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EGGS 



the accompanying table giving the comparison of monthly 

 average egg prices per dozen for all grades of eggs 

 and for strictly fresh eggs in the New York market 

 prior to 1909. 



COMPARISON OF MONTHLY AVERAGE PRICES 

 OF EGGS 



Markets of the World That Govern Egg Quotations. 



The market quotations for eggs throughout the world 

 are governed largely by the prices paid in the densely 

 populated centers. New York, Boston, and Chicago 

 make the prices for America, and London, Manchester, 

 and Berlin make the prices for Europe. Eggs are 

 quoted by the dozen in America; in London, the quota- 

 tion is by the long hundred (120). Eggs are designated 

 in the London market according to the locality from 

 which they are sent, and as this is, to a certain extent, 

 an indication of their freshness and quality, it has 

 an influence on the quotations. The highest quotations 

 are for the best English eggs, which are fully equal to 

 fancy hennery eggs in America; and French, Danish, 

 and Italian eggs will grade with near-by eggs and eggs 



