Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-23
ADVANCE or 20 CENTS A sUsHEL
NEcEssiTArED ON SHIPPED.
IN CROP.
HOME GROWN CHEAPER
BUT THEY ARE SCARCE
Farmers Say Rain Necessary Right
Away to Save the Late Crop, and 1t
Will BE Short At Rsst-Must Depend
on Northern Potatoes and They Will
30 hish-M arkst on Fruits.

new potatoes that are shipped in has
been necessitated owing to the dry
weather, and instead of selling at
cents the pound, or $3.50 bushel. as
was the case last week, the offerings
are now commanding 50 per bushel
The home grown crop of early potatoes
is selling at $780, but the crop is very
shor. and the potatoes are small.
Farmers in the city Tuesday said that
unless we had rain right away the crop
of late potatoes would be ruined. AS
it is the crop viii be shortened. 1t be-
gins TO look as tho local consumers
would have to depend almost entirely
upon northern potatoes for their winter
supplies, and that the price Will be hish
Texas Peaches in Market.
Texas Elberta peaches are in the
market and are selling al So per bushel
basket. The crop in Texas is short. as
is also the case in Arizona. 1t is esti-
mated by the growers tina, either state
will not have more than a so per cent
crop. The quality of the Texas oner'
inss is good Local dealers are ie
pending upon the Missouri crop for the
bulk of their purchases. California
peaches are short and are not IN the
local market. There We're only two
car loads of California peaches in Chi
cago yesterday, and they commanded
$3.50 per box of twenty pounds.
Hcre Grown Blackberries Here.
Home grown blackberries have APP
peared in market and are said to be OF
good quality They are retailing at 8
per case of sixteen quarts. Raspoerries
are out Of market. At some points IN
the state Washington red raspherrles
are still being shipped in. but the ship
ping is risky owing to mold. and IN
some instances it has been necessary to
turn the entire importations over tc
hucksters to dispose Of them for any
thing they could get.
California Bartlett pears are In mar
ket and are Of good quality. They are
retailing at 80 cents dozen.
Lemons Still Hold High.
Lemons still hold high, and the Cali
fornia varieties are still on the market
at so cents a dozen. The continued hot
weather has kept the price of lemons
up. There are some imported lemons
on the market, mostly from Cicily, ano
they are little cheaper. They are not
as good, however. as the California
lemons, containing less juice.
Bananas Old Standby.
With fruits III general running high
bananas continue to be the old standby
in the fruit business. Bananas are OF
a good quality. and plentiful. They are
being used by many people as staple
fruit 10 take the place of the higher
priced varieties The larger bananas
are retailing at % cents dozen anc
smaller ONES at 20 cents.
Early Apples Soon.
Within the next few days early APP
piles grown in Missouri will be in the
local market The variety heins
shipped is the Red June. nice eating
apple. altho small. They will retail al
apples will also be on the market soon
and are said to be good crop.
Texas Melons About Gone.
Texas watermelons large and juicy
are about cleaned out, and the Mis-
souri, crop will start in about the firs'
of the month. The Texas melons havs
been Of an exceptional quality this
year, but have been high. They have
sold from 40 to 80 cents all season.
Because of the high price OF water
melons cantaloupes have been II
greater demand than usual early IL
the season. The California crop ha:
now been cleaned up, and Arizona
cantaloupes are on the market, selling
at 10 cents each. Local growers Of
muskmelons say that if we have rair
we may have some muskmelons b!
September. If rain doesn't come there
is likely to be no crop at all locally
Some growers have planted twice. Th'
first time the bugs took the vines, ant
the second planting was damaged b.
mites.
Tomatoes Sca!d in Shipping.
The continued hot weather has hat
it's effect on the tomato crop as wei
as other vegetable and while the to
matues stand the drcuth better thai
some other vegetables they are show
| ing the lack of rain in the production
of small tomatoes. Some OF tn
| earlier varieties of home grown toma
| toes are ripening, but slowly, and tn
/ fruit is small.
| The shipped-in tomatoes are beinl
affected also by the hot weather. an
in shipment the fruit is scalding badly
having the appearance OF having beel
dipped in hot water, as the housew1f
does to remove the skins preparation
to canning. shipped-in tomatoes ar
selling at Is cents pound. or tw
| pounds for quarter.
/ Early cabbages are conttnuin
scarce owing to the hot weather. Dow
at Muscatine, where many cabbage
are raised, the crop is reported scare
owing to the hot. dry weather.
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