Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-17
THE MARKET BASKET,
Prices the Same as Last Saturday-A Quiet
Weeks Trade.

Prices the Same as Last Saturday-A Quiet
Weeks Trade.
In the line of market-basket filling the situa-
ton is practically the same as it was a week
ago. Butter, eggs and poultry are unchanged,
and as to staple meats, changes are few and far
between, whatever the ups and downs of live
stock. Produce commission trade has been
very slow for week past. but prices are fairly
well maintained. In the line of fruits and vege-
tables prices IN retail way are the same as last
Saturday. The same is true of poultry The
game season is practically over, and we quote
nothing in this line this week.
AT the fish stalls of the Diamond Market
dealers report quiet week. White fish and
selected oysters are not in supply equal to de-
mand, but prices are unchanged. With the ex-
ceptinn of cod and haddock there is little but
frozen fish on the stalls. Dealers look for a
catch cumes to the front, which will be in the
first half of April. While prices are uu-
changed, dealers show no disposition to push
trade, as they say there is no profit at present
prices, and markets will not bear an advance.
FLORISTS report quiet trade since the hol-
day week. This week. however, shows an i'm
provement on last. Society is growing lively
IN anticipation of the Lenten season. which
comes earlier than usual this year.
Following are latest retail quotations of mar
ket basket materials:
Staple Meats.
The best cuts of tenderloin steak range
from 20 to 25c with last figure for very
fancy; sirloin. best cuts, from Is to 1Sc;
standing rib roast, from l5 to 20c chuck roast.
10 to l2c; best rouEd steaks, 125 to I5c; boiling
beef 5to SC; sweet breads 20 to SOC per pair beef
kidneys, lOc apiece; beef liver SC a pound; calf
ivers 25 to S5c apiece corned beef from 10 to I2c
per pound. Veal for stewing commands 10c;
roast, l215 to l5c; outlets 2Oc per pound; spring
lambs, lore quarter, 10 to l2c; hind quarters,
l5c- A leg of mutton, hind quarter, of prime
quality, brings l219c; fore quarter, Sc; loin of
mutton, l5ci gibiets, SC per pound.
Garden Stuff.
Sweet potatoes, l5c per quarter peck:
cabbage, 10 to l5c; potatoes. 2Oc per half peck;
bananas, 10 to 2Oc a dozen: carrots, SC bunch;
lemons, ~ to 4Oc per dozen; oranges, rs to SOC;
caulifiower, 10 to 40c head; lettuce sc per
bunch: beets. &c per bunch, 35c per dozen:
cucumbers, p to 35c apiece; apples, Is to 2Oc
quarter peck; celery. 5to lOc a bunch: pie pump
klnS. III TO 2oc; Malaga grapes. Is tn S5c pound.
Choice creamery butter, 35c. Good country
butter. 20 TO 2oc. Fancy pound rolls, 80 to 35c.
Fresh country eggs. 35c
Inc range ior dressed chickens is SOC to 81 90
per pair: ducks. 60c to 81 90; turkeys. l6 to lSc
per pound; geese, u to l3c.
Ocean Products.
Following are the articles in this line on
the stalls, with prices: Lake salmon, 10 to 15c;
Cailtornia salmon. 30 to 40c per pound; ;white fish,
H5s to l5c: herring, pounds for sc: Spanish
mackerei, 4Oc pound; blue fish, 15c;
hallbut zoe; rock bass &c; lake trout,
l216c; Holsters, 2Oc: green sea turtle, 20 to &c
oysters; n: l. counts, s. 90 per gallon; stewing
oysters % per gallon; CLAIMS 81 so per gallon;
sinelts, 2oc pound.
Flowers. ia
La Franco. 50 90 per dozen; Mermets, 81 so per
dozen; Brides, 81 80 per dozen; yellow and white
roses. 81 50 per dozen; Bennetts. 50 Oper dozen;
Beauties, u OO4l 25; Carnations. 75c per dozen;
Duchess of Albany, 81 10 per dozen; violets.
q oO per iO0; heliotrope. 75c per dozen; lily
of valley, 81 so per dozen: cameiias. Csc each;
Harrisii Soc each; hyacinth, 75c per dozen;
Magma Charta, 81 90 to 81 % each; faschia. Soc
per bunch; hostes, 50 0U a dozen; tulips, 81 90
a dozen; narcissus 75c dozen. ss..s !