Evening journal., 1893-01-14


mington Are Now paying-Twenty
Cents VIII Only Purchase Half Peck
of Potatoes. One Pound .of Besfsteak or
"a Pint OF OJ sters.
sleds and sleIghs Of every description
took the places of wagons In many
instances in the farmers markets this
morning. Old peach dearborn bodies.
which had been placed on runners. made
the most convenient market wagons and
one of these could be seen in nearly
every square. All through King street
market, farmers were busy keeping
warm and talking about the high prices
OF every necessary Of life and Of the cold
weather
wal, I've stood on ice all day an
han'ld ice all day an never went near
tn fire, so this zero weather won't hurt
me- said one Brandywine hundred
man who wore light brown overcoat
and a fur cap Of several winters
us the outlook any better for to-
morro w asked a pleasant faced woman
Of Christiana hundred farmer and
butcher who Is well posted Nom,
nom; the indications are that there will
be more snow tomorrow"
"Well, mister, said big Ninth ward
woman, sis things any higher TO. dayYo
'Yesm, and what aint a-goin up is a.
| freezin' up"
That Jump In Meat Prices.
The EVENING JOURNAL reporter was
| told by George Abele, the well known
Second street market butcher, that best
cuts OF beef were selling for 90 cents a
pound "Its higher than for long
time, except for a week during last
spring. Only the small cuts that have
become unpopular are cheap. These
must be sold low TO be cleared away with
| the other cuts"
In the market house and at the stalls
all along King street. steak sold for IS
and 20 cents. Veal some Of which was
| very poorly dressed, sold at 1S. 90 and as
high as % cents. Mutton, even the in
feroT quality, was in demand at IL
cents Chickens could not be bought for
less than 1S cents while turkeys and
ducks sold readily at 20 cents Squads
brought 80 cents a pair.
Pork Price Prospects.
But the highest In the meat line was
pork, which had jumped TO IA and Is
cents a pound, for steaks. chops and
roasts. Pork is scarce. and will be
high for some time, said Farmer Lank
OF Christiana hundred It is feared that
the raise may increase the already high
price Of hams, which are now being
cured.
Potatoes Selling for 90 Cents.
Good white potatoes sold rapidly for
20 cents half peck or ST. so a bushel
I The little cullssold lower, but were not
cheaper to buy. Many shoppers willingly
| | paid 30 cents for good sweet potatoes.
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a half peck while oranges waited
customers at % and 80 cents
dozen. Some ice.tightened heads
Of cabbage and parsnips were the only
fresh vegetables in the market and sold
away up. The farmers who did not bring
these sold meats of some kind, cottage
cheese butter, eggs and home preserves
Fish In the Swim. Too.
How does this weather effect fish ?"
asked the reporter Of a well known fish
dealer.
"Well. it has considerable effect on
them. The freezing Of all the streams
from which we usually get our supply.
has thrown upon us the fish from the
great lakes They are caught in the
? summer and frozen at a temperature
of II degrees below zero. These are
q shipped to us. The price has been three
pounds for 20 cents and has been raised
to 10 cents per pound.
Cheese and Flour Are Cheap.
The only things that have not been
lifted up by the zero weather are cheese
and flour. They stand alone as the only
necessaries of life that are within the
reach Of all.
Great Fall In Prices in March.
!. Many Of the waters of Maryland and
+ Virginia richest in oysters are now frozen
!. over so that oysters catching is sus-
pended, and should the severity Of the
winter continue thousands of oystermen
# must be idle There will be a rush for
the oyster beds when the water opens,
II and oysters are likely to be very cheap
throughout Maryland and Virginia before
the oyster catching season closes at the
l. end Of April.
Food Prices VIII be verv Low.
Not only oysters but fish. meats and
IF vegetables will probably be brought into
market in large quantities as soon as
( Spring opens. This will bring every
thing way down aud within the
reach Of every body. Even il
meat is cornered farmers will kill their
ID own cattle and bring the meat into
market to sell at a price that will make
ID meats come down. There will be such
competition that all necessaries Of life
b. viii become cheap.
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