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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXII, Issue 4310, 29 August 1921, Page 1

Says the. New York Globe and Commercial Advertiser : —“ The average man and woman is ixitereated in n<k\ thing xiiore thaxx the price of actual necessities. They care but little whether diamonds or silverware are higher ox 1 lower than they were in pref-war days, and, recognising this fact, it is interesting to quote a price compaidsoxx made recently by a grocery concern in lowa. According to this concern one year ago 10 pounds of granulated _sxxgai' cost 30 dollars. In May of this year, still quoting the same concern, 30 dollars bought 10 pounds of sugar? 100 pounds of flour, 25 pounds of oatmeal, four pounds of coffee, 12 cans of tomatoes, 12 cans of coihx. one box of crackers, 12 pounds of rice, 16 pounds of beans, 12 cans of peaches, 12 cans of hominy, and 12 cans of pork and beans. This list submitted to a wholes sale giocer brought forth the remark that not only could all these ‘items be purchased fox’ 30 dollars, but that this sum would buy the very best quality. Which leads to the conclusion that while ‘things’ have been bad, and may be bad in spots at pi’esent, there is a trend in. the right direction, a trend which bears every appearance of continuing until the end of the movement is in close proximity to the much-deA sired 'normalcy.’ ”