New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-07
PRICES IN THE MARKETS.
swEETBREADS ARE CIIEAP-FROM THE GAME
DEALERS REFRIGERAToRs-FISH

swEETBREADS ARE CIIEAP-FRoM THE GAME
DEALERS REFRIGERAToRs-FTSH
At this season OF the year. when calves are more
numerous than at any other time, sweetbreads are
mole abundant and at their cheapest This IS n
favore morsel for the epicure and club gourmand
and the daily orders OF some OF the high-pnced
restaurants and 1rstclass hotels uptown FOR sweet
breads in Fulton Market between twenty and
thirty dozen for each establishment. Delmonicos
order is rarely less than thirty dozen day. Just
now they can be had for 81 80 and SO so a dozen.
"What are sweetbreadsl' asked the reporter OF a
veteran Fulton Market dealer in the commodity.
ats something from the region OF the heart ana
throat" he answered. at disappears when the cali
has been weaned."
Now that wild ducks have gone out OF season the
game dealer to n considerable extent evolutes INTO
poutryman He Is selling at present capons al ~
cents pound turkeys from cold storage at 20 cents
O pound Rhode Island ducks at 80 cents ana jersey
ducks at 25 cents a pound; Philadelphia brollers at
20 % pair and State broers at 81 90 a pair.
Nevertheless there Is game left, and, though py
Of bill passed in the Legislature extending
the close for snpe and plover those birds may
soon be within the laws protection Ii Is SUI possible
to get them. English snipe and golden poVer cost
a. dozen and yelow-leg snipe $3 30 dozen. 10"
birds are worth 20 dozen and are the newest thlhgS
I'm the gamedealcr's refrigerator. English phesahtS
are worth "A 80 pair and wild pigeons $3 so dozen.
Roasting pigs cost So 80. Thousands OF these are
bought to stock up the larers OF outgoing steamers
Tame pigeons are worth ~ 30 a dozen; reedbirds,
II 80 a dozen, and snpe II dozen.
New-laid Long Island eggs bring % cents dozen
md State eggs 20 cents New Delaware dairy butter
is worth from % to 20 cents pound The best Egin
butter costs % and 80 cents and Philadelphia print
HITTER Is 30 cents Many dealers in butter have
regular DAYS on which they churn and sell to their
customers not only fresh buttermlk at cents II
quart but also sweet" or unsalted butter at prices
ranging from 40 to 80 cents pound, according to
the locality OF the store.
New Rouuefort cheese Is in the market and be
had for 40 cents pound Camembert checses cost
o5 cents each; Holland cream cheese, 30 cents a
pound: Point Levequc chceses, 30 cents each :;
domestic cheese. II cents pound and English dairy
cheese, 20 cents pound.
Spring lamb keeps very high ~ Is asked for
hindquarter and for foreqnrters from ~ 80 TO % Is
the price. Lambs tongues costing % dozen !;
these are NIL cooked and ready TO eat. Pigs feet
come at 30 cents Il dozen. Beef palate Is 10 cents
pound Calves tongues cost 10 cents zach. OK
tail, nrc ~ Dozen Calves heads are now reason
able. they cost % cents each.
The quality OF the southern strawberries reaching
the city has vastly improved this week, though the
dealers still have dcplOrablc habit Of putting the
most tempting fruit the top Of the box and the
customer Is apt to DC disappointed on reaching home
Extra fine Charleston stidWDeTreS can De IHiu lIVm
the fancy fruit stores on Broadway for 40 and 80
cents quart while very good berries can be obtained
for 80 cents Below those figures Strawberries are
hardly til TO buy. dollhouse berries cost IL cup
ful.
Peaches again appeared a some OF the fruit stores
this week and sold for II 80 each. Black Hamburg
grapes are ceiling foI 70 pound Malaga grapes cost
- cents a pound blood oranges from sicily are worth
30 and 20 cents dozen. the last Of the Esta Benre
pears are selling for - cents each; navel oranges
cost ~ dozen and pneapples - and 80 cents each
Grape fruit appear from Florida these are not 50
plentiful Il, they were: they from - cents to ~
a Dozen according to Size. CtrOn is IN market now,
I'm, +. much higher than 1t was II costs 20 cents
pound Prunes cost from 10 to - cents a pound
The Turkish pruncs como at much lower prices; they
are from 10 10 cents pound. and are not rs hne
a. the Others. COcoanuts cost 60 cents Dozen
Messlna Palermo and Catana lemons are now IN
market these are extremely good they cost from 10
TO 20 cents a dozen. Yellow bananas are plentiful.
the best costing - % IA bunch. Red bananas cost
~ 80 a bunch.
Cheaper veal l. cons, ling to the housekceper Veal
chops retail for 10 cents A pound forequirteis are
10 cents; outlets. - cents. and hlets, 10 cents
pound. - H., 49, u,,c
for 90 cents and the bucks for % cents each Con,
uccticut River rcs 10 cents and the Ddcks 80
cent-. Chicken hnlibut j. worth II 'ehVss d Pvunu,
Mnlne salmon 30 and - cents pound Long lSlliu
MngnSh 20 cents: fresh salmon trout IL cents wax
FISH ID cents shecpNhcad. 20 ccnts sea oa'S, - al.
thc Virginia Capeo u cents Long Island i've BROOK
trout II 30 Il pound frozen Canada trout, 90 alu
80 cents "a pound fresh macke'r 30 ana 10 Genus
each cod steaks. 10 cents. and married cou' emu, ~
fr,g,' leg, - cents pound. and green turtle, ~
crni, a pound spanish mackcrcl can be had Tor
30 and 60 cents a pound