Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-09-23
Federal Bureau of Labor In
vestigates Conditions in IN
duStrial Centers of Thirty
Two important States.
COST OF LIVING HAS
INCREASED GREATLY
Food Supplies Cost an Average
of About Fifty Per Cent
Over Similar Articles Ten
Years Ago,

I,y Morning journal special Leased WIre.I !
/ Washington, sept 80. The most
marked upward trend of the cost OF
living is disclosed in the federal bu-
reau of labor's report OF an invcsti-
Aation OF prices for the last ten years.
conducted in the important Industrial
centers of thirty-two states.
Fifteen important articles OF goods.
as Well AS coal. comprising two-thirds
of 4 workingman's needs were nves-
iigated. In many cities the investiga-
tors gathered statements of merchants
on the cost of living and specimens
of these are published in the report.
on June Is, 1872, the report shows
fourteen of the fifteen articles of food
were higher than year before, and
ten had advanced in the last ten years
more than so per cent over the aver
age price for the preceding ten years
During the last decade prices OF po-
tatoes changed most and sugar the
least. Their advances were 111.g and
s.5 per cent respectively. During the
last year, bacon. which decreased just
one-tenth Of one per cent was the
only one Of the fifteen principal arti-
cles that showed decline, while nine
of the fifteen advanced more than 10
-
for milk To 1876 for round steak.
OF the fifteen. only eggs butter.
milk and sugar were lower, but the
price OF three of these four Is normal
~ lower in summer than in winter.
Specimens af the statements of mer-
chants In ~ F9aus cities published in
the report follows
New York-''Meats In general are |
so high that If prices continue much |
longer this house viii be obliged to |
close up business. Have already lost |
S2OO since advance In prices"
Chicago" "Jobbing price on flour
mas advanced so cents on barrel and |
unless there Is a decline soon. retail
prices will advance"
Salt Lake Everything seems
to be at the top. but nothing shows
any decline"
Remarks OF merchants accompany.
ing the price reports for May IL. told
ne same story. These are examples:
Los Angeles---''The decline OF prices
'n potatoes Is due to spectators los
ng their grip on the market. Ship
rents nave arrived from other states
ma as new potatoes win come in free
y IN few weeks. they had to let go"
Portland, Oregon" Raise of prices
or beef and pork is due to shortage T!
4 Stock \
This was the showing made for the
ood prices in tho last year according :
o the report. on the foods investi-
ated
Decrease In pricc--Smoked bacon. :
per cent.
Increase in price--Fresh milk, "a;
noked nam, ~; hens. 3.s; granuIat-
q sugar, g. Irish potatoes, 1.G; wheat r
'our, l0.i pork chops, liz; pure r
ira, 11.3; strictly fresh eggs, 1f.s; l.
orh meal, IA; creamery butter, 1873; :
rioin steak, III rlI' roast l7.5; l
ound steak. 1876. o
me advance during the decade. y
impaired with the price June Is, last, "
IN thc average for the ten years :,
blows: II
Granulated sugar, s.5 per cent; n
esh eggs, 26.l; fresh milk, 32.9; =,
'eamery butter. 33.3 wheat flour. =,
20; pure lard. 55.3; hens. 5S.I; sir Ia
IN steak. a9.5; smoked hams. 6l.3; IN
'rn meal. G3.7; rib roast. 6s.s, round 81
cak. 81 pork chops. Sc: smoked ba s,
'n. 96.t; Irish potatoes, lib. n
bitumlnous coal advanced in scven- nj
en- out of thrty-two cities. the prices n,
'mained unchanged in Twelve cities Sc
III declined In three cities. w