Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-12
FARM PRODUCTS LOWER
IN OUR CURB MARKETS
Cost Of Filling the Family Larder
Decreasing. but the Read
iustment is Very Slow.

While there have been reductions I'm
price of the foodstuffs. offered In the
local curb markets. tho decline seems
to be less than for other commodities
that enter into our daily use. and per-
haps n large percentage Of 1T is due to
the change of seasons. the approach of
spring, while no doubt but the greater
part is caused by the non-appearance of
the extravagant buyer of the wartime
days, when everybody spent money free
" irrespective of the cost OF the OBJ
iects purchased. There are fewer buy
ers than there were six months ago
a condition due 10 industrial depression
here and Il seems Ia be one of the
surprises that prices can be maintained
as we'll as they are under tho circum-
stances.
There were a few sales of eggs at 30
cents n dozen i'm the King Street mar
ket early this morning. but later after
price had been agreed on. they advan-
ced to so cents. and from that figure
they were variously priced at from
60 TO so cents. though IS was about the
highest figure reached except perhaps
in a few instances where the eggs were
| especially inviting. The drop today Of
| 20 cents may be followed by n still
further reduction next week. when so
| cents may be the selling figure.
| The market today marked the turn Of
| the tide between seasons II was rather
| bare OF those features that give Il an In
| terest and tho suggestion of great abun-
dance whom the vegetables and fall
| fruits are being offered The fret Of
/ the southern products, however. ar
riving. and there were Strawberries on
1 F,s4 ztfs-fA
| and these were sold at ~ cents a quart,
| There was an abundance of oranges
and other citrous fruits. all Of which
still resist the trend of the moment for
reduction Of the high cost of living.
There were shad from Southern
waters that sold for 30 20 80 cents a
| pound. the latter for the roc bearing
tish which. weighing about six pounds.
| brought the cost 10 So while tho
| roes found eager buyers NJ SIS centa a
| nair otherwise there seems 20 have
been a considerable reduction IN the
costs Of sen foodF. and perhaps the
grin Of the rroiitccrs has been broken
Chickens. good fat fowls. seem tc
have been able 20 maintain their war
time f'gtIrc and were quoted n 4j
cents a pound early In the ReHEion
while ducks and guincas were likewise
comma ndinR attention NJ about ths
Same price Guinrae. small. ~ R'inetf
usually are sold FOR 81 Is each and the
few turkeys that were brought tn foune
ouick buyers AZ 81 cents pound
which seeing 10 ~ the tor price thu'
far reached even iu our most eXtrava
| giant and reckless days
Pork has dropped considerable Fl tn
last fcw wceks The loin for roastins
sold this morning ~ 30 cents 2 pound
while the less popular cuts brought =
The PIG stnl maintains his popularity
and every particle ~ hts carcass. from
The end of the arout 20 tho tn of hi
tail was IN the stalls in sorne form q
other
Butter was somewhat cheaper thai
last week Il bringing from a2 cent
"a m acct riding 20 quality Or "a" reru
tation of the dalrvman offering i
Vegetables were much reduced. whit
potatocs especially bowling 20 tho ney
order of things
on tho whole. u cannot be said 'ha
tho reductions of prices IN the cur
market X equal 10 the drop IN cthe
roodetuffS groceries for example. an
, II probably VIII be some tifne hefor
.his source IL snrrlv viii have "n'irel
los+ its wartime elevation ard COM
! f,Illv IN line with he new era of r.
| adjustment ~ prices