Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-12-20
THERE IS MUCH
IN THE MARKET
THE HOlsEWIFI MAY u\NI
Spring" STUFF ROR !N.MAS.
ABOUT The GRAPE fruit
Potatoes Are Now Cheaper 'rhnn They
We're Earlicr--I'ricd Mush
u Dcllcacy.

Tusuns are becoming educated 10
eating the healthy and apprtIzmg
grape fruit II is within the memory
OF man when this new fruit was urst
discovered, and there are those in
Tulsa who ate their first one here.
Il is no unusual thing TO see q half
dorn of them passed out over the
restaurant counter any morning as am
'appc,l2cr
The original fruit carried the name
Of 'pompclmous.' Then another pop
ular name was that of "shaddock, "
derived from one Captain Shaddock.
who found the fruit In the West In
dies The name of grape fruit was
given II by the natives, because the
fruit grows in clusters similar to
grapes. The grapc fruit industry is
fast becoming the chicr productive
industry Of Florida. Large fields nre
being planted with "sha1docle' fields.
.Thr fruit Is becoming the ruler of the
orange, ana inroads have been made
into the quantity of oranges sold.
Al this time. grape fruit is selling
at from 10 tOsli crn,s each on the
Tulsa market, which lswoll nllcd' with
the good things for the Christmas ta-
bic, food big oranges are selling at
80 cents n dozen. with bananas going
at IL ana 20 cents. Pinoapplcs are
worth 20 cents apiece II the house
wife dcsirces cooking apples thcy are
cbtaInablc at 81 cents a pock, while
eating apples are worth tWo-bits above
that price. Malaga grapes are selling
at 20 cents pound; Tokays are
cheaper by half, while Catabas run
from - to 80 cents basket The
sticky bu luscious date maintains a
price Of 10 cents pound, while to
crack the seeds of the liz between your
teeth costs 20 cents the pound.
Practically all Of the spring varic-
ties of vegetables may be found in the
local market, which, added to the fall
and winter stuff, makes selection
from which 1t is easy to choose.
Thnt every day article of cabbage
is in the head az i"ccnts pound the
heads are nice and solid. and that is
the kind IT takes for slaw; aud slaw is
somu good. CuuIlnowcr may be eat
en- az Il cents u pound a bunch Of
green onions with which TO adorn the
table and the breath may be found
for 10 cents. while the dry onions are
worth cents q pound Radishes are
going at 10 cents "a bunch, ana they
look real sprightly. If your taste re-
verts to the homely cucumber, II may
be satisfied for 20 cents, unless you
don't eat more one You are able to
purchase enough carrots 20 weigh a
pound for nicitle, aud 1t is the same
with parsnips. oyster plant is worth
3 cents n bunch. There are not many
TO be found, but Hub
may be obtained for cents a pound.
Brussel sprouts for the table sell at
SJ cents a quart ana are said 10 bo
worth IL by those familiar with the
things. Sweet potatoes are going at
3 cents a pound, Irish potatoes have
slipped cog and are now selling
cheaper than they were earlier in the
fall. a bushel Of them is worth 90
cents. If you care for fresh tomatoes
you may satisfy your desire at Is
cents pound Cranberrles go at the
staid old price Of 10 cents a quart.
Head lettuce may 20 on the table Mt
20 cents u pound, and green beans at
20 cents.
In tho green line, parsley Is selling
at cents n pound and lettuce at 90
cents Spinach Is worth 10 cents per
pound and water crcss so cents, Gel
cry maintains its old price Of 10 cents
q bunch.
The prices OF nuts are about the
same as in former years. Chestnuts
80 at 80 cents a pound; almonds,
Brazil nuts and hlberts arc in at rs
cents the pound, and pecans go at
two pounds for a quarter,
sugar is selling at 1G pounds for q
dollar. or $3.50 sack Of 100 pounds.
a good high grade flour sells at from
$3.50 to SO, Graham 0our Is worth
30 cents Off 10-pound bag. Buck.
wheat four has steady so ut 6 cents
n pound. obtainablc in 10 pound bags
while corn meal, much used during
the winter months for stirring into
mush, standing over night and then
fried, is worth 20 cents for a lO-pound
bag
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