Pacific Island Oranges
p. 48 · Read in the full issue
It was reported in Melbourne early in April that a shipment of oranges from the Pacific Islands was expected within a month. The merchant who is handling them expects to realise 30/- a case, com pared with the 12/- to 23/- a case now being obtained for Australian Valencias, the only variety at present on the mar ket. Oranges have been very scarce in Melbourne for the last few weeks, and prices rose from 10/- a case on March 9 to over 20/- a case.