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makes for efficiency in reducing duplication between federal and 

 state sources. 



After all statistics and market trends are gathered, a daily- 

 Boston \\rholesale Market Report is edited and mailed to a large 

 subscription list in cooperation with the New England Vegetable 

 Growers Association. This report also includes each week a summary 

 of the previous week's produce receipts and a comparison with the 

 corresponding week of the previous year. 



During the peak marketing season for local produce during 

 August and September, midweek P.O.B. Massachusetts farm prices 

 together with crop notes are featured in the Boston Wholesale 

 Produce Market Report each Thursday. At this time of the year an in- 

 creased and substantial volume of nearby produce is sold wholesale 

 at farms to roadside stands and for shipment to chain stores out- 

 side the state. 



A permanent wholesale Market Investigator is maintained also 

 in Springfield. This man does similar work but because there is 

 no Federal reporter in this smaller market, the reporter garhers 

 and quotes wholesale prices of both nearby and shipped-in produce. 



These reports are frequently called for by shippers or trans- 

 porting rail lines to be used as a basis for claims in damage suits. 

 Dissemination of both the Springfield and Worcester report is pri- 

 marily through local radio and newspapers plus a small mailing list. 



This Division comDiles and edits a Special Apple Market Report, 

 giving a complete apple marketing picture for all of New England 

 and New York, as well as for Massachusetts. The report is issued 

 for the entire apple marketing season, from August into June until 

 the close of the marketing of C . A. fruit. 



