Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-10-19
THE MARKET BASKET.
Variety in Vegetable Lines is Cur
tailed by Late FroSts.
CALIFORNIA FRUIT TO THE FRONT.
Supply of High Grade Oysters and Fish
Short of Demand.
FLORAL OUTLOOK NEVER BRIGHTER
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH,
FRIDAY, October is, lSSS.

OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH,
FRIDAY, October is, 1882
In the vegetable line tomatoes, beans,
cucumbers and caulifower are scarce and
higher. Beets, parsnips. turnips and cabbage,
with potatoes, Irish and sweet, now have the
field in this line. Celery is coming to the
front in excellent quality at SC bunch or
soc per dozen. In fruit lines. aside from
grapes, the main dependence is on Califor
mia. Though the supply of grapes is short
in the territory around Pittsburg, Ohio,
New York and California are contributing
to our markets sufficient for all needs.
Ounces are scarce and higher. Peaches
and pears are practically over for this sea-
son.
Heavy frosts of late have stifened prices
o. tomatoes, but there is still plenty for all
needs, though the quality has degenerated
in the past week.
Good Oysters Sill Scarce.
The supply of high grade oysters is still
below the demand, and prices at Baltimore
have been advanced fully 20 per centon this
grade the past week. Here the advance has
not been so great, dealers being reluctant
to shove markets up until there is an abso-
lutte necessity for it. The supply of fish is
still short but is gradually creeping up to the
demand and WILL no doubt, soon be there.
September storms along the coast appear to
have driven fish out into deep water, and the
catch has been light for several weeks A few
weeks ago herring were very plenty. OF late
they have been very scarce.
The trade in poultry, butter and eggs pre-
sents no new features since last Saturday.
Game begins to come in more freely. Part
Movers been
the stalls within the past week.
Flowers still Looking Up.
In floral lines trade is steadily on the gain.
Society events have made stronger demands on
the trade this week than last and all signs point
to great activity from now until after the holi-
days. Chrysanthemums have put in their first
appearance for the season within a few DAYS
As the frost nips home gardens in the bud, the
florists occupation booms. and this industry is
now at the entrance of its best time of the year.
Following are retail prices of market basket
materials as furnished by leading dealers:
Meats.
The best cuts of renderloin steak range
from % to 25c, with last figure for very
fancy; sirloln, best cuts, from is to 2Oc;
standing rib roast, from 10 to 20c; chuck
1oast. 10 to I2c; best rouEd steaks, I5c; boiling
beef, to Sc; sweet breads. 20 to Soc per pair;
beef kidneys. l0c apiece; beef liver, &C a pound;
calf livers, 25c apiece; corned beef from TO l0c
per pound. Veal for stewing commands l0c;
roast. I2l5 to l5c; cuslets 20c per pound; spring
lambs, fore quarter, 10 to 12c; hind quarters
15c. A leg of mutton. hind quarter. of prime
quality, brings l215c; fore quarter, &c; loin of
mutton, l5c; giblets, &c per pound.
Vegetables and Fruit.
Potatoes. 15c per half peck; Jersey sweet pota-
toes 25c per half peck egg plants 10 to 25c; toma
toes, 25c per half peck: cabbage to l0c; bananas
2Oto 25c dozen; carrots Sc bunch; lemons, Is
E.,
bunch, 6 for 25c; radishes, &c per bunch; cucum-
bers &C apiece; beets, for l0c; canliflowers
10 to SOC head; string beans, 25c half peck;
golden wax beans S5c a half peck; onions, 20
S5c 8 hall peck: new Spanish onions, to
lUc each: pie pumpkins. 10 to S5c. according to
size; CatawbaS, to &c; Concord grapes, to &c
per pound: California, Tokay and Muscat
grapes. 2Oc per pound: turnips, zOc per half
peck; spinach. loc per half peck; cranberries,
l5c quart; Lima beans, 25e quart.
Butter, Eggs and Poultry.
Choice creamery butter, S5c.- Good country
butter, &c. Fancy pound rolls, S5c.
The ruling retail price for eggs is 25c.
The range for dressed chickens is 75c to
81 Is per pair Turkeys, zoe per pound. Prairie
chickens 81 90 a pair; ducks, 81 90 to 81 % per
pair; reed birds, 81 90 per dozen; jacksnipes.
s. 5Oper dozen; partridges Sc 80 to s. dozen;
squirrels, Soc pair; plovers, 81 25 dozen.
Fish in Season.
Following are the articles in this line on
the stalls, with prices Lake salmon, l216c; Cali
fornia salmon. 4Oc pound; white fish, l27ac; her.
ring, pounds for &c; Spanish mackerel, 3Oc
to Csc a pound: sea salmon, 40c a pound
blue fish, % to 30c; perch. l0c; halibut, 2oc;
rock bass SOc; black bass, 2Oc: lake trout, 1215c
HOLSTERS, 25c: green turtle, Csc; mackerel,
2oe small. 40c large. Oysters: n. Y. counts
81 75 per gallon; clans. 81 Is per gallon; scol-
lops, SOC quart; frogs, s. 90 per dozen;
soft shell crabs, 75c per dozen; devil crabs, Sc
per dozen.
Flowers.
La France roses, 81 259l so per dozen; Bride
roses, 81 25 per dozen; Perles, 81 90 per dozen;
Niphetos, 81 90 per dozen; Bennetts, 81 so
per dozen; American Beauty, S5c apiece: Mer-
NETS, 81 25 per aozen; carnations, SOC dozen;
Maiden Hair fern, Soc per doz frondS; gladiolus,
50c per dozen; lily of the valley, 81 per dozen;
chrysanthemums, SOC to 81 dozen.