El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-26
Courthouse Market Resembles Old Country
Bring Products and Make Picnic Of Trip;
Winter Of Eggs.

& PPROXIMATELY $3.50 worth OF val
~ ley farm products are marketed to
L the housewives Of FL Paso each
morning by the farmers Who soil
their products from their wagons on the
Overland street side Of the court house. Be
tween 80 and 80 wagons are backed up
against the curb each morning and each
farmer sells from SO to $50 worth OF gar
den truck produced on his farm
It's an interesting sight at the court house
market The farmers come 20 Fl Paso from
as Tar down the valley as FabenE. % miles
below the city Arising before davhraab
they are in the city at their favorite stands
in time TO meet the thrifty women who
take advantage Of the bargains In oricss
they offer for their goods
Farmers Bring Families.
Nearly all the larns-s VINO market Jhei-
goods along Overland street bring their
families with them to the city. The wives
prepare their breakfast and they eat on the
lawn BY noon they are entirely sold out
snd return 20 the farms TO gather more fruit
ana vegetables for the next days trip 20 the
During the summer and fan months every
kind OF fruit and vegetable that can be
grown IN the valleys Of the Rio Grande Is
offered for sale at this market Their wagons
contain potatoes. corn, onions. radlshes. to-
matoess beans peas, peaches. apples. piums
and other garden and orchard produces
The wives OF the farmers also have their
baskets and make other little trinkefs .rhi-f
they sell 10 the customers that 70 to the
court house 20 buy.
is readily seen by those who frequent the
open air market II such building was
built these 50 farmers and many more ,vonld
each rent stalls from where they could dis
pose Of their products.
Chickens Roost Higher.
Black Morocco and Malaga grapes arc INV
leaders in the fruit sections Of the down
town markets Spinach Is selling two pounds
for % cents and potatoes sell ut a -ifIinr
rate OF from eight TO u pounds FOR IS cents
depending upon the kind. Poultry has in
creased in price with the coming OF winter
and yard eggs are also up TO 50 cents
dozen for the winter.
The market report for the week IS:
Fruits
Jonathan apples 1900 ---.-.-S lbs. for sc
New Mexico eating apples .-...4 lbs. for 25c
Watermelons ----..--------...-1i &c per ID.
Black Morocco grapes -.-.--..-..-..Ioc ID.
Malaga grapes .----.--..-------..--. 10.
Lemons ................25e to soc Der doz.
CWholesels $3.50 per box
9 f,4 .sge "a, 9oL
valley vegetables.
Egg plant -------..- zee. &c. .l5c H.
tomatoes Observation-Disclosures 1oc ? lbs &c
Sweet potatoes .-.....-..-..-lo lbs. for Z5c
irish potatoes -...-s---- 10 lbs FOR sc
Colorado potatoes .....--...5O lbs. for So
Radishes- punches FOR Sc
Young onions for SC
Fresh string beans. ...-.I5c per ID 9 FOR 90
Carrots -......................a punches. e
CwhOlesale, 25c per dOz- bunehes)
Lettuce ------------.---.-..z heads for 15c
Sr4n1eFI!es --------.------- 4uc Per quart
Dried onions OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 10.
Parsley -..-....-.-....-...-5 Sc per bunch
Cabbage ....-.-.........-..... ...5c per ID.
Chill Observation-Disclosures -15c Der ih.
Bell peppers --...sssss-s ---- lac per ln.
resh tuFnlps -.s-..-..-s---- bunches &c
Cucurnoers ----.-----.oc and llc each
= uIl HllEs --.--.4 sc per al
Spinach ----.--.-...-2 lbs for &c
Fresh Nuts.
6Aell a-Iuolls s---s-----s tac ID
shell Walnuts OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ID.
smell pecans -s-----..---- -.-l5c 70
Almonds Per ID
Brazil nuts sec per 70.
Black walnuts. .10c ID lbs. fOr 25c
tsoasLe4 PEANUTS .4aG ID
Butter and Eggs.
Butter. fancy grade .......-.........s0c b
Cooking butter .......-.........-...30 c ID.