OVERHAULING THE LARDER.
AUSTRALIA TAKES STOCK. RISE IN PRICE OE FOOD. MELBOURNE. September 16. In connection with the national iuduatrial census, a table lias been prepared showing that on July 31 Anatralia held, in cold storage 32,953 ,fK)Olb of beef, 4,027,0001b of mutton. 1.893.0001b of lamb, and 8,299.0001b of preserved meat. In regard to butter. ,i is estimated that from 30 to 40 per cent of the dairy cattle were lot dur.ng the drought period. There will be an ample supply of butter for the home market, but little for export. A considerable shortage ol chee-se is regarded as certain. The Government statistician sho*s. that the price of meat in Sydney in August wa? 51 per cent, and that: of other food and groceries 25 per cent above those ruling in July of last feat The prices last month were 9.6 per'centJ above those of the previous month. '"'- SYDNEY. September IS. " : '-' The Commodities Commission fixed ffitj *■'•'. retail price of pork at 1/, and raised tha ' '■ price of bacon by a penny. BRISBANE, this day,, A proclamation has been issued bring*-.-ing fodder under the Control of Trads Act.
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Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 222, 17 September 1915, Page 6
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187OVERHAULING THE LARDER. Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 222, 17 September 1915, Page 6
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