Show I A Day in a Big Fruit Auction Market I More PA-More than square feet feeL of warehouse space is used by the ten member 1 companies of the American Fruit and Produce Auction Association In han han- handling dung the carloads of citrus and deciduous fruits sold through those auctions annually of these warehouses The largest 4 is that of the New York Fruit Auction Aucion tion ion In New York City a partial In tenor view of which is shown at top These vast ast display facilities together ge h- h her er with the highly efficient system or of sales and antl handling employed make 9 rapid delivery of the tre tre- m volume of perishable fruit sold dally daily through auction In Boston Chicago St Louis Philadelphia Bal Bal- Baltimore j D Detroit Cleveland Pitts- Pitts Pittsburgh Pittsburgh burgh Cincinnati and New York CIt City Norman C Ives Inset top photo Philadelphia Is president of the Asso- Asso Association elation Picture No Z 2 shows buyers buers picking up catalogues of the days day's offerings preparatory to their inspection of th the fruit ruit to be sold through auction After this inspection No 3 they attend the auction n sale a typical scene of which is shown In photo No 4 4 Im- Im Immediately Immediately mediately after the the fruit is sold It Is loaded In wagons and mo motor r trucks for delivery 5 and G 6 |