Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01
THE MARKET BASKET.
Fruit and Vegetables in Big Supply
aud Drifting Down.
FISH IN GOOD SUPPLY AND DEMAND
Decoration Week Brings Immense Orders
to Florists.
A SCARCITY OF SPRING CHICKENS

A SCARCITY OF SPRING CHICKENS
OFFICE OF PITTSBURG DISPATCH,
FRIDAY. May 81, 1879.
A week of cool weather such as we have
had has been favorable to the fish trade.
Demand has been active all the week and
prices are firm, though unchanged. A
leading dealer said to-day: "Our trade
holds up unusually well since the close of
Lent. The bulk of our trade is with restaurants
. and hotels. The slack time with us is when
people begin to fit to summer watering places.
As long as weather continues in its present
shape our goods will be in demand"
Decoration Day brought multitude of orders
to our florists, but there was no lack of stock to
meet all demands. Orders from Kittanning,
ConnensTille, Wheeling and a number of other
points in Pittsburg's bailiwick, were received
by one of our leading florists, who reported
that the weeks trade in his line was fully up to
the mark. The first peonies of the season were
on the stands this week. Lovers of flowers will
lind it hard to resist the charms OF the white
and red peonies which are now in full supply
on floral stands. It is doubtful If the graves OIL
our dead patriots were ever before so profusely
decorated as on Thursday.
The feature OF fruit and vegetable markets
developed the past week is the increase OF sup
piles and lowering of prices Strawberrles
have been coming in too freely for needs of our
markets. and the lowest prices of the season
were reached to-day. Choice berries were sold
by the crate as low as sc per quart Plttsburs
has been the dumping ground TINS week Tor
the surplus of Maryl and and Delaware straw
berries
Dairy Products.
Dealers in butter. eggs and poultry report no
change in prices. Poultry is scarce and active.
Creamery butter is a shade higher in a jobbing
way. but not enough TO affect retail markets.
The overstock of country rolls continues and
very fair article is to be had for lS to 2Oc. At
one of the Diamond market stalls, where trade
was reported very dull, 1t was learned that LOCO
pairs Of spring chickens were sold last week,
and about half as many OF more advanced
age. I'VE do not consider we have done much
good unless we sell l5O pair OF spring chckens
to the hotels and fancy restaurants daily" was
the report from dealer who does not think
trade at all good.
In the line of new things on the stalls are,
homegrown peas, cherries and egg plants, the
latter being from Alabama Tropical fruits
are tending upward Bananas are improving in
quality, but higher in price.
Following are latest retail prices of market
basket filling as furnished by leading retail
dealers:
The prices called for at the Diamond Markets
remain unchanged. The best cuts of tenderloin
steak range from 20 to 25c, with the last figure
ter than the 2Oc article; sirloin, best cuts,
from Is to 2Oc; standing rib roast l5 to 20c;
chuck roast, 10 to 12c; best round steaks. 16c;
boiling beef, to Sc; sweet breads, 20 to SOC per
pair; beef kidneys, 10c apiece; beef liver, &c a
pound: calf livers. 25e apiece; corned beef
from TO l0c per pound. Veal for stewing
commands l0c; roast, l21z to l5c: outlets, zoe
2Oc; hind quarters, 20 to 25c. A leg of nut
ton hind quarter, of prime quality, brings
l25Sc; fore quarter, Sc; foin of mutton, l5ci
gibletss &c per pound
Vegetables and Fruit.
Potatoes, l5ca half peck; new Bermuda pota-
toes, 25c per Il peck; new white potatoes, cooper
u peck; egg plants, 10 to 25c; new Bermuda
onions, l5c per quart; tomatoes, 25c per quart
box; new cabbage s to 25c; apples, l5c to 20c per
half peck 6anaGss 70 to G SSG ordOSsn dozen;
per bunch, for 25c; radishes, to lOc per bunch;
cucumbers. for 25c; asparagus, punches
for 25c; new beets. l0c, for Csc; straw
golden wax beans, zoe a quarter peck: green
ibeans, Zoe quarter peck; peas. 2Oc a quarter
Apeck; homegrown peas, oOc per u peck: sweet
kuart
Choice creamery butter, 2Oc. Good country
butter. zoe. Fancy pound rolls, 25c.
The ruling retail price for eggs is 15c.
The range for dressed chickens is 75c to
chickens 81 to 81 25 per pair; ducks, 81 TO 81 Is
per pair; geese, 80 TO 75c each.
Fish In Season.
Following are the articles in this line on
the stalls, with prices: Lake salmon, 121Ic Cali
fornia salmon. 40c pound; white fish, l216c; her
ring, pounds for 25c; Spanish mackerel, 45c
TO 5Oc pound; shad, 60c apiece; sea salmon,
40c pound; blue fish, 20c; perch. 10c;
halibut 25c; rock bass, Soc; black bass 20c: lake
trout 121zc: HOLSTERS, 25c; green sea turtle 2Sc;
msRkerel 40c apiece. Oysters: n. Y. counts,
s. % per gallon; clams 81 Is per gallon; scol-
lops 5Oc quart; frogs, 81 so to 81 so per dozen.
Flowers.
La France roses, 81 so per dozen; Bride
roses 81 Is per dozen; Perles, 81 90 per dozen;
Eiphetos, 81 90 per dozen; Bennetts, 81 Is
per dozen: Magma Charta roses, 35c; American
Beauty, 25Q50c apiece; Mermets, 81 GOAL SO per
dozen; De, Wattville 81 50; carnations, 35c
dozen; Lily of the Valley, 75c per dozen; Maiden
Hair fern, SOC per doz. fronds. Bermuda
Easter lilies. So 90 per dozen; tulips, 75c per
dozen; mignonet1e, 75c per dozen; daffOdlls,
T5c per dozen; pansies 25c dozen; Jacque-
mi7ot roses. q 90 to 81 90 dozen; peonies, 81 rs
q dozen
TTTE CT0nT NADTUmC