Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-12
SOME PRICES IN ENGLAND
COMPARED TO NEW YORK
BY J. M. TUoHY.

BY J. M. TUoHY.
Especial Correspondence of The Star
and New York Woridb
Copyright, 1917 by Press Publishing Company,
New York World-l
LONDON, July 2T.-That England is
heavily oppressed by the increased cost
of living is proved by the drastic meas
ures Food Controller Lord Rhondda
announced in the house of lords last
evening in response to the public de-
mand for protection against ruthless
spoliation at the hands of spectators
and profiteera
The U-boats have restricted the i'm
port of foodstuffs and the British prof
1tsar-the worst offenders being the
small tradesmsn In mia ode na.t ais,
TO extort usurious profits from a de-
8enseless people.
: within a week of the declaration of
war the price of bacon was put up IN
most districts from % cents to 3s cents
per pound, although the importation of
bacon was not really affected for over
fifteen months. Other necessary
tion until the government took powers
to fx the prices of them
Threatens Imprisonment.
This scheme. however. fell to the
ground because of the difficulty of ad-
ministering 1t, and with a free hand the
shopkeeper raised prices all around IN
such outrageous disproportion to the
supply that Lord Rhondda-in whom
unlimited powers are vested by par
liamsnt-has been obliged to threaten
imprisonment without the option of a
fine to those who are guilty OF specu-
lating or of trading In excess of the
prices his department proposes to fix
The ordinary housewife with A linn
tied income, who. in peace time, was
~ Ia de
something for rainy day. now is con-
fronted with An average ail-round in
crease of from Is to 100 per cent for
wearables and eatables.
The retail price of bread in London
today is "a cents per four-pound loaf
lin large wheat-growing districts 1t is
81 cents. but the average price is 20
cents per four-pound loaf Lord
Rhopdda proposes TO fix 1t at Sd
by supplying the wheat to the miliers
at SIs per quarter, substituting of the
loaf. which. 1t is estimated. will cost
the country $3.50 per annum. The mas
ter bakers, not satisfied with % cents a
loaf, were arranging to increase it by
cents, a scheme now knocked on the
heal
Regulation Prize Of Flour.
Government regulation of hour-that
cersals-is 81 cents per seven pounds.
while the finest -four is so cents per
seven pounds. Lord Rhondda now pro-
poses to reduce the retail price in pro-
portion to the reduced price of bread.
Whole meal Hour is IS cents per seven
pounds. and whole wheat meal is so cents
per seven pounds.
New laid eggs are cents each: good
breakfast eggs. cents each. and cook
ing eggs, cents each.
Best quality English hams range
from ~ cents to 4s cents per pound:
finest Irish hams. 40 cents; American
ham. whole joint, IS cents. Bacon
ranges from 40 to SO cents per pound.
Government cheese is fixed at 80
cents per pound: English cheddar-the
per pound: Dutch cheese. from 81 cents
to IS cents per pound. Pork sausages
are 81 cents per pound. and sueL 81
cents.
Everything Goes Upward.
Finest Bermuda arrowroot is SAD per
pound; natal. lid per pound: pearl bar
ley. SID per pound: haricot beans,
dried. I'd per pound. Macaroni is DIM
cult TO get and costs about I'D per
pound.
Sardines range from 80 cents to A
cents per tin. the best French brands
bringing 50 cents.
Irish lard is SO cents per pound; ;
American. in pals. about 20 pounds
costs 81 cents per pound.
Best English fresh butter costs Sc
cents per pound: good fresh." 4s cents;
irish nnest, 50 cents. and cooking but
ter. ~ cents Margarine costs 2s cents
Ground coffee. in tins. is 4s cents per
pound; cheaper admixtures. 40 cents
Control tea" tea sold by the gov
eminent. which is not guaranteed as to
uniformity OF grade or quality. is Sc
cents per pound. while China tea ranges
from 81 TO 10 cents; Indian, 81 to IS
cents. and Ceylon, the same.
Jams range from 10 to 80 cents per
pound pot.
Kerosene oil costs 40 cents per gall
lon, as against IL cents before the war.
Carolina rice costs 10 cents per
pound; Japanese, cents; Rangoon, 4
cents Sage 10 10 cents per pound. Salt
household. IA cents per bag of seven
pounds.
Plain household soap costs IS cents
per pound, while toilet soaps have risen
cents per pound and tapioca 80 cents.
Household coal. for use in open fire.
places. is 50 per ton, while coal for
use In kitchens Is IS. These are London
TO the district. owing to the increased
Cost of horse transport.
Cannot Reduce Milk Cost.
Gas costs so cents per 1000 feet.
Electric current for lighting varies in
price in different districts, from 10
cents to IL cents per unit, to which the
companies add 20 per cent for war in
crease.
Milk il u cents per quart. This is
P commodity which Lord Rhondda saws
he sees no means of reducing The
dealers have been planning TO raise IL
2 cents. but this has no. yet gone into
operation.
Meat has been increased in cost more
than any other commodity. due il is
claimed. to the operations of the trusts,
Lord Rhondda plans to take the whole
meat supply from all sources under his
control and to reduce the price II cents
Per pound by limiting profits at all
stages.
South American beefsteak at present
costs so cents per pound. rump steak
b2 cents; hlet steaks, go cents, and wing
ribs under ten pounds. ~ cents per
pound.
Homegrown beefsteak, SIS cents per
pound: hiets, S.. and wing ribs. As
cents.
Homegrown mutton fthe butchers
profess not to be able TO obtain the
cheaper colonial product): Legs. A cents
per pound; ioins. 81 cents; shoulders. AZ
to ~ cents. and chops, 81 cents per pound
A nahum size fowl costa ri1anp