MARGINS, EXPENSES 
AND PROFITS IN 
RETAILING 
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; value, since the wholesale and retail phases of the businesses could 
not be separated. 
Of the 21 semiwholesale markets, 9 showed losses when operating 
expenses were deducted from gross margins. An additional 5 
showed a profit of less than 1 per cent of net sales in each case. 
The remaining 7 markets made profits as follows: 6 between 1.95 
and 3.01- per cent and 1 made a profit of 8.05 per cent. 
Stated in percentages of the total number of stores of this type, 
43 per cent of the total, 21 semiwholesale markets operated at a 
loss, 24 per cent returned a profit of less than 1 per cent, and 33 
per cent showed profits of 1.95 per cent or greater on net sales. 
Table 19. — Individual retail meat dealers furnishing accounting information for 
1923 and 1924 classified by cities, sales volumes, and classes of service 
Sales 
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Sales 
Sales 
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between 
Sales 
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$14,000 
$25,001 
$50,001 
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Total 
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and 
$25,000 
and 
$50,000 
and 
$100,000 
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Northeast: 
New Haven, Conn 
1 
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1 
2 
1 
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7 
10 
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Bridgeport, Conn... 
1 
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Baltimore, Md 
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Washington, D. C.__ 
1 
4 
Central: 
Minneapolis, Minn 
1 
1 
1 
2 
1 
2 
2 
1 
1 
2 
4 
1 
1 
6 
1 
3 
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5 
10 
3 
2 
2 
17 
St. Paul, Minn 
4 
Lincoln, Nebr. . . 
1 
1 
1 
~2~ 
1 
4 
Denver, Colo . 
1 
1 
3 
1 
1 
2 
1 
2 
13 
Cheyenne, Wyo __ 
1 
South: 
Birmingham, Ala.. 
1 
2 
1 
1 
3 
3 
3 
3 
Jacksonville, Fla ... . 
1 
... 
1 
1 
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1 
1 
1 
1 
5 
1 
5 
New Orleans, La . . 
1 
8 
Pacific coast: 
Seattle, Wash 
1 
2 
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2 
2 
4 
1 
2 
2 
3 
3 
1 
3 
3 
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6 
5 
12 
4 
9 
22 
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Northeast: 
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1 
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5 
1 
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1 
3 
1 
2 
2 
11 
Washington, D. C... 
1 
5 
9 1 24 
Central: 
Lincoln, Nebr. . . ______ 
1 
1 1 
Denver, Colo. . ... .. . 
2 
2 
2 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
... 
7 
1 
2 
1 1 10 
Cheyenne, Wyo .. . 
1 
South: 
Birmingham, Ala. . 
1 
1 
1 
1 
1 
3 4 
New Orleans, La.. . . . 
1 
2 
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1 
1 
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1 
1 
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1 
8 
Pacific coast: 
Seattle, Wash 
1 
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3 
6 
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3 
3 
1 
1 
3 
8 
13 
3 
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3 
1 
7 
3 
fi 
10 
16 
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7 
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3 
6 
5 
5 
12 
13 
15 
9 
4 
15 
6 
4 
5 
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28 
43 
in 
