FOOD PRICES IN VICTORIA.

Colonist, Volume LVIII, Issue 14539, 17 October 1917, Page 6

FOOD PRICES IN VICTORIA.

NO EXPLOITATION.

(Received Oct. 16/7.10 p.m.)

Melbourne, Oct. 1G

Tho Interstate Commission's re* Sport on the high pricos of bread and meat in Victoria finds that a lower £>rico than 4s 9d for wheat, would not foe fair to tho producer under tiio exasbing conditions. The fixing of prices liad killed gambling. After enumerating va.rious causes for tho increase of soeat pricos, tho report adds that the Commission is satisfied that there is jao exploitation of tho public of Vic;fcona '/through the operation (if rings : combines, or nianipulaiio of tiie marfes.