BEEF FAMINE.
EXPORT BUYERS OFFERING BIG
PRICES
(Per Press Association).
CTIKISTCIfUnCH, January 26. ' A lending Christchurch butchei, irt ' an intorvi\.w. said that there is e\erwl indication of sin impending beel"" famine. At present there is little bee! at a price below 40s ..per 1001b finding' its way to lite shops. There was «ia undoubted dearth of faL cattle, and • export buyer* vere .scouring' the conntry offering prices for 'all descriptions of beef which would have astonished the cattle-raisers of bygone years.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXV, Issue 9054, 26 January 1915, Page 4
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81BEEF FAMINE. Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXV, Issue 9054, 26 January 1915, Page 4
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