Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-01
THE KITCHEN MARKET.
The Variety and Quality of Fruifs and Veg
etnbies Excellent for The Season
Lent Helpful TO Fish and Eggs
-Quornffons on Staples.

Lent Helpful TO Fish and Eggs
-Quornffous on Staples.
It is not often that our vegetable stalls pre-
sent such variety at such reasonable rates
this early in the season. Choice tomatoes and
strawberries from Florida, onions from Ber-
muda, homegrown rhubarb and lettuce of the
best quality and, in fact, everything tempting
in the line of table viands are to be found at
the Diamond Market,
Poultry. eggs and dairy products have under
gone little change in retail markets since last
Saturday. Poultry is in better supply and
easier. Choice country eggs are scarce and
trmer, and fancy butter is unchanged. Butter
inc seems TO have the field SO far as supplying
the millions is concerned, and the anti-oleo law
is no longer in force in this market.
The influence of Lent is perceptibe the past
week in the improved market for ocean pro-
duets, and decline in demand for staple meats
and flowers.
Florists report general reduction in prices
and very quiet trade. which is the rule when
the Lenten season opens.
Following are the retail prices of market bas-
ket filling as furnished by leading dealers:
staple Meats.
The best cuts of tenderloin steak range
from 20 to Csc, with last figure for very
fancy; slrloin. best cuts, from Is to 1Sc;
standing rib roast, from 10 tc 20c: chuck
roast. 10 to 12c; best rouId steaks. I5c; boiling
beef, 8 to Sc; sweet breads, 20 to SOC per pair:
beef kidneys. IOc apiece; beef liver, SC q pound;
calf livers, 25c apiece; corned beef from to lOc
per pound. Veal for stewing commands 1Oc;
roast. 121d to 15c; cuslets, 2Oc per pounds spring
lambs, fore quarter, 10 to 12c; hind quarters,
15c. A leg of mutton, hind quarter, of prime
quality, brings l215c; fore quarter, SC; loin OF
mutton, l5c; giblets. &c per pound.
Garden Stuff.
Potatoes. 15c per half peck; Jersey sweet pota-
toes. 25c per half peck; cabbage, 10 to 25c; new
Bermuda potatoes 30c per quarter peck; choice
Florida tomatoes, Soc quart; celery, 10 to l5c
bunch; bananas, 10 to 20c dozen: carrots, SC a
bunch; lemons, 25 to 35c per dozen; oranges, %
to 40c; lettuce. 5 to 10c per bunch: beets, new,
10c old. &c; onions, 40c half peck: green onions,
&c a bunch; Bermuda onions, &c quart: Spanish
onions. to 10c each; rhubarb, 1Oc a bunch, 3 for
25c; turnips 20c per half peck; cranberries, l5c
quart: cucumbers, 15 to 20c apiece: mushrooms,
81 pound; radishes, &c: asparagus, ,20c a bunch;
strawberries. 35@50c quart.
Choice creamery butter, 35c. Good country
butter. 3Oc. Fancy pound rolls, 35c.
The retail price for fresh country eggs is 20c.
The range for dressed chickens is 75c to 81 %
per pair. Turkeys, 20 to 25c per pound Ducks,
81 25 to 81 80 per pair.
Ocean Products.
Following are the articles in this line on
the stalls, with prices: Lake salmon, 121Sc; Cali
fornia salmon, 4Oc per pound; white fish,
121Sc; herring pounds for 25c; red snap
pers, Is to Zoe per pound; Spanish mackerel, 30c
to 35c q pound; sea salmon, 40c pound;
blue fish, 25 to SOC; perch. 10c; halibut. 25c;
rock bass. 30c; black bass 2Oc; lake trout 1211c;
Holsters, 25c: green sea turtle, 2Sc; mackerel,
20c small, 4Oc large. Oysters: N. Y. counts,
81 rs per gallon; clans, 81 % per gallon; scol-
lops Soc a quart; frogs, 81 90 per dozen;
soft shell crabs, rs per dozen; devil crabs, S5c
per dozen.
Flowers.
Jacks, So 90 per dozen; La France. 81 so per
dozen; Mermets, 81 90 per dozen; Brides. 81 90
per dozen; yellow and white. 81 25 per DOZEN;
tulips, Soc per dozen; Bennetts. 81 90 per dozen;
Beauties, Soc apiece; Magma Charta. 81 90 apiece;
Harrison lilies, 25c apiece; violets, 81 so hum
dred; lily of the valley. l 90 per dozen; Dutch
hyacinths, 81 75 TO 81 90 per dozen; heliotrope,
Soc per dozen.