DEAR MEAT.
SYDNEY BUTCHERS ENQUIRY. i gjg| . < B T Cable.—Pre_« Aaeociatian.—Copyrij^^ SYDNEY, . The master butchers dearness of meat, and decided the Commodities Commission to'erijjiij»|l into the abnormally high and rai2«i||l rise in prices, and also the short |cl|§| plies of. stock. , 7 f *l§llj Speakers claimed that the-pn£wlfi position Was largely due to tions of exporters, and that the cold storage Jttouses of carcase?. They hinted that a ringl existed among growers, e}rport--rV_f**|__J others;: jvbo were opposed to the Qv&§9 ernment poking its nose' into people's affairs. »■ *^^a Suggestions were made in favour Wjm an export tax and the marketing of meat, but they rcx&Ted||| little support. rV ji|l|| The retail prices of beef, in" w|f|f| city now range from sixpence | shilling, and of mutton from to eightpence. Prices are j the suburbs. *s_i_i_sl
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Press, Volume LI, Issue 15172, 9 January 1915, Page 10
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134DEAR MEAT. Press, Volume LI, Issue 15172, 9 January 1915, Page 10
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