OATMEAL PRICES
OX TiiK UPWARD CltAlHv A further a.lvnnro of |>riees of certain ( patent oatmeal liiu-s is aunuimcto, equal ( to about M per Hi. 'l'liis is ascribed to . the sharp adv.anc?e in prime milhng oats, , consequent on the poor harvest in South , |all( |. ;,„,! Use i'aet thai a -rent proportion ( of the -rain has been spoilt by the pro , totl.riMl 'spell of wet weather durmg the , harvest period. According to one null ; iim firm everything points to a yoar o! , extremely high price* I'm: i>»t_ foods. (!«;»- , vernmen't regulation of prices, ll o should be attempted, is unlikely to ease the position, since farmers state that the increasing scarcity of labor and the increasing cost of manure nvike it unprofitable to"<rrow oats at 3s to ps 6d a bushel. : which were once considered very high : prices. With the price:- now ruling for : oat-, it is asserted thai oatmeal, on the i basis of last vear's prices, should be at <■ leapt £?A net'f,o,b., instead of £3O,
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Greymouth Evening Star, 16 March 1917, Page 7
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163OATMEAL PRICES Greymouth Evening Star, 16 March 1917, Page 7
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