PRICE OF WHEAT SACKS
ADJUSTMENT MADE A penny adjustment is being TOjJ’ in the price of wheat sacks. The of sachs was fixed for 1948 at 3s W* tp the farmers, and the bpyipg hafj price for sacks filled with wheat fixed at 2s Bd. the farmer teusjpaygj sid for tee use of the sack. This was allowed for when the price u* wheat was fixed at 8s a bushel. . Subsequently the Price Tribupri allowed merchants an additional P on sgeks to cover increased costs buying stocks through the SW thl? additional penny wag charged w farmers. . At the request of United Wheatgrowers. the Wheat Committee took we matter up with the Economic Stabilise tion Commission, and it has now beep agreed that this additional penny P_ e adjusted in the price to the ta r Pi®‘Qrokers have been that Sales ef wheat by the grower Wfo f vifie for a price ef 2s 9d being paid r* l a sack filled with wheat.
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Press, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 25449, 22 March 1948, Page 6
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