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Show CONFERENCE VISITORS APPEAR OH MARKET All Kinds of New Things Are Displayed to Tempt the Appetite. Saturday, without doubt, was the busiest day of tho present season on murket row. Aside from It bclnc tho day when tho housewife docs hot" regular weekly shopping, it was also tho first day of Eprlng conference, and tho stalls wcro crowded to . their .capacity from early morning until late at night. Largo sales were reported In ovory lino of edibles, edi-bles, and, despite the fact that a now shipment of California fruits and vegetables vegeta-bles was placed on the stands during tho forenoon, "before, sundown the- supply on a number of them wa nearly exhausted. Tho dealers went home tired out nnd feeling somewhat glad that conforonco comes but twice a year, even if it docs bring a great deal of trade along wllh it. Everything In season was 3cen on market mar-ket row, and the conference visitors had no trouble in selecting what they wanted. want-ed. Applos were plentiful and the prlrcs woro considerably lower than they have been for several, months. Spring lamb Is becoming abundant, nnd. judging from the sales, the Sunday dinner will be largely composad of the cholco dish spring lamb and green peus. String beans also will appear on a great many tables, accompanied by an abundance of delicious fruits. Poultry wn vciy scarce. In some cases thcro not being enough to supply the demand. Orangen wore somewhat cheaper Saturday, a first-class grado being obtainable for 23c a. dozen. |