Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-07-26
quarter times as much as in June,
1q13
Relative Prices Compared.

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The following are the relative
prices in June, 1920, as compared
with the average prices in the year
1913: Sirloin steak, 1872; round
steak, 1871; rib roast, 176; chuck
roast, ia; plate beef, 157; pork
chops, 1874; bacon, 200; ham, 21S;
lard, 1856; hens, PIG; eggs, 1855;
butter, l75; cheese, 1879; milk, 1872;
bread, 211; flour, 267; corn meal,
230; rice, 215; potatoes, COS; SUI
gar, 4S5; coffee. 165; tea, 1856.
The index number for the TWEEN
ty-two articles combined, based on
1913 as 100, was 215 for May and
219 for June.
The average family expenditure
for twenty-five articles of food in
creased from May Is to June Is in
thirty nine cities and decreased in
twelve cities from which monthly
prices are secured. In Baltimore
and Washington the increase was
less than five-tenths of l per cent.
In Birmingham, Butte, Los An
geles, Louisville, Memphis, New
Haven, Richmond, Rochester, Salt
Lake City and San Francisco, the
increase was l per cent. In Cleve-
land, Columbus, Fall River, Min
neapolis, Newark, New York and
Providence, the increase was 2 per
cent. In Bridgeport, Buffalo, Chi
cago, Denver, Milwaukee. Peoria,
Pittsburgh, Portland, Me-, st. Louis
and ST. Paul, the increase was 3
per cent. In Boston, indianapolis,
Kansas City, Manchester, Scranton,
Seattle and Springfield. H., the
increase was per cent; and in De-
troit, Omaha and Portland, Ore,
the increase was 5 per cent.
The average family expenditure
for June decreased less than five
tenths of ! per cent in Dallas,
Philadelphia and Savannah, In
Charleston, Cincinnati, Little Rock,
New Orleans and Norfolk, the de-
crease was | per cent; in Atlanta
and Mobile, the decrease was per
cent; in Jacksonville, per cent;
and in Houston, Tex, 5 per cent.
Greatest Increase in Illinois.
During the PERIOD from June,
1919, to June, 1920, the greatest
or 20 per cent, was shown
in Springfield, Ill.,. In indianapolis,
the increase was 2S per cent IN
Omaha, 81 per cent; in Chicago,
Kansas City, Peoria, and st. Louis,
the increase was 26 per cent; in
Detroit, Portland, Ore, and st.
Paul. "a per cent; in Butte, Man
chester, Milwaukee, and Minneapo-
lis, % per cent; in Boston and
TTtn,,,1an1 in pPiI pp
port, Fall River and San Francis
co, 20 per cent; in Seattle, Scran-
ton, Salt Lake City, Providence,
Me-, and Los Angeles, 10
per cent; in Rochester, Buffalo,
New Haven, Columbus and Cincin-
natl, Is per cent; in New York,
and Denver, II per
cent; in Newark, 16 per cent; and
in Birmingham and Philadelphia,
Is per cent Increase during the
year in the other cities ranged from
s per cent in Charleston, S. c., to
IA per cent in Noble, Louisville,
Little Rock, Dallas, and Atlanta.
AS compared with the average
expenditures in the year 1913, all
but two, cities out of the thirty
'llIlS HUH Which, ~ itSo
have been secured since 1913, in
creased over 100 per cent, as fol-
lows: San Francisco, 102 per cent;
Newark and salt Lake City, 104
per cent; Little Rock and New Or
leans, 1O7 per cent, each; Portland,
Ore, 1O9 per cent; Dallas and Sc
attic, 10 per cent, each; New
and Philadelphia, III per
cent, each; Atlanta, liz per cent;
Charleston, Is per cent; Boston and
New York, ia per cent each; Den
yer, Fall river and Pittsburgh, lis
percent each; Washington, 116 per
cent; Baltimore, Louisville, and
11S per cent, each;
Cincinnati, 119 per cent; Memphis
md Scranton, 121 per cent, each
1872 per cent; Buffalo,
1873 per cent; Cleveland, 1874 per
cent; Birmingham, 125 per cent
Chicago, 1928 per cent; Indianapolis
Ind Richmond, 12S per cent, each;
1923 per cent: Mime
lpolis, 1870 per cent; Kansas City,
I31 per cent; st. Louis, 1877 per
cent; Omaha, 1913 per cent; and
Detroit, 139 per cent.
The two cities showing less than |
90 per cent increase since 1913
we're: Jacksonville, SO per cent, |
md Los Angeles, 95 per cent.