The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1921-09-23

ner cent cent. In Buffalo, the IN
crease was Z per cent. In Balti-
more. Boston. Fall River, New York
and Philadelphia, the increase was
6 per cent. In Bridgeport, Chlcago'
Cleveland, Columbus, Detroit, IN
dianapolis. Milwaukee, Newark, Ne"
Haven. New Orleans, Norfolk
Providence, Scranton, and Washing
ton. D. c.. the increase was per
cent. In Atlantic, Charleston, So
Jacksonville, Kansas City, Los An
geles. Louisville, Manchester, Mo
bile. Pittsburgh, Portland, Me-,
Richmond. and Savannah, the IN
crease was A per cent. In Blrm-
ingham, Cincinnati Houston, ST.
Louis, San Francisco, and Spring
field, ILL.,, the increase was per
cent. In Butte, Dallas, Omaha, ana
St Paul, the increase was per
cent. In Denver, Little Rock, Mem
phis, Minneapolis, Peoria, Portland,
Greg, Salt Lake City, and Seattle
the increase was l per cent.
For the year period, August 10,
1920, to August Is, 1921, the fol-
lowing decreases were shown; In
Memphis, 81 per cent; in Butte,
Mobile, and Omaha, 80 per cent;
in Portland, Greg, 20 per cent; in
Atlanta, Denver, Little Rock, Louis
vile, st. Louis, and Salt Lake
City, 2S per cent; in Birmingham,
Cleveland, New Haven, Peoria, and
Seattle, 81 per cent; in Baltimore,
Charleston, S. c., Dallas, Indiana
polls, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, New
Orleans, st. Paul, Savannah, and
Springfield, ILL.,, 26 per cent; in
Buffalo, Cincinnati Detroit, Fall
River, Los Angeles, Manchester,
Norfolk, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh,
Richmond, and Scranton, rs per
cent; in Columbus, Houston, Jack
sonville, Kansas City, Newark,
Portland, Me-, Rochester, and San
Francisco, "a per cent; in Bridge
port, Chicago, and Providence, %
per cent; in Boston and New York,
% per cent; in Washington, d. c.,
Il per cent.
AS compared with the average
cost in the year 1913, the cost Of
food in August, 1921, in the var
ious cities, showed the following
percentage increases: Washington,
&C per cent; Providence, Cd per
cent; Boston, Detroit, and Rich
mond, 60 per cent; Manchester and
Scranton, 62 per cent; Chicago, 81
per cent; Buffalo and Milwaukee,
60 per cent; New York, SO per
cent; Baltimore and Charleston, S.
c., SO per cent; Cincinnati and Fall
River, Sc per cent; Birmingham and
Kansas City, So per cent; Cleve-
land, Pittsburgh, and St. Louis, 81
per cent; New Haven and Philadel-
phia, So per cent; Indianapolis and
New Orleans, So per cent; Atlanta,
Minneapolis, and Newark, so per
cent; Jacksonville, 49 per cent;
Dallas, At per cent; Omaha, 46 per
cent; Memphis, 45 per cent; Little
Rock and San Francisco, "A per
cent; Louisville, 43 per cent; Den
yer, AZ per cent; Los Angeles, 40
per cent; Seattle, 80 per cent; Port
land, Greg, and Salt Lake City,
35 per cent.
Wholesale Prices In August
Wholesale prices of many i'm
portant foodstuffs showed a strong
upward tendency during August,
according to information gathered
by the United States Department
of Labor through the Bureau of
Labor Statistics. Among articles
showing decided price advances were
butter, cheese, milk, eggs, meats,
sugar, fruits, and potatoes. Meat
animals, including cattle and hogs,
also averaged higher in August than
in July.
AS measured by the Bureaus
index number, food artic-
les in the aggregate We're nearly
1871 per cent higher in August
than in the month before. Farm
products, including many food items
in the raw state, were 21a per cent
higher. In all other groups, ex-
cept that of cloths and clothing,
decreases took place, ranging from
l per cent in the case of building
materials to a per cent in the case
of metals. Cloths and clothing ar
ticiles showed no change in the
general price level. All commodi-
ties, considered as whole, were
approximately PA per cent higher
than in July.
Of 327 commodities, or series
of quotations, for which comparable
data for July and August were
obtained, increases were found to
have occurred for 80 commodities
and decreases for 1913 commodities.
In 1O5 cases no change in price
took place in the two months.
Below are shown the index num-
bers of wholesale prices in the
United States, by groups of COM
modities, as computed by the Bur-
eau of Labor Statistics for the
months named. The figures for
the last named month are pre-
liminary and subject to revision.
The base used in computing these
index numbers is the average for
the calander year, 1913.
ces, By Groups OF Commodities
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