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Show COLD WEATHER AFFECTS BANANAS Ibipossible to Deliver Pmit to GonsUmers in Good Shape. COLp CAUSES THEM TO THIN BLACK Grocers Dislike to Handle Pruil at This Srason of Vear. CunctuiiK-rs of bananas have found considerable con-siderable fault with the grocers ( late because of the quality of fruit that has been supplied them When they looked at the fruit at the siore it was fine and llrm and yellow; when n reached the house it whs black and soft und had the appearance appear-ance of being partially decayed So many complaints of this kind ha.- been received re-ceived that grocers are beginning to dislike dis-like to hand)- the fruit at till. But the fault is not the gio.eis it lies with the weather Pat. amis are rlo m d 111 warm (ossns, are protected bj straw In transferring the bunches from the whole-sab- to the retail dealer In the stores the retail merchants find It necessarv to keep the fruit close to the stove In order to uievent It turning black on th Ir hands but when the fruit is picked from the stalks imd the delivery boys start for the Hrlo.is noises where It I to p. left, It turns black within half an hour, and there seems to be no way to prevent It. blckens sre arriving in great quantities quanti-ties Just now so huge that the dealers scarcely have time to handle them. Turkeys, Tur-keys, on the contrary, are coming In slow-Ix slow-Ix and although the Wholesale .buhls are offering good prices, comparatively tew are being offered them by the farmers. Large turkeys, especially, are scarce, nearly all the birds offered biux less than a year old. Wholesale Quotations. Hsy, 'Iroln and Straw Oat straw", per hale. In car loin. .'lOQSJc: alfalfa. 110.00 timothy, per ton. balea. 114. OO; wheat, per 1 wt . Si " -t l.so: com. per cwt.. ji.jotiI.uj. corn, cracked n "!'. t'tah nu. si. 40 rolled oats. LM; barley, rolled, Sl-Vr flour bakerV No. I, $1 7". ftoui , nlralght grad. SI. 9"; flour, high patent, 1". rye. $2. CO; graham flour, SJ 3i; eornmeal iZ 00; bran, ''loir 11. 00 i,rRp and horla. Jl.oo lfsstl TtTSSStfl beef, per pound. .'i6.-dressed .'i6.-dressed VSal, per pound, 9c; lrrned hog!) 7'iii fr, lice, S4.SS per cwt.; pork lolni". lOHc per pound mutton, 7tlc; sp:5ng lambn. pSr pound. Poultry. Dressed hens, it'unc rooitera; 17'sc; broilers, ili'il, Jpc p'T pound; Eastern ferollers. 1'lc. dueks. ICc per pound, turkey,, 3V Fruhii Lemons, per box. S4 ,VVi VI, I, ananas. ana-nas. )er bunch. l&MMM.OOorsnsea S-'-"H:, box, llm, S- 0i' per ino: nppleu t r-ovj m p.-r caee, giars S- H per box. CsllfOTMS rlfs. g4SJ ES; crsnbeiries, iU.SO a barrel; pomesrsn-aie, pomesrsn-aie, 0r per pound dates, 7y9'ir a pound. VagetableaJresh onions. Me pe. dosen; Ptah lettuce. Jtc ,1 cauliflower, per pount. I0o; t'tah dry OnlOBB, 12.00; garlic. Mc; p"tale, SOcftSl OO oer cwt , i.t potatoes. Vtc per tM.iin.l I'nhforirta . nbbac-- Dairy PToducte Rutter. per pound. 3ffS0c; elieecr, prr pound. lDe. eiCK-, per ane S7.0a.lr 10.00, . ..nib l".ne. p r .iate. $.;.. Swelf.T cheese, per pound, lie. liinhurger chern-. por IK.und. IV.' ; c ream t.rlctc cheese, pei pound l$c; ICdni chSSSS, per doJten. SI2.00. I'iah. 54almon, per pound. i?e; halli.ul. pSr pound, 12c; slrlped bo, er pound. 17c; eoles. per pound. 10c, flounders, per pound, IOC; Btur-Coon. Btur-Coon. per pound lie, fresh thSCfcerel, ler pound. Lu912c; '"allfornia smeltii. per pound. lTc, per.h. per pound lie, whltefliili. per pound. 10c . Sveslern cotlflsh. ier pound. 12c; red rock od. per pound, lie; Eastern oodflstl lr pound. 10c; pike, per pound. HV-; tdack baSS, per pound, Ke; Mackinac trout, ?c. Wlngflnh. He crabs, $.C0 a dozen Retail Quotations. liny, 'irtun and Straw. Oat straw, per hole. 40c. alfalfa, iVic cwt.; timothy, baled, S0c cwt.; wheat, per cwt.. 41.50491.(S; com, per cwt , $14" com. cracked. 11.46491.60; 1 tah oats. 41. 65, rolled oats. 41. SO; barley, rolled, 41 40; flour, ankers No. L CIS: flour. straight BTBde. Z.X'. Iloui. high patent. I.'V,, i ye. SJ ,', graham flour. S-'.S"f- 7"; cnrnmcal. 12.0002.60: ten pounds for Ws-. barn, JI.10. b.irn and aliorts. 41.10 Meats Prime ribs. I7SC. porterhouse. l?tf BMc; pork, iTMoj mutlon chops. i2Vi016c; ieg, lie; Ism s 164920c; veal 1S02O. v-nt loaf. 30c: epritiK inmbs. IKBVc per pound; rabbits, 20c each. Poultiv DrSSBSd hens l7c. broilers. y,r per pound. dUCkS, EOci Wild dUOka, 404fjf7 brace; tUlkeVS. ZZ'r. Keese. JOe. Fruits. Eemonn. per dozen, 3o4540c; oranges, per dozen. KQtOe; bananns. per dozen, S04jp26. ; plums, threo pounds for 10e. pressed flfus. 10b' Ii.- parkaK" pineapple... I'jjiiOc each; musoai .1 grapes. 44 i 'A- pei busket . ranberrles. I fit a quart. pomegranatsSi 20e pound; dates 10920c par pound apples. l.S6O2.60 per bos Y'-Rriable Potatoeji, SJSJr7ta bushel. 'nll-fornla 'nll-fornla lettUee, tC and tWO for 16c; Utah iirs-l.jv. iirs-l.jv. jKr bunch, ''ullfurnla new cabbage, per poun.l: . aullilow. r LtVlrC l'r pound. Hubbard Hub-bard SQUSah, IO926C en.'h. celery. 7T7 lo..- bunch, oynler plant. 3 for 10c. parsnips, two bunches for ,rM'. Dairy Producti - Butter. per R, , SS4940c; cheese. Stc; eggs, per dozen. 301I4OO. fan -cheese, per pound, 20c, comb honey. ier comb, 15c; strained honey, per pound. 16c; Bwlss cheese, per pound, 4'c; Umaurser c-hees.-, per pound. Wc; cream brick cheese, ic: Edam cheese, I1.SS each. Neufchntel. I0c package. Klsh Salmon. 17',c; halibut, lie, striped bass, -lie . COllflsh, Ifc; perch. l2Hc; .had. )."..-. wblleflSB, 20C; sturgeon. lie; catfish, 15c: bnnarudu. l.V: mackerel, liv; plks. 10c: rock cud. tvo pounds for 26c. aoles. two pounds for .-rubs, tS49S0c saehi Hscklnao trout, SOO per pound, sea bie 16c; klngnsh. l.V; oysters. New York couiiIh. '.'"h- a dozen; kippered salmon. Jc a pound, .o-t.c .-r can lobsters, BOc a pound: shrimps, a quart, urawns. 40C a pound, nndked halibut, :ic iKiund: herring, 60 each; suit mackerel, 109S5C ea.-h; blue points, 3n; dozen; dams, r.c pi 1 .Jozn. v |