The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-11
LETTUCE AND
CABBAGE SCARCE
California Strawberry Crop Is
Reported Ripening Slowly.
BLACK GRAPES ON MARKET
COMMISSION HOUSES ORDER
THEIR HOLIDAY STOCK.


California lettuce was off the market
Yesterday and cabbage was scarce. but a
shipment Of both vegetables is expected
TO arrive tomorrow. The strawberry crop
on the coast is ripenIng slowly and only
- lew crates come in at a time. The
price remains STEADY at ~ cents a box.
but IA the course of "A week the dealers
believe tho frGit will be more plentiful.
and that the price will be reduced Several
crates of black grapes reached the mar
ktt yesterday from the southern part of
California. and were quoted az 10 cents a
basket. These are the first that have been
ON the market for u number Of days. and
tho dealers do not expect any more.
Oranges and bananas are plentiful and
the commission houses have ordered
large shipment TO arrive during the next
two weeks for the holiday trade.
Salmon and halibut were plenIfu, yes
terday, nut there was scarcity ~ other
varieties on account of storms along the
coast Black bass from Utah lake is COM
ing in faster and the fishing there seems
10 be much better than IL has been for
some time. The daily shipment of oysters
from the eastern coast has Deen Increased
and the demand is much heavier as the
holiday season is approaching.
Retail quotations yesterday:
Meat.
Beef. Is to PC per pound. Veal. prime.
I2isc to 2oc. Mutton. Sc to 15c. Pork, nc
70 2e Dressed lamb. 12ikc to Zoe; lamp
chops. 15c to 25c.
Fish.
Sea bass. 15c per pound. Black bass.
zoe per pound. salt Goldfish, l5c per pound
Barracuda. l5e per pound. Idaho trout
large size, 3Oc per pound Salmon, Illsc
per pound. Halibut 15c. Striped bass, zOc.
w niteflsh, zoe. Mackinaw trout. &c Soles
and and fl1aundersi l2hc; Catfish i lc
Smells, 15c per pound. Utah catfish. 15c.
FRESH Goldfish. 15c. HOLSTERS, California,
li12c per pound. Oysters, extra select 6oc
per quart can; COO a quart; New York
4Oc Fer pound. Smoked salmon. zoe per
pound. BlOaters. DC each. FiRnan had
dies, 11s cents per pound. Blue points IN
shell. soc dozen. California crabs, SOc
each.
Poultry.
Hens, live, u to 15c: dressed. lS to 15c
per pound Spring chickens. dressed. 15c
per pound. Mallards. 60c TO f5c a brace.
Teal, S0c brace. Turkeys. zoe pound.
Dairy Products.
Butter, creamery, SOc per pound. Ranch
l5c to zoe per pound. Eggs, 25c to
zoe per dozen. Cheese. Utah cream. l0c
20 9O &C. per pound; eastern zoe; hm5 Der
Honey, comb. 15c box; strained. 2Oc per
pint.
Vegetables.
ParSnips. Zoe per peck. Potatoes.
new Utah, Doc per peck Sweet potatoes.
Z pounds for 2Oc. Radishes. PIC per bunch.
CauliflOwer, Utah. ice each. Wax beans;
zoe per pound. Turnips. &c buncn. Young
beets. 2l3c PEI bunch Parsley Sc per
bunch. Carrots, 20c per peck Let
tucs. Utah, &c per bunch California, sc
per bunch. Picking onions. Coo per peck;
very scarce. Celery, SC a bunch Peppers,
green, l0c pound. Yellow auuash. SC. Sum-
mer squash. sc each. Hubbard squash. 15c
each. Egg plant. Sc each. Cabbage.
white Sc per pound; red, &c per pound.
Vegetable marrOws, for lSc. Dills, sc
bunch. Pumpkins 15c. Winter water
melons, 10 TO 30 cents. Cranberries 2
quarts for 25c.
Fruits.
Black grapes. 12lec a pound: TIC a bas-
ket- Lemons, 30 to soc a dozen. Figs. 15c
per package Naval oranges, 10 TO SOC.
Bananas. - TO 40c per dozen. Utah
watermelOns. l0c. Utah apples. 20 to 40c
% to 30c a peck. Cranberries, quarts for
25c. Pine apples. COO each. ounce. 40c
peck. COcOanuts Ice each. California
Strawberries, 20c a box.
Grain.
Bran and shorts. S1.10 per hundred.
Corn. $50 per hundred. Oats. $3.50 per
feed, s135; rolled, $50. Corn meal, g. So
Hay and Straw.
Alfalfa, ti2 per ton. Timothy SIS per
ton. Straw. z5c per bale.
Flour.
High patent $3.50; straight grade. $40:
bakers No. l. $3.50