El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-28
Ell Paso Valley Vegetables Hold
Local Market Floor This Week
Valley 40 Cents the BOxCanaOues
PrcWatermens Price Postage Stamp Per Pound

can on the FL PasO market this week.
The home pride adjective valley IS
attached to such useful and ornamental
commodities as cucumDerS, carrots,
chilli radishes, onions, to say nothing
of the fine favored valley peaches,
pears and other small fruits
Valley peaches are selling for 40
cents the basket and are finer favored
than the California products Another
week and the rush of east Texas
peaches will be on and history will be
made in the fruit department of the
local market houses if nothing happens
to spoil the bumper crop Of the east
Texas fuzzy fruit. These east Texas
peaches are already in the market at
Is cents per basket but the finest
grade is expected to arrive naXt week
CantalOupes, fine California hand
picked melons, are selling Tor SLt9 per
crate, which is a little better than haIE
the early season price for these luscious
breakfast food fruits. Some dealers
are selling the smaller ones as low
as seven for two bits. but the foUr-Ior
price holds on the big, finely Melted
variety which are the pride Of the I'M
perial valley.
Watermelons may now be had for the
price of a postage stamp per pound
This is a half cent lower than last
week, when these ambrOsiaI ideals OF
henblack belt were selling for and
IL cents per pound
Speaking of fruits, as per above.
pIums, good plums, are being offered
for 10 cents per pound with many
takers
for this season, as the later shipments
have not been up to the nigh batting
average Of the early season berries
California Strawberries are now selling
at 10 cents a box, with no extra charge
for the vacuum in the bottom OF the
box
Lemons are lemons on the market
Just now, as they have advanced to the
point where a bit of lemon on the side
2 will cost at the rate of $3.50 per box.
or 80 cents per dozen, hand picked
The excuse for the increase is the num-
Der of mint juleps and gin rickeys that
are being consumed in the gilded pal
aces in FL PasO during the present
summer.
Aguacates continue to appear on the
speciality counters OF the markets, in
spite Of the revolutionary prOclivities
in their native cline They are selling
for five cents each while they last
Green peas have lost their grip on
life and are not being pushed by the
retailers because Of their poor quality.
Spring friers, which are big enough
To be trusted ayvav from the brooders
alone are now worth 80 cents dressed
or IS cents with their clothes on Tur-
keys from east Texas are worth three
cents more this week and are quoted
at Is cents on the hoof.
General Table Offerings.
The offerings for the table this
week are:
Fruits.
Lemons ..-..20c to sue per doZ
CWholesale, $5.25 TO $3.50 per box)
Oranges. zoe 10 soc per doz-
California navels .2Oc to SOC doz
CWhoIesale, S3.15 per box)
Bananas .-......25c to soc per doA
(Wholesale, &C per lib
Texas peaches 25c per basket |
Valley peaches -......-. soc per basket I
Cal. strawberries -.-----15c per box
Red raspberries .--.-..-15c per box
D
California cherries 80. Csc Der ID. /
Arizona apricOts -.......---2 lbs. Csc.
CantalOupeS -----.4 Tor z9c
(S1-T5 per crate wholesale)
Vegetables.
Aguacates ..-....--.-..----. DC apiece
Parsnips .---.--.-----.-...- &C ID
New potatoes .-..-...-----4 &c per 10.
AruchOkes 1890 .-.--.-----.1 5c eacc (
Parsley ----.-.--..-......- per bunch
Green chill -.-.-.-..--.----20 zoe per ID |
Eggplant -...-.-..---....1 per ID /
CWhoIesale, soc per ID
Cucumbers (fancy) Texas large, &C,
.. small, for SC I
(Wholesale soc per doz. bunches-)
Beets, valley .---...2 for sc /
CWholesale, Csc per doz- bunches.)
Mountain cabbage --...5 sc per ID. /
(WhOlesale, SIC per Ib)
JWhoIesale, 25c per doz- 5uHehes,)
Celery. -15c a stalk 1
q for 25c)
Lettuce ....2 heads for 15c. /
Onions, green. 2 punches for Sc 1
(WhOlesale, zoe per doz. bunches.)
wholesale, SC per pound.)
sumner squash --------s NJ, &c - io. I
6Whoiesaie $50 per crate.5 so
Green beanS .----.-.--- -15c ID 1
Onions, white. &C per ID. /
Turnips ..-.--.- punches for Sc !
Fresh wax beans ......---..-1Oc ID. /
Potatoes. -.---.--f IDS. Tor 25c (
CWholesale, Sc per I'D
Green peas home grown -..sss..5c ID. !
Fresh SuIA-
Shell almonds. ...-...........s.6O soc ID
Smell Walnuts- ...s...... .6Uc ID.
Shell pecanS ...s........ .....45o le.
Atmonos' 1900. -@Sc per 10.
Brain nuts. .-......-.......2 Csc per ID.
Black walauts. .15c h.. lbs. for 2so
Chestnuts. .-....-.......-.- -z5c Per ID.
Filberts.. per Il.
PecanS. -............--..-.- zoe per 10.
English Walnuts. per ID.
Roasted peanuts zoe ID.
Butter and Eggs.
Butter, fancy grade. .S5c per lb~
Eggs, Sun1lOWer- .-....-..S sue per doz. !
EgSss fresh candled. zSc per doz
Eggs, ranch -.----.-....-S5c per doz-
Cheese.
Walnut cheese. zoe glass
McLaren's Imperial zoe to 35c a jar
P1mientO cheese ZUc glass
German breakfast cheese. loo a cake
Imperial cheese. 10 TO sec each
Holland cream cheese. -40c per y ID.
S5c; imported SOC per can
Cream dairy. per h.
Edams small -S1.15 e1ch
..........1o lac each. for 15c