The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1911-11-01
ADVANCES IN rRiCns ABROAD

ADVANCE IN rRlCEs ABROAD
lHAT prices have advanced In 9TH
i or parts Of the world ~ well -
In the United States 10 evidenced BY u
statement prepared by the bureau Of
s,atiatics. department ot commerce
and labor. comparing import prices at
the present time with those Of certain
earlier years. The import figures Of
the united States government repre-
sent. under existing laws and rcGuia-
tions. the prices Of the articles In
question In the Wholesale markets Of
the country from which imported.
and . comparison. therefore. OF the
average import prices OF the principal
articles imported at tho present time
compared with those OF corresponding
periods In earlier years Indicates, In
some degree. at least. tho 6uctua-
ton In prices In the countries from
which these articles are imported.
This comparison OF prices 10 rsa.
dered practicable by reason OF the
fact that the bureau OF statistics pub
lishes In its summary Of commerce
and finance . table showing the
monthly average import prices Of the
principal articles brought into the
country. and states at the head Of the
table that "the value Of the goods
represent their value In the foreign
markets."
These statements OF average import
prices are obtained BY comparins
quantity with value for the period
In question. or. In other words. BY
dividing the staAed quantity Of the ar.
ticle under consideration into the STAT.
ID value thereof. and thus detsrmin.
Ing the Import value per unit Of guam
tity. This table shows. for exampls.
August. 1911. at li.sc psr pound.
against S.<c per pound In August.
1891. Q decade ago: india rubber. IN
average Of s3.<c per pouad In August.
1911. against <s.sc per pound IN
August. 1901: clothing wool. 33.se
per pound In August. 1911. asainss
lie per pound In August. 1901: comb
Ing WOOL. 33.Se per pound 10 August
Of the prsssat year. against is.se per
pound In August . decade ago: Aax.
| eS3S.ss per ton In August, 1911. -
against e3is.s3 In August. 1901:
hemp. 5000 pcr ton IN August Of
the present year. against eis6.si 10
August. 1901: tin plate. 3.sc per
pound In August OF the current year.
against &c In the corresponding month
q decade ago: tin In bars. blocks. etc..
else per pound IN August. 1871.
against 3s.sc per pound In August.
1901: and tea. 1s.3c per pound In
August OF tho current year. against
i3.sc per pound In the corresponding
month Q decade ago.
Even In tho single twelve-month
period from August. 1910. to August.
1911. . large number OF articles show
o marked advance In prices. Coffee.
for example. which. ~ s'ready indi-
Gated. showed an average Of ii.sc
per pound In August. 1911. averaged
Use per pound In August. 1910: rice
imports In August. 1871. averaged
Sic per pound. against :.%c per
pound In August year earlier: CO.
ment In August. 1911. 3s.sc per hun
drcd pounds. against 2s.+c per hun
dred pounds In August OF last year:
bananas. 2s.sc' per bunch In August
of the present year, against ?7.6c per
bunch In August. 1910; currants. +.sc
per pound In August. 1911. against
ste per pound In August Of last year:
hgs. sic per pound In August. 1911.
against 5.3c per pound In August q
year ago: almonds. I<.5c per pound
In August of tho present year. against
l0.3c per pound In the corresponding
month Of 1910; calf skins. 2s.2c per
pound In August. 1911. against 2%.1c
per pound In August. 1910; tin plate.
s.sc per pound In August OF the cur
rent year. against Sc per pound In