COMMONWEALTH CABLES.
THE PRICE OF MEAT. Dmtrd T>r »vfls Association. (Received 0 . .in.) . Syc;. y, April 11. At the .uo..c coiiini.asion, several butchers gave evidence that, despite the high retail prices ruling they were carrying on business at a loss, which was partly cine to the scarcity of stock as a result of the drought. They urged that if prices were fixed, they should be upon the wholesale, not the retail dealers. The also favored the grading of meat. NEWCASTLE COLLIERIES IDLE. (Received 9 a.m.) Sydney, April 11. . Eight Newcastle district collieries are idle, while others were working on an average of half time.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 7, 11 April 1916, Page 4
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104COMMONWEALTH CABLES. Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 7, 11 April 1916, Page 4
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