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Xorlhern markets are likely to be best early in the season and 

 southern markets best late in the season. Jobbing prices of red 

 raspberries in Portland have been satisfactory during the first two 

 or three weeks in Jul\- in the past few years. See Fig. 11 for com- 

 parative returns in local markets and prices in Portland. 



New Hampshire growers cannot place berries early enough on 

 the Boston Market to get the best prices. But that market is 

 fairly satisfactory in the last week of July and in August. 



City jobbing prices of red raspberries 



Red raspberry prices in four Xew Hampshire cities have shown a 

 general downward trend over the 10-year period ending in 1938. 

 Prices in 1939 were sharply higher due in part to a smaller supply 

 because of winter-killing of canes and a dry season. Over this pe- 

 riod. Concord and Portsmouth have averaged somewhat higher in 

 price than Manchester and Keene. 



Fig. 10 sht)ws average jobbing prices for those four cities, 1927- 

 1939 inclusive. 



Prices in Boston, Portland and New York 



The Boston market is of principal interest as a late market. Since 

 New Hampshire berries are not quoted on the Boston market, prices 

 for IMaine shipments most nearly indicate what New Hampshire 

 growers could expect on the late Boston market. 



CENTS 

 PER PT. 



MANCHtZSrCR 



CONCORD 



KEENE 



,_,_, PORTSMOUTH 



1927 '28 '23 30 31 '32 '33 '34 '35 '36 '37 38 39 



Kiii. 10. Averages of high and Idw raspl)CTry prices paid farmers in 

 four New Hampsliire cities, 1927-1939. 



