New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-16
PRICES IN THE MARKETS.
PrAEMIGAYs FROM LABRADOR-A BREAK IN THE
BUTTER TRADE-EGGs FOR EASTER.

pr,ENuGAYS FROM LABRADOR-A BREAK IN THE
BUTTER TRADE-EGGS FOR EASTER.
4 pile Of birds with snowy plumage lying Oh
table ia Fulton Market yesterday attracted much a.oc
ton from passers-by. They were parmgah i'o"
Labrador and though they fetch II good price ana i'o
always kecnly sought after By caterers for up'o"n
hodcls and restaurants. 1t has been a long time si
they have been seen in ths city. They are H"N'.'
solid and in point Of beauty are considered ny '''
the hands0mcst bird ever seen in the Market h' n
excepting the English pheasants with their "oiu'',J
variety NJ pnmagc The legs and feet Of the p'd'''
gan are covered with fine silky Hun, whic" i ',
Of the quality Of hair than feathers Inc Only ''"n
about them that Is not Of dazzling whl'eh'sS % H.,
beak ard that is ebony black. 1t Is an eA" ,,,
dircn,t bird 10 shoot When discovered by the h"'
II dives into the snow tlrusts it, coalblnch D'" M
ts wing and 30 hard is 1t to distinguish IL ho'' =,
surrounding snow that the hunter Is apt !" SUP ,,
before he is aware Of the birds presence. ,r,
on a small berry found growing In 'ne r,,ton
wastes and are always fat 1hcy re.an :" a,ou,
Market at - a pair \ single bird VIII "els" ''0'
two pounds. , ,rcb from
Tile prces Of other game do not differ n'no" Nv"
thc figures last given in The Tribune. a'luao '"l 10
had for sj "A dozen, golden ployer ana i"el % t
aeu for s3 a dozen, rudy ducks cost ~ '0 p' 10
fr,zen Chesapeake mallards are III 10 rr"'''"o 70.
and canvasbaciss "a 30 n par. Teal s'i' w
anal hroadhils for 20 cents II pair The dealers are
propaPing to close ON lnclf sto'h' III
lawful 10 sell Wild ducks in this state af'cr III, '' u
This ,nonth Sandsnipc cost ~ II Dozen Shhh sc'io"
leg snlpe II 80 and snowbiIds 80 cents uo~'"'
There ar, millions Of eggs, all iresh' new 'i'
stock too held in the cny 10 nco' "o
demand Retailers doing livery o"'"N nv
only in fresh-aid Long Islands at 20 GEMS "'A'"'
hut IN bp cooses egg, at 10 cents cach or W cents
dozen and In ducks eggs at - ana 80 Gents " ''e'
These flares represent a sharp iali roh '"o p''''
prevailing ten days ago.
Euttcr which has been held at unuSuaiiy his"
figures fjr several weeks has fallen az ias'' anu
what prccipatcly at that. Speaking OF 'hc 9"""'''"
an authority In the trade said
The records Of the butter trade woud DC sel''cu ="
vain 10 find AT this season Of the year pi''',' W.
the last weeks business. There u'uais eo'c9 '.'',P
decline late In April or early In May, as result oi III
cre,>nc supples Of new butter, but 10 have INC
morl,ct q, all TO pieces while receipts are running ar
holovv fine assumed average weekly consumption Is
situation which finds ~ solution uhue' any ou''''
calculation II the trade. II seems, however 10 nav,
been merely The elimination u long, uhHf"'"' oo"u
lion OF trade The mistake seems to nave Dec'l n'auo
carly i'm the winter in forcing the market 50 hIeh' "
opcned a wide sale for adueTatod goods III Eastern
and ,oi,hhortpg markets. that usually dpw large
supple Of lucr from this city completely cnttlhg on
our ont Of town trade As the winter woIc BY every
one seemed 10 look forward to hVorabc t''h !"
March Iu tie improved demand did not mAerah%7'
and as the month closed with no evidences oi my
thing brighter in stor holders abandoned every hop"
and the market simply collapsed To say That pn'es
have fallen 5RG cents per pound during 'hc mS'
week. and goods have accumulated right along IN spite
~ h- moderate receipts and hnrd Persistent efforts 10
III only half tell, tho story. Complete REORGANIZATION
took p,,,ses.lon uf both buyers and sellers
The ls>t Egin crancry hns been ceiling NJ - hiu
- cents pound and cheaper grades al rrc>Pohu'"TS
I,y figure, down to - cents fox cooking butter, .
North RIVER ~" had selling IN lulinh Markrt
Coz co and - cents, and the blchs can We "au in Nv
cents. Dclnva, roe shad cost 80 cents and he Duchs
., cent. each. spanish macacrrl caught In North
C,rnlnn wntr., fetch ID cents pound fTt'h DINO
rn ir1 tr -,mc watcrs can b. had for II II cents
nlnnd Long I.lanl sinclt, cost % cents and Mn~a'
rlu-.ttS .nelt, 20 cents Black bass from NlrElna
ry.r. are worth - cents a pound. nounders sell for
~ IL ocut,. gncn pichopl. II cents; green Nova
er,fin herring cents dressed ,cl. / ccuts, frihfr
vvrr simon 30 md - cents. Wild bronx trout nom
1nn.d, 40 and - cents. and cultivated trout. ~
rrakhsh. T. AMI 20 ccnts; g''n tur'",. ~ ana -
cents and Lallhut. IL 10 20 cent, paGhd