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REPORT OF THE DIVISION OF MARKETS. 



The work of the Division of Markets has been included under the same 

 X>rojeets as during previous years. These projects are continuously growing in, 

 «eoi3e as a result of demands for enlarged and more detailed services. 



A report of activities for the year is herewith submitted. 



Wholesale Market News. 



The outstanding feature of the market news work of the Division this year 

 lias been the issuing of a Special Apple Market Report. This has been prepared 

 at the request of the fruit growers' organizations of the State. It has been sent 

 out twice a week. An inquiry among the growers as to the value of these re- 

 ports, and also a,sking for criticisms and suggestions, has brought a large num- 

 ber of replies wliich have uniformly commended the news which is contained in 

 the releases. The reports have been commented upon favorably at fruit growers' 

 'meetings. Requests have been made that the reports be continued another year. 

 The general scope of these reports has covered price quotations and comment on 

 market eonditious at Boston, Worcester and Springfield, supplemented by timely 

 iinformation on receipts, storage holdings, export movement, etc. 



Producers are i-eaiizing that a more complete understanding and knowledge 

 of the factors which operate to determine the selling price of their goods is nec- 

 essary to a profitable return for their labor. The market reports issued by the 

 Department give accurate information on market price, supply, demand and 

 movement of agricultural products. 



. Market reports are published and sent oiit from the Boston office, 136 State 

 House; the Worcester office, Worcester County Extension Service, 11 Foster 

 Street; and the Springfield office, Hampden County Improvement League, 244 

 Main Street, aceordinii: to the following daily schedule of reports: 



Monday, 11 a.m. Boston Produce Market Report issued.i Worcester 

 Produce Market Report issued. Springfield Produce Market Rej^ort issued. 



Tuesday, 11 a.m. Boston Produce Market Report issued. Worcester 

 Produce Market Report issued. Springfield Produce Market Report issued. 

 3 P.M. Special Apple Market Rejoort issued. 



Wednesday, 11 a.m. Boston Produce Market Report issued. Worcester 

 Produce Market Report issued. Springfield Produce Market Report issued. 



Thursday, 11 a.m. Boston Produce Market Report issued.2 Worcester 

 Produce ^^larket Repoii issued. Springfield Produce IMarket Report issued. 



Friday, 11 a.m. Boston Produce Market Report issued. Worcester Produce 

 Market Re}iort issued. Springfield Produce Market Report issued. 3 p.m. Spe- 

 cial Apple Market Report issued. 



Saturday, U a.m. Weekly summary of Springfield Produce Market issued. 

 Weekly summary of Worcester Produce Market issued. 11.30 a.m. Grain, 

 Feed, Hay and Straw report issued at Boston. 



The sources of inforination from which the reports of the Division are pre- 

 pai*ed, are as follows : 

 1. Local : — < 



1. Interviews with growers on the Farmers' Market, receivers, wholesalers, 

 jobbers and buyers on the wholesale fruit and vegetable market for mar- 

 ket information on condition, volume and price. 



2. Reports of daily arrivals including states of origin ])y railroad, obtained 

 by calling railroad offices by telephone. 



3. Weather report, obtained from local office. 



4. Boston report on prices and amounts of "shipped in" fruits and vege- 

 tables received from U. S. Bureau of Agricultural Economics. Prices of 

 "shipped in" products in other cities obtained by direct interviews. 



^The Worcester and Springfield offices publish reprint of Hay, Grain, Feed 

 and Straw Report issued Saturday previous by Boston office. 



2 Report on weekly market conditions on Brighton Livestock Market pub- 

 lished with these reports. 



