Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-01-28

was not at all profitable. There Wah,
no steady market, the farmers did not
understand poultry, and no one haG
any ambition to learn anything abou:
1t. They didn't take care OF their
eggs we'll and few were sold.
p Previously the local price was two
or three pence less than the price
quoted in the nearest market in Straw
bane and Derry. Now the prices paid
are from one to two pence above the
prices quoted in these markets. In
other words, we have increased the
value of a dozen eggs from three to
four pence (six to eight cents). For
the entire district, this amounts to
quite a sum. You must remember
also that while we purchased only
one-tenth Of the eggs sold in this par
ish, the fact that we at Dunglow are
paying the prices which we pay has
made it necessary for every other
buyer in the entire parish to pay the
same price. <.
Irish Lace and Knitted Goods. X
Our cooperative company looks al
ter a good many things besides sell
ing eggs and butter. We are helping
the girls market their lace and knitted
work. Two Years ago we asked the
government department to send US an
instructor to teach the girls to make
hand-knit sport coats (sweaters). .
they sent a man to look it I'D. He
talked with some OF the men here
who were not friendly to this coop
eratiye movement. Nothing was done.
{ Orr eirls were getting one shilling
III nence (36 cents) for knitting a
dozen paira OF socks. using up from
three and i half to four pounds Of
wool. These socks were purchased Of
the women by an agent OF q whole
sale trader RS; S;.5 II
"a 5.The co operative ., A society decided
thew :conld do better nv the girls than
these buvers. Since they started buy
ing. the girls get seven shillings six
nanca ~ ~, from the society. for
Knitting : sweater coat. 5usine. only two
nounda7 q wool and taking only one
hair "a long as 4 dozen pair OF socks.
putt,nr 4 another IIway for the same
.m,ount Z, WOO, and the same time
.In,eent In knitting a the girls get Is
.hilI,noa fs3 *, Instead of me ahil.
In. ai1 nanca I3s centa, That Il. our
society q having them ten times what
thew 5.nsed "a get from the other buy
era for their Knitting. Formerly the
eirls who knit lace were bound BY q
bargain under which il they sold to
anv o,ne privately they were boycott
ted The buyer told them unless they
sold him ali he would bu,rv,, nothing.
Now we are getting fairly good prices
Tor the. lace. better than thew got be-
fora and we OF course. permit them to
coll wheraver thew can. They ire
onent,v have oportunity to # sell to
| tonr,sts and others who come through
here. While we get fairly good prices
for the lace, there Is no steady market
for. - & ~ there II for the knitted
goods 4, rs sa;5 5 81 2.. 5#s. Il
= Connected With Contra, society,
"Our little local society could not
stand alone and do what we are try.
inc "a do. We are helped all the time
n sir Horace Plunkett's organization
society and by the coz Operative While.
sala society at Dublin. II Each week
TIA. wholesale society sends us a fore.
cast giving the figures that should be
ohtained for eggs. butter and chick.
ems and stating whether or not there
a - he 4 demand for these 'nlnr,o1ducta.
Toch dav we write 10 the wholesale
s6o,atvs failing ftham 8 what We have
~ hand and what we viii likely have.
i CIV, aa+jr,ou ~ q, talapranh III Then thew
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