concern to the retailers interviewed. Two of the full-service

 wholesalers previously mentioned also commented on this point.

 All 21 responding said there was generally no significant pro-

 portion of celery containers from either growing area that was short

 in count. One retail firm representative said there were "occasional

 problems" from both California and Florida, and a wholesaler noted

 that containers of smaller sizes--3's and smaller--from both areas

 were sometimes short in count. Overall, though, instances of short

 count were infrequent and of little concern to wholesalers and

 retailers.

 Uniformity of pack, the degree of variation of stalk size within

 a container labeled with a given size designation, was evaluated by

 the 21 firm representatives noted above. Sixteen stated there was

 no appreciable difference between Florida and California pack in this

 regard, while five said California packs were somewhat more uniform.

 A few respondents commented that variability of stalk sizes within a

 container was most noticeable in Florida shipments when total celery

 supplies were tight.


 Other Pack Considerations


 One of the most frequent criticisms of Florida's celery pack

was that sizes tend to run smaller than California sizes for the

same count crate. Two larger wholesalers, one in Philadelphia and

one in Boston, made this criticism, as did four large retailers in

Philadelphia and one in Boston. They stated that there was about

one "size" difference between Florida and California celery. For