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Show GENERAL RAISE IN MEAT PRICES Caused by the Scai-city of Fodder UTo Moro Mountain Trout Till Next Month. As was anticipated at tho beginning of tho wcek there has been a general raise of prices In the meat markets. Beof has gone up to 7 cents per pound wholesale.. Mutton went as high as S cents, and dressed lambs were soiling at S This Is caused Indirectly by the scarcity of Iced In tho country. Grass-fed meat will not bo in for somo two months. By next week tho local dealers will bo depending de-pending solely on shipments from tho Lasu Farmers aro beginning to regret that they did not xcll all their hay. Instead In-stead of keeping It for feed, thinking they could havo mndo more monov that way. The fact is that they aro being paid a. correspondingly higher prlco for homered home-red meat. Local meat is getting very scarce, especially mutton. Tho samo scarcity applies to poultry. Spring chickens aro almost impossible to obtain locully, and tho prlco Is up to 18 and 20 conts por pound. Loot night even 20 cents would havo failed to bring out any, except In mlnuto quantities. Turkoya aro now taken off tho prlco J'st for tho next six or covon months. There has bcon practically no salo for somo time. Fish, which watj very plentiful yesterday yester-day morning, was all gono by tho evening. even-ing. There- will bo no moro mountain trout until tho first of May. Tho causo of this is tho bad stato of tho road In northern Idaho, whoro tho majority of tho trout consumed hero Is obtained. A carload of winter potatoes camo in yesterday, besides somo moro oranges, and a shipment of tomatoes. Thcso last aro a llttlo cheaper, being quoted at from J1.00 to J4.50 por crate. Thcro was no new vegetable placed on tho market in tho past week. Tho grain market has been on the upward up-ward movo for tho past few weeks now, and some more Increases mu3t bo expected ex-pected next week. Hay, Grain nnd Straw, Oat straw, per halo ,S03 .35 Alfalfa H 50 Timothy, per ton, baled lu.COfi'lcioo Wheat, per bushel l.Ow 1.10 Corn, per cwt i.303 1.3.-. Com, cracked 1.35 1 15 , l.Mb L00 Rollod oats 1.6531.70 Barley, rolled 1.35 Flour, bakers' No. 1 2.203? 2.40 Flour, straight grado 2.303 2.50 Flour, high patent 2.503 2.70 Ryo 2.00 Graham flour 2.402 2.50 Comment l.SOg) 2.00 Bran 1.003 1.10 Bran and Shorts 1.10 1.15 Meats. Dressed beof, per pound $ .07 Dressed pork, per pound .07 Dressed veal, per pound .09 Dressed mutton, per pound ... .OS Dressed lambs, per pound .... .0S Spring lambs, wholesale 3.50 Spring lamba, quarter, retail... 1.25TJ1.75 Poultry. Dressed hens, per pound 5 .103' .17 Ducks, per pound .37 Springs 3631 -13 Llvo poultry, per pound .11 Llvo spring chickens 153) .17 Frozen broilers 20fi .22 Fruits. Sr.nta Paula lemons, per box...J4.(34.50 Tangerines, per ICO 1.00 Malno lemons, per box 3.(03:4 .00 California oranges, per box.... 2.002,75 Figs and dates Cc, Sc. 100 California rhubarb, por lb .03 Utah rhubarb, per lb 0. Pineapples, per dozen 4.00 Sugar. Beet sugar, per 100 J n.JO Cano sugar c.W Vegetables. Winter potatoes, por cwt J 1.50 Utah onions , 3.5034.(0 California onions 4.(0S4.50 Utah celery, per dozen 8031.(0 Cabbages, per 100 3.OJ33.E0 Cauliflower .15 Parsnips, per 100 1.25 Carrots 1.00 Beets 3.25 Turnips 3.25 Green onions, por dozen 203) .25 Utah cabbago lettuce .403) .50 Radishes 40fb .45 Tomatoes, per crato 4.0O3l.E0 Spinach ' ,r& Asparagus .15 Dairy Products. Oleomargarine .133 .10 Butter, per pound 203" .25 Cheese, per pound ,12 Eggs, per caso c.W Fancy cheese, por pound........ .13 Comb honey, per crato 2.T7i' Strained honey, per pound .07 Swoltzer cheese, per pound.... .18 Llmburgcr cheese, por pound.. , .15 Croam brick cheese, per pound. .17 Edam cheese, por dor.cn 32.00 Fresh Fish. , ' Salmon .ig Halibut , .13 Striped bass, per pound .35 Shad, per pound .33 Mncklnaw trout .311 Mackerel .33 Soles, per pound .1)0 Flounders, por pound ,09 California amolts, per pound... .32 Codtlsh, per pound .1?, Catfish, per pound .13 Perch, per pound 10 Lobsters, per pound .35 Crabs 2.00 New York oysters (counts), per 1(0 1. 00 Perch .12 |