T. R. Mooney & Co. ~ Butter and Eggs {Lucas County, Iowa}
The Chariton Leader, Chariton, Iowa
Saturday, October l7, l874
The Patriot says that during the past week, T.R. MOONEY & CO., butter and egg dealers of this city, shipped 2l6,000 pounds of Butter East, and that they now have on hands a still larger quantity.The butter in the Chariton market is now worth 25 cents, and eggs 20 cents, the farmer can begin to appreciate the advantages of a good home market.The same firm has, during the past year, shipped a million dozen of eggs.
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