Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-24
THE MARKET BASKET.
Ouietness at the Diamond Stalls-Activity in
Floral Lines,

Ouietness at the Diamond Stalls-Activity in
Floral Lines,
At the Diamond market stalls dealers report
a very quiet weeks trade with prices substan-
tally as last Saturday. Eggs and poultry are
a shade lower than last week. but not enough
so to make any great impression on the retail
market. At the commission houses, supply
of poultry has exceeded demand for the past
few days, and tn, consequence has been that
prices are weak. The opportunity for cheap
turkey and chicken is better than at any time
this winter Dressed geese are almost as cheap
as boiling meat. Vegetables and fruit stand as
they have been for some weeks past.
The fear of potato famine is over. Our
markets are well supplied in this line. and job
bing prices have weakened of late.
At the fish stalls trade is reported quiet, as is
expected on the eve of Lent South Carolina
shad are beginning to arrive and demand is
good at 55c to 81 90 each.
The stock of frozen fish is light and will prob
ably run out before the season is out. White
fish and salmon are most in demand The sup
ply of oysters is only fair. but demand is light.
FLORISTS report activity in their line. Not
withstanding special religious services in most
of the churches since the first of the year, we'd
dings and parties have been as numerous as
usual and demand for flowers has improved of
late. Society appears to be getting in its work
preparatory to the Lenten quiet
Following are latest retail quotations OF mar
ket basket materials:
Staple Meats.
The best cuts of tenderloin steak range
from 20 to &c, with last figure for very
fancy; sirloin. best cuts, from Is to lSc;
standing rib roast. from 10 to zoe; chuck roast
10 to 12c; best round steaks l212 to l5c; boiling
beef, to &c. sweet breads 20 to Scope pair; beef
kidneys l0c apiece; beef liver, &c pound; calf
ivers, ,25 to 35c apiece; corned beef from Toto l2c
per pound. Veal for stewing commands 10c;
roast, l215 to 15c; cuslets 20c per pounds spring
lambs: fore quarter 10 to i2c; hind quarters,
quality brings l21ac; fore quarter, SC; loin of
mutton, LOCI giblets, sc per pound.
Garden Stuff.
Sweet potatoes, 15c per quarter peck:
cabbage, 10 to l5c; potatoes. zoe per half peck;
bananas, 10 to 20c a dozen; carrots, SC a bunch;
lemons, 50 TO 4Oc per dozen; oranges, Is to Soc;
caulIfiower, 10 to 4Oc head; lettuce. &C per
bunch: beets. &c per BUNCH 35c per dozen:
cucumhers, p TO 35c apiece: apples: 10 to 2Oc
quarter peck; celery. 5to l0c bunch; pie pump
kius. 10 to &c; Malaga grapes. 25 to 35c pound.
Cholce creamery butter, 35c. Good country
butter. 70 to &c. Fancy pound rolls, 30 to 3oc
Fresh country eggs. 1S03Oc.
The range for dressed chickens is Soc to 81 90
per paIr: ducks. G0c to 81 90; turkeys Is to l6c
per pound; geese, 10 to lie.
Ocean Products.
Following are the articles in this line on
the stalls, with prices: Lake salmon, 10 to 15c;
California salmon. 35 to 40c per pound; white fish,
l239 to l5c: herring, pounds for 25c; Spanish
mackerel. 40c a pound; blue fish, 15c;
halibut 20c: rock bass, 25c; lake trout
l2hc; Holsters, 2Oc: green sea turtle, 20 to 25c.
Oysters: \; Y. counts, s. 90 per gallon; stewing
oysters, 81 % per gallon; claHs 81 so per gallon
smelts, zoe pound; shad, 75c to 81 SO each;
scallOps, 2Oc pound.
Flowers.
La France, So 0Oper dozen; Mermets, 50 90 per
dozen; Brides, 81 90 per dozen; yellow and white
roses 81 90 per dozen; Bennetts 81 50 per dozen;
Beauties 81 009l p; carnations. 75c per dozen;
Duchess of Albany, 81 10 per dozen; violets.
81 90 per 100; heliotrope, 75c per dozen; lily
of valley 81 80 per dozen: camelias, 25c each;
Earrisi, Soc each; hyacinth, 75c per dozen;
per bunch; hostess So 0O dozen; tulips, 81 90
dozen; narcissus 75c to 81 90 a dozen.