Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1910-05-14 | Page 15 | Strawberry Famine Visits Salt Lake

FAMINE VISITS SALT tAKE LAKE Carload of Green Stuff St in i Tine Pine Fie Con Condition Condition Arrives Aves by Express Prom From California I Salt Lake was visited by a straw strawberry strawberry berry berr famine yesterday Early in the day the two cars cams crI on the he market were sold out and wholesale dealers were greatly handicapped by b their Inability to secure even express shipments shipment Prices soared and by 10 wholesale dealers were asking 2 per crate for fancy facy stock stock Several express and shipments shIpment of ot soft stock came in were sold for 75 Local jobbers jObber ex ez explain plain plin the shortage so early ealy in the te sea se season son sou son from the fact tact that tt farmers farers In Cal California California Ioria last lat week discontinued picking on account of the low prices j salera salers were busy all al day ay yes yesterday yesterday wiring shippers in an on effort efort to have t amp cars cr of berries bemes diverted into Salt SaI Lake but ot without success success and today with only express ship shipments shipments ments in small sal quantities coming In In prices will wil go still higher Within the te next ten days berries from the Hood River RIve Oregon district distrct will wl be on the market and the tle situation will wil be re relieved relieved The crop of cherries cheries S is much lighter all al over this year yer than last and prices have remained high The retail markets today will win be bemore bemore bemore more plentifully supplied with all al lines of fresh green geen vegetables and fruits of the season than at any time this year yearA A car of ot the finest green vegetables arrived by express from California yes yesterday yesterday afternoon and this with wih the immense quantities brought in by local truck gardeners will wll flood the market with wit good things thing As A Utah Uth leaf leat let lettuce lettuce lettuce tuce is now being put on the market In large quantities probably no more shipments shipments of ot California head lettuce will wil be made The pineapple season is Just begin beginning beginning beginning ning and yesterday an unusually fine ne shipment of fancy red Spanish pine pineapples pineapples pineapples apples arrived and sold from 50 cents to 75 cents each shipments shipment of o fancy ncy Hawaiian pineapples are also on the market at 60 cents per pound Car lot shipments are expected from Florida within the next ten days anc and advices from shipping points point say fruit has never been finer The demand in inthe Inthe inthe the east is heavy and prices exceeding exceedingly ly h reasonable considering market con conditions conditions t I diton