The  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
133 
Marke 
Countrywide  Produce  Situation 
IBICES  FIRM  ON  WINTER  BASIS  ;  QUALITY 
POTATOES  MAKE  GOOD  SHOWING 
ONIONS  AND  CABBAGE  DOING  WELL 
FOR  A  HEAVY  CROP  YEAR. 
The  produce  markets  are  quiet  as  usual 
in  midwinter.  By  this  time  the  extent  of 
available  supplies  is  well  known  and  the 
prices  have  become  adjusted  to  the  facts. 
Stocks  are  in  storage  and  beyond  special 
danger  of  extensive  loss.  There  is  not 
much  likely  to  happen  that  would  cause 
sudden  changes,  except  severe  weather 
that  might  tie  up  shipments  for  awhile. 
There  is  still  some  shortage  of  cars,  but 
weather  so  far  has  been  generally  favor¬ 
able  to  active  freight  movement,  and  the 
usual  amount  of  produce  is  arriving ; 
rather  more  than  last  season  which  was 
a  short  crop  year. 
POTATOES  OF  QUALITY 
Potatoes  aie  coming  as  fast  as  the 
markets  can  use  them  and  the  price  holds 
about  the  same  at  80c  to  $1.15  per  100 
lbs.  in  Western  cities,  and  $1.25  to  $1.50 
in  the  East. 
Eastern  potato  markets  are  best  this 
season  in  general,  but  it  may  be  worth 
noting  that  Idaho  and  Colorado  “Rus¬ 
sets,’’  a  large,  well  graded  baking  potato 
of  high  lepute.  sell  at  $1.65  in  Chicago, 
or  at  double  the  price  of  common  spuds 
in  that  market.  In  New  York  markets, 
too,  there  were  choice  Green  Mountains 
from  Long  Island  selling  Ole  higher  per 
bag  than  the  regular  run  of  white  stock 
from  western  New  York.  Eastern  Penn¬ 
sylvania  brands  with  a  reputation  bring 
quite  a  premium  in  Philadelphia  and  Bal¬ 
timore.  All  of  which  shows  how  even 
with  a  staple  crop  like  potatoes,  quality 
looms  up  and  shows  a  profit  in  a  year 
when  nothing  else  in  the  potato  line  pays. 
PREFERENCE  FOR  GRADED  STOCK 
Potatoes  from  Wisconsin  sell  in  Chi¬ 
cago  about  5  per  cent  higher  than  those 
from  Minnesota.  The  only  explanation 
advanced  is  that  there  is  a  state  grading 
and  inspection  system  in  Wisconsin,  and 
for  that  reason  the  stock  is  considered 
more  reliable  and  uniform. 
It  is  a  pity  a  good  grading  system  is 
not  enforced  in  all  the  potato  shipping 
states  this  season.  A  part  of  this  bumper 
crop  will  go  to  the  pigs  and  cattle  any¬ 
how.  If  only  the  best  potatoes  were  sent 
to  market  there  might  be  a  chance  to 
sell  them  all.  The  culls  and  low  grades 
would  be  just  as  good  for  the  live  stock. 
Too  much  freight  is  being  paid  for  culls. 
DEMAND  FOR  OTHER  VEGETABLES 
Onions  and  cabbage  have  done  better 
Ilian  expected,  considering  that  the  cab¬ 
bage  crop  was  twice  that  of  last  year  and 
onions  one-third  more  abundant  than  in 
1021.-22.  Onions  have  come  to  market 
much  faster  than  last  year  and  about  as 
fast  as  in  1921-22  when  the  price  was 
♦town  to  about  $1  per  125  lbs.  The  mar- 
let  averages  about  $3,  holding  up  much 
better  this  season  than  two  years  ago, 
although  the  present  price  looks  cheap 
besides  $6  or  $7  quoted  a  year  ago.  Ap¬ 
parently  about  8.000  cars  remain  in 
storage  which  would  seem  to  be  as  many 
as  can  be  sold  before  Texas  onions  till 
the  markets  in  early  Spring.  Much  the 
same  may  be  said  of  cabbage  as  of  onions; 
the  price  has  lifted  considerably  above  the 
lowest  of  the  season  and  is  midway  be¬ 
tween  the  prices  of  the  last  two  seasons. 
Growers  in  the  big  cabbage  states  set  $15 
t<  $2( ;  per  ton.  Many  growers  still  hold 
cabbage  in  pits  or  under  straw  covering. 
W  it  li  an  average  yield  of  0  tons  to  the 
acre  in  many  states,  the  returns  look 
fairly  good  when  compared  with  potato 
prices. 
The  demand  for  kraut  cabbage  greatly 
helped  the,  situation  this  season.  The 
factories  ran  light  last  season  and  to  make 
y1'  fo1' time  this  year  used  no  doubt 
fully  10.000  cars,  or  20  per  cent  of  the 
v.  hole  crop.  K  *•, 
Local  Up-State  Markets 
JOHNSON  CITY-ENDICOTT  MARKETS 
Hamburg,  lb.,  18c;  boneless  roasts,  lb., 
8  to  20c ;  kettle  roasts,  lb.,  8  to  14c ;  por¬ 
terhouse  steak,  lb..  25c;  round  steak,  lb., 
“~e  ;  {a mb  chops,  lb.,  30  to  35e;  mutton, 
lb.,  10  to  25c;  sausage,  lb.,  25c;  salt  pork, 
Jb.,  18c;  sliced  ham.  lb.,  30  to  35c;  bacon, 
sliced,  lb.,  -30c;  pork  chops,  lb.,  30c;  pork 
loin,  lb..  25c;  pork  steak,  lb.,  30c;  veal 
cutlets,  lb.,  35c;  veal  loaf,  lb.,  35c;  rab¬ 
bits,  live,  lb.,  25c;  dressed,  lb.,  30c;  pigs, 
six  weeks  old,  each.  $4. 
Live  Poultry— Fowls,  lb..  27c;  old 
roosters,  lb.,  15c;  geese,  lb.,  30c;  ducks, 
lb..  30c. 
Dressed  Poultry — Fowls,  lb.,  34c; 
geese,  lb.,  36c ;  ducks,  lb.,  36c. 
Eggs,  white  and  brown,  extra,  54c- ; 
pullet  eggs,  45c;  duck  eggs,  62c;  milk, 
qt.,  _10c;  buttermilk.^  qt.,  5c;  skim-milk, 
«>t.,  5c;  cream,  qt.,  75c;  butter,  creamery, 
fancy  prints,  56c;  best  dairy,  lb.,  52c; 
•  heese.  cream,  lb..  31c- ;  skim,  17c;  c-ot- 
lage  cheese,  roll,  5c;  pimento  cheese,  10c. 
Apples,  bn.,  $1.25  to  $1.50;  beets,  bu., 
*1,25 :  beans,  dry.  lb..  8c;  celery,  bunch, 
10c:  cabbage,  white,  lb.,  2c;  carrots,  bu., 
$1.15;  greens,  peck,  15c;  lettuce,  Boston, 
bead.  10c;  onions,  bu.,  $1.25;  onions, 
green,  bunch,  5c;  potatoes,  bu..  00c  to  $1  ; 
rhubarb,  lb.,  5e;  parsnips,  bu.,  $1.25; 
pumpkins*,  each.  10  to  15c;  spinach,  peck, 
15c:  shell  beans.  10c;  turnips,  bu.,  80c; 
vegetable,  oysters,  bunch,  IQc. 
t  New 
Popcorn,  shelled,  lb.,  10c;  bread,  17-oz. 
loaf,  5e;  maple  syrup,  gal.,  $2;  clover 
honev.  card,  23c;  cider  vinegar,  gal.,  35c; 
cranberries,  qt.,  16c;  butternuts,  bu., 
$1.50. 
SYRACUSE  PUBLIC  MARKET 
Pork,  light,  lb.,  13  to  14c;  heavy,  lb.,  9 
to  12e  (  veal.  lb..  15c ;  mutton,  lb.,  18  to 
20c;  lamb,  lb,.  20  to  30c;  beef,  lb..  6 
to  7c. 
Live  Poultry — Ducks,  lb.,  28c;  chick¬ 
ens,  lb..  24  to  30c ;  fowls,  lb.,  24  to  30c ; 
geese,  lb.,  32  to  35c;  guinea  hens,  each, 
75c. 
Dressed  Poultry — Ducks,  lb.,  45  to 
50c;.;  chickens,  lb..  40  to  50c;  fowls,  lb., 
40  to  45c;  geese,  lb.,  45  to  50c;  rabbits, 
lb..  35  to  40c. 
Butter,  lb.,  60c;  eggs,  60  to  65c;  Ital¬ 
ian  cheese,  lb.,  40  to  50c. 
Apples,  bu.,  60e  to  $2 ;  hickorynuts, 
bu.,  $2.50  to  $3 ;  beans,  bu.,  $4  to  $6 ; 
beets,  bu.,  75c  to  $1.25 ;  carrots,  bu.,  70 
to  75c;  cabbage,  doz.  heads,  40  to  70c; 
celery,  doz.  bunches,  40e  to  $1 ;  endive, 
doz.  heads,  50c;  garlic,  lb.,  10  to  15c; 
lettuce,  leaf,  box,  $2 ;  Boston,  per  doz., 
50  to  75c ;  onions,  dry,  bu.,  $1  to  $1.25 ; 
poatoes,  bu.,  35  to  75c ;  radishes,  doz. 
bunches,  60c;  rutabagas,  bu.,  75c;  tur¬ 
nips,  bu.,  75c  to  $1 ;  Hubbard  squash, 
each.  10  to  20c;  per  lb.,  2%  to  4c. 
Wheat,  bu.,  $1.35;  oats,  60c;  corn, 
95c;  buckwheat,  $2;  hav.  No.  1,  ton, 
$20;  No.  2.  $16  to  $18;  Timothy,  $20; 
straw,  ton,  $16  to  $18. 
ROCHESTER 
Dressed  beef,  carcass,  lb.,  12  to  16c; 
forequarters,  lb.,  10  to  12c;  hindquarters, 
lb.,  12  fro  18c ;  dressed  hogs,  light,  11  to 
13c;  heavy,  lb.,  9  to  10c;  Spring  lambs, 
lb.,  24  to  26c;  yearling  lambs,  lb.,  12  to 
14c;  mutton,  lb.,  10  to  12c;  veal,  lb.,  18 
to  20c. 
Live  Poultry — Broilers,  light,  lb.,  20  to 
25c;  heavy,  lb.,  23  to  26c;  fowls,  lb..  20 
to  26c;  roosters,  old,  lb.,  13  to  15c; 
guinea  fowls,  each  30  to  40c;  turkeys,  lb., 
30  to  35c ;  pigeons,  each,  15  to  18c ; 
ducks,  lb.,  20  to  24c;  geese,  lb.,  18  to  22c. 
Butter,  country,  crock,  lb.,  42  to  45c; 
eggs,  50  to  60c. 
Apples,  best,  bu..  $1.50  to  $1.75;  sec¬ 
onds,^  bu.,  75c  to  $1 ;  apples,  per  bbl.,  $4 
to  $6;  Brussels  sprouts,  qt..  25  to  30c; 
cabbage,  red,  doz.  heads,  65  to  75c;  or¬ 
dinary,  doz.  heads,  50  to  60c;  cabbage, 
per  100  heads,  $2.25  to  $2.75;  Danish, 
per  ton,  $15  to  $18;  carrots,  bu.,  60  to 
85c ;  celery,  doz.  bunches,  80c  to  $1 ; 
Hubbard  squash,  lb.,  5  to  6c;  lettuce, 
good,  doz.  beads,  40  to  60c;  Boston,  doz. 
heads,  $1.25  to  $1.50;  onions,  dry,  bu., 
$1  to  $1.25 ;  parsley,  doz.  bunches,  25  to 
30c;  potatoes,  firsts,  bu.,  65  to  70c;  sec¬ 
onds.  bu.,  55  to  60c ;  parsnips,  bu.,  $1  to 
$1.25;  radishes,  doz.  bunches,  35  to  40c; 
spinach,  bu.,  $1.50  to  $1.75;  tomatoes,  10- 
lb.  basket,  $4.25  to  $4.56;  turnips,  bu., 
75c  to  $1  ;  vegetable  oysters,  doz.  bunches, 
40  to  50c. 
Beans,  per  100  lbs.,  hand-picked,  red 
marrow,  $7;  white  marrow,  $7;  red  kid¬ 
ney,  $7;  white  kidney,  $7;  pea,  $6.25; 
medium.  $6.25 ;  yellow  eye,  $6 ;  impe¬ 
rials.  $6. 
Hides — Steers.  No.  1.  lb.,  9c;  No.  2, 
Sc;  cows  and  heifers,  No.  1.  9c;  No.  2, 
8c;  bulls  and  stags,  lb.,  6c;  horsehides, 
each.  $2  to  $3;  sheepskins,  each.  75c  to 
$1.75;  calf.  No.  1,  13c;  No.  2.  12c; 
fleece,  lb.,  34  to  36c ;  unwashed,  line,  35 
to  36c;  in ed iu in,  30  to  32c. 
Wheat,  bu..  $1.30  to  $1.32;  corn, 
shelled,  bu..  94  to  95c;  oats,  bu.,  52c; 
rye.  95c  to  $1. 
Timothy  hay.  ton,  $20  to  $22  ;  straw, 
ton.  $14  to  $16. 
Buffalo  Wholesale  Markets 
Snug  Winter,  without  much  severe  cold, 
has  changed  prices  some.  Butter  is  weak, 
eggs,  strawberries,  cauliflower  and  letfuce 
are  down,  onions,  potatoes  and  beans  are 
up. 
BUTTER — CHEESE — EGGS 
Butter,  easier;  creamery,  49  to  56c; 
dairy,  crocks,  42  to  52c;  common,  30  to 
34c.  Cheese,  steady;  daisies,  flats,  long¬ 
horns,  27  to  28c;  limburger,  28  to  30c. 
Eggs,  quiet ;  hennery,  45  to  52c;  State 
and  Western  candled,  45  to  47c;  storage, 
30  to  40c. 
POULTRY — RABBITS 
Dressed  poultry,  quiet ;  turkey,  40  to 
48c;  fowl,  16  to  30c;  broilers,  36  to  44c; 
chickens.  22  to  30<- ;  old  roosters,  22  to 
23c;  ducks,  26  to  30c;  geese,  25  to  28e. 
Live  poultry,  easier;  turkeys,  37  to  40c; 
fowls,  18  to  27c;  springers,  17  to  25c; 
old  roosters,  16  to  18c*;  ducks,  22  to  25c; 
geese,  20  to  21c.  Rabbits,  easy  ;  cotton¬ 
tails,  pair,  40  to  50c. 
APPLES — POTATOES 
Apples,  quiet;  McIntosh'  bu..  $2  to 
$2.25.;"  Fameuse,  King.  Spy,  $1.50  to 
$1.75;  Baldwin,  $1  to  $1.25;  seconds,  25 
to  60c.  Potatoes,  stetady ;  homegrown, 
bu.,  70  to  80c;  seconds.  50  to  60c;  Ber¬ 
mudas.  bbl..  $f3  to  $14.50;  sweets,  ham¬ 
per,  75c  to  $1. 
GRAPES  AND  BERRIES 
Grapes,  steady ;  Malaga,  keg.  $7  .to 
$10;  Tokay,  box,  $3  to  $3.75.  Cranber¬ 
ries.  weak ;  Cape  Cod,  50-lb.  box,  $5  to 
$6.  Strawberries,  quiet ;  choice,  qt.,  40 
to  50c, 
s  and 
BEANS — ONIONS 
Beans,  dull ;  white  kidney,  ewt.,  $9  to 
$11;  red  kidney,  marrow.  $8.50  to  $9; 
pea,  medium,  $7.50  to  $8.  Onions,  steady ; 
yellow,  ewt.,  $2.75  to  $3  ;  Ebenezer,  bu., 
$1.75  to  $2 ;  'Spanish,  small  crate,  $1.50 
to  $1.75. 
VEGETABLES 
Vegetables,  steady  ;  Jbeans,  hamper,  $5 
to  $8 ;  beets,  bu.,  75c  to  $1 ;  carrots,  bu., 
60  to  80c;  cabbage,  100  heads,  $3.50  to 
$4.50;  cauliflower,  California,  crate,  $2 
to  $2.50;  celery,  large  bunch,  $1.10  to 
$1.25;  cucumbers,  doz.,  $2.50  to  $3.50; 
endive,  lb..  15  to  25c ;  lettuce,  Florida, 
crate,  $1.50  to  $2.50;  parsley,  doz. 
bunches,  15  to  25c ;  parsnips,  bu.,  $1  to 
$1.25;  radishes,  doz.  bunches,  20  to  25c; 
spinach,  bu.,  $1.25  to  $1.50;  squash,  ewt., 
$4  to  $5.75;  .tomatoes,  hothouse,  10-lb. 
basket,  $2.50  to  $3.75 ;  turnips,  bu.,  white, 
$1  to  $1.50;  yellow,  50  to  60c;  vegetable 
oysters,  doz.  bunches,  75c  to  $1 ;  water¬ 
cress,  doz.  bunches,  30  to  50c. 
SWEETS 
Honey,  easy ;  white  comb,  24  to  26c : 
dark,  16  to  18c.  Maple  products,  inac¬ 
tive;  sugar,  lb.,  12  to  16c;  syrup,  gal., 
$1.50  to  $1.75. 
FEED 
Ilay,  firm  ;  bulk  Timothy,  ton,  $18  to 
$22;  clover  mixed,  $17  to  $21;  straw, 
$10  to  $12.  Wheat  bran,  carlot,  ton, 
$31 ;  middlings,  $31 ;  red  dog,  $35.50 ; 
cottonseed  meal.  $49.25 ;  oilmeal,  $54 ; 
hominy,  $35 ;  gluten,  $46.25 ;  oat  feed, 
$16  rye  middlings,  $30.50.  J.  w.  c. 
Boston  Wholesale  Markets 
llEANS 
Pea,  100  lbs.,  $7.50  to  $8.75 ;  red  kid¬ 
ney,  $7.50  to  $8.75 ;  yellow  eye,  $7  to 
$8.50. 
BUTTER 
Creamery,  best,  52  to  521/jc;  good  to 
choice,  48  to  50c ;  storage,  44  to  50c. 
FOGS 
Nearby  hennery,  50  to  51c;  gathered, 
choice,  52  to  53c ;  storage,  30  to  35c. 
POTATOES 
Maine,  100-lb.  bag,  $1.30  to  $1.45 ; 
sweet  potatoes,  bu.,  $1  to  $1.10. 
DRESSED  POULTRY 
Turkeys,  43  to  45c ;  fowls,  28  to  30c ; 
roosters,  19  to  20c;  squabs,  doz.,  $3.50  to 
$8 ;  ducks,  lb.,  24  to  26c. 
Vegetables 
Cabbage,  bbl.,  $2  to  $2.75;  lettuce,  bu., 
60c  to  $1 ;  tomatoes,  lb.,  .30  to  35c;  string 
beans,  bu.,  $1.50  to  $3.50;  spinach,  bu., 
$1.25  to  $1.50;  carrots,  bu.,  $1.75  to 
$2.25;  onions,  100  lbs..  $1,25  to  $.3.75; 
radishes,  bu.,  $2.50  to  $2.75 ;  squash,  bbl., 
$3  to  $4. 
HAY 
Timothy,  No.  1.  $27  to  $28 ;  No.  2,  $25 
to  $26 ;  No.  3,  $21  to  $22  ;  clover  mixed, 
$22  to  $27.  Straw,  rye,  $28  to  $29 ;  oat, 
$17  to  $18. 
New  York  Wholesale  Quotations 
January  18,  1923 
MII.K 
Dairymen’s  League 
Co-oper 
alive  Asso- 
ciation,  Inc.,  price  for  January 
Class  1 
fluid  milk,  3  per  ce 
nt,  in  L 
!01- 
210-mile 
zone,  $3.37  per  100 
lbs.;  (’lass  2,  for 
cream  and  ice  cream, 
$2.90. 
BUTTER 
Creamery,  fancy,  lb. 
.52 
fa) 
.521/3 
Good  to  choice... 
.48 
Cal 
.51 
Lower  grades  .... 
.40 
fa} 
.46 
Dairy,  best . 
.50 
Cal 
.51 
Common  to  good .  . 
.40 
Cal 
.46 
Packing  stock  . 
.30 
fa) 
.35 
Danish  . 
.51 
(a) 
.51 1/. 
CHEESE 
(Whole  milk,  special. 
•281/2 
ft/) 
.29 
Average  run . 
.271/, 
ft/) 
.28 
.Skims  . 
.21 
ft/) 
22 
EGGS 
White,  ch.  to  fancy. 
.51 
m 
.52 
Medium  to  good.. 
.17 
Col 
.49 
Mix’d  col’s,  n’by,  b’st 
,17 
fa) 
.48 
Fair  to  good . 
.40 
ft/) 
.45 
Gathered,  best,  . 
.45 
ft/- 
.46 
Common  to  good.. 
.30 
ft/) 
.40 
Storage  . 
.25 
ft/) 
.32 
LIVE  STOCK 
Steers  . 
8.75 
ft/) 
9.50 
Bulls  . 
4.00 
ft/) 
0.25 
Cows  . 
1 .75 
ft/) 
4.90 
Calves,  prime . 
15.00 
ft/) 
16.00 
Culls  . 
6  00 
ft/) 
10.00 
Sheep  . 
5.00 
ft/) 
7.50 
Lambs  . 
12.00 
ft/) 
15  50 
Hogs  . 
7.75 
ft/) 
9.50 
COUNTRY-DRESSED  MEATS 
Calves,  best  . 
.20 
ft/) 
.21 
Common  to  good .  . 
.07 
ft/) 
.15 
Lambs,  hothouse,  ea. 
n.oo 
ft/) 
15.00 
Roasting  pigs,  lb... 
.20 
ft/) 
.40 
Pork  . 
.08 
ft/) 
.14 
DRESSED  POULTRY 
Turkey's,  best  ...... 
.48 
ft/) 
.50 
Common  to  good.. 
.30 
ft/) 
.45 
Chickens,  choice,  lb. 
.34 
ft/) 
.35 
Fair  to  good . 
.25 
ft/) 
.32 
Fowls  . 
.17 
ft/) 
.30 
Capons,  best  . 
.44 
ft/) 
.45 
Fair  to  good . 
.35 
ft/) 
.42 
Roosters  . 
.16 
fa) 
.20 
Ducks  . 
.18 
fa) 
.26 
Prices 
Geese  . 
.18 
@ 
.25 
Guineas,  pair . 
1.00 
0 
1.25 
Squabs,  white,  doz,  . 
4.50 
0 
12.00 
Dark  . 
2.00 
0 
3.50 
BEA'NS 
Marrow.  100  lbs.  .  .  . 
10.00 
ft/) 
11.00 
Pea  . 
7.75 
ft/) 
8.50 
Red  kidney . 
8.25 
ft/) 
8.50 
IVhite  kidney  . 
10.25 
0 
11.00 
Yellow  eye  . . 
8.00 
fa) 
8.25  * 
Black  turtle  soup... 
6.25 
0 
6.50 : 
Fruits 
Apples,  bu.  bkt . 
.75 
0 
2.00 
Baldwin,  bbl.  .... 
3.00 
0 
4.5«  1 
Ben  Davis  . 
2.25 
0 
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The  Pastoral  Parson  and  His  Country 
Folks 
(Continued  from  Page  131) 
their  music  iu  the  other  room.  There 
has  been  more  or  less  friction  today.  Sirs. 
Parson  had  to  be  in  the  kitchen  and 
couldn’t  play  with  them.  Shelley  seems; 
to  want  to  play  a  selection  one  way  and 
George  thinks  it  ought  to  go  another. 
Shelley  as  the  piano  player  says  he  is 
leader  of  the  orchestra.  It  seems  he 
wants  to  put  a  little  tweedle-dee  (extra) 
on  the  end  somewhere  and  wants  George 
to.  stop  his  horn  so  that  any  hearers 
might  better  get  its  beautiful  effect! 
George  elaims  his  part  calls  for  a  pro¬ 
longed  note  just  at  this  point,  and  he 
proposes  to  play  as  it  is  written.  So 
there  you  are.  The  Parson  was  about  to 
go  in  and  quietly  talk  the  affair  over  and 
sift  it  down  to  what  really  ought  to  be  the 
way  to  play,  probably  calling  in  Mrs. 
Parson  as  final  arbiter  on  all  matters  mu¬ 
sical,  when  George  quits  and  bolts  off  up¬ 
stairs  to  change  his  clothes  and  go  over 
to  the  barn.  They  will  be  all  right  to¬ 
morrow,  but  the  Parson  ought  to  have 
gone  in  sooner  and  hail  it  settled  up  as  it 
should  have  been,  with  a  sense  of  justice 
and  fair  play  all  round. 
