Evening star., 1926-04-02
EASTER FLOWERS
BRIGHTEN MARKET
Fancy Fruits and Vegetables Of
Good Quality Plentiful.
Prices Steady.

Center Market has burst into color
full bloom in preparation for the Eas-
ter holiday, with great array OF pot
ted lilies of the valley. potted roses
and cut carnations of beautiful shades
OF red, pink and white. In addition.
Mrs. Housewife has a wide selection
in the vegetable and fruit lines and in
meats, fowl, fish, bakery and dairy
goods.
Potted lilies of the valley are for
sale at from S1.50 to as high as 81, the
price varying according to the number
of blooms and the size of the plants.
, Carnations are quoted generally at ~
a dozen and commission merchants
handling them say they plan no in
crease in price as the demand leaps
with the approach of Sunday.
| Added to the distinct Easter dis.
plays are quantities OF daintily tinted
Easter eggs, done in all maner of in
| trlcate designs, which are for sale at
80 cents a dozen. The eggs are strict
ly fresh, hard boiled.
Eggs Remain Unchanged.
Though the price of eggs, whole
sale, has risen some recently the re-
tail price remains at 40 and As cents
for the best grade of candled eggs
at the stands at Center Market.
Others, strictly fresh, but of poorer
quality, sell for 80 cents dozen.
| Butter remains at 80 and 90 cents
a pound for the best grades of cream
cry butter. The best grade of double
cream sells at 40 cents Il half pint:
| single cream at 20 cents a half pint,
and milk at Is cents a. quart.
Strawberries have dropped to 81
and IS cents u quart box. having
ranged in price from 75 TO 80 Ger )
in the last three weeks. Merchants
say the price is made low in order TO
attract Easter berry buyers in
greater numbers.
Grapes Are Plentiful.
Great quantities of fancy grapes
are available. Black grapes and
malaga white grapes sell for rs cents
pound. y few King oranges still
are on the stands at $1.50 a dozen,
while other grades are 60 cents
dozen, 10 cents higher than last
week.
| Honeydew melons are 81 and $1.25
| each; peaches. 40 cents each. and
nectarines. 20 cents each. Grapefruit
sells for 10 cents each. Lines are
25 cents a dozen. Giant alligator
pears are $3.50 each.
| Green string beans of fine quality
are offered at 40 cents a pound, wax
beans are So and 40 cents a pound
and peas are 80 cents a pound
Vegetables OF Good Quality.
! Other offerings. all of fine quality
and of which there are large SeleC-
| tions, are: Rhubarb, % cents a
pound: celery, 3 cents a large stalk;
| lettuce. 15 cents a head; new cabbage.
| S cents q pound; red cabbage. 10
cents a pound; caulitlower. 80 cents
! large head; cucumbers, 25 and 80
| cents each, large size; beets, Is cents
| a bunch; spinach. 10 cents Il pound;
| carrots, 10 cents a bunch; Spring
| green onions. 5 cents a bunch; kale,
10 cents a pound, and bananas, S5
| cents a dozen.
/ Fancy asparagus is for sale at IS
! cents a bunch. Irish potatoes sell
| for and 6l2 cents a pound, "A slight
| reduction from two weeks ago, while
sweet potatoes retail for three pounds
| for 25 cents.
Radishes. dollhouse variety, are 10
| cents n bunch: French endives, 40
cents a pound, and egg plant. %
cents each.
! In the meat lines. Spring broiler
| hens are for sale at 81 a pound.
dressed, fresh killed. Fries are 65
cents a pound: roasters, So cents.
| Turkeys are offered for 65 and 20
cents, fresh killed and dressed.
There has been no change noted in
prices of fresh meats.