Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-02-28
THE SUNDAY DINNER.
New Strawberries on StaIIs-Lenten In1u-
ence on Trade.

New Strawberries on StaIIs-Lenten Infiu-
ence on Trade.
The changes in market basket material since
last Saturday are few. About the only thing
worthy of note has been the arrival of straw
berries and cucumbers from the Gulf Of Mex
leo. Both are luxuries far removed from the
ordinary purse. Supply of eggs has scarcely
been up to demand since the floods, which shut
out one OF our main sources of supply down
the Ohio valley. For the past week Pittsburg
has been tie dearest egg market in the coun-
try. At Cincinnati and st. LOUIS Jobblng
prices were &c lower per dozen than here.
Markets have been even higher than in New
York, something thar rarely occurs.
Choice creamery butter and poultry are nrm,
and while retail prices are not changed jobbing
prices are shade higher than last week. At tho
Diamond market stalls dealers are busy this
morning trying to save their stuff from the ef-
fects of the cold wave. anil trade was slow, as
it has been all the week.
The influence of Lent is felt in good de-
mand for lake and ocean products, but prices
remain as for weeks and months past.
The only fresh fish on the stalls are cod, had
dock and rock bass, all from the ocean. All
lake fish offered are frozen stock.
Florists report quiet week and DOWNWARD
drift of prices For the ame.TeasOn that ocean
products are in good demand flowers are quiet.
The influence of the great Christian last 10
plainly seen in many lines of trade.
Following are latest retail prices OF marked
basket filling:
Staple Meats.
The best cuts of tenderloin steak ranga
from 20 to 25c with last figure for very
fancy; sirloin. best cuts, from 10 TO lSc;
standing rib roast, from Is to Zoe; chuck roast,
10 to 12c; best round steaks, l21z to 5c; boiling
beef to Sc; sweet breads 20 to 50cper pair; beef
kidneys, l0c apiece; beef liver. &c a pound; calf
iivers 25 to 35c apiece eorned beef from 10 l2o
per pound. Veal for Stewing commands lOc;
roast, l215 to 15c; outlets, Oc per pound; spring
15c. A leg Of mutton, hind quarter, of primo
quality brings PIC; fore quarter, &c; loin OF
mutton, l5c; giblets, &c per pound.
Garden stuff.
Sweet potatoes, 15c per quarter peck:
cabbage 10 to 15c; potatoes. 25c per half
peck; new Bermuda potatoes, S5c a quarter
peck; Bermuda onions. 35c a quart;
bananas, l5 to 2Oc dozen; carrots, sc a bunch;
new tomatoes, 4Oc a quart; lemons, SD
to 4Oc per dozen; oranges, % TO 4Oc;
caulIhower, 10 to 40c head; lettuce, to 10c per
bunch; beetS &c per bunch, 3oc per dozen;
new beets. 15c bunch; new asparagus 2Oc q
bunch: new radishes, &c bunch; eucumbers,
% 35c apiece: apples, 10 to 2Oc quarter peck;
celery 3 to 10c a bunch; pie pumpkins. 10 to 25c;
Malaga grapes. p to Soc pound; Strawberries,
6Oc a quart.
Choice creamery butter, 35c. Good country
butter. 20 to 25c. Fancy pound rolls, 30 to S5c.
Strictly fresh eggs. 2Oc.
The range for dressed chickens IS oOc TO u 20
per pound; geese, 10 to llc-
Ocean Products.
Following are the articles in this line on
the stalls, with prices: Lake salmon, 10 to l5c;
California salmon, 35 to 40c per pOund white fish,
1216 to l5c: herring, pounds for sc; Spanish
mackerel, 40c a pound; blue fish, l5cj
halibus, 20c: rock bass, 2c; lake trout,
121c; HOLSTERS, 20c: green sea turtle, 20 to 2oc.
OYSTERS: n. Y. counts, S2 90 per gallon; stewing
oysters 81 % per gallon; CLAIMS, 81 so per gallon;
snelts. 2Oc pound; shad, 75c to 81 50 eachi
scallops, 20c pound.
Flowers.
La France. 81 50per dozen; Mermets, 81 25 per
dozen; Brides, 81 % per dozen; yellow and white
roses, 81 % per dozen; Bennetts. 81 50per dozen;
Beauties soc to ST. 90; carnations. Soc per dozen3
Duchess of Albany, 81 50 per dozen; Violets,
81 to 81 % per 100; helOtrOpe. 5Oc per dozen; lily
of valley 75c per dozen: icamelias, 25c each;
Harrisii. Csc each; hyacinth, 5Oc per dozeni
Magma ChaTta, 75c each; hostes, 81 70 a dozens
tuIiDs 81 90 dozen; narciSsus 75c a dozeng
frersias 25c bunch; lilac, 81 50 a bunch.