The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-05-06
FOR TABLE COST LESS
 THAN MONTH AGO

Vegetables for the table cost the Birmingham housewife less today than 45 days ago, canvass of retail pro- duce dealers yesterday showing an appreciable reduction in prices since the middle of March, when a survey of the situation was made by The Age-Herlad.
 Passing of various commodities with the changing season is remarked, when several items have not changed mate rially in price Green corn, for instance,
 is now to be had at several Birmingham markets, being quoted at 80 cents a dozen for nice ears Cauiflower is scarce, although the price is lower than it was two months ago Quoted at from 25 to 50 cents per head then. the com modity sells today for 40 cents per head.
 Asparagus is another article which has shown a marked change in price. Selling for from 75 cents to SIPS a large bunch 60 days ago, 1t now sells for % and 50 cents per bunch, depending on the size.
 New Irish potatoes are king in the potato world now, old potatoes gradual ly passing from the scene. New potatoes were quoted yesterday at to 71h cents per pound On March IS the price was about 10 cents per pound. Cabbage. quoted at cents per pound in March. is selling for 31a and cents per pound.
 String beans. which sold at 2o cents per quart were to be had yesterday at 15 cents per quart, or two quarts for 25 cents. English peas, selling at 30 cents per quart in March, were quoted at two quarts for 35 cents yesterday.
 RETAI PRICES
 Quotations from dealers of the city are listed below:
 Catanzano Bros, 1920 Fourth avenue north: Lettuce, 15c head; parsley, SC bunch: cabbage, 4c a head cauliflower, 4oc head. celery, 20c bunch; green onions 5c bunch beets, two punches for 25c; turnips, 10c bunch; mustard greens, 1oc bunch: turnip greens. 10c bunch; spinach l5c bunch; green corn, soc dozen; toma- toes, COG to 75c dozen; radishes, sc dozen; asparagus, BOG good bunch; English peas, two quarts 35c; Lima beans, zoc quar1' string beans, 15c quart two for 25c; egg |, each: peppers soc dozen; romaine, large head. 2Oc; squash, 10c each; dry onions, 5c each. sweet potatoes, 5c pound; Irish potatoes, 7c pound: old Irish potatoes, 21bc pound blackberries 25c quart strawberries 35c quart.
 Tom D. Andon, 1924 Fourth avenue, north: Aspara gus. 20c small bunch; lei tuce sc and 10c head; green onions DC bunch: celery, 15c and 20c bunch; egg plant, 5c and 1oc; green peppers two Tor Sc; cucumbers. 10c; beets, two sma' punches for 15c; turnips, loc Dunch, radishes. two punches for 15c; string for 15c; new Irish potatoes, 6c pound , sweet potatoes, kiln-dried, SC pound' cabbage, Sc pound; old Irish potatoes, 31ac pound.
 IT Troncalli, 1872 Fourth avenue, north; Cabbage, Sc and 1oc head cucumpels' zoo oo and 10c each; asparagus, 25c ana DUG hunch. string beans, 10c quart celery 1so and 2Oc bunch; beets, lOc bunch 1 green onions, 5c and 10c bunch; radishes' ] 5c and 10c bunch; carrots, loc punch l turnips. 10c and 15c bunch; lettuce ios l head. spinach 15c bunch; parsley tve hunch. green peppers, 5c and 10c bunch srraet notatoes. Sc pound; new Irish pota- foes rise pound; strawberries, 25c quart. ! Shugerman Fruit and Produce com : nanv 1909 Fourth avenue, north: | String beans, two quarts, 35c; cabbage i 4c head; green peppers, ocseach, three 1 Tor 1Oc. squash, 10c each; green on'ons, 1 5c bunch; iceberg lettuce, 1O@ loc per head sweet potatoes, DC pound, Old notatoes. Sc pound new potatoes, o9c Ter hound; dry onions, two for loc; or snges. 30@50c dozen; lemons, 2oc dozen. Sanitary market, 2105 Second avenue. north. New potatoes, two pounds Tor 15o tomatoes, three and four for 25c; l beans. two quarts for 25c peas, two quarts for 25c; turnips, 1oc puncn. l E'ruit. Blackberries, 25c box; straw | berries. 2Oc a box; peaches, 25cl doz- l en. bananas, 25c and soc dozen.
 i Rainbow market, 2111 Second avenue, 1 north: Asparagus. 25c; bell peppers 1 two for Dc; egg plant, two TOT loc'
 cabbage, sc: lettuce, Sc; carrots, two | pounds for 15c; squash two for Zoe 1 Birmingham market, 2115 Second l avenue. north: Sweet potatoes. 5c pound new Irish potatoes, two quarts l for 25c: old Irish potatoes. seven mounds for 25c; cucumbers. 10c each; l bell peppers, 40c dozen; cabbage, oc
 pound; lettuce. 10@25c each; toma- 1 toes. S1 a dozen; green peas, loc tcuart; string beans, 10c quart tur- nips. 15c a bunch; onions, 1oc pound.