Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-13
THE MARKET BASKET.
Early Vegetables in Good Demand-Select |
Oysters scarce.


Oysters scarce.
At the Diamond market stalls trade was
better this week than last. Early vege-
tables, which are,coming in freely from the
far South, are in good demand. Home
raised stuff is still slow. The leading feature
of the week was the sharp advance in eggs.
Jobbing prices were up to 35c per dozen in
the early part of the week. Tie high prices
seemed to bring large quantities from the
South, and as a result prices declined from
the highest point. At the decline, how
ever markets are higher than they were a
week ago Choice creamery and country
butter are firm at about the same prices as
Is reported quiet. Extra select oysters are
in limited supply in the East. and. whlie
dealers here sell at the same prices rs
week ago, profits are almost obliternted.
The supply of common oysters is only fair.
Florists report q good demand for their
goods at the prices which prevailed week
ago
Following are latest retail prices OF mar
ket basket materials:
MEATs-Best cuts of tenderloin STEAKS. 25c per
n; sirloin, 10000: standing rib roast 1s920c;
lamb l5c: leg of mutton 12Jsc for hindquarter and
SC for forequarter loin of mutton, l5c lamb chops,
steaks Zoe.
toes. l5c per half peck: sweet potatoes. 2N925c per
half peck: green beans. 35c a quarter peck: wax
DcduS, DOC quarter peck. pie pumpkins, I0I-Cs
onions. sc a half peck: bananas. 20c dozen;
carrots. sc 4 bunch: lemons. 2C025c per dozen:
oranges, 1Jd35c; lettuce, 1Oc per bunch, punches
for sc; bees, punches for 10c cucuInbers 2O625c
apiece: celery, sc a bunch: caulfower. 15de5c
apiece: apples, 154o0c half peck; tomatoes. Sc
quart box; Spanish onions, sc apiece: Malaga
grapes. 20@25c pound: beets, ioc Il bunch, for
25c.
BUTTER AND EoGs-Good creamery. 3aO24c per
10; fancy brands 36(D37c choice country rolls, $50
&c; good cooking butter 17c; fresh eggs, 356e3jc
per dozen.
PoULTRY-Live chickens. 75G1GOc a pair: live
turkeys. 1ad13c per lb: live ducks. I56S5c pair;
dressed chickens. IL to 1Sc per ID ducks, II to 1Sc
per 10 turkeys, is to 2Oc.
GAME-Sqlirrels. 35c pair; rabbits. sc pair;
quail, 81 80 dozen; woodcOck. 81 90 pair; pheas
ants 81 % pair: prairie chickens, 81 y pair:
Mallard ducks. 81 20 pair: yenisOn, Csc per lb:
jack rabbits. 5Od75c apiece.
FISH-Following are the articles in this line
the stalls with prices: Lake salmon 10 to 15c: CAL
ifornia salmon, 35 TO 40c per pound: white fish. 12a
2Oc per pound bluehsh, 15c halibut 20c; rock bass
25c lake trout 12ac Holsters. Zoe: green turtle
20 to 25c; oysters, New York counts, 81 IS per gal
Ion: smelts, 20c pound: shad 81 90 to 81 25 each;
scallops, zoe pound; Mackinaw trout, 125c per
pound; frogs. g 90 dozen: CLAIMS, 81 50 n
gallon.
FLOwERS-La France, 50 80 per dozen: Duchess
OF Albany 81 50 per dOZen Mermets 81 co per dozen;
Brides, 81 90 per dozen: white and yellow roses,
81 so per dozen: hostes, g 80 per dozen: Senator
Wootten roses. - 90 dozen: Bennetts, 81 50 per
ley. 81 90 per dozen: orchids. 75c TO 81 90 each;
violets. 81 so hundred carnations, SOC per dozen;
freezfa. SOC per dozen; lilac soc spray; tulips, 75c
per dozen: narcisSuS, dozen.