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Marketable Grades received

Per Loose Total, all sheds — 105,007 cases .. .. .. .. 37 ,263 4 9=7 1-168 Bonus value .. .. .. .. 5,578 18 3= 1 0-75 Total value .. .. .. .. £42,842 3 0= 8 1-918 By-products First Peel lemons— £ s. cL 26,588f cases (1,010,358 lb.) @ 4s. 9d. c/s .. .. .. 6,314 14 9 s Second Peel lemons — 104f cases (3,966 lb.) @ 3s. 2d. c/s .. .. .. .. 16 10 6 Juice lemons — 7,202j cases (273,686 lb.) @ Is. 7d. c/s .. .. .. .. 570 3 7 £6,901 8 10 Total by-product tonnage— Tons. Fresh peel lemons .. .. .. .. .. .. 4.53 Fresh juice lemons .. .. .. .. .. .. 122 575 Peel processed .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 258 Gallons. Lemon-juice processed .. .. .. .. .. 17,238 Export to the Pacific Armed Forces of 13,000 cases obviated any serious oversupply in the flush months. Next year's local lemon crop is unlikely to be as heavy as this year's. Nevertheless* except during the low production period, there should be ample fruit for all local demands. APPLE AND PEAR MARKETING, SEASON 1944 Major changes were introduced in the relationship between the Government and fruitgrowers for the 1944 season as compared with the previous four years. In these previous years the Government purchased the apple and pear crops on a schedule of prices which varied according to variety and grade of fruit.

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Auckland. Tauranga. Kerikeri. Gisborne. Preferred. Commercial. Preferred. Commercial. Preferred. Commercial. Preferred. Commercial.. 20,477 12,805f 37,083 22,597| i 6,173$ 1,981J 2,733£ 1,155 £11,605 15s. 8d. s. d. Av. price.. 6 11- 689 Bonus .. 1 0-75 £21,316 s. d. Av. price.. 7 1-720 Bonus .. 1 0-75 £2,950 5s. 6d. s. d. Av. price.. 7 2 • 826 Bonus .. 1 0-75 £1,391 3s. 7d. s. d. Av. price .. 7 1 • 864 Bonus ..1 0-75 8 0-439* 8 2-470* 8 3.576 * 8 2-614* * Plus 5d. subsidy from War Expenses Account.