The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-18
PRODUCE MARKET.
No Lines Can be characterized
as Quiet.
The Looked-For Rates on Wheat Have not Yet
Been Made-Produce Prices are
Very Fair.

The general merchandise business for
the past week has been in good shape. no
lines can be characterized as quiet. Mon
day and Tuesday we had heavy storms
which had depressing effect; but the
weather cleared up and the latter part OF
the week has been bright and cheerful.
Contractors and builders are all getting
ready to begin active operations as soon as
the ground is sufficiently dry for eXcava-
ton, and the roads in better shape SO that
the teams can commence hauling rock, etc.
Money seems TO have eased up consider
ably and we hear very little complaint in
this line. Receipts for the past week were
fair and fully up to the demand. If this
fine weather lasts all parties will be stock
ing up fully spring trade. Grain shows
but very little change, but the market on
all lines seems 10 be firmer, and the hay
market has shown little Improvement
potatoes are coming in freely. Eggs have
been fully up to the demand. The sale OF
oranges has been good, but the dealers
again cut and slashed on this article. The
supply of poultry had been light and the
receipts have not been half Of what the
trade requires.
OFFERINGS.
Wheat-We are pleased to say that the
surplus of wheat in the territory of . tab
will be able to have market as soon as the
railroad companies will make arrangements
toissue the necessary rates required to move
the same This will bring a large amount OF
money into the hands of our small dealers
throughout the territory, will help them to
tighten up with the wholesale trade and
| give renewed activity Tor stocking up with
spring goods.
Corn-This article has been in more de-
mand the past week, prices have stifened
up materially, being advanced from 10 to Ii
cents per cwt.
Oats-Prices on this article still continue
firm with the supply and demand about
equal. Prices are tiuctuatlng considerably
with offerings from S1.75 to S1.90 for car
| lots on track.
Hay-We are pleased to soy that the
market has improved considerably on this
article. and several car lots have arrived
during the past week with every Indication
OF the trade being In better condition as
| soon as heavy team work commences
Offerings are made at almost any price al
present, but the supply is more than treble
! the demand, and large amount will have
| to be carried over till next fall.
Poultry-Dressed poultry has been yer
scarce during the post week and the small
quantities tnat have arrived were sold
! quickly at ID and 16c per pound for chicks
and zoe. for turkeys. The demand On this
article has been treble the supply and i,
will continue this way for the next two OF
! three weeks.
! VEGETABLES-Potato are being I'M
loaded in this market by parties who over
stocked themselves last fall and could MOI
again unload except at loss; the supply is
equal to the demand, and selling to the job
| bling trade at 75c. per bushel California
we see, is shipping into Texas at Soc. pei
cwt., sacked; Colorado is also shipped cas-
at Sl.20. st. Louis, Kansas City anC
Omaha show prices on this article but little
above Salt Lake.
Cabbage has arrived very plentifullJ
from California, and some of our dealer!
have been cutting prices on this articl,
and selling below actual cost, at Sl.4 t
SLIGO per hundred weight. Caulifower
green peas and also radishes are arriving
from Los Angeles in small quantities anC
the demand is good.
Celery, radishes, lettuce and greer
peas are arriving in Salt Lake in small
quantities and in good shape.
! a large amount of eggs have arrived dur
ing the past week in good shape, both hom
and eastern products. Offerings are mad
/ from 1928 to $3.50 per case and if weathe
like this continues, of course prices on thi
article are bound to decline.
Oranges are very plentiful with suppl,
! equal 10 the demand, with large stock OF
hand. Dealers have cut on this article ant
on one day you could buy oranges from 2
10 80 cents per box less than they cost i
car lots,
Apples have arrived very freely durin
! the past week but they are very small an
of inferior quality.-Sdlt Lake Price Current