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BUTTER PRICES 



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Diagram XI. — Comparison of the Consumption of Oleomargarine and Prices 



of Butter 

 (Average price for 1890-1899 = 100.0) 





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a — Receipts of butter at Chicago by calendar years. 



b — Relative wholesale prices of Elgin creamery butter. 



c — Amounts of oleomargarine consumed in the United States by fiscal years — 

 July 1 to June 30. 



Receipts of butter from Report of the Chicago Board of Trade. Figures for 

 oleomargarine from Reports of the U. S. Internal Revenue Commissioner. 

 Prices from Bulletin 149, U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 



