AND POULTRY PRODUCTS 5 



RECEIPTS OP EGGS IN SEVEN LARGE CITIES 

 DURING EACH MONTH OF 1913 AND 1916 



In December, 1913, the total number of cases of eggs 

 received at these seven stations was 399,277. The lowest 

 price for eggs during that month was 35 cents and the 

 highest price for the same month in New York was 

 63 cents. The lowest wholesale price for eggs in New 

 York during 1913 was 20 cents, the highest wholesale 

 price was 65 cents, which was received in November. 



The total importation of eggs into this country during 

 1913 was 1,367,224 dozens, which amounted to $205,632. Of 

 egg yolks bought by the pound there were 228,305 pounds, 

 which cost $36,892. Ostrich feathers were bought at a 

 cost of $6,252,298; and other kinds of feathers for 

 $1,985,084. 



There were exported from this country in the year 1913, 

 20,409,390 dozens of eggs, for which $4,391,653 was received, 

 and egg yolks worth $57,854 were exported. The value 

 of exported feathers was $690,612. 



The total number of eggs received during 1917 and 1918 

 in the seven cities mentioned is recorded in the follow- 

 ing table. Only yearly totals are, given, the monthly 



