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Louls A. Fisher, Manager Century Club, 
Cleveland, Ohio. (Feb. 17, 1903): ‘‘We buy 
all our squabs in New York as the prices of 
three and four dollars per dozen prevailing 
in this city are too high—that is, we buy 
cheaper in New York than here.” 
A. §. Barnett, steward Morton House, 
Grand Rapids, Michigan. (Feb. 11, 1903): 
“In reply to your inquiry in regard to 
what we would pay for squabs such as you 
have, we are paying $2.25 per dozen. Should 
you consider our price an object, would be 
pleased to learn how many you could fur- 
nish a week.’’ 
Hotel Schenlen, Pittsburg, Penn. (Feb. 10, 
1903): ‘‘Your squabs must be according to 
the weight and you should find a ready mar- 
ket for such stock. Nice white squabs are 
bringing $3.50 today.’’ 
Hotel Rider, Cambridge Springs, Penn. 
(Feb. 11, 1903): ‘‘We can pay you $2.25 per 
dozen for genuine squabs (no pigeons) de- 
livered here. Can use six or eight dozen 
at a time, but we do not want anything but 
young birds.’’ 
E. A. Goodrich & Co., commission mer- 
chants, 103 South Water street, Chicago, 
Illinois. (Feb. 13, 1903): ‘Your favor at 
hand. If you mean fat young pigeons that 
have left the nest and can fly, they are 
worth 75 cents to $1 per dozen, and the trade 
wants them alive. (This is the way the 
trade in Boston wants them, but they pay 
more), If you mean nestlings, or very young 
pigeons which have not left the nest and are 
unable to fly, we can get you $2 to $2.25 per 
dozen, dressed neatly. Hither kind is good 
sale at prices named and can handle for you 
National Standard Squab Book. 
any quantity from five dozen to one hundred 
dozen. If nestling tle in one-half dozen 
bunches packed in ice and ship by express.’” 
A FINAL WORD.—Our object in printing 
the letters from marketmen and other squab 
buyers, in this appendix, is to convince any 
intelligent man or woman that there is a 
market for him, provided he goes to raising 
squabs, no matter where he lives. We have 
hundreds of similar letters on hand, but we 
have not room to print all, and we think we 
have printed enough. If you are not con- 
vinced by what we have printed that there 
is a paying market for squabs within five 
hundred miles of you, do not write to us and 
ask us to tell you the names and addresses 
of squab buyers in your town or city, or 
your county, for that we may not be able to 
do, but sit down at your writing desk, or go 
out in person, and find out for yourself. 
Tt is unnecessary to argue the squab mar- 
ket within anyone of common sense who 
lives east of the Mississippi and Missouri 
rivers, and on the Pacific coast, and within 
shipping distance of Denver. If you live in 
a barren territory or a forelgn country, and 
wish to take up this subject with us, we 
will reply to the best of our ability, but 
remember that you are on the ground, and 
can find out such facts for yourself better 
than we can tell you. 
This Manual is intended to te a book of 
facts, backed up by evidence. If anybody has 
any additional facts as to squabs which will 
improve this Manual, we will be glad to con- 
sider same, 
cepted. 
and will pay for them if ac- 
