The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-11-30

Inform alton of Interest to Providence
Housewives That Is Of Value to Them

Housewives That Is Of Value to Them
I'm Their Everyday Duties as Well.
Oh dear What shall we have for din
ncr 2 is the frequent interrogatory of the
housewife who will continue with sigh
"If it wasn't for eating we all would
have plenty of leisure" And that il
quite true. Between preparing for
meal and eating IL there is little time for
the consideration of other things. The
NEWS thinks great deal OF the house
wife even IL papers try TO make jokes
about her and so the following prices
have been secured that they may prove a
help to her in preparing for the next-and
IL Is always the next-meal
Here are prices on meat: Sirloin steak,
22c. per pound : porter-house steak, 2Sc.;
rump STEAK, 10 to Soc; Chicago tender
loin, 25c.; rib roast. l2 TO 25c.; chuck
roast, 12c.; brisket. 12c.; flank, @ to &c.;
soup meat, &c.; shin of beef, Sc. ox-tails,
81 per d zen; hearts, 12c. each; tripe, &c.
per pound; beef liver, Sc. per pound;
IL to 2oc. per pound; smoked, l6c. per
pound; marrow bones, 1Oc. each; mutton
rib chops, asc.; English ion
chops, 2sc.; leg or hind quarter. 1sc.;
beet kidneys. SC. each; lamb forequarter,
French lamb rack chops, CSC. per pound;
lambs fries, 75c. per dozen; veal
knuckles, 10c. per pound; forequarter,
l2c.; loin or leg, 2Oc.; cut cts, 3Oc.; sweet
breads, So per dozen: calfs brains, l5c.
per pair. calfs heads, scalded, 5Oc. scaled
feet per set, 15c.; pork tenderloin, PC. per
pound; spareribs, H.; pork loin or chops,
14c.; roasting pigs, e. 80 each; pigs feet,
6Oc. per dozen; smoked beef, 20c. per
pound; salt pork, l2c; hams, IA to lsc;
Frankfort sausages, l2c; pork sausages,
lac; special brands of sausages, such as
Deerfoot, etc, 20c. per pound.
Fish Is Not Flesh.
Here are prices of fish:
Oysters, per dozen, 30c.; oysters, for
frying. per quart. ooc.; Little Neck
CLAIMS, per peck, Soc; in shell per bushel,
81; hard shelled crabs. per dozen, 50c.;
crab meat, per pound, Soc; picked oys-
ters, per can, 4Oc.; prawns per quart, 6Oc.;
scallops. per quart, 40c.; live Holsters,
per pound, Y cents; diamond back terra
pin, Sl5 per dozen; striped bass.
30c. per pound; sea bass, 12c
per pound; Goldfish, live, &c.;
Goldfish steaks, 12c.; Goldfish tongues, los
perch. 15c.; weakfish, 12c.; whtefish, 25c
smelts, 25c.; fresh sturgeon steak, l5c.;
red snappers, 25c.; blackfish. 10c; chicken
halibut, 25c.; haddock, aud l0c.; white
bait, 25c.; Columbia river salmon, 40c.;
frozen salmon, 25c.; catfish, l5c.; Sleeps
head, DC; pompauo, 3Dc.; bluefish. 15c;
founders, &c.; tomcols, Sc; Spanish
mackerel. 30c.; fresh mackerel, 20c.; pike
or pickerel, l5c. to 2oc.; cells, l5c.; butter
fish, l0c.
Here are prices of fowl:
Turkey; 2Sc TO Ssc. per pound; chicken,
1Sc TO 25c; duck, 25c; geese. 22c.;
partridge, sl.5O per pair; grouse, 81. IS per
pair
Prices are Reasonable.
Prices are quite reasonable as the
Thanksgiving season has brought quan.
titles of meats, provisions. fruit, etc,
into the city. The varieties of fish TO be
obtained at this season of the year are
quite surprising. Meat is rather high
Extra good quality of beaf and mutton is
scarce. There has been good crop of
corn this year and good deal of it has
gone into the turkey. Good fat ones are
quite cheap.
Good fruit is easily obtained. Apples
are nice and fairly plentiful This is also
true of oranges and bananas. There are
few pears and no peaches whatever in
the market.
Prices of Fruit.
Here are some prices in fruit;
Oranges. 25e. TO 35c. per dozen;
bananas lOc. to 35c per dozen; tanaer-
ines, mandarines and saltsumas. 35c. to
6Oc. per dozen; apples, 35c. TO 75c. per
peck; grape fruit. 75c. to Sl.50 per dozen:
California and French prunes, 20c. per
pound; pears, Winter Nelis. 85c. to 75c.
a dozen; lemons, 25c TO soc. per dozen:
pine apples. 20c to 35c. each; dates, lOc
per pound; figs, fancy, 35c. to soc per
pound; figs, common, 1Oc to 25c, per
pound; prickly pears, 75c. per dozen;
grapes, Malaga, 15c. to 35c. per pound;
Cata " ba, l5c. to 25c. per basket; Concord
2Oc. per basket; Isabella, l5c. per basket:
California grapes, SOC. to 81 per basket;
persimmons soc. per dozen; raisins, 15c.
TO soc.
How They buy Figs.
Dealers purchase figs by tons of New
York and Boston commission merchants.
The figs are stored in cases in cool cellars
and there remain until they are placed on
the counters for sale. Figs come during
the fail. At Hills fruit store about two
tons are stored away. While they remain
good throughout the year this is good
time TO yet nice figs. Dates were for III
srly purchased anu stored as figs are now.
When you buy fruit you always think
Of popcorn, nuts and cheese, the part OF
the dinner that comes uuder the head of
miscellaneous. Here is the miscella
neous price lists
Popcorn, &C. per pound; American wal
nuts or shagbarks, 10 TO l5c. per quart;
CncsVuubs, ~oV. .riu"'es itcnCu VI itdi-
ian chestnuts, l5c. per pound; English
wslnuts, 2Oc per pound; tilberts, zoe. per
pound; pecans. 10 TO 25c. per pouud;
almonds, 25c TO Csc. per pound:
cream nuts, l5c. per H.; mixed nuts, Is
TO zoe. per h.; Jordan almonds, 60c. per
h.; nut meats. 60c. per To-; cheese-Neuf-
chatel, SC. per package; cream, 2Oc. per
package; hand cheese, DC. per package;
Fonld ge-dc-brie, soc. per h.; Fomdge-
de-Istgny. 25c. per package; Swiss, 55c.
per lb.; Canadian, 81. 25 per ] r: English,
25c, per H.; Ronaiour, 35c. per jar; Par
masan, 30 TO soc. per bottle: club house,
35c. per jar: Young America, 25c. per To-;
Roquefort. 50s. Der h.; Edam, 81 each;
pine apple, soc. to Sl.15 per package;
Camebert. 35s. each; sage. 20c. per ID;
O,d Il glish, 25c. per Id; mild ConnectI-
cut, Poe. per To-; New England sage, 35c.
per 10.
clothing Uaught on n Nail.