Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-02
THE KITCHEN MARKET.
The Fruit Season at Its Best-F;orists Busy
for tho Week Past

The Fruit Season at Its Best-F;orists Busy
for tho Week Past
Strawberries are practically of the past
Raspberries and blackberries are here in
abundance to take their place. The berry
season is now at its best and prices are low.
At the Diamond market stalls trade for the
week is reported brisk. Everything in the
fruit line is in bountiful supply. Among
the features of the week has been the up
ward tendency of choice dairy products.
The season TOR low-priced butter is now
near its end. Poultry is scarce and firm,
and eggs are quiet ut a slight decline from
prices OF week ago. at the fish stalls sup
ply has not been up to demand for some
DAYS past. Small salmon arein very short
supply. Florists report unusual demand for
their products. The last week in June is
ever famous for weddings, and the June
Just over has been no exception to the rule
The boom in weddings has brought with it
boom in floral lines. Staple meats seldom
change, whatever may be the ups and
Following are latest retail prices OF mar
ket basket materials:
MEATs-Best cuts of tenderoin steaks, &C per
b; sirloin. 15@Isc: standing rib roast. 1591Sc:
for hindq and Sc for oin Of nut
II; veal roasts 1aSI5c per ID. aud outlets, &c;
pork chops. I21ac, and steaks. loc.
VEGETABLES AND FRUIT-Cabbage, 5d1Oc; DO
tatoes. zoe per half peck new potatoes, 15c per
quarter peck, &c per half peck: green beans, I5c
quarter peck: peas. Csc a half peck; bananas
1j(920c dozen: lemons, 15t620c per dozen;
oranges 4@50c; lettuce. for l0c; new beets. &C.
punches for &c; Bermuda onions. 20c 4 quarter
peck; cucumbers. SC apiece: cau!ihower. 15(125c
apiece; apples. 20c a quarter peck; tomatoes,
2(925c quart box: rhubarb, punches for Zoe;
asparagus, SC bunch, for 25c. homegrown;
egg plant. 15G20c apiece: Strawberries. 1Jdi5c
box; green onions, punches for I0c: gooseberrfes
boxes for 25c rasp5erries 20c box: red raspber-
ries, &c: cherries, l5le20c box; California cher
ries. 2G}5c; roasting ears, 40c dozen: sweet DO
tatoes. DC quarter peck: watermelOnS. 2SGl30c
apiece: Ann Arundel cantaloupeS IGdy25c each;
Louisiana. GIG40c each: apricots, 2nG35c Il box;
peaches. sc box: currants, 15c a box 2 for sc;
huckleberries. lSc box: wild pums I5c.
BUTTER AND EGGS-GoOd creamery. 2iG23c per
lb; fancy brands. 266I-7c; chece country roll i70
1Sc; good cooking butter, 12c fresh eggs, I7d,lSc
per dozen.
PoULTRY-Live chickens, 81 oor1I IS a pair; spring
chickens 75GAS0c pair: live turkeys I3Gl5c per l6
live ducks, oO09Oc pair; dressed chickens, 1SG2Oc
per ID.
FIsH-Following are the articles in this line on
fornia salmon, 35 to 40c per pound; white fish, I21s
to l5c; herring 4pounds for sc: Spanish mackerel
3S9i0c per pound: bueiish, 15c: halibut. 2cc rock
bass sc; lake trout 125c; obsters DC; green sea
turtle 20 to sc: OYSTERS New York counts 81 70
per gallon; shad, 75c to 81 60 each; Mackinaw
trout. l2Hc per pound: frogs. 81 90 dozen: clans.
u so gallon: soft shell crabs, 75c to 81 OO dozen.
FLowERS-La France. 81 % per dozen; Mermets.
81 90 per dozen: Brides, 81 % per dozen: white and
Jack roses. 81 Is per dozen: carnations. Soc per
dozen: American beauties. 35c each: smilax 25c a
yard; sweet peas. 81 20 hundred; lily of the val
ley, 81 90 per dozen.