The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-26
COST OF LIVING HIGHER HERE.
THAN FOR QUARTER CENTURY
Large Exports to Warning Nations Believed Be Responsible
Wholesale and Retail Prices, However Lower In
Richmond Than Many Other Cities

cents a pound. Lima beans formerly
sold at three pounds for quarter, but
are now being sold at ten to twelve
and one-half cents a pound straight
White, or navy beans. which few
years ago could readily be bought at
retail at FIVE cents a pound. are now
selling at wholesale at thirteen and
one-half cent a pound and at retail
for fifteen cents Blackeyed peas,
formerly selling at retail at five cents
a pound. are now sold at three pounds
for quarter. the retailers being re-
quired to pay five and one-half cents
per pound.
Canned Goods Extraordinarily High.
Canned tomatoes. No size. which
formerly sold at $3.50 per case, are
now selling at $3.50. these being
Wholesale prices. as generally quoted
in the country. Tomatoes, however,
can be bought In Richmond by the re-
tailerAt $40 per dozen. although the
cost of them to the local jobber, in
Guiding freight charges would he $40
per dozen. They are now being sold
at retail for twelve and one-half cents
per can.
Canned corn, standards was sold in
1915 as low as 13o to sl35 per case
of two dozen cans. 1t is now being
quoted by Baltimore, a canning CEN
ter. OF $125 per dozen. with few Of
ferings from the Gamers. At retail
corn is being sold here at twelve cents
per can.
Packers on the Pacific Coast who
made contracts for the delivery OF Or
ders for tuna Ash have in some in
stances delivered from five to ten per
cent of the orders, and in others they
have admitted that they were unable
to furnish the goods Deliveries are
also slow on salmon. which is quoted
at wholesale In Richmond at seventy
Ave cents per dozen cans, retailing at
ten cents per can. This is the same
grade of salmon that was sold by local
retailers last year at three cans for
twenty-five cents.
Cream cheese Is now quoted at
twenty seven and one-half cents by To-
cal jobhers. and can he bought by the
Consumer for thirty cents per pound.
AS matter OF fact, cheese Is now be-
ing bought by local consumers At
what the wholesaler would have to pay
were he to buy ii today.
Eggs selling Here at Forty-fve Cents.
EGGS arc selling here at retail for
forty-five cents per dozen. while last
November they were ret3iled at TWEEN
ty-fivc to thirty cents The local
wholesale price is thirty-eight cents
per dozen on strictly fresh eggs. Cold
storage eggs are quoted wholesale at
from thirty-three to thirtyfo cents
per dozen, while the retailers are said
TO be charging the same price, forty
five cents, for cold storage and fresh
eggs.
High Prices VIII Continue.
Prices of nearly all staple food
products are expected to continue
high. for some months at least unless
some unforeseen circumstances occur
which might force reductions. How
ever. Richmond Is assured OF having
as low. IL not lower prices. as any
other city. Local wholesalers and re-
tailers seem to be working co-opera-
lively TO serve the consumers to the
best advantage both as to supply and
prices While prices are much higher
here than ever before. Richmond peo-
pie seem TO be taking it as a matter
of course and very few complaints are
heard. the sentiment appearing to be
that local tohbers and retailers are not
10 he blamed for excessive high prices