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Show UTAH TURKCYS iE INJIGJEMAND Poultry Handlers Arc Unable to Secure Enough to Go Around. GOOD PRICES ARE OFFERED WITHOUT AVAIL Dealers Threaten to Import Birds From East Unless Relief Conies. Union Utah poultry raisers beRln pretty scon to bring their turkeys to market, local dalers threaten to Import tho birds from the ICnst. Consumers hove been lnulrlnc for some days now nboul the prospect for' securing se-curing imkeys, but nt a late hour yesterday afternoon poultry handWx were obllKcd to reply Hint none had thus far been received. Wholesale merchants arc offering tho farmers 1C cents a iound for llvo turkeys, and In turn quotlnr thpm to the retail dealers at 21 conts a pound. Consumers, however, are obliged to ray lha retail merchant 27',-j cents u pound at least, that ls the prlcj quoted, and nt which they will bo said when tho birds reach tho market. In yciirs cone by It has i;ol been a difficult matter to supply tho wants of tho people of I'tnli so far as turkeys were concerned, until well toward tho holiday season. Then It has always been necessary to import them by the carload. Turkey-raisins has not been entered uion extensively by the farmers of Utah, an-l fiom their slowners In responding to Inquiries In-quiries from the dealers this year, one would be led to bellevo that the cultivation of the bird hail fallen Into even Greater disfavor. As om Importer fluzecsted, however, turkeys Mio probably plentiful enough, but farmers sire holding back In the hope of ccttlni: the highest prices posslblo at tho Thanksgiving hcison. The flrt shipment of Tokays recelwi In si-vcral .lays cam up from California Friday. In tho car alo was some fine grape fruli. I'olh wer picked up quickly by the retail dealers, and as qulckl disappeared from the stalls alonz Market row. Wholesnle Quotations. Hay. Grain and Straw. Oat straw, per Uale, In car lots. 30f33c; alfalfa, $10.00; timothy, tim-othy, per ton. baled, fU.CO; wheat, per cwt., $1.33: corn, ier cwt.. Jl. 33171. 40: corn, cracked, 11.43; Utah oats. 11.40; rolled oats, $1.50; barley, railed. $1.30; Dour, bakers' No. 1, $1.70, flour. MralRht grade, $1.00: Hour, hlch patent. $2.10; tye, J2.E0; graham Hour. $2.30; cornmcal. $2.00; brun, OJcBJl W. brnn and shorts, $1.00. Meats. Dressed beef, per pound, 4'-ifr5jc, dressed veal, per pound, S'.tc; dressed hogs, Sc; live. $4. CO ier cwt.; pork loins, I2',lc per pound; mutton. 5,i,26i,ic; spring lamb, iic per jt und. Poultry. Drcssod hens. 15c. roasters, 15c; Kastern broilers, 15c per pound; Utah broilers, broil-ers, dressed, 15c per pound; squabs. 30c per pound; ducks. J4c per pound; turkeys, 21c. Krults. Santa Paula lemons, per box, $8.00fr S.50. other craves, $7.W&S.W;WbannnaH, per bunch. $2.50BI 00; Valencia oranges, $5.00 per box: limes, $2.00 per 10"); Utah peaches, $1.00 per crate; Dartlelt pears. $1.50; plums, $1.60 per cratf; apples. Jl.Mtzl.23 per case; watermelons, water-melons, $2.00 per dozen; Rrapcs, $1.151 75 per Lex; California llgs, S5c?$2.23; Concord grapes, 40c a baskot. VcBOtables. Green onions. 20c per dozen; Utah lettuce. 20c; caullllower, per pound. 7c; Utah dry onions, $2.00; Karllc. 20c; next potatoes, po-tatoes, $1.101 23 per cwt.; sweet potatoes, 3 4c per pound; Brussels sprouts, 12'c per 1 ound. Dairy Products. Butter. per pound, 25c: cheeso, per pound, 13c. hzk. per case, $6 00 CM; comb honey, per crate, $2.50; Sweltzer cheese, per pound, 18c; limburcer cheese, per pound, ISc; cream brick cheese, per pound, ISc; Edam cheese, per dozen, $12.00. Fish. Salmon, per pound, 12c; halibut, per pound, 12c; striped boss, per pound. 17c; soles, per pound, 10c; flounders, per pound. 10c; sturgeon, stur-geon, per pound. 12c; ycllowtall. per pound, 12c; fresh mackerel, per pound, 11120, California Cali-fornia smells, per pound. 12c. perch. per prund. 11c: whltcflsh. per jiound. lCc; Western codfish, per pound, 12c: red rock cod, per pound. 12c; Kaslcrn codfish, per ound. 10c; pike, per pound. 20c, black bass, per pound, 23c; Mackinac trout, COc: klngflsh. 11c. Retail Quotations. Hay. Grain and Straw Oat strnw, per bale, 40c, alfalfa. COc 'cwt. ; timothy, per ton. baled. fOc cwt.; wheat, per cwt., $1.50; corn, per cwt., $1.40; corn, cracked. ?1.45ffl.50; Utah cats. $1 OJ. rolled oats, $1 SO; barley, rollad, $140; flour, bakers' Xo. 1, $2.13. flour, straight crude. $2.33: hlnh patent. $2.55. ryo, $2.C0; Kraham riour, 2 50't?2.70; cornmeal, $2.00tj2.60; bnm. tl.M; bran and shorts. $1.10. Meats. Prime ribs, l"',4c; portcrhouwt, lit 22',4c; pork, 17Vje; mutton chops. 12Vifll5c; hen. 13c; lamb. I5ff2m:: veal. ISft'-'Cc; veal loaf, 30c; spilnfr lambs, 13&25c per pound; rabbits, 20c each. Poulliy Dressed hens. ISc urollcrs. ISc per pound; ducks. 16c; roast springs. ISc per, pound, wild ducks, 40f75c a brace; turkeys, 2". lie. , Fruit?. Lemons, per dozen. 35fft0c; oranges, per Uoztn. !A)joc; bananas, per dozen, 20W25C. pomcginutes. 20c; Albertu peaches, $1 00 per case; Utah watermelons, G-f2oc: Bartlett pears, 10c a pound: plums, three pounds for 10c, pressed lies. 13c package; green gage plums, COc .1 case: egg plums. COc a case; Concord grapes, COc a basket; pineapples, 25tf30c each; Tokay grapes. COc per bnsket: niucatnl. 60c per basket, or 10c per pound: Black Prince, COc per basket, cranbirrles. 15o quart. Vegetables. Potatoes. 70c a bushel; carrots, four bunches for 10c; Utah lettuce, three for 5c; C.illfoinlu lettuce, two for He; Utah par-fcley. par-fcley. 5c per bunch ; Utah new cubbage. 5c per lound; Utah radishes, two bunches for 5c: caullllower. 10yi2'4c per pound; summer squash. 5c per pound, artichokes. 10c each; eggplant. 5fjl0c each. bell peppers, pep-pers, 10c per pound; Hubbard squash. Ii)fl2"ic each; pumpkins. 25c each: pickling onions, 50c a peck; celery. 310c bunch; sweet potatoes, C iround for a quarter; oyster plant. Sc bunch; irarsnli-s, two bunches for 5c. Dairy Products. Butter. per pound. 30c. cheese. 20o: eggs, per dozen, 30g33c; fancy cheeso. per pound. 20c; comb honey, per comb, 15c: strained honey, per iund, ISc; Swiss cheese, per pound. 10c. llmburger cheese, per pound, foe: cream brick cheese, 25c; Edam cheese, $1 5 each. Fish. Salmon, 17Hc; halibut. I7c: striped bass, 20c; codfish. 15c; perch. 12',ic; sh;id, Uc; skate, two pounds for u quarter; whltcflsh. 20c; sturgeon. 15c. catfish. ISc; nhad. 15c; barracuda. 15c; yellowtall. 15c; mackerel. Liio; yellow perch. 17c; pike. 20c; rock cod, twn pounds for 2cr soles, two pounds for 2Sc; Mackinac trout. 20c per jvjunil; black bass. 30c: sea bns. 15c: klngnsh. 15c: ovsters, Xev York counts. 25c a dozen; kippered" salmon. ?Oo a pound: oysters. W'fjCOc per can; lobsters, 20c a pound; skate, 15c per pound; shrimps, 20c a quart. j |