New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-26
COSTLY FOOD OUT OF SEASON.
A DEMAND PECULIAR TO THE NETWORK
MARKET AND HOW 1T is MET.

MARKET AND HOW 1T is MET.
The demand for kinds OF food that ou' OF
Is peculiar and conspicuous feature OF The
metropolitan markets. II Is not however. entirely
confined 10 wealthy epicurcs. according 10 state
n.cnts made by dealers. who say tina, the most
travazant Commands are men whose incomes range
from 5000 $4,000 n year. Men Of comparati lively
moderate means they say. constantly searching
for table Injuries regardless of the prices asked.
while many a millionaire will "haGgle the
price OF old hen and waste valuable time in
hunting for something cheap The chief demand
for table luxuries out OF season. however. comes
from the expensive hotels clubs and restaurants.
whose stewards daily scou- the narSe: in quest o.
dainties for their epicurran patrons from persons
who are about 10 give dinner parties or wedding
breakfasts or suppers and from few wealthy PEG
pie who live eat rather than eat to live and
whose chefs ransack the market for rare viands.
There is also considerable demand for luxuries
for nvallds but IL Is insignificant IN comparison
with the fer greater demand from other sources.
leading local dealer IN fancy fruits and vegc
tables received order from Cincinnati a while
ago for quarts OF dollhouse Strawberries TO be
used az n wedding feast. He sent them with bill
for $751; being y2 quart. and In due time received
check in full accompanied by a letter stating that
the berries and the price both entirely salts
factory" dollhouse Strawberries are sold freely In
winter for the purposes mentioned for from s. to 81
q quart and sometimes even as high as $40 quart.
while in the regular berry season they may be
bought for from 30 cents TO 81 quart and berries
in the natural way are Solo ior from III 70 :"
cents quart.
dollhouse grapes command about the same prices
as dollhouse Strawberries Hothouse peaches. which
are among the rarest kinds OF dollhouse fruit. are
often sold for s4 box containing only twenty-fou-
reaches and various other kinds OF fruit grown in
hothouses or brought from warm climates are sold
out OF season for astonishingly high prices. The
purveyors do not keep stock Of delicate and perish
able fruits hand, but receive orders In advance.
and sufficient time is allowed IN which TO fill them
Uothouse vegetables although relatively cheaper
than dollhouse fruits. are nevertheless high-prced
Cucumbers which commanded 81 apiece In winter a
few years ago. may now be purchased out OF season
for from 20 to % apiece for the choicest. the
product having been largely increased. Tomatoes
readily bring from - TO 80 cents pound. and
paragus from TO 81 . bunch Mushrooms, which
are sod for from IS cents 81 pound in winter,
may be bought for from % TO 80 cents a pound in
summer when they are most Plentiful Lettuce.
radshes green peas and other kinds OF vegeta bles
when bought out Of season command correspond
Game which is nov virtually in season through
out the year. being Kept on hand IN refrgeratns
warehouses, is still dear when fresh supplies no
longer arrive and when the first game Of an opening
season Is received. QI1f, when scarce are sold for
from 70 50 dozs! the price when plentiful rang.
season ;hey NAV b. bought FOR from 81 10 & pair
Wooieock grouse s and partrdges are sold for rom
s. 10 50 pair out OF season. while In season they
can be bought for onc-half that price. Venison.
which ia now sold for from q to 20 cents a pounl
may be bought in Its oper season for from 20 to
q cents a pound.
Diamond back terrapn. which are in
from October to April l. sold during that
period for from s. TO 81 each weighing from five
10 six pounds and measuring from six seven
inches deep In length the undershe..; but OF
season they sometimes sold high SO TO
s2 apiece: Soft-shell crabs which bring an aver
age price OF Is cents. and sometimes low %
cents dozen In their season. extended from about
the middle OF MAY TO about the middle of Septen-
ber are sold for s. dozen for the fresh arrivals
but perhaps the very next day they may be bought
for from 81 70 TO 81 dozen. and few days later
for 81 Dozen the price rapidly declining there
after The first Hudson River shad n few Of
which usually captured late in March early
in April a readily sold for from 81 TO SO apiece
while a few weeks after they are freely sold for 50
cents apiece Restigouche salmon. from the
Restigouche River. the boundary between Quebec
and New Brunswick. which of delicate flavor
and exceedingly handsome appearance. sold
for from ~ 10 70 cents pound when they
first received in market. about the middle Of MAY,
but few weeks later they may be readily obtained
FOR from % 10 - cents pound. The first brook
trout which are received April /, command
from 81 30 10 81. and sometimes more a pound. but
as the season advances the price declines from
20 10 70 pound,
Fruits vegetables. game. fish, etc, of the choicer
kinds are always In active demand among persons
OF epicurean taste. and the prices at which they
sold depend largely upon the extravaganza OF the
consumer and the cupidity OF the dealer