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squabs I can use, but will start with two 
dozen a week, picked, at $2.50 per dozen. 
Ship as soon as you please and will look the 
market up for you in the meantime.” 
Gordon & Co., commission merchants, 811 
Western Avenue, Seattle, Wash. (Feb. 13, 
1903): ‘* Replying to your letter will say that 
we have telephoned to several of the hotels 
and restaurants here that would be apt to 
use squabs and we find that there are some 
places that make a specialty of using them 
and we do not believe we would have any 
trouble in disposing of them nicely. We 
would suggest that you send down a small 
box of them and let us show the customers 
just what they are and find out just what 
they will be willing to pay for them. They 
have been selling recently for 25 cents each. 
If you care to make this shipment, we will 
be glad to get it.” 
Seattle Market, Cor. First Avenue South 
and Washington Street, Seattle, Wash. (Feb. 
10, 1903): ‘“‘ In reply to yours would say, it 
would be a good idea for you to ship us in 
two or three dozen squabsforsample. I could 
get the hotel and restaurant people’s opin- 
ion on price and quality and be able to talk 
to you on quantity. Eastern frozen squabs 
are selling on this market for $2 to $2.25 per 
dozen. If your stock is as you say, I think 
it would be a better seller than frozen goods.” 
Maisoa Barberis, restaurant and dining 
atlors, 204-210 James Street, Seattle, Wash. 
Feb. 11, 1 03): ‘‘ We will take thirty dozen 
squabs every month; have them plucked, and 
will pay you $3 per dozen. Please answer 
and say about what day of the month you 
will send them in.” 
E. C. Klyce & Co., commission merchants, 
906 Western Avenue, Seattle, Wash. (Feb. 13, 
1903): ‘‘ Yours regarding squabs to hand. 
We have investigated the market here and 
find a good many of the first-class hotels and 
cafes will take them at very fair figures. 
There seems to be a variance of opinion as to 
what they will pay, but we presume that the 
supply has been very limited, and they 
would pay just about whatever the seller 
would ask in order to get them. We think 
the average price would be about $2.50 to 
$2.75 per dozen. Of course there would be 
some bidding among the different buyers in 
case they were scarce, and we might get more 
for them. We have immediate access by 
"phone and salesmen with all our customers 
who serve squabs for short orders or other- 
wise. By this means you would be in close 
touch with the people most in need of them 
and would always try to get you top notch 
ices. We believe this is a good investment 
for you to grow them for this market. Of 
course you would have to start in and grad- 
uate up to find how large the volume of trade 
will be that we can command you on them. 
Anything in the way of game, fowls or meats 
are staple sellers at good prices.” 
Hamm & Schmitz, Hotel Butler, Seattle, 
151 
Wash, (Feb. 12, 1903): ‘In reply to yours, 
will say that we could use three dozen a 
week of the squabs and will pay three dollars 
per dozen for plucked birds, laid down here." 
The above letters indicate to us that peo- 
plein the State of Washing :m who eat squabs 
have to pay from $3 to $4 a dozen for the 
cold storage, frozen kind. Poor as_ these 
are (they are the lizhtweight squabs of com- 
mon pigeons) they are in active demand. 
Of course the consumers would pay as much, 
and no doubt more, for fresh-killed squabs 
bred from our fine Homers. he commis- 
sion men are certainly eager to get squabs, 
They are willing to pay from $2 to $3.50 per 
dozen. They resell them at a profit, 
The above letter from E. C. Klyce & Co. 
is sensible and could well be written by any 
commission firm in any State in the Union, 
or by any commission firm anywhere that 
sells poultry, eggs and butter. Wherever 
there is a sale for hens and chickens, dressed 
or with feathers on, there is a sale for squabs 
at higher prices not only because they are 
a greater delicacy, but also because good 
eaters everywhere know they are a greater 
delicacy, and expect to pay, and do pay, more 
for squabs, pound for pound, than they pay 
for hens and chickens, geese and turkeys. 
We ship to Seattle by the fastest express 
trains. The birds go from Boston_to St. 
Paul (Minnesota) by the Wells-Fargo Express 
Company. At St. Paul the birds are taken 
by the Northern Pacific Express Company, 
which has, charge of them to destination. 
Every express messenger in the employ of 
these two companies of this long route has 
handled our shipments and made a fine 
record, and is trained to the work of feeding 
and watering all sizes of shipments. Our 
Seattle trade can be sure that their ship- 
ments will be treated right and will reach 
them in perfect condition. That is what we 
guarantee, ‘ 
MORE LETTERS. Here are more letters 
from squab buyers, unclassified, as they came 
to us in the first part of February, 1903: 
Allyn House, Hartford, Conn, (February, 
1903): ‘‘ In answer to yours will say we are 
continually using squabs. We buy them 
plucked in all cases. We pay all prices, ac- 
cording tg size, age, and condition when re- 
ceived. They run from $2.25 to $3.25 per 
dozen. Sometimes the market is a little 
higher.” 
Russell House, Detroit, Michigan (Feb- 
ruary, 1903): ‘‘ In reply to your letter would 
say that we use quite a few squabs here. 
paying at present $2.50 per dozen for splen- 
did stock. If you care to send me any at 
that, you have to pay the express, I should 
be glad to have same.” 
Duquesne Club, Pittsburg, Penn. (Feb. 13, 
1903): ‘“Wish to know, if you have squabs 
of first quality. Should you have about three 
dozen on hand, I would pay you per dozen, 
