box apples are standardized to such a degree that, opened top, 

 side or bottom, what you see represents the entire contents of 

 the package. How about the barrel that was packed before 

 any apple grading law was enacted? Could you tell from look- 

 ing at the top or bottom what was contained therein except 

 apples? How about the barrel that is now packed under the 

 present apple grading laws of the various States? Better? Yes. 

 Possibly you do not all agree with me, but handlers, commission 

 merchants, retailers and all that I have talked with agree that 

 it is much better than a few years ago. But all agree that there 

 is yet room for much improvement, and if you growers will go 

 down with me to the wholesale markets and compare the aver- 

 age box with the average barrel of apples found there and being 

 offered for sale, you could not help coming away with a feeling 

 of discouragement and even disgust with the poor showing that 

 many of our eastern barreled apples are making compared to 

 the western box apple. 



Relative to western box apple competition I would like to 

 submit the following data relative to New York City markets, 

 and I believe that to some extent at least the same general 

 condition exists here in Boston: — 



From August 1 to December 31, 1919, there were received in 

 New York City 5,578 cars of apples of which 2,973 carloads 

 were barreled apples, 1,791 of which originated in New York 

 State, and 2,605 cars were box apples from the w^estern box 

 States. 



During the same time, in 1918, there were received in New 

 York City a total of 6,056 cars of apples of which 4,701 car- 

 loads were barreled apples, 2,788 of which originated in New 

 York State, and 1,355 cars were box apples. 



During the whole season of 1918-19 there were received in 

 New York City a total of 10,627 cars of apples of which 7,772 

 cars were barreled apples, of which 5,201 came from New York 

 State, that is two-thirds of the barreled apples sold in New 

 York City, season of 1918-19, came from New York State, and 

 during the same season there were received 2,855 cars of box 

 apples. 



The car lots of barreled apples received in New York City, 

 season of 1919-20, up to December 31, 1919, originated as 

 follows : — 



