The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-01-21
DRY ONIONS MAY
BECOME A LUXURY
There is Now a Decided Scar
city of the Healthful
Vegetables.
1T Is HARD TO GET
REAL GOOD ONES NOW
Rise in Price Is Certain With
i'm the Next Few
Days.

IL the predictions OF some OF the deal
ers arc realized, plain, dry. everyday
onions arc likely to become quite a lux
ury within very short time. They are
scarce now, decidedly scarce. That Is,
it is hard TO get good ones, although
farmers have been trying to get rid of
any quantity OF Inferior ones for some
time past While the high water mark
OF two years ago Is hardly expected this
season, Il is certain that those fond OF
the high-smelling vegetable will be called
upon in very little while TO put up
more coin IL they desire to enjoy them.
Storms have been playing havoc with
the Pacific coast fish business during the
past few days and a small shipment OF
hallbut was about the only fish that put
In an appearance yesterday The cold
weather OF Saturday, or rather the colder
for an increased demand for oysters, and
there was n greater call for them ycster-
day than for some time.
Chickens and turkeys are almost as
scarce us nsh, and housewives were
obliged yesterday I'm most instances 10
fall back upon roasts FOR the Sunday
feast. The usual supply OF seasonable
vegetables made their appearance from
California, about the only source OF green
stun just now.
Wholesale Quotations.
Hay. Grain oDd Straw.-Oat straw. per bale.
in lots. 3eQ3Jc. Alfalfa Sl2OO. timothy,
per ton, paIcO, Vow, Nhcutr per cNl., Sl,oDW
10 corn, ps7 cwt. 81 opl 25, corn. crac kcd.
81 80. Idaho oats. 81. 60: rolled oats f175: bar
ley. rolled. S3o Hour. bakers No t. $40,
Eours straight grade. 1890: flour high patent.
S-.l0 rye $40; graham -four. $50; Cornmcal.
s2,o0 bran. 9ic@L00; bran and shorts. SlO0.
dressed veal, per pound SC, dressed hogs.
&c; live. EiS per cwt.; pork loins. l2l3c per
pound: mutton SIC; spring lambs, Pc per
pound.
Poultry Dressed hens. lie. springs lie,
broilers dressed; 29e; Eastern 6roLlers. 2io.
Fruits.-Lemons, per box. 81. OO6i. 500 bananas.
per bunch. 2.5DpI 90: oranges, 90 box,
apples, A.SO62.C0 per case. California ngS sc
ISG 25 cranberrles. $3.50 a barrel; pearB, Sl15
box, dates, 7@sisc per pound; pIcplant. l2i7c
per pound.
Negctablcs.-Grccn onions. sc per dozen.
utbh lettuce. 20c; caulhowcr, pei pound, l0c
Utah dry onions, 500; garlic. S0c; celery SL0p
dozer bunch-s. potatoes N.lonl.,j por cwt.;
swect potatoes Jc per pound. California cab
pound rhubard Zoe nrtlohokes. SOC n dozen.
Dairy Products.-Creamery butter, per
pound, PC: dairy butter, per pound, 20c.
cheese per pound. l3c; eggs per case s7O0a
100. comb honey. per crate. S2.75; Sweitzer
cheese. PEI pound, 1sc limburser cheese, per
lee. Edam cheese. per DOZEN ST. 10
Fish.-Salmon, per pound. 1c,5 halIouL per
pound, l2c; striped oars, per pound. l7c. Soles,
per pound, loc; founders. per pound, luc. stuI-
pound 1l9l2c California smelts. per pound.
l2c; perch. per pound llc whltehsh per
pound Iec' Western Goldfish. per pound nc.
fresh herring, l0o per pound; rock cod. l2c per
pound; Eastern co9hsh, per pound, loc; pike,
per pound gOg: black bass per pound &c.
kinEhsh. lie; shad l3c. crabs, s. 90 dozen.
HOLSTERS lie per pound.