BIG STATE DEAL IN BEANS
MARKET PRICE" FORCED DOWN 100 PER CENT. (Rec. May 2, 6 p.m.) London, May 1. The Press Bureau states that. Lord Devonport (tho Food Controller) has commandeered 60,000 tons of Burmah peas and Leans at £37 per ton. The market price hitherto was £80 per ton. Tho retail price of heaus has been fixed at Gd.j as compared with Is. previous-ly.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.
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Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3069, 3 May 1917, Page 5
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