Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-10-25
EDITOR
participated in the enormous advance in prices.

During the last decade prices of potatoes changed
most and sugar the least Their advances we're 1i19
and SIS per cent respectively During the last year
bacon which decreased Just one-tenth of per cent
the only one Of the fifteen principal articles of
food that showed decline in price, while nine of the
fifteen advanced more than 10 per cent varying
from "a per cent for milk to 1876 for round steak
OF the fifteen only eggs butter, milk and sugar
we're lower but the price Of three of these four
normally lower during summers than during win
tiers.
Specimens Of the statements OF merchants in var.
ious cities published in the report follow:
New York-"Meats in general are so high that if
prices continue much longer will be obliged to close
up business Have already lost about $500 since ad-
vance In prices" w
Chicago-"Jobbing price flour has advanced
So cents per barrel, and unless there Is decline in
the near future retail prices will advance"
Baltmore-"n the present high prices prevail
much longer In the wholesale market / do not know
what will become OF the retail dealers"
= Boston-"Cheap sirloins are SO high and poor that
not cutting any at present Both grades Of cat
tie have gone up and the above prices just about let
out without profit" CA second), Beef especial
~ on cheaper cuts, 10 to 20 per cent. higher" "a
third, the high price of meats is causing us to
close place of business on or about July f."
New Haven-"Beginning this week we will adj
vance cents pound on all meats, as we are pay
ing the highest price for beef and lambs in my time
/ cannot state the reason; the jobber blames the
farmer; the farmer blames the high price of corn"
Philadelphia-"No money in meats at the above
prices" CA second), 1--WE paid, June H. 1914 cents
pound for rumps and rounds and liz cents
pound for chucks of beef, the highest price in the
history of our business" ,..r, = ... q. -.
Salt Lake City-'Everything seems to be at the
top, but nothing shows any decline" - IN.
Remarks Of merchants accompanying the price
reports for May Is told the same story. This is the
showing made for the food prices In the last year,
according to the report on the foods investigated
T1onro IN trfco cu,ok rad pacon 4
Increase in price--Fresh milk, a. smoked ham,
c.7; hens 3d.; granulated sugar. s; Irish potatoes,
49, wheat flour, 10.7; pork chops, 3; pure lard,
13; butter, 1851 sirloin steak ILL., rib roast, 175
round steak, 49, n 80 KS - .a II
. The advances, during the decade comparing the
price June 10 last with the average for the ten
years, was as follows: Gfanulated sugar, 85 per
cent ; strictly fresh eggs, ISL; fresh milk, 329;
creamery butter, $685. wheat flour. 1913; pure lard.
s55.3;y henss6S1, sirioin steak 595: smoked hams
61S; cornmeai 65.7: RIB roast. 63.S; round steak,
"a; pork chops s6; smoked bacon, 967; Irish po-
tatoes. 111,9. II nj - ~ u II + 80
Coal also advanced considerably in some cities,
The price April Is, as compared with year before,
was higher for Pennsylvania anthracite, stove size,
ia twenty-five out of twenty nine cities from which
reports were secured There was no change of price
il the remaining four cities. --A-fs. !. IL
ID During the same period Pennsylvania anthracite,
chestnut size, advanced in twenty-five out of twenty
seven Cities and bituminous advanced In seventeen
out of thirty-two cities; the price remained un-
changed in twelve cities and declined in three cities
In the north Atlantic states Pennsylvania white
ash COAL stove size, 113 per cent. higher April
IT, 1872 than year before Pennsylvania anthracite
white ash chestnut size, 119 higher, and bituminous
II per cent higher. r. ~. +. .@
These were the largest increases, while in the
western states the prices were unchanged, there
no data for anthracite and bituminous coal was
IL per cent. less than April To- 1911 -,
The net prices Of gas for household use April Is,
compared with the previous year, showed that re.
auctions ranged from to Is cents for manufactured
gas among fifty -four companies in thirty-six cities
and practically unchanged among the natural gas
plants. ~ &+ ~ L. >ss+@9s12