Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-20
LOCAL MARhETS

The markets are beginning to assume
the usual Christmas appearance There
seems to be plenty OF all edibles, ex-
ccpt perhaps turkey which at present
threatens TO be scarce. though one hrm
has received 500 pounds from the south.
However, there Is car In transit with
40, 900 pounds of turkey from Missouri,
which means about 1000 birds. so that
the town ought to be fairly well sup
Piled Prices are stiff, the wholesale
figure being 81 and 2S cents, TO 30 and
% cents for the retail quotation. Eggs
are reported still scarce and becoming
scarcer. as the hens keep falling OF in
their duties. There seems to be plenty
of wild game in the markets, including
two large wild swans brought dovfl
Saturday from the Bear lake country.
There is a full line OF fruits and
vegetables from California including
lemons. navel oranges. apples. sweet
potatoes, lettuce. cauliilower. toma-
toes. young onions. radishcs, egg plant.
oyster plant. bell peppers. parsley. wax
beans, string beans, with pine apples
from the Hawaiian islands. The sweet
potato quotations have advanced 80
cents in California, but Salt Lake
prices are as yet not affected. Lobsters
will be in the market by Wednesday,
from the Maine Coast. They come
high, but eplcures will have them at
any price. Lobsters make the most
delicious salads. There are no more
tub oysters In the market, and dealers
say there will bo none any more. One
reason given Is that express mes
sengers and train hands have In the
past helped themselves so freely en-
route as to make this form OF shipment
Improbable. With bivalves at SIS
per 900. the 200 to 250 abstractcd from
that number shipped from New York,
reduces the profits to point where
10, Ix1.r sk, iu rtf1F
charged by dealers that express mes
sengers have made II n point to take
oysters from tubs by the pailfulls and
sell the same along the road shade
under the market price. The virtuous
express men will, no doubt "repel with
scorn the base insinuation." Then
again, pure food laws are interfering
with the sale of tub oysters in some
states However. "be 1t as 1t may
the tub oyster Is no longer a factor
In the market All are now shipped
in cans or in large. sealed crooks
around which the Ice is packed II
seals are broken in transit, the express
companies are held 10 account. and In
spectors get busy finding out who
sampled the short consignment in
transit. This is a sad disappointment
to express messengers. which they Will
have to bear with a good grace as they
may, The new order of things Is good
Tor the consumer, as he gets the full
value of each oyster with the natural
amount of accompanying liquor. and
the sad visaged ice water soaked
lamellibranch is among the things that
were.
Plenty OF meats arc reported on hand
for Christmas. Marketnen say meats
will be fine until the latter part OF
February then it will bo necessary for
purchasers to exercise Somc discretion
in their selections, and a little watch
ing OF the butcher may be odI>ablc to
secure good stun. Years ago, the Salt
their fancy displays OF meats. and old
Joy Martin Lannan took in carcass
decorations that were not short of
artistic. But there proved to be no
money In this sort OF thing. and grad
ually the custom died out A few
wreaths of evergreen are spread
around on the fresh carcasses, and the
Christmas sucking pig with an apple
in his mouth will be visible as usual;
but evergreen wreaths are commanding
$3.50 each wholesale, and the sale is
in consequence somewhat restricted
There arc no rope evergreens In the
market so far this season, and holly
from New Jersey is bringing so cents
per pound. There are plenty of Christ
mas trees selling at 81 to So each
Wisconsin cranberrieS are in the mar
lket by the car load, so there is no
famine in that direction. Nuts of all
kinds are In plenty-mixed or other
wise. The quotations obtaining to-
day in the local markets are as fol-
lows: