Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-30
THE HOME MARKETS.
OLD POTATOES ARE TENDING HIGHER
AND NEW ON THE DECLINE.
Butter Still Slow, Eggs Firm-Cerea1s Con-
tinue In Favor to Buyers All Along the
Line-Sugars Promise to Go Up Higher.

Line-Sugars Promise to Go Up Higher.
OFFICE OF PIrrsRuRG DISPATCH
FRIDAY, May 20. :
COUNTRY PRODUCE (Jobbing Prices Friday
is usually the big day Of the week with
produce men. This has not been a good
Friday according to reports, but fair vol
ume of business was transacted. Old pota-
toes of good quality have taken an upward
turn, and our quotations are advanced in
accordance with facts. New Southern pOta-
toes are tending toward a lower level. Straw
berries are plenty and cheap. very fine
quality was sold in jobbing way to-day at
12c per box. Homegrown berries are ex-
pected for Saturdays market, and will bring
zoe quart. Bananas are coming in freely
of late, but prices are fairly well maintained.
Lemons are quiet, q fact due to late cool
weather: Oranges show an upward tendency;
California cherries are to the front, and
apricots will be due week hence. Butter
is slow, and reliable eggs are very firm.
Supply of new Ohio cheese is now fully up to
demand and prices are lower.
APPLEs-Fancy, 81 0097 so per barrel.
BuTTER-cr EIgin. 5o92Ic: Ohio brands,
16@17c common country butter. l2c; choice country
BEASs-Nayy. 81 sose IS; marrows, 81 S@s 40;
BEnRIEs~ strawberries, s@12c quart; s. Oo@2 Is
BEEswAx- -aoas2c q 10 for choice; low grade. 10
CrpER-sand refined. 50 50a1o 90: common, s 5o@
%; crab cider, s2 oo915 90 q barrels cider vinegar.
14915c p gallon.
CHEEsE-Ohio cheese, new. 1O@1o1Tc; New York
cheese, new, lie; Limburger. 133(014c: domes-
tic Sweitzer, 16NG17c; Wisconsin brick SveitZer,
149141sc: imported Swcitzer, Z1s@2sc.
CRANBERRIEs-Cape Cod, 81 2593 so box; s11 so
@12 % barrel: Jerseys. 90 80 q box.
EGGS-1s1s619c for strictly fresh nearby stock;
Southern eggs, H@i714c; duck eggs, 20922c; goose
eggs, 3l@Soc.
FEATHERs-Extra live geese, 5c960c; No. !, 400
HoNEY-New crop white clover, 1s9Oc q n;
California honey 13615c p 10.
MAPLE SYRUP-New, SlG90c p gallon.
NEW MAPLE SUGAR-10c S fb.
POULTRY : Alive = Chickens, 759S5c a pair:
spring chickens, 50G75c pair. Dressed-Turkeys,
14015c: spring chickens, 0925c pound.
TALLow-Country, 41sc; city rendered, SIC.
SEEDS-Recleaned Western clover, IS 00G5 20;
timothy, 81 80; blue grass, s. so; orchard grass,
81 20: millet, 70G75c; lawn grass, 25c % 10.
TRoPICAL FRUITS-Lemons, 81 75td5 90; fancy,
s. coos 50; Messna oranges. IS 00G5 25 box; Calf
fornia oranges, So 5093 IS box; navel oranges,
s. 5Od5 CO.; bananas s 10 rsts, 81 90 good seconds,
q bunch: figs 15@eOc p 10; dates, 596c D ID; pine
apples SO 0015 90 hundred: California cherries,
s. 50f12 rs a box
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., 81 3091 50 q bushel: cab
bage-Florda. crates, 81 00@2 25; Mobile, crates,
50 1908 00 kale, 75c@S1 90 barrel; spinach,
75c bushel; beans, 50 coos 25 bushei: beets 550
CSC dozen asparagus Soc dozen; Bermuda onions
g 65 bushel; Bermuda potatoes, 81 90 per
barrel Southern potatoes IS 00G6 25 per barrel to-
matoes 50 so bushel boxes lettuce. soc dozen rad
ishes 75c dozen; rhubarb. 15920c dozen; cucum-
bers 75c dozen; onions. 15a26c dozen; peas e 90
az 25 box; tomatoes, So 00G3 so box; beans 81 so
az 90 box.