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2. Buyers demand other types of service, and no selling organization 

 can afford not to meet the needs of buyers. 



3. To have held all eggs for auction sale in peak periods would have 

 necessitated additional room for handling and storage. 



Regularity and Volume of Shipments by Producers 



Producers have many different outlets for eggs almost at their door, 

 and competition is keen enough to make one and then another most 

 attractive. As a result many producers not only sell in different ways 

 but will shift from one period to another. Because of this situation no 

 effort was made by the egg auction to contract for all eggs produced. 



Of that group of shippers which was active previous to 1935, 



19.8% shipped no eggs to the auction in 1935 

 34.7% shipped in 1 to 6 months in 12 in 1935 

 23.5% shipped in 7 to 11 months in 12 in 1935 

 22.0% shipped in all 12 months in 1935 



(See Fig. 4 for those shipping different numbers of months during 

 1935.) 



The fact that so many producers do not ship regularly makes it nec- 

 essary to have a large number of members to get the volume for effi- 

 cient operation. While from one standpoint we might argue that 

 producers should ship more regularly, the auction organizations may 

 actually render the greatest service in furnishing an outlet when such 

 outlet is believed most profitable by member patrons. The New Hamp- 

 shire Egg Auction has given all producers complete freedom as to fre- 

 quency and quantities shipped. It was believed that contracts would 

 serve no better purpose as in the long nm members will not patronize 

 an organization unless they can see a definite benefit from such pa- 

 tronage. 



It is always well for producers to give careful consideration to the 

 net returns obtainable over a period of time in considering various 

 methods of sale which may be followed. 



Table 5.— Producers grouped as to quantity of eggs sent to N'. H. Egg Auction 



two-year period 

 July 1, 1934— June 30, 1935 July 1, 1935— June 30, 1936 



