The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-01-19
DECLINE IN eggs
LIKELY TO OCCUR
Dealers Predict Warm Spell
Will Be Responsible for
Lower Prices.
STORAGE SUPPLY
WELL CLEANED UP
Utah Fresh Eggs Are More Plen-
tiful Than for Some
Weeks.

for several days past continues. there is
likely to be decided increase in the sup
ply sent out from the Utah hcnnerics,
and a consequent decline in the price OF
eggs Even the past few days dealers
have noticed difference and have been
able 10 supply their customers with not
a few OF the fresh Utah eggs. The stor-
age supply has been drawn upon to
pretty considerable extent thus far this
season, and a goodIy supply of nice fresh
eggs would not be sneered at by either the
dealers or their patrons
Chickens are coming in rather more
plentfully now. but wholesale men In
some instances have had to depend upon
the Eastern market for them, Hens and
springs are bringing II cents a pound.
wholesale, and selling a 20 cents a pound
on the retail market. Fresh turkeys arc
almost out OF the question, but one can
be obtained now and then
Striped bass has fallen a bit from the
high place which It held and wholesalers
are now Offering II at IL cents a pound.
the retailers asking 20 cents therefor
Fresh salmon was not to be had Thurs
day, either from the Northwest or from
the Sacramento river Halibut barra-
cuda and Mackinac trout made up good
ly portion of yesterdays arrivals In the
Another car Of oranges reached the To-
cal market yesterday from California.
They are an Improvement on the last few
In price from $3.50 to $500 box. On the
retail market they are 10 be had all the
way from 90 cents TO a half-dollar
dozen
Wholesale Quotations,
Hay Grain and straw-oat straw, per bale.
Der ton. baIsd. $780, wheat. per cwt, 81 3og
80. corn, per cwt., SL1oal. % corn. cracked,
3D. ,6 Idaho 81 99!S ss 'SS rGsa 9as SIS 81 Sa6
-Four, straight grade. Sl.e0: -four, high patent.
$40. ryo, $50. graham nour $50; oornmeai'
s. 90. bran. 9ScaL00; bran and shorts Sloo.
dressed IeS per pound oS Pc so dressed hogs,
Sc, live, si.sj per cwt; pork loins, Eye per
Poultry Dressed hens. lie; springs l7c;
ducks. per pound. l6c. turkeys 22GI3c
Frults.-Lemons. pcr box, S.S045 50, bananas,
per bunch, S2S9gi. o. oranges. 81 25g5 90 box
apples. Si.j0a2O0 per case; California nss $50
@S22S. cranberrles. 1880 barrel; dntes. 79
"!e per pound. Elephant. l2's per pound
Negetablcs.-Green onions, 25c per dozen;
Utah lettuce. 2oc. caulidower, per pound, loe
Itoh dry onions. $500; garlic. 2oci celery, T.oo
dozer punches potatoes. 81 lo51 % per cwt:
sweet potatoes, &c per pound; California cub
bsge. 500 per cwt.; cucumbers 2oc per
pound. rhubard. 2cc: artichotes. sOc dozen.
pound 25c dairy butter per pound 20c;
cheese. per pound, 12c. eggs, per case. 5000
cheese. per pound, 1Sc; IImbureer cheese por
pound lsc; cream brick cheese. per pound.
lSc: Edum cheese, per dozen. N2oo.
Flsh.-Snln'on, per pound. lJc: halLbut por
pound lie. striped bass, per pound. l7c, soles.
eeon, per pound, l2o; fresh mocHerel per
pound llFl2c California smclts, per pound
l2c; perch, per pound lie; whitehsh per
pound pour lee; Ice Western codash, per pound, 12c;
pound. Eastern codnsh. per pound. Ice. pike.
per pound. zoe. black bass, per pound, &c:
Mackinac trout 2oc. kinGnsh, lie; shad. l3c:
crabs, s., so dozen: lobstcrs. lie per pound.
Retail Quotations.
Hay Grain and straw.-ont straw per bale.
lOc alfalfa, 7oc cwt timothy. baled. S5c cwt.
wheat per cwt, Sl.5OQl 65. corn, per cwt
81. 80. corn, cracked per ewt, 81 80; oats, per
81 30, nour. bakers No. /. 81 Is; -four. straight
grade So. 15 flour. high patent 81. IS; rye, s2.sO
ten pounds Tor 2oc' bran H,lo; bran and
shorts. a,lO.
Mcats.-Prlme ribs, 17hc; porterhouse. 1S9
22Lc, pork, lIisc: mutton chops. l2hglEc, legs
isc lambs 1S@la0c; veal. lS020c. veal loaf 30c
spring lamb i5a25c per pound; pork loins, l5c
Poultry Dressed hens. 2pc; springs. 2Oc
broilere. sc per pound; ducks, 2oc, turkeys
Trul,s-Lemons per dozen 2565oc; oranges
ncr dozen 2UH50o, bananas, per dozen cOsU
25c. pressed hgs, l0Ui5c package;
cranbcrrIes l5c quart: pomegranntes, 2oo per
80 per box; picplant, 2jc pound.
VcgetabIcs.-Potatoes, S5c per bushel; Cali
fornin lettuce, l0c per head; Utah parsley 80
per bunch. California cabbage, SC per
pound: caullnowcr l2iac per pound; Hubbard
squash, 1O42sc each, celery, l0o per bunch:
urtlchokes loo each. oyster plant three
punches for Ice; persnips, two punches for Sc
sweet potatoes, &c per pound; cucumbcrs, l5@
25c each.
Dairy Prcducts,-Crcamery butter, per
pound soc, dairy butter, PC per pound, cheese
per pound. 2Oc comb honey. per comb l6c:
strained honey. per pound l5c Swiss cheese
per pound. ioc. limburgcr cheese. per pound
60c cream brick cheese, 25c, Edam cheese 81 %
each: Neufchatel, lee package eggs per
Fish.-salmon, l7Mc, hallbut 15c, striped
bass, @Oc, Goldfish l5C; Shnd, l5c; whltcnSh 2Oc;
sturgeon. l5c, catfish. lGc; barracuda l5c
machercl 2oc; pike. 2oc rock cod. two pounds
for 25c: soles. two pounds for 25c; crabs 25f3Oc
each. Mnckinac trout, 2ec per pound sea bass
l5c. knRnsh. lie oysters, New York counts
25c q dozen; kippercd salmon. 2Oc per pound:
anchory, 2oc per pound; oysters. 60T6Oc per
can; Holsters. 2pC n pound shrlnps. 20c o
2oc per pound. herring SC eoch; salt mackercl
lOG35c ench: blue points SOC dozen