Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-12
DOMESTIC MARKETS.
A Blue Monday in Produce Trade---
Markets Continue Slow
IN ALL LINES OF FARM PRODUCTS.
May Wheat Passes Below the Dollar line,
and Flour Easy.
SUGAR ADVANCES, COFFEE Is FIRM
OFFICE OF THE PITTsBURe DISPATCH,
MONDAY, March II, 1889.
Country Produce-Jobbing Prices.

MONDAY, March II. 1889
Country Produce-Jobbing Prices.
Nothing of interest has been developed in
produce lines. This week starts out more
quietly than last. A feeling of uncertainty
prevails in trade circlesA and rumors OF stop
page of glass and iron works aggravates the
feeling While it is too early in the week to
furnish any reliable facts as to trade in coun-
try produce lines, the indications are OF SOM
Der cast. The time has come when the spring
trade should begin to open up So far it does
not open worth cent. In the memory Qf the
oldest commission merchants there has been
no time when potatoes, onions, cabbage and.
turnips were as low and dull at this time of the
year. In March, 1888, potatoes were retailed at
81 25 per bushei. Last week they were sold In
carload lots at 27c per bushel. The difference
in prices of onions is almost as great. Verify
this is one of the worst seasons on record for
producers and produce dealers.
2668c; fresh dairy packed, 20G2Sc; country
rolls. 20@2Sc; Charters Creamery Co. butter,
Sl@S2c.
BEANs-Choice medium, 81 OO@2 10; choice
BEEswAx-23@25c q for choice; low grade,
16@1Sc
GIDER.sand refined. SO 5O@7 50; common,
So 5004 90; crab cider, s. 0008 so S9 barrel;
cider vinegar, 10@l2c q gallon.
CHEEsE-Ohio cheese, fall make, l2@1219c;
New York, fall make, 121z@l3c: Limburger,
1111c; domestic Sweitzer cheese, 111S0l271c.
DRIED PEAs-s1 45@1 50 q bushel; split do,
2A@SAc e b:
FRUITs-Apples, 81 5O@2 90 % barrel; evap-
grated raspberries, 25c p ID; cranberries, s. 90
p barrel; 81 1902 80 per bushel.
FEATHERs-Extra live geese. 506l60c; No. l
do, 4O645c; mixed lots, 30@35c % b.
HoMINY-S2 65l2 75 p barrel.
HoNEY-New crop, 16Ql7c; buckwheat, 100
15c.
PoTAroEs-Potatoes, S5@4Oc p bushel; 81 so
@2 70 for Southern sweets; S3 25@3 so for Jer-
sey sweets
PoULTRY-Live chickens 65@75c p pair;
dressed chickens, 13@l5c p pound; turkeys, l3
@l5c dressed, % pound; ducks, live, 80@S5c p
pair; dressed, 1SG14c q pound; geese, 1O@l5c
per pound.
SEEDs-Clover, choice, So ms to bushel, So -
clover, Alsike, S8 so; clover white, SO 90; timo-
thy choice, 45 fbs ST IS; blue grass extra clean,
IA MS, 81 90; blue grass, fancy, IA ms, 81 20:
orchard grass, IA bs, 81 90; red top IA rs, 81 co.
millet so bs 81 25; German m.llet, so MS, 81 90;
Hungarian grass. As ms, 81 90; lawn grass, mix
tufe of fine grasses, Csc per b.
5@515c.
TROPICAL FRUITs-Lemons, fancy, SO 00@
3 80 q box; common lemons, 50 rs q box; Mes
sina oranges, 50 50G8 so p box; Florida oranges,
So 50@4 so u box; Valencia oranges, fancy, Sc so
@7 % F case; Malaga grapes, So 5OQ7 90 %
per keg; bananas, 81 90 firsts; 81 so, good
seconds. q bunch; cocoanuts, "a 0O@4 so q
hundred: new figs, 120l4c q pound; dates, $40
61zc p pound.
VEGETABLEs-Celery, 4O@5Oc doz lunches:
cabbages, So 004 90 p 100; onions Soc y bushel;
Spanish onions. 10000 y crate; turnips, 500
40c q bushel.