DUCKS AND GEESE 



July 7 35c 



" 14 35c 



" 28 30c 



August 4 35c 



April 6 42c 



" 13 36c 



" 20 39c 



" 27 33 @ 37c per lb. 



May 11 33c per lb. 



" 25 30c " " 



Shipping Ducks Alive. While the great majority 

 of ducks are shipped dressed there is some ship- 

 ment of live ducks. This is particularly true during 

 the Jewish holidays in March and in September and 

 October when the demand for live ducks and the 

 price paid for them is excellent. As a rule it pays 

 better to ship alive the ducks which are inclined to 

 be a little thin rather than to ship those which are 

 in top market condition. This is due to the fact 

 that fat ducks will shrink very considerably when 

 cooped and shipped alive, this shrinkage running 

 from one-half to three-quarters of a pound per head 

 where they are cooped not to exceed 12 to 15 hours. 

 The ducks which are in the fattest condition will 

 shrink the most. At the season of the year when 

 live ducks are in best demand it often pays to ship 

 alive the ducklings which are sorted out as not being 

 in the best condition rather than to hold them for 

 further faMening. 



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