Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-11-02
AS TO TABLE VIANDS.
A Quiet Weeks Trade in the Line Of
Fruit and Vegetables.
FLORIDA ORANGES TO THE FRONT.
Eggs, Poultry and Game Improving in De-
mand and Firmer.
OCEAN PRODUCTS TENDING HIGHER
OFFICE OF PTTTsBURG DISPATCH,
FRIDAY, November !, 1889. !

OFFICE OF DlSPATCH, [
FRIDAY, November /. 1889.
Market basket materials have undergone
few changes in the past week. In vegetable
lines corn and Lima beans are practically
out for this season. Tomatoes still linger,
but their end is not far away, and those now
on the stalls are lower in quality and higher
in price than last Saturday. Retail dealers
of fruits and vegetables report a very quiet
weeks trade. In fruit lines grapes are still
to the front. but prices have advanced. Cali
fornia fruits are in better demand and their day
has fairly dawned. Florida oranges by the car
load put in their first appearance for the season
this week.
Fowls and Came.
Poultry and game are steadily growing into
popular favor. Choice eggs are drifting higher,
and holiday prices have been asked and OBJ
tanned within few days by country people.
The crop Of hen fruit and poultry in this vicin-
ity is unusually short, and supplies in these
lines come chiefly from the West where there
is plenty. Staple meats change NOT. tr1oe.
according to reports of Diamond Market
butchers, is very slow. Prices are unchanged
The consumer must pay the same old rates Ior
his fine roasts and tenderloin steaks, notwitn-
standing the decline of live stock. They VINO
eat the fine cuts find no falling of in meat
bills If there was profit to the butcher when
he paid &c and upward for steers, he should
have good thing now when he pays from &C 70
&c per pound.
Fish and Oysters o. Il. Again.
As to lake and ocean products there is now
fair supply of herring and all Eastern ish.
White fish and large salmon are still short
The first red snappe-s of the season, from
Florida, were on our stalls this week.
Oysters are held very firm at sources Of sup
ply. and while our dealers are able now to Sc
cure all that are needed, Baltimore packers are
growing very firm in their views. From present
outlook an advance in prices cannot be far
away.
Following are retail prices of market basket
materials as furnished by leading dealers:
Meats.
The best cuts of Ienderloin steak range
from 20 to 25e, with last figure for very
fancy; sirloln, best cuts, from Is to lsc;
standing rib roast, from Is to 2Oc; chuck
roast 10 to I2e; best rouEd steaks I5c; boiling
beef, to &c. sweet breads, % to Soc per pair;
beef kidneye1oe apiece; beef liver, sc poundi
calf livers, 25c apiece; corned beef from to lOc
per pound. Veal for stewing commands l0c;
roast 12& to l5c; cuSlets, 2Oc per pound; spring
lambs, fore quarter 10 to 12c; hind quarters,
l5c. A leg of mutton, hind quarter, of prime
quality, brings 1215c; fore quarter, Sci loin of
mutton, l5c; giblets, SC per pound.
Vegetables and Fruit.
Potatoes. 15c per half peck; Jersey sweet
potatoes, 25c per half peck; tomatoes, Csc
per half peck; cabbage, to 10c; bananas,
2Oto 25c a dozen; carrots Sc a bunch; lemons Is
to S5e per dozen; oranges, Soc; lettuce, Sc per
bunch, for 25c; radishes, Sc per bunch; beets
8 for 10c; caulihowers, 10 to Soc a head;
string beans, 35c a half peck; onions, 20
to S5c half peck; new Spanish onions, to
lOc each; pie pumpkins, 10 to 95c, according to
size; CatawbaS I0c; Concord grapes, to 70
per pound; California, Tokay and Muscat
grapes. 2Oc per pound; turnips, zOc per half
peck; cranberries, l5c quart
Butter, Eggs and Poultry.
Choice creamery butter, S5c. Good country
butter. S5c. Fancy pound rolls, 4Oc.
The ruling retail price for eggs is Csc.
The range for dressed chickens is 75c to
81 Is per pair Turkeys, 2Oc per pound. Prairie
chickens 81 90 a pair; ducks 81 90 to 81 Is per
pair; reed birds, 81 O0 per dozen; jacksnipes,
g 25 per dozen; partridges, S. dozen; squir-
TelS, Soc pair; plovers 81 Is dozen; rabbits,
Soc pair; pheasants, 81 25 pair.
Fish In Season.
Following are the articles in this line on
the stalls, with prices: Lake salmon, 121<c; Cali
fornia salmon, 4Oc per pound; white fish,
1216c; herring, pounds for 25c; red snap
pers, Is to Zoe per pound; Spanish maekerel, Soc
TO 35c a pound, sea salmon, 40c pound;
blue fish, % to 3Oc; perch. l0c; halibut, 25c;
rock bass, SOC; black bass 2Oc: lake trout l2935c
HOLSTERS, 5c; green sea turtle. Csc; mackerel,
2Oc small 40c large Oysters: n. Y. counts,
81 IS per gallon; clans, 81 Is per gallon; scol-
lops, Soc q quart; frogs. 81 90 per dozen;
soft shell crabs, 75c per dozen; devil crabs, Sc
per dozen.
Flowers.
La France roses, 81 25Gl so per dozen: Bride
roses, 81 25 per dozen; Perles 81 90 per dozen;
Eiphetos, 81 90 per dozen; Bennetts, 81 50
per dozen; American Beauty 35c apiece; Mer-
mers, 81 Is per oozen; carnauions, Soc a dozen;
Maiden Hair fern, Soc per doz fronds; gladiolus,
Soc per dozen; lily of the valley, 81 per dozen;
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Soc 10 s. q dnzen