FOOD PRICES.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 March 1920, Page 4

FOOD PRICES.

GOVERNMENT’S ACTION

|pt; u PRESS ASSOCIATION. COPVBIGHT.i WELLINGTON, March 4.

The decision of the Government with regard to the increases to be made in the prices of bread and flour in consequence of the increase in the price of wheat, was made known by the Prime Minister. The increase of one penny per 21b. loaf, recently announced, is not to be sanctioned, nor will the price of flour he allowed to rise by £3 per ton as stated. The increases are to be exactly half these amounts. . Cabinet yesterday sanctioned the following prices for the year ending Feb. 28th, 1921: Flour, £l6 10s per ton t.0.b., at Lyttelton, Timaru, Oamaru and other places, plus transportation charges. The price of flour up till now has been £ls per ton. The increase is thus £1 10s f .o.b. same ports. Ur»m —£7 per ton, f.o.b, same ports. Pollard —£9 f.0.b., same ports. The increase in bread prices is to be. id per 21b loaf; Id per 41b loaf. ' These increases are on the price fixed last year bv the Board of Trade. These prices will operate forthwith. S“Xi<ly to tl.e flour m.lto. to. mado z ttot tto public will ro»,e tto benefit ». f»r». tl.e carrier f,oi» tost year’s supply is concerned. PRICE OF BBEAD. bakers enter protest. WELLINGTON, This Bay. Canterbury Master Bakers Association have deckled not to accept the now bread prices and give notice to the public accordingly. The President said 'the Board of Trade had previously tevcu a semi-official .assurance that bakers could go ahead on the basis o one shilling for tlio 4 pound loaf and are now claimed they hod been unfairly treated. It is stated that bakers not intend to bake bread at the pi c fixed.