Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-23


But at 4 OF the clock Saturday mornin,
r things start IN earnest. From q To \ ar
the big hours, Just as those of Whining
, tons King street arc between q and I I
AZ I'D O'Clock the street market and tht
: Central market nre done for the day Ano
ton O'Clock Is ten O'Clock not 1910, mo-
~. The same thing may be said of tht
other markets save one or two where
afternoon and evening buying arc the
vogue. But these rnarkethorisea are nj
privately owned corporations and there
lore may more or less set their own hours
ms well AZ their own rates for stall room
Two of them are said not TO be very sue
cessful, because there are not sufficient
farmers to go around This. however is n
chance that the owners take pure
business gamble which has nothing what
ever to do with general market subject
N rHr MaRErTR
lanf4ster buys pretty much as Will
mington buys, only very much earlier
Imagine, II you please. some Of our local
| opulists this is frcph from the word mint
and guaranteed non-counterfcit) getting
| up at the hour of T. good heavens, ante
f, meridian or anti-Mouhcrr, whichever
YOU choose, waiting for car or hiking
afoot down to King street or to Madison
| street, so as Ia get there not later than q
/ We know right well vou cant do IT. be
cause YOU are neither Jules Verne nor
| BERTHA Nj Clay. and you We only plain.
| ordinary everyday Wilmington irnngina-
ton. But the Lancastrans do II and do il
we'll, because II they don't others will do
II for them, which means that when they
get 10 the market late. il will he alrnoet
as bare as Mother IIubbardq cupboard
High and low, rich and poor Lancaster
markets about the time Wilmington gets
IT'S breakfast, one Of those who ON tho
Wednesdays and SATURDAYS - IN town
goes regularly about the business ~ keep
ing the home lartlcr full is the great Key
stone State = second in command, Lieu
tenant Governor Nel.aln He sayH hc en-
JOYS II and there IS no reason why he
shouldn't
To Wilmingtonlan used 10 congcstcd
k'ng street, Lancaster wide KING street
pavement, its Duke street. and IT'S ~
ccedinRlv busy Central markethouee were
- pretty study and very interesting )
NJ ramble last Saturday business vas
hrlsk The prudtlcr on sale was remarkably
good III appearance biF luscious look
ing bects. fat peappda "snappv booking
etrngbeans, excellent appearing hcrrica
every variety ~ grown produce III faft
seeming % he as fresh as ihnngh pulled the
minute before ono cast une eyes upon II
livery variety sccmcd hlgRer better
finer than its brother af king street WI
mington
terrles made theIr appearance n ho>e~
twice the slge Of thosc one sees m VII
mngtons hing street real full-q,art
boxes Md the prioee' Evert Evening
man falriy could not believe the evidence
q b,e, "a L 4
Heavens and King street. Wilmington
getting ready Ia nsk - or 60 Peachcs
Lancaster county once fcyy and far be-
twoon. Tut still peafhos Mt 10 and -
cents a quart basket of the threo-tn-
tho bushel variety # you wanted IT. NJ
$50 In the height Of the SEASON the
Same peaches AZ 80 cents u basket Shades
of old Delaware what would happen Il |
King street. Wilmington were 10 do this |
White potatoce Of the new crop. 20 - /
70 cents q half . peck, according 70 quality |
Sevcnty-lve cents 4 basket Md S2 10 I
and s. bushe Gueulmbcrs one and two |
cents each, with those Of small picIing /
size ut Is cents quart box and real I
quarts at that Good big caul7ower ut
10 to IS cents And ine=looking corn 1T
- cents dozen cars Wilmington vas
charging 30 coand 30 cents. Asparagus 10
cents q bunch
But look at tho accompanying table Of
compared prices
AND THEY MAXI Monty
Every Evenings man unveiled himself
10 ono OF the markctcers and asked for
facts
How do You DO this2 Do YOU make any
money out of It? Can YOU sell eggs fresh
from your farm at 80 cents i dozeri and
square yourself with the hen and her up
keep. he asked among his vollcy OF
questions.
The questonee. a mlld-mannered, llt
lie man Of mlddle-age, an Amisll man or
Mennonite from his dress, turned 10 his
wife, neat, spotless prim IN her oddlv-cut
Jlack dress and close-fitting bonnet. look
ng as though she found plenty of time to
axe some OF the pleasure and comfort Of
lie and To enjoy them. too
lie Is a stranger. nc sad, alluding u
he qIestIoner, because the Nlsstl. vas
doubtless wondering what ON earth he
vas asking such outlandish questions for
Ihcn the farmer replied
"Ol course We are making money from
he things we raIse We would not he
lere If We did not make money. Every
hing here comes of our farm and We have
old III the street market here for years
Ne thing our prices are fair To us and 70
hose We sell to. We never have any
Then Every Evenings man told thus
lancaster county man, some of the prices
hat obtain IN hing street, Wilmington
lie smiled d wise smile.
1t is too much, he sad y our
'eople are folish There Is a good profit
o me IN the prices at which | sell How
much more must there be for your street
market people Yes, your women and
nen who buy at such prices are foolish
liIr people know better :
The reporter went on his way feeling
hat tins little, old Amish man or Men
onlte had said all there Vas to say about
Nlmington's street market and the buy
rs therein
The following table Of comparative
rlces speaks for itself
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