Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-13
DOMESTIC MARKETS.
Rains and Bad Country Roads Ad-
verse to Produce Trade.
CHOICE BUTTER TENDS UPWARD.
Cereals Slow and General Drift is To-
ward Lower Prices.
THE SUPPLY OF HARD LUMBER SHORT
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH,
WEDNESDAY, November II, 1890.

OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH,
WEDNESDAY, November II 1890. :
Country Produce-Jobbing Prices.
Rain and sloppy streets were adverse to trade.
Supply of grapes was as large to-day as any
time this season. Apples are also coming
freely to the front, but price of fancy stock Is
we'll maintained. Poultry is in liberal supply
and drift of markets is toward lower prices.
Demand for strictly fresh nearby eggs exceeds
supply and outside quotations rule. A Liberty
street dealer reported receipt of so cases of
fresh gathered eggs from Dakota yesterday,
and quick sales of the entire lot at 25c per
dozen. Supply of potatoes is on the increase,
but choice stock is firm. A cold snap would
quickly raise prices. which already are very
high.
APPLEs-sS 5O@4 rs barrel.
BUTTER-Creamery, Elgin. 3l@32c; Ohio do,
2T@2Sc; choice country rolls, lS@22c; fancy coun-
try rolls. 2S(125c.
FRUITs-Grapes. Concords. 2O@25c basket:
Catawbas, 30@35c: cranberries, So 90 box;
California ounces. 81 70 box.
BEANs-New crop beans. 81 5092 90; marrow
fat, 81 60G2 75; Lima beans, 6Q6Ac.
BEEswAx-25@30c % n for choice: low grade,
CIDER-sand refined. SO OO@lO 90; common.
So 00Q5 so; crab cider, Sl2 00013 on n barrel;
cider vinegar. 14@l5c u gallon.
CHEEsE-Ohio cheese, September make,
lOhc: New York cheese, 101d@llc: Limburger,
lZ12Ul012c; domestic SWeltZer, lo51Bl1c; WIS
consn brick Sweitzer, lac; imported Sweitzer,
T15c.
EGGs-22923c for Western stock; 24@25c for
strictly fresh nearby eggs.
FEATHERs-Extra live geese 50060c; No. l
4Og45c; mixed lots, 30@35c % h.
GAME-Mallard ducks s. O005 80 a dozen,
Butter ducks. 81 O0Q2 so dozen; pheasants;
IS O0@5 so dozen; squirrels, 81 75Q2 90 dozen;
woodcocks 81 25@4 50 dozen; quail. 75c@Sl 90;
rabbits, 25@30c pair; venison saddles 15@l8c
pound; whole venison. 1O@l2c pound.
HoNEY-New crop white clover 20@22c ~ b.
MAPLE SYRuP-75Gs5c can; maple sugar,
9Ql0c p b.
NUTs-Chestnuts, So EO@4 OO bushel; wal
nuts 70@75c bushel; shell bark hickory nuts,
81 5O@1 rs bushel.
PoULTRY-Sprlng chickens 40050c > pair;
old, 65@70c pair; dressed, 11@lS pound;
pound: live turkeys, l0Qllc pound; dressed
turkeys. 14@l6c: live geese. 5O@65c apiece;
dressed geese, 9@l0c pound.
TALLow-Country, 4c; city rendered, &c.
SEEDS-Recleaned Western clover, IS 000
25; country medium clover. s4 0O@4 Is: tim.
othy 81 50@1 55; blue grass, 81 85@3 90; orchard
grass, 81 50; millet, 70@75c.
TROPICAL FRUITs-Lemons, choice, 30 so
as 50; fancy, 81 O0G7 so; Jamaica oranges, s6 90
at 80 barrel; Florida oranges, "a 00Q4 so a box;
bananas 81 so firsts, 81 90 good seconds. q
bunch; California peaches, 81 0O@2 so q box;
cordrng to quality; California plums. 81 OO@2 25
q box; California pears 81 00@4 so q box; figs.
l7c p h; dates 5G61ac y b.
Observation-Disclosures 90cGS1 90 % bushel;
Southern sweets, 81 25@2 so y barrel; Jersey.
s. 5O@4 90; cabbage, 81 5O94 90 q hundred;
b basket; green beans. 40c y basket; celery.
25030c dozen punches; turDips. 81 5002 % p
barrel; peppers, 81 OO@1 25 u bushel; tomatoes,
75c@S1 6O q bushel.