Evening journal., 1895-04-03

EvorYthiug Was Conducive to New Life
under tho Cheering Spring sun-Arrsval
otsGreen Things From the Country.
Some oharmin Ing store windows Opened.
After threatening aud damp break
OF day this changed into an ideal
April 3 and the welcome sunshine
brought out a regular Easter army of
shoppers on the streets--women, men.
wagons and boys-and business assumed
an old time rush.
Clothlers, mllliners and notion dealers.
ready TO come Ia for q goodly share Of
this rush, tore the curtains from their
large windows and exposed to the view
OF the passers by brilliant and dazzling
arrangements of choice aud pretty
things, cheaper this year than ever.
This, with the announcement made
Yesterday that business had taken a
boom and money would be more plentiful
served as an incentive to regular buyers
and an attraction for new customers.
Even the confectionery stores, with
their candy chickens, birds nests and
large eggs, come In for a portion OF this
Easter trade, while stationers mske a
feature Of Easter cards and unique ard
attractive Spring stationery. Toy stores
dieplay pretty exhibitions Of small birds,
rabbits and guinea pigs for which new
demand has been cultivated.
Green Vegetables aud Fruit.
Market places and the long curbstone
markets OF King and Madison streets
were swarme1 with people to-day looking
up the most palatAble aud seasonAble of
the neesssaries OF life. As Winter as 80
severely held it's grip, there has been
very little variation in uniform Winter
breadstuffs and the almost total failure
Of the lines OF fruit supplied from the
Southern belt has been severely felt.
At this season, the truck gardens OF the
Eastern Shore usually supply this as
well ~ the Philadelphia markets. but
The season Is SO much later that green
things like spinach, rhubarb, lettuce and
onions just began to-day to put In q
creditaole appearance. Accordingly,
prices on these fresh arrivals are high
Among the newest things are young
beets, peas, lima beans. eggplant and
tomatoes or the last-named vegetable
there are two varieties At the fruit
star DIS to-day was variety known as the
Florida tomato imported from that sunny
cline and resembling the little Jersey
tomAt0es that are almost given away
apparently belonging to the same family
as the Delaware absefsteakr tomato.
The other variety WAS the hot-honse
product. aud It could only be found Ia
one place to'dRy-on stand In Third
street market.
The Florida tomatoes sold for 35 cents
quart while the Delaware tomatoes
(hot-hous') brought 40 cents pound "a
Y We more shan plat Peas sold for
10 cents quart as did their sister
vegetable. LIMA beans Lettucs wss in
steady demand at and o cents a head.
The young beets were worth cents
quart.
Fresh Meat and ITS Jump.
But fresh meats seem to be going back
to war prices Owing to the scarcity of
western cattle and stock, as stated last
week, beef, mutton and lamb prices have
gone up steadily and these real necessar.
les OF life are now selling at retail from
5 TO s cents poand higher A crown or
breast Of lamb which the meat dealer
prepares for roasting in four or six
pound lots goes off at % cents pound
With chops at % cents pound.
Plenty Of Delaware shad Now.
Although the season for the solid and
toothsome Delaware shad has been on
fora fortnight, yet the first creditable
asHortments of this fish were exposed for
sale to day But the best snad were
away up in price, selling at so and 20
cents for the roes. Every retailer of
the shad hhouted to his customers that
be had been obliged to pay 80 cents'a
piece for his fish, little and big.
on thsFruit Stands.
For the first tims In three months the
fruit stands we're wall stocked to day,
California, JamsciR and Cuba being the
depots OF supply. Florida is no longer a
factor in the market, as January's biting
weather cut the growshs to the ground
and oranges from that state are SO
scarce that they sell for 10 cents a piece
California 6gs are 40 cents a box, with
dates at the same price and pineapples at
IS cents
A King street fruit dealer was selling
rapidly TO- day At these figures: Malaga
grapes, 25 cents pound choicest bananas.
| 8 cents dozsn Inferior varieties 10 and
| 10 cents; Callfornia oranges. 40 cents
Jsmaics oranges, 30 cents dozen; apples
-ehoicest, 30;smaller orinferior varieties,
20 and 25 cents half peck.
In the Easter flower markets, pretty
little pansy plants full or blooms. were
worth 8 cents; violets, and 10 cenrs
bunch; carnations, 90 cents a dozen.