Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-10-04
FOOD COST WORRIES
The HOUSEWIFE
Many Necessities of Life
Keep at War Time
Prices
SIRLOlN STEAK
NOW AT 35c

Whatever in the world is going toI
become of us If the marketmen dol {
stop charging Wilson Administrator
prices for things is the vail that Is
heard on al sides nowadays. In iatO'
il is impossible to walk along King
street on market days without nOlihg
the worried look on the housewife
face. and without observing the ahN'
ions manner IN which she fingers her
purse as she asks the prices, ana
which. after she has paid the dos req
amount. make her purse look like the
proverbial elephants foot had teen
on it.
"Why. it's perfectly scandalous.
said one irate housewife when inter-
viewed by representative of THE
EVENING JOURNAL. who asked nei
Just what she thought Of the IN gh
cost Of living" 81 don't know wha
on earth we are going TO do.
ITS highway robbery said another
woman. when approached upon the
same subject "Gnd I'd just like to G
President Of this here country Tor a
willie" she added, taking a tighte'
or u en- her purse, and asking in ire
mulous tones how much pork crol 5
were.
And it is. certainly. a matter for
crave concern. the high cost OF iV-
ing which is getting higher each day
One OF the merchants. in discussing
the matter this morning. adm tea
that the situation was mighty grave
ono for .he people TO face. and, he
added. shrucging his shoulders "that
nothing. I received word THIS morn
ing from headquarters. that hau
better lay i'm my sugar supply because
after the middle OF the month ]
wouldn't be able to get any. as sugar
was going up A woman customer III
.lle store at the time gasped. and then
proceeded to give her OPINION upoI
the subject. which was not OF con-
plimentary nature. to the party IN
power.
Various reasons are given by the
merchants and the market people Tor
the high prices being charged Tor
everything. TIC scarcity OF labor
over supply OF products, the war. IL
ION Admin .stration. and several othcf
opinions were given as the CHIEF cause
Of the high cost Of living at the pres
cnt time. Not only have food prices
advanced. but clothing and house ron
tails as we'll Shoes. for Instance
have advanced from 20 to 40 per cent
while hosiery prices have advanced
from 10 to 20 per cent.
And tue worst of il is. added my
informant. 'the goods arc not as cool
as formerly owing. ! suppose, TO poor
pay wholesale much higher price
than ever before
Especially is the higher cost OF liv'
ing noticeable in tho meats.
Persons fond 81 mea. arc either
finding themselves having TO do with
out or else pay double what they used
20 pay Following are some OF th'
meat prices now. compared 10 What
they we're before the Wilson Adm IL
istration:
Sirlon, 80 pound, used TO be 80
Top round steak. 80. used TO be %.
Pork chops. 30. formerly Is.
Leg of lamb. 80, formerly 20.
Lamb chops 40, used to be 20.
Veal outlets. So used 10 be ..
Veal chops. 30. used TO be 90.
Sausage. -. formerly rs
Rib roast. 25. used to be 20.
Scrapple, IA. formerly 10.
Dried beef IS, formerly 30
Soup meat is practically the on J
meat on which there has not been al
advance OF frcm 10 20 10 cents q
pound.
As yet canned goods are the same
IN price. but one merchant toda'
said that when the new pack of can
ned goods came in which will b
about the middle OF this month. tina
the prices in that line will also b.
advanced. Baked beans. he sa d
would probably be II or - cents. an'
all other canned goods would go up
Bread is now six cents a loaf. FiN'
cent loaves can be bought. but the
are smaller in size than heretofore
while rolls and cakes have advance
= two canls a dozen in price. Othe'
things priced today we're quoted a
the following prices:
Butter ~ 20 3S pound: eggs
guaranteed not to be over five day
old range in price from 80 TO so cont
n dozen: cheeses are now 80 cents
pound that used to be rs cents: tea
and coffees range from 20 to 90 cent
a pound; oysters are from 80 to 4
cents quart. while fish generally hal
advanced two to three cents pound
Fruits and vegetables are also high
or than heretofore. and one womal
said this morning that she coul'
take twice as much money with he
to market as she used to take. an,
net get half as much as she formerl
id.