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EXHIBIT No. 6— continued. Average Wholesale and Retail Prices of Fruit in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin, January to June, 1912— continued.

WHOLESALE. RETAIL. Class of Fbuit. Christchurch. Auckland. Wellington. Dunedin. Auckland. Wellington. Christchurch. Dunedin. Month of June, 1912. Apples (dessert) (cooking) Pears Grapes Lemons Tomatoes Cape gooseberries Persimmons Passion-fruit 2f d. to 2 T 1 s d. per lb. lf§d.toliJd.perlb. to 2fd. perlb. 9f d. to 8f d. per lb. 2|d. to ljd. per lb. 2d. per lb. li§d. to lfd. per lb. 2d. per lb. to lid. per lb. 2d. per lb. Is. 4d. to 8d. per lb. 8f d. to 4d. per doz. 3 T 9 0 d. to lfd. per lb. 5ld. to 4ld. per lb. 4s. per 1-box 5s. 9d. to 2s. per 1-case 7d. to 6d. per lb. .. .. 2id. per lb. lfd. per lb. .. 3id. to lfd. per lb. 4d. to 3d. per lb. 6d. to 3d. per lb. .. 3d. to 21d. perlb. 3d. to 2d. per lb. .. 6d. to 3d. per lb. 8d. to 4d. per lb. .. Is. 6d. per doz. Is. 6d. to Is. per doz. 8d. to 6d. per lb. .. 8d. per lb. 31d. per lb.. . i 4d. per lb. 3|d. per lb... I 2£d. per lb. 5d. per lb. .. j 6d. to 21d. per lb. Is. per doz... I 6d. to 4d. per doz. Walnuts Pineapples Potatoes (good) ,, (medium) .. Onions (prime) Bananas Oranges Peanuts (roasted) ,, (unroasted) .. 6s. to 5s. per cwt. 5s. to 4s. per cwt. ... ■ •■ Is. per lb. Is. 6d. to6d. each.. 12s. to 8s. per cwt. lid. to Id. perlb... 8d. to 3d. per doz. 16 to 14 for Is. . . 6d. per lb. 4d. per lb. .. L.