VI 



CONTENTS. 



Storage of onions, . 



Methods of storage, 



Hired storage, 



Storage by local corporations or dealer 



Storage men, .... 



Description of storage equipment, 



Dates and periods of storage. 



Cost of local storage, 



Insurance, .... 



Depreciation, .... 



Specific problems of storage, 



Shrinkage, .... 



Immediate sale or storage. 



Local cold storage, . 



Terminal storages, . . . 



Transportation of onions, 



Local transportation. 



Transportation from local shipping pf)ints, 



Trolley transportation, 



Railway transportation, 



Methods of shipping. 

 Problems of transportation. 



Shortage of cars. 



Demurrage, .... 

 Prices of onions, .... 



Supply and demand. 



Varieties of onions handled, 



Variations in the supply of onions, 



Variations in demand, 



Wholesale prices of onions on Boston and New York markets 



Prices to farmers. 



Distribution routes, . 



Secondary distribution. 



The car-lot wholesaler. 



Costs and profits, 



.Jobber, . 



Retailer, 



General spread of i)r 

 Recommendations, 

 Summarj', 



Publication of this Document 



approved by the 

 Supervisor of Administration. 



