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Diagram VI. — Seasonal Fluctuations in Receipts of Butter and the 

 Wholesale Price at Chicago 



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Actual wholesale prices of butter, creamery extra, at Chicago. 

 Receipts of butter at Chicago. 



Data from Agricultural Yearbook. 



receipts of butter at Chicago and other cities, and the mean 

 relative wholesale prices in thirteen cities. 



The table shows that February is the month of least pro- 

 duction and that June is the month of greatest production. 

 It also shows that receipts of butter at the big markets of 

 the country vary very closely with the amounts produced. 

 February is the month of least receipts and June the 

 greatest. Prices vary somewhat closely with receipts. 

 The table shows that prices varied much more closely with 



