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15.60 per dozen; eight pounds, $5 per dozen; for squabs is growing. I will talie your 

 seven pounds, $4 per dozen; six and' one-half squabs at market price day received." 

 pounds, $3 per dozen; dark, $2.10 per dozen. C. .T. Wiggins, East entrance City market, 

 The above quotations are a good Indication Kansas City, Mo. (Jan. 26, 1903): "It Is only 

 of what the New York market for squabs is. a question of bow many you can supply. I 



One of the practical ways we have of can handle all the squabs you will offer and 

 helping our customers is to refer them to will pay you good prices for them. The 

 such first-class buyers of squabs as the firm demand is strong and increasing. Hope you 

 above quoted. We will give the address of will soon make a start with me." 

 the abovfe New York firm to you when you George O. Relf, steward. Midland Hotel, 

 buy breeding stock of us. Kansas City, Mo. (Jan. 27, 1903): "We can 



SCKANTON MARKET.— The following let- use squabs almost any time at $2.76 per 

 ter is from Chandler and Short, commission dozen. If you have some now we will take 

 merchants, 15 Lackawanna avenue, Scranton, one or two dozen and if O. K. will very 

 Penn., dated Feb. 16, 190S: "We have yours likely use them right along." 

 in regard to 'squabs. They are worth Bwins-Dean Hotel Co., proprietors Hotel 

 from $2.75 to $3 per dozen, dressed, on our Metropole (St. Joseph, Mo.) and Hotel Baltl- 

 market. Whatever you ship, we will en- more (Kansas City, Mo.) (Jan. 30, 1903)! 

 deavor to get the very highest market prices "Kindly quote me prices on squabs by the 

 for. All you have to do is to have the dozen. I have been using about two hun- 

 feathers picked off." dred per month and expect to use more. If 



CLEVELAND MARKET.— The steward's your prices are right; you will hear from me 

 department of the Union Club, 158 Euclid In a tew days." (Signed) B. G. Venable, 

 avenue, Cleveland, Ohio, sends the follow- steward. 



Ing letter under date of Feb. 13th. 1903: "I g. Klidey, the New Coates House, Kansas 

 am In receipt of your letter of yesterday and cjty, jio. (Jan. 29, 1903): "We are using' a 

 beg to say regarding your questions about few squabs which we buy from the commls- 

 squabs, that they are worth to us from $3 to gjon men here at $2,50 per dozen. Let me 

 $3.60 per dozen for the «best and largest i^now what price you want for yours and we 

 squabs either dressed or in the feather." may be able to use eight or ten dozen a 



W H. Bennett, proprietor of Oyster Ocean week." 

 Cafe' 368 Superior street, Cleveland, Ohio d. P. Ritchie, steward Hotel Baltimore, 

 (Feb 12 1903) : "I use about one and one- Kansas City, Mo. (Feb. 6, 1903) : "Your favor 

 half dozen squabs a week. Price averages $3 of Jan. 27 received. We pay $2.75 per dozen 

 per dozen the year through." for fancy squabs delivered, with feathers 



W H Seager, Sheriff street market, on." 

 Cleveland, Ohio (Feb^ 12, 1903): ^'I purchase OTJR PIGEONS GOING AROUND CAPH 

 squabs when offered in this market and have HORN. — ^We have sent our breeding stock' 

 sent to California for them on special occa- about everywhere, but one of the most curi- 

 sions. The market price varies from $2.40 ous orders we ever had is from Captain Lane 

 to $4* per dozen." ef the ship Kennebec, which arrived In Bos- 



Gibson Pinkett Company, Fulton market, ton In November, 1902, from Seattle, with a 

 21-25 Prospect street, Cleveland, Ohio (Feb. cargo of lumber. At this writing (Feb. 18, 

 12 1903): "We buy squabs and pay what 1903), Capt. Lane is making arrangements 

 they are worth. Price runs from. $2.50 to $4 with us to supply him with a breeding out- 

 per dozen. We' could use fifty dozen or more fit of our Homers, which he will instal on 

 today." ' ^'^ ®^*P ®° *^^* **" ^*^ ^°°S return voyage 



KANSAS CITY MARKET. — The market for to San Francisco (or Seattle) he will have 

 snuabs here is steadily improving. Here are fresh squab meat regularly. Capt. Lane Is 

 some letters bearing on the subject: part owner of his big ship and is acoom- 



From James R. Peden & Co., 404 Walnut panied by his wife and young son. He hss 

 street Kansas City, Mo. (Jan. 26, 1903) : visited our place and knows about our birds 

 "Send your squabs to me. I have good, and our methods. 



steady demand for them and will take all SQUABS IN NEW MEXICO.— Here in the 

 you can offer Top prices paid, or handled east we would not look upon New Mexico as 

 'n ■ commission." (Mr. ' Peden ships squabs a fancy market for squabs, but here is a 

 3 New York city and other points east.) letter from a customer in Albemarle, New 



" W M Woods produce company, stalls 42 Mexico, which proves that he is getting In- 

 and'lS west side. City Market, Kansas City, terested (Jan. 29, 1903): "The pigeons you 

 Mo (Jan 26 1903)' "The market for squabs sent me on the 20th were received yesterday 

 ia 'eood ' Prices range from $1 to $1.60 for in excellent condition, and am well pleased 

 common stock and from $1.80 to $2 and $2.25 with them Please find enclosed a money 

 forfancv I am sure you will find a markpt Order for thirty dollars, for which send me 

 for your squabs and if they come up to the twelve more pairs of your extra mated thor- 

 Sark you have set for them, will command oughbred adult pigeons. Ship as ^tore by 

 a much better price. Kansas City market Wells Fargo express." 



