Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-22
DOMESTIC MARKETS.
Produce Trade Improving Since Snow
Blockade is Broken.
SOUTHERN EGGS COMING FREELY.
The Cereal Situation Continues Favorable
to the Buyer.
SUGAR WEAKENING, COFFEE STEADY
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH,
SATURDAY, Dec. 70, ls9O.
Countrv Produce-Jobbinc Prices.

Country Produce-Jobbing Prices.
Since the breaking of the snow blockade
trade has improved in volume, but prices re-
main substantially the same as at last report.
Fresh eggs are coming in freely from the
South, and, though nearby stock is scarce,
there is little probability of any higher prices
this season. Country butter is selling more
freely since the oleo disturbance. Fancy
creamery is firm at quotations. The late snow
storm has stimulated markets in vegetable
lines. Potatoes and cabbage are firm at prices
quoted. and apples are tending upward
APPLEs-S4 50@6 co barrel.
BCTTER-Creamery, Egin. 32@33c; Ohio do.
2SQ29c; common country butter, 1c@loc; choice
country rolls. lS@2Oc; fancy country rolls. 23@
BEANs.New crop beans, navy 81 so92 81;
marrows, 81 3592 40; Lima beans, 646Ac
22@25c
-CIDER-sand refined. SO OO@l0 90; common.
.? 5Oa6 OO crab cider. $40 00@ll 10 " barrett
cider vinegar. l4@l5c Der gallon.
CHEESE-Ohio cheese, fall make, lO15c; New
York cheese, 10]l@Ilc: Limburger, l57ag14c;
domestic Sweitzer, l2Ql3c; Wisconsin brick
Sweirzer, lac: imported Sweitzer, 2I13c.
CRANBERRIES-Cape Cod, s. 7o14 90 box,
s1l 50@l2 10 barrel; Jerseys, So 6O@S I5a box,
Sll 00@ll so barrel.
DRESSED HoGs-Large, 4a@5c y ID; small,
5@6c.
EGGs-23@24c for Western stock; 2S@30c for
strictly fresh nearby eggs
FEATHERs-Extra live geese, 50@60c; No
40@15c: mixed lots, 3O@35c ~ ID.
GAME-Malard ducks. 81 OO@4 so a dozen;
butter ducks 81 00Q2 so 4 dozen; pheasants,
50 OO05 so dUzen; squirrels, 81 25Ql o0 a
dozen; woodcocks 81 25lp4 90 4 dozen; quail.
81 0O9l %: rabbits, 20@25c pair; venison sad
dies, l4@l5c pound; whole venison, 1OQl2c a
pound.
HoNEY-New crop white clover, 2O@22c q lib.
California honey, l2@l5c % lib.
n
O@l0c y b.
NUTs-Chestnuts, s. OO@5 so a bushel; wal.
nuts. 70@75c bushel; shell bark hickory nuts,
81 5OQl IS a bushel; Deanuts, 81 50@l 20,
new French Walnuts. lO%@l6c % fb.
TRY-Alive-Chickens. young, large, 50
@65c: small. 45@50c; large. old: 65@75c; small.
oo@6Oc; turkeys. fat, 11@l2c pound; poor, go
I0c pound; ducks, 60Q75c pair: geese. choice,
81 25@0l 30 a pair. Dressed-Turkeys, 14036c
pound; ducks, l4@l5c pound: chickens, ll@
l2c pound; geese, S@9c pound.
TALLow-Counsry, 4c: city rendered. &c.
SEEDS-Recleaned Western clover, SIS 00Q
b %; country medium clover. 81 00@l4 25; Jim-
othy, 81 50Gl 55; blue grass, 81 S5@3 O1; orchard
grass, 81 80; millet, 70@75c.
TROPICAL FRUITS-Lemons, S4 80; fancy,
So 0c@5 30; Jamaica oranges, ST 0OQ6 81 a
barrel; Florida oranges, So 1904 % a box;
bananas, 81 80 firsts, 81 U0 good seconds, p
bunch; Malaga grapes. 81 UO912 90 a half bar
rel according to quality; California pears,
81 OO@4 80 y box; figs, 15@l6c q b; dates, 400
&c q b.
VEGETABLES-Potatoes,S 81 GOAL 30 ~ bushel;
Southern sweets, 81 25@2 10 y barrel; Jersey,
So 50@4 10; kiln dried. 81 00 a barrel; cabbage,
81 5O@S co 9a hundred; onions, So 00 barrel;
celery. 40@60c dozen lunches; parsnips, 35c
dozen; spinach, 7Oc bushel; horseradish, 500
7Oc dozen.