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Show An Increase In the quantity, quality and variety of California vegeUhles and a shortage of fish and poultry are the principal features of the local market. mar-ket. ' r 'i . , The California vegetables Include cucumbers, cu-cumbers, green - peas, ; turnips, beets, Icabbage lettuce, radishes, , cauliflower, asparagus,-"rhubarb and celery. The radishes and lettuce come from the famous fa-mous Cachella. valley, from ; which we receive our first cantaloupes and mu'sk,-melons. mu'sk,-melons. , Moapa, Kev.,,also sent radishes rad-ishes and lettuce k to the local, market during the week, while Texas sent a supply of lettuce. - ' . - Tomatoes are promised for Saturday both from California and Mexico. . , ' ? The fish supply Was not-been equal to the Lenten demand during the week. Especially is this true of fresh salmon and striped bass, small receipts of each being the order. Wholesale dealers promise an Improvement within the next few days. r - Poultry has been scarce for several dnyn. the dealers not being able to supply l.the demand The situation, however,, was' relieved Wednesday evening, when one of, the wholesale dealers received a shipment of 2000 pounds of poultry from Kansas, which arrived In excellent condition, having been killed just before being shipped. Eggs continue to arrive freely, with a drop of; five cents the dozen. The meat market remains. In good condition without change In price. Wholesale receipts for ' the week are as follows: The W. M. Rash Company One car of California vegetables and' one car each of oranges, bananas and Utah potatoes; po-tatoes; - California - cucumbers. peas, radishes and lettuce,- Kansas and Utah poultry, fish and oysters. 1 The C J. Crabtree - Company One car each of California vegetables, bananas, ba-nanas, Utah . potatoes, two cars of oranges, fish, oysters and poultry. The C. S. . Martin Company Two cars each of oranges, bananas and California Cal-ifornia cabbage; express shipments of cucumbers, radishes, , lettuce, tomatoes and cauliflower. . 4 . ' The Utah Fish and Poultry Company Express shipments of Utah and California Cali-fornia vegetables, jOsh, oysters and , Retail prices are as follows: v Apples are offered at 6c to 10c per pound; by the bushel-they bring 'from $1.75 to $2.50. Lemons bring from 15c to 30c a dozen, oranges from 20c to 50c a, dozen; bananas, 15c -to 30c dozen. Pressed figs are 5c and 10c a package; dates, 10c. to 20 per pound; grape fruit, 10c each. . ' . . . . . Cranberries are selling at 15c a quart; Japanese persimmons are 20c a pound, and pomegranates are selling at the same - price. The poultry and . egg market remains unchanged; spring chickens .bring from 30o to 40c each, broilers ' 25c i a'-fwund. - Dressed hens bring 2Zl-2c a pounds tame ducks 20c a poundv -. TTirksra-. are scarce.- at- 25c a pound. - Eggs axe 20c fS dozen;- totter, 20c to 30c a pound, '..j: ' But few" changes are noted In the vegetable veg-etable market. Potatoes are Selling at 25c the peck. 80c to 90c per bushel, carrots car-rots and parsnips are each bringing 20c per peck; new turnips c pound. Utah lettuce, three bunches for 5c. the California Cali-fornia kind 10c, two for 15c; parsley, 5o the bunch; cabbage 5c the pound; Utah celery, '6c a bunch; California, 6c a bunch; oyster plant. 6c a bunch; tomatoes, toma-toes, 20c a pound; string; beans, 25c a pound; cucumbers, JOc .to 25c each; cauliflower. 20c a pound; rhubarb, 20c a pound; beets, 3c a pound; asparagus, 25c pound; onions, 6 banch; new turnips,. tur-nips,. 2c pound; radishes, 5c bunoh; peas, 20c pound. , -,. There have been no. changes in the prices of meats during theeek. Boiling Boil-ing beef is quoted from 8c to 10c; prime ribs, 15c; porterhouse, 20c; stewing stew-ing mutton, 7e to 9c; mutton chops, 10c to 15c; legs, 15c; lamb chops, 22V4c; veal, 12V4c to 18c. veal loaf, 20c; pork. 12c to 17Hc. --- ; . . v , . j ' The fish market offers the following supplies Salmon, 17c; halibut, - 17c; striped bass, 20c; cod, 10c; perch, 12Ve; whltefish, 80c; shad. 15c; pike, . 20c; - mackerel, 20c; rock cod, . two pounds . .for , 25c; soles and flounders: . the same; oysters, - 60c to 60c the quart; shrimps, 20c the quart; lobsters, 20c the pound; smoked halibut and salmon, 20c per pound:1 salt maekerel, two for 20c; herrings, her-rings, 6c each; haddle, 10c to 15c pound. |