Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-03
DOMESTIC MARKETS.
No Longer a Scarcity of Poultry, and
Prices Are Lower.
CHOICE POTATOES ARE STILL FIRM.
Corn and Oats Higher, and Wheat and Flour
Continue Quiet.
GENERAL GROCERIES ARE UNCHANGED
OFFICE OF PIrTsBURG DISPATCH, I
FRIDAY, Jan. 2, 1880. s

Country Produce-Jobbing Prices.
Supply of poultry which for a day or two
past has not been up to demand is now ample.
and prices have declined. The scarcity was
due to snow blockades, and now that the block
ade is broken, there is more than enough.
Turkeys which sold on New Years eve at Zoe
and upward, are now quiet at l5c. Markets are
well supplied with potatoes OF poor quality, but
choice Stock is none too plenty. For the latter
demand is good at outside prices Fancy ap-
Piles are very firm and are almost as expensive
as oranges. Cabbage is coming in freely and
prices tend toward lower level.
APPLEs-$5 O0@6 co a barrel.
BUTTER-Creamery Elgin. 3l@S2c; Ohio do.
2S@29c; common country butter. l00lac; choice
country rolls. lSQ20c; fancy country rolls, 23Q
25c.
BEANs-New crop beans navy. 81 30@2 IS;
marrows, So 35Q2 40; Lima beans, 6Q6Ac.
BEsswAx-2SQ3Oc y b for choice; low grade,
22@25c.
S. 50G6 90; crab cider, $40 00Ql1 w y barrel;
cider vinegar. l49l5c per gallon.
CHEEsE-Ohio cheese, fall make, lO9c; New
York cheese. lo14@llc: hamburger, l51a@l4c;
Sweirzer l4c; imported Sweitzer, 271&c.
CRANBERRIEs-Cape Cod. So 1874 90 a box,
Sll 5O@l2 10 barrel; Jerseys, So 600S IS box,
DRESSED HoGs-Large, Hz@5c ~ lb; small.
5@6c.
EGGs-20@2lc for Western stock; N@29c for
| strictly fresh nearby eggs.
FEATHERS-Extra live geese, 50G60c; No.
| 40Q45c; mixed lots, 3O@35c y b.
GAME-Mallard ducks. "a 00@4 so dozen;
butter ducks. 81 OOQ2 so a dozen: pheasants.
| S. O0G5 50 a dozen; squirrels, 81 25Ql 90 a
| dozen; woodcocks 81 254l4 so a dozen; quail.
| 81 00@1 25: rabbits, 20G25c pair; venison sad
dies, l4@l5c pound; whole venison. l00l2c
| pound.
HoNEY-New crop white clover, 2OG22c y lb.
California honey, l20l5c n lb.
| 9Ql0c r b. =
NUTs-Chestnuts, IS OOQ5 80 bushel; wal
| nuts. 70Q75c bushel; shell bark hickory uts,
| 81 50@l rs a bushel; peanuts 81 50Ql 90;
roasted; green, 415Q6c q b; pecans, 16c y
| new French Walnuts. l011@l6c y h.
| PoULTRY-Alive-CnicK young, 3oQ5Oc:
old. 55Q65c; turkeys. l3Ql4c pound; ducks, 10
Dressed-Turkeys, l5@l7c pound; ducks, I4Q
! 15c a pound; chickens, n@I2c; geese. SG9c.
TALLow-Country, 4c; city rendered. sc.
| SEEDS-Recleaned Western clover, SIS 000
| 25; country medium clover 81 OOG4 25; tim
othy, 81 50@1 55; blue grass, 81 S5@3 %; orchard
| grass, 81 50; milet, 70@75c
TROPICAL FRUITs-Lemons. s4 50; fancy,
| So 0OG5 81; Jamaica oranges, So GO@6 so a
| barrel; Florida oranges, So 1904 90 box;
| bananas, 81 50 firsts, 81 so good seconds, q
bunch: Malaga grapes, 81 U0G12 so nalf bar
rel. according to quality; hgs. l5@l6c " n;
| VEGETABLEs-Potatoe 81 O0@1 25 p bushel;
| Southern sweets 50 25@2 IS p barrel; Jersey,
| So 5O@4 10; kiln dried. "a 90 a barrel; cabbage,
81 5Ol8 60 2 hundred: onions, SO OO a barrel;
celery. 40G6Cc dozen lunches; parsnips, 35c a
| dozen; carrots, 35c dozen; parsley, 10c a
J dozen; spinach, 7Oc bushei; horseradish. cog
75c dozen.