New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-17
PRICES IN THE MARKETS..
FISH PLENTIFUL AND CHEAP-GAME AND
POULTRY" BOB" VEAL AGAIN

POULTRY" BOB" VEAL AGAIN.
Rarely does it happen that the fish market Of the
city offers cheaper food a greater variety thah Is
tle case at present This is in n great measure due
to the approach Of Lent, season when 1sh Is lhc
staple food for large class OF people. rs II 10
prepare for that period Of prolonged aostcnton from
meat many people in the weeks Just preceding Lent
eat more meat than at any other time. IT Is III cOsc
qucncc Of this falling on In the demands OF their
customers hat the supply Of the fish dealers becomes 80
large and 80 varied. At present in Fulton Market
Oregon salmon be had for 20 cents pound III Is
hardly more than Il fortnight since nearly as hlgh ii
figure was paid for common cod. the stock food hsh
Of the market, and which is nearly onethid head ana
loses greatly in cleaning. whereas the head OF the
salmon IS small. sharp and neat and the loss by
cleaning IS trihng. Even 1t is, - cents a pound
I, paid for habut, almost cheap and coarse hsh
rs cod. Ii seems still remarkable that salmon
should be selling cheapy when 1t Is borne III mhu
that the express charge II from oregon mere Is
Il IL cents "a pound. Southern shad can be han ior
30 cents each bass for 80 cents pound smells 10 ana
20 cents; wcakilsh, II IL cents, white pcrch ~
cents: spanish mackcrcl Il cents; green turtle. 20
cents fro,tish 10 cents: haddOch, cents, Cod. Az
cents blackfsh IL - cents; nounders. 10 cents'
sea bass Is cents ecls Is cents Holsters, 10 cents
shcepshead, Is cents; pompano 30 cents ana red
snapper cents Among the freshwater iiSh salmon
trout Is selling ID cents pound wtctSh 10 cents
and black bass, 10 cents. ocdIlOpS ar Cl d F'i""'
soft clans, 40 cents a hundred; whitehall % cents
pound prawns. II 30 gallon; smoked haddocK l. -
cents a pound: smoked salmon and smoked macNefei,
ns cents a ponnd dry cod 10 cents pond and hard
crabs cents each.
sucking Dig, from Fatbush sell 70 50. They diner
great deal in size but tho price Is the same Tor large
or small The raising Of these clean shaveh niue
prker, (, said to constitute large and profitable III
du,try 10 the inhabitants Of that well known suburb
Of brooklyn.
spring lambs are a little cheaper than last week.
and were selling Yesterday for -. $40 and Tl2 each
IIlndquarcrs however. were unchanged at - 3D. ana
ffeqnarter, SIN cost 80. The lambs coming In
heavier every day. and the best weigh fully - poui"s
dressed The prices IL meats d. not vary much from
week to week Porterhou'c steak sells In Fulton Mar
tet for % cents pound prime lib roast. 20 cents
portcrtou,e roast. - cents; s!rlon steak 90 cst'
DruonlcJ steak - cents round bone steak, cent,
fiat hone steak 20 cents fresh hump beef - cents
help roast. II cents. lcs Of beef cents; Met 90
cents, plate cImed, cout,; runp cofned'
l. cents oxtaS 10 cents. beef liver. 10 cents. and
beef kidneys. - cents. Veal chops cost - cents
pound ljn veal, - cents; leg veal 20 cents breast
veal - ccnts shoulder veal, l. IL cents, veal
,uflct, - cents rib val. - cents; hct veal. -
cent: calls head. 80 cent; calf, liver. 20 cents
calfs feet 10 cents and ,Tc,brcads. - cent, pair
u!ndduartcr Of mutton ,cll- for IL cents pound fore
quarter. II cent: rack mutton. 20 cents; kng!'h
saddle, - cents, leg, 10 cents Id'h CHOPS - 'c'''
English chops - cents; shoulder, 10 cents and
mutton kidneys, cents pound. Hndquarter OF
lamb sell, for l. pound. and iorcguarter,
cents: rack lamb chops. = cents saddle lamb. -
cent: Lex = lamb. !. cents; SHOULDER lamb. lJH
cents: breast lamb. II II cents, ana lamb Ion
ch,ps ., cents Ham costs III cents pound bacon
and smoked beef 10 cents; smoked tongue, l. cents;
holm pork. If cents. sat PORK, l. cents; hrdins
uor1 Ii cents can lard If cents. and sauslGc'. i
cents.
Among the new things on the hooks Of the game
dealers are the bg white Canadian ha'es. costing -
cent, A pair American "cotton tails are % cents Il
pair While imported English hares sell for - each
The prices II game have stlll an upward tendency
,.r,l, cost - dozen. and llaSrc de Grace broad
BIZ duchs fetch ~ % pair. CanvasbacAS are -
,r,lhe,ds - mallards ~ 30 and teal al a pair.
Rocky Mountain bear steaks are 20 and 30 cents IA
u .uud and antelope stcaAs 30 cents WHO geese are
II each. lltu.t - par, EhIIl'A PH''sliIt7 - ~
A PAIR. Eulli,h partridge - a par Lii--h "oUG,''n
- "a par, quail - - a Dozen pigeons - %
dozen and Wild turkeys. - cents "A pound.
canon, are = cent pouud cheaper than theY were
last week, ceiling now AT - cent? pJuhd lHc
litc IhaGc ula bIulcr-. ha,cAcd out b. incubator
Thy VIII SON find the field they occupy III ma
winter al t. ticmscNc, shared VITA lic DoIci''
l,tt.r known a- .p.luS ccAcn,. Matched out bY the
BARNARD hen, and reared ID the usual way IN me
ntr.u air. Fowl, aic IL cent, pound. and g,rst,
du,hs and TURKEYS 20 aud - cents ln8uif.ea AMONG
tr uarl, oi tie ctV show that IN" custom va"
nd IN some countries al giving Tablespoonful oi
vinegar to fowl Just hcforr killing IT, IN order that
/ A. rr.h uay be- tender. j. almost unknown here
eharp lookout ~ the var!ous crgi-s and around the
| markets FIR expected arrivals Of bob veal about
butchers. more thrifty than -crupul u.s. ~ send axe
ont through the country % buy ~ hobs rom TIE
farmers Thee are shipped H. usually 81 night. IA
order to cvade the vigilance Of the antHoFUt''