Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-12
THE SUNDAY DINNER.
Market Basket Filling Seldom as Low-Now
the Time to Buy.

At the Diamond Market fruit and vege-
table stalls trade was reported active in the
first half of the week and slow the last half
In fruit lines peaches have had the lead, re-
ceipts being close to ten car loads for the
week. All good stock offered found ready
sale. The past day or two receipts of
peaches have declined materially and pros
poets now are for higher prices. Other
fruits are drug. Apples. melons and trop-
ical fruits go slow. In a wholesale way ve2e-
tables are lower even than last Saturday,
when 1t was thought that prices were down
to bed rock. Tomatoes, cabbage and sweet
potatoes are lower this week than they have
been for year. The consumer rarely had
better opportunity Tor filling the market
basket at reasonable rates than he has at
this time. Vow is the accepted time for lay
ing up in store for the coming winter in ali
lines Of garden stuff. The oyter season,
which opened last week, opened quietly.
Supply of select oysters is light, but suffi-
cient for demands. Florists report trade at
its lowest ebb for the year, but look for re-
Vtval by October. Following are the latest
retail prices of market basket materials
MEATs-Best cuts Of fenderloin steaks. sc per
NJ; sirlOin. 1s92oc: standing rib roast 1s63Oc;
chuck roasts 12c; cOrned beef s0lOc per ID; spring
lamb, 25c: leg of mutton, 121c for hindquarter and
SC for forequarter: Oin of mutton, l5c lamb chops
oc; gs=wing pieces @ Sc per b; veal Eossts l2ls9l5e
steaks 1Cc. an advance of 2c per 10 on rates which
have prevailed for some months past.
VEGETABLES AND FRUIT-Cabbages, 5d1Oc: pota-
toes, 15c per half peck sweet potatoes, g6sOc per
half peck: roasting ears. I5d3Oc dozen; green
beans, 2Oc half peck; wax beans, 2oc a half
peck; squash. &c apiece: onions. sc q
half peck; bananas, 10Gl5c dozen; car
rOts. &c q bunch: tomatoes 10c a quarter peck;
peas, 25c per half peck: lemons, 2d30c per dozen;
oranges, 2Sd,I0c; lettuce, punches for 5c beets
bunShe for 1Oc: radshes. &c Il bunch: cucumbers,
for Nc; eggplants, 59l0c; celery sc bunch water
melons, 1JG2c apiece; cantaloupes, 1Od20c apiece;
caulihOwer, iOd4c apiece; huckleberries, I5c q
quart; apples, 1O9l2c half peck; grapes, 10d15c
pound; peaches, 1O115c quarter peck; pluns.
lO115c quart.
BUTTER AND EGGs-GOod creamery, ZlG7sc per
10; fancy brands. 32c: choice country rolls 2Sc good
cooking butter. lie; fresh eggs, &c per dozen.
PoULTRY-Dressed chickens, Il to 13c per n;
ducks, 13 to Ijc per ID; turkeys, Ice.
.FISH-FOllOwlng are the articles in this line on
the stalls, with prices: Lake salmon, 10 to 15c; CAL
fornia salmon, S' to 40c per pound white fish. I2ls
TO 15c; herring. pounds for sc; Spanish mackerel
4c lake trout 128c Holsters, DOC; green turtle.
20 to sc; oysters New York counts 81 IS per gal
lon smelts, 2Oc pound; shad. 81 20 to 81 . each:
scallops, 2oc pound; Mackinaw trout, 1211c per
pound; soft shell crabs. 81 90 TO 81 50 dOzen frogs.
y 90 to e so dozen; CLAIMS. 81 25 q gallon.
FLOWERS-La France. 81 . per dozen; Mernets,
u Is per dozen: Brides 81 25 per dozen; yellow and
white roses, 81 90 per dozen; Bennetts, 81 90 per
dozen; carnations. 35c per dozen; Duchess of AL
bany 81 % per dozen; hostes, 81 25 a dozen;
water lilies, &c dozen; sweet peas, I0c a
dozen; Senator Wootten roses. 81 25 dozen: Lii
ium Alba, 75c a dozen; gladious, 75c to 81 90
dozen: Lilium ROseum, 75c dozen; hydrangea,
15c apiece.