PREFACE 



This summary reports unloads of fresh fruits and vegetables in Eastern Cities. 

 The cities covered are outlined on page k Commodities reported are outlined 

 on page 5« Group I includes products reported in daily and weekly "&1-City 

 Unload" releases indicating national supply trends. Group II lists miscel- 

 laneous fruits and vegetables, some of which were combined into general 

 classifications to conserve space. Proportion of each item represented in 

 these general classifications may be estimated by appropriate sampling of 

 daily reports issued by the market being studied. 



A summary table reporting 3-year comparison of unload city totals for the 

 entire JU-city group is shown on page 7» Unloads for each city are reported 

 in three tables as follows: 



Table A - Outlines 3-year comparison by commodities and mode of 



transport • 

 Table B - Outlines city totals by months and States of origin. 

 Table C - Outlines detail by commodities, mode of transport, 



States of origin and months. 



Two letter symbols identify Express (EX) and Boat (BT) unloads, also Farmers 

 Market (FM) at New York. These symbols appear adjacent to State of origin 



Factors used to convert truck and boat unloads to carlot equivalents were 

 revised January 1, i960, to reflect the trend toward heavier rail carlot 

 loads during recent years. These factors are outlined on page 6. A table 

 on page k shows percent s which may be used to adjust prior data to compare 

 equitably with truck and boat for i960 and I96I. 



Rail unloads during 1961 showed decreases compared with i960 for most cities 

 These decreases for some cities were largely offset by increases in truck un- 

 loads. However, combined rail and truck unloads for the entire group showed 

 a 2.6% decline. This was probably due to increased use of rail incentive 

 loading and expanded utilization of processed fruits and vegetables. Estimated 

 percentage of completeness for truck unloads is shown at the bottom of Table A 

 for each city. 



The reports generally cover the metropolitan area of each city and attempt 

 to include all locations where fresh fruits and vegetables are unloaded or 

 warehoused in volume. However, the area covered in the New York table is 

 shown at the beginning of Table A 



The fine cooperation of jobbers, carlot receivers, chain store employees 

 and other members of the produce industry in reporting truck unloads, and 

 railroad, express and steamship agents in reporting rail and boat unloads 

 is appreciated. Assistance of fresh fruit and vegetable inspectors and 

 employees of State Departments of Agriculture and farmers markets enabled 

 the Fruit and Vegetable Market News Service to compile and publish these 

 reports for many cities. That assistance is hereby gratefully acknowledged. 



Compiled and released under direction of - - 



F. S. Nightingale Jo L. Buntin 



Chief, Market News Branch In Charge, Transportation Reports 



