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Show J ' - v " ' ' ' " "'. " "7 i ! -v - - t "" if " r " . A , ' ' . 1 4 , .. Veetatles as Cna as are dlsplayei oa any market in the country are cerei to the' housewives of Bait Lake at the present time. Tomatoes from ilexico, Cuba, Florida and Mississippi; radishes and lettuce from Texas, Nevada and California, new, potatoes' from Bermuda Bermu-da and California: new peas, string beans, cucumbers, aeparagus, young onions, ew' cabbage, artichokes and parsley from Calif ornia, ' make an offering of-fering that tempts the palate. The receipts of this class of goods for the last week are by far the largest eve received at this time of the year by local dealers and the entire stock feu found a ready sale. A rival to California as A shipper of fine Vegetables to the local market announced an-nounced .Itself during tha week vita its first shipment of radishes) and lettuce, which axe pronounced as being a fine as any ever offered on the local market. The shipment came from Moapa, Kev.. pa the Salt Lake route. Moapa, ts located lo-cated about seventy-five miles wast of of Callente and will soon be a feeavy shipper of early stuff to the local market. mar-ket. i During the 'week .strawberries) hare arrived more freely from tha coast, the f ries dropping from 50 cents m cup to 5 cents a cup. Oranges have advanced ad-vanced tl a case In California, with a corresponding advance on the locaj market Cherries are promised before the close of another week. In the fish and poultry market some cl.ar.r 3 are notice!.' Tte r recent week will, likely eee the last of tha oyster, lobster anl herring for the season, also Idaho trout, f ilron-and halibut were scarce durln? tte f.rt tart cf the week, with freer receipts Thursday and Friday. Fri-day. Crabs are plentiful. The first shipment of fresh mackerel from the "West reached the city during the week. The supply of chickens continues to be far short of the demand. Utah live turkeys are coming slowly, with but little lit-tle or no demand. There haa been no change la the price of eggs or butter. Wholesale dealers report the follow I Ing receipts for the week: The W. M. Rash company Two cars of oranges and one each of bananas, apples and California new cabbage, dally receipts of Mississippi tomatoes, Texas radishes and lettuce, California Vegetables and the following fish and poultry: Salmon, halibut, sturgeon, striped bass, soles, flounders, catfish, smelt, crabs, fresh mackerel, fresh cod, chickens and tuf-keys. tuf-keys. , C. J. Crabtree CompanyFour cars oranges, one car each of lemons, bananas ba-nanas and new California cabbage, Cuba pineapples and heavy shipments i of California vegetables. Martin A Co. Two cars oranges, one : of lemons, one of bananas and one of ! Utah cabbage, Bermuda new potatoes, , Cuba tomatoes and pineapples, California Cali-fornia strawberries and vegetables, and j local shipments. . Hancock Bros. One car each1 ot oranges, lemons andbananaa, radishes and lettuce from Moapa, Nev California Califor-nia vegetables and local shipments. Retail prices are as follows: Apples, 25 to 80o a peck; figs, 10c per package: lemons, 20 to too a dozen: oranges, or-anges, 15 to 60o a dozen; (Tape fruit. CO a dosen; bananas, ii to 40o a dosen; limes, lOo a dozen; pineapples, S3 to 60o each. The following prices are quoted on vegetables! Parsnips, 20c a peck; sweet potatoes, six pounds for 23c; turnips, tur-nips, 25o a peck; green onions, three bunches for 10c; chile peppers, 25c a pound; parsley, three bunches for 10c; potatoes, ISo peck; new spinach, three pounds for 26c; cauliflower, 17Ho a pound; cabbage. So a pound; artichokes, arti-chokes, 10c each; asparagus, 20c pound; tomatoes, 20c a pound; new tomatoes, 10c at pound; radishes, 6c a bunch; Utah rhubarb, 10c a pound; Utah mushrooms, mush-rooms, 25c a pound; radishes, 6o a bunch; cucumbers, 10c each; new cabbage, cab-bage, 6c pound; peas, 10c pound; string beans, lOo pound. Fish prices are as follows: Sturgeon, UViC; perch, 15c; sea bass, 15c; perch, 16c; corfish, 15c; black bass, 35c; halibut, hali-but, 15c; striped baas, 20c; salmon. 15c; Mackinaw trout, 20c; soles and flounders, flound-ers, 15c; sturgeon, 15c; fresh codfish, 15c; brook trout, 40c; blueflsh, 20c; pike, 20c; crabs, 25 to 300 each; fresh mackerel, mack-erel, 20c a pound; catfish, 16c pound; smelt, 15c pound. The following pr'ces are. Quoted on poultry: Hens, alive, 10c per pound; dressed, 18c a pound; spring chickens, dressed, 20c a pound. Dairy products are quoted as follows: Butter, creamery, cream-ery, 80c a pound; ranch, 20c a pound; fresh Utah eggs, 20o a dosen. There has been no change In the price of meats during the week. Boiling beef IS quoted from 8Vi to 10c; prime ribs, 15c; porterhouse, 20c; stewing mutton. T to 9c; mutton chops, 12tt to 17ttc; legs, 15c; lamb chops. 20c; lamb roast, 17c;, spring lamb chops, 20c a pound; veal, 124 to 20c; veal loaf, 20c a pound; pork, 10 to 1740 a pound. |