BULLETIN" 315, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Table 4. — Compilation of data on crates of cantaloupes traced. 



THROUGH THE CAR-LOT RECEIVER. 



Office 

 record 



No. 

 of ear. 



Contents of car. 



Num- 

 ber of 

 crates 

 traced. 



Per cent 

 of total 

 number 

 of crates 

 in car. 



Total 



delivered 



cost to 



car-lot 



receiver.a 



Total 

 amount 

 of sales. 



Car-lot 

 receiver's 



gross 



profit or 



loss, c 



Average 

 gross 



profit or 

 loss 



per crate. 



Per cent 



of gross 



profit or 



loss, c 



Total 

 number 



of 

 crates. 



Type of 

 crate. 



1 

 2 

 3 



4 

 5 

 6 



7 



260 

 438 

 360 

 360 

 871 

 768 

 756 



Standard.. 



do 



do 



do 



Flats 



do 



do 



260 

 438 

 234 

 239 

 871 

 768 

 756 



100 

 100 



65 



66.4 

 100 

 100 

 100 



8434. 60 

 559.04 

 («) 

 (*) 

 (<0 



$495.20 

 371.75 

 424.75 

 33S. 45 

 439. 68 

 393. 95 

 ■ 400.80 



$60. 60 

 d 187. 29 

 29.73 

 23.69 

 43.97 

 39.40 

 28.06 



80.233 

 d.428 

 .127 

 .099 

 .050 

 .051 

 .037 



13.9 

 d33.5 

 7.0 

 7.0 

 10.0 

 10.0 

 7.0 



THROUGH JOBBERS. 



Office 



record 



No. 



of car. 



Contents of car. 



Num- 

 ber of 

 crates 

 traced. 



Per cent 

 of total 

 number 

 of crates 

 in car. 



Total 

 delivered 



cost to 

 jobbers, ab 



Total 

 amount 

 of sales. 



Jobbers' 

 gross 

 profit. 



Average 



gross 

 profit per 



crate 

 bought. 



Per cent 

 of gross 



profit on 

 invest- 

 ment. 



Total 

 number 



of 

 crates. 



Type of 

 crate. 



1 

 2 

 3 



4 

 5 

 6 



7 



260 

 438 

 360 

 360 

 871 

 768 

 756 



Standard.. 



do 



do 



do 



Flats 



do 



do 



200 

 279 



24 



29 



54S 



516 



76.9 



63.7 



6.7 



8.0 



62.9 



68.3 



8422. 20 

 228. 44 

 45.94 

 50.75 

 282. 98 

 No era 

 270. 90 



8440. 15 



263. 38 



58.50 



61.85 



333. 45 



tes sold to 



313. 45 



817.95 

 34.94 

 12.56 

 11.10 

 50.47 

 jobbers. 

 42.55 



80.09 

 .125 

 .523 

 .383 

 .092 



.082 



4.3 

 15.3 

 27.3 

 21.8 

 17.8 



15.7 



THROUGH RETAILERS 



Office 



record 



No. 



of car 



Contents of car. 



Num- 

 ber of 

 crates 

 traced. 



Per cent 

 of total 

 number 

 of crates 

 in car. 



Total 

 delivered 

 cost to 

 retail- 

 ers, a- b 



Total 

 amount 

 of sales. 



Retailers' 

 gross 

 profit. 



Average 



gross 

 profit per 



crate 

 bought. 



Per cent 

 of gross 



profit on 

 invest- 

 ment. 



Total 

 number 



of 

 crates. 



Type of 



crate. 



1 

 2 

 S 



4 

 5 

 6 



7 



260 

 438 

 360 

 360 

 871 

 768 

 756 



Standard. . 



do 



do 



do 



Flats 



do 



do 



250 



/23 



29 



18 



3 212 



280 



A 206 



96.1 



5.3 



8.1 



5.0 



24.3 



36.5 



27.2 



$543. 99 

 30.25 

 61.20 

 35.35 

 122. 79 

 150.50 

 135.35 



8700. 76 



50.82 



88.76 



47.50 



282. 90 



200. 10 



239. 16 



$156. 77 

 20.57 

 27.56 

 12.15 



160. 11 

 49.60 



103.81 



80.627 

 .894 

 .95 

 .675 

 .755 

 .177 

 .504 



28.8 

 68.0 

 45.0 

 34.3 

 130.4 

 33.0 

 76.7 



a All cartage charges are treated as overhead expense to the various dealers and are included in their 

 gross profits except those charges which accrue in hauling from the cars to the commission merchants' 

 stores. Such cartage expense is charged against the shipper. 



b Amounts in this column include freight and express, but not cartage charges on crates sold to out-of- 

 town "trade." 



c Car No. 2 is the only one recorded showing a loss. 



d Loss. 



e Car on commission. 



/ One crate out of this number was sold to a hotel, which made a gross profit of 86.40 on the crate, or 

 457.1 per cent on the investment. This reduces the average gross profit of the other retail agencies to S0.644 

 per crate, or 49.1 per cent on then - investment. 



o Seventy-one crates out of this number were sold to hotels, dining cars, etc., where an average gross 

 profit of SI. 72 per crate was made, or 287.5 per cent on the investment. This reduces the average gross 

 profit of the other retail agencies to 80.267 per crate, or 47 per cent on the investment. 



h Twenty-six crates of this number were sold to hotels, dining cars, etc., where an average gross profit of 

 81.938 per crate was made, or 245.2 per cent on the investment. This reduces the average gross profit of 

 the other retail agencies to 80.267 per crate, or 47 per cent on the investment. 



