Show ra I tf SSi Am Washington D C March 21 21 Nearly one half of the world crop of apples is prod produced ced in the United States according to a bulletin on ap- ap apple appie ap apple pie production prices and transportation transportation transportation tation costs made public today by bythe bythe bythe the Bureau of Railway Economics Aples from the United States according to the bulletin are arc distri distri- distributed distributed distributed buted to all parts of the world reach reach- reaching reaching in ing 72 different countries during the year ended une 30 1023 1923 The United Kingdom was the largest market for or fresh and canned apples exported from this country while Germ Germany ny was the largest market for dried ap- ap apples apples ap apples ples Over cars of vf apples were shipped by rail from the producing areas to markets in this country dur dur- durin dur- dur during during in ing this same year ear Distribution I within the United States was wide wide- widespread widespread widespread spread apples from the Northwest reaching all of the states while those from the Eastern and Central states reached practically the entire terri terri- territory territory t tory ry east of nf the Rocky Mountains Figures covering the 66 most im- im important important im important markets in the country show that apples from the state of Washington Wash Wash- Washington ington reached all cf of these t es markets those inose irom Oregon reached 55 ou and those from Idaho 51 54 In view of the thelong thelong thelong long hauls involved the distribution of apples from the Western states I Is significant Apples from Washing Washing- Washington Washington Washington ton Oregon and Idaho in fn many iu instances in- in 1 stances traveled over 2500 miles to market This is is further emphasized when it is realized that apples from the State fo to Washington predominated predominated predominated in New York City the entire width of the United States ing separating the origin and destination points This wide distribution of apples shows that frei freight ht rates do not restrict their movement Prices of apples at all phases of orthe the marketing process fluctuated con continuously tenuously during the past three years ears Fluctuations were often pronounced with wide daily weekly monthly and seasonal ranges in the prices paid pal palto c 1 to the growers and in the wholesale and retail markets The spread or difference between betwee the low and high prices prices was often sev several se v oral eral times the freight rate on bushel or barrel of apples from pro pro- producing pro producing during areas to market The dif dif dif- difference in inference ference the low and hig high price at New York City for apples apple produced in the State of Washingto ton during the 28 1027 season was there was a per r box and at Chicago difference of per pcr box This spread at New York in the the daily average prices of Washington ap- ap apples apples ap apples thre fourths 9 ples was about two and tim times s the frei freight ht rate on a box of o f apples shipped from an any point in i n while the spread of o f W hington 2 per box at Chicago was about three and three-fourths three times the frei freight ht rate The ratio to freight freigh t rates of the spread in prices of in- in individual individual in individual sales was still greater reater As freight rates were practically un- un unchanged unchanged un unchanged changed throughout the periods cov- cov covered covered cov covered ered the they were in no way responsible responsible ible ble for the ever-changing ever price situation situ situ- situ situation tion |