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ously being handled by wholesalers or commission houses. 
Such markets are usually highly specialized and call for 
high grade fruit. Many organizations are well quali- 
fied to handle this trade, as their goods are standardized 
and their ability to deliver the right produce at the 
right time wins the respect and confidence of the patrons. 
Other Agencies.——There are various other channels 
through which fruit may pass to the consumer, repre- 
Fig. 116—FRUIT STANDS ON THE STREET NEAR 
GARBAGE BARRELS 
sented for the most part as a side issue of some large 
produce-handling organizations. Some of the more com- 
mon of these that might be mentioned are the produce 
jobbers, the selling exchanges and the fruit distributing 
companies. Many of these are large, well-organized 
‘companies and do a tremendous business in food sup- 
plies. As some of these agencies will be considered sep- 
arately later on, their method of handling the fruit 
may be here omitted. Suffice it to say that these or- 
