The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-05-15
RETAIL PRICES
ARE STEADY
Meats Are Only Commodity
That Is Scarce, and Nut
ton May Advance.
FISH QUITE PLENTIFUL
HAY ARRIVING IN MUCH LARGER
QUANTITY.

The various retail markets are all fairly
well supplied and changes in prices are
apparent Meats are the only commodity
at all scarce, and it is expected that NUT
ton and lambs will be slightly higher
| Meats are reported scarce in the local
/ wholesale markets. and the dealers ere
! complaining that at present prices there
/ is no profit in handling them. There seems
/ to be no possibility OF their agreeing on
! an increase, however. so consumers are
getting the benefit
Fish is plentiful and of a good quality.
The arrivals yesterday were fresh cod
from the east and mackereI. Both bring
10 cents a pound wholesale.
Hay is arriving in much larger uuanti-
| ties than for some time Dealers, how
ever, say that it is all being delivered on
the old contracts, made when the article
was very scarce, and refuse to reduce the
price.
Lemons have advanced % cents a case
and are now selling at $3.50 20 s. a case
Navel oranges are almost due. but there
VIII be few on the market until June
Mediterranean sweets and VaIencias'
DealerS predict that oranges will be
higher than usual this summer. There
is nice quality of cherries coming in.
They are selling at - a box wholesale
All kinds of fresh vegeta bIes are pIen-
tlfuI and somewhat cheaper.
Retail Markets.
Hay, Grain and Straw.-Oat straw. per
o. o Gi 4Oc: alfalfa, 75c cwt: timothy. baied
$l.lC@$l-l5 cwt.; wheat. 7Ocd95c per cwt.;
corn, per cwt.. $1-4oa$145; cracked corn.
cwt,, S.45Q$1.5O oats. cwt. s.. OOG$2 10:
flour bakers No. l. 500: flour straight
grade $50; flour, high patent. $40: rye
bran and shorts, $1.1O.
Meats--PriTne ribs, 15cd17c: porterhouse /
N 0[T1-
lSc; lambs front quarter, s1.25 each; hind !
quarter. $500 each, veal, 1SG20c: veal loaf /
Of HffIgiaf hares zoe Re6 per gSund
2Z1ac; broilers. fresh dressed, pound. 25c; /
frozen broilers. 25c pound; ducks. 22c; |
turkeys. 2715C: geese, pc; squads, 25c |
each; Idaho rabbits. two for 25c
r + rults-.Lemons. per dozen. SOC; oran- !
en-, 25d30c; pressed figs. 1OG15c per pack
age: rhUbarb. Zoe for three pounds; Crane /
fruit $1o0 per dozen; cocoanuts, 1Oc each: |
per box; cherries, 25c per pound: dewber- |
rles, loo per box: tomatoes. Csc per pound
Vegetables.-Potatoes. aI5 per BUSH
ell; California lettuce. 1Oc per head: Utah
parsley SC bunch; California new cabbage.
pounds for Csc; CauliflOwer. zoe per
pound; oyster plant. 3 punches for Toe.
parsnipS. two punches for sc; cucum bers
lOc each; dry onions, &c per pound tur-
1ips, SOC per peck; Utah spinach 6 pounds !
for 23c; asparagus, 10c a pound flat /
Dutch cabbage. sc per pound new Nit |
a
head; California rhubarb. 10c per pound. !
Utah rhubarb. 1Oc per pound; Utah mush-
rooms, 2Oc per pound; summer squash /
zoe per pound; wax beans, 20c per pound: !
green beans, zoe per pound,
Dairy PrOductS.-Creamery butter nor
pound, 25c; dairy butter. 20c per pou6d. |
cheese, pound, 20c; strained honey. per
pound, 15a25c; Swiss cheese pound. iioc:
limburger cheese, pound, GOO; cream brick
cheese, 25c; Edam cheese, 1925 each
Neufchatel 10c per package; Utah fresh
Ffsh-Salmon. 171kc; yellowtaiI, 15c- halt
but, 15c: striped bass, 221zc; Goldfish. i5c:
shad- 15c: whitefish. zoe; sturgeon, I5c;
catfish. 15c; barracuda. 15c: founders
5c pound; rock cod two pounds for 25c..
soles, 15c a pound; crabs. 25G3Oc each,
sea bass. 15c; kingfish. 15c per pound; kin,
Dered salmon, zoe per pound; anchovy zoe
orawns. SOC per hundred; sfoked ha Iibut
)0c per pound: herring, SC each: salt
1O0S0c each; smoked cells 3Oc
Der pound; mountain trout 4oc per pound:
fresh mackerel. zoe per pound; rainbow |
rout. 15c each; salmon trout 3Oc ner
pound; red snapper, zoe per pound; brook
rout, SOC per pound; sandals. zoe per
pound; perch, 15c per pound; shad. SOC De,.
pound; large eastern frogs, Acc each.
Wholesale Markets.
Following the latest wholesale
Hay, Grain and Straw-Oat straw. nor
yale, in car lots. 3OGs5c: alfalfa, s70O.
imothy, per ton, baled, 5000; wheat per
VT i, $50 3 a corn Ia per cWt $50; corn.
'ats, 500; barley, rolled, s1.6O; flour. b9k-
rs. No. I, $50; flour. straight grade
zoo; flour, high patent, $3.50; rye 81 so: |
;raham flour, $3.50; cornmeaL $500; bran
Meats-Dressed beef per 100 mounds
$50; dressed veal, per pound SIC; |
ressed hogs, 9q1Oc; pork Ioins, I21zc Der !