Onion Pickling Time.
There is an abundance of pickling
onions on the market at the present
time.
Both the white and yellow
varieties are available. The small
yellow onions were costing retailers
$2.25-$2.50 per 100 pounds for the
best stock. The small "white onions
are much more expensive, costing re
tailers $5.75-$6 per 100 pounds or
about 6c per pound. Large onions
are wholesaling at $3.25-$4.25 sack or
about 4 c lb.
Cauliflower is plentiful, most of It
coming from Long Island. Crates
averaging- 12 to 18 heads of cauliflow
er were wholesaling at $2 to $3 per
crate or Il-25c per head, this morn
ing. Some extra large fancy cauli
flower sold at $4 per barrel or about
Sic per head, on the farmers' market
today.
Turnips on "Vegetable List.
The turnip is the latest addition to
the list of root crops which are com
ing Into the market. Moderate sup
plies of both the white turnips and
rutabaga or yellow turnips are avail
able, coming mostly from outside
sources. White turnips are costing
retailers about 2c lib.
Chinese Cabbage.
One of the novelties of the market
this morning was the offering of a
crate of Chinese caibbage. This tendei
vegetable grows in bunches like eel
ery -or fennel and often usea in tha
,.,, nf i-ttuca in manv Chinese res-
taurants.
The following are wholesale prices.
The consumer should expect to pay
on the average from z6 to 40 per cent,
above these prices to cover the re
tailer's cost of doing business and his
legitimate profits. Quantity informa
tion la the approximate amount of
produce on the farmers' market.
Vegetables.
Beets, 40-SOc doz. beh.j 8-4cbch.
Carrots, 8S-450 doz. bch.; 8-4c
bunch.
Cabbage, ll.EO-2.25 bbl.; l-2e
pound.
Cauliflower, L. I., 82,00-S.OO crate;
1 1-ZSe hd.
