from 20 TO % cents each, potatoes (syee 20 cents
half-peck, Early Rose 20 cents half peck Burbank
20 cents halfpeck peppers 10 cents a dozen.
peas 30 cents half-peck parsinps 20 cents
dozen. oyser plants 10 cents bunch,
onions rcd 90 cents half peck, yellow same price,
iresh 81 20 pound, lettuce BOSTON, cents.
aale 10 cents ..,a bunch horse-radsh 10 cents
herbs, including thyme sweet marIoram. sage and
summer savoy kalc 20 cents dOzen green con- 80
cents dozen. garlic 10 cents bunch egg plants from
10 TO 20 cents each cucumbers to cents hot house
10 cents, cranberries from 10 TO 90 cents quart.
chives cents bunch, celery from 10 TO IS cents
bunch. csulhowers from 10 TO 10 cents head
carrots 80 cents bunch. cabbage 70 10
cents, red 10 TO Is cents, savoy 10 cents,
cents bunch beans, Lima, 40 cents peck. str.nc
80 to 80 cents small measure. apples. cooking from
20 70 80 cents hafpeck table apples from 80 TO 90
There is plenty Of game in the market. but il is in
far reqEe,t and the prices are firm at about the
chicken - 20 pair. ducks malard. 81 20 pair.
canvasback from So so TO ~ pair teal IS cents
grouse 81 so pair, woodcocks 81 so pair squads s.
a dozen
game can be shipped to advantage. good deal q
venson. bear meat and smaller game VIII be sent 70
this market Quail are In season toS-qiay ana good
between the small hours Of the morning and daylight.
They will retail at 80 dozen. and ale sI.rc TO be
fresh, according TO all the laws on the subject.