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for the grapes shipped under refrigeration, owing to the larger 
percentage of decay in the fruit forwarded in the ventilated car. 
While some of the lots were placed in storage 12 days after leaving 
Fresno, in other cases 16 or IT days elapsed between the dates of ship- 
ment and storage in New York. There was a variation of 7 days in 
the length of time which elapsed between the shipment and storage 
of the different cars from shipper A, the time in transit ranging from 
15 to 22 days. It is important to know the conditions under which 
the grapes are held in transit, especially when there is a delay en 
route or in transferring the fruit to the warehouse, If the cars are 
kept fully iced during the whole period (including the time while 
awaiting transfer) there will probably be no injurious results from 
the length of time during which the fruit is in transit, But if during 
warm weather the cars are held for 4 or 5 days without reicing, the 
effect may be serious, as the fruit will warm sufficiently to impair its 
keeping quality. 
RECORD OF SALES OF GRAPES IN DRUMS. 
The Emperor grapes sent to New York by shipper A were sold 
principally at private sales, but all other lots were disposed of at the 
regular fruit auctions held on Erie Pier No. 20. Table VIII gives 
a record of the number of drums of Emperor grapes consigned to 
New York by each of the California shippers and the average prices 
received for the different brands. The general average for the 8,596 
drums was $2.90. 
Table VIII. — Summary of the sales of different brands of California Emperor 
grapes in drums, packed in redwood sawdust and held in cold storage in New 
York, season of 1912-13. 
Designation of shipper. 
Number 
of drums. 
Average 
price. 
Designation of shipper. 
Number 
of drums. 
Average 
price. 
A 
4,059 
1,780 
514 
1,195 
648 
$3.13 
3.00 
2.75 
2.75 
2.36 
F 
132 
268 
$1.69 
B 
G :. 
1.59 
c 
Total and average 
D 
8,596 
2.90 
E 
Tables IX and X give the records of the sale of Emperor grapes 
in drums at New York and Chicago during the season of 1912-13. 
Most of the different shipments were broken up and sold in small 
lots on different days, the entire carload being disposed of within a 
week or 10 days after the first withdrawals were made. The dates 
of sale given in Tables IX and X, therefore, are the days on which 
the last of each cargo was sold. 
