Show IDAHO IS GETTING POTATOES CHEAP CHEA Big Contrast Between Prices There and the Figures Asked Here According to advices received from McCammon Ida Ida old potatoes are sell selling el ehl ehling ing at that point and throughout the state of or Idaho for 60 50 cents per hun hua hundred hundred dred pounds which Is a much lower figure than the prices demanded in the local market market Local dealers are asking aking askin 20 cents a peck for old potatoes and 15 1 cents cent a pound for new potatoes potatoes In other words local consumers are pay ae ing 80 cents per hundred pounds for tor potatoes which cost but 50 cents per ver cent hundred pounds in the Idaho markets A tour of ot the local houses that han dle dIe potatoes In large lots showed there Is no scarcity of ot the tuber In Salt Sal Lake On the contrary dealers unite in ad admitting having on oh 01 hand a large stock In this light the high prices would ap pear to be Inexplicable t tOne v vOne One of the tho features of the local pro pr duce market Is ia the heavy receipt of to tomatoes tomatoes tomatoes matoes during the past few days das The arrival of a carload yesterday esterday went to swell tho the recent heavy shipments and in consequence prices have taken a a big tumble receding from last weeks quo quotations quotations of ot 25 cents cent a a pound to a ruling price of or In 17 cents for choice stock New shipments of wax beans and egg plant plan are arriving dally daily daly the prices showing a slight sl h decline Southern California strawberries of Inferior interior quality are being offered at 25 cents a box At this price there Is very little demand and dealers say there will be no good berries In the market until the northern California berries begin to arrive arrives which will wi be In about two weeks Utah asparagus Is beginning to ap pear on the tho market In large largo lots and the best grade rade Is quoted at 10 cents a pound Following are the prevailing retail produce prices on the local mar market market market ket Spinach 6 pounds for 25 cents rhu barb per pound artichokes lOc lOo per pound cucumbers each egg plant Oc each wax Wa beans bean a pound pep peppers peppers peppers pers SOc per pound tomatoes per Jr pound Utah radishes 2 bunches for green peas per pcr pound cauli cauliflower caul flower fower Hie each Utah asparagus lOc bc per pound green geen onions 2 bunches for Sc parsley Sc per bunch new potatoes per pound old potatoes per peck peek new cabbage Sc 50 per round pound dr dry onions 7 pounds for Florida grape fruit trul 10 to each oranges 25 to gape a dozen bananas SOo gOe a dozen lemons a dozen apples 4 pounds for dates per pound tangerines a dozen lettuce 2 bunches for tor iSo straw strawberries strawberries strawberries berries a box The egg and butter buter market maintains a firm tone Eggs are quoted at a dozen butter at a pound and oleo oleomargarine oleomargarine oleomargarine margarine a pound |