Canadian grocer April-June 1918 . .Probably there are many other grocerswho have vacant space that can be putto some such use to the benefit of theother departments of the store. THE HIGH COST OF LIVING FORTHE HEN The United States egg experts havebeen conducting experiments at theirtest farm to ascertain just how much itcosts to produce eggs, and their report isfull of interest, in the face of the pricesprevailing in retail markets. Leghorn pullets, it reports, eat anaverage of pounds of feed in produc-ing a dozen eggs. The feed costs on anaverage cents per dozen eggs pro-duced by th
Canadian grocer April-June 1918 . .Probably there are many other grocerswho have vacant space that can be putto some such use to the benefit of theother departments of the store. THE HIGH COST OF LIVING FORTHE HEN The United States egg experts havebeen conducting experiments at theirtest farm to ascertain just how much itcosts to produce eggs, and their report isfull of interest, in the face of the pricesprevailing in retail markets. Leghorn pullets, it reports, eat anaverage of pounds of feed in produc-ing a dozen eggs. The feed costs on anaverage cents per dozen eggs pro-duced by the flock. The cost of feed perdozen eggs varied from cents in Julyto cents in November, when, duringthe moulting season, the flock continuedto eat, but, of course, produced fewesteggs. When the dealer informed her thatthe price of eggs was forty cents perdozen, she exclaimed: Forty cents!Why thats more than three cents foreach egg! Yes, mum, said the dealer; but youmust remember that one egg is a wholedays work for a hen!. A panorama view of tKe Groceteria Dept. of the Kent & Brown Grocery, showing how this section leads right into the Meat Department. 134 April 26, 1918. Produce, Provision and Fish Markets ard, Pure— Tierces, 400 lbs., per lb Tubs. 60 lbs 0 31% 0 32 Tails 0 S2Vi 0 33% THE MARKETS AT A GLANCE A DECLINE in the price of live hogs has been registered dur-ing the week and this has resulted in a readjustment ofprices in some quarters on dressed meats. Whereas presentquotations show a decline in one or two instances others again arehigher. Shipments of margarine have reached the city and whole-salers are now able to complete orders on their files and take careof new business which they report is coming along in good volume. Nothing new in the fish market has become evident duringthe week. Fresh lake fish are not marketed freely owing to heavywinds restricting the catch. Eggs remain unchanged during the week. Montreal dealersare storing but as yet, Toronto d
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