| Show ILLINOIS EXCHANGE DOES BIG BUSINESS report shows that 1052 cars of fruit were distributed during season of 1922 J B leeper manager of the illinois fruit exchange has just made public the report of 0 the business handled by the exchange in 1022 the report shows hows that 1052 cars of fruit were marketed during the season representing an aggregate value ot of GW one or more cars cara of fruit found market 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 1023 apples pv peaches aches pears and strawberries were abo fruits handled by the exchange during the year apples herd head the list with earn cars shipped closely followed by peaches with cars strawberry and pear shipments totaled 70 anti and CO 50 cars respectively in addition three mixed allied shipments were made the illinois inlet exchange was organized in 1021 1921 by county farm fanu bureaus in operation cooperation co with the fruit and eatable marketing department of the illinois agricultural association counties now having local organizations are adams clay jackson jefferson johnson marlon marion massac pulaski kl st chaar union and williamson tho work of directing the carlot sale and distribution Is done dona at the tha headquarters in centralia III assembling of the products was accomplished complis hed through the local organizations in the various counties A majority of these locals had their own packing houses including in their equipment modern sizing inu machinery chinery standardization and grading of the fruit was done at the local warehouses according to accepted illinois and government regulations adoption of the special trade brand 1111 ril which appeared on trademarks on all the fruit shipped by ti the e I 1 e exchange gave distinction ond end valuable 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 0 of f the big reasons attributed to the success of the exchange exclia luring during 1022 1922 formerly lorm oily it was the practice of the majority of growers to consign to chicago causing a hooding flooding of that market and consequently low prices with such a distribution system as aa was built up fruit was kept away from chicago Clil cago preventing that market from being hooded flooded in one vicinity the growers belonging to the local sold strawberries for a net average of 2 52 per crate while a large grower in the vicinity not selling through the exchange sold ills his product for 1071 or 54 cents less per crate many new locals are being organized in southern illinois and a most successful outlook for 1023 3 Is apparent |
