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U. S. D E P A R T M E N T O F L A B O R
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
ROYAL MEEKER, Commissioner
BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES\
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BUREAU OF LABOR STA TISTICS/ “ ’ * ( NUMBER 1 J O
R E T A IL
P R IC E S
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1890 TO AUGUST, 1913
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SEPTEMBER 15, 1913
WASHINGTON
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
1913
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CONTENTS.
Retail Prices, 1890 to August, 1913:
Page.
Food.............................................................................................................. 5-17
Bread weights...............................................................................................
17
Coal.............................................................................................................. 17,18
Gas................................................................................................................ 18-20
Explanation of scope and method................................................................ 20-24
Food....................................................................................................... 21,22
Bread weights........................................................................................ 22,23
Coal........................................................................................................
23
Gas......................................................................................................... 23,24
Explanation of tables................................................................................... 24-26
T a b l e I.—Retail prices of the principal articles of food on the 15th of each
month, July and August, 1912, and July and August, 1913, by cities and by
firms............................................................................................................... 27-107
T a b l e 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, 1912, and July and August, 1913, by cities and by firms
and brands.................................................................................................... 108-117
T a b l e III.—Relative retail prices of the principal articles of food, January,
1911, to August, 1913, by geographical divisions........................................ 118-132
T a b l e IY.—Retail prices of coal, for household use, on July 15,1912, and July
15, 1913, by cities and by firms................................................................... 133-148
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U. S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
W HOLE NO. 136.
W A S H IN G T O N .
SEPTEMBER 15, 1913.
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1913.'
PREPARED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF FRED C. CROXTON.
FOOD.
The price at retail for 13 out of 15 principal articles of food was
higher on August 15, 1913, than on the 15th of the preceding month.
The increase was more marked for eggs and sugar than for other
articles. Fifteen articles of food enter into the relative prices in this
report, representing approximately two-thirds of the expenditure for
food by the average workingman’s family, and reports of prices are
included from 40 important industrial cities in which live one-fifth of
the total number of people in continental United States.
The changes during the one-month period from July 15 to August
15 in each of the three years 1911, 1912, and 1913 are shown in the
following table:
PE R CENT OF INCREASE OR DECREASE IN R E T A IL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL
ARTICLES OF FOOD: PRICE ON AUGUST 15 COMPARED W ITH PRICE ON JU LY 15,
EACH Y E A R 1911, 1912, AND 1913.
Price August 15,1911. Price August 15,1912. Price August 15,1913
Article.
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.
Lower
than
July 15,
1911.
Higher
than
Lower
than
July 15,
1912.
Higher
than
July 15,
1913.
Lower
than
July 15,
1913.
Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Per cent.
1.4
0.4
0.2
.1
1.5
.5
.4
.9
.3
9.0
5.7
1.9
.4
1.4
1.1
1.1
.8
1.4
1.2
.9
1.3
1.0
1.2
1.4
2.2
.7
.7
1.2
.4
1.5
8.9
9.1
11.4
1.0
5.7
1.5
17.7
ii.i
.6
9.2
2.6
.5
.5
1.5
.4
i This report summarizes data published in previous retail price reports of the Bureau (Eighteenth
Annual Report and Bulletins Nos. 59, 65, 71,77,105,106,108,110,113,115,125, and 132), and thus furnishes
a comparison of retail prices of food from 1890 to August, 1913. Actual retail prices of the principal articles
of food and actual bread weights are shown in this report for July 15 and August 15,1913, and for purposes
of comparison for corresponding dates in 1912. For explanation of the scope of this report and of the
method of collecting data see page 20, et seq.
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BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
During the period from July 15 to August 15, 1913, 13 of the 15
articles for which relative prices are computed in this report advanced
and 2 declined in price. The articles which advanced were sirloin
steak, round steak, rib roast, pork chops, bacon, ham, lard, corn
meal, eggs, butter, potatoes, sugar, and milk. The articles which
declined were hens and flour.
Comparing prices on August 15, 1913, with prices on August 15,
1912, 12 articles advanced and 3 declined in price. Sugar, flour,
and corn meal declined in price, and the change was 7.9, 5.5, and
2.7 per cent, respectively. The per cent of advance for the 11 arti
cles which increased in price varied from 2.7 per cent for milk to 20
per cent for potatoes. Six of the 15 articles advanced more than
10 per cent.
The table which follows compares for each of the 15 articles the
price on July 15 and August 15, 1913, with the price on the cor
responding date in 1912.
P E R CENT OF INCREASE OR DECREASE IN R E T A IL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL A R T I
CLES OF FOOD: PRICE ON JU LY 15 AND AUGUST 15, 1913, COMPARED W IT H PRICE
ON THE CORRESPONDING DATE IN 1912, B Y ARTICLES.
Price July 15,1913Article.
Sirloin steak.....................
Round steak.....................
R ib roast..........................
Pork chops.......................
Bacon, smoked................
Ham, smoked...................
Lard, pure........................
Hens..................................
Flour, wheat.....................
Com meal.........................
Eggs, strictly fresh..........
Butter, creamery.............
Potatoes, Irish.................
Sugar, granulated............
Milk, fresh........................
Price Aug. 15,1913-
Higher
than July
15, 1912.
Lower
than July
15, 1912.
Higher
than Aug.
15, 1912.
Lower
than Aug.
15, 1912.
Per cent.
11.6
12.5
8.4
16.9
19.2
17.0
8.0
11.3
Per cent.
Per cent.
10.2
11.5
7.9
9.3
18.8
17.6
8.1
8.7
Per cent.
6.9
3.7
10.3
5.2
6.0
5.5
2.7
12.6
5.7
20.0
10.7
3.8
7.9
2.7
The next table compares for each of the 15 articles the price on
July 15 and August 15, 1913, with the average price for the 10-year
period 1890 to 1899. Comparing the price on August 15,1913, with
the average price for the 10-year period 1890 to 1899 sugar shows a
decline of 2.3 per cent and all other articles show an advance, the
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RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1913.
per cent of advance varying from 27.9 per cent for flour to 138
per cent for bacon. Eleven of the 15 articles advanced in price more
than 50 per cent.
P E R CENT OF INCREASE OR DECREASE IN R E TA IL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL A R T I
CLES OF FOOD: PRICE ON JU LY 15 AND AUGUST 15, 1913, COMPARED W IT H THE
AV E R AG E PRICE FOR THE 10-YEAR PERIO D 1890 TO 1899, B Y ARTICLES.
Price July 15,1913-
Article.
Sirloin steak...........
Round steak...........
R ib roast................
Pork chops.............
Bacon, smoked____
Ham, smoked.........
Lard, pure..............
Hens.......................
Flour, wheat...........
Com meal...............
Eggs, strictly fresh.
Butter, creamery...
Potatoes, Irish.......
Sugar, granulated..
Milk, fresh..............
Price Aug. 15, 1913-
Higher
than
10-year
period
1890-1899.
Lower
than
10-year
period
1890-1899.
Higher
than
10-year
period
1890-1899.
Lower
than
10-year
period
1890-1899.
Per cent.
79.0
107.3
75.9
120.4
135.5
89.6
67.7
75.6
28.8
57.7
49.4
39.8
74.2
Per cent.
Per cent.
79.3
108.4
76.5
124.5
138.0
92.2
69.8
73.2
27.9
60.0
66.4
41.9
75.2
Per cent.
2.3
8.3
38.!
The next table compares for each of the principal articles of food
the retail price on July 15 and August 15, 1913, with the price on
July 15 and August 15, 1912, within each of the 5 geographical
divisions.
The table shows, for example, that prices for sirloin steak on
August 15,1913, compared with prices on August 15, 1912, advanced
7.7 per cent in the North Atlantic division, 6.5 per cent in the
South Atlantic division, 12.5 per cent in the North Central division,
12 per cent in the South Central division, and 12.2 per cent in the
Western division.
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BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
P E R CENT OF INCREASE OR DECREASE IN R E T A IL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL
ARTICLES OF FOOD: PRICE ON JU LY 15 AND AUGUST 15, 1913, COMPARED W ITH
PRICE ON THE CORRESPONDING DATE IN 1912, B Y GEOGRAPHICAL DIVISIONS.
Price July 15,
1913Article and
geographical
division.
Higher Lower Higher Lower
than
than
than
than
July
July
Aug.
Aug.
15,1912. 15,1912. 15,1912. 15,1912.
Sirloin steak.
North Atlantic..
South Atlantic..
North Central...
South Central...
Western.............
Per ct. Per ct.
9.7
7. 6
13.0
14.2
12.4
United States.
Round steak.
North Atlantic..
South Atlantic..
North Central...
South Central...
Western.............
United States.
Rib roast.
North Atlantic..
South Atlantic..
North Central...
South Central...
Western.............
11.6
United States.
North Atlantic...
South Atlantic...
North Central—
South Central---Western..............
United States.
Ham, smoked.
North Atlantic...
South Atlantic...
North Central___'
South Central— ^
Western..............
United States, j
Lard, pure.
North Atlantic..
South Atlantic..
North Central...
South Central...
Western.............
United States. |
Hens.
North Atlantic..
South Atlantic..
North Central...
South Central...
WTestern.............
United States.;
Per ct. Per ct.
7.7
6.5
12.5
12.0
12.2
10.2
12.8
6.3
13.2
15.5
13.7
10.0
5.7
13.9
15.2
11.8
12.5
11.5
5.1
3.4
9.3 !
9.4 i
10.2 |
8.8
9.1
11.5
7.9 !
United States.
Porlc chops.
North Atlantic..
South Atlantic..
North Central...
South Central...
Western.............
Price Aug. 15,
1913—
10.6
12.9
20.3
15.6
19.1
13.7
8.2
5.4 !
6.2 |
8.8
16.9 ;
Price July 15,
1913Article and
geographical
division.
Flour, wheat.
North Atlantic.
South Atlantic.
North Central..
South Central..
Western...........
United States.
8.0
8.0
11.3
3.7
14.8
2.3
5.5
11.3
8.7
3.2
3.0
5.4
3.7
2.7
1.0
2.8
2.5
3.9
6.0
11.2
2.3
1.3
3.6
6.9
11.3
7.0
5.2
5.7
18.3
9.1
4.5
7.5
19.2
7.7
49.2
6.0
20.0
United States.
11.3
6.0
Sugar, granulated.
North Atlantic...
South Atlantic...
North Central___
South Central___
Western.........
11.0
8.5
9.8
7.6
6.0
6.7
12.8
10.5
8.9
9.3
United States.
Milk,fresh.
North Atlantic..
South Atlantic..
North Central...
South Central...
Wrestem.............
United States.
12.3
5.4
17.5
9.0
7.3
3.3
3.8
9.2
4.2
12.6
18.8 !
8.3
5.5
10.3
19.2 ;
.
j.
L
i.
2.2
United States.
Butter, creamery.
North Atlantic..
South Atlantic..
North Central..
South Central...
Western.............
1 No change.
Per ct.
8.2
3.4
7.7
2.7
6.9
12.1
10.0
7.1
17.4
17.5
19.6
22.8
19.0
14.4
16.3
7.3
6.9
9.2
6.7
Per ct.
5.2
16.4
12.0
20.2
24.2 .
21.1
13.8 .
13.3
17.6
Per ct.
9.3
4.1
9.2
2.9
5.7
Eggs, strictly fresh.
North Atlantic...
South Atlantic...
North Central___
South Central___
Western..............
United States.
17.0 |
Per ct.
Corn meal.
North Atlantic..
South Atlantic..
North Central...
South Central...
Western........... .
Potatoes, Irish.
North Atlantic...
South Atlantic...
North Central___
South Central---Western..............
19.9
17.7
19.6
13.9
14.2
Higher Lower Higher Lower
than
than
than
than
Aug.
July
July
Aug.
15,1912. 15,1912. 15,1912. 15,1912.
United States.
9.3
19.8
16.9
19.1
14.1
11.6
Price Aug. 15,
1913-
7.9
6.8
3.3
4.8
1.6
3.8
4.9
3.9
2.0
C1)
<l)
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RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1913.
In order that the course of prices of each of the various articles
throaigh 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 two articles for which actual prices are quoted in General Table I of
this report. These articles are chuck roast and leg of lamb (yearling),
and the reasons for their omission from the table of relative prices
are shown in Bulletin No. 115, page 28.
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.1
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 1912 and also for each month from January,
1911, to August, 1913. 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 15
articles represent approximately two-thirds of the average expend
iture for food in workingmen’s families, according to the Eighteenth
Annual Report of the Commissioner of Labor. The 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 Eight
eenth Annual Report, was as follows:
Per cent.
North Atlantic division.................................................................. 64.11
South Atlantic division.................................................................. 66.43
North Central division.................................................................... 63.10
South Central division.................................................................... 67.95
Western division............................................................................. 57. 79
United States........................................................................ 63. 97
The table of simple and weighted relative prices follows.
i Eighteenth Annual Report and Bulletins Nos. 59,65,71, 77, 105, 106, 108, 110, 113, 115,125, and 132; in
reports on wholesale prices (Bulletins Nos. 39,45, 51, 57, 63, 69, 75, 81, 87, 93, 99, and 114); and in reports
on wages and hours of labor (Nineteenth Annual Report and Bulletins Nos. 59,65, 71, 77, 128, 129,134, and
135).
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R E LA TIV E R E TA IL PRICES OF FOOD: SIMPLE AND W EIGH TED AVERAG ES, 1890 TO
AUGUST, 1913, B Y GEOGRAPHICAL DIVISIONS.
[Average price for 1890-1899=100.0. The relative prices shown in this report for 1890 to 1907 do not
exactly agree with those shown in Bulletin No. 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 of food.
Year or
month.
189
189
189
189
189
189
189
189
189
189
190
190
190
190
190
190
190
190
190
190
191
191
191
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
0
1
2
1911.
January.......
February___
March..........
A pril............
May..............
June.............
July..............
August.........
September...
October........
November...
Decem ber...
1912.
January.......
February___
March..........
April............
May..............
June.............
July..............
August.........
September...
October........
November...
December...
•
1913.
January.......
February___
March...........
April............
M a y ............
June............
J u ly ............
A u g u st.......
Relative prices weighted according to the
average consumption of the various arti
cles of food in workingmen’s families in
each geographical division.
North South North South West
North South North South West
Cen Cen
At
At
Cen Cen
At
At
ern United lantic
ern United
tral
lantic lantic tral
tral
tral
divi States. divi lantic
divi divi divi divi States.
divi divi divi- divi sion.
sion.
sion. sion. sion. sion.
sion.
sion. sion.
117.4
117.3
118.1
118.1
122.3
127.3
133.1
141.4
149.7
102.2
110.5
119.3
121.4
122.2
122.4
125.8
131.7
138.8
148.3
157.8
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
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
155.4
159.8
166.9
151.0
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
147.9
147.4
143.5
148.8
151.9
150.7
151.1
153.3
153.8
155.8
156.7
154.7
152.9
151.3
147.4
153.1
158.0
157.6
153.8
155.5
158.5
159.9
159.3
157.6
155.3
153.9
152.7
159.3
161.3
161.9
157.8
160.1
161.9
163.8
162.1
158.9
153.6
152.2
153.3
156.1
156.1
158.8
162.6
164.5
157.3
155.0
156.3
160.3
158.6
162.0
163.1
166.3
160.4
ICO. 2
163.3
165.9
164.6
165.9
173.5
174.5
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
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
151.4
102.0
104.5
101.8
106.4
100.0
97.0
93.9
95.8
99.3
99.4
102.5
110.6
101.9
100.6
102.1
101.6
101.8
104.4
99.2
97.2
95.9
97.4
100.0
103.0
108.0
114.0
113.7
115.5
115.0
119.1
123.9
126.5
131.2
135.2
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
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
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
105.2
103.9
103.4
102.1
98.0
95.6
94.2
94.9
98.0
101.8
115.0
121.8
123.9
131.3
138.8
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
157.9
148.7
153.3
157.6
165.3
145.9
154.2
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
131.3
128.8
125.8
126.1
130.3
135.7
137.3
138.7
140.2
142.8
144.2
147.7
142.0
139.1
136.2
135.9
138.0
142.9
145.0
147.2
147.1
147.6
148.5
147.0
141.4
138.8
136.5
136.7
141.5
146.2
146.5
148.0
147.1
149.4
152.2
159.5 142.6
155.6 .139.3
152.3 137.1
151.5 134.0
150.6 134.8
154.1 136.3
157.8 138.5
159.1 138.1
159.3 138.7
158.5 141.6
159.7 144.8
162.9 144.0
145.0
140.4
137.6
135.3
135.4
139.2
143.7
144.5
145.7
146.2
148.3
150.0
166.7
162.5
160.8
166.7
168.6
168.1
164.0
165.9
169.3
171.2
170.7
169.3
147.0
144.6
147.0
150.4
151.0
150.6
150.8
150.2
153.3
155.3
156.4
155.3
153.7
152.1
150.4
156.0
158.6
158.1
156.2
157.8
159.9
161.8
161.7
159.6
147.6
146.9
140.7
145.5
148.2
148.0
147.3
149.9
150.1
152.3
154.5
153.3
153.1
150.5
145.1
149.9
154.3
153.4
150.4
152.4
156.1
157.9
158.5
157.7
156.5
153.5
151.0
158.0
159.2
158.7
154.6
157.4
160.0
162.6
161.1
158.4
166.2
161.4
158.9
164.7
166.3
165.2
161.6
163.6
167.3
169.6
170.0
169.2
144.1
141.8
142.7
144.3
143.6
143.7
144.3
144.5
148.0
150.0
151.7
151.7
153.5
150.9
147.6
152.7
154.6
154.1
151.8
153.8
156.2
158.4
159.3
158.1
169.1
166.7
168.0
171.8
171.7
173.9
175.7
178.9
154.3
151.6
151.0
151.6
152.8
155.5
161.1
164.7
159.5
157.9
159.4
162.1
161.7
164.2
1C9.0
171.3
151.9
150.0
150.4
152.8
151.1
153.4
157.0
159.0
156.9
154.4
155.2
159.0
156.3
158.8
160.0
163.2
159.9
159.4
162.2
164.2
161.2
162.2
169.4
170.7
168.8
166.2
167.5
170.8
170.3
172.2
174.2
177.3
151.1
148.0
147.8
146.2
146.3
148.7
154.0
158.1
157.9
155.8
156.7
158.9
157.2
159.2
163.6
166.1
100.6
103.2
99.9
104.2
100.3
97.8
95.4
96.6
100.4
101.8
100.2
102.2
104.9
110.1
109.9
111.1
111.8
139.3 145.2 146.9 158.6 145.9 146.9 134.9 142.9 144.4 157.0 139.1
101.9
103.4
101.6
143.0
EETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1913.
11
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 23 years and 8 months
covered by this report was reached in 1896. From that time each
year showed an advance until 144.1 was reached in 1910. The
price (143.0) in 1911 showed a slight decline from 1910, but the price
(154.2) in 1912 was far above that of any other year during the
23-year period. 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, an advance
until 154.6 was reached in May, a slight decline to 154.1 in June, a
further decline to 151.8 in July, an advance each month to 159.3 in
November, a decline each month to 155.8 in February, and an ad
vance to 156.7 in March and to 158.9 in April, a decline to 157.2 in
May, an advance to 159.2 in June, an advance to 163.6 in July, and
an advance to 166.1 in August, 1913.
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 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 23 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. The highest price during the 23 years and 8 months was
reached in each of the geographical divisions and in the United States
as a whole in August, 1913, both for the simple averages and for the
weighted averages.
During the one-month period from July 15 to August 15, 1913,
retail prices of food in the United States, as shown in the preceding
table, advanced 1.4 per cent according to the simple average and
1.5 per cent according to the weighted average. The changes dur
ing the one-month period in each of the three years 1911, 1912, and
1913 were as follows:
Aug. 15 compared with July 15.
1911.....................................................
1912......................................................
1913......................................................
Simple average.
Weighted average.
No change.................................... 0.6 per cent advance.
1.0 per cent advance................... 1.3 per cent advance.
1.4 per cent advance.................... 1.5 per cent advance.
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Considering prices in the United States as a whole, the simple aver
age of the relative prices for 15 principal articles of food shows the
following:
Jan. 15, 1913, compared with Jan. 15, 1912................. 3.8 per cent advance.
Feb. 15, 1913, compared with Feb. 15, 1912............... 3.8 per cent advance.
Mar. 15,1913, compared with Mar. 15, 1912................ 6.0 per cent advance.
Apr. 15, 1913, compared with Apr. 15, 1912................ 3.9 per cent advance.
May 15, 1913, compared with May 15, 1912............... 2.0 per cent advance.
June 15, 1913, compared with June 15, 1912.............. 3.9 per cent advance.
July 15, 1913, compared with July 15, 1912................ 8.2 per cent advance.
Aug. 15, 1913, compared with Aug. 15, 1912.............. 8.6 per cent advance.
When the relative prices are weighted according to the average
consumption of the various articles of food in workingmen’s families
the changes in prices within a year were as follows:
Jan. 15, 1913, compared with Jan. 15, 1912................. 2.9 per cent advance.
Feb. 15, 1913, compared with Feb. 15, 1912............... 3.2 per cent advance.
Mar. 15,1913, compared with Mar. 15, 1912................ 6.2 per cent advance.
Apr. 15, 1913, compared with Apr. 15, 1912................ 4.1 per cent advance.
May 15, 1913, compared with May 15, 1912................ 1.7 per cent advance.
June 15, 1913, compared with June 15,1912.............. 3.3 per cent advance.
July 15, 1913, compared with July 15, 1912.. „...........7.8 per cent advance.
Aug. 15, 1913, compared with Aug. 15, 1912.............. 8.0 per cent advance.
The next table compares prices in each geographical division and
in the United States as a whole on July 15,1913, and on August 15,
1913, with prices on the corresponding date in 1912.
P E R CENT OF INCREASE OR DECREASE IN R E TA IL PRICES OF A L L ARTICLES OF
FOOD FOR WHICH D A TA A R E SHOWN IN THIS R E PO R T : PRICE ON JU LY 15 AND
AUGUST 15,1913, COMPARED W ITH PRICE ON THE CORRESPONDING DATE IN 1912,
SIMPLE AND W EIG H TE D AVERAGES, B Y GEOGRAPHICAL DIVISIONS.
Price July 15,1913- Price Aug. 15,1913—
Geographical division.
Higher
than
July 15,
1912.
Lower
than
July 15,
1912.
Higher
Lower
than
than
Aug. 15, Aug. 15,
1912.
1912.
Simple averages of the relative prices of 15 principal articles
Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Percent.
of food:
7.6
North Atlantic..........................................................................
7.3
6.0
South Atlantic..........................................................................
6.9
9.9
North Central............................................................................
9.0
7.1
South Central............................................................................
7.8
Western.....................................................................................
6.8
9.7
United States........................................................................
8.2
8.6
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............... ............... .. r ____ ___________
South Central............... . ..........................................................
Western.....................................................................................
6.6
6.4
9.6
7.8
6.7
6.1
7.1
8.4
8.4
9.4
United States.........................................................................
7.8
8.0
KETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1913.
13
The relative retail prices in the United States, considered as a
whole, of each of the 15 principal articles of food for the 23 years
and 8 months, 1890 to August, 1913, are presented in the table which
follows. General Table III of this report shows similar data for
each of the five geographical divisions for the period from January,
1911, to August, 1913, and General Table IV, in Bulletin No. 113,
shows similar data for each of the five geographical divisions for the
23 years, 1890 to 1912. This table shows yearly prices for 1890 to
1912, and prices each month from January, 1911, to August, 1913.
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RELA TIV E R E T A IL 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.
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
1898...........................................
1S97...........................................
1898...........................................
98.7
98.8
99.6
102.1
104.4
98.2
100.5
101.8
102.8
107.0
1900...........................................
1901...........................................
1902...........................................
1903.................................... .
1904...........................................
107.1
109. 4
114.6
110.6
111.0
1905...........................................
1908...........................................
1907...........................................
1908...........................................
1909...........................................
Bacon,
smoked.
Ham,
smoked.
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
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
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
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...........................................
1912...........................................
134.0
134.9
153.0
149.9
152.6
174.3
137.7
138.6
155.5
178.3
170.3
187.8
204.4
197.2
199.0
159.4
155.9
160.4
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
102.3
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
19 13.
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
15.5.3
159.7
161.3
July...........................................
August......................................
September................................
160.4
162.7
162.0
184.2
186.9
184.5
162.2
163.6
161.7
188.5
205.4
217.4
197.6
200.3
208.8
162.1
163.4
166,3
October.....................................
November................................
December.................................
159.9
156.5
155.8
182.2
177.5
178.0
160.6
158.9
157.8
218.6
196.4
179.9
215.6
216.0
214.3
168,8
168.6
167.0
1913.
January....................................
February..................................
March.......................................
160.3
160.8
166.2
183.1
184.5
191.2
161.6
162.7
168.1
189.0
189.4
203.6
210.8
211.6
217.2
167.4
169.1
174,0
April.........................................
M a y .........................................
June.........................................
172.7
173.6
175.2
199.1
199.7
202.5
173.4
173.5
175.0
218.0
211.9
211.0
222.9
224.5
228.5
178.1
179.8
184.0
July...........................................
August.....................................
179.0
179.3
207.3
208.4
175.9
176.5
220,4
224.5
235.5
238.0
189.6
192.2
1890...........................................
1893...........................................
15
BETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1913.
IN THE UNITED STATES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1913, B Y ARTICLES.
agree with those shown in Bulletin No. 77 for the reason that a smaller number of cities are included.}
Lard, pure.
Hens.
Flour,
wheat.
Corn
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
100.1
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
304.7
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
102.3.
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
154.3
155.0
151.6
158.3
135.9
127.9
132.9
147.9
147.2
160.3
158.2
150.2
162.5
139.9
131.3
147.4
119.5
157.0
168.2
102.5
111.1
108.8
131.6
132.7
135.6
161.1
158.5
153.4
154.7
155.5
156.9
130.3
329.2
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
334.9
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
335.0
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
143.6
133.5
224.7
211.6
211.9
111.4
109.1
108.5
134.0
133.2
132.9
155.3
157.1
161.5
157.8
159.3
161.6
138.4
135.4
132.3
163.7
164.4
164.3
135.5
147.8
167.1
132.9
134.2
141.2
164.3
146.0
128.0
106.6
106.1
106.5
133.2
135.2
135.6
167.0
167.2
165.9
160.1
157.1
155.2
130.3
128.8
126.8
165.2
162.8
158.5
186.0
214.4
205.2
147.9
155.2
163.6
122.1
123.8
122.9
105.2
103.7
102.9
138.2
140.0
140.3
161.7
162.3
164.5
162.4
166.6
172.8
126.9
127.4
127.2
156.0
156.1
155.2
184.8
156.0
131.3
162.7
163.5
165.2
124.8
123.6
120.5
100.7
95.1
93.9
140.5
140.2
139.5
166.8
166.7
166.5
179.7
179.3
176.8
127.2
127.8
128.6
155.1
156.0
157.3
126.4
132.5
140.8
161.3
144.0
141.3
119.2
125.8
144.4
92.7
92.3
92.0
139.3
138.6
138.4
167.7
169.8
175.6
173.2
128.8
127.9
157.7
160.0
149.4
166.4
139.8
141.9
174.2
175.2
95.2
97.7
138.3
138.8
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BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
In the above table, as in the table of relative prices on page 10, 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 average 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, 1913,
was 208.4, or 108.4 per cent above the average price for 1890 to
1899, etc.
In connection with the price quotations furnished the Bureau of
Labor Statistics 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 July price
reports follow. The name of the city but not of the dealer is shown.
A t l a n t a .—Fresli fruits and vegetables scarce, poor, and extremely high, which has
had the tendency to increase the demand for staples and consequently maintain their
prices.
C h a r l e s t o n .—The difference in some prices is accounted for by the slaughtering
of smaller beef cattle at local abattoir.
C h ic a g o .—Flour market is higher at wholesale, although retail price remains the
same. Good eggs also show an upward tendency.
F a l l R i v e r .—In looking over the price of these goods it would look as though we
would make a good profit, but the fat and bone which we have to cut out eats up all
the profit. My ice bill for the last month was $101.50. It has gone up $2 a ton this
month.
N e w H a v e n .—Prices of beef are still going up; beef to-day costs 14 cents, by Mon
day 15 cents.
P h il a d e l p h ia .—Price of ice has caused an advance in beef. Lambs are a little off.
Pork and hams are higher.
P h il a d e l p h ia .—All meats, both fresh and salt, are advancing very much. We
were taxed 16J cents per pound for rounds and ribs July 16, 1913; 12 cents for chuck
same date, and there does not seem to be any chance for lower prices. They claim
scarcity of stock.
S a lt L a k e C i t y .—Grass beef is beginning to come in, but do not anticipate it will
cause any change in the retail prices this month.
A few of the remarks accompanying the price reports for August 15
follow:
A t l a n t a .—We are of the opinion that beef remains high because the dairymen kill
off all their calves when young, thereby making beef cattle scarce.
K a n s a s C i t y .—Owing to the dry weather, heat, and high price of feed the price of
milk has been raised to 9 cents, 11 tickets for $1. The city dairies raised the price first,
and now most of the home producers are getting 9 cents, except a few of the three or
four cow dairies who are afraid of losing a customer or two. This is a very good time
for the dairymen to make this long-needed raise, as l^eat and shortness of pasture have
nearly caused a milk famine.
N e w H a v e n .—Price of lambs has dropped in price from last month; beef just the
same.
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1913.
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S a l t L a k e C i t y .—Butter and eggs both going up. Sugar also advancing. Flour
is still the same old price in spite of our big crop of wheat. Nothing on the decline.
S a l t L a k e C i t y .—Mutton and lamb has been declining the last few weeks in
wholesale prices, but all other Jdnds of meat keep up quite strong.
BREAD WEIGHTS.
This report shows, together with prices, the scaling weight (weight of
dough before baking), in ounces, on July 15, 1913, and on August 15,
1913, of the principal brands of baker’s wheat bread as reported by
representative bakeries in each of the cities. Reports were secured
from a number of bakeries showing bread weights on corresponding
dates in 1912. Comparisons of weights on August 15, 1913, and on
August 15, 1912, are available for 254 brands, and of that number the
weight of 97 brands was heavier on August 15, 1913, than on the cor
responding date in 1912, the weight of 131 brands was unchanged,
and the weight of 26 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.
The following remarks accompanied bakers’ reports of bread
weights for July 15:
I n d i a n a p o l i s .—Account extraordinary hot weather, additional expense in manu
facture made necessary smaller loaf.
M a n c h e s t e r .—Flour working very poorly; I find it hard to make good bread; it is
not working; do not know if it is the green yeast or not.
COAL.
Retail prices of coal, for household use, are secured by the Bureau
quarterly, on January 15, April 15, July 15, and October 15. The
quotations for July 15, 1913, are published in this bulletin.
The table which follows compares, for each of the given geograph
ical divisions, prices on July 15, each year, 1908 to 1913, inclusive,
with the price on July 15, 1907. Three descriptions of coal are
included— Pennsylvania anthracite, white ash, stove size; Pennsyl
vania anthracite, white ash, chestnut size; and bituminous. Bitumi
nous coal is reported only for cities in which there is considerable de
mand for bituminous coal for household use. The comparisons are
of coal for household use as sold in ton lots. General Table I Y shows
actual prices of the three descriptions of coal above named, in ton
lots and in half-ton lots.
11205°—Bull. 136—13----- 2
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R ELA TIV E
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
R E TA IL PRICES OF COAL IN TON LOTS, FOR HOUSEHOLD USE, ON
JU LY 15, 1907 TO 1913, B Y GEOGRAPHICAL DIVISIONS.
[Price on July 15, 1907«=ICO.]
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRACITE, W HITE ASH, STOVE.
July 15, July 15, July 15, July 15, July 15, July 15.
1912.
1913.
1909.
1908.
1910.
1911.
Geographical division.
North Atlantic..................................................................
South Atlantic................................ ................................
North Central................. . .................. .............................
South Central....................................................................
99.7
101.8
99.5
101.0
100.0
99.9
99.3
101.3
99.9
101.3
100.0
101.0
100.5
102.5
100.5
101.3
105.9
109.6
104.8
103.6
106.7
112.4
104.7
104.0
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRACITE, WHITE ASH, CHESTNUT.
North Atlantic..................................................................
South Atlantic..................................................................
North Central....................................................................
South Central....................................................................
99.6
101.8
99.7
101.0
99.9
99.9
99.3
101.3
100.0
101.3
iro.o
101.0
102.9
104.2
102.6
101.3
108.7
111.1
107.4
105.7
109.3
113.8
108.1
105.7
100.0
90.0
97.6
96.6
99.0
100.0
93.3
102.4
99.5
102.2
100.0
103.3
102.1
97.3
101.4
104.2
106.7
102.3
104.8
102.7
105.8
110.0
104.7
107.6
102.0
BITUMINOUS.
North Atlantic............... .................................................
South Atlantic................. ...............................................
North Central....................................................................
South Central......... .........................................................
Western.................. ..........................................................
100.0
100.0
100.1
99.7
101.0
In the above table the relatives for each geographical division
were computed by dividing the sum of the relatives for the several
cities for which coal prices were quoted by the number of cities
included. Data showing retail prices of coal prior to 1907 have not
been collected by the Bureau.
GAS.
The price of gas is secured by the Bureau semiannually, on April
15 and October 15. The last quotations are for April 15, 1913.
Net prices for gas for household use are shown in this report for
April 15, 1913, and for purposes of comparison prices on October 15,
1912, are also given. Prices for April 15 are reported for manu
factured gas from 53 companies in 35 cities; for natural gas from 12
companies in 7 cities; and for mixed manufactured and natural gas
from 1 company.
Four companies reported a change in price between October 15,
1912, and April 15, 1913. Two companies supplying manufactured
gas reduced prices and 2 companies increased prices, as follows:
New Haven, Conn.:
Price reduced from $0.95 to $0.90.
New York, N . Y .:
Company C, reduced price from $0.85 to $0.80.
Charleston, S. C.:
Increased price from $1 to $1.10.
Washington, D. C.:
Company A, increased price from $0.85 to $1.00.
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RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1913.
The net price per 1,000 cubic feet charged on October 15, 1912, and
on April 15, 1913, by each of the companies reporting is shown in the
table which follows:
NET PRICE, P E R 1,000 CUBIC FE ET, OF GAS, FOR HOUSEHOLD USE, ON OCTOBER 15,1912,
AND ON A P R IL 15,1913, B Y CITIES AND B Y COMPANIES.
MANUFACTURED GAS.
Price per 1,000
cubic feet.
City and company.
City and company.
Oct. 15,
1912.
Apr. 15,
1913.
NORTH ATLANTIC 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 ................... .
Pittsburgh, Pa.:
Company A ................... .
Company B ................... .
Providence. R . I .................. .
Scranton, Pa.:
Company A ................... .
Company B .............. .
Oct. 15,
1912.
Apr. 15,
1913.
NORTH CENTRAL DIVISION.
$0.80
.80
.85
1.00
.80
1.10
1.00
.95
2.85
1.00
.80
.80
.80
$0.80
0).85
1.00
.80
1.10
1.00
.90
.80
.80
.80
1.00
.80
.80
.80
.80
.80
.80
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
.85
.95
1.20
.95
1.00
.85
1.20
SOUTH ATLANTIC DIVISION.
Atlanta, Ga.......................... .
Baltimore, M d.......................
Charleston, S. C ................... .
Jacksonville, Fla...................
Richmond, Va..................... .
Washington, D. C.:
Company A ................... .
Company B ....................
Price per 1,000
cubic feet.
1.00
.90
1.00
1.00
1.20
.90
.90
1.10
1.20
.90
.85
1.00
.85
Chicago, 111............................. .
Cleveland, Ohio..................... .
Detroit Mich.:
Company A ..................... .
Company B ..................... .
Indianapolis, Ind.:
Company A ..................... .
Company B ..................... .
Milwaukee^ W is..................... .
Minneapolis, Minn.:
Company A ..................... .
Omaha, Nebr......................... .
St. Louis, Mo...........................
$0.80
.80
$0.80
.80
.75
8.75
.75
8.75
.60
.60
.75
.60
.60
.75
.85
1.15
.80
1.15
.80
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
.75
1.00
1.10
.75
1..00
1.10
.85
.85
.75
.75
.75
.95
.75
.75
.75
.95
6 1.30
»1.30
•.90
.75
1.00
*.90
.75
1.00
$0.30
.30
.27
$0.30
.30
.27
SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION.
Birmingham, Ala.................. .
Louisville, Ky.:
For illuminating pur
poses............................. .
For cooking and heating
purposes....................... .
Memphis, Tenn.......................
New' Orleans, L a................... .
WESTERN DIVISION.
Denver, Colo.......................... .
Los Angeles, Cal.:
Company A ..................... .
Company B ..................... .
Company C .......................
Portland, Oreg........................
Salt Lake City, Utah: *
For illuminating pur
poses............................. .
For cooking and heating
purposes.........................
San Francisco, Cal...................
Seattle, Wash..........................
NATURAL GAS.
NORTH ATLANTIC DIVISION.
Buffalo, N. Y J ........................
Pittsburgh, Pa.:
Company C........................
Company D .......................
Company E .......................
Company F .......................
Company G .......................
Company H ......................
NORTH CENTRAL DIVISION.
i $0.-30
.27*
.30
.27*
.27*
.27*
.27*
7 $0.30
.27*
.30
.27*
.27*
.27*
.27*
Cincinnati, Ohio...................
Cleveland, Ohio...................
Kansas City, Mo...................
SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION.
Dallas, Tex...........................
Little Rock, Ark..................
.45
.40
1 No quotation.
2 Rate reduced by order of Public Service Commission, Nov. 1,1911, from $1 to 85 cents. Appeal to court
pending on date of quotation.
8 Rate for one section of Detroit served by this company, 80 cents.
4 Combination light and fuel rate, April, 1913,94* cents,
s Rate entered is for first 2,000 cu. ft. All over 2,000 cu. ft., $1.20.
» Rate entered is for first 2,000 cu. ft.; next 20,000 cu. ft., 80 cents; all over 22,000 cu. ft. 70 cents.
i For cooking and heating purposes only.
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BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
NET PRICE, PER 1,000 CUBIC FE ET, OF GAS, FOR HOUSEHOLD USE, ON OCTOBER 15,
1912, AND ON A P R IL 15,1913, B Y CITIES AND B Y COMPANIES—Concluded.
MANUFACTURED AND NATURAL GAS, M IXED.
Price per 1,000
cubic feet.
City and company.
Oct. 15,
1912.
Apr. 15,
1913.
SOUTH CENTRAL DIVISION.
1 $0.65
Louisville, K y.1..........
1 $0.65
i For cooking and heating purposes only.
Data showing the price of gas prior to 1907 have not been collected
by the Bureau. A comparison of the prices of manufactured gas as
reported by 49 companies on April 15, 1907, and on April 15, 1913,
shows that during that period 22 companies reduced prices, 26 com
panies made no change, and 1 advanced prices. Of the 8 companies
reporting the price of natural gas on April 15, 1907, and on April
15, 1913, 1 reduced prices, 2 made no change, and 5 advanced prices.
EXPLANATION OF SCOPE AND METHOD.
This report, as already stated, presents for each of 40 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 and price of
the principal brands of wheat bread, the retail prices of anthracite and
bituminous coal, and the net price of gas for household use.
Data are furnished to the Bureau by approximately 670 retail
stores, 140 bakeries, 205 retail coal dealers, and 65 gas companies.
The 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 population in
that section; but, in addition, two smaller cities are included—
Fall River, which is a textile center in Massachusetts, and Scranton,
which is situated in the anthracite coal region of Pennsylvania.
Within the cities included live one-fifth of the total number of people,
two-fifths of the urban population, and approximately one-third of the
total number engaged in gainful occupations (not including those in
agricultural pursuits) in continental United States.
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1913.
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The 40 cities for which prices were secured have been grouped into
live 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.
Jacksonyille, 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.
St. Paul, Minn.
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.
FOOD.
The present report gives retail prices of the principal articles of
food in 40 industrial cities in the United States for July 15 and
August 15, 1913, and for comparative purposes the prices on the cor
responding dates of 1912. Summaries are also presented covering
the 23 years and 8 months from 1890 to August, 1913, inclusive.1
The retail dealers who furnished information for this report were
selected through personal visits of agents of the Bureau 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
i Previous investigations of retail prices have been made and published by the Bureau of Labor Sta
tistics, as follows: Eighteenth Annual Report, covering 1890 to 1903; Bulletin No. 59 (July, 1905), cover
ing 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; Bulletin No. 108 (October, 1912), covering July and
August, 1912; Bulletin No. 110 (December, 1912), covering September and October, 1912; Bulletin No. 113
(March, 1913), covering November and December, 1912; Bulletin No. 115 (April, 1913), covering January
and February, 1913; Bulletin No. 125 (June, 1913), covering March and April, 1913; Bulletin No. 132
(August, 1913), covering May and June, 1913.
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“ 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.
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 at-^
tempted to quote prices for an article of identical grade throughout
the 40 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 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. 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 each are presented in Bulletin No. 113, pages 37 to 44.
BREAD WEIGHTS.
The weights of wheat bread, tabulated separately by cities, firms,
and brands, are the weights at which the respective breads were
scaled on July 15 and on August 15, 1913, and, where available,
corresponding information for the same months of 1912 is shown
for comparison.1 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. Further elements of uncertainty affecting
weight enter 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 distribution 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.
i Previous reports published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, containing data relative to bread weights,
are Bulletins Nos. 105,106,108,110,113,115, 125, and 132.
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1913.
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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.
The most representative bakeries in every city included in this
report have promptly furnished to the Bureau information concerning
bread weights on the 15th of each month.
COAL.
This report shows the increase in retail prices of coal during the
period since 1907 and gives actual prices of coal on July 15, 1913,
and for comparative purposes prices are also entered for the corre
sponding date in 1912. The prices shown are those quoted for retail
trade for household 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 anthracite. Prices are quoted for sales “ in ton lots,”
and “ in half-ton lots.” The prices were quoted by coal dealers, who
supplied the information at the request of the Bureau. In some cities
practically all sales for household use were of anthracite coal, and in
other cities of bituminous coal. Bituminous coal is reported only for
cities in which there is considerable demand for bituminous for house
hold use. The coal dealers in each city were asked to quote prices on
the kind of bituminous coal usually sold for household use. The prices
quoted are for coal delivered to consumers, but do not include charges
for storing the coal in cellar or coal bin where an extra handling was
necessary, except as noted in connection with the price quotation.1
GAS.
This report gives prices of gas, for household use, on April 15,
1913, and for purposes of comparison the prices on October 15, 1912,
the date of the last previous report, have been entered. The prices
quoted are the net rates charged for gas for household use as distin
i Previous reports, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, containing data relative to retail prices
of coal for household use, are Bulletins Nos. 105, 106, 108, 110,113, 115, 125, and 132.
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BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
guished from Use by manufacturing plants and industrial establish
ments. Where a sliding scale of prices, based on amount consumed,
was reported, the price for the smallest quantity has been quoted,
except in Salt Lake City, where the quotation has been noted, as the
smallest quantity is less than the amount usually consumed for
domestic purposes. 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.1
EXPLANATION OF TABLES.
Table I.— Retail prices of the principal articles of food on the 15th
of each month, July and August, 1912, and July and August, 1913, by
cities and by firms {pp. 27 to 107).— This table includes 40 of the most
important industrial cities in the various sections of the United
States. For each city prices are quoted for 17 principal articles of
food. Prices are quoted for July 15 and August 15, 1913, and for
comparative purposes prices on the corresponding date in 1912 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 40 cities are arranged in alphabetical order, and under the
various cities the articles follow a uniform order, beginning with
fresh meats. The particular grade or description of each article is
shown in connection wTith 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 August, 1913.
Two articles are included in this table which are not carried into
the tables showing relative prices of food; these articles are chuck
roast and leg of lamb (yearling).
Table 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, 1912, and July and August, 1913, by
cities and by firms and brands (pp. 108 to 117).— This table shows
the scaling weight in ounces of the principal brands of wheat bread
1Previous reports, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, containing data relative to prices of
gas for household use, are Bulletins Nos. 105, 106, 108, 110,113, 115,125, and 132.
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1913.
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in the cities covered by this report. The weights are quoted for
July 15 and August 15, 1913, and for comparative purposes weights
on the corresponding dates in 1912 have been entered where avail
able. 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 bak
eries 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 III.— Relative retail prices of the principal articles of food,
January, 1911, to August, 1913, iy geographical divisions {pp. 118
to 132).— This table shows for each of 15 principal articles of food the
relative price for each month from January, 1911, to August, 1913.
Relative prices are not shown for chuck roast and leg of lamb for
reasons stated in Bulletin No. 115, page 28.
Data corresponding to that shown in this table are presented for
each year from 1890 to 1912 in General Table IY, Bulletin No. 113.
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 value of the relative price is that it enables the reader to
measure 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 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
years 1890 to 1911 are explained in the Report on Retail Prices, 1890 to
1911 (Bulletin No. 105), and the reader is referred to that report. The
method followed for July and August, 1913, is exactly the same as
that for the years 1904 to 1911 (see Bulletin No. 105), excepting that
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montlily quotations instead of averages for the year are compared,
firm by firm.
Table IV .— Retail prices of coal, for household use, on July 15, 1912,
and July 15, 1913, by cities and ly firms (pp. 133 to 146).— This
table shows prices of Pennsylvania anthracite coal, stove size;
Pennsylvania anthracite coal, chestnut size; and bituminous coal in
the cities for which retail prices of food are shown. Prices are quoted
for July 15, 1913, and for comparative purposes prices on the corre
sponding date in 1912 have been entered. In some cities practically
no bituminous coal is used for household purposes and in others prac
tically no Pennsylvania anthracite coal is used. Bituminous coal is
reported only for cities in which there is considerable demand for
bituminous for household use. In a few cities Colorado anthracite
and in one or two cities lignite and other varieties of coal are quoted.
Prices are quoted for coal in “ ton lots” and in “ half-ton lots.” In
connection with prices the number of pounds per ton and per half ton
is also shown.
The quotations were furnished by coal dealers in each city, who
responded to a request from the Bureau for this information. 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 preceding reports.
The prices quoted are for coal delivered to consumers, but do not
include charges for storing the coal 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.
,e I . — R E T A I L P R IC E S O F T H E P R I N C IP A L A R T IC L E S O P F O O D O N
CE 15TH O F E A C H M O N T H , J U L Y A N D A U G U S T , 1912, A N D J U L Y A N D
rGUST, 1913, B Y C IT IE S A N D B Y F IR M S .
ATLANTA, GA.
1913
^irm
lum
1913
Commodity.
ber.
July 15.
Aug. 15.
105
114
122
123
124
Sirloin steak, per pound.
B o ..............................
Do..............................
D o..............................
D o..............................
$0. 22*
.25
$0. 22*
.25
105
114
122
123
124
Round steak, per pound.
D o...............................
D o...............................
Do...............................
D o...............................
.20
.20
.20
105
114
122
123
124
Rib roast, bone in, per pound.
Do.......................................
Do.......................................
D o.......................................
D o.......................................
.20
.20
105
114
122
123
124
Chuck roast, per pound.
Do.............................
Do.............................
Do.............................
D o.............................
105
114
122
123
124
July 15.
$0.25
.25
.25
.25
.30
Aug. 15.
$0.25
................
.25
.25
.25
. 22*
.20
.20
.25
.20
. 22*
.20
.20
. 22*
.20
.18
.20
.15
. 22*
.17*
.15
.17|
.15
.17*
.17*
.15
.17*
.12
.17*
Pork chops, loin, per pound..
Do....................................
Do....................................
D o....................................
Do....................................
.25
.20
.25
. 22*
.25
.25
.25
.25
. 22*
105
113
114
122
123
124
Bacon, smoked, sliced, per pound.
D o ............................................
D o..............................................
D o..............................................
Do................................ . ...........
Do..............................................
.25
.30
.30
.25
.35
.30
.35
.35
.35
.30
.30
.30
105
113
114
122
123
124
Ham, smoked, per pound:
Sliced.
Whole, 12 to 14 pounds..
Sliced..............................
Do.............................
Do.............................
D o.............................
.25
.18 *
.27*
.25
. 18*
.27*
.30
.23
.35
.30
.30
.30
105
113
117
122
123
Lard, pure, tub, per pound.
Do...................................
105
114
123
124
Leg of lamb, yearling,* per pound.
Do..............................................
D o..............................................
D o..............................................
Do.
Do.
Do.
.15
.13*
.15
.20
.20
.15
.13*
.15
.20
.25
.20
.18
.20
.20
.15
.15
.15
.25
.25
.25
.35
.35
....... •••
.30
.30
.30
.30
.23
.30
.30
.35
.16
.15*
.16
.18*
.15
.17
.15
.17
.15
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
1 Th i prices are for the article generally known to the trade as “ yearling.” The age of the sheep
‘ jreai Ling” ) varies from approximately 9 to 18 months. Owing to the fact that, in some firms, the age
jonsiaerably with different seasonsof the year, no “ relative” prices are computed for this article in
sort.
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28
I . — RETAIL PRIC ES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913. BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
ATLANTA, GA.—Concluded.
1913
Firm
num
ber.
105
114
117
122
123
1913
Commodity.
July 15.
Hens, year or more old, per pound:
Dressed, drawn..........................
Dressed, not drawn...................
Do.........................................
Live............................................
Dressed, not drawn...................
Flour, wheat:
Special brand, per J-barrel bag........ .
105
D o...............................................
113 f{
Special brand, pe r ^-barrel bag—
Capitola, per ^-barrel b a g ...............
117
Gold Medal, per J-barrel bag..........
122
Capitola, per ^-barrel bag.................
123
Special brand, per ^-barrel bag.......
124
$0.25
Aug. 15.
July 15.
$0.22J
.20
0.25
.83
$0.22£
. 15
.18
.15
.18
1.00
.85
•20i
1.00
Aug. 15.
90
90
.85
.90
.85
.80
.45
.85
.90
.90
.80
Corn meal, in 12-pound lots, per pound.
Do......................................................
Do......................................................
Do......................................................
Do......................................................
Do......................................................
0292
0250
0292
0292
0275
0292
.0250
.0275
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0275
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
Eggs, strictly fresh, near-by, per dozen.
Do......................................................
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
25
.30
.30
.25
35
123
124
Butter, creamery, print, per pound.
D o.................................................
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
105
117
122
123
124
Potatoes, Irish, per peck.
D o...............................
D o...............................
D o...............................
D o...............................
105
Sugar, granulated, in 25-cent or $1 lots, per
pound.................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o....... ............................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
105
113
117
122
123
124
105
113
114
117
122
123
124
105
113
114
117
122
113
117
122
123
124
101
107
110
Milk, fresh, unskimmed, delivered, bottled,
raw, per quart..............................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
.20
.20
.25
.23
.25
0625
0588
0625
.10
.10
.10
.30
.30
.30
.25
.35
.35
.35
.35
.40
.40
.40
.35
.35
.30
.35
.30
.35
.35
.30
.40
.35
.35
.35
.0556
.0556
.0625
.0625
.0556
.0556
.0556
.0556
.0625
.0625
.0588
.0556
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
$0.24
.24
.27
.20
.22
$0.26
.24
.27
.20
.22
.23
.22
.25
.20
.22
.24
.22
.25
.20
.22
0625
0556
0625
.35
.40
.40
.40
BALTIMORE, MD.
203
204
206
213
224
Sirloin steak, per pound.......................................
D o .................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
$0.24
.22
.24
.20
.20
$0.24
.22
.24
.20
.23
203
204
206
213
224
Round steak, per pound......................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
.22
.20
.20
.20
.20
.22
.20
.20
.20
.22
|
i
29
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1913.
T a b l e I ___ RETAIL
PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD 0 1 T
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FI RMS-Continued.
BALTIMORE, MD.—Continued.
1913
Firm
num
ber.
1913
Commodity.
July 15.
Aug. 15.
July 15.
$0.22
.16
.18
.20
.18
$0.22
.16
.18
.20
.20
$0.22
.18
.22
.20
.20
$0.22
.18
.22
.20
.18
Aug. 15.
203
204
206
213
224
Rib roast, bone in, per pound.............................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................- ...............................................
203
204
206
213
224
Chuck roast, per pound.......................................
D o...................................................................
D o . . . . .............................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
.15
.14
.16
.124
.14
.15
.14
.16
.124
.16
.15
.16
.18
.14
.16
.15
.16
.18
.14
.14
203
204
206
213
224
Pork chops, loin, per pound................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
.20
.18
.16
.18
.18
.22
.20
.18
.20
.20
.22
.20
.20
.22
.20
.22
.20
.19
.22
.19
203
204
206
213
224
Bacon, smoked, sliced, per pound......................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
.24
.20
.20
.22
.20
.24
.20
.22
.22
.20
.30
.25
.28
.25
.25
.30
.26
.28
.25
.25
203
204
206
213
224
Ham, smoked, per pound:
Sliced..............................................................
D o.............................................................
D o.............................................................
D o.............................................................
Whole, 7 to 8 pounds.....................................
.30
.30
.28
.28
.18
.30
.32
.28
.28
.18
.30
.35
.34
.30
.21
.32
.35
.34
.30
.22
203
204
206
208
211
213
224
Lard, pure, tub, per pound.................................
D o...................................................................
D o....... ............................................................
D o...................................................................
D o .................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
.15
.15
.14
.13
.14
.14
.14
.15
.15
.14
.14
.14
.14
.14
.16
.16
.14
.15
.15
.16
.15
.16
.16
.14
.15
.16
.16
.15
203
204
206
213
220
224
Leg of lamb, yearling, i per pound......................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
.20
.20
.15
.15
.18
.15
.20
.20
.15
.15
.16
.15
.22
.18
.15
.20
.16
.22
.22
.18
.15
.18
.15
201
202
204
205
207
212
Hens, year or more old, dressed, not drawn, per
pound.................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
.20
.19
.22
.22
.20
.20
.20
.19
.20
.20
.19
.20
.22
.22
.21
.23
.21
.22
.22
.21
.21
.22
.20
.20
203
204
206
208
209
211
Flour, wheat, per J-barrel bag:
Fancy.............................................................
Gold Medal......... ...........................................
Special brand.................................................
Patapsco Superlative.....................................
Pillsbury’s Best.............................................
Gold Medal.....................................................
.85
.93
.84
.84
.95
.90
.85
.92
.82
.82
.90
.85
.75
.84
.75
.76
.85
.82
.75
.84
.75
.76
.80
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
203 Corn meal, per pound..........................................
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
204
D o...................................................................
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
206
D o . . . . . ...........................................................
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
208
D o...................................................................
...
.0300
.0300
.0300 .........
209
D o...................................................................
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
211
D o...................................................................
i 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.
30
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
I . —RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS-Continued.
T able
BALTIMORE, MD.—Concluded.
1912
1913
Commoditv.
Eggs, strictly fresh, near-by, per dozen.
Do.......................................
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
D o.
Do.
Do.
Do.
July 15.
Aug. 15.
July 15.
$0.25
.25
.25
$0.30
.28
$0.28
.27
.35
.25
.24
.25
.25
.26
.25
.25
.28
.22
.28
.24
.24
.25
.34
.23
.23
.25
.24
.25
.23
.23
.28
.26
.27
.26
Butter, creamery, per pound:
Print............’ ....................
Tub...................................
D o...............................
Print.................................
D o...............................
Do..............................
D o...............................
D o...............................
Tub...................................
.35
.35
.35
.35
.32
.35
.35
.33
.35
.35
.32
.35
.40
.35
.35
.35
Potatoes, Irish, per peck.
D o..............................
D o...............................
D o...............................
D o...............................
.30
.30
.32
.25
.25
.24
.25
.22
.25
.25
.25
.25
.25
Sugar, granulated, per pound.
Do.......................................
D o.......................................
D o.......................................
D o.......................................
D o.......................................
.0550
.0550
.0550
.0550
.0550
.0550
.0550
.0550
.0550
.0550
.0550
.0550
.0500
.0500
.0500
.0450
.0500
.0500
Milk, fresh, unskimmed, delivered, bottled,
per quart:
Pasteurized...................................................
D o...........................................................
r
D o...........................................................
t
Raw...............................................................
D o...........................................................
D o...........................................................
.08
.09
.08
.35
.35
.40
.34
.38
.40
.40
.36
.36
.09
.09
.09
.09
BIRMINGHAM, ALA.
Sirloin steak, per pound..
D o..............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
D o..............................
$0.25
.30
$0.25
.30
$0.25
.35
. 22|
.25
.30
$0.25
.35
. 22*
.30
Round steak, per pound.
D o...............................
D o...............................
D o...............................
D o...............................
.22|
.25
.20
.25
.20
.25
.20
.20
.25
.20
.25
.20
Rib roast, bone in, per pound.
D o.......................................
D o.......................................
D o.......................................
D o.......................................
.20
.20
.17|
.25
.17|
.20
.20
.20
.25
.17*
.15
.15
.15
.20
.15
.15
.17
.m
. 20'
.15
Chuck roast, per pound.
D o.............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
.25
.20
.25
.20
.25
.20
.i7
31
EETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1913.
I , —RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
BIRMINGHAM, ALA.—Continued.
1913
1913
Commodity.
July 15.
Pork chops, loin, per pound.
D o....................................
Do....................................
D o....................................
D o....................................
Bacon, smoked, sliced, per pound.
D o..............................................
D o..............................................
D o..............................................
D o..............................................
Ham, smoked, sliced, per pound.
Do............................................
Do............................................
Do............................................
D o............................................
Lard, pure:
Tub, per pound.........................
D o.........................................
Per 5-pound pail, gross weight..
Tub, per pound.........................
D o.........................................
D o.........................................
Aug. 15.
July 15.
$0.22*
$0. 22*
.20
.20
.20
.20
$0. 22*
.20
.20
.35
.30
.35
.30
.35
.35
.35
.35
.30
.35
.35
.25
.30
.25
.30
.30
.30
.30
.35
.30
.30
.30
.30
.15
.20
.70
.16
.15
.16
.15
.17*
.75
.16
.15
.25
.20
.25
.15
.25
$0.20
.25
15
17*
70
Flour, wheat, per ^-barrel bag:
Roller Champion.................
D o..................................
Obelisk.................................
Roller Champion.................
D o..................................
Do................................ .
Corn meal, in 12-pound lots, per pound.
D o . . . '..............................................
D o.....................................................
D o.....................................................
D o....................................................
D o....................................................
|0, strictly fresh, near-by, per dozen.
Do.........: ...........................................
Do..
Do..
Do.,
Do.
Do.
Butter, creamery, print, per pound.
D o.................................................
D o.................................................
D o.................................................
D o.................................................
D o.................................................
.15
.17*
.70
.20
Leg of lamb, yearling,! per pound.
D o..............................................
Do..............................................
D o..............................................
Hens, year or more old, per pound:
Dressed, not drawn.....................
L ive..............................................
D o.........................................
Dressed, not drawn.....................
D o..........................................
Live..............................................
.25
.25
.16
1.00
.16
Aug. 15,
.20
.35
.30
.16
.25
.20
.16
.18
.20
.15
.18
.20
.15
.95
1.00
.80
.95
.95
.95
.95
.90
.75
.95
.18
.15
.18
.95
.95
.95
.0292
.0292
.0250
.0250
.0292
.0250
.0208
.0250
.0208
.0208
.0250
.0208
.0208
.0292
.0208
.0250
.25
.25
.20
.30
.30
.30
.30
.23
.30
.30
.25
.30
.25
.30
.23
.30
.40
.40
.35
.40
.40
.40
.40
.40
.35
.40
.35
.35
.22
.35
.35
.90
.0208
.30
.30
.40
* 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.
32
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
I . —RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
BIRMINGHAM, A LA.—Concluded.
1912
1913
Commodity.
Potatoes, Irish, per peek.
Do...............................
D o...............................
D o...............................
D o . . . . . ......................
D o...............................
Sugar, granulated, in $1 lots, per pound.
D o........................................................
D o........................................................
Do........................................................
D o........................................................
D o........................................................
Milk, fresh, unskimmed, delivered, bottled, raw,
per quart............................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
July 15.
Aug. 15.
July 15.
10.35
.50
.35
$0.35
.40
.30
$0.30
.40
.25
.30
.30
.35
0588
0667
0625
.09*
0667
0625
.0 9 *
Aug. 15.
$0.35
.40
.30
.35
.35
.0500
.0588
.0500
.0556
.0556
.0556
.0588
.10
.10
.09
.11
.10
.10
.10
.11
.0556
.0588
.0526
.0556
BOSTON, MASS.
Sirloin steak (Boston cut),1 per pound...............
D o...................................................................
Do....................................................................
Do...................................................................
D o....................................................................
$0.35
.35
.35
.35
$0.40
.38
.38
.40
$0.38
.35
.38
.40
.33
Round steak, top, bone out, per pound..............
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
Do....................................................................
D o...................................................................
Do...................................................................
.35
.28
.33
.35
.35
.35
.30
.35
.35
.40
.38
.35
.33
.35
.35
.33
.25
.25
.25
.28
.25
.23
.28
.25
.28
.28
.25
.25
.28
.25
.28
.25
.25
Chuck roast, per pound.......................................
D o ..................................................................
D o....................................................................
.20
.18
.16
.20
.20
.20
Pork chops, loin, per pound................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o....................................................................
.20
.18
.20
.22
.22
.20
.23
.22
.21
.22
.23
.23
.24
Bacon, smoked, sliced, per pound......................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
Do....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
.22
.20
.23
.24
.20
.23
.20
.20
.20
.22
Rib roast, per pound:
Bone in...........................................................
Do.............................................................
Bone out.........................................................
Do.............................................................
D o.............................................................
Do.............................................................
Do.............................................................
.18
.18
.22
.25
.25
.23
.25
.22
.30
.24
.25
.25
.25
.25
.25
i The steak for which prices are here quoted is known as “ porterhouse” in most of the cities included
in this report, but in this city it is called “ sirloin” steak.
33
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1913,
I . —RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
BOSTON, MASS.—Continued.
1912
Firm
num
ber.
404
40G
408
410
414
416
419
404
405
406
408
410
416
419
404
406
410
414
415
416
419
404
406
408
410
414
416
419
404
405
406
410
416
418
419
404
405
406
408
410
418
419
404
405
2 407
408
410
416
418
419
404
405
406
2407
408
410
416
418
419
1913
Commodity.
July 15.
Ham, smoked, per pound:
Sliced..............................................................
D o.............................................................
D o.............................................................
D o.............................................................
Do.............................................................
Half.................................................................
Sliced..............................................................
T p n m , t.nb pp.r poun d_____nr
T
.,
D o....................................................................
Do................................................................
D o...................................................................
Do....................................................................
Do...................................................................
D o...................................................................
Leg of lamb, yearling,1per pound......................
D o...................................................................
Do...................................................................
Do...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
Hens, year or more old, dressed, not drawn, per
pound.................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
Do...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o....................................................................
Flour, wheat, per J-barrel bag:
King Arthur...................................................
D o.............................................................
D o.............................................................
Hecker’s Cardinal..........................................
Special brand.................................................
D o.............................................................
King Arthur...................................................
Com meal, per pound...........................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
Do....................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
Eggs, strictly fresh, near-by, per dozen..............
D o...................................................................
D o..................................... .............................
D o....................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o...................................................................
Butter, creamery, per pound:
Tub..................................................................
D o.............................................................
D o.............................................................
D o................................................. ; ..........
Print................................................................
Tub.................................................................
D o.............................................................
D o............................................................
D o.............................................................
Aug. 15
July 15.
$0.28
.25
.30
.28
.30
.20
$0.28
.25
.30
.28
.30
.20
$0.35
.32
.35
.30
.30
.25
.32
.16
.15
.14
.14
.15
.15.
.16
.15
.14
.14
.15
.15
.22
.22
.20
.20
.23
.23
.22
.23
.22
.22
.17
.16
.16
.16
.15
.16
.17
.25
.25
.25
.25
.28
.23
.22
.23
.22
.28
.22
.23
.22
.23
.22
.23
.23
1.05
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
.0400
.0400
.0333
.0300
.0400
.0400
.0333
.0300
.36
.35
.37
.33
.42
.39
.40
.35
.35
.40
.38
.37
.38
.37
.36
.39
.35
.39
Aug. 15.
.22
.24
.25
.25
.25
.28
.25
.28
.25
.95
.95
.95
1.00
.85
.85
.90
.0350
.0400
.0400
.0333
.0300
.0300
.0400
.40
.40
.35
.35
.38
.38
.35
.38
.37
.40
.31
.35
.38
.35
.35
.35
.32
.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 ti;he fact that in some firms the age
varies considerably with different seasons of the year, no “ relative”
* are computed for this article m
this report.
2 Delivers no purchases.
11205°—Bull. 136—13----- 3
34
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
I . — RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FI RMS-Continued.
T able
BOSTON, MASS.—Concluded.
1913
Firm
num
ber.
Potatoes, Irish, per peck......................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
Do....................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
404
405
406
408
410
416
418
419
Sugar, granulated, per pound..............................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
401
Milk, fresh, unskimmed, delivered, bottled,
pasteurized, per quart.......................................
............................................
403
Do
......................
D o.............................................. .....................
D o....................................................................
July 15.
Aug. 15.
July 15.
$0.40
.35
.40
.35
$0.35
.30
.30
.30
.35
.35
.35
.32
$0.35
.35
.35
.35
.30
.35
.35
.30
.35
.0600
.0600
.0600
.0600
.0600
.0600
.0600
.0600
.0600
.0600
.08
.09
.09
.09
.08
.09
.09
.09
!
Aug. 15.
$0.35
.25
.30
.29
. 30
.30
PP W1
DO
404
405
406
408
410
414
416
418
419
407
413
1913
Commodity.
.0550
.0550
.0600
.0550
.0500
.0500
. 0500
.0550
.0600
.0550
.0550
.0560
.0550
.0550
.08i
.09“
.09
.09
.08|
.09
.09
.09
BUFFALO, N. Y.
SO. 21
.24
.22
$0.21
.24
$0.22
.24
.26
.24
$0.22
.24
.25
.24
.19
.20
.20
.20
.23
.20
.20
.20
.22
.20
.15
.18
.17
.15
.18
.17
.15
.18
.18
.17
.15
.18
.18
.17
.15
.15
.12
.13
.16
.15
.17
.19
.19
.18
.20
.20
.19
.14
.16
.17
.16
.22
.22
.24
.21
.23
.25
.28
.24
.14
.16
.16
.16
.21
.23
.23
.21
.22
.25
.28
.23
.20
.25
.22
.22
.14
.13
.14
.15
.14
.13
.14
.15
.13
.14
.15
.14
.14
.14
.15
.14
.28
.28
.30
.20
.14
.134
.15
.15
.15
.14
.14
.16
.14
.14
.28
.28
.28
.19
.15
.13*
.15
.15
.15
.14
.14
.15
.14
.14
1505
506
516
522
Sirloin steak, per pound.,
D o..............................
D o..............................
D o..............................
1505
506
516
522
Round steak, per pound.
D o..............................
Do...............................
Do...............................
.20
1505
506
516
522
Rib roast, bone in, per pound.
Do.......................................
Do.......................................
Do.......................................
1505
506
516
522
1505
506
516
522
1505
506
516
522
Chuck roast, per pound.
D o.............................
Do.............................
Do.............................
Pork chops, loin, per pound..
1505
506
516
522
502
1505
506
508
512
513
514
516
518
522
Dormiriiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
.19
.20
.20
Do....................................
Bacon, smoked, sliced, per pound.
D o..............................................
D o..............................................
D o..............................................
Ham, smoked, per pound:
D o.............................
Do.............................
Whole, 14 to 17 pounds..
Lard, pure, tub, per pound.
D o...................................
Do....................................
Do....................................
D o...................................
D o...................................
D o....................................
Do....................................
D o...................................
D o....................................
i Delivers no purchases.
.22
.20
.22
.22
.20
.20
.25
.25
35
RETAIL PKICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1913.
Table I . — RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS-Continued.
BUFFALO, N. Y.—Concluded.
1913
Firm
num
ber.
1605
506
516
522
506
516
522
July 15.
Aug. 15.
$0.15
$0.15
l>.g of lamb, y^^ling,2 per pound .. T. ...............
.16
.15
Do....................................................................
.17
.17
Do....................................................................
Do....................................................................
July 15.
.18
.18
.22
.20
.17
.16
520
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
Do ...........................................................
Ceresota...........................................................
Gold Medal.....................................................
518
.87
.89
.85
.85
.83
.85
.82
.84
.86
.80
.79
.77
.79
.77
.0250
.0360
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
502
508
511
512
513
514
518
Corn meal, per povrod. . . , , . r - T........................
502
511
512
513
514
518
Eggs, strictly fresh, near-by, per dozen............ .
.27
.28
.28
.29
Do ...........................................- ....................
.25
.28
Do ................................................................
D o....................................................................
.25
.32
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
Butter, creamery, per pound:
Print...............................................................
.35
.35
501
Tub.................................................................
.31
.33
Print...............................................................
.31
.29
.33
.33
Tub.................................................................
.32
510
Print................................................................
.32
.32
Tub.................................................................
D o.............................................................
.31
.31
D o......................................................... . .
.33
.33
Do ...........................................................
.32
.32
.34
.30
Tub or print...................................................
502 Potatoes, Irish, per peck......................................
.33
.32
.32
Do....................................................................
.40
Do....................................................................
.29
D o....................................................................
.30
.27
D o....................................................................
.30
.30
D o....................................................................
.30
.33
D o....................................................................
.31
.30
Sugar, granulated, per pound..............................
.0600
.0600
D o....................................................................
.0600
.0600
Do....................................................................
.0600
.0600
D o....................................................................
.0600
.0600
D o....................................................................
.0600
.0600
Do....................................................................
.0600
.0600
.0550
.0550
Do....................................................................
Milk, fresh, unskimmed, delivered, bottled,
per quart:
.07
Raw.................................................................
.07
Pasteurized or raw.........................................
.07
.07
Pasteurized.....................................................
.07
.07
D o.............................................................
.07
.07
R aw .............. .................................................
.07
.07
502
1505
508
511
512
513
514
518
508
511
512
513
514
518
502
508
511
512
513
514
518
501
507
509
510
515
Do....................................................................
D o....................................................................
Do ..................................................................
D o....................................................................
Do....................................................................
Aug. 15.
$0.12
.18
.20
.18
Hens, year or more old, dressed, not drawn,
per pound...........................................................
Flour, wheat, per J-barrel bag:
502
508
511
512
513
51-4
1913
Commodity.
.0250
$0.12
.16
.18
.16
.22
.24
.20
.22
.22
.23
.20
.22
.*78
.75
.73
.75
.75
.73
.75
.78
.80
.73
.75
.72
.70
.0250
.0300
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0300
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
.25
.27
.27
.32
.29
.30
.27
.29
.28
.33
.30
.32
.35
.33
.32
.34
.33 .32
.32
.31
.33
.33
.34
.28 .33
.32
.33
.30
.30
.30
.28
.0550
.0550
.0550
.0500
.0550
.0500
.0500
.35
.33
.32
.34
.33
.33
.31
.33
.33
.32
.30
.30
.33
.30
.30
.30
.28
.0550
.0550
.0550
.0550
.0550
.0550
. 0550
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
1 Delivers no purchases.
* 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 diiferent seasons of the year, no “ relative” prices are computed for this article in
this report.
36
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
T a b l e I . — RETAIL
PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
CHARLESTON, S. C.
1912
Firm
num
ber.
1913
Commodity.
July 15.
$0.22
617
623
624
625
Sirloin steak, per pound.
D o.............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
617
623
624
625
Round steak, per pound.
D o...............................
D o...............................
D o...............................
.20
617
623
624
625
Rib roast, bone in, per pound.
D o.......................................
D o.......................................
D o.......................................
.20
617
623
624
625
Chuck roast, per pound.
D o.............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
.15
617
625
Pork chops, loin, per pound.
D o....................................
605
606
610
617
619
626
Bacon, smoked, per pound:
Sliced..............................
D o ............................
Piece, 3 to 6 pounds.......
Sliced...............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
605
606
610
617
619
Ham, smoked, per pound:
Sliced.
Whole, 12 to 16 pounds..
Whole, 8 to 12 pounds...
Sliced...............................
D o.............................
Whole, 8 to 12 pounds...
605
606
610
618
619
626
Lard, pure, tub, per pound.
Do....................................
D o....................................
Do....................................
Do....................................
D o....................................
617
623
624
625
Leg of lamb, yearling,i per pound.,
Do..............................................
D o..............................................
Do..............................................
602
603
613
616
620
624
Hens, year or more old, dressed, not drawn, per
pound.................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o...................................................................
605
606
610
618
619
626
Flour, wheat, per J-barrel bag:
Obelisk..................................
Quaker C ity.........................
White Eagle or Roxana.......
Obelisk..................................
Harter's No. 1 ......................
Gold Medal............................
.20
Aug. 15.
$0.22
.20
.22
July 15.
$0.25
$0.25
.20
.20
.20
.22
.20
.20
.20
.20
.22
.20
.20
.20
.15
Aug. 15.
.22
.20
.20
.20
.22
.20
.18
.15
.15
.15
.15
.15
.15
.20
.25
.20
.20
.15
.25
.24
.23
.30
.25
.30
.25
.30
.18
.17
.30
.21
.21
.15
.17
.15
.15
.15
.15
.15
.30
.25
.23
.25
.14
.14
.14
.25
.25
.25
.20
.20
.22
.20
.20
.22
.22
1.00
.90
.90
1.00
.85
. 90
. 90
. 90
. 90
. 85
.25
. 90
. 90
. 95
1.00
. 85
.90
.20
.22
.22
.22
.22
. 90
. 90
. 95
. 95
. 85
.90
i 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.
37
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1913,
I . —RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
CHARLESTON, S. C.—Concluded.
1913
Firm
num
ber.
1913
Commodity.
July 15.
605
606
610
619
Com meal, in 10 or 12 pound lots, per pound..
D o..................................................................
D o ................................................................ ..
D o..................................................................
D o..................................................................
602
603
610
616
619
Eggs, strictly fresh, near-by, per dozen.
D o......................................................
D o......................................................
D o......................................................
D o......................................................
605
606
610
618
619
626
Aug. 15.
July 15.
Aug. 15.
$0.0250
.0250
.0250
.0300
$0.0250
.0250
.0250
.0300
$0.0250
.0233
.0233
.0240
.0233
$0.0250
.0233
.0233
.0250
.0233
.24
.25
.26
.25
.23
.23
.25
.25
.30
.25
.23
.25
.23
.35
.25
.27
.33
Butter, creamery, per pound:
Print.................................
D o...............................
T ub...................................
Print.................................
D o...............................
Tub...................................
.35
.34
.33
•35
.35
.35
.33
.33
.35
.35
.35
.33
.32
.36
.35
.33
.35
.33
.33
.36
.35
.33
605
606
610
618
619
626
Potatoes, Irish, per peck.
D o...............................
D o...............................
D o...............................
Do*...............................
D o...............................
.40
.35
.35
.35
.35
.40
.35
.35
.35
.30
.35
.35
605
606
610
618
619
626
Sugar, granulated, per pound.
D o.......................................
D o.......................................
D o.......................................
D o.......................................
D o.......................................
.0600
.0600
.0600
.0563
.0600
.0600
.0600
.0600
.0550
.0600
604
Milk, fresh, unskimmed, delivered, bottled,
611
627
D o..................................................................
D o..................................................................
raw, per quart......................................................
.10
.10
.30
.35
.35
.0500
.0500
.0500
.0500
.12
.12
.12
.35
.40
.0500
.0500
.0500
.0500
.0500
.0556
.0*500
.12
.11
.12
.12
.11
.12
$0.24
.35
.24
.24
.24
.26
•24
.22
.25
.23
.25
$0.24
.35
.24
.24
.25
.26
.25
.20
.25
.23
.25
.22
.22
.20
.20
.20
.22
.20
.20
.24
.20
.22
.21
.22
.22
CHICAGO, ILL.
704
705
707
708
712
715
716
1723
724
727
731
704
705
707
708
712
715
716
1723
724
727
731
Sirloin steak, per pound.......................................
Do...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
Do ................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
$0.22
.30
.28
$0.22
.30
.28
.22
.25
.24
.26
Round steak, per pound......................................
.18
.22
D o....................................................................
.24
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
.20
D o........................ ...........................................
.22
Do....................................................................
Do ..................................................................
D o ...................................................................
Do....................................................................
D o ....... ..........................................................
D o....................................................................
1 Does not deliver small orders.
.20
.22
.24
.20
.22
!
.20
.20
.22
.22
.18
.24
.20
.22
38
BULLETIN OF THE BUBEAU OF LABOB STATISTICS.
I . —RETAIL PRICES OP THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T able
CHICAGO, ILL.—Continued.
1912
Firm
num
ber.
704
705
707
708
712
715
716
1723
724
727
731
704
705
707
708
712
715
July 15.
Rib roast, bone in, per pound.
D o.........................................
D o.........................................
D o.........................................
D o.........................................
D o.........................................
D o.........................................
D o.........................................
D o.........................................
D o.........................................
D o.........................................
1723
724
727
731
Chuck roast, per pound.
D o.............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
704
705
707
708
712
715
716
1723
724
727
731
Pork chops, loin, per pound.
D o....................................
D o....................................
Do....................................
Do....................................
D o....................................
D o....................................
D o....................................
D o....................................
D o....................................
D o....................................
704
705
707
708
712
715
716
1723
724
727
731
Bacon, smoked, per pound:
Sliced...............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
Piece, 6 to 8 pounds.......
Sliced...............................
Do.............................
D o .............................
704
705
707
708
712
715
716
1723
724
727
731
Ham, smoked, per pound:
Sliced.
D o.............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
D o ...........................
Whole, 12 to 18 pounds.
Sliced........................ .
Whole, 12 to 16 pounds.
Sliced.............................
704
707
708
716
1723
724
727
731
Lajed, pure, tub, per pound.
D o....................................
D o....................................
D o....................................
D o....................................
D o....................................
D o....................................
D o....................................
m
1913
Commodity.
Aug. 15.
$0.18
.20
.24
SO. 18
.22
.22
.24
.20
.24
.22
.14
.16
.16
.16
.16
.20
.20
.18
.18
.25
.30
.25
.25
.25
.13
.14
.13
.14
.14
.14
i Does not deliver small orders.
July 15.
Aug. 15.
$0.20
.22
.20
.22
.24
.22
.22
.18
.20
.18
.22
$0.20
.22
.22
.22
.24
.22
.22
.18
.20
.18
.22
.16
.18
.16
.17
.16
.16
,17
.15
.16
.15
.16
.16
.18
.16
.16
.15
.16
.17
.14
.16
.15
.16
.18
.20
.22
.20
.20
.20
.21
.20
.22
.20
.22
.20
.22
.'24
.20
.18
.20
.22
.16|
.20
.20
.22
.32
.35
.34
.33
.28
.32
.32
.25
.35
.30
.35
.32
.35
.34
.30
.28
.32
.32
.25
.35
.28
.35
.32
.30
.32
.35
.28
.32
.30
.18J
.35
.20
.30
.32
.30
.32
.32
.30
.32
.32
.m
.35
.19
.30
.15
.15
.15
.15
.15
.16
.15
.15
.15
.15
.15
.14
.15
.16
.15
.15
39
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1913.
I . —RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
CHICAGO, ILL.—Continued.
1913
1913
Commodity.
July 15.
Leg of lamb, yearling,i per pound.
D o..............................................
Do..
Do..
Do..
Do..
D o..
Do.
Do.
Do..
Do.,
Hens, year or more old, dressed, not drawn, per
pound.................................................................
Do.
Do.
Do.,
Do.,
Do.,
Do.,
Do.,
Do.
Do.
Do.,
Flour, wheat, per §-barrel I
Piilsbury’s Best..........
D o..........................
D o..........................
Ceresota.......................
Piilsbury’s Best.........
D o .........................
Ceresota.......................
Pilisbury’s Best.........
Ceresota.......................
Pilisbury’s B est.........
Corn meal, per pound.
D o..........................
D o..........................
D o..........................
D o..........................
D o..........................
D o..........................
D o..........................
strictly fresh, near-by, per dozen.
D o......................................................
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Aug. 15.
$0.20
.18
.20
$0.18
.18
.18
.20
.22
.18
.22
8
18
July 15.
Aug. 15.
$0.20
.20
.20
.22
.22
.22
.16
.20
.23
.17
.22
.21
.20
.21
.20
.21
.20
.19
.20
.22
.19
.20
.73
.75
.67
.70
.65
.70
.65
.85
.68
.75
90
90
0300
0333
0250
0300
0333
0250
0300
0333
0300
.0300
.0333
.0333
.0300
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
.27
.25
.28
.25
.23
.24
.27
.25
.27
i 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.
* Does not deliver small orders.
40
BULLETIN OP THE BUEEAXJ OF LABOR STATISTICS.
T able I . —RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OP POOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
CHICAGO, ILL.—Concluded.
1912
Firm
num
ber.
1913
Commodity.
Butter, creamery, per pound:
703
Print...............................................................
704
T ub.................................................................
/
Print...............................................................
707 \
T ub.................................................................
708
D o............ ................................................
715
Print................................................................
716
T u b.................................................................
720
Print...............................................................
721
D o.............................................................
1723
T ub.................................................................
724
Print...............................................................
727
Tub.................................................................
731
Print...............................................................
July 15.
Aug. 15.
July 15.
$0.32
.33
.30
$0.32
.33
.30
$0.33
.33
$0.32
.33
.29
.29
.32
.32
.31
.33
.32
.32
.31
.33
.33
.30
.33
.31
.32
.34
.31
.35
.30
.34
.34
.30
.33
.33
.32
.34
.31
.35
.30
.36
.35
.25
.29
.35
.27
.25
.30
.35
.30
.35
.30
.25
.25
.35
.28
.25
.30
.30
.30
.35
.0500
.0540
.0500
.0500
.0500
.0500
.0500
.0550
.0500
.0500
.0550
.0540
.0500
.0500
.0500
.0550
.0500
.0550
.0500
.0550
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
704
707
708
715
716
720
*723
724
727
731
Potatoes, Irish, per peck......................................
D o....................................................................
D o............ ......................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o...................................................................
Do....................................................................
D o...................................................................
.35
.30
.23
.30
.30
.23
.25
.30
.38
.40
.23
.30
.25
.25
704
707
708
715
716
720
1723
724
727
731
Sugar, granulated, per pound..............................
D o...................................................................
D o........................................................... '.......
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o....................................................................
.0600
.0600
.0550
.0650
.0600
.0550
.0550
.0550
.0550
.0600
.0550
.0550
.0550
.0600
702
Milk, fresh, unskimmed, delivered, bottled, pas
teurized, per quart............................................
D o...................................................................
D o....................................................................
Do....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
Do....................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
703
706
709
710
714
721
722
725
726
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
Aug. 15.
CINCINNATI, OHIO.
802
803
805
808
817
821
822
823
Sirloin steak, per pound......................................
D o...................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
$0.22
.22
.17
.22
.23
.20
.20
.23
$0.25
.22
.17
.24
.22
.20
.20
.23
$0.25
.22
.20
.24
.25
.25
.24
.25
$0.28
.23
.20
.23
.25
.23
802
803
805
808
817
821
822
823
Round steak, per pound......................................
D o...................................................................
D o.................... ..............................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
.20
.20
.15
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
.22
.20
.15
.22
.20
.20
.20
.20
.23
.18
.18
.24
.23
.20
.21
.23
.24
.20
.18
.25
.23
.20
1 Does not deliver small orders.
.27
.25
41
RETAIL PftlCES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1913.
I.— RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T able
CINCINNATI, OHIO—Continued.
1912
1913
Commodity.
Rib roast, "hotiA in, par pound_____ ____ _____
...................................................................
Do
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
July 15.
Aug. 15.
July 15.
$0.18
.18
.18
.20
.20
. 15
.16
.20
$0.16
.18
.18
.20
.20
.15
.15
.20
$0.20
.17
.20
.17
.23
.20
.16
.20
J Aug. 15.
$0.18
.17
.20
.18
.22
.20
.20
Chuck roast, per pound.......................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
Do...................................................................
D o...................................................................
Do...................................................................
D o...................................................................
.12*
.14
.12.J
.12*
.15
.15
.12|
.15
.12
.13
.12|
.14
.15
.15
•12*
15
.15
.15
.12*
.14
.18
.15
.14
.18
.14
.15
.12*
.14
.18
.15
Pork chops, loin, per pound................................
Do...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
.18
.18
.20
.18
.20
.20
.18
.22
.20
.22
.22
.20
.23
.23
.22
.23
.20
.22
.22
.20
.22
.20
.21
.18
.18
.22
.22
.21
.23
.23
Bacon, smoked, sliced, per pound......................
D o...................................................................
D o...... .............................................................
D o..............................................- ....................
Do....................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
.26
.22
.22
.25
.20
.20
.23
.28
.22
.22
.25
.22
.22
.23
.30
.25
.25
.30
.25
.27
.25
.28
.25
.25
.30
.25
Ham, smoked, sliced, per pound........................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
.28
.25
.25
.23
.25
.28
.28
.25
.25
.25
.25
.28
.30
.30
.30
.28
.30
.30
.30
.33
.30
.28
Lard, pure, tub, per pound.................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o.................................................... . .............
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
.14
. 13
.13
.12*
.13
.13
.12
.13
.12
.14
.14
.13
.12*
.14
.14
.12
.13
.13
. 15
.15
.13
.14
.13*
.15
.15
.14
.13
.15
Leg of lamb, yearling,1per pound......................
D o...................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
.17
. 15
. 15
. 12|
.18
.16
.14
.15
.12
.18
.16
.15
.15
. 12*
.20
Hens, year or more old, dressed, drawn, per
pound.................................................................
.18
.23
.25
.30
.15
.13
.14
.13*
.15
.15
.14
.14
.15
.16
.15
.15
.20
.22
.20
.20
.20
.22
.23
.20
.20
.20
.20
.22
.22
D o...................................................................
.26
.22
.20
.28
D o...................................................................
.25
.25
D o...................................................................
.23
.25
.25
.20
.25
.20
D o...................................................................
.25
.21
.21
.23
D o...................................................................
* 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.
42
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
I . —RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
CINCINNATI, OH IOr—Concluded.
1913
Firm
num
ber.
1913
Commodity.
Flour, wheat:
Pilisbury’s Best, per ^-barrel bag.
804
f
Special brand, per 4-barrel bag—
808 {
Special brand, per -^barrel bag. . .
Gold Medal, per ^-barrel bag.........
815
Aristos, per -A-barrel bag..
817
Special brand, per 4-barrel bag.
819
821
Gold Medal, per -^-barrel b a g ..
D o.........................................
823
July 15.
Aug. 15.
July 15.
$0.90
$0.90
.42
.42
$0.75
.72
$0.75
.72
1.00
.40
.75
.40
.45
.90
.40
.75
.40
.45
1.00
.45
.75
.45
.48
1.00
.45
.75
.45
.48
Aug. 15.
804
808
815
817
823
Corn meal, per pound.
D o.........................
D o..........................
D o..........................
D o..........................
.0300
.0250
.0400
.0250
.0250
.0300
.0250
.0400
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0333
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0333
.0250
.0250
804
806
808
815
817
819
821
823
Eggs, strictly fresh, near-by, per dozen.
D o......................................................
Do.
Do.
Do.,
Do.
Do.
Do.
.22
.22
.20
.23
.22
.22
.22
.22
.24
.25
.24
.25
.25
.22
.25
.21
.22
.23
.22
.25
.25
.25
.27
.25
811
817
821
823
Butter, creamery, per pound:
Tub..
Print.............
Print or tub..
Print.............
D o..........
D o..........
D o..........
.33
.32
.31
.30
.33
.33
.34
.33
.32
.31
.30
.33
.33
.34
.35
.35
.34
.30
.35
.35
.37
.40
1.20
.35
.30
.40
.28
.30
.30
.32
.35
.30
.30
.30
.30
.30
.50
.35
.35
.30
.35
804
815
817
819
821
823
Potatoes, Irish:
Per peck__
Per bushel.
Per g e e k ...
f
t
Do'.**'.'
Per pound..
Per geek__
.024
.30
.50
.21
.22
.28
.014
.24
.20
.024
.25
.22
.35
.35
.35
.35
.37
.02*
804
808
815
817
819
821
823
Sugar, granulated, per pound.
D o.......................................
D o.......................................
D o.......................................
D o.......................................
D o.......................................
D o.......................................
.0600
.0550
.0600
.0550
.0600
.0600
.0667
.0550
.0550
.0600
.0550
.0550
.0600
.0550
.0550
.0550
.0500
.0500
.0500
.0500
.0560
.0550
.0600
.0500
.0550
.0550
.0500
806
Milk, fresh, unskimmed, delivered, bottled, pas
teurized, per quart..........................................
D o..................................................................
D o..................................................................
D o..................................................................
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
$0.24
.25
.20
.25
.22
.20
$0.25
.28
.25
.28
.26
.24
$0.25
.25
.25
.30
.26
.20
.27
811
813
814
.08
CLEVELAND, OHIO.
906
911
915
919
920
923
925
Sirloin
Do
Do
Do
Do
Do
Do
$0.22
.25
.20
.25
.22
.23
43
BETAIL PBICES, 1800 TO AUGUST, 1913.
Table I . — RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
CLEVELAND, OHIO-Continued.
1913
Firm
num
ber.
J
1913
Commodity.
July 15. | Aug. 15.
j July 15.
Aug. 15.
906
911
915
919
920
923
925
Round steak, per pound......................................
D o...................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o....................................................................
$0.20
.20
.18
.22
.20
.20
$0.22
.20
.18
.22
.20
.18
$0.22
.24
.23
.24
.23
.22
$0.22
.22
.23
.25
.23
.20
.25
906
911
915
919
920
923
925
Rib roast, bone in, per pound.............................
D o...................................................................
D o ...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D q....................................................................
.18
.18
.16
.22
.18
.18
.20
.18
.16
.22
.18
.16
.20
.20
.20
.22
.20
.18
.20
.18
.18
.22
.18
.17
.18
906
911
915
919
920
923
925
Chuck roast, per pound.......................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
.14
.14
.14
.18
.14
.14
.16
.14
.14
.18
.14
. 12*
.18
.16
.16
.20
.18
.17
.17
.16
.16
.20
.18
•15
.16
906
911
915
919
920
923
925
Pork chops, loin, per pound................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o ...................................................................
.20
.20
.18
.22
.20
.19
.24
.24
.22
.22
.22
.24
.24
.23
.23
.22
.23
.24
.24
.21
.23
.22
.22
.19
.24
906
911
914
915
919
920
923
925
Bacon, smoked, sliced, per pound......................
D o....................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
.22
.20
.24
.24
.27
.22
.20
.22
.20
.24
.24
.29
.22
.22
.28
.28
.28
.33
.32
.30
.32
.28
.28
.30
.33
.33
.30
.28
.32
906
911
914
915
919
920
923
925
Ham. smoked, per pound:
Whole. 12 to 16 pounds..................................
Whole, 8 to 12 pounds...................................
Whole, 10 to 14 pounds..................................
Sliced..............................................................
Do.............................................................
Whole, 8 to 12 pounds...................................
Whole, 9 to 16 pounds...................................
Sliced...............................................................
.18
.17
.18
.25
.30
.17
.16
.18
.18
.18
.28
.30
.18
.18
.22
.21
.21
.34
.42
.21
.20
.21
.21
.23
.35
.42
.21
.20
.35
901
906
908
911
914
915
919
920
923
925
Lard, pure, tub, per pound.................................
D o...................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
Do
..................................
.14
.16
.16
.16
.15
.15
.15
.15
.14
.14
.16
.16
.16
.15
.15
.15
.15
.16
.16
.18
.17
.17
.16
.17
.17
.16
.15
.16
.18
.17
.17
.17
.17
.16
.15
.16
.20
.20
.18
.18
906 Leg of iamb, yearling,1per pound......................
.22
.18
.18
.25
911
D o...................................................................
.16
.16
.16
.16
915
D o...................................................................
.20
.22
.20
.23
D o...................................................................
919
.20
.18
.18
.20
920
D o...................................................................
.20
.17
.18
.16
923
D o...................................................................
.20
D
o...................................................................
925
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 STATISTICS.
44
I . —RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T able
CLEVELAND, OHIO—Concluded.
1913
Firm
num
ber.
904
911
915
919
920
923
925
1913
Commodity.
Hens, year or more old, dressed, not drawn, per
pound.................................................................
D o...................................................................
906
D o...................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
Flour, wheat:
Gold Medal, per ^-barrel bag........................
901
D o.............................................................
908
Special brand, per ^-barrel bag....................
914
D o.............................................................
918
f
Pillshiiry’s Tlftst., pflr j-barrrtl hag_
919 \
Pillsfairy’s "Rfist, per ^-barrel bag_______
Gold
ppr J-barrttl b**g- . . .
, ,
925
July 15.
Aug. 15.
July 15.
$0.18
.20
.18
.18
.20
.18
.18
$0.18
.21
.19
.18
.20
.18
.20
$0.22
.23
.23
.20
.23
.22
.21
$0.20
.24
.23
.20
.22
.22
.18
.23
.95
.95
.72
.90
.95
.93
.70
.88
1.85
1.80
.80
.85
.63
.80
.85
.80
.88
.66
.80
.88
Aug. 15.
.85
901
908
914
918
919
925
Corn meal, per pound..........................................
Do....................................................................
D o....................................................................
Do....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
.0250
.0400
.0300
.0333
.0300
.0250
.0400
.0300
901
908
914
915
918
919
925
Eggs, strictly fresh, near-by, per dozen..............
D o....................................................................
D o ... ..............................................................
Do....................................................................
Do....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o ..: ..............................................................
901
902
908
913
915
918
919
925
.0300
.0250
.0400
.0250
.0333
.0250
.0250
.0400
.0280
.0333
.0250
.0300
.28
.30
.28
.26
.29
.29
.28
.32
.33
.28
.30
.32
.30
.28
.30
.29
.29
.31
.32
.36
.36
.33
.34
.35
.30
Butter, creamery, per pound:
T ub.................................................................
Print...............................................................
D o.............................................................
D o.............................................................
Do.............................................................
D o.............................................................
D o.............................................................
Do.............................................................
.32
.33
.33
.30
.34
.34
.33
.32
.33
.30
.34
.34
.33
.34
.36
.36
.34
.35
.36
.35
.34
.36
.36
.36
.35
.36
.35
.38
901
908
914
918
919
925
Potatoes, Irish, per 15 pounds.............................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o .................................................................
D o....................................................................
.30
.35
.35
.32
.35
.30
.35
.30
.32
.30
.30
.30
.30
.28
.30
901
908
914
918
919
925
Sugar, granulated, per pound.............................
D o . . . . .............................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
.0600
.0600
.0600
.0600
.0600
.0600
.0600
.0600
.0600
.0600
.0550
.0550
.0512
.0550
.0500
.0550
.0600
.0520
.0550
.0560
.0600
902
910
912
913
924
Milk,tresh, unskimmed, delivered, bottled, per
quart:
Pasteurized.....................................................
D o.............................................................
R aw ................................................................
Pasteurized.....................................................
D o.............................................................
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
08
.08
.08
.as
.08
.08
.08
.30
.30
.30
.32
.30
.35
.08
.08
45
BETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1913.
Table I __ RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
DALLAS, TEX.
1913
Firm
19 13
Commodity.
ber.
1002
1004
1013
1016
1020
1023
1024
Sirloin steak, per pound......................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o ..................................................................
1002
1004
1013
1016
1020
1023
1024
Round steak, per pound......................................
D o...................................................................
D o....................................................................
Do............................................... ; ..................
D o...................................................................
Do...................................................................
D o ..................................................................
1002
1004
1013
1016
1020
1023
1024
July 15.
Aug. 15.
July 15.
$0.20
.20
$0.20
.20
$0.25
.20
.25
.25
.20
.22
.20
Aug. 15.
$0.25
.20
.25
.25
.20
.22
.20
■M
.174
.17|
. 22|
•17*
.20
.25
.20
.20
.18
.221
.171
.20
.25
.20
.20
.18
Rib roast, bone in, per pound.............................
D o....................................................................
D o...................................................................
Do....................................................................
Do....................................................................
Do...................................................................
D o ..................................................................
.18
.20
.17|
.18
.20
.171
.25
.20
.20
.20
.15
.18
.15
.25
.20
.221
.20
.15
.18
.15
1002
1004
1013
1016
1020
1023
1024
Chuck roast, per pound.......................................
D o ..................................................................
D o...................................................................
Do....................................................................
Do....................................................................
Do...................................................................
D o ..................................................................
.15
.15
.15
.15
.171
.15
.171
.171
.15
. 15
.121
.171
.15
.171
.171
.15
.171
.121
1002
1004
1013
1016
1020
1023
1024
Pork chops, loin, per pound................................
D o...................................................................
Do....................................................................
Do....................................................................
Do...................................................................
Do...................................................................
D o ..................................................................
.221
.20
.25
.20
.25
.20
.25
.20
.20
.22 •
.22
.25
.20
.25
.20
.20
.22
.22
1002
1004
1005
1013
1020
1024
Bacon, smoked, sliced, per pound......................
D o...................................................................
Do....................................................................
Do....................................................................
D o.................................. .................................
D o....................................................................
.40
.30
.40
.30
.40
.35
.40
.40
.35
.40
.40
.35
.40
.40
.35
.40
1002
1004
1005
1013
1020
1022
1024
Ham, smoked, per pound:
Sliced..............................................................
D o.............................................................
Whole, 10 to 12 pounds..................................
Sliced.............................................................
D o.............................................................
Whole, 10 to 12 pounds..................................
Sliced..............................................................
.30
.25
.30
.25
.35
.30
.23
.30
.30
.21
.30
.35
.30
.23
.30
.30
.22
.30
.90
.90
Lard, pure:
Tub, per pound..............................................
1002 \(
Leaf, per 5-pound pail, gross weight............
1005
Tub, per pound............................................ .
Leaf, per 5-pound pail, gross weight............
1013
1022
Tub, per p o u n d ............................................
1024
D o.............................................................
1002
1004
1013
1016
1020
Leg of lamb, yearling,1 per pound......................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
.85
.85
.20
•17|
.20
.25
.17*
.20
.171
.15
.16
.90
.16
.15
.25
.20
.20
.25
.20
.25
.20
.20
.25
.20
.16
.90
* 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.
46
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
I . —RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
DALLAS, TEX.—Concluded.
1912
Firm
num
ber.
1002
July 15.
1004
1013
1016
1020
1024
Hens, year or more old, dressed, not drawn, per
pound.............................................................*.
D o..................................................................
D o..................................................................
D o..................................................................
D o..................................................................
D o..................................................................
1002
1005
1013
1021
1022
1024
Flour, -wheat, per $ barrel, bag:
American Beauty.................
D o....................................
D o....................................
Blue Bonnet..........................
American Beauty.................
Empress................................
1002
1005
1013
1021
1022
1024
Corn meal, in 3 or 17£ pound lots, per p ou n d .. .
D o...............................................................
D o...............................................................
D o...............................................................
D o...............................................................
D o..............................................................
1002
1003
1005
1013
1021
1022
1024
1002
1005
1013
1021
1022
1024
1002
1005
1013
1021
1022
1024
, strictly fresh, near-by, per dozen.
D o......................................................
D o......................................................
D o......................................................
D o......................................................
D o......................................................
D o......................................................
Butter, creamery, print, per pound..
D o.................................................
D o.................................................
D o.................................................
D o.................................................
D o.................................................
Potatoes, Irish:
Per 12 pounds..
Per geek..........
Sugar, granulated, in $1 lots, per pound...
D o...........................................................
D o...........................................................
D o...........................................................
D o...........................................................
Do...........................................................
1001
Milk, fresh, unskimmed, delivered, bottled,
raw, per quart.................................................. .
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
Aug. 15.
July 15.
Aug. 15.
$0.20
.16
.18
$0.20
.17
.20
$0.16
.18
.20
.20
.15
.17
.85
.80
.85
.85
.80
.85
.85
.80
.85
.75
.75
.70
.85
.75
.85
.75
.75
.70
.0333
.0333
.0229
.0257
.0333
.0286
.0229
.0229
.0200
.0229
.0333
.0333
.0229
.0257
.0229
.0229
.30
.30
.25
.25
.30
.25
. 22|
.20
.30
.25
.20
.25
.25
.35
.35
.40
.35
.35
.40
.35
.35
.35
.35
.40
.40
.35
.35
.35
.35
.40
.50
.40
.40
.35
.40
.35
.30
.30
.35
.25
.35
.35
.40
.40
.22*
.25"
.30
D o !"!!..'.* ;
D o.............
D o............ .
1002
1005
1013
1021
1022
1024
1018
1019
1913
Commodity.
$0.16
.17*
.20
.20
.15
.17
.25
.30
.30
.25
.25
.35
.35
.0667
.0625
.0588
.0667
.0625
.0625
.0625
.0556
.0588
.0556
.0500
.0556
.0625
.0t>56
.0588
.0588
.0556
.0556
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
DENVER, COLO.
1101
1103
1104
1109
1111
1117
1119
Sirloin steak, per pound.
D o............................. .
D o............................. .
D o.............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
D o............................. .
$0.25
.22
.20
.30
.30
$0.25
.22
.20
. 22*
.30
$0.30
.22
. 22|
.25
.30
. 22|
.25
$0.25
.25
.20
.25
.30
.20
e25
47
EETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1913.
I.— RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T able
DENVER, COLO.—Continued.
1913
Firm
num
ber.
1101
1103
1104
1109
1111
1117
1119
1101
1103
1104
1109
1111
1117
1119
1101
1103
1104
1109
1111
1117
1119
1101
1103
1104
1109
1111
1117
1119
1101
1103
1104
1109
1111
1117
1119
1913
Commodity.
Round steak, per pound.
D o...............................
D o...............................
D o...............................
D o...............................
D o...............................
Do...............................
Rib roast, bone in, per pound.
Do.......................................
Do.......................................
D o.......................................
Do.......................................
Do.......................................
D o.......................................
Chuck roast, per pound.
Do.............................
Do..
Do..
Do..
Do..
Do..
Pork chops, loin, per pound.,
Do....................................
Do....................................
D o...................................
D o....................................
D o...................................
Do....................................
Bacon, smoked, per pound:
Sliced...............................
Do.............................
Do.............................
D o....... .....................
D o.............................
Whole, 8 to 9 pounds. . .
Sliced..............................
July 15.
Aug. 15.
July 15.
$0.25
$0.25
20
25
22
$0.25
.20
.20
.22
.22
.20
.18
Aug. 15,
.22$
.25
.25
.20
.25
.20
.17$
.15
.20
.17
.15
.20
.17
.20
.20
.15
.15
.17$
.15
.15
.17$
.15
.17$
.17
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
•17$
.15
.12$
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
.22
.30
.25
.20
.25
.25
.35
.30
.25
.30
.30
.24
.30
Ham, smoked, per pound:
1*01
1103
1104
1109
1111
1117
1119
1101
1103
1109
1111
1117
1119
1101
1103
1104
1109
1111
Do............................
Do............................
D o............................
Do............................
Whole, 12 to 14 pounds.
Sliced..............................
.30
.25
.25
.30
.25
.40
.25
.30
.35
.30
.22
.40
Lard, pure, tub, per pound.
Do...................................
Do.
Do.
Do..
Do..
.15
.15
.15
.15
.17$
.15
.17$
.15
.15
.17$
Leg of lamb, yearling,1per pound .
D o.............................................
D o..............................................
D o..............................................
D o..............................................
D o..............................................
D o..............................................
.20
.20
.17$
.15
.17$
.18
.15
.15
.20
.17
.17$
1117
.20
1119
i 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 oi the year, no “ relative ” prices are computed for this article m
this report.
48
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
I . —RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
DENVER, COLO.—Concluded.
1101
1103
1104
1109
1111
1117
1119
1101
Commodity.
July 15.
Hens, year or more old, dressed, not drawn, per
pound.................................................................
Do...................................................................
Do...................................................................
Do...................................................................
Do...................................................................
Do...................................................................
D o...................................................................
Flour, wheat:
Pride of the Rockies, per {-barrel bag..
Do....................................................
Pride of the Rockies, per ^-barrel b ag.
Pride of the Rockies, per |-barrel bag.
Do....................................................
Hungarian, per ^-barrel bag.................
Special brand, per 1-barrel bag............
Hungarian, per ^-barrel bag.................
f
1103 {
1104
1109
1111
1117
1119
1101
1103
1104
1109
1111
1117
1119
1101
1103
1104
1109
1111
1117
1119
1101
1103
1104
1109
1111
1117
1119
1101
1103
1104
1109
1111
1117
1119
1101
1103
1104
1109
1111
1119
1102
1107
1108
1110
1112
1118
1913
1912
Firm
num
ber.
$0
1.45
1.45
.0250
.0278
.0300
.0333
.0229
Eggs, strictly fresh, near-by, per dozen.
Do......................................................
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Butter, creamery, print, per pound .
D o.................................................
D o.................................................
D o.................................................
D o.................................................
D o.................................................
D o................................................
Sugar, granulated, per pound..
Do.........................................
Do.........................................
Do.........................................
D o.........................................
D o.........................................
Milk, fresh, unskimmed, delivered, bottled, per
quart:
R aw................................................................
Pasteurized....................................................
R aw ................................................................
D o............................................................
Pasteurized or raw........................................
Pasteurized....................................................
$0
1.40
1.40
1.45
1.45
1.45
Corn meal, per pound.
D o.........................
D o.........................
D o.........................
D o.........................
Do.........................
Do.........................
Potatoes, Irish, per 100 pounds.
D o........................................
D o........................................
D o........................................
Do.........................................
Do........................................
Per pound, in 25-cent lots..
Aug. 15.
0250
0278
0300
0333
0229
July 15.
Aug. 15.
SO. 22
.22
.18
. 22*
.22
.20
.23
$0.20
.20
.18
.20
.18
.20
.20
1.25
1.20
.65
1.25
1.25
1.25
1.20
.65
.65
1.25
1.25
1.25
1.20
.60
.0278
.0222
.0250
.0278
.0188
.0188
.0250
.0278
.0222
.0250
.0278
.0208
.0229
.0250
.30
.30
.30
.25
.25
.30
.25
.35
.25
.25
.20
.30
.35
.30
.30
.30
.30
.20
.35
.35
.35
.35
.35
.35
.35
.30
.35
.35
.35
.30
.35
.35
,35
.35
.35
.35
.30
.35
2.10
2.50
2.50
2.50
1.75
2.30
2.15
2.00
1.90
2.00
1.85
. 02*
1.85
1.90
.0625
.0625
.0600
.0588
.0625
0625
0625
0600
0588
0625
1.00
1.90
2.00
1.85
. 02^
.0556
.0556
.0550
.0556
.0526
.0588
.0588
.0625
.0550
.0556
.0556
.0588
•08*
.09
.08*
.08*
.08*
.08
•
SS*
.09
.08*
.08*
.08*
.08
49
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1913.
I . —RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
DETROIT, MICH.
Firm
num
ber.
1912
1913
Commodity.
July 15.
Aug. 15,
July 15.
1206
1208
1210
1216
1218
1219
Sirloin steak, per pound..
B o.............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
Do.............................
D o .............................
$0.18
.18
30
22
24
20
$0.18
.18
.30
.22
.24
.20
$0.22
.22
.30
.26
.25
.24
1206
1208
1210
1216
1218
1219
Round steak, per pound.
D o...............................
D o...............................
D o...............................
Do...............................
D o .............................
16
16
22
18
18
19
.16
.16
.22
.18
.18
.19
.20
.18
.24
.21
.18
.22
1206
1208
1210
1216
1218
1219
Rib roast, bone in, per pound.
Do.......................................
D o.......................................
D o.......................................
D o.......................................
D o .....................................
16
15
24
15
22
16
.16
.16
.24
.15
.20
.15
.18
.17
.25
.17
.22
.18
1206
1208
1210
1216
1218
1219
Chuck roast, per pound.
D o.............................
Do.............................
D o.............................
Do.............................
D o ...........................
13
14
15
14
12J
15
.13
.14
.15
.14
.14
.15
.15
.15
.16
.15
.14
.16
1206
1208
1210
1216
1218
1219
Pork chops, loin, per pound..
Do....................................
D o....................................
Do....................................
D o....................................
D o ..................................
18
17
22
17
18
19
.20
.18
.22
.20
.20
.20
.20
.19
.24
.20
.20
.23
Bacon, smoked, per pound:
f
Piece, 4 to 5 pounds___
1201 i
Sliced.
Do.
1206
Do.
1208
Piece,
3 to 5 pounds .
1210
Sliced.
1216
Piece, 4 to 5 pounds.
1218
S liced......................
1219
1206
1208
1210
1216
1218
1219
Ham. smoked, per pound:
Sliced....... .
2 pounds...
Whole, 10 to 14 pounds..
Sliced................. ..........
D o...........................
Whole, 10 to 12 pounds..
Sliced............................
1201
1203
1206
1207
1208
1209
1210
1216
1218
Lard, pure, tub, per pound.
Do...................................
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Aug. 15.
.20
.20
.20
.18
.22
.22
.18
.20
.20
.20
.23
.18
.23
.22
.16J
.22
.16£
.25
.16
.22
.22
.25
.16
.25
.14
.15
.14
.15
.15
.15
.15
.14
.16
.14
.15
.15
.15
.15
.15
.16
.15
.15
.17
.14
.15
1206 Leg of lamb, yearling, *per pound.
.16
.16
Do..............................................
1208
.17
.18
Do..............................................
1210
.15
.17
D o..............................................
1216
.14
.16
Do..............................................
1218
.15
.15
D o ................................................
1219
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.
11205°—Bull. 136—13----- 4
50
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
I . —RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
DETROIT, MICHL—Concluded.
1912
Firm
num
ber.
1913
Commodity.
July 15.
Aug. 15,
July 15.
$0.19
.19
.20
.20
.16
.20
$0.18
.18
.20
.19
.18
.20
$0.22
.21
.24
.21
.20
.24
$0.21
Flour, wheat, per ^-barrel bag:
Gold Medal........................
Do.................................
Columbus........................... .
Stott's Fancy......................
Commercial........................
Pillsbury’s B est.................
.90
.90
.80
.75
.75
.95
.85
.90
.80
.75
.75
.90
.78
.80
.75
.70
.73
.85
.78
.80
.75
.70
.70
1201
1203
1207
1209
1217
1219
Corn meal, in 2,3, or 5 pound lots, per pound.
D o.................................................................
Do...................... ...........................................
D o..................................................................
Do..................................................................
.0300
.0250
.0333
.0250
.0250
.0300
.0250
.0333
.0250
.0250
.0333
.0250
.0300
.0333
.0250
.0250
.0333
.0250
.0300
.0333
.0250
.0250
1201
1203
1207
1210
1217
Eggs, strictly fresh, near-by, per dozen.
Do.
Do.
Do.
.24
.25
.28
.29
.25
.26
.27
.26
.30
.26
.34
.32
.32
.32
.32
.32
.34
.32
.35
.32
.33
.35
.35
.34
.35
.30
.25
.30
.30
.30
1206
1208
1210
1216
1218
1219
1201
1203
1207
1209
1217
1219
1201
1203
1204
1207
1209
1210
1217
1219
Hens* year or more old, dressed, not drawn, per
pound.................................................................
Do...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
Do.................................................................
Do................................................................
Do.
Butter, creamery, per pound:
Tub...................................
Do...............................
Print.................................
D o...............................
D o...............................
D o.......... ....................
Tub...................................
P rint................................
.31
.34
.32
.33
.32
.32
.32
1201
1203
1207
1209
1217
1219
Potatoes, Irish, per peck.
Do...............................
D o...............................
Do...............................
D o...............................
.30
.30
.25
.30
.28
.30
.25
.30
.28
.30
.25
.25
1201
1203
1207
1209
1217
1219
Sugar, granulated, per pound.
D o.......................................
D o.......................................
D o.......................................
D o.......................................
.0600
.0606
.0600
.0600
.0625
.0588
.0600
.0606
.0600
.0600
.0556
.0588
1202
1204
1211
1212
1220
Do..............................
Do......................................
.0550
.0548
.0500
.0550
.0500
.0556
Aug. 15.
.28
.30
.35
.35
.31
.33
.35
.35
.34
.31
.28
.28
.30
.30
.25
.0550
.0548
.0556
.0550
.0500
Milk, fresh, unskimmed, delivered, bottled,
per quart:
Raw...............................................................
Pasteurized...................................................
08
R aw ...............................................................
08
Do.........................................................
Do.........................................................
51
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1913.
I . —RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FI RMS-Continued.
T a b le
FALL RIVER, MASS,
1913
1913
Commodity.
July 15.
Sirloin steak (rump),1per pound.
D o............................................
D o............................................
D o............................................
D o ............................................
D o............................................
$0.32
.34
Round steak, per pound:
Top, bone out............
Whole, bone out.......
D o....... , ..............
Top, bone out............
Whole, bone out.......
D o .......................
Aug. 15.
$0,34
$0.36
.34
.38
.32
.34
.36
28
.28
.26
.30
.26
.28
.28
16
.16
.20
.20
.16
.18
.16
Pork chops, loin, per pound..
D o...................................
D o...................................
D o...................................
D o...................................
.20
.22
.24
.19
.22
.22
Bacon, smoked, sliced, per pound.
D o..............................................
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
.21
.22
.26
.34
.22
.24
.26
Ham, smoked, per pound:
Whole, average 12 pounds..
Sliced..................................
Whole, 12 to 14 pounds___
Sliced..................................
D o................................
D o................................
D o ................................
.20
.26
.23
.40
.28
.30
Do...................................
Lard, pure, tub, per pound.
D o...................................
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Leg of lamb, yearling,* per pound.
D o..............................................
D o..............................................
D o..........................................
D o..............................................
Do............................................
Aug. 15,
.22
.24
.26
.18
.22
.24
Rib roast, bone in, per pound.
D o ......................................
D o.......................................
D o.......................................
D o.......................................
D o.......................................
Chuck roast, per pound.
D o.............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
July 15.
28
14
26
14
.15
.15
.15
.15
.15
.14
.15
.16
.18
.22
.20
16
.18
.20
.22
1 The steak for which prices are here quoted is known as “ sirloin” in most of the cities included in this
report, but in this city it is called “ rump” steak.
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.
52
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
I . — RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
FALL RIVER, MASS.—Concluded.
1912
Firm
num
ber.
1310
1315
1320
1321
1323
Hens, year or more old, dressed, not drawn,
per pound..........................................................
Do...................................................................
D o...................................................................
Do...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o .................................................................
1306
1309
1310
1313
1315
1320
1321
1323
Flour, wheat, per J-barrel bag:
Special brand......................
Gold Medal..........................
Supreme...............................
Gold Medal..........................
D o..................................
D o..................................
D o..................................
D o..................................
1306
1309
1310
1313
1315
1320
1321
1323
Com meal, per pound.
D o..........................
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
1309
1306
1309
1310
1313
1315
1317
1320
1321
1323
1913
Commodity.
July 15.
Aug. 15,
July 15.
$0.22
.24
$0.22
.24
$0.22
.24
.26
.24
.24
.26
95
0240
0240
0448
0300
0333
0448
0300
0333
0500
0500
i, strictly fresh, near-by, per dozen.
D o......................................................
D o......................................................
D o......................................................
D o......................................................
D o......................................................
Do......................................................
D o......................................................
Do......................................................
Aug. 15,
$0.24
.26
.24
.25
.26
.75
.80
.80
.80
.85
.80
.85
.90
.80
.85
.80
.85
.90
.0240
.0444
.0448
.0300
.0333
.0400
.0500
.0240
.0448
.0300
.0333
.0400
.0500
.0240
.40
.40
.38
40
.34
.36
.42
.75
.0240
.42
.42
.42
.42
.40
.40
.42
.44
1306
1309
1310
1313
1315
1317
1320
1321
1323
Butter, creamery, per pound:
Tub.
Do.
Do.
Do.
P rin t...
T u b ....
Do..
Do.
P rin t...
.33
.33
.34
.35
.36
.38
.32
.35
.36
1306
1309
1310
1313
1315
1320
1321
1323
Potatoes, Irish, per peck.
D o...............................
Do..
Do..
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
.35
.25
.30
.35
.35
.30
.30
.30
.25
1306
Sugar, granulated, in 25-cent, 50-cent, or SI lots,
per pound.........................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
P o ...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
.0500
.0556
.0500
.0526
.0588
.0526
.0500
.0625
.0513
1309
1310
1313
1315
1320
1321
1323
1308
1311
1312
1322
Milk, fresh, unskimmed, delivered, bottled, per
quart:
R aw ...............................................................
Pasteurized..................................................
R aw ...............................................................
D o........................................................... .
35
30
0541
0667
0541
0588
0625
0556
0625
0556
0588
0625
0556'
0556
.09
.08
.09
.08
.09
.09
.09
.33
.34
.35
.36
.38
.31
.35
.36
.28
.30
.30
.28
.25
.30
.’ 05i3
.0526
.0588
.0556
.0513
.0625
.09
.09
.09
53
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1913.
I . —RETAIL PRICES OP THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
1912
Firm
num
ber.
19 1 3
Commodity.
ily 15.
Aug. 15.
July 15.
Aug. 15.
1402
1403
1405
1407
1408
1409
Sirloin steak, per pound..
D o.............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
$0.25
.20
.25
.28
.25
.22
$0.25
.20
.25
.28
.25
.22
$0.25
.25
.28
.25
.25
.25
$0.25
.25
.28
.25
.25
.25
1402
1403
1405
1407
1408
1409
Round steak, per pound.
Do...............................
Do...............................
Do...............................
D o..............................
D o...............................
.20
.20
.23
.25
.22
.22
.20
.20
.20
.25
.22
.22
.25
.25
.23
.25
.25
.25
.25
.25
.23
.25
.25
.25
1402
1403
1405
1407
1408
1409
Rib roast, bone in, per pound.
D o.......................................
D o.......................................
D o.......................................
D o.......................................
D o.......................................
.17
.15
.15
.20
.18
.15
.17 ‘
.15
.15
.20
.18
.15
.18
.20
.17
.20
.17
.17
.18
.20
.17
.20
.17
.17
1402
1403
1405
1407
1408
1409
Chuck roast, per pound.
D o . . . . ......................
D o.............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
.17
.12
.13
.16
.15
.15
.17
.12
.13
.16
.15
.15
.17
.18
.16
.17*
.15
.15
.17
.18
.16
♦17*
.15
.15
1402
1403
1405
1407
1408
1409
Pork chops, loin, per pound.,
D o....................................
D o....................................
D o....................................
D o....................................
D o...................................
.20
.18
.20
.18
.20
.18
.20
.22
.22
.20
.22
.20
.24
.20
.22
.20
.23
.23
.24
.23
.22
.22
.23
.22
1402
1403
1405
1407
1408
1409
Bacon, smoked, sliced, per pound.
D o.............................................
D o.............................................
D o..............................................
D o.............................................
D o.............................................
.25
.25
.23
.25
.30
.27
.25
.28
.24
.25
.30
.27
.30
.33
.28
.25
.38
.30
.30
.33
.28
.25
.35
.35
1402
1403
1405
1407
1408
1409
Ham, smoked, sliced, per pound.
D o............................................
D o............................................
D o............................................
D o............................................
D o............................................
.25
.25
.28
.30
.30
.27
.27
.25
.28
.30
.30
.27
.30
.35
.32
.35
.35
.30
.30
.30
.32
.30
.35
.30
1402
1403
1405
1407
1408
1409
Lard, pure, tub, per pound.,
D o...................................
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
. 12|
.14
.15
.14
. 12*
.14
. 12*
.15
.15
.15
. 12*
.14
.15
.15
.16
.15
.15
.15
.15
.15
.16
.15
.15
.15
1403
1407
1408
Leg of lamb, yearling,i per pound.
D o.............................................
D o ...........................................
.15
.20
.18
.15
.20
.17
.25
.20
.20
.22
.20
.20
Hens, year or more old, per pound:
.22
Dressed, drawn...........................
.22
.20
.20
1401
.22
.22
.22
.20
D o..........................................
1402
.17
.14
.17
L iv e ............................................
.15
1403
.23
.23
Dressed, drawn...........................
.20
.20
1407
.22
.22
.22
.22
D o..........................................
1408
.20
.20
.18
.18
D o..........................................
1415
i 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.
54
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
I . —RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T able
INDIANAPOLIS, IND.—Concluded.
1913
Firm
num
ber
1913
Commodity
July 15.
Aug. 15.
July 15.
$0.80
.90
.70
.80
.80
.85
$0.80
.90
.70
.80
.80
.80
$0.75
.75
.65
.85
.75
.80
Aug. 15.
1402
1403
1405
1407
1408
1409
Flour, wheat:
Diadem, per $-barrel bag...............................
Pillsbury’s Best, per ^-barrel bag.................
Tip Top, per 20 pounds.................................
Diadem, per ^-barrel bag...............................
D o .............................................................
D o.............................................................
1402
1403
1405
1407
1408
1409
Corn meal, in 5-cent lots, per pound...................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o....................................................................
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0286
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0286
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0286
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0286
1401
1402
1403
1405
1407
1408
Eggs, strictly fresh, near-by, per dozen..............
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
.22
.24
.24
.23
.22
.24
.24
.25
.24
.24
.22
.22
.22
.24
.23
.20
.25
.25
.24
.25
.24
.22
1401
1402
1403
1405
1407
1408
1409
Butter, creamery, print, per pound....................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
.33
.35
.33
.35
.30
.33
.33
.35
.33
.33
.32
.33
.35
.33
.35
.33
.33
.33
.32
.35
.35
.35
.35
.35
.33
.34
1402
1403
1405
1407
1408
1409
Potatoes, Irish, per peck......................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
.30
.25
.25
.30
.35
.30
.30
.25
.30
.25
.35
.30
.40
.30
.30
.30
.35
.30
.35
.30
.35
.30
.35
.30
1402
Sugar, granulated, in 25-cent or $1 lots, per
pound............................................................
1403
1405
1407
1408
1409
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
.0600
.0714
.0645
.0714
.0650
.0625
.0600
.0714
.0645
.0714
.0650
.0625
.0625
.0588
.0588
.0526
.0556
.0556
.0625
.0588
.0588
.0556
.0556
1406
1411
1412
1413
Milk, fresh, unskimmed, delivered, bottled, per
quart:
Pasteurized.....................................................
R aw................................................................
Pasteurized.....................................................
D o.............................................................
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
$0.75
.70
.60
.85
.75
.75
JACKSONVILLE, FLA.
1512
1526
Sirloin steak, per pound..
D o.............................
$0.26
$0.26
$0.28
.25
$0.28
.25
1512
1526
Bound steak, per pound.
D o...............................
20
*.21
.21
.20
.21
.20
1512
1526
Rib roast, bone in, per pound.
D o.......................................
.25
.25
1512
1526
Chuck roast, per pound.
D o.............................
.10
1512
1526
Pork chops, loin, per pound..
D o...................................
.20
.20
.12
.15
.22
.25
.20
.12
.15
.22
.25
55
RETAIL PBICES, 1800 TO AUGUST, 1913.
T able I . —RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA.—Concluded.
1509
1512
1514
1519
1523
1526
1505
1509
1512
1514
1519
1523
1526
1505
1509
1514
1519
1523
1512
1526
1512
1519
1526
1505
1509
1514
1519
1523
1605
1509
1514
1519
1523
1505
1509
1514
1519
1505
1509
1512
1514
1519
1523
1505
1509
1514
1519
1523
1505
1509
1514
1519
1523
1504
1517
1518
1522
1913
1912
Firm
num
ber.
Commodity.
Bacon, smoked, per pound:
SlicedPiece, average 4 pounds .
Sliced...............................
Piece................................
Sliced.
Piece, 2 to 4 pounds.
Sliced........................
Ham, smoked, per pound:
Whole, 10 to 12 pounds..
Whole, 8 to 10 pounds...
July 15.
Aug. 15.
$0.35
$0.35
23
23
Sliced.............................
Whole, 8 to 10 pounds...
Whole, 6 to 8 pounds__
Whole, 8 to 12 pounds...
Sliced..............................
Lard, pore, tub, per pound.
D o ...................................
Do..
Do..
Do..
Leg of lamb, yearling.1per pound.
D o...................... ......................
Hens, year or more old, dressed, not drawn,
per pound..........................................................
Do...................................................................
D o...................................................................
Flour, wheat, per ^-barrel bag:
Town Talk..
De Soto.......
Gold Medal.
De Soto.......
Corn meal, per pound.
D o.........................
Do.........................
D o.........................
D o.........................
o, strictly fresh, near-by, per dozen.
Do....................................................
Do..
Do..
Butter, creamery, per pound:
Tub......................................
Print....................................
Do................................
Tub.....................................
Print..................................
D o................................
Potatoes, Irish, per peck.
D o..............................
D o...............................
Do...............................
D o..............................
Sugar, granulated, per pound.
Do.......................................
Do.......................................
Do.......................................
D o.......................................
Milk, fresh, unskimmed, delivered bottled,
raw, per quart...................................................
Do...................................................................
Do...................................................................
Do...................................................................
July 15.
Aug. 15.
$0.34
.26
.32
.30
.25
.30
$0.34
.26
.32
.39
.27
.30
.24
.26
.24
.23
.25
.30
.15
.16
.16
.15
.15
.18
.20
.25
.24
.26
.25
.24
.25
.30
.15
.16
.16
. 15
.15
.18
.20
;
.25
.23
.23
0300
0333
0300
0300
0333
0300
0625
0714
0700
0625
0714
0700
12
12*
12
.25
.23
.23
.85
1.00
1.00
.90
.85
.0250
.0333
.0300 :
.0250
.0300
.26
.32
.30
.30
.85
1.00
1.00
.90
.85
.0250
.0333
.0300
.0250
.0300
.39
.32
.35
.35
.42
.40
.35
.38
.40
.40
.35
.40
.40
.40
.35
.0500
.0625
.0625
.0556
.0526
.42
.40
.35
.38
.40
.40
.35
.40
.40
.40
.35
.0556
.0625
.0625
.0556
.0556
.13
.12
.121
.ill
.13
.12
. 12|
. 12*
* 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.
56
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
I . —RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
KANSAS CITY, MO.
1913
Firm
num
ber.
1913
Commodity.
July 15.
Aug. 15.
1601
1603
1605
1606
1607
1615
1617
1618
1619
1622
Sirloin steak, per pound.,
Do.............................
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do..
Do..
Do..
Do..
Do..
$0.20
.25
.25
.22
.20
. 22|
.25
.20
.25
$0.20
.20
.25
.22
.20
.221
.25
.20
.25
1601
1603
1605
1606
1607
1615
1617
1618
1619
1622
Round steak, per pound.
Do..............................
Do.
Do.
Do..
Do..
Do..
Do..
Do..
Do..
.20
.25
.25
.18
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
1601
1603
1605
1606
1607
1615
1617
1618
1619
1622
Rib roast, bone in, per pound.
Do.......................................
Do.,
Do..
Do..
Do..
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
1601
1603
1605
1606
1607
1615
1617
1618
1619
1622
July 15.
Aug. 15.
$0.25
.271
.20
.25
.20
.25
.30
.25
.25
.25
$0.22
•27£
.20
.25
.20
.25
.30
.25
.20
.20
.20
.18
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
.25
.20
.20
.20
.221
.22
.22
.221
.25
.20
.25
.20
.20
.20
.221
.23
.25
.18
.20
.18
.171
.171
.16
.18
.18
.17
.16
.15
.17J
.171
.15
.16
.171
.171
.20
.171
.171
Chuck roast, per pound.
D o.............................
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
.15
.15
.15
.12
. 12*
.15
. 12*
.15
.15
.15
.15
.15
.12
.121
.15
.121
.15
.15
.15
.171
.121
.14
.121
.15
.15
.15
.15
.171
.15
.171
.121
.15
.121
.15
.15
.171
1601
1603
1605
1606
1607
1615
1617
1618
1619
1622
Pork chops, loin, per pound.
D o...................................
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
.20
.20
.171
.16
.15
.171
.171
.16
.20
.20
.22
.20
.16
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
.22
.22
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
.22
.25
.20
.22
.171
.20
.20
1601
1603
1605
1606
1615
1617
1618
1619
1622
Bacon, smoked, sliced, per pound.
D o.............................................
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
.30
.30
.35
.25
.20
.30
.30
.25
.30
.30
.30
.25
.20
.30
.30
.25
.30
.35
.35
.25
.25
.30
.35
.30
.30
.30
.35
.35
.30
.25
.30
.35
1601
1603
1605
1606
1615
1617
1618
1619
1622
Ham, smoked, sliced, per pound.
D o............................................
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
.25
.25
.30
.28
.25
.25
.30
.25
.25
.25
.30
.25
.25
.25
.25
.25
.25
.30
.30
.25
.30
.25
.30
.30
.35
.25
.30
.30
.30
.30
.30
.35
.25
.171
.171
.20
.30
57
KETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1913.
I.— RETAIL PRICES OP THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
KANSAS CITY, MO.—Continued.
1913
1913
Firm
num
ber.
Commodity.
July 15.
Aug. 15,
July 15.
Aug. 15.
SO. 15
.17*
.17*
.15
.16
.15
.15
.15
$0.15
.17*
.17*
.15
.16
.15
.15
.15
$0.15
.18
.15
.15
.16
.15
.18
.17*
.17*
$0.15
.17*
.15
.15
.16
.18
.17*
1601
1603
1605
1606
1615
1617
1618
1619
1622
Lard, pure, tub, per pound.
D o...................................
Do.
Do.
Do.
D o.
Do.
Do.
Do.
1601
1605
1607
1615
1618
1622
Leg of lamb, yearling,i per pound.
D o...............................................
D o ..............................................
D o...............................................
D o...............................................
D o...............................................
.20
.15
. 12*
. 22*
.17*
.20
.15
.13*
.20
.18
.25
.15
.15
.16
.20
.20
.22
.17
.15
.18
.20
.20
1601
1605
1606
1607
1614
1615
1617
1618
1622
Hens, year or more old, per pound:
Live.............. : ..............................
Dressed, not drawn.....................
D o..........................................
Do..........................................
D o..........................................
D o..........................................
Live................ .............................
Dressed, not drawn.....................
D o..........................................
.15
.15
.15
.16
.17
.15
.16
.15
.15
.15
.15
.16
.16
.15
.16
.15
.15
.20
.16
.18
.18
.18
.20
.18
.17*
.16
.20
.16
.17
.17
.15
.18
.16
.17*
Flour, wheat, per $-barrel bag:
Aristos.......... ......................
Queen of the Pantry...........
Aristos..................................
KeUy'sBest.........................
.80
.90
.80
.90
.75
.75
.80
.75
.80
.75
.75
.80
.70
.80
.70
.85
.75
.70
.65
.75
.70
.80
.75
.70
.85
.75
.70
.65
.75
.70
.0333
.0333
.0286
.0300
.0333
.0200
.0278
.0286
.0333
.0333
.0286
.0250
.0267
.0167
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0286
.0286
.0250
.0267
.0167
.0278
.0250
.0250
.25
.25
1601
1603
1605
1606
1615
1617
1618
1619
1622
Aristos..................................
Kelly’s Best.........................
Aristos..................................
D o..................................
1601
1603
1605
1606
1615
1617
1618
1619
1622
Com meal, per pound.
D o..........................
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do..
1601
1603
1605
1606
1615
1618
1619
1622
Eggs, strictly fresh, near-by, per dozen.
D o......................................................
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
.20
.23
.25
.23
. 22*
.20
.20
.25
.25
.25
.25
. 22*
.24
.22
.20
.23
.25
.25
. 22*
.23
.22
1601
1603
1605
1606
1615
1617
1618
1619
1622
Butter, creamery, per pound:
Print.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do..
Do.
Tub___
P rin t...
Do.
.35
.33
.35
.35
.35
.32
.30
.30
.35
.33
.35
.35
.35
.32
.30
.35
.35
.40
.35
.35
.33
.35
.35
.35
.0300
.0200
.0278
.17*
.75
.27
. 22*
.30
.22
.35
.35
.40
.35
.35
.33
.35
.35
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.
58
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
I . — RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FI RMS—Continued.
T able
KANSAS CITY, MO.—Concluded.
1912
Firm
num
ber.
Commodity.
1601
1603
1605
1606
1615
1617
1618
1619
1622
Potatoes, Irish, per peck......................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o ....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
1601
1603
1605
1606
1615
1617
1618
1619
1622
Sugar, granulated, in 25-cent or $1 lots, per
pou n d ................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o...................................................................
.0714
.0650
.0625
.0625
.0667
.0667
.0588
.0769
1611
1612
1616
1620
Milk, fresh, unskimmed, delivered, bottled, per
quart:
Pasteurized....................................................
R aw ................................................................
Do.............................................................
Pasteurized....................................................
.08
.10
.08^
1913
July 15.
Aug. 15.
$0.20
.25
.20
.25
.25
.25
.25
.20
$0.25
.25
.20
.20
.25
.25
.20
.20
July 15.
|
i
1
1
I
.0667
.0600
.0625
.0625
.0667
.0625
.0588
.0769
.08
.10
.081
i
i
'
1
$0.25
.25
.25
.25
.25
.30
.30
.25
.25
.30
.0556
.0556
.0500
.0526
.0667
.0588
.0588
.08
.10
.081
.081
.09
1704
1706
1711
1712
1715
Sirloin steak, per pound.......................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
Do...................................................................
1704
1706
1711
1712
1715
Round steak, per pound......................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
.20
.20
.171
.20
.20
.20
.171
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
1704
1706
1711
1712
1715
Rib roast, bone in, per pound.............................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
.18
.20
. 15
.18
.18
.20
.15
.18
.20
.221
.17J
. 20'
1704
1706
1711
1712
1715
Chuck roast, per pound.......................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
Do...................................................................
.15
.15
.15
.15
.15
.15
.121
.lo
.15
.171
.15
.171
1704
1706
1711
1712
1715
Pork chops, loin, per pound................................
Do...................................................................
D o...................................................................
Do...................................................................
D o...................................................................
.20
.20
.171
.171
.20
.20
.20
.221
.22
.20
.25
.25
1702
1704
1706
1711
1712
1715
Bacon, smoked, sliced, per pound......................
D o...................................................................
Do...................................................................
Do...................................................................
Do...................................................................
Do...................................................................
.30
.35
.30
.35
.30
.35
.30
.35
.35
.35
.40
.35
.40
$0.25
.25
.20
.25
$0.25
.25
.30
.30
.30
.30
.30
.0556
.0588
.0500
.0556
.0625
.0588
.0556
.0625
.0588
LITTLE ROCK, ARK.
$0.25
.25
.20
.25
Aug. 15.
$0.25
.30
.25
.25
.0588
.09
.081
59
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1913.
I . — RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T able
LITTLE ROCK, ARK.—Concluded.
1912
Firm
1913
Commodity.
ber.
July 15.
Aug. 15.
July 15.
$0.30
.25
.30
.30
$0.30
.25
.30
.25
$0.24
.30
.30
.30
.30
Aug. 15.
1702
1704
1706
1711
1712
1715
Ham, smoked, per pound:
Whole, 10 to 12 pounds..................................
Sliced..............................................................
D o.............................................................
D o.............................................................
D o.............................................................
Do.............................................................
1702
1707
1708
1711
1715
Lard, pure:
Per 5-pound pail, gross weight.....................
Tub, per pound..................................... .......
D o.............................................................
Per 3-pound pail, gross weight.....................
Tub, per pound............................................. !
. 75
.15
.14
.75
.15
.14
.85
.15
.17
.45
1704
1706
1711
1712
1715
Leg of lamb, yearling,l per pnnnd. . . . .
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
Do...................................................................
D o...................................................................
.20
.17*
.15
.17*
.20
.17i
.17|
.20
.20
. 22*
.20
.20
.20
. 22*
.20
.17*
.20
1704
1706
1711
1712
1715
Hens, year or more old, dressed, not drawn, per
pound ................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
.15
.15
.17*
.16
.18
.17*
.18
.17*
.20
.20
.20
.20
.18
.18
.20
.17*
.17*
1702
1707
1708
1711
1715
Flour, wheat, per J-barrel bag:
Orris................................................................
Success............................................................
Angel Food....................................................
Golden Crescent.............................................
Excellence......................................................
.90
.95
.90
.90
.90
.90
.75
.90
1702
1707
1708
1711
1715
Com meal, in 10 or 12 pound lots, per pound...
Do...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o ...'.............................................................
Do...................................................................
.0300
.0250
.0250
.0300
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0208
.0250
1702
1708
1711
Eggs, strictly fresh, near-by, per dozen..............
D o .................. 1........... ‘..................................
D o...................................................................
.30
.25
.30
.25
.25
.25
.30
1702
1707
1708
1711
1715
Butter, creamery, print, per pound....................
D o....................................................................
D o...............................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
.35
.35
.35
.35
.35
.35
.40
.37*
.40
.40
1702
1707
1708
1711
Potatoes, Irish, per peck......................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
.35
.35
.35
.35
.35
.35
.25
. 25
.25
.30
1702
1707
1708
1711 1715
Sugar, granulated, in 25-cent or $1 lots, per
pound.................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o........................................................... .
D o....................................................................
.0667
.0650
.0575
.0667
.0650
.0575
.0625
.0625
.0588
.0600
.0550
.0556
1710
1714
1717
Milk, fresh, unskimmed, delivered, bottled, per
quart:
Pasteurized or raw.........................................
Pasteurized.....................................................
R aw....... ........................................................
.10
:7 s
.10
.0 9 *
.10
.90
.95
1.00
.10
. 10
.10
$0.24
.30
.30
.30
.30
.32*
.85
.17
.45
.16
.85
.75
.90
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
.30
.25
.30
.40
.40
.40
.35
.30
.30
.30
.0588
.0550
.0556
.0556
.10
.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 in
this report.
60
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
I . —RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
LOS ANGELES, CAL.
1912
Firm
num
ber.
1913
Commodity.
July 15.
Aug. 15,
July 15.
$0.22
.22
.22
.20
.20
$0.22
.22
$0.25
.25
.25
.25
.22
.23
$0.25
.25
.25
.25
Aug. 15,
1811
1812
1817
1818
1819
1820
Sirloin steak, per pound.
D o.............................
D o.............................
D o . . . . ......................
D o.............................
D o.............................
1811
1812
1817
1818
1819
1820
Round steak, per pound.
D o...............................
D o...............................
D o...............................
D o...............................
D o...............................
.20
.18
.20
.18
.18
.20
.18
.20
.18
.18
.20
.20
.25
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
.25
.20
1811
1812
1817
1818
1819
1820
Rib roast, bone in, per pound.
D o.......................................
D o.......................................
D o.......................................
D o.......................................
D o.......................................
.18
.20
.18
.18
.16
.20
.20
.18
.18
.16
.20
.20
.20
.18
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
.18
1811
1812
1817
1818
1819
1820
Chuck roast, per pound.
D o.............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
.15
. 12*
.16
•12*
. 12*
.15
. 12|
.16
.15
. 12|
.15
.15
.18
.15
.15
.16
.15
.15
.18
.15
1811
1812
1817
1818
1819
1820
Pork chops, loin, per pound..
D o....................................
D o....................................
D o....................................
D o....................................
D o....................................
.25
.22
.25
.25
.20
.25
.22
.25
.25
.20
.25
.25
.27
.25
.25
.25
.25
.25
.27
.25
1801
1808
1811
181.2
1816
1817
1818
1819
1820
Bacon, smoked, sliced, per pound.
D o..............................................
D o..............................................
D o..............................................
D o..............................................
D o..............................................
D o..............................................
D o..............................................
D o..............................................
.30
.25
.35
.22
.25
.35
.40
.30
.30
.25
.35
.22
.25
.35
.40
.30
.30
.30
.40
.25
.30
.37
.40
.30
.35
.30
.30
.40
.25
.30
.35
.40
1801
1811
1812
1817
1818
1819
1820
Ham, smoked, sliced, per pound.
D o............................................
Do............................................
D o............................................
D o............................................
Do............................................
D o . . . . .....................................
.30
.30
.30
.40
.40
.30
.30
.30
.30
.40
.40
.30
.35
.35
.45
.40
.35
.35
.30
.35
.35
.45
.40
1801
1808
1811
1816
1817
1820
Lard, pure, tub, per pound.
Do....................................
D o....................................
D o....................................
D o....................................
D o....................................
.15
.15
.20
.17
.17*
. 15
•17*
.20
.17
.17*
.15
.17*
.20
.20
.17*
.20
.15
.17|
.20
.20
.17*
.20
.
.20
.20
.30
.23
.20
.20
.16
.25
.35
.35
.18
.18
1$
1811 Leg of lamb, yearling,* per pound.
.18
.15
.15
.18
1812
D o..............................................
.20
.18
.20
.20
D o..............................................
1817
.18
.18
.15
.18
1818
D o..............................................
.16
.16
.18
D o..............................................
1819
.20
.20
D o..............................................
1820
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.
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1913.
61
I . —RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST. 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
LOS ANGELES, CAL.—Concluded.
1913
Firm
num
ber.
1811
1812
1817
1818
1819
1820
1801
1804
1808
1811
1816
1913
Commodity.
Hens, year or more old, dressed, not drawn, per
pound ...............................................................
D o..................................................................
D o..................................................................
D o . . . . ...........................................................
D o..................................................................
D o..................................................................
Flour, wheat:
Capitol, per ^-barrel bag..
A l, ger j-barrel bag....... .
DoIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!
A l, per ^-barrel bag....... .
1801 Corn meal, in 5 or 10 pound lots, per pound—
1804
D o . . . . ........................................................... .
D o..................................................................
1808
D o..................................................................
1811
Do..................................................................
1816
1801 Eggs, strictly fresh, near-by, per dozen.
D o............................................... .......
1804
Do..
1808
Do..
1811
D o..
1812
1816
Do.
1801 Butter, creamery, print, per pound.
D o.................................................
1804
D o.................................................
1808
D o.................................................
1811
D o.................................................
1812
D o.................................................
1816
1801 Potatoes, Irish, per 100 pounds.........
D o.................................................
1804
D o.................................................
1808
D o.................................................
1811
D o.................................................
1816
Sugar, granulated, per pound:
In $ l lots..............................
1801
In 100-pound lots................
1804
In
$1 lots............................ .
1808
D o.................................
1811
D o................................
1816
Milk, fresh, unskimmed, delivered, bottled, per
quart:
Pasteurized................................................... .
1805
E aw...........................................................
1807
Pasteurized....................................................
1809
D o............................................................
1813
July 15.
Aug. 15.
July 15.
10.25
.25
.27
.25
.25
$0.25
.25
.28
.25
.25
$0.26
.25
.30
.25
.25
.26
$0.26
.25
1.75
.90
.90
.90
1.75
1.70
.80
.85
.SO
1.70
1.65
.90
1.70
1.65
.90
.90
.90
1.70
.0350
.0350
.0350
.0350
.0400
.30
.30
.30
.30
.35
.35
.35
.35
.40
.40
.35
.35
1.00
1.25
1.00
1.25
1.50
.0350
.0350
.0350
.0350
.0400
.30
.35
.35
.35
.35
.35
.37*
.40
.40
.40
.40
.40
1.00
1.25
1.30
1.00
1.00
.0250
.0300
.0300
.0350
.0400
.30
.30
.35
.35
.30
.35
.35
.35
.35
.40
.35
.40
1.60
2.00
1.75
1.75
1.50
.0300
.0300
.0300
.0350
.0400
.35
.40
.40
.40
.40
.40
.37*
.40
.40
.40
.40
.40
1.70
2.00
1.75
1.75
1.75
.0588
.0600
.0625
.0588
.0600
.0625
.0625
.0625
.0526
.0535
.0526
.0556
.0588
.0556
.0550
.0556
.0556
.0588
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
$0. 22*
.25
. 22*
.25
.25
. 22*
.25
. 22*
.20
.20
.20
.20
. 22*
.20
.20
.20
$0. 22*
.25
. 22*
.25
. 22*
. 22*
.25
. 22*
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
Aug. 15.
.25
*28*'
LOUISVILLE, KY.
1901
1908
1910
1911
1912
1916
1917
1918
1901
1908
1910
1911
1912
1916
1917
1918
Sirloin steak, per pound.......................................
$0.20
D o....................................................................
.20
D o....................................................................
D o...................................................................
. 22*
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
Eound steak, per pound......................................
.17*
D o.... ..............................................................
D o .................................................................
.17*
.15
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
.20
D o...................................................................
D o ...................................................................
D o...................................................................
$0.20
.20
.20 .22*
. 22*
.17*
.17*
.15
.20
62
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
I . —RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
LOUISVILLE, KY.—Continued.
1912
Firm
num
ber.
1913
Commodity.
July 15.
Aug. 15.
10.17*
$0.17*
.20
■M
.17*
.20
.20
Chuck roast, per pound.
D o.............................
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
.15
.15
!l5*
. 12*
. 12*
.15
Pork chops, loin, per pound.
D o...................................
D o...................................
D o ...................................
D o...................................
D o....................................
D o...................................
D o....................................
.17*
.20
.20
.17*
.17*
.20
.20
.20
.25
.25
.23
.22
.25
. 22*
.25
.27*
.25
.25
.25
.25
.25
.30
.25
.27*
.30
.15
.15
.17
.15
.15
.17*
.15
.15
.15
1901
1908
1910
1911
1912
1916
1917
1918
Rib roast, bone in, per pound.
D o.......................................
Do.
Do.
Do.
D o.
Do.
Do.
1901
1908
1910
1911
1912
1916
1917
1918
1901
1908
1910
1911
1912
1916
1917
1918
1901
1905
1908
1910
1911
1912
1916
1917
1918
Bacon, smoked, sliced, per pound.
D o ..............................................
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Ham, smoked, per pound:
1901
Sliced..............................
1905
D o............................
1908
D o ............................
1910
D o............................
1911
D o............................
1912
D o............................
1916
Whole, 10 to 12 pounds.
Sliced..............................
1917
1918
D o............................
1901 Lard, pure, tub, per pound.
1904
Do.
Do.
1905
Do.
1908
Do.
1911
1912
Do..
1916
Do.
Do..
1917
Do.
1.918
1901 Leg of lamb, yearling,1 per pound.
D o..............................................
1908
D o..............................................
1910
D o ..............................................
1911
1912
D o..............................................
Hens, year or more old, per pound:
Dressed, drawn...........................
1901
D o ..........................................
1906
r
Do..............................
1908 [
Dressed, not drawn.....................
1912
Dressed, drawn...........................
D o..........................................
1917
D o..........................................
1918
.15
.15
.17*
.17*
.15
. 12*
.20
.15
.20
.18
.20
.20
.20
A3
.20
July 15.
Aug. 15.
$0.17*
.20
.17*
.20
.20
.18
.17*
.17*
.17
.15
.15
.15
.15*
.17
.15
.15
.20
. 22*
.20
.20
.20
.21
.20
.20
.30
.30
.30
.30
.30
.27*
.27*
.30
.30
.30
.25
.30
.30
.30
.30
.24
.30
.35
.15
.15
.16
.15
.15
.17*
.15
.16
.15
.20
.15
.18
.15
.20
.22
.20
.20
.25
. 22*
.27
i 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.
.22
63
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1913.
I . —RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FI RMS—Continued.
Table
LOUISVILLE, KY.—Concluded.
Commodity.
July 15.
1901
1904
1905
1908
1912
1916
1917
1918
Flour, wheat, per 1-barrel bag:
Monarch..........................................................
$0.85
Acme...............................................................
.95
1.00
Gold Medal....................................................!
White Plume...................................... .........!
Obelisk........................................................... j
1.00
■Rnrelca......... ........... ................................. .....•
White Plume................................................. i..................
Acme...............................................................!...................
1901
1904
1905
1908
1912
1916
1917
1918
Corn meal, in 12 or 121 pound lots, per pound. J
D o....................................................................:
D o................................................................... 1
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o.......
......................... ......................
.0250
.0250
.0292
1901
.20
.20
1908
1909
1912
1916
1917
1918
Eggs, strictly fresh, near-by, per dozen..............
1904
D o...................................................................
D o ...................................................................
D o...................................................................
Do....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o...................................................................
1901
1904
1905
1908
1912
1916
1917
1918
Butter, creamery, per pound:
1
Print..............................................................
D o............................................................. ‘
D o.............................................................
D o.............................................................
D o.............................................................
Tub............. ....................................................
Print................................................................
D o.............................................................
1901
1904
1905
1908
1912
1916
1917
1918
Potatoes, Irish, per peck......................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
1901 Sugar, granulated, in $1 lots, per pound............
1904
D o .................................................................
1905
D o...................................................................
1908 i
p o ...................................................................
1912
D o...................................................................
1916
D o....................................................................
1917
Do....................................................................
1918
D o....................................................................
1902
1907
1909
1914
1913
1912
Firm
num
ber.
Milk, fresh, unskimmed, delivered, bottled, per
quart:
Pasteurized.....................................................
D o.............................................................
Raw................................................................
Pasteurized....................................................
.0280
.20
.20
.35
.35
.30
.35
.25
.25
.35
.30
.0556
.0588
.0625
Aug. 15.
July 15.
$0.80
.85
.90
1.00
.90
$0.75
.85
.85
.90
.85
.85
1.00
.85
Aug. 15.
$0.75
.80
.85
.90
.85
.85
1.00
.80
.0250
.0250
.0292
.0280
.0280
.0188
.0208
.0292
.0200
.0240
.0200
.0200
.0240
.0188
.0208
.0292
.0240
.0240
.0200
.0200
.0240
. 22i
.221
.221
.221
.221
.25
.20
.221
.25
.20
.20
.271
.25
,30
.25
.221
.25
•25
.25
.35
.35
.32
.35
.35
.35
.40
.35
.35
.35
.35
.35
.35
.35
•40
.40
.30
.35
.25
.35
.25
.30
.25
.25
.25
.35
.25
.35
.25
.30
.25
.0500
.0500
.0526
.0588
.0526
.0526
.0526
.0500
.0526
.0556
.0556
.0588
.0556
.0526
.0588
.0526
.09
.09
.081
.09
.09
.09
.08§
.09
.35
.35
.35
.35
.35
.25
.25
.25
. 22*
.30
.0606
.0588
.0588
.0588
.0588
.0606
.09
.09
.081
.09
.09
.081
.09
64
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
I.—RETAIL PRICES OP THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
MANCHESTER, N. H.
1912
Firm
num
ber.
1913
Commodity.
July 15.
Aug. 15
July 15.
$0.36
.35
.38
.35
.34
$0.38
.38
.35
.35
.35
$0.32
.38
.42
.35
.35
.35
.22
.28
.25
.35
.25
.30
.35
.30
.30
.30
.22
.18
.20
.20
.20
.24
.20
.18
.22
2001
2006
2010
2011
2014
2015
Sirloin steak (Manchester cut)1, per pound..
D o.............................................................
D o.............................................................
D o.............................................................
D o.............................................................
D o.............................................................
2001
2006
2010
2011
2014
2015
Round steak, per pound:
Whole, bone out.......
Top, bone out............
D o........................
Whole, bone out.......
Top, bone out............
D o........................
2001
2006
2010
2011
2014
2015
Rib roast, bone in, per pound.
D o.......................................
D o.......................................
D o.......................................
D o.......................................
D o.......................................
2001
2006
2010
2011
2014
2015
Chuck roast, per pound.
D o.............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
15
.16
.15
.18
.20
.18
.16
.16
2001
2006
2010
2011
2014
2015
Pork chops, loin, per pound.
D o....................................
D o....................................
D o...................................
D o....................................
D o....................................
18
.20
.20
.20
.22
.22
.20
.20
2001
2006
Bacon, smoked, sliced, per pound.
D o..............................................
D o..............................................
D o..............................................
D o..............................................
D o..............................................
20
.20
.23
.23
.24
.24
.25
.25
2010
2011
2014
2015
2011
2014
2015
H^m, smoked, sliced, per pound.
D o............................................
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
2001
2006
2010
2011
2014
2015
Lard, pure:
Leaf, per 5-pound pail, gross weight.
Tub, per pound..................................
D o.................................................
D o.................................................
D o.................................................
D o.................................................
2001
2006
2010
2011
2014
2015
Leg of lamb, yearling,2 per pound.
D o..............................................
D o..............................................
D o..............................................
D o..............................................
D o..............................................
2001
2006
2010
Aug. 15,
.20
.25
.30
.85
.14
.14
.16
.15
.20
.24
.18
.16
.25
.18
.22
.18
.16
.25
1The 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.
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, 1913.
65
I . —RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
MANCHESTER, N. H.—Concluded.
1913
Firm
num
ber.
1913
Commodity.
July 15.
Aug. 15.
July 15. | Aug. 15.
2001
2006
2010
2011
2014
2015
Hens, year or more old, dressed, not drawn, per
pound.................................................................
D o...................................................................
Do...................................................................
D o . . . . ............................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
Flour, wheat, per |-barrel bag:
Pillsbury’s Best...................
D o..................................
Ivory....................................
Edgeworth...........................
Atlas.....................................
Pillsbury’s Best...................
Com meal, per pound...............
D o.........................................
D o.........................................
D o.........................................
D o.........................................
D o........................................
2001
2010
2011
2014
2015
Eggs, strictly fresh, near-by, per dozen .
D o......................................................
Do.
Do.
Do.
2001
2006
2010
2011
2014
2015
Butter, creamery, per pound:
Tub..
Print.. .
Do.
Do.
Do.
T u b ....
.38
.38
.38
.37
.37
.34
Potatoes, Irish, per peck.
Do...............................
Do...............................
Do...............................
D o...............................
D o...............................
.28
.30
.32
.33
.30
.30
2001
2006
2010
2011
2014
2015
2001
2006
2010
2011
2014
2015
2001
2006
2010
2011
2014
2015
2001
2010
2011
2014
2015
Sugar, granulated, per pound.
D o.......................................
D o.......................................
D o.......................................
Do.......................................
D o.......................................
2003
2005
2009
2012
2016
Milk, fresh, unskimmed, delivered, bottled, per
quart:
Pasteurized....................................................
Raw................................................................
Pasteurized....................................................
R aw................................................................
D o............................................................
2000
$0
$0.24
. 25
.22
.25
0350
0360
0400
0500
$0.22
.25
.25
.25
.95
.90
.90
.85
.85
.85
.85
. 85
.80
.85
.0350
.0360
.0400
.0500
.0350
.0360
.0400
.0400
.0300
.0250
.0350
.0360
.0400
.30
.35
.35
.32
.32
.33
.38
.34
.33
.38
.35
0600
0667
0600
0588
$0.23
.25
.22
.25
.25
.26
0600
0625
0530
.07
.07
.07
.07
.0500
.0556
.0525
.0500
.0556
.0526
.85
.85
.0300
.37
37
35
0550
0556
0525
.08
.08
.08
.08
MEMPHIS, TENN.
2108
2109
2111
2112
2116
12119
2120
2121
Sirloin steak, per pound.
Do.............................
Do.............................
Do.............................
D o.............................
Do.............................
Do.............................
Do.............................
$0.25
.20
. 22*
.26
. 22*
1
11205°—Bull. 136—13
$0.25
.20
.25
.25
.25
$0.25
.20
.25
.27*
.25
.25
.20
.20
Delivers no purchases.
5
$0.25
.20
.25
.27
.25
.25
.20
.20
66
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
I . —RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS-Continued.
T a b le
MEMPHIS, TENN.—Continued.
Firm
num
ber.
1913
1913
Commodity.
2108 Round steak, per pound......................................
2109
Do....................................................................
2111
Do....................................................................
2112
Do...................................................................
2116
Do...................................................................
12119
Do...................................................................
2120
D o...................................................................
2121
D o...................................................................
2108 Rib roast, bone in, per pound.............................
2109
Do...................................................................
2111
Do...................................................................
2112
Do...................................................................
Do...................................................................
2116
12119
Do...................................................................
Do...................................................................
2120
2121
D o...................................................................
per pnnnd
. ____ _______ .
2108
2109
Do....................................................................
2111
D o...................................................................
2112
Do...................................................................
2116
D o...................................................................
12119
D o ..................................................................
2120
Do...................................................................
2121
Do...................................................................
2108 Pork chops, loin, per pound................................
2109
D o...................................................................
Do....................................................................
2111
2112
Do...................................................................
2116
D o...................................................................
12119
Do....................................................................
Do...................................................................
2120
2121
Do...................................................................
2108 Bacon, smoked, sliced, per pound......................
2109
D o.............................................................
2111
D o.............................................................
2112
Do.............................................................
D o.............................................................
2116
12119
Do.............................................................
D o.............................................................
2120
2121
D o.............................................................
2122
D o.............................................................
2108 Ham, smoked, sliced, per pound........................
2109
Do............................................................
D o.............................................................
2111
D o.............................................................
2112
D o.............................................................
2116
12119
Do.............................................................
D o.............................................................
2120
D o.............................................................
2121
Lard, pure:
2109
Tub, per pound..............................................
2111
D o.............................................................
2112
Leaf, per 5-pound pail, gross weight............
Per 5-pound pail, gross weight......................
2113
Tub, per pound..............................................
2116
12119
D o.............................................................
D o.............................................................
2120
D o.............................................................
2121
D o.............................................................
2122
2108 Leg of lamb, yearling,2per pound.......................
2109
D o....................................................................
2111
D o....................................................................
2112
D o....................................................................
2116
Do....................................................................
12119
D o....................................................................
2121
D o....................................................................
July 15.
$0.20
.15
.17*
.22
.17*
Aug. 15.
$0.20
.15
.18
.20
.17*
.20
.20
. 22*
.22
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
.15
.15
.15
.18
. 12*
.15
.15
.15
.17*
. 12*
.20
.20
.18
.22
.20
.20
.20
.18
.22
. 22*
.30
.30
.30
.35
.30
.30
.30
.30
.35
.30
.25
.30
.30
.30
.25
.25
.30
.30
.30
.25
.15
.15
.75
.75
.15
.15
.15
.75
.75
.15
.20
.20
.20
.20
.17*
.20
.20
.20
.20
,20
July 15.
Aug. 15.
$0.20
.17*
.20
.25
. 22*
. 22*
.17*
.18
.20
.25
. 22*
.20
. 22*
.17*
.171
.18
.15
.17*
.18
.20
.15
.16
.15
.15
.20
.20
.20
.22
.20
.20
.20
.20
.30
.35
.30
.35
.30
.30
.30
.35
.35
.30
.35
.30
.30
.30
.30
.30
.30
$0.20
.17*
.20
.25
.20
. 22*
.17*
.16
.20
.25
.25
.21
.25
.20
.17*
.18
.15
.17*
.18
.17
.15
.16
. 12*
.15
.20
.20
.20
.21
.20
.20
.20
.20
.30
.35
.30
.35
.35
.30
.30
.35
.15
.18
.80
.75
.17*
.15
.15
.16
.17*
.20
.20
. 22*
.25
. 22*
.20
.22
.15
.18
.85
.75
.17*
.16
.15
.16
.30
.35
.30
.30
.30
.30
.30
.30
.20
.20
. 22*
.25
.20
.20
.18
1 Delivers no purchases.
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.
67
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1913.
I . —RETAIL PRICES OP THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
MEMPHIS, TENN.—Concluded.
1913
Firm
num
ber.
2108
2109
2111
2112
2116
12119
2120
2121
2109
2112
2113
2116
12119
2120
2121
2122
1913
Commodity.
Hens, year or more old, dressed, not drawn, per
pound.................................................................
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
July 15.
Aug. 15.
July 15.
$0.20
.20
20
20
18
$0.20
$0.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
$0.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
.90
.95
.85
.90
.80
.90
.85
1.00
.90
.90
.80
.90
.80
.85
.80
.20
20
20
20
Flour, wheat, per ^-barrel bag:
Gold Medal............................................
Omega....................................................
Gold Dust..............................................
Idahome, Swansdown, or White Silk..
Snow Wreath........................................
Obelisk...................................................
Purity....................................................
Omega....................................................
Aug. 15.
.0208
.0250
.0208
.0167
.0208
.0208
.0208
.0300
.0208
.0250
.0250
.0208
.0208
.0208
.0208
Eggs, strictly fresh, near-by, per dozen.
D o......................................................
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
.35
.20
.25
.25
.25
•I8
.20
.20
.45
.30
.30
.25
.30
.25
.25
.25
2113
2116
2117
12119
2120
2122
Butter, creamery, print, per pound.
D o.................................................
D o.................................................
D o.................................................
D o.................................................
D o.................................................
D o.................................................
D o.................................................
.40
.40
.35
.35
.35
.35
.35
.35
2109
2112
2113
2116
12119
2120
2122
Potatoes, Irish, per peck.
D o...............................
D o...............................
Do*..............................
D o...............................
D o...............................
D o...............................
.30
.30
.25
.30
.30
.30
.30
.30
.£5
.30
.35
.30
.30
2109
2112
2113
2116
12119
2120
2121
2122
Sugar, granulated, in $1 lots, per pound.
D o........................................................
D o........................................................
D o........................................................
D o........................................................
D o........................................................
D o........................................................
D o........................................................
.0588
.0526
.0025
,0556
.0625
. 0556
.0556
.0550
2109
2112
2113
2116
12119
2120
2121
2122
Corn meal, per pound.
D o..........................
D o..........................
D o..........................
D o.........................
D o..........................
D o..........................
D o..........................
2109
2112
2113
2116
2117
12119
2120
2121
2109
2112
2102
2103
2106
2118
0200
0250
0250
0292
Milk, fresh, unskimmed, delivered, bottled, per
quart:
Pasteurized...................................................
Raw................................................................
D o............................................................
Do...........................................................
0550
0667
0588
0625
0200
0250
0250
0292
0550
0667
0588
0625
.0556
. 0556
•05f.0
.0556
10
10
10
10
i Delivers no purchases.
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
•,0
#
.40
.40
.35
.40
.35
.35
.35
.10
.10
.10
.10
68
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le I , —
MILWAUKEE, WIS.
1913
Firm
num
ber.
1913
Commodity.
July 15.
Aug. 15. |: July 15.
Aug. 15.
0.24
2201
2205
2210
2216
2219
2222
Sirloin steak, per pound..
D o..............................
D o..............................
D o..............................
D o..............................
Do.............................
$0.22
.22
.18
.22
.20
$0.24
.22
.18
.22
.20
$0.24
.24
.22
. 22
*20
.25
2201
2205
2210
2216
2219
2222
Round steak, per pound.
D o...............................
D o...............................
D o...............................
D o...............................
D o...............................
.20
.20
.18
.19
.18
.20
.18
.19
.18
.22
.22
.20
.18
.22
2201
2205
2210
2216
2219
2222
Rib roast, bone in, per pound.
D o.......................................
D o.......................................
D o.......................................
D o.......................................
D o.......................................
.:o
.18
.18
.18
.15
.20
.19
.18
.18
.15
.22
2201
2205
2210
2216
2219
2222
Chuck roast, per pound.
D o.............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
.16
.16
.14
.14
.13
.18
.17
.16
.16
.14
.18
2201
2205
2210
2216
2219
2222
Pork chops, loin, per pound.,
D o....................................
D o....................................
Do....................................
D o....................................
D o .................................. .
.20
.20
.18
.18
.21
.20
.20
.20
.18
.21
‘ .*20
2201
2205
2210
2216
2219
2222
Bacon, smoked, sliced, per pound.
D o..............................................
D o..............................................
D o..............................................
D o..............................................
D o .............................................
.28
.24
.24
.22
.25
.30
.28
.30
.28
.25
.30
” 30
2201
2205
2210
2216
2219
2222
Ham, smoked, sliced, per pound.
D o............................................
D o............................................
D o............................................
D o............................................
D o ...........................................
.26
.24
.24
.25
.30
.30
.30
.26
.25
.30
‘ .*30
2201
2202
2207
2208
2209
2210
2212
2214
Lard, pure, tub, per pound.
D o ..................................
D o...................................
D o...................................
D o ..................................
D o...................................
D o...................................
D o ..................................
.15
.14
.15
.15
.16
.15
.15
.15
.15
.14
.15
.15
.16
.16
.15
.15
.16
. 15
,15
.16
.16
.16
.51
.16
.18
.10
.17
.16
.15
2201
2205
2210
2216
2219
Leg of lamb, yearling,1 per pound.
D o..............................................
D o..............................................
D o..............................................
D o..............................................
.20
.16
.18
.20
.16
.20
.16
.18
.16
.16
.24
°2
AS
.16
.18
‘ .‘ 20
2201
Hens, year or more old, dressed, not drawn, per
pound................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o ..................................................................
.17
.18
.17
.16
.18
*.‘ 20
.20
.25
.22
.22
.18
.22
.20
‘.'is
.15
.22
.17
'ib
.14
.18
.20
.18
.21
.30
.30
.30
.25
.30
.16
.22
‘.‘ is
.21
.20
.20
.22
.20
.18
.20
.20
.21
.20
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.
2205
2210
2216
2219
2222
69
KETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1913.
I . —RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TII OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
MILWAUKEE, W1S.—Concluded.
Firm
num
ber.
1913
1912
Commodity.
July 15.
Aug. 15.
July 15.
Aug. 15.
2202
2207
2208
2209
2212
2214
Flour, wheat, per ^-barrel bag:
Gold medal.........................
Success.................................
D o..................................
D o..................................
Pilisbury ’s Best..................
D o ................................
2202
2207
2208
2209
2212
2214
Corn meal, per pound.
D o ........................
D o.........................
D o.........................
D o.........................
D o ........................
.0250
.0300
.0400
.0300
.0400
.0250
.0250
.0300
.0400
.0300
.0400
.0250
.0250
.0300
.0300
.0300
.0300
.0250
2202
2207
2208
2209
2210
2212
2217
Eggs, strictly fresh, near-by, per dozen.
D o .....................................................
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
.24
.24
.22
.28
.24
.23
.26
.25
.25
.25
.28
.24
.24
.24
.24
.24
.22
.28
.23
.22
Butter, creamery, per pound:
Print.
Do .
Do..
Tub......
Do..
P rint...
D o.
Do..
.30
.29
.31
.30
.30
.30
.29
.29
.31
.29
.30
.30
.30
.30
.30
.29
.33
.30
.33
.32
.31
.31
.30
.31
.31
.34
.32
.34
.31
Potatoes, Irish, per peck.
D o .............................
D o...............................
Do...............................
D o...............................
Do...............................
D o .............................
.40
.40
.35
.35
.30
.40
.35
.25
.30
.25
.23
.30
.30
.25
.38
.30
.18
.43
.30
.32
.35
.20
.25
.20
.25
.25
Sugar, granulated, per pound.
D o .....................................
D o.......................................
D o.......................................
D o .....................................
D o .....................................
.0600
.0600
.0600
.0600
.0600
.0600
.0600
.0600
.0600
.0600
.0600
.0600
.0525
.0550
.0550
.0550
.0550
.0550
.0550
.0550
.0550
.0550
Milk, fresh, unskimmed, delivered, bottled, pas
teurized, per quart............................................
Do...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
Do...................................................................
.06
.06
.06
.06
.07
.07
.07
.07
.07
.07
.07
.07
.07
.07
.07
.07
.07
2202
2204
2207
2208
2209
2212
2214
2218
2202
2207
2208
2209
2210
2212
2214
2202
2207
2208
2209
2212
2214
2204
220G
2217
2218
2221
$0.90
.80
.90
.90
.88
.85
0.85
.85
.85
.90
.88
.80
$0.80
.75
.75
.75
.75
.75
$0. 75
. 75
.75
. 75
.0300
.0400
.0300
.0300
.28
.27
.28
.24
.24
*3i'
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.
2302
2307
2314
2315
2316
2320
2323
Sirloin steak, per pound.......................................
D o...................................................................
Do...................................................................
Do...................................................................
Do...................................................................
D o...................................................................
Do...................................................................
$0.20
.22
.26
.22
.25
$0.20
.22
.23
.22
.25
$0.22
.30
.26
.28
.28
.25
.22
2302
2307
2314
2315
2316
2320
2323
Round steak, per pound......................................
D o...................................................................
Do...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o.................................................... ..............
Do....................................................................
.18
.20
.22
.20
.20
.18
.20
.20
.20
.20
.22
.25
.26
.25
.25
.22
.20
$0.22
.30
.25
.28
.28
.25
.22
.22
.25
.22
.25
.25
.20
.20
70
BULLETIN OF THE BUBEAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
I . —RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FI RMS—Continued.
T a b le
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.—Continued.
1912
Firm
num
ber.
1913
Commodity.
July 15.
Aug. 15.
$0.20
y 15.
Aug. 15.
$0.20
.25
.25
.25
.20
.22
.20
$0.22
.25
.25
.25
.20
.22
.20
Chuck roast, per pound.
D o.............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
.17
.17
.17
.15
.18
.16
.18
.17
.16
.17
.15
.17
.16
.18
2302
2307
2314
2315
2316
2320
2323
Pork chops, loin, per pound.,
D o...................................
D o...................................
D o....................................
D o....................................
D o...................................
D o...................................
.20
.22
.18
.20
.20
.18
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
2302
2307
2308
2314
2315
2316
2320
2323
Bacon, smoked, per pound:
Sliced..............................
D o.............................
Piece, 5 to 7 pounds.......
Piece, 8 to 12 pounds___
Piece, 4 to 5 pounds.
Sliced.
Piece, 6 to 8 pounds.
S liced ......................
.28
.40
.24
.24
.25
.25
.22
.30
.28
.40
.24
.24
.25
.25
.22
.30
2302
2307
2314
2315
2316
2320
2323
Ham, smoked, per pound:
Sliced..............................
Do.............................
Do.............................
Whole, 12 to 16 pounds..
Sliced..............................
Whole, 12 to 14 pounds..
Whole, 12 to 15 pounds.
.25
.30
.40
.22
.25
.20
.18
.30
.30
.40
.22
.28
.20
.20
2301
2302
2304
2307
2308
2314
2315
2316
2320
2323
Lard, pure, tub, per pound..
D o....................................
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do..
Do..
Do .
.15
.15
.17
.18
.17
.15
.15
.15
.15
.15
.15
.15
.17
.18
.17
.15
.15
.16
.15
.15
2302
2307
2314
2315
2316
2320
2323
Leg of lamb, yearling,! per pound.
D o..............................................
D o..............................................
D o..............................................
D o..............................................
D o..............................................
D o..............................................
.18
.20
.15
.15
.18
.15
.18
.15
.20
.14
.15
.15
. 12|
.15
2302
Hens, year or more old, dressed, not drawn, per
pound.................................................................
D o...................................................................
Do...................................................................
D o...................................................................
Do...................................................................
D o ..................................................................
Do...................................................................
2302
2307
2314
2315
2316
2320
2323
Rib roast, bone in, per pound.
D o.......................................
D o.......................................
D o.......................................
D o.......................................
D o.......................................
D o.......................................
2302
2307
2314
2315
2316
2320
2323
$0.20
.22
22
25
18
.22
20
25
18
.22
.20
.22
.20
.16
.18
.20
.20
.19
.19
.18
.18
.18
.18
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 vear no “ relative” prices are computed for this article in
this report.
2307
2314
2315
2316
2320
2323
71
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1913.
I . —RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.—Concluded.
1913
Firm
num
ber.
July 15.
2301
2304
2307
2308
2315
2317
2319
Flour, wheat, per 1-barrel bag:
Gold Meaal..........................
Do.
Do.
Ceresota...............
Special brand__
Ceresota...............
Pillsbury’s Best..
2301
2304
2307
2308
2315
2317
2319
Corn meal, in 10-pound lots, per pound..
Do......................................................
Do......................................................
D o ....................................................
Do......................................................
Do......................................................
Do......................................................
2301
2304
2307
2308
2310
2313
2315
2317
2319
Eggs, strictly fresh, near-by, per dozen.
Do......................................................
Do......................................................
D o......................................................
Do......................................................
D o......................................................
Do......................................................
Do......................................................
D o......................................................
2301
2304
2307
2308
2310
2313
2315
2317
2319
Butter, creamery, per pound:
Print...................................
Do................................
Do................................
Do................................
D o................................
Do................................
Tub.....................................
Print...................................
Tub.....................................
2301
2304
2307
2308
2315
2317
2319
Potatoes, Irish, per 15 pounds Do.......................................
Do.......................................
Do.......................................
Do.......................................
Do.......................................
Do.......................................
2301
2304
2307
2308
2315
2317
2319
Sugar, granulated, in $1 lots, per pound.
D o........................................................
D o........................................................
Do........................................................
D o........................................................
Do........................................................
Do........................................................
2310
Milk, fresh, unskimmed, delivered, bottled,
pasteurized, per quart..................................
D o...........................................................
Do.................................. ........................
D o ..........................................................
2311
2313
2322
1913
Commodity.
Aug. 15.
July 15.
$0.80
$0.75
.80
.75
.75
.65
.70
.70
75
0250
020
0280
0300
0230
0250
0300
0280
0300
0230
.0250
.0250
.0300
.0250
.0230
.0230
.0250
.25
.20
.25
.22
.22
.25
.23
.22
.07
.07
.07
$0.75
.75
.75
.75
.65
.70
.0250
.0250
.0300
.0250
.0230
.0250
.24
.27
.28
.25
.25
.28
.24
.30
.32
.35
.32
.30
.33
.30
.31
.30
.30
.32
.35
.34
.30
.33
.30
.35
.15
.25
.20
.30
.25
.30
.15
.15
.15
.18
.15
.0556
.0556
.0588
.0556
.0526
.0556
.0556
.0588
.0588
.0588
.0588
.0526
.07
.07
.07
.07
.07
.07
.07
.07
.07
.07
.07
30
0625
0625
0625
0625
0825
Aug. 15.
0625
0625
0625
0625
0625
.32
.15
.0588
NEWARK, N. J.
2409
2415
2416
2417
2418
Sirloin steak, per pound..................................... .
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o....................................................................
Do....................................................................
$0.26
.;;o
.28
$0.26
.30
.28
$0.28
.28
.30
.30
.26
$0.28
.32
.30
.30
.26
2409
2415
2416
2417
2418
Round steak, top, bone out, per pound.............
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
Do...................................................................
.25
.28
.25
.26
.28
.28
.30
.28
.28
.28
.26
.30
.30
.28
.28
.26
12
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
I . —RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EAC H MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
NEWARK, N. J.—Continued.
1913
Firm
num
ber.
1913
Commodity.
July 15.
2409
2415
2416
2417
2418
Rib roast, bone in, per pound.
Do.......................................
Do.......................................
D o.......................................
Do.......................................
2409
2415
2416
2417
2418
Chuck roast, per pound.
D o.............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
2409
2415
2416
2417
2418
2409
2415
2416
2417
241S
$0.22
.20
Aug. 15
$0.22
July 15.
Aug. 15.
$0.20
.20
.20
.24
.22
$0.20
.20
.22
.24
.20
.18
.18
.16
.18
.18
.18
.18
.18
.18
.20
.18
.20
.18
Pork chops loin, per pound.
Do...................................
D o...................................
D o...................................
D o...................................
.20
.22
.22
.22
.24
.24
.22
.22
.22
.25
.25
.25
.24
Bacon, smoked, sliced, per pound.
Do.............................................
Do.............................................
Do.............................................
D o.............................................
.20
.22
.22
.24
.28
.25
.27
.25
.25
.28
.25
.28
.26
.16
.22
.22
.18
.18
.22
.22
.22
.22
.22
.22
.23
.22
.16
.16
.16
.16
.16
.16
.17
.18
.16
.16
.16
Ham, smoked, per pound:
i
Whole, 10 to 12 pounds..
2409 L Sliced.............................
Whole, 10 to 12 pounds..
2415
2416
Whole, 8 to 12 pounds...
2417
Do............................
2418
Whole.............................
.20
.22
16
13
16
2403
2404
2409
2415
2417
2418
Lard, pure, tub, per pound.
Do...................................
D o...................................
Do...................................
Do...................................
D o...................................
.16
.13
.15
. 15
2409
2415
2416
2417
2418
Leg of lamb, yearling,1 per pound.
D o.............................................
Do.............................................
D o.............................................
D o.............................................
.16
.20
.20
.20
.22
.22
92
!§o
.18
.20
.20
.22
.20
2409
Hens, year or more old, dressed, not drawn,
per pound..........................................................
D o...................................................................
Do...................................................................
Do...................................................................
Do...................................................................
.22
.20
.20
.23
.25
.24
.24
.24
.23
.24
.24
.25
.24
.95
.90
.85
.45
.95
.90
.85
. 45
.0343
.0400
.0333
.0343
.0400
.0333
2415
2416
2417
2418
2403
2404
2407
2417
2403
2404
2407
Flour, wheat:
Hecker’s Cardinal^ per ^-barrel bag—
Hecker’s Superlative, per J-barrel bag.
D o.................................................
.95
1.00
.95
.95
1.00
.95
Gold Medal, per f*-barrel bag..............
Corn meal, per pound.
Do.........................
D o.........................
.0343
.0400
.0300
.0343
.0400
.0300
.44
.38
.40
2403 Eggs, strictly fresh, near-by, per dozen.
.42
.40
.38
.35
2404
Do................................... .................
.42
.38
.33
.32
Do.
2407
.40
.45
.35
.35
2413
Do.
.38
.35
Do.
2417
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.
KETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1913.
73
I — RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
NEWARK, N. J.—Concluded.
1912
Firm
num
ber.
Commodity.
2403
2404
2407
2413
2417
Butter, creamery, per pound:
Tub.
Do.
Do.
P rint..
T ub___
2403
2404
2407
2415
2417
2418
July 15. i Aug. 15.
July 15.
Aug. 15.
$0.34
.35
.35
$0.34
.35
.33
.36
$0.35
.35
.34
.40
.34
$0.35
.35
.34
.40
.35
Potatoes, Irish, per J peck.
D o.................................
D o..................................
D o..................................
D o..................................
D o..................................
.25
.30
.20
.25
.20
.20
.18
.20
.20
.18
.20
.20
.18
.20
.20
.18
2403
2404
2407
2417
Sugar, granulated, in 3£-pound lots, per pound.
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
.0600
.0629
.0571
.0600
.0629
.0571
.0514
.0571
.0514
.0514
.0514
.0571
.0514
.0514
2401
2402
2413
Milk, fresh, unskimmed, delivered, bottled, per
quart:
Pasteurized....................................................
R aw .......................................... ....................
Pasteurized....................................................
.09
.09
.09
.09
.09
.09
.09
.09
NEW HAVEN, CONN.
2504
2511
2512
2514
2515
Sirloin steak, per pound.......................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
2504
2511
2512
2514
2515
Round steak, per pound:
Top, bone in..................................................
D o............................................................. j
D o.............................................................
Tor>. bone out___________________________
1)0______________________________
2504
2511
2512
2514
2515
Rib roast, bone in, per pound.............................
D o...................................................................
Do...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
2504
2511
2512
2514
2515
Chuck roast, per pound......................................
.20
.18
D o...................................................................
.18
.18
D o...................................................................
.18
.20
D o...................................................................
Do...................................................................
2504
2511
2512
2514
2515
Pork chops, loin, per pound................................
D o...................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
.18
.20
.18
2504
2511
2512
2514
2515
2516
Bacon, smoked, sliced, per pound......................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
2504
2511
2512
2514
2515
2516
Ham, smoked, per pound:
Sliced..............................................................
Do ...........................................................
D o.............................................................
D o.............................................................
D o.............................................................
Whole, 12 to 14 pounds..................................
$0.32
.32
.32
$0.30
.32
.32
.26
.28
.28
.23
.24
.22
1
I
i
$0.33
.34
.32
.35
.34
$o; 33
.30
.28
.28
.30
.32
.28
.30
.32
.30
.25
.24
.22
. 25
.25
.22
.28
.25
|
i
.32
.35
.34
.30
.32
.30
.25
.22
.28
.24
.20
.20
.20
.22
.18
.20
.22
.22
.25
.22
.24
.22
.24
.24
.22
.25
.24
.22
.25
.24
.24
.28
.30
.30
30
.28
.28
.28
.30
.30
.30
.30
.30
.30
.35
.35
.32
.38
.32
.22
i
.20
.22
.18
.25
.24
.24
.30
.30
.30
.28
.35
.32
.38
.34
.20
74
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
I . —RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
NEW HAVEN, CONN.—Continued.
1913
Firm
num
ber.
Commodity.
2504
2511
2512
2514
2515
2516
Lard, pure, per pound:
T u b .................................................................
D o.............................................................
Leaf, tu b.........................................................
T u b ................................................................
D o.............................................................
D o.............................................................
2504
2511
2512
2514
2515
2516
Leg of lamb, yearling,1per pound......................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
2504
2511
2512
2514
2515
2516
Hens, year or more old, dressed, not drawn, per
pound.................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o..................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
2504
2511
2512
2514
2515
2516
Flour, wheat, per ^-barrel bag:
Pillsbury’s Best.............................................
Bridal Veil......................................................
Pillsbury’s Best.............................................
Ceresota..........................................................
Pillsbury’s Best.............................................
Gold Medal.....................................................
2504
2511
2512
2514
2515
2516
1913
July 15.
Aug. 15.
July 15.
$0.16
.15
.16
$0.16
.15
.16
$0.16
.15
.18
.16
.16
.14
.18
.18
.20
.16
.18
.20
.20
.20
.22
.25
.24
.20
.22
.22
.26
.22
.22
.25
.24
.24
.27
.25
.25
.22
.24
.90
.90
.90
.85
.90
.90
.85
.80
.75
.85
.80
.80
.85
Corn meal, per pound..........................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
.0333
.0333
.0300
.0333
.0333
.0300
.0333
.0333
.0300
. 0350
.0400
.0250
.0333
2504
2509
2511
2512
2514
2515
2516
Eggs, strictly fresh, near-by, per dozen..............
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
.38
.39
.35
.34
.45
.40
.40
.40
,40
.38
,40*
.40
,40
.38
.35
.45
.40
2504
2511
2512
2514
2515
2516
Butter, creamery, per pound:
T ub.................................................................
D o.............................................................
D o.............................................................
D o.............................................................
Print...............................................................
T ub.................................................................
.33
.33
.34
.33
.33
.34
33
.34
,34
.35
.40
.32
2504
2511
2512
2514
2515
2516
Potatoes, Irish, per peck......................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
.35
.40
.40
.30
.30
.35
.32
.30
.35
.35
.30
.30
.30
2504
2511
2512
2514
2515
2516
Sugar, granulated, in 25-cent or f l lots, per
pound...............................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
.0588
.0625
.0606
.0588
.0625
.0606
.0526
.0526
.0556
.0526
.0500
.0526
Aug. 15.
$0.16
.18
.16
.16
.14
,18
.20
.22
.20
.20
.28
.25
.25
.22
.75
.85
.80
.80
.0300
.0350
.0400
.0250
45
.48
.45
.45
.33
.........734 "
.35
.40
.32
.32
.35
.30
.28
.0556
.0526
. 0500
.0500
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.
75
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1913.
I . —RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T able
NEW HAVEN, CONN.—Concluded.
1913
Firm
ber.
2502
2506
2508
2509
2510
19 13
Commodity.
Milk, fresh, unskimmed, delivered, bottled, per
quart:
Pasteurized.............. ................................
D o.............................................................
R aw.............. ................. ...............................
D o ...........................................................
July 15.
Aug. 15.
July 15.
$0.08
.09
.08
.08
.09
$0.08
.09
.08
.08
.09
$0.09
.09
.08
.09
.09
$0.09
.09
.08
.09
.09
$0.20
.25
.25
.25
.18
.20
$0.20
.25
. 22$
.25
.18
.20
Aug. 15.
NEW ORLEANS, LA.
2605
2607
2627
2633
2635
2636
iSifloin
pftrpnnnd_______ _ __________
D o....................................................................
D o..................................... ..............................
Do....................................................................
Do....................................................................
D o....................................................................
$0.17$
.22
$0.17$
.22
2605
2607
2627
2633
2635
.2636
Round steak, perpnnnd__________
Do....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
Do....................................................................
D o....................................................................
.15
.15
.15
.15
•17|
.18
. 22|
.20
.17
.18
.17|
.18
.20
.20
.17
.18
2605
2607
2627
2633
2635
2636
R ib roast, bone in, per pound..................... .........
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
.15
.20
.15
.21
•17$
.22
.20
.25
.18
.15
•17$
.22
.20
.25
.18
.15
2605 Chuck roast, per pound........................................
D o...................................................................
2607
D o....................................................................
2627
D o....................................................................
2633
D o....................................................................
2635
2636
D o....................................................................
.08
.15
.08
.15
. 12*
.15
.18
.15
.12
. 12$
. 12J
. 14
.18
.15
.12
. 12*
2605
2607
2627
2633
2635
2636
Pork chops, loin, per pound..................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o ..................................................................
.20
.23
.20
.23
. 22|
.25
.25
.20
.25
.25
.25
.25
.25
. 2<!
.23
.25
2601
2611
2618
2629
2630
2634
2639
Bacon, smoked, per pound:
Sliced..............................................................
D o.............................................................
Piece, 5 to 7 pounds.........................................
Sliced...............................................................
D o................................ ...........................
D o.............................................................
D o.............................................................
.30
.30
.26
.30
.30
.26
.35
.33
.28
.25
.35
.30
.30
2601
2611
2618
2629
2630
2634
2639
Ham, smoked, per pound:
Whole, 10 to 12 pounds..................................
Whole, 12 to 14 pounds..................................
Whole, 6 to 10 pounds....................................
Sliced.........................................................
D o.............................................................
D o..................................... .......................
Whole, 12 to 14 pounds...............................
2601
2611
2618
2629
2630
2634
2639
Lard, pure, tub, per pound..................................
Do...................................................................
Do...................................................................
Do....................................................................
Do...................................................................
Do...................................................................
Do................................................................ .
.20
.19
.19
.20
.19
.19
. 22$
.23
.23
.25
.35
.30
.22
.15
.14
.14
.15
.14
.14
.16
.15
.15
.15
.16
.15
.14
.35
. 2>‘
\h
. 85
. 32
. 2?
*
*Pt*
*HO
*.V’
.16
. Jfi
. 16
. 11
.15
76
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
I . —RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
NEW ORLEANS, LA.—Concluded.
1912
Firm
num
ber.
2607
2613
2627
2633
2635
2636
2607
2610
2628
2035
2636
2601
2611
2618
2629
2630
2634
2639
2601
2611
2618
2629
2630
2634
2639
2601
2611
2618
2625
2629
2630
2634
2639
2601
2611
2618
2629
2630
2634
2639
2601
2611
2618
2629
2630
2634
2639
2601
2611
2618
2629
2630
2634
2639
2604
2609
2621
2623
2638
1913
Commodity.
Leg of lamb, yearling,i per pound.
Do............................................
Do............................................
Do............................................
Do............................................
Do............................................
Hens, year or more old, dressed, not drawn, per
pound................................................................
Do..................................................................
Do...................................................................
Do...................................................................
Do...................................................................
Flour, wheat:
Gallisten’s Best or Omega, per J-barrel bag..
Obelisk, per J-barrel bag...............................
Angel Food, per ^-barrel bag........................
Obelisk, per ^-barrel bag...............................
Obelisk, per ^-barrel bag.............................
Obelisk, per A-barrel bag...........................
Obelisk, per ^-barrel bag...............................
Corn meal, per pound..........................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
Eggs, strictly fresh, near-by, per dozen.
D o......................................................
D o......................................................
D o......................................................
D o......................................................
D o......................................................
D o......................................................
D o......................................................
Butter, creamery, per pound:
Print.................................................
Tub....................................................
Print..................................................
Tub....................................................
D o...............................................
D o...............................................
D o...............................................
Potatoes, Irish:
Per 15 pounds....................
Per 10 pounds....................
Per 15 pounds....................
Per peck.............................
Per 15 pounds....................
Per peck.............................
Per pound..........................
Sugar, granulated, per pound.
D o.......................................
D o.......................................
D o.......................................
D o.......................................
D o.......................................
D o.......................................
Milk, fresh, unskimmed, delivered, bottled,
per quart:
Pasteurized....................................................
D o............................................................
D o...........................................................
R aw ..............................................................
Pasteurized...................................................
July 15.
Aug. 15,
July 15.
$0.18
.18
SO. 18
.20
SO. 18
.20
.20
.25
.22
.20
$0.15
.20
.20
.25
.20
.20
.20
.20
.22
.20
.16
.16
.22
.22
.22
1.00
.95
.95
1.00
.90
.95
Aug. 15
.16
.21
1.00
.90
.95
. 95
.55
.25
. 85
.0300
. 0250
.0300
.0240
.0300
.0260
.0200
.27
.23
.27
.24
.30
.35
.27
.24
1.00
.36
.95
.85
.45
.25
.80
.0300
.0300
.0333
.0300
.0300
.0333
.0300
.24
.25
.28
.25
.27
.24
.35
.31
.35
.35
.30
.33
.36
.32
.36
.35
.35
.33
.32
.40
.25
.50
.35
.20
.40
.35
.0588
. 0o5b
.0550
.0588
.0556
.0550
.35
.20
.40
.25
.30
.20
.02
.0526
.0500
.0500
.0500
.0556
.0556
.0500
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.08
.10
.0300
. 02*0
.0250
.0250
.0200
.29
.29
.30
.30
.35
.30
.30
.36
.35
.35
.33
.32
.40
.35
.30
.25
.02
.0526
.0500
.0550
.0550
. 0556
.0526
.10
.10
.08
xThe 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.
77
EE TAIL PEICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1913.
RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le I , —
NEW YORK, N. Y.
1912
Firm
num
ber.
Commodity.
2703
2708
2719
2725
2734
2735
2736
2737
2738
2739
2740
2741
2744
5746
2747
2748
Sirloin steak, per pound.......................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o......................... .........................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
$0.30
.25 .
.26
.28
.24
.25
.28
.25
.24
.28
2703
2708
2719
2725
2734
2735
2736
2737
2738
2739
2740
2741
2744
2746
2747
2748
Eound steak, top, bone out, per pound.............
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o............................................................ .
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
Do...................................................................
D o...................................................................
2703
2708
2719
2725
2734
2735
2736
2737
2738
2739
2740
2741
2744
2746
2747
2748
2703
2708
2719
2725
2734
2735
2736
2737
2738
2739
2740
2741
2744
2746
2747
2748
July 15.
1913
Aug. 15. | July 15.
Aug. 15.
$0.30
.25
.26
.30
.24
.25
.28
.25
.24
.28
$0.26
.26
.26
.30
.24
.28
.28
.27
.25
.30
.26
.26
.25
.28
.28
.28
.28
.25
.26
.25
.24
.22
.25
.24
.22
.26
.28
.25
.25
.26
.24
.22
.25
.24
.22
.26
.28
.25
.26
.27
.24
.25
.25
.25
.25
.28
.26
.25
.27
.28
.27
.28
.28
.25
.26
.27
.24
.24
.25
.25
.25
.28
.26
.27
.26
.28
.27
.28
Rib roast, bone in, per pound.............................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o ............................................
Do
............................................................
D o...................................................................
Do
.......................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
.24
.20
.22
.25
.22
.20
.24
.18
.18
.24
.24
.20
.22
.25
.22
.20
.24
.18
.161
.24
.22
.22
.24
.25
.22
.20
.24
.22
.20
.24
.26
.22
.22
.22
.22
.22
.22
.20
.24
.25
.22
.22
.24
.22
.20
.22
.24
.22
.20
.22
.20
.20
Chuck roast, per pound.......................................
D o...................................................................
D o ............................................
D o...................................................................
D o............................................... ....................
Do ............................................ ....................
D o...................................................................
Do
...............................................
Do....................................................................
Do....................................................................
D o ..................................................................
D o ..................................................................
D o ..................................................................
Do
...........................................................
Do ..................................................................
.14
.14
.14
.18
.16
.16
.18
.14
.14
.14
.18
.18
.16
.20
.14
.18
.125 i
.i s " :
.14
.14
.14
.18
.16
.16
.18
.16
.15
.16
.16£
.14
.16*
.20
.18
.18
.14
.14
.14
.18
.16
.16
.18
.16
.15
.14
.16*
.16
.16J
.20
.18
.16
............ i
$0.26
.25
.26
.30
.24
.28
.28
.27
.25
.30
.26
.26
.23|
.28
.28
.28
78
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
T a b l e I ___ RETAIL
PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
NEW YORK, N. Y.—Continued.
1913
Firm
num
ber.
1913
Commodity.
2703
2708
2719
2725
2734
2735
2736
2737
2738
2739
2740
2741
2744
2746
2747
2748
Pork chops, loin, per pound..
Do....................................
Do....................................
Do....................................
Do....................................
Do....................................
Do....................................
Do....................................
Do....................................
Do....................................
Do....................................
Do....................................
Do....................................
Do....................................
Do....................................
Do....................................
2703
2708
2719
2725
2734
2735
2736
2737
2738
2739
2740
2741
2744
2746
2747
2748
Bacon, smoked, per pound:
Sliced..............................
Do.............................
Do.............................
Do.............................
Do.............................
Do.............................
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Piece, 9 to 12 pounds.
Sliced.
Do.
Do.
2703
2708
2719
2725
2734
2735
2736
2737
2738
2739
2740
2741
2744
2746
2747
2748
Ham. smoked, per pound:
Sliced.
Do.............. ............
D o ...........................
Whole, 12 to 14 pounds..
Sliced.............................
Whole, 8 to 15 pounds...
Whole, 8 to 14 pounds...
Whole.............................
Whole, 7 to 11 pounds..,
Whole, 8 to 12 pounds...
Whole, 8 to 14 pounds...
Sliced.............................
Whole, 8 to 12 pounds..
Whole, 7 to 10 pounds..,
Whole, 8 to 12 pounds..
Do............................
2702
2705
2709
2711
2717
2720
2726
2728
2729
2730
2732
2736
2738
2741
2744
2746
2747
Lard, pure, tub, per pound.
Do
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
July 15.
Aug. 15
July 15.
SO. 22
.18
.20
.22
.22
.18
.20
.20
.18
.20
$0.24
.20
.22
.25
.24
.18
.22
.20
.22
.20
$0.24
.21
.22
.25
.24
.22
.22
.24
.22
.24
.20
.20
.20
.25
.24
.24
$0.24
.20
.20
.25
.24
.22
.22
.24
.22
.24
.20
.23
.I Q
.24
.22
.22
.22
.20
.22
.25
.25
.20
.20
.25
.20
.24
.22
.20
.20
.25
.25
.20
.22
.25
.20
.24
.26
.26
.26
.30
.28
.25
.24
.28
.25
.28
.25
.24
.24
.26
.27
.28
.26
.25
.26
.30
.28
.25
.24
.28
.26
.28
• .25
.24
.22
.26
.27
.28
.26
.25
.28
.20
.28
.16
.18
.17
•16£
.26
.25
.28
.20
.28
.16
.18
.19
.16*
.32
.30
.32
.24
.28
.18
.22
.22
.20
.21
.22
.30
.21
.22
.22
.22
.32
.30
.32
.24
.28
.20
.22
.22
.21
.20
.22
.30
.21
.22
.23
.22
.15
.14
.15
.15
.13
.15
.15
.15
.15
.16
.15
.16
.15
.15
.13
.15
.15
.13
.15
.15
.15
.15
.16
.15
.16
.15
.15
.17
.17
.16
.18
.15
.16
.17
.15
.17
.17
.16
.16
.14
.15
.16
.17
.15
Aug. 15.
.17
.16
.18
.15
.16
.17
.15
.17
.17
.16
.16
.15
.15
.16
.17
79
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1913.
I . —RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
NEW YORK, N. Y.—Continued.
1912
Firm
num
ber.
1913
Commodity.
July 15.
2703
2708
2719
2725
2734
2735
2736
2737
2738
2739
2740
2741
2744
2747
2748
Leg of lamb, yearling,* per pound.
Do..............................................
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do..
2703
2708
2719
2725
2734
2735
2*36
2737
2738
2739
2740
2741
2744
2746
2747
2748
Hens, year or more old, dressed, not drawn, per
pound.................................................................
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
2701
2702
2705
2709
2711
2717
2720
2726
2728
2729
2730
2732
2744
2745
2746
Flour, wheat, per ^-barrel bag:
Pillsbury's Best..................................
Hecker’s Superlative..........................
Pilisbury’s Best..................................
Gold Medal.........................................
Pilisbury’s Best..................................
Gold Medal.........................................
D o.................................................
Hecker’s Superlative or Gold Medal.
Gold Medal.........................................
Pilisbury’s Best...................................
Gold Medal.........................................
Hecker’s Superlative..........................
Gold Medal.........................................
D o.................................................
Hecker’s Superlative.........................
2701
2702
2705
2709
2711
2717
2720
2729
2730
2744
Corn meal, per pound.
D o.........................
D o.........................
D o..........................
D o.........................
D o.........................
D o.........................
D o.........................
D o.........................
D o.........................
$0
Aug. 15.
July 15.
$0.18
.16
. 12*
.22
.20
.14
.14
. 12*
.15*
.18
$0.14
.16
.16
.23
.22
.16
.18
.18
.24
.18
.14
.18
.164
.16
.18
$0.14
.14
. 12*
.22
.20
.16
.16
.16
.18
.14
. 12*
.17
•14*
.15
.14
.20
.20
.18
.22
.20
.16
.20
.20
.20
.20
.22
.22
.22
.24
.22
.20
.22
.22
.22
.24
.24
.23
.24
.23
.23
.24
.22
.22
.20
.24
.22
.20
.22
.22
.22
.22
.24
Aug. 15.
.22
.23
.22
.22
.93
.90
.90
.85
.95
.85
.90
.90
.90
.90
.85
.90
.91
.90
.90
.85
.95
.85
.90
.90
.90
.85
.85
.90
.84
.80
.78
.75
.85
.75
.80
.90
.80
.85
.80
.88
.73
.80
.80
.80*
.0400
.0343
.0343
.0286
.0400
.0286
.0300
.0333
.0371
.0400
.0343
. 0343
.0281)
.0400
. 0286
,0300
. 0333
.0457
.0343
.0343
. 0280
.0400
. 0286
.0300
. 0333
.0286
.0333
.0457
.0343
.0343
.0286
.0400
.0286
.0300
.0333
.0286
.0333
.80
.78
.75
.85
.75
.80
.90
.80
.80
.85
.88
.73
1 The prices are for the article generally known to the trade as “ yearling.” The b?o of the sheep
(“ yearling” ) varies from approximately 9 to 18 months. Owing to the fact that, in some firms, the ago
varies considerably with different seasons of tha year, no “ relative” prices aro computed for this article in
this report.
80
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
I . —RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
NEW YORK, N. Y.—Continued.
num
ber.
Commodity.
2701
2702
2705
2707
2709
2711
12714
2715
2717
2718
2720
2726
2728
2729
2730
2732
2742
2744
2745
2746
Eggs, strictly fresh, near-by, per dozen..............
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o............................................. ....................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
Do...................................................................
Do...................................................................
D o...................................................................
2701
2702
2707
2709
2711
*2714
2715
2717
2718
2720
2726
2728
2729
2730
2732
2742
2744
2745
2746
Butter, creamery, per pound:
Tub.................................................................
.33
D o............................................................
.31
D o............................................................
.35
D o............................................................
.33
D o............................................................
.34
Print...............................................................
.38
T ub................................................................
.33
.31
D o............................................................ i
D o............................................... . ........... 1
.37
D o............................................................ |
1
.33
.33
D o............................................................ i;
.35
D o............................................................
D o............................................................
.31
.34
D o............................................................
D o............................................................
.33
T)n
________________
D o ....................................................... !...................
D o.........: ................................................. 1...................
D o_________________________________ i____ ______
2705
2709
2717
2720
2728
2729
2730
2732
2742
2744
2746
Potatoes, Irish:
Par nrmnd. in 1()-r>oiind lots.................. ...... I
Per pound, in 5-pound lots...........................:...................
Per pound, in 3-pound lots...........................1....................
Per pound, in 3i~pound lots......................... !...................
Per peck.......... .............................................. i...................
Per nonnd. in 8-r>onnd lots.......................... !....................
Per peck.........................................................
Per pound, in 3-pound lots...........................
Per pound, in 9-pound lots...........................
Per pound, in 8-pound lots...........................
Per pound, in 4-pound lots...........................
2701
2702
2705
2709
2711
2717
2720
2726
272S
2729
2730
2732
2742
2744
2745
2746
July 15.
$0.28
.35
.35
.33
.35
.35
.35
.35
.30
.31
.32
.30
.30
.35
.30
.0614
Sugar, granulated, in 3i-pound lots, per pound..
.0514
D o...................................................................
.0543
D o...................................................................
.0543
D o...................................................................
.05U
Do...................................................................
.0514
D o...................................................................
.0543
D o...................................................................
.0571
D o...................................................................
.0543
D o...................................................................
.0543
D o...................................................................
.0571
D o...................................................................
.0543
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
T>n
_________________________________
D o................................................................... !....................
1 Delivers no purchases.
: Aug. 15.
$0.30
.35
.36
.37
.30
.35
.35
.35
.35
.31
.35
.32
.35
.41
.40
J
July 15.
1
j
!
i
i
1
I
i
!
!
1
$0.30
.35
.42
.36
.35
.36
.36
.35
.35
.37
.33
.33
.35
.38
.36
.30
.40
.32
.37
.40
$0.39
.35
.40
.38
.40
3S
.36
.37
.35
.39
.37
.36
.45
.45
.43
.34
.42
.35
.33
.33
.35
.33
.35
.38
.33
.35
.37
.35
.34
.35
.33
.35
.35
.35
.31
.33
.33
.34
.31
.35
.33
.35
.38
.33
.33
.37
.35
.34
.35
.33
.35
.35
.35
.31
!
'
j
i
!
1
.33
.31
.35
.33
.34
.38
.33
.31
.37
.33
.33
. 33
.33
.33
.35
i
!
i
|
i
;
j
.0250
.0200
.0333
.0286
.4000
|
!
.0600
.0514
.0543
.0543
.0571
.0514
.0543
.0571
.0543
.0543
.0571
.0543
;
!
j
!
i
;!
1
1i
|
1
1
i
.4000
.0229
.0267
.0150
.0514
.0457
.0457
.0486
.0543
.0457
.0486
.0486
.0514
.0486
.0486
.0486
.0486
.0457
.0486
.0486
Aug. 15.
.40
.33
.0200
.0300
.0229
.4000
.0150
.4000
.0256
.0200
.0203
.0571
.0457
.0514
.0486
.0543
.0480
.0486
.0486
.0514
.0514
.0514
.0486
. 04S6
.0486
.0486
81
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1913.
I . —RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
NEW YORK, N. Y.—Concluded.
Firm
num
ber.
2706
2707
2713
2714
2715
2716
2718
2727
2733
1912
1913
Commodity.
July 15.
Milk, fresh, unskimmed, delivered, bottled, per
quart:
Raw Or pasteurized......................................
D o...........................................................
Raw..............................................................
D o............................................................
Pasteurized...................................................
D o...........................................................
D o...........................................................
Do...........................................................
D o...........................................................
$0
09
Aug. 15.
July 15.
Aug. 15.
$0.09
.09
.09
.09
.09
.08
.09
.09
.09
$0.09
.09
.09
.09
.09
.09
.09
.09
.09
$0.09
$0.30
.25
$0.30
.23
.23
.25
.25
.27*
.22*
$0.30
.23
.24
.25
.25
.27*
.25
.09
.09
.09
.09
.09
OMAHA, NEBR.
2806
2807
2810
2814
2816
2817
2818
Sirloin steak, per pound.
D o.............................
Do.......... .................
Do.............................
Do.............................
Do.............................
Do.............................
2806
2807
2810
2814
2816
2817
2818
Round steak, per pound.
Do...............................
Do...............................
Do...............................
Do...............................
D o...............................
Do...............................
.25
.20
.20
.20
.25
.25
.22
.25
.20
.22
.22
.25
.25
.22
2806
2807
2810
2814
2816
2817
2818
Rib roast, bone in, per pound.
Do.......................................
Do.......................................
Do.......................................
Do.......................................
D o.......................................
Do.......................................
.20
.17*
.20
.15
.17*
.22
.18
.20
.17*
.20
.20
.17*
.22
.18
2806
2807
2810
2814
2816
2817
2818
Chuck roast, per pound.
Do.............................
Do.............................
Do.............................
Do.............................
Do.............................
Do.............................
.16
.17*
.15
.15
.17*
.17*
.15
.16
.17*
.15
.15
.17*
.17*
.15
2806
2807
2810
2814
2816
2817
2818
Pork chops, loin, per pound.
Do....................................
Do....................................
Do....................................
Do....................................
Do....................................
Do....................................
.20
.20
.20
.22
.17*
.22
.18
.20
.20
.20
.22
.20
.20
.20
2806
2807
2810
2814
2816
2817
2818
Bacon, smoked, sliced, per pound.
Do..............................................
Do..............................................
D o..............................................
Do..............................................
Do..............................................
Do.............................................
.30
.30
.30
.25
.25
.35
.22*
.30
.30
.30
.28
.25
.35
.25
2806
2807
2810
2814
2816
2817
2818
Ham, smoked, sliced, per pound.
D o............................................
D o............................................
D o............................................
Do............................................
Do................. ..........................
Do............................................
.30
.35
.30
.25
.25
.30
.30
.30
.35
.30
.25
.30
.30
.30
11205°—Bull. 136—13----- 6
$0.25
.25
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
82
I . —RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
OMAHA, NEBR.—Continued.
1913
Firm
num
ber.
1913
Commodity.
July 15.
Aug. 15,
July 15.
$0.17
.17*
$0.17
*17J
.15
.15
.15
.15
$0.18
.17*
.15
.18
.17
.18
. 15
.18
.20
.15
.20
.15
.15
.14
.15
.15
.15
.15
.15
2806
2807
2810
2814
2816
2817
2818
Lard, pure, tub, per pound.
Do....................................
Do..
Do..
Do.,
Do.
Do.
2806
2807
2810
2816
2817
2818
Leg of lamb, yearling,1 per pound.
Do..............................................
D o..............................................
Do..............................................
Do..............................................
D o..............................................
2806
2807
2810
2816
2817
2818
Hens, year or more old, dressed, not drawn, per
pound.................................................................
D o ..................................................................
Do...................................................................
D o ..................................................................
Do................................................. ..................
Do...................................................................
2805
2806
2807
2814
2816
2817
2818
Flour, wheat:
Updyke, per 4-barrel b a g .
Updyke,
Updyke, per f-barrel
*-barrel bag..
bag..............
Pride of Omaha, per 4-barrel bag.
Sunshine, per ^-barrel bag............
Special brand, per ^-barrel bag.
Blue Bell, per |-barrel bag.............
Lexington Cream, per §-barrel bag
Puritan, per 4-barrel bag................
2805
2806
2807
2814
2816
2817
2818
Corn meal, in 8 or 10 pound lots, per pound.
D o...........................................................
Do...........................................................
Do...........................................................
Do...........................................................
Do...........................................................
Do...........................................................
.0250
.0225
.0250
.0250
.0225
.0250
.0250
.0250
2805
2806
2807
2816
2817
2818
Eggs, strictly fresh, near-by, per dozen.
Do......................................................
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
.24
.22
.23
.24
.24
.25
.25
.24
.22
.23
.24
.25
.23
2805
2806
2807
2814
2816
2817
2818
Butter, creamery, print, per pound.
Do.................................................
D o ................................................
D o ................................................
D o.................................................
D o.................................................
D o.................................................
.32
.30
.30
.33
.32
.30
.30
.33
.32
.32
.33
.33
.33
.33
.33
.33
Potatoes, Irish:
r
Per bushel..
2805 [
Per geek----2806
D o ""!!
2807
D o.........
2814
D o.........
2816
D o.........
2817
D o.........
2818
.75
.80
.80
.80
.0200
1.40
.80
.75
1.50
.80
.0200
Aug. 15.
.. 18
.20
.16
.m
.22“
.15
.17*
.18
.17
.17*
.18
.17
.70
“ .*70’ *'
.70
1.35
.65
.65
1.20
.0250
.0225
.0250
.0180
.0250
.0200
.0180
.20
.25
.25
.25
.25
1.00
.25
.25
.25
.25
.25
.30
.25
.25
.30
.30
.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 the1 year,
;
no^‘relative” prices arecomputed for this article in
this report.
83
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1913.
I . —RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T able
OMAHA, NEBR.—Concluded.
1913
Firm
num
ber.
2805
2806
2807
2814
2816
2817
2818
2801
2804
2819
19 13
Commodity.
July 15.
Sugar, granulated, in 25-cent, 50-cent, or $1 lots,
per pound...........................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
Do....................................................................
D o....................................................................
Do....................................................................
Do....................................................................
Milk, fresh, unskimmed, delivered, bottled,
per quart:
Pasteurized.....................................................
Raw ............................................ ....................
Do.............................................................
Aug. 15.
July 15.
Aug. 15.
$0.0625
.0625
.0625
.0625
.0625
$0.0625
.0625
.0625
.0667
.0714
$0.0556
.0556
.0556
.0556
.0625
.0556
.0500
$0.0625
.08
.07*
.08
.08
.07*
.08
.08
.07*
.08
.08
.0556
.0625
.0625
.0588
.0500
.08
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
$0.35
$0.30
2903 Sirloin steak (Philadelphia cut)1, per pound___
$0.30
.28
2905
D o....................................................................
.28
.28
.32
.35
D o....................................................................
.35
2911
.38
2912
D o....................................................................
.30
.30
.35
2914
.35
D o....................................................................
.35
2916
D o....................................................................
.30
.30
.30
D o....................................................................
.30
.28
2917
.28
.30
2922
D o....................................................................
.32
D o....................................................................
.32
2925
.32
.32
D o....................................................................
2930
.30
Do...................................................................
2931
.28
2903 Round steak, top, bone out, per pound.............
.26
.26
.24
D o...................................................................
.25
.25
2905
.30
D o...................................................................
.25
2911
.25
2912
D o...................................................................
.28
.24
.25
.30
2914
D o...................................................................
.30
.30
D o...................................................................
.24
.28
2916
.24
.26
D
o...................................................................
2917
.25
.25
.25
2922
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
.28
2925
.25
.25
.28
D o...................................................................
2927
.30
.30
.27
D o...................................................................
2930
Do....................................................................
.26
2931
.20
2903 Rib roast, bone in, per pound.............................
.20
.20
D o ...................................................................
.23
.23
2905
.23
.22
D o...................................................................
.25
.25
2911
.22
2912
D o....................................................................
.22
.20
.24
D o....................................................................
.20
2914
.20
.22
D o....................................................................
.22
.22
2916
.22
D o...................................................................
.22
.22
2917
.22
D o....................................................................
2922
D o...................................................................
.25
2925
.25
.25
.25
D o...................................................................
2930
.22
Do....................................................................
2931
.18
2903 Chuck roast, per pound__ _ ...............................
.16
.18
D o....................................................................
.16
2905
.18
.18
.18
2911
.20
D o...................................................................
.18
.20
2912
D o....................................................................
.16
.16
.20
2914
D o...................................................................
.16
.16
.18
Do...................................................................
.16
.16
2916
D o...................................................................
.18
.16
2917
.16
Do....................................................................
.18
2922
.20
.20
.20
D o...................................................................
2925
.16
D o............... ...................................................
2927
.16
.16
D o...................................................................
.18
2930
Do....................................................................
.18
2931
.22
2903 Pork chops, loin, per pound................................
.24
.20
2905
.20
D o...................................................................
.18
.18
.20
.22
2911
D o...................................................................
.22
2912
.25
.22
.24
D o...................................................................
2914
D o...................................................................
.22
.24
.24
.20
D o...................................................................
.20
.20
2916
1The steak for which prices are here quoted is known as “ porterhouse ” in most of the cities included in
FRASER
this report,but in this city it is called “ sirloin” steak.
Digitized for
84
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
I . —RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
PHILADELPHIA, PA.—Continued.
Firm
num
ber.
1912
Commodity.
July 15.
Aug. lo.
1913
! July 15.
j Aug. 15.
Pork chops, loin, per pound..........
$0.20 j;
$0.18
$0.20
$0.20
D o..............................................
.25
.22
.20
.22
.22
D o..............................................
.22
.24
.20
.22
D o..............................................
.24
.22
D o.............................................
.23
.22
.22
D o........................... . ................
Bacon, smoked, sliced, per pound.
.28
.28
.28
D o..............................................
.28
.30
.30
D o..............................................
.28
.28
D o..............................................
.30
.30
D o..............................................
D o.............................................
.28
.28
.28
D o..............................................
.28
i
.30
D o..............................................
.30
i
.25
.25
D o..............................................
D o..............................................
i
.28
.30
i
.28
D o..............................................
.28
1
.30
.30
D o..............................................
:
.24
.24
D o ..............................................
Ham, smoked, per pound:
Sliced........................................
.25
.30
1
.28
2905
.32
.30
.32
D o .......................................
2911
.32
.38
D o.......................................
.38
2912
Whole, 9 to 12 pounds..............
.18
.23
.23
2913
.35
.28
Sliced........................................
.35
2914
.25
.30
.30
D o.......................................
2915
.35
.35
.25
Do.
2916
.30
Do.
.30
.25
2917
.38
.35
Do.
2922
.32
.32
.32
Do.
2925
.32
.32
.32
Do.
2926
.35
.35
Do.
2927
.30
.35
Do.
2930
.30
.32
Do.
2931
Lard, pure:
.16
Tub, per pound.........................
.16
2903
D o.........................................
2904
.18
.15
D o........................................
.15
2905
Per 3-pound pail, gross weight..
.48
.48
2906
.15
Tub, per pound.........................
.15
2911
D o........................................
2912
.16
.17
.16
D o........................................
.16
2913
.15
D o........................................
2914
.15
D o........................................
.15
2915
.15
.15
D o........................................
2916
.15
.13
D o........................................
2917
.13
.16
D o........................................
2920
.15
.16
D o.........................................
2922
.16
.15
D o........................................
2925
.15
.16
D o........................................
2926
.15
.16
D o........................................
2927
.15
D o.........................................
.15 !
2930
.18 !
.18
2903 Leg of lamb, yearling,1 per pound.
.22
.22
D o..............................................
2905
.24
.22
D o..............................................
2911
.25
D o..............................................
.23
2912
.25
.22
D o..............................................
2914
.20
.20
D o..............................................
2916
.16
D o..............................................
.18
2917
.22
.20
D o..............................................
2922
.16
.14
.18
.16
D o..............................................
2925
.18
.23
D o..............................................
2930
.22
.22
D o..............................................
2931
2903 Hens, year or more old, dressed, not drawn, per
.24
.24
pound...............................................................
.23
.24
D o..................................................................
2904
.24
.24
D o . . . . . .........................................................
2911
.25 j
.23
2912
D o..................................................................
.24 !
.23
D o..................................................................
2914
.22
.22
D o..................................................................
2916
.22 ;
.22
D o..................................................................
2917
.23 1
.23
2922
D o..................................................................
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.
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2917
2922
2925
2927
2930
2931
2905
2911
2912
2914
2915
2916
2917
2922
2925
2926
2927
2930
2931
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
85
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST. 1913.
I . —RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
[E 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
rGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
,e
PHILADELPHIA, PA.—Continued.
1913
Firm
num
ber.
2903
2906
2912
2913
2914
2915
2917
2920
2926
2927
Flour, wheat:
Millbourne, per J-barrel bag..........
Gold Medal, per ^-barrel bag.........
Ceresota, per ^-barrel bag.............
Gold Medal, per ^-barrel bag.........
D o.............................................
Bridal Veil, per ^-barrel bag..........
Pillsbury’s Best, per ^-barrel bag-.
Gold Medal, per ^-barrel bag.........
D o.............................................
D o.............................................
2903
2906
2913
2917
2920
2926
2927
Corn meal, per pound.
D o.........................
D o.........................
D o.........................
Do.........................
D o.........................
D o..........................
2903
2904
2908
2911
2912
2913
2914
2915
2916
2917
2920
2922
2925
2926
2927
2930
2903
2904
2908
2911
2912
2913
2914
2915
2916
2917
2919
2920
2925
2926
2927
2930
strictly fresh, near-by, per
D o..........................................
D o..........................................
D o..........................................
D o..........................................
D o..........................................
D o . . . . . . ................................
D o..........................................
D o . . . . ....................................
D o..........................................
D o..........................................
D o..........................................
D o..........................................
D o..........................................
D o..........................................
D o..........................................
Butter, creamery, per pound:
P rint.................... . ........... .
D o................................
D o....... ........................
D o................................
Do................................
D o................................
D o................................
D o................................
D o................................
D o................................
D o................................
D o................................
D o................................
Roll or print......................
Print...................................
Tub.....................................
2903 Potatoes, Irish, per peck.
2911
Do..............................
2912
Do..............................
2913
Do..............................
2914
D o...............................
2915
Do...............................
2916
Do...............................
Do..............................
2917
2920
D o...............................
2926
D o...............................
2927
D o...............................
2930
D o..............................
FRASER
Digitized for
July 15.
Aug. 15.
July 15.
$0.20
$0.20
$0.22
.24
.20
.24
.22
.90
.90
.90
.85
.90
.90
.85
.90
.90
.90
.90
.90
.90
.85
.90
.90
.90
.90
.0300
.0250
.0300
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
.27
.28
.30
.30
.30
.28
.26
.27
.25
.29
.30
.30
.30
.33
.32
.32
.30
.27
.30
.28
.30
.30
.27
.26
.29
.27
.30
.31
.40
.40
.40
.40
.40
.36
.40
.40
.38
.35
.45
.35
.40
.36
.38
.35
.38
.40
.38
.35
.45
.35
.38
.36
.38
.35
.37
.38
.30
.30
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.30
.35
.30
.32
.30
.40
.35
.25
.35
.30
.32
.28
.40
.35
Aug. 15.
.23
.24
.24
$0.22
.24
.23
.22
.24
.80
.80
.40
.75
.80
.75
.80
.80
.75
.SO
.80
.80
.40
.75
.80
.75
.80
.80
.75
.80
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250 ...................
.0250 .......... *0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
.28
.32
.32
. 35
.32
.30
.30
.30
.28
.29
.30
.30
.29
.26
.30
.35
.36
.35
.40
.36
.35
.32
.32
.35
.30
.30
.33
.40
.42
.40
.40
.40
.44
.38
.37
.35
.38
.40
.36
.40
.37
.39
.38
.35
.42
.40
.41
.40
.44
.38
.38
.37
.38
.40
.36
.40
.37
.39
.38
.35
.30
.40
.44
.30
.25
.40
.30
.32
.30
.35
.30
.30
.30
.40
.30
.30
.25
.40
.30
.32
.30
.35
.30
.30
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2926
2927
2930
2931
Hens, year or more old, dressed, not drawn, per
pound.................................................................
D o..................................................................
D o..................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o ..................................................................
2925
1913
Commodity.
.35
.35
86
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
I . —RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
PHILADELPHIA, PA.—Concluded.
1912
Firm
num
ber.
Commodity.
2903
2906
2911
2912
2913
2914
2915
2917
2920
2926
2927
2930
Sugar, granulated, per pound.
D o.......................................
D o.......................................
D o.......................................
D o.......................................
D o.......................................
D o.......................................
D o.......................................
D o.......................................
D o.......................................
D o.......................................
D o.......................................
2901
Milk, fresh, unskimmed, delivered, bottled,
pasteurized, per quart.....................................
Do..................................................................
Do..................................................................
D o.................... ............................................
Do..................................................................
D o..................................................................
2908
2919
2923
2928
2929
July 15.
1913
Aug. 15.
$0.0600
.0550
.0550
$0.0600
.0550
.0550
0600
0550
0550
0550
0550
0550
.0550
.0550
.0550
.0550
.0550
.0550
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
July 15.
$0.0500
.0500
.0500
.0500
.0500
.0500
.0500
.0500
.0500
.0500
.0500
.0500
$0.0500
.0500
.0500
.0500
.0500
.0500
.0500
.0500
.0500
.0500
.05C0
.0500
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
PITTSBURGH, PA.
3003
3013
3016
3017
3018
3023
Sirloin steak, per pound.
D o.............................
Do.............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
3003
3013
3016
3017
3018
3023
Round steak, per pound.
D o...............................
D o...............................
D o...............................
D o...............................
D o...................... .
.25
.25
.25
.24
.25
.25
3013
3016
3017
3018
3023
Rib roast, bone in, per pound.
D o.......................................
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
.20
.22
.25
.22
.20
.22
3003
3013
3016
3017
3018
Chuck roast, per pound.
D o.............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
.18
.20
.15
.16
.17
.15
3003
3013
3016
3017
3018
3023
Pork chops, loin, per pound.,
D o....................................
D o....................................
D o....................................
D o....................................
D o....................................
.25
.25
.23
.22
.23
.20
3003
3007
3013
3014
3016
3017
3018
3022
3023
Bacon, smoked, sliced, per pound.
D o..............................................
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
.30
.30
.28
.30
.33
.25
.30
.30
.28
$0.28
.30
$0.28
.30
30
24
25
Aug. 15.
$0.30
.30
.28
.25
.27
.25
.08
87
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1913.
I . — RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
PITTSBURGH, PA.—Continued.
1913
Firm
num
ber.
3003
3007
3013
3014
3016
3017
3018
3022
3023
Ham, smoked, per pound:
Sliced.
Do.
Do.
W hole.
Sliced..
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
3007
3008
3010
3013
3014
3015
3016
3017
3018
3019
3022
Lard, pure, tub, per pound.
D o....................................
D o.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
3003
3013
3016
3017
3018
3023
Leg of lamb, yearling! per pound.
D o..............................................
D o..............................................
D o..............................................
D o............................. ................
D o..............................................
3006
Hens, year or more old, dressed, drawn, per
pound............................................................... .
D o .................................................................
D o..................................................................
D o..................................................................
D o .................................................................
3015
3016
3017
3023
3007
3008
3010
3014
3015
3017
3019
3021
3022
3007
3008
3010
3014
3015
3017
3019
23004
3010
3014
3015
3017
3018
3019
3021
3022
1913
Commodity.
Flour, wheat, per ^-barrel bag:
New Century.......................
Pillsbury's Best...................
Minnp.ha.ha,....................................
Vienna..................................
Pillsbury’s Best...................
Minnehaha...........................
D o..................................
D o..................................
D o..................................
Com meal, per pound.
D o..........................
D o..........................
D o..........................
D o..........................
D o..........................
D o..........................
Eggs, strictly fresh, near-by, per dozen.,
D o......................................................
D o......................................................
D o...................................................... .
D o.......................................................
D o...................................................... .
D o.......................................................
D o.......................................................
D o.......................................................
July 15.
Aug. 15.
uly 15.
$0.25
.25
.30
$0.25
.23
.30
$0.30
.30
.35
.21
.40
.30
.30
.27
.30
$0.30
.28
.35
.23
.40
.30
.30
.30
.30
.16
.15
.15
.15
.15
.15
.18
.15
.15
.17
.15
.16
.15
.15
.17
.15
.18
.15
.15
.17
.15
.25
.18
.20
.20
.22
.20
.22
.18
.20
.20
.20
.18
.28
.25
.26
.27
.28
.25
.26
.26
.25
.75
.80
.75
.78
.80
.80
.80
.80
.90
.75
.80
.75
.75
.80
.80
.80
.75
.90
.0300
.0220
.0250
.0250
.0333
.0333
.0250
.0300
.0230
.0250
.0280
.0333
.0333
.0250
.27
.25
.27
.26
.27
.27
.30
.28
.27
.27
.27
.32
.35
’ .*25’
‘ .’ 25*
.15
.15
.14
.15
.15
.15
.18
.15
.15
.14
.16
.15
.15
.18
.15
.16
.15
.16
.20
.18
.18
.20
.18
.20
.20
.18
.25
.23
.24
.23
.23
.25
.90
.85
.85
.85
.85
.90
.83
,85
.90
.0300
.0250
.0280
.0300
.0300
.0250
.0280
.0300
.0333
.0333
.25
.23
.26
.25
.25
.28
.28
.25
.25
.27
.27
.27
.28
.28
Aug. 15.
.27
.30
.28
.32
.28
.32
i 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 Delivers no purchases.
88
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
I . —RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TII OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T able
PITTSBURGH, PA.—Concluded.
1912
Firm
num
ber.
Commodity.
13004
3007
3008
3010
3014
3015
3017
3018
3019
3021
3022
Butter, creamery, per pound:
Print...............................................................
D o.............................................................
D o.............................................................
D o.............................................................
D o.............................................................
Tub.................................................................
Print...............................................................
Do.............................................................
Do.............................................................
Do.............................................................
D o.............................................................
3007
3008
3010
3014
3015
3017
3019
3021
3022
Potatoes, Irish, per peck......................................
D o...................................................................
Do...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
3007
3008
3010
3014
3015
3017
3019
3021
Sugar, granulated, per pound.............................
Do...................................................................
Do....... ...........................................................
D o...................................................................
Do...................................................................
D o...................................................................
Do...................................................................
D o...................................................................
3001
3004
3011
3012
3020
Milk, fresh, unskimmed, delivered, per quart:
Bottled, or from can, raw..............................
Bottled, raw...................................................
Bottled, pasteurized......................................
D o.............................................................
d o : ...................... ....................................
1913
July 15.
Aug. 15.
July 15.
$0.32
.33
.35
.33
.34
.33
.33
.34
.34
$0.32
.33
.35
.33
.34
.33
.34
.34
.34
$0.36
.35
.40
.35
.35
.35
.35
.35
.37
.36
.34
$0.36
.35
.38
.35
.35
.35
.35
.35
.37
.36
.35
.30
.30
.30
.35
.25
.30
. 25
.35
.30
.35
. 25
.32
.30
.25
.25
.30
.25
.25
. 25
.25
.35
.25
.30
.30
.30
.30
.30
.25
.30
.30
.0600
.0580
. 0650
.0650
.0600
.0580 i
.0600
.0650
.0600
.0714
.0600
.0667
.0600
.0500
.0500
.0650
.0480
.0500
. 0588
.0500
.0600
.0540
.0500
.0650
. 0500
.0550
. 0556
. 0550
.07
.08
.08
.08
.07
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.10
.09
.08
.08
.08
.10
.09
.08
PORTLAND, OREQ.
3105
3107
3108
3113
3117
3118
3121
Sirloin steak, per pound.......................................
$0.20
D o...................................................................
.20
Do....................................................................
.18
Do.....................................................................17*
Do....................................................................
.20
D o...................................................................
.18
D o...................................................................
.20
3105
3107
3108
3113
3117
3118
3121
Round steak, per pound......................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
3105
3107
310S
3113
3117
3118
3121
Rib roast, bone in, per pound.............................
.18
D o...................................................................
.20
D o...................................................................
.15
D o...................................................................
.16
D o....................................................................18
.18
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
.18
.18
.18
.18
. I7i
.17*
.16
.18
i Delivers no purchases.
$0.25
.25
.22*
.22
.25
.22
.23
$0.20
.20
.20
.18
.20
.20
.20
.22
.22
.20
.20
.22
.20
.23
.18
.20
.18
.17*
.18
.18
.18
.18
.20
.15
.16
.18
.18
.20
1
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:
.20
.20
.20
.17*
.18
.18
.20
Aug. 15.
89
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1913.
I . —PvETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T able
PORTLAND, OREG.—Continued.
1912
1913
Firm
num
ber.
Commodity.
3105
3107
3108
3113
3117
3118
3121
Chuck roast, per pound.......................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
Do...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
SO. 13
.15
-12J
.15
.15
.15
.15
$0.13
.15
. 12*
.15
.15
.15
.15
3105
3107
3108
3113
3117
3118
3121
Pork chops, loin, per pound................................
Do...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
Do...................................................................
D o...................................................................
.18
.20
.20
.22
.22*
.22
.22
3101
3105
3107
3108
3111
3113
3117
3118
3119
3120
3121
Bacon, smoked, sliced, per pound......................
D o...................................................................
D o.................... ..........................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
Do...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
3105
3107
3108
3113
3117
3118
3119
3120
3121
July 15.
Aug. 15.
i July 15.
Aug. 15.
§0.17
.18
.15
.15
, .18
.17*
.17
.20
.22
.22*
.25
.22%
.22“
.23
$0.17
.18
.15
.15
.16
.m
*17
.20
.25
.22*
.20
.23
.25
.23
.25
.25
.25
.25
.25
.25
.30
.30
.30
.27
.30
.25
.25
.25
.25.25
.27
.30
.25
.30
.27
.30
.30
.30
.30
.30
.30
.30
.35
.30
.35
.30
.35
.32
.30
.30
.30
.30
.30
.35
.35
.35
.35
.35
Ham, smoked, per pound:
Sliced..............................................................
D o............................................................
D o............................................................
D o............................................................
Do.............................................................
D o............................................................
D o............................................................
Whole.............................................................
Sliced..............................................................
.28
.30
.25
.25
.30
.25
.30
.20
.25
.25
.30
.25
.30
.30
.25
.30
.21
.25
.30
.30
.35
.30
.35
.30
.30
.25
.30
.30
.30
.35
.32
.35
.35
.30
.27
.30
3105
3106
3107
3108
3111
3113
3119
3120
3121
Lard, pure, tub, per pound.................................
Do...................................................................
B o .................... . .............................................
D o...................................................................
Do..............................................................
D o...................................................................
Do...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
.15
.15
.15
.15
.16
.17*
. 17*
.18
.18
.18
.15 :
.20
.20
.15
.15
.15
.15
.16 :
. 17*
.17
.20
.17*
.17*
.15
.......... .’20“
.18
.18
.20
3105
3107
3108
3113
3117
3118
3121
Leg of lamb, yearling,i per pound......................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
Do...................................................................
Do...................................................................
D o...................................................................
.15
.18
.15
.17*
.16
.15
.20
.15
.18
.15
.18
.16
.15
.20
.18
.15
.15
.17*
.18
.18
.20
.18
.15
.18
.15
.18
.18
.20
3105
Hens, year or more old, dressed, not drawn,
per pound..........................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
Do...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
.20
.20
.18
.18
.18
.25
.17
.18
.20 I
.20
.20
.18
.18
.22
.17*
.18
.20
.22
.20
.20
.18
.20
.22
.18
.18
.20
.23
.20
.22
.18
.20
.22
.18
.17*
.20
3106
3107
3108
3111
3113
3117
3118
3121
i
|
!
;
i
!
!
!
.22
.25
.25
.25
.23
.25
.25
.i7*
.17*
.20
.17*
.20
.20
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.
90
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
I . —RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
PORTLAND, OREG.—Concluded.
1912
Firm
num
ber.
1913
Commodity.
July 15.
Aug. 15.
July 15.
SI. 55
1.55
3.50
1.55
1.55
1.55
$1.55
1.55
3.60
1.55
1.50
1.45
SI. 35
1.40
3.20
1.40
1.40
1.40
3101
3106
3111
3115
3119
3120
Flour, wheat:
Brilliant, per ^-barrel b a g ..
Olympic, per ^-barrel b a g ..
Special brand, per J-barrel I
Vina, per i-barrel bag..........
D o..................................
D o..................................
3101
3106
3111
3115
3119
3120
Corn meal, in 9 or 10 pound lots, per pound.
D o..............................................................
D o..............................................................
D o..............................................................
D o..............................................................
D o..............................................................
.0350
.0350
.0350
.0350
.0300
.0350
.0350
.0350
.0389
3101
3105
3106
3115
3119
3120
Eggs, strictly fresh, near-by, per dozen.
D o......................................................
Do.
D o.
Do.
Do..
.30
.30
.30
.30
.30
.35
.35
.30
.35
.35
.35
.35
.35
.30
.35
.35
.35
* .35
.70
.70
.75
.75
.75
3101
3106
3111
3115
3119
3120
3101
3106
3111
3115
3119
3120
3101
3106
3111
3115
3119
3120
3102
3103
3110
Butter, creamery:
Prmt, per 2 pounds.......................................
D o ...............................................................
Print, per 1 pound........................................
Print, per 2 pounds.......................................
D o............................................................
D o ...........................................................
f
D o............................................................
I
Print, per 1 pound........................................
Potatoes, Irish, per 100 pounds...........................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
Sugar, granulated, per pound:
In SI lo t s ......................................................
D o............................................................
D o........................................................... .
D o...........................................................
D o............................................................
f
D o............................................................
I
In 100-pound lots..........................................
Milk, fresh, unskimmed, delivered, bottled,
per quart:
R aw ................................................................
Pasteurized....................................................
D o........................................................... .
f
L
.65
.70
.75
.40
.75
.75
.75
.37*
1.20
1.50
1.25
1.50
1.25
.40
.85
.75
.90
1.00
1.00
.0300
.0350
.0300
.0300
.0389
.0333
.75
.75
.75
.75
1.50
1.35
.65
.65
2.00
.75
.0667
.0867
.0667
.0625
.0667
.0630
.0667
.0714
.0667
.0625
.0667
.0714
.0588
.0625
.0625
.0625
.0667
.0625
.09
.10
.10
.09
.10
.10
.09
.10
.09
SO. 42
.38
.42
.42
.40
.35
SO. 45
.42
.40
.42
.40
.40
SO. 40
.40
.40
.40
.40
.40
.38
SO. 43
.40
.40
.40
.40
.40
.38
.30
.25
.30
.35
.28
.25
.33
.28
.35
.35
.28
.30
.30
.28
.33
.35
.32
.30
.32
.33
.28
.33
.35
.32
.30
.32
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
3203
3209
3211
3212
3213
3214
3215
Sirloin steak (Providence cut),1per pound.
D o.............................................................
D o.............................................................
D o.............................................................
D o.............................................................
D o.............................................................
D o.............................................................
Round steak, bone out, per pound:
3203
3209
3211
3212
3213
3214
3215
Top...............................................
Whole...........................................
Top...............................................
D o..........................................
Do..........................................
D o......................................... .
D o..........................................
1 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 “ sirloin7’ steak.
91
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1913.
I . —RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
PROVIDENCE, R. I.—Continued.
Firm
num
ber.
1912
1913
Commodity.
Rib roast, bone in, per pound.
D o.......................................
D o.......................................
Do.......................................
Do.......................................
D o.......................................
D o.......................................
Chuck roast, per pound:
3203
Bone out....................
3209
Bone in ......................
3211
Bone out....................
3212
D o........................
3213
Bone in......................
3214
Do........................
3215
D o........................
3203 Pork chops, loin, per pound.,
3209
Do....................................
3211
Do.
3212
Do.
3213
Do.
3214
Do.
3215
Do.
3203 Bacon, smoked, sliced, per pound.
D o..............................................
3209
3211
D o..............................................
3212
Do..............................................
3213
D o..............................................
3214
D o..............................................
3215
D o.................................. ...........
Ham, smoked, per pound:
Whole, 10 to 16 pounds..
3203
Whole, 12 to 15 pounds..
3209
3211
Sliced..............................
D o.............................
3212
Whole, 9 to 14 pounds...
3213
Sliced..............................
3214
3215
D o.............................
3201 Lard, pure, tub, per pound..
D o...................................
3203
3209
Do.
3211
Do.
3212
Do.
Do.
3213
3214
Do.
3215
Do.
3203 Leg of lamb, yearling,i per pound.
D o..............................................
3209
3211
D o..............................................
D o..............................................
3213
3214
D o..............................................
3203 Hens, year or more old, dressed, not drawn, per
pound.................................................................
3209
Do...................................................................
3211
D o...................................................................
3212
D o . . . . ........................................................... .
D o ,................................................................ .
3213
3214
Do...................................................................
3215
D o...................................................................
Flour, wheat, per J-barrel bag:
King Arthur........................
3201
3203
Gold Medal..........................
3209
Special brand.......................
3211
King Arthur........................
3212
Pilisbury’s Best...................
3213
Gold Medal..........................
3214
King Arthur........................
3215
D o..................................
July 15.
Aug. 15.
$0.33
.28
.30
.25
.22
.20
3209
3211
3212
3213
3214
3215
July 15.
Aug. 15.
$0.25
.24
.28
.25
.22
.22
.25
.20
.16
.22
.22
.16
.18
.18
.23
.20
.23
.22
.22
.20
.23
.23
.25
.25
.22
.22
.22
.25
.22
.21
.35
.32
.22
.30
.35
.16
.15
.14
.16
.15
.15
.15
.16
.20
.25
.18
.23
.20
.20
.25
.25
.22
.22
00
.26
.25
.28
.25
.25
.23
.25
1.00
1.00
.90
1.00
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
FRASER
this report.
Digitized for
92
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
I . —RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TII OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
PROVIDENCE, R. I.—Concluded.
1913
Firm
!
1913
Commodity.
I
ber.
July 15.
Aug. 15.
July 15.
Aug. 15.
3201
3209
3211
3212
3213
3214
3215
r’oro meal, per r>ou™i............................- rr_____
Do ..................................................................
Do...................................................................
Do...................................................................
Do...................................................................
Do ..................................................................
Do ..................................................................
$0.0300
.0280
.0350
.0288
.0400
.0300
$0.0300
.0240
.0400
.0288
.0400
. 0300
$0.0280
.0240
.0300
. 0240
. 0300
. 0300
. 0300
$0.0280
.0240
.0300
.0240
.0300
.0300
.0300
3201
3203
3200
3211
32J2
3214
3215
Eggs, strictly fresh, near-by, per dozen..............
D o ..... ...........................................................
Do...................................................................
Do ..................................................................
Do...................................................................
Do ................................................................
Do .................................................................
.38
.33
.33
.36
.35
.30
.45
.37
.38
.40
.38
.35
.40
.34
.35
.86
.37
.30
.38
.38
.38
.40
.30
.42
3201
3203
3209
3211
3212
3213
3215
Butter, creamery, per pound:
Print...............................................................
Tub.................................................................
Do ...........................................................
Do ...........................................................
Print...............................................................
Tub.................................................................
Do ...........................................................
.38
.35
. 33
. 37
.36
.40
.38
.38
.35
.33
.37
.36
.40
.38
3201
3203
3209
3211
3212
3213
3214
3215
Potatoes, Irish, per peck......................................
D o............ .......................................................
Do...................................................................
Do...................................................................
Do ..................................................................
Do ..................................................................
Do...................................................................
Do
..............................................................
.29
.10
.30
.30
. 35
.30
. 30
.30
.30
.25
.30
.32
.35
.30
.30
3201
3203
3209
3211
3212
3213
3214
3215
Sugar, granulated, in 25-cent, 50-cent, or $1 lots,
per pound..........................................................
Do...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o..............................................................
D o...................................................................
Do ................................................................
3202
3206
3208
Milk, fresh, unskimmed, delivered, bottled, per
quart:
Pasteurized....................................................
Raw................................................................
Pasteurized....................................................
I
.38
.37
.33
.37
.36
.38
.33
.38
.36
.38
.35
.33
.25
.30
.35
.35
.30
.30
.30
.28
.35
.30
.35
.30
.0625
.0541
.0700
.0556
.0667
.0625
.0625 ii
•i
.0541 i
.0700
.0556
.0667
.0625
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
j!
iI
i'
|
1,
|
i
|
.0556
.0476
.0500
. 0500
. 0556
. 0500
.0500
.42
. 0550
.0519
.0513
. 0550
.0520
.0556
.0500
.0500
.09
.09
.09
.09
.09
RICHMOND, VA.
3303
3304
3316
3319
3320
Sirloin steak, per pound.,
D o............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
D o...............................
$0.23
.25
.25
$0.23
.23
.20
.20
.25
$0.23
.25
.20
.20
3303
3304
3316
3319
3320
Hound steak, per pound.
D o..............................
D o...............................
D o..............................
D o..............................
.20
.22
.20
.20
.20
.18
.20
.20
.20
.22
.18
.20
.20
.20
. 16§
.20
.20
.20
.20
.iǤ
.20
3303 Rib roast, bone in, per pound.
3304
D o.......................................
3316
D o.......................................
3319
D o.......................................
Do.......................................
3320 i
.18
.20
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1913.
I . — RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF F
[E 15TII OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JL
A 'GUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
,e
T
RICHMOND, VA.—Continued.
1912
Firm
num
ber.
19
Commodity.
July 15.
3303
3304
3316
3319
3320
Chuck roast, per pound.
D o.................... ........
D o.............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
3303
3304
3316
3319
3320
Aug. 15.
$0.15
. 15
0.15
.15
Pork chops, loin, per pound.,
D o....................................
D o....................................
D o....................................
D o....................................
.19
.20
.20
.20
.22
.20
3303
3304
3311
3313
3319
3320
Bacon, smoked, sliced, per pound.
D o..............................................
D o..............................................
D o..............................................
D o..............................................
D o..............................................
.20
.25
.25
.20
.20
.25
.25
.20
3303
3304
3311
3313
3319
3320
Ham, smoked, per pound:
Sliced.............................
D o...........................
Whole, 6 to 8 pounds...
Sliced.............................
Whole............................
D o...........................
.20
.25
.20
.22
.20
.25
.20
.22
3303
3304
3311
3313
3320
Lard, pure:
Per 3-pound pail, gross weight..
Tub, per pound.........................
D o.........................................
D o.........................................
D o.........................................
.15
.15
.15
.45
.15
.15
.15
3303
3304
3316
3319
3320
Leg of lamb, yearling,i per pound.
D o.......................................... .
D o..............................................
D o..............................................
D o................. ............................
.22
•16|
.22
.16§
3302
Hens, year or more old, dressed, not drawn,
per pound........................................................
D o..... ...........................................................
D o..................................................................
D o.................................................................. .
.18
.20
.16§
.18
.17*
.20
.161
.18
.88
.90
.80
.90
.90
.96
.75
.90
3303
3305
3318
3303
3304
3311
3313
3319
3320
Flour, wheat, per ^-barrel bag:
Pillsbury's Best...................
Gold Medal..........................
Obelisk.
Dunlop.
Obelisk.
3303
3304
3311
3313
3319
3320
Corn meal, per pound.
D o..........................
D o..........................
D o ........................
D o..........................
D o.........................
.0250
.0250
.0292
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0292
.0250
3303
3304
3305
3311
3313
3320
Eggs, strictly fresh, near-by, per dozen.
D o......................................................
D o......................................................
D o......................................................
D o......................................................
D o......................................................
.23
.25
.20
.23
.23
.25
.30
.26
.25
.25
iT h prices are for the article generally known to the trade as "yearling.” The age o
( “ yea ing” ) varies from approximately 9 to 18 months. Owing to the fact that, in some fir]
vanes □nsiderably with different seasons of the year, no “ relative” prices are computed for thi
this r( >ort.
94
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
I . —RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T able
RICHMOND, VA.—Concluded.
1912
Firm
num
ber.
Commodity.
3303
3304
3311
3313
3319
3320
1913
July 15.
Aug. 15.
Butter, creamery, print, per pound....................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D©...................................................................
D o...................................................................
$0.34
.38
.35
.38
$0.34
.38
.35
.35
3304
3311
3313
3319
3320
Potatoes, Irish,
3303per peck......................................
D o....................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o..................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o...................................................................
.30
.35
.35
.25
.25
.35
.30
.25
.25
.25
.30
.25
.30
.20
.25
.30
.30
.25
.25
3303
3304
3311
3313
3319
3320
Sugar, granulated, per pound..............................
D o....................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
.0600
.0600
.0600
.0600
.0600
.0600
.0600
.0600
.0500
.0500
.0500
.0500
.0500
.0500
.0500
.0500
.0500
.0550
.0500
3310
Milk, fresh, unskimmed, delivered, bottled,
raw, per quart...................................................
D o...................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
3314
3315
3322
July 15.
Aug. 15.
$0.35
.40
.38
.38
.40
.37*
$0.35
.40
.37
.38
.40
ST. LOUIS, MO.
$0.25
.25
.25
$0.25
.25
.25
.15
$0.30
.25
.25
.17*
.24
.28
.27*
.20
.25
.20
.15
.25
.25
.23
.17*
.22
.28
.25
.17*
.18
.22
.17*
.18
.20
.14
.20
.18
.22
.'15
.20
.20
.20
.20
.18
Chuck roast, per pound.......................................
D o ...................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
.15
.16
.17
.15
.16
.17
.10
.17*
.15
.16
.12*
.13
.15
.15
.17*
.15
Pork chops, loin, per pound................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................... ............................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
.20
.18
.20
.20
.22
.25
.17
.20
.22
.23
,15
.20
.22
.22
.20
.22
3401
3402
3405
3408
3416
3417
3418
Sirloin steak, per pound.......................................
D o...................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o................................ : .................................
D o....................................................................
3401
3402
3405
3408
3416
3417
3418
Round steak, per pound......................................
.20
.25
D o...................................................................
.20
D o...................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
T)n ___________________ _________ _____ !...... .............
3401
3402
3405
3408
3416
3417
3418
R ib roast, bone in, per pound.............................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o............................. ......................................
D o...................................................................
3401
3402
3405
3408
3416
3417
3418
3401
3402
3405
3408
3416
3417
3418
$0.30
.25
.24
.24
.28
.25
.25
.25
..........
............24
.22
.25
.27*
.18
.20
.20
.20
.15
.14
.15
.15
.20
.20
.25
.22
95
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1913.
I . —RETAIL PRICES OP THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
ST. LOUIS, MO.—Continued.
1913
Firm
num
ber.
1913
Commodity.
July 15.
3402
3405
3406
3408
3416
3417
3418
Bacon, smoked, sliced, per pound.
D o..............................................
D o ..............................................
D o..............................................
D o ..............................................
D o..............................................
D o..............................................
3402
3405
3406
3408
3416
3417
3418
Ham, smoked, per pound:
Sliced..............................
D o.............................
Whole.............................
Sliced..............................
D o............................
D o.............................
Whole, 12 to 14 pounds..
3401
3402
3405
3408
3416
3417
3418
$0.25
.30
.20
Aug. 15
$0.25
.30
22
20
July 15.
Aug. 15.
$0.30
.30
.30
.25
.26
.30
.30
$0.30
.....................
.30*
.25
.27 .
.30
.30
.25
.30
.17^
25
30
174
.30
.35
.22
.25
.27
.30
.21
.30
Leg of lamb, yearling,1 per pound.
D o..............................................
D o..............................................
D o..............................................
D o..............................................
D o.............................................
D o..............................................
.20
.18
.18
174
17
18
16
.25
.20
.20
.15
.15
.20
.20
.25
.20
.15
.15
.18
.20
3402
3405
3406
3408
3414
3416
3417
3418
Lard, pure, tub, per pound..
D o...................................
D o...................................
D o....................................
D o...................................
D o....................................
D o...................................
D o...................................
.13
.14
.12J
15
14
15
124
.15
.14
.15
.111
.15
.14
.15
.14
.15
.14
.15
.14
.15
.14
3401
3405
3408
3416
3417
3418
Hens, year or more old, per pound:
Dressed, not drawn...................
L ive............................................
Dressed, not drawn................... .
D o.........................................
D o.........................................
D o.........................................
.174
.16
174
15
15
.20
.18
.16
.18
.20
.20
.17
.16
.18
.18
3402
3405
3406
3414
3416
3417
3418
Flour, wheat, per ^-barrel bag:
Gold Medal.
Royal Patent----Standard Tilton..
Gold Medal.........
Royal Patent___
D o.................
Gold Medal.........
.70
.75
.64
.70
.75
3402
3405
3406
3414
3416
3417
3418
Com meal, per pound.
D o..........................
D o.........................
D o..........................
D o..........................
D o..........................
D o..........................
20
.85
.75
.75
.75
.75
.80
.75
.70
.75
.67
.70
.75
.0333
.0333
.0240
.0333
.0333
.0240
.0333
.0333
.0160
.0240
.0192
.0333
.0200
.22
.28
.27
.30
.25
.15
.20
.80
.0333
.0160
.0200
.0224
.0333
.0200
.20
.25
.20
3402 Eggs, strictly fresh, near-by, per
.23
.25
.224
Di
.224
Do.
.224
3406
.25
3414
Do.
.23
.22
Do.
.20
3416
.28
.25
Do.
3417
.22
.22
Do.
3418
i 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.
96
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
I . —RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T able
ST. LOUIS, MO.—Concluded.
19 12
Firm
num
ber.
Commodity.
3402
3405
3406
3414
3416
3417
3418
Butter, creamery, tub, per pound......................
D o...................................................................
Do...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
$0.30
.35
.30
3402
3405
3406
3414
3416
3417
3418
Potatoes, Irish, per peck.....................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
Do...................................................................
.25
.25
.25
3402
3405
3406
3414
3416
3417
3418
Sugar, granulated, in 25-cent or SI lots, per
pound.................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
Do...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
3404
3407
3410
3412
3413
3415
Milk, fresh, unskimmed, delivered, bottled, per
quart:
Pasteurized....................................................
D o............................................................
Do.............................................................
Raw or pasteurized.......................................
Pasteurized....................................................
D o.............................................................
July 15.
|
19 13
i__ __ ______
Aug. 15. ;| July 15.
Aug. 15.
$0.35
.35
.32|
•35
.32
.35
.32
$0.35
$0.30 |
.33
.321 :
...................i
1
.25
.25
.25
j
|
.0625
.0588
.0588
.07
.07
.07
.07
. 0556
.0588 j
.0588 t
i
1...................!i
i...................II
1
:|
i
.07
.07
.07
.07
............ !
I
i
.35
.35
.32
.35
.32
.30
.35
. 35
.30
.25
.30
.25
.30
. 35
.25
.25
.35
.25
. OooC
. 0526
.0526
. ft52f> !'
.0500
.0526
.0500
. 052t
.0526
. 052C
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
SO. 28
.25
.25
.25
.30
.28
.25
ST. PAUL, MINN.
4003
4004
4008
4010
4012
4013
4016
Sirloin steak, per pound..
Do.............................
Do.............................
Do.............................
Do.............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
$0. 28
. 25
.28
.25
.28
.30
.25
4003
4004
4008
4010
4012
4013
4016
Round steak, per pound.
D o..............................
D o..............................
Do..............................
D o..............................
D o...............................
D o ..............................
.25
.22
.25
.22
.24
.25
.20
4003
4004
4008
4010
4012
4013
4016
Rib roast, bone in, per pound.
Do.......................................
D o.......................................
D o.......................................
D o.......................................
D o.......................................
Do.......................................
.22
.22
.22
.18
.22
. 25
.22
4003
4004
4008
4010
4012
4013
4016
Chuck roast, per pound.
D o.............................
D o.............................
Do.............................
Do.............................
Do.............................
Do.............................
.18
.17
.18
. 15
.18
.18
. 15
!
j
j
!
.25
.20
.23
.22
.25
.25
.20
.22
.20
.20
.18
.20
.22
.22
i
i
i
.18
.16
.18
.15
.18
.is
.16
97
KETAIL PKICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1913.
I . —RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
[E 15TII OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
FGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
,e
ST. PAUL, MINN.—Continued.
1913
Firm
num
ber.
Commodity.
July 15.
j Aug. 15.
$0.20
.18
$0.20
.18
.2 2
.2 0
.20
.20
.22
.20
.20
.20
4003
4004
4008
4010
4012
4013
40It)
Pork chops, loin, per pound.
D o....................................
D o....................................
D o....................................
D o....................................
D o............... ....................
D o....................................
4003
4004
4008
4010
4012
4013
4010
Bacon, smoked, per pound:
Sliced..............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
Piece, 6 pounds.............
.25
.28
.25
.25
.28
.30
.25
.30
.25
.25
.28
.30
.22
.22
4003
4004
4008
4010
4012
4013
4016
Ham, smoked, per pound:
Sliced..............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
Whole, 12 to 15 pounds..
.25
.25
.25
.28
.30
.35
.25
.30
.25
.25
.30
.35
.2 0
.20
4003
4004
4008
4010
4011
4012
4013
4016
Lard, pure, tub, per pound.
Do...................................
D o...................................
D o...................................
D o...................................
D o...................................
D o...................................
D o...................................
.15
.15
. 15
.15
. 15
.15
. 15
. 15
. 15
.15
.15
.15
Leg of lamb, yearling,* per pound .
D o.............................................
D o..............................................
Do..............................................
D o..............................................
D o..............................................
D o..............................................
4016
.18
.18
.22
.22
.20
.20
.22
4003
4004
4008
4010
4012
4013
4004
4008
4010
4012
4013
4016
Hens, year or more old, dressed, not drawn,
per pound.........................................................
Do..................................................................
D o..................................................................
D o..................................................................
D o..................................................................
D o..................................................................
D o..................................................................
4003
.18
.18
.15
. 15
.15
.20
.20
.18
.15
. 15
.15
.2 0
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
.124
.18
.18
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
4003
4005
4008
4011
Flour, wheat:
Ceresota, per ^-barrel bag...............
Pilisbury’s Best, per ^-barrel bag..
Do..............................................
Pilisbury’s Best, per ^-barrel b a g .
Apple Blossom, per J-barrel bag...
. 75
.70
.75
. 75
.70
4003
4005
4008
4011
Com meal, in 10-pound lots, per pound.
D o........................................................
D o........................................................
D o........................................................
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250 Ii
.18
!
. 75
2.85
.75
.0250
.0250
.0250
.0250
*Th e prices are for the article generally known to the trade as “ yearling.” The age of the sheep
(“ yeai ling” ) 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 re port.
11205°—Bull. 136—13----- 7
98
BULLETIN OF THE BTJHEAU OF LABOS STATISTICS.
I . —RETAIL PRICES OP THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OP POOD ON
THE I5TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
ST. PAUL, MINN.—Concluded.
1913
Firm
num
ber.
4001
4003
4005
4007
4003
4011
4016
1913
Commodity.
July 15.
Aug. 15.
strictly fresh, near-by, per dozen.
D o......................................................
D o......................................................
D o......................................................
Do......................................................
D o......................................................
D o......................................................
July 15.
Aug. 15.
$0.21
.22
.20
.25
.22
.25
.25
$0.24
.25
.22
.25
.25
.25
.23
4001
4003
4005
4007
4008
4011
4016
Butter, creamery, per pound:
Print...................................
Do................................
Do................................
Tub.....................................
D o................................
Print...................................
D o................................
.33
.33
.32
.33
.32
.33
.35
.34
.33
.32
.33
.32
.33
.35
4003
4005
4008
4011
Potatoes, Irish:
Per 15 pounds..
Per pound.......
Per 15 pounds..
Do............ .
.20
.02*
.23
.15
.15
.01
.15
.15
4005
4008
4011
Sugar, granulated, in 50-cent or $1 lots, per
pound.................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o................. .................................................
D o...................................................................
.0625
.0500
.0556
.0556
.0625
.0500
.0556
.0556
4001
4002
4007
4017
Milk, fresh, unskimmed, delivered, per quart:
Bottled, pasteurized.....................................
Do...........................................................
From can, raw..............................................
Bottled, pasteurized....................................
.07*
.06§
.061
.07
.07$
.07f
.06*
.07
4003
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.
$0.20
3501
3502
3504
3506
3507
3512
3519
3520
Sirloin steak, per pound.,
D o.............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
3501
3502
3504
3506
3507
3512
3519
3520
Round steak, per pound.
D o...............................
D o...............................
D o...............................
D o .............................
D o...............................
D o...............................
D o...............................
.17*
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
3501
3502
3SQ4
3506
3507
3512
3519
3520
Rib roast, bone in, per pound.
D o ......................................
Do.......................................
D o.......................................
D o .....................................
D o.......................................
D o ......................................
D o.......................................
.17*
.18
.17*
.20
.18
.17*
.20
.20
.20
.22*
.20
.20
.22*
.17
3501
3502
3504
3506
3507
3512
3519
3520
Chuck roast, per pound.
D o.............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
D o ...........................
D o.............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
.15
.15
.14
.15
.15
.15
.m
.17*
.15
.15
.15
.15
.15
.15
.25
22
22*
22*
22*
$0.20
.25
.22
.22*
.22*
.20
$0.22*
.25
.22
.25
.23
.20
.27*
.22
$0.25
.25
.23
.20
.20
.‘ 20* ‘
.20
.20
.20
.*22*'
.20
.20
.17*
.‘is’ *
.15
.15
99
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1913.
I* — RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OP FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH—Continued.
1913
1913
Firm
num
ber.
Commodity.
July 15.
Aug. 15.
$0.22*
.25
.20
.20
.20
.22*
July 15.
$0.20
3501
3502
3504
3506
3507
3512
3519
3520
Pork chops, loin, per pound.
D o....................................
Do.
Do..
Do .
Do..
Do..
Do..
3501
3502
3504
3506
3507
3512
3519
3520
Bacon, smoked, sliced, per pound.
D o..............................................
Do.
Do.
Do .
Do.
Do..
Do..
.30
.30
.30
.40
.30
.25
.30
.30
.30
.40
.30
.30
.40
.30
3501
3502
3504
3506
3507
3512
3519
Ham, smoked, sliced, per pound.
D o............................................
D o............................................
Do............................................
D o ..........................................
D o............................................
Do............................................
D o............................................
.30
. 30
.30
.30
.30
.25
.30
.35
3501
3502
3504
3506
3507
3512
3513
3516
3519
3520
Lard, pure:
Tub. per pound........................
D o.......................................
D o.......................................
Do.......................................
D o .....................................
D o.......................................
Per 5-pound pail, gross weight.
Tub, per pound........................
D o.......................................
D o.......................................
.17*
.20
.15
.17*
.17*
.17*
.90
.15
.20
.20
3501
3502
3504
3506
3507
3512
3519
3520
Leg of Iamb, yearling,1per pound.
D o..............................................
D o..............................................
D o..............................................
D o ............................................
D o..............................................
D o..............................................
D o..............................................
.15
.20
.15
.15
.17*
.15
.17*
.22*
. 15
.15
.20
.17*
.17
.20
3501
3502
3504
3506
3507
3519
3520
Hens, year or more old:
Dressed, not drawn, per pound.
D o..........................................
Do..........................................
D o..........................................
D o .........................................
D o..........................................
D o..........................................
.25
.25
.20
.20
.22
.25
.25
.22
.25
.25
.22*
.24
Flour, wheat:
Layton's High Patent, per J-barrel bag.......
3501
Husler’s High Patent, per ^-barrel bag.......
3502
D o............................................................
3506
Husler’s High Patent, per * barrel bag.......
3507 fL Husler’s
High Patent, per f barrel bag.......
3512
Smith’s High Patent, per ^-barrel bag.........
3513
Husler’s Straight Grade, per *-barrel bag___
3516
Husler’s Straight Grade, perj-barrelbag___
3520
Husler’s High Patent, per ^-barrel ba g.......
$0.20
.25
20
20
22*
20
.17*
20
15
H*
15
1.40
1.50
1.50
1.45
1.25
2.65
1.25
1.25
1.30
1.35
2.45
1.20
2.35
1.10
Aug. 15.
.25
.20
.20
.22*
.23
.25
.25
•30
.30
.30
.30
.20
.20
.95
.17*
.20
.20
1.25
1.40
1.45
1.25
2.45
1.15
1.30
i 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.
100
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
I . —RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15THOF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T able
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH—Concluded.
1912
j
1913
Firm
num
ber.
Commodity.
3501
3502
3500
3507
3512
3513
3516
3520
Corn meal, in 9 or 10 pound lots, per pound___
D o...................................................................
Do...................................................................
D o...................................................................
Do...................................................................
Do...................................................................
Do...................................................................
D o...................................................................
$0.0300
.0300
.0350
.0350
. 0300
.0389
.0350
$0.0300
.0300
.0350
.0300
.0300
. 0389
.0350
$0.0300
.0350
. 0400
.0351)
.0300
. 0389
.0300
.0300
$0.0300
.0400
.0350
.0300
.0389
.0300
3501
3502
3500
3507
3512
3513
3516
3520
Eggs, strictly fresh, near-by, per dozen..............
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
Do...................................................................
Do...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
.25
.35
.35
.30
.30
.30
.30
.30
.35
.35
.30
.30
.30
.35
.30
.30
.35
.30
.25
.30
.25
.30
.35
.40
.25
.30
.35
.35
3501
3502
3506
3507
3512
3513
3516
3520
Butter, creamery, print, per pound...................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
.35
.35
.35
.35
.35
.35
.35
.30
.35
.35
.35
.35
.35
.40
. 35
.35
•*5
. 35
.35
.35
.35
. 35
.40
.40
.40
.40
.40
.40
.30
.60
1.75
1.90
.30
.30
.15
.20
1.25
1.25
.20
.15
3501
3502
3506
3507
3512
3516
3520
3501
3502
3500
3507
3512
3513
3516
3520
3503
3509
3510
3517
July 15.
Potatoes, Irish:
Per peck.........................................................
Do.............................................................
Per lOOpouuds...............................................
D o.............................................................
Per peck.........................................................
Do.............................................................
Do.............................................................
Sugar, granulated, per pound:
In $t lots........................................................
D o.............................................................
D o.............................................................
In 100-pound lots............................................
In $ llo t s ........................................................
In 100-pound lots...........................................
In $1 lots.........................................................
D o.............................................................
Milk, fresh, unskimmed, delivered, bottled, per
quart:
Pasteurized....................................................
Pasteurized or raw.........................................
R aw ................................................................
I)o.............................................................
.0714
.0714
.0833
.0635
.0667
.0600
.0769
Aug. 15.
July 15.
i
.25
1.40
1.35
.30
. 25
.25
.0714
.0714
.0833
.0640
.0667
.0600
.0741
i
.08|
.0S£
.08$
•08$
.084
•08$
i
Aug, 15.
.20
.90
1.20
.20
.20
.0588 ;__________
.0588 1
.0625
.0625
.0667
.0540
.0540
.0588
. 0625
.0550
.0570
.0625
.0625
.0625
i
i
.08$ !
.08$ !i
.08$ 1
.10
-08$
.08$
.08$
.10
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
Sirloin steak, per pound......................................
$0.15
...................................................................
Do
.18
D o...................................................................
.18
D o...................................................................
.20
D o................................................................... .18
.18
D o...................................................................
Round steak, per pound......................................
.15
D o...................................................................
.15
D o...................................................................
.15
D o...................................................................
.18
D o...................................................................
.15
D o....................................................................
.15
.20
Rib roast, bone in, per pound.............................
.18
D o...................................................................
.18
D o...................................................................
.22
D o....................................................................
.18
Do...................................................................
D o ..................................................................
.18
$0.16
.18
.18
.20
.18
.18
.15
.15
.18
.18
.15
.18
.20
.18
.18
.22
.20
.18
$0.20
.20
.20
.22
.22
.20
.20
.16
.20
.20
.20
.18
.20
.18
.22
.22
.22
.22
$0.20
.20
.22
.22
.22
.18
.20
.18
.20
.20
.20
.18
.20
.20
.22
.22
.22
.20
101
EETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1913.
I.--R E T A IL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.—Continued.
ID 13
1912
Firm
num
ber.
Commodity.
ily 15.
3607
3612
3613
3615
3017
3624
Chuck roast, per pound.
D o.............................
D o............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
3607
3612
3613
3615
3617
3624
July 15.
Aug. 15.
$0.15
.m
.124
.15
.10
.12*
10.15
.12*
.15
. 15
.10
.12*
Pork chops, loin, per pound.
D o....................................
D o....................................
D o....................................
D o....................................
D o .............. ....................
.20
.20
.22
.22
.22
.22
.20
.20
.25
.22
.22
.22
3604
3608
3610
3612
3613
3615
3617
3618
3624
Bacon, smoked, per pound:
Sliced...............................
D o.............................
Piece................................
Sliced...............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
D o ...........................
.35
.30
.23
.30
.25
.30
.30
.30
.35
.30
.35
.30
.23
.30
.25
.30
.30
.30
.35
.30
3603
3608
3610
3612
3613
3615
3617
3618
3624
Ham, smoked, per pound:
W hole.............................
Whole, 12 to 14 pounds..
Sliced..............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
W hole.............................
Sliced..............................
D o.............................
Whole.............................
.17
.20
.30
.25
.35
.22
.30
.30
3603
3604
3(508
3610
3612
3613
3615
3617
3618
3624
Lard, pure:
Tub, per pound..........................
D o.........................................
Per 3-pound pail, gross weight.
Tub, per pound..........................
D o........................................
D o.........................................
D o.........................................
D o.........................................
D o.........................................
D o .......................................
3607
3612
3613
3615
3617
3624
3619
i
1
i
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:
$0.15
.15
.15
. 15
.15
.15
.25
.22
.25
.22
.22
.23 j1
.25
.22
.25
.22
.25
.23
.40
.30
.26
.35
.25
.35
.30
.35
.40
.30
.40
.32*
.27
.40
.30
.35
.30
.35
.40
.30
.19
.20
.30
.25
.30
.22
.30
.30
.19
.23*
.22“
.30
.25
.35
.25
.30
.30
.24
.25
.25
.30
.30
.35
.25
.30
.35
.15
.17*
.50
.15
.12*
.18
.15
.18
. 15
.14
.20
.20
.50
. 15
.12*
.18
.15
.18
.17*
.15
.17*
.20“
. 55
.20
.17
.17*
. 15
.20
.17*
.16'
m
in *
.55
.20
.16
.17*
.15
.20
.17*
Leg of Iamb, yearling,* per pound.
D o..............................................
D o..............................................
D o..............................................
D o..............................................
D o ............................................
.16
.12*
.15
.16
.16
.18
.16
.12*
.15
.16
.16
.15
.16
.16
.16
.16
.18
.18
.16
.15
.16
.16
.18
.18
3620
3621
3622
3623
Hens, year or more old, dressed, not drawn,
per pound..........................................................
D o...................................................................
Do...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
.20
.23
.24
.25
.23
.20
.25
.25
.25
.25
.20
.24
.25
.25
.25
.20
.24
.25
.25
3603
3604
3608
3610
3616
3618
3626
Flour, wheat, per ^-barrel bag:
Sperry’s ...............................
Golden Gate........................
Sperry’s ...............................
D o................................ .
Sperry 's or White Satin___
Sperry’s ...............................
A1........................................
1
1.60
1.65
1.65
1.60
1.65
1.65
1.60
1.65
1.65
1.60
1.65
1.65
1.45
1.60
1.60
1.65
1.65
1.65
1.05
1.60
1. <55
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.
1.50
1.65
1.70
1.65
1.55
1.70
1.70
!
j
SO.15
.15
.15
.15
. 15
.12*
Aug. 15.
102
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU Of LABOR STATISTICS.
I . —RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T able
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.—Concluded.
1913
Firm
ber.
July 15.
1913
Aug. 15.
July 15.
Aug. 15.
3603
3604
3608
3610
3616
3618
3626
Corn meal, in 10-pound lots, per pound..............
D o....................................................................
Do*...................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
$0.0350
.0350
. 0350
.0350
.0300
.0350
.0350
$0.0350
.0350
.0350
.0350
.0300
.0350
.0400
$0.0300
.0350
.0350
.0300
.0300
.0350
.0400
$0.0300
.0350
.0350
.0350
.0300
.0350
.0400
3603
3604
3608
3610
3616
3618
3626
Eggs, strictly fresh, near-by, per dozen..............
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
.30
.27|
.30
.30
.30
.30
.30
.30
.35
. 32i
.35“
.35
.35
.35
.30
.35
.30
.30
.35
.30
.30
.40
.40
.35
.40
.35
.374
,40
3603
3604
3608
3610
3616
3618
3626
Butter, creamery, print, per 2 pounds...............
D o..............I ...................................................
D o....................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o....................................................................
.65
.75
.70
.70
.70
.80
.70
.75
.80
.80
.80
.75
.80
.75
.70
.80
.70
.75
.70
.75
.70
.80
.85
.80
.80
.80
.85
.80
3603
3604
3608
3610
3616
8618
3626
Potatoes, Irish, per 100 pounds...........................
D o....................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o................................................................
D o ..................................................................
D o....................................................................
1.75
1.00
2.00
1.30
1.75
1.50
1.75
1.50
1.50
1.70
1.50
1.25
1.65
1.75
1.90
1.50
2.50
1.50
1.60
2.35
2.00
1.50
1.35
2.25
1.50
1.65
2.00
1.80
Sugar, granulated, per pound:
In 100-pound lots..........................................
3603
/
D o ...........................................................
3604 \
In $1 lots........................................................
Do.............................................................
3608
D o........................... ................................
3610
D o.............................................................
3616
3618
D o.............................................................
D o.............................................................
3626
3602
3606
3609
3611
Milk, fresh, unskimmed, delivered, per quart:
Bottled or from can, pasteurized..................
Bottled or from can, raw...............................
Bottled, pasteurized......................................
Bottled or from can, raw...............................
.0565
.0540
.0565
.0505
.0525
.0625
. 0556
.0588
.0625
.0588
.0625
.0625
.0556
.0556
.0625
.0588
.0556
.0556
.0476
.0526
.0556
.0556
.0588
. 0556
.0528
.0626
.0556
.0556
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
.10
$0.18
.24
.18
$0.25
.28
.25
.24
.30
$0.25
.28
.25
.26
.28
SCRANTON, PA.
3706
3707
13710
3715
3720
Sirloin steak, per pound.
D o...........................
D o.............................
D o............................. .
D o.............................
3706
3707
13710
3715
3720
Round steak, per pound.
D o...............................
D o..............................
D o...............................
D o..............................
.16
.20
.16
.22
.25
.24
.20
.22
.25
.25
.24
.20
.24
.25
3706
3707
13710
3715
3720
Rib roast, bone in, per pound.
D o.......................................
D o.......................................
D o.......... ............................
Do.......................................
.16
.24
.14
.20
.20
.30
.18
.22
.25
.20
.30
.18
3706
3707
13710
3715
3720
Chuck roast, per pound.
Do.............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
.12|
.16
.10
.18
.18
.20
.14
.18
.18
.18
.20
.14
.20
.18
$0.18
.22
18
24
2h
16
11
16
i Delivers no purchases.
103
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1913.
I . —RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
SCRANTON, PA.—Continued.
1912
Firm
num
ber.
1913
Commodity.
July 15.
Aug. 15.
July 15.
Aug. 15.
3706
3707
13710
3715
3720
Pork chops, loin, per pound.
D o....................................
D o....................................
D o....................................
D o....................................
$0 18
20
15
18
$0.16
.22
.15
.20
$0.20
.24
.16
.20
.25
$0.20
.24
.18
.22
.25
3706
3707
13710
3712
3714
3715
3720
Bacon, smoked, per pound:
Sliced...............................
D o.............................
D o.............................
Do.
Piece, 3 to 5 pounds.
Sliced.
Piece, 8 to 12 pounds..
.25
.22
.22
.24
.24
.25
.20
.22
.22
.24
.24
.25
.30
.25
.22
.35
.27
.28
.30
.30
.25
.22
.35
.27
.30
.30
3706
3707
13710
3712
3713
3714
3715
Ham, smoked, per pound:
Sliced................................
D o............................. .
W hole...............................
Sliced................................
Whole, 12 to 18 pounds...
Whole, 12J to 16 pounds..
Sliced...................... ........
.25
.26
.14
.28
.18
.18
.25
.25
.26
.14
.28
.18
.18
.25
.30
.30
.19
.35
.20
.23
.30
.30
.30
.19
.35
.20
.23
.30
3706
13710
3712
3713
3715
3720
Lard, pure, tub, per pound..
D o....................................
D o....................................
D o....................................
D o....................................
D o...................... ............
.14
.14
.15
.14
.15
.15
.14
.16
.14
.15
.18
.14
.17
.16
.16
.15
.18
.15
.17
.16
.18
. 15
3706
3707
3715
3720
Leg of lamb, yearling,2 per pound.
D o.............................................
Do..............................................
D o..............................................
.20
.20
.20
.20
.25
.20
.20
.16
.24
.20
3706
Bens, year or mors old, dressed, not drawn,
per pound..........................................................
Do...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
Do...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
.22
.17
.20
.24
.22
.20
.20
.20
.25
.28
.25
.24
.20
.18
.20
.25
.28
.25
.24
1.00
.95
.90
.95
.95
.90
.90
.80
.90
.90
.83
.90
.90
.80
.90
3707
13710
3711
3712
3715
3720
3711
3712
3713
3714
3718
3720
Flour, wheat, per J-barrel bag:
King Midas..........................
Snow White........................
Lucky Loaf.........................
King Midas..........................
Lucky Loaf..........................
Special Brand.....................
3720
Com meal, per pound.
3702
3704
3709
13710
3711
3712
3713
3720
Eggs, strictly fresh, near-by, per dozen.
Do......................................................
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
.20
.22
.16
.22
.20
1.00
.95
SO
85
95
.32
.25
.28
.24
.28
.28
.25
.32
.28
.30
.25
.30
.32
.25
.83
.0250
.0250
.30
.27
,30
.24
.30
.31
.27
.25
.32
.30
.32
.24
.35
.33
.27
.28
1 Delivers no purchases.
The age of the sheep
* 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 th e ---------5--------------------------------^ for
- *1
US~ article in
year, no*»“ —
relative”
prices are computed
this
this report.
104
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS*
I.—RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
SCRANTON, PA.—Concluded.
1913
Commodity.
July 15.
Butter, creamery, per pound:
3702
Print.......... I .......................
3704
D o . . ............................
3709
D o................................
Tub.....................................
13710
Print..................................
3711
3712
D o................................
Tub.....................................
3713
r
D
o................................
3718 L Print..................................
T ub....................................
3720
3711 Potatoes, Irish, per peck.
3712
D o...............................
3713
D o...............................
D o...............................
3714
Do...............................
3718
D o...............................
3720
3712 Sugar, granulated, in 25-cent, 50-cent, or $1 lots,
per pound...........................................................
Do..................................................................
3713
D o..................................................................
3714
Do...................................................................
3718
D o...................................................................
3720
Milk, fresh, unskimmed, delivered, per quart:
Bottled, pasteurized or raw..........................
3702
3704
Bottled, raw................................................. .
Bottled or from can, raw..............................
3709
Bottled, pasteurized.....................................
3719
$0
35
1913
Aug. 15.
July 15.
$0.35
$0.35
.35
.36
.33
.38
.38
.34
$0.35
.35
.36
.32
.38
.38
.34
.34
.30
. 35
.30
.30
.25
.30
.30
.30
.30
Aug. 15.
36
.25
0660
QC00
0667
0667
0700
0600
0645
0667
. 0556
.0556
.0600
.0556
.0526
. 0550
.0556
.0600
.0556
.08
.09
.08
.08
.09
SEATTLE, WASH.
3802 Sirloin steak, per pound......................................
D o...................................................................
3807
D o...................................................................
3811
3815
Do....................................................................
D o....................................................................
3819
3802 Round steak, per pound......................................
D o...................................................................
3807
D o...................................................................
3811
3815
Do...................................................................
D o...................................................................
3819
3802 Rib roast, bone in, per pound.............................
D o...................................................................
3807
D o...................................................................
3811
3815
Do...................................................................
Do...................................................................
3819
3802 Chuck roast, per pound.......................................
Do....................................................................
3807
3811
Do....................................................................
3815
D o ..................................................................
3819
Do ..........................................................................................
Pork
chops, loin, per pound................................
3802
Do....................................................................
3807
D o....................................................................
3811
D o ..................................................................
3815
D o....................................................................
3819
3802 Bacon, smoked, sliced, per pound......................
D o....................................................................
3807
D o....................................................................
3811
3815
D o....................................................................
3816
D o ..................................................................
3819
D o....................................................................
3802 Ham, smoked, sliced, per pound........................
3807
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
3811
D o....................................................................
3815
3816
D o...................................................................
3819
D o....................................................................
$0. 20
.22
.20
.20
.22
.18
.20
.m
. 18*
.18
.18
.17
.18
.18
.IS
.124
.15“
.11
.124
. \2l
.25
.25
.20
.23
.22
.30
.30
.30
.25
.32
.30
.30
.30
.30
. 25
.30
. 25
i Delivers no purchases.
$0.22
.20
.20
.22
.22
.20
.18
.18
.20
.18
.20
.18
.18
.18
.18
.15
.15
.124
.15
.14
.25
. 25
.23
.25
.22
.30
.30
.30
.28
.32
.30
.30
.30
.30
.25
.30
.30
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$0.25
.25
.22
.25
.25
. 22V
.20"
.20
.23
.22
.22
.20
.18
.20
.20
.18
. 18
. 15
.15
.is
9.5
>25
.23
.23
. 22
.35
.30
.30
.30
.35
.30
.35
.35
.30
.30
.30
.30
:
$0.25
.25
.22
.25
.25
.22|
.20
.20
.23
.22
.22
.20
.18
.20
.20
.18
.18
.15
.15
. 15
.25
. 25
.23
.23
.25
.35
.35
.30
.30
.40
.35
.35
.35
.30
.30
.30
.30
105
BETAIL PRICES, 1800 TO AUGUST, 1913.
I . —RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
SEATTLE, WASH.—Concluded.
1913
Firm
num
ber.
1913
Commodity.
uly 15.
Aug. 15.
July 15.
Aug. 15.
$0.18
.15
. 15
.15
.15
.17*
.18
$0. .18
.18
.171
.18
.17
.174
.18
$0.18
.18
.174
.18
.15
.174
.18
3802
3807
3811
3815
3816
3817
3819
Lard, pure, tub, per pound.
D o..................................
D o..................................
D o . ................................
D o..................................
D o..................................
D o..................................
3802
3807
3811
3815
3819
Leg of lamb, yearling,1per pound.
D o..............................................
D o..............................................
D o............ . ...............................
D o............ ................................
.18
.18
.15
.16.
.18
.18
.18
.15
.18
.18
.22
.20
.18
.18
.20
.22
.20
.18
.17
.20
3802
Hens, year or more old, dressed, not drawn, per
pound.................................................................
D o.................................................................. .
D o..................................................................
D o .................................................................
.18
.25
.20
.25
.18
.22
.20
.25
.22
.25
.23
.25
.22
.25
.23
.25
1.45
1.40
1.60
1.40
1.50
1.70
1.45
1.65
.0300
.0300
.0300
.0350
.0300
.35
.35
.35
.30
.35
1.45
1.40
1.60
1.40
1.40
1.60
1.40
1.55
.0300
.0300
.0300
.0350
.0300
.35
.35
.35
.35
.35
1.35
1.30
1.55
1.35
1.40
1.60
1.35
1.55
.0300
. 0300
.0300
.0350
.0300
.35
.35
.35
.324
. 35
1.35
1.30
1.55
1.35
1.40
1.60
1.35
1.55
.0300
. 0300
. 0350
. 0350
. 0300
.40
.40
.40
.35
,40
.35
.35
.35
.35
.35
2.00
1. 75
2.25
1.50
1.25
.37J
.35
.35
.37|
.35
1.10
1.2.)
1.75
1.25
1.10
.35
.35
.35
.374
.35
1.15
1.00
3.00
1.10
1.25
.374
.40
.40
.374
.40
1.65
1.50
1.75
1.75
1.25
3807
3811
3S19
Flour, wheat, per J-barrel bag:
3S02
Centennial Best...................
D o..................................
3803 r
i
Fisher’s Blend.....................
3S16
Krone...................................
Centennial B est.................
3817 t
Fisher’s Blend....................
f
Centennial
Best...................
3820
L Fisher's Blend.....................
3802 Corn meal, in 10-pound lots, per pound.,
3803
D o......................................................
3810
D o......................................................
Do......................................................
3817
3820
D o......................................................
3802 Eggs, strictly fresh, near-by, per dozen.,
3803
D o......................................................
3816
D o......................................................
3817
D o......................................................
3820
D o......................................................
3802 Butter, creamery, print, in 1 or 2 pound lots,
per pound............7\.........................................
3803
D o..................................................................
3816
D o..................................................................
3817
Do..................................................................
3.820
Do..................................................................
3802 Potatoes, Irish, per 100 pounds..........................
3803
Do..................................................................
3816
Do..................................................................
3817
D o ................................................................
3820
D o..................................................................
Sugar, granulated, per pound:
3802
In $1 lots............................
d o ................................
3803 rL In 100-pound
lots...............
In $1 lo ts.............................
3816
3817
Do.................................
D o ................................
3820
Milk, fresh, unskimmed, delivered, bottled,
per quart:
3805
Pasteurized...................................................
Pasteurized or raw.......................................
3808
3812
D o...........................................................
Pasteurized...................................................
3813
3814
D o...........................................................
3818
Do...........................................................
$0.18
.15
.15
.15
.15
.15
.18
.0714
.0607
.0714
.0625
.0588
.0667
.0667
.0588
.0667
.0667
.0625
.0:88
. 0588
.0535
.0588 .......... .*0625
.0625
.0625
.0625
. 0667
.08*
.08*
.10
.08
.08}
.08j
.08*
.084
.10'
.08
.084
.084
.084
.084
.10
.08
.084
.084
.084
.084
.10
.08
.084
.084
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.
106
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
I . —RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T able
WASHINGTON, D. C.
1912
1913
Firm
num
ber.
Commodity.
3902
3903
3905
3908
3909
3913
3914
3915
Sirloin steak, per pound.......................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
$0.20
.30
.25
.28
.22
.25
.28
$0.20
.30
.28
.28
.23
.22
.30
$0.28
.28
.28
.28
.25
.30
.30
.28
$0.25
.30
.28
.28
.25
.28
.30
.28
3902
3903
3905
3908
3909
3913
3914
3915
Round steak? per pound...... ...............................
D o....................................................................
Do ..................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
.18
.25
.22
.23
.20
.22
.25
.18
.25
.25
.23
.20
.18
.25
.25
.25
.25
.25
.22
.25
.25
.25
.20
.28
.25
.25
.22
.23
.28
.25
3902
3903
3905
3908
3913
3914
3915
Rib roast, bone in, per pound.............................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o........................................................... .......
D o....................................................................
Do....................................................................
D o....................................................................
.15
.22
.20
.20
.22
.23
.18
.22
.20
.18
.16
.23
.20
.22
.22
.20
.22
.23
.25
.20
.22
.22
.20
.22
.23
.22
3902
3903
3905
3908
3909
3913
3914
3915
Chuck roast, per pound........................................
Do....................................................................
Do...................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
Do....................................................................
.12*
. 18
.16
.15
.16
.18
.18
.14
.18
.18
.15
.16
.18
.18
.18
.15
.18
.18
.20
.18
.16
.18
.18
.15
.18
.15
.20
.18
3902
3903
3905
3908
3909
3913
3914
3915
Pork chops, loin, per pound................................
D o...................................................................
Do...................................................................
Do....................................................................
Do...................................................................
Do...................................................................
Do..............: ....................................................
Do...................................................................
.18
.18
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
.20
.21
.23
.22
.23
.23
.23
.20
.22
.23
.22
.22
.25
.23
.18
.25
.22
.23
.22
.22
.25
.23
.22
3902
3903
3905
3908
3909
3913
3914
3915
Bacon, smoked, sliced, per pound......................
Do...................................................................
Do....................................................................
Do...................................................................
Do....................................................................
D o........................................................... .......
Do...................................................................
Do...................................................................
.22
.25
.22
.25
.23
.22
.25
.25
.25
.22
.25
.23
.24
.25
.30
.28
.28
.25
.28
.30
.28
.28
.30
.28
.28
.25
.28
.30
.28
.30
July 15.
Aug. 15.
.18
July 15.
3905
3908
3909
3913
3914
3915
Ham, smoked, per pound:
.22
Whole, 8 to 10 pounds........................... .
.16
.17
3903
Sliced...............................................................
.30
.22
Whole, 8 to 10 pounds...................................
.18
.18
Sliced...............................................................
.25
.30
.25
.30
D o.............................................................
.25
.25
Whole, 8 to 10 pounds...................................
.20
.25
.17*
.30
Sliced..............................................................
.30
.30
.30
D o.............................................................
3902
3903
3905
3908
3909
3913
3914
3915
Lard, pure, tub, per pound.................................
Do....................................................................
Do....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
D o....................................................................
Do....................................................................
D o....................................................................
3902
.12*
.15
.14
.14
.12*
.15
.15
.13
.15
.14
.14
.14
.15
.15
.15
.15
.14
. 15
.15
.16
.15
.15
Aug. 15.
.30
.23
.30
.22
.30
.30
.25
.35
.30
.15
.16
.15
.15
.15
.16
.15
.15
107
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1913.
RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES OF FOOD ON
THE 15TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND JULY AND
AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Concluded.
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Concluded.
T able I . —
1912
Firm
ber.
3902
3903
3905
3908
3913
3914
3915
3902
3903
3905
3907
3908
3913
3914
3915
3902
3903
3905
3908
3909
3913
3915
3902
3903
3905
3908
3913
3915
3902
3903
3905
3908
3909
3913
3915
3902
3903
3905
3908
3909
3913
3915
3902
3903
3905
3908
3909
3913
3914
3915
3902
3903
3905
3908
3909
3913
3915
3904
3910
3911
3916
3917
19 13
Commodity.
July 15.
Aug. 15.
July 15.
$0.20
10.12J
$0.121
Leg of lamb, yearling,1per pound......................
.22
.20
.22
D o....................................................................
.20
.20
.20
D o...................................................................
.18
.15
.20
D o...................................................................
.20
.18
.22
D o....................................................................
.23
.20
.20
Do...................................................................
.23
D o....................................................................
Hens, year or more old, dressed, not drawn, per
.20
.22
pound.................................................................
.20
.22
.20
.24
D o...................................................................
.22
.22
.25
D o...................................................................
.22
.20
.20
D o...................................................................
.20
.20
.20
Do....................................................................
.20
.22
.23
D o...................................................................
.22
.23
.23
Do...................................................................
.23
Do...................................................................
Flour, wheat, per i-barrel bag:
Gold Medal.....................................................
.95
.95
.80
Hecker’s Superlative.....................................
1.00
1.00
.90
/
Do.............................................................
.95
.95
\
Gold Medal.....................................................
.95
(
D o..............................................................
.90
.95
.90
\
Heclcer's Superlative...................................
Gold Medal....................................................
1.00
1.00
1.00
D o.............................................................
1.00
1.00
1.00
D o.............................................................
.90
Corn meal, per pound..........................................
.0250
.0250
.0250
D o...................................................................
.0300
.0300
.0250
D o...................................................................
.0250
.0250
. 0250
D o....................................................................
.0300
.0300
.0250
3909
Do....................................................................
.0250
.0250
.0250
Do...................................................................
.0250
.0250
.0250
Do...................................................................
.0250
Eggs, strictly fresh, near-by, per dozen..............
.25
.25
.30
D o....................................................................
.25
.25
.26
D o....................................................................
.24
.25
.25
Do............................................................. .
.25
.25
.25
D o....................................................................
.25
.28
.25
D o....................................................................
.30
.32
.27
D o....................................................................
.25
Butter, creamery, print, per pound....................
.35
.35
.35
D o....................................................................
.38
.35
.35
D o.................................................... ..............
.35
.38
.35
D o...................................................................
.35
.35
.35
D o...................................................................
.33
.35
.33
Do...................................................................
.35
.35
.37
D o...................................................................
.38
Potatoes, Irish, per peck......................................
.30
.30
.25
Do...................................................................
.25
.35
.30
Do...................................................................
.25
.25
.25
Do................................................. .................
.25
.25
.25
Do....................................................................
.30
.30
.25
Do............................................ ......................
.33
.25
.30
Do....................................................................
.35
.29
.30
Do....................................................................
.30
Sugar, granulated, per pound.............................
.0600
.0600
.0500
Do....................................................................
.0600
.0500
.0550
Do....................................................................
.0550
.0550
.0500
Do....................................................................
.0550
.0550
.0500
Do....................................................................
.0600
.0600
.0500
D o...................................................................
.0560
.0560
.0500
Do...................................................................
.0500
Milk, fresh, unskimmed, delivered, bottled, per
quart:
Pasteurized....................................................
.08
.08
.08
Do................................................. ...........
.08
.08
.08
R aw ................................................................
.08
.08
.08
Pasteurized....................................................
.08
Do.............................................................
.08
Aug. 15.
$0.18
.20
.20
.20
.18
.20
.20
.22
.22
.25
.22
.20
.22
.20
.22
.83
.90
.95
.90
1.00
1.00
.90
.0250
. 0250
.02r0
.0233
.0250
.0250
.0250
.35
.30
.30
.30
.28
.32
.25
.35
.38
.38
.35
.35
.37
.38
.30
.30
.30
.28
.30
.30
.30
.35
.0560
.0550
.0500
.0500
.0500
.0500
.0500
.08
.08
.08
.08
.08
1 The prices are for the articles 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 dinerent seasons of the year, no “ relative” prices are computed for this article in
this report.
108
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
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, 1912, AND
JULY AND AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS AND BRANDS.
ATLANTA, GA.
Table
Firm
num
ber.
1913
Retail
price per
Brand.
|
BlOl
B ....................................................
(A......................................................
B103 \C
(wrapped)................................... !
$0.05
.05
.05
1913
July 15.
Aug. 15.
July 15.
Aug. 15.
Ounces.
Ounces.
Ounces.
15
14
15
14
: Ounces.
14
15
15
14
15
15
BALTIMORE, MD.
B201 A ........................................ .............
*nono fA......................................................
\B......................... ..........................
B203
$0.05 |
.05 |
.0 5 ;
.05 i
.05 i
16*
16*
16*
17*
17*
16J
10*
16*
m
17*
;
!
!
S
m
16f
m
17^
17*
16
i
i
!
16*
16£
16*
16f
ICf
16|
i? i
BIRMINGHAM, ALA.
fA ......................................................
B301 \c......................................................
B304 A ......................................................
$0.05
.05
05
16
BOSTON, MASS.
$0.05
. 05
.05
.05
.05
.05
.05
.10
.05
.05
.10
.10
B401
B402
B403
B404
lof
lo f
lof
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15*
1bh
15
15}
lo\
15
j
is*
15*
15
loi
15}
15
15
15*
m
.m
m
BUFFALO, N. Y.
B501
B502
B504
A (wrapped).
$0.05
.10
.05
.10
.10
.05
.05
.05
16
16
16
16
16
32
10
10
16
1G
32
1G
32
32
16*
CHARLESTON, S. C.
A (wrapped)
C (wrapped).
E (wrapped)
V (wrapped)
B (wrapped)
BC02 C
(wrapped).
D (wrapped)
13601
$0.05 ;
.05 I
.05
.05
.05
.05
.08
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
16
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
16
16
17
j
26
109
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1913.
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, 1912, AND
JULY AND AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS AND BRANDS—Con.
Table
CHICAGO, ILL.
Firm
num
ber.
1913
19 13
Retail
price per
loaf.
July 15.
Aug. 15.
July 15.
Aug. 15.
(A......................................................
B701 \b ......................................................
l c ......................................................
$0.05
.05
.05
Ounces.
15
15
15
Ounces.
15
15
15
Ounces.
15
15
15
Ounces.
15
15
15
fA......................................................
......................................................
l c ......................................................
.05
.05
.05
14*
14*
141
14*
14*
141
15
15
15
15
15
15
T
>W
A
Q /A ......................................................
151
uo
\B......................................................
.10
.05
28
14*
28
14*
28
14*
2S
14*
A ......................................................
.05
15
15
15
15
A (wrapped)..................................
.10
33
33
fA......................................................
B700 \B......................................................
.05
.05
15
15
15
15
B702
Brand.
B704
B705
CINCINNATI, OHIO.
A ......................................................
$0.05
16
16
16
16
fA ......................................................
b ......................................................
B802 J
j c ......................................................
Id .....................................................
.05
.05
.05
.05
17
16
16
18
17
16
16
18
17
18
18
18
17
IS
18
18
fA......................................................
B803 \b ......................................................
(C (wrapped)...................................
.03
.03
.04
16
16
17
16
16
17
16
16
17
15*
15*
17
T)OAl /A ......................................................
IB ......................................................
.05
.05
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
fA ......................................................
*ncnro B......................................................
J>oU
C......................................................
D .....................................................
.05
.05
.05
.05
16*
16
16
16
16*
16
16
16
17
16*
16*
16*
16J17
16*
16*
1SS
18*
B801
A
B800
.05
!
CLEVELAND, OHIO.
R901
![A ..................
..................
i (C (wrapped).
$0.05
.05
.05
16
15
15
16
15
15
16
10
16
16
16
I(A..................
..................
.05
.05
.05
.05
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
t
B902
B904 j A ..................
.05
16*
16*
16*
16*
B905
.05
.05
.05
17
17
17
17
16*
15*
15*
15*
15*
15*
IfA..................
B906
..................
.10
.10
.08
.05
32
32
26
16
32
32
26
16
32
32
27
16*
32
32
27
16
B907 ; A ..................
.05
' &
=
110
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
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, 1912, AND
JULY AND AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS AND BRANDS—Con.
T able
DALLAS, TEX.
Firm
num
ber.
1912
Retail
price per
Brand.
JA.....................................................
B1001 \
B ....................................................
SO. 05
.05
1 9 13
July 15.
Aug. 15.
July 15.
Aug. 15.
Ounces.
14
Ounces.
14
Ounces.
16
14
Ounces.
16
14
A ...................................................
.05
14
14
14
/A (wrapped)..................................
B1003 \B (wrapped)..................................
.05
.05
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
B1004
.05
18
18
18*
18*
18
18
38
17*
17*
17*
16|
B1002
A ......................................................
DENVER, COLO.
$0.05
.05
.05
B1101
1(1
B1102 fA....................
IB (wrapped).
.05
.10
17!
17*
l« i
32
161
B1103
.05
.05
.05
18
17*
III
17*
17*
16*
17*
17*
16*
DETROIT, MICH.
B1201
fA......................................................
......................................................
l o ......................................................
$0.05
.05
.05
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
B1202
fA......................................................
......................................................
l c ......................................................
.05
.05
.05
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
B1203 /A ......................................................
IB......................................................
.09
.09
29*
30
29*
30
31*
32*
31*
32*
B1204
l c ......................................................
.05
.09
.05
14*
29
H*
14*
29
14*
15*
31
15*
15*
31
15*
fA......................................................
......................................................
|f ......................................................
.05
.05
.05
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
B1205
i
FALL RIVER, MASS.
B1301
$0.05
.10
.10
.10
15
30
30
25*
15
30
30
25*
15
30
30
25*
15
30
30
25*
B1302
.05
.05
.10
14*
14*
14*
14*
15
15
29
15
15
29
Ill
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1913.
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, 1912, AND
JULY AND AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS AND BRANDS—Con.
T able
INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
Firm
num
ber.
1913
Retail
price per
Brand.
1913
July 15.
Aug. 15.
lc.......................................
50.05
.05
.05
Ounces.
17*
m
m
Ounces.
Ounces.
17*
m
17*
m i
17*
17*
TD
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x>LIiA
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IB .....................................................
.05
.05
17J
171
171
17*
m
m
IS
18
[A......................................................
B1403 \b ......................................................
l c ......................................................
.05
.05
.05
17|
16f
m
171
161
161
18*
17*
17*
184
17*
17*
B1404
.05
17*
17*
fA......................................................
B1401 {B ......................................................SI
A......................................................
i
July 15.
Aug. 15.
Ounces.
17*
17*
17*
JACKSONVILLE, FLA.
A ......................................................
$0.05
fA......................................................
B1503 \B......................................................
.05
.05
14 1
B1504
.05
u |
B1501
A ......................................................
13 1
13
13
14
14
17
15
17
14
15
14
15
15
15*
15*
15
15*
28
15
28
15
KANSAS CITY, MO.
B ......................................................
$0.05
(A.....................................................
B1602 \A
(wrapped)..................................
.05
.05
15*
15*
A ......................................................
.05
15
15
/ A ....................................................
B1605 \
B ....................................................
.10
.05
B1601
B1603
LITTLE ROCK, ARK.
fA......................................................
Jb ......................................................
B1701 10......................................................
[d ......................................................
i $0.05
K 05
1.05
.05
fA......................................................
......................................................
.05
.05
.05
B1703
lc.......................................
15
15
15
15
15
15
15*
16
15*
16
15*
16
15*
16
15*
15*
15*
15*
15*
14*
14*
14*
17
17
17
IS*
i Six loaves for 25 cents.
112
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
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, 1912, AND
JULY AND AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS AND BRANDS—Con.
T able
LOS ANGELES, CAL.
Firm
num
ber.
Retail
price per
loaf.
Brand.
|
[A........
BI.S01 i<C
■m
B1804 \\
l
!
$0.10
. 10
.10
.10
1913
1913
July 15.
Aug. 15.
Ounces.
30
Ounces. •! Ounces.
30 ij
30
so
30
30
28 ;j
28
•: July 15. . Aug. 15.
! Ounces.
!
30
:
30
!
30
|
30
i
LOUISVILLE, KY.
B1901
i 30.05
1.05
1.05
10
16
16
16
16
16
.05
.05
.05
15
16
14
15
15
14
16
1C
10
10
16
16
15
16
15
16
IS
15
16
IS
14
15
15
11
14
15
34
15
14
15
(A ...................
B1904 .{B....................
;|.C (wrapped)..
10
10
10
16
;(A.
B1905 'IB.
lie.
35
15
10
10
B1902
{■::
B1903
I
35*
10
10
154
MANCHESTER, N. H.
B2002
$0.10
A..
0
2.10
2.15
B2003
3.0
B2006
28
28 ;j
20
30
30
16
30 i!
30
16 1
30
30
10
26
30
30
16
.1 0
28
.05
10
28
16
m
3oh !
29“ i
29
MEMPHIS, TENN.
B2101
B2102
B2103
[A....................
B (wrapped).
[C (wrapped)..
$0.05
.05
.10
15|
15§
*29“
'*29*'
B (wrapped).
1C...................
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.10
.05
15
30
15
15
30
15
i5 i
30 !
FA (wrapped).
iP (wrapped).
.10
.05
29
29
29
15
15
1 Six loaves for 25 cents, over the counter; 5 cents per loaf straight, delivered.
2 Three loaves for 25 cents.
3 Six loaves for 25 cents.
15i
15*
15
30
15
29
35
113
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1913.
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, 1912, AND
JULY AND AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS AND BRANDS—Con.
T able
MILWAUKEE, WIS.
Firm
num
ber. !
Retail
price per
loaf.
Brand.
1913
July 1.5.
! Ounces.
$0.0-5
154
.05 |
.05
B2201 \\b .
!lC<
i
; (A
B2202 :|B
1913
Aug. 15.
July 15.
Aug. 15.
Ounces.
Ounces.
16i
Ounces.
Ill
!G|
15}
1(U
i4
104
ic>!
Ul
16
16
if>4
154
154
15
. 05
.05
.05
15
15
15
15
B2203 |
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.05
.05
154
154
154
15*
15*
15|
L ..................
B2204
(wrapped)
.05
.05
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14
144
14
15*
15
15*
B2205 !{ £ .......... •
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.05
15
15
15
15
.18
16
16
10
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lo
154
10
n»
154
154
15
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.
!
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B2301 Il3......................................................1
ID (wrapped)...................... ............ j
$0.05
.05
.10
15
15
15
15
15
15
30
15
15
30
16
16
A ......................................... ............ •
.05
15
15
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B2303 { b ......................................... ............ •
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.05
.05
15
15
15
15
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154
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16
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16
16
16
16
16
15
154
164
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154 j!
16 i
164 ji
B2302
B2304
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16
16
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16
16 !
16 ,
16
16
16
17* !
17-4 ,
|
174
17*
154
to
161
154
16
m.
to
154
lev**
164
NEWARK, N. J.
fA .....................................................
.....................................................
lie ......................................................
$0.05
.05
.05
B2403 ! A .....................................................
.05
B2404 : A .....................................................
.05
B2402
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NEW HAVEN, CONN.
B2501
B (wrapped).
C (wrapped)..
D (wrapped).
B2502 /A .
\B.
B2503
A (wrapped).
B (wrapped).
C....................
D ...................
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16
15|
28
16 |
154 !
28 }
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16
15h
28“
28
1(1
154
28
28
.05
.05
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
.10
.05
.10
.05
27
154
28
16
27 i
15V |
28“ \
16
1
28
16
28
2S
16
28
16
$0.05
.05
.10
.10
1
|
10
114
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
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, 1912, AND
JULY AND AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS AND BRAIRDS—Con.
T a b le
NEW ORLEANS, LA.
Firm
num
ber.
Retail
price per
loaf.
Brand.
$0.05
.05
.05
.05
.05
A
B2G02
B (wrapped)
C (French)..
.C (French, wrapped).
1913
1913
July 15.
Aug. 15,
July 15.
Aug. 15.
Ounces.
17
Ounces.
17
Ounces.
Ounces.
15*
18*
16
15
15J
m
18
18
17
17
B2G03
A (French)...............
A (French, wrapped)
B................................
B (wrapped)............ .
B2604
rA (wrapped)............
B (wrapped)............
C (w rapped)............
D (wrapped)............
18
18
15
8
8
5
B260G
rapped)............
!AB (w(wrapped)............
20
20
22
20
20
22
19
19
15*
15
14
ua
15“
14
151
15
14
15*
15£
15*
15*
15*
18
C (wrapped)..............
B2G07
A (French, wrapped)
NEW YORK, N. Y.
$0.05
.05
.05
15i
15
14
/A .....................................................
B2702 \B.....................................................
.05
. 05
15*
B2703 /A .....................................................
\B.....................................................
.05
.05
14
15
m
15f
121
14'
13|
15
B2704 /A .....................................................
\B.....................................................
.05
.05
15
15
15
15
m
is|
14|
14*
B2705
/A .....................................................
\B.....................................................
.05
.05
154
15
15
15
14}
14
15
15
B2706
/A .....................................................
\B.....................................................
.05
.05
15i
15
15
15J
131
13*
15
15
B2707 /A .....................................................
\B.....................................................
.05
.05
15i
15
15
15
m
14“
15
15
B2708
/A .....................................................
\B.....................................................
.05
.05
15
15
15*
15
13
13f
14*
14*
B2709
A .....................................................
.05
15*
15*
15*
15*
B2701
^EEEEEEE.
;
OMAHA, 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 (10) 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.
115
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1913,
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, 1912, AND
JULY AND AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS AND BRANDS—Con.
PHILADELPHIA, PA,
T able
Firm
num
ber.
B2901
$0.05
.05
B2902
.05
.05
.05
.05
.05
B2903
1913
1913
Retail
price per
loaf.
Brand.
July 15
Aug. 15
July 15.
Aug. 15.
Ounces.
18
Ounces.
18
22
Ounces.
18
2U
Ounces.
20
17
17
17
20
17
17
17
.10
.05
.05
fA (wrapped).
B....................
[0 (wrapped).
20
18
18
18
21
20
18
18
18
21
32
18
16
32
18
16
PITTSBURGH, PA.
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
.05
. 1)5
.10
13i
15|
isi
15|
16
16
16
10
29
.05
1«
16
16 !
30 j
30
fA.....................................................
B3001 Jb .....................................................
|c......................................................
$0.05
. 05
.05
fA.....................................................
B3002 Jb .....................................................
|e ....................................................
B3C03
A .....................................................
B3004
A .....................................................
i
16
!
PORTLAND, OREG.
. 05
.05
10
15
1«
15V
17
17
171
17*
.05
.10
.05
15
28
161
30
16
29
17
16
29
17
B3103
.05
15
Ul
16
18
B3104
.05
17
17
m
m
B3101
B3102
{b :
A ....................
B (wrapped).
]1
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
I
B3201
$0.05
.05
.05
16
17
16
16
16
16
15}
16
15}
15}
16
15}
B3202
.05
.10
14
26
14|
28
15*
30
16*
30
B3203
.05
15
15
15
15
RICHMOND, VA.
B3301
A .....................................................
15i
16
18
18
B3302
.05
.05
16
15
16
15
17
16
17
16
fA .....................................................
B3303 \c......................................................
tf>.....................................................
.05
.05
.05
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
B3304 / a .....................................................
\B.....................................................
.05
.05
15
15
15*
15*
16
16
16
16
$0.05
116
BULLETIN OF THE B U R E A U OF LABOR STATISTICS.
I I . —BREAD WEIGHTS: SCALING WEIGHT (WEIGHT OF DOUGH
BEFORE BAKING). IN OUNCES, OF THE PRINCIPAL BRANDS OF WHEAT
BREAD ON THE 35TH OF EACH MONTH, JULY AND AUGUST, 1912, AND
JULY AND AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS AND BRANDS—Con.
T able
ST. LOUIS, MO.
Firm
num
ber.
B3401
1912
Retail
price ^)er
Brand.
,A ............................. .................
B ....................................................
C ...............................................
D ...............................................
...............................................
fA ...............................................
10.05
.05
.05
.05
.05
.05
.05
!
July 15.
Aug. 15.
Ounces.
Ounces.
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
1913
j July 15.
Aug. 15.
Ounce*.
Ounces.
!
!
•
|
i
16
16
16
16
16
16
ll>.............: ................................
.05
.05
.05
15
15*
15
15 i
15*
15 :
io
16*
16
fA .....................................................
B3403 )B...............................................
.05
.05
15*
15
15* :
15
18
10
B3402 \b ...............................................
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16*
16
ST. PAUL, MINN.
! [A (wrapped).
3*4001 :<13 (wrapped).
B4002
B (wrapped).
.0 ...................
B4003 ( b :
30
15
15*
30
15
15*
.05 1
.10 ;
.05 ;
15
30
15
15
30
15
.05 !
.10 j
15
32
15
32
$0.10
.05 ;
.05
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.
B350I
IB*
B3502
B3603
A ....................
B ....................
C....................
D (wrapped).
B350-1 ! A .
i
$0.05
.10
15
30
15 :
so ;
;i
15
1
16 |it
16 :jS
16 ji1
2$ !j
1
15 !!
lli
15
30
15
30
15
16
10
16
28
16
16
16
28
15
15
16
15*
16
16 '
15*
16 j
16
15*
16
16
15*
16
15
28
15* 1
29 j
15
30
15
30
.05
15
.05
.05
.05
.10
16
16
16
28
.05
15
15
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
B3602
lc
fA ....................
B3603 \B (wrapped).
i ?0.05
1.05
i.05
.05
.10
i Six loaves for 25 cents.
117
RETAIL PRICES. 1S£*0 TO AUGUST, 1913.
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, 1912, AND
JULY AND AUGUST, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS AND BRANDS -Con.
T able
SCRANTON, PA.
Firm
num
ber.
Brand.
10.03
.05
.05
.05
B3701
B3702
B3703
fA (wrapped).
B ....................
C.....................
.10
.05
.10
A (wrapped).
B (wrapped).
C (wrapped)..
.10
.10
.05
.05
.10
e
B3704
1
j
1913
Retail i
price £>er
\ July 15.
Aug. 13.
r n m iiiin
A.
B3705
191.3
July 15.
Aug. 15.
Owners.
10
ia
Ounces.
16
16
16
Owwcs.
16
16
16
16
Ounces.
16
16
16
16
32
16
32
32
16
32
30
17
32
HO
16
32
31
30
154
15
33
;n
30
in
15
33
31
30
154
15*
33
.05
10
16
13
13
.05
.05
18
IS
18
IS
1*
is
18
IS
SEATTLE, WASH.
b :*so2
1$0.05 |
B3803
.05
.03
.10
.05
15
|
15
!
15
!
!1...................
15
j
15
15
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17A
i
WASHINGTON, D. C.
$0.03
.05
.05
16
16
16
154
151 1
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134
155
15.}
.05
15]
m ij;
17
.05
.03
.05
.05
16
154
16
16
16
154
16
16
15i
16*
16
16
1 Six loaves for 25 cents.
!j1
|
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-ji
!ii
118
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
I I I .—RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES
OF FOOD, JAXl APvY, v n I. TO AUGUST. 191;], B Y GEOGRAPHICAL DIVI
SIONS.
T able
[Average price 1890-1899= 100.0.]
SIRLOIN STEAK.
Year and month.
1911.
January.....................................
February...................................
March........................................
North
Atlantic
division.
South
Atlantic
division.
North
Central
division.
South
Central
division.
"Western
division.
United
States.
117.4
116. S
US. 3
143.3
142.4
142.2
142.7
142.7
142.5
142.5
142.5
143.8
132.4
132.4
132.6
134.0
133.7
1343
June...........................................
118.4
120.4
122.1
141.9
144.5
144.3
142.7
144.7
144.8
143.7
142.1
140.9
132.3
134.2
134.3
134.3
135.8
136.2
August.......................................
September................................
124.0
12o.5
123.9
144.3
144.2
143.3
144.6
146.2
143.9
141.1
141.1
140.2
134.1
132.2
130.6
136.8
137.3
135.8
October.....................................
November.................................
December..................................
120.3
11'.). 5
110.1
141.2
137.8
138. 2
142.9
142.9
142.3
139.7
138. ft
137.9
130.1
130.1
130.9
133.9
m o
132.8
1912.
January.....................................
February...................................
March........................................
124. 6
124.1
12.5.4
14*». 7
146. 8
147.5
144.1
145.0
149.3
142.9
143.4
145.9
131.8
134.4
137.7
137.1
137.7
140.1
June...........................................
130.7
142. 5
147.5
151.7
167. 3
ItiS. 1
13$. 2
l«;s. 9
371.2
155.0
160. 4
159.4
144.5
150.9
152.0
146.9
157.3
159.5
August.......................................
September.................................
1*0.2
154. s
152.4
m 2
167.5
167. 2
173.9
175.7
175.7
157.3
159. ft
157.1
152.1
151.4
153.9
160.4
162.7
162.0
October.....................................
November.................................
December..................................
14*. $
145. 9
145. 6
162.2
i'N. 3
158.0
174.0
1<»\ S
166. 5
158.7
155.5
153.0
153.0
151.5
153.8
159.9
156.5
155.8
1913.
January.....................................
February...................................
March........................................
147.5
147.4
152.1
165.3
165.6
167.9
173.7
174.1
182.0
157.8
158.4
167.2
136.1
158.3
1(H). 3
160.3
160.8
166.2
April..........................................
M ay...........................................
Juno..........................................
158. 0
159.0
100. $
176.7
174.0
1747
188.4
189.1
192.3
177.4
177.3
177.7
102.0
167.5
168.4
172.7
173.6
175.2
J u lv...................... ...................
A ugust......................................
164. S
166.7
178.9
ITS. 4
197.5
197.7
179.0
178.7
171.0
169.9
179.0
179.3
Aprfl..........................................
April..........................................
;
119
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1913.
I I I . — RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES
OF FOOD, JANUARY, 1911, TO AUGUST, 19.13, BY GEOGRAPHICAL DIVI
SION S—Continued.
T able
ROUND ST E A K .
Year and month.
19 1 1 .
North
Atlantic
division.
South
Atlantic
division.
North
Central
division.
South
Central
division.
Western
division.
United
States.
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
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
143. 4
158.0
156.6
153.9
160.8
161.0
160.4
147.7
145.6
145.6
154.6
154.7
153.2
October.....................................
November.................................
December..................................
138.8
135.8
130.1
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
January.....................................
February...................................
March........................................
110. 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
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.......................................
September................................
175.1
182.3
175.8
169.9
171.7
169.2
191.4
192.0
190. 7
183.8
182.6
184.8
170.1
172.3
171.7
184. 2
186.9
184.5
October.....................................
November.................................
December..................................
172.7
m.1
167.7
165.7
161.1
162.1
187.2
182.1
179.1
183.4
180.3
178.7
173.1
172.0
177.2
182.2
177. 5
178.0
January.....................................
February..................................
March........................................
171.5
172.3
177.7
169.1
169,6
173.3
184. 4
187.1
197.4
187.8
187.7
196.7
177. 5
179.9
182.9
183.1
184. 5
191.2
June..........................................
183.6
186.0
189.9
133.6
179.9
179.4
204.3
206.0
210.4
207.9
206.8
210.3
185. 2
190.2
190.8
199.1
199.7
202.5
July..........................................
August.....................................
197.5
200. C
180.6
131.5
216.7
218.7
212.3
210.3
193.4
192.6
207.3
208. 4
1912.
1 9 13 .
120
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
RELATIVE RETAIL PRTCES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES
OF FOOD, JANUARY, 1911, TO AUGUST, 1913, BY GEOGRAPHICAL DIVI
SION S—Continued.
T able I I I . —
RIB ROAST.
Year and month.
1911.
January.....................................
February...................................
March........................................
North
Atlantic
division.
South
Atlantic
division.
North
Central
division.
South
Central
division.
Western ; United
division. \ States.
110.4
119.7
120.3
341.0
141.0
142.2
138.0
138.4
138.1
159.0
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
141.2
139.9
139.4
138.6
162.6
163.2
160.5
148.3
148.0
148.6
139.8
140.0
139.4
August.......................................
September................................
122.9
124.5
125.1
13$. 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. S
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
14^.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
April..........................................
May............................................
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.......................................
September................................
151.7
154.7
150.6
156.2
157.3
155.6
163.1
163.4
162.6
176.2
175.7
173.4
165.2
167.2
167.7
162.2
163.6
161.7
October.....................................
November.................................
December..................................
147.9
140.4
145.7
157.2
154.2
1.32.9
161.2
158.2
156.0
173.0
173.2
170.8
166.0
165.9
167.0
160.6
158.9
157.8
1913.
January.....................................
February...................................
March........................................
147.2
147.6
151.2
158.9
158.3
104.9
162.1
163.5
171.8
173.7
175.7
182.7
169.5
172.4
173.5
161.6
162.7
168.1
April..........................................
M ay...........................................
Juno...........................................
156. 7
157.2
158.8
172.6
168.9
It 9.7
174.8
174.9
177.1
192.5
190.9
190.8
175.1
m o
182.4
173.4
173.5
175.0
Ju ly...........................................
August......................................
159.5
159.9 j
170.8
171.2
178.3
178.2
192.7
195.9
182.1
181.9
175.9
176.5
April..........................................
121
RETAIL PRICES, 1690 TO AUGUST, 1913.
I I I . — RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES
OF FOOD, JANUARY, 1911, TO AUGUST, 1913, BY GEOGRAPHIC A L DIVI
SION S—Continued.
T able
PORK CHOPS.
Year and month.
North
Atlantic
division.
South
Atlantic
division.
North
Central
division.
Western
division.
1911.
January...
February.
March.......
United
States.
lv>. 9
184.9
155.9
170.5
108.4
107.6
April..
May..
Juno.
1*4.9
is i.o
ISO. 4
107.4
100.8
107.3
July............
August.......
September.
185.3
185.7
18$. 3
171.0
ISO. 7
183. 4
October___
November.
December..
187.3
183. o
179.1
179.1
lm.H
155.4
17*. 5
177.S
183.3
104.0
357.6
106.3
April..
May..
June.
103.0 ,
197.0
196.3 j
155.6
188.2
180.0
July...........
August.......
September.
197. 4 *
200.1
213.1
18*. 5
205.4
217.4
October___
November.
December..
212.2
3()i! X
200.2
218.6
100.4
179.9
139. 5
1US. 4
204.1
189.0
1SV.4
203.0
211. 4
215.0
215.0
21*. 0
211.9
211.0
214.7
218. S
220.4
224.5
January...
February.
March.......
January...
February.
March.___
1912.
1913.
April..
M ay..
June..
Tuly —
Avgust.
191.5 I
190.0 :
122
BULLETIN OF TJIE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
I I I . —RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES
OF FOOD, JANUARY, 1911, TO AUGUST, .1913, BY GEOGRAPHICAL DIVI
SION S—Continue d .
T able
BACON: Smoked.
Year and month.
1911.
North
Atlantic
division.
South
Atlantic
division.
North
Central
division.
South
Central
division.
I
Western
division.
United
States.
i
January.....................................
February..................................
March........................................
190.1
186.0
183.0
201.2
196.7
194 6
191.8
190.6
188.1
245.5
244.1
244.2
205.0
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
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
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
1S3.3
April..........................................
June..........................................
173.0
180.0
180.6
187.0
190.6 |
i
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
September................................
180.6
182.4
192.0
190.0
194. 8
206.8
189.7 S
194.3 j
200.3
240.2
242.3
251. 4
203.9
203.1
208.9
197.6
200.3
208.8
October.....................................
November.................................
December..................................
199.0
199. 4
198.0
217.0
220.0
215.9
206,3 ,|
206.3
200.9
254.7
255. 4
254.6
215.6
213.3
218.8
215.6
216.0
214.3
January.....................................
February..................................
March........................................
194.5
194.6
199. 5
209.8
208.2
215. 5
198.2
202.0
209.2
250. 2
251.6
257.2
217.2
216.0
217.6
210.8
211.6
217.2
April..........................................
M av ..........................................
Jurio..........................................
204.0
207.6
212.0
222.5
223.6
225.9
215. 4
216.5
221.3
262.0
263.9
266.7
224.0
222.5
226.6
222. 9
224.5
228.5
Ju lv...........................................
August.....................................
217.1
218.2
235.9
239.2
229.8
231.2
273. 4
277.1
231.0
236.3
235.5
238.0
1 9 12 .
1913.
123
KETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1913.
T a b l e I I I . — RELATIVE
RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES
OF FOOD, JANUARY, 1911, TO AUGUST, 1913, BY GEOGRAPHICAL DIVI
SION S—Continued.
H A M : Smoked.
Year and month.
North
Atlantic
division.
South
Atlantic
division.
North
Central
division.
South
Central
division.
Western
division.
United
States.
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...........................................
147.0
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........................................
147.1
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
119.4
156.7
157. 4
155.3
159.7
161.3
158.2
159.1
162.4
156.6
158,6
163.0
179.0
182.9
180.9 !
|
180.8 !
182.2 !;
184.5 |
!
155.6
157.2
160.6
July...........................................
August.......................................
September................................
149.2
153. 4 !
155.0
1j
156.1 1
158.2 |
162.2 |
164.5
164.3
164.4
162.1
163.4
166.3
October.....................................
November.................................
December..................................
163.8
163. 5
162.2
165.8
165.0
163.8
165.2 !
164.9
103.0
188.6 !
190.7 i
1S5.1 |
166.4
165.3
167.1
168.8
168.6
167.0
1913.
January.....................................
February..................................
March........................................
162.8
164.7
170.3
162.5
163. 4
168.7
134. 2
167.7
173.1
i
185.0 i
. 185.1 ;
191.1
167.9
168.2
171.8
167.4
169.1
174.0
April..........................................
M ay..........................................
June..........................................
175.8
178.2
183.1
172.4
172.6
176.9
176.5
176.6
180.9
195.7
198.9
202.3
172.1
175.0
178.0
178.1
179.8
184.0
July..........................................
August.....................................
189.5
190.7
183.0
186.7
185.9
m 2
206.3
207.6
183.6
187.6
189.6
192.2
124
of
the
bureau
of
laboe
s t a t is t ic s .
I I I . —RELATIVE ‘RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES
OF FOOD, JANUARY. 1011. TO AUGUST, 1913, BY GEOGRAPHICAL DIVI
SIONS—Continued.
T abjt.e
LARD: Pure.
Year and month.
North 1 South
North
Atlantic
Atlantic ! Central
division. ,j division, i division.
South
Central
division.
Western
division.
United
States.
1911.
January.....................................
February...................................
March...... ...............................
101.6
lhK 7 1
131.2 1
j
167.0
165.7
153.1
160.2
15$. 3
149.1
154.3
151. C
149.8
159.7
155.6
lo2. o
161.1
158.5
151.4
April..........................................
May............................................
June...........................................
140.7 :!
137.7
134.4
144.3
140.0
140.6
145.6
140.4
140.5
146.7
141.5
139.0
149.1
145.2
144.0
145.2
140.9
139.5
August.......................................
September................................
133.6
133.9
13S7
140.9
144.4
148.3
139.1
140.4
143.0
138.1
139.5
110.6
142.7
142.7
143.1
138.6
139. X
142.6
October.....................................
November.................................
December..................................
138.4
13*. 6
136.9
148.0
146.8
145.4
143.6
143.2
141.6
139.3
139.9
139.3
143.5
144.9
144.1
142.5
142.6
141.3
1912.
January.....................................
February.................;•..............
March........................................
13.>.o
135.7
134.7
145.7
145.4
144.9
143.2
143.0
144.1
138.8
138.1 i!
ls a ? iI
143.6
143.7
144.4
141.2
111.1
141.2
April..........................................
1
June........................................... [
140.7
147.4
149.4
147.9
157. 6
15$. 1
148.3
153.5
155.7
143. C
151.0
156.5
146.7
153.8
157.8
145.6
152.6
155.3
!
August....................................... !
September................................ 1
149.9
150. 0
loo. 0
157.2
159.1
165.8
156.2
160.3
165.6
156.3
157.1 !
160.0 :!
157.4
15S. 2
160.4
155.3
157.1
161.5
October..................................... !
November.................................
December..................................
J6I.7
1*3.4
1«2.9
169.3
167.3
1«4. 6
172.6
171.8
169.7
104.0 i!
163.4 ;S
162.» |
164.2
165.8
167.2
167.0
167.2
165.9
March...*...................................
lot.*, (i
lot*.)
15£. S
159.9
161.3
163.2
164.0
165.2
167.7
158. D
160.3
163.0
167.9
16*. 0
16*. 3
161.7
162.3
164.5
Apr!!..........................................
M uy..........................................
June..........................................
160. 3
lt'0.0
160.4
165. 7
165. o
165.4
169.6
169.3
169.1
165.1
165.6
164.4 |
172.5
173.0
173.0
166.8
166.7
166.5
J u l.'..........................................
100.9
103.1
16$. 1
171.9
170.5
172.9
166.7 I[
108.6 iI
i
372.8
172.8
167.7
mo. H
1913.
January.....................................
125
RETAIL PBICES, 1800 TO AUGUST, 1913.
Table I I I . —RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES
OF FOOD, JANUARY, 1911. TO AUGUST, 1913, BY GEOGRAPHICAL DIM SIONS—Continued.
HENS.
Year and month.
North
Atlantic
division.
South
Atlantic
division.
North
Central
division.
South
Central
division.
Western
division.
United
States.
1911.
January.....................................
February...................................
March........................................
13S.9
140. (j
142.1
155.5
154.7
158.1
156.6
158.1
161.4
187.8
186.1
182.2
137.5
138.9
139.4
154.7
155.5
156.9
April..........................................
May............................................
June..........................................
144.2
145.3
143.2
158.7
151.7
152.4
565.5
162.5
153.0
184.1
176.4
174 8
137.7
137.7
133.7
158.7
156.1
152.3
July............................................
August.......................................
September................................
146.3
144.6
145.5
148.2
147.3
145.9
152.0
149.1
147.2
1741
172.6
171.4
131.1
130.0
127.9
151.9
150.1
149.4
October.....................................
November.................................
December............................. .
143.9
139.1
137.7
145.1
138.2
13$. 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
1912.
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..........................................
lo4. o
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
1(>2.2
158.1
July...........................................
August.......................................
September................................
153.9
154.4
157.1
153.1
153.0
154.3
169.1
169.2
170.9
169.8
177.2
183.0
126.3
127.8
12$. 2
157.8
159.3
101.6
October.....................................
November.................................
Dceembcr..................................
157.3
155.2
153.5
154.1
150.0
145.4
165.5
161.9
162.3
183.9
175.7
172.8
126.5
127.7
125.8
160.1
157.1
155.2
1913.
January.....................................
February..................................
March........................................
156.6
160.4
165.0
152.0
152.2
158.4
175.2
184.1
198.2
178.6
182.7
188.7
132.7
134 4
133.1
162.4
166.6
172.8
April..........................................
M ay..........................................
June..........................................
169.4
172.2
172.4
162.7
160.9
163.7
210.3
208.3
200.7
199.3
192.3
188.8
136.6
138.9
134. 9 ;
179.7
179.3
176.8
Julv..........................................
August......................................
172.8
171.8
161.4
158.7
198.7
194.3
185.0
181.3
135.5
131.8
175.6
173.2
128
BCLLF.TIX OF THE BUBEAU OF LABOB STATISTICS.
I I I . —RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES
OF FOOD, JANUARY, 1911, TO AUGUST, 1913, BY GEOGRAPHICAL DIVI
SIONS—Continued.
T able
FLOUR: Wheat.
Year and month.
1911.
January.....................................
North
Atlantic
division.
South
Atlantic
division.
North
Central
division.
South
Central
division.
Western
division.
United
States.
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..........................................
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
1912.
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..........................................
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
Julj*............................................
August.......................................
September................................
133.9
132.3
12s. 0
137.0
135.2
m 2
137.8
134.9
132.1
134.8
130.6
130.2
149.0
143.2
138.2
138.4
135.4
132.3
October.....................................
November.................................
December..................................
125.6
122.9
119.9
131.6
130.9
129.6
129.2
127.0
124.5
130.5
130.6
129.9
135.6
134.9
133.9
130.3
128.8
126.8
1913.
January.....................................
February.................................. 1
March........................................
119.4
118. S
HS.O
129.1
129.1
128.8
124.1
124.0
124.0
131.4
131.7
132.2
135.6
140.3
140.3
126.9
127.4
127.2
April..........................................
M av..........................................
118. 2
119.0
120.3
129.2
129.6
131.8 ,|
123.3
124.3 |
124.8
132.3
132.6
132.7
140.6
140.5
140.3
127.2
127.8
128.6
Ju ly .......................................... 1!
August...................................... :
121.5
121.4
131.4 i!
130.6 :!
1i
125.1
124.5 !|
i
130.9
1 2 rl
140.5
140.0
128.8
127.9
Mareii........................................
127
BETAIL PEICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1013.
RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES
OF FOOD, JANUARY, 1911, TO AUGUST, 1913, BY GEOGRAPHICAL DIVISIONS—Continued.
T able I I I . —
CORN M EAL.
Year and month.
North
Atlantic
division.
South
A tlantic
division.
North
Central
division.
South
Central
division.
Western
division.
United
States.
1911.
January.....................................
February...................................
March........................................
142.7
143.4
142.9
143.4
m o
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
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. S
149. 4
150. S
130.3
131.8
133.8
146.9
148.7
149.5
October.....................................
November.................................
December.................................
14S.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...................................
M arch......................................
150.1
150.6
150.7
154.2
155.0
155.0
160.9
161. S
161.3
152. 3
151. 2
154,0
136.1
136. 7
136. S
152.9
153.3
153.7
June...........................................
152.2
154. 7
153.8
160.1
169. 4
109. 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......................................
September.................................
133. 4
154.1
153. 8
m s
170. H
170.6
171.6
172. 2
171. 7
173.1
173. 5
173, 5
146.0
146.7
147.3
163.7
164.4
164.3
October.....................................
November.................................
December....... ...........................
155.2
155.9
154. 5
174.1
170. 2
163. 4
. 172.6
169.2
164.6
171.9 !
165. 4 ;
354.2 I
147.3
145.7
145.4
165.2
162.8
158.5
1913.
January.....................................
February...................................
March........................................
153. 3
152. 8
152.7
157.7
157.5
156.9
161.3
163.8
163.2
152,6 !
150.9 !
150.0
139.5
143.3
149.5
156.0
156.1
155.2
April..........................................
M ay..........................................
June..........................................
152.1
152.1
152.4
156.4
159.8
164.2
163. 4
103.6
163.8
139.3
138.7
139.4
155.1
156.0
157.3
Ju ly ..........................................
August.....................................
152.2
152.5
164.2
165.3
165.0
167.1
151.9 ;
154.4
If6.8 :1
157.2 ;1
164.2 j
139.8
142.6
157.7
160.0
128
BULLETIN OF HIE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
I I I . —RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES
OF FOOD, JANUARY, 101], TO AUGUST, 1913, BY GEOGRAPHICAL DIVI
SION S—Continued.
T a b le
E G G S : Strictly fresh.
North
Atlantic
division.
Year and month.
1911.
Januarv............... .....................
February..................................
M a r c h ./..................................
April.........................................
May...........................................
June..........................................
South
Atlantic
division.
North
Central
division.
South
Central
division.
W estern
division.
United
States.
ISo. 2
146.9
129.0
192.3
145. G
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
114.7
120.0
104.2
103.6
104.4
140.8
135.1
140.9
107.5
106.9
109.5
112.8
112.9
110.4
115.7
115.2
115.0
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
August......................................
September................................
October.....................................
November.................................
December..................................
168. 6
206. 8
214.7
162.9
188.9
152.6
189.0
204.2
188.8
219.3
253.3
170.1
202.2
192. 5
163. 4
196.2
207. 3
1912.
January...................................
February..................................
March........................................
199.8
204. 0
131.1
210.7
198. 8
134. 8
204.3
188.5
128.5
202.9
221.3
163.2
174.7
128. 7
108. 6
202.9
iso. 1
130.3
April.........................................
May...........................................
June..........................................
126. 2
12(11
132.6
131.2
132.5
122.2
128. G
116.6
117.9
157.2
152.-5
157.2
106.9
108. 2
111.0
125.9
123. 8
126.1
Julv...........................................
August......................................
September................................
140.3
153.1
169.3
135. S
148.4
171.4
124.1
133.7
148.5
159.9
177. -5
204. 5
132.1
144. 3
167.9
135. o
147.8
167.1
October.....................................
N ovember................................. 1
December.................................. |
190.9
227.2
214.2
181.5
209. 6
204. 6
169.4
193.7
184.2
219.0
243.8
253.1
190.8
216. 8
193. 5
1 S6 .0
1913.
Januarv.....................................
3’ebmary..................................
March........................................ |
IS*'. 1
160. 4
133.6
179.4
155. 8
131.1
173.5
149.1
123.2
233.3
198.2
165.0
172.8
131.9
113. 6
184. S
156.0
131.3
-a ? /" .::::::::::::::::::::::
Juno..........................................
127.1
132. 8
142. 2
130.4
136.7
143.9
116.2
122. 8
127.1
157.7
168.0
180.2
115. 4
117. 3
128.9
126.4
132.5
140.8
156.1
171.6
144.0
163.2
130. 5
143.2
186.1
208. i
148.0
169.5 ;
149.4
166.4
Julv..........................................
August.....................................
112.0
1
200.0
133.0
146.7
214.4
205. 2
129
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1913.
I I I . —RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES
OF FOOD, JANUARY, 1911, TO AUGUST, 1913, BY GEOGRAPHICAL DIVI
SION S—Continued.
T able
BUTTER: Creamery.
Year and month.
North
Atlantic
division.
South
Atlantic
division.
North
Central
division.
South
Central
division.
Western
division.
United
States.
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. S
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. e
145.5
April..........................................
May...........................................
June..........................................
148.6
146.4
134.7
140.2
138.1
128.0
157.6
150.6
136.3
153.7
149.0
135.9
132.0
123.9
125.1
148.4
143. S
133.5
July...........................................
August......................................
September................................
134.2
133.9
139.2
126.6
127.0
131.6
134.9
135.4
144.3
134.4
135.7
143.6
128.7
133.8
141.9
132.9
134.2
141.2
October.....................................
November.................................
December..................................
145.1
151.5
160.0
137.8
142.9
151.6
154.6
164.5
173.4
149.2
160.6
171.0
145.4
148.7
153.4
147.9
155.2
163.6
1913.
January.....................................
February...................................
March........................................
158.8
160.9
162.7
150.9
150.9
152.8
170.6
174.3
174.6
171.4
171.9
172.3
154.2
149.4
153.7
162.7
163.5
165.2
April..........................................
May...........................................
June............... ..........................
164.4
143.7
140.1
153.1
137.5
134.2
168.9
148.5
146.0
168.0
155.0
151.3
159.0
127.1
127.3
161.3
144.6
141.3
July....... ...................................
August.....................................
137.5
135.7
131.5
131.6
143.0
144.8
149.5
151.1
131.6
143.1
139.8
141.9
11205°—Bull. 136—13----- 9
130
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
T a b l e I I I . — RELATIVE
RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES
OF FOOD, JANUARY, 1911, TO AUGUST 1913, BY GEOGRAPHICAL DIVI
SIONS—Continued.
POTATOES: Irish.
Year and month.
1911
.
North
Atlantic
division.
South
Atlantic
division.
North
Central
division.
January..................
February.............. .
March.................... .
109.6
107.6
107.5
108.6
108.2
107.6
114.1
113.7
114.9
April.......................
May........................
June...................... .
112.5
122.8
175.2
113.3
132.3
175.1
119.4
135.3
July........................
August....................
September............ .
212.1
249.9
210.9
183.1
256.4
174.4
146.7
October................. .
November..............
December...............
135.2
151.9
162.6
1912
.
South
Central
division.
120.2
Western
division.
United
States.
120.4
124.9
146.0
149.7
158.0
119.2
119.0
127.2
144.3
199.2
167.1
187.8
213.7
126.5
142.5
196.9
174.6
227.1
215.9
179.5
241.8
178.7
148.5
240.1
197.6
167.8
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
211.0
202.1
121.2
January..................
February.............. .
March..................
200.8
186.7
194.9
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.......................
M ay.......................
June......................
226.1
213.2
206.7
211.6
231.0
221.7
238.4
213.4
212.9
210.2
210.5
212.7
179.2
160.9
224.7
211.6
211.9
July.......................
August.................. .
September............ .
171.7
154.8
120.7
163.0
146.2
134.9
158.6
146.5
122.6
162.7
152.3
139.1
141.2
108.8
107.5
164.3
146.0
128.0
October.................
November.............
December..............
115.6
119.7
126.1
133.0
128.3
126.4
114.2
114.0
115.0
131.2
125.3
127.6
103.5
103.9
97.8
121.8
January.................
February.............. .
March.................... .
128.4
130.1
126.4
130.0
128.2
126.5
117.4
117.0
115.9
129.3
126.9
124.2
92.4
86.7
124.8
123.6
120.5
April.......................
M ay......................
June...................... .
123.8
132.5
151.2
127.0
137.2
169.0
114.2
116.1
122.3
126.0
132.4
151.2
84.3
90.2
111.6
119.2
125.8
144.4
Ju ly ......................
August................. .
162.3
161.7
150.3
157.2
187.7
174.6
150.1
164.1
154.0
159.3
174.2
175.2
1913
.
201.6
122.1
122.9
131
RETAIL PBICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1913.
I I I . —RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OP THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES
OF FOOD, JANUARY, 1911, TO AUGUST, 1913, BY GEOGRAPHICAL DIVI
SIONS—Continued.
T able
SUGAR: Granulated.
Year and month.
North
Atlantic
division.
South
Atlantic
division.
North
Central
division.
South
Central
division.
Western
division.
United
States.
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.......................................
September.................................
107.1
106.5
106.4
106.9
105.6
106.4
107.2
106.5
106.7
108.0
107.9
109.2
97.0
97.4
97.7
106.6
106.1
106.5
October.....................................
November.................................
December............ .....................
105.4
104.3
104.0
105.9
104.6
103.9
104.1
101.9
100.6
108.3
106.2
105.2
97.1
96.7
96.0
105.2
103.7
102.9
1913.
January.....................................
February...................................
March.............
.. . . ....J
101.7
95.9
94.7
100.8
95.5
93.3
98.7
94.3
93.5
103.9
96.8
95.9
93.9
88.2
87.2
100.7
95.1
93.9
April..........................................
M ay...........................................
June..........................................
93.7
93.4
92.5
91.6
90.4
90.0
92.8
92.0
92.0
94.9
94.9
94.8
85.3
85.3
85.6
92.7
92.3
92.0
Ju ly..........................................
August.....................................
95.3
97.4
93.2
95.3
95.9
98.4
98.4
101.4
88.0
90.9
95.2
97.7
132
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I I I . —RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF THE PRINCIPAL ARTICLES
OF FOOD, JANUARY, 1911, TO AUGUST, 1913, BY GEOGRAPHICAL DIVI
SION S—Concluded.
T able
M IL K : Fresh.
Year and 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.......................................
September................................
129.9
132.6
133.1
121.9
126.1
125.7
132.6
134.8
134.8
153.6
153.6
156.2
131.4
130.9
130.9
133.2
135.2
135.6
October.....................................
November.................................
December..................................
134.3
139.1
139.6
127.7
128.1
129.0
141.2
142.3
142.3
156.2
156.9
156.9
132.7
132.8
132.8
138.2
140.0
140.3
1913.
January.....................................
February..................................
March........................................
139.6
139.6
139.6
129.0
128.5
128.5
142.6
141.2
140.1
157.8
158.9
158.0
133.1
133.1
130.9
140.5
140.2
139.5
April..........................................
May...........................................
June..........................................
139.6
139.2
138.9
128.5
126.1
126.1
139.2
138.4
138.4
158.0
158.0
157.1
130.9
130.9
130.9
139.3
138.6
138.4
July..........................................
138.7
139.1
125.9
125.9
139.0
140.1
156.0
156.7
130.9
130.9
138.3
138.8
133
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1913.
T able
I V .—RETAIL PRICES OF COAL, FOR HOUSEHOLD USE, ON JULY
15, 1912, AND JULY 15, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS.
[The prices quoted are for coal delivered to consumers, but, except in a few cases, do not include charges
for storing in cellar or coal bin where an extra handling is necessary.]
ATLANTA, GA.
In ton lots, per ton of
2,000 pounds.
Firm
num
ber.
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds.
Kind and size of coal.
July 15,
1912.
July 15,
1913.
July 15,
1912.
July 15,
1913.
BITUMINOUS.
$4.50
5.00
$4.50- 4.75
5.00
/Jellico nut.............................................................
C101 \Jellico block.........................................................
/Jellico
lum p..........................................................
C102 \Blue Gem
lum p...................................................
$2.25-$2.40
2.50
BALTIMORE, MD.
In ton lots, per ton of
2,240 pounds.
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,120 pounds.
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRACITE, WHITE ASH.
C201
C202
C203
C205
Stove...
1)0.
D o.
Do.
C201
Chestnut.
D o ...
D o ...
D o ...
C202
C203
0205
$7.35
7.25
7.50
$7.30
7.30
7.30
7.30
$3.80
3.80
3.75
$3.90
3.90
3.90
7.60
7.50
7.75
7.55
7.55
7.55
7.55
3.95
3.95
4.00
4.05
4.05
4.05
BIRMINGHAM, ALA.
In ton lots, per ton of
2,000 pounds.
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds.
BITUMINOUS.
fCahaba lumt)
C301 \Cahaba No. 2 ........................................................
fancy lump..........................................
C302 /Galloway
\Galloway egg........................................................
(Cahaba lump........................................................
Cahaba nut...........................................................
C303 1ICarbon
Hill lump................................................
1Carbon Hill nut...................................................
/Cahaba
lum
C304 t Carbon Hill p........................................................
lu m p ................................................
(Cahaba lum p........................................................
•IGalloway lump....................................................
C305
(Galloway nut.......................................................
fCahaba or Brilliant lump....................................
JCahaba or Brilliant nut.......................................
C306 1Carbon Hill lum p................................................
[Carbon Hill nut...................................................
$4.50
3.75
4.50
3.92
3.92
$4.50
$2.35
4.25
4.00 ...........2.*66‘
3.75
4.75
2.35
4.00
4.00
3.75
4.75
2.06
4.00
2.06
4.25
3.75
3.25
4.50
4.00
4.00
3.50
$2.35
2.25
2.10
2.00
2.50
2.10
2.10
2.00
2.50
2.10
2.25
2.00
1.75
2.35
2. i.5
2.15
1.90
134
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
I V .—RETAIL PRICES OF COAL, FOR HOUSEHOLD USE, ON JULY
15, 1912, AND JULY 15, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T able
BOSTON, MASS.
In ton lots, per ton of
2,000 pounds.
Firm
num
ber.
July 15,
1912.
July 15,
1913.
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds.
July 15,
1912.
July 15,
1913.
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRACITE, WHITE ASH.
C401
C402
0403
C404
C405
C406
C407
C408
Stove....................................................................
D o ...................................................................
D o ...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o ...................................................................
D o ...................................................................
D o ...................................................................
D o ...................................................................
$7.50
7.50
7.50
7.50
7.50
7.50
7.50
7.50
$7.50
7.50
7.50
7.50
7.50
7.50
7.50
7.50
$3.75
3.75
3.75
3.75
3.75
3.75
3.75
3.75
$3.75
3.75
3.75
3.75
3.75
3.75
3.75
3.75
C401
0402
C403
C404
0405
C406
0407
0408
Chestnut...............................................................
D o...................................................................
D o ...................................................................
D o ...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o ...................................................................
7.75
7.75
7.75
7.75
7.75
7.75
7.75
7.75
7.75
7.75
7.75
7.75
7.75
7.75
7.75
7.75
3.90
3.90
3.88
3.88
3.90
3.90
3.88
3.88
3.90
3.90
3.88
3.88
3.90
3.90
3.88
3.90
BUFFALO, N. Y.
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRACITE, WHITE ASH.
C501
C502
C503
C504
C505
C506
Stove.....................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o ...................................................................
D o ...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o ...................................................................
$6.60
6.35
$6.60
6.25
6.60
6.60
6.60
6.60
$3.50
3.40
$3.50
3.40
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
C501
C502
C503
0504
C505
0506
Chestnut...............................................................
D o ...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
6.85
6.60
6.85
6.55
6.85
6.85
6.85
6.85
3.60
3.50
3.60
3.50
3.60
3.60
3.60
3.60
CHARLESTON, S. C.
In ton lots, per ton of
2,240 pounds.
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,120 pounds.
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRACITE, WHITE ASH.
C601
C602
Stove.....................................................................
D o ..................................................................
$7.75
7.75
$4.00
4.00
C601
C602
Chestnut...............................................................
D o ..................................................................
8.25
7.75
4.25
4.00
C602
Jellico lum p .........................................................
6.75
3.75
BITUMINOUS.
135
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO# AUGUST, 1913.
I V .—RETAIL PRICES OF COAL, FOR HOUSEHOLD USE, ON JULY
15, 1912, AND JULY 15, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
CHICAGO, ILL.
In ton lots, per ton of
2,000 pounds.
Firm
num
ber.
Kind and size of coal.
July 15,
1912.
July 15,
1913.
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds.
July 15,
1912.
July 15,
1913.
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRACITE, WHITE ASH.
C701
CT02
0703
C704
Stove...
D o.
D o.
D o.
C701
C702
€703
C704
Chestnut.
D o ...
D o ...
D o ...
$7.80
7.80
7! 80
$7.80
7.80
7.80
7.80
$3.90
3.90
3.90
$3.90
3.90
3.90
3.90
8.05
8.05
8.05
8.05
8.05
8.05
8.05
4.05
4.05
4.03
4.05
4.05
4.03
4.10
4.25
4.25
4.25
4.50
4.50
4.50
5.25
4.50
2.15
2.15
2.13
2.25
2.25
2.25
2.65
2.25
$7.50 $7.75-$8.00
7.50
7.50
7.50
7.50
$4.00
$4.25
4.50
BITUMINOUS.
C701 Illinois or Indiana lump.
C702 Indiana lum p..................
C703 Illinois lum p...................
lump.................
C704 /Hocking
\Illinois lum p...................
CINCINNATI, OHIO.
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRACITE, WHITE ASH.
C802
C804
C806
Stove..............................................................
DO............................................................
D o ............................................................
C802
C804
C806
Chestnut........................................................
D o............................................................
D o ............................................................
C802
C803
C804
C805
C806
Campbells Creek lump..................................
Black Betsy lu m p .......................................
Kanawha splint lum p..................................
Logan lum p...................................................
Youghiogheny lump.....................................
7.75
7.50
7.50
L00- 8.50
7.75
7.75
4.25
$3.25- 3.50
3.00
3.25
3.25
3.25
.25- 3.50
3.25
3.50
3.25
3.50
1.90
$7.25
7.25
7.25
7.25
7.25
7.25
$3.95
7.50
7.50
7.50
7.50
7.50
7.50
4.10
BITUMINOUS.
2.00
CLEVELAND, OHIO.
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRACITE, WHITE ASH.
C901
C902
C903
C904
C905
C906
Stove...
D o.
D o.
D o.
D o.
D o.
G901
C902
C903
CS04
C905
C906
Chestnut.
D o ...
D o ...
D o ...
D o ...
D o ...
$7.25
7.25
7.25
7.25
7.50
7.50
7.50
7.50
3.90
3.90
3.85
4.00
4.10
3.95
$3.90
3.85
3.90
3.90
3.90
3.85
4.00
3.95
4.00
4.00
4.00
3.95
BITUMINOUS.
C901 Goshen lump....................................................
C902 Pittsburgh lump..............................................
C903 Pittsburgh No. 8 vein, or Goshen No. 6 vein.
(Massillon lum p.................................................
C904 \01d
Hickory lump...........................................
lump.................................................
C905 /Massillon
\Pennsylvania or Ohio lum p............................
fMassillon
lump.................................................
C906 \Pittsburgh
or Goshen lump.............................
3.75
4.00
3.75
4.75
4.75
$3.75- 4.00
4.75
3.75
2.10
2.20
4.00
3.75
2.15
4.75
2.65
4.00
4.75
2.60
4.00 $2.10- 2.20
4.75
2.60
4.00
2.15
2.20
2.15
2.65
2.25
2.65
2.25
2.60
2.20
136
BULLETIN OP THE BUEEAU OF LABOB STATISTICS.
I V .—RETAIL PRICES OF COAL, FOR HOUSEHOLD USE, ON JULY
15, 1912, AND JULY 15, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
DALLAS, TEX.
In ton lots, per ton of
2,000 "pounds.
Firm
num
ber.
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds.
Kind and size of coal.
July 15,
1912.
July 15,
1913.
July 15,
1912.
July 15,
1913.
BITUMINOUS.
C1003
Colorado lump or egg___
Briar Creek lump or egg.
McAlester lump or egg..
McAlester nut.................
$3.00
7.00
$7.50
C1004
/McAlester lu m p ...
Cl 006 \Briar
Creek lump..
7.50
6.00
7.50
6.50
7.50
7.00
$3.75
$4.oa
3.50
3.75
3.00
3.75
3.25
4.00
3.75
DENVER, COLO.
COLORADO ANTHRACITE.
Cl 103
Cl 105
Cl 106
C1107
Stove, Nos. 3 and 5 mixed.
D o .................................
D o.................................
D o.................................
D o.................................
D o.................................
C1101
Cl 102
C1103
C1105
C1106
C1107
Furnace, Nos. 1 and 2 mixed.
D o......................................
D o......................................
D o......................................
D o......................................
D o......................................
C1101
Cl 102
$8.00
8.00
8.00
8.50
*8.50
$8.50
8.50
8.50
8.50
8.50
8.50
9.00
9.00
9.00
9.00
9.00
9.00
$4.25
4.25
4.25
4.50
4.50
$4.50
4.50
4.50
4.50
4.25
4.50
4.75
4.75
4.75
4.75
4.50
4.75
BITUMINOUS.
C1101
C1102
C1103
C1105
C1106
C1107
/Canon City lump...............................................
\Canon City nut...................................................
|Routt County lum p..........................................
Canon City or Maitland lump...........................
[Canon City, Maitland, or Routt County n u t..
Canon City or Maitland lump...........................
ACanon City or Maitland nut..............................
/Canon City lum p...............................................
\Canon City nut...................................................
/Canon City or Maitland lump...........................
\Canon City or Maitland nut..............................
Canon City, Maitland, or Routt County lump.
/Best grade lump......................
C1101 \Second grade lump.................
/Louisville or Lafayette lump.
C1102 \Erielump................................
/Best grade lump......................
Cl 103 \Second grade lump.................
/Louisville or Marshall lu m p ..
C1105 \Lafayette or Erie lum p...........
/Louisville lum p.......................
Cl 106 \Lafayette lump........................
/Louisville or Marshall lum p ..
C1107 \Lafayette or Erie lump..........
6.00
6.00
6.00
5.25
6.00
5.25
6.00
5.00
4.25
5.25
5.00
4.50
5.25
4.50
5.00
4.25
5.50
4.50
5.00
4.50
4.00
4.50
4.00
4.50
4.00
4.50
4.00
4.50
4.25
4.50
4.00
3.25
3.25
3.25
2.90
3.25
2.90
3.25
2.75
2.40
2.90
2.75
2.50
2.90
2.50
2.75
2.40
2.75
2.25
2.75
2.50
2.25
2.50
2.25
2.50
2.25
2.50
2.25
2.25
2.25
2.50
2.25
137
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1913.
I V .—RETAIL PRICES OF COAL, FOR HOUSEHOLD USE, ON JULY
15, 1912, AND JULY 15, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
DETROIT, MICH.
In ton lots, per to*n of
2,000 pounds.
Firm
num
ber.
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds.
Kind and size of coal.
July 15,
1912.
July 15,
1913.
July 15,
1912.
July 15,
1913.
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRACITE, WHITE ASH.
C1201
C1203
C-1204
C1205
Stove...
Do.
Do.
Do.
C1201
C12G3
C1204
C1205
Chestnut.
D o ...
D o ...
D o ...
$7.50
7.00
7.50
7.50
$7.50
7.25
7.50
7.50
$3.75
3.75
3.80
3.75
$3.90*
3.75
3.75
4.00
7.75
7.25
7.75
7.75
7.75
7.50
7. 75
7.75
3.90
4.00
4.00
3.88
4.00
3.75
4.00
4.15
5.50
6.00
5.50
.5.00
5.00
4.50
5.00
4.50
2.75
*2.25
3.00
2.75
2.50
2.50
2.25
2.75
2.50
$7.25
7.25
7.25
$7.50
7.50
7.50
7.20
$3.75
3.75
3.75
$3.85.
3.85
3.85
3. 70*
7.50
7.50
7.50
7.75
7.75
7.75
7.20
3.85
3.85
3.85
4.00
4.00
4.00
3.70
BITUMINOUS.
C1201 Jackson Hill lum p...
/Yellow Jacket lump.
C1203 \Yellow Jacket ogg...
JHocking lump..........
C1204 \Hocking nut.............
JDomestic lum p.........
C1205 1Domestic nut............
*4*50'
FALL RIVER, MASS.
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRACITE, WHITE ASH.
C1301
C1302
C1303
C1304
D o..................................................................
D o..................................................................
D o..................................................................
C1301
C1302
C1303
C1304
Chestnut...............................................................
D o..................................................................
D o..................................................................
D o..................................................................
INDIANAPOLIS, IND.
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRACITE, WHITE ASH.
C1401
C1402
C1403
C1404
C1405
D o..................................................................
D o..................................................................
D o ..................................................................
D o..................................................................
$7.75
7.75
7.75
7.50
7.75
$8.00
8.00
8.00
8.00
8.00
$4.00
4.00
4.00
3.90
4.00
$4.15
4.15
4.15
4.15
4.15
C1401
C1402
C1403
C1404
C1405
Chestnut...............................................................
D o..................................................................
D o..................................................................
D o ....................................... / .........................
D o ..................................................................
8.00
8.00
8.00
7.75
8.00
8.25
8.25
8.25
8.25
8.25
4.15
4.15
4.15
4.00
4.15
4.25
4.25
4.25
4.25
4.25
C1401
C1402
C1403
C1404
C1405
Indiana lump.......................................................
D o..................................................................
Pocahontas lump.................................................
Indiana lump.......................................................
D o..................................................................
3.25
3.25
4.75
3.00
3.25
3.25
3.25
5.50
3.25
3.25
1.75
1.75
2.50
1.65
1.75
1.75
1.75
$2.90- 3.15
1.65
1.75
BITUMINOUS.
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I V . — RETAIL PRICES OF COAL, FOR HOUSEHOLD USE, ON JULY
15, 1912, AND JULY 15, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
JACKSONVILLE, FLA.
In ton lots, per ton of
2,000 pounds.
Firm
num
ber.
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds.
Kind and size of coal.
July 15
1912.
July 15,
1913.
July 15
1912.
July 15,
1913.
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRACITE, WHITE ASH.
Cl 501
Cl 502
C150:;
Stove...
Do.
Do.
;8.00
8.00
$9.00
9.00
9.00
$4.00
4.00
$4.75
4.75
4.75
CISC i
CL512
*01503
Chestnut.
D o ...
D o ...
8.00
8.00
9.00
9.00
9.00
4. CO
4.00
4.75
4.75
4.75
7.00
7.00
7.00
3.50
3.75
3.75
BITUMINOUS.
C150I
C1503
Virginia lum p.
Jellico lum p. . .
KANSAS CITY, MO.
BITUMINOUS.
lum p......................................................
C1601 /Camden
\Cherokee lum p.....................................................
j
D
o..................................................................
Cl 602 (Cherokee nu t........................................................
lump...................................................
C1693 /Lexington
\Choroke© lum p.....................................................
C1604 Cherokee or Farmers n u t....................................
[Cherokee lump.....................................................
C1605 <Lexington lu m p .................................................
[Richmond block................................................
jLexington lump...................................................
C1606 <Cherokee lump....................................................
[Iowa lum p...........................................................
$4.25
4.25
4.25
$4.00
4.25
4.25
4.00
4.00
4. 25
4.25
4.00
3.75
3.60
3.50
4.00
3. 75
$2.45
2.00
2.25 j!
!
i
$2.25
2.40
2.25
2.25
2. 2d
2.50
2.25
2.15
2.00
1.90
2.00
2.25
2.15
LITTLE ROCK, ARK.
BITUMINOUS.
C1701 Deming, Arkansas, or Jenny Lind lump.
C1702 Arkansas lump or Illinois egg...................
(Arkansas lum p..........................................
C1703 \Illinois
egg or n u t.....................................
$5.50
$6.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
i
$3.00
|.................
I.................
1.................
$3.25
2.50
2.75
3.00
LOS ANGELES, CAL.
BITUMINOUS.
(Canon City lum p ...............................................
Cl 801 •jAmerican' block Diamond, Hiawatha, Rock
[ Springs, or Castle Gate lump........................
$13.00
$6.75
$12.00
12.00
$0.25
6.25
9.00
9.00
4.75
4.75
LIGNITE.
Cl 802
California lu m p ...................................................
189
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I V .—RETAIL PRICES OF COAL, FOR HOUSEHOLD USE, ON JULY
15, 1912, AND JULY 15, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
LOUISVILLE, KY.
In ton lots, per ton of
2,000 pounds.
Firm
num
ber.
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds.
Kind and size of coal.
July 15,
1912.
July 15,
1913.
July 15,
1912.
July 15,
1913.
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRACITE, "WHITE ASH.
$4.40
$8.25
8.25
8.25
‘ *4.’ 40
8.25
8.25
8.25
8.25
**4.40
Pittsburgh, Straight Creek, or Jeliico lump or
n u t .................................................................. $3.90- 4.00
3.75
C1904 Pittsburgh lum p................................................ .
3.90
C1907 Jeliico lump or n u t............................................
4.00
4.00
4.00
C1902 S tove..
D o.
C1904
C1907
Do..
C1902
01904
C1907
$8.25
8.25
Chestnut.
D o ....
D o ...
8.25
4.40
$4.40
4.40
4.40
4.40
4.40
4.40
BITUMINOUS.
C1902
2.10
2.20
2.25
2.25
2.25
MANCHESTER, N. H.
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRACITE, WHITE ASH.
C2001
C2002
C2003
C2004
Stove.....................................................................
$8.00
D o ...................................................................
8.00
D o ...................................................................
D o ...................................................................
$8.50
8.50
8.50
8.50
$4.00
4.00
$4.25
4.25
4.25
4.25
8.25
8.25
8.50
8.50
8.50
8.50
4.13
4.13
4.25
4.25
4.25
4.25
C2001 Chestnut...............................................................
D o ...................................................................
C2002
D o ...................................................................
C2003
D o ...................................................................
C2004
MEMPHIS, TENN.
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRACITE, WHITE ASH.
C2101 Stove.....................................................................
D o ..................................................................
C2102
D o ...................................................................
C2103
C2104
D o ...................................................................
C2105
D o ...................................................................
$10.00
10.00
9.50
10.00
10.00
$10.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
$5.25
$5.25
5.00
5.00 ............ 5*25
5.25
5.25
5.25
5.25
Chestnut...............................................................
D o ...................................................................
D o ...................................................................
D o ...................................................................
D o ...................................................................
10.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
5.25
5.25
5.00
5.00 ............ 5.’ 25
5.25
5.25
5.25
5.25
4.45
5.15
4.45
5.28
4.72
4.25
4.40
5.23
5.22
4.40
C2101
C2102
C2103
€2104
C2105
BITUMINOUS.
C2101 Kentucky lum p...................................................
/Pittsburgh lum p..................................................
C2102 \Alabama lum p.....................................................
C2103 Kentucky or Illinois............................................
[Kentucky lum p...................................................
C2104 -{JelUco block ........................................................
[Pittsburgh lump.................................................
C2105 Kentucky lump....................................................
4.00
4.40
2.50
2.70
2.45
2.50
2.78
2.50
2.25
2.45
2.95
2.95
2.45
140
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I V .—RETAIL PRICES OF COAL, FOR HOUSEHOLD USE, ON JULY
15, 1912, AND JULY 15, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
MILWAUKEE, WIS.
In ton lots, per ton of
2,000 pounds.
Firm
num
ber.
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds.
Kind and size of coal.
July 15,
1912.
July 15,
1913.
July 15,
1912.
July 15,
1913.
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRACITE, WHITE ASH.
C2201
€2202
C2203
C2204
C2206
S tove..
D o.
D o.
D o.
D o.
C2201
C2202
02203
C2204
02206
Chestnut.
D o ...
D o ...
D o ...
D o ...
$7.70
7.80
7.80
7.80
7.80
$7.80
7.80
8.05
7.80
7.80
$4.10
4.15
4.15
3.90
4.15
$4.15
4.15
4.28
4.15
4.15
7.95
8.05
8.05
8.05
8.05
8.05
8.05
8.30
8.05
8.05
4.25
4.28
4.28
4.03
4.28
4.28
4.28
4.40
4.28
4.28
5.75
6.00
3.15
5.75
5.75
5.75
4.75
5.75
6.00
6.00
3.25
2.75
3.25
3.25
3.25
2.75
3.25
2.13
BITUMINOUS.
C2201
02202
02203
02204
02406
/Pocahontas egg........................
\Hocking or splint...................
Pocahontas egg or nut............
D o ......................................
/Pocahontas lump, egg, or nut.
\Hocking lump, egg, or nut—
/Pocahontas lump or egg.........
1 Pocahontas run of mine.........
5.00
6.00
5.00
6.00
4.00
*3.’ 13*
3.13
2.88
2.38
3.00
MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRACITE, WHITE ASH.
C2301 Stove.....................................................................
C2302
D o ...................................................................
C2303
D o ...................................................................
C2304
D o ...................................................................
D o ...................................................................
02305
D o ...................................................................
C2306
D o ..................................................................
C2308
$9.05
9.05
9.05
9.05
9.05
9.05
$9.05
9.05
9.05
9.05
9.05
9.05
9.05
$4.80
4.80
4.75
4.80
4.75
4.80
$4.80
4.80
4.80
4.80
4.80
4.80
4.80
C2301 Chestnut...............................................................
02302
D o ...................................................................
D o ...................................................................
C2303
C2304
D o ...................................................................
D o ...................................................................
C2305
D o ...................................................................
C2306
D o ..................................................................
C230S
9.30
9.30
9.30
9.30
9.30
9.30
9.30
9.30
9.30
9.30
9.30
9.30
9.30
4.90
4.90
4.90
4.90
4.90
4.90
4.90
4.90
4.90
4.90
4.90
4.90
4.90
5.65
5.80
5.80
5.50
5.50
5.80
5.80
5.50
5.80
5.50
5.50
7.50
3.10
3.15
3.15
3.00
3.00
3.15
3.15
3.00
3.15
3.00
3.00
4.00
'B ITU M INOUS.
Hocking lump......................................................
/
D o ..................................................................
\IUinois washed stove or nut................................
Illinois lump, stove, egg, or nut.........................
Hocking lump......................................................
/
D o ..................................................................
\IlIinois washed nut..............................................
/Hocking lump......................................................
02306 \Illinois washed n u t..............................................
/
D o ..................................................................
C23G8 \Pocahontas n u t...................................................
02301
C2302
C2303
C2304
C2305
5.50
5.50
5.65
5.65
5.75
3.00
3.00
3.10
3.10
3.15
141
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1913.
RETAIL PRICES OF COAL, FOR HOUSEHOLD USE, ON JULY
15, 1912, AND JULY 15, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
Table I V . —
NEWARK, N. J.
Firm
num
ber.
In ton lots, per ton of
2,000 pounds.
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds.
Kind and size of coal.
July 15,
1912.
July 15,
1913.
July 15,
1912.
July 15,
1913.
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRACITE, WHITE ASH.
C2402
C2403
C2404
C2405
C2406
D o ..................................................................
D o ...................................................................
D o ...................................................................
D o ...................................................................
C2402 Chestnut...............................................................
D o ...................................................................
C2403
D o ...................................................................
C2404
C2405
D o ...................................................................
D o..................................................................
C2406
$6.25
$6.25
6.25
6.25
6.25
6.25
6.25
6.25
6.25 $6.00- 6.25
6.50
6.50
6.50
6.50
6.50 $6.25-
$3.20
3.20
3.20
3.20
3.20
$3.25
3.20
3.25
3.20
$3.00- 3.15
6.50
6.50
6.50
6.50
6.50
3.35
3.35
3.35
3.35
3.35
3.35
3.35
3.40
3.35
$3.15- 3.25
NEW HAVEN, CONN.
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRACITE, WHITE ASH.
C2501
C2502
C2503
C2505
C2506
C2507
D o ..................................................................
D o ..................................................................
D o ..................................................................
D o ..................................................................
D o ..................................................................
$6.75
6.75
6.75
6.75
6.75
6.75
$6.25
6.25
6.25
6.25
6.25
6.25
$3.60
3.60
3.60
3.60
3.60
3.60
$3.35
3.35
3.35
3.35
3.35
3.35
C2501
C2502
C2503
C2505
C2506
C2507
Chestnut...............................................................
D o ...................................................................
D o ...................................................................
D o ...................................................................
D o ...................................................................
D o ...................................................................
6.75
6.75
6.75
6.75
6.75
6.75
6.25
6.25
6.25
6.25
6.25
6.25
3.60
3.60
3.60
3.60
3.60
3.60
3.35
3.35
3.35
3.35
3.35
3.35
NEW ORLEANS, LA.
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRACITE, WHITE ASH.
C2601
C2602
C2603
C2604
D o ...................................................................
D o ..................................................................
D o ...................................................................
$10.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
$10.00
10.00
10.00
10.00
$5.25
5.25
5.25
5.25
$5.25
5.25
5.00
5.00
C2601
C2602
C2603
C2604
Chestnut...............................................................
D o ...................................................................
D o ...................................................................
D o ...................................................................
10.50
10.00
10.50
10.50
10.50
10.50
10.50
10.50
5.50
5.25
5.50
5.50
5.50
5.50
5.25
5.25
C2601
C2602
C2603
C2604
Alabama or Pittsburgh lum p.............................
D o ...................................................................
Cahaba fancy lump..............................................
Pittsburgh lump..................................................
16.00
18.00
18.00
16.00
16.00
16.00
16.00
16.00
23.25
2 3.25
23.25
2 3.25
23.25
23.25
23.25
23.25
BITUMINOUS.
i Price per 10-barrel lots (1,800 pounds).
2 Price per 5-barrel lots (900 pounds).
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I V .—RETAIL PRICES OF COAL, FOR HOUSEHOLD USE, ON JULY
15, 1912, AND JULY 15, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
NEW YORK, N. Y.
In ton lots, per ton of
2,000 pounds.
Firm
num
ber.
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds.
Kind and size of coal.
July 15,
1912.
July 15,
1913.
July 15,
1912.
July 15,
1913.
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRACITE, WHITE ASH.
D o...................................................................
D o...................................................................
D o ...................................................................
D o ...................................................................
D o ...................................................................
D o ...................................................................
$6.55
6.55
6.80
6.55
6.70
6.80
6.70
$6.55
6.55
6.80
6.55
6.80
6.80
6.55
$3.55
3.53
3.65
3.43
3.60
C2702 Chestnut...............................................................
C2704
D o...................................................................
D o ...................................................................
C2705
C2706
D o ...................................................................
C2707
D o ...................................................................
C2708
D o ...................................................................
D o ...................................................................
C2709
6.70
6.80
7.05
6.80
6- 70
6.80
6.70
6.80
6.80
7.05
6.80
6.80
6.80
6.55
3.70
3.65
3.78
3.65
3.60
C2702
C2704
C2705
C2706
C2707
C2708
C2709
3.50
$3.53
3.28
3.C5
3.53
3.65
3.60
3.50
3.50
3.65
3.40
3.78
3.65
3.65
3.60
3.50
OMAHA, NEBR.
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRACITE, WHITE ASH.
C2801
C2802
C2803
C2804
C2805
Stove.....................................................................
D o ...................................................................
D o ...................................................................
D o ...................................................................
D o ...................................................................
$11.00
10.75
11.00
11.00
11.00
$10.75
10.75
10.75
10.75
10.75
$o. 50
5.75
5.75
5.75
15.70
5.65
5.65
5.65
5.60
C2801
C2802
C2803
C2804
C2805
Chestnut...............................................................
D o ...................................................................
D o ...................................................................
D o ................................................ ..................
D o ...................................................................
11.00
11.00
11.00
11.00
11.00
11.00
11.00
11.00
11.00
11.00
5.75
5.75
5.75
5.75
5.75
5.75
5.75
5.75
5.75
6.50 $3.50-3.75
C2S01 Illinois lump, egg, or nut.................................... $6.50- 7.00
3.50
C2802
D o ...................................................................
6.50 $6.00-6.50
3.50
6.50
C2803
D o ..................................................................
6.50
6.50
3.75
C2804
7.00
D o ..................................................................
5.00
3.00
5.50
C2805 Iowa lum p............................................................
3.50
$3.25- 3.50
3.50
3.50
2.75
BITUMINOUS.
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
In ton lots, per ton of
2,240 pounds.
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,120 pounds.
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRACITE, WHITE ASH.
D o..................................................................
D o..................................................................
D o..................................................................
D o..................................................................
D o..................................................................
D o..................................................................
D o..................................................................
$6.80
6.50
6.75
6.85
7.00
6.85
6.75
6.75
$6.80
6.80
7.05
6.80
7.05
6.80
6.80
7.05
$3.68
3.40
3.50
3.65
3.65
3.55
3.38
3.50
$3.65
3.55
3.65
3.65
3.68
3.55
3.40
3.67
C2901 Chestnut...............................................................
C2902
D o..................................................................
C2904
D o..................................................................
C2906
D o ..................................................................
C2907
D o..................................................................
C2908
D o..................................................................
C2909
D o..................................................................
C2910
D o..................................................................
7.05
6.75
7.00
7.10
7.25
7.10
7.00
7.00
7.05
7.05
7.30
7.05
7.30
7.05
7.05
7.30
3.77
3.50
3.65
3.75
3.80
3.70
3.50
3.65
3.78
3.65
3.80
3.80
3.80
3.65
3.55
3.80
C2901
C2902
C2904
C2906
C2907
C2908
C2909
C2910
143
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1913.
I V . — RETAIL PRICES OF COAL, FOR HOUSEHOLD USE, ON JULY
15, 1912, AND JULY 15, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS-Continued.
T a b le
PITTSBURGH, PA.
Firm
num
ber.
In ton lots, per ton of
2,240 pounds.
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,120 pounds.
Kind and size of coal.
July 15,
1912.
July 15,
1913.
July 15,
1912.
July lo,
1913.
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRACITE, WHITE ASH.
C3001
C3002
C3003
C3004
C3005
Stove................................................................
D o .............................................................
D o .............................................................
D o.............................................................
D o.............................................................
$7.25
7.50
7.25
7.25
7.25
$7.50
7 50
7.25
7.50
7.25
$3.88
$4.00
3.83
3.88
4.13
3.88
4.00
4.00
C3001
€3002
C3003
C3004
C3005
Chestnut..........................................................
D o .............................................................
D o.............................................................
D o.............................................................
D o.............................................................
7.25
7.50
7.25
7.25
7.25
7.50
7.50
7.50
7.50
7.25
3.75
4.00
3.83
3.88
4.13
4.00
4.00
4.00
C3001
C3002
C3003
C3004
C3005
Pittsburgh.......................................................
One and one-fourth inch lump......................
Pittsburgh.......................................................
Pittsburgh gas coal.........................................
One and one-fourth inch lump......................
13.13
i 2. 88
13.13
13.25
13.25
13.13
13.00
13.25
13.25
13.25
22.00
21.75
U .69
4 1.69
4 1.95
M.89
8 2.00
2 2.00
32.00
8 2.00
BITUMINOUS.
PORTLAND, OREG.
In ton lots, per ton of
2,000 pounds.
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds.
$10.00
9.50
9.50
10.00
9.25
$5.25
5.00
5.00
5.25
4,75
6.50
5.50
3.50
3.00
BITUMINOUS.
or British Columbia lu m p ...............
C3101 \fWyoming
Wyoming or British Columbia n u t.................
Wyoming or Utah lump......................................
C3103 •{British Columbia lump.......................................
Utah egg or stove...............................................
LIGNITE.
<Lump...................................................................
C3103 \Run
of mine.........................................................
PROVIDENCE, R. I.
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRACITE, WHITE A8H.
C3201
C3202
C3203
C3204
C3205
D o..................................................................
D o..................................................................
D o..................................................................
D o..................................................................
C3201
C3202
C3203
C3204
C3205
Chestnut...............................................................
D o..................................................................
D o..................................................................
D o..................................................................
D o..................................................................
1 Price por 25-bushel lots (1,900 pounds).
2 Price per 15-bushel lots (1>K0 pounds).
$7.25
7.25
7.25
7.50
7.50
7.50
$7.50
7.50
7.50
7.50
7.50
$3.80
3.80
3.80
$3.90
3.90
3.90
3.90
3.90
7.75
3.90
7.75 i
3.90
7.75 !
3.90
7.75
7.75 i....................
I
4.05
4.05
4.05
4.05
4.00
s Price per 14-bushel lots (1,064 pounds).
4 Price per 13-bushel lots (988 pounds).
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I V .—RETAIL PRICES OF COAL, FOR HOUSEHOLD USE, ON JULY
15, 1912, AND JULY 15, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
RICHMOND, VA.
In ton lots, per ton of
2,000 pounds.
Firm
num
ber.
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds.
Kind and size of coal.
July 15,
1912.
July 15,
1913.
July 15,
1912.
July 15,
1913.
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRACITE, WHITE ASH.
C3301
C3302
C3303
C3304
Stove................................................................
D o.............................................................
D o.............................................................
D o........................................................
$7.50
7.50
7.50
7.50
$7.25
7.25
7.25
7.25
$3.75
3.75
4.00
3.75
$3.75
3.75
3.75
3.75
C3301
C3302
C3303
C3304
Chestnut..........................................................
D o.............................................................
D o.............................................................
D o.............................................................
7.50
7.50
7.50
7.50
7.25
7.25
7.25
7.25
3.75
3.75
4.00
3.75
3.75
3.75
3.75
3.75
5.50
New River or Pocahontas run of mine..........
C3302 [Run of m ine...............
C3303 Kanawha splint lum p.
/Splint lump
C3304 \New River irun of mine.
5.50
5.00
5.50
4.50
4.25
5.50
4.25
5.50
5.50
4.25
3.00
C3301
Splint or New River or Pocahontas lump or e
Pocahontas washed pea............................... .
2.75
2.50
2.25
3.00
2.25
2.75
2.75
2.25
$7.85
7.85
7.80
7.60
7.60
$4.55
4.50
4.25
$4.30
4.25
8.10
4.68
4.50
4.38
4.43
4.50
BITUMINOUS.
{
3.00
2.50
ST. LOUIS, MO.
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRACITE, WHITE ASH.
C3401
C3402
C3403
C3404
C3405
Steve...
Do.
Do.
Do.
Do.
C3401
C3402
C3403
C3404
C3405
Chestnut.
D o ...
D o ...
D o ...
D o ...
$8.35
8.35
8.25
8.10
8.35
8.50
8.35
8.10
8.05
7.85
7.85
BITUMINOUS.
C-3401 “ Domestic” lum p..
C3402 Big Muddy lump ..
/Mount Olive...........
C3403 \Standard............... .
C3404 Cartervilie...............
rSt. Clair County (111.) lump.
C3405 -{Cantine
Cantrne lump
lump..............................
IWilliamson County (HI.) lump.
3.38
3.75
3.13
2.75
3.13
3.75
3.13
2.75
3.25
2.50
2.75
3.13
2.25
1.75
145
RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO AUGUST, 1913.
I V .—RETAIL PRICES OF COAL FOR HOUSEHOLD USE, ON JULY
15, 1912, AND JULY 15, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Continued.
T a b le
ST. PAUL, MINN.
In ton lots, per ton of
2,000 pounds.
Firm
num
ber.
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds.
Kind and size of coal.
July 15,
1912.
July 15,
1913.
July 15,
1912.
July 15,
1913.
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRACITE, WHITE .
C4C01
C4002
C4003
C4004
C4005
C4006
Stove.................... ..................................
D o .............................. .....................
D o ....................................................
D o ....................................................
D o ....................................................
D o .............................. .....................
C4001
C4002
C4003
C4004
C4005
C4006
Chestnut.
D o ...
D o ...
Do ...
D o ...
D o ...
$4.80
$9.05
9.05
9.05
9.05
9.05
9.05
4.80
4.80
4.80
4.80
9.30
9.30
9.30
9.30
9.30
9.30
4.90
4.90
4.9:)
4.90
4.90
BITUMINOUS.
7.50
5.50
7. CO
5.00
5.80
5.25
5.80
7.50
5.80
5.80
5.50
/Pocahontas nut.........................
C4001 \Illinois washed nut..................
/Pocahontas egg.........................
C4002 \IUinois washed stove...............
/Hocking lum p......................
C4003 \Illinois washed nut..................
C4004 Hocking lump or stove............
/Pocahontas lump or egg..........
C4005 \Hocking lump or stove............
/Hocking lum p..........................
C4006 \Illino s washed nut..................
4.00
3.00
3.15
2.90
3.15
4.00
3.15
3.15
3.00
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.
COLORADO ANTHRACITE.
C3501
C3503
C3504
Stove, Nos. 3 and 5 mixed.................................
D o ..................................................................
D o..................................................................
$10.50
C3501
C3503
C3504
Furnace, Nos. 1 and 2 mixed.............................
D o .................................................................
D o..................................................................
10.50
10.50
$11.50
$5.75
11.50
11.50 .......... 5.75
$6.00
5.90
6.00
11.50
11.50
11.50
5.75
5.75
5.25
5.75
5.25
5.75
5.25
5.75
5.25
5.75
5.25
3.00
2.90
3.00
3.00
2.90
3.15
2.90
3.15
2.90
3.15
2.90
3.15
2.90
3.15
2.90
$15.00
$17.00
$7.50
$8.50
17.00
(33604 Egg......................................................................
Dn
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03605
D o ___________________ ____________
!....................
C3606
17.00
17.00
17.00
10.50
6.00
5.90
6.00
BITUMINOUS.
5.50
/Castle Gate or Clear Creek lump........................
C3501 \Castle Gate or Clear Creek nut...........................
5.25
5.50
/Utah or Wyoming lump.....................................
C3503 \Utah or Wyoming nut.......................................
/Utah or Wyoming lump.....................................
5.50
C3504 \Utah or Wyoming nut.......................................
5.25
rAhprrfftp.n Hiawatha, nr Castle Gatfl lnrrm __
C3505 ^Aberdeen, Hiawatha, or Castle Gate n u t .........i...................
C3506 {Hiawatha nut
.................................................. !...................
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
SOFT CHINA ANTHRACITE.
C3605
Stove....................................................................
COLORADO OR NEW MEXICO ANTHRACITE.
8.50
8.50
8.50
BITUMINOUS.
C3601 W ellington lump.................................................
Do..................................................................
C3603
C3604
D o..................................................................
D o..................................................................
C3605
/Wellington, Utah, or Wyoming lump
03606 \American block..................................................
11205°—Bull. 136—13----- 10
12.00
11.00
12.00
12.00
12.00
12.00
12.00
12.00
12.00
13.00
6.00
5.50
6.00
6.00
6.00
6.00
6.00
6.00
6.00
6.50
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BULLETIN OP THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS.
I V .—RETAIL PRICES OF COAL, FOR HOUSEHOLD USE, ON JULY
15, 1912, AND JULY 15, 1913, BY CITIES AND BY FIRMS—Concluded.
T a b le
SCRANTON, PA.
In ton lots, per ton of
2,000 pounds.
Firm
num
ber.
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,000 pounds.
Kind and size of coal.
July 15,
1912.
July 15,
1913.
July 15.
1912.
July 15,
1913.
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRACITE, WHITE ASH.
C37QJL Stove...
D o.
C3702
Do.
C3703
D o.
C3704
Do.
C3705
C3701 Chestnut.
C3702
D o ...
D o__
C3703
C3704
D o ...
D o ....
C3705
$4.25
4.50
4.25
4.25
4.25
$2.25
2.60
2.25
4.50
4.75
4.50
4.50
4.50
2.50
2.75
2.50
2.50
2.7§
SEATTLE, WASH.
BITUMINOUS.
C3801
Black Diamond or South Prairie lump.
New Castle lump.....................................
{
1$6.50
C3802
New Castle nut........................................
Black Diamond lump.............................
Carbonado
lump......................................
C3803
Renton lump...........................................
Issaquah lump.........................................
Issaquahnut............................................
'W ellington lump.....................................
C3804 Wellington nut........................................
Carbonado or Black Diamond lum p___
New Castle lump.....................................
New Castle n u t.......................................
1$7.00
5.00
3.00
7.00
8.00
6.50
5.50
4.50
7.50
6.75
17.00
5.00
3.00
a$3.25
*$3.50
2.50
1.50
4.25
3.50
3.00
2.50
3.75
3.38
33.50
2.50
1 ,»
WASHINGTON, D. C.
In ton lots, per ton of
2,240 pounds.
In half-ton lots, per half
ton of 1,120 pounds.
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRACITE, WHITE ASH,
D o ..................................................................
D o..................................................................
D o..................................................................
D o..................................................................
D o............................................... ..................
D o..................................................................
D o..................................................................
$7.30
7.30
7.30
7.30
7.30
7.20
7.30
7.25
$7.40
7.40
7.40
7.40
7.40
7.25
7.40
7.40
$3.75
3.75
3.80
3.75
3.75
3.75
3.75
3.75
$3.76
3.85
3.85
3.80
3.85
3.75
3.80
3.80
€3901 Chestnut..............................................................
C3902
D o..................................................................
C3903
D o..................................................................
C3904
D o ..................................................................
C3906
D o..................................................................
C3907
D o..................................................................
C3908
D o..................................................................
C3909
D o..................................................................
7.45
7.45
7.45
7.45
7.45
7.35
7.45
7.25
7.55
7.55
7.55
7.55
7.55
7.40
7.55
7.55
3.85
3.75
3.85
3.80
3.85
3.80
3.85
3.75
3.90
3.90
3.90
3.85
3.90
3.85
3.85
3.8£
C3901
C3902
C3903
C3904
C3906
C3907
C3908
C3909
i Prices quoted are at yard; delivery charges, 50 cents to $2 per ton, according to distance.
3 Prices quoted are at yard; delivery charges, 75 cents to $1.75 per half ton, according to distance.
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