UoSo Department of Agriculture 

 Washington, D»C„ 20250 



OFFICIAL BUSINESS 



POSTAGE AND FEES PAID 

 Uo S a Department of Agriculture 



Table 14. — Monthly average retail prices received per pound for selected fresh produce 



commodities, 1959-63 



Commodity 



Boston 

 (1) 



Market city 



Chicago 

 (2) 



New York 

 (3) 



U.S. average 1/ 



Strawberries 2/ « . . . „ , 



Peaches 3_/ ■ 



Tomatoes , 



Oranges, size No* 200 4/.., 

 Grapefruit, size No. 64 5_/. 











56.0 



49-7 



52.8 



45.2 



16.9 



18.5 



17.0 



17.2 



33-3 



33-7 



30.9 



30.4 



14.3 



14.9 



14.8 



14.3 



12.7 



11.8 



12.8 



12.0 



l/ The U.S. average represents 20 major cities including Boston, Chicago, and New 

 York. 



2/ Average of prices for April, May, and June. 1 pound of strawberries is 1 l/3 

 pints . 



3_/ Average of prices for July, August, and September. 



4/ 1 dozen oranges, size No. 200, weigh 5*44 pounds. 



5_/ 1 grapefruit, size No. 64, weighs 1.2 pounds. 



Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics monthly and annual reports. 



