DUNEDIN'S POSITION.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1896, 3 November 1913, Page 7

DUNEDIN'S POSITION.

WORKLESS MEN & RISING PRICE? (Hy -Tolograph-l'rveß ' Awocjatkm.) Dunodln, November 2. Coal morehnnts of tho city and suburbs intimate that on and after Monday thoy will bo obliged to increase the price of coal (rot-ail). Yesterday a considerable number of mon found themselves out of work, w'iiilo others retain their positions with the pos* sibility of suspension hanging over their heads. Yesterday mon employed in fitting out Dredge 404 _ for sea knocked off work in tho morning, Ordors wore at onco given by the Harbour Board to replace tho vacancies from their own stall'at tho port. Tho permanent staff were met and interviewed by pickets, but they stood firm, and work was continued without fur« thor difficulty.

The Taieri and Peninsula Milk Supply Company cannot ship any butter or obeese to England and thesr_ stores arc now Retting full with stock intended for shipment. Onoo their stores arc full it will bo impossible for tho company to continue manufacturing. This moans loss not only to them but to tho farmers, who will not bo . required to solid any more milk or crdnm to the company's factory. Stocks of sugar aro quickly diminishing. l ! 'or what remained .ill the warehouses tho holders wore asking £24 and £25 early in tho morning, and as evidence that there was not much to bo had oven at that rate, it is,stilted that Mr. 0. Thomson, of Messrs. Thomson and Co. bought olio ton before noon, and paid £25 for it. Itotail prices are likely to go up accordingly, hut grocers aro economising as much as passiblo, selling to customers tho smallest parcels that they will take. Ono of the leading grocors says .that,ho will bo out of sugar even at tho reduced irato of soiling insido a week. It is feared that many of tho coal drivers will have to stop in. a few days, for tho stocks in the yard aro fast vanishing, and when there- is no more coal thero will bo no more driving.