TUMBLING DOW.
PRICES AND COST OF LIVING. INFORMATIVE COMPARISONS. A convincing form of advertising adopted by a South Island firm throws an illuu mating light on the drop in prices in certain lines of groceries whicn play an important part in deciding the cost of living. Here is a copy of the prices published in one of Che advertisements in
The difference represents a reduction of 36 per cent in the cost of the goods mentioned. Similar reductions are to be found in the prices in the hardware and crockery departments.
question:— Our Our prices 12 prices months ago. to-day. s. d. s. (1. 701b. bag sugar .. 37 0 25 0 21b. butter 4 6 2 6 11b. bacon .. . . 1 10 1 501b. bag flour . 12 9 11 6 2 0 0 11 Sib. tapioca . . . . 3 6 1 6 61b. sago o 6 1 6 1 4 1 0 11b. starch 1 4 1 0 1 bag oatmeal .. . 7 0 5 3 1 case kerosene . . 28 0 16 6 21b. wax candles . . 2 8 2 0 71b salt 1 9 1 0 lib. cream o£ tartar 0 1 8 61b. pearl barley . . 2 6 1 6 1 tin Edmonds’ baking powder 2 8 1 9 4 doz. clothes pegs 1 8 1 2 1 packet creamoata (large) . . . . 2 1 8 1 pkt. Sunlight soap u 0 1 9 31b currants . . . . 3 6 1 10 lib. prunes 1 3 0 8 1 dozen eggs . . 2 4 1 10
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXVI, Issue 18432, 16 March 1922, Page 6
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247TUMBLING DOW. Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXVI, Issue 18432, 16 March 1922, Page 6
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