The Florida agriculturist., 1909-10-01

The recently organized Citrus EX-
change has issued the following bulle
tin (No. 81 explaining the manner in
which the fruit of it's members will be
marketed and settlement made there
for together with the charges which
have been fixed for this service:
For instance: A delivers 100 boxes
at the packing house; B delivers 100
boxes, and SO on; each lot Of fruit when
received is given a number and the
foreman gives the driver a receipt for
the number of field boxes delivered.
The fruit of A is graded, sized and
packed it turns out, we will say, As
boxes Fancy Brights, 40 boxes Brights,
IL boxes Russets and boxes Culls.
The next lot of 100 boxes turns out
10 boxes Fancy Brights, 60 boxes
Brights, rs boxes Russets and boxes
of Culls.
Each lot of fruit is packed separate
ly, so that there is no possible chance
of making a mistake. After the fruit
is packed, the foreman enters on his
book exactly the number of boxes of
the different grades which came from
each lot Of boxes delivered at the pack
= ing house, and the grower is given
credit for exactly what is packed.
The car is loaded and the different
grades of fruit are sold on the market;
and when the returns come in, "a,
for example, is credited with price re-
ceived for each grade, and the others
are credited likewise.
In this way, if a grower delivers fancy
fruit, it is not mixed with other fruit
as seems to have been the opinion Of
good many; but each lot is packed by
itself, giving the grower the benefit Of
the exact grade of fruit he delivers.
There seems also to be some nisun-
derstanding in regard to how the money
received for these shipments is distrib
uted and we find that buyers are busy
circulating reports that it is frequently
several months before the grower gets
his money; also that the exchange is
liable, under it's contract with the
grower, to assess him every dollar his
fruit brings, to pay the expenses of
marketing.
When car of fruit is loaded, it is
forwarded and handled as expeditious-
ly as possible. Our agents, who are un-
der bond, are not allowed to do business
on credit. They are always required to
remit the results of sales within "a
hours after the same are made. The
checks are received at this office, de-
posted, and our check for the amount
is forwarded to the manager Of the
sub exchange through which the ship
ment is made. The central office has
estimated the amount of money that
will be required to pay the salaries of
our agents in the different markets.
and the running expenses of the cen
trail office. Let us say the estimate is
10 cents per box, the board of direc-
tors of the sub-exchange, which board
is composed of members from each
local association, has estimated the
amount which will be required to pay
the expenses of the sub-exchange. Gin
California it amounts to about "
cents per box). The manager of the
sub exchange, on receipt of this check
for the car of oranges, will deduct
therefrom, we will say IL cents per
box, remitting check for the balance
to the manager of the local associa-
ton. The board of directors of your
local association have fixed an amount
to be deducted for the cost of packing
material and packing house expenses
we will say, 40 cents per box-conse-
Quently there will have been deducted