New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-21
PRICES ~ THE MARKETS.
THE HEBREW HOLIDAY STIMULATES THE PoUL
TRY TRADE-rRuIT AND VEGETABLES.

THE HEBREW HOLIDAY STIMULATES THE POUI-
TRY TRADE-FRI1T AND VEGETABLES.
Poultry dealers throughout the city have had a
busy week. for next to Christmas and Thanksgiv-
ing no holiday causes such heavy demand on
their resources as the Hebrew New Year, which
began Thursday at shutdown. Turkeys, ducks
and geese are used extensively during this holiday
by ali orthodox Jews but chickens are not so
much in favor. But the Day of Atonement comes
September 2s when al kirds Of poultry are in
demand for the Hebrew trade to be closely fol-
lowed by the Feast OF the Tabernaces and the
Feast OF Law. 1t took about fifty carloads OF live
poultry 10 supply this demand this week. which
pretty we'll cleaned up the market Prices have
been advanced under this stimulus TO trade. as
usual both wholesale and retail. Spring chickens.
suitable for roasting. quoted by the retailers
at is cents pound; bro,ers 10 cents. and chickens
for frcasseeng. 12i1 cents. Spring turkeys for
broilng cost IS TO 20 cents. duckngs IS cents and
geese 20 cents a pound.
All the abundant products Of field range. cover.
stream and sea are 10 be had In the markets.
and at prices that In the main. are not unreason-
able. Eastern and Pacific Slope peaches still
engaged In a lively competition for public favor.
with California fruit TO be seen displayed for
sale than a week ago The Eastern fruit ranges In
price from 81 Is to 50 a basket. the latter price be-
ing for tho yellow fieshed Craw fords. Grapes are
better and cheaper than last week. Five pound
baskets of De.awares and Nagaras bring 90 to 40
cents. and Concords 25 cents. California Tokays
are 50 cents a basket. California Bartlett pears
are 30 cents dozen. Wstermelons are 70 TO 40
cents each. and pums 30 10 60 cents a basket
Jenny Lind muskmeons sell for 30 cents dozen.
String beans 10 cents small measure; celery.
40 TO 70 cents a bunch; green corn, 10 cents "A
dozen ears. sweet potatoes, % cents half peck;
lettuce. cents head; grape fruit, 10 cents each;
egg plants, 10 cents each: Brussels sprouts, %
cents a quart: artichokes q cents each am cucum-
bers | cent each Tomatoes are cents q quart;
squash 5 cents, and caulihower. Is cents head.
IN
dealers The popular demand for this shelfsh Is
ranges from 70 cents to go hundred opened
cus are rs cents box 81 30 and extras ~ 90
Prime rib roast can be had for - cents a pound,
porterhouse steak is 70 cents; siroin, Y cents;
fresh rump beef Is is cents leg of beef is cents
hllet of beef IS cents. and beef liver ana oxtails
are 10 cents pound $3.50, .,
! Leg of veal Is 20 cents pound and oln the same
price; chops are r. cents. breast and shoulder are
ia cents; outlets are 10 cents flle of veal 70 cent
"a hound Sweetbreads are go cents pair, call
head 80 cents each. CATS liver, Go cents -
English saddle OF mutton is ~ cents leB. ~
cents, English chops. x cents. shoulder, cents
fotenuartef 12iS cents hin1qusftcr, 10 cents, ana
rack chops q cents pound. Lamb chops are Z,
cents; leg, ~ cents shoulder u cents. pr'hn, -
cents and lon chops ~ cents o Pounn, hiha .,
quarter Of lamb ls 20 cents, ana the iofea1afef OF
lamb IL 10 cents pound