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I The monthly shipments out of storage during 1913-14 show a remarkable 

 uniformitj^ This was due in part to the short season and the fact that 

 practically all storage holdings were in the hands of local dealers. It was 

 a good year for them. The market was steady and the demand constant. 

 The shipments from the valley were equally constant and helped very 

 materially to maintain a firm market. 



CONNECTICUT VALLEY ONION SHIPME.NTS 

 FROM tOCRL POINJTS l<\t-^-lS. 



Fig. 22. — Compare this with Figs. 21 and 23, and note how an unsteady 

 market affects shipments. 



The 1914-15 season, on the other hand, shows the effect of a wavering 

 and uncertain market. The unusually heavy shipping to the end of 

 November, due to good prices for "sets" and early fall onions sold from 

 the field, broke down the market so completely that it continued unsteady 

 until the end of the shipping season. In fact, its unsteadiness, aggra- 

 vated by an abundant Texas crop, so affected the market for "sets" 

 during the 1915-16 season that many were sold below the actual cost of 

 production. 



The shipments for the 1915-16 season show the peculiarities due to a 

 good season from the standpoint of price. Early harvesting was delayed 



