A FEW FACTS IN SUMMARY 



1. The New Hampshire Egg Auction started operation June 11, 1934; 

 sold about 22,500 cases the first year, and 33,500 cases the second 

 year; reduced net charges from 50 cents to 40 cents per case; in- 

 creased active membership from 42 to 594 in thirty months, 



2. In 1935, about 22 per cent of members shipped in every month. 



3. One-fourth the shippers sold 100 cases or more each through the 

 New Hampshire Egg Auction in 1935-1936 and accounted for two- 

 thirds the volume. 



4. The three leading towns in volume of eggs shipped were Kingston, 

 Derry, and Manchester. 



•5. About 60 per cent of commercial producers gather eggs three times 

 daily or oftener. - 



6; About 56 per cent of auction, eggs are sold on Thursday, 44 per 

 cent on Monday. 



I. About 70 . per cent of eggs are sold on auction sales, 30 per cent 

 between sales. 



8. Sixty pounds is the mOst common gross weight sold. 



9. 'Abput 63 per cent of all auction eggs sold are large eggs — 23 per 

 cent mediums, and. 10 per cent pullets. 



10. Candling records sent to producers resulted in quality improvement 

 of those with low records. 



II. Old auction members whose numbers are well known have a slight 

 price advantage over new members. 



12. The first large eggs sold on an auction sale have a very small price 

 advantage over those sold at the end of the sale. 



13. About 60 per cent of buyers attending auction sales are peddlers 

 and they buy about 40 per cent of the eggs sold. 



14. Massachusetts buys about 84 per cent and New Hampshire 16 per 

 cent of the auction eggs. 



15. Auction prices on New Hampshire Special Grade Large Brown eggs 

 exceed Boston Wholesale Quotations on Near-by Specials in about 

 80 per cent of the sales. 



16. Auction premiums are highest in August and September. 



17. Brown eggs bring on the average about 1.5 cents a dozen more 

 than white eggs of the same grade on auction sales. 



18. Heavy weight large bro-wTi eggs bring more per dozen but less per 

 pound than light weight large eggs do. 



19. Although the price per pound of eggs usually increases sharply be- | 

 tween official sizes, it usually decreases as weights increase within 

 a given size. 



20. Special Grade Large Brown eggs bring an average premium of 

 about two cents a dozen over Extras. 



21. Correct marking of egg sizes for store sales has greatly improved 

 since the fresh egg law went into effect. . 



22. In 1935-1936, the average margin ori eggs sold in retail stores was 

 'about 6.2 cents a dozen. 



