St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-17
Produce Exchange.

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Produce Exchange.
[NOTE.-Parties sending poultry to this
market should observe the following: Poultry
should be kept twenty-four hours before
killing without food. Full crops injure the
appearance and are liable to sour. which
causes lower prices. Remove intestines and
crop. Never kill poultry by ringing the
neck; kill by bleeding in the mouth or OPEN
ing the veins OF the neck. Hang by the feet
until properly bled. Scalded chickens sell
best to home trade, and dry picked best to
shippers so that either manner of dressing
will do, if properly executed. For scalding
chickens the water should be as near the
boiling point as possible without boiling; pick
the legs dry before scalding; hold by the head
and legs and immerse, and lift up and down
three times; if the head is immersed it turns
the color of the comb and gives the eyes
Shrunken appearance, which leads buyers to
think the fowl has been sick; the heads and
legs should be removed; stock sells
better without them: the feathers and
pin feathers should then be removed imme-
diately, very Clearly, and without breaking
the skin; then plump by dipping ten Sec
onds in water nearly or quite boiling hot,
and then Immediately iato cold water; hang
in cool place until the animal heat Is en-
tireiy out. 10 dry-pick chickens properly
the work should be done while the chickens
are bleeding; do not wait and let the bodies
getcold. Dry picking is much more easily
done while the bodies are wal n. Be careful
and do not break and tear the skin.
Bannauas-Yelow, per bunch 81 5002 80;
red, S1.50G2.50.
LemonS-$40l5.
Oranges-s3. 1904. so; Louisiana, per Dbl,
Se@7.
Apples-Choice winter fruit is quoted
at S2.10G62.35 for car lots; for nice
sal lad INtS aofi or
stand apples, SO. 50@2.15; cooking, $3.50
81. 50; Illinois, 1902 10.
Cranberries-Prices are firm at S2@22 5 per
bu. and S69T per Dbl.
Cocoanuts-Per hundred S5@5.5G.
Dressed Poultry-Tnere is q strong proba-
bility that Christmas will see the same over
loaded poultry market here in St. Paul that
we had on Thanksgiving day. People in tilt.
interior are holding back stock with q view OF
rushing it in about Christmas. when they ex-
pect the prices will be high. The consequence
will be that there will be so much Of it that
dealers and commission men will be glad to
sell at any price. The better way would ne
to send stock along and take the present
price. which is from lUc to l2c for turke. :.
| and from &c to SC for chickens. The high,..:
quotations are Tor unfrozen poultry.
Galne--Pheasants. 81 .25yn2 so: venisoE sad
dies with hide on, S@;lGc; with hide Off, 1Q3Sc:
| whole deer, little sale for 3G5lc.
Cider-Choice Michigan l6-gal. kegs, 81. IS
@3.25 per key; choice refined, i6-gal. key, 80
o. per kegs choice refined. 32-g;u. barrel
S5.50lg650 per Dbl. Ohio ci.ic.' 81 Tor y bbls,
81 for full bbls.
Butter-Extra choice, fres;, creamery, a5a
csc; extra creamery, &c bill, &c ASKED extra
frsts. lie bid. 19c asked; fresh made, sweet
dairy, - 10 l9c: choice stock, Is ID lSr:
| roll and print, choice. 13G,I3c: cOinIuon to
fair, So Zoe: packing stock, 5l4t,c; grease. SO
4c. Most Of the butter coming in is OF the
lower grades.
INOTE-Care should be taken in packing and
shipping; country shippers and dealers are in
the practice of sending roll ,u:;er TO this lnar-
ket every conceivable package including bar
rels, pine boxes, etc. the above named pack
ages should be entirely avoided. as pine will
have tendency 70 affect AMI flavor the but
ter, while barrels are too iarr'. and not easily
handled. besides the Wci:ht crils:ieS the roll
New tubs or hardwood boxes are the most de-
Sirable, while half barrels o. kegs will do
equally as we'll, and these only should be used.
Care should also be taken before putting the
butter III packages. that all the sides and ends
OF the package be lined with rew white mus
lin. thus keeping the butter from DETACHMENT
by touching thewOoG. Another bad practice
is III putting the butter up in paper: this
should not De done. as tic paper sticks to the
butter and damages the appearance. Each
roll should Dc separately placed ~ z piece OF
new muslin cloth washed i'll wirln water to
take out tire starch. and thoroughly wet in
good brine. The rolls should also be Of mod
crate size ana not too large. Then again. the
rolls should be of uniform color. not packing
the light and fresa-lnade with other that mas
been coiored.
Chcese--FaIicy. 11C112c; fine, 00l0c: 1ne,
partly SKINNED, 60Sc; Young America, lie
asked.
Eggs-Firm at .91lc bid 2gc asked.
Onions. per Dbl, s. 70 1926
PolaJoeS-55 h60c bid per bu. by the car
load: sweet potatoes, Muscalines, SIS to
$3.50 per Dbl; Jerseys $3.50 to 81 per bbl:
Bermuda, So. 90