Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-25
VIANDS FOR TABLE.
The Festival of Song Brings Solid
Comfort to Florists.
FIRST MACKEREL OF THE SEASON.
Demand for Choice Strawberries Keeps
Pace With Supply.
TROPICAL FRUITS DRIFTING UPWARD
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH,
FRIDAY, May "a, 1879.

OFFICE OF PITTSBURG DISPATCH.
FRIDAY, May "a, 1889
All veuders of market basket materials re-
.port an improved trade for the week with the
rxception of those who deal in butter, eggs
and poultry.
Fish markets hold up unusually well for
this season of the year. The first fresh
mackerel of the season from our eastern coast
landed to-day, and sold at 4Oc piece. They
were extra large and fine Oysters are now out
of the market with the exception of New York
counts, which have a limited demand the year
round for restaurants. Supply of large frogs
is not up to demand CLANS are in good sup
ply and demand.
In the line of fruit and vegetables trade i'm
proves as new stuff from the South comes in
more freely. New potatoes are more reasona-
bic IN price. While Strawberries are plenty the
supply of choice ones is hardly up TO demand.
this week. The distance the berry has to travel
is growing shorter and the effect already ap-
pears IN the quality of the fruit coming to the
front The long haul is certainly unfavorable
TO delicate fruit
Flowers for the Festival.
The influence of the May Festival is felt for
good by the florists. The demand for pink and
red roses has been so active that supplies were
not sufficient to meet it. Choice flowers are
higher than last week, but are expected TO drift
Dack again when the festival OF song is over
At the Diamond market meat stalls an inn
proved trade is reported over last week, but
prices are like the laws OF the Medes and Per
slams. They change not though prime beeyes
are from &c to &c below what they brought a
year ago.
Markets are flooded with country butter, and
supplies in this department are at their lowest
for this year. Choice creamery butter, in
1ohbing way, is shade higher than last week,
but retail prices are unchanged. tropical
fruits show an upward drift. Choice oranges
ara in nd OF No r1ar
Following are retail prices of market basket
materials as furnished by leading dealers:
Meats.
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
for very fancy, which are very often no bet
ter than the 2Oc article; sirloin. best cuts
from IL to 2Oc; standing rib roast, Is to 20c;
chuck roast. 10 to 12c; best round steaks 15c;
boiling beef, to Sc; sweet breads, 20 to SOC per
pair: beef kidneys, l0c apiece; beef liver SC a
pound: calf hvers, Csc apiece; corned beef
from to l0c per pound. Veal for stewing
commands l0c; roast, l21z to 15c: outlets. 20c
per pound; spring lambs, fore quarter, Is TO
ton, hind quarter, of prime quality, brings
l215c; fore quarter, Sc; loin of mutton 15c;
giblets, SC per pound.
Vegetables and Fruit.
Potatoes, 15c half peck; new Bermuda pota-
toes, Csc per Il peck; new Bermuda onions,
loc per quart; tomatoes, 20c per quart box;
new cabbage, 5 to 25c; apples, 15c to zoe per
half peck; bananas, Is to 25c dozen;
lemons. 20 to Csc per dozen; oranges,
Soc; spinach, l5c per half peck; lettuce, SC
per bunch, for Csc: radishes, to 10c per bunch;
cucumbers. for 25c; asparagus, punches
for Csc; new beets, l0c, 8 for 25c; straw
berries 15c to 20c; caulihowers, Is to Sc head;
golden wax beans, 35c a quarter peck; green
beans, 25c quarter peck; peas. 20c quarter
peck.
Butter, Eggs and Poultry.
Choice creamery butter zoe. Good country
butter, 20c Fancy pound rolls, 25c.
The ruling retail price for eggs is l5c.
The range for dressed chickens is 75c to
u 90 per pair. Turkeys, 2Oc per pound. Spring
chickens 81 per pair
Fish In Season.
Following ere the articles in this line on
the stalls, with prices: Lake salmon l21zc; Cali
tor1is salmon, 40c pound; white fish, I21Ic; her.
ring, pounds for 25c; Spanish mackerel 45c
to soc a pound; shad, 60c apiece; sea salmon,
40c a pound; blue fish, zoe; perch. l0c;
halibut 25c- rock bass, SOC; black bass zoe: lake
trout l275c: HOLSTERS, 25c; green sea turtle Csc;
mackerel, 40c apiece. Oysters: n. Y. counts,
s. 20 per gallon; CLANS 81 25 per gallon; scol-
lops, Soc quart; frogs, 81 so to 81 so per dozen.
Flowers.
La France roses 81 so per dozen; Bride
roses, 81 25 per dozen; Perles 81 90 per dozen;
Niphetos 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 so; carnations S5c a
dozen; Lily of the alley, 75c per dozen; Maiden
Hair fern, SOC per doz. fronds Bermuda
Easter lilies. SS 90 per dozen; tulips, 75c per
dozen; mignonette, 75c per dozen; daffodlls,
55c per dozen; panses. 25c a dozen; Jacque-
miaot roses, 81 90 to 81 90 a dozen.