New-York tribune., 1907-12-28
NEWS OF THE MARKETS.
Poultry Is Plentiful and Chsap-Meat Prices
Are Lower.

The poultry markets slow. contrast indeed
to the poultry markets Of week age TT used
to be-" said a dIsgusted dealer. that people had
.'iT.,ey for New Years Day. but they don't seem
TO nowaGays. Savin' money, I guess, else amt
got the money. Mebbe they have what's left Of the
ChristTaas turkey warmed up for New Years.
Tuyaeys seem fairly reasonable IN price now. and
does other poultry. Turkeys from 20 20 %
cents pound. Fowls. those from the West.
from Is to Is cents. and Philadelphia fowls are
cents Western roasting chickens IS 20 cents.
Philadelphia roasting chickens. is to 25 cents.
Ducks are IS or 20 cents. Squads anywhers
from s3 80 to So a dozen. but then they are lux
uries.
Beef is likely 10 be somewhat scarce after jan
uaTy TO-" said Edward Davis. dealer in Washing
ton Market so many cattle shipped along
about Christmas time that the supply gets thinned
out. And after January 1 there's more demand for
beef People get back to IL from other kinds OF
meat"
Prices of beef and lamb are not quite go sky
high they were. Roast beef. the best quality Is
from IS TO 20 cents pound and chuck roast beef
tough but nourishing. may be had for 12 cents
Sfrloin steak is IS and 20 cents. according the
cut Round steak is IS cents Porterhouse from %
TO %. Corn beef IS from to Il cents. Hind quar-
tiers OF lamb from 16 TO IS cents. forequarters
from I2 to II cents
AS fruit. grapes down and out as they
usually by Christmastirne. Only MaIagas are
coming IN. and they are few and poor Such as
they are, they are 55 cents pound Grapefruit IS
not coming in satisfactorily at all. but some good
specimens are to be had at from 10 for
small one to 25 cents for the largest and finest
Apples less plentiful than they last year.
but there enough make a good showing in
the markets SpitZenbergS. red and shining are
from 60 to - a basket. French artichOkes
% cents apiece-which seems large price for such
a small and prickly article, but then they deli
caces- The best caulihowers are so cents each
MushroomS-sOne kinds-are plentiful and cheap,
being sold at from 40 to 50 cents a pound Mkfed
mushrooms. however, are higher-75 cents pound
Even at that price growers complain that they
make money. Don't go into mushroom raising
with the idea of making anything. said dealer
Men Eho've made q business of 1t tell there's
nothing in it."
Vegetables. salads. etc. vary little IN price az
this time of the year, and the prices OF most things
In that line are what they were last week Few
novelties appear I'm fact" said a member OF the
house OF Henry Kelly & Sons. things shipped
from all parts OF the world easily that any
thing can be had at almost any time OF the year:
for II a thing isn't growing in part Of ths
world. it's sure TO be growing in another part
For people who Ike fresh water fish there
plenty OF pickerei. at 20 cents pound. and perch
at the same price. OF salt water fish Goldfish.
that good old standby. Is only u cents pound
Backfsh are 10 cents a pound. and founders the
same Frostfish and tomcod only 10 cents. too.
Roe shad are slowly working their way up from,
the South. They Sc apiece Bluefsh q
cents a pound, and Spanish mackerel from Is to
so cents
Fancy eggs quoted IS cents dozen at
Washington Market. though dealers in parts
OF the city charge more. Butter Is all the wN
from B cents TO "a cents, according to grade