FALLING PRICES.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17116, 11 April 1921, Page 7

FALLING PRICES.

STATEMENT TO ARBITRATION, COURT. . During the hearing of the quarry workers' case before the Court of Arbitration on Saturday, Mr F. Cooper, who represented the employers, n'uoted figures obtained from a body which gets its groceries supplied under contract, to show that in many lines prices hare fallen during the past twelve months. It was commented, however, that the. list did not deal with Jflour, bread, butter, and milk, which have increased in the period mentioned. The figures quoted were:—

. April, May, March, 1920. 1920 3921, £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s d. Baoon (lb) 0 15 0 1 5£ to 1 a and 1 3 Ham (lb) .. 0 17 0 1 G t0 1 3 ondl 5J Barley (pear!) (owt.) tl 15 6 tl 15 6 tl C 0 Ooeofl, (lh) t0 2 0 tO 2 6 t0 2 4J Coffe* (lb) to 2 8 tO 2 8 tO 2 1 Fruit* (dessert) . • (do*.) tl 3 6 tl 3 8 0 17 6 Oatmeal (ton) 33 0 0 88 0 0 *24 10 0 Rice (cwt) t3 14 8 tS 14 8 t2 4 4 Sngo (ctvt) t2 16 0 t2 11 4 tl 12 0 Tapioca (cwt) t2 1G 0 t2 11 4 1 13 0 Tea 01-') . 0 2 10 0 2 10 W 1 (i Soap (ton) 42 0 ,0 42 0 0 80 0 0 Soda (washing) (cwt.) tO 14 6 tO 14 G tO D 0 t Less 2J par cent. • Less 2J per cent, and 5 per cent.!Ehe other prices are hot.