The Price of Bread.
(To >.he Editor). Sir,—A reply to my letter appears over the signature of "Commonseise," ; but it is not convincing enough to in- : cline me to alter my opinion. To begin with, the Auckland bakers recognise that an alteration takes place in the price of the loaf when flour alters to the extent of £2 per ton and not £2 10a as stated by "Comrnonsense." "Commonsense" knows that flour has fallen ai least £2 ton; why then does bread not come down? Does "Commonsense" know that a ton of flour at £15 made into two pound loaves at 5d each becomes of a value of about £29? Can anyone deny that this is a large profit? Does "Commonsense" know that bread is sold over the counter in Wei- i lington at fourpence, when delivered 4Jd. Furthermore, does "Commonserse" know that the moment a reduction of a half-penny takes place in the two pound loaf it v/ill save the people of Tauranga about five hundred pourck a year? The old cry of bad debts cannot now be made, as every Joaf is sold for cash. — I am, etc., | M. T. BREADBASKET. ! Tauranga, Sept 9th, 1915.
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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 6485, 11 September 1915, Page 3
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