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BULLETIN 776, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



The season, taken as a whole, represented an unprofitable 

 investment on the part of the dealers in cold storage eggs. 

 Table 26 shows the daily quotations of "storage packed firsts" 

 on the New York market from March 26 to July 10, inclusive, 

 as compiled from The Producers' Price-Current. 



Table 26. — ^Prices of "storage packed firsts" case eggs on the New York 

 market for season 1917-1918. 



[Compiled from Producers' Price-Current.] 



^ 



March. 



April. 



May. 



June. 



July. 



.■^ 





Low. 



High. 



Low. 



High. 



Low. 



High. 



Low. 



High. 



Low. 



High. 



Q 



1 



Cents. 



Cents. 



Cents. 



Cents. 

 1 



Cents. 

 35. 



Cents. 

 36.5 



Cents. 

 37.5 



Cents. . 

 38. 



Cents. 



1 



Cents. 

 1 



1 











9, 









34. 



35. 



36. 



37.5 



38. 



35.5 



36. 



9 











3 







34. 



34.5 



35.5 



36. 



1 



1 



35.5 



36. 



s 











4 









34.5 



35.5 



36. 



37. 



38. 



2 



2 



4 











5 







34. 



34.5 



36. 



36.5 



37. 



38. 



36. 



36.5 



fi 











P, 







34. 



34.5 



I 



1 



36. 



37. 



36. 



36.5 



6 











7 









34. 



36. 



37. 



35.5 



36.5 



36. 



36.5 



7 



8 







1 



1 



36. 



37. 



34.5 



35. 



1 



1 



8 











q 









33. 



35. 



36. 



34. 



38. 



36. 



36.5 



q 











10 







33.75 



34.25 



35. 



36. ' 



1 



1 



36. 



36.5 



in 











11 







33.75 



34.25 



35.5 



36,5 



33.5 



34.5 







n 











^'> 







34.5 



35. 



35.5 



36.5 



32.5 



33.5 







T? 















13 







34.5 



35. 



1 



1 



31. 



32. 







13 















14 







35. 



35.5 



36. 



36.5 



31. 



32. 







14 















15 







1 



1 



36. 



37. 



31. 



32. 







1"; 















16 







35.6 



36.5 



36.5 



37. 



31. 



32. 







16 















17 







36. 



37. 



36.5 



37. 



1 



1 







17 











18 







37. 



38. 



36.5 



37. 



31.5 



32.5 







IS 















IP 







37. 



38. 



36.5 



37. 



33. 



33.5 







IP 















?0 







36. 



36.5 



1 



1 



32.5 



34.5 







?0 















'>^ 







35. 



36. 



36.5 



37. 



3 



3 







''I 















09 







I 



1 



36.5 



37.5 



33.5 



34.5 







99 















?3 







35.75 



36.5 



37. 



38. 



33.5 



34.5 







?3 















?4 







35.75 



36.5 



37. 



38. 



1 



1 







?4 















'>'=, 



I 





34.5 



35.5 



37. 



38. 



34. 



34.5 







■^5 











''R 





30.5 



34. 



35. 



37. 



38. 



34. 



35. 







''6 











97 





32. 



35. 



' 36. 



1 



1 



34. 



35. 







97 











^8 





33.5 



35. 



36. 



37. 



38. 



34.5 



35. 







?,H 











oq 





34.5 



1 



1 



37. 



38. 



35. 



35.5 







W 











•^0 





34.5 



35. 



36.5 



z 



2 



35. 



35.5 







SO 











31 



33.6 



34. 







37. 



.^S 











SI 















Av. 



33.2 



35.3 



36.6 



34.4 



3e 



.1 



Av. 



1 Sunday. 



2 Holiday. 



8 Not quoted. 



