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

During the last decade prices of potatoes changed
most and sugar the least Their advances were IlI9
and S5 per cent, respectively During the last year
bacon. which decreased just one-tenth of per cent
the only of the fifteen principal articles of
food that showed decline in price while nine 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 is
normally lower during summers than during win
Specimens of the statements of merchants in var
icus 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 5000 since ad-
vance in prices" 49,.
Chicago obbing price flour has advanced
81 cents per barrel. and unless there is decline
the near future retail prices will advance"
Baltimore-"H 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
am not cutting any at present Both grades of cat
tie have up and the above prices just about let
me out without profit" CA second), Beef, especial
IT, on cheaper cuts. 10 to 29per cent. higher" "a
third, The high price of meats is causing us to
close our place of business on about July f."
New Hayen-"Beginning this week will ad-
vance cents pound on all meats, as are pay
ing the highest price for beef and lambs in my time
i cannot state the reason; the tobber blames the
II.
Philadelphia--''No money in meats at the above
prices "a second), I'VE paid. June II, 1914 cents
a pound for rumps and rounds and 11k cents
pound for chucks Of beef, the highest price in the
history Of our business, : -gs=g.=
Salt Lake City-"Everything seems to be at the
top, but nothing shows any decline" ,esg@-
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:
Decrease in price-Smoked Bacon per cent.
Increase in price-Fresh milk, "a; smoked ham,
"a; hens, 3S; graduated sugar, s. Irish potatoes
7.6; wheat flour, 1O7; pork chops L2; pure lard
S; butter, 1873; sirloin steak, H.; rib roast It's;
round steak, 1876. "--a-s 49, = IS: '.r@ reg
The advance during the decade. comparing the
price June Is last with the average for the ten
years, was follows: Graduated sugar. 8.5 per
cent; strictly fresh eggs, 26.1; fresh milk, 1928;
creamery butter, 1913; wheat flour, 3S3; pure lard
5s3; hens, 5Sl; sirloin steak, 59-5; smoked hams,
613; cornmeal, 697; rib roast, 63s; round steak,
81; pork chops Sc: smoked bacon, s6.7; Irish po-
tatoes, 111.9. -. 80 - saE% |.2. f@>. 49,
Coal also advanced considerably in some cities.
The price April 15. compared with year before,
was higher for Pennsylvania anthracite stove size,
in twenty-five out Of twenty-nine cities from which
reports were secured. There no change of price
ia the remaining four cities. b -,1s &; Is s
During the same period Pennsylvania anthracite,
chestnut size, advanced In twenty-five of twenty
seven cities, and bituminous advanced in seventeen
out of thirty-two cities; the price remained UNI
changed in twelve cities and declined in three cities
In the north Atlantic states Pennsylvania white.
ash coal stove size. rs per cent higher April
IT, 1912, than year before, Pennsylvana anthracite
white ash chestnut size 119 higher and bituminous
II per cent. higher. E5 1-.~t <.-<~.
These were the largest increases, while in the
western states the prices we're unchanged or there
was no data for anthracite and bituminous coal
II per cent. less than April 15 1911.
The net prices of gas for household use April 10,
compared with the previous year. showed that
auctions ranged from 10 Is cents for manufactured
gas among ffty-four companies in thirty-six cities
and practically UNCHANGED among the natural gas
plants . vi - - 49, ..s.-- =. zts: >e@&<f