The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-07-08
COST OF LIVING
PROVED HIGHER
Labor Bureau Charts Show a
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-
cept sugar, of fifteen staples represent
ing approximately two-thirds of the
expenditure for food by the average
workingman's family. showed a decid-
cd increase in retail prices on Feb. 10,
1913. compared with the average price
for the ten year period of 1S90-99, ac-
cording to the last Investigations of the
statisticians OF the government bureau
of labor, which have just been made
public. Sugar was 4.G per cent smol-
ed bacon was 111.6 per cent higher
Increases in other food arScIes were
Sirloin steak, Us per cent; round
steak, SAB: rib roast. G2.7; pork chops,
S94; smoked hams, COL; pure lard,
G2.3; hens, GG.G: wheat flour. 27.4; corn
meal, 5S.1; strictly fresh eggs, So;
creamery butter, G3.5; white potatoes,
1856; fresh milk, 40.1.
The prices were collected in thirty
nine important industrial cities in
which live one-flfth of the total num-
Der 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 workingmens families.
Retail prices of Feb. 10, 1913, compar-
ed with those on that date year ago
| in some large cities. show:
Advance In Meat.
| Sirloin steak-Increase: At Boston, 10.1
per cent; New York, 173; Atlanta, 10.6;
Chicago, 1871; Kansas City, 179; New Or
| leans, 14S; Denver, 12.1; San Francisco,
%; Seattle, 1876. Decrease, Dallas, 0S per
cent
Round steak-Increase: Boston, 7.2 per
| cent; New York, 176; Atlanta, lis; Chica-
! go, 1876; Kansas City, 20.1; Dallas, Sc; New
! Orleans. 267 Denver, 1876; San Francisco
20.9; Seattle. 1919
Rib roast - Increase: Boston, 203 per
cent; New York, 1876; Atlanta, 107; Chica-
go, 65; Kansas City, ia; Dallas, 6.8; New
Orleans, SIS; Denver, 1876; San Francisco
| 15.9; Seattle, I'll.
Pork chops - Increase: Boston, % per
cent; New York, 23.9; Atlanta, 10,7; Chica-
go. 226; Kansas City, 223; New Orleans,
3: Denver, 90; San Francisco, 1874; Seattle,
80. Decrease: Dallas, 21 per cent.
Smoked bacon - Increase: Boston, 25.5
per cent; New York, 1876; Atlanta, 1872;
Chicago, 11.6; Kansas City, SIS; New Or
leans, 7.3; Denver, III; San Francisco, 9.S;
Seattle, 1871 Decrease: Dallas, IL per
cent.
Pure lard - Increase: Boston, 20.5 per
cent; New York, 10.4; Atlanta, II; Chica-
go, 81; Kansas City, 1G.3; Dallas, 1109;
New Orleans, 15.5; Denver, A.3; San Fran
cisco, H.5; Seattle, IFS.
Hens-Increase: Boston, 142 per cent;
New York, 10; Chicago, IA; Kansas City,
A; New Orleans, At; Denver, 9.8; Seattle,
22 Decrease: Atlanta 1913 per cent; Dali
las, 0.5
Variation on Flour.
Wheat flour-Increase: Atlanta, 2s per
cent; Dallas, 21 New Orleans, SO; San
Francisco, 2.S; Seattle, 4.6. Decrease: Bos-
ton, 6.76 per cent; New York, 90; Chicago,
10; Kansas City, s; Denver, &C.
Cornmeal-Increase: Boston, Oh per cent;
Atlanta, 06; Chicago, 0.S; Kansas City, 3.5;
Dallas. AS; New Orleans, n.9; San Fran
cisco, 5.4; Seattle, as. Decrease: New
York, per cent; Denver, 25
Strictly fresh eggs-Decrease: Boston,
1873 per cent; New York, 175; Atlanta,
1871; Chicago, 206; Kansas City, 1875; Dal-
las, S.S; New Orleans, SO; Denver, rs; San
Francisco, 1t; Seattle, 81.
Creamery butter-Increase: New York.
az per cent; Atlanta, 10.7; Chicago, 27i
Kansas City, 1913; New Orleans, 1; Den
Yer, 40; Seattle, 2.7. Decrease: Boston,
95 per cent; San Francisco, 3.3.
White potatoes - Decrease: Boston, Al
per cent; Atlanta, 2S.6; Chicago, 39.1; Kan
sas City, S5.s; Dallas, 2O6; New Orleans
22.1; Denver, 494; San Francisco, 4O.4
Seattle, 1913.
Sugar-Decrease: Boston, 15,5 per cent
New York, 147; Atlanta, 202; Chicago
1913; Kansas City, 1866; Dallas, 1877; New
Orleans. 1874; San Francisco 173; Seattle
1872
Milk-Increase: Boston, 1o6 per cent
New York, 104; no change at Atlanta,
Chicago, Kansas City, Dallas, New Or
laaps San Danraa Seat