THE MARKETING OF POULTRY PRODUCTS. II 
for extra stock. This may be due to poor service on the part 
of the seller, or, what is more frequently the case, the goods 
are not of sufficiently high grade to command the best price. 
The New York market has long regarded the eggs of White 
Leghorn fowls as the standard of excellence. Such eggs are 
good sized, of fine shape,’and are chalky white. When prop- 
erly culled as advised above such eggs will ‘‘top the market.’’ 
The requirements of the Boston market, as set forth by a lead- 
ing commission firm making a specialty of eggs, are as follows: 
‘““Extras—Large, brown and fresh in every way. Weigh 2 
Ibs. or more per dozen. 
Firsts—Good eggs as eee. color (brown), fair size. 
Weigh 134 lbs. per dozen. 
Ordinary—Mixed. Weigh 1% lbs. per dozen.’ 
From the above it will readily be appreciated that while 
‘eggs are eggs,’’ as some express it, a discriminating market 
strictly classifies them and will pay first-class prices for none 
but first-class goods. 
When selling to private trade it is frequently considered 
desirable to stamp the farm name upon each egg, but commis- 
sion houses object to this except in special instances. 
When sound eggs are carefully packed in strong crates as 
outlined above and shipped by express, there should be practi- 
cally no breakage. If many eggs are broken, it indicates 
rough handling by the express company, which is responsible 
for the loss. Claims for breakage should be filed promptly, 
and, as a rule, settlement can be easily effected. | 
Eggs intended for cold storage should be sound, full, and 
perfectly fresh, and be packed in standard thirty dozen cases. 
The latter, together with the fillers, must be perfectly clean 
and free from mold and odors of every kind. When so packed 
they sell readily during the packing season. 
LIVE POULTRY. 
In all large cities there is a constant demand throughout the 
year for all kinds of live poultry. A large proportion of this 
live stock is absorbed by the Jewish trade, as orthodox Jews 
will not use meat of any kind unless it is killed by a certain 
method under the direction of a rabbi. Each large market has 
