Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-26

market gardeners and more will be re-
ceived, today. The dealers are selling
a large lot of it for it is typical
American dish and all the Yankees en-
joy it.
| "Cukes" are still falling. They now
sell for l cent apiece. They are large
ana nice. although their reign is about
| over.
! Tomatoes are growing scarce. There
are some very nice ones on the mar
ket at some of the stores but other
stores are unable TO find the nice large
ones. They are worth cents a pound.
which is high for the ordinary mortal
| Sweet potatoes are dropping. They
are now selling for seven pounds for a
quarter. There are some nice ones in
the market and they are finding a
ready sale.
| The golden pumpkins are being re-
ceived and retailed for from 5 to 10
| cents. The housewife is preparing to
give her liege lord some OF his mothers
pumpkin pies.
There will not be mucn more time to
can blueberries. They are very scarce
and if you want some more BURBERRY
pies you should order at once. They
are now selling for 10 cents straight
and the supply is limited.
Blackberries are still plenty and the
They are very nice berries and a large
number are being sold for they are
practically the only berries in the mar
ket for table use.
Some very handsome celery is in the
market. 1t is fresh from the growers
and is still kept in the boxes with the
roots on. 1t sells the same as last
week, Is cents a bunch. Nice squash
has also come in which sells for >
cents pound.
Shell beans are a very nice dish and
take but little trouble to prepare. They
can be shelled outside on the piazza
and there are lots of them in the mar
ket for II cents.
The native culliflowers are in and
they are very nice. They sell for %
cents. The cullifiowers in the market
are large and full, much better than
those in last week.
oil In,
the market and are selling for relative
ly the same price as for several weeks
past. Chickens are still in and they
are good ones. They are very tender
and appetizing looking. They are not
50 very high, only being 20 cents. This
is not bad at all for this time of year.
The fruits are in in large quantities
and there was never a better or nicer
lot of fruit displayed in the city than
at the present time. There are some OF
the best peaches ever sold here now on
the market. Some California peaches.
at least inches in diameter. are selling
for 40 cents a dozen. Then nice peaches
can be bought for 80 cents while the
smaller ones are only worth 20 and %
cents. They are all very luscious and
fruit
The pears are also very abundant.
There are some delicious Bartlett pears
which sell for 80 cents. There are
cheaper varieties but the most luscious
ones are worth that money. The cook
ing pears can be bought for So cents a
peck
Cantelopes are going down and are
plenty. They are not worth more than
10 cents each for the smaller ones.
which are all there are now in, or three
for quarter Watermelons hang on
at the same price, % cents. There are
plenty of these.
There are a number of varieties of
plums in the market and they are all
very nice. The Italian plums are WORTH
10 cents a dozen; the Bradshaw, 60
cents a basket; green cages, 80 cents
basket; prune plums, Is cents a dozen.
Grapes are being largely bought. The
delicious Concords are now bringing 20
cents a small basket. The Delawares.
for the same sized basket are 10 cents
higher, while the Malaga grapes sell for
20 cents for one of the square baskets
and the Tokay for the same sized bas-
ket are so cents. The Tokay grapes
are just in and are very nice.
Apples are scarce and are bringing
good prices. Hightops are in and can
be found at but a few stores. where
they bring so cents peck. Good nice
eating apples are worth about 80 cents
a pack, while crabapples are selling for
30 cents.
One of the new things which have not
before been seen this season are Cape
! Cod cranberries. They were received,