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8. Q. Is it permissible for the grower to add a brokerage charge to the f.o.b. 



ceiling price, when making an f.o.b. shipping point salet 

 A. No, Brokerage may only be added when a carlot is sold delivered by a 

 broker in the terminal market or other v;holesale receiving point, 



9. Q. ilay a shipper or grower qualify as a carlot distributor ? 



A. No. Original shippers are specifically excluded from taking a carlot 

 distributor's markup. 



10. Q,. Hay a chain store share with the original shipper in any of its markup 



out of the consumer retail price? 



A. No. 



11. (ci. Vrnat is the maxiraun price a grovrer or grower's sales agent can quote to 



a chain store organization? 

 A. If the gro\;er or his agent is selling f.o.b. shipping point in one of the 

 states listed, Idalio, Nev; York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Vfashington 

 and \rest Virginia, the grower's ceiling is the f.o.b. price listed. If 

 the grower or his agent is selling carlots delivered in the market, the 

 ceiling is the applicable less-than-carlot ceiling price to retailers less 

 one cent per pound. If the grower is located in a state having f.o.b. 

 ceilings, the ceiling for a delivered carlot sale is the f.o.b. price plus 

 freight to the market or other wholesale receiving point. If the grov;er 

 or his agent is selling less-than-carlot to an intermediate seller, de- 

 livered in the market, his ceiling price is the applicable less-than-car- 

 lot price. If the grovrer is selling less-than-carlot to a chain retailer, 

 delivered to the premises from v/hich the retailer resells to consuiaers, 

 the price is the less-than-carlot ceiling price for sales to retailers. 



12. Q, Can a grov;er legally make an additional charge for boxes or other con- 



tainers? 

 A. No, nor may a seller accept any deposit for any reason, whether he is 

 trading in containers or lending the money to the buyer. 



13. Q. IThat price ceiling applies for sales to the Anay or Navy? 



A. If the sale to the Armj^ or Navy is in carlots or truckl'ots , the ceiling 

 price is the same as the carlot or trucklot ceiling price to any other 

 carlot or trucklot buyer. If the sale to the Army or Navy is in less-thar>- 

 carlot or less-than-trucklot quantities, the ceiling price is the applica- 

 ble less-than-carlot or less-than-trucklot price for sales to retailers. 



14. Q. Is a seller permitted to "roll a car unsold " in October for a market 



arrival and sa le in November? ~ 

 A. Yes. If delivery (see question and answer 36) is made in November the 

 November ceiling price applies. 



15. Q. Are freight subsidies a part of the apple price ceiling program? 



A. Yes. Freight subsidTes on v>restern apples sliipped into eastern zones 

 have been undertaken by the 17ar Food Administration. 



16. Q. May the agent of a seller in his terminal market selling through an 



auction return to the grower any amount of excess of tiie commission 

 or charge of the agent? 

 A. There is a specific ceiling price for sales at auction. The seller may 

 receive the proceeds of the auction sale less all auction charges, less 

 the agent's usual commission and less any other charges. 



