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Show ff STKIILL II Slight Drop Noted in Quo-i Quo-i tations on Lemons and Grapefruit. Local market nri'-cs in all Inaifli'S are about at a slandsiilL according to -imitations jiresenleil be dealers vcsterilav. LM-an.u'es and apples, witu e-s and ou;-ter, ou;-ter, continue to occupy leadlir-T posnions in t he m-and hi.L;h-eost process, on. with hay and Lrrayi and chickens not so far in the rear of those commodities. . slight drop lias; been noicl m the past, week in some sections ol tlie citrus fruit market, lemons selling now lor .hi cents a dozen, as against ;,u cents a week apo. and prapufru I L poin at lu to 1 - 'a een t s. ea ch. Ur;m;es. however, a re set -tinir a nien-y pa-e tm the i nut market m general, sellin.L; from .'"LID lo l.s a dozen. .Persimmons are offered at :ui cents a pound, v i t h era n berries, at l'U cents a pound. The apple market ofiers a narrow nar-row assort men L to choose- i rem. w i : a prices tend'.n"; toward muher h'els. littles are (10 cents a pound tor hulk stock. in tlie vegetable section potatoes are offered, of-fered, from $1.S.", a iiundred we; y 111 m larger lols to .J.N'j in the smaller purchases. pur-chases. Celery, rated Ihe best, e cr produced pro-duced in this section, is selling at Irom , cents a plant to two tor L'- cents, t auy-tlower auy-tlower is 1JU rents a pound and eab-liape eab-liape from .'; to .". cents ;l pound. T'ry onions co on a price rane from t c in hundredweight lots to :' or smaller pvirciiases. ,-' eet potatoes are stdhuu' penera My at t hree poiuuls for J". een I s. Iluttcr and ei,'s aie holding at to) figures fig-ures oi" the s"'-i.son. with little pros'pvt of a (h'cliue. Storane fs.-willinut i;uar--ante,', rire seMSni;' a: 17, cents a dozen and fresh sto I; at Cm cents. llutter is quu'ed from ilu to 7T. cents a pound. IhiHer suc-siilutes suc-siilutes are won i from Hi1; to Vj cents a pound. Pntchers are iiioiin what ih.y yall a standard price for cuts and steaks. Beef cuts are from 20 io -pt cents a pound and steaks the sune. Mutton is to U cents and lamb :"f to "."i cents. Sliced ham ."a in -tin cents a. pound and whole hams II to 4j cents. Sliced bacon is ! to TO rums and the whole slab ,".n to lie cents. Prices in Lie pouitrv section have s-t-Le.d to what arc lenned "regular" figures fig-ures for the holiday sea son. Turkey i (uoie,.l at 4d cents a pound, hens at ;!"" cents and spring chickens at .to cents. Fish prices are ruling siiu:htly loner. Followine; are ihe ieneial figures: Salmon Sal-mon and halibut, "j cents a pound; cod, L'.", cents; barracuda, "0 cents; flounders a nd soles. 1 .", cents: sa nd;ts, 'Jii cents; fresii mackeral. l'U cents: eastern seaJ-loon. seaJ-loon. SO cents; oysters. 4n cents a pint for standards, r.O cents a pint for counts; finnon haddock, 7 cents a pound; smelts. '27, ents; slirimp, centf. Ueta il yiriees for hay. rain and feed, per t on are; Alfalfa. : timoj by. Per hundredweieht; WlieM. ".: rorn, .::.Sfi; hen feed. ipkO: oats, .r..i!n: barley, $3.'ir,; bran, t?,.0. RED CROSS WORKERS TO WELCOME BOYS T!m war department lias des.iiri .a t ed the American Ued Cross as the official welcoming body for reiurumc- soldi -rs wlio will be mustered out now at late of .Mhi each day from each camp. Ar-ranqemcnts Ar-ranqemcnts are now heinp perfected for bavins: canteeij workers and commi' tees workinp" iji eouiunction with civic bodies 'on hand a t stal ions to welcome t liesc soldiers as they return. 'hristnias parc-l ootipons for orphan sohlieis have airived and these who have registered their names should call rt .".1 South State street, and ;.;et the coupons. Onl'.r 27,0 were received, while more than I iMin names of persons who desire to ladd'-n the heart of sonic friendless soldier sol-dier in France have been subsrrih-d, r,7, per rent of whom will have to be disappointed. |