Island fruits are stated to liave suffered from the cold weather, the last shipment of bananas from Fiji having been rather severely affected. The oranges are said to be of good quality, and are'now on the market at moderate i-ates. Prices for hothouse fruits are naturally high, and what is stated to have been probably a record price was received by a firm of auctioneers at Auckland for a quantity of hothouse grapes last week, the line selling for 5a 7d a. pound.. .
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Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 22, 25 July 1918, Page 2
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