Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-23
.HOI WEATHER PRICES
Drouth Eliminates Many Articles
From the Market and Booms
Prices Of Others.
Potatoes Retailing at SLIGO Per
Bushel--0ther Vegetables
and Fruits High.
Berries and Other Late Fruits
Scarce and OF Poor Quality
"a Few Prices.

tite. but because of the e!routh and In
tenscly hot weathe. the problem this
year is greater than usual. While the
corn crop may be saved By moderation
of the temperature and later rains the
Vegetable ard fruit crops of this and
ether sectiona have beer cut shors and
prices have gone skyWart, in the midst
of the season that is usually marked by
plenty.
The greatest bound in prices have
been foc potatoes, which may not have
reached the top price as yet, altho they
are selling al 40 cents PEI peck. or sl.6l
per bllahr. Growers say that the late
crop may come out all right, but that.
those nearing maturity at the present
time have started to sprout In the
ground, because of the heat 1t is ex-
peeted that some Of the nearby vest
ern states that depend on irrigation may
produce crop sufficient TO supply the
probable shortage and that the price
viii later fall to the neignborhood Of 81
per bushel.
/ Isaspberrea OF both the black and red
4 varieties are out of the market. the
i droutf having cut the latter crop, willis
iblackberiies are sraice and OF poor
equality. The quality has KEEP the price
4 down to u cents per quart.
The apple crop is berg gathered be
+ fore the fruit has matuied IN egsie, 20
prevent drying on the ,tees. AMI the
prospects fer this favos,e and health
Viii be luxury altho at the ptesent
time he poor quality of home gi9An
fruit .a,etaillas much lower than po,a
Nh nj no ~.
tins beHs 20 cents per peck.
e,abbage is a.so luxufy AT the pres
ent prices, selling at ; cents per found,
1t iaa poor cshhage that doesnt weigh
a coupe Of POUNDS
seasenabie fruits ifrrorted from troD-
4 ica climea and from Michigan are at-
usually high. Lemons, are selling in the
local markets at from 81 To 80 cenis, ae-
coaiine K. size Oranges bring 80 cert.
per dozen. peaches % cents and ,Jea.s Is
~ 20 oesss Pineapples, among the riost
ltoothsorne and healthsul Of tropical
products found In the local markets, are
reasonable. retailing al from 10 to y
cents each Waterme!ons are very,
scarce and none ht5 those With a bark
account or large salaries indulge in
them as melcns Of ordinary size bring
from 30 1855 cents! celery is reasonable
ard retails at 10 cents per pound.
Fresh peas and beans We're cut short
by the drouth and are not u be found
in the local market sweet corn is "
poor quality ard 'he price has therefore
l.ropped from n shifting per dozen 70 i
cents. Tomatoes sell AT 10 cents PEI
pound while eueum5ers bring from 5tq
70 eents each. according to size and
fquality.
,ftat, y, fsC.ft Yit,,.
etc. have moi been affected by the
weather condition. and their results.
n JOBBER'S VIEW
Manager I'll. f. Sloan OF the Let's.
: Fletcher Co. who WAS leaving the city
:. Monday evening. VAS asked about the
prices in the grocery trade that had
been affected as the result OF the pro
: tracted dry spell. You have asked
-l,me a very hard question, said Mr..
Sloan, for nearly everything i'll our
line has been Affected more or less.
a The only low market we haze now al
all on staples is that on sugar and cot
: fee. The low market on those articles
is caused by conditions. on coffee It
/. lis largely due TO a fight between big
: handlers of the product, because there
i is an immensely big crop this year. and
; also because there is absolutely no de-
. mand for its consumption this hot
: weather. Coffee was never so low in
the history of the business as it is to-
$ day.
The weak market on sugar is due
: largely to the fact that the recent hot
: winds have dried up all the small fruits
and consequently spoiled one of the
finest prospects for small fruit growers
i that this country ever saw. Raspber-
. res blackberres and. all such fruits
: have all been spoiled so that there are
q none to can and that causes a lack In
the demand for sugar. There is also
5 no demand for fruit jars caps and rub
, bers, such as there usually is at this
time of the year.
. ION the other hand. however. nearly
: every other staple article is higher. AS
Il usual thing this season of the yeal
/ potatoes sell at - cents TO 50 cents
;. per bushel I bought a carload today
4 and sold every one of them in less thar
!, an hour at 81 per bushel.
!, "A month ago canned corn was goins
begging at 47ia to 80 cents per doze,
. to the jobber. To-Day we can't buy j
!, under 20 cents 10 the jobber f. o. b
factory. Canned tomatoes month age
, we bought at from 60 to 60 cents To
day they are hafu 10 ma AT 80 cent:
f. o. b. factory, which means 80 cent:
delivered here.
"All cereals and their by-product!
, are high. Flour has already advanced
: 40 cents barrel and will probably 81
: higher. Rolled oats a week ago coul,
n be bought for s34t per barrel of is,
I pounds and today we can't buy then
e for less than $3.50 In fact, everything
: in the line of cereals is away up, and
: look for them to SO higher yet. Starch
has advanced over cent pound
e within the past thre weeks.
However, old Iowa has never gon
J. back on us yet, and am optimisti
. enough to think that yet We will hav
J. a good crop, both of corn and potatoes
We may get left on sweet corn, blu
h that is, comparatively, only a SINAI
d matter anyway"
Excursion Hates to Chicago.
). Via the Northwestern line. Excursio
q tickets will be gold at reduced rates fo
round trip July 90. "a and 20. on accour
Of B. Y. p. U. convention. For limits {
d Susan-The pimples, sores and black
e heads are danger signals. The Rock
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