New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-28
PRICES IN THE MARKETS.
GAME GOING OFT OF sEASoN-P0TAToES FROM
BERMUDA-F7u CHEAPER.

| GAME GOING OFT OF SEASON-P0TAToES FROM
| BERMUDA-FI7u CHEAPER.
| With the expiration OF this month great deal OF
| game will disappear from the market: In fact htue
will be left beyond wild ducks and pigeons. The law
prohibiting the exposure for sale Of grouse. partridge,
qna rabbits. and hares takes effect on February l.
In consequence OF this the supply Of these varieties OF
game I'm market Just l. limited, and the prices
are generally made TO fit the purse Of the buyer The
dealers anxious 10 close out at any price Quail
| can be had for - n dozen less; grouse for -
pair and partrldg,s for ri 10 pair. The last OF
large supply OF cotton-tai rabbits sent in from Mc'
| gan and other Northwestern states now Icing
sold al % and 40 cents pair. Western Jack rabbits
nre 81 "A pair Canvasback ducks cost 20 pair;
edhcads "a rudy ducks, =. mallaris, 81; teal and
broad bills II and 81 80 a pair. Wild turkeys can
be had from ~ TO % cents pound this week. guinea
| hens 80 cents n pair: brant, 81 a pair. and tame
| pigeons ~ 80 a Dozen Fresh Philadelphia capohs
| now sell for % and 30 cents n pound: New-Jersey
and state cup1ns - cents and Western frozen capons
- cents: fresh roasting chickens are "a cents
pound state fowls sell for Is cents pound; Pha-
dclpha brocrs - cents pound, and western
brocrs l. ana 20 cents pound.
Among the attractions In the vegetable line are
rev potatoes from Bermuda. which sell for 10 cents
A quart. The warmer weather has added materially
10 the supply Of green stun brought North from the r
south. Green okra Is again coming from CuDa II
DO had Tor ~ cents n Hunureu hipc tOHH"'N''
are being sent from the Florida keys, packed in cot
ton and moss TO prevent freezing they cost 40 cents
a quart small quantities Of Romane lettuce are
also coming from the South IL sells at the rate OF t"p
heads for quarter. Boston dollhouse lettuce Is worm
10 cents u head and Long Island lettuce ) cents
few string beans from Florida can be had Tor %
cents quart: cGG plants cost between 20 ana ~
cents each dollhouse riharb be had for 10 cents
bunch.
From the forcing houses Of Boston also are COM
Inc some fine breakfast radishes which sell Tor
cents Il bunch. people make goo1 u'' Oh
radishes combat hoarsencsS sore throat ana on''r
attendant evils Of Il bad cold They take ra1hi,
cut ont the interior and put IN the hollow lump "
sugar which is left dissolve slowly, then they drinA
the resultant juice OF sugar ana radlsh, ana '1e eeS'
on the throat Is said To be- wonderful
Mushrooms are ", rth 81 pound.
Eggs are still way up" the best selling down 10
Fulton Market yesterday for 43 cents dozen ana up
town for a, high 90 cents They hay, sold rs isa
as AZ cents and high % cents uptown
In fact last saturday the price OF eggs got 80 hsn
that people could not afford TO buy them. The con-
s,nptiop fell oil so largely that dspite light re-
crpt,, the ,tocks accumulated 50 that the dealers
awake 4, their senses sunday and the first sao
of cggs Oh the noor OF the Mercantile EAcilinSe Oh
Monday morning at 81 cents, or cents hss 'm'h
the co.c on saturday. Retail dealers have not YET
: Id ont all the high priced stock tlry Ibid In last wA
and this is the reason the retail prices OF eggs Keep up
so hlgh dept, the great slump' In The ShoieSas
market.
Butter has kept pace with the ri.e in egg, the BEST
Flcn creamery selling for IL cnts apound this week.
Good Western creamery butter BE- had for % cents
and state dairy butter for % and 10 cents I"'
philadelphia prints sell for 43 cents ana nh'aiea
butter for 30 cents. -, .,.,
Prices IN the fish market not so high rs tney
were a week ago. when New York harbor was Zee
bound and the little smacks kept clos, TO shore. FISH
urr coming across the Continent 10 help out the sca'
supply here Tv, big conIcnments Of oregon sai'
mon and Iucci sound ln.ibut got In two DAYS as ,
salmon steals cust - c,n's pjund ana the lh.n ~
had Tor ~ and the bucks for so cents Lobster, n,
d,.wn ia Is and II cents a pound. sheepsheau run
Albrfmare Sound cost - cents pound ir zen CO"
cents and cod steals - cents. ,.,.
Hothousc strawberries are worth ~ cup. hoiu,m .
DOZEN berries straw berries ron tlO.lda - u""