Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-08-12

II iNlt. anu ~ per CSHt nav tse"~' ~~-~-"
/ the war. on tise basis OF average prices
! for the year 1919. The increase WITHIN
1.-The year ending June Is, 1919. was -
/ per cent, These figures cover price
changes OF twenty-five articles OF toSu
~ reported by over 1000 dealers since
tho bureaus estimate Of 81 per cent inr
crease is for juno Is, q sllsht addition
was made by the board 10 allow for a
! possible rise In the lau half OF the
month.
/ Some Of tho articles showing the
most significant price changes since
June. 1918 were onions. the price OF
which increased 1873 per cent: prunes.
! So per cent: coffee, II per cent; pota-
! toes 81 per cent. cheese, Is per cent
| eggs. 20 per cent; butter. "a per cent;
! lard, 81 per cent; sugar. 1s per cent
milk. IL per cent; and flour, IL per
cent. The prices Of chuck roast ana
plate beef decreased 5 per cent, Of corn
meal per cent. and OF navy beans,
/ 81 per cent Compared with June.
! 1918 the average prices OF the follow
! ing articles in juno. 1919, were 100
! per cent or more higher: sugar. pork
chops. nam bacon. potatoes, corn mea!
ana 1Iour ana laTu.
Shelter.
Reports regarding rent conditions
were received from practically all OF
, the cities in the United States having
a population Of 10000 or over and
from n number of smaller places. or
more than 300 statements from persons
closely in touch with rents as paid by
wage earners in these separate cities.
! only one recorded decrease In this
item since March, 1919. In many
places rents were still rising. altho few
pronounced increased were found. FIRE.
quently the larger increases reported
in July We're IN those localities where
former advances Rad been least. indi-
eating that the tend ICY to a leveling
81 the total increase in rents the coun-
try over, which had been evident in
March. was still In progress in July.
! The estimate Of IS per cent as the
average rise in rents since 1914 is,
therefore. Of more general application
than that Of % per cent UP to March.
1919; Of 20 per cent up 10 November,
1915: or OF IS per cent up to June, 1918,
as given in previous reports BY the
board Between March, 1919. and July
1919. the average increase in rents for
the country as whole was about
per cent. These are averages for all
sections Of the country and reflect a
considerable variety Of rent conditions
The opinion was general that rents
would continue to rise. since, on ac-
count of the abnormally high cost OF
construction and maintenance. the
number Of houses being built is made
quate to meet the demand for accom-
modations In some places the hous-
ing shortage had stimulated popular
Gown your own home" campaigns and
! various schemes to assist people to
build.
Clothing.
The advance OF 100 per cent in the
cost OF clothing Is larger than that Of
any other OF the major budget items.
The average outlay for a family's
clothing needs In July. 1919. was 1913
per cent more than in March. and Sc
per cent more than in November. 1918.
when the previous high peak Of cloth
ing prices was reached Since the
summer Of 1918. the average cost OF
clothing had advanced - per cent.
These increases we're obtained by COM
bining the percentages OF change IN
the cost Of separate articles according
to their relative importance In the TO-
tai clothing budget.
Quotations for 20 types Of the most
commonly used yard goods and wear :
! ing apparel we're secured from ifo
dealers in fcrtv- three cities. For every
articlezthe average price was higher IN
July. 1919. than In, March, As COM
pared with November 1918. changes
varied. but the most important were
upward. Cotton and wooden yard goods.
! overalls knit and muslin underwear.
and the cheaper grades OF work shirts.
altho higher in price than In March.
! were slightly lower than IN November.
Prices Of yard goods increased more
! than did prices of made-up garments
| in the five-vear period since 1914, but
! the cost of women's shoes advanced
! 131 per cent; woren's gloves. 125 per
cent: women's knit underwear 100 per
cent: wcmen's coats. JIG per cent: and
! wor,en's hosiery, 1o4 per cent, between
! July. 1914. and July. 1918 In every case
| these marked the highest points
! reached since 1914. Several articles of
| mems clothing also cost 100 per cent
more than before the war.
! Dealers very generally expressed the
opinion that clothing prizes "ero Hike
y to 90 still higher.
! Fuel. Heat and Light.
| No important change In the COM
bined cost of fuel, heat. and light be-