48 
BULLETIN 1283, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
Table 9. — Average weekly -prices per crate for commercial-pack yellow Bermuda 
onions at six principal markets and at shipping point, 1916-1923 — Continued 
Week ended— 
New 
York 
Chicago 
Pitts- 
burgh 
Boston 
Phila- 
delphia 
St. 
Louis 
Laredo 
1922 
April 1 
$5.75 
5.41 
4.91 
3.16 
2.41 
2.96 
2.58 
2.08 
2.06 
1.55 
1.42 
$5.50 
4.66 
4.16 
2.42 
2.21 
2.33 
2.00 
1.59 
1.37 
1.57 
1.92 
1.50 
8 
$6.00 
5.37 
3.41 
2.08 
2.70 
2.50 
1.81 
1.87 
1.79 
1.75 
$4. 60 
4.37 
2.58 
2.36 
2.74 
2.29 
1.66 
1.71 
1.65 
1.65 
1.68 
$6.00 
5.41 
3.85 
2.64 
2.76 
2.57 
1.89 
1.83 
1.75 
1.75 
2.12 
4.50 
3.13 
3.75 
4.38 
3.50 
2.75 
2.85 
3.13 
2.75 
2.50 
2.50 
$5.20 
4.58 
3.37 
2.41 
2.58 
2.43 
1.75 
1.84 
1.97 
2.00 
2.25 
2.90 
2.17 
2.81 
3.35 
3.33 
3.25 
2.41 
2.60 
2.68 
2.49 
2.64 
2.75 
2.79 
2.22 
$3.50 
15 
2.62 
22 
1.64 
29 
1.66 
May 6 .. . . . 
2.19 
13. 
1.23 
20 
1.25 
27 
10 
17 
1923 
April 1 
3.25 
3.00 
8__ 
3.35 
2.75 
15 
2.50 
22 
2.83 
2.81 
2.57 
2.64 
2.79 
2.64 
2.50 
2.40 
3.13 
3.21 
2.29 
2.77 
2.63 
2.51 
2.30 
2.38 
2.50 
2.65 
3.65 
3.58 
3.08 
2.58 
3.04 
2.81 
2.70 
2.50 
2.50 
2.88 
2.81 
2.88 
2.25 
2.67 
2.31 
2.30 
2.31 
2.13 
2.06 
29 
1.89 
May 6 
1.65 
13 
1.73 
20 
2.14 
27 
10 . 
17 
2.50 
3.13 
2.55 
1.15 
2.25 
2.00 
24 
July I.. 
2.75 
DIFFERENCES IN AMOUNT, QUALITY, AND CONDITION OF RECEIPTS 
The quantity of receipts of Bermuda onions does not affect prices 
on individual large markets so much as might be expected. This 
can be seen if comparison is made of Tables 9 and 10. Prices rise and 
fall together on the six principal markets with little regard to the in- 
dividual differences in receipts, principally because the semiperish- 
able character of the commodity admits of short-time storage and 
adjustments of distribution within a few days. In smaller cities 
price records show that large or small local receipts of onions exert 
more influence on the price. 
Table 10.— Weekly unloads of onions during the Bermuda season in six principal 
markets, 1916-1922 
New York 
Chicago 
Pittsburgh 
Boston 
Philadelphia 
St. Louis 
Week ended— 
Total 
Texas 
Total 
Texas 
Total 
Texas 
Total 
Texas 
Total 
Texas 
Total 
Texas 
1916 
Mar. 25 
137 
176 
6 
41 
18 
37 
2 
15 
19 
29 
3 
13 
32 
68 
1 
8 
Apr. 1 
45 
21 
11 
4 
8 
156 
51 
55 
37 
36 
26 
62 
17 
61 
42 
17 
14 
15 
101 
39 
48 
36 
33 
31 
54 
29 
50 38 
23 
23 
22 
91V* 
33 
41 
39 
40 
37 
42 
37 
23 21 
19 
18 
29.. 
100H 
70 
38 
36 
40 
39 
27 
20 
10 
9 
11 
11 
May 6 
129i/ ? 
79 
63 
51 
25 
21 
59 
48 
24^ 
17 
35 
34 
13 
74 
27 
55 
35 
52 
50 
41 
41 
33H 
31 
16 
15 
20.. 
49 
31 
64 
37 
43 
34 
64 
63 
42 
38 
19 
14 
27 
61 
26 
58 
38 
71 
60 
43 
43 
76 
62 
12 
10 
June 3 
70 
28 
56 
27 
41 
30 
16 
16 
41 
41 
20 
9 
10.. 
76 
31 
51 
26 
32 
19 
23 
22 
24 
18 
9 
/j 
17 
43 
30 
39 
31 
10 
10 
28 
28 
23 
23 
9 
6 
24.. . 
15 
8 
11 
1 
8 
4 
9 
i 
7M 
6V 2 
2 
I 
Julv 1 
35 
13 
7 
•> 
7 
29 
1 
4 
14 
2 
2 

14 
3 1 - 
11 
8 . 
mi: 
Apr. 15 
4 
51 
2 
-17 
45 
13 
42 
9 
22 
22 
1 
23 
1 
19 
11 
13 
22... 
16 
8 
11 
90 
7! 
71 
57 
45 
38 
38 
14 
13 
36 
36 
26 
28 
May 6. 
137 
130 
40 
39 
67 
64 
58 
56 
75 
75 
30 
29 
13 
L79 
179 
73 
68 
26 
24 
75 
73 
45 44 
24 
23 
20 
107 
102 
61 
51 
25 
24 
52 
51 
34 34 
28 
27 
27 
140 
133 
51 
27 
25 
21 
43 
39 
29 
29 
35 
31 
