East Coast houses, was hardly changed at all. Costs for 1962-63 were

0 to 31 percent higher than 1961-62 for most pacb-, averaging about 12

percent for all packed fruit.


TABLE 12.--Average Total Cost per 1-3/5 Bushel Equivalent for Packing and
 Selling Florida Citrus Fruits for Fresh Consumption, 1951-52
 Through 1962-63a

 Type of Pack
Season 1-3/5 bu. 8-lb. 5-lb. 4/5 bu. 4/5 bu.
 Wirebound box Mesh Bag Mesh Bag Fiberboard Box Half Bruce Box
 ORANGES


$0.9111
0.9530
0.9355
0.8863
0.9603
1,0068
1.1164
1.0990
1.0782
1.1247
1.0726
1.4006


$0.8487
0.8543
0.8375
0.7984
0.8682
0.9285
1.0077
0.9719
0.9462
1.0010
0.9584
1.1581


$1.1069
1.2067
1.2335
1.2609
1.2322
1.2639
1.3644
1.4086
1.3770
1.4411
1.3584
1.7465


$1.0467
1.1231
1.1659
1.1891
1.1724
1.2188
1.3089
1.2972
1.2668
1.3301
1.2863
1.4978


1951-52
1952-53
1953-54
1954-55
1955-56
1956-57
1957-58
1958-59
1959-60
1960-61
1961-62
1962-63


1951-52
1952-53
1953-54
1954-55
1955-56
1956-57
1957-58
1958-59
1959-60
1960-61
1961-62
1962-63

1951-52
1952-53
1953-54
1954-55
1955-56
1956-57
1957-58
1958-59
1959-60
1960-61
1961-62
1962-63


$1.3444
1.4469
1.4597
1.5C "5
1.4967
1.5278
1.6464
1.6682
1.6425
1.7011
1.6339
2.0385


GRAPEFRUIT
$1.2670
1.3233
1.3666
1.3964
1.4264
1.4730
1.51M5
1.6132
1.5785
1.6448
1.5939
1.8132
TANGERINES


$1.0088
1.0508
1.0939
1.1551
1.2150
1.2247
1.2648
1.3328
1.3188
1.4956




$0.9058
0.9277
1.0000
1.0549
1.1057
1.1305
1.1804
1.2042
1.2819
1.2857
 4/5


4/5I


$1.2996
1.4069
1.4430
1.4189
1.4518
1.4330
1.7311


 $1.1803
 1.2539
 1.2790
 1.2626
 1.3270
 1.2862
 1.4847
bu. Half Bruce Box


$1.5909
1.5534
1,5689
1.5253
1.,8081


 aNumber of houses included in each of the years;
1951-52 67 1933-54 43 1955-35 /.2 1": ... 4- i:5c-60 39 1961-62 42
1952-53 63 1954-55 43 1955-57 43 1958-59 42 1960-61 42 1962-63 41


4/5 bu. Wirebound Flat
 $1.3589
 1.4379
 1.4373
 1.4597
 1.4725
 1.5675
 1.6277
 1.6044
 1.7005
 1.6754
 1.6547
 2.1290


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