| Show KANSAS ANSAS I CITY SHIPPERS CONTRACT fOR MUCH or Of IDAHO POTATO SUPPLY The Salt Laker who has been in the tho habit of laying in iu his winter supply of 01 potatoes in the fall will do well weB to fOllow follow fol fOl- low that practice within the next week or ten days if he be intends to got get his supply supply supply sup sup- ply at the best price Within the last week the price has s advanced from to a hundred with a further advance advance advance ad- ad vance promised in the near future futuro The potato crop of Utah Ut this year is not up to the usual extent This is largely oly due to the tho fact that so much I Iland land which heretofore has been used for potatoes is now being used for th the raisin raising of su sugar ar beets and tomatoes Wholesale dealers denIers in this city have ex ox- expected to got ct a large supply from Idaho where the tho crop has hns been exceptionally large c this year But the Idaho I j potatoes have ve advanced loc iSo a I. I hundred bundred in the last few days ns n's This advance ad Ms duo to the condition of tho the market in the middle west na middle south l' l especially in Tex Texas s With in tho last two weeks representatives of Kansas Cit City Mo Io wholesale shippers have visited the tho principal potato districts dis of Idaho and contracted for a n largo large e part of the supply that otherwise would have come to tins this cit city No Famine However This does not mean menn that there is go o oin in ing irig to bo ho a 8 potato famine in Salt Lake Cit City In tho the last week tho the Boy Bash lance lauce company has hag received four carloads carloads car car- loads of Idaho potatoes nud and ono one car carof carof carof of the tho Utah tubers and it has con eon contracts tracts for moro more than carloads more moro moroto to be delivered within tho the next n ninety nah I j days but Lut the average Vorn e consumption of f I tho the city is a little more than a n carload carlond a day without taking into account private I vate ato families Utah farmers are arc now bringing brills their potatoes in b by tho the wa- wa and tho the wise buyer bujer would dowell do dowell well to lav- lav lavin in his winter supply as early ear eu I ly as possible providing pro ho he cnn can get et tho the supply at 75 cents a bushel bushe or lel less The Tho DORt important n cht change o on the local market t this lis week k was another drop of oc Sc c n a pound in the price of butter buttor While the drop was not gen en cral eral those who had made it declared that the tho creameries hind had come como down to toc c a pound wholesale and that they could we well afford to sell the butter for a pound Other dealers will likely drop into lino line b by tomorrow With this exception there thero has bas b been cn but hut little change c on the market durin during the tho week It is just between seasons The tail end cud of the tho Utah season has a almost al almost most passed and the now no California stuff stinT has not yet jet ct begun beg to arrive The Tho principal features or ot tho the local market at nt the Ihie present time are Utah apples appes and California grapes rapes both of which are arc vit tt their best Tho The meat fish fieh and poultry market is well weB supplied with I the best of everything o without chan change o in prices This Weeks Week's Prices Retail prices arc aro as a follows Lemons dozen oran oranges 40 dozen bananas 5 dozen peaches pound grapes pound pouM plums 10 pound apples Sc pound Concord grapes rapes Oc basket Spring chickens brin bring each hens hells Oo pound broilers pound t tame tamo mo ducks Oc pound i turkeys I pound I e eggs dozen i butter I pound geese Oc pound I 4 Potatoes peck carrots oc a bunch j turnips a pound lettuce 5 55 I a head parsley bunch celery Cc Sc bunch cabba cabbage e. e pound cauri I flower lOc JOe pound on onions ions a n bunch radishes Sc bunch tomatoes pound onions onion 5 So Sc pound sweet potatoes six pounds for c. c Boiling beef pound prime primo mutton Oc fir Pr chops chop lc legs loc lami chops 22 c veal 12 fj f ISo iSe veal loaf pork 1 12 o c Th The fish market offers the following supplies Salmon c. c halibut striped bass hass Oc cod 12 c porch white fish Oc shad rock cod c soles and flounders c I mountain trout lobsters tier nor I I i iI I pound smoked halibut t and salmon salt mackerel lOc JOc carp four pounds for or 2 c herring berring oc each black bass pound 0 oysters pint GOc GOe quart Hay lIay grain anti and straw straw-Oat straw Oat straw per bale lOc alfalfa nh-afa Soc cwt timothy baled haled 1 cwt wheat cwt 1 75 corn forn cwt ewt cracked corn cwt ewt barley rolled flour straight grade 30 flour high patent rye rc 2 CO GO graham g flour 2 O bran and shorts |
