The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-10-11
Rrattleb0rO Local
PERIOD OF HIGH PRICES.
.,,., IN Cost Of Living During Past
ys,r something Unusual.

Year something Unusual.
,s5en advance in the price of
mi In rents has again brought
.gSatIou OF the public to the in.
,os1 in living. With wages
sik higher than ever before the
\. man and the family man are
s,1tal with an increased cost in
Tint more than offsets their
s,,l gain. The old story con.
.-Hsbrr wages and costlier liy.
shorter hours and poorer things
Eaneht for more money, SO Sc.
has ihe aspect become that n
!. WITH salary of less than $40 n
wn,f hesitate before embarking
matrimonial venture. Unless a
3. qBtrut TO use shoddy stuff he
~ mr us much ON his weekly
.srJ of .lT as he could few years
Y an $40 II is true that in a few
necessities are slightly cheaper
ma advance generally greatly of.
!, tks slight decrease.
sgml landlords in Brattleboro |
AL ,hrir rents Oct. from 81 to
IN a month. Places can be hired at |
6l prices but the accommodations !
!, "a much poorer that the change |
sJam thought Of One well known
.,aaBt iu town says that clothing
I. advanced generally from 10 TO %
!, cent. ia the past few years. Par
sggrly is This true in the moderate
'r,zl ,uit A few years ago $40 |
IrII buy 300 an wool suit of good ma.
An and fall weight; now one must
IN anywhere from $l3 TO Sl5 for
sane grade Of goods. Shorter
gat and q mixture of cotton is
| sfd In the men 5 clothing offered at
| llaraie prices eve pay" said
| 4, merchant. $50 cents a dozen more
h mem udcrclothing than former,
Il at fud the quality to be greatly
Inferior ia spite of the increased
r,s. More than this he went on
saw. ''the goods will not stand the
rar Ike some that we sold for the
SINE pnce q short time ago and in
m, way clothing is dearer.' Meats
lave advanced considerably in price
hoagh not perhaps in the same pro-
proa as clothing. Pork has in
@a,fd more than beef. In canned
raats prices are at least Is per cent.
LgAer
Groceries generally have scared at
,3st . per cent. in price. Flour has
yse up 50 cents in the last two
aautls and butter made jump from
+ cents to 10 cents one week ago.
w, bring from five to eight cents
lue dozen than they used to bring
/ this season. Potatoes are Just now ,
sasianbIy above the normal price,
ringing = cents and in some cases
cents a bushel. Cheese has gone
; at least 10 per cent. Pickles are
cents a gallon more, canned vege-
bes have increased at least 20 per
mt, peaches are bringing 20 per :
lt more than formerly, spices are n
per cent. higher and so in running +
Vn the list of necessities in the q
Cd stuffs it is seen that there is !,
rywhere a. marked advance. Milk !,
! advanced from five to seven cents n
quart in the past few years, while P
am has Jumped from 80 cents to 40 a
It's quart. b
.OaI has not advanced materially a
ce the strike of a few years ago, r
hough the quality is greatly in II
ior and each year sees this product
reasing gradually in this respect.
lore money for the same goods
st be handed over to the druggist 9.
n what we used to pay. In this 81
one notes an increase in cost par .,
ary in the proprietary medicines. NJ
the chemical department probably or
would be safe to say that the cost i.
Is per cent. more. But in every. e. g,
g else that the druggist displays ~
lg with a higher pricemark is at ~ ~
led to the article. Shoes are in ~
e eases 80 cents more than the old ~ y,
and the price of rubber is far 10 10
re what it was a few years ago. h a