The evening world., 1913-02-28

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The leaders In special lines will be
asparagus. sprouts. Gallery. ap!nach. tur-
n!ps, carrots. onions. cabbage. potatoes.
also "sweets."
Quantities Of kale and spinach spell
disaster for the Virginia growers and
shippers. Consumers have no warning
Of these shipments. nor retail price re-
dues!on. This seems all wrong for Q
market business principle. Celery. by
case Of ax dozen. at $50 or ". means
~ cents Wholesale price. bunch. Retail
charge Of " cents is too steep.
cxobase, 2 cents head. need be only
s cents retail. Kale. 2 cents head. need
be only cents retail. Onions. 2 cents
quart, need be only 4 cents retail.
Grapefruit. large size. 10 really most
desirable. cut open and contents scooped
out dshed up with red cherry on top.
Only the caterers are wise 20 this pos
s.otllty In large sise grapefruit that
goes beeging At low price. Here con-
sumers s!ve no thought There 10 plenty
Of celery At Wholesale: why need retail
ers maintain steep rates?
Endive. at ls cents wholesale, will be
rStaiied by the same Arm for Is cents q
pound. yet retail stores ask 27 cents. 1t
comes from Belgium and France. Is
nearing Its seasons end and probably
Will keep ascending In price therefore.
Oauhnowsr.is abundant and only $50
for box of 1915 heads: retail price. 1925
cents each.
PoTAToEs-Down 70 prices. Medium
sizsd Maine grade. sell for Si75 bag.
They are sQuai to best Long Island.
Alchtssn has some on market. but poor
centres are part Of This crop. 90 the
Market Club found. Bernudas are very
plentiful. best and seconds. this latter
often sold n best by retail stores.
81 $ .,,:s Es;.,lss. e, e Z, s,o :, pSl S,
.s i:,.s1 81 81 T. ~; s.,s.' 's.s. s iss iS
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BUTTDR-Down 10 the thirtics. but
retailers keep top prices for fancy
grades. Indeed the word fancy" nts
aAmArsh'y for anything needing price
aAdsd. Nobody dreams Of questioning
0sch . far-reaching. delightful little
word. It has taken great hold in both
Wholesale and retail market ctrcles. II
keGps the butter buyers on the jump "a
Keep pens With fractions. but no very
low price 10 predicted for best grade
BUTTER. until new lots come IN. l. g.,
more 10 made.
Retail,
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With % many fresh eggs on hand
stseags grades are not 30 freely used
ho WITH shippers holding back fresl
sredss . while until prices ascend Z
tribe. the storags will be put forth q
completion OF stock. Second and th.rc
qualities are not 90 good. Leghorn and
large white eggs are sold a. one and the
same. few being wiser.
Faltsa Harkst.
Wholesale and rstalD.
Fulton street and East River.
Here 10 gathers6 Q wonderful assr Il
rent o. hsh supplies for Manhattan A.I
the tosoughs. and o.isss are % reason
ools CLANS remain scarce, therefore