The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-12-13
Business In Local Markets Was
 Slightly Improved Yesterday
By JOHN c. MOSES

By JOHN
 With slight improvement in trade, both retailers and wholesalers are longing for sunshine, as business will be more or less affected until better weather shows up.
 A few changes are noted in food stuffs. Cotton remains firm.
 Quotations are as follows:
 Federal Price List
 United States department of agricul- ture. bureau of markets. S0S-S09 Jefferson County Bank building. Birmingham, Ala, office, December 1z. Daily market news bulletin. (Erlces based on sales to retailers.)
 N. B.-These are not retail prices, but the price at whicl your retail merchant can buy the arti>Ies mentioned. BEETS-
 Per bunch .........................4A .4AQ61zc CABBAGE-
 Northern Danish, per pound ....2a21zc CARROTS
 Louisiana and home grown, per bunch ................,......... ..4AQ5c CAULIFLOWER-
 California, per head .17@1Sc
 CELERY In rough (not bunched) California, per stalk ............ .711S110c CRANBERRIES-
 Reds and blacks, per quart ..... .1411ad16c EGGPLANT Louisiana and Florida, each 1O1k@12c GREENS Various kinds, per bunch ......21A@s 1-sc Louisiana (besD, per head ....s14@7 1-sc ONIONS Small, green, per bunch .39315c Dry. Northern and Westerns, per pound ......................... .37sD4c IRISH POTATOES Northerns, whites (best, per peck Q5 pounds) .41A1 145c SWEET POTATOES Yellow yams, Porto Ricans (besD per peck 13A pounds) 32@35c PUMPKINS N All sizes. each ..........................2 .25c RADISHES- Homegrowns Qongs or rounds) per Homegrown, per bunch ..............6 .6A@7c SPINACH Homegrown, per bunch ........ .4AQ61ac TOMATOES Cubans. best (ripes), per dozen....... 56c lTURNIPS- Homegrowns (round, white), medium size, per bunch ..............3 8 1904 1-6c Canadians, Rutabagas (besD per pound ...................'... .'14Qzc DRY BEANS Lmas or navys, per pound 1ec l Black eyes, per pound ................11c DRIED PRUNES- California, per pound ................ .12c APPLES Box stock Northwesterns, various varieties, small size, per dog. .18@2oc Barrelled stock, various varieties reds, firsts, per peck ................. .5O952kc Barrelled stock, various varieties reds, seconds per peck ......... .409e0c Bulk stock ordinary quality, per peck ........................3 .3013212c GRAPES California. Emperors. per pound ........................... .111s@12c GRAPEFRUIT i Florida, Brights and Goldens, (me- dium size), each .79Sc ORANGES Floridas, Brights and Goldens, per dozen ......................... .220S2c F'loridas, Russets per dozen ..... .2o@27c SATSUMA ORANGES Southern Alabamas (medium size), per dozen .................. .16q22c 1 COCOANUTS South American Gall sizes), firsts, ENGLISH WALNUTS- I Firsts, Californias, per pound. .25@2sc Seconds, California, per pound ..20@23c ! PECANS- Orchard run. Texas. per pound. .17d181ac T. c. BURCHFIELD, l Market, Station Assistant. Poultry I Hens-25@26c 1 Fryers-30@32c. 1 Guneas-45c. 1 Roosters-17c. 1 Extra Graded Eggs-40c. l Candled Eggs-3Sc. | Turkeys-Live,30 ,30Q35c. l Ducks-20Q22c. 1 Meats | D. IS. Ribs-2SMc. 1 D. s. Clear Rib Bellies-S3c- 1 D. $. Rib Bellies-33c. l Pork Ioins-27c. | Choice Steers-15G1Sc. l Choice Lambs-26c. l Premium Lard-29c l Compound Lard-22Nc. | Choice Hams-3lc. 1 Choice Bacon-43c. | Fish l Perch-10c. l Salt Water Trout-l5c.