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Average Prices—Percentage of Grades—Percentage of Sizes 
Percentage of Percentage of 
Average prices received Grades Sizes* 
or —— ——— 
Netw anny 6 31% ae 41s 5 
Extra Fancy Tier Tier Tier | Tier 
Winesap. ..1BL.39 | 60 25 15 2 32 33 33 
Yellow New town .| 1.47 64 6 30 24 24 38 14 
Arkansas Black . 1.39 | 15 67 18 19 dd 25 3 
Spitzenburg.. 1.52 35 30 35 23 52 22 3 
Jonathan. . 1.17 34 40 26 2 43 38 16 
Rome Beauty... 1.09 | 31 45 24 31 44 23 2 
Black Twig.. 1.13 | 40 40 20 16 53 27 3 
White Winter ‘Pearmain. 1.10 | 60 33 7 3 d2 40 4 
Ben Davis. . eens .86 | 26 16 | 5 25 46 22 6 
Missouri Pippin. eens 99 | 28 39 . 38 6 19 39 36 
Baldwin. . a Jenn ees eS | 
Gano.. OF | 50 45 41, 48 ; 3 
Delicious. . Price] averages high, bult shipments small 
Grimes Golden... 1.01 7 10 83 4 19 10 66 
Delaware Red. 95 | 37 | 389 , 24 4 48 39 9 
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Black Ben Davis. ...... a | a 
Stayman. . Lees 1.23 | 50 35 15 a0 | 82 ll 21 
Wagener... 91' 38 | 88 It | 05 5 59 , 40... 
Bellflower. . wecacleeeeeales re | 
Gravenstein. . , a . nd re aS a | 
Red Cheek Pippin.. lees 1.17 | 16 20 64 22 5228 3 
Aikin.. beens rr re | rs Pra 
York Imper ial. 1.18 | 33 39 28 10 48 , 36 4 
Winter Banana.. 1.91 | 60 25 15 16 | 58 25... 
King David.... 0.0... ee lence alleen tele cee S| 
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* Average of two shippers, 20,000 boxes each. 
Nineteen Leading Varieties VALUE OF SIZES AND GRADES OF 
The 19 leading varieties of apples as 
indicated by the displays for the past 
few years at the National Apple Show at 
Spokane, Washington, arranging the list 
alphabetically, is as follows: 
Arkansas Black, Baldwin, Delicious, 
Gravenstein, Grimes Golden, Jonathan, 
McIntosh Red, Northern Spy, Rhode Isl- 
and Greening, Rome Beauty, Spitzenburg, 
Stayman Winesap, Wagener, Wealthy, 
White Winter Pearmain, Winter Banana, 
Winesap, Yellow Bellflower, Yellow New- 
town. 
This list indicates the consensus of opin- 
ion as to the leading varieties at the time 
those trees now in bearing were planted 
and from which the apples were selected 
for exhibition. 
GRANVILLE LOWTHER 
APPLES 
The following figures are given to indi- 
cate the difference in the value of the 
standard sizes and grades of apples of 
various varieties in the Northwest, and are 
based upon the average prices received 
by the Wenatchee and Yakima Valley 
Fruit Growers’ Associations for the sea- 
son of 1911-12: 
DIFFERENCE IN VALUE OF GRADES 
Average 
Grade Size Price Difference 
All Sizes 
Ex. Fancy.| 314x4 tier $1.46 
Ex. Fancy 4 Yox4 tier 1.37 
Ex. Fancy.| 5 tier 1.17 1.33 
Fancy..... 3 14x4 tier 1.30 
Fancy..... 4 lox4 tier 1.23 
Fancy..... 5 tier 1.03 1.19 
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