Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-09-28
On Commission RoED

Trading in such produce as peaches,
cantaloupes and other semi-tropical
fruits has taken on a dull tone now,
due in part to the fact that there are
but limited supplies of some Of them
Tor instance peaches-and due also TO
the. fact that with the coming OF the
somewhat to the more staple line Of
foods. Meats will soon be principal
item in the daily menu of the public,
whereas, through the hot weather the
people consumed all the fruits and veg
etables that they could get.
There are fewer small sales of peaches
ana apples now, as the average house
held is buying such produce to prepare
for the long winter months.
The favorite purple grape of the peo-
pie is now beginning to come IN the
market--the purple Concord These
grapes are selling at about cents
pound on the average, as basket that
holds approximately five pounds brings
40 cents.
Each day seems TO more and more
substantiate the predictions of wholesale
men that the peach crop this year viii
have rather unusually long duration.
Michigan Elbertas and Che different va
rieties of the New York State orchards
are still coming on the market and are
Tomatoes are somewhat higher, selling
as high as s1-5o bushel.
California Malagas-grapes- still SO
box Of twenty-four pounds.
Green beans. on account of the lateness
Of the season, are selling at $2.25G250 a
bushel.
Spice melons are on the market in such
small quantities that they really cannot
be considered in the price schedule.
What few are on the market are bringing
S262.25 n bushel.
ToDAY's PRICES.
Apples-Barrel, S6G9.
Beans-Navy IN bags, per pound. TAG
Sc; California hmas, in sacks, 1215d11ac
Colorado piTtos, in bags, per pound. SA
@S12c; red kidneys, In bags per pound
1Sd19c; California pink chilli, in bags,
per pound, SAMS1sc; l!ntels. per pound.
l5e; California red chill, in bags, per
pound, SA6Slac.
Beets-Baney home grown per bu, S1.75.
Cabbage grown, per brl, $50
az.
Beans-Fancy home grown, per bUs
Cantaloupes-Fancy Colorado Oats, pr
crate, S150Ii75 fancy home grow
Honet dews, per crata $25oa3; Ohio
American Beauty, per crate. Sl.50g2.
CaFrots-Fancy home grown, per bu.,
ceiery-Fancy High BAH per crate,
cucambers-Fancy home grown. per
Grapes-Home grown, per H., eaTe;
California, white seedless. per 23-ib. box.
s.. 1913: California Malagas. per 25-lb.
box. S2.50g5: concords, per 0-pound bas-
ket. aJc.
Egg Plant-Fancy home grown. per
Grapefruit Fancy Isle Of Pine. per
box. ST25m T50.
S5c fancy home grown endlve. per dox.,
40c fancy home grown head lettuce, per
bu., Si.75Gf2; fancy Washington Iceberg,
per crate. 50.
onions-Fancy bone grown. yellow
per 100.lb. bag, $3.50; fancy Western,
yellow. per 100-ib bag. 50; extra fancy
Indiana, white, per i00-ib. bag. So: fancy
Spanish. per crate, $3.50; fancy picking,
per 20-lh. box Si.5o.
Oranges-Extra fancy California Va
Iencias. per crate. Ss50GS5O.
25e.
Peaches-SIichigan Aibertas, per bu.,
s3Gi305: New York st. Johns. per bu..
sSd3o5; some grades. s.; other grades
PrunesLF'ancy Idaho Italian. per crate.
Pears-Ali kinds. s15Oa4 Per bu.
Radishes-Button home grown, per
dog. 25c fancy long, per d0z.. 25c.
Potatoes-Fancy Eastern Cobblers. per
15O-lb bag, $3.50; fancy Minnesota and
Early Ohios per. i50-lh. bag, 81 fancy
Michigan, round whites. per i50-lo. bag,
Sweet Potatoe-Fancy Virginia Red
Stars. Dbl, So; per hamper. SOS.
Spinach-Faney home grown, per bu-,
S125.
sduash-summer per bu, SLID.
Sweet Corn-<Home grown, per dog,
2Ol25c.
S1615o.
Turnips-Fancy home grown. new. per
bu.. S275
WatermeIons-Fancy Florida, each,
o503Oc.