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Show LEMONS CHEAP ; BUT STILL HP Retailers Claim Spoilage More Than Makes Up for Wholesaler's Cut ! T.emons are bringing the lowest prices evei seen In ten years, aceoid- i Ir.g to word from San Pranrlsro. Wholesale houses are selling lemons i :.t approslmatel) 2 cheaper per cast tut retailers cannot sell the fruit for 8 marked reduction, according to In-1 foi ma tlon recel' i locall: While I n lemons are cheaper, the deterioration! ii i in 1 1 in en rouii from the grower in the retailer really makes tho fruit more expensive to ih retailer, It Is I claimed, the percentage of sound, cdl- I I hie fruit being 1-ss than It K-nfrally 1 j is vvtun there Is not such nn abundant supply In one case of lemons purchased by ,i im.'ii store, six dozen were remo d because they wore spoiled. The two' dollars saving nn the case was more than offset by the spoilage, it was i la Ulli-d i lxical grocers affirm that the abundant abun-dant lemon crop is handicapplni gi i iv. i r s ii"i o use the; find It difficult diffi-cult to get their fruit on the market I soon enough to prevent spoilage. This, i I Coupled With nn nriilo shortage of re- 1 frigerator curs, Is causing retailers throughout the country to raise a cry i against spoiled lemons, it '.s claimed s oo ? |