Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-19
THE MARKET BASKET.
Poultry, Game and Christmas Trimmings
Active Here Now.

Active Here Now,
There have been few changes in this de.
partment the past week. At the Diamond
market stalls trade is reported slow. The
cold wave has improved demand for game,
poultry and dairy products, but prices are
practically the same as they were a week
ago. In the fore part of the week eggs were
Gull, while now they are active and firm.
Southern vegetables are in good supply but
prices are too steep for the ordinary purse.
In line of tropical fruits we note an inn
proved demand and f1rmer prices for ba-
nanas.
Country butter is a drug, as the quality
of arrivals is such that cleo has the prefer
encc with the ordinary consumer. The lake
and ocean products now offered are mostly
frozen stock. 4 few fresh bass, shad and
blue fish are coming in from the ocean, put
Western stock is all frozen. Demand for
fish and oysters is only fair and prices are
unchanged. Florists report active trade at
decided advance on prices of last week.
The holiday season never fails to bring
strong demands in this line. In addition to
the regular line, holly, palms and miStletoe
are now to the front, and will be for the
coming week. All signs point to IN extra
demand for everything in the evergreen line
already coming in freely for this line of
goods.
Following are latest retail prices of mar
ket basket materials:
MEATs-Best cuts of tenderlon steaks. sc per
b: sirloin, 1S120c: standding< rib roast lSSSOc:
chuck roasts, Iac; corned beef sGlOc per rb:sprng
lamb sc; leg of mutton, l2'Sc for hndquarter and
Sc for forequarter loin of mutton, l5c lamb chops
20c; stewing pieces &c per ~ veal roasts l2sGl5c
per D, and outlets. 2dc. Pork chops, I21ec, and
steaks, l0c.
VEGETABLES AND FRUIT-Cabhages, 5G1Oc: pota-
toes. l5c per half peck: sweet potatoes Od25c per
beans. 35c a Quarter peck: Die pumpkins, 1sa2sc:
onions. &c half peck; bananas, 2Oc dozen;
carrots. &c bunch: lemons, 206l25c per dozen;
oranges, lettuce. bunch
for g'c; beets, punches for 1oc; cucumbers. 25c
apiece: apples. 15saoc % half peck tomatces igIe ss
quart box; Spanish onions, &c apiece; Malaga
grapes &C pound: new beets, loc a bunch. for
BUTTER AND EGGs-Good creamery. s1@s2c per
ID; fancy brands. 3A35c; choice country rolls, SOC;
good cooking butter. lie; fresh eggs 3OdS2c per
dozen
turkeys, la5l3c per lb live ducks coarse a pair;
per tb: turkeys l5c.
quail. s. SO dozen; snipeS 81 90 dozen; wood
cock. 81 20 pair; pheasaus. 81 80 pair: prairie
venison. S5c per III: wild turkeys. i5c a pound:
jack rabbits; 75c@sl apiece.
FIsH-Folowing are the articles in this line on
the stalls with prices: L Ike salmon. 10 to l5c: CAL
lfornia salmon, IS to iOc per pound; white fish, 12x
soc per pound buesR 15c habnt c roeS 6asa
DC lake trout 12ac: lobsters, 20c: turtle
% to &c; oysters New York counts 81 IS per gal
scalops, 20c pound: Macknaw trout. l21sc per
pound; frogs. g. 90 dozen; clans, 81 SO
gallon.
FLowERs-La France 81 co per dozen: Duchess
Of Albany 81 90 per dozen; Mernets So 50 per Gozen
Brides. % SO per dozen: white and yellow roses
81 SO per dozen; hostes. s. 90 per dozen: Senator
Wootien roses, s. 90 dozen: Bennetts, S3 90 rer
ley. 81 50 per dozen: orchids. 76c to 81 90 each:
ground fine wreathing. s. % for 100 yards; laurel
wreathing, 81 90 for 100 yards: holy wreafhs . TO
SOC each: holly stars, SOC each anchors SOC each;
pine needles, SOC TO 81 90 each; palm leaves l5c
apiece; wood moss, SOC square yard; holly, &c a
bunch