Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-19
THE MARKET BASKET.
New Tomatoes and Green Corn Arrive,
Though Behind Schedule TIme-The End
of the Berry season-suppiy and

Though Behind Schedule TIme-The End
of the Berry season-supply and
Price of Staples.
In fruit and vegetable lines retail markets
vary very little from last Saturday. Among
the new features is the presence Of home
grown tomatoes potatoes and roasting ears.
All are behind their average time Of arrival
Celery Is also in fair supply at reasonable rates.
Inc Derry season approaches Its end. Supplies
have been short of demand all the week. The
season has not been favorable for gathering
small or large fruits. Apples are very scarce
and high for this time OF the year. Owing to
short crops of domestic fruits tropical fruits,
which are in full supply, are in good demand
Tor tne season. Lemons are higher in jobbing
way, but not enough to aTect retail markets.
Fresh eggs are very scarce and prices have
peer Geen daliy advancing the week past. EGGS
tnat are above suspicion find ready sale at 25c
per dozen. The trouble is that such eggs are
very hard to get at any price. Butter Is un-
changed Country rolls are very slow, and
only fancy stock can be sold at quotations.
Florists report quiet week and prices un-
changed The absence Of many of the regular
customers who are on the mountains or at the
sea, IS already felt by dealers in most lines OF
market basket materials. The masses, how
ever, must needs remain at home, SO that the
impression on markets cannot be very serious
or long continued.
Following are the latest retail prices of mar
ket basket filling:
staple Meats.
The best cuts of tenderloin steak range
from 20 to 25c. with last figure for very
fancy; sirloin, best cuts, from 10 TO lSc;
standing rib roast, from Is to Zoe; chuck roast.
10 to 12c; best round steaks, l216 to l5c; boiling
beef, to SC; sweet breads 20 to SOC per pairs beef
Kidneys. llf apiece; beef liver, &c a pound; calf
llvers, rs toJ5c apiece corned beef from Toto l2c
per pound. Veal for stewing commands 1Oc;
roast, 12a to l5c; cuslets, 20c per pound; spring
lambs, fore quarter, 10 to l2c; hind quarters,
loc a leg of mutton, hind quarter, OF prime
quality, brings l275c; fore quarter, &c; loin of
mutton, l5c; giblets, &c per pound.
Garden Stuff.
Cabbage 10 to zoe; new potatoes. Csc per half
peck; choice tomatoes, Zoe a quart box;
bananas, Is to zoe dozen; carrots, SC bunch;
lemons, 20 to 30c per dozen; oranges. 35
to Soc; caullfower, homegrown, 15 to 25c
head; lettuce. SC per bunch; beets. &c per bunch,
Doc per dozen: green onions, punches for sc;
cucumbers, to l0c apiece: asparagus, &c a
bunch; peas, Soc half peck; beans. 25c
half peck; apples zoe quarter peck;
blackberries. Is to Zoe quart; huckleberries.
15c q quart; currants, l5 to 20c a quart;
celery. &c bunch; roasting ears, 3Oc
a dozen; gooseberres, Is to zoe
quaft; pineapples, 10 to 15c apiece; eggplant,
Is to 35c apiece; squash, to l5c apiece; water
melons. 20 to Soc apiece; cantaloupes. l5 to 40c
apiece; Cail1ornla aprlcots ana peaches, 5oc
quart box; German prunes, 40c quart.
Choice creamery butter, &c. Good country
butter. IL to 14c. Fancy pound rolls, 20 to 25c.
The retail price for fresh country eggs is 25c.
The range for dressed chickens is 75c to 81 25
per pair,
Ocean Products.
Following are the articles in this line on
the STALLS with prices: Lake salmon, 10 to l276c;
California salmon. 35c per pound; white fish,
1211c; herring. pounds for 25c; Spanish mack
erel, Is to Soc pound; blue tish, l5c; halibut,
zoe; rock bass, 25c; black bass, 15c; lake trout,
129c; HOLSTERS, 20c; green sea turtle, 70 to 25c.
Oysters: N. Y. counts, 81 70 per gallon; clans,
81 Is per gallon: frog legs, 75c pound; soft
shell crabs, 81 25 to 81 so per dozen; frogs, s.
dozen; brook trout, 75c pound.
Flowers.
Jacks. 81 Is per dozen; La France. 81 rs per
dozen; Mermets, 81 25 per dozen; Brides, 81 25
per dozen; yellow and white, 75c per dozen;
Bennetts. 81 90 per dozen; Beauties, Csc apiece;
Harrison lilies, 25c apiece; pansies. 10c per
dozen; heliotrope, Soc per dozen; carnations. 50c
per dozen; peonIes. 81 per dozen; Madame
Planter, 75c per dozen; Gabrielle Luizet, Zoe
apiece.