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SUGAR AGREEMENT
EXTENDED
MELBOURNE, Sunday.
The Prime Minister (Mir. R. G. Men
zies) announced to-night that the Gov
ernment had decided that it was prepacd
to extend the sugar agreement for five
years from September 1. 1941, on tile
same terms, as to the list of wholesale
manufacturers prices, as those prescribed
in the present sugar agreement-£33/4/
a ton for 1A refined sugar and propor
tionate prices for other grades of sugar
and for golden syr~up and treacle.
Mlillwhite sugar and first quality mill
sugar continue to be available at £30 a
fon for ordinary trade and £20/8/ for
manufacturers. The prices will apply to
all S"tate capital cities and at Fremantle,.
Launceston, and Darwin.
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