BRITAIN'S FOOD SUPPLY.
y •''.* -■. k ■ **-"V . : POOR BUYING FREELY. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. ■ •• - . ■ ■ r »:" (Received 8.35 p.m.) .. LONDON, Feb. 15.: There has been a ' strong demand for 6lb tins of beef and mutton from .<,*• shops ; and restaurants, as a "result of the proposals of Lord Devonport, •, r - ' Minister in charge of Food Control. ?ie demand at Smithfield 1 from the West End and.the better class sub--1 H urbs has, materially decreased, but the poor districts are buying, freely. f f|| The, markets I are § abundantly supplied with home-killed beef and ■- mutton.' - The Board of Trade has therefore released much , smaller quantities than usual of frozen meat. The restrictions on the use of flour %for fancy * cakes \ and', of sugar, has §§§ seriously affected the demand. y' A meeting* of Covent Garden re- - tailers decided to refuse to sell potatoes on Monday unless tie wholesale price is reduced' to £10 10s- per ton. ? . The retailers complain of ; being - charged £14 to £16. per ton, whereas ■} from Monday the law compels them " - to sell at a 'maximum price of : lid ' per lb. , , . t
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16467, 17 February 1917, Page 8
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181BRITAIN'S FOOD SUPPLY. New Zealand Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16467, 17 February 1917, Page 8
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