BULLETIN 682, U. S. DEPARTMEXT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Feb. Apr. Jtme 

 Jan. Mch. May July 



Get. Dec. 

 Sept. Nov. 



Philadelphia 



New York 

 Boston 



iEl,gin 



Chicago 



San Francisco r 



Fig. 2. — Average monthly quotations for extras in important wholesale butter markets. 



Table 1. — Comparison of the official creamery hutter grades of different icliole- 



sale trade organizations. 







Scores required for different grades.* 





Grade. 



Boston. 



Chicago. 



Elgin. 



New York.i 



Philadel- 

 phia. 



San Fran- 

 cisco. 











93+ 

 92 









93+ 



93+ 

 91-92 

 87-91 

 80-90 



75-89 



93 + 



91+ 



90 



87-89 



80-88 



75-89 



93 + 





2 90-92 



Firsts 



87-92 

 80-86 



75-85 





88-91 



87-89 







83-87 



80-89 



Thirds 



76-82 



70-76 













* The plus sign (+) indicates that higher scores are included. 



1 At the discretion of a " Butter Committee" the scores required for various grades in the New York 

 market are subject to change. 



2 Prime firsts. 



