Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-03
THE SUNDAY DINNER.
Fruits on the Wane and Ocean Products in
Light Demand.

Light Demand.
The cost of market basket filling has not
materially changed since last Saturday. In
fruit lines grapes have the lead, and peaches
are on the wane. The latter are near their
end for this season and prices show an up
ward inclination. Tropical fruits are IL
shade firmer than they were q week ago,
but retail prices remain unchanged. Late
advances in prices of butter have the effect
of bringing oleo to the front and the gen.
uine article is barely steady at last week g
prices. Strictly fresh eggs are in short sup
ply and markets are firm at prices quoted.
Water melons are now thing of the past,
and cantaloupes soon will be. The hot
weather OF the week past has been adverse
to trade in the line of LAKE and ocean pro-
ducts. White fish and large salmon are
scarce. Standard oysters are in good sup
ply, but select are scarce. Soft shell crabs
are done for the season, and frogs are in
limited supply. Florists report slight i'm
provement in trade, but prices remain as
they were a week ago. Staple meats rarely
change in price, whatever the ups and downs
of live stock.
Following are latest retail prices of mar
ket basket filling:
MEATs-Best cuts of tenderloin steaks, &c per
ID; sirloin, ls92Oc: standing RIB roast, 1Sa&Oc;
chuck roaSts l2c; corned beef Sll0c per fb spring
lamb. 25c: leg of mutton, 125c for hindquartcr and
Sc for torequarter lon of mutton, 15c; lamb chops,
per 10, and outlets, NC. Pork chops, I21sc, and
steaks, 1Oc. advance of &c per ID on rates which
VEGETABLES AND FRUIT-Cabbages, 5010c: pota-
toes l5c per half peck: sweet potatoes, 2UG25c per
half peck: roasting ears. 1JGaOc a dozen; green
peek; squash. &c apiece: onions. 25c
ruts. SC a bunch: tomatoes, lOc 4 quarter peck;
peas. &c per half peck: lemons. 25i3Oc per dozen;
oranges, 254Oc; lettuce, buncheS for SC: beets,
lunches for l0c: radishes. &c bunch; cncmbers
for Zoe; eggplants, 51l0c; celery, Sc bunch: cau
flower, 10G25c apiece; apples, lGG12c half peck;
grapes. 305c Il pound; peaches, lWGl5c Il quarter
peek; plums, lGgl5c quart.
BUTTER AND EGGS-iood creamery. 21612Sc per
10 fancy brands. 32c: choice country rolls &c; good
cooking butter. lie; fresh eggs, 2Sc per dozen.
POCLTRY-Drcssed chickens, IL to l3c per ib;
ducks. 13 to 15c per ib turkeys. Ice.
FISH-FOllowing are the articles in this line
the stalls, with prices: Lake salmon, 10 TO l5c Cal
iornia salmon, 81 to 40c per pound white fish. l2s
to l5c herring. pounds for &c; Spanish mackerel
2Oc per pound; buefsh, 1jc: haibut 20c rock bass,
25c: lake trout. l2ac HOLSTERS, zoe: green turtle.
~ to sc: oysters, New York counts. 81 75 per gal
Ion: smelts 2Oc pound: shad, 81 90 to 81 y each;
scallops, 2Oc pound; Mackinaw trout, 12lsc per
pound soft shell crabs. 81 90 to 81 80 dOzen frogs.
g. 90 to s. 80 dozen: clans, 81 . gallon
FLOWERS-La France. 81 D per dozen: Mermets,
81 D per DOZEN Brides, 81 y per dozen; yellow and
white roses, 81 90 per dozen; Bennetts, 81 20 per
dozen: carnations. 35c per dozen; Duchess of Al
bany. 81 p per dozen; hOstes, 81 y dozen;
water lilies. 2lc dozen; sweet peas l0c 4
dozen: Senator Wootten roses, 81 q dozen; Lii
ium Alba, I5c a dozen gladiOlus, 75c TO 81 OO Il
dozen: Lium Roseum, I5c Il dozen; hydrangea
l5c apiece.