Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-26
PEACH RECEIPTS HEAVY.
Selling at From So to IS Cents Pei
Crate at Boise Stores.

Selling at From 30 to 65 Cents Per
Crate at Boise Stores.
Peach receipts were exceptionally
heavy in the local market today and
are selling at the different stores at
from 55 to So cents per crates, while
one or two stores are Offering apple
boxes filed with peaches for $115 per
box. Apple receipts are growing
stronger. Dealers are now paying 65
and rs cents per box and selling at 81
per bcx. Tomatoes show slight de-
cline today, tic price ranging from 80
to 60 cents per crate. There is no
great abundance of sugar in the city
but thu. demand is very light and the
price appears to be weakening. Poul-
try receipts have been heavy the past
two days with the result that the price
CT ri'i rs chickens has dropped to 13
cents per pound, wholesale. Hog re-
eeipts are good. George V. Leighton
sold IFS head of young hogs to local
dealers today and over 200 were on
the market. The hay and grain market
continues normal with the supply just
about even with the demand at present
Following are the prevailing prices:
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.) s1.25 per cwt.; cab
nage. 81 per cwt.
Local fruit-(Corrected daily by w.
]. Campbell & Son)-Blackberries, 81
par crate; peaches soc per crate; wat
ermelons 75cs per cwt.: grapes 4Q5c
per pound; tomatoes; &c per pound
apples, 65@75c per box.
Dairy produce-(C daily by
the Jensen Creamery company.)-
Creamery butter. solid pack, S2c prints
extra; cream, per gallon, ST. milk, per
gallon, zoe; per hundred pounds, $1.T0;
butter fat, 32c per pound.
Livestoek-(Correc daily by the
Boise Butcher ompany.)-Cuws, $4.75
as per cwt.; steers, s5.50@5.70; fat
hogs, sS25@S50 per cwt; medium
s750@s; heavy, $7@75O; shearling
wethers, $4,000 per cwt; ewes, $40
3hc per pound; spring lambs, &c per
pound; spring chickens, 13c per pound;
hens, Sc per pound; turkeys, 12ac per
pound, live weight: Ice per pound
dressed; breakfast bacon, zoe per
pound; ham, 19c per pound; lard, tree
base, 12hc per pound.
Eggs, honey and raLch butter
Corrected daily by w. ]. Campbell &
Son.)-Fresh ranch eggs, per case. Sc;
honey, per case $2.40@2.75: ranch but
ter 25 @30c per pound.
Hay and grain-Alfalfa, $8@S.50 per
ton, baled; timothy, baled. $10@11;
wheat. $1.15@1.25 per cwt.; oats. SIG
81 10 per cwt.; barley 90cQ$1.
Retail Markets.
Corrected daily by w. j. Campbell
&c Son.)-Potatoes, ID pounds for 25c;
green peppers. Csc per dozen; parsley.
sc per bunch; onions, for Be; dry on
ions, SC pound; radishes, 2 for SC; car
rots. sc per bunch; cucumbers. two for
&c; new beets, &c per bunch: new car
rots, &c per bunch; caulihower 10c
per head; wax beans. pounds for 25c;
green beans, 3 pounds for Csc; sweet
corn, Is @20c per dozen; celery, DC per
bunch; egg plant. loo each; summer
squash, sc each; dill, Toe per bunch.
Local fruits-Apples, pounds csc,
per box. 81; local peaches, 15@25c per
basket; per crate, choice 65c; plums,
zoe per basket; watermelons. 1 1ac per
pound; ,cantaloupe. 5@10c; tomatoes,
sc per pound, b5c per crate.
Tropical fruits--Bananas, pounds
for Csc; cut off bananas. 1bc and zoe
per dozen; Florida pineapples, 1870 per
pound: oranges, zoe to soc per dozen:
lemons, 5000 per dozen. Tolxay
grapes. CSC per basket.
Eggs, butter and honey-Ranch eggs,
per dozen. Csc; creamery butter, 40c
per pound; ranch butter. soc. best s5c
per pound; honey. 15c per pound
Sugar and lard-Beet sugar. per
cwt.. s7.bo@775; cane sugar. per cwt.
$500; lard, per 1e-lb. pail. $3.50;