June, 1940] Markets for New Hampshire Berries 



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ords for the past four years indicate that 37 per cent were retailed 

 and 63 per cent jobbed in that period. 



No very sharp line is drawn between retail sales and prices and 

 jobbing sales and prices. One grower may job berries at a higher 

 price than that at which another may retail them. It may even be 

 profital:)le for a gTower to retail at his farm for a price nearly as 

 low as his jobbing price to stores, because of the expense of delivery. 



Jobbing prices for red raspberries in New Hampshire towns 



In an average of 46 towns in both 1937 and 1938 information was 

 obtained on buying and selling prices of red raspberries for retail 

 stores. Since the average prices for the state were almost the same 

 in both years the prices for both years have been consolidated in one 

 table. Only towns from which three or more reports were obtained 

 are included. See Table X for detailed figures. 



Raspberry prices to growers 



Average prices for red raspberries in New Hampshire have been 

 consistently good over a period of years. If growers would travel 

 through such states as New York and Ohio during raspberry season 

 and note prices there, they would return with greater appreciation 

 of the prices they receive here. Raspberry prices fluctuate less 

 from year to year, than strawl^erry prices. Weighted averages of 

 ])rices reported by growers ranged from about 11 cents to 16 cents 

 per pint on jobbing sales and 13 cents to 18 cents per pint on retail 

 sales during the past four 3'ears (1936-1939). Average jobbing prices 

 between 11 and 12 cents have been common and onlv in a few cases 



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11 14- 17 20 



1 4 i" 10 li 16 lb i*£. 



Fig. 7. Relative production of raspberry varieties through the 1938 sea- 

 son for two New Hampshire raspberry growers. 



Shows percentage of season's production for each variety for three-day periods 

 through the season. 



