Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-18
SUGAR IS
Being PURCHASED
The Price Quoted by Most
Dealers Is So per Hun
dred Pounds.

Eight, 1925, $3.50 but not going. That
is the story of the sugar market In
wives of the city laid in a supply of
sugar when the price was down or
bought at the first indication of an adj
vance as but little sugar is being NOV
ed on the retail market and the adj
vance has stopped for the present at
least One retailer stated this morning
that 1t was no use raising the price
further as practically none was being
bought anyway. majority of the
dealers quoted sugar at So this morn
ing, a number of SS.25 and a few at
$3.50.
Watermelons are plentiful on the
market and the Wholesale price has
dropped to one cent per pound, with
dealers buying sparingly. Peaches are
lower, the price ranging from 55 cents
to 81 per crate. The egg supply is not
up to normal but is sufficient to meet
the demand without calling on the cold
storage variety. Lemons are on the
advance according to the wholesalers
and will go still higher But a few
slight changes are noted in prices 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:)
Vegetabes-(C Corrected daily by the
Capital Brokerage & Commission COM
pany)-New potatoes, S1.35@1.50 per
cwt,; new cabbage, S1.25 per cwt.; tur-
nips, 81 per cwt
Local fruit Corrected daily by w.
]. Campbell e. Son. )-Blackberries, S5c
@s1 per crate; peaches. to@7oc per
crate; watermelons. 1c per pound.
Dairy produce-(Corrected daily by
the Jensen Creamery company.)-
Creamery butter, solid pack. 29a prints
extra; cream, per gallon, 81; milk. per
gallon, zoe; per hundred pounds. s1.70;
butter fat. 29c per pound.
Livestock-(C Corrected daily by the
Boise Butcher company Cows. $4.75
as per cwt.; steers, $5.50Q5.70; fat
hogs, $S@8.25 per cwt.; medium, $40
$50; heavy, 81; shearlng wethers,
$4,000 per cwt.; ewes. $3@3hc per
pound; spring lambs, &c per pound;
spring chickens. 1904 per dozen; hens,
10c per pound; cockerels, SC per pound;
turkeys, 121ac per pound, live weight;
Ice per pound dressed: breakfast ba-
con. 19c per pound; ham, 1Sc per
pound; lard. fierce base. 12hc per
pound
Eggs, honey and ranch butter
Corrected daily by w. ]. Campbell &
Son,)-Fresh ranch eggs. per case. s5.75
Q6; honey. per case, s2.40@2.75;
ranch butter, 2o@221Ac per pound.
Hay and grain-Alfalfa, $8@s.5o per
ton. baled; timothy, baled, $10@11;
wheat s1.15@1.25 per cwt; oats, $40
$1.1o per cwt; barley, 90c@s1.
Retail Markets.
Corrected daily by w. J. Campbell
& Son.)-Green peas, pounds for csc;
potatoes, 10 pounds for 25c; green
peppers. 40c per dozen; parsley,
&C per bunch; onions, 2 for SC; dry on
ions, &c pound ;radishes, 2 for &c; car
riots, &c per bunch; cucumbers. two for
&c; green peas. 4 pounds for Csc; new
beets. &c per bunch; new turnips, &c
per bunch; new carrots, &c per BUNCH
cauliflower. 1Oc per head; wax beans.
pounds for 25c; green beans. pounds
for Csc; sweet corn, 15Q25c per dozen
tomatoes. pounds for Csc; celery. Be
per bunch; egg plant, 1Oc each; sum
mer squash, &c each.
Local fruits-Apples 6 to pounds for
25c; local peaches. 15@35c per bas-
ket; per crate, 60c@$1.0o; plums, zoe
per basket; watermelons. &c per
pound; cantaloupe, 5@15c each.
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, 35@40c per dozen.
Eggs, butter and honey-Ranch eggs.
per dozen, 25c; creamery butter, Boo
per pound; ranch butter, 30c per
pound; honey. 15c per pound
Sugar and lard-Beet sugar, per
cwt., $7.5oQ8.0o; cane sugar, per cwt.,
$S.QS.50; lard, per 10-lb. pail, $3.50;
maple sugar, 25c per pound.
Ffsh-Halibut. Zoe per pound; SAL
mon, zoe per pound; perch, zoe per
pound; salmon trout, soc per pound;
salt cod. 15c per pound smelts. zoe
per pound.
Poultry and meat--Hens 20c ducks.
22c; spring frys, soc to 65c: roasting
chickens, 22c; spring ducks. 23c per
pound; Jones dairy farm bacon, 35c;
cod. 15c per pound.
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Infection and Insect Bites Dangerous.