New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-23
cHHiSTuAs PRICES IN THE MARhETS.
THE OYSTER ~ POPULAR FAVOR CHEAP
FLORIDA sHAD-FRUIT iIHPLAfS

rur OYSTER IN POPULAR FAVOR - CHEAP
FLORIDA sHAD-FRUIT IIsPLAfS.
Tbc demand FOR oysters to supply the Christmas
t~,do thi. ve.r ha, been uapicccdenied, say the
dollar Thousands Of barrel, OF the incomparape
Long Island saddlerccks and blue po'nts nave DFh
,hrred 10 the Western cities. white every s!ca'
..e,rlcr for two weeks has been carrying ou' p7
-tfpmect, of American oysters Tor hol!aay cohauhp
ZION abroad with TIE sadderoci.s OF East Neck, the
Gamma MIL Ponds o; Connecticut, or the Ht anu
ruciors native Of oak Point, the coDpery oyster oil
Encl,nd IS unworthy to lie compared The hlghsr
class oysters cost 81 to 81 80 a hundred, wmie
ordioary .tewing oysters be had for 10 cents ana
those suitable for frying. ~ 30 hundred.
Soutlo II shad are cheap considering 1t Is Christmas
Flor da roe shad cost 81, and bucks only go cents Ill
ruIton Market Large striped bass sell for As cents
and r.ia size - e nts pound; black bass. 10 %
20 cents blucGsh IL to l. ccnts bhcli5h, 10 cents
market col g. steak cod ., ana i've COZ ~ ceh's'
dr sscd celi Il 70 Is cents; honn1ors 10 cents
aukcs IL IL Gems La1d0ck. q to c,nts; milbuJ'
20 to % cents: Long Island hngish, 40 cents; i've
lsb,tcrs l. IL 10 II cents: p0mpano, 20 cents;
p.clerel Is cents; snapper, IL = TO 10 cents
gaimon 80 to 30 Spanish macSere from south
crn waters 80 cents green smelts 20 to 30 CENTS
and frozen suets, u cents; skate, cents iresl-
caught salmon trout, IL cents; weahiis l. IL cents
md white perch, 10 and Is cent. whitehall sells
for - cents pound, crabmeat for 40 cents ana Goa
tongues for - cents a pound CId"Hsn are ." Il
hundred fross' lg,, 80 cents 4 pound; hard crabs.
~ a hundred oyster crabs, IS quart rrHwns, 81 30
II eillol AMI scolops the same. treen turtle sells
for - cents pound, and DIAMOND back tclrapn from
60 to 800 a dozen.
There tons Of oranges and grape fruit in market
at present. In fact Tie dealers made hand
sOmer al play for the holiday trade and the products
Of Florida have the front row. Among these Is seen
Il large, handsome lemon, with rough corrugated Sk)
grown solely for Ornamental purposes. The sell for
cents TnngeTines and mandnrlns cost all the
way from l. TO 10 cents dozen, >aisumas 40 to 30
cents - to % cents and nayes rs TO II -
dozen. Grape fruit sells for 81 - dozen. Grapes,
held over in storage houses for the Christmas market
are plentiful. Malagas, tire hardy spanish grape, OF
course fs the call but ter pound baskets OF Concords
and CataWias are still to De had for 10 cents The
wife grapes sell for - to 80 cent. a pound. Good
Baldwin apples bring 81 a barrel and Newtown ppplns
80 swcetbr,ads are sold by tln butchers for ~
pair. Prime lib roast costs Fl cents pound porter
house roast - cents. porcrioue steak 20 cents Sir
loin steak II cents Dclmonico teak 20 cents, round
bone steak l. cents nat bone steak. II cents frcsh
rmp beef - cents help roast beef II cents, leg beef
cents nlet beef 90 cents, plate rncd beet conts
rump corncd beef - cents oNtas 10 cents, beef hver
,cufs beef Kidneys - cents, veal chops - cents,
loa veal - cents. leg veal 20 cont. breast veal 10
cents, shoulder veal - cents veal outlet - cents
lib ycel - c,p's' nrt yea yc - cents eau h'i I9
cent, inud lusrtcr mutton - cents, io,"Gnar,er
10 cents pnck.Qmr;cr 20 cents, English adds
- cents. Lex mutton l. cont. PACK chops mutton
q cents, T. r'rh cop, - cents. .hoaldcr mutton
10 cents. mutton Kidneys J cents, hind quarter lam2
J. cents iorq uartcr II cents. pack lamb oops -
der lamb 10 cents. breast lamb 10 cents, "n choIj
lamb - cents. ham IL cents. bacon II cents 'nDkrd
o-nis .ait PORK !. c.uts l,rding pork IA cont can
Lard 10 cents and sausage. 10 cents