The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1921-05-26
Board of Trade Committee Finds Prices
in Wallace Generally Lower
Than in Spokane

brands. The nnding of the sub com
nittee is that groceries can be pur-
chased in Wallace on a similar ser
vice and quality basis just as cheap
ly as in Spokane. Further, the COM
mittee finds a much higher quality OF
goods is carried in Wallace than in
approximately 80 per cent of the gro
Gerry stores in Spokane.
with regard to the decline in the
cost of groceries. a statement of ac-
tual sales during the month of No
Vember 1920, as against actual sales
of some commodities during the
month of May. 1921. shows a decline
of 31.3 per cent since last November.
\ comparison of present costs against
peaks is not shown as it avails very
little for the reason that commodity
peaks were attained at different per-
iods and the reduction from peaks to
present costs would show a much
higher and misleading percentage of
The above figures are supported
by good and sufficient evidence and
open to inspection"
Sub Committee on Food.
Rush }. White, chairman of the
sub committee on food prices, sub
nittcd the following report which is
embodied in the general committees
'eport:
"The sub committee on food finds
hat prices in Wallace are no higher
or equal grade of goods and class of
ervice than they are in Spokane, or |
,ther towns in this vicinity. In COM
,aring costs of goods care has been |
aiken to compare the same quality. 1t |
$ a very easy matter to make an err
or in comparisons unless this is
lone We are inclined to think that |
n many cases where complaints are /
rade of higher prices here that diff
erent grades of goods are compared. |
Ne find in the case of all staple arti
les that the average prices are as
ow here as at other points. In some /
asses of course individual articles I
re higher than elsewhere, but this is
Gset by other articles whose price is (
over.
1--WE were surprised to find that /
Wallace has the best meat prices of 1
my town with which comparison /
vas made They are slightly lower
n Wallace than in Occur dAlene or /
lissoula. and considerably lower than /
n Spokane. a very complete com
,aiison was made with three of the .
Ugh class markets in Spokane and /
With one market each in Occur /
IAlene and Missoula. The difference .
,etween Wallace and the two latter .
faces was a fraction of I per cent. .
The difference between Wallace and .
he Spokane markets was from . per .
ent to II per cent
schedules showing the differences .
n the comparative costs of both gro
cries and meats are attached. These 4
nay be verified by anyone that will .
AXE the trouble to go into the mat
err thoroughly.
1.-THE average reduction in prices
rom the highest point to the present
as been from 20 to 25 per cent. It
aries from nothing to more than 100
er cent for different articles in the
rocery line. 1t is not so great in
lncy articles as it is in staples
ugar. for instance. has decreased
-om s29 per 100 lbs at the peak, to
1850 on April %. when the compar
ions were made 1t is less than that
ow. The reduction in the grocery
i'll Of the average family runs from
; to 80 per cent according to the
ind of goods they buy. The reduc-
on in the meat bill for the average
lmIy has been approximately 20
en- cent to April % It is more than
nat now.
1.-THE merchants predict further
rice reductions. Such reductions are
ecoming effective all the time. and