D414 MODERN FRUIT MARKETING 
All goods must be removed immediately after the close of the 
sale, and if not so removed within three hours, goods will be de- 
livered at the buyer’s expense. 
Under no circumstances will buyers be allowed to re-sell goods 
on the floor of the auction room. 
Every package sold subject to our usual terminal or warehouse 
charge of 5 cents per package. 
The auctions are made use of by the large exchanges 
in several ways. In the first place they get quick ac- 
Fig. 113a—DELIVERING AFTER THE SALES 
tion for the more perishable goods, even where there are 
special salesmen endeavoring to hunt markets. Cars 
that start out from their origin as ‘‘tramp cars’’ are 
always intended to be sold before they reach their 
destination. In case they still remain ‘‘tramp cars’’ 
until arriving in the larger market, they then must be 
disposed of. This always gives the exchanges a chance to 
get the fruit sold in a very quick and efficient manner. 
Exporters of fruit imported from Europe and from 
the other continents did not find it convenient to keep 
