SHIPPING MASSACHUSETTS APPLES 



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plied from the farm to Boston was charged. If the lots at the time of sale were 

 carted from cold storage to the commission man's sales room a cartage fee of 5 

 cents per box was paid. If the lots, as frequently happened, were sold in cold 

 storage the cartage fee was not directly paid by the grower. 



Table 5. — Rates Quoted by Railroad and by Truck Companies from 

 Points in Massachusetts to New York City 



(cents) 



•• Carload rate to Barclay Street. 



2 Does not apily to Barclay Street but to the Bronx. 



Rail Charges 



Forty-four reports on sales of rail shipments were available and were analyzed 

 to determine the accuracy of transportation charges. Several returns could not 

 be used because they were incomplete. 



The charges made and the number of accounts on which the charge appeared are 

 shown below : 



Charge 

 Freight 



Terminal Freight 

 Storage in Transit 

 Reconsignment 

 Lighterage 

 Bunker 

 Cartage 

 Insurance 

 Assorting 

 Auction Labor 

 Other 



Number oj Accounts 



All 



11 



4 



9 



9 



9 



1 

 14 

 20 

 18 



5 



