FOOD PRICES.
BRITAIN’S PROBLEM. (Received 1, 1.30 p.m.) London, Oct. 31. The “Manchester Guardian” says Government, and all responsible authorities believe food prices are going to be much higher, and wheat and potatoes very much higher. Probably the Government will attempt collective buying of sugar, wheat, meat, and other articles, both in foreign and home markets. The Government is already buying three quarters of Argentine food exports and most probably will soon buy the whole. The Government is also considering whether to allow the making of bread with a mixture of wheat and maize which is just as nutritious and digestible as wheat alone. It is quite possible to increase the addition of maize to' twothirds. But whatever measures are taken food prices will inevitably rise. There is a real war shortage owing to the lack of labour; and ships.
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume VI, Issue 271, 1 November 1916, Page 6
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