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Western Branch 53 Nanking Road Telephone 12761
715 Bubbling Well Road (Oppósite 4th Marines Club) are now 43 cents. Ningpo cod is 75 Cents. It used to be 40 cents. Soles Another thing which is puzzling the housewife here is the fact that bam-cheapest foodstuffs on sale locally and so the Shanghailander cannot be blamed if he turns vegetarian. Beeiroot, cabbage, carrots, Chinese celery, leeks, lettuce, artichokes, are all within the bounds of reason. Beans, however, have jumped up and prices of various kinds range from 30 to 80 cents. Last year the average was 25 cents, Geese, which were the dearest kind of poultry on sale last February, are still the dearest. No less than $8.25 are being asked for one bird as against $350 last year. Eggs are about $1.18 a dozen. Formerly they were almost given away. Wild duck is priced at $1.60. Despite the fact that they are plentiful in China, this price shows an increase of 60 cents over February 1939.
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