The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-23
HIGH COST OF LIVING
KEEPS GOING ON UP.
Department of Labor Issues
Comparative Figures From
Thirty-Nine Cities.

dsHinS ton, June 12.--ENcry princi-
pal article OF food except sugar. of the
fifteen staples. representing approx
mately two-thirds of the expenditure
for food by the average worSingman's
family. showed a decided increase in
retail price February 10, 1913, com
pared with the average price for the
ten-year period, lS90-1S99, according
to the latest investigation of the sta
tisticians Of the Bureau of Labor.
Sugar was 40 per cent lower. smoked
bacon was 1ll.6 per cent higher.
Increases in the other food articles
were: Sirloin steak, COS per cent: round
STEAK S4.o; rib roast. 62.7; pork chops.
Ss.4; smoked ham. 691; pure lard, 523;
hens. $50; wheat flour, 27.4: cornmeal,
b6.l; strictly fresh eggs, $50; creamery
butter, 635; white potatoes. 236; fresh
milk. 40.1.
The prices were collected in thirty
nine important industrial cities in
which live one-fifth of the total num-
States
Increase for One Ycar.
There was an advance of 20 per cent
over February ID, 1872. in the rela tive
prices. weighted according to the aver
cles of food in workngmens families
Retail prices OF February Is, 1913,
compared with those on that day a
year ago in the principal cities show:
Sirloin steak-Increase Boston. lo1
per cent; New York. 17.3: Atlanta, 1916;
Chicago. la.l; Kansas City, l7.9; New
Orleans. 14.S; Denver. 1913; San Fran
cisco go; Seattle. 1876, Decrease:
Dallas, 0.S per cent
Round cae. Rostor
per cent: New York. l7.6: Atlanta.
II $; Chicago, 1915; Kansas City, 2Ol;
DNllas 90; New Orleans. 26.7: Den
ver l2S; san Francisco. 800; Seattle,
1915.
Rib roast--Increases Boston, 2u3;
per cent: New York, 1876: Atlanta.
lo.i; Chicago, So Kansas City, III:
Dallas 6.S; New Orleans. SIS; Denver.
l3,5; San Francisco. 15.9 Seattle, 271.
Pork chops-lncreases, Boston. 22.2
per cent; New York $50; Atlanta,
1917, Chicago. 22.G Kansas city. 2s.s:
New Orleans. so; Denver. 200; San
Francisco. 1874; Seattle. 81. Decrease
Dallas, 81 per cent
big Jump In Bacon.
Smoked Observation-Disclosures Boston,
25.5 per cent: New York. 1875; Atlanta.
1872; Chicago. l1.6; Kansas city. SIS;
New Orleans. rs; Denver III; San
Francisco. 9.S; Seattle, 1877. Decrease:
Dallas. IL per cent.
Smoked hams-Incrcases: Boston,
1l.6 per cent; New York, le.S: Atlanta.
l5.%; Chicago. li.0: Kansas CITY, lag;
New Orleans. l4.i: Denver, Ill; san
Francisco, 1871; Seattle. A.. Decrease
Dallas, IL per cent.
Pure lard-Increase: Boston. .o.5
per cent; New York lo.i Atlanta, az
Chicago. 81; Kansas City, 1863: Dali
las. lie: New Orleans. 1913; Denver
2l.3: San Francisco. 21.3: Seattle, l75
Hecs-Incrcases Boston. L.: Now
A; New Orleans. ~; Denver, ?.S;
Seattle. %. Decreases: Atlanta. 1873
per cent; Dallas. O.5 per cent
Wheat hour-Increases: Atlanta, IS
per cent; Dallas, FL; New Orleans. 80;
San Francisco. rs; Seattle. 46. De-
creases: Boston. 81 per cent: New
York. 90; Chicago. 1870; Kansas City.
so; Denver. Go.
acknowledgements Boston. OIL per
cent; Atlanta, 0.6: Chicago. o.S; Kansas
City, SIS: Dallas. As; New Orleans, 49,
creases: New York, OF per cent; Den
yer, 2.5.
EGGS show Decrease.
Strictly fresh egss-Decreases: Bos-
ton. 1919 per cent: New York. l75; At
lanta. 1911; Chicago. Io,6 Kansas city.
1S.5; Dallas. SIS: New Orleans, 50; Den
yer. rs. san Francisco. II; Seattle 81.
Creamery butter-lncrcases New
York. 81 per cent: Atlanta. LIZ Chi
cago 81; Kansas City. l2.s: New Or
leans. 10: Denver 40; Seattle 2.7; De-
creases: Boston. 9.5 por cent; San Fran
cisco, %.
White potatoes--Decreases Boston,
Al per cent New York. no data: At
lanta, ESQ: Chicago. 3o.l; Kansas City.
SIS; Dallas, 20.6 New Orleans. 221;
Denver. 49.4; San Francisco, 1913; Seat
tie. 1879.
Susar-Decreas Boston. 15.5 per
cont. New York. 14.1: Atlanta. 20..;
Chicago. l?.s; Kansas city, 1866; Dallas,
lS.7; New Orleans. 1874: San Francisco.
1i.S: Seattle. 1872.
Milk--lncreases: Boston l6 per
cent; New York. Ia: no change in At
lanta. Chicago. Kansas City. Dallas.
New Orleans or San Francisco. De-
crease: Seattle. 3.S per cent