Crates apd Baskets. 
Our Excelsior crate, which has proved such a great success in past years, has been 
improved in many ways, yet we have still maintained the same low rates. It is the best 
crate ever put on the market for growers, as it is roomy, and still a neat package. 
Fruit-growers know the advantage'of placing their berries in good packages — some- 
thing that will allow them to fill the baskets well, so 
that when they are offered on the market, the baskets 
are still full, and the berries are not mashed. This is 
the great objection to most crates, as the racks are so 
light that they will not allow the baskets to be filled, 
unless by mashing the top fruit, and when placed on 
the market, the bruised will not bring the top price. 
The crates hold 32 baskets, or one bushel. They 
are slatted up the sides, with solid ends, and have 
hand-holes, so that they are easily managed. In fact, 
they are the most complete crate on the market. 
They are made of the best wood, well dried be- 
fore being nailed together. 
PRICES WITHOUT BASKETS -. 50 cents each ; per 20, 45 cents each ; per 50, 40 cents each. 
PRICES, FILLED with BASKETS : 75 cts. each ; per 20, 70 cts. each ; per 50, 65 cts. each. 
Acnr)e Gift Crate. 
We have had many calls for a Gift crate, so we have gotten up 1 one for our trade. 
It is made strong, and of the best wood, being slatted on sides and ends, and will last 
for a number of seasons for near-by markets, but they are especially useful to shippers 
who do not wish them returned, as they are cheap and will place the fruit in good con- 
dition on distant markets. 
These crates hold one bushel, so do not con- 
fuse it in prices with the western gift crate, 
that holds but 16 quarts, and has not a lid. This 
crate is in every way the best, and when the fruit is 
to be shown, the lid can be raised without the drawing 
of nails. These crates are all filled with boxes, and 
the boxes are offered only with the crates. 
PRICES, filled with boxes : 45 cents each ; per 20, 40 
cents each. 
BasKstj. 
Our baskets are made of good, dry poplar, and are the best on the market. 1 hey 
can be shipped in bales of 500, or when crates are being ordered, xoo can be nested to 
each crate. They are made on a form that will close the corners so that the smallest 
berry can not drop. In fact, they are in every way first-class. 
All crates and baskets are loaded free on cars at this place. 
PRICES: 65 cents per 100, $5.50 per 1,000; $5.00 per 1,000 in 5,000 lots, and $4.50 
per 1,000 in 10,000 lots. Address, 
E. W. REID, Bridgeport, Ohio. 
