MARKETING WESTERN BOXED APPLES 57 
is less under control of market associations and large dealers. These 
conditions combine to bring about a more changeable market than 
prevails for boxed apples. 
SUPPLY AND PRICE 
Daily and weekly reports of apple arrivals at city markets are not 
especially useful for comparison with the prices to determine the 
immediate trend of the market but are to be considered rather as 
an indication of the general situation. 
Thus a series of weekly arrivals larger than is usual in the fall, 
together with fairly steady prices, would indicate that heavy city 
storage is taking place. ‘This large stored reserve will tend to retard 
and ljessen but not necessarily to prevent any rising tendency of 
prices later in the season. 
APPLES: AVERAGE OF PRICE RANGES OF REPRESENTATIVE BOXED 
VARIETIES, BASED ON SALES TO JOBBERS IN NEW YORK, BOSTON, 
PHILADELPHIA, PITTSBURGH, CHICAGO, KANSAS CITY, AND MINNE- 
APOLIS, AVERAGE OF SEASONS 1922 TO 1924 
DOLLARS 
PER BOX 
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Moderate and decreasing arrivals week after week, amounting to 
less than average weekly consumption, yet with no important change 
in price, would indicate that supplies are coming out of storage to 
fill the gap. If prices rise when receipts are stationary or decreasing 
in volume, it is probable that the market is depending largely on 
current arrivals. The monthly or semimonthly reports of stock in 
storage should be watched for indications of the supply to be ex- 
pected from that source. 
Reports of quantities expected, as reported in car-lot shipment 
summaries, also bear upon the domestic supply and market. Com- 
parison of arrivals with average consumption, with reports of stock 
in cold storage, with the export figures, the quality of the stock 
offered, total shipment figures, and the price movement, all assist in 
forming correct judgment of the market position. 
