Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-12-13
PRICES HAVE
| BEEN INCREASING
&C.,. e About the Only Staple Not
vate a Noticeable Advance
Price About the Same
TEA is MUCH HIGHER
Goods Probably Shows the
i".a.,est Increase in Prices of
ANY Food stuffs Today

"A Goods Probably SHOWS the
~.a,,est Increase in Prices Of
Any Food stuffs Today
,ffoc IS the only staple food pro-
N, which all the grocers agree has
/, r~nctuated in price within Che last
H. It is about the same price it
"A. before the war, because, whereas
H. is more expensive, the demand
z Jocreased. Since Germany and
II lilies have been shut off from the
nv the same amount has been dis
4hpted among a smaller population.
5awe would be true of cocoa were
4 not for the fact that the large
ami of labor necessary to put it
IL rsable shape is more expensive
hence the cocoa sells at a higher
H. On the other hand, tea is SELL
H. at prices from 20 to 80 per cent
&sber than before the war.
4Nost Mexico grocers seem to think
IT, nriees are as high as they will
A THE greatest increase in prices is
Aobably to be found in canned goods,
H. rrocers agreed that they were
most twice as expensive as a year
H. There has been about a 80 per
H. increase in the price of soap in
II wear. On the other hand, pota-
L. are selling for less now than a
.ar ago. when they went up as high
81. Sugar, both white and brown,
4 selling at a very nearly the same as
\ year ago.
Wheat flour is the one staple pro-
suct that has ~noticeably reduced In
lice in the last two months; it has
omp down from Sc a hundred pounds
4 $3.50. Meat prices have gradually
i son in the year. In pork prices there
ID been on the average a 10-cent ad-
ance. but not so much in beef.
i The following figures show the
incubation in prices of several COM
h odities:
Nhite Sugar
Present price, Zoe a pound.
Price two months ago, 10c a pound.
Price a year ago, Toe a pound.
Brown Sugar
Present price, 10c a pound.
Price two months ago, 10c a pound.
Price a year ago, Zoe a pound.
Wheat Flour
Present price, $500 a hundred.
Price two months ago, Sc a hundred.
Price a year ago, 50 a hundred.
COrn Meal
Present price, s2~.2O-s2.5O a bushel.
Price two months ago, $2~.20-$2.50 a
bushcl,
Price a year ago, $i-s1.25 a bushel.
Eggs
Present price, 45c a dozen.
Price two months ago 40c a dozen.
Price a year ago, 40c a dozen.
Creamery Butter
Present price, SOC a pound.
Price two months ago, SOC a pound
Price a year ago, 4Oe a pound.
Potatoes
Present. price, S1.65 a bushel.
Price two months ago, $1.65 a bu.
Price a year ago, SO a bushel.
Navy Beans
Present price, 171sc a pound.
Price two months ago, i7h-20c a
pound.
Price a year ago, 10-15c a pound.
Rce-
Present price, 121hc a pound.
Price two months ago, 12hc a ID.
Price a year ago 7c a pound.
Coffee
Present price, 20-40c a pound.
Price two months ago, 25c-40c lb.
Price a year ago, 25-40c a pound.
Tea
Present price, Use a pound.
Price two months ago, 75c a pound
Price a year ago, 55c a pound.
Cocoa
Present price, SOC a pound.
Price two months ago, SOC a lb.
Price a year ago, SOC a pound.
Meats are advancing. One dealer
who insisted it was out of the ques
ton to tell what was going to hap
pen, because it all depended on wheth
er or not the spectators decided t
make a lot Of money, finally said
but before that happens the Govern
ment will take hold of it and then
will be all right"