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Table XII. — Record of shipments of Emperor grapes in drums, packed in red- 

 wood sawdust and held in cold storage, season of 1912-13, shoioing the place 

 where sold, gross receipts, and average prices. 



Date of 

 ship- 

 ment. 



Shipped from — 



Designation 

 of shipper. 



Sold at— 



Date of 

 sale. 



Number 



of 

 drums. 



Gross 

 receipts. 



Average 

 price. 



1912. 



Oct. 26 





D 



B 



Duluth 



do 



Oct., 26 

 ...do 



54 

 368 

 214 

 195 

 205 



86 



14 

 576 

 576 

 244 

 244 

 244 

 244 

 244 

 244 

 244 



93 



$132. 84 

 905. 28 

 526. 44 

 487. 00 

 512. 50 

 163. 40 

 26.60 

 1,428.48 

 1,422.72 

 602. 68 

 607. 56 

 602. 68 

 597. 80 

 602. 68 

 602. 68 

 663. 68 

 227.85 



$2.46 



26 



do 



2.46 



26 



. .do... 



G 



do 



...do.... 



2.46 



27 



do 



E 



B 



Seattle 



Nov. 15 

 ...do 



2.45 



27 



...do... 



do 



2.50 



27 



...do... 



H 



do 



...do 



1.81 



27 



.do.. 



J 



...do 



...do 



1.91 



30 





A 



Calgary 



Oct. 30 

 ...do 



2.48 



30 



...do 



A 



2.47 



Nov. 16 





K 





Nov. 16 



do 



Nov. 17 

 ...do 



2.47 



16 

 17 



do 



do 



K 



K 



K 



K 



K 



K 



K 



New Orleans 



Waco 



2.49 

 2.47 



17 



do 



El Paso 



2.45 



17 



do 





...do 



2.47 



19 

 23 



do 



do 



San Antonio 



Nov. 19 

 Nov. 23 

 Nov. 27 



2.47 

 2.72 



27 



do 





2.45 











In addition to the above lots of Emperor grapes, 2,117 drums of 

 Malaga and Cornichon grapes were sent to New York from Sultana, 

 1,833 by shipper L and 284 by shipper M. The results of these sales 

 are shown in Table XIII. 



Table XIII. — Record of shipments of Malaga and Cornichon grapes in drums, 

 packed in redwood sawdust and held in cold storage in New York, season 

 1912-13, showing gross receipts and average prices. 



Date of 

 ship- 

 ment. 



Shipped from — 



Number 



of 

 packages. 



Designation 

 of shipper. 



Date of 

 sale. 



Gross 

 receipts. 



Average 

 price. 



1912. 

 Sept. 14 

 18 





749 

 435 

 213 

 649 

 71 



L 



Dec. 6 



Nov. 14 



do . 



$1, 090. 18 



467.90 



262.20 



769. 25 



87.35 



11.46 



do 



L 



1.08 



18 



do 



M . 



1.23 



21 



do.... 



L... 



Nov. 22 

 ...do .... 



1.19 



21 



do 



M 



1.23 







* 









2,117 



2,676.88 



1.26 













These cars were reported by the New York agent as arriving in 

 generally poor condition, and an investigation was therefore made 

 as to the conditions under which the fruit was picked and packed. 

 It was found that the shippers, while appreciating the importance 

 of having the fruit and sawdust dry, had overlooked the fact that 

 prompt cooling is equally essential in preparing fruit for storage. As 

 a result the drums and sawdust were taken into the vineyards and 

 the grapes picked and packed between 10 a. m. and 6 p. m., when the 

 temperature ranged from 95° to 100° F. in the shade. The grapes 

 and sawdust were dry enough, but they were also well heated 

 throughout, and when the warm fruit was placed in the drums the 



