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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

 BULLETIN No. 302 



Contribation from the Office of Markets and Rural Organization 

 CHARLES J. BRAND, Chief 



Washington, D. C. 



September 15, 1915 



APPLE MARKET INVESTIGATIONS 

 1914-15 



By 

 CLARENCE W. MOOMAW, Specialist in Cooperative Organization, 



and 



M. M. STEWART, Assistant in Market Grades and Standards 



CONTENTS 



Introduction 



Conditions Preceding the Movement of 



the Crop 



Effect of the War upon Export Pros- 

 pects 



Effect of the War upon the Home 



Markets , 



Conditions in the New York State 



Orchard District 



Studies in the Markets 



Tracing Distribution 



Retail Methods and Costs 



Market Preference for Varieties . . . 

 Grades— Boxed, Barreled, Bulk . . . 



Page 

 1 



Page 



Studies in the Markets — (Continued) 

 The Effect of Inferior Apples upon the 



Market 10 



Shipments under Ventilation and Re- 

 frigeration 12 



Grade and Package Laws 13 



Cold-Storage Holdings and Movement . 14 

 Pacific Northwest Apples via the Panama 



Canal 16 



Export Markets 17 



The United Kingdom and Europe . . 17 



South America 17 



Conclusion 21 



Appendix ..*,.... 23 



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