THE RISE IN PRICES.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LX, Issue 143786, 9 May 1912, Page 3

THE RISE IN PRICES.

NOT AFFECTING CHRISTCHURCH. Per Puss Association. CHRISTCHURCH, May’S.; With a view to ascertaining local opinion on the rise of prices in groceries, us predicted in yesterday’s telegram from Auckland, a representative of the Press spoke to a number of wholesale merchants and retailers today. The consensus of views was on the whole against the idea of any such rise. Of course, as was pointed out by one of those interviewed, there has been for years (and must continue to be) a steady upward tendency in the price of goods. They accompany the rise in wages but no special rise need be anticipated—at any rate in Christchurch. The manager of one firm expressed the opinion that the expected rise in prices in the North Island was no doubt caused by the high demands of the warehousemen’s unions. Such unions do not exist here. The keen competition in the trade kept prices as low as could be expected, ana he did not anticipate any general rise.