Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-24
THE MARKET BASKET.
California Fruits of Delicious Flavor
in Full Supply.
,ORN AND WATERMELONS FIRMER.
Prairie Chickens and Reed Birds Added to
Poultry List.
SUPPLY OF SALMON BELOW DEMAND
OFFICE OF PTTTsBURG DISPATCH,
FRIDAY, August %, 1889.

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In the general line of market basket ma
terials there are few changes from last Sat
urday's report. The absence of many of the
best customers at watering places is still
felt by venders of fruits and vegetables.
While the good things of farm and garden
are at their best multitudes are enjoying them
at points away from home. The fancy restaur-
aut trade is at its lowest this month. The
home coming is however, near at hand and
dealers all have the faith and assurance of a
hrst-class fall trade. California grapes. plums
and pears Of the most delicious flavor abound
on the stalls. Watermelons, cantaloups and
Jersey sweet potatoes were never better than
those offered the past week. Peaches OF every
variety are also to be had at reasonable prices.
II Pittsburg had to depend on home raised
fruits this season there would be a great dearth
in this line. California, Georgia, Delaware and
Southern Ohio have been more highly favored
in fruit lines than our home growers. Roast
ing ears and beans are scarce and higher in a
iobbinC way, but not sufficient to change retail
prices.
The butter situation is practically unchanged.
The same is true of poultry. Prairie chickens
and reed birds have put in their first appear
ance since the middle of August Eggs in job
lots are &c per dozen higher than they were
last week.
AT the fish stalls it was reported that stock
was scarce and firm. Eastern fsh of all kinds
and lake salmon are not in supply sufficient for
demand. While prices are advanced at sources
of supply, there is practically no change here
Dealers here report that for some kinds of fish
they do not get their own.
In general, retail venders of market basket
filling report dull trade, but have large hopes
that better day is about to dawn.
Following are the latest prices. as furnished
by leading dealers in the line of choice ma
terials for Sundays dinner table:
Meats.
The best cuts of penderloin steak range
from 20 to 25c, with last figure for very
fancy, which are very often no better
than the zoe article; sirloIn, best cuts from IS
to 2Oc; standing RIB roast, from Is to 2Oc; chuck
roast. 10 to l2c; best rouEd steaks, l5c; boiling
beef, to SC; sweet breads, 20 to Doc per pair;
beef kidneys. l0c apiece; beef liver. &c pound;
calf livers, 25c apiece; corned beef from to l0c
per pound. Veal for stewing commands 10c;
roast, IN 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 l215c; fore quarter, SC; loin of
mutton, l5c; giblets, SC per pound.
Vegetables and Fruit.
Potatoes. Is to zoe per half peck; Jersey sweet
potatoes. 20c per quarter peck; Southern
sweets, Csc per half peck; egg plants, 10 to
Csc; tomatoes, homegrown, 15c per quar-
ter peck; new cabbage, to 15c; bananas, 20 to
35c a dozen; carrots, SC bunch; lemons. rs
bunch, 6 for 25c; radishes &c per bunch;
cucumbers 2 for &c; beets, for 10c; caulihowers,
Is to 25c a head; string beans, zoe half peck;
golden wax beans, 25c half peck: new South
ern onions, z5c half peck; squashes. TO 35c;
peas, zoe per quarter peck; watermelons. 10 to
6Oc; cantaloups. 10 to 25c; huckleberries, 15c a
quart; Concord grapes 15c per pound, for 25c;
plums, l5c quart; peaches, 70 to Csc per quar-
ter peck.
Butter, Eggs and Poultry.
Choice creamery butter Csc. Good country
butter. Csc. Fancy pound rolls, Doc.
The ruling retail price for eggs is zoe.
The range for dressed chickens is 76c to
81 90 per pair: Turkeys, 2Oc per pound Prairie
chickens, s. so per dozen; ducks, 81 90 to 81 Is
per pair; reed birds, 81 0O per dozen.
Fish in Season.
Following are the articles in this line on
stalls, with prices: Lake salmon, 1215c; Cali
lJrnia salmon. 4Oc pound; white fish, l211c; her.
ring, pounds for 25c; Spanish mackerel, SOC
20 35c a pound; sea salmon, 40c a pound;
blue fish, Is to 30c; perch. l0c; halibut, 25c;
rock bass, SOC: black bass 20c: lake trout 1256c;
&O small 40c large. Oysters: n. Y. counts,
u 70 per gallon; CLAIMS, 81 % per gallona. scol-
Ions Soc quart; frogs. 81 90 to g 90 per dozen;
soA shell crabs, 75c per dozen; devil crabs, S5c
perdozen.
La France roses, 81 0O@l so per dozen; Bride
roses 81 90 per dozen; Perles, 81 90 per dozen;
Niphetos, 81 90 per dozen; Bennetts, 81 90
per dozen; American Beauty, 25c apiece; Mer-
NETS, 81 90 per dozen; carnations, 35c dozen;
Maiden Hair fern, Soc per doz. fronds Bermuda
Easter lilies. $S % per dozen; Jacquemilot
roses. 75c to 81 so dozen; peonies, 81 00a dozen;
moss roses, 81 90 a dozen; June roses, 81 90 a
dozen; forgetmenots. 25c dozen; water lilies,
60c dozen.