TUMBLING DOWN.
PRICES AND COST OF LIVING. A convincing forpi of advertising adopted by a South Island firm < throw* an illuminating light on the J drop in prices in certain lines of gro-. eeri.es which play an important part in | deciding the cost of living (says The Dominion). Here is a copy of the' prices published in one of the advertise-
The difference represents a reduction Of 36 per cent, in the cost of the goods mentioned. Similar reductions ore to be found ,in the prices in the hardware and crockery departments. -~‘ rj '•- ‘-V b
merits in question! — Our pticew 12 1 Our price# months ago. today. s a s a 70lb. bags sugar 37 0 25 0 21b. butter 4 6 6 lib. bacon 1 10 1 3 501b. bags flour 12 0 11 6 31b. rico 2 0 0 n 61b. tapioca 3 6 1 6 61b. sago 3 0 1 6 Mb. cheese 1 1 1 0 Mb. starch 1 4 1 <M 1 bag oatmeal 7 0 !5 3 1 case kerosene ,.... 28 0 16 6 21b. wax candles . .. . 2 £ 2 0 1 71b. salt 1 9 i 3 1 Mb. cream of tartar 3 0 i 8 j (51b. pearl barley . ... 2 6 i 6 1 tin of Edmond’s baking powder . . . 2 8 i » 4 dozen clothes pegs 1 8 i 1 packet Creamoato. (large) o 2 3 si 1 pkt Sunlight Soap 2 0 1 9 i 31b. currants 3 <5 1 10 lib. prunes i 3 0 8 1 dozen eggs 2 4 1 10
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Otaki Mail, 7 April 1922, Page 4
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