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Table 6. — Fowl: Maximum amounts used in a tveek and prices paid by ten rep- 

 resentative If kite Mountain hotels. 



*Boston Produce Market News: Top price, Western fresh killed, clr\- packed, 

 12 to box, 60 to 65 pounds. 



(Express charges from Boston to hotels of approximately $1.15 a hundred 

 pounds should be added to Boston quotations to have prices on compara- 

 ble basis with local.; 



Table 7. — Roasters: Maximum amounts used in a week and prices paid by ten rep- 

 resentative W kite Mountain hotels. 



♦Boston Produce Alarket News: fTop price for Western fresh frozen; ^Native 

 fresh killed. 



(Express charges from Boston to hotels of approxiniateh- $1.15 a hundred 

 pounds should be added to Boston quotations to have prices on compara- 

 ble basis with local.) 



of the bird to be tender, juicy and of splendid flavor. Complaints were 

 made of local dressed poultry that it was stringy, tough, aiid not adapted 

 to their needs. Further investigation showed that these men had not 

 confined their poultry previous to killing nor fed it on milk rations so 

 that the meat would be in condition to suit the hotel demand. Usually 

 the birds were killed without any previous conditioning. Needless to 

 say these men failed to obtain repeat orders. 



Broilers from the light colored breeds were desired in the majority of 

 cases. Some of the stewards and chefs were emphatic on this point. 

 They claimed the white feathered broilers were more attractive in ap- 

 pearance when served than the dark feathered, because with the latter the 



