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 overall season average price was $1.40 per pound, up 22 cents from the previous year. The average fresh market price was $1.44 per pound, while the processing price was $1.05 per pound.The processing price per pound was 21 cents above the 2013 price level of $0.84 per pound. New Jersey ranked fifth in the nation in the production of cultivated blueberries in 2014.Georgia was ranked first.Utilized production was up 18 percent from 2013 to 56.7 million pounds.he processing price per pound was 21 cents above the 2013 price level of $0.84 per pound. New Jersey ranked fifth in the nation in the production of cultivated blueberries in 2014. Georgia was ranked first. Utilized production was up 18 percent from 2013 to 56.7 million pounds.