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Morehead City, where nearly all the dealers are located. The boats 

 broiioht the buyers, who purchased for some dealer. Other dealers 

 had local men buy for them and shipped by freight boats. Generally, 

 several buyers would be present at a time and bid for the scallops. 

 Great improvement in roads now makes it possible to ship by truck. 

 This is done from Marshajlberg, Atlantic, and other points on Core 

 Sound. At these points scallops may be auctioned as of yore or 

 trucked to Beaufort or Morehead City to be sold to the dealer who 

 will pay highest for them. At present (1928) there is a local dealer at 

 Marshallbero;. 



The dealer washes and 



drains the scallop meats and places them in 



lin gallon containers. For shipment, the containers are packed with 



Pig. 9. — Scallop houses and scallop boats at Marshallberg, on Core Sound 



chipped ice in barrels, fish boxes, half boxes, or (for hotels, restau- 

 rants, etc.) in special packing cases that hold 3 to 8 gallons. 



MARKETING 



Nearly all shipments of scallops are made to northern cities, of 

 which New York and Boston are the most important. It has been 

 stated that New York is the better market for the larger grades and 

 Boston for the smaller. Scal,lops are sent both on order and on con- 

 signment. Only a small quantity is shipped within the State. 



From this it is evident that marketing, although it is alfected 

 greatly by local conditions, is not a local problem. Competition from 

 other sections must be met. On the other hand, Carolina production 

 bulks large enough to affect northern prices. When loca,l production 

 has been low prices have been high, and when local production was 

 high prices have been lower. Although Carolina scallops Avere plenti- 

 ful in the fall of 1927, it was thought that prices would be high, be- 



