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Middle West to sell their squabs to the trade times. We assure you, and you can rely on 



direct over the heads of the Chicago commas us to obtain the highest possible price for 



sion men until the latter advance prices. We your stock at all times." 



print herewith some letters from Chicago Cougle Brothers, 178 South Water street, 



commission houses, showing that they wajit Chicago. 111. (Jan. 29, 1903): "Replying to 



them both with the feathers on and off, de- your favor of Jan. 27th will say that good 



pending on the dealer: fat squabs are worth from $2 to $2.50 per 



C. B. Hayden, Jr., & Co., 214 and 216 dozen. We can handle all of that kind 



South Water street, Chicago, Illinois (Jan. you can get. The best way to ship them is 



26, 1903): "Your favor of the 24th inst. at just to pinch their necks, cool thoroughly and 



hand and in reply will say, fat dressed pack in a box. Do not bleed them nor take 



squabs bring $2 to $2.25 per dozen. We haji- the feathers off. We hope you can ship us 



die them in any quantities." . some of this kind of squabs as we need 



Gallagher Bros., 191 South Water street, them." 



Chicago, 111. (Jan. 26, 1903): "We have your F. W. Melges & Co., lOu South Water 

 favor of the 24th to hand and noted. In r.e- street, Chicago, 111. (Jan. 28, 1903): "Re- 

 gard to handling squabs will say, we are in plying to your favor of the 27th in regard to 

 a position to handle any quantity to good squabs we beg to say that there is a wfde 

 advantage. We are now getting fancy squabs range of prices according to quality. If they 

 from Wisconsin, which are selling at $2.50 are fine fat birds we can handle advanta- 

 per dozen, about seven pounds to the dozen." geously all you can ship us. We shall do all 



C. H. Weaver & Co., 129 South Water in our power to obtain the very top price for 



street, Chicago, 111. (Jan. 29, 1903): "Your same at all times." 



favor of the 27th received. The market on A. Booth & Co., 63-65 Lake street, Chicago, 



squabs is $2.25 per dozen for the weights you 111. (Jan. 25, 1903): "If squabs are well 



speak of. We can handle all that you will dressed arnd weigh eight to nine pounds to 



be able to ship us, but would advise making the dozen, we can use them at $2.25 per 



a small shipment at first, so that we will get dozen F. O. B. Chicago." 



an idea of your stock and dressing." H. G. Lane, buyer for the Wellington Hotel, 



Theo. C. H. Wegeforth Co., 133 South Wa- Wabash avenue and Jackson boulevard, Ctti- 



ter street, Chicago, 111. (Jan. 28, 1903): "In C ago, 111. (Feb. 2, 1903): "In reply to yours 



reply to your favor requesting us to quote of Jan. 26th about squabs would say that we 



you prices on squabs will say that there is a are buying the large white squab you speak 



very good demand for them on this market at of. We have them shipped with the feath- 



present and when fine they will bring from ers on and market price for the best squab 



$2 to $2.25 per dozen but in order to bring is $2.75 to $3.00 per dozen." 



these prices, the squabs must be fat and William H. Taylor Co., 156 and 158 South 



weigh on an everage about three-quarters of Water street, Chicago, 111. (Feb. 4, 1903): 



a pound each, and for such there is a ready "Your letter at hand in regard to squabs, 



sale. If you have any, or receiving, you can Would say we could use all your squabs you 



safely ship all you can get." can ship. We would just as soon have them 



H. R. Waszko, 213 South Water street, Chi- \vith the feathers on as off. We can offer you 



cago, 111. (Jan. 29th, 1903): "In reply to $2.50 now for good stock. Should at any time 



your letter of Jan. 27th, we wish to say that market do better, we should certainly give it 



we can handle your squabs, in fact we can to you. Please let us know how soon you 



place any amount at the extreme top market can ship and how many each week. We have 



price, for we are heavy receivers of dressed the trade for them and can do as well as any 



squabs, especially from South Dakota and one for you." 



Wisconsin. Squabs should weigh not less Herman Weber Co., Inc., Union Hotel and 



than six or seven pounds per dozen. Should Restaurant, 111-117 Randolph street, Chicago, 



be dry-picked as the trade that can pay m. (Feb. 3, 1903): "Your favor of the 1st 



fancy prices want them No. 1, and we quote t o hand. I am buying squabs fresh in the 



them firm at $2.50 per dozen, but they must market all the time and am paying $3 per 



be fancy. We think we can get you still dozen for same. You can bring in two dozen 



higher prices but we can tell from your first of your squ abs and if satisfactory will buy 



shipment to us just where we can place same o f you rjgnt a i on g." 



them and what we can do. See that they are The letter last quoted above, that from 



well cooled off before shipping. Trusting Herman Weber, is an indication of what 



that you will favor us with a good shipment the consumer in Chicago is paying for in- 



as soon as possible and also give us an idea ferior squabs. It rests with you whether you 



of how^ many you can ship us daily or will be satisfied with breeding a product 



weekly." which commands a price of $2 to $3 a dozeji, 



Peter Britten & Sons, 2 and 4 Fulton street, or $3 to $6. If you put squabs weighing ten 



Chicago. 111. (Jan. 30, 1903): "There is no pounds a dozen and over into the Chicago 



limit to the amount of squabs we can handle, market, you can get from $3 to $6 a dozen, 



as we have inquiries for the same at all NEW YORK MARKET. In the first part of 



