trainers, it had the highest materials cost and also a comparatively

high labor cost. The average cost of packing and selling this pack was

$2.25 per 1-3/5 bushel equivalent. The average cost of the 8-pound mesh

bag in master carton was $2.18, and for 5-pound polyethylene bags in

master cartons, $1.96.

 The average cost of packing and selling oranges loaded bulk-in-

truck vas $0.85 per 1-3/5 bushel equivalent. Bulk oranges through-house-

to-cannery (eliminations) averaged $0.24 per box for East Coast houses

and $0.28 for other houses. There was considerable variation in practices

among the houses in assigning costs to this class of fruit.

 Grapefruit.--The weighted average costs of packing and selling

grapefruit are shown in Table 5. The total cost per 1-3/5 bushel equiva-

lent for packing and selling grapefruit was $1.16 for the 1-3/5 bushel

wirebound box, 60 percent of which was materials and labor costs. Packing

and selling costs were $1.48 for the 4/5 bushel half Bruce box all areas;

$1.29 for the 4/5 bushel fiberboard box, $1.50 for the 8-pound bag; $1.81

for the 5-pound mesh bag; $1.89 for the 8-pound bag in master carton; $2.24

for the 5-pound mesh bag in master carton; $1.69 for the 8-pound polyethylene

bag in master carton and $1.77 for the 5-pound polyethylene bag in master

carton. Grapefruit sold bulk in truck cost $0.69 per box and bulk grape-

fruit through-house-to-cannery (eliminations) averaged $0.18 per box for

East Coast houses and $0.19 for other houses.

 Tangerines.--The season weighted average costs of packing and

 selling tangerines are shown in Table 6. Two types of the 4/5 bushel

 wirebound box were the containers in most common use in 1962-63. The

 1-3/5 bushel equivalent cost for packing and selling tangerines in the 4/5

 bushel half Bruce box was $1.81 and in the 4/5 bushel wirebound flat box, $2,13.