The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-11-25
THANKSGIVING DAY.,
How Hudson County Will
Celebrate the Great
Event.
TURKEY RULES THE ROAST
Every One Will Have a Good
Dinner, Including the In
mates Of All Insti-
tutions.
Prominent Citizens Tell "The News
What They Propose Doing and
Where They Will Go.

Wnefe Iney VIII GO.
Ben Franklin, whose description of the
first American flag in the centre of which
was coiled a rattlesnake with an inscrip-
tion beneath, Don't Tread Upon Me-"
has been read with so much interest by
almost every schoolboy in the State, is
said to have advocated the adoption of
the turkey as the emblematic bird of this
country in preference to the soaring
poancing eagle.
like Ben. He was honest. His gas
tronomic ideas did not conflict with his
ideas Of patriotism. But somehow. when
/ entered the fowl loft of b prominent
Newark avenue dealer in meats and poul-
try yesterday afternoon, Deheld five hun
dred proud, strutling turkeys from
Western States. and realized they were
to be slaughtered on the morrow and de-
voured on Thursday as q token of thanks
TO the Giver of all good things, IDEAS, en-
genuered by recent anarchistic troubles
III Chicago, led me to thank Heaven that,
il thele is anything in emblems, the tur-
key was not selected by the early wise
heads in the councils of this nation.
l was instructed by the editor OF THE
JERSEY CITY NEWS to write story about
the prices of various commodities
that make up Thanksgiving dinner
that economical housewives might be
guided thereby. AS il economical house
wives did not understand their business
and were to be advised by suggester of
political plum distributions AS though
Bohemian journalist could give a
boarding house mistress points in domes-
tic economyl Still the following prices
of Thanksgiving goods" CLEANED by the
writer from the leading dealers on the
avenue may at least serve to interest the
public:--
IN THE POULTRY MARTs.
Turkeys (from Western States, gilt
grades, IS TO 16 cents per lb.: home
dressed, 15 to 20 cents per lb. The
weather proving warm today, the Sultan
will drop his diminutive head and will
feel cheapish. Young chickens. IA cents
per lb.; fowls or older chickens 10 cents
per lb; ducks, 10 cents per lb: geese, IL
cents per lb.; old roasters, 10 cents per 10.
Fresh Meats.-Prime cuts, porterhouse,
20 cents per ib.; sirloins. 1S cents per lb.
rounds, Is to 16 cents per lb.; chuchs, 10'
cents. Roasts-Fine rib, Is cents per h.;
chuch, 10 to IL cents per lb.; shoulders,
cents per ID.
Mutton.-Legs, 10 1.2 cents per lb.; hind
quarters, 12 1-2 cents per lb. English
saddles, IA cents Der lb.; racks, 16 cents
per b.: fOreqnarters. 10 cents per Id.
Lamb. Legs, Is cents per lb.; hlndquar-
tsrs, 4 cents sI per lb;; dforequarters, 10
Veal.-Legs, Is cents per lb.; hindquar-
ters. 12 1-2 cents per lb.; loins, IA cents per
lb.; veal chops, Is cents per lb.; shoulders,
10 cents per Id.
Pork.-Smoked hams, 10 1-s cents per
lb.; fresh hams, 10 cents per lp.; loins,
fresh, 10 cents per lb.; corned pork. 10
cents per lb.; picked hams. II cents
per lb.
Then 1, visited some of the leading
green goods" men-beg pardon, green
groceries-on the avenue. But, really. If
you were to see the green backs passing
over the counters in these establishments
just now, you'd agree with me. if not
with Jimmy Twitcher, that flair ex-
changes are no robbery" Genuine green
goods go over the counter, and genuine
green goods in smaller but equally valu-
able quantities come back.
VEGETABLES AND 'sFIXINGS"
In these establishments learned that
onions (red) were selling for 80 cents 1-2
peck; (whlte) 40 cents per 1-2 peck, late
Southern string beans, so cents per 1-2
peck; beets, 20 cents per l-2 peck; turnips,
is cents per 1-2 peck: domestic lettuce Gt's
still in the market). cents per head: caul-
flower, extra fine this year. heads as
white as snow, usual price,
parsnips, to 2 cents piece:
egg plants few in the market) 81. so per
half dozen; pumpkins and squashes. 10 to
Is cents; cranberries, dark red (not so
tarD so cents per gallon; light, DO cents
per gallon; celery, 10 to Is cents per
bunch: Kalamazoo (big bundles, fine) so
cents per bunch; water crosses, cents
per bunch or 10 cents per quart; Florida
oranges, from 25 to 35 cents dozen: Ca
tawoa grapes (and have no grassy f1avor)
30 cents per 10. basket; Malaga grapes
(select tinted in preference to rank green
they're sweeter and have no grassy
tsste) % cents per h.; potatoes, 35 cents
per peck; rutta- bagga, 25 cents per peck;
sweet potatoes (kiln ariedD As cents per
peck; not kiln dried, cheaper; apples
Gable, first class) 40 cents per peck
Canned goods-Corn. 10 to 16 cents per
can; Bartlett pairs, 20 to 25 cents per lib.
cans; peaches. 10 to 20 cents per can; Lima
beans, 10 to 13 cents per can; peas, 10 to 16
cents can.
Quail are selling from 50 to So so per
dozen. They are very good this season
Link sausage Country is selling for I3
cents per lb.; meat sausage (home made)
10 to IA cents.
Jersey City's Parades.
Colonel G. p. Robinson, clerk Of the
Police Board, has issued seven permits
for parades tomorrow. The employees of
Dodge & Bliss are first on the list and
then follow the Rooster Guards, Harts-
horn Guards, Frogtown Rangers, Jersey
CITY hangers, ScottlSh-American Ath-
letic Association, and Red Star and In
man Companies Target Guards.
At The Theatres
Both the JERSEY City theatres will give
double performances tomorrow. The
Academy will present Alabama after
noon and evening.
At the New Opera House Mr.. Mansfield
will play Beau Brummell,' in the after
noon and "A Partisan Romance" in the
evening.
Union Church Services.
A Union Thanksgiving service will be
held in the Scotch Presbyterian Church,
Mercer street, near Varick, at eleven
o'clock tomorrow morning. The Taber-
nacle, Free Church, Wayne Street Re-
formed. Park Reformed. The Second and
Scotch Presbyterians will join. The Rev
Walter r. Griffin will preach and the
pastors of the other churches will assist.
Thanksgiving offerings will be made.
Musicals at Hasbrouck's.
The Hasbrouck School of Music will
give m musicale IN the chapel OF the insti-
ttite on Grand street this evening. The