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Horowhenua Chronicle, 18 January 1915, Page 3

Prior to August last bread could bo obtained for 7d, so in the comparative■]y brief interim of sis months it ha* risen 3d. A private letter roooivod by an Auckland merchant from a friend 'n Scotland gives a few particular. , ; regarding the rise in foodstuffs since the war began. He states: ''Cheese, ham and sugar are up 2d per lb and tea 4d. Egge are a. big price. lam not sure of th« price of common loto, but fresh are S( * per dozen, and nobody says a word. Beei is up 2d and 2id per schooner, and •till nobody says m word." *