THE Mcintosh apple on the new york market 195 



on equivalent dates of grade A apples from the different j^roducing sections 

 for the seasons 192.5-26, 1926-27 and 1927-28. 



The effect of grade and condition on prices is apparent in the fluctuations 

 from day to day. Samples of different lots of fruit to be sold at auction 

 are displayed before the selling begins, and sales by this method are there- 

 ft)re more likely to represent the comparative values of the different lots 

 than are private sales. This explains individual prices which seem to be out 

 of line with the general trend. For example, on the second reported day in 

 December, 1926-27, New England Mcintosh sold at an average price 21 per 

 cent above the average for Montana on that day. This was a lot of generally 

 desired sizes and doubtless of excellent quality, which brought the highesi 

 price of the season to date. Likewise the second March price (1926-27) shown 

 for Montana apples was for a lot of combined "fancy" and "extra fancy" 

 which ranged in price from $3.60 to $4.25 a box, bringing an average price 

 of $3.88, according to the reports of the auction market, as published in the 

 New York Fruit and Produce Reinezc. 



The Mcintosh from the different producing sections sold through the New 

 York auction market have been classified on the basis of percentages from 

 each section at various prices during the seasons 1924-25 to 1927-28 (Talkie 3.) 



It will be seen that during the three seasons when New England Mcintosh 

 have been sold at auction in New York, the majority of apples have been 

 sold between $2.50 and $3.50 a box. During the season 1927-28, no New 

 England Mcintosh were sold below $2.75 a box, and 20 per cent were sold 

 over $4.00. Only one per cent of those from the Northwestern States and 3.5 

 per cent of those from British Columbia brought prices equivalent to these 

 during this season. More than one-fourth of all the Mcintosh sold at auction 

 during the season of 1927-28 sold for less than the lowest price received for 

 any New England Mcintosh. 



In the season of 1926-27, the largest sales of Northwestern Mcintosh (40 

 per cent) were at prices ranging between $2.00 and $2.25, and 70 per cent 

 were sold at prices between $2.00 and $2.50. The greatest proportion of 

 British Columbia Mcintosh were sold between $2.50 and $2.75 a box, but the 

 sales were much more evenly distributed than were the sales of the North- 

 western apples. Nearly one-fourth of the Mcintosh from New York State, 

 sold at auction in 1926-27 brought from $2.75 to .$3.00 a box, and 25.8 per 

 cent brought more than $3.00 a box. Ten per cent of the New York apples 

 sold between $1.50 and $1.75. Nearly half of the New England Mcintosh 

 sold at auction in 1926-27 brought an average price for the lot between $2.50 

 and $3.00; 8 per cent sold for less than $2.00 a bushel and 13 per cent for 

 more than $3.00, the highest actual price recorded being $3.75. The highest 

 price received for Mcintosh from any section, $4.25 a box, was paid for some 

 boxes in one lot of Montana apples. The average price, $3.63, for this lot 

 was, however, not so high as some others. 



Tracing a Carlot in New York. 



The orchardists of New England have been much concerned as to the fu- 

 ture of the Mcintosh apple, since plantings of this variety have in recent 

 years been large, particularly in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. There 

 has been considerable fear that plantings have been too large, and that the 

 market may soon be over-supplied with Mcintosh. 



Interest centers particularly about the market of New York City, which 

 consumes more of all food products than any other market in the country. 



