'British emigrants for West Australia average 300 a month, the remaining Australian Slates -combined averaging 1000 a month. Advices from San Francisco state that there lias lately been considerable overproduction of agricultural produce, and prices have fallen very materially. Last year about 60,000 crates of onions were exported from Sydney to America, This year America does not-, want. onions from abroad. When the mail left they were quoted in San Francisco at 4s 6d per sack of 10011). Potatoes were offering, at £4 10s per ton of 20001 b. Bacon Was to bn had at lOrl, and hams at Is 4d per lb. The inflated production of agricultural produce was said to be due tu intensive culture undertaken during the war, and now that the European outlet had been practically' cut off more was being produced than can be conveniently absorbed for domestic requirements. ~ ;■ There are three hundred and sixty-five days in every year, and wo want to Tell you'that for overy ckiy .of. the week and every week and month of tho tear we tiro here to serve you. No matter what you require in the hardware lino, if we huve not got it, we will procure it for you if wo can possibly do so. If you require an axe that will make the chips ily, a heater that-will heally heat, a good range, carpenters’ tools, kitchen utensils, cutlery, in fact any kind of hardware, take our advice and patronise Primes, Ltd. Tl. pavs to patronise Prime’s.*
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 15542, 10 June 1921, Page 8
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249Page 8 Advertisements Column 3 Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 15542, 10 June 1921, Page 8
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