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Staple :: Staple (n.) The principal commodity of traffic in a market; a principal commodity or production of a country or district; as, wheat, maize, and cotton are great staples of the United States..

Speculation :: Speculation (n.) The act or practice of buying land, goods, shares, etc., in expectation of selling at a higher price, or of selling with the expectation of repurchasing at a lower price; a trading on anticipated fluctuations in price, as distinguished from trading in which the profit expected is the difference between the retail and wholesale prices, or the difference of price in different markets..

Shad :: Shad (n. sing. & pl.) Any one of several species of food fishes of the Herring family. The American species (Clupea sapidissima), which is abundant on the Atlantic coast and ascends the larger rivers in spring to spawn, is an important market fish. The European allice shad, or alose (C. alosa), and the twaite shad. (C. finta), are less important species..

Boom :: Boom (v. i.) To have a rapid growth in market value or in popular favor; to go on rushingly.

Creamery :: Creamery (n.) A place where butter and cheese are made, or where milk and cream are put up in cans for market..

Appreciate :: Appreciate (v. t.) To raise the value of; to increase the market price of; -- opposed to depreciate.

Rally :: Rally (v. i.) To recover strength after a decline in prices; -- said of the market, stocks, etc..

Frock :: Frock (n.) A loose outer garment; especially, a gown forming a part of European modern costume for women and children; also, a coarse shirtlike garment worn by some workmen over their other clothes; a smock frock; as, a marketman's frock..

Market :: Market (n.) An opportunity for selling anything; demand, as shown by price offered or obtainable; a town, region, or country, where the demand exists; as, to find a market for one's wares; there is no market for woolen cloths in that region; India is a market for English goods..

Roundfish :: Roundfish (n.) Any ordinary market fish, exclusive of flounders, sole, halibut, and other flatfishes..

Rockfish :: Rockfish (n.) Any one of several California scorpaenoid food fishes of the genus Sebastichthys, as the red rockfish (S. ruber). They are among the most important of California market fishes. Called also rock cod, and garrupa..

Forestall :: Forestall (v. t.) To obstruct or stop up, as a way; to stop the passage of on highway; to intercept on the road, as goods on the way to market..

Spadefish :: Spadefish (n.) An American market fish (Chaetodipterus faber) common on the southern coasts; -- called also angel fish, moonfish, and porgy..

Regrate :: Regrate (v. t.) To buy in large quantities, as corn, provisions, etc., at a market or fair, with the intention of selling the same again, in or near the same place, at a higher price, -- a practice which was formerly treated as a public offense..

Split-tail :: Split-tail (n.) A california market fish (Pogonichthys macrolepidotus) belonging to the Carp family.

Slaughterhouse :: Slaughterhouse (n.) A house where beasts are butchered for the market.

Ring :: Ring (n.) A clique; an exclusive combination of persons for a selfish purpose, as to control the market, distribute offices, obtain contracts, etc..

Hogchoker :: Hogchoker (n.) An American sole (Achirus lineatus, or A. achirus), related to the European sole, but of no market value..

Logging :: Logging (n.) The business of felling trees, cutting them into logs, and transporting the logs to sawmills or to market..

Garrupa :: Garrupa (n.) One of several species of California market fishes, of the genus Sebastichthys; -- called also rockfish. See Rockfish..

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