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Otago Witness, Issue 3352, 12 June 1918, Page 26

The Daily Telegraph, London, quotes as true a story concerning apples from the Antipodes. Last year a certain astute buyer secured a quantity of Tasmanian stunner pippins (fine eating apples}_ at lis a case. Guided by prophetic instinct ho placed them in cold storage, where they remained for several months. Recently-these apples were sold in small quantities on the market at the rate of about £5 a case: This is 'a wonderful achievement. The apples, which must have been gathered in February o>: March of last year; had kept well for a twelve-month or more. Consumers were glad of the apples despite the high price, on which subject and that of the net profit on the transaction " the rest is eilenco.'*