New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-28
PRICES IN THE MARKETS.
CHEAPER FOOD AFTER THANKsGIVING-THE
FLORIDA ORANGE CROP.

FLORIDA ORANGE CROP.
Thanksgiving. the Feast Of Turkeys. has come ana
gone and withal barring the rain. which was by no
means devoid of its redeemlng features, 1t was day
OF unmixed and solid American enjoyment House
keepers did not haggle over prices this week. anu Us
turn about is fair play the marketmen nave pretty
generally lowered their prices until the next holiday
ouckens the demand for their goods and tempts them
to "try It on again. Everything was little cheaper
yesterday than on Wednesday Especially is this true
Of game. Wild ducks becoming more plentiful and
pair Of canvasbacks cost only So now. Redheads can
be had for So mallards and black ducks for 81 go
broadbils and buewing teal for rs cents and green
wing teal for half dollar pair OF brant cost 81 go
and wild geese sell for 81 so EACH Rabbits are
abundant and cost 80 cents pair. After the first
snow when they be tracked easily to their hiding
places, tiiey Will be great deal cheaper than this
Grouse can be had for 81 so pair; imported hares
cost So quail, So and 81 % dozen psrtridges
81 % pair; veDsOn cuts, % cents pound aud wiid
turkeys, % cents
Turkeys hailing from the NewEngland States or
Bucks County, PENN sold for 90 and 90 cents pound
several cents below what demanded for them on
Wednesday night Boston ducks cost 20 and % cents
and Boston geese 90 cents pound. Philadelphia
broles cost 20 cents and good State brong chickens
cents pound; Western chickens are selling at 10
cents pound, small chickens for brollng 90 cents ana
common fowls ID 10 16 cents
Big Bermuda onions that weigh over q pound each
can be had for cents pound They make unique
and attractive feature of the vegetable market Hot
house tomatoes small but of beautiful deep scarlet
color are to be had at so 10 60 cents quart; green
peas from the vicinity of Norfolk worth 80 cents
a peck; Boston dollhouse cucumbers cost 10 and ~
cents each Rochester celery, 10 and 10 cents Dunch
corn salad, 10 cents quart; Hubbard squash 10 10
Is cents each, and small yellow baking squash three
for 10 cents The crop Of cauiOwers on Long Island
81 and
the very best This plant, like the cabbage, hourishes
in warm, muggy weather, and there have been plenty
OF such DAYS on Long Island this fall. In fact, the
farmers from East New York to Montauk Point have,
it is sad been unable to get i'll their corn as early as
usual this year. because of the necessity OF housing
their enormous crop Of caulihowers 1t sells In this
city for 10 and Is cents head, which Is compare
tively much cheaper than in former years All the
marsetmen who handle vegetables report growing
IAibllc demand every year for caulihower. Egg
plants are coming from NewOrleans and are
costly They sell for so cents each. Boston lettuce
costs cents o head Brussels sprouts, Is cents a
quart parsnips 90 cents dozen; Spanish onions 10
cents quart white and yellow domestic onions, ~
and cents quart, respectively; shallos, 40 cents
quart leeks and beets, cents bunch, and butter
beans and string beans from Norfolk truck FARMS 20
cents quart.
Hothouse mushrooms have touched the topnotch
price of 81 % quart.
In Fulton Market lake pickerel selling for Is
cents a pound; eels cost 10 and Is cents q pound
founders 10 cents live Goldfish, cents; sheepshead,
Is and 20 cents; ukes L. IL cents paddock steaks,
cents; chicken halibut 10 and 20 cents red snapper
Is cents Maine Holsters, 10 and II IL cents, and
green smelts Is cents for small size and % cents for
large ones a pound. Bluefsh scarce, but can be
had for 10 cents pound medum-size fresh macKerel
are 80 each Florida kngfish, 80 cents pound
and a few Massachusetts salmon, ranging from iour
to six pounds have been sold for rs cents pound.
Oregon salmon likewise is scarce and high, costing
from Is to so cents pound. The best damondback
terrapin, from Maryland sell for SO dozen. Green
turtle from Florida waters cost Is cents pound; ;
salt cod 10 cents a pound extra Nova Scotia boater
mackerel So for 25pound kit frozen frogs legs, 90
cents pound scalops, 40 and so cents pound, and
whitehall 25 cents p0und Striped bass caught IN
the vicinity Of this city popular fish Just now and
sell for % to 40 cents pound, according to size, the
smaller fish being the cheaper. Blackbass can be
had for ID cents pound tomcods 10 cents; weakfsh
IL cents and white perch, and 10 cents pound
pound; Elgn creamery for 81 cents, and other
brands Of Western table butter for rs TO ~ cents
pound pound Ne%-%id Long Island eggs cost IS
dozen. 80 r,
quarts may be had for % cents.
1t is expected that California fruit Will continue
cheap ln after New G gSea I5s
of apples in the East is what keeps down the price OF
California fruit Just now. IOkays ana CornlchohS aIc
selling for 10 and 20 cents pound in the fancy fruit
stores while outside ve pound boxes OF these grapes
may be had for so cents. The crop Of Jamaica oranges
is about used up. They sell at retail for ~ barrel
Florida rlssets cost % and 30 cents dozen, and
81 75 to "a case, containing from IT'S to 2e5 oranges
Florida bnghts are worth little more Tangerines
sell for 80 cents dozen and grape fruit at 90 ana
as cents Dozen This lastnamed fruit Is becoming
more popular every year. Hothouse grapes are woth
81 30 aud 81 pound A few Delaware Bartlett pears
in market fetch about 10 cents quart Bufiins and
seckels cost the Pneappes are worth 20 cents
each. Florida lemons are 30 for quarter. Lazy
apples are worth so cents quart