SHORTAGE OF LEATHER
9 FOOTWEAR TO U/bT MORE. v "7^ (SPECUT. TO "THE PREBS.") '.'" AUCKLAND, January H« . ', Naturally, with a war progress i« ■ which millions of men are engaged, there has been a great demand for . ther for army purposes. This has result , ed in the stoppage of tho export of - leather from tho United Kingdoffl, ;- where largo orders have been piacw - f for boots for tho armies; earner;'.;; - thing like four million pairs being «*- -~ quired. Already the scarcity of .". ther is being felt in Auckland, «jtt ono firm that used to make a kip b oo * to sell at 12s Gd per pair has. now put , up the price to 14s 6d. Kip curable at the present time. l»la«e *> Up 3d, and splits Gd. . _c ■' A further advance in the price w boots is by no means improbable ne» month. Leather had been steadily «•" vancing before the outbreak of '- evidence of lessoned supplies. Shoe_J»ther now costs 150 per-cent", more tw» - it did fifteen years ago. Already «MJ . price of boots in England has atlva . n ff? ' 121 per cent, since the outbreak or tw _. war. ' •
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Press, Volume LI, Issue 15174, 12 January 1915, Page 8
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SHORTAGE OF LEATHER
Press, Volume LI, Issue 15174, 12 January 1915, Page 8
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