The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-21
CHRISTMAS EDIBLES.
Prices That Prevail in the Local Mar
kets.

Some Of the busiest places in INDIANAPOLIS
this week are the grocery stores which are
preparing and already delivering Christmas
orders. All the delicacies of the season can
be purchased right here at home In the
fruit line there are fresh ripe strawberries
from California, which sell at 40 to so cents
pint; pears. also from California, sell at
so cents to 81 a dozen. Malaga grapes, which
are imported from Spain, retail at from 30
to so cents a pound; the Almeria grapes
commonly known as California grapes, re-
tail at 20 cents pound; catawbas sell at 20
cents for a four-pound basket; Delaware
grapes, the same quantity, retail at 70 cents
a basket. Oranges from California sell at 80
cents, a dozen; Florida oranges at from 80
to so cents a dozen; Japanese persimmons
from 80 to 50 cents, and tangerines sell at
from so to IS cents dozen, according to
size. Bananas will retail for Is to 20 cents
dozen, according to the size and quality
Beans and peas retail at % and So cents fer
a half peck; caulifiower at 20 cents a head
lettuce at 20 cents a pound and radishes two
punches for cents. Good cranberries retail
at 10 cents quart
1t will be impossible to get fresh, green
asparagus, but nice asparagus in tins will
retail for IS and so cents. Young onions sell
two punches for cents and the best Michi-
gan celery sells at 30 to so cents dozen, or
two stalks for cents. Jersey sweet potatoes
are selling for 40 cents a peck and Indiana
sweet potatoes retail for 20 cents a peck.
Nice large tomatoes. which are grown in
Florida, are 20 cents a pound and beetS sell
two punches for cents. Fard and Persian
dates sell at TO cents pound; dates stuffed
with pecans and walnuts. retail at 40 cents
for a one-pound box: prunes. stuffed with
the meat of other prunes, sell for rs cents
for one-pound box. California dried fruits
are much higher than last season and some
are impossible to get at all. Peaches, fancy
dried, sell for 20 cents a pound; apricots re-
tail at Is to Is cents, and dried plums and
raspberries sell at 10 to 20 cents. California
canned goods are also much higher; lemon
cling peaches are worth % to 80 cents more
than last season; pears, egg plums, white
cherries and apricots retail at 20 cents can.
last season this year. English walnuts retail
at 10 to 20 cents pound; almonds, 10 to 20
cents; filberts and mixed nuts sell for 10 to
10 cents; Brazils at l212 cents. Olives have
advanced % per cent. The Queen olives sell
at from 10 to 20 cents bottle. Fancy Lon
don layer raislns from California have TAX
en- the market. instead of raisin imported
from Spain; they come in large punches
and retail at 20 cents pound:
Apples are very scarce; the best Baldwins
sell for 40 cents a peck; the California bell
flowers and Ben Davis sell two for cents.
Cider retails at % cents a gallon; Pure ma
pie syrup sells for - cents to $i.25 a gallon.
Candied goods in cherries, pineappleS, pears,
apricots and plums retail at so cents a
pound. Sheled nuts, almonds, filberts, Tex
as pecans, hickory and walnuts retail at 50
TO 20 cents a pound Plum pudding and fruit
cake, prepared and ready for use can be
bought in packages which sell at % cents a
pound, or two pounds for 45 cents. There is
a large variety of domestic and imported
cheese on the market at reasonable prices.
McI4arens Imperial cheese comes in pots at
30 cents; Clubhouse retails at 50 cents jar;
ROcquefort and Camembert retais at As to
80 cents . pound. and F'romage-de-Bri sells
for 80 cents; SwitzeT. imported, is worth 80
and the domestic 20 cents. New York cream
cheese is Is cents a pound and limburger is
also Il cents a pound; pineapple, the small
size. sells for 50 cents and the large 81.
Edam cheese sells for IS cents a cheese and
devlled cheese. In pots. at % and IS cents.
For delicatessen, pate-de-fole gras comes in
tureens and sells for 80 and Is cents; pate
de-perdreau comes in tins at 81 cents pate
de-becasse. pate-de-liore and pate-de-chev-
rcuill also comes in tins at % cents. Russian
caviar sells for So, 60 and 70 cents
Turkey will be worth IL cents a pound:
quail $50 a dozen rabbit $50 a dozen
chicken. 10 and 12lz cents pound, and the
best Baltimore oysters sell for so TO 80 cents
a quart.
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