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Show CHOPS damaged" BY THE STORMS Bango Mutton Is Now on the Market and Wholesale Prices Are Down. Some damage was dono to thc crops by tho storms last week, according to the report re-port of tho weather bureau, but, on the while, great benefit was dono, as tho moisture mois-ture was badly needed. Rapid growth was stimulated by tho weather, and considerable con-siderable advancement was made by all crops. Corn Is not ln such a good condition, condi-tion, as tho cold wcathor has retarded It. Part3 of the fruit crop were damaged, but under th? Influence of tho warm weather which hns followed tho storms, thoy have revived. Applies show flno prospects. New potatoes are comlnir along woll and aro having a good sale on tho market. Range mutton camo in this wcok, and the wholesalo price of tho meat has accordingly ac-cordingly gono down to 6& cents a pound. Tho butchers havo not seen fit to give tho consumers the benefit of this as yet, although al-though there Is no reason why thoy should not. Otherwise prices arc unchanged on tho meat markot. Yesterday was a dull day on tho provision pro-vision markots. No changes wcro registered regis-tered In prices, and no now arrivals camo in. |