COST OF LIVING.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1460, 7 June 1912, Page 5

COST OF LIVING.

EVIDEWC.E BEFORE; THE COMMIS. SI. O.N;, PRICE .f)F BL"J TEI: AM) GRQCLJUE^, (By Telcsraph.-Press Association.) '. .... . ■ Dunoiin, Juue G ;At j-.i.Uing of tin- poinmisMou i u '.bo ."'f l - ! " livi ni- T tliis. nioriiing,: I'.d.vaitl :Bei;vol ? gen. ral' ;i 1 iaiiaijeiifoj > ■{ lid :' ,;f a.i.ej-t and IViiinsnh .Milk Supply Cvm-. I'aiiy siii! .ijj was <i»iry fanner*' .'cooperative. company, 1)0 t)i4 .>J;arolia!de.ra being. 1 armors, who hehl iibout V<\r cesitv of tile shaim.'.At.jiic, -T VI ; paying fhu jri.ixii ~ wl.« ml ( ! J P«',cent;athe, remain*' .MWriicKU:to».the?. farmers-; ■ilni, l bonus on iho ar,:ouiit-oi ■■ pro- 5 : <e tmpiihed (hu;jiig- the-vwr; Th- JiMi' ' 0i '■ 0 *?*** : wil s.:ls; ;-l?,d;" per pound ' i -;il!''l retail?- The. lowest ! !',l'■?„]:,'.?] liy. whaleyale and Is.' info t,f,i , '•!' n,n . r P»': between (he whole-r^^-Si^ l, 'l;j?"^^^?^'VhatM. l ie groc-'. 1 were for bntelin m ''f "f i' ll ' l it «'«s tccot•l ' , "<h- that, tlio'putling up t? pats, cost' id; per- poiind." Tl,* prices he had .quo'.eti weiv! net. >'J'hera ?,■ ;v I)ne " oi ' ,)Uik ' r -' i" vhe 'f% Jr"ever; bought". n iei/> ]jutt«r,]ip, -.tx)ijjpjsi>* ]in f ] . y ■ yffhicW.aljbufrW m ] ■ o whom a.br.ul ■ («, pcr cent, were ihai ," . Sr-,'fJ, l < :', in,l ' !l ' , ! t «l., ; These . creameries H'lwiittea ; iho ,ni! k oini gave iarm«-i, backmilk,mid sent Iho cream to <ho" s'oni]iany s. butter f.icifu'jes, Uat ■ company paid a diyidcml of fi per ,-ont., ,J l , oiily w!w i.hero' no- Iwinis, but' to?pay .the dividend, t'll-rii). had to 1». taken' fiom Hie K.-ervcs:.-'.Milk had ~«e„ 0.J.-nnf ti,', ! ' r!C ? to 'he' public within, tlus la--t 10.years, due, lie thought,, to ju•peased wagesVmd higher'cost of distiirii 01 .-" banned milk would inc!'ease : ' r, I ;'.!'/ - l - pasteurisation . o ll V» ll ! l ' | y..i;ountrii,s was baund to conit: here. I iio hiiihs-st jiricc. realised•llls. s;afon by 'j. and.p; .buUu'-on ' (l,r- . ■ l.ondom- ni.ark«t # ..yds l ;l3Bs?:per ;owt? That-' ;,*M;.eqMl { t< | f,il^ljld); 4 i W r'.po n nd.!: Simul.'■V. 1 ?S u r'A' ,'' lc -V vt>re ' sc 'llin? l)ntter in-lliin-: • s. o;d per pound. . The eo<i of ; ;. i ng;;.: but toi'. -to i'vJLo ntl on illelll d i i'i aU' : charges, \ya<l2s; per C',vt;,.cr-about 1 1-M; i ;■ A!f. ,lioiise\? : : . aud i land K-'^ff e ' :lnst ' tcu ' ol ' fifteen >em.-, th^-rent for the. siunller ' class ' of Imufs- luui increased ' ,10. per. cent. -The . class ot-,ei:ant in : thr<o.small cottagcs'wns: ■"'' u \'r lt : ;u; e <l,::lo.'bo' fifteen' years ago.; ' J eminls-,oi -.small. hou;es: were 'most dc- T sirutlive, .and .tool;' ks-K in ti> o r (propflrty'.-; to-.be an'nnwritten ilawv.t iatVa;niaii.s;f.weekly rent should not ;exceed... jiis ? daily but'.' nowadays ■ a •'?''S' , )i e , a . r .® , ' n ff?.iM.f,Sßs.*. a'sday:.would nroJj.ably.Jiayo';;Jo. pay considerably., more than Hs. n week rent; . ... .

on'this subject (Park,-Reynolds and Co/;, and-Herbert Lloyd Young (A. . . .'-. Mi-.'AYilliaiii il itchc-ll - :,I?obcrts, master .;Ri:occri ,; -;'said tho'\iunjority:"of. the lines in liiat.lrado had ■ got :into ; 'th« hands of V.-i'ingSj, ■Vwbereas.-'a'.' few. years : ago retaili.ers.'could;Ret'f|uotes.and buy'iir t'hn'(clieap- . PSi'jnarkctr:Tho. present-position was that ithey;were'all put'on.': on© basis, no matter ; - tlw.v bought. -A number of linos ■=J 1 «nlv.incs-easocl.'.Vili■ ■ price. during the last :.-,yoar..< Tho.; wholesale price of colonial jam ..lVsedito: ljo'jlOs.' fid;;-'per dozen'.iars, and it ~was t>ie» retailed. a.t Is. n jar. Now tho ,wh.'olesale : !price Jiad. beenriucroased to 12s, a. dozen, and tho rctail price was Is. 2d'." lli'-nndcrstond the, jam manufacturers in . a rmg;V ( ,"He'-'had practically;.been- (old so by '■ : '' (Jue<!ioi!od as io soap and-candles, wit. s -:^l'^tl , #t\tihe^.niai;ketJn ; '.tliose goods : .wa'ss was' h lot of 'oulside°com> . It-etail' ..grocers.;'had^'uietythe--Jterchanis' Assnr-ia-.There .was 'a-I?etai ler.s'i-j-A.ss6cia( ioii; :.l h?re prevent ■ not Ijeen Jcbritrolled-: the" Shell Compn.iiy;,sir;rtcd., not for the tariffing :afi.nmhy'.arfic!es',Jiy,ithe Merchants'. Asso--cia"tion,vt.!ien-efail«r': would be-'able to buy 10,' to 15 per.cent, cheaper'.' Standard"'lines , of: groceries ...were all tariff-' ed by tluv Wholc.'silfl Merchant:;' .- A;so.'cinit.i '" ..

• Mr.. Sinclair ;Pcden 'of M'Fariaiie' and IrJ'edeh^'fmercKahls'j.'aiid^general ■■■' grocers). | !, 'gave'-evidcnco'.-oiv;llib'' tariffing l .' of goods by, :'.tho: Merchants' ;Assoeiation. -. His evidence was on iho same lims>.s that- of Messrs. ■■Wils6iV;aiid:.Rob'erts;*- Despite tile removal a-'duty ;.ofy.2d.'. a... lb. on. mustard, tha fpi : iee;,wasiiqw.'. greater.. than when the duty (.existed/ The;inference, was that merchant >seeured:;the;b3hefit, :, iiot only on this line, ■■i.liut;.oh othei'l ilies, \vlieie there' had been, a or removal, of. Customs duty. .' Mr. Alexander Unvercars'll) gavo cviUlencevas...to~increas.o 'of. rentals and land' values iiv that town, Tho cost of the - necessaries; of'lifo'had gone up about leii or iiftaeu per cent. in. ten 1 years. A lb igher ■ living was probably extent '--for the in'creased. costTof'-living;.' Tho cost of dis-' tribntion. was' greater than formerly. Coal, firewoodr'and'-iiiilk had 1 risen in price. , Miv : :Michael.. Joseph Ford,gave evidence 'as_ <o .the', objects of tha. Housewives' reduced the price of milk io its lnemlicr? from . Is. M. to' Is.' per .pallonSs.That'Valsp meant- giving the producer sd..'a. gallon'more than he formerly obtaiimU froiu'v-thnii retailor. The union 6iit::,tlie : 'curse of .th«'.- country.Mvas,? land.. speculators. •• Hs :believc(i-'.iin.ft'Uio ; .unearnedf'.incremcnt;. go-, iingi.to■ thc;State©:V : ..kife v 4 j