The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-22
TONS OF GOOD THINGS
Markets Present Fine Display
of Christmas Eatables.
PRIZE HOGS AND BEEVES
'PoSsUMS, WILD TURKEYS AND
EVERYTHING ELSE.

salt Lakes markets present a be-
wlldering display of tempting eatables
and if any Salt Laker is unable to
provide himself with sumptuous
Christmas dinner, it viii be due to the
fact that he hasn't the price.
The large meat markets of the CITY
are making very elaborate displays this
year with prize winning steers that
nave been butchered for the holiday
trade, large hogs and turkeys galore.
one meat market had on exhibition a
steer that dressed at ]. $50 pounds, seven
hogs raised at the penitentfary that
WeIgned when dressed 4 500 pounds. and
the largest one of which weighed EOS
pounds. This is the largest hog ever
raised in Utah
Ihis same firm had 'possums from
missouri and wild turkeys from Texas.
one other meat market was handling
2'OV' pounds Of turkeys, and claimed to
have on the racks four of the best
beeyes ever butchered in the state Of
Utah.
The meat dealers state that the great
est demand for holiday eating is for
turkeys, sucking pigs and beef roasts.
There are an unusual number of suck
ing pigs IN the market, together with
ducks, chickens and fish Of various
kinds. CLANS and oysters in the shell
are among the novelties. There is a
strong demand for oysters, and many
of these will be slowed away on Christ
mas day.
Abundance of Fruit.
There is a splendid display Of fruit
IN the stalls. also, including a variety
of fine apples from Idaho and Oregon,
oranges, lemons and pears from the
coast, and bananas, pears. dates. figs
and all the standard nuts from their
appropriate places. There is also d
5Ovd supply of green stuff, and the
man who has money will have no trOu-
bic in filing his table for Christmas
dinner with all the old reliable stand
bys and very many lUXurieS besides.
In the other branches of trade there
is a hard struggle for trade, and many
ingenious devices are being used to at
tract attention. One firm has a Santa
Claus and work shop fixed up in the
front window where the little folks can
see the old man making toys day after
day Another firm has old Mother
Goose. lite-size, sitting on the historical
broom and drawn through the air by
two geese. Many OF the show windows
present brilliant and artistic effect, the
electric lights, the beautiful merchan-
disc and the holly and evergreen fes-
looming being worked in with the finest
possible effects.
On the whole, holiday trading is said
VOTing the useful rather than the pure
~ ornamental and amusing. 1t would
be very difficult to determine just what
line of trade is doing the best business,
but it is the universal feeling that good
cold weather would greatly stimulate
business in all lines. as it would make
the season appear more like Christmas
and stir up an enthusiasm that is still
lacking.
Tons Of Mo1asses Candy.
To give an idea as to the amount of
candy consumed during the holidays,
it is but necessary to state that one
candy maker sold during the month of
November fifty tons of molasses mug
gets, and used for them 5000 900 wrap
pers. This candy was shipped all over
this section Of the country, but it must
be remem bered that this is but one
kind of candy out of the hundreds to
be found on the market. and it must
be remembered also that these were
sent out by one candy maker in one