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Show SUCCULENT UTAH PEACH, QUEEN OF THE MARKET There nas been little chants In the local market during the past week. Utah peaches made theirsapparance, being of an excellent quality and flavor. ' The strawberry season Is practically at an end,' bat few ot the berries reaching reach-ing the market, and they are small and of a poor quality. . Utah potatoes are coming In fast and have almost entirely taken the place of the California tuber. Salmon has been scarce during the i week, but Is expected In large quantities quanti-ties In a day or two. No change Is noted in the price. - - For the first time in nesrly three weeks the market is well supplied with watermelons, water-melons, four carloads having arrived from California in the last throe days. Cantaloupes are plentiful, ten cars, together to-gether with a number of express shlp- ments, having arrived. A number of these cars, however, were sent from here to northern points. The, local market is well supplied, but the price remains high. Peaches, grapes, plums, apricots and apples are arriving freely and show a marked improvement In quality. Utah poultry and eggs Are arriving freely, but no change is noted In the price. i Wholesale receipts for the .week are as follows: The W. M. Rash company Two cars of watermelons and one car each of cantaloupes, can-taloupes, bananas, lemons, onions and eggs; Utah, California and Nevada fruits and vegetables; Utah poultry and eggs; fish. The Ifartln-Hlllant company Nine cars of cantaloupes, and one car each of watermelons, wa-termelons, oranges and bananas; California, Cali-fornia, Nevada and Utah fruits and vegetables. vege-tables. , The C. J. Crabtree -company One car co 01 watermelons, lemons ana oa- nanas: Utah and California fruits and vegetables. The Utah Fish snfl Poultry company Dally express' shipments of Utah, California Cali-fornia and Nevada fruits and vegetables; Utah poultry and eggs and all ktads of ssh. Retail prices are aa follows: Lemons bring from 25a to 40c a do ten ; Oranges from 25e to 60c a doieo; tangerines, tan-gerines, 25c a dozen; bananas, 15c to 30c a dozen; pressed figs, 10c a package; dates, 10c to 30c per pound; grapefruit, 60c to $1 a dozen; limes, 40c a dozen; Strawberries, 15c; . pineapples. 45c each; Cocoannts. 10c; blackberries. 10c a box; raspberries. 10c cup; cherries, 6c to 16c a pound; peaches, 10c a pound; plums. 10c a pound; apricots, lOo a pound; grapes, 16c a pound. Spring chickens bring from SOc to 40c each; broilers, 8O0 a pound; dressed hens, 22tto a pound; tame ducks, BOo a pound. Turkeys are scarce at 27Ho a pound. Eggs are 20c the dozen; butter, 20e to 25c a pound. , Potatoes are 25c a peck; carrots. SOc a bunch; parsnips, two bunches for 6c; new-turnips, new-turnips, two bunches for 6c; Utah lettuce, let-tuce, 6c a bunch; the California kind. 10c, two for 16e; parsley, 6c the bunch; cabbage. cab-bage. 60 the pound; tomatoes, lOe a pound; string beans, 6c a pound; cucumbers, cucum-bers, two for 60; cauliflower, 20c a pound; rhubarb, 6c a pound; beets, two bunches for 6c; onions, two bunches for 6c; peas. 25c a peck; spinach, 6c a pound; mushrooms, 20c a pound. Boiling beef Is quoted from 8 He to 10c; prime ribs, 15c; porterhouse, 20c; stewing stew-ing mutton, 7c to 9c; mutton chops, 10c to 15c; legs, 15c; lamb chops. 22 He; veal, 12 to 18c; veal loaf, 20c; pork, 12Hc to ITHc. The fish market offers the folIowi supplies: Salmon. 17Hc; halibut, 17Hc; striped bass. 234c; cod, 10c; perch, 124c; whlteflsh, SOc; shad. 15c; king flsh, 16c; a pike, 20c; mackerel. 20c; rock cod. two pounds- for 25c; soles and flounders, two ; pounds for 26c; mountain trout, 40c a pound; shrimps, 20o the quart; lobstsrs, 20c the pound; smoked halibut and salmon, sal-mon, 20c per pound; salt mackerel, two pounds for 20c: herrings, 60 each; Utah lake black bass, 86o a pound. Hay, Oraln and Straw Oat strsw, per i bale, 40c; alfalfa, 85o ewt.; timothy, baled, $1 cwt.; wheat, per cwt. $1.50 1.65; corn, per cwt., $1.30; cracked corn, per cwt., fl.40; oats, per cwt., (1.90; rolled oats, 1.95; barley, rolled, 1.60; flour, bakers' .No. 1, $2; flour, rtralght grade, (2.20; flour, high patent 12.40; rye, t2.60r graham flour, t2.60O2.70; corn-meal. corn-meal. $2.002.5n, ten pounds for SOc; bran, $1.10; bran and shorts, $1.10. . 'S " |
