Not for many years has imported fruit been so cheap as it now is in Christchurch. Oranges, which in past years were selling at about four a shilling, are now less than half that price, and lemons are remarkably cheap (says the Christchurch Times). Much of this fruit comes from Australia, and the serious economic conditions in the Commonwealth and the fact that the exchange rate operates in favour of New Zealand, are the main factors responsible for the present low prices.
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Otago Witness, Issue 4039, 11 August 1931, Page 11
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