New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-21
PRICES IN TIE MARKETS.
WHAT THE PEOPLE MUST PAY FOR THEu
CHRISTMAS DINNERs-FIsH SCARCE

The near approach OF Christmas was evident IN
the markets yesterday. The butchers stalls were
laden down with the choicest meat. The pou'tere'S
stands and hooks groaned with turkeys geese
ducks fowls and all sorts Of poultry ana t"a
vegetable stands were well supplied The unseason-
abe weather has been a misfortune 10 the hsh
market and there was hardly lobster In the
market A welcome arrival OF the fruit STANDS IS
the navel oranges from California seiihs d. 4"
cents a dozen; Jamaicas sell from 80 10 ~ cents
dozen; Emperor grapes, 70 cents basket Ma'ast
cranes 20 cents a pound Catawba and concord
grapes 20 cents a basket; Duchess pears, ~ crhus
a dozen. Nelis pears 80 cents dozen, and Smell
dons 90 cents a dozen. King apples are ~ Genus
a dozen. and Ladies' 20 cents quart ana sp''~ea.
berg apples, 80 cents dozen Messlha ieihohs
for 25 cents: grape fruit. 81 % dozen, and per-
simmons 60 cents dozen
The following are the prices in the game ana
poultry market: Fowls, IS cents pound; turkey
% cents: ducks % cents; geese, 20 cents; capons
IS cents; cartridges. 81 so pair; grouse y paiTi
English pheasants, s. brace; snipe, 81 % aozen'
woodcock 81 a pair; Philadelphia SQUAD, "a q
dozen; rabbits, IS cents couple EnSHsh mares -
each, and quail, 50 30 dozen.
The lover OF potatoes can buy new ones al - |"
a peck but the common garden potato can 10
bought at 20 cents peck; sweet potatoes " oe''
a peck parsnips. three for cents; caooase
cents a head; oyster plants, 10 cents; "h'e N
yellow turnips, cents quart; rsu'shes'
a bunch,
parsley, cents a bunch small white onio"'
10 cents a quart; large. cents, and red'
cents Boston dollhouse lettuce. three for . CENTS
egg-plants 10 to % cents each; caulhoNers' "o"
10 TO 45 cents a head; beetroo cents pH"0"'
green peppers. from 30 cents 10 81 Dozen ho' -.
radish 10 cents root; chicory, 81 30 dozen he",
escarole Is cents dozen; spanish onions
cents each; Long Island celery, is cents Du"0n'
Rochester celery 20 cents dozen roots NV NV
celery 5 cents root; dollhouse tomatoes, - *
90 .ach. string beans 10 10 % cents quart
Rrusse,s sprouts. 10 cents quart, ana Hus"'O OS'
Here is what must be paid for meat for Christmas
week: Prime rib, roast. y cents porleInouSe' ,,
Cents; Delmonco q cents: round bone IS cents;
bone p cents; fresh rump oeet 70 s,Ist beet q
cents: navel corned beef 10 cents; plate corner
10 cents rump co RI Gsef beef Kidneys cents
each veal chops, Is cents; oin veal ~ sens nr yes
veal cents 6rssst zeal y cfnt e yea 5
cafs head 50 cents; calfs lvers % cents, 's sids
feet 10 cents cen each hgS mutton Is
fore quarter mutton IL cents rack quarter
IS cents En nssdss s masn % cents English chops
mutton, IS cents shoulder mutton esnt H. Cnar
ter lamb I6 cents fore quarter lamb Y cents rack x
lamb chops. 2S cents: saddle amp : hreest lamb
10 cents oin chops lamb. 80 cents; iamo fries Ga
cents each ham cents bacon "a sen'i o,s poTk
ii cents salt pork p cents; lardlng pork -s Genus
can lard. 1914 cents; sausages; 10 cents mn NTH a
Prices in the fish market have gone up wv VIZ 20 .,
vengeance but that is simply owing TO the Ia, To-
that the supply is not equal to the demand M s
are the prices Large bass, 80 cents pouno heash.
bass & cents: pan bass, Is cents. large pIuetls,,
green. is cents small blretlsh. li2 cents CanaHs
brook trout. Is cents goldfish 10 cents e aise i5
Il cents; large founders, lzi2 cents, huneS 49,
cents large fresh mackere s5 cents each; hadIVes,
10 cents; chicken halibut 80 cents Ions inocE
fish 40 cents: large live Holsters. p cents ponoeS
IS cents p.ckere l4ls cents small red snapSpsr,
cents Western salmon. 30 cents. spanish ma
natives 80 cents: native sheepsheads, ~ ee'.s .
green smelts. 10 cents: large smets ~ c ,, e
bass 20 cents; shad. North Carolina buchs, %
cents and roes, 81 30: sole. u cents; sSa1.,
cents salmon trout, 10 cents; tom CO.'S " 0 inrSe
white perch Is cents; small white perch li's &
whitefsh 20 cents large frog legs. 90 cents Pos t
hard crabs SO a hundred. and green turtle - ''''