Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-20
PRICES OF % FOOD ARTICLES
JUMP 2 PER CENT HERE IN JULY
Figures In Washington Compared During
Various Periods With Other Cities-lN
Per Cent Increase In D. C.. Since 1918.

Retail prices Of twenty-five food
articles in Washington increased 2
per cent during July. the bureau of
labor statistics announced today in
its monthly summary of food price
trends. At the same time the COM
bined cost Of the twenty-five food
articles throughout the country re-
mined the same.
The average family expenditure for
the twenty-five food articles increased
in thirty-two cities and decreased in
seventeen cities from which prices
were secured. During the year period
from July, 1913, to July, 1920. the
cost of the twenty-five articles of
food increased in Washington by II
per cent. The highest increase was
shown in Springfield, Ill, being Il
per cent.
Since 1913 retail food prices have
increased 121 per cent in Washington
and 1SS per cent in Detroit. where the
highest prices hold Four cities
showed less than 100 per cent in
crease since 1913, these being Los
Angeles, Portland, Ore; Salt Lake
City and San Francisco. Perfect re-
ports were turned in by all mer-
chants in Washington from whom
reports were requested
Price Increases in July.
For the Month Of July the increase
was less than fve-tenths of one per
cent in Charleston, Cincinnati, Column
bus and Los Angeles.
In Atlanta. Buffalo. Butte. Chicago.
Cleveland. Houston, Memphis. New
York, Pittsburgh, Rochester and
Scranton the increase was l per cent.
Fall River, Jacksonville. Milwaukee.
Mobile, New Orleans, Norfolk, Savan-
nah and Washington. D. c., the IN
crease was per cent. In Manches-
tier, Newark, New Haven. Philadel-
phia. Portland. Me-, and Providence
the increase was 3 per cent.
The average family expenditure for
July decreased less than five-tenths Of
1 per cent in Birmingham and st.
Paul. In Detroit, Springfield and Dali
las the decrease was I per cent. In
Denver, Peoria. Richmond: San Fran
was 2 per cent. In Salt Lake City.
Seattle and ST. Louis the decrease was
3 per cent. In Louisville, Omaha and
Kansas City the decrease was per
cent. and in Portland, Ore, the de-
crease was per cent. There was no
compared with that in June in Little
Rock and Minneapolis.
During the year period from July,
1919, to July, 1920. the greatest in
crease, or Fl per cent. was shown IN
Springfield, Ill. In Los Angeles and
Manchester the increase was 20 per
cent; in Boston, Butte and Chicago
the increase was 10 per cent; in Fall
River, Portland, Me-, and st. Paul the
increase was 18 per cent: in Detroit,
Milwaukee, Minneapolis, New Haven,
Providence, San Francisco and Kan
sas City the increase was II per
cent: in Cleveland. Mobile, Newark.
New York, Peoria, Philadelphia,
Scranton and ST. Louis, the increase
was Is per cent; in Bridgeport, Gin
cinnati, indianapolis, Omaha, Pitts
burgh and Seattle the increase was
Is per cent; in Buffalo, Portland. Ore.
and Rochester the increase was
"A per cent; in Atlanta and Salt Lake
City the increase was 10 per cent: in
Birmingham. Denver, Jacksonville.
Memphis and Little Rock the increase
was IL per cent; in Baltimore, Column
bus, Houston and Washington, D. c.,
the increase was II per cent: in New
Orleans, Richmond and Dallas the in
crease was 10 per cent; in Norfolk, 8
per cent, and IN Charleston and Louis
vile, 8 per cent
Prices Of Twenty-Five Of forty-three
food articles increased as follows
over the United States:
Pork chops and eggs, per cent
each; sirloin steak and round steak.
6 per cent each: rolled oats and
oranges, per cent each: rib roast,
chuck roast. ham. fresh milk, evap-