TUMBLING DOWN

Evening Star, Issue 17922, 18 March 1922, Page 2

TUMBLING DOWN

PRICES AND GOST OF LIVING.

INFORMATIVE COMPAEISONS,

A convincing form of advertising adopted by a South Island firm throws an. illuminating light on tho drop in praces in certain lines of groceries which play an important part in deciding the cost of living. Hero is a copy of the prices published in one of the advertisements in

Too difference represents a reduction oi 36 per cent in tho cost of tho goods mentioned. Similar reductions arc to bo found in the prices in it he hardware and crockery departments.

question ;—■ Our prices Oar 12 months prices ago. to-day. 6. d. s. <1. 701b bags sugar 37 0 25 0 2-lb b utter g ~ 4 6 2 6 11b bacon 1 10 1 5 EOlb bags Hour 12 9 11 6 31b rice — — 2 0 0 11 61b tapioca ... ™ — 3 6 1 6 61b sago — ... 5 6 1 6 11 b olicrsc: ... „. 1 4 1 0 11b starch ... —. — 1 4 1 0 1 bag oatmeal „ 7 0 6 3 1 caes kerosene 23 0 16 6 21b wax candles ... ... 2 3 2 0 73 b salt 1 9 1 3 lib cream of .tartar ... 3 0 1 8 611) pearl barley 2 6 1 6 1 tin Edmonds s baking powder 2 8 1 9 4 dozen clothes pegs 1 8 1 2 1 pkt creamoata (large) 2 2 1 8 1 pkt -Sunlight soap ._ 2 0 1 9 31b currants 3 5 1 10 lib prunes ... ™ ™ ... 1 3 0 -8 1 d07xm eggs ... 2 4 1 10