PRICE OF FLOUR.
REDUCED BY £1 PER TON. APPLICATION TO BREAD IMPROBABLE. (Peb United Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, September 25. There has been a decline of £1 a ton in the price of flour. This reduction will apply to the whole Dominion. Xhe decrease has been brought about by the fact that cheaper quotations are now being received for imported flour. A leading Christchurch baker was asked whether there would be any redaction in the price of bread. He said that he did not think there would be. at least m the immediate future. AUCKLAND NOT INCLUDED. WHEAT COSTS TOO HIGH. BRAN AND POLLARD DROP. (Per Unites Pbess Association.) AUCKLAND, September 25. \ representative of the Northern Roller Mills states that there is no likelihood of the price of flour being reduced in Auckland, and that Distributors (Ltd.), wno had made the reduction in the south, had very little flour in this centre. The local mills purchased Australian wheat at high prices to ensure that thoir nulls were kei:t going and it was not possible to gnat this ■wheat at lower values than the present. However, bran would be reduced from £ll to £9 10s a ton and pollard from hit to £ll 10s.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 19905, 27 September 1926, Page 10
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202PRICE OF FLOUR. Otago Daily Times, Issue 19905, 27 September 1926, Page 10
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