Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-25
Woman and Home
Useful
Hints
Local Retail Market
Week Shous But Few Changes in
Supply or Price.

supply or TTfCe.
The week has shown hut few
changes in the Richmond retail matr-
iicts, either as to supply or prices. Fall
Vegetables such celery ,turni ps,
spinach. ,urnip salad and sohlc other
things arc more plentiful, and p ,rhaps
there Is greater variety OF fish than
vas TO he seen last week. Pcachcs
are scarce and a fraction higher, but
there 5re e!oNgA 10 supply the de,
maud arG there seems 10 be no special
reason fcr the increase in price, al
though &; is but 4 small advance.
For some reason Concord grapes
continue scarce, while the pelawarcs
aud NlaEaras arc plentiful California
MalaEas ana Tokays are also in good
supply.
oysters In Demand.
The change in the weather has
worked some changes In character OF
the orders fled Ivy the housewives
Trade IN oysters, for instance. is much
briskcr and the dealers are cnlarg-
inc the orders they send down toward
Norfolk Taken rs 2 whole, the retail
markets are well supplied with every
thing ard all things that go 10 make
Up good dinners for Sunday and other
days.
Quotations were rs follows:
Portcrhouso steak, so to SO cents per
hound; sirloin, - 70 30 cents; round,
20 10 % cents; rib, 20 TO "a cents;
rump. is 10 80 cents: chuck. 10 to Is
cents
Lamb--IIind quarters, 90 to rs cents;
fore quarters. III 70 20 cents chops, so
TO S5 cents: French chops. 81 to $3.50
per dozen shoulders. Ii TO IS cents per
pound breast - To ! ) cents.
Veal--Cutlets so TO 80 cents: chops,
% TO 30 cents: hind quarter, IS to 80
cents; breast, 10 10 20 cents; shoulders,
= TO 90 cents.
rork-chops, - to % cents per
pound: fresh hams. 90 cents; fresh
10 % cents; Smithheld hams, 81 to 35
cents; breakfast bacon. % TO 40 cents:
fresh pork sausage. % cents per round:
mixed sausage, 10 cents; spare ribs. II
cents.
sundrios- Brains. Il to Il cents per
pound; beef ivers IL TO 10 cents;
calves livers. 25 10 50 cents; sweet
breads, 20 to - cents each.
Prices OF Scafood.
Fish and OySters-The market Is
better supplied with fish than II was
a week ago. and there is a greater va
ricty of the finny tribe Shcepshead,
rock black bass, trout striped bass,
Spanish naclkcrcl are going for 90
cents per pound spots 80 to 20 cents
per dozen; croakers, 30 TO 80 cents:
noppane, 80 cents per pound; porgies.
IL to IL cents Tcr pound; founders.
l. i-2 cents per pound; huttcrfsh. 30 to
"a cents per dozen: white perch. Is
cents per pound hard crabs, 80 TO 80
cents per dozen; soft crabs 80 10 rs
cents, crab meat. 80 cents per G.iart:
crab iiake. 90 cents per quart; oysters.
seewinE, 50 cents per quart: selected
40 cents.
Fowls--The supply OF dressed fowls
is good. Chicken broilcrs, so cents per
pound hens. % TO - cents. ducks, 81
10 80 cents; squads, 90 TO 80 cents per
pair No other fowl. are OH the mar
ke,. Fresh country eggs which are
scarce, are quoted At 80 cents ner
dozen; storage eggs. - TO - cents;
guinea eggs. Is cents
Butter IS in good supply, although
country butter is not quite so plenti-
u! as It was tao weeks ago Choice
c~samery butter. So TO IS cents; choice
country. 70 TO 80 cents process butter,
- 70 SO cents: olcoma-rarine. 90 10
20 cents.
Vegetables Plentiful.
Vegetables OF all kinds that are in
season are very plentiful, and buyers
are no, complaining Of The prices:
toes, 70 10 cents per Quart; butter
beans - 70 5 cents; 5laokeye peas.
- to Is cents; cabbage, TO 10 cents
Per head; cymhins, - cents per
dozen; string beans. 10 10 cents per
quart. sweet POTATOES, 50 10 20 cents
per peck, Irish potatoes, - cents;
Onions, TO 20 cents per quart: beets.
% cents ~ bunch; green Peppers.
- cents per Basket okra, 20 cents per
quart tura'ps, cents per bunch; tur-
nip salad. % cents rer peck; spinach.
90 cents per peek egg plant, t TO 10
cents each, 80 i. c,.,-rv 10 cents Dcr