Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-06
ADVANCE IN THE
PRICE OF SUGAR
War Causes Price to Go UP
Peaches Are Cheaper
Now.

The first advance in the price Of
sugar, which was predicted in the
event of war, came this morning when
cane sugar went up 20 cents per hun
dred and it is stated by dealers that II
will reach the $3.50 mark in a few
days. Peaches dropped yesterday to
10 cents per crate and opened at that
figure today, but with the market weak
and a second drop is slated for tomor-
row. In the livestock market hogs
have been forced upward on the
heavier grades until it has reached the
highest price in many months and
should make an active market Hay
and grain prices are uncertain owing
to the new crops which will soon be on
the market in large quantities. Fol-
lowing are the prevailing prices OF to-
day:
Wholesale Markets.
(The following are the prices paid
to the producers and not what the
wholesaler charges the retailer, ex-
cept in vegetables:)
Vegetables Corrected daily by the
Capital Brokerage & Commission COM
pany.)-New potatoes, $1.60@1.75 per
cwt.. new cabbage, S1.25 per cwt; tur-
nlps, 81 per cwt.
Local fruit-(Corrected daily by w
j. Campbell & Son)-Raspberries SOC
QS1 per crate; dewberries. S5c@s1 per
crate blackberries, S5cQ$1 per crate;
peaches, 50Q70c per crate; water
melons, &c per pound.
Dairy produce Corrected daily by
the Jensen Creamery company
Creamery butter solid pack, 27c; prints
extra cream, per gallon, 81; milk, per
gallon, zoe; per hundred pounds. $40;
butter fat &c per pound
Livestock - Corrected daily by the
Boise Butcher company Cows. $4.75
as per cwt.; steers. $5.5O@5.7O; fat
hogs, SSGS.25 per cWt; medium, $40
750; heavy, 81; shearling wethers
S3.5004 per cwt,; ewes, 3@31ac per
pound; spring lambs, sc per pound;
spring chickens, $500 per dozen; hens
Toe per pound; cocNerels, Sc per pound;
turk eys, 121ac per pound live weight;
l6c per pound dressed; breakfast ba-
con 19c per pound; ham, 18c per
pound; lard, fierce base, 1870 per
pound.
Eggs, honey and ranch butter
Corrected daily by W. j. Campbell &
SonD Fresh ranch eggs, per case, $5.75
as; honey. per case, $2.4OG2.75;
ranch butter. 2Oa221ae per pound.
Hay and grain-Alfalfa, $sQS.50 per
ton, baled timothy. bales. S1O@11;
wheat SIPS FER cwt.; oats, $125 per
cwt.
Retail Markets
Corrected daily by ". ] Campbtll &
Son. peas, pounds for Csc;
&c; green peas; pounds for csc
green peppers, 40c per dozen; parsley,
&c per bunch; onions, 2 for SC; dry on
ions, &c pound; radishes, for 5c car
rots, sc per bunch; cucumbers, two for
&c; green peas, a pounds for csc
new beets. sc per bunch new tur-
nips, &c per bunch; new carrots, sc
per bunch; cauliflower 10c per head
wax beans, pounds for 25c; green
beans, 3pounds Csc; sweet corn, $50
Csc per dozen; tomatoes, 8 pounds for
p5c; celery, sc per bunch; egg plant,
10Q15c each; summer squash, sc each.
Local fruits-Apples lbs. for 25c
pie cherries zoe per basket, raspber-
ries, three boxes for 25c; per crate,
SIPS; loganberries, 12hc per box;
dewberries. three boxes for Csc; $1,25
per crate local peaches, 1J@25c
per basket; per crate. 75c; plums, zoe
per basket; waterm elons, &c per pound.
Tropical fruits-Bananas. pounds
for Csc; cut off bananas, 15c and zoe per
dozen; Florida pineapples, 12hc per
pound; oranges. zoe to soc per dozen :
lemons. 35Q40c per dozen; cantaloupes,
1O912hc each.
Eggs, butter and honey-Ranch eggs,
per dozen, Csc; creamery butter, S5c
per pound; ranch butter, zoe per pound :