The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1919-10-18

St. Paul, 1925; Minneapolis, $500;
Duluth. Knudsen Fruit Co., $3.50.
The Duluth price is II per cent
'igher than st. Paul and 25 per cent
higher than Minneapolis. From Texas,
there is a difference Of one-eleventh
of a cent per pound in favor Of the
Twin Cities, in freight rates.
Grape Fruit-Florida, 64-sO box: st.
Paul, $500; Minneapolis, $500 to
$500; Duluth, Fitzsimmons-Palmer
5000.
The Duluth price is 1919 per cent
higher than In St. Paul and from 1919
to % per cent higher than in Mime
apolis.
Malaga grapes-per crate: st. Paul
and Minneapolis, 1925; Stacy Merrill
and Knudsen Fruit Co., $2.75; Fitz-
simmons Palmer, $500. Same prices
were given on Tokay grapes as on Ma
laga.
With tho Same transportation rates.
Duluth's prices range from 81 to SS
~er cent higher than those Of the Twin
Cities.
Pears-Washington fall, per box: St..
Paul, $500; Minneapolis, $3.50; Du-
luth, Fitzsimmons-Palmer, $3.50.
Washington Bartletts: st. Paul,
$500; Duluth, Knudsen Fruit Co.,
$3.50. ......-. ....--. ..,..--... ...l~.-...s
Illinois Keifers-per bushel: st.
Paul, $3.50; Duluth, stacy-Merrill, So.
With the same railroad rates, the
illinois pears are 90 per cent higher in
Duluth. The Washington fruit is 10
Der cent higher in Duluth than in St.
Paul and % per cent higher than In
Minneapolis.
Peaches-Elberta and Crawford: St..
Paul, $1.35; Minneapolis, $1.40; Du-
luth, $1.40.
September 25-st. Paul, $1.25; Min
neapolis, $1.35; Duluth, 81 40.
Earlier, the Duluth wholesale price
was $3.50.
Apples per basket: St..
Paul, $500; Minneapolis, 1925; Du-
luth, Fitzsimmons-Palmer, $3.50.
The Duluth price is 16 per cent high
er than in St. Paul and per cent
higher than Minneapolis.
Transcendent crabapples- box:
St. Paul and Minneapolis, 1925; Du.
luth, Fitzsimmons-P Palmer, $3.50; Knud-
sen Fruit Co., $500.
The Duluth prices run from SS Is
- 55 per cent higher than the Twin
City price.
Spanish onions-per crate: st. Paul
and Minneapolis, $3.50; Duluth, Fitz-
simmons-Palmer, 1925.
The Duluth price is 80 per cent
higher, with the Indiana freight the
same to Duluth and the Twin Cities.
Minnesota reds, per h.: st. Paul,
.03%; Minneapolis .031s; Duluth,
041a; Minnesota yellow: .04 in St.
Paul and .04h in Duluth.
Tomatoes-bushel of so lbs.: st..
Paul $3.50, and Duluth 1925.
The Duluth price is so per cent high
or than the Twin Cities. The local
freight rate between Duluth and the
Twin Cities in car load lots is less
than II cents bushel and for less than
car load lots It is 26 cents per bushel.
Bananas. per h.: St. Paul, 90, and
Duluth, .09h. The difference in trans
portation rates from New Orleans Is
1-25 of cent against Duluth
Mint-per dozen: st. Paul, 40 cents;
Duluth, 60 cents.
The Duluth price is so per cent high
er than the st. Paul price.
Plums-Italian prune, per box: st.
Paul. $1.50; Minneapolis, $1.40; Du-
luth, Knudsen Fruit Co., $1.60.
The Duluth price is from 8 2-s to IA
per cent higher than the st. Paul price
and the railroad rates from Washing
ton are identical in both cases.
Live poultry-Hens over 4 pounds:
st. Paul, "a cents; Minneapolis, %
| cents; Duluth, 30 cents.
The Duluth price is Is per cent high
er than st. Paul and So per cent higher
than Minneapolis.
Geese Paul, IA cents; Mime
apolis, IL cents; Duluth, % cents.
The Duluth price is SO per cent high
er than Minneapolis and SO per cent
higher than st. Paul.
This report, by the way, is no more
comprehensive and no more startling
than the series of Food Hog stories
told from issue to issue, for nearly q
year and half by the Rip-saw. But
the Rip-saw did not have the backing
and encouragement of the mayor; It
| had no clerical or expert help; il was