MARKETING EASTERN GRAPES. 29 
between the cover and the top bunch. Such short weight reacts 
upon the reputation enjoyed by this section and every one interested 
in the industry should strive to put a stop to this practice. The 
greatest responsibility rests upon the grower, who should take pains 
to secure a good, tight, full pack, remembering that the future of 
this section is dependent upon its recovery of the table-stock trade, 
and that every dissatisfied consumer reduces the terminal demand 
and the price. 
Market Outlets and Distribution. 
It is to be regretted that the data for the destinations of 1918 
shipments only are available, as in that year production was far 
below normal and the field of d'stribution was materially reduced 
(see Appendix). However, it is known that shipments from this 
section have gone as far west as Denver, Colo., as far east as Port- 
land, Me., and as far south as Atlanta, Ga. A very large number 
of the 1918 destinations show merely the interstation shipments, as 
from Ripley to Westfield, or from Brocton to Fredonia, of grapes 
intended for juice factories. It should be remembered that not all 
the carlot shipments represent table stock, as a very large percen- 
tage of the stock shipped in 12-quart baskets was used in the home 
manufacture of wine. This was especially true in the smaller cities 
of Pennsylvania and Ohio, where the proportions of the foreign- 
born population is large. Some of these cities are so small that a 
full carload of table stock could not have been consumed. 
Although in 1918 the grapes from the belt went to 109 different 
cities and towns in two States, it can not be said that the shipments 
of this section show a generally wide distribution, as in that year 
nearly half went to four cities — Pittsburgh, Westfield, Boston, and 
Philadelphia. Much of the remainder of the crop went to parts of 
Pennsylvania, Ohio, and New York, adjacent to the belt. The Mich- 
igan competition prevents a greater expansion of outlets toward the 
West, and few cars are rolled in that direction until after the Michi- 
gan crop has been consumed, which in 1918 occurred earlier than 
usual. On the other hand, a fairly large business has been built up 
in New England, but the short crop in 1918 prevented the shipment 
of many cars to that section. 
THE CENTRAL LAKES, DISTRICT OF NEW YORK. 
Location and Extent. 
The Central Lakes district of New York is one of the most inter- 
esting and important grape-growing sections of the country The 
deep, long lakes of Keuka, Canandaigua, Seneca, and Cayuga make 
