Show TURKEY COMES HIGH J Dealers Say Christmas Bird Will Certainly Coet 25 Cents a F Pound Tho lookedfor advance In turkeys has been made and It Is Certain now I that nOlC can be obtfitlne < l ned week J under 25 cents n pound One of the large dealers said ycoterday that no orders or-ders were being taken nt wholesale at less than 22 cents a pound No trouble l In supplying I the demand Is anticipated however because dealer s jrencrrllly be licvc that the people will not pay such a hiGh price for turkeys even for Christmas Christ-mas that Is a yreut majority ot the peopleand so It Is thought that all orders can he tilled at tho 25centa pound figure Chickens It Js 1 believed whit not tiuvncoo and can bc Tmd at price which prevail now 1714 cents for spring chickens and 16 cents for liens lame geese and ducks car probably be had at liV cents a pound and wild ducka at from Gto 50 cents a braco The fittest Uthh lettuce secn on thc market for some time wan offered by local dealers yesterday It has advanced ad-vanced Homcwhat In price and purchfis eis are now obliged to pay Ifi cents for tuoheads California lettuce retails at the same figure Chlckqry IB now to be had at C i cents a pound liraasvlw sprouts at 20 cents a pound cauliflower 10 cents spInach four pounds for a quarter quar-ter green beans JO and in cents a pound celery 7 cents a atulh beets three bunches1 for a dime sweet potatoes pota-toes eight pounds fqr a quarter Irish potatoes CO cents a bunhdU < cabbage 3 cents a pound The first grnp fruit of Lime Kcnson has arrived and Is aclllng nt 75 cents a dozen Oranges range from 20 to Co cents a dozen lemons from 15 to 30 cents bananas 20 to 20 cents apple l to 175 IL butiheh grapes f > 0 to 75 cents a basket cranberries 15 cents a quart figs G to 2o cents a package dates 15 and 20 cents a pound In the variety and price of fresh fiah ami crustaceans there In no change and a gopdly supply IH to be had at the following fol-lowing prices Lake trout GO cent n pound herring 25 tentii l shad and salmon 15 cents fresh sea bass torn cod rock cod soles flounders halibut two pounds for a quarter Crabs arc retailing at 25 and 20 cents each lob stew in cents a pound shrimp 20 cents a quart prawns 40 cents a pound Oysters CO cents a quart selects CO cents a can blue points 26 cents a dozen The reductions noted In these coluinns last I week in staple products handled by the flour and craln merchants still hold good and they arc to be lad at the following fol-lowing prices Corn 5140 a hundredweight hundred-weight whole and cracked barley 150 wheat SI10 u bushel bran 41 a hundredweight hun-dredweight with the tendency downward down-ward lucerne CO cents a hundred timothy 75 centn Eastern and iTtah high patent flour 2r 0 a hundredweight straight grade 230 bakero grade 5220 0No change has yet been niade In the price of best creamery butter or fresh ranch eggs The former sells at 35 cents a pound the latter at 35 cents ado a-do en Eastern eggs peIl at 30 cents a dozen and f dairy butler ut 30 cents a pound pounholct Choice fresh and cured meals ore offered of-fered by the retailers at the following figures prlng lamb I 11 to 20 centsa pound prime ribs of rdastt 171h cents porterhouse rleak 20 etntrf muttonchops mutton-chops 12Vfe to rcenlsveal 15 to 20 ccnts jjorlr 1 1h to 179 cent Mtud IS cents a pound Business Totcs Heal f estate transfers yesterday amounted to MG27 Yesterdays bank clearings amounted to 912333 as compared with 873381 for thiisamo uny last year The Washington I CoOperative Life Insurance company of Portland Or yesterday filed a copy of Its articles with the County Clerk and a copy of Its constitution and bylaws Charles Ulmer a son of Building Inspector In-spector Ulmer has gone Into the floral bilnlnosg and has drotted a melai and glass greenhouse near his homo bOx 20 feet He has already met with auc ccnH In his first plants and Is now planning for additional flowers A quitclaim deed was filed with County Hecarder Alston yesterday by which the Grand Hotel company transfers trans-fers to Aaron Keysor part of lots 6 7 and S block 7J pat A Salt Lake City The property Involved Is a part of the Grand Hotel property on he corner oC Flrut South and Second East stroeta It Is I a part of the old Pcramoni Little estate es-tate recently sold at public auction The transfer oC the property Is taken us evidence that the threatened suit by one of the nlockhol tiers to prevent the distribution of the property has fallen through Elgin Butter Market Elgin III Dec 13 Butter remains unchanged un-changed pdcc tho market being called firm nt 29 cents No offerings and no Bales on culL Sales of tho week C01COO pounds |