مجموعة ١١١/٢٨ "بلاد فارس. كرمانشاه - يوميّات سياسية." [و‎‎٢‎٩‎١] (٧٥١/٥٨٤)

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GoverftiTient purchases of vVheat and barley got under .vay
in August arid in September arid October larged ahead,
exceeding by the end ol the period 1S,0 jQ totio* One
factor in bringing down the price oi grain and iacili—
tating Gcverriment purchases was undoubtedly a decioian
^ muue oy x^ e American Xiircctor-Generai of Finance at
the beginning of Ramazan to issue all-wheat flour lor
M government“"breau, instead of barley mixture as hither
to. iijuite apart from Jfcat the inhabitants ol a grain
exporting region consider their natural right to all
wheat oreau, this aecision no t only inspire a. conliuence,
but, by forcing "free” oread eov.n to a competitive price,
has. a direct effect in reducing the marxet for free
grain. It is true that the demanu for "GovernaiefAt"
bread »tas higher than it might otherwise u.a"ve ofA 2
issues ox Goverrms nt flour during the second half of
the period -ere some 17 or Id tons a aa^, ox* hardljr
less than what they rose to in the first three months
when "free” oread became expensive, nut thio lose on
the swings of daily issues in Re man shah town was, at
any rate until the end of the period under review, more
than balanced by gains on the roundabouts of Government
purchases.
^3. The temporary rise in the price or grain in xay,
gune aixd July han no effect on thw price othto*
commodities ana general commercial activity throughout
the period was on a very small scale. ..holesale ^rices,
which were tending to sae, even before the opening of
the ”Secona” Front, in many cases fell considernoly
artor the victories in France, the tendency being
encouraged by the eventual dr*op in grain prices from
August onwards and the increased local distribution 01
sugar, tea anc cotton piece-gocae. Ir&ds in cotto^
piece-goods came to a standstill, tea was bo or oo /U cheaper,
while the most remarkable change was in the price Oj.
sugar, which fell by nearly 50^. Retail prices -ere
less ready to fall in with the general trend
held out a month or so longer but in September ana
early October various retail prices, especially Tor
fooustuffs, followed suit. The retail price of sugar
fell by 40; , tea by 15?> and rice by 30$, by comparison
with tile . rices in Kay. For the first ru p^ in
a lont day shops mi^ht he seen with their lie-tw oh in
the daytime - the customary sign by which the puo^ic
are /