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New York is the chief centei : distribution. Methods of sale 
do not differ from those for other onion- except that about 20 per 
cent is sold at auction. Most of the imports not reshipped to re- 
ceivers and jobbers in other citie- are 9old by the importing receivers 
to local jobbers and resold to ret 
New York receives and distribul - t 8 cent of the aver- 
age imports. Boston handles half the others. Of sis remaining 
import districts none exceeds 2.1 per cent. Boston and San Fran- 
cisco seem to be increasing in importance. In 1922 San Francisco 
stood next to New York and Boston, gaining apparently at the ex- 
pense of several eastern ports. 
EGYPTIAN ONIONS 
In former years the price of Egyptian imports usually has com- 
pared favorably with domestic oi ns. The trade does not want 
much of the Egyptian stock, claiming it is too hard and s ng, 
as well as too large in many instances; hence the markets are some- 
times oversupplied. and the surplus becomes almost unsalable. 
The export onions are mostly from upper Egypt, and are i 
red Spanish type. The crop is planted in September, transplanted 
in iNovember or December, and is ready for export in March. 
Texas onion growers watch the Egyptian crop with some interest 
because of its competing season. The average production is far 
greater than the onion crop of the United States, but only the 
equivalent of about 4^000 car- are exported in a normal year. Nearly 
one-fourth of that quantity came to the United States in the spi _ 
and summer of 1! _ 
EXPORTS 
For the rive years 1918 to 1922, inclusive, onion exports from the 
United States averaged about 527.000 bushels per year. The total 
did not vary by more than one -third from least to greatest yearly 
volume, but when figures by seasons v it year beginning May 
1. see Table 20 | are compared, it is shown that exports tend to in- 
crease following a large crop. | See fig. 36.) Sales have been mostly 
to countries of the Americas. (Table 21.) Cuba averaged about half 
and Canada one-quarter of our export-. Tie remaining quarter 
is divided among South and Central American countries. Mexico, 
and the TTest Indies, with about 6 per cent taken for New Zealand. 
Australia, and miscellaneous destinations. Trade seems to be de- 
creasing with South America and increasing Central America, 
the TTest Indies, and New Zealand. Most of the net gain in ex- 
port? since 1916 is represented by the increased shipments to C 
Onions in considerable quantity are forwarded from New Orleans 
to the TTest Indies and Central America. These shipments usually 
go in slat crates. 
Average exports are equal to about two-ti - .- average volume 
of imports and are chiefly to different countries. Canada ships about 
±0 cars of late onions and take- 400 ars. mainly early stock, whereas 
Australia sells us more onions than it 
