Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-22
THE STREET MARKET.


"A tempting Dtspthy " 6hu 'okS-
tables Therein Yesterday. |
From Every Evening yesterday.
The street market this morning pre-
sented a tempting appearance. The
display of fruits and vegetables was
creditable to the farmer and vender.
Butter sold at 90 to % cents per
pound for creamery and fancy prints,
while tub butter is quoted at 20 to 20
cents according to quality.
Eggs are higher and sold at 1S to 20
cents per dozen by the crate, or from
90 to Is cents per dozen for fresh coun
try eggs. 1t is probable that eggs will
again advance in few days, as they
are becoming scarce in the wholesale
markets.
White potatoes were more plentiful
| and in good demand at % cents per
basket. Sweet potatoes, which have
been in great demand, sold at 20 to 20
cents per basket or from TO 10 cents
per half peck.
Apples are now coming rapidly into
market and sell at 30 to 40 cents per
basket for nearby fruit, while York
State fruit sold at 40 to 90 cents per
basket. Those of the Baldwin and
Snow varieties were never known to be
better.
Pears are not 80 plentiful. few
baskets of the Keller variety sold at 70
cents per basket while several baskets
of Bartlett in fine condition sold at 81
to S1.50. U.aa
Onions are selling at go cents per
bushel for Globes or from s to 10 cents
per half peck.
The finest cabbage seen in the
market this season sold at So. rs to 81. IS
per hundred, or from 3 to s cents per
head, according to quality.
Honey has also made its way into the
market in large quantities and was
quoted at 20 to % cents per case of
pound each.
Home raised grapes have almost dis
appeared and the local merchants are
now selling the New York State grapes,
which are of excellent flavor and sell at
10 to u cents per basket of pounds
each. There are many persons who do
not think the grapes grown in our
midst are good for much. They prefer
what is known to them as the Malaga
J grape, but which are not Malaga grapes
!, at all, as this variety is almost I'M
! known in our markets. They are the
!, most delicate of all grapes grown and
will not bear much handling. The
white and pinkish white grapes grow
in Almeria and are the hardest grapes
that grow. 1t is estimated that 10, 00(
tons of these grapes are i'm ported from
a Spain every year. They command about
r 8 cents per pound. 1t is stated that this
4 fruit is often kept for a year after hav
( ing been packed in sawdust.
/ Oranges are coming into market very
! slowly and are going to be scarcer, al
t. the crop is almost failure. They arr
a sold at 90 to So cents per dozen
Y Lemons sell at 6 to 10 cents per dozen
according to quality.
: Bananas we're in great demand ant
It sell at 60 to 81. per bunch, or s to II
l. cents per dozen. i.
q Cauliflower was seen in small guam
titles and sell ut u to 20 cents pc
g head. and is in good demand
, Celery was bright and crisp and j
/, readily disposed Of at % to go cents pc
@ dozen, or 8 to s cents per stalk. Tn
4 ever useful parsley is seen on man.
stands aud is sold at q penny bunch
- Walnuts we're seen along side of man
4 of the wagons and stands and are bein
- !, purchased at 10 to 10 cents per bal
|" peck. Chestnuts we're not 30 plentiful
y and sold at 10 to 20 cents per quart
IA Hickory nuts and shellbarks were ther
y in small quantities and sold slowly
WOio hcpiSoa Va so'S't
!. stands and where in demand.
- Chickens were glut in the marke
:, for the past few days and went begin
~ in the Wholesale markets at 8 cents pc
% pound, alive. Dressed chickens sold 9
20 IL to 10 cents per pound.
~ Turnips sold at rs cents per hasket
i Sugar corn of good quality brought
y, TO 30 cents per dozen.
~ The meat market is unchanged an
prices per pound were quoted as TO
lows: Steak, -. 16, Is. 20 cents; ri
IS roasts, 16 to IS cents; chops, muttot
- to IS cents; stewing meats. to
ID cents; leg of lamb. Is cents; lam
is chops, IA to 20 cents; stewing piece
OF to 10 cents; roast veal. - to l6 cent?
outlets. 20 cents; veal chops, IA to
cents; hams (whole), II cents; slice
on ham, is to IS cents; dried bee
be uhipped, 20 to % cents; pork chops,
n. cents, or 3 pounds for 25 cents; fret
he ham, 10 cents; calf's liver, 25 cent
ed lard, 8 to 10 cents; scrapple, 8 to
cents; sausage, II to IS cents.
OF The Regular Republicans of Ike
10 county have issued circular address,
&. -. -. a. =.