Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-15
FEW HOME GROWN EARLY PO.
TAroEs IN MARKET AND SELL
FOR $50 A sUsHEL.
LATE VARIETIES WILL
BE SHORT WITHOUT RAIN
Slack Raspbsrries Almost No Crop, and
Red Variety Very Seedy and Sells
kish-Ali Vegetables Show Effects Of
Dry Weathe-Few Early Apples on
Market, But Poor in Quality.

That the crop Of early potatoes has
been shortened by the dry weather is
being evidenced on every hand, and
receipts OF the most necessary veget-
able on the market have been re-
duced to a minimum as a result OF the
drouth.
Dealers are getting but very few
home grown early potatoes. and still
are depending upon the shipped in va
rieties for Which they are paying sl,3o
per bushel In order TO sell at profit
these must be retailed at 3 cents a
pound, which means 10 cents a peck or
$3.50 a bushel.
If the rains that are so badly needed
do not come soon it is feared the late
varieties of potatoes will suffer. The
last rain was not heavy enough 70 do
the late potatoes much good, and the
earlier varieties were TOO far gone 10
permit Of any benefit. Most of the
shipped in potatoes are the Florida
cobblers, a white potato. and the va
rieties from Texas and Oklahoma.
All Vegetables Suffer.
All vegetables have suffered from the
drouth. The crop Of peas was prac-
tically failure. and string beans are
going to be very short. Even caboages
have begun TO show the effects or the
drouth and are becoming scarce. They
are selling at 5 TO 10 cents for small
heads. Tomatoes have not been affected
by the drouth as yet.
Raspberries Suffer From Drouth.
The red raspberries. which house
wives like so much 10 put With cur
rents for jelly, and 10 use in making
jams and for canning, are almost pro-
hibitivs in price on account OF the moi
weather. The crop is short. and the
quality is not very good. the berries
being dry and very seedy. Such as
they are the berries are selling at 1874
cents the pint box. Black raspberr!es
have heen practically ruined by the
drouth. There may be few black
berries If rain comes soon, altho they
too will be short.
Many Shipped In Fruits.
The usual varieties Of fruits that
are shipped into the local market are IT
demand by reason Of the shortage o.
the home grown varieties. Large va
termelons from Louisiana and FIorlds
are bringing 40 cents, and canteloupe:
Rocky Fords grown in California
sell for 10 cents. California Bartet
pairs are SellnS loT ~ tents Il NA'ES4-
and several varieties of California
plums are bringing from 10 to 20 cent
q dozen. according TO size. Late Val
encia oranges from California, raise
our Of the frost belt, are coulmandin:
60 cents a dozen and are a very IA!
ouality. altho the season is now near
in. a close. Lemons still are doing tn
aviation stunt. and are commandln;
from so to 60 cents a dozen, accordin;
10 size. The lemons now on the marke
are largely imported varieties IRON
Cicily.
Windfal Apples in Market.
Farlv home grown apples-windfa!i
are in the market, but they are OF
moor quality, as IS the case With a.
/, windfalls. They are selling al 80 cent
a bushel. an are hardly WORTH eve
that. Late cherries are coming IN an
are retailing at s1.25 per basket
twenty pounds net. Home grow
plums promise to be a big crop.