Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-25
THE MARKET BASKET.
Sweet Potatoes and RoastIng Ears Are Now
on the Stalls

on the stalls.
At the Diamond market fruit and vegeta-
Bile stalls trade for the week has been quiet
The strawberry season reached its height
in the middle of the week, and the house
keeper who failed to lay in supplies at that
time has missed her opportunity for this
season. Raspberries are now to the front
and will occupy the field the coming week.
Among the new arrivals in vegetable lines
are sweet potatoes and squash from the far
South. Water melons and cantaloupes are in
increasing supply and prices are lower than
they were week ago.
Da1ry products have undergone no change
in the past week. Fancy creamery butter is
firm, but retail prices are unchanged.
Dressed poultry has been scarce all the
week and markets are active ut an advance.
The first roasting ears of the season have
been on sale within day CT two. New ap-
Piles are also to the front, but quality is thus
far poor. At the fish stalls supply and de-
mand are reported light. Florists report q
fair demand Tor their products
Following are latest retail prices of mar
ket basket materials:
MEATs-Best cuts of tenderIoin steaks, 25c per
chuck roast, sSioc: corned beef, SC per Is: spring
lamb; 15@2Oc: leg chops sc; leg of mutton. l21zc
ton, 15c lamb chops, 2025c; stewing pieces &c per
ib; veal roasts. 1aSi5c per 10. and outlets, &c;
VEGETABLES AND FRUIT-Cabbage, 591oc; po-
tatoes, 2Oc per half peck; new potatoes, 15c per
a quarter peck; peas. 25c n half peck; bananas,
15@2Oc dozen; lemons, 1J@20c per dozen;
oranges, 40a50c; lettuce for 10c; new beets. &c,
8 punches for 25c Bermuda onions. 2Oc a quarter
peck: cucumbers, &C apiece: cauIhower. 156125c
apiece; apples. 20c quarter peek tomatoes,
a@125c quart box: rhubarb, punches for 10c;
asparagus, sc a bunch, for 25c. homegrown;
egg plant, 15G120c apiece; Strawberries. 1O915c
box: green onions, punches for l0c: goOseberres.
boxes for 25c; raspberrfes. 20c box: red raspber
ries. 25c: cherries, 1J920c box; California cher
ries 2595c; roasting ears, 40c 4 dozen: sweet pO-
tat0es, &c a quarter peck: watermelOns. 251l30c
apiece: Ann Arundel cantaloupes, l0GD25c each;
Louisiana, 2f040c each.
BUTTER AND EGGs-Good creamery. 2G92ic per
lb; fancy brands. 2S25c: choice country roll. 169
lie; good cooking butter, 12c; fresh eggs, ls@l9c
per dozen.
PoULrRY-Lve chickens. 81 OO91 Is pair; spring
chickens, 759Soc pair: live turkeys, l3Dl5c per III:
live ducks, S0tG9Oc pair; dressed chickens, 1SG2Oc
per lb.
FIsH-Following are the articles in this line on
the stalls with prices: Lake sainon 10 to 15c Cali
fOrnia salmon, IS 70 4Oc per pound; white fish, 12%
to l5c herring, 4pcunds for 25e: Spanish mackerel
3J9iOc per pound: buefsh, l5c; halibut, 20c; rock
bass, 25e; lake trout l2kc; Holsters. &c: green sea
turtle, 20 to &c: oysters New York counts, 81 IS
per gallon: shad. 75c to 81 90 each: Mackinaw
trout. 12ec per pound: frogs. 81 co dozen: CLANS,
81 50 gallon: soft shell crabs, 75c to 81 % dozen.
FLOwERS-La France, 81 % per dozen; Mermets
81 25c per dozen: Brides. 81 25 per dozen: white and
yellow roses 90 per dozen hOstes. 81 25 per dozen;
Jack roses 81 80 per dozen: carnations, Csc per
dozen: American beauties. 3jc each; Harrisi liles
IS 90 per dozen; Senator WOoten roses. 81 25 per
dozen: Gendidum lilies, l5c a stalk.