HIGH PRICED EGGS
Those who are on Lenten fare are realising the cost of piety, for eggs are now 3s per dozen. Whether it is this' seasonal demand or whether hens are "going slow" is a moot point, but the price- stands, and will probably result in reduced consumption for purposes other than alternatives to meat. It appears to be the experience of the retail trade, on the authority of a grocer with several shops and a rapid turnover, that the demand drops swiftly at the 3s point. -
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Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 65, 19 March 1925, Page 4
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88HIGH PRICED EGGS Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 65, 19 March 1925, Page 4
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