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the package and also the quality. If a poor quality 

 of goods is sent, he is sure to find it out, and it may 

 save him considerable annoyance if he knows what 

 the package contains before it is opened. 



There seems to be a disposition on the part of 

 some shippers, who are not very familiar with the 

 business, to refrain from marking packages as to 

 quality. Nothing can be made by this practice as 

 the quality will be known before a sale is made. 

 A good rule is to help the dealer, then you may 

 expect favors from him. 



Time of shipment. When poultry or eggs are 

 sent to commission men, it should be borne in mind 

 that these products, if for immediate sale, should 

 reach them in the middle or early part of the week. 

 Many commission men sell very little after Friday 

 noon. In a general way, it may be stated that Sat- 

 urday is retailers' day; that the retailers are sup- 

 posed to have their stock on hand before Saturday, 

 and that they do not go to the commission men for 

 their supplies during that day. Shipments are often 

 made so that they reach their destination late in the 

 week and are, therefore, carried over until the begin- 

 ning of the next week. 



English and German methods. The English 

 method of preparing fowls for market is, in many 

 respects, very different from that in vogue in the 

 United States, and undoubtedly would not be 

 acceptable to the most fastidious in this country, 



