Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-01
The SUNDAY DINNER.
Market Filled With Good Things al
Reasonable Prices.
Much Native Green Stuff to Be Had
Plenty of Fruit.

You don't often find the market any
better stocked than it is at this time,
remarked the market man, as the re-
porter sauntered in, Friday after
noon. You can get pretty much any
thing that you desire in the eatable line
and that, too, at moderate price. All
kinds of produce is coming in, in good
qualities and the retail prices are corr
respondngly low. The Only exception
to this. at the present time, is eggs.
strictly fresh are not very plentiful and,
SO. we have to get a bit more money
for them. Just now they are selling
for "a cents.
New potatoes are coming in very
freely and, today. witnessed the first
break in the price of them. They have
been selling at As to so cents per peck,
but they dropped to 35 cents.
Yes, they'll probably hold there for
n few days, but, of course, have got to
drop still further in due course of time
Native beets, cabbages and onions
are now to be had in sufficiently large
qualities to make it possible to quote
prices. Cabbage are selling for four
cents a pound. as are the onions. Beets
are worth three cents and the cucum-
hers are selling for five cents, each.
Native peas are worth four cents
quart, they're the telephones. String
benas are bit higher. being worth six
cents. AS yet we have not had any
native squash, but have plenty of
Massachusetts. They are worth four
cents pound and are good goods.
Were offering them nice fresh sweet
corn for 30 cents a dozen ears, which is
sufficiently cheap to satisfy any one at
this time of year and with the present
kind of a season. Spinach greens are
worth 20 cents peck and turnips, new,
bring three cents pound.
But that Isn't the end of the list, for
q minute. We've got that delight of
the small hoy-green apples. They're
selling for rs cents peck and suppose
have the usual number of aches per
apple"
If the produce market i; well stocked,
the same is true of the other branches
of trade from which the supplies for
the, Sunday, dinner are drawn. Nice
plump native chicks can be had for rs
cents a pound, while a good grade of
fowl is worth 20 cents.
Sirloin steaks and roasts are selling
in the local markets for 20 cents. while
rounds are worth from Is to 20 cents,
according to the cut. .>4ss3
The best of veal roasts can be had for
12 to IL cents, and veal steaks are
quoted at only 25 cents. Fore of lamb
is quoted at Is cents and a leg at 20
cents.
For those who prefer fish for the,
Sunday dinner there is the usual va
riety. HOLSTERS continue to be scarce
and high price being % cents a pound
Mackerel are in fairly good supply at
16 cents There is all the haIibut want
ed at from II to 16 cents. Sword fish is
plentiful and is marked at Is cents a
pound. Salmon are still to be found
and are quoted at very reasonable
prices 25 to 80 cents. according to cut.
If you want them. it is possible to Sc
cure oysters. Dealers carry a few in
the shell in stock and "shuck' them as
orders are received They're bit high.
being worth Is cents a quart but who
cares for that-if they really want the
oysters?
No difficulty will be found in selecting
the fruit which is most desired for the
Sunday table. The stores of Augusta
are heaped with all kinds and the prices
are way down. Bananas can be had at
from IL to % cents a dozen. according
to size, for the quality of all is good.
Peaches are here and they are reason
able, only % to 80 cents a dozen.
Oranges. big luscious fruit. are quoted
at from 30 to 80 cents a dozen. Grape
fruit is selling two pounds for a
quarter.
Delaware grapes, the first of the sea-
son, are to be had for 40 cents and 30
cents 4 basket, according to size.
Watcrmelons are worth from 80 to so
cents each. Plums, 40 to GO cents a
basket. Pineapples Is to 80 cents each.
according to size. Pears are worth %
to 40 cents dozen. Fine California
rantelops are selling at 10 to 90 cents
each. Lemons are quoted at % to &c
cents dozen.