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Show FRUIT INCREASE REPORTED FOR PAST SUMMER Production of deciduous and cit rus fruit is setting new records this season and supplies will be ample for domestic consumption says the Department of Agricul-ture. Agricul-ture. Prices generally will be well above prewar levels, although they may be below last year's because be-cause of increased production. Apples larger than in 1945 and as large as the 1935-44 average-over average-over 120 million bushels. Pears nearly one-fifth above average. Shipments from the pa. cific coast are smaller, partly because be-cause canning is .heavier. |