Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-18
COtD WEATHER PRICES.
Poultry Dealers Look JoyfuIIy Upon
the Cold Snap.
Western Apples in the Market Very Chear-
Eggs Going Up.

The cold weather is most acceptable
TO the dealers in poultry. 1t means
good business for them in case the cold
snap VIII but remain. However, ii
there should be a sudden streak Of
warm weather sandwiched in between
now and Thanksgiving, then down
would go the price of poultry.
This gives us courage for the
Thanksgiving sale of turkeys and
chickens" said one dealer. Friday. in
speaking of the matter. THE whole
salers will also be the great winners
through it, for in case it continues they
win push up the price Of the chickens
as they can well afford to do and thus
will make n good thing. 1t will be
grand for the trade to have a cold
month to secure good prices for the
poultry for Thanksgiving.
Then with genuine THANKSGIVING
weather it ought to be glorious for the
dealers, and even though they will
make more on their poultry the price
Will not be great enough in the diff
ference to make us any the less thank
full for the blessings Of the past year"
Eggs are also going up the incline
ana it Will cost something to buy them
in a week or more unless there is
change in the attitude Of the hen to-
ward the owners. Eggs are climbing
up steadily on account of the scarcity
and now they are selling for IS cents
dozen.
And butter too, is firm in local mar
kets. Good creamery is selling for %
cents pound and dairy at - cents.
How is The apple market looking,
this week." the Journal asked
There are all the apples that we
want, but they are not natives. you
know" was the response. Il can pur-
chase Western apples for S2.75 a bar
rel in any quantities that | desire. and
yet there are some Of our Maine raisers
who are getting 81 barrel for all they
have. 1t seems very odd, but / sup
pCse it is because the Maine apple has
the superior flavor and is wanted by a
different class than those who desire
an apple for cooking purposes
should / desire to do it. l could send
today to the Boston market and get
several car loads Of apples. but they
will not keep long and we have to buy
rs we need them. Just because we did
not have 4 good crop in Maine is no
ing apples and a great many nice eat
ing apples for the season.
And If the Maine raisers can get
so much better price for their products
than the Westerners. why do not they
20 into the work as widely AS those Of |
the West? X is stated on good au-
thority that more profit is made off an
orchard Of properly cared for apple |
trees than in the south off one Of |
oranges. Then why do not some of the |
Maine farmers devote themselves to |
raising apples exclusively. out South |
they will keep a donkey and a man at |
work on an acre on two of orange trees |
all the year around and get good re-
suits. Why not keep at work on a |
Maine orchard in the same manner.
1t is the quality that counts in the |
market. ana Names fruit is superior |
to anything else, SO Maine ought to
'aiSe more"
The market relating to meats and |
vegetables is practically the same as
II past weeks. Delicacies of the sea-
son can BE- secured by the grocers by
though few Keep a very large
stock of anything like the cucumbers
ma such things now.