Show Says as Fruit Auctions Big 1 Factor actor 1 j in In Better Grading any and ac i f fa t f a vim t r. r 1 9 t r ji 3 r 9 I. I t 1 It t Itt t I t if Typical Scene of Well Graded and Uniformly Packed Fruit in inthe inthe m the Display Room of the Detroit Fruit Auction b 11 DETROIT MICH Selling Selling fruit through auction js s one of the chief contributing factors to better grading grading grading grad grad- ing and the constant improvement in packing of citrus and deciduous fruit shipments to major markets according to Frank N. N Isbey president president president dent of the Detroit Fruit Auction Co Unlike buying fruit under any other method of of sale the entire shipments are are op both in opened and unopened boxes to buyers buyers buyers buy buy- ers in the w warehouses of the ten auction mark markets is comprising the American Fruit and Produce Auction Auction Auction tion Association said Mr Isbey With all buyers in a given market gathering in one place to do their purchasing they invariably exchange ex ex- exchange change opinions concerning the satisfactory satisfactory satisfactory sat sat- or unsatisfactory grades of fruit and their containers The Therea rea reaction tion of at the buyers be it favorable favorable favorable favor favor- able or otherwise is very quickly registered in the auction Fruit that is consistently graded packed andoff and off offered red through auction naturally makes a favorable impression upon the buyers and thus establishes a regular demand Unfavorable impressions impressions im im- of these essentials for successful m marketing serve sere e direct directly Y Y 61 in influencing the improvement E a le grading and packaging of any 4 s jL i II ments that are arc below standard fit ft Likewise if and when any gr c t or shipper in any section of b t country ships immature fruit is neither tasty nor P palatable e sa n Il shipments invariably have ha ha eano an a. to e favorable effect upon the marland marl mari 1 t fJ fJand and auction officials are quick t i discourage further shipments to the consumers This too is only fug ble through the concentrated a d ih I concerted reaction one gets in t t c tic ler auction warehouse In short t n n tion warehouses afford the s sir t sh al l method of comparisons which h JOT ar arto to bring about improvements u i o- o grading and packing of fruits t l f that not only will wiIl the consul DL 1 public receive the best but L Cf DES Ei growers and shippers will f highest possible prices for tte tU f E products t en Summarized the same dro dri t prevails in fruit marketing marketing as asu asit a other industry in that it is the op cp CUl CUlion ion of many rather than of one te creates situ situations which r result t i Sl gal improvement Improvement faIe tu turn n benefits the gr grower we buyer bu She taller and alike consumer Ih file e J |