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BULLETIN 315, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
Table 4. — Compilation of data on crates of cantaloupes traced. 
THROUGH THE CAR-LOT RECEIVER. 
Office 
record 
No. 
of car. 
Contents of car. 
Num- 
ber of 
crates 
traced. 
Per cent 
of total 
number 
of crates 
in car. 
Total 
delivered 
cost to 
car-lot 
receivers 
Total 
amount 
of sales. 
Car-lot 
receiver's 
gross 
profit or 
loss, c 
Average Per cent 
P«J«« profit or 
i ; lOSS. c 
per crate. 
Total 
number 
of 
crates. 
Type of 
crate. 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
260 
438 
360 
360 
871 
768 
756 
Standard.. 
do 
do 
do 
Flats 
do 
do 
260 
438 
234 
239 
871 
768 
756 
100 
100 
65 
66.4 
100 
100 
100 
S434. 60 
559. 04 
( e ) 
(0 
(«) 
(0 
S495.20 
371. 75 
424. 75 
338.45 
439. 68 
393. 95 
400.80 
860. 60 
d 187. 29 
29.73 
23.69 
43.97 
39.40 
28.06 
SO. 233 j 13.9 
d.428 d33.5 
.127 7.0 
.099 7.0 
.050 ! 10.0 
. 051 10. 
.037 7.0 
THROUGH JOBBERS. 
Contents of car. 
Office 
record 
No. 
of car. 
Num- 
ber of 
crates 
traced. 
Per cent 
of total 
number 
Total Tntfl1 
delivered 10tal 
cost to amount 
Jobbers' 
gross 
Average Per cent 
gross of gross 
profit per profit on 
Total 
number 
of 
Type of 
crate. 
of crates 
in car. 
jobbers, ab 
of sales. 
profit. 
crate invest- 
bought. ment. 
crates. 
1 
260 
Standard.. 
200 
76.9 
$422. 20 
8440. 15 
S17.95 
S0.09 i 4.3 
2 
438 
do 
279 
63.7 
228.44 
263. 38 
34.94 
.125 15.3 
3 
360 
do 
24 
6.7 
45.94 
58.50 
12.56 
.523 27.3 
4 
360 
do 
29 
8.0 
50.75 
61.85 
11.10 
.383 21.8 
5 
871 
Flats 
548 
62.9 
282. 98 
333. 45 
50.47 
. 092 17. 8 
6 
768 
do 
No crates sold to 
jobbers. 
7 
756 
do 
516 
68.3 
270.90 | 313.45 
42.55 
.082 1 15.7 
THROUGH RETAILERS. 
Office 
record 
No. 
of car 
Contents of car. 
Num- 
ber of 
crates 
traced. 
Per cent 
of total 
number 
of crates 
in car. 
Total 
delivered 
cost to 
retail- 
ers, a b 
Total 
amount 
of sales. 
Average 
Per cent 
of gross 
profit on 
invest- 
ment. 
Total 
number 
of 
crates. 
Type Of 
crate. 
Retailers' 
gross 
profit. 
gross 
profit per 
crate 
bought. 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
260 
438 
360 
360 
871 
768 
756 
Standard.. 
do 
do ■ 
do 
Flats 
do 
do 
250 
/23 
29 
18 
2 212 
280 
ft 206 
96.1 S543.99 
5.3 30.25 
8.1 61.20 
5.0 35.35 
24.3 122.79 
36.5 150.50 
27.2 135.35 
$700. 76 
50.82 
88.76 
47.50 
2S2. 90 
200.10 
239. 16 
S156. 77 
20. 57 
27.56 
12.15 
160. 11 
49.60 
103. 81 
SO. 627 
.894 
.95 
.675 
.755 
.177 
. 504 
2S.8 
68.0 
45.0 
34.3 
130. 4 
33.0 
76.7 
a All cartage charges are treated as overhead expense to the various dealers and are included in their 
gross profits except those charges which accrue in hauling from the cars to the commission merchants' 
stores. Such cartage expense is charged against the shipper. 
b Amounts in this column include freight and express, but not cartage charges on crates sold to out-of- 
town "trade." 
c Car No. 2 is the only one recorded showing a loss. 
d Loss. 
e Car on commission. 
/ One crate out of this number was sold to a hotel, which made a gross profit of $6.40 on the crate, or 
457.1 per cent on the investment. This reduces the average gross profit of the other retail agencies to $0,644 
per crate, or 49.1 per cent on their investment. 
g Seventv-one crates out of this number were sold to hotels, dining cars, etc.. where an average gross 
profit of ?1.72 per crate was made, or 287.5 per cent on the investment. This reduces the average gross 
profit of the other retail agencies to S0.267 per crate, or 47 per cent on the investment. 
h Twenty -six crates of this number were sold to hotels, dining cars. etc.. where an average gross profit of 
$1,938 per crate was made, or 245.2 per cent on the investment. This reduces the average gross profit of 
the other retail agencies to S0.267 per crate, or 47 per cent on the investment. 
