The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-07-04
COST OF LIvINC
PROVED HIGHER
Labor Bursau Charts Show Z
Steep Raise Since 1899.
FACTS and FIGURES GIVEN.

investigation Into Prices Of staple
Foods Covers Thirty nine Large
cities--Advance Last Year Averages
3.2 Per cent-Meat Scars Upward.
While Eggs Cheaper.
Every principal article Of food, ex.
eept sugar. of fifteen staples represent
Ing approximately twO-thirds Of the
expenditure for food by the average
workingman's family. showed a decid.
ed increase in retail prices on Feb. 10.
1913. compared with the average price
for the ten year period OF 10000. ac-
cording to the last Investigations of the
statisticiars Of the government bureau
Of labor. which have just been made
public. Sugar was 40 per cent; smok-
ed bacon was 111.O per cent higher.
Increases In other food articles were:
Sirloin stenk. 1.S per cent: round
steak, SAC: rib roast, 62.7; pork chops,
S0.4; smoked hams. COL: pure lard,
G2.3: hens, G8.0; wheat four. 2T.4; corn
meal. ISL; strictly fresh eggs. &C.:
creamery butter. 63.5; white potatoes.
23.6; fresh milk. 4O.1.
The prices were collected In thirty.
nine important industrial cities in
which live One-fifth Of the total mum.
ber Of people in continental United
States
There was an advance Of 80 per cent
over Feb. 10, 1912. In the relative
prices weighed according to the aver
age consumption OF the various arti.
cles Of food in workingmen's families.
Retail prices Of Feb. 10. 1918, compar-
ed with those on that date year ago
In some large cities. show:
Advance In Meat.
Sirloin steak-Increase: At Boston. 10l
per cent: New York, 49, Atlanta. l06;
Chicago 1871: Kansas City. 179; New Or
leans, lL8; Denver. l21: San Francisco.
q; Seattle. 1876 Decrease. Dallas, O.s per
cent
Round steak-lncrease: Boston, 10 per
cent; New York, 176; Atlanta, 11.S: Chica-
20, 1876; Kansas City, col: Dallas, sc; New
Orleans, ISL: Denver. l2.6: San Francisco.
100; Seattle. 1873
Rib roast - Increase: Boston 2O3 per
cent: New York. 1876; Atlanta. lot; Chica-
20, 6.b; Kansas City. ia; Dallas, 6s: New
Orleans. bS; Denver. 1856: San Francisco.
lb.9: Seattle. I'll
Pork chons : Increase: Boston. 2 per
cent: New York. 239; Atlanta, 1Q7: Chica-
60. 22.6; Kansas City. 2S.3: New Orleans.
8; Denver. 20; San Francisco. la+; Seattle.
o. Decrease: Dallas. IL per cent.
Smoked bacon - Increase: Boston. 16
per cent: New York, 1856: Atlanta. 1872:
Chicago n,6: Kansas City. 6.s: New Or.
leans. ~; Denver. Ill; San Francisco. as;
Seattle. is.7 Decrease: Dallas. IL per
cent
Pure lard - Increase: Boston, ao6 per
cent: New York. lol; Atlanta. ~; Chica-
30. 81; Kansas City. i&s; Dallas. Hoe;
New Orleans, 1856; Denver, N.3; San Fran
cisco. MS; Seattle. IT'S.
Hens-Increase: Boston, lA2 per cent:
New York. 7.e; Chicago. II: Kansas City.
a.; New Orleans, ~; Denver. ss; Seattle,
A Decrease: Atlanta, 1913 per cent; Dali
las. 0G
Variation on Flour.
Wheat nour-lncrease: Atlanta, 2s per
Francisco, 2.s: Seattle. AS Decrease: Bos-
ton. 6,76 per cent; New York. %; Chicago.
70; Kansas City. 8; Denver, &C.
Cornmeal- Increase: Boston, OIL per cent;
Atlanta, 0s; Chicago, 0s; Kansas City. IS;
Dallas, Ab: New Orleans. 1l.s; San Fran
cisco. 81; Seattle. as Decrease: New
York. 1 per cent: Denver. rs.
Strictly fresh eggs--pecrease; Boston.
lss per cent? New York. lis; Atlanta.
1911; Chicago. 2Qs; Kansas City, 1856: Dali
las. as: New Orisans. 60; Denver. rs; San
Francisco. IL. Seattle. 81.
Creamery butter-lncrease: New York,
81 per cent; Atlanta. i0.7; Chicago. II;
Kansas City. l2s; New Orleans, /: Den
yer. 80: Seattle, 81 Decrease: Boston.
a5 per cent: San Francisco 80
White potatoes = Decrease: Boston, u
per cent; Atlanta, 3.6: Chicago. sal; Kan.
sas City, Sb.S; Dallas. ns; New OrieanA
Zlf;. Denver. ~; Ban Frnncisca %ol;
6eattle. A.A
Sugar Decrease; Boston. lb.S PER cent:
New York. iA7; Atlanta. D.2; Chicago.
las: Kansas City, lGs; Dallas. A7: New
Orleans, lSA: San Francisco i7.s; Seattle
tS2 4ff
Milk-lncreass: Boston. ios per cent;
New York. l0<: no change ~ Atlanta
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