Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-02
DOMESTIC MARKETS.
Eggs Are Firmer in the East and a
Shade Weaker Westward.
A DECLINEIN CREAMERY AT ELGIN
Quantity Of Sugar Handled April Breaks
All Records.
CEREALS STRONG AND UNCHANGED
OFFICE OF PITTsBURa DISPATCH I
WEDNESDAY, April l. I

OFFlCE OF HI
WEDNESDAY,, April l. !
Country Produce-Jobbing Prices.
Eastern egg markets are strong and Western
weak. At New York there Is 2lc market,
and in st. Louis 14c per dozen is the price.
Here the stock is light. and there have been
sales at 1Sc within day or two. There were
500 cases of Southern eggs shipped from here
TO New York to-day on the news of strong
markets there. The future of prices will hinge
on the weather. With few warm, sunshiny
days eggs will drop. Elgin creamery butter is
of &c per pound at source of supply, and mar
kets here weak accordingly, Notwithstanding
the fact that stocks are very light here and
everywhere in the country. On Friday there
will be SOC market here.
APPLEs-S6 50a7 90 a barrel
BUTTER-Creamery Elgin. 3l032c; other
brands. 28Q29c; common country butter. 15QlSc;
choice country rolls, 1S@25c; fancy country
rolls. 2S@33c.
BEANs-New crop beans. navy. 81 3o92 So;
marrows, 81 35@2 40; Lima beans. 514GGc.
BEEswAx-2s93Oc % b for choice; low grade.
22a25c
CIDER-Sand refined, So 5OalO 90; common.
S. 5OG6 90; crab cider. sl2 00gl3 w - barrel;
cider vinegar, l@l5c y gallon.
CHEEsE-Ohio cheese, 1191111c; New York
cheese 1l14c: Limburger. l315@l4c: domestic
Sweitzer, l5@l6c; Wisconsin brick Sweitzer,
15c; Imported SSweitzer, 271a@2Sc.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES COu, % Zo0o " DOx,
s1l 5O@l3 OO barrel; Jerseys, So 50 a box.
DRESSED HoGs-Large, 4Q41ac D d; small.
41a@5c.
EaGs-1s@l9c FOR strictly fresh; goose eggs.
Soc; uuck eggs, 40c.
FEATHERs-Extra live geese, 50060c; No. 1,
40Q45c; mixed lots, 30Q35c y h.
HoNEY-New crop white clover, 2Og22c u b.
California honey l2@l5c y b.
MAPLE SYRUP-New S5@sOc ~ gallon.
NEW MAPLE SUGAR-9Hc " b.
NUTS-SheIi bark hIckory nuts, 81 25G1l SO .
bushel: peanuts, 81 50@1 75, roasted; green, ~
46c 70 b; pecans, l6c n b.
ONION SETs-Fancy Erie, 81 5O@8 90 per
bu.hel; Ohio and Pennsylvania. S. 0Og7 00.
TRY-Aive-Cnickens. 75GS5c a pair;
turkeys, l39l4c pound; ducks, SOQ9Oc pair;
geese, choice. 81 90 a pair. Dressed-Turkeys,
1SQ20c pound; ducks. .l5gl6c pound; chickens.
15Ql6c: geese, lQl2c.
TALLow-Country. nc; city rendered. 5l4c.
5 20; timothy 81 50QI s.; blue grass 81 S593 no;
orchard grass 81 Us; millet, 7509Oc; lawn grass,
Csc p b.
TROPICAL FRUITS-Lemons. So 25; fancy
So 70; Jamaica oranges. S6@6 so a barrel; Messina
oranges, 81 5003 90 box: Florida oranges. SO 50
@3 70 box; bananas, 81 75 irsts. ST % good
seconds. ~ bunch; figs l5QI6c y n; dates, 41z0
5Mc q D; pineapples 300 4Oc apiece
VEGETABLES - Potatoes, 81 300l 35 p
bushel; seed pntatoes, 81 SO p bushel; sweet
potatoes. So 50Q3 rs; cabbage, S5@6 TR hun
dred; German cabbage, sl0012; onions. S4 IS
"a SO a barrel; celery. soc a dozen punches;
parsnips, 35c dozen: carrots, 35c dozen; pars-
ley, 15c dozen: horseradish, 50975c a dozen;
turnips. 75cGsl q barrel.
NEW MISUNDERSTANDING 81 25@2 50 for
small crates, 81 1908 90 for large; kale. 75c@sl
a barrel; spinach, 81 25@l so barrel; beans,
So bushel: beets, 50Q65c a dozen: asparagus.
4095Oc a bunch; cucumbers 81 O092 Is dozen.