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Show Rubles So Low One Million Bill is Called 'Lemon' MOSCOW, June 13. The soviet rublo has now reached such a low iluc that cabmen, shopkeepers and; other persons refer generally to mil - j lions ns "leemons." or lemons. The minimum fare for a short cab ride is generally "leemon," or one lemon. In restaurant menus and other price! lists the final six ciphers arc generally! cut off; for example, the price of an' order of heefstoak, really: 3 2-00, 000 j rubles Is expressed as 3 20 rubles. For the past few weeks the curb ratr of exehange has been in the neighborhood of 4.00o.0no rubles 'o the dollar, making one 'lemon" worih 26 cents American. Food prices soar dally to such an extent that a housewife with money enough, to buy 10 pounds of bread today, may be able to buy only six pounds tomorrow. |