The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-29
THE LOCAL MARKETS.
Popular Prices for Peoples Produce.

The beef market is as firm as the
rock of Gibraltar Some of it that you
get at your boarding house seems a
part of the rock itself and you think it
gets it's firmness from the age there
of. There has been no caange in the
past week in beef of any sort, and there
seems to be no change in sight. Speak
ing seriously, Worcester people have
much to be thankful for in the quality
and price of the beef they eat. There
are few cities of this size in the coun-
try which can boast CT such good mar
kets as the heart of the commonwealth
and if the people VINO eat in this city
are not grateful, they ought to be
ashamed of themselves.
Poultry has gone up. 1t isn't much Of
a raise yet, but there Is no telling
what may happen before another week
is past The supply seems to be fairly
good and the demand has not become
so great to make folks suffer for turkey
and chickens, and = is hard to say
what the reason of the rise may be.
Perhaps the poultry may be feeling the
expansion fever and getting proud of
being able to live-and die-in so great
country. Anyhow, something is
wrong and the poor consumer who has
to suffer from everything from a strike
down to the tariff law, is feeling the
effects.
Fish have become real kind and have
gone down several points in the last
week. 1t is hard to describe the exact
nature of a point, but that is what
they have gone down. The supply is
better than it has been since the storm
of November, which, by the way, was
just three months ago yesterday, and
the quality surpasses that of last
year.
There has also been a drop in eggs.
Not many broken, however except the
farmer who was holding his for a rise
Strictly fresh are beiD, sold for less
than they HAYS brought since Thanks
giving. They are not the same eggs,
though.
Vegetables for the boiled dinner on
Saturday are not hard to get There
has been no appreciable change in the
prices for the staple vegetables during
the past week. The new dandelion
and beet greens which were on the
market for the first time week before
last, have gone down a trifle at whole
sale, but the consumer will not feel
the change for some time yet. The
drop means only little less loss to the
retailer who has been selling below
cost during the week Fancy celery is
getting scarce and high, and is not Of
the best quality. There is still some
to be had on the market, and it is not
sold beyond the reach of even the less
presuming purchasers. A few fancy
tomatoes were on the market for the
first time in a long time last week
They We're of the Critzberg variety and
came from Florida, but they tasted just
like the old-fashioned kind from
grandfathers farm, unless one knew
the price, and then they tasted a great
deal better. Radishes, lettuce and the
other so-called summer vegetables
still continue plentiful and are in a
slight demand.
Fruits, both domestic and foreign,
are still holding good. A possible slight
rise in oranges is reported. A carload
of CALIFORNIA; will be received in a few
days and the price may go down bit
when 1t comes. The quality of oranges
this season has been above the ordinary
though not as good as it has been in
previous seasons. CALIFORNIA; are very
good, while the Florida crop has not
proven complete success. and Valen-
cias seem to be rather small. Bananas
are exceptionally good just now, better
than they have been for months. The
supply is large and the fruit has stood
shipment with more than usual firm
ness.