The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-17

l between 100 shows the decrease or in- crease In the cost for 1903.
 All Commodities Higher. The first table shows that the average relative prices of all commodities were higher in 1903 than at any time since and including 1890. Farm products reach ed the lowest average in 1896 and the Highest in 1922. Cloths and clothing were lowest in 1897, and highest in 1890 Fuel and lighting were lowest in 1894, and high est in 1903. Metals and implements were lowest in 1893 and highest in 1900. Lum- Der and building materials were lowest in 1897 and highest in 1903.
 Raw commodities and manufactured | commodities have been separated for fur. ther examination. In the group desig- mated as raw" are included all farm products, coffee. beans. eggs, milk, rice. nutmegs. pepper, tea. vegetables, raw silk, wool. coal, crude petroleum, copper ingots, pig lead. pig iron, bar silver, spelter, pig tin, birthstone, jute and rub Der, total of fifty articles
 The average price of all these commod- ities during January and February, 1903 was 33 per cent. above the average price for the preceding ten years, and the av- craze price for the year was 22.7 per cent higher than for the same period
 Manufactured commodities advanced to level. only exceeded in the year 1s9O They were higher by 215 per cent. than fn 1S97 by Il per cent than in 1899 and about per cent higher than in 1902
 The statistics show a decrease in the price of beef from 1902. but the relative price compared with the period since 1890 shows an increase in cattle of AT per cent.
 Farm Products Advance
 Under the head of farm products. con- sisting of Is articles, 1t is shown that wheat increased 5.l per cent; steers good to choice, 6.9 per cent; timothy hay, 19.2 per cent; corn, 21.1 per cent; barley. PIP per cent; hides, PAS per cent. oats, 31 ! per cent; hogs, 37 per cent; cotton, AT per cent; New York hops, 59.5 per cent. There was decrease of I3 per cent. in sheep. 2.5 per cent. in rye and 5.9 per cent. in faxseed.
 Fffty-three articles of food are given, and on S5 of these there is an increase over the average for the preceding thir- teen years ranging from 5 per cent. on bread in the Washington market to 72 per cent on pepper from Singapore. A per cent, increase occurred on dried codfish and potatoes. ( per cent. on put ter and 10 per cent. on canned salmon New Orleans molasses increased 125 per
  cent; crackers, Boston x 12.6 per cent. {: milk. 129 per cent; mess beef. 13 per cent; Western ham, r per cent. tallow. 1I.2 per cent: eggs, 23.2 per cent: New York cheese, 23.3 per cent; mackerel, &'.5 per cent; corn meal g and 25 per cent; smoked hams, S4 per cent: lard, 34 per cent; beans, B per cent bacon and salt pork, 42 and 43 per cent, and her ring, 51 per cent. There was a decrease 1 v nF ERRww. 1 Nr crackers, 95 per cent; in flour. 64 per cent; in vinegar. 12 per cent in evap- orated fruits about 2S per cent The price of coffee fell 57.4 per cent. Of 70 articles of clothing the prices of 55 for 1903 were higher than the average price for the preceding period since 1890. The increases ranged from 8 per cent. for ginghams, to POS per cent for sheet ings. Women's dress goods were 14s per