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Show GOLD RAINS HAVE CUT DOWN STRAWBERRY CROP i - and veal cutlets, from 15 to 20 cents per pound. ' r In the flih market the following prices prevail: Salmon, 15 cents per pound; halibut. 12 cents; sturgeon, 15 cents; barracuta, 15 cents, two for 23 cents; shad, 12 cents; striped bass, 20 cents; cod fish, 15 cents; soles, flounders and herrings, 12V4 cents; catfish and smelts, 15 cents; crabs, 21 and 30 cents apiece; shad roe, 35 cents a pound, and perch, two pounds for a quarter. Utah's Yield Promises to Be Small and of Poor Quality; Oregon Supplies Sup-plies the Market. The demand for California and Oregon Ore-gon strawberries and cherries has been so great within the past ten days that the market is almost stripped of everything every-thing in that line. The first Utah strawberries straw-berries have made their appearance and retaii for 25 cents per box. They are a bad sample, however, and it is thought that during next week a better qualHy will be on the market. The recent heavy rains, cold days and'frosty nights are responsible for the lateness of the crop, which promises to be even less than last year. The scarcity of cherries has advanced the price to 25 cents a pound, and there are not many pounds to be secured at that. Oregon strawberries sell for 20 cents per box, and they are the nicest berries on the market, are larger than usual. Juicy and delicious. The California Califor-nia variety can be bought for 12 cents and 15 cents. There are-plenty of pineapples, which range from-15 to 30 cents each. Apples have almost disappeared, although a few might be had at very high prices. Oranges and lemons are here in plenty and retail at 25 and 35 cents per dosen; bananas from 20 to 30 cents, and rhubarb rhu-barb is 5 cents straight in some places and three for 10 cents in others. 'Mushrooms have arrived in profusion and bring about half as much as ten days ago. but those that are in are well worth the. price asked. 15 cents per pound. ' ' . New Potatoes Are Cheaper. , New potatoes can now be bought fori six pounds for a quarter, which is a i drop in price of nearly half in the past week. Other quotations in the vegetable line show but slight fluctuations. Utah radishes rad-ishes are now three bunches for 5 cents, new turnips, three bunches for 10 cents; green Vnions, three for 5 cents; artichokes arti-chokes are 5 cents each or six for a quarter; cucumbers. 5 cents a piece or four for 15 cents; cauliflower, 15 cents a pound; green poas, three pounds for 25 cents; cabbage, 5 cents a pound, and lettuce, let-tuce, ty cents per head. Tomatoes are still 25 cents a pound; old potatoes are worth from 80 cents to $1 per bushel. Asparagus sells for 6 cents a bunch or six bunches for 25 cents; spinach brings the same price. Utah gooseberries have come in during the week and can be purchased pur-chased for 10 cents a quart. Wax beans are also in and sell for 15 cents per pound. Eggs are still selling at the same price which has remained unchanged for some weeks, of 20 cents per dozen, and the demand de-mand ia still equal to the supply. The best butter continues to sell for 30 cents a pound. Young Poultry Is for the Rich. In the poultry some good spring chickens chick-ens can be bought at 35 cents per pound, while old hens bring but 18 cents. A number of fine broilers are to be seen In the markets for 50 cents apiece. Other meat quotations follow: Spring lamb is from )1 to $1.25 a quarter; quar-ter; porterhouse, 20 cents a pound; round, 15 cents; ribs. 17Vi cents; pot roast, 8 to 10 cents; mutton stew, 6 cents; shoulder. 12V cents; fresh pork, 12 to 174 cents; bacon, 25 cents; ham, 20 cents. |