THE MARKET FOR MASSACHUSETTS APPLES 



37 



price of the Mcintosh has averaged about 55 per cent above that of the 

 Baldwins during the Mcintosh season. 



The season of the Mcintosh has been recently much extended by stor- 

 age, so that the Baldwin must compete with it for much more of the 

 season than formerly. Prior to the season of 1922-23, Mcintosh apples 

 v/ere seldom quoted on the Boston market after the Christmas season. 



A large quantity of Mcintosh of the 1925 crop was held in storage 

 in Boston till late in February. When put on the market they brought 

 from $2.50 to $2.75 in February to a trifle over $4.00 in April. Baldwin 

 from cold storage during the same period ranged from $2.38 in February 

 to $1.88 at the end of March. 



A comparison of the prices of Baldwin and Mcintosh apples on the 

 Boston market appears in Chart 6. From 1916 to 1925 it is evident that 

 the price of Mcintosh has exceeded b.v a considerable sum the price ob- 

 tained for Baldwin apples during the period while the Mcintosh was on 

 the market. It is apparent, also, that during the early years of this 

 period the average price of Baldwin apples during the entire season was 

 higher than while the Mcintosh was available. But since 1922 these 

 prices have run comparatively close together. 



CHART 6. Comparison of the Prices of Baldwin and Mcintosh Apples During the 



Time when Mcintosh are on the Market and during the Entire 



Season, Boston Market, 1916-1925. 



Dol la.r*s 

 per bbl. 



8.00 



6,00. 



4.00- 



2.00 



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per bbl. 



8.00 



fe.oo 



•— '^^ 'Pncve of No.) BaJdwip entire scdisoo 



di\A/in d. 



«««« Pp)ce o^ No.i 6a.ldwin dLuring 



" 3sr7 sea. 



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2.0O 



1% 19)7 )9I6 W \9££ 



)92t \?^b m. )9^ 



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A similar comparison for the New York market shows a uniformly 

 liigher premium for Mcintosh apples than on the Boston market and the 

 s;ime tendency toward uniformity of the prices of Baldwin apples during 

 the Mcintosh season and during the entire season. 



