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might be expected that the price of butter would be to some ex- 

 tent affected by the sale of this product but the figures indicate 

 that consumers of butter have not in any large degree been led 

 to use butter substitutes. 



Figures received from the 512 creameries show that the amount 

 received from the sale of 96,953,183 pounds of butter on the 

 market was $28,285,249. This shows that the average price re- 

 ceived was 33.92 cents per pound and from these reports we as- 

 sume that the butter on the average sold for ly^, cents per pound 

 above the quotation for creamery extras. The price received for 

 the creamery product furnishes ample proof that the creamery 

 is one of the best markets offered the farmer for the disposal of 

 his produce. 



SHOWING AVERAGE MONTHLY PRICE OP EXTRA CREAMERY BUTTER IN NEW 



YORK MARKET. 



