Show GI Q Sc t th PRICE RICE P F OF RUM TO BE LOWER IN SCOTLAND EDINBURGH Scotland March 31 D By By The Tho Associated Press I Gloom prevails in the whisky business bu siness Consumption of 0 spirits has ha s been on tho the decline and tho the Scottish output this season s will be hr bethe the tho e smallest in a 0 great many mAn years yea n. n Whisky is 18 to bo be cheaper too The Tho reduction will vIII approximate a penny n. n drink over the bar In 1921 U tho tue consumption of ot British h spirits fell from front to gallons gallon This is at attributed at- at partly to lower lo tax a 0 on foreign wines consumption of or wines having increased from front gallons In 1916 to t gallons In 1926 On the whole the tho distilling in industry In- In industry Is b In dire straits being af af- rdo more or less by b the th prohibition prohibition enforcement campaign in Intile tile tho United States Therefore not Thero aro not nearly so 50 many master m bootleg bootleg bootleg- gers' gers representatives here as for tor- formerly merly merly- merl Many distillers have not begun operations at all this season s and this is resulting In widespread un sin- unemployment employment and threatens to se seriously se se- serIous rIous effect the tho agricultural in industry In In- which sold Its produce to tho the distillers |