Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-08-19
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Local Matters.
SUNDAY DINNERS.
4 Few Of the Nice Things in the
Market.
Green StsA and Fruits Very Plentiful and Sell
at Low Prices.

dinners. tomorrow for the season for
fruit and green stuff 1t at its height
and the prices are low and the goods
are in the market in abundance. There
are many things we go to make up a
first-class Sunday dinner now in the
stores awaiting purchasers.
Many people through the hot weather
are living on fruits and canned goods.
The fruits are in in large quantities
and the latest to appear are Moore's
Darlyartics, which are selling for the
small sum of o. cents a basket. This
is not much if the basket was a little
larger. but for a common grape basket
il is outside of the reach of the poorer
people.
Cantelopes are now cheap and good
big ones are selling for two for %
cents. The water melons are also
much lower than they have been, sell
ing for % cents.
There are more varieties of peaches
than one could shake stick at The
majority of them come from California
and are being sold at figures ranging
from one cent apiece for the little ones
to so cents dozen. There are some
of the most luscious ones which will be
seen, this season. selling for 50 cents.
They are great big ones and are de-
lcious.
The pears are in good quantities.
The smaller ones for canning and
making pickles from have not yet ar
rived, but the California eating pears
can be bought from % to 80 cents
dozen. The domestic crop is not yet
ripe enough to place on the market
but will soon be in.
Blueberries, which have been 50
plentiful. this season. are now becom-
ing scarcer and the price has risen to
10 cents. The season has been the
best for a number of years and one
dealer says that he has sold more than
he has for the. past four, years. A
fresh invoice wssF received. late yester-
day afternoon. but not in sufficient
quantities to lower the price Black
berries are selling or the same price.
The celery which is in the market
now is very tender and nice. 1t is
raised just a few miles outside the city
and is daily brought into the city
Instead of cutting it and sending it in
boxes, as the celery comes which We
receive for the Christmas and Thanks
giving dinners, it comes in boxes with
earth around the roots. They are the
original boxes the celery is planted in
so the people are assured of fresh
celery when they purchase this. The
price is very low, it being sold two
punches for p cents.
What is there in the meat line that
is new and likely to be appetizing
these warm days." the reporter asked
of a prominent marketman.
There are the same meats which we
have had for some time and then we
have a few nice fowl which are very
reasonable. The price is only Is and
20 cents. which is low for this time of
year" 1t is rather high for working
people but the wealthier people are
buying them in large numbers.
The sale of sweet corn is very large
and well it may be for the supply is
fresh every day. Nearly all the pro-
vision men have market gardeners who
bring in supply every morning. 1t is
reasonable too. being sold for 20 cents a
dozen.
The tomatoes are good and have been
in the market for over a month. They
sell now for cents pound and per
son who is fond of them can thus OBJ
tain good meal very cheaply.
Cucumbcrs do not seem to diminish
in numbers and are sold for " cents.
Beans are also pler3tiful and can be OBJ
tained for % cents a peck. Peas have
about disappeared from the market
and those that are left are not of the
very ptSl dut dilHouSH soiilt S''b
ones can be found.
Sweet potatoes make their appear
ance at six pounds for % cents. They
are small but if person is patient
enough to dig them out, if he likes
them baked, he can have a very nice
dish. Red cabbage is being sold for
cents pound. The Englishmen about
here are purchasing quite a lot to
make some red cabbage pickles which
with them is favorite relish.
Culliilowers are not of the hes,
grades although they are worth from
10 to 10 cents. The supply of them il
not very large and the demand i.
about in the same condition.
If you want a fish dinner there is ,
good supply of fish. The old standby,
such as cod are at the same prces
Mackerel are selling for Is cents an,
they are nice ones. Halibut and sword
fish are retailing at the same figure a
mackerel. The Holsters are scarca !,
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