FLOUR MILLING INDUSTRY
POSITION IN DUNEDIN
United Press Association.)
DUNEDIN, This Day
Tli* Dunedin mills are in. the same plight as in the North regarding the Hour milling industry, said a local miller. “VVie. axe buying, wheat, at prices which do not permit' of making any profit.” Though his company was working at a loss, it would lose still more by. closing down, Occaufip it a fair sum per week to shirt a mill down. It- was common business prutherefore, to keep running meantime. With the, recently increased railway charges vyheat was costing 7s a jiishel on trucks. Australian wheat at 8# 8d a husliel was prohibitive, and he did not think any mills in New Zealand could keep going after September. The whole position had arisen through New Zealand, not growing enough wheat for it?, requirements this season. New Zealand was. probably, over 2,000,000 bushels short, The* position was serious, nof only fro ip the. point of view of the miller, hut from the point of view of un employment. There were certain stocks in hand, bub it was probable mills, would have to close for about four months.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 28 June 1926, Page 2
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