TEU 1298 FRANKUN. 4«f«»«oeil-AII CommArelal Agenele*. 



Wm. R. McLaughlin 



COMMISSION MERCHANT 

 Poultry, C^^s, Game, Squabs, Calves Rtc. 



362 GREENWICH STREET 



New York Hovember 29, 1907 



Elmer C. Rica, Ssq., 



Treasurer Plymouth Rock Sauab CO., 

 Boston, Mass. 



Dear Sir: 



Yours of the 27th duly received. I am pleased to hear from you once 

 more. If beginners will stick to your breeders, they will have no cause 

 to complalp as to size, quantity and quality of squabs, and net profits 

 they receive from same. 



The demand Is still good for all the fancy white large squabs we 

 can get, and the market' has kept at uniform price for a long time. 

 In fact, since the new season started, there has been very little change 

 in price. 



The small and mixed lots we must sell to out of town trade where 

 everything looking like a squab ^oee at a price; while the city trade 

 want the larger bird and ire willing to pay for them. 



Uany do not buy enpugh breeders at the start so that they can ship 

 a fair sized lot. 



I can use daily all the squabs I can get and do not look for 

 prices to go any lower during the winter,— if anything, quite some 

 advance. 



I think if any two need any praising as to results brought about, 

 and profits to raisers, it Is you and myself, as I was the first to In- 

 troduce selling by weight according to size, and was laughed at for tryiitg, 

 even by those who would not now admit the change more than doubled their 

 output. The one who doee not like the change is the spsoulator who got 

 the large birds for nothing, and the small blVds at their actual value,^ 

 and made the extra profit when selling to consumers. 



I would advise beginners to get a quantity of your breedere; 

 keep free from other kinds. They will have no cause to find fault ifith 

 results, and will always have a market and demand at good prices, for 

 they can raise and ship at any time of the year. Seild me the names of" 

 your customers yourself and I will post them as to the market, and send 

 (hipping cards. 



Yours truly, 



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