Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-08-16 | Page 5 | Reunion Leaves Produce Dealers Overstocked

REUNION LEAVES PRODUCE DEALERS OVERSTOCKED Egg Plant the A Newest Nevest Vegetable in j the Market While Spring Chickens Are Ae Cheaper The Thc app appearance of ot the market at nt the thc end of convention week wa wan t not of depletion depIction but rather of or one overloaded loaded with t stale vegetables There Is no doubt that m most st st. of the produce inen men were expecting a larger crowd and were cre prepared than were In the thc city for tor more people However prices were sufficiently raised during the convention so that no losses need result from spoiled goods The only new feature of the thc mari market et this week wa was egg plant which Is comIng cornIng com com- Ing In at IG 1 cents a pound Fine cantaloupes are being shipped In rates crates from Idaho They resemble the fiock Rocky Ford melons melon and go under that name They bring 12 H cents Watermelons are arc being received from Crom both loth Utah and Call Call- fornia ornia Small Utah melons bring 10 and 15 13 cents The larger melons from both markets are worth 40 cents cents- A few are arc winding up the thc berry Reason Renson Apricots are nrc selling at three pounds for or a a. dime lime Utah peaches penches may be h hid had d for for 5 cents a pound and California at three pounds pound for fOI 25 cents Plums are 5 cents a a pound Bartlett pears are arc three pounds for a quarter California grapes are ae 10 io 1 CI cents a pound Apples are 1 I and 12 a bushel V t Celery Is becoming a a. regular commodity on the v vegetable getable table It is worth i 5 li cents a bunch hunch Green corn I H is still 20 cents a n. dozen Cucumbers are nyc five for 10 cents Tomatoes ha hare dropped droppel to tn three pounds pound for or a R dime Sweet potatoes are three pounds for 2 23 cents Wax ax and string beans sell at two U pounds for tor 1 15 Hi cents Green peppers are 13 15 cents a R pound cabbage 3 J i cents a pound cauliflower 10 cents a a. pound ts Ee carrots and turnips sell at two bunc bunches 1 s for 5 6 cents Lettuce Lettuce Let Let- tuce I Is three bunches for fOI or 10 cents radishes two bunches for tor 5 cents Spring chickens have ha gotten down to a reasonable basis and arc are bringing a price which will probably not be he changed during the season CO xi and 22 22 cents cent a pound Eggs are ure 2 23 cents a dozen ozen Butter Buttel Is 2 23 and find 3 30 cents