The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-30
Changes in One Year.

During the wear period from pecem-
her. 1915 to December, 1919. 10 OF the
+ ~ articles for which prices We're Sc
cured on both dates. Increased as fol-
lows. Onions, los per cent prunes, So
per cent coffee, 81 per cent; raisins
as per cent; canned salmon. l6 per
cent: flour, Is per cent; strictly fresh
eggs. II per cent, storage eggs 2 per
cont. butter. I per cent fresh milk, 9
per cent: bread, 4 per cent; cornmeal
and tea. 3 per cent. each: hens and
lard, per cent, each, and cheese. per
cent. The 10 articles which decreased
IN price during the year were Navy
beans, 2l ner cent; plate beef Is per
cent, bacon. IL per cent. chuck roast.
II per cent: pork chops. s per cent;
ham and round steak, 6 per cent, each.
lib roast s per cent sirloin steak 3
per cent, and lamb per cent.
During the six-year period from De-
cember 1918. TO December, 1919. Of
the "a articles for which prices were
secured in December. 1918, and unon
which this comparison can be based,
increased 100 per cert and over, Rice
Increased 1903 per cent. cornmeal, llS
per cent. lard, l3l per cent; potatoes,
1876 per cent flour l4i per cent; gran
Z uiated sugac. i6a per cent All the
other articles increased SO per cent or
snser with the exception OF tea, which
Increased ~ per cent, and plate beef.
witch Increased IS per ent.
Based on the average price for the
year 1918 as 100. the retail price In
ficx number for the 20 articles OF
food for the United states was 1872
for November and 1a7 for December.
making as stated above. an increase
&c &c per cent in the month,
Changes in Fifty Cities.
The average family expenditure for
20 articles Of food increased from Nov,
is to Dec. Is in all hut four OF the 80
cities from which prices are secured
by the bureau of labor statistics Of the
United States department Of labor The
decrease shown in Fall River, Boston,
Norfolk and Richmond was less than
flve-tenths of one per cent In Balu-
more, Manchester and Portland, Me,
che increase was less than five tenths
~ one per cent, In Columbus, Dallas
louisville, Memphis, Mobile New IIa-
ven, Providence and Washington the
increase was one per cent Birmingham
Bridgeport Charleston, Chicago, Gin
rtnnati. Cleveland. Denver Detroit
Houston. Jacksonville, Little Rock,
Newark. New York, Philadelphia, Pitts
burgh. Salt Lake CITY, Seattle and
Springfield Increased > PER cent each
city, Los Angeles. Milwaukee, New Or
leans, Peoria. Portland, Rochester. San
Francisco and St Louis increased per
cent, each. Atlanta and Scranton in
creased per cent. each Minneapolis,
Omaha and ST. Paul increased 8 per
cent. each,
During the year period from De-
cember. 1918. to December 1919. the
three cities showing the greatest in
creases were: Minneapolis, II per cent.
Omaha IL per cent, and Mobile, 10
per cent. Baltimore decreased per
cent, and was the only city which
showed decrease as compared with
December. 1918.
As compared with the average en-
penditure In the year 1918. the tollowng
cities showed an increase Of loo per
Srnt and over; Richmond and Prov-
dence. 100 per cent each Buffalo lol
per cent Atlanta, 10y per cent Mil.
waukee and Washington, 1903 per cent
each: 81. Louis i0A per cent; Charles
ton, Memphis and Minneapolis, los per
sent, each; Detroit, log per cent; Oma
ha. los per cent and Birmingham, l09
Ter cent.