40 N. H. Agri. Experiment Station [Bui. 300 



It appears that buyers who purchase in person are somewhat more 

 particular concerning weight of the eggs bought and are wdlling to bid 

 a little higher in order to get those weights. Such buyers, therefore, 

 render a distinct service in maintaining the premium on the heavier 

 weight eggs. 



Old Producer Members Have Slight Price Advantage 



Comparisons were made on the returns for producers who had been 

 members of the auction for (1) two years or longer; (2) one year or 

 more but under two years; and (3) less than one year. The compari- 

 sons were made on Specials (Large Brown) between average prices of 

 eggs for exactly the same weights and dates in August, 1936. 



The oldest member group (1) received an average of 3.3 cents a case 

 more than the youngest member group (3) and 2.8 cents a case more 

 than the second oldest group (2), which held membership from one up 

 to two years. 



It appears that the length of time membership has been held had lit- 

 tle relationship to the prices received during the month of August. 



"On Sale" Vs. "Off Sale" 



"On sale" prices exceeded "off "On sale" weights exceeded "off 



sale" prices in 1935 by 2.7^ per sale" w^eights in 1935 by .33 lbs. 



case and in 1936 by .3^- per case, per case and in 1936 by .29 lbs. 



per case. 



Purchasers buying "on sale" are paying practically the same for 

 eggs but are, quite properly, getting some advantage in slightly heav- 

 ier weights than "off sale" purchasers. 



First Sales Bring Higher Prices 



Sales of eggs at the beginning of an auction sale bring on the av- 

 erage slightly more than at the end of the sale period. 



Direct comparisons were made between the average prices of specific 

 weights of eggs on the first ten sales with the averages of the same 

 weights on the last ten sales. Sales of Specials (Large Brown) 

 w^ere used. 



Number comparisons made 50 40 33 39 162 



RETAIL SALES OF EGGS UNDER THE NEW HAMPSHIRE 



FRESH EGG LAW 



Improvement in Correct Marking of Sizes 



The New Hampshire Egg Auction has marked the grades and gross 

 weights on all cases of eggs sold since it started operation in June, 



