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dlers make up some 60 per cent of the buyers and they purchase about 

 40 per cent of the eggs. Many of their purchases are in jobbing lots. 



The per cent of eggs taken by chain stores increased considerably in 

 the second year. The quantity of eggs going to wholesalers and chain 

 stores is largest during months of hea\y supply as in December and 

 January. With the increase in volume, the chains are becoming an 

 increasingly important factor in purchases of eggs on the auction. 



Approximate Percentages of the Volume of Eggs Purchased 



by Buyers in Person on Auction Sales; by Telephone 



Bids; and Off Sale, for Selected Months 



(N. H. Egg Auction, 1934-1935-1936) 



PEI2CENT 



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JULOa. JAJiAHL JULOa JAN.APR JtLOCT. 



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Figure 5. Telephone buyers constitute a verj' important 

 group on the auction. An employee of the auction bids on 

 the eggs for this group in accordance with the instructions 

 given. 



Location of Buyers 



Data were obtained on the volume of eggs taken by buyers from dif- 

 ferent towns during July, October, January, and April in both the 

 1934-1935 and 1935-1936 years. This information is based on location 

 of the buyer, but of course many peddlers may sell eggs in other towms. 



We shall assume the year's total to be three times the total of four 

 representative months in the following table, which shows the towns 

 where the largest annual volume was taken by buyers, (averaged for 

 two years ending June 30, 1936) 



