Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-05-11

cember, 1898, or January, 1899, said
prices being the jobber's price taken
from invoices of goods purchased, and
follow same with present price on
same article.
On wire nails the price for Decem-
ber, 1898, was $l.60 base; present
price, $3.50, or an advance of 12S per
cent.
On galvanized barb wire the price
for December, 1898, was 81 80 per hun
dred; the present price is $40, or an
advance OF llJ per cent.
Price on galvanized smooth wire,
$l.G5 per hundred base; present price,
1915, or an advance of l27 per cent.
On railroad shovels (socket strap
the price in December, 1898, was $3.50
per dozen; present price, 1915, or an
advance OF "a per cent.
Spades, $3.50 per dozen; present
price, $S.75, or an advance of 81 per
cent.
Garden hoes, $2.40 per dozen;
present price, $3.50, or an advance of
so per cent.
Four tine manure forks, $400 per
dozen present price, $500, or an ad-
vance of SO per cent.
Mattocks. $3.50 per dozen; now
Sc 90, or 80 l-3 per cent advance.
Railroad picks, "a 90 per dozen now
$3.50. or 81 l-3 per cent advance.
Screw and strap hinges, q cents
per pound; now II cents, or 80 per
cent advance.
Harrow teeth, $l.S5 per hundred
pounds; now $3.50, or SO per cent adj
vance.
Steel wagon tire, $l.50 per hundred
pounds; now 1925, or SIG 2-3 per
cent advance.
Bar iron, 81 90 per hundred pounds; !;
now $2.75, or l29 per cent advance.
Briar, weed and grass scythes. 1885
per dozen; now 1915 per dozen, or an
advance of 127 per cent.
Grain blades, 46-inch, Sc per dozen;
now $l2, or 100 per cent advance.
Barn door hangers, $3.50 per dozen
now So, or 33 l.3 per cent advance.
Barn door track, $l65 per hundred
IT,; now So IS, or 81 per cent advance.
Cast wagon thimble skeins, $l.S0
per set; now $3.50, or 81 per cent ad-
vance.
Axes (Champion), 1925 per dozen;
now $675, or SO per cent advance.
Carriage bolts list so per cent off;
now list so per cent off, or an advance
of $50 per cent.
Log chains, 5-16-inch, 81 cents per
pound; now 6s cents, or IS per cent
advance.
Log chains, 3 8 inch, 81 cents per
pound; now 81 cents, or Is per cent
advance.
Coil chain. 5-16-inch, 81 cents per
pound now 7 cents, or sc 2.3 per cent
advance.
Coil chain, 3-Sinch, 81 cents per
pound; now 8i cents, or So per cent
advance.
Burden horse shoes, $3.15 per hun
dred; now $425, or IS per cent ad-
vance.
Star horse shoe nails, II cents per
pound; now IA cents, or 1GS per cent
advance.
Grind stones, G5 cents per hundred /;
now s. cents, or 81 per cent advance.
Sash weights. SIS per ton; now 500,
or 33 1-3 per cent advance.
Common screen doors, 1925; now
$3.50 or % per cent advance.
Wire cloth, 95 cents per hundred
square feet; now $1.5O. or 5S per cent
advance.
Sisal rope, base, 81 cents per pound ;
now lOa cents, or 27 per cent advance,
Sisal rope. in February, 1898, was
bought at ST cents, base.
Common sad irons, p cents per
pound; now 3 81 cents, or 50 per
cent advance.
Mrs. Potts sad irons, 81 per dozen,
set; now $500, or 81 per cent advance.
Nickel-plated copper tea-keitles,
$3.50 per dozen now $10.55, or 62 per
cent advance.
Common cast kettles, 1915 per
dozen; now $685., or 40 per cent adj
vance.
Common cast spiders, $1.26 per
dozen; now $2.16, or III per cent ad-
vance.
Newton S-inch mill files, Ga cents
per dozen; now "a cents, or Is per
cent advance.
Black Diamond S-inch files, So
cents per dozen; now SLIT, or 81 per
cent. advance.
Wheelbarrows, $l3 per dozen; now
SIT or 80 per cent advance.
Common elbows (4-piece), 40 cents
per dozen; now SO cents, or 32a pei
cent advance.
Stove pipe iron, 1926 per loo
pounds; now $3.15, or an advance ol
40 per cent.