Evening star., 1914-06-06

dentally. TO benefit fair-dealing farmers
and others who have supplies for home
consumption for sale at reasonable
prices and under reasonable conditions
Exorbitant Prices Asked.
This action, 1t Is said, has been
prompted by the tendency shown in
some recent letters received from coun-
try produce sellers to charge exorbitant
prices. apparently based upon misin-
formation as to city prices. For in
stance. one man at Lanesville. Va.
writes he will sell three dozen eggs for
in The Star of yesterday show that
strictly fresh eggs may be obtained
in the city markets at from 20 TO 20
cents a dozen. Another at woodward
willie, Md. offers country butter at ~
cents a pound in lots Of from one to
FIVE pounds, and at 35 cents for larger
lots. although the best creamery but
ter. according to yesterdays quota
pound. with medium grades at from 80
to 35 cents a pound. A poultry farm
at New Lisbon. N. j.. wants ~ cents
a dozen for non-fertile eggs the year
fresh white sanitary eggs" at 81 for
two dozen. still another at Delaplane.
Va. offers his eggs at Washington
quotations "plus 10 cents"
Yesterdays quotations here. bring from
Is to 25 cents a quart. but an orchard
company at Sleepy Creek. W. Va, offers
"a very nice crop of Montmorency
BY marcel post, at $3.25. This variety. 1t
is stated, is one Of the best sour cher
ries, and excellent for pies and other
culinary purposes.
The cherry sellers, however. Is not
the only reasonable offer. shipper
of clans at Quinby. Va. guarantees
to send absolutely good. fresh clans
that will reach any destination within
the first zone within twenty hours
after they are dug from their beds"
weeks ago he was informed in Wash
ington that such CLAIMS brought %
cents a dozen. but from the way they
looked" he added. Il don't think they
He states he is now shipping his
CLAIMS to consumers In Washington,
Baltimore, Annapolis and Hagerstown
by parcel post.
Canned Fruit for Sale.
A wom2n at Betterton. Nd. has for
sale at present spring chickens at 40
cents a pound. but will sell "just-laid
eggs" in five dozen boxes at 25 cents
a dozen and in two-dozen boxes at 81
cents dozen. and canned fruit at $3.50
dozen quart jars.
A novel offer has been received from
man at Fort Hunter. Pc. who has
lao acres OF mountain land that is
said to grow tine best mountain herbs
in the world, including sassafras, wild
cherry, pipsisewa blackberry, penny
royal. May apple. life everlasting. win
tergreen. peppermint. ditny elderberry.
dande!ion. rhubarb. white poplar roots,
powder willow. chestnuts, dock. plan
tain, motherwort ironweed, boneset,
blood root and spicewood."
Another man has several spring lambs
now ready for the market and he would
like to know the name of any person or
fi!m who wants them. A man at Nal
vern. Pa. wants to sell asparagus plu-
mosa as a cut fern and smilax as a dec
orative green" by parcel post. A woman
at Free Union. Va. has twenty dozen
guaranteed fresh eggs every week to
sell at 25 cents dozen. and another at
Trevlians, Va, offers to sell them at
lat price the year round. She also has
vegetables and fruit for sale A man
at Delaphane has honey. white comb. for
sale at 16 cents.
Letters have been received from all
parts OF the country as the result of Post
master Praeger's circular. One from
Puyallup. state of Washington, wants
his name listed on the produce list fer