THE COST OF LIVING.
PRICES RISING AT HOME. LARGE PROFITS MADE. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received Feb. 21, 5.5 p ir.. London, Feb. IS. Ever soaring prices are exciting public indignation. A reel of cotton has advanced from 2'/.d to lOd, although Coats' made a profit of .-€3,995,000 last yea:-. The Daily Express states the Profiteering Sub-Committee is reporting that even a charge of 7Ad was not. justified. The prices of cigarettes, cigars, and tobacco have again advanced, though the Imperial Tobacco Company in 1919 made a profit of £4,082,000. Clothing is tending upward; also butter, and fares by taxi-cabs, trams, and 'buses. Almost the only item that is cheaper is eggs, which are retailing at 3d each instead of 5d each during war time, — Aus-N.Z. Cable Assn.
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Taranaki Daily News, 23 February 1920, Page 5
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127THE COST OF LIVING. Taranaki Daily News, 23 February 1920, Page 5
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