TABLE OF CONTENTS 



Page 



Introduction 4 



The Problem 5 



Historical Background 6 



Production 7 



Markets 7 



Methods of Payment 12 



Prices Received 13 



Producer Price Relationships Within a Single Market 13 



Price Relationships Between Markets 19 



Producers' Response to Price 23 



The Haverhill, New Hampshire, Area 25 



Historical 25 



Price Relationships Between Manchester, New Hampshire, 



and Boston 26 



Factors Other Than Price Which Influenced Haverhill Producers 



in Their Choice of a Market 27 



Market Responses of Producers in Haverhill, New Hampshire 30 



The Jefferson, New Hampshire, Area 32 



Historical 32 



Berlin Shippers 32 



Boston Shippers 35 



Price Relationships Between Berlin, New Hampshire, and Boston 35 

 Factors Other Than Price Which Influenced Jeflferson Producers 



in Their Choice of a Market 36 



Market Response of Producers in Jefferson 38 



Difficulties of Price Fixing by a State Agency in a Market 



Near a State Line 39 



Conclusions Regarding Producers' Response to Price 42 



Prices and Price Differentials on the Supply Side of New Hampshire 



Milk Markets 44 



Appendix ,^ , 47 



