46 BULLETIN 1415, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
During the six-year period, 1918 to 1923, nearly two-thirds of the 
cars of apples Salonga in this market were from the western boxed- 
apple region, including supplies from all the leading shipping States. 
As with the St. Louis market, Idaho and Colorado are important 
sources. These two States, with Oregon, average together as many 
cars as Washington, and the four States named forward over 90 per 
cent of the city’s total boxed supplies. Relative sources of total 
boxed and barreled supplies at Kansas City are shown in the map, 
Figure 24. 
Every railroad that enters Kansas City has a team track where 
fruits and vegetables may be unloaded but only one road has track- 
age in the wholesale-produce district. For this reason, many cars 
are transferred to that road for unloading, thus saving a long haul 
across town by truck. 
The larger firms buy most of their apples on advance orders, de- 
pending on cars in the hands of brokers to fill in any shortage. Many 
small dealers buy almost exclusively from brokers who do a consider- 
able volume of car-lot business on the Kansas City market, acting 
in behalf of shippers and operating on either a percentage basis or a 
straight commission of $15 or more per car. Brokers’ sales are 
usually made in car lots but some car lots are broken into large lots 
for the convenience of dealers. . 
MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. PAUL 
Car-lot unloads of apples in Minneapolis and St. Paul from 1918 
to 1923 indicate a preference for western boxed stock. During these 
six years, boxed apples averaged over one-half the total cars unloaded 
at Minneapolis and about two-thirds of the number unloaded at 
St. Paul. About 90 per cent of the boxed apples come from Washing- 
ton. Jonathan and Delicious are popular varieties, and a preference 
is reported for Extra Fancy in sizes ranging 113 to 150. Both cities 
have large cold-storage facilities where many apples are stored in 
transit. Receipts are usually sold direct in small lots by the whole- 
salers to retailers. Demand for boxed stock in many small towns in 
adjoining States is supplied by dealers in these cities. 
MILWAUKEE 
Boxed apples sell readily in Milwaukee, for there is a brisk demand 
for the better grades throughout the year, especially for the red 
varieties. 
The wholesale market is conveniently located about half way 
between the principal railway freight terminals, and adjacent to the 
larger ship-line docks. : 
Though situated near to Chicago, the local market does not follow 
closely the frequent fluctuations in prices on that market. There is 
a steady local demand, and little or no speculating, for the merchants 
buy to supply their own requirements. 
The first boxed apples to appear on the market are California 
Gravensteins which arrive the latter part of June. Fall and winter 
apples are drawn from the western and northwestern States. The 
following varieties lead in importance: Jonathan, Grimes Golden, 
Wagener, Yellow Bellflower, Winesap, Stayman Winesap, Rome 
