Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-05
STRIKE DECLARED OFF.

liens VIII t1t3T Ter Lay as CSudl anu Ou
the Ola scale-r'inal heerins al the Mar
ket-Jhe Il s1siii markets.
The poultry men had all arrived at
the market late Friday night. An
uuur DeLure IL Was time IOr t44c ringing
OF the opening Dell, however, a great
cacklng was heard. All the ro06leIS
IN the wagon CoOpS held Unelr breath
and squatted close to the Moor, for
meeting OF the Anaigamated Union OF
Egg Laying hens was III session. IL
- q Well known IaCt That all hens nave
been on strike for some tlme-IoAg
enough for the poultry men in the mar
ket to exhaust the supply OF storage
eggs at 50 celIt5 Il QOAel. AFTER tne
opening OF the meeting paper was
read from a rOOSUer (name suppressed
by reQuest). The paper went over the
whole ground OF the situation, since Tue
hens were ordered out up TO the
present time. 1t demonstrated that all
throughout the country quite NUMBER
of hens had returned 20 che uuue5 en-
trusted to them. This was proven by
the decrease in the market price. II
went on to site that il the eggs are
forthcoming chickens can be naLched
with incubaJOrs. But, on the other
hand, if the hens would not lay, the
whole race would soon be extinct
Did the A. U. o. E. l.. A. wish to bring
this catastrophe on the race. human
beings might invent machine with
which to hatch out eggs, but could the
humans invent a machine which would
turn out fresh eggs? Let the mems
think on some Of the disastrous issues
to their race if the state OF AFFAIRS al
ready existing should continue. Inc
paper went on to show that, with all
due respect to the union, the course
adopted by the body had been foolish,
to say the least.
The writer hoped that the union
would not take offense, but would
weigh the facts set forth justly and
with earnest thought, for it was all
for the good of the race.
AS the corresponding secretary
ceased reading, a great cackling arose,
every hen trying to get in her cackle
first. The disturbance was quickly
ouelled by the chair and an interest
in debate followed. Each member
who arose to remark on the subject
from her cackle seemed to be in favor
of calling the strike off, and the char
finally clinched matters by a cackle IN
favor of returning to henly uutl6s.
When the vote was taken II was unan-
imous in favor of returning TO duties,
and so the great questions 'Jere set
tied. Upon Adjournment al present
assembled at the nearest Ieed store
where they were banGueTed at the ex-
pense of the SDurred games oil Ine
Eighth ward. The return was maze 10
the market before the first tap OF the
bell was heard. AND so with eacn re-
turn of the holiday season, egg nog
will not be a thing of the past MotheF
will still make her delicious custaru
pies. Thus was the chicken race
saved from total extinction, and the
name of the unknown rooster VIII pc
handed down in chickendom through
ont tho ages as the savior of his race.
And his posterity shall rise up and
cali him blessed. Allah is great.
There is hardly a change in the mar
ket prices this week, the quotations, IN
almost every instance, remaining the
same as last weeks prices. Following
is a correct price list of market stufts:
Produce-Turnips 15c half peck;
parsnips, Zoe quarter peck; beets, lOc
a quarter peck; onions, Toe quarter
peck; carrots 10 quarter peck; raddlsh-
es. winter, 10c quarter peck, hot bed, &c
bunch: green onions, 3 punches, 10c;
celery, 5010c bunch; parsley, DC bunch;
lettuce, 10 and 15c quarter peck; Span
ish onions, 5410c each; cabbage, 80
zoe a head; Irish potatoes, 15Q20c
peck; Jer-ey sweets, 10c quarter peck;
cranberries, 10c quart; dried lima
beans, loo quart; kidney beans, 10c
quart; soup beans, 5Q7c quart; apples,
100000 peck; pie pumpkins, 5G20c
each: Hubbard squash, 100000 each;
oranges, 15G60c dozen; lemons. 15@
25c dozen.
Butter-Harrisville creamery, 25c;
country, 15c.
Eggs-Fresh county, zoe dozen.
Honey-Comb. zoe; strained, he.
Fresh meats-Porterhouse, loin and
surloin, 15@1Sc h.; veal outlets, $50
zoe h.; sausage, 100121ac h.; pork
chops, 10c; pork loins. 1914 @15c; sliced
ham, zoe; sliced boiled ham, 20025c h.
Poultry-Chickens, 30G50c each;
ducks, 4OG6Oc each; geese, 60@s100
each; turkeys, 15G1Sc Id.
Geo. R. Taylor & Co. have opened a
fine assortment of narrow embroideries