On August 18, 1865, Galena celebrated the return of its Civil War hero General Ulysses S. Grant. Following a jubilant procession with much flag waving and speeches, a group of Galena citizens presented the General with a handsome furnished house on Bouthillier Street.
The price of a bushel of male crabs in New York should drop below $40 when landings peak. The company MarylandBlueCrabExpress.com offers a variety of blue crab choices. Here, a bushel of steam blue crabs can cost anywhere from $90 to $155 depending on the size of the crabs.
The price ... is outrageous for a box of Louisiana male crabs, he said â typically about $250, it's now about $60 higher. The price for a bushel of Maryland crabs is lower â anywhere from $130 to $180 a bushel. But there aren't nearly enough Maryland crabs to supply Maryland restaurants. Conrad catches some of the crabs he uses for his restaurants and seafood market, and buys others directly from Maryland watermen.