FOOD PRICES AT HOME.
NOT SO HIGH AS ANTICIPATED. Received February i 3', 8.0 a.m. LONDON, February 12. During the debate on food prices, the Right Hon. H. H. Asquith said that retail prices had risen in London 24 per cent, in six months, 23 per cent, in the large towns, and 20%, per cent, in the villages. This was substantially below the most soberminded and best-informedvanticipa- ■ firms prior/ tot: the /(war.!?. He fil'd not think the shortage would last after ■ June, when feverish speculation would end.' Germany had fixed the maximum prices, of commodities, with disastrous results. ■ /
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Wanganui Herald, Volume L, Issue 14527, 13 February 1915, Page 7
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98FOOD PRICES AT HOME. Wanganui Herald, Volume L, Issue 14527, 13 February 1915, Page 7
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