The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-11
More War Prices Recorded IN
Topeka Today.
Only Enough Coffee to Last
for Sixty Days.
No Imported Product Now IN
This Country.
Meat and Butter Due for In
mediate Raise.

1t Is predicted in financial circles In
all lines OF American industries that
the war Of the seven nations Wlll make
the cost of living in America higher
than 1t has ever been. Practically
everything imported to tho United
States has advanced in price and not
q few domestic products have ad-
vanced owing to the fact Tat Europe
will depend upon the western hemis-
A five cent raise in the price Of c0f-
fee was effective in Topeka today and
1t fs expected to go much higher. The
tea and coffee market IL unsteady.
Brezil: the largest importer OF coffee
into the United States, has suspended
shipments indefinitely. Coffee jobbers
in Topeka expect q big raise In the
price of coffee within q short time.
Japan. flirting with the European
conflict, Is practically the sole imp0r-
ters Of teas Into the United StaAoa.
Should Japan engage in the war pr1co9
on tea will soar and it will be almost
unobtainable. 1t Is estimated that
United States to last so days.
Prices of all kinds OF spices are
soaring. Jobbers say that there - =
limited supply of all kinds Of spices in
America.
Lemons Go Up.
Lemons advanced in price this
| morning from 80 cents a dozen to 20
cents dozen. Jobbers in Topeka say
| that while most Of the lemons used
in the west are from California those
States are imported from southern
Europe.
The price of lines advanced about
two dollars a barrel Monday. This
means a raise of about five cents .
dozen. Topeka's favorite drink, lime
ade is made from the lime. Fountain
owners say that the present raise In
price will have no effect on the price
| of the refreshment. However. If the
price jumps higher a. 10 expected Il
linneade from tive - ten cents. sS.
Eggs Cde- More. -. S<
Eggs, q strictly domestic product.
advanced 2 cents d dozen this morn
ing. Packers and ShfpperS say that
there IL a great scarcity of the product
in the United States this year and ow-
ing to the shipping situation none win
! be imported.
The furry in the live stock mar
kete of Kansas City and Chicago II
report an advance in the price OF pork
chops.
Meat on Incline.
Saturday pork chops could be pur-
| chased in Topeka for IT cents .
pound. Today they cost % cents q
pound. Retailers and packers expect
an increase In the price Of all smoked
meats with q few days. Beef il also
expected to advance by tomorrow or
Thursday.
Butter has jumped 2 cents q pound
| in the last few days. Creamery but
ter which formerly sold at retail for
| 80 cents il now selling for 80 and 35
cents a pound. Lard has advanced
more than II cent q pound in the last
two days. Reports from Chicago arc
to the effect that the live stock mar
ket is unsteady and that the whole
sale price of beef and other fresh
meats has advanced from to 4 cents
a pound. This means an advance in
the retail price of from to 10 cents.
Every kind of imported drugs on
the American market has jumped In
price. Oil of rose has suddenly
jumped from so cents to rs cents an
ounce, while an advance of Is per
cent has been announced on extracts.
Grain alcohol is now quoted at $3.50
a pound. 1t formerly sold at 33 a
pound.