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typical cold-storage plant. From this it appears that the greater 

 part of the surplus is stored during April and May and a smaller 

 portion during June, whereas the movement of eggs out of cold 

 storage takes place mainly from October until February. 



Diagram I. Relative Number of Eggs taken in and out of Storage during the 

 Leading Months of a Two- Year Period, by a Typical Cold-Storage Plant 



The effect of this distribution of supplies is seen in the less- 

 ened fluctuations of prices between the various seasons since 

 cold-storage methods were adopted. Previous to 1900 we find 

 wide variations in price for the different seasons, whereas recent 



