The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-16
INCREASE IN PRICES
or IMPORTS SHOWN
National City Bank Prepares
StatIstIcs on Foodstuffs and
Other Articles.

NEW YORK. June 1s.--worid-wide
advances in prices Of goods imported
into the United States. Irrespective OF
war demands. war conditions, or place
Of production. have been marked up
80 far In 1915 a. against 1915 and
1914. The higher rates affect alike
many classes of merchandise, whether
manufactures. raw materials. or food
stuffs.
Figures recently compiled by the
National City Bank have been made
public.
The higher figures set forth repre-
sent the cost at place of production
and to them must be added the addi-
tional cost items Of Increased freight
rates and home labor.
Some Examples Of Increase.
Other factors in the higher cost OF
living, 10 far AZ imports are concern
cd. follow:
Clothing ana combing woods averaged
In March. 1916. over Is cents per pound.
against "a cents per pound In March.
1915. and about the same price In March.
1914. Jute from India, used chiefly for
March. 1878. against s5l.7z per. ton in
the corresponding month Of 1918.
Manila hemp AVERAGED slT:1 per ton tor,
| s16b.n In the same month Of last year.
and flax. in March. 1915, was $500 per
ton. against si7 per ton in March. 1915.
and f27 per ton In the corresponding
month OF 1914.
Portland Cement Is Up.
Portland cement imported in March Of
the current year averaged % cents per
100 pounds, against 81 cents In March
Of last year. Goat skins imported in
March. 1915. averaged 2sh cents per
hound. against nv cents In the CORE
spending month OF last year. while
calf skins were Es cents per ,, pound 9;
last year. India rubber imported in
March. 1915. averaged IS cents per
pound. against IS cents In March. Ids.
and IS cents in March, 1914. Raw silk
averased NT per pound against ss.ss
Leaf tobacco for use as cigar wrap
pers averaged sl.n per pound In March
the same month OF last year. Chemical
wood pulp. unbleached, was. in March.
1916, sl3.15 per ton. against $3.50 per ton
in tho corresponding month of last
year.
Big Increase In Pig Iron.
Pig iron imported in March. 1916. av-
eraged Sss,o6 per ton. against ss1.ss per
ton In March. 1915. and Ss2.se In March.
1914. Bar iron. san per ton In March
Of the current year. against 1915 in
March. 1916. Copper ingots and bars
averaged "a cents per pound In March
Of the current year. against u cents In
March Of last year and II cents In
March Of the year preceding.
Fiaxseed imported in March, 1e1e.
averaged Si.A per bushcl against SILL
per bushel in March OF last year.
| Foodstuffs also showed marked adj
vances. Potatoes averaged. in March
OF the current year. Si.2 per bushel.
sssan 81 c sSn rer pound IN Marcs
1915. against slightly less than cents
pcr pound In the same month Of 1915.
Teo. n cents pcr pound In March OF
the current year. against IS cents In the
81 cents per pound. against less than
cents In March two years ago. Macar-
oni. cents per pound In March. 1916.
against ~ cents In the same month OF
1915. Crude cocoa, Is cents per poand In
March Of the current year. AGAINST Il
Mackerel. cents per pound. against
less than cents n the same month of
last year. Cheese. an average OF Is
cent? per pound In March. 1916. against
10 cents one year ago and 17is cents In
the corresponding month two years ago,
The Manufacturing Field.
| In financial manufactures tho ad'
vances are in many instances equally
striking. Colored cotton cloths aver
aged. in March. 1915. over 20 cent,
per square yard. against is cents ir
March OF last year: cotton hosiery. ar
average Of $i.s6 per dozen pairs ir
March. 1915. against 81 per dcser
pairs In March. 1915: wooden dresi
goods. an average Of 81 cents pei
square yard in March. 1915. asains
| 25h cents in March. 1915. and wooler
cloths. 70 cents per square yard "
March Of the current year. against s.
cents per square YARD In the CORE.