Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-12
THE MARKET BASKET.
The Lull That Follows Holidays Now
on in Retail Trades.
FRUIT AND VEGETABLES GO SLOW.
An Active Demand for Fish, Oysters, Poul-
try and Flowers.
APPETITE FOR GAME on THE WANE
FRUIT AND VEGETABLES GO SLOW.
APPETITE FOR GAME ON THE WANE
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OFFICE OF PITTSBURG DISPATCH.
FRIDAY, January II, lSS9 !
The lull which always follows holiday
trade is fully on as regards retail trade fol
market basket materials. "Shadow and
shine is lite" Through the closing week OF
the dead year and the opening week of the new
tradespeople had fair share of the shine. This
has been a week of shadow, not only in trade
lines, but as regards the terrible calamity
which has befallen our city. The calamity be.
fore which all classes stand in ave- and which
has brought sorrow and anguish into many
hearts and homes, has also had its effect on
trade.
The uniform report which is heard from
dealers in meats, fruits and vegetables is that
the weeks trade has been very slow The
spring-like weather has, no doubt had the
effect of restricting demand in many lines OF
market basket filling.
Everything Cheaper.
At the fish and oyster stalls fair weeks
trade is reported. Florists also report that
business has been fair to middling. The fancy
prices which ruled for flowers during Christ
mas week, when it was impossible to meet de-
mands, no longer rule, Prices, as will be seen
by quotations are drifting back to ante-holl-
day figures Tulips of rarest beauty are in
supply for the first time this season.
The drift of eggs for the past week has been
steadily downward. The same is true OF cream
cry butter. The great scarcity OF fancy coun-
try rolls at this season keeps prices of this aru-
Gle up, Notwithstanding the downward tenden-
cy of other grades
The appetite for game is evidently on the
wane Judging from reports OF dealers. And
strange to say demand for old reliable meats
does not grow in proportion. At the Diamond
Market butcher stalls there was general COM
plaint that the volume of trade had fallen be-
low that of last week. Following are retail
prices given by dealers in materials for Satur-
n laws ma L-dr ha l-pf
Meats.
The prices called for at the Diamond Markets
remain unchanged. The hest cuts of tenderloin
steak range from 20 to Csc, with the last figure
for very fancy, which are very often no bet
ter than the 20c article; sirloin, best cuts,
from Is to 20c; standing rib roast 10 to 2Oc;
chuck roast. 10 to l2c; best round steaks, l5c;
boiling beef, 5 to Sc; sweet breads, 25c per
pair: beef kidneys, l0c apiece; beef liver, &c
pound: calf livers. 25c apiece; corned beef
from to 1Oc per pound. Veal for stewing
commands lOc: roast, l215 to l5c: outlets. Zoe
per pound; spring lambs, fore quarter, l212 10
l5c: hind quarters, 10 to 3)c. A leg OF NUT
ton. hind quarter of prime quality, brings
1218c; fore quarter, Sc; loin of mutton, l5c.
Vegetables and Fruit.
Jersey sweet potatoes, 25c a half peck;
potatoes, l5c a half peck; celery. 10c bunch;
squash, 10 to 25c; tomatoes, SOC per quart
box; pumpkin. Is to 25c; cabbage, to lGc;
apples 15c to zoe half peck; bananas. Is to 25c
dozen: lemons % to 3Oc per dozen; oranges, 3o9
DC; Malaga grapes, 25c per pound; onions, 20c a
,alf peck spinach, Csc per peck; lettuce, l0c per
unch, 8 tor 25c: radishes, &c per bunch; cram
.erries l5c per quart: cucumbers, 25c piece.
Game.
Flowers g 90 a dozen; woodcock, s6 so
dozen. Ducks, 75c to 81 90 a pair.
fgeons, SOC a pair Squirrels, 4Oc pair.
allard ducks 81 pair; quail, SO 00to3 so dozen;
sed birds 81 00 per pair. Teal ducks, Csc a
air: canvasback ducks SIS 90 per pair; red
ir. Rabbits 25c pair. Venison, 35c pound.
eaks; whole deer, l5c to lSc. Prairie chick
rs, 81 25 pair Bear steaks, 35c per pound.
Butter, Eggs and Poultry.
The best creamery butter is 40c. Fancy
pound rolls of country butter are Soc.
The ruling retail price for eggs is 25c.
Choice country eggs bring 4Oc.
The range for dressed chickens is 75c to
81 90 per pair. Turkeys, l5c per pound.
Fish and Oysters.
Following are the articles in this line still on
the stalls with prices: Lake-sslmon, l21zc; Cali
fornia salmon, 4Oc pound; white fish, l215c; her.
ring pounds for 25c; fresh mackerel, 2oc apiece;
Spanish mackerel. 45c to SOC pound: sea sal
mon. 40c pound: blue fish, 20c; perch. l0c;
halibut 25c; rock bass SOC; black bass, 20c: lake
trout l215c: HOLSTERS. 25c: green sea turtle 2Sc.
oysters: standard, 81 per gallon; select, 81 50
to 81 70; n. Y. counts, 81 IS per gallon; snaps,
90c: shell oysters Csc dozen; smelts, 20 to 25c
pound; clans, 81 25 gallon; scollops, SOC
quart.
Flowers.
La France roses, 81 90 per dozen; Bride roses,
So 90 per dozen; Perles, 81 80 per dozen; Nipple
tos, 81 50 per dozen; Bennetts, So 90 per dozen;
American Beauty, 81 90 apiece; Mermets,
So 90 per dozen; DE wattville s. 90; carnations,
75 cents a dozen: Marguerites, 80 cents per
dozen: Violets, So 90 hundred; Lily of the
Valley, 81 25 per dozen; Maiden Hair fern,
Soc per doz. fronds. Bermuda Easter lilies, So 50
per dozen; tulips, 81 per dozen.