Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-04
DOMESTIC MARKETS.
Supply of Creamery Butter and New
Cheese Below Demand.
POULTRY TENDING DOWNWARD.
Cereals Relatively Higher in Chicago Than
in Pittsburg.
ACTIVE MOYEMENT OF GROCERIES
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH,
SATURDAY, May z

| OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DIsPATCH,l
SATURDAY, Maya )
Country Produce-Jobbing Prices.
There has been a great scarcity of. good
| creamery butter 10 this market all the week.
\ Dealers are unable to fill orders. Country but
ter supplies are falling off in the past few days.
| Supply of new cheese is far below demand.
Not over l50 boxes were received this week in
all, whereas more than four times this amount
would have found ready sale. Eggs are higher
at Western Sources of supply, and steady in
the reason that large quantities have been ar
irving of late in bad condition.
In tropical fruit lines, lemons and bananas
are firm with an upward tendency, and
oranges are dull and slow. Supply of poultry is
| improving and markets show a downward ten
| dency as quotations will disclose.
| APPLEs-S6 00QT 90 barrel.
| BUTTER-Creamery Elgin, 30@3lc; other
| brands, 2bG27c: common country butter, loc;
| choice country rolls, 20c
BnaSsSsw > ss er"P beans navy g s@2 3d.
| BERRIEs-Strawberries. 25030c quart.
22@25c -
IS 5C@6 90; crab cider, sl2 0V@13 90 - barrel;
cider vinegar. l4@l5c p gallon.
| CHEESE-Ohio cheese. new. 1l@ll1ac; New
4o nork cheese, cheese, new li5@l2G LmouTger 1SG@
1
| brick Sweitzer, Ice; imported Sweitzer, 2716
| @2Sc.
| CRANBERRIEs-Cape Cod, So 25@3 50 box;
sli 5e@l2 90 barrel; Jerseys. So so a box
EGGs-l5ll51%c for strictly fresh; goose eggs,
| 30Q35c; duck eggs, l6QlSc.
| FEATHERS-Extra live geese, 50@60c; No. ].
4O@45c; mixed lots, 3O@35c - Ii.
| HoNEY-New crop white clover, 1S@20c ~ b;
California honey. 12@I5c ~ b.
| MAPLE sYRUP-New. So@9nc ~ gallon.
| NEW MAPLE SUGAR-lOc ~ D.
NUTs-Shell bark hickory NUS. 81 25@l so ~
| bushel; peanuts, 81 509l IS, roasted; green,
| 419@6c - ID; pecans, l6c u b.
ONION SETS-Fancy Erie IS OOM9 10 ~
bushel; Ohio and Pennsylvania, 81 gO@8 CO.
PoULTRN-Alive-Chick S0@90c pair:
| turkeys, l3c pound; ducks, 60g7oc a pair;
geese. choice, 81 90 pair. Dressed-Turkeys,
| l6c poand; ducks, l2@l3c pound; chickens.
| 12Ql3c; geese, 1l@l2c.
TALLow-Country 4Ac; city rendered. 5l4c.
SEEDS-Kecleaned Western clover. S. U0@
20: timothy, 81 55@l 65; blue grass, So 50@4 OU;
| orchard grass 81 rs; milet, 81 00@1 25; lawn
grass, 25c q b.
TROPICAL LFRUITs-Lemons. "a 5O05 90; fancy,
Sc on; Messna oranges. So 25@3 rs box; Florida
oranges, S3 60@3 70 box; California oranges.
| So 0O@3 % box: navel oranges. 81 5OQ5 90;
bananas, 81 IS firsts. 81 % good seconds. %
| bunch; figs l5QI6c - Ii; dates, 415Q514c % Ii;
pineappes. l5G125c apiece.
VEGETABLEs-Pntatoes 81 3O0l 35 % bushel;
seed potatoes, 81 50@2 90 - busheI: sweet pota-
toes. So 00G3 %; cabbage, S5Q6 ~ hundred; car
rots. Soc dozen; parsley, l5c dozen; turnips,
75c@Sl per barrel
NEw VEGETABLES-Cabbage 81 5002 90 for
small crates, 81 0O@2 25 for large; kale 75cQSl
a barrel; spinach. 81 250l so a barrel: beans,
sS a bushel; beets. 50@65c a dozen; asparagus,
4O045c a bunch; Bermuda onions, 81 10
bushel; Bermuda potatoes IS so per barrel:
tomatoes, 81 so per case; lettuce, 00c a dozen;
radishes Soc dozen: rhubarb. Csc a dozen;
onions 25c per dozen; peas, slQ2 box.