New-York tribune., 1894-03-03
FLASHING TON N.fHkET PRICES.
TALK WITH A BUTCHER-PDPLE EATING
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MORE POULTRY THAN BEEF NOWADAYS.
IIousekeepers are about unanimous in their opin-
ion that, as a rule. city butchers have refused -
recognize the prevail nee OF hard times ami me
existence OF a period ~ extraordinary financial ds-
tress by lowering their prices to popular nec"SS!-
ties as has been done In almost every line q: bsl-
ness known 70 human activity All around them
prices are falling but the butchers obs;ina;ey smut
their eyes TO the trend OF the times. As result
they are losing trade \ Tribune reporier talked
- one OF the leading butchers of washington
Market yesterday. and was informed that lie was
selling steaks and chops and roasts at just the
game figures he charged year and two years
ago people keep coming down to Washington
Market" he said from uptown and saying they
are dissatisfied with the prices charged them up IN
Sixth-ave 1 tell them they will find the same
price charged here for meats as IN Fulton Market
or uptown unless they find butcher stuck WIN
an oyersupply on Saturday night. when they can
yet a reduction. As a matter OF fact. good beef and
mutton are scarcer this year than last IL IL the
quality you get. You must pay more for rib
roast off a cornfed Illinois steer than 70" VIII for
= similar cut from "A long-horn Texan. Within ten
va -,s Of me YOU can get portcrhouse steak for 10
cents pound | charge D. | make no more profit
than my rival. Between these two extremes Is the
range OF prices and II is the same In Washington
Market Fulton Market or uptown. Of course. the
times are hard and people are buying turkeys
which cheaper tnan ever. ''oOI turkeys arr
selling as low "a a shilling pound. and people are
eating more turkeys than roast beef Poultry never
cheap
Here are some OF the prices asked by the Wash
ington Market butcher quoted above: Porterhousr
steak % and 2S cents pound; sirloIn steak. -
cents round steak. Is cents: rib roast, II 10 -
cents; siroin roast 2S cents. lamb chops and NUT
chops % cents lon chops, . cents, veal chops
cents loln veal, - cents; breast veal, ~ cents,
shoulder mutton. i cents; leg mutton. l6 cents:
hndquarter mutton, II cents and fOrequarter, l2i2
cents leg lamb IS cents hindquarter OF lamb. Is
cents sweetbreads. 70 cents pair; calves liver.
20 cents pound: forequarter OF lamb, II cents;
corned beef 10 10 IL cents; sewng beef, 10 II
cents leg beef. - cents; shin. 80 cents; nlet OF
beef IL cents. and a In mode beef. rs cents.
Strawberries from Florida selling the
streets at 10 box holding less than quart.
Eggs sell in Washington Market between four
teen for a quarter, and 2S cents dozen. The best
butter brings 30 cents pound.
Fish dealers say II is cheaper to import salt
mackerel from Ireland and bloatcrs from Norway
than to catch and cure them In America AS a
consequence the ocean steamers are bringing over
large consignments of these foreign nsa. Irish
mackerel sells for 15 To Is cents pound. The
American mackerel costs about - cents.
Roe shad from North Carolina sell for 81 - and
the bucks for CD cents. Florida cost 50 cents
and the bucks 30 cents. Shad are 80 cents Il
pair
Extra Long Island diamond-back terrapn are
worth 500 a dozen. Live Holsters H. and % cents
pound. Long Island green smelts are 40 cents
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