Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-14
THE HOME MARKETS.
A SHARP DECLINE IN BUTTER-EGGS
ALSO TENDING LOWER.
Tho Cereal Trade Ilnproving-Hides and
Harness Leather Quiet at Last Weeks
Quotations-Sugars Arc Sure to Ad-
OFFICE OF THE DISPATCH,
PIrTsBURG, WEDNESDAY, April Is.

PIrTSBURG, w EDNESDAY, April ID.
COUNTRY PRoDUCE-Jobbing Prices
The bottom appears to have dropped out of
the creamery butter trade. The decline of
Elgin creamery in the past week has been
equal to &c per pound. Large receipts of
country butter are no doubt responsible for
the decline. Eggs are shade lower, but
are still higher here than at other trade
centers east and west. Poultry is quiet
owing to unexpectedly large arrivals
Cloverseed has again become scarce, and
prices have sharply advanced until it isnow
at about the highest price of the season and
81 80 per bushel above the price of year
ago. New vegetables are coming in freely
from the South. and markets show down.
ward inclination.
APPLEs-s2 CO@2 so per barrel.
2aSs4c: common country butter, l50lsc: choice
country roll. 2a@23c.
marrowfat. s. 15@a Is; Lima beans. sz@szc per per ID
hand picked medium, 81 700l rs.
BEEswAx-Choice. Ss@aa4c per lb: low grades. e
BUcKwHEAT FLoUR-New 2H@2kc per lib.
cheese, is@isxc: ii@barger DS fss1slc: Wisconsin
sweitzer, full cream, 1aaal4ac; imported sweitzer.
CIDER-eountry cider. s oo95 so per barrel; sand
refined. IS 5O97 90: crab cider. g 509S 90.
CRANBERRiEs-Perb box. 81 2a9l 50: per barrel,
EeesNstrictly fresh. r'4@i5c; goose eggs. 600
Csc dozen.
FEATHERs-Extra live geese. 5705sc; No. 1. 4s@
soc p ID: mixed lots. 25@s5c.
DRIED FRUITS-Peaches, halves, SIC; evapora-
ted apples 7(9sc; apricots. 991lc: blackberries SO
&C.: raspberrfes. 1s@ls4c; huckleberries. &c; Calf
fornia peaches. 7@95sc.
HoNEY-New crop white clover. 16@17c; Cali
fosn,r MarlH nH9sy sYh6FgSeS 5P9Ss & sa7sc gallon.
MAPLE SUGAR-515c q 10.
oS.oN sETs-YellOw Erie S oo@s 50: jersey.
PoGLTRY-AlIve-Ch Chickens. ss@7oc per pair:
live turkeys. Ia@Isc ib; ducks. 6O@S5c pair;
live geese, 81 COAL 10 pair; dressed chickens. 15@
16c p tb: dressed turkeys 160lSc p H. dressed
POTATOES Carload lots, on track. 3O0s5c; from
store 4O@45c bushel: Jersey sweets 81 5o@a 70 per
barrel.
SEEDs-western recleaned medium clover. job
bling at IS 10: mammoth. IS 25: timothy o. SIS for
prime and 81 60 for choices blue grass 81 65@2 80;
orchard grass. 81 so: millet, 81 Is: German 81 80;
wheat 81 40@I 80.
TALLOw-Country, &c; city rendered 4xc.
TROPICAL FRUIrS-Lemons fancy Messtna, $3 50
"a co: Florida oranges s. 0OG3 IS box. Messnas,
e 1903 co: bananas sG9l Is firsts 81 oo91 rs sec.
OLA per pound; Malaga grapes, $8 90 for fancy;
pneapples 81 O0@2 so a dozen.
observation-disclosures, New Florida, $3 75(04 90
a crate; old, 50 0O@3 so a barrel; Havana onions,
q 1908 90 crate yellow Danvsr; g 25@2 so bar;
crate celery. S505oc per DOZEN turnps. 81 509l Is
a barrel; Havana potatoes, $5 5006 90 a barrel:
spinach. 81 5011 rs a barrel: new beets, 400+5c
dozen asparagus. Soc per bunch: kale, 81 COAL 3:
new peas. q oO02 30; green beans. 81 1908 oo new
Southern celery. 5G960c per dozen punches: en-,
cumbers. 81 6@2 90 per dozen; caulifower, y 500
2 IS per dozen.