Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-24
e oNsuMERs PAYING ss AND 90
CENTS a susHEl FROM
FARMERS WAGONS. z
FOWLS STILL HOLD HIGH; '
7 cRANRERRlEs ARE HIGHER
Hish Priess Of Staple Fruits Have
Caused . 0rsaAsr Demand Fsr-cran-
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Pysessup-FaH vsgstahjss In Market
-Ns,s York Apples Hero

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ons direct to consumers home grown
potatoes at IS and 80 cents a bushels,
this most staple of an vegetables does
not give promise Of becoming lower
n price 1his fall
lists now getting time when the
housewife looks 70 putting In her WIN
ters. supply Of tubers. altho many are
stu holding OF IN tho hops that the
grace win TAIL
Minnesota Late Rose potatoes, Of
good quality. and sold by weight, have
oeen RECALLED this week at 30 cents q
ouShel and At the same money better
Value than the average run Of Rural
New, Workers. raised at home. This
70 due to the fact that Minnesota got
moro rain 1t . time when the moisture
was needed. A Liscomb township
farmer shipped in car Of Wisconsin
Late Roses grown on q farm the Mar
shall county man owns in the Badger
state They are being sold at 81 per
oushel. however, and must command
hat the farmer says, to realize q fair
profit. Home grown Rural New York
1t is1claimed by dealers.
Fowls Still Strong.
Fowls stiu continue to hold strong.
Hens are retailing dressed. at 20 cents.
and springers at 25 cents. aths same
prices quoted now for about three
weeks. Ducks are now in the market,
and are selling at rs cents pound
dressed.
cranbsrries Are Higher.
Because there has been more than
the usual demand for cranberries, that
staple fall and winter fruit has risen
in price. High prices Of apples and
other staple fruits has caused de-
mand for cranberries for sauce, and
the extra demand has forced the price
Cape Gods are now
retailing at Is cents a quart and the
Michigan Early Blacks at 12h.
Fall Vegetables in Market.
FAN vegetables are appearing in tho
market, including Wiscinson rutabagas.
selling at cents the pound; Muscatine
cabbages. stripped and ready to use,
1t cents pound; home grown pars-
nips. at I cents, good now that they
have had a frost: beets and turnips, Is |
to 81 cents a peck. White onions are
not quoted, so scarce are they this fall.
Red onions. however, are plentiful, at
5 cents q pound. Southern grown head
LETTUCE at 12h to Is cents a head Ia |
now In market.
New York Apples Here.
New York apples are now in the !
market with the arrival of the stand |
ard varieties Baldwins, Greetings, |
Northern Spies. and Kings. AS pre-
dicted they are high, and retail at $3.50 |
to IS barrel. Tallman Sweets are |
selling at the same price. Missouri |
Jonathans are still in the market, and
are selling at $500 for the best grades.
The quality Of the New York apples Is
said to be better than usual.
Malaga grapes at 20 cents a pound,
Tokays at 10. and New York Con-
cords at 20 cents q basket. afford the
best. selections in the grape line.
Oranges are almost out Of the market,
out the 1913 crop. from both Florida
and California, will be in market by
about Thanksgiving time. Western
pears. fancy stuff, are selling from 30
TO SO cents dozen. Bananas. Of fine
quality, are retailing at 20 to % cents
, dozen. according to size. In this
staple fruit the housewife will find
about as much ,satisfactions now as
in most Of the higher priced fruits Tor
table use. Sliced and served with
cream, or used with gelatine. they
make very good dessert at nomi-
nal cost