Salt Lake Telegram | 1932-12-17 | Page 3 | Embassy Row Expects Merry Xmas as Diplomatic Liquor Prices Drop

Embassy Row Expects Merry Xmas As Diplomatic Liquor Prices Drop Br Dr United PUll Fres WASHINGTON Dec 17 Embassy Embassy Em Em- bassy row is celebrating a merry Yuletide and one of the reasons for tor forit forit it is the current low love prices of the choicest imported liquors Salaries of diplomats have been reduced re xe- 25 to 60 per c cent nt during the thc thep p past Ut two years But the prices of the thc finest Scotch whisky gin wines and beer are some 50 per cent lower than last year ear and the embassies arc bubbling bub- bub bling with cheer Last year Scotch imported free ot of duty under diplomatic immunity cost 1450 per case This year it may b be obtained for fox Gin which formerly cost about the some same as us Scotch may be obtained for about aboul per dozen quarts Beer of 9 per cent alcoholic content dropped to per case of 48 quarts Champagne the life of many embassy em cm bassy parties is costing as little littie as aa 25 per case The renson reason for the difference in prices is the slump in British pound sterling exchange which makes the thc dollar equivalent much l less than In Informer Informer informer former years carlo