Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-17
ABOUT THE MARKETS.
Supplies Of Fruit and eGetnbles-Denleri
Well satIsied-scnrcity Of Straw.
berrIes-Bufter n Little Cheaper
Garden Stuff Also Lower.


Retailers Of fruit and vegetables are satisfied
with the weeks trade In spite Of wind and
weather. demand has been active. There is
little new on the stalls since last Saturday.
Egg plant and squash from the South have put
in their first appearance for the season within
few days. Asparagus grows plentier and
cheaper. The same is true Of string beans and
peas which are not more than half the ruling
prices Of a week ago. Heavy rains all over the
country have delayed shipments of strawberries
for few days past and our market has been
unusually bare in this line, There will, how
ever, be plenty tomorrow, though few large
berries have been received.
Butter supply is IN excess OF demand, and is
likely to be for month or two to come, In a
iobbing way there has been sharp decline In
week, but not sufficient 60 produce any great
change In retail prices. Supply of ocean
products Ia barely up to the demand A Lead
Ing iebbef and retailer IN this lire said today
II have not been able 20 get all the Western
nsh required for the jebbibg trade this two
weeks past, OF Eastern tsl there IL a fair
supply, but demand e fully equal 20 supply !
original packages within day OF Two that did
not have OH hand"
Fiefisis report a good week and geed pros,
poets, The crop OF weddings has been geed, and
June promises still larger returns 10 this line,
30 that dealers In flowers are jubilaht, as well
as prospective brides and gTaemsr
FpAuNihE are the latest telhil anothlpHhi
staple Meats.
The best cuts of tendeTloin steak range
from 20 TO Csc, with last figure for very
fancy sirloin, best cuts, from is to lsei
standing rib roast, from l5 to 2Oei chuck roast.
10 10 l2ci best round steaks, l2lS to I5o; boiling
beef to eci sweet breads, 20 to 900 per pair beef
kidneys, l0o apiecei beef liver, 30 poundi calf
livers Is TO S5o apieoei corned beef from Toto l2c
per pound. Veal for stewing commands l0oi
roast l2I5 to l5c; cuilets, 2Oc per poundi spring
lambs, fore quarter, 10 to l2ci hind quarters,
l5c. leg of mutton, hind quarter, of prime
quality, brings l21Sc; fore quarter, Sc; loin of
mutton, l5c; giblets. DO per pound.
Garden STUFF.
Potatoes. l5c per half peck; cabbage, 10 to 25c;
new Bermuda potatoes, zoe per quarter peck;
choice Florida tomatoes, 50c quart; bananas,
Is to zoe dozen; carrots, I0c bunch, for
25c; lemons, 20 to SOC per dozen; oranges, IS
10 SOC; cauIhower, 30 to 4Oc head; lettuce,
TO lOc per bunch; beets, new, l0c: green
onions, &c a bunch; rhubarb, 5c bunch 0
for 25c; cucumbers, to 20c apiece; mush-
rooms, 81 pound; asparagus, &c a bunch;
Csc half peck; strawberries. Is to 25c a quart;
pineapples, is to 25c apiece; Porto Rico pines,
75c to 81; eggplant, z6 TO S5c apiece; squash, 10
to 2Oc apiece.
Choice creamery butter, Csc. Good country
butter, 10 10 lSc. Fancy pound rolls, 20 to Csc.
The retail price for fresh country eggs is l8c.
The range for dressed chickens is 81 to 81 25
III.
Turkeys, Csc per pound Ducks, 81 25 to 81 80
per pair
Ocenn Products.
Following are the articles in this line on
the stalls with prices; Lake salmon, 10 to l21Sc;
California salmon, 35c per pound; white fish,
l2xc; herring pounds for 25c; Spanish mack
erel, Is to 30c pounds; blue nsh, l5c; halibut,
zoe: rock bass, 25c; black bass. l6c; lake trout
l2Hc; Holsters, 2Oc; green sea turtle, 20to 25c.
Oysters: N. Y. counts, sl 76per gallon; clans,
VI % per gallon; frog. legs, 7bc pound; soft
shell crabs, 81 90 per dozen.
Flowers.
Jacks, 90 90 por dozen; La France. q 80 per
dozen; Mermots, 81 25 per dozen; Brides, Si rs
per dozen; yellow and white. sl 90 per dozen,
Bcnnetts, 81 % per dozen; Beauties. Doc apiece;
Drummer b0c apecei Harrison lilies, DC apiecei
pansics. 25c por dozonj lily OF tho valley, Toe
per dozoni heliotropc, 5Oc per dozoni Baroness
Zoe ehohi carnations, Doc per dozen, mignonetts,
oxtra fine, VI 90 per dozen; splrca, 50c per DOZEN