RISE IN FOOTWEAR.
ATI; GRADES AFFECTED. | !!_• Telegraph—Per Press Association, Wellington, Last Night. The latest addition to the cost of liv« ing in the form of an increase in the price of footwear is announced. A fork night hence the prices of all ordinary, hoots auil shoes will be raised from 10 to 17 '/■ per cent. This, according to the merchants, is an outcome of the war, and will nlTcct the whole of Australasia* and probably Canada and tile I'nited State::. All' grades of footwear wilt he affected, the higher classes particularly. The reason given is that, owing to the abnormal demand for leather at lloma on account of military needs, a serious scarcity for ordinary trade purposes has been caused.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 18, 13 January 1915, Page 4
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120RISE IN FOOTWEAR. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 18, 13 January 1915, Page 4
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