Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-09
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sooD EVER SEEN IN RICHMOND
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v..a.d-rins Fish. Fowl. Fruis' -

"., the biggest market I hsve seen IN
at.ssn years, !" said dealer on sixth s'Ioes
.ssterday morning to . DISPATCH m:u'
.Tha county people generally complain,
49,. f,om the quantity Of stuf here To-Day
.h us must certainly BE- doing well TINS
year. ..tv vell too.
.h;s season. this gentleman continued
!" T, Il true that for the present, and posi-
h,v for tho next few weeks the bottom u
ont Still, things will be much higher even pa
on Monday, and as whole 'n'' mum -
doing WELL" . ,ood ;dea
Ing s sDys ~ sffsirs at the Second mar
or ~" wh,ch' bv the way, will soon have TO
c,ye up its appellation Of New"
MELONS AND MELONS.
One thing would certainly have I'M
Erbt Yesterday. It was the immense num-
bar Of watermelons exhibited IN the streets
in and near the market. As the little BOY
savs of the soldiers in Yankee Doodle when
he and pap went down to camp" there
mnst have been q million" 1t looked as
though the dealers were firm in their be-
lief that every man, woman, and child IN
fine citv were going to feast on melon to-
day. There were green ones and striped
ones big melons and little melons. One
firm had carload piled In front and az
the side of their store, making O. stacx
several feet high of considerable length
and depth. s.;.,r
stiff. ranging from Is to 80 cents. although
some iudicious buyers were able to pur-
chase the fruit as low as dime or nine
pence.
merous. their prices depending principally
upon the comparative diplomacy OF buyer
and seller.
melons up to about cents for the dell,
ciously-aromatic large pineapple lope.
VEGETABLES GALORE.
Tomatoes were two quarts for &C., or
half bushel box for Csc. Corn was from
lOc. to l5c. per dozen ears. Butteroeans
and black-eye peas, l0c. per quart snaps
or string-beans, 10c. per half peck new
sweet potatoes very scarce; loc. per quars
Irish potatoes, 15c. per half peck; onions
lin which there is strength. &c. per quart !;
cabbage, SC. per head for the best egg
plants, choice. l5c. and hard TO get.
DELICIOUS FRUITS.
The various products of the orchard were
also plentiful and cheap. Peaches, the
hest 2 quarts for 25 cents; Bartlett pears
were the same; damsons were "out OF
siphtn nc rs cents per peck; apples were
down. bringing from Is to 20 cents
neck: grapes. 5 to = cents retail; 1o-pound
baskets brought from 40 cents up; buckle
| berries, 6 to cents per quart; blacKDer-
ries. second crop, cents per quart
bananas. in profusion, 10 cents per dozen /;
| lemons. is to 20 cents per dozen.
FOUL, FLESH. AND FISH.
Such an assortment of chickens was
never before seen. They We're all there
| from the tender young puliet up 10 tne
hardened old patriarch of the barn-yard.
There were chickens with steel springs,
leather springs. rubber springs, and nc
enrinps at all. Some of them were OF the
| size OF birds. while others looked able to
| give the American eagle hard tussel. Inc
prices ranged from 1215 to 40 cents pei
| fowl. Ducks of very loquaclous disposl.
| tion could be purchased anywhere from 70
| to IS cents. Hen fruit retailed at 10 cents
| per dozen and not guaranteed.
Meats of all kinds such as STEAK, peer,
lamb, and veal were. assessed at IL
cents per pound for the best, though some
cuts could be had as low as 8. Soup
homes were frm at q nickel and 10 cents
| each. ,.,,
OF piscatorial food there was no dearth'
Fresh mackerel sold at from Is to Is cents
York-river trout in punches Of SIX 6rougaa,
a quarter; tho same. quantity OF spots
Melted a like price; punches OF crokerl
having one or two more on them were avs.
sold for quarter; bonlto was IA cent'
per pound, and crabs brought rs cents pei
dozen. A. r.
PATCH can see no reason why all its readers
should not have good Sunday dinners
The least 1t can do is to wish that the,
NAV and that they will enjoy them tho
roughly.