text_original: To improve their appearance, shippers add quantities of saleratus to the scallops, which has the effect of bleaching them, and increasing their size: this custom may please the dealers, but not consumers.
text_transcription: TO IMPROVE THEIR APPEARANCE SHIPPERS ADD QUANTITIES OF SALERATUS TO THE SCOLLOPS WHICH HAS THE EFFECT OF BLEACHING THEM AND INCREASING THEIR SIZE THIS CUSTOM MAY PLEASE THE DEALERS BUT NOT CONSUMERS
phonemes: tʊ ɪmpɹˈuːv ðɛɹ ɐpˈɪɹəns, ʃˈɪpɚz ˈæd kwˈɔntᵻɾiz ʌv sˈælɚɹˌæɾəs tə ðə skˈæləps, wˌɪtʃ hɐz ðɪ ɪfˈɛkt ʌv blˈiːtʃɪŋ ðˌɛm, ænd ɪŋkɹˈiːsɪŋ ðɛɹ sˈaɪz: ðɪs kˈʌstəm mˈeɪ plˈiːz ðə dˈiːlɚz, bˌʌt nˌɑːt kənsˈuːmɚz.