where price information was obtained on sales of milk to other dealers it was 

 found that they operated in a deficit area and were able to obtain premiums 

 of one to 10 cents per hundredweight above the Class I price in the area. 

 In other cases special "deals" were made with plants belonging to a federal 

 order market so that any surplus could be sold without financial loss. In two 

 instances, summer resort businesses changed the consumption pattern so that 

 periods of short supply coincided with the normally flush production period. 

 The analysis of dealers who did not attempt to balance receipts and fluid 

 sales supports the attitude investigation. In a few cases, they were able to 

 maximize returns by not balancing. In the majority of cases personal factors 

 or special situations related to the market structure influenced their decision. 



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