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U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR JAMES J . DAVIS, Secretary BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS ETHELBERT STEWART, C om m issioner BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES) BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS) RETAIL PRICES AND COST OF \T HO* LIVING SERIES RETAIL PRICES 1890 TO 1926 /V \ AUGUST, 1927 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON 1927 AAC A D D IT IO N A L COPIES OF THIS PUBLICATION MAY BE PROCURED FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS U.S.GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D. C. AT 35 C E N T S P E R COPY CONTENTS Page 1 Introduction____________________________________________________ P art I.—Food__________________________________________________ 1-198 How prices are obtained______________________________________ 1 Cities included______________________________________________ 2, 3 T able 1.—Cities in each geographical section___________________ 2 Method of constructing index numbers_________________________ 3, 4 T able 2.—Food weights—Annual consumption per family________ 4 Retail prices of food in 1926___________________________________ 5 T able 3.—Per cent of increase in retail prices of 22 food articles in 1926 compared with 1913___________________________________ 5 Yearly price changes of food, 1890 to 1926____________________ _ 6-11 T able 4.—Index numbers showing the trend in the retail cost of food 6 in the United States, by years, 1890 to 1926___________________ T able 5.—Average retail prices of 15 articles of food and amount purchasable for $1, 1890 to 1926_____________________________ 8-10 T able 6.—Index numbers showing changes in the retail prices of 22 articles of food, by years, 1907 to 1926________________________ 11 Monthly price changes of food, 1917 to 1926____________________ 11-17 T able 7.—Index numbers of retail cost of and per cent of increase or decrease in all articles of food combined, 1913 to December, 1926_ _ 12 T able 8.—Index numbers of retail cost of cereals, meats, and dairy products, 1913 to December, 1926____________________________ 17 Description of food articles____________________________________ 18-30 Explanation of detailed tables_________________________________ 31 T able 9.—Index numbers showing changes in the retail cost of food in specified cities, by years, 1913 to 1926, and by months, 1925 and 1926_________________________________________________ 34, 35 T able 10.—Average and relative retail prices of specified food articles 1913 to December, 1926____________________________________ 36-53 T able 11.—Average retail prices of 5 food articles, 1915 to December, 1926_____________________________________________________ 54,55 T able 12.—Average retail prices of 14 food articles, 1919 to Decem ber, 1926_________________________________________________ 56, 57 T able 13.—Average retail prices of specified food articles in each of 51 cities, 1913, 1925, and 1926, and each month of 1925 and 1926_ 58-159 T able 14.—Relative retail prices of 23 food articles in each of 39 cities, 1913, 1925, and 1926, and each month of 1925 and 1926. _ 160-198 Chart 1.—All articles of food combined, by years, 1890 to 1926___ 7 Chart 2.—All articles and cereals, by months, 1917 to 1926_______ 14 Chart 3.—All articles and meats, by months, 1917 to 1926_______ 15 Chart 4.—All articles and dairy products, by months, 1917 to 1926_ 16 Chart 5.—All articles of food combined, New York, Chicago, and Seattle, by months, 1917 to 1926_____________________________ 32 Chart 6.—All articles of food combined, New Orleans, Washington, and United States, by months, 1917 to 1926___________________ 33 Chart 7.—Sirloin steak and plate beef, by months, 1917 to 1926___ 40 Chart 8.—Round steak, pork chops, and lamb, by months, 1917 to 1926_____________________________________________________ 41 Chart 9.—Rib roast and chuck roast, by months, 1917 to 1926____ 42 Chart 10.—Lard, bacon, and ham, by months, 1917 to 1926______ 43 Chart 11.—Milk, eggs, and butter, by months, 1917 to 1926______ 44 Chart 12.—Flour and bread, by months, 1917 to 1926___________ 45 Chart 13.—Corn meal and rice, by months, 1917 to 1926_________ 50 Chart 14.—All articles and potatoes, by months, 1917 to 1926____ 51 Chart 15.—All articles and granulated sugar, by months, 1917 to 1926_ 52 Chart 16.—Coffee and tea, by months, 1917 to 1926_____________ 53 in IV CONTENTS P ago II.— Coal______ ________ _______________________ ___________ 199-207 Explanation of prices-----------------------------------------------------------------199 T a b l e 15.— Average and relative prices of coal per ton in the United States, 1913 to 1926__________________________________________ 200 T a b l e 16.—Average retail prices of coal per ton, by cities, 1913, and by months, 1925 and 1926_____ _____________________________ 202-207 C h a r t 17.— Anthracite and bituminous coal, by months, 1917 to 1926. 201 P art III.—Gas----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 208-210 Explanation of prices-------------------------------------------------------------- 208, 210 T a b l e 17.— Net price per 1,000 cubic feet of manufactured gas, based on a family consumption of 3,000 cubic feet, in specified months 208 from April, 1913, to December, 1926, by cities__________________ T a b l e 18.— Net price per 1,000 cubic feet of natural gas, based on a family consumption of 5,000 cubic feet, in specified months from April, 1913, to December, 1926, by cities_______________________ 210 T a b l e 19.— Average and relative net price per 1,000 cubic feet of manufactured gas in United States, based on a family consumption of 3,000 cubic feet, in specified months of each year, 1913 to 1926_ 210 C h a r t 18.— Manufactured gas, 1907 to 1926_____________________ 209 P art IV.— Electricity____________________________________________ 211-214 Explanation of prices_________________________________________ 211, 212 Table 20.— Net price per kilowatt-hour for electricity for household use in December, 1913, and June and December, 1925 and 1926, for 51 cities________________________________________________ 212-214 P art A.— Purchasing power of union wages as measured by food, 1907 to 1926___________________________________________________ 215, 216 A p p e n d i x B.— Comparison of retail price changes in the United States and in foreign countries, 1922 to 1926__________ _________________ 216-218 A p p e n d ix BULLETIN OF THE U. S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS WASHINGTON NO. 445 AUGUST, 1927 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 INTRODUCTION Reports on retail prices have been published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics since 1904. In that year a report was issued covering all years from 1890 to 1903.1 Annual statistics from 1904 to 1925, together with summaries back to 1890, have been included in various bulletins on retail prices.2 Since July, 1915, the Labor Review has also contained much information on the subject. In the earlier reports only food articles were included, but since 1907 coal and gas have been added. In 1922 the bureau began the collection of prices of electricity for household use, the information extending back to December, 1913. In the present bulletin the record for all retail prices has been brought up to the end of 1926. PART I.—FOOD HOW PRICES ARE OBTAINED Retail prices of food are collected from retail dealers through monthly reports of actual selling prices on the 15th of each month. The stores are selected by agents of the bureau from those patronized largely by wage earners. Prices are secured from every type of store—the neighborhood store, the downtown store, the department store, and the chain store—provided a large part of the patronage comes from wage earners. Some of the stores are credit and delivery, some are cash and carry, and some are cash and delivery. No “ fancy ” stores are included. The number of firms is apportioned according to the industrial importance of each city. For the larger cities reports are obtained from 25 to 30 stores and for the smaller cities from 10 to 15 stores. The total number of firms furnishing prices on one or more articles of food each month is now approximately 1,800. Quite naturally firms are not constant, but when one firm drops out permanently another firm, similar in kind, is selected to replace it. Moreover, as the wage-earning population of a city shifts, stores are selected in the new localities to preserve the representative character of the prices. * Eighteenth Annual Report of the Commissioner of Labor, 1903. 2 Bulletins Nos. 59, 65, 71, 77, 105, 106, 108, 110, 113, 115, 125, 132, 136, 138, 140, 156, 184, 197, 228, 270, 300, 315, 334,366, 396, and 418. A history of the bureau’s investigations of retail prices will be found in Bulletin No. 396. 1 2 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 CITIES INCLUDED At the beginning of the year 1913 retail prices of food were being collected by the bureau from 39 cities, as follows: Atlanta, Ga. Baltimore, Md. Birmingham, Ala. Boston, Mass. Buffalo, N. Y. Charleston, S. C. Chicago, 111. Cincinnati, Ohio. Cleveland, Ohio. Dallas, Tex. Denver, Colo. Detroit, Mich. Fall River, Mass. Indianapolis, Ind. Jacksonville, Fla. Kansas City, Mo. Little Rock, Ark. Los Angeles, Calif. Louisville, Kv. Manchester, N. H. Memphis, Tenn. Milwaukee, Wis. Minneapolis, Minn. Newark, N. J. New Haven, Conn. New Orleans, La. New York, N. Y. Omaha, Nebr. Philadelphia, Pa. Pittsburgh, Pa. Portland, Oreg. Providence, R. I. Richmond, Va. St. Louis, Mo. Salt Lake City, Utah. Sail Francisco, Calif. Scranton, Pa. Seattle, Wash. Wasliiugton, D. C. The following cities were added to the list on the dates named: St. Paul, Minn., June, 1913. Springfield, 111., May, 1914. Butte, Mont., January, 1915. Rochester, N. Y., May, 1916. Columbus, Ohio, June, 1916. Bridgeport, Conn., October, 1916. Mobile, Ala., April, 1918. Norfolk, Va., April, 1918. Houston, Tex., May, 1918. Peoria, 111., May, 1918. Portland, Me., June, 1918. Savannah, Ga., January, 1920. Retail prices are shown, therefore, for 39 cities from the beginning of 1913 and for the remaining 12 cities from the dates given above. For most of the cities retail prices of certain articles from 1890 to 1903 were published in the Eighteenth Annual Report of the Commis sioner of Labor and were continued in subsequent bulletins. The 51 cities are grouped below by geographical sections: T a b l e 1.—CITIES IN EA CH GEOGRA PH IC A L SE C T IO N North Atlantic South Atlantic North Central Boston, Mass. Bridgeport, Conn. Buffalo, N . Y. Fall River, Mass. Manchester, N . II. Newark, N . J. N ew Haven, Conn. New York, N . Y. Philadelphia, Pa. Pittsburgh, Pa. Portland, Me. Providence, R. I. Rochester, N . Y. Scranton, Pa. Atlanta, Ga. Baltimore, Md. Charleston, S. C. Jacksonville, Fla. Norfolk, Va. Richmond, Va. Savannalt, Ga. W ashington, IX C. Chicago, 111. Cincinnati, Ohio. Cleveland, Ohio. Columbus, Ohio. Detroit, Mich. Indianapolis, Ind. Kansas City, Mo. Milwaukee, Wis. Minneapolis, Minn. Omaha, Nebr. Peoria, 111. St. Louis, Mo. St. Paul, Minn. Springfield, 111. South Central Birmingham, Ala. Dallas, Tex. Houston, Tex. Little Rock, Ark. Louisville, Ky. Memphis, Tenn. Mobile, Ala. New Orleans, La. Western Butte, Mont. Denver, Colo. Los Angeles, Calif. Portland, Oreg. Salt Lake C ity,U tah. San Francisco, Calif. Seattle, Wash. Effort is made to secure quotations on similar grades of com modities in the different cities. There are, however, some local customs which must be considered when any comparison is made of the prices in the different cities. For example, the method of cutting sirloin steak in Boston, Mass., Manchester, N. H., Phila delphia, Pa., Providence, R. I., and Portland, Me., differs from that in other cities. The cut known as “ sirloin” in these five cities would be known in other cities as “ porterhouse.” There is in these cities, owing to the methods of dividing the round from the loin, no cut that corresponds to that of sirloin in the other cities. There METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING INDEX NUMBERS 3 is also a greater amount of trimming demanded by the retail trade in these cities than in others. This is particularly true of Providence, R. I. Diagrams are shown on pages 20 to 24 of this bulletin which illustrate the methods of cutting beef in New York, Providence, Chicago, and New Orleans, also the method in general use in other cities. In any comparison of prices in one city with those in another due consideration should be given to the following facts: 1. The trade demands and is furnished more expensive grades of articles in some cities than in others. 2. The cities for which prices are shown in this report are widely separated; some are in localities near the source of supply while others are at a greater distance from it, making it necessary to in clude in the prices a greater charge for transportation. 3. Methods and costs of doing business vary greatly in different localities, due to the demands of customers and to rentals, wages, and other fixed charges or expenses. METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING INDEX NUMBERS In constructing the index numbers of retail food prices issued by the bureau average annual prices for the United States have been computed for each of 43 articles by dividing the sum of all prices for an article in the 51 cities by the total number of reporting firms. The average price of each article was then multiplied by a figure denoting the average annual family consumption of that article in the United States as shown by an investigation conducted by the bureau in 1918.3 The products for the several articles thus obtained were next added, giving the cost of a year’s supply of these foods when purchased by a family at the retail prices shown. The result was then reduced to a percentage of the corresponding result for the year 1913, taken as the base. Monthly index numbers have been constructed in the same manner as the yearly index numbers by using average monthly prices instead of average yearly prices, the year 1913 being the base period in all cases. For the years 1913 to 1920 the index numbers were uniformly com puted from the prices of 22 4 food articles. In 1921, when the num ber of articles was increased to 43,5 the following plan was adopted: It was assumed that the total cost of the 43 articles, if this informa tion had been obtained, would have shown the same percentage of change from 1913 to December, 1920, as was shown by the 22 articles. Therefore the index number for the 22 articles in December, 1920, which was found to be 177.85, was accepted as the index number for the 43 articles. The money cost of the 43 articles in December, 1920, was found to be $461.51. The ratio of the money cost to the relative cost in December, 192.0, was therefore 461.51 to 177.85, or 1 to 0.3854. For each month since December, 1920, the index number has been obtained by multiplying the money cost of the 43 articles by 0.3854. The resulting index numbers are com parable with the index numbers for years and months prior to Janu ary, 1921, on 22 articles. 3 See Bulletin of the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, No. 357. 4 These are sirloin steak, round steak, rib roast, chuck roast, plate beef, pork chops, bacon, ham, lard, hens, flour, corn meal, eggs, butter, milk, bread, potatoes, sugar, cheese, rice, coffee, and tea. 5 Articles added in 1921 are lamb, canned salmon, evaporated milk, oleomargarine, nut margarine, vegetable lard substitute, rolled oats, corn flakes, wheat cereal, macaroni, navy beans, onions, cabbage, baked beans, canned corn, canned peas, canned tomatoes, prunes, raisins, bananas, and oranges. 4 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 The average annual family consumption of the 43 articles is here shown for geographical sections and for the United States as a whole. T able 2 . - F 0 0 D Article W EIGH TS: A N N U A L C O N SU M PT IO N P E R FA M IL Y Unit United States North Atlantic South Atlantic North Central South Central Western Sirloin steak................................ Pound___ R.OUT»d steak ... __ _ .. _ __do_____ ___do_____ Chuck roast..................... ........... . .. d o . ......... Plate b e e f_________________ ...d o ........... 32 32 31 31 23 27 27 30 30 25 35 35 24 24 17 34 34 32 32 23 38 38 24 24 16 39 39 39 39 27 Pork chops................................ —.do_____ __do_____ Ham _ _ _________________ __do_____ Lamb . . _________________ __do........... Hens ....... ....... __ do............ 36 17 22 8 23 29 13 26 14 25 43 20 43 2 24 45 18 14 2 23 42 17 19 1 22 25 19 10 13 19 Salmon, c a n n e d ........................ M ilk, fresh_________________ M ilk, evaporated___________ Butter _____________________ Oleomargarine-........................... ...d o _____ Quart____ Pound___ ...d o _____ ...d o _____ 9 337 77 66 16 10 412 95 75 8 9 155 73 56 9 9 364 48 53 30 9 177 85 60 16 6 377 92 89 8 N u t margarine................ ........... Cheese_____________________ Lard______________________ Vegetable lard substitute____ Eggs, strictly fresh......... .......... . ..d o ........... ___do_____ ...d o _____ ...d o ........... Dozen..... . 6 12 34 9 61 4 12 27 6 68 5 13 38 10 57 11 12 45 5 53 3 11 38 22 55 2 15 18 16 70 Bread............................................ F lo u r ._________ _____ _____ Corn m eal.................... ............... Rolled oats_________________ Corn flakes_________________ Pound___ ...d o _____ ...d o ........... ...d o ........... . ..d o ........... 631 264 54 41 7 642 224 29 45 6 417 313 108 31 6 521 263 39 39 6 450 318 140 38 13 438 280 34 45 5 W heat cereal............................... Macaroni___ _ . . _ , _ __ Ricc................. ................... ......... Beans, navy................................ Potatoes ___ ____________ ...d o ........... . . . d o ......... ...d o ........... ...d o -------... d o . .......... 7 23 35 22 704 7 25 32 23 746 2 15 55 17 514 6 20 26 25 810 3 29 56 21 485 12 27 28 19 706 Onions________________ ____ C abbage..................................... Beans, baked.............................. Corn, canned............................... Peas, canned_______________ __ do........... ...d o ........... ...d o _____ ...d o ........... ...d o _____ 66 65 7 10 10 72 62 8 8 10 52 61 10 9 9 62 70 6 13 13 82 66 5 10 9 64 61 4 10 9 Tomatoes, canned............ ......... S u g a r_____________________ T ea________________________ Coffee........................................... ...d o _____ ...d o _____ ...d o —........ ...d o _____ 16 147 8 40 15 140 13 33 21 145 6 42 10 154 5 45 35 133 3 52 12 161 6 35 Prunes.......................................... Raisins________ ____ _____ _ Bananas...................................... Oranges.......... ............................. ...d o -------...d o _____ Dozen i___ ...d o ........... 11 9 11 7 14 9 11 6 9 4 8 9 11 11 11 6 8 7 13 9 10 12 9 8 i In cities where most of the sales on bananas are by the pound rather than by the dozen, the weightings as given in the above table have been multiplied by 3 and have then been applied to the prices on the pound. By giving to each article a weighting equal to its relative importance in the consumption of the average family, the total expenditure for food on a given date forms a proper basis of comparison with the expenditure for the same articles of food on any other date. For the purpose of showing the movement in retail prices it is assumed that this relative importance remained the same through the whole period 1913 to 1926. In this bulletin the average family expenditure in each city in the year 1913 has been taken as the base for that city, and index numbers have been computed for each year from 1913 to 1926 and for each month of 1925 and 1926, following the same method used for the United States as a whole. (See pp. 34 and 35.) These index numbers show the trend in the retail cost of all foods combmed in each individual city as compared with the average cost in that city in the year 1913. 5 DETAIL FRIGES, 1890 TO 1920 RETAIL PRICES OF FOOD IN 1926 Retail prices of most foods averaged somewhat higher in 1926 than in the preceding year. This was particularly true of fresh beef and pork, bacon, ham, hens, rice, and potatoes. Butter, cheese, eggs, flour, lard, corn meal, sugar, and coffee, on the other hand, were cheaper than in 1925. Prices of fresh beef, including sirloin and round steak, rib and chuck roast, and plate beef steadily increased in the early months of the year, but declined after July. Chuck roast and plate beef increased again in fall and winter. Pork chops were highest in fall months, while bacon, ham, and lard reached high levels in mid summer. Prices of most meats at the end of the year averaged slightly higher than at the beginning. Butter prices receded steadily from January to May, rising there after and attaining a high level in December. Eggs showed strong seasonal fluctuations, slumping from January to March and rising rapidly thereafter. Prices in December were 69 per cent higher than in March. Prices of bread were uniform throughout the year, while flour declined appreciably. Corn meal also showed some decrease in early months, but was stationary after April. Rice also showed little price variation. Potato prices were erratic, declining from January to March, increasing steeply in April, and declining again to August, when they were 46 per cent cheaper than in April. Some reaction was shown in the last four months. Sugar increased steadily during most of the year, while coffee declined slightly. Tea showed little price variation. All commodi ties, as measured by the weighted food index, declined from January to March, increased in April, declined again from May to August, and increased again to December. The general price level for December was 2 per cent lower than the level for December, 1925. Comparing prices in 1926 with those prevailing in 1913, the largest increase was shown for potatoes—viz, 188.2 per cent. In the same period ham increased 113.4 per cent; pork chops, 88.1 per cent; bacon, 86.3 per cent; sirloin steak, 62.6 per cent; round steak, 59.6 per cent; rib roast, 53.0 per cent; chuck roast, 40.6 per cent; and plate beef, 20.7 per cent. All foods, considered in the aggregate, increased 60.6 per cent. Table 3 shows the per cent of increase in the average retail price of each of 22 important food articles in 1926 compared with 1913, arranged according to increase. T able 3 .—P E R C E N T OF IN C R E A SE IN R E T A IL PR IC ES OF 22 A R TIC L ES OF FOOD IN 1926 C O M PA R E D W ITH 1913 Article Per cent of in crease in 1926 com pared w ith 1913 Potatoes............. .............. H am _________ _______ Pork chons..................... Bacon________________ Hens_________________ Flour.................................. Coffee................................. Com meal......................... 188.2 113.4 88.1 86.3 82.2 81.8 71.1 70.0 Article Bread.......................... Cheese.......................... Sirloin s tea k ............... Round steak ............... Milk_............................. Rib roast...................... Tea................................. Per cent of in crease in 1926 com pared with 1913 67.9 65.6 62.6 59.6 57.3 53.0 41.0 Article Chuck roast________ Eggs_________ _____ Butter___ Lard. _ _ __ R ice. Sugar______________ Plate beef__________ Per cent of in crease in 1926 com pared w ith 1913 40.6 40.6 38.6 38.6 33.3 25.5 20.7 6 RETAIL. PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 YEARLY PRICE CHANGES OF FOOD, 1890 TO 1926 Index numbers showing yearly price changes in the retail cost of food since 1890 are given in Table 4 and Chart 1, which follow. In computing these index numbers 30 articles were included for the years 1890 to 1907, 15 articles for the years 1908 to 1912, 22 articles for the years 1913 to 1920, and 43 articles for the years 1921 to 1926. While the number of articles has thus varied considerably during the period stated, the figures have been so computed as to be entirely comparable with one another, and they may be accepted as showing correctly the trend of retail prices in the United States. Chart 1, like all other charts in the present bulletin, has been drawn on the logarithmic scale in order that the percentage changes may be more clearly seen.8 T ab l e 4 —IN D E X N U M B E R S SHOW ING T R E N D IN T H E R E T A IL COST OF FOOD IN T H E U N IT E D STATES, BY Y EARS, 1890 TO 1926 « [Average for year 1913=100.0] Year 1890................... 1891_................. 1892................... 1893_________ 1894................... 1895................. 1896._............... 1897................. 1898................ 1899_________ Index number 69.6 70.6 69.3 71.0 67.8 66.5 64.9 65.4 67.1 67.7 Year 1900................. 1901................. 1902................... 1903_________ 1904.................. 1905................. 1906____ ____ 1907................. 1908................. 1909_________ Index number 68.7 71.5 75.4 75.0 76.0 76.4 78.7 82.0 84.3 88.7 Year 1910_________ 1911_________ 1912_________ 1913________ 1914 ................. 1915 ............... 1916 ............. 1917............. . 1918............. 1919_________ Index number 93.0 92.0 97.6 100.0 102.4 101.3 113.7 146.4 168.3 185.9 Year 1920............. . 1921_________ 1922_______ 1923 1924 1925 1926 . . . . Index number 203.4 153.3 141.6 146.2 145.9 157.4 160.6 « For an explanation of the method used in constructing these index numbers see pp. 3 and 4. e For a discussion of the logarithmic chart see the M onthly Labor R eview for March, 1919, pp. 20-34. YEARLY PRICE CHANGES OP FOOD Table 5 shows the changes in the retail prices of certain articles of food, as well as the changes in the amounts of these articles that could be purchased for one dollar, over the period since 1890. Prices for sirloin steak and for rib roast are not given for years prior to 1907, as satisfactory information was not available xmtil that time. C hart 1 8 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 T able 5 .—A V ER A G E R E T A IL PR IC ES OF 15 A R TIC L ES OF FOOD A N D A M O U N T P U R CHASA BLE FO R $1 IN T H E U N IT E D STA T ES, 1890 TO 1926 Sirloin steak Year Round steak Rib roast Pork chops Bacon Average A m ount Average A m ount Average A m ount Average A m ount Average Amount retail bought retail bought bought retail bought retail retail bought price for $1 price for $1 price for $1 price for $1 price for $1 Cents per lb. Lbs. Cents per lb. 1890............ 1891............ 1892............ 1893______ ]2 .3 12.4 12.4 12.4 1894______ 1895........... 1896______ 1897........ . Lbs. Cents per lb. Lbs. Cents per lb. Lbs. Cents per lb. Lbs. 8.1 8.1 8.1 8.1 10.7 10.9 11.1 11.8 9.3 9.2 9.0 8.5 12.5 12.6 12.9 14.2 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 8.2 8.1 8.1 8.0 11.2 11.0 10.7 10.8 8.9 9.1 9.3 9.3 13.5 13.0 12.6 12.7 7.4 7.7 7.9 7.9 1898........ . 1899______ 1900______ 1901........... 12.7 12.9 13.2 13.8 7.9 7.8 7.6 7.2 10.9 11.2 11.9 13.0 9.2 8.9 8.4 7.7 13.1 13.4 14.3 15.8 7.6 7.5 7.0 6.3 1902______ 1903______ 1904____ 1905............ 14.7 14.0 14.1 14.0 6.8 7.1 7.1 7.1 14.1 14.0 13.7 13.9 7.1 7.1 7.3 7.2 17.7 18.2 18.0 18.1 5.6 5.5 5.6 5.5 8.0 7.9 7.8 7.0 1906____ 1907............ 1908______ 1909............ 18.2 18.0 19.5 5.5 5.4 5.1 14.5 15.2 15.9 16.4 6.9 6.6 6.3 6.1 15.1 15.5 16.1 6.6 6.5 6.2 15.2 15.6 16.0 17.4 6.6 6.4 6.3 5.7 19.6 20.1 20.7 22.4 5.1 5.0 4.8 4.5 1910______ 1911______ 1912........ . 1913........... 20.4 20.5 23.1 25.4 4.9 4.9 4.3 3.9 17.4 17.5 19.9 22.3 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.5 16.7 16.8 18.5 19.8 6.0 6.0 5.4 5.1 19.2 17.9 19.2 21.0 5.2 5.6 5.2 4.8 25.5 24.7 24.4 27.0 3.9 4.0 4.1 3.7 1914______ 1915............ 1916______ 1917........... 25.9 25.7 27.3 31.6 3.9 3.9 3.7 3.2 23.6 23.0 24.5 29.0 4.2 4.3 4.1 3.4 20.4 20.1 21.2 24.9 4.9 5.0 4.7 4.0 22.0 20.3 22.7 31.9 4.5 4.9 4.4 3.1 27.5 26.9 28.7 41.0 3.6 3.7 3.5 2.4 1918........... 1919______ 1920........... 1£21............ 38.9 41.7 43.7 38.8 2.6 2.4 2.3 2.6 36.9 38.9 39.5 34.4 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.9 30.7 32.5 33.2 29.1 3.3 3.1 3.0 3.4 39.0 42.3 42.3 34.9 2.6 2.4 2.4 2.9 52.9 55.4 52.3 42.7 1.9 1.8 1.9 2.3 1922........... 1923........... 1924........... 1925............ 1926............ 37.4 39.1 39.6 40.6 41.3 2.7 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.4 32.3 33.5 33.8 34.7 35.6 3.1 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.8 27.6 28.4 28.8 29.6 30.3 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.3 33.0 30.4 30.8 36.6 39.5 3.0 3.3 3.2 2.7 2.5 39.8 39.1 37.7 46.7 50.3 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.1 2.0 9 YEARLY PR IC E CHANGES OF FOOD T able 5 .—A V ER A G E R E T A IL PR IC E S OF 15 A R T IC L E S OF FOOD A N D A M O U N T PU R C H A SA B LE FO R $1 IN T H E U N IT E D ST A T ES, 1890 TO 1926—Continued Ham Year M ilk Hens Butter Lard Average Amount Average Amount Average Amount Average Amount Average Amount retail bought retail retail bought retail bought retail bought bought for $1 for $1 for $1 for $1 price for $1 price price price price 1890............ 1891............ 1892............ 1893............ Cents per lb. 15.2 15.3 15.7 16.8 U s. 6.6 6.5 6.4 6.0 Cents per lb. 13.5 13.9 13.8 13.9 U s. 7.4 7.2 7.2 7.2 Cents per qt. 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.8 Qts. 14.7 14.7 14.7 14.7 Cents per Jb. 25.5 27.4 27.5 28.3 U s. 3.9 3.6 3.6 3.5 Cents per lb. 9.3 9.4 9.8 11.2 U s. 10.8 10.6 10.2 8.9 1894............ 1895............ 1896............ 1897............ 15.7 15.2 15.0 15.1 6.4 6.6 6.7 6.6 13.1 13.1 12.9 12.5 7.6 7.6 7.8 8.0 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.7 14.7 14.7 14.7 14.9 26.1 24.9 23.8 23.9 3.8 4.0 4.2 4.2 10.1 9.5 8.8 8.5 9.9 10.5 11.4 11.8 1898............ 1899............ 1900............ 1901............ 14.6 15.3 16.2 16.9 6.8 6.5 6.2 5.9 12.9 13.6 13.4 13.7 7.8 7.4 7.5 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.8 6.8 14.9 14.9 14.7 14.7 24.4 25.1 26.1 26.5 4.1 4.0 3.8 3.8 8.9 9.2 9.9 11.2 11.2 10.9 10.1 8.9 1902............ 1903............ 1904............ 1905............ 18.4 18.7 18.2 18.2 5.4 5.3 5.5 5.5 15.1 15.8 16.1 16.5 6.6 6.3 6.2 6.1 7.0 7.2 7.2 7.2 14.3 13.9 13.9 13.9 28.7 28.5 28.0 29.0 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.4 12.7 12.0 11.1 11.0 7.9 8.3 9.0 9.1 1906............ 1907............ 1908............ 1909............ 19.6 20.4 20.9 22.1 5.1 4.9 4.8 4.5 17.2 17.3 17.7 18.9 5.8 5.8 5.6 5.3 7.4 7.8 8.0 8.1 13.5 12.8 12.5 12.3 30.4 32.7 32.8 34.5 3.3 3.1 3.0 2.9 12.1 12.7 12.7 14.2 8.3 7.9 7.9 7.0 1910............ 1911............ 1912............ 1913............ 24.6 24.0 24.4 26.9 4.1 4.2 4.1 3.7 19.9 19.4 19.9 21.3 5.0 5.2 5.0 4.7 8.4 8.5 8.7 8.9 11.9 11.8 11.5 11.2 35.9 33.7 37.4 38.3 2.8 3.0 2.7 2.6 16.4 14.0 14.8 15.8 6.1 7.1 6.8 6.3 1914............ 1915............ 1916............ 1917............ 27.3 26.1 29.4 38.2 3.7 3.8 3.4 2.6 21.8 20.8 23.6 28.6 4.6 4.8 4.2 3.5 8.9 8.8 9.1 11.2 11.0 11.2 11.4 9.0 36.2 35.8 39.4 48.7 2.8 2.8 2.5 2.1 15.6 14.8 17.5 27.6 6.4 6.8 5.7 3.6 1918............ 1919............ 1920............ 1921............ 47.9 53.4 55.5 48.8 2.1 1.9 1.8 2.0 37.7 41.1 44.7 39.7 2.7 2.4 2.2 2.5 13.9 15.5 16.7 14.6 7.2 6.5 6.0 6.8 57.7 67.8 70.1 51.7 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.9 33.3 36.9 29.5 18.0 3.0 2.7 3.4 5.6 1922............ 1923............ 1924............ 1925............ 1926............ 48.8 45.5 45.3 52.6 57.4 2.0 2.2 2.2 1.9 1.7 36.0 35.0 35.3 36.6 38.8 2.8 2.9 2.8 2.7 2.6 13.1 13.8 13.8 14.0 14.0 7.6 7.2 7.2 7.1 7.1 47.9 55.4 51.7 54.8 53.1 2.1 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.9 17.0 17.7 19.0 23.3 21.9 5.9 5.6 5.3 4.3 4.6 10 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 T ab l e 5 .—AVER A G E R E T A IL PR IC ES OF 15 A R TIC L ES OF FOOD A N D A M O U N T P U R CHASABLE FO R $1 IN T H E U N IT E D ST A T ES, 1890 TO 1926—Continued Flour Eggs Year Corn meal Potatoes Sugar Average Amount Average A m ount Average A m ount Average A m ount Average A m ount retail bought retail bought bought retail retail bought retail bought price price price for $1 for $1 for $1 price for $1 price for $1 Cents per doz. Dozs. Cents per lb. 1890........... 1891______ 1892______ 1893_.......... 20.8 22.1 22.1 22.4 4.8 4.5 4.5 4.5 2.9 3.0 2.8 2.5 34.5 33.3 35.7 40.0 1.9 2.1 2.0 2.0 52.6 47.6 50.0 50.0 1.6 1.8 1.4 1.7 62.5 55.6 71.4 58.8 1894............ 1895......... . 1896............ 1897______ 19.9 20.6 19.2 18.9 5.0 4.9 5.2 5.3 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.8 43.5 41.7 40.0 35.7 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.8 52.6 52.6 55.6 55.6 1.5 1.4 1.2 1.4 1898_____ 1899______ 1900........... 1901............ 19.9 20.9 20.7 21.9 5.0 4.8 4.8 4.6 2.8 2.5 2.5 2.5 35.7 40.0 40.0 40.0 1.8 1.8 1.9 2.0 55.6 55.6 52.6 50.0 1902 1 9 0 3 -........ 1904______ 1905______ 24.7 25.9 27.1 27.2 4.0 3.9 3.7 3.7 2.5 2.7 3.2 3.2 40.0 37.0 31.3 31.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 1906........... 1907............ 1908............ 1909............ 27.8 29.0 29.7 31.9 3.6 3.4 3.4 3.1 2.9 3.1 3.3 3.6 34.5 32.3 30.3 27.8 1910........... 1911______ 1912........... 1913............ 33.7 32.3 34.1 34.5 3.0 3.1 2.9 2.9 3.6 3.4 3.5 3.3 1914............ 1916........... 1917............ 35.3 34.1 37.5 48.1 2.8 2.9 2.7 2.1 1918........ . 1919______ 1920............ 1921............ 56.9 62.8 68.1 50.9 1922............ 1923............ 1924............ 1925............ 1926............ 44.4 46.5 47.8 52.1 48.5 1915. ............. Lbs. Cents per lb. Lbs. Cents per lb. Lbs. Cents per lb. Lbs. 6.9 6.0 5.6 5.9 14.5 16.7 17.9 16.9 66.7 71.4 83.3 71.4 5.5 5.3 5.6 5.6 18.2 18.9 17.9 17.9 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.8 62.5 66.7 71.4 55.6 5.9 5.9 6.1 6.0 16.9 16.9 16.4 16.7 43.5 43.5 43.5 43.5 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.7 55.6 58.8 55.6 58.8 5.6 5.6 5.9 6.0 17.9 17.9 16.9 16.7 2.3 2.6 2.8 2.8 43.5 38.5 35.7 35.7 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.9 58.8 55.6 52.6 52.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.9 17.5 17.2 16.9 16.9 27.8 29.4 28.6 30.3 2.8 2.8 3.0 3.0 35.7 35.7 33.3 33.3 1.7 2.2 2.2 1.7 58.8 45.5 45.5 58.8' 6.0 6.1 6.3 5.5 16.7 16.4 15.9 18.2 3.4 4.2 4.4 7.0 29.4 23.8 22.7 14.3 3.2 3.3 3.4 5.8 31.3 30.3 29.4 17.2 1.8 1.5 2.7 4.3 55.6 66.7 37.0 23.3 5.9 6.6 8.0 9.3 16.9 15.2 12.5 10.8 1.8 1.6 1.5 2.0 6.7 7.2 8.1 5.8 14.9 13.9 12.3 17.2 6.8 6.4 6.5 4.5 14.7 15.6 15.4 22.2 3.2 3.8 6.3 3.1 31.3 26.3 15.9 32.3 9.7 11.3 19.4 8.0 10.3 8.8 5.2 12.5 2.3 2.2 2.1 1.9 2.1 5.1 4.7 4.9 6.1 6.0 19.6 21.3 20.4 16.4 16.7 3.9 4.1 4.7 5.4 5.1 25.6 24.4 21.3 18.5 19.6 2.8 2.9 2.7 3.6 4.9 35.7 34.5 37.0 27.8 20.4 7.3 10.1 9.2 7.2 6.9 13.7 9.9 10.9 13.9 14.5 Index numbers showing changes in the retail prices of the foregoing 15 articles of food for the years 1907 to 1926 and of 7 additional arti cles for the years 1913 to 1926 are contained in Table 6, which follows. All index numbers are based on average prices in 1913 as 100. 11 MONTHLY PRICE CHANGES OF FOOD T a b l e 6 .—I N D E X N U M B E R S SH O W IN G C H A N G E S I N T H E R E T A IL P R IC E S OF 22 A R T I CLES OF FO OD IN T H E U N IT E D ST A T ES, B Y Y E A R S , 1907 TO 1926 [Average for year 1913=100.0] Year Rib roast 68.0 71.2 73.5 77.9 78.7 89.3 100.0 105.8 103.0 109.7 129.8 165.5 174.4 177.1 154.3 144.8 150.2 151.6 155.6 159.6 76.1 78.1 81.3 84.6 84.8 93.6 100.0 103.0 101.4 107.4 125.5 155.1 164.1 167.7 147.0 139.4 143.4 145.5 149.5 153.0 71.5 73.3 76.6 80.3 80.6 91.0 100.0 102.0 101.1 107.5 124.0 153.2 164.2 172.1 152.8 147.2 153.9 155.9 159.8 162.6 1907. 1908. 1909. 1910. 1911. 1912. 1913. 1914 1915. 1916. 1917. 1918. 1919. 1920. 1921. 1922. 1923. 1924. 1925. 1926. Chuck roast Sirloin Round steak Cheese Lard Year 1907 ................ 1908..................... 1909..................... 1910 ................. 1911..................... 1912..................... 1913..................... 1914..................... 1915..................... 1916..................... 1917..................... 1918..................... 1919..................... 1920..................... 1921..................... 1922..................... 1923..................... 1924..................... 1925..................... 1926..................... 100.0 103.6 105.0 116.7 150.4 162.4 192.8 188.2 153.9 148.9 167.0 159.7 166.1 165.6 80.7 80.5 , 90.1 103.8 88.4 93.5 100.0 98.6 93.4 111.0 174.9 210.8 233.5 186.7 113.9 107.6 112.0 120.3 147.5 138.6 100.0 104.4 100.6 106.9 130.6 166.3 168.8 163.8 132.5 123.1 126.3 130.0 135.0 140.6 Plate beef 100.0 104.1 100.0 106.0 129.8 170.2 166.9 151.2 118.2 105.8 106.6 109.1 114.1 120.7 Pork chops Bacon Ham Hens M ilk 74.3 76.1 82.7 91.6 85.1 91.2 100.0 104.6 96.4 108.3 151.7 185.7 201.4 201*4 166.2 157.1 144.8 146.7 174.3 188.1 74.4 76.9 82.9 94.5 91.3 90.5 100.0 101.8 99.8 106.4 151.9 195.9 205.2 193.7 158.2 147.4 144.8 139.6 173.0 186.3 75.7 77.6 82.0 91.4 89.3 90.6 100.0 101.7 97.2 109.2 142.2 178.1 198.5 206.3 181.4 181.4 169.1 168.4 195.5 213.4 81.4 83.0 88.5 9a. 6 91.0 93.5 100.0 102.2 97.5 110.7 134.5 177.0 193.0 209.9 186.4 169.0 164.3 165.7 171.8 182.2 87.2 89.6 91.3 94.6 95.5 97.4 100.0 100.5 99.2 102.2 125.4 156.2 174.2 187.6 164.0 147.2 155.1 155.1 157.3 157.3 Eggs Bread Flour Com meal 95.0 101.5 109.4 108.2 101.6 105.2 100.0 103.9 125.8 134.6 211.2 203.0 218.2 245.5 175.8 154.5 142.4 148.5 184.8 181.8 87.6 92.2 93.9 94.9 94.3 1(U. 6 100.0 106.1 108.4 112.6 192.2 226.7 213.3 216.7 150.0 130.0 136.7 156.7 180.0 170.0 84.1 86.1 92.6 97.7 93.5 98.9 100.0 102.3 98.7 108.8 139.4 164.9 182.0 197.4 147.5 128.7 134.8 138.6 151.0 140.6 100.0 112.5 125.0 130.4 164.3 175.0 178.6 205.4 176.8 155.4 155.4 157.1 167.9 167.9 Rice Pota Sugar toes 100.0 101.2 104.3 104.6 119.0 148.3 173.6 200.0 109.2 109.2 109.2 116.1 127.6 133.3 105.3 111.2 112.3 101.0 130.5 132.1 100.0 108.3 88.9 158.8 252.7 188.2 223.5 370.6 182.4 164.7 170.6 158.8 211.8 288.2 105.3 107.7 106.6 109.3 111.4 115.1 100.0 108.2 120.1 146.4 169.3 176.4 205.5 352.7 145.5 132.7 183.6 167.3 130.9 125.5 Tea 100.0 100.4 100.2 100.4 106.9 119.1 128.9 134.7 128.1 125.2 127.8 131.4 138.8 141.0 Coffee 100.0 99.7 100.6 100.3 101.4 102.4 145.3 157.7 121.8 121.1 126.5 145.3 172.8 171.1 Butter 85.3 85.5 90.1 93.8 87.9 97.7 100.0 94.4 93.4 103.0 127.2 150.7 177.0 183.0 135.0 125.1 144.7 135.0 143.1 138.6 All arti cles « 82.0 84.3 88.7 93.0 92.0 97.6 100.0 102.4 101.3 113.7 146.4 168.3 185.9 203.4 153.3 141.6 146.2 145.9 157.4 160.6 « 30 articles in 1907; 15 articles in 1908-1912; 22 articles in 1913-1920; 43 articles in 1921-1926. MONTHLY PRICE CHANGES OF FOOD, 1917 TO 1926 ALL ARTICLES COMBINED Retail price movements during the decade 1917 to 1926 for the United States as a whole are shown in Table 7.7 The year 1913 forms the base period, and average prices in all years and months are measured in terms of average prices in that year. To aid in the comparison there is also shown the per cent of increase or decrease in prices for each year or month as compared with the preceding year or month. As will be seen the retail cost of food reached the )eak in July, 1920, when prices were 119.2 per cent above the 1913 evel. In March, 1922, prices had fallen to 38.7 per cent above the 1913 level, but they increased to 67.1 per cent above that level in November, 1925. In December, 1926, they were 61.8 per cent above the 1913 level. I * Comparable information for the months of 1913 to 1916, inclusive, will be found in Bulletin No. 396, p. 12. Changes in the cost of food from 1917 to 1926 are shown in graphic form in Charts 2 to 16. 12 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1928 T a b l e 7 .— I N D E X N U M B E R S OF R E T A IL COST A N D P E R C E N T OF IN C R E A SE OR D E C R E A S E IN A L L A R T IC L E S OF FOOD C O M B IN E D FO R T H E U N IT E D STA TES, 1913, TO D E C E M B E R , 1926 Year and m onth 1913: 1914: 1915: 1916: 1917: Per cent of in crease (+ ) or decrease (—) Index each specified number year as (average compared with cost for preceding 1913=100) year and month with month preceding Average for year. Average for year. Average for year. Average for year. Average for year. 102.4 101.3 118.7 146.4 January.................... February..............— March........u........ . April..................... — M ay.......................... June.......................... July........................... August...................... September............... October................... November............... December................ 127.5 133.0 132.5 144.9 150.8 151.5 145.8 148.7 153.0 157.1 154.8 156.8 1918: Average for year. 100.0 168.3 January.................... February................. March....................... A pril......................... M ay.......................... June.......................... July........................... August...................... September............... October.................... November............... December.............. 160.3 161.1 153.8 154.0 158.2 162.0 167.6 171.1 177.9 181.0 183.4 186.6 1919: Average for year. 185.9 January.................... February................. M arch...................... April......................... M ay............. _•........ June.......................... J u ly........................... August...................... September............... October.................... November............... December................ 185.2 172.0 175.3 181.7 184.9 184.0 190.0 191.8 188.3 188.6 192.2 196.6 1920: Average for year. 203.4 January.................... February.................. M arch....................... April......................... M a y.......................... June.......................... July........................... August..................... September............. . October.................... November................ December................ 201.2 200.0 200.0 210.6 215.5 218.7 219.2 206.7 203.7 198.4 193.3 177.9 + 2 .4 - 1.1 +12.3 +28.7 +1.2 + 4 .3 -.4 + 9 .3 + 4 .1 + .5 - 3 .8 +2.0 + 2 .9 + 2 .7 -1 .5 + 1 .3 +15.0 + 2 .3 + .5 -4 .5 +. 1 + 2 .7 + 2 .4 + 3 .4 +2.1 + 4 .0 + 1 .7 + 1 .3 + 1 .7 +10.4 -.8 - 7 .1 + 1 .9 + 3 .6 +1.8 -.5 + 3 .3 +1.0 - 1.8 +. 1 + 1 .9 + 2 .3 +9.4 + 2 .4 -.6 0 + 5 .3 + 2 .3 + 1 .5 +.2 -5 .7 -1 .4 - 2.6 2.6 - 8.0 - 1921: Average for year.. 153.3 -24.6 January.................... February.................. M arch...................... April......................... M ay .......................... June.......................... July ........................... August...................... September............... October.................... N ovember............... December................ 172.4 157.7 156.1 152.1 144.7 144.4 148.4 154.7 153.1 152.6 151.7 149.9 - 3 .1 -8 .5 1 N o change. - 1.0 -2.6 -4 .8 -.3 +2.8 + 4 .3 - 1.1 - .3 - .5 - 1 .3 Year and month 1922: Average for year. January...................... February.............. March................... April...................... M ay...................... June....................... July....................... August.................. September........... October................. November............ December............. 1923: Average for year. January.................... February.................. March....................... April......................... M ay.......................... June.......................... July........................... August...................... September............... October.................... November................ December................ 1924: Average for year. January..................... February.................. March...................... April......................... M ay.......................... J u n e ........................ July.......................... August...................... September............... October.................... November............... December— ........... 1925: Average for year. January.................... February.................. March....................... April......................... M ay.......................... J u n e......................... July........................... August...................... September............... October.................... November............... December................ 18: Average for year.. January................ February.............. March................... April...................... M ay...................... June....................... July....................... August.................. September........... October................. November............ December............ Per cent of in crease (+ ) or decrease (—) Index specified number eachyear (average comparedasw ith cost for preceding 1913=100) year and month w ith month preceding 141.6 142.0 141.6 138.7 138.9 139.2 140.7 142.1 138.7 139.7 142.6 144.9 146.6 -7 .6 -5 .3 -.3 -2 .0 +. 1 + .2 + 1 .1 + 1 .0 - 2 .4 +. 7 + 2 .1 + 1 .6 + 1 .2 146.2 144.4 142.3 141.9 143.1 143.4 144.3 147.2 146.4 149.3 149.8 151.1 150.3 + 3 .3 - 1 .5 - 1 .5 - .2 + .8 + .2 +. 6 + 2 .0 -.5 + 2 .0 + .4 + .8 + .5 145.9 149.1 147.3 143.7 141.3 141.0 142.4 143.3 144.2 146.8 148.7 150.1 151.5 -.2 -.8 - 1 .2 -2 .5 -1 .6 -.2 + 1 .0 + .6 +. 6 + 1 .8 + 1 .3 + .9 + 1 .0 157.4 154.3 151.4 151.1 150.8 151.6 155.0 159.9 160.4 159.0 161.6 167.1 165.5 + 7 .9 + 1 .8 -1 .9 -.2 -.2 + .5 + 2 .2 + 3 .2 + .3 -.9 + 1 .6 + 3 .4 -1 .0 160.6 164.3 161.5 159.9 162.4 161.1 159.7 157.0 155.7 158.5 160.0 161.6 161.8 + 2 .0 -.7 - 1 .7 -1 .0 + 1 .6 -.8 -.9 -1 .7 -.8 + 1 .8 + .9 + 1 .0 + .1 MONTHLY PRICE CHANGES OP FOOB 13 CEREALS, MEATS, AND DAIRY PRODUCTS Table 8 shows the trend in the retail cost of three important groups of food commodities, viz, cereals, meats, and dairy products from 1913 to 1926.8 From 1913 to December, 1920, inclusive, these groups have been composed of articles selected from the 22 foods for which the bureau had figures showing the average family con sumption. For the months of 1921 to 1926, inclusive, the groups include all of the articles previously used and six additional articles. In computing the figures for this table the average price of each article has been multiplied by the number denoting the relative importance of the article in the total food budget. The products thus obtained for the several commodities within each group have been totaled, and from these totals index numbers have been computed, using the totals for the year 1913 as the base or 100. For the period 1913 to 1920 the weights have been those of the 1901-2 investigation of the bureau, and for 1921 to 1926 the weights have been those of the 1918 investigation. Although, beginning with January, 1921, the number of articles in each group was increased and different consumption figures were used, the index numbers for the several groups have been so computed as to be comparable with the index numbers from 1913 to December, 1920. The method em ployed in determining the cost of these groups of food makes the percentage changes in each group comparable with those in each other group. The articles within these groups are as follows: Cereals.—Bread, flour, corn meal, rice, rolled oats, corn flakes, wheat cereal, and macaroni. Meats.—Sirloin steak, round steak, rib roast, chuck roast, plate beef, pork chops, bacon, ham, hens, and leg of lamb. Dairy products.—Butter, cheese, fresh milk, and evaporated milk. * Comparable information for the months of 1913 to 1916, inclusive, will be found in Bulletin No. 396, p. 17. Changes in the cost of these three groups of food from 1917 to 1926 are shown in graphic form in Charts 2 to 4. 44567°—27------ 2 C hart 2 400 375 350 375 350 325 300 275 275 250 225 200 175 175 150 150 125 125 ALL ARTICLES M E A T S _______ ( average. PRICE. FOR 5913 s 1 0 0 ) &I I I I I ! I & I I I &I I I I I 1917 1916 .1919 1920 & 1 I 1921 1922 iI 1923 I £ £ I $ £ 3 1924 1925 I I PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 100 KETAIL 200 C hart 3 400 875 350 325 300 275 250 400 375 300 275 • ........ .... > 200 s, 's 175 150 175 .... / 150 j 125 PRICE 125 MONTHLY '\ i', 200 CHANGES ALL C E .R E L A L S ------------------------------ (AVERAGE PRICE. FOR I9 ’3 - t o o ] Ii 1 j1 i 1917 1 1 ji 1916 l 1 1 (919 j1 1 & i1 ] 1920 ’ A1 JI I 1921 i 1 i Ji 1922 l l ! I 1923 i £ 1 1 1■ iii I 1924 1925 ZI 3> J J j Jl OF FOOD 40 1926 Ox C hart 4 RETAIL PKICES, 1890 TO 1926 ^ O T P * S » H» d 5 P J S H» W P > ! S * ^ 0 Q W 3 q t - » ( / j M S ,"s 0Q < a ? 3 ' - » c o Q 3 >- » W W i « ' ' " » O 1917 1915 1919 1920 132.1 1922 1923 1924 1925 17 MONTHLY PRICE CHANGES OF FOOD T a b l e 8 .— I N D E X N U M B E R S OF R E T A IL COST OF C ERE A L S, M E A T S, A N D D A IR Y PR O D U C T S FO R T H E U N IT E D STA TES, 1913 TO D E C E M B E R , 1926 [Average cost in 1913=100.01 Year and month Cereals Meats Dairy prod ucts 100.0 100.0 121.6 126.8 103.4 99.6 108.2 100.0 97.1 96.1 108.2 186.5 148.8 150.1 153.3 171.1 207.2 200.7 195.2 205.2 210.1 199.8 198.1 193.6 137.0 111.5 118.1 124.2 134.7 138.6 140.3 140.7 142.8 148.9 151.9 145.3 146.5 127.6 116.6 119.3 118.5 126.1 121.3 122.8 123.1 126.8 131.6 137.9 140.9 144.5 1918: Average for year___ January................... February................. March...................... April......................... M ay......................... June......................... July.......................... August..................... September.............. October................... November............... December............... 194.3 190.6 190.6 192.7 193.5 193.7 193.3 193.5 196.5 197.3 195.0 193.2 192.5 172.8 149.8 152.5 152.3 161.4 172.0 178.0 179.1 181.8 188.2 186.7 184.4 182.3 153.4 149.4 151.2 147.3 139.6 139.9 139.2 142.3 146.2 157.3 168.7 174.3 184.7 1919: Average for year.... January........................ February.................... . March........................... April............................ . M ay............................. . June............................. . July.............................. . August.......................... September.................. . October....................... . November.................. . December................... . 198.0 197.4 197.7 197.7 203.3 208.3 209.9 212.3 213.0 213.1 213.0 215.2 219.0 184.2 184.5 179.9 182.3 190.2 193.6 189.5 192.9 190.4 184.5 178.1 173.1 169.0 176.6 181.4 160.7 173.4 179.3 174.0 167.3 167.1 171.3 174.5 183.6 191.8 197.0 10: Average for year___ January................... February................. March...................... April......................... M ay......................... June____________ July.......................... August..................... September.............. October................... November_______ December................ 232.1 229.0 229.9 229.4 230.8 241.6 246.2 246.2 241.6 239.3 229.5 216.9 199.5 185.7 172.9 174.8 177.1 187.6 187.8 192.3 198.2 197.3 195.7 186.1 163.2 185.1 191.0 189.1 192.3 192.3 185.3 178.6 181.8 181.6 184.9 185.8 186.4 173.1 1921: Average for year___ January................... February................ March...................... April........................ 179.8 198.7 193.6 190.7 184.8 178.7 178.5 176.6 176.4 174.5 172.2 168.2 165.0 158.1 167.0 159.1 162.0 165.2 162.1 159.3 159.6 162.7 159.2 152.7 144.7 142.6 149.5 169.5 160.2 160.2 156.4 139.2 134.9 140.0 146.7 145.1 148.2 148.5 145.8 1913: 1914: 1915: 1916: Average for y e a r... Average for year__ Average for year__ Average for y e a r... 106.7 1917: Average for year__ January....................... February.................... March........................... April............................ M ay............................. . June............................. July.............................. August........................ . September.................. . October....................... . Novem ber................. . December................... . M a y ........................... June......................... July.......................... August..................... September_______ October................... November_______ December............... 200.2 Year and month Dairy prod ucts Cereals Meats 1922: Average for year___ January____________ February......... ............ March............ .............. April_______________ M ay_______________ June_______________ July................................ August_____________ September............... October____________ November__________ December__________ 159.3 159.9 158.3 160.4 160.2 161.3 161.4 160.9 159.2 158.0 157.4 157.4 157.0 150.3 141.5 142.7 147.9 150.7 153.9 154.8 155.9 154.6 153.9 153.2 148.2 144.2 135.9 136.0 133.6 132.1 129.6 127.9 127.8 130.2 129.7 132.8 138.8 144.0 151.5 1923: Average for year___ January____v_______ February........... ........... March................ ........... April.............................. M ay_______________ June______ _________ July................................ August_____________ September__________ October____________ November__________ December____*._____ 156.9 158.0 157.8 157.3 157.9 157.3 157.3 158.0 155.7 155.9 156.6 156.8 156.2 149.0 144.9 144.5 144.6 145.8 148.3 150.4 153.1 153.5 157.4 153.7 146.8 144.1 147.6 150.8 149.4 148.9 148.4 142.5 140.5 140.1 143.4 148.3 450.3 153.9 155.3 1924: Average for year___ January____________ February___________ March____ _________ April_______________ M ay_______________ June_______________ July_______________ August_____________ September__________ October____________ November__________ December__________ 160.4 156.3 156.9 156.7 157.8 156.9 156.9 158.2 161.3 161.9 163.2 165.4 166.7 150.2 146.2 144.7 145.6 148.3 151.3 151.3 150.7 154.8 155.4 155.6 149.8 147.2 142.8 155.7 153.4 150.6 141.6 136.3 138.1 138.4 138.3 139.5 138.9 139.3 143.0 1925: Average for year___ January____________ February___________ March_____________ April______________ M ay_______________ June_______________ July_______________ August_____________ September__________ October____________ November______ '___ December__________ 176.2 172.7 178.8 177.9 176.3 176.3 176.2 176.3 176.3 176.4 175.2 175.9 176.2 163.0 150.9 150.6 160.4 163.9 164.0 163.8 169.2 169.3 169.0 167.6 164.1 162.9 147.1 143.6 142.1 146.5 144.3 142.3 143.3 144.4 146.0 149.3 153.5 153.9 152.8 1926: Average for year___ January____________ February___________ March_____________ April_______________ M ay_______________ June______ _________ July_______________ August_____________ September__________ October____________ November__________ D ecem ber..________ 175.5 176.8 177.4 176.9 176.2 176.2 170.2 175.6 175.5 174.5 173.8 173.6 173.0 171.3 165.7 165.4 166.6 168.8 172.3 176.4 176.3 174.1 175.7 174.9 170.7 168.2 145.5 149.1 148.2 146.2 142.7 141.7 141.5 141.1 142.2 144.8 146.6 148.6 152.8 18 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 DESCRIPTION OF FOOD ARTICLES FRESH BEEF In this bulletin prices are given for five cuts of beef, viz, sirloin steak, round steak, rib roast, chuck roast, and plate boiling beef. As previously stated, methods of cutting beef vary considerably in different cities and affect retail prices. Prices are also affected by the grade or quality of meat and by the custom of trimming bone and fat from cuts before weighing. This custom varies from trim ming off almost all bone and fat in some cities to little or none in others, which gives a varying proportion of the side of beef that goes to the consumer. The same name is often applied in different cities to entirely different cuts. The bureau has been able to obtain dia grams showing the specific methods of cutting beef in New York, Providence, Chicago, and New Orleans, and these diagrams are here shown in addition to the diagram which may be used for general reference. As may be seen in the diagrams on pages 20 and 21, which show the methods of cutting beef in New York and Providence, the cut known as trimmed steak or “ sirloin steak” (Nos. 3 and 4) in Providence is known in New York as “ porterhouse” (No. 1), and the cut known in New York as “ top sirloin” (No. 7) is known in Providence as “ vein steak” or a grade of round steak (No. 13). One of the distinguishing characteristics of the New Orleans method is the length of all cuts and the manner of cutting the shoul der. The shoulder is lifted from the carcass and cut into steaks. This part of the carcass is designated by the term “ seven steaks,” on account of the shape of the shoulder blade when cut. Another feature is that in separating the sirloin from the round the bone is followed. This gives a larger sirloin and smaller round than in most cities. A majority of the firms that furnish quotations for cuts, as quoted in this report, buy meat by the whole, half, or quarter carcass. Some of them also buy rounds, loins, or ribs of beef. These are bought when there is a great demand for round, sirloin, or porterhouse steak, or for prime rib roast, or when there is little demand for cuts, such as brisket, chuck, neck, and plate. The carcass is divided into halves or sides by sawing and chopping through the center of the backbone. The half or side is separated into the hind quarter and the fore quarter by cutting through from the belly between two ribs to and through the backbone. The cut varies in different cities and may be between any two ribs from the ninth to the thirteenth, or immediately after the thirteenth rib, counting from the rib in the shoulder and brisket which corresponds to the collar bone in the human being. The hmd quarter is usually separated into cuts—loin and round— by cutting either along the heavy line AB or along the line XCB shown in the general diagram on page 24. Owing to the methods of quartering, as described above, the loin of beef in some cities has from one to four ribs in it. These ribs are sold as roast or as porterhouse or club steak. If sold as steak the ribs are usually removed before weighing. The loin is cut into sirloin and porterhouse steaks and flank. The cut commonly known as “ sirloin” steak, for which prices are quoted in all except four cities, is cut parallel to the whole cut surface of the DESCRIPTION OF FOOD ARTICLES 19 thick or butt end of the loin and includes all cuts with any part of the hip bone in them. These cuts are known as “ rum p” steak in Fall River, Mass. The other cuts of the loin of beef, those from the small end next to the ribs, with no part of the hip bone in them, are commonly known as “ porterhouse” but in Boston, Mass., Man chester, N. H., Philadelphia, Pa., and Providence, R. I., these steaks are cut obliquely, giving more meat surface than in the perpendicular cuts. They are called “ sirloin” steak, and the prices quoted for these four cities are for these cuts. There is in these four cities, owing to methods of dividing the round from the loin, no cut that corre sponds to “ sirloin” in other cities. The round of beef is divided into two cuts or pieces, round and rump, as shown in the diagrams. The round has the leg bone in it and consists of the round and the shank. “ Whole” or “ top” round steaks are cut from the round. Whole round steak is cut through parallel to the full cut surface of round and includes top round, bottom round, and a cut of the leg bone of the thickness of the steak. Top round is a cut from the inside of the leg. It extends through to the leg bone and to the tissue or membrane which marks the natural division between the inside and the outside of the leg. It is tender and palatable, while the bottom or outside is muscular, firm, tough, and dry. In most markets in which “ top” is cut it does not include a cut of the bone, but in a few markets it includes a cut of the bone and a very small part of the bottom round. Markets that sell top round steak sell the bottom for pot roast or Hamburg steak, or use it for sausage meat. The rump is from the top of the hip near the tail bone, includes part of the hip bone, and is called rump roast in almost all cities, and bouillon or butcher’s roast in a few cities. The fore quarter is divided into rib, chuck, plate, and shank. The shank is removed by cutting through the shoulder joint or by cutting and sawing through the leg bone below that joint. The plate is sepa rated from the rib and the chuck by cutting through the ribs, begin ning near the middle of the rib next to the cut which separates the half or side of beef into the hind quarter and fore quarter and running parallel to the backbone to the point where the shank was removed. The nearer the line or cut to the backbone the shorter the rib of beef, the more desirable the cuts of roast beef, and the higher priced. The rib of beef is usually separated from the chuck by cutting be tween the fifth and sixth ribs to and through the backbone, counting from the rib in the shoulder nearest the neck. I t usually includes eight ribs, two of which have the thin back part of the shoulder blade in them. The cuts of rib roast for which prices are quoted do not have any part of the shoulder blade in them, are called prime rib roast, and sell for 10 to 12 cents per pound more than the two ribs or cuts with part of the shoulder blade in them. Some markets in some cities cut rib roast short and trim off part of the backbone before weighing. The chuck extends from the point where the rib of beef and chuck, are separated to and including the neck. The prices quoted for chuck roast are for the best cut, which is next to the butt end of the rib of beef. In some markets the chuck is cut into steak, for which 20 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 METHOD OP CUTTING MEAT IN NEW Y O RE CITY.* 1. Porterhouse steak. 2. Sirloin, steak. 3. Round steak. 4. Bottom round. 5. Flank steak. Outside flank. Thick flank. Cod fat. 6. Rump. 7. Top sirloin. 8. Horseshoe. 9. Leg beef. 10. Prime rib (6). 11. Blade rib (3). 12. Cross rib. 13. Chuck steak (4) ribs. 14. Shoulder soup meat. 15. Chuck soup meat and top. 16. Shin meat. 17. Brisket (4} ribs. 18. Plate (3) first. 19. Plate. SO. Navel. Skirt steak. Round trimmings. Suet and cod. Trimmings and drop. Kidney. Shop fat. Large bones. Fat given away. Shop bones. 1 Chart published by permission of Chas. Qvaoz, publisher! The Scientific and Modem Retail Bntc&etr. 21 DESCRIPTION OF POOD ARTICLES METHOD OF CUTTING HEAT IN PROVIDENCE, R. I.1 1. Trimmed steak. 2. Trimmed steak. 3. Trimmed steak. 4. Trimmed steak. 5. Rib roast. 6. Rib roast. 7. Suet. S. Lean trimmings 9. Tallow, 10. Bones. 11. Kidney. 12. Top round. 13. Vein steak. 14. Bottom round. 15. Stew meat. 16. Aitch bone. 17. Trimmed flank. 18. Cod fat. 19. Shin. 20. Shin. 21. Tallow. 22. Bones. 23. Rib roast. 24. Rib roast. 25. Blade roast. 26. Bones. 27. Chuck roast. 28. Rolled roast. 29. Boned neck. 30. Bones. 31. Tallow. 32. Trimmed brisket. 33. Trimmed brisket. 34. Sticken. 35. Navel. 36. Butcher’s mark. 37. Flat rib. 38. Thick plate. 39. Thick plate. 40. Shin. 41. Shin. 42. Lean trimmings. 43. Brisket tallow. 44. Brisket bones. 45. Tallow. } Chart copyrighted by Mr. M. H. Wallace, deceased, butpublished by permission of Mr, Edwin Tettew. Of the Butchers, Grocers, and Marketanen's Association of Rhode Island, 22 RETAIL PRICES* 1890 TO 1926 METHOD OF CUTTING BEEP IN CHICAGO, IIiI#,1 1. Shank. 10. Short ribs. 5. Pin bone. 6. Porterhouse. 7,8,9. Prime ribs. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 2. Round. S. Rump. 4. Sirloin. 11. Flank. Plate. Brisket. Chuck. Shoulder clod. Neck. * Chart published by penrdseion. d Armour & Co,, Chicago, HL DESCRIPTION OF FOOD ARTICLES 1. Neck. 2. Chuck. 3. Prime rib. 4. Seven steak, 5. Boiling meat. 0. Plate. 7. Porterhouse. 8. Sirloin. 9. R um p. 10. Round. 11. Shaafc. 24 Bound: RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 hw to Q T7JJW EB Rump— 1. Rump, Round—rump and shank off— 2. Round steak, first cut. 3,13. Round steaks. 14. Round steak, last cut. 15. Knuckle soup bone. 16. Pot roast. Iioin: 1. Butt-end sirloin steak. 2. Wedge-bone sirloin steak. 9,4. Round-bone sirloin steak. Loin—Concluded. Rib—Concluded. 5,6. Double-bone sirloin steak. 3. Seventh and eighth rib roast. 7. Hip-bone sirloin steak. 4. Sixth rib roast. 8. Hip-bone porterhouse steak. Chuck: 9-15. Regular porterhouse steak. 1. Fifth rib roast. 16-18. Club steaks. 2-9. Chuck steaks. Plank: 10-13. Pot roasts. 14. Clod. 1. Flank steak. 2. Stew. 15. Neck. Plate: 1. Brisket* FOBS QUABTEB 2. Navel. Rib: 1. Eleventh and twelfth rib 3,4. Rib ends. Fore shank. roast. 2. Ninth and tenth rib roast. Chart reprinted from U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Bulletin No. 228, p. 35. DESCRIPTION OF FOOD ARTICLES 25 there is considerable demand, as it is cheaper than sirloin, porter house, or round. The plate includes the fore-quarter flank or navel and the brisket. The flank or navel extends from about the eighth rib to the hindquarter flank, and the brisket extends from about the eighth to the first rib and includes all the breastbone. The prices quoted for plateboiling beef are for the best cut of plate, which is from near the navel and extends to the point where the plate is separated from the rib and the chuck. In many cities no bone or fat is trimmed from sirloin, porterhouse, or round steak before weighing, while in others the trimming varies from cutting off a very small portion to cutting off approximately all bone and fat before the steaks are weighed. Steaks are usually trimmed more before weighing in cities in the North Atlantic States than elsewhere. In almost all cities rib roast is trimmed after weighing by cutting off part of the backbone and by ribbing, or cut ting out ribs. Markets in cities where steaks and roasts are trimmed after weighing sell bone and fat twice, first to purchasers of steak and roast, and second to buyers of scraps, bone, and suet. PORK CHOPS The quotations are for loin chops and not for rib chops or for chops from the thick end of a “loin of pork.” BACON Prices are reported by each dealer for the best grade of smoked bacon that he sells in any considerable quantity to families of wage earners. No fancy bacon, ready sliced, in glass jars is quoted. The prices quoted are in most cases for bacon sliced when sold, but in some cities the dealers sell relatively little sliced bacon, and therefore have quoted prices for bacon by the piece. These prices of piece bacon have not been included in the city averages for bacon, but have been included in the average for the United States for bacon. HAM Prices are reported by each dealer for the best grade of smoked ham that he sells in any considerable quantity to families of wage earners. The prices quoted are in most cases for sliced ham, but in a few cities some of the dealers sell relatively little sliced ham, and there fore have quoted prices for whole ham. Some of the firms that sell sliced ham cut only four or five slices from the middle of the ham and sell the ends without slicing. On the other hand, some dealers slice practically all the ham, and in such cases the prices quoted are for the best slices from the middle of the ham. The prices for whole ham have been included in the average price of ham for the United States. LEG OF LAMB, YEARLING The prices quoted in this bulletin are for the article generally known to the trade as “yearling.” The age of the sheep (“ yearling”) varies from approximately 9 to 18 months. 26 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 HENS Prices are quoted for “ hens” at least a year old, such as are usually sold for roasting or stewing, and in some cities for stewing only. In some localities the term used for these hens is either “ fowls,” or “ stewing” or “ fricassee” chickens. The quotations are in most cases for “ dressed” hens, although a few dealers reported prices for “ live” hens. Dressed hens are de scribed as “ drawn” or “ not drawn.” Most of the quotations are given for hens “ not drawn.” CANNED SALMON Salmon is canned in three styles of cans, 1-pound tails, 1-pound flats, and J^-pound flats. The shape of the can does not signify any particular grade or quality of fish. The net weight of the large can is usually 15 or 16 ounces, and of the small can from 7}^ to 8 ounces. All prices have been reduced to the pound basis. MILK All quotations are by the quart and are for milk regularly delivered to customers. In connection with each quotation is a statement that the milk is sold bottled, and also a statement indicating whether the milk is “ raw ” or “ Pasteurized.” All quotations are from dairies, either the original producer or a milk dealer, and none are from grocers. The method of sale is in some cases by the quart, a bill being rendered monthly for the quantity actually served. Sometimes a slight reduction is made for cash payment when the bill is rendered. In other cases a certain number of tickets, each exchangeable for 1 quart of milk, is sold for $1, usually with a slight gain to the consumer. EVAPORATED MILK The prices given for evaporated milk are for the unsweetened, in the 15 to 16 ounce can. BUTTER The quotations for butter represent the grade of butter known on the market as “ creamery extra.” Creamery extra is sold in two ways—in bulk, otherwise known as “ tu b ” butter, or in bricks, termed “ print” butter. The demands for print or for tub butter seem to rest on local preferences. In some cities the price is the same for both; in others, the price of print butter is slightly higher than that of tub butter. In some of the Pacific coast cities butter is occasionally sold in 2-pound prints, locally known as “ squares,” but all such quotations have been reduced to the 1-pound basis. OLEOMARGARINE In many cities there is as much oleomargarine as butter used, while in the West scarcely any butter substitutes are sold. Under the term “ oleomargarine,” as used in this bulletin, are included all butter substitutes whether made from animal fat or vegetable oils. Prices are given by the pound. DESCRIPTION OF FOOD ARTICLES 27 CHEESE The quotations for cheese represent the kind known as cewhole milk.” The cheese quoted is principally New York or Wisconsin, but in the western division some quotations have been furnished on local cheese, such as Oregon, California, and Utah. LARD All quotations are for “ pure” lard, with the exception of a few for “ pure leaf.” No “ compound” lard is quoted. The great majority of quotations are for “ tu b ” lard (lard sold in bulk). Some quota tions, however, are for lard in pails, with a few quotations on “ bricks,” which are usually 1 pound in weight. Tub lard is quoted by the pound. Where lard is sold by the pail, the price is quoted per pail, the net weight being given in each case, and the price quoted has been reduced to the pound basis. VEGETABLE LARD SUBSTITUTE The majority of the prices quoted are for Crisco. Prices for Snowdrift and other vegetable lard substitutes, however, are obtained from some of the cities and are included in the average price. EGGS Prices of eggs are reported from grocery stores, with the exception of a few instances in which quotations have been secured from dairy firms. The prices quoted are for “ strictly fresh” eggs of the highest grade handled by the firm on the date of each quotation, excluding fancy eggs or eggs selected for size and color. Many of the firms represented in this study carry both fresh and storage eggs when both are on the market. The trade terms used to describe the eggs for which quotations are given vary with the locality. Prices are given for storage eggs in January, February, November, and December only of each year up to 1919, after which time prices are also given for October. These months represent the season when practically all the storage eggs are sold. BREAD Prices for bread are based on 18 ounces of dough, this being the average scaling weight of a baked loaf weighing a pound. The loaves in each city often vary considerably in size. A pound price for each loaf has been computed and the average price for the city determined therefrom. For years prior to 1918 prices for bread are given on 16 ounces scaling weight. In order that comparison may be made with prices of subsequent dates, these prices have been converted to 18 ounces scaling weight. The relative figures for bread have been based on the prices of a pound baked weight. Prices of fancy, special, graham, rye, and restaurant bread have been excluded. FLOUR Flour is quoted by the eighth-barrel bag in the majority of the cities. In the western cities, however, many of the quotations are for the fourth-barrel, while in certain southern cities—Jacksonville, Charleston, New Orleans, Norfolk, and Richmond—a majority of the sales are for quantities less than the eighth-barrel. There are, in a few of the cities, some quotations by the pound. On whatever 28 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 quantity the quotations have been given, all prices have been reduced to the pound basis. During the year 1918 prices for standard war flour were included.9 CORN MEAL The corn meal for which prices are given is usually in bulk. How ever, some quotations are on meal in cartons or packages. The price of com meal is quoted in this report on a 1-pound basis. These figures have been derived from the price charged by the dealer for the quantity of corn meal most in demand among his customers and represent a great variety of units of sale. In the New England and other northern cities the amounts sold are usually small. In most southern and western cities sales of 10 pounds or more pre dominate. ROLLED OATS Prices are quoted for standard brands both in bulk and in the package. When quoted for bulk the price is usually given by the pound. Prices are most frequently quoted for the 20-ounce package, although some sales are for the 3-pound-7-ounce package. Prices by the package have been reduced to the pound basis. CORN FLAKES Prices are quoted for standard brands in the 8-ounce package and are published for this quantity. WHEAT CEREAL Prices are published for a 28-ounce package. Although most of the prices are for Cream of Wheat, the price of Wheatena, Farina, Vitos, and other wheat cereals when quoted are included in the average. MACARONI Macaroni is sold in several different sized packages, ranging from 7 to 16 ounces, but on whatever size of package the quotation has been given the price has been reduced to the pound basis by using the net weight of the package as reported by dealers. RICE Practically all the quotations are for domestic rice grown princi pally in Louisiana and Texas. Prices are for the full grain only and are given for loose rice or for rice in pound packages where the pack age rice constitutes the bulk of the sales. BEANS All quotations for beans are for the article commonly known as “ navy” or “ pea” beans. The prices quoted are by the pound. Prices, when given on the quart basis, have been reduced to the pound. POTATOES All quotations for potatoes are for the article known in many localities as “ Irish” potatoes, which signifies the “ white” potato in contradistinction to the “ sweet.” • On Dec. 25, 1917, the miller’s regulation of the Food Administration, requiring that flour should be 95 per cent standard war flour, became effective. This meant that in the milling process 5 per cent of the low grades could be extracted. On Feb. 28, 1918, a regulation became effective that no extraction should be made, and that flour m ust be marketed as 100 per cent wheat flour. This regulation was re moved Dec. 17,1918. DESCRIPTION OF FOOD ARTICLES 29 New potatoes have been quoted by the dealer only when they form the bulk of his sales. The peck, or fractional part of a peck, is the unit of sale for many cities, although in many eastern cities potatoes are sold by the pound. In the West potatoes are usually sold by the 100-pound lot, but during the summer there is a demand for smaller quantities. All prices, however, have been reduced to the pound basis. ONIONS The quotations on onions are for the variety in common use. In most localities the yellow onion predominates, but in some cities the red onion forms the bulk of sales. New onions from the South, or other varieties, have been quoted when they replace the yellow or red onions. Although the unit of sale varies with different firms, more onions are sold by the pound than by the quart or the one-fourth peck. When new onions come into the market, tlie unit of sale frequently changes from the quart or the one-fourth peck to the pound basis. CABBAGE Prices are quoted by the pound. This method of sale is rapidly replacing the sale by the head. Cabbage varies in quality and con dition, but there are no designated grades. The new crop in the spring and summer comes in at a much higher price than the old cabbage, but no higher proportionately than onions or potatoes. BAKED BEANS Prices are quoted on standard brands and for the No. 2 size can (1 pound 4 ounces). CANNED CORN According to quality, com is graded into fancy, standard, and sub standard. Standard grade constitutes the bulk of the corn canned, and it is fairly uniform in quality and price. The prices quoted are for the standard grade in the No. 2 can (1 pound 4 ounces). CANNED PEAS According to size, color, and maturity, peas are graded into fancy, standard, and substandard. Prices as given in this bulletin are for recognized brands of the standard grade and are for the No. 2 size can (1 pound 4 ounces). CANNED TOMATOES Tomatoes are graded into fancy and standard. The standard in the No. 2 size can is sold in nearly all cities. In some of the New England cities the No. 3 can is used extensively, while in the West the No. 23^ can is sold almost exclusively. In the West fruit is packed in the No. 23^ size can. This accounts for this same size being used for tomatoes. When the production of tomatoes in the East is small, these No. 2J^ cans from the West come upon the eastern markets. Prices are given in most cities for the No. 2 can. However, in those cities where the No. 3 can or the No. 2^£ can is most generally sold, the average has been computed for this size. In the averages for the United States, however, only prices for the No. 2 can have been included. 44567°—27------3 30 ‘R ETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 SUGAR Prices are for granulated sugar. Until 1917, in a number of cities, the 25-cent, 50-cent, and $1 lots represented the unit of sale, but since the latter part of 1917 practically all quotations have been given on the pound basis. TEA The tea for which prices are given is either loose or in packages. Prices of package tea are given where the loose tea has comparatively little sale. Most of the sales are for package tea. Many quotations are for mixed or blended tea. Most quotations are on the pound basis. In the package tea, however, many quotations are for a smaller quantity, from which pound prices have been computed. COFFEE The coffee for which prices are given is pure roasted coffee, either in bulk or in packages. Prices of package coffee are quoted only where loose coffee has a relatively small sale. PRUNES The prunes for which prices are given are mostly California prunes, although in the western division quotations are also given on Oregon or Italian prunes. All quotations are on the loose prunes. Quotations are given on the size of prunes having the heaviest sales in the stores reporting prices. RAISINS The raisins for which the most of the prices are given are the seeded raisins in packages. In some cases prices of seedless raisins have been given. The net weight of these packages varies from 15 to 16 ounces in the “ pound” package, and from 10 to 12 ounces in the smaller package. The majority of the quotations are given on the pound package. The prices of the smaller packages have been con verted to the pound basis. BANANAS Prices are quoted in most cities by the dozen. In many cities, however, bananas are sold by weight and the prices are quoted by the pound. For these cities, the average has been made on the pound basis, but in the average for the United States only prices by the dozen have been included. The prices are quoted on the best bananas in the bunch. ORANGES Quotations are given on the size which constitutes the bulk of the sales and are given each month on the same size, as nearly as it is possible for the retailer to furnish the information. Both Florida and California oranges are included. Prices are quoted by the dozen. RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 31 EXPLANATION OF DETAILED TABLES T a b l e 9.—Index numbers showing changes in the retail cost of food in specified cities by years, 1913 to 1926, and by months, 1925 and 1926 (pp. 34 and 35). The trend in the retail cost of food from 1913 to 1926 is shown for each of 39 cities by means of the index numbers in this table. Infor mation for 12 other cities included in the present bulletin is not given in this table because prices were first secured from those cities in years later than 1913. These index numbers were constructed by the same method as that explained for the United States on page 3, and the base may be shifted from the year 1913 here used to any desired year or month by dividing all index numbers on the 1913 base by the index number for that year or month. Charts 5 and 6 (pp. 32 and 33) show how closely the percentage changes in the retail cost of food in different sections of the country have followed the same general trend. T a b l e 10.—Average and relative retail prices of specified food articles, 1913 to December, 1926 (pp. 36 to 53). This table gives for the United States as a whole both average and relative prices for each of 23 food articles, by years from 1913 to 1926 and by months from 1917 to 1926. For storage eggs, also in cluded in the table, prices are secured for only a few months of the year. The relative prices here shown have been obtained by divid ing the average prices for the various years and months by the aver age price for 1913 in the case of each article. Bread prices are for a baked loaf weighing a pound, equivalent to 18 ounces of dough. T a b l e 11.—Average retail prices of five food articles, 1915 to December, 1926 (pp. 54 and 55). Average retail prices for the United States of five important food articles for which information was not obtained until 1915 are shown in this table. T a b l e 12.—Average retail prices of 14 food articles, 1919 to December, 1926 (pp. 56 and 57). In this table are given average retail prices for the United States of 14 food articles for which information was not obtained until 1919. T a b l e 13.—Average retail prices of specified food articles in each of 51 cities, 1913, 1925, and 1926, and each month of 1925 and 1926 (pp. 58 to 159). For each city the average money price of each article in each month has been computed by adding all prices reported for the article and dividing the sum by the total number of firms reporting. The yearly average price of each article has been obtained by aver aging the monthly averages. T a b l e 14.—Relative retail prices of 23 food articles in each of 39 cities, 1913, 1925, and 1926, and each month of 1925 and 1926 (pp. 160 to 198). For each city the relative price of each article in each year or month has been obtained by dividmg the average money price by the aver age money price in 1913. The index numbers of 43 weighted articles combined, shown for purpose of comparison,at the bottom of the table, have been constructed as explained on page 3 of this bulletin. Index numbers could be computed only for the cities from which prices were secured in 1913. C hart 5 400 375 350 325 300 275 250 375 350 325 300 275 250 225 225 200 200 150 150 125 ioa 100 CHICAGO SEATTLE. ^AVERAGE. ____________________ . . . ................................. 50 Pfcice . I * I d i s s i o o j lad $ J£g Q 1 I 3 1917 1916 1919 1920 1921 1922. 1923 1924- 1925 1926 40 1890 TO 1926 75 ALL ARTICLES OF FOOD COMBINED HEW YORK ____________________ PRICES, 125 RETAIL 175 175 C haet 6 EXPLANATION OF DETAILED TABLES 1917 1916 1919 1920 1924 1922 1923 192+ 1925 1926 00 CO T a b l e 9 . - I N D E X N U M B E R S SH O W IN G C H A N G E S IN T H E R E TA IL COST OF FOOD i IN SP E C IFIE D CITIES BY Y E A R S, 1913 TO 1926, A N D BY M O N T H S 1925 A N D 1926 Cin C leve Fall Indian Jack Little Los An Louis Man son Kansas cin Dallas, Den ver, Detroit, City, Rock, geles, ville, ches River, apolis, ville, Tex. nati, land, Mich. Ark. Calif. Mo. Ky. Nter, Colo. Mass. Ind. Fla. Ohio Ohio . H. Average for y ea r.. Average for y ear.. Average for year. _ Average for year.. Average for year.. Average for year. _ Average for year.. Average for year. _ Average for year.. Average for year.. Average for year.. Average for year.. 100.0 101.8 98.6 108.5 142.9 169.3 187.4 202.4 150.6 141.0 143.4 144.0 100.0 102.0 100.9 112.8 152.0 184.1 197.4 207.3 156.3 145.6 152.0 151.8 100.0 106.5 104.5 116.3 152.2 172.6 194.8 209.1 157.9 143.4 148.9 150.0 100. 0 101. 8 100. 8 111. 5 142. 4 164. 0 180. 8 203. 2 157. 4 144. 6 151. 3 149. 0 100.0 101.0 101.1 114.8 154.4 177.0 191.9 209.5 155.6 147.1 151.0 148.8 100.0 102.8 99.8 108.3 144.8 176.5 195.6 207.4 159.2 145.7 148.1 149.0 100.0 102.4 102.5 113.8 147.7 166.3 185.7 207.3 155.0 144.5 152.0 154.5 100.0 101.4 98.6 112.2 148.5 166.5 184.8 203.3 153.6 140.3 143.5 142.4 100.0 102.3 100.3 113.9 150.0 166.7 186.6 207.7 150.0 136.7 145.4 144.6 100.0 102.7 101.7 111.3 144.7 164.5 184.1 197.0 150.6 141.3 142.7 146.2 100.0 100.7 102.6 111.7 144.1 166.9 184.0 184.9 141.5 129.1 135.1 134.0 100.0 103.1 100.9 114.3 152.3 173.3 193.5 215.2 155.1 144.7 152.2 150.9 100.0 101.8 101.4 112.4 142.4 166.4 182.8 203.9 154.9 143.8 149.7 145.2 100.0 102.0 100.0 113.8 149.3 163.3 183.8 202.3 147.0 135.0 142.1 141.2 100.0 101.2 100.2 108.3 138.3 162.6 178.6 191.7 147.8 136.5 138.7 140.3 100.0 102.5 102.5 114.4 149.9 167.8 186.9 206.1 152.6 137.2 140.7 141.3 100.0 101.7 100.9 110.2 144.1 166.5 182.3 195.4 145.8 135.1 139.2 137.5 100.0 101.2 95.3 102.0 125.0 148.7 163.8 183. 5 142.6 135.3 139.9 140.9 100.0 100.2 98.2 110.1 150.1 171.3 188.4 186.7 141.3 131.4 135.6 137.9 100.0 102.5 102.0 112.9 145.3 170.4 184.7 206.2 156.3 141.5 148.9 145.1 1925: Average for year— January..................... F ebruary................. March........................ A p r il........................ M ay........................... June........................... July— ..................... August—................... September................ O ctob er.................Novem ber________ December________ 158.4 152.9 150.5 150.1 152.4 152.6 156.1 161.5 162.2 162.8 162.8 167.8 168.2 164.4 161.5 157.8 157.4 158.5 161.9 163.4 167.6 167.5 165.1 167.5 172.9 172.1 165.0 163.7 160.9 160.4 160.6 160.0 163.3 166.5 167.8 166.4 167.4 171.4 172.3 158. 5 156. 4 152. 7 149. 2 148. 5 149. 1 151. 1 162. 1 164. 6 161. 3 166. 8 170. 7 167. 9 161.6 160.4 154.7 155.5 153.5 152.3 157.1 163.9 166.8 163.9 167.7 173.2 172.0 159.3 156.5 154.9 154.0 155.7 154.5 156.4 160.2 164.1 160.4 162.3 165.6 164.9 166.4 162.4 158.8 160.5 158.8 158.7 165.6 171.0 171.1 167.7 169.4 176.2 173.8 156.8 150.3 148.6 150.6 150.5 151.6 156.9 161.9 160.0 158.9 159.1 166.3 164.1 156.2 151.6 147.8 150.7 148.5 151.0 157. f> 162.3 161.0 157.3 159.3 163.5 162.2 156.1 158.5 152.7 153.9 154.0 153.1 154.2 156.0 155.9 155.8 158.0 159.5 160.8 142.8 143.1 135.6 133.1 135.4 137.9 144.2 145.3 146.4 143.3 146.3 152.4 150.2 164.6 158.0 155.3 158.2 157.3 158.5 165.6 173.0 171.5 165.0 167.2 173.3 173.4 153.4 151.8 148.8 143.8 143.2 144.5 147.4 155i 0 156.9 156.8 160.3 166.6 166.6 151.1 148.1 142.3 143.5 142.5 143.7 149.7 156.2 155.6 153.1 154.3 160.9 159.9 152.8 146.8 145.9 144.1 146.2 144.6 147.3 152.9 157.1 156.0 159.9 165.5 164.5 155.1 153.3 149.4 151.4 148.9 149.4 153.4 156.6 155.5 155.6 157.6 164.0 162.8 149.3 149.5 144.1 145.5 144.3 144.5 146.5 150.3 152.2 151.2 152.8 155.9 155.7 148.5 146.7 144.1 145.5 143.0 144.9 146.9 147.6 148.6 149.7 154.8 157.0 151.9 153.8 151.6 147.0 148.1 147.0 149.1 152.9 154.5 154 8 156.3 158.3 165.5 160.7 152.3 148.4 149.8 143.9 143.5 144.5 146.7 154.6 157.8 153.9 158.0 164.6 161.8 1926: Average for y ea r.. January.................... February................... March____________ April........................... M ay....... .................... June........................... July— ....................... August....................... September................ October..................... N ovember................. December—.............. 165.3 168.9 164.6 162.5 166.1 165.9 165.1 164.9 162.4 164.7 165.8 166.1 164.7 167.6 170.2 168.5 166.7 168. 5 169.5 168.0 162.9 163.4 165.8 167.3 169.5 168.8 168.1 171.7 168.9 167.5 168.7 169.9 167.3 168.0 166.5 166.1 166.9 167.0 167.8 161. 7 166. 4 163. 6 161. 2 165. 5 160. 4 158. 4 158. 3 158. 1 159. 4 160. 8 165. 2 163. 8 166.4 171.1 168.2 167.5 169.3 167.2 166.3 161.0 160.5 162.5 164.4 168.5 169.1 163.9 169.2 166.7 165.2 168.7 165.4 161.1 160.4 160.1 161.7 162.0 163.8 163.9 171.1 174.1 171.6 171.1 173.5 171.7 171.6 167.8 163.8 168.0 171.6 173.0 174.0 162.6 164.7 162.5 161.3 162.8 164.4 162.1 159.6 159.7 162.7 163.8 163.8 162.9 161.7 163.5 161. 7 160.7 164.2 163.8 163.9 156.3 156.0 160.7 162.5 163.1 162.6 155.6 160.2 154.7 154.5 154.4 155.5 154.3 153.6 152.4 155.4 156.1 157.4 157.5 144.4 147.2 143.9 142.9 147.0 145.5 146.4 141.9 139.4 140.5 144.3 146.9 147.7 169.3 175.9 171.2 170.6 172.7 170.4 170.8 165.2 164.1 166.7 167.2 168.9 168.8 158.4 164.0 161.2 158.6 159.9 158.3 155.8 153.6 152.6 154.4 156.8 161.6 162.1 157.0 161.2 157.0 155.2 159.1 157.6 157.3 156.0 151.4 156.6 156.1 158.1 157.7 161.3 167.0 162.6 160.2 161.1 158.8 159.3 158.8 160.5 162.1 163.2 162.0 159.4 157.9 162.5 159.9 159.1 161.6 159.3 160.4 154.6 150.6 156.2 157.1 157.0 156.9 152.8 154.7 151.9 151.7 153.6 154.4 152.3 151.5 149.7 151.0 151.9 154.4 154.4 146.4 147.8 146.4 144.4 146.6 146.4 142.9 143.6 144.0 146.6 148.4 148.6 147.8 156.6 161.1 157.6 154.5 156.2 159.1 157.1 154.0 149.7 155.5 156.7 158.4 158.7 156.9 160.9 159.2 156.7 159.2 155.0 153.2 155.2 153.8 154.7 157.1 159.5 158.1 1913: 1914: 1915: 1916: 1917: 1918: 1919: 1920: 1921: 1922: 1923: 1924: i PBICES, 1890 TO 1926 Balti Bir Bos Buf Charles Chi ton, falo, ton. cago, more, ming 111. N . Y. s . d M d. ham, Mass. Ala. RETAIL A t lanta, Ga. Year and month 00 M il M inne N ew Phila Pitts Port M em wau New N ew N ew Provi Rich St. ark, Haven, Orleans, York, Omaha, del burgh, land, dence, mond, Louis, phis, kee, apolis, Nebr. phia, Tenn. Wis. M inn. N . J. Conn. La. N. Y. Pa. Oreg. B. I. M o. Va. Pa, Salt Lake City, Utah San Fran cisco, Calif. Average for year. Average for year.. . Average for year__ Average for year__ Average for year__ Average for year__ Average for year.. . Average for y ea r... Average for year. __ Average for year. . . Average for year.. . Average for y ea r... 100.0 102.0 99.9 111.0 146.7 171.5 193.8 204.3 146.0 134.2 137.9 137.4 100.0 102.9 101.4 115.1 153.6 168.9 191.5 209.1 153.2 141.8 147.7 149.4 100.0 102.6 101.2 113.6 148.1 163.8 188.4 207.7 149.2 139.9 143.8 143.0 100.0 101.7 101.7 110.5 143.0 167.2 179.9 195.3 149.4 139.4 145.7 143.5 100.0 102.0 101.3 115.1 146.2 171.0 183.1 201.4 152.4 140.9 149.3 145.9 100.0 102.0 102.2 112.3 148.1 168.4 188.0 200.3 152.2 141.9 143.3 144.0 100.0 101.4 100.9 111.8 146.4 167.1 186.0 203.8 157.1 146.9 153.0 150.2 100.0 103.7 102.3 114.7 149.9 168.5 190.9 209.8 150.7 139.2 141.7 142.4 100.0 102.0 101.1 113.0 146.3 171.5 186.4 201.0 151.9 143.2 149. 4 146.7 100.0 102.5 100.2 111.8 148.0 170.4 186.4 202.3 153.4 139.3 149.2 147.9 100.0 100.0 97.6 103.9 131.9 157.4 173.0 187.0 137. 5 130.4 132.9 134.2 100.0 103.0 101.3 113.9 147.8 172.8 188.7 208.8 161.3 146.5 152.8 149.4 100.0 102.6 103.4 114.3 151.3 181.4 199.2 213.8 163.7 153.4 155.8 153.2 100.0 103.7 101.4 113.8 153.2 173.1 192.3 212.9 153.1 141.0 145.2 146.7 100.0 102.4 102.7 111.3 141.1 155.8 171.4 184.8 136.3 122.5 127.1 127.0 100.0 101.1 101.3 105.5 129.7 156.0 170.6 189.1 147.2 138.6 142.3 143.6 100.0 100.9 99.7 112.4 146.5 169.7 187.4 208.5 161.7 148.1 152.9 148.5 100.0 100.2 99.1 105.1 134.9 162.1 178.8 189.8 140.0 135.7 138.3 139.0 100.0 101.9 100.9 111.7 148.9 179.3 195.9 207.6 161.9 149.9 154.4 152.4 1925: Average for year.. . January....................... February...................... March........................... April............................. M ay__......................... June.............................. July............................... A u g u st....................... Septem ber.................. October____________ November................... December.................... 150.0 151.6 144.5 147.1 145.3 145.2 148.1 152.5 153.6 151.6 152.4 156.2 156.2 156.5 155.0 150.8 152.6 150.2 150.5 155.4 164.1 157.6 155.1 157.8 164.2 163.8 154.3 147.9 147.6 149.6 149.0 149.6 152.0 157.9 155.5 156.5 158.3 163.7 163.7 150.7 149.1 145.8 144.6 144.3 145.0 147.0 151.0 153.3 152.8 155.6 159.9 159.2 155.3 152.8 150.9 147.3 145.3 145.5 150.4 156.5 158.4 158.9 162.3 169.3 167.2 155.7 156.6 152.5 152.8 152.3 149.2 151.8 156.7 157.1 156.0 157.7 161.8 162.3 160.2 157.0 155.1 154.5 153.5 153.8 155.4 159.7 163.1 162.3 166.3 172.1 169.7 155.1 152.2 146.8 149.3 148.7 150.1 154.7 159.2 158.5 156.4 158.4 164.0 164.6 159.3 153.8 152.9 151.0 150.9 153.5 158.2 162.7 162.0 160.3 164.3 171.1 169.4 158.3 156.3 152.8 152.0 150.9 153.1 157.5 161.2 160.3 157.8 162.0 168.2 167.6 141.7 142.0 135.6 137.6 136.7 139.1 142.0 142.4 142.5 144.3 145.6 149.5 144.7 157.8 154.9 152.8 148.4 148.3 148.9 151.5 161.7 162.9 161.4 164.9 170.2 166.9 165.6 163.7 160.1 158.5 160.0 159.5 163.6 166.5 168.7 167.5 169.5 175.6 175.7 159.6 156.3 152.9 154.9 153.6 154.0 158.0 163.1 161.8 162.0 164.2 169.2 167.5 139.7 137.8 138.2 135.0 134.9 138.3 143.9 140.8 141.7 141.6 142.0 143.3 140.0 155.3 154.9 148.7 150.0 149.4 151.0 154.2 154.6 156.5 158.5 161.2 165.8 160.0 161.5 157.0 157.4 154.7 153.9 153.8 159.7 163.5 166.3 163.9 165.1 170.9 172.5 149.6 147.3 145.4 145.9 145.2 146.7 149.5 149.8 149.3 150.9 152.9 157.2 153.3 164.6 161.7 158.4 156.7 156.9 158.5 163.0 168.0 167.5 166.2 169.5 173.5 171.7 1928: Average for year.. . January........................ February...................... March........................... April............................. 152.4 156.0 152.9 162.5 163.8 161.0 158.6 164.2 153.6 157.3 160.9 165.7 163.7 156.4 161.6 163.9 166.7 158.5 164.4 163.9 167.7 162.4 167.6 140.3 142.1 161.7 166.6 170.3 175.5 163.6 167.6 135.3 136.2 135.7 153.4 156.1 165.4 169.2 147.4 149.0 169.4 172.3 Year and month 1918: 1914: 1915: 1916: 1917: 1918: 1919: 1920: 1921: 1922: 1923: 1924: May............................ June.............................. July............................... August.......................... September................... O ctober....................... November................... December.............. .. 152.4 154.5 154.3 152.9 151.3 150.1 150.3 150.9 151.5 150.4 160.8 166.2 163.9 163.5 160.9 156.8 160.5 163.1 164.7 164.3 161.0 160.9 163.4 161. 4 162.1 156.8 151.0 155.9 155.8 155.7 156.7 153.4 152.1 155.5 157.0 153.4 148.6 147.1 150.1 154.1 156.3 156.1 161.0 163.6 159.8 156.7 155.3 156.3 157.7 161.0 163.5 164.4 157.4 156.0 158.3 156.9 152.6 153.5 152; 9 155.1 157.1 157.1 158.3 165.3 163.6 166.5 167.1 162.8 158.6 157.2 160.4 164.0 166.9 166.0 1 For years 1913 to 1920, 22 articles are included; from 1921 to 1925, 43 articles. 160.6 159.4 162.0 159.5 157.9 155.0 152.2 155.9 158.0 158.2 158.4 164.7 162.8 165.1 165.2 163.5 158.8 157.6 161.9 164.3 167.7 168.5 164.0 162.1 162.9 160.7 161.8 156.2 156.9 160.6 162.1 166.0 166.7 140.8 139.5 141.1 140.0 140.1 137.2 138.5 140.0 141.6 141.2 142.1 165.6 160.6 164.8 159.9 159.3 158.5 158.2 160.1 161.7 164.4 162.2 171.2 169.5 173.3 172.2 170.2 166.6 164.8 167.9 170.3 170.1 161.2 164.9 163.2 166.0 165.8 165.5 160.0 156.0 162.0 163.6 165.2 165.2 133.6 135.6 133.9 136.1 131.7 132.0 135.3 137.3 138.0 137.5 153.3 151.1 153.4 153.5 150.6 150.3 151.5 153.2 155.6 155.9 154.8 Scran Seattle, Wash' ton, Wash. ingtoa, Pa. D .C . 167.6 165.5 167.5 166.8 164.9 161.3 158.9 161.6 163.4 168.8 167.9 148.0 147.3 149.5 148.8 148.0 145.7 145.7 147.0 146.0 145.2 147.3 169.7 166.4 170.4 169.7 169.3 165.1 165.2 168.4 171.1 171.5 172.4 36 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 T a b l e 1 0 .—A V ER A G E A N D R E L A T IV E R E T A IL PR IC ES OF UNITED STATES Sirloin steak (pound) Round steak (pound) Rib roast (pound) Chuck roast (pound) Plate beef (pound) Pork chops (pound) Year and month Aver Rela Aver Rela Aver Rela Aver Rela Aver Rela Aver Rela age tive age tive tive age age age tive tive age tive price price price price price price price price price price price price 1918: Av. for year----1914: Av. for year----1915: Av. for year----1916: Av. for year___ 1917: Av. for year___ January................ February.............. March................... April..................... M ay...................... June............... ....... July................. — A ugust................. September_____ October................. November............ December............. 1918: Av. for year___ January................ February.............. March................... April..................... M ay...................... June....................... July....................... August.................. September. ___ October................. November............ December............ 1919: Av. for year___ January................ February.............. March................... April...................... M ay...................... June....................... July....................... August................. September........... October................. November............ December............ 1920: Av. for year___ January................ February.............. March................... April..................... M ay...................... June....................... July....................... August.................. September........... October................. November............ December............. 1921: Av. for year___ January................ February.............. March................... April...................... M ay...................... June...................... July....................... August.................. September............ October................. November............ December______ Cents 2bA 25.9 25.7 27.8 81.5 27.6 28.8 29.5 31.7 32.3 32.8 32.7 32.9 33.3 32.9 31.6 32.0 38.9 32.7 33.4 33.8 36.6 40.0 42.6 42.1 41.5 41.7 41.0 40.5 40.4 41.7 41.1 41.2 41.8 43.7 44.4 43.1 43.4 42.1 40.9 39.8 39.3 39.1 43.7 40.5 40.6 40.8 43.2 43.4 46.1 48.6 47.2 46.8 44.5 43.5 39.7 38.8 40.5 38.3 39.1 40.0 40.1 40.0 40.2 40.0 38.9 37.4 35.7 35.3 100.0 102.0 101.1 107.5 124.0 108.5 113.3 116.0 124.7 127.1 129.0 128.8 129.6 131.2 129.6 124.5 126.1 153.2 128.7 131.5 133.1 144.1 157.5 167.7 165.8 163.4 164.2 161.4 159.4 159.1 164.2 161.8 162.2 164.6 172.1 174.8 169.7 170.9 165.8 161.0 156.7 154.7 153.9 172.1 159.4 159.8 160.6 170.1 170.9 181.5 191.3 185.8 184.3 175.2 171.3 156.3 152.8 159.4 150.8 153.9 157.5 157.9 157.5 158.3 157.5 153.2 147.2 140.6 139.0 Cents 22.3 23.6 23.0 24.5 29.0 24.6 26.0 26.6 29.0 29.6 30.2 30.6 30.8 29.7 30.8 29.7 30.0 36.9 30.6 31.4 31.8 34.5 38.0 40.6 40.3 39.6 39.8 39.0 38.5 38.2 38.9 39.0 38.8 39.4 40.5 41.6 40.4 40.7 39.5 37.9 36.9 36.2 35.9 39.5 37.0 37.2 37.5 39.9 39.9 42.6 45.0 43.6 43.1 41.9 39.6 35.7 34.4 36.3 34.2 34.9 35.6 35.6 35.6 35.8 35.6 34.4 32.9 31.0 30.8 100.0 105.8 103.0 109.7 129.8 110.5 116.8 119.3 130.0 132.9 135.4 137.0 137.9 133.0 137.9 133.0 134.3 165. 5 137.2 140.8 142.6 154.7 170.4 182.1 180.7 177.6 178.5 174.9 172.7 171.3 174.4 174.9 174.0 176.7 181.6 186.6 181.2 182.5 177.1 170.0 165.5 162. 3 161.0 177.1 165.9 166.8 168.2 178.9 178.9 191.0 201.8 195.5 193.3 187.9 177.6 160.1 154.3 162.8 153.4 156.5 159.6 159.6 159.6 160.5 159.6 154.3 147.5 139.0 138.1 Cents 19.8 20.4 20.1 21.2 24.9 21.7 22.6 23.3 25.2 25.8 26.1 25.8 25.6 26.0 25.8 25.1 25.4 30.7 25.8 26.3 26.8 29.3 31.8 33.5 33.3 32.6 32.7 32.3 32.0 31.9 32. 5 32.6 32.6 33.4 34.6 35.2 33.8 33.5 32.4 31.2 30.6 30.2 30.3 33.2 31.4 31.5 31.9 33.5 33.4 34.8 35.9 34.9 34.5 33.3 32.6 30.1 29.1 31.0 29.3 30.0 30.4 30.2 29.8 29.3 29.1 28.6 27.6 26.8 26.7 100.0 103.0 101.4 107.4 125.5 109.4 114.3 117.9 127.4 130.2 131.9 130.2 129.1 131.2 130.2 126.6 128.1 155.1 130.3 132.8 135.4 148.0 160.6 169.2 168.2 164.7 165.2 163.1 161.6 161.1 164.1 164.7 164. 7 168.7 174.8 177.8 170.7 169.2 163.6 157. 6 154. 6 152.5 153.0 167.7 158.6 159.1 161.1 169.2 168.7 175.8 181.3 176.3 174.2 168.2 164.7 152.0 147.0 156.6 148.0 151.5 153.5 152.5 150.5 148.0 147.0 144.4 139.4 135.4 134.9 Cents 16.0 16.7 16.1 17.1 20.9 17.4 18.5 20.4 20.9 21.5 21.9 21.9 21.7 21.9 21.8 21.1 21.5 26.6 22.1 22.7 23.2 25.5 27.8 29.5 29.1 28.3 28.4 27.9 27.5 27.3 27.0 28.0 27.9 28.4 29.4 29.7 28.1 27.7 26.6 25.3 24.5 24.2 24.3 26.2 25.3 25.1 25.1 26.6 26.5 27.8 28.5 27.4 27.1 25.9 25.3 23.2 21.2 23.6 22.0 22.5 22.4 22.0 21.6 20.7 20.8 20.5 19.9 19.2 1 19.2 100.0 104.4 100.6 106.9 130.6 108.8 115.6 127.5 130.6 134.4 136.9 136.9 135.6 136.9 136.3 131.9 134.4 166.3 138.1 141.9 J45.0 159.4 173.8 184.4 181.9 176.9 177.5 174.4 171.9 170.6 168.8 175.0 174.4 177.5 183.8 185.6 175.6 173.1 166.3 158.1 153.1 151.3. 151.9 163.8 158.1 156.9 156.9 166.3 165.6 173.8 178.1 171.3 169.4 161.9 158.1 145.0 132.5 147.5 137.5 140.6 140.0 137.5 135.0 129.4 130.0 128.1 124.4 120.0 120.0 Cents 12.1 12.6 12.1 12.8 15.7 13.1 14.0 14.6 16.0 16.3 16.6 16.5 16.2 16.3 16.5 16.2 16.2 20.6 17.2 17.7 18.2 19.9 21.9 22.7 22.4 21.7 21.9 21.5 21.2 21.1 20.2 21.9 21.9 22.1 22.6 22.5 21.0 20.3 19.3 18.2 17.6 17.3 17.3 18.3 18.4 18.4 18.2 19.0 18.8 19.0 19.1 18.5 18.4 17.8 17.7 16.5 14.3 16.9 15.6 15.7 15.4 15.0 14.1 13.2 13.5 13.3 13.2 12.8 12.8 100.0 104.1 100.0 106.0 129.8 108.3 115.7 120.7 132.2 134.7 137.2 136.4 133.9 134.7 136.4 133.9 133.9 170.2 142.2 146.3 150.4 164.5 181.0 187.6 185.1 179.3 181.0 177.7 175.2 174.4 166.9 181.0 181.0 182.6 186.8 186.0 173.6 167.8 159.5 150.4 145.5 143.0 143.0 151.2 152.1 152.1 150.4 157.0 155.4 157.0 157.9 152.9 152.1 147.1 146.3 136.4 118.2 139.7 128.9 129.8 127.3 124.0 116.5 109.1 111.6 109.9 109.1 105.8 105.8 Cents 21.0 100.0 22.0 104.6 20.3 96.4 22.7 108.3 31.9 151.7 23.7 112.6 26.2 124.7 28.0 133.1 30.6 145.7 30.6 145.8 31.0 147.7 31.7 150.7 34.5 164.1 38.9 185.1 38.9 185.1 34.6 164.6 33.9 161.2 39.0 185.7 34.3 163.3 33.6 160.0 33.9 161.4 35.6 169.5 36.7 174.8 37.2 177.1 37.9 180.5 42.2 201.0 46.1 219.5 45.4 216.2 43.3 206.2 41.3 196.7 42.3 201.4 40.6 193.3 37.9 180.5 38.6 183.8 41.4 197.1 43.0 204.8 42.4 201.9 46.2 220.0 46.9 223.3 46.0 219.1 44.3 211.0 42.1 200.5 38.1 181.4 42.3 201.4 37.3 177.6 37.7 179.5 39.1 186.2 43.2 205.7 42.5 202.4 40.8 194.3 43.7 208.1 45.9 218.6 50.0 238.1 49.9 237.6 44.1 210.0 33.0 157.1 84.9 166.2 35.9 171.0 32.7 155.7 35.3 168.1 37.1 176.7 35.1 167.1 34.1 162.4 34.3 163.3 38.0 181.0 37.6 179.1 36.0 171.4 32.0 152.4 30.4 144.8 37 DETAILED TABLES SPECIFIED FOOD ARTICLES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, 1926 UNITED STATES Bacon (pound) Ham (pound) Lard (pound) Lamb, leg of Eggs (dozen) Hens (pound) Aver age price Rela tive price Aver age price Rela tive price Aver age price Rela tive price Aver age price Rela tive price Aver age price Cents 27.0 27.5 26.9 28.7 41.0 29.7 30.9 33.3 38.2 41.8 42.6 43.0 43.1 44.4 48.2 48.4 48.8 52.9 48.6 48.4 48.8 49.5 50.5 51.5 52.3 54.0 56.2 57.9 58.3 58.5 55.4 58.5 55.3 54.9 57.2 56.7 57.2 58.1 57.7 55.6 52.8 51.0 50.3 52.3 50.3 50.3 50.2 51.6 52.6 53.9 54.7 54.9 54.5 54.6 53.0 47.4 42.7 45.7 44.7 41.9 44.4 43.5 42.9 43.2 43.7 43.0 41.2 39.7 38.7 100.0 101.8 99.8 106.4 151.9 110.0 114.3 123.3 141.4 154.7 157.9 159.1 159.5 164.3 178.4 179.2 180.6 195.9 180.0 179.3 180.7 183.3 187.0 190.7 193.7 200.0 208.2 214.4 215.9 216.7 205.2 216.7 204.8 203.3 211.9 210.0 211.9 215.2 213.7 205.9 195.6 188.9 186.3 193.7 186.3 186.3 185.9 191.1 194.8 199.6 202.6 203.3 201.9 202.2 196.3 175.6 158.2 169.3 165.6 155.2 164.4 161.1 158.9 160.0 161.9 159.3 152.6 147.0 143.3 Cents 26.9 27.3 26.1 29.4 38.2 30.6 31.7 33.6 36.5 38.7 39.1 39.5 39.4 40.9 42.6 42.6 43.4 47.9 43.6 43.8 44.1 44.6 45.6 46.5 48.7 48.5 51.9 52.0 52.4 53.3 53.4 53.6 51.8 51.4 52.9 54.5 55.2 56.7 56.9 55.2 52.4 50.5 49.9 55.5 50.3 50.7 51.2 53.6 55.5 57.7 59.8 60.0 60.4 59.8 57.1 49.9 48.8 48.4 48.2 48.8 49.3 48.7 48.9 51.0 52.9 51.4 48.3 45.7 44.4 100.0 101.7 97.2 109.2 142.2 113.8 117.8 125.0 135.8 144.0 145.4 147.0 146.6 152.2 158.5 158.5 161.5 178.1 162.1 162.8 163.9 165.8 169.5 172.9 181.0 180.3 192.9 193.3 194.8 198.1 198.5 199.3 192.6 191.1 196.7 202.6 205.2 210.8 211.5 205.2 194.8 187.7 185.5 206.3 187.0 188.5 190.3 199.3 206.3 214.5 222.3 223.1 224.5 222.3 212.3 185.5 181.4 179.9 179.2 181.4 183.3 181.0 181.8 189.6 196.7 191.1 179.6 169.9 165.1 Cents 15.8 15.6 14.8 17.5 27.6 21.4 21.9 23.9 26.4 27.8 28.0 27.4 27.7 29.7 31.3 32.7 33.4 33.3 32.0 33.0 33.2 33.1 32.9 32.6 32.5 33.1 33.6 34.2 34.2 34.2 36.9 33.4 32.1 33.4 35.3 38.8 40.2 42.0 42.0 38.2 36.1 36.5 34.9 29.5 34.0 32.3 30.4 30.1 29.8 29.3 29.0 27.9 27.9 29.2 28.9 25.6 18.0 22.3 20.7 19.6 18.4 16.7 16.2 16.7 18.1 17.9 17.2 16.6 15.9 100.0 98.6 93.4 111.0 174.9 135.7 138.4 151.1 167.1 176.2 177.3 173.7 175.6 187.7 197.8 206.7 211.1 210.8 208.2 208.9 210.1 209.5 208.2 206.3 205.7 209.5 212.7 216.5 216.5 216.5 233.5 211.4 203.2 211.4 223.4 245.6 254.4 265.8 265.8 241.8 228.5 231.0 220.9 186.7 215.2 204.4 192.4 190.5 188.6 185.4 183.5 176.6 176.6 184.8 182.9 162.0 113.9 141.1 131.0 124.1 116.5 105.7 102.5 105.7 114.6 113.3 108.9 105.1 Cents 18.9 19.5 20.4 22.6 28.9 23.0 25.9 26.2 27.6 29.7 30.4 29.9 29.7 31.4 31.6 30.1 30.2 34.9 30.8 31.4 31.7 35.3 36.8 37.4 37.3 36.9 36.9 35.2 35.1 34.4 36.5 36.1 36.4 38.0 39.9 39.6 38.4 38.2 36.4 34.6 33.9 33.4 33.6 39.3 36.4 39.0 39.8 43.0 42.1 41.5 41.1 39.7 39.1 37.9 37.1 35.2 33.7 36.7 34.2 34.4 34.6 34.7 35.0 35.2 34.3 32.8 30.0 30.6 32.3 100.0 103.2 107.9 119.6 152.9 126.5 137.0 138.6 146.0 157.1 160.9 158.2 157.1 166.1 167.2 159.3 159.8 184.7 163.0 166.1 167.7 186.8 194.7 197.9 197.4 195.2 195.2 186.2 185.7 182.0 193.1 191.0 192.6 201.1 211.1 209.5 203.2 202.1 192.6 183.1 179.4 176.7 177.8 207.9 192.6 206.4 210.6 227.5 222.8 219.6 217.5 210.1 206.9 200.5 196.3 186.2 178.3 194.2 181.0 182.0 183.1 183.6 185.2 186.2 181.5 173.5 158.7 161.9 170.9 Cents 21.3 21.8 20.8 23.6 .28.6 25.3 26.7 27.5 29.1 29.3 28.9 28.0 27.0 30.3 31.1 29.4 30.4 37.7 32.9 36.2 0) 0) 37.9 37.6 38.0 38.6 39.4 39.0 39.3 38.4 41.1 40.0 39.6 41.1 43.0 43.5 42.6 42.0 41.8 41.4 40.3 39.2 39.1 44.7 42.0 44.7 45.7 47.8 47.1 46.0 45.0 45.0 45.6 43.9 42.9 40.2 39.7 42.7 42.9 43.2 43.1 41.3 38.6 38.8 38.9 38.2 37.2 35.8 35.8 100.6 Rela tive price 100.0 102.2 97.5 110.7 134.5 119.0 125.5 129.2 136.4 137.7 135.5 131.3 130.8 142.1 145.8 137.9 142.5 177.0 154.5 170.0 0) (9 177.9 176.5 178.4 181.2 185.0 183.1 184.5 180.3 193.0 187.8 185.9 193.0 201.9 204.2 200.0 197.2 196.2 194.4 189.2 184.0 183.6 209.9 197.2 209.9 214.6 224.4 221.1 216.0 211.3 211.3 214.1 206.1 201.4 188.7 186.4 200.5 201.4 202.8 202.4 193.9 181.2 182.2 182.6 179.3 174.7 168.1 168.1 Strictly fresh Stor age Aver age price Rela tive price Aver age price Cents 34.5 35.3 34.1 37.5 48.1 54.6 50.7 34.7 38.7 40.0 41.1 42.1 46.1 52.6 55.2 58.1 63.5 56.9 67.4 62.7 44.3 42.5 42.4 42.5 49.1 53.6 58.6 64.1 74.1 81.1 62.8 75.2 50.6 48.3 49.3 53.1 53.5 56.6 60.2 63.2 72.0 81.0 90.1 68.1 82.7 68.5 55.6 52.8 52.9 53.6 57.3 63.6 71.1 80.8 86.1 92.4 50.9 79.1 47.9 41.7 34.3 33.4 35.0 42.3 47.6 50.4 58.9 69.5 70.5 100.0 102.3 98.7 108.8 139.4 158.2 147.0 100.7 112.1 115.9 119.1 121.9 133.5 152.4 159.9 168.3 184.0 164.9 195,4 181.7 128.4 123.2 122.9 123.2 142.3 155.4 169.9 185.8 214.8 235.1 182.0 218.0 146.7 140.0 142.9 153.9 155.1 164.1 174.5 183.2 208.7 234.8 261.2 197.4 239.7 198.6 161.2 153.0 153.3 155.4 166.1 184.4 206.1 234.2 249.6 267.8 147.5 229.3 138.8 120.9 99.4 96.8 101.4 122.6 138.0 146.1 170.7 201.4 204.4 *No bens sold in March and April, 1918, b y order of the U . S. Food Administration. Cents 42.5 46.3 44.7 45.0 52.4 54.7 54.1 58.1 59.9 46.8 ____ 59.2 61.8 63.5 62.5 59.4 ____ ____ 64.2 66.2 69.4 68.7 44.4 44.1 46.1 49.1 38 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 T a b l e 1 0 .—AVER A G E A N D R E LA T IV E R E T A IL P R IC E S 0 1 UNITED STATES—Continued Sirloin steak (pound) Round steak (pound) Rib roast (pound) Chuck roast (pound) Plate beef (pound) Pork chops (pound) Year and month Aver Rela Aver Rela Aver Rela Aver Rela Aver Rela Aver Rela age tive age tive age age tive tive tive age age tive price price price price price price price price price price price price 1922 A t. for year.. . January................ February............. March................... April..................... M ay...................... June...................... July....................... August.................. September............ October................ November............ December............ Cents 37.4 35.3 35.2 35.9 36.4 37.7 38.4 39.2 39.0 38.7 38.3 37.3 36.8 147.2 139.0 138.6 141.3 143.3 148.4 151.2 154.3 153.5 152.4 150.8 146.9 144.9 Cents 32.3 30.4 30.2 30.8 31.4 32.5 33.5 34.2 34.1 33.6 33.1 32.0 31.5 144.8 136.3 135.4 138.1 140.8 145.7 150.2 153.4 152.9 150.7 148.4 143.5 141.3 Cents 27.6 26.7 26.5 27.0 27.3 27.9 28.2 28.5 28.2 28.1 28.0 27.5 27.3 139.4 134.9 133.8 136.4 137.9 140.9 142.4 143.9 142.4 141.9 141.4 138.9 137.9 Cents 19.7 19.0 18.9 19.3 19.5 19.8 20.1 20.3 20.0 20.0 19.9 19.6 19.4 123.1 118.8 118.1 120.6 121.9 123.8 125.6 126.9 125.0 125.0 124.4 122.5 121.3 Cents 12.8 12.8 12.8 13.0 13.0 13.0 12.9 12.8 12.6 12.6 12.8 12.7 12.7 105.8 105.8 105.8 107.4 107.4 107.4 106.6 105.8 104.1 104.1 105.8 105.0 105.0 Cents 33.0 157.1 28.9 137.6 29.3 139.5 31.3 149.1 33.0 157.1 34.4 163.8 33.9 161.4 34.4 163.8 35.1 167.1 36.4 173.3 36.6 174.3 33.0 157.1 29.5 140.5 1923: Av. for year___ January................ February.............. March................... April..................... M ay...................... June....................... July....................... August................. September............ October................ November-.......... December______ 39.1 37.2 37.1 37.3 37.9 38.7 40.1 41.0 41.1 41.1 40.1 38.9 38.6 153.9 146.5 146.1 146.9 149.2 1514 157.9 161.4 161.8 161.8 157.9 153.2 152.0 33.5 31.6 31.5 31.7 32.3 33.0 34.5 35.5 35.5 35.5 34.4 33.1 32.9 150.2 141.7 141.3 142.2 144.8 148.0 154.7 159.2 159.2 159.2 154.3 148.4 147.5 28.4 27.5 27.5 27.6 27.8 28.2 28.8 29.3 29.2 29.4 28.9 28.3 28.3 143.4 138.9 138.9 139.4 140.4 142.4 145.5 148.0 147.5 148.5 146.0 142.9 142.9 20.2 19.6 19.5 19.5 19.7 19.9 20.4 20.8 20.8 21.0 20.8 20.4 20.4 126.3 122.5 121.9 121.9 123.1 124.4 127.5 130.0 130.0 131.3 130.0 127.5 127.5 12.9 12.9 12.8 12.8 12.7 12.7 12.6 12.8 12.7 13.1 13.1 13.0 13.0 106.6 106.6 105.8 105.8 105.0 105.0 104.1 105.8 105.0 108.3 108.3 107.4 107.4 30.4 29.3 28.7 28.3 28.4 30.0 29.9 31.2 32.1 36.7 34.2 28.9 26.5 144.8 139.5 136.7 134.8 135.2 142.9 142.4 148.6 152.9 174.8 162.9 137.6 126.2 1924: Av. for year___ January................ February.............. March................... April..................... M a y ...................... June....................... July....................... A ugust.................. September............ October................ November______ December............ 39.6 39.1 38.7 38.9 39. j6 40.6 40.7 40.7 40.7 40.2 39.6 38.7 38.2 155.9 153.9 152.4 153.1 155.9 159.8 160.2 160.2 160.2 158.3 155.9 152.4 150.4 33.8 33.3 33.0 33.1 33.6 34.6 34.8 34.6 34.8 34.3 33.7 32.9 32.4 151.6 149.3. 148.0 148.4 150.7 155.2 156.1 155.2 156.1 153.8 151.1 147.5 145.3 28.8 28.6 28.3 28.6 29.0 29.4 29.4 29.1 29. 1 29.0 28.6 28.2 28.0 145.5 144.4 142.9 144.4 146.5 148.5 148.5 147.0 147.0 146.5 144.4 142.4 141.4 20.8 20.7 20.4 20.6 20.9 21.3 21.2 21.0 21.0 20.9 20.7 20.4 20.2 130.0 129.4 127.5 128.8 130.6 133.1 132.5 131.3 131.3 130.6 129.4 127.5 126.3 13.2 13.3 13.3 13.3 13.3 13.4 13.2 13.1 13.1 13.2 13.1 13.2 13.1 109.1 109.9 109.9 109.9 109.9 110.7 109.1 108.3 108.3 109.1 108.3 109.1 108.3 30.8 27.4 26.7 26.9 28.7 29.9 30.2 30.3 34.8 35.8 37.5 31.6 29.3 146.7 130.5 127.1 128.1 136.7 142.4 143.8 144.3 165.7 170.5 178.6 150.5 139.5 1925: Av. for year___ January................ February............ . March................... April..................... M ay....................... June....................... July....................... A ugust................. September............ October................ November............ December............ 40.6 38.7 38.5 39.6 40.4 40.8 41.0 42.2 42.0 41.6 41.2 40.3 40.3 159.8 152.4 151.6 155.9 159.1 160.6 161.4 166.1 165.4 163.8 162.2 158.7 158.7 34.7 32.8 32.7 33.6 34.6 35.0 35.2 36.5 36.2 35.6 35.4 34.4 34.4 155.6 147.1 146.6 150.7 155.2 157.0 157.8 163.7 162.3 159.6 158.7 154.3 154.3 29.6 28.5 28.4 29.1 29.7 2&.8 29.8 30.4 30.3 30.1 30.0 29.5 29.6 149.5 143.9 143.4 147.0 150.0 150.5 150.5 153.5 153.0 152.0 151.5 149.0 149.5 21.6 20.5 20.4 21.0 21.6 22.1 21.8 22.4 22.1 22.0 22.0 21.6 21.7 135.0 128.1 127.5 131.3 135.0 138.1 136.3 140.0 138.1 137.5 137.5 135.0 135.6 13.8 13.3 13.2 13.5 13.8 14.0 13.8 14.0 13.9 13.9 14.1 14.1 14.1 114.1 109.9 109.1 111.6 114.1 115.7 114.0 115.7 114.9 114.9 116.5 116.5 116.5 36.6 30.7 30.3 37.4 36.8 36.0 36.2 39.2 40.0 40.4 39.1 37.5 35.7 174.3 146.2 144.3 178.1 175.2 171.4 172.4 186.7 190.5 192.4 186.2 178.6 170.0 1926: Av. for year___ January.............. . February............. March................... April..................... M ay....................... June....................... July....................... August.................. September............ October................ November............ December............ 41.3 40.8 40.6 40.7 41.1 41.5 42.0 42.0 41.8 41.9 41.5 40.9 40.7 162.6 160.6 159.8 160.2 161.8 163.4 165.4 165.4 164.6 165.0 163.4 161.0 160.2 35.6 35.0 34.8 34.9 35.2 35.8 36.2 36.3 36.2 36.4 36.0 35.5 35.3 159.6 157.0 156.1 156.5 157.8 160.5 162.3 162.8 162.3 163.2 161.4 159.2 158.3 30.3 30.0 29.3 29.9 30.2 30.4 30.6 30.7 30.4 30.6 30.6 30.2 30.2 153.0 151.5 148.0 151.0 152.5 153.5 154.5 155.1 153.5 154.5 154.5 152.5 152.5 22.5 22.1 22.1 22.1 22.3 22.5 22.7 22.7 22.5 22.7 22.8 22.7 22.7 140.6 138.1 138.1 138.1 139.4 140.6 141.9 141.9 140.6 141.9 142.5 141.9 141.9 14.6 14.5 14.6 14.6 14.7 14.6 14.6 14.5 14.3 14.5 14.6 14.7 14.9 120.7 119.8 120.7 120.7 121.5 120.7 120.7 119.8 118.2 119.8 120.7 121.5 123.1 39.5 36.5 36.3 37.2 38.3 40.3 42.0 41.7 40.5 42.5 42.6 39.3 37.2 188.1 173.8 172.9 177.1 182.4 191.9 200.0 198.6 192.9 202.4 202.9 187.1 177.1 39 DETAILED TABLES SPECIFIED FOOD ARTICLES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, 1926—Continued UNITED STATES—Continued Eggs (dozen) Bacon (pound) Ham (pound) Lard (pound) Lamb, leg of (pound) Hens (pound) Strictly fresh Stor age Aver age price Aver age price Rela tive price Aver age price Rela tive price Aver age price Rela tive price Aver age price Rela tive price Aver age price Rela tive price Aver age price Rela tive price Cents 39.8 37.6 37.9 39.0 39.7 39.8 40.4 40.6 40.6 40.4 40.8 40.9 40.3 147.4 139.3 140.4 144.4 147.0 147.4 149.6 150.4 150.4 149.6 151.1 151.5 149.3 Cents 48.8 44.2 46.5 49.8 50.7 51.3 51.9 52.3 50.8 48.4 47.6 46.3 45.4 181.4 164.3 172.9 185.1 188.5 190.7 192.9 194.4 188.9 179.9 177.0 172.1 168.8 Cents 17.0 15.4 15.9 17.3 16.9 17.0 17.2 17.2 17.2 17.2 17.5 17.6 17.5 107.6 97.5 100.6 109.5 107.0 107.6 108.9 108.9 108.9 108.9 110.8 111.4 110.8 Cents 36.6 33.9 35.4 37.5 38.5 39.2 38.0 37.4 36.0 35.9 35.9 35.8 35.6 193.7 179.4 187.3 198.4 203.7 207.4 201.1 197.9 190.5 190.0 190.0 189.4 188.4 Cents 36.0 36.9 36.9 37.8 37.8 37.7 36.9 35.7 34.9 34.9 34.8 33.9 33.6 169.0 173.2 173.2 177.5 177.5 177.0 173.2 167.6 163.9 163.9 163.4 159.2 157.8 Cents 44.4 49.9 48.4 31.8 31.7 33.5 34.1 36.0 37.1 44.8 54.3 64.5 66.5 Cents 128.7 144.6 ■‘ "39."3 140.3 39.1 92.2 91.9 97.1 98.8 104.4 107.5 129.9 157.4 39.1 187.0 39.8 192.8 40.8 39.1 39.8 39.4 39.2 39.1 39.1 39.0 39.1 39.2 39.4 39.3 38.5 37.5 144.8 147.4 145.9 145.2 144.8 144.8 144.4 144.8 145.2 145.9 145.6 142.6 138.9 45.5 45.1 45.0 45.0 45.1 45.3 45.4 46.0 46.3 46.6 46.4 45.5 44.7 169.1 167.7 167.3 167.3 167.7 168.4 168.8 171.0 172.1 173.2 172.5 169.1 166.2 17.7 17.4 17.4 17.4 17.5 17.3 17.2 17.1 17.1 17.9 18.6 18.9 18.9 112.0 110.1 110.1 110.1 110.8 109. £ 108.9 108.2 108.2 113.3 117.7 119.6 119.6 36.7 36.3 36.0 36.0 36.2 36.7 38.1 38.5 37.2 37.5 36.5 35.8 35.5 194.2 192.1 190.5 190.5 191.5 194.2 201.6 203.7 196.8 198.4 193.1 189.4 187.8 35.0 34.5 35.5 35.8 36.1 36.2 35.4 34.8 34.5 35.0 34.8 33.7 33.4 164.3 162.0 166.7 168.1 169.5 170.0 166.2 163.4 162.0 164.3 163.4 158.2 156.8 46.5 55.7 46.2 38.5 34.4 35.1 35.4 37.1 41.5 48.6 54.6 66.3 64.9 134.8 161.4 133.9 111.6 99.7 101.7 102.6 107.5 120.3 140.9 158.3 192.2 188.1 37.7 37.2 36.6 36.3 36.2 36.1 36.2 36.4 38.3 39.3. 40.1 40.1 39.9 139.6 137.8 135.6 134.4 134.1 133.7 134.1 134.8 141.6 145.6 148.5 148.5 147.8 45.3 44.7 44.4 44.0 44.3 44.7 44.6 44.7 46.6 46.9 47.1 47.0 46.6 168.4 166.2 165.1 163.6 164.7 166,2 165.8 166.2 173.2 174.3 175.1 174.7 173.2 19.0 18.7 18.0 17.5 17.2 17.1 16.9 17.1 19.3 20.0 21.4 22.4 22.1 120.3 118.4 113.9 110.8 108.9 108.2 107.0 108.2 122.2' 126.6 135 4 141.8 139.9 37.1 35.9 35.7 37.1 38.8 39.4 38.7 38.4 37.3 36.8 35.9 35.4 35.4 196.3 189.9 188.9 196.3 205.3 208.5 204.8 2C3.2 197.4 194.7 189.9 187.3 187.3 35.3 34.5 35.1 35.9 36.1 36.6 35.9 35.3 34.8 35.3 35.1 34.5 34.4 165.7 162.0 164.8 168.5 169.5 171.8 168.5 165.7 163.4 165.7 164.8 162.0 161.5 47.8 54.6 49.8 34.8 32.1 32.8 36.1 39.4 44.6 51.9 59.7 68.1 69.8 138.6 158.3 144.3 100.9 93.0 95.1 104.6 114.2 129.3 150.4 173.0 197.4 202.3 46.7 40.3 40.6 44.4 46.6 46.4 47.0 48.7 49.3 49.4 49.6 49.2 48.6 173.0 149.3 150.4 164.4 172.6 171.9 174.1 180.4 182.6 183.0 183.7 182.2 180.0 52.6 47.6 48.1 51.2 53.5 53.0 53.0 54.4 54.9 54.9 54.3 53.5 53.1 195.5 177.0 178.8 190.3 198.9 197.0 197.0 202.2 204.1 204.1 201.9 198.9 197.4 23.3 22.8 22.8 23.1 23.2 22.6 22.9 23.5 24.3 24.0 24.1 23.3 22.6 147.5 144.3 144.3 146.2 146.8 143.0 144.9 148.7 153.8 151.9 152.5 147.5 143.0 38.6 38.8 38.3 39.0 38.6 38.6 38.4 39.3 38.7 38.5 38.4 38.4 38.5 204.2 205.3 202.6 206.3 204.2 204.2 203.2 207.9 204.8 203.7 203.2 203.2 203.7 38.6 35.8 36.1 36.9 37.9 37.9 36.9 36.6 36.2 36.6 36.5 35.8 36.5 171.8 168.1 169.5 173.2 177.9 177.9 173.2 171.8 170.0 171.8 171.4 168.1 171.4 52.1 70.5 53.4 39.1 38.1 39.3 42.3 46.2 48.9 51.9 60.3 69.4 66.2 151.0 204.4 154.8 113.3 110.4 113.9 122.6 133.9 141.7 150.4 174.8 201.2 191.9 50.3 48.2 48.9 48.4 48.5 49.3 51.5 52.3 52.0 51.9 51.7 51.0 49.6 186.3 178.5 181.1 179.3 179.6 182.6 190.7 193.7 192.6 192.2 191.5 188.9 183.7 57.4 53.3 53.6 54.0 54.5 55.9 59.7 60.9 60.7 60.4 59.8 58.4 57.1 213.4 198.1 199.3 200.7 202.6 207.8 221.9 226.4 225.7 224.5 222.3 217.1 212.3 21.9 22.3 22.2 21.9 21.5 21.5 22.6 22.9 22.7 22.3 21.9 21.1 20.4 138.6 141.1 140.5 138.6 136.1 136.1 143.0 144.9 143.7 141.1 138.6 133.5 129.1 39.0 39.1 38.4 37.9 37.9 39.9 41.9 40.3 39.2 39.1 38.3 37.9 37.7 206.3 206.9 203.2 200.5 200.5 211.1 221.7 213.2 207.4 206.9 202.6 200.5 199.5 38.8 38.6 38.9 39.4 40.5 41.0 40.2 39.2 37.9 37.8 37.6 37.1 37.2 182.2 181.2 182.6 185.0 190.1 192.5 188.7 184.0 177.9 177.5 176.5 174.2 174.6 48.5 53.9 43.8 38.5 38.6 38.9 40.7 42.1 44.9 51.5 58.2 66.0 65.2 140.6 156.2 127.0 111.6 111.9 112.8 118.0 122.0 130.1 149.3 168.7 191.3 189.0 40.0 42.4 41.7 42.3 41.4 38.6 39.3 44.1 47.3 48.2 53.7 50.3 46.0 47.4 47.4 42.2 34.6 45.9 47.0 46.9 Chart 7 KETAIL PKICES, 1890 TO 1926 1917 1916 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 192+ 1325 1926 Chart 8 400 375 350 325 300 275 250 225 200 ?s>: 175 150 100 ROUND SI*EAK PORK CHOPS LAMB, Jl£G OF AtfeitA6£. PRICE F O C I9 j3 s|O o ) I I 4 t ii I 1917 I I I 4 I 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 192+ I 4 3 1925 I I I i 1926 C hart 9 to 400 375 350 325 300 275 250 400 375 350 325 300 275 250 200 175 150 150 125 125 PKICES, 100 EETAIL 175 A 1890 TO 1926 RIB ROA5T ----------------------------CHUCK ROAST________________ /a V£.R&Ci E- PRICE. FOR 1913* lo o j & I I I £ 1917 i s I a I ! 1916 1919 a£ I I I I 1920 1921 i I 1922 1923 .1924* 1925 1926 C h a r t 10 225 400 375 350 325 300 275 250 225 200 200 175 175 150 150 400 375 350 275 250 125 TV 100 TABLES . BACON. HAM lard ( AtCRAftE. PRICE fO R 1** 3 * 1 0 0 ) 1916 1313 1920 50 l l t i s i i i l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l 1917 DETAILED 125 1921 1922. 1923 192+ 1925 1926 00 C h a r t 11 BETAIL PB1C33S, 1890 TO 1926 1917 1916 1919 I9Z0 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 C h a r t 12 44567°—2 7 - 400 375 400 375 350 300 275 275 250 fs 225 200 175 £ 175 150 150 100 DETAILED 125 TABLES 50 A I I 1 I I 1917 1916 1919 1920 1921 1922 £ £ I 192+ 1923 4I I j I I I i 1925 1926 46 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 T a b l e 1 0 —A V ER A G E A N D R E LA T IV E R E T A IL P R IC E S O F UNITED STATES—Continued Butter (pound) Cheese (pound) Milk, fresh (quart) wheat Bread (pound) Flour, (pound) Year and month Aver age price Rela tive price Aver age price. Rela tive price Aver age price Rela tive price Aver age price Rela tive price Aver age price Rela tive price for year.............. for year.............. for year.............. for year.............. Cents 38.3 36.2 35.8 39.4 190.0 94.4 93.4 103.0 Cents 22.1 22.9 23.2 25.8 100.0 103.6 105.0 116.7 Cents 8.9 8.9 8.8 9.1 100.0 100.5 99.2 102.2 Cents 5.6 6.3 7.0 7.3 100.0 112.5 125.0 130.4 Cents 3.3 3.4 4.2 4.4 100.0 103.9 125.8 184.6 1917: Av. for year............. January........................ February..................... March.......................... April............................. M ay.............................. June.............................. July.............................. August......................... September.................. October........................ November................... December.................... 48.7 45.4 46.9 46.2 51.0 46.7 47.1 45.9 47.6 49.5 50.9 52.7 54.3 127.2 118.4 122.3 120.6 133.2 122.0 122.9 119.9 124.4 129.3 133.0 137.7 141.9 33.2 31.1 31.4 32.3 33.1 33.8 33.8 33.0 32.8 33.6 34.9 34.5 34.5 150.4 140.7 141.9 146.2 149.7 153.0 153.2 149.3 148.4 152.0 157.9 156.1 156.1 11.2 9.9 10.0 10.0 10.1 10.4 10.6 11.1 11.4 11.8 12.7 12.8 13.1 125.4 111.7 112.1 112.1 114.0 117.3 119.0 124.6 128.0 132. 4 142.6 143.7 147.1 9.2 7.9 8.0 8.1 8.4 9.5 9.6 9.9 10.2 9.9 9.9 9.9 9.3 164.3 141.1 142.9 144.6 150.0 169.6 171.4 176.8 182.1 176.8 176.8 176.8 166.1 7.0 5.6 5.6 5.8 6.8 8.8 8.1 7.3 7.6 7.4 7.1 6.9 6.8 211.2 170.8 171.1 174.4 205.8 266.0 245.9 220.2 229.4 223.3 214.1 208.0 204.9 1918: Av. for year.............. January........................ February..................... March.......................... April.......................... M ay.............................. June___......................... July........ ...................... August ....................... September................... October........................ November.................. December.................... 57.7 56.7 57.9 55.2 50.7 51.0 51.1 52.6 53.9 59.2 65.1 66.8 72.7 150.7 148.0 151.2 144.1 132.4 133.2 133.4 137.3 140.7 154.6 170.0 174.4 189.8 35.9 34.5 34.9 35.1 34.1 33.4 33.2 33.5 34.6 36.0 38.5 40.6 42.7 162.4 156.1 157.9 158.8 154.3 151.1 150.2 151. 6 156.6 162.9 174. 2 183. 7 193.2 13.9 13.4 13.4 13.4 13.2 13.2 13.0 13.2 13.6 14.3 14.8 15.4 15.7 156.2 150.6 150.6 150.6 148.3 148.3 146.1 148.3 152.8 160.7 166.3 173.0 176.4 9.8 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.8 9.9 10.0 10.0 9.9 9.9 9.8 9.8 9.8 175.0 167.9 169.6 171.4 175.0 176.8 178.6 178.6 176.8 176.8 175.0 175.0 175.0 6.7 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.7 6.7 6.8 6.8 6.7 6.7 6.7 203.0 200.0 200.0 200.0 200.0 200.0 203.0 203.0 206.1 206.1 203.0 203.0 203.0 1919: Av. for year.............. January........................ February..................... March.......................... April............................. M a y ............................ Ju n e............................. July.............................. August.......................... September................... October....................... November.................. December................... 67.8 70.5 57.2 66.5 71.3 67.9 63.3 62.8 64.1 65.7 71.1 75.4 78.0 177.0 184.1 149.4 173.6 186.2 177.3 165.3 164.0 167.4 171.5 185.6 196.9 203.7 42.6 44.5 40.9 40.5 41.9 42.2 42.4 43.0 43.5 43.0 42.4 43.0 43.3 192.8 201.4 185. 1 183. 3 189.6 191.0 191.9 194.6 196.8 194.6 191.9 194.6 195.9 15.5 15.6 15.5 15.3 15.0 14.9 14.9 15.0 15.5 15.7 16.0 16.4 16.7 174.2 175.3 174. 2 171.9 168. 5 167.4 167.4 168.5 174.2 176.4 179.8 184.3 187.6 10.0 9.8 9.8 9.8 9.8 9.8 9.9 10.0 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.2 10.2 178.6 175.0 175.0 175.0 175.0 175.0 176.8 178.6 180.4 180.4 180.4 182.1 182.1 7.2 6.6 6.7 6.8 7.2 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.4 7.3 7.3 7.4 7.7 218.2 200.0 203.0 206.1 218.2 227.3 227.3 227.3 224.2 221.2 221.2 224.2 233.3 1920: Av. for year.............. January....................... February..................... March.......................... April............................. M ay.............................. June.............................. July.............................. August......................... September................... October........................ November................... December _ ______ 70.1 74.2 72.6 75.2 76.1 71.6 67.2 67.9 67.0 68.6 68.9 69.4 62.0 183.0 193.7 189.6 196.3 198.7 187.0 175. 5 177.3 174.9 179.1 179.9 181.2 161.9 41.6 43.4 13.3 42.8 42.8 42.9 41.8 41.2 40.5 40.6 40.6 39.8 39.0 188.2 196.4 195.9 193.7 193.7 194.1 189.1 186.4 183.3 183.7 183.7 180.1 176.5 16.7 16.6 16.7 16.6 16.3 16.2 16.2 16.7 17.0 17.2 17.3 17.3 16.8 187.6 186.5 187.6 186.5 183.2 182.0 182.0 187.6 191.0 193.3 194.4 194.4 188.8 1L5 10.9 11.1 11.2 11.2 11.5 11.8 11.9 11.9 11.9 11.8 11.6 10.8 205.4 194.6 198.2 200.0 200.0 205.4 210.7 212.5 212.5 212.5 210.7 207.1 192.9 8.1 8.1 8.1 8.0 8.1 8.7 8.8 8.7 8.4 8.3 7.8 7.3 6.6 245.5 245.5 245.5 242.4 245.5 263.6 266.7 263.6 254.6 251.5 236.4 221.2 200.0 1921: Av. for year.............. January___________ February__________ March_____ ____ April............................. M ay.............................. June.............................. July............................... August______ ______ September_________ October___________ November___ . . . . . . . Decem ber-................. . 51.7 61.0 56.5 57.6 55.6 42.5 40.2 46.6 51.2 50.6 53.2 53.1 52.1 135.0 159.3 147. 5 150.4 145.2 111.0 105.0 121.7 133.7 132.1 138.9 138.6 136.0 34.0 38.6 38.4 39.0 37.3 31.5 29.5 29.5 32.6 32.6 32.9 33.3 33.0 153.9 174.7 173.8 176.5 168.8 142.5 133.5 133.5 147.5 147.5 148.9 150.7 149.3 14.6 16.3 15.4 15.2 14.9 14.4 14.2 14.0 14.3 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.1 164.0 183.2 173.0 170.8 167.4 161.8 159.6 157.3 160.7 158.4 159.6 160.7 158.4 9.9 10.8 10.6 10.5 10.3 9.9 9.8 9.7 9.7 9.6 9.5 9.3 9.1 176.8 192.9 189.3 187.5 183.9 176.8 175.0 173.2 173.2 171.4 169.6 166.1 162.5 5.8 6.7 6.5 6.4 5.9 5.7 5.9 5.8 5.7 5.6 5.4 5.1 5.0 175.8 203.0 197.0 198.9 178.8 172.7 178.8 175.8 172.7 169.7 163.6 154.6 151.5 1918: 1914: 1915: 1916: Av. Av. Av. Av. i 47 DETAILED TABLES SPECIFIED FOOD ARTICLES, 1913, TO DECEMBER, 1926—Continued UNITED STATES—Continued Corn meal (pound) Rice (pound) granulated Coffee (pound) Potatoes (pound) Sugar, (pound) Aver Relative Aver Relative Aver Relative Aver age age age age price price price price price price price Relative Aver Relative Aver Relative age age price price price price price 8.0 100.0 108.2 120.1 146.4 Cents 29.8 29.7 80.0 29.9 100.0 99.7 100.6 100.3 Cents 54.4 54.6 54.5 54.6 100.0 100.4 100.2 100.4 9.3 8.0 8.1 8.8 9.6 10.1 9.4 9.2 10.0 9.9 9.8 9.6 9.5 169.3 145.7 147.8 159.9 175.4 182.8 170.2 166. 5 181.1 179.3 177.4 173.8 172.0 30.2 29.9 29.9 30.0 30.0 30.1 30.1 30.6 30.5 30.5 30.5 30.3 30.3 101.4 100.4 100.5 100.6 100.7 100.9 101.0 102.7 102.4 102.4 102.4 101.7 101.7 58.2 54.7 54.7 54.7 54.9 55.9 56.7 59.9 60.2 61.0 61.3 61.8 62.1 106.9 100.5 100.5 100.6 101.0 102.7 104.1 110.1 110.7 112.1 112.7 113.6 114.2 188.2 188.2 188.2 147.1 129.4 129.4 170.6 229.4 229.4 229.4 205.9 194.1 188.2 9.7 9.5 10.6 9.2 9.1 9.1 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.6 10.6 10.8 10.8 176.4 172.7 192.7 167.3 165.5 165.5 165.5 167.3 169.1 174.6 192.7 196.4 196.4 30.5 30.4 30.4 30.4 30.1 30.1 30.2 30.1 30.1 30.3 30.5 30.8 32.4 102.4 102.0 102.0 102.0 101.0 101.0 101.3 101.0 101.0 101.7 102.4 103.4 108.7 64.8 62.3 60.8 61.5 63.9 63.8 64.8 65.3 65.8 66.4 67.5 67.9 67.4 119.1 114.5 111.8 113.1 117.5 117.3 119.1 120.0 121.0 122.1 124.1 124.8 123.9 3.8 3.2 3.1 2.9 3.1 3.3 3.8 4.8 5.0 4.3 3.8 3.9 4.3 223.5 188.2 182.4 170.6 182.4 194.1 223.5 282.4 294.1 252.9 223.5 229.4 252.9 11.3 10.8 10.7 10.6 10.6 10.6 10.6 10.9 11.1 11.0 11.4 12.5 14.5 205.5 196.4 194.6 192.7 192.7 192.7 192.7 198.2 201.8 200.0 207.3 227.3 263.6 43.3 35.0 36.6 37.6 38.5 40.5 42.6 46.2 47.8 48.8 48.6 48.9 48.9 145.3 117.4 122.8 126.2 129.2 135.9 143.0 155.0 160.4 163.8 163.1 164.1 164.1 70.1 69.2 68.4 70.4 69.7 69.8 70.1 70.5 70.7 70.7 71.0 71.3 69.3 128.9 127.2 125.7 129.4 128.1 128.3 128.9 129.6 130.0 130.0 130.5 131.1 127.4 200.0 208.1 210.3 211.5 213.8 214.9 214.9 213.8 210.3 202.3 185.1 163.2 151.7 6.3 5.4 6.0 6.8 9.1 9.6 10.3 8.9 5.0 4.0 3.4 3.3 3.2 370.6 317.7 352.9 400.0 535.3 564.7 605.9 523.5 294.1 235.3 200.0 194.1 188.2 19.4 17.8 18.8 18.7 20.2 25.4 26.7 26.5 22.9 18.3 13.9 12.8 10.5 852,7 323.6 341.8 340.0 367.3 461.8 485.5 481.8 416.4 332.7 252.7 232.7 190.9 47.0 49.1 49.1 49.1 49.1 49.2 49.2 49.3 48.4 46.6 43.4 41.3 39.7 157.7 164.8 164.8 164.8 164.8 165.1 165.1 165.4 162.4 156.4 145.6 138.6 133.2 73.3 72.0 71.4 73.2 73.3 74.0 74.1 74.4 74.4 74.6 72.4 73.6 72.1 134.7 132.4 131.3 134.6 134.7 136.0 136.2 136.8 136.8 137.1 133.1 135.8 132.5 109.2 136.8 120.7 112.6 105.8 101.2 101.2 100.0 101.2 103.4 106.9 108.1 106.9 3.1 3.0 2.6 2.5 2.3 2.2 2.7 3.4 4.2 4.0 3.5 3.2 3.1 182.4 176.5 152.9 147.1 135.3 129.4 158.8 200.0 247.1 235.3 205.9 188.2 182.4 8.0 9.7 8.9 9.7 9.7 8.4 7.8 7.1 7.5 7.3 6.9 6.7 6.5 145.5 176.4 161.8 176.4 176.4 152.7 141.8 129.1 126.4 132.7 125.5 121.8 118.2 36.3 38.5 37.5 37.1 36.6 36.1 35.7 35.6 35.6 35.6 35.6 35.6 35.6 121.8 129.2 125.8 124.5 122.8 121.1 119.8 119.5 119.5 119.5 119.5 119.5 119.5 69.7 72.1 71.5 71.1 70.4 70.0 68.3 69.2 69.2 69.2 69.1 69.0 67.7 128.1 132.5 131.4 130.7 129.4 128.7 125.6 127.2 127.2 127.2 127.0 126.8 124.4 Cents 3.0 8.2 3.3 8.4 100.0 105.1 108.4 112.6 Cents 8.7 8.8 9.1 9.1 100.0 101.2 104.3 104.6 Cents 1.7 1.8 1.5 2.7 100.0 108.3 88.9 158.8 5.8 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.6 5.3 .5.5 5.9 6.6 8.1 7.0 7.1 7.1 192.2 132.3 135.6 137.3 1.53.7 178.1 182.0 195.4 218.5 271.5 231.8 235.1 235.1 10.4 9.1 9.1 9.1 9.4 10.5 10.9 10.7 10.6 10.8 11.1 11.4 11.6 119.0 104.6 104.4 104.3 108.4 120.8 125.0 122.7 121.8 124.1 127.6 131.0 133.3 4.3 3.8 4.9 5.0 5.8 6.0 6.2 4.2 3.5 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.0 252.7 224.9 290.4 297.0 338.9 351.8 366.4 246.5 206.3 171.9 177.7 183.4 177.7 6.8 7.0 7.0 7.2 7.1 7.0 6.7 6.7 6.8 6.9 6.8 6.5 6.4 226.7 233.3 233.3 240.0 236.7 233.3 223.3 223.3 226.7 230.0 226.7 216.7 213.3 12.9 11.7 11.8 12.0 12.1 12.3 12.5 12.9 13.4 13.7 14.0 14.0 13.9 148.3 134.5 135.6 137.9 139.1 141.4 143.7 148.3 154.0 157.5 160.9 160.9 159.8 3.2 3.2 3.2 2.5 2.2 2.2 2.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.5 3.3 3.2 6.4 6.2 6.0 5.9 6.0 6.2 6.3 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.6 6.6 6.6 213.3 206.7 200.0 196.7 200.0 206.7 210.0 216.7 220.0 223.3 220.0 220.0 220.0 15.1 13.8 14.3 13.4 13.4 13.4 13.8 14.6 15.5 16.5 17.3 17.6 17.7 173.6 158.6 164.4 154.0 154.0 154. 0 158. 6 167.8 178.2 189.7 198.9 202.3 202.4 6.5 6.6 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.7 6.9 7.0 6.9 6.8 6.5 5.9 5.5 216.7 220.0 216.7 216.7 216.7 223.3 230.0 233.3 230.0 226.7 216.7 196.7 183.3 17.4 18.1 18.3 18.4 18.6 18.7 18.7 18.6 18.3 17.6 16.1 14.2 13.2 4.5 5.2 5.0 4.8 4.6 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.2 4.1 150.0 173.3 166.7 160.0 153.3 150.0 150.0 146.7 150.0 146.7 143.3 140.0 136.7 9.5 11.9 10.5 9.8 9.2 8.8 8.8 8.7 8.8 9.0 9.3 9.4 9.3 Tea (pound) Cents 5.5 5.9 6.6 48 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 T a b l e 1 0 .—A V ER A G E A N D R E LA T IV E R E T A IL P R IC E S O F U N ITED STATES—Continued Butter (pound) Cheese (pound) Year and month M ilk, fresh (quart) Bread (pound) Flour, wheat (pound) Aver age price Rela tive price Aver age price Rela tive price Aver age price Rela tive price Aver age price Rela tive price Aver age price Rela tive price 1922: Av. for year.............. January...................... February..................... March.......................... April............................. M ay.............................. June.............................. July— . ....................... A u g u s t...................... September................... October........................ November................... December.................... Cents 47.9 45.3 45.9 45.8 45.2 44.9 44.9 45.7 44.2 46.7 50.8 54.6 60.2 125.1 118.3 119.8 119.6 118.0 117.2 117.2 119.3 115.4 121.9 132.6 142.6 157.2 Cents 32.9 32.9 32.9 33.0 32.1 30.8 31.1 31.5 31.8 32.1 34.1 35.5 36.6 148.9 148.9 148.9 149.3 145.3 139.4 140.7 142.5 143.9 145.2 154.3 160.6 165. 6 Cents 13.1 13.6 13.2 13.0 12.7 12.5 12.5 12.8 13.0 13.1 13.3 13.4 13.7 147.2 152.8 148.3 146.1 142.7 140.4 140.4 143.8 146.1 147.2 149.4 150.6 153.9 Cents 8.7 8.8 8.6 8.7 8.7 8.8 8.8 8.8 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.6 155.4 157.1 153.6 155.4 155.4 157.1 157.1 157.1 155.4 155.4 155.4 155.4 153.6 Cents 5.1 4.9 5.1 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.1 4.9 4.8 4.8 4.9 154.6 148.5 154.6 160.6 160.6 160.6 160.6 157.6 154.6 148.5 145.5 145.5 148.5 1923: Av. for year.............. January....................... February..................... March.......................... April............................. M a y .................. ......... June.............................. July.............................. August......................... September................... October........................ November................... December.................... 55.4 59.1 57.7 57.6 57.3 52.1 50.0 49.1 51.8 55.0 56.2 58.9 60.3 144.7 154.3 150.7 150.4 149.6 136.0 130.6 128.2 135.3 143.6 140. 7 153.8 157.4 36.9 37.3 37.5 37.1 36.3 35.5 36.1 36.2 36.3 37.0 38.5 37.7 37.7 167.0 168.8 169.7 167.9 164.3 160.6 163.4 163.8 164.3 167.4 174.2 170.6 170.6 13.8 13.7 13.7 13.6 13.6 33.5 13.5 13.6 13.7 14.0 14.1 14.3 14.3 155.1 153.9 153.9 152.8 152.8 151.7 151.7 152.8 153.9 157.3 158.4 160.7 160.7 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.8 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.7 155.4 155.4 155.4 155.4 155.4 155.4 155.4 157.1 155.4 155.4 155.4 155.4 155.4 4.7 4.9 4.9 4.8 4.9 4.8 4.8 4.7 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.6 4.5 142.4 148.5 148.5 145.5 148.5 145.5 145. 5 142.4 136.4 136.4 139.4 139.4 136.4 1924: Av. for year.............. January........................ February..................... March.......................... April............................. M ay..... ........................ June.............................. July.............................. August........ ................ September................... October. ..................... November................... December.................... 51.7 61.3 60.2 58.0 50.1 46.1 48.6 49.5 48.3 48.5 47.9 48.9 52.5 135.0 160.1 157.2 151.4 130.8 120.4 126.9 129.2 126.1 126.6 125.1 127.7 137.1 35.3 37.4 37.2 36.7 35.6 34.6 34.4 34.4 34.4 34.6 34.8 34.7 34.9 159.7 169.2 168.3 166.1 161.1 156.6 155.7 155.7 155.7 156.6 157.5 157.0 157.9 13.8 14.2 14.0 13.9 13.8 13.6 13.5 13.5 13.7 13.9 13.9 13.8 13.8 155.1 159.6 157.3 156.2 155.1 152.8 151.7 151.7 153.9 156.2 156.2 155.1 155.1 8.8 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.7. 8.7 8.8 8.8 8.8 8.9 8.9 157.1 155.4 155.4 155.4 155.4 155.4 155.4 155.4 157.1 157.1 157.1 158.9 158.9 4.9 4.5 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.8 5.1 5.1 5.3 5.4 5.6 148.5 136.4 139.4 139.4 139.4 139.4 139.4 145.5 154.5 154.5 160.6 163.6 169.7 1925: Av. for year.............. January....................... February..................... M arch.......................... April........ .................... M ay.............................. June.............................. July............................... August......................... September................... October........................ November................... December— .............. 54.8 52.3 50.6 55.5 53.3 51.9 52.7 53.2 54.1 55.8 59.4 59.7 58.6 143.1 136.8 132.1 144.9 139.2 135.5 137.6 138.9 141.3 145.7 155.1 155.9 153.0 36.7 35.9 36.4 36.5 36.5 36.3 36.5 36.6 36.8 37.0 37.2 37.4 37.5 166.1 162.4 164.7 165.2 165.2 164.3 165.2 165.6 166.5 167.4 168.3 169.2 169.7 14.0 13.9 13.9 13.8 13.8 13.7 13.7 13.8 13.9 14.2 14.3 14.3 14.3 157.3 156.2 156.2 155.1 155.1 153.9 153.9 155.1 156.2 159.6 160.7 160.7 160.7 9.4 9.2 9.5 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.4 167.9 164.3 169.6 167.9 167.9 167.9 167.9 167.9 167.9 167.9 167.9 167.9 167.9 6.1 6.0 6.4 6.4 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.1 5.9 6.0 6.1 184.8 181.8 193.9 193.9 184.8 184.8 184.8 184.8 184.8 184.8 179.8 181.8 184.8 1926: Av. for year.............. January....................... February..................... March........................... April........ .................... M ay.............................. June.............................. July............*................ August..... ............... September................... O cto b er.,.................... November................... December.................... 53.1 55.4 54.5 53.6 50.9 50.0 50.3 50.1 50.6 52.5 54.3 55.7 59.3 138.6 144.6 142.3 139.9 132.9 130.5 131.3 130.8 132.1 137.1 141.8 145.4 154.8 36.6 37.6 37.5 37.2 36.5 36.0 35.7 35.6 35.7 36.1 36.7 36.9 37.4 165.6 170.1 169.7 168.3 165.2 162.9 161.5 161.1 161.5 163.3 166.1 167.0 169.2 14.0 14.2 14.2 14.0 13.9 13.9 13.8 13.8 13.9 14.0 14.0 14.1 14.2 157.3 159.6 159.6 157.3 156.2 156.2 155.1 155.1 156.2 157.3 157.3 158.4 159.6 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.4 167.9 167.9 167.9 167.9 167.9 167.9 167.9 167.9 167.9 167.9 167.9 167.9 167.9 6.0 6.2 6.3 6.2 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.0 6.0 5.8 5.7 5.7 5.6 181.8 187.9 190.9 187.9 184.8 184.8 1848 181.8 181.8 175.8 172.7 172.7 169.7 49 DETAILED TABLES SPECIFIED FOOD ARTICLES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, 1926—Continued UNITED STATES—Continued Com meal (pound) Rice (pound) granulated Coffee (pound) Potatoes (pound) Sugar, (pound) Tea (pound) Aver Relative Aver Relative Aver Relative Aver Relative Aver Relative Aver age age age age age age price price price price price price price price price price price Cents 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.8 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 4.0 130.0 130.0 130.0 130.0 130.0 126.7 130.0 130.0 130.0 130.0 130.0 130.0 133.3 Cents 9.5 9.3 9.3 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.6 9.6 9.6 9.6 9.5 9.5 109.2 106.9 106.9 106.9 108.1 109.2 110.3 110.3 110.3 110.3 110.3 109.2 109.2 Cents 2.8 3.3 3.3 3.1 2.9 3.0 3.5 3.6 2.6 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.1 164.7 194.1 194.1 182.4 170.6 176.5 205.9 211.8 152.9 135.3 129.4 123.5 . 123.5 4.1 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.4 136.7 133.3 133.3 133.3 133.3 133.3 133.3 136.7 136.7 140.0 143.3 146.7 146.7 9.5 9.5 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 9.7 109.2 109.2 108.1 108.1 108.1 108.1 108.1 108.1 108.1 109.2 110.3 111.5 111.5 2.9 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.5 2.7 3.2 4.2 3.7 3.4 2.9 2.6 2.6 170.6 123.5 123.5 129.4 147.1 158.8 188.2 247.1 217.7 200.0 170.6 152.9 152.9 4.7 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.7 4.8 5.0 5.1 5.2 156.7 146.7 146.7 146.7 146.7 146.7 146.7 150.0 156.7 160.0 166.7 170.0 173.3 10.1 9.8 9.8 9.7 9.8 9.9 9.9 10.0 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 116.1 112.6 112.6 111.5 112.6 113.8 113.8 114.9 117.2 118.4 119.5 120.7 121.8 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.9 3.3 3.3 2.6 2.6 2.4 2.2 2.3 5.4 5.4 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.2 180.0 180.0 183.3 183.3 183.3 180.0 180.0 180.0 180.0 180.0 176.7 176.7 173.3 11.1 10.7 10.8 10.9 11.0 11.2 11.3 11.3 11.3 11.4 11.4 127.6 123.0 124.1 125.3 126.4 126.4 126.4 128.7 129.9 129.9 129.9 131.0 131.0 5.1 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 170.0 173.3 173.3 173.3 170.0 170.0 170.0 170.0 170.0 170.0 170.0 170.0 170.0 11.6 11.6 11.6 11.7 11.7 11.7 11.7 11.7 11.6 11.7 11.6 11.3 11.2 133.3 133.3 133.3 134.5 134.5 134.5 134.5 134.5 133.3 134.5 133.3 129.9 128.7 11.0 11.0 Cents 7.3 6.2 6.4 6.5 6.7 6.6 7.1 7.6 8.1 7.9 7.9 8.1 8.3 132.7 112.7 116.4 118.2 121.8 120.0 129.1 138.2 147.3 143.6 143.6 147.3 150.9 Cents 36.1 35.7 35.6 35.6 35.7 35.9 36.1 36.2 36.2 36.2 36.3 36.5 36.7 10.1 8.3 8.7 10.2 10.6 11.2 11.1 10.5 • 9.6 9.6 10.6 10.3 10.4 183.6 150.9 158.2 185.5 192.7 203.6 201.8 190.9 174.6 174.6 192.7 187.3 189.1 37.7 37.0 37.5 37.9 38.0 38.0 37.8 37.7 37.6 37.6 37.8 37.8 37.8 158.8 164.7 164.7 164.7 164.7 170.6 194.1 194.1 152.9 152.9 141.2 129.4 135.3 9.2 10.2 10.3 10.4 9.9 9.2 8.3 8.4 8.2 8.6 8.8 8.8 8.8 167.3 185.5 187.3 189.1 180.0 167.3 150.9 152.7 149.1 156.4 160.0 160.0 160.0 3.6 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.4 2.7 3.5 4.4 4.4 3.6 3.7 5.2 5.2 211.8 147.1 152.9 147.1 141.2 158.8 205.9 258.8 258.8 211.8 217.6 305.9 305.9 7.2 8.1 7.7 7.7 7.5 7.2 7.2 7.1 7.0 7.0 6.8 6.6 6.7 4.9 5.8 5.7 5.6 6.7 6.0 5.0 4.1 3.6 3.9 3.8 4.0 4.0 288.2 341.2 335.3 329.4 394.1 352.9 294.1 241.2 211.8 229.4 223.5 235.3 235.3 6.9 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.6 6.7 6.9 6.9 7.0 7.0 7.1 7.1 7.3 Relative price Cents 68.1 68.3 67.8 67.5 67.7 67.9 68.0 68.0 68.3 68.2 68.2 68.5 68.5 125.2 125.6 124.6 124.1 124.4 124.8 125.0 125.0 125.6 125.4 125.4 125.9 125.9 126.5 124.2 125.8 127.2 127.5 127.5 126.9 126.5 126.2 126.2 126.9 126.9 126.9 69.5 68.7 68.9 68.9 69.2 69.3 69.5 69.4 69.7 69.7 70.0 70.4 70.2 127.8 126.3 126.7 126.7 127.2 127.4 127.8 127.6 128.1 128.1 128.7 129.4 129.0 43.3 38.2 38.8 40.8 41.8 42.2 42.3 42.4 43.4 44.3 46.1 49.0 50.5 145.3 128.2 130.2 136.9 140.3 141.6 141.9 142.3 145.6 148.7 154.7 164.4 169.5 71.5 71.0 70.8 70.9 71.0 71.1 70.9 70.8 70.9 71.0 71.8 73.5 73.8 131.4 130.5 130.2 130.3 130.5 130.7 130.3 130.1 130.3 130.5 132.0 135.1 135.7 130.9 147.3 140.0 140.0 136.4 130.9 130.9 129.1 127.3 127.3 123.6 120.0 121.8 51.5 51.6 52.1 52.3 52.1 52.2 50.8 50.8 50.9 51.0 51.1 51.2 51.3 172.8 173.2 174.8 175.5 174.8 175.2 170.5 170.5 170.8 171.4 171.5 171.8 172.1 75.5 74.2 74.8 75.1 75.5 75.6 75.8 75.8 75.9 75.8 75.8 75.7 75.8 138.8 136.4 137.5 138.1 138.8 139.0 139.3 139.3 139.5 139.3 139.3 139.2 139.3 125.5 121.8 121.8 121.8 120.0 121.8 125.5 125.5 127.3 127.3 129.1 129.1 132.7 51.0 51.3 51.3 51.3 51.1 51.0 51.0 51.1 51.0 51.0 50.9 50.8 50.7 171.1 172.1 172.1 172.1 171.5 171.1 171.1 171.5 171.1 171.1 170.8 170.5 170.1 76.7 76.1 76.1 76.1 76.3 76.4 76.9 77.0 77.1 77.0 77.3 77.1 76.9 141.0 139.9 139.9 139.9 140.3 140.4 141.4 141.5 141.7 141.5 142.1 141.7 141.4 121.1 119.8 119.5 119.5 119.8 120.5 121.1 121. 5 121.5 121.5 121.8 122.5 123.2 ‘ C h a r t 13 400 375 350 325 300 275 250 225 400 375 300 275 £ 200 175 175 150 160 125 125 75 CORN MEAL R IC E .______ ( AveftA«£ PRICE fOK 1913 : 100 ) 50 60 40 14 I « I & 1917 1918 1919 4 1 i l l ! 1920 1921 I « I JE I 4 $ £ I I I I 1924 1922 1923 I 4 I I I 4 I £ 1925 1926 40 PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 100 RETAIL 200 14 DETAILED TABLES C hart I ^ KETAIIj rBICBS, 1890 TO 1926 C h a r t 15 191ft 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1324 1925 1926 DETAILED TABLES C h a r t 16 Oi 00 54 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 T able 11.—AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF 5 FOOD ARTICLES, 1915 TO DECEM BER. 1926 UNITED STATES Average price per pound Year and month 1915: Average for the year....... ...................... 1916: Average for the year............................. Onions Beans, navy Prunes Raisins, seeded Salmon, canned Cents Cents Cents Cents Cents 3.5 4.9 7.8 11.0 1917: Average for the year......................... . January _________ ____ ____________ February................. ................ ................. March................................................ ......... April__________ ____ ______ ____ ____ M ay----- ------------------------------ ---------June_________ _______________ _____ _ July---------------------------------------- -----August- _____________________ _____ September................................................... October_________________ . __________ November................... ....... ..................... D ecem ber.......................... ................ ......... 7.6 6.9 12.2 12.5 13.4 8.6 7.0 5.1 4.6 4.6 4.9 5.8 5.0 17.9 14.5 14.9 15.4 16.7 19.1 19.5 19.5 19.2 18.8 18.9 18.9 18.8 15.5 13.9 14.1 14.1 14.5 15.3 15.7 16.0 16.2 16.3 16.5 16.6 16.4 14.6 14.1 14.1 14.1 14.2 14.4 14.6 14.8 14.8 14.8 14.9 14.8 15.0 25.7 21.4 21.6 22.2 23.6 25.7 26.3 26.6 27.1 27.6 28.3 28.7 29.0 1918: Average for the year_____________ January......................................................... February____________________ ______ M arch._____________ _______________ April............................................................. M ay........... ................ .................................. June............................................................. July__________________________ _____ August. ---- --------- ------- ----------------September......................................... ........... October. _______ ________ __________ November................................................... December.............. ................................... __ 4.7 5.0 4.9 4.0 3.3 5.6 4.8 5.3 5.5 5.0 4.5 4.0 3.9 17.3 18.5 18.1 18.1 18.0 17.8 17.5 17.3 17.1 16.9 16.7 16.1 15.4 17.2 16.4 16.5 16.5 16.6 16.5 16.6 16.7 17.1 17.4 18.3 18.4 19.2 15.3 15.0 15.0 15.1 15.1 15.1 15.1 15.1 15.3 15.4 15.5 15.8 16.1 30.0 29.2 29.1 29.5 29.5 29.6 29.6 29.6 30.2 30.5 30.9 31.3 31.4 1919: Average for the year.......................... January____________________________ February........ .............. .............................. M arch.____________________________ A p r il............. ............................................ M ay....... .................. .............. ...................... June________________________ _______ J u ly ..____ ____________________ _____ A u g u st._____ ______________________ September__________________________ October..______ ___________________ _ N ovem ber..____ ______________ _____ D ecem ber.................. ......... ....................... 7.4 4.1 4.3 6.0 6.9 10.7 11.2 9.8 7.8 6.5 6.3 6.9 8.1 12.6 14.9 13.7 12.5 12.1 12.0 12.1 12.1 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.3 12.2 25.2 19.8 20.3 20.9 21.9 23.2 25.4 26.5 27.4 28.0 29.0 30.2 29.3 18.4 16.1 16.2 16.4 16.3 16.5 16.8 17.3 18.0 19.4 20.9 22.7 23.9 33.1 32.1 31.7 32.1 32.2 31.9 32.0 32.2 32.3 33.6 34.8 35.7 36.4 1920: Average for the year_____________ January. _____________________ ____ February----------------------------------------M arch..____ ________________ ____ _ April__________ ____________________ M ay....... ...................... ............................ June____________ ________ __________ July_______________ ________________ August-------------- ------------ ------------- September.......................... .......................... October________________ ______ _____ November........ ........................................... December.............. .................................... 7.1 9.0 9.3 9.4 10.1 8.0 8.1 6.7 5.6 5.3 4.7 4.3 4.1 11.4 12.2 12.2 11.9 11.8 11.8 11.8 11.9 11.7 11.6 10.9 10.1 9.4 28.1 29.1 29.0 28.7 28.4 28.3 28.2 28.4 28.3 28.4 27.9 27.1 25.6 28.6 24.8 25.6 26.4 26.9 27.4 27.7 28.2 28.9 30.8 31.4 32.3 32.4 38.2 37.1 37.6 37.6 37.8 37.1 38.0 38.7 38.8 39.0 39.0 38.7 38.4 1921: Average for the year......................... January......................... .............................. February............ ........................... .............. March................. ....................... ................. A p r il.......... ........................... ..................... M ay....... ................................. ...................... June.____________ ______ _____ ______ July.......................................... ...................... 5.5 4.1 3.9 3.8 3.9 5.6 5.7 5.4 8.2 8.9 8.6 8.4 8.1 7.9 7.9 7.9 19.8 24.2 22.5 20.9 19.5 18.7 18.5 18.6 29.8 32.1 31.9 31.7 31.3 31.0 30.9 36.9 39.5 39.1 38.8 38.4 37.9 37.5 36.8 August......... ............................................ September— ........................................... October.......................................................... November..................................................... December................................................. 5.3 5.7 6.5 7.5 8.0 7.9 8.1 8.2 8.2 8.2 13.5 13.4 18.8 18.9 19.1 18.9 18.7 12.5 12.9 30.7 30.2 29.1 27.3 26.1 25.5 19.8 20.3 36.0 35.4 34.9 34.3 33.9 55 DETAILED TABLES T able 11.—AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF 5 FOOD ARTICLES, 1915 TO DECEM BER, 1926—Continued UNITED STA TES—Continued Average price per pound Year and month Onions 1922: Average for the year.. January........................... February......................... March.............................. April— ........................... M ay.................................. June.......................... ....... July.................................. August— .................. . September— .................. October............................ November....................... December.................. Cents 7.9 9.1 10.9 11.6 13.8 9.8 8.0 7.0 5.9 5.1 4.4 4.4 4.6 1923: Average for the year.. 6.4 J an u a ry ......................... February......................... March.............................. April.............. .................. M ay.................................. June.................................. July.................................. August............ ................ September-..................... October...................... November....................... December....................... 5.1 5.3 5.4 6.5 7.8 8.1 7.4 6.5 6.2 6.3 6.3 6.0 1924: Average for the year.. 6 0 6.1 6.0 5.9 5.9 6.7 6.8 6.9 6.5 5.8 5.2 5.1 5.3 January.......................... February......................... March........................ . April......................... ....... M ay................................. June.................................. July.................................. August............................. September___________ October— ....................... N ovem ber............ ......... December....... ............... 1925: Average for the year.. January........................... February..................... . March.............................. April............................. . M a y .— ........................... Jun e............................... July.................................. August.......................... September....................... October............................ November......... ............ December........................ 16: Average for the year.. January— ...................... February......................... March.............................. April................................. M ay.................................. June.................................. July................................. August............................. September....................... October............................ November....................... December....... ............... 7.1 5.9 6.3 6.3 6.9 8.7 9.9 9.5 8.0 6.4 5.8 5.7 5.7 6.0 5.9 5.9 5.9 6.3 7.7 7.4 6.8 5.9 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.0 Beans, navy Cents Prunes Raisins, seeded Salmon, canned 8.2 8.3 8.9 9.3 9.7 10.6 11.1 11.3 10.8 10.1 10.2 10.5 Cents 20.1 18.8 18.8 19.2 20.0 20.4 20.6 20.8 20.8 20.9 20.6 20.2 20.1 11.0 10.9 11.3 11.4 11.4 11.4 11.4 11.3 11.0 10.9 10.6 10.5 10.3 19.1 17.6 20.0 19.9 19.8 19.7 19.5 19.3 19.2 19.0 18.8 18.3 18.0 17.8 18.9 18.7 18.4 18.0 17.8 17.6 17.5 17.4 17.1 16.8 16.4 16.0 31.3 31.3 31.2 31.2 31.2 31.1 31.1 31.2 31.3 31.4 31.4 31.3 17.5 15.4 15.9 15.8 15.7 15.6 15.5 15.4 15.4 15.4 15.2 15.0 14.8 14.6 31.3 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.9 10.1 10.1 10.1 17.9 17.8 17.8 17.5 17.6 17.4 17.4 17.3 17.4 17.3 17.2 17.3 10.2 10.2 10.4 10.4 10.4 10.3 10.3 10.3 10.3 10.2 10.0 9.9 9.8 17.4 17.1 17.3 17.4 17.3 17.3 17.3 17.3 17.3 17.2 17.2 17.1 17.0 14.7 37.0 9.4 9.3 9.2 9.2 9.2 9.2 9.1 9.1 9.3 17.2 17.2 17.1 17.1 17.1 17.1 17.2 17.2 17.1 16.9 16.5 16.2 14.5 14.5 14.6 14.6 14.7 14.7 14.8 14.8 14.8 14.8 14.6 14.4 37.3 37.6 37.6 37.8 37.9 38.1 38.1 38.2 37.2 35.6 34.7 34.1 9.9 10.1 10.0 9.9 17.3 Cents 23.0 25.0 24.8 24.6 24.4 24.2 24.1 24.0 23.2 22.1 20.7 19.8 19.2 Cents 82.2 33.3 32.9 32.6 32.4 32.3 32.2 32.1 31.9 31.7 31.6 31.5 31.4 31.3 31.2 31.2 31.1 31.1 31.1 31.2 31.2 31.2 31.3 31.5 31.7 31.8 14.5 14.6 14.6 14.6 14.5 14.5 14.5 14.5 14.4 14.4 14.3 14.2 14.4 31.7 31.4 31.2 31.2 31.2 31.3 31.5 34.1 35.5 36.4 T ab le 12.—AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF 14 FOOD ARTICLES, 1919 TO DECEM BER, 1926 UNITED ST A TES Year and month Oleomar M ilk, Vegetable garine (all evaporat lard sub butter ed, 15-16 substitutes), stitute, ounce can pound pound Rolled oats, pound Corn flakes, 8-ounce package Wheat cereal, 28-ounce package Maca roni, pound Toma Beans, Peas, Corn, Bananas, Oranges, Cabbage, baked, toes, canned, canned, canned, pound No. 2 can No. dozen 2 can No. 2 can No. 2 can dozen 1919: Average for year___ 1920: Average for year___ Cents 16.0 15.4 Cents 88.5 88.9 Cents 36.3 35.1 Cents 8.7 10.8 Cents 14.1 14.3 Cents 25.4 30.0 Cents 19.4 21.1 Cents 5.9 6.4 Cents 17.6 16.8 Cents 19.2 18.5 Cents 19.1 19.1 Cents 16.2 14.8 Cents 38.3 44.2 Cents 53.2 63.2 1921: Average for year___ January........ ................ February______ ____ March___ _____ ____ April__________ ____ M ay_____ __________ June_______________ July________________ August_____ _______ September__________ October____________ November__________ D ecem ber..................... 13.9 14.8 14.7 14.6 14.6 14.3 13.8 13.5 13.5 13.5 13.4 13.3 12.7 30.2 35.3 33.7 32.4 30.6 29.4 28.2 27.9 28.7 28.9 29.2 29.3 29.1 22.6 27.2 25.9 24.6 23.1 21.7 21.2 21.0 21.1 21.3 21.5 21.5 21.6 10.0 10.7 10.4 10.2 10.0 9.9 9.9 9.9 10.0 9.9 9.8 9.7 9.6 12.6 14.1 14.0 13.2 12.8 12.6 12.3 12.2 12.2 12.0 12.0 11.9 11.9 29.8 30.1 30.0 29.9 29.8 29.8 29.8 29.7 29.8 29.7 29.7 29.7 29.3 20.8 21.6 21.3 21.0 20.9 21.0 20.7 20.6 20.7 20.6 20.5 20.4 20.2 5.0 3.7 3.6 4.2 5.1 5.6 6.0 5.5 6.1 5.4 4.8 4.6 5.1 14.5 15.8 15.3 15.1 14.9 14.6 14.4 14.2 14.2 14.1 14.0 13.9 13.8 16.3 17.4 17.1 16.7 16.3 15.9 15.9 15.8 16.0 16.1 16.1 16.1 16.0 17.8 18.5 18.2 18.0 17.8 17.5 17.6 17.5 17.6 17.7 17.9 17.8 17.8 12.1 12.4 12.2 11.8 11.5 11.4 11.3 11.4 12.0 12.5 12.9 13.0 13.0 40.1 41.9 41.0 41.6 40.9 40.7 41.6 40.8 38.6 37.7 38.5 37.8 37.3 49.6 46.9 45.3 43.7 44.4 46.7 49.9 51.4 53.5 53.1 56.6 52.8 50.3 1922: Average for year___ January......................... February...................... M arch........................... April— ......................... M ay— ........................ June............................... July— ........................... A ugust-........ - .......... September.................... October....................... November—................. December..................... 12.8 12.4 11.6 11.3 11.1 11.0 10.9 10.9 10.8 10.8 11.2 11.7 11.9 27.5 28.7 27.9 27.5 27.3 27.1 27.1 27.0 27.1 27.3 27.4 27.6 28.0 22.5 21.6 21.7 21.9 22.1 22.2 22.4 22.7 22.9 23.0 23.2 23.2 23.3 8.8 9.2 8.9 8.8 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.8 8.7 10.0 10.7 10.3 10.2 10.1 10.0 9.9 9.8 9.8 9.8 9.7 9.7 9.7 25.8 26.6 26.2 26.0 25.9 25.8 25.8 25.8 25.7 25.6 25.6 25.6 25.5 20.0 20.3 20.2 20.2 20.0 20.1 20.0 20.0 20.0 19.9 19.9 19.9 20.0 4.6 5.6 5.7 5.4 5.3 5.7 5.1 4.6 3.9 3.7 3.5 3.4 3.6 13.3 13.5 13.3 13.2 13.1 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.4 13.2 13.2 13.1 15.5 16.0 15.9 15.7 15.6 15.5 15.5 15.4 15.4 15.3 15.3 15.2 15.2 17.6 17.7 17.8 17.7 17.8 17.8 17.8 17.8 17.6 17.5 17.4 17.4 17.4 13.4 13.2 13.4 13.6 13.7 13.7 13.9 13.8 13.6 13.1 12.7 12.8 12.7 36.0 36.6 36.8 36.9 36.1 36.2 36.3 35.8 34.2 34.0 35.6 36.8 37.1 57.4 46.2 48.5 53.9 61.1 62.0 63.5 63.2 64.8 64.8 61.1 51.0 48.5 1923: Average for year___ January___- ................ February...................... M arch. ......................... April.............................. M a y ........................... 12.2 12.1 12.1 12.2 12.2 12.2 28.4 27.8 27.8 28.2 28.3 28.3 22.9 22.3 22.4 22.4 22.6 22.6 8.8 8.8 8.7 8.8 8.8 8.8 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.7 24.5 25.0 24.8 24.7 24.6 24.5 19.7 19.8 19.8 19.8 19.8 19.7 5.4 4.0 4.7 6.6 8.4 8.0 13.0 13.1 13.1 13.0 13.0 13.0 15.4 15.3 15.4 15.4 15.4 15.4 17.6 17.5 17.4 17.4 17.5 17.5 12.9 12.7 12.8 12.9 12.9 13.0 37.8 37.1 36.9 36.7 36.6 37.0 49.8 46.8 47.1 47.9 50.2 55.3 28.3 28.2 28.3 28.5 28.7 29.2 29.5 22.7 22.8 22.8 23.0 23.5 23.7 24.0 8.8 8.8 8.8 8.8 8.8 8.8 8.8 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.7 24.4 24.4 24.4 24.4 24.4 24.3 24.3 19.7 19.8 19.8 19.7 19.7 19.7 19.6 6.2 5.4 4.8 4.6 4.2 3.9 4.1 13.0 12.9 12.9 12.9 12.9 12.9 12.9 15.4 15.4 15.4 15.5 15.5 15.6 15.6 17.5 17.6 17.6 17.6 17.6 17.7 17.7 13.0 13.0 13.0 12.9 12.9 12.9 12.9 38.1 38.8 38.4 37.8 38.3 38.3 39.1 53.9 53.1 50.9 51.0 51.1 49.0 41.5 1824: Average for year___ January____________ February. ................... M arch. _....................... April................. ............. M a y _______________ June............................... July................................ A u gu st........................ Septem ber................... October......................... Novem ber..... ............... December..................... 11.5 12.2 12.1 12.1 11.8 11.7 11.6 11.2 11.1 11.1 11.0 11.0 11.0 29.7 29.7 29.8 29.7 29.3 29.2 29.1 29.2 29.6 29.8 30.0 30.2 30.3 24.9 24.3 24.5 24.5 24.5 24.5 24.9 24.7 25.2 25.5 25.5 25.5 25.5 8.9 8.8 8.8 8.8 8.8 8.8 8.8 8.8 8.8 8.9 8.9 9.1 9.0 10.0 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.6 9.6 10.1 10.5 10.7 10.8 24.3 24.3 24.3 24.3 24.3 24.3 24.3 24.3 24.3 24.2 24.4 24.4 24.4 19.6 19.6 19.6 19.5 19.5 19.5 19.5 19.6 19.6 19.6 19.5 19.6 19.8 5.2 4.9 5.4 6.2 7.1 7.7 5.8 5.0 4.3 4.2 3.9 3.7 4.0 12.7 12.9 12.9 12.8 12.7 12.7 12.7 12.6 12.6 12.6 12.6 12.6 12.6 16.0 15.7 15.7 15.7 15.8 15.8 15.8 15.8 15.9 16.0 16.3 16.6 17.1 18.1 17.9 17.9 18.0 18.0 18.1 18.1 18.1 18.2 18.2 18.2 18.3 18.4 13.2 12.9 12.9 12.9 12.9 13.0 13.0 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 13.7 36.9 38.8 38.1 39.0 37.2 36.6 35.8 35.9 35.4 35.2 36.1 37.3 36.9 44.0 40.0 39.5 38.3 40.2 41.6 45.1 45.4 46.1 48.8 50.6 48.9 43.2 1925: Average for year___ January......................... February....................... March........................... April............................... M a y .............................. Ju n e._ .......................... Ju ly............................... A ugust.......................... September................... October......................... N o v e m b e r .................. December..................... 11.4 11.1 11.2 11.2 11.2 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.6 11.6 30.4 30.1 30.2 30.1 30.1 30.0 30.3 29.9 30.3 30.6 30.9 31.2 31.3 25.8 25.3 25.8 25.8 25.9 25.7 25.8 25.8 25.9 25.9 25.9 25.8 25.7 9.2 9.0 9.2 9.2 9.3 9.3 9.2 9.2 9.2 9.2 9.2 9.2 9.1 11.0 10.9 11.0 11.1 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.1 10.9 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 24.8 24.5 24.6 24.7 24.6 24.6 24.6 24.6 24.6 24.8 25.1 25.2 25.3 20.4 20.0 20.3 20.4 20.4 20.5 20.5 20.5 20.4 20.4 20.5 20.5 20.4 5.1 4.6 5.0 5.2 5.5 5.6 6.0 6.5 5.5 4.7 4.2 4.2 4.6 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.6 12.6 12.5 12.4 12,4 12.4 12.4 12.3 12.3 12.3 17.8 17.5 17.7 17.9 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 18.1 17.4 17.1 16.9 18.4 18.5 18.5 18.5 18.5 18.5 18.4 18.4 18.4 18.4 18.2 18.1 17.9 13.6 13.8 13.8 13.9 13.9 13.8 13.8 13.7 13.7 13.5 13.1 12.9 12.7 35.7 33.2 36.8 37.6 37.4 37.3 36.5 36.2 34.5 34.6 35.1 34.7 35.5 55.6 44.8 44.7 48.3 51.8 55.5 60.9 61.2 59.8 61.0 64.6 65.5 48.9 1926: Average for year___ January......................... F ebruary..................... M arch. ......................... April............................... M ay__.......................... June__........................... July................................ A ugust........................... S ep tem b er.................. October......................... N o v e m b e r .................. D ecember..................... 11.5 11.6 11.6 11.6 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.4 11.4 11.5 11.4 11.4 11.4 80.4 31.3 31.2 30.9 30.5 30.2 30.) 30.2 30.2 30.2 30.3 30.1 29.6 25.7 25.6 25.6 25.6 25.7 25.6 25.8 25.9 25.9 25.9 25.7 25.6 25.4 9.1 9.1 9.1 9.1 9.1 9.1 9.1 9.1 9.0 9.1 9.1 9.1 9.1 10.9 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 10.9 10.9 10.9 10.9 10.9 10.9 10.9 25.4 25.3 25.4 25.4 25.4 25.4 25.4 25.4 25.4 25.4 25.4 25.4 25.4 20.2 20.3 20.3 20.3 20.2 20.3 20.3 20.2 20.2 20.2 20.1 20.1 20.2 5.8 5.6 6.4 7.2 7.4 6.2 6.1 5.1 4.3 4.2 4.0 4.0 4.2 11.9 12.3 12.2 12.1 12.0 11.9 11.9 11.9 11.8 11.7 11.7 11.7 11.7 16.5 16.8 16.7 16.6 16.5 16.5 16.4 16.4 16.4 16.4 16.3 16.3 16.2 17.5 17.8 17.7 17.7 17.6 17.5 17.4 17.4 17.5 17.4 17.4 17.3 17.3 12.1 12.6 12.3 12.2 12.0 11.9 11.9 11.8 11.8 11.8 12.1 12.1 12.2 35.2 35.8 35.7 35.3 35.5 35.4 35.9 35.2 34.5 34.4 34.9 34.9 34.9 50.7 46.9 46.5 47.8 52.6 53.1 50.3 49.6 50.7 50.7 56.0 55.1 49.3 TABLES 12.2 12.2 12.2 12.2 12.2 12.2 12.2 DETAILED June..... .......................... July........... .................... August........................... Septem ber................... October......................... November____ _____ December..................... Or ■<! 58 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 T able 1 3 .—A V E R A G E R E T A IL P R IC E S OF S P E C IF IE D FOOD A R TIC L ES ATLANTA, GA. 1925 Av- age Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. N ov. D ec. for year 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1925 15 Article Unit Sirloin steak_____ Round steak.......... Rib roast................. Chuck roast........... Pound. ...d o ......... ...d o ......... ...d o ......... Cts. 35.7 32.1 26.9 20.8 Cts. 36.3 32.2 27.3 20.2 Cts. 37.5 33.4 28.3 21.0 Cts. 38.1 34.1 29.0 21.7 Cts. 38.4 34.4 29.3 21.7 Cts. 37.8 34.7 28.7 21.3 Cts. 37.7 34.3 29.6 21.1 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 38.0 37.7 38.3 38.0 37.7 34.3 33.7 34.7 34.3 34.0 29.6 28.2 28.2 28.6 28.2 21.2 21.4 21.3 21.3 20.9 Cts. 37.6 33.9 28.5 21.2 Plate beef................ Pork chops............. Bacon, sliced......... Ham, sliced........... ...d o ......... ...d o ......... ...d o ......... ...d o ......... 12.1 29.3 37.8 47.1 12.5 29.4 38.0 49.1 12.9 35.9 41.7 52.2 13.1 35.3 45.4 55.9 13.5 35.0 43.6 56.3 13.5 34.7 44.9 54.1 12.7 35.7 46.7 53.7 12.7 36.0 46.1 54.3 12.5 36.7 46.1 54.3 12.5 37.0 47.6 55.7 12.5 37.0 48.1 54.7 12.5 35.7 48.1 53.3 12.8 34.8 44.5 53.4 Lamb....................... Hens......................... Salmon, canned, red. M ilk, fresh.............. ...d o ......... 37.0 35.7 37.1 37.9 37.1 35.7 37.9 36.4 . .. d o . ........ 33.1 33.0 32.9 33.7 34.0 32.2 31.9 31.2 . .. d o . ........ 32.2 31.9 32.1 32.8 33.0 32.6 32.4 32.8 37.9 31.7 33.5 36.4 33.0 34.9 37.1 33.8 35.4 37.9 37.0 33.6 32.8 39.8 33.6 Quart___ 17.5 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 19.3 19.3 19.3 19.3 17.2 M ilk, evaporated. Can1........ 12.9 13.1 13.1 13.1 13.1 13.3 13.4 13.5 B utter...................... P o u n d ... 55.4 55.1 56.8 56.7 55.7 56.5 56.9 57.0 O le o m a r g a r in e — do......... 31.6 31.4 30.8 31.9 32.2 31.2 31.8 30.3 (all butter sub stitutes). 13.5 57.9 32.7 13.6 60.3 32.0 13.6 59.6 32.3 13.6 13.3 59.0 57.2 32.0 31.7 Cheese..................... Lard......................... V eg eta b le lard substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh. . .. d o . ........ 34.9 35.2 35.1 34.8 34.8 34.9 35.0 35.3 ...d o ......... 22.9 22.8 23.1 23.0 22.3 22.8 23.6 24.2 . .. d o ......... 25.4 25.1 25.1 25.2 25.0 24.8 24.6 24.7 35.3 24.3 24.7 35.2 23.9 24.7 35.6 23.0 24.7 35.7 35.2 22.4 23.2 24.6 24.9 Dozen___ 60.0 46.5 33.8 36.2 36.2 40.6 41.6 46.9 47.9 48.8 60.0 68.3 47.2 Eggs, storage.......... Bread....................... Flour........................ C om meal............... — do......... 51.3 P o u n d .. . 10.0 "16.3 "16.2 16.2 ‘ 16.1 "lO.l "lO.’i "I6."4 " lO .l "16.4 ...d o ......... 6.6 6.9 6.9 7.0 6.9 7.0 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.9 ___do__...... 4.7 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.6 4.5 47.5 10.4 6.9 4.2 48.1 10.4 "i6.'I 6.9 6.9 4.0 4.6 Rolled oats........... C om flakes............. W heat cereal_____ Macaroni................ — do......... 9.7 9.5 9.5 9.9 9.8 9.6 9.7 9.7 8-oz. pkg. 11.2 11.5 11.3 11.3 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.5 28-oz. pkg. 25.8 25.4 25.4 25.6 25.5 25.8 25.7 25.7 P o u n d ..- 21.3 21.5 22.0 22.0 22.0 22.0 21.8 21.8 9.7 11.5 25.5 21.8 9.7 11.5 25.6 21.8 9.5 11.4 25.6 21.8 9.3 9.6 11.2 11.4 26.0 25.6 21.8 21.8 Rice.......................... Beans, navy_____ Potatoes.................. Onions__________ — do......... 10.0 10.1 10.0 10.4 10.6 10.6 11.0 11.5 — do......... 12.3 12.3 12.6 12.8 12.6 12.8 12.5 12.0 — do____ 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.0 3.2 4.2 6.0 6.0 ...d o ____ 7.9 8.2 8.2 8.8 9.5 10.2 10.5 9.3 11.4 12.2 5.1 8.6 11.1 11.8 4.8 8.4 10.9 11.7 6.5 7.8 11.0 10.7 11.9 12.3 6.4 4.6 7.9 8.8 Cabbage.................. Beans, baked......... Corn, canned......... Peas, canned.......... — do......... 6.4 6.7 6.1 5.5 5.3 5.7 9.6 8.3 N o. 2 can. 12.2 12.4 12.4 12.3 12.1 12.3 12.4 12.3 —.d o ......... 16.8 17.7 17.3 17.4 17.7 18.1 18.9 19.2 —-do......... 19.0 18.8 19.2 19.2 19.1 18.8 19.1 19.1 7.6 12.4 19.2 19.1 5.9 12.3 17.8 18.6 5.0 12.3 17.8 18.5 5.2 6.4 12.3 12.3 18.1 18.0 18.4 18.9 Tomatoes, canned. Sugar, granulated . T ea........................... Coffee....................... — do____ 13.4 13.6 13.6 13.7 13.9 13.9 13.7 13.5 13.6 13.0 13.1 12.7 13.5 Pound . . . 8.8 8.5 8.1 8.1 7.7 7.6 7.4 7.4 7.3 7.1 7.7 7.1 7.0 ...d o ......... 93.8 96.0 97.2 98.7 98.8 100.9 100.3 100.3 100.3 101.1 100.8 100.8 99.1 ...d o ......... 50.4 51.7 51.7 51.1 51.0 50.3 49.7 50.3 50.7 51.4 51.1 50.7 50.8 Prunes..................... Raisins..................... Bananas.................. Oranges................... — do......... . ..d o ......... Dozen__ — do......... *15-16 ounces. 16.4 16.0 25.5 31.2 16.9 15.4 27.2 32.8 17.1 15.6 28.7 39.0 17.8 15.6 28.5 46.7 17.5 15.7 29.2 51.5 18.2 15.3 28.0 67.3 18.0 15.4 27.5 66.3 17.5 15.3 23.5 61.3 17.6 15. 5 27.7 63.6 18.2 15.6 28.2 57.1 17.5 15.5 28.1 54.0 17.1 15.5 28.5 40.0 17.5 15.5 27.6 50.9 59 DETAILED TABLES E A C H OF 51 C IT IES, 1913, 1925, A N D 1926, A N D EA C H M O N T H OF 1925 A N D 1926 ATLANTA, GA. 1926 Av Av er er age age for Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. for year 15 year 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1926 1913 Article Unit Sirloin steak.......... Round steak......... Rib roast................ Chuck roast.......... P o u n d .. ...d o ........ ...d o ........ ...d o ____ Cts. 24.0 21.1 19.1 14.9 Cts. 38.6 34.6 29.6 21.5 Cts. 38.6 34.3 28.8 21.3 Cts. 38.0 34.0 29.6 22.0 Cts. 40.6 36.5 31.5 24.2 Cts. 40.8 36.3 31.8 24.6 Cts. 40.9 36.5 31.9 24.2 Cts. 40.0 35.8 31.9 23.8 Cts. 40.3 36.6 31.3 23.4 Cts. 41.0 37.1 33.4 24.3 Cts. 41.5 37.6 33.3 25.2 Cts. 41.2 37.2 32.8 25.3 Cts. 40.8 36.8 32.9 25.4 Cts. 40.2 36.1 31.6 23.8 Plate beef.............. Pork chops............ Bacon, sliced-----Ham, sliced........... ___do........ ...d o ........ ...d o ........ — do........ 10.1 23.1 31.7 29.8 13.2 36.1 47.4 54.3 13.4 35.4 47.4 53.6 13.3 36.1 46.9 53.7 14.3 36.5 47.5 54.2 13.6 37.3 47.5 54.6 13.6 39.2 48.8 58.8 13.9 39.2 49.2 61.7 13.4 38.8 48.8 60.8 13.5 38.6 49.6 61.8 13.3 39.2 50.0 60.8 13.3 38.5 48.8 60.0 13.3 35.8 46.9 58.8 13.5 37.6 48.2 57.8 Lamb, leg of......... Hens....................... Salmon, canned, red. Milk, frepb — do........ 20.1 37.1 37.9 36.6 36.1 36.4 40.7 38.6 38.3 37.9 38.6 38.6 40.0 38.1 — do........ 20.2 38.1 37.4 36.9 37.4 38.1 38.1 37.6 35.8 36.7 38.5 37.3 36.8 37.4 ...d o ........ 39.8 39.0 39.0 38.1 38.1 37.8 38.7 37.2 35.1 33.6 33.5 33.8 37.0 Q uart.. _ 10 ?, 19.3 19.3 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 18.8 18.8 19.0 19.0 19.0 19.4 Milk, evaporated. Can i_ — 13.5 13.6 13.7 13.5 13.5 13.5 13.5 13.5 13.8 13.4 13.4 13.2 13.5 Butter..................... P o u n d .. 39.9 58.1 57.1 56.9 55.2 54.5 55.5 55.5 54.6 56.1 56.5 56.8 58.6 56.3 O le o m a r g a r in e ...d o ........ 32.8 31.8 31.7 31.9 32.5 32.6 32.5 31.0 32.0 32.6 31.0 26.9 31.6 (all butter sub stitutes). Cheese.................... Lard----------------V e g e t a b le lard substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh — do........ 25.0 36.4 36.0 35.7 33.7 34.3 33.9 34.4 33.6 34.9 35.5 36.2 36.4 35.1 ...d o ........ 15.4 21.4 21.6 21.8 21.5 21.4 22.8 22.9 22.7 22.6 21.7 20.1 19.7 21.7 ...d o ____ 23.3 23.6 23.6 24.4 24.2 23.7 23.8 23.6 24.0 24.3 22.2 21.9 23.6 Eggs, storage-----Bread__________ F lo u r ..................... Corn meal—.......... __ do____ 47.7 45.2 42.8 40.0 P o u n d .. " 5 .9 10.3 10.3 10.3 10.4 10.2 10.9 10.9 11.0 10.7 10.7 10.7 10.7 10.6 — do........ 3.6 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.0 6.9 6.9 6.7 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.5 6.9 — do........ 2.5 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.8 4.3 4.2 4.0 4.1 Rolled oats............ Corn flakes........... Wheat cereal......... M acaroni_______ 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.7 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.7 9.7 9.7 6.7 9.6 ...d o ........ 8-oz. pkg. :: ::: 11.6 11.5 11.5 11.3 11.3 11.3 11.3 11.3 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.4 26.4 26.5 26.5 26.2 26.2 26.2 26.6 26.2 26.4 25.6 25.6 25.9 26.2 28-oz.pkg Pound 22.0 22.0 21.9 21.6 21.6 21.6 21.6 21.6 21.7 21.7 21.7 21.9 21.7 Rice......................... Beans, navy.......... Potatoes................. Onions__________ — do........ 8.6 11.5 11.5 11.3 11.3 11.3 11.3 11.3 11.6 12.1 11.9 11.6 11.3 11.5 ...d o ........ 11.0 11.2 10.7 10.7 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.7 10.5 10.2 10.2 10.4 10.6 ...d o ........ ~~Z2 7.3 6.7 6.6 7.6 7.5 5.9 5.6 5.0 5.1 4.9 5.0 4.8 6.0 __ do____ 8.1 7.8 7.6 7.9 8.5 8.0 &2 7.7 7.8 8.0 7.6 7.2 7.9 Cabbage................ Beans, baked........ Corn, canned........ Peas, canned......... ...d o ........ ........ 7.9 8.8 8.2 7.8 6.2 5.4 4.9 5.5 4.9 4.8 4.9 4.8 6.2 No. 2 can 12.3 12.2 11.8 11.6 11.7 11.7 11.7 11.7 11.8 11.7 11.5 11.5 11.8 ...d o ........ 17.7 17.7 17.8 17.7 17.7 17.7 17.7 17.7 18.0 17.8 17.8 17.5 17.7 — do........ 19.8 19.5 19.2 19.1 19.2 19.2 19.2 18.8 19.9 20.2 20.0 20.0 19.5 Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated.. T ea........................ Coffee..................... — do........ 11.9 11.7 11.6 11.4 11.3 11.2 10.8 11.0 11.1 10.9 11.0 11.0 11.2 P o u n d .. " 5 .7 7.2 7.2 7.1 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.5 7.5 7.3 — do........ 60.0 103.5 103.5 103.5 103.7 103.7 106.6 106.6 104.8 105.9 104.3 106.1 105.9 104.8 — do........ 32.0 51.0 51.8 51.8 50.7 50.7 51.1 51.1 51.1 51.6 51.8 52.2 51.5 51.4 Prunes.................... Raisins................... B ananas_______ Oranges________ ...d o ........ ........ 17.4 18.1 18.2 — do........ 15.7 15.8 16.5 Dozen. 28.6 29.1 29.2 ...d o ........ 38.2 36.8 41.7 Dozen__ 29.2 55.6 44.7 35.4 37.9 39.0 39.1 40.0 41.7 46.3 51.5 58.1 61.1 45.9 115-16 ounces. 18.1 14.9 27.7 47.0 18.7 17.6 30.0 48.8 18.7 17.5 28.5 48.7 18.8 17.9 28.0 49.3 18.7 18.4 26.4 48.1 19.7 18.2 25.5 51.7 17.9 18.3 28.2 53.8 17.6 16.8 28.6 41.1 17.8 16.5 27.3 34.5 18.3 17.0 28.1 45.0 60 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 T a b l e 1 3 .—A V ER A G E R E T A IL PR IC E S OF S P E C IF IE D FOOD A R TIC L ES IN E A C H BALTIM ORE, M D . 1925 Av- age Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. N ov. D ec. for year 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1925 Article U n it Sirloin steak........... Round steak.......... R ib roast................. Chuck roast........... P o u n d ... ...d o ......... . .. d o ------. .. d o ____ Cts. 37.5 33.3 30.5 20.9 Cts. 37.6 33.3 30.2 20.5 Cts. 38.7 34.4 31.1 21.0 Cts. 40.1 35.8 32.0 22.0 Cts. 41.5 37.2 32.4 22.8 Cts. 41.6 37.6 31.7 22.7 Cts. 41.7 37.8 31.9 22.9 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 41.6 40.5 39.8 38.9 38.9 37.6 36.8 35.6 34.9 35.2 31.3 30.7 30.0 30.1 30.5 22.4 22.0 21.5 21.5 21.6 Cts. 39.9 35.8 31.0 21.8 Plate beef................ Pork chops............. Bacon, sliced.......... H am , sliced............ . .. d o ____ . .. d o ____ — do____ . .. d o ------- 13.9 30.2 35.8 51.3 13.9 29.5 36.5 51.0 14.1 36.3 40.1 55.5 14.6 37.1 41.6 55.2 15.3 37.0 41.3 55.7 15.0 36.7 43.3 55.2 14.7 39.6 45.7 57.9 14.4 41.7 47.2 58.9 14.4 42.2 46.8 57.4 14.6 40.1 47.1 56.9 15.1 36.3 46.3 57.3 14.8 35.0 44.1 56.3 14.6 36.8 43.0 55.7 Lamb....................... Hens......................... Salmon, canned, red. M ilk, fresh............. . .. d o ------- 40.5 39.6 40.5 39.3 41.6 39.9 40.7 40.3 __.do------- 39.2 38.7 39.1 39.9 39.8 39.1 40.2 39.2 . .. d o ____ 27.5 27.7 27.6 27.8 27.7 27.7 27.9 29.0 40.4 38.7 32.8 39.6 37.8 34.8 40.4 37.3 35.6 40.4 40.3 38.2 38.9 36.5 30.2 Quart___ 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 M ilk, evaporated . Can 1___ 10.9 10.9 10.8 11.0 11.1 11.0 11.2 11.3 B utter..................... Pound. __ 57.0 54.8 59.8 58.8 58.1 57.4 57.3 57.6 O le o m a r g a r in e _ ..d o ------- 27.9 28.0 28.3 28.4 28.1 28.6 29.0 29.0 (all butter sub stitutes). 11.3 59.1 29.4 11.3 63.1 29.8 11.4 63.6 30.1 11.3 11.1 63.3 59.2 30.3 28.9 36.4 23.8 24.9 36.4 21.8 24.7 36.6 36.3 20.7 22.3 24.7 25.0 Cheese..................... Lard......................... V e g e ta b le la rd substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh. . .. d o ____ . .. d o ____ . .. d o ____ 35.7 36.1 36.3 36.7 36.6 36.1 35.8 36.1 21.6 21.0 21.9 22.7 22.1 21.9 23.2 23.3 25.3 25.1 25.2 25.5 25.4 25.3 24.5 24.6 36.2 23.1 24.7 Dozen__ 72.2 55.2 36.4 36.7 37.4 39.4 42.5 43.9 45.5 56.5 68.1 66.1 50.0 Eggs, storage.......... Bread....................... Flour....................... Corn meal.............. . .. d o ____ 52.8 51.0 P o u n d ... 9.1 9.1 " 9 .2 ""9.'4 " 9. 4 " 9. 4 ‘ "9.1 "~9.4 "’ "9.’4 ... d o ------- 5.5 6.1 5.9 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.7 5.7 — do____ 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.6 4.3 4.5 4.4 4.6 4.5 43.1 9.4 5.5 4.3 45.3 9.4 5.6 4.2 46.2 9.4 "~9.3 5.6 5.7 4.1 4.4 Rolled oats............. Corn flakes............. W heat cereal.......... M acaroni................ — do......... 8.5 9.0 8.9 8.9 9.0 8.8 8.8 8.8 8-oz. pkg. 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.4 10.4 10.2 10.3 10.2 28-oz.pkg. 22.8 22.9 23.0 22.8 22.9 23.2 23.2 23.2 P o u n d ... 19.3 19.2 19.2 19.0 19.2 19.5 19.1 19.2 8.8 10.1 23.5 19.2 8.7 10.2 23.7 19.6 8.7 10.3 24.1 19.3 8.7 8.8 10.1 10.3 24.0 23.3 19.0 19.2 R ice__........ ............ Beans, na v y ........... Potatoes.................. Onions................. . .. d o ____ — do____ . .. d o ____ — do____ 10.3 10.4 10.4 10.4 10.4 10.3 10.6 10.8 9.4 9.7 9.8 9.6 9.4 9.4 9.3 9.1 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.2 3.1 3.7 4.3 4.4 5.8 6.1 6.1 6.3 9.6 10.4 10.1 8.6 10.8 9.0 3.5 6.6 10.8 8.8 3.5 6.0 10.6 8.7 5.1 6.0 11.0 10.6 8.8 9.3 5.4 3.5 5.8 7.3 Cabbage.................. Beans, baked-----Corn, canned------Peas, canned.......... — do____ 4.5 6.0 5.8 0.6 6.6 6.3 8.2 4.8 No. 2 can. 11.6 11.4 11.9 11.5 11.6 11.2 11.2 11.3 — do____ 16.7 17.1 17.3 17.5 17.3 17.3 17.2 17.3 ... d o ____ 16.9 16.9 16.8 16.9 17.0 16.5 16.6 16.3 4.2 11.3 16. 5 16.3 3.9 11.3 15.9 16.0 4.3 11.2 16.0 16.0 4.5 5.5 11.3 11.4 15.8 16.8 15.5 16.5 Tomatoes, canned. Sugar, granulated. T ea ........................... Coffee...................... ... d o ____ 12.0 12.2 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.1 11.5 11.5 P o u n d ... 7.4 7.0 7.0 6.8 6.7 6.6 6.6 6.2 — do____ 70.3 71.3 72.6 74.9 76.4 77.1 76.5 76.2 . .. d o ------- 49.0 49.5 49.5 49.8 49.6 48.0 48.3 48.6 10.9 6.2 75.1 48.4 10.6 6.1 75.1 48.6 10.7 6.0 75.8 48.3 10.3 11.6 6.1 6.6 76.9 74.9 48.6 48.9 Prunes..................... Raisins.................... Bananas.................. Oranges................... . .. d o ------. .. d o ____ Dozen___ — do____ 16.1 16.3 13.3 13.2 28.7 1 28.3 48.0 • 51.2 15.5 13.3 26.3 63.5 15.3 13.1 25.3 66.1 15.2 13.1 25.3 59.1 15.4 13.2 25.9 48.3 115-16 ounces. 16.2 12.9 27.1 43.5 16.0 13.1 27.5 44.3 16.7 13.2 29.2 56.3 16.2 13.1 26.7 62.4 16.3 13.0 27.2 60.8 15.9 13.1 25.9 57.7 15.9 13.1 27.0 55.1 61 DETAILED TABLES OF 51 CITIES, 1913, 1926, AND 1926, AND EACH MONTH OF 1925 AND 1926—Continued BALTIMORE, MD. Article U nit Sirloin steak........ . Pound. Round steak------ ...d o — Rib roast............... ...d o ........ Chuck roast........ . ...d o ........ Plate beef.............. Pork chops.......... . Bacon, sliced-----Ham, sliced------- — do........ ...d o ........ ...d o ........ — do___ A v Av1926 erer age for Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. N ov. Dec. for year year 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1926 15 15 15 1913 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 38.3 34.6 29.9 21.6 38.6 35.3 30.2 21.5 39.2 35.2 29.9 21.7 39.5 35.5 30.0 21.7 40.3 36.4 30.1 22.0 40.5 36.5 30.3 22.0 12.4 19.1 23.1 30.5 14.7 36.0 42.5 56.5 14.7 36.2 42.7 57.2 15.1 38.1 42.9 57.7 14.8 38.2 43.8 59.1 14.4 39.5 45.3 59.1 15.0 14.9 14.7 15.1 15.2 14.9 15.0 14.9 41.7 40.5 39.0 43.3 39.9 38.8 35.8 38.9 47.4 46.9 47.0 47.0 46.9 45.7 43.7 45.2 61.0 62.3 61.8 59.9 58.3 59.7 18.4 39.6 38.9 Lamb, leg of......... — do— Hens..................... . ...d o ___ 21.3 39. 40.1 Salmon, canned, — do___ 36.3 36.8 red. Milk, fresh............ Quart— 8.8 13.0 13.0 Milk, evaporated. Can i._ Butter.................... Pound, O leom a rg a rin e —do___ (all butter sub stitutes). Cheese.................... Lard........................ V eg eta b le la rd substitute. Eggs,strictly fresh. 40.4 36.6 30.7 22.1 40.2 36.8 30.5 21.9 40.2 36.7 30.2 22.1 38.8 36.1 29.9 22.0 Cts. 23.0 21.5 18.3 15.6 38.0 35.0 29.8 21.6 37.8 34.7 29.6 21.5 39.3 35.8 30.1 21.8 3P.6 39.0 42.4 43.6 41.3 40.1 40.2 38.4 37.3 37.1 39.7 41.4 42.8 43.2 41.9 41.9 41.0 39.4 38.3 38.4 37.8 40.5 36.8 36.7 36.7 36.8 36.9 36.0 34.2 31.8 31.2 35.6 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 13.3 11.3 11.3 11.3 11.3 11.3 11.3 11.2 11.3 11.2 11.2 11.2 11.2 11.3 39.7 60.4 59.2 58.0 55. 54.2 55.3 54.8 54.9 56.3 57.9 59.9 63.8 57.6 30.6 31.3 31.0 30. 30.8 30.3 30.4 30.3 30.1 30.1 30.0 30.0 30.5 ...d o ........ 22.8 36.4 36.8 36.0 34.9 34.4 34.1 33.9 33.9 33.6 34.6 35.4 35.5 35.0 ...d o ___ 14.5 20.3 20. 19. 19.6 19.7 21.4 21.7 21.5 20.9 20.3 19.6 18.3 20.3 — do........ 24.3 24.2 24.2 24.1 24.1 24.3 24.7 24.4 24.6 24.2 24.1 23.9 24.3 Dozen __ 30.2 54.0 43.9 35.3 55 9 36.2 41.4 31.0 5.4 9.4 9.8 3.2 5.9 5.9 2.5 4.0 4.0 — do....... P o u n d ._ Bread. Flour...................... — do........ Com meal______ — do....... 9. 6.0 9.8 5.8 3.9 9.8 5.8 3.9 38.7 40.0 47.3 54.8 66.3 65.2 46.4 9.8 5.8 3.9 9.7 5.8 3.9 9.7 5.8 4.0 9.8 5.5 3.8 43.3 46.7 4 5 .5 . 9.8 9.8 9.8 9.8 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.7 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 Rolled oats___ Corn flakes............ Wheat cereal____ Macaroni.......... ...d o ....... 8-oz.pkg. 28-oz.pkg. P o u n d ._ 8.4 8.3 8.3 8.3 8.4 8.4 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.4 8.5 8.3 10.1 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.1 10.2 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.2 24.1 24.3 24. 24.4 24.4 24.6 24.3 24.3 24.6 24.3 24.5 24.3 24.4 19.4 19.4 19.1 19.0 19.0 19.1 18.7 18.7 19.1 18.6 18.6 18.6 18.9 Rice....................... Beans, navy........ Potatoes................. Onions.—............. — do....... ...d o ....... ...d o ....... ...d o ....... Cabbage................. Beans, baked........ Com, canned........ Peas, canned........ ...d o ___ No. 2 can . . . do._ ...d o ........ Tomatoes,canned. Sugar, granulated. T e a ........................ Coffee..................... 10.6 10.6 10.1 9.9 9.9 9.9 10.1 10.1 10.0 10.7 10.7 10.7 10.3 — do___ Pound.. 4. 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.3 — do___ 56.0 73.0 73.2 74.5 74. 74.6 75.0 74.8 75.1 74.8 74.2 73.8 73.5 74.3 — do___ 24.9 48.4 47.4 47.8 47.7 47.7 47.8 47.9 47.7 48.0 47.6 47.4 47.5 47.7 Prunes.................. — do....... Raisins................... ...d o ....... Bananas................. D ozen ... . . . do.. 115-16 ounces. 44567°—27------ 5 9.0 10.8 10.6 10.6 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.7 10.7 10.4 10.3 10.7 8.7 8.6 8.1 8.1 7.9 8.0 7.8 7.9 7.7 7.9 8.1 8.3 8.1 6.1 6.1 5.9 6.7 6.9 5.4 3.5 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.3 5.1 5.7 5.6 5.6 6.1 7.9 7.4 6.6 6.3 5.1 4.8 4.8 5.0 5.8 " 1.8 6.4 7.1 8.9 8.2 6.5 5.1 4.6 4.0 4.0 4.2 4.3 5.8 10.8 10.8 10.7 10.6 10. 10.6 10.6 10.6 10.5 10.4 10.4 10.5 10.6 15.5 15.8 15.8 15.7 15.5 15.4 15.2 15.0 14.9 15.0 14.6 14.7 15.3 15.8 16.0 16.0 15.8 15.7 15.4 15.6 15.6 15.3 15.4 15.1 15.0 15.6 15.0 13.5 25.1 46.2 14.8 13.4 25.0 45.3 14.9 13.3 25.5 46.4 14.5 13.5 25.8 51. 14.5 13.4 25.8 55.0 14.5 13.4 25.8 49.3 14.6 13.5 25.4 49.8 14.4 13.4 25.8 49.1 14.2 13.4 25.0 51.7 14.2 13.5 26.3 57.8 13.9 13.2 26.7 49.3 14.0 13.0 26.3 44.2 14.5 13.4 25.7 49.6 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 62 T a b l e 1 3 .—A V ER A G E R E T A IL P R IC E S OF S P E C IF IE D FO OD A R TIC L ES IN E A C H B IR M IN G H A M , ALA. 1925 Article U nit Sirloin steak......... Round steak........ Rib roast............... Chuck roast......... Pound— _.do......... —do....... . ..d o ......... Plate beef.............. Pork chops......... . Bacon, sliced........ Ham, sliced.......... ..d o ____ ..d o ....... ..d o ____ —do____ Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. N ov. 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 AV'* erage for D ec. yeai 15 1925 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts Cts. 39.0 34.2 27.7 22.7 Cts. 37.5 33.3 27.4 21.6 37.8 38.2 38.4 39.0 33.4 33. 34.0 34.2 27.6 28.4 28.2 28.4 22.0 22.3 22.7 22.6 Cts. 37.5 32.7 27.7 22.1 39.3 34.3 28.3 22.7 39.6 34.3 27.8 22.6 39.1 34.8 28.2 22.5 39.7 34.9 27.5 22.6 39. 34.2 28.4 22.6 13.2 30.7 41.0 48.3 13.2 30.0 41.4 47.9 13.6 35.6 43.5 50.8 14.4 34.3 46.7 53.3 14.0 34.7 47.8 52.4 14.3 36.2 48. 54.0 14.2 36.7 49.3 53.8 13.9 37.0 48.7 54.2 13.9 37.1 49.6 53.1 13.9 14.0 37.3 35.0 49.1 46.5 52.2 37.0 36.5 37.5 37.3 33. 33.5 32.7 32.2 32.1 32.0 32.1 32.4 37.3 34.6 34.3 37.3 35.6 35.9 37.8 33.9 37.5 37.2 37.4 34.6 33.8 38.7 33.5 14.2 35.8 46.1 52.5 Lamb..................... —do......... 37.0 37.8 38.5 37.5 —do........ 33.4 33.3 34.3 33.9 Salmon, canned —do____ 31.4 31.3 31.9 32.0 red. M ilk, fresh............. Quart__ 19.0 19.0 19.0 19.0 14.8 34.5 45.9 52.5 Cts. Cts. Cts. 38.7 34. C 28. C 22.4 19.0 19.0 19.0 19.0 19.0 19.0 19.0 19.0 19.0 M ilk, evaporated.. C a n 1___ 12.4 12.6 12.6 12.6 12.4 12.5 12.5 12.5 56.9 55.8 58. 58.3 56.1 56.1 55.8 56. B utter..................... Pound. O le o m a r g a r in e ...d o ____ 36.0 35.8 35.8 35.7 35. 35.3 35.6 35.5 (all butter sub stitutes). 12.7 57.2 36.1 12.6 61.6 36.2 12.6 62.2 36.4 12.7 12.6 62.0 58.1 36.5 35.9 Cheese................... . —do......... 36.2 36.9 36.8 Lard........................ —do......... 23.9 23.6 24.1 Vegetable lard —do......... 21.9 21.8 22.3 substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen___ 68.0 51.7 37.5 36.7 36.2 36.4 36.6 37.0 23.8 23.3 23.4 24.1 24.6 22.4 22.2 22.2 22.3 22.2 37.2 24.3 22.3 37.6 24.1 22.2 37.7 23.6 22.0 37.9 36.9 22.7 23.8 22.1 22.2 19.4 43.1 46.2 48.0 38.3 37.9 52.7 61.8 49.4 49.0 7.0 4.5 48.6 10.2 7.1 4.3 52.2 10.2 10.3 7.1 7.1 4.3 4.5 9.8 11.9 25.3 19.1 9.7 12.0 25.6 19.1 10.1 11.9 25.7 19.3 9.9 9.8 12.1 12.1 26.0 25.6 19.1 19.3 — do......... 11.1 11.2 U.O 11.1 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.9 — do......... 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.4 12.2 12.7 12.1 12.1 — do......... 3.8 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.7 5.1 5.8 6.0 — do......... 7.3 7.6 7.9 8.5 9.3 9.0 11.8 12.1 5.3 11.9 11.7 5.0 7.6 12.0 11.7 6.1 7.9 11.8 11.5 11.5 12.1 6.1 4.8 7.7 8.4 ...d o ......... 5.8 6.1 6.1 5.8 5.6 5.4 8.0 7.3 No. 2 can. 13.3 13.3 13.3 13.2 12.8 12.8 12.7| 12.7 — do......... 18.8 18.8 18.8 18.8 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.2 — do......... 22.5 22.6 22.2 22.5 22.5 22.4 22.4 22.4 6.2 12.6 19.2 22.4 5.7 12.6 18.6 22.6 5.4 13.2 18.6 22.6 5.4 6.1 12.6 12.9 18.4 18.9 22.4 22.5 Tomatoes, canned. — do......... 12.8 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.1 12.9 13.0 Sugar, granulated. P o u n d ... 8.8 8.5 8.2 8.0 7.7 7.5 7.5 7.4 T ea.......................... — do....... . 90.7 90.6 91.7 92.5 91.8 93.0 92.1 92.5 Coffee...................... ...d o ......... 53.4 54.5 54.8 54.5 54.0 53.8 53.8 53.8 12.8 7.4 92.8 53.8 12.6 7.1 92.9 53.9 12.3 7.1 92.9 54.0 11.9 12.8 7.3 7.7 92.1 92.1 54.0 54.0 19.5 15.6 36.9 20.3 15.2 37.6 61.8 19.8 15.0 36.9 54.9 19.6 15.2 37.8 46.4 52.3 10.2 10.4 10.4 10.4 10.4 10.4 10.4 10.4 6.9 7.2 7.2 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.1 4.5 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 10.2 7.0 4.5 10.2 Rolled oats........... Corn flakes....... . W heat cereal.......... M acaroni.......... 9.8 9. 9.8 —do......... 9.6 9.7 8-oz. pkg. 12.3 12.4 12.1 12.1 12.2 12.1 12.2 2Soz.pkg. 25.5 25.9 25.6 25.6 25.5 25.3 25.4 25.3 P o u n d ... 19.5 19.5 19.6 19.3 19.3 19.2 19.1 19.1 R ice......................... Beans, navy.......... Potatoes................. Onions..................... Cabbage................. Beans, baked____ Corn, canned____ Peas, canned........ . Eggs, storage____ —do___ Bread..................... . Pound., Flour........._............ — do— .. Com m eal............... —do— . Prunes................... . — do....... . Raisins.................... .--d o ....... . Bananas................ Dozen___ Oranges................. ...d o ......... 115-16 ounces. 20.4 15.9 36.8 39.5 19.5 15.9 38.6 40.9 19.7 15.6 39.5 48.5 19.7 15.7 38.9 50.7 19.6 15.7 39.4 55.9 19.6 15.4 38.6 60.0 20.0 15.5 38.8 65.8 18.9 15.6 36.5 64.1 19.7 15.5 38.0 54.8 63 DETAILED TABLES OF 51 C IT IES, 1913, 1925, A N D 1926, A N D E A C H M O N T H OF 1925 A N D 1926—Continued B IR M IN G H AM , ALA. Av A v er er age age for Jan. for Mar. Apr. May June July Aug, Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. year year 15 Feb. 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1926 15 1913 Article U nit Sirloin steak.......... Round steak____ Rib roast................ Chuck roast_____ Pound. ..d o ... —d o ... —do___ 26.9 22.0 20.0 16.4 39.7 34.7 28.4 22.7 Plate beef_______ Pork chops........... Bacon, sliced-----Ham, sliced-------- —do___ . .. d o .. .. ___do___ —do___ 10.3 20.9 33.4 30.9 13.8 36.3 48.8 53.3 Lamb, leg of_____ Hens................... Salmon, canned, red. M ilk, fresh.......... - —do___ ..d o __ —do___ 21.7 38.6 37.0 37.2 38.1 39.0 38.6 38. 38.5 37.9 38.1 18.6 35.8 36.2 36.0 36.1 37. 37.3 36.3 37.3 36.8 37.6 37.8 36.8 36.8 41.1 41.2 41.1 41.4 41.5 41.3 41.4 40.7 40.7 36.4 36.2 35.4 Cts. Cts. C ts. 39.7 39.4 39. 1 40.0 34.7 34.7 34.1 34.9 28.2 27.9 27.5 27.8 22.4 22. 22.< 22.8 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 40.5 35.1 28.5 23.2 13.9 36.9 48.4 53.5 13.5 36.5 48.3 53.5 14.2 38. 50. 58.4 14.7 36.2 47.9 53.0 15.5 37.9 48.8 55.5 C ts. 41.0 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 14.5 40.0 51.0 58.9 14.2 39.1 51.0 59.5 41.0 40.7 40.7 35.7 35.5 35.5 35.8 28.8 28.7 28.3 27.8 22.8 22. 22.9 23.3 40.7 35.3 28.2 23.0 41.1 35.8 28.1 22.9 Cts. 40.4 35.2 28.2 22.8 13.9 14.8 14.3 14.0 14.3 39.4 40.3 38.9 36.9 38.1 50. 50.4 50.8 48.7 49.6 60.0 57.6 57.0 56.6 Quart. __ 10.2 19.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 18.0 18.0 18.0 18.0 19.3 M ilk, evaporated. Can 1__ Butter__________ Pound. O leo m a rg a rin e __do___ (all butter sub stitutes). 12. 12.5 12.5 12.6 12.5 12.6 12.6 12.6 12.6 12.5 12.5 12.6 41.7 60.8 59.5 59.0 57.2 56.1 56.6 56.5 56.1 56.4 57.0 58.0 60.6 57.8 36.8 36. 36.6 36.2 36.2 35. 36.1 36.5 36.4 36.3 36.2 36.5 36.4 C heese................... Lard........................ V e g e t a b le lard substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh ...d o ___ .__do___ ...d o ___ 22. 38.1 37.7 37.0 35.8 35.1 35.3 35.3 35.6 35.6 37.1 37.1 37.3 36.4 15.6 22. 22.6 22.5 22.0 22.3 24.0 23.8 22.8 23.0 22.5 21.9 21.3 22.6 22.0 21.8 22.2 22.1 22.0 22.1 22.2 22.4 22.0 21.7 21.6 21.7 22.0 Eggs, storage......... Bread...................... Flour....................... Corn meal__.......... ...d o ___ P o u n d .. .—do___ ...d o ___ Rolled oats............ Corn flakes............ Wheat cereal......... Macaroni................ ...d o ___ 8-oz. pkg.. 28-oz.pkg, P o u n d .. Dozen. __ SO.6 57.6 41.7 36.4 38.9 40.0 42.3 42 3 47.1 51.8 55.6 60.9 46.1 46.9 35.0 45.0 46.7 47.8 5.4 10.3 10.3 10.3 10.3 10.2 10.2 10.3 10. 10.4 10.3 10.3 10.3 10.3 3.7 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.2 7.3 7.2 7.0 6.9 6.9 6.8 6.8 6.8 7.0 2.3 4.3 4.3 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.1 4.2 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.2 10.1 12.2 26.3 19.0 10.1 12.3 26.5 19.0 10.1 12.2 26.6 19.0 10.1 12.2 26.6 18.9 10.1 9.7 9.9 12.1 11.9 12.0 12.0 26.6 27.2 27.1 26.9 18.9 19.1 19.1 19.1 10.0 11.9 27.0 18.9 10.1 12.1 26.9 18.8 10.1 12.0 26.9 18.7 10.0 12.2 26.9 18.7 10.0 12.1 26.8 18.9 Rice....................... _—do___ 8.2 12.1 12. 12.1 12.2 12.1 12.2 11.8 11.7 11.6 11.5 11.3 11.2 11.8 11.5 11.4 11.5 11.5 11.1 11.0 10.8 10.4 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.9 Beans, navy........ — d o.— . Potatoes............... do___ ’2.’l 6.7 6.7 6. 7.4 7.7 5.9 6.0 5.6 5.4 5.4 5.3 5.3 6.2 Onions.................. ...d o ___ 7. 7.6 8.0 8.1 8.7 8.8 8.3 8.0 8.0 7.7 7.6 6.9 8.0 Cabbage................. Beans, baked........ Corn, canned____ Peas, canned____ — do.. No. 2 can ...d o ___ — d o ..... 5.9 5.6 5.7 5.4 5.4 5.2 5.6 6.3 6.7 7.8 7.9 8.1 12.7 12.7 12.7 12.8 12.5 12.7 12.7 12.2 11.9 12.0 12.0 11.9 12.4 18.1 18.1 18.2 18.0 18.0 18.4 18.3 18.2 18.9 18.5 18.3 18.4 18.3 '21.8 21.7 21.7 21.8 21.9 21.4 21.9 21.4 21.8 21.6 21.0 21.4 21.6 Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. Tea.......................... Coffee..................... —do___ Pound.. —do___ —do___ 11.9 11.6 11.4 11.2 11.0 10.8 10.8 11.0 11.1 11.4 11.2 11.2 11.2 5.4 7.3 7.3 7.1 7.1 7.2 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.5 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.4 61.3 92.4 92.9 92.9 94.4 95.5 96.2 97.5 96.6 96.0 96.3 96.7 96.4 95.3 25.8 54.1 54.0 54.0 54.4 54.3 54.2 53.9 54.2 54.3 54.3 54.0 53.9 54.1 Prunes.............. Raisins............. Bananas............ Oranges............ —do........ —do___ Dozen. —do....... I 115-16 ounces. 19. 15.4 39.7 44.0 19.3 15.4 39.5 43.3 19.5 15.2 37.9 46.1 19.4 15.2 38.9 49.1 19.0 15.0 37.2 52.7 19.6 15.2 37.5 53.0 19.8 15.5 37.1 53.0 20.4 15.2 37.1 50.7 20.6 16.1 37.1 51.6 19.3 15.7 37.9 52.3 19.3 15.4 38.5 50.5 18.7 15.4 37.3 44.5 19.5 15.4 38.0 49.2 64 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 T able 1 3 .—A V ER A G E R E T A IL PR IC ES OF SP E C IF IE D FOOD A R TIC L ES IN EA C H BOSTON, MASS. 1925 Av- age Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. N ov. Dec. for year 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1925 Article U nit Sirloin steak *. . . . Round steak.......... R ib roast................ Chuck roast........... P o u n d .. . ...d o ......... ...d o ......... — do......... Cts. 60.6 48.0 37.8 24.5 Cts. 62.0 49.2 37.9 25.0 Cts. 62.6 50.1 38.6 25.3 Cts. 61.6 49.9 38.3 26.0 Cts. 61.7 50.2 39.0 26.0 Cts. 67.5 56.2 42.0 28.8 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 69.0 69.9 68.7 66.8 66.1 56.2 55.2 55.9 51.8 51.5 42.9 43.1 42.7 40.9 41.0 28.9 28.1 29.6 28.5 28.3 Cts. 64.9 51.9 40.2 27.0 Plate beef................ Pork chops............. Bacon, sliced.......... Ham, sliced............ — do......... 17.0 16.5 — do......... 34.0 32.5 ...d o ......... 40.1 41.3 ...d o ......... 53.0 53.5 16.7 39.0 44.4 56.4 16.9 39.0 46.4 58.2 17.3 37.6 45.0 57.2 17.2 38.4 45.4 57.2 19.5 40.6 46.8 58.9 19.6 42.8 48.1 60.5 20.1 43.5 49.3 60.2 20.1 42.7 48.8 60.0 19.2 42.9 48.4 59.0 19.2 37.8 48.5 58.5 18.3 39.2 46.0 57.7 Lamb....................... Hens........................ Salmon, canned, red. M ilk, fresh............. ...d o ......... 40.8 39.2 40.1 38.0 39.5 40.2 41.6 40.7 ...d o ......... 39.0 39.4 39.9 40.8 41.4 40.3 41.5 40.2 ...d o .......... 30.2 30.4 30.3 30.5 30.5 31.0 31.0 32.3 40.0 41.6 34.2 39.7 41.6 35.4 40.7 39.7 36.9 40.5 40.1 40.2 40.5 36.5 32.4 Quart----- 14.9 14.9 13.8 13.8 13.3 13.3 14.3 14.8 14.8 14.8 14.8 14.8 14.4 M ilk, evaporated. Can i ----- 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.6 11.8 11.8 Butter..................... Pound. . . 55.6 50.4 54.2 54.3 54.5 £4.5 53.9 55.0 O le o m a r g a r in e — do.......... 31.1 31.3 30.5 30.3 30.3 28.6 29.0 29.5 (all butter sub stitutes). 11.9 56.3 29.1 11.9 59.3 29.8 12.2 59.6 29.3 12.3 11.8 59.3 55.6 30.0 29.9 39.2 ! 39.3 24.6 24.7 26.1 26.1 39.5 23.4 25.9 39.7 38.5 22.6 23.7 25.9 25.9 71.3 85.7 91.7 85.1 69.7 ’T l '"Ti 52.8 9.1 6.6 6.7 54.7 9.1 6.7 6.5 Cts. 61.7 48.5 38.2 24.8 37.5 38.0 37.6 38.1 37.9 38.3 38.5 38.8 23.7 23.7 23.4 23.8 22.6 23.3 23.8 24.2 24.6 26.3 26.0 26.0 26.0 25.8 25.8 25.8 1 Cheese__________ Lard......................... V e g e ta b le la r d substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh. —.d o____ — do......... — do......... Eggs, storage.......... Bread..................... Flour....................... C om m e a l--........ . ...d o .......... 58.6 56.2 P o u n d .. . 8.8 8.9 ~8.9 "_9 .0 " 9 .O "9 .O " 9 .O — do......... 6.6 7.1 6.9 6.5 6.5 6.6 6.6 — do......... 6.4 6.4 6.2 6.3 6.5 6.5 6.4 6.6 6.5 6.6 6.7 51.6 9.1 6.5 6.8 Rolled oats............. Com flakes............. Wheat cereal.......... M acaroni................ 9.3 9.3 9.4 9.4 9.6 9.4 9.5 9.4 ...d o ____ 8-oz. pkg. 11.0 11.3 11.3 11.2 11.3 11.1 11.0 10.9 28-oz. pkg. 24.0 24.4 24.5 24.5 24.5 24.5 24.5 24.4 P o u n d ... 22.6 22.7 23.1 23.0 23.3 23.2 23.2 23.3 9.4 11.1 24.6 23.4 9.4 11.1 24.9 23.4 9.3 11.1 25.0 23.2 9.2 9.4 11.0 11.1 25.2 24.6 23.1 23.1 R ice_....................... Beans, n a v y ......... Potatoes.................. Onions__________ _-_do......... 11.3 11.5 11.6 11.4 11.8 11.6 11.7 11.9 . —do......... 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.9 10.9 10.9 11.1 10.9 — do......... 2.0 2.3 2.1 1.9 2.1 2.4 4.4 4.9 __do.......... 6.3 6.4 6.0 6.8 9.2 10.2 9.8 8.2 12.0 10.8 3.2 6.5 12.3 11.0 3.8 6.0 12.5 10.9 5.2 5.9 12.4 11.8 10.8 10.9 5.1 3.3 6.2 7.3 Cabbage.................. Beans, baked......... Com, canned......... Peas, canned.......... . . do......... 5.0 5.9 6.5 7.4 7.1 7.7 8.5 5.8 No.2can_ 14.0 14.0 13.9 13.9 14.1 14.1 13.8 13.6 — do......... 20.1 20.3 20.3 20.4 20.4 20.6 20.7 20.6 — do......... 22.0 22.1 21.7 21.7 21.7 21.4 21.2 21.2 5.2 13.9 20.3 21.4 5.0 13.9 20.0 21.6 5.1 13.5 19.5 21.3 5.2 6.2 13.6 13.9 19.3 20.2 21.1 21.5 Tomatoes, canned. Sugar, granulated. T ea........................... Coffee.................... — do......... Pound— ...d o ......... ...d o ......... 13.7 13.8 13.8 13.8 13.6 13.5 13.5 13.5 8.1 7.6 7.4 7.3 7.1 7.1 6.8 6.7 74.2 74.9 74.6 75.0 75.1 75.2 75.4 76.3 56.9 57.1 57.1 57.2 56.0 54.9 56.3 56.1 13.6 6.9 75.5 56.3 13.2 6.8 75.5 56.0 12.7 6.6 75.8 56.0 12.4 13.4 6.7 7.1 76.0 75.3 56.0 56.3 16.6 13.8 41.1 66.5 17.0 13.9 41.7 72.9 16.8 13.9 41.4 77.5 17.0 14.2 43.5 51.3 Dozen___ 86.2 70.7 55.4 50.1 52.5 55.7 64.6 67.2 Prunes..................... — do......... Raisins.................... ...d o .......... Bananas.................. Dozen___ Oranges................... 17.6 13.8 51.0 47.3 16.9 13.8 50.0 50.0 16.3 13.7 49.5 54.0 17.1 13.8 50.0 59.8 16.8 13.8 47.8 68.4 17.1 13.9 48.3 70.4 17.3 13.8 47.8 65.9 16.8 13.9 43.3 64.9 ‘To 6.7 6.5 16.9 13.9 46.3 62.4 1 15-16 ounces. * The steak for which prices are here quoted is called “ sirloin ” in this city, but in most of the other cities included in this report it would be known as “ porterhouse” steak. 65 DETAILED TABLES OP 51 C IT IES, 1913, 1925, A N D 1926, A N D E A C H M O N T H OF 1925 A N D 1926—Continued BOSTON, MASS. 1926 A v A v er er age age for Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay for Nov. July Aug. June Sept. Oct. Dec. year 15 year 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 16 1926 1913 Article U nit Sirloin ste a k 2 Round steak____ Rib roast..........— Chuck roast.......... P o u n d ....d o ........ — do___ — do........ 35.3 34.3 24.5 17.5 63.2 49.0 38.3 26.4 65.0 50.9 38.5 27.1 65.0 51.4 39.0 27.3 65.7 51.5 39.5 27.4 66.0 51.5 39.6 27.9 65.4 51.1 39.0 27.5 67.0 52.9 39.2 28.2 65.3 51.7 38.9 28.2 64.7 49.7 37.9 28.5 64.3 49.5 37.8 28.5 65.1 51.0 38.9 27.6 Plate beef.............. Pork chops............ Bacon, sliced-----Ham, sliced........... — — — — 20.2 20.3 19.7 23.0 39.2 37.6 39.0 25.2 47.4 46.5 46.5 30.9 57.7 57.1 57.6 18.4 40.8 46.8 58.6 18.6 43.6 47.0 60.3 18.2 45.0 49.4 66.0 18.5 44.4 49.9 66.3 18.7 44.0 49.7 66.2 18.4 45.5 49.9 66.3 18.4 46.7 48.6 65.6 18.6 41.8 49.2 63.3 19.0 39.8 49.1 61.8 18.9 42.3 48.3 62.2 Lamb, leg of......... TTflms__________ Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh______ — do___ 22.1 40.8 39.9 37.6 3 a 9 42.3 46.6 42.5 40.7 41.1 39.5 38.6 38.9 40.6 — do___ 24.8 41.8 42.3 42.3 43.9 45.2 44.4 42.5 41.4 41.6 41.5 40.6 40.6 42.3 36.8 37.2 37.1 37.9 37.9 38.6 38.0 37.4 35.9 34.9 33.1 33.0 36.5 ___do........ do___ do___ do___ do___ Quart— Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 65.1 52.4 39.8 28.0 64.1 50.1 38.9 26.2 8.9 14 9 14 9 14.9 14.9 14.9 13.9 14.9 14.9 14.9 14.9 15.1 15.3 14.9 Ifl 3 Ifl 3 12.3 12.2 12.3 12.3 12.2 12.2 12.2 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.2 Milk, evaporated. Can 1__ B utter..................... P ou nd-. 37.9 57.6 56.4 54.8 52.1 50.2 51.3 51.1 51.5 52.5 •53.7 55.3 57.8 53.7 31.3 30.9 31.2 30.7 29.7 29.2 29.3 29.5 29.3 29.9 29.8 29.2 30.0 O le o m a r g a r in e — do— (all butter sub stitutes). Cheese.................... ...d o ___ 22.6 39.8 39.7 39.4 Lard.................. . — do___ 15.8 22.4 22.5 21.7 25.3 25.2 25.4 V e g e ta b le la rd — do___ substitute. 65.8 60.0 52.5 42.3 Eggs,strictlyfresh. D ozen. _ 39.0 37.4 37.1 36.6 36.9 37.3 37.6 38.2 38.3 38.1 21.5 21.0 22.9 23.1 22.6 22.2 21.3 20.8 20.2 21.9 25.4 25.1 25.4 25.2 25.2 24.9 24.7 24.7 24.5 25.1 50.5 52.0 54.7 57.5 64.2 71.3 76.7 94.4 85.0 65.4 52.4 54.6 54.3 9.1 9.1 9.1 "9."I 6.2 6.0 6.0 6.5 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.4 Eggs, storage____ Bread___________ Flour....................... Corn meal.............. 47.3 39.3 ...d o ___ P o u n d ._ *5.9 9.1 9.1 ” 9.1 ’ T I “T I ""9.1 — d o .,__ 3.7 6.9 7.0 6.8 6.7 6.6 6.5 3.5 6.6 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.1 — do___ Rolled oats............ Cora flakes............ Wheat cereal-........ Macaroni_______ — do........ ------ 9.1 9.4 9.3 9.4 9.4 9.3 9.2 9.3 9.1 9.3 9.3 9.3 9.3 11.0 10.9 10.8 10.9 10.7 11.0 10.7 10.8 10.8 10.7 10.7 10.7 10.8 8-oz. pkg 25.1 25.1 24.8 25.0 24.9 24.8 24.6 24.5 24.5 24.5 24.5 24.7 24.8 28-oz.pkg 23.2 23.1 23.1 23.0 22.9 22.8 22.7 22.3 22.3 22.3 22.4 22.5 22.7 Pound 6.5 6.5 ‘ T l ~~9.~I 6.4 6.3 6.5 6.2 d o___ 9.3 12.6 12.5 12.5 12.7 12.7 12.9 12.7 12.0 12.1 12.2 11.7 11.5 12.1 R ic e ___________ 10.8 10.6 10.5 10.3 10.0 9.9 10.1 9.8 9.8 9.6 9.8 9.9 10.1 Beans, navy_____ — do....... Potatoes................. — do___ " T 7 6.1 5.9 5.9 7.7 5.5 4.5 3.9 3.6 3.4 3.5 3.9 4.0 4.8 6.4 6.1 6.2 6.9 7.7 7.9 7.8 7.1 5.8 5.1 4.9 5.1 6.4 Onions__________ ...d o ____ Cabbage................. Beans, baked........ Corn, canned........ Peas, canned......... — do___ ........ 6.2 7.4 8.7 8.8 7.4 7.5 6.8 5.4 5.2 5.2 5.4 5.2 6.6 13.9 13.7 14.0 13.9 13.4 13.3 13.2 13.1 13.0 13.2 13.0 12.9 13.4 No.2 can 19.8 19.3 19.4 19.3 19.0 19.1 18.9 18.7 19.0 18.5 18.8 18.8 19.1 — do___ 21.0 21.3 21.0 20.9 20.6 20.6 20.5 20.5 20.4 19.9 19.8 20.3 20.6 — do___ 12.7 13.0 12.5 12.6 12.1 12.1 11.9 11.9 11.9 12.3 12.3 12.4 12.3 Tomatoes, canned. __ do____ Sugar, granulated. P o u n d -. ~~5.4 6.6 6.6 6.5 6.4 6.7 6.8 6.7 6.8 6.8 7.0 7.1 7.3 6.8 T ea.......................... — do____ 58.6 77.4 75.6 74.5 74.3 75.3 75.9 74.9 74.0 73.3 74.7 74.9 74.9 75.0 Coffee..................... — do___ 33.0 56.0 55.8 55.8 55.6 55.4 55.8 55.5 54.9 55.2 55.3 55.1 55.3 55.5 Prunes.................... Raisins................... B ananas_______ Oranges.................. 17.6 16.8 — do____ — do___ ........ 14.0 13.9 45.0 46.3 Dozen__ — do___ ........ 52.2 50.0 16.7 14.0 46.3 52.1 16.8 14.2 45.6 60.0 16.5 14.1 46.3 56.8 16.5 14.0 44.4 53.0 16.5 14.0 44.5 52.4 17.1 13.6 45.0 56.0 16.8 13.6 43.9 54.2 16.1 13.9 44.4 62.1 15.3 13.1 45.0 62.3 15.0 13.0 46.3 49.9 16.5 13.8 45.3 55.1 1 15-16 ounces. 2 The steak for which prices are here quoted is called “ sirloin” in this city, but in most of the other cities included in this report it would be known as “ porterhouse” steak. 66 KETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 T a b l e 1 3 .—A V ER A G E R E T A IL PR IC ES OF S P E C IF IE D FOOD A R TIC L ES IN E A C H B R ID G EPO R T, CONN. 1925 Article U nit Sirloin stea k -......... Round steak.......... R ib roast................. Chuck roast........... P o u n d .„ ___do......... — do......... ...d o ......... Plate beef............... Pork chops............. Bacon, sliced.......... Ham, sliced............ — — — — Lamb....................... Hens......................... Salmon, canned, red. M ilk, fresh ___ A v er age for Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. N ov. D ec. year 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1925 Cts. 46.5 39.6 34.8 25.4 Cts. 46.6 39.3 34.9 25.2 Cts. 46.7 39.5 35.5 25.6 Cts. 47.5 39.9 35.9 26.0 Cts. 47.5 39.9 35.9 26.3 Cts. 47.7 40.2 35.8 25.7 as. 51.0 43.6 38.1 28.5 Cts. Cts. a s . Cts. Cts. 51.8 51.2 50.7 48.3 48.7 44.3 44.0 43.2 41.7 41.7 38.5 39.0 38.5 37.0 36.9 28.5 29.1 29.1 28.4 27.7 Cls. 48.7 41.4 36.7 27.1 do......... 10.5 10.7 10.7 do......... 32.1 31.9 39.0 do......... 43.9 44.8 49.0 do____ 52.3 53.1 58.0 11.0 38.4 51.1 60.5 11.0 .10.9 38.2 38.3 51.1 51.0 59.0 59.4 11.9 40.4 51.6 61.1 11.9 42.9 53.3 61.3 11.9 43.9 52.9 61.0 12.1 41.5 53.2 58.9 11.9 40.3 52.3 57.3 11.9 37.2 51.6 56.3 ...d o ......... 40.0 37.9 39.5 38.6 39.6 40.1 41.9 41.1 — do____ 38.5 39.7 39.9 41.6 41.9 40.7 40.9 39.4 ...d o ____ 28.7 28.6 28.9 29.4 29.8 29.8 30.0 30.4 41.1 40.5 30.8 39.9 39.9 33.1 39.1 40.3 33.4 40.4 39.9 40.1 40.3 33.2 30.5 11.4 38.7 50.5 58.2 Quart___ 15.0 15 0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 16.0 16.0 15.2 M ilk, evaporated. C a n 1___ 11.2 11.1 11.1 11.1 11.1 11.1 11.3 11.3 Butter..................... *P o u n d ... 52.4 50.8 53.7 54.1 53.5 53.5 53.6 53.3 O le o m a r g a r in e ...d o ......... 29.2 29.3 29.1 29.2 29.1 28.9 28.2 29.1 (all butter sub stitutes). 11.4 55.3 29.4 11.5 58.5 29.4 11.4 58.5 29.5 11.5 11.3 59.2 54.7 29.9 29.2 Cheese..................... Lard......................... Vegetable lard substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh. — do......... 37.7 37.7 38.2 38.3 38.7 38.7 38.6 38.5 ___do......... 21.8 21.9 22.0 22.5 22.3 22.5 23.2 23.5 - - d o ......... 25.7 25.4 25.4 25.5 25.2 25.2 25.5 25.6 38.3 23.7 25.7 38.6 24.0 25.4 39.4 22.9 25.6 39.6 38.5 22.1 22.7 25.5 25.5 Dozen___ 82.7 71.4 48.9 46.3 48.7 51.8 58.9 63.6 70.7 79.9 92.7 83.3 66.6 Eggs, storage......... Bread...................... Flour....................... Com meal_______ ...d o ......... 54.5 51.3 Pound. 8.7 8.7 "8.8 "’§."8 " 8 .9 " 8 .9 " 8 .9 ~"9."6 ” 9.0 6.0 6.6 6.5 6.1 5.9 6.0 6.0 5.9 5.9 ___do____ ...d o ......... 7.5 7.7 7.7 7.8 7.8 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.6 48.3 9.0 5.8 7.6 49.2 9.0 5.9 7.6 50.8 9.0 " 8. 9 6.0 6.1 7.7 7.7 Rolled oats............. Com flakes______ W heat cereal_____ M acaroni________ ...d o ......... 8.2 8.6 8.6 8.6 8.8 8.8 8.7 8.8 8-oz. pkg. 10.4 10.4 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.3 28-oz.pkg. 23.6 23.7 24.0 23.7 23.7 23.7 23.8 23.7 Pound__ 23.4 23.2 23.2 23.2 22.9 22.9 23.1 22.9 8.6 10.5 23.9 22.9 8.7 10.6 24.9 22.9 8.6 10.6 24.7 22.7 8.7 8.6 10.6 10.5 25.1 24.0 22.7 23.0 R ic e --..................... Beans, n avy_____ Potatoes.................. Onions..................... ...d o ____ 11.1 11.2 11.1 10.8 11.0 10.9 10.8 11.0 . ..d o ....... . 10.5 10.7 10.8 10.8 10.6 10.8 10.9 10.9 — do......... 2.0 2.4 2.2 2.0 2.0 2.9 4.3 4.7 . —do......... 5.3 5.6 5.7 6.5 8.3 9.8 9.9 8.6 11.1 11.0 3.6 6.8 11.1 10.9 3.7 6.1 11.2 10.6 4.9 6.0 11.5 11.1 10.3 10.7 5.2 3.3 5.8 7.0 Cabbage.................. Beans, baked____ Com, canned____ Peas, canned.......... ...d o ......... 4.3 5.5 6.2 6.2 5.6 6.3 6.0 5.6 N o. 2 can. 12.3 11.9 11.9 11.9 11.9 11.9 11.7 11.9 —.do.......... 20.3 20.4 20.5 20.7 20.7 20.5 20.6 20.4 ...d o ......... 22.1 22.0 22.0 21.5 21.6 21.7 21.6 21.6 5.5 11.7 20.4 21.7 5.2 11.9 19.6 21.2 4.9 12.0 19.5 21.2 5.0 5.5 12.0 11.9 19.4 20.3 21.1 21.6 Tomatoes, canned. Sugar, granulated. T ea........................... Coffee....................... ...d o ......... 14.9 14.8 14.8 14.8 14.6 14.5 14.4 14.6 P o u n d .„ 7.6 7.3 7.1 7.0 6.7 6.5 6.6 6.5 - ..d o ......... 59.7 57.9 & .0 60.1 60.9 60.9 60.9 61.1 — do......... 49.0 49.3 48.8 49.1 48.2 47.8 48.3 48.1 14.5 6.6 61.1 48.2 13.6 6.4 61.1 48.4 13.3 6.4 61.1 48.4 13.1 14.3 6.3 6.8 61.1 60.3 48.6 48.5 Prunes..................... Raisins..................... Bananas_________ Oranges_________ — do......... . ..d o ......... Dozen___ . ..d o ......... 17.6 14.3 33.5 64.5 17.7 14.1 34.1 69.2 16.9 13.9 34.0 69.9 17.1 13.8 34.4 52.5 115-16 ounces. 18.0 14.6 40.7 46.4 18.3 14.2 37.5 44.9 18.2 14.0 38.6 49.9 18.3 14.3 37.9 57.2 17.8 14.0 36.4 57.9 17.0 14.1 36.4 64.2 17.4 14.2 37.1 64.5 17.7 14.1 33.6 64.1 17.7 14.1 36.2 58.8 67 DETAILED TABLES OF 51 C ITIES, 1913, 1925, A N D 1926, A N D E A C H M O N T H OF 1925 A N D 1926—Continued B RIDGEPORT, CONN. Article U nit 1926 A v Av er er age age for Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. for year 15 year 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1926 15 15 15 1913 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 49.2 41.9 36.3 27.6 49.2 41.9 36.1 27.5 48.7 41.8 36.7 27.3 11.7 41.7 54.9 64.3 11.9 39.9 54.3 61.9 11.7 42.0 53.7 62.4 Sirloin steak........ . Pound.. Round steak......... ___do....... do....... Rib roast............... Chuck roast------- ...d o ....... Cts. 49.0 41.5 36.9 27.5 48.5 41.1 37.1 27.1 47.8 41.2 36.7 27.3 48.2 41.6 36.9 27.5 48.3 41.9 36.4 27.4 49.3 42.7 36.9 27.5 48.9 42.4 36.7 27.2 Plate beef_.......... Pork chops........... Bacon, sliced____ Ham, sliced-------- ..d o ....... —do....... —do___ —do....... 12.0 37.8 52.4 57.3 11.9 37. 52.1 57.0 11.8 38.8 52.1 57.0 11.8 11.4 11.6 11.5 11.7 39.9 42.5 44.7 43.5 44.6 52.1 52.9 53.6 53.9 55.1 57.4 66.9 67.3 68.3 11.9 46.7 55.1 66.0 11.7 46.3 55.3 65.4 Lamb, leg of......... Hens....................... Salmon, canned, red. M ilk, fresh............ —do....... —do___ —do___ 40.1 39.0 37.7 37.6 40.6 46.5 42.1 40.4 41.0 38.5 38.8 38.3 40.1 41.6 41.9 42.4 44.3 45.0 44.3 42.3 40.4 40.1 40.6 40.6 41.1 42.1 33.7 34.2 35. 35.5 36.2 34.6 34.1 34.0 34.0 32.8 34.3 48.5 41.5 36.9 27.0 49.8 41.7 36.7 27.1 48.2 41.7 36.7 27.1 Quart— 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 15.0 15.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 15.8 Milk, evaporated. Can L _. Butter.................... Pound.. O le o m a r g a r in e __do___ (all butter sub stitutes). 11. 11.6 11.6 11.6 11.4 11.6 11.6 11.6 11.6 11.6 11.6 11.6 11.6 57.7 55.6 55.1 51.3 50.1 50.9 50.7 50.3 52.2 54.2 55.3 57.4 53.4 29.8 30.1 30.6 29.4 29.8 30.1 30.1 30.4 29.4 29.5 29.3 29.8 Cheese__________ Lard__................. V e g e t a b le lard substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh.. __do___ —do___ —d o .„ . 40.1 40.1 40.1 39.8 39.4 39.3 39.3 39.7 40.0 39.5 39.7 21.3 21.6 21.1 20.7 20.9 22.6 22.5 22.4 22.1 21.0 20.3 19.7 21.4 25.5 25.5 25.6 25.6 25.6 25.8 25.9 25.9 25.9 25.7 25.8 25.9 25.7 Dozen— 70.7 58.4 50.9 46.8 48.6 50.1 £4.6 61.4 69.3 78.9 91.0 87.3 64.0 Eggs, storage........ Bread...................... Flour....................... Corn meal.............. - d o — -. Pound-. ..d o ___ —do— . 46.5 40.6 9.0 9.0 6.2 6.2 7.9 7.8 Rolled oats— Cornflakes— Wheat cereal. Macaroni........ . —do___ 8-oz. pkg. 28-oz. pkg Pound - . 8.8 8.5 8.5 8.6 8.5 8.5 8.6 8.6 8.4 8.4 8.6 8.6 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.4 10.4 10.4 10.5 24.6 24. 24. 24.6 24.6 24.6 24.6 24.6 24.7 24.9 24.7 24.7 24.7 22.9 22.7 22.7 22.7 22.7 22.7 22.7 22. 22.5 22.7 22.7 22.7 22.7 Rice................. . Beans, navy—. Potatoes........... Onions............. do....... ...d o ___ — do___ — do___ 11.5 11.7 11.7 11.7 11.9 11.2 11.7 11.5 11.7 11.4 10.9 10.9 11.5 10.1 10.3 10.1 9.8 9.9 9.9 9.9 9.5 9.3 9.6 9.6 9.7 9.8 3.5 3.8 3.8 4.8 5.9 5.9 5.7 7.2 6.2 4.9 4.1 3.4 3. 5.9 6.0 5.8 6.5 8.9 8.2 7.6 6.8 5.9 5.1 4.7 5.0 6.4 Cabbage_____ Beans, baked.. Corn, canned.. Peas, canned.. - —do___ No. 2 can — do— do- 5.7 7.1 8.5 8.6 8.0 7.5 6.2 4.2 4.2 4.5 4.3 4.5 6.1 11.5 11.4 11.4 11.5 11.3 11.3 11.3 11.3 11.5 11.4 11.4 11.3 11.4 20.0 20.0 19.8 19.5 19.3 19.4 19.4 19.8 19.6 19.6 19.5 19.1 19.6 21.7 21.5 21.3 21.3 21.1 21.2 21.2 21.4 21.2 21.0 21.0 21.5 21.3 Tomatoes, canned __do___ Sugar, granulated. Pound. Tea.......................... . —do___ do___ Coffee..................... Prunes.............. R aisins............. Bananas.- — do___ . —do___ Dozen _ -d o .... 115-16 ounces. 9.0 6.2 7.9 9.0 6.3 7.8 9.0 6.2 7.7 8.8 6.1 7.7 8.8 6.2 8.0 8.8 6.2 8.0 8.8 6.1 8.1 50.1 52.2 51.4 8.8 8.8 8.8 5.9 5.8 5.8 8.0 7.9 7.7 8.9 6.1 7.9 12.7 13.2 13.2 12.9 13.2 13.2 13.2 13.3 13.2 13.8 13.4 13.1 13.2 6.2 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.4 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.6 6.8 6.8 7.0 6.5 61.3 60.6 59.9 59.9 60.3 59.8 60.3 60. 60.3 59.9 59.5 59.5 60.1 48.6 49.1 48.8 48.4 48.3 48.6 48.6 48.6 48.6 48.6 48.5 48.6 48.6 16.5 13.9 36.7 52.5 16.3 14.1 36.7 51.9 16.2 14. 35.8 50.5 16.2 14.0 35.0 57.7 16.0 13.9 36.1 55.2 16.2 14.1 36.4 55.4 16.0 14.1 35.5 53.7 16.2 14.5 34.5 57.9 16.0 14.5 34.0 58.2 16.1 14.8 35.0 66.7 16.0 14. 34.5 61.6 15.8 14.8 34.2 50.7 16.1 14.3 35.4 56.0 68 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 T able 1 3 .—A V ER A G E R E T A IL P R IC E S OF S P E C IF IE D FOOD A R TIC L ES IN EA C H BUFFALO, N . Y. 1926 A v er age Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. N ov. D ec. for year 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1925 Article U nit Sirloin steak_____ Round steak_____ Rib roast________ Chuck roast............ P o u n d __ — do____ ...d o ......... ... d o . ........ Cts. 38.3 32.7 29.3 21.9 Cts. 39.1 33.6 29.5 22.7 Cts. 39.0 33.7 29.5 22.3 Cts. 39.8 34.2 30.0 22.2 Cts. 42.0 35.6 30.1 22.8 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 42.3 41.7 40.1 38.8 38.9 35.8 35.3 34.0 33.3 33.2 30.4 30.6 30.2 29.1 29.2 22.8 22.8 23.1 22.1 22.3 Plate beef............... Pork chops............. Bacon, sliced.......... Ham, sliced............ ...d o ......... 12.5 12.6 12.9 — do......... 33.4 32.1 41.2 . .. d o ____ 35.3 35.8 40.7 ...d o ____ 46.5 46.3 50.3 13.0 39.4 42.4 50.0 13.0 38.5 42.0 50.4 12.7 38.5 44.1 50.4 12.9 42.6 45.7 51.6 12.9 43.4 45.9 52.5 13.3 43.9 46.1 52.5 13.9 41.7 46.2 52.6 14.2 40.0 45.1 51.2 14.1 37.9 44.7 50.9 Lamb....................... . .. d o . ........ 34.1 34.3 35.4 35.3 34.9 34.8 36.0 35.5 Hens......................... ...d o ____ 39.1 38.9 39.2 38.8 40.1 38.1 37.3 37.3 Salmon, canned, ...d o ____ 28.8 28.7 2a 9 28.9 29.0 29.1 29.4 30.6 34.7 37.3 34.9 34.7 37.1 37.3 34.1 36.2 38.1 35.6 35.0 37.5 38.1 37.7 31.8 Cts. 37.0 31.3 28.7 21.6 Cts. 36.8 31.1 28.3 21.6 Cts. 39.5 33.7 29.6 22.4 13.2 39.4 42.8 50.4 14 0 14 0 14.0 14.2 13.2 13.2 13.2 14.2 14.2 13.4 13.4 13.4 13.7 M ilk, evaporated.. Can1........ 10.8 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.1 11.3 11.4 Butter__________ Pound__ 51 7 49 4 56.8 53.8 52.9 52.7 52.7 53.5 O le o m a r g a r in e . .. d o . ........ 29.1 29.5 29.2 29.1 29.1 29.1 29.2 29.4 (all butter sub stitutes). 11.3 55.6 29.4 11.4 59.5 29.5 11.4 60.1 29.8 11.4 11.2 60.2 54.9 30.0 29.4 Cheese..................... Lard......................... Vegetable lard substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh. ...d o ......... 36.6 36.8 37.5 36.6 37.3 37.5 36.9 38.1 ...d o ......... 21.9 21.5 22.6 22.3 21.8 22.3 22.8 23.0 . .. d o . ........ 25.5 25.8 26.0 26.0 26.1 26.4 26.4 26.4 37.8 23.1 26.1 38.4 23.1 26.4 38.3 22.1 26.4 38.2 37.6 21.4 22.3 26.3 26.2 79.9 58.8 42.5 38.9 40.1 42.8 46.8 50.1 53.7 65.2 74.7 71.9 55.5 Eggs, storage.......... Bread___________ Flour....................... Corn meal_______ ...d o ......... 54.1 49.4 Pound__ 8.8 8.9 "8."9 " 8 .9 "’8.9 " 8 .9 "8.9 ” 9."6 '" 9 .0 ...d o ......... 5.9 6.2 6.2 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.7 . .. d o . ........ 5.0 5.2 5.3 5.2 5.5 5.5 5.4 5.5 5.6 45.1 9.0 5.4 5.7 45.8 9.0 5.4 5.4 46.4 9.0 ” &9 5.7 5.7 5.2 5.4 Rolled oats............. Corn flakes______ Wheat cereal_____ Macaroni________ ...d o ......... 8.2 8.4 8.8 9.1 9.1 9.0 9.0 8.9 8-oz.pkg.. 10.2 10.4 10.4 10.4 10.4 10.4 10.3 10.4 28-oz.pkg. 24.2 24.3 24.0 23.9 23.8 23.9 23.8 23.8 P ound. ._ 21.1 21.4 22.2 22.2 22.2 21.9 22.2 22.2 8.8 10.4 24.2 22.0 8.9 10.4 24.1 22.0 8.8 10.4 24.1 21.8 9.0 8.8 10.4 10.4 24.2 24.0 22.1 21.9 Rice......................... Beans, navy........... Potatoes.................. Onions..................... . .. d o . ........ 10.2 10.3 10.5 10.4 10.9 10.8 11.1 11.2 ...d o ......... 10.1 10.4 10.3 10.1 10.2 10.1 10.0 9.9 ...d o ......... 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.4 2.6 4.3 4.4 . .. d o . ........ 5.9 5.9 6.4 6.8 8.9 10.4 10.2 8.4 11.4 9.8 3.0 6.9 11.0 9.8 3.5 6.8 11.5 9.9 4.9 6.6 11.2 10.9 9.9 10.0 4.8 2.9 6.5 7.5 Cabbage................. Beans, baked......... Corn, canned......... Peas, canned.......... . ..d o ......... 3.4 3.2 4.7 5.5 5.6 6.5 5.0 4:1 No. 2 can 10.6 10.5 10.6 10.5 10.3 10.3 10.3 10.2 ...d o ......... 16.5 16.6 17.4 17.5 17.7 17.5 17.7 17.8 ...d o ......... 16.5 16.5 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.1 17.0 17.1 3.4 10.2 17.5 16.8 3.4 10.2 16.9 16.9 3.2 10.3 16.5 16.4 3.7 4.3 10.3 10.4 16.3 17.2 16.1 16.8 Tomatoes, canned. Sugar, granulated. T ea ........................... Coffee....................... . .. d o ......... 14.3 14.3 14.5 15.2 15.2 14.7 14.7 14.7 P o u n d ... 7.5 7.3 7.3 7.1 6.9 6.7 6.7 6.7 ...d o ......... 6.47 65.9 68.2 66.8 67.7 68.2 68.0 67.8 —.do......... 49.4 50.3 49.9 49.8 48.7 48.2 48.5 48.3 14.5 6.6 69.0 48.6 14.4 6.5 69.3 48.6 14.2 6.2 68.2 49.1 13.9 14.6 6.4 6.8 68.6 67.7 49.4 49.1 Prunes..................... R aisins.................... Bananas________ Oranges................... ...d o ......... ...d o ......... Dozen__ ... d o ......... 16.8 13.7 41.8 67.3 16.4 13.6 41.4 72.6 16.2 13.3 42.1 76.1 16.5 14.0 42.6 52.1 Mil^* fresh_____ 116-16 ounces. Q uart. . . Dozen__ 17.2 13.8 45.9 51.5 17.3 13.6 44.6 53.9 16.9 13.9 46.3 56.0 16.7 13.9 45.6 56.4 16.8 13.8 45.8 56.1 16.7 13.7 44.2 62.8 17.2 13.7 43.4 63.5 16.7 13.7 42.0 63.7 16.8 13.7 43.8 61.0 69 DETAILED TABLES OF 51 C IT IES, 1913, 1925, A N D 1926, A N D E A C H M O N T H OF 1925 A N D 1926—Continued BUFFALO, N . Y. 1926 A v er age for Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. year Jan. 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1913 A v er age for Oct. Nov. Dec. year 15 15 15 1926 Article U nit Sirloin steak.......... Round steak......... Kib roast................ Chuck roast------- Pound. ...d o ___ ..d o ___ ...d o ___ 22.3 19.4 17.0 15.3 39.7 33.5 29.6 22.5 39.5 33.0 29.6 22.8 39.7 33.3 29.8 22.9 40.8 34.2 30.1 22.9 41.1 34.8 30.3 23.3 42.1 35.4 30.3 23.4 42.4 35.5 30.8 23.3 41.7 35.7 30.4 23.4 40.9 34.6 30.6 23. 40.0 33.8 30.4 23.7 39.6 34.2 30.5 23.9 40.7 34.4 30.2 23.2 Plate beef.............. Pork chops............ Bacon, sliced........ Ham, sliced-------- ...d o .... . .d o .... ..d o . .. . —do___ 11.5 14.0 14.3 20.3 40.0 38.4 22.1 45.1 44.4 26.2 51.5 52.2 14.3 40.4 44.5 52.7 14.4 41.9 44.7 53.4 14.3 42.5 45.4 55.4 14.0 44.9 47.7 60.2 13.5 44.9 48.4 59.8 13.4 43.3 48.4 59.7 14.1 45.6 48.1 59.3 14.4 45.2 47.0 59.3 14.5 41.7 46.9 56.8 14.7 39.3 45.9 56.3 14.2 42.3 46.4 56.4 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cfs. Cts. 40.5 35.0 29.6 22.9 Lamb, leg of......... — do___ 16.9 36.1 35.9 35.1 H en s.-----•.............. do___ 21.1 41.9 41.0 41.7 Salmon, canned, — d o .... 38.6 38.2 37.6 red. Milk, fresh............ Q uart... 8.0 13.2 13.2 13.2 Cts. 37.6 35.5 34.6 34.0 32.8 32.6 35.4 34.2 36.4 41.9 41.7 41.7 40.5 38.5 37.9 38.3 37.9 38.4 40.1 37.8 37.7 37.9 37.8 37.6 36.3 34.5 33.8 32.5 36.7 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.1 M ilk, evaporated. Can*.— 11.4 11.4 11.4 11.3 11.3 11.3 11.2 11.3 11.2 11.2 11.3 11.2 11.3 Butter__________ Pound. 37.1 56.4 55.0 53.8 51.2 49.4 49.8 51.8 50.0 52.6 54.9 57.7 62.8 53.8 O leo m a rg a rin e - d o ___ 30.4 30.2 30.4 30.0 28.8 28.5 27.8 28.0 28.2 29.3 29.8 29.8 29.3 (all butter sub stitutes). Cheese.................... L ard....................... V e g e t a b le lard substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen.. 20.5 38.0 38.4 38.5 38.1 37.5 36.7 36.6 36.7 36.5 37.2 37.6 37.6 37.5 14.3 21.1 21.0 20.6 20.4 20.2 21.4 21.9 21.7 21.1 20.9 20.4 19.8 20.9 26.5 26.3 26.2 26.3 25. 26.2 26.1 25.9 26.3 26.4 25.9 26.2 26.2 32.9 57.2 48.6 44.5 41.4 41.3 41.4 43.0 44.4 53.2 60.5 43.6 32.0 5.6 9.0 9.0 3.0 5.8 5.8 2.6 5.3 5.4 51.2 43. 45.6 45.5 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.8 5.3 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.2 5.2 5.3 5.1 Eggs, storage........ Bread...................... Flour....................... Corn meal.............. . . . do....... P ou n d .. ...d o ....... ...d o ___ Rolled o a ts ... Corn flakes.. . Wheat cereal . Macaroni........ 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.8 8.6 8.6 8.6 8.6 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.7 do .— . 8-oz. pkg. ........ 10.5 10.4 10.4 10.4 10.4 10.5 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.3 28-oz.pkg 24.5 24.6 24.5 24.5 24.6 24.6 24.7 24. 24.6 24.7 24.6 24.6 24.6 21.7 22.0 21.6 21.5 21.8 21.5 21.5 21. 21.6 21.4 21.7 21.5 21.6 Pound R ice................. Beans, n a v y .. Potatoes_____ Onions............ — do....... 9.3 11.5 11.6 11.5 11.5 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.3 11.2 11.5 ...d o ___ 9.9 9.9 9.6 9.5 9.1 8.7 8.7 8.9 8.8 8.8 9.2 9.2 9.2 ...d o ....... "l.'7 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.9 6.2 5.4 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.5 4.1 4.1 4.9 ...d o ....... 6.8 7.4 7.4 7.8 8.7 8.3 7.7 6.8 6.1 5.9 5.9 5.9 7.1 9.0 5.8 5.4 9.0 5.6 5.4 9.0 5. 5.5 9.0 5.6 5.5 8.9 5.6 5.4 8.9 5.7 5.4 8.9 5.5 5.3 — do___ ........ 4.7 5.0 7.6 8.0 6.8 6.7 4.9 4.4 3.5 3.2 3.5 3.0 5.1 No. 2 can 10.3 10.6 10.3 10.0 10.3 10.1 10.0 9.8 9.8 9.8 9.9 10.0 10.1 16.1 15.8 15.8 15.9 15.6 15.6 15.8 16.1 16.5 16.6 16.9 16.3 16.1 Corn, canned........ ...d o ........ Peas, canned......... . —do___ 16.3 16.0 16.0 16.3 15.9 15.9 16.1 16.4 16. 16.5 16.8 16.2 16.3 Cabbai Tomatoes,canned Sugar, granulated. Tea.......................... Coffee................... . -d o .._ _ Pound. —do__ — do___ Prunes.................... Raisins................... Bananas................. Oranges.................. ...d o ___ —do___ D ozen..-d o — * 15-16 ounces. 13.9 13.7 13.9 13.7 13.6 13.7 13.3 13.7 13.0 13.4 13.8 13.9 13.6 5.4 6.4 6.5 6.4 6.2 6.3 6.6 6.6 6.7 6.7 6.9 7.0 7.1 6.6 45.0 69.2 69.8 69.8 71.9 71.9 72.4 71.2 71.7 68.9 70.1 70.5 69.8 70.6 29.3 49.9 49.8 49.9 49.2 48.7 49.7 48.8 49.0 49.1 49.1 48.5 48.7 49.2 16.7 14.1 45.0 51.1 16.5 14.1 43.3 52.0 16.5 14.1 42.1 52.8 16.1 14.1 42.9 55.0 16.4 14.2 41.8 56.8 16.8 14.1 42.2 52.1 16.3 14.4 42.1 54.1 16.2 14.4 41.4 53.4 16.5 14.4 40.7 51.7 16.5 14.3 42.4 56.6 16.4 14.1 42.3 62.8 15.9 13.8 42.6 55.7 16.4 14.2 42.4 54.5 70 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 Table 13.—AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH BU TTE, M O N T. 1925 Article U nit Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. A v er age for Oct. N ov. Dec. year 15 15 15 1925 28.0 24.3 23.6 16.5 28.5 25.2 24.5 17.3 30.6 26.4 26.7 18.3 Cts. Cts. 28.0 24.2 24.6 16.7 Cts. 32.0 27.7 27.6 19.1 32.2 27.9 27.8 19.0 32.2 28.1 27.3 18.4 32.0 27.7 27.2 18.0 30.1 26. 26.4 17.8 30.1 26.3 25.1 17.6 28.2 25.8 25.0 17.2 28.5 25.0 24.6 17.2 30.0 26.3 25.9 17.8 11.9 29.4 48.3 51.8 11.3 27.3 48.3 51.5 11.9 35.0 53.7 55.0 12.3 35.6 56.7 58.4 12.7 34.0 56.7 57.9 12.9 34.4 56.0 57.3 12. 36.8 57.7 57.6 12.1 37.7 56.0 58.2 11.7 38.5 57.3 58.2 11.5 37.5 57.1 58.2 11.9 32.2 56.3 57.5 11.7 33.1 56.0 56.8 12.0 34.3 55.0 56.5 Lamb..................... . —do— H ens....................... . . .. d o __ Salmon, canned, . .. d o __ red. M ilk, fresh............ Quart___ 36.6 38.1 38.0 40.8 40.1 40.6 39.1 39.1 30.5 31.1 31.8 35.9 37.4 35.3 33.6 33.: 38.8 30. 30.6 28.6 28.8 28.8 28.8 30.: 38.6 33.7 30.0 37.4 32.7 30.7 37.3 31.8 30.6 35.2 38.4 30.8 33.2 30.6 30.7 14.3 14.3 14.3 14.3 14.3 14.3 14.3 14.3 14.3 14.3 14.3 14.3 14.3 M ilk, evaporated.. Can 1__ B utter..................... Pound. O le o m a r g a r in e ..d o __ (all butter sub stitutes). 10.8 10.9 10.9 10. 10.5 10.9 10. 10.9 52.4 47.7 49.9 48.9 46.0 48.0 50.4 56.1 32.7 32.7 32.7 32.7 32.4 32.7 32.3 32.5 11.1 57.0 32.5 11.0 58.3 32.5 11.0 60.9 32.5 11.0 10.9 56.9 52.7 32.5 32.6 Cheese..................... Lard......................... Vegetable l a r d substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh ...d o __ ...d o __ ...d o __ 36.4 35.7 35.8 35.7 35.8 35.8 36.1 36.8 26.1 26.7 25.7 25.9 26.2 26.6 26.7 26.5 28.4 28.4 27.6 28.1 28.2 29.0 29.0 28.2 37.0 27.1 28.2 37.4 26.9 28.2 37.4 25.7 28.4 37.0 36.4 25.7 26.3 27.5 28.3 D ozen__ 74.3 50.3 45.7 42.6 44.2 51.1 58.5 57.3 59.6 63.8 79.9 70.2 58.1 Eggs, storage____* Bread....................... Flour........................ Com m eal______ ...d o ____ 45.0 P o u n d ... 9.8 11.9 11.7 6.2 6.8 6.8 — do____ 6.4 6.4 ...d o ------ 9.7 6.1 6.4 9.7 6.2 6.3 42.0 9.7 5.9 6.2 48.2 9.7 5. 6.1 44.2 9.8 10.1 6.1 6.3 6.0 6.3 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.7 7.8 7.8 7.8 Rolled oats............ — do____ Com flakes______ 8-oz. pkg. 11.7 12.1 12.3 12.2 12.2 12.3 12.3 12.4 Wheat cereal........ . 28-oz.pkg. 26.8 26.9 26.8 26.8 26.9 26.9 26.9 26.9 Macaroni............... Pound. _. 19.6 19.6 19.6 19.7 19.7 19.7 19.7 19.7 7.6 12.4 27.7 19.7 7.6 12.4 27.5 19.7 7.6 12.4 27.3 19.7 7.5 7.7 12.4 12.3 27.6 27.1 20.2 19.7 Rice__................ . . . do._ Beans, navy_____ — do._ Potatoes..... ........... — do._ Onions__________ do._ 11.3 11.2 11.6 11.5 11.6 11.6 11.6 12.0 11.0 10.9 11.1 11.1 11.1 11.4 11.6 11.7 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.5 3.5 4.3 4.1 5.2 6.0 6.8 6.4 7.7 9.0 8.5 7.5 11.9 11.4 3.2 6.0 11.9 11.2 2.4 4.7 12.3 10. 4.0 4.7 12.0 11.7 10.2 11.1 3.6 3.0 4.5 6.4 Cabbage................ — do____ Beans, baked____ No. 2 can. Corn, canned____ . .. d o ____ Peas, canned____ . .. d o ------ 6.3 7.4 7.5 6.9 6.9 7.2 6 . 4.6 14.8 14.7 14.7 14.7 14.7 14.7 14.9 14. 16.9 16.9 16.9 16.9 16.9 17.1 16.9 16.7 16.9 17.1 17.1 17.1 16.9 16.9 17.1 16.8 4.0 15.3 16.8 16.7 3.5 15.1 16.3 16.6 3.5 14.9 15.6 16.0 3.4 5.7 15.0 14.9 16.0 16.7 16.4 16.8 Tomatoes, canned. Sugar, granulated . T ea......................... Coffee....... ............. 14.3 14.1 14.4 14.3 14.1 14.4 13.8 14. 9.2 9.3 9.2 8.7 8.8 8.9 8. 9. 81. 81. 82.5 81.9 81.7 80.9 80.9 81. 55.9 55.9 56.4 56.5 55.5 55.7 55.7 55. 14.8 8.7 81.8 56.3 14.0 8.2 81.8 56.4 14.8 7.7 82.5 56.4 14.5 14.3 7.7 8.7 83.3 81.9 56.6 56.1 16.5 15.3 12.2 56.5 17.5 15.0 12.3 61.5 17.5 14. 13.2 65.8 17.8 14.6 14.6 55.0 Sirloin steak_____ PoundRound steak......... ... do— R ib roast— ......... — do__ Chuck roast........... — do— Plate beef............... Pork chops............. Bacon, sliced........ . Ham, sliced.......... . ...d o __ ...d o __ — do__ ...d o __ . .. d o -----Pou nd-.. . .. d o ____ . .. d o ____ Prunes.................... . . . do— Raisins..... .............. — do— .do. Bananas______ D ozen__ Oranges............. 115r-16ounces. 18.0 15.8 16.5 48.0 16.1 15.6 15.9 46.7 16.4 15. 16.1 44.3 6.4 16.6 15.8 16.4 47.7 6.3 6.4 17.1 15.4 16.2 55.7 9.7 6.5 6.3 17.5 15.4 15.9 52.9 9.7 6.2 6.4 17.1 15.3 15.5 55.3 17.1 15.3 15.1 55.0 Cts. Cts. 17.1 15.3 15.0 53.7 71 D E T A IL E D TA B LE S OF 51 C IT IES, 1913, 1925, A N D 1926, A N D E A C H M O N T H OF 1925 A N D 1926—Continued BUTTE, M ONT. Article Unit 1926 AvAv ererage age for Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. N ov. Dec. for year year 15 15 1926 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1913 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Sirloin steak. _. Bound steak... Rib roast.......... Chuck roast. . . Pound. ..d o ___ —d o.__ ..d o ___ 30.4 25.8 26.2 18.3 30.0 25.5 26.4 18.2 30.6 26.2 26.5 18.3 31.2 26.7 26.9 18.9 31.8 27.3 27.9 19.0 32.5 2 28.1 20.1 32.5 32.3 28.8 28.3 27.6 20.2 19.5 31.7 27.5 27.2 19.0 30. S 27.4 26.7 19.2 30.0 26.9 26.8 18.7 29.6 26.4 26.5 19.0 31.1 27.2 27.1 19.0 Plate beef........ Pork chops___ Bacon, sliced.. Ham, s lic ed ... ..d o ....... —do....... ._do....... —do....... 12.3 34.8 56.4 58. 12.3 34.8 56.4 58.3 12.6 36.2 56.2 58.3 12.6 37. 55.7 58.3 12.9 37.4 57.1 59.6 12.9 39.0 58.8 64.6 12.5 40.2 59.2 63.8 12.1 41.9 59.3 61.7 12.1 42.2 59.3 61.3 12.1 41.2 58.2 61.3 12.5 36.5 56.9 61.3 12.5 38.7 57.8 61.0 a 8 28.8 12.8 42.7 60.0 64.2 Lamb, leg of____ ...d o ___ Hens*..................... ...d o ....... Salmon, canned, ,._do— . red. MUk, fresh_____ Q uart... 35.4 36.7 39.6 40.5 40. 39.4 40.0 39.0 38.2 37.7 37.3 36.3 38.4 34.9 37.0 37.2 40.0 39.8 37.6 36.8 35.5 34. 34.5 33.3 32.4 36.1 29.9 30. 32.6 33.6 32.5 31.9 31.9 32.5 32.5 32.5 32.5 31.9 32.1 Milk, evaporated Can i . . . Butter..................... Pound., O leo m a rg a rin e .—do___ (all butter sub stitutes). 11.3 11.3 11.4 11.1 11.2 11.2 11.2 11.2 11.1 10.9 11.1 11.1 11.2 53.2 52.2 50.8 49.1 48.3 47.3 47. 48.3 50.8 50.7 51.0 53.0 50.2 Cheese____ ____ _ Lard....................... V e g e t a b le lard substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh 36.7 36.6 36.6 37.1 37.1 36.5 35.5 35.5 35.7 35.7 35.7 35.7 36.2 25.2 25. 25.0 24. 24.6 24.7 24.9 25.4 25.9 25.3 25.0 24.7 25.1 29.3 29.2 29.8 29.6 29.3 29.2 29.8 29.3 29.3 29.3 29.4 ...d o __ . . . do_... ...d o __ Dozen__ 14.3 14.3 14.3 14.3 14.: 14.3 14.3 14.3 14.3 14.3 14.3 14.3 59.1 51.4 43.0 42.0 42.2 44.0 49.7 53.6 56.6 61.1 67.1 66.3 53.0 Eggs, storage------ ...d o ___ Bread..................... Pound. Flour.... ................ . — d o.__ Corn meal........... — d o .__ 35.8 29.4 9.8 9.8 6.1 6.0 6.0 5. Rolled oats.......... . . . . do___ Corn flakes.......... . 8-oz. pkg. Wheat cereal------ 28-oz.pkg. Macaroni_______ Pound 7.2 7.3 7.2 7.4 7.4 7.3 7.3 7.2 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 12.4 12.4 12.2 12.2 12.3 12.3 12.3 12.2 12.2 12.2 12.2 12.2 12.3 28.1 29.0 29.0 29.0 28.8 28.4 28.4 28.4 28.4 28.4 28.4 28.3 28.6 19.5 19.5 19.5 18.9 18.9 19.1 19.2 19.4 18.7 19.1 19.2 19.6 19.2 6.0 5.9 5.9 5.9 5. 6.0 5.9 5.9 9.8 6.0 5.9 9.8 5.8 5. .9 9.8 5.9 5.8 45.0 47.1 4 5 .5 . 9.8 9.8 9.8 9.8 5.7 5.6 5.4 5.9 5.9 5.8 5.9 5.9 Rice......................... Beans, navy_____ Potatoes................. Onions.............. — do— — do__ _„ d o __ ...d o __ 12.2 12.2 12.2 12.2 12.2 12.2 12.3 12.3 12.5 12.3 12.1 11.7 12.2 10. 10.6 10.6 10.5 10.6 10.6 10.6 10.4 10.4 10.4 10.4 10.4 10.5 3.7 3.9 3.8 5.0 4. 3.8 4.1 2.9 2.7 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.6 4.6 4.8 4.8 4.8 5. 4.3 4.5 4.9 6.7 5.4 4.8 4.3 Cabbage_____ Beans, baked.. Corn, canned........ Peas, canned......... — do....... No.2 can. — do....... __do___ 4.2 5. 6.0 7.8 7.0 6.6 5.4 4.5 3.8 4.8 5.7 14.8 14.9 14. 14.9 14. 14.7 14.5 14.5 14.5 14.3 14.1 14.1 14.6 16.4 16.2 16.0 15.7 15. 15.7 15.9 16.0 15.8 16.0 16.2 16.0 16.0 15.8 15.5 15.3 15.2 14.5 14.3 14.5 14.6 14.4 14.0 14.8 15.2 14.8 Tomatoes, canned ..d o ___ Sugar, granulated. P ound.. T ea......................... — do....... Coffee................... . _„ d o ___ 14.7 13.7 13.3 13.3 12.8 13.3 13.7 13.8 13.3 13.7 13.7 13.3 13.6 7.7 7.6 7.7 7.9 7.9 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.4 8.4 8.5 8.1 83.8 82.7 82.7 83.5 83.5 83.8 83.8 83.3 83.3 83.3 83.8 83.3 83.4 56.8 56.8 57.0 56. 57.0 57.0 57.1 57.0 57.0 57.0 56.6 56.6 56.9 P r u n e s ................. ...d o ....... Raisins.............. — do....... .do.. Bananas........... D ozenOranges............ 18.0 14.9 15.1 48.5 115-16 ounces. 16.9 15.0 15.2 47.9 16.8 15.0 15.4 49.9 17.5 15.6 15.3 49.0 17.3 15. 14.8 49.1 18.4 15. 14.8 45.8 19.3 16.1 14.8 45.8 17.6 15.9 14.8 46.3 17.2 15.3 14.5 47.1 19.0 15.2 14.5 48.3 17.9 15.2 14.5 56.2 18.4 15.2 14.5 54.5 17.9 15.4 14.9 49.0 72 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 T a b l e 1 3 .—A V ER A G E R E T A IL P R IC E S OF S P E C IF IE D FOOD A R TIC L ES IN E A C H CHARLESTON, S. C. 1925 Article U nit Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. A v er age for Oct. N ov. Dec. year 15 15 15 1925 Cts. 32.8 30.0 26.5 19.2 32.7 30.5 26.4 18.9 33.2 30.5 27.7 20.1 33.2 30.9 28.2 20.7 33.6 33.2 33.2 30.5 30.5 30.5 27.9 26.4 26.8 20.0 20.0 19.1 Cts. 33.2 30.5 26.4 19.1 32.7 30.5 27.3 19.5 31.8 29.5 26.8 19.7 Cts. P ou nd.. ..d o ___ -d o — ..d o ___ 34.1 31.4 29.5 20.7 Cts. Sirloin steak____ Round steak___ _ Rib roast................ Chuck roast........... 32.3 30.0 26.4 18.8 33.0 30.4 27.2 19.7 Plate beef________ Pork chops........... Bacon, sliced____ Ham, sliced.......... ..d o .- . ..d o ----..d o ----..d o ___ 14.4 30.4 35.5 45.5 14.1 30.0 35.9 44.7 15.0 33.2 40.2 47.8 14.7 34.5 43.4 49.4 14.7 34.1 42. 49.7 14.3 34.1 43.2 49.1 13.4 34.5 45.6 50.6 13.6 34.5 46.0 50.9 14.1 37.3 45.4 51.2 14.0 34.4 44.6 49.4 13.8 33.5 44.3 48.9 14.2 33.7 42.5 48.9 Lamb....................... Hens....................... Salmon, canned, red. M ilk, fresh............ -.d o ___ ..d o ___ ..d o ___ 41.3 39.1 41.1 43.6 41.9 41.3 41.9 40.0 34.5 34.4 36.5 37.2 37.5 36.8 36.8 37.0 29.9 30.1 29.9 30.5 30.5 30.8 31.5 31.8 42.5 36.8 33.3 42.5 36.2 35. 43.6 36. 37.3 42.9 41.8 36.8 36.4 39.1 32.5 Quart___ 18.0 18.0 18.2 18.0 18.0 18.0 18.0 18.0 18.0 18.0 18.0 18.0 18.0 M ilk, evaporated Butter__________ O le o m a r g a r in e (all butter sub stitutes) . Can 1—. Pound-. ..d o ___ 10.9 11.2 11.3 11.3 11.2 11.3 11.7 11.8 52.4 49.9 55.1 54.3 52.9 52.5 52.7 52.5 31.7 31.9 31.8 31.5 30.9 31.0 30.6 30.9 11.8 52.8 30. 11.8 56.3 30.7 11.9 57.9 31.8 11.9 11.5 57.5 53.9 32.1 31.3 Cheese..................... Lard........................ Vegetable lard substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh. .—do___ .—do___ —do___ 33.2 33.1 33.5 33.9 33.0 33.2 33.4 34.1 23.7 23.4 23.6 24.0 23.4 23.4 23.6 23.7 24.5 24.5 24.6 24.6 24.5 24.4 24.3 24.3 33.8 23.9 24.1 34.5 24.0 211 34.2 23.7 24.5 35.2 33.8 23.7 23.7 24.6 24.4 D ozen__ 62.5 54.8 34.9 41.0 39.5 40.5 43.8 46.8 49.6 _js, storage........ Bread............... „ . F lo u r.................... Corn meal............ .—do___ Pound.. ...d o ___ — do— 53.0 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8 7.1 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.4 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 4,1 4.1 4.1 4.1 10.8 7.3 4.1 Rolled oats___ Corn flakes___ Wheat cereal— Macaroni____ ...d o ......... 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.3 9.3 9.3 8-oz. pkg.. 11.5 11. 11.8 11.8 12.0 11.9 12.1 12.1 28-oz.pkg. 25.0 25.0 25.0 25.0 25.0 25.0 25.0 24.8 19.1 19.2 19.2 19.2 19.2 18.9 19.2 19.2 Pound 9.3 12.1 25.2 19.2 R ice.............. Beans, n a v y . _. Potatoes............ Onions............... ...d o — — do____ ...d o ___ ...d o ____ Cabbage.......... . Beans, baked-. Corn, canned.. Peas, canned... 13.8 34.1 43.4 50.0 Cts. 55.3 53.0 47.9 7.3 4.1 43.9 10.8 7.3 4.1 45.1 10.8 10.8 7.4 7.4 4.1 4.1 9.3 11.7 26.0 18.8 9.4 11.7 26.4 18.8 9.4 9.4 11.8 11.9 26.6 25.3 19.1 19.1 8.9 8.8 10.4 5.6 6.1 10.6 10.8 42.8 10.8 8.6 8.7 8.7 8.8 9.1 2.5 7.5 2.4 7.8 3.1 8.9 3.9 9.3 5.4 8.0 9.0 10.6 3.7 6.8 .—do____ 4.5 4.4 4.4 3.7 3.5 3.5 7.6 7.1 N o .2 ca n . 10.5 10.7 10.7 10.5 10.5 10.3 10.1 10.1 .—do____ 16.5 16.6 17.3 17.5 17.5 17.8 17.8 17.8 — do____ 19. 19.8 18.5 18.9 18.9 18.9 19.0 19.0 4.5 10.2 18.0 18.5 10.2 17.0 18.5 4.1 10.3 16.0 18.0 4.2 4.6 10.3 10.4 15.7 17.1 17.5 18.8 Tomatoes, canned. . - d o . . . . Sugar, granulated. Pound.. T ea........................... — do— . do___ Coffee................. 11.8 11.9 11.8 11.9 11.9 11.8 11.8 11.7 7.9 7.3 7.2 7.0 6.8 6.6 6.5 6.5 71.9 71.9 71.8 71.8 72.6 73.6 76.4 76.4 45.3 45.7 46.2 46.2 45.8 45.3 46.1 46.1 11.4 6.6 74.9 46.2 10.9 6.3 74.9 46.2 10.8 6.2 75.8 46.2 10.6 11.5 6.4 6.8 75.8 74.0 45.6 45.9 Prunes..................... ... do— .doRaisins............... D ozen. Bananas............ do— Oranges.............. 16.2 14.3 32.1 28.8 16.8 14.5 40.0 56.3 16.5 14.1 40.0 57.5 15.9 13.9 38.3 42.0 15.8 14.3 39.2 36.1 115-16 ounces. 8.2 8.5 2.7 2.8 11.0 11.1 11.1 11.1 10.8 10.7 10.9 10.9 16.2 14.4 37. 32.9 2.7 7.4 16.8 14.4 38.6 42.3 16.8 14.4 38.6 45.8 16.5 14.2 37.9 48.5 16.5 14.4 39.3 67.0 16.6 14.5 40.0 67.0 16.5 14.8 39.2 50.0 10.8 3.7 6.1 4.2 9.0 8.8 5.7 5.9 3.7 7.3 16.4 14.4 38.4 47.9 73 DETAILED TABLES OF 61 CITIES, 1913, 1925, AND 1926, AND EACH MONTH OF 1925 AND 1926-Continued CHARLESTON, S. C. Av Avererage for Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. for Sept. Oct. N ov. Dec. year year 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1913 Article U nit Sirloin steak........ . Round steak____ Rib roast............... Chuck roast____ Pound. ...d o .—. — do....... ...d o ........ 33.0 30.5 27.5 20.7 33.0 31.5 27.0 20.7 Plate beef.............. Pork chops.......... . Bacon, sliced........ Ham, sliced.......... ...d o .... 11.8 14.7 15.2 ...d o — . 23.5 34.8 34.3 . ..d o .... 25.7 43.5 43.7 ...d o ....... 27.5 48.2 48.8 15.2 34.7 42.9 48.2 Lamb, leg of-........ Hens..................... . Salmon, canned red. M ilk, fresh.......... . ...d o ___ — d o ..... — do___ 21.8 42.5 42.5 41.7 42.5 42.5 42.5 44.3 42.9 42.1 41.9 41.3 40.0 42.2 21.7 36.4 38.0 39.0 40.8 42.3 44.0 41.8 40.1 40.9 39.4 39.8 38.4 40.1 38.3 38.5 38.1 39.1 39.2 39.1 39.6 38.8 36.7 30.4 30.0 29.6 36.5 Q uart... 11.8 18.0 18.0 18.0 18.0 18.0 18.0 18.0 18.0 18.0 18.0 19.0 19.0 18.2 Cts. Cts. Cts. 21.7 20.4 20.2 15.1 32.5 30.5 27.0 20.2 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 34.5 31.2 27.2 21.2 33.4 30.9 27.5 20.4 34.5 31.5 27.0 20.5 33.5 32.0 27.5 20.5 33.5 30.5 27.7 20.7 33.0 30.5 27.0 18.8 33.3 30.0 25.7 19.1 32.7 30.0 24.9 19.5 32.7 30.0 25.0 19.4 33.3 30.8 26.8 20.1 15.4 35.2 43.2 50.3 14.9 37.3 43.7 51.9 15.2 38.9 45.8 54.1 14.9 39. 47.4 56. 14.1 39.2 47.1 57.5 14.0 37.6 46.5 55.9 14.0 38.8 45.4 56.8 14.2 38.5 45.0 54.8 14.2 35.6 44.0 51.7 14.7 37.1 44.9 52.9 M ilk, evaporated . Can i._ . 11.8 11.8 11.9 11.9 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 11.9 11.8 11.9 11.9 Butter..................... Pound— 37.8 56.5 55.2 54.6 52.1 49.4 49.3 49.3 49.3 49.3 52.3 52.4 56.5 53.2 O leo m a rg a rin e . . d o . . . 31.8 32.1 31.8 31.5 31.7 31.7 31.4 31.0 30.8 31. 31.3 31.7 31.5 (all butler sub stitutes). Cheese_____ ____ Lard........................ V e g e t a b le lard substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh —d o___ 20.6 35.0 35.4 34.8 33.6 31.7 31.6 31.7 31.6 33.2 34.9 35.0 33.5 —do— . 15.0 22.6 23.3 23.6 23.6 22.9 24.0 24.0 24.1 23.7 22.1 21.3 20.9 23.0 24.0 24.5 23.9 23.9 23.9 24.3 24.8 25.3 24.3 23.8 23.4 23.5 24.1 ...d o ....... Eggs, storage......... Bread...................... Flour— .................. Corn meal.............. ...d o ___ Pou nd-. ...d o ....... — do___ Rolled oats..,.Corn flakes___ Wheat cereal - _ Macaroni_____ 9.5 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.5 9.4 9.5 9.5 9.6 9.5 — do....... 8-oz. pkg. :: ::: 11.7 11.7 11.7 11.7 11.8 11.8 12.0 12.0 11.8 11.8 11.8 12.0 11.8 28-oz.pkg. 26.6 26.6 26.6 25.9 26.0 26.7 27.0 26.4 26.3 26.2 26.2 26.2 26.4 Pound 19.0 19.0 19.0 19.0 18.9 18.9 19.0 18.7 18.9 18.5 18.5 1&6 18.8 Rice................. Beans, navy__ Potatoes.......... Onions............ — do....... 5.5 9.5 9.6 9.7 9.6 9.5 9.5 9.8 ...d o ....... 10.5 10.3 10.3 10.5 10.0 10.0 10.0 — do....... "”2."2 6.8 6.7 6.7 7.9 7.2 4.3 3.3 __ do____ 6.6 7.2 6.9 7.0 8.4 7.3 6. Cabbage........... Beans, baked.. Corn, canned.. Peas, canned - . — do....... No. 2 can . ..d o ....... — do___ Tomatoes,canned. Sugar, granulatedTea........................ Coffee................... ...d o ....... 10.4 10.3 10. 10.1 10.1 9.9 10.1 9.8 9.9 10.0 10.3 10.2 10.1 P o u n d .. 5.1 6.5 6.5 6.3 6.2 6.2 6.4 6.4 6.6 6.5 6.8 6.7 6.9 6.5 ...d o ....... 50.0 75.3 75.3 75.3 76.7 76.7 76.7 74.0 74.4 73.9 74.9 74.9 73.9 75.2 . .. do_. 26.3 46.1 46.1 46.3 46.1 46.8 46.8 46.1 46.1 46.6 47.3 46.5 46.5 46.4 Prunes.................... Raisins.............. Bananas............ Oranges___ . . . ...d o ....... ...d o __ Dozen. ...d o ... D ozen . . 31.5 57.6 46.2 41.4 42.0 39.6 43.6 49.0 46.3 53.6 56.7 64.3 66.7 50.6 115-16 ounces. 43.7 35.3 43.9 43.8 44.3. 6.1 10.8 10.8 10.7 10.8 10.4 10.4 10.4 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.4 3.7 7.5 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.2 6.9 7.0 7.1 7.1 7.2 2.4 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.9 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.0 3.9 3.9 3.9 4.0 __ __ 3.8 5.6 9.5 10.3 4.4 5.4 9.0 9.9 4.1 5.5 8.3 9.9 4.3 5.8 8.4 9.4 9.8 10.1 4.4 5.3 5.5 6.5 6.6 7.2 7.3 6.1 4.6 3.7 3.7 4.9 4.8 4.3 4.4 4.2 5.2 10.2 10.2 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 9.8 9.7 10.0 9.8 9.8 10.0 16.0 15.6 15.5 15.6 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 14.9 14.8 15.0 15.2 17.9 17.6 17.6 17.6 17.9 17.9 17.8 17.8 17.5 16.7 16.7 17.5 17.5 16.6 14.3 34.3 31.0 16.3 14.3 36.9 33.9 15.8 14.3 36.3 36.5 15.7 14.1 38.8 48.5 15.5 14.2 37.9 49.4 15.5 14.2 39.3 49.4 14.9 14.2 38.3 45.0 15.2 14.4 37.9 45.6 15.3 14.7 38.6 46.7 15.3 14.8 37.8 44.5 14.9 14.7 31.7 38.2 14.7 14.1 30.7 29.4 15.5 14.4 36.5 41.5 74 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 T a b l e 1 3 .—AV ER A G E R E T A IL PR IC E S OF S P E C IF IE D FOOD A R TIC L ES I N EA C H CHICAGO, ILL. 1925 Article U nit Av er age Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. N ov. Dec. for 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 year 1925 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cis. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 45.6 36.1 34.9 24.8 44.8 35.3 34.3 24.3 Cts. 44.7 55.2 34.3 24.5 Cts. 43.7 34.2 33.6 23.1 14.2 40.6 52.0 53.7 14.3 35.9 52.7 53.9 14.4 35.5 52.8 53.6 14.5 32.4 52.7 54.0 13.6 34.6 49.8 52.7 36.6 37.2 37.7 37.7 36.7 37.1 39.4 39.4 34. 36.3 37.3 38.5 37.8 37.2 36.7 36.4 32.9 32. 33.1 32.8 32.9 33.0 33.4 34.4 36. 36.0 38.5 36.0 36. 38.6 34.5 37.9 39.2 38.1 35.6 36.5 38.3 34.5 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 10.6 10.7 10.7 10.7 10.7 10.7 10. 10.9 47.7 47.0 55.9 50.5 49.4 50.9 50.4 50.1 27.6 27.6 27.4 27.4 27.2 27.2 27.5 28.1 10.8 53.4 29.0 10.9 57.5 29.5 10.9 57.6 29.4 10.9 10.8 56.3 52.2 29.3 28.1 40.1 40.3 40.2 40.0 40.1 40.1 40.6 40.8 22.8 22.6 22.6 22.7 22.1 22.2 22.9 23.7 26.5 26.1 26.1 26.3 26.3 26.5 26.4 26.7 41.3 23.8 26.5 41.9 23.9 26.5 42.2 23.1 26.6 42.0 40.8 22.2 22.9 26.7 26.4 73.0 53.6 41.9 39.7 40.5 43.1 45.4 47.2 47. 56.8 67.9 60.8 51.5 45.8 9.8 5.4 45.5 9.8 5.4 6.5 45.2 9.8 5.7 6.5 8.5 Sirloin steak... Round steak.. Rib roast____ Chuck roast... P o u n d ... 41.0 40.6 41.6 —do____ 31.2 30.3 31.7 _.do____ 31.3 31.5 32.3 —do____ 21.1 20.7 21.6 Plate beef....... Pork chops.._ Bacon, sliced.. Ham, sliced. —do____ —do-----—do____ —do____ 41.7 32.2 33.1 22.5 43.6 33.2 33.3 22. 43.0 34.0 33.8 22.7 45.3 36.6 34.4 24.0 46.0 37.4 35.1 24.3 46.4 36.7 34.5 24.6 12.5 12.4 12.7 13.3 13.8 27.4 27.5 35.0 35.7 34.7 43.0 42.8 47.7 50.7 50.1 48.4 51.7 53. 53.0 13.2 33. 50.0 53.1 14.0 38.0 51.7 53.8 14.3 38.6 51.7 54.1 ..d o __ . .. d o __ Salmon, canned . .. d o __ red. M ilk, fresh............. Quart___ M ilk, evaporated. Can Butter..................... Pound. O le o m a r g a r in e — do—_ (all butter sub stitutes). Cheese.................... — do.__ Lard....................... __.do__ Vegetable lard sub do.__ stitute. Eggs, strictly fresh. D ozen. _ Eggs, storage-----Bread................. Flour..... .................. Corn m ea l-............ 53.7 10.1 10.1 10.1 5.9 5.8 5. 6.5 6.5 6.5 Lamb............... — do___ P o u n d .. . .. d o ____ ___do____ 5.5 9.9 5.4 6.2 9.9 5.5 6.4 9.9 5.5 6.4 14.0 14.0 9.9 5.6 6.5 5.5 6.5 5. 6.4 8.7 Rolled oats............. - - d o ____ 8.4 8.6 8.8 9.0 8.5 Corn flakes_____ 8-oz. pkg. 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.1 W heat cereal........ 28-oz. pkg. 24.3 24.4 24.3 24.2 24.2 24.1 24.0 24.1 M acaroni............ P o u n d ... 20.1 20.1 19.9 19.8 20.0 19.8 19.8 19. 10.1 24.4 19.7 24.4 20.0 8.5 10.1 24. 20.0 8.5 8.6 10.1 10.1 24.7 24.3 20.0 19.9 R ic e - -.................... — do____ 11.5 11.4 11.5 11.4 11.4 11.4 11.6 11.4 Beans, navy____ -do____ 9.9 10.2 10.1 9.9 9.9 9.9 10.0 9.8 Potatoes..... ........... ..do------- 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.3 3.8 4.8 4.6 Onions................... 5.7 5. 5.9 6.8 8.6 9.7 9.1 7.9 -d o .- 11.5 9.9 3.3 6.3 11.4 9.6 3.5 6.0 11.4 9.7 5.0 5.7 11.7 11.5 9.7 9.9 4.9 3.5 5.7 6.9 Cabbage.................. Beans, baked____ Corn, canned____ Peas, canned.......... ...d o ____ 4.2 5.2 5.4 5.7 5.6 6.8 5.8 5.9 No. 2 can. 12.4 12.7 12.7 12.9 12.7 12.7 12.7 12.8 ...d o ......... 17.9 18.1 18.4 18.6 18.3 18.3 18.4 18.4 ...d o ------ 17.9 17.8 18.0 18.0 17.9 17.8 17.8 17.8 4.9 12.7 18.0 17.9 4.3 12.8 12.8 17.4 17.6 36.8 17.6 4.9 5.2 12.8 12.7 17.3 18.0 17.8 17.8 Tomatoes, canned. Sugar, granulated . T ea ........................... Coffee................. ...d o ........ 14.8 15.0 15.0 15.2 15.0 15.1 15.1 15.0 7.1 6.9 6.8 6.8 6.8 P o u n d ... 7.6 7.4 7. — do____ 73.3 73.4 73.2 73.5 74.1 74.4 74. 74.5 — do------ 52.6 53-1 53.2 52.3 51.5 51.2 51.2 51.5 14.7 6.8 74.6 51.5 14.5 6.5 74.3 51.3 14.4 6.3 74.1 51.8 14.1 14.8 6.4 6.9 74.8 74.0 52.1 52.0 18.1 15.3 39.3 67.6 18.3 15.2 40.8 69.6 18.4 15.2 41.3 74.0 18.6 15.1 42.1 56.4 Prunes................ R aisins..... ......... ...d o ____ ._.do____ D o z e n ... Oranges................... ...d o ____ 115-16 ounces. 19.3 15.9 42.0 50.2 18.6 15. 41.0 49.0 18.4 15.7 41.8 51.4 18.5 15.7 42.3 52. 18.1 15.6 40.5 60.9 17.8 15.5 41.0 64.6 18.1 15.5 40. 65.3 18.0 15.1 40.5 64.0 10.1 18.4 15.5 41.1 60.5 75 DETAILED TABLES OF 51 CITIES, 1913, 1925, AND 1926, AND EACH MONTH OF 1925 AND 1926—Continued CHICAGO, ILL. 1926 Av A v er er age age for Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. for year 15 year 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1926 1913 Article U nit Sirloin steak........ Round steak....... Rib roast.............. Chuck roast........ P o u n d ...d o ........ ...d o ........ __do___ Cts. 23.2 20.2 19.5 15.4 Cts. 44.1 34.7 34.7 24.8 Cts. 44.1 34.9 34.4 25.2 Cts. 43.3 34.5 33.5 24.8 Cts. 43.8 35.6 33.7 24.9 Cts. 43.4 35.7 34.2 24.9 Cts. 43.8 35.5 34.1 25.0 Cts. 43.9 36.0 34.7 24.6 Cts. 44.5 36.0 34.8 24.6 Cts. 44.8 36.9 35.7 25.4 Cts. 45.6 37.6 36.6 26.0 Cts. 45.4 37.1 36.6 25.8 Cts. 45.2 36.8 36.3 25.9 Cts. 44.3 35.9 34.9 25.2 Plate beef............ Pork chops.......... Bacon, sliced----Ham, sliced......... —do........ —do___ —do____ —do........ 11.5 19.0 31.6 31.8 14.5 33.8 51.9 52.5 14.5 33.4 52.5 53.3 14.5 35.1 52.5 54.5 14.6 36.9 52.3 54.1 14.8 38.9 53.7 55.0 14.8 39.5 54.8 57.7 14.5 39.7 55.6 58.5 14.4 38.0 55.1 57.6 15.0 42.9 55.4 57.8 15.0 43.0 56.3 60.1 15.0 38.3 55.7 59.7 15.1 36.5 55.0 58.7 14.7 38.0 54.2 56.6 Lamb, leg of......... —do........ 19.8 39.0 38.0 37.9 37.6 4a 2 42.3 41.5 41.0 40.6 39.7 38.4 39.6 H ens....................... —do____ 19.3 39.0 40.0 41.2 41.9 41.6 40.2 39.3 37.8 37.9 37.5 36.4 37.6 39.2 Salmon, canned, — do........ 38.2 37.8 38.7 38.6 39.6 39.3 39.3 39.5 37.7 38.6 38.1 37.4 38.6 M ilk, fresh.......... Quart. _. Milk, evaporated. C an 1. . B utter................... . PoundO le o m a r g a r in e .__do___ (all butter sub stitutes). 8.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 10.9 10.9 11.0 10.9 10.9 11.0 11.0 10.9 10.9 11.3 11.2 11.2 11.0 36.2 51.3 50. 50.8 47.3 47.2 48.0 47.1 47.8 50.5 53.7 56.3 60.6 51.0 27.0 27.1 27.0 27.5 27.6 27.6 27.6 28.8 28.7 28.5 27.7 26.7 Cheese................... . . . d o .... 25.2 41.5 41.6 41.6 41.1 41.4 40.8 40.7 Lard....................... —do_ 14.9 22.2 21.7 21.4 21.1 20.8 21.7 22.3 V e g e t a b le lard . ..d o __ 26.3 26.4 26.3 26.7 26.5 substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen— 29.2 52.8 43.7 41.2 41.7 41.5 42.4 42.8 40.7 40.9 42.4 42.4 42.4 41.5 22.0 21.9 22.2 21.5 20.9 21.6 26.1 26.3 26.7 26.8 26.7 26.5 44.2 50.5 57.0 65.1 66.8 49.1 Eggs, storage-----Bread................ Flour................. Corn meal.............. — do___ P o u n d .. . .. d o ........ . ..d o ____ Rolled o a ts.. Com flakes__ Wheat cereal.. Macaroni____ 8-oz. pkg. 28-oz.pkg P o u n d .. Rice......................... Beans, navy—_ Potatoes................. Onions.................... . ..d o ___ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ ..d o — 8.9 11.5 11.8 11.8 11.7 11.9 11.9 11.9 11.9 11.6 12.1 11.9 11.8 11.8 9.6 9.5 9.5 9.4 9.1 9.2 9.2 9.2 9.2 9.5 9.5 9.6 9.4 T 5 5.8 5.5 5.4 ' 6.3 5.7 5.4 4.4 3.4 3.8 3.7 3.8 3.9 4.8 5.7 5.7 5.9 6.2 7.9 7.1 6.5 5.5 5.0 5.3 5.3 5.4 6.0 — do___ Beans, baked.. No. 2 car Corn, canned____ — do___ Peas, canned......... — do___ 5.3 6.7 7.7 7.4 6.3 6.4 5.3 4.1 4.1 4.5 4.6 4.8 5.6 12.8 12.8 12.8 12.7 12.7 12.6 12.7 12.7 12.6 12.8 12.9 12.9 12.8 17.1 17.0 16.9 16.8 17.1 16.7 16.4 16.5 16.5 17.1 17.4 17.3 16.9 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.2 16.8 17.2 17.2 17.0 16.7 17.5 17.7 17.5 17.3 Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. T e a ....................... Coffee................... . ..d o ___ Pound. ...d o ___ — do.__ Prunes.................. ...d o ____ Raisins.................. ...d o ___ Bananas............... Dozen.. ...d o __ 115-16 ounces. 40.2 38.0 6.1 9.8 9.8 2.8 5.9 5.9 2.9 6.2 6.2 9.8 5.8 6.1 9.8 5.6 6.1 9.8 5.5 6.0 5.6 6.0 9.8 5.6 6.1 9.8 5.5 6.0 9.8 5.4 6.0 47.0 50.5 50. 9.8 9.8 9.8 5.4 5.4 5.3 6.5 6.6 6.6 9.8 5.6 6.2 8.4 8.4 8.4 8.4 8.3 8.3 8.3 8.3 8.3 8.6 8.6 8.6 8.4 10.0 10.1 10.1 10.0 9.9 10.1 10.1 10.0 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.1 24.4 24.3 24.4 24.5 24.4 24.6 24.5 24. 24.5 25.2 25.3 25.4 24.7 19.0 19.4 19.3 19.0 19.1 19.1 19.2 19.2 19.0 19.7 19.4 19.7 19.3 14.1 14.5 14.2 13.8 13.7 14.1 14.1 14.0 14.0 13.9 14.1 14.2 14.1 5.1 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.4 6.4 6.6 6.6 6.7 6.7 6.9 6.9 7.0 6.6 54.0 72.2 73.9 73.5 72.3 72.3 72.3 71.4 72.2 73.2 74.5 74.8 74.3 73.1 30.5 51.6 52.0 52.1 51.6 51.7 51.5 51.3 51.3 51.2 50.8 51.0 50.9 51.4 18.1 15.3 43.1 51.3 18.1 15.2 43.3 50.4 18.5 15.3 42.2 51.2 18.7 15.4 41.9 58.1 18.1 15.3 41.4 56.8 18.8 15.4 42.9 51.6 18.6 15.4 41.3 52.0 18.8 15.5 40.8 52.4 18.4 15.4 40.0 53.2 18.8 15.4 40.5 61.3 18.7 15.6 40.5 61.3 18.9 15.4 40.8 58.9 18.5 15.4 41.1 54.5 76 R ET A IL P R IC E S, 1890 TO 1926 T a b le 13.—AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH CINCINNATI, OHIO 1925 Article U nit Sirloin steak........... Round steak.......... Rib roast................. Chuck roast........... Pound. „ — do......... — do____ . .. d o ......... Plate beef................ Pork chops............. Bacon, sliced.......... Ham, sliced............ ___do____ — do ..... . .. d o ......... . .. d o ......... Lamb....................... H ens......................... Salmon, canned, red. M ilk, fresh............. Av- age Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. N ov. Dec. for year 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1925 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 35.0 31.0 27.6 18.4 34.9 31.2 27,9 18.5 36.2 32.8 28.8 19.4 37.1 33.6 29.2 20.2 37.9 34.2 30.1 20.8 38.2 34.5 29.7 20.7 38.3 35.1 29.8 19.9 38.0 35.1 29.7 19.4 37.1 34.1 28.3 19.5 35.9 32.8 28.4 19.8 35.4 31.7 28.2 19.6 35.9 32.0 28.5 20.2 36.7 33.2 28.9 19.7 14.6 25.7 35.4 48.3 14.4 27.4 35.5 49.0 15.0 35.9 39.2 51.3 15.4 35.4 40.0 53.0 16.7 36.5 41.3 53.3 15.8 33.5 41.8 52.9 15.6 39.4 42.9 55.5 14.9 38.5 43.7 56.4 15.1 38.7 43.4 55.4 15.1 35.1 43.7 54.7 15.2 33.2 43.3 53.6 15.4 32.0 41.9 51.0 15.3 34.3 41.0 52.9 __.do......... 35.6 37.1 37.8 38.6 39.4 39.9 38.2 38.2 - ..d o ......... 36.7 37.8 40.5 42.3 41.7 39.6 38.9 36.9 — do......... 28.9 29.0 29.0 29.5 29.5 29.5 29.9 30.8 36.0 36.0 33.4 35.2 * 35.9 34.1 32.2 34.6 36.0 35.9 37.3 34.1 37.6 36.0 31.3 Quart___ 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 Milk, evaporated-. Can i ----- 10.6 10.6 10.6 10.6 10.7 10.8 10.9 11.0 51.2 49.6 56.5 52.8 50.8 52.5 52.8 52.7 B utter.......... - ......... PoundO le o m a r g a r in e . .. d o ......... 31.2 30.5 30.4 30.7 30.5 30.5 31.1 31.9 (all butter sub stitutes). 10.9 55.5 32.4 10.9 58.0 32.4 10.8 57.5 32.3 10.8 10.8 57.3 53.9 32.2 31.3 Cheese..................— Lard........ ................ Vegetable lard sub stitute. Eggs, strictly fresh. . .. d o ......... 35.7 36.7 37.1 36.7 36.1 36.9 36.6 36.5 . .. d o ......... 21.5 20.9 22.0 21.6 21.0 21.5 22.0 22.9 . .. d o ......... 25.6 25.6 26.1 25.9 26.0 25.9 25.9 25.8 36.2 23.1 25.7 36.4 22.8 25.7 36.1 21.6 25.6 36.8 36.5 20.3 21.8 25.9 25.8 Dozen___ 67.9 50.5 34.2 33.9 35.6 37.6 39.8 41.3 44.7 51.7 69.1 59.1 47.1 Eggs, storage-........ Bread....................... Flour........................ Corn m eal............... — do......... 50.7 45.5 38.6 P o u n d .. . 8.5 9.3 " 9 .3 " 9 .3 ’ ’9."§ ” §.’2 " 9 .2 ” §.’2 " 9.2 9.2 5.9 . .. d o ......... 5.9 6.2 6.2 5.9 5.9 5.8 5.9 5.9 6.0 . .. d o ......... 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.6 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.6 4.6 4.5 45.8 9.2 5.9 4.3 45.0 9.2 ' 9. 2 6.0 6.0 4.4 4.6 Rolled oats............. Corn flakes............. W heat cereal.......... M acaroni................ — do......... 8.6 8.9 8.9; 8-oz. pkg. 10.2 10.2 10.3 28-oz. pkg. 23.4 23.6 23.8 Pound— 18.3 19.3 19.5 8.8 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.9 10.3 10.2 10.3 10.3 10.2 23.7 23.7 23.8 23.8 23.9 19.7 19.7 19.7 19.9 19.9 8.7 10.2 24.1 19.7 8.7 10.2 24.0 20.1 8.7 10.2 24.3 20.2 8.6 8.8 10.2 10.2 24.3 23.9 20.1 19.7 R ice.......................... Beans, n a v y ........._ Potatoes.................. Onions..................... —.d o ......... 10.8 10.6 10.5 10.8 10.8 10.9 11.0 11.1 — do......... 8.5 8.8 9.0 8.8 8.6 8.8 8.8 8.6 . .. d o ......... 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.4 3.9 5.0 4.6 - —do......... 5.1 5.2 5.1 7.0 9.2 10.2 8.5 7.7 11.2 8.7 3.9 6.9 11.1 8.2 3.9 6.0 11.1 8.3 5.4 5.4 11.2 10.9 8.3 8.6 5.5 3.7 5.6 6.8 Cabbage.................. Beans, baked......... Corn, canned......... Peas, canned.......... . .. d o ____ 4.0 4.5 5.1 5.5 5.3 6.1 5.8 5.3 No. 2 can. 11.4 11.3 11.4 11.4 11.6 11.4 11.2 11.2 — do......... 15.8 15.8 15.9 16.4 16.7 16.7 17.0 17.0 . .. d o ......... 17.3 17.1 17.0 17.7 18.1 18.0 17.8 17.8 5.0 11.3 17.2 18.1 4.1 11.3 15.7 18.0 4.2 11.3 15.7 17.9 4.6 5.0 11.3 11.3 15.6 16.3 17.6 17.7 Tomatoes, canned. Sugar, granulated. T ea........................... Coffee....................... — do......... 13.6 13.7 13.8 13.9 13.9 13.7 13.7 13.6 Pound. 8.1 7.6 7.6 7.4 7.2 7.1 7.1 6.9 — do......... 75.0 75.0 75.0 75.2 75.0 75.6 77.0 77.3 . .. d o ......... 45.7 46.3 47.0 47.6 46.0 45.3 45.1 45.3 13.4 7.0 75.8 45.5 13.2 6.9 76.7 45.6 13.1 6.8 76.7 45.7 12.9 13.5 6.7 7.2 76.5 75.9 46.0 45.9 Prunes..................... R aisins.................... Bananas.................. Oranges................... . .. d o ......... . .. d o ......... Dozen___ — do......... 17.7 14.7 36.7 61.9 17.5 14.2 37.5 62.2 17.7 14.2 37.5 57.8 17.8 14.3 38.5 42.7 1 15-16 ounces. 17.7 14.3 40.0 36.9 17.6 14.3 38.6 40.0 17.7 14.4 39.2 46.7 17.4 14.4 39.5 52.5 17.6 14.4 39.5 54.8 18.0 14.6 39.0 58.4 18.0 14.7 38.2 58.2 17.4 14.8 32.0 55.6 17.7 14.4 38.0 52.3 77 D E T A IL E D TABLES OF 51 CITIES, 1913, 1925, AND 1926, AND EACH MONTH OF 1925 AND 1926—Continued CINCINNATI, OHIO Article U nit Sirloin steak.......... Round steak____ Rib roast—. .......... Chuck roast.......... Pound . __do__ ._do___ __do___ 1926 AvAv erer age for Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. for year 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 year 15 15 15 15 1913 Cts. 36.9 33.2 29.7 20.7 Cts, 37.0 33.1 30.3 Cts. 36.8 33.2 29.8 20.8 20.8 Cts. 37.2 33.3 29.7 21.3 Cts. 38.1 33.5 29.7 21.5 Cts. 38.8 34.6 29.8 21.3 Cts. 39.1 35.3 30.4 22.1 Cts. 39.2 35.9 30.8 21.6 Cts. 38.9 35.1 30.8 21.9 Cts. 37.7 34.1 30.8 Cts. 36.5 33.1 30.7 Cts. 36.4 33.4 30.2 22.1 21.6 21.i Cts. 37.7 34.0 30.2 21.4 Plate b e e f---........ __do___ Pork chops............ __do___ Bacon, sliced........ ..d o ___ Ham, sliced-------- _.do___ 15.1 20.6 34.7 25.1 41.7 28.3 52.5 15.0 33.7 43.9 53.2 15.6 35.8 44.6 53.1 15.5 38.8 44.6 55.8 15.3 40.6 46.2 59.5 15.3 39.9 46.8 60.0 15.3 37.9 46.3 60.3 15.5 41.9 46.5 60.6 15.4 42.1 46.7 60.0 15.2 34.7 45.5 58.0 15.2 32.2 44.4 56.8 15.3 37.3 45.2 56.9 Lamb, leg of.......... ..d o — H ens....................... ,__do— Salmon, canned, >_do— 17.0 36.4 36.8 36.1 36.6 39.1 41.5 39.2 37.7 37.8 37.5 35.2 35.1 37.4 23.4 39.3 38.9 41.0 43.0 43.3 40.3 39.5 35.2 37.2 37.2 35.8 36.1 38.9 36.1 36.9 37.1 37.4 37.0 36.5 36.8 37; 6 37.5 31.3 31.1 30.9 35.5 Milk, fresh........ . Quart. _ Cts. 23.1 20.8 19.1 15.2 11. 15.0 35.8 44.6 53.3 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 12.8 8.0 12.0 12.0 M ilk, evaporated. Can 1__ Butter......... .......... Pound. O leo m a rg a rin e ,_.do___ (all butter sub stitutes). 10.9 10.9 10.9 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.9 10.8 10.9 10.8 10.8 10.8 38.5 53.5 52.8 52.5 49.6 49.1 49.2 48.8 49.1 50.8 53.0 55.1 59.2 51.9 31.8 31.6 30.9 30.1 29.6 29.6 30.1 30.3 30.3 30.2 30.2 28.6 30.3 ...d o ___ Lard__................. - . .. d o V eg eta b le lard __do___ substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh D ozen.. 21.2 36.0 36.4 36.2 35.9 35.0 35.1 35.1 35.5 36.0 36.4 36.3 36.8 35.9 14.1 20.0 20.2 19.4 19.0 19.4 21.6 21.1 21.1 20.8 20.0 19.4 18.5 20.0 25.9 25.9 25.9 25.3 25.4 25.8 26.1 26.1 26.1 25.9 26.1 25.6 25.8 Eggs, storage------ ___do___ Pound. . Bread........ ....... . .. d o ___ Flour................. ___do— Corn meal____ Rolled oats___ Corn flakes___ Wheat cereal __ Macaroni......... .__do----8-oz. pkg 28-oz.pkg Pound Rice_________ Beans, n a v y ... Potatoes_____ Onions_______ ..d o — ..d o __ ..d o ___ ...d o — 38.1 30.0 4.8 9.2 9.2 6.2 6.3 3. 2.7 4.2 4.2 ..d o ___ Pound ._.do— ...d o ___ 9.1 6.3 4.1 9.1 6.3 4.1 9.2 6.3 4.1 9.2 6. 4.0 9.2 6.1 3.9 9.2 6.0 4.0 39.3 44.0 4 3 .1 . 9.2 9.2 9.0 9.2 6.0 5.8 5.8 6.1 3.9 3.9 3.9 4.0 11.5 11.2 11.2 11.5 11.4 11.4 10.9 10.8 11.2 8.8 10.8 11.0 11.3 11 8.3 8.3 7.8 7.9 7.6 7.7 7.6 7.6 7.5 7.8 7.9 8.0 7.8 6.0 5.9 5.9 6.4 6.5 5.4 4.9 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.0 4.1 5.2 5.8 5.8 5.7 6.0 7.6 6.8 6.1 5.2 4.7 4.6 4.5 4.4 5.6 ~L8 6.3 6.3 7.2 6.9 5.9 6.5 4.4 3.3 4.0 4.1 3.9 4.2 5.3 11.5 11.3 11.0 11.0 10.9 10.9 10.9 11.0 10.7 11.0 10.9 10.9 11.0 15.9 15.6 15.9 15.7 15.6 15.5 15.5 15.4 14.8 15.2 15.1 14.7 15.4 17.4 17.2 17.3 17.3 17.2 17.0 17.5 17.2 16.7 17.5 16.8 16.8 17.2 12.6 12.6 12.5 12.0 11. 12.0 11.6 11.7 11.5 11.8 11.9 11.9 12.0 5.3 6.8 6.8 6.7 6.7 6.8 6. 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.0 60.0 77.3 77. 78.2 78.6 78.0 78.0 77.7 77.5 77.7 78.1 77.4 76.4 77.7 25. 46.5 46.7 46.4 46.4 46.5 46.5 46.8 46.5 46.4 46.1 45.9 45.4 46.3 Prunes........ ........... ...d o ___ Raisins................ ...d o — Bananas.......... D ozen ... ...d o .. 1 15-16 ounces. 44567°—27------6 9.2 6.3 4.1 8.7 8.6 8.6 8.6 8.7 8.6 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.7 8.6 8.6 10.2 10.3 10.3 10.3 10.3 10.4 10.3 10.4 10.4 , 10.4 10.4 10.4 10.3 24.4 24.4 24.7 24.7 24.7 24.9 24.6 24.6 24.7 24.4 24.5 24.4 24.6 18.2 18.3 18.5 18.3 18.3 18.1 18.2 18.4 18.2 18.5 18.4 18.8 18.4 Cabbage________ _.do— Beans, b a k ed No. 2 can Corn, canned— ..d o — Peas, canned____ . . d o . Tomatoes,canned. Sugar, granulated. Tea____________ Coffee__________ 35.5 35.8 38.2 46.7 52.1 65.6 63.8 43.9 27.8 49.0 39.3 32.2 34.0 17.3 14.3 37.3 41.3 17.6 14. 38.5 42.0 17.6 14.9 37.3 41.4 17.6 15.0 36.5 52.0 17.7 14.7 38.8 54.9 17.8 14.9 40.0 51.3 18.1 15.1 35.0 46.5 18.7 15.0 35.0 42.0 17.1 15.2 36.3 47.7 17.2 15.3 36.7 56.4 16.4 15.1 37.5 55.0 16.7 14.7 37.5 40.2 17.5 14.9 37.2 47.6 78 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 T a b l e 1 3 .—AV ER A G E R E T A IL PR IC ES OF SP E C IFIE D FOOD A R TIC L ES I N E A CH CLEVELAND, OHIO 1925 Article U nit A v er age for Jan. Feb Mar Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. N ov. D ec. year 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1925 15 Cts. 38.4 32.7 27.1 22.3 Cts. 39.6 33.3 27.5 22.6 Cts. 40.7 34.0 27.6 22.9 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 40.0 39.0 37.7 36.2 36.5 38.1 33.7 32.4 31.8 30.1 30.2 31.7 27.2 27.2 26.2 26.1 26.1 .26.7 22.2 21.7 21.1 21.3 21. 21.6 11.6 12.2 12.7 12.8 31.2 40.2 38.2 38.3 41.5 46.3 47.6 47.4 49.8 54.9 58.1 56.5 13.1 37.3 47.9 57.0 13.3 44.8 49.5 57.2 13.2 42.5 49.4 58.0 12.9 41.8 50.0 57. 13.1 40.2 50.7 13.1 36.9 50.4 54.2 12.9 34.8 49.0 54.5 37.1 37.8 36.6 36.3 36.9 38.2 38.6 40.8 41.3 40. 39.3 38.6 38. 30.5 30.7 30. 31.0 31.0 31.1 32.5 37.7 3a 3 34.2 37.2 37.2 35.6 36.1 36.3 35.6 37.1 37.2 37.8 38.9 37.0 32.5 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 13.8 13.8 13.8 13.8 13.8 13.8 13.8 14.0 11.2 11.3 61.7 33.2 11.4 11.0 59.9 56.0 33.1 32.0 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Sirloin steak_____ P o u n d ... 36.4 36.5 37.8 38.1 Round steak........ . ..d o ......... 29.7 29.6 31.1 31. Rib roast................ ..d o ......... 25.9 26.2 26.7 26.8 Chuck roast.......... —do........ 20.5 20.2 21.3 21.8 Plate beef............... Pork chops........... . Bacon, sliced........ Ham, sliced.......... . —do........ —do........ — do____ — do........ 12.0 31.7 41.3 48.9 Lamb..................... ...d o ......... 37. Hens........................ — do......... 38. Salmon, canned, — do........ 30.3 red. M ilk, fresh........... Quart— M ilk, evaporated. Can1___ B utter..................... P o u n d .. O le o m a r g a r in e ...d o ____ (all butter sub stitutes). 10.6 10. 12.7 38.2 47.6 55.3 10.6 10.8 10.8 11.0 11.2 11.1 51.0 50.9 59.8 54.0 53.2 54.4 53. 54.1 31.3 31.3 31.3 32.0 31.7 31.5 31.7 32.0 57.3 32.7 11.2 61.5 32.5 Cheese..................... Lard........................ Vegetable l a r d substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh. — do........- 34. i 34. 35.7 35.7 35.9 35.6 36.0 36.1 — do.......... 24.0 24.0 24.5 24.5 24.1 24.2 24.5 25.0 ...d o ......... 27.2 27.1 27.3 27.2 27.0 27.4 27.4 27.5 37.3 25.3 27.4 37.9 25.1 27.3 37.8 24.1 27.2 36.3 23.1 24.4 27.4 27. a 54.3 66.7 79.6 67.4 54.6 Eggs, storage......... Bread..................... . Flour....................... C om m eal.............. ...d o ........ P o u n d .. — do........ ...d o ........ 8.0 6.0 5.6 8.1 6.0 5.6 48.8 8.1 5.9 5.4 50.7 8.0 5.9 5.5 49 .6 . 8.0 8.1 5.9 6.0 5.6 5.6 Rolled oats--------- ...d o .......... 8.8 8.8 9.1 9.5 9.4 9.3 9.3 9.2 Corn flakes.......... . 8-oz. pkg. 10.9 11.2 11.3 11.3 11.2 11. 11.5 11.5 W heat cereal........ . 28-oz.pkg. 24.9 24.9 25.1 25.0 24.7 24. 24.8 24.8 Macaroni.............. . P o u n d .. . 21.1 21.1 21.4 21.7 21.6 21.7 22.1 21.6 9.4 11.5 24.6 21.6 9.4 11.3 24.9 21.4 11.2 9.5 25.0 21.5 9.3 9.3 11.4 11.3 25.1 24.9 21.4 21.5 10.6 10.7 10.7 11.1 11.1 11.1 11.3 11.3 9.6 9.7 9.8 9.7 9.7 9.6 9.5 9.5 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.1 2.6 4.2 4.8 4. 9.0 10.5 9.3 8.4 5.1 5.3 5.3 11.3 9.4 3.4 5.6 11.6 8.9 3.3 5.2 11.7 8.8 4.3 5.1 11.9 11.2 8.9 9.4 4.5 3.4 5.2 6.7 4.4 5.0 5.5 5,3 4.9 6.5 7.0 4. Cabbage................. do— Beans, baked........ N o. 2 can 12.0 12.4 12.5 13.3 13.3 13.3 13.3 13.2 17.8 17.8 18.0 18.7 18.8 18.6 18.5 18.7 Corn, canned........ — do___ Peas, canned........ . ...d o .......... 16. 17.1 17.1 18.0 18.0 18.6 18.3 18.3 4.2 13.3 18. 18.0 3.9 13.2 18.1 17.9 4.1 13.0 18.2 17.8 4.7 5.0 13.0 13.0 17.8 18.3 17.9 17.8 14.5 14.4 14.4 14.3 14.5 14.7 14.4 14.5 — do— Pound. __ 8.3 7. 7.7 7.5 7.4 7.3 7.2 7.1 — do.......... 67.1 68.5 69.5 78.0 79.1 79.9 79.3 78.9 52.9 53.4 54.4 54.2 52.8 52.8 53.2 52.9 — d o ... 14.5 7.1 79.2 53.4 14.3 7.0 79.2 53.8 14.2 6.8 79.0 53.6 13.8 14.4 7.0 7.4 79.7 76.5 53.9 53.4 18.5 14.2 50.0 65.8 17.4 14.2 50.0 70.5 17.4 14.0 47.5 74.4 17.3 14.1 47.5 51.5 R ice.................. Beans, n a v y . _ Potatoes.......... Onions.............. Tomatoes, canned. Sugar, granulated. T ea......................... . Coffee...................... D ozen. . — do......... . —do........ — do........ — do........ Prunes................... . —do........ Raisins.................... .—do.......... Bananas................ . D ozen___ Oranges................. ...d o .......... 1 15-16 ounces. 74.3 53.6 39.2 38.1 55.5 40.0 8.0 8.1 6.0 6.2 5.3 5.3 17.3 14.8 49.0 51.5 18.2 14.7 50.8 49.5 8.3 6.2 5.4 18.6 14.7 52.2 51.0 8.0 6.0 5.9 18. 14.7 47.5 54.0 43.3 48.5 50.0 8.0 5. 5.9 19.1 14.5 54.0 59.9 8.0 6.0 5.7 19.0 14.5 52.5 64.2 8.0 5.9 5.6 18.5 14.5 60.0 64.5 18.0 14.5 52.5 64.0 18.2 14.5 51.1 60.1 79 DETAILED TABLES OF 51 CITIES, 1913, 1925, AND 1926, AND EACH MONTH OF 1925 AND 1926—Continued CLEVELAND, OHIO 1926 A v A v er er age age for Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. for Nov. Dec. Oct. year 15 year 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1926 15 1913 Article U nit Sirloin steak........ Round steak....... Rib roast.............. Chuck roast......... P o u n d .. ..d o ....... ..d o .. ..d o ....... 24.6 21.7 19.0 16.6 37.0 31.0 26.9 22.2 36.8 37.1 37.6 39.2 39.4 39.7 31.0 31.0 31.6 33.1 33.9 33.7 33.7 27.3 27.0 27.5 28.0 28.3 28.7 27. 22.0 22.0 22.6 23.3 23.6 23.0 22.7 40.0 34.0 27.9 22.9 39.4 33.4 27.2 22.2 37.7 32.3 27.3 22.9 37.3 31.3 27.1 23.1 Plate beef............ Pork chops.......... Bacon, sliced----Ham, sliced.......... ..d o ___ ..d o ___ ..d o ___ ..d o ___ 11.9 21.0 27.6 35.1 13.5 36.8 49. 55.8 13.8 35.8 49.8 56.8 13.0 45.1 52.1 63.0 13.6 43.7 51.7 61. 13.3 38.9 50.4 60.0 13.4 35.6 50.3 58.3 Lamb, leg of.......... H ens..................... Salmon, canned, red. M ilk, fresh.......... . ...d o ___ . . . d o ..... . .. d o .. .. . 19.3 37.4 37.1 36.0 36.3 39.2 39.5 39.4 37.4 37.8 37.2 35.6 34.9 37.3 21.5 43.0 42.4 43.0 44.3 43.7 41.8 40.3 39.2 39.4 37.8 35.9 36.5 40.6 39.1 35.9 34.5 33.9 33.8 37.4 37.8 38.4 38.5 38.6 39.1 39.2 Quart— 8.2 14.7 14.7 14.0 13.7 13.7 13.7 13.7 13.7 13.7 14.3 14.3 14.3 14.0 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 13.8 37.3 50.1 56.8 13.8 39.3 49.7 57.3 13.7 42.6 50.6 59.3 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 13.9 44.3 52. 63.0 13.6 42.5 52.7 63.7 12.7 41.1 52.0 63.7 Cts. 38.4 32.5 27.6 22.7 13.5 40.3 51.0 59.9 11.3 11.2 11.2 11.2 11.2 11.2 11.2 11.1 11.1 11.3 11.3 11.3 11.2 55.9 54.9 55.4 51.1 51.9 52.1 51.5 52.4 55.5 58.0 59.6 64.7 55.3 33.0 32.6 32.4 32.0 31.7 31.8 32.2 32.5 32.2 33.0 33.2 31.9 32.4 M ilk, evaporated Butter.................... O leom a rg a rin e (all butter sub stitutes). Cheese................... . ..d o ___ 23.3 38.5 38.8 39.0 38.7 37.3 36.3 36.5 Lard....................... . . -do........ 16.3 22.9 22.6 22.7 22.5 22.5 23.4 23.7 Vegetable la r d . .. d o ....... 27.3 27.2 27.0 27.2 27.1 27.3 27.5 substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen__ 34.3 55.5 45.7 40.3 39.8 40.6 41.7 35.9 36.2 36.9 36.6 38.1 37.3 23.7 23.6 23.2 22.3 21.8 22.9 27.7 27.6 27.4 27.4 27.8 27.4 47.2 55.8 64.9 73.2 70.1 51.2 Eggs, storage.. Bread................ Flour................. Com meal____ . .. d o ....... 40.8 33.4 P o u n d .. *5.5 8.1 8.1 . .. d o ....... 3.2 6.0 6.2 — do___ 2.8 5.5 5.3 Rolled o a ts ... C ornflak es... W heat cereal. Macaroni____ . .. d o ....... __ 8-oz. pkg. 28-oz.pkg Pound Rice................. Beans, navy.. Potatoes......... Onions............ ...d o ___ 8.7 11.8 11.9 12.2 12.0 12.1 12.0 11.9 12.0 11.8 12.0 11.9 11.9 12.0 .—do__.._ 8.8 8.2 7.9 7.8 7.7 7.8 7.7 7.8 7.6 7.8 8.2 8.5 8.0 ... d o .. .. . 'I._7 5.5 5.6 5.7 7.0 6.4 6.1 3.9 3.7 4.4 4.1 4.3 4.3 5.1 ...d o .. 5.3 5.3 5.2 6.5 8.3 7.8 7.4 6.3 5.3 4.9 4.5 4.7 6.0 Cabbage........... Beans, baked.. Corn, canned.. Peas, canned.. — do .. No. 2 can . .. d o ....... d o .. Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. T ea........................ Coffee................... Prunes.................... Raisins................... Bananas............ Oranges............ 8.1 6.1 5.2 8.0 6.1 5.2 8.0 6.1 5.2 7.9 6.2 5.1 8.0 6.1 5.2 8.0 6.1 5.4 7.9 6.0 5.4 45.8 48.8 48.8 7.9 7.9 7.9 5.8 5.7 5.7 5.2 5.2 5.3 8.0 6.0 5.3 9.4 9.4 9.5 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.4 9.5 11.3 11.2 11.2 11.1 11.3 11.2 11.3 11.3 11.2 11.2 11.2 11.2 11.2 25.5 25.4 25.2 25.3 25.3 25.5 25.5 25.2 25.2 25.3 25.2 25.3 25.3 21.8 22.0 21.8 21.9 21. 21.9 21.6 21.9 21.7 22.0 21.7 21.9 21.8 5.7 6.1 7.6 7.2 6.0 6.3 5.5 4.2 4.5 4.5 4.1 4.3 5.5 13.1 13.0 12.6 12.7 12.8 12.8 13.3 12.8 12.9 12.6 12.6 12.8 12.8 18.0 17.8 17.7 17.3 17.3 17.1 17.4 17.1 17.1 16.9 17.0 17.0 17.3 18.3 18.0 17.9 17.7 17.8 17.8 17.7 17.6 17.8 17.5 17.8 17.6 17.8 ..do__ 14.2 13.9 13.6 13.4 13.3 13.7 13.5 13.4 13.5 13.8 13.8 14.0 13.7 P o u n d .. 5.4 6.9 6.9 6.8 6.7 6.9 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.3 7.2 7.6 7.1 ..d o .. 50.0 78.8 79.0 79.5 81.6 81.0 82.5 81.3 81.1 79.0 78.6 80.7 79.4 80.2 ..d o .. 26.5 54.1 53.9 54.0 54.1 54.1 54.7 54.4 54.3 54.7 55.0 54.8 54.5 54.4 _-do.__ — do~Dozen _ ..d o __ 1 15-16 ounces. 17.2 14.3 42.5 48.9 17.3 14.6 45.0 48.4 17.2 14.6 50.0 47.5 17.4 14.6 50.0 57. 17.4 14.6 50.0 53.1 17.1 14.7 47.5 50.6 17.7 14.9 47.5 50.2 17.3 14.9 50.0 52.0 17.5 14.9 46.0 53.5 16.7 14.8 50.0 63.6 16.6 14.7 50.0 62.5 16.2 14.5 50.0 53.5 17.1 14.7 48.2 53.5 80 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 T able 1 3 .—A V ERAGE R E T A IL PR IC ES OF SP E C IF IE D FOOD A R TIC L ES IN EA CH COLUMBUS, OHIO 1925 A v er age Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. N ov. D ec. for 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 year 1925 Article U nit Sirloin s te a k ......... Round steak.......... Rib roast................. Chuck roast............ Pound__ — do......... -..d o ......... . ..d o ......... Cis. 37 5 31.8 28.9 21.6 Cts. 36 8 31.3 29.1 21.8 Cts. 37.6 32.3 28.9 22.2 Cts. 39.5 33.1 30.4 23.0 Cts. 39.9 33.8 29.9 24.0 Cts. 40.0 34.6 29.9 24.3 Cts. 40.5 34.9 30.0 24.3 Cis. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 39.8 39.3 38.7 37.3 37.3 34.3 33.8 33.5 32.7 32.4 29.7 90.9 29.5 29.1 29.1 23.8 23.6 23.5 22.5 22.3 Cts. 38.7 33.2 29.5 23.1 Plate beef................ Pork chops.............. Bacon, sliced_____ Ham, sliced............ — — — — 14.8 29.2 42.6 45.6 14.8 29.2 42.4 47.2 15.0 15.0 35.8 34.9 44.1 48.7 50.7 I 55.3 15.8 33.9 48.7 55.6 15.9 35.0 48.5 55.0 15.9 36.8 50.0 55.0 16.0 36.6 49.3 54.6 15.6 37.0 49.1 54.3 15.8 36.7 49.9 53.9 15.3 34.1 49.6 52.7 15.4 32.9 48.9 52.7 15.4 34 2 47.7 52.7 Lamb..................... Hens......................... Salmon, canned, red. M ilk, fresh_______ — do......... 40.6 40.6 39.6 41.7 41.4 44.7 43.8 43.0 . ..d o ......... 35.0 36.7 37.5 37.6 38.2 37.1 37.1 34.9 . ..d o ......... 32.4 32.1 32.5 32.6 32.7 33.0 32.8 33.0 43.0 36.6 35.8 40.8 36.0 3a 3 42.2 36.4 39.3 41.7 41.9 36.8 36.7 39.3 34.5 do......... do......... do......... do......... Quart___ 11.0 11 0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 12.0 11.1 M ilk, evaporated. C a n 1----- 10.8 10.7 10.7 11.0 11.2 11.2 11.4 11.4 B u tter ..................... Pound— 49.3 47.8 54.5 51.1 50.4 51.3 51.4 51.7 O le o m a r g a r in e — do......... 30.0 29.6 29.5 29.3 29.4 29.6 29.8 30.4 (all butter sub stitutes). 11.3 52.8 30.8 11.3 58.1 31.0 11.4 58.4 31.2 11.3 11.1 57.5 52.9 31.5 30.2 Cheese..................... Lard....................... . V eg eta b le lard substitute. E ggs, strictly fresh. — do......... 35.5 37.4 36.5 36.5 36.2 35.9 35.9 36.2 — do......... 22.2 21.1 21.7 21.9 20.5 20.4 21.0 22.5 — do......... 25.7 25.9 25.8 26.9 25.8 25.9 25.9 26.0 37.0 22.6 26.0 37.5 22.6 25.9 37.7 21.4 25.9 37.6 36.7 20.2 21.5 25.9 26.0 69.9 49.0 32.1 32.3 32.8 36.4 38.3 40.3 40.4 51.3 63.3 59.7 45.5 Eggs, storage.......... Bread___________ Flour....................... Corn meal_______ — do......... 50.2 46.0 Pound__ 7.9 8.1 ~~8.~i _..do......... 5.9 6.4 6.4 __ do_____ 4.5 4.5 4.6 sTi ~~8.~1 ~~8.il 6.2 6.2 6.1 4.5 4 5 4.6 ~8.~i 6.2 4. 5 48.0 8.1 6.1 4.3 46.0 8.1 6.1 40 45.7 8.1 ” § :i 6.2 6.2 3.8 4.4 Rolled oats.............. Corn flakes............. Wheat cereal. , Macaroni________ — do......... 9.4 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.4 9.4 9.5 9.4 8-oz. pkg_ 10.5 10.6 10.6 11.0 11.0 10.7 11.1 10.9 28-oz. pkg. 23.9 23.9 23.9 23.7 23.8 23.9 24.1 24.2 Pound__ 20.3 20.9 21.4 22.1 23.2 22.5 22.5 22.4 9.5 10.9 24.2 22.4 9.4 10.8 24.4 22.8 9.5 10.8 24 3 23.7 9.5 9.5 10.8 10.8 24 6 24.1 23.7 22.8 R ice__..................... Beans, na v y _____ Potatoes.................. Onions..................... — do.......... 11.3 10.9 10.9 12.5 12.1 12.3 13.3 13.3 — do......... 9.4 9.5 9.5 9.4 9.1 9.3 9.5 9.4 ...d o .......... 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.1 3.2 4.7 4.3 — do......... 6.5 6.4 6.4 6.8 9.3 9.8 9.1 8.5 12.8 9.4 3.7 7.9 12.4 9.0 3.5 6.9 12.6 8.8 5.1 5.9 12.5 12.2 8.6 9.2 5.2 3.4 6.4 7.5 Cabbage.................. Beans, baked____ Corn, canned____ Peas, canned......... — do......... 4.5 4.6 4.7 6.0 6.1 6.7 6.0 4.8 No.2can_ 13.3 13.3 13.2 13.7 13.7 13.6 13.6 13.3 — do......... 16.1 17.3 17.4 17.3 17.3 17.4 18.0 17.7 — do......... 16.3 17.2 17.0 36.8 16.5 16.5 16.5 16.4 4.7 13.3 17.6 16.4 45 13.1 17.0 16.3 4.3 13.1 15.6 16.2 4.7 5.1 13.1 13.4 15.5 17.0 15.8 16.5 Tomatoes, canned. Sugar, granulated. T ea........................... Coffee...... ................ — do......... 14.4 14.4 14.4 14.6 14.6 14.6 14.5 14.5 P o u n d -.. 8.3 7.9 8.0 7.9 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.6 — do......... 80.8 84.0 83.4 89.1 89.1 89.1 87.5 85.2 __ do_____ 52.3 52.9 52.8 53.0 52.3 52.1 51.1 51.9 14.5 7.5 85.2 52.1 14.5 7.4 85.2 52.2 1 44 7.0 84 8 51.6 141 14.5 7.1 7.7 85.2 85.7 51.6 52.2 Prunes..................... R aisins.................... Bananas_________ Oranges.................... — do......... — do......... Dozen___ ...d o ......... 17.9 14.5 37.8 58.6 17.5 14.6 37.5 649 17.4 14.6 38.0 63.9 18.1 14 8 36.5 50.5 115-16 ounces. Dozen__ 18.3 14.9 39.4 45.5 18.6 14.7 39.4 45.7 18.8 14.7 39.4 49.7 6.1 4.6 18.5 14.8 39.1 49.7 "~8.~I 6.2 4.5 18.6 14.8 39.5 51.0 17.6 15.0 40.0 58.9 18.2 14.9 39.1 58.6 18.8 14.8 37.0 59.2 18.2 14.8 38.6 54 7 DETAILED TABLES 81 OF 51 CITIES, 1913, 1925, AND 1926, AND EACH MONTH OF 1925 AND 1926—Continued COLUMBUS, OHIO Article U nit 1926 Av A v er er age age for Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. N ov. Dec. for year 15 year 15 15 15 15 15 15 1926 15 15 15 15 15 1913 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Pound_ Sirloin steak. Round steak......... __do___ Rib roast______ ...d o __ do___ Chuck roast___ 37.2 32.8 29.6 23.5 37.3 32.8 29.4 23.2 37.1 33.0 29.5 23.1 37.8 33.1 30.1 23.3 38.6 34.2 30.5 24.4 39.6 35.2 30.7 24.9 39.6 35.2 30.6 24.7 39.8 35.2 30.5 24.5 40.7 36.1 30.8 24.6 40.6 35.9 30.9 24.8 39.7 34.8 29.9 25.0 39.7 34.9 30.8 24.7 39.0 34.4 30.3 24.2 Plate beef......... --_do_. -do.. Port chops______ ___do_. Bacon, sliced. . Ham, sliced__ do.. 15.4 34.1 47.6 52.2 15.0 34.4 47.4 54.1 15.2 34.6 47.4 53.7 15.4 35.6 48.3 54.1 15.6 37.3 49.1 55.4 15.4 39.5 51.8 57.7 15.2 38. 53. 60.5 15.4 37.4 54.6 59.6 16.0 39.5 53.6 58.8 15.4 39.7 53.3 58.8 16.0 37.4 52.3 59.5 16.0 35.6 51.2 58.7 15.5 37.0 50.9 56.9 Lamb, leg of.......... H ens..................... Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh.......... — do___ __do___ — do___ 43.3 42.6 42.4 43.7 45.0 45.0 42.8 43.7 44.6 41.7 42.4 43.7 43.4 40.4 39.3 41.9 40.7 41.9 39.9 40.0 39.0 37.1 37.7 37.7 37.4 39.4 40.3 40.8 41.3 40.5 39.8 36.8 36.3 37.1 39.2 39.4 39.4 39.4 Quart. _ 12.0 12.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 11.5 M ilk, evaporated. Can i__ B utter................... PoundO le o m a r g a r in e — do___ (all butter sub stitutes). 11.5 11.5 11.4 11.4 11.3 11.4 11.3 11.3 11.3 11.4 11.4 11.5 11.4 52.6 51.1 50.4 48.0 48.0 48.4 48.0 47.5 51.1 53.6 56.7 60.9 51.4 31.2 31.3 30.2 29.8 29.2 29.5 29.8 29.5 29.7 29.9 29.9 29.7 30.0 ..d o ___ Lard....................... — d o .— Vegetable la r d ...d o __ subsitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen. . 38.3 38.2 37.1 36.9 35.3 34.9 35.4 35.0 35.2 35.9 36.8 37.0 36.3 19.3 19.3 18.6 18.7 18.7 20.3 21.0 20.5 20.1 19.6 19.6 18.5 19.5 26.1 25.9 25.9 25.9 25.8 26.0 26.3 26.0 26.0 26.2 26.5 26.5 26.1 48.6 37.8 28.8 32.8 33.5 34.3 34.3 35.1 42.8 49.2 61.7 62.7 41.8 Eggs, storage........ . .. d o . — Pound. Bread________ Flour___ ____ — do___ Corn m ea l............ — d o .... 42.2 28.0 8.1 8.1 6.2 6.4 3.8 3.8 Rolled o a ts ... Corn flakes. _. Wheat cereal . Macaroni____ .do.. 8-oz. pkg 28-oz.pkg P o u n d .. 9.3 9.3 9.3 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.3 9.2 9.4 9.3 10.8 10. 11.0 11.0 11.0 10.9 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.9 10. 10.9 24.8 24.6 24.6 24.8 25.0 25.0 24.9 24.5 25.0 24.5 24.7 25.2 24.8 23.3 22.4 22.4 22.0 22.0 23.0 21.5 21.3 21.7 20.1 20.3 20.4 21.7 Rice...... ........... Beans, n a v y .. Potatoes_____ Onions............ ..d o ___ —do___ —do___ —do....... 13.3 13.0 13.4 13.8 13.9 13.4 13.3 13.5 13.6 13.8 13.3 12.7 13.4 8.4 7.9 7.7 7.7 7.8 7.6 7.7 7.7 8.3 8.3 8.0 8.7 8. 4.0 3.9 5.0 6.6 6.1 5.4 4.7 3.8 4.2 3. 5.8 5.9 5. 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.8 8.5 8.7 8.1 7.0 5.5 4.8 4.9 5.1 6.5 Beans, baked. _ Corn, canned. . Peas, canned —do___ No. 2 can —do___ —do___ 5.6 6.8 7.5 7.5 7.0 6.7 5.2 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.1 4.3 5.7 12.5 12.6 12.5 12.6 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.2 12.1 12.1 12.0 12.0 12.3 15.8 15.5 15.5 15.7 15.7 15.8 15.8 15.3 15.7 14.4 14.4 14 4 15.3 15.4 15.4 15.4 15.4 15.4 15.0 15.0 15.2 15.1 15.1 15.1 15.1 15.2 Tomatoes, canned. Sugar, granulated. Tea.......................... Coffee..................... —do___ P o u n d .. —do....... ...d o ___ 14.2 13.6 13.0 13.2 12.3 12.3 12.3 12.3 12.7 12.5 12.2 12.5 12.8 6.9 7.0 6.9 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.4 7.7 7.1 88.4 88.4 89.3 89.3 89.3 89.7 90.2 89.3 89.3 89.3 89.3 89.5 89.3 51.3 49.5 51.6 51.6 51.6 51.6 51. 51.5 51.6 51.6 51.3 51.3 51.3 Prunes................... d o .... Raisins................... — do__ Bananas................. Dozen.. „ d o __ 115-16 ounces. 18.0 14.7 38.3 49.3 17.7 15.0 37.8 49.9 8.1 6.3 3.7 17.9 14.9 36.7 46.5 8.1 6.1 3.7 18.0 15.0 36.7 50.3 8.1 6.1 3.8 18.0 15.0 37.8 54.4 8.1 6.1 3.7 17.6 14.9 37.8 46.3 8.1 6.1 3.7 17.4 15.1 36.7 47.1 8.1 6.0 3.6 17.7 15.3 36.7 50.3 8.1 5.6 3.7 17.4 15.2 37.2 48.8 40.3 47.3 47.3 8.1 8.1 8.1 5.5 5.5 5.5 3.7 3.6 18.5 15.0 38.9 54.8 18.0 14.7 38.9 52.7 17.1 14.6 39.4 52.3 8.1 6.0 3.7 17.8 15.0 37.7 50.2 RETAIL. P R IC E S, 1890 TO 1926 82 T able 1 3 .—A V ER A G E R E TA IL PR IC ES OF SP E C IF IE D FOOD A R TIC L ES IN E A C H DALLAS, TEX. 1925 Article Unit A v er age Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. N ov. Dec. for year 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1925 Sirloin steak........... Round steak.......... Rib r o a s t ..- .......... Chuck roast........... Pound. .__do--_ ...d o ... ..d o __ Cts. 33.5 29.7 27. 21.0 Cts. 33.7 30.4 27.8 21.4 Cts. 34.8 30.6 28.1 Cts. 35.3 31.8 28.4 21.6 21.9 Cts. 34.9 31.8 28.4 21.9 Cts. 34.7 31.9 28.0 21.7 Cts. 34.3 31. 27.2 21.2 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 32.9 33A 33.1 33.3 33.3 30.4 30.2 30.6 29.9 30.3 27.1 27.3 27.7 27.5 27.3 20.7 21.2 21.6 21.4 21.4 Cts. 34.0 30.8 27.7 21.4 Plate beef................ Pork chops........ Bacon, sliced.......... Ham, sliced........... ...d o __ ...d o — ...d o — ...d o — 15.7 32.0 39.7 49.4 15.9 32.3 40.2 51.5 15.9 37.6 42.9 55.7 15.9 35.6 46.4 56.9 16.4 36.3 46.9 56.7 15.4 35.5 47.5 55.6 15.2 36.5 48.3 55.3 15.1 37.8 48.6 55.4 15.4 38.7 49.2 55.8 15.4 35.2 46.5 56.3 15.8 34. 48.0 56.7 15.7 35.7 45.8 55.2 Lamb..................... . ...d o .- Hens........................ ..-d o ._ Salmon, canned, ...d o __ red. M ilk, fresh........... . Quart___ 42.9 41.3 43.4 42.5 42. 42.9 42.7 41.8 31.2 30.8 30.6 31.6 30.9 30.5 29.2 29.1 31.8 32.8 33.2 33.1 33.1 33.0 33.1 36.5 42.4 29.1 37.3 44.9 30.5 38.2 43. 29.3 40.3 43.9 42.9 29.5 30.2 40.3 35.2 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 M ilk, evaporated. Can *— B utter..................... P oundO le o m a r g a r in e __do— (all butter sub stitutes). 13.5 13.4 13.4 13.5 13.3 13.4 13.3 13.3 53.0 52.3 57.2 54.3 52.2 51.9 52.7 53. 33.1 33.3 34.1 33.7 33.7 32.9 33.4 33.2 13.2 54.9 33.2 13.2 57.6 33.3 13.3 58.1 33.8 13.5 13.4 57.2 54.6 34.1 33.5 Cheese..................... ...d o ----Lard........................ ...d o ___ V e g e t a b le lard ...d o ___ substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh. Dozen__ 35.1 35.9 37.8 37.5 37.1 37.1 36.6 36.8 24.7 24.7 25.2 24.8 24.2 24.3 24.9 25.3 23. 23.6 24.8 24.7 24.8 25.1 25.2 25.0 36.8 25.9 24.5 37.5 25.9 24.6 37.0 25.9 24.0 37.1 36.9 26.3 25.2 23.9 24.5 72.9 40.7 32.1 34.3 35.0 39.0 42.4 44.6 47.5 52.6 55.9 63.9 46.7 45.5 5.8 5.0 53.0 8.6 5.9 4.7 8.6 5.9 5.0 10.6 11.2 26.5 21.5 Eggs, storage........ . .__do__ 65.0 Bread.................... . Pound_._ 8.8 5.7 Flour....................... -_.do_C o m in e a l-.......... . .__do____ Rolled oats........... . ...d o ____ Cornflakes______ 8-oz. pkg Wheat cereal........ . 28-oz. pkg. M acaroni.............. . P o u n d .. 6.3 5.4 8. 6.3 5.4 16.4 35.8 45.1 56.6 8.5 6.0 5.1 8.5 5.8 5.0 10.5 10.7 10.7 10.9 10.7 11.2 11.2 11.1 11.4 11.3 26.2 26.7 26.7 26.5 26.6 21.4 21.4 21.6 21.5 21.5 8. 5.9 5.0 8. 8.5 5. 4.9 8.5 5.8 4.9 8.5 5.8 4.8 10.6 10.6 10.6 11.3 11.5 11.4 26.1 26.1 25.9 21.6 21. 21.6 10.6 11.2 26.5 21.3 10.7 11.2 27.0 21.3 10.4 10.9 26.4 21.5 9.9 11.0 27.2 21.6 5.< 4.! R ic e ........................ Beans, n a v y_____ Potatoes................ . Onions................... . ...d o ____ ...d o ____ ...d o ____ ...d o ____ 12.7 13.1 13.0 13.4 13.2 13.0 13.1 12.7 12.2 12.2 12.5 12.6 12.8 12.8 12.3 12.4 4.7 4.6 4.5 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.5 5.6 7.5 7.7 8.4 8.1 8.2 9.0 9.5 8.7 12.5 12.4 5.2 7.9 12.5 12.2 5.2 7.4 12.4 11.8 6.1 7. 12.5 12.8 11.7 12.3 5.8 5.2 7.0 8.1 Cabbage................. Beans, baked____ Corn, canned....... . Peas, canned........ . ...d o ____ 6.1 6.0 5.6 5.2 5.,* 6.1 7.4 6.7 No. 2 can. 14.3 14.3 14.7 14.9 14.9 14.9 15.0 15.0 ...d o ____ 18.5 19.2 20.1 20.4 20.5 21.2 20.8 20.6 .-_do._ 22.0 22.0 20.9 20. 20.8 21. 21.3 21.7 6.1 14.5 20.3 21.7 5.8 14.5 19.1 5.4 14.5 18.3 21.1 5.5 6.0 14.3 14.7 18.0 19.8 21.2 21.4 Tomatoes, canned. ...d o ._ Sugar, granulated. Pound. T ea ......................... . ...d o ._ Coffee...................... .._do._ Prunes................... . R a is in s ................ Bananas................ . Oranges................. . i 16-16 ounces, ...d o ____ ...d o ____ D ozen. _ . ...d o ____ 21.8 14.7 14.7 14.8 14.5 14.5 14.5 14.5 14.3 14.0 14.0 13.3 13.2 14.3 9.1 8.3 8.3 8.2 8.2 8.2 7. 7.4 8.0 7. 7.1 7. 7.6 102.6 102.6 99.3 100.7 102.7 103.9 102.7 103.9 103.5 103.5 102.7 104.2 102.7 58.9 61.2 61.4 61.1 60.2 60.1 59. 59.1 59.0 59.3 59. 60.0 20.0 20. 21.0 21.0 16.1 16.1 16. 16.8 33.0 33.0 32.0 32.0 52.0 47. 54.6 55.6 21.0 21.0 20.7 21.5 16.9 16.8 16. 16.9 32.0 30.0 31.3 31.3 57.6 58.9 59.7 58.2 20.6 17.0 31.3 60.0 20. 16.2 32.0 65.2 22.1 16.0 33.8 68.5 21.1 16.7 38.8 60.1 20.9 16.6 32.5 58.2 83 DETAILED TABLES O F 51 C IT IES, 1913, 1925, A N D 1926, A N D E A C H M O N T H OF 1925 A N D 1926—Continued DALLAS, TEX. Article U nit Pound Sirloin steak Round steak......... ...d o ........ Rib roast............... . . . do_____ Chuck roast.......... . .. d o ___ 1926 Av Av er er age age for Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. for year year 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1926 15 15 15 15 15 1913 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. a s . Cts. Cts. n 3 20.4 19.5 16.3 33 8 30.7 26.6 21.4 33 8 31.0 26.7 21.2 35.1 31.9 28.3 22.4 36.2 32.5 27.7 22.8 36.8 32.3 28.6 21.9 35.8 32.5 28.1 21.4 35.8 32.7 27.6 20.4 36.1 32.5 27.8 21.0 36.3 33.0 27.4 23.5 36.2 32.9 27.8 23.1 36.2 32.9 26.6 22.7 36.2 32.9 27.6 22.9 35.7 32.3 27.6 22.1 13.0 21.4 37.6 31.1 15.0 34.7 46.1 56.4 15.2 34.8 45.8 55.9 16.8 35.0 47.1 56.8 16.8 36.2 45.8 57.5 17.0 37.9 43.6 59.3 17.0 38.7 50.6 63.8 17.5 38.2 51.3 63.8 17.8 36.9 48.2 62.2 18.2 38.2 49.7 63.2 17.8 38.3 46.1 62.8 17.3 37.2 46.4 59.3 17.8 35.2 44.2 59.3 17.0 36.8 47.1 60.0 Plate beef............ . Pork c h o p s.......... Bacon, sliced........ Ham, sliced........... . ..d o ........ ...d o ___ . ..d o ___ . ..d o ___ Lamb, leg of......... Hens_____ ______ Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh.......... . ...d o ____ 22.1 43.0 44.3 44.3 44.9 42.0 42.0 42.0 42.1 44.3 43.6 43.4 43.4 43.3 ...d o ____ 18.7 32.5 32.4 33.1 33.4 33.8 33.1 33.2 31.1 31.1 32.3 31.6 32.7 32.5 41.2 41.2 41.2 42.1 42.1 41.5 41.7 40.7 40.2 39.0 37.6 36.5 40.4 ...d o ___ Q uart... 10.3 15.0 15.0 15.0 12.3 12.3 12.3 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 13 4 13,4 13.3 13.3 13.2 13.0 12.8 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.1 M ilk, evaporated. Can 1__ Butter_____ ____ P o u n d .. 38.4 55.7 54.5 54.0 51.6 48.9 49.5 49.5 50.4 52.8 53.0 55.7 57.8 52.8 34.1 34.1 34.1 34.1 33.8 33.8 33.8 33.6 33.9 33.9 32.5 33.0 33.7 O leo m a rg a rin e ...d o ____ (all butter sub stitutes). Cheese.................... ...d o ____ 20.0 37.5 37.5 36.4 Lard....................... ...d o ____ 16.9 26.9 26.4 26.3 23.1 23.5 23.3 Vegetable la r d __.do____ substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh- D ozen. _ 28.4 53.9 35.0 31.4 34.7 34.3 34.7 35.2 34.7 34.9 36.1 36.8 37.0 35.8 26.0 25.0 25.3 25.7 25.6 25.7 25.6 24.9 24.6 25.7 24.4 24.2 24.9 25.3 25.2 25.2 24.0 22.8 22.2 24.0 34.0 33.4 35.1 37.3 39.3 45.3 48.0 54.8 56.0 42.0 Eggs, storage____ Bread__________ Flour....................... Corn meal.............. __ do____ 41.0 P o u n d .. " 5 .4 8.6 ___do........ 3.3 6.0 ...d o ........ 2.9 4.7 8.5 6.0 4.6 8.5 6.0 4.3 8.5 6.1 4.4 9.5 6.0 4.5 9.5 5.8 4.3 9.6 5.8 4.2 9.6 5.7 4.4 9.5 5.6 4.5 9.5 5.7 4.4 Rolled oats............ Corn flakes............ Wheat cereal......... Manjmvni ...... . ..d o ........ .... 10.1 8-oz. pkg 11.1 28-oz.pkg 27.3 P o u n d ._ 21.? 10.1 11.1 27.1 21.3 10.2 11.2 27.3 21.2 10.6 11.1 27.5 21.3 10.0 11.0 27.4 21.1 10.2 11.1 27.4 21.3 10.3 10.8 27.3 20.9 10.2 10.9 27.1 20.9 10.2 11.2 27.6 21.4 10.2 11.1 27.6 21.6 R ice........................ Beans, navy.......... Potatoes............... . Onions_________ 9.3 13.1 13.2 13.0 12.9 12.9 13.1 13.0 12.7 12.9 12.5 12.4 12.5 12.9 . ..d o ___ 11.4 11.3 11.0 10.7 10.1 10.3 10.3 10.1 10.5 10.1 10.7 10.8 10.6 — do _____ ...d o ___ "~2.2 6.3 6.1 6.3 6.9 7.0 6.0 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.1 5.9 __ do____ 7.4 7.3 7.2 7.8 8.1 6.6 5.4 5.3 6.0 6.5 6.8 6.5 6.7 Cabbage___ ____ Beans, baked____ Corn, canned____ Peas, canned____ . ..d o ........ N o. 2 can .__do___ ...d o ___ Tomatoes, canned. Sugar, granulated. Tea.......................... Coffee..................... ...d o ........ 12.6 12.1 11.9 11.7 11.6 11.6 11.7 l i.7 12.3 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.1 Pound. . " 5 . 8 7.6 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.4 7.8 7.8 7.6 7.8 7.7 7.7 8.1 7.7 — do........ 6 6 .7 106.1 106.1 106.1 106.6 106.6 106.6 106.2 103.2 104.7 104.7 106.8 105.8 105.8 — do........ 36.7 59.6 59.7 59.8 60.2 59.9 60.0 60.5 60.5 60.3 60.3 59.8 59.8 60.0 Prunes.................... — do___ Raisins................. ...d o ....... Bananas............... Dozen Oranges................. — do....... *15-16 ounces. ::::: .... 44.0 44.0 9.5 9.5 "9.2 5.6 5.5 5.8 4.2 4.2 4.4 10.1 11.3 27.6 21.4 10.2 11.4 27.6 21.4 10.2 11.1 27.4 21.3 7.7 7.3 7.0 5.7 5.4 5.2 5.6 5.4 5.3 5.4 5.7 5.4, 5.9 14.3 14.3 14.3 14.0 13.9 13.3 13.2 13.5 13.4 13.3 13.5 13.4 13.7 18.4 18.3 17.8 18.0 18.0 18.3 17.8 18.1 17.9 17.8 18.0 17.9 18.0 21.4 21.1 21.4 21.7 21.6 21.4 21.9 22.1 21.4 21.9 21.7 21.7 21.6 21.1 16.7 38.3 57.0 20.6 16.7 36.7 52.4 20.2 16.5 33.3 53.1 21.1 16.8 31.7 55.3 20.9 16.6 35.0 56.6 21.1 16.7 35.0 57.5 21.3 16.9 33.8 54.8 21.4 16.6 33.8 51.6 21.1 16.5 33.8 54.0 21.5 16.7 36.3 57.5 21.4 16.1 36.3 54.3 20.9 16.5 33.8 53.5 21.1 16.6 34.8 54.8 84 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 T a b l e 13.—AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH D E N V E R , COLO. 1925 Av er age for Sept. Oct. N ov. D ec. year 15 15 15 1925 15 Article U nit Sirloin steak___ Round steak.......... Rib roast................. Chuck roast.......... P o u n d .. ...d o ___ — do___ ...d o ___ Cts. 28.5 24.8 20.4 16.6 Cts. 31.7 28.4 22.9 18.0 Cts. 34.2 29.8 23.8 19.7 Cts, 34.5 31.2 24.9 19.6 Cts, 34.8 31.0 24.9 19.7 Cts. Cts. Cts, Cts. Cts. 33.1 31.3 30. 30.0 29.9 29.3 26.9 26.6 26.3 26.3 24.1 21.6 22.0 21.7 22.2 18.6 17.4 17.2 17.1 17.4 Cts. 31.5 27.6 22.6 17.9 Plate beef.............._ Pork chops............. Bacon, sliced.......... Ham, sliced............ ..d o ___ ..d o ___ .-d o ___ . ..d o ____ 9.6 9.4 9.8 10.2 27.0 27.3 35.4 33.5 43.0 42.8 46.1 49.6 49.3 49.6 52.7 56.1 11.1 33.5 49.0 55.7 10.7 34.5 49.8 55.9 10.5 38.3 49.9 57.8 10.2 38.8 50.3 57.5 9.9 38.3 49.5 56.1 9.9 36.6 50.8 56.1 10.6 36.1 50.2 55.7 10.5 33.2 50.2 55.7 10.2 34.4 48.4 54.9 Lamb....................... Hens...... .................. Salmon, canned, red. M ilk, fresh............ ...d o ___ ...d o ----—d o ...;- 35.2 34.9 35.1 35.7 35.8 35.7 36.8 36.2 28.4 28.8 29.9 32.8 32.3 31.3 29.4 29.9 32.9 33.1 33.4 33.3 33.7 33.5 33.5 33.7 35.8 28.8 36.8 35.8 28.7 38.2 35.3 28.1 38.6 35.4 35.6 29.6 29.8 38.4 34.9 Quart— Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 Cts. 29.0 24.8 21.1 16.4 Cts. 30.0 25.8 21.8 17.0 11.8 12.0 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 11.4 M ilk, evaporated. C a n 1__ B utter..................... P o u n d .. O le o m a r g a r in e — do___ (all butter sub stitutes). 10.6 10.5 10.7 10.7 10.6 10.9 11.1 11.1 48.6 46.3 44.5 45.6 47.3 48.7 48.7 50.6 29.9 29.8 29.8 29.6 29.5 29.6 29.4 29.4 11.2 52.5 29.6 11.2 56.1 29.7 11.2 57.6 30.1 11.2 10.9 55.8 50.2 30.5 29.7 ...d o ____ Lard_____ _______ ...d o ____ V e g e t a b l e lard ...d o ____ substitute. E ggs, strictly fresh. D o zen .... 39.3 37.6 38.2 39.1 39.1 39.0 23.8 23.8 24.2 24.5 24.2 24.4 24.7 24.8 25.2 25.6 25.9 25.7 24.7 24.7 24.2 25.3 24.4 24.6 24.7 25.0 39.1 24.1 24.7 39.0 24.0 24.3 24.7 25.0 70.9 42.0 35.0 35.2 35.5 36.4 41.9 46.3 46.6 55.0 64.0 60.7 47.5 __ , storage_____ Bread..................... Flour...................... Corn meal______ ...d o ....... . 57.1 30.0 P ound. .. 8.1 8.3 ...d o ____ 5.2 5.5 ...d o ____ 4.5 4.5 Rolled oats............. Corn flakes______ W heat cereal.......... Macaroni........... - . d o ____ 8-oz. pkg 28-oz.pkg P ou nd-- R ice......................... — do____ Beans, n a v y _____ —.do____ Potatoes................ . —.do____ .do____ Onions..................... 8.3 5.1 4.4 8.4 5.2 4.4 43.1 8.4 5.1 4.4 44.8 8.4 5.1 4.4 42.7 8.4 5.3 4.4 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.2 8.9 8.9 8.7 11.9 11.9 11.8 12.0 11.9 12.0 12.1 11.9 24.7 24.6 24.6 24.6 24.5 24.5 24.5 24.5 19.2 19.4 19.0 19.0 18.9 19.1 19.1 19.2 8.6 11.8 24.8 18.8 8.6 11.9 25.2 18.8 8.8 12.0 25.0 19.2 8.7 12.0 11.9 25.5 24.8 19.2 19.1 10.4 10. 10.9 10.91 2.4 2.3 5.0 5.4 10.5 11.1 11.3 11.3 11.5 11.6 11.0 10. ' 11.0 10.8 10.8 11.1 2.4 2.6 2.8 4.4 4.2 3.8 5.4 6.5 8.8 10.5 10.3 8.7 11.8 10.7 3.1 11.4 10.7 4.7 4.9 11.6 11.2 10.4 10.9 4.5 3.4 4.8 6.8 8.4 5.5 4.4 8.4 5.1 4.2 8.3 5.0 4.3 8.3 5.2 4.3 8.3 5.1 4.4 8.3 5.2 4.4 6.0 11.7 11.1 3.2 5.1 Cabbage.................. Beans, baked____ Corn, canned____ Peas, canned.......... —do....... . N o. 2 can — do____ — do........ 4.4 5.5 4.8 4.6 &9 6.7 5.8 4.0 13.9 14.2 14.2 14.0 13.7 14.2 14.4 14.2 17.6 17.9 18.3 18.3 18.5 19.9 19.6 19.6 17.0 16.9 17.0 17.2 17.4 17.4 17.2 17.0 3.1 13.9 19.5 17.0 3.2 14.1 16.7 16.8 3.2 13.7 16.3 16.8 3.4 4.6 13.6 14.0 15.9 18.2 16.5 17.0 Tomatoes, canned. Sugar, granulated. T ea........................... Coffee...................... ...d o ....... P o u n d .. —_do....... — do____ 14.8 14.6 14.8 14.7 14.5 14.6 14.7 14.7 8.8 8.5 8.4 &3 8.1 8.1 7.9 7.9 69.4 69.2 67.4 68.0 66.4 66.8 67.4 67.8 51.8 52.0 52.3 53.0 51.7 51.2 51.6 51.5 14.6 7.8 67.4 52.2 14.1 7. 67.6 51. 14.2 6.3 67.6 52.4 14.1 14.5 6.8 7.8 67.8 67.7 51.8 51.9 19.0 14.6 19.1 14.5 11.7 19.1 14.7 11.3 63.6 18.1 14.7 11.5 47.8 Prunes............. .............do___ ...d o ___ R aisins.......... . — do— . Bananas.......... Oranges.......... . D ozen.. 1 15-16 ounces. 19.3 14.7 14.6 46.0 18.8 14.4 13.8 44.8 18.1 14.5 14.0 46.1 19.1 14.7 14.0 47.2 18.4 14.6 13.8 49.8 18.5 14.6 12.3 55.6 18.8 14.7 11.9 59.6 19.2 14.7 10.5 55.0 11.1 58.7 18.8 14.6 12.5 53.1 85 DETAILED TABLES OF 51 C IT IES, 1913, 1925, A N D 1926, A N D E A C H M O N T H OF 1925 A N D 1926—Continued D E NV ER , COLO. 1926 A v Av er er age age for Jan. Feb, Mar. Apr. M ay for June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. year year 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1926 15 1913 Article U nit Sirloin steak........ . Round steak____ Rib roast............... Chuck roast......... P o u n d .. —do___ —do___ —do___ Cts. 23.5 20.9 17.2 15.3 Cts. 31.3 27.6 23.2 18.2 Cts. 32.6 28.4 23.4 18.2 Cts. 32. f 28.5 23.3 18.5 Cts. 32. 28.6 24.2 19.0 Cts. 33.8 29.6 24.4 19.5 Cts. 35.2 31.6 25.1 20.3 Cts. ■Cts. 34.9 33.6 31. 30.2 24.3 24.0 19.7 19.5 Cts. 33.0 29.7 23.1 19.0 Cts. 32.3 29. 23.9 18.7 Cts. 33.6 30.0 24.1 19.3 Plate beef.............. Pork chops........... Bacon, sliced____ Ham, sliced.......... —do___ —do___ —do___ —do___ 9.5 19.5 28.3 30.2 11.1 33.4 49.3 54.5 11.6 34.2 49.1 53.6 11.8 33.5 50.0 55.0 11.9 36.4 50.2 54.3 11.6 39.1 49.1 55.9 11.8 11.8 11.5 11.1 11.1 39.7 39.9 39.1 39.4 40. 52.4 53.5 53.0 52.6 53.3 61.9 61.5 60.8 59.5 11.1 37.7 52.0 59.9 11.0 34.0 50.6 58.4 11.5 37.3 51.3 58.0 Cts. 36.0 32.6 25.1 20.7 Cts. 35.7 32.4 24.8 20.5 Lamb, leg of........ . —do___ H ens.............. ........ —do___ Salmon, canned, red..................... . —do___ M ilk, fresh.......... . Quart.. 16.4 36.2 35.5 34.7 35.3 37.5 39.4 37.3 37.8 35.8 35.5 35. 36.5 20. 31.8 32.6 32.4 35.7 36.0 33.8 32.6 32.3 30.2 29.8 31.3 31.3 32.5 M ilk, evaporated . Can 1-. Butter..................... Pound. O le o m a r g a r in e —do— . (all butter sub stitutes.) 11.2 11.2 11.2 11.2 11.0 10.9 10.8 10.7 10.8 10.7 10. 10.4 10.9 37.3 50.6 49.2 49.1 46.4 45.4 45.9 44.4 44.5 44.9 49.0 49.1 52.8 47.6 29.8 28.5 29.1 29.2 29.2 29.4 29.2 29.1 29.0 29.0 28.5 26.5 28.9 Cheese.................... Lard........................ Vegetable la r d substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh —do___ — do.— ...d o — 26.1 39.3 38.6 38.5 38.2 37. 36.9 37.2 36.4 37.0 37.4 37.5 37.6 37.7 16.2 23.7 22.9 22.8 21.7 22.5 23.4 23.7 23.2 22.8 22.6 21.8 20.8 22.7 23.4 23.2 23.7 23.7 23.8 24.9 25.4 25.1 25.2 24.3 23.7 23.4 24.2 Dozen_ 32.0 49.4 37.3 32.2 35.0 35.0 36.1 37.8 40.2 46.1 55.6 63.9 64.6 44.4 Eggs, storage____ Bread...................... Flour....................... Corn meal.............. — do----P o u n d ._ . .. d o ----— do----- 38.5 34.5 34.7 33.5 37.0 37.8 38.3 38.0 38.0 38.4 38.4 38.7 8.4 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 5.4 2.6 2.5 33. 30.6 8.4 8.3 5.4 5.4 4.3 4.3 8.4 5.2 4.3 8.4 5.1 4.3 8.4 5.1 4.2 8.4 5.1 4.3 8.3 5.0 4.3 8.3 4.7 4.1 4.6 4.2 43.9 45.7 45.8 8.3 8.3 8.3 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.0 4.2 4.1 8.3 4.9 4.2 Rolled oats.......... . — do— -----8.6 8.6 8.2 8.5 8.3 8.0 8.1 8.6 8. Corn flakes.......... . 8-oz.pkg. 11.8 11.8 11.7 11.8 11.7 11.2 11.0 11.1 11.1 11.1 11.1 11.0 11.4 Wheat cereal____ 28-oz.pkg. 26.0 25.8 25.9 25.7 26.0 25.4 24.8 25.0 24.8 24.9 24.7 24.5 25.3 Macaroni............... Pound 19.1 18.9 18.7 18.8 20.5 20.5 20. 20.4 20.3 19.7 19.8 19.8 19.8 Rice................... Beans, navy— Potatoes................. Onions.............. . .. d o ----- 8.6 11.6 11.9 11.9 12.0 11.7 11.6 11.4 11.5 11.2 10.1 10.5 10.1 11.3 10.2 10.0 10.0 10.2 10.2 10.1 10.0 10.2 9.9 9.1 9.7 9.6 10.0 . .. d o ----— do___ " 1 .4 4.8 4.8 4.7 5.9 5.2 4.8 3.7 2.9 3.1 3.3 3.7 3.7 4.2 4.3 3.7 3.6 3.5 5.1 7.2 7.2 6.5 5. __do___ 4.7 4.9 4.9 5. Cabbage................. Beans, baked........ Com, canned........ Peas, canned------ 6.5 5.2 5.9 3.5 2.5 2.2 2.4 2.4 3.0 4.1 — do— ........ 4.3 4.6 No. 2 can 13.3 13.2 13.3 12.4 12.2 12.3 11.9 11.9 11.8 11.4 11.2 11.2 12.2 __ do____ 15.6 15.4 15. 15.6 15.6 15.0 14.9 14.9 14.8 14.8 14.7 14.3 15.1 . .. d o ___ ____ 16.1 16.1 16.0 15.9 15.9 15.5 15.5 15.6 15.7 15.8 15.6 15.5 15.8 Tomatoes, canned 13.9 13.9 13.9 13.3 13.1 12.5 12.6 12.2 12.3 12.1 12.5 12.5 12.9 do_. Sugar, granulated. Pound. . 5.5 6.7 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.5 7.6 7.4 7.5 7.5 7.6 7.6 8.0 7.4 Tea. ....................... ...d o ----- 52.8 67.7 67.5 67.1 66.9 67.1 68.9 69.8 69.6 69.5 69.3 68.9 68.5 68.4 Coffee................... ...d o ___ 29.4 52.3 52.2 51.8 52.7 51.9 51.5 51.5 51.2 51.6 51.0 50.9 51.5 51.7 Prunes.................. Raisins................. Bananas............... Oranges................ ...d o __ do___ .__do-__ D ozen. 115-16 ounces. 18.4 14.3 12.1 43.9 18.8 14.4 12.5 44.8 18.4 14. 12.5 45.2 18.3 14.9 12.5 49. 18.1 14.8 12.0 47.5 17.8 14.9 12.0 58.0 17.9 14.7 11.5 41.1 18.4 14.9 11.1 43.6 18.4 14.7 10.8 42.5 18.3 14.5 11.5 50.0 17.8 14.5 11.9 54.8 17.5 14.5 12.1 51.0 18.2 14.6 11.9 47.7 86 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 T a b l e 1 3 .—A V E R A G E R E T A IL P R IC E S OF S P E C IF IE D FOOD A R TIC L ES IN EA CH D ETR O IT, M ICH. 1925 Av er age for Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. N ov. Dec. 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 year 1925 Article Unit Sirloin stoa.1r Round steak........ . R ib roast................. Chuck roast........... Pound__ — do____ . . . d o ____ . . . d o ____ Cts. 37 4 30.1 27.3 20.2 Cts. 37 4 30.3 27.4 19.8 Cts. 39.5 31.3 29.2 20.8 Cts. 40.5 33.0 29.7 21.8 Cts. 41.3 33.6 29.2 22.4 Cts. 41.6 34.0 29.6 22.1 Cts. 42.4 34.7 30.5 23.0 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 42.7 41.8 40.8 39. 5 40.2 35.4 34.4 33.8 32.2 32.5 30.5 30.4 29.9 29.5 30.2 23.2 22.7 22.5 22.2 21.7 Cts. 40.4 32.9 29.5 21.9 Plate beef............... Pork chops............. Bacon, sliced_____ Ham, sliced............ —.d o ____ . . . d o ......... . . . d o ____ . .. d o ......... 12.3 30.4 .40.6 51.9 12.2 29.7 40.6 51.5 12.9 39.6 45.0 55.2 13.1 39.0 46.7 57.1 13.2 38.3 47.2 56.3 13.7 38.3 48.5 56.7 13.7 42.0 50.5 57.5 13.8 43.2 50.9 58.8 13.3 43.7 51.1 58.9 13.5 41.0 51.8 58.0 13.5 38.5 50.6 57.2 13.7 36.8 50.7 57.2 13.2 38.4 47.9 56.4 Lamb....................... Hens......................... Salmon, canned, red. M ilk, fresh______ . . . d o ......... 37.9 39.3 40.8 39.8 39.3 39.9 42.0 42.0 . . . d o ......... 38.6 39.5 40.6 41.0 40.4 39.2 38.5 39.0 . . . d o ____ 30.4 30.6 31.1 32.2 32.0 32.4 32.6 34.7 40.9 38.9 37.3 41.4 38.1 37.7 40.0 36.8 38.7 40.5 40.3 37.9 39.0 39.4 34.1 Quart___ 14 0 14 0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.2 15.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.1 M ilk, evaporated. Can i ___ 10.6 10.7 10.7 10.8 10.8 10.9 11.1 11.1 B utter................... Pound__ 50 5 50 4 58.6 53.5 52.3 53.2 53.6 53.6 O le o m a r g a r in e —.d o ......... 29.1 29.1 29.2 29.5 29.2 29.2 28.0 29.6 (all butter sub stitutes). 11.1 55.4 30.3 11.0 58.8 30.5 11.1 59.0 30.5 11.0 10.9 58.1 54.8 30.4 29.6 35.9 36. 7 36.5 37.8 37.5 38.0 37.5 37.5 23.3 23.1 23.6 23.9 23.6 23.9 24.2 24.6 25.9 26.5 26.8 27.0 26.9 26.9 26.9 27.1 37.5 24.4 27.1 37.9 24.7 27.1 37.2 23.9 27.0 37.9 37.3 22.9 23.8 27.0 26.9 Dozen___ 72.9 55.8 39.5 37.7 40.1 43.4 45.1 47.3 49.7 60.7 68.1 70.5 52.6 7 5 .9 46.7 8.7 5.8 5.6 46.9 8.7 "~8.~7 5.9 5.9 5.8 5.9 Cheese..................... Lard......................... V e g e t a b le lard substitute. Eggs,strictly fresh. — do____ —_do____ —.d o ____ Eggs, storage.......... Bread___________ Flour....................... Corn m e a l--.......... . . . d o ____ 54.6 55.0 Pound__ 8.8 8.8 ~’&8 "’8."7 ” 8 : 7 ~~&~7 " 8:7 5.7 6.1 6.3 5.9 5.9 6.0 5.9 — do____ 5.3 5.5 5.9 6.2 6.1 6.0 6.0 . . . d o ____ 5.9 6.2 6.0 43.2 8.7 5.9 5.9 Rolled oats............. Corn flakes............ W heat cereal.......... Marcaroni_______ — do____ 9.2 9.2 9.8 9.8 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.6 8-oz. pkg. 10.6 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.6 10.7 10.8 10.6 28-oz.pkg. 24.1 24.3 25.0 24.7 24.9 24.7 24.8 24.7 Pound__ 20.1 20.7 21.2 22.0 21.9 21.8 22.0 21.8 9.8 10.6 24.5 21.8 9.7 10.7 25.1 21.7 9.6 10.6 25.5 21.7 9.5 9.6 10.6 10.6 25.5 24.8 21.7 21. 5 R ice.......................... Beans, na v y_____ Potatoes.................. Onions..................... — do____ 10.8 10.7 11.1 11.4 11.2 11.5 11.4 11.6 8.7 9.2 9.3 9.3 9. 2 9.1 9.2 9.2 . .. d o ____ 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.7 3.2 4.8 4.0 . .. d o ____ — do......... 5.2 5.5 5.7 6.3 9.5 11.5 9.7 8.6 11.7 8.9 2.7 5.6 11.9 8.9 2.7 5.3 11.9 8.9 4.4 5.4 11.9 11.4 9.0 9.1 4.5 2.9 5.3 7.0 Cabbage.................. Beans, baked____ Corn, canned____ Peas, canned.......... — do......... 3.6 3.5 4.9 5.4 5.8 6.5 8.0 5.7 No. 2 can. 11.5 12.1 12.2 11.6 11.4 12.0 12.0 12.2 —.d o ......... 16.8 17.7 17.9 18.5 18.9 19.1 18.6 18.7 — do......... 17.8 17.9 17.8 17.8 17.6 17.7 17.8 17.8 3.8 11.8 18.7 17.5 3.4 11.8 17.0 17.2 3.5 11.8 16.9 17.3 3.8 4.8 11.8 11.9 16.4 17.9 17.2 17.6 Tomatoes, canned. Sugar, granulated . T ea ........................... Coffee___________ . ..d o ......... 13.6 13.7 14.1 14.1 13.7 14.0 14.1 14.0 7.8 7.6 7.5 7.5 7.3 7.1 7.0 6.9 Pound. — do____ 62.8 61.7 69.6 73.2 73.5 73.5 73.5 73.0 — do____ 50.9 52.2 52.7 53.1 52.0 52.0 51.6 51.7 13.9 7.0 72.7 51.8 13.8 6.9 72.7 51.4 13.5 6.8 73.1 51.9 13.4 13.8 6.9 7.2 73.1 71.0 52.0 51.9 Prunes..................... Raisins__________ Bananas________ Oranges................... — do____ . .. d o ____ Dozen___ — do......... 18.8 15.3 33.1 64.8 18.7 14.6 33.8 73.2 18.5 14.5 33.8 79.6 18.7 14.9 35.0 50.0 115-16 ounces. 18.9 14.8 35.6 50.9 19.1 14.9 35.6 51.0 19.2 15.1 36.9 52.0 18.8 15.0 37.1 50.9 18.8 15.0 38.6 58.7 19.0 15.0 38.6 61.9 18.8 15.2 37.5 62.7 8 .7 18.7 ' 15.5 33.8 63.2 18.8 15.0 35 8 59.9 87 DETAILED TABLES OP 51 CITIES, 1913, 1926, AND 1926, A ND EACH MONTH OF 1925 AND 1926—Continued DETROIT, MICH. 1926 A v Av er er age age for Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May for N ov. July Aug. Sept. Oct. June Dec. year 15 year 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1926 1913 Article U nit Sirloin steak_____ Round steak____ Rib roast................ Chuck roast.......... P o u n d ._ — do___ . .. d o ___ . .. d o ___ Cts. 24.6 19.8 19.5 15.1 41 0 33.5 30.1 22.5 40.5 32.8 29.8 22.8 40.3 33.1 29.7 22.4 40.4 34.0 30.0 22.7 41.5 34.8 30.8 22.6 42.4 35.4 30.7 23.2 42.7 35.8 31.0 23.5 43.0 35.8 31.3 23.3 43.0 35.3 30.5 23.0 42.0 34.5 30.1 22.9 41.6 34.3 30.7 22.5 4.14 33.6 30.9 22.9 41.7 34.4 30.5 22.9 Plate beef__.......... Pork chops............ Bacon, sliced......... Ham, sliced.......... — — — — 11.2 19.5 23.3 26.1 14.2 39.4 50.7 57.7 14.0 37.5 50.6 58.3 13.9 38.9 50.4 58.5 14.1 40.6 51.1 59.2 14.3 42.4 52.0 60.9 14.4 44.4 54.8 64.2 14.6 43.3 54.8 64.4 14.4 41.6 54.3 64.2 14.2 46.4 54.7 65.0 14.3 45.7 54.7 64.6 14.5 41.0 54.3 63.5 14.7 38.3 51.8 61.5 14.3 41.6 52.9 61.8 Lamb, leg oL____ Hens....................... Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh______ — do___ . .. d o ___ . .. d o ___ do___ d o ..d o .... d o ..„ Quart. __ Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 16.7 42.0 41.3 39.6 39.1 41.6 44.8 43.8 41.0 41.2 39.9 38.9 38.9 41.0 20.6 42.0 41.9 41.9 43.2 43.8 42.8 41.3 40.0 39.7 39.2 37.2 37.6 40.9 39.6 39.6 39.5 39.8 39.8 39.9 39.8 39.3 37.0 35.7 35.5 35.3 38.4 8.4 14 0 14.0 14.3 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 Milk, evaporated. Can i___ 11.2 11.2 11.0 11.1 11.1 11.1 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.2 11.2 11.3 11.1 B u tter................... Pound 37.0 54.8 54.4 54.2 51.1 51.3 51.0 50.3 51.0 53.1 54.9 56.8 60.9 53.7 O leo m a rg a rin e . .. d o ___ 30.3 30.4 30.0 29.5 29.0 28.8 28.8 28.6 28.6 28.9 28.4 28.6 29.2 (all butter sub stitutes). C h eese.................. L ard -..................... V e g eta b le lard substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh ... d o ___ 21.2 37.5 37.5 37.7 37.5 37.4 36.4 36.2 36.1 37.9 38.1 38.8 39.0 37.5 — do____ 16.2 23.0 22.7 22.5 22.0 22.2 22.6 23.0 22.5 22.6 22.1 21.1 20.6 22.2 — do___ 27.2 27.2 27.1 27.3 27.3 27.1 27.2 27.2 27.1 27.1 27.4 27.2 27.2 D ozen . _ 31.4 57.1 45.6 41.1 39.6 39.0 40.8 41.3 43.3 48.0 56.9 66.1 66.5 48.8 Eggs, storage____ __ do___ 42.3 29.2 Bread__________ P o u n d ._ " 5 .6 8.7 8.7 F lour..................... . .. d o ___ 3.1 6.0 6.1 Corn meal............. -- .d o ___ 2.8 5.6 5.8 8.4 6.0 5.7 8.4 6.0 5.8 8.4 6.0 5.8 8.4 6.0 5.7 8.3 6.0 5.7 8.2 6.0 5.7 8.2 5.7 5.8 43.4 46.6 44.9 8.2 8.5 8.4 ”"8._4 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.8 5.8 Rolled oats............ Corn flakes............ Wheat cereal......... Macaroni_______ . . . d o ___ 8-oz.pkg. 28-oz___ P o u n d ._ Rice......................... Beans, navy.......... Potatoes................. Onions.................... . —do___ 8 . 4 12.0 12.2 12.3 12.2 12.1 12.3 12.1 12.2 12.7 13.4 12.6 12.8 12.4 . .. d o ___ 8.9 8.7 8.5 8.2 8.3 8.2 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.6 8.5 8.5 8.4 . —do___ ” i."5 5.7 5.2 5.3 6.2 5.2 5.0 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.2 3.3 3.3 4.4 . . . d o ___ 5.4 5.6 5.5 6.2 7.6 7.4 7.0 5.2 4.9 4.6 4.6 4.5 5.7 Cabbage ................ Beans, baked____ Corn, canned........ Peas, canned......... . . . d o ___ ........ 6.3 6.3 7.6 7.4 6.3 6.1 4.9 4.2 4.1 3.9 3.7 4.1 5.4 No. 2 can 11.9 11.9 11.9 11.7 11.5 11.7 11.9 11.5 11.7 11.6 11.6 11.6 11.7 _ „ d o ___ 15.9 15.9 15.9 15.9 15.9 15.4 15.8 15.9 16.5 16.6 16.2 16.2 16.0 . . . d o ___ 16.6 16.4 16.7 16.8 16.5 16.4 16.1 16.3 17.3 17.2 16.7 17.0 16.7 Tomatoes,canned. Sugar, granulated. T ea____________ Coffee..................... - —d o___ 13.2 12.6 12.6 12.0 11.9 11.9 11.7 11.8 11.7 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.2 P o u n d .. ” 5 . 2 7.0 7.0 6.9 6.9 6.9 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.2 7.3 7.3 7.5 7.1 . . . d o ___ 4 3 .3 71.6 73.3 73.3 73.3 73.3 71.8 73.3 73.3 74.4 75.3 74.5 73.4 73.4 . . . d o ___ 29.3 52.0 52.1 51.9 51.9 51.9 51.8 51.5 51.5 52.1 52.0 51.5 51.6 51.8 Prunes.................... Raisins................... Bananas................. Oranges.................. . „ do_ — 18.5 18.4 . . . d o . . . . ........ 15.5 15.1 D ozen ... 35.0 35.0 . . . d o ___ ........ 49.9 48.1 115-16 ounces, 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.3 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.3 9.4 9.4 9.4 10.7 10.7 10.7 10.7 10.6 10.6 10.6 10.6 10.6 10.6 10.6 10.6 10.6 25.8 25.8 25.8 25.8 25.9 25.9 25.8 25.8 25.9 25.8 26.0 26.0 25.9 21.9 21.8 21.9 21.8 21.9 21.9 21.7 21.6 22.3 22.4 21.9 21.9 21.9 18.0 15.2 36.8 50.1 18.0 15.0 33.8 52.4 18.0 15.2 35.3 54.7 18.3 15.4 36.4 51.8 18.4 15.6 35.0 50.8 18.8 15.7 35.0 53.0 19.2 15.8 33.9 52.6 19.2 15.4 34.8 58.0 18.3 15.0 35.6 60.5 17.9 14.8 36.9 56.2 18.4 15.3 35.3 63.1 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 88 T ab l e 1 3 .—AV ER A G E R E TA IL P R IC E S OF S P E C IF IE D FO O P A R TIC L ES IN E A C H FALL RIVER, M A SS. 1925 Article U nit Av- age for Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. N ov. Dec. year 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1925 15 15 15 Cts. 59.8 43.5 28.9 22.5 Cts. 59.9 43.5 28.8 Cts. 62.9 47.1 30.3 2 2 .1 2 2 .8 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 61.3 61.1 61.9 60.9 60.9 46.2 45.6 46.6 45.1 45.6 30.3 30.8 31.3 31.3 31.2 22.7 23.1 22.9 2 2 . 6 23.4 13.0 35.0 44.2 51.3 13.3 35.6 43.1 51.2 13.2 37.1 44.3 51.9 13.2 37.8 46.1 52.9 13.1 39.2 45.9 54.3 13.1 39.4 46.6 52.2 13.2 39.3 46.4 50.5 13.2 35.5 46.1 51.3 . . . d o ------- 41.8 40.7 42.4 41.1 41.6 41.1 43.2 41.8 . .. d o ____ 41.4 41.3 41.1 42.3 42.8 42.3 42.9 43.0 . . . d o ____ 31.4 31.3 31.3 31.3 31.8 31.4 32.1 32.3 42.9 43.3 34.6 41.3 42.3 35.1 42.1 42.9 35.9 41.6 41.8 42.1 42.3 36.7 32.9 Sirloin stea k 8........ Round steak.......... R ib ro a st--............ Chuck roast........... Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Pound 58.3 58.3 59.1 59.5 ___do____ 43.0 42.9 43.3 43.7 . .. d o ____ 28.1 27.9 28.3 29.1 . .. d o ____ 21.9 21.7 21.4 22.3 Plate beef............... Pork chops............. Bacon, sliced.......... Ham , s lic e d _____ . .. d o ____ —.d o-----. . . d o -----__ do____ Lam b....................... H ens......................... Salmon, canned, red. M ilk, fresh_______ 13.3 31.3 38.2 47.0 13.0 31.1 38.5 46.9 13.3 35.5 41.1 48.6 13.1 35.7 43.9 50.9 Cts. 60.3 44.7 29.7 22.5 13.2 36.0 43.7 50.8 Quart___ 14.0 14.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 13.7 M ilk, evaporated— Can 1----- 1 2 .2 12.4 1 2 .6 12.7 12.7 1 2 .6 1 2 .6 12.3 B u tte r .—................ P o u n d .— 49.4 49.3 51.3 52.1 51.9 51.9 52.2 52.6 O le o m a r g a r in e __ do------- 31.6 31.6 81.6 31.6 31.6 31.6 31.6 31.6 (all butter sub stitutes). 12.4 54.4 31.6 12.5 56.9 31.6 12.5 56.6 31.6 1 2 .6 12.5 56.5 52.9 31.6 31.6 Cheese..................... Lard......................... V e g eta b le lard substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh. __.do------- 37.3 37.9 38.4 38.3 38.2 38.5 38.6 39.6 . .. d o ------- 2 2 .1 2 1 .8 22.3 2 2 .1 21.9 2 2 .1 22.3 23.2 „ . d o ------- 26.0 26.4 27.3 27.3 27.3 26.9 27.6 27.6 39.8 23.7 27.6 39.5 23.8 27.6 39.2 22.7 27.9 38.9 33.7 21.7 22.5 27.6 27.3 Dozen___ 90.5 74.1 54.0 46.6 50.1 53.2 58.5 69.3 75.4 84.3 94.2 95.7 70.5 Eggs, storage.......... Bread................. — Flour....................... Corn m e a l--.......... . . . d o ------- 55.9 52.7 P o u n d ... 8 . 8 8 . 8 " s ' s " 9 . 6 ~9."I ”" S l ’ "9."l ” 9.’ i ""’9.~i 6.2 . .. d o ____ 6.0 6.5 6.6 6.3 6.1 6.1 6.2 6.2 . . . d o ......... 7.3 7.7 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.5 7.3 7.2 7.4 49.4 9.1 6.2 7.5 51.2 9.2 6.1 7.7 49.2 9.3 "9 . 6 6.2 6.2 7.6 7.5 Rolled oats............. Corn flak es............ W heat cereal.......... M acaroni................ . .. d o ------- 9.7 9.6 9.8 9.8 9.7 9.7 9.6 9.7 8-oz. pkg. 11.2 11.2 11.4 11.3 11.2 11.2 11.5 11.6 28-oz. pkg. 25.7 26.1 26.2 26.2 26.2 26.0 26.2 26.0 P o u n d ... 24.3 23.9 24.3 23.9 24.6 24.4 23.9 23.8 9.7 11.7 26.0 24.4 9.7 11.7 26.5 24.6 9.9 11.7 26.2 24.6 9.6 9.7 11.7 11.6 26.2 26.1 24.3 24.3 R ic e - -..................... Beans, n avy-------Potatoes.................. Onions..................... . . . d o ------- 10.3 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8 11.3 11.2 11.3 . . . d o ____ 10.2 10.4 10.6 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.6 10.6 —.d o ------- 1.9 2.2 1.9 1.8 1.8 2.4 4.0 4.1 —.d o ------- 6.1 6.4 6.1 7.0 9.6 10.5 10.2 8.2 11.3 10.6 3.2 6.9 11.3 10.6 3.6 6.2 11.3 10.4 5.3 6.0 11.7 11.1 10.4 10.5 5.2 3.1 5.9 7.4 Cabbage.................. Beans, baked____ Corn, canned____ Peas, canned.......... . . . d o ____ 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.8 6.5 7.9 7.0 4.9 No. 2 can. 12.7 12.6 12.6 12.6 12.3 12.4 12.4 12.4 . . . d o ____ 17.4 17.4 17.4 17.5 17.6 17.5 17.8 17.5 . . . d o ____ 19.1 19.1 19.1 19.0 19.0 19.0 19.0 19.0 4.7 11.9 17.5 19.0 4.6 12.4 17.5 19.1 4.9 12.3 17.3 18.9 5.1 5.9 12.3 12.4 17.2 17.5 18.5 19.0 Tomatoes, canned. Sugar, granulated. T ea ........................... Coffee...................... . . . d o ____ 13.9 13.8 13.8 13.5 13.6 13.7 13.9 13.8 P o u n d ... 8.3 7.7 7.6 7.6 7.4 7.3 6.9 6.8 . . . d o ......... 60.0 59.7 58.3 58.8 59.7 59.7 60.8 60.8 . .. d o ......... 53.1 53.7 54.4 53.9 53.5 53.1 53.2 53.8 13.5 6.9 63.1 53.4 13.1 6.7 63.1 53.3 12.7 6.7 62.8 53.5 12.5 13.5 6.8 7.2 63.4 60.9 53.0 63.5 Prunes..................... R a is in s .................. Bananas.................. Oranges................... . . . d o ------. .. d o ......... . .. d o ------D ozen__ 15.2 15.2 15.3 15.3 14.4 14.4 14.2 14.1 10.3 9.7 9.5 9.7 59.9 58.4: 57.6i 54.5 15.8 14.3 9.7 57.2 15.5 14.5 9.9 54.0 15.9 14.1 9.9 48.1 15.2 14.6 10.4 43.8 15.0 14.8 14.5 14.7 10.3 10.7 41.31 48.2! 15.0i 14.6i 10.8! 52.3i 15.2 14.5 11.8 61.3! 15.3 14.4 10.2 53.1 1 15-16 ounces. 8 The steak for which prices are here quoted is called “ rum p” in this city, but in most of the other cities included in this report it would be known as “ porterhouse” steak. 89 DETAILED TABLES OF 51 CITIES, 1913, 1925, AND 1926, AND EACH MONTH OF 1925 AND 1926—Continued FALL RIVER, MASS. Article U nit Sirloin stea k 3----- P o u n d .Round steak......... — do___ Rib roast...... ......... .do........ Chuck roast........ . . .. d o ___ Plate beef.............Pork chops______ Bacon, sliced........ Ham, sliced........... 1926 A v A v er er age age for Jan. Feb Mar. Apr. M ay June for July Aug. Sept. Oct. N ov. Dec. year year 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1913 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 34.0 60.9 60.1 60.2 59.4 26.8 46.1 45.4 45.4 44.1 23.2 31.6 31.4 31.2 31.3 22.5 22.3 22.5 18.1 61.0 46.1 31. 23.2 61.0 46.9 31.9 22.6 60.5 45.5 31.6 22.8 60.0 46.6 31.8 22.8 60.9 46.5 31.8 22.4 60.7 46.5 31.2 22.5 60.5 46.5 31.9 22.5 60.5 46.0 31.2 22. 22.6 13.1 38.0 44.5 53. 12.9 39.5 45.7 54.2 13.0 41.2 45. 58.7 13.9 40.5 46.6 57.3 13.6 39.2 46.2 59.4 13.9 40.8 46.5 58.4 13.7 43. 46.5 58.4 14.0 40.7 46.7 57.4 13.6 38.5 45.7 56.9 13.5 39.4 45.8 56.0 13.3 13.2 . .. d o ----. .. d o ........ 21.2 36.7 36. . ..d o ....... 25.5 45.4 45.1 . ..d o ........ 31.0 51.8 53.2 13.2 36.9 44.8 53.2 60.5 46.0 31.6 Lamb, leg of......... ..d o ___ H ens....................... _.do___ Salmon, canned, . ..d o ___ 19.8 41.3 42.1 40.8 41.6 42.5 45.9 45.8 42.5 42.2 42.3 42.1 41.8 42.6 24.7 42. 42.6 43.1 42.9 46.3 46.0 45. 43.3 43.0 43.0 43.9 43.6 43.8 38.0 37.8 38.5 38.9 39.3 39.5 40.1 39.7 38.8 37.3 37.2 36.8 38.5 Milk, fresh............ Quart— 9.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 13.5 14.1 14.2 14.4 14.3 14 4 14 9 14.2 Milk, evaporated. C a n 1__ P o u n d .. 36.! Butter___ ____ O leom a rg a rin e - - d o ___ (all butter sub stitutes). Cheese.......... ........ Lard----------------Vegetable la r d substitutes. Eggs, strictly fresh . ..d o .... —-do__ —_do_„. Eggs, storage........ Bread.............. ....... Flour___________ Corn meal______ . ..d o ....... Pound. . —.d o ___ —_do....... Rolled oats—_ Corn flak es... Wheat cereal. Macaroni------ . .. d o ....... 8-oz. pkg. 28-oz.pkg. P o u n d .. Rice................. Beans, n a v y .. Potatoes.......... Onions______ 12.6 12.6 12.6 12.6 12.6 12.6 12.7 12.8 12.7 12.8 12.7 12.7 12.7 55.7 55.0 53. 51.7 49.7 49.5 50.0 50.4 51.3 52.1 53.1 54.9 52.3 30.4 30.4 30.4 30.4 30.4 30.4 30.4 30.4 30.4 30.4 30.4 30.0 30.4 23.5 39.1 39.0 40.3 39.1 37.7 38.3 38.0 38.5 37.9 38.4 38.5 38.5 15.1 21.7 21.4 21.1 20.1 20.4 21.0 21.8 21.7 21.3 21.3 20.0 19.3 20.9 27.0 27. 27.6 27.1 27.0 26.7 26.7 26.7 26.7 26.7 26.7 26.9 27.0 D ozen ... 41. ( 70.1 60.5 53.6 46.1 49.0 52.2 53.2 62.0 68.2 73.9 87.9 88.9 63.9 6.2 3.3 3.5 47.3 37. 9.3 9.2 6:4 6.5 7.6 7.1 9.2 6.5 7.1 9.2 6.5 7.2 6.4 6.9 9.3 6.2 6. 9.8 9.7 9.5 9.5 11.6 11.6 11.6 11.6 11.6 11.5 26.1 25.8 25.8 25. 25.5 25.5 24.4 24.6 24.6 24.5 24. 24.2 i - .do___ 10.0 12.2 11.9 12.1 12.2 12.4 12.4 -.d o ........ 10.6 10.5 10.3 10.2 9.9 10.0 7.3 6.1 4.9 _. _do___ "l'9 6.3 6.2 5. do___ 6.1 6.2 5.9 6.2 8.3 9.3 6.4 6.5 6.3 6. 9.2 6.3 6.7 49.2 50,. 9 50.0 9.2 9.2 9.2 6.0 6.1 6.0 6.7 6.6 6.7 9.2 6.3 6.9 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.6 11.5 11.5 11.3 11.3 11.3 11.3 11.5 25.3 25.3 25. 25.3 25. 25.3 25.6 24.5 24.5 24.5 24.5 23.8 23.7 24.4 11.8 11.8 9.9 3.9 7.9 9.8 3.0 6.3 11.9 11.6 11.7 11.5 12.0 9.7 3.2 5. 9.8 10.1 10.2 10.1 3.5 4.0 3.9 4.9 4.9 4 9 5.1 6.3 ...d o ___ Beans, baked____ No. 2can. Corn, canned____ _ ..d o ___ do„ Peas, canned____ 3.9 3.9 4.4 6.0 5.9 7.9 8.6 8. 7.9 8.1 5.6 3.8 12.0 12.3 12.0 12.1 12.3 12.0 12.4 12.4 12.4 12.4 12.2 12.2 12.2 17.1 17.1 17.1 17.1 17.2 16.8 16.8 16.6 16.6 16.6 17.1 17.1 16.9 18.4 18.6 18.6 18.7 19.0 18.8 18.9 18.9 18.5 18.5 18.5 18.5 18.7 Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. T ea............ ............ Coffee................... . ..d o — Pound ..d o ___ __do__ 12.5 12.5 12.4 12.6 12.7 11.9 11.9 11.9 11.9 12.0 12.1 12.1 12.2 6.9 6.9 6.8 7.0 7.1 7.4 6.9 5.4 6.7 6. 6.6 6.7 6.8 6. 44.2 62.8 60.3 60. 60.3 59.6 60.0 60.3 60. 59.9 60.7 60.7 60.4 60.5 33.0 53.2 53.4 53.5 53.7 52.4 52.4 52.5 52.5 52.7 52.5 52.7 52.3 52.8 Prunes.............. R aisins............ Bananas.......... Oranges............ ..d o ....... ..d o .. ..d o „ Dozen— 15. 15.7 15.9 15.8 15.6 15. 15.8 15.8 15.7 15.7 15.7 15.6 15.7 14.4 14.3 14.2 14.2 14.3 14.3 14.2 14.6 14.5 14.0 14.3 14.6 14.3 9,6 9.4 9.6 9.8 10.2 9.8 10.0 10.4 10.5 9.8 9.6 9.6 9. 50.0 55.2 55.3 49.7 46.3 48.5 49.5 56.4 58. 45.9 51.0 I 1 15-16 ounces. s The steak for which prices are here quoted is called “ rump” in this city, but in most of the other cities included in this report it w ould be known as “ porterhouse” steak. 90 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 192G T a b l e 1 3 ,—A V ER A G E R E T A IL P R IC E S OF SP E C IF IE D FOOD ARTICLE'S IN E A C H H O U ST O N , TEX. 1925 Article U nit Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr M ay June July Aug. Sept 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. A v er age for Oct. N ov. Dec. year 15 15 15 1925 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Sirloin steak......... . Round steak........ . Rib roast......... ...... Chuck roast........... 30.5 30.2 24.6 18.8 29.8 29.1 23.2 18.0 30.0 29.3 23. 19.2 31.1 30.7 31.4 31.2 30.0 29.6 30.4 29.6 24.3 23.9 23.6 23.5 20.0 19.0 19.0 18.5 30.4 29.2 23.1 18.8 30.0 29.2 23.1 18.8 30.8 29.6 23.7 19.2 30.4 29.6 23.5 19.0 30.8 30.0 23.8 19.2 30.6 29.7 23.7 19.0 Plate beef............... Pork chops______ Bacon, sliced____ Ham, sliced.......... . 16.1 29.6 42.0 48.2 15.9 27.9 41.6 47.7 16.2 33.8 44.1 49.7 15.9 33.4 47.3 52.0 15.8 36.2 49.1 52.3 15.2 37.9 50.4 52.3 15.9 39.3 50.1 52.3 15.8 37.1 49.7 51.7 15.6 34.6 49.5 51.3 15.8 34.2 47.3 51.0 Lamb..................... . Hens........................ Salmon, canned, red. M ilk, fresh............. 33.3 33.3 34.2 35.0 35.0 35.0 36.0 36.0 33. 34.0 37.(3 37.1 35.6 31.4 30.5 31.2 30.5 31.1 30.7 31.0 31.2 31.1 31.1 31.3 36.0 33.5 32.9 36.0 35.7 32.9 36.0 35.3 34.8 36.0 35.2 35.8 34.3 35.0 32.0 16.0 16.3 16.3 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.8 17.3 17.3 17.3 16.4 11.8 11. 12.1 Quart. _ 16.1 32.7 48.1 52.0 15.7 34.1 48.0 51. 15.2 34.2 48.2 51.5 M ilk, evaporated- C a n * .. Butter...................... Pound. O le o m a r g a r in e ...d o -... (all butter sub stitutes). 11.9 11.9 11.8 11.9 12.0 12.0 51.8 51.8 55.3 54. 5 52.6 52.6 53.1 54.1 31.5 31.6 31.5 31.5 31.5 31.5 31.1 30.8 56.3 31.1 11.7 58.4 31.0 11.6 58.1 31.4 11.5 11.8 57.6 54.7 31.3 31.3 Cheese..................... __.do___ Lard......................... ...d o ___ Vegetable lard sub ...d o ___ stitute. Eggs,strictly fresh Dozen.. 33.2 34.2 34.4 34. 33.9 34.1 33.9 34.1 22.9 23.3 22.9 23.0 22.7 22.8 24.2 24.4 19.2 18.7 19.0 19.1 18.9 18.8 18.6 18.9 34.3 24.4 18.3 34.7 24.2 17.8 34.5 24.2 17.5 34.5 34.2 24.2 23.6 17.5 18.5 81.4 36.5 30.1 33.9 33.5 37.1 45.0 47.1 54.7 61.7 45.3 Eggs, storage......... ...d o ___ Bread..................... . Pound. Flour....................... ...d o ___ Corn meal............. — do— 62.0 35.0 8.9 8.9 6.0 6.4 5.0 5.3 8.9 6.1 5.3 8.9 6.1 5.4 40.0 8.9 6.0 4.9 41.3 8.9 6.0 4.9 4 6 .4 . 8.9 8.9 6.0 6.2 4.7 5.1 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.1 9.3 Rolled oats........... . ...d o ......... 9.3 9.3 Corn flakes______ 8-oz. pkg 11.5 11.6 11.9 11.9 11.9 11. 12.0 12.0 Wheat cereal........ . 28-oz. pkg 25.0 25.1 24.8 24.8 24.9 24.9 24.9 24.8 Macaroni_______ Pound, 18.8 18.9 18.8 18.8 19.2 19.0 18.7 19.2 9.1 12.0 24.9 19.2 9.2 12.0 11.8 25.4 19.2 25.5 19.2 9.1 9.3 11.8 11.9 25.7 25.1 19.2 19.0 9.8 10.0 10.2 8.9 6.6 5.2 8.9 6.2 5.2 8.9 6.2 5.1 8.9 6.2 5.0 42.1 8.9 6.0 5.2 9.2 R ic e..................... Beans, navy____ Potatoes.............. Onions_________ ...d o ____ ...d o ......... ...d o — ...d o __ 5.6 7.6 9.8 11. 5.2 6.5 9.7 11.1 5.2 6.0 9.8 10.7 6.2 6.3 9.8 9.8 10.2 11.1 6.2 5. 1 6.7 7.7 Cabbage................ . Beans, baked____ Corn, canned____ Peas, canned........ . — do......... 6.7 5.5 5.1 4.9 5.0 5.5 7.6 6.5 No. 2 can. 13.0 12.8 12.8 12.7 12.6 12.6 12.6 12.6 ,_.do— 18.2 18.6 18.9 18.3 18. 18.6 18. 18.8 17.7 17.8 17.8 18.2 18.1 18.1 17.5 17.5 ...d o — 5.5 12.5 18.8 17.5 5.3 12.5 17.5 17.3 5.2 12.5 17.0 17.5 6.1 5.7 12.5 12.6 16.3 18.2 15.8 17.6 Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. Tea......................... . Coffee...................... ...d o ......... 13.3 13.6 13.8 13.8 13.9 13.6 13.3 13.0 7.8 7.5 7.5 7.3 7.2 7.2 6.9 6.9 P o u n d .. ...d o ......... 76.9 78.9 78.5 76.8 77.3 76.8 76.8 76.8 48.2 ...d o ... 47.9 46.9 46.4 44.7 44.4 45.1 45.1 12.5 6.9 76.8 45.3 12.0 6.6 74.2 45.4 11.4 6.6 74.2 45.6 10.8 12.9 6.7 7.1 74.2 76.5 46.3 45.9 Prunes............ Raisins........... Bananas......... Oranges.......... ...d o ....... ...d o ----Dozen— ...d o ___ 16.8 14.9 31.7 47.8 16.7 14.9 31.1 50.7 16.8 14.3 29.4 56.1 16.8 14.4 30.0 44.4 1 15-16 ounces. 9.5 9.6 9.6 4.5 7.1 4.3 7.0 4.4 7.4 9.6 11.1 10.9 11.0 11.2 11.2 11.4 11.3 11.3 16.7 15.3 30.0 44.1 17.3 15.3 29.5 40.9 17.3 15.4 30.0 43.1 4.5 7.7 17.7 15.4 30.0 43.1 4.4 8.9 17.0 15.4 30.4 47.7 5.1 5.5 9.9 10.8 17.2 15.3 31.4 52.7 17.2 15.1 31.1 52.8 17.3 15.1 32.2 48.2 17.1 15.1 30.6 47.6 91 DETAILED TABLES OF 51 C IT IE S, 1913, 1925, A N D 1926, A N D E A C H M O N TH OF 1925 A N D 1926—Continued H O U ST O N , TEX. Article Unit 1926 A v A v er er age age for Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. for Dec. year year 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1926 15 1913 Sirloin steak.......... Pound. Round steak......... . ..d o ___ Rib roast............... — do— do.— Chuck roast.......... Cts. 31.7 30.0 25.0 19.0 Cts. 32.9 31.7 26.0 19.8 Cts. 32.8 31.5 25.8 20.8 Cts. 33.2 31.9 26.3 20.0 Cts. 33.2 31. 26.3 20.2 Cts. 32.8 31.5 26.7 20.2 Cts. 34.0 32.8 26.3 20.3 Cts. 33.2 31.5 25.8 20.0 Cts. 33.8 32.0 27.1 21.0 Cts. 33.8 32.7 26.8 20.5 Cts. 34.1 32.7 27.1 20.5 Cts. 34.9 33.1 27.5 20.2 Cts. 33.4 31.9 26.4 Plate beef.............. ..d o ___ Pork chops............ . .. d o ___ Bacon, sliced........ . .. d o ___ do___ Ham, sliced........... 16.2 34.6 48.9 50.8 17.8 33.6 49.2 50.8 17.5 35.6 49.5 50.8 18.2 36.3 49.3 50.8 17.5 37.5 49.4 52.1 17.9 38.3 50.8 53.3 17.5 38.3 52.2 57.1 17.3 37.1 52.2 56.7 17.3 37.9 51.8 57.1 17.3 39.3 52.1 57.1 17.3 38.6 51.5 57.1 17.9 36.4 51.1 56.8 17.5 37.0 50.7 54.2 Lamb, leg of........ H ens....................... Salmon, canned, 36.0 36.0 37.0 36.0 37.0 35.0 37.0 36.0 35.7 35.0 35.0 35.0 35.9 37.4 38.8 39.4 39.5 39.2 35.2 35.0 35.3 40.5 39.9 36.1 35.6 37.7 35.1 35.4 36.0 36.5 37.1 37.1 37.1 36.7 36.4 34.1 33.1 32.5 35.6 Milk, fresh-......... Quart. 20.2 17.3 17.3 15.5 16.0 15.8 15.8 15.8 15.6 15.6 15.6 15.8 15.8 16.0 Milk, evaporated. Can im Butter..................... pound __ O leom argarine — do....... (all butter sub stitutes). 11.'5 11.5 11.6 11.6 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.5 54.9 54.6 51.3 47.8 46.9 48.7 48.9 49.1 52.2 54.4 55.2 58.1 51.8 31.5 31.5 31.5 31.6 31.2 30.5 30.5 29.9 29.7 29.9 30.0 30.6 Cheese.................... . .. d o ___ Lard........................ - ..d o ___ V e g e t a b le lard --.d o ___ substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen .. 34.5 34.4 33.3 31.4 30.9 30.4 30.6 31. 31. 33.2 33.9 34.1 32.5 24.7 24.3 23.3 22.5 22.2 23.3 23.8 23.7 22.6 22.3 22.3 21.5 23.0 17.4 17.7 17.8 18.5 19.4 20.5 21.2 20.6 21.0 19.0 17.6 17.1 19.0 49.4 30.7 28.7 33.: 32.8 34.7 36.8 37.2 41.8 47.4 51.3 52.3 39.7 _js, storage........ Bread..................... Flour....................... Com meal............. - ..d o ___ Pound.. ..d o ___ -.d o ___ 40.5 28.5 9.0 9.0 6.0 6.1 4.2 4.1 Rolled o a ts ... C om flakes. __ Wheat cereal. Macaroni........ --.d o ....... 8-oz. pkg. 28-oz.pkg Pound. 9.1 9.1 9.1 9.1 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.9 9.0 9.0 11.8 11.8 11.8 11.8 11.7 11.7 11.7 11.9 11.8 11.8 11.4 11.6 11.7 25.7 25.8 25.8 25.8 26.0 25.8 25.8 25.4 25.6 25.6 25.6 25.4 25.7 18.9 18.3 18.3 18.0 18.3 18.3 18.3 18.3 18.4 18.4 18.3 18.7 18.4 R ice........................ Beans, navy.......... Potatoes................. Onions.................... — do™ . ..d o ___ ..d o ___ . ..d o ___ 9.8 9.6 10.0 10.3 10.3 10.2 10.2 10.1 10.0 10.0 10.1 9.5 9.5 9.6 9.6 9.5 6.3 5.9 5.8 6.4 6.4 5.7 5.3 4.9 6.3 6.2 5.6 7.3 6.5 5.7 5.5 5.5 Cabbage................. Beans, baked........ Com, canned____ Peas, canned____ ---d o ___ No. 2 can ...d o ___ . .. d o ___ 7.0 6.3 5.6 5.8 3.7 3.9 4.5 4.9 4.9 4.8 5.1 5.2 5.1 12.4 12.3 12.0 12.0 11.6 11.6 11.3 11.3 11.1 11.1 11.0 11.2 11.6 15.8 15.5 15.6 16.2 15.7 15.6 15.6 15.5 14.9 14.9 15.0 14.1 15.4 14.6 14.6 14.4 14.3 14.2 14.2 14.2 14.1 13.6 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.2 Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. Tea.......................... Coffee..................... . .. d o ___ Pound. -.d o ___ . ..d o ___ 10.8 10.6 10.4 10.2 10.2 9.8 9.8 10.0 10.1 11.0 11.3 11.5 10.5 6.8 6.9 6.6 6.7 6.7 6.9 6.9 7.1 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.9 83.0 81.6 81.6 81. 80.8 80.8 80.8 81.7 82.8 82.8 82.7 82.7 81.9 45.5 45.6 45.6 45.5 44.8 44.8 44.8 44.9 45.6 45.1 44.8 44.6 45.1 Prunes................... Raisins................... Bananas................. Oranges.................. -_do___ ...d o ___ Dozen— — do— 16.7 14.6 29.0 44.4 1 15-16 ounces. 16.7 14.8 27.0 41.6 9.0 6.1 4.0 16.2 14.7 28.0 47.5 9.0 • 9.0 6.0 6.0 3.9 3.9 16.7 14.9 28.0 47.1 16.0 14. 28.5 42.5 9.0 6.0 4.1 16.0 14.6 30.0 42.1 9.0 5.7 4.1 16.7 14.5 29.5 42.5 9.0 5.8 4.1 16.8 14.6 29.5 38.9 8.8 5.8 4.2 9.9 9.5 4.7 4.9 16.3 14.7 28.3 39.8 40.7 40.6 42.4 8.8 8.8 8.8 5.7 5.6 5.6 4.1 4.1 4.2 9.8 9.2 4.9 5.4 16.8 14.4 29.2 46.0 9. 9.4 5.0 5.4 17.3 14.2 28.5 48.2 9.0 9.3 5.0 5.6 15.7 14.1 29.2 50.2 8.9 5.9 4.1 5.5 5.8 16.5 14.6 28.7 44.2 92 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 TABLE 1 3 .—A V ER A G E R E T A IL PR IC ES OF S P E C IF IE D FOOD A R TIC L ES IN E A C H INDIANAPOLIS, IND. 1925 Article U n it Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 Av er age for Oct. N ov. Dec. year 15 15 15 1925 Sirloin ste a k .____ Round steak.......... Rib roast............... Chuck roast........... Cts. 34.6 32.7 25.8 21.0 Cts. 35.3 32.8 26. 22.4 Cts. 36.3 34.8 27.6 23.1 Cts. 37.5 35.7 28.2 23.6 Cts. 38.3 36.4 28.8 24.2 Cts. 38.0 36.3 28.9 24.6 Cts. 39.3 37.5 29.1 24.4 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 39.5 38.7 37.9 36.8 36.9 37.5 36.7 36.3 34.8 34.3 29.1 28.6 28.3 28.1 28.0 24.6 23.7 23.7 23.7 23.6 Cts. 37.4 35.5 28.1 23.6 Plate beef............... Pork chops............. Bacon, sliced......... Ham, sliced............ 13.7 28.0 36.7 47.1 13.9 28.5 38.3 49.3 14.2 36.7 42.1 52.8 14.9 35.3 43.6 54.4 15.1 35.7 43. 53.8 15.1 36.1 44.6 54.9 14.9 39.7 46.3 55.9 15.0 39.9 46.5 56.7* 14.6 41.4 47.1 55.9 14.7 38.2 46.8 55.9 14.7 35.7 45.7 54.2 14.9 34.3 45.7 53.5 14.6 35.8 43.9 53.7 40.7 40.0 40.0 40.0 37.0 36.3 36.7 36.0 32.2 33.6 33.0 31.3 40.8 36.4 32.1 40.0 35.8 32.1 40.8 34.7 31.4 41.7 41.2 34.7 35.6 32.9 32.5 41.7 42.5 44.3 41.4 L a m b ..................... 32.7 34.0 35.4 37.1 H ens....................... Salmon, canned, 34.3 31.9 32.6 32.2 red. M ilk, fresh............ Quart___ 12.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.8 11.8 11.! 12.0 11.4 M ilk, evaporated. Can 1___ 10.3 10.5 10.4 10.4 10.4 10.4 10.7 10.6 B utter...................... Pound. _. 50.9 48.7 57.2 53. 50.5 51.0 51.7 52.9 O le o m a r g a r in e ..d o ____ 31.1 30.6 29.6 29.5 29.4 29.9 29.9 30.4 (all butter sub stitutes). 10.6 54.6 30.7 10.6 58.4 32.2 10.6 57.1 32.4 10.7 10.5 57.0 53.5 32.2 30.7 34.9 36.9 37.4 37.7 Cheese..................... 21.3 21.1 21. 21.9 Lard......................... 25.8 26.5 26.5 26.3 V e g e t a b l e lard substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh. D o zen .._ 67.6 43.9 30.9 31.3 37.1 37.5 37.3 37.3 21.0 21.1 21.8 22.1 26.5 26.8 27.2 37.3 22.5 26.9 37.4 23.0 26.9 37.0 21.4 26.9 37.2 37.1 19.8 21.6 26.4 26.6 33.8 36.6 38.7 40.9 40.9 50.2 64.5 61.4 45.1 45.7 8.1 5.8 4.4 49.8 8.1 5.9 4.4 Eggs, storage.......... Bread....................... Flour........................ Corn m eal.............. ...d o ........ P o u n d ._ ...d o ____ ...d o ........ 8.1 5.8 4.8 8.1 5.8 4.6 45.0 8.1 5.8 4.6 Rolled oats............. Corn flakes........... . Wheat cereal.......... Macaroni................ 7.4 7.9 7.9 7.9 7.7 8.2 8.2 8.3 ...d o ....... 8-oz. pkg 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.1 30.1 10.3 10.2 10.2 28-oz. pkg 24.5 24. 24.6 24. 24.6 24.6 24.6 24.6 P o u n d ... 19.9 20.1 20.3 20.4 20.4 20.4 20.3 20.4 8.2 10.2 24.6 20.6 8.2 10.2 24.8 20.6 8.1 10.1 24.8 20.6 8.1 8.0 10.1 10.2 25.1 24.7 20.6 20.4 11.0 10.7 10.9 11.1 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.5 9.3 9.5 9.6 9.5 9.1 9.1 8.9 9.1 2.0 2.0 1. 1.7 1. 3.1 4.7 4.4 5.5 6.0 5.8 6.8 8.3 10.7 10.0 8.7 11.5 9.1 3.3 7.3 11.5 8.9 3.2 6.2 11.6 8.8 4.9 6.1 11.3 11.2 8.8 9.1 4.9 3.2 6.1 7.3 4.4 4.8 5.5 6.7 5.8 5.5 Cabbage........ ........ ...d o ......... 4.2 4. Beans, baked____ N o. 2 can. 12.8 12.5 12.0 12.0 11.7 11.7 11.8 11.8 Corn, canned____ ...d o ......... 16.3 17.1 17.3 17.1 17.5 17.6 17.3 17.6 Peas, canned......... ...d o ____ 16.8 16.9 16.6 16. 16.6 17.0 16.7 16.7 5.0 11.8 17.5 16.7 4.2 11.8 16.7 16.7 4.1 11.8 15.7 16.7 4.4 4.9 11.6 11.9 15.9 17.0 16.7 16.7 Tomatoes, canned. ...d o ____ Sugar, granulated. P o u n d ... T ea......................... . ...d o ____ Coffee...................... ...d o ____ 14.4 7.1 78.8 51.5 14.4 6.9 78.8 51.2 14.2 6.7 79.2 51.4 14.2 14.5 6.9 7.4 80.0 79.8 51.4 51.7 19.8 16.0 30.5 55.0 19.1 35.5 29.6 59.1 19.8 15.0 30.0 58.8 20.0 15.7 30.0 44.0 R ice...................... . ...d o ____ _do. Beans, n a v y_____ Potatoes.................. ...d o ......... Onions..................... ...d o ....... . Prunes___ Raisins___ Bananas. . O ranges... 115-16 ounces. ..d o ___ _.do— . D ozen.. ..d o ___ 54.0 8.5 6.0 4.6 8.5 6.1 4.8 8.1 6.1 4.8 8.1 5.9 4.8 8.1 5.8 4.8 8.1 5.9 4.7 8.1 5.8 4.7 14.6 14.7 14.7 14.7 14.4 14.4 14.4 14.4 8.2 7.9 7.9 7.7 7.4 7.4 7.3 7.0 79.3 81.1 81.1 80.5 80.5 80.4 78.8 78.8 50.7 52.4 52. 52.6 51.9 51.7 51.4 51.5 19.6 15.7 30.0 37.8 20.5 15.8 31.2 39.2 20.0 15.8 31.5 44.5 19.9 15.5 31.2 49.4 19.9 15.5 31.5 50.7 19.4 15.5 30.8 54.9 19.7 16.0 30.5 55.2 19.7 16.0 28.6 56.8 8.2 5.9 4.7 19.8 15.7 30.5 50.5 93 DETAILED TABLES OF 51 CITIES, 1913, 1925, AND 1926, AND EACH MONTH OF 1925 A N D 1926—Continued INDIANAPOLIS, IND. AvA v erer age age for Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May for June July Aug. Sept. Oct. N ov. Dec. year year 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1926 15 1913 Article Unit Sirloin steak......... Round steak........ Rib roast............... Chuck roast.......... P o u n d .. .__do----...d o ........ ...d o ........ 25.1 23.5 17.6 15.9 36.4 35.1 28.8 24.4 37.3 35.4 28.4 24.2 37.5 35.8 28.4 24.2 37.4 36.1 29.1 24.9 38.6 37.4 29.8 24.6 39.2 37.8 29.6 24.8 39.5 38.1 29.6 24.7 39.0 37.7 29.4 24.8 39.1 38.2 29.4 24.7 39.3 38.2 29.4 24.7 38.4 37.0 29.0 24.3 38.3 36.6 29.1 24.3 38.3 37.0 29.2 24.6 Plate beef_______ Pork chops.......... . Bacon, sliced-----Ham , sliced____ ...d o ___ ...d o ____ ...d o ____ — do____ 12.2 21.1 29.4 30.7 15.3 34.6 44. 55.2 15.2 34.4 44.8 55.0 15.3 34.9 45.9 55.7 15.1 36.0 45.6 56.4 15.4 39.5 46.0 57.5 15.2 41.1 49.1 61.9 15.4 42.1 49.3 63.0 15.4 39.5 49.5 62.7 15.4 41.9 49.0 62.1 15.3 42.9 49.0 61.4 15.5 37.4 47.9 58.6 15.7 33.9 46.8 57.1 15.4 38.2 47.3 58.9 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. a s . Lamb, leg of........ — do____ 19.8 42.5 40.0 40. Hens..................... . ...d o ___ 21.1 38.7 40.5 39.2 Salmon, canned, .._do____ 35.6 35.6 35.6 red. 8.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 M ilk, fresh_____ Quart. Milk, evaporated. Can 1__ Butter..................... P o u n d ._ 37. O le o m a r g a r in e ...d o ____ (all butter sub stitutes). Cheese.................... Lard........................ V e g e t a b le la r d substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Cts. 40.0 41.4 44.2 41.7 41.7 42.5 41.7 40.0 40.0 41.4 41.0 41.8 40.0 40.2 39.8 39.8 38.7 38.2 37.8 39.6 36.1 36.1 36.1 36.3 36.3 35.8 35.8 34.6 34.1 35.7 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 10.8 10.8 10.7 10.8 10.7 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8 10. 10.8 10.8 53.9 52.6 51.6 49.4 48.4 49.2 48.6 47.4 50.5 54.1 57.2 61.4 52.0 32.2 32.1 31.7 30.4 30.0 30.0 30.2 30.1 30.5 30.4 30.4 31.6 30.8 . . . d o .... ..d o ___ ...d o ___ 21.1 37.1 37.9 37.8 36.1 35. 35.5 35.5 35.5 35.1 35.9 36.5 37.2 36.3 15.1 19.8 19.5 19.1 19.0 19.2 20.7 21.4 20.6 20.1 19.8 19.1 18.2 19.7 26.8 26.8 27.1 26.7 26.4 26.1 26.7 26.7 26.7 26.7 26.4 D ozen. 28.2 50.6 40.2 32.0 33.2 34.1 35.7 35.8 35.7 43.5 48.1 60.8 60.5 42.5 Bread. Flour........... Corn meal.. ...d o ___ Pound. ...d o ___ .—do___ Rolled oats.......... Corn flakes.......... Wheat cereal___ Macaroni______ ...d o ___ 8-oz.pkg_ 28-oz.pkg Pound Rice....................... — do„_ Beans, navy........ -_do„_ Potatoes............... - d o — Onions.................. ..d o ... 5.1 3.2 2.6 42.7 8.1 5.9 4.2 8.1 5.9 4.3 8.0 5.9 4.4 8.0 6.0 4.2 8.1 8.1 8.0 8.1 10.1 10.2 10.2 10.2j 24.6 24.8 24.6 24.6 18.9 18.5 19.1 19.1 8.0 5. 4.2 8.0 5.9 4.2 8.1 5.9 4.1 8.1 5.8 4.2 8.1 5.7 4.2 40.0 42.5 46.0. 8.1 8.1 8.1 8.1 5.6 5.5 5.5 5.8 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 8.1 9.2 8.1 8.1 8.1 8.1 8.3 8.3 8.2 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.2 10.2 24.6 24.6 24.8 24.8 25.1 25.3 25.1 25.1 24.8 19.0 19.0 19.0 19.2 19.2 19.2 19.2 19.2 19.1 9.2 11.3 11.9 11.8 11.7 11.7 11.8 12.1 12.2 12.1 12.1 11.8 11.5 11.8 7.7 8.1 8.2 8.5 8.0 8.9 8.5 8.2 7.7 7.9 7.6 7.5 7. 4.9 4.6 3.7 4.5 3.8 4.0 3.8 4.8 "1.6 5.9 5.3 5.3 6.4 5. 6.2 5.9 5.5 6.2 8.6 8.2 7.3 5.4 5.1 5.1 4.9 5.0 6.1 Cabbage.............. — d o ..... Beans, baked___ No.2 can. Com, canned___ — do....... Peas, canned___ — do— . 5.5 5.5 7.2 7.4 5.5 .6.2 4.2 3.9 4.3 4.0 3.9 4.4 5.2 11.2 11.3 10.7 10.4 10.1 10.0 10.1 10.6 10.6 10.4 10.6 10.3 10.5 15.2 15.0 15.4 14.8 14.8 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 14.4 14.4 14.4 14.9 15.6 15.2 15.6 14.6 14.8 14.8 15.2 15.2 15.2 14.6 14.8 14.4 15.0 Tomatoes, canned — do___ Sugar, granulated. Pound, Tea__..................... -do— Coffee........ ............ ...d o ___ 13.5 13.2 12.5 11.7 11.1 11.5 11.3 11.3 11.3 11.7 11.7 12.7 12.0 5.8 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.2 7.2 7.3 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.7 7.2 60.0 82.9 85.8 85.4 85.3 87.0 85.7 86.1 86.1 86.7 87.8 88.2 86.7 85.8 30.5 50. 51.0 51.1 51.1 50.9 50.9 50.9 51.1 51.1 51.1 51.1 51.5 51.1 Prunes.............. Raisins.............. Bananas............ Oranges............ — do___ — d o .... D ozen., — do___ 115-16 ounces. 44567°—27----- 7 20.0 16.4 30.9 44.4 19.7 16.3 30.9 45.1 19.2 16.3 30.0 45.3 19.3 16.3 30. 49.0 19.3 15.9 30.9 49.5 19.3 15.9 31.8 50.3 20. 16.1 31.4 49.1 19.3 15.9 31.8 49.1 19.3 15.9 31.4 48.3 19.3 15.9 31.4 52.7 1&4 19.6 19.4 15.6 15.4 16.0 31.4 31.4 31.2 51.3 48.1 94 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 T able 1 3 .—AV ER A G E R E T A IL PR IC E S OF S P E C IF IE D FO OD A R T IC L E S IN EA C H JACKSONVILLE, FLA. 1925 Article U nit Av er age for Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. N ov. D ec. year 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1925 Sirloin steak.......... P o u n d -.. Round steak.......... —do......... R ib roast............... . —do____ Chuck roast........... —do____ Cts. 34.5 28.6 26.3 18.3 Cts. 34.5 28.8 26.3 18.4 Cts. 35.0 29.7 25. 19.0 Cts. 35.7 30.9 26.4 19.6 Cts. 35.7 30.9 25.9 19.1 Cts. 35.8 3ft 5 26.3 19.3 Cts. 36.3 30.7 26.3 18.8 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 35.8 35.5 36.4 35.9 35.5 30.7 29.8 30.0 30.5 30.5 26.3 26.2 26.5 26.6 26.8 19.1 20.1 19.4 20.2 20.6 Cts. 35.6 30.1 26.3 19.3 Plate beef............... Pork chops........... . Bacon, sliced— . Ham, sliced.......... . 11.5 30.4 35.9 45.4 11.5 30.4 35.5 46.1 11.5 33.9 39.1 50.7 11.5 33.8 41.3 52.1 11.8 32.5 42.0 52.1 11.6 32.1 43.8 52.1 11.6 32.5 45.7 53.3 11.4 32.9 46.5 53.3 12.2 33.2 47.1 53.6 12.2 35.7 47.1 12.4 35.5 47.4 53.6 11.5 36.0 47.4 53.0 11.7 33.2 43.2 51.6 37.2 35.5 34.5 35.0 36.7 35.5 34.8 35.5 34.9 35.4 30.8 30.8 30.8 30.8 30.8 36.7 35.9 32.5 36.7 38.5 32.5 39.5 3a 8 37.3 38.8 37.3 38.5 36.5 3a 8 32.3 ..d o ____ „ d o -----—do____ __do____ Lamb..................... . —do____ 40.0 41.0 36.3 Hens........................ —do____ 36.8 36.7 36.4 Salmon, canned, —do____ 30.8 30.8 30.8 red. M ilk, fresh............. Quart___ 19.3 19.3 18.8 18.8 18.8 18.8 18.8 18.8 19.8 22.0 22.0 22.0 19.8 11.8 11.8 11.8 11.8 11.9 12.0 12.0 12.1 54.3 53.5 58.0 56.9 54.4 54.8 54.7 54.8 30.6 30.5 30.5 30.4 30.4 3a 4 3 a 5 30.5 12.0 54.9 30.8 12.0 sa 7 31.2 12.3 59.8 3L7 12.3 12.0 59.8 56.2 30.9 3a 7 Cheese..................... Lard......................... V e g e ta b le la rd substitute. Eggs,strictly fresh. —do.......... 34.1 34.4 34.2 34.6 34.1 34 6 34.5 34 5 —do....... 22.8 22. 23.0 23.0 23.2 23.2 23.3 23.5 —do....... 24.8 24.7 24.2 2 4 4 23.9 24.6 24.1 24. 34.5 24.0 24.3 34.9 24.1 24.6 35.1 24 3 245 35.3 34 6 23.8 23.4 24.5 2 4 4 72.1 72.2 54.3 Eggs, storage.......... Bread....................... Flour........................ Corn meal_______ —do.......... 50.1 48.0 Pound. __ 11.1 11.1 11.1 11.2 11.2 11.2 11.0 11.0 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.9 ...d o ......... 6.3 6.9 6. 4.4 4 4 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.4 4 4 ...d o __ 11.0 6. 4.3 48.0 11.0 6.8 42 49.3 11.0 6.6 43 50.4 11.0 11.1 6.8 6.8 4.2 4 3 Rolled o a ts.... Corn flakes__ Wheat cerealM acaroni____ ...d o .......... 8-oz. pkg. 28-oz.pkgP o u n d .— 9.7 9.6 9.8 9.9 11.6 11.6 11.4 11.3 24.9 24.9 24.8 24.5 20.8 20.8 20.6 20.8 10.0 9.9 9. 11.2 11.5 11.4 24.8 24.8 24 8 20.6 20.6 20.6 9.5 11.6 24.8 20.6 9.5 11.6 248 20.6 9.9 11.6 25.0 20.9 9.6 9.7 11.2 11.4 24.8 24.8 20.3 20.7 R ice.......................... Beans, n a v y__ Potatoes.................. Onions................ ...d o ......... 9. — do......... 10. ...d o .......... 2. ...d o .......... 7. 9.9 10.0 10.0 10.4 10.2 10.5 10.9 10.7 10.8 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.0 10.5 3.1 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.1 4.5 6.2 7.5 7.8 7.6 8.3 8.8 9.0 8.6 10.5 10.5 4.9 8.0 10.8 10.9 45 ao 10.6 11.0 6.7 ao 10.9 10.4 11.0 10.9 6.3 4.3 ai ai Cabbage.................. Beans, baked......... Corn, canned-. Peas, canned.......... ...d o .......... 4. No. 2 can. 11. ...d o .......... 20. ...d o .......... 20. 4.4 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.9 8.6 8.2 11.8 11.8 12.0 11.2 11.3 11.2 11.3 20.9 20.9 20.9 20.8 20.8 20.8 20.8 20.2 20.2 20.2 20.1 20.5 20.5 20.5 7.0 11.2 21.2 20.5 6.6 11.3 19.4 19.7 6.3 11.3 19.2 19.7 6.5 5.9 11.5 11.5 19.2 20.5 19.9 20.2 Tomatoes, canned. Sugar, granulated. T ea..................... Coffee................. — do......... 12. Pound. 8. ...d o .......... 96. ...d o ____ 52. 12.4 12.6 12.6 12.5 12.5 12.4 12.3 8.1 7.9 7.7 7.4 7.4 7.3 7.2 96.4 97.7 97.9 96.2 95.9 95.9 95.9 51.5 52.1 52.1 50.9 51.3 51.2 51.6 12.0 7.0 95.2 51.2 11.3 7.0 95.3 51.8 11.2 7.1 95.7 50.8 11.0 12.1 7.2 7.5 97.5 96.3 51.5 51.5 17.9 15.2 30.0 56.9 ia 4 15.3 28.6 49.3 17.9 15.8 28.6 53.9 18.4 16.5 29.2 36.9 M ilk, evaporated. Can i ___ B utter...................... P o u n d ... O le o m a r g a r in e —do____ (all b u tte r su b stitutes). D ozen. _ 62.1 9. 11. 24. 20. Prunes.................... — do.......... 17. Raisins................... — do......... 15. Bananas................ Dozen___ 24. Oranges.................. _„do____ 23. 115-16 ounces. 541 35.2 17.9 15.5 26.9 24 8 18.1 15.6 27.8 33.3 36.4 43.8 51.7 53.8 18.1 15.6 32.1 46.0 17.8 15.1 30.0 48.9 17.9 15.3 27.1 56.9 17.9 15.4 28.6 56.9 17.9 15.4 26.7 56.9 60.3 ia o 15.5 28.3 45.3 95 DETAILED TABLES OF 51 CITIES, 1913, 1925, AND 1926, AND EACH M ONTH OF 1925 AND 1926—Continued JACKSONVILLE, FLA. Article U nit 1926 A v er age for Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. year Jan. 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1913 15 Oct. Nov. Dec. 15 15 15 Sirloin steak........ P o u n d .. Round steak____ ...d o ___ R ib roast.............. ...d o ....... Chuck roast........ ...d o ___ Cts. 26.0 21.3 23.0 14.5 Cts. 37.8 32.2 27. 19.8 Cts. 36.7 32.8 28.3 20.3 Cts. 38.1 32.8 28.9 21.1 Cts. 38.0 32.8 29.4 21.2 Cts. 37.4 32.8 27.9 20.8 Cts. 37.1 31.9 28.1 20.0 37.1 31.9 28.8 20.6 Cts. 37.7 31.3 29.5 20.8 Cts. 37.3 32.3 29.1 20.9 Cts. 37.5 32.3 28.6 20.6 Cts. 37. S 31.8 29.1 20.5 Cts. 36.7 32.0 27.5 20.3 Plate b eef............. Pork chops.......... . Bacon, sliced___ Ham, sliced.......... 10.8 22.8 28.0 28.4 11.8 36.1 48.7 52.2 12.1 35.6 48.7 52.2 12.5 36.7 48.7 52.2 13.6 36.7 47.3 52.8 13.2 39.2 47.3 53.3 12.5 40.0 51.4 59.4 12.9 40.6 50.0 58.8 13.1 40.0 50.0 59.4 12.5 39.4 49.4 58.0 12.5 39.5 50.0 59.5 12.8 39.1 50.0 59.0 12.8 36.5 47.9 56.1 ...d o ___ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ Lamb, leg of......... —do___ 20.3 41.7 41.0 39.6 Hens..................... . —do___ 22.8 39.9 39.6 40.9 Salmon, canned, —do....... 38.4 38.4 38.4 red. Milk, fresh.......... . Quart. . 12.4 22.0 22.0 22.0 Milk, evaporated. Butter.................... O le om a rg a rin e (all butter sub stitutes). 37.0 40.3 40.0 38.3 37.5 38.8 39.5 38.8 38.3 41.2 40.6 41.3 40.4 38.6 39.3 41.0 40.3 38.9 38.2 38.7 38.9 38.1 39.6 38.4 38.0 36.1 34.0 22.0 22.0 22.0 22.0 22.0 22.0 22.3 22.3 22.3 22.1 12.5 12.6 12.5 12.2 11.9 11.8 11.6 11.9 11.9 12.1 11.9 11.9 12.1 40.7 58.6 57.8 57.1 55.0 52.7 51.6 51.8 53.2 54.0 55.0 55.6 58.9 55.1 32.2 32.2 32.1 31.5 31.5 31.1 30.8 31.9 32.1 32.4 32.3 31.4 31.8 Cheese.................. . Lard....................... V e g e t a b le lard substitute. Eggs,strictly fresh. ...d o __ ...d o __ ...d o __ Eggs, storage........ Bread..................... Flour....................... Corn meal.............. ...d o .... Pound. ...d o .... ...d o .... Rolled o a ts ... Corn flakes__ Wheat cereal.. Macaroni........ ...d o .. 9.6 9.8 10.0 9.7 9.3 9.2 9.3 9.5 9.8 9.6 9.5 9.5 9.6 8-oz.pkg. ------ 11.3 11.4 11.2 11.4 11.3 11.4 11.2 11.2 11.2 11.2 11.4 11.1 11.3 28-oz.pkg 24.7 24.7 24.7 24.7 24.9 24.9 24.9 24.9 24.6 24.9 24.9 24.8 24.8 P o u n d ._ 20.4 20.3 20.3 20.0 19.7 19.7 19.8 20.0 20.0 20.2 20.2 19.8 20.0 Rice........................ Beans, navy_........ P otatoes............... Onions................... . ..d o ___ ...d o ....... . ..d o ___ ...d o ....... Cabbage................. Beans, baked........ Corn, canned........ Peas, canned____ . ..d o ....... 7.2 8.2 8.3 6.8 5.3 5.4 5.3 6.3 5.4 5.5 5.4 5.3 6.2 No. 2 can : : ::: 11.3 11.0 10.8 11.1 10.9 10.9 10.8 11.4 11.4 11.4 11.4 11.0 11.1 ...d o ....... 19.2 19.2 19.2 19.7 19.9 20.2 20.2 20.7 20.7 20.0 20.0 18.8 19.8 ...d o ___ 19.9 20.0 19.2 19.7 18.9 18.9 18.8 19.8 19.6 19.8 19.8 18.6 19.4 Tomatoes,canned. Sugar, granulated. Tea......................... Coffee..................... ...d o ....... 11.2 11.0 11.1 10.9 10.5 10.5 10.3 10.3 10.4 11.2 11.2 11.1 10.8 P ou n d .. ’ T o 7.2 7.0 7.0 7.1 7.0 7.1 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.2 ...d o ___ 60.0 96.7 96.7 96.7 96.6 98.4 97.5 97.5 99.8 101.6 100.9 100.9 98.5 98.5 __do____ 34.5 51.6 51.6 51.6 51.3 50.2 49.8 50.3 50.2 50.3 50.3 50.3 50.3 50.7 Prunes................... R aisins................. Bananas............... . Oranges................. ...d o ___ ...d o ....... Dozen ...d o ___ 22.5 35.3 35.2 35.0 33.7 31.9 32.8 32.2 34.1 34.4 35.2 35.2 35.2 34.2 15.5 23.8 23.7 23.7 23.1 23.1 24.1 24.0 24.9 24.0 22.9 22.6 22.6 23.5 24.4 24.5 24.5 24.5 24.4 25.0 24.8 25.4 25.4 24.4 24.8 23.1 24.6 D o z e n .. 35.3 66.4 49.6 38.1 41.0 39.1 41.8 45.8 50.8 59.5 71.0 67.9 65.4 53.0 115-16 ounces. 49.3 46.0 44.7 45.3 32.0 6.4 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 3.8 6.9 6.9 6.9 7.0 7.0 6.9 6.8 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.6 6.9 2.9 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.2 4.1 4.2 4.2 6.6 11.2 11.3 11.2 11.0 11.2 11.3 11.2 11.1 11.2 10.8 10.9 10.4 11.1 11.2 10.5 10.4 10.8 10.4 10.3 10.5 10.3 10.3 9.9 9.9 9.8 10.4 7.7 7.4 7.3 7.8 7.4 6.8 5.9 5.2 5.1 4.9 5.0 5.0 6.3 8.3 8.3 8.4 8.3 8.3 8.0 7.8 7.7 7.4 7.3 7.3 6.9 7.8 ~2.4 18.4 16.5 32.0 35.0 18.4 16.5 29.2 39.1 18.8 16.4 27.0 39.5 19.2 15.7 26.0 46.1 18.8 15.6 28.0 48.8 16.8 16.4 29.0 51.7 17.4 16.5 30.0 72.5 18.6 16.5 27.0 90.5 18.3 16.4 29.2 95.3 18.7 16.1 32.0 43.8 16.8 15.9 30.0 32.2 16.9 15.9 25.0 28.0 18.1 16.2 28.7 51.9 96 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 T ab l e 1 3 .—A V ER A G E R E T A IL P R IC E S OF S P E C IF IE D FOOD A R TIC L ES IN E A C H KANSAS CITY, MO. 1925 A v er age Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. N ov. Dec. for 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 year 1925 Article U nit Sirloin steak........... Round steak.......... Rib roast- - ............ Chuck roast........... Pound— —_do____ „ . d o ____ ... d o ____ Cts. 36.2 30.0 25.6 18.2 Cts. 36.5 30.1 25.6 18.1 Cts. 37.5 31.2 25.7 18.5 Cts. 38.4 32.9 26.4 19.4 Cts. 39.6 34.0 26.4 19.9 Cts. 39.7 34.7 26.7 19.6 Cts. 40.6 34.5 27.6 20.4 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 39.8 39.2 39.1 38.1 38.0 34.0 32.6 32.0 31.4 31.2 27.2 26.8 26.3 26.0 26.3 20.2 19.8 19.6 19.4 19.4 Ots. 38.6 32.4 26.4 19.4 Plate beef............... Pork chops............. Bacon, sliced.......... Ham, sliced............ — do____ — do......... — do____ — do------- 11.2 28.0 42.3 47.2 11.4 27.0 42.3 48.1 11.7 35.0 46.9 52.6 12.1 33.4 48.7 54.6 12.4 33.3 48.7 54.9 12.5 34.4 49.0 54.3 12.6 38.7 50.3 56.6 12.6 38.8 50.5 55.9 12.1 39.8 50.5 55.7 12.6 37.2 52.0 55.0 12.6 35.4 51.3 55.7 12.5 32.5 49.8 55.0 12.2 34.5 48.5 53.8 Lamb....................... H ens........................ Salmon, canned, red. M ilk, fresh............. — do____ 36.4 35.1 34.6 35.7 35.5 35.4 36.2 36.0 — do......... 31.0 31.2 32.1 33.7 32.8 32.4 30.8 30.8 — do------- 34.4 34.4 34.4 34.2 34.6 34.6 35.0 35.1 34.4 30.0 37.0 33.7 31.5 37.4 33.6 30.9 37.6 33.5 35.0 32.4 31.6 38.2 35.6 Quart___ 13 0 *13 0 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 M ilk, evaporated. Can 1----- 11.6 11.9 11.8 11.8 11.8 11.9 12.0 11.9 Butter..................... Pound. __ 51.6 50.6 58.0 52.7 50.3 52.2 51.8 52.8 O le o m a r g a r in e — do......... 28.1 28.1 27.9 27.8 27.3 27.4 27.3 27.2 (all butter su b stitutes). 11.8 54.3 27.2 11.9 58.1 27.3 11.8 56.8 27.6 11.8 11.8 56.8 53.8 27.9 27.6 37.6 37.5 37.1 37.1 37.0 36.6 36.8 36.6 23.1 •22.8 23.0 23.6 22.4 22.9 23.9 24.3 26.9 27.2 26.4 26.7 27.2 27.3 27.1 26.9 36.8 24.4 27.8 36.7 24.2 27.8 36.9 23.3 27.5 36.9 37.0 22.3 23.4 27.8 27.2 67.8 46.2 35.8 33.5 34.5 37.6 40.5 40.4 41.4 47.8 60.9 58.9 45.4 9.6 " 9. 6 " 9 . 6 " 9 .7 ” 9.7 " 9 .7 "~~&7 6.3 6.1 5.9 6.0 5.9 5.9 6.0 5.9 5.8 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.6 41.0 9.7 5.9 5.4 42.3 9.8 5.9 5.5 44.6 9.8 6.1 5.5 Cheese..................... — do------Lard......................... — do____ Vegetable lard sub — do____ stitute. Eggs, strictly fresh. Dozen___ Eggs, storage.......... Bread___________ Flour__................... Corn m eal_______ — do____ 55.6 Pound__ 9.4 "9.6 5.9 6.4 — do____ 5.8 5.9 — do____ Rolled oats............. Corn flakes______ W heat cereal_____ M acaroni________ 9.3 9.3 9.5 9.6 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.3 — do____ 8-oz. pkg. 11.6 11.7 11.8 11.9 12.2 12.2 12.5 12.5 28-oz.pkg. 25.4 25.3 25.3 25.1 25.0 25.0 25.0 25.1 Pound__ 20.6 21.8 21.6 21.8 21.6 21.4 21.5 21.5 9.3 12.5 25.5 21.6 9.2 12.4 26.1 21.1 9.2 12.4 26.5 21.1 9.2 9.4 12.4 12.2 26.7 25.5 21.1 21.4 R ice.......................... Beans, n avy_____ Potatoes.................. Onions__________ „ .d o ____ 10.5 10.6 10.5 10.5 10.6 10.3 10.4 10.8 — do____ 10.1 10.4 10.3 10.3 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.1 — do......... 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.1 2.3 3.1 3.6 3.4 ...d o ......... 7.6 7.9 7.6 8.0 8.8 9.8 9.5 7.6 10.7 9.7 3.5 6.6 10.5 9.8 3.7 6.8 10.4 9.8 5.1 6.9 10.8 10.6 9.8 10.1 5.0 3.3 6.6 7.8 Cabbage.................. Beans, baked......... Corn, canned......... Peas, canned— . . — do......... 4.3 4.5 4.7 4.6 6.5 5.0 5.4 6.0 No. 2 can. 14.0 13.9 13.9 13.8 13.7 13.7 13.7 13.7 — do......... 16.9 16.9 16.8 17.4 17.4 17.7 18.0 17.8 — do......... 16.4 16.2 16.4 16.6 17.0 16.7 16.7 16.7 5.1 13.7 17.1 16.6 4.4 13.6 16.2 16.6 4.4 13.6 16.1 16.4 5.3 5.0 13.6 13.7 15.6 17.0 16.0 16.5 Tomatoes, canned. Sugar, granulated. T ea ........................... C o ffe e .-............... . .. d o ......... 14.3 14.4 14.4 14.6 14.5 14.5 14.1 14.2 P o u n d ... 8.5 8.2 8.1 8.1 7.7 7.6 7.4 7.4 . .. d o ......... 81.6 82.3 83.2 82.3 82.1 82.1 80.4 79.5 . .. d o ......... 54.8 55.0 55.0 54.3 53.3 52.8 53.3 53.3 14.3 7.4 79.7 52.6 13.5 7.2 79.0 52.5 13.0 6.8 79.3 53.3 12.9 14.1 7.0 7.6 79.7 80.9 53.5 53.6 Prunes..................... R a is in s .................. Bananas.................. Oranges_________ . .. d o ......... . .. d o ------— do____ Dozen__ 17.9 15.6 10.3 54.2 17.5 15.5 10.7 60.0 18.0 15.4 10.5 69.0 17.5 15.5 10.7 51.1 116-16 ounces. 17.8 15.9 14.0 52.0 17.5 16.0 12.8 52.1 17.8 16.1 12.3 50.1 17.6 15.5 12.0 51.3 17.8 15.5 11.4 54.2 17.7 15.7 11.1 58.1 17.8 15.7 11.0 54.6 17.4 15.7 10.5 54.1 9.7 6.0 5.7 17.7 15.7 11.4 55.1 97 DETAILED TABLES OF 51 CITIES, 1913, 1925, A N D 1920, A N D E A C H M O N T H OF 1925 A N D 1926—Continued KANSAS CITY, M O. 1926 A v A v er er age age for Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. N ov. Dec. for year 15 year 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1926 1913 Article U nit Sirloin steak.......... Hound steak____ Rib roast............... Chuck roast.......... P o u n d .. —.d o ___ -_ .d o ----—.d o ----- Cts. 37.5 31.4 26.5 19.9 Cts. 38.0 32.0 26.5 19.9 Cts. 38.2 32.1 26.5 19.9 Cts. 38.9 33.9 26.7 19.9 Cts. 39.0 34.1 27.1 19.9 Cts. 40.2 35.2 27.0 20.3 Cts. 40.2 34.7 27.2 20.2 Cts. 39.6 34.8 27.2 20.0 Cts. 39.2 34.1 27.2 20.0 Cts. 37.8 33.2 27.1 19.5 Cts. 37.7 33.0 26.4 19.6 Cts. 38.7 33.3 26.8 19.9 Plate beef-............ Pork chops............ Bacon, sliced........ Ham, sliced-------- ___do___ 11.7 12.9 13.1 _ ..d o ----- 20.0 34.1 34.2 —.d o ----- 29.7 49.0 49.3 . . . d o ----- 28.5 54.3 54.3 13.2 36.2 49.5 55.0 13.3 37.2 50.0 55.4 13.6 38.7 51.0 56.1 13.3 40.7 52.7 61.3 13.3 40.1 53.5 60.5 13.6 39.3 52.6 61.7 13.1 42.8 52.4 60.8 13.0 42.6 52.7 61.2 13.1 36.4 50.9 58.1 13.3 33.1 48.4 55.9 13.2 38.0 51.0 57.9 Lamb, leg of.......... H ens....................... Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh.......... _ —.d o ----- 18.2 33.9 33.5 33.5 33.8 34.9 36.7 35.8 35.7 35.0 34.8 33.8 33.8 34.6 „ . d o ___ 17.0 34.4 34.4 35.0 36.3 35.8 34.3 34.1 32.8 32.9 33.6 32.1 32.2 34.0 . . . d o ----37.5 38.6 39.0 38.1 38.9 38.9 39.2 39.7 38.8 37.5 36.5 36.4 38.3 Quart-. . CtS. 24 0 21.4 17.8 15.0 Cts. 37.7 31.1 26.4 19.5 8 9 13.0 13 0 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 M ilk, evaporated. Can 1__ 11.8 11.8 11.9 11.8 11.7 11.8 11.7 11.7 11.7 11.8 11.6 11.7 11.8 B u tt e r .................. P o u n d .. *3&3 54.0 52.8 51.7 48.8 47.6 49.0 48.6 48.6 51.0 52.3 51.6 56.5 51.0 O le om a rg a rin e . . . d o ----28.0 27.9 27.7 27.8 27.7 27.6 27.5 27.9 27.7 27.6 27.5 27.0 27.7 (all butter sub stitutes). C heese-.................. Lard..... .................. V e g e ta b le lard substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh . . . d o ___ 21.7 36.4 37.2 36.4 36.2 35.1 35.7 35.0 35.0 35.7 35.9 35.7 37.9 36.0 . . . d o ----- 16.3 21.9 21.5 21.3 21.0 21.1 23.4 23.5 22.9 22.9 22.3 20.3 19.9 21.8 . . . d o ----27.2 27.0 27.2 27.0 26.8 27.3 27.3 27.9 27.3 27.8 27.8 27.0 27.3 Eggs, storage........ Bread__________ .Flour....................... Corn m ea l............ . . . d o ___ 37.7 25.0 Pound__ ' a o 9.9 10.0 10.1 10. i 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 . . . d o ___ 3.0 6.2 6.3 6.2 6.0 6.0 5.9 5.8 5.7 . . . d o ___ 2.6 5.1 5.2 5.1 5.1 5.0 5.1 4.9 5.0 Rolled oats______ Corn flakes............ Wheat cereal......... Macaroni_______ __ do___ 9.2 9.3 9.3 9.2 9.2 9.3 9.1 9.2 9.4 9.4 9.1 9.1 9.2 8-oz. pkg_ 12.2 12.3 12.2 12.2 12.2 12.1 12.0 11.9 12.0 11.2 11.2 11.1 11.9 28-oz. pkg ---- 26.9 26.9 27.0 27.1 27.1 27.1 27.0 26.9 26.9 26.7 26.4 26.0 26.8 P o u n d ._ 20.1 20.4 20.4 20.5 20.3 20.5 20.6 20.3 20.3 20.2 20.3 20.1 20.3 Rice......................... Beans, navy.......... Potatoes............... _ Onions_________ . . . d o ___ 8.7 11.0 10.7 10.9 11.1 11.1 11.4 11.3 11.5 11.8 10.9 10.4 . . . d o ___ 9.7 9.4 9.3 9.3 9.2 9.3 9.2 9.3 9.2 9.2 9.1 . . . d o . — ” i."7 5.6 5.5 5.3 6.1 5.2 5.0 3.5 2.4 3.7 3.7 3.9 __ do___ 6.8 6.6 6. 5 6.9 8.0 7.9 6.5 5.9 5.4 5.3 5.4 Cabbage-.............. Beans, baked Corn, canned____ Peas, canned......... . . . d o ___ 6.4 6.4 6.4 5.8 5.4 5.2 3.7 3.1 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.9 4.8 No. 2 can 13.5 13.3 13.2 13.3 13.3 12.9 12.8 12.8 12.7 12.7 12.5 12.5 13.0 . . . d o ___ ........ 15.4 15.0 15.0 14.7 14.3 15.0 14.6 14.8 15.2 15.0 14.4 15.0 14.9 . . . d o ___ 15.7 15.8 15.7 15.5 15.1 15.6 15.4 15.2 15.6 15.7 14.9 14.9 15.4 Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. T e a ........................ Coffee..................... . . . d o ___ 12.4 11.9 11.9 11.8 12.2 12.3 12.3 12.3 12.3 12.3 11.7 11.6 12.1 P o u n d .. "5.7 6.9 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.3 7.4 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.3 7.3 7.5 7.2 . . . d o ___ 54.0 79.4 81.3 80.9 82.5 82.7 83.5 85.3 86.1 86.4 86.7 86.5 88.3 84.1 . . . d o ___ 27.8 53.6 53.5 53.5 53.3 53.5 54.1 54.2 54.1 54.4 53.8 53.3 53.2 53.7 Prunes.................... Raisins................... Bananas ................ Oranges_________ . . . d o ___ ........ 17.8 17.3 17.5 15.4 15.3 15.4 . . . d o ___ . . . d o ___ 11.5 11.5 11.5 Dozen __ 47.8 48.0 47.8 D o zen -_ 27.5 47.4 35.8 33.2 35.8 35.9 36.6 37.0 37.5 42.1 47.3 57.1 59.7 42.1 115-16 ounces. 17.3 15.3 11.1 51.2 17.7 15.5 10.9 51.7 18.0 15.6 11.6 48.4 . 18.1 15.5 11.0 46.6 18.4 15.1 10.5 47.9 9.8 5.6 4.9 18.2 15.0 10.2 47.2 42.0 43.6 43.4 9.8 9.8 9.7 " 9 . 9 5.4 5.4 5.3 5.8 4.8 4.7 4.7 5.0 18.2 15.1 10.9 54.1 17.5 15.2 11.3 55.3 9.5 11.0 9.0 9.3 3.8 4.5 5.3 6.4 16.8 14.8 11.2 53.7 17.7 15.3 11.1 50.0 98 RETAIL. PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 T a b l e 1 3 .—A V ER A G E R E T A IL PR IC E S OF S P E C IF IE D FOOD A R TIC L ES IN EA CH LITTLE ROCK, ARK. A v er age Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. N ov. Dec. for year 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1925 Article U nit Sirloin steak_____ Round steak........ Rib r o a s t ............ Chuck roast............ P ou nd-.. —do......... —do......... —do......... 31.9 28.5 24.3 18.6 32.2 28.8 24.0 18.7 32.8 28.8 25.0 19.9 32.8 28.8 25.4 20.2 33.4 29.4 25.0 19.8 33.8 30.5 26.2 20.7 33.4 30.4 25.8 20.8 33.0 30.0 26.8 19.4 Cts. Cts. Cts. 33.5 32.5 32.7 29.5 29.5 29.1 26.4 26.1 26.5 21.0 19.2 19.1 Cts. 33.1 30.4 25.7 20.1 Plate beef._______ Pork chops............ Bacon, sliced____ Ham, sliced_____ —do____ —do____ —do____ - d o ____ 15.0 28.4 39.1 47.2 15.2 28.2 38.9 46.8 15.2 35.0 46.3 51.5 15.2 33.2 47.8 51.5 15.2 31.9 46.9 50.0 15.4 32.9 47.2 50.9 15.2 34.4 50.0 51.2 15.2 33. 49.6 50.3 14.6 34.5 49.9 52.2 14.8 35.0 50.6 51.3 15.2 34.0 48.8 50.7 14.7 341 48.3 50.4 35.1 33.0 47.0 50.3 Lamb....................... Hens....................... Salmon, canned, red. M ilk, fresh............ —do____ —do____ —do____ 41.4 42.1 42.1 41.4 42.9 41.4 40.7 41.4 30.2 28.8 29.5 29.8 29.2 28.8 27.7 27.8 31.9 31.9 31.9 32.3 31.5 31.7 31.7 32.6 40.0 29.3 34.8 41.7 32.4 38.5 40.0 30.8 38.1 37.9 41.1 29.9 29.5 38.0 33.7 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 32.9 29.5 25.6 19.8 Quart___ 15.7 15.3 15.3 15.3 15.3 15.3 15.3 15.3 15.3 15.3 15.3 15.0 15.3 M ilk, evaporated. Can i ___ 12.0 12.0 12.2 11. 11.9 12.0 12.1 12.4 Butter..................... P o u n d ... 53.5 51.9 57.2 53.9 52.1 51. 53.0 54.3 O le o m a r g a r in e —do____ 30.4 30.3 30.5 30.5 30.5 30.5 29.5 (all butter sub stitutes). 12.3 55.3 29.2 12.4 58.9 29.1 12.4 58.8 29.4 12.3 12.2 58.9 55.0 29.4 29.9 36.3 37.8 37.8 37.1 37.3 37.6 37.8 37.9 23.5 23.1 23.9 23. 23.7 23.9 24.3 24.1 23. 23. 23.1 23.7 23.5 23.9 23.8 23.8 37.8 24.4 24.2 37. 24.3 23.9 37. 24.4 23.3 38.5 37.6 24.4 24.0 22.5 23.6 D ozen__ 64.7 42.6 31.6 34.1 33.9 37.9 41.2 44.8 46.4 51.0 55.7 57.5 45.1 51.3 8.8 6.6 4.3 48.5 8.8 6.6 41 8.7 6.6 4.4 10.5 12.3 24. 20.6 10.3 12.2 24.7 21.2 Cheese..................... Lard............ ........... Vegetable l a r d substitute. Eggs,strictly fresh. —do____ —do____ —do____ Eggs, storage......... Bread....................... Flour....................... Corn m eal-_.......... ...d o .Pound. .—do---— do___ 54.8 45.0 8.7 8.7 6.5 6. 4.4 4.5 8.7 6.7 4.5 8.7 6.6 4.3 Rolled oats............. Corn fla k e s .......... W heat cereal.......... Macaroni............... ...d o ____ 8-oz. pkg28-oz. pkg P o u n d -.. 10.0 11.6 24.9 21.4 10.4 12.0 24.8 21.4 10.2 12.1 24.8 21. 10.4 12.1 24.8 21.3 8.7 6.7 4.4 8.7 6.7 4.4 8.8 6.6 4.5 8.8 6.7 4.4 43.3 8.8 6.6 42 10.3 12.2 24.7 21.7 10.1 12.2 24.8 21.4 10.1 12.3 24.8 20. 10.5 12.3 24.6 20.9 10.4 12.3 246 10.2 12.3 24 20.8 R ic e._ ..................... Beans, navy_____ P o ta to e s............... Onions..................... — do......... 10.1 10.0 10.3 10.2 10.3 10.0 10.1 10.4 — do____ 10.5 10.4 10.9 10.8 10.4 10.0 10.3 10.2 3.1 3.1 3.1 2.9 3.5 3.5 3.9 5.1 — do____ 9.5 10.8 11.4 9.2 — do......... 7.8 7.8 7.1 11.0 10.1 4.3 8.1 10.7 9.8 4.3 7.2 9.9 9.8 5.8 7.0 10.0 10.3 9.9 10.3 5.8 4.0 7.0 8.5 Cabbage................ . Beans, baked____ Corn, canned____ Peas, canned........ . — do......... 5.4 5.8 4.3 4.2 4.5 4.1 8.7 6.5 No. 2 can. 12.7 12.5 12.4 12.4 12.2 12.0 12.0 12.0 — do......... 19.4 20.1 20.4 20.4 20.6 20.5 20.2 20.2 — do____ 19.5 19.6 19. 19.6 19.1 19.2 19.2 19.1 5.2 12.0 17.9 19.1 4.7 11.9 17.4 19.2 48 11.9 17.4 18.9 5.8 5.3 32.0 12.2 18.2 19.4 19.1 19.3 Tomatoes, canned. Sugar, granulated. T ea .......................... Coffee...................... — do......... P o u n d .— — do-----— do------ Prunes................... . — do____ Raisins.................. . — do-----Bananas................ . .do. Oranges................... Dozen__ 115-16 ounces. 10.4 12.1 24.7 21.6 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 13.6 13.7 13.6 13.7 13.5 12.7 12.9 12.7 13.5 8.8 8.4 8.7 8.3 8.0 7. 7.7 7.8 7.8 7.2 7.4 7.7 8.0 98.1 99.9 99.9 99.9 99.9 99. 98.8 1.026 1.022 102.2 100.8 103.9 100.5 56.2 56.3 57.1 55.1 53.5 53.9 54.3 54.8 55.4 56.1 56.1 55.5 55.4 17.9 18.1 17.8 18.0 16.4 16.6 16.4 16.9 10.2 10.3 10.3 9.9 45.7 45.6 48.3 18.9 19.1 19.5 20.4 16.6 17.1 16.8 16. 10.0 7.8 8.9 7.4 48. 55.4 61.7 58.6 20.1 16.4 8.8 52.0 18.1 16.1 8.9 59.3 17.7 16.1 9.4 60.7 17.7 18.6 15.8 16.5 9.4 9.3 48.7 52.4 99 D E T A IL E D T A B L E S OP Cl C IT IES, 1913, 1925, A N D 1926, A N D E A C H M O N TH OF 1925 A N D 1926—Continued LITTLE ROCK, ARK. Article Sirloin steak___ Round steak----Rib roast---------Chuck roast----Plate beef.............. Pork chops............ Bacon, sliced----Ham, sliced.......... U nit P o u n d .. „ d o ___ „ d o ___ —do___ „ d o ___ — do___ — do___ — do___ 1926 A v er age for Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. year Jan. 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1913 15 Aver15 for Oct. Nov. Dec. year 15 15 15 Cts. 25.4 20.0 19.4 16.3 Cts. 33J 30.4 26.5 18.2 Cts. 33.8 29.8 27.5 20.5 Cts. 33.9 30.5 26.4 19.5 Cts. 34.3 31.3 26.6 20.0 Cts. 34.4 31.4 27.7 21.6 Cts. 35.0 31.5 27.3 21.2 Cts. 35.0 31.9 27.7 21.8 Cts. 33. S 31.1 27.3 21.8 Cts. 34.2 31.6 27.3 22.2 Cts. 34.2 31.6 27.3 22.5 Cts. 34.7 31.7 27.5 22.3 Cts. 35.2 31.9 27.0 21.8 Cts. 34.4 31.2 27.2 21.1 12.9 21.0 36. 29. 14.8 34.2 48.2 50.0 15.0 34.2 48.9 50.7 14.5 34.5 48.9 60.7 15.7 34.6 49.3 52.1 16.1 37.3 50.0 52.9 16.1 38.3 52.5 56.8 15.7 38.7 549 .57.7 16.1 35.8 54.5 57.7 15.5 37.6 54.3 58.9 15.9 37.7 53.0 58.5 16.4 37.5 53.5 57.1 16.8 34.8 51.7 56.5 15.7 36.3 51.6 55.0 Lamb, leg of------ . . _do___ Hens..................... . .„ d o — Salmon, canned, —do___ 40.7 41.4 40.7 41. 38.1 40.0 39.5 40.1 39.9 40.6 40.2 20.0 40.0 19.1 30.5 30.7 32.7 32.8 33.2 32.5 30.2 29.0 29.7 30.7 29.8 29.4 30.9 38.0 38.5 41.1 41.7 41.7 42.9 41.4 40.1 36.1 35.6 35.5 35.1 39.0 Milk, fresh.......... . Quart— 10.1 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 Milk, evaporated. Can i__ Butter.................... Pound. O leo m a rg a rin e ...d o ___ (all butter sub stitutes). 12.4 12.4 12.5 12.3 12.3 12.3 11.9 12.1 11.9 11.9 11.8 11.8 12.1 42.5 56.1 55.1 54.7 52.6 50. 48.8 49.7 49.1 51.7 53.3 55.1 57.5 52.9 31.1 31.1 30.7 30.2 30.1 30.1 30.2 30.7 31.1 31.1 30.7 31.1 Cheese____ _____ __ do___ do___ Lard........................ V e g e ta b le lard — do___ substitute. Eggs,strictly fresh D ozen.. 35.1 34.6 34.8 33.9 34.3 37.6 37.6 36.1 22.5 37.2 37.5 36.9 15.9 23.4 23.1 23.4 23.8 23.5 24.1 24.5 23.9 24.0 23.8 23.3 22.7 24.5 24.1 24.0 23.1 22.8 23.8 23.6 23.7 23.7 23.8 23.7 23.9 24.4 Eggs, storage........ Bread...................... Flour....................... Corn meal—.......... — do— Pound. —do___ ..d o ___ Rolled oats— Corn flakes— Wheat cereal. Macaroni____ . . . d o„ 8-oz. pkg. 28-oz.pkg Pound— R ic e „ ................ Beans, navy—_ Potatoes............ Onions_______ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ ...d o ____ ...d o ____ Cabbage................. Beans, baked........ Corn, canned........ Peas, canned.. — do........ No. 2 can — do........ — do........ Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. Tea........................ Coffee................... 19.1 49.1 34.3 32.1 34.6 34.8 34.9 37.9 40.6 44.4 45.*7 55.4 57.0 41.7 6.0 3.6 .2.5 42.3 25.0 8.7 9.4 6.8 6.8 4.2 4.1 9.4 6.8 4.2 9.5 6.8 4.2 9.5 6.9 4.1 9.5 6.9 4.1 9.5 6.5 4.1 9.5 6.3 4.1 9.5 6.4 4.1 10.4 12.2 24.8 20.5 10.8 12.0 25.0 20.4 10.8 12.2 25.0 20.5 10.8 12.1 25.3 19.7 10.8 12.0 25.0 20.5 10.6 11.9 25.4 20.4 10.6 12.1 25.4 20.4 10.8 12.1 25.7 20.4 9.9 10.2 9.7 9.5 4.7 4.6 6.7 6.3 10.2 12.5 24.8 20.8 8.3 10.0 10.3 10.6 10. 10.7 10. 10.0 9.9 9.8 9.7 9.7 9.5 9.4 9.6 6.3 5.9 6.0 6.6 6.8 5.5 5.0 7.5 6.9 7.2 6.9 6.9 7.9 7. 2.0 40.0 44.3 48.3 9.5 9.5 9.5 6.3 6.4 6.4 4.1 4.1 4.0 9.4 6.6 4.1 10.6 11.9 25.7 20.3 10.6 11.9 26.0 20.2 10.6 12.1 25.3 20.4 9.8 9.7 4.6 5.9 9.5 9.3 4.7 5.9 10.6 11.9 25.8 20.8 9.5 10.2 9.2 9.6 4.7 5.5 5.4 6.8 6.9 6.9 6.8 6.1 5.3 5.4 5.8 4.9 4.4 4.5 4.5 4.8 5.5 11.9 11.4 11.4 11.3 11.3 10.1 11.6 11.0 10.8 11.0 11.2 11.5 11.2 16.9 16.8 17.2 16. 16.5 16.5 16.6 16.6 16.6 16.5 16.5 16.5 16.7 18.7 18.2 18.2 18.2 17.5 17.5 17.8 17.8 18.7 18.7 17.5 17.5 18,0 12.2 11.4 11.5 11.4 11.4 10.6 10.6 10.1 10.6 10.8 11.8 11.3 11.1 —do___ Pound. . 5.6 7.5 7.5 7.4 7.2 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.7 7.9 7.7 7.9 7.6 —do___ 50.0 103.9 102.9 103.8 100.6 105.1 107.1 108.1 105.9 107.9 106.3 107.1 106.6 105.4 —do___ 30.8 56.2 56.2 55.7 55.1 55.5 55.3 54.9 54.9 53.9 53.6 54.5 55.3 55.1 Prunes.................... ...d o ___ Raisins................... .„ d o — Bananas............ .do. Dozen.. *15-16 ounces. 18.5 18.3 17.7 18.2 18.5 17.6 18.5 19.1 18.2 18.7 15.7 15.7 16.2 15.8 15.8 15.8 15.5 15.5 15.6 >15.6 8.9 9.3 8.9 9.0 9.0 9.3 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.8 45.1 44.7 47.1 48.0 49.9 53.5 51.5 49.6 48.4 60.7 18.1 17.1 18.2 16.0 15.7 15.7 10.0 9.5 9.3 51.6 45.3 49.6 100 R E T A IL P R IC E S, 1890 TO 1926 T able 1 3 .—A V ER A G E R E T A IL P R IC E S OF SP E C IF IE D FOOD A R T IC L E S IN EA CH LOS ANGELES, CALIF. 1925 Article Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 A v er age for Oct. N ov. Dec. year 15 15 15 19*25 U nit Cts. CIS. Cts. Cts. Cts' Cts. Cts, CtS. Cts. Cts. Cts. 35.5 28.2 28.5 18.8 35.9 28.3 28.3 18.7 36.7 30.0 28.6 19.2 37.2 30.5 28.8 20.1 Cts. Sirloin steak.......... Round steak......... Rib roast................ Chuck roast......... . 37.0 30.5 28.9 19.8 36.8 30.3 28.6 18.9 36.3 30.0 29.1 19.2 36.7 30.0 28.2 19.2 36.9 29.7 28.5 19.1 38.1 30.2 29.1 19.3 35.5 29.3 28.4 19.1 35.7 29.3 28.5 19.2 Plate beef.............. Pork chops............. Bacon, sliced......... Ham , sliced........... 13.4 38.9 49.5 58.1 13.7 38.3 49.4 58.9 14.1 48.2 54.8 CO. 8 14.3 44.4 53.7 64.5 14.1 42.1 52.5 64.3 13.7 41.7 53.8 63.0 13.2 46.7 56.3 64.2 13.6 49.3 57.3 65.0 13.4 49.9 57.3 65.8 13.8 47.3 58.2 68.3 13.7 43.7 58.2 67.4 13.7 40.7 57.5 66.4 Lamb...................... H ens........................ Salmon, canned, 37.3 38.0 37.3 36.0 36.2 36.2 36.9 36.3 41.2 41. 42.0 42.4 42.9 42.1 40.9 41.1 32.5 30.8 28.9 29.1 28.5 29.1 29.9 30.5 41.8 33.5 37.8 42.2 35.1 37.8 42.4 35.1 37.4 37.0 42.6 42.0 35.0 31.5 Cts. 36.5 29.7 28.6 19.2 13.7 44.3 54.9 63.9 M ilk, fresh............. Quart__ 14.1 15.0 15.3 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 M ilk, evaporated. B utter..................... O le o m a r g a r in e (all butter sub stitutes). Can *___ 9.9 9.9 10.0 9.9 9.9 10.0 10.1 P o u n d ._ 53.6 54.8 55.2 51.4 50.8 55.9 56.7 58.2 __do......... 30.7 30.8 30.8 30.8 30.8 30.8 30.7 31.3 10.2 60.2 32.5 10.2 65.2 32.6 10.2 65.2 33.7 10.2 10.0 58.9 57.2 33.7 31.6 Cheese................... . Lard........................ Vegetable lard substitute. Eggs,strictly fresh. __do......... 37.3 38.4 38.0 38.2 38.1 37.3 38.0 38.4 _ .do____ 23.3 23.4 23.9 24.3 23. 23.3 24.2 24.4 . .d o ____ 26.0 25.7 25.6 25.5 25.4 25.4 25.7 25.5 38.7 24.3 25.4 39.2 25.4 25.6 39.7 24.9 25.6 39.7 38.4 24.5 24.1 25.8 25.6 D ozen__ 55.5 65.5 63.9 55.5 50.5 Eggs, storage......... Bread..................... . Flour...................... Corn m eal............ . . .d o ......... 49.0 Pound. 9.4 5.9 . .d o ____ ..d o ......... 5.6 9.3 5.9 5.8 9.3 5.6 5.7 50.7 9.3 5.5 5.6 50.4 9.3 5.6 5.4 46.1 9.3 5.7 5.4 Rolled oats........... . Corn flakes_____ W heat cereal........ . Macaroni............... 9.7 9.8 10.1 9.9 9.8 9.9 ..d o ........ 8-oz.pkg_. 10.3 10.2 10.2 10.1 10.2 10.1 28-oz.pkg. 23.4 23.4 23.8 23.8 23. 23. P o u n d ... 16.9 17.7 17.8 17. 17.6 17.5 10.0 9.8 10.1 10.1 23.8 23.8 17.4 17.5 9.7 10.1 24.2 17.4 9.9 10.1 24.5 17.4 9.9 10.1 24.7 17.5 10.0 9.9 10.1 10.1 24.8 24.0 17.4 17.5 R ice.................. Beans, n a v y .. Potatoes.......... Onions.............. — do........ ..d o ........ __do____ - d o .. 11.1 10.7 11.0 11.1 11.1 11.1 11.5 11.5 10.2 10.3 10.3 10.4 10.4 10.4 10.7 10.7 3.8 3.9 3.6 3.7 4.6 4.6 4.0 4.1 8.0 8.8 8.3 8.7 8.5 8.5 8.3 7.0 11.5 10.8 3.9 6.3 11.2 10.3 4.1 5.8 11.1 9.7 5.5 5.8 11.0 11.2 9.5 10.3 5.2 4.3 5.8 7.5 Cabbage............ Beans, b ak ed ._ Corn, canned.. Peas, canned... 5.1 5.1 4.5 4.4 4.2 3.9 4.0 3.8 ... d o .. N o. 2 can 12.4 12.2 12.0 12.0 11.5 11.7 11.7 11.7 ...d o ____ 17.3 17.7 17. 17.8 17.6 17.9 17.8 17.8 ...d o ......... 19.2 19.1 18.8 18.8 18.7 18.8 18.7 18.6 3.8 11.7 17.6 18.4 4.3 11. 17.3 18.5 5.0 11.6 17.0 18.4 4.9 4.4 11.6 11.8 16.6 17.5 18.4 18.7 Tomatoes, canned N o . 2 15.9 16.0 16.0 15.7 15.7 15.4 15.5 15.8 can. Sugar, granulated. P o u n d ... 7.7 7.6 7.5 7.3 6.7 6. 6.8 6.8 ...d o ____ 76.0 76.0 75.7 73.0 75.0 75.0 76.7 76.8 T ea..................... ...d o .Coffee________ 54.2 54.2 54.7 53.2 51.8 51.3 51.9 52.4 15.9 15.9 15.8 15.9 15.8 6.7 76.5 52.9 6.5 76.5 53.3 6.3 76.5 53.9 6.5 6.9 75.9 76.0 54.3 53.2 Prunes.............. Raisins............. Bananas.......... Oranges............ 15.7 11.9 9.4 54.2 16.1 12.0 9.7 61.5 16.1 12.2 9.4 56.3 15.7 12.3 10.6 45.3 * 15-16 ounces. — do____ -_do_. -_do____ D ozen__ 61.4 15.6 12.1 9.9 41.3 39.8 38.9 41.7 45.5 48.8 50.5 9.4 6.4 5.9 16. 11.7 11.1 45.5 9.4 6.3 5.8 16.1 11.9 11.5 42.1 9.3 5.8 5.6 16.5 12.0 11.5 42.1 9.3 5.9 5.7 9.3 5.9 5.6 5.9 5.8 16.4 15. 5 15.8 15.7 11.9 12.0 11.9 12.2 10.5 9.5 9.2 49.0 53.0 56.9| 53.6 9.3 5.9 5.7 16.0 12.0 10.2 50.1 101 DETAILED TABLES OF 51 CITIES, 1013, 1925, AND 1926, AND EACH MONTH OF 1925 AND 1926—Continued LOS ANGELES, CALIF. Article U nit 1926 A v er age for year 1913 A v er age Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. N ov. Dec. for year 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1926 15 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. as. Cts. Cts. 36. a 29.7 29.6 20.2 36.5 29.7 29.7 19.9 36.5 30.2 30.2 20.5 36.6 30.0 29.4 19.9 14.0 46.7 60.7 71.4 14.0 45.1 59.6 70.3 15.1 45.2 57.3 68.4 14 3 45.7 59.3 69.2 Cts. 23.5 20. 18.3 15.7 36.4 29.6 28.8 20.3 36.5 30.0 28.7 19.8 36.5 30.0 28.4 19.5 36.0 30.0 29.0 19.4 36.8 30.2 29.2 20.1 36.8 30.3 29.6 20.3 . . . do___ — do___ ..d o ___ .—do___ 12.6 25.1 33.7 35.3 14j.7 41.9 57.0 67.1 14.4 44.0 57.0 65.7 14.4 44.9 56.9 66.3 14.2 14.5 13.9 14.3 13.9 44.8 45.4 48.5 48.6 46.4 55.9 58.3 62.0 63.0 62.0 72.0 73.0 71.8 66.0 13.8 47.3 62.1 71.8 ...d o ___ —do___ —do___ 18.8 37.7 37.0 36.4 36.1 35.8 37.4 38.0 37.8 36.8 36.2 36.8 36. 36.9 26.6 42.9 43.5 44.0 45.2 45.9 45.0 44. 44.6 44. 44.3 43.8 44.9 44.4 34.8 34.8 35.6 36.2 36.0 36.1 36.0 34.4 33.7 32.6 32.2 3 4 9 Sirloin stea k .._ Round steak— Rib roast.......... Chuck roast— Pound-. ...d o - _ — do— — do— . Plate beef____ Pork chops___ Bacon, sliced. _ Ham, sliced— . Lamb, leg of......... H ens..................... . Salmon, canned, red. M ilk, fresh.......... . 36.9 30.3 29.9 19.5 37.1 30.3 29.6 19.7 36.7 30.2 30.2 20.0 Q uart... 10.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 M ilk, evaporated. Can i - Butter..................... Pound. O le o m a r g a r in e _—do-__ (all butter sub stitutes). 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.2 10.2 10.1 10.2 10.1 10.2 10.1 10.0 54.3 55.2 51.6 50.7 50.4 50.4 50.2 51.9 54.4 54.6 55.0 56.7 53.0 34.0 33.1 32.8 31.4 31.0 30. 31. 31.5 31. 31.5 30.7 30.7 31.7 —do___ —do— ..d o — 19.5 40.0 40.1 39. 39.1 38.9 39.1 38.7 38.9 39.4 39.3 39.1 39.5 39.3 18.0 24.4 23.9 23.1 22.9 23.2 24.2 24.9 24.3 24.0 23.9 22.8 22.4 23.7 25.7 25.8 26.0 26.1 26.3 26.1 26.1 26.1 26.0 25.6 26.0 26.0 26.0 C h e e se ................. Lard___________ V e g e t a b le lard substitute. Eggs,strictly fresh Dozen__ 38.3 42.9 34.8 35.9 37.8 39.1 41.7 45.6 48.1 54.0 62. i 59.4 52.6 46.3 Eggs, storage........ ..d o — B re a d .--................ Pound— Flour....................... . .. d o ___ do___ Com meal.............. 6.1 3.5 3.3 8.6 5.9 5.2 5.8 5.4 8.6 5.7 5.3 8.6 5.7 5.3 8. 5. 5.3 8.6 5.6 5.3 8.6 5.6 5.3 8.6 5.5 5.3 8.6 5.4 5.4 49.4 48.5 44.5 8.5 8.5 8. 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.5 5.4 5.4 10.2 10.1 25.1 18.1 &6 5.6 5.3 10.2 9.9 10.1 10.1 25.0 2 4 9 18.2 17.9 Rolled oats............ Com flakes............ Wheat cereal____ Macaroni_______ . .. d o ----8-oz.pkj_ 28-oz.pkg Pound— Rice........................ Beans, n a v y ......... Potatoes................ Onions—. ............. .—do___ .—do___ ...d o ___ — do----- Cabbage................. Beans, baked........ Corn, canned........ Peas, canned____ — do— _ N o.2can .—do—_ —d o -_ Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated T ea..... .................... Coffee..................... No.2£can 15.6 15. 15.4 15.6 15. 15.7 15.3 15. 15.4 15.0 15.3 15.4 15.4 Pound— 5.4 6.6 6.6 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.7 6.8 6.9 7.1 6.7 — d o .. 54.5 73.9 74.4 74.4 74.9 76.8 75.3 75.1 75.3 75.8 75.5 75.6 76.0 75.3 .—d o .. 36.3 54.6 54.7 54.7 54. 54.3 54.4 54.5 53.8 53.6 53.7 53.6 53.4 54.2 Prunes_______ Raisins............... Bananas............. Oranges______ ..d o .. ..d o ___ __do----D ozen__ i 15-16 ounces. 9.7 9.8 9.7 9.6 9.6 9.8 9.7 9.8 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.1 10.1 10.0 10.0 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.1 24.7 24.7 24.8 24.8 24. 24.8 24.9 25.0 25.0 25.1 17.5 17.5 17. 17.6 17. 18.1 18.4 18.2 18.3 18.1 7.7 11.1 11.3 11.4 11.3 11.4 11. 11.2 11.2 .11.1 11.0 11.7 10.8 11.2 9.8 9.5 9.4 9.4 9.3 9.3 9.2 9.2 8.9 9.0 9.2 9.1 9.3 5.5 6.2 5.7 3.8 3.6 3.6 3.8 3.8 4.3 4 4 4 7 5.5 5. 6.3 6.4 6.0 6.4 6.4 5.7 5.4 5.1 4.7 4.7 4.7 4 8 5.6 'i."5 45 4.9 5.3 4.7 4.9 4.7 4.6 4.5 4.3 4.3 3.9 4.0 11.6 11.7 11.7 11.5 11.5 11.7 11.4 11.4 11.3 11.4 11.7 11.7 11.6 16.2 16.0 16.4 16.1 16.2 16.2 16.2 16.4 16.2 16.5 16.0 16.2 .16.2 18.0 17.4 17.5 17.2 17.2 17.4 17.3 17.5 17.7 17.6 17.6 17.5 17.5 16. 16.8 16.4 16.4 12.5 12.7 13.0 12.9 9.8 9.6 9.8 9.6 43.1 43.9 41.8 46.8 16.2 13.2 10.1 46.1 16.0 16.2 16.7 16.8 13.5 13.4 13.4 13.2 10.3 9.7 9.9 9.7 46.4 48.8 46.8 44.5 16.5 13.1 10.1 45.4 16.3 13.1 10.3 48.5 15.3 16.4 12.9 13.1 10.4 9.9 4 4 6 45.6 102 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 T a b l e 1 3 .—A V ER A G E R E T A IL P R IC E S OF S P E C IF IE D FO OD A R T IC L E S IN EA CH LOUISVILLE, KY. 1925 A v er age for Dec. year 15 1925 Article U nit Sirloin steak_____ Round steak.......... Rib r o a s t.............. Chuck roast........... P ou n d ._ . .. d o ____ . .. d o ......... . .. d o ____ Cts. 31 1 28.0 24.1 17.7 Cts. 3? 3 28.2 23.8 17.8 Cts. 33.0 29.0 24.1 18.1 Cts. 33.9 29.9 25.3 18.7 Cts. 34.3 30.7 25.4 19.1 Cts. 34.2 30.8 25.7 19.2 Cts. 34.2 30.6 25.7 19.3 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 33.1 33.1 32.5 32.5 32.5 29.5 29.2 28.8 28.3 28.2 24.4 23.8 24.1 24.4 24.4 18.5 18.3 18.5 18.8 18.6 Cts. 33.1 29.3 24.6 18.6 Plate beef................ Pork chops— ........ Bacon, sliced.......... Ham, sliced............ . .. d o ____ 14.1 . .. d o ____ 26.5 . .. d o ____ 35.0 . .. d o ____ 41.6 14.2 26.6 35.6 42.5 14.3 33.1 40.6 45.9 14.5 33.5 43.7 47.9 14.4 33.7 44.5 47.0 14.5 32.5 44.1 47.5 14.3 36.2 45.9 48.6 14.0 36.9 47.0 49.6 14.5 36.0 48.5 49.6 14.8 33.5 48.8 47.7 14.8 33.6 47.1 46.3 15.0 32.0 46.4 48.3 14.5 32.8 43.9 46.9 Lamb....................... Hens........................ Salmon, canned, red. M ilk, fresh............. . .. d o ____ __.do____ . .. d o ____ 36.5 37.5 38.8 41.3 38.8 40.0 36.3 35.0 35.3 36.6 36.6 39.2 38.4 38.6 37.1 36.0 29.9 29.7 29.4 29.3 28.8 29.4 29.6 29.6 37.5 36.4 30.2 36.3 36.8 31.9 38.8 37.1 32.9 39.5 38.0 38.0 37.2 35.9 30.6 Jan. Feb, Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. N o v . 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 Quart___ 13 0 1?, 3 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 13.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 12.7 M ilk, evaporated . Can 1___ 11.7 11.6 11.7 11.7 11.7 11.9 11.8 11.8 B utter__________ Pound__ 52.6 51 8 59.1 53.3 52.7 53.5 54.1 54.2 O le o m a r g a r in e . .. d o ------- 31.2 30.1 30.2 30.4 30.7 30.7 30.5 30.8 (all butter sub stitutes). 12.0 57.3 31.5 12.0 59.9 32.1 11.9 59.8 33.0 11.6 11.8 58.1 55.5 32.8 31.2 36.3 36.6 37.3 36.3 35.9 35.9 36.6 36.6 21.6 21.1 22.5 22.4 21.2 21.7 23.1 23.6 28.0 28.0 27.0 28.8 28.8 28.2 28.2 27.8 36.1 23.2 29.0 36.5 23.2 28.2 37.5 22.6 28.2 37.2 36.6 21.6 22.3 28.2 28.2 66.8 43.8 32.6 30.6 34.3 37.3 37.6 41.0 Cheese..................... ... d o ____ Lard......................... ... d o ------Vegetable lard sub ... d o ------stitute. Eggs,strictly fresh. D ozen__ 42.8 49.7 71.1 60.0 45.6 Eggs, storage.......... Bread....................... Flour. ..................... Corn meal__.......... ... d o ____ 45.0 P o u n d .. . 9.3 " 9 .4 ~~9.4 ” 9.1 "9.3 ~9.~3 ‘ " O " 9.3 — do____ 6.8 7.0 6.9 6. C 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.6 ... d o ......... 4.6 4.5 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.4 4.4 9.3 6.5 4.3 44.0 9.3 6.6 4.2 47.0 9.3 6.5 4.1 48.7 9.3 ” 9.3 6.8 6.7 4.0 4.3 Rolled o a ts ........... Com flakes______ Wheat cereal_____ Macaroni................ — do____ 8.5 8.7 8.7 8.5 8.7 8.7 8.6 8.5 8-oz. pkg. 10.6 10.6 10.6 10.5 10.7 10.6 10.6 10.5 28-oz.pkg. 24.1 24.3 24.7 24.2 24.2 24.1 24.6 24.6 Pound . . . 19.2 19.6 19.5 19.3 18.7 18.4 18.5 18.4 8.3 10.5 24.1 18.4 8.6 10.7 24.2 18.4 8.4 10.7 24.2 18.4 8.8 8.6 10.5 10.6 24.3 24.3 18.4 18.8 R ice.......................... Beans, navy_____ Potatoes. ................ Onions__________ ... d o ____ 10.4 10.8 10.6 10.9 10.8 10.9 11.1 11.1 . ..d o ____ 8.9 9.6 9.6 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.3 9.5 — do------- 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.4 3.6 4.1 4.2 ... d o ......... 5.5 5.9 5.8 6.6 8.9 10.2 9.0 7.9 11.3 9.2 4.1 7.1 11.5 8.3 4.0 6.8 11.6 8.3 5.5 5.5 11.6 11.1 8.4 9.1 5.1 3.5 5.4 7.1 Cabbage.................. Beans, baked____ Com, canned____ Peas, canned......... . .. d o ____ 4.6 4.9 5.2 5.7 5.3 5.5 5.3 5.7 No. 2 can. 11.9 11.9 11.9 11.6 11.5 11.2 11.1 11.1 . .. d o ____ 17.6 17.7 18.3 18.2 19.2 19.8 19.5 19.3 — do......... 17.6 17.6 17.8 17.8 17.9 17.7 17.7 17.7 5.8 11.1 18.5 17.5 5.2 11.1 18.2 17.5 5.5 11.1 18.0 17.5 5.1 5.3 11.0 11.4 17.8 18.5 17.3 17.6 Tomatoes, canned. Sugar, granulated . T ea........................... Coffee...................... . .. d o ____ 12.8 12.8 13.2 12.8 12.8 12.8 12.6 12.7 P o u n d ... 8.3 7.9 7.9 7.5 7.4 7.4 7.1 7.1 — do......... 75.7 75.3 74.2 75.8 76.2 77.6 77.0 77.0 — do......... 52.1 53.4 53.0 52.1 51.5 50.2 50.4 51.3 13.1 7.1 76.3 51.5 12.5 7.1 76.3 51.0 12.1 6.9 76.3 51.8 12.2 12.7 7.0 7.4 78.5 76.4 50.0 51.5 Prunes..................... Raisins. .................. Bananas.................. Oranges................... ... d o ____ ... d o ------D ozen__ ...d o ......... 17.0 14.4 34.0 64.2 18.3 14.9 37.0 62.1 18.9 14.5 37.0 60.9 16.4 14.2 38.0 45.4 i 16-16 ounces. 16.0 14.8 34.3 34.4 16.7 14.5 35.0 38.1 16.9 14.9 35.0 41.4 16.7 14.5 37.5 46.3 16.6 14.7 36.7 47.8 17.0 14.9 37.5 53.6 16.2 15.2 37.5 57.5 17.5 15.1 33.3 .61.7 17.0 14.7 36.1 51.1 103 DETAILED TABLES OF 51 CITIES, 1913, 1925, AND 1926, AND EACH MONTH OF 1925 AND 1926—Continued LOUISVILLE, KY. Article U nit 1926 Av Aver age for for Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. year year Jan. 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1926 1913 15 Sirloin steak........ . Pound. Round steak____ ...d o ........ Rib roast............... ...d o ........ Chuck roast........ . ...d o ____ Cts. 22.6 19.5 18.1 15.1 Cts. 33.2 28.8 24.7 18.3 Cts. 33.8 29.0 25.1 19.0 Cts. 34.0 29.2 24.7 18.8 Cts. 34.0 29. 25.4 18.6 Cts. 35.4 31.7 27.3 19.2 Cts. 35.4 31.7 27.3 19.4 Cts. 35.8 31.3 27.4 19.3 Cts. 36.3 31.3 26.0 19.2 Cts. 36.4 32.3 26.6 19.4 Cts. 36.3 32.4 26.6 19.8 Cts. 35.9 32.3 26.6 20.4 Cts. 35.4 31.5 26.8 20.3 Cts. 35.2 30.9 26.2 19.3 Plate beef.............. Pork chops............ Bacon, sliced____ Ham, sliced.......... 12.5 19.8 28.4 28.5 15.2 32.8 46.1 47.9 15.5 33.2 46.9 47.9 15.5 32.9 45.7 48.6 15.6 34.8 46.1 49.1 16.1 38.8 49.4 52.3 16.1 38.6 51.5 55.5 15.9 37.2 51.7 55.5 15.7 36.3 51.9 55.0 16.4 38.9 52.0 55.7 15.8 39.1 52.2 55.7 16.4 35.4 52.2 55.8 16.8 32.2 50.0 54.2 15.9 35.9 49.6 52.8 ...d o ........ ...d o ........ ...d o........ ...d o........ Lamb, leg of____ ...d o ........ 17.8 39.0 38.6 39.0 Hens....................... ...d o ........ 22.6 38.8 38.0 39.1 36.1 37.1 37.6 Salmon, canned, ...d o ........ red. M ilk, fresh.......... . Q u art... 8.8 13.8 13.0 12.3 39.0 41.0 44.0 40.0 40.6 39.2 39.3 40.8 38.8 39.9 40.0 39.6 39.9 39. 37.0 38.0 36.9 35. 36.4 38.2 38.1 38.4 38.7 38.9 39.0 38.2 35.3 33.7 34.6 37.1 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 13.0 13.0 12.4 M ilk, evaporated . Can i__ Butter.................... Pound. O le o m a r g a r in e ...d o ___ (all butter sub stitutes). 11.9 11.9 11.6 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.9 11.9 11.9 11.7 11.7 11.7 11.7 39.6 55.6 54.8 54.2 52.0 49.1 50.2 49.5 50.3 53.2 55.9 57.9 62.3 53.8 34.5 33.4 33.1 32.3 33.2 32.5 32.2 32.8 31.4 31.3 30.4 27.3 32.0 Cheese................... Lard....................... V e g eta b le la rd substitute. Eggs,strictly fresh. ...d o ___ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ 21.7 38.1 38.5 37.4 37.5 36.6 36.0 36.1 36.4 36.9 37.1 36.6 37.5 37.1 15.6 21.2 21.0 21.0 20.5 21.2 21.4 21.7 22.1 21.8 21.0 19.3 18.6 20.9 28.2 28.4 28.5 28.5 28.5 28.8 29.0 29.2 30.6 30.8 30.9 29.5 29.2 D ozen .. 26.9 50.7 Eggs, storage......... Bread...................... Flour....................... Corn meal........ ...d o ___ Pound. ...d o ___ ... d o .. .. 43.7 5.7 9.3 3.7 7.1 2.3 4.1 Rolled oats............ Corn flakes.......... . Wheat cereal____ Macaroni.............. ...d o ........ 8-oz. pkg. 28-oz.pkg Pound Rice....................... ...d o .. Beans, navy........ . — do-. Potatoes................. — do.. Onions.............. do.. Cabbage........... — do— Beans, baked.. No.2can_ Corn, canned........ — d o.. Peas, canned. . d o.. Tomatoes, canned. Sugar, granulated. T e a ........................ Coffee................... . — do___ Pound. ...d o ___ ...d o ___ Prunes.................. Raisins................. . Bananas............... . Oranges................ . ...d o ___ ...d o ___ Dozen. _ ...d o — *15-16 ounces. 30.0 32.9 34.0 35.1 36.0 9.3 7.2 3.9 9.3 6.8 3.8 9.4 6.7 3.8 9.4 6.9 3.7 9.4 6.5 3.8 9.4 6.4 3.8 (6.1 45.1 49.4 59.4 62.4 42.5 9.3 6.2 3.6 9.3 6.1 3.7 41.0 40.0 50.0 9.3 9.3 9.3 6.0 6.2 6.2 3.8 3.8 3.8 9.3 6.5 3.8 8.6 8.5 8.3 8.3 8.5 8.4 8.5 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.4 8.4 8.4 10.7 10.7 10.7 10.8 11.0 10.6 10.8 10.6 10.6 10.8 10.7 10.7 10.7 24.3 24.0 24.3 24.3 24.3 24.2 24.2 24.8 26.5 26.1 26.0 26.2 24.9 19.5 19.5 19.5 19.2 19.5 19.5 19.1 19.1 18.6 18.6 18.5 18.1 19.1 8.3 11.2 11.4 11.4 11.3 11.3 11.6 11.3 11.2 11.5 11.5 11.2 11.0 11.3 8.4 8.3 7.9 7.9 7.7 7.6 7.7 7.7 7.9 7.4 8.0 8.0 7.9 6.0 5.8 5.8 6.5 7.0 5.6 4.6 3.2 4.1 3.9 3.7 3.9 5.0 5.8 5.7 5.9 6.3 8.1 7.6 6.7 5.6 5.4 5.8 5.6 5.2 6.1 T 6.4 7.2 8.5 7.7 6.0 6.6 5.4 4.7 4.8 4.5 4.1 4.7 5.9 11.0 11.1 10.8 10.9 10.9 10.9 10.7 10.7 10.3 10.2 9.8 9.9 10.6 17.5 16.9 16.1 16.5 16.6 16.8 16.0 16.5 15.1 15.6 15.0 15.1 16.1 16.1 16.1 16.1 16.1 15.6 16.1 16.3 15.7 16.3 16.3 16.2 16.0 16.1 12.0 10.5 10.3 10.0 9.8 9.9 9.9 10.3 10.0 10.7 10.9 10.5 10.4 5.3 7.1 7.1 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.2 62.9 80.4 81.3 77.6 79.9 79.9 82.6 82.6 82.6 85.5 86.9 89.4 89.4 83.2 27.5 50.7 50.7 50.6 50.0 49.5 50.0 49.7 50.0 50.9 51.3 50.8 50.1 50.4 16.9 14.8 35.8 40.3 16.9 15.5 35.8 43.1 16.7 15.4 38.8 44.5 16.7 15.5 38.8 46.8 16.9 15.7 36.3 47.7 16.8 15.9 36.3 50.0 18.2 15.9 37.5 46.3 18.2 15.9 33.8 46.5 17.9 15.5 36.3 45.9 16.7 15.7 35.0 51.0 15.5 14.8 35.0 45.4 15.5 14.4 32.5 39.5 16.9 15.4 36.0 45.6 104 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 T ab l e 1 3 .—A V ER A G E R E T A IL PR IC ES OF SP E C IF IE D FO O D A R TIC L ES IN EACH M ANC H ESTER , N . H . 1925 Article U nit Sirloin steak 2__ Round steak.......... Rib roast................. Chuck roast............ P o u n d .— _.do-----—do......... —do____ Cts. 55.1 43.8 27.3 20.6 Cts. 55.1 43.8 28.0 20.9 Cts. 55.9 43.7 27.6 21.3 Cts. 56.8 45.5 28.9 22.1 Cts. 57.3 45.9 2a 3 22.7 Cts. 58.4 46.3 29.4 23.3 15.1 31.3 36.4 41.0 14.8 30.9 37.3 41.0 15.2 36.7 41.1 44.1 16.0 36.7 42.8 45.2 15.8 35.9 42.1 44.9 15.7 16.5 36.8 : 37.5 42.4 ; 43.6 45.8 46.6 Cts. 61.4 50.0 29.9 23.6 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 58.9 58.8 58.4 57A 57.9 47.9 46.6 46.3 45.9 44.9 29.4 28.4 28.4 28.4 28.1 23.4 22.5 22.9 22.3 22.8 Cts. 57.6 45.9 28.5 22.4 15.6 38.8 43.8 47.2 15.6 38.6 43.4 47.2 15.9 3a 5 43.5 47.7 15.7 39.5 43.6 46.4 15.7 35.4 43.1 45.3 —do-----—do____ —do____ 39.1 38.3 38.4 37.7 38.3 38.4 39.9 38.8 42.3 42.3 ! 42.6 43.1 43.1 42.9 42.7 41.7 30.5 30.5 i 30.8 31.4 30.7 31.0 31.8 34.6 39.9 42.9 35.9 37.7 42.0 37.3 38.0 42.2 38.2 37.3 38.5 41.4 42.4 37.8 33.4 Quart___ Plate beef................ . ..d o ____ Pork chops............ .d o -----Bacon, sliced.......... ... d o ____ Ham, sliced.......... ... d o ____ Lamb....................... Hens....................... Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh............ A verage Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. N ov. D ec. for 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 year 1925 15.6 36.4 41.9 45.2 13.0 13.0 12.3 12.0 12.3 12.0 13.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 13.1 Milk, evaporated— Can 1----- 12.6 12.7 12.7 12.8 12.8 12.9 12.9 12.9 Butter.................... P o u n d ... 54.6 52.5 55.9 56.4 56.1 56.1 55.7 55.6 O le o m a r g a r in e —do------ 2(5. 7 28.7 28.0 27.7 27.8 27.3 27.3 27.5 (all butter sub stitutes'). 12.9 56.2 27.5 13.1 58.4 27.5 13.0 60.1 28.0 13.0 12.9 59.9 56.5 27.5 27.6 36.1 36.6 37.1 37.3 36.8 37.1 37.5 3a 2 21.8 21.9 22.4 22.6 21.9 22.2 22.7 23.5 25.3 26.1 26.5 25.9 25.9 26.2 26.3 26.4 37.8 23.5 26.2 37.8 23.3 26.3 37.4 22.7 26.3 38.0 37.3 21.4 22.5 26.3 26.1 73.6 65.9 47.1 44. 3 44.5 47.8 51.8 59.6 64.8 73.1 82.0 75.5 60.8 50.3 8.6 6.1 5.5 49.5 a 6 "~8.~5 6.3 6.3 5.3 5.5 —do___ Lard........................ —do___ Vegetable lard —do___ substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh. D ozen... 46.7 54.0 8.3 9.2 6.2 6.7 5.6 5.7 Eggs, storage____ Bread........ .............. Flour................ ...... Corn m eal.............. ...d o ----P o u n d .. ...d o ___ ...d o ___ a4 6.2 5.5 8.5 6.2 5.4 50.6 8.7 6.1 5.4 Rolled oats............ Corn flakes_____ Wheat cereal........ Macaroni.............. 8.8 a s 8.8 8.8 9.0 8.9 a 7 8.7 — do____ 8-oz. pkg. 10.9 11.2 11.4 11.4 11.4 11.3 11.5 11.2 28-oz.pkg. 24.5 24.6 24.6 24.6 24.6 24.6 24.6 24.6 P o u n d ... 24.5 24.4 24.4 24.4 24.4 24.5 24.4 24.1 as 11.3 24.9 24.3 8.7 11.5 25.0 24.2 8.8 11.4 25.0 24.5 8.8 a s 11.3 11.3 25.0 24.7 24.5 24.4 10.4 10.3 10.5 10.6 10. 6 10.7 10.7 10.9 9.6 9.8 9.9 10.0 9.7 9.8 9.9 9.9 1.7 2.1 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.9 3.9 4.4 5.3 5.6 5.7 5.8 8.7 9.7 8.7 7.7 10.9 9.9 2.7 5.5 10.9 9.5 3.2 4.8 11.2 9.3 4.8 4.9 11.3 10.8 9.4 9.7 4.7 2.9 4.9 6.4 ...d o ......... 3.9 4.1 5.6 7.2 7.1 7.8 7.6 4.0 No. 2 can. 14.4 14.2 14.4 14.4 14.3 14.3 14.4 14.3 — do____ 18.5 18.5 18.5 19.0 18.6 18.6 18.8 19.0 ...d o ____ 20.8 20.8 21.1 20.5 20.5 20.4 20.5 20.2 3.2 14.3 19.0 20.2 3.3 14.3 18.5 20.0 3.3 14.2 18.5 20.2 3.4 5.0 14.3 14.3 i a 2 18.6 19.6 20.4 Tomatoes, canned. . . . do____ 14.1 14.2 14.2 14.3 14.3 14.4 14.4 14.4 Sugar, granulated. P o u n d ... 8.1 7.8 7.7 7.6 7.3 7.5 7.0 6.9 T ea.......................... — do____ 60.6 61.2 61.5 60.9 61.2 61.5 61.5 61.5 do____ 52.8 52.9 52.5 52.8 52.4 51.6 52.2 52.6 Coffee...................... 14.3 6.9 62.1 52.5 13.9 6.7 62.1 52.5 13.8 6.8 62.2 52.5 13.5 14.2 6.9 7.3 62.2 61.5 52.5 52.5 16.4 16.0 15.6 16.1 14.3 14.3 14.1 14.3 10.1 9.4 a 6 7.7 55.9 64.3 57.8 59.3 16.0 14.3 7.3 60.3 15.6 14.3 8.3 60.9 16.1 14.3 8.5 63.6 15.8 16.0 14.4 14.3 8.5 9.3 49.5 55.3 Rice........................ . ..d o ____ Beans, n avy_____ —do____ P otatoes............... . —do-----Onions...... .............. —do-----Cabbage................. Beans, baked....... . Corn, canned....... . Peas, canned......... Prunes................... . Raisins.................... Bananas................ . Oranges____ _____ ... do-__ —do__ . .. do__. Dozen.. 15.9 14.5 10.3 43.9 16.6 14.4 10.3 44.8 &4 6. 6 5.5 a4 6.1 5.6 16.1 16.3 14.4 14.4 11.3 11.3 51.6 51.9 J a4 6.1 5.6 8.5 6.2 5.4 a4 6.2 5.5 * 15-16 ounces. * The steak for which prices are here quoted is called “ sirloin ” in this city, but in most of the other cities included in this report it would be known as ‘'porterhouse” steak* 105 DETAILED TABLES OF 51 CITIES, 1913, 1925, AND 1926, AND EACH MONTH OF 1925 AND 1926—Continued MANCHESTER, N. H. 1926 A v Aver age for for Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. N ov. Dec year year Jan. 15 15 15 15 15 1926 15 15 15 15 15 15 1913 15 Article U nit Sirloin steak *....... Round steak......... Rib roast............... Chuck roast.......... P o u n d .. —do----— do....... — do___ 35.5 29.0 20.2 16.9 56.8 45.2 28.3 22.9 56.4 44.6 27.9 22.4 56.4 44.4 27.9 22.6 56.6 45.3 28.3 22.9 56.6 45.5 28.2 23.5 58.1 45.5 28.4 23.4 58.3 45.9 28.4 23.8 57.8 45.5 28.5 23.6 58.1 47.1 30.2 23.9 56.7 45.3 28.1 23.3 54.9 43.6 26.9 23.1 54.9 43.9 27.2 22.9 56.8 45.2 28.2 23.2 Plate b e e f-........... Pork chops............ Bacon, sliced........ Ham, sliced.......... — do....... — do....... ’20."5 — do....... 23.4 ...d o ........ 28.2 16.2 35.9 42.0 440 15.5 34.5 42.6 44.0 15.8 35.7 41.9 44.3 16.0 37.3 41. 45. 16.7 39.2 42.8 47.4 16.3 40.8 43.4 50.9 16.3 40.2 43.3 53.9 16.0 38.5 44.2 53.7 16.7 41.8 42. 51.3 16.0 43.3 43.0 49.5 15.7 41.1 41. 47.0 16.3 38.4 41.6 45.0 16.1 38.9 42.6 48.1 Lamb, leg of.......... H ens...................... Salmon, canned, red. M ilk, fresh............ — do----- 20.1 38.3 37.7 36.7 36.6 38.9 40.9 40.4 40.0 39.0 38.3 38.0 36.9 38.5 — do........ 24.1 42.1 42.7 43.3 44.3 44.7 45.5 45.4 44.2 44.1 43.8 43.9 43.1 43.9 — do___ ___ 39.1 39.1 39.1 38.5 38.4 38.9 39.1 38.8 37.0 36.1 34.8 33.9 37.7 Quart—. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 8.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 13.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 13.9* M ilk, evaporated. C a n 1__ 13.1 13.0 13.0 13.0 12.8 12.9 12.7 12.8 12.9 12.8 12.8 12.7 12.9 Butter— ................ Pound_. 40.1 57.2 56.8 56.1 53.1 51.3 51.8 51.9 51.6 53.3 54.1 55.2 57.6 54.2 O lelm a rg a rin e . .. d o ___ 27.5 28.0 28.0 28.0 26.0 26.3 26.0 26.3 26.3 25.8 25.5 26.7 (all butter sub stitutes). do___ C heese--............... do___ Lard____ _______ V e g e t a b le lard — do___ substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh D ozen. Eggs, storage........ Bread...................... F lour..................... Corn meal.............. ... d o ___ Pound- d o .„ . ..d o ___ Rolled oats— Corn fUkes_„ Wheat cerealMacaroni........ — do....... 8-oz. pkg 28-oz.pkg Pound. Rice................ Beans, navy__ Potatoes____ Onions............ —do___ - d o ___ —do___ —do___ 21.6 36.9 37.1 36.6 36.4 36.1 36.3 36.5 36.0 36.5 36. 36.5 36.4 36.5 16.1 21.3 21.4 21.1 20.6 20.8 21.8 22.1 21.8 21.4 20.7 20.0 19.8 21.1 26.3 25.9 25.7 26.2 25.2 26.1 25. 25.6 26.0 25.6 25.3 25.4 25.7 37.6 58.5 54.9 48.3 43.i 44.6 36.9 6.0 8.7 8.7 3.4 6.5 6.6 3.7 5.2 5.2 8.7 6.5 5.1 8.5 6.4 5.1 44.7 47.5 54.1 55.8 63.7 71.6 81.9 77.7 58.5 8.7 6.4 5.3 8.7 6.3 5.3 8.7 6.3 5.4 8.7 6.2 5.3 8.7 6.0 5.3 49.0 48.4 50.0 8.7 8.7 8.7 5.9 5.9 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.3 8.7 6.2 5.3 9.0 9.0 9.1 9.0 8.8 8.8 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 8.9 9.0 11.4 11.1 11.4 11.4 11.0 11.3 11.2 11.1 11.1 11.1 11.1 11.1 11.2 25.2 25.1 25.4 25.5 25.6 25.6 25.7 25.8 25.6 25.4 25.7 25.7 25.5 24.5 24.5 24.0 24.2 24.1 23.9 23.9 24.0 24.2 24.0 23.8 23.8 24.1 8.7 11.1 10.9 11.2 11.4 11.2 11.2 11.1 11.0 11.0 10.8 10.3 9.3 9.4 9.4 9.1 9.0 8.9 9.0 9.0 8.9 8.9 9.1 5.9 5.7 5.3 6.8 4.9 4.1 3.6 3.4 3.0 3.3 3.6 5.3 5.2 5.3 5.7 7.0 7.0 7.1 6.0 4.6 4.6 4.6 "1.6 9.8 10.9 9.0 9.1 3.6 4.4 4.6 5.6 4.6 5.5 6.6 8.4 7.5 7.6 7.2 4.6 4.1 4.1 3.9 4.0 5.7 14.1 14.1 13.9 14.1 14.3 14.0 13.9 14.0 13.7 14.0 13.6 13.9 14.0 18.1 17.6 17.3 17.4 17.5 17.7 17.2 17.4 17.4 17.4 17.3 17.2 17.5 19.4 19.3 19.2 19.2 19.1 18.9 19.1 19.3 19.1 19.5 19.1 18.9 19.2 Cabbage....... ......... Beans, baked........ Corn, canned____ Peas, canned____ — do___ No. 2 can . . . do._ —do- Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. Tea..... .................... Coffee..................... 13.5 13.0 12.7 12.5 11.5 11.4 11.7 11.8 11.7 12.1 12.7 12.2 12.2 ... d o Pound— 5.4 6.7 6.8 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.1 7.0 7.1 7.0 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.1 — do.. 46.3 63.7 63.7 63.1 63.1 63.9 63.6 64.3 62.9 62.7 62.7 64.2 62.9 63.4 — do— 32.0 52.5 52.5 52.6 51.5 51.8 51.3 52.6 52.3 52.2 52.4 52.9 52.6 52.3 Prunes.............. Raisins.............. Bananas_____ -do___ ... d o ___ ..d o __ D ozen.. 15. 15.7 15.8 16.1 16.2 16.5 16.1 15.9 15.8 15.9 15.4 15.2 15.9 14.5 14.4 14.5 14.3 14.4 14.3 14.3 14.3 14.3 14.4 14.0 13.9 14.3 9.9 9.5 9.9 9.8 8.6 9.6 9.5 9.5 9.3 9.5 9.6 9.6 9.5 45.7 44.4 47.6 51.8 50.2 48.9 48.2 53.9 54.1 60.9 58.4 49.6 51.1 1 15-16 ounces. 2 The steak for which prices are here quoted is called “ sirloin” in this city, but in most of the other cities included in this report it would be known as “ porterhouse” steak. 106 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 T a b l e 1 3 .—A V ER A G E R E T A IL P R IC E S OF S P E C IF IE D FO O D A R TIC L ES IN E A C H M E M P H IS , T E N N . 1925 Article U nit A v- age Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. N ov. D ec. for year 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1925 Sirloin steak.......... P ou n d .. Round steak........ . — do----R ib roast................ — d o___ Chuck roast......... . _-.d o ----- Cts. 33.0 29.3 24.4 17.4 Cts. 32.7 29.1 24:2 16.8 Cts. 33.1 29.9 24.5 17.9 Cts. 35.1 30.7 24.9 19.0 Cts. 34.8 30.9 25.7 18.5 Cts. 34.9 30.9 25.7 18.3 Cts. 35.7 31.9 26.1 19.8 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 35.7 35.0 35.0 34.4 34.3 34.5 32.3 3212 32.3 31.7 31,. 0 31.0 20.8 26.4 25.8 25.4 25.8 25.5 20.2 20.0 18.9 19.0 18.8 18.7 Plate beef............... _-_do_ Pork chops............. — d o. Bacon, slifced__ d o. Ham, sliced............ ___do. 13.4 25.1 36.4 45.0 13.7 24.8 35.8 46.1 14.1 32.4 39.6 49.1 14.5 29.7 41.8 50.0 14.4 28.7 41.4 50.0 14.2 29.4 41.5 49.6 13.9 33.1 44.1 50.4 14.6 33.5 44.5 50.8 14.3 34.2 44.7 51.3 14.3 34.0 44.7 51.3 14.8 33.8 45.4 51.3 14.5 31.7 43.3 50.4 Lamb...................... —do____ H ens...................... —do____ Salmon, canned, —do____ red. M ilk, fresh............. Quart___ 36.0 37.5 36.7 37.8 38.1 38.7 38.3 38.3 30.8 31.4 33.2 32.8 31.8 31.4 30.9 30.8 36.2 36.6 36.7 32.2 32.3 32.3 32.3 32.6 37.5 32.9 32.6 37.5 34.0 32.4 37.3 31.8 32.3 38.1 37.7 33.4 32.1 32.9 33.5 14.2 30.9 41.9 49.6 15.3 15.3 15.3 15.3 15.3 15.3 15.3 15.3 15.3 15.3 15.3 15.3 15.3 M ilk, evaporated. C a n 1___ 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.4 11.3 11.4 11.4 11.9 B utter..................... P o u n d .-. 50.3 47.3 54.4 51.0 48.8 49.6 49.5 51.3 O le o m a r g a r in e ...d o ____ 28.7 29.1 29.7 28.9 28.5 26.3 26.3 25.6 (all butter sub stitutes). 11.9 52.1 25.8 11.4 56.0 26.1 11.6 56.5 26.0 11.6 11.5 56.1 51.9 26.4 27.3 33.9 21.8 24.2 34.2 20.8 24.2 34.4 33.6 19.6 21.1 24.0 23.8 Cheese..................... Lard......................... Vegetable lard substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh —d o ____ —do____ —do------ 32.6 33.4 33.9 33.9 32.9 33.1 32.9 33.9 21.2 20.5 20.9 20.5 19.9 21.0 21.9 22.7 23.5 23.5 23.4 23.4 23.7 23.3 23.9 24.4 33.9 22.3 24.1 D ozen. 76.6 43.6 36.5 34.3 34.2 36.4 40.8 43.5 43.0 46.7 53.7 57.6 45.6 ___ storage------Bread..................... Flour........................ Corn meal_____ —d o____ P ou n d ... — do____ — do------ 57.0 9.4 ” 9.4 "~9.5 "9.5 " 9 .6 “~9.'6 "9.6 ” 9 . 6 6.6 7.0 7.0 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.8 4.2 4.4 4.4 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.1 9?7 6.8 4.1 41.0 9.7 6.8 3.9 43.3 9.7 6.8 3.9 45.3 9.7 ~~9.6 6.8 6.8 3.9 4.1 Rolled oats............. C om flakes___ W heat cereal— M acaroni................ — do-----9.3 9.7 9.7 9.4 9.3 9.3 9.5 9.5 8-oz. pkg. 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.3 11.2 11.1 11.1 11.1 28-oz. pkg 24.1 24.6 24.7 24.6 24.2 24.2 24.4 24.2 Pound. - . 19.7 19.5 19.5 19.9 19.5 19.5 19.5 19.5 9.5 11.2 24.6 19.5 9.5 11.2 25.5 19.6 9.5 11.1 26.0 19.6 9.5 9.5 11.1 11.2 25.9 24.8 19.6 19.6 R ice.......................... Beans, n a v y ........... Potatoes.................. Onions................ —do-.d o ._ __do._ __do._ 9.9 10.2 10.1 10.2 9.8 9.8 9.7 9.6 3.3 4.0 4.7 4.7 7.0 7.9 8.0 6.3 10.3 9.4 4.2 5.6 10.3 9.5 4.0 5.3 10.3 9.5 5.6 5.3 10.3 10.0 9.6 9.7 5.5 4.0 5.2 6.2 Cabbage............ Beans, baked......... Corn, canned......... Peas, canned.......... — do-----No. 2 can. — do____ — d o____ 4.6 4.3 3.9 3.8 4.1 4.6 7.1 5.5 12.2 12.2 12.2 12.1 12.1 12.1 12.0 12.1 17.4 17.7 17.6 17.6 17.5 17.4 17.4 17.6 18.6 18.9 18.4 18.1 18.4 18.3 18.5 18.5 4.3 11.9 17.1 18.6 3.8 12.0 16.8 18.4 3.9 12.1 16.6 18.4 4.6 4.5 12.1 12.1 16.6 17.3 18.4 18.5 Tomatoes, canned. — do____ Sugar, granulated P ou n d ... T ea ......................... — do-----do____ Coffee.................... 12.6 12.6 12.7 12.6 12.4 12.6 12.8 12.7 8.0 7.8 7.7 7.5 7.2 7.1 7.0 7.0 94.3 92.8 95.1 95.4 95.4 95.4 96.6 96.4 52.4 52.8 52.1 51.4 50.1 50.1 50.1 50.3 12.5 7.1 97.2 50.9 12.1 7.0 97.2 51.1 12.0 6.8 96.4 50.4 11.8 12.5 6.9 7.3 94.5 95.6 51.1 51.1 Prunes___ R aisins— B ananas.. Oranges— 17.1 15.1 31.3 35.5 16.7 14.7 31.7 64.5 17.1 14.6 31.3 63.3 17.1 14.6 33.0 65.5 17.3 14.6 30.0 61.2 17.6 15.2 32.0 50.4 115-16 ounces. — d o . .. —d o ... Dozen.. — d o . .. 9.6 9.6 3.0 5.5 9.7 9.6 3.0 6.1 16.3 14.9 34.0 42.9 9.7 9.9 3.0 5.9 16.4 14.7 33.0 48.3 9.6 9.9 2.9 6.2 16.4 14.7 35.0 52.7 16.9 14.7 34.0 55.6 16.3 14.7 31.0 59.9 16.6 14.7 33.0 54.1 16.8 14.8 32.4 54.5 107 DETAILED TABLES OF 51 CITIES, 1913, 1925, AND 1926, AND EACH MONTH OF 1925 AND 1926—Continued MEMPHIS, TENN. Article U nit Sirloin steak.......... Round steak......... Rib roast................ Chuck roast.......... Pound. . ..d o ........ - d o ........ „ d o ........ Plate beef.............. Pork chops______ Bacon, sliced......... Ham, sliced........... .„ d o _ — — do___ — do........ — do........ 1926 A v A v er er age age for Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. for year 15 year 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1926 1913 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 22.7 19.1 20.4 15.0 35.3 31.7 26.4 19.2 35.3 32.1 26.4 18.7 35.9 32.5 26.1 19.0 35.5 32.7 25.8 19.0 35.9 33. 26.9 19.1 11.8 20.3 30.3 28.7 14.6 31.1 42.8 49.6 14.6 30.8 43.0 50.8 14.8 34.0 42.5 51.3 15.0 34.2 43.5 50.8 15.5 36.6 43.3 53.3 Lamb, leg of......... . —do........ 20.6 39.6 38.6 37.9 Hens..................... . ... d o ___ 19.8 33.5 33.9 34.9 Salmon, canned, —do........ 33.8 33.1 red. M ilk, fresh............ Quart— 10.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 Cis. Cts. Cts. Cts, Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 36.3 32.9 27.3 20.2 36.3 33.3 26.5 20.2 35.9 32.7 25.9 19.4 35.9 33.1 26.6 19.3 15.2 15.3 15.2 14.8 16.3 38.0 37.2 35.7 36.3 38.2 45.2 45.3 44.9 45.3 44.6 60.4 58.8 57.9 58.3 15.6 35.4 44.3 57.5 15.2 33.2 42.7 55.0 15.2 35.1 44.0 55.3 36.1 33.6 26.8 19.1 35.8 34.0 27.1 19.3 36.3 34.0 26.9 19.5 36.7 34.0 27.3 19.1 38.3 40.0 40.0 41.9 40.0 40.0 40.7 38.8 37. 39.5 34.2 34.8 34.4 31.9 31.0 31.4 31.6 32.2 31.0 32.9 33.3 33.3 34.0 34.7 35.4 35.4 34.0 34.3 34.3 34.1 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 16 .0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 Milk, evaporated. C a n 1__ 11.6 11.5 11.4 11.4 11.3 11.3 11.2 11.4 11.5 11.4 11.2 11.2 11.4 Butter.................... P ound. . 39.4 55.1 53.6 52.4 50.8 48.1 49.3 49.3 49.5 51.3 52.1 53.5 56.8 51.8 27.3 26.6 26.1 25.4 26.4 27.4 27.0 O leo m a rg a rin e — do........ 27.2 27.7 27.7 27.7 27.7 (all butter sub stitutes). Cheese.................... Lard........................ V e g e t a b le la r d substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh „ d o ........ 21.0 34.4 33.9 33.9 32.3 31.9 32.4 32.1 32.3 33.3 33. 33.7 33.8 33.2 ..d o ____ 15.7 20.1 19.4 19.6 19.3 19.4 21.4 21.0 20.2 19.4 18.8 18.1 17. 19.5 —do____ 23.7 23.7 23.4 22.9 23.0 23.7 23.6 23.8 23.5 22.2 21.8 21.2 23.0 D o zen . _ 28.5 48.9 37.8 34.0 35.1 35.7 37.6 39.0 42.8 46.8 51.4 52.2 41.7 42.7 43.3 9.6 9.6 6.2 6.2 3.9 Eggs, storage.. Bread................ Flour....................... Corn meal............ —do........ Pound— ...d o ___ ...d o ___ Rolled o a ts ... Corn flakes__ Wheat cereal . Macaroni____ . ..d o ........ 8-oz. pkg 28-oz.pkg Pound. Rice................. . Beans, n a vy... Potatoes........... Onions______ — d o ..... 7.8 10.3 10.4 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.7 10.7 10.6 10.3 9.5 9.4 9.3 d o .— . 9.6 9.6 9.6 9.5 9.4 9.5 9. — do....... "1.8 6.2 6.0 5.9 7.1 7.0 5.4 4.9 4.4 4.4 4.5 _._do....... 5.4 5.0 5.5 5.6 6.3 5.9 5.6 5.6 5.3 4.8 Cabbage......... . Beans, baked.. Corn, canned.. Peas, canned.. — d o „ ... No.2can. . —do do— Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. Tea.......................... Coffee............... . ..d o ___ Pound, -d o — „ d o ___ Prunes.............. Raisins.............. Bananas_____ Oranges______ - d o .„ . — do— . D ozen. — d o .... 115-16 ounces. 38.3 6.0 9.7 3.5 7.1 2.2 3.7 9.7 7.1 3.8 9.7 7.0 3.9 9.7 6.9 3.7 9.7 6.9 3.7 9.7 6.8 3.8 9.7 6.6 3.8 9.7 6.6 3.9 6.3 3.7 9.5 6.1 3.7 9.7 6.7 3.8 9.4 9.5 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.1 9.1 9.1 9.3 11.0 11.1 11.0 11.1 11.1 11.1 11.1 11.1 11.1 10.9 10.9 10.9 11.0 25.9 25.9 25.9 25.9 25.7 25.7 25.7 25.6 25.6 25.6 25.5 25.1 25.7 19.5 19.5 19.5 19.5 19.5 19.5 19.3 19.6 19.6 19.2 19.3 19.2 19.4 9.7 9.4 4.6 4.9 9.4 10.4 9.4 9.5 4.5 5.4 5.1 5.4 5.8 6.5 6.0 6.0 4.8 5.0 5.0 4.3 4.0 3.7 3.6 3.9 4.9 12.1 11.9 11.8 11.9 11.8 11.7 11.8 12.0 11.8 11.9 11.6 11. 11.8 16.6 16.6 16.4 16.4 16.1 15.7 16.0 16.1 16.1 15.6 15.3 15.6 16.0 17.7 18.1 18.1 18.1 18.1 17.0 17.7 17.5 17.2 17.1 17.0 16.9 17.5 11.5 11.3 11.0 11.0 10.8 10.5 10.8 10.8 10.6 10.4 10.4 10.4 10.8 5.5 6.9 7.0 6.8 6.8 6.9 7.0 7.0 7.1 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.1 7.0 63.8 94.4 94.4 95.8 96.9 96.7 96.7 96.7 96.7 96.7 99.0 99.0 99.0 96.8 27.5 51.7 51.3 51.8 51.6 50.9 51.0 51.3 51.3 51.0 50.2 50.1 49.6 51.0 17.7 15.3 35.0 41.7 18.0 15.9 34.0 45.1 18.1 15.4 33.8 47.0 17.6 15.8 36.3 52.1 17.5 15.8 32.5 52.1 17.1 15.6 33. 52.0 17.6 15.4 30.0 45.8 17.3 15.2 28.8 50.1 17.5 15.6 31.7 46.2 17.3 15.4 30.0 51 16.6 15.0 31.3 46.5 15.9 14.6 31.3 37.3 17.4 15.4 32.4 47.3 108 BETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 TABLE 1 3 .—A VERAGE R E T A IL PR IC E S OF S P E C IF IE D FOOD A R TIC L ES IN E A C H M ILW AUKEE, W IS. 1925 Article U nit Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 A v er age for Oct. N ov. Dec. year 15 15 15 1925 Sirloin steak_____ Round steak.......... Rib roast. .............. Chuck roast........... Pnnnri , ..d o ____ . .. d o ____ . .. d o ......... Cts. 36.3 31.8 26.5 21.9 Cts. \Cts. 36.0 36.5 31.6 31.6 25.9 26.8 22.0 22.3 Cts. 37.1 32.5 27.5 22.8 Cts. 37.5 33.1 27.6 23.0 Cts. 38.0 33.6 27.4 23.1 Cts. 39.2 34.8 27.6 23.6 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 39.7 39.4 38.2 36.9 36.7 35.0 35.0 33.9 31. 0 32.7 27.7 28.2 28.1 26.4 26.6 23.8 23.9 23.5 23.0 22.8 Plate beef............... Pork chops............. Bacon, sliced.......... Ham, sliced............ — do____ — do......... . .. d o ____ . . . d o ......... 13.1 27.6 38.9 44.0 13.1 26.8 39.2 44.5 13.1 36.9 42.6 47.1 13.5 34.8 46.5 49.5 13.5 34.6 46.4 49.0 13.4 35.0 45.4 49.0 13.9 40.3 48.3 50.9 14.0 41.0 48.3 50.9 14.1 40.8 48.2 51.3 14.2 37.5 48.0 50.3 13.8 34.0 47.3 49.3 13.9 31.9 46.8 49.2 Lam b....................... Hens......................... Salmon, canned, red. M ilk, fresh............. . .. d o ____ 38.8 37.9 38.5 38.3 38.5 39.3 39.4 39.4 . .. d o ......... 33.5 33.9 36.2 36.8 36.1 33.9 32.2 33.3 . .. d o ......... 33.2 33.0 29.7 29.7 29.9 30.5 30.9 31.2 38.0 33.1 30.6 37.9 31.2 31.3 37.7 30.2 31.6 38.4 38.5 32.4 33.6 31.6 31.1 Cts. 37.6 33.1 27.2 23.0 13.6 35.1 45.5 48.8 Quart___ 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 M ilk evaporated.. C a n 1___ 11.0 10.9 10.9 10.9 10.9 11.2 11.3 11.3 B u tter..................... Pound__ 46 9 46.6 55.7 49.4 48.0 49.5 49.3 49.4 O le o m a r g a r in e . .. d o ____ 28.7 28.6 27.8 28.0 27.7 28.0 28.3 29.3 (all butter sub stitutes). 11.3 52.3 29.6 11.4 56.7 30.0 11.3 56.9 29.7 11.3 11.1 55.1 51.3 29.5 28.8 Cheese..................... Lard.......... .............. V e g e t a b l e lard substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh. . .. d o ____ 33.8 34.3 34.7 34.7 34.1 34.8 34.9 34.5 ... d o ------- 22.9 22.8 23.3 23.4 23.1 23.4 23.9 24.4 . .. d o ____ 26.6 26.6 27.0 27.2 26.9 26.7 27.1 26.9 34.6 24.4 26.5 34.8 24.4 26.9 35.0 23.6 26.8 35.1 34.6 22.5 23.5 26.8 26.8 42.0 52.2 62.6 62.7 46.7 Eggs, storage.......... Bread___________ Flour..................— Corn m e a l............ . .. d o ------ 50.9 40.7 Pound. . . 9.2 9.2 ' 9.2 5.5 5.8 5.8 . .. d o ____ — do____ 5.6 5.8 5.7 9.6 ” 9.‘0 " 9 .0 "9.'6 "’§.‘6 " 9 . 6 5.4 5.3 5.2 6.3 5.3 5.4 5.6 5.7 5.5 5.7 5.5 5.6 41.8 9.0 5.3 5.5 43.4 9.0 5.3 5.5 43.6 9.0 ” 9.’ i 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.6 Rolled oats............. Corn flakes............. Wheat cereal_____ Macaroni________ . .. d o ____ 8.7 8.8 8.8 8.8 8.8 8.7 8.8 8.6 8-oz. pkg- 10.3 10.3 10.6 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 28-oz. pkg. 24.0 24.0 24.0 23.9 23.7 23.8 23.8 24.2 Pound — 18.3 18.6 18.7 18.7 18.8 18.6 18.6 18.5 8.7 10.5 24.1 18.6 8.7 10.5 24.2 18.6 8.6 10.5 24.3 18.7 8.7 8.7 10.5 10.5 24.4 24.0 18.6 18.6 R ic e --..................... Beans, n avy-------Potatoes.................. Onions..................... . .. d o ____ 11.1 11.1 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.1 11.3 11.3 . .. d o ------- 9.3 9.6 9.6 9.5 9.5 9.4 9.4 9.4 . .. d o ......... 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.8 2.7 4.7 2.9 „ . d o ......... 5.1 5.7 5.7 6.2 9.0 11.1 10.1 7.8 11.4 9.2 2.2 5.2 11.5 9.1 2.4 4.8 11.6 9.2 4.1 4.7 11.7 11.3 9.0 9.4 4.2 2.7 4.9 6.7 Cabbage.................. Beans, baked......... Corn, canned____ Peas, canned........ - . .. d o ____ 4.0 4.5 4.8 5.2 5.8 6.8 5.7 3.3 No. 2 can. 11.6 11.6 11.6 11.4 11.4 11.4 11.4 U- * . .. d o ......... 17.4 17.7 17.8 18.1 18.0 18.1 18.6 18.5 . .. d o ------- 17.1 17.3 17.1 17.1 17.0 17.0 16.8 16.9 2.9 11.4 18.0 16.9 2.9 11.4 16.9 16.9 3.9 11.4 16.9 16.8 4.5 4.5 11.2 11.4 16.7 17.7 16.7 17.0 15.1 15.2 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 7.6 7.3 7.2 7.0 6.9 6.8 6.7 6.8 70.8 71.4 71.6 71.6 71.2 71.6 71.8 71.8 47.4 49.0 50.1 50.0 48.2 47.5 47.4 47.6 14.9 6.6 71.8 47.7 14.7 6.4 71.8 47.4 14.4 6.1 71.9 4.74 13.9 14.9 6.2 6.8 71.7 71.6 47.4 48.1 17.5 17.3 17.4 17.4 17.6 14.5 14.6 14.7 14.6 14.6 10.1 9.8 9.2 9.2 7.9 50.1 54.1 58.7 58.7 57.1 17.4 14.4 9.0 66.4 17.3 14.5 9.2 66.0 17.3 14.4 9.2 70.2 17.6 17.5 14.5 14.5 9.6 9.5 46.6 55.7 Dozen— Tomatoes, canned _ — do____ Sugar, granulated. Pound. „ T ea....................... . — do____ Coffee....................... — do____ Prunes..................... Raisins. .................. Bananas.................. Oranges_________ 1 15-16 ounces. — do____ ... d o ____ — do____ D ozen__ 69.6 48.8 34.9 33.6 35.0 37.4 39.8 41.4 17.7 14.5 10.6 50.8 17.6 14.5 10.5 49.4 17.4 14.6 10.2 50.1 109 DETAILED TABLES OF 51 CITIES, 1913, 1925, AND 1926, AND EACH MONTH OF 1925 AND 1926—Continued MILWAUKEE, WIS. Article U nit 1926 A v Av er er age age for Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. for Dec. year 15 year 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1926 1913 Cts. 36 9 33.0 28.3 23.5 Cts. 37.1 32.8 27.9 23.3 Cts. 37.8 33.4 28.1 23.7 Cts. 38.2 33.7 28.3 24.0 Cts. 39.0 34.6 28.4 24.3 Cts. 39.1 34.8 28.4 24.2 Cts. 39.2 35.0 28.5 24.3 Cts. 39.1 34.8 28.7 24.4 Cts. 39.3 34.9 28.1 24.7 Cts. 38.2 33.7 27.8 24.3 Cts. 37.8 33.2 28.0 24.5 Cts. 38.3 34.0 28.2 24.1 Plate beef.............. Pork chops........ . Bacon, sliced........ Ham, sliced—........ ...d o ____ 1 1 .6 14.1 14.2 __ do____ 19.0 33.9 33.5 — do___ 27.5 46.7 47.1 — do___ 27.8 49.8 49.0 14.5 35.0 46.8 49.6 14.5 37.2 47.5 50.3 14.6 39.8 48.2 51.7 14.5 41.6 50.2 56.4 14.4 41.5 52.3 57.7 14.3 37.9 51.5 57.3 14.4 43.2 51.8 56.2 14.6 41.3 52.4 54.7 14.6 35.5 51.2 53.3 14.5 33.0 48.8 51.3 14.4 37.8 49.5 53.1 Lamb, leg of......... H ens...................... Salmon, canned, red. M ilk, fresh______ ...d o ____ 19.7 40.5 39.4 37.8 37.7 39.6 44.4 41.9 39.2 38.6 38.5 36.9 36.5 39.3 — do___ 19.8 36.6 37.1 38.2 40.2 39.9 36.9 35.8 33.8 33.6 33.5 30.8 32.1 35.7 — do........ 32.2 32.1 32.1 32.1 32.1 33.3 33.8 34.6 34.0 33.8 34.2 33.6 33.2 Cts. P o u n d .. W 4 — do........ 2 0 .6 Round steak......... Rib roast_______ . . _do........ 18.4 ...d o ....... 16.1 Chuck roast.......... Quart. __ 7.0 Cts. 37 3 33.5 28.2 23.5 , 10 0 1 0 ,0 1 0 .0 1 1 .0 1 1 .0 1 1 .0 1 1 .0 1 1 .0 1 1 .0 1 1 .0 1 1 .0 1 1 .0 1 0 .8 11.3 11.3 11.3 1 1 .2 1 1 .2 1 1 .2 1 1 .2 1 1 .0 1 1 .1 1 1 .2 1 1 .0 1 1 .0 1 1 .2 M ilk, evaporated. C a n 1__ Butter__________ P o u n d .. 3 5 9 50,5 50 0 50.4 46.2 46.5 47.1 46.2 46.9 49.8 52.8 55.7 60.1 50.2 O le om a rg a rin e — do___ 29.2 29.2 28.4 27.5 27.2 27.1 27.3 27.5 27.5 27.5 27.5 27.2 27.8 (all butter sub stitutes). Cheese.................... Lard........................ V egetable lard substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh — do___ — do___ — do___ Eggs, storage____ Bread__________ Flour____ _____ _ Corn meal__.......... __ do____ Pound . . ...d o ........ — do___ 35.3 34.7 34.1 33.8 33.2 32.7 33.0 33.2 34.0 35.1 35.3 35.4 34.2 15.6 22.3 2 2 .1 21.9 2 1 . 6 21.3 2 2 .6 23.0 22.4 22.3 2 2 .0 2 0 .8 20.4 21.9 26.9 26.6 26.8 26.7 26.5 26.6 26.6 26.6 26.7 26.8 26.9 26.7 26.7 2 1 .8 Dozen__ 29.3 48.4 37.5 33.6 34.1 34.5 35.4 35.2 37.2 41.6 53.2 65.9 63.3 43.3 5.6 3.1 3,3 38.7 28.3 41.6 42.6 43.1 9.0 9.0 ~9~0 ” 9.0 " 9.0 'T O " 9 . 6 ' T o " 9 .0 9.0 9.0 9.0 " 9 .0 5.7 5.8 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.3 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.5 5.6 5.6 5.7 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.3 5.5 5.5 5.7 5.6 8.7 8 . 6 8 . 6 8 . 6 8.5 8.5 8 . 6 8 . 6 8.5 8.5 8.4 8.5 8 . 6 Rolled oats______ __ do____ 10.5 10.4 10.4 10.3 10.3 10.3 10.3 10.4 10.4 10.3 1 0 .2 1 0 .2 10.3 Corn flakes______ 8 -oz. pkg Wheat cereal____ 28-oz. pkg ------ 24.5 24.5 24.4 24.5 24.5 24.7 24.5 24.4 24.4 24.5 24.6 24.6 24.5 18.1 18.2 18.0 17.9 18.0 17.9 18.0 17.9 17.9 18.0 17.8 18.0 18.0 Macaroni_____ . Pound 11.9 11.7 11.7 8.7 8.5 8.3 4.8 4.8 5.9 5.0 5.1 6.4 11.9 11.9 11.9 11.9 8.3 8 . 2 8 . 2 8 . 2 4.5 3.8 3.0 3.5 7.5 7.0 5.7 5.0 Rice......................... Beans, navy........ . Potatoes................. Onions_________ — do___ 9.0 ...d o ........ — do........ "1. 4 __ do____ Cabbage................. Beans, baked........ Corn, canned........ Peas, canned......... — do....... ........ 5 1 6 . 1 7.9 7.5 6 . 0 6 . 0 5.8 4.7 3.6 3.1 3.4 4.0 5.3 No. 2 can 11.3 11.4 1 1 .1 1 1 .1 10.9 1 1 .0 1 1 .1 1 1 .1 1 1 .0 1 1 .0 11.3 1 1 .1 1 1 .1 — do___ 16.5 16.2 16.4 16.1 15.5 15.7 15.6 15.5 15.6 15.6 15.6 15.5 15.8 — do........ 17.1 16.8 16.9 16.6 16.2 16.4 16.6 16.4 16.4 16.3 16.2 16.3 16.5 Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. Tea.......................... Coffee..................... — do........ 14.0 14.1 13.6 13.3 13.0 13.1 13.3 13.3 13.3 13.4 13.4 13.4 13.4 P o u n d ._ " 5. 4 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.4 6 . 6 6 . 6 6.7 6.7 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.6 ...d o ........ 50.0 71.3 71.4 71.4 71.4 71.2 70.7 71.2 70.8 70.8 70.8 70.8 71.0 71.1 — do........ 27.5 47.0 47.0 47.0 47.0 47.0 47.0 47.3 46.9 47.1 46.9 46.8 46.8 47.0 Prunes.................... Raisins................... Bananas................. Oranges.................. — do........ 17.4 17.3 17.5 17.2 17.2 17.1 *17.1 17.0 16.9 16.9 16.4 16.5 17.0 — do........ :: ::: 14.8 14.8 14.7 14.8 14.8 14.7 14.8 14.9 14.8 14.7 14.8 14.6 14.8 ...d o ........ 9.8 9.8 9.8 9.8 9.8 9.9 9.6 9.3 9.4 9.8 9.6 9.9 9.7 Dozen 47.1 46.3 49.3 50.1 51.0 49.0 49.2 48.2 49.2 54.2 55.8 52.9 50.2 115-16 ounces. 44567°—27-----8 1 1 .8 8 .8 4.9 5.1 1 1 .8 8.3 5.0 8.3 1 1 .8 8.3 3.4 4.6 11.5 11.3 8.4 8.5 3.5 3.5 4.7 4.6 1 1 .8 8.4 4.2 5.8 110 R E T A IL P R IC E S, 1890 TO 1926 T able 1 3 .—AV ER A G E R E T A IL P R IC E S OF S P E C IF IE D FOOD A R TIC L ES IN E A C H MINNEAPOLIS, M INN. 1925 Article U nit Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 A v er age for Oct. N ov. Dec. year 15 15 1925 15 Sirloin steak____ Round steak___ Rib roast............. Chuck roast........ P o u n d .. . —do___ - d o ____ —do......... Cts. 29.7 26.1 23.5 18.2 Cts. 31.8 28.1 24.5 19.5 Cts. 33.5 29.5 25.1 19.9 Cts. 33.1 29.8 25.4 19.7 Cts. 34.7 31.0 25.9 20.1 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 32.8 31.8 31.5 30.5 30.2 29.7 28.8 28.4 27.4 26.7 25.2 24.9 24.7 24.1 23.8 19.3 19.0 18.6 18.7 18.3 Cts. 31.4 28.0 24.5 18.9 Plate beef................ Pork chops............. Bacon, sliced.......... Ham, sliced............ —do......... 9.8 9.9 10.1 ..d o ......... 27.3 27.9 36.7 —do____ 42.8 43.7 47.3 ...d o ......... 46.9 47.0 51.7 10.6 34.1 49.0 52.3 11.2 34.1 49.2 51.3 11.1 34.5 49.9 52.0 11.1 36.9 50.8 53.7 10.6 38.3 50.8 54.0 10.7 38.4 50.7 53.0 10.9 35.7 50. 52.3 11.1 33.7 50.0 51.3 10.8 32.5 49.3 50.3 10.7 34.2 48.7 51.3 Lamb....................... —do____ 35.9 35.6 35.7 36.1 35.8 36.4 36.9 35.6 Hens........................ —do....... . 32.8 32.9 34.1 34.8 33.7 32.3 32.3 32.6 Salmon, canned, —do____ 31.8 31.4 31.8 33.6 33.3 33.8 33.3 33.5 34.4 32.4 33.9 34.4 30. 35.2 34.0 30.3 36.3 34.6 35.5 32.3 32.6 36.7 33.7 Milk,* fresh............. Cts. 28.4 24.8 23.9 17.8 Cts. 29.2 25.1 23.1 17.6 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 11.3 M ilk, evaporated. C a n 1....... 11.0 11.2 11.2 11.2 11.2 11.3 11.5 11.9 Butter..................... P o u n d ... 45.9 44.3 51.6 48.5 47.0 47.8 47.9 47.9 O le o m a r g a r in e —do......... 28.0 27.9 27.9 27.9 27.8 28.0 27.7 27.6 (all butter sub stitutes). 11.8 51.0 27.8 12.0 55.6 28.4 12.1 55.7 28.8 12.0 11.5 54.9 49.8 28.5 28.0 Cheese................... . —do......... 32.8 33.9 33.9 22.0 21.6 22.4 Lard....................... . —do— . V e g eta b le lard ..d o . .. . 27.7 27.5 27.5 substitute. Eggs,strictly fresh Dozen___ 60.9 46.4 33.8 35.3 34.9 35.3 35.3 22.5 21.8 22.1 22.5 22.7 27.5 27.1 27.5 27.6 27.5 36.1 22.9 27.5 36.4 23.1 27.4 36.5 22.8 27.4 36.5 35.4 21.7 22.3 27.4 27.5 32.2 33.4 35.4 Quart— 40.4 48.5 52.9 53.1 42.9 Eggs, storage......... —do____ 50.8 Bread..................... . Pound. _. 9.0 10.0 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.1 5.7 5.9 5.8 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.8 5.7 Flour....................... —do____ Corn meal—........... —do......... 5.5 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.5 5.6 5.6 10.1 5.5 5.6 42.0 10.0 5.4 5.5 44.6 9.9 5.5 5.3 42.4 9.9 10.0 5.7 5.6 5.5 5.6 Rolled oats............. Corn flakes........ Wheat cereal.— Macaroni.......... —do......... 8.6 8.6 8.7 8.6 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.3 8-oz. pkg. 11.1 11.7 11.4 11.0 10.9 10.8 10.8 10.8 28-oz.pkg. 24.4 24.7 24.8 24.7 24.8 24.7 24.8 24.6 P o u n d ... 17.8 18.6 18.6 18.7 18.5 18.6 18.7 18.8 8.4 10.8 25.5 18.8 8.4 10.9 25.7 18.6 8.3 10.8 25.8 18.9 8.3 8.5 11.0 11.0 25.8 25.0 19.0 18.6 Rice........................ Beans, navy........... Potatoes............ Onions............... ...d o ____ —do____ ...d o ____ ...d o ____ 10.7 10.7 11.1 11.2 11.2 11.3 11.3 11.4 9.5 9.4 9.6 9.6 9.6 9.6 9.6 9.7 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.9 3.1 2.6 5.3 6.3 6.6 6.9 8.6 10.5 10.5 8.6 11.5 9.7 2.6 5.6 11.6 9.5 2.7 5.1 11.6 9.3 4.3 5.1 11.8 11.3 9.4 9.5 4.5 2.5 5.4 7.0 Cabbage................. Beans, baked......... Corn, canned....... Peas, canned......... ...d o — . 3.2 3.4 3.6 4.4 5.2 5.0 4.3 5.0 No. 2 can. 13.4 13.6 13.7 13.8 13.6 13.6 13.6 13.2 ...d o ......... 15.8 16.5 16.5 16.4 16.8 16.6 16.9 17.0 ...d o ......... 16.9 16.9 16.9 16.9 17.0 16.5 16.5 16.1 4.5 13.1 17.0 16.1 3.9 13.1 16.5 16.1 4.0 13.1 16.4 16.0 4.6 4.3 13.2 13.4 15.9 16.5 15.9 16.5 Tomatoes, canned. Sugar, granulated. T ea................... ...... Coffee...................... ...d o ....... 14.6 14.8 14.9 15.1 15.0 15.2 15.0 15.0 Pound. . . 8.5 8.1 7.8 7.6 7.3 7.4 7.2 6.9 ...d o ____ 63.0 62.5 62.3 62.0 62.7 62.3 62.0 62.1 ...d o ____ 53.4 54.7 54.7 53.9 53.4 53.4 53.0 54.2 15.0 7.0 62.1 54.2 14.5 6.8 62.1 54.2 14.6 6.4 62.1 54.1 14.8 14.9 6.5 7.3 61.8 62.3 54.2 54.0 Prunes................... Raisins.................. Bananas................ Oranges................. — d o .... ...d o .... .do.. D ozen.—. 17.2 14.2 10.8 59.9 17.2 14.3 10.9 62.2 17.0 14.2 10.5 71.4 16.7 14.5 11.0 50.1 115-16 ounces. 17.5 14.7 12.8 50.5 17.0 14.7 12.6 45.7 17.3 14.8 12.8 50.1' 17.5 14.5 12.6 52.1 17.3 14.6 12.2 54.6 17.5 14.6 1L4 58.7 19.4 17.5 14.4 11.3 59.2 17.4 14.1 10.6 58.2 17.3 14.5 11.6 56.1 111 DETAILED TABLES OP 51 C IT IES, 1913, 1925, A N D 1926, A N D E A C H M O N T H OF 1925 A N D 1926—Continued MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. Article U nit Sirloin steak........ Round steak....... Rib roast.............. Chuck roast........ P o u n d ._ ...d o ___ _.do.-_ „ d o ___ Plate beef__........ Pork chops.......... Bacon, sliced___ Ham, sliced------ ...d o ___ . . . do__ — do___ —do_. 1926 A v A v er er age age for Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. N ov. Dec. for year year 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1926 15 15 15 15 1913 Cis, 21.! 19.8 18.9 15.8 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cis. 30.9 27.8 24.7 19.4 31.2 28.1 25.1 18.8 30.8 28.0 24.1 18.6 31.7 28.4 24.6 19.6 33.6 30.4 25.3 20.3 33.4 30.6 15.4 20.4 33.6 30.5 25.9 20.3 33.7 31.0 26.2 21.3 32.8 30.7 26.4 20.8 30.7 29.0 25.6 20.8 30.8 27.7 24.8 20.0 31.1 27.9 24.4 20.4 32.0 29.2 25.2 20.1 11.2 11.6 11.1 11.7 12.4 12.8 12.5 12.6 12.6 12.4 12.3 12.4 12.1 18.5 33.2 33.1 34.7 35.8 38.5 40.0 38.5 36.6 39.4 39.4 34.3 32.4 35.5 26.4 48.4 48.8 49.2 49.4 49.9 54.1 54.3 53.2 52.8 52.5 50.2 48.8 51.0 60.7 60.4 57.5 52.9 52.5 55.1 29.4 50.4 50.7 51.8 52.4 53.4 58.1 15.4 36.0 34.9 34.8 35.0 36.3 37.4 36.4 Lamb, leg of........ ...d o .. Hens....................... ...d o ___ 18.6 35.9 35.3 35.6 36.2 36.2 33.8 33.1 Salmon, canned^ ...d o -_ . 39.2 39.0 39.2 39.3 39.5 39.3 38.9 M ilk, fresh III II” Quart... 7.4 11.7 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 35.9 35.1 35.2 34.1 34.4 35.5 32.1 30.8 31.1 30.7 32.9 33.6 39.2 39.6 39.7 38.6 39.0 39.2 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 Milk, evaporated. Can 1__. 12.1 12.1 12.1 11.7 11.8 11.6 11.6 11.5 11.6 11.5 11.7 11.4 11.7 B utter.................. . Pound.. 35.6 50.0 49.1 49.8 46.3 45.7 46.2 46.3 46.8 49.7 52.4 54.8 60.0 49.8 O leo m a rg a rin e ...d o ___ 29.0 29.2 29.3 28.8 28.2 28.7 28.2 28.3 28.4 28.1 27.7 25.8 28.3 (all butter sub stitutes). 20.6 35.4 34.9 35.3 34.4 33.5 32.5 32.9 32.8 33.8 35.1 35.2 35.4 34.3 15.4 20.9 20.9 20.5 20.3 19.9 21.4 21.8 21.3 20.8 20.5 19.8 18.9 20.6 27.4 27.4 27.4 27.4 27.2 27.4 27.3 27.3 27.3 27.2 27.4 27.4 27.3 C h eese................. Lard_..................... V e g e ta b le lard substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh — d o .._ _—d o .._ ___do__ Eggs, storage------Bread................ Flour................. Corn meal.............. __.do___ Pound . . — do___ — do___ Rolled oats___ Corn flakes___ Wheat cereal.. Macaroni.......... . ..d o ___ 8-oz. pkg 28-oz.pkg P o u n d .. Rice................. Beans, n a v y .. Potatoes_____ Onions........... — do----— do. — do___ — d o.. Cabbage................. Beans, baked........ Com, canned........ Peas, canned. _ — do___ No. 2 can . . . do._ — do._ Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. T ea__................. Coffee................. ...d o ___ 14.5 14.5 14.2 14.3 14.2 13.9 13.4 13.5 13. 13.5 13.5 13.7 13.9 Pound. . 5.5 6.8 6.9 6.8 6.8 6.8 7.0 7.3 7.2 7.3 7.2 7.2 7.3 7.1 ...do___ 45.0 61.8 61.8 62.4 63.2 62.8 60.6 60.5 60.6 60.0 60.6 61.1 60.6 61.3 — do.__ 30.8 54.3 54.3 54.3 54.4 54.0 53.8 53.8 53.9 53.9 53.9 53.7 53.9 54.0 Prunes.............. Raisins.............. Bananas........... Oranges............ — do___ ...d o ___ ...d o ----Dozen Dozen.. 115-16 ounces. 28.3 46.1 37.5 34.2 34.3 35.0 35.4 35.4 35.8 38.3 24.0 5.6 9.9 9.9 2.9 5.8 5.8 2.4 5.4 5.5 9.9 5.7 5.5 9.9 5.7 5.6 9.9 5.7 5.6 9.8 5.7 5.6 9.8 5.8 5.6 9.3 5.7 5.3 47.1 53.3 54.8 41.0 5.5 5.3 41.0 42.2 3 9 .6 . 8.9 8.9 8.9 9.5 5.5 5.4 5.4 5.6 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.4 8.4 8.7 8.5 8.5 8.4 8.4 8.4 8.2 8.4 8.4 8.4 8.2 8.4 10.9 10.8 10.7 10.7 10.6 10.7 10.7 10.7 10.7 10.7 10.8 10.8 10.7 25.8 25.8 25.7 25.9 25.7 25.4 25.3 25.3 25.3 25.6 25.3 25.3 25.5 19.4 19.3 19.3 19.3 19.3 19.4 19.3 19.3 19.3 18.9 18.9 18.9 19.2 8.9 11.9 11.9 11.9 11.9 11.9 12.0 12.1 11.8 11.9 11.7 11.5 11.0 11.8 9.3 9.3 9.3 9.2 9.1 9.1 9.1 9.1 9.0 9.0 9.1 9.5 9.2 5.1 5.0 5.0 5.8 4.9 4.6 3.3 2.2 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.2 4.1 5.4 5.7 5.5 6.1 7.9 8.5 7.3 6.1 5.0 4.6 4.8 5.0 6.0 1.2 4.9 5.7 7.2 6.9 5.4 7.1 5.1 3.8 3.6 3.2 3.2 3.7 5.0 13.4 13.2 13.2 13.1 12.9 12.1 12.1 12.3 12.3 12.3 12.4 12.4 12.6 16.0 15.9 15.7 15.3 14.8 15.5 15.4 15.4 15.4 14.6 14.1 14.3 15.2 16.2 16.1 15.7 15.7 15. 15.3 15.1 15.4 15.3 14.8 14.3 14.7 15.4 17.2 15.3 11.3 49.8 16.7 15.2 11.5 49.5 17.3 15.4 11.7 49.4 17.3 15.4 11.0 51.4 17.2 15.3 10.7 50.9 17.1 15.1 11.5 45.9 16.9 15.1 10.9 47.9 17.3 15.1 10.7 48.8 16.9 17.0 16.9 15.1 14.9 14.3 11.1 11.3 11.9 49.2 56.2 58.5 16.8 14.4 11.8 57.6 17.1 15.1 11.3 50.4 112 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 T a b l e 1 3 .—A V ER A G E R E T A IL PR IC ES OF S P E C IF IE D FOOD A R TIC L ES IN EA CH MOBILE, ALA. 1925 A v er age for Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. N ov. Dec. year 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1925 Article Unit Sirloin steak........... Round steak.......... Rib roast................. Chuck roast........... P o u n d ... ...d o ......... . ..d o ......... . ..d o ......... Cts. 31.7 30.4 25.4 20.0 Cts. 31.5 30.0 25.6 20.0 Cts. 31.9 30.4 26.5 20.0 Cts. 34.2 32.5 27.5 20.7 Cts. 34.2 32.9 27.7 21.7 Cts. 34.2 32.9 28.1 22.1 Cts. 33.3 32.5 27.1 20.6 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 32.9 32.9 32.5 32.9 32.9 32.1 32.1 31.3 31.7 31.7 26.7 26.3 26.3 26.4 27.7 20.8 20.8 20.8 20.4 20.8 Cts. 32.9 31.7 26.8 20.7 Plate beef................ Pork chops............. Bacon, sliced.......... Ham, sliced............ . ..d o ......... . ..d o ......... ...d o ......... . ..d o ......... 15.7 34.6 38.8 44.3 15.5 34.6 39.3 44.2 15.7 38.1 42.7 45.7 16.7 38.3 44.5 47.9 17.1 37.9 42.7 49.6 17.1 37.5 45.9 50.4 16.3 37.8 45.6 50.7 16.0 37.5 46.1 50.8 16.1 37.5 45.2 51.2 16.1 39.2 44.9 50.7 16.0 40.4 44.8 50.7 16.1 37.9 45.6 50.4 16.2 37.6 43.8 48.9 Lamb....................... Hens........................ Salmon, canned, red. M ilk, fresh.............. — do......... 37.5 37.5 40.6 40.6 40.0 38.1 38.8 39.4 . ..d o ......... 34.4 34.4 35.0 35.0 34.6 36.4 35.0 35.0 ...d o ......... 29.5 29.5 29.6 29.7 29.7 29.7 29.8 30.5 38.1 35.4 33.7 38.8 36.4 35.3 39.4 36.4 36.9 40.6 39.1 36.1 35.3 38.2 31.8 Quart___ 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 17.8 17.8 17.8; 17.8 17.8 17.8 17.8 17.8 18.5 M ilk, evaporated. C a n 1___ 11.5 11.6 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.7 11.8! 11.9 Butter__________ P o u n d ... 54 9 5? 9 66.0 57.1 55.6 55.6 56.4 56.2 O le o m a r g a r in e ...d o ......... 31.2 30.5 30.4 30.7 30.6 31.0 30.8 30.7 (all butter sub stitutes). 11.8 66.2 30.9 12.1 60.3 30.5 12.1 60.6 30.8 11.7 11.7 59.7 56.8 30.5 30.7 Cheese..................... ...d o ......... Lard......................... ...d o ____ Vegetable lard sub ...d o ......... stitute. Eggs, strictly fresh. D o z e n ... 35.9 36.0 36.0 36.0 35.6 36.0 35.9 35.8 23.2 23.2 23.2 23.2 23.1 22.8 23.7 23.8 21.5 21.8 21.7 21.7 21.1 21.0 21.4 21.6 36.2 24.0 21.5 35.7 23.8 21.5 37.2 23.2 21.1 37.3 36.1 22.1 23.3 21.3 21.4 55.0 46.7 32.0 36.3 34.8 38.6 42.6 45.6 47.1 50.0 59.2 63.6 46.0 Eggs, storage.......... Bread........ .............. Flour....................... Corn m eal. ............ . .. d o . ........ 48.2 43.0 P o u n d ... 9.7 9.8 *9.5 "9. 6 "~9.7 " 9 . 5 " 9 . 5 "9.5 ”"9 ."5 6.7 — do......... 6.6 7.1 7.2 7.0 6.8 6.8 6.9 6.8 — do......... 4.8 4.7 4.7 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.4 43.3 9.6 6.7 4.2 47.9 9.6 6.6 4.0 47.0 9.6 6.6 4.2 Rolled oats............. Corn flakes______ Wheat cereal_____ Macaroni________ — do____ 8.8 8.7 8.7 8.8 8.9 8.8 8.8 8.8 8-oz. pkg. 11.0 11.1 11.1 11.2 11.2 11.2 11.3 11.2 28-oz.pkg- 24.3 24.2 24.2 24.6 24.1 24.2 24.3 24.3 Pound__ 20.1 19.9 19.8 20.1 19.9 19.8 20.6 20.8 8.9 11.3 24.3 20.8 8.9 11.3 24.3 20.6 8.8 11.3 24.8 20.8 8.6 8.8 11.3 11.2 24.8 24.4 20.6 20.3 R ice.......................... Beans, n a v y........... Potatoes.................. Onions..................... . ..d o ......... 9.8 10.0 10.1 9.9 10.1 10.1 10.2 10.6 — do......... 10.4 10.4 10.4 10.3 10.2 10.3 10.2 10.4 ...d o ......... 3.3 3.1 3.1 3.0 2.9 4.0 5.6 5.5 — do......... 5.5 6.1 6.1 6.4 6.9 8.1 8.5 7.8 10.6 10.2 4.6 6.2 10.4 10.0 4.3 5.7 10.6 9.5 6.5 5.5 11.1 10.3 9.5 10.2 6.2 4.3 5.5 6.5 Cabbage.................. Beans, baked____ Corn, canned......... Peas, canned.......... — do......... 4.7 4.8 4.4 3.9 3.6 3.7 6.7 6.0 N o. 2 can. 12.0 11.5 11.6 11.6 11.6 11.6 11.4 11.1 — do......... 17.3 17.3 17.6 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.8 18.4 . ..d o ......... 16.7 17.4 17.4 17.4 17.3 16.9 17.1 17.1 5.0 11.1 18.4 17.1 4.8 11.1 18.2 16.7 4.8 11.0 17.6 16.2 5.3 4.8 11.0 11.4 16.9 17.7 16.5 17.0 Tomatoes, canned. Sugar, granulated. T ea........................... Coffee....................... — do......... 12.8 12.7 12.6 12.7 12.7 12.7 12.8 12.9 P o u n d ... 8.6 7.9 7.9 7.7 7.4 7.2 7.2 7.1 . ..d o ......... 80.8 79.2 80.8 80.8 80.8 79.3 82.5 82.5 — do......... 50.4 51.5 52.4 52.0 49.8 51.0 50.7 50.2 12.3 6.9 79.7 51.2 12.0 6.6 79.7 51.6 11.6 6.6 79.7 51.3 11.8 12.5 6.8 7.3 80.2 80.5 50.0 51.0 Prunes..................... Raisins..................... Bananas_________ Oranges_________ ...d o ......... ...d o ......... D ozen__ ...d o ......... 18.8 14.8 22.1 46.3 17.6 14.3 22.1 50.0 17.6 14.7 21.4 55.0 17.0 14.7 24.3 38.9 116-16 ounces. 17.3 15.2 22.9 31.7 16.0 15.4 20.7 34.2 16.2 15.3 23.6 38.2 16.2 15.3 24.3 41.7 16.6 15.4 26.4 46.4 17.3 15.3 25.7 55.0 17.8 14.9 26.4 52.5 18.3 14.9 22.9 50.7 9.6 6.8 4.5 17.2 15.0 23.6 45.1 113 DETAILED TABLES OF 51 CITIES, 1913, 1925, AND 1926, AND EACH MONTH OF 1925 AND 1926—Continued MOBILE, ALA. Article U nit 1926 A v A v er er age age for for N ov. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay July Aug. June Jan. Sept. Oct. Dec. year year 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1926 15 1913 Cts. 33 3 32.1 27.3 21.7 Cts. 34 ? 33.3 27.5 23.3 Cts. 35.0 34.2 28.3 23.3 Cts. 35.0 34.5 29.1 23.6 Cts. 34.6 34.2 28.8 24.2 Cts. 35.0 34.2 29.2 23.8 Cts. 34.5 33.6 28.2 22.5 Cts. 34.1 33.6 28.2 22.1 Cts. 35.0 34.0 28.0 22.0 Cts. 34.1 33.6 28.6 22.5 Cts. 34.5 33.6 28.6 23.2 Cts. 34 5 33.6 28.2 22.3 Cts. 34.5 33.7 28.3 22.9 17.2 38.3 48.4 50.0 17.7 37.5 48.8 49.6 18.3 40.0 47.0 50.0 18.6 40.5 47.2 51.2 18.1 40.8 46.9 51.2 18.2 42.5 50.4 54.2 17.3 41.4 51.9 57.9 16.6 41.4 51.5 57.1 17.0 40.5 51.3 55.5 17.1 41.4 51.9 56.5 17.5 41.4 51.5 54.2 17.3 39.1 51.2 54.3 17.6 40.4 49.8 53.5 Sirloin steak_____ Bound steak......... Rib roast.......... ..... Chuck roast.......... P o u n d .. ...d o ____ ...d o ____ : : ::: ...d o ____ Plate beef_______ Pork chops............ Bacon, sliced........ Ham, sliced........... ...d o ____ ...d o ____ ...d o ........ ...d o ____ Lamb, leg of.......... H ens....................... Salmon, canned, red. M ilk, fresh............ __.do........ 41.3 41.3 41.9 41.4 42.1 41.4 40.0 38.3 40.0 41.7 40.0 40.7 40.8 ...d o ........ :: ::: 37.6 38.3 37.5 39.6 39.0 39.0 38.2 37.5 37.2 37.7 36.8 36.8 37.9 ...d o ____ 39.0 38.8 38.4 40.7 41.0 41.0 41.0 41.1 40.6 39.3 34.5 34.0 39.1 — 17.8 18.5 18.5 18.5 18.5 18.5 17.8 17.8 17.8 17.8 17.8 17.8 18.1 Q uart... M ilk, evaporated. C a n 1__ ........ 11.7 11.7 11.7 11.7 11.7 11.7 11.7 11.7 11.7 11.7 11.8 11.8 11.7 58 8 58.8 57.4 55.6 53.2 53.9; 54.4 53.8 53.3 56.3 56.8 60.2 56.0 Butter__________ Pound __ O le om a rg a rin e ...d o ........ — 31.3 31.0 31.6 31.1 31.6 31.5 31.6 30.8 30.6 30.8 30.8 30.9 31.1 (all butter sub stitutes). Cheese.................... Lard___________ V e g e t a b le la r d substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh ...d o ........ 38.0 36.7 36.1 36.7 35.3 34.6 35.1 35.4 35.7 36.9 37.9 37.5 36.3 ...d o ____ :: : : : 22.3 22.0 22.2 21.6 21.5 22.3 22.6 22.3 21.8 21.3 20.8 20.3 21.8 21.5 21.5 21.6 22.2 21.7 22.1 22.6 22.0 21.8 21.2 20.6 20.6 21.6 —.do____ Eggs, storage........ Bread__________ Flour............. ......... Com meal.............. 49.3 48.1 48.2 ...d o ........ ........ 44.1 32.5 Pound 9.6 9.6 ' T 8 ” 9.6 " 9 .6 ” 9.’ 7 “ O "~9.6 " 9 . 6 9.6 9.7 9.8 "9.7 ...d o ........ ........ 6.8 6.8 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.6 6.6 6.5 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.6 ...d o ____ 4.1 4.0 4.0 3.8 3.9 3.8 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 4.0 3.9 Rolled oats______ Corn flakes............ Wheat cereal____ Macaroni_______ ...d o ___ 8.8 8.8 8.8 8.7 8.6 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.6 8.6 8.7 8-oz. pkg ........ 11.2 11.2 11.3 11.2 11.3 11.3 11.3 11.3 11.3 11.1 11.1 11.1 11.2 28-oz.pkg 24.8 25.3 25.2 24.9 25.5 25.8 25.5 25.5 25.1 25.0 25.0 25.4 25.3 P o u n d .. 20.6 20.6 20.6 20.9 21.1 21.4 21.1 20.9 20.9 20.6 20.6 20.9 20.9 Rice......................... Beans, navy.......... Potatoes................. Onions_________ ...d o ____ ...d o ___ ...d o ____ ...d o ........ Cabbage............... . Beans, baked........ Corn, canned........ Peas, canned____ ...d o ____ 5.7 5.9 5.3 5.1 3.9 4.0 5.3 4.7 4.8 4 6 4.6 4.9 4.9 No. 2 can :: ::: 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 10.9 10.7 10.7 10.8 10.9 10.9 10.6 10.9 10.9 ...d o ........ 16.8 17.0 16.9 16.8 IT. 5 17.7 17.3 17.5 17.5 17.3 17.3 17.5 17.3 ...d o ........ 16.3 16.7 16.7 16.2 16.2 16.1 16.4 16.9 16.2 16.2 16.0 16.6 16.4 Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. T e a .. ..................... Coffee ________ —.do........ — 11.4 11.2 11.2 11.2 10.9 11.0 11.1 10.3 10.8 10.8 10.6 10.8 10.9 Pound 6.7 6.8 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.9 7.1 7.1 7.0 7.2 7.2 7.4 7.0 ...d o ____ ........ 80.0 80.0 80.0 83.0 81.5 81.5 80.5 80.3 79.8 79.8 80.5 80.7 80.6 49.4 50.9 51.1 50.6 50.3 49.5 50.3 50.3 50.3 50.1 50.3 50.1 50.3 ...d o ___ Prunes........ ........... Raisins................... Bananas......... ....... Oranges _____ ...d o ........ ...d o ........ D o zen ... ...d o ........ 50.6 39.7 34.6 37.5 35.3 36.7 40.7 44.9 52.6 60.0 61.3 6 46 46.5 Dozen 115-16 ounces. 11.2 11.1 11.3 11.6 11.2 11.3 11.6 11.5 11.3 11.3 10.7 10.4 11.2 10.1 9.5 9.5 9.3 8.9 8.7 8.8 8.9 8.9 9.0 &8 8.9 9.1 6.4 6.3 6.2 7.2 7.2 4.9 5.1 5.0 4.9 4 9 5.1 5.0 5.7 5.5 5.8 5.6 5.5 7.6 6.3 5.5 5.7 5.3 5.0 5.1 5.1 5.7 __ 16.9 14.5 24.0 40.9 16.5 14.8 24.0 41.5 17.1 14.7 24.4 44.3 16.4 14.6 25.2 51.0 17.3 14.5 25.2 54.7 17.2 14.6 23.9 50.5 17.8 14.6 23.0 49.1 18.1 14.3 21.5 45.9 18.4 14.6 21.4 45.5 18.2 15.1 21.7 48.4 16.7 14.7 22.5 38.0 15.4 14 4 23.0 38.7 17.2 14.6 23.3 45.7 114 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 T able 1 3 .—A V ER A G E R E T A IL PR IC E S OF S P E C IF IE D FO O D A R TIC LES IN EA C H NEW ARK, N . J. 1925 A v er age Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. N ov. Dec. for year 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1925 Article U nit Sirloin steak_____ Round steak------Rib r o a s t .............. Chuck roast-......... P ou nd-. . -_.do____ - ..d o ------. ..d o ------- Cts. 44.6 42.4 35.3 23.6 Cts. 42.8 40.8 34.6 22.6 Cts. 45.9 42.9 35.4 24.4 Cts. 46.7 43.3 36.1 24.4 Cts. 46.3 44. lj 35.9 24.4 Cts. 45.8 43.2 3i. 8 24.0 Cts. 49.8 46.2 36.3 25.9 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 48.8 48.6 47.2 45.8 45.7 45.5 45.1 44.8 42.1 42.7 36.7 36.8 36.8 35.9 35.6 25.8 25.8 25.7 25.0 25.2 Plate beef................ Pork chops— ........ Bacon, sliced.......... Ham, slicedi.......... . .. d o ____ — do____ ... d o ------. .. d o ------- 12.2 32.1 39.1 49.2 12.6 29.8 38.3 48.2 13.1 37.1 43.5 52.1 13.4 37.2 45.1 53.6 13.0 36.6 43.5 52.3 12.4 36.1 43.3 50.5 13.5 39.5 45.6 57.1 13.0 41.5 47.2 55.2 13.2 41.5 45.6 55.3 13.8 39.5 45.1 54.7 13.8 37.2 45.2 53.2 13.9 35.8 44.5 53.8 Lamb....................... Hens................. ....... Salmon, canned, red M ilk, fresh______ . ..d o ____ 39.8 39.4 39.5 38.7 39.6 37.9 39.6 38.5 — do____ 36.8 36.9 38.1 39.8 40.1 37.6 38.8 37.7 . ..d o ------- 26.7 26.3 26.5 27.0 27.7 27.7 27.9 28.5 39.0 38.0 30.8 38.5 37.6 34.3 38.2 37.7 35.1 38.7 39.0 38.0 38.1 35.3 29.5 Cts. 46.5 43.6 35.9 24.7 13.2 37.0 43.8 52.9 Quart___ 16.0 16.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 14.0 14.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 M ilk, evaporated . Can i ___ 10.7 10.6 10.6 10.6 10.5 10.8 11.0 11.1 B utter.......... ........... Pound. - . 53.3 50.7 58.1 56.2 54.1 53.8 53.0 54.3 O le o m a r g a r in e — do------- 31.6 30.9 30.3 30.4 30.4 30.5 30.8 30.9 (all butter sub stitutes). 11.0 56.9 31.2 11.2 60.8 31.3 11.2 61.1 31.3 11.2 10.9 61.3 56.1 30.9 30.9 38.1 37.9 38.6 38.6 38.3 38.8 39.2 39.5 22.8 21.9 23.1 23.4 22.5 23.0 23.5 24.0 25.3 25.0 25.1 25.8 26.0 26.1 26.2 26.3 39.5 24.2 26.3 39.7 24.4 26.3 39.8 23.4 26.3 39.8 39.0 22.8 23.3 26.3 25.9 78.8 67.2 49.7 48.5 47.8 51.3 56.4 59.8 64.7 74.8 81.6 77.4 63.2 47.6 9.2 5.9 6.6 47.5 9.3 "~9.’ I 5.9 6.0 6.4 6.6 Cheese..................... —.d o ......... Lard......................... —_do____ Vegetable lard sub —.d o ......... stitute. Eggs, strictly fresh- Dozen__ Eggs, storage.......... Bread___________ Flour....................... Corn m e a l--.......... __do____ 54.5 53.0 Pound__ 9.1 9.1 . .. d o ____ 5.7 6.4 . ..d o ____ 6.5 6.7 9.1 6.1 6.3 9.1 6.0 6.6 46.8 9.1 5.8 6.5 Rolled oats............. Corn flakes............ Wheat cereal.......... Macaroni________ . ..d o ____ 8.3 8.4 8.4 8.4 8.3 8.3 8.4 8.3 8-oz.pkg._ 9.6 9.7 9.7 10.1 10.1 9.9 10.0 10.0 28-oz. pkg. 23.4 23.5 23.5 23.5 23.4 23.5 23.6 23.6 Pound__ 21.0 20.8 21.1 21.1 21.1 21.1 21.1 21.1 8.4 10.1 23.6 21.1 8.4 10.1 24.0 21.1 8.3 10.1 24.0 21.1 8.5 8.4 10.1 10.0 24.0 23.6 21.1 21.1 R ic e ....................... Beans, n a v y -......... Potatoes.................. Onions..................... — do____ 10.4 10.4 10.3 10.3 10.4 10.4 10.3 10.3 — do......... 10.3 10.5 10.6 10.6 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 —.d o ____ 2.5 2.7 2.6 2.4 3.0 4.1 4.6 4.6 . ..d o ____ 5.8 6.4 6.2 7.7 9.5 10.8 10.1 8.3 10.1 10.5 3.9 6.5 10.8 10.1 4.1 5.4 10.7 10.0 5.4 5.4 10.9 10.4 10.3 10.4 5.5 3.8 5.7 7.3 Cabbage.................. Beans, baked------Corn, canned......... Peas, canned_____ . ..d o ------- 4.6 5.0 5.9 6.3 6.5 6.5 6.3 6.0 No. 2 can. 11.4 11.4 11.4 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.5 11.5 ...d o ____ 18.1 17.7 17.7 17.9 18.0 18.2 18.2 18.4 . ..d o ____ 18.4 18.8 18.6 18.6 18.2 17.9 18.2 18.2 5.4 11.5 18.2 17.9 4.5 11.5 16.8 17.8 4.8 11.5 17.2 17.2 5.0 5.6 11.5 11.5 17.3 17.8 17.2 18.1 Tomatoes, canned. Sugar, granulated. T ea................... . Coffee...................... . ..d o ____ 12.2 12.1 12.1 12.1 12.2 12.1 12.2 12.2 P o u n d ... 7.7 7.2 7.0 6.9 6.9 6.7 6.6 6.6 — do____ 60.4 61.4 61.1 61.7 61.5 62.2 62.1 62.1 — do......... 49.2 50.0 50.3 50.3 48.7 49.6 49.4 49.4 12.0 6.6 62.1 49.8 11.6 6.3 62.2 49.2 11.4 6.0 61.8 49.4 11.2 12.0 6.1 6.7 62.4 61.8 49.5 49.6 Prim es..................... Raisins..................... Bananas_________ Oranges................... . ..d o ......... ... d o ......... Dozen__ —.d o ____ 16.1 13.5 37.8 67.9 16.2 13.6 38.4 70.3 16.0 13.7 37.2 77.0 15.8 13.8 37.2 56.6 15.4 14.2 38.2 47.1 115-16 ounces. 15.7 13.6 37.5 42.2 9.1 6.4 6.7 16.1 13.9 37.5 51.9 9.1 6.1 6.7 16.0 13.5 38.0 58.0 9.1 5.9 6.6 16.0 13.8 38.3 61.2 9.1 6.0 6.6 16.0 13.8 38.3 67.8 9.1 6.1 6.6 16.0 13.6 38.3 64.2 16.1 13.6 37.8 67.2 4 Average for 1913=38.1 cents. 16.0 13.7 37.9 61.0 115 DETAILED TABLES OF 51 CITIES, 1913, 1925, AND 1926, AND EACH MONTH OF 1925 AND 1926—Continued NEWARK, N. J. 1926 A v Av er er age age for Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay for Nov. June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Dec. year year 15 15 15 1926 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1913 Article U nit Sirloin steak.......... Round steak......... Rib roast................ Chuck roast.......... Pound. . . ..d o ....... . ..d o ___ ...d o ........ Cts. 43 ?, 40.7 35.5 24.5 Cts. 44.2 42.2 34.9 24.3 Cts. 44.1 41.8 35.5 23.6 Cts. 44.9 41.7 35.3 23.5 Cts. 46.5 43.8 35.5 24.4 Cts. 46.6 43.6 35.5 24.5 Cts. 46.4 43.7 35.2 23.9 Cts. 46.5 43.2 35.8 25.0 Cts. 46.2 43.3 35.6 24.5 Cts. 44.5 42.5 35.2 24.9 Cts. 44.5 42.7 35.4 24.8 Cts. 45.2 42.7 35.5 24.4 Plate beef............... Pork chops............ Bacon, sliced ____ Ham, sliced........... — do___ 12.3 14.0 13.4 — do___ 22.4 36.1 35.5 — do....... 24.4 44.6 43.9 — do....... 420.4 57. G 53.4 13.7 36.1 44.9 55.7 13.7 37.8 45.1 53.8 13.1 39.5 46.1 54.8 13.5 42.4 48.3 57.3 12.8 41.8 49.4 59.6 12.5 41.2 49.0 57.5 13.3 44.5 49.2 58.1 13.1 42.2 48.9 56.9 12.8 38.5 47.8 56.9 13.0 37.2 48.4 56.2 13.2 39.4 47.1 56.5 Lamb, leg of_____ H ens....................... Salmon, canned, red. M ilk, frftsh — do....... 20.7 39.4 38.1 37.1 36.8 40.2 44.5 40.6 38.4 39.7 38.7 38.1 37.3 39.1 ...d o ___ 23.1 39.6 39.1 38.6 41.7 41.9 41.9 40.6 37.4 38.6 38.1 38.0 38.3 39.5 35.7 36.3 36.9 37.1 37.0 37.1 37.1 36.9 36.7 34.7 33.3 32.4 35.9 — do........ Quart. Cts. 27,1 26.7 20.8 17.7 Cts. 44 8 42.7 36.0 24.8 9 0 15 0 15 0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 11.3 11.2 11.2 11.3 11.3 11.1 11.2 11.2 11.2 11.2 11.1 11.2 11.2 Milk, evaporated . Can i - - Butter.................... P ou nd-. "40"? 55 8 54 6 53.6 49.5 50.8 51.0 51.2 51.4 53.5 56.2 58.0 63.6 54.1 31.1 30 4 30.4 30.9 30.6 30.5 30.6 30.5 30.5 30.3 30.4 30.5 30.6 O le o m a r g a r in e — do........ (all butter sub stitutes). Cheese.................... L a r d ..................... V e g eta b le lard substitute. Eggs,strictlyfresh. — do........ 24.5 39.5 40.0 39.6 39.8 40.2 40.2 39.8 39.8 39.8 39.5 39.4 39.8 39.8 . ..d o ........ 16.1 22.6 22.8 22.7 22.2 21.3 22.3 22.5 22.6 22.4 22.1 21.9 20.8 22.2 26.3 26.4 26.1 26.3 26.1 25.8 25.8 25.7 25.7 25.7 25.9 25.8 26.0 — do........ Eggs, storage........ Bread..................... Flour...................... Corn meal.............. — do___ 43.6 35.7 47.3 48.0 48.1 P ound. . ~ 5 .6 9.3 9.3 "'9.1 " 9 .1 ■"9.1 ‘ l . l " 9 .3 ""9.1 "5.3 9.3 9.5 9.6 "9.4 . .. d o ........ 3.6 6.0 6.1 6.0 6.1 6.1 6.2 6.2 6.2 5.8 5.8 5.6 5.5 6.0 3.6 6.8 6.7 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.7 6.6 — do___ Dozen_r_ 44.5 63.2 54.4 49.0 46.8 48.3 49.3 50.8 54.0 61.8 70.8 76.7 73.8 58.2 Rolled oats__ _ _ . .. d o ........ Corn fla k e s .__ _ 8-oz.pkg. Wheat cereal......... 28-oz.pkg. Macaroni_______ P o u n d ._ 8.4 8.3 8.3 8.5 8.4 8.4 8.5 8.4 8.5 8.4 8.4 8.5 8.4 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.0 9.9 9.9 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 24.1 24.2 24.3 24.3 24.3 24.3 24.1 24.3 24.3 24.3 24.3 24.3 24.3 21.1 21.1 21.1 21.1 21.1 21.1 21.1 21.1 21.1 21.0 21.0 21.0 21.1 Rice......................... Beans, n avy......... Potatoes................. Onions__________ — do___ 9.0 11.2 11.2 11.2 11.5 11.3 11.3 11.3 11.3 11.3 11.1 10.9 10.9 11.2 . ..d o ___ 10.0 9.8 9.5 9.7 9.8 9.7 9.8 9.6 9.4 9.6 9.8 9.5 9.7 — do....... _'2."5 6.3 6.0 5.8 7.4 7.4 5.6 3.8 3.3 3.5 4.2 4.6 4.4 5.2 __do____ 6.2 6.2 6.4 6.9 9.5 7.9 7.0 6.6 5.9 4.9 4.7 5.0 6.4 Cabbage................. Beans, baked____ Corn, canned........ Peas, canned------ . ..d o ___ ........ 5.4 6.1 8.0 9.6 7.7 6.6 5.3 4.3 4.1 4.4 4.0 4.1 5.8 N o.2can. 11.6 11.3 11.2 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.7 10.6 10.7 10.7 10.5 10.6 10.9 — do....... 17.5 16.8 16.7 16.7 16.4 16.6 16.4 16.6 16.6 16.6 16.6 16.4 16.7 17.2 16.6 16.4 17.2 17.2 17.2 17.4 17.4 17.8 17.3 i7 .1 17.0 17.2 . .. d o ___ Tomatoes, canned. Sugar, granulated. Tea.......................... Coffee..................... 11.2 11.2 11.0 10.9 10.9 11.2 10.9 10.9 10.9 11.3 11.3 11.3 11.1 „ . d o ....... Pound. . "~5.3 6.0 6.1 6.1 6.0 6.2 6.2 6.3 6.3 6.4 6.7 6.8 6.6 6.3 — do....... 53.8 64.2 63.7 63.5 63.5 63.5 63.8 63.5 63.5 63.5 63.5 63.2 62.9 63.5 — do........ 29.3 49.7 50.2 50.2 50.2 49.9 50.3 50.3 50.2 49.8 49.8 50.2 49.1 50.0 Prunes.................... Raisins_________ Bananas________ Oranges_________ — do........ ........ 16.3 15.7 15.7 . ..d o ....... 14.0 14.0 14.0 Dozen 36.9 37.5 37.5 __ do........ 51.1 48.8 49.6 115-16 ounces* 15.6 14.0 37.5 57.5 15.8 14.1 37.5 56.3 15.7 14.0 37.5 55.2 15.8 14.3 36.9 53.2 15.8 14.6 38.1 54.5 Whole. 15.5 14.6 38.1 54.4 15.2 14.9 38.1 63.5 15.0 14.7 37.5 62.5 14.8 14.8 38.1 50.7 15.6 14.3 37.6 51.8 116 BETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 T a b l e 1 3 .—A V ER A G E R E T A IL PR IC ES OF S P E C IF IE D FOOD A R TIC L ES IN E A C H NEW HAVEN, CONN. 1925 Article U nit Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 A v er age for N ov. Dec. year 15 15 1925 Sirloin steak.......... Pound. . Round steak........ . ..-d o ____ Rib ro a st............. . — do......... Chuck roast........... ...d o ......... Cts. 51.9 42.6 34.6 25.3 Cts. 51.3 42.0 34.2 25.6 Cts. 50.5 42.0 34.4 25.4 Cts. 52.1 43.0 35.1 25.9 Cts. 51.6 42.7 34.9 25.8 Cts. 52. ( 43.1 35.4 26.2 Cts. 54.5 45.4 36.6 27.4 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 56.1 55.4 55.1 54.6 55.0 45.6 44.7 44.6 44.5 44.2 36.9 36.4 36.1 35.9 36.0 27.7 27.5 27.6 26.7 26.9 Plate beef............... Pork chops............. Bacon, sliced........ . Ham, sliced........... 14.4 30.3 41.0 53.1 14.0 29.1 41.9 54.1 14.2 36.3 45.6 55.9 14.2 37.1 46.8 58.9 13.3 35.5 46.2 57.5 14.3 35.8 46.9 57.8 14.6 37.9 47.0 58.3 14.6 41.5 49.4 59.5 14.4 41.6 50.1 59.2 14.7 40.6 50.5 58.1 16.0 39.4 50.4 57.5 15.2 34.9 50.2 56.9 ...d o ......... — do......... ...d o ......... ...d o — Cts. 53.4 43.7 35.5 26.5 14.5 36.7 47.2 57.2 -.d o .„ . ..d o — 41.3 38.1 39.4 39.9 39.: 38.5 39.9 40.2 41.5 41.6 41.4 41.4 41.5 42.1 41.9 40.2 41.9 39.7 42.2 39.5 42.2 40.4 40.0 42.1 41.3 ..d o ___ Quart... 30.0 30.5 30.1 30.1 29.9 29.7 29. 30. 16.0 16.0 16.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 31.7 16.0 32.4 16.0 33.9 16.0 34.6 31.1 16.0 15.6 Milk, evaporated. C a n 1. . . B utter..................... Pound. O le o m a r g a r in e ...d o ___ (all butter sub stitutes). 12.0 11. 11.8 11.8 11.6 11.9 11.9 12.0 50.3 49. 52.7 53.3 52. 52. 52. 52.6 31.8 32.1 31.9 32.1 31.3 31.5 32.2 32.0 12.0 53.9 33.0 12.1 58.2 12.2 58.8 33.2 12.2 12.0 58.6 53.8 33.2 32.3 Cheese..................... Lard................... Vegetable lard sub stitute. Eggs, strictly fresh. ..d o ----..d o ----...d o ----- 37.1 37.7 37.4 37.3 37.7 37.9 37.7 38.1 22.7 22.3 22.8 23.1 22.4 22.8 23.6 24.0 25.2 25.2 25.2 25.4 25.2 25.4 25.4 25.5 38.4 24.5 25.5 24.6 25.8 38.9 23.8 25.8 38.8 38.0 22.8 23.3 25.7 25.4 79.4 92.2 66.8 Eggs, storage_____ Bread________ Flour___________ Corn m eal_______ ...d o ......... 62.3 55.6 P o u n d ... 8.3 8.3 .--do......... 6.0 6.5 6.3 6.6 ...d o ____ 8.9 6.0 6.7 8.9 6.0 6.7 47.6 8.9 5.9 6.9 49.6 8.9 5.8 6.7 4 9 .3 . 8.9 8.6 6.0 6.1 6.7 6.7 Rolled oats.......... Corn flakes_____ Wheat cereal____ Macaroni.......... . ...d o ....... . 9.4 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.4 9.4 8-oz. pkg. 10.8 10.9 10.9 11.1 11.1 11.2 11.1 11. 28-oz. pkg. 24.1 24.3 24.2 24.1 24.1 23.9 24.1 23.9 P o u n d ... 22.7 22.7 22.8 22.7 23.0 23.2 23.1 22.9 9.1 10. 24.3 23.0 9.1 10.9 24.6 22.9 9.2 10.9 24.9 23.0 9.2 9.4 10.9 11.0 24.9 24.3 23.0 22.9 R ice........................ ...d o ......... Beans, n a v y ......... — do........ Potatoes............... ...d o ......... Onions................... — do......... 11.1 11.4 11.7 11.6 11.6 11.5 11. 11.9 9.8 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.0 9.9 2.2 2.4 2.2 2.0 2.0 2.7 4.3 4.3 8.6 5.7 5.9 5. 6.6 8.8 10.5 11.8 9.9 3.5 7.0 11.8 9. 3.7 6.1 12.1 10.1 5.3 6.2 11.9 11.7 9.9 10.0 5.2 3.3 6.2 7.3 Cabbage................. Beans, baked____ Corn, canned......... Peas, canned.......... — do......... No. 2 can. ...d o ........ ...d o ____ 4.3 5.0 5.9 6.4 6.2 7.2 6.2 5.1 11.9 12.0 11.9 11.9 11.8 11.6 11.6 11.6 18.7 18.8 18. 18.9 18.8 19.4 19.6 19.4 20.6 20. 21.0 20.6 20.4 20.2 20.6 21 5.1 11.6 19.3 21.0 4.9 11.6 19.2 20.7 4.8 11.9 18.9 20.1 4.9 5.5 11.6 11.8 18.9 19.1 20.4 20.6 Tomatoes, canned. Sugar, granulated T ea......................... Coffee......... ........... No. 3 can. P o u n d .. ...d o ........ — do........ 22.8 22. 23.0 23.0 22.6 22.3 22.9 22. 8.2 7.8 7. 5 7.4 7.2 7.1 6.8 6.6 58.8 59.4 59.2 59.2 58.6 57.9 58.5 58.5 53.4 54.4 54.4 54.5 53.3 52.2 52.5 52.5 22.9 6. 58.5 53.5 23.0 6.6 58.5 53.0 22.7 6.5 58.5 52.8 22.7 22.8 6.5 7.1 58.5 58.7 53.3 53.3 Prunes...... ......... Raisins..................... Bananas............ Oranges............. . . . do~ — do......... Dozen___ . —do.......... 17.1 14.8 35.5 47.2 17.6 14.1 33.1 60. 17.5 14.0 33.8 66.1 17.2 13.9 33.5 74.5 17.2 13.8 34.2 52.1 Lamb....................... H ens........................ Salmon, canned, red. M ilk, fresh.............. i 15-16 ounces Dozen__ 83.2 71.5 50.5 45.8 48.6 52.1 57.3 63.6 17.2 14.4 35.0 49.7 8.3 6.5 6.4 17.3 14.4 35.4 52.5 8.3 6.1 17.3 14.4 35.0 56.0 8.3 6.0 6.7 17.0 14.1 35.7 61. 8.8 6.0 6. 7 17.5 14.2 35.8 66.7 8.9 5. 6.9 17.4 14.1 36.3 64.4 17.8 14.1 37.1 62.7 17.3 14.2 35.0 59.5 117 DETAILED TABLES OF 51 CITIES, 1913, 1925, AND 1926, AND EACH MONTH OF 1925 AND 1926—Continued NEW HAVEN, CONN. Article U nit 1926 A v Aver age for for Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. N ov. Dec. year year Jan. 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1913 15 Cts. 31.6 28.6 23.6 19.0 Cts. 54.1 43.9 37.0 27.5 Sirloin steak. _ Round stea k .. Rib roast____ Chuck roast.. P o u n d .. — do___ ...d o ___ —do........ Cts. 53.6 43.9 35.2 26.9 Cts. 53.2 43.9 35.4 26.8 Cts. 54.1 44.0 35.3 26.6 Cts. 53.6 44.1 36.1 26.7 Cts. 54.0 43.8 36.0 26.7 Cts. 54.0 43.9 35.5 26.6 Cts. 53.3 43. S 35.8 26.6 Cts. 53.8 43.7 36.1 27.3 Cts. 54.2 43.7 35.8 26.9 54.0 43.7 35.5 26.8 Cts 53.5 43.7 35.9 26.8 Cts. 53.8 43.9 35.8 26.9 Plate beef____ Pork ch o p s... Bacon, sliced. Ham, sliced ... —do........ 15.2 15.1 ...d o ........ 22.6 36.6 35.6 —do........ 28.1 49.9 49.6 ...d o ___ 32.0 57.7 58.3 15.3 36.8 49.5 57.5 15.7 37.8 49.9 57.9 15.8 39.6 50.2 59.6 15.5 41.6 52.3 64.2 15.8 41.0 53.2 65.4 15.5 40.8 52.7 65.0 15.5 43.8 51.8 63.8 15.8 46.8 51.7 63.8 15.8 39.5 51.1 62.9 15.5 38.2 49.7 62.9 15.5 39.8 51.0 61.6 Lamb, leg of......... ...d o ____ 19.7 39.9 39.6 37.9 H ens...... ................ ...d o ........ 23.4 42.4 42.7 42.8 Salmon, canned, —do........ ____ 34.1 35.5 35.5 red. Milk, fresh........... Quart— 9.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 Milk, evaporated. Can 1__ Butter.................... P ound. O le om a rg a rin e — do___ (all butter sub stitutes). 37.4 40.4 43.9 42.4 41.5 40.8 39.9 38.8 38.8 40.1 43.9 45.6 44.8 43.1 42.5 42.3 42.2 42.0 43.2 34.7 34.7 34.1 34.9 35.3 33.7 33.5 32.8 34.4 16.0 16.0 15.0 15.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 15.8 12.3 12.1 12.1 12.1 12.1 11.9 11.9 11.9 11.9 12.0 12.1 12.1 12.0 36.6 56.3 56.0 54.8 52.4 50.6 49.2 50.5 50.5 51.1 53.9 54.7 57.7 53.1 33.1 33.5 33.1 31.8 31.3 30.9 31.6 31.4 30.9 31.8 31.7 31.7 31.9 do....... 22.4 39.4 39.0 38.8 Lard...................... — do....... 15.5 22.3 22.3 22.5 25.8 25.9 25.7 V e g e t a b le lard ...d o ....... substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh D ozen... 42.3 70.2 62.2 52.4 46.4 47.1 50.3 54.4 62.1 67.1 77.2 86.5 89.1 63.8 Eggs, storage........ Bread...................... Flour....................... Corn meal.............. — do___ P o u n d .. — do........ —.do........ Rolled oats............ Corn flakes............ Wheat cereal......... Macaroni............... — do........ 8-oz. pkg 28-oz. pkg Pound Rice........................ Beans, navy.......... Potatoes................. Onions.................... 11.9 9.3 12.1 12.4 12.2 11. 12.1 11.9 11. 11.9 11.9 11.9 11.6 11. — do___ 9.8 9.8 9.9 9.8 9.5 9.5 9.7 9.5 9.5 9.6 9.6 9.7 9.7 ...d o ........ — do........ "1.8 6.1 6.0 5.9 7.5 5.9 4.9 3.9 3.3 3.5 3.5 4.0 3.9 4.9 ...d o ........ 6.2 6.7 6.6 7.0 8.5 8.1 7.8 7.0 5.7 5.4 5.4 5.5 6.7 Cabbage........... . Beans, baked........ Corn, canned____ Peas, canned____ ...d o ___ ------ 5.7 6.6 7.6 8.7 7.4 6.9 6.2 4.9 4.3 4.0 4.3 4.5 5.9 No. 2 can 11.6 11. 11.5 11.4 11.5 11.4 11.4 11.6 11.5 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.4 — do___ 18.6 18.6 18.3 18.1 18.3 18.5 18.5 18.8 18.8 19.0 19.1 18.9 18.6 19.9 19.8 19.6 19.5 19.5 19.5 19.6 19.3 20.2 20.1 m 3 20.3 19.8 ...d o ___ Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. T ea......................... Coffee..................... 12.4 12.0 12.0 12.3 12.3 11.9 12.9 12.5 12.5 12.7 12.5 12.6 12.4 ...d o ___ Pound. . 5.3 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.7 6.7 6.6 6.7 7.0 7.0 7.2 6.7 ...d o ....... 55.0 59.5 59.3 59.5 59.5 59. 58.9 60.1 60.1 60.7 60.4 60.0 60.4 59.8 ...d o ........ 33.8 53.3 53.4 53.1 53.4 53.5 52.5 52.9 52.9 52.9 52.9 51.9 52.2 52.9 P run es................... Raiains................... Bananas................ Oranges........ ......... ...d o ___ ...d o ........ Dozen. _. — do___ 1 15-16 ounces. 46.4 37.0 6.0 9.0 9.1 3.2 6.3 6.3 3.2 7.0 7.0 39.1 39.2 38.3 37.7 37.7 38.1 38.4 38.4 38.3 38.5 21.8 21.4 22.5 23.3 22.7 22.2 21.7 20.9 20.4 22.0 26.0 25.6 25.7 25.6 26.5 25.9 25.5 26.0 26.0 25.9 ..... 9.1 6.3 7.0 9.1 6.3 6.8 9.1 6.2 6.8 9.2 6.1 7.0 9.2 6.1 6.9 9.2 6.1 7.1 9.2 6.0 6.7 51.0 52.3 52.2 9.2 9.2 9.2 5.7 5.8 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 9.2 6.1 6.9 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.3 9.3 9.3 9.3 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.6 10.9 10.7 10.8 10.7 10.6 10.8 10.9 10.7 10.8 10.7 10.8 10.8 10.8 25.1 25.3 24.9 24.9 24. 24.8 24.6 24.7 24.6 24.6 24.7 24.9 24.8 22.9 23.2 23.0 22.8 22.8 22.0 22.3 22.2 21.9 22.0 22.3 22.4 22.5 16.2 14.1 34.1 50.8 16.3 14.2 34.4 51.2 16.2 14.3 35.5 50.8 16.4 14.3 35.0 52.7 16.3 14.0 34.6 57.0 16.4 14.1 34.5 52.1 16.3 13.9 34.8 51.7 16.8 14.0 34.4 52.9 16.9 14.0 34.2 52.2 16.4 14.0 34.2 61.8 16.3 14.1 33.8 58.3 15.9 14.0 34.5 53.2 16.4 14,1 34.5 53.7 118 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 T a b l e 1 3 .—A V ER A G E R E T A IL PR IC ES OF S P E C IF IE D FO OD A R TIC LES IN E A C H N EW ORLEANS, LA. 1925 Article U nit A v- for Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. N ov. D ec. year 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1925 Sirloin steak___ P o u n d ... Round steak.......... ...d o ....... . Rib roast............... — do....... . Chuck roast............ -do......... Cts. 33.0 29.4 29.4 20.2 Cts. 32.8 29.3 28.4 19.6 Cts. 33.3 29.5 28.7 20.6 Cts. 33.9 29.8 29.4 20.6 Cts. 34.0 30.2 29.3 20.3 Cts. 33.6 30.0 28.9 20.3 Cts. 34.3 29.7 28.3 19.9 Cis. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 34.2 33.6 34.3 33.0 33.1 29.9 29.7 29.9 29.1 29.6 28.9 29.5 29.1 29.0 28.4 20.1 19.5 20.5 19.7 20.2 Cta. 33.6 29.7 28.9 20.1 Plate beef............... Pork chops............. Bacon, sliced.......... Ham, sliced............ 17.0 29.8 39.4 46.6 16.7 29.0 39.4 48.7 16.3 35.5 42.5 51.0 16.4 34.4 45.3 50.4 16.2 33.9 43.8 50.7 15.5 33.9 43.6 49.5 15.4 37.1 45.6 51.3 16.0 37.6 46.6 51.7 16.0 37.5 47.1 50.8 16.8 37.9 47.1 50.4 17.5 36.6 46.5 49.6 17.8 36.3 45.6 50.8 16.5 35.0 44.4 50.1 38.7 - d o ....... . 39.4 39.1 37.9 38.4 38.4 37.3 - d o ____ 37.7 37.1 37.3 38.2 37.8 35.0 34.8 34.7 —do____ 38.2 37.5 37.4 37.4 37.4 37.4 37.3 37.2 38.7 37.3 36.7 40.2 36.3 37.3 38.7 35.0 37.7 39.2 38.8 36.7 36.5 38.3 37.5 Quart— Lamb...................... Hens........................ Salmon, canned, red. M ilk, fresh............. . ..d o ......... — do....... . — do....... . — do....... . 14.3 14.3 14.3 14.3 12.3 12.3 12.3 12.3 13.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 13.5 10.7 10.9 10.9 11.0 11.1 11.0 11.0 11.1 52.7 50.5 53.9 53.7 52.2 52.9 52.7 53.3 31.3 31.2 30.6 30.6 30.6 30.9 31.2 11.1 53. 31.3 11.1 57.9 31.9 11.0 58.8 32.0 11.1 11.0 59.0 54.3 32.3 31.2 35.5 35.4 35.4 35.5 35.8 22.0 21.5 21.7 22.4 22.6 22.9 22.1 22.4 22.7 22.8 36.1 22.9 23.0 35.7 23.0 22.8 35.8 22.6 22.5 35.8 35.6 22.0 22.1 22.4 22.8 35.2 37.5 39.7 44.1 46.0 47.0 50.0 54.9 57.1 46.6 8.9 7.4 4.6 8.9 7.4 4.6 38.3 8.9 7.4 4.5 43.3 8.9 7.4 4.4 43.5 8.9 7.4 4.3 ...d o ......... 9.0 9.2 9.2 9.1 9.1 9.1 9.2 8-oz. pkg. 10.6 10.6 10.9 10.8 10.8 10.6 10.6 10.6 28-oz. pkg. 23.9 24.3 24.0 24.0 24.2 24.0 24.0 24.1 P o u n d .. 9.2 10.1 10.0 10.0 9.8 9.7 9.8 9.8 9.1 10.6 24.6 9.5 9.0 10.5 24.6 9.6 9.1 10.5 24.4 9.6 9.0 9.1 10.5 10.6 24.6 24.2 9.5 9.7 9.9 9.6 5.0 6.5 9.8 9.4 4.5 5.2 9.8 9.2 4.1 5.2 9.9 9.0 5.9 5.2 Cabbage.................. Beans, baked____ Corn, canned......... Peas, canned......... - d o ......... 4.5 4.0 3.8 3.9 3.6 4.1 5.4 5.8 No. 2 can. 12.2 12.3 12.1 12.1 12.0 12.0 12.1 12.0 ... d o ........ 17.5 17.5 18.0 18.2 18.7 18.5 18.6 18.8 —.do____ 17.8 17.8 17.6 17.4 16.9 17.1 17.4 17.4 4.4 11. 17.7 17.4 4.4 11.4 15.6 17.6 4.7 11.4 15.6 16.5 4.8 4.5 11.4 11.9 15.3 17.5 17.2 17.3 Tomatoes, canned. Sugar, granulated . T ea..................... Coffee................. — do....... . 13.4 13.2 13.5 13.5 13.4 13.4 13.4 13.4 P o u n d ... 7.3 6.9 7.0 6.8 6.4 6.4 6.3 6.2 ...d o ....... . 82.3 82.6 82.2 83.2 83.2 83.6 83.4 83.6 — do....... . 43.6 43.4 43.5 41.0 37.4 37.5 37.5 37.0 12.9 6.2 82.8 37.2 12.1 5.9 82.2 37.5 11.8 6.0 82.2 37.7 11.6 13.0 6.1 6.5 81.6 82.7 37.7 39.3 Prunes.............. Raisins............. Bananas.......... Oranges............ — do___ — do___ Dozen. _ — d o .— 18.4 14.0 18.6 56.8 18.4 13.9 17.9 58.8 18.8 13.6 18.0 55.0 17.9 13.9 17.9 42.5 M ilk, evaporated.. C a n 1___ B utter..................... P o u n d ... O le o m a r g a r in e —do....... . (all butter sub stitutes.) Cheese........ ............ — do....... . 35.0 36.1 35.5 Lard....................... . — do......... 21.7 21.4 21.5 V e g e t a b le lard __ do........ . 23.5 23.9 22.9 substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh. Dozen— . 64.9 46.4 35.9 Eggs, storage........ . . —do....... . 50.0 Bread..................... . P o u n d ... 8.8 7.0 Flour....................... — do____ Corn meal---------- ...d o ......... 4.5 Rolled oats........... . Corn flakes............. Wheat cereal........ Macaroni.............. R ice........................ —.do....... . Beans, navy____ . .. d o ....... . do....... . Potatoes................ Onions................... — do....... . 115-16 ounces. 9.6 9.5 3.2 5.3 18.3 14.3 19.4 42.9 8.9 7.4 4.6 8.9 7.6 4.6 9.8 10.0 9.7 9.8 3.4 3.3 5.4 5.5 18.2 14.5 20.0 41.8 18.1 14.4 19.2 44.5 8.9 7.5 4.5 9.8 9.9 3.3 5.7 18.3 14.3 20.7 45.5 8.9 7.4 4.5 9.8 3.2 5.5 18.8 14.2 21.4 49.9 8.9 7.4 4.5 8.9 7.3 4.6 9.9 10.0 9.6 9.4 4.1 5.3 6.7 7.3 18.2 14.1 18.4 53.6 18.4 14.3 16.7 54.9 18.5 14.2 17.9 55.0 10.2 9.0 6.0 5.1 8.9 7.4 4.5 9.9 9.5 4.3 5.7 18.4 14.1 18.8 50.1 119 DETAILED TABLES OF 51 CITIES, 1913, 1925, AND 1926, AND EACH MONTH OF 1925 AND 1926—Continued NEW ORLEANS, LA. 1926 Av Av er er age age for Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. N ov. Dec. for year year 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1926 1913 Article U nit Sirloin steak.......... Round steak......... Rib roast................ Chuck roast.......... P o u n d .. .—do........ .__do........ — do....... Cts. 21.4 18.7 19.0 14.5 Cts. 34.6 30.1 29.0 20.4 Cts. 34.9 30.4 29.3 21.2 Cts. 35.8 31.2 30.0 21.7 Cts. 36.0 30. 29.8 21.3 Cts. 35.8 30.: 30.5 21.4 Cts. 35.9 31.0 30.2 21.1 Cts. 36.0 30.8 30.0 21.2 Cts. 35.2 30.6 29.8 20.9 Cts. 36.0 31.8 30.0 21.3 Cts. 35.8 31.5 30.1 20.7 Cts. 35.6 31.1 30.4 21.5 Cts. 34.9 31.0 29.6 20.9 Cts. 35.5 30.9 29.9 21.1 Plate beef.............. Pork chops............ Bacon, sliced........ Ham, sliced........... — do___ — do___ — do___ __ do___ 11.3 22.8 30.4 27.3 18.3 35.2 45.2 49.3 18.0 35.2 45.9 50.4 17.5 36.7 47.5 52.1 17.4 .37.8 46.8 52.3 16.9 39.8 47.5 52.9 16.8 41.0 49.4 58.8 16.4 39.6 51.1 57.5 16.4 38.5 50.6 54.3 17.5 39.7 50.6 56.1 17.5 39.9 51.4 54.0 18.1 36.9 50.4 53.7 18.2 36.9 51.4 54.0 17.4 38.1 49.0 53.8 Lamb, leg of......... — do___ 20.7 39.5 39.8 37.9 37.9 39.6 41.0 39.4 H ens....................... — do— , 21.4 39.8 38.5 38. 39.2 39.7 39.6 37.4 37.7 38.1 37.3 37.1 37.4 38.1 39.0 Salmon, canned, —do___ red. 14.0 14.0 14.0 Quart. 14.0 14.0 14.0 Milk, fresh............ 38.7 39.7 39.1 39.0 38.6 39.2 37.3 38.2 37.1 36.5 37.3 38.3 40.3 39.5 38.7 38.7 37.4 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 Milk, evaporated. Can I .. . Butter..................... Pound., O le o m a r g a r in e — do___ (all butter sub stitutes). 11.1 11.1 11.1 11.1 11.1 11.1 11.0 11.1 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.1 11.1 38.0 56.6 55.2 54.0 51.6 49.7 50. 50.4 51.1 51.7 53.6 54.9 58.5 53.2 32.1 32.1 31.6 31.1 30.3 30.3 30.5 30.5 30.5 30.7 30.7 29.9 30.9 Cheese.................... Lard..................... . V e g e ta b le la r d substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh — do___ — do___ — do___ 21.8 35.4 35.6 35.6 33.7 33.9 33.8 33.8 35.1 35.2 36.0 36.1 36.7 35.1 14.9 22.1 21.7 21.4 21.1 20.9 21.9 22.0 22.2 21.8 21.4 20.5 20.1 21.4 22.6 22.1 21. 22.4 22.4 23.1 23.1 22.4 21.9 20.8 20.3 19.7 21.9 _js, storage___ Bread..................... Flour....................... Corn meal............ — do___ Pound. — do._„ — do___ 35.3 37.1 39.2 40.9 42.3 45.0 50.2 52.5 56.1 43.6 D ozen __ 29.9 53.2 38.0 40.7 28.4 5.1 8.9 8.9 3.8 7.6 7.7 2.7 4.0 3.9 8.9 7.6 3.7 8.9 7.6 3.8 8.9 7.5 3.9 8.! 7.5 3.8 SA 7.4 4.0 8.8 7.2 3.9 8.9 7.0 4.0 41.2 42.0 41.5 „ 8.9 8.8 8.8 8.9 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 3.9 4.0 4.0 3.9 9.1 8.9 9.0 9.1 9.1 9.1 9.0 9.0 8.9 8.9 9.0 9.0 9.0 10.7 10.4 10.4 10.5 10.4 10.4 10.4 10.3 10.1 10.3 10.3 10.3 10.4 24.8 24.6 24.7 24.9 24.7 24.6 24.7 24.6. 24.4 24.4 24.4 24.6 24.6 9.5 9.5 9.6 9.4 9.6 10.0 9.9 10.0 10.0 10.0 9.7 9.3 Rolled oats___ -do.. Corn flakes............ 8-oz.pkg. Wheat cereal. .. 28-oz.pkg. Pound _. Macaroni_____ 7.4 10.5 10.4 10.4 10.5 10.1 10.1 10.2 10.1 9.1 9.0 8.8 8.8 8.2 8.5 8.5 8.4 6.1 6.1 5.9 6.8 6.2 3.6 4.2 4.1 5.1 5.1 5.0 5.0 5.2 4.0 3.8 3.9 9.5 8.3 4.5 3.9 9.8 8.3 4.5 4.1 9.5 &4 4.7 4.1 Rice....................... Beans, navy____ Potatoes............... Onions............ . . . — do___ — do___ — do„ „ _do_. Cabbage................. Beans, baked— Com, canned........ Peas, canned......... -„ d o ___ No. 2 can — do___ — do___ Tomatoes, canned. Sugar, granulated. Tea........................ . Coflee................... . — do___ 11.2 10.7 11.0 10.0 10.1 10.0 10.0 9.9 10.3 11.1 11.5 11.8 10.6 Pound— 5.2 6.1 6.1 5. 5. 6.0 6.2 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.6 6.7 6.9 6.3 —do....... 62.1 82.4 82.4 82.9 82. 82.2 82.6 82.2 81.3 82.0 83.3 83.1 82.6 82.5 — do....... 26.2 37.6 36.4 36.8 36.8 36.3 36.3 36.1 36.6 36.5 36.2 35.6 35.5 36.4 Prunes................... Raisins................... .d o ........ -do.. Dozen.. ...d o __ 115-16 ounces. ’2."l 9.9 10.1 8.5 8.6 4.7 5.1 4.3 4.5 4.1 4.1 4.6 5.2 5.5 5.1 5.3 4.5 4.4 4.5 4.9 4.2 11.4 11.3 11.1 10. 10.9 10.9 10.9 10.9 10.9 11.0 10.9 10.7 11.0 15.3 14.7 14.9 14.9 14.4 13.9 14.1 14.8 15.1 15.2 15.1 15.4 14.8 16.4 16.7 16.9 17.1 17.2 17.2 17.2 17.7 17.0 17. 17.4 17.5 17.2 18.1 14.2 17.9 41.5 18.1 13.8 16.0 44.4 18.1 14.2 15.0 48.0 18.4 14.3 17.5 52.5 18.4 14.4 17.5 54.4 18.1 14.3 16.3 50.3 17.8 14.1 15.0 48.3 17.9 14.3 15.8 43.1 18.4 14.1 16.4 45.0 18.3 14.5 18.6 57.0 17.6 14.3 18. 49.0 17.8 14.2 14.6 40.0 18.1 14.2 16.6 47.8 RETAIL P K IC E S, 1890 TO 1920 120 T a b l e 1 3 .—A V E R A G E R E T A IL P R IC E S O F S P E C IF IE D FOO D A R T IC L E S I N EACH N EW YORK, N . Y. 1925 A v- age for Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. N ov. Dec. year 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1925 Article U nit Sirloin steak_____ Round steak_____ Rib roast________ Chuck roast........... P o u n d .. ..d o ....... - -do....... ..d o ___ Cts. 43.3 41.3 37.4 23.3 Cts. 43.0 40.9 37.3 23.3 Cts. 43.8 41.3 37.6 23.7 Cts. 44.4 42.2 38.2 23.9 Cts. 44.7 42.2 38.3 23.7 Cts. 44.3 42.0 38.1 23.3 Cts. 47.1 45.2 39.6 25.0 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 47.7 47.8 47.6 45.5 45.7 45.7 45.1 44.8 43.0 43.2 39.9 39.9 40.8 39.2 38.9 25.2 25.2 26.2 25.2 25.3 Cts. 45.4 43. J 38.8 24.4 Plate beef........... . Pork chops............. Bacon, sliced____ Ham, sliced.......... . - .do___ ..d o ....... -.d o ....... -_do....... 18.6 33.9 39.8 52.7 18.6 33.2 40.4 53.5 18.4 39.2 43.5 55.6 18.9 39 9 46.2 58.3 19.4 39.2 45.8 57.4 18.8 39.3 46.5 57.3 19.7 42.0 48.4 •59.5 19.8 43.4 49.2 60.2 19.8 43.4 49.7 60.0 21.0 42.6 50.0 59.5 20.6 40.7 49.5 59.4 20.6 39.2 49.7 58.8 19.5 39.7 46.6 57.7 Lamb..................... . Hens............. .......... Salmon, canned, red. M ilk, fresh......... ..d o ....... ..d o ....... ..d o ....... 37.0 35.8 36.9 36.6 37.6 36.3 37.0 36.7 37.3 37.6 37.9 39.1 39.5 39.3 39.7 38.1 29.2 29.3 29.4 29.4 29.5 29.6 30.0 30.7 37.0 39.3 32.6 37.0 39.3 34.3 36.9 39.0 34.9 37.4 36.9 38.8 38.7 35.8 31.2 Q uart.. . 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 14.0 14.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 14.8 M ilk, evaporated. B utter................... O le o m a r g a r in e (all butter sub stitutes). Can im p o u n d .. ..d o ....... 10.5 10.7 10.7 10.6 10.7 10.8 11.0 11.1 51.3 49.9 57.1 55.1 52.4 52.6 52.5 53.7 29.7 29.7 29.7 29.6 29.4 29.4 29.5 29.8 11.1 56.7 30.0 11.2 60.5 30.1 11.2 60.9 30.3 11.2 10.9 60.5 55.3 30.5 29.8 Cheese..................... ..d o ... L a rd ....................... ..d o ......... Vegetable lard -.d o ....... substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh. D ozen ... 36.6 37.0 37.0 37. 5 37.4 37.3 37.4 37.3 23.2 22.9 23.1 23.7 23.1 23.3 23.9 24.4 25.9 26.0 26.0 26.0 26.1 26.0 26.0 26.0 37.4 24.6 26.0 37.7 24.7 25.8 37.8 24.1 25.8 38.0 37.4 23.3 23.7 25.8 26.0 79.6 65.9 49.2 48.5 49.2 51.9 57.4 59.7 62.6 72.8 82.5 75.3 62.9 48.5 9.6 "” 9."6 9.6 6.2 6.1 6.3 6.6 6.5 6.6 48.5 9.6 6.0 6.6 48.6 9.6 ~9.6 6.1 6.2 6.6 6.6 Eggs, storage......... ...d o ....... 58.2 57.5 Bread___________ Pound. . 9.5 9.6 ~9.‘6 Flour_____ ______ ..d o ___ 6.0 6.7 6.6 Corn m e a l--........ . ..d o ......... 6.6 6.8 6.7 9.6 "~9.~6 6.1 6.1 6.7 6.8 9.6 ~~9.6 6.2 6.2 6.6 6.6 ..d o ......... 8.7 8.9 9.0 8.9 8.8 8.7 8.8 8.7 8 oz. pkg 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.0 10.0 10.1 10.1 28oz.pkg_ 22.9 23.0 23.1 23.0 23.0 23.0 23.1 23.0 P o u n d ... 20.6 21.1 20.9 21.0 20.9 21.1 20.8 21.2 8.7 10.0 23.5 21.3 8.7 10.0 23.8 21.3 8.6 10.0 23.8 21.2 8.7 8.8 10.0 10.1 23.7 23.2 21.2 21.1 10.3 10.3 10. 5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.6 10.6 10.7 11.0 11.1 11.1 11.3 11.3 11.4 11.3 2.7 3.0 2.9 2.6 2.9 3.6 4.2 4.5 5.5 5.9 6.1 6.5 8. 10.1 9.6 8.4 10.6 11.3 3.9 6.4 10.5 11.3 4.1 5.8 10.6 11.1 5.7 5.6 10.6 10.5 11.1 11.2 5.8 3.8 6.2 7.1 Cabbage________ ...d o ......... 4.1 4.1 6.4 6.7 5.8 6.7 5.7 5.7 Beans, baked____ No. 2 can. 11.3 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.3 11.4 11.4 11.5 Corn, canned------ ...d o ......... 16.7 16.8 17.0 16.8 16.9 17.4 17.1 17. 5 Peas, canned____ ...d o ......... 17.6 17.3 17.3 17.4 17.1 17.0 17.3 17.0 4.1 11.5 17.4 17.0 4.2 11.5 16.5 16.7 4.3 11.5 16.2 16.3 4.2 5.2 11.5 11.5 15.3 16.8 15.8 17.0 Tomatoes, canned. Sugar, granulated. T ea ........................ . Coffee...................... ...d o ....... . 13.0 13.1 13.3 12.9 13.0 12.9 12.9 12.7 P o u n d ... 7.3 7.0 6.9 6.7 6.2 6.2 6.1 6.2 ...d o ....... . 62.1 62.6 64.4 64.3 63.9 64.1 63.9 63.9 — do........ 48.3 48.6 48.5 47.8 46.0 45.9 46.2 46.7 12.0 6.2 64.1 47.4 11.4 5.9 64.1 47.5 11.4 5.8 64.2 47.8 11.2 12.5 5.8 6.4 63.9 63.8 47.7 47.4 Prunes................... Raisins.................. Bananas................ Oranges................. ...d o .... ...d o _ ... Dozen.. ...d o .-.. 16.4 14.4 37.1 77.6 16.1 14.3 37.8 82.3 16.0 14.3 39.2 91.3 15.8 14.3 38.6 57.9 Rolled oats__ Corn flakes... Wheat cereal.. Macaroni___ R ice__.................... ..d o ......... Beans, n avy_____ ...d o ____ Potatoes.......... ...... ..d o ......... Onions__________ ..d o ____ *15-16 ounces. 16.0 14.9 40.6 50.5 16.2 14.6 42.6 49.9 16.1 14.4 41.7 54.3 16.0 14.1 39.9 60.3 15.6 14.2 41.2 68.5 15.6 14.2 40.4 76.0 15.7 14.3 38.9 76.1 16.2 14.4 37.4 75.9 16.0 14.4 39.6 68.4 DETAILED TABLES 121 OF 61 CITIES, 1913, 1925, AND 1926, AND EACH MONTH OF 1925 AND 1926—Continued NEW YORK, N. Y. 1926 A v A v er er age age for Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay for N ov. July Aug. Sept. Oct. June Dec. year 15 year 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1926 15 15 15 1913 Article U nit Sirloin steak____ Round steak____ Rib roast_______ Chuck roast____ Pound.. —do----..d o ----„ do----- Cts. 25.9 25.0 21.8 16.0 Cts. 45.6 43.4 38. 24.9 Cts. 44.8 42.6 38.5 24.6 Cts. 44.8 42.5 38.3 24.4 Cts. 44.9 42.9 38.8 24.5 Cts. 46.0 43.8 38.9 24. Cts. 46.1 44.2 39.0 24.5 Cts. 46.0 44.3 38.9 24.4 Cts. 45.8 44.2 38.9 24.2 Cts. 46.4 44.5 39.3 25.3 Cts. 45.8 44.1 39.2 25.1 Plate beef_______ Pork chops........... Bacon, sliced____ Ham, sliced.......... —do........ ..d o ........ ..d o ___ ..d o ........ 14.6 21.5 25.1 29.0 21.0 39.1 49.8 59.0 20.8 38.5 50.4 59.1 20.4 39.9 50.6 59.5 20.5 40.9 50.8 59.1 20.2 42.8 51.1 61.2 20.1 44.6 52:3 63.2 20.0 44.7 53.0 66.1 19.7 43.5 52.7 64.7 20.0 46.3 52.2 65.4 20.0 20.4 20.2 20.3 45.7 42.6 41.5 42.5 51.5 50. 50.1 51.3 61.3 62.1 64.6 Cts. 44.1 43.0 38.6 24.3 Cts. 44.1 43.0 38.8 24.6 Cts. 45.4 43.5 38.8 24.6 Lamb, leg of____ - .d o .... Hens............ .......... ...d o — Salmon, canned, —do___ red. M ilk, fresh_____ Quart— 36.5 36.9 37.4 16.5 37.5 36.1 36.1 38.5 41.3 38.1 36.8 37.7 21.4 39.7 40.6 41.2 42.0 43.4 44.9 41.9 39.9 40.3 40.4 40.3 40.3 11.2 35.8 35.7 35.8 36.4 36.4 36.0 36.3 36.9 36.2 34.2 33.3 31.9 35.4 Milk, evaporated. C a n i- . Butter............. ....... PoundO leom a rg a rin e — do— (all butter sub stitutes). 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.2 11.1 11.1 11.1 11.1 11.1 11.1 11.1 11.1 11.1 38.2 54.4 54.4 53.6 49.5 50.3 50.9 50.7 51. 53.5 55.8 58.8 63.3 53.9 31.0 30.9 30.9 30.7 29.9 29.6 30.2 30.3 30.2 30.7 30.1 31.3 30.5 Cheese.................... Lard................... __ V e g eta b le la rd substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh. 38.1 37.8 38.0 37.9 37.7 38.2 19.7 38.5 38.8 38.5 38.4 38.3 37.8 16.1 23.2 23.2 23.0 21.9 22.0 23.2 23.- 23.1 22.3 21.7 21.3 20.5 22.4 25.9 26.0 25.9 25.7 25.9 26.0 26.0 26.3 26.2 26.6 26.3 26.2 26.1 — do__ -d o — . —d o .... __.do........ 8-oz. pkg 28-oz.pkg Pound Rice........................ ..d o __ Beans, navy.......... ...d o __ Potatoes................. — do Onions.................... do— —do___ Beans, baked........ No. 2 can Corn, canned........ — do___ Peas, canned......... — do....... Tomatoes, canned. -_do___ Sugar, granulated. Pound. Tea.......................... ...d o ___ C o ffee................... do___ Prunes................... Raisins...... ............ Bananas................. Oranges........ ......... 51.1 51.2 55.6 64.0 72.4 82.0 76.8 59.6 D o z e n .. 40.3 61.6 53. i 49.5 48.3 — do........ Bread. P o u n d ._ Flour....................... ...d o ___ Corn meal______ — do........ Rolled o a ts ... Corn flakes. Wheat cereal. Macaroni____ 9.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 ...d o ___ -d o — . D ozen. ..d o ___ 115-16 ounces. 46.3 42.0 6.1 9.6 9.6 3.2 6.3 6.3 3.4 6.4 6.4 6.2 6.4 9.7 6.2 6.5 9.7 6.2 6.5 6.1 6.3 9.6 6.1 6.3 9.6 6.1 6.2 5.7 6.4 47.7 48.2 48 .0 . 9.6 9.6 9.6 9. 5.6 5.7 5.4 6.0 6.2 6.5 6.5 6.4 8.6 8.5 8.6 8.6 8.7 8.6 8.6 8.6 8.6 8.5 8.5 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 24.0 23.9 23.9 23.9 24.0 23.9 24.1 24.1 24.0 23.9 24.0 24.1 24.0 20.8 21.1 21.1 21.1 20.8 20.9 20.8 20.8 20.9 20.9 21.1 21.1 21.0 8.0 10.7 10.8 10.8 10.7 10.8 10.7 10.7 10.7 10.9 10.6 10.4 10.1 10.7 11.0 10.8 10.8 10.3 10.4 10.1 10.2 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.3 10.2 10.4 2."5 6.4 6.5 6.2 7.5 7.2 5.4 4.2 3.4 3.6 4.1 4.4 4.3 5.3 5.9 5.9 5.8 7.0 8.5 7.1 7.1 6.2 5.6 4.8 4.5 5.0 6.1 4.2 5.7 5.4 6.2 7.4 8.6 7.6 6.9 5.6 4.6 3.8 3.9 3. 11.2 11.4 11.1 11.2 11.0 10.9 11.0 10.9 10.6 10.8 10.7 10.6 11.0 15.1 15. 15.5 15.3 15.3 14.9 14.5 14.6 14.9 14.8 14.7 14.5 15.0 15.7 15.5 15.7 15.7 15.6 15.4 15.3 15.2 15.4 15.3 15.5 15.3 15.5 11.0 10.9 10.8 10.7 10.6 10.5 10.4 10.3 10.4 10.9 10.7 10.8 10.7 4.9 5.8 6.0 5.9 5.8 6.0 6.1 6.1 6.2 6.2 6.4 6.4 6.5 6.1 43.3 64.7 64.9 64.9 64.9 65.0 65.0 64.9 64.8 64.6 64. 65. 65.7 65.0 27.4 48.0 48.3 48.3 48.1 47.7 47.7 47.5 47.2 47.2 47.6 47.4 47.4 47.7 16.1 14.5 37.1 54.9 16.2 14.6 39.2 57.0 16.0 14.4 41.2 59.3 15.8 14.5 39.6 63.4 16.0 14.5 39.3 63.8 15.8 14. 39.2 59.1 15.5 15.0 38.1 57.4 15.5 14.8 37.7 60.6 15.6 14.7 37.3 61.3 15.1 14.9 38.7 69.7 14.5 14.5 40.3 68.1 14.6 14.3 40.3 58.5 15.6 14.6 39.0 61.1 122 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 T a b l e 1 3 .—A V E R A G E R E T A IL PR IC E S OF SP E C IF IE D FOOD A R TIC L ES IN EA C H NORFOLK, VA. 1926 A v er age for N ov. Dec. year 15 15 1925 Article U nit Sirloin steak_____ Round steak.......... Rib roast................. Chuck roast............ Pound ...d o ____ ...d o ......... ...d o ____ Cts. 4a 1 33.0 31.2 21.6 Cts. 39.9 33.2 31.7 22.6 Cts. 39.9 32.9 30.9 21.9 Cts. 40.2 33.6 31.7 21.8 Cts. 42.0 36.1 33.3 24.8 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 41.3 41.3 40.7 40.3 40.3 34.1 34.0 34.6 33.7 33.9 32.0 31.6 32.6 31.6 31.2 23.1 22.9 22.3 22.6 21.9 Cts. 40.3 33.7 31.6 22.3 Plate beef................ Pork chops............. Bacon, sliced.......... Ham, sliced............ . ..d o ____ 15.9 14.3 15.3 ...d o ____ 29.8 29.1 33.5 ...d o ......... 36.7 36.9 39.9 ...d o ____ 41.0 40.2 41.8 15.3 32.8 40.9 42.8 15.0 32.4 40.4 42.3 15.5 33.6 43.1 43.5 16.9 34.1 45.3 45.3 16.6 34.4 47.8 45.7 16.2 35.1 47.7 45.7 16.2 36.1 48.2 45.4 15.7 35.8 48.1 44.6 16.2 35.0 45.7 44.8 15.8 33.5 43.4 43.6 Lamb....................... Hens......................... Salmon, canned, red. M ilk, fr e sh ..,., . . do____ ...d o ____ ...d o ____ 39.1 38.3 41.8 40.8 39.0 40.6 40.6 39.6 35.8 35.8 38.2 36.9 37.8 36.7 35.9 35.1 30.8 30.6 31.2 31.2 30.9 31.4 31.4 31.4 40.1 36.1 31.2 40.2 36.8 33.1 41.4 35.7 34.6 40.3 40.2 36.8 36.5 35.3 31.9 Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. 15 15 16 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 Cts. 39 1 32.9 31.1 21.1 Cts. 38.0 32.0 30.1 20.7 Quart___ 17 0 17.0 17.0 17.0 17.0 17.0 17.0 17.0 17.0 17.0 17.0 17.5 17.0 M ilk, evaporated . Can 1___ 10.8 10.9 10.7 10.8 10.8 10.9 11.0 11.4 Butter__________ Pniifid _ 55 ?, 51 8 54.0 54.4 52.9 53.8 54.6 54.5 O le o m a r g a r in e — do......... 28.8 28.8 28.9 28.9 28.7 28.7 29.3 28.9 (all butter sub stitutes). 11.5 55.2 27.8 11.5 59.7 27.6 11.4 69.9 27.5 11.4 11.1 59.7 56.5 27.8 28.5 33.8 33.1 32.9 33.4 33.4 34.0 33.8 33.9 22.4 21.8 22.4 21.9 20.7 21.3 21.9 22.6 22.7 22.6 22.0 22.5 22.4 22.4 22.0 22.5 33.7 23.0 22.4 34.4 23.1 22.5 34.8 22.8 22.2 34.4 33.8 21.3 22.1 21.7 22.3 65.1 53.9 36.2 38.2 37.4 41.8 43.0 47.2 Cheese..................... — do____ Lard......................... — do____ Vegetable lard sub . ..d o ____ stitute. Eggs,strictly fresh. Dozen___ 48.3 55.4 63.9 68.3 49.9 ...d o ......... 53.1 52.5 Pound__ 8.6 9.4 "9.4 " '0 4 "a 4 ~~9.4 "_9."4 "9.”4 — do......... 6.1 6.5 6.5 6.1 6 .1 6.2 6.1 6.1 — do......... 4.9 4.8 4.8 4.8 4 . 7 4.8 4.8 4.8 9.5 6.1 4.8 44.8 9.5 6.1 4.7 46.1 9.5 6.0 4.8 47.8 9.5 " 9. 4 6.1 6.2 4.7 4.8 Rolled oats............. — do......... 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9 . 0 8.9 8.6 8.6 Corn flakes______ 8-oz. pkg. 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8 1 0 .6 10.4 10.6 10.6 28-oz. pkg- 24.2 24.1 24 3 23.9 23.8 23.9 23.9 24.0 Wheat cereal.. Macaroni________ Pound__ 19.9 19.3 19.1 19.3 19.0 18.9 19.7 19.5 8.5 10.4 23.8 19.5 8.6 10.4 23.9 19.3 8.6 10.4 23.9 19.3 Rice.......................... Beans, n avy........... Potatoes.................. Onions__________ ...d o ____ 11.2 11.7 11.8 11.8 11.8 11.7 11.8 11.6 . ..d o ......... 9.9 9.9 9.9 9.9 9.9 9.8 9.8 a. 9 . —do......... 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.6 3.3 4.2 4.7 . ..d o ......... 5.7 6.1 6.0 7.0 7.7 8.8 8.8 8.0 11.7 9.5 4.2 6.9 11.5 9.5 4.0 6.4 11.4 9.1 5.8 6.4 8.5 8.8 10.3 10.6 23.9 24.0 19.3 19.3 IM 11.5 11.6 8.9 9.7 5.8 3.7 6.4 7.0 Cabbage.................. Beans, baked......... Corn, canned......... Peas, canned.......... ...d o ......... 4.2 4.5 5.0 5.4 4.3 4.5 5.9 6.2 No. 2 can. 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.2 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.1 ...d o ......... 16.5 17.3 17.4 17.7 18.0 17.8 17.9 17.8 ...d o ......... 21.9 22.1 22.1 22.1 21.6 21.6 21.3 21.3 4.9 10.1 17.8 21.3 4.2 10.1 16.7 21.3 4.1 10.1 16.1 21.3 4.6 4.8 10.1 10.1 16.0 17.3 20.8 21.6 Tomatoes, canned. Sugar, granulated. T ea........................... Coffee______ ____ ...d o ......... 12.0 12.1 12.3 12.4 12.1 12.0 11.6 11.6 P o u n d .. . 7.5 7.1 7.0 6.7 6.4 6.4 6.3 6.3 — do......... 91.5 93.3 93.6 93.6 93.6 93.1 92.7 93.3 ...d o ......... 51.8 52.1 52.2 52.3 51.1 51.0 51.4 51.0 11.3 6.5 93.4 49.8 10.6 6.2 92.0 49.8 10.6 6.0 91.4 49.3 11.2 11.7 6.2 6.6 91.4 92.7 50.2 51.0 Prunes..................... Raisins.................... Bananas_________ Oranges................... — do......... — do......... Dozen___ ...d o ......... 15.2 13.9 34.1 62.9 16.2 14.0 35.0 63.6 16.5 14.0 33.8 60.5 17.0 13.8 33.8 49.4 Eggs, storage.......... Bread___________ Flour....................... Corn meal............... 1 16-16 ounces. 16.2 14.5 34.6 41.8 16.0 14.2 33.3 43.3 15.6 14.2 34.6 48.1 16.1 14.0 33.8 57.3 16.8 13.9 33.8 53.7 16.2 14.1 33.8 55.7 16.4 13.9 34.6 61.6 15.9 14.0 33.3 59.9 16.2 14.0 34.0 54.8 123 D E T A IL E D TA B L E S OF 51 C ITIES, 1913, 1925, A N D 1926, A N D E A C H M O N T H OF 1925 A N D 1926—Continued NORFOLK, VA. Article Unit 1926 AvA v er age for for Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. year year Jan. 15 1926 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1913 15 Pound. . .. d o .. .. . .. d o . . . . . .. d o .. .. Cts. 40.1 34.1 31.3 22.3 Cts. 39.9 33.5 31.2 22.3 Cts. 40.21 33.9 31.9 22.6 Cis. 40.2 34.1 32.3 24.0 Cts. 41.1 34.7 32.6 23.1 Cts. 41.2 34.1 32.4 22.9 Cts. 40.9 34.6 32.2 22.7 Cts. 41.0 35.2 32.4 23.3 Cts. 42.0 35.4 32.4 23.6 Cts. 41.5 35.4 32.0 22.9 Cts. 41.0 34.5 32.0 23.5 Cts. 40.6 33.8 31.6 22.7 Cts. 40.8 34.4 32.0 23.0 Plate beef........... . .. d o .. .. Pork chops............ . .d o .... Bacon, sliced____ . ..d o ___ Ham, sliced......... .d o __ 14.9 34.9 44.5 46.8 15.3 34.8 44.2 47.2 16.1 36.0 43.9 46.8 16.0 36.4 44.8 48.1 16.1 38.4 46.) 48.1 15.7 39.8 49.5 49.6 15.8 39.8 49.0 52.1 15.2 39.1 49.7 53.8 16.0 39.9 50.1 53.2 15.6 39.6 50.5 52.0 15.5 37.2 49.9 50.5 16.3 34.8 48.0 49.5 15.7 37.6 47.5 49.8 Lamb, leg of........ . .. d o .. .. . .. d o .. .. Salmon, canned, __.do.___ red. Milk, fresh............ Q uart... 41.3 40.4 40.0 39.5 41.4 41.1 40.3 41.0 41.1 38.3 40.5 38.6 40.3 38.4 39.3 40.1 41.4 41.3 41.1 39.8 39.5 37. 38.5 38.3 37.1 39.4 36.7 36.5 37.4 37.7 37.2 37.8 38.3 38.4 37.9 36.9 35.4 34.0 37.0 Milk, evaporated. Can 1__ Butter.................... Pound. O le o m a r g a r in e ..d o ___ (all butter sub stitutes). 11.4 11.4 11.3 11.1 11.3 11.2 11.1 11.1 11.1 11.5 11.1 11.2 11.2 58. 56.8 55.9 54.6 53.0 53.6 53.4 53.4 54.9 56.7 57.4 59.6 55.7 28.9 28.5 29.2 29.5 28.6 29.2 29.5 27.8 28.6 28.0 27.2 27.2 28.5 Cheese.................... do___. Lard........................ ___do__ V egetab le lard ___do__ substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen.. 34.5 34.1 34.6 33.4 33.0 32.3 32.4 32.2 33.7 33.6 34.8 34.7 33.6 20.9 21.5 20.9 20.8 21.0 21.3 21.6 21.6 21.6 20.6 20.2 19.1 20.9 21.6 22.0 22.0 22.1 22.0 22.3 22.7 23.3 23.2 23.5 22.8 21.9 22.5 Eggs, storage. Bread.............. Flour............... Corn meal___ ..d o __ Pound. ___do____ do___ 44.5 35.2 9.5 9.5 6.3 6.4 4.7 4.5 Rolled o a ts ... Corn flak es... Wheat cereal. Macaroni........ . .. d o .. .. 8-oz. pkg 28-oz. pkg P o u n d .. 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.4 8.3 8.4 8.4 8.3 8.7 8.8 8.7 8.7 8.5 10.4 10.3 10.4 10.4 10.4 10.3 10.2 10.3 10.3 10.3 10.5 10.3 10.3 23.9 23.9 24.0 23.9 24.0 24.1 23.9 24.2 24.2 24.2 24.2 23.8 24.0 19.3 19.3 19.1 19.1 19.1 19.1 19.1 19.1 19.3 19.0 19.1 19.0 19.1 Sirloin steak___ Round steak___ Rib roast............ Chuck roast----- 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.5 55.5 44.0 35.3 38.7 9.5 6.3 4.6 9.5 6.3 4.4 56.8 65.5 64.7 47.6 39.9 41.6 43.0 9.5 6.3 4.4 6.2 4.3 9.9 6.1 4.4 9.9 6.0 4.4 9.9 5.9 4.4 48.0 48.7 48.0 9.9 9.9 9.9 5.9 5.8 5.8 4.6 4.6 4.5 9.7 6.1 4.5 Rice....................... _„do._ Beans, navy........ — do_. Potatoes.............. ___do__ Onions.................. do__ 11.6 12.1 12.1 12.1 12.0 12.0 11.8 11.8 12.0 12.1 12.6 12.3 12.0 9.1 8.8 &5 8.1 8.2 8.2 8.1 8.1 8.0 8.2 8.4 8.6 8.4 6.4 6.5 6.0 7.0 6.6 5.5 3.9 3.7 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.6 5.3 6.6 6.5 6.3 6.7 7.3 7.6 7.1 6.9 5.7 5.2 5.6 6.0 6.5 Cabbage................. Beans, baked........ Corn, canned........ Peas, canned......... ...d o ___ No. 2 can . ..d o ....... ...d o ___ 5.1 5.8 7.2 6.8 6.1 4.9 5.0 4.7 4.6 4.6 4 6 4.7 5.3 10.1 10.1 10.0 9.8 10.0 10.0 9.9 10.0 9.9 10.0 9.8 9.8 10.0 15.6 15.3 15.5 15.3 15.3 15.5 15.8 15.4 16.4 15.8 15.8 15.4 15.6 20.3 19.5 19.9 19.8 20.1 19.7 19.5 21.2 21.9 20.6 19.9 19.8 20.2 Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. Tea................ ....... Coffee................... . . . do.___ Pound_ . ..d o __ . ..d o __ 10.2 10.6 10.2 10. 10.1 10.3 10.1 10.1 9.7 10.1 10.0 9.9 10.1 6.2 6.3 5.9 6.0 6.2 6.5 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.7 6.7 7.0 6.4 89.5 89.5 89.4 88.8 88.8 88.8 88.7 89.1 91.1 93.2 89.4 89.4 89.6 50.4 49.9 50.2 50.3 50.3 50.2 50.0 50.0 51.1 50.1 51.4 51.3 50.4 Prunes.................. ...d o ___ Raisins.......... ....... ...d o __ Bananas............... Dozen. _ — do___ 115-16 ounces. 17.0 14.1 33.5 49.2 16.6 14.2 32.3 45.6 16.4 14.1 32.5 49.0 16.1 13.9 33.8 51.7 16.7 14.0 33.3 57.5 16.8 14.4 33.8 51.1 16.5 14.5 34.2 53.2 17.0 14.4 33.5 51.5 15.7 15.8 16.4 14.7 14.6 14.8 33.5 33.9 33.3 55.0 58.1 51.5 15.0 14.5 33.3 43.9 16.3 14.4 33.4 51.4 124 RETAIL. PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 T a b l e 1 3 .—A V ER A G E R E T A IL P R IC E S OF S P E C IF IE D FOOD A R TIC L ES IN E A C H OM AHA, N E B R . 1925 Av- Article U nit Sirloin s te a k ... Round steak.......... Rib roast........... Chuck roast........... Pound.. ..d o ----..d o ----..d o ___ Cts. 35.4 30.9 24.7 20.0 Cts. 35.3 31.1 24.3 19.9 Cts. 36.3 32.4 25.2 20.4 Cts. 37.5 34.4 25.7 21.3 Cts. 37.4 34.9 25.8 21.7 Cts. 38.3 35.3 25.4 21.8 Cts. 40.3 37.0 26.8 22.7 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 39.1 39.2 38.4 36.8 36.9 36.9 33.5 34.3 33.1 33.1 27.0 27.5 27.2 26.4 26.6 22.8 21.8 21.4 21.2 21.2 Cts. 37.6 33.9 26.1 21.4 Plate beef............... Pork chops........ Bacon, sliced.......... Ham, sliced............ _.do----..d o ___ ..d o ___ ..d o ___ 11.1 29.5 42.8 48.9 10.9 28.0 43.3 50.5 10.9 37.1 47.7 53.3 11.3 37.0 51.2 57.4 11.3 34.3 51.4 56.1 11.2 35.4 51.2 56.3 11.4 38.3 52.6 57.8 11.8 39.1 53.2 57.4 11.7 38.9 52.4 57.1 11.7 38.6 52.5 56.6 12.2 38.8 52.2 55.5 12.2 34.5 52.1 55.0 11.5 35.6 50.2 55.2 38.6 39.0 39.2 39.1 38.5 38.5 39.4 38.5 29.9 30.9 31.3 33.5 32. 31.3 31.7 30.7 33.4 33.3 33.8 33. 33.9 34.2 35.0 38.4 30.9 36.2 38.5 30.8 37.5 37.7 29.1 37.8 36.3 38.5 29.6 31.1 38.1 35.1 Lamb................... _.do___ Hens......................... ..d o ___ Salmon, canned, ..d o ___ Milk,’ fresh............ Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. N ov. Dec. for year 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1925 Quart___ 12.1 11.4 11.6 11.6 11.6 I 11.2 11.4 11.4 11.4 11.4 47.3 46.6 52.5 48.2 48.2 30.0 30.0 30.0 30.0 11.9 12.1 12.1 12.1 12.1 12.1 11.9 11.5 11.4 11.6 48.9 49.1 49.9 29.9 29.5 29.4 11.6 52.0 30.1 11.7 54.6 30.2 11.8 55.1 31.3 11.8 11.5 55.0 50.6 31.4 30.1 — do......... 35.5 35.9 36.2 36.4 35.8 36.0 36.0 36.2 — do......... 24.5 24.3 25.0 25.1 24.6 24.5 24.8 25.6 — do......... 27.3 28.2 28.0 27.2 27.2 26.4 27.5 28.4 36.4 25.8 28.4 36.8 26.2 28.2 36.9 25.7 28.0 37.3 36.3 25.2 25.1 27.9 27.7 D ozen.... 62.9 41.2 30.8 31.3 32.7 36.2 37.8 40.2 39.5 43.8 48.7 54.3 41.6 43.8 9.8 5.2 5.0 44.4 9.8 5.4 5.0 9.8 5.4 5.2 10.7 12.2 25.4 21.4 Milk, evaporated.. C an1. ... Butter..................... Pound.. O le o m a r g a r in e ...d o ___ (all butter sub stitutes). Cheese..................... Lard......................... V e g eta b le lard substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh. ll.i Eggs, storage......... ...d o ......... 51.8 Bread...................... Pound . . . 9.8 5.2 Flour....................... — do— 5.0 Corn m eal.............. — do__ 9.8 5.8 5. 9.8 5.8 5.2 9.8 5.2 5.3 9.8 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.2 9.9 5.2 5.3 9.9 5.3 5.2 9.8 5.3 5.2 41.0 9.8 5.3 5.0 10.8 11.8 25.1 21.2 10.8 11.9 24.6 21.2 10.7 11. 24.6 21.2 10.7 11.9 24.6 21.2 10.7 11.9 24. 21.2 10.9 12.1 24.6 21.5 10.7 12.2 24.6 21.8 Rolled oats__ Corn flakes.. W heat cereal.. Macaroni____ ...d o ......... 8-oz. pkg. 28-oz. pkg. P o u n d .„ 10.5 12.4 24.6 21.6 10.5 12.4 25.2 21.4 10.4 12.5 26.7 21.6 10.7 12.5 27.8 21.6 10.5 12.4 28.1 21.3 R ice.................. Beans, n a v y .. Potatoes.......... Onions.............. ...d o ......... 9.9 10.1 10.2 10.1 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.1 — do....... 10.0 10.3 10.3 10.4 10.4 10.2 10.3 10.2 — do......... 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.0 2.4 3.4 4.1 3.7 6.3 6.8 7.2 8.1 9.5 10.7 10.7 8.0 — do__ 10.2 10.4 3.4 6.3 10.6 10.1 3.7 5.9 10.8 9.9 5.5 5.7 11.4 10.3 10.3 10.2 5.2 3.3 5.6 7.6 Cabbage................. Beans, baked____ Corn, canned____ Peas, canned........ . — do......... 4.2 4.5 4.7 4.8 5.4 5.7 5.6 6.6 N o. 2 can. 14.8 14.7 14.7 14.5 14.6 14.6 14.4 14. —do....... 17.0 16.8 16.4 16.6 16.3 16.3 17.4 17.8 — do....... 17.1 16.6 16.4 16.7 16.4 16.4 17.0 16.9 5.3 14.6 17.8 17.3 4.2 14.6 17.0 17.1 4.1 14.8 16.7 16.9 4.9 5.0 14.8 14.6 16.9 16.9 17.0 16.8 Tomatoes, canned. —do....... 14.8 14.8 15.1 15.0 15.1 15.1 15.2 15.3 Sugar, granulated. P o u n d .. . 8.4 8.2 8.3 7.8 7.9 7.8 7.4 7.2 76.8 76.8 76.5 77.4 76.5 76.8 76.2 76.8 T ea.......................... — do___ 58.4 57.3 57.6 57.9 57.7 57.6 57.5 57.3 Coffee...................... — do___ 15.3 7.3 76.8 57.3 15.3 7.2 76.8 57.5 15.2 6.7 77.1 57.5 14.9 15.1 6.9 7.6 77.6 76.8 58.8 57.7 17.9 16.5 9.8 52.8 18.0 16.2 10.3 54.1 17.9 16.0 9.9 56.6 17.4 15.6 11.5 46.8 Prunes.................. Raisins.................. Bananas................ Oranges................. 115-16 ounces. ...d o ..... ...d o ___ .do.. Dozen___ 17.5 16.7 13.7 42.1 16.8 16.6 13.5 42.8 17.2 16.6 13.3 44.7 17.4 16.4 13.1 48.8 17.4 16.3 11.9 50.4 17.8 16.3 10.9 50.9 17.6 17.8 16.5 16.3 10.6 9.8 52.9 48.9 17.6 16.3 11.5 49.3 125 DETAILED TABLES OF 51 C ITIES, 1913, 1925, A N D 1926, A N D E A C H M O N T H OF 1925 A N D 1926—Continued OM AHA, NEBR . 1926 A v A v er er age age for Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay for N ov. June Aug. July Sept. Oct. Dec. year 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 year 1913 1926 Article U nit Sirloin Round steak......... Rib roast................ Chuck roast.......... Pnnnr1 _ ...d o ........ ...d o ........ ...d o ........ Cts. ?,5 0 21.7 18.4 15.7 Cts. 36.6 32.8 26.1 21.7 Cts. 36.4 33.1 26.1 21.8 Cts. 36.5 33.1 26.0 21.9 Cts. 36.3 33.3 26.2 21.5 Cts. 37.1 34.0 26.1 22.0 Cts. 37.7 34.9 26.3 21.9 Cts. 38.2 35.5 26.6 21.8 Cts. 37.9 35.4 26.3 22.0 Cts. 38.4 36.2 26.2 21.7 Cts. 38.4 35.8 26.7 22.1 Cts. 37.5 34.8 26.2 22.0 Cts. 37.1 34.5 26.3 22.0 Cts. 37.3 34.5 26.3 21.9 Plate beef.............. Pork chops........... Bacon, sliced......... Ham, sliced........... ...d o ........ — do........ ...d o ........ ...d o ........ 10.7 19.5 27.7 29.1 12.1 35.7 51.1 54.7 12.0 35.1 52.4 54.7 12.2 35.4 51.6 56.1 12.4 36.1 52.1 56.6 12.7 37.8 52.4 57.1 12.6 40.1 54.6 61.1 12.6 39.4 55.9 61.8 12.3 37.6 55.8 62.4 12.3 40.9 55.3 62.4 12.4 42.0 54.8 62.4 12.6 37.5 54.8 61.6 12.8 36.2 53.0 58.7 12.4 37.9 53.7 59.1 Lamb, leg of......... H e n s ..................... Salmon, canned, red M ilk, fresh............ ...d o ........ 17.2 37.7 37.8 36.5 37.4 38.4 39.1 37.9 37.9 36.5 36.6 36.8 36.2 37.4 ...d o ........ 17.3 33.4 33.7 34.2 35.7 35.3 34.2 33.8 32.2 32.6 31.7 31.1 31.2 33.3 38.1 38.3 38.6 38.8 39.2 39.2 39.2 38.9 38.6 37.4 36.4 36.0 38.2 ...d o ........ Quart__ 8.2 11.6 11.4 11.1 11.1 10.3 10.3 10.8 11.3 11.3 11.3 11.3 11.3 11.1 11.9 11.9 11.9 11.9 11.9 11.8 11.8 11.7 11.6 11.6 11.8 11.6 11.8 M ilk, evaporated. Can i__ Butter__________ P o u n d .. 36.7 51 4 49 7 49.5 47.6 47.2 46.5 46.9 46.5 49.1 50.5 52.1 53.9 49.2 O le o m a r g a r in e __ do____ 31.3 31.1 30.4 30.4 30.3 30.0 29.6 29.9 30.2 29.9 29.9 28.0 30.1 (all butter sub stitutes). Cheese.................... Lard........................ Vegetable lard substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh — do____ 22.9 37.5 37.5 37.2 35.7 34.2 34.2 34.2 33.9 34.7 35.5 36.9 36.3 35.7 ...d o ____ 17.4 24.9 24.5 24.2 24.0 23.9 24.3 24.6 24.6 24.1 24.1 23.2 23.4 24.2 27.0 27.7 28.1 27.9 27.8 27.6 27.6 27.9 27.9 27.8 28.1 27.3 27.7 ...d o ____ Eggs, storage-----Bread__________ Flour....................... Corn meal.............. 41.5 43.4 43.2 — do........ 39.8 32.0 Pound. . ~ 5 .2 10.1 10.1 "16.1 "io.’I "16."1 "io.'i "16.’2 16.2 "16.2 10.3 10.2 10.2 "I0 . 2 ...d o ........ 2.8 5.7 5.6 5.5 5.4 5.4 5.3 5.2 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.8 4.7 5.2 ...d o ........ 2.4 5.0 5.0 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9 5.0 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9 Rolled oats............ Com flakes_____ Wheat cereal......... Macaroni_______ ...d o ........ ........ 10.3 10.3 10.3 8-oz. pkg. 12.0 12.5 12.3 28-oz.pkg 28.3 28.0 28.3 P o u n d .. 21.3 21.2 21.2 R ic e....................... Beans, navy_____ Potatoes................. Onions.................... — do........ 8.5 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.6 11.8 11.7 11.5 11.5 11. i 11.5 11.4 11.4 11.6 10.3 10.2 10.0 9.9 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.8 9.7 9.5 9.6 9.9 9.8 — do____ — do____ ” L"6 5.7 5.5 5.5 6.2 5.6 4.8 3.8 3.0 3.6 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.6 5.9 5.9 5.9 6.0 8.9 9.0 7.9 6.7 5.7 5.2 5.1 5.3 6.5 ...d o ........ Cabbage................. Beans, baked .. . Com, canned........ Peas, canned____ 5.7 6.4 7.1 7.2 5.7 6.1 4.1 3.9 3.6 3.6 3.7 4.3 5.1 ...d o ........ No. 2 can :: ::: 14.6 14.6 14.1 13.7 13.7 13.7 13.6 13.7 13.6 14.0 13.9 13.7 13.9 16.5 16.1 15.9 15.9 16.1 15.8 16.1 16.0 16.2 15.9 15.6 15.6 16.0 ...d o ____ __do____ 17.4 16.8 16.7 16.7 16.5 16.4 16.1 16.0 15.8 15.8 16.1 16.1 16.4 Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. T ea.......................... Coffee__________ 14.3 14.3 14.4 14.3 14.1 14.1 13.4 13.5 13.7 13.7 13.4 13.6 13.9 ...d o ........ P o u n d .. "5 . 8 6.9 6.9 7.0 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.6 7.2 ...d o ........ 56.0 78.5 78.2 79.1 80.3 80.3 78.5 78.8 78.8 78.8 78.8 78.8 78.8 79.0 ...d o ........ 30.0 57.4 57.4 57.3 57.3 57.5 57.5 57.6 57.5 57.5 57.5 55.9 55.0 57.1 Prunes.................... Raisins................... Bananas................ Oranges________ — do........ ........ 17.3 17.7 17.7 15.3 15.5 15.7 ...d o ........ 11.8 11.8 11.4 ...d o ........ 43.9 43.3 44.8 Dozen D ozen . . 27.1 47.1 35.4 31.5 33.2 33.3 34.3 34.7 35.7 39.6 45.6 50.1 52.1 39.4 115-16 ounces. 44567°—27---- 0 10.3 12.5 28.3 21.1 17.6 15.8 11.4 47.8 10.3 12.5 28.3 21.0 17.7 15.7 11.4 44.2 10.3 12.4 28.3 21.1 17.7 15.8 11.7 43.4 10.3 12.4 28.3 21.1 17.9 15.8 11.5 45.3 10.3 12.4 28.0 20.9 17.4 15.7 11.5 46.3 10.3 12.5 28.3 21.1 17.8 15.9 11.6 45.1 10.3 12.5 28.3 21.1 17.0 15.4 11.5 50.9 10.3 12.4 28.0 21.0 17.1 15.6 11.5 49.8 10.4 12.8 28.0 21.2 16.4 15.3 11.7 55.1 10.3 12.4 28.2 21.1 17.4 15.6 11.6 46.7 126 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 T able 1 3 .—A V ER A G E R E T A IL PR IC E S OF S P E C IF IE D FOOD A R TIC L ES IN E A C H PEORIA, ILL. 1925 Article U nit A v er age for Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. N ov. Dec. 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 year 1925 Sirloin steak_____ Pound. Round steak____ ...d o — . Rib roast................ ...d o ___ Chuck roast......... ...d o ___ Cts. 32.2 30.0 22.9 19.7 Cts. 31.6 29.1 23.2 19.6 Cts. 33.1 32.3 24.2 21.7 Cts. 35.0 33.2 24.3 20.6 Cts. 35.3 32.1 24.3 21.3 Cts. 35.6 33.1 24.7 21.4 Cts. 36.3 34.1 25.0 21.6 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 35.0 34.3 34.3 32.5 32.7 33.5 32.5 33.4 31.6 31.5 24.1 23.9 23.8 23.0 23.2 20.5 20.3 20.4 19.5 19.7 Cis. 34.1 32.2 23.9 20.5 Plate beef............... Pork chops............. Bacon, sliced......... Ham, sliced........... 12.5 27.4 42. 47.1 12.3 27.1 43.3 47.7 13.8 36.6 48.2 51.9 13.6 33.5 50.0* 53.0 13. 32.8 48.5 52.8 13.6 32.7 48.4 53.4 13.4 37.6 50.6 53.5 13.0 36.6 50.6 53.4 12.8 36.6 50. 52.7 13.4 35.2 51.01 52. 13.3 32.6 50.0 51.4 13.2 32.5 49.3 51.5 13.2 33.4 48.6 51.8 Lamb...................... ...d o ----Hams...................... ...d o ___ Salmon, canned, ...d o ___ red. M ilk, fresh............. Quart___ 37.8 38.2 39.4 38.5 37.8 37. 38.1 37.3 30.7 31.5 34.8 35.0 35.7 33.6 33.8 32.5 32.2 32.2 32.5 32.8 32. 32.8 32.8 33.5 37.3 32.4 35.6 37.5 31.5 37.3 31.1 37.6 36.1 37.7 31.2 32.8 37.1 34.1 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 11.7 12.0 Milk, evaporated.. Can*—.. Butter..................... P o u n d .. O le o m a r g a r in e ...d o ....... (all butter sub stitutes). 11. 11.6 11.7 11.7 11.6 11.5 11.7 11.7 49.2 46.5 55.0 50.4 48.0 49.5 49.2 49.3 30.7 30.8 30.3 29.8 29.9 29.8 29.7 30.8 11.7 51.5 31.1 11.7 55.3 31.5 11.6 55.7 31.2 11.6 11.6 54.3 51.2 31.2 30.6 Cheese..................... Lard......................... V e g e t a b le la r d substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh. ...d o ....... . 35.6 35.8 36.4 36.8 36.1 35. 35.8 35.9 ...d o ......... 23.2 23. 23.5 23.5 23.2 23.1 23.4 23.9 ...d o ....... . 27.5 27.4 27.8 27.5 27.2 27.3 27.4 27.3 35.7 24.1 27.4 35.5 24.1 27.3 35.8 23.7 27. 35.4 35.9 22.8 23.5 27.3 27.4 37.1 38.9 47.7 Eggs, storage— Bread................. Flour.................. Corn meal......... ...d o ____ 53.5 50.0 P o u n d ... 9.5 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 5.9 6.0 6.0 ...d o ....... . 5.9 6.4 6.3 5.9 5. 5.1 5.1 ...d o ____ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.0 5.1 5. 10.0 6.0 5.0 43.8 10.0 5.8 5.1 45.8 10.0 5.8 5.0 45.8 10.0 10.0 5.9 6.0 4.8 5.1 Rolled o a ts .... Corn flakes.— Wheat cereal.. Macaroni____ ...d o ......... 9.2 9.4 9.6 9.6 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.4 8 oz. pkg.. 11.9 12.0 12.3 12.1 12.1 12.2 12.1 12.1 28 oz. pkg. 25.9 25.5 26.2 25.9 25.8 25. 25.7 25.6 P o u n d ... 20.8 21.4 21.0 21.0 20. 20. 21.0 20.7 9.2 12.1 25.7 20.3 9.3 12.1 25.3 21.1 9.2 12.0 25.3 20.8 8.9 9.3 12.0 12.1 25.1 25.7 20.8 20.9 R ice................ Beans, n a v y .. Potatoes......... Onions............ ...d o ____ .__do____ ...d o ____ ...d o ____ 10.8 10.7 11.0 11.1 10.9 11.1 11.1 11.1 9.7 10.1 10.3 10.2 9.7 9.7 9.7 2.1 2.1 2. 2.0 2.1 2.6 4.1 7.1 7.3 8.0 7.8 10.4 12.0 11.2 8.6 11.2 9.4 3.3 7.6 11.8 8.9 3.5 6.4 11.6 8.9 4.9 6.2 11.3 11.1 8. 9.6 4. 3.1 6.3 8.2 Cabbage................. Beans, baked......... Corn, canned......... Peas, canned......... ...d o ......... 4.6 5.5 5.9 5.3 6.1 6.1 5.8 5.5 No. 2 can. 12.7 12.1 12.1 12.0 12.0 12.0 11.8 12.0 ...d o ......... 14.9 16.3 16.3 16.6 16.8 16.6 16.9 16.9 ...d o ......... 18.7 19.2 19.2 18.9 19.1 19.3 19.3 19.3 5.0 11.8 16.9 19.2 3.6 11.7 16.5 18.8 4.6 11.8 16.6 18.8 4.9 5.2 12.1 12.0 15.7 16.4 18.2 19.0 Tomatoes, canned. Sugar, granulated. T ea.......................... Coffee...................... ...d o ____ P o u n d ... ...d o ____ ...d o ____ 15.6 15.6 15.8 15.4 15.4 15.4 15 4 15.6 9.2 8.9 8.5 8.4 8.2 8.1 8.0 7.8 64.5 64.1 65.9 66.8 66.2 63.4 63.4 62. 50.5 51.9 52.8 52.6 51.8 52.1 51.1 51.0 15.5 7.9 63.6 50.9 15.2 7.5 62.9 52.1 14.4 7.4 64.2 52.1 14.7 15.3 7.4 8.1 65.1 64.4 51.9 51.7 Prunes................... . Raisins.................... Bananas................ . Oranges................. . ...d o ____ ...d o ____ ...d o ____ D ozen.—. 20.3 15.1 12.4 42.2 19. 14.7 9.2 55.9 19.6 14.9 9.1 62.7 19.6 14.3 9.4 65.4 19.9 14.6 9.6 51.8 1 15-16 ounce can. ...d o ___ ... d o .. .. . ...d o ___ ...d o ___ D o zen .... 67.7 46.8 20.1 15.1 12.0 40.0 32.7 34.2 36.1 20.3 15.1 12.3 43.9 19.6 15.2 12.8 44.4 19.2 15.2 11.8 49.5 19.3 15.1 10.1 49.9 19.3 18.9 15.2 15.1 10.6 9.5 53.1 53.2 44.9 19.6 15.0 10.7 51.0 127 DETAILED TABLES OF 51 CITIES, 1913, 1925, AND 1926, AND EACH MONTH OF 1925 AND 1926—Continued PEORIA, ILL. Article U nit 1926 A v A v er er age age for Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay for June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. year year 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1926 1913 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Sirloin steak____ Bound steak------Rib roast............ Chuck roast_____ 33.6 Pound 32.1 ...d o ___ ...d o ___ ------ 23.7 ...d o ___ ?ft 4 33 1 31.8 23.9 20 4 32.5 32.1 24.4 20.2 34.0 33.1 24.2 20.7 35.2 33.3 24.5 21.0 35.2 34.6 25.6 21.1 35.2 34.2 25.3 21.1 34.8 34.1 35.2 21.1 35.6 34.1 25.3 21.7 35.4 33.8 25.0 21.3 34.6 33.8 25.0 21.5 34.8 34.1 25.1 22.2 34.5 33.4 24.8 21.1 Plate beef............. Pork chops........... Bacon, sliced____ Ham, sliced — d o ..— — do___ :: ::: ___do___ __do____ 13.8 33.3 50.0 m 1 13.6 33.7 50.0 53 6 13.7 33.5 49.7 52.3 13.6 35.2 49.3 52.7 13.8 37.2 51.1 53.8 13.8 37.7 52.3 58.5 14.0 36.7 53.0 58.8 14.0 36.3 53.0 58.2 14.7 38.1 53.0 58.6 14.4 38.5 52.0 57.5 14.6 36.2 51.3 56.4 15.0 34.7 50.4 56.8 14.1 35.9 51.3 55.8 Lamb, leg of......... Hens....................... Salmon, canned, red. M ilk, fresh........... __-do___ . ..d o ....... . ..d o ....... 36.2 36.7 35.8 36.9 39.2 43.3 38.1 37.9 40.7 38.7 40.0 40.0 38.6 34.8 35.1 36.4 36.5 36.8 36.4 35.9 34.7 34.8 33.7 33.4 33.3 35.2 38.4 38.7 38,3 38.4 39.1 39.8 39.5 39.3 38.1 36.7 35.8 35.6 38.1 Q u art... 11 7 11 7 11.7 11.3 11.3 11.3 11.7 11.7 11.7 12.0 12.0 12.0 11.7 M ilk, evaporated. Can i___ Butter--------------- P o u n d .. O le o m a r g a r in e ...d o — (all butter sub stitutes). 11.6 11.5 11.8 11.8 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.4 11.6 51.7 49.6 49.1 45.5 46.1 47.7 46.8 46.2 48.1 49.9 52.5 57.8 49.3 31.2 31.0 30.9 29.7 29.5 29.8 29.9 29.4 30.0 29.6 29.4 29.4 30.0 Cheese.................... Lard....................... V e g eta b le la r d substitute. Eggs,strictly fresh. ...d o ----. ..d o ___ — do___ 35.9 36.2 35.4 34.7 34.7 34.2 34.9 35.0 35.7 35.1 36.3 37.0 35.4 22.5 22.5 22.4 22.1 22.0 22.7 22.7 23.0 23.0 22.6 22.1 20.4 22.3 27.2 27.1 27.1 27.0 27.3 27.3 27.3 27.0 26.9 27.0 27.0 27.1 27.1 D ozen ... 48.3 37.7 30.7 33.7 32.4 35.1 33.8 35.2 41.4 46.8 54.6 64.7 41.2 Eggs, storage......... Bread................. Flour...................... Corn meal______ — do___ Pound — do— ...d o ....... — 40.4 42.0 46.5 45.4 10.0 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.1 "Io.'i 6.1 6.1 6.0 6.0 5.9 5.9 6.0 5.9 5.8 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.9 4.9 4.8 4.8 4.9 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.7 4.9 4.9 5.0 4.8 Rolled o a ts........... Corn flakes______ Wheat cereal____ Macaroni_______ — do....... — 8-oz.pkg. 28-oz.pkg — P o u n d ._ 9.0 9.0 9.1 8.9 8.9 8.9 9.0 9.0 9.1 9.1 9.1 9.1 9.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 11.8 11.8 11.8 11.8 11.9 11.9 11.8 11.9 11.9 11.9 25.4 25.4 25.3 25.3 25.4 25.3 25.4 25.4 25.3 25.6 25.6 25.2 25.4 20.8 20.5 20.5 20.6 20.2 20.2 20.2 20.5 20.0 19.9 19.9 19.4 20.2 Rice____________ Beans, navy_____ Potatoes________ Onions................. ...d o ___ -__do___ — do___ — do___ 11.8 11.5 11.7 11.7 12.0 11.9 11.9 11.8 12.1 11.7 11.5 11.7 11.8 9.0 9.0 9.0 8.7 8.4 8.5 8.8 8.5 8.4 8.6 8.8 9.0 8.7 5.6 5.4 5.2 5.9 5.3 4.9 4.0 3.1 3.6 3.8 3.8 3.8 4.5 6.1 6.4 6.4 6.5 8.4 8.3 8.0 6.1 6.2 5.8 5.8 5.8 6.7 Cabbage................. Beans, baked____ Corn, canned........ Peas, canned____ — do___ No.2 can. . ..d o ___ — do___ Tomatoes, canned. Sugar, granulated. T ea ....................... Coffee..................... ...d o ___ — P o u n d .. ...d o ___ __ do____ Prunes.................... Raisins................... Bananas................. Oranges________ — do— ........ 20.5 20.4 20.2 20.2 20.0 20.0 20.4 19.6 20.2 19.5 19.2^ 14.8 15.0 15.Q 15.3 14.9 15.2 15.4 15.5 15.6 15.0 15.3 . ..d o ___ 9.9 10.2 9.9 9.9 9.9 10.4 10.1 9.8 9.8 10.2 10.2 — do....... 41.2 44.6 43.9 48.8 47.1 47.0 46.5 45.9 44.9 49.2 54.3: D ozen ... 115-16 ounces. — 5.9 6.4 7.7 7.4 6.4 6.5 4.4 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.7 5.2 11.7 11.9 11.9 11.9 11.6 11.9 11.8 11.3 12.2 12.2 12.ll 11.7 11.9 15.9 15.9 15.6 15.6 15.6 15.6 15.6 15.6 15.3 15.8 15.8 16.2 15.7 18.0 17.8 17.8 18.3 18.0 18.0 18.3 18.0 18.0 18.3 18.1 18.1 18.1 j 14.5 13.8 14.0 13.8 13.8 13.8 13.8 13.7 13.7 13.6 13.5 13.3 13.8 7.3 7.4 7.3 7.3 7.4 7.6 7.6 7.5 7.5 7.6 7 .7, 7.7 7.5 64.8 64.8 65.1 65.1 66.4 66.7 67.6 67.9 67.9 68.6 69.5 70.1 67.0 52.1 52.2 51.6 51.9 51.6 51.8 51.8 51.9 51.9 52.1 51.8 51.3 51.8 18.6 15.1 10.7 52.1 1 19.9 15.2 10.1 47.1 128 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 TABLE 1 3 .—AVER A G E R E T A IL P R IC E S OF SP E C IF IE D FOOD A R TIC L ES IN E A C H PHILADELPHIA, PA. 1925 Av- age for Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. N ov. D ec. year 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1925 Article U nit Sirloin ste a k 2........ Round steak.......... R ib roast................. Chuck roast........... Pound. ...d o ......... . . -do......... —_do......... Cts. 50.0 37.6 33.4 21.7 Cis. 48.9 37.0 33.5 20.9 Cts. 51.8 38.4 35.0 21.4 Cts. 53.1 40.3 35.4 22.0 Cts. 53.3 40.1 35.7 22.3 Cts. 54.1 40.5 35.8 22.3 Cis. 56.6 44.8 37.5 25.7 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. CU. 56.1 56.5 55.6 54.8 53.5 44.8 42.6 42.0 39.6 40.6 37.2 37.0 37.3 36.5 36.5 24.3 24.0 23.8 23.2 23.2 Cts. 53.7 40.7 35.9 22.9 Plate beef............... Pork chops............. Bacon, sliced......... Ham , sliced............ _._do____ ...d o ......... -_.do......... . ..d o ......... 10.3 33.5 36.6 53.2 10.2 33.3 36.9 53.7 10.8 40.2 40.9 57.5 10.8 39.6 42.6 58.9 10.8 39.7 42.9 58.0 10.8 40.2 44.9 57.9 11.9 46.3 47.3 59.9 11.7 46.3 47.4 60.5 11.5 45.3 47.9 60.5 11.7 42.7 48.5 59.9 11.7 39.9 47.3 58.4 11.8 39.7 46.8 57.3 11.2 40.6 44.2 58.0 Lamb....................... H ens......................... Salmon, canned, red. M ilk, fresh.............. ...d o ......... 38.9 39.0 40.1 39.4 40.2 40.1 40.5 40.2 ...d o ____ 39.0 38.7 39.4 40.3 41.0 40.5 41.0 39.7 —.d o ......... 28.4 28.5 28.4 28.4 28.5 28.6 30.0 30.8 40.2 40.4 32.9 40.2 40.5 36.2 40.2 40.3 37.6 40.5 40.0 39.9 40.1 37.4 31.3 Quart___ 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 M ilk, evaporated. Can i ___ 11.4 11.5 11.4 11.5 11.4 11.4 11.5 11.5 B utter____ ______ Pound. _. 56.0 54.0 58.8 57.6 55.5 55.7 55.0 55.9 O le o m a r g a r in e . ..d o ......... 31.0 31.1 30.8 30.2 30.2 30.8 30.9 31.8 (all butter sub stitutes). 11.5 58.1 32.2 11.4 62.9 32.1 11.5 63.4 32.7 11.6 11.5 63.1 58.0 32.8 31.4 36.4 37.5 38.8 38.9 38.1 39.2 38.9 38.7 22.3 22.0 22.5 22.5 22.0 22.4 23.7 24.0 25.3 25.7 25.5 25.5 25.6 25.6 25.6 25.7 39.0 24.1 25.6 39.2 24.2 25.6 40.3 23.4 25.7 41.2 38.9 22.1 22.9 25.7 25.6 Dozen___ 75.2 60.7 40.5 38.8 40.3 43.9 47.2 49.4 53.7 66.7 77.0 71.7 55.4 9.4 "’§."4 " O " 9 .4 "~9.3 """9.3 5.9 5.8 5.7 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.2 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.2 5.2 46.7 9.3 5.8 5.2 48.6 9.3 5.7 5.1 49.3 9.3 5.8 5.0 Cheese..................... Lard......................... V e g e t a b l e lard substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh. ...d o ____ ...d o ____ ...d o ____ Eggs, storage.......... Bread....................... Flour........................ Com meal.............. - . d o ......... 52.8 42.0 P o u n d .._ 8.6 9.3 ’O —_do......... 5.8 6.4 6.3 ...d o ......... 5.0 5.2 5.3 Rolled oats............. C om flakes............. W heat cereal.......... Macaroni................ . ..d o ......... 8.4 8.7 8.8 8.8 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.7 8-oz. pkg. 10.0 10.0 10.1 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 28-oz. pkg. 23.7 23.6 23.7 23.8 23.8 23.9 23.9 24.0 P o u n d ... 21.2 21.4 21.5 21.5 21.5 21.6 21.6 21.4 8.7 10.0 24.0 21.5 8.7 10.0 24.4 21.5 8.7 10.1 24.6 21.5 8.7 8.7 10.0 10.0 24.6 24.0 21.2 21.5 R ice......................... Beans, n a v y ........... Potatoes.................. Onions..................... ...d o ......... ...d o ____ ...d o ......... ...d o ____ 11.2 11.5 11.8 11.9 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.2 9.9 10.1 10.2 10.1 10.1 10.2 10.1 10.2 2.7 3.0 2.8 2.7 3.6 4.5 4.9 4.9 5.1 5.2 5.2 5.7 8.2 10.0 9.7 8.3 12.1 9.8 4.0 5.8 12.0 9.6 4.0 5.5 12.2 9.3 5.9 5.6 12.2 12.0 9.5 9.9 6.0 4.1 5.4 6.6 Cabbage.................. Beans, baked......... Com , canned------Peas, canned.......... . ..d o ......... 4.4 4.6 4.5 5.9 5.5 6.6 8.2 7.0 No. 2 can 11.1 11.2 11.0 11.0 10.9 11.0 10.9 11.0 ...d o ......... 15.1 15.1 16.5 16.5 16.4 16.5 16.7 16.9 —.do____ 15.1 15.2 16.4 16.3 16.0 15.9 15.9 15.6 6.1 10.9 16.1 15.5 5.3 10.9 15.8 15.6 4.7 10.9 15.3 15.4 4.6 5.6 10.9 11.0 15.4 16.0 15.6 15.7 Tomatoes, canned. Sugar, granulated. T ea ........................... Coffee.... .................. — do 12.3 12.6 12.8 12.6 12.7 12.6 12.5 12.3 P o u n d ... 7.4 7.0 6.8 6.7 6.3 6.2 6.2 6.1 ...d o ......... 64.0 68.4 70.1 70.3 70.3 69.6 71.0 69.9 — do......... 45.1 46.6 46.9 46.4 45.9 45.5 44.9 45.0 12.1 6.2 70.3 45.3 12.1 6.2 70.2 45.3 11.6 6.1 70.7 45.6 11.3 12.3 6.2 6.5 71.4 69.7 45.8 45.7 Prunes..................... Raisins...................Bananas.................. Oranges................... —-do......... ...d o ......... Dozen___ ...d o ......... 14.6 13.5 30.9 64.1 14.9 13.3 32.2 68.8 14.4 13.5 31.6 71.3 14.5 13.4 32.5 49.4 15.1 13.6 83.5 44.6 15.3 13.6 33.9 45.1 15.2 13.7 33.2 53.5 14.7 13.7 32.6 59.4 14.8 13.5 34.1 64.9 14.7 13.5 33.6 70.8 14.8 13.5 33.3 67.6 14.7 13.3 31.6 62.2 5.9 5.1 14.8 13.5 32.8 60.1 115-16 ounces. 2 The steak for which prices are here quoted is called “ sirloin” in this city, but in most of the other cities included in this report it would be known as “ porterhouse” steak. 129 DETAILED TABLES OF 51 CITIES, 1913, 1925, AND 1926, AND EACH MONTH OF 1925 AND 1926—Continued PHILADELPHIA, PA. Article U nit A v Av1926 er age age for for Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. year year Jan. 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1926 15 15 1913 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 55.1 40.6 36.6 24.7 54.1 40.2 36.6 24.4 55.5 41.2 36.8 24.4 54.8 41.4 37.1 24.9 Plate beef.............. Pork chops........... Bacon, sliced........ Ham, sliced.......... ...d o ....... 11.9 12.3 12.6 ...d o ___ 21.5 40.1 39.4 ...d o ....... 26.1 46.2 46.6 ...d o ___ 30.9 55.8 55.9 12.5 40.4 46.4 56.6 13.1 41.8 46.7 57.9 12.4 45.1 47.8 60.1 Lamb, leg of........ H ens....................... Salmon, canned, red. M ilk, fresh............ ...d o ___ 19.7 41.0 40.0 39.8 39.4 42.2 46.2 43.2 42.0 40.7 40.0 40.5 40.2 41.3 ...d o ___ 22.6 41.4 41.7 41.7 43.5 44.6 44.0 42.8 41.2 41.4 41.1 41.2 40.9 42.1 ...d o — . ___ 38.0 37.7 37.7 38.0 38.0 38.1 37.6 37.6 37.1 33.5 31.6 29.9 36.2 Sirloin stea k 2....... P o u n d .. Round steak......... ..d o ....... Rib roast............... ...d o ....... Chuck roast......... ...d o ........ Q uart... 30.2 25.5 22.0 17.6 55.6 41.7 37.2 23.8 56.3 42.3 37.7 25.7 56.1 42.7 37.5 25.4 55.8 42.9 36.9 26.0 56.0 43.5 36.6 26.6 56.1 42.0 36.6 26.1 54.8 41.4 36.3 25.7 54.4 41.2 36.3 26.0 55.4 41.8 36.9 25.3 12.7 47.0 49.5 65.7 12.6 46.7 49.8 65.8 12.7 45.8 50.0 64.2 12.9 47.9 49.8 62.8 12.7 46.8 49.2 61.9 12.6 43.4 48.3 59.6 12.8 40.9 47.5 59.7 12.7 43.8 48.2 60.5 8.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.5 13.0 13.0 12.2 M ilk, evaporated. C a n 1... Butter..................... Pound. O leom a rg a rin e ...d o ___ (all butter sub stitutes). 11.6 11.6 11.5 11.4 11.5 11.4 11.5 11.5 11.4 11.5 11.4 11.5 11.5 43.6 58.2 57.5 56.9 53.6 53.3 54.4 53.7 54.2 56.3 58.1 60.9 65.3 56.9 32.4 32.6 32.0 30.4 29.9 29.6 30.3 29.6 30.7 30.8 30.6 30.8 30.8 Cheese.................... . ..d o __ Lard....................... do__ Vegetable l a r d —-do__ substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh D ozen.. 25.0 41.0 41.2 40.0 40.3 39.8 39.2 38.5 39.3 39.2 39.6 39.0 39.3 39.7 15.2 22.0 22.1 21.5 21.1 21.1 22.4 23.0 22.9 22.1 21.7 20.5 19.2 21.6 25.6 25.6 25.6 25.3 25.5 25.5 25.7 25.7 25.6 25.3 25.2 25.1 25.5 Eggs, storage........ — d o .... Bread..................... Pound. F lo u r .................... . .. d o .. .. Corn meal______ — d o .... 34.9 56.7 46.8 41.5 41.6 41.8 44.2 44.6 45.8 54.3 62.6 73.0 74.0 52.2 4.8 3.2 2.8 41.5 32.7 47.4 48.2 49.3 9.4 9.4 "~9.’4 "9.4 "_9.'4 “’9.'4 _ 9.”5 ” 9.“4 " 9 .5 9.5 9.5 9.5 ~9.~4 6.1 6.2 6.2 6.1 6.1 6.0 6.0 6.1 5.8 5.5 5.5 5.4 5.9 4.8 4.8 4.9 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.7 4.7 4.8 ...d o ....... 8-oz. pkg 28-oz.pkg P o u n d .. 8.6 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.6 8.6 8.6 8.6 8.6 8.7 8.7 8.5 8.6 10.0 10.0 10.1 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.0 24.4 24.3 24.3 24.4 24.3 24.3 24.4 24.4 24.4 24.6 24.5 24.4 24.4 21.5 21.5 21.0 21.0 21.0 21.0 20.8 20.9 20.7 21.0 20.8 20.8 21.0 Rice......................... do....... Beans, navy.......... . ..d o ....... Potatoes................. — do....... Onions.................... — do....... 12.0 12.2 12.1 12.2 12.2 12.3 12.5 12.5 12.4 12.3 12.1 11.8 12.2 9.3 9.4 8.8 8.7 8.8 8.9 8.9 8.7 8.7 9.0 9.2 9.0 9.0 6.6 6.5 6.5 7.4 7.0 5.6 4.1 3.9 4.5 4.4 4.6 4.7 5.5 5.8 5.7 5.6 5.7 8.5 7.2 6.8 5.6 5.2 5.0 4.9 4.8 5.9 Cabbage________ Beans, baked........ Com, canned........ Peas, canned......... . ..d o ....... N o. 2 can — do....... ..d o ___ 7.4 7.9 7.8 7.9 7.0 7.0 5.5 4.1 4.1 4.3 4.2 4.6 6.0 10.9 11.0 10.8 10.7 10.6 10.5 10.6 10.6 10.5 10.5 10.6 10.5 10.7 15.2 15.1 15.1 14.9 14.6 14.6 14.7 14.6 15.0 14.6 14.7 14.8 14.8 15.3 15.6 15.1 14.7 14.3 14.5 14.8 15.0 15.2 15.5 15.8 15.3 15.1 Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated Tea................ ......... Coffee..................... ...d o ....... 11.3 11.4 11.4 11.1 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.2 11.3 11.6 11.9 12.1 11.4 P o u n d .. 5.0 6.1 6.1 6.0 6.0 6.2 6.6 6. 5 6.6 6.6 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.4 — do....... 54.0 71.1 71.0 70.9 71.3 71.9 72.7 73.2 74.3 72.2 72.1 70.9 69.4 71.8 . ..d o ....... 46.0 45.5 45.8 45.6 44.6 45.2 45.6 45.0 46.1 45.6 45.6 45.9 45.5 Prunes.................. Raisins........ ........... Bananas................. Oranges.................. ...d o ....... ..d o ....... D ozen... — do....... Rolled o a ts ... Corn flakes.__ Wheat cereal. Macaroni____ 16.2 13.5 3^.8 50.1 16.1 13.6 33.8 48.0 15.6 13.7 31.4 50.0 14.8 13.7 31.0 59.3 14.4 13.7 30.6 58.6 14.7 13.8 31.1 52.5 14.8 13.8 30.6 48.3 14.8 13.8 30.3 52.2 14.7 13.9 30.4 53.9 14.7 14.2 30.1 60.8 14.5 13.8 30.3 57.1 14.4 13.6 30.7 45.7 15.0 13.8 31.1 53.0 1 15-16 ounces. 2 The steak for which prices are here quoted is called “sirloin” in this city, but in most of the other cities included in this report it would be known as “ porterhouse" steak, 130 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 T a b l e 1 3 .—A V ER A G E R E T A IL P R IC E S OF SP E C IF IE D FOOD A R TIC LES IN E A C H PIT TSBU R G H , PA . 1925 Av- age Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. N ov. Dec. for year 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1925 Article Unit Sirloin steak........... Round steak.......... Rib roast................ Chuck roast............ Pound . . . . .. d o ____ . .. d o ......... . .. d o ......... 43.5 35.3 33.4 22.7 44.4 36.5 33.2 22.6 44.5 36.5 33.2 23.1 45.4 37.9 33.7 23.4 45.9 38.1 33.6 23.9 Cts. Cts. Cts. 46.2 38.8 33.2 23.8 48.0 40.1 34.5 24.6 47.5 39.2 34.4 24.5 47.2 39.4 33.7 24.7 46.6 39.0 33.1 24.3 Cts. Cts. 45.9 37.5 33.1 24.1 46.1 37.6 33.5 24.0 45.9 38.0 33.6 23.8 Plate beef................ Pork chops............. Bacon, sliced......... Ham, sliced............ . .. d o ......... — do......... . .. d o ......... . .. d o ____ 11.6 32.5 43.3 54.5 11.6 32.2 43.3 54.5 11.8 38.7 46.5 57.5 11.5 38.2 47.0 58.4 11.7 38.5 48.7 57.8 11.3 38.2 49.1 59.5 12.3 43.0 50.2 61.4 12.1 43.4 51.1 61.4 11.9 43.8 51.3 61.0 12.4 41.0 52.0 59.3 12.3 37.6 57.3 59.0 12.1 36.4 50.9 58.8 11.9 38.6 49.2 58.6 Lamb..................... . Hens......................... Salmon, canned, red. M ilk, fresh............. — do......... 41.1 40.6 40.0 39.3 41.0 40.7 41.5 40.7 . .. d o ......... 43.2 43.1 42.1 43.5 44.3 44.0 43.2 42.5 . .. d o ____ 29.0 29.0 28.7 28.8 28.9 29.0 29.5 29.8 40.8 42.2 31.8 40.3 42.0 35.7 39.5 41.3 36.7 40.3 40.5 42.5 42.8 37.6 31.2 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Quart___ 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.5 14.5 14.5 14.1 M ilk, evaporated.. Can i ___ 10.7 11.0 11.1 11.1 11.1 11.0 11.3 11.4 B utter..................... P o u n d .. . 53.0 51.9 58.5 54.5 53.2 54.8 54.4 53.7 O le o m a r g a r in e — do......... 30.9 31.2 31.2 30.7 30.8 30.8 31.1 31.5 (all butter sub stitutes). 11.4 56.6 32.5 11.7 60.4 32.8 11.8 60.7 32.6 11.7 11.3 59.6 55.9 32.5 31.6 Cheese..................... Lard......................... V e g e t a b l e lard substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh. . .. d o ......... 37.9 39.1 38.8 38.8 38.4 38.6 38.9 39.5 — do......... 21.8 21.7 22.5 22.6 21.8 22.3 23.1 23.4 — do......... 26.0 26.2 26.1 26.3 26.2 26.6 26.2 26.2 39.5 23.9 26.2 38.9 23.9 26.2 38.7 22.7 26.3 38.6 38.8 22.1 22.7 26.4 26.2 Dozen___ 76.5 58.6 41.8 40.7 41.5 43.3 47.8 49.5 50.1 60.0 71.9 70.8 54.4 Eggs, storage.......... Bread....................... Flour....................... Corn meal.............. . .. d o ......... 53.9 47.3 P o u n d .. . 8.8 9.1 " 9 .2 ""§.‘2 "~9.2 " 9 .2 ” 9.2 " 9 .2 "‘" O — do......... 5.7 6.2 6.5 5.9 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.8 — do......... 6.0 6.2 6.0 6.2 5.7 5.6 5.7 5.3 5.7 44.7 9.3 5.8 5.8 47.9 9.3 5.8 5.5 48.0 9.3 "9.2 5.8 5.9 5.5 5.8 Rolled oats............. Corn flakes............ W heat cereal.......... M acaroni................ — do......... 9.2 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.3 9.2 9.3 9.2 8-oz. p k g - 10.3 10.4 10.4 10.6 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.6 28-oz. pkg. 24.8 24.7 25.0 25.3 25.2 25.2 25.3 25.2 Pou nd-. . 23.0 23.0 22.9 22.8 23.3 23.6 23.4 23.3 9.3 10.5 25.3 23.5 9.3 10.5 25.3 23.3 9.4 10.6 25.3 23.4 9.3 9.3 10.6 10.5 25.4 25.2 23.1 23.2 R ice......................... Beans, navy........... Potatoes.................. Onions..................... — do......... 11.5 11.4 11.5 11.8 11.4 11.6 11.8 11.9 —.d o ......... 9.5 9.5 9.8 9.9 9.6 9.5 9.5 9.4 . .. d o ......... 2.4 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.9 3.9 4.4 4.4 ... d o ......... 6.0 6.1 5.7 7.5 9.0 10.3 10.3 8.1 11.8 9.3 3.2 6.0 11.9 9.3 3.4 5.9 12.0 9.2 4.8 6.0 11.9 11.7 9.0 9.5 5.0 3.4 6.1 7.3 Cabbage.................. Beans, baked......... Corn, canned......... Peas, canned_____ . .. d o ......... 5.0 5.2 5.8 5.9 5.8 6.3 6.5 5.5 No. 2 can. 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.6 12.8 12.8 12.8 12.8 . .. d o ......... 17.7 17.7 17.2 17.3 17.3 17.6 17.9 17.9 — do......... 18.0 17.7 17.8 17.8 18.2 18.6 18.3 18.2 5.5 12.8 17.9 18.2 5.0 12.8 17.4 18.1 4.6 12.8 17.5 18.0 4.9 5.5 12.7 12.7 17.4 17.6 17.7 18.1 Tomatoes, canned. Sugar, granulated. T ea ........................... Coffee...................... . . . d o ------ 13.8 13.9 13.9 13.9 13.9 13.9 14.0 13.7 P o u n d .. . 8.2 7.8 7.7 7.6 7.2 7.3 7.1 7.0 . .. d o ____ 78.5 79.0 79.2 79.8 79.1 81.6 82.0 81.3 — do......... 50.6 51.6 51.9 52.0 51.3 51.4 51.3 51.5 13.6 7.1 82.0 51.4 13.5 $.9 82.0 51.1 13.3 6.9 82.1 51.8 13.4 13.7 7.0 7.3 82.1 80.7 51.1 51.4 Prunes..................... Raisins.................... Bananas.................. Oranges................... . .. d o ......... — do......... Dozen___ . .. d o ------ 19.3 14.1 36.4 57.6 18.5 14.2 38.7 62.7 18.2 14.1 37.3 66.2 18.5 14.6 39.4 48.8 115-16 ounces. 19.8 14.1 42.5 47.6 18.9 14.3 43.9 46.9 19.1 14.3 44.2 52.6 19.0 14.2 43.9 55.2 19.8 14.3 42.6 59.3 19.3 14.3 40.9 64.5 19.1 14.2 39.9 62.5 19.3 14.3 36.7 58.2 19.1 14.3 40.5 56.8 131 DETAILED TABLES O F 51 C IT IE S , 1913, 1925, A N D 1926, A N D E A C H M O N T H OF 1925 A N D 1926—Continued PITTSBURGH, PA. Article U nit AvA v 1926 er age age for for Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. N ov. Dec. year year Jan. 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1926 1913 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cta. Cts. 26.8 23.3 21.7 16.7 46.6 38.3 35.0 24.8 45.8 37.1 33.5 24.3 46.0 37.9 33.6 24.1 45.7 38.1 33.7 23.9 46.6 38.9 34.0 24.2 48.0 39.5 34.4 24.8 48.5 39.6 34.6 24.6 47.6 39.2 33.9 24.5 47.2 40.2 34.1 25.1 47.7 40.1 34.2 25.5 46.1 39.4 34.0 25.4 45.3 38.8 34.1 25.0 46.8 38.9 34.1 24.7 _-do.-_ __do_-_ _.do_-_ d o --- 12.1 22.2 29.0 29.9 12.6 38.1 51.2 59.8 12.9 12.7 37.2 39.3 52.2 .52.4 59.5 59.8 12.5 41.1 52.7 60.5 12.7 43.1 53.9 62.0 12.4 45.3 56.1 68.0 12.3 43.4 56.1 68.9 11.7 41.9 56.0 67.4 12.7 44.7 56.6 66.0 13.5 45.2 56.5 65.7 13.0 39.7 55.4 64.1 13.6 37.6 53.5 62.4 12.7 41.4 54.4 63.7 --d o -— ..d o — ..d o — 21.0 41.1 40.0 39.3 39.8 41.7 44.5 42.9 44.9 40.5 40.5 40.1 40.0 40.9 25.7 44.6 44.1 43.8 46.0 45.3 44.6 43.9 42.3 42.1 41.4 41.8 44.1 43.7 37.7 37.5 37.1 37.4 37.5 37.7 38.4 38.9 38.4 34.5 34.0 32.9 36.8 Quart— 8.8 14.7 14.5 14.5 14.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.7 14.7 14.0 Milk, evaporated. Can Butter.................... Pound. O le o m a r g a r in e _.do--_ (all butter sub stitutes). 11.6 11.6 11.6 11.5 11.6 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.4 11.4 11.5 39.8 56.4 55.3 55.0 51.9 51.3 51.9 51.8 51.3 54.1 57.1 59.9 64.0 55.0 32.1 32.5 31.8 30.8 30.5 30.2 30.3 30.4 31.0 31.1 32.1 32.0 31.2 Sirloin steak.__ Round steak. _ Rib roast_____ Chuck roast. Pound. __do.-_ -_do.-_ -_do-_- Plate beef......... Pork chops___ Bacon, sliced— Ham, sliced— Lamb, leg of— H e n s ..................... Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh______ C h eese.-............. —do __ 24.5 39.8 40.0 39.5 Lard___________ ...d o ___ 15.5 22.3 21.8 21.4 V e g e t a b le la r d ...d o ----26.9 26.9 26.5 substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh D o z e n -- 32.5 57.5 46.6 39.7 B read......... . Flour............... Corn meal___ . .. d o .. .. Pou pd. . . . do— . .. d o .. .. Rolled o a ts ... Corn flak es... Wheat cereal. Macaroni........ ...d o ___ 8-oz.pkg. 28-oz.pkg Pound Rice________ Beans, n a v y .. Potatoes.......... Onions............ -d o .._ . _do___ -do___ -do___ 5.4 3.2 2.8 43.3 33.0 9.1 9.3 6.0 6.0 5.8 5.8 9.3 5.9 5.9 39.0 38.2 38.3 37.9 37.9 38.0 38.6 39.7 39.7 38.9 20.6 20.9 22.2 22.7 22.8 22.6 22.2 21.5 20.9 21.8 26.6 26.6 26.8 27.4 27.5 27.5 27.6 27.5 27.5 27.1 39.2 40.4 42.4 42.9 45.6 51.2 58.3 67.3 70.6 50.1 9.3 5.9 5.9 9.3 " 9 .3 5.9 5.8 5.9 5.9 9.3 5.8 5.8 9.3 "9.3 5.8 5.6 5.8 6.2 44.8 48.4 49.1 9.3 9.3 9.3 5.5 5.4 5.3 6.3 6.0 5.9 9.3 5.7 5.9 9.4 9.3 9.5 9.4 9.2 9.3 9.3 9.2 9.3 9.3 9.4 9.4 9.3 10.6 10.6 10.6 10.6 10.5 10.7 10.6 10.5 10.5 10.4 10.5 10.5 10.6 25.2 25.4 25.0 25.1 25.3 25.1 25.1 25.3 25.2 25.1 25.0 25.0 25.2 22.6 22.6 22.6 22.8 22.7 23.3 23.5 23.4 23.1 23.3 24.0 23.7 23.1 9.2 12.5 12.3 12.4 12.2 12.2 12.6 12.7 13.0 12.8 13.0 12.8 12.5 12.6 8.9 8.9 8.6 8.4 8.0 8.0 8.1 8.1 8.2 8.2 8.8 8.8 8.4 6.0 5.9 5.7 6.5 5.9 5.6 3.6 3.5 4.0 3.7 4.1 4.0 4.9 6.5 6.7 6.5 7.1 8.6 8.1 7.6 6.9 6.2 5.5 5.4 5.4 6.7 "1.8 Cabbage......... . Beans, baked___ Com, canned___ Peas, canned___ ...d o .. No. 2 can — do___ — do— - Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. Tea____________ Coffee................... . -udo___ 12.4 12.0 11.8 11.8 11.9 12.0 11.6 11.6 12.4 12.4 12.5 12.5 12.1 P o u n d .. 5.6 6.7 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.8 7.0 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.2 7.2 7.4 7.0 — do___ 58.0 84.0 83.9 85.0 85.2 85.7 85.9 84.8 85.3 85.2 85.8 85.1 85.1 85.1 .—do___ 30.0 51.2 51.4 51.4 50.9 50.9 49.7 50.9 50.3 51.5 51.3 51.4 51.3 51.0 Prunes.......... Raisins_____ —do___ — do___ Dozen —do___ Oranges. *15-16 ounces* 6.3 6.9 8.1 7.9 6.5 6.9 5.7 5.2 5.2 4.7 4.7 5.0 6.1 12.9 12.8 12.8 12.8 12.9 12.7 12.9 12.9 12.5 12.7 12.8 12.6 12.8 17.8 17.5 17.4 17.1 17.2 17.0 16.6 16.8 16.2 16.6 16.7 16.8 17.0 18.2 18.1 17.7 18.0 17.6 16.8 17.0 17.2 17.0 17.2 17.3 17.1 17.4 18.1 14.7 40.0 48.5 18.4 14.8 37.4 46.1 18.4 14.8 37.5 49.3 18.5 14.4 38.1 53.6 18.9 14.6 38.3 54.2 18.5 14.4 40.0 49.8 18.5 14.6 39.4 51.0 18.0 14.6 40.6 52.4 18.7 14.7 40.6 52.0 18.5 14.8 39.2 59.0 17.8 14.8 39.7 59.0 17.1 14.6 40.3 47.6 18.3 14.7 39.3 51.9 132 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 T a b l e 1 3 .—A V E R A G E R E T A IL PR IC ES OF S P E C IF IE D FOOD A R TIC L ES IN E A C H PO RTLA N D, M E . 1925 A v er age for Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. N ov. D ec. year 15 15 15 15 15 1925 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 Article U nit Sirloin stea k 2 Round steak_____ Rib roast________ Chuck roast_____ Pound. __ --.d o ......... ...d o ......... ...d o ____ Cts. 58.8 44.1 28.7 19.6 Cts. 59.2 44.4 28.4 19.5 Cts. 60.5 45.7 30.0 20.2 Cts. 60.3 45.8 29.9 20.5 Cts. 60.8 46.6 29.4 20.1 Cts. 60.4 46.5 29.7 20.1 Cts. 64.2 48.5 30.4 21.7 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 63.5 62.9 61.6 59.6 59.7 61.0 48.5 47.8 46.8 45.1 45. Z' 46.3 31.3 30.4 30.6 30.0 29.0 29.8 21.6 21.6 21.4 20.7 20.7 20.6 Plate beef_______ Pork chops......... . Bacon, sliced.......... Ham, sliced______ ...d o ......... — do____ ---d o____ ...d o ....... . 14.1 32.5 39.2 48.6 14.9 31.4 40.2 49.8 15.3 38.9 42.6 53.8 15.2 38.6 44.2 55.5 14.9 37.2 43.9 53.7 15.2 37.5 43.6 54.8 17.4 38.7 44.9 56.5 16.9 39.9 44.6 56.5 16.8 41.5 45.7 55.7 16.6 42.1 45.9 55.1 16.2 40.3 46.0 54.3 16.1 35.8 45.9 52.6 Lamb....................... Hens........................ Salmon, canned, red. M ilk, fresh............. ...d o ____ 37.6 39.1 40.8 37.4 37.0 37.4 41.8 39.6 ...d o ......... 38.3 38.9 39.8 40.7 41.2 40.7 41.8 41.4 ...d o ......... 29.0 29.3 29.3 29.3 29.4 29.4 29.6 33.9 38.9 41.6 36.1 37.3 40.8 37.8 39.1 39.8 38.3 37.8 38.7 39.9 40.4 38.6 32.5 15.8 37.9 43.9 53.9 Quart___ 14 0 14 0 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.5 13.5 13.5 13.5 13.5 13.4 M ilk, evaporated. Can 1___ 12.2 12.2 12.3 12.3 12.2 12.3 12.5 12.5 Butter__________ Pound. -. 54.6 53.5 55.5 56.5 56.2 56.0 55.9 57.4 O le o m a r g a r in e ...d o ....... . 29.6 29.5 29.6 29.6 29.6 29.6 29.5 29.2 (all butter sub stitutes). 12.5 58.1 28.9 12.4 60.0 29.1 12.5 59.9 29.5 12.4 12.4 59.3 56.9 29.9 29.5 . ..d o ____ 36.1 36.8 36.6 37.2 37.2 37.5 37.6 37.8 ...d o ....... . 23.0 22.5 22.9 23.5 23.3 23.2 23.4 24.1 ...d o ____ 25.1 25.5 25.9 26.1 25.9 25.4 25.3 25.6 37.9 24.2 25.7 37.9 24.2 25.5 38.1 22.8 25.3 38.4 37.4 21.5 23.2 25.0 25.5 71.3 67.8 45.3 41.1 42.6 45.2 53.2 61.0 65.5 75.8 85.7 74.4 60.7 Eggs, storage____ — do......... 56.8 57.0 Bread...................... Pound. 10.4 10.4 "16.4 "16.4 “lo fi 'lO .l 'I6.~4 "I6.’ I ” Io."6 6.1 Flour___________ — do......... 6.1 6.4 6.4 6.1 6.0 6.1 6.1 6.1 Com meal............ -_-do......... 5.6 5.5 5.5 5.6 5.5 5.5 5.4 5.4 5.6 51.2 10.0 5.9 5.4 51.9 10.0 5.9 5.2 51.8 10.0 "16.2 6.1 6.1 5.2 5.5 C h e e se ................... Lard________ ___ V e g e ta b le la rd substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh. Dozen__ Rolled oats______ Corn flakes......... . W heat cereal_____ Macaroni................ 7.7 7.7 7.6 7.8 7.8 7.6 7.5 7.5 ...d o ____ 8-oz. pkg. 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.5 28-oz.pkg. 25.1 25.3 25.3 25.2 25.2 25.0 25.0 25.0 Pound__ 24.5 24.4 24.6 24.4 24.2 24.6 24.5 24.8 7.6 11.5 25.1 24.7 7.5 11.6 25.7 25.0 7.5 11.6 25.6 24.5 7.5 7.6 11.6 11.5 25.8 25.3 24.6 24.6 R ice......................__ Beans, navy........... Potatoes_________ Onions..................... ...d o ____ 11.3 11.7 11.7 11.9 11.8 11.6 12.0 12.3 — do......... 10.4 10.8 10.7 10.5 10.4 10.3 10.7 10.4 ...d o ....... . 1.8 2.0 1.8 1.7 1.6 2.0 3.0 4.4 — d o......... 5.3 5.6 5.6 5.9 8.1 10.4 9.9 7.6 12.1 10.1 3.0 5.5 12.4 10.2 3.4 5.1 12.4 10.2 5.1 5.4 12.9 12.0 10.0 10.4 4.8 2.9 5.4 6.7 Cabbage............... Beans, baked......... Com, canned......... Peas, canned_____ — do......... 2.7 3.1 3.1 3.1 5.0 6.6 7.9 5.0 No. 2 can. 15.4 15.4 15.8 15.5 15.2 15.2 15.1 15.2 - . d o ____ 17.3 17.4 17.4 17.9 18.1 17.9 17.8 18.0 — do......... 19.7 19.7 20.0 19.8 19.9 19.7 19.7 19.9 4.1 15.0 17.9 19.8 3.6 15.2 17.6 19.5 3.5 14.9 17.0 19.5 3.7 4.3 15.0 15.2 16.8 17.6 19.2 19.7 Tomatoes, canned . Sugar, granulated. T ea....................... . Coffee.................... No. 3can. 22.2 22.8 23.1 23.1 22.7 23.9 23.9 24.3 Pound— 8.1 7.6 7.4 7.3 7.1 7.1 6.9 6:7 — do......... 60.6 63.9 63.6 63.1 63.5 61.2 61.1 61.1 ...d o ......... 54.7 55.1 55.5 55.3 54.4 53.8 54.4 54.4 23.6 $9 6L1 55.1 22.6 6.6 61.1 54.5 22.6 6.5 61.1 54.5 23.3 23.2 6.7 7.1 61.2 61.9 54.2 54.7 Prunes................. . Raisins.................... B a n a n a s............... Oranges_________ — do......... — do......... ...d o ......... Dozen___ 15.9 16.0 13.3 13.3 10.8 9.6 68.5 71.0 15.8 13.1 9.8 70.8 15.7 12.9 9.8 72.4 15.8 13.1 10.0 66.1 15.9 13.1 10.2 49.1 15.6 13.3 11.4 47.7 15.6 13.6 11.8 45.2 16.3 13.5 11.6 50.9 16.3 13.9 11.6 55.8 16.2 13.4 11.6 58.2 16.0 13.4 11.0 67.5 15.9 13.3 10.8 60.3 1 16-16 ounces. 2 The steak for which prices are here quoted is called * sirloin” in this city, but in most of the other cities included in this report, it would be known as “porterhouse” steak. 133 DETAILED TABLES OF 51 CITIES, 1913, 1926, AND 1926, AND EACH MONTH OF 1926 AND 1926—Continued PORTLAND, ME. Article U nit A v A v er er age age for Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay for June July Aug, Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. year year 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1926 1913 Sirloin ste a k 2___ Pound. Round steak____ . ..d o __ Rib roast............... __.d o __ Chuck roast........ . do___ ed. 60.9 45. 29.6 20.8 Cts. 60.5 45.5 29.5 20.7 Cts. 60.5 45.5 29.5 21.0 Cts. 61.4 45.9 30.2 20.9 Cts. 62.2 47.3 30.6 21.4 Cts. 63.0 47.0 31.0 21.8 Cts. 63.0 47.7 30.7 21.8 Cts. 62.? 47.7 30.9 21.6 Cts. 60.1 46.0 29.7 21. Cts. 61.7 46.7 30.1 21.4 Plate b e e f.......... . ..d o __ Pork chops......... do__ Bacon, sliced___ . ..d o __ Ham, sliced......... ..d o ___ 16.2 38.5 45.2 52.4 16.3 36.8 44.8 52.8 16.4 37.7 44.7 52.7 16.7 38.6 44.9 55.3 17.2 41. 44.8 56. 16.7 42.1 46.0 60.0 16.7 41.3 46.7 63.0 16.7 16.4 16. 16.8 16. 40.9 43.5 44.5 41.2 39.5 46.6 46.9 47.1 46.3 45.5 61.6 57.9 63.9 16.6 40.5 45.8 58.2 Lamb, leg of.......... H ens....................... Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh.......... ...d o ___ _.do___ ,__do___ 38.3 37. 36.6 35.1 41.8 42.8 41. 41.1 39.8 36.7 37.2 37.5 38.8 40.9 40.8 41.1 41.9 42.1 42.9 43.8 42.4 42.6 42.0 42.0 41.3 42.0 39.1 39.2 39.3 39.1 39.1 39.4 39.1 39.1 37.8 33.9 33.1 38.1 Cts. 63.2 47.7 30.3 21 Cts. 62. € 47.3 29.9 21. Cts. 60.5 47.2 29.7 21. Quart.. 13.5 13.5 13. J 13.5 13.5 13.5 13.5 13.5 13.8 13.8 13.8 13.8 13.6 Milk, evaporated. Can Butter.................... Pound. O leom a rg a rin e ..d o ___ (all butter sub stitutes) . 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.4 12.4 12.4 12.4 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.5 12.4 12.4 58.4 57.1 56.2 54.2 51. 52.8 52.7 52. 53.3 54.9 56.1 58.9 54.9 29.7 29.9 29.7 29.4 29.4 29.4 29.4 29.6 28.2 28.3 28.3 28.0 29.1 Cheese................... Lard....................... V e g e t a b le lard substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh 38.7 3a 9 38.8 38.4 37.9 37.9 37.9 37.8 37.7 38.1 38.0 37. 38.2 21.1 21.3 21.0 20.2 20.1 21. 22.3 21.9 21.4 20.6 19.7 19.1 20.9 24.1 24.5 24. 24.9 24.4 24.8 24.9 25.2 25.2 25.4 25.2 25.8 24.9 ...d o ___ ...d o __ ...d o .... D o zen .., ..do.. Eggs, storage.. B read............... Pound.. ..d o ___ Flour................. Corn meal.............. ..d o ___ 42.4 43.3 45.2 49.4 56.3 64.0 68.8 82.0 80.3 58.1 59.3 56.5 46.5 41.5 48.2 50.2 52.4 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.1 9.9 10.1 6.3 6.3 6.2 6.1 6.1 6.0 6.0 5.9 5.8 5.7 5.6 5.6 6.0 5.2 5.1 5.1 5.2 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 Rolled oats___ Corn flakes___ Wheat cereal.. Macaroni.......... — do___ 8-oz. pkg 28-oz.pkg Pound 7.5 7.5 7.5 8.1 8.1 8.0 8.3 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.9 8.1 7.9 11.6 11.6 11.5 11.6 11. 11.6 11. 11.4 11. 11.6 11.6 11.6 11.6 25.9 26.1 25.8 25.9 25.8 25.9 25.9 25. 25. 25.9 25.8 25.8 25.9 25.1 25.5 25.5 25.2 25.4 24.7 24.9 25. 24.9 24.6 24.9 24.9 25.1 R ice......... ......... Beans, n a v y ... Potatoes............ Onions. ............ . .. d o .. . . ..d o ___ . ..d o ___ .d o .. 12. 12.7 13.0 13.0 12.8 12.9 12.' 12.9 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.5 13.0 9.9 9.8 9.5 9.9 9.4 9.5 9.i 9.6 9.5 9.5 9.6 9.5 9.6 5.7 5.6 5.5 7.4 5.2 4.4 3.5 3.4 3.1 3.2 3.6 3.6 4.5 5.5 5. 5.5 6.1 7.8 7.6 7.5 6.0 4.9 4.7 4.6 4.6 5.9 Cabbage............... Beans, baked__ Corn, canned... Peas, canned___ ...d o .. No. 2 can . —do....... —do___ 4.2 5.0 5.6 8.9 7.4 6.5 6.3 4.6 4.0 3.7 3.2 3.4 5.2 15.2 15.2 15.4 15.4 15.2 15.4 15.3 15.0 15.0 14.8 15.0 15.4 15.2 16.9 17.0 16.4 16.1 16.2 16.1 16.1 16.2 16.7 16.1 16.5 16.9 16.4 18.8 18.4 18.2 18.3 18.3 18.4 18.6 18. 18.6 19.0 18.9 18.4 18.5 Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. T ea ................... Coffee_______ - d o ___ P o u n d .. —do. . __do___ 12.6 12.4 12.7 12.6 12.6 12.1 12.3 12.1 11.6 12.2 12.4 12.5 20.5 6.7 6.7 6.5 6.4 6.6 6.8 6.9 6.9 6.8 7.0 7.1 7.5 6.8 60.9 61.2 60.9 60.9 60.3 61.3 62.6 61.6 61.6 61.9 61.9 61.9 61.4 54.1 54.1 54.1 54.1 53.4 53.6 53.6 54.1 53.8 53.8 53.7 Prunes........... . Raisins........... Bananas_____ Oranges............ „ d o ....... ..d o ___ —do___ D ozen 15.8 13.1 10.3 47.1 16.0 13. 10.2 46.6 15.8 13.3 10.4 51.8 15.7 13.6 10.3 56.3 15.6 13.8 10.6 59.9 15.6 13.7 10.6 56. 15.7 13. 10.8 55.3 15.6 13.7 10.8 58.7 15.4 13.6 10. 61.0 15.1 13.7 10.8 64.1 15.3 13. 10.9 61.4 15.1 13.8 10.9 52.7 15.6 13.6 10.6 56.0 I 115-16 ounces. 2 The steak for which prices are here quoted is called “sirloin” in this citv but in most of the other cities included in this report it would be known as “porterhouse” steak. 134 KETAIL PKICES, 1890 TO 1926 T a b l e 1 3 .—A V E R A G E R E T A IL P R IC E S OF SP E C IF IE D FOOD A R TIC L ES IN E A C H PORTLAND, OREG. 1925 A v er age for Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. N ov. Dec. year 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1925 Article U nit Sirloin steak_____ Round steak.......... Rib roast................. Chuck roast............ Pound__ ...d o .......... ...d o .......... — do.......... Cts. 27.3 24.4 23.0 16.6 Cts. ?7 6 24.8 23.3 16.5 Cts. 28.4 25.4 23.6 17.1 Cts. 28.6 26.1! 24.2 17.7 Cts. 29.2 27.1 25.2 17.9 Cts. 28.9 26.6 24.8 17.9 Cts. 28.8 26.5 24.7 17.4 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 28.8 28.4 28.6 28.0 27.8 25.6 25.4 25.7 25.2 25.2 24.6 24.3 24.5 24.4 24.1 16.5 16.7 16.7 16.6 17.1 Cts. 28.4 25.7 24.2 17.1 Plate beef................ Pork chops.............. Bacon, sliced.......... Ham, sliced............ ...d o .......... — do.......... — do.......... — do......... 11.8 31.5 44.7 47.9 11.6 32.1 45.3 48.6 12.0 37.4 48.9 51.5 12.3 38.0 50.0 53.0 13.5 35.3 50.0 52.8 12.8 36.7 50.5 53.6 12.1 38.1 53.2 54.2 12.0 39.6 55.3 55.6 11.9 39.5 53.9 55.0 12.1 38.8 53.9 53.6 12.1 36.8 52.1 52 5 12.2 36.2 52.1 52.5 12.2 36.7 50.8 52.6 L a m b ..................... Hens......................... Salmon, canned, red. M ilk, fresh.............. — d o ........ 35.3 36.8 36.6 36.6 35.9 33.5 34.1 34.6 — do......... 32.6 31.9 32.2 35.9 35.1 33.3 32.9 32.2 — do____ 36.1 34.5 31.2 31.6 32.1 32.1 32.1 32.1 34.8 32.1 33.5 34.7 31.7 33.5 34.9 32.1 32.3 34.4 35.2 34.1 33.0 34.3 33.0 Quart___ 11 7 11 7 11.7 11.7 11.7 11.7 11.7 11.7 12.7 12.7 12.7 12.7 12.0 M ilk, evaporated. C a n 1----- 10.3 10.5 10.3 10.2 10.1 10.1 10.2 10.4 B utter..................... Pound— 53.9 51.3 53.4 50.9 48.8 50.0 53. 59.4 O le o m a r g a r in e — do......... 29.8 29.8 29.7 29.7 29.8 29.7 29.8 29.5 (all butter sub stitutes). 10.4 59.3 29.6 10.4 60.9 30.4 10.4 62.9 31.5 10.3 10.3 58.2 55.2 31.0 30.0 Cheese..................... Lard......................... V e g e t a b l e lard substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh. — do.......... 37.4 38.2 38.3 37.3 36.7 36.0 36.9 37.3 - d o - ........ 23.0 23.0 24.3 24.6 24.3 24.5 24.6 25.2 — do.......... 29.2 28.9 29.2 29.1 28.9 28.6 28.6 28.7 37.4 25.3 28.7 38.4 25.6 29.5 39.4 24.8 29.2 38.9 37.7 25.0 24.5 29.2 29.0 Dozen___ 59.1 35.3 36.6 83.6 36.3 39.3 42.1 42.5 48.2 55.7 60.5 48.0 44.8 Eggs, storage.......... B re a d __________ Flour........................ Corn meal............... ...d o .......... 45.0 Pound__ 9.6 _9.6 " 9 .6 "9 . 6 ” 9 . 6 ’ "ft 6 "9 . 6 ~9.~6 """ft 6 5.6 ...d o _____ 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.7 5.8 5.8 5.6 5.6 ..-d o ......... 5.9 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.9 5.7 5.8 5.7 5.6 48.0 9.6 5.2 5.7 49.0 9.6 5.3 5.7 39.0 9.6 ~9.6 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 Rolled oats............. Corn flakes............. W heat cereal.......... Macaroni________ ...d o .......... 8 oz. pkg. 28 oz. pkg. Pound__ Rice.......................... Beans, navy........... Potatoes.................. Onions__________ — do......... 10.7 10.7 10.7 10.7 10.7 11. 1 — do......... 10.4 10.5 10.7 10.9 10.8 11. J — do.......... 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.6 3.3 4.3 ...d o . ........ 5.6 5.9 5.3 6.0 8.5 8.2 10.3 11.4 26.3 17.9 10.3 11.2 26.4 18.0 10.3 11.3 26.6 18.0 10.3 11.4 26.9 17.8 11.0 11.3 11.3 11.3 3.7 3.2 8.0 5.9 11.3 11.1 3.1 4.7 11.4 11.0 2.9 4.0 11.2 10.2 3.8 4.4 11.4 11.0 10.0 10.8 3.7 3.2 4.4 5.9 Cabbage.................. Beans, baked____ Corn, canned......... Peas, canned,........ — do......... 5.4 6.6 6.1 6.5 6.7 5.5 5.2 4.3 No. 2 can. 14.9 14.9 14.9 14.9 14.6 14.6 14.6 14.6 — do......... 20.8 20.8 20.8 20.8 20.9 20.7 21.1 21.1 — do......... 19.4 19.4 19.4 19.7 19.4 19.7 19.6 19.6 3.3 14.6 20.5 19.6 2.8 14.6 20.5 19.6 2.8 14.6 19.7 19.6 3.0 4.9 14.6 14.7 19.7 20.6 19.4 19.5 Tomatoes, canned. Sugar, granulated. T ea........................... Coffee....................... No.2^can 17.3 17.1 17.3 17.1 17.0 16.8 17.0 17.1 P o u n d .„ 8.4 8.1 8.2 7.9 7.6 7.3 7.4 7.1 — do......... 76.4 77.8 77.9 75.7 76.0 76.8 76.6 76.6 — do......... 52.9 53.1 53.1 53.0 52.2 51.7 51.1 51.7 17.1 7.2 76.6 51.8 17.1 6.8 75.2 52.4 17.1 6.9 75.2 52.6 16.8 17.1 6.9 7.5 76.1 76.4 53.2 52.4 Prunes, ................... Raisins..................... Bananas________ Oranges_________ — do......... —.do......... ...d o ____ Dozen___ 12.1 13.4 12.8 55.7 12.8 13.5 13.1 59.2 14.5 13.1 12.8 58.1 14.1 13.5 13.4 4ft 6 11.6 13.6 12.8 44.8 11.6 13.6 11.2 44.7 10.3 11.4 26.4 17.9 11.6 13.5 13.5 49.0 10.3 11.4 26.2 17.9 10.4 11.3 26.2 17.9 10.3 11.3 26.3 18.0 11.6 13.6 12.4 48.2 10.3 11.4 26.3 18.1 10.3 11. S 26.4 17.9 10.3 11.3 26.3 18.0 i 15-16 ounces. 10.1 11.4 25.8 17.9 12.1 13.5 14.2 50.3 12.3 13.5 13.3 52.7 12.3 13.6 12.9 59.1 12.3 13.4 13.4 54.9 10.3 11.3 26.3 17.9 12.4 13.5 13.0 52.2 135 DETAILED TABLES OF 51 CITIES, 1913, 1925, AND 1926, AND EACH MONTH OF 1925 AND 1926—Continued PORTLAND, OREG. 1926 A v A v er er age age for Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. for Oct. Nov. Dec. year year 15 15 15 15 15 . 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1926 1913 Article U nit Sirloin steak.......... Round steak------Rib roast................ Chuck roast____ _ P o u n d ,_ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ Cts. 22.9 20.7 19.2 16.3 Cts. 29.1 26.5 25.2 18.1 Cts. 29.2 26.8 25.3 18.4 Cts. 29.5 26. 25.3 18.3 Cts. 29.4 26.9 25.2 18.3 Cts. 29. J 26.1 25.1 18.1 Cts. 29.4 26.5 24.4 18. Cts. 29.4 26.1 24. 18.6 Cts. 29.3 26.6 25.0 18.2 Plate beef............... Pork chops............ Baxjon, sliced........ Ham, sliced_____ __.do___ - d o ..- . ...d o .— ...d o .— 13.4 13.2 13.5 13.1 21.7 36.3 36.9 37.8 30.1 52.1 52.1 53.7 52.8 53.6 53.9 13.8 38.2 53.4 54.4 13.3 38.8 54.2 56.1 13.1 43.1 57.1 58.3 12.9 12.9 12.7 13.2 13.4 42.8 42.7 41.2 41.1 39.5 59.2 59.7 58.2 58.1 58.3 59.4 59.4 60.3 60.0 13.5 38.1 55.0 57.4 13.2 39.7 55.9 57.2 Lamb, leg of......... H ens....................... Salmon, canned, red. M ilk, fresh............ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ ...d o — . 17.7 38.0 37.7 36.8 36.9 37.4 36.6 36.3 35.2 35.2 35.5 35.7 35.8 36.4 21.1 35. 35.3 35.9 37.5 37.7 36.3 35.4 33.9 34.2 33. 34.5 35.0 35.5 37.2 37.2 36.9 37.1 37.1 36.5 36.7 37.1 38.3 36.2 36.2 36.2 36.9 Cts. 28.9 25.7 24.9 18.0 Cts. 28.9 26.1 25.1 17.9 Cts. 29.6 26.9 24.8 18.3 Cts. 29.3 26. 25.5 17.9 Cts. 29.6 26.9 24.9 18.3 Q uart.. 9.5 12.7 12.7 12.7 12.5 12.2 12.2 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.3 M ilk, evaporated. Can 1__ Butter..................... Pound. O leo m a rg a rin e ...d o ___ (all butter sub stitutes). 10.4 10.4 10.4 10.4 10.4 10.4 10.3 10.4 10.8 10.7 10.7 10.7 10.5 40.5 54.7 54.9 52.0 48.7 47.4 47.2 47.0 51.1 53.1 53.4 53.1 55.6 51.5 31.0 31.1 30.3 30.3 30. 30. 30.4 30.1 30.3 30.3 30.4 30.3 30.4 Cheese.................... Lard...................... . V e g e ta b le lard substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh 20.8 39.3 39.1 39.3 38.7 37.1 37.4 37.5 37.6 37.8 38.2 37.3 38.2 38.1 18.1 24.8 24.7 24.3 24.2 23.8 24.0 24.3 24.6 24.3 24.3 23.2 22. i 24.1 28.9 28.3 28.7 28. 28.3 27.3 27.8 27.8 28.0 28.0 28.7 . . . d o ___ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ D ozen. _ Eggs, storage........ ...d o — Bread..................... Pound_ Flour...................... __do___ Com meal............. ...d o ___ Rolled o a ts ... Corn flakes. __ Wheat cereal. Macaroni____ ...d o ___ 8-oz.pkg 28-oz.pkg Pound 53.3 53.8 53.5 40.8 39.2 33.4 31.4 30.6 32.8 36.3 37.1 41.8 32.0 5.6, 9.4 2.9 5.5 3.4 5.5 9.4 5.5 5.6 9.4 5.3 5.3 9.4 5.2 5.3 9.4 5.2 5.2 9.4 5.2 5.0 10.5 11.3 26.4 18.5 10.5 11.3 26.6 18.5 10. 11.3 26.9 18.3 10.3 11.3 26.9 18.1 10.2 11.3 26.9 18.0 10.2 11.3 26.5 17.7 9.4 5.2 5.1 9.4 5.2 5.1 45.0 48.0 4 4 .0 . 9.4 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.4 5.1 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.3 5.0 5.0 5.5 5.5 5.3 10.2 10.1 10.1 10.4 10.3 10.3 10.3 11.3 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.4 11.4 11.3 26.8 26.8 26.7 26.i 26.7 26.9 26. 17.8 17.1 17.3 18.0 18.0 18.0 18.0 .d o ___ .d o— . .d o — . -do— . 8.6 11.4 11.5 11.4 11.1 11.0 11.2 11.3 11.3 11.0 10.! 10.8 10.4 11.1 9.9 9.9 9.9 9.8 9.8 9.8 9.5 9.7 9.7 9.6 9.5 9.9 9. 0.9 3.8 3.8 3.7 4.7 4.4 4.0 3 0 2. 2.6 2.4 2.4 2.6 3.3 4.4 4.3 4.4 4.7 5.2 5.6 4.6 3.8 3.5 3.6 3.3 3.7 4.3 Cabbage............. Beans, bak ed ... Corn, canned... Peas, canned__ . .. d o ....... No.2 can — do___ — do....... 3.1 3.3 4.8 6.5 5.2 4.1 4.0 4.9 4.2 3.5 3.0 3. ( 4.2 14.4 14.4 14.3 14.0 13.9 13.4 13.4 13.2 13.4 13.3 13.4 12.8 13.7 19.7 19.9 19.8 19.9 19.7 19.2 19.1 19.0 18.4 18.8 18.5 18.1 19.2 19.3 19.6 19.5 19.5 19.4 19.2 19.3 18.3 18.7 18.6 18.3 19.0 19.1 Tomatoes,canned. Sugar, granulatedT ea ._ ................ Coffee............... No.2Hcan 17.3 17.1 16.8 16.9 16.9 16. 16.9 16.7 16.6 16.4 15.1 16.1 16.7 6.2 6.8 6.9 6.8 6.8 7.0 7.3 7.1 7.1 7.2 7.2 7.1 7.3 7.1 Pound - d o ___ 55.0 76.1 76. 76.6 76.8 76.6 76.6 76.6 75.8 75.8 76.9 76.9 76.1 76.5 „ do— 35.0 52.6 52.6 52.6 52.4 52.3 52. 52.7 52.8 52.8 52.6 52.2 51.9 52.5 Prunes. Raisins—. B ananas. Oranges.. . . . do— .do.. .do.. D ozen. Rice....................... Beans, navy........ Potatoes............... Onions.................. i 15-16 ounces. 14.3 13.8 13.7 46.4 14.5 13.7 13.6 44.1 14.4 13.8 13.4 49.3 14.3 13.9 13.0 50.1 14.4 13.8 13.1 51.3 14.3 14.0 12.9 44.4 14.4 14.0 13.5 45.9 14.4 13.9 11. 45.9 13.3 13.9 12.6 45.5 10.5 10.1 13.2 13. f 13.9 13.5 13.8 12.9 13.1 12.9 13.1 51.0 56.2 51.1 48.4 136 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 T able 1 3 .—A V ER A G E R E T A IL P R IC E S OF S P E C IF IE D FOOD A R TIC L ES IN EACH PR O VIDENCE, R . I. 1925 A v er age for Jan Feb Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. N ov. Dec. year 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1925 15 Article Unit Sirloin steak 2___ Round steak........ Rib roast............... Chuck roast......... Pound.. ...d o ___ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ Cts. 69.0 46. 36.6 27.8 Cts. 68.8 46.1 36.8 27.6 Cts. 68.9 46.9 37.0 27.7 Cts. 69.2 47.3 37.5 28.3 Cts. 68.7 47.6 37.6 28.5 Cts. 69.4 48.2 37. 28.1 Cts. 73.5 51.3 40.3 30.5 Cts, Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 73.7 74.1 73.3 72.7 72.2 51. 51.9 51.2 50.1 50.5 41.2 40.1 40.3 39.9 39.3 30.0 29.7 29.6 29.1 Cts. 71.1 49.2 38.7 28.9 Plate beef.............. Pork chops............. Bacon, sliced......... Ham, sliced.......... . ...d o ..... ._.do___ ...d o ..... ...d o ..... 18.5 34.4 38. 54.6 18.2 34.9 39. 5 55.2 18.6 43.1 43.6 57.9 19.0 42.6 45.8 59.5 18.7 40.3 45.8 58.0 18.8 39.8 45. 57.2 21.0 42.6 47.8 57.8 20.3 45.3 47.4 59. 20.3 44.7 47.8 57.7 20.1 43.8 47.4 57.2 19.4 43.4 47.6 57.2 19. 38.4 47.5 56.5 19.4 41.1 45.4 57.4 Lamb..................... . ...d o ..... Hens................. ...... ...d o .__ Salmon, canned, ...d o ..... red. M ilk, fresh............. Quart___ 41.5 41.1 42.5 41.1 42.4 41.5 43.0 42.3 41.1 41.0 41.1 42. 42.8 41.6 42.3 41.5 30.7 30.7 30.5 30.6 30.5 30.6 30.9 31.4 41.5 42.5 33.2 41.4 42.7 348 41.9 41.9 34.9 42.1 41.9 42.3 41.9 36.2 32.1 14.8 14.8 13.8 13.8 13.5 13.2 14.2 14.7 14 8 14 8 14.7 14.7 14.3 M ilk, evaporated. Can Butter..................... Pound. O le o m a r g a r in e ...d o ___ (all butter sub stitutes). 11.3 11.4 11.6 11.6 11.5 11. 6 12.2 12.0 50.9 49.6 51.3 51.7 51.5 52. 7 53.0 53.3 29.7 29.5 29.6 29.5 29.3 29.6 29.7 29.7 12.1 54.7 29.8 12.1 57.9 29.9 12.1 57.8 29.8 12.1 11.8 57.7 53.5 29.8 29.7 34.4 34.8 35.1 35.1 35.1 35.4 35.7 22.1 21.9 22. 22.8 22.3 22.5 23.3 23.6 26.8 27.2 27.1 27.1 27.0 27.0 27.5 27.6 36.1 23.9 27.5 36.4 23.8 27.5 35.9 22.7 27.2 37.0 35.6 22.0 22.8 26.9 27.2 Dozen___ 81.7 69.6 50.2 46.8 49.5 50.6 57.6 64.3 70.1 79.6 89.8 79.3 65.8 48.5 9.2 6.4 5.1 47.7 9.2 6.6 5.0 Cheese..................... L ard........................ Vegetable l a r d substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh. ...d o ____ ...d o ____ ...d o ____ Eggs, storage......... Bread....................... Flour....................... Corn meal_______ ...d o ......... 54.1 51.9 8.8 8.8 P o u n d .. ...d o ......... 6.6 7.0 5.3 5.3 ...d o ... 9.2 6.5 5.2 9.2 6.5 5.1 49.1 9.2 6.3 5.1 Rolled oats........ Corn flakes___ W heat cereal... Macaroni........... ...d o ......... 9.3 9.3 9.4 9.3 9.4 9.3 9.3 8-oz. pkg. 10.9 10.8 10. 10.9 10.8 10. 10.8 10.8 28-oz. pkg 24.2 24. 24.2 24.2 24.2 24.3 24.2 24.1 P o u n d .. . 23.2 23.3 23.7 23.7 23.8 24.1 24.0 9.3 10.8 24.3 23.9 9.1 10.7 24.3 23.8 9.1 10.8 244 23.8 9.1 9.3 10.9 10.8 24.5 24.3 23.7 23.7 R ice.................... Beans, n a v y ... Potatoes............ Onions................ ...d o ____ ...d o ____ ...d o ....... . ...d o ____ 11.1 11.1 10.5 10.3 4.5 4.3 9.1 7.2 11.3 10.4 3.2 5.8 11.1 10.3 3.7 5.4 11.1 10.3 5.0 5.5 11.5 11.1 10.3 10.3 5.0 3.2 5.5 6.6 ...d o ....... . 4.1 4.9 5.8 6.1 6.0 6.8 7.1 5.2 Beans, baked........ N o. 2 can. 12.0 12.1 12.1 11.9 11.7 11. 11.9 11.9 Corn, canned........ ...d o ......... 18.1 18.1 18.6 18.5 18.5 18.6 18.9 18.8 19.7 19. 19. 19.8 19.7 19.7 19.7 20.0 Peas, canned......... ...d o ___ 40 11.9 18.4 20.0 4.0 11.8 18.5 19.9 4.1 11.8 18.4 19.8 4.3 5.2 11.8 11.9 18.1 18.5 19.7 19.8 Tomatoes, canned. Sugar, granulated. T ea .......................... Coffee...................... ...d o ......... 14. 15.1 15.3 15.3 15.1 15.1 15.1 14.8 Pound— 7.5 7.3 7.1 7.0 6.9 6.8 6.8 6.6 61.0 60.6 61.6 61.6 61.5 61. 61.1 60.8 ...d o __ 55.4 55.5 55.1 55.1 53.7 53.8 54.2 54.2 ...d o ... 14.8 6.8 61. 543 140 6.5 60.1 53J 13.9 6.4 60.8 541 13.7 14.8 6.5 6.8 61.3 61.2 54.3 54.5 Prunes................... Raisins................... Bananas................ Oranges................. ...d o ......... ...d o ......... Dozen. ...d o ......... 17.9 13.9 32.9 71.6 17.5 13.9 31.4 73.0 17.6 14 0 31.9 75.6 17.4 141 33.3 49.6 9.2 6.4 5.3 8.8 6. 5.4 9.2 6.4 5.3 9.2 6.5 5.2 10. 11.0 11.0 10. 11.1 10.9 10.1 10.3 10.3 10.3 10.3 10. <3 2.6 2.0 2.2 1.9 1.7 1. 5.3 5.5 5.4 6.1 8.7 9. 17.8 14. 32.6 50. 17.8 14. 32.9 5.21 17.9 14.5 35.0 55.2 17.7 14.3 34.7 59.1 I 17.5 14.3 35.0 64.3 17. 13.9 32.9 70.1 9.2 6.4 5.3 17.7 14.1 34.0 69.5 17.8 13.9 31.9 70.4 9.1 6.5 5.2 17.7 14.2 33.2 63.4 1 15-16 ounces. 2 The steak for which prices are here quoted is called “sirloin” in this city, but in most of the other cities included in this report it would bo known as “porterhouse” steak, 137 DETAILED TABLES OF 51 CITIES, 1913, 1925, AND 1926, AND EACH MONTH OF 1925 AND 1926—Continued PROVIDENCE, R. I. 1926 Av A v er er age age for Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay for June July Aug. Sept. Oct. N ov. Dec. year year 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1926 1913 Article U nit Sirloin steak 2___ Round steak____ Rib roast______ Chuck roast_____ Pound. . . . .do___ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ Cts. 39.6 30.7 24.1 18.7 Cts. 71.2 49.9 37.5 27.9 Cts. 71.7 49.4 38.1 28.1 Cts. 72.9 50.3 38.7 28.8 Cts. 73.0 50.3 38.5 29.4 Cts. 72.7 50.3 38.3 28.6 Cts. 72.0 49.9 38.1 28.5 Cts. 70.9 49.6 38.5 28.7 Cts. 69.8 49.4! 38.1 28.3 Cts. 70.0 49.3 37.8 28.7 Cts. 70.2 49.4 38.3 29.0 Plate beef............ Pork chops___ Bacon, sliced____ Ham, sliced.......... ...d o ___ ___do___ . .. d o ___ . ..d o ___ 19.8 19.0 19.2 21.0 39.4 39. 40.1 22.5 45. 45.2 44.5 31.3 56.5 57.1 56.3 19.3 41.9 44.5 57.2 18.4 43.5 44.6 58.8 18.0 46.2 46.4 63.6 18.0 45.1 46.9 64.4 17. 45.8 46.9 65.3 18.1 47.7 47.3 64.9 17.9 47.8 46.6 64.3 17.7 42.9 46.2 61.8 18.0 18.4 40.0 43.4 45.9 45.9 60.4 Cts. 72.2 50.6 39.2 29.2 Cts. 71.5 50.0 38.4 28.5 Lamb, leg of____ ...d o ........ 19.6 42. 41.5 39.7 44.0 47.1 Hens____ ______ ...d o ___ 24.2 43.1 42.9 43.4 44.9 45.8 45.7 Salmon, canned, ...d o ___ ____ 37.2 37.7 37.4 38.0 37.6 37.9 red. Milk, fresh_____ Quart... 9.0 14.7 14.7 14.7 14.7 14.7 13.8 Milk, evaporated. Can 1__ Butter......... .......... Pound. O leo m a rg a rin e . ..d o ___ (all butter sub stitutes). __do........ P o u n d .. ...d o ....... ..d o ........ Rolled o a ts ... Corn flakes... Wheat cereal. Macaroni........ ...d o ___ 8-oz.pkg. 28-oz.pkg Pound Rice__________ Beans, navy___ Potatoes............... . Onions............ . ...do_— . .. d o .. . ...do— __do— Cabbage________ Beans, baked____ Corn, canned____ Peas, canned......... . ..d o ___ No. 2 can ..d o ___ ...d o ___ 43.8 42.6 42.4 40.9 40.9 40.2 42.1 44.4 42. 42.6 42.4 42.8 42.5 43.6 38.1 38.4 37.8 36.7 35.7 35.3 37.3 14.8 14.8 14.8 14.8 14.8 15.2 14.7 12.2 12.3 12.2 12.2 12.2 12.2 12.2 12.2 12.5 12.1 12.2 12.2 12.2 38.8 56.2 55.7 54.1 52.0 51.1 51.6 51.3 51.4 52.4 53.6 54.5 56. 53.4 29.7 29.7 29.7 29.7 29.7 29.4 29.4 29.3 29.5 29.5 29.1 28.9 29.5 Cheese................... ___do___ 22.0 36.3 Lard___________ do___ 15.4 21.7 V e g eta b le lard ...d o ___ 27.2 substitute. Eggs,strictly fresh. D ozen. _ 41.6 67.7 66.7 Eggs, storage____ Bread.............. ....... Flour.................... Corn meal____ Cts. 71.5 49.9 38.3 28.6 43. 35.3 6.0 9.2 9.2 3.4 6.8 6.8 2.9 5.1 4.9 36.9 36.3 36.1 36.2 36.1 36.2 36.5 36.8 36.8 36.5 21.4 20.7 20J 22.3 22.3 22.0 21.1 21.3 20.2 18.9 21.1 26.8 26.7 26.8 27.3 27.0 27.0 26.8 27.1 26.6 26.9 .50.9 4a 3 47.2 49.1 9.2 6.7 5.0 9.2 6. 5.1 9.2 6.5 5.1 9.2 6.5 5.1 3.7 62.9 70.2 76.9 87.9 76.5 63.0 9.2 6.5 5.1 9.2 6.3 5.1 9.2 6.1 5.1 48.0 9.2 6.1 5.1 9.2 6.1 5.1 50.4 9.2 5.9 5.0 9.2 6.4 5.1 9.3 9.3 9.3 9.4 9.2 9.1 9.2 9.2 9.2 9.3 10.8 10.8 10.8 11.0 10. J 10. 10.8 10. 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8 25.1 24.8 24.8 24.9 24J 24.9 25.1 25.3 25.4 25.5 25.5 25.4 25.1 23.7 23.4 23.5 23.5 23.5 23.1 23.2 23.5 23.4 23.3 23.3 23.7 23.4 9.3 11.6 11.6 11.5 9.8 9.9 9.5 1.7 5.9 5.7 5.4 5.5 5. 5 7.4 6.2 11.9 12.0 12.0 12.0 11.8 11.9 12.1 11.8 11.8 9.2 9.1 9.4 9.3 9.3 9.6 9.7 9.9 9.5 5.1 4.8 3.9 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.7 3.7 4.6 7.9 7.7 7.2 5.4 4.7 4.5 4.7 5.0 5.8 4.9 6.3 8.4 8.6 6. 6.4 4.7 3.8 3.3 3.6 3.7 3.9 5.4 11.8 11.7 11.4 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.3 11.3 11.2 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.4 18.0 17.9 17. 17.8 17. 17.6 17.5 17.8 17.8 17.7 17.9 18.1 17.8 19.7 19.6 19.6 19.5 19.5 19.5 19.3 19.4 19.6 19.5 19.7 19.5 19.5 Tomatoes, canned. Sugar, granulated . Tea__________ Coffee________ ..d o ___ 13.7 13.7 13.7 13.5 13.3 13. 13.8 13.6 13.6 13.6 13.3 13.4 13.6 P ou n d .. 5.1 6.5 6.5 6.3 6.2 6.5 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.9 6.9 7.1 6.6 ..d o ....... 48.3 61.2 61.6 61.1 61.1 61.5 61.9 61.5 61.2 61.8 61.1 60.5 60.8 61.3 ..d o ___ 30.0 54.3 54.3 54.1 54.1 54.2 54.2 54.2 54.3 53.5 53.6 53.8 53.6 54.0 Prunes.............. R aisins.......... . Bananas______ Oranges............ ..d o ___ ..d o ___ Dozen. ..d o ........ 16.7 14.1 33.8 51.4 16.7 14.2 32.9 51.3 16.4 14.2 33. 52.6 16.4 14.2 32.6 59.7 16.5 14.2 34.3 61.2 16.4 14.0 33.0 59.2 16.4 14.2 33.7 56.3 16.5 14.4 32.5 56. 16.5 14.3 33.1 61.3 16.5 14.3 33.8 66.3 15.6 14.4 31.4 65.1 15.2 14.3 32. 53.0 16.3 14.2 33.1 57.9 115-16 ounces. 2 The steak for which prices are here quoted is called “ sirloin ” in this city, but in most of the other cities included in this report it would be known as “ porterhouse” steak. 138 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 T a b l e 1 3 .—A V ER A G E R E T A IL PR IC E S OF S P E C IF IE D FO OD A R TIC L ES IN EA CH RIC H M O N D , VA. 1925 Article U nit Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 A v er age for Oct. N ov. Dec. year 15 15 15 1925 Sirloin steak........... Round steak.......... Rib r o a s t ............. Chuck roast........... P ou n d .. . 3 * 5 —do____ —d o ____ 3o! o —do____ 21. Cts. 38.8 33.8 30.3 21.5 Cts. 38.7 33.5 30.1 22.1 Cts. 39.0 33.8 31.1 22.2 Cts. 39.4 34.1 31.1 22.8 CU. 39.4 34.3 31.5 22.1 Cts. 38.8 34.1 30.5 22.4 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 39.4 39.9 39.9 40.3 39.3 34.1 34.9 34.7 35.1 34.9 30.4 31.9 31.4 32.4 32.1 22. 22.5 22.7 23.3 22.5 Cts. 39.3 34.2 31.1 22.4 Plate beef............... Pork chops............. Bacon, sliced......... Ham, sliced............ . . do— „ do— —do......... —d o____ 15.0 29.9 35.3 39.1 14.9 37.9 37.6 40.8 15.3 37.2 39.6 41.8 15.3 36.2 40.9 42.4 15.4 37.0 42. 4 3.1 15.5 39.5 45.3 44.2 15.4 39.7 46.7 44.6 15.4 39.8 47.5 44.9 15.8 40.5 46.7 44.5 15.8 38.2 46.4 44.6 16.0 37.0 43.8 44.5 15.4 36.9 42.3 42.8 44.7 44.2 44.9 45.6 45.3 43.,5 43.5 44.7 36.1 35.2 36.5 37.3 37.8 35.5 34.9 32.8 32.8 32.8 32.8 32.7 32.7 32.7 32.7 43.9 33.3 33.1 45.7 35.4 34.8 45.6 35.0 35.8 45.0 44.7 36.2 35.5 36.4 33.5 Lamb....................... . . . do—Hens........................ . . . do— do— Salmon, canned, 15.0 30.0 34.9 39.1 Quart___ 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 M ilk, evaporated.. Can 1__ B utter..................... P ound. O le o m a r g a r in e — d o . . . (all butter sub stitutes). 12.5 12.7 12.6 12.4 12.5 12.2 12.4 12.5 58.6 56.6 60.4 60.2 57.3 57.3 57.9 58.4 31.0 31.2 30.9 31.1 30.4 29.9 12.7 58.8 30.7 12.7 62.3 31.0 12.7 62.7 31.7 12.8 12.6 62.6 59.4 31.7 30.9 Cheese..................... .d o — Lard........................ —.d o —_ V e g e t a b l e lard . .. d o — substitute. Eggs,strictly fresh. Dozen— 36.7 36.5 36.5 35.7 36.1 36.4 36.4 36.6 22.9 22.3 22.5 22.4 21.6 21.9 22.8 23.2 25.3 25.3 25.8 26.2 26.1 25.9 26.0 26.1 36.9 23.6 26.1 36.9 23.2 26.1 36.5 23.2 26.2 36.4 36.5 22.4 22.7 25.6 25.9 65.7 50.8 46.1 51.4 61.8 67.3 48.3 46.9 9.4 6.0 5.0 48.3 9.3 6.0 4.9 Milk,* fresh............. 53.4 9.5 5.8 5.0 37.4 37.1 41.1 41.7 44.8 _ ; , storage.......... Bread................. Flour........................ Corn m ea l--.......... — do____ Pound— ...d o ____ ...d o ____ 9.4 6.0 5.1 9.4 6.0 5.0 44.3 9.4 6.0 5.0 Rolled oats............. Com flakes______ W heat cereal— Macaroni_____ 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.3 9.4 9.3 9.3 ...d o ____ 8-oz. pkg. 10.9 11.1 11.0 11.0 10.9 11.1 11.1 11.1 28-oz.pkg. 25.3 25.6 25. 25.3 25.5 25.6 25.1 25.0 Pound— 20.8 20.8 20.8 20.7 20.6 20.7 21.1 21.1 9.5 11.3 25.2 20.8 11.3 25.7 21.1 9.4 11.3 25.4 21.1 9.2 9.4 11.1 11.1 25.4 25.4 20.8 20.9 R ice__..................... Beans, navy------Potatoes—............. Onions................... . — do____ ...d o -----...d o ____ ...d o ___ 12.5 12.4 12.6 12. 12.6 12.7 12.7 12.7 11.3 11.4 11.1 11.2 11.1 11.4 10.7 10.5 3.1 3.1 3.0 2.9 3.1 4.2 4.7 5.2 6.7 7.1 7.0 8.0 8.6 9.2 9.1 8.9 12.8 10.6 4.5 7.6 12.7 10.2 4.5 7.0 12.8 10.0 6.1 6.7 12.7 12.7 10.0 10.8 6.3 4.2 6.7 7.7 Cabbage................. Beans, baked____ Corn, canned____ Peas, canned........ . — do____ 4.9 5.1 5.6 6.5 5.7 5.3 7.8 7. No. 2 can 11.0 10.9 11.0 11.0 10.6 10.7 10.7 10.8 ...d o ......... 15.6 15.8 15.9 15.8 16.1 16.3 16.6 16.6 ...d o ......... 20.4 20.4 20.4 20.7 20.9 20.7 20.3 20.7 5. 10.9 16.3 20.8 4.8 10.8 16.2 20.5 4.9 10.8 16.2 20.3 5.2 5.8 10.7 10.8 16.1 16.1 19.8 20.5 Tomatoes, canned. Sugar, granulated T ea........................... Coffee....................... . . . do—_ Pound— ...d o ___ ...d o ___ 12.7 12.7 12. 12.6 12.5 12.3 12.4 12.3 8.1 7.4 7.3 7.0 6.8 6.8 6.7 6.6 89.1 90. 88.9 87.2 86.6 87.8 88.1 87.7 49.7 50.3 49.9 49. 49.5 49. 49. 12.3 12.1 6.7 89.1 49.9 11.7 6.6 88.5 49.9 11.4 12.3 6.7 7.0 89.1 88.4 49. 49.8 18.6 14.4 i. 5 19.1 14.4 36.2 18.6 14. 36.2 48.6 Prunes..................... ...d o ___ Raisins..... ......... .do. Bananas............. Dozen. — do— Oranges.............. J 15-16 ounces. 19.3 14.3 38.9 39.2 6.3 5.1 19.4 14.3 38.6 38.6 9.4 6.3 5.0 19.5 13.9 38.8 43.5 9.4 6.1 5.0 19.2 13.8 38.8 54.9 9.4 6.0 5.1 18.9 13.7 37.7 58.5 9.4 6.0 5.2 19.3 13.9 37.7 62.1 9.4 6.0 4.9 18.4 14.0 38.1 67.7 18.5 14.1 36.3 68.8 49.7 18.4 14.1 36.9 65.4 9.4 6.0 5.0 18.9 14.1 37.6 56.8 139 DETAILED TABLES OF 51 CITIES, 1913, 1925, AND 1926, AND EACH MONTH OF 1925 AND 1926—Continued RICHMOND, VA. Article Unit Sirloin steak........ Round steak....... Rib roast.............. Chuck roast____ Pound. . ...d o ....... ...d o ....... ...d o ....... 1926 A v A v er er age age for for Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. year year 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1926 15 15 15 1913 Cts. 39.8 35.1 31.8 23.7 Cts. 22.1 19. 18. 15.4 Cts. 38.8 34.4 31.5 22.7 Cts. 39.1 34.7 31.5 22.7 Cts. Cts. 39. S 35.0 34.9 31.7 31.5 22.8 Cts. 1.5 35.2 32.1 23.9 Cts. 39.8 35.1 32.1 23.3 Cts. 39.8 35.4 32.2 23.2 Cts. 39.1 35.6 32.0 23.3 Cts. 40.1 35.1 31.5 23.3 Cts. 39.5 35.1 31.8 23.2 Plate beef............ ...d o ....... 12.4 Pork chops.......... ...d o ___ 20. Bacon, sliced___ ...d o ___ 25.4 25.0 Ham, sliced.......... —do— 15. 36.4 44.1 44.6 16.3 36.3 44.3 44.9 16.3 37. 44.4 44.9 16.3 40. 44.6 45.1 16.5 16.5 16.3 15.9 16.1 41.9 42.3 40.3 43.6 43.3 47.1 48.3 48.2 48.6 48.6 48.8 49.0 48.5 48.0 16.3 41.1 48.1 47.2 16.1 37.9 45.3 47.1 16.2 40.0 46.4 46.9 16.3 38.7 44.6 45.1 Cts. 39.4 35.1 31.9 23.2 Cts. 39.1 35.1 31.5 22.9 Lamb, leg of......... ...d o ___ H ens..................... . — do___ Salmon, canned, — do___ 19.3 45.5 46.4 45.5 45.6 45.8 46.1 46.0 46.3 45.6 45.3 44.8 44.1 45.6 20.4 39.9 39.9 39.9 42.2 41.2 39.8 39.8 37.6 35.5 37.0 36.3 35.8 35.7 36.2 36.6 36.8 36.8 36.5 37.0 36.8 34.5 34.4 Milk, fresh.......... . 10.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 ’*•! 12.8 12. 12.7 12.6 12.7 41."1 62.4 60.4 59.5 58.1 56.1 31.9 31.7 31.5 31.9 31. Quart— Milk, evaporated. Can i__ Butter.................... Pound. O leom a rg a rin e —do___ (all butter sub stitutes). 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 12.5 12.6 12.4 12.6 12.6 12.4 12.4 12.6 56.4 55.5 56.1 57.2 58.5 60.1 62.9 58.6 31.9 31.9 31. 31.9 32.0 31. 31.9 31.9 Cheese................... Lard..................— V egeta b le lard substitute. Eggs,strictly fresh — do— . 22.3 36.7 36. 36.1 36.1 36.0 35. 35.6 35.7 35.8 35.9 36. 36.6 36.1 —do....... 15.2 22.1 21.9 21.9 21.1 21.4 22.0 22.2 22.0 21.9 21.0 20.6 19.5 21.5 26.2 26.0 26.0 25.9 25.9 25.7 25.8 26.2 25.9 25.5 25.5 25.4 25.8 —do___ Eggs, storage____ Bread..................... Flour...................— Corn meal.............. — do....... Pound.. —do....... —do....... Rolled oats—_ Corn flakes. — Wheat cereal . Macaroni........ ...d o ....... 6-oz. pkg. 28-oz.pkgPound. . 9.2 9.0 8.9 9.0 9.0 9.1 9.1 9.0 9.1 9.0 8.9 8.9 9.0 11.2 11.1 11.1 11.1 11.2 11.1 11.2 11.2 10.8 11.3 11.0 10.9 11.1 25.4 25.5 25.5 25.4 25.4 25.8 25.8 25.5 25.8 25.8 25.8 25.4 25.6 20.2 20.2 20.2 20.2 20.4 20.7 20.7 20.4 20.4 20.2 20.2 Rice________ Beans, navy-. Potatoes......... Onions............ —.d o ....... . —do....... ...d o ....... ...d o ....... 9.9 12.7 13.0 13.3 13.2 13.3 13.3 13.3 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.0 12.7 13.1 10.0 9.9 9.2 9.0 9.1 9.1 9.1 9.0 9.3 9.1 9.3 9.3 9.3 1.9 7.0 6.8 6.7 7.9 7.7 6.2 4.7 4.2 4.6 4.9 4.5 4.5 5.8 6.9 7.1 6.9 7.5 7.8 8.1 7.5 7.5 6.7 7.1 6.8 7.2 Cabbage................ —do— Beans, baked___ No.2can Com, canned....... —do....... Peas, canned........ --do___ 6.9 4.9 4.3 4.3 4.8 4.6 4*3 4.6 5.8 6.5 7.7 7.7 10.7 10.7 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.0 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.1 9.9 9.9 10.2 16.0 15.4 15.4 15.3 15.3 15.3 15.5 15.5 15.4 15.6 15.3 15.4 15.5 20.7 20.8 21.0 20.1 20.1 20.1 20.4 20.4 20.3 20.1 20.1 20.0 20.3 Tomatoes, canned. Sugar, granulated. Tea.......................... Coffee..................... 39.6 40.4 46.9 51.5 58.6 60.6 45.4 Dozen—. 28.8 55.7 40.7 35.2 37.8 37.1 46.4 35.0 5.3 9.5 9.5 3.3 6.3 6.4 2.1 5.0 5.0 9.5 6.2 5.0 9.5 6.1 4.8 9.5 6.1 4.8 9.5 6.0 4.8 9.5 6.0 4.7 9.5 6.0 4.6 9.4 6.0 4.6 43.0 45.0 45.6 9.5 9.5 9.3 5.9 5.8 5.8 4.6 4.7 4.5 9.5 6.1 4.8 ..d o ....... 11.0 10.5 10.4 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.5 10.6 10.3 10.3 P o u n d .. 5.3 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.5 6.8 6.8 6.9 6.9 7.1 7.0 7.1 6.8 ..d o ....... 56.0 91.8 89.8 89.8 88.1 88.1 90.4 90.6 91.9 91.4 90.5 89.2 88.9 90.0 ..d o ....... 27.1 49.9 49.6 49. 49.6 49.9 49.4 49.4 49.5 49.4 48.9 48.7 49.5 Prunes................... —do....... Raisins................... —do....... Bananas................. Dozen—, —do....... 115-16 ounces. 18.2 14.4 35.8 45.3 18.3 14.3 36.4 42.7 18.2 14.4 36.8 45.8 18.1 14.4 36.4 54.2 18.1 14.4 36. 56.5 18.8 14.7 37.3 55.8 18.5 14.6 37.3 55.8 18.5 14.7 36.8 56.8 17.9 14.8 37.7 55.0 17.2 14.8 37.3 56.2 17.2 14.4 37.3 54.6 16.7 13.9 37.7 45.4 18.0 14.5 37.0 52.0 140 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 T a ble 1 3 .—A V ER A G E R E T A IL PR IC E S OF S P E C IF IE D FO O D A R TIC L ES IN E A C H ROCHESTER, N. Y. 1925 A v er age for Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. N ov. Dec. year 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1925 Article U nit Sirloin steak_____ Round steak.......... R ib roast..... ........... Chuck roast_____ P o u n d ... . .. d o ......... . . . d o ......... . .. d o ......... Cts. 39 6 32.8 29.9 22.8 Cts. 38 9 31.9 29.9 22.6 Cts. 39.7 33.0 30.3 23.0 Cts. 39.8 33.1 ,29.9 23.4 Cts. 40.5 33.9 29.9 23.6 Cts. 41.2 33.6 30.4 23.2 Cts. 43.7 36.1 31.1 25.3 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 44.1 43.2 42.4 39.4 39.9 35.7 36.4 35.6 33.6 33.6 31.2 31.1 30.7 29.7 29.6 25.3 24.9 25.6 23.9 24.3 Cts. 41.0 34.1 30.3 24.0 Plate beef................ Pork chops............. Bacon, sliced.......... Ham, sliced............ . . . d o ......... . .. d o ____ . .. d o ____ . . . d o ____ 12.3 33.9 37.7 47.8 12.4 33.1 37.2 47.3 12.8 39.9 39.8 50.1 12.7 38.9 41.9 51.0 12.5 39.1 42.3 52.4 12.6 39.2 43. :i 52.5 13.4 42.0 44.9 53.9 13.4 43.4 45.4 54.6 13.5 44.0 45.6 53.6 13.9 44.1 45.0 52.9 13.3 39.5 43.5 51.9 13.6 39.1 43.5 52.5 13.0 39.7 42.5 51.7 Lamb....................... H ens........................ Salmon, canned, red. M ilk, fresh............. . . . d o ____ 40.4 39.4 38.9 39.1 38.8 39.4 41.0 38.6 . . . d o ......... 40.8 40.6 41.0 41.6 41.8 41.1 40.4 40.0 . . . d o ......... 30.8 30.3 30.4 30.5 30.8 30.7 31.1 31.7 38.4 40.0 34.6 38.3 41.0 36.9 38.1 39.3 37.6 38.7 39.1 40.0 40.6 37.8 32.8 Quart___ 13.5 13.5 13.5 13.5 12.5 12.5 12.5 13.5 13.5 12.5 12.5 12.5 13.0 M ilk, evaporated. Can i ___ 11.5 11.6 11.7 11.7 11.6 11.5 11.5 11.4 B utter..................... P o u n d ... 51.4 50.1 54.9 54.2 53.2 53.1 53.0 53.3 O le o m a r g a r in e . . . d o ____ 30.5 30.6 31.1 30.5 30.0 30.7 30.9 31.3 (all butter sub stitutes). 11.4 55.8 30.8 11.5 59.1 32.0 11.6 59.1 31.8 11.6 11.6 58.6 54.7 32.3 31.0 Cheese..................... Lard......................... V e g e t a b l e lard substitute. Eggs,strictly fresh. . .. d o ......... 36.3 36.8 37.3 37.3 37.6 37.9 38.0 38.5 . .. d o ____ 22.9 22.3 23.2 23.2 22.3 22.3 22.5 23.2 . .. d o ......... 23.9 24.9 25.3 25.1 24.9 24.7 25.0 24.5 38.7 23.0 24.3 38.4 23.2 24.8 38.2 22.5 23.8 38.5 37.8 21.7 22.7 23.6 24.6 72.3 60.7 38.8 36.4 37.5 40.8 44.5 48.1 51.3 61.6 72.7 73.6 53.2 Eggs, storage.......... Bread___________ Flour........................ Com meal__.......... . .. d o ____ Pound. . . . d o ____ . . . d o ____ 52.6 49.4 8.7 8.7 ‘ ’§.'7 ~~$~7 '"§.‘9 "’O "8.9 ~~8.9 ’ ""§.'9 5.9 6.5 6.5 6.2 6.0 6.0 5.9 6.0 6.0 6.5 6.1 6.3 6.4 6.6 6.5 6.6 6.6 6.4 45.9 8.9 5.9 6.6 47.0 8.9 5.9 6.5 48.6 8.9 " 8 .8 6.0 6.1 6.4 6.5 Rolled oats.............. Corn flakes______ W heat cereal_____ Macaroni________ . .. d o ____ 8.0 9.6 9.2 9.6 9.5 9.6 9.5 9.5 8-oz. pkg. 10.7 10.7 10.8 10.7 10.6 10.7 10.8 10.7 28-oz.pkg. 23.9 24.1 24.1 24.3 24.3 24.3 24.3 24.3 P o u n d ... 19.6 22.6 22.6 22.5 22.5 22.3 22.2 22.2 9.5 10.5 24.3 21.8 9.4 10.4 25.0 21.8 9.4 10.3 25.1 21.8 9.4 9.4 10.3 10.6 25.4 24.5 21.8 22.0 Rice__..................... Beans, n a v y_____ Potatoes.................. O n io n s................... _--do____ 10.3 11.2 11.2 11.2 11.2 11.2 11.0 11.4 . . . d o ____ 9.7 10.0 10.2 10.2 10.1 10.0 9.9 10.0 . . . d o ____ 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.2 2.5 4.4 4.3 . .. d o ......... 5.4 5.2 5.4 5.7 9.1 10.8 10.0 8.8 11.4 9.9 2.8 6.2 11.4 10.1 3.1 5.4 11.1 10.0 4.8 5.0 11.0 11.1 9.9 10.0 5.0 2.8 4.9 6.8 Cabbage.................. Beans, baked____ Com, canned____ Peas, canned......... . .. d o ------- 2.7 2.4 3.7 4.6 5.9 6.8 6.5 4.8 N o .2 ca n . 11.2 11.2 11.1 11.1 11.1 11.0 11.0 11.0 . .. d o ......... 17.6 17.6 17.3 17.4 17.6 17.9 17.5 17.6 . .. d o ......... 19.1 19.9 20.0 19.7 19.6 19.3 18.8 19.0 2.9 10.9 17.6 19.0 2.8 10.9 17.3 18.9 3.2 10.9 16.9 18.9 3.2 4.1 11.0 11.0 16.9 17.4 18.9 19.3 Tomatoes, canned . Sugar, granulated . T ea........................... Coffee....................... . .. d o ......... 14.4 15.4 15.2 15.2 15.0 14.0 14.1 14.1 Pou nd-. . 7.4 7.2 7.0 6.9 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.2 . .. d o ......... 64.2 67.6 68.7 68.7 68.7 66.6 66.6 66.6 ___do____ 48.7 50.0 50.9 50.6 50.4 50.0 49.9 49.7 14.0 6.2 66.6 49.5 14.0 6.1 66.6 49.5 13.8 6.0 66.6 49.5 13.8 14.4 6.2 6.5 67.4 67.1 49.5 49.9 Prunes..................... Raisins..... ............... Bananas_________ Oranges................... . .. d o ____ 18.7 18.7 19.7 . .. d o ____ 14.3 14.2 14.1 Dozen__ 40.6 43.3 42.7 . .. d o ____ 51.7 49.4 50.7 18.8 14.0 38.2 64.0 19.4 14.0 36.8 65.3 18.7 13.9 37.7 65.8 18.3 14.0 36.8 72.5 18.3 14.0 38.2 50.0 115-16 ounces. Dozen__ 19.3 14.1 42.7 51.3 18.8 13.9 41.9 53.5 19.1 14.1 41.7 63.8 18.6 13.9 39.1 64.8 18.9 14.0 40.0 58.6 141 DETAILED TABLES OF 51 CITIES, 1913, 1925, AND 1926, AND EACH MONTH OF 1925 AND 1926—Continued ROCHESTER, N. Y. Article U nit 1926 A v Av er er age age for Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. for year year 15 15 15 1926 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1913 Pound Sirloin steak___ Round steak......... ...d o ....... Rib roast.............. ...d o ....... Chuck roast........ ...d o ___ Plate b e e f.......... Pork chops........ Bacon, sliced........ Ham, s lic e d -.. ...d o .. _„do_. — do.. — do.. Cts. 40.1 34.1 30.6 24.7 Cts. 39.8 34.1 30.0 24.9 Cis. 40.3 33.2 30.1 24.4 Cts. 42.4 35.2 30.1 24.8 Cts. 42.1 35.4 30.5 24.8 Cts. 42.1 35.4 30.4 24.8 Cts. 41.8 35.2 30.6 25.0 Cts. 40.5 33.9 30.5 24.5 Cts. 41.0 34.5 30.0 24.8 Cts. 41.2 34.6 30.4 24.7 13.9 39.5 43.5 52.1 13.6 39.2 43.8 52.9 13.8 13.7 13.2 13.6 13.1 40.0 40.4 42.7 45.5 45.5 44.3 44.1 44.5 46.5 47.3 55.4 59.3 61.1 53.2 12.8 44.5 46.9 60.7 14.0 45.9 47.6 60.2 14.3 45.9 46.5 58.7 14.0 41.7 45.8 58.1 14.0 39.2 44.8 56.3 13.7 42.5 45.5 56.8 Cts. 41.2 33.9 30. 24.1 Cis. 41.9 34.9 30.9 24.5 Cts. 41.6 34.9 30.0 24.6 Lamb, leg of____ .„ d o ___ H ens..................... . ...d o ___ Salmon, canned, .„ d o ._ .. red. M ilk, fresh.......... . Quart.. 39.5 39.2 37.9 38.5 41.1 43.9 40.4 39.1 38.3 37.5 36.8 36.8 39.1 42.2 43.9 43. 44.8 45.4 45.2 44.1 42.4 41.6 41.5 40.7 39.9 42.9 37.5 37.9 37.0 37.5 38.3 38.2 38.3 37.3 36.8 34.2 32.8 32.3 36.5 M ilk, evaporated . Can i__ Butter.................... Pound. O leom a rg a rin e — do___ (all butter sub stitutes). 11.6 11.6 11.6 11.6 11.6 11.6 11.5 11.6 11.6 11. 11.6 11.9 11.6 56.5 54.9 54.1 51.0 49.0 49.5 49.7 50.0 51.5 53.5 55.1 57.5 52.7 32.4 32.4 31.9 30.9 30.6 30.7 31.0 30.8 30.8 30.6 31.2 30.1 31.1 —do___ —do— —do___ 38.5 37.8 37.3 37.6 37. 35.6 34.4 35.0 35.0 36.0 36.0 36.3 36.4 21.3 21.3 21.1 20.5 20.1 21.1 21.4 21.2 20.8 20.5 19.5 19.2 20.7 23.4 24.1 23.9 23.7 24.1 24.0 24.9 24.9 24.6 24.1 24.4 24.5 24.2 Cheese.................. . Lard....................... V egetable lard substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen.. 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5 60.0 47.8 41.2 38.1 37.4 77.3 72.7 51.4 40.1 42.7 55.6 Eggs, storage.. .do.. Pound. B r e a d .............. F lo u r .................... —do___ Corn meal........ ...d o ___ 44.1 29.5 8.9 8.9 6.1 6.1 6.4 6.4 Rolled oats--------Corn flakes___ Wheat cereal.. Macaroni.......... 9.5 9.5 9.4 9.1 9.2 9.2 9.4 9.2 9.4 9.2 9.1 9.2 9.3 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.3 10.3 10.3 10.3 10.3 10.3 10.1 10.3 10.6 10.4 25.7 25.7 24.9 25.2 25.0 24.9 25.3 25.4 25.4 25.4 25.4 25.4 25.3 23.2 23.1 22.5 22.5 22.3 22.5 21.8 21.5 21.0 21.0 21.7 20.7 22.0 . . . d o ___ 8-oz. pkg 28-oz.pkg Pound 8. 5. 6.3 8.9 5. 6. 8.9 5.8 6.3 8.9 5.8 6.4 8.9 5.8 5.7 8.9 5.8 5.6 8.9 5.8 5.6 50.0 49.0 4 7 .4 . 9.0 9.0 9.0 8.9 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.8 5.6 5.6 5.5 6.0 R ice........................ do _ . Beans, n a v y ... ___do___ Potatoes______ ... d o .. . Onions..... ......... . . . do— 11.1 11.5 10.9 11.3 10.8 10.6 10. 10.5 10.8 10.9 11.0 10.2 10.8 9.7 9.7 9.3 9.3 9.1 9.5 9.0 9.1 8.9 8.9 9.3 9.1 9.2 5.6 5.7 5.0 6.4 5.7 5.1 3.6 3.6 3.7 2.8 3.3 3.3 4.5 4.9 5.1 5.1 5.1 8.2 7.7 7.0 5.9 5.3 4.7 4.7 4.8 5.7 Cabbage............... . ...d o ___ Beans, baked........ No. 2 can Corn, canned........ ...d o ___ Peas, canned____ do___ 3.9 5.1 6.3 8.3 6.7 6.1 5.8 3.4 3.2 4.0 3.2 3.0 4.9 10.9 10.9 10.6 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.4 10.4 10.4 10.4 10.5 16.5 16.9 16.5 16.4 16.6 16.0 16.3 16.1 16.1 16.1 16. 16.8 16.4 18.9 18.9 18.4 18.4 18.4 18.4 18.4 18.4 18.4 18.4 18.1 18.4 18.5 Tomatoes, canned - d o ____ Sugar, granulated. P ound. Tea.................. ....... . ..d o ___ d o .... Coffee..................... 14.3 14.3 13.4 13.4 13.8 13.3 13.8 13.8 13.8 13.4 13.8 13.8 13.7 6.2 6.2 6.1 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.7 6.8 6.9 6.4 67.4 67.4 66.9 66.9 66. 66.9 67. 67.3 68.7 68.7 68.7 68.7 67.7 48.9 48.9 48.3 48.5 48.1 48.6 47.1 47.9 47.9 47.9 47.7 47.7 48.1 Prunes............ ....... .do__ R aisins.............. — d o - .. Bananas________ D ozen. O ranges................ ..d o — . 18.3 14.1 38.6 48.4 115-16 ounces. 44567°—27------ 10 18.2 14.1 38.6 50.8 17.2 14.1 38.3 49.7 17.2 14.1 37.7 51.2 17.4 14.2 38.2 50.6 17.7 14.2 37.7 49.5 16.4 13.9 38.0 49.7 16.4 14.3 37.0 49.0 16.9 14.3 37.7 52.4 16.7 14.3 36.3 52.3 16.0 14.2 37.0 56.5 15.8 13.9 37.7 52.4 17.0 14.1 37.7 51.0 142 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 T able 1 3 .—A V ER A G E R E T A IL P R IC E S OF SP E C IF IE D FO O D A R TIC L ES IN EA CH ST. LOUIS, MO. 1925 Article U nit A v er age for Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. N ov. Dec. year 15 15 15 15 15 15 115 15 15 15 15 15 Sirloin steak.. Round steak.. Rib roast......... Chuck roast— P o u n d .. ..d o ___ ..d o ___ ..d o ___ Cts. 35.3 32.6 29.1 19.5 Cts. 35.0 32.6 29.1 19.9 Cts. 35.7 33.4 29.5 19.8 Cts. 37.0 34.8 29.8 20.9 Cts. 37.7 35.5 30.0 21.0 Cts. 37.8 35.3 29.8 20.8 Cts 39.0 36.5 31.2 21.6 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts, 38.9 38.7 38.3 36.6 36.6 36.1 35.6 35.5 34.3 34.0 30.3 30.3 30.2 29.9 30.0 21.6 21.5 21.8 20.9 20.6 Cts. 37.2 34.7 29.9 20.8 Plate beef........ Pork chops.— Bacon, sliced.. Ham, sliced ... ..d o ___ ..d o ___ ..d o ___ ..d o ___ 13.8 26.3 39.2 44.7 13.2 26.1 40.0 45.9 13.3 35.3 44.8 49.5 13.3 32.5 46.3 51.2 13.4 31. 45.6 50.8 12.9 32.2 45.8 50.4 13.2 37.3 46.8 52.8 13.4 37.1 46.8 53.5 13.7 38.0 46.0 53.1 14.2 34.3 46.8 51.5 14.2 32.5 45.8 50.3 14.2 32.4 45.4 50.2 13.6 33.0 44.9 50.3 Lamb....................... Hens...................... Salmon, canned, red. M ilk, fresh............. ..d o ___ —do___ ..d o ___ 36.4 38.8 39.8 39.6 39.6 38.9 38.8 37.8 30.7 33.6 34.3 36.2 36.1 34.4 34.2 33.4 33.8 32.9 33.2 33.1 32. 32.4 32.9 34.0 37.6 34.0 36.8 37.7 32.6 38.0 38.0 31.7 37.9 38.0 38.4 33.4 33.7 38.2 34.7 Q uart... 13.0 13.0 13. 0 13.0 13.0 13. 0 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 M ilk, evaporated. Can B utter................... . P ou n d .. O le o m a r g a r in e ...d o ._ .. (all butter sub stitutes). 10.0 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.3 10.5 10.6 51.7 50.0 57. 5 54.2 52.5 53.2 53.6 54.2 27.8 27.7 27.7 27.1 27.1 27.2 27.2 27.2 10.5 55.9 27.4 10.6 60.2 27.6 10.7 61.0 28.3 10.7 10.4 59.9 55.3 28.5 27.6 Cheese................... Lard......................... V e g eta b le lard substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh. ..d o ......... 34.9 35.1 35.3 35. 2 34.6 35.0 34.6 34.9 ..d o ......... 18.5 18.0 19.8 19.3 18.2 19.1 19.9 20.5 ..d o ____ 25.2 26.0 26.0 26.2 25.9 26.0 26.1 26.3 35.6 20.8 26.7 35.8 20.6 26.6 36.0 18.6 26.5 36.0 35.3 17.9 19.3 26.5 26.2 42.6 48.6 61.0 55.7 45.8 Eggs, storage......... Bread...................... F lo u r...............— C om m e a l.......... . ...d o ____ P o u n d .. ...d o ____ ...d o - . 9.5 5.7 4.8 5.7 4.8 39.8 9.9 5.7 4.6 43.9 9.9 5.8 4.6 41.8 9.9 5.8 4.5 Rolled oats___. Corn flakes- _. W heat cereal.. Macaroni____ ...d o ____ 8.6 8.9 9.1 9.0 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.8 8 oz. pkg. 10.1 10.2 10.2 10.3 10.2 10.3 10.2 10.2 28oz.pkg. 23.8 23.8 23.8 23.8 23.6 23.8 23.7 28.8 P o u n d .. 20.9 21.6 21.7 21.7 21.7 21.7 21.7 21.5 8.9 10.1 24.0 21.5 8.9 10.2 24.2 21.5 8.8 10.1 24.7 21.5 8.8 8.9 10.2 10.2 24.4 24.0 2a. 2 21.5 R ic e - -................. Beans, n avy_____ Potatoes.................. Onions..................... — do._ ._ .d o ____ . .. d o ____ _-_do._ 9.8 10.4 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.3 10.5 10.5 9.0 9.1 9.1 9.1 9.3 9.4 9.4 9. 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.8 3.7 4.4 4.2 5.5 6.0 5.9 7.1 7.3 9.5 9.6 7.5 10.6 8.8 4.0 6.6 10.5 8.5 3.9 6.0 10.7 8.4 5.2 5.7 10.5 10.4 8.4 9.0 5.2 3.6 5.6 6.9 3.7 3.8 4.0 4.2 5.1 5.0 5.2 5.5 Cabbage................ _ . .d o 11.1 11.0 11.0 11.2 Beans, baked------ N o.2can. 11.1 11.2 11.4 11. Corn, canned....... . .. d o ----- 16.6 16.8 17.0 17.0 17.0 17.1 17.4 17.1 17.0 16.6 16.9 16.9 17.0 16.8 16.9 16.9 Peas, canned____ . . . d o . . . 4.3 11.2 17.1 17.1 3.4 11.2 16.4 16.8 4.0 11.2 16.2 16.8 4.3 4.4 11.1 11.2 16.0 16.8 16.7 16.9 13.1 7.0 70.5 48.9 12.9 6.8 70.5 48.9 12.6 6.5 71.0 49.0 11.9 13.2 6.7 7.2 72.6 71.1 48.6 49.2 20.0 14.6 31.3 57.5 19.5 14.4 33.1 59.6 19.0 14.7 32.7 59.2 19.5 14.8 32.7 47.4 49.1 35.6 34.5 Dozen.. 51.0 47.0 9.5 9.5 5.6 6.2 4.6 4.8 9.5 6.3 4.8 9.5 5.9 4.8 36.9 39.7 40.0 9.5 5.7 4.8 9. 5 5. 7 4.8 9.5 5.7 4.9 Tomatoes, canned. Sugar, granulated. T ea .......................... Coffee...................... _.do-_ Pound ..d o ____ ...d o . 13.7 13.4 13.4 13.4 13.4 13.4 13.3 13.4 7.9 7.5 7.6 7.3 7.3 7.2 7.1 7.0 72.9 72.3 72.0 70.0 70.0 71.0 70.7 70.2 50.2 50.0 50.1 50.3 48.8 47.8 48.5 49.0 Prunes.. Raisins- . .. d o ___ —-do_. Dozen. ,__do._ 20.0 14.7 33.7 42.7 Oranges.. 1 15-16 ounces. 20.3 14.9 34.2 43.1 20.3 14.8 35.5 46.0 20.2 14.8 35.5 49.7 19.5 14. 5 34.2 51.2 19.7 14.6 35.4 56.5 19.8 14.8 35.8 54.5 19.4 14.4 31.4 51.8 9.6 5.8 4.7 19.8 14.7 33.8 51.6 143 DETAILED TABLES OF 51 CITIES, 1913, 1925, AND 1926, AND EACH MONTH OF 1925 AND 1926—Continued ST. LOUIS, MO. Article U nit Pound.. Sirloin steak__ Round steak......... _._do___ Rib roast................ .do___ Chuck roast......... _do___ Plate beef.............. .do___ Pork chops.......... -do___ Bacon, sliced___ .do___ Ham, sliced......... ...d o ___ 1926 Av Aver age for for Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. year year Jan. 15 15 15 1926 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1913 15 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts: Cts. 24.5 22.3 18.7 14.9 36.9 34.7 30.6 21.1 36.2 34.3 30.3 20.5 36.2 34.1 30.1 20.3 36.3 34.1 30.1 20.5 36.8 35.1 29.9 20.7 37.5 36.3 30.7 21.1 37.6 36.0 30.4 20.8 37.6 36.4 29.9 20.8 37.7 36.3 30.3 21.0 37.6 36.2 30.6 21.6 38.0 36.7 30.4 21.4 36.7 35.2 30.4 21.7 37.1 35.5 30.3 21. 0 11.2 18.9 25.5 26.9 14.4 32.3 46.2 49.6 14.4 32.2 46.1 50.4 14.5 32.8 45.3 50.7 13. 35. 44.9 51.7 13.7 37.5 46.7 53.3 14.0 38.9 48.8 58.0 13.8 37.7 48.9 58.3 13.8 36.3 48.2 59.0 14.1 39.8 48.8 59.1 15.1 38.7 48.9 58.8 15.6 35.6 48.6 58.6 16.0 33.0 46.2 53.9 14.4 35.9 47.3 55.1 Lamb, leg of____ ...d o ___ ♦18.2 37.8 37.6 37.0 Hens...................... ...d o .— . 17.8 35.6 36.6 38.6 Salmon, canned, ...d o___ 39.0 39.4 39.5 red. M ilk, fresh-------- Quart... 8.3 13.0 13.0 13.0 36.4 38.8 39.7 38.4 38.2 37.5 38.1 37.6 37.8 37.9 38.8 39.5 38.6 36.8 34.6 34.6 33.7 33.1 33.9 36.2 39.9 38.9 39.1 39.2 39.1 37:9 36.5 35.7 35.5 38.3 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 Milk, evaporated. Can i__. Butter.................... Pound.. O le o m a r g a r in e ...d o ___ (all butter sub stitutes). 10.6 10.5 10.4 10.5 10.4 10.4 10.4 10.4 10.3 10.3 10.4 10.3 10.4 37.4 56.3 55.4 55.0 51.7 50.8 51.1 50.3 51.0 53.6 56.2 58.6 63.6 54.5 28.7 28.7 28.6 28.5 28.3 28.3 28.0 27.6 27.7 27.7 27.2 27.6 28.1 Cheese.................... Lard...................... V egetable lard substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh ...d o — ...d o___ ...d o___ 19.8 36.1 35.6 35.0 33.4 32.5 32.5 32.9 32.8 33.7 35.3 35.8 36.3 34.3 13.6 17.9 17.9 17.5 16.9 17.8 19.6 19.7 18.9 18.6 18.0 17.0 16.4 18.0 26.6 26.3 26.3 25.9 26.1 26.2 26.1 26.0 26.0 25.9 25.8 25.7 26.1 D ozen.. 26.6 47.7 37.2 34.1 35.0 35.5 35.9 35.8 37.8 42.9 48.0 58.8 57.6 42.2 Eggs, storage-----Bread...................... Flour....................... Corn meal.............. — do___ Pound. — do— ...d o ___ Rolled oats__ Corn flakes— Wheat cereal.. Macaroni____ — do....... 8-oz. pkg. 28-oz.pkg Pound— R ice................. Beans, navy__ Potatoes_____ Onions............ .d o ... . . . do— do— d o ... Cabbage.. __do____ No. 2 can do___ Corn, canned........ Peas, canned......... „ . d o .... Tomatoes, canned. do— Sugar, granulated. PoundT ea......................... ..d o — . Coffee..................... ..d o ___ Prunes................... ...d o ___ R aisins.................. ...d o — . Bananas............... D ozen.. ..d o . .. . 115-16 ounces. 5.5 3.0 2.3 36.4 27.0 9.9 9.9 5.8 6.0 4.7 4.5 5.9 4.4 9.8 5.8 4.3 9.8 5.7 4.3 9.8 5.7 4.3 9.8 5.6 4.3 9.8 5.5 4.4 9.8 5.4 4.3 43.1 43.0 41.7 9.8 9.8 9.8 5.3 5.4 5.3 4.3 4.3 4.3 9.8 5.6 4.4 8.8 8.8 8.7 8.7 8.8 8.7 8.8 8.8 8.7 8.7 8.4 8.4 8.7 10.1 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.2 10.0 10.0 10.1 24.7 24.4 24.4 24.3 24.3 24.3 24.3 24.3 24.4 24.2 24.7 24.5 24.4 21.2 21.4 21.2 20.9 20.8 21.0 21.1 21.1 21.1 21.0 21.0 20.9 21.1 8.4 10.7 10.7 10.9 11.1 11.1 10.8 10.6 10.7 10.8 11.0 10.7 10.7 10.8 8.4 8.2 8.2 7.6 7.4 7.6 7.7 7.7 7.9 7.9 8.1 8.1 7.9 1.7 5.7 5.6 5.4 6.4 6.1 5.5 4.3 3.2 4.3 4.3 4.2 4.3 4.9 6.1 5.7 5.4 6.0 6.3 6.4 5.7 5.1 5.2 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.6 5.4 5.7 6.1 5.4 5.3 5.7 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.3 3.5 3.8 4.6 10. 10.8 10.6 10.6 10.6 10.8 10.6 10.6 10.6 10; 6 10.6 10.6 10.7 16.2 16.1 16.3 16.0 16.0 16.3 15.8 15.9 15.9 16.4 16.0 15.8 16.1 16.9 16.9 17.1 17.1 16.9 16.9 16.5 16.7 16.5 16.3 15.9 15.6 16.6 12.2 12.3 11.8 11.4 11.3 11.6 11.5 11.4 11.1 11.3 11.3 11.5 11.6 5.2 6.7 6.8 6.7 6.7 6.8 7.0 7.0 7.1 7.1 7.2 7.1 7.4 7.0 55.0 73.6 74.8 73.0 73.0 73.0 73.9 73.6 73.9 73.6 74.8 74.0 73.8 73.8 24.3 48.0 48.0 47.8 47.9 47.9 47.7 48.1 48.1 48.3 48.6 48.1 48.2 48.1 18.9 14.8 32.3 46.4 18.9 14.8 33.0 46.3 19.3 14.6 32.7 45.2 19.0 14.7 32.1 50.0 19.2 14.7 33.5 48.8 19.3 14.7 32.3 45.2 19.0 14.9 33.2 47.5 18.6 14.8 32.3 48.0 18.4 15.0 32.9 48.0 18.4 15.0 32.7 54.5 18.6 14.8 31.8 52.0 17.9 14.5 32.3 48.7 18.8 14.8 32.6 48.4 144 RETAIL PRICES, 18D0 TO 1926 TABLE 1 3 .—A V ER A G E R E T A IL PR IC E S OF S P E C IF IE D FOOD A R TIC L ES IN EACH ST . PAUL, M IN N . 1926 Article U nit A v er age for Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. N ov. Dec. year 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1925 15 Cts. 33.9 27.9 27.1 21.5 Cts. 34.8 28.2 27. 21.8 Cts. 34.7 28.8 28.3 22.2 Cts. 36.0 29.9 29.2 23.1 Cts. 36.2 30.5 28.9 22. C ts. 37.1 32.1 29.9 23.3 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 36.4 35.2 35.1 33.4 34.2 31.8 29.7 29.3 27.9 28.6 29.8 28.1 28.0 27. 27. 22.9 22. 22.5 21. 21. Cts. 35.1 29.4 28.3 22.3 Plate beef............... .—do......... 12.2 11.7 12.1 Pork chops - _........ „ do__ _ 27.5 27.7 36. 7 Bacon, sliced____ ,..d o ____ 40.9 41.0 45.3 Ham, sliced.^........ ..d o ____ 43.4 44.4 49.5 12.2 33. 47.6 51.3 12.0 33.3 47.1 50.5 32.1 33. 9i 46.5 50.5 12. i 36. 3 48.5 52.4 12.6 37.2 47.3 52.1 32.1 37.3 48.0 50.8 12.1 34.8 48.2 50.4 12.1 33.8 48.9 48.8 12.2 32.2 48.8 48.2 12.2 33.7 46.5 49.4 do__„ do----—do___ 34.2 34.3 34.4 34.9 33.1 33.7 34.7 33.8 31.9 31.3 33.4 33.7 32.9 32.0 33.6 32.1 34.4 35.1 35.0 34.5 34.2 34.2 34.2 34.6 33.5 30.7 35.2 33.0 30.2 35.7 31.6 29.0 37.1 33.0 33.7 30.; 31.6 35.1 Sirloin steak____ Round steak___ Rib roast............. . Ohuck roast......... Lamb...................... H e n s ...................... Salmon, canned, red. M ilk, fresh............ Pound. . . ..d o ......... ...d o ......... ...d o ... Cts. 33.9 27.8 27.0 21.3 Q u art... 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.7 12.0 12.0 12.0 11.3 M ilk, evaporated. Can 1-_B utter..................... P o u n d .. O le o m a r g a r in e —.do....... (all butter sub stitutes). 11.8 11.7 11.7 11.7 11.8 11.8 11.8 11.9 46.2 43.9 50.8 47.9 46.9 46.7 47.4 47.1 28.8 >.0 28.1 27.9 28.3 23.2 28.3 28.8 11.9 49.9 28.4 11.9 53.5 28.5 32.0 53.3 12.3 11.8 52.9 48.9 29.5 28.6 Cheese..................... ...d o ........ Lard....................... . ...d o ........ V e g e ta b le lard substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh. Dozen__ 34.6 34.0 34.0 33.7 33.7 33.8 33.4 23.0 22.3 23.1 23.2 22.1 22.9 23.5 23.4 27.1 27.8 27.5 27.5 27.2 27.8 27.7 27.9 34.2 23.5 28.1 35.0 23.4 28.1 35.5 22.6 28.2 35.5 34.3 21.7 22.9 28.2 27.8 59.8 43.5 35.1 33.4 34.2 36.1 39.5 39.3 46.3 52.1 56.1 42.8 Eggs, storage.. Bread................ Flour________ Corn m eal____ — do......... 49.4 P o u n d ... 9.3 10.3 10.3 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.2 5. .__do____ 5.9 5.9 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.9 6.0 ...d o ......... 5.1 5. 5.6 5.4 5.7 5.5 5.6 5.7 10.2 5.8 5.5 40.5 10.2 5.7 5.6 41.6 10.2 5.7 5.8 43.1. 10.2 10.1 5.9 5.8 5.4 5.5 Rolled oats___ Corn flakes___ W heat cereal. . M acaroni......... — do......... 9.2 9.4 9.6 9.8 9.8 10.0 9.6 9.7 8-oz. pkg. 11.9 12.0 12.3 12.2 12.0 12.4 12.3 12.2 28-oz.pkg. 24.8 24.8 25.0 25.0 25.0 25.0 25.0 25.0 P o u n d ... 18.6 18. 19.3 18.9 18.7 18. 19.3 38.9 9. 32.3 25.0 19.0 10.1 12.2 25.6 19.0 10.0 12.2 25.9 19.0 10.0 9.8 12.2 12.2 25.8 25.2 19.0 19.0 Rice......... .............. . — do-........ 10.5 10.4 10.9 10.7 10.7 10.5 10.7 10.9 Beans, n avy.......... — do......... 9.9 9.9 9.8 10.0 9.8 9. 9.8 9.8 Potatoes................. — do......... 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.7 2.8 2.6 Onions................... . - d o ......... 5.2 5.7 6.1 6.7 8.9 10.6 9.7 7.8 31.1 9.7 2.6 5.7 11.1 9.6 2.7 5.5 11.4 9.9 4.2 5.6 11.2 10.8 9.6 9.8 4.1 2.3 6.1 7.0 Cabbage................. Beans, baked____ Corn, canned____ Peas, canned........ . — do......... 3.5 3.4 3.8 4.6 5.3 5.6 5.2 5.0 No. 2 can. 13.6 13.8 13.9 13.9 13. 13.9 13.9 13.9 — do......... 15.7 15.8 16.0 16.4 16.2 16.4 16.2 16.4 ...d o ......... 16.8 16.9 16.9 16.9 16.9 16.9 16.6 16.6 4.8 14.0 16.2 16.5 3.5 14.0 15.4 16.4 4.0 14.1 15.3 16.4 4.6 4.4 13.8 13.9 15.3 15.9 16.4 16.7 Tomatoes, canned. Sugar, granulated. T e a .................... Coffee................. — do......... 14.8 14.7 14.8 14.8 14.8 14.8 14.7 14.6 P o u n d ... 8.7 8.3 8.3 8.1 7.7 7.7 7.5 7.3 - - d o ......... 73.9 74.3 74.3 72.9 72.9 72.4 72.4 72.4 . ..d o ........ 52.0 53. 54.4 53. 53.1 52.9 53.3 51.6 14.6 7.4 72.8 52.0 14.6 7.2 72.9 52.3 14.7 6.9 71.9 52.0 14.6 34.7 7.1 7.7 72.5 73.0 52.0 52.7 17.2 35.1 10.7 59.5 17.2 14.9 11.1 65.0 17.0 14.8 10.3 78.1 16.6 15.2 31.5 53.8 Prunes..................... —do____ Raisins................... ..d o -----Bananas................ -do. Oranges.................. D ozen .... 115-16 ounces. 18.3 15.7 12.7 52.9 18.4 15.5 12.4 51.2 17.8 15.2 12.4 50.9 37.9 15.1 12.4 53.6 17.9 14.9 31. 55.3 17.5 15.3 33 58.8 17.3 14.9 10. 58.0 17.5 34.9 10.0 59.0 17.6 15.1 11.5 58.0 145 D E T A IL E D TA B LE S OF 51 CITIES, 1913, 1925, AND 1926, AND EACH MONTH OF 1925 AND 1926—Continued ST. PAUL, MINN. Article U nit 1926 A v A v er er age age for for Jan. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov, Dec. year year 15 Feb. 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1926 15 15 15 15 1913 Sirloin steak— Round steak-R ib roast................ Chuck roast__ Pound. __.do__ __do__ ...d o __ Cts. 34.4 28.9 28.3 22.2 Cts. 34.8 28.7 28.3 22.2 Cts. 34.8 29. 28.5 22.2 Cts. 34.8 29.0 29.0 22.4 Cts. 36.0 31.0 29.6 23.5 Cts. 36.8 31.9 29.7 23.9 Cts. 36.? 31.5 29.2 23.8 Cts. 37.1 32.3 30.1 23.3 Cts. 37.0 31.9 30.3 23.9 Cts. 36.6 31.9 29.3 23.3 Cts. 34.4 30.1 29.2 22.9 Cts. 35.1 30.2 28.3 22.9 as. 35.7 30.6 30.0 23.0 Plate beef__.......... Pork chops............ Bacon, sliced Ham, sliced___ ...d o __ ...d o __ — do— __do___ 12.7 32.5 47.6 48.9 13.2 32.4 47.4 48.9 13.3 34.4 47.8 49.2 13.2 35.6 48. 49.8 13.2 38.1 49.3 50.9 13.5 40.3 51.7 56.6 13. 39.3 52.9 57.1 13.4 36.8 51.8 57.6 13.2 38.2 50.3 56.6 13.2 38.7 49.8 55.3 13.0 34.0 49.1 51.6 13.3 32.7 47.6 49.7 13.2 36.1 49.5 52.7 ___do__ Lamb, leg of— H ens....................... ___do__ Salmon, canned, ___do__ red. M ilk, fresh.......... Quart— 35.8 37.3 35.3 34.3 34.2 33.9 32.4 31.8 34.1 33.7 33.7 32.6 84.7 34. 34.5 35.2 35.6 34.1 32.8 31. 30.8 30.2 30.2 30.6 32.9 37.7 37.7 37.1 37.1 36.9 37.8 37.8 38.7 39.1 38.4 37.9 37.7 37.8 M ilk, evaporated. Can Butter.... ................ Pound. O le o m a r g a r in e . . . d o — (all butter sub stitutes). 12.0 12.1 12.1 12.0 12.1 12.1 12.0 11.8 11.9 11.7 11.7 11.7 11.9 48.7 48.1 48.3 45.8 46.4 46.3 45.6 46.6 49.0 50.6 52.3 57.3 48.8 27.9 27.9 27.6 27.6 28.3 27.9 28.1 27.5 27.9 27.5 26.4 27.7 Cheese.................... L a rd --................... V e g e ta b le la rd substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh ...d o — ___do— ___do— 35.4 35.1 35.4 34.6 33.6 34.2 32.9 34.1 33.9 34.6 35.1 35.5 34.5 21.2 21.4 21.1 20.5 20.6 22.1 22.4 22.1 21.5 21.0 20.5 19.8 21.2 27.4 27.0 27.2 27.4 27.1 27.2 27.3 27.1 27.1 27.3 27.4 27.6 27.3 D ozen. 47.0 37.2 34.0 34.3 33.8 35.5 35.7 35.8 41.8 46.6 52.6 55.4 40.8 11.7 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.1 41.3 43.3 42.4. 9.9 10.0 10.0 10.1 5.7 5.6 5.5 5.8 5.3 5.1 5.0 5.3 Eggs, storage----- ___do— B read.................... Pound. Flour...................... __-do_-_ d o ... Corn meal............ . 38.0 31.5 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.2 6.1 6.1 5.9 5.8 5.8 5.9 6.0 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.3 5.4 5.3 Rolled oats.......... . „ . d o ----Corn flakes.......... . 8-oz. pkg Wheat cereal____ 28-oz.pkg Macaroni............... Pound 10.1 12.0 25.7 19.0 Rice......................... -__do__ Beans, navy........ ___do__ do__ Potatoes................. do__ Onions............ . 11.3 11.9 11.9 12.1 12.1 12.1 12.2 12.0 12.2 12.6 12.3 11.9 12.1 9.5 9.6 9.7 9.6 9.3 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.3 9.2 9.3 9.6 9.4 4.7 4.8 4.8 5.8 5.3 4.5 3.5 2.6 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.2 4.0 6.5 6.5 5.9 6.0 7.1 ao 7.8 6.9 5.2 4.8 4.6 4.7 6.2 Cabbage__.......... . .. d o ----Beans, baked___ N o. 2 can Corn, canned___ „ _ d o ___ Peas, canned___ -do___ 5.0 6.5 7.2 7.3 5.9 6.4 4.1 2.9 3.4 2.4 2.7 3.7 4.8 13. 13.8 13.9 13.8 13.9 13.4 13.8 13.7 13.7 13.9 13.9 13.9 13.8 15.3 15.3 15.1 15.3 15.3 15.2 15.2 15.1 15.3 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.2 16.3 16.3 16.3 16.3 16.1 16.1 16.1 16.1 15.9 15.6 15.6 15.6 16.0 Tomatoes, canned. Sugar, granulated. T ea__________ Coffee............... - „ d o .- _ Pound. _.do— ,_.do__ 14.2 13.6 13.8 14.0 14.2 14.3 14.1 14.4 14.1 14.3 14.6 14.3 14.2 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.2 7.2 7.4 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.3 69.6 70.2 69.4 69.6 69.6 69.6 69.9 69.9 69.9 68.1 68.7 68.7 69.4 52.0 52.1 52.2 52.5 52.5 52.2 52. 53.1 52.8 52.8 52.8 52.8 52.6 Prunes.............. Raisins.............. Bananas............ Oranges............ do— — do— -do— Dozen . 17.1 15.6 11.9 51.6 115-16 ounces. 10.1 12.1 25.9 18.7 17.1 15.7 12.1 51.8 9.8 5.8 5.3 9.9 5.8 5.3 9.6 9.6 9.9 10.0 9.9 9.9 9.9 10.0 9.9 10.0 12.0 12.1 12.1 12.0 11.9 11. 11.9 11.9 12.0 12.0 12.0 26.3 26.4 26.6 26.4 26.6 26.8 26.7 27.0 27.0 26.8 26.5 18.9 18.9 18.7 18.7 18.7 18.7 18.7 18.5 18.5 18.7 18.7 16.8 15.4 11.8 51.1 17.3 15.3 11.0 54.9 16.8 15.8 10. 51.9 17.5 15.7 12.0 49.9 17.3 15.7 11.4 49.9 17.7 15.7 11.6 50.6 16.7 15.8 11.4 51.4 16.4 15.7 11.4 53.2 16.4 15.5 12.0 56.2 16.4 15.4 12.0 58.1 17.0 15.6 11.6 52.6 146 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 TABLE 13.-^A V E R A G E R E T A IL PR IC ES OF S P E C IF IE D FOOD A R TIC L ES IN E A C H SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 1925 Article Unit A v er age for Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr M ay June July Aug Sept. Oct. N ov. D ec. year 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1925 Sirloin steak.......... Round steak.......... Rib roast................ Chuck roast........... Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Pound. 27.6 27.6 28.8 29.5 __do___ 24.2 24.3 25.2 25.8 ..d o ___ 20.3 20.8 21.4 22.1 ..d o ......... 16.5 16.5 16.7 17.1 Plate beef............... Pork chops............. Bacon, sliced......... Ham, sliced........... ..d o ___ —do___ ..d o ___ —do___ Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cis. Cts. Cts. Cis. Cts. 31.1 28.3 23.3 18.7 29.0 26.3 22.4 17.4 29.2 26.1 17.3 28.5 25.8 21.9 17.0 27.8 25.1 20.9 16.4 27.5 25.1 20.9 16.4 28.9 25.9 21.9 17.2 11.6 11.4 11.9 12.4 13.4 12.9 12.2 11.5 28.9 30.1 38.6 36.4 35.8 35.6 37.7 39.9 39.7 39.9 45.9 48.1 47.8 47.5 49.3 50.0 44.7 45.3 50.6 52.5 52.7 52.8 52.2 52.8 11.4 40.0 49.8 52.0 11.6 39.1 48.5 52.0 11.9 36.9 47.3 51.2 36.5 36.3 47.0 46.7 50.8 50.8 Lamb...................... —do___ Hens.................... —do___ Salmon, canned, —do___ red. M ilk, fresh............ Q uart... 32.5 33.4 35.3 34.8 34.5 35.1 34.9 33.9 29.9 29.3 29.1 29.8 29.6 30.2 30.8 30. 36.3 36.1 34.4 33.8 33.8 33.4 33.4 33.4 33.9 30.4 34.8 34.6 29.8 35.4 33.6 30.9 35.8 34.1 34.2 31.5 30.2 35.8 34.7 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.5 M ilk, evaporated. Can L _ . B utter................... . Pound. . O le o m a r g a r in e —do....... (all butter sub stitutes). 9.9 9.9 9.9 9.9 9.9 10.2 10.6 10.5 49.0 48.4 51.7 49.9 48.4 50.4 53.3 56.9 30.1 30.1 29.9 29.9 29.3 30.1 30.0 30. 10. 10.6 10.6 10.3 57.4 29. 10.6 59.4 29.7 58.8 30.9 55.1 53.2 30. J 30.1 ...d o ___ Lard........................ ...d o ___ Vegetable lard ...d o ___ substitute. Eggs,strictly fresh. Dozen__ 29.5 30.5 29.8 30.3 30.3 30.6 30. 31.1 24.5 24.6 25.3 25.5 25.3 25.1 26.2 26.1 29.6 29.5 29.7 29.8 29.6 29.8 29.7 29. 31.2 25.8 29.6 31.3 25.5 29.6 32.0 24.9 29.6 32.1 30.8 25.0 25.3 29.6 64.1 58.1 31.8 34.0 36.6 39.0 42.9 43.9 47.3 53J 56.5 52.6 46.7 Eggs, storage......... ...d o — .. Bread..................... . Pound.. Flour..................... . ...d o ___ Corn m eal.............. ...d o ___ 48.3 50.0 45.0 10.5 4.7 5.2 42.5. 10.5 10.7 4.9 5.2 5 .1 5.5 8.9 12.3 25.4 19.4 12.5 12.1 25.8 25.0 19.5 19.5 30.8 27.8 23.4 18.7 29.6 26.9 23.1 17.8 22.2 12.0 12.0 10.8 10.8 10.8 Rolled oats___. Corn flakes.... Wheat cereal.. Macaroni____ 8.8 8.9 8.9 ...d o ......... 8.9 9.0 9.0 9.1 8-oz. pkg 11.9 12.2 12.1 11.8 11. 12.0 12.0 12.1 28-oz. pkg. 24.5 24.9 24.9 24.8 24. 24.9 24.9 24.9 Pound— 19.4 19.0 19.3 19.2 19.7 10.7 20.1 20.0 25.0 19.6 12.3 25.3 19.6 R ic e ................... Beans, n a v y ... Potatoes............ Onions............... . do____ .do____ ...d o ____ ...d o ____ 10.6 10.7 11.0 11.0 11.3 11.4 11,7 12.1 10.8 11.1 11.1 11.1 10. 10.9 11.0 10.9 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.3 3.0 4.6 2.8 3.1 7.3 5.1 6.3 6.4 6.6 9.0 9.9 12.1 10.8 11.9 2.7 3.5 11.5 10.7 3.6 2.9 11.3 11.4 2.9 5.1 Cabbage............ Beans, baked____ Corn, canned____ Peas, canned.......... —.do......... No. 2 can — do____ — do____ 4.5 4.8 5.4 5.8 5.6 5.8 14.6 14.7 14.7 15.0 15.0 14.5 14.5 14.5 17.5 17.5 16.2 16.7 16.7 17.3 17.3 17. 16.9 16.9 16.5 16.7 16.7 16. 16.6 16. 3.3 14.5 17.3 16.3 3.0 14.5 16.9 16.4 3.1 14.5 16.0 16.4 4.5 14.5 14.6 16.0 16.9 16.3 16.6 16.2 10.2 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8 10. 5.5 5.4 5.9 5. 5.9 5.7 5.3 5. 5.3 5.7 5.2 5.7 5.2 5.7 5.1 5.6 5.0 5.6 8.9 12.2 10.8 4.8 5.4 8.8 10. 8.! 10.2 10.8 3.2 2.9 2.8 6.2 2.8 Tomatoes,canned. - d o ........ Sugar, granulated. P ound-T ea ..................... — do____ Coffee................ do____ 15.2 8.6 85.8i 58.1 15.9 15.9 16.1 16.1 16.2 16.4 16.5 8.3 8.5 8.3 8.1 8.0 7.9 8.0 84.7 85.2 85.0 84.4 84.. 4 84.4 84.4 57.6 57.4 56.6 56.. 8 56.9 56.9 57. 85.6 56.9 16.1 7.5 85.6 56.8 15.9 7.3 84.7 56. 16.0 16.0 7.4 8.0 84.7 84.9 57.8 57.2 Prunes............... Raisins............. . Bananas.......... 16.1 13.3 16.7 40.0 16.2 13.3 16.8 40.1 15.6 13.1 14.3 49.6 15.8 13.3 14.4 53.8 15.9 13.5 14.2 54.4 15.5 13.4 14. 43.8 115-16 ounces. — do___ -d©___ — do___ D o z en - 16.7 13.4 16.7 43.9 16.3 13.4 16.3 44.7 16.1 13.4 16.2 46.2 16.2 13.3 14.9 53.3 15.8 13.3 14.5 54.3 15.0 13.1 14.3 49.9 8.2 15.9 18.3 15.3 47.8 147 DETAILED TABLES OF 51 CITIES, 1913, 1925, A N D 1926, AND EACH MONTH OF 1925 AND 1926—Continued SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 1926 A v A v er er age age for Jan. Feb. for Nov. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept Oct. Dec. Mar, year 15 year 15 15 15 15 1926 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1913 Article U nit Sirloin steak Round steak......... Rib roast............ Chuck roast___ Pound. ...d o ----—do___ ..d o ..... 29.3 26.6 22.8 18.4 29.5 26.7 23. 18. 29.8 26. 23.7 18.8 30.0 26.9 23. 18.2 30.5 27.2 23.4 18.5 30.8 27.7 23.7 18.4 30.8 27.3 23.6 17.9 30.9 27.5 23.6 17.9 3a 8] 27.4 23.5 17.8 30.8 27.6 23.7 17.9 30.4 27.7 23.9 18.5 30.2 27.1 23.4 18.2 Plate beef........... Pork chops........ Bacon, sliced__ Ham, sliced___ ...d o .__ 12.0 12.4 13.0 ...d o ___ 22.8 35.5 36.1 - d o . . . . . 31.1 47.3 47.5 —do----51.7 53.2 13.2 35.4 47.7 54.2 13.2 36.7 48.1 54. 12.8 37.5 48.1 55.8 11.9 39.3 50.2 58.1 12.3 40.6 53. 61.0 12.4 39.7 53.7 61.0 12.5 40.7 53.0 61.0 13.1 41.1 53.0 60.3 12.9 40.1 52.1 60.7 13.2 38.0 50.8 60.0 12.7 38.4 50.4 57.6 Lamb, leg of......... . .. d o ___ H ens..................... . .d o ----Salmon, canned, — do___ red. M ilk, fresh............ Quart. .. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 22.6 19.9 19.3 15.1 29.0 25.7 22.3 17.5 18.1 35.5 34.3 32.8 32.4 34.0 37.2 35.9 34.6 34.3 33.6 34.6 34.6 34.5 32.6 32.3 32.3 33.0 33.9 33.5 33.3 32.8 32.9 33.0 33.2 33.3 33.0 35.9 34.5 34.9 35.9 35.9 34.4 35.9 34.9 36.4 36.2 37.0 37.4 8.7 11.5 11.3 11.3 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.3 11.0 11.3 11.3 11.5 11.3 10.9 M ilk, evaporated. Can * ... 10. 10.7 10.6 10.6 10.6 10.6 10.6 10.6 10.6 10.5 i a s 10.6 10.6 Butter.................... Pound., 38.5 51.9 52.1 50.1 48.0 46.6 47.3 45.7 46.6 49.0 48. 49.0 52.4 49.0 O leom a rg a rin e — d o .— . 31.0 30.8 30.0 29.8 29.3 29.7 29.6 30.1 30.2 29.7 29.7 29.2 29.9 (all butter sub stitutes). Cheese.................... .d o .... Lard....................... .d o — . V e g eta b le lard . —do— . substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh. D ozen ... >3.5 38.5 34.4 28.7 30.1 30.7 33.5 34.1 37.3 44.8 51.5 54.2 50.1 39.0 Eggs, storage Bread______ Flour...................... Com meal—.......... . . . do— Pound. — do— — do___ 25.0 5.9 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 2.5 4.9 4.8 4.8 4.7 3.4 5.4 5.4 5.2 5.1 Rolled o a ts ... Com flakes__ Wheat cereal. Macaroni____ — do....... 8-oz.pkg. 28-oz.pkg. P o u n d .. 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.7 8.9 8.9 12.5 12.5 12.4 12.8 12.4 12.1 12.3 12.3 12.5 12.5 12.3 12.4 12.4 25.4 25.3 25.4 25.4 25.4 25.4 25.5 25.5 25.5 25.5 25.5 25.3 25.4 20.0 19.8 20.1 20.1 20.4 20.3 20.4 20.4 20.2 20.2 20.6 20.2 20.2 Rice________ Beans, navy— Potatoes......... Onions............ — do___ — do___ ...d o ___ do._ 8.2 11.2 10.6 10.9 11.3 11.3 11.4 11.4 11.2 11.2 11.2 10.5 10.4 11.1 10.4 9.8 9.6 9.7 9.6 10.0 9.6 9. 9.4 9.3 9.2 9.1 9.6 1.2 3.4 3.5 3.4 4.7 4.0 4.3 2.4 2.2 2. .2.7 2. 2.6 3.2 3.0 3.3 3.7 4.0 7.2 7.5 7.5 4.9 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.7 4.3 Cabbage................ ...d o ....... Beans, baked___ No. 2 can. Com, canned___ - ..d o ....... Peas, canned____ do....... 3.1 4.1 4.7 7.0 6.1 6.0 3.7 3.2 3.1 2.7 2.7 3.2 4.1 14.5 14.5 14.6 14.4 14.3 14.1 13.9 13. 14.3 14.2 13.8 14.1 14.2 16.4 16.1 16.3 16.1 15.9 15.5 15.5 15. 3 15.3 15.2 15.0 14.9 15.6 16.5 16.3 16. 16.4 16.2 15. 15.9 16.1 15.9 16.1 15.8 16.1 16.2 29.4 29.4 29.5 32.7 31.3 31.8 30.2 30.2 30.3 24.2 24.4 24.0 23.6 25.1 25.3 25.2 24.8 24.9 24.3 23.2 24.4 29.4 29.4 29.4 29.4 29.5 29.8 29.9 30.0 29.7 29.4 29.6 29.7 9.8 4.7 5.2 9.8 4.6 5.2 9.9 4.7 5.5 9.9 4.5 5.5 9. 4.2 5.6 4.3 5.5 9.9 4.3 5.3 9.9 4.2 5.4 9.9 4.6 5.4 Tomatoes, canned. Sugar, granulated. Tea......................... Coffee..................... -..d o ....... 15.7 15.4 15.0 14.9 14.9 14.8 14.3 14.5 14.7 14.5 14.5 14.0 14.8 Pound.. 6.1 7.4 7.5 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.8 7.9 7.9 8.2 7.7 ...d o ....... 65.7 85.3 85.0 87.5 87.5 87.3 87.3 88.3 88.3 88.3 88.3 87.1 87.7 87.3 ..d o ....... 35! 57.4 57.7 57.5 57.4 56.8 56.6 57.1 56.8 56.7 56.4 56.7 56.0 56.9 Prunes.................... Raisins................... Bananas................. Oranges.................. ...d o ....... — do___ ...d o ..- . Dozen. 1 15-16 ounces. 16.3 13.9 15.5 42.6 16.1 14.2 15.5 42.0 16.1 14.1 15.1 43.4 16.4 14.3 15.0 45.4 15.7 14.3 15.2 47.6 15.3 14.3 15.0 43.4 15.3 14.6 14.8 42.8 15.1 14.7 14.5 41.4 15.2 14.5 13.5 43.0 14.9 14.2 14.0 47.9 15.6 13.8 14.1 52.8 15.6 13.6 14.2 45.2 15.6 14.2 14.7 44.9 148 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 T a b l e 1 3 .—A V ER A G E R E T A IL PR IC E S OF S P E C IF IE D FOOD A R TIC L ES IN EA CH SAN FRANCISCO, CAUF. 1925 A v er age N ov. Dec. for 15 year 15 1925 Article U nit Sirloin steak......... . Round steak.......... Rib roast................ Chuck roast........... P o u n d ... . .. d o ____ . .. d o ......... . .. d o ____ Cts. 3ft 8 27.4 29.2 18.5 Cts. 3ft 7 27.8 29.7 19.4 Cts. 31.4 28.3 30.1 19.4 Cts. 32.4 29.4 31.2 20.1 Cts. 32.7 29.2 31.2 20.0 Cts. 32.0 28.8 30.9 19.4 Cts. 32.2 28.7 30.8 19.6 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 31.9 32.0 31.9 31.4 31.7 28.9 29.0 28.7 28.6 28.6 30.9 30.6 30.3 29.9 30.0 19.5 19.2 19.3 19.3 20.0 Cts. 31.8 28.6 30.4 19.5 Plate beef................ Pork ch o p s........... Bacon, sliced.......... Ham, sliced............ . .. d o ......... . .. d o ......... . .. d o ......... . .. d o ......... 15.0 37.7 53.8 55.7 14.9 38.5 53.3 55.5 15.3 43.0 55.4 57.7 16.0 44.7 58.0 61.0 15.6 42.2 57.4 61.0 15.3 41.5 57.5 59.6 14.9 42.6 60.6 62.5 15.3 44.5 61.5 63.3 15.0 46.0 62.0 64.7 15.1 45.6 62.2 63.8 15.1 45.1 62.2 64.2 15.5 43.2 63.0 64.4 15.3 42.9 58.9 61.1 Lamb....................... Hens........................ Salmon, canned, red. M ilk, fresh............. . .. d o ......... 38.9 38.9 38.8 38.2 38.2 37.2 38.2 38.3 . .. d o ......... 42.9 42.3 41.5 41.5 42.6 41.7 41.8 42.0 . .. d o ......... 28.6 28.6 28.4 28.4 28.3 28.3 28.5 29.3 38.1 41.7 31 5 39.6 41.7 33.1 40.0 42.4 35.2 39.8 38.7 43.4 42.1 35.1 30.3 Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 Quart___ 14 0 14,0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 M ilk, evaporated. Can i ___ 10.0 9.9 9.9 9.9 10.0 10.0 10.1 10.2 B utter..................... P o u n d ... 57.4 55.7 55.2 51.7 51.9 56.4 59.4 63.2 O le o m a r g a r in e ... d o ____ 29.1 29.2 29.2 29.2 29.2 29.2 29.2 29.9 (all butter sub stitutes). 10.3 65.2 30.9 10.3 67.4 31.3 10.3 68.1 32.2 10.4 10.1 62.0 59.5 32.3 30.1 Cheese..................... Lard......................... V e g e t a b le lard substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh . .. d o ......... 36.5 36.3 36.3 36.3 36.2 37.2 37.4 39.0 . .. d o ____ 24.3 24.7 25.0 25.3 25.1 25.0 25.5 25.6 . .. d o ____ 27.8 28.2 28.4 28.2 27.9 28.4 28.5 28.6 38.9 25.9 28.5 38.9 26.1 27.8 40.1 25.8 28.1 39.2 37.7 25.8 25.3 28.1 28.2 59.2 36.2 39.5 38.3 39.3 44.6 48.6 50.2 54.7 63.8 66.6 53.2 49.5 Eggs, storage.......... Bread....................... F lo u r .. ................... Com meal__.......... Rolled oats______ Com flakes............. Wheat cereal.......... Macaroni________ . .. d o ____ P o u n d .. . . .. d o ____ . .. d o ____ . .. d o ____ 8-oz. pkg. 28-oz.pkg. P o u n d .. . 44.5 10.1 6.2 5.8 9.7 10.6 24.1 13.8 "9.9 "~9.'9 6.3 6.3 5.8 5.9 9.8 9.8 10.6 10.6 24.5 24.5 14.4 14.4 6.2 5.8 9.7 10.6 24.8 14.5 50.2 9.9 6.0 5.9 9.7 10.6 25.0 14.5 50.3 9.9 6.0 5.9 9.7 10.6 25.1 14.9 48.4 9.9 6.2 5.8 9.7 10.6 25.1 14.8 R ic e ........................ Beans, n avy_____ Potatoes.................. Onions..................... . ..d o ____ . ..d o ____ . .. d o ____ ...d o ____ 10.6 10.9 10.9 11.0 11.3 11.0 11.1 11.4 10.2 10.4 10.4 10.4 10.4 10.5 10.4 10.6 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.5 4.1 4.4 3.8 3.8 6.0 6.7 6.3 6.1 7.6 6.9 5.6 5.2 11.5 10.6 3.8 4.9 11.4 10.5 3.9 4.2 11.4 10.1 5.2 4.2 11.5 11.2 9.8 10.4 5.1 4.0 4.0 5.6 Cabbage_________ Beans, baked____ Com, canned____ Peas, canned.......... . . . do.»___ N o .2 ca n . 14.2 14.1 14.3 14.3 14.2 14.1 14.2 14.2 ___do____ 18.9 18.8 18.8 18.8 18.8 18.8 19.0 18.8 . .. d o ____ 19.1 19.2 19.0 19.0 18.9 18.9 18.8 18.9 14.1 18.7 18.9 14.1 18.8 19.0 14.0 18.8 18.8 14.1 14.2 18.7 18.8 18.8 18.9 Tomatoes, canned. No. 2 ^ 15.8 15.9 15.9 15.8 16.0 16.2 16.1 15.9 can. Sugar, granulated . P o u n d ... 7.9 7.3 7.7 7.6 7.2 7.1 7.1 6.9 T ea........................... — do____ 67.3 68.1 68.0 68.1 67.7 68.4 68.2 67.8 Coffee...................... ...d o ......... 53.0 52.7 52.4 52.1 51.4 51.7 51.0 51.2 16.1 16.0 15.9 15.8 16.0 6.9 68.0 51.7 6.4 68.0 52.0 6.3 68.3 52.2 6.5 7.1 68.4 68.0 52.8 52.0 Prunes..................... R aisins.................... Bananas_________ Oranges................... 14.7 12.9 32.5 57.8 14.5 12.6 35.0 55.1 14.1 13.0 34.4 60.5 14.3 13.1 34.4 47.0 Dozen__ . .. d o ____ . ..d o ____ Dozen__ ... d o ____ 115-16 ounces. 15.7 13.2 37.2 48.0 ”Io."i 6.7 5.9 9.8 10.7 24.3 14.3 15.6 13.3 36.7 48.8 ~9.~9 9.9 '*9.9 ’ T o 6.7 6.5 6.5 6.5 5.8 5.9 5.9 5.8 9.6 9.8 9.7 9.8 10.7 10.6 10.7 10.7 24.4 24.5 24.6 24.6 14.3 14.3 14.2 14.4 15.7 13.4 37.2 47.2 15.5 13.2 38.3 48.2 15.1 13.0 37.2 50.2 14.8 13.0 35.6 57. e 14.7 12.8 35.0 56.8 14.4 12.8 32.8 55.8 6 No quotations secured on the pound basis. Most sales are by the head. "~9.9 6.3 5.9 9.7 10.6 24.6 14.4 14.9 13.0 35.5 52.8 149 DETAILED TABLES OF 51 CITIES, 1913, 1925, AND 1926, AND EACH MONTH OF 1925 AND 1926—Continued SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. 1926 Av Aver age for year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. N ov. Dec. 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1913 15 Article U nit Sirloin steak_____ Round steak____ Rib roast_______ Chuck roast........ . Pound__do-__ .__do-_...d o — 20.7 19.3 21.0 14.9 32.5 29.9 30.3 19.2 32.9 30.6 30.7 20.1 Cts. 32.4 29.6 30.0 19.2 Cts. 32.4 29.5 30.0 19.2 Cts. 32.1 29.5 29.9 19.1 Cts . Cts. 31.7 29.0 29.6 18.5 31.6 29.0 29.6 18.4 Cts. 31.7 28.9 29.2 18.4 Cis. 31.5 28.9 29.4 18.8 Cts. 31.4 28.6 29.4 18.9 Cts. 31.8 29.5 29.5 19.2 Plate b eef--........ . ...d o — Pork chops........... __do___ Bacon, sliced----- ...d o .Ham, sliced_____ .._do._ 13.5 23.6 33.7 31.0 15.5 43.2 62.3 63.3 16.7 44.1 62.6 63.3 15.4 42.8 62.8 62.6 15.3 42.5 62.7 64.3 14.7 43.8 62.0 64.3 14.3 44.8 64.2 67. 14.5 46.6 65; 3 70.0 14.2 46.8 65.7 70. 14.4 46.6 65.0 69.5 14.2 47.0 64.3 67.9 15.0 15.7 46.9 45.0 63.9 61.8 67.9 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 32.0 29.4 30.0 19.1 16. 38. 38.2 37.7 38.0 37.2 38.2 38.4 37.8 37.8 37. 37.4 37.0 24.2 43.6 43.7 42.8 44.9 45.2 45.3 45.1 45.3 44.1 44.7 46.1 45.1 33.5 32.4 32.4 31.5 34.5 35.1 35.4 35.8 36.5 36.3 Lamb, leg of.......... H ens___________ Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh.......... ... d o .. . ..d o .. ___do__ Milk, evaporated. Butter.................. O leo m a rg a rin e (all butter sub stitutes) . Cheese................... Can Pound_ . .. d o — 10.3 10.2 10.2 10.1 10.1 10.2 .10.1 10.1 10.2 10.2 10.1 10.1 10.2 38.8 55.4 55.2 51.6 50. 50.3 50.4 50.5 53.0 54.8 55.2 55.2 55.8 53.2 32.1 31.3 31.4 30.8 30. 30. 31.3 31.5 31.4 31.4 30. 30.8 31.2 ___do___ 20.0 39. Quart—. 10.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 Lard....................... . . . d o — V e g eta b le lard __do— substitute. Eggs,strictly fresh. D ozenEggs, storage----- __do__ Bread__________ Pound. Flour___________ . .. d o __ -d o .-_ Corn meal____ Rolled o a ts ... Corn flakes.._ Wheat cereal.. Macaroni___ ...d o .. 8-oz-pkg. 28-oz.pkg Pound Rice........................ Beans, navy____ Potatoes________ Onions_________ ..do__ ..d o ___ ...d o — __do— Cabbage----------- .__do.4_.. Beans, baked___ No.2can. Corn, canned___ ... d o ___ Peas, canned___ ...d o ___ 38.9 38.6 19.3 38.9 38.2 38.4 37.7 37.9 38.0 38.5 18.0 25.1 25.0 24.6 24.2 24.1 24.7 24.8 25.4 25.3 25.0 24. 24.5 24.8 27. 28.0 27.7 27.8 28.1 27.9 28.2 28.3 28.2 28.0 28.5 28.4 28.1 37.3 44.8 34.1 34.5 35.3 36.4 40.0 43.6 47.2 53.5 61.0 59. 42.5 5.9 9 8 3.4 6.3 3.4 6.4 9.8 6.3 6.2 9. 6.2 6.2 9.8 6.1 6.3 9.8 6.0 6.3 9.8 5.9 6.4 5.9 6.3 9.8 5. 6. 53.3 45.3 50.2 48.8 44.8. 9.8 9.8 9.8 9.8 9.8 5.8 6.0 5.7 5.7 5. 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6. 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.6 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.6 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.6 10.8 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 25.2 25.2 25.2 25.3 25.3 25.5 25.4 25.5 25. 25.3 25.3 25.3 25.4 14.8 14.9 14.5 14.6 14.9 16.1 15.8 15.6 16.2 16.0 16.0 16.0 15.5 8.5 11.7 11. 11.5 11. 11.9 12.0 12.1 12.0 12.0 11.8 11.5 11.9 11.8 9.5 9.6 9.5 9.6 9.6 9.6 9.5 9.5 10.1 9.8 9.5 9. 3.9 4.5 5.2 5.1 5.1 5.9 5.9 4.3 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.7 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.9 4.7 4.6 4.1 3.9 4.0 3.6 3.6 4.0 4.2 ~L7 13.5 13.4 13.3 13.4 13.5 14.1 13.7 13.4 13.5 13.3 13.3 13.4 13.5 18.5 18.6 18.5 18.4 18.5 18.6 18.6 18.5 18.2 18.2 18.3 18.3 18.4 18.7 18.4 18.6 18.6 18,8 18.9 18.5 18.5 18.6 18.5 18.4 18.4 18.6 Tomatoes, canned N o. 2M 15.5 15.5 15.6 15.4 15.4 15.2 15.5 15.3 15.3 15.3 15.2 14.6 15.3 can. Sugar, granulated . Pound. . 5.4 6.4 6. 6.5 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.8 6.9 6.8 6.8 7.1 6.7 T ea..... ............ ....... ..d o ___ 50.0 68.8 68.0 68.0 68.0 68.6 68.8 68.8 68.8 68. 71.0 69.3 69.3 68.9 53.1 52.8 52.6 53.6 54.3 54.0 53.5 53.7 53.4 53.4 53.3 Coffee__________ „ d o .- _ . 32.0 52.8 Prunes_______ Raisins______ Bananas......... ..d o — ..d o — D ozen. ... d o — 15.0 12.5 35.6 47.5 14.9 12. 32.2 45.4 1 15-16 ounces. 4 N o quotations secured on the pound basis. 14.9 14.9 15.3 15.4 15.4 12.6 12. 12.7 13.0 13.3 34.4 33.3 34.4 33.9 31.7 49.8 47.1 48.3 43.6 15.1 13.1 30.6 49.0 M ost sales are b y the head. 15.2 13.1 28.3 47.6 14.8 13.1 28.5 48.6 14.1 13.1 30.0 51.1 14.0 12.8 30.5 50.3 14.9 12.9 32.0 4a 2 150 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 T a b l e IS * —AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH SAVANNAH, GA. 1925 Article U nit Sirloin steak.......... P o u n d ... Round steak____ —do— Rib roast........... —. ... do____ Chuck roast........... —do___ A v er age for Jan, Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. N ov. D ec. year 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1925 15 15 15 as, Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 30.7 24.3 24.6 15.2 30.7 24.7 25.4 14.7 31.8 26.1 26.1 16.1 33.3 27.7 26.8 17.5 31.6 26.2 26.0 16.4 31.3 25.4 25.0 15.7 31.3 25.8 25.4 16.1 31.3 25.8 25.0 15.7 31.3 25.8 25.0 15.7 30.5 25.5 24.5 16.0 31.7 26.0 25.7 16.2 12.7 27.7 35.1 38.0 13.4 29.7 3Zr 9 40.0 14.1 13.5 14.3 31.5 31.3 30.4 30.4 41.3 41.4 41.7 43.4 42.1 42. 42.3 42. 13.5 31.1 41.6 42.4 33.5 27.3 27.0 18.1 33.4 27.1 27.0 17. Plate beef............... Pork chops............. Bacon, sliced........ . Ham, sliced.......... . __ do___ . ..d o ..... — do— , — do___ 12.5 27.7 34.8 38.0 13.4 30.0 45.2 44.6 13.2 31.3 45.3 44.6 13.8 34.8 45.2 45.0 13.8 34.8 44.6 45.0 13.0 33.9 43.8 44.2 Lamb..................... Hens......................... Salmon, canned, red. M ilk, fresh............ — do___ -d o — ...d o ___ 39.2 40.0 42.0 41.4 41.4 40.0 41.0 41.0 33.5 33. 33.9 35.2 34.6 33.9 32.7 33.9 30.0 30.2 31.0 30.4 30.4 30.4 30.8 30.7 43.0 35.7 32.7 44.0 35. 33.6 43.0 34.5 36. 39.0 41.3 33.5 34.3 37.4 32.0 Quart.. 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.5 Milk, evaporated— Can Butter..................... Pound. O le o m a r g a r in e ...d o ___ (all butter sub stitutes). 10.8 11.0 11.1 11.0 10.8 10. 54.7 53.3 58.2 57.4 56.0 56. 33.7 33.9 34.0 33.8 33.9 33. 11.1 11.1 55.8 56.0 34.3 34.8 11.2 57.8 35.3 11.2 61.6 36.0 11.3 61. 36. 11.3 11.1 61.2 57.5 34.7 Cheese........ ............. do......... Lard........................ ...d o ......... V e g e t a b le lard ..d o ......... substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh. D o zen .... 33.7 35.1 35.3 35.2 35.1 35.2 34. 34.9 22.1 22.0 22.3 22.1 22.2 22.1 22.0 22.0 19.4 19.4 20.0 19.5 19.2 19.3 19.2 19.6 34.9 21.9 19.3 35. 21.8 19.2 35. 22.1 19.1 35.8 35.1 22.0 22.1 19.0 19.4 59.7 47.3 32.4 38.5 37.8 40.5 44.8 49.5 55.2 62.4 67.4 71.2 50.6 Eggs, storage.......... —do......... 47.9 40.0 Bread............ P o u n d ... 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.2 ...d o ......... 6.8 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.0 7.0 7.1 7.1 Flour............ do......... 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.1 Corn m eal— 10.2 7.0 4.0 45.4 10.2 7.0 3.9 47.6 10.2 7.0 3.8 47.8 10.2 10.2 7.1 7.0 3.8 4.0 9.0 9.1 9.1 9.1 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.2 Rolled oats............. ...d o ____ 8-oz.pkg.. 10.3 10.3 10. 10.3 10.3 10.3 10.4 10.4 Corn flakes....... 28-oa.pkg. 23.5 23.6 23.8 23.8 23.8 23.7 23.7 23.7 Wheat cereal— Pound. _. 17.7 18.1 18.2 18.1 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.1 Macaroni.......... 9.2 10.5 25.2 18.1 9.0 10.6 24.9 18.1 9.0 10.5 24.5 18.1 9.1 9.1 10.3 10.4 24.3 24.0 18.1 18.1 R ice....................... — do......... Beans, navy......... — do......... Potatoes................ - d o ........ Onions................... —do........ 9.6 9.8 10.1 10.0 10.1 11.0 10.8 10.9 11.0 11.3 11.6 11.4 11.2 2.6 2.8 2.7 2.6 2.6 3.1 4.7 5.3 5.9 6.8 7.3 8.0 8.4 8.7 9.1 8.2 10.1 11.2 4.3 7.0 9.9 11.3 4.2 6.9 10.1 11.3 6.2 6.4 10.6 10.0 11.0 11.2 6.5 4.0 6.8 7.5 —do........ N o.2can ...do........ — do........ 4.9 4.8 4.7 4.3 4.0 4.3 7.1 6.6 12.4 12.4 12.4 12.4 12.4 12.4 12.4 12.4 19.1 19.6 19.6 19.3 19.3 19.5 19. ? 19.4 18.5 18.5 18.1 18.1 18.1 17.8 17. 17.8 5.5 12.2 18.8 17. 5.2 11.9 17.0 16.8 5.1 11.9 16.9 16.7 5.3 5.2 12.0 12.3 16.9 18.8 16.7 17.7 Tomatoes, canned d o ... Sugar, granulated- Pound. — do___ T ea........................... .do.. Coffee. 11.9 11.9 11.9 11.9 11.8 11. 11.5 11.4 7.7 7.2 7.4 7.1 6.9 6. 6.7 6.7 76.1 76.1 77.0 76.9 78.2 77.6 77. 77.6 49.2 49.3 49.9 47.9 48. 48.8 48.8 48.4 11.2 6.7 78. 11.1 48.8 10.9 6.5 78.3 48.2 10.6 11.5 6.7 6.9 78.3 77.7 48.9 48.8 Prunes..................... Raisins..................... Bananas.................. Oranges................... 14.9 13.6 29.3 32.5 15.9 13.8 33.2 72.1 15.8 13.6 31.8 54.5 15.5 13.5 33.9 41.1 Cabbage............... Beans, baked......... Corn, canned____ Peas, canned.......... * 15-16 ounces. ...d o — —do___ D oaen.. ...d o___ 15.2 13.6 31.4! 36.2 15.5 13.7 31.3 43.8 15.4 13.7 33.0 52.8 15.4 13.7 33.0 52.4 1-5.7 13.6 32.7 66.6 15.0 15.7 13.6 13. 31.7 31.4 69.3 15.7 14.0 34.1 57.5 15.5 13.7 32.2 53.8 151 DETAILED TABLES OF 51 CITIES, 1913,1925, AND 1926, AND EACH M ONTH OF 1925 AND 1926—Continued SAVANNAH, GA. Article U nit 1926 A v Av er er age age for Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay for June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. year year 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1926 1913 Sirloin steak......... Pound. Round steak........ ...d o ___ Rib roast............... . ..d o ___ Chuck roast......... do___ Cts. 31.0 26.0 25.0 16.3 Cts. 31.5 27.0 25.5 17.3 Cts. 33.0 28.0 27.0 18.3 Cts. 35.5 29.0 27.5 19.3 Cts. 36.0 29.0 27.5 19.6 Cts. 36.5 28.5 27.0 18.8 Cts. 35.0 28.5 27.5 18.8 Cts. Cts. 35.0 34.6 28.5 28.8 28.1 28.8 19.1 18.7 Cts. 34.2 27.9 27.5 18.8 Cts. 34.2 27.5 27.1 18.8 Cts. 33.6 26.8 27.3 18.2 Cts. 34.2 28.0 27.2 18.5 Plate beef.............. Pork chops........... Bacon, sliced........ Ham, sliced.......... . ..d o .... ..d o .... ...d o .... ...d o .... 13.6 33.7 43.7 45.0 13.6 34.0 44.1 45.5 15.1 34.0 45.1 45.5 16.0 34.5 45.7 45.0 16.5 36.4 45.7 45.5 15.2 37. 46.8 47.1 15.5 38.0 47.3 50.0 15.0 14.8 14.0 36.5 36.2 37.1 47.5 47.1 46.8 50.0 51.1 50.0 13.3 37.1 46.8 50.0 13.7 34.5 46.9 48.8 14.7 35.8 46.1 47.8 Lamb, leg of......... Hens....................... Salmon, canned, red. M ilk, fresh........... ...d o .... ...d o __ ...d o __ 39.0 41.0 43.0 43.0 41.0 41.0 40.0 41.0 41.0 39.0 39.0 39.0 40.6 35.8 35.4 36.6 36.6 37.6 37.3 33.4 34.5 35.5 35.8 34.2 35.7 35.7 39.1 40.3 39.7 39.9 41.3 40.2 39.6 39.1 89.1 38.1 36.9 35.6 39.1 Q u art... 17.3 17.3 17.0 17.0 17.0 17.0 17.0 17.0 17.0 17.0 17.0 17.0 17.1 M ilk, evaporated. Can 1__ Butter.................... Pound. O leo m a rg a rin e ...d o ___ (all butter sub stitutes). 11.3 11.4 11.3 11.3 11.3 11.3 11.3 11.3 11.2 11.1 11.0 11.0 11.2 59.8 57.2 57.7 54.3 53.7 53.5 53.5 53. 54.5 56.1 55.9 59.2 55.8 36.7 36.5 36.3 35.7 35.7 34.9 34.8 34.8 34.6 35.0 34.7 34.9 35.4 ... d o . — Lard.............. ........ ..d o ___ V e g eta b le la rd ..d o ___ substitute. Eggs,strictly fresh. Dozen.. 36.1 35.7 35.6 35.4 34.8 34.1 34.3 34.5 35.2 35.2 35.5 35.6 35.2 22.0 22.1 22.8 23.2 22.3 23.4 23.0 22.1 21.6 21.1 20.0 19.3 21.9 19.0 19.1 19.1 19.4 19.5 20.6 21.2 20.5 20.3 19.1 17.7 16.6 19.8 ...d o — Bread ___ P ound. Flour...................... ...d o — do___ Com meal. 46.7 40.3 46.7 46.0 46.8 10.4 10.4 10.5 10.4 10.6 10.6 10.5 10.5 10.4 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 7.1 7.1 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.8 6.8 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.9 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.6 Rolled oats___ Com flakes............ Wheat cereal......... Macaroni.......... 9.1 9.1 9.0 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.6 8.9 8.8 8.7 8.8 8.9 8.9 10.5 10.4 10.3 10.3 10. 10.2 10.1 10.1 10.2 10.2 10.4 10.3 10.3 24.5 24.5 24.5 24.4 24.4 24.4 24.5 24.5 24.4 24.4 24.3 24.3 24.4 18.0 18.0 18.0 18.1 18.1 18.4 18.1 18.3 18.2 1&3 18.5 18.3 18.2 ...d o ....... 8-oz. pkg. 28-oz.pkg Pound 54.3 43.4 34.8 38.8 38.7 41.1 43.3 46.7 54.6 57.6 63.3 62.9 48.3 R ice.................. .- d o ... Beans, navy.......... — do__ Potatoes............ — do Onions.......... d o ... 10. 11.0 11.0 10.7 10.6 10.6 10.7 10.7 10.5 10.5 10.0 9.9 10.6 11.1 11.2 11.0 10.9 10.5 10.6 10.4 10.4 10.5 10.4 10.4 10.2 10.6 6.8 6.8 6.8 7.1 7.5 5.5 5.1 4.8 4.9 4.5 4.7 4.6 5.8 6.8 7.0 7.0 7.8 8.0 8.1 7.5 6.9 6.7 6.2 6.2 6.2 7.0 Cabbage........... Beans, baked.. Corn, canned........ Peas, canned.. ...d o ........ No. 2 can ...d o ........ ...d o ___ 6.2 7.1 7.7 6.6 4.8 4.6 5.5 4.8 4.6 4.9 4.8 4.8 5.5 11.6 11.6 11.6 12.2 12.3 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.1 12.5 12.5 12.3 12.2 16.5 16.3 15.8 16.1 16.1 16.2 16.3 15.0 15.6 15.3 15.4 15.1 15.8 17.2 16.4 15.8 15.7 16.0 16.9 16.7 16.4 16.6 16.6 16.4 16.5 16.4 Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. Tea.......................... Coffee............... ..d o — Pound. —do___ ...d o ___ 10.3 10.4 10.1 9.9 9.7 9.9 10.1 9.9 10.0 10.2 10.3 10.2 10.1 6.6 6.6 6.4 6.5 6.7 6.8 6.7 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.9 7.3 6.8 77.1 76.7 76.9 76.9 77.4 79.6 81.6 82.1 82.5 81.3 81.0 81.8 79.5 49.1 49.9 49.2 48.4 48.7 48. 48.7 48.9 48.3 48,1 47.4 47.7 48.6 Prunes................... Raisins................... Bananas_____Oranges.................. ...d o ™ . — do— . Dozen.. ...d o .... 15.4 13.5 30.9 39.1 115-16 ounces; 15.7 13.9 32.3 37.9 15.4 13.7 29.1 40.7 15.9 13.8 32.3 49.3 16.3 14.6 32. 49. 16.3 16.2 15.9 15.9 15.6 14.5 14.9 15.1 14.9 15.0 34.3 32.3 31.5 32.1 32.3 49.7 51.7 47.6 43.8 15.8 14.7 33.0 39.7 14.9 14.4 31.0 32.3 15.8 14.4 32.0 44.3 152 kETA IL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 T able 1 3 .—A V ER A G E R E T A IL P R IC E S OF S P E C IF IE D FO O D A R TIC L ES IN EA CH SC R A N T O N , PA. 1925 A v er age for Jan. Feb. Mar, Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. N ov. Dec. year 15 15 15 15 1925 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 Article U n it Sirloin steak.......... Round steak......... R ib roast................ Chuck roast_____ Pound— __d o ... ..d o ......... __do___ Cts. 49.9 40.5 36.0 26.4 Cts. 49.3 40.2 35.4 26.3 Cts. 49.9 40. 35.9 27.1 Cts. 50.1 41.4 36.4 26.9 Cts. 49.9 41.1 36.0 27.1 Cts. 50.5 41.4 36.3 27.0 Cts. 52.5 44.2 38.0 28.5 Cis. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 54.4 53.7 52.6 52.1 50.9 45.5 45.0 44.7 43.1 42.6 38.7 38.4 37.6 37.6 37.4 29.4 29.8 29.5 28.9 28.4 Cts. 51.3 42.6 37.0 27.9 Plate beef.............. Pork chops........... . Bacon, sliced____ Ham, sliced.......... . __d o ..... —d o .— . —do___ ...d o ----- 10.8 36.2 44.2 52.5 10.9 34.9 43.4 55.0 11.4 40.8 45.1 57.1 11.1 39.7 46.8 58.6 10.9 39.5 48.1 57.7 11.2 40.6 48.4 58.2 12.2 43.4 51.1 59.1 11.6 44.8 52.4 61.0 12.3 45.1 51.5 60.9 13.0 44.5 50.6 59.2 12.7 43.1 50.4 58.8 13.0 40.1 50.3 57.5 11.8 41.1 48.5 58.0 Lamb..................... . ...d o .... H ens........................ ...d o ..... Salmon, canned, ...d o ..... red. M ilk, fresh............. Quart___ 46.6 45.9 45.8 46.0 46.2 46.8 48.2 47.2 43.6 43.8 44.8 45.6 45.3 44.4 44.3 44.4 31.5 31.8 31.5 32.1 31.8 31.4 31.5 31.4 46.3 44.9 33.6 45.3 44.1 34.3 44.9 43.9 35.1 46.1 46.3 43. 44.4 35. 32.6 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 M ilk, evaporated. Can i . . . B utter..................... Pound. O le o m a r g a r in e ...d o ___ (all butter sub stitutes). 11.6 11.6 11. 11.6 11.6 11.8 11.8 11.9 50.4 49.3 52.3 52.4 51.3 51. 52.1 53.4 11.9 54. 32.0 11.9 57.5 32.0 12.0 58.9 33.0 12.1 11.8 58.4 63. 5 35.0 Cheese..................... Lard......................... Vegetable la r d substitute. Eggs, strictlyfresh. ..d o .__ ..d o ___ —do___ 35.3 34.9 35.3 35.2 35.3 35.5 35.7 35.2 23.2 23.2 23.3 23.5 23.0 23.2 23.6 24.3 25.4 26.1 26.7 26.7 26.2 26.8 26.7 26.8 35.5 24.6 26.4 36.0 24. 27.3 36.1 24.6 27.1 36.2 35.5 24.0 23.8 27.1 26.6 56. 63.4 71.0 78.3 57.0 „js, storage.......... Bread....................... Flour........................ Corn meal............... ...d o ......... 53.4 52.0 P o u n d ... 9.0 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.2 6.1 6.6 6.7 6.6 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.3 — do____ ...d o ____ 6.5 7.3 7.3 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.5 7.6 10.3 6.2 7.6 48.1 10.3 6.2 7.4 50.0 10.3 6.2 7.7 51.8 10.3 10.1 6.3 6.4 7.7 7.4 Rolled oats__ Com flakes.... Wheat cereal.. Macaroni____ ... d o ____ 8-oz. pkg. 28-oz. pkg. P o u n d ... 9.7 9.8 9.9 10.0 10.7 10.8 10.8 10.8 25.5 25.6 26.3 26.7 23.3 23.5 23.6 23.3 10.2 11.0 26.2 23.3 10.0 10.9 26.0 23.3 10.1 11.1 26.2 23.6 10.0 11.1 26.3 23.7 10.0 11.1 26. 23.4 R ice................... Beans, navy— . Potatoes______ Onions............... . .. d o ......... ...d o ____ __do____ —do____ 10.5 10.7 10.7 11.0 10.9 11.1 10.7 10. 12.2 12.4 12.7 12.4 12.7 12.4 12.6 12.5 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.1 2.2 3.7 4.2 4.6 6.2 6.0 5.9 6.6 8.4 11.3 11.1 8.7 10.9 12.5 3.5 6.2 11.0 12. 3.3 5.7 11.6 12.7 4.8 5.9 11.4 10.9 12.2 12.5 5.0 3.3 5.9 7.3 Cabbage.......... Beans, baked. . Com, canned.. Peas, canned.. ..d o ....... . N o. 2 can __do....... . —do____ 3.5 4.6 6.2 6.9 5.8 6.1 6.1 4.4 12.3 11.9 12.0 12.1 12.1 12.1 11.7 11.5 17.6 17.6 17.8 17.7 18.1 18.2 18.6 18. 18.6 18.5 19.1 19.1 19.1 19.0 19. 19.4 3.9 11.4 18.6 19.4 3.2 11.4 17.5 19.3 3.1 31.4 17.5 18.6 4.8 11.4 11.8 17.5 17.9 18.3 19.0 Tomatoes, canned. Sugar, granulated. T ea........................... Coffee...................... —do....... . 13. 14.0 14.0 13. 13. 13.7 13.9 13.9 Pound. _. 8.2 7.7 7.6 7.' 7.2 7.0 6.9 6.8 . . . do____ 64.1 66.3 67.3 66. i 66.8 66.6 66.6 66.4 —do........ 51.4 53.5 53.7 54.3 54.1 53.5 53.5 52.8 13.7 6.9 66.! 52.: 6.8 66.7 53.1 13.5 6.7 66.7 52.9 12. 13.7 7.2 6. 66. 66.4 53.1 53.2 17.3 14.1 35.4 66.3 14.2 34.3 72.7 18.3 14.2 33.8 68.7 18.3 14.3 34.1 55.1 Dozen___ 79.4 66.9 45.0 40.1 40.3 42.9 46.9 53.2 Prunes..................... ...d o ....... do.. Raisins.................... Bananas.................. D o zen . Oranges................... —do___ 115-16 ounces. 17.2 14.4 34.7 51.6 17.7 14.6 35.0 48.0 17.7 14.4 35.3 52.1 17.6 14.4 35.3 55.6 10.0 10.7 26.5 23.8 17.5 14.4 35.6 60. 10.0 10.8 26.2 23.0 17.8 14.3 35.6 63.8 10.0 10.8 26.3 23.0 17.2 14.3 35.0 62.5 17.3 14.2 35.4 67.8 13.2 18.3 10.0 10.9 26.2 23.4 17.7 14.3 35.0 60.4 153 DETAILED TABLES OP 51 CITIES, 1913 1925, AND 1926, AND EACH MONTH OF 1925 AND 1926—Continued SCRANTON, PA. 1926 A v A v er er age age for for Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. year year Jan. 15 15 15 15 15 1926 15 15 15 15 15 15 1913 15 Article U nit Sirloin steak_____ Round steak------Rib roast................ Chuck roast......... Pound ...d o ........ ...d o ........ — do........ Cts. 94 8 20.9 21.8 16.7 Cts 60 9 42.7 37.4 28.5 Cts. 49.5 41.8 37.0 28.3 Cts. 49.5 41.5 36.8 28.0 Cts. 49.6 41.4 36.0 27.6 Cts. 50.8 41.8 36.6 28.3 Cts. 51.2 41.8 36.8 28.5 Cts. 51.4 42.0 37.5 28.1 Cis. 51.0 42.4 36.6 27.5 Cts. 51.4 42.6 37.5 27.7 Cts. 51.6 43.0 37.8 28.2 Cts. 51.0 42.3 37.7 28.2 Cts. 50.5 42.5 37.6 28.1 Cis. 60.7 42.2 37.1 28.1 Plate beef-............ Pork c h o p s.......... Bacon, sliced-----Ham, sliced-------- — do........ ...d o ........ — do........ — do........ 11.5 20.7 26.4 29.0 13.0 41.0 50.3 57.7 13.4 40.6 49.9 58.2 13.0 41.4 49.7 58.4 12.4 42.1 49.6 58.8 12.3 45.1 50.1 60.0 12.3 45.8 52.1 63.9 11.9 46.2 54.3 64.5 11.6 45.1 54.3 65.5 11.9 47.2 54.1 64.1 12.4 47.4 53.9 62.7 12.6 43.6 52.7 62.7 13.3 42.7 52.1 60.6 12.5 44.0 51.9 61.4 Lamb, leg of......... Hens__................... Salmon, canned, red. Millr, fresh — do........ 19.8 45.7 44.5 44.5 44.1 47.5 49.4 47.1 46.1 45.9 44.7 44.7 44.3 45.7 — do........ 22.7 45.3 45.7 46.1 46.9 48.3 •47.7 46.6 45.5 45.1 44.9 44.3 43.9 45.9 36.1 36.3 36.4 36.1 36.0 37.1 37.3 37.3 36.2 36.4 35.1 34.2 36.2 — do........ Quart—. 8 7 1?, 0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 M ilk, evaporated. C a n 1__ 12,1 12.1 12.0 12.1 11.9 11.8 11.9 11.8 11.6 11.7 11.7 11.8 11.9 Butter.................... P o u n d ._ 37.5 56.4 55.2 54.4 51.4 49.7 50.1 50.2 50.7 51.6 53.2 54.1 56.4 52.8 O leom a rg a rin e — do........ 32.0 32.0 32.0 31.0 29.4 29.4 29.4 29.4 29.2 30.3 30.3 29.2 30.3 (all butter sub stitutes). Cheese. .................. Lard....................... V e g e t a b le lard substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh — do........ 18.4 35.6 35.8 35.4 35.2 35.3 35.1 35.2 35.4 35.1 35.8 35.6 35.9 35.5 — do........ 16.0 23.2 22.7 22.6 21.8 21.7 22.5 23.1 22.6 22.4 22.2 21.6 21.2 22.3 26.4 26.2 26.3 26.1 26.2 26.2 26.3 26.2 26.3 26.2 26.3 26.8 26.3 — do........ Eggs, storage......... Bread___________ Flour....................... Com meal.............. 41.6 36.9 45.9 49.4 50.2 — do........ Pound. _ " 5 . 6 10.3 10.3 io.’i 16.4 16.4 io.’i Io.’4 io.’i 10.4 10.4 10.4 10.4 "lOA — do........ 3.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.4 6.5 6.4 6.4 6.3 6.2 6.1 6.4 — do........ 7.6 7.6 7.6 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.8 7.9 7.7 7.7 7.6 Rolled oats............ Corn flakes............ Wheat cereal......... Macaroni ______ — do........ ........ 8-oz. pkg. 28-oz.pkg Pound. _ Rice......................... Beans, navy.......... P otatoes..-............ Onions.................... — do........ — do........ ...d o ........ ...d o ........ Cabbage................. Beans, baked____ Corn, canned____ Peas, canned____ ...d o ........ ........ 5.2 6.6 9.7 9.3 7.4 7.0 6.6 3.8 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.6 5.8 No. 2 can 11.5 11.4 11.1 11.3 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.1 11.1 10.9 11.0 11.1 ...d o ........ 17.5 17.5 17.6 17.3 17.2 17.2 17.4 17.2 17.4 17.4 17.1 17.5 17.4 __do........ 18.4 18.0 17.9 18.1 17.9 17.7 17.4 17.7 17.8 17.8 17.2 17.1 17.8 Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated Tea____________ Coffee__________ — do........ 12.8 12.6 12.3 12.2 11.9 11.9 11.9 12.0 12.2 12.3 12.6 12.6 12.3 Pound. . "5.7 6.7 6.7 6.5 6.4 6.5 6.7 6.7 6.8 6.8 7.1 7.0 7.2 6.8 — do........ 52.5 65.9 65.4 65.8 66.2 66.7 66.8 65.5 66.8 67.3 67.6 67.6 67.9 66.6 — do........ 31.3 52.8 52.8 52.8 52.9 52.6 52.4 52.4 52.4 52.4 52.4 52.4 52.8 52.6 Prunes_____ ____ Raisins_________ Bananas________ Oranges____ ____ „ .d o ........ ........ 18.6 18.4 18.3 14.4 14.2 14.2 ...d o ____ Dozen— 34.0 34.0 33.3 ...d o ____ ------ 51.8 51.2 49.9 D ozen ... 34.9 57.8 51.9 44.1 41.7 41.3 43.1 44.4 46.1 54.1 58.6 76.9 72.7 52.7 115-16 ounces. 10.2 11.1 25.6 23.7 10.1 11.2 25.8 23.3 10.1 11.1 25.8 23.3 10.0 11.1 25.7 23.2 10.0 11.1 25.8 23.5 10.1 11.1 25.8 23.7 10.0 11.0 25.8 23.5 10.0 10.9 25.8 23.4 10.0 10.9 25.6 23.6 10.0 10.9 25.6 23.6 10.0 9.9 10.0 11.1 11.0 11.0 25.6 25.5 25.7 23.1 23.0 23.4 8.5 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.7 11.6 11.6 11.7 11.7 11.8 11.6 11.7 11.7 11.6 11.8 11.1 11.7 11.3 11.1 11.3 11.1 10.9 10.8 10.9 11.3 11.3 5.8 5.7 6.9 6.4 5.3 3.9 3.3 3.6 3.6 4.1 4.1 4.9 6.4 6.1 6.0 8.5 8.1 7.6 6.6 5.1 4.9 5.4 5.4 6.3 “i'.s 12.3 5.7 5.8 18.3 14.3 33.3 53.4 18.1 14.5 33.0 59.6 18.3 14.9 34.0 54.2 18.3 15.1 33.7 52.4 17.8 15.0 34.0 53.7 17.7 15.0 32.9 52.7 18.4 14.8 32.5 61.2 17.9 14.8 33.0 62.3 16.9 14.7 33.0 56.3 18.1 14.7 33.4 54.9 154 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 TABLE 1 3 .—AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH SEATTLE, W ASH. 1925 A v er age for Nov. D ec. year 15 15 1925 Article U nit Sirloin steak.......... Round steak____ Rib roast________ Chuck roast_____ Pound. __do___ ..d o ___ ..d o ____ Cts. 31.2 27.2 26.2 17.4 Cts. 31.7 26.5 25.8 17.3 Cts. 32.3 27.8 26.9 17.9 Cts. 33.4 28.9 27.1 18.1 Cts. 34.0 29.2 27.2 18.8 Cts. 33.1 29.3 26.6 18.7 Cts. 33.8 29.7 26.6 18.0 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 33.2 33.2 32.8 32.4 32.1 28.7 28.9 28.8 28.3 28.1 26.0 26.1 25.9 25.8 25.3 17.3 17.8 17. 18.1 18.2 Plate beef_______ Pork chops......... -. Bacon, sliced......... Ham, sliced_____ ..d o ___ ..d o ___ ..d o ___ ..d o ___ 13.7 35.5 49.6 52.0 13.9 34.6 49.0 52.5 13.9 40.4 53.0 57.3 14.3 41. 55.4 58.8 14.5 38.7 54.5 57.7 14.5 39.0 54.2 57.3 14.2 41.0 57. 5 59.2 14.0 40.5 57.0 58.8 14.1 40.5 56.9 58.5 13.9 40.3 57.3 58.8 13.9 38.5 56. 57.9 14.1 37.3 55.7 57.5 Lamb................. . Hens........... ............. Salmon, canned, red. M ilk, fresh______ -.d o ___ -.d o ___ ..d o ....... 35.8 36.6 37.3 37.0 35.8 35.0 3 1 9 34.7 32.5 32.3 32.7 34.2 34.7 34.7 34.3 34.0 32.0 32.2 31. 32.2 32.1 32.4 32.3 33.8 35.5 33.3 34.2 35.1 33.2 35.4 35.7 34.5 36.0 35. 35.8 35.5 33.8 36.5 33.4 Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 Cis. 32.8 28.5 26.3 18.0 14.1 39.0 54.8 57.2 Quart. -. 10.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 M ilk, evaporated. Can *___ B utter__________ P ou n d .. O le o m a r g a r in e ...d o ....... (all butter sub stitutes). 10.3 .10.3 10.4 10.4 10.4 10.4 10.5 10.6 55.4 52.2 53.6 52.4 49.0 49.4 54.7 58.0 30.1 30.2 30.0 29.8 29.8 29.8 29.8 29.8 10.7 60.1 30.1 10.8 60.7 30.6 10.8 61.7 31.8 10.7 10.5 58.0 55.4 31.9 30.3 Cheese................... - ...d o .. Lard................... . — do_. V e g e ta b le lard substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh. D o z e n - 34.4 34.2 34.4 34.4 34.3 34.5 34.4 34.8 23.7 23.9 24.0 24.3 23.9 24.0 24.4 24.7 28. 28.6 28.7 28.7 29.3 29.2 29.2 29.0 36.0 24. 28.6 36.3 24.8 28.6 36.4 24.9 28.2 36.7 35.1 24.6 24.3 28.5 28.8 58.4 41.3 38.9 37.1 36.8 41.7 44.2 45.6 52.3 61.5 62.5 53.9 47.9 49.6 9.7 5.2 5.4 48.0 9.7 10.0 5.4 5.6 5.4 5.6 Eggs, storage___ Bread................... Flour..................Com meal_____ — do___ Pound. ...d o __ — do__ 10.1 5.5 5.5 10.0 5.5 47.2 10.0 5.0 5.5 Rolled oats....... Com flakes_____ Wheat cereal___ M acaroni______ 9.1 9.0 9.0 9.0 .-.d o ......... 9.1 9.1 8.8 8-oz, pkg. 12.0 12.1 12.1 12.2 12.1 12.0 11. 12.0 28-oz, pkg. 25.9 26.0 26.2 26.2 26.5 26.7 26.4 26.0 P o u n d ... 17.9 17.8 18.3 18.4 18.3 18.3 18.1 18.2 9.0 12.0 26.0 18.2 9.0 11.8 26.0 18.4 9.0 11.9 26.5 18.3 9.1 9.0 12.0 12.0 26.5 26.2 18.3 18.2 R ice............ ........... Beans, n a v y ____ Potatoes________ Onions................... - - d o ........ — do____ ...d o ___ - .d o .... 12.3 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.3 12.4 12.4 12.8 11.1 11.1 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.3 11.4 11.2 2.9 3.0 2.8 2. 3. 4.5 3.9 3.4 6.4 6.8 7.0 6.7 9.3 8.7 6.3 12.9 11.3 2.9 4.7 12.9 11.3 2.9 4.4 12.7 4.5 4.4 12.7 12.5 10.7 11.1 4.4 3.5 4.6 6.5 Cabbage________ ..d o ......... 6.2 7.1 7.3 6.9 7. 6.3 5.1 3.8 Beans, baked........ N o. 2 can. 15.0 14.5 14.5 14.5 14.4 14.4 14.4 14.4 Cora, canned------ . ..d o ____ 19.6 19.7 19.6 19.7 19.8 19.7 19.8 19.8 Peas, canned____ — do. - 21.7 21.4 21.3 20.8 20.8 20.8 21.4 21.4 3.6 14.3 19.9 21.2 3.1 14.2 19.6 20.5 3.1 14.2 19.0 20.6 3.3 5.3 14.0 14.4 19.1 19.6 20.5 21.0 Tomatoes, canned. No. 2% 18.9 18.5 18.5 18.5 18.5 18.5 18.2 18.4 can. Sugar, granulated . P o u n d ... 8.9 8.3 8.3 8.2 7.7 7.6 7.5 7.6 — do____ 79.2 80.5 79.6 80.0 80.0 79.5 78.9 79.8 T e a .................... — d o........ 53.6 53.8 51.9 52.3 52.0 5L5 50.8 51.5 Coffee................. 18.4 18.6 18.1 18.3 18.5 7.5 79.8 51.0 7.0 80.0 51.4 6.9 79.8 52.0 6.9 7.7 79.6 79.7 52.4 52.0 14.9 14.0 11.9 62.0 14.9 13.4 12.7 62.9 14.9 14.0 12.9 61.2 15.5 14.3 13.4 48.0 Prunes..................... — do___ — do___ Raisins..............do.. Bananas........ . D ozen.—. Oranges______ 115-16 ounces. 10.0 10.3 10.3 10.3 10.3 5.9 6.3 6.1 5. 6.0 5.5 5.9 5.7 5.6 15.2 15.0 15.3 46.7 14.8 14.7 12.7 48.6 15.2 14.8; 12.7j 46. 5 15.2 14. 12.9 47.9 14.6 14.5 13.9 53.9 5.7 5.5 15.1 14.4 13.8 57.9 5.5 5.6 15.5 14.3 13.6 59.5 15.0 14.5 12.1 61.6 5.2 10.7 15.1 14.4 13.2 54.7 155 DETAILED TABLES OF 51 CITIES, 1913, 1925, AND 1926, AND EACH MONTH OF 1925 AND 1926—Continued SEATTLE, WASH. Article U nit Sirloin steak........ Round steak....... Rib roast_______ Chuck roast........ P o u n d .. —do— ..d o -----..d o — . Plate beef............ —do— . Pork chops_____ __.do„.. Bacon, diced........ ..d o — Ham, sliced____ ..d o —.. 1926 A v A v er er age age for Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. for year year 15 15 15 1926 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1913 Cts. 23.4 20.8 19.3 15.8 Cts. 33.1 28.6 25. 18.6 Cis. 33.3 28.8 26.3 19.2 Cts. 34.1 30.5 27.1 20.0 Cts. 34.1 30.3 27.4 19.4 Cis. 33.4 29.5 27.0 19.7 Cts. 33. 1 29.3 26.9 19.1 Cts. Cts. 33.2 32.2 29.1 .28.8 26.6 27.0 19.5 19.5 Cts. 32.7 29.0 27.2 19.5 Cis. 33.3 29.5 26.9 19.4 12.4 24.0 31.7 30.2 14.5 38.3 55.6 57.5 14.8 15.0 14.9 15.0 15.1 38.9 40.1 40.7 41.0 45.0 55.7 56.5 57.3 57.0 61.4 57.9 59.3 60.2 63.3 14.5 45.9 62.4 65.7 14.5 43.5 62.0 65.0 14.8 42.5 62.0 65.0 15.0 42.6 61.7 64.7 14.7 39.5 56.9 61.5 14.8 41.6 59.0 61.9 Cts. 33.3 28.6 27.0 19.3 Lamb, leg of____ ... d o . _ 19.1 37.3 37.1 37.5 H ens------ --------d o .... 24.1 35.5 35.2 35.8 Salmon, canned, . ..d o — . 37.2 38.1 37.9 red. M ilk, fresh.......... Q uart.. _ 9.0 12.7 12.7 12.7 Milk, evaporated. Can 1_Butter.................... Pound. O leom a rg a rin e _--do___ (all butter sub stitutes). 40.’6 Cts. 33.4 28.7 27.4 19.2 Cts. 33.8 29.6 27.0 19.6 14.7 41.3 59.6 63.9 36.3 38.1 37.6 37.4 36.5 36.5 36.5 36.1 36.3 36.9 35.8 36.7 36.0 34.7 34.0 33.7 33.8 34.2 35.1 35.0 37.9 38.5 38.8 38.5 38.2 37.7 36.6 35.5 34.8 37.5 12.7 12.7 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 10.3 10.3 12.0 12.3 10.8 10.7 10.7 10.6 10.7 10.8 10.6 10. 10.6 10.7 10.7 10.7 10.7 54.7 55.4 53.1 50.5 49.7 49.7 49.6 51.4 53.0 53.2 53.3 56.4 52.5 30.8 51.0 30.9 28.7 30.9 32.1 31.9 31.6 31.1 30.7 30.7 30.7 Cheese................... Lard............ .......... V e g eta b le la rd substitute. Eggs,strictly fresh. — do....... 21.9 37.0 36.6 36.6 36.5 36.3 36.0 35.7 85.5 34.6 34.9 35.0 35.0 35.8 ...d o ....... 17.5 24.2 24.3 24.5 24.1 23.9 24.3 24.2 24.4 24.3 24.0 23.1 22.2 24.0 ...d o ___ 28.6 28.5 28.5 28.7 28.7 27.9 27.8 28.1 28.4 28.2 28.0 28.2 28.3 Eggs, storage........ Bread..................... Flour................. . Corn meal............. ..d o ... Pound. ...d o __ ...d o ___ D ozen -- 37.6 41.1 36.3 35.3 34.5 35. 5.6 2.9 3.1 Rolled oats........... ...d o __ Corn flakes_____ 8-oz. pkg. Wheat cereal____ 28-oz.pkg Macaroni............. . Pound Rice_________ Beans, navy.......... Potatoes............ Onions_______ .do___ .do___ -do___ .d o___ Cabbage................. Beans, baked____ Corn, canned........ Peas, canned.. ..-d o....... No. 2 can ...d o ....... . . . do_. 9.7 5.5 5.3 9.7 5.4 5.0 9.7 5.2 5.0 9.7 5.2 5.0 9.7 5.1 4.9 37.2 38.0 43.3 49.5 59.1 55.2 51.8 43.1 9.7 5.0 5.0 9.7 5.1 5.0 9.6 5.1 4.9 9.8 4.9 4.9 46.7 48.0 37.59.8 9.8 9.8 9.7 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.1 4.9 5.0 5.1 5.0 9.1 9.2 9.0 9.0 9.0 8.9 9.0 8.7 8.9 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 12.0 12.1 12.2 11.8 11.9 11. 11.9 11.9 11.8 11.5 11.6 11.4 11.8 26.8 27.0 27.0 27.2 27.3 27.5 27.4 27.5 27.6 27.8 27.7 27.6 27.4 18.4 18.3 18.5 18.3 18.3 18.3 18.3 i a 3 18.2 18.2 18.4 18.4 18.3 7.7 12.8 12.8 12.8 12.9 13.0 12.9 13.0 12.7 12.9 12.5 12.3 12.2 12.7 10.5 10.2 10.5 10.4 10.4 10.2 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.0 9.9 9.8 10.2 4.4 4.2 4.2 5.2 4.8 4.0 3.2 2.8 2.6 2.6 2.9 2.9 3.7 4.6 4.7 4.6 5.3 5.6 5. 4.7 4.1 3.9 3.6 3.6 &8 4.5 ”i._2 3.3 4.8 5.4 7.3 7.0 5.0 4.4 4.4 4.1 3.8 3.6 4.0 4.8 14.2 14.2 13.9 13.9 13.6 13.2 13.3 13.3 12.9 12.5 12.9 12.9 13.4 19.3 19.0 18.8 18.9 19.0 19.0 19.0 18.8 18.6 18.6 18.4 18.2 18.8 20.6 20.5 20.5 20.4 20.5 20.1 20.1 20.0 19.7 20.3 20.3 20.1 20.3 Tomatoes,canned, N o. 2V2 18.2 18.0 18.2 17.9 17.9 17.8 17.5 17.5 17.9 17.6 17.1 17.4 17.8 can. Sugar, granulated. P o u n d .. 6.1 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.9 7.0 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.0 7.1 7.1 7.4 7.1 Tea......................... ...d o ....... 50.0 78.0 77.5 77.5 78.0 78.3 78.2 78.3 79.0 79.0 81.0 77.9 78.1 78.4 do_. 28.0 52.0 52.3 52.3 52.2 52.2 52.7 52.2 52.1 52.1 52.8 52.8 51.5 52.3 Coffee................... . Prunes.............. Raisins.............. Bananas........... Oranges............ —do___ —do....... ...d o ... Dozen 115-16 ounces, 15.2 14.1 13.3 45.0 15.3 14.4 13.4 44.7 15.8 14.6 13.4 45.7 15.4 14.8 13.5 50.1 15.3 14.6 13.5 50.5 15.6 14.7 13.6 46.9 15.8 15.0 13.6 46.0 15.7 14.8 13.2 48.0 15.8 14.8 13.6 48.0 15.0 14. 13.5 51.3 14.6 14.4 13.9 54.0 14.0 14.1 13.9 50.4 15.3 14.6 13.5 48.4 156 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 T a b l e 1 3 .—A V ER A G E R E T A IL P R IC E S OF SP E C IF IE D FOOD A R TIC L ES IN EA CH SPRINGFIELD, ILL. 1925 A v er age Jan. Feb, Mar, Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. N ov. D ec. for year 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1925 Article Unit Sirloin steak___ Round steak.......... Rib roast........... Chuck roast........... Pound.. ..d o ___ - d o — .. - d o — .. Cts. 32.5 32.1 21.7 19.0 Cts. 32.5 30.1 21.7 19.1 Cts. 32.7 32.1 22.3 19.5 Cis. 34.4 34.4 23.5 20.5 Cts. 35.3 35.1 24.8 21.0 Cts. 34.9 34.5 23.9 20.7 Cts. 36.4 35.9 24.7 21.7 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 34.4 33.6 33.8 33.1 33. i 33.8 34.2 33.1 33.4 32.3 33.2 33.4 23.6 23.4 22.3 22.9 23.2 23.2 20.7 19.7 19.7 19.1 20.3 20.1 Plate beef-.............. Pork chops____ Bacon, sliced......... Ham, sliced............ „ d o ----„ d o ----—do___ - d o — .. 12.4 27.1 40.4 47.9 11.8 26.4 39.6 47.8 12.5 35.3 41.8 50.0 13.1 34.5 44.2 51.7 13.1 33.0 46.1 52.7 13.2 33.6 47.4 51.0 13.8 37.7 47.8 54.4 13.3 37.1 47.6 54.1 12.7 38.0 47.8 53.0 13.1 35.2 48.1 53.3 13.0 33.8 47.2 52.0 13.8 32.1 46.9 50. Lamb..................... . Hens................... . Salmon, canned, - d o — .. - d o — .. - d o — .. 39.7 40.7 40.7 40.7 38.8 39.0 40.3 32.2 33.7 36.3 37.6 36.1 35.4 33.9 34.1 33.6 33.6 33.6 33.4 33.4 33.7 33.7 38.4 32.1 35.1 36.4 33.3 36.1 37.2 31.1 37.6 39.6 39.3 32.4 34.0 37.6 34.6 M ilk, fresh............. Quart___ 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5 11.7 11.8 11.8 11.5 11.6 11.8 11.8 11.8 50.3 48.3 57.1 51.3 50.0 51.1 51.4 51.4 32.0 31.8 31.1 31.2 30.6 30.8 31.3 31.7 11.8 55.4 32.3 11.9 58.8 32.5 12.0 59.5 32.5 11.9 11.8 57.6 53.5 32.3 31.7 36.8 37.8 36.8 36.5 35.9 36.1 36.6 22.7 23.0 22.8 22.4 22.9 23.7 24.1 28.6 29.3 28.8 28.2 28.4 28.5 28.5 36.3 24.2 28.4 36.4 24.2 28.3 37.2 23.4 28.4 36.2 22.8 23.3 28.6 28.6 48.3 32.0 32.8 35.3 36.7 37.1 40.2 40.5 50.8 63.9 66.3 46.4 10.3 6.2 5.6 42.5 10.3 6.1 5.3 47.2 10.1 6.0 5.3 47.3 10.1 10.4 6.1 6.2 5.3 5.6 10.3 12.0 25.9 20.1 10.3 11.7 26.1 20.5 10.2 11.8 27.1 20.4 10.1 11.9 27.1 19.8 10.2 11.9 26.8 19.8 ...d o ......... 10.8 10.9 10.8 10.8 10.6 10.8 10.8 11.0 . . . do_....... 9.8 9.9 9.9 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.7 ...d o ......... 2.3 2.4 2.6 2.1 2.3 3.1 4.4 4.0 ...d o ......... 7.3 7.9 7.8 8.6 10.1 11. 11.1 8.3 10.9 9.5 3.5 6.1 11.0 9.1 3.6 5.2 11.2 9.3 5.6 5.5 10.9 10.9 9.1 9.6 5.4 3.4 5.5 7.9 5.2 5.0 4.8 5.5 5.8 6.3 6.4 6.8 Cabbage................. — do____ Beans, baked........ No. 2 can. 11. 11. 12.0 11.8 11.5 11.8 11.4 11.7 Corn, canned____ ...d o ....... . 17.0 17.5 17.7 18.1 18.3 18.9 19.9 20.0 Peas, canned......... ...d o ....... . 19.1 18.9 19.1 19.2 18.6 18.6 18.6 18.6 5.8 11.8 19.7 18.6 3.8 11.7 18.0 17.9 4.8 11.5 16.8 17.4 5.5 5.5 11.4 11.7 16.3 18.2 17.0 18.5 Tomatoes, canned. ...d o ....... . Sugar, granulated. P o u n d ... T ea.......................... ...d o ....... . Coffee...................... — do....... . 15.5 15.6 15.6 15.6 15.3 15.3 15.5 15.4 9.2 8.6 8.4 8.1 7.8 7.8 7.7 7.6 74.5 74.5 74.5 74.5 77.7 78.0 77.7 77.7 53.7 54.4 55.5 54.9 53.3 52.9 52.3 52.6 15.6 7.6 78.3 53.5 15.0 7.4 77.0 53.3 14.7 7.0 77.0 53.3 14.1 15.3 7.3 7.9 77.7 76.6 53.5 53.6 Prunes................... Raisins................... Bananas................ 15.9 16.3 10.4 52.5 17.9 14.8 9.5 58.7 16.8 14.7 10.1 60.2 17.7 14.7 9.9 63.3 17.2 14.9 11.3 48.5 M ilk, evaporated. Can i— . B utter..................... P ound., O le o m a r g a r in e —do___ (all butter sub stitutes). Cheese..................... ...d o ......... 36.8 Lard..................... _. ...d o ......... 22.8 V e g e t a b l e lard ...d o ......... 28.6 substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh D ozen._ 73.1 _js, storage........ ...d o ......... 57.7 Bread..................... P ou n d ... 10.9 10.9 10.5 10.3 10.3 10.3 10.3 10.3 Flour___________ ...d o ......... 6.1 6.8 6.6 6.3 6.2 6.2 6.0 6.2 5.5 5.9 6.0 5.8 5.6 5.5 5.6 5. Com m eal............. ...d o ____ Rolled oats............. ...d o ......... Corn flakes___ 8-oz. pkg. Wheat cereal—_ 28-oz.pkg. Macaroni........... P o u n d ... R ice......................... Beans, n a v y .......... Potatoes................. Onions..................... 115-16 ounces. ...d o — — do.__ — do__ Dozen.. 10.3 11.8 26.0 21.2 10.3 11 26.5 21.0 16.0 15.8 12.1 44.3 10.4 11.8 26.5 20.9 16.2 15.4 12.2 52.0 10.8 12.1 26.5 20.9 16.2 14.8 11.9 60.0 10.3 11.9 26.2 20.1 10.3 11.9 26.2 20.1 10.3 11.9 25.9 20.4 17.3 16.6 18.0 18.2 14.9 15.3 15.1 14.8 10.2 8.4 8.8 8.2 53.8 66.2 66.0 57.3 13.0 33.7 45.4 51.6 10.3 11.9 26.4 20.4 17.0 15.1 10.3 56.9 157 DETAILED TABLES OF 51 CITIES, 1913, 1925, A N D 1926, AND EACH MONTH OF 1925 AND 1926—Continued SPRINGFIELD, ILL. 1926 A v A v er er age age for for Jan. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. year year 15 Feb. 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1926 15 15 15 1913 Article U nit Sirloin steak— Round steak......... Rib roast................ Chuck roast........ Pound. .._do___ .—do___ ...d o ___ S3. ( 32.9 23.7 21.2 33.9 33.4 23.5 21.0 34.1 33.8 23.6 21.1 34.9 34.4 24.1 21.8 35.4 34.9 24.1 22.3 35.9 35.2 23.9 22.2 36.4 36.0 24.1 21.3 35.4 35.0 23. 21.6 35.4 35.0 23.8 '21. 35.3 34.8 23.8 21.7 Plate beef______ Pork chops.......... Bacon, sliced----Ham, sliced......... -d o .... ...d o ___ — do___ — do___ 13.8 33.1 46.5 51.3 13.8 33.2 46.3 51.8 13.6 33.9 46.8 51.8 13.7 34.7 46.8 51.4 13.9 37.2 47.5 52.1 13. 13.6 13.3 14.1 14.0 38.5 37.1 36.3 40.0 40.5 49.6 50.7 50.7 50.7 49.8 59.3 58.9 58.8 56.4 13.8 36.7 49.6 56.5 14.0 33.8 48.1 55.4 13.8 37.1 48.5 55.3 Lamb, leg of____ H ens..................... Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh_____ — do___ — d o ..„ — do___ 39.1 39.1 38.3 38.1 40.5 44.0 41.8 41.0 39.5 39.0 39.0 37.5 39.7 35.1 37.0 37.4 37.4 36.8 36. 35.7 35.4 36.7 34.9 34.0 31.7 35.7 40.5 41.6 41.0 41.1 41.4 42.4 41.4 41.7 41.0 39.0 38.3 37.1 40.6 Quart— 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5 14.4 12.7 M ilk, evaporated. Can 1__ Butter.................... Pound. O leo m a rg a rin e — do___ (all butter sub stitutes). 11.9 11.9 11.8 11.8 11.7 11.8 11.7 11.7 11.6 11.7 11.8 11.8 11.8 51.7 52.0 51.1 48.6 48.8 49.3 48.4 48. 51.3 53.3 56.5 61.5 51.8 30.3 30.4 30.2 30.6 30.7 30.3 30. 30.7 32.8 31.9 30.4 30.4 — do___ ...d o ___ — do___ 37.3 36.8 37.4 36.4 35.6 35.8 35.4 35.4 35.3 36.3 36.7 38.0 36.4 21.9 21.9 21.6 20.8 20.6 22.8 22.8 22.5 21.9 21.9 21.9 20.8 21.8 28.3 28.5 28.0 28.0 28.0 28.0 28.0 27.7 28.0 28.0 28.0 28.0 28.0 Dozen, _ 52.1 36.8 30.6 33.5 33.1 35.7 33.9 35.4 41.4 47.5 63.0 65.8 42.4 _do_. Eggs, storage.. Pound. Bread................ Flour....................... ...d o ___ — do___ Corn meal........ 45.8 47.0 48.3 42.5 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.1 6.2 6.2 6.0 5.9 5.9 5.9 6.1 6.3 6.0 6.4 6.1 6.4 6. 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.2 5.1 5.0 4.9 4.9 5.1 4.! Rolled oats_____ Corn flakes............ Wheat cereal. . Macaroni.......... — do........ 8-oz. pkg. 28-oz.pkg Pound. 10.2 11.6 27.2 19.2 R ice.................. Beans, navy_____ Potatoes................. Onions_______ — do— — do___ — do— — do___ 11.2 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.6 11.2 11.3 11.3 11.5 11.2 11.2 11.2 11.3 8.9 8.8 9.0 9.4 8.9 9.3 9.0 8.8 8.7 8.6 8.6 8.7 8. 4.1 4.0 4.9 6.1 6.1 5.8 6.6 5.8 5.1 4.5 3.3 4.0 3. 4.4 4.6 6.1 5.9 5.8 5.3 5.5 9.5 8.9 7.2 5.8 5.3 4. Cabbage................. Beans, baked........ Corn, canned........ Peas, can n e d ... — do___ No. 2 can — do___ — do___ 6.1 6.8 7.3 7.2 6.5 6.8 5.5 3.7 4.1 3.7 3.8 4.2 5.5 11.9 11.8 11.0 11.1 11.0 11.5 10.9 10.9 10.9 10.6 10.6 10.9 11.1 16.3 15.7 15.5 15.7 15.7 15. 15. 15.6 15.1 15.2 15.2 15.2 15.5 17.5 17.2 17.3 17.3 16.7 17.0 17.3 17.1 16.9 16.9 17.1 17.1 17.1 Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. Tea....... ................ . Coffee................... . . . . do— . Pound. . . . do— ...d o ___ 13.7 13.6 13.4 13.6 13.6 13.7 13.7 13.8 13.8 13.8 13.8 13.8 13.7 7.7 8.2 7.5 7.2 7.4 7.3 7.2 7.4 7.5 7.5 7.6 7.6 7. 78.7 78.2 78.2 78.6 76.1 79.3 79.6 80.7 81.1 82.5 82.5 82.1 79.8 53.2 53.9 52.9 53.4 53.1 52.9 53.1 53.4 52.7 53.4 53.7 54.0 53.3 Prunes............. Raisins.............. Bananas........... Oranges______ — d o .... . . . do— . . . do— . D ozen.. 17.0 15.2 10.6 49.5 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cheese.................... Lard...................... V e g e t a b le lard substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh 1 15-16 ounces. 44567°—27---- 11 10.0 10.1 9.9 11.9 11.9 11.9 11.9 27.0 26.9 27.1 26.9 19.2 19.1 19.1 19.1 17.1 15.1 10.3 49.5 17.2 16.1 17.4 15.3 15. 15.3 10.6 9.: 10.0 49.7 54.8 56.5 10.0 11.8 26.4 19.1 36.1 35.6 23.7 21.9 10.0 11.6 27.0 19.1 36.1 35.4 23.9 22.1 10.0 11.6 26.8 19.4 Cts. Cts. Cts. 35.9 35.4 24.0 21.4 10.0 11.6 26.9 19.0 10.3 11.5 26.7 19.3 17.3 17.4 17.8 17.3 17.0 15.4 15.4 15.3 16.0 15.9 10.3 9.6 9.8 10.0 10.5 50.3 49.9 55.3 51.0 57.2 10.1 11.8 27.3 19.3 16.6 16.1 11. 66.1 10.1 11.8 27.3 19.3 15.9 15.9 11.2 60.1 10.0 11.7 27.0 m 2 17.1 15.5 10.4 54.2 158 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 T a b l e 1 3 .—A V ER A G E R E T A IL PR IC ES OF S P E C IF IE D FOOD A R TIC L ES IN EACH W ASHINGTON, D . C. 1925 Article U nit Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr M ay June July Aug Sept 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 115 15 A v er age for Oct. N ov. Dec. year 15 15 15 Sirloin s te a k ... Pound. Round steak------- ..d o __ Rib roast_____ ...d o __ Chuck roast_____ do__ Cts. 42.9 36.8 34.0 23.1 Cts. 42.8 36. 6 33.1 22.1 Cts. 43.8 37.3 35.2 23.0 Cts. 44.2 39.1 34.7 23.3 Cts. 44.9 38.9 34.3 23.2 Cts. 45.6 39.1 34.0 23.6 Cts. 48.1 42.3 35.5 25.1 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 48.3 47.3 46.4 43.8 44.0 41.0 40.7 39.7 37.1 37.9 34.3 34.5 33.7 32.8 33.3 25.0 24.2 24.3 23.3 23.5 Cts. 45.2 38.9 34.1 23.6 Plate beef----------- — do— . Pork chops______ -do— Bacon, sliced------ ...d o — Ham, sliced........... do__ 12.5 33.2 38.3 54.3 12.5 32.5 39.1 54.3 12.5 40.8 42.3 57.9 12.7 40.3 45. ■: 58.0 12.9 40.1 44.9 58. 6 12.5 40.9 47.2 59.4 13.3 44.0 50.1 60.0 13.0 45.8 51.5 59.5 13.5 45.9 51.0 60.0 13.5 43.9 51.4 59.6 13.1 40.3 48.4 59.0 13.4 39.2 47.8 58.8 13.0 40.6 46.5 58.3 42.9 42.0 44.3 42.7 43.5 41.6 43.6 40.8 40.6 39.4 40.6 41.4 40.3 39.9 40.4 40.8 28.5 28.5 28.4 28.4 28.4 29.1 29.2 30.0 40.4 40.1 33.5 40.2 39.2 36.2 41.1 38.8 37.3 41.! 42.1 39.4 40.1 38.3 31.3 Quart___ 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 Lamb..................... H ens___________ Salmon, canncd, red. M ilk, fresh_____ ..d o ___ _.do___ ..d o ___ 14.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 14.3 Milk, evaporated B utter..................... O le o m a r g a r in e (all butter sub stitutes). Can Pound. _.do— 11.7 11.7 11.7 11 11.6 11.7 11.7 11.7 55.1 54.1 58. 2 56.1 55.1 55.4 55.0 55.4 29.9 29.6 29.8 29.9 29.6 29.6 29.7 30.1 11.8 57.3 30.2 12.0 62.0 30.9 11.9 62.0 31.0 12.0 11.8 61.5 57.3 31.0 30.1 Cheese..................... Lard........................ Vegetable lard substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh. _.do....... ...d o ____ ...d o ------ 39.3 40.3 39.6 39.8 39.5 39.1 38.9 38.8 22.6 21. 22.5 22.4 21.3 22.6 23.5 23.7 24.5 24.7 25.1 25.2 24.9 25.0 25.3 25.2 38.4 23.7 25.2 39.0 23.8 25.2 39.5 22.8 25.1 39.4 39.3 21.4 22.7 24.8 25.0 Dozen. 74.9 61.4 37.5 38.7 38.8 44.0 49.0 50.4 53.6 63.8 76.0 71.6 55.0 8.0 6.5 5.5 8.0 6.5 5.3 46.5 8.0 6.3 5.4 49.0 8.0 6.4 5.5 4 9 .0 . 8.0 8.3 6.5 6.5 5.4 5.4 Eggs, storage____ ...d o ....... 55.0 8.8 Bread___________ Pound. . Flour______ ____ - ...d o ....... . 0. 2 Corn m eal---------- ...d o ....... . 5.1 8.8 6.6 5.4 8.7 6.7 5.3 8.7 6. 5 5.3 6. 4 5.4 8.1 6.5 5.3 8.0 6.5 5.5 Rolled o a ts ........... Corn flakes______ Wheat cereal_____ Macaroni________ ...d o ____ 8-oz. pkg 28-oz. pkg P ou nd.., 9.0 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.5 9.5 9. 5 9.4 10.6 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.6 30.8 10.8 10.7 23.4 23. 23.6 23.9 23.8 24. 1 24.2 24.3 22.2 22.1 22.1 22.9 23.2 23.7 23.8 23.4 9.3 10.7 24.5 23.7 9.4 10.7 24.6 23.6 9.3 10.6 24.5 23.4 9.3 9.4 10.6 10.7 24.4 24.1 23.2 R ic e ........... .......... Beans, n avy-------Potatoes.......... . Onions_________ ...d o ....... . ...d o ....... . ...d o ____ — do....... 11.4 11.3 11.3 11.6 11.5 11.8 12.0 11. 9.8 9.8 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.6 9.5 9.6 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.3 3.6 4.3 4.9 4.8 5.8 6.0 6.4 6.9 9.0 10.1 10.4 8.7 11.9 9.5 4.0 7.1 11.6 9.2 3.9 6. 5 12.3 9.3 5. 5 6.4 12.6 11.8 9.3 9.6 5.5 3.9 6.2 7.5 ...d o ....... Cabbage.......... . Beans, baked----- No. 2 can Corn, canned----- ...d o ____ Peas, canned------ ...d o ------ 5.7 5.9 5.9 5.5 5.8 8.4 7.0 6.0 11.2 11.2 11.1 11.2 10.9 10.8 10.8 10.8 17.4 17.4 17.6 17.6 16.7 17.1 17.5 17.6 16.9 16.9 16.7 17.0 16 9 17.7 17.8 18.1 5.1 11.0 17.5 18.2 4.8 10.6 16.8 17.8 4.6 10.8 16.4 17.4 4.7 5.6 11.0 11.0 15.8 17.1 16.9 17.4 Tomatoes, canned. ...d o ....... Sugar, granulated P o u n d .. .do.. T ea___ ____ _____ Coffee........... .......... ...d o ___ 12.5 12.5 12.7 12.9 12.2 12.4 12.1 12.0 7. 7.3 7.1 7.1 7.0 7.0 6.9 6.8 82.3 82.4 81.3 82.7 82.2 87.4 87. 88.3 48.4 48.7 48.6 48.7 47.1 46. 5 46.9 47.5 11.8 6.8 86.8 47.6 11.7 6.6 87.7 48.5 11.6 6.5 87.7 48.2 11.8 12.2 6.5 6.9 87.1 85.3 47.3 47.8 Prunes................... ...d o ___ Raisins............. — ...d o — . Bananas________ D ozen .. Oranges............... . ...d o ----- 19.2 13.9 38.6 41.4 19.1 14.1 34.7 63.2 18.4 14.1 34.7 71.8 17.9 14.0 34.7 61.0 17.3 14.2 34.7 49.0 115-16 ounces. 19.1 13.9 38.6 44.3 18.6 13.5 38.6 47.4 19.3 13.7 36.6 54.5 18.4 13.5 37.7 60.0 18.2 13.9 34.7 69.7 18.2 14.0 33. 67.5 18.1 14.0 33.3 63.9 18.5 13.9 35.9 57.8 159 DETAILED TABLES OF 51 CITIES, 1913, 1925, AND 1926, AND EACH MONTH OF 1925 AND 1926—Continued WASHINGTON, D. C. 1926 A v A v er er age age for Jan. for Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. year year 15 Feb. 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1926 15 1913 Article U nit Sirloin steak........ Round steak___ Rib roast______ Chuck roast........ P o u n d .. —do....... ..d o ___ —do....... Cts. 45.4 38.6 34.6 24.2 Cts. 45.0 38.2 33.9 24.6 Cts. 45.5 38.7 34.8 24.3 Cts. 46.6 40.1 34.8 24.4 Cts. 47.2 40.4 34.6 24.3 Cts. 47.8 40.9 35.1 24.7 Cts. 46.9 40.5 35.0 24.3 Cts. 46.7 40.4 34.3 25.1 Cts. 47.2 40.3 34.7 25.2 Cts. 46.1 39.6 34.7 24.9 Cts. 46.4 39.3 34.5 25.4 Cts. 46.4 39.7 34.6 24.6 Plate beef............ Pork chops.......... Bacon, sliced___ Ham, sliced......... —do....... 12.0 13.4 13.6 —do___ 21.7 39.5 39.5 —do....... 26.2 46.2 46. —do....... 29.4 58.3 58.9 13.3 40.2 47.6 58.9 13.7 41.8 48.0 59.2 13.5 43.9 50.0 60.0 13.8 45.5 53.2 62.0 13.3 45.2 53.1 62.5 13.4 44.8 53.1 61.5 13.8 47.5 53.1 62.1 13.8 55.7 51.6 61.6 14.0 42.1 49.9 60.0 14.1 39.8 48.6 60.3 13.6 43.0 50.1 60.4 Lamb, leg oL........ — do.. H ens..................... — do., Salmon, canned, — do.. Milk, fresh........... . Cts. 26.9 23.3 21.2 17.1 Cts. 45.6 38.9 34.2 24.0 - 20.4 43.4 40.7 40.3 40.7 44. 48.1 44.8 42.3 41.2 40.1 39.7 40.3 42.2 22.1 41.0 43.9 43.5 44.2 45.1 44.9 44.4 41. 40.9 40.4 39.7 39.3 42.4 37.6 38.4 37.8 38.1 37.9 37.9 38.3 38.4 38.0 35.6 32.3 31.9 36.9 Quart. - . 8.6 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 14.6 M ilk, evaporated - Can V 12.0 12.0 12.0 11.8 11.9 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.1 12.0 Butter.................... P o u n d ._ 40.5 59.2 58.1 57.4 53.7 53.4 54.3 53.5 52.3 54.3 57.8 58.7 63.7 56.4 31. 31.2 31.0 31.3 31.3 31.4 31.5 31.5 31.5 31.5 31.1 30.6 31.3 O le om arg a rin e —do. (all butter sub stitutes). 23.4 39.0 38.9 39.3 38.5 37.8 38.5 37.7 38.8 38.8 39.1 40.2 38.8 14.9 20.5 21.1 20.9 20.5 20.9 22.8 23.3 23.1 21.7 21.2 20.2 19.4 21.3 24.7 24.9 24.7 25.1 25.1 25.6 25.5 25.8 25.9 25.8 25.8 25.1 25.3 Cheese.................. . Lard.............. ......... V e g e t a b le lard substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh — do., — do., — do.. D o zen ... 31.0 59.1 47.1 37.7 19.5 39.9 43.9 44.3 45.9 55.6 62.8 71.7 72.8 51.7 Eggs, storage........ Bread...................... F lour................ Corn meal........ . —do___ Pound. . —do.., —do... 8.1 6.6 5.2 Rolled oats............ Corn flakes____ Wheat cereal__ Macaroni______ —do.., 8-oz. pkg. 28-oz.pkg Pound Rice._........ ....... do.. Beans, navy_____ „ _ d o .. Potatoes............. -__d9.. Onions........ ....... ...d o .. 44.6 45.0 5.6 8.2 8.2 3.8 6.7 6.7 2.5 5.3 5.3 8.2 6.7 5.2 8.1 6.6 5.2 8.2 6.7 5.1 8.2 6.7 5.1 8.8 6.7 5.2 8.8 6.5 5.2 48.5 49.7 4 9 .8 , 8.8 8.9 8.9 8.5 6.4 6.3 6.3 6.6 5.1 5.2 5.0 5.2 9.3 9.3 9.3 9.2 9.2 9.2 9.2 9.2 9.2 9.2 9.2 9.2 9.2 10.6 10.7 10.7 10.6 10.6 10.6 10.6 10.7 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.7 24.6 24.7 24.7 24.8 24.9 24.9 24.9 24.9 24.8 24.8 24.6 24.5 24.8 23.7 23.8 23.6 23.7 23.8 23.7 23.8 23.8 23.8 23.8 23.8 23.9 23.8 9.5 12.2 13.0 12.8 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.1 13.1 12. 12.8 12.4 12.4 12.8 9.1 9.1 8.7 8.8 8.6 8.7 8.7 8.4 8.2 8.3 8.6 8.7 8.7 5.8 4.0 3.9 4.3 4.2 4.3 4.4 5.4 6.6 6.3 6.1 7.9 7. 6.6 6.1 6.3 6.4 7.8 8.0 7.4 6.4 6.0 5.8 5.8 5.5 6.5 "1.8 Cabbage............. Beans, baked.. _ Corn, canned... Peas, canned__ -__do....... No.2can. -_do....... ___do....... Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granualted. Tea.................... Coffee________ — do....... 11.3 10.8 10.8 10.4 10.2 10.5 10.3 10.3 10.2 11.3 11.3 11.3 10.7 Pou nd.. 5.1 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.7 6.8 6.8 7.0 6.7 _.do....... 57.5 87.7 88.0 88.1 89.2 89.2 91.1 90.4 91.1 90.6 88.7 89.7 89.5 89.4 ..d o ....... .28.8 48.7 48.8 48.6 48.3 48.3 48.6 48.8 48.1 48.6 49.2 48.7 48.5 48.6 Prunes.............. . R aisins............ . Bananas........... . Oranges............ . —do....... —do....... Dozen... -.d o ....... 8.7 7.8 5.9 6.5 5.5 5.1 4.8 4.6 4. 7.3 4.7 6.3 11.1 10.9 10.7 10.5 10.7 10.4 10. 10.6 10.6 10.3 10.3 10.5 10.6 15.6 15.4 15.7 15.7 15.6 16.0 15.4 15.8 15.4 15.5 15.7 15.7 15.6 16.9 16.8 17.2 16.8 16.7 16.7 16.7 16.9 16.5 16.5 16.6 16.6 16.7 17.4 14.2 34.7 49.3 18.0 14.1 35.9 48.2 18.1 14.3 35.9 48. 18.2 14.5 36.1 58.7 18.4 14.5 34.4 55.8 58.3 14. 36. 7 53.3 i 1 15-16 ounces, 18.3 14.9 34.9 52.9 17.9 14.8 35.6 57.9 17.8 15.0 34.7 57.4 18.1 15.0 35.3 63.9 17.9 14.8 35.0 54.4 17.8 14.2 35.0 50.0 18.0 14.6 35.4 54.2 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 160 T able 1 4 .—R E L A T IV E R E T A IL PR IC ES OF 23 FOOD A R TIC L ES I N E A C H OF 39 C IT IES, 1925 A N D 1926, B Y M O N TH ATLANTA, GA. [1913=100.0] 1925 Article Unit Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Aver for 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 age 15 15 year Sirloin ste a k .. Round steak.. Rib roast-----Chuck roast... Pound. ..d o ...__do__. __do__ 148.8 151.3 156.3 158.8 160.0 157.5 157.1 158.3 157.1 159.6 158. 157.1 152.1 152. 6 158.3 161.6; m o 164.5 162.6 162.6 159.7 164.5 162. 161.1 140.8 142. 148.2 151.8153.4 150.3 155.0 155. 0 147.6 147. 6 149.7 147.6 139.6 135. 6 140.9 145. 6 145.6 143.0 141.6 142.3 143.6 143.0 143.0 140.3 156.7 160.7 149.2 142.3 Plate beef........ Pork chops.._. Bacon, sliced. Ham, sliced... ..d o ___ ..d o ___ . .d o .... ..d o ___ 119. 123. 127.7 126.8 127.3 155.4 119.2 119.9 131.5 158.1 164. 175.2 129.7 133. 133.7 125.7 152.8 151.5 150.2 154.5 143. 2| 137.5 141.6 147.3 187.6 188.9 181.5 180.2 125.7 123.8 123.8 123.8 123.8 155. 158.9 160.2 160.2 154.5 145.4 145.4 150.2 151.7 151.7 182.2 182.2 186.9 183.6 178. 126.7 150.6 140.4 179.2 Lam b......... . Hens______ M ilk, fresh.. Butter.......... . .d o .... .. _do___ Quart.. Pound. 184.1 177. 184.6 163.9 m 4 162. 171.6 156. 156.9 138. 138.1 142.4 188.6 184.6 177. 188.6 181.1 188. 181.1 184.6 188.6 166.8 168.3 159.4 157.9 154.5 156.9| 163.4 167.3 166.3 156.9 156.9 156. 156. 156.9 189.2 1.2 1.2 189.2 142.1 139. 6 141.6 142.6 142.9 145.1 fl51.1 149.4 147.9 184.1 162.4 168.6 143.4 Cheese....................... Lard_____________ Eggs, strictly fresh. Bread__________ . ..d o .... 139.6 140.8 140.4 139.2 139.2 139.6 140.0 141.2 141.2 140. 142.4 142.8 __do___ 148.7 148.1 150.0 149.4 144.8 148.1 153.2 157.1 157.8 155.2 149.4 145. 5 Dozen.. 205.5 159.2 115.8 124.0 124.0 139.0 142.5 160.6 164.0 167.1 205.5 233.9 >.5 174.6 172.9 172.9 174.6 174.6 176.3 176.3 176.3 176.3 176.3 176.3 Pound. 140.8 150.6 161.6 174.6 Flour............................ ..d o ___ Corn meal_________ ...d o ___ Rice___ ___________ _.do___ Potatoes______ ____ _ ...d o __ 1.83.3 191.7 191.7 194.4 191.7 194.4 191.7 191.7 191.7 191.7 191.7 191.7 188.0 184.0 188.0 192.0 188.0 188.0 188.0 188.0 184.0 180.0 168.0 160.0 116.3 117.4 116.3 120.9 123.3 123.3 127.9 133.7 132. 129.1 126.7 127.9 145.5 145.5 140.9 136.4 145. 5 190. 272.7 272.7 231.8 218.2 295.5 290.9 191.7 184.0 124.4 209.1 Sugar, granulated___ T e a . _____________ Coffee........................... 154.4 149.1 142.1 142.1 135.1 133.3 129.8 129.8 128.1 124.6 122.8 124. 156.3 160.0 162.0 164. 5 164.7 168.2 167.2 167.2 167.2 168.5 168.0 168.0 157. 5 161.6 161.6 159. 7 159.4 157.2 155.3 157.2 158.4 160.6 159.7 158.4 135.1 165.2 158.8 152.9 150.5 150.1 152.4 152.6 156.1 161.5 162.2 162.8 162.8 167.8 168.2 158.4 .do.. .do.. _do_. Index number of 43 weighted articles 1926 Article Unit Jan Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. N ov. Dec. Aver for 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 age 15 15 year Sirloin steak............ Round steak............ R ib roast_________ Chuck roast_______ Pound. ...d o __ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ 160.8 160.8 158.3 >.2 170.0 170.4 166.7 167.9 170.8 172. 171.7 170.0 164.0 162.6 161.1 173.0 172.0 173.0 >.7 173.5 175.8 178.2 176.3 174.4 155.0 150.8 155.0 164.9 166.5 167.0 167.0 163.9 174.9 174.3 171.7 172.3 144.3 143.0 147.7 162.4 165.1 162.4 159.7 157.0 163.1 ). 1 170.5 167.5 171.1 165.4 159.7 Plate beef...... ........... Pork chops................ Bacon, sliced______ Ham, sliced.............. __do___ ...d o ___ . ..d o .... ...d o ___ 130.7 132.7 131.7 141. 6 134.7 134.7 137. 132.7 133.7 131.7 131.7 131.7 156.3 15.3.2 156.3 158.0 161.5 1.7 169. 168.0 167.1 169.7 166.7 155.0 149.5 149.5 147. 149. 149.8 153. 155.2 153.9 156.5 157.7 153.9 147.9 182.2 179.9 180.2 181.9 183.2 197.3 207.0 204.0 207.4 204.0 201. 197.3 133.7 162.8 152.1 194.0 L a m b ...................... Hens........ ................... M ilk, fresh............... B utter.......... ............ ...d o ___ . ..d o .... Quart . Pound. 184.6 188.6 182.1 179.6 181.1 202.5 192.0 190.5 18a 6 192.0 192.0 199.0 188.6 185.1 182. 7 185.1 188.6 188.6 186.1 177.2 181.7 190.6 184.7 182.2 189.2 189.2 196.1 196.1 196.1 196.1 196.1 184.3 184.3 186.3 186.3 186.3 145.6 143.1 142.6 138.3 136.6 139.1 139.1 136.8 140.6 141.6 142.4 146. 189.6 185.1 190.2 141.1 C h eese....................... Lard________ _____ Eggs, strictly fresh.. B read.. ...................... ...d o ___ ...d o ___ Dozen— Pound. 145.6 144.0 139.0 140.3 190.4 153.1 174.6 174. 134.4 139.6 142.0 144.8 145. 147.4 146. 140.9 130.5 128. 142.8 158.6 176.4 199.0 >.2 186.4 181.4 181.4 181.4 181.4 140.4 140.9 157. 2 179.7 Flour_____________ _ Corn m eal................. . R ice......................... . Potatoes.............. ........ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ ...d o — 197.2 197.2 197.2 197.2 194.4 191.7 191.7 186.1 183.3 183.3 183.3 180.6 160.0 160.0 160.0 160.0 160.0 160.0 160.0 164.0 172.0 172.0 168.0 160.0 133.7 133.7 131.4 131.4 131.4 131.4 131.4 134.9 140.7 138.4 134.9 131.4 331.8 304.5 300.0 345.5 340.9 2 254.5 227.3 231.8 222.7 227.3 218.2 191.7 164.0 133.7 272.7 Sugar, granulated___ ...d o ___ 126.3 126.3 124.6 124.6 126.3 128.1 129.8 129.8 129. 129.8 131. 131.6 T ea____ ___________ ...d o ___ 172.5 172.5 172. 5 172. 172.8 177.7 177.7 174.7 176.5 173.8 176.8 176.5 Coffee........................... ...d o ___ 159.4 161.9 161. 158.4 158.4 159.7 159.7 159.7 161.3 161. m i 160.9 128.1 174.7 160.6 Index number of 43 weighted articles L. 165.3 168.9 164.6 162.5 166.2 165.9 165.1 164. 162.4 164.7 165.8 166.1 164.7 1 For list of articles see Table 13. 142.8 134.8 137.2 135.6137.6 141.6 139.6 139.0 148.11148. 121.2 129.8 133.6 133.9.137.0 174.6 176.3 172.9 184.7184.7 161 DETAILED TABLES T able 14.—RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, 1925 AND 1926, BY MONTH—Continued BALTIMORE, M D . 1925 Article Unit Sirloin steak________ Round steak.............. . Rib roast___________ Chuck roast............. . P ou n d .. ...d o ____ ...d o ___ — do........ 163.0 163.5 168.3 174.4 180.4 180.9 181.3 180.9 176.1 173.0 169.1 169.1 154.9 154.9 160.0 166.5 173.0 174.9 175.8 174.9 171.2 165.6 162.3 163.7 166.7 165.0 169.9 174.9 177.1 173.2 174.3 171.0 167.8 163.9 164.5 166.7 134.0 131.4 134.6 141.0 146.2 145.5 146.8 143.6 141.0 137.8 137.8 138.5 173.5 166.5 169.4 139.8 Plate beef.____ _____ Pork chops................Bacon, sliced_______ Ham, sliced..............— — do____ — do____ — do____ — do___ 112.1 112.1 113.7 117.7 123.4 121.0 118.5 116.1 116.1 117.7 121.8 119.4 158.1 154.5 190.1 194.2 193.7 192.1 207.3 218.3 220.9 209.9 190.1 183.2 155.0 158.0 173.6 180.1 178.8 187.4 197.8 204.3 202.6 203.9 200.4 190.9 168.2 167.2 182.0 181.0 182.6 181.0 189.8 193.1 188.2 186.6 187.9 184.6 117.8 192.7 186.2 182.6 Lamb........................ Hens......................... . Milk, fresh.................. B u tter.......................... ...d o ____ 220.1 215.2 220.1 213.6 226.1 216.8 221.2 219.0 219.6 215.2 219.6 219.6 — do____ 184.0 181.7 183.6 187.3 186.9 183.6 188.7 184.0 181.7 177.5 175.1 179.3 Q uart.. . 147.7 147.7 147.7 147.7 147.7 147.7 147.7 147.7 147.7 147.7 147.7 147.7 Pound— 143.6 138.0 150.6 148.1 146.3 144.6 144.3 145.1 148.9 158.9 160.2 159.4 219.0 182.6 147.7 149.1 Cheese........................... Lard....................... ....... Eggs, strictly fresh, „ Bread............................ — do___ 156.6 158.3 159.2 161..0 160.5 158.3 157.0 158.3 158.8 159.6 159.6 160.5 — do____ 149.0 144.8 151.0 156.6 152.4 151.0 160.0 160.7 159.3 164.1 150.3 142.8 D o zen ... 239.1 182.8 120.5 121.5 123.8 130.5 140.7 145.4 150.7 187.1 225.5 218.9 P o u n d ._ 168.5 168.5 1 7 0 :4 174.1 174.1 174.1 174.1 174.1 174.1 174.1 174.1 174.1 159.2 153.8 165.6 172.2 Flour............................. Com meal.................... Rice_-_..................... . Potatoes..................... ...d o ___ — do____ ...d o ____ ...d o ........ 171.9 190.6 184.4 178.1 175.0 175.0 171.9 178.1 178.1 171.9 175.0 175.0 172.0 176.0 176.0 184.0 172.0 180.0 176.0 184.0 180.0 172.0 168.0 164.0 114.4 115.6 115.6 115.6 115.6 114.4 117.8 120.0 120.0 120.0 117.8 122.2 133.3 138.9 133.3 122.2 172.2 205.6 238.9 244.4 194.4 194.4 283.3 300.0 178.1 176.0 117.8 m .4 Sugar, granulated___ — do____ 151.0 142.9 142.9 138.8 136.7 134.7 134.7 126.5 126.5 124.5 122.4 124.5 T e a . .. .........................- ...d o ___ 125.5i127.3 129.6 133.8 136.4 137.7 136.6 136.1 134.1 134.1 135.4 137.3 Coffee........................... ...d o ____ 196.8 198.8 198.8 200.0 199.2 192.8 194.0 195.2 194.4 195.2 194.0 195.2 134.7 133.8 196.4 Index number of 43 weighted articles L. 164.4 Aver Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. age for 15 15 year 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 161.5 157.8 157.4 158.5 161.9 163.4 167.6 167.5 165.1 167.5 172.9 172.1 1926 Article Unit Aver Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. N ov. Dec. age for 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 year 15 15 Sirloin steak---------Round steak______ Rib roast____ ____ Chuck roast............. Pound. .__do___ ...d o ___ . . . d o .... 166.5 167. 170.4 171.7 175.2 176.1 175.7 174.8 174.8 168.7 165.2 164.3 160.9 164.2 163.7 165.1 169.3 169. 170.2 171.2 170.7 167.9 162.8 161.4 163.4 165.0 163.4 163. 164.5 165. 167.8 166.7 165.0 163.4 162.8 161.7 1.5 137.8 138.5 137.8 139.1 139.1 141.0 141.0 141.7 140.4 141.7 141.0 170.9 166.5 164.5 139.7 Plate beef................. Pork chops............... Ham, sliced.............. Bacon, sliced............ — d o .... .__do_— — do___ — do— 118.5 118.5 121.8119.4 116.1 121.0 120.2 118.5 121.8 122.6 120.2 121.0 188.5 ».5 199. 5'200.0 206.8 218.3 212.0 204.2 226.7 208.9 203.1 187.4 184.0 184.8 185.7 189.6 196.1 205.2 203.0 203.5 203.5 203.0 197.8 1.2 185.2 187.5 189.2 193. 200.0 205.2 204.3 202. 199.7 196.4 191.1 120.2 203.7 195.7 195.7 Lamb......................... H en s.......................... M ilk, fresh............... . Butter....................... . — do— .—do___ Quart.. Pound. 215.2 211.4 212.0 230. 237.0 224.5 217.9 218.5 208.7 202.7 201.6 186.9 188. 194.4 200. 202. 196.7 196.7 192.5 185.0 179.8 180.3 177.5 147.7 147.7 147.7 147.7 147.7 147.7 147.7 147.7 147.7 159.1 159.1 159.1 152.1 149.1 146.1 140. 136.5 139.3 138.0 138.3 141. 145.8 150. 160.7 215.8 190.1 151.1 144.8 Cheese...................... Lard.......................... Eggs, strictly fresh. Bread—..................... ...d o ___ 159.6 161.4 157.9 153.1 150.9 149. 148.7 148.7 147.4 151.8 155.3 155.7 — d o ..„ 140.0 140.0 137.2 135.2 135.9 147.6 149.7 148.3 144.1 140.0 135.2 126.2 D ozen.. 178.8 145.4 116.9 118.9 119. 128.1 128.1 132.5 156. 181.5 219.5 215.9 Pound. 1174 181.5 181.5 181.5 181.5 181.5 179.6 179.6 181.5 181.5 181.5 181.5 153.5 140.0 153.6 181.5 Flour............................ Corn m ea l................... R ice.-_ ......................... Potatoes....................... .—do___ . . . d o .... ...d o ___ . .. do.— 184.4 184.4 187.5 181.3 181.3 181.3 181.3 181.3 171. 165.6 165.6 165.6 160.0 160.0 156.0 156.0 156.0 156.0 156.0 160.0 152.0 156.0 156.0 156.0 120.0 117.8 117.8 120.0 120.0 120.0 120.0 120.0 118. 118.9 115.6 114.4 338s 9 338.9 327.8 372.2 383.3 300.0 194.4 222.2 227.8 227.8 238.9 178.1 156.0 118.9 283.3 Sugar, granulated___ ...d o — 122.4122.4 122.4 122.4 122.4 128. 132.7 132.7 132.7 132.7 132.7 132.7 Tea__________ _____ —do— 130.4130.7 133.0 133.2 133.2 133. 133. 134.1 133.6 132.5 131.8 131.3 Coffee. .......................... ...d o ___ 194.41190.4 192.0 191.6 191.6 192.0 192.4 191.6 192.8 191.2 190.4 190.8 128.6 132.7 191.6 Index number of 43 weighted articlesl- .................170.2 168. 167.6 i For list of articles see Table 13. 166.7168.5 169.5 8.0 162.9 163.4 165.8 167.3 >9.5 168.8 162 RETAIL PRICES, 1800 TO 1926 T able 1 4 .—R E LA T IV E R E T A IL PR IC ES OF 23 FOOD A R T IC L E S IN E A C H OF 89 C IT IES, 1925 A N D 1926, BY M O N TH —Continued BIRM INGH AM , ALA. 1925 Article Unit P o u n d .. Round steak................ ...d o ___ _ liib roast...................... ..d o ....... Chuck m ist......... ....... . ..d o ....... Aver Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. age for 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 year 139.4 139.4 140.5 142.0 142. S 145.0 145.0 146.1 147.2 147.2 147.6 146.1 148.6 151.4 151.8 152.7 154.6 155.5 155.5 155.9 155.9 158.2 158.6 155.5 138.5 137.0 138.0 142.0 141.0 142.0 138.5 141.5 139.0 141.0 137.5 142.0 134.8 131.7 134.1 136.0 138.4 137.8 138.4 138.4 137.8 137.2 137.8 137.8 143.5 154.5 140.0 136.6 128.2 123.2 132.0 137.9 143.7 139.8 135.9 138.8 137.9 146.9 143.5 170.3 171.3 165.1 164.1 166.0 173.2 175.6 122.8 124.0 130.2 138.0 137.4 139.8 143.1 146.4 147.6 156.3 155.0 164.4 169.9 169.9 172.5 169.6 174.8 174.1 135.9 167.5 139.2 168.9 Plate beef..................... Pork chops................... Bacon, sliced............... Ham, sliced.................. . ..d o ....... . ..d o ___ . ..d o ___ . ..d o ___ Lamb............................ Hens— ......................... Milk, fresh................... Butter_____________ — do— 170.5 174.2 177.4 172.8 170.5 168.2 . .. d o ....... 179.6 179.0 184.4 182.3 181.7 180.1 Quart. __ 186.3 186.3 186.3 186.3 186.3 186.3 Pnnnd 136.5 133.8 140.5 139.8 134.5 134.5 135.0 135.0 135.0 177.0 177.5 178.5 145.8 148. 5 147.0 175.4 171.8 172.5 172.8 171.9 171.9 171.9 175.8 173.1 186.0 191.4 186.3 186.3 186.3 186.3 133.8 135.7 137.2 147.7 174.2 171.4 182.3 186.0 186.3 186.3 149.2 148.7 172.4 181.7 186.3 139.3 163.3 162.8 162.4 160.2 161.1 161.9 163.7 164.6 166.4 166.8 167.7 151.3 154.5 152.6 149.4 150.0 154.5 157.7 155.8 154.5 151.3 145.5 169.0 122.5 125.1 123.9 128.8 140.8 151.0 156.9 172.2 202.0 223.5 192. 6 192.6 192.6 192.6 192.6 192.6 192.6 188.9 188.9 188.9 188.9 163.3 152.6 161.4 190. 7 186.5 194.6 194.6 191.9 191.9 191.9 191.9 191.9 189.2 189.2 191.9 191.9 195. 7 200.0 200.0 200.0 195.7 195.7 195.7 195.7 195.7 195.7 187.0 187.0 135.4 136.6 134.1 135.4 135.4 136.6 137.8 145.1 143.9 145.1 146.3 143.9 181.0 176.2 176.2 171.4 176.2 1242.9 276.2 285.7 252.4 238.1 290.5 290.5 191.9 195. 7 140.2 228.6 Sugar, granulated----- _--do....... 163.0 157.4 151.9 148.2 142.6 138.9 138.9 137.0 137.0 131.5 131.5 135.2 T e a .............................. ...d o ....... 148.0 147.8 149. 6 150.9 149.8151.7 150.2 150.9 151.4 151.5 151.5 150.2 Coffee............................ ...d o ___ 185.4 189.2 190.3 189.2 187. 5 186.8 186.8 186.8 186.8 187.2 187.5 187.5 142.6 150.2 187.5 Index number of 43 weighted articles . .................. 163.7 160.9 160.4 160. 6 160. oJl63.3 166.5 167. 8'166.4 167.4 171.4 172.3 165.0 Cheese........................... . ..d o ....... Lard............................... -_-do....... Eggs, strictly fresh .._ D ozen ... Bread._____________ Pound.. Flour............................. Corn meal.................... Rice............................... Potatoes........................ — do....... ...d o ___ . ..d o ........ — ds........ 160.2 153.2 222.2 m 9 1926 Article Unit Sirloin steak________ Round steak................ Rib roast...................... Chuck roast................. Pound. . . ..d o ....... — do....... . ..d o ....... 147.6 147.6 146. 5 148.0 148.7 150.6 152.4 152.4 151.3 151.3 151.3 152.8 157.7 157.7 157. 7 15a 6 158.6, 159. 5 162.3 161.4 161.4 162.7 160.5 162.7 142.0 141.0 139. 5 136.5 139.0 142.5 144.0 143.5 141.5 139.0 141.0 144.0 138.4 136.6 137.8 136.6j 139.0 141.5 139.0 137.8 139.6 142.1 140.2 139.6 Plate beef.................... Pork chops................... Bacon, sliced............... Ham, sliced.................. — d o ..— — do....... . ..d o ....... . ..d o ....... 134.0 135.0 173.7 176.6 146.1 144.9 172.5 173.1 140.8 137.9 191.4 187.1 152.7 152.7 190.6 192.6 135.0 143.7 138.8 135.9 188.5 192.8 186.1 176.6 151.5 150.9 152.1 145.8 194.2 191.9 186.4 184.5 138.8 182.3 148.5 183.2 Lamb............................. Hens.............................. M ilk, fresh................... B utter_____________ . ..d o ....... — do....... Q uart... Pound. . 177.9 170.5 171.4 167.3 175.6 179.7 177.9 177.9 192.5 194. 6 193.5 194.1 202.2 200.5 195.2 200.5 186.3 196.1 196.1 196.1 196.1 196.1 196.1 196.1 145.8 142.7 141.5 137.2 134.5 135. 7 135.5 134.5 177.4 174.7 178.8 177.9 197.8 202.2 203.2 197.8 176.5 176.5 176.5 176.5 135.3 136.7 139.1 145.3 175.6 197.8 189.2 138.6 Cheese........................... Lard............................... Eggs, strictly fresh ... Bread______________ . ..d o ....... ...d o ....... D ozen ... P o u n d .. 168.6 166.8 146.8 144.9 188.2 136.3 190.7 190.7 164.2 164.2 165.0 144.2 140.4 136.5 169.3 181.7 199.0 190.7 190.7 190.7 161.1 144.9 150.7 190.7 Flour............................. Corn meal.................... R ice............................... Potatoes........................ — do___ — do....... . ..d o ....... ...d o ....... 191.9 194.6 197.3 194.6 197.3 194.6 189.2 186.5 180.5 183.8 183.8 183.8 187.0 187.0 178.3 178.3 182.6 178.3 182.6 178. 3 182.6 182.6 182.6 178.3 147.6 150.0 147.6 148.8 147.6 148.8 143.9 142.7 141.5 140.2 137.8 136.6 319.0 319.0 323.8 352.4 366.7 281.0 285.7 266. 7 257.1 257.1 252.4 252.4 189.2 182.6 143.9 295.2 Sugar, granulated___ . ..d o ....... 135.2 135. 2 131. 5 131. 5 133.3 137.0 137.0 137.0 138.9 138.9 140.7 142.6 T ea................................ — do....... 150.7 151.5 151.5 154.0 155.8 156.9 159.1 157.6 156.6 157.1 157.7 157.3 Coffee............................ — do....... 209. 7 209.3 209.3 210.9 210.5 210.1 208.9 210.1 210.5 210.5 209.3 208.9 137.0 155.5 209.7 Index number of 43 weighted articles1 ie a 1 Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Aver for 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 age year 163.7 158.4 155.3 156. 2 156.2 157. 5 157.5 144.2 141.0 142.9 153.8 152.6 146.2 147.4 119.0 124.8 127.1 130.7 138.2 138.2 153.9 190. 7 190.7 188.9 188.9 190. 7 190.7 192.6 171.7 168.9 167.5 168.7 169.9 167.3 168.0 166.5 166.1 166.9 167.0 167.8 1 For list of articles see Table 13. 131.1 142.7 Il50.5 137.9 174.6 173.2 181.3 185.6 144.6 143.4 146.1 152.1 173.1 171.5 179.6 189.0 150.2 160.0 141.0 139.0 163 DETAILED TABLES T a b l e 1 4 .— RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, 1925 AND 1926, BY MONTH—Continued BO ST O N , M A SS. 1925 Article U nit Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Aver for 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 age year Sirloin steak............. Round steak.......... . Rib roast................ . Chuck roast............. Pound, - d o .... . .d o . .. . _.do— _ 2 187.3 174.8 171.7 175.6 177.3 174.5 174.8 191.2 195.5 0 194.6 141.4 139.9 143.4 146.1 145.5 146.4 163.8 163. 160.9 163.0 151.0 150.1 155.9 154.3 154.7 157.6 15a 3 159.2 171.4 175.1 175.9 174.3 166.9 167.3 141.7 140.0 142.9 144. 148.6 148. 164. 165.1 160.6 169.1 162.9 161.7 183.9 151.3 164.1 154.3 Plate beef____ Pork chops__ Bacon, sliced.. Ham, sliced ... —do— . . . . d o ... 147. 141.3 169.6 163.5 167.0 176.5 186.1 1.1 185.7 186.5 164.3 . . . do_._. 159.1 163.9 176.2 184.1 178.6 180.2 185.7 190. 195.6 193.7 192.1 192.5 ...d o .... 171.5 173.1 182. 5 4 185.1 185.1 190.6 195.8 194.8 194.2 190.9 189.3 170.4 182.5 186.7 Lam b........... H en s............ Milk, fresh.. Butter.......... ...d o ___ ...d o .... Quart.. Pound. 184.6 177.4 181.4 172.0 178.7 181.9 188.2 184.2 18L0 179.6 184.2 183.3 157.3 158.9 160.9 164.5 166.9 162.5 167.3 162.1 167.7 167.7 ie a 1 162.1 167.4 167.4 155.1 155.1 149.4 14a 4 160.7 166.3 16a 3 16 a 16a 3 166.3 14a 7 133.0 143.0 143.3 143.8 143.8 142.2 145.1 148.5 156.5 157.3 156.5 181.4 163.3 161.8 146.7 Cheese....................... Lard........................... Eggs, strictly fresh. Bread......................... —do___ —do__ D ozen.. Pound. 165.9468.1 166.4 168.5 167.7 167.7 170.4 171.7 173.5 173.9 174.8 175.7 15a 0150.0 148.1 150.6 143.0 147.5 150. 153.2 155.7 is a 3 148.1 143.0 203.8 167.1 131.0 118.4 124.1 131.7 152.7 158.9 168. 202.6 216.8 201.2 149.2150.8j150.8 152.5 152.5 152. 5 152.5 154.2 154.2 154.2 154.2 1512 170.4 150.0 164.8 152.5 Flour......... Corn m ea l.. R ice.............. Potatoes___ —do___ —do___ —do___ ..d o ___ 178.4 191.9 186.5 175.7 175.7 178.4 178.4 178.4 17a 4 175.717a 4 181.1 182.9 182. 177.1 180.0 185.7 185.7 182.9 185.7 191,4 194.3 191.4 185.7 121.5 123.7 124.7 122.6 126.9 124.7 125.8 128.0 129.0 132.3 134.4 133.3 117. 135.3 123.5 111. 123.5 141.2 258.8 288.2 1.2 223.5 305.9 300.0 181.1 185.7 126.9 194.1 Sugar, granulated... T ea.............................. Coffee.......................... ..d o .... 150.0 140.7 137.0 135.2 131.5 131.5 125.9 124.1 127. 125.9 122.2 124.1 —do___ 126. 127. 127.3 128.0 128.2 128.3 12a 7 130.2 128. 128.8 129.4 129.7 —do___ 172.4 173.0 173.0 173.3 169.7 166.4 170.6 170.0 170.6 169.7 169.7 169.7 131.5 128.5 170.6 Index number of 43 weighted articles 156.4 152.7 149.2 148.5 149.1 151.1 162.1 164.6 161.3 166.8 170.7 167.9 15a 5 1926 Article U nit Sirloin steak................ Round steak................ Rib roast...................... Chuck roast................. P o u n d .. ...d o ........ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ 184.4 181.6 179.0 184.1 184.1 186.1 187.0 185.3 189.8 185.0 183.3 182.2 152.8 146.1 142.9 148.4 149.9 15 a 1 150.1 149.0 1512 150.7 144.9 144.3 162.4 158.8 156.3 157.1 159.2 161.2 161.6 159.2 160.0 158.8 1517 154.3 160.0 149.7 150.9 1519 156.0 156.6 159.4 157.1 161.1 161.1 162.9 162.9 1814 148.7 168.8 167.7 Plate beef..................... Pork chops................... Bacon, sliced............... Ham, sliced.................. ___do___ ...d o ___ 170.4 163.5 169.6 177.4 189.6 195.7 193.0 191.3 197.8 203.0 181.7 173.0 ...d o ___ 188.1 184.5 184.5 185.7 186.5 196.0 198.0 197.2 198.0 192.9 195.2 1918 ...d o ___ 186.7 184.8 186.4 189.6 195.1 213.6 214.6 2112 214.6 212.3 2019 200.0 183.9 19L7 201.3 Lamb............................. Hens.............................. M ilk, fresh................... Butter........................... . ..d o ___ ...d o ___ Q uart... P o u n d .. 184.6 180.5 170.1 176.0 191.4 210.9 192.3 184.2 1 8 a 0 178.7 1717 176.0 168.5 170.6 170.6 177.0 182.3 179.0 171.4 ie a 9 167.7 167.3 163.7 163.7 167.4 167.4 167.4 167.4 167.4 156.2 167.4 167.4 167.4 167.4 169.7 171.9 152.0 14 a 8 144.6 137.5 132.5 135,4 1318 135.9 13a 5 141.7 145.9 152.5 183.7 170.6 167.4 141.7 Cheese........................... Lard............................ Eggs, strictly fresh ... Bread............................. . .. d o ___ . .. d o ___ Dozen _.. P o u n d .. 176.1 175.7 174.3 172.6 165.5 164.2 161.9 163.3 165.0 16a 4 169.0:169.5 141.8 142.4 137.3 13 a 1 132.9 144.9!l4fi. 2 143.0 140.5 1318 131.6 127.8 155.6 141.8 124.1 n a 4 122.9 129.3 135.9 151.8 16a 6 1813 223.2 200.9 154.2 154.2 154.2 154.2 164.2 154.2 1512 154.2 154.2 1512 1512 1512 168.6 138.6 154.6 154.2 Flour............................. Corn meal.................... R ic e ............................. Potatoes..... .................. . .. d o ___ . .. d o ___ . .. d o ___ . .. d o ___ 186.5 189.2 183.8 181.1 178.4 175.7 175.7 173.0 170.3 167.6 162.2 162.2 188.6 185.7 185.7 185.7 185.7 1713 185.7 185.7 177.1 177.1 177.1 177.1 135. 0 134.4 134.4 136.6 136.6 138.7 136. 6 129.0 130.1 131.2 125.8 123.7 35a 8 347.1 347.1 452.9 323.5 2617 229.4 211.8 200.0 205.9 229.4 235.3 175.7 182.9 130.1 282.4 Sugar, granulated___ . .. d o ___ 122.2 122.2 120.4 118.5 1211 125.9 1211 125.9 125.9 129.6 131.0 136.2 T ea................................ . . . do___ 132.1 129.0 127.1 126.8 128.5 129.5 127.8 126.3 125.1 127.5 127.8 127.8 Coffee............................ . . . d o . . . . 169.7 169.1 169.1 168.5 167.9 169.1 168.2 106.4 167.3 167.6 167.0 167.6 126.9 128.0 168.2 Index number of 43 weighted articles * 161.7 1 For list Aver Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. age for 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 year 15 166.4 163.6 161.2 165.5 160.4 158.4 158.3 158.1 159.4 160.8 165.2 163.8 of articles see Table 13. 164 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 T a b l e 1 4 .— RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, 1925 AND 1926, BY MONTH—Continued BUFFALO, N . Y. 1925 Article U nit Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 Oct. Nov. Dec. 15 15 15 Aver age for year Sirloin steak. _ Round steak.. Rib roast......... Chuck roast__ Pound. ...d o ___ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ 165.9 165.0 171.7 175.3 174.9 178.5 188.3 189.7 187.0 179.8 174.0 174.4 161.3 160.3 168.6 173.2 173.7 176.3 1.5 184.5 182.0 175.3 171.6 171.1 168.8 166.5 172.4 173. 5 173.5 176.5 177.1 178.8 180.0 177.6 171.2 171. 141.2 141.2 143.1 148.4 145.8 145.1 149.0 149.0 149.0 151.0 144.4 145.8 Plato beef........ Pork chops___ Bacon, sliced— Ham, sliced__ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ ..d o ___ 108.7 109.6 112.2 113.0 164.5 158.1 203.0 194.1 159. 162. 0 184.2 191.9 177.5 176.7 192.0 190.8 110.4112. 189. 7 209. 199.5 206.! 192.4 196.1 112.2 115.7 120. 213.8 216.3 205. 207.7 208. 6;209. 200.4 200.4;200. 123.5 122.6 197.0 186.7 204.1 202.3 195.4 194.3 114.8 194.1 193.7 192.4 Lamb............ Hens_______ M ilk, fresh.. Butter.......... ...d o — :.d o ___ Quart— Pound. 201.8 203.0 209. 185. 3 184.4 185.8 183.9 175.0 175.0 175.0 177.5 139.4 133.2 153.1 145.0 205.9 213. ( 180.6 170.! 165.0 165. ( 142.0 142.1 210.1 205.3 205.3 201, 210.7 176.8 176.8 171.6 177.7 167.5 167.5 177.5 177. 162.0 162.3 144.2 149.9 207.1 180.6 171.3 148.0 Cheese....................... . L ard......... ............... . Eggs, strictly fresh.. Bread.......................... — do— . - d o .- D ozen.. Pound. 178.5 179.5 182.9 178. 182.0 182.9 180.0 185.9 184.4 187. 186.8 186.3 153.1 150. 158.0 155. 9 152. 155.9 159.4 160.8 161.5 161.5 154.5 149.7 242.9 178.7 129.2 118.2 121.9 130.1 142.2 152. 163. 198.2 227.1 218.5 157.1 158.9 158.9 158. 158.9 158.9 158.9 180.7 160. 160.7 160.7 160.7 182.9 155.9 168.7 158.9 Flour....................... . Corn m eal_______ R ic e ..- —................ Potatoes................... ...d o ___ 196.7 206.7 206.7 190.0 186.7 188.7 186.7 186.7 190.0180.0 180.0 190.0 ...d o ___ 192.3 200.0 203.8 200.0 211. 211.5 207.7 211.5 215.4 219.2 207.7 200.0 .. do___ 109.7 110.8 112.9 111. 117.2 116.1 119.4 120.4 122. 6 118. 123.7 120.4 1 i.2 82.4 82.4 152.9 252. 258.8 176.5 205.9 288.2 282.4 ...d o ___ 94.1 190.0 207.7 117.2 170.6 Sugar, granulated. T e a ......................... . Coffee....................... .d o ___ 138. 135.2 135.2 131. 127. 124.1 124.1 124.1 122.2 120.4 114.8 118.5 .do___ 143.8 146.4 151.6 148.4 150.4 151.6 151.1 150.7 153.3 154.0 151.6 152.4 .do___ 168.6 171. 170.3 170.0 166.2 164. 5 165.5 164.8 165. 165.9 167.6 168. 6 125.9 150.4 167.6 Index number of 43 weighted articles 160.4 154.7 155. 5 153.5 152.3 157.1 >3.9 177.1 173.7 174.1 146.4 167.7 173.2 172.0 1926 Article Unit Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept, Oct. Nov. Dec 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 Aver age for year Sirloin steak— Round steak,. R ib roast____ Chuck roast— Pound. .._do___ ...d o ___ .__do___ 181.6 178.0 180.4 172.7 174.1 174.1 149.7 147.1 183.0 184.3 188. 190.1 176. 3 179.4 182. 5 183.0 177.1 178.2 178.2 181.2 149.7 152.3 152.9 152.3 183.4 178.4 180.0 154.9 179.4 177.6 174.2 176.3 178. 179.4 154.9 156.2 182. 5 177.3 177. 6 151.6 Plate beef___ Pork chops.—. Bacon, sliced.. Ham, sliced—. ...d o ___ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ 121.7 124.3 197.0 189.2 204.1 200.9 196. 199.2 124.3 121.7 117.4 116.5 209.4 221.2 221.2 213.3 205.4 215. 219.0 219.0 211.5 229. 228.2 227.9 125.2 126.1 127.8 222.7 205.4 193.6 212.7 212.2 207.7 i.3 216.8 214. 123.5 208.4 210.0 215.3 L am b.............. Hens________ M ilk, fresh__ Butter............. ...d o ___ ...d o ___ Quart. _ Pound. 213.6 212.4 198.6 194.3 165.0 165.0 152.0 148.2 215.4 234.3 222.5 210.1 197.6 197.6 191.9 182. 5 162. 5 162.5 162.5 162.5 133. 2 134.2 139.6 134.8 201.2 194.1 192.9 181.5 179.6 182.0 162.5 162.5 162.5 148.0 155.5 169. 209.5 190.0 163.8 145.0 Cheese....................... . Lard_____________ Eggs, strictly fresh. Bread.......................... ...d o ___ ...d o ___ D ozen .. Pound. 185.4 187.3 147. 146.9 173.9 147.7 160.7 160.7 182. 179.0 178.5 179.0 141.3 149.7 153.1 151.7 125.5 125.8 130.7 135.0 160.7 160.7 158.9 158. 181.5 183.4 183.4 146.2 142.7 138.5 183. 209.7 210.6 158.9 158.9 157.1 182.9 146.2 155.6 158.9 Flour............................. Corn m e a l................. Rice......... ..................... Potatoes....................... ...d o ___ ...d o ___ .,.d o ___ ...d o — 193.3 193.3 203. 207.7 123.7 124.7 335.3 335.3 7 186.7 186.7 190.0 211.5 211.5 207.7 207.7 122.6 123.7 124.7 123.7 364.7 317. 211. 217.6 170.0 170.0 170.0 200.0 203.8 196.2 123.7 121.5 120.4 205.9 241.2 241.2 183.3 203.8 123.7 288.2 Sugar, granulated___ -_ d o ___ 118.5 120.4 T ea................................ ...d o ___ 153.8 155.1 Coffee_________ ____ ...d o ___ 170. 170.0 116.7 122.2 122.2 124.1 159.8 160.9 158.2 159.3 166.2 >.6 166.6 167.2 127.8 129.6 131.5 155.8 156.7 155.1 167.6 165.5 166.2 122.2 156.9 167.9 164.4 168.5 166.4 Index number of 43 weighted articles 171.1 iFor list of articles see Table 13. 167. 5 169.3 167.2 166.1 161.0 160.5 i9.1 165 DETAILED TABLES T able 14.—RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, 1925 AND 1926, BY MONTH—Continued CHARLESTON, S. C. 1925 Article U n it Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Aver for 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 age year Sirloin steak________ Pound Round steak................ ...d o ___ Rib roast..................... _do....... Chuck roast................. ...d o ....... 151.2 150.7 153.0 153.0 157.1 154.8 153.0 153.0 153.0 150.7 146.5 148.8 147.1 149.5 149.5 151.5 153.9 149.5 149.5 149.5 149.5 149.5 144.6 147.1 131.2 130.7 137.1 139.6 146.0 138.1 130.7 132.7 130.7 135.1 132.7 130.7 127.2 125.2 133.1 137.1 137.1 132.5 132.5 126.5 126.5 129.1 130.5 124.5 152.1 149.0 134.7 130.5 Plate beef..................... Pork chops................... Bacon, sliced............... Harn, sliced ...d o ___ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ __ do____ 122.0 119.5 127.1 124.6 124.6 121.2 116.9 113.6 115.3 119.5 118.6 116.9 129.4 127.7 141.3 146.8 145.1 145.1 145.1 146.8 146.8 158.7 146.4 142.6 138.1 139.7 156.4 168.9 166.9 168.1 168.9 177.4 179.0 176.7 173.5 172.4 165 5 162 5 173.8 179.6 180.7 178.6 181.8 184.0 185.1 186.2 179.6 177.8 120.3 143.4 165.4 177.8 Lamb............................. Hens_______________ M ilk, fresh. ................. Butter.......... .............„ — do........ ___do___ Quart— P o u n d .. 189.4 179.4 188.5 200.0 192.2 189.5 192.2 183.5 195.0 195.0 200.0 196.8 159 0 158 5 1.68.2 171.4 172.8 169.6 169.6 170.5 169.6 166.8 169.6 169.6 152 5 15? 5 1.54.2 152.5 152.5 152.5 152.5 152.5 152.5 152.5 152.5 152.5 138 6 132 ft 145.8 143.7 139.9 138.9 139.4 138.9 139.7 148.9 153.2 152.1 191.7 167.7 152.5 142.6 Cheese.......... ................ — do___ Lard...................... ....... ...d o ___ Eggs, strictly fresh.__ D ozen ... Bread............................. — do___ 161.2 160.7 162.6 164.6 160.2 161.2 162.1 165.5 164.1 167.5 166.0 170.9 158 ft 156 ft 157.3 160.0 156.0 156.0 157.3 158.0 159.3 160.0 158.0 158.0 198.4 174.0 110.8 130.2 125.4 128.6 139.0 148.6 157.5 169.2 175.6 168.3 177.0 177.0 177.0 177.0 177.0 177.0 177.0 177.0 177.0 177.0 177.0 177.0 164.1 158.0 152.1 177.0 — do___ . ..d o ___ ...d o ___ — do___ 191.9 202.7 202.7 202.7 197.3 197.3 197.3 200.0 197.3 197.3 197.3 200.0 170.8 170.8 170.8 170.8 170.8 170.8 170.8 170.8 170.8 170.8 170.8 170.8 149.1 154.5 160.0 156.4 158.2 158.2 160.0 165.5 163.6 161.8 160.0 163.6 122.7 127.3 122.7 113.6 109.1 140.9 177.3 245.5 168.2 168.2 254.5 259.1 200.0 170.8 160.0 168.2 Sugar, granulated----- ...d o ___ 154.9 143.1 141.2 137.3 133.3 129.4 127.5 127. 5 129.4 123.5 121.6 125.5 Tea__............................. — do___ 143.8 143.8 143.6 143.6 145.2 147.2 152.8 152.8 149.8 149.8 151.6 151.6 Coffee............................ — do___ 172.2 173.8 175.7 175.7 174,1 172.2 175.3 175.3 175.7 175.7 175.7 173.4 133.3 148.0 174.5 Index number of 43 weighted articles 1 159.3 F lou r...................... Corn meal__________ Rice............................... Potatoes___________ 156.5 154.9 154.0 155.7 154. 5 156.4 160.2 164.1 160.4 162.3 165.6 164.9 1926 Article Unit Sirloin steak________ Round steak................ Rib roast...................... Chuck roast—.............. P o u n d .. ...d o ___ — do___ — do....... 149.8 152.1 152.1 159.0 153.9 159.0 154.4 154.4 152.1 149.5 149.5 154.4 152.9 151.5 154.4 156.9 149.5 149.5 133.7 136.1 133.7 134.7 136.1 133.7 136.1 137.1 133.7 133.8 137.1 137.1 140.4 135.1 135.8 135.8 137.1 124.5 Plate beef..................... Pork chops................... Bacon, sliced ............. Ham, sliced.................. ...d o ___ ...d o ___ — do___ — do___ 124.6 128.8 128.8 130.5 126.3 148.1 146.0 147.7 149.8 158.7 169.3 170.0 166.9 168.1 170.0 175.3 177.5 175.3 182.9 188.7 Lamb............................ H e n s ______________ Milk, fresh_________ Butter____ _________ — do....... __ do____ Quart— P o u n d .. 195.0 195.0 191.3 195.0 195.0 195.0 203.2 196.8 193.1 167.7 175.1 179.7 188.0 194.9 202.8 192.6 184.8 188.5 152.5 152.5 152.5 152.5 152.5 152.5 152.5 152.5 152.5 149.5 146.0 144.4 137.8 130.7 130.4 130.4 130.4 130.4 192.2 189.4 183.5 181.6 183.4 177.0 152.5 161.0 161.0 138.4 138.6 149.5 193.6 184.8 154.2 138.1 Cheese....................... . Lard.............................. Eggs, strictly fresh ... Bread............................ — do........ . ..d o ....... Dozen— Pound. . 169.9 171.8 168.9 163.1 153.9 153.4 153.9 153.4 161.2 164.6 169.4 169.9 150.7 155.3 157.3 157.3 152.7 160.0 160.0 160.7 158.0 147.3 142.0 139.3 182.9 146.7 131.4 133.3 125.7 138.4 155.6 147.0 170.2 180.0 204.1 211.7 177.0 177.0 175.4 177.0 170.5 170.5 170.5 167.2 167.2 167.2 167.2 167.2 162.6 153.3 160.6 170.5 F lour............................ Corn m e a l.................. Rice........................... ... Potatoes___________ — do___ _ „ d o ....... — do___ — do___ 202.7 200.0 200.0 200.0 197.3 197.3 197.3 194.6 186.5 189.2 191.9 191.9 166.7 166.7 166.7 166.7 162.5 166.7 166.7 170.8 166.7 162.5 162.5 162.5 172.7 174.5 176.4 174.5 172.7 172.7 178.2 178.2 172.7 163.6 150.9 152.7 309.1 304.5 304.5 359.1 327.3 195.5 150.0 172.7 200.0 186.4 195.5 200.0 194.6 166.7 170.9 240.9 Sugar, granulated___ — do___ 127.5 127.5 123.5 121.6 121.6 125.5 125.5 129.4 127.5 133.3 131.4 135.3 T e a ............................... .„ d o ___ 150.6 150.6 150.6 153.4 153.4 153.4 148.0 148.8 147.8 149.8 149.8 147.8 Coffee............................ — do....... 175.3 175.3 176.0 175.3 177.9 177.9 175.3 175.3 177.2 179.8 176.8 176.8 127.5 150.4 176.4 Index number of 43 weighted articles 1 163.9 Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Aver for 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 age year 150.7 147.1 123.8 128.5 153.5 151.0 132.7 133.1 128.8 126.3 119.5 118.6 118.6 120.3 120.3 165.5 169.8 166.8 159.6 165.1 163.8 151.5 178.2 184.4 183.3 180.9 176.7 175.1 171.2 196.7 206.9 209.1 203.3 206.5 199.3 188.0 124.6 157.9 174.7 192.4 169.2 166.7 165.2 168.7 165.4 161.1 160.4 160.1 161.7 162.0 163.8 163.9 i For list of articles see Table 13. 153.5 150.7 147.1 147.1 127.2 123.3 126.5 129.1 166 RETAIL PRICES, 1 8 9 0 TO 1926 T able 14.—RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 30 CITIES, 1925 AND 1926, BY MONTH—Continued CHICAGO, ILL. 1925 Article Unit Sirloin ste a k ............... Round steak................ Rib roast___________ Chuck roast................. P o u n d .. ...d o ___ ...d o ....... ...d o ___ 176.7 175.0 179.3 179.7 187.9 185.3 195.3 198.3 200.0 196.6 193.1 192. 7 154.5 150.0 156.9 159.4 164.4 168.3 181.2 185.1 181.7 178.7 174.8 174. 3 160.5 161.5 165.6 169.7 :i70.8 173.3 176.4 180.0 176.9 179.0 175.9 175. 9 137.0 134.4 140.3 146.1 146.8 147.4 155.8 177.8 159.7 161.0 157.8 159. 1 188.4 160.3 172.3 150.0 Plate beef..................... Pork chops................... Bacon, sliced............... Ham, sliced.................. — do___ — do___ . ..d o ___ ...d o ....... 108.7 107.8 110.4 115.7 120.0 114.8 121.7 124.3 123.5 124.3 125.2 126. 1 144.2 144.7 184.2 187.9 182.6 178.4 200.0 203.2 213.7 188.9 186.8 170. 5 136.1 135.4 150.9 160.4 158.5 158.2 163.6 163.6 164.6 166.8 167.1 166. 8 152.2 153.1 162.6 169.5 166.7 167.0 169.2 170.1 168.9 169.5 168.6 169. 8 118.3 182.1 157.6 165.7 Lamb—......................... H ens.............................. M ilk, fresh................... B utter........................... — do....... — do___ Q uart... P ou n d .. 184.8 187.9 190.4 190.4 185.4 187.4 199.0 199.0 196.0 194.4 194.9 198. 0 177.7 188.1 193.3 199.5 195.9 192.7 190.2 188.6 191.2 186.5 178.8 184. 5 175.0 175.0 175.0 175.0 175.0 175.0 175.0 175.0 175.0 175.0 175.0 175. 0 131.8 129.8 154.4 139.51|136.5 140.6 139.2 138.4 147.5 158.8 159.1 155. 5 192.4 189.1 175.0 144.2 Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Aver for 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 age year Cheese........................... ....d o___ 159.1 159.9 159.5 158.7 159.1 L ard.................. .......... ...d o ....... 153.0 151.7 151.7 152.3' 148.3 Eggs, strictly fresh. _ _ D ozen. _ 250.0 183.6 143.5 136.0138.7 Bread............................ P o u n d .. 165.6 165.6 165.6 162.3 162.3 161.9 163.9 166.3 167.5 166. 7 159.1 159.7 160.4 155.0 149. 0 161. 6 163.4 194.5 232.5 208. 2 162.3 162.3 160.7 160.7 160. 7 161.9 153.7 176.4 162.3 Flour............................. . —do....... 203.6 210.7 207.1 196.4 192.9 196.4 196.4 196.4 200.0 192.9 192.9 203. 6 Com meal..... .............. . —do___ 224.1 224.1 224.1 224.1 |213.8 220.7 220.7 224.1 220.7 227.6 224.1 224. 1 R ic e ............................. ...d o ___ 129.2 128.1 129.2 128.1!1128.1 128.1 130.3 128.1 129.2 128.1 128.1 131. 5 Potatoes....................... —d®__ 143.8 150.0 143.8 137.5,,143.8 237.5 300.0 287.5 206.3 218.8 312.5 306. 3 200.0 224.1 129.2 218.8 Sugar, granulated___ — do....... 149.0 145.1 143.1 139.2 135.3 133.3 133.3 133.3 T ea................................ —.d o ....... 135.7 135.9 135. 6 136.11137.2 137.8 137.2 138.0 Coffee............................ ...d o ___ 172.5 174.1 174.4 171.5 168.9 167.9 167.9 168.9 I Index number of 43 1 weighted articles i__ ................. 162.4 158.8 160.5 158.8 158.7 165.6 171.0 171.1 1 135.3 137.0 170. 5 Article Unit 159.1 161.1 149.0 153.7 147.6 155.5 162.3 162.3 133.3 127.5 123.5 125. 5 138.1 137.6 137.2 138. 5 169.8 168.2 169.8 170. 8 167.7 169.4 176.2 173. 8 Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Aver for 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 age year Sirloin steak.. Round steak.. Rib roast____ Chuck roast... Pound. ..d o ___ ...d o ___ —do___ 190.1 190.1 186.6 188.8 187.1 188.8 189.2 191.8 193.1 196.6 195.7 194.8 171.8 172.8 170.8 176.2 176.7 175.7 178.2 178.2 182.7 186.1 183.7 182.2 177.9 176.4 171.8 172.8 175.4 174.9 177.9 178.5 1.1 187.7 187.7 186.2 161.0 163.6 161.0 161.7 161.7 162.3 159.7 1.7 164.9 168.8 167.5 168.2 190.9 177.7 179.0 163.6 Plate beef....... Pork chops.... Bacon, sliced.. Ham, sliced—. .-.d o___ —do___ ...d o — . ...d o ___ 126.1 177.9 164.2 165.1 126.1 126.1 127.0 128.7 128.7 126.1 125.2 130.4 130.4 130.4 175.8 184.7 194.2 204.7 207.9 208. 200.0 225. 226.3 201.6 166.1 166.1 165.5 169.9 173.4 175.9 174.4 175.3 178.2 176.3 167.6 171.4 170.1 173.0 181.4 184.0 181.1 181.8 189.0 187.7 131.3 192.1 174.1 184.6 127.8 200.0 171.5 178.0 Lamb............... H e n s .............. M ilk, fresh__ Butter............. ...d o ___ — do___ Quart. . Pound. 197.0 191.9 191.4 189.9 203.0 213.6 209.6 207.1 205.1 200.5 196.0 193. 202.1 207.3 213.5 217.1 215.5 208.3 203.6 195.9 196.4 194.3 188.6 194.8 175.0 175.0 175.0 175.0 175.0 175.0 175.0 175.0 175.0 175.0 175.0 175.0 141.7 140.3 140.3 130.7 130.4 132.6 130.1 132.0 139.5 148.3 155.5 167. 200.0 203.1 175.0 140.9 .—do___ Lard.............................. ...d o ___ Eggs, strictly fresh... D ozen.. Bread............................ Pound. 164.7 165.1 165.1 163.1 164.3 161.9 161.5 161.5 162.3 168.3 168.3 168.3 149.0 145.6 143.6 141.6 139.6 145. 149.7 147.7 147.0 149.0 144.3 140.3 180.8 149.7 141.1 142.8 142.1 145.2 146.6 151.4 172.9 195.2 222.9 228.8 160.7 160.7 1.7 160. 160.7 160.7 160.7 160.7 160.7 160.7 160.7 160.7 164.7 145.0 168.2 160.7 Flour........................... . Com m eal____ ____ _ R ice.............................. Potatoes....................... 210.7 210.7 207.1 200.0 196.4 200.0 200.0 196.4 192. 192. 192.9 213.8 213. 210.3 210.3 206.9 206.9 210.3 206.9 206. 224.1 227.6 227.6 129.2 132.6 132.6 131.5 133.7 133.7 133.7 1.7 130.3 136.0 133.7 132.6 362.5 343. 337.5 393.8 356.3 337.5 275.0 212.5 237.5 231.3 237.5 243.8 200.0 213.8 132.6 300.0 Sugar, granulated___ —do___ 127.5 127.5 127.5 125.5 125.5 129.4 129.4 131.4 131.4 135.3 135.3 137.3 T e a .............................. ...d o ___ 133. 130.9 136.1 133.9 133.9 133. 132.2 133.7 135.6 138.0 138.5 137.6 Coffee.......................... . —do___ 169.2 170. 170.8 \ 2 169. 5 168.9 168.2 168.2 167.9 166.6 167.2 166. 129.4 135.4 168.5 Index number of 43 weighted articles 171.1 ...d o ___ — do___ ...d o ___ — do___ 174.1 171.6 171.1 1173.5 171.7 171.6 167.8 163.8 168. Oil 71.6 173.0 174.0 1For list of articles see Table 13. 167 D E T A IL E D TABLES T able 14.—RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, 1925 AND 1926, BY MONTH CINCINNATI, OIHO—Continued Article Unit Sirloin steak............ Round steak________ Rib roast..*_________ Chuck roast________ P ou n d .. ...d o ........ ...d o ____ _ _do........ 151.5 151.1 149.0 150.0 144.5 146.1 121.1 121.7 Plate beef.................... Pork chops................ Bacon, sliced_______ Ham, sliced...... ........... ...d o ........ ...d o ___ ...d o ........ ...d o ____ 123.7 122.0 127.1 130.5 141.5 133.9 132.2 126.3 124.8 133.0 174 3 171.8 177.2 162.6 191.3 186.9 141.0 141.4 156.2 159.4 1615 166.5 170.9 174.1 170.7 173.1 181.3 187.3 188.3 186.9 196.1 199.3 128.0 128.0 128.8 130. 5 187.9 170.4. 161.2 155.3 172.9 174.1 172.5 166.9 195.8 193.3 189.4 180.2 129.7 166.5 163.3 186.9 Lamb............... ............ Hens.............................. Milk, fresh_________ Butter........................... ...d o ........ ...d o ........ Q uart... P o u n d .. 209.4 218. 2 222.4 227.1 231.8 234.7 224.7 224.7 211.8 207.1 211.2 211.2 156.8 161. 5 173.1 180.8 178.2 169.2 166.2 157.7 153.8 145.7 137.6 145.7 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 133.0 128.8 146.8 137.1 131.9 136.4 137.1 136. S 144 2 150.6 149.4 148.8 219.4 160.7 150.0 140.0 Cheese........ .................. L a r d ........................... Eggs, strictty fresh ... B read........................... ...d o ........ _ .do____ Dozen__ P o u n d .. 168.4 173.1 175.0 173.1 170.3 174.1 172.6 172.2 170.8 171.7 170.3 173.6 152.5 148.2 156.0 153.2 148.9 152.5 156.0 162.4 163.8 161.7 163.2 144.0 244.2 181.7 123.0 121.9 128.1 135.3 143.2 148.6 160.8 186.0 248.6 212.6 177.1 193.8 193.8 193.8 193.8 191.7 191.7 191.7 191.7 191.7 191.7 191.7 172.2 154.6 169.4 191.7 Flour............................. Corn meal.............. . Rice_______ ________ Potatoes....................... ...d o ........ ...d o ........ . . . do........ ...d o ........ 178.8 187.9 187.9 178.8 178.8 175.8 178.8 178.8 181.8 178.8 178.8 181.8 166.7 166.7 170.4 170.4 174.1 174.1 174.1 170.4 170.4 166.7 159.3 163.0 122.7 120.5 119.3 122.7 122.7 123.9 125.0 126.1 127.3 126.1 126.1 127.3 127.8 127.8 133.3 127.8 133.3 216.7 277.8 255.6 21&7 216.7 300.0 305.6 181.8 170.4 123.9 205.6 Sugar, granulated___ ...d o ___ 152.8 143.4 143.4 139.6 135.8 134.0 134.0 130.2 132.1 130.2 128.3 126.4 T ea________________ ...d o ........ 125.0 125.0 125.0 125.3 125.0 126.0 128.3 128.8 126.3 127.8 127.8 127.5 Coffee______________ ...d o ........ 178.5 180.9 183. 6 185.9 179.7 177.0 176.2 177.0 177.7 178.1 178.5 179.7 135.8 126.5 179.3 Index number of 43 weighted articles1 156.8 Aver Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. age for 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 year 156.7 160.6 164.1 166.4 165.8 164.5 160.6 155.4 153.2 155.4 157.7 161.5 164.4 165.9 168.8 168.8 163.9 157.7 152.4 153.8 150.8 152.9 157.6 155.5 156.0 159. 5 148.2 148.7 147.6 149.2 127.6 132.9 136.8 136.2 130.9 127.6 128.3 130.3 128.9 132.9 150.3 148.6 150.6 150.5 151. 6 156.9 161.9 160.0 158.9 159.1 166.3 164.1 158.9 159.6 151.3 129.6 1926 Article U nit Aver Jan. Fob. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. age for 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1“ 15 15 year Sirloin stea k .. Round stea k ._ Rib roast......... Chuck roast... Pound. ...d o ___ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ 159.7 160.2 159.6 159.1 155. 5 158.6 136.2 136. 159.3 161.0 164.9 168.0 169.3 169.7 168.4 103.2 158.0 157.6 159.6 160.1 161.1 166.3 169.7 172.6 168.8 163.9 159.1 160.6 156.0 155. 5 155.5 156.0 159.2 161.3 161.3 161.3 160.7 158.1 136.8 140.1 141.4 140.1 145.4 142.1 144.1 145.4 142.1 142.1 163.2 163.5 158.1 140.8 Plate beef____ Pork chops___ Bacon, sliced.. Ham, sliced. __ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ 128.0 127.1 127.1 132.2 131.4 129.7 129.7 129.7 131.4 130.5 128.8 128.8 168.4 163.6 173.8 173.8 188.3 197.1 193.7 184.0 203.4 204.4 168.4 156.3 166.1 174. 177.7 177.7 177.7 184.1 186.5 184.5 185. 186.1 181. 176.9 185.5 188.0 188.3 187.6 197.2 210.2 212.0 213.1 214.1 212.0 204.9 200.7 129.7 181.1 180.1 210.1 Lamb............... Hens________ Milk, fresh___ Butter............. . ..d o .... ...d o ___ Quart.. Pound. 214.1 216.5 212.4 215.3 230.0 244.1 230.6 221. 222.4 220.6 207.1 206.5 167.9 166. 2 175.2 183. 185.0 172.2 168.8 150.4 159.0 159.0 153.0 154.3 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 175.0 175.0 175.0 175.0 175.0 139.0 137.1 136.4 128. 127.5 127. 126.8 127.5 131.9 137.7 143.1 153.8 220.0 166.2 160.0 134 8 Cheese. ....................... ...d o .... 171.7 170.8 169.3 165.1 165.6 165.6 167.5 1.8 171.7 171.2 173. Lard______________ ...d o ___ 141.8 143.3 137. 134.8 137.6 153.2 149. 149.6 147.5 141. 137. 131.2 Eggs, strictly fresh__ Dozen.. 176.3 141.4 115. 122.3 125. 127.7 128.8 137.4 168.0 187.4 236.0 229.5 Bread.......................... Pound. 191.7 191.7 191.7 6 189.6 191.7 191.7 191.7 191.7 191.7 191.7 187.5 169.3 141.8 157.9 191.7 Flour............................ Corn meal _ ................. Rice.............................. Potatoes....................... 187. 190.9 190. 190.9 190.9 190.9 190.9 184.8 181.8 181.8 175.8 175.8 155. 155.6 151.9 151. 151.9 151. 148.1 144.4 148.1 144 4 144.4 144.4 122.7 125.0 128.4 126.1 130.7 127.3 127.3 130.7 129.5 129.5 123.9 122.7 333.3 327.8 327. 355.6 361.1 300.0 272.2 288.9 222.2 227.8 184.8 148.1 127.3 288.9 Sugar, granulated___ ...d o __ 128.3 128.3 126.4 126.4 128.3 130.2 132.1 132.1 132.1 135. 137.7439.6 Tea........ ....................... ...d o ._ _ 128. 128.8 130.3 131.0 130.0 130.0 129.5 129.2 129.5 130.2 129.0 127.3 C offee.......................... ...d o ._ _ 181. 182.4 181.3 181.3 181.6 181.6 182. 181.6 181.3 180.1 179.3 177.3 132.1 129.5 180.9 Index number of 43 weighted articles x_. 162.6 ...d o .... ...d o — ...d o __ ...d o __ 164. 7 162. 5 161.3 162. i 164.4 162.1 159.6 159.7 162.7 163.8 163.8 162.9 i For list of articles see Table 13. RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 168 T able 14.—RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, 1925 AND 1926, BY MONTH—Continued CLEVELAND, OHIO 1925 Article U nit Aver Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec, age for 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 year Sirloin s Round steak Rib roast------Chuck roast— Pound. ..d o ___ ..d o ___ ..d o ___ 148.0 148.4 153. 7 154.9 156.1 161.0 165.4 162.6 158. 5 153.3 147.2 148.4 136.9 136.4 143.3 145.6 150.7 153. 5 156. 7 155.3 149.3 146.5 138.7 139.2 136.3 137.9 140. 51141.1 142.6 144.7 145.3 !.2 143.2 137.9 137.4 137.4 123. 121.7 128.3 131.3 134.3 136.1 138.0 133.7 130. 127.1 128.3 130.1 154.9 146.1 140.5 130.1 Plate beef........ Pork chops---Bacon, sliced.. Ham, sliced. __ ..d o ___ ..d o — ,__do___ ...d o — 100. 97. 5 102.5 106.7 107.6 110.1 111. 8 110.9 108.4 110.1 110.1 108.4 15J.0 148.6191.4 181.9 182.4 177.6 213.3 202.4 199.0 191.4 175.7 165.7 149.6 150.4(167. 172. 5 171.7 173.6 179. 3 179.0 181.2 183.7 182.6 177.5 139.3 141.9 156.4 165.5 161.0 162.4 163.0 165.2 165.0 160.4 154.4 155.3 106.7 181.9 172.5 157.5 Lamb................... Hens..................... M ilk, fresh------B u tte r ................ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ Quart.. Pound. 194.8 192.2 179.5 179.5 170. 170.7 128.8 128.5 4 195.3 192.7 187.0 192.2 195.9 1.6 188.1 191.2 197.9 4 182.8 179.5 180. 178.1 173.0 168.8 175.8 189.8 192.1 170.7 170.7 170.7 108.3 168.3 168. 1.3 168.3 168.3 180.5 151.0 136.4 134.3 137.4 136.1 136.6 144.7 155. 155.8 151.3 192.7 180.9 170.7 141.4 Cheese......................... Lard......................... Eggs, strictly fresh. Bread........................... ...d o .... ...d o ... D ozen. Pound. 146.4 149.8 147.2 147.2 216.6 156.3 145.5 147.3 153.2 153.2 154.1 150.3 150.3 147.9 114.3 111.1 117. 150.9 145. 5 145. 160.1 162.7 162.2 164.4 155.2 154.0 147.9 141.7 158.3 194.5 232.1 196.5 147.3 147.3 145.5 145.5 155.8 149.7 159.2 147.3 Flour........................... Corn m e a l................ Rice............................. Potatoes...................... ...d o ___ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ ...d o __ 187.5 189.3 189.3 121.8 123.0 135.3 135.3 193.8 187. 5 184.4 187. 5 184.4 187.5 187.5 192.9 210.7 210. 7 203.6 200.0 200.0 200.0 123.0 127.6 127.6 127.6 129.9 129.9 129.9 135. 123.5 152.9 247.1 282.4 282.4 200.0 184 4 184.4 184.4 192.9 196.4 200.0 133.3 134.5 136. 194.1 252.9 264.7 187.5 200.0 128.7 200.0 ..d o ___ 153.7 146.3 142.6 138.9 137.0 135.2 133.3 131.5 131. 5 129.6 125.9 129. ..d o ___ 1312 133.0 135.0 156; 158. 2 159.8 158.6 157.8 158.4 158.4 158.0 159.4 ..d o __ 199.6 201.5 205.3 204.5 199. 2 199. 2 200.8 199.6 201. 5 203. 0 202.!. 3 203.4 137.0 153.0 201.5 Sugar, granulated— T e a ............................... C offee.......................... Index number of 43 weighted articles 151.6 147.8 152. 154. 148. 5 150.3 126.2 141.4 145.5 145.5 154.9 153.4 145.8 145.5 148. 5 151. 0 157. 6 162. 3 1926 Article Unit Aver Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July A.ug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. age for 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 year Sirloin steak. ............. Round s te a k ............ . Rib roast..... .............. . Chuck roast................ Pound. 150.4 149.6 150.8 152.8 ...d o __ 142.9 142.9 142. 145.6 ...d o __ 141.6 143. 142.1 144.7 ...d o — 133.7 132.5 132.5 136.1 153.3 151.6 148.8 144.2 143.7 142.6 2 138.0 156.1 149.8 145.3 136.7 Plate beef................... . Pork chops.................. Bacon, sliced_______ Ham, sliced................ . . . d o . . . 113.4 116.0 116.0 116.0 115.1 116.8 114.3 106.7 109.2 114. 111.8 112.6 . . . d o . . . 175. 170. 5 177.6 187.1 202.9 211.0 202.4 195.7 214. 208.1 185.2 15 ...d o __ 178.6 180.4 181.5 180.1 183.3 190.9 190.9 188.4 188.8 187.3 182.6 182.2 ...d o __ 159.0 161.8 161.8 163.2 168.9 179.5 181.5 181.5 179.5 175.5 170.9 166.1 113.4 191.9 184.8 170.7 Lam b_____ Hens............. M ilk, fresh. B utter.......... ...d o __ ._.do-_Q uart.. Pound. 159. J 161.0 160. 152.5 156. 155.3 147.4 148.9 151.1 140.4 142.2 138. 193. 192.2 186.5 188.1 203.1 204.7 204.1 200.0 197. 2 200.0 206.0 203.3 194.4 187.4 179.3 179.3 170.7 167.1 167.1 167.1 167.1 141.2 138.6 139. 129.0 131.1 131. 130.1 161.4 162.6 160.2 155. 3 156.7 153. 146. 3 146. 143.2 136. 7 138.0 133.7 193. 182.3 167.1 132.3 195.9 192.7 184.5 180.8 183.3 1.75.8 167.0 169.8 167.1 174.4 174.4 174.4 140.2 146.5 150.5 163.4 193.3 188.8 170.7 139.6 Cheese.......................... . . . d o . . . L a r d .......................... . ...d o __ Eggs, strictly fresh... Dozen . Bread.......................... . Pound. 165.2 166.5 167.4 166.1 160.1 155.8 152.4 154.1 140.5 138.7 139.3 138.0 138.0'143. 145.4 145.4 161.8 133. 117.5 116.3 116.0:118.4 121.6 137.6 147.3 147.3 147.3 145.5 145.5143.6 145.5 145.5 155.4 158.4 157.1 163.5 144.8 142.3 136.8 133.7 162.7 1.2 213.4 204 4 143. 143. 143. 143.6 160.1 140.5 149.3 145.5 Flour............................ . . . d o - . . Corn m e a l.................. . . . d o . . . R ic e............. ............. ...d o __ Potatoes............ .......... d o ._ - 187.5 193. 190. 190.6 190. 193.8 196.4 189.3 185.7 185.7 185.7 182.1 135.6 136. 140.2 137.9 139.1 137. 323. 5 329.1.4 335.3 411.8 376.5 358. 190. 190.6 187.5 181.3 178. 178.1 185.7 192. 192. 185.7 185.7 189.3 136.8 137.9 135. 137. 136.8 136.8 229.4 217. 258. 241.2 252. 252.9 187.5 189.3 137.9 300.0 Sugar, granulated__ — d o - - . 127.8 127. 125.9 1241 127.8 131.5 131.5 131.5 131.5 135.2 133.3 140.7 T ea................................ „ _ d o ._ . 157.6 158.0 159.0 163.2 162.0 165.0 162.6 162.2 158.0 157.2 161.4 158.8 C o ffe e ....................... . . . . d o . . . 204.2 203.4 203. 204.2 204.2 206.4 205.3 204. 206.4 207.5 206.8 205.7 131.5 160.4 205.3 Index number of 43 weighted articles l _. 161.7 163. 5 161.7 160.7 164.2 163.8 163.9 156.3 156.0 160.7 162.5 163.1 1 For list of article? see Table 13, 169 DETAILED TABLES T able 14.—RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, 1925 AND 1926, BY MONTH—Continued DALLAS, TEX. 1925 Article Unit Aver Jan Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. age for 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 year Sirloin steak---------Round stea k ........... Rib r o a s t .............. Chuck roast_______ Pound. do.__ . „ d o . .. do.__ 150.2 151.1 156.1 158.3 156.5 155.6 153. 147.5 150.7 150.7 149. 145.6 149.0 150.0 155.9 155.9 156.4 156.4 149.0 148.0 150.0 146.6 140.0 142.6 144.1 145.6 145.6 143. 139.5 139.0 140.0 142.1 141.0 128.8 131.3 132.5 134.4 134.4 133.1 130.1 127.0 130.1 132.5 131.3 149.3 148.5 140.0 131.3 152.5 151.0 142.1 131.3 Plate b e e f-.............. Pork chops_______ Bacon, sliced_____ Ham, sliced.............. do___ do___ d o .- — do_.._ 120.8 122.3 122.3 126.2 122.3 126.2 118.5 116.9 116.2 118.5 118.5 149.5 150. 175.7 167.3 166.4 169.6 165.9 170.6 176.6 180.8 164.5 105. 6 106.9 114.1 119. 123.4 124.7 126.3 128.5 129.3 130.9 123.7 158.8 165.6 179.1 182.0 183.0 182.3 178. 177.8 178.1 179.4 181.0 121. 5 163.1 127.7 182.3 120.8 166.8 121.8 177.5 Lamb—..................... Hens______ ______ Milk, fresh_______ B u tter ...................... do__ -..d o __ Quart-Pound. 194.1 186.9 196.4 192.3 191.4 166. 164.7 163.6 169.0 165.2 145.6 145.6 145.6 145.6 145.6 138.0 136.2 149.0 141.4 135.9 189.1 191.9 203.2 198.6 198.6 155.6 155.6 163.1 156.7 157.8 145.6 145.6 145.6 145.6 145.6 140.4 143.0 150.0 151.3 149.0 194.1 161.5 145. 6 142.2 Cheese_________ _ Lard_____________ Eggs, strictly fresh. Bread....................... . . . do.__ . .. do.__ Dozen. _ Pound. 175. 5 179.5 189.0 187.5 185.5 185.5 183.0 184.0 184.0 187.5 185.0 185. 5 146.2 146.2 149.1 146.7 143.2 143.8 147. 149.7 153.3 153.3 153.3 155.6 256.7 143.3 113.0 120.8 123.2 137.3 149.3 157.0 167.3 185.2 196. 225.0 163.0 0 159.3 157.4 157.4 157.4 157.4 157.4 157.4 157.4 159. 159.3 184.5 149.1 164.4 159.3 do___ 172.7 190.9 190.9 181.8 175.8 178.8 178.8 175.8 175.8 175.8 175.8 178.8 Flour........................... . Corn m eal------ ------ - ._-do.__ 169.0 186.2 186.2 175.9 172.4 172.4 169.0 169.0 169.0 165.5 172.4 162.1 Rice__......................... .__do___ 136. 140.9 139.8 144.1 141.9 139.8 140. 136.6 134.4 134.4 133.3 134.4 Potatoes....................... ._-do._- 213.6 209.1 204.5 227.3 227.3 227.3 250.0 254.5 236.4 236.4 277.3 263.6 178.8 172.4 137.6 236.4 Sugar, granulated__ .„ d o -_ _ 156.9 143.1 143.1 141.4 141.4 141.4 136.2 134.5 134. 5 131.0 122.4 127. do__. 153. 153. 148. 151.0 154.0 155.8 154.0 155.8 155.2 155.2 154.0 156.2 T ea_______ _______ _ Coffee______ ______ _ ..-d o ._ _ 160. 5 166. 167.3 166.5 164.0 163.8 162.9 161.0 160. 162.4 161.6 162.9 137.9 154.0 163.5 Index number of 43 weighted articles 1.. 156.1 194.1 193.2 103.1 156.2 145.6 145. 135.2 137.2 158.5 152.7 153.9 154.0 153.1 154.2 156.0 155.9 155.8 158.0 159. 5 160.8 1926 Article Unit Sirloin steak________ Round steak................ Rib roast...................... Chuck roast________ P o u n d .. ...d o ___ —.d o ___ . . . do....... 151.6 150.5 136.4 131.3 162.3 161.3 136.4 139.3 162.3 161.3 141.5 140.5 160.1 158.3 141.5 135.6 Plate beef..................... Pork chops................... Bacon, sliced_______ Ham, sliced................. . ..d o ___ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ — do....... 115.4 116.9 129.2 129.2 130.8 130.8 134.6 136.9 140.0 136.9 133.1 162.1 162.6 163.6 169.2 177.1 180.8 178.5 172.4 178. 5 179.0 173.8 122.6 121.8 125.3 121.8 116.0 134.6 136.4 128.2 132.2 122.6 123.4 181.4 179.7 182.6 184.9 190.7 205.1 205.1 200.0 203.2 201.9 190.7 136.9 164.5 117.6 190.7 130.8 172.0 125. 3 192.9 Lamb............................ Hens............................. Milk, fresh................... Butter........................... — do....... — do___ Quart.. . P o u n d .. 194.6 200.5 200.5 203.2 190.0 190.0 190.0 190.5 200.5 197.3 196.4 173.8 173.3 177.0 178.6 180.7 177.0 177.5 166.3 166.3 172.7 169.0 145. 6 145.6 145.6 119.4 119.4 119.4 116.5 116.5 116.5 116.5 126.2 145.1 141.9 140.6 134.4 127.3 128.9 128.9 131.3 137.5 138.1 145.1 196.4 174.9 126.2 150.6 195.9 173.8 126.2 137.5 Cheese........................... . .. d o ....... 187.5 187.5 182.0 173.5 171.5 173.5 176.0 173.5 174.5 180.5 184.0 185.0 Lard_______________ __ do____ 159.2 156.2 155.6 153.8 147.9 149.7 152.1 151.5 152.1 151.5 147 3 145 6 Eggs, strictly fresh.— D ozen. _ 189.8 123.2 110.6 119.7 117.6 123.6 131.3 138.4 159.5 169.0 193.0 197.2 Bread............................ P o u n d .. 159.3 157.4 157.4 157.4 175.9 175.9 177.8 177.8 175.9 175.9 175.9 175.9 179.0 152 I 147.9 170.4 Flour............................. Corn meal.................... Rice............................... Potatoes___________ 175.8 151.7 138.7 268.2 — do....... — do___ — do....... __ do, Aver Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. N ov. Dec. age for 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 year j 151.6 157.4 162.3 165.0 160.5 160.5 161.9 162.8 162.3 152.0 156.4 159.3 158.3 159.3 160.3 159.3 161.8 161.3 136.9 145.1 142.1 146.7 144.1 141.5 142.6 140.5 142.6 130.1 137.4 139.9 134.4 131.3 125.2 128.8 144.2 141.7 181.8 181.8 181.8 184.8 181.8 175.8 175.8 172.7 169.7 166.7 169.7 166.7 162.1 158.6 148.3 151.7 155.2 148.3 144.8 151.7 155.2 151.7 144.8 144.8 140.9 141.9 139.8 138.7 138.7 140.9 139.8 136.6 138. r 134.4 133.3 134.4 Q240.9 236.4 231.8 286.4 277.3 286.4 313.6 318.2 272.7 259.1 9A0 Q Sugar, granulated___ - . d o ....... 131.0 129.3 129.3 129.3 127.6 134.5 134.5 131.0 134.5 132.8 132.8 139.7 T ea................................ — do___ 159.1 159.1 159.1 159.8 159.8 159.8 159.2 154.7 157.0 157.0 160.1 158.6 Coffee............................ — do....... 162.4 162.7 162.9 164.0 163.2 163.5 164.9 164.9 164.31164.3 162.9 162.9 = — ! i Index number of 43 1 weighted articles1 160.2 154.7 154.5 154.4 155.5 154.3 153.6 152.4 155.4jl56.1 157.4 j157. 5 >For list of articles see Table 13. 132.8 158.6 163. 5 = 155.6 170 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 T a b l e 1 4 .— RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES I N EACH OF 39 CITIES, 1925 AND 1926, BY MONTH—Continued DENVER, COLO. 1925 Article Unit Aver Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept, Oct. N ov. Dec. age for 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 year Sirloin steak_______ Pound. Round steak............... —do___ Rib ro a st...;_______ ...d o ___ Chuck roast________ —do___ 121.3 123.4 127.7 134.9 145. 5 146. 148.1 141). 9 133.2 131.5 127.7 127.2 118.7 118.7 123. 4 135. 9 J42. 6 149.3 148.3 140.2 128.7 127.3 125.8 125.8 118.6 122.7 126. 7 133.11138. 4 144.8 144.8 140.1 125. 6 127.9 126.2 129.1 108.5 107.2 111. 1 117. 6 128. 8 128.1 128.8 121. 113. 112.4 111.8 113.7 134.0 132.1 131.4 117.0 Plate beef...... ............ ...d o __ Pork chops......... ........ —do__ Bacon, sliced_______ ...d o __ Ham, sliced...... .......... ._.d o___ 103.2 101.1 138. 5 140.0 181.5 151.9 151.2 162.9 163.2 164.2 174.5 107.4 116.8 112.6 110.5 107.4 104.2 104.2 111.6 110.5 171.8 171. S 176. 196. 199.0 196.4 187.7 185.1 170.3 175. 3 173.1 176.0 176.3 177.7 174. 9 179. 5 177.4 177.4 185.8 184.4 185.1 191.4 190.4 185.8 185.8 184.4 184.4 107.4 176.4 171.0 181.8 Lamb............ Hens______ Milk, fresh.. Butter------- ...d o __ ...d o __ Quart.. Pound. 214.6 212.8 139.9 141.9 140.5 142.9 130.3 124.1 217.7 161.6 125.0 122.3 224.4 220.7 218.3 218.3 215.2 215.9 144.8 147.3 141.9 141.4 138.4 145.8 125.0 142. 142.9 142, 142.9 142.9 130. 135.7 140. 150.4 154.4 149.6 217.1 146.8 135.7 134.6 Cheese________ ___ Lard________ _____ Eggs, strictly fresh.. Bread........................... ...d o ___ ...d o ___ D ozen.. Pound. 144.1 146.4 146.9 146.9 221.6 131.3 150.0 153.7 150. 6,149. 151. 2:149. 110.0110. 155. 6 153. 150.6 150. 152.5 153.1 130.9 144.7 153.7 153.7 150.6 150.6 149.8 150. 6 150. 6 152. 5 148.8 148.1 145. 171.9 200.0 189. 7 155.6 155.6 155. 6 155. 6 149.4 150.0 148.4 153.7 Flour____ _________ Corn m e a l............ . Rice_______________ Potatoes___________ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ 200.0 211.5 211.5 196. 2 192.3 200.0 196.2 196.2 200.0 196.2 196.2 203. 180.0 180.0 176.0 168.0 172.0 172.0 176.0 176.0 176.0 176.0 176.0 176.0 120. 119:8 122.1 129.1131.4 131.4 133.7 134.9 137.2 136.0 132.6 134.9 171.4 164.3 171.4 185. 7 200.0 314.3 1.0 271.4 221.4 228.6 335.7 321.4 200.0 176.0 130.0 242.9 Sugar, granulated___ ...d o ___ 160.0 154.5 152.7 150.9 147. 3 147. 143. 143.6 141.8 130. 114.5 123.6 T e a .______ _______ ...d o ___ 131.4 131.1 127. 128.8 125. 126.5 127.7 128.4 127.7 128.0 128.0 128.4 Coffee............. .............. ...d o .... 176.2 176. 9 177. 180.3 175.9 174.1 175.5 175.2 177. 175.5 178.2 176.2 141.8 128.2 176.5 Index number of 43 weighted articles l. Article 143.3 146.3 152.4 150.2 Unit Aver Jan Feb. Mar. Apr May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. age for 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 year Sirloin steak _. Round steak.. Rib roast____ Chuck roast... Pound. ...d o __ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ 133. 2138.7 138. 7 138. 7 143.8 149.8 153.2 151. 148.5 143.0 140.4 137.4 132.1 135.9 136.4 136. 8 141 151.2 156.0 155.0 151.2 144.5 142.1 141.6 134.9136.0 135. 5 140. 7 141 145.9 145.9 144.2 141.3 139.5 134.3 139.0 119.0119.0 120.9 124.2 127.5 132.7 135.3 134.0 128.8 127.5 124.2 122.2 Plate beef___ Pork chops.... Bacon, sliced. Ham, sliced... ...d o ___ ...d o .... ...d o ___ ...d o ___ 124.2 125.3 122.1 124.2 124.2 121.1 116.8 116. 116.8 115. 116. 1.2 193.3 174.4 171.3 175.4 171. 186.7 200.5 203. 204. 200.5 202.1 174.2 173.5 176.7 177.4 173.5 185.2 189.0 187.3 185.9 188.3 183.7 178.8 180.5 177.5 182.1 179. 185.1 197.0 201.3 205.0 203.6 201.3 198.3 193.4 121.1 191.3 181.3 192.1 Lamb_____ Hens______ Milk, fresh.. B utter........ . . ..d o .... . ..d o .... Quart. . Pound. 220.7 216.5 211.6 215.2 224.4 228.7 240.2 227.4 230.5 218.3 216.5 217.1 156.7 160.6 159.6175. 177.3 166.5 160.6 159.1 148. 146.8 154.2 154.2 142.9 142.9 142.9142.9 142. 142.9 142. 142. 142.9 142.9 142. 142. 135.7 131.9 131.6124.4 121.7 123.1 119.0 119.3 120.4 131.4 141. 141.6 222.6 160.1 142.9 127.6 Cheese...................... Lard......................... Eggs, strictly fresh Bread......................... ...d o __ ...d o — . D ozen.. Pound. 150.6 147.9 147.5 146.4 144.1 141.4 142.5 139.5 141. 143. 143.7 144.1 146.3 141.4 140.7 134.0 138.9 144.4 146.3 143.2 140.7 139.5 134.6 128.4 154.4 116.6 100. 109.4 109.4 112.8 118.1 125. 144.1 173.8 199.7 201. 155.6 153.7 155.6 155.6 155.6 155.6 153.7 153.7 153.7 153.7 153.7 153.7 144.4 140.1 139.8 153.7 Flour.......... Com meal. R ice____ P otatoes.. . ...d o ___ ...d o .... ...d o — .-d o - 207.7 207.7 200.0 196.2 196.2 196.2 192.3 180.8 176. 173.1 173.1 173.1 172.0 172.0 172.0 172.0 168.0 172.0 172.0 164.0 168.0 160.0 168.0 164.0 134.9 138.4 138.4 139.5 136.0 134.9 132.6 133.7 130.2 123.3 122.1 117.4 342.9 342.9 335.7 421.4 371.4 342.9 264.3 207.1 221.4 235.7 264. 264. 188.5 168.0 131.4 300.0 Sugar, granulated__ ...d o ___ 121.8 127.3 132.7 132.7 136.4 138.2 134.5 136.4 136.4 138.2 138.2 145.5 T ea __________ _____ ...d o __ 128.2 127.8 127.1 126.7 127.1 130.5 132.2 131.8 131.6 131.3 130.5 129.7 Coffee.......................... ...d o .... 177. 177. 176.2 179.3 176.5 175.2 175.2 174.1 175.5 173.5 173.1 175.2 134.5 129.5 175.9 Index number of 43 weighted articles l.. 144.4 122.1 147.2 143.9 142.9 147.0 145.5 146.4141.9 139.4 140.5 144.3 146.9 147.7 *For list of articles see Table 13. 143.0 143.5 140.1 126.1 171 D ETAILED TABLES T a b l e 1 4 .— RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, 1925 AND 1926, BY MONTH—Continued DETROIT, MICH. 1925 Article U nit Sirloin steak................ PoundRound steak.............. . ...d o __ Rib ro a st................... . ...d o __ Chuck roast________ ..do___ Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 Aver Oct. Nov. Dec. age for 15 15 15 year 152.0 152.0 160.6 164.6 167.9 169.1 172.4 173.6 165.9 160.6 163.4 152.0 153.0 158.1 166.7 169.7 171.7 175.3 178. 173.7 170.7 162.6 164.1 140.0 140.5 149.7 152.3 149.7 151.8 156.4 156.4 155.9 153.3 151.3 154.9 133. 131.1 137.7 144.4 148.3 146.4 152.3 153.6 150.3 149.0 147.0 143.7 164.2 166.2 151.3 145.0 Plate beef.................... .-do___ 109. Pork chops_________ __do__ 155.9 Bacon, sliced ............. ..d o __ 174.2 Ham, sliced________ —do___ 117.0 117. 122.3 122.3 123.1 118.8120.5 120.5 122.3 200.0 196.4 196.4 215.4 221. J 224.1 210.3 j.97. 4 188.7 200.4 202.6 208.2 216.7 218. i 219.3 222.3 217.2 217. 218.8 215.7 217.2 220.3 225.! 225.7 222.2 219.2 219.2 117.9 196.9 205.6 216.1 Lam b........... Hens______ Milk, fresh.. Butter_____ do„_. —do___ Q u a rtFound. 226.9 187.4 166.7 136.5 238.3 235.3 238. 251.5 251. J 244.9 247.9 239.5 242.5 199.0 196.1 190.3 186.9 189. i 188.8 185.0 178. 184.0 166.7 166.7 166.7 169.0 178. ( 166.7,166.7 166.7 166.7 144.6 141.4 143.8 144.9 144. t 149.7158.9 159.5 157.0 241.3 189.3 167.9 148.1 Cheese____________ Lard_____________ Eggs, strictly fresh. B read....................... —do__ —do__ D ozen. Pound- 169.3 173.1 172.2 178.3 176.9 179.2 176.9 176.9 176.9;178.8 175.6 178.8 143. 8 1 42.6 145.7 147.5 145.7 147.5 149.4 151.9 150.6152.5 147.6 141.4 232.2 177.7 125.8 120.1 127.7 138.2 143.6 150.6 158.3193.3 216. 224. 157.1 157.1 J57.1 155.4 155.4 155.4 155.4 155.4 155.4 155.4 155.4 155.4 175.9 146.9 167.5 155.4 F lo u r ..................... . Corn meal................... Rice.............................. Potatoes...................... — do___ — do___ —do___ —do___ 183. 196.8 203.2 190.3 190.3 ». 5 190.3 190.3 190.3 190.3 187.1 190.3 189.3 196.4 210.7 221.4 217.9 214.3 214.3 221.4 214.3 230.7 200.0 207.1 128.6 127.4 132.1 135.7 133.3 136.9 135.7 138.1 139.3 141.7 141.7 141.7 106.7 113.3 113.3 106.7 113.3 213.3 320.0 266.7 180.0 180.0 293.3 300.0 190.3 210.7 135.7 193.3 Sugar, granulated__ T ea_______________ Coffee..___________ —do___ 150.0 146.2 144.2 144.2 140.4 136.5 134.6 132.7 134. 132. 130.8 132.7 —do___ 145.0 142.5 160. 7 1G9.1|169.7 169.7 169.7 168. 6 167.9 167. 9 168.8 168.8 177.5 176.1 176.5 176.8 175.4 177.1 177.5 ...d o ___ 173.7 178.2 179.9 138.5 164.0 177.1 Index number of 43 weighted articles 158.0 155.3 158.2 157.3158.5 165.6 165.0 167.2 173.3 173. 4 164.6 1926 Article U nit Jan. Feb. Mar Apr. M ay June July Aug. 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 Aver Oct. Nov. Dec. age for 15 15 15 year Sirloin steak-. Round steak.. Rib roast....... . Chuck roast... Pound. ...d o ___ -do___ ___do___ 166.7 164. 163.8 164.2 168.7 172.4 173.6 174.8 174. 170. 169.2 165.7 167.2 171.7 175. 178. 180.8 180.8 178. 174.2 154.4 152.8 152.3 153.8 157.9 157.4 159.0 160.5 156.4 154.4 149.0 151.0 148.3 150.3 149.7 153.6 155.6 154.3 152.3 151.7 169.3 168.3 173.2 169.7 157.4 158.5 149.0 151.7 169.5 173.7 156.4 151.7 Plate beef___ Pork chops__ Bacon, sliced.. Ham, sliced... —do___ — do___ __do___ ..d o ___ 126.8 125.0 124.1 125.9 127.7 128. 130.4 128.6 126. 127.7 129.5 131.3 202.1 192.3 199.5 208.2 217.4 227.7 222.1 213.3 237. 234.4 210.3 196.4 217.6 217.2 216.3 219.3 223.2 235.2 235.2 233.0 234.8 234.8 1.0 222.3 221.1 223.4 1 226.8 233.3 246.0 246.7 246.0 249.0 247.5 243.3 235.6 127.7 213.3 227.0 236.8 Lamb...... ...................... Hens............................ . Milk, fresh ................. B u tte r ........................ -_do___ 251.5 247.3 237.1 234.1 249.1 268.3 262. 245.5 246.7 238. 232.9 232.9 !. 9 2a3.4 203.4 209.7 212.6 207.8 200.5 194.2 192. 190.3 180.6 182.5 -.-d o ___ Q uart.. 166.7 166. 170.2 166.7 166.7 166.7 166.7 166.7 166.7 166.7 166.7 166.7 Pound- 148.1 147.0 146.5 138.1 138.6 137.8 135.9 137.8 143.5 148.4 153.5 164. 245.5 198.5 166.7 145.1 176.9 176.9 177.8 176. 176.4 171.7 170.8 170.3 178.8 179.7 183.0 184.0 142.0 140.1 138. 135. 137.0 139.5 142.0 138.9 139.5 136.4 130.2 127.2 181.8 145.2 130.9 126.1 124.2 129. 131.5 137.9 152.9 181.2 210.5 211.8 155.4 155.4 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 148.2 146.4 146.4 146.4 151.8 150.0 176.9 137.0 155.4 150.0 Flour............................. - d o „ „ 193.5 196.8 193.5 193.5 193.5 193.5 193.5 193.5 183.9 180. 180.6 177.4 Corn meal.................... —do___ 200.0 207.1 203. 207.1 207.1 203.6 203. 203.6 207.1 210.7 210.7 207.1 Rice............................. . — do___ 142. 145.2 146.4 145.2 144.0 146.4 144.0 145.2 151.2 159.5 150.0 152.4 0 346.7 353.3 413.3 346.7 333.3 240.0 233.3 240.0 213.3 230.0 230.0 Potatoes........................ d o .... 190.3 207.1 147.6 293.3 Sugar, granulated___ — do— 134.6 134. 132.7 132.7 132.7 134.6 134.6 134.6 1.5 140.4 140.4 144.2 1.5 T e a ............................... ..d o ___ 165.4 169.3 169.3 169.3 169.3 165.8 169.3 169.3 171.8 173. 172.1 Coffee.— ..................... —do___ 177.5 177.8 177.1 177.1 177.1 176.8 175.8 175.8 177.8 177.5 175.8 176.1 136.5 169.5 176.8 Index number of 43 weighted articles L_ 369.3 C heese......................... —do___ Lard__________ ____ ...d o ___ Eggs, strictly fresh.__ D ozen. Bread...... ...................... Pdund. 175.! 171.2 i For list of articles see Table 13. 172.7 170.4 170.8 165.2 164.1 166.7 167.2 168.' 168.8 172 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 T a b l e 1 4 .— RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, 1925 AND 1926, BY MONTH—Continued FALL RIVER, MASS. 1925 Article U nit Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Aver for 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 age 15 15 15 15 year Sirloin steak_ Round steak . Rib roast___ Chuck roast__ Pound...d o .... — d o .— ... do__„ 171.5 171.5 173.8 175.0 175.9 176.2 185.0 180.3 179.7 182.1 179.1 179.1 160.4 160.1 161.6 163.1 162.3 162.3 175.7 172.4 170.1 173.9 168.3 170.1 121.1 120.3 122.0 125.4 124.6 124.1 130.6 130.6 132.8 134.9 134.9 134.5 121.0 119.9 118.2 123.2 124.3 122.1 126.0 125.4 127.6 126.5 124.9 129.3 177.4 166.8 128.0 124.3 Plate beef____ Pork chops__ Bacon, sliced.. Ham, sliced ... ...d o ___ — do___ 147. 146.7 167.5 168.4 165.1 167. 175.0 178.3 184.9 185.8 185.4 167.5 —do___ 149.8 151.0 161.2 172.2 173.3 169.0 173.7 180.8 180.0 182.7 182.0 180.8 —do___ 151.6 151.3 156.8 164.2 165.5 165.2 167.4 170.6 175.2 168.4 162. 165.5 169.8 171.4 163.9 Lamb............... ......... Hens................. ......... M ilk, fresh_______ B utter....................... — do___ — do___ Quart __ Pound _ 211.1 205.6 214.1 207.6 210.1 207.6 218.2 211.1 216.7 208.6 212.6 210.1 167.6 167.2 166.4 171.3 173.3 171.3 173.7 174.1 175.3 171.3 173.7 170.4 155.6 155.6 144.4 144.4 144.4 144.4 155.6 155.6 155.6 155.6 155.6 155.6 133.9 133.6 139.0 141.2 140.7 140.7 141.5 142.5 147.4 154.2 153.4 153.1 211.1 171.3 152.2 143.4 Cheese....................... Lard— . ................... Eggs, strictly fresh _ Bread____________ — do— ...d o ___ D ozen. Pound. 158.7 161.3 163.4 163.0 162.6 163.8 164.3 168.5 169.4 168.1 165.5 146.4 144.4 147.7 146.4 145.0 146.4 147.7 153.6 157.0 157.6 150.3 143.7 217.5 178.1 129.8 112.0 120.4 127.9 140.6 166. 181.2 202.6 226.4 230.0 141.9 141.9 141.9 145.2 146.8 146.8 146.8 146.8 146.8 146.8 148.4 150.0 164.7 149.0 169.5 145.2 Flour............................ Corn meal_________ Rice......................... . Potatoes--................... — do___ ...d o ___ — do___ —do__ 181.8 197.0 200.0 190.9 184.8 184.8 187.9 187.9 187.9 187.9 184.8 187.9 208.6 220.0 214.3 217.1 220.0 214.3 208.6 205.7 211.4 214. 220.0 217.1 103.0 108.0 108.0 108.0 108.0 113.0 112.0 113.0 113.0 113.0 113.0 117.0 1.5 278.9 273.7 100.0 115.8 100.0 94.7 94.7 126.3 210.5 215.8 168.4 187.9 214.3 111.0 163.2 Sugar, granulated___ — do___ 153.7 142.6 140.7 140.7 137.0 135.2 127.8 125.9 127.8 124.1 124.1 125.9 T ea...... ......................... — d o .... 135.8 135.1 131. 133.0 135.1 135.1 137.6 137. 142.8 142.8 142.1 143.4 Coffee........................... — do___ 160. 162.7 164.8 163.3 162.1 160.9 161.2 163.0 161.8 161.5 162.1 160. 133.3 137.8 162.1 Index number of 43 weighted articles L. 153.4 151.8 148.8 156.8 160.3 166.6 166.6 1926 Article Unit Sirloin steak..... .......... Round steak_______ Rib roast___________ Chuck roast___ ____ Pound. ...d o ___ ..d o __ ...d o ___ 179.1 176.8 177.1 174.7 179.4 179.4 177.9 176. 5 179.1 178.5 177.9 177.9 172.0 169.4 169.4 164.6 172.0 175.0 169.8 173.9 173.5 173. 173.5 171.6 136.2 135.3 134. 5 134.9 137.5 137.5 136.2 137.1 137.1 134.5 137.5 134.5 126. 124.3 123.2 124.3 128.2 124.9 126.0 126.0 123.8 124.3 124.3 124.9 177.9 171.6 136.2 124.9 Plate beef................. Pork chops................... Bacon, sliced_______ Ilam , sliced............. —do— ...d o ___ 173.1 171.2 174.1 179.2 186.3 194.3191.0 184.9 192.5 207.1 192.0 181.6 — do___ 178.0 176. 175.7 174.5 179.2 179.6182.7 181.2 182.4 182.4 183.1 179.2 — do___ 167.1 171. 171.6 172.9 174.8 1.4184.8 191.6 188.4 188.4 185.2 183.5 185.8 179.6 180.6 Lamb_____ Hens______ M ilk, fresh.. B utter____ ...d o ___ do____ Quart— Pound. 208.6 212.6 206.1 210.1 214. 231.8 231.3 214. 213.1 213.6 212. 211.1 173.3 172.5 174.5 173.7 187.4 186.2 184.6 175.3 174.1 174.1 177.7 176.5 155.6 155.6 155. 155.6 155. ±50.0 156.7 157.8 160.0 158.9 160.0 165.6 150.9 149.1 145.8 140.1 134.7 134.1 125.5 136.6 139.0 141.2 143. 148.8 215.2 177.3 157.8 141.7 Cheese_____________ . .. do____ 166.4 166.0 171.5 166.4 160.4 163.0 161.7 163.8 161.3 163.4 163. 163.8 Lard_______________ ...d o ___ 143.7 141.7 1.7 133.1 135.1 139.1 144.4 143.7 141.1 141.1 132.5 127.8 Eggs, strictly fresh. . . D ozen. 170.4 145.4 128.8 110.8 117.8 125.5 127.9 149.0 177.6 211.3 213.7 Bread________ _____ Pound. 150.0 148.4 148.4 148.4 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 148.4 148.4 14&4 148.4 164.3 138.4 153.6 148.4 Flour______________ Com meal__............... Rice............................... Potatoes................ ....... ...d o ___ 193.9 197.0 197.0 197.0 193.9 187.9 193.9 190. 190. 181. 184.8 181.8 —do___ 217.1 202.9 !. 9 205.7 197.1 197.1 185.7 194.3 191.4 191.4 6 191.4 —do— 122.0 119.0 121.0 122.0 124.0 124.0 118.0 118.0 119.0 116.0 117.0 115.0 —do___ 1.3 310.5 384.2 321.1 257.9 205.3 157. 168.4 184.2 210.5 205.3 190.9 197.1 120.0 257.9 Sugar, granulated— —do— 124.1 127.8 122.2 124.1 125.9 127.8 127.8 127.8 125. 129.6 131.5 137.0 T ea................................ — do____ 142.1 136.4 136.4 136.4 134.8 135.7 136.4 136.4 135.5 137.3 137.3 136.7 Coffee........... ................ —do___ 161.2 161.8 162.1 162.7 158. 158.8 159.1 159.1 159.7 159.1 159. 7 154. 5 127.8 136.9 160.0 Index number of 43 weighted articles L. 158.4 Jan Feb Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct Nov, Dec, Aver for 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 age year 164.0 161.2 158.6 159.9 158.3 155.8 153.6 152. 1 For list of articles see Table 13. 154.4 156.8 161.6 162.1 173 DETAILED TABLES T able 14.—RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OP 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, 1925 AND 1926, BY MONTH—Continued INDIANAPOLIS, IN D . 1925 Article U nit Sirloin steak________ Round stea k ................ Rib roast...................... Chuck roast________ P o u n d .. ...d o ___ —..do....... . . . do........ Aver Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. age for 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 year 137 8 14ft 6 144.6 149.4 152. 6 151.4 156.6 157.4 154.2 151.0 146.6 147.0 189.1 139.6 148.1 151.9 154.9 154.5 159.6 159.6 156. 2 154.5 148.1 146.0 146.6 151.1 156.8 160.2 163.6 164.2 165. 3 165.3 162.5 160.8 159.7 159.1 132.1 140.9 145.3 148.4 152.2 154.7 153.5 154.7 149.1 149.1 149.1 148.4 149.0 151.1 159.7 148.4 Plnte beef........ ............ ...d o ........ 112.3 113.9 116.4 122.1 123.8 123.8 122.1 123.0 119.7 120.5 120.5 122.1 Pork chops________ _ ...d o ___ 132.7 135.1 173.9 167.3 169.2 171.1 188.2 189.1 196.2 181.0 169.2 162.6 Bacon, sliced_______ ...d o ___ 124.8 130.3 143.2 148.3 147.3 151.7 157.5 158.2 160.2 159.2 155.4 155.4 153 4 160. 6 172.0 177.0 175.2 178.8 182.1 184.7 182.1 182.1 176.5 174.3 do Ham, sliced 119.7 169.7 149.3 174.9 Lamb.......................... H ens............................. M ilk, fresh...... .......... Butter......................... . ...d o ___ . .d o___ Q uart... P o u n d .. 210.6 214.6 223.7 209.1 205.6 202.0 202.0 202.0 206.1 202.0 206.1 210.6 155.0 161.1 167.8 175.8 175.4 172.0 173.9 170.6 172.5 169.7 164.5 164.5 150.0 137.5 137.5 137.5 137.5 137.5 137.5 137.5 147.5 147.5 147.5 150.0 135.4 129.5 152.1 137.8 134.3 135.6 137.5 140.7 145.2 155.3 151.9 151.6 208.1 168.7 142.5 142.3 Cheese.......................... Lard............... .............. Eggs, strictly fresh. __ Bread______ _______ ...d o ........ . .„do___ Dozen— P o u n d .. 165.4 174.9 177.3 178.7 175.8 177.7 176.8 176.8 176.8 177.3 175.4 176.3 141.1 139.7 145.0 145.0 139.1 139.7 144.4 146.4 149.0 152.3 141.7 131.1 289.7 155. 7 109.6 111.0 119.9 129.8 137.2 145.0 145.0 178.0 228.7 217.7 166.7 166.7 158.8 158.8 158.8 158.8 158.8 158.8 158.8 158.8 158.8 158.8 175.8 143.1 159.9 160.8 F lo u r ................ ........... Corn meal.................... R ice............................ Potatoes........................ ...d o ....... ...d o ___ ...d o ........ ...d o ........ 187. 5 190.6 190.6 184.4 181.3 184.4 181.3 181.3 181.3 181.3 181.3 184.4 176.0 184.6 184. 6 184.6 184.6 180.8 180.8 184.6 176.9 176.9 169.2 169.2 119.6 116.3 118.5 120.7 120.7 121.7 122.8 125.0 125.0 125.0 126.1 122.8 125.0 125.0 118.8 106.3 118.8 193.8 293.8 275.0 206.3 200.0 306.3 306.3 184.4 180.8 121.7 200.0 Sugar, granulated___ . . d o ........ 141.4 136.2 136.2 132.8 127.6 127.6 125.9 120.7 122.4 119.0 115.5 119.0 Tea................................. ...d o ___ 132.2 185.2 135. 2 134.2 134.2 134.0 131.3 131.3 131.3 131.3 132.0 133.3 Coffee___ ___ _ . .do....... 166.2 171.8 172.5 172.5 170.2 169.5 168.9 168.9 168.9 167.9 168.5 168.5 127.6 133.0 169.5 Index number of 43 weighted articles1 151.1 148.1 142.3 143.5 142.5 143.7 149.7 156.2 155.6 153.1 154.3 160.9 159.9 1926 Article Unit Jan Feb. Mar, Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct N ov. Dec. Aver 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 age for 15 15 Sirloin steak............. Round s te a k ... ___ Rib roast......... .1 .. . Chuck roast............. Pound. —do___ ..d o ___ ..d o ___ 145.0 148.6 149.4 149.0 153.8 156.2 157.4 155.4 155.8 156.6 153.0 152.6 149.4 150. 152.3 153.6 159.1 160.9 162.1 160.4 162. 162.6 157.4 155.7 163. 161.4 161.4 165.3 169. 3 168.2 168.2 167.0 167.0 167.0 164.8 165.3 153. 5 152.2 152.2 156.6 154.7 156.0 155.3 156.0 155.3 155.3 152.8 152.8 152.6 157.4 165.9 154.7 Plate beef................. Pork chops............... Bacon, sliced_____ Ham, sliced............. __do___ ..d o ___ „ d o ___ __do— 125.4 124.6 125.4 123.8 126.2 124.6 126.2 126.2 126.2 125.4 127.0 128.7 164.0 163.0 165.4 170. 6 187.2 194.8 199.5 187.2 198.6 203.3 177.3 160.7 151.7 152.4 156.1 155.1 156.5 167.0 167.7 168.4 166.7 166.7 162.9 159.2 179.8 179.2 181.4 183.7 187.3 201.6 205.2 204.2 202.3 200.0 190.9 186.0 126.2 181.0 160.9 191.9 Lamb......................... Hens.......................... M ilk, fresh............... Butter....................... ...d o — .—do___ Q uart.. Pound. 214. 6 202.0 205.6 202.0 209.1 223.2 210.6 210. 214. 210.6 202.0 202.0 183.4 191.9 185.8 194.3 198.1 189. 190.5 188. 188. 183.4 181.0 179.1 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 143. 4 139.9 137.2 131.4 128.7 130. 129.3 126.1 134.3 143. 152.1 163.3 209.1 187.7 150.0 138.3 Cheese....................... L a r d ............. ........... Eggs, strictly fresh. Bread......................... ...d o ___ ...d o ___ D ozen.. Pound. 175.8 179.6 179.1 171.1 169.7 168.2 168.2 168.2 166.4 170.1 173.0 176.3 131.1 129.1 126.5 125.8 127.2 137.1 141.7 136.4 133.1 131.1 126.5 120.5 179.4 142. 113.5 117.7 120. 126.6 127.0 126.6 154.3 170.6 215.6 214.5 158.8 158.8 156.9 156.9 156.9 156.9 158.8 158.8 158.8 158.8 158.8 158.8 172.0 130.5 150.7 158.8 Flour........................ Corn m ea l.............. R ice......................... Potatoes.................. ...d o — 184.4 184.4 184.4 187. 5 184.4 1844 184. 181.3 178.1 175.0 171.9 171.9 ...d o ...... 161.5 165.4 169.2 161.5 161.5 161.5 157.7 161.5 161.5 161.5 161.5 161.5 ...d o ___ 122.8 129.3 128.3 127.2 127.2 128.3 131.5 132.6 131.5 131.5 128.3 125.0 —do___ 8 331.3 331.3 400.0 350.0 306. 287.5 231.3 281.3 237.5 250.0 237.5 181.3 161.5 128.3 300.0 Sugar, granulated- _ Tea............................. Coffee....................... - d o — 120.7 120.7 120.7 120.7 120.7 124.1 124.1 125.9 125.9 127.6 129.3 132.8 —do___ 138.2 143.0 142. 142.2 145.0 142.8 143.5 143.5 144.5 146.3 147.0 144.5 —do___ 166.6 167.2 167.5 167.5 166. 166.9 166.9 167.5 167.5 167.5 167.5 168.9 124.1 143.0 167.5 161.2 157.0 155.2 159.1 157.6 157.3 156.0 151.4 156J 156.1 158.1 157.7 157.0 Index number of 43 weighted articles1.. i For list of articles see Table 18. 44567°—27------ 12 174 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 T a b l e 14.—RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, 1925 AND 1926, BY MONTH—Continued JACKSONVILLE, FLA. 1925 Article U nit Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Aver for 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 age 15 year Sirloin stea k ............. . Pound. 132.7 132.7 134. 137.3 137.3 137.7 1.6 137.7 Round steak............... —do— 134.3 135.2 139.4 145.1 145.1 143.2 144.1 144.1 Rib roast.................... . - d o . . . . 114.3 114.3 111.7 114.8 112.7 114.3 114.3 114.3 Chuck roast________ ...d o ___ 126.2 126. 131.0 135.2 131.7 133.1 129.7 131.7 136.5 140.0 138.1 136. 139.9 140. 143.2 143.2 113.9 115.2 115.7 116.5 138.6 139.3 142.1 141.3 114.4 133.1 Plate beef........ ............ .-d o _ „ . Pork chops................. —do___ Bacon, sliced............. —do___ Ham, sliced................. —do___ 106.5 106.5 106. 106.5 109.3 107.4 107.4 105.6 113.0 113.0 114.8 106.5 133.3 133.3 148.7 148.3 142.5 140. 142.5 144.3 145.6 156.6 155.7 157.9 128.2 126.8 139.6 147.5 150.0 156.4 163.2 166.1 168.2 168.2 169.3 1.3 159.9 162.3 178.5 183.5 183.5 183.5 187.7 187.7 7 188.7 188.7 186.6 108.3 145.6 154.3 181.7 Lamb........... Hens______ M ilk, fresh.. B utter------- — do___ — do___ Quart.. Pound. 197.0 202.0 178.8 183. 174.9 170.0 172.4 180. 161.4 161.0 159.6 155.7 152.6 155.7 153.1 155.3 155.6 155.6 151. 151.6 151.6 151.6 151.6 151.6 133.4 131.4 142.5 139.8 133.7 134.6 134.4 134.6 180. 180.8 194.6 191.1 157.5 168.9 170.2 !. 9 159.7 177.4 177.4 177.4 134.9 144.2 146.9 146.9 183.7 160.1 159.7 138.1 Cheese___________ L ard.____________ Eggs, strictly fresh. Bread____________ ...d o __ ...d o __ Dozen _ Pound. 151.6 152.9 152.0 153. 151.6 153.8 153.3 153.3 146.5 145.8 148.4 148.4 149.7 149.7 150.3 151.6 177.9 153.3 7 . 9 103.1 124.1 146.5 152.4 173.4 173.4 173.4 175.0 175.0 175.0 171.9 171. 153.3 155.1 156.0 156.9 154. 155. 5 156. 153.5 170.8 196.3 204.2 204.5 171.9 171.9 171.9 171. 153.8 151.0 153.8 173.4 Flour-------Corn meal. R ic e ........... Potatoes - - . — do___ — do___ ...d o ___ — do— 165. 181.6 178.9 178.9 178.9 178.9 178.9 181.6 178.9 17 173.7 178.9 151.7 151.7 148.3 148.3 151.7 151.7 151.7 151.7 148.3 144.8 148.3 144.8 148.5 150.0 151.6 151.5 157.6 154.5 159.1 165.2 159.1 163.6 160.6 165. 2 120.8 129.2 120.8 120.8 125.0 129.2 187.5 258.3 204.2 187.5 279.2 262.5 179.0 148.3 157.6 179.2 Sugar, granulated___ ...d o ___ 140.0 135.0 131.7 128.3 123.3 123.3 121, 120.0 110.7 116.7 118.3 120.0 T e a .............................. .—do__ 160.7 160.7 162.8 103. 2 160.3 159.8 159.8 159.8 158.7 158.8 159.5 162.5 Coffee.......................... . — do___ 151.3 149.3 151.0 151.0 147.5 148.7 148.4 149.6 148.4 150.1 147.2 149.3 125.0 160.5 149.3 Index number of 43 weighted articles i_. 152.8 Article 111 146.2 144.6 147.: 152.9 167.1 166.0 159.9 165.5 Unit Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec Aver for 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 age year Sirloin steak----------- Pound. Round steak----------- —do— R ib roast__________ —do___ Chuck roast________ —do__ 145.4 141.2 146.5 146.2 143. 8 142.7 142.7 145.0 143.5 144.2 145.8 141.2 151.2 154.0 154.0 154.0 154.0|149.8 149.8 146.9 151.6 151. 6 149.3 150.2 120.0 123.0 125.7 127.8 121.3122.2 125.2 128.3 126.5 124.3 126.5 119.6 136.6 140.0 145.5 146.2 143.4,137. 142.1 143.4 144.1 142.1 141.4 140.0 143.8 151.2 124.3 142.1 Plate beef........ ............ Pork chops.................. Bacon, slic e d ........... . Ham, sliced........ ........ — do___ . . . do— —do__ ...d o .... 109.3 112.0 115. 125.9 122.2:115.7 119.4 121.3 115.7 115.7 118.5 118.5 158.3 156.1 161.0 161.0 171.9175.4 178.1 175.4 172.8 173.2 171.5 116.2 173.9 173.9 173.9 168.9 168.9183. 178.6 178. 176.4 178.6 178.6 171.1 185.9 187.7 209.2 207.0 209.2 204.2 209.5 207.7 197.5 183.8 183.8 117.6 168.0 175.4 197.5 Lamb_____ Hens______ M ilk, fresh.. Butter_____ — do— — do___ Quart.. Pound. 205.4 202.0 195.1 182.3 198.5 197.0 188.7 1817 191.1 194.6 191.1 188.7 175.0 173.7 179.4 180.7 178.1 181.1 177.2 169.3 172.4 179. 176. 170. 177.4 177.4 177.4 177.4 177.4 177.4 177.4 177.4 177.4 179.8 179.8 179.8 144.0 142.0 140.3 135.1 129.5 126.8 127.3 130.7 132.7 135.1 136.6 144.7 193.1 176.3 178.2 135.4 C heese...................... L a r d ........................ Eggs, strictly fresh. B read....................... — do— — do___ Dozen— Pound. 156.9 156.4 155. 149.8 141.8145.8 143.1 151, 152.9 156.4 156.4. 156.4 153.5 152.9 152.9 149.0 149.0 155.5 154.8 160.6 154.8 147. 145.8 145.8 188.1 140.5 107.9 116.1 110.8118.4 129.7 143.9 168.6 201.1 192.4 185.3 171.9 171.9 1.1.9 171.9 171.9 171.9 171.9 171.9 171.9 171. 171.9 171. 152.0 151.6 150.1 171.9 Flour....................... Corn meal.............. R ice------------------Potatoes.................. —do___ ...d o __ . .. do— . . . do— 181.6 181, 181.6 184.2 184.2 181.6 178.9 181.6 181.6 181.6 181.6 173.7 144.8 144.8 144.8 144.8 141.4 141.4 141.4 144.8 148.3 144.8 141.4 144.8 169.7 171.2 169.7 166.7 1.7 171.2 1.7 168.2 1.7 163.6 165.2 157.6 320.8 308.3 304.2 325.0 308.3 283.3 245. 216. 212.5 204.2 208.3 208.3 18L6 144.8 Sugar, granulated— ...d o __ 120.0 116.7 116.7 118.3 116.7 118.3 116.7 121.7 121.7 123. 125.0 126.7 i.3 168.2 168.2 164.2 Tea_._......................... — do___ 161.2 161.2 161.2 161.0 164.0 162.5 162.5 166.3 Coffee......... ................ ...d o __ 149.6 149.6 149.6 148.7 145.5 144.3 145.8 145.5 145. 145.8 145.8 145.8 120.0 164.2 147.0 Index number of 43 weighted articles l.. 161.3 167.0 162. 6 160.2 161.1 158.8 159.3 158.8 160.5 162.1 163.2 162.0 159.4 i For list of articles see Table 13. a2 16 262.5 175 DETAILED TABLES T a b l e 1 4 .— RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES. 1925 AND 1926, BY MONTH—Continued KANSAS CITY, M O. 1925 Article Unit Sirloin steak................ Round steak............... Rib roast— ................. Chuck roast________ Pound _. ...d o ........ ...d o ....... ...d o ....... Plate beef.................... Pork chops.—.............. Bacon, sliced—............ Ham, sliced................. ...d o ___ 95.7 97.4 100.0 103.4 106.0 106.8 107.7 -_.do___ 140.0 135.0 175.0 167.0 166.5 172.0 193.5 . ..d o ___ 142.4 142.4 157.9 164.0 164.0 165.0 169.4 ...d o ___ 165.6 168.8 184.6 191.6 192.6 190.5 198.6 Jan Feb Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Aver for 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 age year 15ft 8 15? 1 156.3 160.0 165.0 165.4 169.2 140.2 140.7 145.8 153.7 158.9 162.1 161.2 143.8 143.8 144.4 148.3 148.3 150.0 155.1 121.3 120.7 123.3 129.3 132.7 130.7 136.0 165.8 158.9 152.8 134.7 162.9 149.5 147.8 130.7 158.8 146.7 146.1 129.3 158.3 145.8 147.8 129.3 160.8 151.4 148.3 129.3 107.7 107.7 186.0 177.0 175.1 172.7 193.0 195.4 106.8 162.5 167.7 193.0 104.3 172.5 163.3 188.8 Lamb............................ Hens________ ______ M ilk, fresh.. ............... B utter.......................... — do___ 200.0 192.9 190.1 196.2 195.1 194.5 198.9 197.8 189.0 185.2 184.6 184.1 ...d o ___ 182.4 183.5 188.8 198.2 192.9 190.6 181.2 181.2 176.5 185.3 181.8 190.6 Quart— 146.1 146.1 146.1 146.1 146.1 146.1 146.1 146.1 146.1 146.1 146.1 146.1 Pound __ 134 7 13? 1 151.4 137.6 131.3 136.3 135.2 137.9 141.8 151.7 148.3 148.3 192.3 185.9 146.1 140.5 Cheese........................... Lard.............................. Eggs, strictly fr e sh ... Bread...... .............. ....... ...d o ___ 173.3 172.8 171.0 171.0 170.5 168.7 169.6 168.7 169.6 169.1 170.0 170.0 „ _do___ 141 7 139 9 144.8 144.8 137.4 140.5 146.6 149.1 149.7 148.5 142.9 136.8 D ozen ... 246.5 168.0 130.2 121.8 125.5 136.7 147.3 146.9 150.5 173.8 221.5 214.2 Pound __ 156 7 160 ft 160.0 160.0 160.0 161.7 161.7 161.7 161.7 161.7 163.3 163.3 170.5 143.6 165.1 161.7 Flour............................. Corn meal.................... R ice. ............................. P o ta to es..................... — do....... — do___ — do___ —.do....... 196.7 213.3 210.0 203.3 196.7 200.0 196.7 196.7 200.0 196.7 196.7 203.3 223.1 226.9 226.9 223.1 219.2 219.2 219.2 215.4 215.4 207.7 211.5 211.5 120.7 121.8 120.7 120.7 121.8 118.4 119.5 124.1 123.0 120.7 119.5 124.1 141.2 141.2 147.1 123.5 135.3 182.4 211.8 200.0 205.9 217.6 300.0 294.1 200.0 219.2 121.8 194.1 Sugar, granulated___ — do....... 149.1 143.9 142.1 142.1 135.1 133.3 129.8 129.8 129.8 126.3 119.3 122.8 T e a ............................... — do....... 151.1 152.4 154.1 152.4 152.0 152.0 148.9 147.2 147.6 146.3 146.9 147.6 Coffee............................ ...d o ....... 197.1 197.8 197.8 195.3 191.7 189.9 191.7 191.7 189.2 188.8 191.7 192.4 133.3 149.8 192.8 Index number of 43 weighted articles l__ .................. 153.3 149.4 151.4 148.9 149.4 153.4 156.6 155.5 156.6 157.6 164.0 162.8 155.1 163.3 152.3 150.6 132.0 107.7 103.4 194.0 199.0 170.0 170.0 196.1 195.4 1926 Article Unit Sirloin steak................ Round steak............... Rib roast______ ____ Chuck roast................ Pound. . — do___ — do___ — do........ 157.1 156.3 158.3 159.2 162.1 162.5 167.5 167.5 165.0 163.3 157.5 157.1 145.3 146.7 149.5 150.0 158.4 159.3 164.5 162.1 162.6 159.3 155.1 154.2 148.3 148.9 148.9 148.9 150.0 152.2 151.7 152.8 152.8] 152.8 152.2 148.3 130.0 132.7 132.7 132.7 132.7 132.7 135.3 134.7 133.3 133.3 130.0 130.7 161.3 155.6 150.6 132.7 Plate b eef....'.............. Pork chops............. . Bacon, sliced .............. Ham, sliced................. — do____ — do....... — do___ ...d o ___ 110.3 112.0 112.8 113.7 116.2 113.7 113.7 116.2 112.0 111. 1 112.0 113.7 170.5 171.0 181.0 186.0 193.5 203.5 200.5 196.5 214.0; 213.0 182.0 165.5 165.0 166.0 166.7 168.4 171.7 177.4 180.1 177.1 176.4 177.4 171.4 163.0 190.5 190.5 193.0 194.4 196.8 215.1 212.3 216.5 213.3 214.7 203.9 196.1 112.8 190.0 171.7 203.2 Lamb............................ Hens............................. Milk, fresh.................. Butter ........................... ...d o ___ ...d o ___ Quart. - . Pound _. 186.3 184.1 184.1 185.7 191.8 201.6 196.7 196.2 192.3 191.2 185.7 185.7 202.4 202.4 205.9 213.5 210.6 201.8 200.6 192.9 193.5 197.6 188.8 189.4 146.1 146.1 146.1 146.1 146.1 146.1 146.1 146.1 146.1 146.1 146.1 146.1 141.0 137.9 135.0 127.4 124.3 127.9 126.9 126.9 133.2 136.6 134.7 147.5 190.1 200.0 146.1 133.2 C heese......................... Lard.............................. Eggs, strictly fresh ... Bread............................ — do___ 167.7 171.4 167.7 166.8 161.8 164.5 161.3 161.3 164.5 165.4 164.5 174.7 — do— . 134.4 131.9 130.7 128.8 129.4 143.6 144.2 140.5 140.5 136.8 124.5 122.1 D o zen ... 172.4 130.2 120.7 130.2 130.5 133.1 134.5 136.4 153.1 172.0 207.6 217.1 Pound— 165.0 166.7 168.3 168.3 166.7 166.7 166.7 166.7 163.3 163.3 163.3 161.7 165.9 133.7 153.1 165.0 Flour............................. Corn meal.................... R ic e ............................ Potatoes................... ...d o ........ 206.7 210.0 206.7 200.0 200.0 196.7 193.3 190.0 186.7 180.0 180.0 176.7 —.do........ 196.2 200.0 196.2 196.2 192.3 196.2 188.5 192.3 188.5 184.6 180.8 180.8 — do___ 126.4 128.0 125.3 127.6 127.6 131.0 129.9 132.2 135.6 125.3 119.5 109.2 — do___ 329.4 323.5 311.8 358.8 305.9 294.1 205.9 141.2 217.6 217.6 229.4 223.5 193.3 192.3 126.4 264.7 Sugar, granulated___ — do....... 121.1 124.6 124.6 124.6 128.1 129.8 126.3 128.1 129.8 128.1 128.1 131.6 T ea................................ ...d o ....... 147.0 150.6 149.8 152.8 153.1 154.6 158.0 159.4 160.0 160.6 160.2 163.5 Coffee............................ ...d o ........ 192.8 192.4 192.4 191.7 192.4 194.6 195.0 194.6 195.7 193.5 191.7 191.4 126.3 155.7 193.2 Index number of 43 weighted articles ................. 162.5 159.9 159.1 161.6 159.3 160.4 154.6 150.6 156.2 I157.1 157.0 156.9 157.9 Aver Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. N ov. Dec. age for 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 year 1For list of articles see Table 13. 176 RETAIL. PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 T a b l e 1 4 .— RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, 1925 AND 1926, BY MONTH—Continued LITTLE ROCK, ARK. 1925 Article Unit Sirloin stea k -.......... Round steak............ Rib roast.................. Chuck roast............. Pound. ..d o ___ -.d o ___ ..d o ___ 125.6 126.8 129.1 129.1 131.6133.1 131.5 130.3 129.9 131.1 128.0 128.7 142.5 144.0 144.0 144.0 147.0:152.5 152.0 152.0 150.0 147.5 147.5 145.5 125.3 123.7 128.9 130.9 128.9135.1 133.0 132.5 138.1 136.1 134.5 136.6 114.1 114.7 122.1 123.9 121.5127.0 127.6 123.3 119.0 128.8 117.8 117.2 129.5 147.5 132.0 121.5 Plate beef................. Pork chops............... Bacon, sliced............ Ham, sliced.............. -.d o ___ __do___ __do___ __do___ 116.3 117.8 117.8 117.8 117.8 119.4 117.8 117.8 113.2 114. 7 117. 114.0 135.2 134.3 166. 158.1 151.9 156.7 163.8 161.0 164.3 166.7 161. 162.4 107.7 107.2 127. 5 131.7 129.2 130.0 137.7 136.6 137.5 139.4 134.4 133.1 159.5 158.1174.0 174.0 176.4 173.3 171.3 170.3 172.0 173.0 117.1 157.1 129.5 169.9 Lamb......................... Hens.......................... M ilk, fresh............... B utter....................... -.d o ___ ..d o ___ Q uart.. Pound. L5 200.0 1.5 207.0 210.5 210.5 207.0 214.5 207.0 203.5 207.0 200.0 158.1 150.8 154.5 156.0 152.9 150.8 145.0 145.5 153.4 169.6 161.3 156.5 155.5 151.5 151.5 151.5 151. 5 151.5 151.5 151. 5 151.5 151.5 151. 5 148.5 125.9 122.1 134. 126. 122. 122.1 124.7 127. 130.1 138. 138.4 138.6 205.5 154.5 151.5 129.4 Cheese....................... Lard.........................Eggs, strictly fresh. Bread......................... ...d o .... ...d o ___ D ozen. Pound. 161.3 168.0 168.0 164.9 165. 167.1 168.0 147.8 145.3 150.3 149. 7 149.1 150.3 152.8 222.3 146.4 108.6 117.2 116.5 130.2 141.6 145.0 145.0 145.0 145.0 145.0 145.0 145.0 167.1 167.1 171.1 152.8 153.5 153.5 175.2 191.4 197.6 146.7 146. 146.7 167.1 150.9 155.0 145.0 Flour........................ Com meal__.......... R ic e --..................... Potatoes.................. — d o .... — do___ — do___ — do___ 180.6 183.3 186.1 183.3 183.3 186.1 1.1 183.3 186.1 183.3 183.3 183.3 176.0 180.0 180.0 172.0 172.0 176.0 176.0 180.0 176.0 168.0 172.0 164.0 121.7 120. 124.1 122.9 124.1 120.5 121.7 125.3 132.5 128.9 119.3 120.5 155.0 155.0 155.0 145.0 175.0 175.0 195.0 255.0 215.0 215.0 290.0 290.0 183.3 176.0 124.1 200.0 Sugar, granulated. T ea........................... Coffee...................... — do___ 157.1 150.0 155.4 148.2 142.9 141.1 137.5 139.3 139.3 128. 6 132.1 137.5 — do___ 196.2 199.8 199.8 199. 199.8 199. 197.6 205.2 204.4 204.4 201.6 203. — d o .... 182. 182. 185.4 178.9 173.7 175.0 176.3 177.9 179.9 182.1 182.1 180.2 142.9 201.0 179.9 Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Aver for 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 age 15 15 year Index number of 43 weighted articles 168.4 168.0 151.6 153.5 154.0 159.5 146.7 146.7 150.3 149.3 1926 Article Unit Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr, May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. N ov Dec. Aver for 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 age 15 year 133.1 133.1 133.5 135.0 135.4137.8 152.0 149.0 152.5 156.5 157.0157.5 136.6 141.8 136.1 137.1 142.8140.7 111.7 125.8 119.6 122.7 132.5130.1 Sirloin steak. _ Round stea k .. Rib roast......... Chuck roast... Pound. ...d o .... — do___ ...d o ___ 137.8 159.5 142.8 133.7 133. 134.6 155.5 158.0 140.7 140.7 133.7 136.2 136. 138.6 158.5 159.5 141.8 139.2 136. 133.7 135.4 156.0 140.2 129.4 Plate beef........ Pork chops___ Bacon, sliced.. Ham, sliced— ...d o ___ 114.7 116.3 112.4 121.7 124.8 124.8 121.7 ...d o ___ 162. 162.9 164.3 164.8 177.6 182.4 184.3 ...d o ___ 132.8 134.7 134.7 135.8j 137.7 144.6 151.2 ...d o ___ 171.3 171.3 176.0178.7 191. 194.9 124. 120.2 170.5 179.0 150.1 149.6 194. 199.0 127.1 178. 147.4 192.9 130.2 165.7 142.4 190.9 121.7 172.9 142.1 185.8 Lamb........... H ens............. M ilk, fresh.. Butter.......... ...d o ___ ...d o ___ Quart.. Pound. 200.0 196.5 203.5 207.0 203.5 209.5 190.5 200.0 197.5 159.7 1Q0.7 171.2 171.7,173.8 170.2 158.1 151.8 155.5 148.5 148.5 148.5148.51148. 5|l48.5 148.5 148.5 148.5 132.0 129.6 12a 7123.81119.8(114.8 116.9 115.5 121.6 199.5 203.0 156.0 153.9 148.5 148.5 129.6 135.3 201.0 161.8 148.5 124.5 Cheese.......................... ...d o ___ Lard.............................. ...d o ___ Eggs, strictly fresh... Dozen _ Bread............................ Pound. 165.3 166.7 164.0 164.0;156.0 153.8 154.7 150.7 152.4 147.2 145.3 147.2 149.7 j147.8:151.6 154.1 150.3 150.9 168.7 117. 110.3 118.9 'll9 .6; 119.9 130.2 139.5 152.6 145.0 156.7 156.7 158.3 158.3 158.3 158.3 158.3 158.3 167.1 167.1 146.5 142.8 190.4 195.9 158.3 158.3 160.4 154.1 143.3 156.7 — do___ 188.9 188.9 188.9 191.7 191.7 180.6 175.0 177. — do___ 168.0 164.0 168.0 168.0 164.0 164.0 164.0 164.0 164.0 ...d o ___ 120.5 124.1 127.7 127.7 128.9 131.3 120.5 119. S 122.9 — do___ 315.0 295.0 300.0 330.0 340.0 275.0 250.0 235.0 230.0 177.8 177.8 164.0 160.0 114.5 114.5 235.0 235.0 183.3 164.0 122.9 275.0 Sugar, granulated__ — do___ 133.9 133. 132.1 .128.6 132.1 133.9 135. 7137.5 137.5 T ea........ — ................ . — do___ 207.8 205.8 207.6 201.2 210.2 214.2 216.2 211.8 215.8 Coffee.......................... . ...d o ___ 182.5 182.5 180.8 i: 180.2 179.5 178.21178.2 175.0 137.5 141.1 214.2 213.2 176.9 179. 5 135.7 210.8 178.9 154.' 151.9 151.7 153.6 154.4 152.3 151.5jl49.7 151.0 15J. 9 154.4 154.4 152.8 Flour....................... Com meal__.......... R ic e ....................... Potatoes.................. Index number of 43 weighted articles L. 1 For list of articles see Table 13, 177 D E T A IL E D TABLES T a b l e 14.—RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, 1925 AND 1926, BY MONTH—Continued LOS ANGELES, CALIF. 1925 Article Unit Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Aver for 15 15 15 15 15 15 age 15 15 15 15 15 15 year Sirloin steak_ _ Round stea k .. Rib roast........ Chuck roast... Pound. ...d o __ do_-_ ...d o - _ . 151.1 152.8 156.2 158.3 157 156.6 154.5 156.2 157.0 162.1 151.1 151.9 135.6 136.1 144.2 146.6 146. 6 145.7 144.2 144.2 142.8 145.2 140. 140.9 155.7 154.6 156. 3 157.4 157.9 156.3 159.0 154.1 155.8 159.0 155.2 155.7 119.7 119.1 122.3 128.0 126.1 120.4 122.3 122.3 121.7 122.9 121.7 122.3 155.3 142.8 156.3 122.3 Plate beef........ Pork chops___ Bacon, sliced.. Ham, slic ed ... ...d o — ...d o — ...d o — ...d o — 106.3 108.7 111. 113.5 155.0 152. 6 192.0 176.9 146.9 146.6 162.6 159.3 164.4 166.9 172.2 182.7 107.9 106.3 109.5 108.7 108.7 196.4 198.8 188.5 174.1 162.2 170.0 170.0 172.7 172.7 170. 184.1 186.4 193.5 190.7 188.1 108.7 176.5 162.9 181.0 Lamb................ H e n s ............... Milk, fresh___ Butter.............. 202.1 ;.4 191. 5 192.6 192.6 196.3 193.1194.7 201.1 201.1 ...d o - - ...d o __ 154.9 157. 7 157. 9 159.4 161.3 158.3 153.8 154. 5 157.1 158.7 159.4 160.2 Q uart.. 141.0 150.0 153.0 150.0150.0 150.0150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 Pound. 135.4 138.4 139.4 129.8-128.3 141.2143.2 147.0 152.0 164.7 164.7 148.7 196.8 157.9 150.0 144.4 Cheese......................... Lard............................ Eggs,.strictly fresh.. Bread........................... ...d o — _.do--_ D ozen. Pound. 191.3 129.4 160.3 154.1 196.9 194.9 195.9.195.4 191.3 194.9 196. 198. 201.0 203.6 203.6 130.0 132. 135.0; 131. 7 129.4 134.4 135. 135.0 141.1 138.3 136.1 102.1 103. 101.6108. 118.8 127.4 131. 144.9 171.0 166.8 144.9 154.1 154.1 152. 5 152.5 152.5 152.5 152.5 152.5 152.5 152.5 152.5 196.9 133.9 131.9 152.5 Flour............................ Corn m e a l................. R ic e . .. ....................... Potatoes....................... ..d o — ..d o — __do__ . .d o - _ . 168.6 182.9 180.0 165.7 168.6 168.6 168.6 168. 160.0 157.1 160.0 162.9 169. 178.8 175.8 169. 7 172.7 169.7 175.8 175.8 172.7 1.7 163.6 163. 144.2 139.0 142. 144.2 144.2 144.2 149.4 149.4 149.4 145.5 144.2 142.9 253. 3 260.0 240.0 247.7 306.7 306.7 266.7 273.3 260. 02'173.3 366.7 346.7 168.6 172.7 145.5 286.7 Sugar, granulated___ ..d o — Tea................................ ..d o — Coffee. ......................... ..d o — 142.6 140.7 138. 135.2 124.1 124.1 125.9 125.9 124.1 120.4 116.7 120.4 139.4 139.4 138. 137.6 137. 140.7 140.7 140.9 140.4 140.4 140.4 139.3 149. 3 149.3 150.7 146.6 142.7 141.3 143.0 144.4 145.7 146.8 148.5 149.6 127.8 139.4 146.6 Index number of 43 weighted articles 146.' 144.1 145.5 143.0 144.9 146.9 147.6 148.6 149.7 154.8 157.0 151.9 148.5 111.9 167.7 155. 182.2 108.7 104.8 166.1 186.1 159.6 167.1 178.5 181.9 1926 U nit Sirloin steak________ Round s t e a k ............. Rib roast-------- -------Chuck roast................. P o u n d .. ... d o ----— do___ ... d o ----- Aver Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. N ov. Dec. age for 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 year 15 156.7 144.2 160.7 126.8 Plate beef..................... ___do----- 116.7 114.3 114.3 112.7 115.1 110.3 113.5 110.3 109.5 111.1 111.1 119.8 Pork chops................... — do___ 166.9 175.3 178.9 178.5 180.9 193.2 193.6 184.9 188.4 186.1 179.7 180.1 Bacon, sliced............... do___ 169.1 169.1 168.8 165.9 173.0 184.0 186.9 184.0 184.3 180.1 176.9 170.0 Ham, sliced................. ... d o ___ 190.1 186.1 187.8 187.0 189.2 m o 206.8 203.4 203.4 202.3 199.2 193.8 113.5 182.1 176.0 196.0 Lamb............................ . . . d o - _ - 200.5 196.8 193.6 192.0 190.4 198.9 202.1 201.1 195.7 192.6 196.7 194 7 Hens.............................. do----- 161.3 163.5 165.4 169.9 172.6 169.2 167.7 167.7 167.7 166.5 164 7 168.8 Milk, fresh............... . Q uart.._ 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 B utter........................... P o u n d .. 137.1 139.4 130.3 128.0 127.3 127.3 126.8 131.1 137.4 137.9 138.9 143.2 196.3 166.9 150.0 133.8 — do----___do___ Dozen __ Pou nd.- 205.1 205.6 203.1 200.5 199.5 200.5 198.5 199.5 202.1 201.5 200.5 202.6 135.6 132.8 128.3 127.2 128.9 134.4 138.3 135.0 133.3 132.8 126.7 124.4 112.0 90.9 93.7 98.7 103.9 108.9 119.1 125.6 141.0 164.0 155.1 137.3 141.0 141.0 141.0 141.0 141.0 141.0 141.0 141.0 141.0 141.0 139.3 139.3 201.5 131.7 120.9 141.0 168.6 165.7 162.9 162.9 160.0 160.0 160.0 157.1 154.3 154.3 164 3 154.3 157.6 163.6 160.6 160.6 160.6 160.6 160.6 160.6 163.6 166.7 163.6 163.6 144.2 146.8 148.1 146.8 148.1 146.8 145.5 145.5 144 2 142.9 151.9 140.3 366.7 373.3 366.7 413.3 380.0 253.3 240.0 240.0 253.3 253.3 286.7 293.3 160.0 160.6 145.5 313.3 Sugar, granulated----d o - - - 122.2 122.2 118.5 118.5 118.5 122.2 124.1 125.9 124.1 125.9 127.8 131.5 T e a ................................ ___do----- 135.6 136.5 136.5 137.4 140.9 138.2 137.8 138.2 139.1 138.5 138.7 139.4 C offee........................... . .. d o ___ 150.4 150.7 150.7 150.4 149.6 149.9 150.1 148.2 147.7 147.9 147.7 147.1 124.1 138.2 149.3 Index number of 43 weighted articles i 146.4 Cheese.......................... Lard.............................. Eggs, strictly fresh ... Bread............................ Flour..................*_........ Corn meal__................ R ic e .............................. Potatoes______ _____ i 'Cj 73 'Cj 'Cj 154.9 155.3 155.3 153.2 157.0 157.9 156.2 156.6 156.6 154.5 155.3 155.3 142.3 144.2 144.2 144.2 145.7 145.7 145.2 145.2 145.7 142.8 142.8 145.2 157.4 156.8 155.2 158.5 163.4 161.7 165.0 159.6 161.7 161.7 162.3 165.0 129.3 126.1 124.2 123.6 124.2 125.5 127.4 128.0 129.3 128.7 126.8 130.6 o o o c Article 147.8 146.4 144.4 146.6 146.4 142.9 143.6 144.0 146.6 148.4 148.6 147.8 J For list of articles see Table 13, 178 EETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 T a b l e 1 4 .— RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, 1925 AND 1926, BY MONTH—Continued LOUISVILLE. KY. 1925 Article Unit Jan. Feb Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Aver for 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 age 15 year Sirloin steak.. Round steak.. Rib roast____ Chuck roast... Pound. ...d o __ ...d o .... ...d o .... 137.6 142. 9 146.0 50.0 151. 151. 3 151.3 146.5 146. 5 143.8 143.8 143.8 143.6 144.6 148.7 153.3 157.4 157. 156.9 151.3 149.7 147.7 145.1 144. 133.1 131. 5 133.1 139.8 140.3 142.0 142.0 134.8 131.5 133.1 134.8 134.8! 113.2 117.9 119.9 123.8 126. 5 127.2 127.8 122.5 121.2 122.5 124.5 123.2 146.5 150.3 135.9 123.2 Plate beef___ Pork chops__ Bacon, sliced.. Ham, sliced... ...d o .... ...d o __ ...d o — . ...d o __ 112.8 113.6 114.4 116.0 115.2 U6.0 114.4 112.0 116.0 118.4 118.4 120.0 t. 4 181.8 133.8 134.3 167.2 169.2 170.2 164.1 182. 2 169.7 161. 6 123. 2 125.4 143.0 153.9 156. 7 155. 3 161.6 165.5 170. 171.8 165.8 163.4 146.0 149.1 161.1 168.1 164.9 166.7 170.5 174.0 174.0 167.4 162.5 169.5 116.0 165.7 154.6 164.6 Lamb........... H ens............ M ilk, fresh.. Butter_____ ...d o .... ...d o .... Quart.. Pound. 205.1210.7218.0 232.0 218.0 224.7 203. 196.6 210.7 203.9 218.0221.9 158.2 161. 9|161.9 173.5 169.9 170. 164.2 159.3 161.1 162.8 164.2 1.1 147. 7139. 8136.4 136.4 136.4 136.4 136.4 136.4 147.7 159.1 159.1 159.1 132. &130.8 149.2 134.6 133.1 135.1 136.6 136.9 144.7 151.3 151.0 146.7 213.5 164.6 144.3 140.2 Cheese.......................... ...d o __ Lard______________ ...d o __ Eggs, strictly fresh... Dozen. _ Bread............................ Pound. 167. ^ 168. 7 171, 167.3 165.4 165.4 168.7 168.7 166.4 168.2 172.8 171.4 138.5 135. 3 144.2 143.6 135.9 139.1 148.1 151.3 148.7 148.7 144.9 138.5 248. 31162.8 121.2 113.8 127.5 138.7 139.8 152.4 159.1 184.8 264.3 223.0 163.2164. 9 164. 163.2 163.2 163.2 163.2 163.2 163.2 163.2 163.2 163.2 168.7 143.0 169.5 163.2 Flour. ......................... . Corn meal.................. . Rice............................... Potatoes....................... 183. 8189.2 186.5 178.4 183.8 200.0195.7 187.0 187.0 191.3 125. 3130.1 127.7 131.3 130.1 115.8115.8 115.8 110.5 126. 183.8 183.8 178.4 175.7 178.4 175.7 183.8 195.7 191.3 191.3 187.0 182.6 178.3 173. 131.3 133.7 133.7 141.0 138.6 139.8 139.8 189.5 215.8 221.1 215.8 210.5 1.5 268.4 181.1 187.0 133.7 184.2 Sugar, granulated___ ...d o __ 156.6149.1 419.1 141.5 139.6 139.6 134.0 134.0 134.0 134.0 130.2 132.1 T e a ........................... .. ...d o __ 120.3119.7 118.0 120.5 121.1 123.4 122.4 122.4 126.4 126.4 126.4 124.8 1.4 181.8 Coffee.......................... . ...d o .... 189.5 194.2 192.7 189.5 187.3 182.5 183.3 186.5 187.3 185.5 139.6 121.5 187.3 Index number of 43 weighted articles i_. 153.8 ...d o .... ...d o .... ...d o __ ...d o __ 151.6|l47.0 148.1 147.0 149.1 152.9 154.5 154.8 156.3 158.3 165.5 160.7 1926 Article Unit Jan, Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct Nov, Dec. Aver for 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 age year Sirloin steak______ Round steak............ Rib roast____ ____ Chuck roast............. Pound. ...d o __ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ 146.9 149.6 150.4 150.4 156.6 156.6 158.4 160.6 161.1 160.6 158.8 156.6 147.7 148.7 149.7 151.8 162.6 162. 160.5 160.5 165.6 166.2 165.6 161.5 136. 138.7 136.5 140.3 150.8 150.8 151.4 143. C 147.0 147.0 147.0 148.1 121.2 125.8 124.5 123.2 127.2 128.5 127.8 127.2 128.5 131.1 135.1 134.4 155.8 158.5 144.8 127.8 Plate beef.................. Pork chops_______ Bacon, sliced_____ Ham, sliced.............. ...d o — . ..d o .... ...d o .... ...d o ___ 121.6 124.0 124.0 124.8 128.8 128.8 127.2 125.6 131.2 126.4 131.2 134.4 165.7 167.7 166.2 175.8 196.0 194.9 187.9 183.3 196.5 197.5:178.8 162.6 162.3 165.1 160.9 162.3 173.9 181.3182.0 182.7il83.1 183. 183.8 176.1 168.1 .1 170.5 172.3 183.5 194.7 194.7 193.0 195.4 195.4 195.8 190.2 127.2 181.3 174.6 185.3 Lamb................. ....... Hens.......................... M ilk, fresh_______ B u tter...................... . ..d o .... . ..d o .... Quart. _ Pound. 219.1 216.9 219.1 219.1 230.3 247.2 224.7 228.1 220.2 220.8 229.2 218.0 171.7 168.1 173.0 177.0 175.2 176.5 175.2 163.7 168.1 163.3 157. 161.1 156.8 147.7 139.8 138.4 136.4 136.4 136.4 136.4 136.4 136.4 147.7 147.7 140.4 138.4 136.9 131.3 124.0 126. 125.0 127.0 134.3 141.2 146.2 157.3 224.2 169.0 140.9 135.9 Cheese...................... Lard........................... Eggs, strictly fresh. B read ....................... — do.__ ...d o .... Dozen. . Pound. 175.6 177.4 172.4 172.8 168.7 165. 166.4 167.7 170.0 171.0 168.7 172.8 135. 134.6 134.6 131.4 135.9 137.2 139.1 141.7 139.7 134.6 123.7 119.2 188.5 144.6 111.5 122.3 126.4 130.5 133. 134.2 167.7 183.6 220.8 232.0 163.2 163.2 163.2 164.9 164. 164. 164.9 163.2 163.2 163.2 1.2 163.2 171.0 134.0 158.0 163.2 F lou r..................... Corn m e a l........... Rice........................ Potatoes................ — d o .... ...d o .... ...d o .... ...d o .... 191.9 194. 183. 181.1 186.5 175.7 173.0 167.6 164.9 162.2 167.6 167.6 178. 169.6 165. 165.2 160.9 165.2 165.2 156.5 160. 165.2 165.2 165.2 134. 137.3 137.3 142.2 136.1 139. 136.1 134. 138.6 138. 134.9 132.5 315.8 305.3 305.3 342.11368.4 294.7 242.1 ;.4 215.8 205.3 194.7 205.3 175.7 165.2 136.1 263.2 .do.. .do.. .do.. 134.0 134.0 132.1 132. ljl32.1 135. 135.8 135.8 137.7 139. 141.5 143.4 127.8 129.3 123.4 127.81127.0 131.3 131.3 131.3 135.9 138.2 142.1 142.1 184.4 184.4 184.0 181.8:180.0 181.8 180.7 181.8 185.1 186.5 184.7 182.2 135.8 132.3 183.3 161.1 157.6 154.5 1.56.2 j 59,1 157.1 154.0 149.' 155.5 156.7 158.4 158.7 156.6 Sugar, granulated___ Tea_______________ Coffee......................... . Index number of 43 weighted articles L. i For list of articles see Table 13. 179 DETAILED TABLES TABLE 14.—RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, 1926 AND 1926, BY MONTH—Continued MANCHESTER, N. H. 1925 Article U nit Sirloin steakRound steak................ Rib roast...................... Chuck roast................. Pnnnd ...d o ....... . ..d o ........ . ..d o ....... 155 ? 155.2 157.5 160.0 161.4 164.5 173.0 165.9 165.6 164.6 161.7 163.1 151.0 151.0 150.7 156.9 158.3 159.7 172.4 165.2 160.7 159.7 158.3 154.8 135.1 138.6 136.6 143.1 140.1 145.5 148.0 145.5 140.6 140.6 140.6 139.1 121.9 123.7 126.0 130.8 134.3 137.9 139.6 138.5 133.1 135.5 132.0 134.9 162.3 158.3 141.1 132.5 Plate beef...... .............. Pork chops................... Bacon, sliced............. . Ham, sliced.................. _ .do....... ...d o ....... 152.7 150.7 179.0 179.0 175.1 179.5 182.9 189.3 188.3 187.8 182.7 172.7 . ..d o ....... 155.6 159.4 175.6 182.9 1179.9 181.2 186.3 187.2 185.5 185.9 186.3 184.2 ...d o ........ 145.4 145.4 156.4 160.3 159.2 162.4 165.2 167.4 167.4 169.2 164.5 160.6 177.6 179.1 160.3 Lamb............................. Hens.............................. M ilk, fresh_________ B u t t e r ....................... ...d o ___ 194.5 190.5 191.0 187.6 190.5 191.0 198.5 193.0 198.5 187.6 189.1 185.6 . ..d o ....... 175.5 175.5 176.8 178.8 178.8 178.0 177.2 173.0 178.0 174.3 175.1 171.8 Quart. __ 162.5 162.5 153.8 150.0 153.8 150.0 162. 5 175.0 175.0 175.0 175.0 175.0 P o u n d .. 135.5 130.3 138.7 140.0 139.2 139.2 138.2 138.0 139.5 144.9 149.1 148.6 191.5 175.9 163.8 140.2 Cheese. ..................... . Lard.............................. Eggs, strictly fresh. Bread...... ..................... ...d o ___ 167.1 169.4 171.8 172.7 170.4 171.8 173.6 176.9 175.0 175.0 173.2 175.9 _ .d o....... 135.4 136.0 139.1 140.4 136.0 137.9 141.0 146.0 146.0 144.7 141.0 132.9 D ozen. _ 195.7 175.3 125.3 117.8 118.4 127.1 137.8 158.5 172.3 194.4 218.1 200.8 P o u n d .. 138.3 153.3 140.0 140.0 140.0 141.7 140.0 140.0 141.7 145.0 143.3 143.3 172.7 139.8 161.7 141.7 Flour............................. Corn meal.................... R ic e ............................. Potatoes....................... ...d o ....... ...d o ....... . ..d o ___ ...d o ___ Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Aver 16 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 age for 15 year 182.4 197.1 151.4 154.1 119.5 118.4 106.3 131.3 194.1 179.4 179.4 182.4 182.4 182.4 182.4 179.4 179.4 185.3 148.6 151.4 151.4 145.9 148.6 148.6 145.9 145.9 148.6 143.2 120.7 121.8 121.8 123.0 123.0 125.3 125.3 125.3 128.7 129.9 106.3 100.0 106.3 118.8 243.8 275.0 168.8 200.0 300.0 293.8 185. 2 148.6 124.1 181.3 Sugar, granulated___ ...d o ___ 150.0 144.4 142. 6 140.7 135.2 138.9 129.6 127.8 127.8 124.1 125.9 127.8 T ea................................ ...d o ....... 130.9 132.2 132.8 131. 5 132.2 132.8 132.8 132.8 134.1 134.1 134.3 134.3 Coffee............................ — do....... 165.0 165.3 164.1 165.0 163.8 161.3 163.1 164.4 164.1 164.1 164.1 164.1 135.2 132.8 164.1 Index number of 43 weighted articles 152.3 148.4 149.8 143.9 143.5 144.5 146.7 154.6 157.8 153.9 158.0 164.6 161.8 1926 Article Unit Sirloin steak................ Round steak............. Rib roast....... .............. Chuck roast—.............. P o u n d .. . ..d o ........ . ..d o ___ — do___ 160.0 158.9 158.9 159.4 159.4 163.7 164.2 162.8 163.7 159.7 154.6 154.6 155.9 153.8 153.1 156.2 156.9 156.9 158.3 166.9 162.4 156.2 150.3 151.4 140.1 138.1 138.1 140.1 139.6 140.6 140.6 141.1 149.5 139.1 133.2 134.7 135.5 132.5 133.7 135.6 139.1 138.5 140.8 139.6 141.4 137.9 136.7 135.5 160.0 155.9 139.6 137.3 Plate beef__________ Pork chops................... Bacon, sliced............... Ham, sliced________ __ do___ ...d o ....... 175.1 168.3 174.1 182.0 191.2 199.0 196.1 187.8 203.9 211.2 200.5 187.3 ...d o ___ 179.5 182.1 179.1 179.1 182.9 185.5 185.0 188.9 182.9 183.8 177.8 177.8 . ..d o ....... 156.0 156.0 157.1 161.7 168.1 180.5 191.1 190.4 181.9 175.5 166.7 159.6 189.8 182.1 170.6 Lamb............................ H e n s ........................... M ilk, fresh................... Butter........................... — do___ 190.5 187.6 182.6 182.1 193. 5 203. 5 201.0 — do___ 174.7 177.2 179.7 183.8 185. 5 188.8 188.4 Quart. __ 175.0 175.0 175.0 175.0 175.0 162.5 175.0 P o u n d ._ 141.9 140.9 139.2 131.8 127.3 128.5 128.8 199.0 194.0 190.5 189.1 183.6 183.4 183.0 181.7 182.2 178.8 175.0 175.0 175.0 175.0 175.0 128.0 132.3 134.2 137.0 142.9 191. 5 182.2 173.8 134.5 Cheese.......................... Lard.............................. Eggs, strictly fresh ... Bread............................ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ D o z e n .. P ou n d .. 170.8 171.8 169.4 168.5 167.1 168.1 169.0 166.7 169.0 168.1 169.0 168.5 132.3 132.9 131.1 128.0 129.2 135.4 137.3 135.4 132.9 128.6 124.2 123.0 155.6 146.0 128.5 116.0 118.9 126.3 143.9 148.4 169.4 190.4 217.8 206.6 145.0 145.0 145.0 141.7 145.0 145.0 145.0 145.0 145.0 145.0 145.0 145.0 169.0 131.1 155.6 145.0 F lou r............................ Corn m eal.................... R ice.............................. Potatoes___________ — do....... — do....... — do___ ...d o ___ 191.2 194.1 191.2 i88.2 188.2 185.3 185.3 182.4 176.5 173.5 173.5 167.6 140.5 140.5 137.8 137.8 143.2 143.2 145.9 143.2 143.2 143.2 143.2 143.2 127.6 125.3 128.7 131.0 128.7 128.7 127.6 126.4 126.4 124.1 118.4 112.6 368.8 356.3 331.3 425.0 306.3 256.3 225.0 212.5 187.5 206.3 225.0 225.0 182.4 143.2 125.3 275.0 Sugar, granulated___ — do— 124.1 125.9 124.1 124.1 129.6 131.5 129.6 131.5 129.6 137.0 138.9 140.7 T e a ............................... — do___ 137.6 137.6 136.3 136.3 138.0 137.4 138.9 135.9 135.4 135.4 138.7 135.9 Coffee............................ ...d o ....... 164.1 164.1 164.4 160.9 161.9 160.3 164.4 163.4 163.1 163.8 165.3 164.4 131.5 136.9 163.4 Index number of 43 weighted articles1 156.9 Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Aver for 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 age year 160.9 159.2 156.7 159.2 155.0 153.2 156.2 153.8 154.7 157.1 159.5 158.1 i For list of articles see Table 13. 180 EETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 T a b l e 1 4 .— RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, 1925 AND 1920, BY MONTH—Continued MEMPHIS, TENN. 1925 Article Unit Aver Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June Ju ly Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. age for 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 year Sirloin steak..... .......... Pound. Round steak............... ,__do__ do.__ Rib roast— ................. Chuck roast............... ...d o __ 145.4 144.1145. 8 154. 6 153.-3 153. 157.3 157.3 154.2 153.4 152.4 156.5 160.7 161.8 161.8 167.0 109.1 168.6 119.6 118.6il20.1 122.1 126.0 126.0 127. 131.4 129.4 116.0 112.0|119.3 126.7 123.3 122.0jl32.0 134.7 133.3 Plate beef..................... Pork chops.................. Bacon, sliced— .......... Ham, sliced................. 113.6 116.1|119. 5 122.9 122.0 120.3 117. 8 123.7 121.2 121.2 !. 1 105.0 168.5 167.5 123.6 122.2;159. 6 146.3 141.4 144. 120.1 118. 21130. 7 138.0 136.6 137.0 145.5 140.9 147.5 147.5 156.8 160. 6171.1 74.2 174.2 172.8 175.0 177.0 178.7 178.7 . . . do.__ .—do— . . . do— ...d o __ 154.2 151.5 151.1 109.1 160.0 162.3 120.5 124.5 126.5 126.0 126.7 125.3 152.0 162.3 125.0 124.7 125.4 122. 166.5 156.2 149.8 142.9 178.7 175. 120.3 152.2 138.3 172.8 185.9 185.9 182.0 182.0 181.1 385.0 156.1 155.6 166.2 171.7 160.6 168.7 153.0 153.0 153.0 153.0 153.0 153.0 125. 6 130.2 132.2 142.1 143.4 142.4 183.0 162.1 153.0 131.7 Lamb—........................ ...d o __ Hens— ........................ ...d o __ Milk, fresh.................. Quart.. Pound. B u tte r ................... . 174.8 182.0'178. 2 383. 5 185.0 187.9 155.6 158.6107. 7 105. 160.0 58.6 153.0 153.0 153.0 153.0 153.0 153.0 127.7 120.1138.1 129.4 123. 325.9 Cheese.................... .. L ard.................... Eggs, strictly fresh.. Bread—................... . . . . do.__ ...d o __ D ozen. Pound. 155.2 159.0 161.4 135.0 130.0 133.1 268.8 153.0 128.1 15(3.7 156.7 358.3 101.4 161.4 161.4 162.9 163.8 144.6 142.0 138.9 332.5 124.8 152. 6 150.9 163.9 188.4 202.1 160.0 161.7 161.7 161.7 161.7 160.0 134.4 160.0 160.0 Flour______ Corn meal _ _ Iiice..... ......... Potatoes___ . . . do___ . . . do.__ . . . do.__ ...d o ... 188.6 200.0 200.0 194, 194.3 194.3 194.3 194.3 194.3 194.3 194.3 194.3 190.9 200.0 200.0 186. 4 180.4 190.9 190. 9 186.4 180.4 177.3 177.3 177.3 123.1 124.4 124.4 123.1 120.9 130.8 129.5 130. 132.1 332.1 132.1 132.1 166.7 166.7 166. 7 161.1 183.3 222.2 203.1 261.1 233.3 222.2 311.1 305.6 194.3 186.4 128.2 222.2 Sugar, granulated— ...d o __ T ea—........................... . ...d o __ Coffee.... ....................... .—do__ 145.5 141.8 140.0 136.4 130.9 129.1 127.3 127.3 129.1 127.3 323.6 125.5 147.8 145. 5 149.1 149. 5 149. 5 149.5 151.4 151.1 152.4 152.4 151.1 148.1 190.5 192.0 189.5 186.9 182.2 182.2 182.2 182.9 185.1 185.1 183.3 185.8 132.7 149. 8 185.8 Index number of 43 weighted articles i_. 151.6 144.5 147.1 115.3 145.2 148.1 152. 5 153.6 151.6 152.4 156.2 156.2 150.0 161.4 156. 7 157.6 156.7 130.6 126. 8 133.8 139.5 120.4 120.0 127. 143.2 158.3 160.0 160.0 160.0 1926 Article Unit Aver Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. N ov. Dec. age for 15 15 1 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 year 158.1 159.0 157 159.9 161.7 159.9 159.9 158.1 175.9 175.9 178.0 178.0 178.0 172. 174.3 171.2 331.9 131.4 132.8 131.9 133.8 133.8 129.9 127.0 127.3 127.3 128.7 130.0 127.3 134.7 134.7 129.3 158.1 173.3 130.4 128.7 131.4 128.8 129. 128. 125.4 138.1 132.2 180.3 187.2 183.3 175.9 178.8 188.2 174.4 142.9 149.2 149.5 148.2 149.5 147.2 146.2 185.7 203.1 207.7 210. 204. 201.7 200.3 128. 165. 5 140. 191.6 128.8 172.9 145.2 192.7 Lamb............................ . . . d o . . . 192.2 187.4 H en s........................... . . . d o . . . 169. 2 171.2 M ilk, fresh.................. Q uart.. 150.0 150.0 B utter......................... Pound. 139.8 136.0 194.2 194.2 203.4 194.2 194.2 197.6 188.3 184.0 175. 8 173.7 161.1 156.6 158.6 159.6 162.6 156.6 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 122.1 125.1125.1 125.6 130.2 132.2 135.8 144.2 191.7 166.2 150.0 131.5 Cheese...................... . Lard........................... Eggs, strictly fresh.. Bread......................... . . . do.__ . . . do__ Dozen. Pound. 163.8 161.4 128.0 123.6 171.6 132.6 161.7 161.7 151. 154.3 152.9 353.8 158. 161.4 160.5 161.0 123.6 136.3 133.8 128. 123. 119.7 115.3 112.1 125.3 131.9 136. 137.2 150.2 164.2 180.4 183.2 161.7 161.7 161.7 161.7 160.0 160.0 160.0 158.3 158.1 124.2 146.3 161.7 Flour. ......................... . Corn meal..... .............. Rice__......................... . Potatoes. ..................... . . . do.__ ...d o __ ...d o __ ...d o __ 202.9 202. 168.2 172.7 132.1 133.3 344.4 333.3 197.1 194.3 188. 168.2 172.7 172.7 138.5 138.5 137.2 1.9 300.0 272.2 188.6 180.0 177.1 177.1 174.3 177.3 168.2 177.3 177.3 168.2 137.2 135.9 132.1 124.4 120.5 244.4 244.4 250.0 255.6 250.0 191.4 172.7 133.3 300.0 125.5 127.3 127.3 129.1 127.3 127.3 127.3 129.1 151.6 151.6 151.6 151.6 151. 155.2 155.2 155.2 185.1 185.5 186.5 186.5 185.5 182. 182.2 180.4 127.3 151.7 185.5 156.0 152.9 152.4 154.5 154.3 152.9 151.3 150.1 150.3 150.9 151.5 150.4 152.4 Sirloin steak..... .......... Pound- 155. 5 155. 5 .—do-__ 166.0 168.1 Round steak.......... . Rib roast...................... . . . do.__ 129.4 129.4 Chuck roast................ . . . do__ 128.0 124.7 Plate beef................... . Pork chops................. . Bacon, sliced_______ Ham, sliced................. ...d o __ ...d o __ ...d o __ . . . do.__ 123.7 123.7 153.2 151.7 141.3 141.9 172. 177.0 Sugar, granulated___ ...d o — 125. 127.3 T ea................................ .—do__ 148.0 148.0 Coffee......................... . . . . do.__ 188.0 186.5 Index number of 43 weighted articles 1 For list of articles see Table 13. 181 DETAILED TABLES T able 14.-—RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD a r t i c l e s 1926 AND 1926, BY MONTH—Continued in EACH OF 39 CITIES, M ILW AUKEE, W IS. Article U nit Aver Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. age for 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 year Sirloin steak........... Round stea k ......... Rib roast................. Chuck roast........... Pound. —do___ ..d o ___ —do___ 162. 1 160.7 162. 154.4 153.4 153.4 144.0 140.8 145.7 136.0 136.6 138.5 Plate beef........ . Pork chops___ Bacon, sliced— Ham, sliced___ —do___ —do___ —do___ ...d o ___ 112.0 112.9 112. 116.4 116.4 115.5 119.8 120.7 121.6 145.3 141.1 194.2 183.2 182.1 184.2 212.1 215. 214. 141.5 142.5 154.9 (.1 168.7 165.1 175.6 175.6 175.3 158.3 160.1 169.4 178.1 176.3 176.3 183.1 183.1 184.5 122.4 119.0 119.8 197.4 178.9 167. 174.5 172.0 170.2 180.9 177.3 177.0 117.2 184.7 165.5 175.5 Lamb..................... Hens____ ______ Milk, fresh........... B utter................... —do___ —do___ Quart— Pound. 197.0 192.4 195. 194.4 195.4 199.5 200.0 200.0 192.9 169.2 171.2 182. 185.9 182.3 171.2 162.6 168.2 167.2 142.9 142.9 142.9 142.9 142.9 142.9 142.9 142.9 142. 130.6 129. 155.2 137.6 133.7 137.9 137. 137. 6 145.7 192.4 191.4 194.9 157.6 152.5 163.6 142.9 142. 142. 157. 158.5 153.5 195.4 169.7 142.9 142.9 Cheese....................... Lard..................... Eggs, strictly fresh. Bread......................... —do___ —do___ D ozen.. Pound. 155.0 157.3 159.2 159.2 156.4 159.6 160.1 158.3 158.7 159.6 160.6 161.0 146.8 146.2 149.4 150.0 148.1 150.0 153.2 156.4 156.4 156.4 151.3 144.2 237.5 166.6 119.1 114.7 119.5 127.7 135.8 141.3 143.3 178.2 213.7 214.0 164.3 164.3 164. 160.7 160.7 160.7 160.7 160.7 160.7 160.7 160.7 160.7 158.7 150.6 159.4 162.5 Flour........................... . Corn meal____ ____ _ R ice............ ................ . P otatoes.................... . —do___ —do___ —do___ —do___ 177.4 187.1 187.1 171.0 167. 7 171.0 171.0 174.2 174.2 171.0 171.0 174.2 169.7 175.8 172.7 169.7 172.7 166.7 172.7 166.7 ».7 166.7 166.7 163.6 123.3 123.3 122.2 122.2 122.2 123.3 125. 6 125.6 126.7 127. 128.9 130.0 100.0 135.7 135.7 135. 7 128.6 128. 192.9 335.7 207.1 157.1 171.4 292.9 3< 174.2 169.7 125.6 192.9 Sugar, granulated__ —do___ 140.7 135.2 133.3 129. 127.8 125.9 124.1 125.9 122.2 118.5 113.0 114.8 T ea........ ....................... —do___ 141.6 142.8 143.2 143.2 142.4 143.2 143.6 143. 143.6 143.6 143.8 143.4 d o - 172.4 178.2 182.2 181.8 175. ^ 172. 172.4 173.1 173.5 172.4 172.4 172.4 Coffee.......................... . 125.9 143.2 174.9 Index number of 43 weighted articles 156.5 152.6 165.6 167.4 169.6 175.0177.2 175. 170.5 164.7 163.8 169.9 164. 150.5 158.7 157.8 160.7 163. 168.916 149.5 150.0 148. 150.0 150. 5 153.3 152.7 143.5 144.6 141. 142. 143.5 146.6 147.8 148.4 146.0 142.9 141.6 155.4 164.1 157.6 157.8 163.8 167.9 160.7 147.8 142.9 1926 Article Unit Sirloin steak________ Round steak................ Rib roast...................... Chuck roast________ P o u n d .. ...d o ___ ___do____ __ do____ 166.5 162.6 153.3 146.0 164. 7 165. 6 168.8 170.5 174.1 174.6 175.0 174.6 175.4 170.5 168.8 160.2 159.2 162.1 163.6 168.0 168.9 169.9 168.9 169.4 163.6 161.2 153.8 151. 6 152.7 153.8 154.3 154.3 154.9 156.0 152.7 151.1 152.2 146.0 144.7 147.2 149.1 150.9 150.3 150.9 151.6 153.4 150.9 152.2 171.0 165.0 153.3 149.7 Plate beef.................. . Pork chops____ ____ Bacon, sliced............... Ham, sliced................. ...d o ........ . . . do____ —_do____ ...d o ........ 121.6 122.4 125.0 125.0 125.9 125.0 124.1 123.3 124.1 125.9 125.9 125.0 178.4 176.3 184.2 195.8 209.5 218.9 218.4 199.5 227.4 217.4 186.8 173.7 169.8 171.3 170.2 172.7 175.3 182.5 190.2 187.3 188.4 190.5 186.2 177. 5 179.1 176.3 178.4 180.9 186.0 202.9 207.6 206.1 202.2 196.8 191.7 184.5 124.1 198.9 180.0 191.0 Lamb............................ H e n s ............................ M ilk, fresh ................. Butter_____________ . —do____ ...d o ........ Quart— Pound_. 205. 6 200.0 191.9 191.4 201.0 225.4 212.7 199.0 195.9 195.4 184.8 187.4 192.9 203.0 201.5 186.4 180.8 170. 7 169.7 169.2 142.9 142.9 142.9 157.1 157.1 157.1 157.1 157.1 157.1 157.1 140.7 139.3 140.4 128.7 129.5 131.2 128.7 130.6 138.7 147.1 185.3 162.1 157.1 167.4 199.5 180.3 154.3 139.8 Cheese........................... Lard.......... ................... Eggs, strictly fresh— Bread______________ —_do........ ...d o ........ Dozen__ Pound. . 161.9 142.9 165.2 160.7 159.2 156.4 155.0 152.3 150.0 151.4 152.3 156.0 161.0 161.9 162.4 141.7 140.4 138.5 136.5 144.9 147.4 143.6 142.9 141.0 133.3 130.8 128.0 114.7 116.4 117.7 120.8 120.1 127.0 142.0 181.6 224.9 216.0 160.7 160.7 160.7 160.7 160.7 160.7 160.7 160.7 160.7 160.7 160.7 156.9 140.4 147.8 160.7 Flour............................. Corn meal.................... Rice....................... ....... Potatoes....................... ...d o ........ — do____ - —do___ . —do........ 183.9 187.1 183.9 183.9 180.6 180.6 180.6 177.4 171.0 171.0 167.7 167.7 169.7 169.7 172.7 166.7 169.7 172.7 166.7 166.7 160.6 166.7 166.7 172.7 131.1 132.2 130.0 130.0 131.1 132.2 132.2 132.2 132.2 131.1 117.8 125.6 350.0 342.9 342.9 421.4 357.1 321.4 271.4 214.3 250.0 242.9 250.0 250.0 177.4 169.7 131.1 300.0 Sugar, granulated___ — do____ 116.7 116.7 116.7 116.7 118.5 122.2 122.2 124.1 124.1 127.8 127.8 127.8 T ea................. .............. — do........ 142.6 142.8 142.8 142.8 142.4 141.4 142.4 141.6 141.6 141.6 141.6 142.0 Coffee............................ . —do........ 170.9 170.9 170.9 170.9 170.9 170.9 172.0 170. 5 171.3 170.5 170.2 170.2 122.2 142.2 170.9 Index number of 43 weighted articles 1 162.6 1 For Aver Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. age for 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 year 15 15 15 163.8 161.0 160.8 166.2 163.9 163.5 160.9 156.8 160.5 163.1 164.7 164.3 list of articles see Table 13, 187.3 155.6 157.1 155.2 182 KETAIL PKICES, 1890 TO 1926 T able 14.—RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES* 1925 AND 1926, BY MONTH—Continued M INNEAPOLIS, M IN N . 1925 Article Sirloin steak— Round steak.. Rib roast......... Chuck roast... Unit Pound. ..d o __ ...d o .... ...d o ___ Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Aver for 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 age year 129.7 133.3 135.6 145.2 153. 0 151.1 158.4 149.8 145. 2 143. 8 139. 3 137. 9 125.3 126.8 131.8 141.9 149. 0 150.5 156.6 150.0 145. 5 143. 4 138. 4 134. 8 126.5 122.2 124.3 129.6 132. 8 134.4 137.0 133.3 131. 7 130. 7 127. 5 125. 9 112. 111.4 115.2 123.4 125. 9 124.7 127.2 122.2 120. 3 117. 7 118. 4 115. 8 143. 4 141. 4 129. 6 119. 6 ...d o __ Plate beef._............ . i.O 100.0 102.0 107. V 113. 1 112.1 112.1 107.0 108. 1 110. 1 112. 1 109. 1 Pork chops.................. - d o . . . . 147.6 150.8 198.4 184.3 184. 3 186.5 199.5 207.0 207. 6 193. 0 182. 2 175. 7 Bacon, sliced_______ —do__ 162.1 165. 5 179.2 185.6; 186. 4 189.0 192.4 192.4 192. 0 190. 5 189. 4 186. 7 —do___ 159.5 159.9 175.9 177.9:;174. 5 176.9 182.7 183.7 180. 3 177. 9 174. 5 171. 1 Hatn, sliced.......... — 108. 1 184. 9 184. 5 174. 5 Lamb..................... — .—do___ 233.1 231.2 231.8 234.4 232. 5 236.4 239.6 231.2 223. 4 223. 4 220. 8 224. 7 H ens............... .............. .—do__ 176. 3 176.9 183.3 187.1! 181. 2 173.7 173.7 175.3 174. 2 165. 6 162. 9 173. 7 Milk, fresh.................. Quart— 148.6 148.6 148.6 148.6 148. 6 148.6 148.6 148.6 162. 2 162. 2 162. 2 162. 2 Butter.......................... Pound. 128. 9 124.4 144.9 136.2 132. 0 134.3 134.6 134.6 143. 3 156. 2 156. 5 154. 2 230. 5 175. 3 152. 7 139. 9 Cheese........................ Lard_...................— Eggs, strictly fresh. Bread........................ ...d o ___ .—do___ Dozen.. Pound. 159.2 164.6 169.4 171.4 169. 4 171.4 171.4 178.6 175. 2 176. 7 177. 2 177. 2 142.9 140.3 145.5 146.1 141. 6 143.5 146.1 147.4 148. 7 150. 0 148. 1 140. 9 215.2 164.0 119.4 113.8 118. 0 125.1 137. 5 139.2 142. 8 171. 4 186. 9 187. 6 160. 7 178.6 180 4 180.4j 180. 4 180.4 180.4 180.4 180, 4 178. 6 176. 8 176. 8 171. 8 144. 8 151. 6 178. 6 Flour............................ Corn meal.................. . Rice.............................. Potatoes....................... ...d o ___ ...d o ___ .—do___ ...d o ___ 186.2 189. 7 193.1 200.0 196.6 189. 7 186. 2 189. 7 196. 6 237.5 233. 3 229.2 233.3 233.3 233. 3 229. 2 220. 8 229. 2 125.8 125. 8 127.0 127.0 128.1 129. 2 130. 3 130. 3 132. 6 133.3 133. 3 158.3 258.3 216.7 216. 7 225. 0 358. 3 375. 0 193. 1 233. 3 127. 0 208. 3 Sugar, granulated___ ...d o ___ 154.5 147.3 141. 8 138. 2 132. 7 134.5 130.9 125.5 127. 3 123. 6 116. 4 118. 2 T ea................................ .—do___ 140.0 138.9ll38.4 137.8 139. 3 138.4 137.8 138.0 138. 0 138. 0 138. 0 137. 3 Coffee........................ . ...d o ___ 173. 4 177.6177.6 175. 0 173. 4 173.4 172.1 176.0 176. 0 176. 0 175. 7 176. 0 132. 7 138. 4 175. 3 Index number of 43 weighted articles L. 154. 3 Article 149.0 149. 6 152.0 157.9 155.5 156. 5 158. 3 163. 7 163. 7 Unit Aver Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. age for 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 year Sirloin steak ... Round steak .. Rib roast......... Chuck roast... Pound. ...d o __ .—do___ ...d o .... 141.1 142. 5 140. 6 144. 71153.4 152.5 140.4 141.9 141.4 143.4,153.5 154.5 130. 132.8 127.5 130.2 133.9 134.4 122.8 119.0 117. 7 124.1 128. 5 129.1 153.4 153.9 149.8 140.2 140.6 142.0 154.0 156.6 155.1 146.5 139.9 140. 137.0 138.6 139.7 135.4 131.2 129.1 128.5 134.8 131.6 131.6 126.6 129.1 146.1 147.5 133.3 127.2 Plate beef........ Pork chops___ Bacon, sliced.. Ham, sliced— — do___ — d o .... — do__ — do__ 113.1 117.2 112.1118.2 125.3 129.3126.3 127.3127.3 125.3 124.2 125.3 179.5 178.9 187.6193.5 208.1 216.2 208.1 197.8213.0 213.0 185.4 175.1 183.3 184.8 186.4187.1 189.0 204.9 205.7 201.5200.0 198.9 190.2 184.8 171.4 172.4 176.2 178.2 181.6 197.6 205.1 206.5205.4 195.6 179.9 178.6 122.2 191.9 193.2 187.4 Lamb............... Hens................. M ilk, fresh___ B utter.............. — do__ .—d o .... Quart— Pound. 233.8 226.6 226.0 227.3 235.7 142.9 236.4 233.1 227.9 228.6 221.4 223.4 193.0 189.8 191.4 194.6 194.6 181.7 178.0 172.6 165.6 167.2 165.1 176.9 158.1 148.6 148.6 148.6 148.6 148.6 148. 148.6 148.6 148. 148.6 148. (.5 140.4 137.9 139.9 130.1 128. 129.8 130.1 131.5 139.6 147.2 153. 230.5 180.6 148.6 139.9 Cheese......................... . ...d o __ Lard...... ...................... . ...d o ___ Eggs, strictly fresh... D ozen.. Bread............................ Pound. 171.8 169.4 171.4 167.0 162.6 157.8 159.7 159.2 164.1 170.4 170. 171.8 135.7 135.7 133. l! 131.8 129.2 139.0 141.6 138.3 135.1 133.1 128.6 122.7 162.9 132.5 120.8jl21.2 123.7 125.1 125.1 126.5 150.5 166.4 188.3 193.6 176.8 176.8 176.8 176. 176.8 175.0 175.0 166.1 166.1 158.9 158.9 158. 166.5 133.8 144.9 169.6 Flour............................ Corn meal.................... Rice....... ....................... Potatoes.................. 200.0 200.0 196.6 196.6 196.6 196. 200.0 196.6 189.7 9.7 186.2 186.2 225.0 229.2 229.2 233.3 233.3 233.3 233.3 229.2 220.8 0.8 216.7 216.7 133.7 !. 7 133.7 133.7 133.7 134.8 136.0 132.6 133.7 131.5 129.2 123.6 425.0 416.7 416.7 483.7 408.3 383.3 275.0 183.3 258.3 266.7 266.7 266.7 193.1 225.0 132.6 341.7 Sugar, granulated___ — do__ 123. 125.5 123.6 123.6 123.6 127.3 132.7 130. 132.7 130.9 130. 132.7 T ea...... ......................... — do___ 137.3 137.3 138.7 140.4 139.6 134.7 134.4 134.7 133.3 134.7 135.8 134.7 Coffee............................ — do— 176.3 176.3 176.3 176.6 175.3 174.7 174.7 175.0 175.0 175.0 174.4 175.0 129.1 136.2 175.3 Index number of 43 weighted articles L. 158.6 . .. d o .. .. ...d o ___ — do___ ...d o ___ 164.2 161.0 160.9 163.4 161.4 162.1 156.! 151.0 155.9 155.8 155.7 156.7 1 For list of articles see Table 13, 183 DETAILED TABLES T a b l e 1 4 .— RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH O F 39 CITIES, 1925 AND 1926, BY MONTH—Continued N E W ARK, N . J. 1925 Article Unit Sirloin steak_______ Pound. Round steak_______ ...d o ___ Rib roast___ ______ ...d o ___ Chuck roast________ ...d o ___ Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Aver 15 lb 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 IS 15 15 age for year 164.6 157. 169.4 172.3 170.8 169.0 183.8 180.1 179.3 174.2 169.0 168.6 158.8 152.8 160.7 162.2 165.2 161.8 173.0 170.4 168.9 167.8 157.7 159.9 169.7 166.3 170.2 173. 172.6 167.3 174.5 176.4 176.9 176.9 172.6 171. 2 133.3 127.7 137. 137.9 137.9 135.6 146.3 145.8 145. 145.2 141.2 142.4 Plate beef................... ...d o ___ 99.2 102.4 106. 5 108.9 105.7 100. 109.8 105.7 107.3 Pork chops________ ...d o ___ 143. 133.0 165.6 166.1 163.4 161.2 176.3 185. 185. Bacon, sliced_______ __do___ 160.2 157.0 178.3 184. 178.3 177.5 186.9 193.4 186. Ham, sliced________ ...d o ___ 129.1 126. 5 136.7 140.7 137.3 132.5 149. 144.9 145.1 171.6 163.3 172.6 139.5 112.2 112.2 113.0 176.3 166.1 159.8 184. 185.2 182.4 143.6 139.6 141.2 107.3 165.2 179.5 138.8 Lamb.......................... Hens______________ Milk, fresh_________ Butter___________ __do___ __do___ Quart.. Pound. 192.3 190.3|190.8 187.0 191.3 183.1 191.3 186.0 188.4 186.0 184.5 187.0 159.3 159.71164. 172.3 173. 162. 168.0 163.2 164.5 162. 162.2 164.5 177. 177.8 166.7 i. 7 166.7 155.6 155.6 166.7 166.7 166.7 166.7 1.7 132.6 126.1144.5 139.8 134.6 133. 131. 135.1 141.5 151.2 152.0 152.5 188.4 164.9 166.7 139.6 Cheese.......................... Lard______________ Eggs, strictly fresh. Bread_____________ ..d o ___ _.do___ Dozen.. Pound. 155.5 154.7jl57. 157.6 156. 158.4 160.0 161.2 161.2 162.0 162.5 162.5 141.6 136.0 143.5 145.3 139.8 142.9 146.0 149.1 150.3 151. 145.3 141. 177.1 151.0 111.7 109.0 107.4 115.3 126.7 134.4 145.4 168.1 183.4 173.9 162.5 162.5 162.5 162.5 162.5 162.5 162.5 162.5 162.5 162.5 164.3 166.1 159.2 144.7 142.0 162.5 Flour____ ____ _____ __do__ Corn meal__________ ..d o ___ Rice____ __________ do.. Potatoes___________ ...d o ___ 158.3 177. 177. 4 169.4 166.7 161.1 163. 163. 4 163.9 166.7 180.6 186.1 186.1 186.1 183.3 183.3 183.3 175. 0 183.3 180. 6 183.3 183.3 115.6 115.6 114.4 114.4 115.6 115.6 114.4 114.4 112. 2; 120.0 118.9 121.1 100.0 108.0 104.0 96.0 120.0 164.0 184.0 184.0 156.0 164.0 216.0 220.0 166.7 183.3 115.6 152.0 ..d o ___ 145.3 135.8 132.1 130. 2 130.2 126.4 124.5 124. 5 124.5 118.9 113.2 115.1 ..d o ___ 112.3 114.1 113.6 114.7 114.3 115.6 115.4 115.4 115.4 115.6 114.9 116.0 ..d o ___ 167.9 170.6 171.7 171.7 166.2 >.3 168.6 168.6 170.0 167.9 168.6 168.9 126.4 114.9 169.3 Sugar, granulated__ T ea_______________ Coffee_____________ Index number of 43 weighted articles1_. 149.1 145.8 144.6 144.3 145.0 147.0 151.0 152.8 155.6 159.2 152.9 1026 Article Unit Aver Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. age for 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1. 15 year Sirloin steak............... Pound. Round steak........ ...... . ..d o .... Rib roast__________ ...d o __ Chuck roast......... ...... ...d o ___ 165.3 159.4 163.1 162.7 165.7 171.6 172.0 171.2 171.6 170.5 164.2 164.2 159.9 152.4 158.1 156.6 156.2 164.0 163. 163. 7 161.8 162.2 159.2 159. 173.1 170.7 167.8 170.7 1.7 170.7 170. 169.2 172.1 171.2 12 170.2 4 137.3 133.3 132. 137.9 138.4 135.0 141.2 138.4 140.7 140.1 140.1 166.8 159.9 170.7 137.9 Plate b e e f.............. Pork ch o p s................ Bacon, sliced............. . Ham, sliced................. ...d o .... ...d o ___ ...d o .... ...d o .... 113.8 108.9 111.4 111.4 106.5 109. 104.1 101. 108.1 106.5 104.1 105.7 1.9 198.7 188.4 171. 166.1 161.2 158.5 161.2 168.8 176.3 1.3 186.6 182. 179.9 184.0 184.8 188.9 198.0 202.5 200. 201.6 200. 195.9 198.4 151.2 140.2 146.2 141.2 143. 150.4 156.4 150.9 152.5 149.3 149. 147.5 107.3 175.9 193.0 148.3 Lamb____ *_______ Hens............................ Milk, fresh.................. Butter.......................... ..d o ___ ..d o ___ Quart... Pound. 190.3 184.1 179.2 177.8 194.2 215.0 196.1 185. 5 191.8 171.4 169.3 167.1 180. 181.4 181.4 175.8 161.9 167.1 166.7 166.7 166.7 166.7 166.7 166. 7 166. 7 166.7 166.7 138.8 135.8 133.3 123.1 126.4 126.9 127.4 127.9 133.1 187.0 184.1 180.2 164,9 164.5 165.8 166.7 166.7 166.7 139.8 144.3 158.2 188.9 171.0 166.7 134.6 Cheese....................... Lard_____________ Eggs, strictly fresh. Bread................. ....... ..d o .... do. D ozen.. Pound. 161.2 1.3 161.6 162.4 164.1 164.1 162. 4 162.4 162.4 161.2 160.8 162.4 140.4 141.6 141.0 137. 132.3 138.5 139. .8 140.4 139.1 137.3 136.0 129.2 142.0 122.2 110.1 105.2 108. 5 110. 114.2 121.3 138. 159.1 172.4 165. ►.6 171.4 166.1 166.1 166.1 166.1 167.9 166.1 166.1 166.1 166.1 166.1 162.4 137.9 130.8 167.9 Flour................ Corn meal___ Rice.................. Potatoes.......... ..d o ___ ..d o __ ..d o ___ ..d o ___ l. 4166.7 1.4 169.4 172.2172.2 166.7 188.9 186.1183.3 183.3 183.3 183.3 183.3 124.4 124.4124.4 127.8 125.6 125.6 125. 252.0 240.0 232.0 296.0 296.0 224.0 152.0 172.2161.1 161.1 155.6 152.8 183.3 183.3 183.3 183.3 186.1 125.6; 125.6 123.3 121.1 121.1 132.0140.0 168.0 184.0 176.0 166.7 183.3 124.4 208.0 Sugar, granulated__ T ea.............................. . Coffee........................... __do___ 113.2 115.1 115.1 113.2 117.0 117.0 118. 118.9 120.8 126.4 128.3 124.5 ..d o __ 119.3 118.4 118.0 118.0 118.0 118. 118.0 118.0118.0 118.0 117.5 116. ..d o ___ 169.6 171.3 171.3 171.3 170.3 171.7 171.7 171.3 170.0 170.0 171.3 167.6 118.9 118.0 170.6 157.0 153.4 148.6 147.1 150.1 154.1 156.3 156.1 153.6 Index number of 43 weighted articles1.. 157.3 153.4 152.1 * For list of articles see Table 13. 184 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 T able 14.—RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, 1925 AND 1926, BY MONTH—Continued NEW HAVEN, CONN. 1925 Article Unit Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Aver for 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 age 15 15 year Sirloin steak. _ Round stea k .. Rib roast......... Chuck roast— Pound. ...d o ___ — do— . . . do— 164.2 162.3 159.8 164.9 163.3 166. 172.5 177. S 175.3 174.4 172.8 174.1 149.0 146.9 146.9 150.3 149.3 150.7 158.7 159.4 156.3 155.9 155.6 154.5 146.6 144.9 145.8 148. 7 147.9 150.0 155.1 156.4 154.2 153.0 152.1 152.5 133.2 134.7 133.7 136.3jl35." 137.9 144.2 145.8 144.7 145.3 143.5 141. 169.0 152.8 150.4 139.5 Plate beef_________ Pork chops________ Bacon, sliced______ Ham, sliced________ — do___ — do— 137.7 132.3 165.0 168. 6 161.4 162. 7 172.3 188.6 189.1 184.5 179.1 158.6 ... do— 145.9 149.1 162.3 166. 5 164.4 166.9 167.3 175. 178.3 179.7 179.4 178.6 .„ d o „ .. 165.9 169.1 174.7 184.1 179.7 180.6 182.2 185.9 185.0 181.6 179.7 177.8 166.8 168.0 178.8 Lam b........................... .„ do— Hens_____ ____ ____ — do__ M ilk, fresh_________ Q uart.. B u tter......................... Pound. 209.6 198.4 210.0 168.4 170.5 170.1 177.8 177. 177.8 137.4 136.3 144.0 Cheese....................... . ...d o .... Lard______________ ...do.... Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen. _ Bread............................ Pound 165.6 168.3 167.0 166. 5 168.3 169.2 168.3 146.5 143. 147.1 149.0 144.5 147.1 152.3 196.7 169.0 119.4 108. 3 114.9 123.2 135.5 138.3 138. 138.3 138.3 138.3 146.7 148.3 172.3 173.7 173.2 158.7 153.5 147.1 187.7 218.0 208.3 148.3 148.3 148.3 169.6 150.3 157.9 143.3 Flour______________ Corn m ea l............. . R ic e ............................ Potatoes. ................... 187. 5 203.1 203.1 190.6 187.5 187.5 184.4 187.5 187.5 184.4 181.3 187.5 196.9 206.3 200.0 209.4 209.4 209.4 215.6 209.4 209.4 215.6 209.4 209.4 119.41122.6 125. 124.7 124.7 123. 125.8 128.0 126. 126.9 130.1 128.0 122.2 133.3 122.2 111.1 111.1 150.0 238.9 194.4 205.6 294.4 L9 190.6 209.4 125.8 183.3 Sugar, granulated___ —do— . 154.7 147.2 141. 51139. 6 135.8 134.0128.3 124. 5 128.3 124.5 122.6 122.6 Tea_______________ __do— 106.9 108.0 107. 61107.6 106. 5 105.3106.4 106.4 106.4 106.4 106. 106.4 Coffee___ _________ - d o - 158.0 160.9 160.9161.2157.7 154.4155.3 155.3 158.3 156. 156.2 157.7 134.0 106. 7 157.7 Index number of 43 weighted articles i_. 155.3 —do___ —do___ —do___ —do— 195.4 202. 204.1 210.7 211.2 204.1 201.5 200.5 205.1 176.9 176.9 177.4 179.9 179.1 179.1 180.3 180. 179.9 166.7 166.7 166.7 166.7 166.7 177.8 177.8 177.8 177.8 145.6 143.7 143.2 142.9 143.7 147.3 159.0 160.7 160.1 170.1 171.4 154.8 158.1 150.4 164.5 148.3 148.3 158.4 158.9 147.3 145.3 145.5 169.3 167.2 203.0 176. 5 173.3 147.0 1926 Article Unit Aver Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. age for 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 year Sirloin steak___ Round steak__ Rib roast______ Chuck roast___ Pound. . . . do— ...d o __ ...d o __ 171.5 170. 169.3 152. 152.8 152.8 151.7 150.4 152.1 141.6 141.1 141.1 170.3 153.5 151.7 141.6 Plate b eef.-................. Pork chops................. . Bacon, sliced............... Ham, sliced............ . . . . do— ...d o __ 166.4 161.8 167.3 171.8 180.0 189.1 186.4 185.5 199.1 212.7 179.5 173.6 — do___ 177.6176.5 176.2 177.6 178.6 186.1 189.3 187.5 184.3 184.0 181.9 176. .__do___ 180.3|182.2 179.7 180.9 186.3 200.6 204.4 203.1 199.4 199.4 196.6 196.6 180.9 181.5 192.5 Lamb........................... . — do__ Hens............................. .-.d o — . M ilk, fresh................. . Quart. . Butter.............. ........... Pound. 202.5 201.0 192.4 189.8 205.1 222.8 215.2 210.7 207.1 202.5 197.0 197.0 181.2 182.5 182.9 187.6 194.9 191.5 187.2 184.2 181.6 180.8 180.3 179.5 177.8 177.8 177.8 177.8 177.8 166.7 166.7 177. 177.8 177.8 177.8 177.8 153.8 153.0 149.7 143.2 138.3 134.4 138.0 138.0 139.6 147.3 149.5 157.7 203.6 184.6 175.6 145.1 Cheese..................... . ...d o ___ Lard........ ..................... — do_„. Eggs, strictly fresh... Dozen. Bread............................ Pound. 175.9 174.1 173.2 174.6 143.9 143.9 145.2 140.6 166.0 147.0 123.9 109.7 150.0151.7 151.7 151.7 175.0 171.0 168.3 168.3 170.1 171.4 171.4 171.0 138.1 145.2 150.3 146.5 143.2 140.0 134.8 131.6 111.3 118.9 128.6 146.8 158.6 182.5 204.5 210.6 151.7 153.3 153.3 153.3 153.3 153.3 153.3 153.3 171.9 141.9 150.8 153.3 F lour............................ . . . do— Com meal....... ............ do— Rice........................... . — do___ Potatoes....................... — do__ 196. 196.9 196.9 196. 193.8 190.6 190.6 190. 187.5 178.1 181.3 178.1 218.8 218.8 218.8 212.5 212.5 218.8 215. 221. 218.8 209.4 209.4 209.4 130.1 133.3 131.2 128.0 130.1 128.0 128. 128.0 128.0 128.0 124.7 124.7 338.9 333.3 327.8 416.7 327.8 272.2 216.7 183.3 194.4 194.4 222.2 ,216.7 190.6 215.6 128.0 272.2 Sugar, granulated___ d o .... 122.6 122.6 122.6 122.6 122. 126.4 126.4 124.5 126.4 132.1 132.1 135.8 T ea________________ — do__ 108.2 107. 8 108.2 108.2 108.5 107.1 109.3 109.3 110.4 109.8 109.1 109. Coffee_____________ ...d o __ 157. 158.01157.1 158.0 158.3 155.3 156. 156.5 156.5 156.5 153. 154.4 126.4 108.7 156.5 Index number of 43 weighted articles i_. 160.9 171.2 169.6 168.4 171.2 169. 6 170.9 170.9 168.7 170. 153. 5 153. 5 153. 5 153. 154.2 153.1 153.5 153.5 152.8 156.8 149.2 150.0 149. 6 153.0 152.5 150.4 151.7 153.0 144.7 141.6 141.1 140.0 140.5 140.5 140.0 140.0 143.7 165.7 163.71161.0 163.6 159.1 156.7 155.3 156.3 157.7 161.0 163.5 164.4 i For list of articles see Table 13 185 DETAILED TABLES T able 14.—RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES 1925 AND 1926, BY MONTH—Continued N E W O R LEA N S, LA. 1925 Article Unit Sirloin steak................ Round steak............... Rib roast...................... Chuck roast................ Pound. ...d o ___ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ 154.2 153.3 155. 158.4 158.9 157.0 160.3 159.8 157.0 160.3 154.2 154.7 157.2 156.7 157.8 159.4 161.5 160.4 158.8 159.9 158.8 159.9 155.6 158.3 154.7 149.5 151.1 154.7 154.2 152.1 149.0 152.1 155.3 153.2 152.6 149.5 139.3 135.2 142.1 142.1 140.0 140.0 137.2 138.6 134.5 141.4 135.9 131.3 157.0 158.8 152.1 138.6 Plate beef..................... Pork chops.................. Bacon, sliced............... Ham, sliced................. ...d o ___ ...d o ___ . . . do_„_ ...d o ___ 150.4 147.8 144.2 145.1 143.4 137.2 136.3 141. 141.6 148.7 154.9 157.5 130.7 127.2 155.7 150.9 148.7 148.7 162.7 164.9 164.5 166.2 160.5 1.2 129. 129.6 139. 149.0 144.1 143.4 150.0 153.3 154.9 154.9 153.0 150.0 170.7 178.4 186.8 184. 185.7 181.3 187. 189.4 186.1 184.6 181.7 186.1 146.0 153.5 146.1 183.5 Lamb....................... Hens......................... Milk, fresh............. B utter..................... —do___ ..d o ___ Quart. _ Pound. 190.3 188.9 183.1 185.5 185.5 180.2 188.4 187.0 187.0 194.2 187.0 189.4 176.2 173.4 174.3 178.5 176.6 163.6 162.6 162.2 174. 169.6 163.6 171.5 145.9 145.9 145.9 145.9 125.5 125.5 125.5 125. 132.7 142.9 142.9 142.9 136.7 132.9 141.8 141.3 137.4 139.2 138.7 140.3 141.1 152.4 154.7 155.3 187.4 170.6 137.8 142.9 Cheese........ .............. Lard---------- --------Eggs, strictly fresh. _ B read................... —d o .... ..d o ___ Dozen— Pound. 160.6 165.6162.8 162.8 162.4 162.4 162.8164.2 165.6163.8 164.2 164.2 145.6 143. 6 144.3 147.7 144.3 145.6 150.3151.7 153.7 154.4 151.7 147.7 217.1 155.2-120.1 117.7 125.4 132.8 147.5 153.8 157.2167.2 183.6 191.0 172.5 174.5 174. 5 174.5 174.5 174.5 174.5 174.5 174.5 174.5 174.5 174.5 163.3 148.3 155.9 174.5 Flour........ .................. . ..d o ___ Corn m eal_________ . . . d o .„ . R ice---------- --------- - ...d o ___ Potatoes___________ ...d o ___ 184.2 194.7 200.0 197.4 194.7 194.7 192.1 194.7 194.7 194.7 194.7 194.7 166.7 170.4 170.4:166. 7 166.7 166.7 170.4 170.4 170.4 166.7 163.0 159.3 129.7 m . 4 135. lj 132.4 133.8 133.8 135.1 133.8 132.4 132.4 133.8 137. 152.4 161.9 157.1157.1 152.4 195.2 252.4 238.1 214.3195.2 281.0 285.7 194.7 166.7 133.8 204.8 Sugar, granulated___ T ea_______ _______ Coffee......... ................. 140.4 132.7 134.6 130. 123.1 123.1 121.2 119.2 119.2 113.5 115.4 117.3 132.5 133.0 132.4 134.0 134.0 134.6 134.3 134.6 133.3 132.4 132.4 131.4 166.4 165.6 166.0 156.5 142.7 143.1 143.1 141.2 142.0 143.1 143.9 143.9 125.0 133.2 150.0 156. 6 152. 5 152.8 152.3 149.2 151.! 156.7 157.1 156.0 157.7 161.8 162.3 155.7 -do.. _do_. .do.. Index number of 43 weighted articles K. Aver Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. age for 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 year 15 15 15 1926 Article Unit Aver Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. N ov. Dec. age for 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 year Sirloin ste a k ... Round steak— Rib roast......... Chuck roast— Pound. ...d o ___ .—do___ ...d o ___ 161.7 163.1167.3 168. 2 167.3 167.8 !. 2 164.5 168.2 167.3 166.4 163.1 161.0 162.61166.8 163. 6 164.7 165.8 164.7 163. 170.1 168.4 166.3 165.8 152.6 154.21157.9 156.8 160.5 158.9 157.9 156.8 157.9 158.4 160.0 155.8 140.7 146.2149. 7 146.9 147. 145. 5 146.2 144.1 146.9 142.8 148.3 144.1 165.9 165.2 157.4 145.5 Plate beef____ Pork chops___ Bacon, sliced— Ham, sliced__ ...d o — ...d o ___ .—do___ .—do___ 161. 159.3 154.9 154.0 149.6 148.7 145.1 145.1 154.9 154.9 160.2 161.1 154.4 154.4 161.0 165.8 174.6 179.8 173.7 168.9 174.1 175.0 161.8 161.8 148.7 151.0 156.3 153.9 156.3 162.5 168.1 166.4 166.4 169.1 165.8 169.1 180.6 184.6 190. 191.6 193.8 215.4 210.6 198. 205.5 197.8 196.7 197.8 154.0 167.1 161.2 197.1 Lamb............... Hens................. Milk, fresh___ B u tter............. ...d o ___ .—do___ Quart Pound. 190. 192.3 183.1 183.1 191.3 198.1 190.3 187.0 191.8 188.9 188.4 186.0 179.9 181.8 183.2 185.5 185.0 174.8 174.3 178.5 173.4 170.6 142. 142.9 142.9 142.9 142. 142.9 142. 142.9 142.9 142. 142.9 148.9 145.3 142.1 135.8 130.8 133.7 132.6 134.5 136.1 141.1 144.5 176.8 174.3 142.9 153.9 189.4 179.0 142.9 140.0 Cheese....................... Lard........................... Eggs,strictly fresh.. Bread................. ........ —do___ ...d o ___ Dozen— Pound- 162.4 163.3 163.3 154. 155.5 155.0 155.0 161.0 165.5 165.1 165.6 168.3 148.3 145.6 143. 141.6 140.3 147.0 147.7 149.0 146.3 143.6 137.6 134.9 177. 127.1 110.7 118.1 124.1 131.1 136. 141.5 150.5 167.9 175.6 187.6 174.5 174.5 174.5 174.5 174.5 174.5 174.5 174.5 172.5 174.5 172.5 172.5 161.0 143.6 145.8 174.5 Flour--------------------Corn meal................... R ice........................... . Potatoes..................... — do— . ...d o ___ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ 200.0 202. 200.0 200.0 197.4 197.4 194.7 189.5 184.2 184.2 184.2 184.2 148.1 144. 137.0 140.7 144.4 140. 148.1 144.4 148.1 144.4 148.1 148.1 141. 140.5 140.5 141.9 136.5 136.5 137.8 136.5 133.8 132.4 128.4 133.8 290.5 290.5 281.0 323.8 295.2 171.4 200.0 195.2 214.3 214.3 223.8 223.8 192.1 144.4 136.5 Sugar, granulated___ —do— 117.3 117.3 113.5 113.5 115.4 119.2 119.2 121.2 123.1 126.9 128.8 132.7 T ea............................... ...d o ___ 132.7 132.7 133.5 133.5 132.4 133.0 132.4 130. 132.0 134.1 133.8 133.0 Coffee....... ................... ...d o ___ 143.5 138.9 140.5 140.5 138.5 138.5 137.8 139.7 138.2 135.9 135.5 121.2 132.9 138.9 Index number of 43 weighted articles L. 156.4 161.1 157.4 156.0 158.3 156.9 152.6 153.5 152.9 155.1 157.1 157.1 158.3 i For list of articles see Table 13. RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 186 T able 14.—RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, 1925 AND 1926, BY MONTH—Continued N EW YORK, N . Y. 1925 Article U nit Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 Aver age for year Sirloin steak________ P o u n d .. Round steak........ ....... ...d o ___ Rib roast...................... . . . do........ Chuck roast................. do........ 167 ? 166.0 169.1 171.4 172.6 171.0 181.9 165. 2 163.6 165. 2 168.8 168.8 168.0 180.8 171.6 171.1 172.5 175.2 i75.7 174.8 181.7 145 6 145.6 148.1 149.4 148.1 145.6 156.3 184.2 184.6 183.8 175.7 176.4 182.8 180.4 179. 2 172.0 172.8 183.0 183.0 187.2 179.8 178.4 157.5 157.5 163.8 157.5 158.1 175.3 172.4 178.0 152.5 Plate beef..................... Pork chops................... Bacon, s iic ed ............. Ham, sliced.................. — do........ ...d o ........ ...d o ___ - - d o ........ 127.4 127.4 126.0 129.5 132.9 128.8 134.9 135.6 135.6 143.8 141.1 141.1 157.1 154.4 182.3 185.6 182.3 182.8 195.3 201.9 201.9 198.1 189.3 182.3 158.6 161.0 173.3 184.1 182.5 185.3 192.8 196.0 198.0 199.2 197.2 198.0 181.7 184.5 191.7 201.0 197.9 197.6 205.2 207.6 206.9 205.2 204.8 202.8 133.6 184.7 185.7 199.0 Lamb............................. Hens.............................. M ilk, fresh.... ............... B utter___________ ...d o ........ . . . do____ Q uart... P ou nd.. 224.2 217.0 223.6 221.8 227.9 220.0 224.2 222.4 224.2 224.2 223.6 226.7 174.3 175.7 177.1 182.7 184.6 183.6 185.5 178.0 183.6 183.6 182.2 181.3 166.7 166.7 166.7 166.7 166.7 155.6 155.6 166.7 166.7 166.7 166.7 166.7 134.3 130.0 149.5 144.2 137.2 137.7 137.4 140.6 148.4 158.4 159.4 158.4 223.6 180.8 164.4 144.8 Cheese........................... ...d o ........ 185.8 187.8 187.8 190.4 189.8 189.3 189.8 189.3 189.8 191.4 191.9 192.9 Lard.......... .................... — do____ 144.1 142.2 143.5 147.2 143.5 144.7 148.4 151.6 152.8 153.4 149.7 144.7 Eggs, strictly fresh.__ D ozen ... 197.5 163.5 122.1 120.3 122.1 128.8 142.4 148.1 155.3 180.6 204.7 186.8 Bread______________ Pound __ 155.7 157.4 157.4 157.4 157.4 157.4 157.4 157.4 157.4 157.4 157.4 157.4 189.8 147.2 156.1 157.4 Flour............................. Corn meal.................... Rice....... ....................... Potatoes........................ 187.5 209.4 206.3 190.6 190.6 193.8 193.8 196.9 193.8 190.6 187.5 190.6 194.1 200.0 197.1 197.1 200.0 194.1 194.1 194.1 194.1 191.2 194.1 194.1 128.8 128.8 131.3 131.3 131.3 131.3 132.5 132.5 132.5 131.3 132.5 132.5 108.0 120.0 116.0 104.0 116.0 144.0 168.0 180.0 1.56.0 164.0 228.0 232.0 193.8 194.1 131.3 152.0 Sugar, granulated___ ...d o ........ 149.0 142.9 140.8 136.7 126. 5 126.5 124.5 126.5 126.5 120.4 118.4 118.4 T ea................................ . —do........ 143.4 144. 6 148.7 148.5 147.6 148.0 147.6 147.6 148.0 148.0 148.3 147. 6 Coffee............................ ...d o ___ 176.3 177.4 177.0 147. o 167.9 167.5 168.6 170.4 173.0 173.4 174.5 174.1 130.6 147.3 173.0 Index number of 43 weighted articles i_. ------------- 157.0 155.1 154.5 153.5 153. 8 155.4 159.7 163.1 1G2.3 16G. 3 172.1 1C9. 7 160.2 ...d o ____ . . . do___ . —do........ ...d o ........ 1926 Article Unit Aver age for Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. year 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 Sirloin steak................ Pound. 176.1 173.0 173.0 173.4 177.6 178.0 177.6 Round steak_______ ...d o___ 173.6 170.4 170.0 171.6 175.2 176.8 177.2 Rib roast................... . ...d o___ 178.4 176.6 175.7 178.0 178.4 178.9 178.4 Chuck roast................ ..d o ___ 155.6 153.8 152.5 153.1 153.8 132.1 152.5 176.8 179.2 176.8 176. 178.0 176.4 178.4 180.3 179.8 151.3 158.1 156. 170.3 170.3 172.0 172.0 177.1 178.0 151.9 153. 175.3 174.0 178.0 153.8 ...d o ___ ...d o ___ —do___ —do___ 143.8 142.5 139.7 140.4 138.4 137.7 137.0 134.9 137.0 137.0 139.7 138.4 181.9 179.1 185. 190.2 199.1 207.4 207.9 202.3 215.3 212.6 1.1 193.0 198.4 200.8 201.6 202.4 203.6 208.4 211.2 210.0 208.0 205.2 201.6 199.6 203.4 203.8 205.2 203.8 211.0 217.9 227.9 223.1 225.5 222.8 214.8 211.4 139.0 197.7 204.4 214.1 Lamb............................ —do— H ens........................... . —do___ Milk, fresh................. . Quart __ B utter......................... . Pound. 227.3 220.0 218.8 218.8 233.3 250.3 230.9 223.0 228.5 221.8 221.2 223.6 185.5 189.7 192.5 196.3 202.8 209. 195.8 186.4 188.3 188.8 188.3 188.3 166.7 166.7 166.7 166.7 166.7 166.7 166.7 166.7 166.7 166.7 166.7 166.7 142.4. 142.4 140.3 129. 131.7 133.3 132.7 133.8 140.1 146.1 153.9 165.7 226.7 192.5 166.7 141.1 C —do___ 195.4 197.0 195.4 194.9 194.4 191.9 193.4 193.4 191.9 192.9 192.4 191.4 Lard.............................. —do___ 144.1 144.1 142. 136.0 136.6 144.1 145.3 143.5 138. 134.8 132.3 127.3 Eggs, strictly fresh. Dozen. _ 152.9 133.5 122.8 119.9 121.8 126.8 127.0 138.0 158.8 179.7 203.5 190. Bread............................ Pound. 157.4 157.4 157.4 159.0 159.0 157.4 157.4 157.4 157.4 157.4 157.4 157.4 193.9 139.1 147.9 157.4 Flour........................... . Corn meal____ ____ _ R ice............................. . Potatoes....................... 196. 196.9 193.8 193.8 193.8 190.6 190.6 190. 178.1 175.0 178.1 168.8 188.2 179.4 188.2 191.2 191.2 185.3 185.3 182.4 188.2 182.4 191.2 191.2 133. 135.0 135.0 133.8 135.0 133.8 133.8 133.8 136.8 132.5 130.0 126.3 256.0 256.0 248.0 300.0 288.0 216.0 160.0 136.0 144.0 164.0 176.0 172.0 187.5 188.2 133.8 212.0 Sugar, granulated___ —do___ 118.4 122.4 120.4 118.4 122.4 124.5 124.5 126. 126.5 130.6 130.6 132.7 T e a .............................. —do___ 149.4 149.9 149. 149.9 150.1 150.1 149. 149.7 149.2 149. 152.2 151.7 Coffee.......................... . —do___ 175.2 176.3 176.3 175.5 174.1 174.1 173.4 172.3 172.3 173.7 173.0 173.0 124.5 150.1 174.1 Index numbers of 43 weighted articles t_. 163. i P la te........................... . Pork chops................. . Bacon, sliced.... .......... Ham, sliced................. —do___ —d o .— —do___ —do___ 166.7 165.3 163.6 166.5 167.1 162.1 158.6 157.2 160.4 164.0 166.9 166.0 i For list of articles see Table 13. 187 DETAILED TABLES T a b l e 1 4 .— RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, 1925 AND 1926, BY MONTH—Continued O M A H A , NEBR . 1925 Article U nit Aver Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May- June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. age for 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 year Sirloin steak.............. . Pound. Round steak............... ...d o ___ Rib roast.................... . ...d o ___ Chuck roast............... . ...d o ___ 141.6 141.2 145.2 150.0 149.6 153.2 161.2 159.6 156.8 153.6 147.2 147.6 142.4 143.3 149.3 158.5 160. 162.7 170.5 170.0 154.4 158.1 152.5 152.5 134.2 132.1 137.0 139.7 140.2 138.0 145.7 146.7 149.5 .147.8 143.5 144.6 127.4 126.8 129. 135.7 138.2 138.9 144.6 145.2 138.9 136.3 135.0 135.0 150.4 156.2 141.9 136.3 ...d o ___ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ 103.7 101. 101.9 105.6 105.6 104.7 106.5 110.3 109.3 109.3114.0 114.0 151.3 143.6 190.3 189.7 175. 181.5 196.4 200.5 199.5 197.9 188.7 176. 154.5 156.3 172.2 184. 185.6 184.8 189.9 192.1 1.2 189.5188.4 188.1 16a 0 173.5 183.2 197.3 192.8 193.5 198.6 197.3 196.2 194.5jl90.7 189.0 107.5 182.6 181.2 189.7 Lamb............................ ...d o .... H ens............................. —do___ M ilk, fresh................. . Quart. _ Butter......................... . Pound. 229.1 223.8 223.3 223. 81219.2 211.0 224.4 226.7 227.9 227.3 223.8 172.8 178. 180.9 193. 190.2 180. 183.2 177.5 178.6 178.0 168.2 171.1 147. 139.01 141.5 141.5 141.5 141.5 145.1 147.6 147. 147.6 .147.6 147. 128.9 127.0 143.1 131.3 131.3 133.2 133.8 136.0 141.7 148.8 150.1 149. 223.8 179.8 145.1 137.9 C] Lard______ ____ _ Eggs, strictly fresh.. Bread........................... — do___ — do___ D ozen.. Pound. 155.0 156.8 158.1 159.0 156.3 157.2 157.2 158.1 159.0 160.7 161.1 162. 140.8 139.7 143.7 144.3 141.4 140.8 142.5 147.1 148.3 150.6 147.7 144.8 232.1 152.0113.7 115.5 120.7 133. 139. 148. 145.8 161.6 179.7 200.4 188.5 188.5 188.5 188.5 188.5 188.5 190.4 190.4 188.5 188.5 188.5 188.5 158.5 144.3 153.5 188.5 Flour........................... . Corn meal.................. . Rice............................. . Potatoes....................... — do___ — do___ — do___ —do___ 185.7 207.1 207.1 185.7 185.7 192.9 185.7 1.3 ►.3 189.3 185.7 192.9 208.3 220.8 216.7 220. 220.8 216.7 220. 216.7 216.7 208.3 208.3 208.3 116.5 118.8 120.0 118.8 120.0 120.0 120.0 118.8 120.0 124.7 127.1 134.1 137.5 137.5 137.5 125.0 150.0 212. 5 256.3 231.3 212.5 231.3 343. 325.0 192.9 216.7 121.2 206.3 Sugar, granulated___ —do___ 144.8 141.4 143.1 134.5 136.2 134.5 127.6 124.1 125.9 124.1 115.5 119.0 Tea........ ...................... —do___ 137.1 137.1 136. 138.2 136.6 137. 1 136.1 137.1 137.1 137.1 137.7 138.6 Coffee............................ —do___ 194.7 191.0 192.0 193.0 192.3 192.0 191.7 191.0 191.0 191.7 191.7 196.0 131.0 137.1 192.3 Index number of 43 weighted articles L. 155.1 Plate beef.................... Pork chops.................. Bacon, sliced............. . Ham, sliced------------ 146.8 149.3 148.' 150.1 154. 7 159.2 158.5 156.4 158.4 164.0 1926 Article Unit Aver Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. age for 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 year Sirloin steak.. Round steak.. Rib roast......... Chuck roast... Pound. — do___ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ 146.4 145.6 146.0 145.2 148.4 150.8 152.8 151.6 153.6 153.6 150.0 148.4 151.2 152.5 152.5 153.5 156.7 160.8 163.6 163.1 166.8 165.0 160.4 159.0 141.8 141.8 141.3 142.4 141.8 142. 144.6 142.9 142.4 145.1 142.4 142. 138.2 138.9 ». 5 136.9 140.1 139.5 138.9 140.1 138.2 140. 140.1 140.1 149.2 159.0 142.9 139.5 Plate beef___ Pork chops__ Bacon, sliced.. Ham, sliced. ...d o ___ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ — do___ 113.1 112.1 183.1 180.0 184.5 189.2 188.0 188.0 114.0 115.9 118.7 117.8 117.8 115.0 115.0 115. 117.8 119.6 1.7 215. 192.3 185.6 181.5 188.2 193.8 205.6 202.1192. 186.3 188.1 189.2 197.1 201.8 201.4 199.6 197.8 197.8 191.3 192.8 194.5 196.2 210.0 212.4 214.4 214.4 214.4 211.7 201.7 115.9 194.4 193.9 203.1 Lamb........... Hens............. Milk, fresh.. Butter.......... . ..d o .... — do___ Quart. . Pound. 219.2 219.8 212.2 217.4 223.3 227.3 220.3 220.3 212.2 212.! 193.1194. 197.7 206.4 204.0 197. 7 195.4 186.1 188.4 183.: 141.5 139.0 135.4 135.4 125.6 125.6 131.7 137.8 137.8 137.! 140.1135.4 134.9 129.7 128.6 126.7 127.8 126.7 133.8 137. i Cheese....................... Lard.......................... Eggs, strictly fresh.. Bread........................ — do___ — do___ D ozen.. Pound. 163.8 163.8 162.4 155. 149.3 149.3 149.3 148.0 143.1 140.8 139.1 137.9 137.4 139.7 141.4 141.4 173.8 130.6 116.2 122.5 122. 126.6 128.0 131.7 194.2 194.2 194.2 194.2 194.2 194.2 196.2 196.2 Flour........................... . Com meal................ . Rice............................. . Potatoes....................... — d o .... — do___ — do___ —do___ 214.0 210.5 179.8 180.3 137.8 137. 142.0 146. 217.4 192.5 135.4 134.1 151.5 155.0 161.1 158.5 138.5 138.5 133.3 134.5 146.1 168.3 184.9 192.3 196.2 198.1 196.1 196.1 155.9 139.1 145.4 196.1 203.6 200.0 196.4 192.9 192.9 189.3 185.7 178.6 178.6 178. 171.4 167. 208. 208. 204.2 204.2 204.2 204.2 204.2 204.2 208.3 204.2 204.2 204.2 134.1 135.3 136.5 136.5 138.8 137.6 135.3 135.3 137. 135.3 134.1 134.1 356.3 343. 343.8 387.5 350.0 300.0 237.5 187.5 225.0 231.3 250.0 250.0 185.7 204.2 136.5 287.5 Sugar, granulated___ — d o . . . . 119.0 119.0 120.7 122.4 122.4 122.4 124.1 125.9 125.9 125.9 125.9 131.0 Tea................................ - . d o . .. . 140.2 139.6 141.3 143.4 143.4 140.2 140.7 140.7 140.7 140.7 140.7 140.7 Coffee.......................... . —do___ 191.3 191.3 191.0 191.0 191.7 191.7 192.0 191.7 191.7 191.7 186.3 183.3 124.1 141.1 190.3 Index number of 43 weighted articles 158.5 164.4 160.6 159.4 162.0 159.5 157.9 155.0 152.2 155.9 158.0 158.2 158.4 i For list of articles see Table 13. 188 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 T able 14.—RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, 1925 AND 1926, BY MONTH—Continued PHILADELPHIA, PA. 1925 Article Unit Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Aver for 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 age year Sirloin steak______ Round steak______ R ib roast................. Chuck roast............. Pound. ...d o ___ — do___ ...d o ___ Plate b e e f............ . Pork chops_______ Bacon, sliced_____ Ham, sliced.............. ...d o ___ 94.1 85.7 90.8 90.8 90. 90. 100.0 3 96.6 98.3 99.2 ...d o ___ 155.8 154.9187.0 184.2 184. 7 187.0 215.3 215.3 210.7 198.6 185.6 184.7 188.8 ...d o ___ 140.2 141.4 156. 7 163. 2 164.4 172.0 181.2 181.6 183.5 185.8 181.2 179.31 m 3 ..d o ___ 172.2 173.8 186.1 190. 6 187. 7 187.4 193.9 195. 195.8 193.9 189.0 185.4 187.7 L a m b ........... Hens_______ M ilk, fresh... B utter______ .--do___ ...d o — . Quart-. Pound. 197.5198.0 203.6 200.0 204.1 203.6 205.6 204.1 204.1 204.1 204.1205. 172.6:171.2 174.3 178.3 181.4 179.2 181.4 175.7 178. 179.2 178.3 176. 5 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 J50. 0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0j 150.0 128.4-123.9 134. 132.2 127.3 127.8 126.1 128.2 133.3 144.3 145.4 144.7 203.0 177.4 150.0 133.0 Cheese...... ................. Lard________ ____ Eggs, strictly fresh. Bread........ ................ —do___ —do___ Dozen. _ Pound- 145.6:150.0 155.2 155. 6 152.4 156. 155. 6 154. 140.7;144.7 148.0 148.0 144.7 147.4 155.9 157.9 215. 5! 173. 9 116.0 111.2 115. 5 125.8 135. 2 141.5 179.2193. 193.8 195. 195.8 195.8 195.8 193.8 156.0 156.8 161.21164.8 158.6 159.2 153.9'145.4 153.9 191.1 220. 6 205.4 193.8 193. 193.8193.8 155.6 150.7 158.7 193.8 Flour........ .................. . Corn meal__............... R ice______ ________ Potatoes___________ — do— . —do___ — do___ — do___ 181.3 200.0 178.6 185.7 114.3 117.3 122.7 136.4 178.1 184.4 184.4 184.4 184.4 181.3 178.1 181.3 182.1 182.1 182.1 185. 7 185.7 185.7 182.1 178.6 122.4 123. 5 124.5 124.5 123.5 122.4 324. 5 124.5 163.6 204.5 222.7 222.7 181. 181.8 268.2 272.7 184.4 182.1 122.4 186.4 Sugar, granulated__ — do___ 148.0 140.0 136.0 134.0 126.0 124.0 124.0 122.0 124.0 124.0 122.0 124.0 T ea_________ _____ _ — do___ 118.5 126. 7 129.8 130. 2 130. 2 128.9 131 129.4 130.2 130.0 130.9 132. 2 Coffee.......................... . - d o - 181.9 187.9 189.1 187.1 185.1 183. i" 181. 0 181.5 182.7 182.7 183.9 184.7 130.0 129.1 184.3 Index number of 43 weighted articles 1.. 159.3 165.6 161.9 171, 175. 176.5 179.1 187.4 185.8 187.1 184.1 181.5 177.2 147.5 145.1 150.6 158.0 157.3 158.8 175.7 175.7 167.1 .164.7 155.3 159.2 151.8 152.3 159.1 160. 162.3 162.7 170.5 169.1 168.2 5 165.9 165. 123.3 118.8 121.6 125.0 126.7 126.7 146.0 138.1 136.4 135.2 131.8 131.8 196. 9 181.3 189.3 185.7 120.4 121.4 127.3 122.7 153.8 152.9 151.0 150. 9 153. 158.2 162.7 162.0 160.3 164.3 171.1 >9.4 177.8 159.6 163.2 130.1 1926 Article Unit Sirloin steak. .............. Round steak ......... . R ib roast....................... Chuck roast............. . P o u n d .. -_-do....... ...d o ....... ...d o ........ 184.1 182.5 179.1 183.8 181.5 186.4 185.8 184.8 185.4 163.5 159.2 157.6 161.61162.4 165.9 167. 5 168.2 170.6 169.1 166.4 166.4 167.3=168. 61171.4 170.5 167.7 166.4 135.2 140.3 138.6 138.6jl41. 5146.0 144.3 147.7 151.1 185.8 181.5 180.1 1(54.7 162.4 161.6 166.4 165.0 165. 0 148.3 146.0 147.7 183.4 163.9 167.7 143.8 Plate beef........ ............. Pork chops_________ Bacon, sliced_______ Ham, slic ed .,_______ ...d o ....... - —do___ - - d o ___ — do___ 103.4 105.9 105.0 110.11104.2106. 7 105.9 106.7 108.4 106.7 105.9 107.6 186.5 183.3 187.9 194.4 209.8:218.6 217.2 213.0222.8 217.7 201.9 190.2 177.0 178.5 177.8 178.9 183.11189.7 190.8,191.6 190.8 188.5 185.1 182.0 180.6 180.9 183.2 187.4 194.5 212.9 207.8 203.2 200.3 192.9 193.2 106.7 203.7 184.7 195.8 Lamb........ ................ . H e n s ....______ ____ M ilk, fresh................... Butter_________ ___ — do....... ...d o ........ Quart— Pound . . 208.1 203.0 214.2 234.5 219.3:213.2 206.6 203.0 205.6 204.1 183.2 184.5 184.5 192.5 197.3 194.7 189.4 182.3 183.2 181.9 182.3 181.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 150.0 156.3 162.5 162.5 133.5 131.9 130.5 122.9 124.8 123.2 124.3 129.1 133.3 139. 7 149.8 209.6 186.3 152.5 130.5 Cheese.......... ................ Lard.............................. Eggs, strictly fresh ... Bread............................ — do___ _. .do........ Dozen__ P o u n d .. 164.0 164.8 160.0 161.2 159.2 156.8 154.0 144.7 145.4 141.4 138.8 138.8 147.4 151.3 162.5 134.1 118.9 119.2 119.8 126.6 127.8 195.8 195.8 195.8 195.8 195.8 195.8 197.9 157.2 156.8 158.4 156.0 157. 2 150.7 145.4 142.8 134.9 126.3 131.2 155.6 179.4 209.2 195.8 197.9 197.9 197.9 197.9 158.8 142.1 149.6 195.8 F lo u r ........... .............. Corn m eal. ................. Rice__.......................... Potatoes........................ — do........ — do........ - - d o ....... ...d o ___ 190.6 193.8 193.8 190.6 190.6 187.5 187.5 171.4 171.4 175.0 167.9 167.9 167.9 171.4 122.4 124.5 123.5 124.5 124.5 125. 5 127.6 300.0 295. 5 295.5 336.4 318.2 254.5 186.4 190.6 181.3 171.9 171.9 168.8 171.4 171.4 171.4 167.9 167.9 127.6 126.5 125.5 123.5 120.4 209.1 213.6 177.3 204. 5 184.4 171.4 124.5 250.0 Sugar, granulated___ — do....... 124.0 132.0 13 a 0132.0 132.0 134.0 134.0 134.0 T ea________________ . ..d o ....... 131.7 131.5 131.3 132.0 133.1 134.6 135.6 137.6 133.7 133.5 131.3 128.5 Coffee______________ ...d o ___ 185. 5 183.5 184.7 183.9 179.8 182.3 183.9 181.5 185.9 183.9 183.9 185.1 128.0 133.0 183.5 Index number of 43 weighted articles l.. .................. 167.7 164.7 162.8 165.1 165.2 163.5 158,8 157.6 161.9 164.3 167.7 168.5 163.9 Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May J unc July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Aver for 15 15 15 15 -15 15 15 15 15 15 15 age 15 year 212.6 202.0200.0 122.2 212.0 200.0 122.0122.0120.0120.0 1 For list of articles see Table 13, 189 DETAILED TABLES T a b l e 1 4 .— RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF I I CITIES, 1925 AND 1926, BY MONTH—Continued PITTSBURGH, PA. Article Sirloin steak............. Round steak............ R ib roast.................. Chuck roast............. Plate beef.................. Pork chops............... Bacon, sliced............ Ham, sliced.............. Lamb......................... H ens.. M ilk, fresh.. B utter. Cheese......................... . Lard............................. Eggs, strictly fresh. Bread............................ Flour........................... . Corn meal.................. . R ice............................. . Potatoes. Sugar, granulated___ T ea................................ Coffee........................... Index number of 43 weighted articles l. 1926 Article Unit Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 If Aver Oct. Nov. Dec. age 15 15 15 yearfor Sirloin steak............ Round steak............ Rib roast................. . Chuck roast_______ Pound. .—do.__ ...d o ___ — do— 173. 170.9 171.6 170.5 173. 179.1 181.0 177.6 176.1 178.0 172.0 1.0 164.4 159.2 162.7 163.5 167.0 169.5 170.0 168.2 172.5 172.1 1 166.5 161.3 154.4 154.8 155.3 156.7 158.5 159.4 156.2 157.1 157.6 156.7 157.1 148.5 145. 5 144.3 143.1 144. 148.5 147.3 146.7 150.3 152.7 152.1 149.7 174.6 167.0 157.1 147.9 Plate beef................... Pork chops________ Bacon, sliced______ Ham, sliced............... .„ d o _ ... —do___ — do___ —do___ 104.1 106.6 105.0 103.3 105.0 102.5 101.7 96.7 105.0 111.6 107.4 112.4 171.6 167.6 177.0 185.1 194.1 204.1 195.5 188.7 201.4 !. 6 178.8 169.4 176.6 180.0 180.7 181.7 185.9 193.4 193. 193.1 195.2 194.8 191.0 184.5 200.0 1.0 200. 0 202.1.3 207.4 227.4 230.4 225.4 220.7 219.7 214.4 208.7 105.0 186.5 187.6 213.0 Lamb........... H en s............ Milk, fresh.. Butter_____ .„ d o ..._ _do. Q uart.. Pound. 195.7 190.5 187.1 189.5 198. 211.9 204.3 194.8 192.9 192.9 191.0 190.5 173.5 171.6 170.4 179.0 176.3 173.5 170.8 164.6 163.8 161.1 162. 171.6 167.0 164.8 164.8 159.1 147.7 147. 147.7 1.1 159.1 159.1 167.0 167.0 141.7 138.9 138.2 130.4 128.9 130.4 130.2 128.9 135. 143.5 150.5 160. 194.8 170.0 159.1 138.2 Cheese....................... Lard-......................... Eggs, strictly fresh. B read....................... — do___ — do___ D ozen.. Pound. 162.4 163. 161.2 159.2 155.9 156.3 154.7 154.7 155.1 157. 162.0 162.0 143.9 140.6 138.1 132.9 134.8 143.2 146.5 147.1 145.8 143.2 138.7 134.8 176.9 143.4 122.2 120.6 124.3 130.5 132.0 140.3 157.5 179.4 207.1 217.2 168.5 172.2 172.2 172.2 172.2 172.2 172.2 172.2 172.2 172.2 172.2 170.4 158.8 140.6 154.2 172.2 Flour........................... . Corn meal____ ____ _ Rice............................. . Potatoes.................. —do___ —do___ —do___ —do— . 187.5 187.5 184.4 184.4 184.4 181.3 181.3 181.3 175.0 171.9 165.6 207.1 207.1 210.7 210.7 210.7 210.7 207.1 207.1 221.4 225.0 214.3 210.7 135.9 133.7 134.8 132.6 132. 137.0 138.0 141.3 139.1 141.3 139.1 135.9 333.3 327. 83:116.7 361.1 327.8311.1 200.0 194.4 222.2 205. 6 227.8 222.2 178.1 210.7 137.0 272.2 119.6 121.4 121.4 121.4 121.4 125.0 126. 126.8 126.8 128.6 128.6 132.1 144. 144.7 146.9 146.9 147.8 148.1 146.2 147.1 146.9 147.9 146.7 146.7 170.7 171.3 171.3 7 169.7 165.7 17 167.7 171.7 171.0 171. 171.0 125.0 146.7 170.0 167.6 164.0 162.1 162.9 160.7 161.8156.2 156.9 160.6 162.1 166.0 166.7 162.4 Sugar, granulated___ T ea................................ Coffee........................... _do_. .do.. .do.. Index number of 43 weighted articles». i For list of articles see Table 13. 44567°—27------13 190 R ET A IL P R IC E S, 1890 TO 1926 T a b l e 14 .—R E LA T IV E R E T A IL PR IC ES OF 23 FOOD A R TIC L ES IN E A C H OF 39 C IT IES, 1925 A N D 1926, B Y M O N TH —Continued PORTLAND, OREG. 1925 Aver age for Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. year 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 Article U nit Sirloin steak________ Round steak................ Rib roast....... .............. Chuck roast...... ........... Pound _. — do........ ...d o ___ _„do........ 119 120.5 124.0 124.9 127.5 126.2 125.8 125.8 124.0 124.9 122.3 121.4 117. 9119.8 122.7 126.1 130.9 128.5. 128.0 123.7 122.7 124.2 121.7 121.7 119.8121.4 122.9 126.0 131.3 129.2! 128.6 128.1 126.6 127.6 127.1 125.5 101.8101.2 104.9 108.6 109.8 109.8 106.7 101.2 102.5 102.5 101.8 104.9 124.0 m .2 126.0 104.9 Plate beef..................... — do___ Pork chops................... — do........ Bacon, sliced. .............. ...d o ___ Ham, slinftd..... L— do........ 88.1 86.6 89.6 91.8 100.7 95.5 90.3 89.6 88.8 90.3 90.3 91.0 145.2 147.9 172.4 175.1 162.7 169.1 175.6 182.5 182.0 178.8 169.6 166.8 148.5 150.5 162.5 166.1 166.1 167.8 176.7 183.7 179.1 179.1 173.1 173.1 158.1 160.4 170.0 174.9 174.3 176.9 ,178.9 183.5 181.5 176.9 173.3 173.3 91.0 169.1 168.8 173.6 Lamb............................. H e n s..,.__ _ M ilk, fresh................... Butter........................... — do........ 199.4 207.9 206.8 206.8 202.8 189.3*192.7 195.5 196.6 196.1 197.2 194.4 ___do........ 154, 5 151.2 152.6 170.1 166.4 157.8:155.9 152.6 152.1 150.2 152.1 161.6 Q uart... 123.2 123.2 123.2 123.2 123.2 123.2 123.2 123.2 133.7 133.7 133.7 133.7 Pound __ 133.1 126.7 131.9 125.7 120.5 123.5 131.6 146.7 146.4 150.4 155.3 143.7 198.9 156.4 126.3 136.3 Cheese........................... Lard........ ..................... Eggs, strictly fresh.„ Bread............................ — do___ ___do........ D ozen... Pound._ 179.8 183.7 184.1 179.3 176.4 173.1 177.4 179.3 179.8 184.6 189.4 187.0 127.1 127.1 134.3 135.9 134.3 135.4 135.9 139.2 139.8 141.4 137.0 138.1 161.9 96.7 100.3 92.1 99.5 107.7 115.3 116.4 132.1 152.6 165.8 131.5 171.4 171.4 171.4 171.4 171.4 171.4 171.4 171.4 171.4 171.4 171.4 171.4 181.3 135.4 122.7 171.4 Flour............................. Corn meal.................... Rice............................... P o ta to es..................... — do........ ...d o ___ ...d o ____ — do........ 196.6 200.0 203.4 196.6 200.0 200.0 193.1 193.1 193.1 179.3 182.8 189.7 173.5 170.6 170.6 170.6 173.5 167.6 170.6 167.6 164.7 167.6 167.6 167.6 124.4 124.4 124.4 124.4 124.4 129.1 127.9 131.4 131.4 132.6 130.2 132.6 300.0 300.0 300.0 288.9 366.7 477.8 411.1 355.6 344.4 322.2 422.2 411.1 193.1 170.6 127.9 355.6 Sugar, granulated___ ...d o ........ 135.5 130.6 132.3 127.4 122.6 117.71119.4 114.5 116.1 109.7 111.3 111.3 T e a ............................... ...d o ........ 138.9 141.5 141.6 137.6 138.2 139.61139.3 139.3 139.3 136.7 136.7 138.4 Coffee............................ ...d o ........ 151.1 151.7 151.7 151.4 149.1 147.7(146.0 147.7 148.0 149.7 150.3 152.0 121.0 138.9 149.7 Index number of 43 weighted articles1 141.7 142.0 135.6 137.6 136.7 139.1 142.0! 142.4 142.5 144.3 145.6 149.5 144.7 1 1926 Aver age for Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. year 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 Article Unit Sirloin steak________ Round steak................ Rib roast...................... Chuck roast________ Pound._ . —do____ ...d o ____ ...d o ........ 126.2 126.2 127.1 127.5 128.8 128.4 128.8 129.3 127.9 129.3 128.4 128.4 124.2 126.1 128.0 129.5 129.5 130.0 130.0 130.0 128.5 130.0 128.0 126.1 129.7 130.7 131.3 131.8 131.8 131.3 130.7 129.2 132.8 129.7 127.1 128.1 110.4 109.8 111.0 112.9 112.3 112.3 111.0 112.3 109.8 112.3 114.1 114.1 127.9 128.5 130.2 111.7 Plate beef........ ............. Pork chops.................. Bacon, sliced .............. Ham, sliced________ — do........ — do........ — do........ ...d o ____ 98.5 100.7 97.8 103.0 99.3 97.8 167.3 170.0 174.2 176.0 178.8 198.6 173.1 173.1 178.4 177.4 180.1 189.7 174.3 176.9 177.9 179.5 185.1 192.4 96.3 96.3 94.8 98.5 100.0 100.7 197.2 196.8 189.9! 189.4 182.0 175.6 196.7 198.3 193.4 193.0 193.7 1182.7 196.0 200.0 196.0 199.0 198.0•189.4 98.5 182.9 185.7 188.8 Lamb............................. Hens............. ................ M ilk, fresh................... B utter........ ................. ...d o ____ 214.7 213.0 207.9 208.5 211.3 206.8 205.1 198.9 198.9 200.6 201.7 202.3 _..do____ 170.1 167.3 170.1 177.7 1178.7 172.0 167.8 160.7 162.1 160.2 163.5 165.9 Quart—. 133.7 133.7 133.7 131.6 128.4 128.4 126.3 126.3 126.3 126.3 1126.3 126.3 Pound— 135.1 135.6 128.4 120.2 117.0 116.5 116.0 126.2 131.1 131.9131.1 137.3 205.6 168.2 129.5 127.2 Cheese........................... Lard________ ______ Eggs, strictly fresh. . . Bread............................. ...d o ____ ...d o ____ Dozen__ Pound 188.9 188.0 188.9 186. ll 178.4 179.8 180.3 180.8 181.7 183.7179.3 183.7 137.0 136.5 134.3 133.71131.5 132.6 134.3 135.9 134.3 134.3128.2 126.0 107.4 91.5 86.0 83.8] 89.9 99.5 101.6 114.5 128.5 146.0 147.4 146.6 167.9 167.9 167.9 167.9167.9 167.9 167.9 167.9 167.9 169.6 169.6 169.6 183.2 133.1 111.8 167.9 Flour........ .................... Corn m e a l.................. R i c e . ........................... P o ta to e s..................... — do........ ...d o ........ ...d o -----...d o ____ 189.7 189.7 182.8 179.31179.3 179.3 179.3 179.3 175.9 179.3 179.3 179.3 161.8 164.7 155.9 155.9; 152.9 147.1 150.0 150.0 147.1 147.1 161.8 161.8 132.6 •133.7 132.6 129.1127.9 130.2 131.4 131.4 127.9 126.7 125.6 120.9 422.2 422.2 411.1 522.21488.9 444.4 333.3 288.9 288.9 266.7 266.7 288.9 182.8 155.9 129.1 366.7 Sugar, granulated___ ...d o ........ 109.7 I1 II. 3 109.7 109.7112.9 117.7 114.5 114.5 116.1 116.1 114.5 117.7 T ea................. .............. — do........ 138.4|139.3 139.3 139.6;139.3 139.3 139.3 1137.8'137.8 139.8 139.8 139.3 C offee.......................... — do........ 150.3'150.3 150.3 149.7il49.4 150.3 150.6 150.9 150.9 150.3 149.1 148.3 114.5 139.1 Index number of 43 weighted articles1 142.1 140. J 139. 5141.11140.0 140.1 137.2138.5 140.0 141.6 141.2 142.1 i 1 1 1 1 For list of articles see Table 13. 15 a0 140.3 191 D E T A IL E D T A B L E S T able 14.—RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OP 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, 1925 AND 1926, BY MONTH—Continued PROVIDENCE, R. I. Article Unit Aver Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May- June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. age for 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 year 174.7 173.5175.3 185.6 186.1 187.1 185.1183.6 >.1 169.1 166.8 163.2 154.1 155.01157.0 167.1 155.6 156.0 156.0 167.2 171.0 166.4 167. 2 165.6 151.3 152.4 150.3 163.1 160.4 159.9 158.8158.3 Sirloin ste a k .. Round steak. Rib roast........ Chuck roast— Pound. ...d o __ ...d o __ ...d o __ 174.2 173.7 174.0 152.8 150.2152.8 151.9 152.7153.5 148.7 147.6148.1 182.3 164.5 163.1 155.6 179.6 160.3 160.6 154.6 Plate beef___ Pork chops__ Bacon, sliced.. Ham, sliced. ...d o __ ...d o __ ...d o __ ...d o __ 163.8 166.2 205.2 202. 191.9 >.5 202.9 215.7 212. 208.6 206.7 182. 9 172.4 175. 193.8 203.6 203. 202.7 212.4 210.7 212.4 210.71211.6 211. 1 174.4 176.4 185.0 190.1 185.3 182.7 184.7 191.4 184.3 182.8182.8 180. 5 195.7 201.8 183.4 Lamb............ Hens.............. M ilk, fresh.. Butter_____ . . . d o .... ...d o __ Quart.. Pound. 211.7 209.7 216.8 209.7 216.3 211.7 219.4 215.8 211.7 211.2 213.8 214. 8 >.8 174.8 176. 171.9 174.8 171.5 175. 176.5 173.1 174.8 169.8 169.4 164.4 164.4 153.3 153.3 150.0 146.7 157.8 163.3 164.4 164.4 163.3 163. 3 131.2 127.8 132.2 133. 132.7 135.8 136.6 137.4 141.0 149.2 149.0 148. 7 213.8 173.1 158.9 137.9 Cheese..................... _ Lard....................... . Eggs, strictly fresh. B read..__________ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ Dozen.. Pound. 156.4 158.2 159.5 159.5 159.5 160.9 162.3 164. 164.1 165.5 163.2 168. 2 143. 5 142.2 146.8 148.1 144.8 146.1 151.3 153. 2 155.2 154.6 147.4 142. 9 196.4 167.3 120.7 112.5 119.0 121. 138. 5 154. 6 168.5 191.4 215.9 190. 6 146. 7146.7 146.7 153.3 153.3 153.3 153.3 153.3 153.3 153.3 153.3 153. 3 161.8 148.1 158.2 151.7 F lo u r ............. ........... Coin m ea l.................. Rice_________ ______ Potatoes....................... . ..d o .... . .. do— ...d o ___ ...d o ___ 194.1 205. 202.9 188.2 188.2 191.2 188.2 191.2 191.2 185.3 188.2 194. 1 182.8 182.8 186.2 182.8 182. 179.3 182.8 179.3 175.9 175.9 175.9 172. 4 114.0 118.3 118.3 116.1 119.4 117.2 119.4 119.4 121.5 119.4 119.4 123. 7 117.6 129.4 111.8 100.0 105.9 152.9 264.7 252.9 188.2 217.7, 294.1 294. 1 191.2 179.3 119.4 188.2 Sugar, granulated___ ..d o — . 147.1 143.1 139.2 137.3 135.3 133.3 133.3 129.4 133.3'127.51125. 5 127. 5 T ea............................... ...d o — . 126.3 126.5 127.5 127.5 127.3 127.3 126.5 125.9 126.9 125.9| 125.9 126. 9 Coffee........................... ...d o ___ 184.7 185.0 183.7 183.7 179.0 179.3 180.7 180.7 181.0179.31180.3 181. 3 133.3 126.7 181.7 Index number of 43 weighted articles 157.8 154.9 152.8 148.4 148.3 148.9 151. 5 161.7 162.9 161.4 164.9 170.2 166.9 1926 Article Unit Sirloin steak................ Round steak................ Rib roast...................... Chuck roast................ P o u n d .. ...d o ....... ...d o ....... ...d o ___ 182.6 180.6 179.8 181.1 184.1 184.3 183.6 181.8 179.0 176.3 176.8 177.3 164.8 162.9 162.5 160.9 163.8 163.8 163.8 162.5 161.6 160.9 160.6 160.9 162.7 159.3 155.6 158.1 160.6 159.8|158.9 158.1 159.8 158.1 156.8 158.9 156.1 152.4 149.2 150.3 154.0 157.2152.9 152.4 153.5 151.3 153.5 155.1 180.6 162.5 158:9 152.9 Plate beef.................... Pork chops................ . Bacon, sliced_______ Ham, s lic e d ............... ...d o ....... ...d o ....... 187.6 189.5 191.0 199.5 207.1 220.0 214.8 218.1 227.1 227.6 204.3 190.5 ...d o ....... 204.0 200.9 197.8 197.8 198. 2;206. 2 208.4'208.4 210.2 207.1 205.3 204.0 ___do........ 180.5 182.4 179.9 182.7 187.9 203.2 205. 8 208. fi 207.3 205.4 197.4 193.0 206.7 204.0 194.6 L am b ........................... H en s.......................... Milk, fresh................... B u tte r ......................... ...d o ........ 216.8 211.7 202.6 202.0 224.5 240.3 223.5 217.3 216.3 208.7 208.7 205.1 __ do........ 178.1 177.3 179.3 185.5 189.3 188.8 183.5 177.3 176.0 175.2 176 9 175.6 Quart.. _ 163.3 163.3 163.3 163.3 163.3 153.3 164.4 164.4 164.4 164.4 164.4 168.9 P o u n d .. 144.8 143.6 139.4 134.0 131.7 133.0 132.2 132.5 135.1 138.1 140.5 145.9 214.8 180 2 163! 3 137.6 Cheese.......................... Lard............................. Eggs, strictly fresh ... B read....................... . — do___ 166.4 166.8 167.7 165.0 165.0 164.1 164.5 164.1 164.5 165.9 167.3 167.3 — do___ 140.9 137.7 139.0 134.4 133.8 144.8 144.8 142.9 137.0 138.3 131.2 122.7 Dozen__ 162.7 160.3 122.4 111.3 113.5 118.0 129.1 151.2 168.7 184.9 211.3 183.9 P o u n d ._ 153.3 153.3 153.3 153.3 153.3 153.3 153.3 153.3 153.3 153.3 153.3 153.3 165.9 137.0 151.4 153.3 Flour............................. Corn meal.................... R ic e ............................. Potatoes....................... — do....... ...d o ....... ...d o ....... — do___ 200.0 200.0 197.1 194.1 191.2 191.2 191.2 185.3 179.4 179.4 179.4 173.5 175.9 169.0 172.4 175.9 175.9 175.9 175.9 175.9 175.9 175.9 175.9 172.4 124.7 124.7 123.7 126.9 128.0 129.0129.0 129.0 126.9 128.0 130.1 126.9 347.1 335.3 317.6 435.3 300.0 282.4 229.4 194.1 200.0 200.0 217.6 217.6 188.2 175.9 126.9 270.6 Sugar, granulated___ —.do........ 127.5 127.5 123.5 121.6 127.5 131.4 131.4 131.4 131.4 135.3 135.3 139.2 Tea........ ................ ....... — do___ 126.7 127.5 126.5 126.5 127.3 128.2 127.3 126.7 128.0 126.7 125.3 125.9 Coffee............................ — do....... 181.0 181.0 180.3 180.3 180.7 180.7 180.7 181.0 178.3 178.7 179.3 178.7 129.4 126.9 180.0 Index number of 43 weighted articles1 161.7 Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Aver for 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 age year 166.6 165.6 160.6 164.8 159.9 159.3 158.5 158.2 160.1 161.7 164.4 162.6 i For list of articles see Table 13. 192 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 T a b l e 1 4 .— RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, 1925 AND 1926, BY MONTH—Continued RICHMOND, VA. 1925 Article Unit Aver Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. age for 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 year Sirloin steak........... Round steak_____ Rib roast.............— Chuck roast........__ Pound. _ 174.2175.6 175.1 176.5 178.3 178.3 175. 178.3 180.5 180.5 182.4 177.8 — do__ .168.7 170.7 169.2 170.7;172.2 173.2172.2 172.2 176.3 175.3 177.3 176.3 . . . d o . . .158.7 160.3 159.3 164.6164.6 166.7161.4 160. 168.8 166.1 171.4 169.8 — do._ -140.9 139. 143.5 144.2 148.1 143.5 145.5 146.8 146.1 147.4 151.3 146.1 177.8 172.7 164.6 145.5 Plate beef_______ Pork chops_______ Bacon, sliced____ Ham, sliced______ —. d o . . . _-_do.__ ...do___ — d o . .. 121.0 121.0 120.2 123.4123.4 124.2 125.0 124.2 124.2 127.4 127.4 129.0 145.6 145.1 184.0 180.6 175.7 179.61191.7 192.7 193.2 196.6 185.4 179. 137.4 139.0 148.0 155.9161.0 167.7jl78.3 183.9 187.0 183.9 182.7 172.4 156.4 156.4 163.2 167.2 169.6 172.4 176.8 178.4 179.6 178.0 178.4 178.0 124.2 179.1 166.5 171.2 Lamb....................... Hens____ _______ Milk, fresh............. B u tte r ................. — d o ... —_do___ Q uart.. Pound 231.6 229.0 232. 236.3 234.7 225.4 225.4 231.6 227.5 236.8 236.3 233.2 177.0 172.5 178.9 182.8 185.3 174.0 171.1 160.8 163.2 173.5 171.6 177.5 140.0 140.0 140.0 140.0 140.0 140.0 140.0 140.0 140.0 140.0 140.0 140.0 142.6 137.7 147.0 146.5 139.4 139.4 140.9 142.1 143.1 151.6 152.6 152.3 231.6 174.0 140.0 144.5 — d o ... Cheese.................... Lard_________ _____ —-do__. Eggs, strictly fresh.. D ozen. Bread................. .......... Pound. 164.6 163.7 163. 7 160.1161.9 163.2 163.2 164.1 165.5 165.5 163.7163.2 150.7 146.71148.0 147.4142.1 144.1 150.0 152.6 155.3 152.6 152.6 147.4 228.1.176.4117.7 129.9:128.8 142.7 144.8 155.6 160.1 178.5 214.6 233.7 179.2:181.11177.4 177.4177.4 177.4 177.4 177.4 177.4 77.4 177.4 175.5 163.7 149.3 167.7 177.4 —_do.__ ...d o ... ...d o ... ...d o ... 175.8:190.9190.9184.8!181.8181.8181.8181.8 181.8 181.8 181.8 181.8 LI 233.3 238.11242.9:238. l|238.1242.9:247.6 233.3 242.9 238.1 238.1 126.31125.3 127.31127. 3127.3 128.3 128.3 128.3 129.3 128.3 129.3 128.3 321.1 331.6 163.2 163.2 157.9!152.6|l63.21221.1 247.4 273.7 181.8 238.1 128.3 221.1 Sugar, granulated............. do. T ea........ ..............................do. C o ffee........................-! -.-do_ 152.8.139.6 137.7 132.1;128.3'l28.3 126.4 124.5 128.3 126.4 124.5 126.4 159.11162.1 158.81155.71154.6 156.8 157.3 156.6 157.7 159.1 158.0 159.1 183.4185.6 184. l|184.11182. 7 184.1 184.1 183.0 183.4 184.1 184.1 184.1 132.1 157.9 183.8 Index number of 43 j weighted articles i__ I______ 163.7 160.1 158.5 160.0 159.51163J 166.5 168.7 167.5 165.6 Flour........................... . Corn meal....... ............ Rice------------- --------Potatoes........... .......... >9.5 175.6 175.7 1926 Article Unit Aver Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. age for 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 year 178.7 177.3 168.3 150.6 ...d o ... ...d o ... ...d o ... ...d o ... 175. 176.9 177.8 177.8 178.7|180.1 180.1 178.3 179.2 180.1 180. 181.4 173.7 175.3176.8 176.3 177.81177.3 177.3 177.31177.3 178.8 179.8 177.3 166.7 166.7 167.7 166.7 169.8169.8 168.3 168.8.166.7 170.4 169.3 166.7 147.4 147.4 148.1 151.3 155.2151.3 153.9 150.61148.7 150.6 151.3 151.3 I I 128.2 131.5131.5 131.5 131.5 133.1 133.1 131.5128.2 129.8 131.5 129.8 176. 176.2 184.0 187. 197.1 203.4 205.3 195.6 211.7 210.2 199.5 184.0 173.6 174.4 174.8 175. 175.6 185.4 190.2 189.8191.3 191.3 189.4 178.3 178.4 179.6 179.6 180.4 180.4 192.0,198.4 195.2 196.0 194.0 188.8 188.4 do__. . . . do— Quart.. Pound. 236.3 234.7 232.1 228.5 235. 240.4 235.8 236.3 237.3 238.9 238.3 195.6 195.6 195. 206.9 202.0195.1 195.1 184.3 174.0 181.4 177.9 175.5 140.0 140.0 140.0 140.0 140.0-140.0 140.0 140.0 140.0 140.0 140.0 140.0 151.8 147.0 144.8 141.4 136.5jl37.2 135.0 136.5 139.2 142.3 146.2 153.0 236.3 189.7 140.0 142.6 164.6 165.0 161.9 161.9 161.4:161.0 159.6 160.1 160.5 161.0 162.8 164.1 145.4 144.1 144.1 138.8 140.8:144.7 146.1 144.7 144.1 138.2 142.1 128.3 193.4141.3 122.2:131.3 128.8139.2 137.5|140.3 162.8 178.8 203.5 210.4 179.2 179.2 179.2 179.2 179.2 179.2 179.21179.2 177.4 179.2 179.2 .75.5 i Flour............................. ...d o — 190. 9193. 187.9 184.8 184.8 181, 181.81181.8 181.8 178.8 175.8 175.8 Corn meal.................. ...d o .... 238.1238.1 238.1228.6 228.6 228.6 223.8,219.0 219.0 219.0 223.8 214.3 R ice.................... ......... ...do.._ 128.3131.3 134.31133.3 134.3 134.3 134.31132.3 133.3 134.3 131.3 128.3 Potatoes______ _____ — d o . . . U 3 5 7 .9 352.6 415.8 405.3 326.3 247.4 221.1 242.1 257.9 236.8 236. 161.9 141.4 157.6 179.2 184.8 228.6 132.3 305.3 Sugar, granulated___ . . . d o . . . 124.5|124.5 124.5124.5 122.6 128.3 128.3 130.2 130.2 132.1 134.0 132.1 T ea_______________ . . . d o . . . 163.9;160.4 160.41157.3 157.3 161.4 161.8 164.1 163.2 161. 159.3 158.8 Coffee........................... . . . d o - 184.1183.0 183.01183.0 183.0 184. 182.3 182.3 182.7 182.7 180.4 179.7 128.3 160.7 182.7 Index number of 43 weighted articles i_. 170.3 Sirloin steak______ Round steak______ Rib roast.................. Chuck ro a st........... Pound. ...d o ... ...d o __ ...d o ... Plate beef.................. Pork chops.............. Bacon, sliced______ Ham, sliced---------Lamb________ ___ Hens_____________ M ilk, fresh............... Butter.................. Cheese...... ................ Lard________ ____ Eggs, strictly fresh. Bread........ ................ . .. d o ... ...d o ... D ozen.. Pound. I 175.5 171.2 169.51173. 3jl72.2 170.2 166.6 164.8 167.9 170.3 170.1 161.2 i For list of articles see Table 13. 130.6 194.2 182.7 187.6 193 DETAILED TABLES T able 14.—RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, 1925 AND 1926, BY MONTH—Continued ST. LOUIS, MO. 1925 Article U nit Sirloin steak .............. . Pound. Round steak............... ...d o — Rib r o a s t................... ... d o . — Chuck roast............... ...d o - — Aver Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. age for 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 year 144.1 142.9 145.7 151.0 153.9 154.3 159.2 158.8 158.0 156.3 149.4 149.4 146.2 146.2 149.8 156.1 159.2 158.3 163.7 161.9 159.6 159.2 153.8 152.5 155.6 155.6 157.8 159.4 160.4 159.4 166.8 162.0 162.0 161. 5 159.9 160.4 130.9 133.6 140.3 140.9 139.6 145.0 145.0 144.3 146.3140.3 138.3 118.7 118.7 119.6 115.2 186.8 172.0 167.2 170.4 175.7 181. 178.8 179. 184.0 190.3 188.8 187.4 117.9 119.6 122.3 197.4 196.3 201.1 183.5 183.5 180.4 196.3 198.9 197.4 151.8 155.6 159.9 139.6 126.8 126.8 126.8 181.5 172.0 171.4 183. 5 179.6 178.0 191.4 187.0 186.6 121.4 174.6 176.1 187.0 Lamb............................ ...d o .— Hens............................ . ...d o .— Milk, fresh................. . Quart— Butter......................... . Pound- 200.0 213.2 218.7 217.6 217.6 213.7 213.2 207.7 206. 207.1 208.8 208.8 172.5 188.8192.7 203.4 202.8 193.3 192.1 187.6 191.0 183.1 178.1 187. 156.6 156.6 156. 156.6 156.6 156. 156.6 156. 156.6 156.6 156.6 156.6 138.2 133.7 153.7 144.9 140.4 142.2 143.3 144.9 149.5 161.0 163.1 160.2 211.0 189.3 156.6 147.9 Cheese.......................... ...d o — ...d o ___ Lard______ ______ D ozen. Eggs, strictly freshBread............................ Pound. 176.3 177.3 178.3 177.8 174.7 176.8 174.7 176.3 179.8 180.8 181.8181.8 136.0 132.4 145. 141.9 133.8 140.4 146.3 150.7 152. 151.5 136.8131.6 260.9 184.6 133.8 129.7 135.7 138.7 149.2 150.4 160.2 182. 229.3209.4 172.7 172.7 172.7 172.7 172.7 172.7 172.7 172.7 174.5 180.0 180.0180.0 178.3 141.9 172.2 174.5 F lo u r ........................ . —do___ 186.7 206.7 210.0 196.7 190.0 190.0 190.0 190.0 190.0 190.0 193.3 193.3 Corn m e a l................. ...d o .— 200.0 208.7 208.7 208.7 208.7 208.7 208.7208.7 208.7 200.0 200.0 195.7 d o . .. 116.7 123.8 121.4 121.4 121.4 122.6 125.0125.0 126. 125.0 127.4 125.0 R ic e --.......................... Potatoes....................... ,_.do__ 147.1 152.9 152.9 147.1 164.7 217.6 258.8247.1 235.3 229.4 305.9 305.9 193.3 204.3 123.8 211.8 Sugar, granulated— ...d o .— 151.9 144.2 146.2 140.4 140.4 138.5 136.5134.6 134. 130.8 125.0 128.8 T ea............................. . _-do-__ 132.5 131.5 130.9 127.3 127.3 129.1 128.5 127.6 128.2 128.2 129.1 132.0 Coffee.......................... . __do__ 206.6 205.8 206.2 207.0 200. 196.7 199.6 201.6 201.2 201.2 201.6 200.0 138.5 129.3 202.5 Index number of 43 weighted articles 159.6 Plate beef................... . Pork chops.................. Bacon, sliced............. . Ham, sliced............... . Article ... d o . — ...d o .— ...d o — ...d o - — 156.3 152.9 154.9 153.6 154.0 158.0 163.1 161.8 162.0 164.2 U nit Sirloin steak-............ . Pound. Round steak............... ...d o — Rib roast..................... ...d o — Chuck roast.............. . _-do___ Plate beef.................... Pork chops.................. Bacon, sliced............. . Ham, sliced............... . 123.2 117.9 139.2 138.1 153.7 156.9 166.2 170.6 ...d o — ...d o — — do— ...d o — Lamb.......................... . ..d o — Hens............................. ...d o — Milk, fresh.................. Quart— Butter.......................... Pound. 19.2 167.5 Jan. Feb, Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. N ov. Dec. Aver for 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 age year m e 147.8 147.8 148.2 150.2 153.1 153.5 153.5 153.9 153.5 155.1 155.6 153.8 152.9 152.9,157.4 162.8 161.4 163.2 162.8 162.3164.6 163.6162.0 161.0 161.01159.9 164.2 162.6 159.9 162.0 163.6 162.6 141.6137.6 136.2 137.6138.9 141.6 139.6 139.6 140.9 145.0143.6 149.8 157.8 162.6 145.6 151.4 159.2 162.0 140.9 128.6 128.6 129.5 124.1 122.3 125.0 123.2 123.2 125.9 134.8 139.3 142.9 170.9 170.4 173.5 189.4 198.4 205.8 199.5 192.1 210.6 204.8 188.4 174.6 181.2 180.8 177.6 176.1 183.1 191.4 191.8 189.0 191.4 191.8 190.6 181.2 184.4 187.4 188.5 192.2 198.1 215.6 216.7 219.3 219.7 218.6 217.8 200.4 128.6 189.9 185.5 204.8 207.7 206.6 203.3 200.0 213.2 218.1 211.0 1.9 206.0 209.3 206.6 207.7 200.0 205.6 216.9 218.0 221.9 216.9 206.7 194.4 194.4 189.3 186.0 190.4 156.6 156.6 156.6 156.6 156.6 156.6 156.6 156.6 156.6 156.6 156.6 156.6 150.5 148.1 147.1 138.2 135.8 136.6 134.5 136.4 143.3 150.3 156.7 170.1 208.2 203.4 156.6 145.7 Cheese....................... Lard.......................... Eggs, strictly fresh. Bread......................... ...d o —_ ..d o — Dozen. Pound. 182.3 179.8 176.8 168.7 164.1 164.1 131.6 131.6 128.7 124.3 130.9 144.1 179.3 139.8 128.2 131.6 133.5 135.0 180.0 180.0 180.0 178.2 178.2 178.2 166.2 165.7 170.2 178.3 180. 183.3 144.9 139.0 136.8 132.4 125.0 120.6 134.6 142.1 161.3 180.5 221.1 216.5 178.2 178.2 178.2 178.2 178.2 178.2 173.2 132.4 158.6 178.2 F lo u r .................. Corn meal........... R ic e .................... Potatoes.............. ...d o —_ -_do--_ ... do— --d o 193.3 200.0 196.7 193.3 190.0 190.0 186.7 183.3 180.0 176.7 180.0 176.7 204.3 195.7 191.3 187.0 187.0 187.0 187.0 191.3 187.0 187.0 187.0 187.0 127.4 127.4 129.8 132.1 !. 1 128.6 126.2 127.4 128.6 131.0 127.4 127.4 1.4 317.6 376.5 358.8 323.5 252.9 188.2 252.9 252.9 252.9 252.9 335.3 186.7 191.3 128.6 288.2 Sugar, granulated___ ..d o — 128.8 130. 128.8 128.8 130.8 134.6 134.6 136.5 136.5 138.5 136.5 142.3 T ea................................ _ .d o .._ 133.8 136.0 132.7 132.7 132.7 134.4 133.8 134.4 133.8 136.0 134.5 134.2 Coffee........................... ...d o .— 197.5 197.5 196.7 197.1 197.1 196.3 197.9 197.9 198.8 200.0 197.9 198.4 134.6 134.2 197.9 Index number of 43 weighted articles 163.6 167.6 164.9 163.2 166.0 165.8 165.5 160.0 156.0 162.0 163.6 165.2165.2 i For list of articles see Table 13. 194 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 T able 14.—RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, 1925 AND 1926, BY MONTH—Continued SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 1925 Article Unit Aver Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. age for 15 15 15 15 15 15 year 15 15 15 15 15 15 122.1 122.1 127.4 130.5 137.6 136.3 131.0 128.3 129.2 126.1 123.0 121.7 121.6 122.1 126.6 129.6 142.2 139.7 135.2 132.2 131.2 129.6 126.1 126.1 105.2 107.8 110.9 114.5 120.7 121.2 119.7 116.1 115.0 113.5 108.3 108.3 109.3 109.3 110.6 113.2 123.8 123.8 117.9 115.2 114.6 112.6 108.6 108.6 127.9 130.2 113.5 113.9 ...d o ... L7 95.0 1.2 103.3 111.7 107.5 101.7 95.8 95.0 96.7 1.2 100.0 .--d o ._ - 126.8 132.0 169.3 159.6 157.0 156.1 165.4 175.0 175.4 171.5 161.8 160.1 . . . d o . . . 127.7 128.3 147. 154.7 (.7 152.7 158.5 160.8 160.1 155.9 152.1 151.1 . .. d o .- . 150.0 152.0 169.8 176.2 176.8 177.2 175.2 177.2 174.5 174 171.8 170.5 100.0 159.2 150.2 170.5 L a m b ......................... . . .. d o .- . H ens........................... . . . . d o . . . M ilk, fresh.................. Quart. . B utter......................... . Pound. 179.6 184.5 195.0 192.3 190.6 193.9 192.8 187.3 187.3 191.2 185.6 188.4 123.1 122.3 125.2 124.4 126.9 129.4 129.4 125.6 127.7 125.2 129.8 132.4 132.2 132.2 132.2 132.2 132.2 132.2 132.2 132.2 132.2 132.2 132.2 132.2 127.3 125.7 134.3 129.6 125.7 130.9 138.4 147.8 149.1 154 3 152.7 1 189.0 126.9 132.2 138.2 Cheese.......................... . . . d o . . . Lard.............................. . . . d o . . . Eggs, strictly fresh... D ozen. Bread............................ Pound. 123.4 127.6 124.7 126.8 126.8 128.0 129. _ 130.1 130.5 131.0 133.9 134.3 127.6 128.1 131.8 132.8 131.8 130.7 136: 5 135.9 134.4 132.8 12a 7 130.2 191.3 173.4 94.9 101.5 109.3 116.4 128.1 131.0 141.2 160.9 168.7 157.0 172.9 183.1 183.1 183.1 183.1 183.1 183.1 !. 1 183.1 183.1 178.0 178.0 128.9 131.8 139.4 181.4 F lo u r ......................... . Corn meal.................. . Rice............................. . Potatoes....................... 220.0 236.0 236.0 212.0 212.0 208.0 208.0 204.0 200.0 192.0 188.0 196.0 158.8 164.7 167.6 164.7 167.6 167.6 167. 164.7 164.7 158.8 152.9 155.9 129.3 130.5 134.1 134.1 137.8 139.0 142.7 147.6 147.6 145.1 140.2 137.8 175.0 183.3 183.3 191.7 250.0 383.3 233.3 258.3 241.7 225.0 300.0 266.7 208.0 161.8 139.0 241.7 Sugar, granulated... T ea.............................. Coffee.......................... . d o . . . 141.0 136.1 139.3 136.1 132.8 131.1 129.5 131.1 134 4 123.0 119.7 121.3 . d o . . . 130.6 128. 129.7 129.4 128.5 128.5 128.5 128.5 130.3 130.3 128.9 128.9 . d o . . . 162.3 160.9 160.9 160.3 158.1 158.7 158. 158.9 158.9 158.7 158.9 161.5 131.2 129.2 159.8 Index number of 43 weighted articles 137.8 138.2 135.0 134.9 138.3 143.9 140.8 141.7 141.6 142.0 143.3 140.0 139.7 Sirloin steak_______ Pound. Round steak............... . . . d o . . . Rib roast_____ ____ _ . . . d o . . . • Chuck roast............... . . .. d o .. Plate beef.................. . Pork chops.................. Bacon, sliced............. Ham, sliced................. ...d o ... ...d o ... ...d o ... ...d o ... Article Unit Sirloin steak.............. Round steak.............. Rib roast.................... Chuck roast_______ Pound--do--..d o ... - - d o .. . 128.3 129.6 130.5 131.9 132.7 135.0 136.3 136.3 129.1 133.7 134.2 135.2 135.2 7 12 137.2 115.5 118.1 120.7 122.8 122.3 121.2 122.8 122.3 115.9 121.9 123.2 124 5 120.5 122.5 121.9 118.5 136.7 136.3 136.3 134.5 137.2 137.7 138.7 139.2 122.3 120.7 122.8 123.8 118.5 117.9 118.5 122.5 133.6 136.2 121.2 120.5 Plate beef................... Pork chops................. Bacon, sliced______ Ham, sliced................ - .d o .- ..d o ... ..d o ... ...d o ... 103.3 108.3 110.0 110.0 106.7 99.2 102.5 103.3 155.7 158.3 155.3 161.0 164 5 172.4 178.1 1741 152.1 152.7 153.4 154 7 154 7 161.4 171.4 172.7 173.5 178. 5 181.9 183.2 187.2 195.0 204 7 2047 104 2 109.2 107.5 110.0 178.5 180.3 175.9 166.7 170.4 170.4 167.5 163.3 204.7 202.3 203.7 201.3 105.8 168.4 162.1 193.3 Lam b.......................... Hens........................... Milk, f r e s h ............ Butter......................... ..d o ... ... d o .. Quart.. Pound. 196.1 189.5 181.2 179.0 187.8 205.5 198.3 191.2 5 185.6 191.2 191.2 137.0 135.7 135.7 138.7 142.4 140.8 139.9 137.8 138.2 138.7 5 139.9 132.2 129.9 129.9 114 9 1149 114 9 118.4 126.4 129.9 129.9 132.2 129.9 134.8 135.3 130.1 124 7 121.0 122.9 118.7 121.0 127.3 127.0 127.3 136.1 190.6 138.7 125.3 127.3 Cheese....................... Lard........................... Eggs, strictly fresh. Bread......................... . .. d o . . . 136.8 131.0 133.1 125.1125.1 125.1 123.0 123.0 123.4 125.1 126.4 126. ‘ . .. d o .. - 126.0 127.1 125.0 122.9124 5 130.7 131.8 131.3 129.2 129.7 126.6 120.1 D ozen. 114.9 102.7 85.7 1.9 91.6 100.0 101.8 111.3 133.7 153.7 161.8 149.1 Pound. K5 1.5 .69.5 169.5166.1 166.1 167.8 167.8 167.8 167.8 167.8 167. J 126.8 127.1 116.4 167.8 F lou r.......................... . Corn m eal____ ____ _ R ice.............................. Potatoes....................... ...d o - - . .. d o - . . . .. d o . . . . .. d o .- . 196.0192.0 192.0 188.0188.0 184 0 188.0 180.0 168.0 172.0 172.0 168.0 158.8 158.8 152.9 150.0 152. 152.9 161.8 161.8 164.7 161.8 155.9 158. 136.6129.3 132.9 137.8il37.8 139.0 139.0 136.6 136.6 136. 128.0 126. 8 283.3 291.7 283.3 391.7 333.3 200.0 183.3 216.7 225.0 216.7 216.7 184.0 158.8 135.4 266.7 Sugar, granulated__ . .. d o . . . T ea................................ . .. d o . . . Coffee......................... . . .. d o . . . 121.3123.0 119.7 121.3 123.0 124. 126.2 127.9 127. 129.5 129.5 134 4 129.8 129.4 133.2 133.2 133.2 132.9 134.4 134.4 134.4 134.4 132.6 133.5 160.3161.2 160.6 160. 158.7 158.1 159. 5 158.7 158.4 157.5 158.4 156.4 126.2 132.9 158.9 Index number of 43 weighted articles 1.. 136.2 135.7 135.3 Jan. Feb, Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov, Dec. Aver for 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 age year 1 For list of articles see Table 13. 135.6 133.9 131.7 132.0 135.3 137.3 138.0 137.5 195 DETAILED TABLES TABLE 1 4 .—RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES 1925 AND 1926, BY MONTH—Continued SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. 1925 Article U nit Sirloin steak________ Round steak................ Rib roast. ............... Chuck roast________ Pound . .. d o ___ . .. d o ___ . . . do__._ 148 8 148 3 151.7 156.5 158.0 154.6 155.6 154.1 154.6 154.1 151.7 153.1 142.0 144.0 146.6 152.3 151.3 149.2 148.7 149.7 150.3 148.7 148.2 148.2 139.0 141.4 143.3 148.6 148.6 147.1 146.7 147.1 145.7 144.3 142.4 142.9 124.2 130.2 130.2 134.9 134.2 130.2 131.5 130.9 128.9 129.5 129.5 134.2 153.6 148.2 144.8 130.9 Plate beef__________ Pork chops. ................ Bacon, sliced........... Ham, sliced.................. . .. d o ___ . .. d o ___ . . . d o .... . .. d o ___ 111.1 110.4 113.3 118.5 115.6 113.3 110.4 113.3 111.1 111.9 111.9 114.8 159.7 163.1 182.2 189.4 178.8 175.8 180.5 188.6 194.9 193.2 191.1 183.1 159.6 158.2 164.4 172.1 170.3 170.6 179.8 182.5 184.0 184.6 184.6 186.9 179.7 179.0 186.1 196.8 196.8 192.3 201.6 204.2 208.7 205.8 207.1 207.7 113.3 181.8 174.8 197.1 Lamb............................. Hens...... .............. ......... M ilk, fresh............. . B u tter.................... . . . .d o ___ 230.2 230.2 229.6 226.0 226.0 220.1 226.0 226.6 225.4 234.3 236.7 235.5 . . . do___ 177.3 174.8 171.5 171.5 176.0 172.3 172.7 173.6 172.3 172.3 175.2 179.3 Quart—_ 140.0 140.0 140.0 140.0 140.0 140.0 140.0 140.0 140.0 140.0 140.0 140.0 P o u n d .. 147.9 143.6 142.3 133.2 133.8 145.4 153.1 162.9 168.0 173.7 175.5 159.8 229.0 174.0 140.0 153.4 Cheese..................... . Lard.......................... Eggs, strictly fresh___ Bread............................. — do___ . .. d o ___ D ozen ... Pound. . 182.5 181.5 181.5 181.5 135.0 137.2 138.9 140.6 158.7 97.1 105.9 102.7 171.2 171.2 167.8 167.8 181.0 186.0 187.0 195.0 194.5 194.5 200.5 196.0 139.4 138.9 141.7 142.2 143.9 145.0 143.3 143.3 105.4 119.6 130.3 134.6 146.6 171.0 178.6 142.6 167.8 167.8 167.8 167.8 167.8 167.8 167.8 167.8 188.5 140.6 132.7 167.8 Flour. .......................... Com m e a l.................. R ic e ............................. Potatoes. ..................... . .. d o ___ . .. d o ___ . .. d o ___ . .. d o ___ 182.4 197.1 197.1 191.2 191.2 191.2 185.3 185.3 182.4 176.5 176.5 182.4 170.6 173.5 170.6 173.5 173.5 170.6 170.6 173.5 170.6 173.5 173.5 170.6 124.7 128.2 128.2 129.4 132.9 129.4 130.6 134.1 135.3 134.1 134.1 135.3 211.8 205.9 205.9 205.9 241.2 258.8 223.5 223.5 223.5 229.4 305.9 300.0 185.3 173.5 131.8 235.3 Sugar, granulated___ . . . do___ 146.3 135.2 142.6 140.7 133.3 13*1.5 131.5 127.8 127.8 118.5 116.7 120.4 T ea................................ . . . do___ 134.6 136.2 136.0 136.2 135.4 136.8 136.4 135.6 136.0 136.0 136.6 136.8 Coffee_______ ______ — do___ 165.6 164.7 163.8 162.8 160.6 161.6 159.4 160.0 161.6 162.5 163.1 165.0 131.5 136.0 162.5 Index number of 43 weighted articles1 155.3 Aver Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. N ov. Dec. age for 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 year 154.9 148.7 150.0 149.4 151.0 154.2 154.6 156.5 158.5 161.2 165.8 160.0 1926 Article Unit Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 Aver Oct. Nov. Dec. age for 15 15 15 year Sirloin steak _. Round steak.. Rib roast____ Chuck ro a st.. Pound. ...d o ... ...d o __ ...d o __ 157.0 158.9 156.5 156.5 155.1 153.1 152.7 153.1 152.2 151.7 153.6 154.6 154.9 158.5 153.4 152.8 152.8 150.3 150.3 149.7 149.7 148.2 152.8 152.3 144.3 146.2 142.9 142.9 142.4 141.0 141.0 139.0 140.0 140.0 140.5 142.9 128.9 134.9 128.9 128.9 128.2 124.2 123.5 123.5 126.2 126.8 128.9 128.2 154.6 152.3 141.9 127.5 Plate beef........ Pork chops. _. Bacon, sliced.. Ham, sliced... ...d o __ ...d o __ ...d o ... ...d o __ 114.8 123.7 114.1 113.3 108.9 105.9 107.4 105.2 106.7 105.2 111.1 116.3 183.1 186.9 181.4 180.1 185.6 189.8 197.5 198.3 197.5 199.2 198.7 190.7 184. 185.8 186.4 186.1 184.0 190.5 193.8 195.0 192.9 190.8 189.6 183.4 204.2 204.2 201.9 207.4 207.4 217.1 225.8 226.8 224.2 219.0 219.0 213.5 111.1 190.7 188.7 214.2 Lamb_____ Hens______ Milk, fresh.. Butter.......... —do__ ...d o ... Q uart.. Pound. 228.4 0 223.1 224. 220.1 226.0 227.2 223.7 223.7 222.5 221.3 218.9 180.2 180.6 176.9 185.5 186.8 187.2 186.4 187.2 182.2 184.7 190.5 186.4 140.0 140.0 140.0 140.0 140.0 140.0 140.0 140.0 140.0 140.0 140.0 140.0 142. 81-42.3 133.0 130.9 129.6 129.9 130.2 136.6 141.2 142.3 142.3 143.8 223.7 184.7 140.0 137.1 Cheese................. Lard............... ........... Eggs, strictly fresh. Bread........................ ._d o . . . . . . d o ._ . D ozen. Pound. 199.5 196.5 194.5 191.0 192.0 188.5 1.5 190.0 192.5 193.5 193.5 194.5 i.7 136.1 139.4 138.9 136.7 134.4 133. 137.2 137.8 141.1 140.6 138. 120.1 91.4 92.5 94.6 97.6 107.2 116.9 126.5 143.4 163.5 159.8 142.9 166.1 166.1 166.1 166.1 166.1 166.1 166.1 166.1 166.1 166.1 166.1 166.1 193.0 137.8 121.4 166.1 F lo u r .......................... Corn m e a l.......... ...... R ic e ............................ Potatoes ....................... —do__ ..d o ... ..d o ... ..d o ... 185.3 185.3 182.4 179.4 176.5 173.5 173.5 170.6 167.6 167.6 170.6 173.5 188.2 4 182.4 185.3 185.3 188.2 185.3 185.3 185.3 185.3 185.3 185.3 137.6 136.5 135.3 136.5 140.0 141.2 142.4 141.2 141.2 138.8 135.3 140.0 305.9 300.0 300.0 347.1 347.1 252.9 217.6 211.8 205.9 217. 223.5 229.4 176.5 185.3 138.8 264.7 Sugar, granulated___ T e a ............................. Coffee_____ 1.............. . . d o . . . 118.5 122.2 120.4 120.4 122.2 124.1 125.9 125.9 127.8 125.9 125.9131.5 ..d o __ 137.6 136.0 136.0 136.0 137.2 137.6 137.6 137.6 137.6 142.0 178.6 178.6 ..d o __ 165. Oil65.0 165.9 165.0 164.4 167.5 1.7 168.8 167.2 167.8 166.9 166.9 124.1 137.8 166.6 Index number of 43 weighted articles1.. 156.1153.3 151.1 153.4 153.5 150.6 150.3 151.5 153.2 155.6 155.9 154.8 153.4 i For list of articles see Table 13. 196 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 T able 14.—RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, 1925 AND 1926, BY MONTH—Continued SCRANTON, PA. 1925 Article Unit Aver Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec, age for 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 year Sirloin steak. Round stea k .. Rib roast_____ Chuck roast . . . Pound. ...d o — ...d o — ...d o __ 201.2 198.8 201.2 202.0 201.2 202.6 211.7 219.4 216.5 212.1 210.1 205.2 193.8 192.3 195.7 198.1 H96.7 198.1 211.5 217.7 215.3 213.9 206.2 203.8 165.1 162.4 164.7 167.0 165.1 166.5 174.3 177.5 176.1 172.51172.5 171.6 158.1 157.5 162.3 161.1162.3 161.7 170.7 176.0 178.4 176.7 173.1 170.1 206.9 203.8 169.7 167.1 Plate beef........ Pork chops___ Bacon, sliced.. Ham, sliced__ ...d o __ (.9 94.8 99.1 96.5 94.8 97.4 106.1 100.9 107.0 113.0 110.4 113.0 ...d o __ 174.9 168.6 197.1 191.8 190.8 196.1 209.7 216.4 217.9 215.0 208.2 193.7 ...d o __ 167.4 164.4 170.8 177.3 182.2 183.3 193.6 198.5 195.1 191.7 190.9 190.5 . . . d o . . . 181.0 189.7 196.9 202.1 199.0 200.7 203.8 210.3 210.0 204.1 202.8 198.3 102.6 198.6 183.7 200.0 Lamb........... Hens___. M ilk, fresh.. Butter.......... ...d o __ ...d o __ Quart.. Pound. 235.4 231.8 231.3 232.3 233.3 236.4 243.4 238.4 233.8 228.8 226.8 232.8 192.1 193.0 197.4 200.9 199.6 195.6 195.2 195.6 197.8|194.3 193.4 193.0 137.9 137.9 137.9 137.9 137.9 137.9 137.9 137.9 137.9:137.9 137.9 137.9 134.4 131.5 139.5 139.7 136.8 138.1 138.9 142.4 145.6|153.3 157.1 155.7 233.8 195.6 137.9 142.7 Cheese....................... Lard........................... Eggs, strictly fresh. Bread......................... ...d o — ...d o — Dozen.. Pound. 191.8 169.7 191.8 191.3 191.8 192.9 194.0 191.3 145.0 145.0 145. 146.9 143.8 145.0 147.5 151.9 227.5 191.7 128.9 114.9 115.5 122. 134.4 152.4 160.7 182.1 182.1 182.1 182.1 182.1 182.1 182.1 192.9195.7 196.2 196.7 153.8155.0 153.8 150.0 162.8181.7 203.4 224. t. 9 183.9 183.9183.9 192.9 148.8 163.3 180.4 Flour........................... . Corn m eal.................. . Rice__......................... Potatoes....................... -d o. .do_ -do. „do. 174.3 188.6 191.4 188.6 185.7 185.7 185.7 180.0 177.1177.1 177.1 180.0 182.9 123.5 125.9 125.9 129.4 128.2130. 125.9 127.1 128.2129.4 136.5 134.1 116.7 122.2 122.2 116.7 122.2 205.6 233.3 255.6 194.4 183.3 7 277.8 128.2 183.3 Sugar, granulated__ T ea............................... Coffee.......................... -d o. -d o. ,.d o . 143.9 135.1 133.3 133.3 126.3 122.! 121.1 119.3 121.1 119.3 117.5 117.5 122.1 126.3 128.2 126.3 127.2 126.1 126.9 126.5 127.2 127.0 127.0 127.0 164.2 170.9 171.6 173.5 172.8 170.! 170.9 168.7 168.7 0 1.6 126.3 126.5 170.0 157.0 157.4 154.7 153.9 153.8 159.7 163.5 166.3 163.9 165.1 170.9 172.5 161.5 Index number of 43 weighted articles J_. 1926 Article Unit Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. N ov. Dec. Aver for 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 age year Sirloin s te a k ........... Round steak............ Rib roast................... Chuck roast............. Pound. ...d o .... ...d o — ...d o __ 205.2 199.6199.6 200.0 2048 206.5 207.3 205.6 207.3 208.1 205.6 203.6 204.3 200.0198.6 198.1 200.0 200.0 201.0 202.9 203.8 205.7 202.4 203.3 171.6 169.716a 8 165.1 167.9 16 a 8 172.0 167.9 172.0 173.4 172.9 172.5 170.7 >.5167.7 165.3 >.5 170.7 168.3 164 7 165.9 168.9 168.9 16a 3 2044 201.9 170.2 16a 3 Plate beef.................. Pork chops_______ Bacon, sliced............ Ham, sliced.............. ...d o — . . . do— ...d o — ...d o — 113.0 116.5 113.0 107.8 107.0 107.0103.5 100.9 103.5 107.8 109.6 115.7 198.1 196.1 200.0 203.4 217.9 221.3 223.2 217.9 228.0 229.0 210.6 206.3 190.5 1.0 188.3 187.9 189.8 197.3 205.7 205.7 204.9 2042 >.6 197.3 m o 200.7 201.4 202.8 206.9 220.3 222.4 225.9 221.0 216.2 216.2 209.0 108.7 212.6 196.6 211.7 Lamb......................... Hens.......................... M ilk, fresh................ B utter....................... ...d o — ...d o — Quart. _ Pound. 230.8 2247 224.7 222.7 239.9 249.5 237.9 232.8 231.8 225.8 225.8 223.7 199.6 201.3 203.1 206.6 212.8 210.1 205.3 200.4 198.7 197.8 195.2193.4 137.9 137.9 137.9 137 9 137.9 137.9 137.9 137.9 137.9 137.9 137.9 137.9 150.4 147.2 145.1 137.1 132.5 133.6 133.9 135.2 137.6 141.9 1443150.4 230.8 202.2 137.9 140.8 Cheese....................... . Lard............................ Eggs, strictly fresh.. Bread......................... . ...d o ___ ...d o __ Dozen _ Pound. 193.5 194 6 192.4 191.3 191.8 190.8 191.3 192.4 190.8 194.6 193.5 195.1 145.0 141.9 141.3 136.3 135.6 140.6 1444 141.3 140.0 138.8 135.0 132.5 165.6 148.7 126.4 119.5 118.3 123.5 127.2 132.1 155.0 167.9 220.3 20a3 183.9 183.9 183.9 185.7 185.7 185.7 185.7 185.7 185.7 185.7 185.7 185.7 192.9 139.4 151.0 185.7 Flour.................... Com m eal_____ Rice__.................. Potatoes.............. ... d o .. - 185.7 185.7 185.7 185.7 185.7 182.9 185.7 182.9 182.9 180.0 177.1 1743 — d o . .. ...d o — 135.3 135.3 135.3 137.6 136.5 136.5 137.6 137.6 138.8 136.5 137.6137.6 - d o - 316.7 322.2 316.7 355.6 294.4 216.7 183.3 200.0 200.0 227.8 227.8 182.9 Sugar, granulated. T ea........................... Coffee....................... ..d o — ..d o — ..d o - 117.5 117.5 114.0 112.3 114.0 117.5 117.5 119.3 119.3 1246 122.8 126.3 125.5 124.6 125.3 126.1 127.0 127.2 124 8 127.2 128.2 128.8 128.8 129.3 168.7 168.7 168.7 169.0 168.1 167.4 167.4 167.4 167.4 167.4 167*. 4 168.7 119.3 126.9 16 a 1 169.2167.6 165.5 167.5 166.8 164.9161.3 158.9 161.6 163.4 168.8 167.9 165.4 Index number of 43 weighed articles i_. i For list of articles see Table 13. 136.5 27a 2 197 DETAILED TABLES Table 14.—RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, 1925 AND 1926, BY MONTH—Continued SEATTLE, WASH. Article U nit Aver Jan. Feb, Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. age for 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 year Sirloin ste a k .. Round steak.. Rib roast____ Chuck roast... Pound. ...d o ___ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ 133.3 135.5 138.0 142.7 145.3 143.6 144.4 141.9 141.9 140. 138.5 137.2 130.8 127.4 133.7 138.9 140.4 140.9 142.8 138.0 138.9 138.5 136.1 135.1 135.8 133.7 139.4 140.4 140.9 137.8 137.8 134.7 135.2 134.2 133.7 131.1 110.1 109.5 113.3 114.6 119.0 118.4 113.9 109.5 112.7 113.3 114.6 115.2 140.2 137.0 136.3 113.9 Plate beef........ Pork chops.... Bacon, sliced.. Ham, sliced. ...d o ___ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ ...d o .... 110.5 112.1 112.1 115.3 116.9 116.9 114.5 112.9 113.7 112.1 112.1 113.7 147.9 144.2 168.3 173.8 161.3 162.5 170.8 168.8 168.8 167.9 160.4 155.4 156.5 154.6 167.2 174.8 171.9 171.0 181.4 179.8 179.5 180.8 179.5 175.7 172.2 173.8 189.7 194.7 191.1 ‘ >,.7 196.0 194.7 193.7 194.7 191.7 190.4 113.7 162.5 172.9 189.4 Lamb_____________ Hens............................ M ilk, fresh................ Butter......................... ...d o ___ ...d o ___ Quart— P ound. 187.4 191.6 195.3 193.7 187.4 183.2 182.7 181.7 185.9 183.8 186.9 186.4 134.9 134.0 135.7 141.9 144.0 144.0 142.3 141.1 13a 2 137.8 143.2 147.3 111.1 133.3 133.3 133.3 133.3 133.3 133.3 133.3 144.4 144.4 144.4 144.4 138.5 130.5 134.0 131.0 122.5 123.5 136.8 145.0 150.3 151.8 154.3 145.0 187.4 140.2 135.6 138.5 Cheese......................... . ...d o ___ Lard.............................. ...d o ___ Eggs, strictly fresh... D ozen.. Bread............................ Pound. 157.1 156.2 157.1 157.1 156.6 157.5 157.1 158.9 164.4 165.8 166.2 167.6 135.4 136.6 137.1 138.9 136.6 137.1 139.4 141.1 140.6 141.7 142.3 140.6 7 97.9 110.9 117.6 121.3 139.1 163.6 166.2 143.4 155.3 109.8 103.5 178.6 183.9 183.9 183.9 183.9 176.8 175.0 180.4 17a 6 178.6 173.2 173.2 160.3 138.9 127.4 178.6 ...d o ___ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ 203.4 217.2 210.3 200.0 206.9 196.6 189.7 ».7 179.3 172.4 179.3 186.2 177.4 187.1 190.3 183.9 180.6 177.4 180.6 177.4 177.4 177.4 174.2 174.2 159.7 158.4 159.7 161.0 159.7 161.0 161.0 166.2 167.5 167.5 164.9 164.9 7 241.7 250.0 233.3 225.0 291.7 375.0 325.0 283.3 241.7 241.7 375.0 193.1 180.6 162.3 291.7 Sugar, granulated— ...d o — 145.9 136.1 136.1 134.4 126.2 124.6 123.0 124.6 123.0 114.8 113.1 113.1 T ea.............................. . ...d o ___ 158.4 161.0 159.2 160.0 160.0 159.0 157.8 159.6 159.6 160.0 159.6 159.2 Coffee.......................... . ...d o .... 191.4 192.1 185.4 186.8 185.7 183.9 181.4 183.9 182.1 183.6 185.7 187.1 126.2 159.4 185.7 Index number of 43 weighted articlesl.. 149.6 Flour........................... . Com meal.................. . Rice............................. . Potatoes....................... 147.3 145.4 145.9 145.2 146.7 149. 5149.8,149.3 150.9 152.9 157.2 153.3 1926 Article U nit Aver Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. age for 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 year 15 Sirloin steak............. Round steak............ Rib roast.................. Chuck roast............. Pound. ...d o ___ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ 141.5 142.3 142.3 142.7 144.4 145.7 145.7 142.7 143.2 141.9 137.6 139.7 137.5 138.5 137.5 138.0 142.3 146.6 145.7 141.8 140.9 139.9 138.5 139.4 134.2 136.3 139.9 142.0 139.9 140.4 142.0 139.9 139.4 137.8 139.9 140.9 117.7 121.5 122.2 121.5 124.1 126.6 122.8 124.7 120.9 123.4 123.4 123.4 142.3 141.8 139.4 Plate beef................. Pork chops............... Bacon, sliced............ Ham, sliced.............. ...d o ___ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ 116.9 119.4 121.0 120.2 121.0 121.8 116.9 116.9 119.4 121.0 118.5 118.5 159.6 162.1 167.1 1.6 170.8 187. 5 191.3 181.3 177.1 177.5 172.1 164.6 175.4 175.7 178.2 180.8 179.8 193. 196.8 195.6 195.6 194.6 188.0 179.5 190.4 191.7 196.4 196.4 199.3 209.6 217.5 215.2 215.2 214.2 211.6 203.6 119.4 173.3 186.1 205.0 Lamb......................... Hens.......................... M ilk, fresh............... Butter....................... —d o .... —do— Quart— Pound. 195.3 194.2 196.3 190.1 199.5 196.9 195.8 191.1 191.1 191.1 189.0190.1 147.3 146.1 148.5 148.5 152. 149.4 144.0 141.1 139.8 140.2 141.9145.6 141.1 141.1 141.1 141.1 141.1 144.4 144.4 144.4 144.4 144.4 144.4133.3 136.8 138.5 132.8 126.3 124.3 124.3 124.0 128.5 132.5 133.0 133.3141.0 193.2 145.2 136.7 131.3 Cheese....................... Lard........................... Eggs, strictly fresh. Bread......................... ...d o ___ ...d o .... D o zen . Pound. 168. 167.1167.1 166.7 165.8 164.4 163.0 162.1 158.0 1.4 159.8 159.8 138.3 138.9,140.0 137.7 136.6 138.9 138.3 139.4 138.9 137.1 132.0126.9 109.3 96.5 93.9 91.8 93.9 98.9 101.1 115.2 131.6 157.2 146.8'137.8 173.2 173.2173.2 173.2 173.2 173.2 173.2 171.4 175.0 175.0 175.0175.0 163.5 137.1 114.6 173.2 Flour........................... Corn meal.................. Rice............................. Potatoes...................... i.7 186.2 179.3 179.3 175.9 172.4 175.9 175.9 169.0 172.4 172.4 172.4 —do___ ...d o ___ 171.0 161.3 161.3 161.3 158.1 161.3 161.3 158.1 158.1 158.1 161.3 164.5 ...d o ___ 166.2 166.2 166.2 167.5 168.8 167.5 168.8 164.9 167.5 162.3 159.7 158.4 ...d o ___ 366.7 350.0 350.0 433.3 400.0 333.3 266.7 233.3 216.7 216.7 241.7 241.7 175.9 161.3 164.9 308.3 Sugar, granulated... T ea.............................. Coffee.......................... ...d o ___ 114.8 114.8 114.8 113.1 114.8 116.4 116.4 116.4 114.8 116.4 116.4 121.3 ...d o ___ 156.0 155.0 155.0 156.0 156.6 156.4 156.6 158.0 158.0 162.0 155.6 156.2 ...d o ___ 185.7 186.8 186.8 186.4 186.4 188.2 186.4 186.1 186.1 188.6 188.6 183.9 116.4 156.8 186.8 149.0 148.0 147.3 149.5 148.8 148.0 145.7 145.7 147.0 146.0 145.2 147.3 147.4 Index number of 43 weighted articles K. i For list of articles see Table 13. 122.8 198 KETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 T a ble 14* -RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, 1925 AND 1926, BY MONTH—Continued W A SH IN G T O N , D . C. 1925 Article U nit Sirloin steak________ Round stea k ............... Rib roast...................... Chuck roast................. P o u n d .. . ..d o ....... ...d o ........ ...d o ....... 159 5 159.1 162.8 164.3 166.9 169.5 178.8 157.9 157.1 160.1 167.8 167.0 167.8 181.5 160.4 156.1 166.0 164.6 161.8 160.4 167.5 135.1 129.2 134.5 136.3 135.7 138.0 146.8 179.6 175.8 172.5 162.8 163.6 176.0 174.7 170.4 159.2 162.7 161.8 162.7 159.0 154.7 157.1 146.2 141.5 142.1 136.3 137.4 168.0 167.0 160.8 138.0 Plate beef..................... Pork chops................. Bacon, slic ed ............. Elam, sliced________ ...d o ........ ...d o ........ — do....... __ do........ 104.2 104.2 104.2 105.8 107.5 104.2 110.8 108.3 112.5 112.5 109.2 111.7 153.0 149.8 188.0 185.7 184.8 188.5 202.8 211.1 211.5 202.3 185.7 180.6 146.2 149.2 161.5 173.7 171.4 180.2 191.2 196.6 194.7 196.2 184.7 182.4 184.7 184.7 196.9 197.3 199.3 202.0 204.1 202.4 204.1 202.7 200.7 200.0 108.3 187.1 177.5 198.3 Lamb............................ Hens.............................. M ilk, fresh_________ Butter_____________ ...d o ........ 210.3 205.9 217.2 209.3 213.2 203.9 213.7 200.0 198.0 197.1 201.5 205.4 . ..d o ....... 183.7 178.3 183.7 187.3 182.4 180.5 182.8 184.6 181.4 177.4 175.6 178.3 Quart— 162.8 162.8 162.8 162.8 162.8 162.8 162.8 162.8 162.8 174.4 174.4 174.4 Pound__ 136.0 133.6 143.7 138.5 136.0 136.8 135.8 136.8 141.5 153.1 153.1 151.9 206.4 181.4 166,3 141.5 Cheese.......................... Lard.............................. Eggs, strictly fresh ... Bread______________ ...d o ....... — do___ D ozen ... P o u n d .. 167.9 172.2 169. 2 170.1 168.8 167.1 166.2 165.8 164.1 166.7 168.8 168.4 151.7 146.3 151.0 150.3 143.0 151.7 157.7 159.1 159.1 159.7 153.0 143.6 241.6 198.1 121.0 124.8 125.2 141.9 158.1 162.6 172.9 205.8 245.2 231.0 157.1 157.1 155.4 155.4 146.4 144.6 142.9 142.9 142.9 142.9 142.9 142.9 167.9 152.3 177.4 148.2 Flour............................. Corn meal....... .......... Rice............................... Potatoes ....................... ...d o ___ ...d o ........ — do....... ...d o ___ 163.2 173.7 176.3 171.1 168.4 171.1 171.1 171.1 171.1 165.8 168.4 171.1 204.0 216.0 212.0 212.0 214.0 212.0 220.0 220.0 212.0 216.0 220.0 216.0 120.0 118.9 118.9 122.1 121.1 124.2 126.3 124.2 125.3 122.1 129.5 132.6 138.9 138.9 138. 9 127.8 200.0 238.9 272.2 266.7 222.2 216.7 305.6 305.6 171.1 216.0 124.2 216.7 Sugar, granulated___ ___do....... 149.0 143.1 139.2 139.2 137.3 137.3 135. 3 133.3 133.3 129.4 127.5 127.5 Tea................................ — do___ 143.1 143.3 141.4 143.8 143.0 152.0 152. 3 153.6 151.0 152.5 152.5 151.5 Coffee............................ ...d o ....... 168.1 169.1 168.8 169.1 163.5 161.5 162.8 164.9 165.3 168.4 167.4 164.2 135.3 148.3 166.0 Index number of 43 weighted articles L. ................. 161.7 158.4 156.7 156.9 158.5 163.0 168.0 167.5 166.2 169.5 173.5 171.7 164.6 Aver Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. age for 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 year 1926 Article Unit Sirloin steak----------Round steak_______ Rib roast--------------Chuck roast_______ Pound. ...d o ._ . ...d o __ ...d o ... i.l 173.2 175.5 177.7 174.3 173.6 175.5 171.4 172.5 169.5 168.8 167.3 167.0 165.7 163.9 166.1 172.1 173.4 175.5 173.8 173.4 173.0 170.0 168.7 161.3 163.2 159.9 164.2 164.2 163.2 165.6 165.1 161.8 163.7 163.7 162.7 140.4 141.5 143.9 142.1 142.7 142.1 144.4 142.1 146.8 147.4 145.6 148.5 172.5 170.4 163.2 143.9 Plate beef_________ Pork chops________ Bacon, sliced______ Ham, sliced----------- . . . d o . . . 111.7 113.3 110.8 114.2 112.5 115.0 110.8 111.7 115.0 115.0 116.7 117.5 ...d o — 182.0 182.0 185. 192. 202.3 209.7 3 206.5 218.9 210.6 194.0 183.4 ...d o — 176.3 178.2 181.7 183.2 190.8 203.1 202.7 202.7 202.7 169.9 190.5 185.5 ...d o — ;.3 200.3 200.3 201.4 204.1 210.9 212.6 209.2 211.2 209.5 204.1 205.1 113.3 198.2 191.2 205.4 Lamb_____________ Hens_______ ____ _. M ilk, fresh________ Butter____________ . .. d o . . . ...d o — Quart— Pound. Aver Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. age for 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 year 212.7 199.5 197.5 199.5 218.6 235.8 219.6 207.4 202.0 185.5 1.6 196.8 200.0 204.1 203.2 200.9 189.1 185.1 174.4 174.4 174.4 174.4 162.8 162. 162. 162.8 162.8 146.2 143.5 141.7 132.6 131.9 134.1 132.1 131.4 134.1 196.6 194.6 197.5 182.8 179.6 177. 174.4 174.4 174.4 135.3 142.7 157.3 206.9 191.9 169.8 139.3 161.1 165.8 165.8 167.1 171.8 155.0 145.6 142.3 135.6 130.2 148.1 179.4 202. 231.3 234.8 157.1 157.1 157.1 158. 158.9 165.8 143.0 166.8 151.8 176.3 176.3 176.3 173.7 173.7 176.3 176.3 176.3 171.1 168.4 165. 165.8 0 208.0 204.0 204.0 208.0 208.0 204.0 208.0 200.0 128.4 136.8)134.7 136.8 136.8 136.8 137.9 137.9 134.7 134.7 130.5 130.5 366.7 350.0338.9 416.7 322.2 222.2 216.7 238.9 233.3 238. 244.4 173.7 208.0 134.7 300.0 Sugar, granulated__ . . . d o . . . 127.5 127.5 127.5 127.5 127.5 133.3 133.3 133.3 131.4 133.3 133.3 137.3 T ea............................... . .. d o .- - 152.5 153.0 153.2 155.1 155.1 158.4 157.2 158.4 157.6 154.3 156.0 155.7 Coffee........................... ...d o _ _ . 169.1 169.4 168.8 167. 7167. 7 1.1 168.4 169.4 167.0 168. .170. 131.4 155.5 168.8 Index number of 43 weighted a r t i c l e s . 169.4 Cheese......................... ...d o — 166. 166.2 167.9 166.2 Lard______________ . . . d o-_- 137.6 141.6 140.3 137.6 Eggs, strictly fresh... Dozen.. 190. 151. 121.6 127. Bread_____________ Pound. 146.4 146.4 146.4 144.6 Flour_____ ________ Corn meal................. Rice---------------------Potatoes....................... ...d o __ ...d o __ . . . do__. ...d o — 164.5 156.4 142.9 146.4 212.0 212.0 208.0 172.3 169.7 166.4 170.41169.7 >9.3 165.1 165.2 168.4 171.1 171.5 172.4 i For list of articles see Table 13. 164.5 161.5 140.3 153.0 128.7 141.6 144.6 146.4 PART II.—COAL EXPLANATION OF PRICES Retail prices of coal for household use were first published by the bureau in Bulletin No. 105,1 issued in August, 1912. In that bulle tin average yearly prices from 1907 to 1911 were shown for each of 35 cities. The yearly averages were computed from prices on Jan uary 15, April 15, and October 15, respectively. Relative prices computed on average prices in 1907 as 100 were shown for five geographical divisions of the United States, in addition to the table of average prices for cities. Subsequent bulletins brought the in formation up to the end of 1913. From 1914 to 1919 prices were collected semiannually on January 15 and July 15. Beginning with June, 1920, prices have been secured monthly, and in each annual bulletin detailed information for 51 cities has been presented for the months of the current year, with a summary back to 1913.2 The prices quoted are for coal delivered to consumers, but do not include charges for stowing the coal in cellar or coal bin, where an extra handling was necessary. From quotations supplied by in dividual firms, average prices for each city have been computed. Prices are shown for Pennsylvania white ash anthracite, both in stove and chestnut sizes, and for Colorado, Arkansas, and New Mex ico anthracite in those cities where these coals are more generally sold than is the Pennsylvania anthracite. The prices shown for bituminous coal are averages for the several kinds used for household purposes. Table 15 gives for the United States as a whole average and rela tive prices of coal on January 15 and July 15 of each year, 1913 to 1924, and on the 15th of each month from January, 1925, to Decem ber, 1926, inclusive, in comparison with average prices in 1913. The relative prices are based on average prices in January and Juiv, 1913, as 100. Based on these figures, from July, 1913, to July, 1926, the average retail price of Pennsylvania anthracite stove coal in the United States increased 107 per cent, chestnut coal increased 98 per cent, and bituminous coal increased 61 per cent. The percentage of increase in prices from January, 1913, to December, 1926, was as follows: Stove, 96 per cent; chestnut, 89 per cent; and bituminous, 85 per cent. The price of coal was highest in November, 1920, when stove size Pennsylvania anthracite was 110 per cent, chestnut was 106 per cent, and bituminous coal was 130 per cent above average prices in 1913. Chart 17 shows in graphic form the trend in the retail prices of coal since 1917. In Table 16 are shown the average retail prices of coal on the 15th of each month of 1925 and 1926, by cities, compared with average prices in 1913. 1 Subsequent bulletins containing coal prices are Nos. 106, 108, 110, 113, 115, 125, 132, 136, 138, 140, 156, 184, 197, 228, 270, 300, 315, 334, 366, 396, and 418. 2 For prices of coal by cities from January, 1913, to December, 1925, see Bulletins Nos. 270, 300, 315, 334, 366, 396, and 418. 199 200 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 T a b le 15.—AVERAGE AND RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF COAL PER TON OF 2,000 POUNDS FOR THE UNITED STATES, JANUARY, 1913, TO DECEMBER, 1926 Pennsylvania anthracite, w hite ash Stove Year and month Average price Bitum inous Chestnut Relative price Average price Relative price Average price R elative price 1913: Average for year............. J a n u ary............................ July..................................... $7.73 7.99 7.46 100.0 103.4 96.6 $7.91 8.15 7.68 100.0 103.0 97.0 $5.43 5.48 5.39 100.0 100.8 99.2 1914: January.............................. July..................................... 7.80 7.60 100.9 98.3 8.00 7.78 101.0 98.3 5.97 5.46 109.9 100.6 1915: January.... .......................... July..................................... 7.83 7.54 101.4 97.6 7.99 7.73 101.0 97.7 5.71 5.44 105.2 100.1 1916: January— ......................... July..................................... 7.93 8.12 102.7 105.2 8.13 8.28 102.7 104.6 5.69 5.52 104.8 101.6 1917: January.............................. July..................................... 9.29 9.08 120.2 117.5 9.40 9.16 118.8 115.7 6.96 7.21 128.1 132.7 1918: January.............................. Ju ly..................................... 9.88 ! 9.96 127.9 128.9 10.03 10.07 126.7 127.3 7.68 7.92 141.3 145.8 1919: January.............................. July..................................... 11.51 12.14 149.0 157.2 11.61 12.17 146.7 153.8 7.90 8.10 145.3 149.1 1920: January.............................. July..................................... 12.59 14.28 162.9 184.9 12.77 14.33 161.3 181.1 8.81 10.55 162.1 194.1 1921: January— ......................... July................................— 15.99 14.90 207.0 192.8 16.13 14.95 203.8 188.9 11.82 10.47 217.6 192.7 1922: January.............................. July..................................... 14.98 14.87 193.9 192.4 15.02 14.92 189.8 188.5 9.89 9.49 182.0 174.6 1923: January.... .......................... July..................................... 15.43 15.10 199.7 195.5 15.46 15.05 195.3 190.1 11.18 10.04 205.7 184.7 1924: January.............................. July..................................... 15.77 15.24 204.1 197.2 15.76 15.10 199.1 190.7 9.75 8.94 179.5 164.5 1925: January.............................. February....................... M arch................................. April.................................... M ay—................................. June.................................... 15.45 15.43 15.41 15.02 14.98 15.05 200.0 199.7 199.4 194.4 193.8 194.8 15.37 15.34 15.32 14.83 14.78 14.84 194.2 193.9 193.6 187.4 186.8 187.5 9.24 9.36 9.16 8.75 8.63 8.61 170.0 172.2 168.6 161.0 158.8 158.4 July..................................... August............................ . September....................... . October.............................. November....... .................. December........................... 15.14 15.35 15.64 15.87 196.0 198.6 202.4 205.4 14.93 15.07 15.48 15.72 188.6 190.4 195.7 198.6 8.61 8.69 9.11 9.24 9.71 9.74 158.5 159.8 167.7 169.9 178.6 179.2 201.1 194.2 191.8 191.8 9.74 9.72 9.25 9.11 8.76 8.67 179.3 178.8 170.2 167.6 161.2 159.5 191.9 192.5 193.4 193.5 194.7 195.0 8.70 8.81 9.25 9.59 10.24 10.15 160.1 162.1 170.3 176.5 188.4 186.8 1926: January.............................. February............................ M arch.............. ............. April................. ................. M ay................................... June.................................... July.................................... A ugust............................... September......................... October............................... N ovember......................... December........................... i Insufficient data. <9 0) 0) 0) 16.12 15.54 15.41 15.40 15.43 15.49 15.55 15.56 15.64 15.66 0) 0) 0) 0) 208.6 201.2 199.5 199.3 199.7 200.4 201.3 201.4 202.4 202.7 (9 0) 0) 0) 15.91 15.37 15.18 15.18 15.19 15.23 15.30 15.31 15.41 15.44 (*) 0) (0 C1) C h a r t 17 EXPLANATION OF PRICES 1917 1915 1919 1920 192.1 •922 1923 1924 1925 1926 to o 202 EETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 T able 16.—AVERAGE RETAIL PKICES OF COAL PER TON OF 2,000 City, and kind of United States: Pa. anthracitech estn u t... Bituminous.. 1913, aver age, Jan. Jan. and 15 July Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 N ov. Dec. 15 15 $7.73 $15.45 $15.43 $15.41 $15.02 $14.98 $15.05 $15. 14 $1115.35 $15.64 $15. 87 (9 0) 7.91 15. 37 15.34 15.32 14.83 14.78 14.84 14.93 15.07 15.48 15.72 0) 0) 9.11 9.24 $9.71 19.74 5.43 9.24 9. 36 9.16 8.75 8.63 8.61 8.61 Atlanta: 5.35 7.32 7.35 7.03 6.63 6.67 6.67 6.70 7.49 7.45 7.93 8.30 Bitum inous___ Baltimore: Pa. a n th raciteStove_______ 2 7.47 216.25 216.25 216.25 215.50 215.50 215.75 215. 75 216.00 216.00 216.21 (l) 0) 2 7.71 215.75 215. 75 215.75 215.00 215.00 215.25 215.25 215.50 215.50 215.71 Chestnut-----0) 0) 7.38 7.50 7.55 7.45 7.45 7.55 7.50 7.55 7.55 7.65 7.8 Bitum inous______ 8.00 Birmingham: 4.11 7.79 7.77 7.20 7.34 7.50 7.54 Bitum inous____ 6.73 6.82 6.87 Boston: Pa. anthracite— 16.00 16.00 16.00 15.75 15.75 15.75 16.00 16.00 16.25 16.25 17.00 17.80 Stove________ Chestnut........ . 1.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 15.50 15.50 15.50 15.75 15.75 16.00 16.00 17.00 17.80 Bridgeport: Pa. a n th racite15.38 15.38 15.25 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.50 Stove________ Chestnut____ 15.38 15.38 15.25 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.50 Buffalo: Pa. anthracite— Stove__________ 6.65 13.66 13.66 13.72 13.20 13.39 13.48 13.57 13.62 13.85 13.88 0) 0) Chestnut........ 6.90 13.56 13.51 13.55 12.96 13.02 13.14 13.19 13.29 13.52 13.54 0) 0) Butte: 11.05 11.13 10.93 10.83 10.83 10.83 10.77 10.72 10.77 11.05 11.02 11.03 Bitum inous____ Charleston, S. C.: 2 6.75 11.00 11.00 11.00 11.00 11.00 11.00 11.00 11.00 11.00 11.00 11.00 11.00 Bitum inous____ Chicago: Pa. an th racite16.77 17.19 18.13 18.13 7.90 16.74 16.74 16.70 16.70 16.10 16.30 16.30 16. Stove________ 8.15 16.70 16.74 16.70 lit 70 15.98 16.11 16.19 16.21 16.65 17.19 18.08 18.08 Chestnut____ 9.65 9.49 4.81 8.51 8.50 8.48 8.41 8.06 8.23 8.21 8.32 8.89 Bitum inous____ Cincinnati: 3.44 7.21 7.21 6.62 6.5C 6.50 6.50 6.50 6.61 7.04 7.00 7.77 7.54 Bitum inous____ Cleveland: Pa. a n th racite7.38 14.88 14.94 14.94 14.46 14.48 14.52 14.42 14.83 15.25 15.43 15.83 0) Stove............... C h e stn u t........... 7.63 14.88 14.94 14.94 14.40 14.37 14.37 14.35 14.71 15.25 15.39 15.83 (l) 8.15 9.13 9.42 9.93 9.96 7. 7. 7. B itum inous______ 4.14 8.37 8.38 8.41 7. Columbus, Ohio: 6.04 6.35 6.95 7.72 5.95 5.99 6.03 6.63 Bituminous______ Dallas: Ark. anthracite— 17. 75 17.75 18.00 17.63 14.50 15.13 15.25 15. 75 15.83 16.25 16.83 17.25 Egg----------------Bitum inous_____ 7.73 14.22 14.22 14.33 10.67 11.22 11.56 11.61 12.11 12.72 13.22 13.72 13.72 Denver: Colo, anthracite— 8.94 16.33 16.33 16.25 15.25 15.33 15.58 15.92 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 Furnace 3______ 8.50 16.42 16.42 16.25 15.50 15.58 15.83 16.17 16.25 26.25 16.25 16.25 16.25 S to v e 4- - ............ 10.04 10.17 10.18 10.64 10.69 9.44 9.29 9.39 9.61 Bitum inous--------- 5.06 9.47 Detroit: Pa. a n th raciteStove.................... 7.73 15.50 15.50 15.50 15.50 15.08 15.08 15.50 15.50 15.92 16.42 1 0) Chestnut.............. 7.95 15.38 15.38 15.38 15.50 15.08 15.08 15.33 15.50 15.92 16.26 c: 0) 10.59 10.70 8.96 8.83 8.77 8.70 8.70 8.79 8.89 9.73 9. Bitum inous______ 5.20 Fall River: Pa. an th ra citeStove.................... 7.84 15.83 15.83 15.83 15.63 15.63 15.54 15.96 15.96 16.21 16.21 17.21 17.25 15.83 15.83 15.83 15.46 15.46 15.38 15.71 15.71 16.13 16.13 17.13 17.13 Chestnut.............. 7. i Houston: 12.38 12.63 12.33 12.33 10.83 11.17 10.67 11.17 11.67 11.67 11.67 12.00 Bituminous............. Indianapolis: B itum inous.-........ 3.76 7.15 7.20 7.24 6.88 6.53 6.56 6.58 6.65 7.13 7.27 7.54 7.58 Jacksonville: B itu m in o u s.......... 7.25 12.00 12.00 12.00 12.25 12.00 12.00 12.00 12.00 12.00 14.00 14.00 14.00 Kansas City, Mo.: Ark. anthracite— 15.17 15.33 15.17 15.17 14.58 13.50 14.00 14.00 14.20 14.30 14.20 14.50 Furnace............... 16.50 16.69 16.50 16.69 15.94 15.00 15.40 15.25 15.67 15.50 15.83 16.17 Stove, No. 4-----8.07 8.07 7.84 7.69 7.77 7.79| 7.98 7.98 Bitum inous--------- 4.16 8.13 8.18 8.11 a n 1 Insufficient data. Per ton of 2,240 pounds. 2 203 EXPLANATION OF PRICES POUNDS, 1913 AND EACH MONTH OF 1925 AND 1926, BY CITY 1926 City, and kind of coal United States: Pa. anthracite— Stove......................... Chestnut_________ Bituminous________ Atlanta: Bituminous................ Baltimore: Pa. anthracite— Stove____________ Chestnut________ Bituminous________ Birmingham: Bituminous________ Boston: Pa. anthracite— Stove____________ Chestnut________ Bridgeport: Pa. anthraciteStove____________ Chestnut________ Buffalo: Pa. anthracite— S t o v e . ____ _____ Chestnut________ Butte: Bituminous................ Charleston, S. C.: Bituminous________ Chicago: Pa. anthracite— Stove_______ ____ _ Chestnut________ Bituminous________ Cincinnati: Bituminous________ Cleveland: Pa. anthraciteStove_______ ____ _ C h e s tn u t............. Bituminous________ Columbus, Ohio: Bituminous................. Dallas: Ark. anthracite— Egg_____________ Bitum inous-........... Denver: Colo, anthracite— Furnace3. . . .......... . S to v e4...................... B itum inous.-............ Detroit: Pa. anthracite— Stove........ ................ Chestnut................. Bituminous................. Fall River: Pa. anthraciteStove......................... Chestnut.................. Houston: Bituminous................. Indianapolis: Bituminous................. Jacksonville: Bituminous................. Kansas City, Mo.: Ark. anthracite— Furnace.................... Stove No. 4 ______ Bituminous................. 3 Nos. 1 and 2 mixed. 4 Nos. 3 and 5 mixed. Jan. 15 Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 Nov. Dec. 15 15 0) 0) $16.12 $15.54 $15.41 $15.40 $15.43 $15.49 $15.55 $15.56 $15.64 $15.66 15.91 15.37 15.18 15.18 15.19 15.23 15.30 15.31 15.41 15.44 0) 0) $9.74 $9.72 9.25 9.11 8.76 8.67 8.70 8.81 9.25 9.59 10.24 10.15 8.45 7.37 8.47 8.48 0) 0) 8.00 0) 216.75 216.00 216.00 216.00 216.00 216.00 216.00 216.08 216.00 216.00 C1) 216.25 215.50 215.50 *15.50 215.50 215.50 215.50 215.58 215.50 215.50 7.90 7.90 7.71 7.71 7.58 7.63 7.67 7.58 7.63 8.50 8.38 7.62 7.72 0) 0) (0 0) 18.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.25 16.25 16.25 16.40 16.50 16.50 18.00 15.75 15.75 15.75 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.15 16.25 16.25 0) 0) 0) 0) 18.00 15.00 15.00 .15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.75 16.00 18.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.75 16.00 0) 0) 0) 0) 13.96 13.78 13.75 13.75 13.79 13.75 13.75 13.75 13.76 13.76 13.66 13.44 13.39 13.46 13.39 13.39 13.39 13.39 13.39 13.39 7.59 6.92 7.37 7.05 7.37 7.08 7.37 7.28 7.65 7.31 8.15 7.53 8.15 7.63 9.97 7.90 9.10 8.09 11.04 11.07 11.07 11.04 11.07 11.07 11.04 11.00 10.95 11.03 11.03 11.04 11.00 11.00 11.00 11.00 11.00 11.00 11.00 11.00 11.00 11.00 11.00 11.00 0) 0) 9.48 16.89 16.86 16.84 16.84 16.88 16.88 16.90 16.91 17.00 17.00 0) 16.69 16.69 16.67 16.63 16.63 16.63 16.65 16.72 16.81 16.80 0) 9.34 8.99 8.39 8.12 8.13 8.27 8.32 8.91 9.06 10.15 10.34 7.77 7.77 0) 0) 9.47 15.33 14.75 14.75 14.75 14.83 15.20 15.35 15.45 15.40 15.40 0) 15.08 14.75 14.75 14.75 14.83 14.80 14.95 15.05 15.00 15.00 0) 9.59 9.45 8.48 8.57 8.56 8.52 8.68 9.19 9.99 10.54 10.38 7.69 7.67 7.53 7.64 6.53 6.59 6.56 6.59 6.57 6.58 6.57 6.59 6.75 6.72 7.50 7.36 8.50 7.82 9.57 9.16 8.90 8.29 16.88 15.33 15.17 14.50 15.17 15.50 15.50 15.67 16.00 16.00 0) <9 13.83 13.83, 13.72 12.39 11.72 12.22 12.72 12.72 13.33 13.33 13.22 13.22 16.00 15.00 15.50 15.69 15.75 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 0) 16.25 15.06 15.56 15.69 16.00 16.50 16.50 16.50 16.50 16.50 0) 8 10.68 10.68 10.68 8.83 9.19 9.41 9.89 10.45 10.73 10.79 10.78 10.71 16.33 16.42 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.17 16.17 0) (0 16.33 16.42 15.50 15.50 15.50 15.50 15.50 15.50 15.83 15.83 0) 0) 10.59 10.53 10.69 10.45 9.33 9.24 9.30 9.25 9.90 10.39 11.61 11.05 0) 0) 0) 0) 18.25 16.75 16.75 16.75 16.75 16.75 16.75 16.75 16.75 16.75 18.00 16.25 16.25 16.25 16.25 16.25 16.25 16.25 16.25 16.25 12.75 12.50 12.50 11.50 11.50 11.00 11.00 11.00 11.50 11.50 13.00 13.50 7.53 7.45 7.45 7.01 6.56 6.72 6.73 6.81 7.18 7.65 8.34 7.94 14.00 11.50 13.50 14.00 13.00 12.50 12,00 12.00 14.00 14.00 14.00 14.00 F> 0) 7.98 14.30 13.90 13.50 13.50 13.70 14.20 14.10 14.50 14.50 14.50 16.17 15.50 15.33 15.33 15.17 15.33 15.50 15.67 15.83 15.83 8 7.98 8.00 7.97 7.84 7.48 7.431 7.66 7.75 7.82 7.91 7.93 204 R ET A IL P R IC E S , 1890 TO 1926 T a b le 16.—AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF COAL PER TON OF 2,000 City, and kind of coal Little Rock: Ark. anthraciteE g g --........ Bitum inous____ Los Angeles: Bituminous-----Louisville: Bituminous-----Manchester: Pa. anthracitc— Stove............. . Chestnut........ . Memphis: Bituminous____ Milwaukee: Pa. anthracitc— Stove________ Chestnut____ Bituminous____ Minneapolis: Pa. anthraciteStove________ Chestnut........ . Bituminous____ Mobile: Bituminous____ Newark: Pa. anthraciteS to v e .............. Chestnut........ . N ew Haven: Pa. anthracite— Stove________ Chestnut........ . N ew Orleans: Bituminous____ N ew York: Pa. anthracite— Stove............... . Chestnut........ . Norfolk: Pa. an th raciteStove__________ Chestnut____ Bitum inous-----Omaha: Bitum inous____ Peoria: Bitum inous____ Philadelphia: Pa. anthracite— Stove............. ....... Chestnut____ Pittsburgh: Pa. a n th raciteChestnut........ . Bitum inous____ Portland, Me.: Pa. a n th raciteStove............... . Chestnut____ Portland, Oreg.: Bitum inous____ Providence: Pa. anthraciteStove..................... Chestnut.............. Richmond: Pa. anthracite— Stove..................... Chestnut.............. Bitum inous............. 1913, aver age, Jan. Jan. and 15 July Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 Oct. N ov. Dec. 15 15 15 14.00 13.00 13.00 13.00 14.00 14. CC 14.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 5.67 11.00 11.00 10.90 "16780 10.30 "I6.”30 9.80 9.85; 9. 86 10.77 11.14 11.18 13.01 16.31 16.31 16.00 15.44 15.94 15.13 15.13 15.13 15. 75 15.75 15.94 15.94 4.10 7.37 7.38 7.40 6.16 6.17 6.17 6.17 6.31 6.68 6.68 7.36 9.25 17. 75 16. 25 17.00 16.50 16.50 16.50 17.00 17.00 17.50 17.50 17.75 9.25 17.00 15.50 16.50 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.50 16.50 17.00 17.00 17. 25 e 4.28 8.11 8.03 8.07 7.36 7.13 6.85 7.29 7.29 7.34 7.34 7.51 7.41 0) 0) 7.83 7.93 16.80 16.80 16. 80 16.30 16.40 16. 50 16.60 16. 70 16.80 16.80 16.80 17.13 8.18 16.65 16. 65 16. 65 16.15 16.25 16. 35 16.45 16. 55 16. 65 16.65 16. 66 17.20 9.69 9.80 9.78 9.41 9.08 9.08 8.89 9.08 9.94 10.13 11. 27 11.17 5. 9.15 18.10 18.10 18.10 17.60 17.70 17.80 17.90 18.00 18.10 18.10 18.1C 18.10 9.40 17.95 17. 95 17.95 17.45 17.55 17.65 17.75 17.85 17.95 17. 95 18.07 18.07 5.84 10.92 10.92 10.91 10.96 10.86 10.87 10.88 10.88 11.28 11.28 11.47 11.40 10.02 9.87 9.83 9.04 9.00 8.90 9.12 9.46 9.42 9. 73 9.69 9.65 13. 62 13.62 13.58 13.15 13.18 13.50 13.50 13.73 14.00 14.00 14. 75 14. 75 6.63 13.43 13.43 13.41 12.90 12.93 13.00 13.00 13.25 13.50 13.55 14. 5( 14. 75 6.88 15.20 15.20 15.20 14.45 14.55 14.55 14.55 14. 55 . 15.30 15.80 16. 21 17.00 15.20 15.20 15.20 14.45 14.55 14. 55 14.55 14.55 15. 30 15.80 16.21 17.00 11.19 11.19 10.63 9.71 9.29 9.21 9.14 9.21 9.29 10.11 10.61 10.61 6.86 14.33 14.42 14. 42 14.00 14.02 14.12 14.22 14.37 15.13 17.04 20.5T 6.97 14.33 14.42 14.42 13.67 13.68 13.78 13.88 14.03 15.04 17.04 19.63 0) (») 15.50 15.50 15.50 15.50 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.13 16.00 16.00 17.00 17.00 15.50 15.50 15.50 15.50 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.13 16.00 16.00 17. or 17.00 9.27 9.27 9.27 9.27 8.57 8.52 8.48 8.52 9.05 9.05 10.43 10.52 6.38 10.04 10.07 10.04 10.04 6.79 6.64 6.65 6.61 9.50 9.50 9.50 9.76 10.02 10.02 10.08 10.30 6.44 6.37 6.38 6.33 6.45 6. 76 7.04 2 7.03 *15.43 215.61 215.36 214.64 214.57 214.61 214.79 2 15.00 215.71 2 10.14 2 16.00 2 7. »15.32 215.46 2 15.18 214.18 2 14.11 214.14 214.32 2 14.57 215.71 2 16.07 2 16.20 2 7 72 «3! 17 »16.50 2 16.25 216.25 216.25 14.38 14.63 14.63 14.88 15.00 15.50 6.83 6.83 6.72 6.72 6.72 6.69 6.53 6.14 6.22 6.22 0) 6.13 7.06 0) 0) 6.13 16. 56 16.56 16.56 16.20 16.08 16.08 16. 32 16.32 16.56 16.56 16. ,56 16.56 16.56 16.56 J6.56 16.20 16.08 16.08 16.32 16.32 16. 56 16.56 16.56 16.56 9.72 13.64 13.62 13.71 13.62 13.23 12.96 13.00 12.98 13.16 13.20 13.24 13.22 7 7. r 16.00 716.00 7 16.00 715.75 7 15.75 7 15.75 715.75 716.00 7 16.25 7 16.25 716.67 716.67 7 8.00 r 16.00 7 16.00 7 16.00 7 15.50 715.50 7 15.50 7 15.50 715.75 7 16.00 716.00 716.67 716.67 7.63 15.50 15. 50 15.50 15.00 15.13 15.13 15.00 15.00 16.00 16.00 0) 0) 7.63 15.50 15.50 15.50 15.00 15.13 15.13 15.00 15.00 16.00 16.00 0) 0 5.22 8.83 8.75 8.83 7.96 8.00 8.OOi 7.96 7.94 1 10.02 10.04 11.39 11.45 1 Insufficient data. 2 Per ton of 2,240 pounds. * Per 10-barrel lot (1,800 pounds). 1925 205 E X P L A N A T IO N OF PR IC E S POUNDS, 1913 AND EACH MONTH OF 1925 AND 1926, BY CITY—Continued 1926 City, and kind of coal Little Rock: Ark, anthracite— Egg.................................... Bituminous......................... Los Angeles: Bituminous......................... Louisville: Bituminous......................... Manchester: Pa. anthraciteS to v e .-............................. Chestnut— ..................... Memphis: Bituminous......................... Milwaukee: Pa. anthraciteStove................................. Chestnut. ........................ Bituminous......................... Minneapolis: Pa. anthracite— S to v e................................ Chestnut— ..................... Bituminous......................... Mobile: Bituminous......................... Newark: Pa. anthraciteS to v e................................ Chestnut - ....................... N ew Haven: Pa. anthracite— Stove................................. Chestnut—....................... New Orleans: Bituminous......................... N ew York: Pa. anthraciteStove................................ Chestnut.......................... Norfolk: Pa. anthracite— Stove ................................ C hestnut.......................... Bituminous......................... Omaha: Bituminous......................... Peoria: Bituminous......................... Philadelphia: Pa. anthraciteStove................................ C hestnut-........................ Pittsburgh: Pa. anthracite— Chestnut.......................... Bituminous......................... Portland, Me.: Pa. anthraciteStove................................ Chestnut........................ Portland, Oreg.: Bituminous...... ................. Providence: Pa. anthraciteStove................................ Chestnut.......................... Richmond: Pa. anthraciteS to v e .. . ........................... Chestnut ........................ Bitum inous......................... Jan. 15 Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. N ov. Dec. 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 14 00 14.00 14.00 0 0 11.27 11.20 10.90 10.60 10.00 9.85 13.00 13.00 14.00 14.00 14.00 14.00 9.41 9.45 10.35 10.46 10.80 10.83 15.94 15.94 15.94 15.94 15.31 15.31 15.31 15.31 15.63 15.69 16.06 16.50 7.43 7.41 0 0 0 0 7.84 7.84 7.41 6.37 6.33 6.31 6.27 6.47 6.63 7.33 9.19 8.40 18.00 17.00 17.00 17.00 17.00 17.00 17.50 17.50 17.50 17.50 17.50 17.00 17.00 17.00 17.00 17.00 17.50 17.50 17.50 17.50 7.84 7.84 6.75 6.75 6.91 7.26 7.25 7.26 8.46 8.78 16.80 16.80 16.80 16.80 16.80 16.80 16.80 16.80 16.80 16.80 0 0 16.62 16.65 16.65 16.65 16.65 16.65 16.65 16.65 16.65 16.65 0 0 11.42 11.42 11.42 11.42 9.43 8.90 8.90 8.99 9.75 10.36 11.38 11.40 18.10 18.10 18.10 18.10 18.10 18.10 18.10 18.10 18.10 18.10 0 0 18.07 18.04 17.98 17.95 17.95 17.95 17.95 17.95 17.95 17.95 0 0 11.35 11.17 11.17 11.19 11.09 11.02 11.02 11.03 11.09 11.34 11.66 11.83 9.62 9.81 0 0 0 0 14.20 14.00 14.00 14.00 14.00 13.95 14.00 14.00 14.00 14.00 13.80 13.50 13.50 13.50 13.50 13.45 13.50 13.50 13.50 13.50 0 0) 0 0 17.83 15.80 15.05 15.05 15.05 15.15 15.35 15.35 15.35 15.30 17.83 15.80 15.05 15.05 15.05 15.15 15.35 15.35 15.35 15.30 9.62 11.14 11.11 11.00 0 0 0 0 9.31 9.86 9.23 9.32 9.37 9.46 9.42 9.18 9.50 9.32 9.64 9.69 9.92 10.12 9.32 10.29 10.79 11.21 15.71 14.75 14.75 14.75 14.75! 14.75 14.75 14.75 14.75 14.75 15.29 14.54 14.50 14.50 14.50 14.50 14.54 14.50 14.50 14.50 17.00 17.00 15.50 15.50 15.50 15.50 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 0 0 17.00 17.00 15.50 15.50 15.50 15.50 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 0 0) 10.52 10.52 10.16 9.34 8.46 8.41 8.52 8.52 9.09 9.66 10.39 10.25 10.33 10.31 10.29 10.29 9.46 9.42 9.48 9.67 10.02 10.02 10.29 10.32 6.93 6.96 6.80 6.79 7.11 7.07 0 0 0 0 6.13 16.13 16.38 15.25 15.13 15.00 15.13 15.13 15.13 15.38 15.50 0) 6.13 6.13 6.13 6.13 5.63 5.59 5.55 5.55 5.74 7.23 6.49 0 0 0 0 7.06 7.05 6.81 6.94 7.46 7.45 H6.04 215.79 215.79 215.79 215.86 215.79 215.79 215.79 215.79 215.79 215.82 215.54 215.54 215.54 215.54 215.54 215.54 215.54 15.54 *15.61 17.25 16.56 16.56 16.56 16.56 16.56 16.80 16.80 16.80 16.80 17.25 16.56 16.56 16.56 16.56 16.56 16.80 16.80 16.80 16.80 13.24 13.12 13.15 13.11 12.27 11.74 12.04 11.96 13.37 13.52 13.46 13.46 0 0 0 0) 717.50 716.25 716.25 716.25 716.25 716.25 716.25 716.25 716.50 716.50 717.33 716.00 716.00 716.00 716.00 716.00 716.00 716.00 716.50 716.50 16.83 15.50 15.50 15.33 15.75 15.83 15.92 16.17 16.67 16.50 0 0) 16.50 15.50 15.00 15.50 15.75 15.50 15.92 16.17 16.67 16.50 0 0 11.39 11.34 11.32 8.66 8.68 8.66 ! 9.04 9.09 9.67 10.96, 11.91 11.84 6 Per 25-bushel lot (1,900 pounds). 150 cents per ton additional is charged for binning. Most customers require binning or basketing the coal Into the cellar. 44567°—27---- 14 206 KETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 T a b l e 1 6 .—AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF COAL PER TON OF 2,000 1913, aver age, City, and kind of Jan. coal and Jan. 15 July Rochester: Pa. an th raciteStove _________ Chestnut_______ St. Louis: Pa. anthracite— Stove..................... Chestnut.............. Bituminous- .......... St. Paul: Pa. anthracite— Stove..................... Chestnut.............. B itum inous-.......... Salt Lake City: Colo, anthracite— Furnace 3............. Stove 4__.............. B itu m in ou s-......... San Francisco: N . Mex. anthra cite— Cerillos egg.......... Colo, anthracite— Egg........................ Bitum inous______ Savannah: Bituminous______ Scranton: Pa. anthracite— Stove..................... Chestnut............. Seattle: Bituminous..........— Springfield, 111.: Bituminous______ Washington, D . C.: Pa. anthracite— Stove__________ Chestnut_______ Bituminous— Low volatile.. Prepared sizes— High volatile Run of mine— M ix e d .............. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. N ov. Dec. 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 14.25 14.25 14.25 13.97 13.99 14.20 14.30 14.40 14.50 14.50 14.50 14.50 14.15 14.15 14.15 13.65 13.67 13.85 13.95 14.05 1415 14.15 14.15 14.15 8.09 16.63 16.63 16.63 16.25 16.20 16.20 16.18 16.70 16.70 16.90 17.20 17.20 8.34 16.88 16.88 16.88 16.10 15.95 15.95 15.95 16.45 16.45 16.65 16.95 16.95 3.20 6.69 6.68 6.58 6.13 6.02 6.01 6.02 6.10 6.31 6.30 6.53 6.61 9.12 18.10 18.10 18.10 17.60 17.68 17.80 17.90 18.00 18.10 18.10 18.10 18.10 9.37 17.95 17.95 17.95 17.45 17.53 17.65 17.75 17.85 17.95 17.95 18.04 18.04 6.06 11.57 11.58 11.56 11.45 10.37 11.20 11.16 11.19 11.72 11.72 11.88 11.80 11.25 18.50 18.25 18.25 18.00 18.00 18.25 18.25 18.25 18.25 18.25 18.00 18.25 11.25 18.50 18.25 18.25 18.00 18.00 18.25 18.25 18.25 18.25 18.25 18.00 18.25 5.55 8.40 8.36 8.36 8.36 8.41 8.41 8.41 8.41 8.41 8.41 8.41 8.40 17.00 26.50 26.50 26.50 26.50 25.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 25.50 25.50 25.50 26.50 17.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 24.50 24.50 24.50 24.50 25.00 25.00 25.00 25.50 12.00 17.28 17.33 17.33 17.28 16.39 16.39 16.39 16.39 16.67 16.67 16.61 17.06 8 11.50 811.50 8 11.50 8 11.08 8 10.25 8 10.25 810.08 810.08 8 10.67 811.00 8 11.75 8 11.75 4.28 10.70 10.78 10.78 10.08 10.28 10.32 10.38 10.58 11.22 11.22 4.53 10.62 10.62 10.62 10.00 10.20 10.23 10.30 10.50 11.13 11.13 7.66 10.21 10.15 10.15 10.15 10.15 4.25 4.35 4.34 4.34 4.35 P) 0) (0 9.81 9.81 9.81 9.84 9.83 9.84 9.85 4.38 4.38 438 4.38 4.38 438 4.38 2 7.44 2 15.83 215.79 2 15.75 215.08 215.11 2 15.27 2 15.34 2 15.44 215.79 3 15.85 a 15.92 216.25 2 7.59 215.67 2 15.63 2 15.58 2 14.50 214.57 214.75 2 14.83 2 14.97 2 15.42 2 15.54 2 15.75 216.08 i Insufficient data. * Per ton of 2,240 pounds. 3 Nos. 1 and 2 mixed. 1925 2 11.50 2 11.50 2 11.33 210.71 2 10.38 210.46 210.46 2 10.46 211.13 2 12.04 214.33 214.08 2 8.88 2 8.88 2 8.88 2 8.38 2 8.38 2 8.38 2 8.38 2 8.38 2 8.63 2 9.00 2 9.88 2 9.88 2 7.44 2 7.44 2 7.44 2 7.44 2 7.44 2 7.44 2 7.44 2 7.44 2 7.56 2 7.69 2 8.00 2 8.06 207 EXPLANATION OF PRICES POUND S, 1913 AND EACH MONTH OF 1925 AND 1926, BY CITY—Continued 1926 City, and kind of coal Jan. 15 Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. N ov. Dec. 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 Rochester: Pa. anthracite— 14.60 14.60 Stove________________ V) (9 14.15 14.15 Chestnut........................ 0) <9 St. Louis: Pa. anthracite— 17.15 17.20 Stove. ............................ (9 0) 16.95 17.00 C hestnut......................... (!) (9 Bituminous 6.62 6.62 6.59 6.59 St. Paul: Pa. anthracite18.10 18.10 Stove............................... (9 0) 18.07 18.01 Chestnut......................... <l) <9 Bituminous......................... 11.66 11.47 11.47 11.47 Salt Lake City: Colo, anthracite— Furnace3. ....................... 0) 18.00 18.00 (9 18.00 18.00 Stove *............................. 0) <9 Bituminous......................... 8.43 8.42 8.43 8.43 San Francisco: N . Mex. anthracite— Cerillos e g g ................. Colo, anthracite: Egg................................ . Bituminous......................... Savannah: Bituminous......................... Scranton: Pa. anthracite— Stove.............. ................. Chestnut.......................... Seattle: Bituminous......................... Springfield, 111.: B itum inous........................ Washington, D . C.: Pa. anthraciteStove................................. Chestnut.......................... B itu m in o u sPrepared sizes— Low volatile................. High volatile........... . Run of mine— M ixed........................... 0) (9 14.60 14.60 14.60 14.60 14.60 14.60 14.60 14.60 14.15 14.15 14.15 14.15 14.15 14.15 14.15 14.15 16.70 16.73 16.75 16.70 16.93 16.95 17.33 17.45 16.45 16.45 16.50 16.45 16.68 16.70 17.08 17.20 5.87 5.87 6.04 6.17 6.35 6.42 7.19 7.50 18.10 18.10 18.10 18.10 18.10 18.10 18.10 18.10 18.04 17.95 17.95 17.95 17.95 17.95 17.95 17.95 11.32 11.26 11.22 11.22 11.30 11.63 12.00 12.16 18.00 18.00 18.00 18.00 18.00 18.00 18.00 18.00 18.00 18.00 18.00 18.00 18.00 18.00 18.00 18.00 8.43 6.62 6.49 6.49 8.04 8.47 8.46 8.46 26.50 26.50 25.00 25.00 25.00 25.00 25.50 25.50 25.50 26.50 25.50 25.50 24.50 24.50 24.50 24.50 25.00 25.00 25.00 25.75 (9 (9 17.06 17.06 17.06 17.06 16.22 16.22 16.22 16.22 16.67 16.61 16.67 17.11 812.75 812. 75 812.75 810.88 810.88 810.88 810.88 810.88 811.25 812.00 814.25 813.50 11.00 10.92 10.92 10.92 10.92 11.00 11.00 11.00 11.00 11.00 10.67 10.67 10.67 10.67 10.67 10.67 10.67 10.67 10.67 10.67 <9 (9 (9 (9 9.96 9.92 9.96 9.96 8.21 8.51 9.05 9.76 10.20 10.35 10.42 10.44 4.38 4.38 4.38 4.38 4.38 135 4.33 4.38 <9 (9 P> (9 4.38 4.38 4.38 4.38 >16.28 215.53 215.53 215.53 215.53 215.66 215.80 *15.88 215.95 215.91 216.08 215.22 215.22 215.22 215.22 215.39 215. 51 215.53 215.59 215. 59 *13.83 *13.83 *12.71 *11.67 *11.08 *10.67 *10.92 *10.79 *11.04 *11.92 *13.33 *12.00 2 9.88 2 9.88 2 9.25 2 9.00 2 9.00 2 9.00 2 8.75 28.75 2 8.75 2 8.75 29.50 2 9.75 2 8.19 2 8.06 2 7.75 2 7.75 2 7.75 2 7.75 2 7.75 2 7.75 2 7.75 2 8.00 2 9.06 2 8.94 * Nos. 3 and 5 mixed. s All coal sold in Savannah is weighed by the city. A charge of 10 cents per ton or half ton is made. This additional charge has been included in the above prices. PART III.—GAS EXPLANATION OF PRICES The net price per 1,000 cubic feet of gas for household use in each of 51 cities is shown in the following table. In this table the average family consumption of manufactured gas is assumed to be 3,000 cubic feet per month. In cities where a service charge or a sliding scale is in operation, families using less than 3,000 cubic feet per month pay a somewhat higher rate than here shown, while those consuming more than this amount pay a lower rate. The figures here given are believed to represent quite closely the actual monthly cost of gas per 1,000 cubic feet to the average wage earner’s family. Prices for natural gas have been quoted for those cities where it is in general use. These prices are based on an estimated average family consumption of 5,000 cubic feet per month. For Buffalo and Los Angeles prices are given for natural and manufactured gas mixed. T a b l e 1 7 .—N E T PR IC E PE R 1,000 CUBIC F E E T OF M A N U F A C T U R E D GAS, B A SE D ON A FA M ILY C O N SU M PT IO N OF 3,000 CUBIC F E E T , IN S P E C IF IE D M O N TH S FR O M A PR IL, 1913, TO D E C E M B E R , 1926, B Y C IT Y 1 City Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. M ay Mar. Mar. Mar. June June June Dec. 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1924 1925 1926 1926 1 Atlanta.................. $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.15 $1.15 $1.90 $1.65 $1.65 $1.55 $1. 55 $1.55 $1.55 $1.55 B altim ore........... .90 .80 .80 .75 .75 .75 .75 .75 .75 .92 .92 .85 .85 .85 .85 .85 Birmingham........ 1.00 .95 .95 .95 .95 .95 .95 .95 .88 .88 .80 .80 .80 .80 .80 .80 Boston ................. .81 .81 .80 .80 .80 .86 1.05 1.08 1. 40 1.34 1.25 1.20 1.20 1.18 1.18 1.18 Bridgeport______ 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.10 1.10 1.47 1.60 1.50 1.50 1.45 1.45 1.45 1.45 Buffalo___ _____ 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.45 1.45 1. 45 1.45 B utte__________ 1.49 1.49 1. 49 1.49 1.49 1.49 1.49 1.49 2.10 2.10 2.10 2.10 2.10 2.10 2.10 2.10 Charleston______ 1.10 1.10 1.10 1.10 1.00 1.10 1.10 1.25 1. 55 1.55 1.55 1. 55 1.55 1.55 1.55 1. 55 Chicago________ .80 .80 .80 .80 .80 .72 .90 .87 1.20 1.07 1.07 1.02 1.02 1.02 1.02 1.02 Cleveland.............. .80 .80 .80 .80 .80 .80 .80 .80 .80 .80 .80 1.25 1. 25 1. 25 1.25 1.25 Denver_________ .85 .80 .80 .80 .80 .85 .95 .95 .95 .95 .95 .95 .95 .95 .95 .95 Detroit_________ .75 .75 .75 . 75 .75 .75 .79 .79 .85 .79 .79 .79 .82 .82 .79 .79 Fall R iver______ .80 .80 .80 .80 .80 .95 . 95 1.05 1. 25 1.15 1.15 1.15 1.15 1.15 1.15 1.15 Houston________ 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.09 1.09 1.09 1.09 1.09 1.09 1.05 _ Indianapolis......... .60 .55 .55 . 55 . 55 .55 .60 .60 .90 .90 1.20 1.15 1.15 1.10 i.05 ”1.05 Jacksonville_____ 1.20 1.20 1.15 1.15 1.15 1.25 1. 25 1.50 1. 75 1.75 1. 65 1.97 1.97 1.97 1.97 1.92 Manchester_____ 1.10 1.10 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.18 1.18 1.58 1.48 1.48 1.38 1.38; 1.38 1.38 1.38 Memphis_______ 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 .93 .93 .93 1.27 1.35 1.35 1.20 1.20 1.20; 1.20 1.20 1.20 .75 .75 . 75 . 75 .75 . 75 . 75 .75 .90 .90 .86 .82 .82; .82 .82 .82 M ilwaukee_____ Minneapolis____ .85 .80 .80 . 77 .77 . 77 .95 .95 1.28 1.02 1.03 1.00 1.01 .95 .97 .95 M obile.......... ....... 1.10 1.10 1.10 1.10 1.10 1.10 1.35 1.35 1.80 1.80 1.80 1.80 1.80! 1.80 1. 80 1. 80 Newark________ 1.00 .90 .90 .90 .90 .97 .97 1.15 1.40 1.40 1.25 1.25 1.20! 1.20 1.20 1. 20 N ew Haven_____ .90 .90 .90 .90 .90 1.00 1.10 1.10 1.27 1.27 1.18 1.18 1.18: 1.13 1.13 1.13 N ew Orleans........ 1.10 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.30 1.30 1.30 1.45 1.30 1.30 1.30 1.30 1.30 1.30 N ew York............ .84 .84 .83 .83 .83 ; .83 .85 .87 1.40 1. 32 1.23 1.23 1.23 : 1.23 1.23 1.23 Norfolk____ ____ 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 ! 1. 20 1.20 1.60 1.40 1.45 1.40 1.40 1.40 1.40 1.33 1.33 Omaha_________ \ 1.15 1.15 1.15 1.00 1.00 1.15 1.15 1.15 i 1.47 1. 27 1.18 1.18 1.18 1.08 1.08 1.08 Peoria__________ .90 .90 .90 .90 . 85 .85 .85 .85 1.20 1. 20 1.20 1.20 1.20 1.20 1.20 1.20 Philadelphia____ 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 , 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 j 1 .0 0 LOO: 1.00 1.00 1.00 Pittsburgh______ 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 ! 1.00 1.00 1.00 Portland, M e___ 1.10 1.00 1.00 1.00 ' 1.00 1.00 1.40 1.40 1.85 1.75 1.55 1.55 1.65! 1.55 1.50 1.42 Portland, Oreg... .95 .95 .95 .95 ; .95 .95: .95 .95 1.38 1.25 1.16 1.16 1.16; 1.16 1.19 1.19 Providence_____ .85 .85 .85 .85 .85 l.OOj 1.30 1.30 1.42 1.42 1.27 1.22 1.22| 1.17 1.17 1.13 Richmond............ .90 .90 .90 .80 .80 .80 ! 1.00 1.00 1.30 1. 30 1.30 1.30 1.30 1.30 1.29 1.29 Rochester.......... . .95 .95 .95 .95 .95 .95 .95 .95 1.18 1.10 1.05 ; 1.00 l.OOj 1.00 1.00 1.00 St. L ouis.............. .80 .80 .80 .80 .75 .75 .75 .85 1.05 1.05 1 . 0 0 I 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 St. Paul________ .95 .90 .90 . 85 .85 .85 .85 .85 1.00 1.00 1.00 .85 .85 ! .85 .90 .90 Salt Lake C ity ... .87 .87 .87 .87 .87 .87 1.15 1.35 1. 57 1.57 1.57 1. 57 1. 57S 1 .5 4 1.53 1.52 San Francisco___ .75 .85 .85 .85 .85 .85 . 95 .95 1. 05 1.04 .92 1.00 1.00 1.05 .95 .95 Savannah.............. 1. 25 1. 60 1. 60 1. 45 1.45 1.45 1.45 1.45 1.45 Scranton................ .95 .95 .95 .95 .95 1.15 1.30 1.30 1.70 1.70 1.60 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.40 Seattle...... ............. 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 ! 1.00 1.20 1.20 1.45 1. 45 1.45 1. 45 1.45 1.45 1.45 1.45 1.45 Springfield, 111. . . 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00! 1.00 1.00 1.10 1.10 1.40 1.40 1.40 1.35 1.35 1.35 1.25 1.25 Washington, D.C. .93 .93 .93 .93 .80 .90 .95 .95 1. 25 1.10 1.05 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 208 EXPLANATION OF PRICES C hart 1 8 to o co RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 192G 210 T a b l e 1 8 .—N E T PR IC E P E R 1,000 CU BIC F E E T OF N A T U R A L GAS, B A SE D ON A FA M ILY CO N SU M PT IO N OF 5,000 C U BIC F E E T , IN SP E C IF IE D M O N T H S FR O M APR IL, 1913, TO D E C E M B E R , 1926, B Y C IT Y Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. M ay Mar. Mar. Mar. June June June Dec. 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1924 1925 1926 1926 City Buffalo___ $0.30 $0.30 $0.30 $0.30 $0.30 $0.30 $0.35 $0.35 $0.35 $0.42 Cincinnati............ .30 .30 .30 .30 .35 .35 .35 .35 .35 .50 $0.50 $0.50 $0.50 $0.75 $0.75 $0.75 Cleveland.............. .30 .30 .30 .30 .30 .30 .35 .35 .35 .40 .40 .55 .55 .55 .60 .60 Columbus. ........... .30 .30 .30 .30 .30 .30 .30 .30 .30 .45 .45 .45 .45 .55 .55 .55 Dallas__________ .45 .45 .45 .45 .45 .45 .45 .45 .68 .68 .68 .68 .68 .74 .74 .74 H ouston................ .75 .75 Kansas City, M o. .27 .27 .27 .27 .30 .60 .80 .80 .90 .90 .95 .95 .95 .95 95 .95 Little Rock.......... .40 .40 .40 .40 .40 .40 .45 .45 .45 .45 .45 .65 .65 .65 .65 .65 Louisville.............. .45 .45 .45 .45 .45 .45 .45 .45 .45 .45 .45 .45 .45 .45 .45 Pittsburgh............ '".’28 .28 .28 .28 .28 .28 .35 .35 .45 .50 .50 .53 .53 .60 .60 .60 Manufactured and natural gas mixed 1 | 1 1 $ 0 .6 2 Buffalo— ........... Los Angeles.......... ........ ........ $0.68 $0.68 $6.68j$0.68j$0.75 $0.75i$0.75;$0.76 . 6 8 i I $ 0 .6 2 $ 0 .6 0 l$ 0 .6 0 $ 0 .6 5 .6 8 .6 8 .6 8 .6 8 $0.65 From the prices quoted on manufactured gas, average prices have been computed for all of the cities combined and are shown in the next table for April 15 of each year from 1913 to 1920, and for May 15, September 15, and December 15, 1921; March 15, June 15, Sep tember 15, and December 15, 1922, 1923, and 1924; and June 15 and December 15, 1925 and 1926. These prices are based on an estimated average family consumption of 3,000 cubic feet. Relative prices have been computed by dividing the price of each year by the price in April, 1913. The price of manufactured gas in December, 1926, showed an in crease of 28.4 per cent since April, 1913. From June, 1926, to Decem ber, 1926, there was a decrease of eight-tenths of 1 per cent in the price of gas. The trend in the retail prices of manufactured gas since 1907 is shown in the chart on page 209. T able 1 9 .—A V ER A G E A N D R E L A T IV E N E T PR IC E P E R 1,000 CUBIC F E E T OF M A N U FA C T U R E D GAS IN U N IT E D STA T ES, B A SE D ON A FA M IL Y C O N SU M PT IO N OF 3,000 CUBIC F E E T , IN S P E C IF IE D M O N T H S OF EA CH Y E A R , 1913 TO 1926 Date Average I Relative net price j price Date net price Relative price ! Apr. 15, 1913. Apr. 15, 1914. Apr. 15, 1915. Apr. 15, 1916. Apr. 15, 1917. Apr. 15, 1918. Apr. 15, 1919. Apr. 15, 1920. M ay 15, 1921. Sept. 15, 1921. Dec. 15, 1921. Mar. 15, 1922. June 15, 1922. Sept. 15, 1922. $0.95 .94 .93 .92 .91 .95 1.04 1.09 1.32 1.31 1.30 1.29 1.27 1.26 100. 98. 97. 96. 95. 100. 109. 114. 138. 137. 136. 135. 133. 132. Dec. 15, 1922. Mar. 15, 1923. June 15, 1923. Sept. 15, 1923. Dec. 15, 1923. Mar. 15, 1924. June 15, 1924. Sej)t. 15, 1924. Dec. 15, 1924. June 15, 1925. Dec. 15, 1925. June 15, 1926. Dec. 15, 1926. $1.25 1.25 1.24 1.24 1.25 1.24 1.24 1.24 1.24 1.23 1.23 1.23 1.22 131.6 131.6 130.5 130.5 131.6 130.5 130.5 130.5 130.5 129.5 129.5 129.5 128.4 PART IV.—ELECTRICITY EXPLANATION OF PRICES In the present bulletin prices in each of 51 cities are given for December, 1913, and for June and December, 1925 and 1926. For cities having more than one tariff for domestic consumers the rates shown are for the schedule under which most of the residences are served. Several cities have sliding scales based on a variable number of kilowatt-hours at each rate. The number of kilowatt-hours payable at each rate in these cities is determined for each customer according to the watts of installation, either in whole or in part, in the individual home. The number of watts so determined is called the customer’s “ demand.” In Baltimore the demand is the maximum normal rate of use of electricity in any half-hour period of time. It may be estimated or determined by the company from time to time according to the cus tomer’s normal use of electricity and may equal the total installation reduced to kilowatts. In Buffalo the demand consists of two parts—lighting, 25 per cent of the total installation, but never less than 250 watts; and power, 2}/2 cent of the capacity of any electric range, water heater, or other appliance of 1,000 watts or over and 25 per cent of the rated capacity of motors exceeding one-half horsepower but less than 1 horsepower. The installation is determined by inspection of premises. In Chicago the equivalent in kilowatt-hours to 30 hours’ use of demand has been estimated as follows: For a rated capacity of 475 to 574 watts, 11 kilowatt-hours; 575 to 674 watts, 12 kilowatt-hours; 675 to 774 watts, 13 kilowatt-hours; and 775 to 874 watts, 14 kilo watt-hours. Although the equivalent in. kilowatt-hours to 30 hours' use of demand of from 1 to 1,500 watts is given on the printed tariff, the equivalent is here shown only for installations of from 475 to 874 watts—the connected load of the average workingman’s home being, as a rule, within this range. In Cincinnati the demand has been estimated as being 70 per cent of the connected load, excluding appliances. In Cleveland, from December, 1913, to December, 1919, inclusive, Company A determined the demand by inspection as being 40 per cent of the connected load. From December, 1919, to the present time, there has been a flat rate for all current consumed. In Houston the demand is estimated as 50 per cent of the con nected load, each socket opening being rated at 50 watts. In New York the demand for Company C, when not determined by meter, has been computed at 50 per cent of total installation in residences, each standard socket being rated at 50 watts and all other outlets being rated at their actual kilowatt capacity. In Pittsburgh since December, 1919, the demand has been deter mined by inspection. The first 10 outlets have been rated at 30 watts each, the next 20 outlets at 20 watts each, and each addi- 211 212 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 tional outlet at 10 watts. Household utensils and appliances of not over 660 watts each have been excluded. In Portland, Oreg., the demand for Company A has been estimated as one-third of the connected lighting load. Ranges, heating devices, and small power up to rated capacity of 2 kilowatts are not included. For Company B the demand, when not based on actual measure ment, has been estimated at one-third of the connected load, no demand being established at less than 233 watts. In Springfield, 111., the demand for Company A from December, 1913, to September, 1922, was the active load predetermined as follows: 80 per cent of the first 500 watts of connected load plus 60 per cent of that part of the connected load in excess of the first 500 watts—minimum active load, 150 watts. In Washington, D. C., the demand is determined by inspection and consists of 100 per cent of the connected load, excluding small fans and heating and cooking appliances. T a b l e 2 0 .—N E T P R IC E P E R K ILO W ATT-HOUR FO R E L E C T R IC IT Y FO R H O U SE H O L D U SE IN D E C E M B E R , 1913, A N D JU N E A N D D E C E M B E R , 1925 A N D 1926, FOR 51 C IT IES City Measure of consumption, per month A tlanta__________________ First 100 kilowatt-hours........................... Baltimore 2__......................... First 20 hours’ use of demand. .............. Next kilowatt-hours up to 800_______ Birmingham___________ First 100 kilowatt-hours_____________ Boston: Company A __________ First 1,000 kilowatt-hours....................... Company B __________ ........ do__.............. ......................... ............ Bridgeport_______________ All current_________________________ Buffalo 2........ ......................... First 60 hours’ use of demand________ Next 120 hours' use of demand.............. Excess_____ _______________________ B u tte ....................................... First 25 kilowatt-hours. ............. ............. Next 25 kilowatt-hours...... .................. . Charleston. ........................... First 50 kilowatt-hours................... ......... Next 50 kilowatt-hours........ ................... Chicago 2__.........................__ First 30 hours’ use of demand________ Next 30 hours’ use of demand________ Excess. _................................................. . Cincinnati 2__.......... ............. First 30 hours’ use of demand________ Next 30 hours’ use of demand................ Excess............................................. ........... Cleveland: Company A __ ............... First 500 kilowatt-hours. ______ ______ Excess................ .......................... .............. Company B _ _ ........ . . . All current_________________________ Next 690 kilowatt-hours........................... C olum bus--................... . First 75 kilowatt-hours_____ D allas......... ............ . First 800 kilowatt-hours . Denver...................... ............ All current........ ........................................ D etroit... .............................. First 3 kilowatt-hours per active room. Excess....................................................... . Fall R iver. ........................... First 25 kilowatt-hours __ Next 975 kilowatt-hours....................... Houston 2................................ First 30 hours’ use of demand............. Excess........................................................... D e cem ber, 1913 June, 1925 Cents i 7.0 3 8.5 Cents 8.1 *8.0 De cem ber, 1925 June, 1926 D e cem ber, 1926 Cents 8.1 8.0 4.0 7.7 Cents 8.1 8.0 4.0 7.7 *8.5 7.7 Cents 8.1 8.0 4.0 7.7 6 10.0 • 10.0 9.0 7.0 5.0 1.5 7 9.5 9.5 9.5 6.5 5.0 4.0 1.5 8.0 4.0 10.0 8.5 8.5 6.5 5.0 4.0 1.5 8.0 4.0 10.0 8.5 8.5 6.5 5.0 4.0 1.5 8.0 4.0 10.0 8.5 8.5 6.5 5.0 4.0 1.5 8.0 4.0 10.0 8.0 5.0 3.0 8.5 6.5 3.5 8.0 5.0 3.0 8.5 6.5 3.5 8.0 5.0 3.0 8.5 6.5 3.5 8.0 5.0 3.0 8.5 6.5 3. 5 8 10.0 8.0 10.0 5.0 4.0 9.5 6.7 3.8 • 10.0 5.0 10 8.0 5.0 6 7.0 10.0 8.0 1212.6 3.6 13 9.5 u 12.4 7.0 6 5.0 6 5.0 5.0 5.0 ii 3.0 ii 3.0 ii 3.0 ii 3.0 6 7.0 6.0 8.0 10.8 3.6 9.0 8.5 7.2 4.5 6 7.0 6.0 8.0 10.8 3.6 9.0 8.5 7.2 4.5 7.0 6.0 8.0 9.0 3.6 8.5 7.5 7.2 4.5 7.0 6.0 8.0 9.0 3.6 8.5 7.5 7.2 4.5 1 First 150 kilowatt-hours. 2 For determination of demand see explanation of prices. 3 First 50 kilowatt-hours. 4 First 40 kilowatt-hours. 5 The gross rate is 10 cents per kilowatt-hour with discounts of 10 per cent for a m onthly consumption of 1 to 25 kilowatt-hours and 15 per cent for a monthly consumption of 25 to 150 kilowatt-hours. The average family used 25 or more kilowatt-hours per month. ®All current. 7 First 100 kilowatt-hours. 8 First 25 kilowatt-hours. 9 First 36 hours’ use of demand. For determination of demand see explanation of prices, w First 10 kilowatt-hours. 11 Service charge, 30 cents per month additional. 12 First 2 kilowatt-hours per active room. 13 First 200 kilowatt-hours. h First 2 kilowatt-hours per 16 candlepower of installation. EXPLANATION OF PRICES 213 T a b l e 3 0 —N E T PR IC E P E R KILO W ATT-HOUR FOR E L E C T R IC IT Y FOR HOUSEH O LD U SE IN D E C E M B E R , 1913, A N D JU N E A N D D E C E M B E R , 1925 A N D 1926, FOR 51 C ITIES— Continued City Indianapolis: Company A . Company B . Jacksonville.. Kansas C ity. Little Rock_____ Los Angeles: Company A . Company B . L ou isv ille........... Manchester.......... M em p h is,.. Milwaukee. Minneapolis. M obile.. Newark.. N ew H aven... N ew Orleans.. New York: Company A ... Company B .. . Company C 2. Norfolk_________ Omaha.................... Peoria. Philadelphia: Company A . Company B . Pittsburgh *......... Measure of consumption, per month De cem ber, 1913 Cents First 50 kilowatt-hours............... ............. » 7.5 N ext 150 kilowatt-hours............. ........... . First 50 kilowatt-hours........ .................. 13 7.0 Next 150 kilowatt-hours.......................... All current________________________ 7.0 First 5 kilowatt-hours per active room 16 9.9 (minimum, 3 rooms). Next 5 kilowatt-hours per room_____ Excess.......................................... ............... 4.5 First 200 kilowatt-hours......................... 6 13.5 First 100 kilowatt-hours.___________ 5.5 5.5 7.6 6 11.4 June, 1925 De cem ber, 1925 Cents 6.8 6.3 6.8 6.3 7.0 7.5 5.0 2.5 10.0 June, 1926 D e cem ber, 1926 Cents 6.8 6.3 6.8 6.3 7.0 7.5 Cents 6.8 6.3 Cents 6.8 7.0 7.5 6.3 7.0 7.5 5.0 2.5 10.0 5.0 2.5 10.0 5.0 2.5 10.0 5.6 5.0 7.6 12.0 6.0 8.0 5.0 is 7.6 7.6 12.0 6.0 8.0 5.0 is 7.6 204.8 5.7 5.7 5.7 3.8 8.6 “ 5.7 7.0 2210.0 3.1 9.5 7.1 9.0 9.0 8.0 6.5 9.1 7.8 3.1 9.5 7.1 9.0 9.0 8.0 6.5 9.1 7.8 3.1 9.5 7.1 9.0 9.0 8.0 6.5 9.1 7.8 First 1,000 kilowatt-hours______ ____ _ 2« 10. 0 All currents 27------------------------- ------ - 10.0 First 60 hours' use of demand_______ 11.0 First 60 kilowatt-hours...... .................... . 7 9.0 All current................................................. 24 11.4 Next 125 kilowatt-hours_____________ 2i 5.7 First 5 kilowatt-hours for each of the 26 9.9 first 2 rooms.28 Second 5 kilowatt-hours for each of the first 2 rooms.28 26 7.3 10.0 26 7.8 7 9.0 5.5 26 7. 2 10.0 26 7.8 7 9.0 5.5 First 12 kilowatt-hours.............. Next 36 kilowatt-hours_______ First 20 kilowatt-hours_______ Next 480 kilowatt-hours______ First 30 hours’ use of demand. Next 60 hours’ use of demand . 8.0 30 7.0 9.0 8.0 8.0 5.5 1 to 149 kilowatt-hours........................... First 25 kilow att-hours...___________ Next 50 kilowatt-hours_____________ _ First 6 kilowatt-hours per room_____ Excess_______ _____ ________ _______ First 9 kilowatt-hours for each of the first 6 active rooms.i® Additional energy up to 9 kilowatthours for each active room. Excess________________ ____________ First 3 kilowatt-hours per active room.. Next 3 kilowatt-hours per active room.. First 50 kilowatt-hours____ _______ First 20 kilowatt-hours....................... Next 480 kilowatt-hours__________ All current______________ ____ ___ First 20 kilowatt hours 23_________ Next 30 kilowatt-hours 23_________ 6 10.0 l7ii.4 9.0 * 13.0 21 6.0 6 10.0 2210.0 6 1 0.0 5.6 7.6 12.0 6.0 8.0 5.0 i<>7.6 7.6 12.0 6.0 8.0 5.0 6.7 9.5 7.1 9.0 9.0 8.0 6.5 9.1 7.8 10.0 7.8 9.0 5.5 26 7.2 10.0 26 7.8 9.0 5.5 9.0 9.0 9.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 8.0 20 7.0 9.0 8.0 8.0 5.5 8.0 7.0 9.0 8.0 8.0 5.5 8.0 7.0 9.0 8.0 8.0 5.5 2 6 7 .2 26 2 For determination of demand see explanation of prices. 6 All current. 7 First 100 kilowatt-hours. 13 First 200 kilowatt-hours. is All current. This rate applies to a 5-year contract w ith a minimum charge ol $1 per month. For a 1-year contract the rates per kilowatt-hour are 10 cents without a minimum charge, or 9% cents with a minimum of $1 per month. 16 First 3 kilowatt-hours per active room; minimum, 3 rooms. 17 First 4 kilowatt-hours for each of the first 4 active rooms and the first 2lA kilowatt-hours for each addi tional active room. ig First 5 kilowatt-hours for each of the first 5 active rooms and the first 2lA kilowatt-hours for each addi tional active room. 19 And the first 7 kilowatt-hours per month for each active room in addition to the first 6. 20 Additional energy up to 100 kilowatt-hours. 22 First 500 kilowatt-hours. 23 Surcharge, 25 cents per month additional. 24 First 30 hours’ use of connected load. 25 First 250 kilowatt-hours. 26 Price includes a coal charge. 27 A discount of 5 per cent is allowed on all bills of $2 or over when payment is made w ithin 10 days from date of bill. 28 And 4 kilowatt-hours for each additional active room. 291 to 200 kilowatt-hours. » Next 48 kilowatt-hours. 214 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 T a b l e 2 0 .—N E T PR IC E P E R K ILO W ATT-HOUR FOR E L E C T R IC IT Y FOR H O U SEH O LD USE IN D E C E M B E R , 1913, A N D JU N E A N D D E C E M B E R , 1925 A N D 1926, FOR 51 C IT IES— Continued Measure of consumption, per month D e cem ber, 1913 June, 1925 D e cem ber, 1925 June, 1926 D e cem ber, 1926 All current_________________________ Cents 9.0 Cents 8.0 Cents 8.0 Cents 8.0 Cents 8.0 First 9 kilowatt-hours_______________ Next kilowatt-hours 3i_______________ Next 50 kilowatt-hours_________ ____ Cnrnpany TV,,.,, First 13 kilowatt-hours______ ____ __ Next 7 kilowatt-hours_______________ Next 50 kilowatt-hours........ ................... Providence___._ ________ All current.............................. .................. Richmond___ ___________ First 60 kilowatt-hours_________ ____ Rochester________________ All current........ ................... ..................... St. Louis: Company A .................... First 9 kilowatt-hours per active room.. Excess__________ ____ _____________ Company B .................... First kilowatt-hours 38______________ Excess_____________ ____ ___________ St. Paul................................. . First 3 kilowatt-hours per room.......... . Next 3 kilowatt-hours per room______ Excess___________ _______ _____ ____ Salt Lake C ity........ ............. First 250 kilowatt-hours_____________ San Francisco: Company A .................... First 10 kilow att-hours.................... . Next 40 kilowatt-hours______________ Company B.__............ First 10 kilowatt-hours______________ Next 40 kilowatt hours________ _____ Savannah______________ First 100 kilowatt-hours.......... ................ Excess_____________________________ Scranton_________________ First 150 kilowatt-hours........................ Seattle: Company A ....... ............ First 40 kilowatt-hours........................... Company B ....... ............ .do............. .............................................. Springfield, 111.: First 30 kilowatt-hours_____________ Company A _____ Next 70 kilowatt-hours................. ......... Company B ....... ............ First 30 kilowatt-hours........ .................... Next 70 kilowatt hours________ _____ Washington, D . C.2.............. First 120 hours’ use of demand______ 7.6 32 6.7 33 5.7 34 9.0 35 7.0 21 4.0 10.0 7 9.0 8.0 7.6 6.7 2.9 7.3 36 6.7 2.9 37 6.9 7 9.0 8.0 7.6 6.7 2.9 7.3 6.7 2.9 37 6.8 7.6 6.7 2.9 7.3 6.7 2.9 37 6.8 9.0 8.0 7.6 6.7 2.9 7.3 6.7 2.9 37 6.9 9.0 8.0 17 9.5 5.7 3»9.0 5.7 40 9.9 6.7 2.4 6.7 2.4 40 9.9 6.7 2.4 6.7 2.4 « 9.9 6.6 9.0 6.6 8.1 6.6 8.1 6.7 2.4 6.7 2.4 9.5 7.1 2.9 8.1 6.7 2.4 6.7 2.4 9.5 7.1 2.9 8.1 7 7.0 7 7.0 12.0 6.0 *9.0 9.0 6.0 9.0 6.0 9.0 9.0 6.0 9.0 6.0 9.0 9.0 6.0 9.0 6.0 9.0 9.0 6.0 9.0 6.0 9.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 « 6 .0 « 6.0 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 4210.0 48 7.0 6.0 3.0 6.0 3.0 7.5 6.0 3.0 6.0 3.0 7.5 6.0 3.0 6.0 3.0 7.0 6.0 3.0 6.0 3.0 7.0 City Portland, Mfi Portland, Oreg.: Company A . . . . . . 10 10.0 7 9 .0 8.0 2 For determination of demand see explanation of prices. • All current. 7 First 100 kilowatt-hours. i° First 10 kilowatt-hours. 17 First 4 kilowatt-hours for each of the first 4 active rooms and the first 2% kilowatt-hours for each addi tional active room. 21 Excess. The number of kilowatt-hours paid for at this rate is that in excess of the first 9 kilowatt-hours until 100 hours’ use of the demand is reached. After 100 hours of demand have been consumed the lower rate can be applied. For determination of demand see explanation of prices. 32 Next 70 kilowatt-hours. 33 Next 100 kilowatt-hours. 31 First 6 per cent of demand. For determination of demand see explanation of prices. 3« Next 6 per cent of demand. For determination of demand see explanation of prices. 36 For an installation of 600 watts or less 7 kilowatt-hours will apply. For each 30 watts of installation in excess of 600 watts 1 additional kilowatt-hour will apply. 37 Service charge, 50 cents per month additional. Reductions under the fuel clause were 1 mill in June, 1925, and December, 1926, and 2 mills in December, 1925, and June, 1926. 38 For a house of 4 rooms or less, 18 kilowatt-hours; for 5 or 6 rooms, 27 kilowatt-hours; and for 7 or 8 rooms, 36 kilowatt-hours. 39 For a house of 6 rooms or less, 15 kilowatt-hours; for a house of 7 or 8 rooms, 20 kilowatt-hours. 40 First 30 kilowatt-hours. 41 First 60 kilowatt-hours. 42 First 30 hours’ use of demand. For determination of demand see explanation of prices. 43 N ext 30 hours’ use of demand. For determination of demand see explanation of prices. APPENDIXES APPENDIX A.—PURCHASING POWER OF UNION MEASURED IN FOOD, 1907 TO 1926 WAGES AS Because of the popular interest in real wages, or the purchasing power of the wage, the two following tables, which present union rates of wages in relation to the retail price of food, are shown. This is of interest because food constitutes by far the largest single item of the average family expenditure. The figures for food represent the cost of all articles, weighted according to the average family consumption of each article. Prices from 51 cities are included in the index number for food since 1920. Union wages and retail prices of food were secured from 48 identical cities for the years 1918 to 1926, inclusive. The figures given are index numbers, which show the percentage changes as compared with 1913. T a b l e I.— I N D E X N U M B E R S OF U N IO N W AGE R A TE S A N D HOURS OF LABOR A N D OF R E TA IL PR IC ES OF FOOD, 1907 TO 1926 [1913=100.0] Year 1907............................... 1908.............................. 1909_____ __________ 1910_______________ 1911__________ ____ 1912....................... . 1913............................... 1914....................... . 1915_______________ 1916_______________ 1917............................... 1918............................... 1919............................. 1920.............................. 1921....................... . 1922............................. 1923............................. 1924............................... 1925......................... . 1926............................... Rates of wages per hour Full-time hours per week Rates of wages per week, full time Retail prices of food 89.7 91.0 91.9 94.4 96.0 97.6 100.0 101.9 102.8 107.2 114.2 132.7 154.5 199.0 205.3 193.1 210.6 228.1 237.9 250.3 102.6 102.1 101.9 101. l 100.7 100.3 100.0 99.6 99.4 98.8 98.4 97.0 94.7 93.8 93.9 94.4 94.3 93.9 93.0 92.8 91.5 92.5 93.3 95.2 96.5 97.7 100.0 101.6 102.3 106.2 112.4 129.6 147.8 188.5 193.3 183.0 198.6 214.3 222.3 233.4 <82.0 84.3 88.7 93.0 92.0 97.6 100.0 102.4 101.3 113.7 146.4 168.3 185.9 203.4 153.3 141.6 146.2 145.9 157.4 160.6 As shown in Table I, the number of full-time hours per week in 1926 has decreased over 7 per cent since 1913 and over 9 per cent since 1907. Rates of wages per hour have increased 150 per cent since 1913 and 179 per cent since 1907. Rates of wages per week show an increase of 133 per cent since 1913 and of 155 per cent since 1907. The retail price of food has increased over 60 per cent since 1913 and nearly 96 per cent since 1907, 215 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 216 T a ble I I .— IN D E X N U M B E R S OF P U R C H A SIN G PO W ER OF U N IO N M E A S U R E D IN FOOD, 1907 TO 1926 W AGES AS [1913=100.0] P u r c h a s in g p o w e r (measured by retail prices of food)— Year 1907........................................ 1908 .......... ........................ 1909___________ ________ 1910_ .................................... 1911 .............. ......................... 1912____________ _____ 1913........................................ 1914......................... .............. 1915 ________ ______ ___ 1916_____________ ______ P u r c h a s in g p o w e r (measured by retail prices of food)— Year Of rates of wages per hour Of rates of wages per week, full time 109.4 107.9 103.6 101.6 104.4 100.0 100.0 99.6 101.5 94.2 111.6 109.7 105.2 102.4 104.9 100.2 100.0 ’ 99.3 101.0 93.4 Of rates of wages per hour 1917................................. ....... 1918..... .................................. 1919............ .................... ....... 1920-................................... 1921__........ ........................... 1922.............. ......................... 1923-..................................... 1924....................................... 1925........................................ 1926, ................... ................. 78.0 78.8 83.1 97.8 134.0 136.4 144.0 156.4 151.1 155.9 Of rates of wages per week, full time 76.8 77.0 79.5 92.7 126.2 129.2 135.8 146.9 141.2 145.3 Table II show's that an hour’s wage in 1925 purchased 151 per cent as much food as in 1913 and a week’s wage 141 per cent as much. In 1926 an hour’s wage purchased 156 per cent and a week’s wage 145 per cent as much food as in 1913. An hour’s wage in 1926 purchased over 142 per cent as much food as it did in 1907 and a week’s wage over 130 per cent as much. The figures in Table II are based on the index numbers shown in Table I. APPENDIX B.—COMPARISON OF RETAIL PRICE CHANGES IN THE UNITED STATES AND IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES, 1923 TO 1926 The principal index numbers of retail prices published by foreign countries have been brought together with those of this bureau in the subjoined table after having been reduced in most cases to a common base; namely, prices for July, 1914, equal 100. This base was selected instead of the average for the year 1913, which is used in other tables of index numbers compiled by the bureau, because of the fact that in numerous instances satisfactory informa tion for 1913 was not available. A part of the countries shown in the table now publish index numbers of retail prices on the July, 1914, base. In such cases, therefore, the index numbers are repro duced as published. For other countries the index numbers here shown have been obtained by dividing the index for each month specified in the table by the index for July, 1914, or the nearest period thereto as published in the original sources. As stated in the table, the number of articles included in the index numbers for the different countries differs widely. These results, which are designed merely to show price trends and not actual differences in the several countries, should not, therefore, be considered as closely comparable with one another. In certain instances, also, the figures are not absolutely comparable from month to month over the entire period, owing to slight changes in the list of commodities and the localities included on successive dates. 217 APPENDIXES T a b l e TEL—I N D E X N U M B E R S OF R E T A IL PR IC E S IN T H E U N IT E D ST A T E S A N D IN O T H E R C O U N T R IE S C o u n try - United States Canada N um ber of localities. 51 60 Czecho Belgium slovakia Finland France (except Paris) France (Paris) 100 320 71 29 foods Foods 13 13 36 foods (11 foods) (11 foods) Foods 29 foods C o m p u t Bureau ing agen of Labor c y ............ Statistics Govern inistry Depart M Central ment Indus Office of Statisti inistry M inistry m ent of of Bureau of M try and Statistics cal D e Statistics of Labor of Labor Labor Labor partment Year and month 1923 Jan............. Feb........... Mar........... Apr............ M ay,......... June........... July.......... . Aug.......... . Sept........... Oct........... . N ov........... D ec.......... . 1924 Jan............. Feb............ Mar........... Apr............ M ay......... . June.......... July.......... . Aug.......... . Sept........... Oct............. N o v ........... D ec............ 1925 Jan............. Feb............ Mar........... Apr............ M ay.......... June........... July........... Aug........... Sept........... Oct............. N o v ........... Dec............ 1926 Jan............. F eb............ M ar........... A pr............ M ay........... June........... July........... Aug............ Sept........... Oct............. N ov............ Dec............ July, 1914 July, 1914 April, 1914 July, 1914 141 139 139 140 140 141 144 143 146 147 148 147 142 142 145 143 140 138 137 142 141 144 144 145 397 408 409 413 419 429 439 453 458 463 470 146 144 141 138 138 139 140 141 144 145 147 148 145 145 143 137 133 133 134 137 139 139 141 143 480 495 510 498 485 492 493 498 503 513 520 521 838 830 829 825 833 837 842 853 877 151 148 148 148 148 152 156 157 156 158 164 162 145 147 145 142 141 141 141 146 146 147 151 156 521 517 511 506 502 505 509 517 525 533 534 534 911 904 901 894 914 916 894 884 875 863 161 158 156 159 158 156 154 152 155 157 158 158 157 155 154 153 152 149 149 150 147 147 148 151 527 526 521 529 558 579 637 July, 1914 180 705 730 741 Germany Entire country Commodi ties in 43 foods cluded... B ase* 100— 56 (foods, etc.) Den mark 188 January- August, 1914 June, 1914 1108 1103 1096 1047 1016 1004 1003 1087 1103 1140 1133 1112 331 "337 "349 ‘373 194 200 1130 1120 1152 1137 1097 ”466 ” 393’ ” 400” "426 ”440 “ 434 1101 210 866 854 845 832 832 837 861 876 878 878 888 902 912 1070 1067 1035 1037 1040 1052 1125 1125 1156 1160 1160 177 159 1145 1222 1187 1165 1164 1138 1090 1106 1100 1085 1078 1090 1105 1153 1137 1126 1114 1110 ”451' "471' ‘503' "523* "elo" "647" July, 1914 Federal Statis tical Bureau October, 1913July, 1914 316 321 320 325 331 321 328 339 349 355 365 376 384 392 380 378 370 360 366 374 383 396 404 127 117 120 123 126 120 126 122 125 134 135 135 408 410 415 409 418 422 421 423 431 433 444 463 137 145 146 144 141 146 154 154 153 151 147 146 480 495 497 503 522 544 574 587 590 624 628 599 143 142 141 142 142 143 145 146 145 145 148 150 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1926 218 T a b le in.—IN D E X C ountry.. Italy Number of localities. 47 foods Commod 20and ities in clu d ed .. char coal C o m p u t ing agen cy ............ B ase=100. Year and month 1923 Jan............. Feb............ Mar........... Apr............ M a y .......... J u n e......... July........... Aug............ Sept........... Oct............ N ov........... D ec............ 1924 Jan............ Feb............ Mar........... Apr............ M a y.......... June.......... July .. Aug............ Sept........... Oct............ N ov........... D ec............ 1925 Jan............. Feb............ Mar........... Apr............ M ay .......... June.......... July....... Aug............ Sept........... Oct............ N ov........... D ec............ 1926 Jan............ Feb............ Mar........... Apr............ M ay .......... June.......... July Aug............ Sept........... Oct............ N ov........... D ec............ N U M B E R S OP R E T A IL PR IC E S IN T H E U N IT E D ST A T ES A N D IN O T H ER C O U N T R IE S—Continued Nether Norway Sweden Switzer United King lands land dom 6 31 49 33 29 (27 foods) Foods 50 (43 foods, 7 fuel and light) Foods 630 South Africa India (Bom bay) ’ Aus tralia N ew Zea land 9 1 30 25 21 foods 24 foods 17 foods 46 foods and 59 foods groceries M inistry Central Central of N a Bureau Bureau tional Sta of Sta Econo of tistics tistics my Social Board Labor Ministry ofOffice Cen Office of sus and (re Labor Statis vised) tics Labor Office (re vised) Bureau of Cen sus and Statis tics Census and Statis tics Office JanuaryJune, 1914 July, 1914 July, 1914 July, 1914 July, 1914 July, 1914 July, 1914 1913 July, 1914 1914 542 527 524 530 535 532 518 512 514 517 526 528 148 149 149 149 147 145 145 143 142 145 149 149 214 214 214 212 214 213 218 220 218 217 221 226 166 165 166 163 161 161 160 161 165 165 164 164 160 158 159 161 164 166 166 166 167 167 171 172 175 173 171 168 162 160 162 165 168 172 173 176 117 117 117 117 118 118 116 115 115 117 120 118 151 150 149 150 148 146 148 149 149 147 147 152 145 144 145 152 156 162 164 165 161 157 157 156 139 140 141 142 143 142 142 143 145 146 147 147 527 529 523 527 530 543 538 534 538 550 583 601 150 151 152 152 151 151 150 150 152 154 156 157 230 234 241 240 241 240 248 257 261 264 269 274 163 162 162 159 159 158 159 163 165 172 172 172 173 172 171 169 169 170 170 170 170 174 175 175 175 177 176 167 163 160 162 164 166 172 179 180 120 122 122 122 122 120 117 117 117 120 122 121 154 151 147 143 143 147 151 156 156 156 157 156 155 153 152 150 151 149 148 147 146 146 147 148 150 149 150 150 150 150 148 146 145 145 148 150 609 609 610 606 600 602 605 619 642 645 652 653 156 157 157 155 154 152 152 152 152 149 149 148 277 283 284 276 265 261 260 254 241 228 223 221 170 170 171 170 169 169 169 170 168 166 165 164 172 172 171 169 168 169 169 169 170 168 168 167 178 176 176 170 167 166 167 168 170 172 172 174 120 120 121 124 123 122 120 119 118 119 117 116 152 152 155 153 151 149 152 147 146 148 149 151 148 149 151 152 154 155 156 156 156 157 156 155 147 146 149 149 150 149 151 152 153 155 156 154 658 649 636 633 643 647 645 648 656 662 655 622 148 147 147 146 146 146 146 146 149 148 148 146 216 212 205 198 195 194 198 196 193 191 186 184 162 160 159 158 157 157 156 156 157 157 158 157 165 163 161 161 159 159 159 157 158 160 159 159 171 168 165 159 158 158 161 161 162 163 169 169 116 117 118 119 119 118 117 117 117 120 119 117 151 150 151 150 150 152 155 153 152 153 152 154 155 154 159 163 163 162 159 ]57 155 153 155 158 154 153 152 151 151 151 149 150 148 147 146 149 I | ! i I i INDEX Anthracite coal, retail prices of.. Articles of food. ( See Food.) Atlanta, Ga., retail prices in___ Australia, retail prices of food in........................... Average retail prices. (See Food; Coal; Gas.) 199-207 ------ 34,58,59,160,202,203,208,212 ................................................... 218 Bacon, retail prices of............ Baltimore, M d., retail prices in . _ Bananas, retail prices o fBeans, baked, retail prices o f.. Beans, navy, retail prices of—.. Beef, fresh, retail prices of....................... Belgium, retail prices of food, etc., i n Birmingham, Ala., retail prices in........ Bituminous coal, retail prices of............ Boston, Mass., retail prices in................. Bread, retail prices ofBridgeport, Conn., retail prices in.. Buffalo, N . Y ., retail prices i Butte, M ont., retail prices in.. Butter, retail prices of— .......... 8,11,13,17,25,37,39,58-198 — _ 34,60,61,161,202,203,208,212 ............................... 30,56,57, 58-159 ............................... 29,56,57,58-159 ............................... 28,54,55,58-159 8,11,13,17,18,19,25,36,38,58-198 Cabbage, retail prices of.. Canada, retail prices of food i n . . Cereal, wheat, retail prices of____ Charleston, S. C., retail prices in.. Cheese, retail prices of.. Chicago, HI., retail prices in—_ Chuck roast, retail prices of__ Cincinnati, Ohio, retail prices i n . . . Cities included in investigation of retail j Cleveland, Ohio, retail prices in_. Coal, retail prices of.. Coffee, retail prices o f . . ______________ Columbus, Ohio, retail prices in.. Consumption, annual, of food per fam ily.. Corn, canned, retail prices of----Corn flakes, retail prices of___ Corn meal, retail prices of__ Czechoslovakia, retail prices of food, etc., in . ............ 29,56,57,58-159 217 ______ 13,17,28,56,57,58-159 . 34,72,73,165,202,203,208,212 _______ 11,13,17,27,46,48,58-198 . .. 34,74,75,166,202,203,208,212 11,13,17,19,36,38,58-198 . 34,76,77,167,202,203,210,212 .......................................... 2,3 34,78,79,168,202,203,208,210,212 . . 199-207 11,30,47,49,58-198 . 80,81,202,203,210,212 Dallas, Tex., retail prices in ______ Denmark, retail prices of food i n . .. Denver, Colo., retail prices in ........ . Detroit, Mich., retail prices in ------ — . 34,62,63,162,202,203,208,212 .................................... ......... 199-207 . 34,64,65,163,202,203,208, 212 . . . 11,13,17,27,46,48,58-198 . . . . 66,67,202,203,208,212 34,68,69,164,202,203,208,210,212 70,71,202,203,208,212 . 9,11,13,17,26,46,48,58-198 ............ 29,56,57,58-159 , 13,17,28,56,57,58-159 , 10,11,13,17,28,47,49,58-198 ........................................ 217 . . 34,82,83,169,202,203,210,212 __ 34,84,85,170,202,203,208,212 - 34,86,87,171,202,203,208,212 Eggs, storage, retail prices o f ................... Eggs, strictly fresh, retail prices of......... Electricity, net prices of, for household i England. ( See United 'Kingdom.) .......... 27,37,39,58-159 10,11,27,37,39,58-198 ............ .............211-214 Fall River, Mass., retail prices in _____ Finland, retail prices of food in................ Floor, wheat, retail prices o f - . ................ 34,88,89,172,202,203,208,212 .......................................... 217 . . . . 10,11,13,17,27,46,48,58-198 219 220 Food, annual consumption of, per family.. JTood, purchasing power of union wages JTood, retail prices of France, retail prices of food, etc., in ----- INDEX in __ Gas, net prices of, for household use........ . Oermany, retail prices of food i n ............. Great Britain. ( See U nited Kingdom.) P age 4 215,216 ._ 1-198 .. 217 208-210 .. 217 H Ham, sliced, retail prices of....................... . H ens, retail prices of-'-................................. Houston, Tex., retail prices in.................... Index numbers of retail food prices, by years Index numbers of retail food prices, how computed India (Bombay), retail prices of fooc^in Indianapolis, Ind., retail prices in Italy, retail prices of food in. . 9,11,13,17,25,37,39,58-198 . 9,11,13,17,26,37,39, 58-198 .. 90,91,202,203,208,210,212 6,11,12,17,34,35 ........................................... 3,4 .................. ........................ 218 . 34, 92,93,173,202,203,208,212 218 Jacksonville, Fla., retail prices in.. 34,94,95,174,202,203,208,213 Kansas City, M o., retail prices in .......... 34,96,97,175,202,203,210,213 Lamb, retail prices of. Lard, retail prices of.. Lard substitute, vegetable, retail prices of......... Little Rock, Ark., retail prices in Los Angeles, Calif., retail prices in . Louisville, K y., retail prices in.. 13,17,25,37,39,58-198 . . 9,11,27,37,39,58-198 27,56,57,58-159 34,98,99,176,204,205,210,213 . . . . 34,100,101,177,204,205,210,213 - . . 34,102,103,178,204,205,210,213 Macaroni, retail prices of_. Manchester, N . H ., retail prices in . M eat, methods of cutting. Meats, retail prices of. Memphis, Tenn., retail prices i n . . M ilk, evaporated, retail prices of.. M ilk, fresh, retail prices ofMilwaukee, W is., retail prices i n Minneapolis, M inn., retail prices in.............. M obile, Ala., retail prices in............................ - 13,17,28,56,57,58-159 34,104,105,179,204,205,208,213 2,3,18-25 ___ 8-11,13,17-26,36-39,58-198 35,106,107,180,204,205,208,213 13,17,26,56,57,58-159 — . 9,11,13,17,26,46,48,58-198 35,108,109,181,204,205,208, 213 . 35,110, 111, 182,204,205,208,213 112,113,204,205,208,213 Netherlands, retail prices of food, etc., in Newark, N . J., retail prices in .............................. . N ew Haven, Conn., retail prices in....... .............. N ew Orleans, La., retail prices inN ew York, N . Y ., retail prices inN ew Zealand, retail prices of food i n .................. Norfolk, Va., retail prices in .. ^Norway, retail prices of food in ... 218 35.114.115.183.204.205.208.213 . 35,116,117,184,204,205,208,213 35.118.119.185.204.205.208.213 . 35,120,121,186,204,205,208,213 218 122,123,204,205,208,213 ................................. 218 Oats, rolled, retail prices of.. •Oleomargarine* retail prices of.. Omaha, Nebr., retail prices in— . Onions, retail prices of. Oranges, retail prices of. 13,17,28,56,57,58-159 .......... 26,56,57,58-159 . 35,124,125,187,204,205,208, 213 29,54,55,58-159 . 30,56,57,58-159 Peas, canned, retail prices of......... Peoria, 111., retail prices in . Philadelphia, Pa., retail prices in.. Pittsburgh, Pa., retail prices in Plate beef, retail prices of.. Pork chops, retail prices of-. .............. 29,56,57,58-159 126,127,204,205,208,213 35,128,129,188,204,205,208,213 — 35,130,131,189,204,205,208,210,213 — 11,13,17,25,36,38,58-198 . 8,11, 13,17,25,36,38,58-198 INDEX 221 Page* Portland, M e., retail prices in ................. ............................... .............................................. 132,133,204,205,208,213 Portland, Oreg., retail prices in ..................................................... ................... 35,134,135,190,204,205,208,213, 214 Potatoes, retail prices o f............................................................................................................ 10,11,28,47,49,58-198 Prices, retail, explanation o f........................................................... ....................................................... 31,199,208,211 Prices, retail, how obtained..................................................................................................................................... 1 Prices, retail, in 1926.............................................................................................................. - ................................. 5 Prices, retail, of specified articles................................................... ......................................................... 5,8-11,36-214 Providence, R . I., retail prices in ........................................... - ............................... 35,136,137,191,204,205,208,214 Prunes, retail prices of__....................................................................................................................... 30,54,55,58-159 Q Quotations of retail prices, how obtained.........................................................................................................— 1 R Raisins, retail prices of............................................................................................................................ 30,54,55,58-159 Retail prices, how obtained............................................................ ........................................................................ 1 Rib roast, retail prices of................................................................................................. .. 8,11,13,17,19,36,38,58-198 Rice, retail prices of...................................................................................................................... 11,13,28,47,49,58-198 Richmond, V a., retail prices in ...................................................... .......................... 35,138,139,192,204,205,208,214 Rochester, N . Y ., retail prices in .......................................................................................... 140,141,206,207,208,214 Rolled oats, retail prices of......................................................................................................... 13,17,28,56,57,58-159 Round steak, retail prices of............................................................. ............................... 8,11,13,17,19,36,38,58-198 S St. Louis, M o., retail prices in .................................................................................. 35,142,143,193,206,207,208,214 St. Paul, M inn., retail prices in ............................................................................................ 144,145,206,207,208,214 Salmon, canned, retail prices o f........................................................................................................... 26,54,55,58-159 Salt Lake C ity, U tah, retail prices in ..................................................................... 35,146,147,194,206,207,208,214 San Francisco, Calif., retail prices in ...................................................................... 35,148,149,195,206,207,208,214 Savannah, Ga., retail prices in............................................................................................. 150,151,206,207,208,214 Scranton, Pa., retail prices i n . . ........................................................ ........................ 35,152,153,196,206,207,208,214 Seattle, Wash., retail prices in .................................................................................. 35,154,155,197,206,207,208,214 Sirloin steak, retail prices of-............................................................................................ 8,11,13,17,18,36,38,58-198 Sources of price quotations...................................................................................................................................... 1 South Africa, retail prices of food in ...................................................................................................................... 218 Springfield, 111., retail prices in .......................................................... ................................... 156,157,206,207,208,214 Sugar, retail prices of.................................................................................................................... 10,11,30,47,49,58-198 Sweden, retail prices of food, etc., in .......................... j .................................................................... ................... 218 Switzerland, retail prices of food in ........................................................................................................................ 218 T Tea, retail prices o f........................................................................................................................... 11,30,47,49,58-198 Tomatoes, canned, retail prices of....................................................................................................... 29,56,57,58-159 U United Kingdom, retail prices of food in— _•.................................. .................................................................. 218 United States, comparison of retail prices with foreign countries........................................................... 216-218 W Wages, union, purchasing power of, measured in food................................................................................. 215,216 Washington, D . C., retail prices in ......................................................................... 35,158,159,198,206,207,208,214 Weights used in computing index numbers of retail food prices................................................................... 4 Wheat cereal, retail prices o f.................................................................................................... 13,17,28,56,57,58-159 44567°—27-----15 LIST OF BULLETINS OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS The following is a list of all bulletins of the Bureau of Labor Statistics published since July, 1912, except th at in the case of bulletins giving the results of periodic surveys of th e bureau only the latest bulletin on any one subject is here listed. A com plete list of the reports and bulletins issued prior to July, 1921, as well as the bulletins published since th at date, will be furnished on application. Bulletins marked thus (*) are out of print. Conciliation and Arbitration (including strikes and lockouts). ♦No. 124. Conciliation and arbitration in the building trades of Greater N ew York. [1913.] *No. 133. Report of the industrial council of the British Board of Trade in its inquiry into industrial agreements. [1913.] ♦No. 139. Michigan copper district strike, [1914J N o. 144. Industrial court of the cloak, suit, and skirt industry of N ew York City. [1914.] N o. 145. Conciliation, arbitration, and sanitation in the dress and waist industry of N ew York C ity. [1914.] •N o. 191. Collective bargaining in the anthracite coal industry. [1916.] ♦No. 198. Collective agreements in the men’s clothing industry. [1916.] N o. 233. Operation of the industrial disputes investigation act of Canada. [1918.] N o. 255. Joint industrial councils in Great Britain. [1919.] N o. 283. History of the Shipbuilding Labor Adjustment Board, 1917 to 1919. N o. 287. National War Labor Board: History of its formation, activities, etc. [1921.] N o. 303. Use of Federal power in settlement of railway labor disputes. [1922.] N o. 341. Trade agreement in the silk-ribbon industry of New York City. [1923.] N o. 402. Collective bargaining by actors. [1926.] N o. 4191 Trade agreements, 1925. Cooperation. N o. 313. Consumers’ cooperative societies in the United States in 1920. No. 314. Cooperative credit societies in America and in foreign countries. [1922.] No. 437. Cooperative movement in the United States in 1925 (other than agricultural). Employment and Unemployment. ♦No. N o. ♦No. ♦No. N o. 109. 172. 183. 195. 196. Statistics of unemployment and the work of employment offices in the United States. [1913.] Unemployment in N ew York City, N . Y . [1915.] Regularity of employment in the women’s ready-to-wear garment industries. [1915.] Unemployment in the United States. [1916.] Proceedings of the Employment Managers’ Conference held at Minneapolis, M inn., Jan uary, 1916. *No. 202. Proceedings of the conference of Employment Managers’ Association of Boston, Mass., held M ay 10,1916. No. 206. The British system of labor exchanges. [1916.] ♦No. 227. Proceedings of the Employment Managers’ Conference, Philadelphia, Pa., April 2 and 3, 1917. No. 235. Employm ent system of the Lake Carriers’ Association. [1918]. ♦No. 241. Public employment offices in the U nited States. [1918]. No. 247. Proceedings of Employm ent Managers’ Conference, Rochester, N . Y ., M ay 9-11, 1918. No. 310. Industrial unemployment: A statistical study of its extent and causes. [1922]. No. 409. Unemployment in Columbus, Ohio, 1921 to 1925. Foreign Labor Laws. ♦No. 142. Administration of labor law s and factory inspection in certain European countries. [1914.] Housing. ♦No. No. No. N o. 158. 263. 295. 424. Government aid to home owning and housing of working people in foreign countries. Housing by employers in the United States. [1920.] Building operations in representative cities in 1920. Building permits in the principal cities of the United States, 1925. [1914.]. Industrial Accidents and Hygiene. ♦No. 104. Lead poisoning in potteries, tile works, and porcelain enameled sanitary ware factories. [1912.] N o. 120. Hygiene in the painters’ trade. [1913.] ♦No. 127. Dangers to workers from dust and fumes, and methods of protection. [1913.] ♦No. 141. Lead poisoning in the smelting and refining of lead. [1914.] w Industrial Accidents and Hygiene—Continued. ♦No. ♦No. ♦No. N o. 157. 165. 179. 188. ♦No. 201. •N o. ♦No. N o. N o. N o. ♦No. N o. ♦No. N o. 207. 209. 219. 221. 230. 231. 234. 236. 249. ♦No. N o. N o. N o. N o. N o. N o. N o. N o. 251. 256. 267. 276. 280. 291. 293. 298. 306. N o. 339. N o. 392. N o. 405. N o. N o. N o. N o. 425. 426. 427. 428. Industrial accident statistics. [1915.] Lead poisoning in the manufacture of storage batteries. [1914.] Industrial poisons used in the rubber industry. [1915.] Report of British departmental committee on the danger in the use of lead in the painting of buildings. [1916.] Report of committee on statistics and compensation-insurance cost of the International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions. [1916.] Causes of death by occupation. [1917.] Hygiene of the printing trades. [1917.] Industrial poisons used or produced in the manufacture of explosives. [1917.] Hours, fatigue, and health in British munitions factories. [1917.] Industrial efficiency and fatigue in British munitions factories. [1917.] M ortality from respiratory diseases in dusty trades (inorganic dusts). [1918.] Safety movement in the iron and steel industry, 1907 to 1917. Effect of the air hammer on the hands of stonecutters. [1918.] Industrial health and efficiency. Final report of British Health of M unition Workers Com mittee. [1919.] Preventable death in the cotton-manufacturing industry. [1919.] Accidents and accident prevention in machine building. [1919.] Anthrax as an occupational disease. [1920.] Standardization of industrial accident statistics. [1920.] Industrial poisoning in the making of coal-tar dyes and dye intermediates. [1921.] Carbon monoxide poisoning. [1921.] The problem of dust phthisis in the granite-stone industry. [1922.] Causes and prevention of accidents in the iron and steel industry, 1916 to 1919. Occupational hazards and diagnostic signs: A guide to impairments to be looked for in hazardous occupations. [1922.] Statistics of industrial accidents in the United States. [1923.] Survey of hygienic conditions in the printing trades. [1925.] Phosphorus necrosis in the manufacture of fireworks and the preparation of phosphorus. [1926.] Record of industrial accidents in the United States to 1925. Deaths from lead poisoning. [1926.] Health survey in the printing trades, 1922 to 1925. Proceedings of the Industrial Accident Prevention Conference, held at Washington, D . C.t July 14-16, 1926. Industrial Relations and Labor Conditions. N o. 237. Industrial unrest in Great Britain. [1917.] N o. 340. Chinese migrations, w ith special reference to labor conditions. [1923.] N o. 349. Industrial relations in the West Coast lumber industry. [1923.] N o. 361. Labor relations in the Fairmont (W. Va.) bituminous coal field. L1924.] N o. 380. Postwar labor conditions in Germany. [1925.] No. 383. Works council movement in Germany. [1925.] No. 384. Labor conditions in the shoe industry in Massachusetts, 1920 to 1924. N o. 399. Labor relations in the lace and lace-curtain industries in the United States. [1925.1 Labor Laws of the United States (including decisions of courts relating to labor). N o. 211. N o. 229. N o. 285. N o. 321. N o. 322. N o. 343. N o. 370. N o. 408. N o. 417. N o. 434. N o. 444. Labor laws and their administration in the Pacific States. [1917.] Wage-payment legislation in the United States. [1917.] Minimum-wage legislation in the United States. [1921.] Labor law s that have been declared unconstitutional. [1922.] Kansas Court of Industrial Relations. [1923.] Laws providing for bureaus of labor statistics, etc. [1923.] Labor laws of the United States, with decisions of courts relating thereto. [1925.] Labor laws relating to paym ent of wages. [1926.] Decisions of courts and opinions affecting labor, 1925. Labor legislation of 1926. Decisions of courts and opinions affecting labor, 1926. (In press.) Proceedings of Annual Conventions of the Association of Governmental Labor Officials of the United States and Canada. N o. 266. N o. 307. ♦No. 323. N o. 352. N o. 389. N o. 411. N o . 429; Seventh, Seattle, Wash., July 12-15,1920. Eighth, N ew Orleans, La., M ay 2-6,1921. N inth, Harrisburg, Pa., M ay 22-26,1922. Tenth, Richmond, Va., M ay 1-4,1923. Eleventh, Chicago, 111., M ay 19-23,1924. Twelfth, Salt Lake City, U tah, August 13-15,1925. ’ Thirteenth, Columbus, Ohio, June 7-10,1926. M Proceedings of Annual Meetings of the International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions. ♦No. No. No. ♦No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. 210. 248. 264. 273. 281. 304. 333. 359. 385. 395. 406. 432. Third, Columbus, Ohio, April 25-28, 1916. Fourth, Boston, Mass., August 21-25,1917. Fifth, Madison, Wis., September 24-27, 1918. Sixth, Toronto, Canada, September 23-26,1919. Seventh, San Francisco, Calif., September 20-24,1920. Eighth, Chicago, HI., September 1&-23, 1921. N inth, Baltimore, M d., October 9-13,1922. Tenth, St. Paul, M inn., September 24-26, 1923. Eleventh, Halifax, Nova Scotia, August 26-28,1924. Index to proceedings, 1914-1924. Twelfth, Salt Lake City, Utah, August 17-20, 1925. Thirteenth, Hartford, Conn., September 14-17,1926. Proceedings of Annual Meetings of International Association of Public Employment Services. No. 192. First, Chicago, December 19 and 20,1913; Second, Indianapolis, September 24 and 25,1914; Third, Detroit, July 1 and 2,1915. No. 220. Fourth, Buffalo, N . Y ., July 20 and 21,1916. No. 311. N inth, Buffalo, N . Y ., September 7-9,1921. No. 337. Tenth, Washington, D . C., September 11-13,1922. No. 355. Eleventh, Toronto, Canada, September 4-7, 1923. No. 400. Twelfth, Chicago, HI., M ay 19-23,1924. No. 414. Thirteenth, Rochester, N . Y ., September 15-17, 1925. Productivity of Labor. No. No. N o. No. No. 356. 360. 407. 412. 441. Productivity costs in the common-brick industry. [1924.] Time and labor costs in manufacturing 100 pairs of shoes. [1924.] Labor cost of production and wages and hours in the paper box-board industry Wages, hours, and productivity in the pottery industry, 1925. Productivity of labor in the glass industry. Retail Prices and Cost of Living. *No. 121. *No. 130. *No. 164. No. 170. No. 357. No. 369. Sugar prices, from refiner to consumer. [1913.] Wheat and flour prices, from farmer to consumer. [1913.] Butter prices, from producer to consumer. [1914.] Foreign food prices as affected b y the war. [1915.] Cost of living in the United States. [1924.] The use of cost-of-living figures in wage adjustments. [1925.] Safety Codes. No. No. N o. N o. 331. 336. 338. 350. No. 351. N o. 364. N o. 375. N o. 378. No. 382. No. 410. No. 430. No. 433. N o. 436. Code of lighting factories, mills, and other work places. Safety code for the protection of industrial workers in foundries. Safety code for the use, care, and protection of abrasive wheels. Specifications of laboratory tests for approval of electric headlighting devices for motor vehicles. Safety code for the construction, care, and use of ladders. Safety code for the mechanical power-transmission apparatus. Safety code for laundry machinery and operation. Safety code for woodworking plants. Code of light jng school buildings. Safety code for paper and pulp mills. Safety code for power presses and foot and hand presses. Safety code for prevention of dust explosions. Safety code for the use, care, and protection of abrasive wheels. Vocational and Workers' Education. ♦No. ♦No. No. No. 159. 162. 199. 271. Short-unit courses for wage earners, and a factory school experiment. [1915.] Vocational education survey of Richmond, Va. [1915.] Vocational education survey of Minneapolis, M inn. [1916.1 Adult working-class education in Great Britain and the United States. [1920.] Wages and Hours of Labor. ♦No. 146. Wages and regularity of employment and standardization of piece rates in the dress and waist industry of N ew York City. [1914.] ♦No. 147. Wages and regularity of employment in the cloak, suit, and skirt industry. [1914.] No. 161. Wages and hours of labor in the clothing and cigar industries, 1911 to 1913. No. 163. Wages and hours of labor in the building and repairing of steam railroad cars, 1907 to 1913. ♦No. 190. Wages and hours of labor in the cotton, woolen, and silk industries, 1907 to 1914. No. 204. Street railway employment in the United States. [1917.] No. 225. Wages and hours of labor in the lumber, mill work, and furniture industries, 1915 N o. 265. Industrial survey in selected industries in the United States, 1919. [in] W ages and Hours of Labor—Continued. N o. 297. Wages and hours of labor in the petroleum industry, 1920. N o. 356. Productivity costs in the common-brick industry. [1924.] N o. 358. Wages and hours of labor in the automobile-tire industry, 1923. N o. 360. Time and labor costs in manufacturing 100 pairs of shoes. [1924.] N o. 365. Wages and hours of labor in the paper and pulp industry, 1923. N o. 371. Wages and hours of labor in cotton-goods manufacturing, 1924. N o. 374. Wages and hours of labor in the boot and shoe industry, 1907 to 1924. N o. 376. Wages and hours of labor in the hosiery and underwear industry, 1907 to 1924. N o. 394. Wages and hours of labor in the metalliferous mines, 1924. N o. 407. Labor cost of production and wages and hours in the paper box-board industry, 1925. N o. 412. Wages, hours, and productivity in the pottery industry, 1925. N o. 413. Wages and hours of labor in the lumber industry in the United States, 1925. N o. 416. Hours and earnings in anthracite and bituminous coal mining, 1922 and 1924. N o. 421. Wages and hours of labor in the slaughtering and meat-packing industry, 1925. N o. 422. Wages and hours of labor in foundries and machine shops, 1925. N o. 431. Union scale of wages and hours of labor, M ay 15,1926. N o. 434. Wages and hours of labor in the men’s clothing industry, 1911 to 1926. N o. 438. Wages and hours of labor in the motor vehicle industry, 1925. (In press.) N o. 442. Wages and hours of labor in the iron and steel industry, 1907 to 1926. (In press.) N o. 443. Wages and hours of labor in woolen and worsted goods manufacturing, 1926. (In press.)1 Welfare Work. ♦No. 123. Employers’ welfare work. [1913.] No. 222. Welfare work in British munitions factories. [1917.] *No. 250. Welfare work for employees in industrial establishments in the United States. [1919.] Wholesale Prices. N o. 284. Index numbers of wholesale prices in the United States and foreign countries. [1921.] N o. 440. Wholesale prices, 1890 to 1926. Women and Children In Industry. No. 116. Hours, earnings, and duration of employment of wage-earning women in selected industries in the District of Columbia. [1913.] ♦No. 117. Prohibition of night work of young persons. [1913.] ♦No. 118. Ten-hour maximum working-day for women and young persons. [1913.] ♦No. 119. Working hours of women in the pea canneries of Wisconsin. [1913.] ♦No. 122. Employm ent of women in power laundries in Milwaukee. [1913.] No. 160. Hours, earnings, and conditions of labor of women in Indiana mercantile establishments and garment factories. [1914.] ♦No. 167. M inimum wage legislation in the United States and foreign countries. [1915.] ♦No. 175. Summary of the report on conditions of women and child wage earners in the United States. [1915.] ♦No. 176. Effect of minimum-wage determinations in Oregon. [1915.] ♦No. 180. The boot and shoe industry in Massachusetts as a vocation for women. [1915.] ♦No. 182. Unemployment among women in department and other retail stores of Boston, Mass. [1916.1 N o. 193. Dressmaking as a trade for women in Massachusetts. [1916.] No. 215. Industrial experience of trade-school girls in Massachusetts. [1917.] ♦No. 217. Effect of workmen’s compensation laws in diminishing the necessity of industrial em ploy ment of women and children. [1918.] No. 223. Employment of women and juveniles in Great Britain during the war. [1917.] No. 253. Women in lead industries. [1919.] Workmen's Insurance and Compensation (including laws relating thereto). ♦No. ♦No. ♦No. No. ♦No. No. 101. 102. 103. 107. 155. 212. No. 243. No. No. No. No. 301. 312. 379. 423. Care of tuberculous wage earners in Germany. [1912.] British national insurance act. [1911.] Sickness and accident insurance law of Switzerland. [1912.] Law relating to insurance of salaried employees in Germany. [1913.] Compensation for accidents to employees of the United States. [1914.] Proceedings of the conference on social insurance called by the International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions, Washington, D . C., December 5-9,1916. Workmen’s compensation legislation in the United States and foreign countries, 1917 and 1918. Comparison of workmen’s compensation insurance and administration. [1922.] National health insurance in Great Britain, 1911 to 1920. Comparison of workmen’s compensation laws of the United States as of January 1,1925. Workmen’s compensation legislation of the United States and Canada, as of July 1, 1926. [IV] Miscellaneous Series. ♦No. 174. Subject index of the publications of the U nited States Bureau of Labor Statistics up to M ay 1,1915. N o. 208. Profit sharing in the U nited States. [1916.1 N o. 242. Food situation in central Europe, 1917. N o. 254. International labor legislation and the society of nations. [1919.] N o. 268. Historical survey of international action affecting labor. [1920.] N o. 282. M utual relief associations among Government employees in Washington, D . C. [1921.] N o. 299. Personnel research agencies. A guide to organized research in em ploym ent management, industrial relations, training, and working conditions. [1921.1 N o. 319. The Bureau of Labor Statistics: Its history, activities, and organization. N o. 326. M ethods o f procuring and computing statistical information of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. N o. 342. International Seamen’s Union of America: A study of its history and problems. [1923.] N o. 346. Hum anity in government. [1923.] N o. 372. Convict labor in 1923. N o. 386. The cost of American almshouses. [1925.] No. 398. Growth of legal-aid work in the U nited States. [1926.] N o. 401. Fam ily allowances in foreign countries. [1926.] N o. 420. Handbook of American trade-unions. [1926.] No. 439. Handbook of labor statistics, 1924-1926. (In press.) N o. 441. Productivity of labor in the glass industry. (In press.) M
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