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tween her prices and what the ordinary housewife pays?" asked Mr. Moore.

"Oh, yes," answered Mrs. Larry. "Here's a table:

Retail Grocers' Price Market Club Price
Lettuce, a head 10c 2½c
Squashes 5c 1c
Celery, a bunch 15c 4½c
Best butter 40c 29c
Best eggs, a dozen 40c 26c
Potatoes, a bushel $2.40 $1.25
Apples, a bushel 1.25 50c
Tomatoes, a quart 10c 2c
Cauliflower, each 10c to 15c 3½c

"'Besides, we pick up bargains by getting in after the rush is over. Only last week I bought beautiful lettuce at a cent a head. Earlier in the day it had sold at two and a half cents the head to greengrocers, who retailed it at ten cents.

"'Do we save as much as that, the difference between two and a half and ten cents on everything? On a good many things, yes!'