MEAT IN AUSTRALIA
KEASON FOR HIGH PRICES. GRADING ADVOCATED. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. SYDNEY, April 11. Before the Meat Commission several butchers gave evidence that, despite the high retail prices ruling, they were carrying on business at a loss. This was partly due to the scarcity of stock as a result of the drought. They urged that, if the prices were fixed, it should be tipon the wholesale, not the retail, dealers. They also favoured the grading of meat.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 16667, 12 April 1916, Page 4
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78MEAT IN AUSTRALIA Otago Daily Times, Issue 16667, 12 April 1916, Page 4
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