Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-11
DOMESTIC MARKETS.
Creamery Butter and Fresh Eggs
Still Tending Upward.
POULTRY STILL In LIGHT DEMAND.
Better Tone to Cereal Markets. but Prices
Are Unchanged. tt
BUILDING LUMBER In GOOD DEMAND
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH,
WEDNESDAY, December 10, 1890
Country Produce-Jobbine Prices.

Country Produce-Jobbing Prices.
Eggs are relatively higher both West and
East than here. An advance of 1c per dozen is
reported from Chicago this morning. Fresh
nearby stock is very scarce. Our Quotations
on Elgin creamery are advanced 1c per pound.
Cheese is firm and demand good for choice
stock. Poultry is in good supply and light de.
mand. Markets are having the lull which pre-
cedes Christmas and follows Thanksgiving.
Supply of potatoes and apples is small and
all good stock is firmly held at quotations,
APPLEs-s4 00Q5 so barrel.
BUTTER-Creamery, Elgin. 32@33c: Ohio do
2S@29c; common country butter lO61l5c; choice
country rolls, lS020c; fancy country rolls
23@25c.
BEANs-New crop means, 81 5O62 IS: marrow.
fat, So 60Q2 70; Lima beans 606Nc.
BEESwAx-2Sg3Oc y for choice: low grade,
22@25c,
CIpER-sand refined. SO OO@1O 90; common.
S5 5O@6 90; crab cider, $40 O0Qll 0O n barrel;
cider vinegar. 14@l5c p gallon.
CHEEsE-Ohlo cheese, fall make, 101Sc: New
York ehesse, iO7a@lie; ,Ial LmprIrger lS1a@l4c;
Sweitzer, 14c; imported Sweitzer, g1c.
CRANBERRIEs-Cape God, So 2563 80 box,
50 so q barrel; Jerseys. s. OO93 25 box, So so a
barrel.
DRESSED Hoes-Large, 41S95c y d; small, 5
@6c. :.
Eaas-2s@24c for Western stock; 2s@aOc for
strictly fresh nearby eggs.
FEATHERS-EXtra live geese. 50G80c; No.
40U45c: mixed lots, 30635c q d.
GAME-Mallard ducks, S4 0OG4 90 a dozen,
Butter ducks. 81 00@2 so a dozen; pheasants;
SIS 00@5 SO dozen; squirrels, 81 2o@l so dozen;
woodcocks. 81 25G4 50 a dozen; quail, 81 O0Ql %;
rabbits, 25@3Oc pair; venison saddles, 15@lSc
pound; whole venison. 10@12c pound.
HoNEY-New crop white clover, 20@22c n D.
California honey, 120l5c p b.
MAPLE SYRuP-75095c can; maple sugar,
9Ql0c y b.
NUTs-Chestnuts. s. 00@5 50 bushel; wal
nuts, 70@75c q bushel; shell bark hickory nuts,
81 5O@1 IS bushel; peanuts, 81 I5Q2 %, roasted:
green. 614@7c p Ii.
PoULTRY-Chickens. 4O@5Oc pair; dressed
9@l2 pound; ducks, 5O@7Oc a pair:
dressed ducks, 120l3c pound: live turkeys,
9@l0c pound; dressed turkeys. AG0l5c; live
geese. .40G50c apiece; dressed geese, 10c pou nd.
TALLow-Country, 4c: city rendered, &C.
SEEDS-Recleaned Western clover. IS 00@
othy, 81 50@1 IS; blue grass 81 S5@3 10; orchard
grass, 81 50; millet, 70l75c.
TROPICAL FRUITS-Lemons, choice, So so
@6 50; fancy, 81 00@7 so; Jamaica oranges, Sc 90
@6 SO barrel; Florida oranges. S4 0004 so a box;
bananas,s 81 SO irsts 81 90 good seconds. q bunch;
Malaga grapes. S. 50Q8 80 half barrel, ac-
cord1ng to quality; California plums. 50 0OQ2 %
~ box; California pears, 81 0Q04 so p box; figs,
TIC p b; dates, 5@614c " n
VEGETABLES-Potatoes 81 1001 25 - bushel;
Southern sweets, So 25@2 rs u barrel; Jersey.
So 50@4 90; kiln dried, 81 90 a barrel;
cabbage, Sc 5O07 90 p hundred; onions,
So 90 a barrel; celery, 30Q35c a dozen
punches; parsnips. 40c a dozen; carrots, 30c a
dozen; parsley 10c dozen; spinach, Coo q
bushel; horseradish. 50@75c dozen.