New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-28

once OK First Assistant PostmIstcr-Gcneral,
WaelIuciCn d. t.. March 20, 1891
PRICES ~ TIE MARhE1S.
SCARCITY OF FISH-EGGS FOR EASTfR-wILD
DUCKS WITHIN REACH.

SCARCITY OF FISu-EGGS FOR EASTfR-WILD
DUCKS WITHIN REACH.
salt and fresh water fish alike have been painfully
nigh this week Especially has this been the case
with live cod for which there Is always an enormous
demand on Good Friday, and which sold IN Fulton
Market yesterday at II cents pound. IL Is all due,
according to Mr. BLACKBOARD, to the continued severity
II The weather. The fishing feet have been forced 10
remain Tor -cycral days at anchor inside OF sandy
Hook the waves being to great for them to work
outside. Of hope 20 epicures and the public Is
found In the fact that another shad has been cauGhr
IN the Hudson the second Of the season. a, Croto1
LANDING All signs indicate that by the end Of next
week North River shad will be fairly abundant.
striped bass sold yesterday for 20 and 80 cents
pound smalts cost - cents bluefsh II cents sal
non - and 80 cents mactcrc, 80 cents; shad. from
80 cents To ~ 80 each; wealaish, 10 cents; white
perch L. IL cents, spanish machcre 80 cents; green
turtle - crut, no,ti,h cents; hallbut. u cents;
haddock cents: bldci.ish, - cents; founders, 10
cents: ocls. l. cents: HOLSTERS. - and Il cents,
whrcl-h. - cents, pcFerl 10 cents black bass,
l. c'ut, rd snapper. IL cents. whit clait. 80 cents
smoked haddock. II IL cents. smoked salmon and
smoked ma, hcrcl - cents. AID dry cod. 10 cents
pound >callops are worth ~ - a gallon, prawns
- % gallon. and hard crabs cents each
Trout. A. well as North River shad, will occupy a
front place in the f-h market after April /.
Aside from the "onc penny, two "a penny hot
cro., buns" that filed the windows Of all the bake
shop, .n This city and Brooklyn Yesterday, Faster
egg, aud Easter rabbits probably filed the greater
par, Of IA, public mind. Always in Easter the egg
n.ar.,t j, booming bat thl, year owing TO scarcity
II ih. product due to bad weather and lack Of sun
-hnc prize. have been much higher than 4, usual The
weekly receipts of eggs In tins city during Lent nave
been about 1000 barrels. since January nearly
100000 barrel, have been received here. The con
sumption In and around Easter rams considerably
above 100000 ese, day. New-lad Long Island
and Jcr - ,-gs 80 and 30 cents dozen Western
and southern cEs, - cents dozen. At Easter time
many grocery men in the habit OF letting THEIR
regular customers have eggs at cost price however
IN the i.y,dc eggs Chased new lad.' "hrStS,
q. seconds" held" and known MARKS There are
official e-g inspectors at the Mercantile Exchange In
this city whose business 1t is 10 teSt all eggs re
civcd here by passing the eggs between the eye and
candle. BIZ, of sale generally accompanied
by tho certificate Of the egg Inspector giving tho
number of bad or cracked eggs found in shipment,
but great the general confidence of the pubic ana
commission In the egg supply at this NeaNon
of the year that this official certificate Is rarely cNaced
IN "a transaction in eggs. Fullet' eggs, by which the
trade speaks of the small e-gs laid by hens on oft
DAYS" 50 to speak are much sought after at Easter
by "c cuglavcr,.' who thrust pinholc IN each end
Of In. she'll blow ont the contents and paint all
mahucr OF miniature designs beasts, birds and fishes
on the ,h"lls. These "cneIavtd' shells are popular
~
a. ON an average about "pullct' is found to
a barrel Of eggs the ability of the egg engraves'
to secure them is limited. So they turn their art
toward dyc.ng and Identifying duck and goose eggs
The demand for these i, 50 great that dozen duck
eggs eli at retail for 90 cents and goose eggs for
II. Every drug store at this season displays little
package, Of Easter dycs"yellow, pink, blue grccn
red violet and orange 1t take but small portion
of a package to color dozen eggs. Here Is tho
process: Boil fresh clean, white eggs at least ten
minutes. Add "a little dissolved dye any color wanted
and a tea-pOOnful of strong vinegar to pint OF
water Then pat In the eggs and let them remain
until the desired shade Is obtained. The eggs may
he eaten with safety after being colored.
Green peas from the south are selling for 80 cents
a quart or ~ Il peck. Asparagus costs 30 and 10
cent, a bunch; ogg plant, ID to 80 cents each rad
ishcs cent, bunch, Havana potatoes ~ 80 peck;
southern celery, 70 cents dozen roots new carrots,
- cents bunch; snap beans. 20 cents quart to-
mat g.. 30 cents quart boston dollhouse cucunbere
20 cont, each, ANA dollhouse cauilowcr, 10 cents
each.
Few dollhouse native grapes are in market. some
Of the offerings that have appeared are OF the second
importation from Liverpool this season and sold for
straw berries cost 30 and 10 cents box; hothouso
puc,uplc, from Florida are worth 81 each Ben Davis
alplc, 10 and 30 cents dozen and 81 "a barrel;
,iclumcd dates 20 cent, pound; Brazil nuts 10
cent, a pound grape fruit, 10 cents each and sapo-
The Lculcn season has had disastrous effect,
sdercd froin tac view OF he pot hunter on the prices
Of Wild ducks. Canva,backs can now be had for 70
pair; rcdheads ~ 30. and mlllards, 81 so. A
month they cost ncary double these figures. Wild
pigeons 90 % dozen; English partlidgeS, 81 each
fresh English snipc. &3 30 IA Dozen and Philadelphia
squads. - 30 dozen.
- cents pound and broicrs, 30 cents and ~ each
Butter Is steadily falling In price; fancy grades Of
creamery such as Elgn. can now be had for 30 cents
pound Cooking butter Is worth from 20 to % cents
70 pound
Hind quarters of spring lamb cost 80 so and fore
quarters. ~ 90