Show CElERY SHORTAGE DUE TO CHINESE NEW YEAR Preparations for Celestial Celebration Causes Growers to Lay Ly Off Resulting in Scarcity A shortage of celery celer was reported yes yesterday es esterday e by b the wholesale grocery men of the city dt None whatever was on the local markets for sale and the beginning of celebration for the Chinese New Year is attributed to be b the cause Chinese celery growers In the vicinity of Salt Sal Lake have not grown celery for the past week wel ac according according according cording to the local wholesale men and yesterday esterday not one stalk of celery was ob obtainable obtainable tamable A general Increase In the price of meats was reported yesterday and it i was stated by some of the time packing houses that that the price would have hae an upward tendency for at least a few days Steers and cows sold for a higher price yesterday than any an day Qa during the present season while the price of oC hogs was correspondingly l high The prices for meats as quoted yester yesterday yesterday ester day dl by the time wholesale dealers were wore as us fol follows follows follows lows Beef neef steer 7 ic to Bc beef cows to Ic pork 1 12 c to iSe 1 ham 15 c to 18 bacon JS c for standard and anc 2 for fol fo high grade mutton muton lamb Uc and owes ewes ewe Sc S TIme The wholesale price for green stuff was materially the same some as for the past week The prices were as follows Lettuce per dozen bunches cauliflower lie per pr pound Ilund onions 2 per pound c I per pr pound turnips per pound beets lc 1 per pr pound cucumbers 20 per pr dozen tomatoes 5 per ur pr crate six baskets po potatoes potatoes potatoes pound Soc 8 Florida Florda new potatoes 12 per No Xo prices were quoted on celery clery dealers claiming that none whatever was on the market market i j |