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BULLETIN 35, U. S. DEPARTMENT OP AGRICULTURE. 



for the grapes shipped under refrigeration, owing to the larger 

 percentage of decay in the fruit forwarded in the ventilated car. 



While some of the lots were placed in storage 12 days after leaving 

 Fresno, in other cases 16 or 17 days elapsed between the dates of ship- 

 ment and storage in New York. There was a variation of 7 days in 

 the length of time which elapsed between the shipment and storage 

 of the different cars from shipper A, the time in transit ranging from 

 15 to 22 days. It is important to know the conditions under which 

 the grapes are held in transit, especially when there is a delay en 

 route or in transferring the fruit to the warehouse. If the cars are 

 kept fully iced during the whole period (including the time while 

 awaiting transfer) there will probably be no injurious results from 

 the length of time during which the fruit is in transit. But if during 

 warm weather the cars are held for 4 or 5 days without reicing, the 

 effect may be serious, as the fruit will warm sufficiently to impair its 

 keeping quality. 



RECORD OF SALES OF GRAPES IN DRUMS. 



The Emperor grapes sent to New York by shipper A were sold 

 principally at private sales, but all other lots were disposed of at the 

 regular fruit auctions held on Erie Pier No. 20. Table VIII gives 

 a record of the number of drums of Emperor grapes consigned to 

 New York by each of the California shippers and the average prices 

 received for the different brands. The general average for the 8,596 

 drums was $2.90. 



Table VIII. — Summary of the sales of different brands of California Emperor 

 grapes in drums, packed in redwood sawdust and held in cold storage in New 

 York, season of 1912-13. 



Designation of shipper. 



Number 

 of drums. 



Average 

 price. 



Designation of shipper. 



Number 

 of drums. 



Average 

 price. 



A 



4,059 

 1,780 



514 

 1,195 



648 



$3.13 

 3.00 

 2.75 

 2.75 

 2.36 



F 



G 



132 

 268 



$1.69 



B 



1.59 



c 



Total and average 





D 



8,596 



2.90 



£ 









Tables IX and X give the records of the sale of Emperor grapes 

 in drums at New York and Chicago during the season of 1912-13. 

 Most of the different shipments were broken up and sold in small 

 lots on different days, the entire carload being disposed of within a 

 week or 10 days after the first withdrawals were made. The dates 

 of sale given in Tables IX and X, therefore, are the days on which 

 the last of each cargo was sold. 



