9% PROFITS IN POULTRY. 
FOREIGN EGG TRADE, YEAR ENDED JUNE 30. 
Exports. Imports. 
Dozens. Av. value. Dozens. Av. value. Duty. 
1897 1,300,143 13.9 ets. 579,681 8.2 cts. 3 cts, 
1896 328,485 14.6 947,132 9.3 3 
1895 151,007 16.7 2,705,502 11.7 3 
1804 163,061 16.1 1,791,430 11.1 5 
1893 143,489 23.1 3,318,011 11.8 5 
1892 183,063 17.4 4,188,492 12.4 5 
1891 363,116 17.6 8,233,043 10.8 5 
1890 380,884 15.4 15,062,796 13.7 free 
1889 548,750 13.8 15,918,809 15.2 ie 
1888 419,701 16.0 15,642,861 14.8 Gs 
1887 372,772 16.3 13,936,054 14.1 4 
1886 252,202 18.2 16,092,583 13.5 “ 
1885 240,768 21.5 16,098,450 15.4 * 
1884 295,484 22.0 16,487,204 16.2 “ 
1883 366,023 20.8 15,279,065 17.4 is 
EGG MOVEMENT AND MARKET: RECEIPTS AND PRICES AT LEADING 
POINTS. 
New York. Chicago. Boston. 
‘Rec’pts| Prices (in cents) |Reec’pts( Prices (in cents) | Prices (in cents) 
Mil doz|Apr.1 Sept.! Dec.1/Mil doz|Apr. 1 Sept. 1 Dec. 1;Apr.1 Sept | Dec.1 
1897 | 83.1 11 19 25 | *44.7 9% 134 19 14 23 32 
1896 | 77.8 128 18 27 69.0 10f 114 22 16 20 33 
1895 | 68.5 144 17 27 64.6 12 «13 20 15 ‘23 28 
1894 | 69.7 12 19 27 63.2 10 15 21 13 22 30 
1893 | 63.4 16 18 28 51.9 144 14 a 18 22 30 
1892 | 60.7 13k 22 32 64.6 13° 17424 15 260 «635 
1891 | 56.0 20 198 293} 41.8 174 164 8926 22 23 «35 
1890 | 51.5 17 24 32 44.3 14 164 25 18 24 35 
1889 144 1 29 30.6 10; 144 24 15 32 
1888 22 20h 26 18.7 14 «16 22 21 2) 30 
1887 134 174 26 13.5 146 0621 = 880 
1 13° #17 26 12.9 144 18 29 
1885 154 16 28 11.4 17 #18) 28 
1884 | 25.6 23° 4=#«19 #29 2 20 29 
1883 | 21.0 20 234 31h 21 WA i 32 
*The vear 1897 Peed ad express receipts missing. Earlier years 
include both freight and express receipts. 
