Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-22
GARDEN STUFF SLOW.
THE SUPPLY OF IRISH AND SWEET
POTATOES IN EXCESS OF DEMAND.
Creamery Butter Is Weak and Lower-The
Tendency of Cereals Is Still Toward a
Lower Level-No New Features in Gro
cery Lines.
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DIsPATcH,)


cery Lines.
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DIsPArcH,l
MONDAY, Sept. 81. (
COUNTRY PRoDUCE-Jobbing prices
Markets were overstocked with grapes
and peaches this morning and prices showed
a downward tendency. There were not less
than ten carloads of peaches on sale and half
as many cars of grapes. Itwas rather blue
Monday for commission men, as they had
more stuff on hand than they were able to find
customers for Vegetables of all kinds are
reported slow. Sweet potatoes are heavy
stock at quotations The warm weather Of
the past few days has had the effect of
throwing too many overrfpe bananas on the
market and prices have weakened.
erd butter, oleo is now coming freely to the
front. With the pressure of large quanti-
ties of oleo. butter has dropped from its
highest point and stock begins to hang
firm at quotations.
BUTTER-Creamery, Elgin, 2s@2s1c: Ohio brands,
24S2:e; com cSmm0n ION country butter 16@Fc; choice
BEASs.New York and Michigan pea, 81 S5@2 40;
oa So for cRoce SSS ow grade %
@25c. 'o'' U ~ -O- O'O''''
as co. crab cider, s12 Oo918 90 p barrel; cider vine
CHEESE-Ohio cheese, new, gS(G9&c: New York
cheese, new. 1O@104c; Limburger 11@11xc; Wis
eonsin Sweitzer, full cream, 130l3Iec; imported
SweitZer, 27G2Sc.
EGGs-19k@2Oc for strictly fresh nearby stock,
southern and Western eggs, 1S1s@I9c.
FEATHERs-Extra live geese. 57d5Sc; No. /, 4S@
5oc p 10: mixed lots. 3e94Jc q fb.
FRUIT-Appies, 3O@S5c per bushel, 81 5o92 90 per
barrel; peaches, G0Q75c per basket, 81 004l Is per
bushel; pears. f5@S1 90 per basket 81 5O12 90 per
bushel; pums Damson, s2 O0@2 25 per bushel;
huckieberries, 75c@S1 10 pail; grapes, 10-pound
basket 2l@23c; Delaware grapes, 4OG45c basket;
Sickel pears 81 25 bushel.
HoNEY-Sew crop white clover. 10000; Cali
1ornia honey, I1dl5c p ID.
MAPLE SYRUP-75090c p gallon.
MELONS-Anne Arundel cantaloupes, So 00G3 so
2. sugar sqgi barrel; Jenny Lind cantaloupes a 90
MAPLE SUGAK-10c p b.
-Alive-Chckens. 75(G90c pair; young
Gh1ckens 5C@s0c pair. Live ducks, 50ds0c pair.
DressedHDncks, 199lSc b; chickens, 1a9lSc y fb
spring chickens, 1+G15c p tb
PofAToEs-Carioad lots, 81 Oca1 25 a barrel:from
store, 4Od45c bushe; Southern sweets, 81 OO92 25
a barrel; Jerseys, 81 5Od3 90.
SUINCEs-sS 5NG3 75 p barrel.
SEEDS-WeStern recleaned medium clover job |
prime and 81 60 for choicest blue grass 81 62 50;
orchard grass. 81 rs; millet, 81 10: German, 81 25;
Hungarian. s. 10; fine lawn, 25c q ib; seed buck
wheat, 81 4O@l 80. !
TALLow-Country.4 4c: city rendered, SC.
TROPICAL FRUITS-Lemons, IS 00d5 50: fancy, |
S6 5Od7 90; Sorrento oranges S5 OOd5 25 per box;
Jamaica oranges IS 50@7 Oe per bbl.; California |
peaches 81 GOAL 25 box: California plums 81 500
p box; bananas 81 5O91 rs frsts. 75c@i 90 |
good seconds, per bunch.
NEGETABLES-Cabbage g5G3Oc a bushel basket; |
Southern onions, % 1903 90 per barrel; tomatoes
$50 i0c per bushel; cucumbers 3515Oc per bushel;
celery, 0@3ec per dozen: egg plant 81 90 a bushel (
basket roasting ears, 5o975c bushei basket.