The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-04
CHICKENS ARE
QUOTED HIGHER
Turkeys Are Now Scarce, But
Price Holds Steady.
EASTERN lOBsTERs OUT
NO CHANGE IN FRUITS Oh
VEGETABLES.

Poultry has been scarce for the past two
or three days and yesterday the price of
chickens advanced. Hens were quoted at
IS cents pound, which is cent higher
than last Week. Spring chickens dressed
raised rom ID TO lE1z cents a pound, and
broiler8 sold for % cents. Little live poul-
try Is coming into the market and the
dealers say they are unable 10 supply the
market just at present. Turkeys remain
steady at 2212 cents a pound but they are
coming in slow this week Eastern lob
market yesterday and few California
crabs came sn- The dealers are unable
TO get any more orders of eastern lob
sters. ana the season for barracuda has
closed. Salmon and halibut are plentiful,
and "A shipment of smoked fish also ar
rived on the market. Regular assign
ments of oysters and trout come in daily
but the market prices remain steady
The vegetable and fruit market was
steady yesterday and no changes we're
made.
Yesterdays retail quotations:
Meat.
Beef, 15c to 25c per pound. Veal prime.
l215c 10 DOC. Mutton. Sc to 15c. Pork. 12c
to 20c- Dressed lamb 121z TO 25c; lambs
Fish.
Salt Goldfish, 15c a pound. Idaho
I71zc, HaIibut. I5c. Striped bass. zoe
per pound Whitefish. zoe per pound.
and fiounders, i2ysc per pound catfish,
15c per pound. Perch. 15c per pound salt
pound. Ut io eatfs6 15e e per POUND
Fresh Goldfish, 15c per pound. HOLSTERS,
California. INC per pound Oysters ex-
ira select SOC per quart can, 6)c quart
New York counts, zoe a can; 25c a dozen
Prawns. 40c per pound Smoked salmon.
haddies. 171zc per pound. Blue points. in
smell. Boo per dozen. California crabs. SOC
each.
Poultry.
Hens, dressed. Ice per pound. Spring
chickens. 1912c per pound. Turkeys, 2212o
a pound Broilers. 22c pound
Dairy Products.
Butter. creamery. 3Oc per pound Ranch,
l5c to zoe per pound. Eggs. 25c to 55c per
dozen. Cheese, Utah cream, 15c to 2Oc
imported Swiss, 46c; brick, Sc. Honey,
comb 15c box; strained, 25c per pint.
Vegetables.
Parsnips. zoe per peck. Potatoes. new
Utah. zoe per peck. Sweet potatoes,
Cauiiflower. Utah. i0c each. Wax YAK beans
lOc per pound. Turnips, &c bunch. Young
beets. 215c per bunch Parsley. &c pei
Utah, &c per bunch; California 81 pei
bunch. Picking onions, 6Oc per peck
very scarce. Celery, &c bunch. Peppers
green, l0c a pound. Yellow squash, sc
| Summer squash. &c each. Hubbard squash
l5c each Egg plant, &c each Cabbage
Vegetable marrows, 3 for Isc- Oils, &c
bunch Pumpkins, l5c. Winter water
melons, 15c to 35c. Cranberries. 1Oc quart
Fruits
Lemons. soc TO S5c per dozen. Figs
lbc per package Navel oranges, 40c 10
soc per dozen. Bananas, I5c TO 40c per
| dozen Utah apples, zoe to 4Oc
per peck. Pears Utah. 31sc pei
pounds; zoe to zoe a peck. Gran
berries. quarts for 25c, Pineapples. SOC
each. Ounces, 40c per peck. Cocoa
nuts, 10c each. California Strawberries
zoe a box Tangerine oranges, 25c per
dozen Grape fruit. 10c each
Grain.
Bran and shorts. Sl-1O per hundred
Corn, Sl.01 per hundred. Oats, 81 60 per
hundred. Milling wheat. s1.1O per bushel
Feed wheat, 81 per bushel. Barley feed
$IS9; rolled, $50 Cornmeal, d.SO.
Hay and Straw.
Alfalfa, S12 per ton. Timothy. S15 per
| ton Straw, 45c per Daie.
Flour.
High patent, $3.50; straight grade, g.. 20;
bakers No. !. $3.50.