The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-18
RETAIL PRODUCE
 DEALERS SELL ON
 A CLOSE MARGIN
Comparison of Wholesale and Retail Prices Show Profit Two to Three Gents
 on Produce

Retail produce men of Birming- ham make on an average of from two to three cents on commodities whose selling price does not exceed twenty five cents.
 An average of from one-fourth to one-half of a cent of the profit on produce is lost through spoilage, local retail men claim, and also they are forced to sell at sacrifice to keep it from being left on their hands.
 Comparison between the wholesale and retail prices show that only reasonable amount of profit is realized. Fresh green onions are now being sold to retail pro duce men by Morris avenue merchants at an average rate of 70 cents dozen punches The onions are retailed at ]" cents a ouach allowing the retail dealer a profit of cents on the dozen punches' Lettuce is sold wholesale to retail men at the rate of 5 crate, with i've dozen heads ito the crate, That wouiu make the wholesale price at l2 cents a head. The lettuce is retailed py pro- duce men at 15 cents a head aio"'ie them a profit of cents on each head or lettuce. This ratio applies to other com modities.
 X conoparison between the following wholesale and retail prices will show the amount of profit made on many oi tue commodities which the retail produce man handles
 WHOLESALE
 15an,ilton X Ro08nson, Morris Avenue Green onions 10e dozen; celery, sc crate of 4 to dozen punches; lettuce uee- berg). $S crate of 1 to dozen neaus cabbage, s275 crate of 90 pounus or ozss ner In for bulk cabbage; Irish potatoes feid> @ 5o nor Ion lbs; sweet potatoes. s3 25 per 100 lbs. tomatoes, S4.5o to So'av ner crate of 10 to l5 dozen; green beans s5 so hlshel hamper: apples, SS5o pushel' aranefruit s45n crate of 36 to 9s; lemons, s to S5.5o per crate of 30 dozen, .. Prices of other firms are Tn me wl.n those above, with prices on oeier eola- ,ar modities ranging as follows; oranges S25 crate of 96 to zsS, new Arlsn po'a- toes, SC bushel crate.
 RETAIL PRICES
 Frank Rietta and Company, prouuce' corner of Second avenue ana twenty first street, north. Frank Rietta, man aper. yesterday submitted the 1olloW- ing quotations:
 Green pepper, 40 cents a dozen. Cap- haze. cents a pound. Fresn snap beans 20 cents a quart. Fresh lrlsn potates No. 1 grade, 25 cents quart Radishes. two punches for lo cents I.ettuce. IS and 20 cents head. Beets, IS cents a bunch. Celery lS ana ~ cents bunch. Green mustard, two punches for 20 cents.
 The Washington market and Produce company, 2029 Second avenue, yester- day submitted following prices; Cab haze. 10 and Is cents5 a head. Green pepper pepper, cents each. Green onions. 10 and IS cents a bunch. Irish potatoes cents pound Tomatoes three for 25 cents. Fresh snap beans two quarts for 35 cents Radishes, lc cents a bunch. Apples, six for 20 cents
 The Birmingham Market, 2115 Sec ond avenue, north: w. E. Wallace manager, submits the following prices Green mustard, 10 and ID cents a bunch. Celery, 15 and 20 cents a bunch. Beets, 15 cents bunch. Let ' tuce, 15 and 20 cents a. head. Radishes two punches for 15 cents. Irish pota- toes, 15 and 20 cents quart. Cabbage Is and 20 cents a head.
 The Rainbow Market. 2111 Second avenue, north The following prices were submitted: Cabbage, 10, 15 and 25 cents a head. Green pepper, 4e
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