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EDUCATION AND THRIFT 



EXERCISE 



1. Make a produce-, grain-, and stock-market chart for the 

 week beginning September 8, 1913, as follows : 



Name of article 



Local market 

 price 



City market 

 price 



Butter, per Ib 



Eggs, per doz 



Hens, per Ib 



Hogs, per cwt. . . . . 

 Steers, fat, per cwt. . . 

 Steers, feeders, per c-wt. 

 Yearlings, per cwt. . . 

 Heifers, per cwt. . . . 



Cows, per cwt 



Wheat, per bu 



Oats, per bu 



Corn, per bu 



2. Find the amount of : 



3 doz. eggs @ 180 



5 Ib. butter @ 200 

 10 Ib. honey @ 12^0 



3. Find the sum due a person who sells : 



6 doz. eggs @ 120 

 30 Ib. chickens @ 80 

 35 Ib. dried fruit @ 40 



and buys : 



3 Ib. coffee @ 200 



1 gal. sirup @ 600 



2 gal. oil @ 150 

 8 Ib. rice @ 60 



10 yd. gingham @ 8^0 



