FRUITS OF THE WAR.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume VI, Issue 1808, 29 November 1919, Page 9

FRUITS OF THE WAR.

INCREASED PRICES AND DEBT. By CabU. — Press Association. — Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Rec. Nov. 29, 9.5) LONDON. Nov. 25. A White Paper estimates the world's wheat yield for 1919 at 99.3 of the five years' average of the preWar yield; sugar at 96.3 and wool at 91.8 compared with 1913. The coal output of America, Great Britain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany for the first half year, 1919, was 80.6 compared with 1913. , , • A comparison of the expansion of currency with the rise in wholesale food prices, taking 100 in 1913 as the basis, shows that Sweden's currency has expanded to 274 and food to 239, Great Britain to 244 and food to 257; France to 365 and food to 330; Italy to 440 and food to 329; America to 173 and food to 236. The public debt per head since the War had increased:—Britain £157, Germany £l2B, France £ll4, Italy £73, Austria £B9, Belgium £74. and America £55. Japan's debt had increased by only 3/- per head.