Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-27
DOMESTIC MARKETS.
The Lull That Follows Christmas and
Snow Blockades
FORBIDS ACTIVITY IN PRODUCE
Liberal Receipts in Cereals and Buyers
Have the Field.
GENERAL GROCERIES UNCHANGED
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DIsPAICH
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OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DIsPA1CH,l
FRIDAY, Dec. 26. 1880. !
Country Produce-Jobbing Prices.
The snow storm has put quietns on trade.
Dealer and consumer are unable to come to-
gether, for the reason that highways are
blockaded. Prices remain as they were quored
at the beginning of the week. There is always
a lull after Christmas. and the iull this yeaz is
more decided than usual because of the big
snow storm. Supply of poultry is unusually
light. Christmas turkeys commanded higher
prices than for years past, and markets were
cleaned up unusually we'll notwithstanding
high prices. Nearby fresh eggs are steady,
while Western and Southern stock is weak.
APPLEs-si 50@6 co a barrel.
BUTTER-Creamery. Egin. 32@33e; Ohio do.
2Sa29c; common country butter, 1O@15c: choice
country rolls. lS@2Oc; fancy country rolls. 29Q
25c.
marrows, 81 35@2 40; Lima beans, 646Lc.
BEsswAx-2S@30c q h for choice; low grade,
22@25c.
CIDER-sand refined, 50 OO@lO 90; common.
S. 50G6 00; crab cider, SO 030l1 90 ~ barrel;
cider vinegar. I4@I5c per gallon.
CHEESE-Ohio cheese fall make, 101ac; New
York cheese, 1014@llc: Limburcer. lS13@14c;
domestic Sweitzer, 2gl3c; wisconsin brick
CRANBERRIEs-Cape Cod, 50 1874 90 box,
s11 50@l2 10 a barrel; Jerseys, SO 60Q3 IS box,
Sll O0Qll so a barrel.
5@6c.
EGGs-20@2lc for Western stock; 2I029c for
strictly fresh nearby eggs.
FEATHERs-Extra live geese, 50060c; No.
40@45c: mixed lots, 30@35c ~ b.
GAME-Mallard ducks. 81 O0@4 80 dozen;
butter ducks. 50 0OQ2 so dozen: pheasants.
s. O0G5 so a dozen; squirrels, 81 250l 80 a
dozen; woodcocks, 81 2o94 5Oa dozen; quail.
81 O0@l %: rabbits, 2OQ25c pair; venison sad
dies, l4@l5c pound; whole venison, l0Ql2c a
pound
HoNEY-New crop white clover, 20@22c ~ lb.
California honey. 12@l5c u lb.
MAPLE SYRUP-75G95c a can; maple sugar,
9@l0c u h.
NUTs-Chestnuts, s. OO@5 50 a busheI; wal.
nuts. 7007oc bushel; shell bark hickory nuts,
81 50@l 70 bushel; peanuts, 81 5O@l IS.
roasted; green, 41a@6c y n; pecans. 16c " n;
PoULTRY-Alive-Chic young, large, IS
G65c: small. 45@5Oc; large. old. 65@75c; small.
55@6Oc; turkeys fat. 12@l3c pound; poor. 100
lie pound; ducks, 6OG75c pair: geese choice.
| 81 2oQll 30 a pair. Dressed-Turkeys. l6@lSc 4
| pound; ducks l40l5c pound; chickens, l1G
l2c; geese. S@9c.
TALLow-Coun:ry, 4c: city rendered. &C.
SEEDs-Recleaned Western clover. SIS 00@
%; country medium clover, 81 O004 25: tim.
othy, 81 5O91 S.; blue grass, 81 S5G3 W; orchard
grass, 81 so; mllet, 70@75c.
| TROPICAL FRUITS-Lemons, s4 80; fancy
S. 0OQ5 81; Jamaica oranges. 81 0OQ6 50 a
barrel; Florida oranges. So 1904 90 a box
bunch; Malaga grapes, 81 UO@l2 80 a half bar
rel, according To quality: California pears
81 0Og4 80 q box; figs. 15@l6c - h; dates, 415a
&C. y n:
| Southern sweets, 81 25@2 20 q barrel; Jersey
| So 50@4 10; kiln dried, 81 90 a barrel; cabbage
| 81 50G8 90 q hundred; onions, So 00 barrel
celery. 40Q60c dozen punches; parsnips 35c
| dozen; carrots, sc dozen; parsley, lOc
dozen; spinach, 7Oc bushel; horseradish, 5O@
| 7Dc dozen.