El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-21
Gen. ObregOn Puts Tomatoes Up
Supply
Ready Market.

/ x EN- OBREGON. has boosted the
price Of tomatoes>tn the Ell PasO
market The local supply of the
red headed fruit comes from Sonora
and SinaloS, market snen say. and the
revolution, which has been in progress
there, has made the tomato crop card
TO market The price for TINS Vege-a-
BILE on the FL PasO market IS Il L
cents a pound, two tif Two DTS, Win
promises OF ii going higher The
California tomato does not blossom un-
til June. and the entire sOuthwes-, IN
Guiding California, depends upon Mex
leo for its tomato crop in the meantime
Even at the prevailing retail price,
tomatoes are hard TO catch and the
Easter salads VIII be a little shy
Speaking Of Easter, eggs are selling
at So cents for the ranch variety, which
insures plenty OF hen fruit for the
Sunday morning breakfast and a few
for dipping. The bacon, Whlcn goes
along. is being shown in the market
windows.
Spfnach-the vegetable. not the bar
Der shop kinds getting cheaper and
is now selling for 10 cents a pound, two
for IS cents. RhubaTb remains the
poor mans friend at two pounds for
25 cents. The Easter offering in The
market this week is:
Florida oranges ---.-.....- 80. 40. soc
Casabas ..---.--.-........ soc e1Ch
New navel oranges 80, 40. o0c
q 10 % % % o. o. % q
Green apples. per ID. lbs for 25c
Florida grape fruit ....--.-...l Oc each
Tangerines ------------ soc to soc d SG-
CTholesale, 500 per box
Oranges ---.---.--- SOC to 2Oc per doz-
BAHAMAS -.--.-.-.25c to soc per doA
tlneappies $1,000 81 81
Valley pears -;.;IV9 10 IDS LOT zoe
Parsn1ps -..-..-.----..----- sc 10
Potatoes .-..-..-......2 lie per ID
dollhouse cucumbers --.-.----- zoe eacA
CWholesale. SL6O by sack.)
Brussel Sprouts. zoe per Id.
Parsley .-...--bc per bunch
Green chill. --..-......... zoe 10
Eggplant ---.....-- zoe ID
Bell pepper ......-..........S soc per ID
string beans ---.----' - - ISc 10 10
Radlshes- ........--...Z punches for &C
Spinach. ....-...1Oc h. 2 lbs. for 15c
wholesale SOC per doz bUnches-l
Beets, valley ..-.--..5c, 3 for l0c
CWbolesaIe. soc per doz. bunches.l
ca 526age ----------..'-s per H.
wholesale. SIC per ~
Aguacates .... $4,000. Zach 15c ]
CALIFORNIA cauliflower. 15c ID, ? lbs CSC /
................2 lbs for Csc /
twhOlesaIe. Csc per doz aunches.) !
Celery ..........----.....1 loo a stalk 4
Valley celery .....1Cc stalk, 5 for 25c. /
o. o
South Texas green onions. sc bu. /
Onions, green ..-..-5c bunch. for lOe
(WhOlesale, gee per dcZ. bunches.)
Wholesale. Sc per 9oun1-2
Tomatoes. ...----.-.-.2 pounds for 25c
CWholesale s2.25 per erate)
On ions, white &c per ID
Dry Onions........ sc ID, &c wholesale
.-.-..--..---.5c' bunchss ]. c
New sweet potatoes -....---..---3 Id
Fresh Eutn-
shell almo2ds OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ID
Snell WdlnuIs. ..... ss's.-oUc -
smell pecanS ..-...--.-'.-... sue ID I
-ocOanutS Observation-Disclosures lUc each
.-..-...'..-'-.- zoe per 10
Black walnuts $50. 10c h., 3 lbs. for Csc
Chestnuts ................. zoe per h.
tllberts- --...--..-.....-.-so c per H.
Pecans. ..................z5 Csc per Ii.
English Walnuts. ....-.....z5c per 10.
Roasted peanuts -.-...-...-....2Oc ID,
Gutter and EEEa.
Butter. fancy grade ......S5c to 4Oo ID.
Eggs, SunflOWer. SOC per doZ-
Eggs, fresh candled---.-- Csc per doz-
eggs, ranch ---...----- .S5c per doz-
McLaren's Imperial zoe to 35c a jar
German breakfast cheese. for 15c
imperial cheese. ..1b to 3kc each
Holland cream cheese. 4Oc per y ID.
S5c; imported soc per can
cream dairy. per ID.
-daln. small s...sssu...... 3l-lb e1ch |
Neufchatel 100000. 19c each, for 15c
Pineapple. ......... s5c and Toe each
Roquefort. ...s............6 5c per ID.