Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-11
THE MARKET BASKET.
Dealers Report a Big Demand for Produce
Butter and Eggs a Little Higher
Vegetables at Very Reasonable
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butter and Eggs a l-lttlc hiSner-
Vegetables at Very Reasonable
Prices-The Quotations.
In the line of market basket filling the week
past has been a very pleasant one to retail deal
ers. The influx of foreign visitors who repre-
sent the iron and steel interests, together with
the visitors from surrounding towns. have made
heavy demands on all garden and ocean prod
ucts and, as a result, the week has been one oi
the best of the year for venders of vegetables,
fruits and fish. Said Diamond Market dealer
n fruits and vegetables: THE week past has
been one of the best of the season. The hotels
have fully doubled their late average demand:
Prices of garden stuff have not materially
changed In the past week.
In a jobbing way creamery butter and f-esh
eggs are a shade higher, hut retail prices are
essentially the same as week ago. Garoen
stuff has been on the decline for few days
past owing 10 favorable weather. Tomatoes,
turnIps, radishes and cabbage are seldom as
low in price at this season of the year as they
are now. There have been no killing 1rosts SO
tar and late rains have very much improved
garden stuff in this vicinity. so that prices nave
been drifting downward. In the line OF lake
and ocean products demand is active ana III
some lines il is all that dealers can do to meet
orders. White fish are scarce and firm. Choice
oysters are in limited supply, and demand Is
good for all offered.
Florists are happy over the fact that people
are marrying and giving IN marriage. Inc
week past has been prolihc In weddings, ana
next week promises TO be still better. Outooor
flowers have not yet been visited with killing
froSts. Late mild weather, with timely show
ers have been favorable to dahlias salvias and
wild asters. This season has been exceptional
in the delay OF killing frosts. Very often the
outdoor flowers are killed by the 10th of Sep
tember. The spring of 1890 was late, and the
fall is making up tor the loss by the luxuriance
of its flowers.
Following are the latest retail prices of mar-
ket basket filling;
staple Meats.
The bess cuts of uenderloiu steak range
from 20 to 25c, with last figure for very
fancy; sirloin, best cuts, from 10 to lSc;
standing rib roast from l5 to 20c; chuck roast
10 to l2c; best round steaks, l2z7 to Ioc boillng
beef to Sc sweet breads 20 to SOC per pair; beef
kidneys. l0c apiece; beef liver, sc pound; calf
Iivers 25 to S5c apiece; corned beef from lOto &c
per pound. Veal for stewing commands lOc;
roast, l215 to l5c; outlets, Nc per pound; spring
lambs, fore quarter, 10 to lie; hind quarters,
l5c. A leg of mutton hind quarter, of prime
quality, brings l211c; fore quarter, SC; loin OF
mutton, 15c; giblets. SC per pound.
Garden Stuff.
Cabbage, S to lOc; potatoes. 20c per half peck;
tomatoes, lOc a half peck: bananas, Is to 2Oc
a dozen: carrots sc bunch; lemons, 50 to 4Oc
per dozen; oranges, so TO 60c; caulIflower. 10 to
25c head; lettuce, &c per bunch; beets.
&c per bunch, 35c per dozen: cucumbeTs
for sc; beans. 2Oc a half peck; apples. Is to
-
ears. 20 to 25c dozen; Lima beans. Csc quart;
eggplant 10 to l5c apiece; squash. SC apiece;
pie pumpkins 10 to 25c: German prunes, 35c a
dozen; Delaware and Niagara grapes, &c a
pound; Concord grapes, &c a pound.
Choice creamery butter, Soc Good country
butter Is to 90c. Fancy pound rolls 30 to S5c.
The retail price for fresh country eggs is 25c.
The range for dressed chickens is SOC to 81 90
per pair; ducks 60c to 81 90.
Ocean Products.
Following are the articles in this line on
the stalls, with prices: Lake salmon, 10 to 121zc;
California salmon Sc per pound; white fish,
l213c; herring, pounds for sc; Spanish mack
erel, % to SOC pound; blue fish, l5c; halibut
20c; rock bass, 25c; black bass, l5c; lake trout
l2]5c; HOLSTERS, 20c: green sea turtle, 20 to 2oc
Oysters: n. Y. counts, 81 rs per gallon; CLANS
81 % per gallon; soft shell crabs 81 25 20 81 so
per dozen; brook trout, 75c pound.
Flowers.
La France. 81 SO per dozen; Mermets, 81 Is
per dozen; Brides. 81 25 per dozen; yellow and
white. 75c per dozen: Bennetts. 81 90 per dozen;
Beauties Soc apiece; carnations, Soc per dozen;
gladiolus, Soc per dozen; hydrangea, 20c apiece:
asters, SOC per dozen; dahlias, SOC per dozen.