POULTRY PRODUCTION 



During these same years the Chicao'o prices of eggs into 

 and out of storage are shown in Table VH.^ 



Home Demand Supplied. — For the five years ending June 

 3(1, 1920, tlic average annual imports of eggs were only 

 l,i:!l,(i02 dozens (see Table LVI, Ajijiendix). During the 

 same period the average annual exports of eggs were 

 27,400,313 dozens (See Table LA^ Appendix). These figures 

 refer to eggs in the shell. A rather recent development 

 is the importation of consideraljle C|uantities of dried and 

 frozen eggs, chiefly from (.'hina. 1 )urin.g the five years 

 cii(!iiig June 30, 1920, the average annual imjiorts of this 

 class of goods were 12,S22,ri93 pounds valued at $3,727,001. 

 During the same period the average value of the exports vas 

 only .1286,425. (See Tallies LVIl and LVIII in Appendix.) 



1 This slight dcrline m the price of live poultry" was due to a very ]ica\;\- 

 increase (about 11 per cent) in (lie suppb'. 



2 Courtesy of Paul IMandeviUe, Merrill and Eldredge, and S. S. Boidm 

 Co.. Chicago. 



