Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-10
THE MARKET BASKET.
Quality of Produce Improving and Prices
Lower-Pinenpples and Strawberries
in Plentiful supply-A Scarcity

In Plentiful Supply-A Scarcity
of Fresh Fish.
At the Diamond market fruit and vegetable
stalls it was learned that quality OF materials Is
| improving and prices declining. Strawberr1es
are in bountiful supply, and prices are lower
than last Saturday. Porto Rico pineappies'
| weighing from eight to ten pounds each. are 10
be had at reasonable rates. New caullnoWer
has put in its first appearance for the season
within few days, and is sold at SOC per head
At the fish stalls the report was that supply
from the lakes has not been up to demand for
the week past. At Port Huron, which is one
of the main sources of supply, the eaten TINS
season so far has been unusually ngnt. One OF
our leading dealers said to-day That ne mad not
been able to secure a carload from that source
any time this season Eastern flsh are In fair
supply. but not above demand. Prices Oh ocean
products are fully sustained.
Florists report lively trade. especially in the
fore part of the week. Among the new flowers
on the stands are pansies, carnations and
baroness roses.
AS to butter, eggs and poultry, the situation
is unchanged from last Saturday.
Following are the latest retail prices OF
market basket materials:
staple Meats.
The best cuts of tenderloin steak range
from 20 to 25c, with last figure for very
fancy; sirloin, best cuts, from 15 to l8c;
standing rib roast, from 10 to Zoe; chuck roast,
beef to SC; sweet breads 20 to soc per pair; beef
kidneys. 10c apiece; beef liver, sc pound; calf
ivers 25 to 35c apiece; corned beef from 10 l2c
per pound. Veal for stewing commands lOc;
roast 1215 to 15c; cuslets, 20c per pound; spring
lambs, fore quarter, 10 to l2c; hind quarters,
l5c. A leg of mutton, hind quarter, of prime
quality, brings l214c; fore quarter, &c; loin Of
mutton, 15c; giblets, &c per pound.
Garden Stuff.
Potatoes, 15c per half peck; cabbage, 10 to 25c;
new Bermuda potatoes. 20c per quarter peck;
choice Florida tomatoes, SOC quart; bananas,
Is to 20c dozen: carrots, &c a bunch; lemons,
~ to Soc per dozen; oranges, 35 TO SOC; caull-
flower, SOC head; lettuce, to l0c per bunch;
beets. new, 10c: green onions, &c bunch;
rhubarb, &C a bunch, for 25c; turnips, z0c
per half peck; cucum 5ers, to 2Oc apiece: mush-
rooms, 81 pound; asparagus, lOc bunch, for
25c; new peas, Soc quarter peck; new beans,
25c quarter peck; strawberries. 10 TO 25c
quart; pineapples, Is to 25c apiecei Porto Rico
pines, 75c to 81.
Choice creamery butter, Csc. Good country
butter. 2Oc. Fancy pound rolls, 20 to 25c.
The retail price for fresh country eggs Is l4c.
The range for dressed chickens is 81 to 81 %
per pair. Spring chickens, 81 % to 81 75per pai-.
Turkeys, Csc per pound. Ducks, 81 25 to 81 80
per pair.
Ocean Products.
Following are the articles in this line on
the stalls with prices: Lake salmon, 10 to 1211c;
California salmon. Csc per pound; white fish,
1211c; herring, pounds for 25c; Spanish mack
erel, 25 to 30c pound; blue tsh, 15c; halibut,
Zoe; rock bass Csc; black bass, 15c; lake trout,
l21c; Holsters, Zoe; green sea turtle, 20 to 25c.
Oysters: N. Y. counts, 81 IS per gallon; clans,
81 25 per gallon; frog legs, 75c pound; soft
shell crabs, 81 50per dozen.
Flowers.
Jacks, So 90 per dozen; La France. 81 so per
dozen; Mermets, 81 % per dozen; Brides, 81 Is
per dozen; yellow and white. 81 90 per dozen:
Bennetts, 81 25 per dozen; Beauties, Soc apiece;
Brunner, SOC apiece; Harrison lilies, Zoe apiece;
pansies. 25c per dozen; lily Of the valley, Toe
75c each; carnations, Soc per dozen; mignonetta,
extra fine, 81 so per dozen; sprea, SOC per Dozen