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Oldenburg, Maiden Blush, and others. These are succeeded by the 
standard fall and winter varieties including Baldwin, Northwestern 
Greening, Northern Spy, Twenty Ounce, Jonathan, Rome Beauty, 
York Imperial, Ben Davis, and Gano. Supplies of boxed apples, 
equivalent to over one-third of the total receipts, are mostly from 
Washington and Idaho. 
CLEVELAND 
Cleveland is largely a barreled-apple market, although western 
boxed apples from Washington and Idaho constitute fully one-third 
of the supplies received in car lots. A considerable quantity of 
apples is produced within a radius of 40 or 50 miles of the city. 
These are mostly Baldwins. Other varieties given in the order of 
their importance are Rhode Island Greening, Ben Davis, Jonathan, 
and Yellow Transparent. Most of the apples grown in the near-by 
districts of course find their way to the Cleveland market, generally 
coming in by motor truck or over the various interurban lines. Ohio 
apples are generally well cared for and because of their short distance 
from market usually arrive in good condition. 
The Virginia York Imperial is popular during the early winter 
months. These apples are mostly bought f. 0. b. from dealers at 
shipping points, as the grade and pack are usually dependable. 
After the York Imperial season, the supply of barreled stock comes 
largely from New York State, which forwards over three-fifths of 
the barreled apples that are unloaded at Cleveland. 
The early summer and fall apples are mostly disposed of through 
the farmers’ curb market or through the commission merchants, 
but many of the large orchardists sell their winter apples outright 
to local dealers, either barreled ready for shipment, or on the tree, 
in which case the buyer does the picking and packing. All produce 
must be trucked from one-half mile to 2 miles, as none of the produce 
firms have their own sidings. 
CHICAGO 
The new location of the Chicago produce market is at Ashland 
Avenue and Twenty-second Street, about 3 miles from the old South 
Water Street Market. The new market area has wide streets, direct 
railroad connections, and various conveniences for handling produce 
efficiently. Receivers buy mostly from growers or country dealers 
and sell to jobbers or sell direct to retailers. A local estimate of the 
volume of commission sales is 15 per cent of the total. 
The principal States of the barrel region that ship winter apples to 
Chicago are Michigan, Illinois, New York, and Missouri. (Fig. 22.) 
Leading varieties named in order of importance are Baldwin, Rhode 
Island Greening, Northern Spy, Tompkins King, Ben Davis, and 
Golden Russet from New York State; Baldwin, Rhode Island Green- 
ing, Northern Spy, and Jonathan from Michigan; Jonathan, Ben 
Davis, Winesap, Gano, and Willowtwig from Illinois, and Rome 
Beauty from Ohio. Occasionally New England Baldwins are shipped 
to Chicago. A large percentage of the apple supply as in other 
large northern markets, is received in October and early in November 
and placed in storage to be taken out as desired. The usual order 
is to market the Jonathan, Tompkins King, and Northern Spy first, 
then Baldwin and Rhode Island Greening, and last the Ben Davis, 
Gano, and Willowtwig. Baldwins and Rhode Island Greenings are 
