The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-22
THE HOME MARKET DISPLAY
a Very Large Attendance YESTERDAY
Afternoon.
THE WINNERS OF PRIZES OFFERED
visftors Here Enjoying the Holiday Car
nfval Exprsssed surprise at the Novel
Sight The Ruling Prices.

sight The Ruling Prices.
The holiday carnival week practically
closed last night with a market-house
display which was one of the mos, at
tractiye features Of tho weeks festivi-
tics, as we'll as surprise to thousands
of visitors who made the rounds Of the
market for the first time. The stalls,
as requested by Market Master Miller.
we're deliberately decorated. and the sup
ply Of vegetables, meat, fish, butter,
cheese, eggs and game of all sorts was
never greater az this season of the year.
From noon till a late hour last night
Market square WAS crowded with buyers
and holiday visitors Strangers in the
city. who have travelled extensively. ex-
pressed their surprise at the magnitude
Of the market and the number OF peo-
pie who patronlzed IT. In fact, Houston
market did not suffer by comparison
with the French market of New Orleans
and the Fulton and Washington markets
Of New York city. 1t was the concen-
sus of opinion that the Magnolia city
has the greatest market in the United
States.
The judges were CAPTAIN James Law
Tor. Robert .Adair and Gus warnecke
AT o'clock they made the rounds, and
at 6 o'clock announced the awards as
follows:
stall-First prize. $40, 5, Bongio: second
prize. $3.50. Mrs. Bartels. Special men
ton was made OF the stalls OF Mrs ]
kongio. Ars. Pfeiffer and Charles
Traino.
For best decorated meat stall-First
prize, $50, Fritz Rohde; second prize
For best decorated Ash stall-First
prize $50, S. d. Ward. second prize
NJ. Paul. Special mention was made OF
John O'Brlea's display
Special I'd KAN prize of Sc 10 he
awarded to the best decorated outside
stall or wagon. was awarded 10 Henry
Gullgm. Special mention was made OF
me displays made by W. NJ Barlow ard
W. c; Newton The butter, cheese ana
eggs dispiay was also specially noted by
the committee.
The ruling prices Yesterday nre ri,e,
below. s'''"
Vegetables
Carrots. scarce. 10 cents a bunch.
Beets, 10 cents q bunch.
Cabbage, 10 to 20 cents a head
rhyme. 10 cents bunch.
Rndishes, cents bunch
Celery, 10 10 % cents head
MafJoram. 10 cents "A bunch.
Pumpkins plentiful, 10 TO 20 cents zach
Lettuce, heads for 10 cents
Mustard greens, cents a bunch.
PARSLEY, cents a bunch.
Green Or dry sage, IL cents a bunch.
Sweet potatoes, 8 cents a quart
Irish potatoes new. 10 tents a measure.
squash Ia cents each.
soup bunch, cents.
Iye homny, 10 cents cuart
Gutter beans, 10 cents a quart
Swiss chart, none in market
snap beans. l2is cents quart.
Turnips, TO ip cents bunch
Caulinower . to 80 cents each
onions, cents a bunch.
itorse radiHn. J Tor p cents
Tomatoes, sc TO 50 cents dozen.
Pie plant, none in market
Asparagus none in market
Horse radish, ground, cents cup.
Onions, 10 cents n quart.
Green peas. 1917 cents q quart
Garlic 20 cents a dozen.
Egg plant % to . cents a piece.
Spinach, , cents q quart.
Dried okra, - cents pint.
CuFloy lcttucee, cents head
BLACK rye Peas, 10 cents a quart.
Fruits.
Apples, q to 30 cents n peck.
sranberrics. 20 cents a quart.
Dates. 10 cents per pound
Malaga grapes % cents "A pound
Warrington navel oranges, 80 20 80
cents "A dozen
Mixed nuts, Is cents a pound.
Pecans, 10 cents a quart
Cocoanuis, and 10 cents each
l.eiuons. u cents "A d3Zep
Eananas. . TO 10 cents a dozen
California grapes. none In market
,hltorn!a pears. 80 cents a dozen.
IJapahese piums, none in market
j-lne3ppies, none in market
Dried figs. Il cents per pound.
NataWbd Grapes, 81 cents pound.
Produce
EGGS . to 30 cents dozen.
BB t,,,' count 80 cents pound.
Hand cheese, none IN market.
Cheese. 70 to % cents 4 pound
Candy, Is cents u pound
Peanuts, roasted cents a quart
popcorn balls, cents each
Meats.
Beef. roast, to 10 cents a pound
Beef round steak. 10 10 cents a
Beef. sirloin steaks 10 cents a pouno
Beef porterhouse steaks. 10 cents a
Beef, tenderioln steaks 10 cents
Pork. roast. 10 cents a pound.
PORK chops. 10 cents a pound.
Veal roast. 10 cents ii pound
Mutton. 10 cents a pound.
bologna sausage, 10 cents a pound.
wienerwurst sausage. is cents n
TrlPe. 10 cents pound.
Pork sausage. l21a cents a pound.
Liver, cents n pound.
Pork and beef sausage. 10 cents a
Fresh leaf lard, 10 cents a pound.
Beef tongue. l5 to 20 cents each.
CAR tongue. 10 cents each.
Iieadchec 10 cents a pound.
Frankfurt sausage. 10 cents n pound.
LIVER sausage. 7 cents pound.
Blood sausage. cents a pound.
Fish.
Trout 10 cents n pound.
Buffalo. cents a round
Reddish, 10 cents "A pound.
Black Bass, 20 cents n pound.
Perch, 10 cents a pouno.
lJrnmiish. cents n pound
Seapike, none In market.
Catfish, 10 cents bound
Hedsnapper, 10 cents a pound.
Sheepheah. 10 cents a pound.
Poinpano. 30 cents pound
Crabs. none in market
Turtles. 70 u H. cents Il pound.
oyster. Galveston 40 cents per hundred
Bcrwicks Is cents per hundred.
Game.
Prairie chickens, 10 cents pair.
Ducks, mallard, - to IS cents a pair
canvas backs, q pair; teal. IS to A
cents pair.
Coong. Is 10 50 cents each.