Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-03-09
THE MARKET BASKET.
>Ouietness Still Reigns at Fruit and
Vegetable Stalls,
BITTER ANDPOULTRY ADVANCING.
Arrival of Ash Wednesday Helps Fish and
Oyster Trade,
AND HINDERS MEATS AND FLOWERS
OFFICE OF PTTTsBURG DISPATCH,
FRIDAY, March s, 1889.

AND HINDERS MEATS AND FLOWERS
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH
FRIDAY, March s, 1889.
At the fruit and vegetable stalls no i'm
provement in the situation of trade is re-
ported for the week. Quietness prevails all
along the line. Saturday must furnish
favorable weather and unusually active de-
mand in order to keep up a fair record for
the week:
Oleo dealers at Diamond markets do not
feel at all amiable toward the actions of Law
and Order Society," Heavy fines have Knocked
out trade in this line, and as a result there is
an active demand for unadulterated butter at
advanced prices.
A countryman, who pays weekly visits
to our markets, puts the changed
situation in the following terms:
1.-TWO weeks ago in my region of country second
grade butter was very slow at 15c, but for few
days past it has been active at 25c." There
does not appear to be enough reliable butter to
go around. A leading dealeri in fish and oysters
thus puts the situation of his trade. "Our
business has improved the past week, and
while there is no boom, trade is on solid basis
and we have done 25 per cent better than last
week. Oyster trade had begun to slack up
little, but it has fully regained lost ground
since Lent began, and will now hold up TIL the
3astis over. He can easily tell when Lent ar
Tives without consulting the calendar, or hear
ing from ecclesiastical authorities"
LenTen Luxuries.
The first fresh red salmon and Goldfish of the
season have been on the stalls this week. The
former came from the Pacific coast. Outside
of these two lines the trade is still confined
to frozen fish. As the trade in fish and oysters
has improved, the demand in staple meats
same as last fall, when steers were fully &c per
pound above present rates.
The game season is at an end. Young jack
snipe, teal and mallard ducks will appear on
the stalls next week.
Florists report everything in their line as
very quiet since Ash Wednesday. Bottom at
once dropped out of trade. Said leading
florist to-day: 1--WE are now going through the
experience we look for the first week or two of
Lent. In a few days the non-believers in Lent,
who comprise majority of our patrons will
come to the rescue of trade"
The first pansies of the season put in their
appearance at the floral stands this week.
Following are latest prices for market bas-
ket filling.
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 Is to 2Oc; standing rib roast, Is to 2Oc;
chuck roast, 10 to l2c; best round steaks l5c;
boiling beef, to Sc; sweet breads, Csc per
pair: beef kidneys, lOc apiece; beef liver, &c a
pound: calf livers. 25c apiece; corned beef
from to l0c per pound Veal for stewing
commands l0c: roast, l22715 to l5c: outlets. 20c
per pound; spring lambs, fore quarter, l215 TO
15c; hind quarters, Is to 20c. A leg of NUT
ton, hind quarter, of prime quality, brings
l215c; fore quarter. &c. loin of mutton, 15c.
Vegetables and Fruit.
Jersey sweet potatoes, Csc a half peck;
potatoes, l5c half peck; celery lotto 15c bunch;
squash, Is to 35c; tomatoes, Soc per quart
box; pumpkin. Is to 25c; cabbage, to l0c;
apples, l5c to 20c half peck; bananas, Is to 25c
adozen: lemons. Is to 30c per dozen; oranges 359
Soc; Malaga grapes, 25c per pound; onions, 25c
half peck; spinach, 25c per half peck; lettuce 10c
per bunch, tor Csc; radlshes sc per bunch; cram
berries, l5c per quart; cucumbers. 25 to 35c
piece; mushrooms, 81 pound; strawberries, 81 25
quart
Butter, Eggs and Poultry.
Choice creamery butter, SO to 4Oc. Good
country butter, S5c. Fancy pound rolls, SOC.
The ruling retail price for eggs is zoe.
Choice country eggs bring. .25c. .
The range for dressed chickens is 81 to
81 Is per pair. Turkeys, 25c per pound.
Fish and Oysters.
Following are the articles in this line still on
the stalls, with prices: Lake salmon 1215c; Cali
fornia salmon, 40c pound; white fish, 121lc; her.
ring, pounds for 25c; fresh mackerel Soc apiece;
Spanish mackerel, 45c to SOC a pound sea sal
mon, 40c pound: blue fish, zoe; perch, l0c;
halibut, Csc; rock bass Soc; black bass 2Oc: lake
trout, l21zc: HOLSTERS Csc; green sea turtle, 2Sc
Oysters: standard, 81 per gallon; select, 81 so
TO 81 20; n. Y. counts, 81 20 per gallon; snaps
9Oc: shell oysters, 25c dozen; smelts, 20 to 25c
pound; CLANS 81 25 gallon; scollops, SOC a
quart
Flowers.
La France roses, So 90 per dozen; Bride
roses, g 90 per dozen; Perles, 81 25 per dozen;
Niphetos 81 25 per dozen; Bennetts 81 90
per dozen; Magma Charta roses, 81 90;
American Beauty, 5Oc@Sl 90 apiece; Mermets.
81 90 per dozen; De Wattville 81 90; carnations,
so cents a dozen; .Violets, 81 90 a hundred;
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; mignonette, 75c per dozen; lilacs, 25c
a spray; daffodIls 75c per dozen; Dutch hya-
cinths, zoe apiece: pansies, Csc dozen; freezia,
Soc bunch.