Jack Forsyth of Turners and Growers talks about the busy scene in the wholesale produce markets when an auction was in full swing. In this picture the auctioneer is the man bending over his price sheets at the back. The man on the right is making a bid. The other potential bidders are inspecting the produce in the middle of the picture.
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Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PA-Group-00685)
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