Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-08
THE MARKET BASKET.
Sharp Frosts Stimulate yegetables-Game
Coming to the Front.

Sharp Frosts Stimulate yegetables-Game
Coming to the Front.
In the line of market basket filling about the
only changes worthy of note are the retirement
of roasting ears and cucumbers and higher
priced tomatoes, owing to the advent of sharp
frosts. Only hothouse cucumbers are now on
the stalls, and these are rather expensive for
the average consumer. In fruit lines, grapes
still have the lead, but their end draweth nigh.
Game is beginning to come in freely, and de-
mand is active for venison and pheasants.
Quail is too plenty for demand. The upward
movement of choice creamery butter and fancy
pound rolls still continues. Anything below
S5c per pound in retail way may be
viewed with a suspicious eye. Markets are
overstocked with mixed country butter, which
is TO be had for 20c TO 25c per pound; but gilt
edged stocked quickly brings 25c to 2Sc In a
W holesale way.
Homemade eggs are very scarce and outside
rates are readily obtained. At the fish and
flower stalls no marked changes have trans
pred in the week past Supply Of choice ocean
products is scarcely up to demand. Prices are
unchanged.
In the line of staple meats prices remain as
they have been for many months.
Live stock goes up and down. but butchers
seldom change In prices. Following are latest
retail prices OF market-basket filling:
Staple Meats.
The best cuts of tenderlon steak range
from 20 to 25c, with last figure for very
fancy; sirloin best cuts, from 10 to lSc;
standing rib roast from 10 to 20c; chuck roast,
10 to l2c; best round steaks, l26 to l5c; boiling
beef to SC; sweet breads 20 to SOC per pair beef
kidneys, l0c apiece; beef liver, sc pound; calf
Iivers % to 35c apiece; corned beef from 10 l2c
per pound. Veal for stewing commands l0c;
roast, l21a to l5c; cHilets 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, SC; loin of
CrIhl of ~
Garden stuff.
Cabbage, 5 to l0c; potatoes. 20c per half peck;
tomatoes, l5ca quarter peck; bananas, 10 to 2Oc
dozen; carrots, &c bunch; lemons, 80 to 40c
per dozen; oranges, 25 to Soc; caulIfower, l5 to
4Oc head; lettuce, SC per bunch; beets.
&c per bunch, 35c per dozen; cucumbers, Is to 25c
apiece; beans. 2Oc half peck; apples, Is to
2Oc quarter peck; celery. &c a bunch; Lima
beans, 35c quart; eggplant, 10 to l5c apiece;
squash, DC apiece; pie pumpkins. 10 to 25c; Della.
ware and Niagara grapes, SC pound; Concord
grapes, sc pound.
Choice creamery butter, 35c Good country
butter. 20 to 25c. Fancy pound rolls, 30 to 35c.
The retail price for fresh country eggs is 2Sc.
The range for dressed chickens is SOC to 81 20
per palr: ducks, 60c to 81 90; turkeys, I69lSc;
geese, l2Ql3c.
Ocean Products.
Following are the articles in this line on
the stalls, with prices: Lake salmon, 10 to 1216c
NdIlloIha salmon, DOC per pound; Whlte nsh,
212c; herring, pounds for 25c; Spanish
mackerel, 40c pound; blue fish, l5c; halibut,
20c: rock bass 25c black bass, l5c; lake trout,
l21ac; HOLSTERS, 20c: green turtle, 20 to 25c.
Oysters: n. y. counts 81 70 per gallon; clans,
81 % per gallon; soft shell crabs, 81 so 20 60 so
per dozen; smelts, 20c pound.
Flowers.
La France. 81 so per dozen; Mermets, 81 %
per dozen; Brides. 81 25 per dozen; yellow and
white. 81 % per dozen; Bennetts 81 25 per dozen;
Beauties. Soc apiece: carnations. Soc per dozen;
chrysanthemums, 81 so to 81 90 per dozen;
Duchess of Albany, s. 90 per dozen; viOlets,
81 so per 100; heliotrope. soc per dozen; lily
of valley, 81 50 per dozen; dahlias, SOC per Dozen