Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-08-22
No Consistent Reduction In
In Cost OF Living Yet Ap-
parent In U. 5.
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UNITED PRESS SURVEYS
MARKETS OF BIG CITIES
Drive On Profiteers Nets
Small Result At Close OF
First Month.

New York, Aug. 22.-Amcrica war
against high prices and tae profiteer
has not yet reached stage where any
consistent reduction in the cost of liv-
ing is percepitble. Food prices in somc
cities have taken d drop in the past
month, but in others they have ad-
yaneed and in q great many instances
they have remained stationary.
These are the conclusions based on re-
ports received today by the United
Press from nine cities, representative Of
nation. The reports deal with five com
modities butter, eggs, bacon, bread
and potatoes. All the prices quoted
were obtained fro mthc leash AID car
ry' stores, where additional charges for
credit accounts and delivery are climi-
mated, and where prices are considered
to be lowest and more uniform.
New York still maintains its rcputa-
tion as the highest priced city, although
the figures show that the downward ten
dency has been more general in that
City. st. Paul is the cheapest city in
which to live, the reports indicate.
The prices are comparative for a
months time, those Of July 81 being
matched against those Of August 81.
New York, during that time saw do.
creases in three products. The best
bulk batter dropped from 67 to 63 cents
pound, the price Of eggs fell from 50
| to rs cents dozen and standard becon
decreased from 81 to 55 cents pound
Bread remained stationary at 10 cents
a loaf, and potatoes, priced in ten pound
lots were the same at 80 cents.
Only three cities, New York, Sar
Francisco and st. Louis were spared in
creases in price. In Washington only
one product was lowered in price. The
, item was potatoes, which sold at A
cents for ten pounds yesterday com
pared with 46 cents month ago. Eggs
rose from so to 53 cents. Other prices
remained the same, rs follows: Butter
6l cents, bacon 60 cents.
The drive ON the profitteer brought
scarcely any more comfort to Cleveland
In tho Ohio city eggs which sold fol
81 cents month ago were quoted at Il
cents more yesterday, while the amount
asked for potatoes had risen from As t
SO cents. Butter now selling at 81 cents
| had registered a three-cent reduction
while half cent was being saved il
bread, which was formerly II cents ;
loaf Bacon was at so cents, havin.
dropped one cent.
Typical of their rivalry on all mat
ters, San Francisco and Los Angelo
/ failed to agree, even on the high eos
of living issue. San Francisco, however
scmed to be somewhat less expensive.
/ AT the Golden Gate they are payini
/ 60 cents for butter, the same figur
which prevailed month ago; the pric
in Los Angeles had dropped from g.
to 63 cents. San Francisco eggs cost 8
cents yesterday, having dropped tw
notches, while in the movie city tn
hen g labor was valued at 6S cents, aft
er slumping from 6S.
!, In San Francisco, those who paid cas-
for their bacon and literally brought
home, expended 65 cents, five cents les
than on July 81. In Los Angeles tn
price had dropped from SO to so. Brea
had remained at 10 cents in both citiel
San Francisco continued to pay 30 cent
for potatoes while the Los Angeles grt
GERS demanded As, five cent rise in
month.