Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-09-23

pound, now we have to get 10 to IA
cents
Atlanta-srhe wholesale eest of
fresh meats, flour and butter has ad-
vanced but We still are holding at old
| prices"
Indianapolis owing to the high
price OF feed: the milk supply, This
month. is the lowest for May on rec
| ord CA second) Meat prices have
made a sharp advance owing to the
scarcity in the medium grades Of meat
and we have been compelled to handle
higher priced meats
MiIwaukee-"W were compelled to
raice our price of beef because of the
raise ii the wholesale price
Los Angeles-tThe decline of price
on potatoes is due to spectators los
inc Their grip on the market. Ship
ments have arrived from other states
and as new potatoes Will come in
freely III a few weeks they had to let
/ go"
Memphis-'T have paid more for meats
this year than l ever paid since l nave
been in business. | can't see any change
for some time to come"
Cineinnati-"rhe recent floods have
sent cattle to market before their matur-
ity and grain being the highest in years
has had the tendency to give us the
highest meat we have handled in years.
May Is we paid 8 Ia cents a pound for
steer cattle: 10 years ago.. 8 Ia cents"
Pittsburg-"Good beef is scarce and
high and is cause of driving other meat
up. Long, severe winter and high price
of grain supposed to be reason
Uartlapd--tsR n spf prippS for beef and
work is due To shortage of stock"
This was the showing made for the
food prices in the last year, according to
the report, on the foods investigated:
Decrease in price: Smoked bacon,
per cent
| Increase in price: Fresh milk, "a;
smoked ham. q: hens. 8.S; granulated
sugar, G; Irish potatoes. &c; wheat flour,
1917: pork chops, 11.2; pure lard, 11.3;
strictly fresh eggs. 1l.s; corn meal. 12.7;
creamery butter. 1873; sirloin steak. III:
rib roast. 175; round steak, 1856
The advance during the decade, COM
pairing the price June 10 last with the
average for the 10 years, was as follows:
Granulated sugar, S.5 per cent; strictly
fresh eggs, 26.1; fresh milk, 329: cream
cry butter. 1873; wheat flour, 1913; pure
iard, 51.3. mems, AS.lt SlflOln STEAK. o95,
smoked hams, 61.S; corn meal, 63.7; rib
roast, 6SS; round steak, 81; pork chops
So; smoked bacon, 96.7; Irish potatoes,
1119
Coal also advanced considerably in
some cities. The price, April Is, as com,
pared with year before, was higher for
Pennsylvania anthracite, stove size, in
% out of % cities from which reports
We're secured, and there was no change
of price in the remaining four cities,
During the same period, Pennsylvania
anthracite, chestnut size, advanced in %
out of 27 cities; and bituminous advanced
i'll u cities and declined in three cities.
In the North Atlantic states Pennsylva-
mia white ash coal, stove size. was 11.3
per cent. higher on April 10, 1912 than
year before; Pennsylvania anthracite
white ash, chestnut size, 11.9 higher, and
bituminous IL per cent. higher. These
were the largest increases while in the
Western states the prices We're unchang-
ed or there was no data for anthracite
and bituminous coal was IL per cent
less than April Is, 1871
The net prices of gas for household use,
April 15, compared with the previous
year. showed that reductions ranged
from to 10 cents for manufactured gas
among 54 companies in 36 cities and prac-
tically unchanged among the natural gas
plants.