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Egg Prices. 



[Dec, 



Bgg Prices.— The Food Controller has issued an Order (No. 1972), dated 

 25th October. 1920, amending the Eggs (Prices) Order, 1919 (No. 1686 of 

 1919*). The General Licence dated 20th March, 1920 (No. 405 of 1920). 

 issued under the principal Order, is revoked, and the follo^v'ing schedule of 



maximum prices substituted : — 



Other than Retail. Retail. 



Description of Eggs. At tlie Rate of At the Rate Oj 



per Dozen. per Dozen. 



s. d. s. d. 



Fresh eggs 5 4 6 



Imported fresh eggs ... 5 4 6 



Preserved eggs ... ... 4 5 5 



Chinese eggs 3 7 4 



Small eggs... 2 8 3 



The expression eggs includes the eggs of any bird, except plovers* eggs 

 and gulls' eggs. 



'•Fresh eggs" means eggs produced in the United Kingdom each weighing 

 1^ oz. or more, and not having been preserved either bv pickling or by being- 

 held in cold store or otherwise. 



'•Imported fresh eggs" means eggs (other than eggs imported from China) 

 imported into the United Kingdom each weighing 1|- oz. or more, and not 

 having been preserved either by pickling or by being held in cold store or 

 otherwise. 



"Preserved eggs" means eggs (other than eggs imported from China) 

 each -weighing 1\ oz. or more, which ha^e been preserved either by pickling 

 or by being held in cold store or otherwise. 



•'Chinese eggs'' means eggs imported from China, each weighing IJ oz. 

 or more. 



'•Small eggs" means all eggs weighing less than 1| oz. 



The expression ''sale by retail" means any sale other than a sale to a 

 person buying for the purpose of resale. 



For detailed particulars of the terms and conditions applicable to transac- 

 tions, the actual Ordersj-ef erred to above should be consulted. Copies of these 

 Orders may be obtained from His Majesty's Stationery Office, Imperial House 

 Kingsway, London, W.C.2.. Price Id., excluding postage. 



Ministry's Exhibit of Varieties of Potatoes Immune from 

 Wart Disease. — The exhibit of varieties of potatoes immune from Wart 

 Disease which was staged at the Ormskirk (Lanes.) Society's Potato Show on 

 the 27th and 28th October, will be shown at the following Agricultural Shows, 

 in addition to those at which it has already appeared : — 



Dalton-iu-Furness Show December 4th 



Sheffield Show „ 11th 



York Fat Stock Show „ 14th to 16th 



Gainsborough Show ... ... 18th 



Leaflets issued by the Ministry.— Since the date of the list given 

 on page 786 of last month's issue of this Journal., the following leaflets have 

 been issued : — 



No. 356. — Mole Draining. 

 „ 358. — Fruit and Vegetable Drying (previously issued as Food 

 Production Leaflet No. 9). 



* See this Journal. .Tanuarv. 1920, p. 1033. 



