The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-08
LOCAL MARKETS.
No Dearth of Home Grown Vege-
tables in Topeka.
Fruit Comes in From Arkansas
and Colorado.
MEATS ARE NO HIGHER
Dealers Say the Quality Is
Poorer Than Usual.
The LOcalGardenersArePrOmis-
ing CantalOupes Soon.

There is no dearth in the vegetable
and fruit market of Topeka so the dea-
lers say. The vegetables which enjoy n
local demand this year are plentiful and
cheap while the quality is even better
than in former years.
The fruit on market is a story of
fuctuatiOn though the fruits Astounding
on Topeka markets at this season of
the year are largely the product of
some other locality and shipped in
The fear which was manifest that the
high waters of this spring had ruined
the garden stuff which always comes in
for such B a steady demand -on the
summer menu is found to be worthy of
no foundation Green corn is larger and
better conditioned than ever and is
finding ready market at from to 10
cents per dozen retail. The evergreen"
corn is one of the popular varieties on
the market and is exceptionally fine APP
pearing- Corn too is free from the lit
tie worms which are the housewifely
worry The high water probably drown
ed the worms out before they got to
the corn. Lima beans are selling. 4
quart measure, for Is cents and good
ones at that. Home grown tomatoes
Will be plentiful and are now priced at
cents a pound. The indications for
ming factory is contemplating starting
up within two or three weeks.
Squashes are commencing to put in
their appearance. they are purchased
two for five. Turnips. good ones at Is
cents a peck. while beets bring five
cents more for the same quality on
ions, for your eomplextion or just for
the eating are sold at 30 cents a peck
Caulifiower and egg plant are a search
ts. the high water proved too much for
their growth and but few can be had.
Lettuce is still here and selling at 5
cents bunch and this is imported from
Colorado along with celery which also
brings the same amount for a bunch.
Sweet potatoes are gradually edging
their way into the grocery stores along
the avenue They cost ten cents a
pound to the cultivated palate. The or
binary Irish potatoes can be bought at
from so to go cents a bushel and the
high water and the superabundance of
water this spring appears to have had
but little effect on the quality or yield.
Along the fruit line the local season
Is not advanced enough TO afford very
much in the way of offerings. Home
grown grapes will commence to come
in within the next two weeks. The in
dications are that grapes viii De plenti-
full and up to the best standard. Peach
eS, the Mountain Rose and Champion.
early varieties, will be marketed within
the next ten days by the local growers.
Blackberries at three boxes for % are
the last tail end offerings of the sea-
son. red raspberries from Colorado sup
planting them. The red raspberries are
priced at two boxes for 10.
Apples. especially the early kind, are
very poor. Specked and dwarfed. Even
the Maiden Blush apples are not show
ing well though a dealer here and
there exhibits some of n better quality /
Jonothans come in after the Maiden
Blush and they will doubtless show up
In better condition.
Oranges and bananas are not album
dant at this period and come rather |
in the list of luxuries. the former |
bringing so cents a dozen. while the
latter are being sold at about % cents
for dozen. The palm in the fruit
line belongs to the pears, pIums. !
peaches and watermeIons imDorte ed /
from Colorado and Arkansas. Plums |
are now shipped in from California. |
though the crop in Utah will be ripe
enough for shipments within the next
ten days and will bring a consequent |
reduction in their price from 80 cents |
a basket to Is cents.
Peaches are now coming in from
Northern Arkansas and the Elbertas |
are listed at 25 cents a basket The
local raisers of watermelons and can
taloupes promise that they will have
some of their yield ready for the re-
taller within two weeks. As il is we /
of Topeka have to pay 25 cents for
the Texas product. One explanation
forthcoming as to the unusually good
condition OF vegetables and small fruit |
Is that the truck gardeners have grown |
wise through the experience of last year |
and cultivated their higher lying lands |
Another dealer states that this is moi
correct but that he considered that the |
yield was so exec ptionally large and /
fine that the abnormal conditions at
tending the weather later in the spring l
could not affect substantially the en-
tire crop. II the flood had not come /
on We would not have known what |