TRADE AND FINANCE.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2225, 11 August 1914, Page 5

TRADE AND FINANCE.

LONDON RETURNS TO NORMAL BANKS REOPEN ' London, August 8. London is swinging back, to as near normal as possible. Tho rusk on inland stores of food has practically ceased, and tlio peopls view the situation Balml y and determinedly. ~Mr.,'H.:, Samuel (President of tho.Local Government Board) is considering;whether- • compulsory methods' are necessary: against!',: sellers and buyers of provisions who acrA '■■ unworthily. It is reported that 6ome largt' whole- : Etjo dealers 0.10 holdiig uji large stores. -.-;; The Board ; of Agricull ire 6tatcs that there' is five months' -o* bread-, stuffs in the United j\ini;doro, including tie" Home "cidp, now' hiring harvested, otd excluding wheat and flour due to wive short'}Qho banks have wopened without being slnwt.. It is ofi'cially stated lh':r th» food tariff for the next' few' days adds from a penny to twopence as the maximum oh prevailing retail prices. This does not include meat and flour. .':...'.;::, TRUCE IN LABOUR DISPUTES..''- . NUMBER OF STRIKES SETTLEIX "' , ■ ■■' '■'■■■■■-'■ London, "August 9/S There is an improved position in tha bnilding trades' lock-out, showing-symp-'-" . toms of an early settlement owing, to ' the war. ./.. .... , ; The marine engineers' strike has. ended■' in favour of the shipowners. Other strikes have also been settled. - Scottish eoalowhers have suspended the demand for reduced wages PRICES FIXED IN PARIS. •' * ' '■' Paris,' 'Aiigu'st &.''"' L'.A committee fixes the weekly maxima ' for foodstuff prices.; ■ -•■'••■ ■''•<•■ ~