The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-23
EVERY PRINCIPAL ARTICLE OF
FOOD EXCEPT SUGAR HAS
AERoPLANITIS.
ABOVE AVERAGE PRICE
FIGURES GIVEN OUT BY STATS
TICIAN OF THE BUREAU OF
I,ABoR-HENs TAKE WINGS
AND SOAR HIGH.

WASHINGTON. June 22.---Every
principal article Of food except sugar.
Of the fifteen staples. representing
approximately two-thirds of the ex-
penditure for food by the average
workingman's family, showed a de-
cided increase in retail price Febru-
airy Is. 1918, compared with the aver
are price for the ten-year period.
1s90-lS99, according to the latest In
vestigation of the statisticians OF the
bureau OF labor.
Sugar was 40 per cent lower,
smoked bacon was Ills per cent.
higher.
Other Food Articles.
Increases in the other food articles
were: Sirloin steak, sos per cent,
round steak, s4:5: RIB roast, s2.7; pork
chops. SEA; smoked ham, 6s.l; pure
lard. 523; hens. $50: wheat -four.
flour. 274; cornmeal, ISL; strictly
fresh eggs, $50; creamery. butter.
s3.5; white potatoes, 23.6; fresh milk.
401.
The prices were collected In thirty
nine important industrial cities in
which live one-ffth of the total num-
Der of the people in continental
United States.
There was an advance of 2.3 per
cent over February Is, 1912, in the
relative prices, weighted according to
the average consumption OF the va
rious articles of food In workingmens
families.
Retail prices of February Is, 1913.
compared with those on that Gay
year ago in the principal cities snow
Sirloin steak-Increases: Boston.
lO.1 per cent: New York, 17.3; Allan
ia. 1915. Chicago. 1871; Kansas CITY,
17.s; New Orleans. 14.s; Denver. l2.a'
San Francisco, 23,0: Seattle. 1876. De-
crease: Dallas, 0.S per cent.
Increases in Steak.
Round steak--Increases: Boston,
To per cent: New York. 17.6: Allan
Ia. lis; Chicago, 1915: Kansas CAY.
2O.1; Dallas. Sc; New Orleans, EST;
Denver, 1913: San Francisco. 500;
Seattle, 1915.
Rib roast-Increases: Boston. 2u.a
per cent: New York, 1856; Atlanta,
lO.7: Chicago. SIS: Kansas City. ia:
Dallas. 6.s; New Orleans, 5.8; Dem
yer, 1876; San Francisco, 15.9; Seattle.
2T.1. fl FIJI
Pork chops--Increases: Boston,
22.2 per cent: New York. 2ss; At
lanta. 10.7; Chicago. 22.6: Kansas
city. es.3: New Orleans. SO: Denver,
200; San Francisco, 1914; Seattle, 90.
Decrease: Dallas, 81 per cent.
Smoked bacon--Increases: Boston.
25.5 per cent: New York. 1876; At
lanta, 1872; Chicago. Ills; Kansas
City, SIS: New Orleans. 7.S; Denver.
III; San Francisco, 9.s; Seattle, 1871;
Decrease: Dallas, IL per cent
Smoked ham--Increases: Boston,
11.6 per cent: New York. 1913: At
lanta, 1873; Chicago, 14.0; Kansas
City, 146; New Orleans. 14.4; Den
yer, Ill; San Francisco, 1877; Seat
tie. Al. Decrease: Dallas. IL per
cent
Pure lard-Increase: Boston. 1o.5
per cent; New York. 1914: Atlanta
TT; Chicago. 81; Kansas City. 1S.s;
Dallas, 11.9: New Orleans, 15.6; Dem
yer, ala; San Francisco, sl.8; Seat
tie, IT'S. I
Hens Going Up.
Hens-Increases Boston. 14.2; New
York, 7.H: Chicago. 14.0:. Kansas City.
"A: New Orleans, ~; Denver. 30:
Seattle, "a. Decreases: Atlanta, l9.s
per cent; Dallas. 0.6 per cent.
Wheat flour---Increases: Atlanta,
2.s per cent: Dallas, IL; New Or
leans, 80; San Francisco. -2-3: Seaf-T
tie, 4.6. Decreases: Boston. 81 per
cent: New York. SO: Chicago. 1s.o;
Kansas City. SO: Denver, ~.
Cornmeal--Increase Boston. 0.l
per cent: Atlanta, 0.S; Chicago. 0.S;
Kansas City. -; Dallas, ~; New ORE
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