HARVESTING, PACKING AND MARKETING 



houses, consigning in some cases whole cars 

 of corn; or he may sell at wholesale in 

 smaller quantities to stores or clubs or 

 hotels. Sometimes the product can be sold 

 to merchants in the city, who generally 

 sell on a commission basis. In the former 

 case, the purchaser will buy the corn out- 

 right, and then it is sold at a wholesale rate. 

 As a general rule, the wholesale rate is not 

 more than two-thirds of the retail price 

 for corn. 



When we find corn selling for IS cents 

 a dozen at retail, the wholesale rate will 

 be 8 to 9 cents, in some cases 10 cents a 

 dozen, in large quantities. Where there is 

 a loss in the actual returns at wholesale 

 for the corn, there is a gain in economizing 

 time, and therefore in the money spent in 

 selling the product. 



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