Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Wholesale Distribution of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
The cities covered are Boston, Chicago, New York, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, with a limited number of cars from Indianapolis and other cities.
This survey embraces 9476 cars shipped and distributed between September, 1920, and July, 1921. 3322 cars were Purchased Goods. 6154 cars were handled on Commission.
The 3322 purchased cars sold in the wholesale distributing markets for on which the wholesalers' first or operating loss was or of the sales price, and the total loss, including overhead or cost of do ing business of but not including interest on capital or salaries of executives, was or of the sales price.
The 6154 consigned cars sold in the wholesale distributing markets for The commission merchants' gross commissions were or of the sales price; their overhead or cost of doing business aggregated or of the sales price, leaving a net profit, not including interest on capital or salaries of executive officers, of or of the sales price.
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