BUREAU OF MARKETS AND CROP ESTIMATES. 609 



radiophone, and through the department publication, Weather, 

 Crops, and Markets. (This subject is treated at more length under 

 the Division of Information.) 



Weekly reports on peanut marketing conditions have been con- 

 tinued, and have met with much favor by consumers and dealers. 



Semimonthly reports on honey and beeswax are issued from the 

 Washington office to a list of 3,500 names, and from Kansas City to 

 about 1.700. This is an increase of approximately 73 per cent over 

 the number receiving these reports last year. The service has been 

 strengthened during the past year by the addition of new sources of 

 information in producing areas. 



Daily unload reports covering 10 commodities have been secured 

 by representatives of the bureau located at 13 of the most important 

 receiving points. These statistics furnish an index of the consuming 

 capacity of various markets, as well as a report of the source of 

 supplies. The information thus secured has been very valuable in 

 answering inquiries for this type of information, and it is now being 

 prepared for publication. 



The value of the Market News Service has been demonstrated 

 during the past year by the fact that agencies in various sections have 

 entered into agreements with the bureau by which the local or State 

 organizations pay the whole or a part of the expenses involved in 

 order that the bureau may be able to extend this service to them. 



MARKET INSPECTION OF PERISHABLE FOODS (FRUITS AND VEGETABLES). 



The division leader has been assisted in this work by F. G. Robb. 

 This service has maintained offices in the following principal distrib- 

 uting markets of the country for the periods indicated : 



Entire year: Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleve- 

 land, Columbus, Detroit, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Memphis, 

 Milwaukee, Minneapolis, New Orleans, New York, Omaha, Philadelphia, Pitts- 

 burgh, St. Louis, San Francisco, and Washington. 



Denver, Colo.: April, 1922-June, 1922, inclusive. 



Fort Worth, Houston : September. 1921-Febi'uarj-, 1922, inclusive. 



Harrisburg, Wilkes-Barre: September, 1921-June, 1922, inclusive. 



Louisville : .July, 1921-November,' 1922. inclusive. 



Norfolk: September. 1921-May, 1922, inclusive. 



At Columbus, Harrisburg. Los Angeles, Milwaukee, and Wilkes- 

 Barre the inspection work has been conducted in connection with 

 market news work, one employee handling both services. At Denver 

 the inspection work was established in May in cooperation with the 

 State of Colorado. At Norfolk and San Francisco, the few com- 

 mercial inspections handled were made by men whose principal 

 duties consisted of the inspection of fruits and vegetables for the 

 Navy. 



From the markets indicated above 192 additional designated 

 markets were reached upon request. Approximately 95 per cent of 

 all inspections, however, were made in the markets in which inspec- 

 tors were located. 



The following table shows the total number of commercial in- 

 spections handled by each office during the fiscal year 1922. Thi=; 

 does not include in.spections for the Navy or Marine Corps. The 



