. The encyclopedia of practical horticulture; a reference system of commercial horticulture, covering the practical and scientific phases of horticulture, with special reference to fruits and vegetables;. Gardening; Fruit-culture; Vegetable gardening. METHODS EMPLOYED BY A FRUIT-MARKETING AGENCY 1295 hi.: it >.m «**. «ite% ««w«r *!»««»*» 8***»* **Ni» Fig. 5. a somewhat better price than Cincinnati, and Boston, which submits an order from a well-known dealer at full asked price, whereupon the Pittsburgh offer is de- clined and the Boston order confirmed, and the first stage of the transactio
. The encyclopedia of practical horticulture; a reference system of commercial horticulture, covering the practical and scientific phases of horticulture, with special reference to fruits and vegetables;. Gardening; Fruit-culture; Vegetable gardening. METHODS EMPLOYED BY A FRUIT-MARKETING AGENCY 1295 hi.: it >.m «**. «ite% ««w«r *!»««»*» 8***»* **Ni» Fig. 5. a somewhat better price than Cincinnati, and Boston, which submits an order from a well-known dealer at full asked price, whereupon the Pittsburgh offer is de- clined and the Boston order confirmed, and the first stage of the transaction has been completed. This is a perfect illustra- tion of the system. Cincinnati, by means of the salesmanship of the resident rep- resentative, was made to offer all that the condition of the market there warranted. Pittsburgh was in somewhat better shape, but the one market that could afford to buy and use this car at the extreme value was Boston, and by the operation of the system this important fact was discovered and Fig. 6. Figure 6 Here the grower is notified of the sale, and instructed to begin loading, pending receipt of detailed instructions by mail. Under the old crude methods, the con- firmation of sale would have been regard- ed as about the closing step in the trans- action, whereas, under the comprehensive system nowadays employed, the process of turning the fruit into money has there- with only begun, and will not be complete until the delivery is safely made and the money actually paid over. The "usual terms" in the fruit trade being "inspec- tion and acceptance at destination," the producer is practically obligated to as- sume the risks of sound and satisfactory delivery to the buyer; hence, modern mar- keting service contemplates not merely the negotiation of the sale but the safe- guarding of the producers' interests against all the hazards of transportation to a distant market. In the perishable- fruit trade a m
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