Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-19
THE MARKET BASKET.
Butter and Eggs DecIining-Poulfry Scarce
and Hlgh-Good supply of Fresh Fish,
Near md New yenetabtes

Meak nnQ new vegetables
There have been few new developments in
the line of market basket filling within the past
week. Butter is still on the decline and prices
are lower than at any time this year. The best
creamery butter in a jobbing way has dropped
nearly 10c per pound within the past month.
Eggs are also down to prices which render them
much cheaper than tenderloin steaks. Poultry
has not for many years been as scarce at this
season OF the year as it is now. Spring chick
ems, sufficient for healthy, hungry man, will
make sad inroads on the ordinary purse.
Turkeys are very scarce at 25c per pound.
In the line of lake and ocean products, de-
mand IS fully up to supply. White fish and
salmon are in excellent demand. Frogs are to
be had at So 50 per dozen. At the fish stalls an
active weeks trade is reported, notwithstand-
ing the fact that Lent is past Common grades
are reported lower in price, while fancy stock
holds up well to rates of a week ago.
The variety of fruits and vegetables on the
Diamond market stalls is seldom better, and
prices are not often as reasonable at this time
OF the year as they are now. There is much
better supply of strawberries than there has
been for a week or two past.
Florists report good general trade with
volume fully up to last week. Very fine mign-
onette and spirea have put in appearance on
the flower stands within few days.
Following are the latest prices of market
basket materials as furnished by leading retail
dealers:
Staple Meats.
The best cuts of tenderloin steak range
from 20 to Csc, with last figure for very
fancy; sirloin. best cuts, from Is to l8c;
standing rib roast from Is to 2Oc; chuck roast,
10 to 12c; best round steaks 1215 to l5c; boiling
beef, ito &c. sweet breads. 20 to 5Ocper pair; beef
kidneys. 1Oc apiece; beef liver, SC pound; calf
ivers, Is to 35c apiece; corned beef from Toto l2c
per pound. Veal for stewing commands 10c;
roast. IN to 15c; cuslets 2Cc per pound; spring
lambs, fore quarter, 10 to 12c; hind quarters,
15c. A leg of mutton, hind quarter, of prime
quality, brings 121ac; fore quarter, &c; loin of
mutton, l5c; gibiets, &c per pound.
Garden Stuff
Potatoes, 15c per half peck Jersey sweet pota-
toes. Csc per half peck; cabbage, 10 to Csc; new
Bermuda potatoes. Soc per quarter peck; choice
Florida tomatoes. 40c quart; celery, 10 to SC
bunch; bananas, Is to 20c a dozen: carrots, sc a
bunch; lemons, Is to 35c per dozen; oranges, 5
TO 40c; lettuce. 5 to lOc per bunch; beets new,
10c, old, SC; onions 40c ltlf peck: green onions,
SC bunch bermuda onions, ,20c quart:rhubarb,
&c bunch, 8 for 25c; turnips, 20c per half peck;
cranberries, 2Oc quart; cucumbers, 10 to Zoe
apiece; mushrooms, 81 a pound; radishes, SC;
asparagus, 2Oc bunch; new peas, 30c quarter
peck; strawberries. 35@5Oc quart; pineapples,
20 to 30c apiece.
Choice creamery butter, Csc. Good country
butter. 2oc. Fancy pound rolls, 30c.
The retail price for fresh country eggs Is lac.
The range for dressed chickens is 81 to 81 25
per pair. Spring chickens 81 25 to 81 Is per pair
Turkeys, 25c per pound. Ducks, 81 20 to 81 90
per pair.
Ocean Products.
Following are the articles in this line on
the stalls, with prices: Lake salmon 10 to 1215c;
California salmon. S5c per pound; white fish,
R15c; herring, pounds for 25c; Spanish mack
erel, 25 to SOC pound; blue fish, l5c; halibut,
20c; rock bass, 25c; black bass. l5c; lake trout,
l2hc; HOLSTERS, 20c: green sea turtle, 20 to 25c.
Oysters: N. Y. counts, 81 IS per gallon; CLANS
81 rs per gallon; scollops, Soc quart; frog
legs, Toe pound; soft shell crabs, 81 so per
Flowers.
Jacks, s. 90 per dozen: La France. 81 so per
dozen; Mermets, 81 25 per dozen; Brides. 81 Is
per dozen; yellow and white. 81 90 per dozen;
tulips. Soc per dozen; Bennetts. 81 25 per dozen;
Beauties, Soc apiece; Brunner, SOC apiece;
Harrison lilies 25c apiece; violets, 81 so hum
dred; lily of the valley, 75c per dozen; Dutch
hyacinths, 81 IS to 81 90 per dozen; heliotrope,
Soc per dozen; mignonette. extra fine. 81 so per
dozen; spIrea, SOC per dozen.