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not return them free of charge as they do "baskets. Sec- 

 ondly : they are usually reshipped or sent at once to a 

 distant market, and sold with the peaches. 



The relative merits and advantages of shipping in bas- 

 kets and crates depend on circumstances. If the planter 

 is shipping fruit to be sold in the New York or Philadel- 

 phia market, he will find it profitable to ship in baskets, 

 as it is better displayed, and presents a more inviting 

 appearancec But if he ships to more distant points, or 

 only to the great commercial centers fov reshipment, 

 crates are preferable, as the fruit is better f rotected, and 

 bears rougher handling. 



Shipping by express is dene almost exclusively in crates. 



