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Show EASTER BRINGS - GOOD BUSINESS Poultry Commences to Get Scnrce Spring Lambs Are Selling Well. Ail branchos of tho markets had a fine day for business yesterday. Tho Influx of conferenco visitors gavo its 'customary Impetus to trade, and thcro was much satisfaction in consequence. Thcro was no change !n the grain prices yesterday. The last week has been a bad ono from tho consumer's point of view, as tho continuance of wlntor seemed to bo sending the prices hlghor and higher. Pyo flour showed a drop of 30 cents per 100. If tho present Improvement keeps up tho situation will, be considerably relieved In the next few days. Tho meat markets wcro doing a lively business at tho week-end in conscquenco of tho combination of Easter and conference. con-ference. Spring Iambs aro now plentiful and tho demand Is good. Tho prices aro much Improved and havo gono down to J3.50 wholesale and J1.25 to $1.75 retail. Poultry la beginning to got very short Tho supply of Utah live stock haa been thinned out, and tho consignments from the East havo lately been considerably short of tho orders. It Is anticipated that tho prices will bo raised next week; bo far they have been steady. No now feature In tho fruit lino wa3 in evidence. Two carloads of oranges arrived. ar-rived. This brings tho average for tho last week up to ono carload a day. Tho high price of eggs holds up; It may Improve In a few days, but any raoro storms will send It higher Instead of lower. Fish dealers wcro very pleased yesterday. yester-day. Some new supplies came. In tlmo for the busy part ot tho week, and by noon nearly everything was sold out except ex-cept salmon. Ono dealer alono sold 30.000 oysters, which Is an unusually largo amount for this city. Hay, Grnln and Straw. (JOBBERS' QUOTATIONS.) Oat straw, per balo J .30 .33 Alfalfa 11.50 . Timothy, per ton, baled 15.00 Wheat, per bushel l.OOfi) 3.30 Corn, per cwt 1.30$) 1-40 Corn, cracked 3.33'g) 3.45 Oats 3.60fi 3.C0 Rolled oats 1.55S" 1-C0 Barley, rolled 1-S0 Flour, bakers No. 1 2.20fp 2.40 Flour, straight grade . 2. 30$) 2.50 Flour, high patent ...r 2.50ff 2.70 Ryo 2.50 Urnham flour 2.40fi 2.50 Cornmeal .-. l.SOir 2.C0 Bran 1.00$) 1.10 Bran and shorts LIO LIS Meats. Dressed beef, per pound $ .06JP .07 Dressed pork, per pound...:.... .7 Dressed veal, per pound .09 Dressed mutton, per pqund 06 .07 Dressed lambs, per pound .07 Spring lambs, wholesale 3.50 Spring lambs, quarter, retail,. 1.25gl.75 Poultry, Dressed hC-r.s, per pound... $ .10.17 Dressed turkeys .22 Ducks, per pound .17 Springs 18 Llvo poultry, per pound .15 Live spring chickens .36 Frozen broilers 20,.22 Prults. Santa Paula lemons, per box.... 4.00ff4.50 Maine lemons, per box I.. 3.COir4.00 California oranges, per box 2.CO$2.7G" Figs and dates 5c, Sc, 30c California rhubarb, oer lb .OS Utah rhubarb, per lb .03 Pineapples, per dozen 4.50 Sugar. Beet sugar, per ICO J5.S0 Cane sugar 5.90 Vegetables. Winter potatoes, per cwt $ i.go Utah onions S.GO24.00 California onions 4.00$l.CO Utah celery, per dozen. 001,00 Cabbages, per 300 3.00$3.50 Cauliflower .10 Parsnips, per 100 1 23 Carrots 1.00 Beets 1.25 Turnips 1.26 Green onions, per dozen 20J) .23 Utah cabbago lcttuco 40 .50 Radishes W$ .15 Tomatoes, crato 1.C0 Spinach .03 Asparagus .15 Dairy Products. Oleomargarlno J .IZQ 16 Butter, per pound .20 Cheese, per pound 12 Eggs, per case c.CO Fancy cheese, per pounu .131; Comb honey, per crate 2.75 Strained honey, per pound ,07 Sweltzer cheese, per pound ,18 Llmburger choose, per pound .15 Crenm brick cheese, per pound. .17 Edam cheese, per dozen jo.OO Fresh Fish. Salmon $ .15 Halibut 13 Mountain trout ,20 Striped bass, per pound .15 Shad, per pound .12 Mackinaw trout ;.. .15 Mackerel .13 Soles, per pound .09 Flounders, per pound ,09 California smelts, per pound.... .12 Codfish, per pound , ,13 Cattish, per pound .jn ' Perch, per pound .10 Lobsters, per pound..... .15 Crabs 2.60 New York oysiera (counts), per 100 1.C0 Perch .12 |