| Show DESCRIBES SCENES AT FRUIT AUCTION SALE ST LOUIS MO what Is a big fruit auction sale like no one is better qualified to answer that question than H C pixley manager of the american central fruit auction company this city and a fruit auction veteran of ct many years experience who describes a sale in this manner the auctioneer takes his place on a platform fronting a large assemblage of buyers seated at desks like those used in schools then at the stipulated hour the auctioneer raps tor for order offers the first lot ilot of fruit and the days sale is oni what follows is an admixture of scenes enacted on the floor of the new york stock exchange in the pit of the chicago board of trade and in the delivery rooms of a metropolitan newspaper when a big story breaks to the uninitiated it Is a cacophonous bedlam of shouting gesticulating men to the fruit growers or shippers representatives in the auditorium however it is the cadence of rising bids for their clients products with the first sale the imm immense ense terminal instantly changes from a 4 isit many women V visit fruit auctions quiet warehouse filled with an awe inspiring display of citrus and d deciduous 0 fruits to a last fast moving spectacle of action min mill iary uke like in aspect the no rapid fire jargon of the tha auctioneer tio neer the spirited bidding ot of tile the buyers and the hustle and bustle in the extensive display rooms as aa the sold fruit Is rushed to waiting walting motor trucks for delivery to retail outlets collectively produce a continuous three hour scene that beggars description 3 crIp tion 1 it is ig not only a fascinating spectacle but an education as Is evidenced by the tact fact that the number of classes from schools in the ten cities in which the auction markets of the american fruit and produce auction association are located as well as groups of students from leading universities Is steadily increasing housewives dieticians and club groups too are becoming com ingmore more and more interested in learning about the distribution of fruits as Is indicated by the increasing number of visitors to the auction terminals |
