Washington, D, C. June, 1926 
MARKETING WESTERN BOXED APPLES 
By 
GEORGE B. FISKE, Investigator in Marketing Fruits and Vegetables 
and 
RAYMOND R. PAILTHORP, Marketing Specialist 
Bureau of Agricultural Economics 
CONTENTS 
Story of the Boxed Apple . . 
Commercial Production - . - « 
The Western sr tig — 
Harvesting -. -~ es 
Leading Boxed-Apple Markets - 
Features of City Markets - 
Market Preferences. - «- 
Price Tendencies 
Inspection; 50 <1 ote) = 
Financing - 
Selling Methods . 
Transportation BS ee 
Storage at Shipping Points cee 
Using Cull Apples ete 
The Market Season. - - 
Distribution of Boxed Apples 
Sales in City Markets - ~ 
Boxed Apples at Auction - - 
Cost of Marketing 
Cold-Storage Holdings - 
Market Supply Increasing - 
Increasing the Demand - 
Foreign Trade 
Summary. - - 
Statistical Tables 
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Recent Federal Publications on the Maik 
Transportation and Storage of Boxed Apples - 
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