Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-27
THE MARKET BASKET.
Fruits and Vegetables Unchanged in Price
Creamery Butter Advanced - The
Demand ExcelIeut-OIeo Sell
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Fruits and vegetables are the same in price
as they were a week ago Cool weather has
retarded the growth of tomatoes. and prices
are shade frmer. In fruit lines grapes have
the lead, and prices are at the lowest for the
season. Concords are selling at Soc per ION
basket in wholesale way.
Choice grades of creamery butter are ad-
vanced, and fancy country rolls are in good
demand at the highest price of the season.
The upward movement of butter has brought
large quantities of so-called butter, or oleo to
the front. Anything in the line of butter that
sells below 3Oc per pound may be put down
either as below par as imitation of genu.
inc dairy product.
Florists report an improved volume of trade
this week over last with no material change
in prices. There seems to be boom in we'd
ding lines the past week or two, with a good
outlook in the same line for the immediate
future, and florists are almost as happy as
brides and grooms.
Staple meats rarely change no matter what
the fluctuations of live stock may be. Our
roasts and tenderloins are the same as two
years ago, when beeves we're 2G3c per pound
higher than present rates.
Supply of ocean products is still short Of de-
mand. The oyster season is now fully on, and
dealers have all they can do to fill orders for
choice stock.
Following are latest prices of market basket
materials as reported by leading retail dealers:
staple Meats.
The best cuts of tenderloin steak range
from 20 to 25c, with last figure for very
fancy; sirloin. best cuts, from Is to lSc;
standing rib roast, from Is to Zoe; chuck roast
10 to l2c; best round steaks, l21 to I5c; boiling
beef ito &c. sweet breads 20 to Soc per pair; beef
kidneys, l0c apiece; beef liver. &c pound; calf
iivers 5 to 35c apiece: corned beef from lotto l2c
per pound. Veal for stewing commands loo;
roast, l215 to l5c; cuslets, Nc 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, Sc; loin of
mutton, l5c; giblets SC per pound.
Garden stun.
Cabbage, s to 1Oc; potatoes zoe per half peck;
tomatoes, l5c quarter peck; bananas, Is to zoe
dozen; carrots, SC bunch; lemons, 80 to 4Oc
per dozen; oranges so to 6Oc; caullflower, l5 to
Csc head: lettuce, SC per bunch; beets.
&c per bunch, 85c per dozen: eucumbers, 2
for &c: BEANS 20c half peck; apples, Is to
2Oc quarter peck; celery, &c bunch; roasting
ears. 20 to 25c dozen; Lima beans Csc quartz
eggplant 10 TO l5c apiece; squash, SC apiece;
pie pumpkins. 10 to 25c; watermelons. 20 TO 40c
apiece; cautaloups. 10 to 20c apiece; German
prunes, 35c a dozen; Delaware and Niagara
grapes, 10c a pound; Concord grapes, &c a
pound.
Choice creamery butter, 3Oc. Good country
butter, l5 to 20c. Fancy pound rolls, 30 to S5c.
The retail price for fresh country eggs is Sc
The range for dressed chickens is Soc to 81 20
per PAIR; ducks, 60c to 81 90.
Ocean Products.
Following are the articles in this line on
the stslls, with prices Lake salmon, 10 to 1215c;
California salmon. 35c per pound; white fish,
121zc; herring, pounds for 25c; Spanish mack
erel, 25 to SOC pound; blue tish, l5c; halibut
2Oc: rock bass, Csc; black bass, l5c; lake trout,
121Sc; Holsters, 20c: green turtle, 20 to 2oc.
Oysters: n. Y. counts, 81 70 per gallon; clans,
81 % per gallon: soft shell crabs, 81 Is to 81 so
per dozen; brook trout, 75c pound.
Flowers.
La France. 81 so per dozen; Mermets, 81 Is
per dozen; Brides 81 Is per dozen; yellow and
white, 75c per dozen; Bennetts, 81 90 per dozen;
Beauties, Soc apiece; carnations, Soc per dozen;
gladiolus Soc per dozen; hydrsngea, 20c apiece: