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Show MALAGA GRAPES ARRIVE; STRAWBERRIES SOON DUE Seasonable Fruit Is Plentiful In the Markets, but Prices Make the Growers Rejoice.- There Is no scarcity of seasonable I fruits qr vegetables In the Salt Lake markets at the present time. The prices, which have been such as to gladden the heart of the farmer have not decreased any in the past week. During the past few days the pineapple pine-apple has made Its appearance in this city, and some nice ones are to be seen In the fruit stalls. They have been shipped In from California in large consignments, con-signments, and there Is a good demand for the luscious fruit at 50 cents apiece. Grapes at 30 Cents a Found. Grapes were seen In Salt Lake yesterday yester-day for the first time this year. They are the Malaga variety, and 30 cents- a pound is the price asked, which is reasonable rea-sonable when It Is considered that they are shipped here from the coast of the far-away Mediterranean. The grapes are packed in ground cork, which is very resilient as well as absorbent, and they look quite appetizing after having been transported such a great distance. California strawberries are late this year, but they are expected to be In the market in a few days. The first ones will be quoted at about 60 cents a box. Apples still sell at $1 to $2 a box. Oranges range from 15 to 75 cents a dozen; bananas are 20 to 30 cents, and lemons from 15 to 20 cents a dozen. Rhubarb is selling at 10 cents a pound, and grape fruit 10 cents each, or three for 25 cents. Potatoes Are Going Up. Potatoes are the only vegetable In which a change of price is noted In some of the markets they are going at 75 cents a bushel, but in others the price Is 85 cents, lhe same as last week. Asparagus As-paragus sells at two pounds for 35 cents; artichokes are 10 cents each, or three for 25 cents; cucumbers are 20 cents apiece, and 15 cents a pound is all that Is asked for nice cauliflower. Tomatoes To-matoes are quite plentiful, but remain at 25 cents a pound. Spinach sells at two pounds for 15 cents; green peas, 20 cents a pound; radishes, 5 cents a bunch; green onions, two bunches for 5 cents; lettuce. 5 cents a head; cabbage, 5 cents a pound; carrots, 15 cents a peck, and beets, turnips and parsnips, 20 cents a peck. The meat prices are stationary. The lowest quotations are: Porterhouse, 20 cents; round, 15 cents; ribs, 17ft cents, and pot roast, from . 8 to 10 cents a pound. Mutton stew is 5 cents a pound; shoulder, 10 cents: fresh porkj from 12 to 17Vs cents: bacon. 25 cents; ham, 20 cents, and veal cutlets, from 15 to 20 cents a pound. Fish Trade Will Decrease. There has been a good demand for fish and oysters during the Lenten period, but it is expected that there will be a decrease in the trade after Easter. Salmon continues to sell at lVii cents; perch, sole, flounders and herring, her-ring, 12V4 cents; smelts, shad, catfish and halibut. 15 cents; Lake Michigan pike, whiteflsh, the Texas red snapper and Mackinaw trout, 20 cents; salmon trout, 25 cents, and Idaho mountain trout, 40 cents a pound. Shrimps are very scarce at 20 cents a quart; crabs are from 25 to 30 cents each, and lobsters, lob-sters, 17 cents a pound. The prices of oysters are: Counts, $2.15 a hundred; selects, 50 cents a can or 60 cents a quart, and Rockaways, 50 cents a dozen. Poultry a Scarce Article. In the poultry line geese and ducks are rather scarce at 20 cents a pound. Turkeys bring 25 cents a pound; spring chickens. 20 cents, and hens, 18 cents a j pound. Spring lamb remains at from $1.25 to $1.75 a quarter. Fresh eggs are two dozen for 35 cents, anl butter Is 30 cents a pound. |