New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-12
PRICES IN THE MARKETS.

AMERICAN DELEGATES FOR FOREIGN TABLES
TOKENS OF CHasTMAs APPEARING.
For week or two the yearly Christmas shipments
Of Wild turkeys canvasback ducks Long Island oy
and Newtown pippins to Europe have been noticeable
feature Of the cargoes Of outgoing steamers Orders
taken In Fulton Market, generally through the
agency Of the stewards Of the transatlantic steamers,
for tho aforementioned American deicacies meant
for tho tables OF such noted Europeans the ROths
chds and Prince Bismarck, the Prince OF Wales, Earl
Rosebery, the Dukes of Marlborough and sutherland
and others OF similar wealth and standing too numer
Gus to mention. In many these hgh-cass Amer
lean products being sent over gifts and In re-
turn the incoming steamers bring back beautiful
English phcasants of Johannisberger and rare
old wines to the American givers. Many
Of these wild turkeys were caught in
tho mountains Of Kentucky and West Virginia and
shipped the alive. And there could be
no more beautiful representative American game
bird than of the magnificent buebIack wild
turkey gobblcrs OF the West Virginia mountains with
a beard" foot long. Somewhat owing to the drain
from abroad, canvasback ducks scarce and high,
retailing at 81 and IS pair. But, In addition, these
noble birds also getting scarcer every year, Us
pOthunters, urged by the great price they fetch In
the market hunt them closer and closer. II seems
only question Of time when more rigid measures
will have to be taken to the species from
extinction Mallard ducks cost 81 30 pair rsdheads
"a, and common ducks, so cents and 81 90 pair
German and English wild hares, weighing eigh'
and ten pounds each cost 81 80 to ~ pair western
Jacks" 81 so to 81 pair, and Molly cOton-tas'
from 35 to 40 cents. Quail sell for 81 % dozen
plover, So dozen; red squirrels, ID cents EACH or
81 q dozen grouse, 81 80 pair; cartridges, 81 20
pair pigeons, 81 20 dozen, and guinea hens 10 cents
pair. Deer are being shipped in by the carload from
Minnesota The season closes on December 10, ana
the rush due to that fact 1t Is cheaper than IL mas
been at any time this season; one can buy o leg OF
venson weighing eight to fifteen pounds, for 20 cents
pound saddles for - cents and by the carcass for
10 cents
The last carloads OF the present California crop Of
fresh fruit have about reached here and the Inst ship
load Of Ameria grapes bound for this port IS now on
the ocean. This has put up the prices all around.
Cornichon and TOkay grapes. from the Pacific now
cost 90 cents for six-pOund basket, and whlte
Almeria grapes sell for 20 and % cents pouho'
pink Malagas ard rcta at 40 cents pound
dollhouse grapes from 81 so to % pound, and Con-
cords End Catawbas 80 cents fve-pound basket
carload OF Japanese persimIons reached mere Oh
Tuesday This fruit rcalls for five cents each The
American public is not yet educated up to IKE IT, con-
sequently there Is small profit in the business Tor the
importers Though somewhat resembling the American
persimmon, IL larger and less astrngent Its cef
recommendation Is It's wholesomeness. Orchardists
find that 1t grows very well in America.
Darlington's Philadelphia butter costs 20 cents
hound. Elgin creamery can be had Tor 30 cents
New laid Long Island eggs are worth 30 cents uoleh'
The finest bananas from the island OF Bancs, in
the West Indies. They large and yellow and sell
at so cents dozen. Pink bananas from Cuba coss
20 cents a dozen.
Coast line from Fefhandlna, Savannah ana
Charleston are bringing in about 10000 boxes OF
oranges week from Florida Besides, the Pennsylvania
road is hauling several thousand boxes week. Under
these unprecedented receipts the price of the fui'
has dropped to the lowest figures ever recorded Boxes
holding from IT'S to 200 beautiful oranges sell at
wholesale for an average Of 81 40, and at retail can
be had for ST. The fruit has greatly improved within
a week. Twenty live large, handsome rsSetS can Do
had for 20 cents The best Indian River navels cost
: cents each. MandaIins and tangernes are plentiful,
and Christmas parties can get all they want NJ 20
cents Dozen The best grapefruit sells at three for
Steamers from Cuba bringing north green 0Kra
for SOUPS IL can be mad for 90 cents a hundred.
spinach costs 20 cents peck and kaie cents heid
for IS cents quart New orleans elephants are worth
20 40 40 cents each caulhOwers, To 20 cents heaa
cabbage ) to 10 cents a mead, SOuth CdIO-
lima green peas, rs cents peck, fIorlui
lettuce 10 cents head Florida open air tomatoes,
so cents a quart, and dollhouse tomatoes W cents
nonnd. Florida cucumbers, 10 cents eacn ana Boston
hotbouse cucumbers, 10 cents each; hOhohse nusn
rooms 81 a pound Delaware sweet potatoes, 20 cents
a half peck and Brussels sprouts, 20 cents quart
oyster plant costs 10 cents IA bunch ,
'CaJifornIa ounces are worth 30 cents Dozen
CaIIforia sweet plums, 10 cents quart, Caitorhia
p.ar 30 TO 80 cents q dozen, ana new CanioIina
prunes 20 cents pound. Jamaica pnesppes cost
80 cents each. . a., A. rrorl.,
English mistletoc holly and wreaths OF evergreens.