Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 305, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 December 1920 — SHARP DECLINES IN PRICES. [ARTICLE]

SHARP DECLINES IN PRICES.

Prices of fruits and vegetables show sharp decline when lists for this year and last are compared. Prices of one dealer in Commission row have dropped,, in some cases, more than 50 per cent ond staple articles, such as apples, cabbage, potatoes, onions and beans. Only l one article, sweet potatoes, in the list, shows an advance. Wholesale prices of the following articles on December 13, 1919 and December 14, 1920 are as follows: Baldwin apples $9.00 a barrel against $7.00; cabbage 4 cents a pound against 1 % cents; Indiana white onions 6 cents a pound against 13-4 cents; Indiana yellows; 5% cents against 1.4 cents; Michigan round white potatoes, $5.10 a bag of 150 pounds against $2,50 a bag; Nancy Hall sweet potatoes, $2.00 a hamper against $2.10; lima beans, 14% cents a pound against 9 cents; Michigan navy beans, 7.6 cents a pound against 4 3-4 cents. , Plenty of fresh oysters for Xmas at the College Inn.