The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-25
SHOPPERS RAID
LOCAL MARKET
Yesterday Was the Busiest Day
OF the Year.
STOCK is CLOSED OUT
NO CHANGES MADE IN THE RE
TAIL QUOTATIONS.


Christmas shoppers crowded the market
all day yesterday and it was no doubt
the busiest day in the year Extra clerks
were employed and even then more help
was needed In the drizzling rain they
carried their parcels from one place to
another. for there was no hone of get
I ting them delivered. The delivery BOYS
were busy until midnight long after the
stores had closed and they will be at
work again this morning i'm order to nave
all their orders cleaned w for tOdaN's
( dinner Orders for turkeys came in
steadily all day. and those who were un-
dDle 10 pay from - 10 , cents pound
for them were supplied with chickens
The fish market was. active and tho
demand for oysters, cPab and Holsters
was so heavy that the stock was closed
out, Oranges, bananas, lemons. apples
and cranberries were sold in large guam
{ Titles. Pumpkins, celery and every vege-
table that makes up a Christmas dinner.
were on the market. but long before the
stores closed the boxes and shelves were
stripped The racks of turkeys were al
most empty and many of the stores looked
as if they had been cleaned out. The
piles of Christmas trees had disappeared
and the boxes of holly wreaths and ferns
for Christmas decorations were empty
No changes were made in the market
quotations yesterday, and the dealers
have plenty of orders ahead and expect
supply in for Monday.
Yesterdays retail quotations;
Meat.
Beef. 15c to 25c per pound. Veal. prime.
l252c 10 zoe. Mutton, Sc to i5c. Pork, l2c
to 2Oc Dressed lamb, 1912 to 25c; lambs
chops, 15c to 25c.
Fish.
Sea bass. 15c a pound. Salt Goldfish, 15c
pound Barracuda, 15c per pound. Idaho
trout, large size, soc per pound. Salmon,
h12c. Halibut, 15c: Striped bass, 2ec
T fish ~
Mackinaw trout, zoe per pound Soles
and founders, l212r per pound. Catfish,
l9c per pound. Perch, lac per pound Salt
mackerel Ice to Csc. Smells. Is per
pound. Utah catfish, 15c per pound.
Fresh Goldfish. l5c per pound. LoDsters,
California, 1712c per pound. Oysters. ex-
ira select. SOC per quart can; 60c a quart;
New York counts. 75c a can; DC Dozen
Prawns. 40c per pound. Smoked salmon,
9Jc per pound. Bloaters, &c each. Finnan
haddies 1152c per pound; Blue points, IN
smell, 30c per dozen. California crabs, Soc
each. Eastern Holsters, 45c each.
Poultry.
Hens, live, 12c; dressed 15c per pound.
Spring chickens, dressed, 15c per pound.
Turkeys, 24c pound.
Dairy Products.
Butter, creamery. soc per pound. Ranch.
15c to zoe per pound. Eggs. 25c to 35c per
dozen. Cheese, Utah cream, l5c to 2oc
]
| Imported Swiss, 40c: brick, CSC, Honey,
comb. l5c box; strained, 25c per pint.
| Vegetables.
! Parsnips, 20c per peck Potatoes, new
| Utah. Zoe per peck. Sweet potatoes, S
! pounds for 25c. Radishes, 212 per bunch.
/ CauliflOwer, Utah, 10c each. Wax beans
] Ice per pound. Turnips, &c a bunch. Young
! beets, PIC per bunch. Parsley, sc per
bunch. Carrots, zoe per peek. Lettuce,
! Utah. SC per bunch; California, sc per
/ bunch. Picking onions 60c per peck;
] very scarce. Celery, sc a bunch. Peppers,
/ green, lGc a pound Yellow squash, sc.
/ Summer squash, sc each. Hubbard squash,
| l5c each Egg plant, sc each. Cabbage,
! white. &c per pound; red. Sc per pound.
/ Vegetable marroWSs for 1Se- Dills &c
! bunch. Pumpkins 15c. Winter water
melons, 15c 10 35c. Cranberries, 10c quart.
Fruits.
Black grapes. 121zc per pound; 75c bas-
/ ket. Lemons 30c to 35c per dozen. Figs.