Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-07
DOMESTIC MARKETS.
Creamery Butter on, the Advance,
and Poultry Declining.
STRAWBERRIES COMING FREELY.
The Cereal Situation Still Continues in
Favor of Bears.
CORN, WHEAT AND HAY ARE REDUCED
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH |
WEDNESDAY, May 6.

OFFICE OF PITTSBURG DI5PATCH,C
WEDNESDAY, May g. !
| Country Produce-Jobbing Prices.
| Choice creamery butter has gone up, and II
firm at the advance. Supply has been below
demand for the past few weeks. Eggs are
fairly steady at QUOTATIONS. The large lo
which went up in last nights fire will have lit
| tie or no effect on the market, as they were
held for next fall and winters trade. sPoultry
is now in abundant supply. and prices are
weakening. Southern strawberries are COMING
in freely, and markets are slow. q fact attrib
Ited to cool weather New Southern rose po
tatoes have put in their first appearance this
week. Markets are overstocked with pineap.
Piles and prices are on the decline.
APPLEs-s6 OO@7 90 a barrel.
BUTTER-Creamery, Elgin, 3lQ92c; other
| brands 27@2Sc: common country butter. 15c;
choice country rolls, zoe.
BEANs-New crop beans. navy. So 3O@2 35;
marrows. 81 35@2 40: Lima beans, 59eQ6c.
BERRIEs-Slrawberries, 25@3Oc quart; So 70
"a 90 crate
BEEswAx-So@92c % n for choice; low grade,
22@25c.
CIDER-sand refined. 50 5O9lO 90; common.
50 5O96 90; crab cider Sl2 0O@l3 20 fa barrel;
cider vinegar, 14@l5c ~ gallon.
CHEEsE-Ohio cheese new. ll@ll1c; New
York cheese. new, 1l%@l2c: Limburger. 1870
l4c; domestic SwekZer. l5Q16c; Wisconsin
brick sweItzer, 16e; imported Sweitzer, IN
@2Sc.
CRANBERRIEs-Cape Cod, S3 25@S 80 box;
Sl1 50@Dl2 20 barrel; Jerseys So so box.
EGGS-l5@l51bc for strictly fresh.
FEATHERS-Extra live geese, 50@60c; No. l.
40@i5c; mixed lots, 3O@35c % b. .-
HoNEY-New crop white clover, lS@20c f2 h;
California honey. 12@i5c ~ b.
MAPLE SYRUP-New, So@9Dc ~ gallon.
NEW MAPLE SUGAR--lUc % ID.
NUTS-Shell bark hickory nuts 81 25@1 so p
bushe; peanuts. 81 5O@1 Is, roasted; green,
4x@6c a. h; pecans. Ice n n.
ONION SETs-Fancy Erie, SS O0D9 10 n
bushel; Ohio and PENNSYLVANIA, 81 D0@S no.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 50075c a pair:
Dressed-Turkeys, l6c pound; ducks, 12@l3c
pounds; chickens, 12@l3c.
TALLow-Country, 4Lc; city rendered, 5lc.
SEEDs-Recleaped Western clover SIS 000
5 20: timothy, 81 so; blue grass S. so; orchard
grass. 81 rs; millet, 7OG75c; lawn grass, Csc p
TROPICAL LFRUITs-Lemons. 81 5O05 90; fancy
S6 on; Messina oranges, SO 25Q13 70 box; Florida
oranges, So 50@3 rs box; California oranges,
$3 OO@3 25 box; navel oranges 81 50@5 90;
bananas So rs firsts. 81 90 good seconds, fa
bunch: figs, 15Gl6c u h; dates, 41a@51lc y b;
pineapples l0@l5c apiece.
observation-disclosures 81 35@l 40 q bushel;
seed potatoes, ST 50@2 90 % hushei: sweet pota-
toes, S. 0003 25; cabbage, s5@6 u hundred; car
rots. 35c dozen; parsley, 15c dozen; turnips,
75c@Sl per barrel.
NEW VEGETABLEs-Cabbage 81 5002 90 for
small crates, 81 OO@2 %; kale, 25@35c bnshel;
spring spinach, Toe a bushel; beans, SO so a
Soc a dozen; Bermuda onions, So IS
bushel; Bermuda potatoes. S. 80 per barrel:
Southern rose potatoes, 81 0047 so barrel;
tomatoes, 81 so per case; lettuce, SOC a dozen;
radishes, Doc dozen: rhubarb, Csc a dozen;
onions, 25c per dozen; peas, Sl@2 box.