Evening journal., 1918-07-20
MARKETS RING With
'ROASTS' OF GARBAGE
Failure TO Make Collections
Chief Topic of Conver-
sation Today
HIGH PRICES COME
in FOR CRITICISM

King street market was one big indig-
nation meeting over unemptied garbage
cans this morning Nearly every woman
customer was saying TO another woman,
And / called them up every day and
my garbage can has not been emptied
for two weeks" And the party spoken
10 always made answer, And that Is
the same way at our house. 10 Is
scandalous, there ought 10 be some way
to make the city tend TO the garbage
Wen all be sick II it gets any worse
wonder how long the Board OF Health
will allow this TO exist ?"
10 was everybody present" day In
the local markets this morning. The
carts were almost touching. the full
length Of King street. At that, they had
more leeway than the shoppers, who
were banging into each other with
baskets and elbows at every step, and
at times were forced to a standstlll until
a jam could be broken. In a hopeless
mass at Fifth street, a small child sud
denly set up an ear-piercing shrek. The
spectators hastily made room, thinking
the tot had been walked over In the
crush, but 10 developed that her prized
pink hair bow had been yanked of by
the corner OF a passing market basket.
After search the bow was restored.
somewhat the worse for its trampling
under many feet.
Prices were high, but considerably
varied along King street. At one stand
near Third street. corn was selling for
GO cents per dozen; at a stand near
Fifth street, the same quality was 40
cents a dozen ears; while a little above
Fifth street, the marketman announced
30 cents per dozen as the price Of corn.
Eggs were so cents a dozen on some
stands. and So cents a dozen on others.
Butter varied from 50 cents to IS cents
per pound.
Tomatoes could be bought all the
way from IS cents 10 25 cents per quar-
ter peck at the frultstands, the lowest
priced being small and green. They
could also be bought for IS cents per
box OF five or six tomatoes. FrF;t
stand prices for plums were 25 cents
per box, and for peaches, 25 cents per
quarter peck. White potatoes were 10
be purchased all the way from - cents,
10 i3 cents, IS cents and IS cents, and
even 20 cents per quarter peck.
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farmers stands were a scanty supply
OF red raspberries at IS and 20 cents a
box. The fruitstands were selling
huckleberries. and blackberries for 25
cents a box. Apples were IS cents a
quarter peck. summer varieties.
The dry weather has burned all the
berries up" was the explanation given
for scarcity and high prices.
Average prices for other produce IN
King street were carrots, 3 cents per
bunch; beets, cents per bunch; peas
30 cents a quarter peck; cabbages.
and cents apiece; squash, all the way
from cents TO 20 cents for the large
varieties; kale, IS cents a quarter peck
onions, cents a bunch; scullions,
lunches for 3 cents: string beans. 20
cents a quarter peck: lettuce. 20 cents
a head small green peppers for ~
cents a dozen; larger ones. % cents a
dozen: cucumbers. ; cents apiece.
There were two autoloads Of FISH be-
low Second street. trout. croakers and
Cape May goodies, all selling for IS
cents a pound.
Chickens averaged 50 and 1925 each; ;
80 cents a pound for live poultry.
Squads were so TO 90 cents apiece.
The flower market was gay with
gladioll. at Ave cents a stalk. Black
eyed Susans. snapdragons. tiger lilies
and corn flowers were seen In profu-
sion. Zone market woman on King
street has for several weeks been Of
ferlng beautiful. fresh water lilies for
20 cents 10 30 cents a dozen and las
found ready purchasers.