Milk and Egg Prices
SOLOMON,
(To the Editor.) Sir, — Ro sim'ple Mr. Simon'a letter, "Rising Prices." Where did he get his milk from while staying in Wellington? The breaking of a milk-bottle in" that city costs 8d., and the price of milk has been 6d. per quart for quite a while. I understand the Milk Department intends to raise the price to 7d. There is no over-dip, either. At what store did the simple Mr® Simon see eggs for 1/4 per dozen? A few weeks ago, I too, was in Wellington. I saw preserved eggs for 1/4, pullets eggs (fresh) a little dearer, and the average sized hen's eggs were 1/11 dozen. When I returned the price in Napier was 1/11, and in some cases 1/10, Possibly the poorer-class areas do sell eggs a little under the usual price. According to Simple Simon 's statement a Wellington poultryman would gain a profit of 50 per cent. on tte present selling price, by eending his eggs to Hastings. Yery simple Mr. Simon, there 's a chance to make your fortunel Why doesn't Mr. Simon move to sunny Napier, whose tradeemen, in the matter of prices, follow the experienced loadership of our leading New Zealand city? I cannot account for the dearness oi lamb in Hastings, unless the butchers see the very simple Mr. Simon coming. Yours, etc.
Puketapu, 2/4/37.
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 69, 8 April 1937, Page 7
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