Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-19
DOMESTIC MARKETS.
A Scarcity of Hen Fruit and Drift Of
Prices Is Upward.
MAPLE SYRUP AND BUTTER WEAK.
Grain and Hay Firm and the Tendency /.
to Higher Prices.
GROCERY MOVEMENT MORE ACTIVE
OFFICE OF PITTsBURG DISPATCH, I
WEDNESDAY, March lS.

| WEDNESDAY, March Is J
Country Produce-Jobbing Prices.
There is still scarcity of eggs in our mar
| kets and prices are again advanced. Prospects
of full supply Of eggs for Easter are not at
| present very bright There are rumors Of sales
| at zoe per dozen. but 19c is the top OF market
for job lots. Creamery butter shows an in
| clination to 60 lower. Advices from EIgin
| point to still further reductions before the
week is out. Maple syrup is coming in freely,
and demand is not equal to supply. at lower
| rates than have prevailed for several seasons.
| The yield is reported large. and this, with the
declining drift of sugar, has depressing in
| fuence on markets. The top price of maple
| syrup is 90c per gallon, and at this price goes
slow. With potatoes as the exception to the
| rule vegetables are dull. Tropical fruits are
| along the Mediterranean coast. Apples are
firm. but movement is light, prices being too
high for the average consumer.
1PPLEs-s4 5OG5 50 barrel
BUTTER-Creamery, Elgfn, 35Q36c; other
| brands 32@33c; common country butter. 15llSc;
choice country rolls. 1s925c; fancy country
rolls, 2S150c.
BEANs-New crop beans. navy 81 30@2 35;
marrows, 81 35@2 40; Lima beans. 51S@6c.
BEEswAI-9S@3Oc y n for choice; low grade.
22G25c.
CIDER-Sand refined, 50 5O910 90; common.
IS 50a6 90; crab cider. sl2 OOGl3 w p barrel;
| cider vinegar, l4@l5c q gallon.
ShEESk-OulO Cuccoc. 4lWllz2Cs NoW oIh
| cheese, 1l14c: Limburger. l316Gl4c; domestic
| Sweitzer, 15@l6c; Wisconsin brick Sweitzer,
l5c; Imported Swcitzer, 2715@28c.
CRANBERRIEs-Cape Cod, So 25@3 so box;
Sll 5OGl2 90 a barrel; Jerseys So SO a box.
DRESSED HoGS-Large, 4Q41ae y b; small.
411@5c.
EGGs-lS9I9c for strictly fresh.
FEATHERS-Extra 1--we geese, 50G60c; No. l.
4O@45c: mixed lots. 3O035c p b.
HoNEY-New crop white clover, 20Q22c p d
California honey, 12@l5c % ID.
MAPLE SYRUP-New. S5GyOc q gallon.
NEW MAPLE SUGAR-l0c " b.
NUTs-Shell bark hickory nuts, 81 500l IS a
bushel: peanuts, 81 50@l 20, roasted; green, ~
@6c h: pecans, l6c R fb; new French walnuts,
7L@16c % n.
LTRY-Alive-Chickens, 75QS5c a pair;
turkeys l3@l4c pound; ducks. S0@9Oc a pair;
geese, choice. 81 90 a pair. Dressed-Turkeys,
isaac pound; ducks. .l5Ql6c pound; chickens.
l5@l6c: geese, ll@l2c.
TALLow-Country, &c; city rendered, SIC.
SEEDS-Recleaned Western clover S5 000
20; timothy. 81 504l 55; blue grass S2 S5Q3 90;
orchard grass, 81 IS: millet, 75G90c; lawn grass,
25c y b.
TROPICAL FRUITs-Lemons, So 25; fancy,
IS rs; Jamaica oranges s6@6 so a barrel; Messina
oranges, q 50@3 90 a box: Florida oranges,$3 90
seconds. fs bunch; Malaga grapes 81 00ll2 80 a
half barrel. according 10 quality; figs l50l6c p
d: dates, 41z@51Ic p b.
observation-disclosures 81 100l 20 p bushel;
Jersey, So 50d3 IS; cabbage, sS09 y hundred;
German cabbage, Sl3@l4; onions, S4Q4 IS p bar
rel; celery, 75c0Sl 90 dozen punches: parsuips,
S5c a dozen: carrots, 35c dozen; parsley. l5c
dozen: horseradsh, 50975c dozen; turnips,
75cGfl y barrel