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an express or freight car could be more completely filled. The 

 extension handles make it easy to pick up and set down the con- 

 tainer, and eliminate the possibility of upending the boxes while 

 in transit. The 100 and 140 pound boxes, being of medium size, 

 can easily be handled by two men. 



Shipments made in containers of this style present a better ap- 

 pearance upon arrival at their destination. The fish lie flat in the 

 boxes, and loss due to spoilage, caused by the breakmg of the body 

 wall of fish packed in containers not conforming to their size, will 

 be eliminated. Also, the lower layers will not present that 

 *' squashed" appearance which is frequently the case with fish 

 packed in boxes or barrels of larger dimensions and holding a greater 

 quantity of fish. 



Shrinkage of shipments made in boxes is about 1 per cent less 

 than when made in barrels. While this amount is of no great sig- 

 nificance in the case of a single package, the aggregate will amount 

 to several hundred pounds where a carload shipment is involved. 



The use of stencils is suggested where possible for marking the 

 name and address of the consignee on the container, instead of 

 using shipping tags for this purpose. Such stenciling should always 

 be done on both ends of the boxes. 



POPULATION OF THE METROPOLITAN AREA, 1920 



The population of the metropolitan area of New York City within 

 a radius of 19 miles of Fulton Fish Market, according to the 1920 

 census, was as follows : 



New Jersey: 



Bergeia County 194, 982 



Passaic County 249, 742 



Hudson County 629, 154 



Union County 167, 233 



Middlesex County 66, 177 



Essex County 625, 089 



Total 1,959, 377 



New York State: 



Westchester County 193, 342 



Nassau County 47, 909 



Total 241,251 



Greater New York:i 



Roman Catholic 1, 943, 370 



Protestant 1, 941, 847 



Jewish 1, 643, 012 



Greek Catholic 91, 847 



Total 5, 620, 048 



Grand total 7, 820, 676 



1 Calculated on the basis of tabulations of a house-to-house religious canvass in all the boroughs for over 

 20 years, conducted by the New York Federation of Churches. 



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