Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-09
COST Of LIVING
PROVED HIGHER

Investigation Into Prices Of stapI
Feeds csvsrs Thirty nine Large
citiss-Advanes Last Year Averages
3.2 Per csnt-AAsat soars Upward,
While Eeos cheapsn.
Every principal article Of food, ex-
sept 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 $4,000. &C
cording to the last investigations Of the
statisticians Of the government bureau
of labor, which have Just been made
public. Sugar was 4.6 per cent: smok-
ed bacon was 111.6 per cent hIghee.
Increases in other food articles were:
slrloin steak. rs per cent: round
steak. s45: rib roast. G2.7: pork chops.
So.4: smoked hams. col: pure lard.
62.3: hens. GG.6: wheat -four. % a; corn
meal. ssh: strictly fresh eggs. Sc;
creamery butter. G3.5; white potatoes.
23.6: fresh milk. 4O.l.
The prices were collected in thirty.
nine important industrial cities in
which live one-fifth Of the total mum.
Der Of people in continental United
States.
There was an advance of 80 per cent
over Feb. Is. 1912. in the relative
prices weighed according to the aver
age consumption Of the various arti-
Retail prices Of Feb Is, 1913, compar-
ed with those on that date year ago
in some large cities. show:
Advance In Meat.
Srloin steak-Increase: AT Boston. l0.1
per cent: New York. l7.3; Atlanta. 1916;
Chicago. ISL; Kansas City, l79: New Or
leans. li.8: Denver. 121; San Francisco.
q: Seattle. 1876. Decrease. Dallas. O.S per
cent
Round steak-1ncrease: Boston. ~ per
cent: New York. 176: Atlanta. lis: Chica-
go. 1875: Kansas City. POL; Dallas. Sc; New
Orleans. 2G7: Denver. 1876; San Francisco.
2O.9: Seattle. 1879
Rib roast - Increase: Boston, 2O.3 per
cent: New York. 1866: Atlanta. lot: Chica-
go. 65: Kansas City. ia: Dallas. 6.s: New
Orleans. SIS: Denver. 1875: San Francisco.
l.S: Seattle. I'll
Pork chops = Increase: Boston. q per
cent: New York. 2s.s: Atlanta. 1o.7: Chica-
60. 226: kanEas City. 23.3: New Orleans.
s; Denver. 40: San Francisco. 1874: Seattle,
81. Decrease: Dallas. 81 per cent
Smoked bacon = Increase: Boston. IS
per cent: New York. 1856: Atlanta. 1872:
&. {t11 (Nv-
leans. 7.3: Denver. Ill; San Francisco. 9.S;
Seattle. 1917. Decreases: Dallas, IL per
cent.
Pure lard Increase: Boston, eos per
cent: New York. 1914: Atlanta. IL; Chica-
60. 81: Kansas City. 1863: Dallas. HOO:
New Orleans. ISIS: Denver. 1.3: San Fran
cisco. MS: Seattle. IT'S
Hens-Increase: Boston. l42 per cent:
New York, 10: Chicago. II: Kansas City.
~: New Orleans. Al: Denver. 9.s: Seattle.
~ Decrease: Atlanta, 1913 per cent; Dali
las, ak
Variation on Flour.
Wheat flour-Increase: Atlanta, - per
cent: Dallas. Il: New Orleans. 80: San
Francisco. 2.s; Seattle. 46. Decrease: Boss
ton. SIC per ceht; New York. 90: Chicago.
Is: Kansas City. 81: Denver. &C.
CornmeAl-Increasoa Boston, OIL per cent:
Atlanta, 06: Chicago: 0.s: Kansas City. SIS:
Dallas. As: New Orleans. 1l9: San Fran
cisco. 81: Seattle, Is. Decrease: New
York, l per cent: Denver. IS
Strictly fresh eggs-Decrease: Boston.
1919 per cent: New York. IT'S: Atlanta,
1911: Chicago. 2o.6: Kansas City. 1876: Dali
las. s.S: New Orleans. So: Denver. rs: San
Francisco, II: Seattle. 81
Creamery butter-Increase: New York.
~ per cent: Atlanta, 107: Chicago. I'll:
Kansas City. 1873: New Orleans. l: Dem
yer. -: Seattle. "a. Decrease: Boston.
Is per cent: San Francisco. a3.
White potatoes Decrease: Boston, q
per cent; Atlanta, 2s6: Chicago. sa1: KAN
sas City. 35.s; Dallas. 2oe: New Orleans.
22.1: Denver. 1874: San Francisco. 40l:
Seattle. 1913.
susar-Decrease: Boston. 1876 per cent:
New York, ll7: Atlanta. 2O.2: Chicago.
1913: Kansas City. 1876; Dallas. 1877: New
Orleans. 1874: San Francisco. 173: Seattle.
1872
Milk-1ncrease: Boston. 1915 per cent:
New York. 1914: no change at Atlanta.
Chicago. Kansas City. Dallas. New Or
leans or San Francisco. Decrease: Seat
tie. 33 per cent