Show ILLINOIS EXCHANGE DOES BIG BUSINESS report shows that 1052 cars of fruit were distributed during season of 1922 J leeper manager of the illinois fruit exchange has just made public the leport of the bus ness handled by the exchange in 1922 the report shows that 1052 cars of fruit were marketed during the season represent ing an aggregate value of one or more cars of fru t found mar ket in at least points in 24 states and four canadian provinces affiliation of the illinois exchange with the federated fruit and vegetable growers inc promises an even wider distribution during the season of 1923 apples peaches pears and straw berries were the fruits handled by the exchange during the year apples head the list with cars shipped closely follo followed Aed by peaches with cars strawberry and pear shipments totaled 76 and 50 cars respectively in addition three mixed shipment shipments were made the illinois fruit exchange was or gantzer in 1921 1021 by county farm bureaus in operation cooperation co with the fruit and eatable marketing department of the illinois agricultural association coun ties now having local organizations are adams clay jackson jefferson johnson marion massac pulaski st clair union and williamson the work of directing the cariot carlot sale and distribution la Is done at the headquarters in centralia Oen ill assembling of the products was vms accomplished complis hed through the local lations in the various counties A ma bority of these locals had their own packing houses including in their equipment modem modern sizing machinery standardization and grading of the fruit was done at the e local warehouses according to accepted illinois and gov eminent regulations adoption of the special trade brand which appeared on trade marks on all the fruit shipped by the exchange gave distinction and able advertising to the fruit shipped and a good name was made by the product in all markets where shipped wide distribution of products Is one of the big reasons attributed to the success of the exchange during 1922 formerly it was the practice of the majority of growers to consign to cill cago causing a flooding of that mar ket and consequently low prices with such a distribution system as v was as built up fruit was kept away from chicago preventing tl that market from being flooded in one vicinity the growers belong ing to the local sold strawberries for a net average of per crate while a large grower in the vicinity not sell ing through the exchange sold his product for or 54 cents less per crate many new locals are being organized in southern illinois and a most sue outlook for 1923 is apparent |