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Yorkshire Pudding Under Roast Meat.

This pudding is an especially excel
lent accompaniment TO sirIoin OF beef
loin OF veal. or any fat and juicy joint
Six tablespoonfuls of -four three eggs.
a teaspoonfui Of salt. and pint Of
milk, so as to make rather stiff bat
ter. a little stiffer than you would for
pancakes. Beat it up well and take
care it is not lumpy. Put . dish under
the meat. and let the gravy drop into
IL until it Is quite hot and well greas-
ed; then pour in the batter. When the
upper surface is brown and set, turn
1t. that both sides may be brown alike.
II you wish it to cut firm. and the
pudding an inch thick, il will take two
hours at a good fire.
n. B.-The true Yorkshire pudding Is
about half an ich thick when done, but
IL Is the fashion in London TO make it
fully twice that thickness.
Mrs. J. o. d. (TIyde Park, Mass.)
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First-at her boys special request
Oyster Cocktails.
: 1T sounds well.'' aueth the youthful
epicure. They taste we'll and fell
low has no headache next morning.
a recipe will be found at the close of
THE Talk" Pass crackers with the
cocktails.
Next, serve a good Cream Tomato
Soup. with tiny sippets of fried-not
toasted-bread floating upon the sur
face of each portion.
The third course is Fried Smelts.
Dreaded and freed from every drop of
grease Accompany each portion by a
half lemon, that has been emptied.
scraped on the inside and filled with a
sauce made thus:
Cream together three tabIespoonf.lls of
butter for each full teaspoonful of lem
on juice. When these are thoroughly
mixed. beat in enough finely chopped
parsley to color the sauce green.
Send around Potatoes a la Parisfenne
with the fish
Now-since the average boy cares lit
tie for what he would style culinary
'frilis'-have substantial Roast Chick
en-, carved before it is brought to table,
and passed to each person-not dispensed
from the foot of the board.
The chicken is supported by Stewed
Celery and Young Beets, with their
tops, drawn from your own garden or
from neighbor's. This preparation of
a popular vegetable deserves to be bet
ter known. The beets should be about
the size of hickory nuts. If any of the
outer leaves are ragged or rusty, re-
move them. keeping those that are ten
der and whole. Wash well taking care
not to break the skim Of the beef-root
ana COOK in boiling water. slightly salt
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that Of notable and pattern housewives.
My memory supplies as many instances
of the one as OF the other in the ex-
perience and observation OF forty years.
Tales told by my mother and grand
mother. OF the manner OF life in their
generations, bear me out in the belief
that the former days were not better
than these, in this respect. If there bs
q falling eff IN management Of the aver
age household, / am disposd TO attrib-
ute it to the inferior quality of our do
mestic service. when compared with tfe
help OF a half-century agone. Our
gran1mothers had native born servants,
white and coIored. We recruit our do
mestic forces from the peasantry OF
countries where the grade of civilization
is lower than our own.
wish other housenaothers would tell
us frankly what they think Of this mat
ter.
Is good housekeeping on the deciines
II so, why2
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Our Bou's Birthday Dinner
WHEN JACK" BRINGS HIS FRIENDS HOME FROM COLLEGE
TO CELEBRATE THE GREAT EVENT.

if he might have four of them to dinner
on his nineteenth birthday, which falls
Oh Friday. May %. my heart misgave
me. These young men are used. in their
several homes. to a style of living far
more elegant than our simple ways. My
Boy IS as we'll born and as well bred as
the best of them. / do net want him
to feel that he is not their equal in
every way. ] have always made it a
rule to receive his friends Hospitality
and cordially. l don't want TO have him
made to blush for his mother or his
home. On the other hand l agree with
You when YOU say that 'Pretension Is
always and everywhere vulgar You
advise US, too. to MAKE our manner of
living 'even-threaded'
How can / give my boy birthday
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C0coanut Pudding.

one quart of milk heated through;
TWO tabsespoonfuls Of flour; two-thirds
OF a cupful of sugar; mix and wet with
milk Boil all together. Whites of four
eggs Well beaten one and one-haIf cups
OF grated coeoanut. After eggs and CO.
coanut are added do not boil. but set
on back of stove to cool. Serve cold.
SAUCE FOR SAME.
One pint of milk; yolks of four eggs;
one cup Of sugar; butter size of an egg
spoonful of vanilla; one-haIf spoonful of
lemon. Boil all together and set awav
10 cool Serve on pudding cold.
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ed, until tender. Cut off the leaves close
to the roots, drain in colander and
chop fine, seasoning with butter. salt.
pepper and lemon juice. Set in ii
saucepan of boiling water, TO get very
not, while YOU serape and trim the beets.
When the leaves are dished, lay the red
beetlets about them as garnisll
Asparagus Ia Vinaigrette with heat
ed Crackers and Cream Cheese, follows
the chicken
Vanilla Ice Cream, Fresh strawber-
ries. and the Birthday Cake, with nine
teen blazing ;apers atop. come next. The
cake is passed to each guest that ne
may blow oIt a candle, uttering In the
same breath a wish for the happiness
Of him whose years are represented by
the array.
Nuts are passed with the small cups
of Black Coffee, and fruit for those who
wish it.
Iced Apollinaris-pienty of it-takes
the place of wine A bowl of Mint
Punch my stand in the hall, to be
served TO the party after they leave the
table. This is. however, a matter of
individual taste. Il will add to the con-
viviaI air OF JACK affair."" and BOYS
are thirsty as well as hungry animals.
In table and drawing room decora ations
make the college eolors your keynote.
following the scheme. ingeniously
throughout. a single flower should lie
al each plate with a pin for fastening
II 10 the coat. Bon-bons-also in col
lege eoiors, If practicable-oIiyes and
salted nuts are set here and there in
fancy dishes.
The above is not an elaborate or an
expensive dinner. If we'll cooked and
served. it will delight Our Boy, salts
fy his friends, and not be burdensome
TO his mother.
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Change of Diet for Your Canary.

Perhaps some ono may find the fol-
lowing hints useful.
If Your coal fire is low. throw on
a tablespoonful of salt, and it viii help
il very much.
An occasional feed OF hard-boiIed eggs
made fine and mixed with cracker
crumbs is good for canary birds. Feed
a couple Of thinblefuIs at a time
The following is good recipe for
Fried Cakes
one cup Of sugar. two eggs. half 8
cup Of shortening one teaspoonful OF
soda, one cup Of sour milk. Cut into
rings Have your lard very hot; in
which place n peeled potato to keep
the lard from burning. and drop IN
your cakes. They viii come to top OF
lard when light. Fry TO a dark brown.
When taken out, sprinkle sugar oyeE
YoDNG HoUsEKEEPER (st. Gather
inc, Ontario. Canada9.
Others, like myself. may shake q
doubtful head over the first hint OF
our esteemed correspondent I thought
salt would dampen, if not extinguish,
fire. Sugar, on the contrary, will blaze
up hotIy.
What do our old housewives say?
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dinner that shall be elegant in a modest
way and rot pretentioEs? lie has set
his heart upon having his four best
chuals.
'une thing more. and perhaps the
most serious perplexity OF all: A woman
much r.cher and more fashionable than
can ever hope to be told me yesterday
that young men disdain dinner where
wines are not served, Ny husband does
not use wine as a beverage, and we do
not think il right to offer il to young
men Is It true that any dinner / may
set for my son and his companions will
be contemptinle without liquors? This
woman says every mans dinner must
be preceded by cocktails. viii you come
to my help?
"A T. H. Bryn Mawr, Pa
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Present Day Housenothers.

| had hoped to have a symposium upon
the question asked some weeks ago by q
Middle West woman: Why are the
housemothers of our day inferior to
those OF the preceding generation?'
Thus far, l have had but one letter
treat ting of Il subject which should ap-
peal with force to every practical house
mother. I insert it in the hope that
others may be stimulated TO think
benefit of their thoughts. If we have
degeneruted from the example and
standard set for US by our notable fore
mothers. let us look narrowly into the
causes of our falling off, and set about
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This is from one of the first of our
ed teers alias "coix Iachryma.'
The most strenuous advocates of the
prelt5' beads have never claimed that
Trey ere catholicon for all t1eshly ills.
than ordinary intelligence and highly
educated-avers stoutiy. that her two
year-old girl never had . bad cold or
*ore throat IN the two years during
which she wore the necklace of vege-
table pearls.
AS soon as l left it off. she began to
may lauga at the superstition ard old
wives fables If yen like. / have given
You the facts in the case she declares.
i wish ] could drive tho duty of in
closing postage for reply to every bust
f-ess letter down so deeply into the con-
sciences OF correspondents that it would
stick there for ALI time. l am almost
IN despair
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do not know who or what is your au-
thority for saving that eiderdoWn fan
nei cannot be Numbered successfully"
l am the possessor of a nauve elder
down dressing gown, and of a white
trimmed with black ribbon and white
lace, Both have been washed in my
laundry once and again with warm water
and white soap The secret of success
hes in quick washing, frequent changes
OF the water. rubbing with the hands.
never on board. and quick drying in
the open air. While drying each is pull
ed straight several times. a little bak-
ing soda liz the second supply of water
facilitates the operation
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undoubtedly b. sent in. will the querist
forward to me her full address,
And. in forwarding, state explicitly
what WAS the substance OF her former
communication. / am daily distraught
by such letters as this: Please add
TO my letter Of last week the following
etc, etc, or Il wrote to you fort
night ago asking several questions. See
ing no reply in the paper, I fear my
letter was overlook ad. Please answer
it as soon rs possible .
AS for three months Of the last win
ter and spring my weekly mail WAS
1,l61 letters It is a physical and men,
tai impossibiIity to retain the sense of
each in the memory. Please be ex
IiIicif-and brief
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Rice Pudding.

Take one cup Of rice and rut on the
stove to cook with two c,Ipfuls of
water Cook until the water is absorb
ed, then add one quart of milk and cook
until the rice is soft. Add one cupful
OF sugar, three eggs. butter the size
of an egg, spice and salt TO taste. We
use nutmeg Cook three-quarters of an
hour IN the oven. L. L. NJ.
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1rapehng Go1ons.

For travelling purposes the new mo-
hairs are being shown in very good
variety. Mohatr sheds the dust. Is light
cool and we'll adapted for general ,se
In the mohairs may be seen fancy
stripes Of all widths, embroidered and
lace effects and checks. In the checks
there are beautiful shadings. which are
obtained by the introduction into the
weave Of self-eolored or contrasting silk.
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Orange MaTmalade.

Slice one dozen oranges very thin: re-
move every seed, and slice. skin. pulp
and all Put into a stone jar; pour on
twelve pints of cold water. Let all
stand from twenty-four TO thirty-six
hours; put into preserving kettle; let
IL come 10 a hard boil and keep 1t at
that for fully two hours, stirring it oc-
easionally. AT the end of that time
add twelve pounds Of white sugar. boil
steadily for another hour, ana put into
small pots. In measuring use a small
pint. j. E. K, 1Pennsylvania1
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A Breakfast Dish

Cut cold roast beef into thin slices. lay
in saucepan; set in boiling water;
cover with gravy composed of three
tabIespoonfuls OF melted butter. walnut
catsup and vinegar, one Tablespoonful
each. a little salt and pepper a spoon
ful OF currant jelly, homemade mus
tard and warm water. Steam for half
an hour. When made of rare roast beef
this is very nice.
NJ. T. e. tNew DORCHESTER. Mass)
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MoIasses Doughnuts.

One cupful of sugar. two tablespoon
fuls OF molasses, two eggs, one table
spoonful of butter. one-half tcaspoonfuI
Of salt, one-haif teaspoonful of cinna-
mon. one quart OF -four. two teaspoon
fuis of baking powder, two cups OF
milk. Mrs. 2. A. D. (Salem, Mass)
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Asparagus a la yinaierette.

Cook as for boiled asparagu While
the vegetable Is cooking make a hot
French dressing, by putting together in
a saucepan over the Are half a dozen
tablespoonfuls of salad oil, two of vine
gar, two teaspoonfuls Of French mus
tard, half a teaspoonful of sugar, salt,
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White Fruit Cake.

Another Georgia member offers a wss~
come contribution:
/ would like you to have my mothers 3
white fruit cake recipe It is delicious,
and original with her. She has used II
for years.
The whites OF sixteen eggs. one pound
each of sugar. flour, and butter. one
grated cocoanut, one pound of chopped
eitron. one pound of chopped blanehed
almonds. one wineglass OF rosewater.
two teaspoonfuls of baking powder.
Flour citron and almonds well
*. a. s. Gainesville. GAP,
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An Answer to aGraduate Nurse"

Graduate Nurse (New Yorls), asks,
under Faults in Housekeeping" who
is responsible for the housekeeping of to-
day.
May 1 give my opinion based on the
experience of thirty years in housekeep-
ing and keen observation during that
tiSe?
First. may there not be q large per
cent of poor housekeepers irresponsible? :?
Secondly. may not prenatal influences
have something to do with existing con-
ditions? II circumstances OF any kind
exert power over the future being, why
may 1t not be so In this case?
Thirdly, most persons will agree with
me that home is the subtle environment
of all known influences. If so, may not
the mother of today be largely respon-
stble for the woman of tomorrow?
FouFthiy. may not the overworked
mother with small means, be less re-
5ponsible I do not say even she Is en-
tirely excusable) for an unkept home?
Fffthly, may not the Club or party
be less or more responsible for poor
housekeeping?
] should like to give my reasons for
good housekeeping. but this article is
HoUsEKEEPER (Chicago).
The foregoing Is admitted to our ex-
change because I respect and honor the
author Had she permitted the use OF
her name, our readers would cofnpre-
hend my reasons for publishing letter
which is IN some sense, a disappoint-
Inent. the writer. usually forceful and
practical, has not in my opinion. put
her tfnger upon the defective point in
the case before u.s.
To begin with, I initiate the taefturn
old member of the Royal Academy Of
Science, who. after hearkening to the
various solutions of a problem offered
by Charles II, asked grayely: rs your
majesty certainly advised tnat such is
the fact?'
"Marry-no not IT, returned the Tner-
-y monarch Il but supposed a case.'t
/ doubt the fact" stated by our
Graduate Nurse" In every generation
the percentage of untidy has equaled
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Mint Punch.

Put into your punch bowl a cupful
OF granulated sugar. add the Juice OF six
lemons. and stir until the sugar melts
Put in three peeled lemons, sliced very
thin, and leave in the ice until YOU
are ready to use it. Add, then, a dozen
sprays Of green mint and a quart, at
least, of pounded ice. Stir well for a
minute. and pour from a height into 1t
two or three bottles of imported ginger
ale.
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HOW THE VARIOUS DISHES ARE PREPARED

IN salted water until almost tender,
drain. and toss in fryingpan in which
there are four tablespeonfuls of melted
butter and a little salt Set the pan
In the oven. shaking 1t frequently, until
the potatoes are thoroughly cooked and
wen Drowned. Add little fresh but
ter. dash of salt, If needed and a
tablespoonful of chopped parsley. Toss
the balls about. to distribute the in
gradients evenly and serve q once
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That Help Came From a Man.

was sratifled to find that you
thought my efforts to enIighten you
regarding the 'unpunctnaIity of Coy
ernment methods for the determination
of household pests was Of sufficient use
fuiness to publish
IT would seem If men who are paid
salaries presumably for their special
fitness in the line they are TO I'LL would
have at least grain Of common sense!
1t may interest you to know that
since l wrote to YOU / have discovered
in the exterminator you recommended
q panacea for my waterbug, roach, and
bedbug Ills / thank You for atten~
ton TO the matter. and feel you are
doing good work in your helpful sug-
gestions.
J. A. b. (Boston. Mass.
And lit may interest you" and divert
others, as it amuses me, TO know that
the 'exterminator' for which YOU are
grateful was given me by a man! How
ever impractical men may be as cor
porate salaried bodies. they are wonder
fully helpful as individuals. Our big
brother is entitled To Benjamin por-
ton OF year thanks
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Inclose Postage for Reply.

Win YOU please tell your readers who
wish Jobs tears" to inclose postage
for answer when they write to inquire
the price? And they seldom inclose
postage when they send money TO me
for the tears
When you have room In your corner
will you tell your readers that the
tears" 10 not cure fits. Nearly a
dozen persons have asked me this
N. NJ. NJ (Pennsylvania)
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Annie's Cake.

Whites of nine eggs, one-haif cup of
ssitter. two cups of sugar. three-quar-
ts.rs cup of milk, three cups or flour.
tao heaping teaspoonfuis OF baking
powder; favor with vanilla.
CARAMEL FOR FILLING AND TOP
OF CAKE.
Three cups of brown sugar. three
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Rabbit Pie.

Select two nice fat rabbits; cook them
until tender; take them and pick out
the bones. Make u nice pie crust
Cover with crust and bake for one hour
Mrs. H. T. (Hiilsboro. n. H
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RECIPES FROM CONTRIBUTORS

quarters Of cup of butter Cwash the
salt outl, one cup of cream or milk
Boil fifteen minutes. or until it hardens
in cold water. Beat until cold and spread
on the cake.
H. NJ. (south Braintree, Mass.)
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and pepper to taste. When .fae aspara-
gus is tender. drain, lay 1t in a deep
dish, and pour over 1t the hoI dressing.
Cover and set aside to cool. then stand
in the ice chest for an hour or two be-
fore serving
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Eiderdown Flannel Launders Well.

VIII YOU kindly tell me how To clean a
red eiderdown dressing sack? / am told
they cannot be lauudered successfully.
a. L. NJ. (Buffalo, N ".
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Oyster Cocktails.

Bury small oysters in the ice until
needed Have the tall slender glasses
IN which they are TO be served laid in
the ice. also. that they may be thorough
" chilled. Make a sauce OF two table,
spoonfuIs OF tomato catsup, dozen
drops Of Tabasco sauce. the Juice Of a
lemon, a saitspoonful of grated horse
radish and a dash. each, of salt and
paprika. Add two tablespoonfuIs of
oyster liquor. mix thoroughly, and set
on the ice until very cold.
Put five oysters in the bottom of each
chilled glass. pour the sauce upon them.
and serve.
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II n n JOHN. jun1or-otheTwtse
II 'Jack'-wil have a birthday
VI in May. I am writing To
you in advance to ask a few
questions that puzzle me more than /
am willing 70 admit
Jack is a sophomore. who will be a
junior IN a few months. He is a good
boy and diiigent student AS my letter
head shows, his college is within a few
miles OF our home. We have a suburban
cottage, comfortable and tasteful, but it
IS only a cottage. Our son has brought
several Of his classmates to spend Sun
day with us, from time to time. They
are pleasant. gentlemanly boys. but
and here's my first perplexity-withou
exception. tho sons of rich men. And
we are not rich. When John asked me
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A Yellowed Silk,

Will you kiadly advise me how 10
restore q white silk crepe de chine
dress which. from being laid away. mas
become yellow? ANXIOUS
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it to pieces. Rip 1t apart, sponge each
piece with peroxide of hydrogen anj
lay in the sun.
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To Remove Resin.

Kindly Inform me through your col
unn tie Dsst way TO take resin out of
black crepe de chime, If there is a way
NJ. G NJ. (Bunaio, n, ~
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Either alcohol or spirits Of turpentinc
will remove resin: also. household am
n1onia.
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viii Somebody Send This Poem ?

VIII you insert a request III your
Housemothers' Exchange for a little
poem beginning
When my dollie died, when my dolEe
died
1 sat on the steps and cried, and /
cried. "
] am very anxious for it. and 1 viii
he so glad if some of the readers Of
your department will fnrnislx a copy,
a CONSTANT READER Douglass
Vile, Ga.),
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Our Georgia contingent deserves so
well from lis that l insert the forego-
ing request, albeit little out of our
hne. But since the nursery rkxme will
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Potatoes la Parisienne.
With potato gouge'' cut out of raw,
peeled potatoes a pint Of balls CooS
Evening journal., 1905-02-22
GENERAL MARKETS

Philadelphia - Flour steady; winter
extras, S425d440; Penna. roller.
clear. S4.500475; city mills. fancy
S6.25@6.35. Rye -four steady; per bar.
rel, S4.40. Wheat firm; No. 2 Penna.
red, new. Sll51s01.16. Corn steady;
NO yellow, local, 51654c. Oats
nrm; No; white, clipped, 37lkc.;
lower grades. Sec. Hay firm; No. /
timothy Sl4@l5. Pork firm; family.
Live poultry firm. hens. 13ihc.; old
roosters, Sc. Dressed poultry steady;
choice fowls, 13c.; old ROSTERS, Sc.
Butter firm; creamery. 36c. per pound.
Eggs steady; New York and Penna
Soc. per dozen. Potatoes steady; new.
per bushel. 50653c.
Baltimore-Wheat frmer; spot con-
tract Sl16h spot No. Q red
western, Slltl2QLl7A; steamer No.
red, Sl.O9h Q1.09A; southern, by
sample, Sl.OlGl.l6; southern. on grade
Sl,05Qll7 Corn strong; spot, 5OIbG
5O9sc. steamer mixed 4S& 4gc I.
southern white and yellow corn. 4bL
m504c. Oats firmer; No. . white. "a
MS6hc.; No. ? mixed, 35thMS5stc e.
Rye steady; uptown, No. 2 western.
S5c. Hay steady; No. / timothy, Sl4.50
Ml5; No. / clover. mixed, SI2a12. So
Butter hrm; fancy imitation, 22023c. :
fancy creamery 3393lc; fancy ladle
10000. store packed, 16dlSc. Eag,
firm; per dozen, 30c
New York-Butter strong; common
to extra creamery. 27635c.; do. do.
held, 26933lac.; do. do. state dairy.
24632c.; do. do, renovated. 2062sc. .
do. do. western factory, 2OG29c.: do
do. western imitation creamery, 246
3lc. Cheese firm. state fun cream.
small colored and white. fancy, 13ibc. p:
do. do. fine, 1Sc.; do. do. late made
colored and white. choice. 12Ikc.: do
do. fair TO good, 11lh612iAc.: do. do
poor. 10d1lc.; skins, full to light. 4G
1OAc. Eggs steady; state. Penna. and
nearby fancy selected white 39c.: do
do. choice. 37d3Sc.; do. do. mixed ex-
ira. 36d37c.; western firsts. 35c.: do
seconds. 33@34c. southerns, 29635c. :
refrigerators, 27630c. Live poultry
firm; western chickens, 12c.; fowls
l4l5c. turkeys, 15c. Dressed poultry
firm; western chickens, 13d14c.: fowls
1SG14c.; turkeys. 15620c. Potatoes
quiet; Long Island. S1.5O02; state and
western, Sl.256140; Jersey sweets,
S2G4.5 Cabbages quiet; flat Dutch,
per 100 head, s26S