Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-09
THE SUNDAY DINNER
Price OF Market Basket Filling Unchanged
Cost of Staples.

Cost Of Staples.
In the line of market-basket filling, prices
are not essentially changed from what they
were week ago. Quality of vegetables on the
stalls at the Diamond Market shows improve.
ment. Home raised garden stuff is now in full
supply and will be from now on. Strawberries
have declined in price during the week from 4Oc
to l5c per quart. The heavy frcsls at the be-
ginning of the week proved adverse to early
strawberries which were in full bloom
tn lnoss this . i'ss01 se bloom v t furnish sODsa that
for all demands. Asparagus and rhu-
barb have been checked In their growth
by the low temperature, but there are no fears
of famine in these lines. New Southern
rose potatoes have put in their appearance for
the first time within few days. Butter and
eggs are the same in price as week ago.
Country rolls are in bountiful supply and mar
kets are weak. Poultry is in light supply and
demand. and prices incline to lower level.
In line of staple meats trade is reported quiet.
Florists report activity in their line, with q
tendency to lower prices.
The following are retail prices of best quality
Market:
Meats-Best cuts of tenderloin steaks. Csc
per D.; sirloin, l8 to Zoe; standing rib roast Is
to 2Oc; chuck roasts, l2c; corned peef. s to 1Oc
per d; spring lamb. 25c; leg of mutton, l2]ac for
hind quarter and Sc for fore quarter; loin of
mutton, l5c; lamb chops, zoe; ste wing pieces, &c
per b; veal roasts, l2 to I5c per b, and outlets
2Oc Pork chops, 121ac, and steaks 10c. an ad.
vance of 2c per ON rates which have pre-
vailed for some months past. Veal Is the only
article in the flesh line which fails to respond
to the upward movement of prices.
Vegetabes-Sweet potatoes, l5c per quarter
peck; cabbage, 10c; potatoes, Csc per half
peck; Bermuda potatoes, Csc quarter peck;
bermuda onions. Zoe quarter peck; bananas,
10 to 20c dozen: carrots. &c bunch; toma-
toes, 3OQ40c quart; lemons, 81 to 4Oc per
dozen; oranges, rs TO 4Oc; lettuce. &c per
bunch: beets, &c per bunch, 35c per dozen:
new beets. l0c a bunch; asparagus, 10c bunch,
. for 25c; radishes, ,5c bunch; cucumbers, l0c
apiece; apples, 25c a quarter peck; strawber-
ries, 10 to lie a quart; rhubarb, punches for
loo.
Butter and Eggs-Good creamery Soc per
b; fancy brands, 35c; choice country rolls. 25c:
good cooking butter, lSc per b.; fresh eggs l7c
per dozen.
Poultry - Dressed chickens. ID to I5c a
b; ducks. lSc to l5o n; turkeys, 1sc per
b; geese l2c to l4c
Fish-Following are the articles in this line on
the stalls, with prices: Lake salmon, 10 to l5c;
California salmon. IS to 40c per pound; white fish,
mackerel, 40c pound; blue nsh, l5c;
halibut. Zoe: rock bass, 25c; lake trout
l2hc; lobsters 20c green sea turtle, 20 to 25c.
Oysters: New York counts, 81 IS per gallon;
smelts, 2Oc a pound; shad. 81 90 to 81 25 each;
scallops, 2Oc a pound: MackInaw trout. I215c
per pound.
Flowers - La France, 81 rs per dozen:
Mermets, 81 90 per dozen; Brides, 81 90 per |
iozen; yellow and white roses. 75c per |
10 5o s psr Se sS1sp
Duchess of Albany, 81 90 per dozen; violets'
IL % per 100; heiiotrope, SOC per dozen; llly |
,f valley, soc per DOZEN: camelas, l5c each; |
darrisii. 2lc each; hyacinth, 50c per dozen: |
1yacinth, l5c each; Jacks. 81 so dozen; pansies.
&c. -