Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-08
POULTRY VERY SCARCE.
One Of the Commodities of the Market
Basket Comes Higher.


Basket Comes Higher.
The principal change in market basket mate
rials the past week has been in poultry, which
is scarce and higher. Tropical fruits are drift
ing downward. Florida strawberries are in
bountiful supply at lower rates than last Satur-
day.
At the Diamond market fruit and vegetable
stalls quiet weeks trade was reported. But
ter and eggs are both weak, and, while iobbers
report a shade lower prices, the difference
makes little impression on the retail trade.
Ocean products are in good demand at old
prices. One of our leading dealers reports i'm
provement on last weeks trade and more life
to markets.
More Like Fancy Goods.
In floral lines prices are unchanged and a
good volume of trade is reported for the week.
Butchers change not IN their rates for staple
meats, whatever the fluctuations in live stock.
at present prices of cattle, hogs and sheep the
butcher who has good trade should realize
handsome profits. Following are retail prices
of market basket materials as furnished by
leading dealers:
Staple Ments.
The best cuts of tenderloin steak range
from 20 to Csc, with last figure for very
fancy; sirloin. best cuts, from Is to 18c;
standing rib roast, from 10 to 2Oc; chuck
beef, 5 to Sc; sweet breads, 20 to Soc per pair;
beef kidneys. 10c apiece; beef liver. SC pound;
calf livers, 25e apiece; corned beef from to l0c
per pound Veal for stewing commands 10c;
roast, l215 to 15c; cusets, 20c per pound; spring
lambs, fore quarter, 10 to 12c; hind quarters,
l5c. A leg of mutton, hind quarter, of prime
quality, brings l212c; fore quarter, &c; loin of
mutton, l5c; giblets, &c per pound.
Garden Stuff.
Potatoes. I5c per half peck; Jersey sweet pota-
toes, Csc per half peck; cabbage, to 1Oc;
caulifower, 75c to 81 each; tomatoes, S5c
a quart; celery &c a bunch; bananas,
Is to zoe dozen: carrots, &c a bunch; lemons, Is
sc per bunch, for &c; beets, 3 for 10c;
string beans, 35c quarter peck; onions, 20
to 35c half peck; Spanish onions, 5 to
1Oc each; pie pumpkins, 10 to 35c according
turnips, zoe per half peck; cranberries, l5c a
quart; cucumbers, Is to 35c apiece: mushrooms,
81 pound; Bermuda onions, 8514c per peck;
Key West tomatoes. SOC quart: Tadishes. &c a
bunch; beets l5c a bunch; asparagus, 35c
bunch; strawberries. Soc quart
Choice creamery butter, 35c. Good country
butter, SOc Fancy pound rolls, 35c.
The range for dressed chickens is 75c to 81 Is
per pair. Turkeys, 20 to 25c per pound. Ducks.
81 rs to 81 so per pair.
Ocean Products.
Following are the articles in this line on
the stalls, withprices: Lake salmon, 121Sc; Cali
fornia salmon. 4Oc per pound; white fish,
1216c; herring, pounds for 25c; red snap
pers, Is to zoe per pound; Spanish mackerel, 3Oc
to 35c a pounds; sea salmon, 400 a pound;
blue fish, Is to 3Oc; perch. lOc; halibut, Csc;
rock bass 3Oc; black bass, 2Oc; lake trout, I2xc;
Holsters, 26c: green sea turtle, 28c; maokerel,
20c small, 40c large. Oysters: N. Y. counts
81 70 per gallon; CLANS, 81 Is per gallon; scol-
lops, 60c a quart; frogs, 81 90 per dozen;
soft shell crabs, 70 per dozen; devil crabs, S5c
per dozen.
Flowers.
La France roses, So per dozen; Mermets, 81 so
per dozen; Brides, 81 so per dozen; yellow and
white 81 so per dozen; American Beauties 81
to 81 so apiece; Magma Charta 81 to 81 so apiece;
lilies, IS bunch; tulips, 75c per dozen; vfolets
81 so hundred.