MARKETING EASTERN GRAPES. 51 
market appreciates stock of good appearance and makes more dis- 
tinction between labeled and unlabeled stock than most cities. New 
York grapes generally command a slight premium over Michigan 
grapes of the same class. 
Pittsburgh has been an important distributing center for bulk 
stock, particularly that originating in the Chautauqua-Erie belt. A 
strong preference exists for 4-quart and 12-quart baskets, the latter 
having been used almost exclusively for wine, which in this district 
was mostly homemade. This market makes little or no distinction 
between varieties, except that it is markedly indifferent to the Ca- 
tawba, which can scarcely be moved in any volume. New York 
stock generally receives a slight premium here. 
The New York city market receives more varieties and types of 
containers than any other. Two-quart and 4-quart baskets for table 
stock, 12-quart baskets and return trays for bulk stock, are all in 
good demand, but the gift case is most easily moved. Probably be- 
cause New York has received heavy supplies of various varieties 
from the Hudson Valley and Central Lakes districts of the State, 
the trade and consumers have learned the use of the different kinds, 
so that there is very little price differential between the Concord, 
Niagara, Delaware, and Catawba. The Champion and the Moore 
Early generally sell at a slight discount. The demand for Catawbas 
is not good until the other varieties are gone ; then they can be moved 
in relatively large quantities. 
Philadelphia has been a heavy receiver of bulk stock, most of 
which went into wine; the ratio of this type of stock to table stock 
has been about 2 J to 1. For table stock the 2-quart basket is much 
preferred, and the 4-quart package sells below the usual propor- 
tionate price of these two sizes in other cities. The Concord is the 
most popular grape and commands a premium over the Niagara and 
the Delaware if the latter are present in large quantities. Phila- 
delphia is not a Catawba market and it is difficult to move this 
variety. 
Boston is a good market for fancy stock. Delawares generally 
command a premium of 0.5 to 1 cent per basket, though the Niagaras 
usually bring less than Concords until late in the season when the 
former variety is disappearing. It is said that there has been no 
demand for the Catawbas except for wine-making purposes, This 
market is partial to both 2-quart and 4-quart baskets, and these 
containers usually sell at about the average proportionate price. 
Baltimore and Washington are similar in their market prefer- 
ences. They are predominately table-stock consumers and demand 
the 2-quart package. The demand for bulk grapes is relatively 
limited, and it is rather difficult to move any large number of 4-quart 
baskets. In normal years the Niagara commands a premium of 1 to 
