Denver labor bulletin., 1917-07-14
BERRIES CHEAP ON
DENVER MARKET
NOW IS THE TIME FOR
CANNING THEM.
and Watermelons No Long
er a High Price Luxury; Green
Vegetables Plentiful at Firm
Figures; Flour soc Lower.

Flour is SOC per sack lower this
week. Legal Tender and Longmont
Special selling for S5.65 and Hunga-
rian Patent and Pride of the Rockies,
$5.75 per sack. Sugar, $500 and $S.4O
per cwt., 10 and II lbs. for $1.OO. New
potatoes have made slight advance,
now 3 lbs, 25c., 100 lbs, S4.25. Home
grown new cabbage, lbs, 25c; Ber-
muda onions, 6 lbs, 25c.
Strawberries are declining in quail
ity very fast, the few extra good ber-
ries coming in are selling from 15c to
20c per box, S3.25 to S3.75 per crate,
while the medium grades are 2 for
25c and S2.75 to $500 per crate. The
medium grades are getting pretty ripe
and must be used quickly.
Gooseberries are 10c per box, $2.25
per crate. Early Richmond cherries
are 10c per box, $2.25 per crate. They
are coming in very freely from local
growers and decline in the price is
expected by Monday.
Raspberries from the local gardens
have made their appearance in very
limited way and are very high, selling
at 15c per box, $3.50 per crate. About
the middle or last of next week will
be the time to get started putting
them up.
The big sweet bing cherries are zoe
per box, $4.00 per crate; they are
scarce this week. There are no To-
ganberries or blackberries on the mar
ket now, but shipments are expected
Monday
Cantaloupe are extra good, SC to 1Oc
each, fiat crate, S1.00 to SIPS; pony
crate, $2.75; standard crate, $500.
Watermelons, each, 75c to S1.00.
Oranges, per doz., 25c to 60c; the
most popular sizes are 30c, 35c and
40c per doz. Lemons, per doz., 30c
and 35c.
Ripe tomatoes, per h., 1Oc Califor-
MIA plums, all kinds, 65c per large
square basket, $3.50 per crate. Cali
fornia apricots are the same price.
Bartlett pears, 15c per lb.; peaches, 2
lbs, 25c, box, S1.65.
Only a few very small pineapples
left on the market at from 121Ac to
15c each.
The green vegetable market holds
very firm. Green peas, zoe per gallon;
10 gallons for canning, S1.50. Green
Cucumbers, each, 20c. Cauliflower,
per lb.,2 10c; okra, per h., 20c
kohlrabi, per bunch, be; long radishes,
2 punches, Be; round radishes,
punches SC; green onions, 3 punches,
10c; bunch beets, turnips and carrots,
per large bunch, sc.
Asparagus, per lb., 10c; spinach is
very scarce at lbs, 15c; leaf lettuce
is selling for 2 lunches, DC, and the
head lettuce is from SC to 10c per head.
The fruits and vegetables for next
weeks canning are Strawberries for
jam, the ripe berries while not so good
for preserving, are the best for jam;
they will be quite plentiful the first
of the week.
Put up gooseberries as soon as you
can. They are not as plentiful as was
expected.
You can put up your currants any
time after the middle of the week.
Raspberries will be at their best in
about a week.
If you want the early variety of
cherries you should get them next
week sure.
You should finish canning green
peas next week.
Put up your beets if you want them
while they are at their best.
The butter and egg market remains
very firm. The Orange Creamery and
other private brands selling at 40c per
lb., and other Denver brands selling
for 43c per h., 2 lbs, 85c. Dairy tub
butter, 3Sc per lb., 2 lbs, 75c; eggs,
per doz., 35c and 40c.