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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND LABOR
B UR EA U OF LABOR
CHAS. P. NEILL, Commissioner
RETAIL PRICES
1890 TO AUGUST, 1912
BULLETIN OF THE UNITED
STATES BUREAU OF LABOR
WHOLE NUMBER 108
RETAIL PRICES AND COST OF LIVING SERIES
No. 3
OCTOBER 1, 1912
WASHINGTON
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
1912
CON TEN TS.
Retail Prices, 1890 to August, 1912:
Page.
Introduction........................................................................................................
5,6
Food..................................................................................................................... 6-21
Bread weights.....................................................................................................
21
Coal...................................................................................................................... 21-24
Gas....................................................................................................................... 24-26
Explanation of scope and method.................................................................... 26-36
Food................ .............................................................................................27-34
Bread weights..............................................................................................34,35
Coal............................................................................................................... 35,36
Gas................................................................................................................
36
Explanation of tables......................................................................................... 36-40
T a b l e I . —Retail prices of the principal articles of food on the 15th of each
month, July and August, 1911, and July and August, 1912, by cities and
by firms......................................................................................................... 41-113
T a b le II.—Bread weights: Scaling weight (weight of dough before baking),
in ounces, of the principal brands of wheat bread on the 15th of each
month, July and August, 1911, and July and August, 1912, by cities and by
firms and brands......................................................................................... 114-123
T a b l e III.—Per cent of increase or decrease in retail prices of the principal
articles of food: Price on the 15th of July and August, 1912, compared
with price on the corresponding date in 1911, by cities and by articles.. 124r-130
T a b l e IV.—Relative retail prices of the principal articles of food, January,
1911, to August, 1912, by geographical divisions..................................... 131-138
T a b l e V.—Retail prices of coal, for household use, on July 15, 1911, and
July 15,1912, by cities and by firms......................................................... 139-154
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UNITED STATES BUREAU OF LABOR.
w h o le n o. 108.
WASHINGTON.
o c t o b e r i, 1912.
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1912.
PREPARED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF FRED C. CROXTON.
INTRODUCTION.
This report presents for each of 39 of the most important indus
trial cities in the various sections of the United States the retail
prices of the principal articles of food, the weight of principal brands
of baker’s bread, the retail prices of anthracite and bituminous coal
for household use, and the net pric6 of gas for household use.
This report summarizes data published in previous retail price
reports of the Bureau of Labor1 and thus furnishes a comparison of
retail prices of food from 1890 to August, 1912. Actual retail prices
of the principal articles of food and actual bread weights are shown
in this report for July 15 and August 15, 1912, and for purposes
of comparison for corresponding dates in 1911. Actual retail prices
of coal for household use are shown for July 15, 1912, and for the
corresponding date in 1911. Actual prices of gas for household use
are shown for April 15, 1912, and for the corresponding date in 1911.
Prompt cooperation on the part of retail merchants, bakery offi
cials, coal dealers, and officials of gas companies has made it possible
for the Bureau to issue this report showing practically current prices
throughout the United States. Data are furnished to the Bureau
by 668 retail stores, 142 bakeries, 163 retail coal dealers, and 64 gas
companies.
The 39 cities included in this report are important industrial
cities representing 32 States. In a general way the city selected
in each section of the country was the city having the largest popu
lation in that section; but, in addition, two smaller cities were
included—Fall River, which is a textile center in Massachusetts, and
Scranton, which is situated in the anthracite coal region of Penn
sylvania. Within the 39 cities live one-fifth of the total number of
people, two-fifths of the urban population, and approximately onethird of the total number engaged in gainful occupations (not includ
ing those in agricultural pursuits) in continental United States.
The grade of articles of food quoted is that sold in each city in
stores patronized largely by families of American, English, Irish,
German, and Scandinavian wage earners. The Bureau has not
1Eighteenth Annual Report and Bulletin Nos. 59,65,71, 77, 105, and 106.
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BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR.
attempted to quote prices for an article of identical grade throughout
the 39 cities. For almost every article this would be absolutely
impossible, as the grade varies not only from city to city but also
from firm to firm within the same city, and the grade varies to some
extent from month to month even within the same store. Stores
which vary in a marked degree from day to day or month to month
the grade of articles handled have not been included, but in every
store there is necessarily some variation in grade.
FOOD.
Fifteen articles of food enter into the relative prices in this report.
These 15 articles represent approximately two-thirds of the expendi
ture for food by the average workingman’s family, as shown in the
Eighteenth Annual Report of the Commissioner of Labor. Eleven of
these 15 articles were higher in price on August 15, 1912, than on
December 15, 1911. The only 4 articles (of the 15) lower in price
were eggs, butter, potatoes, and sugar, and the prices of 3 of these
4 are normally lower during the summer months than during the
winter months.
Thirteen of the 15 articles were higher in price on August 15, 1912,
than on August 15, 1911. Potatoes and sugar were the only articles
showing a decline in price, and the change was 26.1 and 7.7 per cent,
respectively. The per cent of advance varied from 0.1 per cent for
bacon to 20.8 per cent for round steak. Seven of the 15 articles
advanced more than 10 per cent.
The table which follows compares for each of the 15 articles the
price on August 15, 1912, with the price on August 15, 1911.
PER CENT OF INCREASE OR DECREASE IN THE RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRIN
CIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD: PRICE ON AUGUST 15, 1912, COMPARED WITH PRICE
ON AUGUST 15, 1911, BY ARTICLES.
Article.
Potatoes, Irish....................
Sugar, granulated...............
Bacon, smoked...................
Ham, smoked.....................
Milk, fresh..........................
Hens...................................
Butter, creamery...............
Flour, wheat......................
Corn meal...........................
Eggs, strictly fresh.............
Lard, pure..........................
Pork chops.........................
Rib roast............................
Sirloin steak.......................
Round steak.......................
Per cent Per cent
of in
of de
crease in crease in
price.
price.
26.1
7.7
0.1
.7
3.6
6.1
6.2
6.9
10.6
11.1
12.4
13.7
17.8
18.5
20.8
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1912.
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The next table compares for each of the 15 articles the price on
July 15 and August 15, 1912, with the price on the corresponding
date in 1911. Of the 15 articles of food the prices of 13 were higher
on July 15, 1912, than on July 15, 1911, and as stated above the
prices of 13 were higher on August 15,1912, than on August 15,1911.
PER CENT OF INCREASE OR DECREASE IN RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL
ARTICLES OF FOOD: PRICE ON JULY 15 AND AUGUST 15, 1912, COMPARED WITH
PRICE ON THE CORRESPONDING DATE OF 1911, BY ARTICLES.
Price July 15,
1912Article.
Sirloin steak.......................
Round steak.......................
Rib roast............................
Pork chops.........................
Bacon, smoked...................
Ham, smoked.....................
Lard, pure..........................
Hens...................................
Flour, wheat......................
Corn meal...........................
Eggs, strictly fresh.............
Butter, creamery................
Potatoes, Irish....................
Sugar, granulated...............
Milk, fresh..........................
Higher
than
July 15,
1911.
Price August 15,
1912-
Lower
Higher
Lower
than
than Au than Au
July 15, gust 15, gust 15,
1911.
1911.
1911.
Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent.
17.3
18.5
19.1
20.8
17.2
17.8
10.2
13.7
0.9
.1
1:0
.7
12.4
12.0
3.9
6.1
10.0
6.9
11.4
10.6
11.0
11.1
6.2
11.3
26.1
31.6
1.2
7.7
3.6
2.5
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BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR.
The next table compares for each of the 15 articles the price on
August 15, 1912, with the average price for the 10-year period, 1890
to 1899. Sugar made the least change and pork chops made the
greatest change, with advances of 6.1 per cent and 105.4 per cent,
respectively. Nine of the 15 articles advanced in price more than
50 per cent.
PER CENT o r INCREASE IN THE RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES
OF FOOD: PRICE ON AUGUST 15, 1912, COMPARED WITH THE AVERAGE PRICE
FOR THE 10-YEAR PERIOD, 1890 TO 1899, BY ARTICLES.
Article.
Sugar, granulated...............
Butter, creamery...............
Milk, fresh........................
Flour, wheat......................
Potatoes, Irish....................
Eggs, strictly fresh.............
Lard, pure..........................
Hens...................................
Sirloin steak.......................
Ham, smoked.....................
Rib roast............................
Corn meal...........................
Round steak......................
Bacon, smoked...................
Pork chops.........................
Per cent
of in
crease in
price.
6.1
34.0
35.2
35.4
46.0
47.8
57.1
59.3
62.7
63.4
63.6
64.4
86.9
100.3
105.4
The next table compares, for each of the principal articles of food,
the retail price on August 15, 1912, with the price on August 15,
1911, within each of the 39 cities and also within each geographical
division.
The table shows, for example, that in Boston, Mass., prices on
August 15, 1912, compared with prices on August 15, 1911, advanced
24.6 per cent for sirloin steak, 22.4 per cent for round steak, 25.5 per
cent for rib roast, 4.6 per cent for pork chops, and declined 8.2 per
cent for bacon, etc. The table also shows that prices for sirloin steak
on August 15, 1912, compared with prices on August 15, 1911, ad
vanced 24.6 per cent in Boston, 19.9 per cent in Buffalo, 8.7 per cent
in Atlanta, 19.8 per cent in Chicago, and 14.6 per cent in Birming
ham, etc.
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RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1912.
PER CENT OF INCREASE OR DECREASE IN RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTI
CLES OF FOOD: PRICE ON AUGUST 15, 1912, COMPARED WITH PRICE ON AUGUST 15,
1911, BY CITIES AND GEOGRAPHICAL DIVISIONS.
Sirloin steak:
Price
Aug. 15,1912City and geographical
division.
Bound steak:
Price
Aug. 15,1912-
Rib roast:
Price
Aug. 15,1912-
Pork chops:
Price
Aug. 15,1912-
Higher
Lower
Lower
Lower
Higher
Higher
Higher Lower
than
than
than
than
than
than
than
than
Aug. 15, Aug. 15, Aug. 15, Aug. 15, Aug. 15, Aug. 15, Aug. 15, Aug. 15,
1911.
1911.
1911.
1911.
1911.
1911.
1911.
1911.
North Atlantic di
Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. per cent. Per cent.
vision:
4.6
22.4
25.5
24.6
2.5
22.4
19.0
19.9
Buffalo, N. Y .. ..
11.1
31.7
30.1
24.9
43.0
5.3
27.2
26.7
Manchester, N. H.
17.7
27.4
21.8
33.4
Newark, N. J___
20.7
33.5
23.0
27.5
NewHaven,Conn.
18.7
21.0
26.2
24.3
7.3
19.1
25.4
29.4
35.9
13.5
15.3
21.9
20.6
35.9
23.0
11.0
6.8
26.0
17.4
7.3
Baltimore, M d...
STf*».
8.7
15.4
3.3
13.7
16.8
7.3
12.3
11.2
8.4
23.4
5.2
8.3
Jacksonville, Fla.
Richmond, Va...
Washington,D.C.
28.2
16.5
22.6
11.9
18.0
22.9
10.8
12.1
19.0
12.2
10.6
12.9
North Central divi
sion:
Chicago, 111.........
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Cleveland, Ohio..
Detroit, Mich___
Indianapolis, Ind.
19.8
31.9
24.4
14.2
18.7
33.1
22.9
28.2
19.3
15.6
19.9
21.7
24.1
12.7
15.3
21.9
25.2
37.4
27.9
6.9
17.1
18.9
17.6
22.8
11.6
23.3
15.0
24.2
8.1
35.7
12.9
19.6
30.4
11.9
22.0
23.1
13.5
23.3
8.8
5.8
14.1
1.0
8.6
7.9
New York, N. Y.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Pittsburgh, Pa...
Providence, R. I.
Scranton, Pa.......
South Atlantic di
vision:
Kansas City, Mo.
Milwaukee, Wis..
M in n e a p o lis ,
Mint)............
Omaha, Nebr___
St. Louis, Mo___
South Central divi
sion:
Birmingham, Ala.
Dallas, Tex.........
Little Kock, Ark.
14.6
Louisville, Ky_..
Memphis, Tenn..
New Orleans, La.
23.3
18.7
23.2
16.9
12.4
23.9
23.5
10.9
16.0
11.7
7.8
8.4
Western division:
Denver, Colo.......
Los Angeles, Cal.
Portland, Oreg...
14.4
8.5
12.2
23.2
13.8
17.6
30.0
8.9
7.7
21.0
9.4
11.0
18.8
21.2
11.9
1.5
10.7
20.3
10.0
21.9
9.0
22.0
9.2
11.0
23.3
27.8
24.3
12.0
16.2
15.5
12.8
13.2
20.2
22.6
19.1
19.7
13.1
14.5
13.0
18.3 .............. 11
11.2
14.8
8.6
11.0
18.5
20.8
17.8
13.7
Salt Lake City,
Utah................
San Francisco,
Cal...................
Seattle, Wash__
North Atlantic divi
sion........................
South Atlantic divi
sion........................
North Central divi
sion........................
South Central divi
sion........................
Western division . ,.
United States..
7.0
7.0
6.4
0.5
11.6
1.1
5.5
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BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR.
PER CENT OF INCREASE OR DECREASE IN RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTI
CLES OF FOOD: PRICE ON AUGUST 15, 1912, COMPARED WITH PRICE ON AUGUST 15,
1911, BY CITIES AND GEOGRAPHICAL DIVISIONS—Continued.
Bacon, smoked:
Price
Aug. 15,1912City and geographical
division.
Ham, smoked:
Price
Aug. 15,1912-
Lard, pure:
Price
Aug. 15,1912-
Hens:
Price
Aug. 15,1912-
Higher
Lower
Higher
Lower
Higher
Lower
Higher
than
than
than
than
than
than
than
Aug. 15, Aug. 15, Aug. 15, Aug. 15, Aug. 15, Aug. 15, Aug. 15,
1911.
1911.
1911.
1911.
1911.
1911.
1911.
Lower
than
Aug. 15,
1911.
North Atlantic divi
Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent.
sion:
8.2
0.6
Boston, Mass__ 8.4
6.9
6.1
.3
Buffalo, N. Y .. . .
17.5
..........3.3
5.0
2.1
Fall River, Mass.
22.5
10.2
3.1
1.1
Manchester, N.H.
8.7
3.4
Newark, N. J___
5.8
3.4
10.9
1.4
New Haven,Conn.
2.9
9.7
11.7
7.0
New York, N. Y .
Philadelphia, Pa.
Pittsburgh, Pa...
Providence, R. I.
Scran ton, Pa.
1.7
2.8
South Atlantic divi
sion:
Atlanta^ Ga........
Baltimore, Md...
Charleston, S. C..
2.6
Jacksonville, Fla.
Richmond, V a...
Washington,D.C.
North Central divi
sion:
Chicago, 111.........
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Cleveland, Ohio..
Detroit, Mich___
Indianapolis, Bad.
Kansas City, Mo.
Milwaukee, Wis
M in n e a p o lis ,
M i n n ......................
Omaha, Nebr___
St. Louis, Mo
South Central divi
sion:
Birmingham,Ala.
Dallas, Tex
Little Rock, Ark.
Louisville, Ky
Memphis, Tenn..
New Orleans, La
Western division:
Denver, Colo.......
Los Angeles, Cal.
Portland, Oreg
Salt Lake City,
Utah................
S an Francisco,
Cal...................
Seattle, Wash__
North Atlantic divi
sion........................
South Atlantic divi
sion........................
North Central divi
sion........................
South Central divi
sion........................
Western division.......
United States..
4.7
5.9
.2
2.5
6.5
13.7
1.9
10.4
5.4
1.6
4.8
5.3
1.4
.7
4.9
8.0
2.2
12.2
.7
.3
3.2
.......io.Y
2.1
.3
3.8
7.5
2.5
1.1
6.5
3.6
1.9
3.3
2.4
8.4
8.9
........ 2.9
6.5
1.3
11.0
13.2
7.0
8.9
3.8
.3
1.0
4.8
3.4
........ 7.4
.8
4.8
1.2
i2.6
2.0
.8
1.2
.3
4.0
.7
1No data.
6.2
14.7
18.6
.5
3.7
3.5
15.1
10.5
17.0
2.5
10.3
13.2
23.3
16.4
10.0
6.7
8.7
19.8
17.6
14.9
21.0
11.6
9.2
17.6
8.8
17.9
25.5
13.9
8.9
14.6
6.3
14.3
16.3
10.9
10.9
1.8
9.1
17.5
.6
16.0
10.6
12.8
8.7
0)
3.3
5.1
7.5
6.9
10.6
(,) .3
12.5
1.4
10.2
3.9
14.2
13.5
12.6
10.9
2.7
12.4
6.1
.7
3.8
5.8
.9
1.6
3.1
2.9
4.0
8.3
.8
19.3
13.3
11.6
17.5
2.1
11.5
8.1
1.9
.1
2.1
.3
2.6
3.1
3.4
4.6
.2
10.2
9.2
15.6
9.3
10.2
12.7
6.8
1.7
11
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1912.
PER CENT OF INCREASE OR DECREASE IN RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTI
CLES OF FOOD: PRICE ON AUGUST 15,1912, COMPARED WITH PRICE ON AUGUST 15,
1911, BY CITIES AND GEOGRAPHICAL DIVISIONS—Continued.
Flour, wheat:
Price
Aug. 15,1912City and geographical
division.
Com meal:
Price
Aug. 15,1912-
Eggs, strictly
fresh:
Price
Aug. 15,1912-
Butter, creamery:
Price
Aug. 15,1912-
Higher
Higher
Lower
Lower
Higher
Higher
Lower
Lower
than
than
than
than
than
than
than
than
Aug. 15, Aug. 15, Aug. 15, Aug. 15, Aug. 15, Aug. 15, Aug. 15, Aug. 15,
1911.
1911.
1911.
1911.
1911.
1911.
1911.
1911.
North Atlantic divi
Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent.
sion:
3.4
1.9
11.4
Boston, Mass......
11.8
Buffalo, N. Y ....
10.1
6.8
1.8
3.5
Fall Rivpr; Mqss.
6.1
1.2
8.4
12.9
5.4
Manchester, N.H.
6.3
63.4
25. 5
5.7
Newark, N. J___
3.0
5.1
3.8
4.9
N ew Haven, Conn
6.9
5.6
5.6
New York, N. Y.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Pittsburgh, Pa...
Providence, R. I.
Scranton, Pa......
6.1
5.1
6.1
1.6
3.3
5.6
3.9
12.5
18.8
10.0
5.0
10.3
1.0
8.8
1.6
6.1
6.7
10.2
9.8
15.9
15.5
19.3
22.1
3.2
13.8
13.1
9.9
5.1
11.7
2.3
9.9
19.3
6.6
4.3
11.8
1.2
2.0
3.4
9.6
10.0
2.9
7.6
8.0
9.2
4.5
25.6
5.7
13.1
11.9
17.3
<})
.4
2.5
10.3
5.3
21.9
.5
18.6
15.0
6.4
16.0
17.2
13.7
14.1
8.0
10.0
7.5
10.5
.7
10.6
10.0
10.5
14.6
12.0
21.6
19.0
6.8
5.2
3.2
4.4
23.7
12.2
13.1
.7
7.2
3.7
5.4
14.2
2.3
2.1
6.3
15.9
3.8
5.3
6.2
10.7
8.7
8.2
15.2
9.5
7.4
South Atlantic divi
sion:
Atlanta, Ga........
3.1
Baltimore, Md. . .
6.6
Charleston, S. C..
5.5
Jacksonville, Fla.
14.9
Richmond, V a...
14.3
Washington, D.C.
4.9
North Central divi
sion:
Chicago, HI.........
3.0
Cincinnati, Ohio.
8.3
Cleveland, Ohio..
8.1
Detroit, Mich___
11.8
Indianapolis, Ind.
10.9
Kansas, City, Mo.
2.9
Milwaukee, Wis..
12.2
M in n e a p o lis,
Minn...............
5.7
Omaha, Nebr. . . .
9.2
St. Louis, Mo___
4.1
South Central divi
sion:
Birmingham, Ala
4.5
Dallas, Tex.........
Little Rock, Ark. ........ 3.3
Louisville, Ky . ..
Memphis, Tenn..
New Orleans, La.
Western division:
Denver, Colo.......
Los Angeles, Cal.
Portland, Oreg...
Salt Lake City,
Utah.......... ...
San Francisco,
Cal...................
Seattle, Wash__
2.5
1.9
6.4
1.2
0)
2.7
4.2
11.3
1.5
1.7
1.4
.1
2.4
2.1
3.6
16.9
7.7
9.0
12.5
1.5
7.2
4.3
16.1
11.3
8.4
7.7
5.2
7.3
United States..
6.9
10.6
11.1
6.2
1.9
6.4
20.9
1.6
North Atlantic divi
sion........................
South Atlantic divi
sion........................
North Central divi
sion........................
South Central divi
sion........................
Western division
i No data.
3.2
6.0
12
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR.
PER CENT OF INCREASE OR DECREASE IN RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTI
CLES OF FOOD: PRICE ON AUGUST 15, 1912, COMPARED WITH PRICE ON AUGUST 15,
1911, BY CITIES AND GEOGRAPHICAL DIVISIONS—Concluded.
Potatoes, Irish:
Price
Aug. 15,1912-
Sugar, granu
lated:
Price
Aug. 15,1912-
Milk, fresh:
Price
Aug. 15,1912-
City and geographical division.
Lower
Higher
Higher
Lower
Higher
Lower
than
than
than
than
than
than
Aug. 15, Aug. 15, Aug. 15, Aug. 15, Aug. 15, Aug. 15,
1911.
1911.
1911.
1911.
1911.
1911.
North Atlantic division:
Per cent Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent,
a)
7.2
Boston, Mass.......................................
2.0
(*i
Buffalo, N. Y ......................................
12.5
12.8
C1)
0)/
\
Fall River, Mass..................................
16.9
9.9
23.8
Manohfist.px, N, H ...... . - - , ...............
5.4
4.3
14.3
.1
Newark, N. J ......................................
(2)
(2)
0)
0)
Naw TTavp.n, C,oT»n . . . . _____________
12.0
11.8
3.8
New York, N. Y .................................
Philadelphia, Pa.................................
Pittsburgh, Pa.....................................
Providence, R. I ..................................
Snrqnto11,
.. .
. . . ............
(2)
20.2
10.8
10.5
17.1
4.7
10.4
17.0
3.8
3.2
0)
11.9
(1)
South Atlantic division:
Atlanta, Ga..........................................
Baltimore, Md.....................................
Charleston, S. C...................................
33.9
35.2
22.4
7.0
7.6
3.1
C1)
C1)
20.5
0)
(l)
Jacksonville, Fla.................................
Richmond, Va.....................................
Washington, D. C................................
23.7
36.8
36.8
2.4
7.3
4.9
9.7
0)
North Central division:
Chicago, 111
........................
........................
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cleveland, O hio.................................
Detroit, Mich.......................................
Indianapolis, Ind.................................
27.9
30.9
13.3
23.7
28.6
15.9
14.6
11.8
9.0
4.3
C1)
(i)
14.3
14.2
C1)
31.5
22.4
28.0
44.2
38.7
5.2
3.1
10.4
2.8
16.2
16.7
9.3
South Central division:
Birmingham, Ala ...........................
Dallas, Tex. . .
...........................
Little Rock, Ark
...........................
22.4
24.7
35.0
8.7
1.8
8.1
.1
0)
8.1
Louisville, K y.....................................
Memphis, Tenn
........................
New Orleans, La
...........................
28.3
39.1
34.9
15.6
9.0
11.8
Western division:
Denver, Colo........................................
Los Angeles, Cal..................................
Portland, Oreg....................................
46.9
41.3
55.0
10.8
8.5
2.7
13.1
Salt Lake City, Utah .........................
San Francisco, Cal...............................
Seattle, Wash..
.....................
21.7
35.0
49.5
7.1
4.0
5.1
.5
North Atlantic division.............................
South Atlantic division............................
North Central division . ........................
South Central division..............................
Western division.. .. ................................
11.2
30.7
27.5
29.5
40.2
7.2
5.3
9.5
10.7
5.8
4.8
4.6
4.3
.4
2.2
United States...................................
26.1
7.7
3.6
........................
Kansas City, Mo
Milwaukee, Wis...................................
Minneapolis, Minn ...........................
Omaha, Nebr....
........................
........................
St. Louis, Mo....
i No change*
(2)
C1)
2 No data.
C1)
0)
.3
0)
(l)
(1)2.2
(!)
0)
0)
3.9
3.1
2.6
0)
1.8
(V)
( , ) 4.0
2.2
2.0
.2
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1912.
13
In order that the course of prices of each of the various articles
through a series of years may be studied, relative prices have been
computed for each of 15 articles included in this investigation.
These relative prices have also been combined so that the course of
prices as a whole may be seen. No relative prices were computed
for three articles for which actual prices are quoted in General Table I
of this report. These articles are chuck roast, leg of lamb (yearling),
and storage eggs; and the reasons for their omission from the table
of relative prices are shown in connection with the explanation of
General Table III of this report.
A relative price, or index number, as it is technically called, of any
article is the per cent which the price of that article at any certain
date is of the price of the same article at a date or period which has
been selected as the base or standard. The value of the relative
price is that it enables the reader to follow more readily the course
of prices of a single article and, when these relative prices, or index
numbers, are combined, also to follow the course of prices of groups
of articles. The base selected for the compilation of retail prices of
food in this report is the average price for the 10-year period, 1890
to 1899. This base period is the same as was used by the Bureau in
previous reports on retail prices (Eighteenth Annual Report and
Bulletin Nos. 59, 65, 71, 77, 105, and 106); in reports on wholesale
prices (Bulletin Nos. 39, 45, 51, 57, 63, 69, 75, 81, 87, 93, and 99);
and in reports on wages and hours of labor (Nineteenth Annual
Report and Bulletin Nos. 59, 65, 71, and 77). The average for the
10-year period is used as the base for the reason that an average
price for a number of years more nearly represents normal condi
tions than does the price for a single year, because of unusual con
ditions which may prevail in any one year.
The next table shows for each of the five geographical divisions and
for the United States as a whole the relative retail prices of food for
each year from 1890 to 1911 and also for each month from January,
1911, to August, 1912. In the first section of the table is shown for
each of the five geographical divisions and for the United States as
a whole the simple average of the relative prices of the 15 articles.
In computing the relative prices shown in the second section of the
table for each of the five geographical divisions and for the United
States the relative price for each of the 15 articles was weighted
according to average consumption in workingmen’s families in the
particular division or in the United States as a whole. The method
of weighting relative prices is fully explained and illustrated in the
report on retail prices published in Bulletin 105, Part I (pp. 33 to
35). The 15 articles represent approximately two-thirds of the
average expenditure for food in workingmen’s families, according to
the Eighteenth Annual Report of the Commissioner of Labor. The
14
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR.
percentage of total expenditures represented by the 15 articles in
each geographical division and in the United States as a whole, as
shown by the Eighteenth Annual Report, was as follows:
North Atlantic division.......................................................................
South Atlantic division.......................................................................
North Central division........................................................................
South Central division........................................................................
Western division..................................................................................
64.11
66.43
63.10
67. 95
57. 79
United States............................................................................. 63.97
The table of simple and weighted relative prices follows:
RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF FOOD: SIMPLE AND WEIGHTED AVERAGES, 1890 TO
AUGUST, 1912, BY GEOGRAPHICAL DIVISIONS.
[Average price for 1890-1899=100.0. The relatives prices shown in this report for 1890 to 1907 do not ex
actly agree with those shown in Bulletin 77 for the reason that a smaller number of cities and a smaller
number of articles are included.]
Simple average of the relative prices of 15
principal articles, shown in detail on pages
18 and 19.
Year or
month.
1890..............
1891..............
1892..............
1893..............
1894..............
1895..............
1896..............
1897..............
1898..............
1899.............
1900..............
1901..............
1902..............
1903..............
1904..............
1905..............
1906..............
1907..............
1908..............
1909..............
1910..............
1911..............
1911.
January.......
February___
March..........
April...........
May.............
June.............
July.............
August........
September...
October.......
November...
December...
1912.
January.......
February___
March..........
April...........
May.............
June.............
July.............
August........
Relative prices weighted according to the
average consumption of the various arti
cles of food in workingmen's families in
each geographical division.
North
At
lantic
divi
sion.
South
At
lantic
divi
sion.
North
Cen
tral
divi
sion.
South West
North South
Cen
At
At
ern United lantic
tral divi
lantic
States.
divi sion.
divi divi
sion.
sion. sion.
North
Cen
tral
divi
sion.
South West
Cen ern
United
tral divi States.
divi sion.
sion.
101.7
102.7
101.7
104.8
99.4
97.2
95.7
97.3
100.3
99.7
103.0
108.9
116.2
116.3
117.6
116.8
121.4
126.4
129.2
134.7
140.3
139.3
100.4
101.8
101.2
102.5
99.5
98.2
97.1
97.3
99.7
102.3
104.7
110.3
116.7
115.6
115.8
116.3
120.8
126.4
131.0
139.2
149.8
145.2
102.0
104.5
101.8
106.4
100.0
97.0
93.9
95.8
99.3
99.4
102.5
110.6
117.4
117.3
118.1
118.1
122.3
127.3
133.1
141.4
149.7
146.9
100.6
103.2
99.9
104.2
100.3
97.8
95.4
96.6
100.4
101.8
102.2
110.5
119.3
121.4
122.2
122.4
125.8
131.7
138.8
148.3
157.8
158.6
106.0
107.6
104.0
103.0
98.1
96.0
94.1
94.6
96.7
100.3
100.7
104.6
111.9
112.4
114.8
115.4
118.9
125.5
128.4
137.4
146.3
145.9
102.0
103.6
101.7
104.6
99.5
97.2
94.9
96.4
99.4
100.6
102.9
109.5
116.8
116.9
118.3
118.3
122.4
128.0
132.5
140.3
148.5
146.9
101.9
102.1
101.8
104.4
99.2
97.2
95.9
97.4
100.2
100.0
103.0
108.0
114.0
113.7
115.5
115.0
119.1
123.9
126.5
131.2
135.2
134.9
101.7
104.4
101.9
106.2
99.6
97.1
94.0
96.1
99.5
99.6
102.5
109.5
115.4
115.5
116.2
116.3
120.6
126.0
131.5
139.1
147.0
144.4
100.9
102.8
100.1
104.2
100.4
97.9
95.7
96.9
99.9
101.3
103.1
109.7
118.7
120.3
121.1
121.3
125.0
130.9
137.5
147.1
156.7
157.0
105.2
106.9
103.4
102.1
98.0
95.6
94.2
94.9
98.0
101.8
102.2
104.9
110.1
109.9
111.1
111.8
115.0
121.8
123.9
131.3
138.8
139.1
101.9
103.4
101.6
104.1
99.2
97.1
95.2
96.7
99.7
100.8
103.0
108.5
114.6
114.7
116.2
116.4
120.3
125.9
130.1
137.2
144.1
143.0
139.8
136.2
134.1
131.8
132.3
136.4
141.7
142.7
143.4
143.7
144.3
144.6
148.2
143.4
140.9
138.8
138.8
141.8
148.0
148.9
150.2
148.7
148.1
148.4
148.7
144.3
141.9
140.7
141.0
145.9
150.4
149.6
150.2
148.0
149.4
151.4
160.7
157.1
153.8
153.5
152.8
156.7
160.5
161.4
160.9
159.6
160.4
163.1
148.1
144.4
143.6
142.3
143.4
145.4
147.5
145.4
145.1
147.0
149.2
147.5
148.2
144.5
142.1
140.6
140.9
144.8
149.4
149.4
149.8
149.1
149.8
150.6
135.8 147.7 147.0
131.3 142.0 141.4
128.8 139.1 138.8
125.8 136.2 136.5
126.1 135.9 136.7
130.3 138.0 141.5
135.7 142.9 146.2
137.3 145.0 146.5
138.7 147.2 148.0
140.2 147.1 147.1
142.8 147.6 149.4
144.2 148.5 152.2
159.5
155.6
152.3
151.5
150.6
154.1
157.8
159.1
159.3
158.5
159.7
162.9
142.6
139.3
137.1
134.0
134.8
136.3
138.5
138.1
138.7
141.6
144.8
144.0
145.0
140.4
137.6
135.3
135.4
139.2
143.7
144.5
145.7
146.2
148.3
150.0
147.9
147.4
143.5
148.8
151.9
150.7
151.1
153.3
152.9
151.3
147.4
153.1
158.0
157.6
153.8
155.5
155.3
153.9
152.7
159.3
161.3
161.9
157.8
160.1
166.7 147.0 153.7
162.5 144.6 •152.1
160.8 147.0 150.4
166.7 150.4 156.0
168.6 151.0 158.6
168.1 150.6 158.1
164.0 150.8 156.2
165.9 150.2 157.8
147.6
146.9
140.7
145.5
14S.1
147.9
147.1
149.8
166.2
161.4
158.9
164.7
166.3
165.2
161.6
163.6
144.1
141.8
142.7
144.3
143.6
143.7
144.3
144.5
153.5
150.9
147.6
152.7
154.6
154.0
151.8
153.8
100.6
101.6
101.2
102.7
99.6
97.8
97.3
97.4
99.7
102.0
104.4
109.7
115.6
114.6
114.9
115.7
120.0
125.9
129.8
137.8
148.4
142.9
153.1
150.5
145.1
149.9
154.3
153.4
150.4
152.4
156.5
153.5
151.0
158.0
159.2
158.7
154.6
157.4
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1912.
15
The last column of the above table shows that the relative price
computed by giving to each of the articles its weight according to
average consumption in workingmen’s families was in 1890, 101.9
per cent of the average price for the 10-year period 1890 to 1899.
In 1891 prices advanced to 103.4, in 1892 there was a slight decline
to 101.6, in 1893 an advance to 104.1. After this there was a gradual
decline until the lowest price (95.2) in the 22 years and 8 months
covered by this report was reached in 1896. From that time each
year showed an advance until the highest yearly price (144.1) in the
22 years and 8 months was reached in 1910. The price (143.0) in
1911 showed a slight decline from 1910, but was higher than in any
year from 1890 to 1909. The monthly relative price in January,
1911, was 145.0. There was a decline until 135.3 was reached in
April; then an advance each month until January, 1912, when the
relative price was 153.5; a decline during each of the next two
months; then an advance until 154.6 was reached in May, then a
slight decline to 154.0 in June, a further decline to 151.8 in July, and
then an advance to 153.8 in August, 1912.
The column of the above table which gives for the United States
the relative price computed as a simple average of the 15 principal
articles of food shows that the course of the simple average yearly
prices is exactly the same as the course of the weighted, but the
simple relative goes lower during the period of low prices and higher
during the period of high prices.
The lowest price during the 22 years and 8 months was reached
in each of the geographical divisions and in the United States as a
whole in 1896, both for the simple averages and for the weighted
averages. In the North Atlantic division prices reached the highest
level in August, 1912, according to the simple average and also
when the price of each of the various articles is weighted according
to consumption in the average workingman’s family. In the South
Atlantic division prices (both simple and weighted averages) reached
the highest level in May, 1912. In the North Central division the
highest level was reached in June, 1912, according to the simple
average and in May, 1912, according to the weighted average. In
the South Central division prices (both simple and weighted aver
ages) reached the highest level in May, 1912. In the Western divi
sion the highest level was reached in May, 1912, according to the
simple average, and in November, 1911, according to the weighted
average. In the United States considered as a whole the highest
level was reached in June, 1912, according to the simple average and
in May, 1912, according to the weighted average.
61651°—Bull. 108—12------2
16
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR.
Considering prices in the United States as a whole, the simple
average of the relative prices for 15 principal articles of food shows
the following:
Jan. 15, 1912, compared with Jan. 15, 1911................ 3.7 per cent advance
Feb. 15, 1912, compared with Feb. 15, 1911............... 5.3 per cent advance.
Mar. 15, 1912, compared with Mar. 15, 1911............... 5.8 per cent advance.
Apr. 15, 1912, compared with Apr. 15, 1911............... 11.0 per cent advance.
May 15, 1912, compared with May 15,1911................ 12.6 per cent advance.
June 15, 1912, compared with June 15, 1911.............. 9.2 per cent advance.
July 15, 1912, compared with July 15, 1911................ 4.6 per cent advance.
Aug. 15, 1912, compared with Aug. 15, 1911.............. 5.6 per cent advance.
When the relative prices are weighted according to the average con
sumption of the various articles of food in workingmen’s families
the changes in prices within a year were as follows:
Jan. 15, 1912, compared with Jan. 15, 1911................
5.9 per cent advance.
Feb. 15, 1912, compared with Feb. 15, 1911..............
7.5 per cent advance.
Mar. 15, 1912, compared with Mar. 15, 1911...............
7.3 per cent advance.
Apr. 15, 1912, compared with Apr. 15, 1911...*.......... 12.9 per cent advance.
May 15, 1912, compared with May 15, 1911................ 14.2 per cent advance.
June 15, 1912, compared with June 15, 1911.............. 10.6 per cent advance.
July 15, 1912, compared with July 15, 1911................ 5.6 per cent advance.
Aug. 15, 1912, compared with Aug. 15, 1911..............
6.4 per cent advance.
The next table compares prices in each geographical division
and in the United States, as a whole on July 15, 1912, and on August
15, 1912, with prices on the corresponding dates in 1911. A cor
responding table in Bulletin 106 showed similar data for January to
June.*
PER CENT OF INCREASE OR DECREASE IN RETAIL PRICES OF ALL ARTICLES OF
FOOD FOR WHICH DATA ARE SHOWN IN THIS REPORT: PRICE ON JULY 15 AND
AUGUST 15, 1912, COMPARED WITH PRICE ON THE CORRESPONDING DATE IN 1911,
SIMPLE AND WEIGHTED AVERAGES, BY GEOGRAPHICAL DIVISIONS.
Price July 15,1912- Price Aug. 15,1912Geographical division.
Higher
than
July 15,
1911.
Lower
than
July 15,
1911.
Higher
Lower
than
than
Aug. 15, Aug. 15,
1911.
1911.
Simple averages of the relative prices of 15 principal articles,
shown in detail on pages 18 ana 19:
Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent.
North Atlantic......................................................................
6.6
7.4
South Atlantic......................................................................
3.9
4.4
North Central........................................................................
4.9
7.0
South Central........................................................................
2.2
2.8
2.2
Western.................................................................................
3.3
United States....................................................................
4. (»
5.6
Relative prices weighted according to the average consumption
of the various articles of food in workingmen’s families, in
each geographical division:
North Atlantic......................................................................
South Atlantic......................................................................
North Central........................................................................
South Central........................................................................
Western................................................................................
8.4
5.2
5.7
2.4
4.2
9.1
5.1
7.4
2.8
4.6
United States.....................................................................
5.6
6.4
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1912.
17
The relative retail prices in the United States, considered as a
whole, of each of the 15 principal articles of food for the 22 years
and 8 months, 1890 to August, 1912, are presented in the table which
follows. General Table IV of this report shows similar data for each
of the five geographical divisions for the period from January, 1911,
to August, 1912, and General Table II, in Bulletin 105, shows similar
data for each of the five geographical divisions for the 22 years, 1890
to 1911. The table shows yearly prices for 1890 to 1911, and prices
each month from January, 1911, to August, 1912.
18
BULLETIN OF THE BUBEAU OF LABOB.
RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD
[Average price for 1890-1899= 100.0. The relative prices shown in this report for 1890 to 1907 do not exactly
Year or month.
Sirloin
steak.
Round
steak.
Rib roast. Pork chops.
Bacon,
smoked.
Ham,
smoked.
1890........................................
1891........................................
1892........................................
1893........................................
1894........................................
99.3
99.7
99.6
99.4
98.1
97.6
98.0
98.0
98.5
97.4
98.7
99.6
99.6
98.4
97.9
96.5
98.8
101.1
105.0
100.9
96.5
97.2
99.9
108.9
102.5
98.3
99.5
101.5
107.1
101.7
1895........................................
1896........................................
1897........................................
1898........................................
1899........................................
98.7
98.8
99.6
102.1
104.4
98.2
100.5
101.8
102.8
107.0
97.9
99.4
100.1
102.2
106.1
99.7
97.8
97.5
99.7
103.2
98.7
96.3
97.0
100.2
102.9
98.9
96.5
98.5
97.2
100.5
1900........................................
1901........................................
1902........................................
1903........................................
1904........................................
107.1
109.4
114.6
110.6
111.0
109.8
114.0
122.3
116.8
120.8
109.3
112.7
118.6
117.0
117.0
108.9
119.0
127.8
126.1
123.1
110.3
121.3
135.9
140.4
138.5
106.9
111.1
120.6
122.1
119.4
1905........................................
1906........................................
1907........................................
1908........................................
1909........................................
110.6
114.2
116.7
119.9
126.1
120.0
124.4
128.4
135.5
140.6
116.2
120.5
123.0
126.7
132.2
125.0
135.9
140.9
144.6
158.7
139.3
150.5
157.7
163.2
176.4
119.4
127.8
131.0
133.8
142.1
1910........................................
1911........................................
134.0
134.9
149.9
152.6
137.7
138.6
178.3
170.3
204.4
197.2
159.4
155.9
1911.
January..................................
February................................
March.....................................
134.0
133.7
134.3
150.9
151.1
152.5
137.8
138.0
138.7
170.5
168.4
167.6
203.5
201.1
198.6
155.4
154.8
153.8
April......................................
May........................................
June.......................................
134.3
135.8
136.2
153.0
154.2
155.1
139.8
140.0
139.4
167.4
166.8
167.3
196.5
196.9
196.8
153.4
154.3
157.0
July........................................
August...................................
September..............................
136.8
137.3
135.8
154.6
154.7
153.2
138.4
138.9
138.8
171.0
180.7
183.4
199.3
200.1
199.4
160.5
162.3
159.8
October..................................
November..............................
December...............................
133.9
133.0
132.8
151.7
149.8
149.6
137.9
137.2
137.4
179.1
160.8
155.4
193.2
190.7
187.8
157.4
153.1
150.9
1912.
January..................................
February................................
March.....................................
137.1
137.7
140.1
154.1
155.3
158.1
140.7
141.7
143.6
164.0
157.6
166.3
186.1
183.5
183.3
151.1
150.5
150.9
April......................................
May........................................
June........................................
146.9
157.3
159.5
167.3
179.9
184.0
150.4
160.5
163.8
185.6
188.2
186.0
190.2
195.5
196.7
155.3
159.7
161.3
July........................................
August...................................
160.4
162.7
184.2
186.9
162.2
163.6
188.5
205.4
197.6
200.3
162.1
163.4
RETAIL PBIOES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1912.
19
IN THE UNITED STATES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1912, BY ARTICLES.
agree with those shown in Bulletin 77 for the reason that a smaller number of cities are included.]
Lard, pure.
Hens.
Flour,
wheat.
Com
meal.
Eggs,
strictly
fresh.
Butter, Potatoes,
creamery.
Irish.
Sugar,
granu
lated.
Milk,
fresh.
98.5
100.0
104.4
119.2
106.4
102.8
104.8
104.2
104.3
98.2
110.2
112.4
104.0
95.1
88.3
101.3
111.5
107.7
104.0
104.4
100.3
105.6
105.3
105.5
97.4
99.2
105.7
106.8
108.6
102.0
109.0.
117.1
95.4
111.8
101.8
120.8
103.1
96.9
102.6
95.2
100.4
100.5
100.5
100.5
100.3
99.8
92.1
89.0
93.5
97.1
97.3
96.1
92.3
96.8
103.4
89.6
94.2
104.7
106.9
94.8
101.0
92.8
91.2
92.9
92.9
98.8
90.3
94.0
97.9
101.6
97.4
93.1
93.7
95.8
97.6
90.6
78.8
92.5
103.9
98.8
91.8
96.2
94.3
99.7
99.6
99.4
100.1
100.0
99.8
98.8
104.9
119.6
135.6
126.0
116.3
99.6
105.0
113.6
119.3
120.6
94.6
94.9
95.6
102.1
118.3
95.6
107.6
123.9
122.1
122.9
99.1
107.7
119.4
125.1
131.1
101.2
103.0
109.8
110.2
108.1
92.8
114.0
116.7
114.7
119.0
103.9
102.1
92.8
93.7
100.4
100.0
101.4
104.1
107.4
107.4
115.8
127.3
133.5
134.3
150.5
123.6
128.0
131.3
134.9
145.7
118.6
108.3
118.2
127.1
138.1
123.5
124.5
133.5
142.6
145.7
131.3
134.2
138.2
142.8
154.7
111.4
118.3
127.3
127.9
134.3
109.3
114.6
122.2
129.8
133.4
101.8
97.2
98.7
101.3
100.0
108.1
110.0
118.9
123.2
126.2
172.9
145.3
155.0
151.6
135.9
127.9
147.9
147.2
158.2
150.2
139.9
131.3
119.5
157.0
102.5
111.1
131.6
132.7
161.1
158.5
151.4
154.7
155.5
156.9
130.3
129.2
127.5
144.6
144.6
143.7
185.1
145.9
123.6
140.7
133.1
128.1
119.2
119.0
121.2
99.9
98.9
99.5
135.1
135.2
134.2
145.2
140.9
139.5
158.7
156.1
152.3
126.2
125.9
125.8
144.5
145.1
145.2
112.9
110.4
112.8
117.8
114.8
115.6
126.5
142.5
196.9
99.9
100.9
102.4
132.3
129.6
129.8
138.6
139.8
142.6
151.9
150.1
149.4
125.8
126.7
127.6
146.9
148.7
149.5
122.1
133.0
146.7
119.4
126.2
131.0
240.1
197.6
167.8
105.3
115.0
130.2
129.9
130.5
131.5
142.5
142.6
141.3
147.3
143.2
142.9
129.5
130.2
129.5
151.2
152.3
151.9
163.4
196.2
207.3
138.9
149.7
159.5
144.1
149.0
159.0
132.2
124.9
118.2
133.8
134.9
135.0
141.2
141.1
141.2
151.4
153.4
159.9
130.1
130.7
131.0
152.9
153.3
153.7
202.9
185.1
130.3
166.9
156.0
145.5
177.8
185.4
202.1
115.1
114.5
115.6
134.8
135.0
134.6
145.6
152.6
155.3
163.6
162.2
158.1
132.7
138.4
139.3
157.6
163.0
163.7
125.9
123.8
126.1
148.4
143.4
133.3
224.7
211.6
211.9
111.4
109.1
108.5
134.0
133.2
132.9
155.3
157.1
157.8
159.3
138.4
135.4
163.7
164.4
135.5
147.8
132.9
134.0
164.3
146.0
106.6
106.1
133.2
135.2
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BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR.
In the above table, as in the preceding table of relative prices, the
average price for the 10-year period, 1890 to 1899, is the base, or 100.
The figures in the column for round steak, for example, indicate that
if the price of round steak for the 10-year period 1890 to 1899 be
considered 100, the price in 1890 was 97.6, or 2.4 per cent below the
average for 1890 to 1899; the price in 1900 was 109.8, or 9.8 per cent
above the average for 1890 to 1899; the price on August 15,1912, was
186.9, or 86.9 per cent above the average price for 1890 to 1899, etc.
In connection with the price quotations furnished the Bureau of
Labor each month, the retail merchants are invited to state “ the
cause of any material advance or decline in the price of any article
since the middle of last month.” A few of the statements of the
opinions of the retail merchants accompanying their July price reports
follow. The name of the city but not of the dealer is shown.
C h a r l e s t o n .—City
cattle still short; no stall-fed on market; all grassers.
some lower, account seasonable weather. New potatoes lower,
account supply. Old potatoes about exhausted.
D e t r o i t .—Do not look for much higher prices at present, but will remind you that
there is an undersupply of live stock. Demand is greater than receipts.
C h i c a g o .—Butter
F a l l R i v e r .— T here is a shortage o f m ilk here on a c c o u n t of severe d r y w eath er.
F a l l R i v e r .—The price of light beef
has dropped and the retail price of this class of
beef will be about normal this week. Mutton is lower. We have sold very little beef
during the high prices.
I n d i a n a p o l i s .—The milk supply is very short. Intense heat is bringing the milk
in in a high state of acidity.
I n d i a n a p o l i s .—The outlook for potatoes is favorable, which has forced potatoes
down 25 cents on the peck in the last month.
K a n s a s C i t y .—Hens are higher, farmers too busy with crops to bother with ship
ping them.
L o u i s v i l l e .—Drop in potatoes due to heavy new crop.
M a n c h e s t e r .—Milk 7 cents up until July 16, 8 cents after 16th. New laws cause
of raise.
N e w Y o r k ( B r o o k l y n ) . —Business very dull; our people are using very little
meat. We have lost about $100 this past month. Meat is too high for our neighbor
hood. Hope there will come a change soon.
S t. Louis.—Decline in potatoes. Advance on all meats in the wholesale way.
S a l t L a k e C i t y .—Fresh eggs higher. Smoked meats all on advance. Flour
trifle lower as harvest time approaches. New potatoes also on the decline.
A few of the remarks accompanying the price reports for August 15
follow:
C h i c a g o .—The advance on sirloin steak, round steak, rib roast, and chuck roast is
occasioned by the high price of cattle. Cattle are very scarce, a shortage of 35 per cent
over last year. Hogs are going higher every day, consequently hams, bacon, and pork
loins must bring more money. We have a shortage of cattle in this country which will
never be made up. In fact, I personally feel it will get worse. Inside of three years
beef will be too high for the laboring man to eat oftener than once a week. The
hog condition does not look pleasing. There seems to be a shortage. The farmer
seems to be satisfied to sell his grains and not take a chance on his hogs or cattle
which may get sick and die most any time.
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RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1912.
C h i c a g o .— A l l grades fresh meats up 1 to 2 cents per pound, account harvesting,
and not as many cattle arriving. Pork, both fresh and salt, up 1 to 2 cents. Eggs
higher, account molting season. Butter little higher, account storing.
F all R
i v e r .—
B ee f an d p ro vision s are h ig h an d s till go in g h ig h e r;
m u tto n h a s b e e n reaso n ab le th e la st m o n th .
th e p rice on
G ard en tru ck is b rin g in g good p ric e s;
th e p e o p le are a ll k ic k in g a b o u t th e h ig h p rice o f b e e f an d are b u y in g v e r y lig h t.
K
ansas
C i t y .— F arm ers are too b u s y w ith crops to b o th e r w ith sh ip p in g c h ic k e n s ,
h e n c e th e h ig h p rice s.
P o r t l a n d .—Slow sale of boiling beef is the cause of high-priced round and loin
steaks. People must be taught to use more rough meats in my district. I am using
two hind quarters to one front quarter of beef.
BREAD WEIGHTS.
This report includes scaling weight (weight of dough before
baking), in ounces, on July 15, 1912, and on August 15, 1912, of some
280 principal brands of baker’s wheat bread as reported by more than
140 bakers. Reports were secured from a few bakeries showing
bread weights on corresponding dates in 1911. Comparisons of
weights on August 15, 1912, and on August 15, 1911, are available
for 52 brands, and of that number the weight of 4 brands was heavier
on August 15, 1912, than on the corresponding date in 1911, the
weight of 24 brands was unchanged, and the weight of 24 brands was
lighter.
The weights of wheat bread shown in General Table II of this report
were reported from representative bakeries in each city. In order to
avoid identification, names of firms and brands are not disclosed,
but each firm has been given a number and each brand reported
by a firm has been designated by a letter.
A few of the remarks accompanying the bakers7 reports of bread
weights on August 15 follows:
P o r t l a n d .—Increase in
weight of bread due to new flour contracts at less money.
working on flour that cost $5.45 per barrel.
D e n v e r .—On account of slight change in mixture loaf retains its moisture better
and can get weight by scaling one-half ounce less.
R i c h m o n d .—Still
COAL.
Comparing retail prices of coal in ton lots, for household use, on
July 15, 1912, with prices on July 15, 1911, the average advance for
30 cities on Pennsylvania anthracite white ash, stove size, was 4.5 per
cent; the average advance for 29 cities on Pennsylvania anthracite
white ash, chestnut size, was 5 per cent; and the average advance for
32 cities on bituminous was 1.7 per cent.
The table which follows compares, for each of the cities for which
data were secured, prices on July 15, 1912, with prices on July 15,
1911. Three descriptions of coal are included—Pennsylvania
anthracite white ash, stove size; Pennsylvania anthracite white ash,
chestnut size; and bituminous. The comparisons are of coal for
22
BULLETIN OF THE BUBEAU OF LABOR.
household use and sold in ton lots. General Table Y of this report
shows actual prices of the three descriptions of coal above named, in
ton lots, in half-ton lots, and in lots of less than one-fourth ton.
The price on July 15, 1912, as compared with the price on July 15,
1911, was higher for Pennsylvania anthracite, stove size, in 28 out
of 30 cities from which reports were secured, and there was no change
in price in the remaining 2 cities. During the same period, Pennsyl
vania anthracite, chestnut size, advanced in 27 out of 29 cities and
the price remained unchanged in 2 cities; bituminous advanced in
16 out of 32 cities, and the price remained unchanged in 7 cities and
declined in 9 cities.
In the North Atlantic division Pennsylvania anthracite white ash
coal, stove size, was 5.4 per cent higher on July 15,1912, than on July
15, 1911; Pennsylvania anthracite white ash, chestnut size, was 5.8
per cent higher; and bituminous was 3.7 per cent higher.
PER CENT OF INCREASE OR DECREASE IN RETAIL PRICES OF COAL IN TON LOTS,
FOR HOUSEHOLD USE: PRICE ON JULY 15,1912, COMPARED WITH PRICE ON JULY
15,1911, BY CITIES AND GEOGRAPHICAL DIVISIONS.
Pennsylvania anthracite white ash.
Bituminous.
Stove.
City and geographical division.
Chestnut.
Price July 15,1912- Price July 15,1912- Price July 15,1912Higher
Lower
Higher
Lower
Higher
Lower
than July than July than July than July than July than July
15, 1911. 15, 1911. 15, 1911. 15, 1911. 15, 1911. 15, 1911.
Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent.
North Atlantic division:
7.4
Boston, Mass.......................................
3.9
5.9
Buffalo, N. Y ......................................
4.9
4.7
Fall River, Mass..................................
11.1
11.5
0)
0)
5.0
4.8
Manchester, N .H ................................
4.2
Newark, N. J.......................................
4.0
New Haven, Conn...............................
3.1
3.1
1.7
5.4
5.6
New York, N. Y ..................................
C1)
0)
3.6
Philadelphia, Pa..................................
3.4
9.0
8.8
Pittsburgh, Pa.....................................
10.1
9.0
3.6
3.4
Providence, R . I ..................................
0)
0)
South Atlantic division:
Baltimore, Md.....................................
7.6
6.2
8.3
Jacksonville, Fla..................................
6.7
6.7
4.5
Richmond, Va.....................................
3.6
11.1
10.1
2.2
Washington, D. C................................
3.4
.9
North Central division:
3.3
2.1
4.3
Chicago, 111..........................................
Cincinnati, Ohio..................................
2.8
4.0
0)
0)
Cleveland, Ohio...................................
8.1
3.8
8.4
Detroit, Mjnh......................................
4.9
7.0
0)
6)
4.4
Indianapolis, Ind................................
4.5
2.0
Kansas City, Mo..................................
3.1
(})
i1)
0)
0)
2.2
1.3
Milwaukee, Wis...................................
2.5
Minneapolis, Minn.......... ....................
2.4
2.5
.7
3.4
Omaha, Nebr......................................
3.8
.7
4.8
.1
5.0
St. Louis, Mo.......................................
South Central division:
11.4
Birmingham, Ala................................
.2
Dallas, Tex..........................................
4.2
4.2
Little Rock, Ark..................................
8.3
9.4
3.2
3.2
Louisville, Ely.....................................
3.2
4.2
8.8
Memphis, Tenn...................................
2.8
4.7
New Orleans, La..................................
6.7
i No change.
23
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1912,
PER CENT OF INCREASE OR DECREASE IN RETAIL PRICES OF COAL IN TON LOTS,
FOR HOUSEHOLD USE: PRICE ON JULY 15,1912, COMPARED WITH PRICE ON JULY
15, 1911, BY CITIES AND GEOGRAPHICAL DIVISIONS—Concluded.
Pennsylvania anthracite white ash.
Bituminous.
Stove.
City and geographical division.
Chestnut.
Price July 15,1912- Price July 15,1912- Price July 15,1912Higher
Lower
Higher
Lower
Higher
Lower
than July than July than July than July than July than July
15, 1911. 15,1911. 15,1911. 15,1911. 15,1911. 15,1911.
Western division:
Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent.
Denver, Colo........................................
0)
0)
Los Angeles, Cal..................................
9.1
Salt Lake City, Utah..........................
C1)
0)
San Francisco, Cal...............................
1.5
2.0
Seattle, Wash......................................
.2
0)
0)
0)
0)
North Atlantic division.............................
5.4
5.8
3.7
South Atlantic division.............................
7.0
7.1
2.0
North Central division...............................
3.7
4.1
(l)
0)
South Central division...............................
3.4
4.6
4.4
Western division........................................
.8
2.2
0)
0)
United States...................................
4.5
5.0
1.7
i No change.
Data showing retail prices of coal prior to 1907 have not been col
lected by the Bureau of Labor, and therefore a summary for the period
for which food prices are summarized in this report is impossible.
The table which follows shows the relative prices of coal in each of
the five geographical divisions and in the United States as a whole,
each year from 1907 to 1911. The first section of the table compares
the average price for each year, 1908 to 1911, inclusive, with the aver
age price for 1907. The second section compares the midwinter price
on January 15 of each year, 1908 to 1911, inclusive, with the price on
January 15, 1907.
RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF COAL IN TON LOTS, FOR HOUSEHOLD USE, 1907 TO 1911,
BY GEOGRAPHICAL DIVISIONS.
Average price for 1907=100.0.
Pennsylvania anthracite white ash.
Bituminous.
Geographical
division.
Stove.
Chestnut.
1908
1909
1910
1911
1908
1909
1910
1911
North Atlantic.. 100.7 101.0 100.1 100.6 100.7
South Atlantic.. 102.3 101.3 101.4 102.9 102.4
North Central... 99.7 99.6 100.5 100.6 99.7
South Central... 100.6 100.9 101.0 101.1 100.3
W estern............ 99.4 99.4 99.4 96.7
101.0
101.4
99.6
99.7
100.2
101.7
100.6
100.5
102.6
304.4
102.4
101.1
98.9
100.3
99.8
99.9
101.8
96.5
101.3
97.9
96.0
100.2
97.2
101.5
102.6
99.4
101.2
97.4
105.8
102.5
98.7
101.8
100.4
100.6 102.5
100.0
98.1
100.5
101.0
1908
United States. 100.5
1909
100.5
1910
100.5
1911
100.9
100.5
Price on January 15,1907=100.0.
North Atlantic..
South Atlantic..
North Central...
SouthCentral...
Western
103.0 103.0 103.5
103.2 103.2 100.9
100.2 100.0 101.1
100.7 101.3 101.5
98.8 98.8 98.8
102.3
103.2
100.8
101.5
% 1
103.0
103.7
100.1
100.7
102.9
103.7
100.0
100.3
103.5
101.1
101.2
102.0
103.5
103.9
102.3
101.5
102.8
101.9
101.0
102.1
108.5
98.0
102.5
99.1
98.0
107.6
97.7 99.0
102.5 106.7
101.0 104.6
101.8 103.1
106.2 108.3
101.6
101.6
101.8
101.6
102.1
102.8
102.9
100.5
101.4 103.9
United States. 101.6
101.9
24
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR.
In the above table the relatives for each geographical division were
computed simply by dividing the sum of the relatives for the several
cities for which coal prices were quoted by the number of cities
included. The United States relatives were computed by dividing
the sum of the relatives for all cities included by the number of
such cities.
GAS.
The price of gas will be secured by the Bureau semiannually, on
April 15 and October 15. The last quotations secured are for April
15, 1912. These prices are shown in Bulletin No. 106, Part I, but
are repeated here for ready reference. Quotations from one addi
tional firm are added.
Net prices for gas for household use are shown in this report for
April 15,1912, and for purposes of comparison prices on April 15,1911,
are also given. Prices are reported for manufactured gas from 54
companies in 36 cities; for natural gas from 10 companies in 6 cities;
and for mixed manufactured and natural gas from 1 company.
Only 9 companies reported any change in price on April 15,1912, as
compared with April 15, 1911. Eight companies supplying manu
factured gas reduced prices and 1 company supplying natural gas
increased prices as follows:
Boston, Mass.:
Company C, reduced price from $0.90 to $0.85.
Washington, D. C.:
Company B, reduced price from $1 to $0.85.
Chicago, 111.:
Price reduced from $0.85 to $0.80.
Detroit, Mich.:
Company A, reduced price from $0.80 to $0.75.
Milwaukee, Wis.:
Price reduced from $0.80 to $0.75.
New Orleans, La.:
Price reduced from $1.15 to $1.10.
Denver, Colo.:
Price reduced from $0.90 to $0.85.
San Francisco, Cal.:
Price reduced from $0.92| (rate fixed by court in adjudi
cation of injunction) to $0.80.
Kansas City, Mo.:
Natural gas price increased from $0.25 to $0.27.
The net price per 1,000 cubic feet charged on April 15, 1911, and
on April 15,1912, by each of the companies reporting is shown in the
table which follows.
25
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1912.
NET PRICE, PER 1,000 CUBIC FEET, OF GAS, FOR HOUSEHOLD USE, ON APRIL 15, 1911,
AND ON APRIL 15, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY COMPANIES.
MANUFACTURED GAS.
Price per 1,000
cubic feet.
Price per 1,000
cubic feet.
City and company.
City and company.
Apr. 15,
1911.
Apr. 15,
1912.
Apr. 15,
1911.
NORTH ATLANTIC DIVISION.
Apr. 15,
1912.
NORTH CENTRAL DIVISION.
Boston, Mass.:
Company A ..................
Company B ..................
Company C...................
Buffalo, N. Y ......................
Fall River, Mass.................
Manchester, N. H ...............
Newark, N. J......................
New Haven, Conn..............
New York, N. Y.:
Company A ..................
Company B ..................
Company C...................
Company D ..................
Company E ..................
Company F ..................
Company G ..................
Company H ..................
Company I ...................
Company J...................
Philadelphia, Pa.:
Company A ..................
Company B ..................
Pittsburg, Pa.:
Company A i ................
Company B ..................
Providence, R. I .................
Scranton, Pa.:
Company A ..................
Company B ..................
$0.80
.85
$0.80
.85
.90
1.00
1.00
1.10
1.10
.80
1.00
1.00
.95
.80
.80
.80
.80
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
.80
.80
.80
.80
.80
.80
.80
.80
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
.90
.90
$0.85
.80
$0.80
.80
.80
.80
.75
.80
.60
.60
.80
.60
.60
.75
.85
1.19
1.15
.80
.85
1.19
1.15
.80
1.00
1.25
1.00
1.00
1.00
.75
1.00
1.15
.75
1.00
1.10
.90
.85
.80
.75
.95
.80
.75
.95
1.30
1.30
.90
.92*
1.00
.90
.80
1.00
$0.30
.30
.25
$0.30
.30
.27
SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION.
Birmingham, Ala.................
Little Rock, Ark. * ...............
Louisville. Ky:
For illuminating pur
poses ........................... .
For cooking and heating
purposes......................
Mempnis, Tenn....................
New Orleans, La.................. .
WESTERN DIVISION.
.95
1.20
1.20
SOUTH ATLANTIC DIVISION.
Atlanta, Ga.........................
Baltimore, Md....................
Charleston, S. C..................
Jacksonville, Fla.................
Richmond, va ....................
Washington, D. C.:
Company A ..................
Company B ..................
Chicago, 111...........................
Cleveland Ohio....................
Detroit, Mich.:
Company A ....................
Company B ....................
Indianapolis, Ind.:
Company A ....................
Company B ....................
Milwaukee, Wis....................
Minneapolis, Minn.:
Company A ....................
Company B ....................
Omaha, Nebr........................
St. Louis, Mo........................
1.00
1.00
1.20
1.20
.90
.90
1.25
.90
1.25
.90
.85
.85
.85
1.00
Denver, Colo..........................
Los Angeles, Cal.:
Company A .....................
Company B .....................
Portland, Oreg.......................
Salt Lake City, Utah:
For illuminating pur
poses .............................
For cooking and heating
purposes..................... .
San Francisco, Cal.................
Seattle, Wash........................
NATURAL GAS.
NORTH CENTRAL DIVISION.
NORTH ATLANTIC DIVISION.
Buffalo, N. Y.8....................
Pittsburgh, Pa.:
Company C 8..................
Company D ...................
Company E................... .
Company F 8................. .
Company G................... .
$0.30
$0.30
.27*
.27*
.27*
.27*
.27*
.27*
.27*
.27*
.27*
.27*
Cincinnati, Ohio..
Cleveland, Ohio8.
Kansas City, M o..
SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION.
Little Rock, Ark*................
.40
MANUFACTURED AND NATURAL GAS, MIXED.
Price per 3,000
cubic feet.
City and company.
SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION.
Louisville, Ky.8
1 For lighting purposes only.
2 Natural gas distributed after July, 1911.
Apr. 15,
1911.
$0.65
Apr, 15,
1912.
$0.65
8 For cooking and heating purposes only.
4 Manufactured gas distributed prior to July, 1911.
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Data showing the price of gas prior to 1907 have not been collected
by the Bureau of Labor. A comparison of the prices of manufac
tured gas as reported by 50 companies on April 15, 1907, and on
April 15, 1912, shows that during the 5-year period 23 companies
reduced prices and 27 companies made no change. Of the eight
companies reporting the price of natural gas on April 15, 1907, and
on April 15, 1912, one reduced prices, two made no change, and five
advanced prices.
EXPLANATION OF SCOPE AND METHOD.
This report, as already stated, presents for each of 39 of the most
important industrial cities in the various sections of the United States,
the retail prices of the principal articles of food, the weight of the
principal brands of wheat bread, the retail prices of anthracite and
bituminous coal, and the net price of gas for household use.
The following cities are included:
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, Cal.
Louisville, Ky.
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, Ya.
St. Louis, Mo.
Salt Lake City, Utah.
San Francisco, Cal.
Scranton, Pa.
Seattle, Wash.
Washington, D. C.
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1912.
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FOOD.
The present report gives retail prices of the principal articles of
food in 39 industrial cities in the United States for July 15 and August
15,1912, and for comparative purposes the price on the corresponding
dates of 1911. Summaries are also presented covering the 22 years
and 8 months from 1890 to August, 1912, inclusive. Previous inves
tigations of retail prices have been made and published by the Bureau
of Labor, as follows: Eighteenth Annual Report, covering 1890 to
1903; Bulletin No. 59 (July, 1905), covering 1904; Bulletin No. 65
(July, 1906), covering 1905; Bulletin No. 71 (July, 1907), covering
1906; Bulletin No. 77 (July, 1908), covering 1907; Bulletin No. 105
(August, 1912), covering 1907 to 1911; Bulletin No. 106 (August,
1912), covering January to June, 1912.
The retail dealers who kindly furnished information for this report
were selected through personal visits of agents of the Bureau of Labor
and are those selling largely to the families of American, English,
Irish, German, and Scandinavian wage earners. Practically all of the
stores included are neighborhood stores, as such stores more nearly
represent the trade of workingmen’s families. A comparatively few
“ down-town” stores are included. “ Chain stores” (a number of
stores in one city owned or controlled by one firm) are not included,
except in a very few cities where such stores are so numerous that
they form a very important factor in the city’s trade. So-called
“ cut-rate” stores are not included. The stores selected, with a very
few exceptions, deliver all purchases when requested.
After the agent of the Bureau had selected a store, arrangements
were made for the retail merchant to send to the Bureau a statement
of prices of the various commodities on or about the 15th of each
succeeding month. Return visits to the various firms are made by
agents of the Bureau whenever it is necessary to make personal
inquiries concerning the monthly price quotations.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ARTICLES INCLUDED.
The grade of articles quoted is that sold in each city in stores
patronized largely by the families of American, English, Irish,
German, and Scandinavian wage earners.
The Bureau has not attempted to quote prices for an article of
identical grade throughout the 39 cities. For almost every article
this would be absolutely impossible as the grade varies not only from
city to city but also from firm to firm within the same city, and the
grade even varies to some extent from month to month within the
same stores. Stores which vary in a marked degree from day to
day or month to month the grade of articles handled have not been
included, but in every store there is necessarily some variations in
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grade. This variation is usually more marked in fresh meat and
eggs than in other articles.
Brief descriptions of each of the articles and necessary explanations
concerning the article are here presented.
Fresh beef.
In the present report prices are quoted for four cuts of beef, as
follows: Sirloin steak, round steak, rib roast, and chuck roast.
Methods of cutting beef vary considerably in different cities and to
some extent this affects retail prices.
The majority of the firms that furnished quotations for cuts of meat
quoted in this report buy “ straight cattle” or carcass beef; that is,
whole carcass separated into sides (halves) as distinguished from
special cuts, such as loins, ribs, or rounds. A side or half consists of a
hind quarter and a forequarter. In separating a side or half into
quarters no ribs are cut to the hind quarter in some cities, while in
other cities the side is cut leaving 1, 2, 3, or 4 ribs on the hind quarter.
These ribs are sold either as roast or porterhouse steak. If sold as
steak the rib is usually removed before weighing.
The hind quarter is separated into “ loin” and “ round” either by
cutting from the top of the hip near the end of the backbone through
the rump to the hip joint and then through to the front of the leg
above the stifle joint or by cutting from the leg at the stifle joint
along the leg bone to the hip joint and then through the rump to the
top of the hip at or near the tail bone. The second method gives a
larger loin and a smaller round than does the first method.
The loin of beef is cut into steaks. The cuts commonly known as
“ sirloin” steak for which prices are quoted in most cities are cut
parallel to the full cut surface of the thick or butt end of the loin,
and include all cuts of the loin with any part of the hip bone in them.
The other cuts of the loin, or those from the small or thin end, are
commonly known as “ porterhouse” steak in most cities.
Emphasis should be placed upon the fact that, according to the
method of cutting followed in Boston, Mass., Manchester, N. H.,
Philadelphia, Pa., and Providence, R. I., no cut corresponds to the
cut known as sirloin in other cities. In these four cities the cut
known as sirloin corresponds to the cut described above as porter
house, and in this report the quotations of prices for the cities just
named are for the cut known locally as sirloin. The cut commonly
known as sirloin is sold in Fall River, Mass., under the name of
“ rump” steak, and in this report the prices quoted for that city are
for the article known locally as “ rump” steak.
The round of beef is separated at the hip joint into the rump and
the round. The rump has part of the hip bone in it and is called
rump, bouillon, or butchers’ roast.
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1912.
29
The round has the leg bone in it. The great majority of the prices
quoted for round steak are for “ whole ” round; that is, for a cut that
includes the top round, bottom round, and bone. Quotations from
a few firms are for “ top round, bone out,” or “ top round, bone in.”
Top round is cut from the inside of the leg or round and extends
about half through the round to the leg bone, and to the tissue or
membrane which marks the natural division between the inside and
outside of the leg. The inside is tender while the outside is muscular
and more or less tough. Some firms cut the top round to include
the leg bone and a small part of the bottom round. Firms that sell
top round usually sell the bottom or outside for pot roast or Hamburg
steak.
In many cities no bone or fat is trimmed from either sirloin or
round steak before weighing, while in others some bone and fat or
all bone and fat are cut off before steaks are weighed.
Forequarters include ribs, chucks, plates, and shanks. The shank
is removed by cutting through the shoulder joint or by sawing
through the leg bone below the shoulder joint. The plate is separated
from the ribs and chuck by cutting through the ribs on a line beginning
about the middle of the rib next to the hind quarter and running
parallel to the backbone to the point where the shank is removed.
If the line or cut be nearer the backbone, the ribs are short, more
desirable, and higher priced.
“ Ribs” are usually separated from chucks by cutting across the
backbone between the fifth and sixth ribs, counting from the front
backwards. “ Ribs” usually include about eight ribs, two of which
have part of the shoulder blade in them.
The prices quoted for ribroast are for cuts of ribs that do not have
any part of the shoulder blade in them. Some firms in some cities
cut ribroast short and trim off part of the chine bone before weighing.
Chucks extend from the point where ribs and chucks are separated
to the neck. Chuck roast as quoted in this report includes five ribs
and part of the shoulder blade. The prices quoted are for the best
cut, which is next to the butt end of the ribs. No relative prices
have been computed for chuck roast.
Plates include the forequarter flank or navel and the brisket. The
flank or the 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.
All quotations for fresh beef in this report are on the basis of one
pound, but of course in many, if not most, cases the usual sale is in
quantities of more than 1 pound.
As stated elsewhere, the grade of beef quoted is not identical
throughout the 39 cities, nor is the grade identical in a store through
out the period for which prices are quoted, but the article quoted is
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the best grade of meat on sale at the date of each quotation in the
store selected, and the stores selected were those patronized largely
by the families of American, English, Irish, German, and Scandi
navian wage earners.
Pork chops.
The quotations are for loin chops, with the exception of a very few
for rib chops.
Prices are quoted on the pound basis, but many of the sales are for
quantities larger than 1 pound.
Bacon.
Prices are reported by each dealer on 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 or other small packages
is quoted.
The prices quoted are in most cases for bacon sliced when sold, but
in a few cities some of the dealers sell relatively little sliced bacon
and therefore have quoted bacon by the piece and have reported the
usual range of weight of such pieces.
Prices are quoted on the pound basis, but many sales are of quan
tities larger than a pound.
Ham.
Prices are reported by each dealer on 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 ham sliced when sold, but
in a few cities some of the dealers sell relatively little sliced ham and
therefore have quoted whole hams and have reported the usual range
of weight of such hams.
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.
Prices are quoted on the pound basis, but in many, if not most,
cases the usual quantity sold is greater than 1 pound.
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 “ tub” lard (lard sold in bulk). Some quota
tions, however, are for lard in pails weighing either 3 or 5 pounds and
known to the trade in some localities as No. 3 and No. 5. Tub lard
is quoted by the pound. In many cases tub lard is customarily sold
BETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1912.
31
in quantities of 2 or more pounds, and in all such cases the price
quoted in this report is reduced to the pound basi§. Where lard is
sold by the pail, the price is quoted per pail, gross weight, as it was
not possible readily to determine the net weight of the lard.
Leg of lamb, yearling.
The prices quoted in this report are for the article generally known
to the trade as “ yearling.” The age of the sheep (“ yearling” ) varies
from approximately 9 to 18 months. Owing to the fact that, in
some firms, the age varies considerably with different seasons of the
year, no “ relative” prices are computed for this article in the report
of the Bureau.
Hem.
Prices are quoted for “ hens” at least a year old, such as are usually
sold for roasting or stewing. In some localities the term used for
these hens is either “ fowls” or “ stewing chickens.”
The quotations are in most cases for “ dressed” hens, although a
few dealers reported prices for “ live” hens. Dressed hens are
described as “ drawn” or “ not drawn.” In a few cities hens are
sold “ full dressed” ; that is, drawn and with head and feet off.
Throughout all cities reporting, except San Francisco, the basis of
sale is 1 pound. In San Francisco hens are sold wholesale in 1-dozen
lots and classified under the terms “ small,” “ large,” and “ extra.”
Retailers while following this classification seldom weigh the Hens,
but sell by the fowl and base the price charged on size and appear
ance, while at the same time having in mind a rough estimate of the
value per pound.
Flour, wheat.
Flour is quoted by the eighth-barrel bag for about 30 of the cities,
by the eighth-barrel bag with a few firms quoting fourth-barrel bags
in a few cities, by the fourth-barrel bag with an occasional firm
quoting half-barrel bags for some of the Pacific coast cities, by the
20-pound bag by one firm in Indianapolis, and by the sixteenthbarrel bag from an occasional firm in one or two of the eastern cities.
The weight of the various size bags varies slightly in different locali
ties; the half-barrel bag weighs from 96 to 98 pounds, the fourthbarrel bag from 48 to 49 pounds, and the eighth-barrel bag from 23
to 24§ pounds. These weights are in some instances net and in others
gross. Great quantities of flour are sold in sixteenth and in thirtysecond-barrel bags, particularly in the eastern cities, but the eighthbarrel bag is a very popular size in most of the cities for which prices
were secured, and for ready comparison that size has been quoted
where possible.
In a few of the cities the price of flour is “ protected” ; that is, the
flour manufacturer fixes a minimum selling price for the retailer.
61651°— Bull. 108—12------3
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BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR.
The quotations from each firm are for a definite brand, or brands
of equivalent grade, throughout the period for which prices are
quoted, except as indicated. The name of the brand quoted has
been entered in connection with the price. Where a merchant has
quoted a brand manufactured especially for his trade or which car
ries his firm name the flour has been entered as “ special brand,” in
order not to disclose the identity of the firm furnishing information
to the Bureau.
Corn meal.
The com meal for which prices are given is bulk or bag meal, and
not fancy meal in cartons or packages. The color of the meal han
dled varies, generally speaking, according to the locality, yellow
being sold as a rule in cities of the North, white in southern cities,
and both white and yellow in Denver, Salt Lake City, and the cities
on the Pacific coast.
The price of corn 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 com meal most in demand among his cus
tomers and represent a great variety of units of sale. In New Eng
land and other northern cities the amounts sold are usually small,
being as a rule from 2 to 5 pounds, the 5 cents7 worth, or the 10
cents7 worth. In most southern cities sales of 10 pounds or more
predominate, while in the cities of the far West reports on any other
unit than 10 pounds are exceptional.
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 whenever
both are on the market, and some firms at certain seasons do not
carry any “ strictly fresh” eggs. The trade terms used to describe
the eggs for which quotations are given vary with the locality. On
the Atlantic coast, for example, common descriptive terms are
“ near-by,” “ State,” “ eastern,” and “ western;” in the Middle West,
“ near-by” and “ country;” in certain southern cities, “ near-by”
and “ Tennessee;” and on the Pacific coast, “ ranch” and “ eastern,
fresh.”
Some quotations for “ storage” eggs were secured for the period
1907 to 1911, but the number was insufficient for purposes of publi
cation. Prices were quoted in Bulletin No. 106, Part II, for storage
eggs for the months of January and February, 1912. Some few
firms continued to quote storage eggs for the spring and summer
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1912.
33
months, but those quotations were not entered in the reports, as it
appeared that in some cases, at least, the article quoted as ^stor
age^ during the spring months was eggs “ iced in transit” and not
eggs that had been in storage. No relative prices have been com
puted for storage eggs.
All prices in the table are quoted on the dozen, and in most cities
included in this study the dozen is the only unit of sale of importance.
In New York City, however, purchases by the 25 cents’ worth are
common, and in the Pacific coast cities two dozen becomes at times
the prevailing unit of sale, owing to the fact that it is a common
practice to make a special rate on this quantity (as for example, 65
cents per 2 dozen when the price is 35 cents per dozen). In such
cases the price as quoted on the most usual unit of sale has been
reduced to the rate per dozen.
Butter.
The quotations for butter represent the grade of butter known on
the market as “ creamery extra.” No dairy butter nor brands desig
nated as specials or fancy have been included, with but one exception.
Creamery extras are sold in bulk, otherwise known as “ tub” but
ter, or in bricks generally termed “ print” butter. When print butter
is put up in cartons it is often termed “ package” butter.
Prices for butter in practically all cities west of the Mississippi
included in this report, except St. Louis and Omaha, are for print
butter, and in most cases this print butter is put up in cartons.
The demands for print or tub butter seem to rest on local prefer
ences. In some cities the price is the same for both; in others print
butter is quoted at 1 or at 2 cents higher than tub.
In some of the Pacific coast cities butter is usually sold in 2-pound
prints, locally known as “ squares.” Prices for San Francisco are
shown in this report on the 2-pound basis; some prices for Portland
are on the 2-pound basis and some are on the 1-pound basis; prices for
all other cities are on the 1-pound basis. In Seattle butter is reported
both in 2-pound prints and in 1-pound prints, and in that city all
quotations have been reduced to the 1-pound basis.
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.” The extensive variety of Irish
potatoes on the market and the fact that retailers do not confine
their buying to one variety have made it impracticable to quote vari
eties or grades.
New potatoes have been quoted only when they form the bulk of
the sales. This is usually when new potatoes grown in the locality
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are plentiful, as the price of new potatoes shipped from a distance is
generally prohibitive to the mass of trade in the stores reporting.
The peck, or a fractional part of a peck, is the unit of sale for prac
tically all eastern cities except New York and Newark. All quota
tions for the eastern cities in this report are on the basis of 1 peck.
In the West potatoes are sold by weight, using the 100-pound lot as
a basis. In the western cities reporting there is a demand during
the summer for smaller quantities than the 100-pound lot, which
results in sales of 25 cents', 50 cents’ , and one dollar’s worth.
No retail prices for Irish potatoes have been tabulated for either
New York or Newark owing to the fact that the unit of sale generally
reported in each city— that is, the quart and the one-half peck,
respectively—does not appear to be based on a definite weight or
measure. For example, in New York the amount sold for a quart
varies from store to store from 2| to 4 or more pounds, while within
the same store the number of pounds of new potatoes sold for a
quart is generally less than the number of pounds of old potatoes
sold for a quart.
Sugar .
All quotations are for granulated sugar and are on a pound basis.
These prices per pound in most cases have been derived from prices
as reported by the dealers on the quantities most in demand. Such
quantities vary in the cities represented. The common units of sale
in most cities are 25-cent, 50-cent, and $1 lots. In certain cities,
notably New York and Philadelphia, smaller quantities are reported
as the usual units of sale.
Milk.
All quotations are by the quart and are for milk regularly deliv
ered to customers.
In connection with each quotation is a statement as to whether
the milk is sold bottled or is dipped from the can as sold, and also a
statement indicating whether the milk is sold1‘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, and a bill is ren
dered monthly for the amount actually served; 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; thus, if milk
is 9 cents per quart, 12 tickets may be sold for $1. Some of the dai
ries in the Pacific coast cities charge a definite sum monthly for a quart
of milk each day, the price being the same for each calendar month.
BREAD WEIGHTS.
The weights of wheat bread, tabulated separately by cities, firms,
and brands, are the weights at which the respective breads were
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1912.
35
scaled on the 15th of July and of August, 1912, and, where avail
able, corresponding information for the same months of 1911 is
shown for comparison. This scaling weight is the weight of the
loaf before baking. While it would be highly desirable to present
the weight of the loaf as actually purchased by the consumer, the
complications involved in the relation of the scaled weight to
the weight of the bread when it passes over the retailer’s counter
were found to be such that it was impossible to do so. The loss
of weight in baking varies with the formula, with the style of
loaf, and with the temperature of the oven. A further element
of uncertainty affecting weights enters before the consumer actually
gets the loaf. The weight, of course, varies with the time intervening
between the removal of the loaf from the oven and its final distri
bution to the consumer, the loss by evaporation also being partly
determined by the conditions under which the bread is kept and by
the state of the atmosphere.
The customary loss in baking is variously estimated by bakers,
but it may be said that a loaf scaled at 18 ounces will when sold, if
handled under ordinary conditions, weigh not far from 16 ounces,
and a loaf scaled at 16 ounces will, when baked and cooled, weigh
about 14J ounces. As noted above, however, the range of loss
varies widely.
From general Table II of this report for each city all fancy, special,
graham, rye, and restaurant breads are excluded. All wrapped and
so-called “ French” breads are so designated.
In the use of these data it must be borne clearly in mind that
weight is only one factor entering into the bread question as an
element in the study of prices. The quality of materials used varies
widely and is likely to be reflected in the weight at which the loaf is
scaled.
It is hoped that at some future time it may* be possible to present
baked weights as well as scaled weights; but, as already explained,
this was impracticable in the present report.
The most representative bakeries in every city included in this
report have promptly furnished to the Bureau of Labor information
concerning bread weights on the 15th of each month.
COAL.
This report gives prices of coal on July 15, 1912, and for compara
tive purposes prices are also entered for the corresponding date in
1911. The prices shown are those quoted for retail trade for house
hold use. The table of prices shows Pennsylvania anthracite white
ash coal both in stove size and in chestnut size; bituminous coal of
several kinds; and in a few cities other varieties, such as Colorado,
Welsh, and Australian. Prices are quoted for sales “ in ton lots/’
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in “ half-ton lots,” and “ in lots of less than one-fourth ton.” The
prices were quoted by coal dealers who kindly supplied the informa
tion at the request of the Bureau of Labor. In some cities practically
all sales for household use were of anthracite coal, and in other cities
of bituminous coal. The coal dealers in each city were asked to
quote prices on the kind of bituminous coal usually sold for house
hold use. The prices quoted are for coal delivered to consumers, but
do not include charges for storing ton or half-ton lots in cellar or coal
bin where an extra handling was necessary, except as noted in connec
tion with the price quotation.
GAS.
This report gives prices of gas, for household use, on the 15th of
April, 1912, and for purposes of comparison the prices on the corre
sponding date in 1911 have been entered. The prices quoted are
the net rates charged for gas for household use as distinguished from
use by manufacturing plants and industrial establishments. The
prices are the same for gas for illuminating, cooking, and heating
purposes, except as noted in the table. Prices are in most cases for
manufactured gas, but natural gas has also been quoted where that
is in general use. The data were furnished by the gas companies,
who kindly responded to the Bureau’s request for this information.
EXPLANATION OF TABLES.
This report includes five general tables, as follows:
Table I.—Retail prices of the principal articles of food on the 15th
of each month, July and August, 1911, and July and August, 1912, by
cities and by firms.
TableII.—Bread weights: Scaling weight (weight of dough before
baking), in ounces, of the principal brands of wheat bread on the
15th of each month, July and August, 1911, and July and August,
1912, by cities and by firms and brands.
Table III.—Per cent of increase or decrease in retail prices of the
principal articles of food: Price on the 15th of July and of August,
1912, compared with price on the corresponding date in 1911, by cities
and by articles.
Table IV.—Relative retail prices of the principal articles of food,
January, 1911, to August, 1912, by geographical divisions.
Table V.—Retail prices of coal, for household use, on July 15,1911,
and July 15, 1912, by cities and by firms.
Table I.—Retail prices of the principal articles of food on the 15th
of each month, July and August, 1911, and July and August, 1912, by
cities and iy firms (pp. J+1 to 118).—This table includes 39 of the most
important industrial cities in the various sections of the United States.
For each city prices are quoted for 18 principal articles of food. Prices
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1912.
37
are quoted for July 15 and August 15, 1912, and for comparative pur
poses prices on the corresponding date in 1911 have been entered.
When the 15th fell on Sunday or on a holiday the prices quoted were
for either the 14th or the 16th of the month.
The 39 cities are arranged in alphabetical order, and under the
various cities the 18 articles follow a uniform order, beginning with
fresh meats. The particular grade or description of each article is
shown in connection with the price quotations. Great care was
taken to secure prices throughout the period covered for an article
of as nearly uniform grade or quality as possible within each store,
as changes in quality are, of course, reflected in prices.
Price quotations were secured from several firms in each city. In
order to avoid identification, names of firms are not shown, but
each firm has been given a number, which enables one to follow
the prices quoted throughout the period for which a firm has been
furnishing price quotations, either for the present report or for the
preceding reports covering the period from 1907 to June, 1912.
Three articles are included in this table which are not carried into
the tables showing relative prices of food; those articles are chuck
roast, leg of lamb (yearling), and storage eggs.
Table II.—Bread weights: Scaling weight {weight o f dough before
baking), in ounces, of the principal brands of wheat bread on the 15th
of each month, July and August, 1911, and July and August, 1912, by
cities and by firms and brands (pp. 114t° 183).—This table shows the
scaling weight in ounces of the principal brands of wheat bread in the
cities covered by this report. The weights are quoted for July 15 and
August 15, 1912, and for comparative purposes weights on the corre
sponding date in 1911 have been entered. When the 15th fell on
Sunday or on a holiday, the weights quoted were for either the 14th
or the 16th of the month.
Weight quotations were secured from several representative bakeries
in each city. In order to avoid identification, names of firms and
brands are not shown, but each firm has been given a number and
each brand reported by a firm has been designated by a letter.
Table HI.—Per cent of increase or decrease in retail prices of the
principal articles of food: Price on the 15th of July and of August, 1912,
compared with price on the corresponding date in 1911, by cities and by
articles (pp. 124 to ISO).—This table shows for each of the 39 cities the
per cent of increase or decrease in price of each of 15 principal articles
of food. The price on July 15, 1912, is compared with the price on
July, 15, 1911, and the price on August 15, 1912, is compared with
the price on August 15, 1911. No relative prices are shown for 3
articles for which actual prices are quoted in General Table I. These
articles are chuck roast, for which quotations were not secured prior
to January, 1912; leg of lamb, which is the article generally known
38
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR.
to the trade as “ yearling,” but the age of the sheep varies, as reported
by some firms, with different seasons of the year; and storage eggs, for
which only a comparatively few quotations were secured prior to
January, 1912.
In order to arrive at the average per cent of change in the price of an
article for each city, the percentage of change was computed from
the prices quoted by each dealer, the percentages for the various
firms added, and this sum divided by the number of firms reporting
for the city.
Table IV.—Relative retail prices of the 'principal articles of foodf
January, 1911, to August, 1912, by geographical divisions {pp. 131
to 138).—This table shows for each of 15 principal articles of food the
relative price for each month from January, 1911, to August, 1912.
Relative prices are not shown for chuck roast, leg of lamb, and
storage eggs, for reasons stated in the explanation of Table III.
Data corresponding to that shown in this table are presented for
each year from 1890 to 1911 in general Table II, in Bulletin No. 105,
Part II.
As explained on a previous page, a relative price, or an index num
ber, as it is technically called, of any article is the per cent which
the price of that article at any certain date is of the price of the
same article at a date or period which has been selected as the base
or standard.
The base selected for this compilation of retail prices is the average
price for the 10-year period, 1890 to 1899. This base period is the
same as was used in the preceding Bulletins on retail prices and
wages and hours of labor and in the several presentations of whole
sale prices in the Bulletins of this Bureau. The average for the 10-year
period is used as the base for the reason that an average price for a
number of years more nearly represents average or normal condi
tions than does the price for a single year, because of unusual
conditions that may prevail in any one year.
The value of the relative price is that it enables the reader to
follow more readily the course of prices of a single article and, when
these relative prices are combined, to follow the course of prices of
groups of articles. The relative price also permits the continuation
of a price series when for any reason quotations from one firm are
discontinued and quotations from another firm for a different quality
or brand of article are secured instead, which article, though differing
somewhat from the one formerly quoted, equally well represents the
trend of the general market.
The many changes in firms furnishing prices and also the changes
in grades and brands of articles make several steps necessary in
order to arrive at the relative price of an article for a geographical
division or for the United States. The methods followed during the
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1912.
39
years 1890 to 1911 are explained in fche Report on Retail Prices, 1890
to 1911 (Bulletin 105), and the reader is referred to that report. The
method followed for July and August, 1912, is exactly the same as
that for the years 1904 to 1911, excepting that monthly quotations
instead of averages for the year are compared, firm by firm.
The 39 cities for which prices were secured have been grouped into
five geographical divisions as follows:
North Atlantic division:
Boston, Mass.
Buffalo, N. Y.
Fall River, Mass.
Manchester N. H.
Newark, N. J.
New Haven, Conn.
New York, N. Y .
Philadelphia, Pa.
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Providence, R. I.
Scranton, Pa.
South Atlantic division:
Atlanta, Ga.
Baltimore, Md.
Charleston, S. C.
Jacksonville, Fla.
Richmond, Va.
Washington, D. C.
North Central division:
Chicago, 111.
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Cleveland, Ohio.
North Central division—C
Detroit, Mich.
Indianapolis, Ind.
Kansas City, Mo.
Milwaukee, Wis.
Minneapolis, Minn.
Omaha, Nebr.
St. Louis, Mo.
South Central division:
Birmingham, Ala.
Dallas, Tex.
Little Rock, Ark.
Louisville, Ky.
Memphis, Tenn.
New Orleans, La.
Western division:
Denver, Colo.
Los Angeles, Cal.
Portland, Oreg.
Salt Lake City, Utah.
San Francisco, Cal.
Seattle, Wash.
Table V.—Retail 'prices of coal, for household use, on July 15, 1911,
and July 15, 1912, by cities and by firms (pp. 189 to 154).—This table
shows prices of Pennsylvania anthracite coal, stove size; Pennsyl
vania anthracite coal, chestnut size; and bituminous coal in all the
cities for which retail prices of food are shown, with the exception of
Altanta, Ga., Charleston, S. C., Portland, Oreg., and Scranton, Pa.
Prices are quoted for July 15, 1912, and for comparative purposes
prices on the corresponding date in 1911 have been entered. In some
cities practically no bituminous coal is used for household purposes
and in others practically no Pennsylvania anthracite coal is used.
In a few cities Colorado coal is quoted and in one or two cities Welsh
and other varieties of coal are quoted.
Prices are quoted for coal in ton lots, in half-ton lots, and in bushel
lots, or 100 pound lots, when sold in small quantities. In connection
with prices the number of pounds per ton, half ton, and bushel is
also shown.
The price quotations were furnished by coal dealers in each city,
who kindly responded to a request from the Bureau for this informa
40
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR.
tion. In order to avoid identification, firm names are not shown,
but each firm has been given a number which enables one to follow
the prices quoted throughout the period for which a firm has been
furnishing price quotations, either for the present report or for the
preceding reports published in Bulletin Nos. 105 and 106. The prices
quoted are for coal delivered to consumers, but do not include
charges for storing ton or half-ton lots in cellar or coal bin where an
extra handling is necessary, except as noted in connection with the
price quotation.
The general tables follow:
GENERAL TABLES,
iE I . —RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
[E 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1911, AND JULY AND
rGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS.
ATLANTA, GA.
;i 9 i i
UCL.
Sirloin steak, per pound.
Do.............................
Do.............................
Do.............................
114
Do.............................
118
102
105
111
102 Round steak, per pound.
Do.............................
105
Do.............................
111
Do.............................
114
Do.............................
118
Rib roast, bone in, per pound.
Do.....................................
105
Do.....................................
111
Do.....................................
114
Do.....................................
118
102
102
105
111
114
118
Pork chops, loin, per pound.
Do...................................
105
Do..................................
111
Do...................................
114
Do...................................
118
102 Bacon, smoked, sliced, per pound.
Do...........................................
Do...........................................
Do...........................................
Do...........................................
Do...........................................
105
111
113
114
118
105
111
113
114
118
July 15.
Aug. 15.
July 15.
$0.25
$0.25
.25
.25
$0.25
.25
.20
Ham, smoked, per pound:
Sliced.
Do...........................
Do...........................
Whole, 12 to 14 pounds.
Sliced............................
Do...........................
Lard, pure, tub, per pound.
Do..................................
105
Do..
111
Do.
113
Do.
117
102
Aug. 15.
.224
$<]1 . 2 2 4
.25
.25
0)
.20
.20
.20
.20
.174
.174
.20
.*20*
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
.25
.20
.20
.20
.2 0
p>
0 )
.17J
.2 0
.20
.20
0)
.20
b)
.224
.15
.20
.25
’26"
.20
.20
.30
.28
.30
.25
.35
.30
.35
.28
.30
.2 0
.1 5
0 )
.1 7 4
0 )
.1 2 4
.20
. 22|
.2 0
0)
.15
.174
.15
.15
.124
Chuck roast, per pound.
Do...........................
Do...........................
Do...........................
Do...........................
102
102
1912
Commodity.
0 )
.2 5
.20
W
0 )
.20
.2 5
.35
.25
.35
.30
.30
0 )
.2 5
C1)
.3 5
C1)
.2 5
.30
.25
.30
.17*
.25
.30
.15
.15
.15
.124
.134
.20
.30
.25
.30
C1)
.2 5
C1)
.1 8 4
■M
0 )
.25
.3 0
.17J
.15
.15
.134
.15
0 )
.1 5
0
.1 3 4
.1 5
.25
.25
Leg of lamb, yearling,2per pound.
C1)
.20
.2 0
.20
.20
Do...........................................
105
.25
.25
Do...........................................
111
C1)
.20
.20
.*20*
Do...........................................
114
0 )
1 Nc quotation.
2TJl 1 prices are for the article generally known to the trade as “ yearling.” The age of the sheep
'yea ling") varies from approximately 9 to 18 months. Owing to the fact that, in some firms, the age
considerably with different seasons of the year, no “ relative” prices are computed for this article in
102
port.
41
42
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR.
T a b le I .—RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1911, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
A T L A N T A , G A .—Concluded.
1911
Firm
num
ber.
1912
Commodity.
July 15.
Aug 15.
July 15.
Aug 15.
102
104
105
111
Hens, year or more old, per pound:
Dressed, drawn...........................................
Do.........................................................
Do.........................................................
Dressed, not drawn.....................................
$0.22£
.25
$0.25
.22|
.25
.25
$0.25
.20
.25
.25
102
105
111
113
117
Flour, wheat, per §-barrel bag:
Gold Medal..................................................
Special brand.............................................
Omega.........................................................
Special brand, ............ .......... ...... ......
Capitola.......................................................
.90
.95
.90
.78
.78
1.00
1.00
1.00
.83
.90
.0250
.0250
.0208
.0250
.0250
.0292
.0233
.0292
.0292
.0292
.0250
.0292
.25
.20
.20
.27*
.25
•27|
.30
.24
.25
.25
.25
.25
.25
.25
.25
.20
.30
.35
.30
.35
.29
.30
.35
.31
.30
.35
.35
.40
.30
.35
.38
.30
.35
(1>.35
.35
.40
0)
.33
0)
.40
102 Potatoes, Irish, per peck...................................
105
Do...............................................................
111
Do...............................................................
Do...............................................................
113
117
Do...............................................................
.50
.70
.35
.60
.60
.50
.60
.50
.40
.35
.50
.40
(,).29
.40
102 Sugar, granulated, in 25-cent or SI lots, per pound
Do........ 1.....................................................
105
111
Do...............................................................
Do...............................................................
113
117
Do...............................................................
.0588
.0667
.0556
.0714
.0667
.0714
.0625
.0714
.0625
.0625
.0588
.0625
.10
.10
.10
.121
.10
.10
.10
•12£
.10
.10
.10
.12|
102 f!om meal, per pound___________ _______ _
105
Do................................................................
111
Do................................................................
113
Do................................................................
117
Do................................................................
102
104
105
111
113
114
117
Eggs, strictly fresh, per dozen:
Near-by......................................................
Do.........................................................
Do.........................................................
Do.........................................................
Do.........................................................
Tennessee....................................................
Near-by......................................................
102 Butter, creamery, print, per pound..................
105
Do................................................................
107
Do................................................................
110
Do................................................................
111
Do...............................................................
113
Do...............................................................
114
Do...............................................................
Do...............................................................
117
Milk, fresh, unskimmed, delivered, bottled,
per quart:
Raw............................................................
Do.........................................................
(2)..........................................................
110
(2)..........................................................
112
101
107
.25
C1)
(1)
$0.25
0)
(1).90
(1>.83
.90
0)
(0
.0292
.0275
.0292
0)
.25
(,).30
(,).25
(,).35
0)
0)
.0625
.0556
.0625
.10
.10
.10
.12*
B A L T IM O R E , M D
203 Sirloin steak, per pound....................................
204
Do....................................................... .......
Do...............................................................
206
Do...............................................................
213
224
Do...............................................................
$0.20
.20
.20
.18
$0.20
.20
.20
,18
$0.24
.22
.24
.20
.20
$0.24
.22
.24
. 20
.23
203 Round steak, per pound...................................
204
Do..........1....................................................
206
Do...............................................................
Do...............................................................
213
224
Do................................................................
. 18
. 18
. 18
.16
. 18
. 18
. 18
.16
.22
.20
,20
.20
.20
.22
.20
.20
.20
.22
1No quotation.
2
Description, “pasteurized” or “raw, ” not reported.
43
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1912.
T a b le I .—RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1911, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
B A L T I M O R E , M D .—Continued.
1911
Firm
1913
Commodity.
ber.
July 15.
Aug. 15.
$0.16
203 Rib roast, bone in, per pound...........................
$0.18
204
Do................................................................
. 15
. 15
Do................................................................
. 16
. 16
Do................................................................
. 18
. 18
Do................................................................
206
213
224
203
204
206
213
224
(Thnek rn^st, p e r p n n n d ___________________ _____
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
July 15.
Aug. 15.
$0.22
. 16
. 18
.20
. 18
$0.22
. 16
. 18
. 20
.20
. 15
. 14
. 16
.12*
. 14
. 15
. 14
. 16
.12*
. 16
203 Pork chops, loin, per pound..............................
264
Do................................................................
206
Do................................................................
213
Do................................................................
224
Do................................................................
. 16
. 18
. 14
. 16
. 20
. 18
. 17
.20
.20
. 18
. 16
. 18
. 18
.22
.20
. 18
. 20
.20
203 Bacon, smoked, sliced, per pound.....................
204
Do................................................................
206
Do................................................................
213
Do................................................................
224
Do................................................................
.24
.20
.20
.22
.24
. 2G
. 22
.22
. 24
. 20
.20
.22
.20
.24
.20
.22
.22
.20
Ham, smoked, per pound:
Sliced..........................................................
Do.........................................................
Do.........................................................
Do.........................................................
Whole, 7 to 8 pounds...................................
.30
.32
.28
.28
.30
.32
. 28
.28
.30
.30
.28
.28
. 18
.30
.32
.28
.28
. 18
203 Lard, pure, tub, per pound..............................
204
Do................................................................
206
Do.............................. ; ...............................
208
Do................................................................
211
Do................................................................
213
Do................................................................
224
Do................................................................
. 12
. 12
. 12
. 12
. 12
.13
. 14
. 12
. 14
. 12
. 12
. 14
. 15
. 15
. 14
.13
. 14
. 14
.14
. 15
. 15
.14
.14
. 14
. 14
.14
203 Leg of lamb, yearling,1per pound....................
204
Do................................................................
206
Do................................................................
213
Do................................................................
220
Do................................................................
224
Do................................................................
.20
.22
. 15
. 15
.16
.20
.22
. 15
. 15
.14
.20
.20
. 15
. 15
. 18
. 15
.20
.20
.15
.15
.16
.15
.20
.20
.22
.18
.22
.20
.20
.24
. 18
.22
.20
. 19
.22
.22
.20
.20
(S).19
.20
.20
203
204
206
213
224
201 Hens, year or more old, dressed, not drawn, per
pound.............................................................
202
Do................................................................
204
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
205
207
Do................................................................
212
Do................... ............................................
203
204
206
208
209
211
Flour, wheat, per ^-barrel bag:
Fancy..........................................................
Gold Medal..................................................
Special brand..............................................
Patapsco Superlative...................................
Pillsbury’s Best...........................................
Gold Medal..................................................
.79
.79
.78
.75
.85
.85
.78
.75
.85
.85
.85
.93
.84
.84
.95
.90
.85
.92
.82
.82
(,).85
.0250
.0250
.0200
203 Com meal, per pound........................................
.0200
.0250
.0250
204
Do................................................................
.0250
.0250
206
Do................................................................
.0200
.0200
.0250
.0250
208
Do................................................................
.0200
.0200
209
Do................................................................
.0300
.0300
.0300
(2)
211
Do................................................................
.0250
.0250
.0250
1The prices are for the article generally known to the trade as “ yearling.” The age of the sheep
( “ yearling") varies from approximately 9 to 18 months. Owing to the fact that, in some firms, the age
varies considerably with different seasons of the year, no “ relative” prices are computed for this article in
this report.
2 No quotation.
.0250
44
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR.
T a b le I . — RETAIL
PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1911, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
B A L T IM O R E , MD.-Concluded.
1911
Firm
num
ber.
201
203
204
205
206
208
209
1912
Commodity.
o. strictly fresh, near-by, per dozen.
Do...................................................
Do...................................................
Do...................................................
Do...................................................
Do...................................................
Do...................................................
Do...................................................
Do...................................................
Do...................................................
Do...................................................
July 15.
Aug. 15.
July 15.
$0.22
$0.25
.25
.20
.24
$0.25
.25
.25
.20
.22
.22
Aug. 15.
0)
$0.28
.26
.24
.24
.25
.22
.24
.25
.24
.27
.24
.25
.23
.23
.25
.24
.25
.23
.23
.34
.30
.35
.30
.32
.32
.35
.35
.30
.35
.30
.35
.34
.35
.35
.32
.35
.33
.35
.35
0).35
203 Potatoes, Irish, per peck.
206
Do.............................
208
Do.............................
211
Do.............................
.48
.48
.48
.40
.40
.40
.45
.30
.32
.25
.25
.30
.24
.25
.22
203 Sugar, granulated, per pound.
204
Do.....................................
206
Do.....................................
208
Do.....................................
Do.....................................
Do.....................................
.0550
.0600
.0500
.0550
.0550
.0550
.0600
.0600
.0600
.0600
.0550
.0550
.0550
.0550
.0550
.0550
212
213
216
219
201
203
206
209
211
212
216
.22
.24
.22
.22
.22
Butter, creamery, per pound:
Print.................................
Tub..................................
Print.................................
Do..............................
Do..............................
Print................................
Tub...................................
Milk, fresh, unskimmed, delivered, per quart:
Bottled, pasteurized.................................
Do......................................................
Do......................................................
221
Bottled, raw.............................................
Do......................................................
222
From can, raw..........................................
223
Bottled, raw.............................................
.09
.09
210
217
.08
.08
.08*
.*08'
.27
.28
.32
0).35
.35
.35
.0550
C).0550
.0550
(}).0550
.09
.09
.09
.08
08
.08
$0.30
.25
.30
.22
.25
C
1)
$0.25
B IR M IN G H A M , A L A .
302 Sirloin steak, per pound....................................
304
Do................................................................
308
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
310
313
Do................................................................
$0.25
.20
.25
.20
.25
$0.25
.20
.25
.20
.25
.30
.22
.25
302 Round steak, per pound....................................
304
Do................................................................
308
Do................................................................
310
Do................................................................
313
Do................................................................
.20
.17|
.20
.17|
.20
.20
.17J
.20
.17|
.20
.25
.22|
.25
.20
.20
0)
302 Rib roast, bone in, per pound...........................
304
Do...............................................................
308
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
310
313
Do................................................................
.20
.15
.25
.20
.20
.20
.15
.25
.20
.20
.20
.20
.25
.22
.25
0).20
.15
.15
.20
.15
.15
0).15
.20
302 Chuck roast, per pound.....................................
304
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
308
310
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
313
i No quotation.
.20
.25
.20
.20
.25
.22
.20
.15
.15
45
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1912.
I .—RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1911, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T able
B I R M IN G H A M , AXiA.—Continued.
1911
Firm
num
ber.
July 15.
302 Pork chops, loin, per pound..
304
Do...................................
Do...................................
310
Do...................................
313
Do...................................
302
304
307
308
310
313
1913
Commodity.
Bacon, smoked, per pound:
r Sliced...........................
[
Piece, 5 to 7 pounds___
Sliced...........................
Do..........................
Do..........................
Do..........................
Do..........................
Ham, smoked, per pound:
Sliced.
Do.........................
Whole, 9 to 12 pounds..
Sliced...........................
Do.........................
310
Do.........................
313
Do.........................
302
304
307
Lard, pure:
Tub, per pound........................
302 f
L Per 5-pound pail, gross weight.
303
Do......................................
304
Tub, per pound........................
Per 5-pound pail, gross weight..
307 f
[
Tub, per pound........................
Do......................................
311
Do......................................
313
Do......................................
315
Per 5-pound pail, gross weight.
$0.25
.17*
.25
Aug. 15.
$0.25
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
25
25
302
308
310
311
313
302
303
304
307
311
313
315
Flour, wheat, per f-barrel bag:
Roller Champion..............
Do..............................
D o..............................
Special brand ..................
Roller Champion..............
Do..............................
Obelisk.............................
$0.20
.20
.25
.20
.20
30
30
19
15
.25
C1)
C1).35
.30
.25
C1).25
.25
.30
.25
<l>.
.15
C1)
C1).15
.30
.30
.35
.30
.30
.14
.18
.17*
.15
.70
C1).18
.20
.25
C1).20
.20
.20
.25
.25
18
0)
$0.22*
.25
.20
.35
.85
.15
65
Aug. 15.
.30
.30
.35
.30
C1)
302 Leg of lamb, yearling,2per pound..
304
Do.............................................
308
Do.............................................
310
Do.............................................
313
Do.............................................
Hens, year or more old, per pound:
f
Live..........................................
I
Dressed, drawn........................
Live..........................................
Do......................................
Do......................................
Dressed, not drawn..................
July 15.
.17*
.15
.70
.25
.25
18
17*
.16
16
.16
.20
20
.20
75
75
.90
.95
1.00
.80
.95
.95
.85
8.95
(1).95
.85
302 Com meal, per pound.
0250
.0292
0250
303
0208
Do........................
0208
.0250
304
.0292
Do........................
.0250
307
Do........................
0208
.0233
0183
C1)
.0292
311
0250
Do........................
0250
.0250
313
Do........................
0).0250
315
Do........................
0208
0208
i No quotation.
a The prices are for the article generally known to the trade as “ yearling.” The age of the sheep
(“ yearling” ) varies from approximately 9 to 18 months. Owing to the fact that, in some firms, the age
varies considerably with different seasons of the year, no ‘ ‘ relative ’ ’ prices are computed for this article m
this report.
46
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR.
I .—RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1911, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
B I R M IN G H A M , A IiA .—Concluded.
1911
Firm
num
ber.
1913
Commodity.
July 15.
Aug. 15.
July 15.
302 ■Rggs, strictly trash, r^r-by, pp.r do^n. T..........
303
Do................................................................
304
Do................................................................
307
Do................................................................
311
Do................................................................
313
Do................................................................
315
Do................................................................
$0.20
.25
$0.20
.30
.25
.30
.20
.20
$0.25
.25
.25
.20
.25
.25
.20
302 Butter, creamery, print, per pound..................
Do................................................................
303
304
Do................................................................
307
Do................................................................
310
Do...............................................................
311
Do...................................................... ........
313
Do................................................................
.30
.30
.30
.35
.28
.32
.35
.35
302
303
304
307
311
313
315
.50
.70
.35
.50
.50
.60
.45
.50
.45
.50
Potatoes, Irish, per peck...................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do.......: .......................................................
302 Sugar, granulated, in $1 lots, per pound...........
.0667
304
Do................................................................
307
Do................................................................
.0556
311
Do................................................................
.0625
313
Do................................................................
315
Do................................................................
.0556
Milk, fresh, unskimmed, delivered, bottled, per
quart:
Pasteurized..................................................
306
317
Raw.............................................................
.10
.0667
.35
.35
.35
.35
.35
.35
.40
.40
.40
.35
.35
.50
.37J
.35
Aug. 15.
i1)
O)
$0.30
C1)
.30
.30
.22
(4
.35
(1).S5
.35
.40
0)
0)
.35
.40
.40
.30
.0625
.0625
.0588
.0541
.0667
.0700
.0625
O)
.0588
0)
.0667
.0625
.0625
.10
.10
.10
•09*
.10
•09*
.0625
.0714
BOSTON, M A SS.
402 Sirloin steak (porterhouse),2per pound.............
404
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
406
408
D o ..............................................................
410
Do................................................................
414
Do.............................................. / ...............
Do................................................................
416
402
404
406
408
410
414
416
Round steak, per pound:
Top, bone o u t.............................................
Do........................................................
(3)................................................................
Top, bone o u t...........................................
Do........................................................
Do.........................................................
Do.........................................................
402 Rib roast, bone in, per pound..........................
404
Do..............................................................
406
Do..............................................................
Do..............................................................
414
Do................................................................
416
$0.25
.32
$0.25
.32
.30
.35
.30
.30
.30
.33
.25
.30
.25
.30
.30
.30
.28
.30
.25
.30
. 15
.23
.20
.23
.16
.23
.20
.25
$0.30
.35
.35
.35
.35
.35
.35
0)
$0.40
.38
.35
.38
(*)
.40
.30
.35
.28
.35
.33
.35
.35
(*)
.35
.30
.35
.35
.20
.25
.25
.28
.25
(%
(1).28
.25
(,).28
402 Chuck roast, per pound.....................................
.14
.16
404
Do................................................................
.20
.20
Do................................................................
408
.25
.25
Do................................................................
410
.20
. 18
Do................................................................
416
.22
.16
Do................................................................
417
.18
a)
1No quotation.
a The steak for which prices are here quoted is known as “ porterhouse” steak in most of the cities
Included in this report, but in this city it is called “ sirloin” steak.
* Description, “ top” or “ whole,” not reported.
47
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1912.
T a b l e I .—RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1911, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
B O S T O N , M A S S .—Continued.
1911
Firm
num
ber.
Commodity.
402
404
406
408
410
414
416
1912
July 15.
Aug. 15.
July 15.
Pork chops, loin, per pound.............................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do.............................................................
Do........................ .....................................
Do..............................................................
Do..............................................................
$0.20
$0.20
.23
.25
.20
.25
.25
23
$0.18
.20
.18
.20
.22
.22
.20
402 Bacon, smoked, sliced, per pound...................
404
Do........................ .....................................
D o ...............................................................
406
Do..............................................................
408
414
Do..............................................................
416
Do..............................................................
.22
.25
.22
.25
.25
.25
.25
.25
.28
.28
.25
.28
.30
.30
.30
.18
.30
.30
.30
.20
402
404
406
408
410
414
416
Ham. smoked, per pound:
Sliced..........................................................
Do.....................................................
Do.....................................................
Do.........................................................
Do.........................................................
Do......................................................
Whole, 10 to 20 pounds................................
402
404
405
406
408
410
412
416
Lard, pure, tub, per pound...............................
Do..............................................................
Do..............................................................
Do...........................................................
Do................................................................
Do..............................................................
Do................................................................
Do.............................................................
402
404
406
408
414
415
416
Leg of lamb, yearling,2per pound....................
Do...............................
Do................................................................
Do.............................................................
Do.....................................
Do...........................................................
Do.................................................. ..........
402
404
406
408
410
414
Hens, year or more old, dressed, not drawn, per
pound..........................................................
Do.............................................................
Do.............................................................
Do..............................................................
Do..............................................................
Do..............................................................
405
406
410
412
416
Flour, wheat, per J-barrel bag:
TTing Arthur.............................................
Do........................................................
Cardinal.....................................................
Atlas..........................................................
Special brand.............................................
404 Com meal, per pound........................................
Do................................................................
405
Do................................................................
406
Do................................................................
408
Do................................................................
410
Do................................................................
412
.14
.14
.15
.12
.15
.13
.12
.25
.15
.20
.17
.23
.25
.17
.22
.22
.20
.22
.20
.22
.18
.25
.23
.18
.25
.20
.95
1.00
1.00
.95
1.00
.90
.0400
.0400
.0300
.0300
.0300
.0300
.20
.22
.20
.23
.20
.20
Aug. 15.
$0.22
.23
.22
.21
.22
( , ) 23
.20
.24
.20
.23
(,).22
.25
.28
.25
.30
.28
.30
.20
(1>.20
.15
.16
.15
.14
.14
.15
. 15
.15
.15
.16
.15
.14
.14
.15
.15
.15
.14
.22
.22
.21
.23
.23
22
.12*
.20
.20
.21
(1)
.22
.22
.20
.23
.22
.23
.22
.23
.20
.23
.22
.23
.22
C1)
1.05
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
.0300
.0400
.0400
.0333
.0300
.0300
.25
.28
.25
.30
.28
0)
.0400
.0400
.0333
.0300
.0300
Eggs, strictly fresh, per dozen:
.42
.36
Near-by.....................................................
404
.39
.35
Do.........................................................
.33
.36
405
.37
.34
.39
407
Do.........................................................
(*)
1No quotation.
2 The prices are for the article generally known to the trade as “ yearling.”
The age of the sheep
(“ yearling” ) varies from approximately 9 to 18 months. Owing to the fact that, in some firms, the age
varies considerably with different seasons of the year, no “ relative” prices are computed for this article in
this report.
61651°— Bull. 108—12------ 4
48
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR.
I .—RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1911, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T able
B O S T O N , M A S S .—Concluded.
412
416
405
407
408
412
416
404
405
406
408
412
414
416
1912
1911
Firm
num
ber.
Commodity.
Eggs, strictly fresh, per dozen—Concluded.
Near-by.................................................
Western................................................
Near-by..................................................
July 15.
Aug. 15.
July 15.
$0.40
.25
$0.35
.26
$0.33
C.35
)
Aug. 15.
$0.35
.33
.40
Butter, creamery, per pound:
Tub.o......................
.37
Do............................. .
Print.*.............................
Tub.................................
Do.............................
28
30
Potatoes, Irish, per peck.
Do.............................
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
404 Sugar, granulated, per pound.
Do.....................................
405
Do.....................................
406
Do.....................................
408
Do.....................................
412
Do.....................................
416
401
Milk, fresh, unskimmed, delivered, bottled,
403
407
413
Do...............................................................
Do..............................................................
Do..............................................................
0600
0600
0600
0650
0550
0650
.37
C)
.35
.35
.35
.35
.40
.35
.40
.35
.35
.35
.35
.35
.30
.30
.30
.30
.0600
.0600
.0600
.0600
.0600
.0600
pasteurized, per quart......................................
(*)
.0600
.0600
.0600
.0600
.0600
.0600
.08
09
.09
.09
.09
B U F FA L O , N . Y .
503 Sirloin steak, per pound.....................................
* 505
Do................................................................
506
Do................................................................
516
D o ..............................................................
$0.18
.17
.20
.20
$0.18
.17
.20
.20
$0.22
.21
.24
.22
$0.22
.21
.24
.22
503 Round steak, per pound....................................
* 505
Do................................................................
506
Do................................................................
516
Do...............................................................
.16
.15
.16
.18
.16
.15
.16
.18
.20
.19
.20
.20
.20
.19
.20
.20
503 Rib roast, bone in, per pound..........................
*505
Do................................................................
506
Do................................................................
516
Do................................................................
.16
.13
.13
.15
.16
.13
.13
.14
.18
.15
.18
.17
.16
.15
.18
.17
.14
.12
.15
.15
.14
.13
.16
.15
503 Chuck roast, per pound.....................................
* 505
Do...............................................................
506
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
516
503
*505
506
516
Pork chops, loin, per pound..............................
Do...............................................................
Do................................................................
Do...............................................................
.20
.17
.22
.20
.22
.22
.20
.20
.20
.17
.19
.20
.22
.19
.22
.22
503 Bacon, smoked, sliced, per pound.....................
Do................................................................
*505
506
Do................................................................
516
Do................................................................
.22
.20
.20
.22
.22
.21
.20
.22
.20
.18
.20
.20
.20
.19
.20
.20
.22
.20
.25
.22
.24
.22
.25
.25
503 Ham, smoked, sliced, per pound.......................
Do................................................................
*505
506
Do...............................................................
Do................................................................
516
* No quotation.
.24
.22
.25
.25
.25
.25
.25
.25
* Delivers no purchases.
49
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1912.
e
I .—RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
TB!E 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1911, AND JULY AND
AU'GUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
B U F F A L O , N . Y .—Continued.
Commodity.
502 Lard, pure, tub, per pound.
503
Do.
505
Do..
506
Do..
508
Do..
513
Do..
514
Do.
516
Do.
518
Do..
503 Leg of lamb, yearling,* per pound .
505
Do..........................................
Do...........................................
506
516
Do...........................................
503 Hens, year or more old, dressed, not drawn, per
pound.............................................................
Do...............................................................
Do...............................................................
Do...............................................................
Do...............................................................
D o ...............................................................
504
506
516
517
520
502
508
511
512
513
514
518
Flour, wheat, per § barrel bag:
Thornton and Chester.......
Do.,
Special brand..............
Tnornton and Chester.
Ceresota.......................
Gold Medal..................
Special brand..............
502 Com meal, per pound.
508
Do........................
511
Do........................
512
Do........................
513
Do........................
514
Do........................
518
Do........................
501
502
504
1505
508
511
512
513
514
518
1912
1911
i'irm
um
ber.
July 15.
Aug. 15.
10.11
.10
.12
.12
.12
.11
10.11
11
.16
.14
.16
.16
18
18
Near-by..............
Western...............
Western or State..
Near-by...............
Do.................
Do................ .
Do................ .
Do................
90.14
.15
.13
.14
.15
.13
.14
.15
.14
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
.26
.30
.27
.22
.28
.33
.28
.30
Aug. 15,
10.14
.15
.13
.14
.15
<2).14
.15
.14
.16
.15
.16
.17
.16
.15
.15
.17
.20
.10
.20
<2).18
.20
(*>.16
.18
.22
.20
.17
.87
.89
.85
.85
.83
.85
.76
.65
.73
.71
.72
Eggs, strictly fresh, per dozen:
W<estern...............
July 15.
.0250
.0360
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
.27
.27
.27
.22
.30
.28
.25
.25
.30
.30
.84
.80
.79
(2)
.79
.77
.0250
(2)
.0250
.0250
(2)
.0250
.0250
.28
25
.32
.29
.28
(2)
.33
.35
Butter, creamery, per pound:
.35
.35
Print................................
.33
.31
Tub..................................
.29
.31
Print................................
.33
.33
Tub..................................
.32
.32
Print................................
.32
.32
Tub..................................
.31
.31
Do..............................
.33
Do..............................
(*)..32
.32
Do..............................
.30
.34
Tub or print.....................
iDe]livers no purchases,
2No quotation.
8Th b prices are ior the article generally known to the trade as “ yearling.” The age of the sheep
■ling") varies from approximately 9 to 18 months. Owing to the fact that, in some firms, tne age
considerably with different seasons of the year, no “ relative” prices are computed for this article is
port.
jcriptlon, “ near-by,” “ western,” or “ State,” not reported.
501
502
505
508
510
511
512
513
514
518
50
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR.
T a b l e I . — RETAIL
PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1911, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
B U F F A L O , N . Y .—Concluded.
1911
Firm
num
ber.
502
508
511
512
513
514
518
Potatoes, Irish, per peck...................................
Do...............................................................
Do................................................................
Do...............................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
502 Sugar, granulated, per pound............................
508
Do................................................................
511
Do................................................................
512
Do................................................................
513
Do................................................................
514
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
518
501
507
509
510
515
1913
Commodity.
Milk, fresh, unskimmed, delivered, bottled, per
quart:
Raw.............................................................
(
Do.........................................................
\
Pasteurized..................................................
Do.........................................................
Do.........................................................
Raw.............................................................
July 15.
Aug. 15.
July 15.
$0.50
.60
$0.35
.35
.36
.34
.50
.36
.33
.40
$0.33
.32
.40
.30
.30
.33
.31
.0550
.0550
.0650
.0650
.0700
.0850
.0550
.0550
.0600
.0650
.07
.07
.07
.07
.07
.07
.07
.07
.07
.07
.0600
.0600
.0600
.0600
.0600
.0600
.0550
Aug. 15.
$0.33
.32
.29
.27
0
.30
.30
.0600
.0600
.0600
.0600
0).0600
.0550
.07
.07
.*07*
.07
.07
.07
.*07*
.07
.07
.07
C H A R L E S T O N , S. C.
614 Sirloin steak, per pound.....................................
617
Do................................................................
$0.18
.18
$0.20
.20
$0.20
.22
$0.20
.22
614 Round steak, per pound....................................
617
Do................................................................
.15
.15
.18
.15
.20
.20
.18
.20
614 Rib roast, bone in, per pound...........................
617
Do................................................................
.15
.18
.15
.20
.20
.20
.18
.22
.15
.15
.15
.15
614 Chuck roast, per pound.....................................
617
Do................................................................
614 Pork chops, loin, per pound...............................
.22
.22
.23
.23
605 Bacon, smoked, sliced, per pound.....................
614
Do................................................................
617
Do................................................................
619
Do................................................................
.20
.20
.25
.20
.25
.20
.20
.23
.30
.20
.20
.28
.30
.20
.25
.18
.25
.19
.25
.25
.25
.19
.25
.30
.25
.25
0)
C1)
.30
.25
605 Lard, pure, tub, per pound...............................
607
Do................................................................
618
Do................................................................
.12|
.13
.12i
.12|
.13
.12*
.15
.14
.14
.15
0)
.15
614 Leg of lamb, yearling,2per pound.....................
617
Do................................................................
.18
.15
.18
.18
.20
.25
.20
.25
605
607
614
617
619
Ham, smoked, per pound:
Sliced...........................................................
Whole, 8 to 10 pounds.................................
Sliced...........................................................
Do.........................................................
Do.........................................................
602 Hens, year or more old, dressed, not drawn, per
pound.......................... ..................................
.22
.22
.20
.20
603
Do................................................................
.20
.20
.20
.20
611
Do.........................................................
.25
.28
i No quotation.
aThe prices are for the article generally known to the trade as “ yearling.” The age of the sheep
(“ yearling” ) varies from approximately 9 to 18 months. Owing to the fact that, in some firms, the age
varies considerably with different seasons of the year, no “ relative” prices are computed for this article in
this report.
51
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1912.
T a b l e I . — RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1911, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
CHARLESTON, S. C.—Concluded.
1911
Firm
1912
Commodity.
ber.
July 15.
Aug. 15.
July 15.
613 Hens, year or more old, dressed, not drawn, per
pound .............................................................
Do................................................................
616
620
Do................................................................
$0.20
.22
.20
$0.20
.22
.20
$0.20
.22
.22
Flour, wheat, per ^-barrel bag:
Obelisk........................................................
Do.........................................................
Do.........................................................
Harter’s, No. 1.............................................
.80
.90
.85
.80
.80
.90
.85
.80
1.00
.95
1.00
.85
605 Com meal, in 10 or 12 pound lots, per pound...
607
Do................................................................
619
Do................................................................
.0250
.0183
.0220
.0250
.0208
.0220
.0250
.0250
.0300
602 Eggs, strictly fresh, near-by,per dozen...............
603
Do................................................................
605
Do................................................................
607
Do................................................................
611
Do................................................................
616
Do................................................................
619
Do................................................................
.20
.20
.20
.20
.25
.25
.24
.22
.20
.22
.24
.25
.23
.23
.20
.23
.23
(,).20
.25
.25
.35
.33
.35
.35
.35
0)
.35
.35
.40
.40
.35
.40
(1).35
.35
.0600
.0600
.0563
.0625
.0600
.0600
C1)
.0550
.0600
605
607
618
619
605
607
619
Butter, creamery, per pound:
.33
Print............................................................
.30
.32
.32
Tub.............................................................
.32
.35
618
Print............................................................
.34
.32
Do.........................................................
605 Potatoes, Irish, per peck....................................
607
Do................................................................
618
Do................................................................
619
Do................................................................
.75
.60
.65
.60
.50
.45
.40
.45
.0550
.0600
605 Sugar, granulated, per pound............................
.0550
.0575
607
Do...............................................................
.0650
618
Do...............................................................
.0600
.0600
619
Do...............................................................
601
604
611
615
Milk; fresh, unskimmed, delivered, bottled, per
quart:
Raw..........................: .................................
Do.........................................................
Do........................................................
(2)... ..........................................................
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.12
.10
.10
.10
Aug. 15.
(i)
$0.22
.22
.90
0)
.90
.85
.0250
C1)
.0300
.26
.25
.28
.35
.12
.12
.12
0)
CHICAGO, ILIi.
701 Sirloin steak, per pound....................................
704
Do................................................................
Do...............................................................
705
Do............................................................ .
707
712
Do...............................................................
Do...............................................................
713
715
Do................................................................
718
Do...............................................................
$0.18
.20
.24
.22
.20
.20
.24
.20
$0.17
.20
.24
.22
.20
.22
.24
.20
$0.22
.22
.30
.28
.22
.25
.25
.21
701 Round steak, per pound....................................
704
Do........ .......................................................
Do...............................................................
705
Do...............................................................
707
712
Do...............................................................
713
Do...............................................................
Do...............................................................
715
718
Do...............................................................
.16
.15
.18
.18
.15
.16
.18
.12
.16
.15
.16
.18
.15
.16
.18
.12
.20
.18
.22
.24
.20
.20
.22
.17
.16
.16
.20
701 Rib roast, bone in, per pound.................... .......
.18
704
.15
Do...............................................................
.15
8 Description, “ pasteurized” or “ raw,” not reported.
i No quotation.
$0.24
.22
.30
.28
.24
.22
.22
.20
.22
.24
.20
m.»
.18
.24
.18
52
BULLETIN OF THE BUEEAU OF LABOE.
I .—RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1911, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a ble
C H IC A G O , IL L .—Continued.
Firm
num
ber.
1911
1912
Commodity.
705 Rib roast, bone in, per pound.
Do....................................
707
712
Do.....................................
713
Do....................................
715
Do....................................
718
Do.....................................
July 15.
10
Aug. 15.
July 15.
$0.16
.20
.20
.20
.20
.18
$0.20
.24
.22
.24
.22
.22
$0.20
.24
.24
0)
.22
.22
.14
.14
.16
.16
.15
.15
.16
.15
.16
.14
.16
.16
.16
701 Chuck roast, per pound.
704
Do...........................
Do...........................
705
Do...........................
707
Do...........................
712
Do...........................
713
Do...........................
715
718
Do...........................
701 Pork chops, loin, per pound.
Do.................................
704
Do.................................
705
Do.................................
707
Do..................•..............
712
Do.................................
713
Do.................................
715
718
Do.................................
Bacon, smoked, per pound:
Piece, 5 to 8 pounds.......
701
Sliced................... ........
705
Do...........................
707
Do...........................
712
f
Do...........................
713 L Piece,
6 to 8 pounds.......
715
Do......................
718
Piece, 4 to 6 pounds.
Ham, smoked, per pound:
Whole, 10 to 14 pounds701
Sliced.............................
705
Do...........................
707
Do...........................
712
Whole, 12 to 14 pounds.
713
Sliced............................
715
Do...........................
718 /\
Whole, 10 to 14 pounds.
701 Lard, pure, tub, per pound.
Do.
704
Do..
705
Do..
707
Do..
711
Do..
713
Do..
715
Do..
717
Do..
718
Do..
720
Do..
723
Aug. 15.
0)
.16
.16
.15
.18
.18
.18
.14
.14
.16
.12*
.15
.17
.18
.20
.16
.18
.18
.18*
.22
.28
.29
.25
.18
.25
.29
.25
.25
.20
.28
.29
.25
.30
.22
.30
.28
.15
.25
.25
.25
.23
.30
.15*
.25
.25
.25
.18
.30
.19
.19*
.16
.24
.30
.25
.15
.30
.16
.24
.15*
.15*
.12*
.12*
.14
.13
.10
.14
.13
.10
.13*
.14
.12*
.14*
.14
.12*
.25
.15
.18
.20
.20
.20
.18
0)
i1)
.19
"
.12*
.13
.15
.14
.14
.14
.14
.16
.17
.14
.14
.18
.20
.30
.27
.12*
.13
.15
.14
0)
C1)
.14
.16
.18
.14
.14
.14
.16
701 Leg of lamb, yearling,* per p*und.
.16
.12*
Do...........................................
.17
.20
.18
704
.17
Do...........................................
.20
.20
.18
.18
705
Do...........................................
.20
.16
.16
.18
707
.18
712
Do...........................................
.18
.20
.18
Do...........................................
.11
713
.11
.20
0)
Do...........................................
.22
.18
.22
715
.20
718
Do...........................................
.12*
.12*
.16
.15
i No quotation.
2 The prices are for the article generally known to the trade as "yearling.”
The age of the sheep
(“ yearling” ) varies from approximately 9 to 18 months. Owing to the fact that, in some firms, the age
varies considerably with different seasons of the year, no “ relative” prices are computed for this article in
this report.
53
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1912.
I .—RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1911, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
C H IC A G O , IL.L.—Continued.
1911
Firm
num
ber.
704
705
707
712
715
718
724
Hens, year or more old, dressed, not drawn, per
pound.............................................................
Do.............................................. ................
Do...............................................................
Do...............................................................
Do...............................................................
Do...............................................................
Do...............................................................
Do...............................................................
704
707
711
716
717
718
720
724
Flour, wheat, per 1-barrel bag:
Pillsbury’s Best................
Do...............................
Do................................
Do...............................
Gold M edal...:.................
Ceresota.............................
Pillsbuiy’s Best................
Do.1........................... .
701
July 15.
Aug. 15.
$0.17
.18
.17
.18
.14
.16
.20
$0.17
.18
.16
.18
.14
.16
.16
.80
.80
.80
.77
.85
.77
.85
.80
.75
.75
.75
.0250
.0250
.0300
.0250
.0250
.0300
.0300
.0333
.0250
.0300
.0333
.0250
.24
.22
.24
.20
.32
.22
.25
.25
.24
.24
.32
.25
.22
.24
.30
.25
.32
.31
.37
.35
.30
.30
.29
.29
.31
.29
.30
.33
.28
.31
.33
.29
.32
704 Com meal, per pound.
Do........................
708
Do........................
711
Do........................
716
Do........................
717
Do........................
718
Do........................
720
Do........................
724
703 Eggs, strictly fresh, near-by,
Do
704
Do.
707
Do.
708
Do.
711
717
Do.
Do.
718
Do.
720
Do.
723
724
Do.
703
704
707
708
711
718
720
721
723
724
1912
Commodity.
Butter, creamery, per pound:
Print...............................
Tub.................................
f
Print...............................
I
T u b ................................
Do.............................
Print...............................
Tub.................................
Print...............................
Do.............................
Tub.................................
r
do .............................
L Print.............................. .
704 Potatoes, Irish, per peck.
Do.............................
707
Do.............................
708
Do.............................
711
Do.............................
716
Do.............................
717
Do.............................
718
Do.............................
720
Do.............................
723
Do.............................
724
704 Sugar, granulated, per pound.
Do.....................................
707
Do.....................................
708
Do.....................................
711
Do.....................................
716
Do.....................................
717
Do.....................................
718
1No quotation.
.50
.60
.40
.40
.40
.55
.50
.55
.60
.25
.20
.45
.50
.35
.35
.40
.25
.20
.0750
.0850
.0750
.0800
.0650
.0550
.0650
.0650
.0800
.0650
.0750
.0650
July 15.
Aug. 15.
$0.16*
.18
.18
.20
.19
.18
.17*
.18
$0.17
.90
.85
.82
.85
.92
.80
.90
.0300
.0333
.0250
.0300
.0400
.0300
.0333
.0250
18
.80
.85
(*)
.80
.90
.85
.85
.0300
.0250
l
0)
.0300
.0400
.0300
.0333
.0300
.28
.25
.25
.25
.23
.25
.24
.25
.25
.24
.22
.23
.27
01)
.27
.26
.24
.25
.29
.32
.32
.30
.29
.32
.28
.32
.32
.31
.30
.29
C1)
.29
.32
.32
.31
.33
.33
.35
.30
.23
.35
.25
.25
.33
.30
.38
.40
.30
.30
.23
C1)
.23
.20
.24
.30
.25
.25
.0600
.0600
.0550
.0600
.0550
.0600
.0600
.0650
.0600
.0550
(*)
.0550
.0550
.0600
54
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR.
I . — RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1911, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T able
C H IC A G O , IL L .—Concluded.
Firm
num
ber.
1911
1913
Commodity.
July 15.
720 Sugar, granulated, per pound........................
Do.............................................................
723
Do.............................................................
724
$0.0550
.0650
.0550
702 Milk, fresh, unskimmed, delivered, bottled,
pasteurized, per quart..................................
Do.............................................................
Do.............................................................
Do.............................................................
Do.............................................................
Do.............................................................
Do.............................................................
.08
.08
.08
703
706
709
710
714
721
Aug. 15.
.08
$0.0600
.0700
.0600
July 15.
$0.0550
.0550
.0600
.08
.08
.08
Aug. 15.
$0.0550
.0550
.0600
.08
•08
(l)
•08
.08
,08
.08
.08
C IN C IN N A T I, O H IO .
802 Sirloin steak, per pound..
803
Do............................
805
Do............................
808
Do............................
817
Do............................
821
Do............................
Do............................
$0.20
.18
.15
.17
802 Round steak, per pound.
803
Do.............................
805
Do.............................
Do.............................
817
Do........ ...................
821
Do.............................
Do.............................
.17
.15
.15
.17
Rib roast, bone in, per pound.
Do.....................................
Do.....................................
Do.....................................
817
Do.....................................
821
Do.....................................
Do.....................................
.15
.16
.15
.14
803
805
$0.20
.17
.15
.17
$0.22
.22
.17
.22
.23
.20
.20
$0.25
.22
.17
.24
.22
.20
20
.16
.12*
.15
.17
.20
.20
.15
.20
.20
.20
.20
.22
.20
.15
.22
.20
.20
.20
.15
.15
.15
.14
.18
.18
.18
.20
.20
.15
.16
.16
.18
.18
.20
.20
.15
.15
.12*
.14
.12*
.12*
.15
. 15
.12*
.12
.13
.12*
.14
.15
.15
.12*
802 Chuck roast, per pound.
803
Do...........................
805
Do...........................
808
Do...........................
817
Do...........................
821
Do...........................
Do...........................
802 Pork chops, loin, per pound.
803
Do..................................
805
Do..................................
808
Do..................................
817
Do..................................
821
Do..................................
822
Do..................................
.15
.17
.18
.15
.18
.15
.15
.20
.16
.22
.18
.18
.20
.18
.20
.20
.18
.20
.22
.22
.20
.23
.23
.22
802 Bacon, smoked, sliced, per pound.
803
Do...........................................
805
Do...........................................
817
Do...........................................
821
Do...........................................
822
Do...........................................
.20
.22
.20
.22
.25
.25
.26
.22
.20
.25
.20
.20
.28
.22
.22
.25
.22
.22
802 Ham, smoked, sliced, per pound.
803
Do..........................................
817
Do.
821
Do.
Do.
.20
.23
.25
.19
.23
.25
.28
.25
.25
.23
.25
.28
.25
.25
.25
.25
1 No quotation.
55
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1912.
I .—RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OP FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1911, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T able
C IN C IN N A T I. O H IO —Continued.
1911
1913
Commodity.
Lard, pure, tub, per pound.
Do..................................
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Leg of lamb, yearling,2per pound.
Do...........................................
Do...........................................
Do...........................................
Do...........................................
July 15.
Aug. 15.
$0 12
$0 12
17
12
16
12
171
Hens, year or more old, dressed, drawn, per
pound.............................................................
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
.36
.90
0250
0167
0400
.0250
.0200
.0400
Eggs, strictly fresh, near-by, per dozen.
.18
.20
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Butter, creamery, per pound:
Tub...................................
32
Potatoes, Irish:
Per*peck__
Per bushel..
Per geek__
D o !!!!!!
Per pound..
Per peck —
.34
.28
.32
Tub
ab or print........
Print....................
Select dairy print.
Print...................
Do..................
f
[
Aug. 15.
$0.14
.13
.13
.13
.12*
.13
.13
.12
.13
.12
.17
.15
.15
.15
.12*
.22
.20
.22
.22
.23
.20
Flour, wheat:
Pillsbury’s Best, per |-barrel bag..
Special brand, per ^barrel bag...
Gold Medal, per ^-barrel bag........
Aristos, per A-barrel bag..............
Special brand, per |-barrel bag. ..
Gold Medal, per ^-barrel bag.......
Com meal, per pound.
Do........................
Do........................
Do........................
Do........................
July 15.
1.80
.90
.42
1.00
.45
.75
.45
.0300
.0250
.0400
.0250
.0250
.22
.22
.20
.23
.22
.22
.22
.33
.32
.31
.30
.33
.33
.50
1.65
.40
1.20
.60
.30
.30
.30
.0700
.0600
804 Sugar, granulated, per pound.
.0650
.0550
.0600
.0550
Do.....................................
1 No quotation.
2 The prices are for the article generally known to the trade as “ yearling.” The age of the sheep
(“ yearling” ) varies from approximately 9 to 18 months. Owing to the fact that, in some firms, the age
varies considerably with different seasons of the year, no “ relative” prices are computed for this article in
this report.
* Description, “ tub” or “ print,” not reported.
56
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR.
I .—RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1911, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
C IN C IN N A T I, O H IO —Concluded.
1911
Firm
num-
July 15.
815
819
821
Sugar, granulated, per pound.
Do.....................................
Do.....................................
806
Milk, fresh, unskimmed, delivered, bottled,
pasteurized, per quart...................................
Do..............................................................
Do..............................................................
Do.; ...........................................................
811
813
814
1912
Commodity.
Aug. 15.
$0.0800
$0.0800
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
July 15.
Aug. 15.
$0.0600
.0600
.0600
$0.0600
.0550
.0600
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
$0.22
.25
.20
.25
.22
.23
$0.24
.25
.20
.25
.22
.20
.20
.20
.18
.22
.20
.20
.22
.20
.18
.22
.20
.18
.18
.18
.16
.22
.18
.18
.20
.18
.16
.22
.18
.16
.14
.14
.14
.18
.14
.14
.16
.14
.14
.18
.14
.12*
.20
.20
.18
.22
.20
.19
.24
.24
.22
.22
.22
.24
.22
.20
.24
.24
.27
.22
.20
.22
.20
.24
.24
.29
.22
.22
.18
.17
.18
.25
.30
.17
.16
.18
.18
.18
.28
.30
.18
.18
.14
.16
.16
.16
.15
.15
.14
.16
.16
.16
.15
.15
C LEVELAN D , O H IO .
906 Sirloin steak, per pound.,
Do............................
911
915
Do............................
919
Do............................
920
Do............................
923
Do............................
$0.22
.20
$0.20
.22
.22
906 Round steak, per pound.
Do.............................
911
915
Do.............................
Do.............................
919
Do.............................
Do.............................
.18
.16
.16
.16
.17
.18
906 Rib roast, bone in, per pound.
911
Do.....................................
Do.....................................
915
Do.....................................
919
920
Do.....................................
Do....................................
923
.16
.16
.16
.14
.18
.16
.18
.16
906 Chuck roast, per pound.
Do...........................
911
Do...........................
915
Do...........................
919
920
Do...........................
923
Do...........................
906
911
915
919
920
923
Pork chops, loin, per pound.
Do.................................
Do.................................
Do.................................
Do.................................
Do..................................
906 Bacon, smoked, sliced, per pound’.
Do...........................................
911
Do...........................................
914
Do...........................................
915
Do...........................................
919
Do...........................................
920
Do...........................................
923
906
911
914
915
919
920
923
Ham, smoked, per pound:
Whole, 14 pounds.........
Whole, 8 to 12 pounds...
Whole, 10 to 14 pounds..
Sliced............................
Do...........................
Whole, 8 to 12 pounds...
Whole, 9 to 16 pounds...
901 Lard, pure, tub, per pound .
Do................................ .
906
Do................................ .
908
Do................................ .
911
Do................................ .
914
Do.................................
915
.16
.16
.16
.16
.18
.16
.18
.26
.16
.28
.26
.28
.14
.19
.14
.19
.16
.16
.12
.12
.14
.13
.'i2*
.'i2*
57
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1912.
I .—RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1911, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T able
C L E V E L A N D , O H IO —Continued.
1911
Firm
num
ber.
919 Lard, pure, tub, per pound.
Do..................................
920
923
Do.
906 Leg of lamb, yearling,1per pound.
911
Do...........................................
915
Do...........................................
919
Do...........................................
920
Do...........................................
923
D o .........................................
904
906
911
915
919
920
923
1913
Commodity.
Hens, year or more old, dressed, not drawn, per
pound.............................................................
Do..............................................................
Do..............................................................
Do..............................................................
Do..............................................................
Do..............................................................
Do..............................................................
Flour, wheat:
Gold Medal, per J-barrel, bag...... .
901
908
Do..........................................
Special brand, per ^-barrel bag—
914
D o......................................... .
916
D o ........................................
918
Pillsbury’s Best, per J-barrel bag..
919 ft
Pillsbury’s Best, per f-barrel bag..
i
Theotee, per l-barrel bag..............
922 L
Gold Medal, per i-barrel bag........
901 Com meal, per pound.
908
Do........................
914
Do........................
916
Do........................
Do........................
918
919
Do........................
922
Do........................
July 15.
Aug. 15.
July 15.
Aug. 15.
10.13
$0.14
$0.15
.15
.14
$0.15
.15
.16
.18
.16
.16
.16
.18
.18
.18
.18
.16
.20
.18
.18
.18
.18
.16
.20
.18
.16
17
17
.18
.20
.18
.18
.20
.18
.18
•18
.21
.19
.18
.20
.18
.20
90
95
.95
.95
.72
.75
.90
1.85
.95
.93
.70
(2)
.88
1.80
.95
0300
0250
0300
0250
0333
0250
0250
901 Eggs, strictly fresh, near-by, per dozen .
908
Do.
Do
915
916
Do
918
Do
919
Do
922
Do
901
902
908
913
915
916
918
919
Butter, creamery, per pound:
Tub..
Print...
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
901
908
914
916
918
919
922
Potatoes, Irish, per peck.
Do...........................
Do...........................
Do...........................
Do...........................
Do...........................
Do...........................
33
45
.90
.0250
.0400
.0300
.0300
.0333
.0300
.0300
.0250
.0400
.0300
(2)
(2)
.0300
.0300
.28
.30
.26
.29
.29
.29
.25
.28
.32
.28
(2)
.30
.32
.30
.32
.33
.33
.30
.34
.34
.34
.33
.33
.32
.33
.33
.30
.34
(2)
.34
.33
.34
.30
.35
.35
.32
.32
.35
.35
.30
.35
.30
(2)
.32
.30
.35
901 Sugar, granulated, per pound.
.0600
.0600
.0600
0600
0700
.0600
908
D .....................................
iThe prices are for the article generally known to the trade as “ yearling. ” The age of the sheep
(“ yearling” ) varies from approximately 9 to 18 months. Owing to the fact that, in some firms, the age
varies considerably with different seasons of the year, no “ relative” prices are computed for this article m
this report.
* No quotation.
58
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR.
T a b le I . —RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1911, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
C L E V E L A N D , O H I O —Concluded.
1911
Firm
num
ber.
July 15.
914 Sugar, granulated, per pound............................
916
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
918
Do................................................................
919
922
Do................................................................
902
910
912
913
1913
Commodity.
Milk, fresh, unskimmed, delivered, bottled, per
quart:
Pasteurized..................................................
Do..........................................................
Raw.............................................................
Pasteurized..................................................
Aug. 15.
$0.0650
$0.0700
.0640
.0660
.07
.07
.07
.07
July 15.
Aug. 15.
$0.0600
.0600
.0600
.0600
.0650
$0.0600
0)
.0600
.0600
.0650
.07
.07
.07
.07
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
$0.20
.20
$0.20
.20
DALLAS, T E X .
1002 Sirloin steak, per pound.....................................
1004
Do................................................................
$0.25
.22
$0.25
.22
1002 Round steak, per pound....................................
1004
Do................................................................
.20
.20
.20
.20
.17*
.17*
.17*
.17*
1002 Rib roast, bone in, per pound...........................
1004
Do................................................................
1013
Do................................................................
.20
.22
.174
.20
.22
.17*
.18
.20
.17*
.18
.20
.17*
.15
.15
.15
.15
1002 Chuck roast, per pound.....................................
1004
Do.................................................................
1002 Pork chops, loin, per pound...............................
1004
Do................................................................
.25
.22
.25
.22
.22*
.20
.25
.20
1002 Bacon, smoked, sliced, per pound.....................
1004
Do................................................................
.40
.35
.40
.35
.40
.30
.40
.30
1002 Ham, smoked, sliced, per pound.......................
1004
Do................................................................
.35
.35
.35
.35
.30*
.25
.30
.25
1002 Lard, pure leaf, per 5-pound pail, gross weight..
1013
Do................................................................
.85
.80
.85
.75
.90
.85
.90
.85
1002 Leg of lamb, yearling,2per pound......................
1004
Do................................................................
1013
Do................................................................
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
.17*
.20
.25
.17*
.20
1002 Hens, year or more old, dressed, not drawn, per
pound.............................................................
1004
Do................................................................
1013
Do................................................................
.20
♦17*
.20
.20
.m
.20'
.20
.16
.18
.20
.17
.20
.85
.75
.80
.85
.75
.80
.85
.80
.85
.85
.80
.85
.0333
.0200
.0333
.0200
.0333
.0229
.0333
.0257
.30
.22*
.25
.30
.30
.25
.25
.30
1002
1005
1013
Flour, wheat, per §-barrel bag:
American Beauty........................................
Do.........................................................
Do.........................................................
1002 Corn meal, per pound........................................
1013
Do................................................................
1002 Eggs, strictly fresh, near-by, per dozen. .............
Do................................................................
1003
1005
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
1013
.25
0)
.25
0)
1002 Butter, creamery, print, per pound...................
.35
.35
.35
.40
1005
Do................................................................
.30
.35
.30
.35
1013
Do................................................................
.35
.35
.35
1
.35
1No quotation.
2 The prices are for the article generally known to the trade as “ yearling.”
The age of the sheep
(“ yearling” ) varies from approximately 9 to 18 months. Owing to the fact that, in some firms, the age
varies considerably with different seasons of the year, no “ relative” prices; are computed for this article m
this report.
59
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1912.
T a b l e I . —RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1911, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
D A L L A S , T E X .—Concluded.
1911
Firm
num
ber.
Commodity.
1005
Potatoes, Irish, per peck....................................
Do................................................................
1013
1002
1005
1013
July 15.
Aug. 15.
July 15.
$0.55
.50
$0.45
.45
$0.40
.40
Sugar, granulated, in 25-cent or $1lots, per pound.
Do................................................................
D o ...............................................................
Milk, fresh, unskimmed, delivered, bottled, per
quart:
R aw ............................................................
Do.........................................................
1006
Pasteurized..................................................
1007
1001
DENVER,
Sir]rtin
pAr pniind___ ___________ _____
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
1111
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
1115
Do................................................................
1116
1101
1912
.0667
.0667
.0714
.0714
.0667
.0625
.0588
.1 0
.1 0
.1 0
.1 0
.1 0
.1 0
.1 0
.1 0
.1 0
$0 , 2 2 4
$0 . 2 2 $
.18
$0.25
.2 0
.2 2
.2 0
.2 2
.2 0
.2 0
.30
.30
.25
.25
.2 0
.2 0
.18
.17|
.18
.17*
.25
.2 0
.2 0
.2 0
.2 2
.2 0
.2 0
Rib roast, bone in, per pound............................
Do................................................................
1103
Do................................................................
1109
Do................................................................
1111
Do................................................................
1115
1116
Do................................................................
.15
.15
.in
.17*
.17§
.16
1101
Pork chops, loin, per pound..............................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
1111
Do................................................................
1115
1116
Do................................................................
1101
1103
1104
1109
.17*
.16
.25
.2 0
0
)
.2 0
.2 2
C1)
C1)
.2 0
.2 0
.1 7 4
.17J
.2 0
.2 0
.17
.17
)
.2 0
.25
.174
.15
.174
.2 0
.17*
.17J
.2 0
.2 0
0
I1)
:i?
.15
(i)
(i)
.2 0
.2 0
.2 0
.2 0
.17|
.15
.16
.174
.15
.17
.174
.174
.15
.18
.16
.30
.25
.30
1101
.30
.30
1103
1104
1109
.30
.30
.30
.30
.2 0
.2 0
.30
.30
i No quotation.
.30
0)
.1 2 4
.25
.25
.25
.25
Ham, smoked, sliced, per pound.......................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
1111
Do................................................................
1115
Do................................................................
1116
.2 2
.174
.17
.30
1103
1104
1109
.2 0
.25
.25
.25
.25
.25
Bacon, smoked, sliced, per pound.....................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
1111
Do................................................................
1115
Do................................................................
1116
1101
$0.25
.2 2
Chuck roast, per pound.....................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
.1 0
.25
Round steak, per pound....................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
1111
1115
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
1116
1115
1116
(,).10
.2 0
1101
1111
.0667
.0625
.0625
.2 2
.18
1103
1104
1109
1103
1104
1109
$0.35
.40
COLO.
1103
1104
1109
1101
Aug. 15.
C1)
.2 0
.2 0
C1)
0
.30
.25
.2 0
.25
.25
.30
.25
.30
.25
.25
.30
.25
.30
.25
.25
(i)
.30
.25
(,).30
.25
8
60
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR.
T a b l e I . — RETAIL
PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1911, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
D E N V E R , C O L O .—Continued.
1911
1912
Commodity.
Lard, pure, tub, per pound.
Do..................................
Do..................................
Do..................................
Do..................................
Do..................................
Leg of lamb, yearling,2per pound .
Do...........................................
Do...........................................
Do...........................................
Do...........................................
Do...........................................
Hens, year or more old, dressed, not drawn,
per pound......................................................
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Flour, wheat, per 1-barrel bag:
Pride of the Rockies..........
Do................................
Do
Do
Hun,
Do.
Com meal, per pound.
Do........................
Do........................
Do........................
Do........................
Do........................
Do........................
, , strictly fresh, near-by, per dozen.
Do...................................................
Do...................................................
Do...................................................
Do...................................................
Do...................................................
Do...................................................
Butter, creamery, print, per pound .
Do..............................................
Do..............................................
Do..............................................
Do..............................................
Do..............................................
Do..............................................
Potatoes, Irish, per 100 pounds.
Do......................................
Do.
Do.
Do..
Do..
Do.
July 15.
Aug. 15.
July 15.
$0.15
$0.15
$0.15
.15
.15
.15
.17*
.17
15
15
15
18
12*
15
16
18
18
18
17*
17
18
1.30
.1.30
1.30
1.30
1.30
1.40
1.30
1.30
1.30
1.40
Aug. 15.
.20
.18
■M
.20
.18
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
1.45
1.45
1.45
1.45
1.45
1.45
1.45
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0278
.0208
.0250
.0300
.0278
.0208
.0250
.30
.23
.25
.25
.25
.25
.30
.25
.30
.30
.30
.30
.25
.25
.30
.30
.30
.30
.30
.35
.30
.35
.35
.30
.33
.35
.35
.35
.35
.35
.35
.35
.35
.35
6.00
3.75
4.00
5.00
4.35
3.50
4.00
2.60
2.50
2.50
2.25
2.50
2.10
2.50
2.50
2.50
1.75
2.25
2.00
.0250
.0278
.0300
.0333
.0229
.0250
.0250
Sugar,granulated,in 50-cent or $1 lots,per pound.
.0625
.0625
Do...........................................................
.0625
.0714
.0625
Do...........................................................
.0650
.0600
.0700
1 No quotation.
2 The prices are for the article generally known to the trade as “ yearling.”
The age of the sheep
(“ yearling” ) varies from approximately 9 to 18 months. Owing to the fact that, in some firms, the age
varies considerably with different seasons of the year, no “ relative” prices are computed for this article in
this report.
61
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1912.
T a b l e I .—RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1911, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
D E N V E R , C O L O .—Concluded.
1911
Firm
num
ber.
1913
Commodity.
July 15.
Aug. 15.
July 15.
1109 Sugar, granulated, in 50-cent or $1lots, perpound.
Do................................................................
1111
Do................................................................
1115
1116
Do................................................................
$0.0625
.0625
.0714
$0.0714
.0714
.0714
$0.0588
.0625
.0667
.0714
Milk, fresh, unskimmed, delivered, bottled, per
quart:
Raw.............................................................
Raw or pasteurized......................................
1107
Raw.............................................................
1108
Do.........................................................
1110
Raw or pasteurized.....................................
1112
.08|
.09
.08*
.09
.08$
.08*
.09
*©si
1102
]08*
108§
.osf
.08*
Aug. 15.
$0.0588
.0625
0)
(i)
.08*
.08
.08*
.08*
!o8*
*
D E T R O IT , M IC H ,
1205 Sirloin steak, per pound.....................................
Do...............................................................
1206
1208
Do................................................................
1210
Do................................................................
1216
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
1218
Do................................................................
1219
$0.18
.18
.16
.20
$0.18
.18
.16
.20
$0.24
.18
.18
.30
.22
.24
.20
1205 Round steak, per pound....................................
Do................................................................
1206
1208
Do................................................................
1210
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
1216
1218
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
1219
.16
.16
.15
.16
.16
.15
.15
.16
.20
.16
.16
.22
.18
.18
.19
1205 Rib roast, bone in, per pound...........................
Do................................................................
1206
Do................................................................
1208
1210
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
1216
Do................................................................
1218
Do................................................................
1219
.14
.15
.14
.15
.20
.20
.18
.16
.15
.24
.15
.22
.16
1205 Chuck roast, per pound.....................................
Do................................................................
1206
1208
Do................................................................
1210
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
1216
Do................................................................
1218
1219
Do................................................................
1205 Pork chops, loin, per pound..............................
Do................................................................
1206
Do................................................................
1208
Do................................................................
1210
Do................................................................
1216
Do................................................................
1218
1219
Do.............................................................. .
1201
1205
1206
1208
1210
1216
1218
1219
Bacon, smoked, per pound:
Piece. 4 to 5 pounds.....................................
Sliced...........................................................
Do.........................................................
Do.........................................................
Piece, 3 to 5 pounds.....................................
Sliced...........................................................
Piece, 4 to 5 pounds....................................
Sliced...........................................................
1205
1206
Ham, smoked, per pound:
Whole, 10 to 14 pounds................................
Sliced...........................................................
i No quotation.
.14
.13
.14
.15
.14
.12*
.15
.18
.18
.16
.17
.16
.18
.15
0)
.20
.18
.20
.18
.17*
.19
.20
.20
.20
.18
.20
.22
.18
.22
.15
.22
.15
.22
.17
.22
.20
.18
.17
.22
.17
.18
.19
0)
$0.18
.18
.30
.22
.24
C)
C
1)
.16
.16
.22
.18
.18
C
1)
(1>.16
.16
.24
.15
.20
0)
0)
.13
.14
.15
.14
.14
0)
0)
.20
.18
.22
.20
.20
(1)
.20
W.20
.20
.20
.23
.18
C1)
62
BULLETIN OP THE BUREAU OF LABOR.
T> b l e I . — RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1911, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
D E T R O IT , M IC H .—Continued.
1911
Firm
num
ber.
Commodity.
1208
1210
1216
1218
1219
Ham smoked, per pound—Concluded.
W h n lft; 8 t o 12 p o u n d s . T_______________________
Whole! 10 to 14^pounds................................
Sliced...........................................................
Whole, 10 to 12 pounds................................
Sliced...........................................................
July 15.
$0.17
.2 2
1912
Aug, 15.
July 15.
$0.17|
$0.16*
.17
.25
.16
.2 2
.2 2
1201 T/ard, pure, tub, per poiTPd ,, r- .....................
1203
Do................................................................
1205
Do................................................................
1206
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
1207
1208
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
1209
1210
Do................................................................
1216
Do................................................................
1218
Do................................................................
.12
.15
.12
.15
.12
.12
.14
.14
1205
1206
1208
1210
1216
1218
1219
of l»mh; yearling,* pp,r p o u n d
__ ___
Do................................................................
Do...............................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
.12
.14
.15
.20
1205
Hens, year or more old, dressed, not drawn, per
pound.............................................................
Do...............................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Aug. 15.
$0.16*
n . »
.16
C1)
.14
.15
.15
.14
.15
.15
.15
.15
.14
.16
( , ) 15
.15
.15
.15
.16
.15
.15
.12
.14
.15
.17
.18
.15
.16
.18
.17
.16
.15
w .u
.16
.17
.15
.14
C1)
.16
.17
.14
.17
.20
.20
.18
.19
.19
.20
.20
.16
.20
(‘ >18
.18
.20
.19
.18
<9
1201
1203
.85
.85
.75
.60
.85
.85
.75
.60
.90
.90
.80
.75
.75
.95
.85
.90
.80
.75
.75
0)
1201 Com meal, in 2, 3, or 5 pound lots, per pound..
Do...............................................................
1203
Do...............................................................
1207
1209
Do...............................................................
Do...............................................................
1217
1219
Do................................................................
.0333
.0250
.0260
.0250
.0333
.0250
.0260
.0250
.0300
.0250
.0333
.0250
.0250
.0333
.0300
.0250
.0333
.0250
.0250
0)
.26
.24
.25
.25
.28
.26
.25
.28
.29
.25
.26
.26
.27
0)
1206
1208
1210
1216
1218
1219
Flour, wheat, per barrel bag:
Gold Medal..................................................
Do.........................................................
Columbus.....................................................
1207
Stott’s Fancy..............................................
1209
Commercial.................................................
1217
Pillsbury’s Best...........................................
1219
Eggs, strictly fresh, near-by,
per dozen.............
.23
.24
1201
.21
Do...............................................................
.23
.22
.22
1207
Do...............................................................
1209
Do...............................................................
.24
.27
1210
Do...............................................................
.24
.24
Do...............................................................
1217
1219
Do....................................................... .......
1203
.14
.15
Butter, creamery, per pound:
.30
Tub.............................................................
.31
.31
.32
Do.........................................................
.30
.32
.34
.34
Print...........................................................
.32
0)
.28
Do........................................................
.30
1207
.32
.33
.30
.34
Do.........................................................
.32
1209
.32
Do.........................................................
.32
.32
1210
Tub.............................................................
.34
.32
.32
1217
.32
1219
Print...........................................................
.33
(i)
1 No quotation.
2 The prices are for the article generally known to the trade as “ yearling.”
The age of the sheep
(“ yearling” ) varies from approximately 9 to 18 months. Owing to the fact that, in some firms, the age
varies considerably with different seasons of the year, no “ relative” prices are computed for this article in
this report.
1201
1203
1204
63
BETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1912.
I . — RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1911, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T able
D E T R O IT , M I C H .—Concluded.
1911
Finn
num
ber.
1201 Potatoes, Irish, per peck.
1203
Do.............................
1207
Do.............................
1209
Do.............................
1217
Do.............................
1219
Do.............................
1201 Sugar, granulated, per pound.
1203
Do.....................................
Do.....................................
1207
1209
Do.....................................
Do.....................................
1217
1204
1211
1212
1913
Commodity.
Milk, fresh, unskimmed, delivered, bottled, per
quart:
Pasteurized................................................
Do.........................................................
Raw...........................................................
July 15.
Aug. 15.
$0.50
.45
48
60
SO. 35
.45
.35
.45
.45
0550
0625
0550
0550
July 15.
$0.30
.30
.25
.30
.28
.30
Aug. 15.
$0.25
.30
.28
.30
.25
0)
.0650
.0769
.0600
.0600
.0600
.0606
.0600
.0600
.0625
.07
.07
.07
.08
.08
.08
$0.26
.28
.28
.26
$0.26
.28
.28
.26
$0.32
.32
.34
.30
.32
.30
0)
$0.34
.36
.30
.34
.32
.30
.28
.28
.26
.24
.28
.24
C1)
.30
.28
.28
.24
.30
.26
.24
.25
.24
.26
.22
.18
.20
0)
.28
.24
.28
.22
.20
.20
.18
.18
.16
.20
.16
.16
.14
0)
.20
.18
.18
.18
.20
.16
.18
0)
.22
.18
.20
.20
.18
.20
.07
.07
.07
.0600
.0606
.0600
.0600
.0556
0)
.08
.08
FALL. R IV E R , M A S S .
1302 Sirloin steak (rump),2per pound......................
1309
Do................................................................
1310
Do................................................................
1319
Do................................................................
1320
Do................................................................
1321
Do.............. .................................................
1302
1304
1309
1310
1319
1320
1321
Round steak, per pound:
Top. bone out..............................................
.22
.22
Top, bone out..............................................
Whole, bone out..........................................
Do.........................................................
Top, bone out..............................................
Whole, bone out..........................................
.22
.20
.20
.24
.20
.20
1302 Rib roast, bone in, per pound...........................
Do................................................................
1304
Do................................................................
1309
Do................................................................
1310
Do................................................................
1319
1320
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
1321
.18
.18
.20
.20
.22
.22
( 3 ) . . .............................................................................
.16
.16
1302 Chuck roast, per p o u n d ...............................................
Do................................................................
1304
Do................................................................
1309
1310
Do................................................................
1319
Do................................................................
1320
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
1321
1302 Pork chops, loin, per pound..............................
Do................................................................
1304
Do................................................................
1309
Do................................................................
1310
Do................................................................
1319
1320
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
1321
.18
.18
.13
.18
.14
.18
.18
.17
18
.16
.22
.16
.18
.16
.20
1302 Bacon, smoked, sliced, per pound.....................
0)
.25
Do................................................................
.25
1304
.20
.20
.20
.20
Do................................................................
1306
.20
.20
.24
.24
1309
Do................................................................
1 No quotation.
2 The steak for which prices are here quoted is known as ‘ sirloin” steak in most of the cities included
in this report, but in this city it is called “ rump” steak.
3 Description, “ top” or “ whole,” not reported.
61651°— Bull. 108—12------ 5
64
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR.
T a b le I .—RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST. 1911, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
F A L L. R I V E R , M A S S .—Continued.
1911
Firm
num
ber.
1912
Commodity.
1310 Bacon, smoked, sliced, per pound.....................
1319
Do................................................................
1320
Do................................................................
1321
Do................................................................
July 15.
Aug. 1*3.
July 15.
$0.26
.22
SO. 26
.24
SO. 24
.24
.20
.22
$0.24
.24
.20
.22
Aug. 15.
Ham, smoked, per pound:
Sliced__ 1....................................................
Do.........................................................
Whote, fvvftr&gA 12 pounds_________ ______
Sliced...........................................................
Whole, 12 to 14 pounds...............................
Sliced...........................................................
Do.........................................................
Do.........................................................
.30
.32
. 18
.26
.18
.24
. 18
.26
.19
.24
.30
.30
. 17
.22
. 18
.26
.26
.28
(,).30
.17
.22
.18
.26
.26
.26
1302 Lard, pure, tub, ner pound...............................
Do...............r...............................................
1304
1306
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
1309
1310
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
1313
Do................................................................
1319
1321
Do................................................................
.11
.11
. 12
.11
.12
.12
.11
.12
.11
.12
.14
.14
. 14
.14
.14
.14
.14
.14
(,).14
.14
.14
.14
.14
.14
.14
1302 Leg of lamb, yearling,2per pound......................
Do...............................................................
1304
Do................................................................
1309
Do................................................................
1310
1315
Do................................................................
1319
Do................................................................
1320
Do................................................................
1321
Do................................................................
.20
.22
.22
.20
.18
.20
.16
.15
.20
.20
.28
.18.16
.16
Hens, year or more old, dressed, not drawn, per
pound.......................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
.22
.22
.24
.22
.24
.20
Flour, wheat, per -5-barrel bag:
Gold Medal..................................................
Special brand..............................................
Gold Medal..................................................
Supreme......................................................
Gold
Medal..................................................
1313
Do.........................................................
Do..........................................................
. 95
. 75
.90
.85
.85
1.00
. 75
.95
.85
.90
1302
1304
1306
1309
1310
1319
1320
1321
1302
1304
1309
1310
1319
1320
1321
1304
1306
1309
1310
1319
1321
1302 Corn meal, per pound........................................
Do................................................................
1304
Do................................................................
1306
Do................................................................
1310
Do................................................................
1313
Do................................................................
1315
Do................................................................
1319
1321
Do................................................................
. 0414
.0400
.0200
.0444
. 0400
.0200
. 0300
.0333
. 0300
.0333
(l). ! 8
.18
.20
.28
.18
.16
.20
.22
.20
.22
.24
.24
.24
.22
(*)
. 2o
.22
.24
.24
.24
.22
.95
.92
.95
.95
.98
.95
0 )
.95
.92
.95
.95
.95
.95
.05
.0471
.0300
.0240
.0448
. 0300
. 0333
.0400
.0500
(l)
. 0300
.0240
.0448
. 0300
. 0333
.0400
.0500
1302 Eggs, strictly fresh, near-by, per dozen..............
.36
C1)
1304
Do.............................r.................................
.40
.34
Do................................................................
.32
1306
.38
.32
.40
Do................................................................
1309
.36
.36
.34
.40
Do................................................................
.32
1310
.32
.34
.38
Do................................................................
.34
1313
.36
.34
.40
.32
Do................................................................
1317
.38
.34
.40
1319
Do................................................................
.36
.40
1321
Do................................................................
.32
.38
1 No quotation.
2 The prices are for the article generally known to the trade as “ yearling.”
The age of the sheep
(“ yearling” ) varies from approximately 9 to 18 months. Owing to the fact that, in some firms, the ase
varies considerably with different seasons of the year, no “ relative” prices are computed for this article in
this report.
65
EE TAIL PEICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1912.
T a b le L — RETAIL
PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1911, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
FALL. R IV E R , M A S S .—Concluded.
1911
Firm
num
ber.
1302 Butter, creamery, tub, per pound.....................
1304
Do............. ................ ................................
Do................................................................
1306
Do................................................................
1309
1310
Do................................................................
1313
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
1317
Do................................................................
1319
1321
Do................................................................
1302 Potatoes, Irish, per peck....................................
1304
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
1306
Do................................................................
1309
1310
Do................................................................
1313
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
1319
Do................................................................
1321
1302 Sugar, granulated, in 25-cent, 50-cent, or $1 lots,
per pound........................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
D o ...............................................................
1304
1306
1309
1310
1313
1315
1319
1321
1303
1308
1311
1312
1913
Commodity.
Milk, fresh, unskimmed, delivered, bottled, per
quart:
Raw.............................................................
(2) .................................................................
Pasteurized..................................................
Raw.............................................................
July 15.
Aug 15.
SO. 30
.26
.28
$0. 2 0
.28
.30
.2 0
.2 0
. 32
.34
.28
.45
.40
. 45
.35
.40
.30
.28
.0526
.0 0 0 0
.0541
.0556
.0690
.0588
.07
.07
.07
.07
.07
.07
.07
.07
July 15.
Aug 15.
$0.33
. 22
!iS
.34
.23
. 24
.28
.33
. £2
0)
.32
.34
.33
.34
.38
.33
.33
.28
.25
.co
.25
.30
.25
.25
C1)
.30
.30
.25
.30
.SO
.35
.SO
. 0541
. C541
. C541
. 0CG7
. 0541
. 05S8
.CG25
.C571
.0550
0)
.0556
. 0556
.0025
.0556
. 05£8
.0625
.0571
.0556
.09
.09
. G9
.09
.08
C1)
.09
$0.25
.20
.25
.28
.25
.22
$0.25
.20
.25
.28
.25
.22
IN D IA N A P O L IS , IN D .
1402 Sirloin steak, per paund....................................
1403
Do................................................................
1405
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
1407
1403
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
1409
$0.25
.18
.22
.2D
.22
.17
$0.25
.18
.22
.20
.22
.17
1
1402 Round steak, per pound....................................
Do................................................................
1403
1405
Do................................................................
1407
Do................................................................
1408
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
1409
.20
.18
.20
.18
.20
.17
.20
.18
.20
.18
.20
.17
.20
.20
.23
.25
.22
.22
.20
.20
.20
.25
.22
.22
1402 Rib roast, bone in, per pound...........................
Do................................................................
1403
1405
Do ..............................................................
Do ..............................................................
1407
Do................................................................
1408
Do .............................................................
1409
.17
. 15
.13
.15
. 15
.124
.17
.15
.13
.15
.15
.134
.17
.15
.15
.20
.18
.15
.17
.15
.15
.20
.18
.15
.17
1402 Chuck roast, per pound.....................................
.12
Do ..............................................................
1403
D
o__________________________________
.13
1405
.16
____________________ ____________ 1..................
1407
. 15
Do................................................................*.................. 1...................
1408
.15
1409
2 Description, “ pasteurized ” or “ raw,” not reported.
i No quotation.
.17
.12
.13
.16
.15
.15
66
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR.
T a b l e I . —RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1911, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
I N D I A N A P O L I S , I N D .—Continued.
1911
Firm
num
ber.
Commodity.
1402
1403
1405
1407
1408
1409
Pork chops, loin, per pound..............................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
July 15.
$0 . 2 0
.17
.10
.m
.18*
. 15
1913
Aug. 15.
1 0 .2 0
.18
.2 0
.2 0
.2 2
.30
.32
.30
.32
.2 2
.2 2
.25
.30
.28
1402 Ham, smoked, sliced, per pound.......................
Do................................................................
1403
Do................................................................
1405
Do................................................................
1407
Do................................................................
1408
Do................................................................
1409
1402 Lard, pure, tub, per pound...............................
Do................................................................
1403
Do................................................................
1405
Do................................................................
1407
Do................................................................
1408
Do................................................................
1409
1403
1407
1408
Leg of lamb, yearling, 2 per pound.....................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
1401
1402
1403
1407
1408
1415
Hens, year or more old, per pound:
Dressed, drawn............................................
Do.........................................................
(
Live.............................................................
1
Dressed, drawn............................................
Do.........................................................
Do.........................................................
Do.........................................................
Flour, wheat:
Diadem, per i-barrel bag............................
1402
Pillsbury’s Best, per ^-barrel bag................
1403
Tip Top, per 20-pound bag..........................
1405
Diadem,
per ^-barrel bag.............................
1407
Do.........................................................
1408
Do.........................................................
1409
1402 Corn meal, per pound........................................
Do................................................................
1403
Do................................................................
1405
Do................................................................
1407
Do................................................................
1408
Do................................................................
1409
1402 Kggs, strictly fresh, near-by, per dozen.............
Do................................................................
1403
Do................................................................
1405
Do................................................................
1407
Do................................................................
1408
Do................................................................
1409
Aug. 15.
$0 . 2 0
.18
$0 . 2 0
.2 0
.18
.2 0
.18
.2 0
1402 Bacon, smoked, sliced, per pound.....................
Do...............................................................
1403
Do................................................................
1405
Do................................................................
1407
Do................................................................
1408
Do................................................................
1409
July 15.
.2 2
.2 2
.2 0
.2 2
.2 0
.25
.30
.28
.25
.25
.23
.25
.30
.27
.25
.28
.24
.25
.30
.27
.28
.25
.28
.30
.35
.28
.28
.25
.28
.30
.35
.28
.25
.25
.28
.30
.30
.27
(*)
.25
.28
.30
.30
.27
. 12*
.
.12*
.15
.15
.15
. 12*
.14
*
.1 0
12
.1 2
.15
.15
.1 2
.1 2
.13
. 12*
.13
.12*
. 12*
.14
.15
.14
. 12*
.14
.15
.15
.2 0
.2 0
.2 0
.2 0
.18
.25
.15
.25
.2 0
.2 0
.19
.18
.2 0
.2 2
.2 0
.2 2
.18
.18
.18
.2 0
.2 2
.14
.2 0
.2 2
.18
.17
.2 0
.2 0
.15
.2 0
.2 2
.18
.70
.80
.60
.75
.70
.70
.70
.85
.60
.75
.75
.70
.80
.90
.70
.80
.80
.85
.80
.90
.70
.80
.80
.80
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0286
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0286
.0250
.0250
.0 2 0 0
.0 2 0 0
.0 2 0 0
.0 2 0 0
.2 0
.2 0
.2 0
.2 2
.2 0
.2 2
.19
.17
.18
.2 1
.17
.2 0
.2 2
.24
.24
.23
.2 2
(»)
.24
.24
.25
.24
.24
.24
1402 Butter, creamery, print, per pound..................
.28
.32
.33
.33
Do................................................................
.32
.35
.35
.35
1403
1405
Do................................................................
.30
.33
.33
.33
1407
Do................................................................
.30
.35
.33
.33
1408
Do.......................................................... ..
.32
.32
.30
.30
Do................................................................
1409
.29
.30
.33
.33
1No quotation.
2 The prices are for the article generally known to the trade as "yearling.”
The age of the sheep
(“ yearling” ) varies from approximately 9 to 18 months. Owing to fhe fact that, in some firms, the age
varies considerably with different seasons of the year, no “ relative” prices are computed for this article in
this report.
67
ESTAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1912.
I .—RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1911, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T able
IN D IA N A P O L IS , IN D .—Concluded.
1911
Firm
num
ber.
1913
Commodity.
1402 Potatoes, Irish, per peck............................
Do........................................................
1403
Do........................................................
1405
Do.......................................................
1407
Do........................................................
1408
Do........................................................
1409
1402
1403
1405
1407
1408
1409
Sugar, granulated, per pound....................
Do........................................................
Do........................................................
Do........................................................
Do........................................................
Do........................................................
1406
1411
1412
1413
1414
Milk, fresh, unskimmed, delivered, bottled
quart:
Pasteurized..........................................
Raw.....................................................
Pasteurized..........................................
Do..................................................
Raw.....................................................
July 15.
Aug. 15.
July 15.
$0.60
.60
.50
.35
.70
.50
$0.50
.40
.40
.40
.50
.40
$0.30
.25
.25
.30
.35
.30
.0600
.0625
. 0556
.0825
.0550
.0625
.0700
. 0714
.0667
.0714
.0700
.0800
Aug. 15.
$0.30
.25
.30
.25
.35
.30
.0600
.0714
.0645
.0714
.0650
.0625
.0600
.0714
.0645
.0714
.0650
.0625
.08
.OS
.07
07
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.07
0)
$0.25
.26
.35
0)
J A C K S O N V IL L E , F L A .
1506 Sirloin steak, per pound....................................
Do................................................................
1512
Do................................................................
1515
1506 Round steak, per pound....................................
Do................................................................
1512
......................................................
Do
1515
1506 Rib roast, bone in, per pound...........................
Do................................................................
1512
Do................................................................
1515
$0 . 2 2
$0 . 2 2
.2 2
.2 2
.2 0
.2 0
.17
.17
.2 0
.2 0
.2 0
.2 1
1506 Chuck roast, per pound.....................................
Do................................................................
1512
Do................................................................
1515
1506 Pork chops, loin, per pound..............................
1512
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
1515
1506 Bacon, smoked, sliced, per pound.....................
Do................................................................
1509
Do................................................................
1512
Do................................................................
1515
1505
1506
1509
1512
1514
1515
Ham, smoked, per pound:
Whole, 10 to 1 2 pounds................................
Sliced...........................................................
Whole, 8 to 10 pounds..................................
Sliced...........................................................
Whole, 8 to 10 pounds.................................
Sliced...........................................................
1505 Lard, pure, tub, per pound...............................
Do................................................................
1506
Do................................................................
1509
Do................................................................
1514
.25
.25
.25
.25
.1 0
.15
.2 0
.2 0
.18
.18
.25
.25
.35
.25
. 25
.35
.25
.25
.35
.23
.30
.2 0
.2 0
.2 1
.25
.25
.25
.2 2
.2 2
.24
.23
.24
.23
.2 0
.2 2
.13
.13|
.14
. 15
.13
.134
.14
.15
.2 0
.20
.2 0
.2 0
.1 2
.18
$0.25
.2 1
.25
.15
.1 2 4
.15
.15
0)
.25
0)
C1)
.12
0)
(})
.20
0)
0)
.25
.35
0)
(l)
.21
.25
.21
0)
.20
or
.15
.12|
.15
.15
.20
.18
.2 0
.18
Leg of lamb, yearling, 2 per pound ...................
.18
.16
.18
1512
Do................................................................
0)
*No quotation.
The age of the sheep
2 The prices are for the article generally known to the trade as “ yearling.”
(“ yearling” ) varies from approximately 9 to 18 months. Owing to the fact that, in some firms, the age
varies considerably with different seasons of the year, no “ relative” prices are computed for this article its.
this report.
68
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR.
T a b l e I .—RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1911, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
J A C K S O N V IL L E , F L A .—Concluded.
1911
Firm
1913
Commodity.
ber.
July 15.
Aug. 15.
July 15.
Aug. 15.
1512
1515
Hens, year or more old, dressed, not drawn, per
pound.............................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
f0.20
.18
*0.20
.18
10.20
.20
. 25
$0.20
O)
(i)
1501
1505
1509
1514
Flour, wheat, per ^-barrel bag:
Roller Champion.........................................
Canopy........................................................
Town Talk...................................................
De Soto........................................................
.90
.80
. 95
.80
.90
.80
. 95
.80
1.10
.90
1.00
.90
1.10
.90
1.00
. 95
.0300
.0250
. 0300
. 0250
.0300
.0250
. 0300
.0250
.0400
. 0300
. 0333
.0300
.0400
.0300
.0333
.0300
.30
.30
.30
.33
.25
.28
.25
.30
.30
.30
.25
. 25
.30
.25
1506
1501 Com meal, per pound........................................
1505
Do................................................................
1509
Do................................................................
1514
Do................................................................
1505
1506
1507
1509
1514
Eggs, strictly fresh, per dozen:
Tennessee or near-by...................................
Near-by......................................................
Do.........................................................
Do.........................................................
Do.........................................................
1505
1506
1509
1512
1514
Butter, creamery, per pound:
Tub..............................................................
Print............................................................
Do.........................................................
Do.........................................................
Tub..............................................................
.32
.30
.35
. 32*
.35
.32
.30
. 36
.33
.35
.39
.35
.40
.35
.38
.39
0)
.40
1505
1509
1514
Potatoes, Irish, per peck...................................
Do...............................................................
Do................................................................
.75
.65
.75
. 65
.45
.40
.40
.40
.40
.35
.40
.35
.0825
.0025
. 0:)25
.0600
.0714
. 0625
.0714
.0700
.0714
.0625
.0714
.0700
.0625
.0625
.0714
.0700
.12*
. 10
•12|
.10
.12*
. 10
.12*
.10
.12*
.10
.12*
.12*
.12
*-jof
112
$0.20
.25
.25
.22
.20
.22*
.25
.20
.25
$0.20
.20
.25
.22
20
.22*
.25
.20
.25
.20
.25
.25
.18
.20
.20
0)
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
.18
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
1501 Sugar, granulated, per pound............................
1505
Do...............................................................
Do................................................................
1509
1514
Do................................................................
1502
1503
1504
1507
1517
Milk, fresh, unskimmed, delivered, bottled, per
quart:
Raw.............................................................
Do.........................................................
Do.........................................................
Do.........................................................
m ___________________________________
i
.35
.30
(1).38
K A N S A S C IT Y , M O .
1601 Sirloin steak, per pound.....................................
1603
Do................................................................
1605
Do................................................................
1606
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
1607
1615
Do................................................................
1617
Do................................................................
1618
Do................................................................
1619
Do................................................................
$0.18
.20
.20
.17
.17*
.18
.20
.20
.20
$0.20
.20
.20
.16
.17*
.20
.20
.20
.20
1G01 Round steak, per pound....................................
Do................................................................
1603
1605
Do................................................................
1608
Do................................................................
1607
Do................................................................
1615
Do................................................................
1617
Do................................................................
1618
Do................................................................
1619
Do................................................................
.17*
.20
.17*
.15
.15
.17*
.15
.17*
.17*
.18
.20
.17*
.15
.15
.17*
.15
.18
.17*
1No quotation.
2Description, “pasteurized” or “raw,” not reported..
69
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1912.
I .—RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1911, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T able
K A N S A S C I T Y , M O .—Continued.
1911
Firm
num
ber.
1912
Commodity.
July 15.
1601 Rib roast, bone in, per pound.
1603
Do.....................................
1605
Do.
1606
Do.
Do.
1607
Do.
1615
Do.
1617
Do.
1618
1619
Do.
ro. 17*
.17*
.15
.12*
.15
.14
.15
.15
Aug. 15.
io. m
.17*
.15
.14
.15
.15
.15
.15
July 15.
$0.18
.20
.17*
.16
.17*
.17*
.15
.17*
.17*
.15
1601 Chuck roast, per pound.
Do...........................
1603
1605
Do.
1606
Do.
1607
Do.
Do.
1615
Do.
1617
1618
Do.
1619
Do.
(,?15
.12
.12*
.15
.12*
.15
.15
Aug. 15.
:o . 1 8
.17*
.17|
.16
.17*
.17*
.15
.16
.17*
.15
.15
.15
.12
.12*
.15
.12*
.15
.15
.17*
.15
. 15
.16
.12*
.15
.15
.15
.15
.18
.17*
.20
.17
.17*
.20
.15
.20
.20
.20
.20
.17*
.16
.15
.17*
.17*
.16
.20
.20
.22
.20
.16
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
.30
.30
.35
.25
.30
.30
.30
.25
.25
.30
.35
.25
.25
.30
.30
.25
.30
.35
.25
.20
.30
.30
.25
.30
.30
.30
.25
.20
.30
.30
.25
1601 Ham, smoked, sliced, per pound.
Do.........................................
1603
Do.
1605
Do.
1606
1615
Do.
Do.
1617
1618
Do.
1619
Do.
.25
.25
.35
.20
.25
.25
.30
.30
.25
.25
.35
.25
.25
.25
.30
.30
.25
.25
.30
.28
.25
.25
.30
.25
.25
.25
.30
.25
.25
.25
.25
.25
1601 Lard, pure, tub, per pound .
Do.................................
1603
1605
Do.
1606
Do.
1615
Do.
Do.
1617
1618
Do.
Do.
1619
.15
.15
.15
.12*
.12*
.17*
. 15
.15
.15
.15
. 15
.1 ?
.15
.15
.17*
.17*
. 15
.16
. 15
.15
.15
.15
.17*
.17*
.15
.16
.15
.15
.15
1601 Leg of lamb, yearling,2per pound.
1605
Do...........................................
Do...........................................
1607
Do...........................................
1615
1618
Do...........................................
.20
.15
.12*
.14
.17*
.18
.15
.12*
.15
.17*
.20
.15
.12*
.22*
.17*
.20
.15
.13*
.20
.18
1601 Pork chops, loin, per pound..
1603
Do..................................
1605
Do.
1608
Do.
1607
Do.
1615
Do.
Do.
1617
1618
Do.
1619
Do.
1601
1603
1605
1606
1615
1617
1618
1619
Bacon, smoked, sliced, per pound.
Do...........................................
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
:8»
Hens, year or more old, per pound:
.15
.15
Live..........................................
.15
.12*
.15
Dressed, not drawn..................
.15
.15
Do.....................................
.15
1No quotation.
2 The prices are for the article generally known to the trade as “ yearling.” The age of the sheep
(“ yearling” ) varies from approximately 9 to 18months. Owing to the fact that, in some firms, the age
varies considerably with different seasons of the year, no “ relative” prices are computed lor this article in
this report.
1601
1605
70
BULLETIN OF THE BUBEAU OF LABOR.
I . — RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1911, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T able
K A N S A S C I T Y , M O .—Concluded.
1911
Firm
num
ber.
July 15.
Hens, year or more old, per pound—Concluded.
1607
Dressed, not drawn................................... .
1614
Do........................................................
1615
Do........................................................
1617
Live........................................................... .
Do...................................................... .
1618 fL Dressed,
not drawn.....................................
1601
1603
1606
1615
1617
1618
1619
1601
1603
1605
1606
1615
1617
1618
1619
1601
1603
1605
1606
1615
1617
1618
1619
1601
1603
1605
1606
1611
1612
1615
1617
1618
1619
1601
1603
1605
1606
1615
1617
1618
1619
1601
1603
1605
1606
1615
1617
1618
1619
1602
1611
1612
1616
1913
Commodity.
$0.13
.15
.16
Flour, wheat, per ^-barrel bag:
Aristos.........................................................
Queen of Pantry.........................................
Kelly ’s Best................................................
Do.........................................................
Aristos.........................................................
f
Do.........................................................
[
Kelly’s Best.......................................... .
Aristos.........................................................
Com meal, per pound.
Do........................
Do........................
Do........................
Do........................
Do........................
Do........................
Do........................
o, strictly fresh, near-by, per dozen.
Do...................................................
Do...................................................
Do...................................................
Do...................................................
Do...................................................
Do...................................................
Do...................................................
Butter, creamery, per pound:
Print................................
Do..............................
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
T u b ...
Print..
Potatoes, Irish, per peck.
Do.............................
Do.............................
Do.............................
Do.............................
Do.............................
Do.............................
Do.............................
Sugar, granulated, in 25-cent or $1 Jots, per
pound...........................................................
Do
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Milk, fresh, unslrimmcd, delivered, bottled, per
quart:
Haw.............................................................
Pasteurized................................................ .
Raw...........................................................
Do.........................................................
1 No quotation.
.75
.90
.70
.70
.80
.75
Aug. 15.
$0.14
.15
.13
.14
.12*
.75
.90
.70
.70
.75
.0286
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0278
.0286
.0250
.0286
.20
.23
.20
.20
.20
.70
.75
.0286
.0250
.0286
.0286
.0250
.0286
.0286
.0286
.20
.23
.25
.20
.20
.20
.18
.20
.20
.30
.30
.30
.30
.30
.30
.35
.33
.33
.30
.30
.35
.35
.30
.30
.60
.50
.40
.70
.75
.32
.35
.25
.40
.30
.50
.40
.40
.40
.35
.0625
.0625
.0556
.0625
.0667
.0625
.0625
.0625
.0625
.0714
.0625
.0667
.0667
.0714
.08
.08
.10
•OS*
.08
.08
.10
.10
July 15.
Aug. 15.
$0.16
.17
.15
.16
$0.16
.16
.15
.16
.15
.15
.80
.90
.75
.75
.90
.75
.75
.80
.75
.70
.80
.0286
.0300
.0333
.0200
.0278
.0286
.0333
.0333
.25
.25
.25
.25
.22*
.25
.24
.22
.0300
.0333
.0200
.0278
.0286
.0333
.0333
.20
.23
.25
.23
.22*
.25
.20
.20
.35
.33
.35
.35
.33
.35
.35
.32
.30
.30
.20
.25
.20
.25
.25
.25
.25
.20
.0714
.0650
.0625
.0625
.0667
.0667
.0588
.08
.08
.10
.35
.33
.35
.35
0)
.35
.32
.30
.30
.25
.25
.20
.20
.25
.25
.20
.20
.0667
.0600
.0625
.0625
.0667
.0625
.0588
.0769
0)
0)
.08
71
EE TAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1912.
T a b l e I .—RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1911, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
L IT T L E R O C K , A R K .
Firm
num
ber.
1911
1912
Commodity.
July 15.
Aug. 15.
July 15.
Aug. 15.
SO. 25
SO. 25
Sirloin steak, per pound.....................................
SO. 25
SO. 25
.22*
Do................................................................
.22*
.25
.25
Do................................................................
.20
.20
.20
.20
Do................................................................
.20
.20
.25
.25
Round steak, per pound....................................
.17*
.17*
.20
.20
Do................................................................
.17*
.17*
.20
.20
Do................................................................
.17*
.17*
.17*
.17*
Do................................................................
.17*
.17*
.20
.20
.17*
.17*
.18
.18
Rib roast, bone in, per pound...........................
Do................................................................
.17*
.17*
.20
.20
Do................................................................
.15
.15
.15
.15
Do................................................................
.17*
.15
.18
.18
Chuck roast, per pound.....................................
.15
.15
Do................................................................
.15
.15
.15
.12*
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
.15
.15
Pork chops, loin, per pound..............................
.20
.20
.20
.20
Do................................................................
.20
.20
.20
.20
Do................................................................
.20
.20
.17*
.20
.22*
Do................................................................
.20
.20
.17*
.25
.25
.30
.30
Bacon, smoked, sliced, per pound.....................
Do................................................................
.35
.35
.35
.35
Do................................................................
.30
.30
.30
.30
.35
.35
Do................................................................
.35
.35
.30
.25
.25
.30
Ham, smoked, sliced, per pound.......................
.25
.25
.25
Do................................................................
.25
.30
.30
.30
Do................................................................
.30
.25
.30
.30
Do................................................................
.30
Lard, pure:
.75
.65
.75
.70
Per 5-pound pail, gross weight....................
1702
.15
.15
.12*
.13
Tub, per pound...........................................
1707
.14
.13
.13
.14
Do.........................................................
1708
.15
.15
.13*
Do.........................................................
.13*
1709
.15
.15
Do.........................................................
1711
.14
.13
1712
Do.........................................................
.20
.20
.20
.20
1704 Leg of lamb, yearling,1per pound.....................
.17*
Do................................................................
.20
.20
.17*
1706
.17*
.17*
.15
Do................................................................
.17*
1711
.20
.17j
.17*
Do................................................................
.17*
1712
1704 Hens, year or more old, dressed, not drawn, per
.15
.15
.18
.15
pound.............................................................
.15
.17*
.20
.17*
Do................................................................
1706
.18
.20
.17*
.20
Do................................................................
1711
.17*
.17*
.16
.17*
Do................................................................
1712
Flour, wheat, per |-barrel bag:
.90
.85
.90
.90
1702
Orris............................................................
.95
.95
.85
.85
Success........................................................
1707
.90
.90
1.00
.90
Angel Food..................................................
1708
.85
.85
.90
.90
Orris.............................................................
1709
.0300
.0250
.0300
.0250
1702 Corn meal, per pound........................................
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
Do................................................................
1707
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
Do................................................................
1708
.0292
.0292
.0250
.0250
Do................................................................
1709
.30
.30
1702 Eggs, strictly fresh, near-by, per dozen.............
.27*
.25
.25
.20
Do................................................................
1707
.25
.25
.25
.25
Do................................................................
1708
.25
.20
Do................................................................
1709
.25
.20
.20
.20
Do................................................................
1715
.30
.25
D o...
......................................
1717
.35
.35
.35
.35
1702 Butter, creamery, print, per pound..................
.35
. 35
.35
.30
D o .............................................................
1707
.35
.35
.35
.35
Do................................................................
1708
.35
.35
.30
.35
Do................................................................
1709
1 The prices are for the article generally known to the trade as “ yearling.” The age of the sheep
(“ yearling” ) varies from approximately 9 to 18 months. Owing to the fact that, in some firms, the age
varies considerably with different seasons of the year, no “ relative” prices are computed for this article in
this report.
1704
1706
1711
1712
1704
1706
1711
1712
1704
1706
1711
1712
1704
1706
1711
1712
1704
1706
1711
1712
1704
1706
1711
1712
1704
1706
1711
1712
72
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR.
I .—RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1911, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
L IT T L E R O C K , A R K .—Concluded.
1911
Firm
•lum
ber.
1912
Commodity.
July 15.
Aug. 15,
July 15.
Aug. 15.
80.50
.60
.50
.65
$0.45
.60
.50
.60
$0.35
.35
.35
.35
SO. 35
.35
.35
.35
1702
1707
1708
1709
Potatoes, Irish, per peck.
Do.............................
Do.............................
D o.............................
1702
1707
1708
1709
1715
Sugar, granulated, in SI lots, per pound..
Do....................................................
D o....................................................
Do....................................................
Do....................................................
•06?5
.0650
.0700
.0769
.0606
.0714
.0650
.0750
.0769
.0667
1705
1710
1714
1717
1718
Milk, fresh, unskimmed, delivered,bottled, per
quart:
0 ) ................................................................
Raw or pasteurized......................................
Pasteurized................................................ .
Raw........................................................... .
Do.........................................................
.09,TT
•09*
.084
C0A
00*
084
.0667
.0650
. 0575
.0607
.0625
.0667
.0650
.0575
.0667
.0625
.10
(3)
(2).io
.10
.10
$0.20
.22
.22
.22
.20
(3)
$0.22
.22
(3)
.20
LOS AN G ELES, CAL.
1802
1811
1812
1817
1818
Sirloin steak, per pound..
Do............................
Do............................
Do............................
Do............................
$0 20
20
18
20
20
$0.20
.20
.18
.20
.20
1802 Round steak, per pound.
1811
Do.............................
Do.............................
1812
Do.............................
1817
Do.............................
1818
17*
17*
15
18
15
.17*
.17*
.15
.18
.15
.17*
.20
.18
.20
.18
(3)
.20
.18
(s)
.18
1802 Rib roast, bone in, per pound..
1811
Do....................................
Do....................................
1812
Do....................................
1817
Do....................................
1818
15
18
18
18
15
.15
.18
.18
.18
.15
. 15
.18
.20
.18
.18
(3)
.20
.20
(3)
.18
.15
.15
.12*
.16
.12*
(3)
.15
.12*
(3)
. 15
.25
.25
.22
.25
.25
(3)
.25
.22
(3)
.25
.30
.30
.25
.35
.22
.25
.35
.40
.30
(3)
.25
.35
.22
.25
(3)
.40
1802
1811
1812
1817
1818
Chuck roast, per pound.
Do...........................
Do...........................
Do...........................
Do...........................
1802
1811
1812
1817
1818
Pork chops, loin, per pound.,
Do.................................
Do.................................
Do.................................
Do..................................
1801 Bacon, smoked, sliced, per pound.
Do...........................................
1802
Do...........................................
1808
Do...........................................
1811
Do...........................................
1812
Do...........................................
1816
Do...........................................
1817
Do...........................................
1818
1801 Ham, smoked, sliced, per pound.
Do.........................................
1802
1811
Do.........................................
1812
Do.........................................
Do.........................................
1817
Do.........................................
181S
1 Description, “ pasteurized” or “ raw, ” not reported.
.25
.20
.18
.22
.35
.30
.40
.24
.35
.35
.35
.35
.30
.40
.40
2Quotation discontinued.
.30
.30
.35
(3)
.30
.30
.30
.30
.40
(3)
.40
.40
8 No quotation.
EETAIL PBICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1912.
73
T a b l e I .—RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TII OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1911, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
L O S A N G E L E S , C A L .—Continued.
1911
Firm
1912
Commodity.
ber.
July 15.
Aug. 15.
July 15.
1801 Lard, pure, tub, per pound..............................
b o ................................................................
1808
Do................................................................
1811
Do................................................................
1812
Do................................................................
1815
Do................................................................
1816
Do................................................................
1817
$0.15
.15
.15
.18
.15
.15
.17*
$0.15
.15
.15
.18
.15
.15
•17*
$0.15
. 15
.20
.18
.20
.17
.17*
Leg of lamb, yearling,3per pound....................
Do.....................’ .........................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
.17*
.15
1802
1812
1817
1818
Aug. 15.
$0.15
.17*
.20
.18
0)
.17
(2)
.15
.15
.17*
. 15
.18
.15
1802 Hens, year or more old, dressed, not drawn, per
pound.............................................................
Do................................................................
1811
Do................................................................
1812
Do................................................................
1817
Do................................................................
1818
.30
.25
.24
.28
.30
.30
.25
.24
.28
.30
.25
.25
.25
.27
.25
(2)
.25
.25
(2)
.25
Flour, wheat:
Capital, per ^-barrel bag..............................
1801
Al, per J-barrel bag.....................................
1S04
Do.........................................................
1808
Do.........................................................
1811
X X X X , per ^-barrel bag.............................
1815
Al, per i|-barrel bag.....................................
1816 \f
Al, per J-barrel bag.....................................
1.60
. 85
.85
.85
1.60
.85
1.60
.85
.85
.85
1.60
.85
1.75
.90
.90
.90
1.75
1.70
.90
. 85
.90
C1)
1.75
1.70
1801 Corn meal, in 5 or 10 pound lots, per pound___
Do................................................................
1804
Do................................................................
1808
Do................................................................
1811
Do................................................................
1815
Do..................... ..........................................
1816
.0250
.0300
.0250
.0300
.0350
.0300
Eggs, strictly fresh, per dozen:
Ranch..........................................................
.25
1801
Near-by.......................................................
.35
1804
.30
1808
Do.........................................................
.30
Do.........................................................
1811
Do.........................................................
1812
.30
Do.........................................................
1815
.30
Do.........................................................
1816
1801 Butter, creamerv, print, per pound..................
Do...............................................................
1804
Do................................................................
1805
Do................................................................
1808
Do................................................................
1809
Do................................................................
1811
Do................................................................
1812
Do................................................................
1815
1816
Do................................................................
1801 Potatoes, Irish, per 100 pounds..........................
Do................................................................
1804
Do................................................................
1808
Do................................................................
1815
Do................................................................
1815
.30
.30
.0250
.0300 I
.0250 i
.0300 !
. 0350
.0300
.0350
.0350
. 0350
.0350
.0400
.0400
.30
.35
.35
.40
.30
.30
.30
.30
.35
.30
.35
.35
.35
.30
.30
.30
.30
.30
.35
.30
.30
.35
.35
.35
.35
.45
.40
.40
.40
.35
.35
.35
2.20
2.50
3.10
2.70
2.00
1.80
2.50
2.70
2.50
2.00
1.00
1.25
1.00
1.50
1.50
(2)
.15
(2)
.18
.0350
.0350
.0350
.0350
0)
.0400
.30
.35
.35
.35
.35
0)
.35
.37*
.40
(2)
.40
.40
.40
.40
0)
.40
1.00
1.25
1.30
0)
1.00
Sugar, granulated, per pound:
.0625
.0556
.0588
.0588
In $1 lots......................................................
1801
.0670
.0600
. 0605
.0600
1804
In 100-pound lots.........................................
.0769
i
.
0625
.0769
.0625
In $1 lots......................................................
1808
.0625
.0667 j
. 05S8
. C625
Do.........................................................
1811
.0625
.0667
.0588
Do.........................................................
1815
.0714 i
( \ 0625
.0714
.0588
Do.........................................................
1816
1Quotation discontinued.
2 No quotation.
s The prices are for the article generally known to the trade as “ yearling.” The age of the sheep
(“ yearling” ) varies from approximately 9 to 18 months. Owing to the fact that, in some firms, the age
varies considerably with different seasons of the year, no “ relative” prices are computed for this article in
this report.
74
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR.
T a b l e I . — RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1911, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
L O S A N G E L E S , C A L .—Concluded.
1911
Firm
num
ber.
1805
1807
1809
1813
1913
Commodity.
July 15.
Milk, fresh, unskimmed, delivered, bottled, per
quart:
Pasteurized..................................................
Raw.............................................................
Pasteurized..................................................
Do...................... ..................................
Aug. 15.
$0.09
.094
•08|
$0.09
.094
.084
.1 0
.1 0
July 15.
$0 . 1 0
.1 0
.1 0
.1 0
Aug. 15.
0
)
$0 . 1 0
.1 0
C1)
L O U IS V IL L E , K Y .
1901 Sirloin steak, per pound.....................................
Do................................................................
1910
1911
Do................................................................
1912
Do................................................................
1901 Round steak, per pound....................................
Do................................................................
1910
Do................................................................
1911
1912
Do................................................................
3901 Rib roast, bone in, per pound...........................
Do................................................................
1910
Do................................................................
1911
1912
Do................................................................
$0 . 2 0
.15
.15
$0 . 2 0
.15
.15
Pork chops, loin, per pound..............................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
$0 . 2 0
.2 0
.2 0
.2 2 4
.2 0
.2 2 4
.174
.174
.15
.2 0
.2 0
.174
.13
.174
.13
.1 2 4
.1 2 4
.174
.174
.15
.174
.2 0
.2 0
.15
.14
.15
.174
.174
.174
.174
.174
.174
.2 0
.2 0
.15
.124
.124
.15
.1 2 4
.1 2 4
.174
.15
.14
.15
.174
1901 Chuck roast, per pound.....................................
Do................................................................
1910
1911
Do................................................................
1912
Do................................................................
1901
1910
1911
1912
$0 . 2 0
.2 0
.18
.174
.174
.2 0
.18
.174
.174
.17
.2 0 4
.174
.174
.2 2 4
.2 0
.15
.15
.2 0
.2 0
.2 0
.2 0
1901 Bacon, smoked, sliced, per pound.....................
1905
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
1910
Do...............................................................
1911
1912
Do................................................................
.30
.35
.30
.25
.30
.35
.30
.25
.2 2 4
.2 2 4
.2 2 4
.25
.23
.25
.274
.25
1901 Ham, smoked, sliced, per pound.......................
Do................................................................
1905
Do................................................................
1910
Do................................................................
1911
1912
Do................................................................
.30
.25
.30
.25
.30
.25
.30
.25
.2 2 4
.2 2 4
.25
.25
.30
.25
.274
.25
.25
.30
.274
.274
1901 Lard, pure, tub, per pound...............................
1904
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
1905
1908
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
1911
1912
Do................................................................
.1 2 4
.1 2 4
.1 2 4
.1 2 4
.15
.15
.15
.1 2 4
.1 2 4
1901 Leg of lamb, yearling, 2 per pound....................
Do................................................................
1910
Do................................................................
1911
Do................................................................
1912
.15
.15
.1 2 4
.1 2 4
.1 2 4
.15
.174
.15
.174
.25
.25
.2 2
.25
.15
.15
.17
(*)
.15
.15
.15
.15
.174
.15
.15
. 15
.174
.15
.174
.15
.1 2 4
.1 2 4
.2 0
.2 0
Hens, year or more old, dressed, drawn, per
pound.............................................................
.2 0
.2 0
.174
.174
Do................................................................
1906
.2 0
.18
.18
.2 0
1908
Do................................................................
.2 0
.2 0
.2 0
0 )
.224
1909
Do................................................................
.2 0
.2 2
1912
.174
Do................................................................
.22'
.174
1 No quotation.
2 The prices are for the article generally known to the trade as “ yearling. ”
The age of the sheep
( “ yearling” ) varies from approximately 9 to 18 months. Owing to the fact that, in some firms, the age
varies considerably with different seasons of the year, no “ relative” prices are computed for this article in
this report.
1901
75
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1912.
I .—RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1911, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T able
L O U IS V IL L E , K Y .—Concluded.
1911
Firm
num
ber.
Flour, wheat, per J-barrel bag
Special brand..................
1901
Acme...............................
1904
1905
Gold Medal.....................
White Plume..................
1908
r
D o ............................
1912 i
Obelisk............................
1901 Com meal, in 12 or 12* pound lots, per pound.
Do.............................................................
1904
Do.............................................................
1905
Do.............................................................
1908
1912
Do.............................................................
1901
1904
1905
1908
1909
1912
1912
Commodity.
,o, strictly fresh, near-by, per dozen.
Do___.............................................
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Butter, creamery, per pound:
Print................................
Do.............................
Do.............................
Do.............................
(2) ...................................
Print...............................
July 15.
Aug. 15.
$0.75
$0.75
85
July 15.
Aug. 15.
$0.80
.85
.90
1.00
.90
.85
SO. 85
.95
1.00
C1)
75
.75
1.00
0250
0208
0208
0240
0250
.0250
.0208
.0250
.0240
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0292
0)
.0292
.0250
.0250
.0292
.0280
.0292
15
20
22*
20
.15
.20
.25
.20
.20
.20
.20
20
.20
(%o
.20
.22*
.22*
.22*
.22*
.22*
.22*
.30
.35
.35
.30
.30
.35
.35
.30
.35
.35
.35
.35
.35
.35
.30
.30
.35
.35
.30
0)
.35
.35
1901 Potatoes, Irish, per peck.
1904
Do.............................
Do.............................
1905
Do.............................
1908
1912
Do.............................
.40
.40
.45
.35
.40
.40
.35
.45
.35
.40
.25
.25
.35
0)
.30
.25
.25
.25
.22*
.30
1901 Sugar, granulated, per pound.
Do.....................................
1904
Do.....................................
1905
Do.....................................
1908
1912
Do.....................................
.0625
.0588
.0588
.0650
.0769
.0714
.0667
.0714
.0650
.0556
.0588
.0625
0)
.0565
.0588
.0588
.0588
.0588
.0565
1901
1904
1905
1908
1909
1912
1902
1907
1909
1914
Milk, fresh, unskimmed, delivered, bottled,
per quart:
Pasteurized................................................
Do........................................................
Raw...........................................................
(3) ..............................................................
.09
.10
.08
.09
.10
.08
0)
.08*
.08*
M ANCH ESTER, N. H .
2001 Sirloin steak (porterhouse),4per pound.
2006
Do...................................................
Do...................................................
2010
Do...................................................
2011
2014
Do...................................................
2001
2007
2010
2011
2014
Round steak, per pound:
Whole, bone out....... .
Top, bone out..
Do.
Whole, bone out.
Top, bone out—
$0.28
$0.28
.28
.30
.18
.18
.24
.16
.22
.16
0)
$0.35
.38
.35
.34
$0.38
.38
.35
.35
.35
.35
.25
.30
.28
.32
.35
.25
.30
.22
.23
.17
.17
2007 Rib roast, bone in, per pound.
.22
.24
.17
..17
2010
Do.....................................
1 No quotation.
2 Description, "tu b” or “ print,” not reported.
* Description, “ pasteurized” or “ raw,” not reported.
* The steak for which prices are here quoted is known as “ porterhouse” steak in most of the cities in
cluded in this report, but in this city it is called “ sirloin” steak.
76
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR.
I .—RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1911, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
M A N C H E ST E R , N . H .—Continued.
1911
Firm
num
ber.
2011
2014
1912
Commodity.
Rib roast, bone in, per pound.
Do..................*.................
July 15.
Aug. 15.
uly 15.
Aug. 15.
30.14
SO. 14
$0.18
.20
$0.18
.20
0)
.18
.18
.14
.16
.16
.20
.16
.14
.16
C1)
.18
.18
.18
.18
.20
.21
.19
.18
.20
2001
Chuck roast, per pound.
Do...........................
Do...........................
Do...........................
2011
Do...........................
2014
2007
2010
2001
2007
2010
2011
2014
Pork chops, loin, por pound.
Do.................................
Do.................................
Do.................................
Do.................................
.16
18
.17
.20
2007
Bacon, smoked, sliced, per pound.
D o...........................................
Do...........................................
Do...........................................
2011
2014
Do...........................................
.20
.21
.21
0)
.20
.20
. 22
!25
.20
.20
.20
.22
. 25
2007 Ham, smoked, sliced, per pound.
Do.........................................
2010
Do.........................................
2011
2014
Do.........................................
.24
.25
.25
.24
.24
.25
.30
.24
.20
.25
.30
.75
.16
.13
.12
0)
.14
.16
•15
.16
.15
.85
.14
.16
.14
.16
.15
.18
.20
0)
.24
.25
.18
.25
.18
.22
.25
.18
25
.24
.24
.25
.22
.25
.24
.24
.25
.22
.25
0)
.90
1.00
.90
.85
.95
.90
.95
.90
.85
0)
.0360
.0350
.0400
.0350
.0360
.0350
.0400
2001
2010
2001
2006
2007
2010
2011
2014
Lard, pure:
Leaf, per 5-pound pail, gross weight.
Tub, per pound................................
Do..............................................
Do..............................................
Do..............................................
Do..............................................
2C01 Leg of lamb, yearling,2 per pound.
Do...........................................
2006
2007
Do...........................................
Do...........................................
2010
2014
Do...........................................
2007
2010
2011
2014
Hens, year or more old, dressed, not drawn, per
pound..................................................
Do....................................................
Do....................................................
Do....................................................
Do................... .................................
2001
2006
2007
2010
2011
Flour, wheat, per ^-barrel bag:
Pillsbury’s Best.................
Do..............................
Do.............................. .
Ivory................................ .
Edgeworth.........................
2006
2001 Corn meal, in 2, 3, or 5 pound lots, per pound.
Do..............................................................
2006
Do..............................................................
2007
Do..............................................................
2010
20
i
24
.22
.20
.85
.85
.85
.0360
.0350
0300
0350
Eggs, strictly fresh,3per dozen:
Near-by..............................
.34
0)
Western..............................
.23
.23
.30
.30
Near-by...............................
.30
.33
Do................................
2011
.35
.38
Do................................
2014
.32
.35
1 No quotation
2 The prices are for the article generally known to the trade as ‘ yearling.” The age of the sheep
(“ yearling” ) varies from approximately 9 to IS months. Owing to the fact that,, in some firms, the age
..................
varies considerably with different seasons
sr
. . . . . .” prices
. are computed
. . .for this
of the year, no “. relative
article in
this report.
3
The 1912 quotations for this article, for all firms except one, are for eggs known by a different trade desig
nation from those quoted for 1907 to 1911, inclusive. The 1911 quotations, for all firms except one, are not
therefore entered in this table for comparison.
2001
2006
2010
77
EETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1912.
I .—RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1911, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
M A N C H E S T E R , N . H .—Concluded.
1911
1913
Commodity.
July 15.
Butter, creamery, per pound:
Tub.................................
Print...............................
Do.............................
D o .............................
(2) .....................................
Print...............................
$0.28
.35
25
Potatoes, Irish, per peck.
Do.............................
Do.............................
Do.............................
Do.............................
Sugar, granulated, per pound.
Do.....................................
Do.....................................
Do.....................................
Do.....................................
Milk, fresh, unskimmed, delivered, bottled, per
quart:
Pasteurized.................................................
Eaw.............................................................
Aug. 15.
0600
0528
0650
.07
.07
.07
.07
.07
July 15.
Aug. 15.
0)
$0.37
.38
.36
.38
.38
$0.38
.37
.38
.36
.37
.38
23
C1)
.35
.35
.32
.35
.28
.30
.30
.25
.25
0650
C-625
0700
0)
.0667
.0645
.0600
.0588
.0600
.0625
.0667
.0600
.0588
.07
.07
.07
.07
.07
.07
.07
.07
.07
.07
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
$0 20
17*
20
22
$0.22*
.25
.20
.22*
.26
.22*
$0.22*
.25
.20
.25
.25
.25
Round steak, per pound.
Do.............................
Do.............................
Do.............................
Do.............................
Do.............................
.20
.20
.15
.17*
.22
.17*
.20
.20
.15
.18
.20
.17*
Rib roast, bone in, per pound..
Do....................................
Do....................................
Do.....................................
Do....................................
Do....................................
.16
.20
.20
.22*
.22
.20
.17*
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
Chuck roast, per pound.
Do...........................
Do...........................
Do...........................
Do...........................
Do...........................
.12*
. 15
. 15
.15
.18
.12*
.15
.15
.15
.15
.17*
.12*
.20
.20
.20
.18
92
:2o
.22*
.20
.20
.18
.22
.22*
.35
.35
.35
.35
pLsteurized.................................................
Baw.............................................................
M E M P H IS , T E N N .
Sirloin steak, per pound.
Do...........................
Do...........................
Do...........................
Do...........................
Do............................
Pork chops, loin, per pound.
Do..................................
Do..................................
Do..................................
Do..................................
Do..................................
$o 20
17*
20
20
17*
22
20
20
17*
22
Bacon, smoked, sliced, per pound.
35
35
Do...........................................
1 No quotation.
2 Description, “ tub” or “ print,” not reported.
s Description, “ pasteurized” or “ raw,” not reported.
78
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR.
T a b l e I . — RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1911, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
M E M P H I S , T E N N .—Continued.
1911
Firm
num
ber.
1912
Commodity.
July 15.
Aug. 15.
July 15.
Aug. 15.
...........
2108 Bacon, sm^k^d, siiced} per pmind
2109
Do........................................ ........................
2111
Do................................................................
2112
Do................................................................
2116
Do................................................................
$0.30
.30
.35
$0.30
.30
.35
$0.30
.30
.30
.35
.30
$0.30
.30
.30
.35
.30
2107 Ham, smoked, sliced, per pound.......................
2108
Do................................................................
2109
Do................................................................
2111
Do................................................................
2112
Do................................................................
2116
Do................................................................
.25
.25
.30
.25
.22
.30
.25
.20
.25
.25
.30
.30
.30
.25
.25
.25
.30
.30
.30
C1)
.15
.12*
.15
.15
.80
.85
.15
.15
.15
.15
.75
.15
.15
.16
.15
.15
.75
.15
2104
2107
2109
2111
2112
2116
Lard, pure:
Tub, per pound...........................................
Do..........................................................
Do..........................................................
Do..........................................................
Leaf, per 5-pound pail, gross weight............
Tub, per pound__ ______ _____-...........
2107
2108
2109
2111
2112
2116
Leg of lamb, yearling,2 per pound....................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
.20
.20
.18
.20
•17*
.20
.18
.20
.25
.20
.20
.20
.20
.17*
.22*
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
2107 Hens, year or more old, dressed, not drawn, per
pound.............................................................
2108
Do................................................................
2109
Do................................................................
2111
Do................................................................
2112
Do................................................................
2116
Do................................................................
.20
.20
.25
.21
.20
.20
.25
.21
.19
.20
.20
.20
.20
.18
.18*
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
Flour, wheat, per ^-barrel bag:
Omega.........................................................
Do.........................................................
Gold Medal..................................................
Omega.........................................................
White Silk...................................................
.90
.90
.90
.90
.90
.90
.90
.90
1.00
1.05
.85
.95
.90
.0300
.0200
.0200
.0250
.0300
.0200
.0200
.0250
.0300
.0250
.0208
.0250
.0292
.0300
.0250
.0208
.0250
.0292
.25
.25
.25
.25
.25
.20
.25
.22
.19
.25
.25
.19
.30
.25
.25
.25
.25
.25
.25
.22
2104
2107
2109
2112
2116
2104 Com meal, per pound........................................
Do................................................................
2107
2109
Do................................................................
2112
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
2116
. 25
2104 Eggs, strictly fresh, near-by, per dozen..............
.25
2107
Do................................................................
.25
2109
Do................................................................
.20
2112
Do................................................................
2114
Do................................................................
2115
Do................................................................
D o___________________ _________________
2116
D o____________________________________ J ...................
2117
1.00
1.00
.85
.95
.90
Butter, creamery, per pound:
(3).................................................................
2102
.35
.35
.35
.35
.40
2104
Print............................................................
.40
.30
.35
.35
.35
Do.........................................................
2107
.35
.35
.35
.35
Do.........................................................
2109
.35
.35
.35
.35
2112
Do.........................................................
.35
.35
Do.........................................................
2116
.33
.33
2117
(3).................................................................
1No quotation.
2 The prices are for the article generally known to the trade as “ yearling.”
The age of the sheep
(“ yearling” ) varies from approximately 9 to IS months. Owing to the fact that, in some firms, the age
varies considerably with different seasons of the year, no “ relative” prices are computed for this article in
this report.
3 Description, “ tub ” or “ print,” not reported.
79
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1912.
T able I . —RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1911, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
M E M P H IS , T E N N .—Concluded.
1911
Firm
Commodity.
ber.
2104 Potatoes, Irish, per peck....................................
2107
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
2109
2112
Do................................................................
2116
Do................................................................
2104 Sugar, granulated, per pound.............................
Do................................................................
2107
Do................................................................
2109
2112
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
2116
Milk, fresh, unskimmed, delivered, bottled,
per quart:
Pasteurized..................................................
2102
(i).................................................................
2103
Raw.............................................................
2106
1912
July 15.
Aug. 15.
$0.40
$0.60
.50
.60
.40
.60
.0625
*0625
.0750
.0667
.0667
.0750
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
July 15.
$0.35
.35
.35
.40
.40
.0625
.0667
.0550
.0667
.0625
Aug. 15.
$0.35
.35
.35
.35
.35
.0625
.0667
. 0550
.0667
.0625
.10
.10
.10
.10
(2)
(2)
$0.22
.23
.22
.18
.24
.22
.20
.20
$0.24
.26
M IL W A U K E E , W IS .
2201
2203
2205
2210
2213
2216
2219
2201
2203
2205
2210
2213
2216
2219
2201
2203
2205
2210
2213
2216
2219
2201
2203
2205
2210
2213
2216
2219
2201
2203
2205
2210
2213
2216
2219
2201
2203
2205
2210
2213
2216
2219
2201
2203
2205
2210
2213
2216
2219
Sirloin steak, per pound..
$0.20
Do.............................
.20
Do.............................
Do.............................
.16
Do.............................
.20
Do.............................
.20
Do.............................
Round steak, per pound..
16
D o ...........................
Do.............................
.16
Do.............................
.16
Do.............................
.17
Do.............................
Do.............................
Rib roast, bone in, per pound.
Do.....................................
.18
Do.....................................
Do.....................................
.15
.15
Do.....................................
Do.....................................
.16
Do.....................................
Chuck roast, per pound.
Do...........................
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
.14
Pork chops, loin, per pound..
Do...................................
Do.
.17
Do.
.15
Do.
.15
Do.
Do.
.24
Bacon, smoked, sliced, per pound.
Do...........................................
.24
Do...........................................
.28
Do...........................................
.25
Do...........................................
.25
Do...........................................
Do...........................................
.24
Ham, smoked, sliced, per pound.
Do..........................................
.24
Do..........................................
.28
Do..........................................
.25
Do.........................................
.22
Do..........................................
Do.........................................
1
Description, “ pasteurized,” or “raw,” not reported.
61651°—Bull. 108— 12------ 6
$0.20
.22
.16
.20
.20
.16
.16
.16
.17
.18
.15
.15
.16
.14
.18
.14
.15
.24
.24
.30
.25
.25
.24
.24
.30
.25
.22
.20
.20
.18
.22
.19
.18
.18
.22
.18
.18
.18
.18
.15
.16
.16
.16
.14
.16
.14
.13
.18
.20
.18
.17
.17
.16
.16
.24
.30
.24
.24
.24
.22
.25
.24
.30
.24
.24
.24
.20
.25
No quotation.
.24
.22
(2)
.20
.22
(2)
.18
.22
.19
(2)
.20
.22
(a)
.18
.18
.18
(2)
.16
.18
.16
.14
(2)
.20
.22
(2)
.20
.20
.18
(2)
.28
.30
e).2*
.25
.22
(2)
.28
.30
(2)
.24
.25
.24
80
BULLETIN OF THE BUBEAU OF LABOE.
I .—RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1911, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
M IL W A U K E E , W I S .—Continued.
Commodity.
July 15.
Lard, pure, tub, per pound.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
2210
Do.
2212
Do.
2213
Do.
2214
2201
2202
2205
2207
2208
2209
Leg of lamb, yearling,2per pound .
Do...........................................
Do...........................................
Do...........................................
2210
Do...........................................
2213
Do...........................................
2216
Do...........................................
2219
2201
2203
2205
2201
2203
2205
2213
2216
2219
2202
2207
2208
2209
2212
2214
1912
1911
Firm
num
ber.
$0.13
Aug. 15.
13
.15
.13
.14
.14
14
.14
14
.16
.18
.18
July 15.
$0.15
.14
Aug 15.
.15
.15
.16
.15
.15
.15
.15
$0.15
.14
C1)
.15
.15
.16
.16
.15
.15
.15
.20
.20
.16
.18
.18
.20
.16
(l>
.18
.18
.16
0)
.17
.18
.12J
.20
.20
Hens, year or more old, dressed, not drawn, per
pound ............................................................
Do.............................................................. .
Do.............................................................. .
Do..............................................................
Do..............................................................
Do...............................................................
.20
Flour, wheat, per ^-barrel bag:
Gold Medal..................
Success...............................
Do................................
Do................................
Pillsbury’s Best.................
Do................................
.90
.80
.90
.90
.88
.85
.85
.85
.85
.90
.88
.80
.0250
.0300
.0400
.0300
.0400
.0250
.0250
.0300
.0400
.0300
.0400
.0250
2202
Corn meal, per pound.
Do........................
Do........................
Do........................
Do...................
2212
2214
Do........................
2207
2208
2209
2202
.20
.20
.18
.18
.16
0250
0400
0300
0300
0250
0400
0300
0300
0250
0250
0)
.19
. strictly fresh, near-by, per dozen.
21
.26
23
.26
24
.25
.24
Do...................................................
2207
23
Do...................................................
22
.25
.24
220S
23
Do...................................................
24
.25
24
.22
2209
Do...................................................
.28
2210
.28
.24
22
.24
Do...................................................
22
2212
.24
Do...................................................
2214
.20
.24
Do...................................................
2216
.24
Do...................................................
.23
2217
Butter, creamery, per pound:
Print.................................
29
.31
2202
.30
.29
.29
2204
Do..............................
29
.30
.31
Do..............................
2207
Tub...................................
.30
.30
.30
Do..............................
.30
Print.................................
.30
2212
.30
2214
.30
.29
Do..............................
.29
.29
Do..............................
2218
.25
.40
2202 Potatoes, Irish, per peck.
.30
.40
Do.............................
2207
.25
.35
Do.
2208
.23
.35
Do.
2209
.30
.30
Do.
2210
.30
.40
30
2212
Do.
60
.25
.35
2214
Do.
1N o quotation.
2 The prices are for the article generally known to the trade as “ yearling.” The age of the sheep
(“ yearling” ) varies from approximately 9 to 18 months. Owing to the fact that, in some firms, the age
varies considerably with different seasons of the year, no “ relative” prices are computed for this article in
this report.
81
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1912.
I .—RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1911, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
M IL W A U K E E , W I S .—Concluded.
Commodity.
July 15.
2202 Sugar, granulated, per pound...........................
2207
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
2208
Do................................................................
2209
2212
Do................................................................
2214
Do................................................................
2204
2206
2215
2217
2218
1913
1911
Firm
num
ber.
Milk, fresh, unskimmed, delivered, bottled, per
quart:
Pasteurized.................................................
Do.........................................................
Do.........................................................
( i ) ................................................................
Pasteurized..................................................
Aug. 15.
July 15.
Aug. 15.
$0.0600
.0600
.0650
.0550
.0550
$0.0650
.0650
.0650
.0650
.0550
$0.0600
.0600
.0(500
.0600
.0600
.0600
$0.0600
.0600
.0600
.0600
.0600
.0000
.06
.06
.06
.06
.06
.06
.06
.06
.06
.06
.06
.06
.06
.06
.06
.07
.07
.07
.07
.07
M IN N E A P O L IS , M IN N .
___
pro* pnnnd r,
2302 Si^loiTl
Do................................................................
2307
Do................................................................
2315
Do................................................................
2316
$0.20
.20
.22
$0.20
.20
.22
$0.20
.22
.22
.25
$0.20
2302 Round steak, per pound....................................
Do'...............................................................
2307
2314
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
2315
Do................................................................
2316
.18
.18
.18
.18
.18
.18
.18
.18
.18
.20
.22
.20
.20
.18
.20
<2)
Rib roast, bone in, per pound...........................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
.17
.20
.20
.20
.17
.18
.18
.20
.20
.22
.22
.25
.18
.22
(2)
.25
.18
.15
.15
.15
.14
.15
.15
.15
(2)
.14
.15
(2)
2307
2314
2315
*2316
2302 Chunk roast, per pound.....................................
Do................................................................
2307
2314
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
2315
2316
Do................................................................
2302
2307
2314
2315
2316
Pork chops, loin, per pound..............................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do...............................................................
Bacon, smoked, per pound:
2302
Sliced...........................................................
Do.........................................................
2307
Piece............................................................
2308
Do.........................................................
2314
Do.........................................................
2315 /\ Sliced...........................................................
Do.........................................................
2316
2302
2307
2308
2314
2315
Ham, smoked, per pound:
Sliced...........................................................
Do.........................................................
Whole..........................................................
Sliced...........................................................
Whole, 12 to 16 pounds................................
2301 Lard, pure, tub, per pound................................
2302
Do................................................................
2304
Do................................................................
2307
Do................................................................
2308
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
2312
2314
Do................................................................
.15
.18
. 16
.16
.15
. 18
. 16
.17
.18
.18
. 16
.18
.18
.25
.35
.25
.35
.25
.35
.20
.18
.18
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
.18
.25
.35
.20
(2)
.18
.25
.25
.25
.25
.25
.25
25
.25
.18
.17
.35
. 16
.25
.25
.20
<2)
.16
.13
.15
.13
. 15
. 15
.14
. 15
.14
. 14
.15
.15
.15
.17
.15
.16
.14
.15
.15
.15
.17
(2)
(2)
1Description, “ pasteurized” or “ raw,” not reported.
.22
.22
.25
.20
2No quotation.
*.*2o"
82
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OP LABOB.
I .—RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1911, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
M IN N E A P O L IS , M IN N .—Concluded.
Firm
num
ber.
1911
1912
Commodity.
2315 Lard, pure, tub, per pound.
2316
Do..................................
2302 Leg of lamb, yearling,1per pound .
2314
Do...........................................
2315
Do...........................................
Do...........................................
2316
Hens, year or more old, dressed, not drawn,
per pound.......................................................
2307
D o ..............................................................
2314
Do................ ...............................................
2315
Do................................................................
2316
Do...............................................................
Flour, wheat, per J-barrel bag:
2301
Gold Medal........................
2304
Do.
23107
Pillsbury’s Best or Gold Medal......
2308
Ceresota...........................................
2312
Gold Medal.....................................
2315
Special brand.................................
2301 Com meal, in 10-pound lots, per pound.
2304
Do...................................................
2307
Do...................................................
2308
Do...................................................
2312
Do...................................................
2315
Do................... ...............................
2301 Eggs, strictly fresh, near-by, per dozen.
2304
Do................................................... .
2305
Do....................................................
2307
Do....................................................
2308
Do................ : ..................................
2312
D o ................................................
2313
Do................................................... .
2315
Do....................................................
Butter, creamery, per pound:
Print.
2301
2304
Do.
Tub----2305
2307
Print...
2308
Do.
2312
Do.
Do.
2313
Tub....
2315
Print...
2301 Potatoes, Irish, per peck.
2304
Do.............................
D o ...........................
2307
2308
Do.............................
2312
Do.............................
Do.............................
2315
2301 Sugar, granulated, in SI lots, per pound.
2304
Do.....................................................
Do....................................................
2307
2308
Do.....................................................
2312
Do.....................................................
Do.....................................................
2315
Do....................................................
(3)
Milk, fresh, unskimmed, bottled, delivered,
per quart:
Pasteurized................................................
2305
2311
(5) ...............................................................
Pasteurized................................................
2313
July 15.
Aug. 15.
July 15.
SO. 15
. 15
SO. 15
.14
$0.14
.15
.15
.20
.20
.15
SO. 14
.15
.15
(2)
.18
.15
.18
.15
.16
.16
.15
.15
.18
.18
.18
.18
.17
.18
.18
(2)
.18
.17
.75
.75
.75
.61
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
.61
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
.20
.22
.25
.20
.22
.22
.23
.20
.30
.30
.29
.32
.30
.29
.35
.30
.35
.45
.30
.45
.25
.30
.25
.0625
.0714
.06
.06
.06
.06
.07
.06
.85
.85
.85
.85
.90
.75
.0250
.0250
.0280
.0300
.0250
.0230
.22
.22
.22
.25
.23
.24
.22
.25
.30
.32
.29
.33
.30
.32
.30
.20
.40
.20
.18
.20
.15
.0625
.0625
.0625
.0625
.0667
.0625
0)
.07
.07
.07
Aug. 15*
.80
(2).T5
.0250
.0300
.0280
.0300
(2)
.0230
.24
.24
.23
.25
(2)
.24
.30
-.32
.29
.33
.32
(2)
.30
.30
.18
.20
.15
(2)
.15
.0625
.0625
.0625
.0625
(2)
0625
.07
.07
.07
1 The prices are for the article generally known to the trade as “ yearling.” The age of the sheep
(“ yearling” ) varies from approximately 9 to 18 months. Owing to the fact that, in some firms, the age
varies considerably with different seasons of the year, no “ relative” prices are computed for this article in
this report.
2 No quotation.
3 Data obtained from Twin City Commercial Bulletin of Minneapolis.
4 Quotation discontinued.
6Description, “ pasteurized” or “ raw,” not reported.
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1912.
83
T a b l e I . — RETAIL PRICES OF TPIE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1911, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
N E W A R K , N . J,
Firm
ber.
1911
1912
Commodity
July 15.
Aug. 15.
July 15.
2409 Sirloin steak, per pound.....................................
Do................................................................
2410
2415
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
2416
$0.20
.22
.24
$0.20
.22
.24
$0.26
.28
.30
.28
2409 Round steak, top,bone out, per pound............
2410
Do................................................................
2415
2416
Do................................................................
.22
.22
.22
.22
.22
.24
.25
.28
.28
.25
2409 Rib roast, bone it*, per pound ..................
Do................................................................
2410
Do................................................................
2415
Do................................................................
2416
.16
.18
.16
.16
.20
.16
.22
.22
.20
.22
2409 Chuck roast, p«r pound....... ............... ..............
Do................................................................
2410
2415
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
2416
.18
.18
.18
.16
Aug. 15.
$0.26
0) .30
.28
.26
0)
.28
.23
.22
.20
.22
.18
0)
.18
.18
2409 Pork chops, loin, per pound. r______ _____
2410
2415
Do................................................................
D o ............................. ................................
2416
.18
.18
.17
.20
.20
.20
.20
.22
.22
.22
(I). 22
.24
2409 Bacon, smoked, sliced, per pound.....................
Do................................................................
2410
2415
Do................................................................
2416
Do................................................................
.20
.22
.22
.20
.22
.22
.20
.22
.22
.22
(1).22
.20
Ham, smoked, per pound:
(
Sliced...........................................................
2409 \
Whole, 10 to 12 pounds................................
Sliced...........................................................
2410
Whole,
.................................
9 to 11 pounds
2415
Whole..........................................................
2416
.18
.25
.16
.18
.28
.19
.16
.28
.18
.18
(I). 18
.18
2403 Lard, pure, tub, per pound...............................
Do................................................................
2404
Do................................................................
2406
Do................................................................
2407
Do................................................................
2409
2412
Do................................................................
2415
Do................................................................
.14
.14
.12
.15
.14
.14
.12
.15
.16
.14
.16
.13
.14
.15
.15
.16
.15
.16
.13
.14
.16
.16
.16
.15
2409 Leg of lamb, yearling,2 per pound.....................
Do................................................................
2410
2415
Do................................................................
2416
Do................................................................
.18
.20
.18
.16
.20
.18
2409 Hens, year or more old, dressed, not drawn,
.22
per pound.......................................................
.20
.22
.22
Do................................................................
.21
2415
Do................................................................
.20
Do................................................................
2416
2410
Flour, wheat:
Cardinal, per J-barrel bag............................
2403
Hecker’s Superlative, per ^-barrel bag........
2404
j
Gold Medal, per ^-barrel bag.......................
2406 \
Gold Medal, per ^-barrel bag......................
2407
Hecker’s Superlative, per ^-barrel bag........
2412
Gold Medal, per J-barrel bag.......................
.90
.90
.90
.90
.90
.90
.90
.95
.90
1.00
.20
.22.
.28
.16
.22
.20
.20
0
.18
.22
.22
.20
.20
0)
.20
.18
.22
.20
.22
.95
1.00
.95
1.00
.50
.95
1.00
.48
.95
1.00
2403 Corn meal, per pound........................................
.0343
.0343
.0343
.0343
2404
Do...............................................................
.0400
.0400
.0400
.0400
2406
Do...............................................................
.0300
.0300
.0300
.0300
2407
Do................................................................
.0300
.0300
.0300
.0300
1 No quotation.
2 The prices are for the article generally known to the trade as "yearling.” The age of the sheep
(“ yearling” ) varies from approximately 9 to 18 months. Owing to the fact that, in some firms, the age
varies considerably with different seasons of the year, no “ relative” prices are computed for this article in
this report.
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR.
84
I .—RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 35TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1911, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
N E W A R K , N . J .—Concluded.
1911
Firm
num
ber.
2403
2406
2407
2412
2413
1913
Commodity.
July 15.
Eggs, strictly fresh, near-by, per dozen.
Do...................................................
Do...................................................
Do...................................................
Do...................................................
Butter, creamery, per pound:
Tub.................................
2403
2404
Do..............................
2406
Do.............................
2407
Do..............................
2412
Print...............................
2413
Do..............................
Aug. 15,
SO. 34
.30
.29
$0
.35
Aug. 15,
$0.36
.30
.32
.30
.35
$0.40
.30
.33
.32
.35
.32
.32
.30
.32
.34
.30
.33
.33
.31
.34
.35
.35
.34
.35
.34
.35
.36
.36
.34
.35
.34
.33
.36
.36
.0600
.0629
.0571
.0571
.0600
.0600
.0629
.0543
.0571
.0629
2404
2406
2407
2412
Sugar, granulated, in 3£ or 7 pound lots, per
pound.............................................................
Do...............................................................
Do...................... ........................................
Do...............................................................
Do...............................................................
.0571
.0600
.0600
.0543
.0571
.0629
.0000
.0600
.0571
.0829
2401
2402
2413
Milk, fresh, unskimmed, delivered, bottled,
per quart:
Raw or pasteurized....................................
Raw...........................................................
Pasteurized................................................
.09
.09
.09
.09
.09
2403
July 15.
.09
.09
.09
N EW HAVEN, CONN.
2501 Sirloin steak, per pound.....................................
Do................................................................
2504
2511
Do................................................................
2512
Do................................................................
2513
Do................................................................
SO. 24
.23
SO. 24
.24
SO. 30
.30
.32
.32
.26
$0.32
.32
.32
.32
.32
2501 Round steak, top, bone in, per pound..............
2504
Do................................................................
2511
Do................................................................
2512
Do................................................................
2513
Do................................................................
.22
.20
.20
.22
.28
.26
.28
.28
.22
.30
.30
.28
.28
.28
2501 Rib roast, bone in, per pound.............................
2504
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
251t
2512
Do................................................................
2513
Do................................................................
.18
.13
.18
.20
.22
.23
.24
.22
.20
.24
.25
.24
.22
.22
.16
.18
.18
.18
.18
.18
.20
.18
.20
.20
2501 Chuck roast, per pound.....................................
2504
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
2511
2512
Do................................................................
2513
Do................................................................
2501 Pork chops, loin, per pound..............................
2504
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
2511
2512
Do................................................................
2513
Do................................................................
.16
.16
.18
. 22
.20
.18
.20
.18
.16
.22
.22
. 22
.25
.22
2501
2504
2505
2511
2512
2513
Bacon, smoked, sliced, per pound.....................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do...*...........................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
.28
.22
.25
.28
.25
.22
.25
.25
.25
.24
.22
.20
.25
.25
.25
.24
.24
.22
2501 Ham, smoked, sliced, per pound.......................
2504
Do................................................................
2511
Do................................................................
2512
Do........................................ ........................
2513
Do................................................................
.26
.25
.28
.30
.28
.30
.30
.30
.25
.28
.30
.30
.30
.25
EE TAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1912.
85
T a b l e I .—RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1911, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
N E W H A V E N , C O N N .—Concluded.
1913
1911
Firm
III.;Ill*"
ber.
Commodity.
July 15.
Aug. 15.
Lard, pure, per pound:
$0.12
$0.12
Tub..............................................................
. 13
2504
Do..........................................................
.12
.12
2505
Do..........................................................
2511
Do.........................................................
2512
Leaf, tub......................................................
2513
Tub..............................................................
2501
2504 Leg nf l^rnb, yearling pp.r polled . rT-.............
2505
Do........ r......................................................
2511
Do................................................................
2512
Do................................................................
2513
Do................................................................
July 15.
$0.14
.16
. 13
.14
.15
.16
.15
Aug. 15.
$0.14
.16
.14
.15
.16
.15
.20
.20
.20
.20
.23
.22
.18
.20
.20
.22
.18
.18
.20
.20
.20
.22
.20
.22
.22
.22
.22
.26
.22
.22
.22
.22
.25
.22
.80
.75
.90
.80
.80
.90
.85
.90
.90
.90
.90
.85
.85
.85
.90
.90
2501 Com meal, per pound........................................
2504
Do................................................................
2505
Do................................................................
2511
Do................................................................
2512
Do................................................................
.0300
. 0333
.0300
.0300
.0333
.0300
.0333
.0333
.0333
. 0333
.0300
.0333
.0333
.0333
.0333
.0300
2501 Eggs, strictly fresh, near-by, per dozen.............
2504
Do................................................................
2511
Do................................................................
2512
Do................................................................
2513
Do................................................................
.35
.35
.35
.40
.35
.38
.35
.34
.32
.38
.45
.40
.40
.35
2501 Butter, creamery, tub, per pound.....................
2504
Do................................................................
2505
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
2511
2512
Do................................................................
2513
Do................................................................
.30
.28
.28
.32
.33
.30
.33
.33
.32
.33
.34
.33
.34
.33
.32
.33
.34
.33
.50
.25
.50
.35
.25
.40
.35
.35
.40
.40
.40
.18
.30
.30
.35
.30
.35
(2)
.0600
.0588
.0700
.0607
. 0556
. 05S8
. 0025
.0700
.0606
.0556
.0588
.0625
.0625
.0606
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.09
.08
.08
.09
.08
.09
.08
.08
.09
2501 Hens, year or more old, dressed, not drawn,
pp.r pnvind
........ ...............
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
2504
2511
2512
2513
2501
2504
2505
2511
2512
2501
2504
2505
2511
2512
2513
Flour, wheat, per ^-barrel bag:
Pillsbury s Best...........................................
Do.........................................................
Gold Medal..................................................
Bridal Veil...................................................
Do........................................... .............
Potatoes, Irish:
Per peck......................................................
Do.........................................................
Do.........................................................
Do.........................................................
Do.........................................................
Per i-peck....................................................
2501 Sugar, granulated, per pound............................
2504
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
2505
Do................................................................
2511
2512
Do................................................................
2502
2506
2508
2509
2510
Milk, fresh, unskimmed, delivered, bottled, per
quart:
Raw.............................................................
Pasteurized..................................................
Do..... .......................................... .........
Raw.............................................................
Do.........................................................
1 The prices are for the article generally known to the trade as “ yearling.” The age of the sheep
(“ yearling” ) varies from approximately 9 to 18 months. Owing to the fact that, in some firms, the age
varies considerably with different seasons of the year, no “ relative” prices are computed for this article m
this report.
2 No quotation.
86
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR.
T a b l e I . — RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1911, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
N E W O RLEAN S, LA.
1911
Firm
191S-
Commodity.
ber.
12605 Sirloin stepk, par pound....................................
2607
D o...............................................................
22608
D o ...............................................................
2622
Do................................................................
July 15.
Aug. 15.
$0.15
.15
.23
SO. 15
.15
.23
.18
July 15.
Aug. 15.
SO. 17*
.22
.26
.20
SO. 17*
.22
.28
(3)
12605 Round steak, per pound...................................
2607
Do................................................................
22608
D o ..............................................................
2622
Do................................................................
.12h
.12*
.12“
.12*
. 12}
.12
.12*
.15
.15
.18
.15
.15
.15
.18
(3)
12605 Rib roast, bone in, per pound............................
2607
D o ..............................................................
22608
Do................................................................
2622
Do................................................................
.15
.15
.17
.15
.15
. 17
.18
.15
.20
.22
.18
.15
.21
.22
(3)
.08
.10
. 14
.15
.08
.11
.14
<3)
12605 Chuck roast, per pound ...................................
2607
Do................................................................
22608
D o ...............................................................
2622
Do................................................................
Pork chops, loin, per pound..............................
Do................................................................
D o ..............................................................
Do........................ , .....................................
D o ..............................................................
.20
.22
.22
.19
.25
.22
.22
.19
.20
.20
.23
.22
!22*
(3)
.23
.22
.25
(3)
Bacon, smoked, per pound:
2601
Sliced...........................................................
2606
Piece, 5 to 8 pounds.....................................
2611
Sliced.........................................................
Piece, 5 to 7 pounds.....................................
2618
2626
Sliced...........................................................
.30
.26
.30
.27
.31
.26
.30
.27
.30
.25
.30
.26
.20
.30
.25
.30
.26
(3)
2605
2607
2608
2615
2622
2601
2606
2611
2618
2626
Ham, smoked, whole, per pound:
10 to 12 pounds............................................
9^ to 14 pounds............................................
12 to 14 pounds............................................
6 to 10 pounds..............................................
12 to 16 pounds............................................
.21
.19*
.20
.20
.21
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
. 19
. 19
.17
.20*
.21
.19
.19
(3)
2601
2606
2611
2618
2626
Lard, pure:
Tub, per pound...........................................
Per 5-pound pail, gross weight....................
Tub, per pound...........................................
Do.........................................................
Per 5-pound pail, gross weight....................
.12
.65
.11
.13
.11*
.70
.12*
.13
.15
. 70
. 14
.14
.65
.15
.70
.14
.14
(3)
2607
2608
2613
2622
Leg of lamb, yearling,4per pound......................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
.15
.18
.15
.18
.18
.18
.17
.18
.18
.18
.15
.20
<3)
2606
2610
2614
2622
Hens, year or more old, per pound:
Live.............................................................
Dressed, not drawn.....................................
Do.........................................................
Do.........................................................
.18
.20
.20
.18
.20
.20
.20
.18
.20
.18
.20
.18
.20
.20
(3)
2601
2606
2611
2618
2626
Flour, wheat, per ^-barrel bag:
Omega.........................................................
Obelisk........................................................
Do.........................................................
Angel Food.................................................
Monogram...................................................
.90
.75
.80
.90
.95
.75
.80
.90
1.00
.95
.95
.95
.80
1.00
.90
.90
.95
(3)
2601 Com meal, per pound........................................
. 0250
. 0250
.0300
.0300
2606
Do................................................................
.0250
. 0250
.0250
(3)
1Sells native beef.
2 Sells western, or packers’ , beef.
3No quotation.
4 The prices are for the article generally known to the trade as “ yearling.” The age of the sheep
( “ yearling” ) varies from approximately 9 to 18 months. Owing to the fact that, in some firms, the age
varies considerably with different seasons of the year, no “ relative” prices are computed for this article in
this report.
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1912.
87
T a b l e I .—RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1911, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
N E W O R L E A N S , L A — Concluded.
1911
Firm
num
ber.
1912
Commodity.
July 15.
Aug. 15.
July 15.
Aug. 15.
$0.0250
.0300
$0.0250
.0300
$0.0333
.0300
.0275
.25
.20
.25
.24
.25
.27
.25
.24
•27*
.25
.28
.20
.24
.24
.25
.30
<*>
.20
Butter, creamery, per pound:
Print............................................................
2601
Do.........................................................
Tub.............................................................
Print............................................................
Tub.............................................................
.32
.33
•27*
.32
.33
.33
.32
.34
.35
.30
.31
.35
.30
.35
. 30
.30
.33
(*)
2606
2611
2618
2626
Potatoes, Irish:
Per 15 pounds..............................................
2601
Per peck......................................................
Per 10 pounds..............................................
Per 15 pounds..............................................
Per 11 pounds..............................................
.40
.55
.40
.70
.50
.50
.40
.60
.40
.30
.25
.50
.30
.35
.30
.20
.40
0)
2606
2611
2618
2626
Sugar, granulated, per2601
pound............................
D o ..:...........................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
.0600
.0550
.0588
.0650
.0650
.0675
.0667
.0650
.0588
.0575
. 0556
.0550
.0526
.0588
. 0575
. 0556
.0550
C1)
2604
2623
Milk, fresh, unskimmed, delivered, bottled, per
quart:
Pasteurized..................................................
(2)................................................................
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
$0.22
.22
.24
.22
.24
.25
.22
.20
.22
$0.30
.25
.28
.26
.30
.28
.25
.24
.25
.28
.25
.24
.28
$0.30
.25
2611
2618
2626
Do................................................................
D o ..............................................................
2601
2603
2606
2611
2618
2623
2625
2626
st.rinf.ly frAsh; np^r-by, pp.r dozen_______
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
2606
2611
2618
2626
$0.0333
.0300
C1)
.28
.20
.24
.25
.27
.30
.24
<*>
NEW YO R K , N. Y .
2703 Sirloin steak, per pound....................................
Do................................................................
2708
Do................................................................
2712
Do................................................................
2719
Do................................................................
2723
Do................................................................
2725
Do................................................................
2731
Do................................................................
2734
Do..................................... ..........................
2735
Do................................................................
2736
Do................................................................
2737
Do................................................................
2738
Do................................................................
2739
$0.22
.20
.24
.20
.24
.22
.22
.20
.22
.20
.22
.28
2703 Round steak, top, bone out, per pound............
.25
.18
.20
Do................................................................
2708
.22
.22
.25
Do................................................................
2712
.20
.20
.26
Do................................................................
2719
.22
.22
.26
Do................................................................
2723
.20
.23
.25
Do................................................................
2725
.20
.20
.24
Do................................................................
2731
.24
.20
.20
Do................................................................
2734
.22
.20
.20
Do................................................................
2735
.25
2736
Do................................................................
.24
Do................................................................
2737
.22
Do................................................................
2738
.26
Do................................................................
2739
2Description, “ pasteurized” or “ raw,” not reported.
i No quotation.
.30
.30
.25
.24
.25
.28
.25
.24
.28
.28
.25
.25
.25
.26
.26
.24
.24
.22
.25
.24
.22
.26
88
BULLETIN OF THE BUEEAU OF LABOE.
I .—RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1911. AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
N E W Y O R K , N . Y .—Continued.
Firm
num
ber.
1911
1912
Commodity.
July 15.
2703 Rib roast, bone in, per pound.
2708
Do........................ ............
2712
Do.....................................
2719
Do.....................................
2723
Do.....................................
2725
Do.....................................
Do.....................................
2731
2734
Do.....................................
Do.....................................
2735
Do....................................
2736
Do.....................................
2737
Do.....................................
2738
Do.....................................
2739
Aug. 15.
tO. 18
£0.20
.18
' " ‘.‘ is
.20
.18
.18
.18
.16
.22
.22
.18
.18
.18
2703 Chuck roast, per pound.
Do...........................
2708
Do...........................
2712
Do...........................
2719
Do...........................
2723
Do...........................
2725
Do...........................
2731
Do...........................
2734
Do...........................
2735
Do......................
2736
Do...........................
2738
Do...........................
2739
July 15.
Aug. 15.
10.24
.20
.22
.22
.24
.25
.22
.22
.20
.24
.18
.18
.24
10.24
.20
.22
.22
.24
.25
.22
.22
.20
.24
.18
.16|
.24
.14
.14
.16
.14
.18
.18
.14
.16
.16
.18
.14
.18
.14
.14
.16
.14
.18
.18
.14
.18
.16
.20
.12*
.18
2703 Pork chops, loin, per pound..
Do..................................
2708
Do..................................
2712
Do..................................
2719
Do..................................
2723
Do..................................
2725
Do..................................
2731
Do..................................
2734
Do..................................
2735
Do..................................
2736
Do..................................
2737
Do..................................
2738
Do..................................
2739
.18
.16
.18
.18
.18
.18
.16
.20
.18
.22
.20
.20
.20
.22
.23
.20
.20
.16
.22
.18
.21
.20
.22
.22
.18
.22
.18
.20
.20
.18
.20
.24
.20
.24
.22
.22
.25
.22
.24
.18
.22
.20
.22
.20
2703 Bacon, smoked, sliced, per pound.
Do...........................................
2708
Do...........................................
2712
Do...........................................
2719
Do...........................................
2723
Do...........................................
2725
Do...........................................
2731
Do...........................................
2734
Do...........................................
2735
Do...........................................
2736
Do...........................................
2737
Do...........................................
2738
Do...........................................
2739
.20
.20
.25
.18
.22
.25
.27
.26
.22
.20
•24
.22
.22
.28
.27
.26
.22
.20
.25
.22
. 22
! 25
.22
.25
.20
.20
.25
.20
.24
.22
.20
.25
.20
.22
.25
.22
.25
.20
.22
.25
.20
.24
22
20
.26
.25
.26
.25
.30
.28
.18
.20
.17
.28
.16
.18
.17
.16*
.30
.28
.18
.20
.17
.28
.16
.18
Hams, smoked, per pound:
Sliced................................
2703
(
Do...............................
2708 (
Whole, average 10 pounds.
Sliced................................
2712
Do..............................
2719
Whole, 8 to 10 pounds......
2723
Whole, 12 to 14 pounds___
2725
Whole, 8 to 12 pounds......
2731
Sliced................................
2734
Whole, 12 pounds.............
2735
Whole...............................
2736
Do...............................
2737
Do...............................
2738
Lard, pure:
(
Per 3-pound pail, gross weight.
2702 \
Tub, per pound........................
.36
1No quotation.
.36
.15
(l)
.16*
.i5
89
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1912.
I .—RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1911, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
N E W Y O R K , N . Y .—Continued.
1911
Firm
num
ber.
1913
Commodity.
July 15.
2705
2709
2710
2711
2717
2720
2723
2726
2728
2729
2730
2732
2736
2738
Lard, pure—Concluded:
Tub, per pound......
Do................... .
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
2703
2708
2712
2719
2723
2725
2731
2734
2736
2737
2735
2739
Leg of lamb, yearlin g,2 per pound.
Do.............................................
Do.............................................
Do.............................................
Do.............................................
Do.............................................
Do.............................................
Do............................................
Do.............................................
Do............................................
Do.............................................
Do.............................................
2703
2705
2712
2719
2724
2725
2731
2734
2735
2736
2737
2738
2739
Hens, year or more old, dressed, not drawn,
per pound.......................................................
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
2701
2702
2705
2709
2711
2717
2720
2726
2728
2729
2730
2732
Flour, wheat, per J-barrel bag:
PiUsbury’s Best..................
Hecker’s Superlative..........
Pillsbury’s Best.................
Gold Medal........................
Pillsbury’s Best.................
Gold Medal........................
Do................................
Hecker’s.............................
Gold Medal........................
Pillsbury’s Best.................
Gold Medal........................
Hecker’s.............................
Aug. 15.
$0
July 15.
Aug. 15.
$0.14
,15
.15
.15
,13
,15
.16
,15
,15
,15
,16
.15
,16
,15
$0.13
.15
.15
.15
.13
.15
.16
.15
.15
.20
.18
.16
w. «
.15
,18
.22
,20
.16
.24
.18
.90
.75
.90
.90
.85
.80
.90
.82
.22
,20
.22
,20
.16
.14
.18
.21
.20
.18
,22
.22
.22
.20
.20
.20
,20
.20
.20
.20
.16
C1)
.20
.14
.12*
.15*
,18
.20
.20
.20
0)
.20
.18
.20
.18
.18
.20
.90
.80
,85
.80
.90
.75
.90
,90
.85
.93
.90
.90
.85
.95
.85
.90
.90
.90
.90
.82
.90
,18
,22
.18
.22
.22
.20
.20
.16
.20
.20
.20
.20
.91
.90
.95
.90
(1),
(l)
.0400
.0400
.0400
.0400
2701 Com meal, per pound.
.0343
.0343
.0343
.0343
Do........................
2702
.0343
.0343
.0343
2705
Do.
.0286
.0286
.0286
Do.
2709
.0400
.0300
.0300
.0400
Do.
2711
.0257
.0286
.0257
.0286
Do.
2717
.0300
.0300
.0300
Do.
.0300
2720
.0371
.0250
.0371
Do.
2730
(*)
Do..
2732
0)
1No quotation.
2 The prices are for the article generally known to the trade as “ yearling.” The age of the sheep
(“ yearling ” ) varies from approximately 9 to 18 months. Owing to the fact that, in some firms, the a»e
varies considerably with different seasons of the year, no "relative” prices are computed for this article m
this report.
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR.
90
Table I .—RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1911, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
N E W Y O R K , N . Y .—Concluded.
1911
Firm
num
ber.
2701
2702
2705
2707
2709
2710
2711
2714
2715
2717
2718
2720
2726
2728
2729
2730
o, strictly fresh, near-by, per dozen.
Do...................................................
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Butter, creamery, per pound:
2701
Tub.
Do..........
2702
Do..........
2707
Do..........
2709
Do..........
2710
Do..........
2711
Print............
2714
Tub..............
2715
Do..........
2718
Do..........
2726
Do..........
2728
Tub or print.
2729
Tub..............
2730
Do..........
2732
Do..........
2733
2701
2702
2705
2709
2710
2711
2717
2720
2726
2728
2729
2730
2732
1913
Commodity.
Sugar, g nulated, in 3£ or 7 pound lots, per
pound
Do..
Do.
Do.
Do..
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do..
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
July 15.
Aug. 15.
July 15.
*0.26
.25
$0.29
$0.28
.35
.35
.33
.35
.30
.27
.35
.35
.30
.31
.32
.30
.30
.35
.30
$0.30
.35
.36
.37
.30
.32
.30
.35
.35
.35
.31
.35
.32
.35
(*)
.40
.33
.31
.35
.33
.33
.34
.38
.33
.37
.33
.35
.31
.34
.33
.33
.33
.31
.35
.33
.33
.34
.38
.33
.37
.33
.33
C1)
.33
0)
.33
.33
.25
.34
.30
.35
.31
.27
.32
.35
Aug. 15.
.33
35
.31
.29
.32
.29
.30
.30
.30
.32
.33
.32
.31
.33
.31
.34
.31
.31
.33
.32
.32
.33
.33
.33
.32
.31
.34
.33
.0600
.0543
.0543
.0514
.0543
.0543
.0514
.0514
. 0500
.0543
.0520
.0571
.0643
.0543
.0571
.0571
.0571
.0571
.0514
.0571
.0600
.0543
.0600
.0600
.0614
.0514
.0543
.0543
.0543
.0571
.0514
.0543
.0571
.0543
.0543
.0571
.0543
.0600
.0514
.0543
.0543
.0543
.0571
.0514
.0543
.0571
.0543
C1)
.0571
(9
.09
.09
.09
.09
.09
.08
.09
.09
.09
.09
.09
.09
.09
.08
.09
.09
.09
.09
.09
.09
.09
.09
.08
.09
0)
.09
Milk, fresh, unskimmed, delivered, bottled,
per quart:
Raw or pasteurized.....................................
2706
Do........................................................
2707
Raw............................................................
2713
2714
(2) ................................................................
2715
(!)............-..................................................
Pasteurized................................................
2716
Raw or pasteurized....................................
271S
Pasteurised................................................
2727
Raw...........................................................
2733
O M AH A, NEBR.
2806
2807
2814
2815
2816
Sirloin steak, per pound....................................
$0.20
$0.20
$0.25
Do................................................................
.20
.20
.25
Do................................................................
.15
.18
.25
.18
.20
Do................................................................
.20
Do................................................................
.20
.20
.20
1 No quotation.
2 Description, “ pasteurized” or “ raw,” not reported.
$0.30
.25
.20
.22£
.20
91
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1912.
T a b l e I . — RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1911, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
O M A H A , N E B R .—Continued.
1911
Firm
num
ber.
1913
Commodity.
July 15.
Aug. 15.
2806 Round steak, per pound....................................
Do..... ..........................................................
2807
Do................................................................
2814
Do................................................................
2815
Do................................................................
2816
$0.18
.18
.17*
.18
.20
$0.18
.18
.17*
.18
.15
Rib roast, bone in, per pound............................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
.16
.15
.15
.18
.12*
.16
.15
.15
.18
.12*
2806
2807
2814
2815
2816
2806 Chuck roast, per pound..................................
Do................................................................
2807
Do................................................................
2814
Do................................................................
2815
Do................................................................
2816
July 15.
$0.25
.20
.20
.20
.20
Aug. 15.
$0.25
.20
.18
.20
.20
.18
.17*
.17*
.16
.15
.18
.17*
.15
.18
•15.
.15
.15
.15
.15
.15
.16
.15
.12*
.15
.15
2806
2807
2814
2815
2816
Pork chops, loin, per pound..............................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
.15
.15
.15
.15
.15
.15
.15
.20
.20
.20
.17
.17*
.18
.18
.17*
.20
.17*
.20
.20
.20
2806
2807
2816
Bacon, smoked, sliced, per pound.....................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
.25
.25
.25
.25
.25
.25
.30
.25
.20
.30
.25
.20
2806 Ham, smoked, sliced, per pound.......................
Do................................................................
2807
2814
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
2816
.25
.30
.25
.25
.30
.30
.25
.25
.30
.25
.25
.25
.30
.25
.25
.25
2806 Lard, pure, tub, per pound................................
Do................................................................
2807
Do................................................................
2814
Do................................................................
2815
Do................................................................
2816
.10
.15
.15
.15
.15
.12*
.15
.15
.15
.15
.17
.17*
.15
.15
.15
.17
.17*
.15
.18
.15
2806 Leg of lamb, yearling,i per pound........... ........
D o .............................................................
2807
Do................................................................
2814
2815
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
2816
.12*
.15
.12*
.18
.15
.12*
.15
.15
.18
.15
.18
.20
.20
.18
.15
.15
.20
.20
.18
.15
2806 Hens, year or more old, dressed, not drawn, per
pound.............................................................
Do................................................................
2807
Do................................................................
2815
Do................................................................
2816
.14
.15
.15
.15
.15
.15
.15
.15
.14
.15
.17
.15
.15
.15
.17*
.15
Flour, wheat:
/
Updike, per ^-barrel bag.............................
2805 1
Updike, per J-barrel bag.............................
Pride of Omaha, per i-barrel bag................
2806
Sunshine, per J-barrel bag..........................
2807
Special brand, per i-barrel bag....................
2814
Blue Bell, per |-barrel bag..........................
2816
1.40
.70
.70
1.45
.75
1.40
.70
.70
1.45
.75
.80
.80
1.60
.80
2805 Com meal, per pound........................................
Do................................................................
2806
Do................................................................
2807
Do................................................................
2814
Do................................................................
2816
.0250
.0188
.0250
.0180
.0200
.0250
.0225
.0250
.0180
.0200
.75
.0250
.0225
.0250
.0200
.0250
1.40
.80
.75
1.50
.80
.0250
.0225
.0250
.0200
.0250
.24
.24
.20
.22
2805 Eggs, strictly fresh, near-by, per dozen.............
.22
.24
.20
.20
Do................................................................
2806
.25
.23
.20
.20
Do................................................................
2807
.25
.22
.22
.23
Do........................................... ....................
2814
.23
.25
.22
.22
Do................................................................
2816
1 The prices are for the article generally known to the trade as "yearling.” The age of the sheep
("yearling” ) varies from approximately 9 to 18 months. Owing to the fact that, in some firms, the age
varies considerably with different seasons of the year, no "relative” prices are computed for this article in
this report.
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR.
92
T a b le I .—RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1911, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
O M A H A , NERR.-Concluded.
1911
Firm
num
ber.
Commodity.
2805
2806
2807
2814
2816
1913
July 15.
Aug. 15.
July 15.
Aug. 15.
Butter, creamery, per pound:
Print............................................................
Do.........................................................
Tub..............................................................
Print............................................................
Do.........................................................
$0.32
.30
.28
.28
.30
$0.32
.30
.30
.33
.32
$0.32
.30
.30
.33
-.30
$0.32
.30
.30
.33
.32
Potatoes, Irish:
/
Per bushel...................................................
2805 \
Per peck......................................................
Do.........................................................
2806
Do.........................................................
2807
Do.........................................................
2814
Do.........................................................
2816
.45
.40
.65
.50
.75
.45
.45
.45
.50
.40
.20
.25
.25
.25
.25
1.00
.25
.25
.25
.25
2806
2807
2814
2816
Sugar, granulated, in 25-eent, 50-cent, or $1 lots,
per pound.......................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
.0625
.0714
.0650
.0667
.0667
.0625
.0714
.0700
.0625
.0667
.0625
.0625
.0625
.0625
.0625
.0625
.0625
.0625
.0667
.0714
2801
2803
2804
Milk, fresh, unskimmed, delivered, bottled, per
quart:
Pasteurized..................................................
Raw.............................................................
Do.........................................................
.08
.07f
. 08§
.08
•07|
.08§
.08
.07
.07*
.08
.07
.07*
2805
P H IL A D E L P H IA , P A .
Sirloin steak (porterhouse),1per pound...........
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
$0.28
$0.28
.25
.28
.28
.25
.25
.25
.25
.24
.25
.25
.30
.28
.25
.25
.25
.28
.25
.28
2902 Round steak, top; bone out, per pound.............
2903
Do................................................................
2905
Do................................................................
2911
Do................................................................
2912
Do................................................................
2914
Do................................................................
2916
Do................................................................
2917
Do................................................................
2921
Do................................................................
2922
Do................................................................
2925
Do................................................................
2927
Do................................................................
.22
.22
.18
.24
.22
.22
.20
.22
.20
.18
.22
.22
.18
.24
.22
.22
.20
.22
.22
.20
.22
.22
2902
2903
2905
2911
2912
2914
2916
2917
2921
2922
2925
$0.35
.30
.28
.35
.30
.35
.30
.28
.32
.25
.32
$0.38
.30
.28
.35
.30
.35
.30
.30
.32
(2)
.32
.26
.26
.25
.25
.24
.30
.24
.25
.28
.20
.25
.30
.30
.26
.25
.25
.25
.30
.24
.25
.28
(2)
.25
.30
2902 Rib roast, bone in, per pound.............................
.18
.18
2903
Do................................................................
2905
Do................................................................
.20
.20
2911
Do................................................................
.20
.20
2912
Do................................................................
.20
.20
2914
Do................................................................
.18
.18
2916
Do................................................................
.20
.20
Do................................................................
2917
.18
.18
2921
Do................................................................
.18
.18
2922
Do................................................................
.16
.16
Do................................................................
2925
.20
.20
iThe steak for which, prices are here quoted is known as “ porterhouse” steak in
included in this report, but in this city it is called “ sirloin” steak.
2 No quotation.
.25
.25
.20
.20
.23
.23
.25
.25
.22
.20
.20
.20
.22
.22
.22
.22
.22
.24
.20
(2)
.25
.25
most of the cities
93
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1912.
I .—RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TI1 OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1911, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
P H IL A D E L P H IA , P A ,—Continued.
1913
1911
Firm
num
ber.
Commodity.
July 15.
Aug. 15. !
July 15.
§0.20
.16
.18
.18
.18
.16
.16
.16
.18
.15
.20
.16
2902 Chuck roast, per pound.....................................
Do........................................... ’....................
2903
2905
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
2911
2912
Do................................................................
2914
Do................................................................
2916
Do.............................. ................................
Do................................................................
2917
2921
Do................................................................
2922
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
2925
2927
Do................................................................
.22
.20
.18
.20
.25
.22
.20
.18
.22
.18
.20
.20
2902 Pork chops, loin, per pound..............................
Do................ 1..............................................
2903
Do................................................................
2905
Do................................................................
2911
2912
Do................................................................
2914
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
2916
Do................................................................
2917
2921
Do................................................................
2922
Do................................................................
Do........................ , ......................................
2925
2927
Do................................................................
$0.20
$0.20
.15
.20
.20
.18
.16
.16
.18
.18
.16
.17
.18
.22
.22
.20
.20
.20
.21
.22
.19
.21
2902 Bacon, smoked, sliced, per pound.....................
Do................................................................
2905
Do................................................................
2911
2912
Do................................................................
2914
Do ..............................................................
Do................................................................
2915
Do................................................................
2916
D o ..............................................................
2917
Do................................................................
2921
2922
Do................................................................
2925
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
2926
Do................................................................
2927
.30
. 25
.23
.24
.23
.22
.22
.25
.20
.22
.30
.25
.23
.22
.23
.22
.22
.25
.20
.30
.24
.22
.24
.22
.30
.25
.25
.25
.25
.23
.22
.20
.20
.24
.25
.24
.20
Ham, smoked, per pound:
Sliced...........................................................
Do.........................................................
Do.........................................................
Do.........................................................
Whole, 9 to 12 pounds.................................
Sliced...........................................................
Do.........................................................
Do.........................................................
Do.........................................................
Do.........................................................
Do.........................................................
Do.........................................................
Whole..........................................................
Sliced...........................................................
.30
.25
.30
.32
.18
.28
.25
.25
.25
.28
.28
.28
.20
.28
.32
.28
.30
.30
.20
.28
.25
.28
.28
.30
.32
.28
.20
.30
.30
.25
.30
.32
.18
.28
.25
.25
.25
.28
.28
.32
.20
.28
.14
.14
.15
.12*
.12
.12
.12
.13
.12
.10
.13
.15
.12
.12
.12
. 15
-121
.12
.12
.12
.13
.12
.11
.12
.13
.12
.12*
.13
.15
.15
.15
.14
.14
.15
.14
.13
.14
.12
2902
2905
2911
2912
2913
2914
2915
2916
2917
2921
2922
2925
2926
2927
2902 Lard, pure, tub, per pound...............................
Do................................................................
2903
2904
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
2905
Do................................................................
2906
Do................................................................
2913
2914
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
2915
Do................................................................
2916
Do................................................................
2917
Do................................................................
2920
2922
Do................................................................
2925
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
2926
Do................................................................
2927
i No quotation.
0)
.14
.15
.14
.14
Aug. 15.
0.22
.18
.18
.20
.16
.16
.16
.16
.18
C1)
.20
.16
.22
.22
.18
.22
!22
.24
.20
.20
.22
0)
.22
.22
.30
.25
.25
.28
.25
.23
.22
.22
0)
.25
.24
.20
.32
.25
.30
.32
.18
.28
.25
.25
.25
.28
C1)
.32
.20
.28
.15
.15
.15
.14
.14
.15
.14
.14
.14
.12
.14
C1)
.15
.14
.15
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR.
94
I ,—RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1911, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
P H IL A D E L P H IA , P A .—Continued.
1911
Firm
num
ber.
1912
Commodity.
2902 Leg of lamb,yearling,1 per pound......................
Do................................................................
2903
2905
Do................................................................
2911
Do................................................................
2914
Do................................................................
2916
Do................................................................
2917
Do................................................................
2922
Do................................................................
2925
Do................................................................
July 15.
Aug. 15.
$0.18
$0.18
.16
.22
.16
.18
.16
.18
.16
.18
.16
.18
.20
.18
.16
.15
.16
.16
.22
.20
.18
.18
.18
(2)
.16
.20
.20
.20
.22
.22
.22
.22
.22
.20
.20
(2)
.20
.24
.22
.90
.90
.85
.90
.90
.85
(2)
.90
.90
.90
July 15.
$0.20
Aug. 15.
$0.20
2903
2904
2907
2911
2914
2916
2917
2922
2925
2926
2927
Hens, year or more old, dressed, not drawn, per
pound.............................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
.20
.22
.23
.20
.22
.23
.22
.20
.22
.22
.24
.20
.18
.20
.22
»20
.24
.20
.20
.22
.20
.22
.22
.22
.20
.20
.22
.20
.24
.20
2902
2903
2906
2913
2914
2915
2917
2920
2926
2927
Flour, wheat, per ^-barrel bag:
Gold Medal..................................................
Mill bonm e ..................................................
Gold Medal..................................................
Do.........................................................
Do.........................................................
Bridal Veil...................................................
Pillsbury’s Best...........................................
Gold Medal..................................................
Do.........................................................
Do.........................................................
.85
.80
.85
.85
.80
.80
.80
.80
.80
.85
.84
.85
.85
.85
.84
.85
.86
.85
.90
.90
.90
.90
.90
.85
.90
.90
.90
.90
2902 Corn meal, per pound........................................
Do................................................................
2903
Do................................................................
2906
2914
Do................................................................
2917
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
2920
2926
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
2927
.0250
.0300
. 0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0300
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0300
.0300
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0300
.0300
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
2902 Eggs, strictly fresh, near-by, per dozen...............
I>o................................................................
2903
2904
Do................................................................
2907
Do................................................................
2908
Do................................................................
2911
Do................................................................
2913
Do................................................................
2914
Do................................................................
2915
Do................................................................
2916
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
2917
Do................................................................
2920
Do................................................................
2925
2926
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
2927
.25
.27
.25
.27
.27
.26
.26
.24
.24
.24
.24
.25
.28
.22
.25
.28
.28
.29
.28
.28
.25
.27
.24
.26
.28
.30
.25
.28
.30
.27
.28
.28
.30
.30
.28
.26
.27
.25
.29
.30
.27
.26
.29
.32
.30
.30
.32
.33
.32
.30
.27
.30
.28
.30
.30
.27
.30
.31
2902
2902 Butter, creamery, print, per pound..................
.42
.40
.40
.40
2903
Do................................................................
.40
.40
2904
Do................................................................
.35
.35
.36
.40
2907
Do................................................................
.40
.42
.42
.40
290S
Do................................................................
.37
.37
.40
.40
Do................................................................
.36
2911
.40
.40
.40
2913
Do................................................................
.36
.38
.38
.38
1 The prices are for the article generally known to the trade as “ yearling.” The age of the sheep
(“ yearling” ) varies from approximately 9 to 18 months. Owing to the fact that, in some firms, the age
varies considerably with different seasons of the year, no “ relative” prices are computed for this article in
this report.
2 No quotation.
EE TAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1912.
9
&
I .—RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1911, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
P H IL A D E L P H IA , P A .—Concluded.
1911
Firm
1912
Commodity.
ber.
July 15.
Aug. 15.
July 15.
Aug. 15.
2914 Butter, creamery, print, per pound..................
Do................................................................
2915
Do................................................................
2916
Do........................................... ....................
2917
Do................................................................
2919
Do................................................................
2920
Do................................... ............................
2925
Do................................................................
2927
Do............. ..................................................
2928
$0.34
.43
.35
.37
.32
.38
.33
.38
$0.35
.45
.35
.38
.32
.38
.33
.39
$0.35
. 45
.35
.40
.36
.38
.35
.40
.38
$0.35
.45
.35
.3S
.36
.3a
.35
.38:
.38
2902 Potatoes, Irish, per peck...................................
Do..................................... ..........................
2903
Do................................................................
2912
Do................................................................
2914
Do................................................................
2915
Do................................................................
2916
Do................................................................
2917
Do................................................................
2920
Do................................................................
2926
Do................................................................
2927
.50
.50
.40
.50
.24
.60
.40
.45
.56
.48
.50
.45
.40
.50
.30
.40
.36
.40
.50
.40
.30
.30
0)
.30
.35
.30
.32
.30
.40
.35
.30
.30
. 35>
.25
.35
.30
.32
.28
.40
.35
2902 Sugar, granulated, per pound............................
Do................................................................
2903
Do................................................................
2906
Do................................................................
2911
2914
Do..........................................................
Do................................................................
2915
Do................................................................
2917
Do................................................................
2920
Do................................................................
2926
2927
Do................................................................
.0550
C1)
.0550
.0550
.0550
.0550
.0550
.0550
.0550
.0550
2901
2908
2919
2923
2928
Milk, fresh, unskimmed, delivered, per quart:
Bottled, pasteurized....................................
Bottled or from can, pasteurized..................
Bottled, pasteurized *.................................
Do.........................................................
Do..........................................................
.08
.08
.08
.08
.0600
.0600
.0600
.0600
.0600
.0600
.0600
.0600
.0600
.0600
.0550
.0600
.0550
.0550
.0600
.0550
.0550
.0550
.0550
.0550
.0550
.0600
.0550
.0550
.055a
.0550
.0550
.0550
.0550
.0550
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
P IT T S B U R G H , P A .
Sirloin steak, per pound....................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
$0.20
.22
.22
.22
$0.23
.22
.22
.22
$0.28
.30
.28
.24
.25
$0.28
.30
3003 Round steak, per pound....................................
Do................................................................
3013
Do................................................................
3016
Do................................................................
3017
.18
.18
.18
.18
.18
.20
.18
.18
.23
.25
.25
.22
.23
.25
.25
.22
3003 Rib roast, bone in, per pound..........................
Do................................................................
3013
Do................................................................
3016
Do................................................................
3017
.18
.16
.20
.20
.18
.16
.20
.20
.20
.22
.25
.22
.20
.18
.18
.15
.16
.16
.18
.IS
.16
.16
(')
.23
.20
.18
.20
.20
.25
.2a
.22
.22
C1)
3003
3013
3016
3017
3018
3003 Chuck roast, per pound.....................................
Do................................................................
3013
Do
.................................................
3016
Do................................................................
3017
Do
.............................................3018
3003
3013
3016
3017
3018
.20
Pork chops, loin, per pound..............................
.18
Do................................................................
.20
Do................................................................
Do
...................................
Do................................................................
i No quotation.
61651°-—Bull. 1 0 8 -1 2
.23
.18
.16
.24
.22
.27
.20
96
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR.
T a b l e I .—RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1911, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
P I T T S B U R G H , P A .—Continued.
1911
Firm
num
ber.
Commodity.
3003
3007
3013
3014
3016
3018
3003
3007
3013
3016
3018
1913
July 15.
Aug. 15.
July 15.
Bacon, smoked, sliced, per pound.....................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
$0.25
.25
.22
.25
$0.25
.25
.22
.25
$0.25
.23
.25
.23
.30
.25
Ham, smoked, sliced, per pound.......................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
.25
.25
.25
.28
.25
.25
.25
.28
.25
.25
.30
.32
.25
3007 Lard, pure, tub, per pound...............................
Do................................................................
3008
Do................................................................
3010
Do................................................................
3013
Do................................................................
3014
Do................................................................
3015
Do................................................................
3016
Do................................................................
3018
Do................................................................
3019
.13
C1)
.15
.13
.13
.13
.13
.15
.15
.14
.15
.15
.15
.18
.15
.16
3003
3013
3016
3018
Leg of lamb, yearling,2per pound...................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
.20
.16
.18
.20
.15
.18
.20
.18
.18
.20
0)
3006
3015
3016
Hens, year or more old, dressed, drawn, per
pound.............................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
.23
.22
.25
.23
.24
.23
C1)
.25
3007
3008
3010
3014
3015
3017
Flour, wheat, per ^-barrel bag:
New Century...............................................
Pillsbury’s Best..........................................
Minnehaha..................................................
Vienna........................................................
Pillsbury’s Best..........................................
Minnehaha..................................................
.80
.80
.80
.80
.80
.80
.80
.80
.85
.80
.90
.85
.85
.85
.85
.90
C1)
.85
.85
.83
C1)
.90
.0300
.0250
.0280
.0300
.0333
( l)
3007 Corn meal, in 3 or 10 pound lots, per pound___
Do...............................................................
3008
Do................................................................
3010
Do...............................................................
3014
Do...............................................................
3017
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0333
.0250
.0260
.0333
Eggs, strictly fresh, near-by, per dozen............
Do...............................................................
.24
.22
Do................................................................
3008
Do................................................................
3010
.18
.18
Do...............................................................
3014
.25
.23
3015
Do...............................................................
.25
.23
3017
Do...............................................................
Do...............................................................
3018
3019
Do................................................................
3004
8007
Butter, creamery, per pound:
.25
.27
.27
.23
.26
.25
.25
.28
.28
Aug. 15.
$0.25
C1)
.25
.25
.32
0)
.25
0)
.30
.35
0)
0)
.15
.14
.16
.15
0)
.18
(l)
.16
.20
.18
.20
.0250
.0280
.0300
.0333
.25
0)
.28
.25
.27
C1)
.25
.27
0)
.28
(3 ).................................................................................
i
.32
.32
Print...........................................................
.34
.30
.33
(*)
Do.........................................................
.35
.35
Do.........................................................
.33
.33
.33
.33
Do.........................................................
.31
.34
.34
.34
Tub.............................................................
.27
.28
.33
0)
Print...........................................................
3017
.30
.33
.34
.30
Do.....................................................
.34
3018
<})
.34
3019
Do......................................................... 1...................!...................
.34
1 No quotation.
2 The prices are for the article generally known to the trade as “ yearling.” The age of the sheep
(“ yearling” ) varies from approximately 9 to 18 months. Owing to the fact that, in some firms, the age
varies considerably with different seasons of the year, no “ relative ” prices are computed for this article in
this report.
3Description, “ tub” or “ print,” not reported.
3004
3007
300S
3010
3014
3015
.25
97
EETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1912.
I .—RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1911, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
P I T T S B U R G H , P A .—Concluded.
1911
Firm
num
ber.
3007 : Potatoes, Irish, per peck........ ......... ................
3008
D o .. ..........................................
3010
Do................................................... ............
Do................................................................
3014
3017
Do........................................... ....................
3019
Do................................................................
July 15.
Aug. 15.
July 15.
$0.50
$0.40
.45
.40
.25
.40
.25
.25
$0.30
.30
.30
.35
.30
.35
.0600
.0800
.0050
.0700
.0700
.0700
.0900
.0800
.0600
.0580
.0650
.0850
.0600
.0714
.07
.08
.08
.08
.07
.08
.08
.08
.07
.08
.08
.08
3007 Sugar, granulated, per pound............................
3008
Do................................................................
3010.
Do................................................................
3014
Do................................................................
3017
Do................................................................
3019.
D o ...............................................................
3001
3004
3011
3012
1913
Commodity.
Milk, fresh, unskimmed, delivered, per quart:
Bottled or from can, raw.............................
Bottled, raw................................................
Bottled, pasteurized....................................
I>o........... ............................
.0700
.osoo
Aug. 15.
0
$0.30
.25
.35
.25
.32
(l)
.0580
.0600
.0650
.0000
.0667
.07
.08
.08
.08
PORTLAND, OREG.
3105 Sirloin steak, per pound.....................................
3107
Do..................... ..........................................
3108
Do........................ ................ ......................
3113
Do................................................................
3117
Do................................................................
3118
Do................ ..............................................
3121
Do................................................................
$0.18
.18
.18
.18
.18
$0.18
.18
.15
.18
.18
$0.20
.20
.18
.17* ;
.20
.18
.20
.20
Cl)
0)
.20
.20
.20
.13
.20
C1)
C1)
.18
.18
.18
3105 Round steak, per pound....................................
3107
Do............................. ..................................
3108
Do................................................................
3113
Do................................................................
3117
Do................................ ........ ......................
3118
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
3121
.15
•17*
.15
.15
.17*
. 15
.17*
.15
.15
.17*
.18
.18
.18
. 17*
.17*
.16"
.18
3105 Rib roast, bone in, per pound...........................
3107
Do................................................................
3108Do...............................................................
3113
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
3117
3118
Do................................................................
3121
Do................................................................
.18
.18
.15
.15
.10
.18
.18
.15
.15
.16
.18
.20
.15
.16
.18
.18
.18
3105 Chuck roast, per pound.......... ..........................
Do................................................................
3107
3108
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
3113
3117
Do................................................................
3118
Do................................................................
Do...................................... ........................
3121
3105 Pork chaps, loin, per pound. *...........................
3107
Do............................................................ .
3108
Do................................................................
Do...............................................................
3113
3117
Do................................................................
Do................................................ .............
5118
3121
Do................................................................
3101
3105
3107
3108
3111
Bacon, smoked, sliced, per pound.....................
Do...............................................................
Do...............................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
l No quotation.
.13
.15
.12*
.15
.15
.15
.15
!
i
$0.20
.18
.20
.18
.18.
.20
.13
.15
(l)
(X)'
.15
.15
. 15
.22
.20
.20
.20
.20
.18
.20
.20
.20
.20
. 18
.20
.20
.22
.22*
.22
.22
.20
.22
C1)
c1).22*
.
.22
.23
.30
.30
.30
.25
.22
.30
.30
.30
.25
.22
.25
.25
.25
.25
.25
.25
.25
.25
.25
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOE.
98
I .—RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1911, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
P O R T L A N D , O R E G .—Continued.
1911
Firm
num
ber.
1913
Commodity.
3113 Bacon, smoked, sliced, per pound.
3117
Do...........................................
Do...........................................
3118
3119
Do...........................................
3121
Do...........................................
3105 Ham, smoked, sliced, per pound.
Do.........................................
3107
Do..
3108
Do..
3117
Do..
3118
3119
Do..
3121
Do..
July 15.
Aug. 15.
July 15.
$0.20
.30
$0.20
.30
$0.25
.30
^30
.30
.30
0)
$0.30
.25
.30
.30
.28
.30
.25
.30
.25
.30
.25
.25
.30
30
3105 Lard, pure, tub, per pound.
Do.................................
3106
Do.
3107
3108
Do.
3111
Do.
3113
Do.
Do.
3119
Do.
3120
3121
Do.
15
\ll\
.18
.18
3105 Leg of lamb, yearling,2per pound.
3107
Do...........................................
3108
Do.
3113
Do.
3117
Do.
3118
Do.
3121
Do.
3106
3107
3108
3111
3113
3117
3118
Hens, year or more old, dressed, not drawn, per
pound.............................................................
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
3101
3106
3111
3115
3119
3120
3122
Flour, wheat:
Brilliant, per ^-barrel bag........
Olympic, per ^-barrel hag.........
Special brand, per ^-barrel hag.
Vim, per J-barrel bag................
Do......................................
Do......................................
Pure White, per ^-barrel bag...
3105
3101 Com meal, in 9 or 10 pound lots, per pound___
Do
3106
3111
Do.
Do.
3115
Do.
3119
Do.
3120
3122
Do.
.15
.15
.15
.15
.16
.15
.18
.15
.17*
.16
.15
.20
20
1.50
1.50
3.50
1.50
.0250
.0350
.0350
.0250
22
1.50
1.50
3.50
1.50
.0250
.0350
.0350
.0300
.20
.20
.18
.18
.18
.25
.17
.18
1.55
1.55
3.50
1.55
1.55
1.55
1.55
.0300
.0350
.0350
.0350
.0350
0)
Aug. 15.
W.30
.25
.30
.25
(1),
.15
)
.15
C1)
.16
0)
•17*
.15
.18
.15
.18
.16
.15
.20
.20
.20
.20
.18
C1)
17*
.18
1.55
1.55
3.60
1.55
1.50
1.45
1.45
.0300
.0350
.0350
.0350
.0333
i, strictly fresh, per dozen:
Ranch................................
30
3101
.30
.35
Near-by.............................
.30
3102
0)
Ranch, select......................
.30
.30
3105
Ranch................................
.30
.35
3106
3111
Select.................................
.30
.30
.30
Near-by.............................
.35
3115
Do................................
.30
.30
3118
iNo quotation.
2The prices are for the article generally known to the trade as yearling.” The age of the sheep
(“ yearling” ) varies from approximately 9 to 18 months. Owing„ to_ the fact that, in some firms, the age
varies considerably with different seasons of the year, no “ relative” prices are computed for this article m
this report.
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1912.
99
T a b l e I .—RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1911, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
P O R T L A N D , O R E G .—Concluded.
1911
Firm
ber.
July 15.
3119
3120
3122
Eggs, strictly fresh, per dozen—Concluded.
Near-by.......................................................
Do.........................................................
Do.........................................................
3101
3103
3106
3110
3111
3115
3118
3119
3120
3122
Butter, creamery:
Print, per 2 pounds.....................................
Print, p«r pound..........................................
f
Do.........................................................
\
Print, per 2 pounds.....................................
(2).................................................................
Print, per 2 pounds.....................................
Do.........................................................
(2).................................................................
Print, per 2 pounds.....................................
Print, per pound........................................
j
Do.........................................................
\
Print, per 2 pounds.....................................
3101
3106
3111
3115
3119
3122
Potatoes, Irish, per 100 pounds........................ 1
Do...............................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
3101 Sugar, granulated, in $1 lots, per pound...........
Do................................................................
3106
Do................................................................
3111
Do................................................................
3115
Do................................................................
3119
Do................................................................
3120
Do................................................................
3122
3102
3103
3110
1913
Commodity.
Milk, fresh, unskimmed, delivered, bottled, per
quart:
Raw.............................................................
Pasteurized..................................................
Do.........................................................
Aug. 15.
$0.65
$0.70
.70
.70
.65
.65
.75
.75
2.00
3.00
2.50
3.00
1.60
2.00
2.00
2.50
July 15.
Aug. 15.
$0.30
.35
.30
$0.35
.35
.40
.70
.35
.75
.70
.30
.65
.70
.35
.75
.37£
.65
1.20
1.50
1.25
1,50
1.25
1.25
.0625
.0714
.0667
.0667
.0667
.0833
.0667
.0667
.0667
.0667
.0667
.0625
.0667
.0630
.0610
.09
.10
.10
.09
.10
.10
.09
.10
.10
W.75
.7&
.35
.75
.40
.38
.85
.75
.90
1.00
1.00
.80
.0667
.0714
.0667
.0625
.0667
.0714
.0625
m
0)
O)
P R O V ID E N C E , R . I.
3203 Sirloin steak (porterhouse),3 per pound.
Do...................................................
3209
Do...................................................
3211
Do...................................................
3212
Do...................................................
3213
3203
3209
3211
3212
3213
Round steak, per pound:
Top, bone out...........
Whole, bone out.......
Top, bone out...........
Do......................
Do.......................
3203
3209
3211
3212
3213
Rib roast, bone in, per pound.
Do.....................................
Do.....................................
Do.....................................
Do.....................................
$0.35
.34
.33
$0.37
.35
.23
.18
.25
.22
.18
.25
$0.38
.42
.42
.40
$0.45
.42
.40
.42
.40
.25
.18
.22
.30
.25
.30
.35
.28
.33
.28
.35
.35
.28
.25
.20
.22
.30
.28
.28
.25
.22
.33
.28
.30
.25
.22
.20
.16
.20
.20
.16
.22
.18
.22
.22
.16
3203 Chuck roast, per pound.
Do...........................
3209
Do...........................
3211
Do...........................
3212
Do...........................
3213
1 No quotation.
2 Description, “ tub” or “ print,” not reported.
3 The steak for which prices are here quoted is known as “ porterhouse” steak m
included in this report, but in this city it is called “ sirloin” steak.
most of the cities
100
B U L L E T IN OF T H E BTJKEAU OF LABOE.
I .—RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1911, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
P R O V I D E N C E , R . I . —Continued.
1911
Firm
num
ber.
Commodity.
3203
3209
3211
3212
3213
3203
3209
3211
1912
July 15.
Aug. 15.
July 15.
Aug. 15.
Pork chops, loin, per pound...............................
Do...............................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
$0.19
.15
.18
$0.19
.17
.18
$0.20
- .16
.20
.20
.20
$0.21
.20
.23
.22
.23
Bacon, smoked, sliced, per pound..... ...............
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
3212
Do................................................................
3213
.23
.18
.23
.22
.20
,20
.25
,20
.22
.20
.20
.25
.20
.20
Ham, smoked, per pound:
Whole, 10 to 16 pounds................................
Whole, 19,to 1ft pounds. r..........................
Sliced...................................... . ......... . . . . . .
Do.........................................................
.18
.32
.20
.17*
.35
.18
.16
.30
.30
.18
.18
.16
.30
.30
.18
3201
3203
3209
3211
3212
3213
Lard, pure, tub, per p^und _____ . . . . ____
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
.12
.12
.15
.12
.12
.15
.15
.14
.14
.15
.15
.14
.15
.14
.14
.15
.15
.15
3203
3209
3211
3213
Leg of lamb, yearling,i per pound . „.................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
.18
.22
.20
.18
.17
.18
.20
.18
.22
♦22
.20
.18
.25
.22
3203
3209
3211
3212
3213
Hens, year or more old, dressed, not drawn,
per pound.......................................................
Do...............................................................
Do...............................................................
Do...............................................................
Do...............................................................
•18
.25
.18
.20
.23
.20
.25
.23
.22
.23
.20
.25
.25
.22
3201
3209
3211
3212
3213
Flour, wheat, per J-barrel bag:
King Arthur................................................
Special brand..............................................
King Arthur................................................
Pillsbury’s Best..........................................
Gold Medal..................................................
.95
.80
.95
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
3201
3209
3211
3212
3213
Com meal, per pound........................................
Do....................................................... .......
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do...............................................................
.0400
3201
3203
3206
3209
3211
3212
Eggs, strictly fresh, near-bv, per dozen............
Do...................................... ........................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do...............................................................
Do...............................................................
3201
3209
3211
3212
3213
Butter, creamery, per pound:
Print..................................... .....................
Tub.............................................................
Do.........................................................
Print............................................................
Tub.............................................................
.34
.30
.33
3201
3203
Potatoes, Irish, per peck...................................
Do................................................................
.00
.45
3203
3209
3211
3212
3213
Whole, 9 to 14 pounds........................... r___
.83
.95
.86
.90
.90
.83
.90
.90
.0250
.0240
.0350
,0300
.0280
.0350
.0288
.0400
.0300
.0240
.0400
. 0288
.0400
.32
.38
.35
.33
.33
.35
.38
.38
.33
.40
.33
.36
.35
.45
.37
.40
.38
.38
.34
.32
.36
.38
.33
.37
.36
.38
.33
.38
.36
.38
.45
.35
.35
.30
.30
.0250
.33
.40
.37
irFhe prices are for the article generally known to the trade as “ yearling.” The age of the sheep
(“ yearling” ) varies from approximately 9 to 18 months. Owing to the fact that, in some firms, the age
varies considerably with different seasons of the year, no “ relative” prices are computed for this article in
this report.
101
RE T A IL PRICES, 1890 TO A U G U ST, 1912.
T a b l e I .—RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1911, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
P R O V I D E N C E , R . I . —Concluded.
1911
Firm
num
ber.
Commodity.
3209
3211
3212
3213
Potatoes, Irish, per peck...................................
Do................... ............................................
Do................................................................
Do...............................................................
3201
3209
3211
3212
3213
Sugar, granulated, in 25-cent, 50-cent, or $1 lots,
per pound.......................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
3202
3200
3208
Milk, fresh, unskimmed,delivered,bottled, per
quart:
Raw or pasteurized.....................................
Raw.............................................................
Pasteurized..................................................
1913
July 15.
Aug. 15.
July 15.
$0.45
$0-30
.35
$0.25
.30
.35
.35
Aug. 15.
$0-28
.35
.30
.35
.0667
.0625
.0606
.0714
.0625
.0541
.0700
.0588
.0667
.0625
.0541
.0700
.0556
.0667
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
$0.18
.20
.18
.20
.20
$0.23
.25
.19
.25
.25
$0.23
.25
.19
.20
.25
R IC H M O N D , V A .
3303
3304
3308
3309
3316
Sirloin steak, per pound....................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
$0.18
.20
.18
.20
.20
3303 Round steak, per pound....................................
Do................................................................
3304
3308
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
3309
Do................................................................
3316
.16|
.18
.17
.17
.16|
.16|
.18
.17
.17
.16|
.20
.22
.18
.20
.20
.20
.22
.18
.20
.20
3304 Rib roast, bone in, per pound..........................
Do................................................................
3308
Do................................................................
3309
Do................................................................
3316
•16|
.15
.20
•16f
.16|
.15
.20
.15
.18
.15
.20
.20
.18
.15
.20
.20
.15
.12
.17
.15
.15
.11
.15
.15
.20
.22
.20
.20
.20
3304 Chuck roast, per pound.....................................
Do................................................................
3308
Do................................................................
3309
Do................................................................
3316
3303
3304
3308
3309
3316
Pork chops, loin, per pound..............................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
•16§
.18
.15
.18
.20
.15
•16§
.20
.19
.20
.17
.20
.20
3303
3304
3306
3308
3311
3313
Bacon, smoked, sliced, per pound.....................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
.25
.23
*25
.20
.25
.22
.25
.25
.25
.20
.25
.22
.20
.25
.25
.20
.25
.20
.20
.25
.25
.20
.25
.20
3303
3304
3306
3308
3311
3313
Ham, smoked, per pound:
Sliced...........................................................
Do.........................................................
Do.........................................................
Do.........................................................
Whole, 6 to 8 pounds...................................
Sliced...........................................................
.20
.22
.25
.22
.20
.25
.20
.25
.25
.22
.20
.25
.20
.25
.25
.22
.20
.22
.20
.25
.25
.20
.20
.22
.15
.12£
•12i
.15
.15
.14
.m
.15
.15
.15
.15
.15
.15
.15
.15
.15
3304 Lard, pure, tub, per pound...............................
Do................................................................
3306
Do................................................................
3311
Do................................................................
3313
102
B U L L E T IN OF T H E B U REA U OF LABOR.
T a b l e I .—RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1911, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
R I C H M O N D , V A .—Concluded.
1911
Firm
num
ber.
1912
Commodity.
July 15.
Aug. 15.
July 15.
$0.16§
.18
.17
.20
.15
$0.16§
.18
.15
.20
.15
(2)
$0.22
.20
.20
.16|
$0.16|
.22
.20
.20
.16|
.19
.18
.20
.15
.18
.18
(2)
.14
.18
.20
.20
•16§
.18
.171
.20
.25
(*)
.18
.78
.78
.70
.80
.70
.80
.88
.90
.80
.90
.90
.96
(2)
.90
3303 Com meal, per pound........................................
3304
Do................................................................
3306
Do................................................................
3311
Do................................................................
3313
Do................................................................
.0200
.0250
. 0300
.0208
.0200
.0200
.0250
.0300
.0250
.0200
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0292
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0292
.0250
3303 Eggs, strictly fresh, near-by, per dozen............
3304
D o ..............................................................
3305
Do................................................................
3306
Do................................................................
3311
Do................................................................
3313
Do................................................................
.23
.22
.27
.25
.25
.30
.22
.22
.22
.25
.24
.25
.23
.25
.20
.25
.23
.23
(8).25
.25
.25
Butter, creamery, per pound:
Print.............................................................
Do.........................................................
Do.........................................................
Do........................................................
Do.........................................................
.30
.35
.32
.32
.35
.34
.35
.33
.35
.35
.34
.38
.35
.35
.38
.35
.35
.34
.38
.30
.35
.35
(2)
(2>
3303 Potatoes, Irish, per peck....................................
3304
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
3306
3311
Do................................................................
3313
Do................................................................
.50
.60
.50
.50
.60
.50
.50
.50
.50
.60
.30
.35
.40
.35
.25
.25
.35
.35
.30
.25
3303 Sugar, granulated, per pound............................
Do................................................................
3304
Do................................................................
3306
3311
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
3313
.0550
.0550
.0600
.0550
.0550
.0600
.0650
.0700
.0600
.0650
.0600
.0600
.0600
.0600
.0600
.0600
.0600
.0600
.0600
.0600
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
3303 Leg of lamb, yearling,1p^r poiTnd
3304
Do................................................................
3308
Do................................................................
3309
Do................................................................
3316
Do................................................................
3302
Hens, year or more old, dressed, not drawn, per
p o u n d . . r . , - _____________________________________
3303
3304
3305
3318
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
3303
3304
3311
3313
Flour, wheat, per ^-barrel bag:
Pillsbnry’s ‘Rest., .................. ......................
Gold Medal...................................................
Patapsco........................................................
Obelisk..........................................................
3303
3304
3306
3311
3313
3314
3315
3310
3314
3315
.
( 3 ) ...........................................................................................
( 3 ) ...........................................................................................
Milk, fresh, unskimmed, delivered, bottled, per
quart:
Raw.............................................................
Do.........................................................
Do.........................................................
Aug. 15.
(2)
(2)
.10
1 The prices are for the article generally known to the trade as "yearling.” The age of the sheep
("yearling” ) varies from approximately 9 to 18 months. Owing to the fact that, in some firms, the age
varies considerably with different seasons of the year, no "relative” prices are computed for this article ia
this report.
2 No quotation.
* Description, "tu b ” or "print,” not reported.
103
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1912.
I .—RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1911, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
S T . L O U IS , M O .
Firm
num
ber.
1911
1912
Commodity.
3401 Sirloin steak, per pound....................................
3402
Do................................................................
3403
Do................................................................
3405
Do.............................. .................................
3408
Do................................................................
3411
Do................................................................
3401 Round steak, per pound....................................
3402
Do................................................................
3403
Do...............................................................
3405
Do........................................: ......................
3408
Do................................................................
3411
Do................................................................
3401 Rib roast, bone in, per pound.............................
3402
Do..........................................-....................
3403
Do................................................................
3405
Do................................................................
3408
Do................................................................
3411
Do................................................................
July 15.
$0 , 2 2 4
Aug. 15.
HO.224
.2 0
.2 0
.2 0
.2 0
.2 0
3402 Bacon, smoked, sliced, per pound.....................
Do...............................................................
3403
Do...............................................................
3405
3406
Do...............................................................
Do...............................................................
3408
3411
Do...............................................................
Ham, smoked, per pound:
3402
Sliced.........................................................
Do.........................................................
3403
Do.........................................................
3405
Whole.........................................................
3406
Sliced...........................................................
3408
3411
Whole, 10 to 12 pounds..............................
3402 Lard, pure, tub, per pound...............................
Do...............................................................
3403
Do...............................................................
3405
Do................................................................
3406
Do...............................................................
3411
3401 Leg of lamb, yearling, 2 per pound....................
Do................................................................
3402
Do................................................................
3403
Do................................................................
3405
Do...............................................................
3408
Do...............................................................
3411
$0.25
.25
.2 2
.25
.2 0
.17|
.17
.15
.174
.2 0
.2 0
.2 0
0
.174
.18
.15
.15
.15
.16
.174
.18
.15
.16
.174
.18
.1 1
.1 2 4
.15
.16
.18
.174
.15
.15
.15
.15
0
)
.15
.15
.17
.174
.18
,18
.174
.18
0
.2 2 4
.2 0
.2 0
.2 0
.25
.28
.1 0
.1 2 4
.1 0
.15
.16
.174
.18
.15
.16
.174
.18
.1 2 4
.1 2
.174
.15
.2 0
.25
.17
.2 0
.25
0
.25
.25
.25
0
.30
.174
.2 0
.16
.154
.1 2 4
.14
.15
0
.1 2 4
.13
.18
.17
.18
.15
.14
.15
.15
.174
.17
.2 0
0
.30
.2 2
.13
.1 2 4
.1 2 4
.1 2 4
.1 0
.1 2
.1 1
.1 0
.1 0
.2 0
.25
.30
.30
.174
0
.17
.2 0
.2 2
.18
0
.15
.16
.2 0
.25
.30
.30
.27
C1)
.1 2 4
.27
.30
.30
.30
.184
.25
.16
.14
.18
.1 2 4
.25
.30
.30
.24
.2 0
.2 0
.16
.2 0
.30
.184
.25
.16
0
.2 0
.2 0
.2 0
.2 0
.25
.2 0
.18
0
.25
.2 0
0
.2 2
0
.2 0
.2 2
.174
$0.25
.25
0 )
.25
.15
.18
.2 0
.2 0
.2 0
.15
.16
.13
.17
O)
.2 0
Aug. 15.
.25
.2 0
.174
.18
.174
.15
3401 Chuck roast, per pound.....................................
3402
Do................................................................
3403
Do................................................................
3405
Do................................................................
3408
D o...............................................................
3411
Do................................................................
3401 Pork chops, loin, per pound..............................
3402
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
3403
Do................................................................
3405
Do...............................................................
3408
3411
Do...............................................................
July 15.
0
.18
.16
.14
Hens, year or more old, dressed, not drawn, per
.15
.15
pound.............................................................
.174
n.174
.17
.2 0
.25
Do................................................................
3403
0
.16
.13
.15
.15
Do................................................................
3405
.14
.16
.18
.17*
Do...............................................................
3411
1No quotation.
2 The prices are for the article generally known to the trade as “ yearling.”
The age of the sheep
(“ yearling” ) varies from approximately 9 to 18 months. Owing to the fact that, in some firms, the age
varies considerably with different seasons of the year, no “ relative” prices are computed for this article in
this report.
3401
104
B U L L E T IN
OF T H E BU REAU OF LABOE.
T a b le I . — RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1911, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
S T . L O U IS , M O .—Concluded.
1911
Firm
ber.
3402
3403
3405
3400
3411
1913
Commodity.
Flour, wheat, per ^-barrel bag:
Gold Medal..................................................
Roya Patent..............................................
Do.........................................................
Standard Tilton...........................................
Royal Patent..............................................
July 15.
Aug. 15.
July 15.
Aug. 15.
$0.65
.75
.75
.65
.65
$0.75
.75
.75
.65
.65
$0.85
.75
.75
.80
.75
$0.75
0)
.75
.75
.75
3402 Corn meal, per pound........................................
Do...............................................................
3403
Do...............................................................
3405
Do...............................................................
3406
3411
Do...............................................................
.0300
.0300
.0300
.0300
.0160
.0250
.0200
.0250
.0333
.0333
. 0333
.0240
.0333
3402 Eggs, strictly fresh, near-by, per dozen.............
Do...............................................................
3403
Do................................................................
3405
3406
Do...............................................................
3411
Do................................................................
.20
.23
.23
.20
.20
.22
.23
.25
.20
.20
.23
.23
.25
.22*
.20
Butter, creamery, per pound:
Tub..............................................................
Do.........................................................
Do.........................................................
Do.........................................................
Print............................................................
.30
.30
.30
.30
.28
.32
.31
.34
.32*
.32
.30
.32
.35
.30
.32
3402 Potatoes, Irish, per peck...................................
Do............. ..................................................
3403
Do...............................................................
3405
Do...............................................................
3406
3411
Do................................................................
.60
.50
.50
.50
.50
.40
.40
.50
.45
.40
.25
.25
.25
.25
.25
3402
3403
3405
3406
3411
Sugar, granulated, per pound............................
Do...............................................................
Do...............................................................
Do...............................................................
Do...............................................................
.0625
.0600
.0625
.0588
.0667
.0714
.0900
.0714
.0625
.0714
.0625
.0700
.0588
.0588
.0625
3404
3407
3410
3412
Milk, fresh, unskimmed, delivered, bottled,
per quart:
Pasteurized.................................................
Do.........................................................
Do.........................................................
Raw or pasteurized.....................................
.07
.07
.07
.07
.07
.07
.07
.07
.07
.07
.07
.07
.07
.07
.07
.07
3402
3403
3405
3406
3411
.0333
C1)
.0333
C1)
.0333
.25
0)
.28
.22*
.22
.30
0)
.33
.32*
.32
.25
(l)
.25
.25
.25
.0556
0)
.0588
.0588
.0625
S A L T L A K E C IT Y , U T A H .
3501 Sirloin steak, per pound...................................
3502
Do...............................................................
Do...............................................................
3504
Do...............................................................
3506
Do...............................................................
3507
3512
Do...............................................................
$0.17
.20
.20
.20
.17*
.17*
$0.16
.20
.20
.20
.17*
.17*
$0.20
.25
.22
.22*
.22*
.22*
$0.20
.25
.22
.22*
.22*
.20
3501 Round steak, per pound...................................
3502
Do...............................................................
3504
Do...............................................................
Do...............................................................
3506
Do...............................................................
3507
3512
Do...............................................................
.12
.17*
.17*
.17*
.m
.17*
.12
.17*
.17*
.17*
.17*
.17*
.17*
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
.17*
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
3501 Rib roast, bone in, per pound...........................
3502
Do................................................................
3504
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
3506
3507
Do................................................................
3512
Do................................................................
* No quotation.
.18
.15
.15
.20
.17*
.15
.18
.15
.15
.20
.17*
.15
.17*
.18
.17*
.20
.20
.20
.17*
.18
.17*
.20
.18
.17*
105
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1912.
I .—RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1911, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
S A L T L A K E C I T Y , U T A H —Continued.
1912
Firm
num
ber.
Commodity.
July 15.
Aug. 15.
3501 Chuck roast, per pound.
3502
Do...........................
3504
Do...........................
Do...........................
3506
Do...........................
3507
Do...........................
3512
3501
3502
3504
3506
3507
3512
Pork chops, loin, per pound.
D o ...............................
Do..................................
Do..................................
Do..................................
Do..................................
3501
3502
3504
3506
3507
3512
Bacon, smoked, sliced, per pound.
Do...........................................
Do...........................................
Do...........................................
Do........... , ..............................
Do...........................................
3501 Ham, smoked, sliced, per pound.
Do.........................................
3502
Do.........................................
3504
Do.........................................
3506
Do.........................................
3507
Do.........................................
3512
$0.20
.25
.20
.25
.20
.20
$0.15
.15
.14
.15
.15
.15
$0.15
.15
.14
.15
.15
.15
.20
.25
.20
.20
.22*
.20
.22*
.25
.20
.20
.20
.22*
.32
.35
.30
.40
.30
.30
.32
.35
.30
.40
.30
.30
.30
.35
,30
.40
,30
.25
.30
.30
.30
.40
.30
.25
.30
.30
.30
.35
.30
.30
.30
.30
.30
.35
.30
.30
,30
.30
.30
.30
.30
.25
.30
.30
.30
,30
.30
.25
.17*
.20
.15
.17*
.17*
.17*
.90
.15
.15
.20
.15
.17*
.17*
.15
.17*
.20
,15
.17*
.17*
.17*
.90
(*)
.15
.20
.15
.15
.17*
.15
.20
.25
.20
.22*
.20
.20
.25
.25
.20
.20
.22
.20
Lard, pure:
Tub, per pound........................
Do......................................
Do......................................
Do......................................
Do........ .............................
Do......................................
Per 5-pound pail, gross weight..
Tub, per pound........................
.15
.17*
.12*
.20
.17*
.15
.75
.17*
.15
.17*
.12*
.20
3501
3502
3504
3506
3507
3512
Leg of lamb, yearling,2per pound .
Do......................................... .
Do...........................................
Do...........................................
Do...........................................
Do...........................................
.12
.10
.15
.15
.17*
.15
.15
.15
.15
.15
3501
Hens, year or more old, dressed, not drawn, per
pound.............................................................
Do.............................................................. .
Do.............................................................. .
Do..............................................................
Do..............................................................
Do..............................................................
.22
.25
.22
.25
.20
.22
.25
.22
.25
.20
1.20
1.20
1.45
2.50
1.20
1.20
1.45
2.40
.65
2.45
1.05
.65
2.45
1.00
Flour, wheat:
Layton’s High Patent, per ^-barrel bag...
3501
Husler’s High Patent, per ^-barrel bag___
3502
Do......................................................
3506
Husler’s High Patent, per J-barrel bag, . .
3507
Smith’s High Patent, per ^-barrel bag___
3512 f[
Smith’s High Patent, per f-barrel bag___
Husler’s Straight Grade, per *-barrel bag.
3513
Husler’s Straight Grade, per ^-barrel bag.,
3516
Aug. 15.
$0.20
.25
.20
.25
.22*
.20
3501
3502
3504
3506
3507
3512
3513
3516
3502
3504
3506
3507
3509
July 15.
.15
.75
.17*
1.40
1.50
1.50
(l)
1.25
1.25
1.30
1.35
2.45
1.20
2.65
1.25
2.35
0)
.(B00
.0300
.0300
.0300
3501 Corn meal, in 9 or 10 pound lots, per pound..
.0300
.0300
.0300
.0300
3502
Do............................................................
.0350
.0350
.0350
.0350
Do............................................................
3506
.0350
.0300
.0300
.0300
Do............................................................
3507
1 No quotation.
2The prices are for the article generally known to the trade as “ yearling.” The age of the sheep
(“ yearling” ) varies from approximately 9 to 18 months. Owing to the fact that, in some firms, the age
varies considerably with different seasons of the year, no “ relative” prices are computed for this article in
this report.
106
B U L L E T IN OF T H E BU REA U OF LABOR.
T ab l e I . — RETAIL
PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1911, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
S A L T L A K E C I T Y , U T A H —Concluded.
1911
Firm
num
ber.
1912
Commodity.
July 15.
Aug. 15.
July 15.
3512 Corn meal, in 9 or 10 pound lots, per pound__
3513
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
3516
$0.0300
.0333
.0300
$0.0300
.0333
.0300
$0.0300
.0389
.0350
3501 Eggs, strictly fresh, near-by, per dozen.............
3502
Do................ ...............................................
3505
Do................................................................
3506
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
3507
3508
Do................................................................
3509
Do................................................................
3512
Do................................................................
3513
Do................................................................
3516
Do................................................................
.30
.30
.30
.30
.25
.30
.25
.25
.30
.30
.30
.30
.25
.35
.30
.35
.30
.30
.30
.30
.30
.30
.35
.35
.35
.35
3501
3502
3503
3505
3506
3507
3508
3509
3512
3513
3516
3501
3502
3506
3507
3512
3516
Butter, creamery, per pound:
Print............................................................
Do.........................................................
Do.........................................................
Do.........................................................
Do.........................................................
Do.........................................................
.35
.30
.35
.30
Print...........................................................
Do.........................................................
Do.........................................................
.30
.30
.35
.35
.30
.35
Potatoes, Irish:
Per peck......................................................
Do.........................................................
Per 100 pounds.............................................
Do.........................................................
Per |>eck......................................................
.35
.30
1.10
2.50
.40
.30
.30
1.10
1.75
.30
(2)....................................................
(2)....................................................
.35
.35
.35
.30
.35
.35
.35
.35
.35
.35
.35
.30
.60
1.75
1.90
.30
.30
3501
3502
3506
3507
3512
3513
3516
Sugar, granulated, per pound:
In $1 lots......................................................
Do.........................................................
Do.........................................................
Tn 100-pound lots.........................................
In $1 lots......................................................
In 100-pound lots.........................................
In $1 lots......................................................
.0667
.0833
.0909
.0640
.0667
.0667
.0833
.0909
.0710
.0714
.0833
.0833
.0714
.0714
.0833
.0635
.0667
.0600
.0769
3503
3505
3508
3509
3510
Milk, fresh, unskimmed, delivered, bottled, per
quart:
Pasteurized..................................................
Raw.............................................................
Pasteurized.................................................
Raw or pasteurized.....................................
Raw.............................................................
•08£
.0S|
.08*
.08|
.08J
•08f
.08*
•08J
.08$
.08*
.10
.08£
.08f
.08|
.osf
Aug. 15.
$0.0300
.0389
•C
1)
.30
.35
(I>.35
.30
.30
.35
.30
.30
C)
.30
.35
0)
0)
.35
.35
.35
.35
.35
.35
0)
.15
.20
1.25
1.25
.20
C)
0
.0714
.0714
.0833
.0640
.0667
.0600
C1)
(i)
.off
’
SAN F U A N C IS C O , C AL.
3607 Sirloin steak, per pound....................................
3612
Do................................................................
3613
Do................................................................
3615
Do................................................................
3617
Do................................................................
3624
Do................................................................
3607
3612
3613
3615
3617
3624
$0.15
.18
.15
.18
.18
. 15
$0.15
.18
.15
.18
.18
.15
$0.15
.18
.18
.20
.18
.18
Round steak, per pound....................................
.15
.15
.15
Do........ ......................................................
.16
.16
.15
Do................................................................
. 15
.15
.15
Do................................................................
.15
.15
.18
. 15
.15
.15
Do...........................................................
Do................................................................
.15
.15
.15
No quotation.
2 Description, “ tub” or “ print,” not reported.
$0.16
.18
.18
.20
.18
.18
.15
.15
.IS
.18
.15
.18
107
EE TAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1912.
I .—RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1911, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
SA N F R A N C IS C O , C A L .—Continued.
1911
Firm
num
ber.
1912
Commodity.
3607 Rib roast, bone in, per pound .
3612
Do.....................................
3613
Do.....................................
3615
Do.....................................
3617
Do.....................................
3624
Do.....................................
July 15.
Aug. 15.
July 15.
$0.20
.18
18
18
18
15
$0.20
.18
.18
.18
.18
.15
$0.20
.18
.18
3604
3608
3610
3612
3613
3615
3617
f
I
Ham, smoked, per pound:
Sliced........................... .
Whole, 12 to 14 pounds..
Sliced...........................
Do..........................
Do..........................
Whole..........................
Sliced...........................
Whole.......................... .
Lard, pure:
Tub, per pound........................
3604
Per 3-pound pail, gross weight.,
3608
f
Tub,
per pound........................
3610 L Per 3-pound
pail, gross weight.
Tub, per pound........................
3612
Do......................................
3613
Do......................................
3615
Do......................................
3617
3624
Do......................................
3607 Leg of lamb, yearling^ per pound .
Do...........................................
3612
3613
Do...........................................
3615
Do...........................................
Do...........................................
3617
3624
Do...........................................
.18
.18
:H
|
.15
.10
.12|
.20
.20
.20
Pork chops, loin, per pound.
Do..................................
Do..................................
Do..................................
Do..................................
Do..................................
Bacon, smoked, per pound:
Sliced...........................
Do..........................
Piece...........................
Sliced...........................
3610
D o ........................
3612
3613
Do..........................
3615
Do..........................
Do..........................
3617
Do..........................
3604
.22
.15
3607 Chuck roast, per pound.
3612
Do...........................
3613
Do...........................
3615
Do...........................
Do...........................
3617
Do...........................
3624
3607
3612
3613
3615
3617
3624
Aug. 15.
.20
.20
.22
.22
.20
.20
.20
.30
.30
.30
.28
.35
.30
.30
.30
.30
.30
.35
.30
.30
.30
.30
.30
.35
.20
.25
.30
.25
.35
.30
.18
.30
.19
.22
.21
.25
.30
.25
.22
.15
.45
.45
45
.22
.22
.30
.23
.30
.25
.30
.30
C1)
.20
.30
.25
.35
.22
.30
C1)
.17i
.50
.15
.'is*
•12J
.18
.15
.18
.14
.15
.15
.15
.15
.15
.15
.16
•12J
.15
.16
.16
.18
.12*
3619 Hens, year or more old, dressed, not drawn,
.20
per pound......................................................
.23
Do..............................................................
3620
.24
Do..............................................................
3621
.25
3622
Do..............................................................
.23
Do..............................................................
3623
.20
Do..............................................................
3625
1 No quotation.
2 The prices are for the article generally known to the trade as “ yearling."
The age of the sheep
(“ yearling” ) varies from approximately 9 to 18 months. Owing to the fact that, in some firms, the age
varies considerably with different seasons of the year, no “ relative” prices are computed for this article in
this report.
B U L L E T IN OF T H E BU REA U OF LABOR.
108
I .—RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TII OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1911, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
S A N F R A N C IS C O , C A L .—Concluded.
1911
Firm
num
ber.
Commodity.
3604
3608
3610
3616
3626
Flour, wheat, per i-barrel bag:
Golden Gate................................................
Sperry’s.......................................................
Do.........................................................
Sperry’s or White Satin...............................
A1................................................................
1913
July 15.
Aug. 15.
July 15.
$1.55
1.55
1.55
$1.55
1.55
1.55
$1.65
1.70
1.65
1.55
1.70
3604 Com meal, in 10-pound lots, per pound.............
3608
Do................................................................
3610
Do................................................................
3616
Do................................................................
3626
Do................................................................
. 0350
.0400
.0300
.0350
.0400
.0300
.27*
.37*
.27*
.30
.27*
.40
.35
.37*
Aug. 15.
$1.60
1.60
1.60
1.45
1.60
.0350
.0350
.0350
. 0300
.0350
.0400
.0350
.0350
.0300
.0400
.30
.27*
.30
.30
.30
.30
.30
.35
.35
.35
.324
.35
.35
.35
3602
3604
3606
3608
3610
3616
3626
Eggs, strictly fresh, near-by, per dozen..............
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do...............................................................
Do........................................................, ......
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
3604
3608
3610
3616
3626
Butter, creamery, print, per 2 pounds..............
D o .............. ..............................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
. 55
.55
.60
.65
.70
.70
C1)
.70
.70
.70
.70
.80
.80
.80
.75
.75
3604 Potatoes, Irish, per 100 pounds. . , , ...................
3608
Do................ ..............................................
3610
Do................................................................
3616
Do................................................................
3626
Do................................................................
2.50
2.60
3.50
2.00
2.30
2.50
2.50
1.75
1.00
2.00
1.30
1.75
1.75
0)
1.70
1.50
1.25
1.75
Sugar, granulated, per pound:
In 100-pound lots.........................................
3604 /1
In $1 lots......................................................
Do.........................................................
3608
Do................................. .......................
3610
Do.........................................................
3616
Do................................. .......................
3626
.0556
. 0556
. 0556
.0556
.0588
.0625
.0556
.0556
Milk, fresh, unskimmed, delivered, per quart:
Bottled or from can, pasteurized.................
Bottled or from caai, raw.............................
Bottled, pasteurized....................................
Bottled or from can, raw.............................
Bottled or from can, pasteurized.................
.10
.10
•O&ry
.10
•09|
.10
.10
•09rj
.10
•09*
3602
3606
3609
3611
3614
.0540
.0530
. 0.625
.0556
.0588
.0588
.0625
.0556
.0556
.05S8
.10
.10
.09*
.10
.09*
.10
.10
.09*
.10
.09*
SCRAN TON , PA.
3706
3707
3710
3715
3717
Sirloin steak, per pound.....................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do...............................................................
Do...............................................................
£0.20
.18
.20
.22
$0.20
.20
.18
.22
£0.18
.22
.18
.24
.16
$0.18
.24
.18
.24
.18
3706
3707
3710
3715
3717
Round steak, per pound....................................
Do...............................................................
Do...............................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
.16
.16
.15
.18
.16
.16
.16
.18
.14
.18
.16
.22
.14
.16
.20
.16
.22
.16
3706 Rib roast, bone in, per pound...........................
3707
Do................ .............................................
3710
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
3715
3717
Do................................................................
.16
.16
.16
.18
.16
.16
.14
.16
.16
.25
.14
.20
.14
.16
.24
.14
.20
.16
1No quotation.
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1912.
109
T a b l e I . —RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1911, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
S C R A N T O N , P A .—Continued.
1911
Firm
1913
Commodity.
ber.
July 15.
Aug. 15.
3706 Chuck roast, per pound.....................................
Bo................................................................
3707
Do................................................................
3710
Do................................................................
3715
D o,..............................................................
3717
Pork rtfinps, Inin, pp,r pound.................... .
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
3706
3707
3710
3712
3714
3715
3717
Bacon, smoked, per pound:
Sliced...........................................................
Do.........................................................
Do.........................................................
Do.........................................................
Piece, 3 to 5 pounds.....................................
Sliced........ ..................................................
Do.........................................................
3706
3707
3710
3712
3713
3714
3715
3717
Ham, smoked, per pound:
Sliced...........................................................
Do.........................................................
Whole..........................................................
Sliced...........................................................
Whole, 12 to 18 pounds................................
Whole, 12| to 16 pounds..............................
Sliced...........................................................
Do.........................................................
3703 Lard, pure, tub, per pound...............................
Do................................................................
3706
Do................................................................
3710
3712
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
3713
Do................................................................
3715
Do.............................................................. .
3717
3706
3707
Leg of lamb, yearling,1 per pound....................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
3717
3706 Hens, year or more old, dressed, not drawn, per
pound.............................................................
Do................................................................
3707
Do................................................................
3710
Do................................................................
3711
Do................................................................
3715
Do................................................................
3717
3703
3711
3712
3713
3714
3717
3718
Flour, wheat, per J-barrel bag:
King Midas..................................................
Do.........................................................
Snow White................................................
Luckv Loaf.................................................
King'Midas.................................................
Snow White or Diadem..............................
Lucky Loaf.................................................
3713 Corn meal, per pound........................................
Aug. 15.
Z0.12$
.16
.11
.16
.11
£0.12*
.16
.10
.18
.14
.18
.20
.15
.18
.18
.16
.22
.15
.20
.20
.25
.22
.22
.24
.24
.25
.20
.20
.22
.22
.24
.24
.25
.20
$0.18
.18
.17
.14
00 cc
o
3706
3707
3710
3715
3717
July 15.
.25
.20
.25
.20
.24
.24
.18
.24
.24
.18
.25
.24
.17
.26
.20
.18
.25
.25
.24
.17
.26
.20
.19
.20
.25
.26
.14
.28
.18
.18
.25
.22
.25
.26
.14
.28
.18
.18
.25
.22
.15
.15
.13
.14
.13
.14
.16
.14
.14
.15
.14
.15
.15
.16
.15
.14
.16
.14
.15
.15
.20
.20
.20
.18
.20
.24
.14
.20
(2)
.14
.20
.16
.20
.18
.22
.16
.22
.16
.20
.22
.16
.22
.20
.20
.17
.20
.22
.20
.95
.95
1.00
.95
.90
.90
.90
.90
1.00
1.00
.95
.90
.95
.85
.95
1.00
1.00
.95
.90
.95
.85
.95
.0200
.0200
.20
.15
.0190
.0200
.32
3703 Eggs, strictly fresh, near-by, per dozen.............
.30
.30
.30
3703
Do...............................................................
.25
.30
.25
(2)
...............................................................
3709
Do
.30
.23
.28
.25
3710
Do...............................................................
.24
.25
.32
3711
Do...............................................................
.28
.28
.30
3713
Do................................................................
.25
.25
1 The prices are for the article generally known to the trade as “ yearling.” The age of the sheep
( “ yearling” ) varies from approximately 9 to 18 months. Owing to the fact that, in some firms, the age
varies considerably with different seasons of the year, no “ relative” prices are computed for this article in
this report.
2 No quotation.
110
B U L L E T IN OF T H E BU REA U OF LABOR.
T a b le I .—RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1911, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
S C R A N T O N , P A .—Concluded.
1911
Firm
num
ber.
Commodity.
3717
3718
■Rggs, strictly fresh, near-hy, per dozen. ____
Do................................................................
3703
3708
3709
3710
3711
3713
3717
3718
Butter, creamery, per pound:
/
Print............................................................
\
Tub............................................................
Print............................................................
Do.........................................................
Tub.............................................................
Print............................................................
Tub..............................................................
/
Print............................................................
\
Tub..............................................................
Print...........................................................
July 15.
3703 Potatoes, Irish, per peck....................................
3711
Do................................................................
3712
Do................................................................
3713
D o...............................................................
3714
Do................................................................
3717
Do................................................................
3718
Do................................................................
3703 Sugar, granulated, per pound............................
3712
Do................................................................
3713
Do................................................................
3714
Do................................................................
3717
Do................................................................
3718
Do................................................................
3702
3704
3708
3709
Milk, fresh, unskimmed, delivered, per quart:
Bottled, pasteurized....................................
Bottled, raw................................................
Bottled2 .....................................................
Bottled or from can, raw.............................
1913
Aug. 15.
July 15.
$0.25
.25
$0.32
.32
.32
$0.35
.34
.32
.35
.30
.35
.32
.35
.35
.34
.31
.35
.33
.35
Aug. 15.
$0.25
.28
.38
(1).35
.30
.35
.33
.35
.32,
.36
.40
.40
.35
.35
.35
.30
.30
.30
.35
.35
.35
.35
.30
.30
.0700
.0700
.0600
.0700’
.0556
.0667
.50
.60
.45
.40
.50
.55
.45
.40
.0700
.0700
.0556
.0659
.0625
.0700
.0700
.0660
.0600
.0700
.0556
.0667
.08
.08
.08
.06
.08
.08
.08
.06
.08
.08
.08
.07
.08
.09
0)
.08
$0.18
.20
15
18
$0 20
22
20
20
22
$0.22
.20
.20
.22
.22
SE A T T L E , W A S H .
3807
3811
3815
3819
Sirloin steak, per pound.,
Do...........................
Do............................
D o ...,.....................
Do...........................
3802 Round steak, per pound.
3807
Do.............................
3811
D o ...........................
3815
Do.............................
3819
Do.............................
$0.18
.20
15
18
18
20
17*
18
18
.20
.IS
.18
.20
.18
3802 Rib roast, bone in, per pound.
3807
Do.....................................
3811
Do.....................................
3815
Do.....................................
3819
Do.....................................
18
17
18
18
18
.20
.18
.18
.18
.18
3802
3807
3811
3815
3819
12*
15
11
m
12*
.15
.15
.12*
.15
.14
25
25
20
23
22
.25
.25
.23
.25
.22
Chuck roast, per pound.
Do...........................
Do...........................
Do...........................
Do...........................
3802 Pork chops, loin, per pound.
3807
Do..................................
3811
Do..................................
Do..................................
3815
3819
Do.................................
17*
18
15
15
30
3802 Bacon, smoked, sliced, per pound.
30
Do...........................................
Description, “ pasteurized” or “ raw,” not reported.
1No quotation.
.30
.30
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1912.
Ill
T a b l e I . — RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1911, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
S E A T T L E , W A S H .—Concluded.
Firm
num
ber.
1911
1913
Commodity.
3811 Bacon, smoked, sliced, per pound........ .
3815
Do................................................................
3816
Do................................................................
3819
Do................................................................
.smoked, sliced, per pound........
3802
3807
Do................................................................
3811
Do................................................................
3815
Do................................................................
3816
Do................................................................
3819
Do................................................................
3802 Lard, pure, tub, per pound................................
3807
3811
Do................................................................
3815
Do................................................................
3816
Do................................................................
3819
D o ...............................................................
3802 Leg of lamb, yearling,1par pound.., T................
3807
3811
Do................................................................
3815
Do................................................................
3819
Do................................................................
3802 Hens, year or more old, dressed, not drawn,
per pound................................................-___
3807
Do................................................................
3811
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
3819
Flour, wheat, per 1-barrel bag:
Centennial Best...........................................
3802
(
Do..........................................................
3803 \
Fisher’s Blend.............................................
Krone...........................................................
3816
Centennial Best...........................................
3820
3802 Corn meal, in 10-pound lots, per pound..............
Do .
..................................................
3803
3816
Do................ ...............................................
3802 Eggs, stricfty fresh, near-by, per dozen.__*___
Do................................................................
3803
Do................................................................
3812
Do................................................................
3816
Do................................................................
3820
3802 Butter, creamery, in 1 or 2 pound prints, per
pound..............................................................
Do................................................................
3803
Do................................................................
3816
Do................................................................
3818
Do................................................................
3820
3802 Potatoes, Irish, per 100 pounds..........................
Do................................................................
3803
Do................................................................
3816
Do................................................................
3820
3802 Sugar, granulated, in $1 lots, per pound.............
Do................................................................
3803
Do................................................................
3816
Do................................................................
3820
Milk, fresh, unskimmed, delivered, bottled, per
quart:
3805
Pasteurized or raw.......................................
3808
Do..........................................................
3812
j
Pasteurized..................................................
3813 \
Raw.............................................................
3814
Pasteurized..................................................
Do..........................................................
3818
July 15.
Aug. 15.
$0.25
.27|
$0.25
.27$
.30
.25
.30
.25
.30
.25
.30
.25
.15
.15
.15
.15
.15
.15
.15
.15
.18
.18
.12|
.14
.18
.18
ilil
.20
.25
.25
July 15.
Aug. 15.
$0.30
.25
.32
.30
.30
.30
.30
.25
.30
.25
.18
.15
.15
.15
.15
.18
.18
.18
.15
.16
.18
$0.30
.28
.32
.30
.30
.30
.30
.25
.30
.30
.18
.15
.15
.15
.15
.18
.18
.18
.15
.18
.18
.20
.25
.23
.18
.25
.20
.25
.18
.22
.20
.25
1.45
1.40
1.45
1.35
1.40
1.45
1.45
1.40
1.60
1.40
1.45
.0300
.0300
.0300
.35
.35
.30
.35
.35
1.45
1.40
1.C0
1.40
(2)
.0300
.0300
.0300
.35
.35
.35
.35
(2)
.35
.35
.35
.35
.35
2.00
1.75
2.25
1.25
.0714
.0667
.0588
.0667
.37$
.35
.35
.35
(2)
1.10
1.20
1.75
(2)
.0714
.0625
.0588
(2)
*oif
.10
.08
.08$
.08$
.10
.08
.08$
.08$
.08$
.08$
.0250
.0250
.0300
.30
.31
.0250
.0250
.0300
.38
.35
.35
.35
.30
.35
.35
.40
.40
.35
4.00
4.00
4.00
1.60
1.60
3.00
.0667
.0556
.0588
.0714
.0625
.0667
.08$
.08$
.10
.08$
.08$
.10
.08
.08$
.08
.08$
1 The prices are for the article generally known to the trade as “ yearling.” The age of the sheep
( “ yearling” ) varies from approximately 9 to 18 months. Owing to the fact that, in some firms, the age
varies considerably with different seasons of the year, no “ relative” prices are computed for this article in
this report.
2 No quotation.
61651°—Bull. 108—12------8
112
B U L L E T IN OF T H E BU REA U OF LABOR.
T a b le I . — RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1911, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
W A S H IN G T O N , D . C.
1911
Firm
num
ber
1913
Commodity.
July 15.
Aug. 15.
July 15.
3902 Sirloin steak, per pound.....................................
3903
Do................................................................
3905
Do................................................................
3908
Do................................................................
3909
Do................................................................
3913
Do................................................................
3914
Do................................................................
$0.20
.25
.22
.22
.20
.22
.23
$0.18
.25
.22
.22
.20
.22
.25
$0.20
.30
.25
.28
.22
.25
.28
$0.22
.30
.28
.28
.23
0)
.30
3902 Round steak, per pound....................................
3903
Do................................................................
3905
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
3908
Do................................................................
3909
Do................................................................
3913
3914
Do................................................................
.18
.20
.20
.20
.17
.18
.20
.15
.20
.20
.20
.17
.18
.20
.18
.25
.22
.23
.20
.22
.25
.18
.25
.25
.23
.20
Rib roast, bone in, per pound...........................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
.18
.18
.16
.18
.18
.18
.15
.18
.16
.18
.18
.20
.15
.22
.20
.20
.22
.23
3902
3903
3905
3908
3913
3914
3902 Chuck roast, per pound.....................................
Do................................................................
3903
Do................................................................
3905
Do................................................................
3908
Do................................................................
3909
Do................................................................
3913
Do................................................................
3914
.I2i
.18
.16
.15
.16
.18
.18
Pork chops, loin, per pound...............................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
.18
.16
.18
.18
.16
.20
.18
.18
.20
.22
.20
.20
.22
.22
.18
.18
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
3902 Bacon, smoked, sliced, per pound.....................
Do................................................................
3903
Do................................................................
3905
Do................................................................
3908
Do................................................................
3909
Do................................................................
3913
Do................................................................
3914
.25
.22
.25
.25
.22
.24
.25
.22
.22
.24
.25
.22
.24
.25
.22
.25
.22
.25
.23
.22
.25
.15
.30
.20
.25
.25
.18!
.30
.16
.30
.18
.25
.25
.17!
.30
.13
.12
.12|
.12!
.12!
.12!
.12!
.12!
.15
.14
.14
.12!
.15
.15
3902
3903
3905
3908
3909
3913
3914
3902
3903
3905
3908
3909
3913
3914
Ham, smoked, per pound:
Whole, 8 to 10 pounds.................................
Sliced...........................................................
Whole, 8 to 10 pounds.................................
Sliced...........................................................
Do.........................................................
Whole, 8 to 10 pounds.................................
Sliced...........................................................
3902 Lard, pure, tub, per pound...............................
3903
Do................................................................
3905
Do................................................................
Do................................................................
3908
Do................................................................
3909
Do................................................................
3913
3914
Do................................................................
.15
.30
.19
.25
.22
.20
.30
.12|
.12
.11
.12!
.12*
.12|
.12|
Aug. 15.
P)
.25
.18
.22
.20
.18
0)
(*)
.23
.14
.18
.18
.15
.16
.18
.20
.21
.23
.22
.23
0)
.23
.25
.25
.22
.25
.23
0)
.25
.17
.30
.18
.25
.25
C1)
0)
C1)
.30
.15
.14
.14
.14
.15
3902 Leg of lamb, yearling,2per pound....................
.15
.15
.12!
.12!
3903
Do................................................................
.18
.22
.20
.18
3905
Do................................................................
.17
.17
.20
.20
1No quotation.
2 The prices are for the article generally known to the trade as “ yearling.”
The age of the sheep
(“ yearling” ) varies from approximately 9 to 18 months. Owing to the fact that, in some firms, the age
varies considerably with different seasons of the year, no “ relative” prices are computed for this article in
this report.
113
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1912.
I .—RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1911, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Concluded.
T able
W A S H IN G T O N , D . € . —Concluded.
1911
Firm
num
ber.
3913
3914
1912
Commodity.
Leg of lamb, yearling,i per pound.
Do...........................................
Do...........................................
3902 Hens, year or more old, dressed, not drawn, per
pound..............................................................
Do................................................................
3903
Do................................................................
3905
Do................................................................
3907
Do................................................................
3908
Do................................................................
3913
Do................................................................
3914
July 15.
Aug. 15.
July 15.
$0.15
.18
$0.15
.16
$0.18
.20
.22
.20
.20
.22
.20
.20
.20
.20
.22
.20
.20
.23
.22
.20
.20
.20
.23
.20
.20
.22
.20
.20
(2)
.23
.95
1.00
.95
1.00
Flour, wheat, per J-barrel bag:
Gold Medal.
Heeker’s Superlative.
Do.......................
Gold Medal...............
Hecker’s Superlative.
Gold Medal...............
Do......................
3909
Do.......................
3913
90
00
05
00
95
3902 Corn meal, per pound.
Do........................
3903
Do........................
3905
Do........................
3908
Do........................
3909
Do........................
3913
0267
0250
0250
0250
0208
0200
0200
3911
3912
3913
Sugar, granulated, per pound.
Do.....................................
Do.....................................
Do.....................................
Do.....................................
Do.....................................
Milk, fresh, unskimmed, delivered, bottled, per
quart:
Pasteurized.................................................
3901
Do.........................................................
3904
Do.........................................................
3910
Raw.............................................................
3911
Do.........................................................
3912
i See note2 on page 112.
.22
.22
.95
1.00
1.00
.95
.90
1.00
(2)
.0250
.0300
.0250
.0300
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0300
.0250
.0300
.0250
(2)
.28
.25
.25
.24
.25
.25
.28
.25
.27
.30
.30
.26
.25
.25
.28
.30
.27
(s)
35
.35
.35
.35
.35
.35
.33
.33
.35
50
50
60
50
60
60
60
50
45
50
40
40
50
45
.30
.35
.25
.25
.30
.33
.35
.35
.35
.35
.35
.35
.33
.35
(2)
.25
.30
.25
.25
(2)
(2)
.30
0550
0550
0550
0550
0550
0550
0550
0600
0600
0600
0600
0650
.0600
.0600
.0550
.0550
.0600
.0560
.0600
.0550
.0550
.0550
.0600
(2)
3901 Butter, creamery, print, per pound .
Do..............................................
3902
Do..............................................
Do..............................................
D o ....:......................................
Do..............................................
Do..............................................
3912
Do..............................................
3913
3903
3905
3908
3909
3913
0267
0250
0250
0250
0208
o, strictly fresh, near-by, per dozen..
Do................................ ...................
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
3902 Potatoes, Irish, per peck.
Do.............................
3903
Do.............................
3905
Do.............................
3908
Do.............................
3909
Do.............................
3913
Do.............................
3914
$0.15
(2)
.20
3902
3901
3902
3903
3905
Aug. 15.
.08
.08
.09
.08
.08
.08
09
.08
.08
.09
.08
.08
08
8 No quotation.
114
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR.
I I . —BREAD WEIGHTS: SCALING WEIGHT (WEIGHT OF DOUGH
BEFORE BAKING), IN OUNCES, OF THE PRINCIPAL BRANDS OF
WHEAT BREAD ON THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST,
1911, AND JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS AND
BRANDS.
T able
ATLANTA, GA.
1911
Firm
num
ber.
Brand.
B101
A...................................................
$0.05
1A...................................................
B103 \B...................................................
.05
.05
Price per
loafT
1912
July 15.
Aug. 15.
July 15.
Aug. 15.
Ounces.
14*
Ounces.
m
Ounces.
13
Ounces.
13
15
15
15
0)
B A L T IM O R E , M D .
B201 M B202
II:
B203
$0.05
16*
16*
.05
.05
.05
16J
16*
16*
16£
16*
16*
.05
.05
.05
17*
17*
17*
17*
17*
17*
16
15
16
15
15f
15f
15f
15*
15*
15*
B I R M IN G H A M , A L A .
(A...................
B301 \B
(wrapped).
$0.05
.05
17*
0)
BOSTON, M A SS.
B401
$0.05
.05
.05
B402
.05
.05
.05
15
15
15
15
15
15
B403
.05
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
16
14
BUFFALO, N. Y .
B501
$0.05
.05
A (wrapped).
B502 C...................
F...................
.05
.05
.05
B503
.05
.05
17
17
C H A R L E S T O N , S . C.
B601
$0.05
.05
.05
B602
.05
.05
.05
.05
0)
i No quotation.
0)
14
14
115
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1912.
T a b l e I I . —BREAD WEIGHTS: SCALING WEIGHT (WEIGHT OF DOUGH
BEFORE BAKING), IN OUNCES, OF THE PRINCIPAL BRANDS OF
WHEAT BREAD ON THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST,
1911, AND JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS AND
BRANDS—Continued.
C H IC A G O , IL L .
1911
Firm
num
ber.
Price per
loafT
fA...................................................
B701 Jb ...................................................
\ c...................................................
$0.05
.05
.05
1913
July 15.
Aug. 15.
July 15.
Aug. 15.
Ounces.
Ounces.
15
15
Ounces.
15
15
15
Ounces.
15
15
15
.05
fA...................................................
141
.05
B702 Jb ...................................................
.05
\c...................................................
14|
144
14*
14|
in
i3
fA...................................................
B703 \B...................................................
.10
.05
15*
15*
28
14*
B704 A...................................................
.05
15
15
15
15
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
16
16
18
17
16
16
18
16
16
17
16
16
17
18
18
18
18
16*
16
16
16*
16
16
16
15
15
C1)
(i)
C IN C IN N A T I, O H IO .
fA...................................................
B801 \B...................................................
$0.05
.05
fA...................................................
B802 1B...................................................
c ...................................................
D ..................................................
.05
.05
. 05
.05
rA...................................................
B803 Jb ...................................................
(c (wrapped).................................
.03
.03
.04
fA...................................................
B804 Jb ...................................................
j c ...................................................
.05
.05
. 05
fA...................................................
.05
.05
.05
B805
Jb .:::.: :. :.:.............................
j c ...................................................
17
17
17
17
C L E V E L A N D , O H IO .
B901
A..................
B..................
C (wrapped)..
$0.05
.05
.05
16
15
15
B902
A..................
B..................
C..................
D .................
.05
.05
.05
.05
16
16
16
16
B903
.05
.05
17
17
B904
.05
16*
16*
B905
.05
.05
.05
17
17
17
17
17
17
B906
.10
.10
.08
.05
32
32
26
16
32
32
26
16
i No quotation.
0)
0)
0)
0)
17
17
116
B U L L E T IN OF T H E BU REA U OF LABOR.
I I .—BREAD WEIGHTS: SCALING WEIGHT (WEIGHT OF DOUGH
BEFORE BAKING), IN OUNCES, OF THE PRINCIPAL BRANDS OF
WHEAT BREAD ON THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST,
1911, AND JULY AND AUGUST, 191*2, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS AND
B RAN DS—Continued.
T a b le
D ALLAS, T E X .
1911
Firm
num
ber.
Price per
loaf.
Brand.
1912
July 15.
Aug. 15.
July 15.
Aug. 15.
Ounces.
14
Ounces.
14
14
14
B1001 A...................................................
$0.05
Ounces.
15
Ounces.
15
B1002 {/ A...................................................
..........................
b .::.
.05
.05
15
15
fA...................................................
B1003 |b ........... .......................................
\c...................................................
.05
.05
.05 ............. is* ............. is*
18
18
18
18
B1004 A...................................................
.05
18
18
18
18
18
17*
17*
171
.05
17|
17*
.05
.05
18
17*
171
17*
18
18 i
D ENVER , COLO.
A.
B1101 B..
C..
B1102
SO. 05
.05
.05
A..
B1103
D E T R O IT , M IC H .
B1201
$0.05
.05
.05
15
15
15
15
15
15
B1202
.05
.05
.05
15
15
15
15
15
15
.09
29*
30**
29*
30
.05
.05
14*
29
14*
14*
29
14*
.05
.05
.05
.05
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
0.05
15
15
.05
.05
14*
14*
B1203
B1204
B1205
0)
F A L L R IV E R , M A S S .
B1301 j A..
B1302
* No quotation.
117
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1912.
I I .—BREAD WEIGHTS: SCALING WEIGHT (WEIGHT OF DOUGH
BEFORE BAKING), IN OUNCES, OF THE PRINCIPAL BRANDS OF
WHEAT BREAD ON THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST,
1911, AND JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS AND
B RAN DS—Continued.
T a b le
IN D IA N A P O L IS , IN D .
1911
Firm
num
ber.
B1401
B1402
1913
Price per
Brand.
$0.05
.05
.05
I!
July 15.
Aug. 15.
July 15.
Aug. 15.
Ounces.
m
17}
m
Ounces.
17!
17!
m
Ounces.
m
III
Ounces.
171
m
17!
17i
17*
17i
17i
.05
.05
.05
IAverage of all brands.
.05
.05
.05
B1403
m
m
19
19
17!
17!
16J
16f
16f
16!
J A C K S O N V IL L E , F L A .
B1501
$0.05
B1503
.05
B1504
B1505
13
0)
13
C1)
14
14
.05
14
14
2.05
2.05
14
0)
(0
K A N SA S C IT Y , M O .
B1601
$0.05
B1602
.05
.05
.05
.05
16
16
16
B1603
.05
15
B1604
.05
.05
16
16
(l)
15J
15!
15
15
15
15!
15*
15^
15!
15i
15
15
15
15!
15!
15|
L IT T L E R O C K , A R K .
B1701
B1702
I
B1703
2 $0.05
2.05
2.05
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
.05
13
13
14
.05
.05
.05
2.05
14
15!
0)
.05
.10
B1704
1 No quotation.
0)
15
30
2 Six loaves for 25 cents.
15
0)
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR.
118
T a b l e I I o — BREAD WEIGHTS: SCALING WEIGHT (WEIGHT OF DOUGH
BEFORE BAKING), IN OUNCES, OF THE PRINCIPAL BRANDS OF
WHEAT BREAD ON THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST,
1911, AND JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS AND
BRANDS—Continued.
LOS AN GELES, CAL.
1911
Firm
num
ber.
Price per
loafT
Brand.
1912
July 15.
Aug. 15.
July 15.
Aug. 15.
Ounces.
30
Ounces.
30
Ounces.
30
15
Ounces.
30
15
24
32
28
/A ..................................................
B1801 \B..................................................
$0.10
.05
fA..................................................
B1803 Jb ..................................................
1.07!
.10
.10
24
32
24
32
} c .................................................................................................
24
32
28
A ..................................................
.10
30
30
28
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
.05
.05
15!
15!
15
16
15
16
.05
.05
.05
.05
15
15
14
15
15
14
14
15
15
14
B1804
(*)
L O U IS V IL L E , K Y .
B1901
I!
B1902
e
B1903
3$0.05
3.05
3.05
A
B
C.
D
M ANCH ESTER, N. H .
B2002
B2003
A
$0.10
28
II
4.10
4.10
5.05
30
30
16
30
30
16
15!
15|
29
15!
15!
29
15
30
15
15
30
15
29
15
29
(2)
M E M P H IS , T E N N .
B2101
A .................
B .................
C (wrapped).
D .................
$0.05
.05
.10
.05
B2102
A .................
B .................
C..................
D .................
.05
.10
.05
.05
B2103
A (wrapped)
B .................
C..................
D .................
.10
.05
.05
.05
15!
15!
15
15
16
16
i Two loaves for 15 cents.
* No quotation.
3 Six loaves for 25 cents, over the counter; 5 cents per loaf straight, delivered.
4 Three loaves for 25 cents,
s Six loaves for 25 cents.
15
119
EETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1912.
T a b l e I I . —BREAD WEIGHTS: SCALING WEIGHT (WEIGHT OF DOUGH
BEFORE BAKING), IN OUNCES, OF THE PRINCIPAL BRANDS OF
WHEAT BREAD ON THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST,
1911, AND JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS AND
BRANDS—Continued.
M IL W A U K E E , W IS .
1911
Firm
num
ber.
Price per
loaf.
Brand.
$0.05
.05
.05
1912
July 15.
Aug. 15
July 15.
Aug. 15.
Ounces.
Ounces.
Ounces.
15
15
15
Ounces.
0)
0)
0)
B2202
I!
B2203
I
.05
.05
.05
15*
15^
15*
15*
15*
15*
'A,
B
C.
D
.05
.05
.05
.05
14*
14
14
14
14*
14.
14
14
.05
.05
15
15
15
15
$0.05
.05
.05
15
15
15
15
15
15
.05
15
15
.05
.05
15
15
.05
.05
.05
15*
15|
16
15*
15!
16
.05
.05
16
16
16
16
B2204
B2205
ft
M IN N E A P O L IS , M IN N .
B2301
B2302
It.
A
B2303
B2304
II
B2305
N E W A R K , N . J.
(A..................................................
B2401 JB..................................................
\c...................................................
(.D (wrapped)................................
$0.05
.05
.05
.05
17!
17*
17*
16*
17*
17!
17*
16!
fA..................................................
B2402 [ b ..................................................
\c...................................................
.05
.05
.05
15
15*
16!
15|
16
ic!
16
28
16
15*
28
16
16
16
16
NEW H AYEN, CONN.
fA..................................................
B2501 <B (wrapped)................................
1C (wrapped).................................
$0.05
.05
.10
/A ..................................................
B2502 \B..................................................
.05
.05
1 No quotation.
15
0)
120
B U L L E T IN OF T H E BU EEA U OF LABOB.
I I . —BREAD WEIGHTS: SCALING WEIGHT (WEIGHT OF DOUGH
BEFORE BAKING), IN OUNCES, OF THE PRINCIPAL BRANDS OF
WHEAT BREAD ON THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST,
1911, AND JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS AND
BRANDS—Continued.
N E W ORLEANS, LA.
T able
1912
1911
Firm
num
ber.
Price per
loaf.
Brand.
$0.05
fA...................................................
.05
B2602 •Ib (wrapped).................................
..........
.05
[C (French).........................
/A (French)...................................
B2603 \B..................................................
.05
.05
fA...................................................
B2G04 Jb ...................................................
.05
.05
.05
j c .................................................................................................
July 15.
Aug. 15.
July 15.
Aug. 15.
Ounces.
Ounces.
Ounces.
17
15*
18*
Ounces.
17
15*
18*
20
20
20
20
20
20
18
17
18
18
18-19
18-19
18-19
18-19
18-19
18-19
NEW YO R K , N. Y .
$0.05
.05
.05
15*
15
14
15*
15
14
B2702
.05
.05
15*
15*
15*
15*
B2703 { bV
.05
.05
14
15
13*
15f
B2704 { b :
.05
.05
15
15
15
15
B2705 { b :
.05
151
15
15
15
B2701
fe
B2706
&
151
15
15
151
B2707
&
151
15
15
15
15
15
151
15
15*
15*
fA.
B2708 \B
B2709
A
.05
O M A H A, NEBR.
During the period covered by this report the loaf of bread commonly sold in this
city for 5 cents weighed 16 ounces after baking, as determined by the city ordinance
quoted below:
The weight of bread exposed or offered for sale in the city of Omaha is hereby prescribed, as follows:
A single loaf of bread shall weigh when baked sixteen (16) ounces; a full, or double, loaf of bread shall
weigh when baked thirty-two (32) ounces. Any person or persons exposing or offering for sale or making
sale of any single loaf of bread weighing when baked less than sixteen (16) ounces, or exposing or offering
for sale any full, or double, loaf of bread weighing less than thirty-two (32) ounces shall be deemed
•guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding ten dollars
($10) for each and every offense.
P H IL A D E L P H IA , P A .
121
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1912.
T a b l e I I . —BREAD WEIGHTS:
SCALING WEIGHT (WEIGHT OF DOUGH
BEFORE BAKING), IN OUNCES, OF THE PRINCIPAL BRANDS OF
WHEAT BREAD ON THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST,
1911, AND JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS AND
B RAN D S—Continued.
P IT T S B U R G H , PA .
Firm
num
ber.
1911
Price per
loaf.
Brand.
1912
July 15.
Aug. 15,
July 15.
Ounces.
Ounces.
Ounces.
17
17
17
Aug. 15,
Ounces.
17
17
17
B3001
$0.05
.05
.05
B3002
.05
.05
.05
15*
15*
15*
15\
153
Ibl
B3003
.05
16
16
PORTLAND, OREG.
.............. ....................................
B3101 /A
\B...... .♦..........................................
$0.05
.05
16
15
16
15
16
15
16
15*
B3102 { b (wrapped).................................
.05
.10
15
15
15
28
16*
30
.05
15*
15*
15
15*
.05
16
16
17
17
16
17
16
16
16
16
14
28
28
B3103
B3104
A...................................................
P R O V ID E N C E , R . I.
B3201
$0.05
.05
.05
B3202
.05
.10
16
B3203
.05
16
15
R IC H M O N D , V A .
B3301
$0.05
15*
16
B3302
.05
.05
16
15
16
15
.05
.05
.05
.05
16
16
B3303
16
16
16
16
B3304
.05
.05
15
15
15*
15*
122
B U L L E T IN OF T H E BU REA U OF LABOR.
T a b l e I I . —BREAD WEIGHTS: SCALING WEIGHT (WEIGHT OF DOUGH
BEFORE BAKING;, IN OUNCES, OF THE PRINCIPAL BRANDS OF
WHEAT BREAD ON THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST,
1911, AND JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS AND
B RAN DS—Continued.
S T . L O U IS . M O .
1911
Firm
num
ber.
Price per
loaf.
fA..................................................
B ..................................................
C...................................................
D
..................................................
B3401 IE ..................................................
F ..................................................
G..................................................
II................................................ .
$0.05
.05
.05
.05
.05
.05
.05
.05
fA..................................................
B3402 Jb ...........................................
\d ..................................................
.05
.05
.05
fA..................................................
B3403 \B..................................................
.05
.05
1912
July 15.
Aug 15.
July 15.
Aug 15.
Ounces.
Ounces.
16
16
16
16
Ounces.
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
Ounces.
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
16
16
16
15
15*
15
15
15£
15
15*
15
15*
15
15
30
15
30
SA L T L A K E C IT Y , U T A H .
B3501 {fA..................................................
b . . : .......................................
$0.05
.10
A ..................................................
.05
15*
15*
15
15
fA ..................................................
B3503 JB..................................................
...................................................
|d ..................................................
.05
.05
.05
.10
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
28
16
16
16
28
B3504
.05
15
15
15
15
B3502
A ..................................................
SA N F R A N C IS C O , C A L .
fA..................................................
B3602 ] b ..................................................
T>Q
AfiQ
i^oOUo
lc............................................
1$0.05
i .05
i .05
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15*
16
16
15*
16
/A ..................................................
\B (wrapped)................................
.05
.10
16
29
16
29
15
28
15
29
$0.05
.05
.05
16
16
16
16
16
SCRANTON, PA.
(A..................................................
B3701 Jb ...........................................
jc............................................
B3702
A ..................................................
.05
16
16
B3704
A ..................................................
.05
16
16
SEATTLE, W A S H
A ..................................................
$0.05
15
15
15
....... ...........................................
fA
B3803 \B..................................................
.05
.05
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
i .05
16
16
15
15
B3801
B3804
A ..................................................
1Six loaves for 25 cents.
2 No quotation.
(2)
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1912.
123
T a b l e I I . —BREAD WEIGHTS: SCALING WEIGHT (WEIGHT OP DOUGH
BEFORE BAKING), IN OUNCES, OF THE PRINCIPAL BRANDS OF
WHEAT BREAD ON THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST,
1911, AND JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS AND
BRANDS—Concluded.
W A S H IN G T O N , D . € .
1911
Firm
num
ber.
B3901
Brand.
A
Price per
loafT
$0.05
.05
.05
A
.C5
A.
B
B3903 C.
D
.05
.05
.05
.05
B3902
1913
July 15.
Aug 15.
July 15.
Aug 15.
Ounces.
Ounces.
Ounces.
16
16
16
Ounces.
15*
15*
15*
1 No quotation.
16
16
15*
16
15*
16
16
15*
0)
0)
0)
0)
124
B U L L E T IN OF T H E B U REA U OF LABOE.
T a b l e I I I ___ PER CENT OF INCREASE OR DECREASE IN RETAIL PRICES
OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD: PRICE ON THE 15TH OF
JULY AND OF AUGUST, 1912, COMPARED WITH PRICE ON THE COR
RESPONDING DATE IN 1911, BY CITIES AND BY ARTICLES.
Atlanta, Ga.
Article.
Price July 15,
1912-
Baltimore, Md.
Price Aug. 15,
1912-
Price July 15,
1912-
Price Aug. 15,
1912-
Higher Lower Higher Lower Higher Lower Higher Lower
than
than
than
than
than
than
than
than
July 15, July 15, Aug. 15, Aug. 15, July 15, July 15, Aug. 15, Aug. 15,
1911.
1911.
1911.
1911.
1911.
1911.
1911.
1911.
Sirloin steak___
Round steak—
Rib roast..........
Pork chops.......
Bacon, smoked.
Ham, smoked.,
Lard, pure___
Hens.............. .
Flour, wheat..
Cora meal.......
Eggs, strictly fresh.
Butter, creamery...
Potatoes, Irish.......
Sugar, granulated..
Milk, fresh.............
Percent. Per cent, Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent.
12.1
4.6
8.7
15.4
6.1
13.7
14.6
16.8
12.3
11.5
12.3
11.2
10.2
23.4
5.2
10.9
2.8
2.6
1.5
2.2
15.7
6.6
19.5
15.3
16.1
5.4
C1)
9.6
*3.'8
18.6
C1)
6.2
2.1
3.1
15.9
13.1
19.3
0)
21.2
Ham, smoked.
Lard, pure___
Hens..............
Flour, wheat..
Cora meal.......
Eggs, strictly fresh.
Butter, creamery...
Potatoes, Irish.......
Sugar, granulated..
Milk, fresh.............
14.6
17.4
13.6
.7
4.8
12.2
11.6
33.9
7.0
C1)
9.6
'"2 .7
C1)
12.5
13.9
21.9
11.6
4.0
29.6
14.6
1.8
4.5
16.0
14.1
7.5
.1
0.2
Ham, smoked.,
Lard, pure......
Hens...............
Flour, wheat...
Corn meal.......
Eggs, strictly fresh.
Butter, creamery...
Potatoes, Irish.......
Sugar, granulated..
Milk, fresh........ .
19.9
22.4
20.2
2.6
6.3
24.1
.5
19.8
6.8
12.0
5.6
C1)
6.6
(l)
3.7
35.2
7.6
C1)
24.6
22.4
25.5
4.6
8.2
22.4
8.7
19.9
22.4
19.0
2.5
17.5
io.i
8.6
15.1
3.9
4.3
(9
3.5
(l)
1 No change.
11.4
11.8
C1)
0)
10.4
20.1
12.6
8.3
.4
3.3
7.3
8.4
8.3
5.9
3.3
7.5
14.4
.5
13.1
25.2
3.8
18.6
.5
5.5
19.3
1.8
13.6
6.1
.3
12.5
12.8
0)
.6
6.9
3.4
1.9
7.2
2.0
(l)
Charleston, S. C.
6.8
25.4
.6
10.3
4.2
4.3
1.9
Buffalo, N. Y.
Sirloin steak___
Round steak—
Rib roast..........
Pork chops.......
Bacon, smoked.
C)
5.8
6.6
15.5
11.6
24.3
2.4
.1
38.1
.3
14.7
Boston, Mass.
14.6
14.1
7.9
4.1
5.6
13.6
.1
"*9.T
15.5
Birmingham, Ala.
Sirloin steak___
Round steak__
Rib roast..........
Pork chops.......
Bacon, smoked.
1.0
0)
12.0
*3.5
6.4
9.3
5.1
4.3
20.5
22.4
3.1
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1912.
125
T a b l e I I I . —PER CENT OF INCREASE OR DECREASE IN RETAIL PRICES
OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD: PRICE ON THE 15TH OF
JULY AND OF AUGUST, 1912, COMPARED WITH PRICE ON THE COR
RESPONDING DATE IN 1911, BY CITIES AND BY ARTICLES—Contd.
Chicago, 111.
Price July 15,
1912Article.
Sir]njn stfiak,, . ____________
Round steak..................
Rib roast...............................
Pork chops............................
Bacon, smoked......................
Ham; fSTnnlrpd,. n, r__
Lard, pure.............................
Hens.......................................
Flour, wheat..........................
Corn meal...............................
Eggs, strictly fresh................
■Rntt.p.r; nrparnp.ry.
Potatoes, Irish.......................
PviFax, granulated........... .
Milk, fresh.............................
Cincinnati, Ohio,
Price Aug. 15.
1912-
Price July 15,
1912-
Higher Lower Higher Lower Higher Lower Higher Lower
than
than
than
than
than
than
than
than
July 15, July 15, Aug. 15, Aug. 15, July 15, July 15, Aug. 15, Aug. 15,
1911.
1911.
1911.
1911.
1911.
1911.
1911.
1911.
Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent.
16.0
19.8
27.2
31.9
26.5
33.1
15.4
22.9
19.9
13.3
24.7
21.7
10.8
21.9
14.1
25.2
6.5
1.7
3.9
13.7
9.7
10.8
19.2
5.8
4.1
6.4
1.3
C)
11.1
10.3
19.8
3.0
3.4
27.2
10.3
(0
4.5
.4
0)
10.1
10.2
17.3
8.3
13.3
27.9
15.9
0)
26.5
5.8
0)
Cleveland, Ohio.
Sirloin steak...........................
Round steak..........................
Rib roast...............................
Pork chops.............................
Bacon, smoked......................
25.6
28.0
20.8
20.7
.6
24.4
28.2
24.1
37.4
1.9
Ham, smoked........................
Lard, pure.............................
Hens.......................................
Flour, wheat..........................
Corn meal...............................
1.6
19.6
11.5
12.3
10.0
7.0
23.3
14.9
8.1
10.0
Eggs, strictly fresh................
Butter, creamery...................
Potatoes, Irish.......................
Sugar, granulated..................
Milk, fresh.......................
14.1
4.7
5.7
14.3
32.2
5.5
14.3
Sirloin steak...........................
Round steak..........................
Rib roast...............................
Pork chops............................
Bacon, smoked......................
17.2
2.5.5
30.0
11.5
Ham, smoked........................
Lard, pure.............................
Hens......................................
Flour, wheat..........................
Corn meal...............................
.3
11.6
13.3
11.6
8.6
Eggs, strictly fresh................
Butter, creamery...................
Potatoes, Irish.......................
Sugar, granulated..................
Milk, fresh............................
12.6
13.4
2.3
C1)
6.5
54.2
14.4
23.2
30.0
21.0
13.2
13.2
17.6
8.3
9.6
29.4
6.0
C1)
25.6
2.5
(l)
4.1
6.6
10.4
5.0
5.5
1.9
13.3
11.8 .......4.3
0)
7.0
.5
4.3
8.4
10.2
10.3
1.1
25.5
0)
1.0
1.1
6.3
17.2
8.0
10.5
C1)
14.2
19.3
12.7
27.9
10.4
.3
11.6
16.0
6.8
4.4
9.5
14.5
16.7
13.0
2.9
8.9
16.4
21.0
11.8
2.9
13.1
6.4
9.5
9.2
46.9
10.8 .......4*6
2.2
14.2
1 No change.
7.0
.5
8.4
10.2
........ 5.i
2.5
24.7
1.8
0)
Detroit, Mich.
14.2
17.8
13.2
16.2
9.7
(0
30.9
14.6
C1)
Dallas, Tex.
Denver, Colo.
Price Aug. 15,
1912-
6.5
37.0
13.1
1.9
14.2
23.7
9.0
126
BULLETIN OP THE BUREAU OF LABOR.
T a b l e I I I . —PER CENT OF INCREASE OR DECREASE IN RETAIL PRICES
OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD: PRICE ON THE 15TH OF
JULY AND OF AUGUST, 1912, COMPARED WITH PRICE ON THE COR
RESPONDING DATE IN 1911, BY CITIES AND BY ARTICLES—Contd.
Fall River, Mass.
Pricc July 15,
1912-
Indianapolis, Ind.
Price Aug. 15,
1912-
Price July 15,
1012-
Price Aug. 15,
1912-
Article.
Higher Lower Higher Lower Higher Lower Higher Lower
than
than
than
than
than
than
than
than
July 15, July 15, Aug. 15, Aug. 15, July 15, July 15, Aug. 15, Aug. 15,
1911.
1911.
1911.
1911.
1911.
1911.
1911.
1911.
Percent. Percent. Percent. Percent. Percent. Percent. Percent. Per cent.
18.9
24.9
18.7
18.7
30.7
31.7
18.2
15.6
23.8
30.1
15.3
15.3
6.1
11.1
11.4
6.9
3.2
6.2
5.0
3.6
1.3
24.7
3.3
10.3
17.0
Milk, fresh.............................
23.8
1.2
.2
14.9
7.6
22.5
10.2
6.1
8.4
12.9
23.8
2.1
1.2
6.2
11.9
12.0
7.6
16.4
12.3
16.9
9.9 ****i2.4
0)
Jacksonville, Fla.
Sirloin steak. . . . ..................
Round steak..........................
Rib roast...............................
Pork chops .
Bacon, smoked . . .
____
Ham, smoked
.
..........
Lard, pure
..................
Hens
..................
Flour, wheat..........................
Com ~rn
Eggs, strictly fresh
Butter, creamery. . . __
Potatoes, Irish.......................
Sugar, granulated.
..........
Milk, fresh.............................
28.2
15.5
15.1
19.1
.2
10.5
12.8
17.7
9.5
16.2
12.3
4.5
40.0
3.7
10.5
14.9
22.1
11.7
11.8
9.7
22.5
23.7
17.3
20.0
7.5
7.0
8.6
3.4
Ham, smoked........................
Lard, pure.............................
Hens......................................
Flour, wheat..........................
Corn meal..............................
5.2
12.5
Eggs, strictly fresh................
Butter, creamery...................
Potatoes, Irish.......................
Sugar, granulated..................
Milk, fresh.............................
5.3
4.7
13.7
6.9
23.7
2.4
12.3
17.3
1.2
1.5
0)
.8
14.3
9.1
3.3
13.7
2.6
13.7
6.7
10.0
.7
1 No change.
28.6
4.3
0)
58.6
0)
1.9
.3
31.5
5.2
3.9
Los Angeles, Cal.
5.4
8.1
5.1
17.1
17.6
11.6
15.0
11.6
13.0
8.5
13.8
5.0
9.4
.7
****37*3*
3.6
0)
6.7
9.2
2.9
8.0
7.0
8.6
6.4
5.5
5.3
4.7
0)
11.9
6.4
5.8
10.4
3.5
3.9
10.7
Little Rock, Ark.
Sirloin steak..........................
Round steak..........................
Rib roast.
................
Pork chops............................
Bacon, smoked......................
41.1
3.8
10.0
11.6
10.9
7.6
Kansas City, Mo.
28.2
11.9
10.8
12.2
.2
7.6
1.2
3.8
7. 7
23.7
35.0
8.1
8.3
20.2
13.1
8.5
13.8
8.9
9.4
.7
6.9
45.5
4.6
2.6
17.5
.......5.2
23.7
.7
20.9
13.1
6.9
41.3
8.5
127
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1912.
T a b l e I I I . — PER CENT OF INCREASE OR DECREASE IN RETAIL PRICES
OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD: PRICE ON THE 15TH OF
JULY AND OF AUGUST, 1912, COMPARED WITH PRICE ON THE COR
RESPONDING DATE IN 1911, BY CITIES AND BY ARTICLES—Contd.
Louisville, Ky.
Price July 15,
1912-
Manchester, N. H
Price Aug. 15,
1912-
Price July 15,
1912-
Price Aug. 15,
1912-
Article.
Higher Lower Higher Lower Higher Lower Higher Lower
than
than
than
than
than
than
than
than
July 15, Julv 15, Aug. 15, Aug. 15, July 15, July 15, Aug. 15, Aug. 15,.
1911.
1911.
1911.
1911.
1911.
1911.
1911.
1911.
Percent. Percent. Percent. Per cent. Percent. Percent. Percent. Percent*
26.7
25.5
23.3
19.6
16.9
16.9
37.5
43.0
19.2
23.5
26.9
27.2
1.3
5.3
.9
11.7
13.6
3.1
8.9
3.1
4.8
16.3
17.5
10.6
14.6
2.8
20.2
8.4
21 3
18.5
8.0
7.7
24.7
7.8
1.8
19.0
11.3
3.9
6.3
1.2
6.7
6.3
55.2
33.5
28.3
15.6 .......8.’ 7*
1.8
C1)
Memphis, Tenn.
SHrlnin Qt,AA.lr
■Rib Tflflst,
Pork chops
Bacon smoked
Ham, smoked........................
Lard pure
Hens
Flour wheat
Com meal
Eggs strictly fresh
Butter creamery
Potatoes Irish
gUgar r-anulated
Milk, ’fresh.............................
15.1
16.5
13.5
3.4
1.4
18.7
12.4
10.9
7.8
1.4
.1
11.4
1.2
10.9
10.3
13.5
5.0
(*)
8.7
4.6
35.0
4.1
C1)
io.o
12.0
1.5
(*)
10.8
19.6
15.7
13.9
5.4
Ham smoked
• .....
Lard pure
.....................
Hens
...
.............
Flour wheat .
Corn meal ..........................
8.8
8.9
18.3
6.0
Eggs strictly f r e s h ...........
Butter creamery
Potatoes, Irish.......................
Sugar granulated..................
Milk, fresh.............................
11.3
2.3
16.7
i No change.
61651°—Bull. 108—12------9
11.5
42.5
8.8
13.9
5.7
10.3
.5
6.4
9.3
0)
16.0
20.4
20.6
8.9
7.5
5.5
4.8
7.9
9.3
14.2
9.2
2.7
(2h
39.1
9.0 .......3.5
C1)
C)
63.4
25.5
14.3
5.4
4.3
(2)
18.9
22.8
23.3
24.2
(2)
20.9
0)
3.3
1.0
8.7
17.6
12.2
9.2
16.7
(2)1.7
22.4
3.1
Newark, N. J.
8.1
19.6
22.0
23.3
5.4
3.4
12.4
1.1
Milwaukee, Wis.
Minneapolis, Minn.
Sirloin steak
. .......
Round steak
. ...
Rib roast
... . ...............
Pork chops
Bacon smoked
. ...
8.7
3.4
5.4
6.3
3.4
28.0
10.4
33.4
23.2
24.4
22.9
5.4
33.4
27.4
21.8
17.7
5.8
2.3
6.0
1.0
6.4
10.9
1.4
5.7
7.6
11.0
(2).4.9«
C1)
*No data.
3.0
(2j
5.1
3.8
(2)
0)
(0
3.4
3.0
(S) . i
(<)
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR.
128
T a b l e I I I . —PER CENT OF INCREASE OR DECREASE IN RETAIL PRICES
OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD: PRICE ON THE 15TH OF
JULY AND OF AUGUST, 1912, COMPARED WITH PRICE ON THE COR
RESPONDING DATE IN 1911, BY CITIES AND BY ARTICLES—Contd.
New Haven, Conn.
Price July 15,
1912—
New Orleans, La.
Price Aug. 15,
1912-
Price July 15,
1912-
Price Aug. 15,
1912-
Article.
Higher Lower Higher Lower Higher Lower Higher Lower
than
than
than
than
than
than
than
than
July 15, July 15, Aug. 15, Aug. 15, July 15, July 15, Aug. 15, Aug. 15,
1911.
1911.
1911.
1911.
1911.
1911.
1911.
1911.
Percent. Percent. Percent. Per cent. Percent. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent.
22.2
23.2
27.5
20.2
22.7
33.5
23.9
23.9
25.3
23.0
14.1
16.0
18.9*
20.7
8.4
9.1
2.2
5.8
2.9
2.9
.4
11.7
10.2
10.4
6.9;
9.5
15.2
3.S
Milk, fresh . . .
11.7
7.0
4.9?
6.9=
J
8.91
l.a
5.6
5.6
3. a
9.7
15.3
15.0
21.6
12.0
11.8
1.7
5.9
New York, N. Y.
Sirloin steak
Round steak
Rib roast
Pork chops
Bacon, smoked
21.1
21.8
22.2
19.0
Ham, smoked..................
Lard, pure.....................
Hens..
Flour, wheat.........................
Corn meal..............................
3.9
10.6
8.8
6.5
5.6
Eggs, strictly fresh .. ..
Butter, creamery
Potatoes, Irish.......................
Sugar, granulated .
Milk, fresh.................. ...........
4.8
2.4
0)
2.8
(2)
1.6
18.7
19.1
15.3
11.0
9.2
4.0
6.1
5.6
5.0
<*>
(2)
(*)
<2)
22.5
26.3
19.6
22.6
2.0
Ham, smoked........................
Lard, pure ..................
3.5
12.5
Flour, wheat.......
Com meal......... ......... ..........
7.9
3.9
Eggs, strietly fresh................
Butter, creamery...................
Potatoes, Irish.......................
Sugar, granulated..................
Milk, fresh.............................
10.5
10.0=
TTptls
4.9
.3
3.2
0)
4.7
(2)
(2)
i No data.
20.2
1.5
(2)
15.6
8.3
5.1
3.9
10.3
6.1
(2)
2.1
4.2
2.4
34.9
11.8
4.0
26.9
2.2
4.0
40.7
33.0
23.5
13.8
1.6
'
35.7
30.4
23.1
8.8
1.6
8.5
13.4
11.4
12.7
11.2
12.6
2.2
4.8
17.9
8.9
9.2
5.3
18.6
49.5
3.9
3.1
1.4
44.2
2.8
3.1
Pittsburgh, Pa.
21.0
25.4
21.9
6.8
1.7
0.1
10.9
.6
10.5
21.6
Omaha, Nebr.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Sirloin steak..........................
Round steak ..
Rib roast...............................
Pork chops.............................
Bacon, smoked......................
3.3
.......3.0*
28.3
32.8
20.9
3.2
8.8
11.8
8.1
12.5
20.2
10.4
(2)
2
10.5
.3
No change.
9.3
1.0
26.2
29.4
20.6
26.0
2.8
1.5
12.2
9.3
.8
6.1
12.5
3.3
1.0
6.7
25.7
5.5
.3
10.8
17.0
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1912.
129
T a b l e I I I . —PER CENT OF INCREASE OR DECREASE IN RETAIL PRICES
OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD: PRICE ON THE 15TH OF
JULY AND OF AUGUST, 1912, COMPARED WITH PRICE ON THE COR
RESPONDING DATE IN 1911, BY CITIES AND BY ARTICLES—Contd.
Portland, Oreg.
Article.
Price July 15,
1912-
Providence, R. I.
Price Aug. 15,
1912-
Price July 15,
1912-
Price Aug. 15,
1912-
Higher Lower Higher Lower Higher Lower Higher Lower
than
than
than
than
than
than
than
than
July 15, July 15, Aug. 15, Aug. 15, July 15, July 15, Aug. 15, Aug. 15,
1911.
1911.
1911.
1911.
1911.
1911.
1911.
1911.
Round steak..........................
Rib roast...............................
Pork chops.............................
Bacon, smoked................
Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent.
12.2
24.3
25.0
6.1
28.4
35.9
17.6
11.7
35.9
7.7
39.0
5.3
17.4
1.9
11.0
12.3
1.8
8.0
.8
1.3
Ham, smoked........................
Lard, pure.............................
4.9
5.0
Flour, wheat..........................
Corn meal...............................
5.2
16.8
Eggs, strictly fresh................
Butter, creamery...................
Potatoes, Irish.......................
Sugar, granulated..................
Milk, fresh..............................
6.2
5.7
0)
10.8
47.0
0)
2.0
3.1
2.1
3.2
12.2
7.2
1.6
10.6
8.9
7.9
5.3
24.4
11.3
16.1
55.0
2.7 .......5.2
2.0
C1)
Richmond, Va.
Sirloin steak..........................
Round steak..........................
Rib roast...............................
Pork chops............................
Bacon, smoked......................
Ham, smoked........................
Lard, pure........ ....................
Hens.....................................
Flour, wheat..........................
Corn meal...............................
Eggs, strictly fresh................
Butter, creamery...................
Potatoes, Irish.......................
Sugar, granulated..................
Milk, fresh.............................
19.2
15.7
7.5
16.6
5.3
4.3
12.4
6.8
5.4
10.1
6.3
(>)
6.5
1.0
32.9
0)
16.5
18.0
12.1
10.6
3.5
17.0
14.3
3.2
2.3
1.2
(l)
Ham, smoked........................
Lard, pure
Hens......................................
Flour, wheat..........................
Corn meal..............................
19.9
21.2
16.3
1.2
10.6
14.1
7.9
21.6
Eggs, strictly fresh................
7.0
Butter, creamery
Potatoes, Irish. . . .
12.0
Sugar, granulated..
...
4.0
Milk, fresh.............................
1 No change.
1.0
2.0
.......6*4*
18.8
21.2
11.9
1.5
10.6
.......3*7
5.4
14.2
2.1
3.2
4.0
31.3
10.5
10.2
19.3
1.6
18.8
8.8
10.2
10.5
3.8
C1)
(l)
C1)
St. Louis, Mo.
6.5
2.5
10.8
5.7
15.9
15.5
19.8
2.8
8.1
.4
9.0
31.6
9.1
8.9
38.8
7.3 .......2*5*
(*)
12.9
11.9
13.5
5.8
25.5
.......4.*i
21.9
2.4
7.4
........ 3*3
15.0
.1
38.7
16.2
2.6
46.7
2.6
San Francisco, Cal.
Salt Lake City, Utah.
Sirloin steak..........................
Round steak.....................
Rib roast............................
Pork chops............................
Bacon, smoked.................
6.5
3.4
2.0
.9
9.4
3.1
7.1
6.8
3.3
14.2
9.8
(2)
.5
6.8
22.1
37.7
21.7
7.1 ...... 6.0*
.2 ........ *2*
2 No data.
10.7
10.0
9.0
9.2
11.5
12.8
(2)
2.3
6.3
16.9
C1)
4.6
(2)
3.6
.......35.0
( , ) .2
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR.
130
T a b l e I I I .—PER CENT OF INCREASE OR DECREASE IN RETAIL PRICES
OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD: PRICE ON THE 15TH OF
JULY AND OF AUGUST, 1912, COMPARED WITH PRICE ON THE COR
RESPONDING DATE IN 1911, BY CITIES AND BY ARTICLES—Conoid.
Scranton, Pa.
Price July 15,
1912-
Seattle, Wash.
Price Aug. 15,
1912-
Price July 15,
1912-
Price Aug. 15,
1912-
Article.
Higher Lower Higher Lower Higher Lower Higher Lower
than
than
than
than
than
than
than
than
July 15, July 15, Aug. 15, Aug. 15, July 15, July 15, Aug. 15, Aug. 15,
1911.
1911.
1911.
1911.
1911.
1911.
1911.
1911.
Sirloin steak..........................
Round steak..........................
Rib roast...............................
Pork chops............................
Bacon, smoked......................
Percent. Percent. Percent. Per cent. Per cent. Percent. Per cent. Percent.
2.6
7.3
17.7
20.3
6.9
13.5
14.7
21.9
13.1
23.0
18.1
22.0
9.1
7.3
6.0
11.0
7.7
4.7
10.4
12.6
Ham, smoked........................
Lard, pure.............................
Hens......................................
Flour, wheat..........................
Corn meal..............................
.1
9.0
15.1
5.1
4.5
Eggs, strictly fresh................
Butter, creamery...................
Potatoes, Irish.......................
Sugar, granulated..................
Milk, fresh.............................
7.1
13.7
32.8
7.6
2.7
4.6
8.7
.3
.6
15.9
1.6
9.8
18.0
3.1
i i.i
3.2 .......5.9
.5
11.9
8.1
8.7
...... 2.*i‘
15.9
3.8
52.4
.5
0.3
6.0
49.5
5.1
Washington, D. C.
Washington, D. C.—Con.
Price July 15, Price Aug. 15,
1912—
1912-
Price July 15, Price Aug. 15,
19121912-
Article.
Article.
Higher
than
July
15,
1911.
Sirloin steak....
Round steak___
Rib roast..........
Pork chops.......
Per
cent.
14.4
17.3
13.1
13.8
Bacon, smoked.
Ham, smoked..
Lard, pure.......
Hens................
15.6
4.7
.7
12.7
13.3
3.3
10.0
Lower Higher
than than
July Aug.
15.
15,
1911. 1911.
Per
cent.
Per
cent.
22.6
Lower
than
Aug.
15,
1911.
Per
cent.
22.9
19.0
12.9
2.7
.6
2.5
15.1
2.5
1.1
Higher
than
July
15,
1911.
Flour, wheat.
Corn meal..
Eggs, strictly fresh.
Butter, creamery...
Potatoes, Irish___
Sugar, granulated.
Milk, fresh............
Per
cent.
4.9
13.8
13.4
11.0
Lower Higher
than than
July Aug.
15,
15,
1911. 1911.
Per
cent.
42.1
5.5
.1
Per
cent.
4.9
13.8
9.9
2.0
Lower
than
Aug.
15,
1911.
Per
cent.
36.8
4.9
2.2
EETAIL PKICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1912.
131
Table I V — RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES
OF FOOD, JANUARY, 1911, TO AUGUST, 1912, BY GEOGRAPHICAL DIVI
SIONS.
[Average price 1890-1899=100.0.]
SIRLOIN STEAK.
Month.
North
Atlantic
division.
South
Atlantic
division.
North
Central
division.
South
Central
division.
Western
division.
United
States.
1911.
Jannary...................................
February.................................
March......................................
117.4
116.8
118.3
143.3
142.4
142.2
142.7
142.7
142.5
142.5
142.5
143.8
132.4
132.4
132.6
134.0
133.7
134.3
April........................................
May.........................................
June........................................
118.4
120.4
122.1
141.9
144.5
144.3
142.7
144.7
144.8
143.7
142.1
140.9
132.3
134.2
134.3
134.3
135.8
136.2
Julv.........................................
August....................................
September...............................
124.0
125.5
123.9
144.3
144.2
143.3
144.6
146.2
143.9
141.1
141.1
140.2
134.1
132.2
130.6
136.8
137.3
135.8
October...................................
November...............................
December................................
120.3
119.5
119.1
141.2
137.8
138.2
142.9
142.9
142.3
139.7
138.5
137.9
130.1
130.1
130.9
133.9
133.0
132.8
1912.
January...................................
February.................................
March......................................
124.6
124.1
125.4
146.7
146.8
147.5
144.1
145.0
149.3
142.9
143.4
145.9
131.8
134.4
137.7
137.1
137.7
140.1
April........................................
May.........................................
June........................................
130.7
142.5
147.5
151.7
167.3
168.1
158.2
168.9
171.2
155.0
160.4
159.4
144.5
150.9
152.0
146.9
157.3
159.5
July.........................................
August....................................
150.2
154.8
166.2
167.5
173.9
175.7
157.3
159.6
152.1
151.4
160.4
162.7
BOUND STEAK.
1911.
January..................................
February.................................
March..............................*—
133.6
133.8
135.8
148.3
147.5
148.1
153.2
154.2
155.0
160.1
158.9
158.9
146.9
147.8
150.5
150.9
151.1
152.5
April.......................................
May.........................................
June........................................
135.7
137.4
138.8
150.0
149.3
150.4
154.5
156.2
157.9
161.9
163.1
162.0
150.5
151.5
151.3
153.0
154.2
155.1
July.........................................
August....................................
September...............................
140.9
142.6
140.8
147.6
148.6
148.4
158.0
156.6
153.9
160.8
161.6
160.4
147.7
145.6
145.6
154.6
154.7
153.2
October...................................
November...............................
December................................
138.8
135.8
136.1
146.4
143.6
141.8
152.4
151.2
151.7
160.1
159.2
158.7
144.3
143.8
143.4
151.7
149.8
149.6
1912.
January...................................
February.................................
March......................................
140.4
140.4
143.3
149.4
150.4
150.5
155.5
156.7
159.4
163.3
164.8
167.9
145.3
148.5
153.2
154.1
155.3
158.1
April........................................
Mav.........................................
June........................................
150.3
165.3
173.4
155.6
169.3
172.6
172.3
184.6
189.9
178.6
188.9
185.6
161.7
168.6
170.1
167.3
179.9
184.0
July.........................................
August.....................................
175.1
182.3
169.9
171.7
191.4
192.0
183.8
182.6
170.1
172.3
184.2
186.9
132
B U L L E T IN OF T H E BU R E A U OF LABOR.
I V .—RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES
OF FOOD, JANUARY, 1911, TO AUGUST, 1912, BY GEOGRAPHICAL DIVI
SIONS—Continued.
T a b le
BIB BOAST.
Month.
1011.
January...................................
February.................................
March......................................
North
Atlantic
division.
South
Atlantic
division.
North
Central
division.
South
Central
division.
Western
division.
United
States.
119.4
119.7
120.3
141.0
141.0
142.2
138.0
138.4
138.1
159.6
159.6
159.0
145.0
145.0
147.8
137.8
138.0
138.7
June........................................
120.9
121.9
121.8
141.6
141.3
1*1.2
139.9
139.4
138.6
162.6
163.2
160.5
148.3
148.6
148.6
139.8
140.0
139.4
July.........................................
August....................................
September...............................
122.9
124.5
125.1
138.8
139.4
139.0
137.8
137.2
137.1
157.9
158.0
157.3
145.7
145.7
145.3
138.4
138.9
138.8
October...................................
November...............................
December................................
123.7
122.5
122.1
136.8
134.5
134.2
136.5
137.2
137.8
156.8
156.9
158.2
145.4
145.0
144.6
137.9
137.2
137.4
1912.
January...................................
February.................................
March......................................
124.8
125.7
128.3
142.3
143.4
142.7
140.0
140.2
140.8
161.0
162.2
165.5
146.0
148.4
152.5
140.7
141.7
143.6
June........................................
133.3
145.3
151.2
149.4
159.6
161.1
150.1
160.6
163.7
174.4
182.9
180.6
156.2
161.9
166.6
150.4
160.5
163.8
July.........................................
August....................................
151.7
154.7
156.2
157.3
163.1
163.4
176.2
175.7
165.2
167.2
162.2
163.6
April........................................
April.......................................
POBK CHOPS.
1911.
January...................................
February................................
March......................................
155.6
153.8
153.3
181.7
174.9
173.2
177.9
176.2
173.7
159.7
159.2
159.9
185.9
184.9
185.9
170.5
168.4
167.6
April........................................
May.........................................
June........................................
152.3
155.5
155.1
171.5
169.3
169.9
174.4
171.1
169.8
161.4
160.2
162.4
184.9
183.0
186.4
167.4
166.8
167.3
July.........................................
August....................................
September..............................
161.4
175.1
177.5
172.2
186.1
190.2
174.2
187.8
195.2
165.6
166.5
162.3
185.3
185.7
188.3
171.0
180.7
183.4
October...................................
November...............................
December................................
1912.
January...................................
February................................
March......................................
173.6
144.1
139.8
185.8
168.5
162.0
186.1
169.0
162.4
161.2
148.8
143.3
187.3
183.6
179.1
179.1
160.8
155.4
156.7
146.1
154.2
169.4
162.8
167.7
164.9
160.2
175.7
153.3
147.3
152.2
178.5
177.3
183.3
164.0
157.6
166.3
June........................................
173.4
177.0
176.3
192.5
198.4
195.0
197.9
197.1
194.6
169.0
170.3
166.2
193.6
197.6
196.3
185.6
188.2
186.0
July.........................................
August....................................
177.6
196.1
196.2
210.6
200.5
224.8
168.4
180.8
197.4
206.1
188.5
205.4
April........................................
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1912.
133
I V .—RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES
OF FOOD, JANUARY. 1911, TO AUGUST, 1912, BY GEOGRAPHICAL DIVI
SIONS—Continued.
T a b le
BACON: Sm oked.
Month.
North
Atlantic
division.
South
Atlantic
division.
North
Central
division.
South
Central
division.
Western
division.
United
States.
1911.
January...................................
February.................................
March......................................
190.1
186.0
183.0
201.2
196.7
194.6
191.8
190.6
18&. 1
245.5
244.1
244.2
2G5.0
205.0
201.0
203.5
201.1
198.6
April........................................
May.........................................
June........................................
179.1
179.7
181.0
189.5
189.1
188.0
187.7
188.2
186.9
243.9
243.4
243.8
201.0
202.5
201.9
196.5
196.9
196.8
July.........................................
August....................................
September...............................
183.7
186.0
184.9
193.4
193.3
194.9
188.9
188.8
188.7
245.0
245.3
242.7
203.4
203.8
202.7
199.3
200.1
199.4
October...................................
November...............................
December................................
180.1
174.7
170.3
191.0
185.6
182.2
174.9
178.5
176.6
241.5
236.9
238.6
200.2
198.2
193.0
193.2
190.7
187.8
1912.
January...................................
February.................................
March......................................
169.6
166.6
165.6
180.2
178.9
178.2
176.4
174.8
174.5
232.1
227.5
227.3
191.1
188.0
190.4
186.1
183.5
183.3
April.......................................
May.........................................
June........................................
173.0
180.0
180.6
187.0
190.6
190.5
179.6
185.8
188.2
236.0
237.9
238.9
195.0
199.4
201.0
190.2
195.5
196.7
July........................................
August....................................
180.6
182.4
190.0
194.8
189.7
194.3
240.2
242.3
203.9
203.1
197.6
200.3
HAM: Sm oked.
1911.
January...................................
February.................................
March......................................
147.7
146.6
147.1
158.2
156.5
154.2
147.8
147.8
145.3
179.7
179.6
179.4
155.4
155.4
155.0
155.4
154.8
153.8
April.......................................
May.........................................
June........................................
147. Q
147.9
151.5
150.2
151.6
153.1
145.3
146.2
150.4
180.0
180.1
181.9
155.5
156.6
157.1
153.4
154.3
157.0
July .....................................
August....................................
September...............................
157.0
161.7
157.8
159.9
160.8
159.6
152.3
153.4
150.4
183.3
183.5
180.8
158.0
158.0
157.7
160.5
162.3
159.8
October...................................
November...............................
December................................
154.2
148.2
146.1
155.7
155.2
145.5
148.3
142.9
143.6
179.8
174.8
174.9
157.9
155.6
153.1
157.4
153.1
150.9
1912.
January...................................
February.................................
March.....................................
147.4
145.5
146.2
146.1
146.3
145.5
142.9
143.4
144.5
174.5
173.4
174.7
152.9
152.3
151.7
151.1
150.5
150.9
April.......................................
May.........................................
June........................................
150.9
155.4
158.2
149.4
156.7
157.4
149.2
153.4
155.0
179.0
182.9
180.9
155.6
157.2
160.6
155.3
159.7
161.3
July........................................
August....................................
158.2
159.1
156.6
158.6
156.1
158.2
180.8
182.2
164.5
164.3
162.1
163.4
134
B U L L E T IN OF T H E B U REA U OP LABOR.
T a b l e I V .—RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES
OF FOOD, JANUARY, 1911, TO AUGUST, 1912, BY GEOGRAPHICAL DIVI
SIONS—Continued.
LARD: Pure.
Month.
North
Atlantic
division.
South
Atlantic
division.
North
Central
division.
South
Central ! Western
division. | division.
United
States.
1911.
January...................................
February.................................
March......................................
161.6
158.7
151.2
167.0
165.7
153.1
160.2
158.3
149.1
154.3
151.6
149.8
159.7
155.6
152.5
161.1
158.5
151.4
April.......................................
May.........................................
June........................................
140.7
137.7
134.4
144.3
140.0
140.6
145.6
140.4
140.5
146.7
141.5
139.0
149.1
145.2
144.0
145.2
140.9
139.5
July.........................................
August....................................
September..............................
133.6
133.9
138.7
140.9
144.4
148.3
139.1
140.4
143.0
138.1
139.5
140.6
142.7
142.7
143.1
138.6
139.8
142.6
October...................................
November...............................
December................................
138.4
138.6
136.9
148.0
146.8
145.4
143.6
143.2
141.6
139.3
139.9
139.3
143.5
144.9
144.1
142.5
142.6
141.3
19125*
January...................................
February................................
March......................................
135.5
135.7
134.7
145.7
145.4
144.9
143.2
143.0
144.1
138.8
138.1
138.7
143.6
143.7
144.4
141.2
141.1
141.2
April.......................................
May.........................................
June........................................
140.7
147.4
149.4
147.9
157.6
158.1
148.3
153.5
155.7
143.6
151.0
156.5
146.7
153.8
157.8
145.6
152.6
155.3
July.........................................
August....................................
149.9
150.6
157.2
159.1
156.2
160.3
156.3
157.1
157.4
158.2
155.3
157.1
HENS •
1911.
January...................................
February.................................
March......................................
138.9
140.6
142.1
155.5
154.7
158.1
156.6
158.1
161.4
187.8
186.1
182.2
137.5
138.9
139.4
154.7
155.5
156.9
April................................. .
May.........................................
June........................................
144.2
145.3
143.2
158.7
151.7
152.4
165.5
162.5
153.0
184.1
176.4
174.8
137.7
137.7
133.7
158.7
156.1
152.3
July.........................................
August....................................
September..............................
146.3
144.6
145.5
148.2
147.3
145.9
152.0
149.1
147.2
174.1
172.6
171.4
131.1
130.0
127.9
151.9
150.1
149.4
October...................................
November...............................
December................................
143.9
139.1
137.7
145.1
138.2
138.8
142.1
139.2
143.2
171.7
166.7
166.5
127.6
126.1
121.2
147.3
143.2
142.9
19125.
January...................................
February................................
March......................................
142.9
146.1
151.2
147.8
148.5
150.4
158.4
163.0
174.0
173.7
170.9
178.3
125.3
126.5
132.1
151.4
153.4
159.9
April........................................
May.........................................
June........................................
154.5
154.1
153.4
153.6
151. 7
153.0
181.0
178.1
167.3
177.2
177.2
173.6
135.7
134.3
128.4
163.6
162.2
158.1
July.........................................
August....................................
153.9
154.4
153.1
153.0
169.1
169.2
169.8
177.2
126.3
127.8
157.8
159.3
135
EETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1912.
T a b l e I V — RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OP THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES
OF FOOD, JANUARY, 1911, TO AUGUST, 1912, BY GEOGRAPHICAL DIVISION S—Continued.
FLOUR: Wheat.
Month.
North
Atlantic
division.
South
Atlantic
division.
North
Central
division.
South
Central
division.
Western
division.
United
States.
1911.
January...................................
February.................................
March......................................
129.8
128.3
126.3
129.9
128.6
128.0
127.9
127.0
125.4
125.4
125.2
124.3
140.7
139.3
135.8
130.3
129.2
127.5
April.......................................
May.........................................
June*.......................................
123.7
124.1
124.0
127.5
126.9
126.1
124.5
123.7
123.3
123.0
121.4
121.3
135.8
136.5
138.0
126.2
125.9
125.8
July.........................................
August....................................
September...............................
123.8
125.7
127.8
124.7
124.9
125.6
124.2
125.3
126.0
121.4
121.8
122.6
137.8
137.3
136.7
125.8
126.7
127.6
October...................................
November...............................
December................................
129.6
130.1
129.6
127.5
128.5
128.5
128.3
129.5
128.7
125.3
126.0
125.2
137.2
136.9
135.3
129.5
130.2
129.5
1913.
January...................................
February............ . ...................
March......................................
129.5
130.2
130.0
129.5
129.4
130.0
130.0
130.6
131.0
125.7
126.0
126.3
135.5
136.7
137.7
130.1
130.7
131.0
April.......................................
May.........................................
June........................................
130.4
134.1
134.9
130.7
136.2
137.4
132.1
137.8
138.5
127.7
134.2
136.0
143.9
150.5
150.4
132.7
138.4
139.3
July.........................................
August.....................................
133.9
132.3
137.0
135.2
137.8
134.9
134.8
130.6
149.0
143.2
138.4
135.4
CORN MEAL.
1911.
January...................................
February.................................
March.....................................
142.7
143.4
142.9
143.4
143.0
141.0
152.7
152.3
153.1
139.1
139.9
138.4
133.6
133.0
130.1
144.6
144.6
143.7
April.......................................
May.........................................
June........................................
144.0
144.0
143.0
141.0
141.9
141.9
154.0
154.3
155.3
139.6
141.5
142.5
130.8
130.9
131.0
144.5
145.1
145.2
July.........................................
August....................................
September...............................
144.5
145.1
144.3
145.6
148.3
150.5
155.2
158.0
159.0
147.8
149.4
150.8
130.3
131.8
133.8
146.9
148.7
149.5
October...................................
November...............................
December................................
148.3
148.3
147.3
151.5
151.9
154.2
160.4
161.7
161.0
149.0
152.9
150.9
135.2
136. 2
136.2
151.2
152.3
151.9
1912.
January...................................
February.................................
March......................................
150.1
150.6
150.7
154.2
155.0
155.0
160.9
161.8
161.3
152.3
151.2
154.0
136.1
136.7
136.8
152.9
153. a
153.7
April.......................................
May.........................................
June........................................
152.2
154.7
153.8
160.1
169.4
169.8
165.1
167.5
170.5
164.5
171.9
173.6
137.9
146.7
146.4
157.6
163.0
163.7
July.........................................
August....................................
153.4
154.1
169.8
170.8
171.6
172.2
173.1
173.5
146.0
146.7
163.7
164.4
136
B U L L E T IN OF T H E BU R E A U OF LABOR.
I Y . — RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES
OF FOOD, JANUARY, 1911, TO AUGUST, 1912, BY GEOGRAPHICAL DIVI
SIONS—Continued.
T a b le
EGGS: Strictly fresh.
Month.
North
Atlantic
division.
South
Atlantic
division.
North
Central
division.
South
Central
division.
Western
division.
United
States.
1911.
January...................................
February.................................
March......................................
185.2
146.9
129.0
192.3
145.6
130.2
184.5
134.9
115.9
231.5
190.1
148.4
165.1
143.0
115.0
185.1
145.9
123.6
April.......................................
May.........................................
June........................................
114.7
112.0
115.7
120.0
115.2
115.0
104.2
103.6
104.4
140.8
135.1
140.9
107.5
106.9
109 5
112.9
110.4
112.8
July.........................................
August....................................
September...............................
127.2
138.3
150.7
121.3
135.5
149.7
112.2
118.8
133.9
156.4
163.7
182.1
116.0
134.0
145.5
122.1
133.0
146.7
October...................................
November...............................
December................................
168.6
206.8
214.7
162.9
188.9
202.2
152.6
189.0
204.2
188.8
219.3
253.3
170.1
200.0
192.5
163.4
196.2
207.3
January...................................
February................................
March......................................
199.8
204.0
131.1
210.7
198.8
134.8
204.3
188.5
128.5
262.9
221.3
163.2
174.7
128.7
108.6
202.9
185.1
130.3
April.......................................
May.........................................
June........................................
126.2
126.1
128.6
132.6
131.2
132.5
122.2
116.6
117.9
157.2
152.5
157.2
106.9
108.2
111.0
125.9
123.8
126.1
August.....................................
140.3
153.1
135.8
148.4
124.1
133.7
159.9
177.5
132.1
144.3
135.5
147.8
BUTTEE: Creamery.
1911.
January...................................
February................................
March......................................
132.8
128.0
121.6
131.4
124.6
119.5
146.3
135.8
134.3
145.4
140.2
134.9
148.8
137.2
130.2
140.7
133.1
128.1
April.......................................
May.........................................
June........................................
111.9
109.5
111.9
111.0
109.3
110.3
122.2
120.7
121.4
128.8
122.2
120.9
115.1
111.3
110.7
117.8
114.8
115.6
July.........................................
August....................................
September...............................
116.4
122.4
126.9
112.4
118.3
122.5
125.5
133.4
137.4
124.7
129.0
134.1
114.7
124.7
131.1
119.4
126.2
131.0
October...................................
November...............................
December................................
134.6
145.4
154.8
130.5
138.4
148.5
145.9
159.0
171.1
141.1
152.3
166.3
139.4
149.2
150.8
138.9
149.7
159.5
1913.
January...................................
February.................................
March......................................
163.5
157.1
144.0
158.3
145.0
136.9
179.0
162.1
150.5
172.4
158.3
148.7
153.7
149.0
141.5
166.9
156.0
145.5
April.......................................
May.........................................
June........................................
148.6
145.4
133.8
140.2
138.1
0
157.6
150.6
136.3
153.7
149.0
135.9
132.0
123.9
125.1
148.4
143.4
133.3
July........................................
August.....................................
133.3
133.0
126.6
127.0
134.9
135.4
134.4
135.7
128.7
133.8
132.9
134.0
12 a
137
BETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1912.
I V .—RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES
OF FOOD, JANUARY, 1911, TO AUGUST, 1912, BY GEOGRAPHICAL DIVI
SIONS—Concluded.
T a b le
POTATOES: Irish.
Month.
North
Atlantic
division.
South
Atlantic
division.
North
Central
division.
South
Central
division.
Western
division.
United
States.
1911.
January...................................
February.................................
March......................................
109.6
107.6
107.5
108.6
108.2
107.6
114.1
113.7
114.9
120.2
120.4
124.9
146.0
149.7
158.0
119.2
119.0
121.2
April........................................
May.........................................
June........................................
112.5
122.8
175.2
113.3
132.3
175.1
119.4
135.3
211.0
127.2
144.3
199.2
167.1
187.8
213.7
126.5
142.5
196.9
July.........................................
August.....................................
September...............................
212.1
174.4
146.7
249.9
210.9
183.1
256.4
202.1
174.6
227.1
215.9
179.5
241.8
178.7
148.5
240,1
197.6
167.8
October...................................
November...............................
December................................
135.2
151.9
162.6
150.0
151.2
159.3
140.9
138.9
154.9
150.0
147.6
154.3
141.1
150.0
152.7
144.1
149.0
159.0
1912.
January...................................
February.................................
March......................................
186.7
194.9
200.8
171.7
179.4
187.8
181.6
190.1
207.3
172.2
177.7
192.7
154.2
160.8
197.6
177.8
185.4
202.1
April........................................
May.........................................
June........................................
226.1
213.2
206.7
211.6
212.9
210.2
231.0
221.7
238.4
213.4
201.6
210.5
212.7
179.2
160.9
224.7
211.6
211.9
July.........................................
August....................................
171.7
154.8
163.0
146.2
158.6
146.5
162.7
152.3
141.2
106.8
164.3
146.0
SUGAR: Granulated.
1911.
January...................................
February.................................
March......................................
101.8
101.5
101.4
98.1
97.9
98.0
99.5
97.3
98.8
103.8
102.6
103.0
90.5
89.7
90.2
99.9
98.9
99.5
April.......................................
May.........................................
June........................................
101.5
101.5
103.1
97.8
98.5
98.3
100.3
102.1
104.2
103.7
105.7
107.6
90.2
90.4
92.2
99.9
100.9
102.4
July.........................................
August....................................
September...............................
104.7
114.8
132.4
100.8
111.5
131.5
107.4
117.7
131.6
111.8
120.8
135.4
96.1
103.4
111.6
105.3
115.0
130.2
October...................................
November...............................
December................................
137.4
128.1
120.3
134.2
128.3
120.5
132.1
123.7
116.9
135.1
130.4
124.7
113.8
106.8
102.6
132.2
124.9
118.2
1912.
January...................................
February............. ; .................
March......................................
115.7
113.7
115.8
116.7
114.7
115.2
114.0
114.4
114.6
121.5
120.3
121.9
102.3
104.4
105.2
115.1
114.5
115.6
April........................................
May.........................................
June........................................
110.9
108.1
107.5
110.7
108.6
107.9
111.7
110.1
109.8
117.1
114.0
112.4
101.3
99.2
98.9
111.4
109.1
108.5
July.........................................
August....................................
107.1
106.5
106.9
105.6
107.2
106.5
108.0
107.9
97.0
97.4
106.6
106.1
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T a b l e I V .—RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES
OF FOOD, JANUARY, 1911, TO AUGUST, 1912, BY GEOGRAPHICAL DIVI
SIONS—Concluded.
MILK: Fresh.
Month.
North
Atlantic
division.
South
Atlantic
division.
North
Central
division.
South
Central
division.
Western
division.
United
States.
1911.
January...................................
February.................................
March......................................
131.4
131.4
131.4
123.8
123.8
123.8
136.8
136.8
132.8
156.4
156.4
156.4
129.4
129.9
130.2
135.1
135.2
134.2
April........................................
May.........................................
June........................................
129.0
125.5
125.5
123.8
121.5
120.6
130.0
126.6
127.7
154.9
152.1
152.1
128.1
128.1
128.1
132.3
129.6
129.8
July.........................................
August....................................
September...............................
126.5
126.5
127.5
119.7
120.6
120.6
127.9
129.2
131.3
152.1
153.0
153.9
128.1
128.1
128.5
129.9
130.5
131.5
October...................................
November...............................
December................................
129.3
131.1
131.1
124.1
124.6
124.6
133.4
135.0
135.0
154.6
155.5
155.1
131.5
131.5
132.8
133.8
134.9
135.0
1912.
January...................................
February.................................
March......................................
130.7
130.7
130.7
124.4
124.6
124.4
135.0
135.0
135.0
153.5
154.6
154.1
134.0
134.0
131.8
134.8
135.0
134.6
April.......................................
May.........................................
June........................................
130.7
129.2
128.9
123.7
121.7
121.9
133.3
133.3
132.6
153.6
153.6
153.6
131.8
131.4
131.4
134.0
133.2
132.9
July........................................
August....................................
129.9
132.6
121.9
126.1
132.6
134.8
153.6
153.6
131.4
130.9
133.2
135.2
EETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1912.
139
T a b l e V . — RETAIL
PRICES OF COAL, FOR HOUSEHOLD USE, ON JULY
15, 1911, AND JULY 15, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS.
[The prices quoted are for coal delivered to consumers, but do not include charges for storing ton or
half-ton lots in cellar or coal bin where an extra handling is necessary, except as noted in connection with
the price quotation.]
B A L T IM O R E , M D .
Firm
No.
Kind and size of coal and July 15, July 15,
1912.
1911.
unit of sale.
Firm
No.
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRA
CITE WHITE ASH.
Kind and size of coal and July 15, July 15,
unit of sale.
1911.
1912.
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRA
CITE W HITE ASH— COn.
Stove.
Chestnut—Concluded.
C201 In ton lots, per ton of
2,240 pounds...............
Do...........................
C202
Do...........................
C203
Do...........................
C204
C201 In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,120 pounds —
C202
Do...........................
Do...........................
C203
Do...........................
C204
C202 In small lots (less than
one-fourth ton), per
bushel of 80 pounds—
$6.80
6.85
6.90
16.50
$7.35
7.25
7.50
i 7.00
3.55
3.60
3.60
13.40
3.80
3.80
3.75
13.65
.30
.30
7.05
7.00
6.90
16.75
7.60
7.50
7.75
17.15
Chestnut.
C201 In ton lots, per ton of
2,240 pounds...............
Do...........................
C202
Do...........................
C203
Do...........................
C204
C201
C202
C203
C204
C202
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,120 pounds......
Do...........................
Do...........................
Do...........................
In small lots (less than
one-fourth ton), per
bushel of 80 pounds...
$3.65
3.80
3.60
13.50
$3.95
3.95
4.00
13.75
.30
.30
4.00
3.75
2.25
2.00
BITUMINOUS.
In ton lots, per ton of
2,240 pounds:
Run of mine...........
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,120 pounds:
Run of mine...........
C202
In small lots (less than
one-fourth ton), per
bushel of 80 pounds:
C202
Run of mine...........
C202
(2)
.20
B I R M IN G H A M , A L A .
BITUMINOUS.
C301
C302
C303
C304
C301
C302
In ton lots, per ton of
2,000 pounds:
Cahaba....................
Ga l l o wa y f a n c y
lump....................
Piper Cahaba..........
Cahaba or Carbon
Hill......................
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds:
Cahaba....................
Galloway f a n c y
lump.....................
b it u m in o u s —
$3.75
$4.50
3.50
4.00
3.75
4.50
i 3.70
i 3.92
2.00
2.35
1.90
2.00
concluded.
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds—
Concluded.
Piper Cahaba.......... $2.10
C303
Cahaba or Carbon
C304
Hill...................... 11.95
In small lots (less than
one-fourth ton), per
100 pounds:
Cahaba or Carbon
C304
.21
Hill.......................
$2.35
12.06
.22*
BOSTON, M ASS.
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRA
CITE WHITE ASH— COn.
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRA
CITE WHITE ASH.
Stove—Concluded.
Stove.
C401
C402
C403
C404
C405
C4Q6
C407
C408
C401
C402
C403
C404
In ton lots, per ton of
2,000 pounds............... $7.25
Do ........................
7.25
7.25
Do
7.25
D o...........................
7.25
Do...........................
D o...........................
7.25
D o ....
. ...
7.25
D o...........................
7.00
In half-ton lots, per half
3.68
ton of 1,000 pounds—
3.65
Do .........................
3.63
D o ..........................
3.63
D o ..........................
i Includes storing.
$7.50
7.50
7.50
7.50
7.50
7.50
7.50
7.50
3.75
3.75
3.75
3.75
C405 In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds___
D o...........................
C406
C407
D o ...........................
Do .........................
C408
C401 In small lots (less than
one-fourth ton), per
100 pounds..................
£3.65
3.63
3.63
3.50
(2)
S3.75
3.75
3.75
3.75
.40
Chestnut.
In ton lots, per ton of
2,000 pounds...............
D o ...........................
C402
2 No quotation.
C401
7.25
7.25
7.75
7.75
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T a b le V . — RETAIL
PRICES OF COAL. FOR HOUSEHOLD USE, ON JULY
15, 1911, AND JULY 15, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
B O S T O N , M A S S .—Concluded.
Firm
No.
Kind and size of coal and July 15, July 15,
1912.
unit of sale.
1911.
Firm
No.
BITUMINOUS.
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRA
CITE WHITE ASH— COn.
Chestnut—[Concluded.
C403
C404
C405
C406
C407
C408
C401
C402
C403
C404
C405
C406
C407
C408
In ton lots, per ton of
2,000 pounds............. .
D o ..........................
D o ..........................
D o ......................... .
D o......................... .
D o.........................
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds ...
Do...........................
D o ..........................
D o ..........................
D o .........................
D o ..........................
D o ..........................
D o ..........................
Kind and size of coal and July 15, July 15,
unit of sale.
1912.
1911.
$7.25
7.25
7.25
7.25
7.25
7.00
$7.75
7.75
7.75
7.75
7.75
7.75
3.68
3.65
3.63
3.63
3.65
3.63
3.63
3.50
3.90
3.90
3.88
3.88
3.90
3.90
3.88
3.88
C401
C403
C407
C408
C401
C403
C407
C408
C401
In ton lots, per ton of
2,000 pounds:
Georges Creek........
Do.....................
Georges Creek or
New River...........
Do....................
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds:
Georges Creek........
D o ....................
Georges Creek or
New River...........
Do.....................
In small lots (less than
one-fourth ton), per
100 pounds:
Georges Creek........
$4.25
4.25
$4.50
4.50
4.25
4.25
4.50
4.50
0)
2.15
2.25
2.25
0)
2.25
2.25
2.25
0)
.25
BUFFALO, N. Y .
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRA
CITE WHITE ASH— COn.
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRA
CITE WHITE ASH.
Stove.
C501
C502
C501
C502
C501
C502
In ton lots, per ton of
2,000 pounds...............
Do...........................
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds__
Do...........................
In small lots (less than
one-fourth ton), per
bushel of—
70 to 75 pounds........
75 to 80 pounds........
Chestnut.
$6.30
6.05
$6.60
6.35
3.30
3.10
3.50
3.40
.30
.25
.30
.30
C501
In ton lots, per ton of
2,000 pounds...............
C502
Do...........................
C501 In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds__
C502
Do.......... ..............
In small lots (less than
one-fourth ton), per
bushel of—
C501
70 to 75 pounds........
C502
75 to 80 pounds........
$6.55
6.30
$6.85
6.60
3.40
3.20
3.60
3.50
.30
.30
.30
.30
$3.90
3.78
$4.05
4.03
4.00
4.25
4.25
4.25
4.25
4.25
2.00
2.15
2.15
2.13
C H IC A G O , IL L .
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRA
CITE WHITE ASH.
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRA
CITE WHITE ASH— COn.
Stove.
C701
C702
C703
C701
C702
C703
In ton lots, per ton of
2,000 pounds...............
Do...........................
Do...........................
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds__
Do...........................
Do...........................
Chestnut—Concluded.
$7.55
7.55
7.55
$7.80
7.80
7.80
3.78
3.80
3.78
3.90
3.90
3.90
Chestnut.
C701
In ton lots, per ton of
2,000 pounds...............
C702
Do...........................
Do...........................
C703
C701 In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds___
7.80
7.80
7.55
8.05
8.05
8.05
3.90
405
In half-ton lots, per half
C702
ton of 1,000 pounds ...
C703
Do...........................
BITUMINOUS.
In ton lots, per ton of
2,000 pounds:
C701
Illinois or Indiana...
C702
Indiana...................
C703
Illinois.....................
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds:
C701
Illinois or Indiana...
C702
Indiana...................
C703
Illinois.....................
1No quotation.
2.15
2.13
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141
V .—RETAIL PRICES OF COAL, FOR HOUSEHOLD USE, ON JULY
15,1911, AND JULY 15, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T ab l e
C IN C IN N A T I, O H IO .
Firm
No.
Kind and size of coal and July 15, July 15,
1912.
unit of sale.
1911.
Firm
No.
Kind and size of coal and July 15, July 15,
unit of sale.
1912.
1911.
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRA
CITE WHITE ASH.
C802
C804
C806
C802
C802
C804
C806
C802
Stove.
In ton lots, per ton of
2.000 pounds...............
Do...........................
Do...........................
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds__
Chestnut.
In ton lots, per ton of
2.000 pounds...............
Do...........................
Do...........................
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds__
BITUMINOUS.
$7.25
7.50
7.25
7.25
3.90
4.35
$7.50
7.50
7.50
4.00
7.25
7.50
7.25
7.25
3.90
4.35
7.75
7.50
7.50
4.25
C802
C803
C804
C805
C806
C802
In ton lots, per ton of
2,000 pounds:
Campbells
Creek r $3.25
lump.................... \ 3.50
Lump............................ 13.00
Kanawha splint lump...
3.25
Lump............................
3.25
Pittsburgh.....................
3.25
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds:
Campbells
Creek
1.90
lump....................
2.35
$3.25
3.50
13.00
3.25
3.25
3.25
1.90
C L E V E L A N D , O H IO .
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRA
CITE WHITE ASH.
BITUMINOUS.
Stove.
C901
C904
C905
C906
C901
C904
C905
C906
In ton lots, per ton of
2,000 pounds...............
Do...........................
Do...........................
Do...........................
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds___
Do...........................
Do...........................
Do...........................
$6.75
6.50
6.75
6.75
$7.25
7.25
7.25
7.25
3.60
3.50
3.60
3.60
3.95
3.90
3.90
3.85
7.00
6.75
7.00
7.00
7.50
7.50
7.50
7.50
3.70
3.65
3.70
3.70
4.10
4.00
4.10
3.95
Chestnut.
In ton lots, per ton of
2,000 pounds...............
C904
Do................... .......
Do...........................
C905
C906
Do...........................
C901 In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds___
C904
Do...........................
Do...........................
C905
Do...........................
C906
C901
C901
C902
C903
C904
C905
C906
C901
C902
C903
C904
C905
C906
In ton lots, per ton of
2,000 pounds:
Goshen lump........... $3.75
Pittsburgh lump__
3.75
Pittsburgh
or
Goshen.................
3.75
Massillon.................
4.50
[
Massillon lump........
4.50
Pennsylvania
or
[
Ohio lump........... } 3.75
Massillon lump........
4.50
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds:
Goshen lump...........
2.10
Pittsburgh lump__
2.10
Pittsburgh
or
Goshen.................
2.15
Massillon...... ..........
2.50
f
Massillon lump........
2.45
Pennsylvania
or | 2.10
[
Ohio lump...........
Massillon lump........
2.45
$3.75
4.00
/
\
3.75
4.75
4.75
3.75
4.00
4.75
2.10
2.20
/
\
2.15
2.65
2.60
2.10
2.20
2.60
DALLAS, T E X .
BITUMINOUS.
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRA
CITE WHITE ASH.
Stove.
C1002
C1004 In ton lots, per ton of
2.000 pounds............... $12.00
C1004 In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds__
(2)
C1004
$12.50
6.50
C1004
Chestnut.
C1004 In ton lots, per ton of
2.000 pounds..............
Cl 304 In half-ton lots, per half
ton ol 1,000 pounds__
12.00
12.50
C1002
(2)
6.50
C1004
1Includes storing.
C1002
In ton lots, per ton of
2,000 pounds:
New Mexico or
Oklahoma............ *$7.50
McAlester lump.......
7.00
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds:
New Mexico or
Oklahoma............ 14.00
McAlester lump.......
(2)
In small lots (less than
one-fourth ton), per
100 pounds:
New Mexico or
Oklahoma............
.50
McAlester lump.......
(2)
2 No quotation.
i$7.00
7.50
13.75
3.75
.50
.50
142
B U L L E T IN
OF T H E B U REA U OF LABOR.
V .—RETAIL PRICES OF COAL, FOR HOUSEHOLD USE, ON JULY
15, 1911, AND JULY 15, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
DENVER, COLO.
Firm
No.
Kind and size of coal and July 15, July 15,
unit of sale.
1911.
1912.
Firm
No.
COLORADO ANTHRACITE.
COLORADO ANTHRA
CITE— concluded.
Stove.1
In ton lots, per ton of
2,000 pounds...............
Do...........................
C1102
Do...........................
C1103
Do...........................
C1104
C1101 In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds__
C1102
Do...........................
Do...........................
C1103
C1104
Do...........................
CU01
Furnace—Concluded.
$8.00
(2)
(2)
(2)
$8.00
8.00
8.00
8.00
4.25
(2)
(2)
(2)
4.25
4.25
4.25
4.25
Chestnut.
C1101
C1101
In ton lots, per ton of
2,000 pounds...............
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds___
6.00
6.00
3.25
3.25
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds__
C1104
Do...........................
Do...........................
C1105
C1102
(2)
(2)
(2)
8.50
8.50
8.50
(2)
$4.50
4 75
4! 50
$6.00
6.00
6.00
6.00
6.00
6.00
6.00
6.00
6.00
6.00
(2)
(2)
BITUMINOUS.
C1101
C1102
C1103
C1104
C1105
C1101
C1102
Furnace.
C1102 In ton lots, per ton of
2,000 pounds...............
C1104
Do...........................
Do...........................
C1105
Kind and size of coal and July 15, July 15,
unit of sale.
1911.
1912.
C1103
C1104
C1105
In ton lots, per ton of
2,000 pounds:
Canon City lump__
Canon
City or
Maitland..............
Do.....................
Do.....................
Canon City lump__
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds:
Canon City lump__
Canon
City or
Maitland...............
Do.....................
Do.....................
Canon City lump__
3.25
3.25
3.25
3.25
3.00
3.25
3.25
3.25
3.25
3! 25
S3.35
(l)
$0.35
.40
5.50
5.50
5.50
5.50
4.50
5.75
4.00
4.50
4.50
5.75
4.00
4.50
2.75
0)
2.75
3.00
0)
3.00
2.25
2.25
2.25
3.00
2.25
2.25
.25
.25
D E T R O IT , M IC H .
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRA
CITE WHITE ASH— COB.
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRA
CITE WHITE ASH.
Stove.
In ton lots, per ton of
2.000 pounds...............
Do..........................
Do...........................
C1203
Do...........................
C1204
Do...........................
C1205
C1201 In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000pounds---Do..........................
C1202
D o ..........................
C1203
Do...........................
C1204
D o ..........................
C1205
In small lots (less than
one-fourth ton), per
bushel of—
80 pounds................
C1201
75 pounds................
C1204
C1201
C1202
C1201
C1202
C1203
C1204
C1205
C1201
01202
C1203
C1204
C1205
$7.00
7.25
7.00
7.00
7.00
$7.50
7.50
7.00
7.50
7.50
3.50
3.75
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.75
3.85
3.75
3.80
3.75
.35
0)
.35
.35
C1201
C1204
BITUMINOUS.
C1201
C1202
C1203
C’1204
Chestnut.
C1201
In ton lots, per ton of
2.000 pounds............. .
Do......................... .
D o ..........................
D o .........................
D o .........................
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000pounds___
D o ..........................
D o ..........................
D o ..........................
D o ..........................
C1202
7.25
7.25
7.00
7.00
7.25
7.75
7.75
7.25
7.75
7.75
3.75
3.80
3.50
3.50
3.62-|
3.90
4.00
4.00
4.00
3.87*
C1203
C1204
C1201
C1204
i Known locally as No. 3 and No. 5, mixed.
Chestnut—Concluded.
In small lots (less than
one-fourth ton), per
bushel of—
80 pounds................
75 pounds................
In ton lots, per ton of
2,000 pounds:
Jackson Hill...........
| D o ....................
{Hocking or West
[ Virginia................
/Jackson Hill............
\Soft nut...................
Hocking lump........
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds:
Jackson Hill...........
f
Do....................
-{Hocking or West
I Virginia...............
/Jackson Hill............
■\Soft nut...................
Hocking lump........
In small lots (less than
one-fourth ton), per
bushel:
Jackson Hill, bushel
of 60pounds..........
Hocking lump,bush
el of 75 pounds__
2 No quotation.
0)
.15
EE TAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1912.
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15, 1911, AND JULY 15, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
FALL. R IV E R , M A S S .
Firm
No.
Kind and size of coal and July 15, July 15,
1912.
unit of sale.
1911.
Firm
No.
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRA
CITE WHITE ASH— COn.
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRA
CITE WHITE ASH.
Chestnut—^Concluded.
Stove.
C1301 In ton lots, per ton of
2.000 pounds...............
C1302
Do...........................
Do...........................
C1303
C1301 In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds___
C1302
Do...........................
Do...........................
C1303
C1301 In small lots (less than
one-fourth ton), per
100 pounds..................
C1302
Do...........................
C1303
Do...........................
$6.50
6.50
6.50
$7.25
7.25
7.25
3.35
3.35
3.35
3.75
3.75
3.75
.40
.40
.40
.40
.40
.40
6.75
6.75
6.75
7.50
7.50
7.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.85
3.85
Chestnut.
C1301
C1302
C1303
C1301
C1302
C1303
Kind and size of coal and JulylS, July 15,
1912.
unit of sale.
1911.
In ton lots, per ton of
2.000 pounds...............
Do........................
Do...........................
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000pounds___
Do...........................
Do...........................
C1301 In small lots, (less than
one-fourth ton) per 100
pounds........................
C1302
Do...........................
Do...........................
C1303
$0.40
.40
.40
0.40
.40
.40
BITUMINOUS.
In ton lots, per ton of
2,000 pounds:
Pocahontas or SterC1301
Poeahontas or New
River....................
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds:
Pocahontas or Ster
C1301
ling..................... C1302
Pocahontas or New
River....................
In small lots (less than
one-fourth ton),per 100
pounds:
Pocahontas or Ster
C1301
ling.......................
C1302
5.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
2.60
2.60
2.60
2.60
.30
.30
$3.78
3.90
4.00
$4.00
4.15
4.15
3.50
3.25
5.00
3.00
3.25
3.00
3.25
3.25
4.75
3.00
3.25
3.00
1.90
1.80
2.65
1.65
1.75
1.65
1.75
1.75
2.50
1.65
1.75
1.65
IN D IA N A P O L IS , IN D .
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRA
CITE WHITE ASH— COn.
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRA
CITE WHITE ASH.
Chestnut—Concluded.
* Stove.
C1401 In ton lots, per ton of
2.000 pounds...............
C1402
Do...........................
C1403
Do...........................
C1404
Do...........................
C1405
Do...........................
C1406
Do...........................
C1401 In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds....
C1402
Do...........................
C1403
Do...........................
C1404
Do...........................
C1405
Do...........................
C1406
Do...........................
$7.50
7.50
7.50
7.25
7.25
7.25
$7.75
7.75
7.75
7.50
7.75
7.75
3.90
3.90
3.90
3.78
3.75
3.75
4.00
4.00
4.00
3.90
4.00
4.00
7.75
7.75
7.75
7.25
7.50
7.75
8.00
8.00
8.00
4.00
4.00
4.00
4.15
4.15
4.15
C1404 In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds__
C1405
Do...........................
C1406
Do...........................
BITUMINOUS.
C1401
C1402
C1403
C1404
C1405
C1406
Chestnut.
C1401
C1402
C1403
C1404
C1405
C1406
C1401
C1402
C1403
In ton lets, per ton of
2.000 pounds...............
Do...........................
Do...........................
Do...........................
Do...........................
Do...........................
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds__
Do...........................
Do...........................
7.75
8.00
8.00
C1401
C1402
C1403
C1404
C1405
C1406
C1404
C1406
i No quotation.
61651°—Bull. 108—12------10
In ton lots, per ton of
2,000 pounds:
Indiana lump.........
Do.....................
Pocahontas.............
Indiana...................
| Indiana lump..........
Indiana..................
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds:
Indiana lump........ .
Do............. . ......
Pocahontas.............
Indiana.................. .
Indiana lump..........
Indiana.................. .
In small lots (less than
one-fourth ton):
Indiana, per—
100 pounds........
80 pounds..........
C1)
.20
.20
.15
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B U L L E T IN
OF T H E B U REA U OF LABOR.
V .—RETAIL PRICES OF COAL, FOR HOUSEHOLD USE, ON JULY
15, 1911, AND JULY 15, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
JA C K SO N V IL L E , FLA ,
Firm
No.
Kind and size of coal and July 15, July 15,
1912.
unit of sale.
1911.
Firm
No.
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRA
CITE WHITE ASH.
C1501
C1502
C1501
C1502
C1501
C1502
C1501
C1502
Stove.
In ton lots, per ton of
2,000 pounds...............
Do...........................
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000pounds ...
Do...........................
Chestnut.
In ton lots, per ton of
2,000 pounds...............
Do...........................
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds__
Do...........................
Kind and size of coal and July 15, July 15,
unit of sale.
1912.
1911.
BITUMINOUS.
$7.50
7.50
$8.00
8.00
3.75
3.75
4.00
4.00
7.50
7.50
8.00
8.00
3.75
3.75
4.00
4.00
C1501
C1502
C1501
C1502
In ton lots, per ton of
2,000 pounds:
Domestic lump.......
Pocahontas of New
River....................
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds:
Domestic iump.......
Pocahontas o f New
River...................
$7.00
$7.00
5.50
5.00
3.50
3.50
2.75
2.50
$4.75
4.50
$4.25
4.25
K A N S A S C IT Y , M O .
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRA
CITE WHITE ASH.
C1601
C1603
C1604
C1601
C1603
C1604
C1604
C1601
C1603
C1604
C1601
C1603
C1604
C1604
BITUMINOUS.
Stove.
In ton lots, per ton of
2.000 pounds............. $11.00
Do..........................
11.00
Do..........................
0)
In half-ton lots, per half
5.75
ton of 1,000 pounds—
5.75
Do...........................
Do...........................
0)
In small lots (less than
one-fourth ton), per
bushel of 80 pounds...
C)
Chestnut.
In ton lots, per ton of
2.000 pounds............... 11.00
Do........................... 11.00
Do...........................
C1)
In half-ton lots, per half
5.75
ton of 1,000 pounds—
5.75
Do...........................
Do...........................
0)
In small lots (less than
one-fourth ton), per
bushel of 80 pounds...
0)
$11.00
11.00
11.00
C1601
C1602
C1603
5.75
5.75
5.50
Cl 604
.45
C1601
C1602
C1603
C1604
11.00
11.00
11.00
C1604
In ton lots, per ton of
2,000 pounds:
Cherokee lump........
Do.....................
Le x i ng t o n, Mo.,
lump....................
Cherokee or Farmers.
In half-ten lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds:
Cherokee lump........
Do.....................
Le x i ng t o n, Mo.,
lump....................
Cherokee or Farmers.
In small lots (less than
one-fourth ton), per
bushel of 80 pounds:
Cherokee or Farmers.
4.00
4.50 /\
4.25
4.25
4.50
2.65
2.50
2.45
2.00
2.25
2.25
2.25
2.25
.20
.20
$0.30
$0.30
5.75
5.75
5.50
.45
L IT T L E R O C K , A R K .
BITUMINOUS.
C1701
C1701
In ton lots, per ton of
2,000 pounds:
Denning or Jenny
Lind.....................
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds:
Denning lor Jenny
Lind.....................
b it u m in o u s —
$6.00
$5.50
3.25
3.00
C1701
1 No quotation.
c oncluded.
In small lots (less than
one-fourth ton), per
100 pounds:
Denning or Jenny
Lind.*...................
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T ab l e
L O S A N G E L E S , CA L.
Firm
No.
Kind and size of coal and July 15, July 15,
1912.
unit of sale.
1911.
Firm
No.
Kind and size of coal and July 15, July 15,
1912.
unit of sale.
1911.
b it u m in o u s —
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRA
CITE WHITE ASH.
Furnace
C1801 In ton lots, per ton of
2.000 pounds............... 2 $18.00 2$18.00
C1801 In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds...
29.25
29.25
C1801 In small lots (less than
one-fourth ton),per 100
pounds........................
1.00
1.00
Stove.
C1803 In ton lots, per ton of
2.000 pounds............... 218.00 218.00
C1803 In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds___ 29.00
29.00
C1803 In small lots (less than
one-fourth ton),per 100
.90
pounds........................
.90
BITUMINOUS.
In ton lots, per ton of
2,000 pounds:
American Block or
C1801
Diamond.............. 211.00
C1803
Black Diamond...... 211.00
concluded.
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds:
American Block or
C1801
Diamond.............. 2$5.75
Black Diamond....... 25.75
C1803
In small lots (less than
one-fourth ton),per 100pound sack:
American Block or
C1801
.65
Diamond.............
.70
Black Diamond..
C1803
2$6.25
2G. 25
.70
.70
LIGNITE: CALIFORNIA.
In ton lots, per ton of
2,000 pounds...............
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pouuds__
C1802 In small lots (less than
one-fourth ton),per 100pound sack.................
C1802
C1802
28.50
28.50
(*)
24.75
(£)
.60
212.00
212.00
L O U IS V IL L E , K Y .
PENNSYLVANIA AN TH RA
CITE WHITE ASH— COn.
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRA
CITE WHITE ASH.
Stove.
C1903
C1901 In ton lots, per ton of
2.000 pounds...............
D o............................
C1903
Do...........................
C1905
C1901 In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds__
C1903
Do...........................
C1905
Do...........................
$7.75
8.25
8.00
$8.25
8.25
8.25
C1905
4.15
4.40
4.25
4.50
4.40
4.40
C1901
C1902
In ton lots, per ton of
2.000 pounds..............
Do............ .............
C1903
Do..........................
C1905
C1901 In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds__
C1901
7.75
8.25
8.00
4.15
8.25
8.25
8.25
4.50
$4.40
4.25
$4.40
4.40
3.50
3.50
3.75
3.50
3.50
3.90
/3.00
\1.00
3.90
3.75
3.90
2.00
2.20
2.20
2.10
2.20
BITUMINOUS.
C1903
C1904
C1905
Chestnut.
Chestnut—Concluded.
In half-ton lots, per hall
ton of 1,000 pounds ...
Do...........................
C1901
C1903
C1904
C1905
In ton lots, per ton of
2,000 pounds:
Pittsburgh...............
Pittsburgh^ Straight
Creek, or Jellico...
Jellico lum p............
Pittsburgh lump__
Do........................
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds:
Pittsburgh...............
Jellico lump...........
Pittsburgh lump---D o ........................
2.15
2.00
2.00
M ANCH ESTER, N. H.
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRA
CITE WHITE ASH— COn.
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRA
CITE WHITE ASH.
Chestnut.
Stove.
C2001 In ton lots, per ton of
2,000 pounds...............
Do...........................
C2002
C2001 In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds__
Do...........................
C2002
C2001 In small lots (less than
one-fourth ton), per 100pound sack..................
$7.75
7.50
$8.00
8.00
3.88
3.75
4.00
4.00
.50
.50
1Only size of anthracite coal sold by this firm.
C2001
C2002
C2001
C2002
C2001
In ton lots, per ton of
2,000 pounds...............
Do...........................
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds___
D o...........................
In small lots (less than
one-fourth ton), per 100pound sack............
2 Includes storing.
$8.00
7.75
$8.25
8.25
4.00
4.13
4.13
.50
.50
3No quotation.
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15,1911, AND JULY 15, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued
T able
M E M P H IS , T E N N .
Firm
No.
Kind and size of coal and July 15, July 15,
unit of sale.
1912.
1911.
Firm
No.
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRA
CITE WHITE ASH.
PENNS YLVANIA ANTHRA
CITE WHITE ASH— COn.
Stove.
C2101
C2102
C2103
C2104
C2105
C2101
C2102
C2103
C2104
C2105
Chestnut—Concluded.
In ton lots, per ton of
2.000 pounds............... i $9.75 i$10.00
Do........................... 19.50 110.00
D o...........................
9.50
9.50
Do........................... 19.75 110.00
D o ...........................
10.00
9.50
In half-ton lots, per half
15.25
ton of 1,000 pounds___ 15.15
D o........................... 15.00
15.00
5.00
D o...........................
5.00
15.25
D o........................... 15.00
5.25
D o...........................
5.00
Chestnut.
In ton lots, per ton of
2.000 pounds...............
D o...........................
C2102
D o...........................
C2103
D o...........................
C2104
C2105
D o...........................
C2101 In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds__
C2102
D o...........................
C2101
Kind and size of coal and July 15, Julv 15,
unit of sale.
1912.
1911.
19.75
19.50
9.50
19.75
9.50
15.15
15.00
110.00
110.00
10.00
10.00
U0.00
15.25
15.00
C2103 In half-ton lots per half
ton of 1,000 pounds__
D o...........................
C2104
D o...........................
C2105
$5.00
15.00
5.00
$5.00
15.25
5.25
13.90
15.00
14.45
15.15
3.85
4.00
3.85
4.40
12.20
12.75
12.50
12.70
2.20
2.45
$3.90
$4.28
.35
.35
5.75
5.75
5.75
5.75
16.00
15.00
4.75
5.75
5.75
5.75
15.75
14.75
4.75
5.75
3.15
3.15
3.13
3.15
3.25
2.75
2.G3
2.90
3.13
3.13
2.88
2.38
2.63
3.00
.20
.20
BITUMINOUS.
In ton lots, per ton of
2,000 pounds:
Western Kentucky
C2101
No. 9.....................
Pittsburgh..............
C2102
Kentucky or Illi
C2103
nois.......................
Western Kentucky
C2105
lump.....................
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds:
Western Kentucky
C2101
No. 9....................
C2102
Pittsburgh..............
C2105
Western Kentucky
lump....................
M IL W A U K E E , W IS .
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRA
CITE WHITE ASH.
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRA
CITE WHITE ASH— COn.
Chestnut—Concluded.
Stove.
C2201
C2202
C2203
C2204
C2205
C2206
C2201
C2202
C2203
C2204
C2205
C2206
C2205
In ton lots, per ton of
2.000 pounds...............
Do...........................
Do...........................
Do...........................
Do...........................
Do...........................
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds__
Do...........................
Do...........................
Do...........................
Do...........................
Do...........................
In small lots (less than
one-fourth ton), per
bushel of 72 pounds...
$7.55
7.55
7.55
7.80
7.55
7.55
$7.70
7.80
7.80
7.80
7.80
7.80
4.05
4.03
4.05
4.15
3.88
3.80
4.10
4.15
4.15
3.90
4.15
4.15
.35
.35
7.80
7.90
7.80
8.05
7.80
7.80
7.95
8.05
8.05
8.05
8.05
8.05
4.15
4.20
3.90
4.28
4.00
4.25
4.28
4.28
4.03
4.28
Chestnut.
C2201 In ton lots, per ton of
2.000 pounds...............
C2202
Do...........................
Do...........................
C2203
Do...........................
C2204
Do...........................
C2205
Do...........................
C2206
C2201 In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds__
Do...........................
C2202
Do...........................
C2203
C2204
Do...........................
C2205
Do...........................
C2206
C2205
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds__
In small lots (less than
one-fourth ton), per
bushel of 72 pounds...
BITUMINOUS.
C2201
C2202
C2203
noofti
i
C2205
C2206
C-2201
C2202
C2203
POOA/i
C2205
C2206
C2205
i Includes storing.
In ton lots, per ton of
2,000 pounds:
Pocahontas egg.......
Pocahontas egg or
nut.......................
Do.....................
/ Pocahontas...............
\ Hocking....................
Do.....................
Pocahontas.............
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds:
Pocahontas egg.......
Pocahontas egg or
nut.......................
Do.....................
/ Pocahontas...............
\ Hocking....................
Do.....................
Pocahontas.............
In small lots (less than
one-fourth ton), per
bushel of 07 pounds:
Hocking..................
147
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1912.
V .—RETAIL PRICES OF COAL, FOR HOUSEHOLD USE, ON JULY
15, 1911, AND JULY 15, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T able
M IN N E A P O L IS, M IN N .
Firm
No.
Kind and size of coal and July 15, July 15,
unit of sale.
1912.
1911.
Firm
No.
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRA
CITE WHITE ASH— COn.
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRA
CITE WHITE ASH.
Stove.
C2301 In ton lots, per ton of
2.000 pounds...............
C2302
Do...........................
C2303
Do........ ...................
C2304
Do...........................
C2305
Do...........................
Do...........................
C2306
C2307
Do...........................
C2301 In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds__
C2302
Do...........................
Do...........................
C2303
C2304
Do...........................
C2305
Do...........................
Do...........................
C2306
Do...........................
C2307
C2301 In small lots (less than
one-fourth ton), per
100 pounds................ .
C2305
Do...........................
C2305
$8.80
8.80
5.80
$9.05
9.05
9.05
9.05
9.05
9.05
8.80
4.65
4.65
4.65
4.65
4.65
4.65
4.65
4.80
4.80
4.75
4.80
4.75
4.80
4.65
.45
.50
.50
.50
Chestnut.
C2301 In ton lots, per ton of
2.000 pounds...............
C2302
Do...........................
Do...........................
C2303
C-2304
Do...........................
C2305
Do...........................
Do...........................
C2306
D o .........................
C2307
C2301 In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds__
Do...........................
C2302
Do...........................
C2303
C2304
Do...........................
Kind and size of coal and- July 15, July 15,
1912.
unit of sale.
1911.
C2306
C2307
C2301
C2305
Chestnut—Concluded.
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds ...
Do...........................
Do...........................
In small lots (less than
one-fourth ton), per
100 pounds..................
Do...........................
$4.80
4.80
4.70
$4.90
4.90
4.90
.45
.50
.50
.50
5.75
5.65
5.50
5.50
5.75
5.75
5.75
5.50
5.50
5.65
5.65
5.75
5.75
5.75
BITUMINOUS.
C2301
C2302
C2303
C2304
C2305
C2306
C2307
C2301
C2302
9.05
9.05
9.05
9.05
9.05
9.05
9.05
9.30
9.30
9.30
9.30
9.30
9.30
9.05
C2303
C2304
C2305
C2306
C2307
4.70
4.80
4.80
4.80
4.90
4.90
4.90
4.90
C2305
In ton lots, per ton of
2,000 pounds:
Hocking lump........
Illinois washed nut
or stove................
Franklin Co. (111.)...
Hocking lump.........
Hocking..................
Hocking lump........
Youghiogheny or
Hocking...............
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds:
Hocking lump.........
Illinois washed nut
or stove................
Franklin Co. (111.)...
Hocking lump.........
Hocking..................
Hocking lump.........
Youghiogheny or
Hocking...............
In small lots (less than
one-fourth ton), per
100 pound:
Hocking.................
3.15
3.10
3.00
3.00
3.15
3.15
3.15
3.00
3.00
3.10
3.10
3.15
3.15
3.15
.35
N E W A R K , N . J.
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRA
CITE WHITE ASH.
Stove.
C2401 In ton lots, per ton of
2,000 pounds...............
D o ..........................
C2403
C2405
D o ..........................
C2406
D o ..........................
D o ..........................
C2407
C2401 In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds___
C2403.
D o...........................
D o...........................
C2405
D o...........................
C2406
In
small
lots (less than
C2403
one-fourth ton), per 100
pounds.......................
D o ...........................
C2405
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRA
CITE WHITE ASH— COn.
Chestnut.
$6.00
6.00
6.00
6.00
6.00
$6.25
6.25
6.25
6.25
6.25
3.00
3.00
3.10
3.00
3.20
3.20
3.20
3.20
.35
C1)
.35
.35
C2401 In ton lots, per ton of
2,000 pounds...............
D o...........................
C2403
D o...........................
C2405
D o...........................
C2406
D o...........................
C2407
C2401 In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds__
C2403
D o...........................
C2405
D o...........................
C2406
D o...........................
C2403 In small lots (less than
one-fourth ton), per100
pounds........................
i No quotation.
$6.25
6.25
6.25
6.25
6.25
$6.50
6.50
6.50
6.50
6.50
3.25
3.25
3.25
3.25
3.35
3.35
3.35
3.35
.35
.35
B U L L E T IN
148
OF T H E BU REA U OF LABOR.
Y . — RETAIL PRICES OF COAL. FOR HOUSEHOLD USE, ON JULY
15, 1911, AND JULY 15, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
N EW HAVEN, CONN.
Firm
No.
Kind and size of coal and Fulv 15, July 15,
1912.
1911.
unit of sale.
Firm
No.
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRA
CITE WHITE ASH— COll.
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRA
CITE WHITE ASH.
Chestnut—Concluded.
StQVC.
C2501 In ton lots, per ton of
2.000 i>ounds...............
€2502
D o . ........................
D o..........................
C2503
D o..........................
C2504
D o..........................
C2505
D o ..........................
C2506
D o..........................
C2507
C2501 In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds__
D o..........................
C2502
D o..........................
02503
02504
D o..........................
C2505
D o..........................
D o..........................
02500
D o..........................
02507
In small lots (less than
one-fourth ton), per
bushel of—
80 pounds................
02501
Do....................
02503
70 pounds................
02506
02504
$6.55
6.55
6.55
6.55
16.55
6.55
6.55
$6.75
6.75
6.75
6.75
16.75
6.75
6.75
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
13.40
3.50
3.50
3.60
3.60
3.60
3.60
13.60
3.60
3.60
(2)
(2)
.30
.25
.25
.30
02505
02506
02507
02501
02506
02502
02503
02504
02505
02506
02507
C2501
02502
02503
In ton lots, per ton of
2.000 pounds.............
Do...........................
Do..........................
Do..........................
Do...........................
Do..........................
Do..........................
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds__
Do..........................
Do..........................
6.55
6.75
G. 55
6.55
G. 55
10.55
6.55
6.55
6. 75
6.75
6.75
16.75
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.60
3.60
3.60
6. 75
6.75
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds__
Do...........................
Do...........................
Do...........................
In small lots (less than
one-fourth ton), per
bushel of—
80 pounds................
70 pounds................
$3.50
13.40
3.50
3.50
$3. eo
13. GO
3.60
3. CO
(2)
.30
.25
.30
$5.00
4.25
3.85
4.25
$o. 50
4.25
3.85
4.25
BITUMINOUS.
02501
02502
02503
02507
02504
02505
Chestnut.
02501
Kind and size of coal and July 15, July 15,
1912.
unit of sale.
1911.
02501
C-2502
02507
C2501
In ton lots, per ton of—
2,000 pounds—
Georges Creek...
Webster............
Logan No. 2 ___
Miller Vein , .
2,240 pounds—
Clearfield...........
“ Jenner” Que
rnahoning...
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of—
1,000 pounds—
/
Georges Creek...
\
Clearfield...........
Webster............
Miller V ein.......
In small lots (less than
one-fourth ton), per
bushel:
Georges Creek or
Clearfield..............
4.25
4.25
14.25
14.25
2.75
2. 40
2.40
(2)
2.75
2.40
2.40
2.40
.25
N E W O RLEAN S, LA.
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRA
CITE WHITE ASH.
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRA
CITE WHITE ASK— COn.
Chestnut—Concluded.
Stove.
02001
02602
02603
02604
02601
02602
02603
02604
In ton lots, per ton of
2.000 pounds...............
Do...........................
Do...........................
Do...........................
In half-t on lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds__
Do...........................
Do...........................
Do...........................
$9.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
$10.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
4.75
5.25
5.00
5.00
5.25
5.25
5.25
5.25
9.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
10.50
10.00
10.50
10.50
4.75
5.25
5.50
5.25
Chestnut.
02601
02602
02603
02604
02601
02602
In ton lots, per ton of
2.000 pounds............. .
Do...........................
Do...........................
Do...........................
In half-t on lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds__
Do...........................
i Includes storing.
02603
C2604
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds__
Do...........................
$5.00
5.00
$5.50
5.50
5.56
6.67
G. 65
6.60
6.60
6.60
6,65
6.66
3.06
3.67
3.35
3.20
3.55
3.55
3.65
3.58
BITUMINOUS.
C2G01
C2602
02603
C2604
C2601
C2G02
C2603
02004
In ton lots, per ton of
2,000 pounds:
Alabama or Pitts
burgh...................
Do.....................
Cahaba fancy lump.
Pittsburgh lump__
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds:
Alabama or Pitts
burgh...................
Do.....................
Cahaba fancy lump .
Pittsburgh lump__
2 No quotation.
RETAIL PRICES, 1300 TO AUGUST, 1012.
149
V .—RETATL PRICES OP COAL, FOR HOUSEHOLD USE, ON JULY
15, 1911, AND JULY 15, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T able
NEW YO R K, N. X .
Firm
No.
Kind and size of coal and July 15, July 15,
1912.
unit of sale.
1911.
Firm
No.
PENNSYLVANIAANTHRA
CITE WHITE ASH.
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRA
CITE WHITE ASH— COn.
Stove.
Chestnut—Concluded.
C2702 In ton lots, per ton of
2,000 pounds............... $6.30
02703
Do...........................
6.30
Do...........................
C2704
6.30
Do...........................
C2705
6.55
Do...........................
C270G
6.30
Do........................... 16.32
C2707
C2703
Do........................... 26.30
f 26.05
Do........................... \
C2709
26.15
C2702 In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds__
3.40
C2703
3.40
Do...........................
Do...........................
C2704
3.15
Do...........................
3.53
C2705
Do...........................
C2708
3.40
Do........................... 13.41
C2707
23.03
Do........................... 23.08
C2709
$8.55
6.55
6.55
6.80
6.55
16.70
20.80
26.70
3.55
3. o3
3.53
3.G5
3.43
13. GO
23.50
6.55
6.30
C2704
In ton lots, per ton of
2,000 pounds...............
Do...........................
C2705
C2706
Do...........................
C2707
Do...........................
C2708
Do...........................
C2709
Do...........................
C2702 In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds__
C2703
Do...........................
C2704
Do...........................
C2705
Do...........................
C2703
Do...........................
C2707
Do...........................
C2709
Do...........................
6.70
6.80
$G. 55
6.55
6.30
16.32
26.56
26.30
26.40
$6.80
7.05
6.80
16.70
26.80
26.70
3.63
3.40
3.28
3.53
3.40
13.41
2 3 .15
23.20
3.70
3.G5
3.65
3.78
3.65
13.60
23.50
5.25
5.25
2.75
2.88
$5.75
5.50
$5.75
5.75
.55
.55
0.50
7.00
7.00
5.00
0.50
6.50
7.00
5.50
3.50
3. 75
3.75
2.75
3.50
3.50
3.75
3.00
.35
.35
BITUMINOUS.
C2704
Chestnut.
C2702 In ton lots, per ton of
2,000 pounds...............
Do...........................
C2703
Kind and size of coal and July 15, July 15,
unit of sale.
1912.
1911.
C2704
In ton lots, per ton of
2,0C0 pounds:
Cumberland............
In half-ton lots,per half
ton of 1,000 pounds:
Cumberland.............
O M A H A , NBBR.
PENNSYLVANIAANTHRA
CITE WHITE ASH.
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRA
CITE WHITE ASH—COn.
Stove.
Chestnut—Concluded.
C2801 In ton lots, per ton of
2.000 pounds............... $10.50
C2802
Do........................... 10.50
C2803
Do........................... 10.50
C2804
Do........................... 11.00
Do........................... 10.50
C2805
C2802 In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds__
5.50
Do...........................
C2803
5.50
C2804
Do...........................
5.75
C2805
Do...........................
5.50
C2804 In small lots (less than
one-fourth ton), per
100 pounds..................
.55
$11.00
10.75
11.00
11.00
11.00
5.50
5.75
5.75
5.75
.55
Chestnut.
C2801
C2802
C2803
C2804
C2805
C2802
C2803
In ton lots, per ton of
2.000 pounds...............
Do...........................
Do...........................
Do...........................
Do...........................
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds__
Do...........................
10.50
10.50
10.50
11.00
10.50
11.00
11.00
11.00
11.00
11.00
5.50
5.50
5.75
5.75
C2804 In half-ton lots, r>er half
ton of 1,000 poiinds—
C2805
Do...........................
C2S04 In small lots (less than
one-fourth ton), per
100 pounds..................
BITUMINOUS.
C2802
C2803
C2804
C2805
C2802
C2803
C2804
C2805
C2804
In ton lots, per ton of
2,000 pounds:
Illinois.....................
Southern Illinois —
Illinois.....................
Iowa lump...............
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds:
Illinois.....................
Southern Illinois---Illinois.....................
Iowa lumD...............
In small lots (less than
one-fourth, ton), per
100 pounds:
Illinois.....................
1 Average prica of actual deliveries on each date. No charge for storing.
2 Includes storing.
B U L L E T IN
150
OF T H E B U REA U OF LABOR.
V .—RETAIL PRICES OF COAL, FOR HOUSEHOLD USE, ON JULY
15, 1911, AND JULY 15, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T ab l e
P H IL A D E L P H IA , P A .
Firm
No.
Kind and size of coal and July 15, July 15,
unit of sale.
1912.
1911.
Firm
No.
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRA
CITE WHITE ASH.
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRA
CITE WHITE ASH— COn.
Stove.
C2901
C2902
C2903
C2904
C2905
C2906
C2907
C290S
C2909
C2910
C2901
C2S02
CZ903
C2904
C2905
C290G
C2907
C2908
C2909
C2910
In ton lots, per ton of
2.240 pounds..............
Do...........................
Do...........................
Do...........................
Do........................
Do...........................
Do...........................
Do...........................
Do...........................
Do...........................
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,120 pounds__
Do...........................
Do...........................
Do...........................
Do...........................
Do...........................
Do...........................
Do...........................
Do...........................
Do...........................
Chestnut—Concluded.
06.50
6.25
6.55
6.55
6.55
6.55
6.80
6.55
6.50
C.80
$6.80
6.50
6.85
6.75
6.85
6.85
7.00
6.85
6.75
6.75
3.50
3.25
0)
3.40
3.40
3.40
3.55
3.40
C1)
3.50
3. G8
3.40
3.68
3.50
3.50
3.65
3.65
3.55
3.38
3.50
6.80
6.50
6.80
6.80
6.80
7.05
6.75
7.10
7.00
7.10
Chestnut.
C2901
C2902
C2903
C2904
C2905
In ton lots, per ton of
2.240 pounds..............
Do...........................
Do...........................
Do...........................
Do...........................
Kind and size of coal and July 15, July 15,
unit of sale.
1912.
1911.
C2906
C2907
C2908
C2909
C2910
C2901
C2902
C2903
C2904
C2905
C2906
C2907
C2908
C2909
C2910
In ton lots, per ton of
2.240 pouncls.............. $6.80
Do........................... 7.05
Do........................... 6.80
Do........................... 6.75
Do........................... 7.05
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,120 pounds__ 3.65
Do........................... 3.40
Do...........................
(})
Do........................... 3.55
Do........................... 3.55
Do........................... 3.55
Do........................... 3.65
Do........................... 3.55
Do...........................
(})
Do........................... 3.65
$7.10
7.25
7.10
7.00
7.00
3.77
3.50
3.80
3.65
3.70
3.75
3.80
3.70
3.50
3.65
BITUMINOUS.
C2901
C2902
C2904
C2909
C2901
C2902
C2904
In ton lots, per ton of
2.240 pounds...............
Clearfield................. 4.00
Do.....................
C)
Pennsylvania.......... /\ 3.50
3.75
In half ton lots, per half
ton of 1,120 pounds__
0)
Clearfield................. 2.25
Do.....................
(l)
4.00
3.75
4.00
3.75
3.90
2.25
2.00
2.15
P IT T S B U R G H , P A .
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRA
CITE WHITE ASH.
C3001
C3002
C3003
C3004
C3005
C3001
C3003
C3004
C3005
C3005
C3001
C3002
C3003
C3004
C3005
C3001
C3003
C3004
C3005
C3C05
Stove.
In ton lots, per ton of
2.240 pounds...............
Do...........................
Do...........................
Do...........................
Do...........................
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,120 pounds__
Do...........................
Do...........................
Do...........................
In small lots (less than
one-fourth ton), per
bushel of 76 pounds...
Chestnut.
In ton lots, per ton of
2.240 pounds..............
Do...........................
Do...........................
Do........... ..............
Do...........................
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,120 pounds__
Do...........................
Do...........................
Do...........................
In small lots (less than
one-fourth ton), per
bushel of 76 pounds...
BITUMINOUS.
$6.75
$
6.75
6.50
$7.25
7.50
7.25
7.25
7.25
0)
3.63
0)
3.50
3.88
3.83
3.88
4.13
0)
.30
6.50
6.50
7.25
7.50
7.25
7.25
7.25
0)
3.63
3.50
3.50
3.88
3.83
3.88
4.13
8
6.75
0)
C3001
C3002
C3003
C3004
C3005
C3001
C3002
C3003
C3004
C3005
C3001
C3002
C3003
C3004
C3005
.30
i No quotation.
In ton lots, per ton of
2,000 pounds:
Pittsburgh............... $3.15
One-and-one-fourthinch lump............. 3.03
Pittsburgh.............. 2.89
Pittsburgh gas coal. 2.89
One-and-one-fourthinch lump............. 3.16
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds:
Pittsburgh..............
0)
One-and-one-fourthinch lump............. 1.75
Pittsburgh.............. 1.58
Pittsburgh gas coal. 1.58
One-and-one-fourthinch lump:........... 1.84
In small lots (less than
one-fourth ton), per
bushel of 76 pounds:
Pittsburgh..............
.125
One-and-one-fourthinch lump.............
0)
Pittsburgh..............
V1)
Pittsburgh gas coal. 0 )
One-and-one-fourthinch lump.............
0)
$3.29
3.03
3.30
3.42
3.42
1.75
1.98
1.71
1.88
1.98
.14
.17
.14
.17
.17
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1912.
151
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15, 1911, AND JULY 15, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T able
P R O V ID E N C E , R . I.
Kind and size of coal and July 15, July 15,
1912.
unit of sale.
1911.
Firm
No.
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRA
CITE WHITE ASH — COn.
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRA
CITE WHITE ASH.
Chestnut—Concluded.
Stove.
In ton lots, per ton of
2.000 pounds............... 1$7.00
B o........................... i 7.00
Do........................... 1 7.00
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds__ 13.65
Do........................... 13.65
Do........................... 13.65
i $7.25
i 7.25
i 7.25
13.80
13.80
13.80
Chestnut.
In ton lots, per ton of
2.000 pounds...............
Do...........................
Do...........................
Kind and size ofcoal and July 15. July 15,
unit of sale.
1911.
1912.
i 7.25
i 7.25
i 7.25
17.50
i 7.50
i 7.50
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds__ i $3.80
C3202
Do........................... 13.80
D o ........................... 13.80
C3201
BITUMINOUS.
In ton lots, per ton of
2,000 pounds:
C3202
New River or Poca
hontas ..................
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds:
C3202
New River or Poca
hontas..................
14.25
(2)
R IC H M O N D , YA,
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRA
CITE WHITE ASH.
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRA
CITE WHITE ASH— COn.
Stove.
In ton lots, per ton of
2.000 pounds...............
Do...........................
Do...........................
Do...........................
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds__
Do...........................
Do...........................
Do...........................
In small lots (less than
one-fourth ton), per
bushel3 .....................
Chestnut—Concluded.
$6.75
6.75
6.75
7.00
$7.50
7.50
7.50
7.50
3.50
(2)
3.50
3.50
3.75
3.75
4.00
3.75
.30
.30
C3303
C3304
6.75
6.75
6.75
(2)
7.50
7.50
7.50
7.50
C3303
C3304
3.50
(2)
3.50
3.75
3.75
4.00
C3301
Chestnut.
In ton lots, per ton of
2.000 pounds...............
Do...........................
Do...........................
Do...........................
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds__
Do...........................
Do...........................
C3304 In half ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds__
C3301 In small lots (less than
one-fourth ton), per
bushel3.......................
(2)
$0.30
BITUMINOUS.
C3301
C3301
In ton lots, per ton of
2,000 pounds:
Splint or New River
lump.....................
Kanawha splint.......
Splint......................
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds:
Splint or New River
lump.....................
Kanawha splint......
Splint......................
In small lots (less than
one-fourth ton), per
bushel:3
Splint or New River
lump.....................
5.00
5.00
5.50
2.50
2.75
2.75
.25
S T . L O U IS , M O .
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRA
CITE WHITE ASH.
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRA
CITE WHITE ASH— COn.
Stove.
Chestnut.
C3401 In ton lots, per ton of
C3401 In ton lots, per ton of
$8.35
2,000 pounds............... $7.95
2,000 pounds............... $8.20
C3402 ’
C3402
Do...........................
8.00
8.35
Do...........................
8.00
8.25
C3403
]'o..................... 8.00
Do...........................
7.80
C3403
C3404
Do...........................
C3404
Do...........................
8.10
7.80
8.00
C3401 In half-ton lots, per half
C3401 In half-ton lots, per half
4.55
ton of 1,000 pounds__
4.35
4.48
ton of 1,000 pounds__
C3402
C3402
4.50
Do...........................
4.25
Do...........................
4.25
4.25
Do...........................
C3403
Do...........................
4.03
C3403
4.13
i Includes storing.
2 No quotation.
3 Sold by standard bushel of 2,150.42 cubic inches; not sold by weight.
$8.60
8.35
8.50
8.35
4.68
4.50
4.38
152
B U L L E T IN
OF T E E
BU REA U
OF LABOR.
V .—RETAIL PRICES OF COAL, FOR HOUSEHOLD USE, ON JULY
15, 1911, AND JULY 15, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
S T . L O U IS , M O .—Concluded.
Firm
No.
i!
Kind and size of coal and Julv 15, July 15,
1912.
unit of sale.
1911.
Firm
No.
Kind and size of coal and July 15, Julv 15,
unit of sale.
1911.
1912.
b it u m in o u s —
BITUMINOUS.
In ton lots, per ton of
2,000 pounds:
C3401
Domestic lump.......
Big Muddy lump. . .
C3402
Mount Olive...........
C3403
$3.13
3. 75
3.00
$3. 38
3. 75
3.13
concluded,
C3404 Carterville.....................
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds:
C3402
Big Muddy lump...
C3403
Mount Olive..........
$3.25
$3.13
C1)
1.63
2.25
1.75
SALT LAKE C IT Y , U TA H .
COLORADO
ANTHRACITE.
BITUMINOUS.
Stove.
C3501 In ton lots, per ton of
2,000 pounds............... 2$10.50
C3502
B o ......................... 210.75
€3504
D o ..........................
0)
03501 In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds ... 25.50
C3502
D o .......................... 25.50
C3504
D o .........................
(l)
C3501 In small lots (less than
one-fourth ton), per
100 pounds................
. 75
03502
.75
D o ..........................
03504
D o ..........................
0)
2$10.50
210.50
10.50
25.75
25.50
5.75
.75
.75
.75
Chestnut.
03501
03502
03501
03501
03501
03502
03503
03504
03501
03502
03503
03504
03501
In ton lots, per ton of
2,000 pounds...............
Do.............................
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds__
In small lots (less than
one-fourth ton), per
100 pounds..................
0)
0)
210.50
210.50
0)
5.75
C1)
.75
03502
03503
03504
In ton lots, per ton of
2,000 pounds:
Castle Gate or Clear
Creek.................... 2$5.50
Utah or Wycming... 25.50
D o ....................
5.50
D o ....................
5.50
In half-ton lots, por half
ton of 1,000 pounds:
Castle Gate or Clear
Creek.................... 22.90
Utah or Wyoming... 23.00
D o ....................
3.00
D o ...............
3.00
In small lots (less than
one-fourth ton), per
100 pounds:
Castle Gate or Clear
Creek....................
.40
Utah or Wyoming...
.35
D o....................
.40
D o ....................
.40
2$5.50
25.50
5.50
5.50
23.00
23.00
3.00
3.00
.40
.35
.40
.40
SA N F R A N C IS C O , C A L .
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRA
CITE WHITE ASH.
C3601
C3602
C3003
C3G04
C3605
C3G01
C3602
C3603
C3G04
C3605
03603
cseos
Stove.
In ton lots, per ton of
2,000 pounds...............
D o . . ........................
D o ............................
D o............................
D o............................
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds__
D o............................
D o ............................
D o ............................
D o ............................
In small lots (less than
one-fourth ton), per
100 pounds..................
D o............................
CHINESE
OR
WELSH
ANTHRACITE.
2$19.00 2$19. 0 0
218.00 218.00
217.00
0)
219.00 219.00
217.00 218.00
.50
.OO
0)
2 9 .50
28.50
29.50
29.00
28.50
29.50
29.00
0)
.90
.90
.90
29
29
Chestnut.
In ton lots, per ton of
2,000 pounds...............
C3602
D o .........................
C3001 In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds__
C3602
D o ............................
C3C02 In small lots (less than
one-fourth ton), per
100-pound sack...........
1 No quotation.
C3601
0)
0)
219.00
218.00
0)
0)
29.50
29.00
(s)
1.00
Stove.
0,3604 In ton lots, per ton ol
2,COOpounds...............
0)
C3605
D o............................ 2 $15.00
03604 In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds__
0)
C3605
D o............................ 27.50
C3604 In small lots (less than
one-fourth ton), per
100 pounds..................
0)
C3C05
D o............................
.80
$ 15.00
215.00
2
27.50
27.50
.80
.80
BITUMINOUS.
C3601
C3G02
03603
03604
03605
03601
C3602
C3603
C3G04
03605
In ton lots, per ton of
2,000 pounds:
Wellington..............
R i c h m o n d or
Wellington...........
Wellington..............
D o ....................
D o ....................
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds:
Wellington..............
R i c h m o n d or
Wellington...........
Wellington..............
D o ....................
D o ....................
2Includes storing.
211.00
212.00
211.00
2 12.00
212.00
211.00
211.00
211.00
212.00
212.00
25.59
26.00
25.50
26.00
26.00
25.50
2 5.50
2 5.50
2 0 .0 0
26.00
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1912.
153
T a b le V . — RETAIL
PRICES OF COAL, FOR HOUSEHOLD USE, ON JULY
15, 1911, AND JULY 15, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
S A N F R A N C IS C O , C A L .—Concluded.
Firm
No.
Kind and size of coal and July 15, July 15,
unit of sale.
1912.
1911.
b it u m in o u s —
c o n tin u e d .
In small lots (less than
one-fourth ton), per
109 pounds:
R i c h m o n d or
C3G02
Wellington...........
Wellington..............
C3G03
Firm
No.
Kind and size of coal and July 15, July 15,
unit of sale.
1911.
1912.
b it u m in o u s —
$0.65
. 65
$0.65
.60
concluded.
In small lots (less than
one-fourth ton), per
100 pounds—Con.
03604
Wellington.............
C3605
D o ....................
SO. Go
.CO
$0.65
.65
$6.75
7.50
i $3.50
7.75
33.40
4.13
3 3.25
4.25
.50
.50
SEATTLE, W A SH .
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRA
CITE BED ASH.
BITUMINOUS.
Stove.
C3801 In ton lots, per ton of
2.000 pounds............... 1$16.25 i$16.25
C3S02 ___ Do............................
17.25
(2)
C3801 In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds__ 3 8.15
38.15
C3801 In small lots (less than
one-fourth ton), per
sack of 125 pounds___
1.10
1.15
Chestnut.
C3801 In ton lots, per ton of
2.000 pounds............... i 16.25 116.25
C3801 In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds__ 38.15
38.15
C3S01 In small lots (less than
one-fourth ton), per
sack of 125 pounds......
1.10
1.15
In ton lots, per ton of
2,000 pounds:
’ Black D i a m o n d
C3801
lump....................
C3802
Do.....................
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds:
Black D i a m o n d
C3801
lump....................
C3802
Do.....................
In small lots (less than
one-fourth ton), per
sack of 125 pounds:
Black D i a m o n d
C3801
lump....................
W A S H IN G T O N , D .
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRA
CITE WHITE ASH.
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRA
CITE WHITE ASH— COn.
Stove.
Chestnut.
C3901 In ton lots, per ton of
C3901 In ton lots, per ton of
2,240 pounds............... $7.30
2,240 pounds............... $7.05
$7.30
C3902
Do...........................
7.25
Do...........................
C3902
7.05
7.30
C3903
Do...........................
7.30
Do...........................
7.05
7.30
C3903
C3904
Do...........................
7.30
Do...........................
7.05
C3904
7.30
7.05
C3905
Do...........................
Do...........................
7.05
7.30
C3905
C3906
Do...........................
7.30
Do...........................
7.05
7.30
C3D06
7.25
C3907
Do...........................
Do...........................
7.00
7.20
C3907
7.05
C3908
Do...........................
Do...........................
7.30
7.30
C3908
Do...........................
7.05
C3909
7.30
Do...........................
7.25
C3909
C3901 In half-ton lots, per half
C3901 In half-ton lots, per half
3.75
3.65
ton of 1,120 pounds__
3.75
ton of 1,120 pounds ...
C3902
3.65
Do...........................
3.70
3.75
Do...........................
C3902
3.75
C3903
Do...........................
3.65
3.80
Do...........................
C3903
C3904
Do...........................
3.75
3.65
3.75
Do...........................
C3904
3.75
Do...........................
C3906
Do...........................
3.65
3.75
C3906
C3907
Do...........................
3.75
Do...........................
3.65
3.75
C3907
3.75
C3908
Do...........................
3.65
3.75
Do...........................
C3908
C3909
Do...........................
3.85
3.75
Do...........................
3.65
C3909
C3902 In small lots (lens than
C3902 In small lots (less than
one-fourth ton), per
one-fourth ton), per
bushel of 80 pounds...
.30
bushel of 80 pounds...
.30
.30
Do...........................
.30
.30
4.30
C3903
Do...........................
C3903
4.35
C3904
Do...........................
4.35
4.30
C3904
Do...........................
C3907
Do...........................
.30
.30
.30
Do...........................
C3907
C3908
Do...........................
.30
.30
.30
Do...........................
C3908
.30
C3009
Do...........................
.30
Do...........................
.30
C3909
1 Price quoted is at yard; delivery charges, $1 to $2 per ton, according to distance.
2 No quotation.
s Price quoted is at yard; delivery extra.
4 Per measured bushel.
§7.45
7.45
7.45
7.45
7.45
7.45
7.35
7.45
7.25
3.85
3.75
3.85
3.80
3.85
3.80
3.85
3.75
.30
4.30
4.30
.30
.30
.30
154
B U L L E T IN
OF T H E B U R E A U OF LABOR.
T a b l e Y ___ RETAIL PRICES OF COAL, FOR HOUSEHOLD USE, ON JULY
15, 1911, AND JULY 15, 1912, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Concluded.
W A S H I N G T O N , D . C .—Concluded.
Firm
No.
Kind and size of coal and July 15, July 15,
unit of sale.
1912.
1911.
Firm
No.
BITUMINOUS.
C3901
C3902
C3903
C390u
C3907
C3908
C3909
C3901
C3902
C3903
In ton lots, per ton cf
2,240 pounds:
Georges Creek........
ArgyleorNew River,
run of mine..........
Cumberland............
Georges Creek, run
of mine.................
Big Vein Georges
Creek....................
Georges Creek.........
Big Vein Georges
Creek....................
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,120 pounds:
Georges Creek........
Argyieor New River,
run of mine..........
Cumberland............
Kind and size of coal and July 15, July 15,
unit of sale.
1911.
1912.
b i t u m i n o u s — conclu ded.
$4.25
$4.25
C3906
4.00
4.50
3.75
4.50
C3907
4.25
4.25
4.50
4.25
4.50
4.25
4.00
4.00
2.50
2.25
2.00
2.30
2.00
2.30
C3908
C3909
C3902
C3907
C3908
C3909
1 No quotation.
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,120 lb s. —Con.
Georges Creek, run
of mine................
Big Vein Georges
Creek...................
Georges Creek........
Big Vein Georges
Creek...................
In small lots (less than
one-fourth ton), per
bushel of 80 pounds:
Argyle or New River,
run of mine..........
Big Vein Georges
Creek....................
Georges Creek........
Big Vein Georges
Creek....................
$2.38
$2.35
2.50
2.25
2.50
2.25
2.26
2.25
0)
.25
.20
C1)
.20
.20
.20
.25
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