This volume contains a comprehensive guide to the wholesale of produce, with information on all aspects of the trade and a particular focus on the middlemen. Written in clear, concise language and full of interesting information, this antiquarian text will be of much value to those with an interest in wholesale produce, and especially so for those interested in its historical development in America. The chapters of this book include: 'Confusion of Terms', 'Definition of Terms', 'Commission Men and Wholesalers', 'Commission Business Still the Rule in Some Trades', 'Abuses Resulting From Changing Methods of Commission Merchants', 'Illustration from the New York Butter Trade', 'The Size of Commissions', etcetera. We are proud to republish this book, now complete with a new introduction on farming.