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season — an increase of over 43 per cent. The percentage of the 

 whole California crop shipped through the exchange has increased 

 slightly, being over Gl per cent, as against a little less than GO per 

 cent the year before. Of all citrus fruits consumed in the United 

 States, the California Fruit Growers' Exchange has handled about 

 40 per cent of the oranges and 35 per cent of the lemons. 



For this fruit, the exchange has brought into California in cash 

 $20,708,355 — the average price for every box handled being $1.1)1 f. 

 o. b. the cars. 



During the past year the exchange has handled 10,842,831 jjoxes, 

 have been sold through the exchange nearly 50,000,000 boxes of or- 

 anges and lemons, for which there has been brought to California in 

 cash about $90,500,000, with losses through failure to collect or in 

 transmission of the funds of less than $6,000. 



The following table shows the ngures of each year in boxes, 

 with the amount of cash received for the same, the average price a 

 box f. o. b. California, and the losses : 



F. O. B. Aver- 



Boxcs. Returns. age. Loss. 



1904-5 5.188,511 $ r.l24,3T7.00 $1.37. $ 458.04 



1905- G 4,705,515 9,936,497.00 2.11 .00 



1906-7 6,149,708 12,268,752.00 2.00 .00 



1907-8 6,628,644 11,753,544.00 1.77 81.85 



1908-9 8,710,828 13,958.990.00 1.60 4,297.57 



1^^09-10 7,578,801 14,831,975.00 1.96 732.32 



1910-11 10,842,831 20,708,355.00 1.91 .00 



Totals 49,804.838 $90,582,480.00 $1.80 $5,569.78 



The shipments for this entire period have been approximately 

 one-sixth lemons, one-eighth A'alencia late oranges and the balance 

 nearly all navel oranges. 



One year ago G. Harold Powell took charge of the afifairs of 

 the Citrus Protective League as manager. With the great problems 

 of freight rates and tariff duties, as well as other matters of impor- 

 tance continually before them, the growers are to be congratulated 

 in obtaining the exclusive services of one so competent to handle 

 these questions as Mr. Powell. 



In freight rate cases, nothing decisive has resulted during the 

 past year. The lemon rate matter is now before the interstate com- 

 merce court, and the refrigeration rate matter has been sent back to 

 the commission by that court for further hearing. It is likely to be 

 a year or two before those questions are finally determined. 



In tariff matters, the remarkable eft'orts during the last few 

 months of the importers at Xew York to entirely wipe out or greatly 

 reduce the rate of dutv on citrus fruits have been successfullv blocked 



