THE WORLD'S FOOD.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19810, 29 November 1919, Page 8

THE WORLD'S FOOD.

OFFICIAL ESITSIAT.ES, Bj Telegraph—Tress Association—Copyright Australian anil X.Z. Cable Association, (Received November 29, 9.5 a.m.) LONDON, November 25. A White Paper estimates the world’s wheat yield for 1919 at 99.3 of the fire years’ average pre-war yield. Sugar js estimated at 9G.3, and wool at #l.B as compared with 1913. ’ The coal output of America, Great Britain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany for the first halfyear of 1919 is estimated at SOU compared with 1913. A comparison, of the expansion of currency with the rise in wholesale food prices, taking 100 in 1913 as a basis, show that tho following expansion has taken place:— v „ , Currency. Food. Sweden ‘ * * o-j 039 Great Britain , , 25T Franco . . .335 330 ■ltaly _ .• .■ .■ , iio gog America . . % 173 236 The public debt per head since the war has increased as follows: Britain . . . , £}tf Cemany Franco ■ jjjlU tal t Austria £6O Belgium America, Xos Japan's debt has increased only 3s per head.