. Bulletin. 1901-13. Agriculture; Agriculture. 34 THE DATE TALM. Tbt' fruits uikU'ii^'o ho special |)n'|)anitioxc's suitahii; for the retail trade. Sut-h })oxes are shown in tioure 5 and on IMate X. They contain from two-tliirds of a pound to U pounds, andan^ especially in demand in Europe for the Christmas markets. The smaller hoxes usually reach the larger markets of this country in ,Iamiary and sell at from 30 to 40 cents each retail, or at the rate of 45 to (10 cents a pound for the dates. The writer was assured b}' some of the largest producers in Alj'eria that the sui)ply did not ecpial
. Bulletin. 1901-13. Agriculture; Agriculture. 34 THE DATE TALM. Tbt' fruits uikU'ii^'o ho special |)n'|)anitioxc's suitahii; for the retail trade. Sut-h })oxes are shown in tioure 5 and on IMate X. They contain from two-tliirds of a pound to U pounds, andan^ especially in demand in Europe for the Christmas markets. The smaller hoxes usually reach the larger markets of this country in ,Iamiary and sell at from 30 to 40 cents each retail, or at the rate of 45 to (10 cents a pound for the dates. The writer was assured b}' some of the largest producers in Alj'eria that the sui)ply did not ecpial the European demand and that lar^e American orders were refused, while, on the other hand, at one of the. Fig. 5.—Deglet Noor dates from the Algerian Sahara, showing methods of packing for retail trade. hxrgest wholesale and retail groceries at San Francisco it was said that an}^ quantity could be sold at 85 cents a box (50 cents a pound), if they could be secured before the holidays. At the same time, selected Smyrna fios were sellino* in 1-poimd boxes for 80 cents. It is clear that this date has little in common with the sorts which reach our mar- kets in bulk from Basso rah, at the head of the Persian Gulf, and from Maskat, Arabia. If these Deglet Noor dates could be sold for half what they now bring (which would still be about ^ve to ten times the wholesale selling price of this sort in the Sahara), the consumption could be enormously increased in this countr}, as they would not. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Bureau of Plant Industry, Soils, and Agricultural Engineering. Washington Govt. Print. Off
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