Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-20
FOOD PRICES HIT
NEW HIGH RECORD
HERE LAST JUNE
D. c. Suffered Less Than
Other Cities-Nation's
Rise, 2 Per Cent.

While food prices in the United
States during June attained new
high record fisipU per cent during
tho month, pricey IN washington rose
only nve-tenths OF 1 per cent, accord
ing to announcement today by the
bureau Of labor statistics.
Washington housewives paid only
a very slight increase in the cost Of
twenty-five articles, for which prices
were secured during the month by
the bureau, prices in Washington and
Baltimore showing the smallest in
crease OF any of the thirty-nine cities
in which there was q. boost. The in
creases in the cost of the twenty-five
articles ranged from five-tenths of 1
to S per cent in Detroit, Omaha and
Portland, Ore. In Boston, Indianap-
oils, Kansas City, Manchester, Scran-
ton. Seattle and Springfield, Ill, the
increase was per cent. and in
Bridgeport. Buffalo, Chicago. Denver,
Milwaukee. Peoria, Pittsburgh, Port
land. Me-; st. Louis and st. Paul, the
increase was 3 per cent.
Decreased Some Places.
The average family expenditure for
June decreased less than five-tenths
/, and Savannah. In Charleston, Gin
| cinnati. Little Rock, New Orleans and
Norfolk the decrease was 1 per cent
in Atlanta and Mobile, the decease
was per cent; in Jacksonville, per
cent and j.. Hous ston. Tex, per cent.
During the year period from June,
1919. to June. 1920, the greatest in
crease. or 20 per cent, was shown in
Springfield. Ill. In Indianapolis the
increase was 28 per cent; in Omaha,
% per cent: in Chicago. Kansas City.
Peoria and st. Louis. the increase
Ore, and st: Paul. "a per cent; in
| Butte, Manchester. Milwaukee and
minneapolis, % per cent in Boston
and Cleveland. % per cent: in Bridge
port Fall River, and San Francisco,
20 per cent; in Seattle. Scranton, Salt
and Los Angeles. 19 per cent; in
| Rochester. Buffalo. New Haven, Co
| 1umbus and Cincinnati, 1S per cent;
in New York. Pittsburgh. and Denver,
| II per cent; in Newark, 16 per cent;
and in Birmingham and Philadel-
| the year in the other cities ranged
from per cent in Charleston. S. c.,
| to IA per cent in Mobile, Louisville,
Little Rock. Dallas and Atlanta.
1I8 Per Cent in Seven Years.
During the seven-year period from
| 1913 to 1920 food prices rose 116 per
cent in Washington, the bureaus fig
ures showed. Every merchant in
Washington, from whom figures were
asked. turned in reports.
Prices Of twenty-three of the forty
three food articles which were tabu-
! lated throughout the United States
| increased, while those of fourteen
decreased, the bureau announced.
| Prices increased as follows:
During the month from May Is to
June 15-Round steak. potatoes and
bananas, per cent each; sirloin steak
and ham, 6 per cent each; chuck
roast and sugar. per cent each: rib
| roast. per cent: canned salmon.
| bread and corn meal, 3 per cent each;
bacon and evaporated milk. per cent
each: plate beef, eggs, -four, corn
| fakes. macaroni, onions, canned peas,
| canned tomatoes and raisins, l per
cent each. Cream Of wheat Increased
less than five-tenths of 1 per cent.
! The thirteen articles which de-
creased in price were: Cabbage. IL
per cent: oranges. l! per cent; butter.
! < per cent; pork chops. per cent
cheese- g per cent; hens and lard.
> ner cent each; lamb, oleomargarine,
MT margarine and baked beans, /
ner cent each. Tea and prunes de-
| creased less than five-tenths of 1 per
| cent
fresh milk, rolled oats. rice. navy
beans, canned corn and coffee.