250 The Sweet Potato 



including broken. ' Demand and movement good, little 

 change in price. Sales to jobbers, Tenn. bushel hampers, 

 Nancy Halls, quality and condition generally good, 2.50- 

 • 2.65, mostly 2.65. 



St. Louis: 28° Snowing. 4 Tenn., 1 Ga., 1 Ma. arrived; 7 

 cars on track, demand and movement slow, prices slightly 

 lower, quality and condition good, few decayed. Sales to 

 jobbers, Tenn. bushel hampers, Nancy Halls, repacked, 

 mostly 2.45-2.55. Georgias, bushel crates red varieties, 

 quality and condition ordinary, slightly decayed, 1.75-2.10. 

 Florida cloth top stave-barrels, yellow varieties, wide range ' 

 in quality and condition, 5.00-5.75. 



Cincinnati: 23° Snowing. 2 Ala. 4 Va. arrived. 9 cars on 

 tracks including broken. Supplies heavy, movement drag- 

 ging, little change in jirice. Sales to jobbers, quality and 

 condition generally good. North C'arolinas, barrel crates, 

 Nancy Halls, and Southern Queens, 5.75-6.2S. Seed: 

 Virginia cloth top stave barrels. Big Stem Jersey 7.00. 

 Delawares, bushel hampers. Big Stem Jersey, 2.75, few 

 3.00. Alabama bushel crates 2.40-2.65. 



Some growers prefer to have government inspection 

 when the car arrives at destination, which can be secured 

 for $2.50 a car on request. The report 'of the govern- 

 ment inspector stands as conclusive evidence in any 

 court of the United States should a suit arise concerning 

 the condition of the potatoes on arrival. The inspector 

 makes four copies of his report; one is kept' on file; the 

 shipper and receiver are each supplied with one; and 

 one copy is sent to Washington to be kept on file there. 



From 5 to 10 per cent of the gross sales is usually the 

 commission charged. After being sold, the commission 

 is deducted from the gross sales, the freight and drayage 

 is then subtracted, and a check for the balance is sent the 

 grower. Receipts for freight and all other money paid 

 out by the commission-man on the producer's goods 



