Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-21
DOMESTIC MARKETS.
OFFICE OF PITTSBURG DISPATCH, I
THURSDAY. November 20, 1890. !
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Poultry and vegetables are In abundant sup
ply and markets are weak. Cabbage and tur-
nips little more than yield enough to pay freight
bills. Prospects are good for cheap Thanks
giving turkeys. At this date all poultry is fat
Supply of grapes continues large, but the crop
draws near it's end for this season. Markets
are still bare of fresh nearby eggs. leading
dealer said yesterday: Hone eggs are scarcely
to be had. Jobbers would cheerfully pay 25 to
26c per dozen for strictly fresh nearby eggs, but
are unable to get them" Western eggs are in
good supply and prices are steady. Couatry
butter still drags, and anything in this line
under par goes begging for customers. Choice
potatoes and apples are in good demand. Pc
tatoes promise to go higher soon.
APPLEs-s3 5O04 so a barrel.
BUTTER-Creamery, Elgin. 3l032c; Ohio do,
N@28c; common country butter, lO@l5c; choice
country rolls, 10000; fancy country rolls.
23@25c.
FRUITs-Grapes. Concords. 2OQ25c basket:
Catawbas. 30@S5c: cranberries, So 90 box;
California ounces. 81 rs a box.
BEANS-New crop beans. 81 50@2 IS; marrow
fat, 81 60Q2 75; Lima beans, 6461lc.
BEEswAx-2SG3Oc " ID for choice: low grade,
22G25c,
CIDER-sand refined. SO OO@1O 90; common.
S. 00@5 50; crab cider. Sl2 00Gl3 90 ~ barrel;
cider vinegar. l4@l5c u gallon.
CHEEsE-Ohio cheese. fall make, 1011c: New
York cheese 1O1a@llc; Limburger, 121a@l31c;
domestic SweiIzer, l313@l4c; Wisconsin brick
Sweitzer, lac; imported Sweitzer, 2715c.
EGGs-2lQ22c for Western stock: 25@26c for
strictly fresh nearby eggs.
FEATHERS-Extra live geese. 50@60c; No. l
40p45c: mixed lots 80@35c y h.
GAME-Mallard ducks, IS 00@5 80 a dozen,
Butter ducks. 81 00Q2 50 a dozen; pheasants;
SIS O0@5 so dozen; squirrels, 81 1902 90 dozen;
woodcocks. 81 1894 50 a dozen; quail 75c@$l 90;
rabbits, 25@3Oc pair; venison saddles. 15@lSc
a pound; whole venison. l0@12c a pound.
H0NEY-New crop white clover, 20GZ2c ~ b.
MAPLE SYRuP-75095c can; maple sugar,
9Q10c p h.
NUTs-Chestnuts, So 5O04 90 bushel; wal
nuts, 7O@75c bushel; she'll bark hickory nuts,
81 50@l IS bushel.
PoULTRY-Sprlng chickens, 40650c = pair;
old, 65l1Oc pair; dressed, ll@l8 pound;
ducks. 5OQ70c pair; dressed ducks, 12Q14c
pound: live turkeys, 9Ql0c pound; dressed
turk l2@l3c: 1--we geese. 5O@65c apiece;
dressed geese. 9@l0c pound.
TALLow-Country, 4c: city rendered, SC.
SEEDs-Recleaned Western clover, S. 00@
othy. 81 5O@l IS; blue grass, 81 85D3 O0; orchard
grass, 81 81; millet 70Q75c.
TROPICAL FRUITs-Lemons, choice, 50 so
@6 30; fancy. 81 00G7 so; Jamaica oranges. Sc 90
@6 SO a barrel; Florida oranges "a 00@4 so a box;
bananas, 81 90 firsts, 81 90 good seconds, "
bunch; California peaches, 81 00Q2 so - box;
Malaga grapes. IS 50QS 80 half barrel, ac-
q box; California pears. 81 Oo@4 so y box; figs.
l7c " ID; dates, 5000 p b.
observation-disclosures 90c0S1 90 4a bushel
Southern sweets, 81 25Q2 rs p barrel; Jersey,
s. 5O@4 90; cabbage, 81 0OQ5 90 y hundred
onions, SS w barrel: celery, 25@3Oc dozen
punches; tomatoes, 81 so y bushel: parsnips,
S5c dozen; carrots, 3uc dozen; green onions,
25c dozen: lettuce, 25c dozen: parsley, l0c a
dozen: spinach, S5c bushel; horse eradish, 500
75c dozen.