National Standard Sqnab Book. 5 



$5.iJU per dozen; eight pountls, $.' pw dozen: lor squabs is growing. I -^sill t^kc your 

 seven pounds, ?4 per dozen; six and one-half ycjuabs at market price day received." 

 pounds, $3 per dozen; dark, .'ji2.1u per dozen. C. T. Wiggins. East entrance City market, 

 The above quotations are a good indication Kansas City, Mo. (Jan. 26, 1903J : "It is only 

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

 Oae 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 oi: will soon make a start with me." 

 the above New York firm to you when you George 0. Re If, steward, Midland Hotel, 

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



SCR ANTON MARKET. — The following let- use squabs almost any time at $2.75 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 0. K. will very 

 Penn., dated Feb. 15, 1903: "We have yours likely use them right along." 

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

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

 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- 

 ''ea'thers piclted ofE." 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, 15S Euclid in a few days." (Signed) E. G. Venable, 

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



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

 am in receipt of your letter of yesterday and Q^^y^ jjo. (Jan. 29. 1903|: "We are using a 

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

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

 $3.50 per dozen for the best and largest imow what price you want for yours and we 

 squabs either dressed or in the feather." mav 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' r^ 1903)- "I use about one and one- Kansas City, Mo. (Feb. 6, 1903): "Your favor 

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

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



W H Seager. Sheriff street market, on." 

 Cleveland' Ohio (Feb. 12. 1903): "I purchase OUR PIGEONS GOING AROUND CAPE 

 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 " °*' ^^^ ^^*P Kennebec, which arrived in Bos- 



Gibson Pinkett Companv, Fulton market, ton in November, 1902, from Seattle, with a 

 21-''5 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 

 th'ev are 'worth Price runs from $2,50 to $4 with us to supply him with a breeding out- 

 ner dozen We could use flftv dozen or more fit of our Homers, which he will instal on 

 rodav " ' ^'^ ^'^^^ ^° ^^^^ ^" ^'^ ^''"^ return voyage 



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

 anuabs here i'^ steadily improving. Here are fresh squab meat regularly. Capt. Lane is 

 some letters bearing on the subject: pari owner of his big ship and is aceom- 



•fTrnm Tames R Peden & Co.. 404 W^alnut panied by his wife and young son. He h^s 

 street Kansas City, Mo. (Jan. 2G, 1903): visited our place and knows about our birds 

 ""QAnfi vniir '^miabs to me. I have good, and our methods. 



steady Lmand for them and ^ill take all SQUABS? IN NEW MEXICO^-Here in the 



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



on commission." (Mr. Peden ships squabs a f.ancy market for squabs, but here Is a 



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



WM Woods produce company, stalls .12 Mexico, which proves that he is getting In- 

 ana 13 west side City Market. Kansas City, terested Han. 29. 19031: "The pigeons you 

 Mo (Lull IwS) "The market for squabs sent me on the 20th were receiyed yes erday 

 is good Prices range from $1 to $1.B0 for In excellent condition and am well pleased 

 1.S gooa. fricth "^j's,: 2 25 with them. Please find enclosed a money 



common stock and from $1.S0 to 5^ ana ?..i..o witn ""'"; r,.,,.., f„,. ^-Mch send me 



for fancy. I am -- '.-^-"J„ «f „^p ^X* t°;' .e'mor?';a.rs''°ol'your'°'ex.'ra' tateT'th"! 

 mLk°youTat%Tt*f ■ them.™wril"';,m*mand ou.hbred adult pigeons. Ship as -etore by 

 Tumch better price. Kansas City market Wells Fargo express." 



