The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-11-08
MARKETING FARM PRODUCTS.

| As a general rule, the most adj
vantageous time for marketing
any product IS the season when
that product natures or. is fit for
the market. It is at, such times
that dealers and consumers are on
the lookout to buy, which of it
self produces activity and really
makes demand. Rarely is it the
case that any farm product brings
more profitable price when sold
out of season. Even when the
price is much higher the loss by
decay, by shringage, and by YER
min usually more than matche the
extra price, Before taking any
article to market, the owner should
determine, as far as possible, what
the market will pro badly offer and
what price he can afford to and
will take. 1t is always safest and
best to take fair price when of
fered rather than the uncertain
ties of the future. Farmers whose
dealings in the market are some.
what limited are more, or less,
prone to demand q higher price
than that offered, even when that
price is the top of the market. % =
Again, the successful selling of
a product depends largely upon
the condition and appearance of the
article when brought into the
presence Of the buyer. The eX-
ternal appearance Of a farmers
dairy of butter andn cheese has
much to do with the price . it
brings. Bags of grain, barrels of
fruit and vegetables, if oatwardly
fresh and clean, make a favorable
impression, on the buyer; and,
other things being equal, they
bring the highest prices. The
value of poultry is often diminish
ed one-ha1f by the untidy manner
in which it is sent to market, and
so with "a variety of sother farm
products. 9hIpattention Ito. little
things and carelessness as to time
and manner of sending them often
diminishes the amount realized
below a living profit. '-2 q 81
It is a disgrace to our markets
and our marketmen that every
purchaser goes into them. with the.
distinct impression that he is to
be overreached, either in quality
or quantity. Every farmer, not
only out of self-respect, but from
self-defcnse, should take special
pains to make for himself a repu-
tation for = honorable dealing, SO
that he may with pride put his
name upon every box, bale or
barrel that leaves his establish
4nent with the conscious assurance
that whensit reaches market twill
be taken promptly at the market
rates, with no mis- ivipgs as to the
quality or quantity of its contents,
the producers name being q snf-
ficient guarantee,that it is all right.
This being the case, much aluable
time will be saved from going to
market, as the reputation of the
producer makes his sales thesame
whether he be present or absent.
a. A FLORIDA 5TRAaEDY.--one Fofl
the most distressing sHairs we have
ever been called upon TO, notice took
place ,insT Tallahassee, Florida, q few
days ago. Mrs. a. w. PAGE, wife
of q popular and successful Jack
sonyille merchant, aud daughter OF
Mr.. George Damon, q prominent
merchant N Tallahassee, seemed toI
be suffering from some mental de-
rangement, and, thinking change
of scene and surroundings might
cure hersincipient maladY, her hus-
band took her to her parents and
friends in Tallahassee. That night,
soon after her arrival at her, fathers
house, she called the family around
her and prayedsand exhorteds them
to prepare for a great and sad calam-
ity. None had, any idea that she
was contemplating anything like
self-destructlon.q Sc da.ag 5satf Q
The next morning early her faith
er went out to- procure q bottle of
wine for her, and soon after bis de-
parture she took a kerosene lamp or
can, and. sataratiHg her garments
from head to foot, put q match 10 it,
aud in a moment was ,sHveloped., In
flames Her husband and others,
hearing her shrieks,nran to her res
cue, and throwiBg,e bucket of Wa
ter over her, endeaVoreds TO- extin-
guish the flames. This proved nm
aVailing, and her husband, selling
bianket, threw it around her, and
finally succeeded In putting ont the
flames, but not until the poor. vic
tim was burned to such sns extent
that she died in q few hours, after
the most iRteHse suffering. Mrs
Pace was quite yOuBgsl and had
been married about thEee7or four
years. Il Two years ago she was the
happy wife of a hasb4ud whose sue
cess in business had placed him IN
comfortable circumstances at
that time the writer saw the happy
pair at their own Luxurious home In
Jacksonville. ts n tau8 Esw
Ahofse attached to q hearsel In
which were the bodies of tbsse San,
Ftaficisco paepers, faa saway the
other day, fhfe wing out the bodies,
iand creating the impression among
the SPECTATORS that . general resur-
Irsetio1l had occurred. sbss a1ais
An elegant fool ana frst|ciass
Icandidats for hot birthstone, stole
wreath of Hoyers from 3 maiden's
1.tombstons IL GTesnypod Eemetery
is few days sihce, and hung q gar