THE COST OF LIVING
SERIOUS ENOUGH OUTLOOK. By Telegraph—Preee Association. Auckland, Tuesday. Following the advance that has occurred during the last year or two in the prices of articles and lines in everyday use and consumption, further increases in the prices of general groceries are probable, and, in some instances, certain. A reporter, during the course of inquiries, learned from one of the largest wholesale distributors in the city that the prices are now finely cut. Grocery lines are bound."to advance very shortly. After a careful calculation it has been ascertained that the wholesale importers' business costs at least 1% per I cent, more to run now than was the case I two or three years ago.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 204, 8 May 1912, Page 8
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117THE COST OF LIVING Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 204, 8 May 1912, Page 8
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