Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 May 1917 — POTATOES AT $2.25 A BUSHEL [ARTICLE]

POTATOES AT $2.25 A BUSHEL

Medaryville Commercial Club Takes Steps to Reduce the Price. The commercial club of Medaryville bought 200 bushels of potatoes in Michigan and sold them out at cost, or practically so, to the public last week. The sales were limited to two bushels to a family and customers were served in the order of their reaching the car. The price they were sold at in Medaryville was $2.25 a bushel. The commercial club is trying to secure more potatoes to -sell to the public at the lowest possible price. It might be noted in connection with the above that Rensselaer people were compelled to pay $3.75 per bushel last week.