WHOLESALE PRICES.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume V, Issue 1360, 22 June 1918, Page 2

WHOLESALE PRICES.

INCREASES CAUSED BY THE WAR. The following tabic, referred to at the annual mooting of the Bank of New Zealand, gives a vivid idea of the increases whii-li have taken place in the prices of most articles of merchandise in common use during the past four years:—

1914. 1918, .1 uly April Ii icrease £ s. d. £ s. .1. p er cejit Corrugated iron .. ton 18 10 ii 85 0 ii 359 Bar iron Pig iron ; » 12 5 0 10 0 '■''-_ 0 0 0 0 167 191 Fencing wire 9 111 (1 ;">.") 0 0 4 70 Wire nails i) 12 5 0 52 10 1) 329 Tin plates .. 19 II 0 70 0 0 2(>S Ingot tin 1 -Hi 10 0 350 15 6 139 Sheet lead 2<i 10 II 45 10 0 71 Zinc sheets „ 30 0 1) 120 0 6 233 Axes .. doz. 2 8 0 3 10 0 -Hi L.H. shovels 1 18 0 4 10 0 i::7 Kerosene . . .. . case 0 8 5 0 11) 0 !)1 Benzine 0 13 8 1 3 () 72 Linseed oil .. '.'. gal. 0 3 2 0 12 0 279 White lead ,. ton 39 (i 0 110 0 0 1*2 Candles, London .. lb. 0 0 •' t 0 0 12* 117 Tobacco, Derby • 0 2 2* 0 3 4 51 Salmon, liest . doz. 0 11 0 1 0 ft 82 herrings „ i) 6 3 0 12 6 10ft Currants . lb. 0 0 ■'! 1) 0 8 146 Seeded raisins (1 0 4! 0 0 6 J 59 Apricots, evap. 0 0 !>.',- 0 1 2 1 52 Canned fruit . doz. 0 10 0 0 1(5 o" 60 Rice , . ton 16 10 1) 2-1 0 0 40 Sago 14 0 (1 2s 0 11 100 Tapioca • V 15 (1 0 31 0 0 107 Fine, salt 3 15 0 15 10 0 313 Sugar, No. 1 • ») 16 Id 0 25 0 ft 51 Co.-oa, V.H. . lb. 0 3 3 0 4 6 :<s Cream of tartar • 0 n 11 0 3 •1 263 Carl), soda . cut. 0 9 ii 2 9 0 416 Mustard (Colman's) . lb. i) 1 5 0 2 1ft 100 Keen \s blue • 0 0 7 '■ 0 • i 9.1 27 Patent Groats ,. doz. 0 7 6 0 15 6 1U7 Carraway seeds .. lb. 0 0 7 0 4 (i 671 Macaroni 0 0 4 0 0 6 - 50 Cornflour (B. and P.) • 0 0 5 II 0 7% 50 M.Z. candles (French Sp •) „ 1) 0 5\ 0 0 10 •in Plaid matches . gross 1) 3 11 0 8 6 117 Butter (local) . lb. 0 1 1 0 1 6 38 Cheese (local) >' 0 II ft. 1 . 0 0 10 54 Flour .. ton 11 0 0 17 0 0 55 Oatmeal 12 10 0 25 10 0 104 Starch 40 0 0 (ill (1 0 50 Soap, best .. • ?> 26 0 I! 46 0 0 77 „ cheapest 17 0 0 32 0 (1 88 Hams ! lb. 0 0 111 0 1 2 40 Baeon, sides ■ • 0 II 10 0 1 •) 40 Potatoes , . ton 4 10 (1 8 0 n 77 Onions (1 0 0 810 0 42 English ale, quarts ,. doz. 0 12 0 0 18 6D/P 54 Whisky, bulk .. gal. 0 i) (1 1 17 GI/B 317 „ case . case 1 4 0 3 7 0 „ 179 Brandy, Hennessy's *** . 2 s 0 4 16 0 „ 100 Sulphuric acid . lb. 0 0 ] I 0 0 2J ' 67 Arsenic .. ., .cwt.. 1 10 0 4 10 0 2H0 Saltpetre • M T 5 0 4 5 0 240 Soda crystals „ 0 5 0 1 0 0 300 Caustic soda • » 0 14 0 4 ii 0 471 Bluestone 1 13 0 •1 5 0 157 Alum 0 11 0 2 15 0 400 Sulphur flowers , , , • !' 0 13 0 i 13 I) 154 Dressed matai .100ft 1 7 0 1 15 I) .'ill „ Oregon 1 3 0 o 0 0 74 Mutton cloth . yard 0 0 1.38 0 0 4.56 230 Flannelette • jj 0 0 (H 0 1 6J 184 Cotton* ticking 0 0 11 0 3 3 2.jj Grey sheeting ?? 0 1 2 0 4 1 250 Calico 0 0 5 0 1 2 180 Galatea • ?? 0 0 9 0 ■> o IS!) Turkey twill • ?? 0 6 0 0 17 0 183 Indigo print 1) 0 0 0 1 6 260 Carpet square . each 1 16 0 4 14 0 161 Carpet Genoese'" .. „ 0 6 6 0 16 0 140 Linoleum . yard (1 3 0 0 10 0 233 Boots, men's (imptd.) . pair 0 IS C) 1 7 0 46 Shoes, women's (imptd.). „ 0 1-: 0 1 1 0 50 Boots, men's (local) ,, 0 17 0 1 5 <; 50 Boots, men's (local) • ?> 0 14 6 1 2 0 52 Shoes, women's (local) . 0 16 0 1 :j ii 44 Boots, girls' (local) V 0 It 0 0 13 6 50 '"'arming Sundries— Ploughing . week 1 5 0 3 0 0 140 Harvesting . hour 0 I 3tol /9 0 2 0 33 Threshing .. ' .. 1 0 0to2. V- 2 0 0 78 Receiving & delivering . . ton 0 2 6 0 3 0 20 Storage 0 0 2 0 0 2* 25 Ploughs . net 2(1 5 .0 33 15 0 66 Ploughshares . doz. 0 15 0 1 1ft 0 10ft Harrows . each 10 o 6 la •i (i 50 Drills ,, 56 0 Q 77 10 0 38 Drays „ 28 10 ii 42 0 0 47 Extras, etc. 50 Binders, Massey-Harris . „ 42 i) 0 52 10 0 25 Horse covers „ 1 0 0 1 17 (i 87 ('ornsacks ,, 0 0 9 0 1 ft 33 Binder twine . lb. 0 (1 5 0 0 8 60 Harvester oil . gal. 0 4 6 0 7 6 66 Seaming twine . lb. 1) 2 0 0 6 0 200 Feed oats .bushel 0 1 (1 0 4 0 to 5/200 Ontsheaf chaff . ton ;; 0 0 7 0 0 133 Railway rates 21 Shoeing 33 Fertilisers .. . ton 4 12 G 7 12 6 65