The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-07-22
TOMATOES ARE
IN BIG DEMAND
But Supply Is Short Owing to Failure
of Utah Crop.
SMALL AMOUNT COMING IN
LEMONS ALSO ARE SCARCE, WITH
PRICES HIGH.

Tomatoes are in demand. but the dealers
are unable to supply the market The
California crop is on it's last legs and
the shipments are being cut down. After
the California crop is gone the commits
sion house dealers will look toward Colo
RADIO or Idaho for their supply. The Utah
crop is d complete failure and acres Of
tomatoes have been DlOwed w and the
ground replanted. The blight commenced
its ravages over "A month ago ana re-
suited i'm the destruction of two-thirds OF
the crop. Tomatoes are now selling for
Is cents pound or 81 a crate. The deal
ers say that canned tomatoes will be
much higher in price this year The
canning factories have contracts for
about half their usual output On this
account canned tomatoes will undoubtedly
be shipped in from California
Several carloads of fruits and vegetables
arrived on the market yesterday Oranges
and bananas are plentiful, but the prices
remain steady. Green garden stuff was
also shipped in yesterday Lemons have
not been raised in price since the last
advance. The dealers had a large enough
stock on hand to hold the market for a
day or two. but it is getting short Ship
ments Will arrive about Monday and then
lemons will go up about 10 cents a dozen.
yesterday. The demand is good. but the
dealers have no trouble in supplying their
customers. Fish is plentiful, with the ex-
ception Of trout.
Beef, 15c to Doc per pound. Veal, prime,
14c to 22c Dressed lambs. 12c 10 Doc:
lamb chops. 12c to PC. Spring lambs 81
TO $.25 per quarter
Fish.
IS Salt 1T, goldfish l5s per pound. BOneless
each. Holland herring. sc each. Kits. s1-15
each. Salmon, Ice per pound. Striped
pound. Soles and founders. 121sc per
121zc per pound. Fresh Goldfish. 121Ec per
Salmon. zoe per pound U BEoaters. Sc each.
California crabs. S0c to 4Oc each. Stur,
eastern brook trout 121%c each. Smoked
sturgeon. 3Oc per pound Black bass; 40c
falo cat fish, zoe per pound.
Poultry.
Spring chickens. Utah broilers. SOC per
per pound. Tame ducks, 20c per pound.
Hens, lge and zoe per pound. Young
squads. 25c each.
Dairy Products.
Butter. creamery. 25c per pound. Eggs.
11c per dozen Cheese, Utah cream, 2Oc
imported Swiss 40c brick Honey, comb,
l5c box: strained. 25c per pint.
Vegetables.
Turnips four punches for 1Oc Beets
four punches. l0c. Radishes, for sc.
OillOnSs TOT &C. Qrys 4 IDS, -0C- PEAS
40c peck Beans. to 10c pound Potatoes
25c peck. Rhdubarb. Sc pound. Cabbage.
sc pound Cauliflower, lbs for 25c- Gu
cUnnbers. sc each.
Fruits.
Currants, red. S1.OO case: currants. black,
81 20 case. RaspberTies. 81 % to 81 .65 case.
Strawberries. S-I5 case; l5c box. Black
berries, Toe box Dewberries, 10c box, 81. 70
case. GOoseberries 10c per pound. PIums,
5oc basket. Peaches, 10c pound; 81 10 box.
Pineapples. 30 to 65C each. WatermeiOnS,
Doc to 81 90 each. Cantaloupes. 10 to 15c
each Lemons very scarce 35c to 40c doz
500 case Oranges, 40c to COO doz. APP
pies, (Cal). Toe pound. Grape fruit 10c
each. Black cherries = lbs. for &c: white
. lbs for Poe. Pie cherries from sc to IOc
pound.
Grain.
Bran and shorts. Sl1O per hundred
Corn, S.00 per hundred. Oats, Sl.75 per
hundred. Milling wheat, Sl.1O per busheI
Feed wheat, 81 per bUshel. Barley, feed,
SlS5; rolled, $50 Cornmeal, 81.
Hay and Straw.
Alfalfa. S12 per ton Timothy, SIS per
ton Straw. 45c per bale.
Flour.
High patent, $50; straight grade, s.. 50;
bakers No 1. $50.
Or. &. M. Keysor's Method of Filling
teeth is painless. 162 Main street, Auer-
bach Bldg. Phones B. 1120-K. Ind. III