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SHIPPING TO NEW YORK 



Requirements of New York Market — The Perfect 

 Product — Producers' " Price Current " — Details of 

 Dressing — Details of Packing — Dry Picked Stock 

 not always Highest in Price — Shipping Details — 

 Where many Fail — Orange Boxes for Eggs Faulty 

 — The Standard Package Helps Sales — Basic Prin- 

 ciples of Shipping Eggs — Important Market Sea- 

 sons — Dealers Buying Outright 



The requirements of the various large cities differ 

 quite materially in some points. But, inasmuch as more 

 people probably ship to New York than to any other 

 city, I give New York methods and requirements. These 

 will prove a good basis for any one who wants to ship to 

 any city, as they will give an idea of the points necessary 

 to cover. The one seeking information can then write 

 to a commission man in the city of his choice, and will 

 receive, from good firms, all the help they can give him. 

 This is not, however, the best way to prepare for ship- 

 ments ; because, a visit to the commission district in the 

 city to which he desires to ship would be in the nature of 

 a revelation to any would-be shipper, and would save him 

 from the possibility of making mistakes at points concern- 

 ing which he might never think of making inquiry or of 

 suspecting difficulty. When such a visit cannot be made, 

 such information as this chapter contains may save from 

 many pitfalls, and may turn a shipment from loss to 

 profit, in many an instance. 



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