Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-10
THE MARKET BASKET.
Absence of Good Customers Proves a
Quietus to Trade.
LAKESALMON, SOFT CRABS SCARCE.
Poultry, Butter and Choice Eggs Tend to a
Higher Level
FLORISTS TRADE is AT ITS LOWEST
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH, /
FRIDAY August g. 1859 K


FRIDAY, August 8, 1889 !
Dealers in fruits and vegetables report a
slow weeks trade, and charge it up to the
absence of many of their best customers at
zhe seaside and mountains. OF new fruits
that have showed up for the first time this
week, Concord grapes and green gage
plums from the South are worthy OF note.
Tue berry season is close to its goal Monon-
e; hela blackberries and whortleberries in pals
ar e still on hand. but another week is expected
10 wind them up.
Peas and beans are scarce and higher. Their
season will soon be at end. AT the fish
stalls the report was that supply Of late has
been hardly up TO demand The supply OF lake
salm. On is particularly short A leading dealer
said: 1--WE could readily sell double the
amou ut of lake salmon we are able TO secure"
Soft crabs are in short supply owing to heavy
demaa ad from seaside hotels. General trade is
far fer the season. At this time of the year
fish ira de is at its nadr.
Florist is report Quietness all along the line.
Orders from Chautauqua and Cresson occa-
sionally relieve the monotony of the trade, but
in gener al little is doing.
Societ makes little demand on the beautiful
things of the garden at this season Of the year.
The National Convention of Florists. which
will assen 1bIe at Buffalo on the 10th Of August
will have q number of representatives from
our city, At the meeting last August in New
York over 100 delegates were present from all
sections of the country.
In the lin.l of butter, eggs and poultry, prices
are stiffenipg. Poultry is reported very scarce
throughout Pittsburg's SailiHick- Butter is
no longer tlle drug it was week or Two ago
Choice eggs SUe Eot easy TO be had at this time
of the year. a 10 staple meats, trade Is dull
and prices are unchanged
In an lines O 4 market basket materials deal
ers report quis stness, and attribute it TO the abb
sence of a mul Iitude of good customers who
are seeking est and recreation at watering
places.
The prices call ed for at the Diamond Markets
remain unehang ed. The best cuts of render
loin steak range tro.n 20 to 25c with last figure
for very fancy WI ich are very often no better
than the 2Oc artc le; sirloIn, best cuts, from is
to 2Oc; standing RIB roast, from Is to zoe; chuck
loast 10 to l2c: best round steaks I5c; boiling
beef, S to Sc; sweet breads. 20 to Soc per pair:
beef kidneys lOc ap iece; beef liver, &c pound;
calf lvers, 25c apiec g; corned beef from TO lOc
per pound. Veal for stewing commands l0c;
lambs fore quarter, 5 10 Oc; hind quarters. 70
to 25c. a leg of l outton, hind quarter, of
prime quality, brings Eye; fore quarter, &c;
loin of mutton, l5c; gi blets, &c per pound.
Vcgetables . and Frnir.
Potatoes. l5 to 2Oc per half peck; egg
plants, 10 to 25c; hoth sozlse grapes. 81 90 per
pound; tomatoes, HON e-grown, 25c per quar-
ter peck; new cabbage, 5 to l5c; bananas, 20 to
S5c a dozen: carrots, SC: bunch; lemons, %
TO 30c per dozen; oranges. 0Oc; lettuce, &c per
bunch, for 25c; radl shes, 5c per bunch;
cucumbers for &C; beets. fcr lOC; Ca ulihowers,
l5 to 25c head; string Dt ells, ZOc halt peck;
golden wax DeaIs 20c a hf df peek; new south
onions Z5c half pee L: ~guashes, . 10 3oc;
peas, Doc per quarter peck waiermelons, 10 to.
5aS: cantaloups. Is to Soc: lui':aleberries, l5c
q 4rt; Concord grapes, ljc per pound, for 20c;
plums, l5c a quart
Butter. Eggs and Poultry.
Choice creamery butter, , Nc. Good country
butter. 25c Fancy pound rOi Is, a5c.
The ruling retail price for Egs is 20c.
The range for dressed CT uckens is 9Oc TO
81 % per pair. Turkeys, l5c pt U pound. Spring
chickens, 80 TO 75c per pair.
Fish in Season
Following are the articles in this line on
the stalls with prices: Lake sallison, l21zc; Cali
fornia salmon, 4Oc pound; white h, l27zc; her
ring, pounds for Z5c; Spanish unackerel. Soc
to 35c a pound sea salmon sec pound:
blue fish, 25 to SOC; perch, IOc; halibut, 2oc;
rock bass, 3Oc; black bass, 20c lax trout, E12c;
HOLSTERS, 20c: green sea turtle, y :. mackerei
zoe small, 40c large. Oysters: N I. counts
81 70 per gallon; CLANS 81 - per Q zIlOn; scol-
iops Soc quart: frogs. g 90 to g OF per dozen;
soft shell crabs, 75c per dozen; devil Grabs, Soc
per dozen.
La France roses, 81 GOAL 80 per do7 ei,; Bride
roses, 81 90 per dozen; Perles, 81 90 Ier dozen;
Niphetos, 81 90 per dozen: Benne ttS 81 90
per dozen; American Beauty Csc apie ce; MeT-
NETS IL 20 per dozen; Carnations, 35c a. DOZEN;
Maiden Hair fern, SOC per doZ. fronds. B ermuda
Easter lilies. s. 0O per dozen; JacquGmi7ot
roses 75c to 81 30 dozen; peonies 81 Goa dozen;
moss roses, 81 90 a dozen; June roses, 81 90
dozen; forgetmenots. 25c a dozen; watels lilies,
Soc Dozen