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into Divisions, as North Atlantic, South Central, etc. 

 From this tabulated list, I select the figures for May, the 

 month of lowest prices ; December, the month of highest 

 prices ; and August, an intermediate. February runs, in 

 general, about ten cents a do^en higher than August. 



MAY 



AUGUST 



DECEMBER 



Cts. 



Maine . . . ; . .... 21 



New Hampshire 23 



Vermont 21 



Massachusetts ...... . . . 25 



Rhode Island . . ' '. ." . . 22 



Connecticut ....... 23 



New York 21 



New Jersey 24 



Pennsylvania 20 



N. Atlantic Division (av.) . 21.4 



Delaware ........ 21 



Maryland ........ 19 



Virginia 18 



West Virginia . . . . . 1 8 



North Carolina 17 



South Carolina . . .; . . 19 



Georgia . -V . . . - 20 



Florida 22 



S. Atlantic Division (av.) . 18.6 



Ohio . ... ' . . . . . . . 19 



Indiana ....... , . . . 19 



Illinois 19 



Michigan . * . . ; . . . 19 



Wisconsin . .;., * i . . . 18 



N. Central (E. of Miss. R.) (av.) 18.9 



Minnesota . ..,-...'. . 18 



Iowa . . ; j . - .J- .. 1 8 



Cts. 



25 

 27 



24 

 33 

 32 

 30 

 25 

 28 



23 

 25.4 



22 



*9 



18 



20 



16 

 17 

 19 



22 



I8. 5 



19 



16 

 16 

 19 



17 

 17.4 



15 



Cts. 

 40 



39 

 37 

 50 

 50 

 45 

 39 

 40 



34 



38.4 



33 



32 



28 



29 



24 



27 



2 9 

 3i 

 28.3 



3i 



29 



28 



28 



27 



28.9 



27 



25 



