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Show CANNING PACK MAKES RECORD Production of canned fruits, juices .and vegetables reached a record high In the first 4 months, this year, totaling 95 million cases, the Bureau of the Census reported today. April production alone was 24,500,000 cases, with citrus juices, juic-es, dry beans, soups and spinach leading the list. The 1945-46 pack, measured from the beginning of the pack season, will be the largest in history, his-tory, according to J. C. Capt, bureau bu-reau director. The total pack was estimated around 420 million cases. Shipments, the report said, are moving at an unparalleled pace. In April 34,500,000 cases were moved to retailer and consumer outlets. Shipments were up 12 million mil-lion cases from April last year and 6 percent higher than in March. Despite the high packing level, supplies have been dwindling dwind-ling at the rate of 10 million cases a month since February, the bureau bu-reau reported. |