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CAUSE OF THE HIGH PRICES 0? MEAT. (Received -Muv 31st, S.J p.m.) EON"DON", May 30. In the House of Commons, Captain E. (I. Pretyman, Secretary of tho L>oard of Trade, in explaining tho high price of meat, said it- was due to tho large requirements of the armies, and not to any deficiency in the sources of supply. Less meat wag available for the civilian population, and this deficiency was sufficiently serious to causo the increase in prices. I' Timos'* aud "Svdnpv Sun" Servicca.) .LONDON", May 30. : The legislation of the Dominions for regulating and controlling trade and commerce in war-time forms tho basis ot a growing agitation. The enforcement of maximum prices is urged. It is imperative to deal with artificial food prices sinec tho supply of food i s ample, and its distribution is notdifficult, hut prices have been raised to suit- the sellers' judgment to tlio limits of the consumers' endurance, and it is felt that those limits have been exceeded.
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Press, Volume LII, Issue 15605, 1 June 1916, Page 7
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