Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-21
HIGH COST Of LIVING
KEEPS GOING ON UP
Department of Labor Issues
Comparative Figures From
Thirty-Nine Cities.

Every principal article of food except
sugar, of the fifteen staples. represent
ing approximately two-thirds of the ex-
penditure for food by the average work
ingman's family showed a decided in
crease in retail price February 10.
1913, compared with the average price
for the ten-year period. 1S90-1S99 &C
cording to the latest investigation of
the statisticians of the bureau of labor.
Sugar was 40 per cent lower. smoked
bacon was Ills per cent higher.
Increases in the other food articles
were: Sirloin steak. CO.'S per cent; round
steak, S4.5; rib roast, 62.7; pork chops,
S9.4; smoked ham, 69.1; pure lard. 52.3;
hens. 666: wheat flour, PA; cornmeal
561: strictly fresh eggs. $50: creamery,
butter. 63.5: white potatoes, 23.6 fresh
milk. 40.1.
The prices were collected in thirty-nine
important industrial cities in which live
one-fifth of the total number of the peo-
pie in continental United States.
Increase for One Year.
There was an advance of 2.3 per cent
over February II. 1912, in the relative
prices, weighted according TO the average
consumption of the various articles of
food in workingmens families.
Retail prices of February II. 1913, COM
pared with those on that day a year ago
in the principal cities show:
Sirloin steak-1ncreaSes: Boston, 1O.l
per cent; New York. lib; Atlanta, 1916;
Chicago. 13.1; Kansas City. 17.9; New Or
leans las; Denver 1y3; San Francisco.
$50; Seattle, 1876. Decrease: Dallas, O.S
per cent.
per cent; New York, 49, Atlanta, 11.S
Chicago. 1875: Kansas City. col: Dali
las. SO: New Orleans. 26.7; Denver
1913: San Francisco. 800; Seattle. 1876
Rib roast-Increases: Boston, 20.3 per
cent; New York, 1876: Atlanta, 1917;
Chicago. 90; Kansas City. ia; Dallas
SIS; New Orleans. SIS; Denver, 1875;
San Francisco. 15.9; Seattle. 27.1.
Pork chops-Increases: Boston. 22.2
per cent; New York. 23.9; Atlanta.
10.7: Chicago, 22.6; Kansas City, 23.3;
New Orleans. SO: Denver. 900; San
Francisco, 1874; Seattle 90. Decrease:
Dallas. 81 per cent.
Zig Jump in Bacon.
Smoked bacon-Increases Boston, 25.5
per cent; New York, 1875; Atlanta, 1872;
Chicago, 11.6: Kansas City. SIS; New
Orleans, 7.3; Denver, H. San Fran
cisco, 0s; Seattle, 1871. Decrease: Dali
las. IL per cent.
Smoked ham-Increases Boston, 11.6
per cent; New York, 12s; Atlanta, 1?;3;
Chicago. 40: Kansas City. 14.6: New Or
leans, IA: Denver, Ill; San Francisco,
1871; Seattle, Al. Decrease: Dallas, II
per cent.
Pure lard=Increase: Boston, 20.5 per
cent; New York. 1O4: Atlanta. II; Chi
cago. 81: Kansas City. 1853: Dallas. 11.9;
New Orleans. 1873: Denver, 21.3; San
Francisco, 21.3; Seattle. 1'o.
Hens-Increases: Boston. l4.2; New
York, 7.6: Chicago. 40: Kansas City. "A;
New Orleans. ~; Denver, 9.s; Seattle.
% Decreases: Atlanta. 1913 per cent;
Dallas. % per cent
Wheat flour-Increases: Atlanta, 2.s
per cent: Dallas, 21; New Orleans, r39 !;
cieases; Boston, 81 per cent; New
York. 90; Chicago, $50; Kansas City,
SO; Denver, Sc.
Cornmeal-Increases: Boston. Oh per
cent; Atlanta, 0.6; Chicago. 0.8; Kansas
City. as: Dallas, AS; New Orleans 1i.9;
San Francisco. "a; Seattle, As De-
creases: New York, Oh per cent; Den
yer, 2.5.
Eggs Show Decrease.
ton. 1879 per cent; New York, IFS: At
lanta. 1911: Chicago. eos; Kansas City,
1876; Dallas, SIS: New Orleans So; Den
yer. rs; San Francisco, Ii; Seattle, 81.
Creamery butter-Increases: New
York, 81 per cent: Atlanta, Ii: Chi
cago. 27; Kansas City, 1913; New Or
leans, 10: Denver. 40; Seattle. %. De-
creases: Boston, 9.5 per cent; San Fran
cisco, 2.3.
White Observation-Disclosures: Boston,
Al per cent: New York, no data; At
lanta. 2S.6; Chicago. 39.1; Kansas City.
35.S; Dallas, 2O.6: New Orleans, 22.1 !:
Denver. 49.4; San Francisco. 40.4;
Seattle, 49.s.
Sugar-Decreases: Boston. 1915 per
Chicago 1875: Kansas City. 1856: Dallas,
1877; New Orleans. 1874; San Francisco.
1T.3; Seattle. 1872.
Milk-Inc>eases: Boston, 1.6 per
cent: New York, IA; no change in At
lanta, Chicago, Kansas City, Dallas.
New Orleans or San Francisco. De-
crease: Seattle, 3.3 per cent.