Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-09
DOMESTIC MARKETS.
Bottom Drops Out of Egg Markets
and Prices Nominal.
CEREAL DRIFT STILL DOWNWARD.
Lumber Very Active, and Would be Much
More so if Country
ROADS WERE IN DECENT CONDITION
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH, I
WEDNESDAY. January 8. 1890. :
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Country PrOduce-Jobbing Prices.
Bottom has dropped out Of egg market.
Large quantities have been shipped in from the
South and West, and the result is a glut and
nominal prices. A Liberty street commission
merchant thus reports as to the situation of the
egg market: ''Cold storage and picked eggs
are hard to give away. l am ready TO furnish
picked eggs at dime dozen and cold storage
at l2c." The choicest country eggs are down to
l8c per dozen. Said a leading produce man
to-day: Il never saw the egg market in as bad
shape at this season of the year. It looks as
though large quantities of cold storage and
picked eggs would go to the dump. Within
few days eggs have been shipped from New
York to this city and some from here to Bos-
ton. Markets are thoroughly demoralized. 1
have refused to receive several lots on commits
sion to-day" There is general complaint by
commission men of stuff coming to markets in
bad shape. The weather has been so unseason-
able that vegetables and fruits received are
much below par in quality Said dealer in
tropical fruits: Il recently received a carload
of oranges from Florida, one-thlrd of which
were rotten" 1t is hard to find frst-class
article Of vegetables or fruit at this time.
BUTTER-Creamery, Elgin, 29@30c; Ohio do,
277z@?8c: fresh dairy packed. A926c; country
rolls, 20G12le.
BEANs..Navy hand-picked beans. 81 25@2 30;
BEEswAx-- -2SgSOc q for choice; low grade,
lS@2Oc
CIDER-sand refined, So 5O@7 50; common,
50 5O04 90; crab cider, ,s8 00@S 50 q barrel cider
vinegar, l0@I2e % gallon.
CHEsTNUTs-$5 OO@5 so q bushel; walnuts,
60@7Oc q bushel.
CHEEsE-ohio, 1i@1l1zc; New York. 1I1te;
Limburger, 915@llc; domestic Sweitzer, 119
1314e; imported SweIrzer. 2S1%
EGGS-lS@l9c q dozen for strictly fresh.
FRUITs-Appleo fancy, q SOQ2 % q barrel;
grapes, large barrel, s. 506l0 90.
FEATHERs-Extra live geese, 5G@6Oc; No. ],
do, 4O@45c; mixed lots, S0@35c p b.
PoULTRY-Live chickens, 50Q65c pair;
dressed. ll@l2c pound; ducks, 65@75c p pair;
geese, 81 25Gl 30 q pair; live turkeys, l3@15c q
b; dressed turkeys, t8@20c p b.
SEEDS-ClOver, choice, 62 ms to bushel, 81 20@
4 40 y bushel; clover, large English. 81 bs 1850
4 60 clover, Alsike. S8 O0 clover, white S9 timo-
thy, choice. As MS. 81 80; blue grass extra clean,
orchard grass, IA MS 81 40; red top, IA MS 81 Is;
millet, so MS, 81 90; millet, 6O070c q bushel;
Hungarian grass, so MS. Csc, lawn grass. mix
ture of fine grasses, So 90 p bushel of IA rs.
TALLow-Country, 4lc; city rendered, ~
csc.
@3 on; fancy "a O095 90; Florida oranges, 81 so
as 90; Jamaica oranges, So 00@6 80 q barrel;
bananas, 81 so frsts, 81 90 good seconds, y
bunch; cocOanuts, 81 00l04 so p hundred; figs,
81%Q9c p h; dates ,515G615c p d; new layer
figs, 12160l515c; new dates, TIC q b.
VEGETABLES-Potatoes,f from store, 55@60c;
on track, 45@5Oc; cabbages, s. OO@7 90 hum
celery, 40c p dozen: Jersey sweet potatoes
81 barrel; turnips, 81 eO91 so barrel; onions,
81 70 barrel.
BUCKwHEAT FLoUR-2@21c q pound.