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he ships to his agents representing the packers, com- 

 mission men, warehouse men and other tgg specu- 

 lators. 



The eggs are gathered in warm weather. A per- 

 centage of each carload lot consists of very fresh 

 eggs, only a few days old, and other eggs, which 

 are from a week to two weeks old. All were fresh 

 before hostile atmospheric and temperature condi- 

 tions had a chance to operate on them. 



During April, May and June eggs, collected and 

 handled as farm side-line products, from all parts of 

 the south, southwest, and west, are placed in storage 

 for use during October, November, December, Jan- 

 uary and February. Those eggs come out of storage 

 no better than when they went in. All of them have 

 to be candled before they are sold by the jobber to 

 the retail grocer. 



During the fall and winter 98 per cent, of all the 

 eggs consumed are candled storage eggs. The other 

 2 per cent, consist of eggs more or less fresh, sold 

 at fancy prices. 



As the eggs are candled they are graded. The 

 grading of eggs to the uninitiated is a curious and 

 wouidrous affair. 



IVJost exchanges classify eggs as follows : 

 Fresh gathered, 

 Held, 



Refrigerator, 

 Limed. 



Each of these classes is in turn graded into : 

 Extras, 

 Extra firsts, 

 Firsts, 



