The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-18
CHICKENS MAKE
THEIR DEBUT
First large Supply Since Duck
Season Closed.
FIGHT ON UTAH STORAGE EGGS
STRING BEANS AND RADISHES
COME FROM CALIFORNIA.

The first large supply of chickens since
the duck season closed arrived on the
market yesterday. but no changes were
made in the quotations. Turkeys are
coming in from SanDete county in large
numbers and the poultry market Is much
more active The commission houses are
Send1ng out their orders for turkeys 10
the mining camps through tho state. and
a shipment will also be made to Nevada
during the first of the week. 1t is be-
1eved by some of the dealers that ship
ment VIII have to be made from the east
this coming week TO supply the local mar
ket- A few spring geese were on the
market yesterday and were selling for Il
cents pound retail.
There is still a fight on Utah storage
eggs between the packing houses, and the
price may be reduced to $3.50 at the be-
ginning of the week. Eastern eggs are
coming in every week.
String beans. radishes and cauliflower
came In from the coast yesterday and the
green garden stuff was easily disposed Of.
Strawberries were on the market, but
they still hold steady at 70 cents box
Otherwise there were no other changes
made in the quotations
Yesterdays retail quotations.:
Meat.
Beef. 15c to CSC per pound. Veal. prime,
l232c to 0c. Mutton. SC TO 15c. Pork, 12c
chops, 15c to PC.
z ISM.
Sea bass. 15c a pound Salt Goldfish, 15c
pound. Barracuda, 15c per pound. Idaho
i7izc. Haiibuf. i5c. Striped i bass. zoe
per pound. Whitefish, zoe per pound.
Mackinaw trout, zoe per pound. Soles
ana founders 121zc. per pound. Cattlsn.
l6c per pound. Perch, 15c per pound Salt
mackeTel 1Oc 10 SOC. Smells, 10 per
pound. Utah catfish loo per pound
Fresh goldfish, lac per pound. Lobsters,
Fa1ff 50 md ONrgF aNF-
ira select soc per quart can; soc quart;
New York counts, 75c can; 25c a Dozen
Prawns. 40e per pound. Smoked salmon,
20c per pound. Bloaters. sc each. Finnan
haddies. I7Ikc per pound. Blue points, in
Shell, 30c per dozen. California crabs, soc
each.
Poultry.
Hens, live, 12c to 15c; dressed 13c to 15c;
per pound. Spring chickens. dressed, l5c
per pound. Turkeys, &c pound.
Dairy Products.
| l5c to zoe per pound. Eggs 25c to S5c per
dozen. Cheese, Utah cream, 15c to 30c
| per pound; eastern, Zoe; limbergeT. zoe;
| imported Swiss. 40c; brick, Csc. Honey,
comb, 15c box; strained, 25c per pint.
Vegetables.
-ParsndiPs, zoe per, peck Potatoes, new
pounds for sc Radishes, 2l2 per bunch,
| Caulifower, Utah, loo each. Wax beans.
| 10c per pound. Turnips, &c a bunch. Young
| beets. PIC per bunch. Parsley, &c per
| bunch. Carrots, 2Oc per peck. Lettuce,
| Utah, sc per bunch; California, &c per
! bunch. Picking onions, COO per peck;
very scarce. Celery, Sc bunch. Peppers,
/ green, 10c pound. Yellow squash, &c.
4 Summer squash, sc each. Hubbard squash,
/ l5c each. Egg plant, sc each. Cabbage,
/ white &c per pound; red, sc per pound
i Vegetable marrows, for 1Sc- DilIs, &c
bunch. Pumpkins, 15c. Winter water
| Fruits.
Black grapes, 121zc per pound: 75c a bas-
ket. Lemons. Coo to CSC per dozen. Figs,
! 15c per package. Navel oranges, 40c TO
! SOC per dozen. Bananas, l5c to 4oc per
t.d0zen. Utah watermelons, 1Oc- Utah ap-
| pies, 20c TO 40c per peck. Pears, Utah,
| 3lkc per pound; zoe to SOC a peck. Gran
| berries, 2 quarts for 25c. Pineapples, 50c
! each. Ounces, 40c per peck. Cocoa
nuts I0c each. California strawberries.
2Gc a box. Tangerine oranges, &c per
dozen.
Grain.
Bran and shorts. S110 per hundred.
Corn $3.50 per hundred. Oats, s1.60 per
/ hundred Milling wheat. Sl.10 per bushel.
| Feed wheat 81 per bushel. Barley, feed,
Sl.95; rolled, $50. Cornmeal, $3.50.
hay and Straw.
Alfalfa. s12 per ton Timothy, SIS per
/ ton. Straw, 45c per bale.
Flour.
High patent. $3.50; straight grade. $40;
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