The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-28
Old Man III. G.. l.. Said To Be
Due for Hard Bump.
Prices Slipping From Atlantic
Coast to the Rockies.
RETAIL CHARGES ALREADY OFF
Wholesale Prices Go Down
Faster Than the Others.
Reports From Big Cities Say a
Decline Is Due Soon.

Washington, Jan. 2S.-OId Man H.
C. L. is due for some bumps, judging
by the way wholesale food prices have
been going down at large city MIR
kets from the Atlantic coast to tce
Rockies.
In some cases retail prices are al
ready tum bling. according to informa-
ton obtained today from the leased
wires of the bureau of markets, de-
partment of agriculture. From Den
yer to Boston, declines in wholesale
prices are reported in butter and eggs,
ranging up to II cents for butter and
to 10 cents a dozen for eggs. In some
instances these decreases have already
affected retail prices. while in other
cities retail prices are slower to re-
spond. Buffalo reports retail prices
tending to follow wholesale prices
down.
Retailers at Detroit are reported
slow to make cuts ir response to de-
clining wholesale prices. while slight
decreases in retail prices are reported
and Boston.
Beef Drops 81.
Wholesale quotations on western
dressed beef went off from 81 to 81
a hundred pounds last week at sew
eral markets, while mutton and pork
also registered decreases. Western
dressed beef is now selling at whole
| sale from So to IS a hundred below
prices for the second week in January.
| The greatest range was at New York.
where good dressed steers declined
from $2S.50 a hundred on January 10
to range of $22 to $3.50 for Janu-
airy "a. Boston dressed beef quota
tfons for the same dates showed SINH
| lar decreases but the range was less.
Boston prices for the, week ending
January rs this year were from Sc to
81 higher than for the same period
| last year. Lamb prices declined from
~ to 81 the past week, which left
them at a level of from 81 to IS at
Boston and from $40 to s12 at New
York below prices for the week OF
January TO- ~Last-week's prices, how
ever, are about the same as those for
the corresponding period last year.
And the Spuds, Too.
| Potatoes are slightly lower at ship
! ping points and at some of the large
/ receiving markets. Detroit reports
/ peodlers delivering for 81 cents a
peck. Cabbage declined at shipping
points and at consuming markets
! while onions and apples remained
about stationary. Dry beans showed
declines at New York, Michigan and
| Colorado points, but held steadily In
California.
Philadelphia reports the canned
goods market demoralized, while in
other cities slight decreases in price.
or retarded movement from whole
ssler to retailer are shown. Tomatoe.
went off 10 cents a dozen cans, whole
sale, in Philadelphia. and dealers else
| where are reported ready to UNLOAD
stocks at lower prices.
Slight reductions in flour are re
ported from Cleveland and Detroit
while at Buffalo bread is down on,
cent retail on pound and a half loaves
$4,000 Articles Sho- ].
Chicago, Jan. 2S.-Just $4,000
manufactured articles were displayed
here today at the exhibition of tn,
Manufacturers and Importers, as
ISOLATION of America. The list o
products ranging from hairpins to sea
coats. Albert Levy of New York
president of the association, said tha
in his opinion the era of high price
, would soon pass and in many case
the drop would be rs per cent