MARKETING WESTERN BOXED APPLES 87 
TaBLE 13.—Car-lot unloads of apples at 12 cities, average 1918 to 1923,1 compared 
with 1920 population of city market districts, including incorporated units within 
10 miles 
Population market districts, 1920) Average unloads, calendar years 1918 to 1923 1! 
| 
Percentage of— 
City From Percent- 
Total = western yous Fetal age of Per 
Total for| United | box | regions | bushels | tal | capita 
iors States region supply 
urban 
Cars Cars Bushels Bushels 
INew York. 22-22] 8, 034, 349 37.0 14.8 4, 560 12, 083 |7, 396, 935 35. 1 0.9 
Claires | OREO 14.8 5.9 2, 655 6, 836 |4, 202, 205 20. 0 1.3 
Philadelphia______- 2, 428, 728 11. 2 4.5 953 2,970 |1, 779, 393 8.4 an | 
SiGe a ees | 1,801, 320 8.3 3.3 792 1,803 |1, 129, 527 5.4 .6 
EAttshurahses se | 1, 216, 464 5.6 202 587 2,795 1, 602,972 7.6 1.3 
Deirolte set. ee | 1,181, 057 5. 5 2. 2 476 1, 224 752, 556 3.6 .6 
Ske Ib@iRa2 ee | 1, 014, 457 4.7 1.9 589 1,932 |1, 150, 359 5.5 11 
Cleveland______.._- 951, 579 4.4 Ie / 438 1, 538 908, 628 4.3 1.0 
Cincinnati = 2 681, 287 3. 1 1b3} 427 1, 484 878, 262 4.2 1.3 
Minneapolis and | 
Sty baie see 679, 864 3.1 1,2 538 915 604, 653 2.9 .9 
Kansas City_--__-_-- | 502, 242 2.3 9 588 944 631, 428 3.0 1.3 
Rote sa | 21, 692, 648 100. 0 39.9 12, 603 34, 524 |21,036,918 100. 0 21.0 
1 Boston, average 1920-1923. 2 Average. 
TABLE 14.—(Cold storage holdings of boxed apples October 1, 1918, to June 1, 1924, 
with comparisons 
(In thousands—000 omitted.) 
Season Oct. 1 | Nov. 1} Dec. 1} Jan.1 | Feb. 1 | Mar.1} Apr.1| May 1 Junel 
Boxed stock: Bores | Boxes | Boxes | Boxes | Boxes | Boxes | Boxes | Bozes | Bozes 
1 OUSS 1G eee ke ae SI ees ee Qe Sri 4O4 Onl ONlolale 4s 20De | o4ole| lato 545 170 
QU G= 90 22 eet Pe hae it 440 | 4,244] 7,793] 8,508 | 7,296 | 5,331] 2,982] 1,598 447 
19 20=2 utes Se oe ee 277 | 2,878 | 6,651 | 7,259 | 6,266] 4,890 | 3,548] 2,009 826 
ODIO e ae ee oe eg 667 | 5,464 | 11, 281 | 11,061 | 8,667 | 6,282} 4,107] 2,088 721 
1O22= D3 Rak ee ae se GOOF AIGA ee 27A | SSO 7 OTANI 5s 59301 Bx843n 1475 380 
18 ee gee 789 | 6,886 | 13, 866 | 14,201 | 11,550 | 8,821 | 5,837} 2,901 — 949 
IASVECTAG ENE aes ee 574 | 4,358 | 8,634 | 9,081} 7,599 | 5,558} 3,538 | 1,769 582 
Bushels| Bushels| Bushels| Bushels| Bushels| Bushels| Bushels| Bushels| Bushels 
meanings 2,238 | 10,056 | 11, 475 9, 825 7, 533 5, 199 2, 952 1, 431 489 
Combined average_____| 2,812 | 14,414 | 20, 109 | 18,906 | 15, 132 | 10,757 | 6,490 | 3, 200 1, 071 
1 All apples, excepting those packed in western- style boxes of 1 bushel, are tabulated in terms of barrels 
on the basis of 3 bushels to the barrel, 
