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U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR JAMES J. DAVIS, Secretary BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS ETHELBERT STEWART, Commissioner WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1925 A D D IT IO N A L C O PIE S OF THIS PUBLICATION MAY BE PROCURED FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D . C. AT 25 C E N T S P E R C O P Y CONTENTS Page Introduction and summary_____________________________________________ 1 Summary of price changes_____________________________________________ 1-59 Food______________________________________________________________ 1-51 Monthly and yearly price changes in the United States, 1913 to 1923_______________________________________________________ 1-35 Monthly and yearly price changes, by cities, 1913 to 1923______36-48 Yearly price changes in the United States, 1890 to 1923_________ 48-51 By articles, 1907 to 1923__________________________________ 48 All articles combined, 1890 to 1923________________________ 49 By articles, 1890 to 1923__________________________________49, 50 Coal________________________________________________________________52-53 Average and relative prices for the United States, January and July of each year, 1913 to 1919, for January, 1920, and June, 1920, to December, 1923____________________________________ 52, 53 Average prices, by cities, January and July, 1913, and January to December, 1923___________________________________________ 53-55 Gas________________________________________________________________ 55-57 Average and relative prices for the United States, April of each year, 1907 to 1920, and M a y, September, and December, 1921, and March, June, September, and December, 1922, and 1923. 55, 56 Average prices, by cities, April of each year, 1913 to 1920, and M ay, 1921, March and June, 1922, and March, June, Sep tember, and December, 1923_____________________________________ 57 Electricity_________________________________________________________________ 57 N et rates, b y cities, December, 1913 to 1917, June and Decem ber, 1918 to 1920, M ay, September, and December, 1921, and March, June, September, and December, 1922 and 1923____ 57 D ry g o o d s----------------------------------------5 7 -5 9 Average prices for the United States, M ay and October, 1915 to 1921, February and August, 1919 to 1921, and March, June, September, and December, 1922 and 1923_______________ 57, 58 Average prices, by cities, M ay and October, 1915, and March, June, and September, 1923_______________________________________ 59 Scope of study and method of obtaining prices_____________________________ 5 9 -7 8 Food________________________________________________________________________ 5 9 -7 6 Coal_________________________________________________________________________7 6 ,7 7 Gas________________________________________________________________________ 77 Electricity__________________________________________________________________ 77, 78 Determination of demand__________________________________________ 174 D ry goods_________________________________________________________________ 78 Explanation of tables___________________________________________________________ 78, 79 T able A .— Average and relative retail prices of specified food articles for the United States, 1913 to 1923, by months and years____________________ 8 0 -9 0 T able B.— Average retail prices of specified food articles in 1913 and 1923 and for each month of 1923, for each of 51 cities_______________________ 9 1 -1 41 T able C .— Relative retail prices of 23 food articles: 1923 and each month of 1923 compared with 1913, for each of 39 cities________________________ 142-161 T ab le D .— Average retail prices of coal, per ton of 2,000 pounds, January and July, 1913, and January to December, 1923,by cities_____________ 162-166 T ab le E .— N et price of gas for household use, per 1,000 cubic feet, April of each year, 1913 to 1920, and M ay, 1921, March and June, 1922, and March, June, September, and December, 1923,by cities_________________ 167 T ab le F .— N et price per kilowatt hour of electricity for household use, December, 1913 to 1917, June and December, 1918 to 1920, M ay, Sep tember, and December, 1921, and March, June, September, and D e cember, 1922 and 1923, by cities_________________________________________ 1 6 8 -1 7 3 T able G.— Average retail prices of specified articles of dry goods,^ M a y and October, 1915, and on March, June, and September, 1923, by cities, 17 5 -1 8 0 A p pen d ix A .— Purchasing power of union labor as measured in food, 1907 to 1923________________ 1 8 1 ,1 8 2 A pp e n d ix B.— Retail prices in foreign countries_________________________ 182-18 6 h i LIST OF TABLES COVERING THE UNITED STATES AND THE CITIES, GROUPED ACCORDING TO COMMODITIES UNITED STATES Food— By months and years, 1913 to 1923: Table 1.— Index numbers showing trend in retail cost of all arti cles combined_______________________________________________ 4 Table 2.— Index numbers showing trend in retail costs of cereals, meats, and dairy products, by groups________________________ 7 Table 3.— Average retail prices of specified food articles, in 1913, 1922, and 1923, and per cent of change in 1923, as compared with 1913 and 1922_____________________________ Table A.— Average and relative retail prices of specified food articles_____________________________________________________ 80-90 By years, 1890 to 1923: 48 Table 5.— 1907 to 1923. Relative prices, by articles___________ Table 6.— 1890 to 1923. Index numbers showing trend in aver age family expenditure for food________________________________ 49 Table 7.— 1890 to 1923. Average retail prices of certain foods, and amounts purchasable for $1_____________________________ 49, 50 Coal— 1913 to 1923: Table 8.— Average and relative prices, January and July of each year, 1913 to 1920, January, 1920, and June, 1920, to Decem ber, 1923_____ __________________________________________ — 52,53 Gas-— 1907 to 1923: Table 9.— Average and relative prices, April of each year, 1907 to 1920, and May, September, and December, 1921, and March, June, September, and December, 1922 and 1923______________ 55 Dry goods— 1915 to 1923: Table 10.— Average retail prices, May and October, 1915 to 1921, February and August, 1919,1920, and 1921, March, June, Sep tember, and December, 1922, and March, June, and Septem ber, 1923............. 58 CITIES Food— By months and years, 1913 to 1923: Table 4.— Index numbers showing trend in average family ex penditure for all foods combined______________________________ 38-45 By months of 1923 and by years, 1913 and 1923: Table B.— Average retail prices of specified food articles for each of 51 cities--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 91-141 Table C — Relative retail prices of 23 food articles compared with 1913, for each of 39 cities------------------------------------------ 142-161 C o a l1913 and 1923: Table D.— Average retail prices in specified months__________ 162-166 Gas— 1913 to 1923: Table E.— Net price, on the 15th of each specified month______ 167 Electricity— 1913 to 1923 : Table F.— Net price per kilowatt hour in specified months___168-173 Dry goods— 1915 and 1923: Table G.— Average retail prices in specified months__________ 175-180 IV LIST OF C H AR TS S H O W IN G T R E N D IN PRICES RETAIL PRICES IN THE UNITED STATES Food— By months, 1913 to 1923: Page Chart 1. All articles combined_________________________________ 5 Chart 2. Cereals, meats, and dairy products, by groups________ 8 Chart 3. Sirloin steak_________________________________________ 10 Chart 4. Round steak_________________________________________ 11 Chart 5. Rib roast____________________________________________ 12 Chart 6. Chuck roast_________________________________________ 13 Chart 7. Plate boiling beef____________________________________ 14 Chart 8. Pork chops__________________________________________ 15 Chart 9. Bacon_______________________________________________ 16 Chart 10. Ham_______________________________________________ 17 Chart 11. Lard____________________________________________ — 18 Chart 12. Lamb, leg o f________________________________________ 20 Chart 13. Hens_______________________________________________ 21 Chart 14. Eggs_______________________________________________ 22 Chart 15. Butter______________________________________________ 23 Chart 16. M ilk_______________________________________________ 24 Chart 17. Cheese_____________________________________________ 25 Chart 18. Flour_______________________________________________ 26 Chart 19. Bread______________________________________________ 28 Chart 20. Corn meal______________________________ 29 Chart 21. R ice________________________________________________ 30 Chart 22. Potatoes___________________ 31 Chart 23. Sugar_______________________________________________ 32 Chart 24. Coffee______________________________________________ 33 Chart 25. Tea________________________________________________ 34 Chart 26. All food articles combined, New York, Chicago, Seattle_________ 46 Chart 27. All food articles combined, New Orleans, Washington, United States_______________________________________________ 47 By years, 1890 to 1923: Chart 28. All articles combined, United States_________________ 51 Coal— January and July, 1913 to 1919, January, 1920, June, 1920, to Decem ber, 1923: Chart 29. Pennsylvania white-ash anthracite, stove and chest nut; and bituminous________________________________________ 54 Gas— April, 1907 to 1920, May, September, and December, 1921, and March, June, September, and December, 1922 and 1923: Chart 30. Manufactured gas__________________________________ 56 v B U LLETIN O F TH E U. S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS n o . 366 WASHINGTON J a n u a r y , 1925 RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, 1923 IN T R O D U C T IO N A N D S U M M A R Y Although prices for the United States are given in this bulletin by years as early as 1890, prices for individual cities are shown only for 1923. As the year 1913 is the base used in the computation of all the relative figures and index numbers printed in this bulletin, average prices for that year are shown for each city in addition to the aver age prices for 1923. Average prices for individual cities from 1913 to 1922 are pub lished in Bulletins Nos. 270, 300, 315, and 334 of theBureau of Labor Statistics. The trend in the retail cost of all articles of food combined shows an increase of 3 per cent for the year 1923 as compared with the cost in 1922. The retail prices of coal in December, 1923, as compared with December, 1922, show an increase of 2 per cent for anthracite and *a decrease of 12 per cent for bituminous. The collection of retail prices of dry goods was discontinued in December, 1923; hence such prices are shown for March, June, and September only of that year. The retail prices of dry goods for those three months show that most of the 10 articles for which prices are secured were higher than in the corresponding months of 1922. Prices of electricity for household use are shown by cities for specified months from 1913 to 1923. In the cities having a sliding scale based on consumption, changes are shown both for the quantities charged for at each rate and for the change in price. The peak price for gas, reached in May, 1921, was 39 per cent above the price in April, 1913. In December, 1923, the price had decreased 3 per cent from the peak. S U M M A R Y O F P R IC E C H A N G E S FO O D MONTHLY AND YEARLY PRICE CHANGES IN THE UNITED STATES, 1913 TO 1923 The retail price movement during the period 1913 to 1923 for the United States is shown in Tables 1, 2, 3, and A, and in Charts 1 to 25, 27, and 28.1 Charts have been constructed only for the 23 articlesi i These charts have been drawn on the logarithmic scale in order that the percentage changes may be more clearly seen. For a discussion of the logarithmic chart see article on “ Comparison of arithmetic and ratio charts,” b y Lucian W . Chaney, M o n t h l y L a b o r R e v ie w for March, 1919, pp. 20-34. Also “ The ‘ ratio' chart,” b y Prof. Irving Fisher, reprinted from Quarterly Publications of the American Statistical Association, June, 1917, 24 pp. 1 2 RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, 1923 of food shown in Table A for which monthly prices have been secured since January, 1913. Average money prices are also given in Table A for each of 21 other food articles for which prices were not obtained as early as 1913. These are shown from the months when first secured up to and including December, 1923. In computing relative prices to show price movements of food com modities, the year 1913 has been taken as the base, the average money price during that year being taken as equal to 100. The relative price for each month has been computed by finding the per cent which the money price for that month is of the average money price for the year 1913. The result is a series of percentages showing the movement of the prices of each commodity in relation to the 1913 average. In the charts constructed from the relative prices of the various commodities the same base is used making them strictly comparable. The tables and charts showing several or all of the articles of food combined are made from weighted aggregates of actual money prices in order that each commodity may have an influence equal only to its relative importance in the consumption of the average family, as ascertained in the investigation of 1901. The average price per unit of each commodity for each month has been multipliea by the num ber of units of that commodity consumed annually by the average family. These products have been added, giving an aggregate or total cost. From January, 1913, to December, 1920, 22 articles of food were used. The aggregates for each month and for each year, 1913 to 1920, have been divided by the aggregate for 1913, giving a series of percentages which show the percentage change in the retail cost of these food commodities on the basis of 1913 equals 100 per cent. These percentages showing changes in the cost of a group of commodities are called index numbers. Beginning with January, 1921, 43 articles have been used in computing the cost of food. The change in the cost of the 43 articles between December, 1920, and each month of 1921, has been found, and this percentage of change has been applied to the index number for December, 1920, as based on 22 articles. This preserves the continuity of the index number, although the number of articles on which it is based have been increased and the weighting of each article changed to the quantity of consumption ascertained in the investigation of 1918-19. All food articles combined The index numbers given in Table 1 show the trend in the retail cost of all articles of food combined, for the United States, each month and year, January, 1913, to December, 1923. The index numbers for each month and year, January, 1913, to De cember, 1920, have been determined from the average family expendi ture for 22 articles of food 2 for each month. The monthly changes in the expenditure of the average family for these 22 food articles have been obtained by the following method:3 The average money price of 2T he following 22 articles, weighted according to the consumption of the average family, have been used from January, 1913, to December, 1920: Sirloin steak, round steak, rib roast, chuck roast, plate beef, pork chops, bacon, ham, lard, hens, flour, corn meal, eggs, butter, milk, bread, potatoes, sugar, cheese, rice, coffee, and tea. Lam b was not included because the bureau has no figures showing its consumption and hence its relative weight. 3 T he methods o f computation, as outlined for the United States in Table 1, apply to all months from January, 1918, to December, 1920. The average family expenditures for these 22 food articles for each month from January, 1913, to December, 1917, have been converted to the 1913 base from those previously com puted b y this bureau on the 1916 base. Since January, 1918, all comparisons in the average family expendi ture for these 22 articles of food have been made with the year 1913 and the computations have been as stated above. SUMMARY OF PRICE CHANGES 3 each article for each month has been multiplied by the amount of the article consumed annually by the average family. The products for the several articles have then been added. The total of the products thus obtained for each month represents what the average family would spend for a year's supply of these foods if purchased at the retail prices of each specified month. For example, the average price oi sirloin steak in December, 1920, was 39.7 cents. The annual amount of sirloin steak consumed by the average family was 70 pounds. Multiplying 39.7 cents by 70 gives $27.79, which represents the amount spent for sirloin steak in a year if the year's supply had been bought in December. By a similar process the amount spent in December for each of the other articles was computed. These prod ucts have then been added and the total obtained represents the cost of a year's supply of these 22 food articles if bought in December, 1920. For purposes of comparison, the consumption of these articles is assumed to remain the same for the entire period 1913 to 1920, and by a process similar to that illustrated for December, 1920, the ex penditure of the average family has been computed for each month. The totals obtained for each month have been divided by $343.94, the average cost of these 22 articles for the United States in the year 1913. For example, the total for December, 1920, was $611.69, which divided by $343.94 gives 177.85 per cent. This number 177.85 repre sents the relation between the cost in December, 1920, and the aver age cost for the year 1913, and shows an increase, in whole numbers, oi 78 per cent in the cost in December as compared with the average cost for the year 1913. Thus the ratio of the year 1913 to the month of December, 1920, is 100 to 178, which two numbers (100 and 178) are called index numbers. Beginning with January, 1921, 43 articles of food 4 have been used in determining the average family expenditure. The method of computing the cost of a year's supply for 43 articles of food is the same as that shown for the 22 articles. The quantities of each of these 43 articles of food consumed by the average family were ascer tained by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in an investigation con ducted in 1918-19. The following method has been used in computing index numbers for each month and for the years 1921, 1922, and 1923. It was as sumed that the total cost of the 43 articles would have shown the same percentage of change from 1913 to December, 1920, as was shown by the 22 articles. Therefore, the index number for the 22 articles in December, 1920, was accepted as the index number for the 43 articles. The money cost of 43 articles in December, 1920, was $461.51. The ratio of the money cost to the relative cost was 177.85 to $461.51, or 0.3854. The actual money cost of the market basket of 43 articles for each month has then been multiplied by 0.3854 and index numbers obtained which are comparable with the index num bers obtained for months prior to January, 1921, on 22 articles. As will be seen in Table 1 and in Chart 1, the retail cost of all articles of food, combined, reached the peak in Jrfly, 1920. In De cember, 1923, the cost of these articles had decreased 31 per cent from the peak and increased 3 per cent from December, 1922.* * See p. 62 for list of 43 food articles, and weights b y geographical sections and for the United States as a whole, RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, 1923 4 1.-—R E L A T I V E R E T A I L C O S T A N D P E R C E N T O F I N C R E A S E O R D E C R E A S E I N A L L A R T I C L E S O F F O O D , C O M B I N E D , F O R T H E U N I T E D S T A T E S , J A N U A R Y , 1913, T O D E C E M B E R , 1923, B Y M O N T H S A N D Y E A R S T able [ R e la t iv e fig u re s are g iv e n in n e a r e st w h o le n u m b e r s ] Y e a r a n d m o n th Per cent of in crease ( + ) or decrease ( —), R e la t iv e each specified co st year as (a v e ra g e compared with c o st for year preceding 1913=100) and month with month preceding 1913: A verage for year__ 100 January........ ............ February__________ M arch_____________ A p ril---------------------M a y ......... ............. . June.................. ......... July______ ________ A ugust........... .......... S ep tem b er.............. October___________ N ovem ber_________ Decem ber-------------- 98 97 97 98 97 98 1914: A verage for y e a r .. 100 101 102 104 105 104 102 January___________ February__________ M arch_____________ A p ril............... .......... M a y .--------------------June........... ................ July____ __________ A ugust...................... September......... ....... October___________ N ovem ber_________ Decem ber-------------- 104 1915: A verage for y e a r .. 101 January___________ February__________ M arch_____________ A p ril.......................... M a y _______________ June........................... July_______ _______ A ugust______ _____ September_________ October____________ N ovem ber_________ D ecem ber_________ 1916: A verage for y e a r .. J a n u a ry ................... February............. . M arch....... ................ A p ril______________ M a y ......................... June........................... July________ : .......... A ugust_______ _____ September................ October___________ N ovem ber......... ....... D ecem ber_________ 1917: A verage for y e a r .. J a n u a ry ............... . February. ............. . M arch_____ ________ A p ril______________ M a y ____ __________ June_______________ July_______________ A ugust____________ September_________ October___________ N ovem ber____ _____ Decem ber_________ 1918: A verage for y e a r .. January___________ February...... .......... M arch....... ............ . A p ril________ _____ M a y ........................... June.......................... 101 99 97 98 99 102 107 107 105 105 105 103 101 98 99 100 100 100 100 101 103 104 105 114 107 106 107 109 109 112 111 113 118 121 126 126 146 128 133 133 145 151 152 146 149 153 157 155 157 168 160 161 154 154 158 162 -1 .4 + 0 .1 + 1 .2 -1 .5 hi. 2 hi. 9 hi. 3 hi. 5 -1.4 hl.O -1 .9 + 2 .4 -0.4 -2 .8 -1 .9 -2 .0 + 0 .9 + 1 .7 + 2 .9 + 4 .2 + 0 .8 -1.8 -0.1 -0.7 -1.1 -1.1 -2.3 -3 .0 + 1 .2 + 0 .9 + 0 .4 -0.3 -0.1 + 0 .6 + 2 .2 + 1 .3 + 0 .4 +12.3 + 2 .0 -0 .8 + 1 .1 + 1 .5 + 0 .6 + 2 .2 -1.1 + 2 .5 + 4.1 + 2 .4 + 4 .3 0 +28.7 + 1 .2 + 4 .3 -0 .4 + 9 .3 + 4 .1 + 0 .5 -3 .8 + 2 .0 + 2 .9 + 2 .7 -1 .5 + 1 .3 +15.0 + 2 .3 + 0 .5 -4 .5 + 0 .1 + 2 .7 + 2 .4 Year and month 1918—Concluded. July______ ________ A ugust...................... September_________ O ctob er.................... Novem ber................. Decem ber_________ 1919: Average for year.. January___________ February.................. M a rch ... ................. A p ril.................... . M a y ______________ June......................... J u ly ........................ A ugust...................... September____ ____ October______ ____ Novem ber_________ Decem ber_________ 1920: Average for year.. J a n u a ry .................. February_____ ____ M arch................ ._ A p ril____ _________ M a y ................ ......... June......... ................. J u ly .— ................. . A ugust____________ September....... ........ October___________ Novem ber_________ Decem ber_________ 1921: Average for year.. January___________ February................... M arch....................... April — .................... M a y ______________ June........................... J u l y . . . . ........... ......... A ugust.................. September_________ October____ _______ N o v e m b e r ..______ Decem ber_________ 1922: Average for year.. January----------------February__________ M arch........................ A p ril......................... M a y ....................... . June_____ _____ ____ July_______________ A ugust_______ ____ September_________ October___________ N ovem ber....... ......... D ecem ber_________ 1923: Average for year.. January..................... February............. . M arch........................ A p ril........................ . M a y _____________ _ June______ _____ _ J u ly .______________ A u g u st................. . September......... ....... October___________ N ovem ber_________ Decem ber_________ Per cent of in crease ( + ) or Relative decrease (—), each specified cost year as (average cost for compared with year preceding 1913=100) and month with m onth preceding 168 171 178 181 183 187 186 185 172 175 182 185 184 190 192 188 189 192 197 203 201 200 200 211 215 . 219 219 207 204 198 193 178 153 172 158 156 152 145 144 148 155 153 153 152 150 142 142 142 139 139 139 141 142 139 140 143 145 147 146 144 142 142 143 143 144 147 146 149 150 151 150 +3 4 + 2 .1 + 4 .0 + 1 .7 + 1 .3 + 1 .7 + 10.4 - 0 .8 - 7 .1 + 1 .9 + 3 .6 + 1 .8 - 0 .5 + 3 .3 + 1 .0 -1 .8 + 0.1 + 1 .9 + 2 .3 + 9 .6 + 2 .4 - 0 .6 0 + 5 .3 + 2 .3 + 1 .5 + 0 .2 —5.7 -1 .4 -2 .6 -2 .6 -8 .0 -2 4 .6 - 3 .1 -8 .5 -1 .0 -2 .6 - 4 .8 -0 .3 + 2 .8 + 4 .3 - 1 .1 -0 .3 -0 .5 -1 .3 -7 .6 -5 .3 -0 .3 -2 .0 + 0 .1 + 0 .2 + 1 .1 + 1 .0 -2 .4 + 0 .7 + 2 .1 + 1 .6 + 1. 2 + 3 .3 -1 .5 -1 .5 -0 .2 + 0 .8 + 0 .2 + 0 .6 + 2 .0 -0 .5 + 2 .0 + 0 .4 + 0 .8 + 0 .5 375 350 325 300 275 250 225 200 175 150 125 100 75 SUMMARY OF PRICE CHANGES C hart 1 40 Ox 6 RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, 1923 Cereals, m eats, and dairy products Table 2 shows the trend in the retail cost of three groups of food commodities— cereals, meats, and dairy products. From January, 1913, to December, 1920, inclusive, these groups have been com posed of articles selected from the 22 foods 5 for which the bureau had figures showing the average family consumption. For the months of 1921, 1922, and 1923 these groups include all of the articles previously used, and six additional articles.6 The average price for each article has been multiplied by the figure representing the proportion that that food bears to the total food budget. The products thus obtained for the several commodities within each group have been totaled, and from these totals index numbers have been computed, using the totals of the years 1913 as the base, or 100. For the period 1913 to 1920 the weights have been those of the 1901 investigation of this bureau, and for 1921, 1922, and 1923 the weights have been those of the 1918 investigation. Although, beinning with January, 1921, the number of articles in each group ave been increased and different consumption figures used, the in dex numbers for each group have been so computed as to be com parable with index numbers from January, 1913, to December, 1920. The method employed in determining the cost of these groups of food makes the percentage changes in each group comparable with those in each other group. The articles within these groups are as follows: Cereals .— Bread, flour, corn meal, rice, rolled oats, com flakes, wheat cereal, and macaroni. M eats .— Sirloin steak, round steak, rib roast, chuck roast, plate beef, pork chops, bacon, ham, hens, and leg of lamb. D a ir y products .— Butter, cheese, fresh milk, and evaporated milk. The percentage changes in the cost of these three groups of food are shown in graphic form in Chart 2. f 6See footnote 2 on p . 2. 6The six articles added to these groups in 1921 are leg of lam b, evaporated m ilk, rolled oats, corn flakes; wheat cereal, and macaroni. 7 SUMMARY OF PRICE CHANGES T able 2 .—RELATIVE RETAIL COST OF SPECIFIED GROUPS OF FOOD COMMODITIES FOR THE UNITED STATES, JANUARY, 1913, TO DECEMBER, 1923 [Average cost for 1913=100] Cereals Meats Year andmonth 1913: Average foryear_ January February March " _ ._ April _ May June July................... August September_____ October November_____ December______ 1914: Average foryear_ January _ February______ March April M ay Tuna _ ____ July................... August__________ September „„ October............... November_____ December _ ... 1915: Averageforyear_ January February. _ _ March ____ _____ April M ay __________ June____ ____ July................... August_______ September.... ........ October November_____ December 1916: Averageforyear_ January _ February______ March _ April M ay June _ ____ July................... August.. _ ______ September_____ October.............. November_____ December______ 1917: Averageforyear_ January __ _ _ February______ March_______ April. May.____ ___ June_________ July................... August__ _____ September_____ October_______ November_____ December______ 1918: Averageforyear_ January, _ _______ February______ March_______ April "May June __ 100 100 99 99 99 99 99 100 100 101 101 101 101 107 103 104 104 104 104 104 103 107 112 112 112 112 122 119 126 126 126 128 124 121 120 117 115 114 115 127 117 120 118 117 117 117 116 125 135 141 152 146 187 149 150 153 171 207 201 195 205 210 200 198 194 194 191 191 193 194 194 193 100 93 94 97 101 101 101 103 104 104 103 101 99 103 100 101 101 102 103 103 105 110 108 105 103 99 100 98 96 96 98 100 101 102 102 102 103 100 97 108 99 100 104 107 109 112 112 112 114 112 109 108 187 112 118 124 135 139 140 141 143 149 152 145 146 178 150 152 152 161 172 178 Dairyprod ucts Dairy Cereals Meats prod ucts Year and month 1918—Concluded. 100 July 104 August 104 September_____ 105 October_______ 103 November _____ 96 95 December______ 94 1919: Averageforyear_ January 95 February______ 99 March____ ___ 100 102 April . M ay __ . 103 97 June.... .............. July _____ 103 . August_____ ___ 97 September ___ 96 October _ 92 "November 92 December 93 94 1920: Averageforyear_ January . . . . . . ..... 97 February _ 99 March_______ 100 102 102 April M ay ___ _ June.... .............. 96 July _____ ___ 101 August ......... 99 September _ 96 October 96 "November 95 December 94 94 1921: Averageforyear_ January____ 90 February... ..... .... 93 March . .. .. .. 95 April 98 M ay 101 June.... .............. 103 100 100 July August September ... . _ 104 October_______ 104 November_____ 98 December 97 97 1922: Averageforyear_ January 98 February _______ 103 M arch. _ ________ 108 April 113 M ay _ _____ _____ 117 128 June................... July 117 August .. 119 September. _ _ 118 October 126 121 November_____ December _ 123 123 1923: Averageforyear_ January . . . . . . _______ 127 February ____ 132 March 138 April _ 141 M ay. _ ._ _ 145 153 June................... July . _____ 149 August ___ 151 147 September_____ October 140 "November 140 December... 139 194 196 197 195 193 192 198 197 198 198 203 208 210 212 213 213 213 215 219 232 229 230 229 231 242 246 246 242 239 230 217 200 180 199 194 191 185 179 179 177 176 175 172 168 165 159 160 158 160 160 161 161 161 159 158 157 157 157 157 158 158 157 158 157 157 158 156 156 157 157 156 179 182 188 187 184 182 184 185 180 182 190 194 189 193 190 185 178 173 169 186 173 175 177 188 188 192 198 197 200 196 186 163 158 167 159 162 165 162 159 160 163 159 153 145 143 150 142 143 148 151 154 155 156 155 154 153 148 144 149 145 145 145 146 148 150 153 154 157 154 147 144 142 146 157 169 174 185 177 181 161 173 179 174 167 167 171 174 184 192 197 185 191 189 192 192 185 179 182 182 185 186 186 173 149 169 160 160 156 139 135 140 147 143 148 149 146 136 136 134 132 130 128 128 130 130 133 139 144 152 148 351 149 149 148 143 141 140 143 148 150 154 155 00 m 875 850 800 275 250 175 125 100 75 60 40 RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, 9 8 8 IliiM I C hart 2 S U M M A R Y OF PRICE CH ANGES 9 Sirloin steak, round steak, rib roast, chuck roast, and plate beef The trend in the retail prices of these cuts of beef shows the average normal increase during the late summer and early fall. There was a comparatively steady increase in the retail price of these articles during the years 1922 and 1923, which was more marked in the higher priced cuts. Charts 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 show the monthly trend in the retail prices of sirloin steak, round steak, rib roast, chuck roast, and plate beef since 1913. The relative figures from which these charts have been drawn appear in Table A. Pork chops, bacon, ham, and lard The retail price of pork chops showed little change during the first six months of 1923, then increased rapidly to September, when the price was higher than it has been since September, 1921. From September, 1923, to December, 1923, there was a decrease of 10.2 cents, or 28 per cent. The price in December, 1923, was the lowest since February, 1917. The trend in the prices of ham and bacon showed little change in 1923. The lowest prices of the year were recorded in December, at which time the level of December, 1921, was reached. As compared with the year 1913, the average price of bacon in December, 1923, shows an increase of 39 per cent, and that of ham 66 per cent. The trend in the retail price of lard showed little change during the first eight months of 1923. From August to October there was a rapid increase of 9 per cent, followed by a further slight increase to November and December, 1923, when the highest point since March, 1921, was reached. Charts 8, 9, 10, and 11 show the monthly trend in the retail prices of pork chops, bacon, ham, and lard since 1913. The relative figures from which these charts have been drawn appear in Table A. Leg o f lamb The trend in the retail price of lamb in 1923 shows less variation than in any year since 1914. The average price for 1923 shows a greater increase over the price in 1913 than that of any other of the 23 articles of food for which relative prices are shown. As com pared with 1913, the price in the year 1923 was 94 per cent higher or nearly double that of 1913. Chart 12 shows the monthly trend in the retail price of leg of lamb since 1913. The relative figures from which this chart has been drawn appear in Table A. Hens The trend in the price of hens for 1923 shows the usual steady advance during the first months of the year, followed by a decline to December, at which time the price was practically the same as in December, 1922, and about 2.5 cents less than in December, 1921. Chart 13 shows the monthly trend in the retail price of hens since 1913. The relative figures from which this chart has been drawn appear in Table A. C hart 3 m m 850 275 250 225 200 175 150 125 100 50 40 RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, o 493— '<,9fSIG to 400 375 353 325 300 275 250 225 200 175 150 125 too 40 SUMMARY OF PRICE CHANGES C hart 4 to C hart 5 3 0 | §§8831 400 125 40 1323 RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER' 375 350 400 375 275 250 225 200 175 150 125 100 75 SUMMARY OF PRICE CHANGES C hart 6 CO 400 376 300 275 175 160 126 100 75 50 RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, C hart 7 * C hart 8 Average Prloa for 1913 * 100 200 175 150 m 100 75 50 SUMMARY OF PRICE CHANGES 400 375 350 325’ 300 275 250 225. 40 h -i Oi C hart 9 400 375 275 250 225 200 175 150 125 100 75 50 40 RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER. 05 hart 10 400 375 350 325 300 275 250 225 200 175 150 125 100 75 50 40 SUMMARY OF PRICE CHANGES C C hart 11 400 375 350 325 300 275 250 225 200 175 150 125' 100 75 50 40 RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER. 00 SUMM ARY OF PRICE CHANGES 19 Eggs Seasonal fluctuations are shown more markedly in the price of eggs than in any other food. The average retail price for the year 1923 was 5 per cent higher than the average for the year 1922 and 9 per cent lower than the average for the year 1921. Chart 14 shows the monthly trend in the retail price of eggs since 1913. The relative figures from which this chart has been drawn appear in Table A. Butter The average retail price of butter for the year 1923 was higher than the average price for the two preceding years. In the summer of 1921 the price declined to 5 per cent above that of 1913, and in the summers of 1922 and 1923 the lowest prices reached were, respec tively, 15 per cent and 28 per cent above the average for 1913. Chart 15 shows the monthly trend in the retafl price of butter since 1913. The relative figures from which this chart has been drawn appear in Table A. Milk There has been a gradual increase in the price of milk since June, 1922. The retail price in December, 1923, was the highest reached since May, 1921, and shows an increase of 14 per cent as compared with June, 1922. Chart 16 shows the monthly trend in the retail price of milk since 1913. The relative figures from which this chart has been drawn appear in Table A. Cheese The retail price of cheese in 1923 shows a decrease during the summer months, followed by an upward trend which brought the curve- to practically the level shown for the first months of the year. The average price for the year 1923 was 12 per cent higher than the average price for the year 1922. Chart 17 shows the monthly trend in the retail price of cheese since 1913. The relative figures from which this chart has been drawn appear in Table A. Flour The average retail price of flour has shown a comparatively steady downward trend since the peak price of June, 1920. The decrease from the peak to December, 1923, was 49 per cent, bringing the curve down to practically the same level as that shown for August, 1916. The average price for the year 1923 was 8 per cent lower than the average for the year 1922 and 42 per cent higher than the average for 1913. Chart 18 shows the monthly trend in the price of flour since 1913. The relative figures from which this chart has been drawn appear in Table A. Bread The trend in the retail price of bread shows no change during the years 1922 and 1923, the average price for each year being 8.7 cents. As compared with the average price for 1913, the price for 1922 and 1923 shows an increase of 55 per cent. Chart 19 shows the monthly trend in the retail price of bread since 1913. The relative figures from which this chart has been drawn appear in Table A. C h a r t 12 400 375 350 325 300 275 250 225 200 175 150 125 50 1919 1921 RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, to o 400 375 350 325 300 275 250 225 200 175 150 125 100 76 SUMMARY OS' PRICE CHANGES C h a r t 13 50 40 to to to C hart 14 400 875 850 325 800 275 250 175 & a£ o © 160 -125 100 75 H O g § K w w 50 40 400 375 350 325 300 275 250 225 200 175 150 125 100 75 SUMMARY OF PRICE CHANGES C hart 15 50 40 00 C h a r t 16 400 375 350 325 300 275 250 225 200 175 150 125 100 1915 RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, to 400 375 350 325 300 275 250 225 200 175 150 125 100 75 50 SUMMARY OF PRICE CHANGES C hart 17 40 Ol C h a b t 18 400 375 350 325 300 275 75 40 RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, 1923 to 05 SUMMARY OF PRICE CHANGES 27 Corn m eal The average retail prices of com meal show an upward trend during the last six months o f 1923. As compared with the average price for 1922, the average price for 1923 shows an increase o f 5 per cent. Chart 20 shows the m onthly trend in the retail price o f com meal since 1913. The relative figures from which this chart has been drawn appear in Table A. R ice The trend in the retail price o f rice shows practically no change since October, 1921. The average price for the year 1923 shows an increase of 9 per cent over the price in 1913. Chart 21 snows the m onthly trend in the retail price o f rice since 1913. The relative figures from which this chart has been drawn appear in Table A . P otatoes The influence of new potatoes on the price trend of potatoes is clearly shown each year. There is always a great difference in the price of old and new potatoes despite the fact that prices of new potatoes are not quoted to the bureau until they form the bulk of the sales, thereby eliminating the high prices paid for the first new potatoes. The average price of potatoes for the year 1923 shows an increase of 4 per cent as compared with 1922 and a decrease of 6 per cent as compared with 1921. Chart 22 shows the m onthly trend in the retail price of potatoes since 1913. The relative figures from which this chart has been drawn appear in Table A. Sugar The average retail price of sugar shows an upward trend since January, 1922. The increase in price from January, 1922, to Decem ber, 1923, was 68 per cent. As compared with the average price in 1913, the price in January, 1922, showed an increase of 13 per cent and the price in December, 1923, an increase of 89 per cent. Chart 23 shows the monthly trend in the retail price of sugar since 1913. The relative figures from which this chart has been drawn appear in Table A. Coffee The average retail price of coffee was comparatively steady during the years 1921, 1922, and 1923. The difference between the highest and the lowest average m onthly prices for the three years was less than 3 cents. The average price for 1923 was 4 per cent higher than the average price for 1922. Chart 24 shows the m onthly trend in the retail price of coffee since 1913. The relative figures from which this chart has been drawn appear in Table A. Tea The trend in the retail price of tea shows very little change in 1923. The average price for the year 1923 shows an increase of 2 per cent as com pared with the average price for 1922. Chart 25 shows the m onthly trend in the retail price of tea since 1913. The relative figures from which this chart has been drawn appear in Table A. 97545°—25f----- 8 00 C hart 19 400 375 350 325 300 275 250 225 200 175 160 125 100 75 50 40 RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, to 400 375 350 325 300 275 250 225 200 175 150 125 100 75 SUMMARY OP PRICE CHANGES C hart 20 50 40 to CO C h a r t 21 400 375 275 250 225 200 175 150 125 1900 RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, CO o C h a r t 22 200 175 160 126 100 75 SUMMARY OP PRICE CHANGES 400 376 360 326 300 275 250 226 60 40 1914 1916 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1928 co to C h a r t 23 m 375 350. 325 300 m .175 150 40 1920 DECEMBER, 1923 100 TO 125 PRICES, 1913 275 .250 225 RETAIL CO hart 24 400 375 350 325 300 275 250 225 200 175 150 125 100 75 50 SUMMARY OF FRICE CHANGES C 40 CO CO CO C hart 25 400 375 350 325 300 275 250 225 200 175 150 B & r a E o a CO 125 I 100 R O 75 W’ W O tet K w tet w 50 E3 40 35 SUMMARY OF PBICE CHANGES Average prices o f 23 articles o f food Table 3 shows, for the United States, average retail prices in the years 1913, 1922, and 1923 of the 23 articles of food for which prices have been secured since 1913, together with the percentage changes in the year and in the 10-year period. 3 .—AVERAG E R E TA IL PRICES OF 23 A R TIC LE S OF FOOD FOR TH E U N ITED STATES, AN D PER CEN T OF CHANGE IN 1923, AS COM PARED W ITH 1913 AND 1922 table Average retail price in— Article Unit Sirloin steak_______________________ Round steak ____ ___ R ib roast__________________________ Chunk roast. Plate beef....... - ..................................... Pork chops________________________ Bacon_____________________________ H am .. _ _____________________ Lamb, leg of_______________________ Hens______________________________ M ilk, fresh....... ..................................... Butter_____________________________ Cheese_____________________________ Lard ____________________________ Eggs, strictly fresh................................ Bread____________ _________________ Flour.... ................ ............ ................... Corn meal_________________________ R ice_______________________________ Potatoes___________________________ Sugar, granulated__________________ Tea_______________________________ Coffee_____________________________ 1913 1922 1923 Cents Cents Cents Pound....... ____ do.......... ....... do_____ ....... do.......... ....... do.......... ....... do_____ ....... do_____ ....... do_____ ....... do...... . ....... d o...... __ Quart______ Pound_____ ....... do.......... ....... do........ Dozen_____ Pound_____ ....... do.......... ....... do.......... ....... do_____ ....... do_____ ....... d o ......... ....... d o.......... ....... d o........ . 25.4 22.3 19.8 16.0 12.1 21.0 27.0 26.9 18.9 21.3 8.9 38.3 22.1 15.8 34.5 5.6 3.3 3.0 8.7 1.7 5.5 54.4 29.8 37.4 32.3 27.6 19.7 12.8 33.0 39.8 48.8 36.6 36.0 13.1 47.9 32.9 17.0 44.4 8.7 5.1 3.9 9.5 2.8 7.3 68.1 36.1 Per cent of increase 1923, compared with— 39.1 33.5 28.4 20.2 12.9 30.4 39.1 45.5 36.7 35.0 13.8 55.4 36.9 17.7 46.5 8.7 4.7 4.1 9.5 2.9 10.1 69.5 37.7 1913 54 50 43 26 7 45 45 69 94 64 55 45 67 12 35 55 42 37 9 71 84 28 27 1922 5 4 3 3 1 18 l2 l7 0.3 l3 5 16 12 4 5 0 18 5 0 4 38 2 4 As may be seen in the table, 16 articles increased in price in the year, while 2 remained the same and 5 showed decreases. The retail price of granulated sugar increased 38 per cent in the year, this being the greatest increase shown. The greatest decrease was 8 per cent, shown for pork chops and flour. The average price of lamb in 1923 was 94 per cent higher, or nearly double that of 1913. The price of plate beef showed an increase of 7 per cent in 1923, as compared with 1913. Following is a list of the articles arranged in the order of the amount of increase in 1923 as compared with the year 1913: PE R CEN T OF IN C R E ASE IN R E T A IL PR ICE S OF 23 A R TIC LE S OF FOOD IN 1923 AS CO M PA R E D W ITH 1913, A R R A N G E D A C C O R D IN G TO AM OU N T OF IN CREASE Per cent of increase, 1923, com pared with 1913 Article Lam b......... .* _______ Sugar . Potatoes _ _ ........ _ Ham........................... Cheese.... ................... Hens........................... M ilk........................... Bread.......................... 94 84 71 69 67 64 55 55 Article Sirloin steak......... ...... Round steak............ Pork chops............. . Bacon.......................... Butter.......................... R ib roast..................... Flour........................... Corn meal................... Per cent of increase, 1923, com pared with 1913 54 50 45 45 45 43 42 37 Article Eggs........................... Tea............................ Coffee______________ Chuck roast __ Lard R ice........................ . Plate beef_______ Per cent of increase, 1923, com pared with 1913 35 28 27 26 12 9 7 36 RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, 192a MONTHLY AN D YEARLY PRICE CHANGES, BY CITIES, 1913 TO 1923 The trend in the retail cost of food from January, 1913, to Decem ber, 1923, is shown for each of 39 cities 7 in Table 4 (pp. 38 to 45). Index numbers showing the trend in the cost of all articles of food combined are not shown for 12 other cities for which prices are shown in Table B because prices were first secured from these cities on dates later than 1913.7 These index numbers are obtained by the same method as that used for index numbers for the United States, explained on page 2. In Table 4, which follows, the average expendi ture for each city in 1913 has been taken as the base for that city. By subtracting 100 from the index numbers in any month, the per centage increase since 1913 may be obtained for any city. For exam ple, the index number for Atlanta for December, 1923, was 148. Therefore, the percentage increase in the retail cost of all food articles combined, in Atlanta, in December, 1923, as compared with the aver age cost in the year 1913, was 48 per cent. If the index number is less than 100, the percentage decrease since 1913 is found by sub tracting the index number from 100. Should the percentage change as compared with some other date than the year 1913 be desired, it is necessary to divide the index number for the date compared by the index number of the base selected and then subtract 100 from the result, or, if the result is less than 100, subtract the result from 100. Charts 26 and 27 show how nearly the percentage changes in the retail cost of food in the different sections of the country have fol lowed the same general trend. 7 S ee p . 5 9 . 38 RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, 1923 T able 4 .—R E LA TIV E F A M ILY E XPE N D ITU R E Year and month Atlanta, Ga. Balti more, M d. FOR ALL A R TIC LE S OF Bir mingham, Boston, Mass. Ala. Buffalo, N .Y . Charles Chicago, ton, HI. S. C. 1913: Average lor year....... January________________ February................ . ........ M arch________________ A pril................................. M ay.......... ................... June.................................. July.................................. August............................. September........................ October......................... .. November........................ December......................... 100 99 97 96 100 97 100 99 100 103 103 104 104 100 99 97 97 99 98 99 102 102 105 101 101 100 100 102 100 100 101 100 101 103 103 104 106 106 106 100 97 97 97 99 98 98 101 102 103 103 103 102 100 99 98 97 98 96 97 101 100 102 101 104 103 100 98 98 98 99 97 98 97 99 103 103 103 106 100 98 96 97 98 95 96 101 101 103 103 104 104 1914: Average for year....... January_________ ______ February......... . ........... .. M arch....... ...................... A pril............................. . M ay.......... ................. . . . June.......... ...................... July.................................. August............................. September................. ...... October........... ............... November........................ D ecem ber....................... 102 102 98 98 97 99 101 104 107 107 103 102 103 102 101 101 99 97 97 100 103 106 107 104 105 104 106 108 105 105 103 104 104 109 111 111 109 105 104 102 101 100 97 96 97 98 102 106 107 104 107 105 101 102 99 97 95 96 97 101 105 107 103 105 103 103 103 101 102 99 99 101 104 106 106 104 104 103 102 103 100 98 97 98 99 104 108 107 104 105 103 1915: Average for year....... January.................... ...... February................ ......... M arch.............................. A pril............................... . M ay.................... .......... June.................................. July-------------- ------------August............................. September.................... . October.^............... ......... November.............. ......... December......................... 99 101 99 96 98 98 99 97 97 98 99 99 100 101 103 100 99 100 100 100 100 100 100 102 102 103 104 105 103 101 102 104 105 103 104 103 108 108 107 101 102 99 97 98 98 98 99 100 102 106 106 104 101 102 101 97 98 99 100 100 101 101 104 105 105 100 103 101 99 99 99 100 97 97 97 99 101 102 103 104 102 100 101 101 101 102 102 102 104 104 105 1916: Average for year....... January..... ......... ............ February.......................... M arch......... ..................... April................................. M ay....... ......................... June................................. July.......................... ....... August.............................. September........................ October............................. November........................ December......................... 108 101 101 101 103 105 107 106 107 112 115 120 121 113 104 103 105 107 110 112 107 112 119 121 124 125 116 109 108 109 111 112 115 114 117 120 123 127 130 112 104 103 104 105 107 110 109 113 116 119 123 124 115 106 104 106 109 108 112 112 117 121 124 131 130 108 103 101 104 106 105 107 106 107 111 113 118 119 114 107 104 106 109 108 112 111 115 121 121 126 127 1917: Average for year___ January______ _________ February...... ................ . M arch........................... A pril...................... ......... M a y ........................... . June.................................. July......... ........................ August........................... September_____________ October............................ November........................ December....................... . 143 121 125 126 141 146 149 142 145 149 156 157 158 152 129 135 135 146 153 157 151 155 162 164 164 167 152 131 136 137 152 158 156 151 156 160 163 161 165 142 124 131 127 140 144 146 142 145 151 152 152 153 154 133 141 140 152 161 163 152 157 159 164 165 166 145 122 126 128 143 147 149 144 147 151 160 161 160 148 132 138 134 150 152 157 150 149 153 155 152 153 1918: Average for year....... January........... ............... February................... — M arch.............................. A pril....................... ......... M ay.............................. . June.................................. 169 161 156 156 157 160 165 184 174 173 164 165 169 178 . 166 162 157 160 161 166 173 164 155 155 147 148 152 160 171 171 163 161 166 170 176 166 159 159 150 151 156 162 177 168 169 163 163 169 168 39 SUM M ARY OF PRICE CHANGES F O O D I N S P E C I F I E D C I T I E S , 1913 T O Cincin Cleve Dallas, nati, land, Tex. Ohio Ohio Den ver, Colo. 1923, B Y M O N T H S A N D YEARS Fall Indian Jack Kansas Little Los Louis Detroit, River, sonville, City, Rock, Angeles, ville, M ich. Mass. apolis, Ind. Fla. M o. Ark. Calif. K y. 100 97 97 98 100 97 99 99 101 104 103 104 102 100 96 96 98 98 97 97 101 101 104 104 106 104 100 98 96 98 98 97 98 98 100 103 104 105 106 100 99 97 97 99 98 98 103 101 104 102 100 102 100 98 98 98 96 96 97 100 102 103 104 104 105 100 97 96 96 98 98 99 101 101 102 103 104 103 100 98 98 98 98 97 97 100 101 104 102 105 103 100 100 98 98 99 97 97 99 100 102 102 104 103 100 98 96 97 98 96 96 99 101 104 106 105 105 100 97 96 95 99 98 99 100 101 103 104 103 103 100 101 99 98 95 96 98 99 102 104 103 104 104 100 97 95 97 97 98 99 99 100 104 103 104 102 101 103 101 98 97 98 102 104 103 105 103 104 100 102 104 100 98 98 98 99 104 107 107 103 104 102 103 103 100 98 98 99 100 103 111 109 105 102 104 101 102 98 97 94 96 98 101 106 106 103 103 102 103 105 102 100 97 98 100 105 106 107 105 104 103 102 102 101 99 97 97 99 100 104 105 105 107 106 102 103 101 99 97 98 101 105 106 106 103 102 102 101 102 100 100 96 97 99 101 104 105 103 104 104 102 105 103 100 97 99 101 102 105 107 103 104 103 102 103 100 100 99 99 98 101 108 108 103 100 101 101 100 96 94 95 96 96 95 100 103 105 104 102 100 102 100 99 97 98 98 100 101 103 101 101 101 99 100 98 95 97 99 100 99 96 98 100 100 101 100 101 100 96 98 98 98 99 j 99 101 103 104 106 102 102 101 99 99 101 102 101 101 102 105 104 104 103 104 101 101 101 101 105 104 103 99 101 103 106 101 104 99 96 98 99 99 99 99 101 104 105 107 101 103 100 96 97 9S 100 100 10L 102 105 107 105 100 103 100 95 98 98 98 99 98 100 103 102 105 100 102 100 98 99 100 101 99 99 98 100 101 104 103 104 102 99 102 102 101 100 101 103 105 106 105 101 103 99 97 100 99 102 100 101 101 102 102 104 95 98 98 95 93 95 93 93 94 93 95 97 98 98 102 98 96 98 98 97 95 96 96 98 100 101 113 105 104 106 108 109 112 109 112 117 117 123 125 114 107 105 107 108 108 110 110 114 119 122 126 128 111 105 103 105 107 108 108 108 111 113 118 125 126 112 104 104 105 108 108 110 110 112 114 118 123 122 114 108 107 108 108 108 112 108 114 119 124 128 128 112 106 105 106 107 106 111 111 112 117 118 123 126 114 107 105 107 108 108 111 109 114 119 120 126 127 108 103 101 102 103 104 105 106 109 111 113 119 121 114 109 108 109 109 111 112 110 112 119 120 127 126 110 105 102 105 107 107 108 106 110 114 116 122 121 102 98 98 98 99 98 99 99 102 104 108 111 110 110 103 101 102 105 108 113 108 110 115 116 120 122 149 133 137 137 152 154 153 147 148 154 156 153 158 150 135 143 139 150 159 157 145 151 155 156 153 155 145 132 133 137 148 149 146 144 148 150 155 153 153 144 121 124 128 142 151 153 150 151 152 151 151 152 152 134 141 139 148 152 164 152 156 161 160 157 161 142 125 328 331 340 147 149 .141 141 150 151 151 153 149 132 136 135 152 158 161 151 150 154 156 153 153 138 120 125 125 135 137 139 138 140 144 150 153 153 150 130 136 137 155 158 160 150 151 152 156 165 160 144 123 126 130 146 148 143 144 147 154 157 154 155 125 110 114 115 125 130 125 122 129 131 137 131 134 150 129 133 135 151 157 157 147 150 154 162 160 162 167 161 163 155 154 158 159 167 159 161 150 151 155 162 i 165 159 156 155 153 157 157 167 154 155 150 155 164 166 178 167 169 159 156 161 167 166 155 156 151 151 158 164 163 163 157 149 150 150 169 163 158 157 152 151 153 155 168 159 161 154 154 157 163 166 156 158 154 154 160 164 149 140 138 140 137 140 141 171 169 165 160 159 161 1«S RETAIL PRICES, 1918 TO DECEMBER, 1923 40 T able 4.—RE LA TIV E F A M ILY E XPE N D ITU R E FOR ALL A R TIC LE S OF Year and month Atlanta, Ga. Balti more, M d. Bir mingham, Boston, Mass. Ala. Buffalo, N. Y . Charles Chicago, ton, 111. S. C. 1918—Concluded. July___ ____ ___________ August............. ............... September....... ............... October.................... ........ November....................... December............... ......... 168 174 179 182 183 188 182 187 197 202 203 203 171 174 182 187 189 194 167 170 174 178 178 183 178 181 186 190 191 194 171 176 182 191 192 195 167 170 177 176 180 183 1919: Average for year_____ January________ _______ February________ ______ M arch_________________ April-------- ------------------M ay____________ ____ June...........1___________ J u ly..______ ___________ August.............................. Septem ber...................... October............................. November........................ December....................... 187 188 174 176 180 184 186 189 194 189 188 194 202 197 203 187 187 193 198 198 202 204 201 198 199 199 195 194 177 184 190 195 195 199 201 194 197 204 209 181 179 166 171 175 181 176 183 188 185 186 190 189 192 196 176 181 185 191 189 197 201 197 193 195 201 196 199 183 185 191 195 198 198 201 196 195 201 205 186 183 168 173 179 182 180 192 197 192 190 194 198 1920: Average for year_____ January............... ............. February---------------------M arch.............................. April.................... ............. M ay---------- ------ ----------June...................... .......... J u ly .................... ........... August......................... . September____ ____ ____ October............... ............. November______ _______ December............... ......... 202 201 199 200 206 217 212 215 207 203 197 191 178 207 205 204 201 212 217 219 223 213 209 203 200 182 209 206 203 202 214 222 226 224 213 211 206 198 185 203 195 196 195 206 206 214 218 209 209 204 201 182 210 208 206 204 216 215 223 225 213 210 205 202 184 207 207 206 208 212 216 213 214 213 207 204 198 189 207 202 201 206 219 220 227 229 210 207 198 194 175 1921: Average for year_____ January........................... February. ...................... M arch_______________ . A pril__________________ M ay ................................ June................................. July.................................. August............................ September........................ October........................... . November..................... . December......................... 151 171 158 156 149 144 143 144 150 149 150 146 147 156 179 164 161 156 148 146 149 157 154 154 154 152 158 182 169 167 159 150 149 151 155 155 154 153 151 157 174 160 157 154 148 147 154 163 159 158 160 157 156 178 159 157 154 142 140 150 160 155 158 158 156 159 185 169 165 161 155 151 153 158 155 153 152 152 155 171 156 158 155 146 148 153 161 155 153 152 152 1922: Average for year_____ January...................... ...... February. ........................ M arch............................... A pril................................. M ay........................... ...... June............................. . July............................... . August............... .............. September_____________ October.................... ........ Novem ber.... ................... December__________ ___ 141 142 142 139 140 141 141 142 141 139 139 143 144 146 146 147 143 142 144 145 145 143 144 146 150 151 143 144 143 142 143 144 143 143 142 141 143 145 149 145 145 145 140 141 139 139 147 143 144 149 154 151 147 149 150 144 144 141 143 146 144 146 151 154 154 146 149 148 145 147 146 146 147 145 141 142 144 146 145 145 143 142 142 143 145 148 143 144 144 146 149 1928: Average for year....... . January............................ February.......................... M arch........................... A pril................................. M ay................................ June.................................. July............... 1................. August.............................. September________ ____ October............................ November____ _________ December......................... 143 141 140 139 141 141 142 143 145 147 147 147 148 152 150 148 148 148 149 152 152 152 157 157 157 156 149 146 145 144 147 148 149 150 148 151 151 153 154 151 149 147 148 147 147 146 152 155 155 155 159 156 151 149 147 146 147 147 146 151 152 156 154 158 157 148 148 145 145 147 147 148 147 149 149 149 149 152 152 149 147 146 148 148 149 157 154 157 155 157 156 41 SUMMARY OF PRICE CHANGES F O O D IN S P E C IF IE D C I T I E S , 1913 T O 1923, B Y M O N T H S A N D Cincin Cleve Dallas, land, nati, Tex. Ohio Ohio Den ver, Colo. Y E A R S — C ontinu ed Fall Indian Jack Kansas Little Los Louis Detroit, River, M ich. Mass. apolis, sonville, C ity, Rock, Angeles, ville, Ind. Fla. Ark. M o. Calif. K y. 165 166 177 179 180 182 168 172 179 176 179 184 162 165 171 176 178 183 172 170 176 177 178 183 177 179 187 184 185 188 168 171 176 179 181 185 163 166 175 172 176 181 157 162 168 175 178 183 166 170 177 181 182 187 166 172 176 179 178 181 147 152 157 162 164 165 167 168 182 185 185 188 185 183 170 176 184 186 186 191 188 183 185 191 194 187 185 169 174 181 184 184 196 194 190 191 194 198 184 187 174 177 180 182 184 189 189 183 182 190 192 184 187 170 177 185 186 183 190 188 181 183 187 192 194 190 171 177 187 192 192 204 208 198 197 201 206 183 181 172 173 176 181 179 187 189 187 186 190 190 184 182 166 171 178 182 178 193 194 187 184 190 196 180 185 168 169 175 178 181 181 186 181 181 184 188 187 187 161 176 183 187 184 190 192 186 190 194 199 182 181 171 174 178 180 182 185 188 181 184 189 193 164 165 157 158 161 165 164 163 161 163 164 170 175 188 189 174 178 185 190 191 194 195 193 189 189 191 203 202 196 199 214 220 219 220 207 206 197 194 174 208 205 201 204 220 219 224 227 210 208 202 196 176 197 201 195 197 203 210 210 209 198 0 194 190 185 172 195 190 190 195 205 208' 215 212 197 193 186 182 164 215 211 210 211 227 228 239 238 217 214 205 201 181 204 200 200 201 202 211 215 220 209 207 202 199 180' 202 198 196 197 213 219 228 222 204 201 192 186 169 192 195 190 189 194 205 198 201 196 191 187 183 172 206 198 199 205 218 223 231 221 205 203 198 192 176 195 197 192 192 204 209 207 207 200 194 188 183 172 184 178 179 180 186 193 195 195 187 186 180 177 166 197 197 192 190 206 216 218 210 198 195 189 183 164 154 170 157 157 154 146 150 151 156 155 154 149 145 150 172 155 151 148 141 140 147 154 151 148 147 144 151 171 156 154 150 145 145 145 148 148 149 148 148 141 160 145 144 142 133 134 141 141 140 141 139 155 175 157 158 151 146 145 155 161 157 154 152 152 155 171 159 156 15:. 145 143 143 155 156 155 160 160 147 165 152 150 145 138 136 144 152 150 147 144 140 148 166 154 152 146 139 137 143 149 148 146 147 146 153 171 156 157 153 146 143 148 155 152 152 151 149 146 166 150 149 147 140 142 142 144 143 142 142 141 143 159 148 143 139 136 137 134 140 142 147 145 141 141 159 144 146 140 133 133 137 143 141 140 140 139 140 140 140 138 140 141 144 143 138 138 139 142 141 137 135 135 133 134 134 138 137 133 135 139 142 145 141 142 141 137 138 140 141 143 143 140 142 143 146 129 126 127 126 126 128 131 133 127 126 129 133 139 145 145 145 141 142 142 148 146 144 144 145 147 149 144 147 147 14:3 140 139 140 143 140 141 143 149 152 135 136 137 133 133 134 138 138 132 133 134 137 136 136 138 138 135 134 135 136 137 135 134 137 139 140 137 143 136 135 137 136 138 137 133 134 137 138 141 135 135 133 132 133 136 136 135 135 133 136 137 138 135 134 135 130 131 131 133 133 132 137 142 142 142 131 131 131 130 130 131 131 129 128 130 133 135 138 143 141 138 139 141 141 143 145 142 147 148 149 147 145 143 140 140 142 143 146 148 147 151 149 150 147 143 142 142 140 141 141 141 141 141 144 145 146 149 135 133 131 130 133 133 135 138 135 136 137 140 139 152 149 147 147 148 149 151 157 156 159 156 153 152 150 150 147 147 145 145 144 150 149 153 154 157 157 142 139 137 137 139 140 144 146 145 147 144 144 143 139 137 135 136 136 136 137 138 138 140 143 144 145 141 139 139 139 141 140 140 139 138 143 141 144 143 139 139 137 137 139 139 139 140 138 141 141 141 141 140 139 134 133 137 137 139 138 138 143 147 147 145 136 135 132 132 133 134 134 134 134 140 139 141 140 141 42 RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, 1923 T a b l e 4 .— R E LATIVE FA M ILY E XPE N D ITU R E FOR ALL A R TIC LE S O F Year and month Man chester, N . H. Mem phis, Tenn. M ilwau Minneap Newark, olis, kee, N . J. Minn. Wis. New Haven, Conn. New Orleans, La. New York, N. Y . 100 99 98 97 99 97 98 100 102 103 101 103 102 100 99 98 98 99 97 99 100 . 99 102 102 104 103 100 97 97 97 97 97 98 100 101 101 104 106 103 100 97 97 97 100 98 98 100 101 103 102 103 103 100 97 97 99 98 96 96 100 100 103 104 106 104 100 98 97 97 97 97 96 101 100 105 105 104 103 100 100 98 97 98 101 103 99 101 103 103 107 104 100 98 96 96 97 97 99 101 102 102 104 105 102 102 101 100 99 97 98 99 103 107 107 106 107 106 102 104 101 101 99 99 99 102 107 106 103 102 101 103 104 101 98 97 98 101 105 107 109 106 105 104 103 103 100 98 98 97 99 101 109 108 107 105 105 102 102 100 97 95 96 100 101 106 107 105 107 106 102 101 100 99 96 97 98 103 107 106 106 107 105 102 102 99 99 97 98 99 101 106 108 106 104 104 101 103 100 99 95 97 98 99 105 106 104 104 104 102 102 101 99 99 100 100 101 102 103 105 107 104 100 103 100 98 99 100 100 97 97 98 102 103 102 101 106 102 99 101 101 100 100 99 100 101 102 103 101 106 102 97 99 101 100 101 99 99 101 103 104 102 104 101 98 99 98 101 100 100 101 104 105 106 % 101 102 99 97 97 98 100 101 102 105 107 107 104 102 105 103 101 101 101 100 102 101 100 104 102 103 101 102 100 97 99 99 99 100 100 100 103 104 106 113 106 106 107 108 108 111 110 113 117 120 123 124 111 105 104 105 108 108 109 107 110 114 116 122 122 115 107 106 109 110 108 112 113 117 121 122 128 130 114 105 106 107 109 110 111 111 115 119 120 124 125 111 106 104 io r 105 105 110 107 110 115 117 123 122 115 108 107 108 108 111 113 112 115 121 123 129 127 112 105 105 107 109 109 109 108 111 117 119 125 125 112 106 104 106 106 107 111 108 111 115 119 123 123 J u l y . . . . ........................ A u g u s t . ...................... . S e p t e m b e r .......... ........ O c t o b e r ______________ N o v e m b e r __________ D e c e m b e r ----------------- 145 125 130 130 142 148 150 145 148 154 158 155 156 147 123 128 132 148 153 153 146 150 153 159 157 159 154 136 141 142 156 161 163 157 157 158 159 154 158 148 130 137 137 149 154 159 153 150 152 155 148 153 143 128 132 129 139 147 146 140 143 150 156 152 156 146 128 134 134 143 150 152 145 149 154 159 156 155 148 127 131 135 145 152 153 147 152 154 160 160 161 146 129 135 133 144 150 150 143 146 153 159 155 159 1 9 1 8 : A v e r a g e fo r y e a r. J a n u a r y . ..................... F e b r u a r y .................... . M a r c h ............................ A p r i l ........................... .. M a y ............................... . J u n e ................................. 170 160 161. 154 155 160 168 171 166 162 158 159 162 165 169 162 164 154 153 157 161 164 156 158 150 151 155 160 167 162 159 150 153 156 164 171 159 162 153 155 159 170 168 163 162 157 155 157 159 167 165 162 154 155 157 164 1 9 1 3 : A v e r a g e fo r y e a r . J a n u a r y .................. .. F e b r u a r y ____________ M a r c h . . . .................... A p r i l . . ......................... M a y .......................... .. J u n e ................................. J u l y .................................. A u g u s t _______________ S e p t e m b e r ................. . O c t o b e r _______ ______ N o v e m b e r __________ D e c e m b e r ___________ 1 9 1 4 : A v e r a g e for y e a r. J a n u a r y ........................ F e b r u a r y . ................... M a r c h ............................ A p r i l _________________ M a y ................... ............. J u n e ................................ . J u l y ................................. A u g u s t .......................... S e p t e m b e r ................... O c t o b e r ..................... .. N o v e m b e r ................... D e c e m b e r . . . ............ 1 9 1 5 : A v e r a g e for y e a r. J a n u a r y ______ ______ _ F e b r u a r y .................... . M a r c h ............................ A p r i l ________________ _ M a y _________ _________ J u n e ............ .................... J u l y __________________ A u g u s t . . ..................... S e p t e m b e r __________ O c t o b e r ______________ N o v e m b e r .......... ........ D e c e m b e r .................. 1 9 1 6 : A v e r a g e for y e a r. J a n u a r y _____________ F e b r u a r y ____________ M a r c h _____________ _ A p r i l _______ ______ _ M a y ________ _________ J u n e ________ _________ _ J u l y ................................ . A u g u s t ........ ................ . S e p t e m b e r ................... O c t o b e r . ...................... N o v e m b e r ................. . D e c e m b e r __________ 1 9 1 7 : A v e r a g e fo r y e a r. J a n u a r y ....................... . F e b r u a r y . ................... M a r c h ................... ........ A p r i l ............................... M a y ............................... . J u n e ................................. . 48 SUMMARY OF PRICE CHANGES FOOD IN S P E C IF IE D C I T I E S , 1913 T O 1923, B Y M O N T H S A N D Y E A R S — C ontinu ed Phila Pitts Omaha, delphia, burgh, Nebr. Pa. Pa. Port land, Oreg. Salt Provi Rich Louis, Lake dence, mond, St.M C ity, o. Va. R . I. Utah San Fran cisco, Calif. Scran Seat Wash ton, tle, ington, Wash. D .C . Pa. 100 96 95 97 98 97 98 98 99 103 104 108 105 100 99 97 97 98 97 98 99 100 103 103 105 104 100 98 97 98 98 96 97 98 100 103 103 105 105 100 100 99 98 96 96 96 99 101 104 105 103 103 100 99 97 97 99 97 98 99 100 103 104 105 103 100 98 97 97 99 97 98 98 99 102 103 104 103 100 99 97 97 96 94 96 98 101 105 104 105 106 100 101 99 98 98 97 98 100 102 101 102 102 102 100 99 97 97 94 95 98 98 101 104 105 106 104 100 97 96 95 97 97 98 100 101 103 105 105 105 100 100 98 96 96 96 97 99 102 101 104 105 107 100 98 96 97 99 97 98 99 101 103 104 105 102 104 106 102 100 99 99 101 101 107 109 107 107 107 102 103 100 99 96 98 99 101 105 107 105 105 105 103 104 102 100 97 98 101 102 106 106 104 105 104 100 101 99 95 93 94 96 97 102 104 102 102 101 103 102 101 100 97 98 99 102 107 107 107 109 107 103 102 101 99 98 98 101 102 107 108 106 104 105 104 106 104 99 98 98 99 105 110 108 105 107 106 102 104 100 98 98 96 101 102 107 108 107 104 102 101 102 98 96 96 98 99 99 103 106 106 106 104 101 104 100 98 96 95 97 101 103 105 104 105 104 100 103 101 96 95 94 96 97 102 104 105 105 104 102 103 100 98 96 97 100 102 108 107 105 105 104 102 105 102 98 102 103 103 102 101 101 103 104 104 101 105 101 97 98 98 101 99 100 101 102 104 106 100 104 101 96 98 98 99 98 99 100 102 103 104 98 99 99 98 97 97 98 98 96 97 97 99 97 101 103 101 96 97 99 98 101 101 102 106 106 106 103 103 104 101 101 102 103 101 102 102 104 104 107 101 106 104 98 101 102 100 99 99 100 102 102 105 103 103 103 100 101 102 104 104 103 101 102 105 103 101 102 102 100 100 101 101 100 101 101 102 102 100 101 99 95 96 98 98 97 98 100 102 106 106 99 101 100 99 98 98 99 98 97 97 100 100 102 101 105 101 98 99 100 101 100 100 101 103 103 104 115 106 108 108 111 111 114 110 112 119 123 128 127 113 106 105 107 109 109 112 109 111 117 120 125 126 112 105 104 107 107 107 110 109 111 116 118 123 126 104 101 101 101 103 103 102 102 101 103 107 112 110 114 105 105 106 107 107 112 112 115 120 122 128 127 114 106 105 107 108 112 115 112 114 119 121 124 127 114 106 106 108 109 110 111 108 113 120 121 126 127 111 103 104 104 106 108 109 111 112 114 117 123 123 105 101 102 101 103 103 102 103 104 106 110 116 114 112 105 103 105 107 108 110 108 110 115 119 127 126 105 102 102 102 103 102 101 103 103 104 111 115 113 112 105 104 106 107 107 112 109 111 115 118 121 120 150 125 129 131 153 156 161 152 151 156 156 154 156 146 130 137 134 143 149 145 143 147 154 156 156 159 148 131 138 135 147 152 153 146 149 155 157 155 158 132 113 116 119 129 137 135 135 137 139 140 142 141 148 127 133 133 146 150 151 146 151 157 160 159 158 151 128 134 133 147 158 157 147 151 160 165 165 168 153 132 140 138 158 157 161 152 156 160 163 159 162 141 124 130 130 145 147 146 143 146 148 145 145 145 130 116 121 120 128 132 127 125 132 137 140 140 141. 146 127 132 133 144 153 155 145 147 151 156 156 157 135 116 122 123 132 139 140 138 138 141 143 144 143 149 126 134 129 146 154 156 147 149 158 161 163 167 169 160 158 151 153 160 165 171 164 164 154 155 161 168 170 165 167 157 156 159 167 157 143 146 144 144 154 151 173 164 162 157 158 162 168 181 172 174 165 167 171 177 173 167 166 157 157 160 168 156 146 148 144 144 151 151 156 147 145 145 141 148 150 170 162 162 154 153 159 164 162 147 149 148 146 156 156 179 172 169 162 162 169 174 97545°—25f- m RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, 1923 44 T able Y e a r an d m o n th A .— R E L A T I V E M an c h e ste r, N. H. M em p h is , Tenn. F A M IL Y E X P E N D IT U R E M ilw a u M in n e a p N ew ark, kee, olis, N . J. W is . M in n . FOR ALL N ew H aven, C onn. A R T IC L E S N ew O r le a n s , La. OF N ew York, N. Y. 1918— C o n c lu d e d . J u l y ___________________ A u g u s t ........ ................... S e p t e m b e r ............. .. O c t o b e r ---------------------N o v e m b e r ............ .. D e c e m b e r ............... . . 173 175 179 185 187 187 169 172 182 185 186 192 ‘ 170 172 180 180 181 189 166 166 171 176 175 180 166 168 176 179 186 187 174 176 180 184 188 187 164 168 177 186 188 188 167 170 178 182 186 191 1919: Average for year. 185 194 191 188 180 183 188 186 J a n u a r y ......................... F e b r u a r y ____________ M a r c h ________________ A p r i l ----------------- ---------M a y ______ ___________ J u n e ................... .............. 186 170 173 179 184 180 191 177 182 190 193 195 190 172 179 186 190 186 179 168 177 187 190 186 184 171 172 175 177 176 186 172 172 177 181 179 191 174 177 184 188 189 188 175 177 180 184 183 J u l y .......... ........... ........... A u g u s t ........................... S e p t e m b e r ................... O c to b e r .................... .. N o v e m b e r ___________ D e c e m b e r . ................. 190 194 188 188 192 193 200 202 195 195 202 205 199 203 198 196 197 203 196 195 191 192 195 205 182 184 181 183 185 188 186 190 188 185 188 191 192 194 191 191 190 195 188 188 186 187 195 199 1920: Average for year. 206 204 209 208 195 201 200 204 J a n u a r y ______________ F e b r u a r y . _ _______ M a r c h ................ .. . . . A p r i l __________________ M a y ______ ___________ J u n e ______ ____________ 198 200 198 203 212 222 201 202 203 214 219 221 207 207 207 218 222 229 208 207 208 221 225 230 193 192 189 202 200 204 195 197 198 202 209 211 204 198 197 206 209 207 204 203 199 209 211 214 J u l y ________ __________ A u g u s t ----------------S e p t e m b e r ---------------O c t o b e r . . .................... N o v e m b e r - .............. D e c e m b e r .................... 228 216 212 205 200 182 224 208 205 197 188 171 233 214 207 196 192 177 230 204 204 193 188 173 211 198 197 192 190 174 218 208 206 200 194 179 211 204 199 196 192 178 217 204 203 200 197 181 1921: Average for year. 156 170 157 156 153 148 146 146 153 149 149 J a n u a r y . ...................... F e b r u a r y . _ _______ M a r c h ............................ A p r i l __________ ______ M a y ..................... ... J u n e ...... ........................ 165 149 151 144 137 140 170 155 156 153 141 141 169 153 154 150 141 139 168 153 152 148 139 139 152 173 158 155 150 143 140 152 176 161 158 154 144 141 157 176 160 156 156 147 148 J u l y ___________________ A u g u s t -----------------------S e p t e m b e r __________ O c t o b e r _______________ N o v e m b e r .............. .. D e c e m b e r .................... 155 161 158 157 157 157 143 145 145 146 144 142 152 160 156 152 149 149 149 150 148 147 146 146 142 150 150 150 150 150 146 153 153 151 153 153 144 152 151 151 147 146 150 159 157 159 159 159 1922: Average for year. 142 134 142 140 139 141 J a n u a r y ---------------------F e b r u a r y ____________ M a r c h . ..................... .. A p r i l __________________ M a y ......... ....................... J u n e .............. .................. 146 144 138 139 138 138 133 136 134 134 135 135 140 142 139 139 141 143 136 140 138 139 141 144 140 140 136 136 133 ■ 137 142 142 137 137 135 137 142 144 143 142 142 142 140 148 147 142 143 142 146 J u l y ___________________ A u g u s t ............... ........... S e p t e m b e r __________ O c t o b e b ........... .............. N o v e m b e r ................... D e c e m b e r ___________ 143 139 140 143 147 144 135 133 134 133 136 147 139 140 141 144 147 141 135 138 139 142 145 138 137 139 143 147 148 141 139 141 144 147 146 142 140 139 142 141 144 145 143 145 149 154 156 143 133 147 1923: Average for year. 149 138 148 144 146 J a n u a r y ......................... F e b r u a r y ...................... M a r c h ............................. A p r i l __________________ M a y ..................... ............ J u n e .......................... .. 145 144 145 145 145 146 136 135 135 137 136 137 144 142 143 144 145 145 143 142 142 143 144 143 146 140 141 142 141 145 149 147 144 143 143 143 145 145 143 141 142 141 140 153 153 149 149 150 149 151 J u l y .................................. A u g u s t _______________ S e p t e m b e r __________ O c t o b e r ........... .............. N o v e m b e r ___________ D e c e m b e r ___________ 153 152 152 152 155 153 138 138 141 140 141 142 153 148 152 150 152 152 145 143 146 145 144 146 145 146 149 150 152 151 149 148 153 154 155 154 141 141 145 146 144 147 153 152 155 157 160 159 SUMMARY OF PRICE CHANGES F O O D IN S P E C IF IE D C I T I E S , 1913 T O 1923, B Y M O N T H S A N D Phila Pitts Omaha, delphia, burgh, Nebr. Pa. Pa. Port land, Oreg. Salt Provi Rich Louis, Lake dence, mond, St.M City, o. R. I. Va. Utah 45 Y E A R S — C oncluded San Fran cisco, Calif. Scran Seat Wash ton, ington, tle, Pa. Wash. D . C. 172 172 179 182 182 186 173 173 182 183 187 189 169 171 180 181 184 187 158 164 167 171 171 172 174 178 181 187 189 190 180 183 192 195 197 202 171 177 184 187 188 191 159 158 162 167 167 172 154 157 165 171 173 174 171 175 178 182 183 190 163 170 173 177 178 180 178 181 188 196 197 198 191 187 170 178 187 191 188 199 197 192 195 198 208 186 189 | 173 176 183 186 184 187 191 190 191 192 196 186 191 173 176 181 184 183 190 190 186 190 194 197 178 174 162 168 170 170 169 174 174 176 176 179 183 189 188 176 177 182 187 183 192 195 193 194 198 200 199 203 185 185 191 199 202 203 205 203 203 206 206 192 191 177 183 190 193 188 197 197 193 194 199 204 171 171 159 167 168 168 172 175 174 175 172 175 178 171 172 165 165 166 169 169 169 167 171 172 177 182 187 190 175 175 181 186 186 193 195 191 188 192 199 179 180 171 172 173 176 176 178 181 182 183 185 188 196 197 183 185 192 194 195 200 203 199 200 201 203 210 207 204 207 222 227 238 229 210 209 197 193 173 201 200 198 196 208 211 211 217 203 201 196 192 176 202 203 198 198 212 209 215 218 205 204 196 195 180 187 184 184 187 193 199 209 197 189 187 178 173 163 209 206 206 204 207 215 218 224 215 212 208 204 188 214 213 213 208 214 226 228 224 219 214 212 206 188 213 211 209 211 229 230 237 229 214 210 201 196 176 185 180 180 183 189 202 204 198 187 183 179 175 159 189 186 187 187 193 201 202 198 189 191 183 182 172 208 207 205 202 210 214 222 225 215 209 205 202 185 190 190 192 190 198 202 209 204 191 189 179 173 160 208 208 207 202 213 215 216 220 209 209 203 201 186 151 170 156 156 153 144 144 143 146 149 151 149 147 152 171 156 155 152 145 144 144 153 151 151 151 150 153 174 158 156 154 144 146 148 154 153 152 153 149 138 154 144 142 136 127 128 133 135 137 141 138 134 161 179 165 162 156 151 149 157 164 163 162 164 161 164 182 170 165 160 155 155 156 163 167 165 165 163 153 173 157 156 152 146 149 150 154 155 153 148 143 136 153 143 141 135 129 129 134 135 134 135 136 133 147 163 153 148 144 139 139 140 144 147 151 150 147 162 180 166 162 160 151 149 154 162 162 161 163 164 140 153 146 144 139 132 132 138 139 140 142 139 136 162 180 164 163 161 153 153 157 166 165 163 159 157 139 139 140 138 139 139 142 141 136 137 138 139 141 143 144 144 141 141 142 144 141 137 139 144 149 150 139 140 138 135 136 135 139 139 135 139 141 146 149 130 126 128 126 127 128 128 134 133 131 134 135 136 147 148 146 143 142 141 141 146 144 146 151 154 154 153 157 157 151 151 154 155 152 151 149 152 156 157 141 138 140 139 138 138 142 144 139 140 142 143 147 123 121 123 120 120 120 122 124 121 121 124 125 127 139 137 137 135 135 134 137 136 134 140 148 144 145 148 156 152 147 145 146 147 147 142 143 147 151 154 136 129 134 132 133 134 135 137 137 137 140 139 139 150 150 151 146 147 149 150 149 147 148 152 154 155 142 139 137 139 141 141 140 142 142 146 144 144 145 149 148 145 145 144 149 149 152 151 153 153 154 152 149 146 144 145 144 145 149 150 149 151 154 156 154 132 132 130 128 129 129 131 132 132 136 140 140 136 153 152 150 150 148 148 148 154 154 157 157 160 157 156 154 153 152 153 153 155 156 156 159 158 159 160 145 143 142 141 144 144 143 144 142 148 148 151 150 127 124 120 122 122 122 125 127 127 128 131 132 129 142 140 137 135 137 138 140 140 143 147 151 151 149 153 152 149 150 149 150 150 153 153 156 156 158 158 138 136 134 133 135 135 136 137 138 142 146 145 141 154 151 150 148 149 151 155 158 156 158 159 159 157 C h art 26 400 375 m 328 275 175 xm m 100 75 50 40 RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, O hart 27 SUMMARY OF PRICE CHANGES C 48 RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, 1923 Table B (pp. 91 to 141) shows the average retail prices of specified articles of food in 51 cities for each month of 1923 and for the years 1913 and 1923. Table Cpp. 142 to 161) gives relative figures which show the trend in the retail price of each of 23 food articles and index numbers which show the trend in the cost of all food articles combined, for each month of 1923 and for the year 1923, as compared with the year 1913. YEARLY PRICE CHANGES IN THE UNITED STATES, 1890 TO 1923 In order that food prices from 1913 to 1923 may be compared with the prices in preceding years, Tables 5, 6, and 7, and Chart 28 are given. Table 5 shows for each year, 1907 to 1913, relative retail prices of each of 15 food articles. For the years 1913 to 1923 relatives are given for 7 additional food articles. Relative figures for all articles combined are also shown for each year. All relatives are based on the average for the year 1913 as 100. T able 5 .—Y E A R L Y R E LA TIV E R E TA IL PRICES OF FOOD IN THE U N ITED STATES, 1907 TO 1923 BY ARTICLES [Average price for 1913 e 100] Article Sirloin steak....... Round steak....... R ib roast........... Chuck roast____ Plate beef______ Pork chops......... B acon................ Ham ................... L a rd .............. Hens................... E g g s ................. Butter................ Cheese_________ M ilk................... Bread_________ Flour....... ........... Corn meal.......... R ice_.................. Potatoes.......... . Sugar.................. Coffee............... T ea..................... 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 71 68 76 73 71 78 77 74 81 80 78 85 81 79 85 91 89 94 74 74 76 81 81 84 85 76 77 78 80 83 86 86 83 92 83 95 82 91 90 104 89 94 93 98 90 94 85 91 89 88 91 93 88 91 91 91 94 93 99 98 87 90 91 95 96 97 95 102 109 108 88 92 94 95 102 94 105 102 105 111 112 101 105 108 107 109 130 111 132 115 92 98 All articles com bined 1............. 82 84 ’89 93 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 102 106 103 104 104 105 102 102 99 102 102 94 104 100 113 104 105 101 108 108 100 100 101 103 101 101 100 96 100 97 93 97 .99 93 105 99 125 126 108 104 89 120 101 100 108 110 107 107 106 108 106 109 111 111 109 103 117 102 130 135 113 105 159 146 100 100 124 130 126 131 130 152 152 142 175 134 139 127 150 125 164 211 192 119 253 169 101 107 153 164 165 174 155 164 166 169 170 167 186 201 196 205 178 199 211 234 177 193 165 182 151 177 162 193 156 174 175 179 203 218 227 213 148 174 188 224 176 205 102 145 119 129 172 177 168 164 151 201 194 206 187 210 197 183 188 188 205 245 217 200 371 353 158 135 153 154 147 133 118 166 158 181 114 186 148 135 154 164 177 176 150 109 182 145 122 128 147 145 139 123 106 157 147 181 108 169 129 125 149 147 155 155 130 109 165 133 121 125 154 150 143 126 107 100 102 101 114 146 168 203 153 142 146 186 145 145 169 112 164 135 145 167 155 155 142 137 109 171 184 127 128 1 The number of articles included in the index number for each year has not been the same throughout the period, but a sufficient number have been used fairly to represent food as a whole. From 1890 to 1907, 30 articles were used; from 1907 to 1913,15 articles; from 1913 to 1920,22 articles; and for 1921 to 1923,43 arti cles. The index numbers for the period have been so computed as to be comparable with one another. The trend in retail prices during these 33 years is shown in Chart 28. Also, Table 6 shows the relative retail prices of all articles of food combined, for each year, 1890 to 1923. The relative for the year 1923 shows an increase of 109 per cent in the cost of food as com pared with the year 1890. SUMMARY OF PRICE CHANGES T able 49 6.—YEARLY RELATIVE RETAIL COST OP FOOD, ALL ARTICLES COMBINED, IN THE UNITED STATES, 1890 TO 1923 [Average cost for 1913=100] R e la tiv e p r ic e Year Year 70 71 69 71 1 8 90......................... 1891......................... 1892......................... 1893...................... 18 94......................... 18 95......................... 1 8 96......................... 1 8 97......................... 1 8 98......................... R e la tiv e p r ice 68 1 8 99......................... 19 0 0 ......................... 1 9 01......................... 1 9 02......................... 1 9 03......................... 19 0 4 ......................... 1 9 05......................... 19 0 6 ......................... 1 9 0 7 ......................... 68 67 65 65 67 69 72 75 75 76 76 79 82 Year R e la t i v e p r ic e 19 08......................... 1 9 09......................... 1 9 10......................... 19 11......................... 19 12......................... 1 9 13......................... 1914......................... 1915_ 84 89 93 92 98 100 102 101 R e la t i v e p r ic e Year 191ft 1917 1918 114 146 168 186 20 3 153 142 146 1 9 1 9 ............... 1 9 20.................... 1 9 2 1 .................. 1 9 22....................... 19 23........... Table 7 shows the changes in the retail prices of certain articles of food as well as the changes in the amounts of these articles that could be purchased for $1 over a period of 34 years. Prices for sirloin steak and for rib roast are not given for years prior to 1907, as satisfactory figures were not available until that time. This table is a continua tion of information shown in previous retail-price bulletins.8 T able 7 .—AVERAG E R E T A IL PRICES OF SPECIFIED ARTICLES OF FOOD AND AM OU N T PURCHASABLE FOR $1 IN THE U N ITED STATES, 1890 TO 1923 Sirloin steak Year Round steak Rib roast Pork chops Bacon Average Amount Average Amount Average Amount Average Amount Average Amount retail bought retail bought retail bought bought retail retail bought price for $1 for $1 price for $1 for $1 price price for $1 price Per lb. Lbs. Per lb. Lbs. 1890. 1891 1892.......... 1893.......... 1894.......... $0,123 .124 .124 .124 .122 8.1 8.1 8.1 8.1 8.2 1895.......... 1896.......... 1897.......... 1898.......... 1899........... .123 .124 .125 .127 .129 1900.......... 1901.......... 1902.......... 1903.......... 1904.......... Per lb. Lbs. Per lb. Lbs. Per lb. Lbs. $0,107 .109 .111 .118 .112 9.3 9.2 9.0 8.5 8.9 $0.125 .126 .129 .142 .135 8.0 7.9 7.8 7.0 7.4 8.1 8.1 8.0 7.9 7.8 .110 .107 .108 .109 .112 9.1 9.3 9.3 9.2 8.9 .130 .126 .127 .131 .134 7.7 7.9 7.9 7.6 7.5 .132 .138 .147 .140 .141 7.6 7.2 6.8 7.1 7.1 .119 .130 .141 .140 .137 8.4 7.7 7.1 7.1 7.3 .143 .158 .177 .182 .180 7.0 6.3 5.6 5.5 5.6 1907........... 1908........... 1909.......... $0,182 .186 .195 5.5 5.4 5.1 .140 .145 .152 .159 .164 7.1 6.9 6.6 6.3 6.1 $0,151 .155 .161 6.6 6.5 6.2 .139 .152 .156 .160 .174 7.2 6.6 6.4 6.3 5.7 .181 .196 .201 .207 .224 5.5 5.1 5.0 4.8 4.5 1910.......... 1911.......... 1912........... 1913........... 1914.......... .204 .205 .231 .254 .259 4.9 4.9 4.3 3.9 3.9 .174 .175 .199 .223 .236 5.7 5.7 5.0 4.5 4.2 .167 .168 .185 .198 .204 6.0 6.4 5.4 5.1 4.9 .192 .179 .192 .210 .220 5.2 5.6 5.2 4.8 4.5 .255 .247 .244 .270 .275 3.9 4.0 4.1 3.7 3.6 1915.......... 1916.......... 1917........... 1918........... 1919.......... .257 .273 .315 .389 .417 3.9 3.7 3.2 2.6 2.4 .230 .245 .290 .369 .389 4.3 4.1 3.4 2.7 2.6 .201 .212 .249 .307 .325 5.0 4.7 4.0 3.3 3.1 .203 .227 .319 .390 .423 4.9 4.4 3.1 2.6 2.4 .269 .287 .410 .529 .554 3.7 3.5 2.4 1.9 1.8 1920.......... 1921........... 1922.......... 1923........... .437 .388 .374 .391 2.3 2.6 2.7 2.6 .395 .344 .323 .335 2.5 2.9 3.1 3.0 .332 .291 .276 .284 3.0 3.4 3.6 3.5 .423 .349 .330 .304 2.4 2.9 3.0 3.3 .523 .427 .398 .391 1.9 2.3 2.5 2.6 1905.......... 190fi 8 Bui. No. 197, Appendix, pp. 371-377; Bui. No. 228, Appendix, pp. 426, 427; Bui. No. 270, pp. 62, 63; Bui. No. 300, pp. 60 and 61; Bui. No. 315, pp. 56 and 57; Bui. No, 334, pp. 47 and 48. RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, 1923 50 T able 7 .—A V E R A G E R E T A I L P R IC E S OF S P E C IF IE D A R T IC L E S OF F O O D A N D A M O U N T P U R C H A S A B L E F O R $1 IN T H E U N IT E D S T A T E S , 1890 T O 1923—Concluded Butter Eggs Average Amount Average Amount Average Amount Average Amount Average Am ount retail bought bought bought retail retail retail bought retail bought for $1 for $1 for $1 for $1 for $1 price price price price price Per lb. 1890............ 1891........... 1892............ 1893______ 1894............ 1895______ 1896______ 1897______ 1898______ 1899........... 1900______ 1901........... 1902._........ 1903............ 1904............ 1905______ 1906______ 1907______ 1908______ 1909........... 1910______ 1911______ 1912______ 1913......... 1914............ 1915______ 191 6 -........ 1917........... 1918______ 1919........... 1 9 2 0 -........ 192 1 -........ 1922______ 1923............ Hens Lard Ham Year L bs. $0.152 .153 .157 .168 .157 .152 .150 .151 .146 .153 .162 .169 .184 .187 .182 .182 .196 .204 .209 6.6 5.5 6.4 6.0 6.4 6.6 6.7 6.6 6.8 6.5 .221 .246 .240 .244 .269 .273 .261 .294 .382 .479 .534 .555 .488 .488 .455 . Per qt. $0. 068 .068 .068 .068 .068 .068 .068 .067 .067 .067 1900______ 1901-........ 1902........... 1903______ 1904........... 1905............ 1906........... 1907______ 1908______ 1909............ 1910........... 1911........... 1912______ 1913........1914........... 1915........... 1916.......... 1917........... 1918........... 1919............ 1920........1921______ 1922........... 1923______ .068 .068 .070 .072 .072 .072 .074 .078 .080 .081 .084 .085 .087 .089 .089 .088 .091 .112 .139 .155 .167 .146 .131 .138 Lbs. $0.093 .094 .098 10.8 10.6 10.2 .112 .101 8.9 9.9 .095 .088 .085 .089 .092 10.5 11.4 11.8 11.2 10.9 6.2 .099 10.1 5.9 5.4 5.3 5.5 5.5 5.1 4.9 4.8 4.5 4.1 4.2 4.1 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.4 .112 8.9 7.9 8.3 9.0 9.1 8.3 7.9 7.9 7.0 2.6 2.1 1.9 1.8 2.0 2.0 2.2 M ilk 1890........... 1891______ 1892______ 1893______ 1894........... 1895............ 189 6 -........ 1897______ 1898______ 1899........... Per lb. .127 .120 .111 .110 .121 .127 .127 .142 .164 .140 .148 .158 .156 .148 .175 .276 .333 .369 .295 .180 .170 .177 6.1 7.1 6.8 6.3 6.4 6.8 5.7 3.6 3.0 2.7 3.4 5.6 5.9 5.6 14.7 14.7 14.7 14.7 14.7 14.7 14.7 14.9 14.9 14.9 14.7 14.7 14.3 13.9 13.9 13.9 13.5 12.8 12.5 12.3 11.9 11.8 11.5 11.2 11.2 11.4 11.0 9.0 7.2 6.5 6.0 6.8 7.6 7.2 P erl-bbl. bag $0.711 .729 .681 .623 .575 .577 .601 .676 .696 .613 .611 .612 .615 .656 .777 .777 .701 .760 .809 .882 .882 .833 .858 .809 .833 1.029 1.078 1.715 1. 642 1.764 1.985 1.421 1.250 1.152 Lbs. $0.135 .139 .138 .139 .131 .131 .129 .125 .129 .136 .134 .137 .151 .158 .161 .165 .172 .173 .177 .189 .199 .194 .199 .213 .218 .208 .236 .286 .377 .411 .447 .397 .360 .350 Bags 1.41 1.37 1.47 1. 61 1.74 1.73 1. 66 1.88 1.44 1.63 1.64 1.63 1.63 1. 52 1.29 1.29 1. 43 1.32 1.24 1.13 1.13 1.20 1.17 1.23 1.20 .87 .93 .58 .61 .57 .50 .70 .80 .87 Per lb. $0,019 .021 .020 .020 .019 .019 .018 .018 .018 .018 .019 .020 .023 .023 .023 .023 .023 .026 .028 .028 .028 .028 .030 .030 .032 .033 .034 .058 .068 .064 .065 .045 .039 .041 Per doz. 7.4 7.2 7.2 7.2 7.6 $0. 208 7.6 7.8 .206 .192 .189 .199 .209 .207 .219 .247 .259 .271 .272 .278 .290 .297 .319 .337 .323 .341 .345 .353 .341 .375 .481 .569 .628 .681 .509 .444 .465 8.0 7.8 7.4 7.5 7.3 6.6 6.3 6.2 6.1 5.8 5.8 5.6 5.3 5.0 5.2 5.0 4.7 4.6 4.8 4.2 3.5 2.7 2.4 2.2 2.5 2.8 2.9 Corn meal Flour Qts. Per lb. L bs. Per Pit. 5 5 .6 .211 55.6 55.6 52.6 50.0 43.5 43.5 43.5 43.5 43.5 38. 5 35.7 35.7 35.7 35.7 33.3 33.3 31.3 .239 .218 25.6 24.4 2.8 2.9 2.7 2.1 1.8 1.6 1.5 2.0 2.3 2.2 Potatoes $0,247 .264 .217 .254 .232 .208 .174 22.2 4.8 4.5 4.5 4.5 5.0 4.9 5.2 5.3 5.0 4.8 4.8 4.6 4.0 3.9 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.4 3.4 3.1 3.0 3.1 2.9 2.9 .224 .199 52.6 47.6 50.0 50.0 52.6 52.6 55.6 30.3 29.4 17.2 14.7 15.6 15.4 D ozs. .221 .221 .212 .264 .265 .260 .275 .249 .259 .270 .285 .285 .255 .330 .330 .255 .270 .225 .405 .645 .480 .570 .945 .465 .420 .435 Per lb. L bs. 3.9 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.8 $0. 255 .274 .275 .283 .261 .249 .238 .239 .244 .251 4.0 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.0 3.8 3.8 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.4 3.3 3.1 3.0 2.9 .261 .265 .287 .285 .280 .290 .304 . 327 .328 .345 .359 .337 .374 .383 .362 .358 .394 .487 .577 .678 .701 .517 .479 .554 2.8 3.0 2.7 2.6 2.8 2.8 2.5 2.1 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.9 2.1 1.8 Sugar P is. 4.0 3.8 4.6 3.9 4.3 4.8 5.7 4.7 4.2 4.6 4.7 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.6 4.0 3.9 3.7 3.5 3.5 3.9 3.0 3.0 3.9 3.7 4.4 2.5 1.6 2.1 1.8 1.1 2.2 2.4 2.3 P er lb. $0. 069 .060 .056 .059 .055 .053 .056 .056 .059 .059 .061 .060 .056 .056 .059 .060 .057 .058 .059 .059 .060 .061 .063 .055 .059 .066 .080 .093 .097 .113 .194 .080 .073 .101 Lbs. 14.5 16.7 17.9 16.9 18.2 18.9 17.9 17.9 16.9 16.9 16.4 16.7 17.9 17.9 16.9 16.7 17.5 17.2 16.9 16.9 16.7 16.4 15.9 18.2 16.9 15.2 12.5 10.8 10.3 8.8 5.2 12. 5 13.7 9.9 SUMMARY OP PRICE CHANGES C hart 28 Crt 52 RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, 1923 COAL AVERAGE AND RELATIVE PRICES FOR THE UNITED STATES, JANUARY AND JULY, 1913 TO 1919, JANUARY, 1920, AND JUNE, 1920, TO DECEMBER, 1923 Prior to 1914 retail prices of coal for household use were secured quarterly b y the bureau, on January 15, April 15, July 15, and October 15, but beginning with 1914 prices were secured semi annually, on January 15 and July 15 until in 1920, when prices were secured monthly, beginning with June. Table 8 gives, for the United States as a whole, average and rela tive prices of Pennsylvania white ash anthracite coal, both in stove and chestnut sizes, and of bituminous coal on January 15 and July 15 of each year, 1913 to 1919, and on January 15, 1920, and on the fifteenth of each month from June, 1920, to December, 1923. From the prices quoted in the various cities averages have been made for the United States. The prices given for the United States are based on the ton of 2,000 pounds. In those cities where the prices were quoted on other than the 2,000-pound ton these prices have been converted to the 2,000-pound base and included in the averages. All coals included in the averages have been those used for house hold purposes. The relative figures have been determined by the following method: From the prices of each kind of coal in January and July of the year 1913 an average has been made. The average rices in January and July of each year and for specified months, une, 1920 to 1923, have then been divided by the average price for 1913. 5 T ab le 8 .—AVE R AG E AN D R E LA T IV E PRICES OF COAL IN TON LOTS FOR THE U N ITED STATES ON JAN U ARY 15 AN D JULY 15 OF EACH Y E A R , 1913 TO 1919, AN D ON JANUARY 15, 1920, AN D THE 15TH OF EACH M ON TH FROM JUNE, 1920, TO D E C E M B E R , 1923 Pennsylvania anthracite, white ash Chestnut Stove Year and month Average Relative Average Relative price price price price 19 1 3 : Avflragft far yaar January _ . ___ July __ _ __ 19 1 4 : January July____ ___ __ ___ . . _ _ Bituminous $ 7 .7 3 7 .9 9 7 .4 6 100 $ 7 .9 1 8 .1 5 7 .6 8 100 10 3 97 7 .8 0 7 .6 0 101 8.00 101 98 7 .7 8 7 .8 3 7 .5 4 101 101 98 7 .9 9 7 .7 3 7 .9 3 8.12 103 105 9 .2 9 9 .0 8 120 Average Relative price price $ 5 .4 3 5 .4 8 5 .3 9 100 101 5 .9 7 5 .4 6 110 101 5 .7 1 5 .4 4 10 5 98 8 .1 3 8 .2 8 103 105 5 .6 9 5 .5 2 102 118 9 .4 0 9 .1 6 119 11 6 6 .9 6 7 .2 1 12 8 13 3 9 .8 8 9 .9 6 128 129 1 0 .0 3 1 0 .0 7 127 127 7 .6 8 7 .9 2 141 146 1 1 .5 1 1 2 .1 4 149 157 1 1 .6 1 1 2 .1 7 147 154 7 .9 0 8.10 14 5 14 9 1 2 .5 9 1 4 .0 7 1 4 .2 8 1 4 .4 0 1 5 .7 7 1 6 .0 8 1 6 .2 2 1 6 .1 6 163 182 185 186 20 4 208 1 2 .7 7 1 4 .1 4 1 4 .3 3 1 4 .5 0 1 5 .8 5 1 6 .1 5 1 6 .2 9 1 6 .2 9 161 179 181 183 8 .8 1 1 0 .1 9 1 0 .5 5 1 1 .0 4 200 12.12 20 4 20 6 206 1 2 .5 0 1 2 .5 3 1 2 .3 0 103 97 98. 99 19 1 5 : January___________________________ Jnly_ 19 1 6 : January July __ . . . __ 1917: Jannary July . 1 9 18 : January. July____ 1 9 19 : January July .. _ _ ____ _______ _ . _____ ________ - -. - 100 10 5 19 20: January....................... ......................... June__ _ _. _ July___ August.. _ _ _ _ __ Septamhar... October____________________________ November December............................................... 210 209 ' 162 18 8 194 203 22 3 230 231 226 53 SUMMARY OF PRICE CHANGES T able 8 .—AVERAGE AN D RELATIVE PRICES OF COAL IN TON LOTS FOR THE UNITED STATES ON JANUARY 15 AN D JULY 15 OF EACH Y E A R , 1913 TO 1919, AND ON JANU A R Y 15, 1920, AND THE 15TH OF EACH M ON TH FROM JUNE, 1920, TO DECEM BER, 1923—Concluded Pennsylvania anthracite, white ash Year and month Stove Chestnut Average Relative Average Relative price price price price 1921: January........................................ ......... February.................................. ............. March....................................... ............. April....................................................... M ay....................................................... June....................................................... July........................................................ August................................................... September............................................. October.................................................. November.............................................. December............................................... 1922: January.................................................. February............................................... March.................................................... April....................................................... M ay...................................................... June....................................................... July........................................................ August................................................... September............................................. October.................................................. November.............................................. December............................................... 1923: January.................................................. February................................................ March.................................................... April....................................................... M ay....................................................... June....................................................... July........................................................ August................................................... September.......................................... . October.................................................. November.............................................. December............................................... Bituminous Average Relative price price $15.99 15.80 15.63 14.87 14.80 14.77 14.90 14.97 15.04 15.08 15.11 15.09 207 204 202 193 191 191 193 194 195 195 196 195 $16.13 15.88 15.66 14.86 14.88 14.84 14.95 15.02 15.07 15.11 15.14 15.13 204 201 198 188 188 188 189 190 190 191 191 191 $11.82 11.41 11.15 10.58 10.40 10.39 10.47 10.47 10.47 10.41 10.34 10.28 218 210 205 195 191 191 193 193 193 192 190 189 14.98 14.92 14.89 14.89 14.85 14.88 14.87 0 15.11 15.39 15.53 15.53 194 193 193 193 192 193 192 190 190 189 189 188 189 189 191 194 196 196 9.89 9.71 9.72 9.62 9.50 9.48 9.49 0 11.08 11.26 11.31 11.23 182 179 179 177 175 174 175 196 199 201 201 15.02 14.99 14.94 14.94 14.91 14.93 14.92 0 15.13 15.37 15.52 15.52 200 201 201 195 194 194 196 197 198 205 205 205 15.46 15.53 15.49 15.07 14.96 14.95 15.05 15.15 15.21 15.78 15.81 15.79 195 196 196 190 189 189 190 191 192 199 200 200 11.18 11.14 11.03 10.46 10.08 10.04 10.04 9.95 9.99 10.11 10.05 9.93 15.43 15.55 15.52 15.07 14.96 14.98 15.10 15.19 15.26 15.82 15.86 15.83 0) 0 0 204 207 208 207 206 205 203 192 186 185 185 183 184 186 185 183 1No satisfactory prices secured on account of strike. Chart 29 shows in graphic form the trend in the retail prices of coal since 1913. From January, 1913, to January, 1923, the retail price of Penn sylvania white-ash stove coal increased 93 per cent; chestnut, 90 per cent; and bituminous coal increased 104 per cent. The percentages of increase in the prices from July, 1913, to July, 1923, were as follows: Stove, 102 per cent; chestnut, 96 per cent; and bituminous, 86 per cent. The price of coal was highest in November, 1920, when the price of Pennsylvania anthracite, stove size, was 110 per cent; chestnut, 106 per cent; and bituminous, 131 per cent above the average prices in 1913. In December, 1923, the price of Pennsylvania anthracite, stove size, was 105 per cent; chestnut, 100 per cent; and bituminous, 83 per cent above the average prices in 1913. AVERAGE PRICES, B7 CITIES, JANUARY TO DECEMBER, 1923 In Table D (pp. 162 to 166) are given the average retail prices of coal in January and July, 1913, and on the 15th of each month from January to December, 1923, by cities. C h art 29 RETAIL RRICES, 100 W *9 DECEMBER, 74 1913 TO Cn SUMMARY OF PRICE CHANGES 55 Average retail prices are shown for Pennsylvania white-ash anthra cite coal, both in stove and chestnut sizes, and for bituminous coal. Average prices are also given for Colorado, Arkansas, and New Mexico anthracite coals in cities where these coals are used more than is the Pennsylvania. All prices are based on the ton of 2,000 pounds unless otherwise specified. Prices of coal are given only for the cities in which prices for food are scheduled. GAS AVERAGE AND RELATIVE PRICES FOR THE UNITED STATES, APRIL 15, 1907 TO 1920, MAY 15, SEPTEMBER 15, AND DECEMBER 15, 1921, AND MARCH 15, JUNE 15, SEPTEMBER 15, AND DECEM BER 15, 1922 AND 1923 Previous to 1916 prices were secured from gas companies on April 15 and October 15 of each year. From 1916 to 1920 prices were secured but once a year, on April 15, and for purposes o f com parison only the April prices are shown for the years 1907 to 1920. For 1921 prices have been sectired on M ay 15, September 15, and December 15, and for 1922 and 1923 on March 15, June 15, September 15, and December 15. Table 9 gives average and relative prices of manufactured gas for 33 cities, taken collectively, on April 15 of each year from 1907 to 1912, and for 43 cities, taken collectively, on April 15 of each year 1913 to 1920, and the 15th of each specified month in 1921, 1922, and 1923. For the determination of the relative figures, each of the average prices from 1907 to 1923 has been divided by the average price m April, 1913. As may be seen in the table the average price of manufactured gas was higher from 1907 to 1910 than it was in 1913. In 1912 and from 1914 to 1917 the price was lower than it was in 1913. Beginning with April, 1918, there was a steady increase, to the peak shown in May, 1921. The price in May, 1921, was 39 per cent higher than in April, 1913. In December, 1923, the price was 35 per cent higher than in April, 1913. Chart 30 shows in graphic form the trend in the retail price of gas since 1907 in these cities. T able 9 .— A V E R A G E A N D R E L A T IV E P R IC E S O F M A N U F A C T U R E D G A S F O R H O U S E H O L D U S E , P E R 1 ,0 0 0 C U B I C F E E T , O N A P R I L 15 O F E A C H Y E A R , 1 9 0 / T O 19 20, A N D T H E 1 5 T H O F E A C H S P E C I F I E D M O N T H I N 1 9 21 , 1922, A N D 1923, F O R A L L C I T I E S C O M B IN E D [ A v e r a g e p r ice A p r i l , 1 9 1 3 = 1 0 0 ] Y e a r an d m o n th 1907: 1908: 1909: 19 1 0 : 19 11 : 19 12: 19 13 : 19 14 : 19 1 5 : 1916: 1917: 1918: 19 1 9 : A p r i l - . ...................... ; .............. A p r i l _________________________ A p r i l _________________________ A p r i l . . _____________________ A p r i l ................................. ............ A p r i l ____ ____________________ A p r i l ______ __________________ A p r i l . . ....................................... A p r i l __________________ ______ A p r i l . . ....................................... A p r i l ............................................. A p r i l . . ....................................... A p r i l - . ....................................... A verage n e t p r ic e R e la tiv e p r ice $ 0 .9 9 .9 9 .9 8 .9 7 .9 5 .9 3 .9 5 .9 4 .9 3 .9 2 .9 2 .9 5 1 .0 4 104 104 103 102 100 98 100 99 98 97 97 100 109 Y e a r a n d m o n th 1 9 20 : A p r i l . .................. ....................... 1 9 2 1 : M a y .............................................. S e p t e m b e r ................................. D e c e m b e r .. ............................. 19 2 2 : M a r c h .......................................... J u n e .. ______________ ______ _ S e p t e m b e r ................................ D e c e m b e r .................................. 19 23 : M a r c h _______________ _______ J u n e — ....................................... S e p t e m b e r ................................. D e c e m b e r .................................. A verage n e t p r ice $ 1 .0 9 1 .3 2 1 .3 1 1 .3 0 1 .2 9 1 .2 9 1 .2 7 1 .2 7 1 .2 6 1 .2 6 1. 26 1 .2 8 R e la t i v e p r ice 115 139 138 137 136 136 134 134 133 133 133 135 Os C hart 30 400 375 350 325 300 275 250 225 200 175 150 125 100 75 50 40 RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER. Cm SUMMARY OF PRICE CHANGES 57 AVERAGE PRICES, BY CITIES, APRIL 15, 1913 TO 1920, M AY 15, 1921, MARCH 15 AND JUNE 15, 1922, AN D MARCH 15, JUNE 15, SEPTEMBER 15, AND DECEMBER 15, 1923 Prices of gas are given in this bulletin only for the cities in which prices for food are scheduled. In most of the cities represented there is only one gas company, but in Boston, New York, Pittsburgh, Scranton, and Washington, where there is more than one firm, an average price has been computed. Prices are shown for manufac tured and natural gas and for manufactured and natural gas, mixed. Table E (p. 167) shows the average net prices for the first 1,000 cubic feet of gas for household use on April 15 of each year, 1913 to 1920, and the 15th of each specified month in 1921, 1922, and 1923, by cities.10 ELECTRICITY NET RATES, BY CITIES, DECEMBER, 1918 TO 1917, JUNE AN D DECEMBER, 1918 TO 1920, M A Y , SEP TEMBER, AN D DECEMBER, 1921, AN D MARCH, JUNE, SEPTEMBER, AND DECEMBER, 1922 AND 1923. Net rates for electricity used for household purposes are shown in this bulletin for each of the 51 cities from which retail prices of food are obtained. For each city having more than one tariff avail able to domestic consumers the schedule shown is that under which most of the residences are served. In several cities the consumption per month is expressed in hours of demand. Since the demand is determined by a different method in each city an explanation of these methods follows the table. Table F (pp. 168 to 173) shows the net rates per kilowatt hour in December, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, and 1917, and June and December, 1918, 1919, and 1920, May, September, and December, 1921, and March, June, September, and December, 1922 and 1923, by cities. Rates for electricity were not obtained prior to December, 1913. DRY GOODS AVERAGE PRICES FOR THE UNITED STATES, M AY AND OCTOBER 15, 1915 TO 1921, FEBRUARY 15 AND AUGUST 15, 1919 TO 1921, AND MARCH 15, JUNE 15, SEPTEMBER 15, AND DECEMBER 15, 1922, AND MARCH 15, JUNE 15, AND SEPTEMBER 15, 1923 Prices of dry goods have been secured on May 15 and October 15 of each year from 1915 to 1921. In 1919, 1920, and 1921 prices were also secured on February 15 and August 15. In 1922 prices were secured on March 15, June 15, September 15, and December 15, and in 1923 on March 15, June 15, and September 15. Prices of dry goods are shown in this bulletin (pp. 175 to 180) for the cities from which food prices have been secured, and from these prices as quoted by cities averages have been computed for the United States. Prices are shown for the following 10 articles: Calico, percale, apron gingham, dress gingham, muslin, sheetings, sheets, outing flannel, wool flan nel, and cotton blankets. Table 10 gives for the United States average retail prices of the above-named articles of dry goods on the dates for which prices have been secured since 1915. Prices of most of the 10 articles were higher in August, 1920, than in any other month for which prices have been secured. No relative figures for dry goods based on the year 1913 could be shown, as prices for these articles were first secured in 1915. 10 For prices of gas by cities from April, 1907, to December, 1922, seeXJ. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Bulletins on Retail Prices No. 315, p. 171, and Bui. No. 334, p. 163. RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, 1923 58 T able 10.—A V E R A G S P E C IF IE D E R E T A IL P R IC E S O F S P E C IF IE D A R T IC L E S O F D R Y G O O D S IN M O N T H S O F E A C H Y E A R , 1915 T O 19 2 3 , F O R T H E U N I T E D S T A T E S 1915 Article 1917 Oct. 15 M ay 15 Oct. 15 M ay 15 Feb. 15 M ay 15 Aug. 15 Oct. 15 Feb. 15 Yard— — do....... — do____ — do....... — do....... .. .d o ____ .. .d o ____ Each___ Yard___ .. .d o ....... Pair....... M ay 15 Y ard— .. . d o ____ .. .d o ....... .. . d o ....... .. . d o ....... .. .d o ....... .. . d o ____ Each___ Y ard— .. .d o ____ Pair........ Prices not secured until May, 1917. Aug. 15 Aug. 15 Oct. 15 Mar. 15 June 15 Sept. 15 $0,147 $0.135 $0.132 $0.134 $0,132 $0.132 $0.134 .264 .254 .258 .256 .258 .258 .277 .164 .167 .168 .171 .172 .161 .165 .244 .245 .242 .247 .245 .246 .248 .502 .476 .465 .514 .513 .507 .506 .215 .222 .214 .221 .210 .216 .229 .679 .652 .697 .676 .660 .679 .672 1.676 1.651 1.625 1.672 1.693 1.644 1.649 .214 .222 .213 .213 .220 .252 .215 .938 .943 .979 .967 .927 1.030 .936 4.999 4.714 4.603 4.593 4.444 4.377 4.338 Mar. 15 June 15 Oct. 15 $0.238 .394 .290 .358 .543 .344 .829 2.081 .378 1.002 5.884 Oct. 15 $0.222 .434 .269 .395 .663 .345 1.030 2.554 .390 1.208 6.425 1922 1923 1 M ay 15 Y a r d .... $0,183 $0.175 $0,205 $0,216 $0,246 $0,260 $0,259 __ do____ .350 .390 .478 .356 .409 .515 .528 .227 .262 .335 .. .d o ____ .252 .276 .316 .336 .347 .362 .319 .448 .. . d o ____ .327 .416 .477 .581 .644 .687 .539 .565 .. .d o ____ .522 .723 .372 .277 .357 .465 .439 .452 .. .d o ____ .285 .741 .907 1.059 1.147 1.134 .875 .. .d o ....... .774 Each___ 1.933 1.869 2.181 2.266 2. 583 2.806 2.806 .341 .384 .307 .349 .417 Yard— .330 .466 .934 1.035 1.126 1.159 1.194 .945 .. .d o ....... .930 Pair____ 5.762 5.821 5.869 6.108 6.324 6.291 6.494 Feb. 15 Calico, 24 to 25 inch........................... Percale. _ _______________ ________ Gingham, apron, 27 to 28 in ch ........ Gingham, dress, 27-inch__l________ Gingham, dress, 32-inch.-------------Muslin, bleached______ ___________ Sheeting, bleached, 9 -4 ............ ....... Sheets, bleached, 81 b y 90................ Outing flannel, 27 to 28 inch.......... . Flannel, white, wool, 27-inch.......... Blankets, cotton, 66 b y 80. ............. M ay 15 1920 1921 Calico, 24 to 25 inch........................... Percale___________________________ Gingham, apron, 27 to 28 in ch ........ Gingham, dress, 2 7 -in c h .............. Gingham, dress, 32-inch._________ Muslin, b le a c h e d ______ ;_________ Sheeting, bleached, 9-4 ____________ Sheets, bleached, 81 b y 90....... ......... Outing flannel, 27 to 28 in ch ............ Flannel, white, wool, 27-inch......... Blankets, cotton, 66 b y 80................ Oct. 15 Y a r d .... $0,065 $0,066 $0,075 $0,082 $0.100 $0.127 $0.202 . . . d o . . . . . .129 .128 .135 .222 .148 .181 .326 - ..d o ....... .081 .081 .094 .098 .123 .163 .264 .. .d o ____ .120 .120 .218 .126 .136 .169 .310 .192 .. .d o ____ .175 .176 .202 .228 .280 .402 .117 .. . d o ....... .108 .109 .154 .207 .129 .312 .394 .444 .320 .359 .553 .. .d o ____ .314 .754 Each___ .819 .839 .940 1.028 1.179 1.438 1.916 Yard___ .114 .115 .120 .132 .157 .193 .324 .754 .. .d o ....... .875 1.099 (9 (9 (9 (9 Pair____ (9 (9 (9 (9 3.128 3.643 4.726 1919 Calico, 24 to 25 i n c h ......................... - __________ P e r c a le _____ _____ Gingham, apron, 27 to 23 in ch ........ Gingham, dress, 27-inch---------------Gingham, dress, 32-inch__________ Muslin, bleached _ ____________ Sheeting, bleached, 9 -4 .. ________ Sheets, bleached, 81 b y 90_________ Outing flannel, 27 to 28 in ch ______ Flannel, white, wool, 27-inch......... Blankets, cotton, 66 b y BO................ 1918 Unit M ay 15 Calico, 24 to 25 in ch ---------- -----------Percale_____________ ______________ Gingham, apron, 27 to 28 in ch ------Gingham, dress, 27-inch_................. Gingham, dress, 32-inch__________ M uslin, bleached____ _____________ Sheeting, bleached, 9-4 ........ ........... Sheets, bleached, 81 b y 90................ Outing flannel, 27 to 28 in ch ______ Flannel, white, wool, 27-inch.......... Blankets, cotton, 66 b y 80................ 1916 Sept. 15 $0.146 $0,155 $0,154 .274 .273 .268 .198 .199 .193 .255 .259 .258 .426 .426 .433 .245 .250 .246 .732 .744 .717 1.753 1.808 1. 799 .254 .238 .246 1.048 1.071 1.088 4.396 4.472 4.529 Dec. 15 $0,138 .263 .179 .252 .460 .233 .689 1.674 .228 .991 4.317 SCOPE OF STUDY AND METHOD OF OBTAINING PRICES 59 AVERAGE PRICES, B Y CITIES, MARCH 15, JUNE 15, AND SEPTEMBER 15, 1923 Since 1915, when a city has been added to the list of cities report ing prices of food, prices of the 10 articles of dry goods specified above have been secured from that city for the next reporting month following the date when prices of food were secured. In Table G (pp. 175 to 180) are shown average retail prices of dry goods on May 15 and October 15, 1915, and on March 15, June 15, and September 15, 1923, by cities. Prices of dry goods were first scheduled in May and October, 1915, and prices for those months are given in this bulletin in order that comparison may be made with the prices in 1923. S C O P E O F S T U D Y A N D M E T H O D O F O B T A IN IN G P R IC E S Average retail prices of food, coal, gas, electricity, and dry goods are shown in this bulletin for each of the following 51 cities: Atlanta, Ga. Baltimore, Md. Birmingham, Ala. Boston, Mass. Bridgeport, Conn. Buffalo, N. Y. Butte, Mont. Charleston, S. C. Chicago, 111. Cincinnati, Ohio. Cleveland, Ohio. Columbus, Ohio. Dallas, Tex. Denver, Colo. Detroit, Mich. Fall River, Mass. Houston, Tex. Indianapolis, Ind. Jacksonville, Fla. Kansas City, Mo. Little Rock, Ark. Los Angeles, Calif. Louisville, Ky. Manchester, N. H. Memphis, Tenn. Milwaukee, Wis. Minneapolis, Minn, Mobile, Ala. Newark, N. J. New Haven, Conn. New Orleans, La. New York, N. Y. Norfolk, Va. Omaha, Nebr. Peoria, 111. Philadelphia, Pa. Pittsburgh, Pa. Portland, Me. Portland, Oreg. Providence, R. I. Richmond, Va. Rochester, N. Y. St. Louis, Mo. St. Paul, Minn. Salt Lake City, Utah. San Francisco, Calif. Savannah, Ga. Scranton, Pa. Seattle, Wash. Springfield, 111. Washington, D. C. At the beginning of the year 1913, prices were received by the bureau from 39 of the above-named 51 cities. The 12 other cities were added to the list on the following dates: Bridgeport, Conn., October, 1916. Butte, Mont., January, 1915. Columbus, Ohio, June, 1916 Houston, Tex., May, 1918. Mobile, Ala., April, 1918. Norfolk, Va., April, 1918. Peoria, 111., May, 1918. Portland, Me., June, 1918. Rochester, N. Y., May, 1916. St. Paul, Minn., June, 1913. Savannah, Ga., January, 1920. Springfield, 111., May, 1914. Retail prices are shown, therefore, for 39 cities from the beginning of 1913 and for the remaining 12 cities from the dates above given. FOOD Retail prices of food are secured from retail dealers through monthly reports of actual selling prices on the 15th of each month. The stores are selected by agents of the bureau from those patronized by wage earners. Prices are secured from every type of store— the neighborhood store, the down-town store, the department store, and the chain store. Some of these stores are credit and delivery, some cash and carry, and some cash and delivery. Effort is made to secure quotations on similar grades of commodities in the different cities. There are, however, some local customs which must be considered when any comparison is made of the prices in the different cities. 97545°— 25 f ------5 60 RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, 1923 For example, the method of cutting sirloin steak in Boston, Mass., Manchester, N. H., Philadelphia, Pa., Providence, R. I., and Portland, Me., differs from that in other cities. The cut known as “ sirloin” in these five cities would be known in other cities as “ porterhouse,” There is in these cities, owing to the methods of dividing the round from the loin, no cut that corresponds to that of sirloin in the other cities. There is also a greater amount of trimming demanded by the retail trade in these cities than in others. This is particularly true of Providence, R. I. Diagrams are given on pages 64 to 67 of this bulletin which show the method of cutting beef in New York, Provi dence, Chicago, and New Orleans. In any comparison of prices in one city with those in another, due consideration should be given to the following facts: 1. The trade demands and is furnished more expensive grades of articles in some cities than in others. 2. The cities for which prices are shown in this report are widely separated; some are in localities near the source of supply, while others are a greater distance from it, making it necessary to include in the prices a greater amount for transportation. 3. Methods and costs of doing business vary greatly in different localities, due to the demands of customers and to rentals, wages, and other fixed charges or expenses. The number of firms is apportioned according to the industrial importance of each city. At the present time for three cities, New York, Chicago, and Philadelphia, there are 30 quotations secured for each article of food, for the other larger cities, from 20 to 25 quota tions, and for the smaller cities, from 10 to 15 quotations. The total number of firms quoting prices on one or more articles of food is approximately 2,000. Quite naturally firms are not constant, but when one firm drops out permanently another firm, similar in kind, is selected to replace it. Moreover, as the industrial section of a city changes, firms are added or dropped to preserve the character of price quotations. At the beginning of the year 1913, monthly prices were secured from 39 cities 11 for each of 19 articles of food.*12 Since 1913, the number of commodities has been increased, as has been the number of cities for which prices are quoted. Beginning with 1915, prices were secured for nine additional articles— cheese, rice, coffee, tea, salmon, onions, navy beans, prunes, and raisins. By correspondence with retail dealers and by personal visits of agents of the bureau monthly prices of cheese, rice, coffee, and tea for the years 1913 and 1914 have been secured from records. This gives a total of 23 arti cles for which monthly prices have been secured from January, 1913, to December, 1918. Beginning with January, 1919, monthly prices were secured for 15 additional food articles.13 Prices on storage eggs were secured for January, February, November, and December only of each year until 1919, when prices were also secured for October. See 59. i* Sirloin steak, round steak, rib roast, chuck roast, plate boiling beef, pork chops, bacon, ham, lard, lamb, hens, flour, corn meal, eggs, butter, milk, bread, potatoes, and sugar. The prices for 1913, however, were not published for bread until the March, 1918, issue of the Monthly Labor Review; for lamb until the August, 1918, issue of the monthly Labor Review; and for chuck roast and plate beef until the March, 1919, issue of the Monthly Labor Review. i3 Evaporated milk, oleomargarine, nut margarine, vegetable lard substitute, rolled oats, corn flakes, wheat cereal, macaroni, cabbage, baked beans, canned corn, canned peas, canned tomatoes, bananas, and oranges. SCOPE OF STUDY AND METHOD OF OBTAINING PRICES 61 Average monthly money prices for each of these articles, by cities, have been computed from the individual firm quotations. From the monthly averages yearly averages have been computed. Individual firm quotations are not shown in this bulletin. Average money prices for the United States have been computed from the prices as reported to the bureau by retail dealers in 51 cities by dividing the sum of all prices for each article by the total number of firms reporting prices of each article. Relative prices of 23 food articles, obtained by comparing the prices in each month from January, 1913, to December, 1922, with the average price in the year 1913, are shown, month by month, for the United States. A comparison of the yearly average price of each article with the average price in the year i913 is also shown. For each city average and relative prices are given in this bulletin for each month of 1923 and for the year 1923 only.14 From the average retail prices of 22 articles of food,15 and the aver age family consumption of each of these articles, an average family expenditure has been computed for each month from January, 1913, to December, 1920, by cities, and for the United States. Beginning with January, 1921, 43 articles of food have been included in the average family expenditure. Each article is weighted according to its importance in the food consumption of the family. For each city the average price of the unit of each article of food is multiplied by the number of units consumed by the .average family. The products give the average expenditure for each article, and the sum of these products gives the cost of the food market basket in the given city. For the Umted States, an average price of each article is com puted from the individual firm quotations in all the cities. The average price of each article is then multiplied by the average con sumption of each article in the United States. Weighting the food articles in this way according to the quantities consumed gives each article its proper influence on the prices of food articles taken together. Not only do foods vary in consequence in relation to each other in each section, but they have a different significance in different sec tions. For example, on account of the greater quantity of potatoes consumed in the North Central section, a change in the price of pota toes is of more consequence in that geographical section than in the other sections. For convenience, the 51 cities from which price quotations are secured are grouped .below by geographical sections. 14 Average and relative prices are given by cities for each month and year, January, 1913, to December, 1921, in U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Bui. No. 270, pp. 70 to 441, Bui. No. 300, pp. 90 to 160, and Bui. No. 315, pp. 97 to 167. 15 The following are the 22 articles, weighted according to the consumption of the average family: Sirloin steak, round steak, rib roast, chuck roast, plate boiling beef, pork chops, bacon, ham, lard, hens, flour, corn meal, eggs, butter, milk, bread, potatoes, sugar, cheese, rice, coffee, and tea. These are all the articles, with the exception of lamb, for which monthly prices were secured in 1913. The bureau has no figures which show the consumption of lamb. RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, 1923 62 CITIES IN EACH GEOGRAPHICAL SECTION North Atlantic South Atlantic North Central South Central Western Boston, Mass. Bridgeport, Conn. Buffalo, N . Y . Fall River, Mass. Manchester, N . H. Newark, N. J. New Haven, Conn. New York, N. Y . Philadelphia, Pa. Pittsburgh, Pa. Portland, Me. Providence, R. I. Rochester, N. Y . Scranton, Pa. Atlanta, Qa. Baltimore, Md. Charleston, S. C. Jacksonville, Fla. Norfolk, Va. Richmond, Va. Savannah, Ga. Washington, D. C. Chicago, 111. Cincinnati, Ohio. Cleveland, Ohio. Columbus, Ohio. Detroit, Mich. Indianapolis, Ind. Kansas City, Mo. Milwaukee, Wis. Minneapolis, Minn. Omaha, Nebr. Peoria, 111. St. Louis. Mo. St. Paul, Minn. Springfield, 111. Birmingham, Ala. Dallas, Tex. Houston, Tex. Little Rock, Ark. Louisville, Ky. Memphis, Tenn. Mobile, Ala. New Orleans, La. Butte, Mont. Denver, Colo. Los Angeles, Calif. Portland, Oreg. Salt Lake City, Utah. San Francisco, Calif. Seattle, Wash. The average quantities of each of 22 food articles consumed annually per family were published in Bulletin No. 300 (p. 61). The average quantities of each of 43 food articles consumed annually by the average family were secured from the investigation conducted m 1918 by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. These quanti ties are given below by geographical sections and for the United States as a whole. FOOD WEIGHTS—AN N U AL CONSUMPTION PE R FAM ILY Article Unit Sirloin steak............................. Pound___ Round steak............................ — do_____ Rib roast___________________ __ do____ Chuck roast............................. — do.......... Plate beef_.................i ........... — do....... .. Pork chops.—______________ —.d o.......... Bacon___________ __________ — do.......... Ham______________________ __ do_____ Lamb______________________ ...d o _____ Hens_____________ _________ __ do_____ Salmon, canned_____________ __ do _ Milk, fresh......... ..................... Quart____ Milk, evaporated..................... Pound___ Butter____ ________________ __ do____ Oleomargarine______________ __ do_____ Nut margarine_____________ __ do __ Cheese_____________________ ...d o _____ Lard____________ __________ __ do_____ Vegetable lard substitute....... — do_____ Eggs, strictly fresh................ Dozen___ Bread....................................... Pound___ Flour........................................ ...d o _____ Com meal__________________ ...d o _____ Rolled oats_________________ __ do_____ Corn flakes............................... — do.......... Wheat cereal ................ ......... ...d o _____ Macaroni.................................. — do_____ Rice______ ________________ __ do_____ Beans, navy________________ __ do.......— Potatoes................. ................. ...d o .......... do ___ Onions_____________________ Cabbage................................... ...d o .......... Beans, baked............................ — d o - ....... Com, canned........................... . . . d o - ....... Peas, canned............................ — do_____ Tomatoes, canned................... — do......... Sugar . ____ do Tea __ dn_ Coffee............ ......................... ___do_____ Prunes _ . __ do_____ Raisins .... __ . do _ Bananas. _ Dozen1— Oranges.................................... — do.......... United States North South Atlantic Atlantic 32 32 31 31 23 36 17 22 8 23 9 337 77 66 16 6 12 34 9 61 531 264 54 41 7 7 23 35 22 704 66 65 7 10 10 16 147 8 40 11 27 27 30 30 25 29 13 26 14 25 10 412 95 75 8 4 12 27 6 68 642 224 29 45 6 7 25 32 23 746 72 62 8 8 10 15 140 13 33 14 11 7 11 6 9 9 35 35 24 24 17 43 20 43 2 24 9 155 73 56 9 5 13 38 10 57 417 313 108* 31 6 2 15 55 17 514 52 61 10 9 9 21 145 6 42 9 4 8 9 North Central South Central 34 34 32 32 23 45 18 14 2 23 9 364 48 53 30 H 12 45 5 53 521 263 39 39 6 6 20 26 25 810 62 70 6 13 13 10 154 5 45 11 11 11 6 38 38 24 24 16 42 17 19 1 22 9 177 85 60 16 3 H 38 22 55 450 318 140 38 13 3 29 56 21 485 82 66 5 10 9 35 133 3 52 8 7 13 9 Western 39 39 39 39 27 25 19 10 13 19 a 377 92 89 8 2 15 18 16 70 438 280 34 45 5 12 27 28 19 706 64 61 4 10 9 12 161 6 35 10 12 9 8 1 In cities where most of the sales on bananas are t y the pound rather than by the dozen, the weights given have been multiplied by 3 and have then been applied to the prices on the pound. SCOPE OP STUDY AND METHOD OE OBTAINING PRICES 68 By giving to each article a weighting equal to its relative impor tance in the consumption of the average family, the total expenditure for certain articles of food on a given date forms a proper basis of comparison with the expenditure for the same articles of food on any other date, and for the purpose of showing the movement in retail prices it is assumed that this relative importance remained the same throughout the whole period, 1913 to 1921. In this bulletin the average family expenditure in each city in the year 1913 has been taken as the base for that city, and index numbers have been com puted for each month, January, 1913, to December, 1923, and for each year, 1914 to 1923. These index numbers show the trend in the retail cost of all foods combined in each individual city as com pared with the average cost in that city in the year 1913. Below are given brief descriptions of the articles of food for which prices are secured. FRESH BEEF In this bulletin prices are given for the following five cuts of beef: Sirloin steak, round steak, rib roast, chuck roast, and plate boiling beef. As previously stated, methods of cutting beef var}^ considerably in different cities and affect retail prices. Prices are also affected by the grade or quality of meat and by the custom of trimming bone and fat from cuts before weighing. This custom varies from trim ming off almost all bone and fat in some cities to little or none in others and gives a varying proportion of the side of beef which goes to the consumer. The same name is often applied in different cities to entirely different cuts. The bureau has been able to obtain dia grams showing the specific methods of cutting beef by the New York style and by the Providence, Chicago, and New Orleans styles, and these diagrams are given in addition to the diagram which may be used for general reference. As may be seen in the diagrams on pages 64 to 66, which show the methods of cutting beef in New York, Providence, and Chicago, the cut known as trimmed steak or “ sirloin steak” (numbers 3 and 4) in Providence is known in New York as “ porterhouse” (number 1), and the cut known in New York as “ top sirloin” (number 7) is known in Providence as “ vein steak” or a grade of round steak (number 13). One of the distinguishing characteristics of the New Orleans method is the length of all cuts and the manner of cutting the shoulder. The shoulder is lifted from the carcass and cut into steaks. This part of the carcass is designated by the term “ Seven steaks,” on account of the shape of the shoulder blade, when cut. Another feature is that in separating the sirloin from the round the bone is followed. This gives a larger sirloin and smaller round than in most cities. A majority of the firms that furnish quotations for cuts, as quoted in this report, buy meat by the whole, half, or quarter carcass. Some of them also buy rounds, loins, or ribs of beef. These are bought when there is a great demand for round, sirloin, or porter house steak, or for prime rib roast, or when there is little demand for cuts such as brisket, chuck, neck, and plate. The carcass is divided into halves or sides by sawing and chopping through the center of the backbone. The half or side is separated RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, 1923 64 METHOD OF CUTTING MEAT IN N EW Y O R K CITY.' 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Porterhouse steak. Sirloin steak. Round steak. Bottom round. Flank steak. Outside flank. Thick flank. Cod fat. 6. Rump. 7. Top sirloin. 8. Horseshoe. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. Leg beef. Prime rib (6). Blade rib (3). Cross rib. Chuck steak (4) ribs. Shoulder soup meat. Chuck soup meat and top. Shin meat. Brisket (4) ribs. Plate (3) first. Plate. 20. Navel. Skirt steak. Round trimmings. Suet and cod. Trimmings and drop. Kidney. Shop fat. Large bones. Fat given away* Shop bones. * Chart published by permission of Chas. Gumz, publisher, The Scientific and Modem Retail Butcher. SCOPE OP STUDY AND METHOD OP OBTAINING PRICES 1. 2. 8. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Trimmed steak. Trimmed steak. Trimmed steak. Trimmed steak. Rib roast. Rib roast. Suet. Lean trimmings. Tallow. Bones. Kidney. Top round. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. Vein steak. Bottom round. Stew meat. Aitchbone. Trimmed flank. Cod fat. Shin. Shin. Tallow. Bones. Rib roast. Rib roast. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. Blade roast. Bones. Chuck roast. Rolled roast. Boned neck. Bones. Tallow. Trimmed brisket. Trimmed brisket. Sticken. Navel. Butcher’s mark. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 65 Flat rib. Thick plate. Thick plate. Shin. Shin. Lean trimmings. Brisket tallow. Brisket bones. Tallow. Bones. 1 Chart copyrighted by Mr. M. H. Wallace, deceased, but published by permission of Mr. Edwin Tetlow, o f the Butchers, Grocers, and Marketmen’s Association of Rhode Island. RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, 1923 66 METHOD OF CUTTING B E E F IN CHICAGO, ILL.* 1. Shank. 2. Round. 3. Rump. 4. Sirloin. 5. Pin bone. 6. Porterhouse. 7,8,9. Prime ribs. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. Short ribs. Flank. Plate. Brisket. Chuck. Shoulder clod. Neck. i Chart published by permission of Armour & Co., Chicago, III. SCOPE OF STUDY AND METHOD OE OBTAINING PRICES 67 68 RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, 1923 HIND QUARTER Round: Rump— 1. Rum p, Round—rump and shank off— 2. Round steak, first cut. 3,13. Round steaks. 14. Round steak, last cut. 15. Knuckle soup bone. 16. Pot roast. H ind shank. Loin: 1. Butt-end sirloin steak. 2. W edge-bone sirloin steak. 3,4. Round-bone sirloin steak. Loin—Concluded. R ib—Concluded. 5,6. Double-bone sirloin steak. 3. Seventh and eighth rib roast. 7. Hip-bone sirloin steak. 4. Sixth rib roast. 8. Hip-bone porterhouse steak. Chuck: 9-15. Regular porterhouse steak. 1. Fifth rib roast. 16-18. Club steaks. 2-9. Chuck steaks. Flank: 10-13. P ot roasts. 1. Flank steak. 14. Clod. 2. Stew. 15. Neck. Plate: FOSE QUARTER 1. Brisket. R ib: 2. Navel. 1. Eleventh and twelfth rib 3,4. R ib ends. Fore shank. roast. 2. Ninth and tenth rib roast. Chart reprinted from U . S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Bulletin N o. 228, p . 35. SCOPE OF STUDY AND METHOD OF OBTAINING PRICES 69 into the hind quarter and the fore quarter by cutting through from the belly between two ribs to and through the backbone. The cut varies in different cities and may be between any two ribs from the ninth to the thirteenth, or immediately after the thirteenth rib, counting from the rib in the shoulder and brisket which corresponds to the collar bone in the human being. The hind quarter is usually separated into cuts, loin and round, by cutting either as shown by the heavy line AB in the diagram or as shown by the line X C B as shown in the general diagram on page 68. Owing to the methods of quartering, as described above, the loin of beef in some cities has from one to four ribs in it. These ribs are sold as roast or as porterhouse or club steak. If sold as steak the ribs are usually removed before weighing. The loin is cut into sirloin and porterhouse steaks and flank. The cut commonly known as “ sirloin” steak, for which prices are quoted in all except iour cities, is cut parallel to the whole cut surface of the thick or butt end of the loin and includes all cuts with any part of the hip bone in them. These cuts are known as “ rump” steak in Fall River, Mass. The other cuts of the loin of beef, those from the small end next to the ribs, with no part of the hip bone in them, are commonly known as “ porterhouse,” but in Boston, Mass., Man chester, N. H., Philadelphia, Pa., and Providence, R. I., these steaks are cut obliquely, giving more meat surface than in perpendicular cuts. They are called “ sirloin” steak, and the prices quoted for these four cities are for these cuts. There is in these four cities, owing to methods of dividing the round from the loin, no cut that corre sponds to “ sirloin” in other cities. The round of beef is divided into two cuts or pieces, round and rump, as shown in the diagrams. The round has the leg bone in it and consists of the round and the shank. “ W hole” or “ top ” round steaks are cut from the round. Whole round steak is cut through parallel to the full cut surface of round and includes top round, bottom round, and a cut of the leg bone of the thickness of the steak. Top round is a cut from the inside of the leg. It extends through to the leg bone and to the tissue or membrane which marks the nat ural division between the inside and the outside of the leg. It is tender and palatable, while the bottom or outside is muscular, firm, tough, and ary. In most markets in which “ top ” is cut it does not include a cut of the bone, but in a few markets it includes a cut of the bone and a very small part of the bottom round. Markets that sell top round steak sell the bottom for pot roast or Hamburg steak, or use it for sausage meat. The rump is from the top of the hip near the tail bone, includes part of the hip bone, and is called rump roast in almost all cities, and bouillon or butcher’s roast in a few cities. The fore quarter is divided into rib, chuck, plate, and shank. The shank is removed by cutting through the shoulder joint or by cutting and sawing through the leg bone below that joint. The plate is sepa rated from the rib and the chuck by cutting through the ribs, begin ning near the middle of the rib next to the cut which separates the half or side of beef into the hind quarter and fore quarter and running parallel to the backbone to the point where the shank was removed. 70 RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, 1923 The nearer the line or cut to the backbone the shorter the rib of beef, the more desirable the cuts of roast beef, and the higher priced. The rib of beef is usually separated from the chuck by cutting be tween the fifth and sixth ribs to and through the backbone, counting from the rib in the shoulder nearest the neck. It usually includes eight ribs, two of which have the thin back part of the shoulder blade in them. The cuts of rib roast for which prices are quoted do not have any part of the shoulder blade in them, are called prime rib roast, and sell for 10 to 12 cents per pound more than the two ribs or cuts with part of the shoulder blade m them. Some markets in some cities cut rib roast short and trim off part of the backbone before weighing. The chuck extends from the point where the rib of beef and chuck are separated to and including the neck. The prices quoted for chuck roast are for the best cut, which is next to the butt end of the rib of beef. In some markets the chuck is cut into steak, for which there is considerable demand, as it is cheaper than sirloin, porterhouse, or round. The plate includes the fore-quarter flank or navel and the brisket. The flank or navel extends from about the eighth rib to the hindquarter flank, and the brisket extends from about the eighth to the first rib and includes all the breastbone. The prices quoted for plate boiling beef are for the best cut of plate, which is from near the navel and extends to the point where the plate is separated from the rib and the chuck. In many cities no bone or fat is trimmed from sirloin, porterhouse, or round steak before weighing, while in others the trimming varies from cutting off a very small portion to cutting off approximately all bone and fat before the steaks are weighed. Steaks are usually trimmed more before weighing in cities in the North Atlantic States than elsewhere. In almost all cities rib roast is trimmed after weighing by cutting off part of the backbone and by ribbing, or cut ting out ribs. Markets m cities where steaks and roasts are trimmed after weighing sell bone and fat twice, first to purchasers of steak and roast, and second to buyers of scraps, bone, and suet. PORK CHOPS The quotations are for loin chops and not for rib chops or for chops from the thick end of a “ loin of pork.” BACON Prices are reported by each dealer for the best grade of smoked bacon that he sells in any considerable quantity to families of wage earners. No fancy bacon, ready sliced, in glass jars or other small packages is quoted. The prices quoted are in most cases for bacon sliced when sold, but in some cities the dealers sell relatively little sliced bacon, and therefore have quoted prices for bacon by the piece. These prices of piece bacon have not been included in the city averages for the sliced bacon, but have been included in the average for the United States for bacon. SCOPE OP STUDY AND METHOD OP OBTAINING PRICES 71 HAM Prices are reported by each dealer for the best grade of smoked ham that he sells in any considerable quantity to families of wage earners. The prices quoted are in most cases for sliced ham, but in a few cities some of the dealers sell relatively little sliced ham, and there fore have quoted prices for whole ham. In such cities the average is computed on the prices for whole ham. Some of the firms that sell sliced ham cut only four or five slices from the middle of the ham and sell the ends without slicing. On the other hand, some dealers slice practically all the ham, and in such cases the prices quoted are for the best slices from the middle of the ham. The prices for whole ham have been included in the average price of ham for the United States. LEG OF LAMB, YEARLING The prices quoted in this bulletin are for the article generally known to the trade as “ yearling.” The age of the sheep (“ year ling” ) varies from approximately 9 to 18 months. HENS Prices are quoted for “ hens” at least a year old, such as are usually sold for roasting or stewing, and in some cities for stewing only. In some localities the term used for these hens is either “ fowls,” or “ stewing” or “ fricassee” chickens. The quotations are in most cases for “ dressed” hens, although a few dealers reported prices for “ five” hens. Dressed hens are described as “ drawn” or “ not drawn.” Most of the quotations are given for hens “ not drawn.” In a few cities hens are sold “ full dressed;” that is, drawn and with head and feet off. CANNED SALMON Salmon is canned in three styles of cans, 1 pound tails, 1 pound flats, and 3^ pound flats. The shape of the can does not signify any particular grade or quality of fish. The net weight of the large can is usually 15 or 16 ounces, and of the small can from to 8 ounces. All prices have been reduced to the pound basis. MILK All quotations are by the quart and are for milk regularly delivered to customers. In connection with each quotation is a statement that the milk is sold bottled, and also a statement indicating whether the milk is “ raw ” or “ pasteurized.” All quotations are from dairies, either the original producer or a milk dealer, and none are from grocers. The method of sale is in some cases b y the quart, a bill being rendered m onthly for the quantity actually served. Sometimes a slight reduction is made for cash payment when the bill is rendered. In other cases a certain number of tickets, each exchangeable for 1 quart of milk, is sold for $1, usually with a slight gain to the consumer. 72 RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, 1923 EVAPORATED MILK The prices given for evaporated milk are for the unsweetened, in the 15 to 16 ounce can. BUTTER The quotations for butter represent the grade of butter known on the market as “ creamery extra.” Creamery extra is sold in two ways—in bulk, otherwise known as “ tu b ” butter, or in bricks, termed “ print” butter. The demands for print or for tub butter seem to rest on local preferences. In some cities the price is the same for both; in others, the price of print butter is slightly higher than that of tub butter. In some of the Pacific coast cities butter is occasionally sold in 2-pound prints, locally known as “ squares,” but all such quotations have been reduced to the 1-pound basis. OLEOMARGARINE In many cities there is as much oleomargarine as butter used, while in the West scarcely any butter substitutes are sold. Under the term “ oleomargarine,” as used in this bulletin, are included but ter substitutes made from animal fat, although some grades include small quantities of vegetable oils for purposes of coloring and cheap ness. Prices are given by the pound. NUT MARGARINE Under this term are included butter substitutes made from vege table oils only. Prices are given for standard grades and are quoted by the pound. CHEESE The quotations for cheese represent the kind known as “ full cream” or “ whole milk.” The cheese quoted is principally New York or Wisconsin, but in the western division some quotations have been furnished on local cheese, such as Oregon, California, and Utah. LARD All quotations are for “ pure” lard, with the exception of a few for “ pure leaf.” No “ compound” lard is quoted. The great majority o f quotations are for “ tub” lard (lard sold in bulk). Some quota tions, however, are for lard in pails, with a few quotations on “ bricks,” which are usually 1 pound in weight. Tub lard is quoted by the pound. Where lard is sold by the pail, the price is quoted per pail, the net weight being given in each case, and the price quoted has been reduced to the pound basis. VEGETABLE LARD SUBSTITUTE The majority of the prices quoted are for Crisco. Prices for Snowdrift and other vegetable lard substitutes, however, are obtained from some of the cities and are included in the average price. SCOPE OP STUDY AND METHOD OP OBTAINING PRICES 73 EGGS Prices of eggs are reported from grocery stores, with the exception of a few instances in which quotations have been secured from dairy firms. The prices quoted are for “ strictly fresh ” eggs of the highest ade handled by the firm on the date of each quotation, excluding ncy eggs or eggs selected for size and color. Many of the firms represented in this study carry both fresh and storage eggs when both are on the market. The trade terms used to describe the eggs for which quotations are given vary with the locality. Prices are given for storage eggs in January, February, November, and December only of each year up to 1919, after which time prices are also given for October. These months represent the season when practically all the storage eggs are sold. g BREAD Prices for bread are based on 18 ounces of dough, this being the average scaling weight of a baked loaf weighing a pound. The loaves in each city often vary considerably in size. A pound price for each loaf has been computed and the average price for the city determined therefrom. For years prior to 1918 prices for bread are given on 16 ounces scaling weight. In order that comparison may be made with prices of subsequent dates, these prices have been converted to 18 ounces scaling weight. The relative figures for bread have been based on the prices of a pound baked weight. Prices of fancy, special, graham, rye, and restaurant breads have been excluded. FLOUR Flour is quoted by the eighth-barrel bag in the majority of the cities. In the western cities, however, many of the quotations are for the fourth-barrel, while in certain southern cities—Jacksonville, Charleston, New Orleans, Norfolk, and Richmond— a majority of the sales are for quantities less than the eighth-barrel. There are, in a few of the cities, some quotations by the pound. On whatever quantity the quotations have been given, all prices have been reduced to the pound basis. During the year 1918 prices for standard war flour were included.16 CORN MEAL The corn meal for which prices are given is usually in bulk. How ever, some quotations are on meal in cartons or packages. The price of corn meal is quoted in this report on a 1-pound basis. These figures have been derived from the price charged by the dealer for the quantity of corn meal most in demand among his customers and represent a great variety of units of sale. In the New England and other northern cities the amounts sold are usually small. In most southern and western cities sales of 10 pounds or more pre dominate. 16 On Dec. 25, 1917, the miller’s regulation of the Food Administration, requiring that flour should be 95 per cent standard war flour, became effective. This meant that in the milling process 5 per cent o f the low grades could be extracted. On Feb. 28,1918, a regulation became effective that no extraction should be made, and that flour must be marketed as 100 per cent wheat flour. This regulation was removed Dec. 17,1918. 74 RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, 1923 ROLLED OATS Prices are quoted for standard brands both in bulk and in the package. When quoted for bulk the price is usually given by the pound. Prices are most frequently quoted for the 20-ounce package, although some sales are for the 3-pound-7-ounce package. Prices by the package have been reduced to the pound basis. CORN FLAKES Prices are quoted for standard brands in the 8-ounce package, and are published for this quantity. WHEAT CEREAL Prices are published for a 28-ounce package. Although most of the prices are for Cream of Wheat, the price of Wheatena, Farina, Vitos, and other wheat cereals when quoted are included in the average. MACARONI Macaroni is sold in several different sized packages, ranging from 7 to 16 ounces, but on whatever size of package the quotation has been given the price has been reduced to the pound basis by using the net weight of the package as reported by dealers. RICE Practically all the quotations are for domestic rice grown princi pally in Louisiana and Texas. Prices are for the full grain only and are given for loose rice or for rice in pound packages where the pack age rice constitutes the bulk of the sales. BEANS All quotations for beans are for the article commonly known as “ navy” or “ pea” beans. The prices quoted are by the pound. Prices, when given on the quart basis, have been reduced to the pound. POTATOES All quotations for potatoes are for the article known in many localities as “ Irish” potatoes, which signifies the “ white” potato in contradistinction to the “ sweet.” New potatoes have been quoted by the dealer only when they form the bulk of his sales. The peck, or fractional part of a peck, is the unit of sale for many cities, although in many eastern cities potatoes are sold by the pound. In the West potatoes are usually sold by the 100-pound lot, but during the summer there is a demand for smaller quantities. All prices, however, have been reduced to the pound basis. ONIONS The quotations on onions are for the variety in common use. In most localities the yellow onion predominates, but in some cities the red onion forms the bulk of sales. New onions from the South, or other varieties, have been quoted when they replace the yellow or red onions. SCOPE OP STUDY AND METHOD OP OBTAINING PRICES 75 Although the unit of sale varies with different firms, more onions are sold by the pound than by the quart, or the one-fourth peck. When new onions come into the market the unit of sale frequently changes from the quart or the one-fourth peck to the pound basis. CABBAGE Prices are quoted b y the pound. This method of sale is rapidly replacing the sale b y the head. Cabbage varies in quality and con dition, but there are no designated grades. The new crop in the spring and summer comes in at a much higher price than the old cabbage, but no higher proportionately than onions or potatoes. BAKED BEANS Prices are quoted on standard brands and for the No. 2 size can (1 pound 4 ounces). CANNED CORN According to quality, corn is graded into fancy, standard, and sub standard. Standard grade constitutes the bulk of the com canned, and it is fairly uniform in quality and price. The prices quoted are for the standard grade in the No. 2 can (1 pound 4 ounces). CANNED PEAS According to size, color, and maturity, peas are graded into fancy, standard, and substandard. Prices as given in this bulletin are for recognized brands of the standard grade and are for the No. 2 size can (1 pound, 4 ounces). CANNED TOMATOES Tomatoes are graded into fancy and standard. The standard in the No. 2 size can is sold in nearly all cities. In some of the New England cities, the No. 3 can is used extensively, while in the West the No. 2 % can is sold almost exclusively. In the West, fruit is acked in the No. 2}^ size can. This accounts for this same size eing used for tomatoes. When the production of tomatoes in the East is small, these No. 2 ^ cans from the West come upon the Eastern markets. Prices are given in most cities for the No. 2 can. However, in those cities where the No. 3 can or the No. 2J^ can is most generally sold, the average has been computed for this size. In the averages for the United States, however, only prices for the No. 2 can have been included. S SUGAR Prices are for granulated sugar. Until 1917, in a number of cities, the 25-cent, 50-cent, and $1 lo ts represented the unit of sale, but since the latter part of 1917 practically all quotations have been given on the pound basis. TEA The tea for which prices are given is either loose or in packages. Prices of package tea are given where the loose tea has comparatively little sale. M ost of the sales are for package tea. M any quotations are for mixed or blended tea. 97545°—25f----- 6 76 RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER,, 1923 Most quotations are on the pound basis. In the package tea, however, many quotations are for a smaller quantity, from which pound prices have been computed. COFFEE The coffee for which prices are given is pure roasted coffee, either in bulk or in packages. Prices of package coffee are quoted only where loose coffee has a relatively small sale. PRUNES The prunes for which prices are given are mostly California prunes, although in the western division quotations are also given on Oregon or Italian prunes. All quotations are on the loose prunes. Quotations are given on the size of prunes having the heaviest sales in the stores reporting prices. RAISINS The raisins for which the most of the prices are given are the seeded raisins in packages. In some cases prices of seedless raisins have been given. The net weight of these packages varies from 15 to 16 ounces in the “ pound” package, and from 10 to 12 ounces in the smaller package. The majority of the quotations are given on the pound package. The prices of the smaller packages have been con verted to the pound basis. BANANAS Prices are quoted in most cities by the dozen. In many cities, however, bananas are sold by weight and the prices are quoted by the pound. For these cities, the average has been made on the pound basis, but in the average for the United States only prices by the dozen have been included. The prices are quoted on the best bananas in the bunch. ORANGES Quotations are given on the size which constitutes the bulk of the sales and are given each month on the same size, as nearly as it is possible for the retailer to keep the size in stock. Both Florida and California oranges are included. Prices are quoted by the dozen. COAL This bulletin shows the average retail prices of coal on January 15 and July 15 of each year, 1913 to 1919, January 15, 1920, and the 15th of each month, June, 1920, to December, 1923, for the United States. Prices are given by cities for January 15 and July 15, 1913, and for the 15th of each month of 1923. In addition to the average prices, relative prices, based on the average price in the year 1913, are given for the United States.17 The prices shown for each city are those quoted on coal for retail trade for household use. From the individual firm quotations average prices for each city have been computed. Prices are shown for Pennsylvania white ash anthracite, both in stove and chestnut sizes, and for Colorado, Arkansas, and New Mexico anthracite in those cities where these coals are more generally sold than is the Pennsylvania coal. 17 For prices o f coal b y cities for each m onth from January, 1913, to December, 1921, see U . S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Bulletins of Retail Prices, N o. 270, p p . 442 to 447, Bui. N o . 300, p p . 161 to 163, and N o. 315, pp . 168 to 170. SCOPE OF STUDY AND METHOD OF OBTAINING PRICES 77 The prices shown for bituminous coal are averages for the several kinds used. The coal dealers in each city were asked to quote prices on the kinds 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. Prices for coal are shown only for the cities from which prices of food are secured by this bureau. Practically all sales are made on the basis of a 2,000-pound “ ton lot.” Baltimore, Charleston, Phila delphia, Pittsburgh, and Washington are the only cities selling coal by the 2,240-pound ton. All other cities have quoted prices for a 2,000-pound ton, and, unless otherwise specified, average prices by cities are shown in this bulletin for the 2,000-pound ton. A ll prices reported for other than the 2,000-pound ton have been converted to this base for the purpose of computing averages for the United States. GAS This bulletin gives average net prices of gas on April 15 of each year, 1907 to 1920, and for M ay 15, September 15, ana December 15, 1921, and March 15, June 15, September 15, and December 15, 1922 and 1923, for the United States.18 Net prices are given, by cities, for April 15 of each year, 1913 to 1920, and for M ay 15, 1921, March 15, and June 15, 1922, and March 15, June 15, September 15, and December 15, 1923. Relative rices based on the price in April, 1913, are shown for the United tates in addition to the average net prices. For those cities where prices were secured from more than one company, an average has been computed from the individual firm quotations. With the exception of the following five cities, how ever, there is in each city only one company distributing gas for household use: Boston, New York, Pittsburgh, Scranton, and Wash ington. In addition to the average prices, relative prices, based on the average price in the year 1913, are given for the United States. The prices given are for the first 1,000 cubic feet and are the net rates charged for gas for household use as distinguished from use by manufacturing plants and industrial establishments. Where a sliding scale of prices based on amount consumed was reported the price for the quantity including the first 1,000 cubic feet has been quoted. Prices are shown for manufactured gas in 44 cities and for natural gas in 9 cities. In Buffalo, N. Y ., and Los Angeles, Calif., prices are quoted on manufactured and natural gas, mixed. g ELECTRICITY This bulletin gives prices for electricity in December, 1913 to 1917, June and December, 1918 to 1920, May, September, and December, 1921, and March, June, September, and December, 1922 and 1923, by cities. Prices per kilowatt hour are shown, together with the quantity of consumption to which each rate applies. Where the rate applies to a variable quantity, determined by the installation or by consump See footnote 10onp. 57. 78 RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, 1923 tion of the customer, an explanation of the method used in determin ing the number of kilowatt hours payable at each rate follows the table. DRY GOODS In this bulletin19 retail prices are given for the following 10 arti cles 20 of dry goods: Calico, percale, apron gingham, dress gingham, muslin, sheetmg, sheets, outing flannel, wool flannel, and cotton blankets. For the United States prices are shown for M ay 15 and October 15 of each year, 1915 to 1921, for February 15 and August 15, 1919, 1920, and 1921, for March 15, June 15, September 15, and December 15, 1922, and for March 15, June 15, and September 15, 1923. Prices are shown by cities for the 15th of March, June, and September, 1923. The dry goods stores from which this information is received were selected by agents of the bureau and are, for the most part, large department stores. Eetail prices on each specific date have been quoted by the firms on regularly prepared schedules sent out by the bureau. Average prices for each city have been computed for each article from these individual firm quotations. Prices of standard brands only have been included in these averages. In no case do the prices include those for “ seconds” or “ m ill ends,” and neither “ cut-rate” prices nor “ special-sale” prices are included. EXPLANATION OF TABLES Table A .— Average a n d relative re ta il prices o f specified fo o d articles f o r the U nited States , 1 913 to 192 3 , by month i a n d years (p p . 8 0 to 9 0 ). — This table gives for the United States as a whole both average and relative prices for each of 23 food articles, by months, 1913 to 1923, and only average prices for 5 other articles carried since 1915 and for 15 additional articles for which prices were first secured in 1919. Prices for storage eggs are not secured monthly. In this bulletin comparisons are made with the year 1913 as the base, because this was the last year of normal pre-war prices. The relative prices for each article, as published in this table, for each month prior to January, 1918, have been obtained by converting those previously published in Bulletin No. 228, on the 1916 base to relatives on the 1913 base. Since January, 1918, the relatives have been obtained by dividing the average prices for each month by the average money price of each article in the year 1913. Until 1918 average prices for bread were computed by the pound, scaling weight, that is, a pound of dough as weighed by the baker before baking. In December, 1917, the Food Administration adopted standard weights for baked loaves. Since January, 1918, the prices of bread are shown for the pound, baked weight, and prices for pre vious months based on 16 ounces of dough have been converted to prices for 18 ounces of dough, as 18 ounces is the average scaling weight for a baked loaf weighing a pound. Table B .— Average re ta il prices o f specified fo o d articles i n 1 91 3 a n d 1 923 a n d f o r each month o f 1 9 2 3 fo re a c h o f 51 cities (p p . 91 to 141)-— For each city the average money prices of each article in each month 19 For prices of dry goods, by cities, each year, 1915 to 1921, see U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Bulle tins on Retail Prices, No. 270, pp. 449to 461, Bui. No. 300, pp. 165to 170, Bui. No. 315, pp. 172to 178, and Bui. No. 334, pp. 169to 175. 90 Prices were not secured for wool flannel and cottonblankets until May, 1917. EXPLANATION OP TABLES 79 have been computed by adding all prices reported in each city for each article ana by dividing this sum by the total number of firms in each city reportmg on each article. An average has been made of the monthly averages in each city for the determination of the yearly average price of each article. Table C.— R elative re ta il prices o f 2 8 fo o d articles: 192 8 a n d each m onth o f 1928 compared w ith 1918, f o r each o f 8 9 cities (p p . 1 J$ to 1 6 1 ). — The relative prices for each article in each city have been obtained by dividing the average money price for each article in each month of 1923 and for the year 1923 by the average money price of each article in the year 1913. The index numbers for each month and for the year 1923, showing the trend in the retail cost of all articles of food combined as com>ared with the cost for the year 1913, have been based on the average amily expenditure for 43 foods. Although the average family ex penditure for each month and year, 1913 to 1920, has been based on 22 foods, the index numbers for 1921, 1922, and 1923, have been so computed as to be comparable with the index numbers from January, 1913, to December, 1920. The same method of computing the average family expenditure has been followed as used for Table 1, explained on pages 2 and 3. Index numbers could be shown only for the cities from which prices were secured in 1913. ? Table D .— Average re ta il prices o f coal per ton o f 2 ,0 0 0 pounds, J a n u a ry an d J u ly , 191 3, a nd J a n u a ry to December, 1928, by cities (pp. 162 to 1 6 6 ). — From the prices quoted by individual coal firms, city averages have been computed for Pennsylvania white-ash coal, both in stove and chestnut sizes, and for bituminous coal. Average prices are also shown for Colorado, Arkansas, and New Mexico anthracite in those cities where these coals are sold. Prices on other than the 2,000-pound ton have been so specified by note. Table E .— N et price o f gas f o r household use per 1 ,00 0 cubic feet on A p r il 16 o f each y ea r, 1918 to 1920, a n d on M a y 15, 1921, M arch 15, and Ju n e 1 5 ,1 9 2 2 , and M arch 15, J u n e 15, September 1 5, a nd December 1 5 ,1 9 2 8 , by cities (p. 1 6 7 ). — In this table prices are shown by cities for manufactured gas, natural gas, and manufactured and natural gas mixed. From the prices quoted by individual gas firms, city averages have been computed for those cities where more than one company re ported. All prices are net and are quoted for the first 1,000 cubic feet. Table F .— N et price per Tcilowatt hour o f electricity f o r household use i n December, 1918 to 1917, J u n e and December, 1918 to 1920, M a y , September, and December, 1921, a n d M arch , Jun e , September, and> December, 1 922 a n d 1923, by cities (pp. 168 to 1 7 8 ). —In this table net prices per kilowatt hour are shown by cities from 1913 to 1923. For those cities having a sliding scale based on the consumption prices are shown for the rates used for domestic purposes. In several of the cities the consumption is expressed in hours of demand. Since the demand is determined by a different method in each city, an explanation of these methods is given following the table. Table O .— Average re ta il prices o f specified articles o f d ry goods on M a y 15 and October 15, 1915, and on M a rc h 15, J u n e 15, a n d Sep tember 1 5 ,1 9 2 3 , by cities (pp. 175 to 1 8 0 ). — From the prices quoted by individual dry goods firms averages have been computed for each of 10 articles of dry goods in each city. Prices on standard brands only have been included in the averages. RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, 1923 80 T able A .— AVERAGE AND RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECI UNITED STATES [Average prices for 1913=100. Relative figures are given in nearest whole numbers] Sirloin steak (pound) Round steak (pound) Rib roast (pound) Chuck roast (pound) Plate beef (pound) Pork chops (pound) Year and month Aver Rel Aver Rel Aver Rel Aver Rel Aver Rel Aver Rel age ative age ative age ative age ative age ative age ative price price price price price price price price price price price price 1913: Av. foryear_ $0,254 January.......... .238 February........ .239 March........... .247 April............. .255 May.............. .256 June.............. .259 July.............. .264 August........... .264 September....... .263 October.......... •.257 November....... .254 December....... .251 1914: Av. foryear_ .259 January——__ .252 February........ .253 March............ .253 April............. .254 May.............. .258 June.............. .263 July.............. .270 August........... .279 September....... .272 October.......... .262 November....... .255 December....... .256 1915: Av. foryear_ .257 January.......... .253 February-....... .250 March............ .247 April............. .251 May.............. .258 June.............. .261 July.............. .266 August........... .265 September....... .264 October.......... .261 November.___ .256 December....... .252 1916: Av. foryear_ .273 January.......... .256 February........ .257 March............ .263 April............. .270 May.............. .277 .June.............. .288 July.............. .286 August........... .284 September....... .283 October.......... .275 November....... .270 December....... .269 1917: Av. foryear_ .315 January.......... .276 February........ .288 March........... .295 April............. .317 May.............. .323 June.............. .328 July.............. .327 August........... .329 September....... .333 October.......... .329 November___ .316 December....... .320 .1918: Av. for year_ .389 January.......... .327 February........ .334 March............ .338 April............. .366 May.............. .400 June.............. .426 100 94 94 97 101 101 102 104 104 103 101 100 99 102 99 99 100 100 102 103 106 110 107 103 100 101 101 100 98 97 99 101 103 105 104 104 103 101 99 108 101 101 104 106 109 113 113 112 111 108 106 106 124 109 113 116 125 127 129 129 130 131 130 124 126 153 129 132 133 144 157 168 $0,223 .205 .206 .213 .222 .222 .226 .232 .232 .232 .231 .228 .226 .238 .227 .229 .229 .230 .233 .237 .244 .251 .246 .238 .234 .230 .230 .227 .223 .220 .223 .230 .234 .239 .238 .236 .232 .228 .224 .245 .227 .227 .233 .240 .249 .260 .258 .257 .256 .248 .241 .240 .290 .246 .260 .266 .290 .296 .302 .306 .308 .297 .308 .297 .300 .369 .306 .314 .318 .345 .380 ,406 $0,198 100 $0,160 .188 95 .149 .188 95 .149 .194 ‘ 98 .156 .162 .200 101 100 .200 101 .161 102 101 .201 .163 104 .202 102 .164 104 .202 102 .165 104 .201 101 .164 104 .200 101 .164 102 .198 100 .163 101 .199 100 .162 106 .204 103 .167 102 .199 100 .163 102 .164 .200 101 102 .200 101 .163 103 .201 102 .164 105 .203 102 .165 106 .205 103 .167 109 .209 105 .169 113 .214 108 .175 .209 105 .173 110 107 .205 104 .170 105 .203 103 .167 103 .201 101 .165 103 .201 101 .161 102 .199 101 .162 100 .197 100 .159 99 .195 99 .157 100 .197 100 .158 103 .201 101 .161 105 .203 103 .164 107 .206 104 .165 107 .205 104 .164 106 .204 103 .163 104 .203 102 .162 102 101 .159 .201 101 .198 100 .158 110 .212 107 .171 102 .201 101 .159 102 102 .201 .159 104 .206 104 .164 108 .211 106 .169 112 .217 110 .175 117 .224 113 .181 116 .221 112 .179 115 .219 111 .176 115 .218 110 .176 111 .213 108 .173 108 .210 106 .171 107 .211 106 .169 130 .249 126 .209 111 .217 109 .174 117 .226 114 .185 119 .233 118 .204 130 .252 127 .209 133 .258 130 .215 135 .261 132 .219 137 .258 130 .219 138 .256 129 .217 133 .260 131 .219 138 .258 130 .218 133 .251 127 .211 134 .254 128 .215 165 .307 155 .266 137 .258 130 .221 141 .263 133 .227 143 .268 135 .232 155 .293 148 .255 170 .318 161 .278 182 .335 169 .295 100 92 93 96 99 100 93 93 98 101 101 102 103 103 103 103 102 101 104 102 103 102 103 103 104 106 109 108 106 104 103 101 101 99 98 99 101 103 103 103 102 101 $0,121 .111 .113 .118 .122 .122 .122 .122 .122 .123 .123 .124 .124 • 126 .123 .124 .124 .124 .125 .125 .126 .130 .130 .128 .127 .125 .121 .123 .122 .121 .121 .122 .122 .122 .122 .122 .120 99 .119 99 .118 107 .128 99 .120 99 .121 103 .124 106 .127 109 .130 113 .134 .132 112 .129 110 110 .130 108 .128 107 .128 106 .128 131 .157 109 .131 116 .140 128 .146 131 .160 134 .163 137 .166 137 .165 136 .162 137 .163 136 .165 132 .162 134 .162 166 .206 138 .172 142 .177 145 .182 159 .199 174 .219 184 ,227 $0,210 92 .187 93 .189 98 .203 101 .216 101 .209 101 .208 101 .217 101 .219 102 .228 102. .226 102 .215 102 .203 104 .220 102 .207 102 .210 102 .209 102 .217 103 .223 103 .216 104 .223 107 .251 107 .237 106 .230 105 .218 103 .195 100 .203 102 .185 101 .179 100 .178 100 .197 101 .209 101 .206 101 .211 101 .216 101 .225 99 .231 98 .208 98 .184 106 .227 99 .187 .194 100 102 .218 105 .225 107 .229 111 .231 109 .234 107 .244 107 .262 106 .248 106 .234 106 .223 130 .319 108 .237 116 .262 121 .280 132 .306 135 .306 137 .310 136 .317 134 .345 135 .389 136 .389 134 .346 134 .339 170 .390 142 .343 146 .336 150 .339 164 .356 181 .367 188 .372 100 100 89 90 97 103 100 99 103 104 108 107 102 97 105 99 100 100 103 106 103 106 119 113 110 104 93 96 88 85 85 94 99 98 100 103 107 110 99 87 108 89 92 104 107 109 110 111 116 125 118 111 106 152 113 125 133 146 146 148 151 164 185 185 165 161 186 163 160 161 170 175 177 GENERAL TABLES 81 FIED FOOD ARTICLES, 1913 TO 1923, BY MONTHS AND YEARS UNITED STATES [Average prices for 1913—100. Bacon (pound) Ham (pound) Lard (pound) Relative figures are given in nearest whole numbers] Lamb, leg of (pound) Hens (pound) Sal mon, canned p ou n d Eggs (dozen) Strictly fresh Stor age Butter (pound) Aver- Rel- Aver- Rel- Aver- Rel- Aver- Rel Aver Rel A ver Aver Rel A ver A ver Rel age ative age age ative age ative age ative age ative age ative age ative age price price price price price price price price price price price price price price price price $0.345 100 $0.383 $0.270 100 $0,269 100 $0.158 100 $0.189 100 $0.213 100 .373 108 $0. 257 .409 .202 95 94 ' .251 97 ' .254 .180 95 93 ' .154 .315 .412 91 . 154 97 .235 95 .254 94 98 .185 98 .255 .207 .264 .414 .214 100 77 99 97 . 156 . 191 101 .261 97 .260 .252 .404 .202 107 .222 104 99 73 .268 .265 .158 100 99 .263 .222 104 .194 103 76 .359 . 158 100 .269 100 . 267 99 .279 .352 .194 103 81 .219 103 .273 101 .273 102 . 158 ioo .299 87 .348 .197 104 .217 102 .281 104 . 159 101 .280 104 .330 .354 .189 100 96 .284 106 .215 101 . 161 102 .283 105 .377 109 .377 . 187 .281 104 .281 104 . 161 102 99 .215 101 .416 120 .382 . 184 .212 100 .278 103 97 .276 102 . 160 101 .497 144 .272 101 97 .343 .387 .185 98 .206 .269 100 .159 101 .476 138 .345 .397 99 .185 98 .208 98 .267 .265 99 .158 100 .353 102 .362 . 195 103 .218 102 .275 102 99 .273 102 . 156 .434 126 .398 .264 .351 .265 .188 99 98 98 .157 100 .213 100 .365 106 .358 .326 .221 104 98 99 .189 100 .265 .265 99 .157 .309 .224 105 .350 .189 100 90 .266 99 .265 .156 99 99 .255 .329 74 99 99 .230 108 . 268 .266 99 .156 .193 102 .267 .327 77 .227 106 99 .267 99 . 198 105 .268 . 155 98 .282 .335 .154 82 97 .200 106 .270 100 .220 103 .270 100 .302 .342 .154 87 .274 101 .278 103 97 .203 107 .220 103 .332 .361 .221 104 99 96 . 288 107 .291 108 . 156 . 206 109 .368 107 .377 . 197 104 .218 103 .291 108 99 .290 108 . 156 .390 113 .376 .214 100 . 155 98 .286 106 .193 102 .283 105 .451 131 .192 102 .393 .206 97 .313 .282 104 .274 102 99 .156 .478 139 .317 94 .393 .154 .199 97 .278 103 .268 100 .190 101 .341 .358 97 $0.198 99 .269 100 .261 .148 .208 97 93 .204 108 .444 129 .312 .264 .154 .202 .385 .272 101 95 .198 98 97 .206 109 .338 .198 .377 99 97 .267 .259 .208 98 .268 .153 97 .188 99 96 .256 74 .359 .212 99 .198 98 .255 .152 .265 95 96 .195 103 .260 .359 .264 98 .254 94 .198 .151 75 96 .210 111 .213 100 .261 .214 101 .198 .347 98 76 .265 .256 95 .151 96 .217 115 .268 .346 .209 98 .200 78 .268 98 .261 97 .151 95 .218 115 .279 .344 .198 81 .264 97 .271 100 98 .146 .209 111 .206 93 .305 .314 .141 .198 .271 100 97 88 98 89 .205 108 .206 .263 .349 101 97 .198 .337 .270 100 .260 97 .139 .208 88 .201 106 .403 117 91 .209 111 .198 .351 .265 99 .206 97 .143 .273 101 .459 133 .274 101 . 145 92 95 .198 .268 100 .198 105 .311 .365 .203 .465 135 92 .198 .272 101 .269 100 95 .386 .145 .197 104 .203 .310 .375 109 .394 .287 106 .294 109 .175 111 .226 120 .203 .236 111 .424 123 .382 .302 .272 101 .271 101 .147 93 .205 108 .200 .216 101 .348 101 .221 104 .274 102 94 .212 112 .266 .148 .200 .380 .273 101 .284 82 . 152 .200 .403 .277 103 .280 104 96 .229 107 .220 116 .273 .281 104 .200 79 .413 .287 107 .157 100 .230 122 .237 111 .282 .241 113 82 .372 .168 106 .232 123 .285 105 .200 .293 109 .202 .300 .364 .242 114 .288 107 .296 110 .171 108 .239 126 87 .319 .174 110 .235 124 .200 .357 .290 107 .298 111 .240 113 93 .292 108 .202 .363 105 .365 .176 111 .238 112 .300 111 .231 122 .412 120 .392 .242 113 .202 .297 110 .186 118 .305 114 .233 123 .456 132 .194 123 .204 .298 110 .225 119 .416 .306 114 .243 114 .514 149 .222 117 .387 .436 .214 135 .208 .299 111 .239 112 .306 114 .451 .212 .530 154 .217 137 .396 .298 110 .223 118 .239 112 .306 114 .481 139 .487 .289 153 .257 .410 152 .382 142 .276 175 .286 134 .214 .546 .454 .214 136 158 .425 .297 110 .239 126 .306 114 .253 119 .507 147 .469 .309 114 .219 138 .259 137 .463 .317 118 .267 126 .216 .222 .347 .462 .262 139 .239 151 .275 129 101 .333 123 .336 125 .382 141 .387 112 .264 167 .291 136 .365 136 .276 146 .236 .510 .467 .418 155 .278 176 .297 157 .293 138 .257 .400 116 .387 144 .411 119 .391 145 .304 161 .471 .426 158 .289 136 .263 .280 177 .421 122 .274 174 .459 .395 147 .299 158 .430 159 .280 131 .266 .461 134 .271 .394 147 .297 157 .476 .277 176 .279 131 .431 160 .444 164 .526 152 .495 .409 152 .276 .297 188 .314 166 .303 142 .552 160 .509 .482 178 .426 159 .313 198 .316 167 .311 146 .283 .581 168 .527 .484 179 .327 207 .294 138 .287 .447 .426 159 .301 159 .304 143 .635 184 .450 .543 .488 181 .434 161 .334 211 .302 160 .290 .529 196 .479 178 .349 185 .377 177 .300 .569 165 .577 .333 211 .524 567 .292 .674 195 .486 180 .436 162 .329 208 .308 163 .329 154 .314 166 .362 170 .291 .627 182 .547 .579 .484 179 .438 163 .330 209 (i) .552 .317 168 .295 .443 128 .488 181 .441 164 .332 210 0) .507 . 295 .425 123 .495 183 .331 209 .446 166 .353 187 .424 123 .505 187 .329 208 .379 178 .296 .510 .456 170 .368 195 .511 .515 191 .374 198 .296 .425 123 .465 173 .326 206 .376 177 1 N o hens sold in March and April, 1918, b y order of the U. S. Food Administration, ___ 100 107 108 108 106 94 92 91 92 98 100 101 104 94 104 93 92 86 85 88 89 94 98 98 103 103 93 101 98 94 94 91 90 90 88 88 92 95 101 103 100 99 105 108 97 95 93 95 102 109 114 118 127 118 122 121 133 122 123 120 124 129 133 138 142 151 148 151 144 132 133 133 82 RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, 1923 T able A .— AVERAGE AND RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED UNITED STATES— Continued Sirloin steak (pound) Round steak (pound) Rib roast (pound) Chuck roast (pound) Plate beef (pound) Pork chops (pound) Year andmonth Aver Rel Aver Rel Aver Rel Aver Rel Aver Rel Aver Rel age ative age ative age ative age ative age ative age ative price price price price price price price price price price price price 1918—Concluded. July.............. $0,421 August........... .415 September....... .417 October.......... .410 November....... .405 December....... .404 1919: Av. foryear_ .417 January.......... .411 February........ .412 March........... .418 April............. .437 May.............. .444 June.............. .431 July...... ....... .434 August........... .421 September....... .409 October.......... .398 November....... .393 December....... .391 1920: Av. foryear_ .437 January.......... .405 February........ .406 March........... .408 April............. .432 May.............. .434 June.............. .461 July.............. .486 August........... .472 September....... .468 October.......... .445 November....... .435 December....... .397 1921: Av. for year_ .888 January.......... .405 February........ .383 March........... .391 April............. .400 May.............. .401 June.............. .400 July.............. .402 August........... .400 September....... .389 October.......... .374 .357 November__ December....... .353 1922: Av. for year_ .874 January.......... .353 February........ .352 March............ .359 April............. .364 May.............. .377 June.............. .384 July.............. .392 August........... .390 September....... .387 October.......... .383 November....... .373 December....... .368 1928: Av. for year_ .891 January.......... .372 February...,_ .371 March............ .373 April............. .379 May.............. .387 June.............. .401 July.............. .410 August........... .411 September....... .411 October.......... .401 November....... .389 December....... .386 166 $0,403 163 .396 164 .398 161 .390 159 .385 159 .382 184 .389 162 .390 162 .388 165 .394 172 .405 175 .416 170 .404 •171 .407 166 .395 161 .379 157 .369 155 .362 154 .359 172 .395 159 .370 160 .372 161 .375 170 .399 171 .399 182 .426 191 .450 186 .436 184 .431 175 .419 171 .396 156 .357 153 .344 159 .363 151 .342 154 .349 157 .356 158 .356 157 .356 158 .358 357 .356 153 .344 147 .329 141 .310 139 .308 147 .323 139 .304 139 .302 141 .308 143 .314 148 .325 151 .335 154 .342 154 .341 152 .336 151 .331 147 .320 145 .315 154 .335 146 .316 146 .315 147 .317 149 .323 152 .330 158 .345 161 .355 162 .355 162 .355 158 .344 153 .331 152 .329 181 $0,333 178 .326 178 .327 175 .323 173 .320 171 .319 174 .825 175 .326 174 .326 177 .334 182 .346 187 .352 181 .338 183 .335 177 .324 170 .312 165 .306 162 .302 161 .303 177 .832 166 .314 167 .315 168 .319 179 .835 179 .334 191 .348 202 .359 196 .349 193 .345 188 .333 178 .326 160 .301 154 .291 163 .310 153 .293 157 .300 160 .304 160 .302 160 .298 161 .293 160 .291 154 .286 148 .276 139 .268 138 .267 145 .276 136 .267 135 .265 138 .270 141 .273 146 .279 150 .282 153 .285 153 .282 151 .281 148 .280 144 .275 141 .273 150 .284. 142 .275 141 .275 142 .276 145 .278 148 .282 155 .288 159 .293 159 .292 159 .294 154 .289 148 .283 148 .283 168 $0,291 165 .283 165 .284 163 .279 162 .275 161 .273 164 .270 165 .280 165 .279 169 .284 175 .294 178 .297 171 .281 169 .277 164 .266 158 .253 155 .245 153 .242 153 .243 168 .262 159 .253 159 .251 161 .251 169 .266 J69 .265 176 .278 181 .285 176 .274 174 .271 168 .259 165 .253 152 .232 147 .212 157 .236 148 .220 152 .225 154 .224 153 .220 151 .216 148 .207 147 .208 144 .205 139 .199 135 .192 135 .192 139 .197 135 .190 134 .189 136 .193 138 .195 141 .198 142 .201 144 .203 142 .200 142 .200 141 .199 139 .196 138 .194 143 .202 139 .196 139 .195 139 .195 140 .197 142 .199 145 .204 148 .208 147 .208 148 .210 146 .208 143 .204 143 .204 182 $0,224 177 .217 178 .219 174 .215 172 .212 171 .211 169 .202 175 .219 174 .219 178 .221 184 .226 186 .225 176 .210 173 .203 166 .193 158 .182 153 .176 151 .173 152 .173 164 .183 158 .184 157 .184 157 .182 166 .190 166 .188 174 .190 178 .191 171 .185 169 .184 162 .178 158 .177 145 .165 133 .143 148 .169 138 .156 141 .157 140 .154 138 .150 135 .141 129 .132 130 .135 128 .133 124 .132 .128 120 .128 120 123 .128 119 .128 118 .128 121 .130 122 .130 124 .130 126 .129 127 .128 125 .126 125 .126 124 .128 123 .127 .127 121 126 .129 123 .129 122 .128 122 .128 123 .127 124 .127 128 .126 130 .128 130 .127 131 .131 130 .131 128 .130 128 .130 185 $0,379 180 179 .422 201 181 .461 220 178 .454 216 175 .433 206 174 .413 197 167 .423 . 201 181 .406 193 181 .379 180 183 .386 184 187 .414 197 186 .430 205 174 .424 202 168 .462 220 160 .469 223 150 .460 219 145 .443 211 143 .421 200 143 .381 181 151 .423 201 152 .373 178 152 .377 180 150 .391 186 157 .432 206 155 .425 202 157 .408 194 158 .437 208 153 .459 219 152 .500 238 147 .499 238 146 .441 210 136 .330 157 118 .349 166 140 .359 171 129 .327 156 130 .353 168 127 .371 177 124 .351 167 117 .341 162 109 .343 163 112 .380 181 110 .376 179 109 .360 171 106 .320 152 106 .304 145 106 .330 157 106 .289 138 106 .293 140 107 .313 149 107 .330 157 107 .344 164 107 .339 161 106 .344 164 104 .351 167 104 .364 173 106 .366 174 105 .330 157 105 .295 140 107 .304 145 107 .293 140 106 .287 137 106 .283 135 105 .284 135 105 .300 143 104 .299 142 106 .312 149 105 .321 153 108 .367 175 108 .342 163 107 .289 138 107 .265 126 Ge n e r a l 83 tables POOD ARTICLES, 1913 TO 1923, BY MONTHS AND YEARS—Continued UNITED STATES— Continued Bacon (pound) Ham (pound) Lard (pound) Lamb, leg of (pound) Eggs (dozen) Sal Hens mon, Strictly Stor (pound) can ned age pound fresh Butter (pound) Aver Rel Aver Rel Aver Rel Aver Rel Aver Rel Aver Aver Rel Aver Aver Rel age ative age ative age ative age ative age ative age age ative age age ative price price price price price price price price price price price price price price price price $0,523 .540 .562 .579 .583 .585 .554 .585 .553 .549 .572 .567 .572 .581 .577 .556, .528 .510 .503 .523 .503 .503 .502 .516 .526 .539 .547 .549 .545 .546 .530 .474 .427 .457 .447 .419 .444 .435 .429 .432 .437 .430 .412 .397 .387 .398 .376 .379 .390 .397 .398 .404 .406 .406 .404 .408 .409 .403 .391 .398 .394 .392 .391 .391 .390 .391 .392 .394 .393 .385 .375 194 $0,487 .485 .519 .520 .524 .533 .534 .536 .518 .514 212 .529 210 .545 212 .552 215 .567 214 .569 206 .552 196 .524 189 .505 186 .499 194 .555 186 .503 186 .507 186 .512 191 .536 195 .555 .577 200 203 .598 203 .600 202 .604 202 .598 196 .571 176 .499 158 .488 169 .484 166 .482 155 .488 164 .493 161 .487 159 .489 160 .510 162 .529 159 .514 153 .483 147 .457 143 .444 147 .488 139 .442 140 .465 144 .498 147 .507 147 .513 150 .519 150 .523 150 .508 150 .484 151 .476 151 .463 149 .454 145 .455 147 .451 146 .450 145 .450 145 .451 145 .453 144 .454 145 .460 145 .463 146 .466 146 .464 143 .455 139 .447 200 208 214 216 217 205 217 205 203 181 $0,325 180 .331 193 .336 193 .342 195 .342 198 .342 199 .369 199 .334 193 .321 191 .334 197 .353 203 .388 205 .402 211 .420 212 .420 205 .382 195 .361 188 .365 186 .349 206 .295 187 .340 188 .323 190 .304 199 .301 206 .298 215 .293 222 .290 223 .279 225 .279 222 .292 212 .289 186 .256 181 .180 180 .223 179 .207 181 .196 183 .184 181 .167 182 .162 190 .167 197 .181 191 .179 180 .172 170 .166 165 .159 181 .170 164 .154 173 .159 185 .173 188 .169 191 .170 193 .172 194 .172 189 .172 180 .172 177 .175 172 .176 169 .175 169 .177 168 .174 167 .174 167 .174 168 .175 168 .173 169 .172 171 .171 172 .171 173 .179 172 .186 169 .189 166 .189 206 $0,373 209 .369 213 .369 216 .352 216 .351 216 .344 234 .365 211 .361 203 .364 211 .380 223 .399 246 .396 254 .384 266 .382 266 .364 242 .346 228 .339 231 .334 221 .336 187 .393 215 .364 204 .390 192 .398 191 .430 189 .421 185 .415 184 .411 177 .397 177 .391 185 .379 183 .371 162 .352 114 .337 141 .367 131 .342 124 .344 116 .346 106 .347 103 .350 106 .352 115 .343 113 .328 109 .300 105 .306 101 .323 108 .366 97 .339 .354 101 109 .375 107 .385 108 .392 109 .380 109 .374 109 .360 109 .359 111 .359 111 .358 111 .356 112 .367 110 .363 110 .360 110 .360 .362 111 109 .367 109 .381 108 .385 108 .372 113 .375 118 .365 120 .358 .355 120 197 $0,380 178 $0,296 195 .386 181 .302 195 .394 185 .305 186 .390 183 .309 186 .393 185 .313 182 .384 180 .314 193 .411 193 .331 191 .400 188 .321 193 .396 186 .317 .411 193 .321 201 211 .430 202 .322 .435 204 .319 210 203 .426 200 .320 202 .420 197 .322 193 .418 196 .323 183 .414 194 .336 179 .403 189 .348 177 .392 184 .357 178 .391 184 .364 208 .447 210 .382 193 .420 197 .371 206 .447 210 .376 211 .457 215 .376 228 .478 224 .378 223 .471 221 .371 220 .460 216 .380 217 .450 211 .387 .450 211 .388 210 207 .456 214 .390 .439 .206 .390 201 196 .429 201 .387 186 .402 189 .384 178 .397 186 .369 194 .427 200 .395 181 .429 201 .391 182 .432 203 .388 183 .431 202 .384 184 .413 194 .379 185 .386 181 .375 186 .388 182 .368 181 .389 183 .360 174 .382 179 .354 159 .372 175 .349 162 .358 168 .343 171 .358 168 .339 194 .360 169 .322 179 .369 173 .333 187 .369 173 .329 198 .378 177 .326 204 .378 177 .324 207 .377 177 .323 .369 173 .322 201 198 .357 168 .321 190 .349 164 .319 190 .349 164 .317 190 .348 163 .316 189 .339 159 .315 188 .336 158 .314 194 .350 164 .313 192 .345 162 .313 190 .355 167 .313 190 .358 168 .312 192 .361 169 .312 194 .362 170 .312 202 .354 166 .311 204 .348 163 .311 197 .345 162 .312 198 .350 164 .313 193 .348 163 .314 189 .337 158 .314 188 .334 157 .313 $0,491 .536 .586 .641 .741 .811 .628 .752 .506 .483 .493 .531 .535 .566 .602 .632 .720 .810 .901 .681 .827 .685 .556 .528 .529 .536 .573 .636 .711 .808 .861 .924 .509 .791 .479 .417 .343 .334 .350 .423 .476 .504 .589 .695 .705 .444 .499 .484 .318 .317 .335 .341 .360 .371 .448 .543 .645 .665 .465 .557 .462 .385 .344 .351 .354 .371 .415 .486 .546 .663 .649 $0,526 142 .539 155 .592 170 .651 186 215 $6,541 .668 235 .581 .727 .678 182 218 .599 .705 147 .468 .572 .665 140 .713 143 .679 154 .633 155 .628 164 .641 174 .657 183 209 .592 .711 235 .618 .754 261 .635 .780 .701 197 240 .625 .742 199 .594 .726 .752 161 .761 153 .716 153 .672 155 .679 166 184 .670 .686 206 234 .642 .689 250 .662 .694 268 .694 .620 .517 148 229 .687 .610 139 .444 .565 121 .576 99 .556 97 .425 .402 101 123 .466 .512 138 .506 146 171 .441 .532 .464 .531 201 204 .491 .521 .479 129 145 .393 .453 140 .391 .459 92 .458 .452 92 97 .449 99 .449 104 .457 .442 108 130 .467 157 .391 .508 187 .398 .546 193 .408 .602 135 .554 161 .400 .591 134 .424 .577 112 .576 100 .573 .521 102 103 .500 108 .491 120 .518 141 .550 158 .417 .562 192 .423 .589 188 .414 .603 137 141 155 170 174 190 177 184 149 174 186 177 165 164 167 172 186 197 204 183 194 190 196 199 187 175 177 175 179 180 181 162 135 159 148 150 145 111 105 122 134 132 139 139 136 125 118 120 120 118 117 117 119 115 122 133 143 157 145 154 151 150 150 136 131 128 135 144 147 154 157 84 RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, 1923 T able A .— AVERAGE AND RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED UNITED STATES— Continued Bread (pound) Cheese (pound) M ilk, fresh (quart) Scaling weight Year and month A ver age price 1913: Av. for year...... January.................... February............ . M a rc h ................... April______________ M a y ______________ J u n e ................ ....... J u ly .................... . August................ . Septem ber.............. O ctob er................... N ovem ber________ December................. 1914: Av. for-year__ January. .................. February................. M a rch ....................... April....... .................. M a y .......................... June.......................... J u ly ......................... August....... ............. S eptem ber.............. October. ................... N ovem ber. ............. December................ 1915: Av. for year....... January.................... February................. M arch....................... A pril______________ M a y ................. ......... June.......................... July..... .......... ......... A u g u st.................... September............. . October.................... N ovem ber................ Decem ber................. 1916: Av. for year___ January.................... February........ ......... M arch..................... A p ril...................... M a y ............... .......... June...................... J u ly ..................... August...................... September............... October............. ....... N ovem ber................ Decem ber_________ 1917: Av. for year___ January.................... F eb ru a ry .............. . M a r c h ..................... April....... ................. M a y ______________ June________ _____ July_______________ A u gu st................... . September...... ......... October........ .......... . N ov em b er.............. D ecem ber............... 1918: Av. for year....... January.................... February................. M arch....................... A p r il........................ M a y .......................... June.......................... $0. 221 . 222 Rela tive price A ver age price .222 .221 .220 100 100 100 100 100 .219 .218 .219 99 99 99 .220 .221 100 100 101 102 102 $0.089 .089 .089 .089 .089 .088 .088 .088 .088 .089 .090 .091 .091 104 104 105 104 103 103 103 103 104 104 104 104 .091 .091 .090 .089 .089 .089 .089 .089 .089 .090 .090 .090 105 106 106 105 106 106 105 103 103 104 105 107 117 .090 .089 .088 .088 .088 .088 .088 .088 .088 .089 .089 .089 .091 .089 .089 .089 .088 .088 .088 .089 .090 .091 .094 .097 .224 .225 .225 .229 .229 .230 .231 .230 .228 .227 .227 .228 .229 .230 .230 .230 .232 .233 .234 .233 .233 .234 .234 .231 .228 .227 .229 .231 .238 .258 .243 .248 .250 .249 .248 .245 .243 .244 .256 .269 .292 .310 .332 .311 .314 .323 .331 .338 .338 .330 .328 .336 .349 .345 .345 .359 .345 .349 .351 .341 .334 .332 104 105 110 112 113 113 112 111 110 111 116 122 132 140 150 141 142 146 150 153 153 149 148 152 158 156 156 162 156 158 159 154 151 150 .089 .088 Rela tive price 100 100 100 100 100 99 99 99 99 100 101 102 102 100 102 102 101 100 100 100 100 100 100 101 101 101 99 101 100 99 99 98 98 98 99 99 100 100 100 102 100 100 100 99 99 99 100 101 102 105 109 .100 .112 112 .099 112 112 112 .100 .100 .101 125 .114 .118 .127 .128 .131 114 117 119 125 128 132 143 144 147 . 134 .134 . 134 .132 .132 .130 151 151 151 148 148 146 .104 .106 .111 .139 156 Baked weight Aver age price A ver age price $0.050 $0.056 .050 .050 .050 .050 .050 .050 .050 .050 .050 .050 .050 .050 .056 .055 .055 .055 .055 .055 .055 .055 .056 .057 .057 .057 .058 .062 .060 .063 .063 .063 .064 .064 .063 .063 .062 .062 .061 .061 .065 .061 .062 .062 .062 .062 .062 .062 .063 .068 .072 .075 .069 .082 .070 .071 .072 .075 .084 .085 .088 .091 .088 .088 .088 .083 .056 .056 .056 .056 .056 .056 .056 .056 .056 .056 .056 .056 .063 .062 .062 .062 .062 .062 .062 .062 .063 .064 .064 .064 .065 .070 .068 .071 .071 .071 .072 .072 .071 .071 .070 .070 .069 .069 .073 .069 .070 .070 .070 .070 .070 .070 .071 .077 .081 .084 .078 .092 .079 .080 .081 .084 .095 .096 .099 .102 .099 .099 .099 .093 .098 .094 .095 . 096 .098 .099 .100 Rela tive price 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 113 Flour, wheat (pound) Aver age price $0.033 .033 .033 .033 .033 .033 .033 .033 .033 .033 .033 .033 .033 .034 Rela tive price 100 100 100 100 100 101 101 101 100 100 99 99 99 104 .032 .033 .033 .033 .033 .033 .032 .035 .037 .037 .037 .037 98 99 99 99 99 99 98 106 113 127 127 127 129 129 127 127 125 125 123 123 .041 .045 .045 .045 .046 .043 .041 .041 .039 .037 .037 .038 124 138 136 137 139 130 125 124 117 113 113 114 123 125 125 125 125 125 125 127 138 145 150 139 .039 .041 .040 .039 .039 .039 .038 .044 .049 .051 .057 .055 141 143 145 150 170 171 177 182 177 177 177 166 .056 .056 .058 .068 .088 .081 .073 .076 .074 .071 .069 .068 171 171 174 206 266 246 168 170 171 175 177 179 .066 .066 . 066 * 066 .066 .067 200 200 200 200 200 111 111 111 111 111 111 111 113 114 114 114 116 125 121 130 164 175 .042 .044 .070 .067 111 112 113 126 135 120 125 120 119 119 117 116 134 148 155 174 167 211 220 229 223 214 208 205 203 203 GENERAL TABLES C LE S, 1913 T O 1923, B Y M O N T H S A N D Y ] U N ITE D STA T E S— Continued Corn meal (pound) $0,030 .029 .029 .030 .030 .031 .031 .031 .031 .031 .031 .031 .031 .033 .033 .033 .032 .033 .033 .033 .032 .032 .0 3 2 .032 .032 .034 .032 .032 .032 .032 .032 .032 .032 .033 .034 .035 .038 .039 .058 .040 .041 .041 .046 .053 .055 .059 .066 .081 .070 . \roo .070 .070 .072 .071 .070 .067 Rice (pound) Rela tive price Aver age price Rela tive price 100 99 $0,087 .086 .086 .086 .086 .086 .086 .087 .087 .087 .087 .087 .087 .088 .087 .087 .087 .087 .087 .087 .088 .088 .088 .088 .088 .088 .091 .091 .091 .091 .091 .091 .091 .091 .091 .091 .091 .090 .090 .091 .091 .091 .091 .091 .091 .091 .091 .091 .091 .091 .091 .091 .104 .091 .091 .091 .094 .105 .109 .107 .106 .108 .111 .114 .116 .129 .117 .118 .120 .121 .123 .125 100 99 99 99 99 99 99 100 100 100 100 100 100 101 100 100 100 100 100 100 101 101 101 101 101 101 104 104 104 104 104 104 104 104 104 104 104 104 104 105 105 104 104 104 104 105 105 105 105 105 105 105 119 105 104 104 108 121 125 123 122 124 128 131 133 148 134 136 138 139 141 144 98 98 100 102 103 104 104 105 104 103 103 103 103 103 103 105 109 109 109 107 108 109 110 110 109 109 109 108 108 108 108 107 107 113 107 108 107 108 108 108 108 110 113 117 126 131 192 132 136 137 154 178 182 195 219 272 232 235 235 227 233 233 240 237 233 223 Potatoes (pound) Aver age price $0,017 .016 .015 .015 . 015 .016 .018 .019 .019 .019 .018 .018 .018 .018 .018 .018 .018 .018 .019 .022 .026 .019 .018 .015 .014 .014 .015 .014 .014 .014 .015 .015 .017 .014 .014 .013 .016 .016 .018 .027 .023 .024 .024 .023 .024 .028 .023 .024 .027 .028 .034 .034 .043 .038 .049 .060 .068 .060 .062 .042 .035 .029 .030 .031 .030 .032 .032 .032 .025 .022 .022 .029 Sugar, granu lated (pound) Coffee (pound) Rela tive price Aver age price Rela tive price Aver age price 100 91 90 88 87 91 104 110 109 110 106 107 106 108 108 108 107 105 112 132 155 111 105 89 83 84 89 85 84 82 86 89 99 85 82 79 94 97 106 159 136 141 140 138 140 167 134 141 161 165 198 198 253 225 290 297 339 352 366 246 206 172 178 183 178 188 188 188 147 129 129 171 $0,055 .058 .055 .054 .054 .054 .053 .055 .056 .057 .055 .054 .054 .059 .052 .052 .051 .050 .050 .051 .052 .079 .080 .072 .062 .061 .066 .060 .065 .066 .067 .068 .069 .070 .067 .065 .061 .066 .068 .080 .067 .069 .075 .080 .086 .087 .088 .085 .077 .082 .086 .083 .093 .080 .081 .088 .096 .101 .094 .092 .100 .099 .098 .096 .095 .097 .095 .106 .092 .091 .091 .091 100 106 100 99 98 97 97 100 102 104 101 99 98 108 95 . 94 93 91 91 93 95 143 145 132 113 110 120 110 118 120 122 124 126 127 123 118 111 119 124 146 123 125 137 145 156 158 160 155 141 149 157 151 169 146 148 160 175 183 170 166 181 179 177 174 172 176 173 193 167 165 165 165 $0,298 .299 .298 .298 .298 .298 .928 .298 .297 .298 .297 .297 .296 .296 .297 .297 .297 .297 .296 .297 .297 .296 .296 .296 .300 .300 .300 .300 .300 .300 .300 .300 .300 .299 .299 .299 .299 .299 .299 .299 .299 .299 .299 .299 .299 .300 .301 .301 .306 .305 .305 .305 .304 .301 .302 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 101 101 101 101 101 101 101 101 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 107 100 100 101 101 103 104 110 111 112 113 114 114 119 115 112 113 117 117 119 86 R E T A IL PR IC E S, 1913 TO DECEM BER, 1923 T able A . — A V E R A G E A N D R E L A T IV E R E T A IL P R IC E S O F S P E C IF IE D U N IT E D S T A T E S— Continued Bread (pound) Cheese (pound) Milk, fresh (quart) Year and month Aver age price 1018—Concluded. July......................... August.................... September.............. October....... ........... November.............. December..... ......... 1919: Av. for year.......... January__________ February_________ M a rch .!_________ April _ __ M ay........................ June........................ July......................... August.................... September October................... November.............. December............... 1990: Av. for year.......... January February................ M a rch .!................. April___ __ _____ M ay _ June __ __ ... July___ __ August.................... September.... ......... October__ November________ December __ 1921: Av. for year January February_________ March___________ April_____________ M ay ___ __ June _ _ July_____________ August..... ___ September________ October__________ November_____ •__ December_____ . 1922: Av. for year January__________ February.............— March..................... April....................... M ay_____________ June___________ July......................... August ...... September.. October__________ November________ December__ 1928: Av. for year.......... January ................ February................ March___________ April M ay June __ ____ July___ Angnst _ ..... September . . . October November December............... $0,335 .346 .360 .385 .406 .427 .426 .445 .409 .405 .419 .422 .424 .430 .435 .430 .424 .430 .433 .416 .434 .433 .428 .428 .429 .418 .412 .405 .406 .406 .398 .390 .340 .386 .384 .390 .373 .315 .295 .295 .326 .326 .329 .333 .330 .329 .329 .329 .330 .321 .308 .311 .315 .318 .321 .341 .355 .366 .369 .373 .375 .371 .363 .355 .361 .362 .363 .370 .385 .377 .377 Relative price 152 157 163 174 184 193 193 201 185 183 190 191 192 195 197 195 192 195 196 188 196 196 194 194 194 189 186 183 184 184 180 176 154 175 174 176 169 143 133 133 148 148 149 151 149 149 149 149 149 145 139 141 143 144 145 154 161 166 167 169 170 168 164 161 163 164 164 167 174 171 171 Aver age price $0,132 .136 .143 .148 .154 .157 .155 .156 .155 .153 .150 .149 .149 .150 .155 .157 .160 .164 .167 .167 .166 .167 .166 .163 .162 .162 .167 .170 .172 .173 .173 .168 .146 .163 .154 .152 .149 .144 .142 .140 .143 .141 .142 .143 .141 .131 .136 .132 .130 .127 .125 .125 .128 .130 .131 .133 .134 .137 .138 .137 .137 .136 .136 .135 .135 .136 .137 .140 .141 .143 .143 Rela tive price 148 153 161 166 173 176 174 175 174 172 169 167 167 169 174 176 180 184 188 188 187 188 187 183 182 182 188 191 193 194 194 189 164 183 173 171 167 162 160 157 161 158 160 161 158 147 153 148 146 143 140 140 144 146 147 149 151 154 155 154 154 153 153 152 152 153 154 157 158 161 161 Scaling weight Aver age price Baked weight Flour, wheat (pound) Aver age price Aver age price $0,100 .099 .099 .098 .098 .098 .100 .098 .098 .098 .098 .098 .099 .100 .101 .101 .101 .102 .102 .115 .109 .111 . 112 .112 . 115 .118 .119 .119 .119 .118 .116 .108 .099 .108 .106 .105 .103 .099 .098 .097 .097 .096 .095 .093 .091 .087 .088 .086 .087 .087 .088 .088 .088 .087 .087 .087 .087 .086 .087 .087 .087 .087 .087 .087 .087 .088 .087 .087 .087 .087 .087 Rela tive price 179 177 177 175 175 175 179 175 175 175 175 175 177 179 180 180 180 182 182 205 195 198 200 200 205 211 213 213 213 211 207 193 177 193 189 188 184 177 175 173 173 171 170 166 163 155 157 154 155 155 157 157 157 155 155 155 155 154 155 155 155 155 155 155 155 157 155 155 155 155 155 $0,067 .068 .068 .067 .067 .067 .072 .066 !067 . 068 *072 .075 .075 .075 .074 .073 .073 .074 !077 .081 .081 .081 .080 .081 .087 .088 .087 .084 .083 .078 .073 .066 .058 .067 .065 .064 .059 .057 .059 .058 .057 .056 .054 .051 .050 .051 .049 .051 .053 .053 .053 .053 .052 .051 .049 .048 .048 .049 .047 .049 .049 .048 .049 .048 .048 .047 .045 .045 .046 .046 .045 Rela tive price 203 206 206 203 203 203 218 200 203 206 218 227 227 227 224 221 221 224 233 245 245 245 242 245 264 267 264 255 252 236 221 200 176 203 197 194 179 173 179 176 173 170 164 155 152 155 148 155 161 161 161 161 158 155 148 145 145 148 142 148 148 145 148 145 145 142 136 136 139 139 136 GENERAL TABLES A R T IC L E S , 1913 TO 1922, B Y M O N T H S A N D Y E A R S — Cont U N ITE D STA TE S— Continued Corn meal (pound) Rela tive price 223 227 230 227 217 213 213 207 200 197 200 207 210 217 220 223 220 220 220 217 220 217 217 217 223 230 233 230 227 217 197 183 150 173 167 160 153 150 150 147 150 147 143 140 137 130 130 130 130 130 127 130 130 130 130 130 130 133 137 133 133 133 133 133 133 137 137 140 143 147 147 Rice (pound) Aver age price $0,129 .134 '.137 .140 .140 .139 .151 .138 .143 .134 .134 .134 .138 .146 .155 .165 .173 .176 .177 .174 .181 .183 .184 .186 .187 .187 .186 .183 .176 .161 .142 .132 .095 .119 .105 .098 .092 .088 .088 .087 .088 .090 .093 .094 .093 .095 .093 .093 .093 .094 .095 .096 .096 .096 .096 .096 .095 . 096 .095 .095 .094 .094 .094 .094 .094 .094 .094 .095 .096 .097 .097 Rela tive price 148 154 157 161 161 160 174 159 164 154 154 154 159 168 178 190 199 202 202 200 208 210 211 214 215 215 214 210 202 185 163 152 109 137 121 113 106 101 101 100 101 103 107 108 107 109 107 107 107 108 100 110 110 110 110 110 109 109 109 109 108 108 108 108 108 108 108 109 110 111 111 Potatoes (pound) Aver age price $0,039 .039 . .039 .035 .033 .032 .038 .032 .031 .029 .031 .033 .038 .048 .050 .043 .038 .039 .043 .063 .054 .060 .068 .091 .096 .103 .089 .050 .040 .034 .033 .032 .031 .030 .026 .025 .023 .022 .027 .034 .042 .040 .035 .032 .031 .028 .033 .033 .031 .029 .030 .035 .036 .026 .023 .022 .021 .021 .029 .021 .021 .022 .025 .027 .032 .042 .037 .034 .029 .026 .026 Sugar, granu lated (pound) Rela tive price 229 229 229 206 194 188 224 188 182 171 182 194 224 282 294 253 224 229 253 371 318 353 400 535 565 606 524 294 235 200 194 188 182 176 153 147 135 129 159 200 247 235 206 188 182 165 194 194 182 171 176 206 212 153 135 129 124 124 171 124 124 129 147 159 188 247 218 200 171 153 153 Aver age price $0,092 .093 .096 .106 .108 .108 .113 .108 .107 .106 .106 .106 .106 .109 .111 .110 .114 .125 .145 .194 .178 .188 .187 .202 .254 .267 .265 .229 .183 .139 .128 .105 .080 .097 .089 .097 .097 .084 .078 .071 .075 .073 .069 .067 .065 .073 .062 .064 .065 .067 .066 .071 .076 .081 .079 .079 .081 .083 .101 .083 .087 . 102 .106 .112 .111 .105 .096 .096 .106 .103 .104 Coffee (pound) Rela tive price Aver age price Rela tive price 167 169 175 193 196 196 205 196 195 193 193 193 193 198 202 200 207 227 264 353 324 342 340 367 462 485 482 416 333 253 233 191 145 176 162 176 176 153 142 129 136 133 125 122 118 133 113 116 118 122 120 129 138 147 144 144 147 151 184 151 158 185 193 204 202 191 175 175 193 187 189 $0,301 .301 .303 .305 .308 .324 .433 .350 .366 .376 .385 .405 .426 .462 .478 .488 .486 .489 .489 .470 .491 .491 .491 .491 .492 .492 .493 .484 .466 .434 .413 .397 .363 .385 .375 .371 .366 .361 .357 .356 .356 .356 .356 .356 .356 .361 .357 .356 .356 .357 .359 .361 .362 .362 .362 .363 .365 .367 .377 .370 .375 .379 .380 .380 .378 .377 .376 .376 .378 .378 .378 101 101 102 102 103 109 145 117 123 126 129 136 143 155 160 164 163 164 164 158 165 165 165 165 165 165 165 162 156 146 139 133 122 129 126 125 123 121 120 119 119 119 119 119 119 121 120 119 119 120 120 121 121 121 121 122 122 123 127 124 126 127 128 128 127 127 126 126 127 127 127 Tea (pc Aver age price $0,653 .658 .664 .675 .679 .674 .701 .692 .684 .704 .697 .698 .701 .705 .707 .707 .710 .713 .693 .733 .720 .714 .732 .733 .740 .741 .744 .744 .746 .724 .736 .721 .697 .721 .715 .711 .704 .700 .683 .692 .692 .692 .691 .690 .677 .681 .683 .678 .675 .677 .679 .680 .680 .683 .682 .682 .685 .685 .695 .687 .689 .689 .692 .693 .695 .694 .697 .697 .700 .704 .702 120 121 122 124 126 124 129 127 126 129 128 128 129 130 130 130 131 131 127 135 132 131 135 135 136 136 137 137 137 133 135 133 128 133 131 131 129 129 126 127 127 127 127 127 124 125 126 125 124 124 125 125 125 126 125 125 126 126 128 126 127 127 127 127 128 128 128 128 129 129 129 RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, 1923 88 A .— AVERAGE AND RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTICLES, 1913 TO 1923, BY MONTHS AND YEARS— Contd. T a b l e UNITED STATES— Continued Year and month Onions, pound. Aver age price 1915: Av. for year. $0.035 January____ .034 February___ .034 March.......... .033 April_______ .036 M ay............. .043 June............. .040 July.............. .035 August_____ .031 September__ .030 October____ .033 November... .033 December—. .035 1918: Av. for year. .049 January____ .041 February___ .044 March.......... .045 April_______ .048 M ay............. .051 June............. .054 July.............. .053 August_____ .050 September— .046 October____ .047 November—. .051 December__ .057 1917: Av. for year. .076 January____ .069 .122 February___ March.......... .125 .134 April_______ M ay............. .086 June.............. .070 July.............. .051 August_____ .046 September... .046 October____ .049 November... .058 December— _ .050 1918: Av. for year. .047 January____ .050 February___ .049 March.......... .040 April............. .033 M ay............. .056 June.............. .048 July.............. .053 August_____ .055 September__ .050 October____ .045 November— .040 .039 December__ 1919: Av. for year. .074 January____ .041 February___ .043 March.......... .060 April............. .069 M ay............. .107 June.............. .112 Beans, Prunes, Raisins, navy, seeded, pound. pound. pound. Aver Aver Aver age age age price price price $0,078 $0.135 .073 .137 .076 .137 .137 .076 .077 .137 .137 .076 .076 .133 .076 .135 .076 .135 .135 .076 .134 .079 .085 .133 .089 . .133 .110 .134 .091 .133 .092 .133 .092 .133 .094 .133 .094 .133 .096 .130 .134 .117 .134 .121 .121 .134 .122 .135 .138 •.136 .138 .143 .155 .179 .139 .145 .141 .149 .141 .154 .167 .145 .191 .153 .195 .157 .195 .160 .162 .192 .188 .163 .189 .165 .189 .166 .164 .188 .172 .173 .164 .185 .165 .181 .181 .165 .180 .166 .178 .165 .175 .166 .173 .167 .171 .171 .169 .174 .167 .183 .161 .184 .154 .192 .128 .252 .198 .149 .137 .203 .209 .125 .121 .219 .232 .120 .254 .121 $0.125 .125 .125 .125 .125 .125 .126 .125 .125 .125 .125 .125 .125 .129 .126 .126 .126 .126 .126 .127 .128 .128 .129 .130 .137 .139 .148 .141 .141 .141 .142 .144 .146 .148 .148 .148 .149 .148 .150 .153 .150 .150 .151 .151 .151 .151 .151 .153 .154 .155 .158 .161 .184 .161 .162 .164 .163 .165 .168 Year and month Onions, pound. Aver age price 1919—Concluded. July....... ...... $0,098 .078 August......... .065 September— .063 October____ .069 November... .081 December—_ 1920: Av. for year. .071 January____ .090 February___ .093 March_____ .094 .101 April_______ M ay............. .080 .081 June............. July ____ .067 .056 August......... .053 September__ .047 October .043 November— .041 December.-1921: Av. for year. .055 January .041 .039 February___ March .038 .039 April_______ .056 M ay............. .057 June.......... — .054 __ July.. .053 August......... .057 September__ .065 October____ November.. _ .075 December__ .080 1922: Av. for year. .079 January____ .091 February___ .109 March.......... .116 .138 April_______ .098 M ay............. .080 June............. .070 July_______ .059 August_____ .051 September__ .044 October____ .044 November... .046 December— 1923: Av. for year. .084 January .051 February___ .053 March .054 April............ .065 M ay............*. . .078 June.............. .081 .074 July.............. .065 August_____ .062 September__ .063 October____ November—. .063 .060 December__ 3eans, Prunes, Raisins, navy, seeded, pound. pound. pound. Aver Aver Aver age age age price price price $0.121 .123 *.124 .125 .123 .122 .114 .122 .122 .119 .118 .118 .118 .119 .117 .116 .109 .101 .094 . 082 . 089 .086 .084 .081 .079 .079 .079 .079 $0,265 .274 .280 .290 .302 .293 .281 .291 .290 .287 .284 .283 .282 .284 .283 .284 .279 .271 .256 .198 .242 .225 .209 .195 .187 .185 .186 .188 .189 .081 .082 .191 .082 .189 .082 .187 . 099 .201 .188 .082 .188 .083 .192 .089 .200 .093 .204 .097 .206 .306 .208 .311 .208 .313 .108 .209 .101 .206 .102 .202 .201 .105 .191 .110 .139 .200 .199 . 113 .114 .198 .114 .197 . 1'4 .195 . 1:4 .193 .192 .133 .130 .190 .109 .188 . 106 .183 . 1C5 .180 .178 . 1C3 $0.173 .180 .194 .209 .227 .239 .286 .248 .256 .264 .269 .274 .277 . 282 ! 289 .308 . 314 .323 .324 .298 .321 .319 .317 .313 .310 .309 307 .302 .291 .273 .261 .255 .230 .250 .248 .246 .244 .242 .241 .240 .232 .221 .207 .198 .192 .176 .189 .187 .184 .180 .178 .176 .175 .174 .171 .168 .164 .160 89 GENERAL TABLES T a b l e A . — A V E R A G E A N D R E L A T IV E R E T A IL P R IC E S O F S P E C IF IE D FO O D A R T IC L E S , 1913 T O 1923, B Y M O N T H S A N D Y E A R S — Contd. U N IT E D ST A T E S— Continued Year and month 1919: Average for year__ January..................... February................... March....................... April......................... May_......................... June........................... July........................... August...................... September................. October..................... November................. December................. 1920: Average for year... January..................... February.................. March....................... April.......................... M ay.......................... June........................... July........................... August...................... September................. October..................... November................. December................. 1921: Average for year... January..................... February................... March....................... April......................... M ay.......................... June........................... July........................... August...................... September................. October..................... November................. December................. 1922: Average for year... January..................... February................... March....................... April......................... May.......................... June.......................... July........................... August...................... September................. October..................... November................. December................. 1923: Average for year... January..................... February................... March.................... . April......................... M ay.......................... June.......... ............... July........................... August...................... September................ October..................... November_________ December................. Vegetable Milk, Nut mar lard sub evaporat Oleomar garine, garine, stitute, ed, 15-16 pound. pound. pound. ounce can. Average Average Average Average price price price price 30.160 .163 .164 .153 .150 .151 .154 .159 .163 .165 .166 .168 .169 .154 .170 .162 .151 .144 .147 .150 .154 .156 .157 .153 .151 .148 .139 .148 .147 .146 .146 .143 .138 .135 .135 .135 .134 .133 .127 .123 .124 .116 .113 .111 .110 .109 .109 .108 .108 .112 .117 .119 .122 .121 .121 .122 .122 .122 .122 .122 .122 .122 .122 .122 .122 30.413 .396 .392 .390 .392 .404 .414 .419 .425 .428 .426 .430 .434 .423 .435 .434 .431 .432 .433 .428 .427 .421 .419 .415 .410 .395 .316 .373 .354 .340 .324 .308 .299 .291 .298 .299 .302 .302 .298 .280 .293 .283 .279 .277 .275 .275 .275 .276 .278 .278 .281 .287 .293 .289 .290 .290 .291 .291 .291 .291 .292 .293 .297 .301 .304 $0.357 .364 .359 .355 .352 .353 .354 .357 .358 .358 .358 .358 .358 .359 .359 .361 .361 .361 .365 .361 .360 .360 .363 .357 .353 .347 .291 .336 .323 .310 .291 .282 .268 .269 .278 .281 .283 .287 .285 .270 .282 .275 .270 .269 .267 .267 .266 .266 .268 .269 .271 .273 .276 .267 .267 .274 .275 .276 .275 .274 .276 .277 .277 .285 .287 $0,363 .335 .338 .332 .334 .339 .353 .389 .405 .395 .375 .378 .377 .351 .378 .381 .375 .375 .372 .366 .364 .345 .331 .321 .314 .295 .226 .272 .259 .246 .231 .217 .212 .210 .211 .213 .215 .215 .216 .225 .216 .217 .219 .221 .222 .224 .227 .229 .230 .232 .232 .233 .229 .223 .224 .224 .226 .226 .227 .228 .228 .230 .235 .237 .240 Rolled oats, pound. Average price Corn flakes, 8-ounce package. Average price $0,087 .084 .084 .083 .084 .085 .085 .087 .089 .091 .092 .092 .092 .108 .099 .101 .103 .104 .105 .105 .110 .112 .115 .116 .115 .109 .100 .107 .104 .102 .100 .099 .099 .099 .100 .099 .098 .097 .096 .088 .092 .089 - .088 .087 .087 .087 .087 .087 .087 .087 .088 .087 .088 .088 .087 .088 .088 .088 .088 .088 .088 .088 .088 .088 .088 $0.141 .141 .141 .141 .140 .141 .140 .141 .140 .140 .141 .141 .141 .143 .141 .141 .141 .141 .141 .144 .148 .146 .145 .144 .143 .141 .126 .141 .140 .132 .128 .126 .123 .122 .122 .120 .120 .119 .119 .100 .107 .103 .102 .101 .100 .099 .098 .098 .098 .097 .097 .097 .097 .097 .097 .097 .097 .097 .097 .097 .097 .097 .097 .097 .097 Wheat, cereal, 28-ounce package. Average price $0,254 .259 .251 .251 .250 .251 .251 .252 .251 .251 .252 .252 .276 .300 .288 .293 .297 .299 .301 .302 .303 .303 .304 .304 .304 .302 .298 .301 .300 .299 .298 .298 .298 .297 .298 .297 .297 .297 .293 .258 .266 .262 .260 .259 .258 .258 .258 .257 .256 .256 .256 .255 .245 .250 .248 .247 .246 .245 .244 .244 .244 .244 .244 .243 .243 90 RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, 1923 T able A , — A V E R A G E A N D R E L A T IV E R E T A IL P R IC E S O F S P E C IF IE D F O O D A R T IC L E S , 1913 TO 1923, B Y M O N T H S A N D Y E A R S — Concld. UNITED STATES— Concluded Year and month Toma Beans, Com, Peas, Macaroni Cabbage, baked, toes, Bananas, Oranges, canned, canned, canned, pound. pound. No.2 can. No.2 dozen. dozen. can. No.2 can. No.2 can. Average Average Average Average Average Average Average Average price price price price price price price price 1919: Av. foryear...... January............... February-.......... March................. April.................... M ay..................... June..................... July..................... August................. September........... October................ November........... December............ $0,194 .195 .194 .193 .193 .193 .193 .194 .193 .194 .194 .196 .198 $0,059 .041 .043 .053 .091 .096 .068 .062 .053 .049 .045 .045 .061 $0,176 .191 .186 .181 .177 .175 .173 .173 .171 .171 .171 .170 .170 $0,192 .200 .196 .193 .192 .191 .191 .193 .191 .192 .191 .189 .189 $0,191 .193 .192 .190 .190 .190 .190 .192 .191 .192 .191 .191 .192 $0,162 .176 .170 .164 .159 .158 .159 .161 .159 .160 . 161 . 161 .161 $0,383 .370 .350 .366 .376 .388 .382 .392 .391 .384 .393 .399 .404 $0,532 .515 .468 .532 .555 .541 .544 .534 .537 .539 .553 .542 .520 1920: Av. foryear__t„ . January............... February............. M arch................. April.................... M ay..................... June..................... July..................... August................. September........... October................ November........... December............ .211 .198 .200 .202 .203 .207 .209 .214 .217 .220 .220 .220 .216 .064 .081 .093 .087 .092 .084 .074 .075 .044 .038 .036 .035 .034 .168 .169 .169 .168 .168 .168 .168 .169 .168 .168 .167 .165 .163 .185 .188 .186 .185 .185 .186 .187 .187 .188 .187 .185 .183 .178 .191 .192 .191 .190 .190 .191 .193 .193 .194 .193 .192 .190 .187 .1.48 . ]54 .152 .151 .151 .151 .152 .152 .152 .150 .145 . 137 .130 .442 .409 .410 .414 .417 .432 .463 .465 .459 .478 .472 .466 .418 .632 .510 .534 .620 .646 .718 .639 .668 .659 .708 .713 .674 .495 1921: Av. foryear...... January............... February............. March................. April.................... M ay..................... June..................... July..................... August................. September........... October................ November........... December............ .208 .216 .213 .210 .209 .210 .207 .206 .207 .206 .205 .204 202 .050 .037 .036 .042 .051 .056 .060 .055 .061 .054 .048 .046 .051 .145 .158 .153 .151 .149 .146 .144 .142 .142 .141 .140 .139 .138 .163 .174 .171 .167 .163 .159 .159 .158 .160 .161 .161 .161 .160 .178 .185 .182 .180 .178 .175 .176 .175 .176 .177 .179 .178 .178 .m . 124 .122 :L 8 .115 .114 .113 .114 .120 .125 .129 .130 .130 .401 .419 .410 .416 .409 .407 .416 .408 .386 .377 .385 .378 .373 .496 .469 .453 .437 .444 .467 .499 .514 .535 .531 .566 .528 .503 1922: Av. foryear...... January............... February............. March................. April.................... M ay..................... June..................... J u l y - .................. August................. September........... October................ November........... December............ .200 .203 .202 .202 .200 .201 .200 .200 .200 .199 .199 .199 .200 .046 .056 .057 .054 .053 .057 .051 .046 -.039 .037 .035 .034 .036 .133 .135 .133 .132 .131 .131 .132 .133 .134 .134 .132 .132 .131 .155 .160 .159 .157 .156 .155 .155 .154 .154 .153 .153 .152 .152 .176 .177 .178 .177 .178 .178 .178 .178 .176 .175 .174 .174 .174 .134 .13:2 .134 . 136 . 137 . 137 .139 .138 .136 .131 .127 .128 .127 .360 .366 .368 .369 .361 .362 .363 .358 .342 .340 .356 .368 .371 .574 .462 .485 .539 .611 .620 .635 .632 .648 .648 .611 .510 .485 1923: Av. foryear...... January............... February............. March................. April.................... M ay..................... June..................... July..................... August................. September.,....... October................ November........... December............ .197 .198 .198 .198 .198 .197 .197 .198 .198 .197 .197 .197 .196 .054 .040 .047 .066 .084 .080 .062 .054 .048 .046 .042 .039 .041 130 .131 .131 .130 .130 .130 .130 .129 .129 .129 .129 .129 .129 .154 .153 .154 154 .154 .154 .154 .154 .154 .155 .155 .156 .156 .176 .175 .129 .127 .128 .129 .129 .130 .130 .130 .130 .129 .129 .129 .129 .378 .371 .369 .367 .366 .370 .381 .388 .384 .378 .383 .383 .391 .498 .468 .471 .479 .502 .553 .539 .531 .509 .510 .511 .490 .415 .174 .174 .175 .175 .175 .176 .176 .176 .176 .177 .177 91 GENERAL TABLES B .—AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTI CLES IN 1913 AND 1923, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1923, FOR EACH OF 51 CITIES T able A TLA N TA , GA. 1923 Av Av er er age age for for year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. year 1913 1923 Article Unit Sirloin steak......... Round steak........ Rib roast.............. Chuck roast......... Plate beef............. Pound.. ...d o ...... ...d o ----— do....... — do....... 24.0 21.1 19.1 14.9 10.1 33.2 29.8 25.3 19.0 11.9 32.7 29.5 25.8 18.8 11.2 33.1 28.9 26.0 18.6 11.9 34.4 30.5 27.0 19.5 11.8 34.9 31.1 26.4 19.8 12.1 35.8 31.6 27.8 20.5 12.7 35.8 31.6 27.5 20.7 12.5 34.9 31.6 27.0 20.3 12.2 35.7 32.2 27.9 20.5 12.1 36.1 32.5 27.5 20.8 11.7 35.0 31.4 27.3 20.4 11.7 34.4 30.6 27.0 19.9 11.9 34.7 30.9 26.9 19.9 12.0 Pork chops........... Bacon, sliced....... Ham, sliced.......... Lamb................... Hens..................... ...d o ....... ...d o ..... ...d o ----...d o ....... — do....... 23.1 31.7 29.8 20.1 20.2 28.2 36.1 45.5 35.9 31.1 27.6 35.8 45.0 35.9 31.1 26.7 35.4 45.0 35.9 31.4 26.7 35.5 45.6 35.5 31.1 27.3 35.9 45.6 35.9 31.1 28.2 35.8 45.6 35.5 31.2 27.9 36.1 46.2 35.0 30.4 29.1 36.1 47.1 34.0 30.4 33.6 36.8 46.3 36.7 31.0 33.0 36.5 47.3 36.1 32.5 28.3 35.4 44.7 35.6 31.7 24.9 34.3 44.1 34.5 32.0 28.5 35.8 45.7 35.5 31.3 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Salmon, canned, ...d o ------ ____ 28.9 29.1 29.1 29.6 30.0 29.0 29.2 29.2 29.9 29.5 29.6 29.6 29.4 Milk, fresh........... Milk, evaporated. Butter.................. Oleomargarine___ Quart... 10.2 16.7 16.7 16.7 Can1— 13.9 14.0 14.1 Pound.. 39.9 58.1 58.1 58.5 ...d o ....... ....... 32.0 32.0 31.0 16.7 14.3 58.4 32.4 16.0 14.2 54.6 32.4 15.0 14.3 52.1 32.4 15.0 14.4 51.2 32.4 16.7 14.4 54.2 32.4 16.7 14.4 56.9 32.4 16.7 14.2 57.3 33.4 17.7 14.0 58.6 33.4 20.0 14.1 58.6 32.8 16.7 14.2 56.4 32.4 Nut margarine— Cheese.................. Lard..................... Vegetable lard substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh — do....... 26.7 26.3 ...d o ....... 25.6 37.3 36.5 — do....... 15.4 17.8 18.0 — do....... 19.8 20.1 26.8 35.4 17.8 20.4 27.3 33.7 17.6 20.7 26.7 35.1 17.9 20.7 26.7 34.8 17.8 21.3 26.7 35.0 17.5 22.6 26.7 36.2 18.8 21.6 27.3 36.1 19.3 22.1 26.8 36.8 18.9 22.7 26.5 36.4 18.9 22.9 26.8 35.8 18.2 21.2 Eggs, storage____ Bread................... Flour.................... Com meal_______ Rolled oats........... ...d o ....... 41.0 35.0 Pound. . ” 5.9 9.1 9.1 — do___ 3.6 5.3 5.3 ...d o ....... 2.5 3.2 3.3 — do----- ....... 9.2 9.1 Com flakes........... Wheat cereal____ Macaroni.............. Rice...................... Beans, navy......... 8-oz. pkg. 9.6 9.7 9.7 9.8 9.8 9.8 9.8 9.7 9.8 9.8 9.8 9.7 9.8 28-oz.pkg. ____ 26.0 25.9 26.2 26.2 26.2 25.5 26.2 26.6 26.6 26.8 26.6 26.5 26.3 P ound.. 21.3 21.1 20.8 21.0 21.0 20.9 20.9 20.9 21.1 21.2 20.6 20.7 21.0 —-do....... '"§."6 8.7 8.7 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.7 8.6 8.6 8.8 8.8 8.8 8.8 8.6 — do....... ....... 12.6 13.0 12.9 12.9 12.7 12.8 12.5 13.0 13.1 13.0 12.9 12.7 12.8 Potatoes............ .. Onions.................. Cabbage............... Beans, baked....... Corn, canned....... ...d o ___ — do____ — do....... No.2can. . . -do....... Peas, canned........ Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. Tea....................... Coffee..............— ...d o ....... ...d o ....... Pound.. "5 .7 ...d o ....... 60.0 — do....... 32.0 18.3 13.2 10.8 91.3 37.1 18.4 13.4 11.2 92.6 37.1 18.5 13.1 11.5 94.4 37.2 18.1 13.0 11.7 94.0 37.3 17.8 13.2 11.2 93.4 36.8 17.4 13.2 10.3 92.7 36.7 17.6 13.3 9.8 93.7 37.5 17.7 13.4 11.1 93.7 37.5 17.9 13.4 10.8 93.6 37.1 18.1 13.4 11.0 93.6 36.9 17.9 13.2 10.6 92.9 37.1 Prunes.................. Raisins............. . Bananas............... Oranges................ — do....... 20.9 20.3 20.7 ...d o ....... ____ 20.3 20.1 20.1 Dozen__ . . . . . 24.1 25.3 24.4 — do....... ....... 37.5 39.2 42.5 21.2 20.1 25.0 45.6 20.7 20.2 26.3 48.6 20.3 20.1 23.4 53.6 19.6 20.5 28.1 54.9 19.8 20.0 29.4 48.4 18.5 18.8 28.3 45.2 18.5 18.8 28.6 40.7 18.3 17.4 28.0 37.2 18.4 17.3 26.7 32.5 19.8 19.5 26.9 43.8 26.7 35.7 18.0 20.0 Dozen. . 29.2 50.0 42.7 34.5 32.0 32.9 33.4 33.4 37.2 42.2 43.8 55.7 59.1 41.4 9.2 5.6 3.4 9.1 9.2 5.5 3.5 9.4 9.2 5.4 3.5 9.2 9.2 5.3 3.6 9.2 9.2 5.0 3.8 9.2 9.1 5.0 3.8 9.1 39.3 40.6 40.6 9.1 9.1 9.1 5.0 5.2 5.2 4.0 3.9 3.8 9.1 9.2 8.8 9.1 5.3 3.6 9.2 2.2 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.5 3.6 4.4 5.4 5.2 4.9 4.6 3.6 3.7 4.0 ____ 6.9 7.0 7.2 8.0 9.4 9.5 9.6 8.1 7.8 8.1 7.5 8.0 8.1 ____ 5.3 6.8 9.0 8.6 7.4 4.2 4.9 5.9 5.7 5.3 4.9 5.5 6.1 ____ 13.6 13.5 13.7 13.4 13.5 13.6 13.5 13.6 13.6 13.6 13.3 13.3 13.5 ....... 15.9 16.0 16.0 15.9 15.6 15.6 15.6 15.7 15.6 15.7 15.8 16.0 15.8 115-16 ounces. 97545°— 25 f-------7 9.2 5.4 3.4 9.2 17.8 12.9 8.7 91.0 37.0 17.7 13.2 9.1 91.3 36.9 92 RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, 1923 T able B . ~ A V E R A G E R E T A IL P R IC E S O F S P E C IF IE D F O O D A R T I C L E S I N 1913 A N D 1923, A N D F O R E A C H E A C H O F 51 C IT IE S — Continued M ONTH O F 1923, F O R B A L T IM O R E , M D . 1923 Av* Av erer age age for for year Jan. Feb. Mu*. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. year 1913 1923 Article Unit Sirloin steak......... Round steak........ Rib roast.............. Chuck roast......... Plate beef............. P ound.. —.d o___ - - d o ___ - - d o ___ — do— . 23.0 21.5 18.3 15.6 12.4 35.8 32.6 29.0 19.5 13.3 35.7 32.8 29.1 19.5 13.0 35.7 32.5 28.5 19.4 12.9 36.1 33.1 29.0 19.4 12.8 37.3 340 29.3 19.7 12.7 39.5 36.4 30.8 20.5 13.2 40.5 37.3 32.0 20.9 13.5 40.7 37.3 31.3 20.8 13.4 40.5 37.6 31.3 20.6 ia 5 39.1 35.8 30.2 20.4 13.4 37.0 34 2 29.4 20.0 ia 3 36.8 33.8 29.4 19.8 13.6 37.9 34.8 29.9 20.0 13.2 Pork chops........... Bacon, sliced........ Ham, sliced.......... Lamb................... Hans —.d o ___ —.d o ___ ...d o ___ —.d o___ __ do___ 19.1 23.1 30.5 18.4 21.3 30.3 35.3 48.5 37.8 36.6 28.5 34.5 50.9 37.9 38.4 27.6 34 2 50.7 37.5 3a 8 28.5 346 52.0 36.2 39.8 30.2 344 52.2 37.3 39.1 30.0 34 0 51.7 38.5 37.2 31.4 34 4 52.1 38.1 37.5 32.8 34 4 51.7 37.7 36.4 3a 8 34 9 51.1 37. 2 37.0 32.8 34 4 52.2 37.3 36.9 26.5 341 50.7 36.9 35.4 24 5 33.3 49.7 37.3 3A 2 30.0 344 51.2 37.5 37.4 Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh........... Milk, evaporatedButter.................. Oleomargarine___ — d o .... Quart... &8 13.0 C an1__ 11.9 P ound.. 39.7 64.1 ...d o ___ ....... 25.8 13.0 11.9 63.0 25.8 mo 11.9 63.6 25.4 13.0 12.0 62.3 26.0 13.0 11.9 58.1 26.3 13.0 12.0 55.6 26.7 Nut margarine-__ Cheese.................. Lard..................... Vegetable lard substitute. Eggs,strictly fresh —.d o ___ —.d o___ 22."8 ...d o ___ 14.5 . . . d o .... 26.9 37.5 16.7 21.6 27.1 37.9 16.6 21.4 27.1 37.5 17.0 21.6 26.7 37.4 16.6 21.8 2a 6 26.7 27.0 27.7 27.8 27.4 27.5 27.1 Eggs, storage........ Bread................... Flour..................... Corn meal............ Rolled oats______ ...d o ___ 37.5 36.8 Pound. . " 5 .4 8.4 8.4 ...d o ___ 3.2 4.6 4.5 . . .d o ___ 2.5 3.1 3.1 __ do___ 8.9 8.4 Corn flakes........... Wheat cereal........ Macaroni.............. Rice...................... Beans, navy _ 8-oz.pkg. 9.1 8.9 9 .0 9 .0 a o a 9 8.8 8.8 8.8 8 .9 8.9 8 .9 a o 28-oz.pkg. 23.9 23.6 23.2 23.2 23.0 23.0 22.8 22.8 22.3 22.2 22.3 22.6 22.9 19.4 19.2 19.4 19.4 18.9 19.0 19.1 19.2 18.8 19.6 19.2 18.9 19.2 P ound.. . ..d o ___ " T o 8.9 9.0 9.3 a 9 9.2 9.2 9.0 9.2 9.2 9.2 9.7 9.6 9 .2 __ do___ 10.9 11.0 11.1 11.0 10.9 10.8 10.8 10.5 10.4 10.3 10.4 9.9 10.7 Potatoes................ Onions.................. Cabbage________ Beans, baked....... Corn, canned....... . ..d o ___ 1.8 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.4 2.7 4 2 4 6 4 2 ...d o ___ ____ 5.7 6.0 a 2 6.9 7.7 a o 7.7 6.4 ...d o ___ 4.5 6.0 8.1 8.8 7.5 5.1 5.4 4 9 No. 2 can 12.4 12.3 12.0 12.2 11.8 11.9 11.9 11.6 — do— ........ 15.0 15.1 14 5 14 6 14 5 14 5 14 8 14 7 40 6.4 47 11.5 14 7 3.2 2.9 2.7 3 .1 6; 7 6.5 6.4 6.8 4 3 3.9 4 0 a e 11.8 11.7 11.7 11.9 141 14 4 14 4 14 6 Peas, canned........ Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. Tea....................... Coflee ................... ...d o ___ . . . d o .... P ound.. ' 4.9 ...d o ___ 56.0 __ do___ 24.9 16.3 11.9 ao 66.7 33.0 16.4 11.9 9.4 67.1 3a 7 m3 12.0 9.8 66.7 33.3 m4 12.0 ms 65.7 3a 2 16.7 12.1 10.5 66.1 33.2 16.8 12.2 9.8 66.1 33.2 ms 12.2 9.0 67.6 32.9 16.7 12.1 8.9 68.0 32.7 16.6 11.7 10.0 67.9 32.6 Prunes.................. Raisins................. Bananas _.. Oranges................ 18.5 i a i . . .d o___ . . .d o___ ____ 16.6 m 3 Dozen. . 27.6 28.1 47.6 47.5 ...d o ___ ia o 15.7 27.6 47.5 17.6 15.2 27.6 52.3 17.7 15.2 27.3 63.1 17.7 14 6 28.6 58.5 17.7 14 7 28.6 57.3 ia i 15.1 28.6 53.1 17.4 14 6 27.7 57.7 16.7 14 4 27.3 56.9 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 26.4 26.6 26.7 2& 8 26.6 26.6 26.5 26.5 26.2 26.6 26.5 26.5 2a 5 26.1 37.1 17.0 21.9 12.0 12.0 542 26.1 12.0 12.0 56.2 27.9 140 12. 1 58.9 27.9 140 12.1 60.6 27.9 13.0 12.0 63.7 27.4 13.0 12.0 65.6 28.0 13.0 12.0 60.5 26.8 36.4 36.2 35.9 ; 37.2 37.3 37.3 37.4 37.1 16.5 16.6 16.6 17.9 18.6 18.9 18.8 17.3 21.8 22.3 22.2 22.4 23.3 23.5 23.8 22.3 D ozen.. 30.2 55.8 46.8 37.8 31.7 33.1 32.9 3a 4 37.6 47.2 52.6 66.1 66.9 4a 2 115-16 ounces. 16.3 11.6 7.5 65.8 32.7 8.4 46 a2 as a4 45 3.2 as a4 a5 a7 44 3 .2 8.4 44 3.2 44 3 .3 8.4 a7 8.8 43 3.4 a4 8.7 43 3.4 8.5 41.3 39.7 40.4 a s 8.8 a s 43 4 3 43 3 .6 3.7 3 .7 8 .5 8.5 8 .5 16.6 11.6 9.7 66.9 32.6 16.6 11.5 10.0 66.9 32.7 a6 44 3.3 ae 16.5 11.9 9.4 66.8 33.0 16.6 16.8 17.6 14 2 141 15.1 2a 6 28.2 28.0 47.0 40.1 52.4 GENERAL TABLES 93 B .— AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTI CLES IN 1913 AND 1923, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1923, FOR EACH OF 51 CITIES— Continued T ab le B IR M IN G H A M , ALA. 1923 Av- Av- age age for for year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. year 1913 1923 Article Unit Sirloin steak......... Round steak------Rib roast.............. Chuck roast......... Plate beef............. Pound.. ...d o ___ ...d o ----...d o ----...d o ___ 26.9 22.0 20.0 16.4 10.3 33.2 29.4 25.9 20.0 12.3 33.6 29.3 25.8 20.3 12.4 34.4 29.7 26.4 21.0 12.6 35.2 30.7 26.1 20.7 13.1 36.0 31.2 26.4 21.2 13.6 37.1 32.6 27.1 22.1 13.5 37.7 32.7 28.1 22.7 13.8 ...d o ___ ...d o .... ...d o ----...d o ___ . ...d o ___ 20.9 33.4 30.9 21.7 18.6 28.4 41.3 46.3 36.7 31.4 28.8 40.7 45.5 36.3 31.4 28.1 40.9 45.8 37.5 31.6 28.1 40.1 45.4 38.8 31.3 28.4 40.1 45.0 38.3 31.7 29.7 39.4 45.5 38.9 31.5 29.5 30.7 39.2 39.0 45.9 46.4 40.5 •39.0 30.6 29.1 Cts. Cts. Cis. Cts. Pork chops.......... Bacon, sliced........ Ham, sliced.......... Lamb................... Hens . _ Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh........... Milk, evaporated. Butter.................. Oleomargarine— ...d o ___ Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 37.5 38.0 32.6 33.7 27.6 27.8 22.4 22.4 13.3 .13.9 33.2 39.7 47.5 39.5 30.7 37.2 33.4 27.0 22.1 13.6 36.8 32.7 27.0 21.9 13,4 36.4 32.7 26.8 20.9 13.2 36.1 31.7 26.8 21.5 13.2 33.1 40.0 46.4 39.0 32.0 31.0 40.0 46.2 39.5 30.6 27.2 37.8 45.6 38.6 31.3 29.7 39.9 46.0* 38.6 31.1 30. & 30.0 30.6 31.1 30.7 30.4 30.1 30.0 30.0 30.2 30.2 30.0 30.3 Quart... 10.2 19.0 13. 2 C an1__ Pound.. 41.7 60.0 ...d o ___ ....... 33.3 Nut margarine__ ...d o ___ Cheese.................. . . . d o . . . . Lard........ ............. — do___ Vegetable lard ...d o ___ substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen. . Cts. Cts. 18.5 13.2 60.1 33.5 18.5 13.3 61.1 33.9 18.5 13.3 55.5 34.2 18.5 13.3 52.5 33.9 18.5 13.3 52.0 33.9 18.5 13.2 52.8 33.8 18.5 13.2 56.2 34.2 18.5 13.3 58.1 34.6 18.5 13.3 59.8 34.6 19.0 13.4 61.6 34.4 18.6 13.3 57.5 34.0 30.1 31.1 30.5 22.6 37.8 37.2 36.4 15.6 17.8 17.5 17.6 ____ 18.6 19.2 19.0 31.2 36.5 17.6 18.8 31.3 35.4 17.3 19.6 31.9 35.9 17.4 19.7 31.4 35.8 17.3 19.6 31.5 35.9 17.3 19.5 31.6 37.6 18.2 20.1 32.0 38.0 18.5 20.0 32.4 37.4 18.7 20.3 32.9 37.7 19.0 20.5 31.5 36.8 17.9 19.6 19.0 13.4 60.7 33.3 30.6 51.8 45.7 32.9 32.9 33.1 34.5 36.6 38.9 46.3 45.2 60.0 66.9 43.7 Eggs, storage____ Bread................... Flour.................... Corn meal............ Rolled oats........... __ do___ 42.2 Pound.. ’ 1 . 1 8.8 3.7 5.8 ...d o ___ ...d o ___ 2.3 3.1 . . . d o . . . . ....... 9.6 Com flakes........... Wheat cereal____ Macaroni............. Rice...................... Beans, navy 8oz.pkg. 10.1 9.9 9.9 10.0 9.9 10.0 9.9 9.9 10.0 10.0 28-oz.pkg. 26.6 27.0 26.5 26.8 26.5 26.3 26.3 26.1 26.4 26.5 Pound. . ____ 19.5 19.4 19.0 18.9 18.8 19.1 18.9 18.9 18.9 19.1 8.2 9.3 9.1 9.3 9.2 9.2 9.3 9.2 9.1 9.2 9.5 ...d o ___ __ do___ 11.6 11.7 11.7 12.4 12.5 12.4 12.5 12.3 11.9 11.8 Potatoes............... Onions.................. Cabbage............... Beans, baked____ Corn, canned____ — do___ ...d o ----...d o ___ No. 2 can ...d o ___ 8.9 5.8 3.0 9.3 8.9 5.9 3.1 9.4 8.9 5.9 3.2 9.4 8.9 5.9 3.2 9.3 8.9 5.7 3.4 9.3 8.9 5.5 3.4 9.2 8.8 5.5 3.4 9.3 40.5 43.4 42.9 8.8 8.8 8.8 5.5 5.5 5.5 3.5 3.6 3.6 9.3 9.3 9.3 10.0 26.2 19.0 9.5 11.8 10.1 26.0 19.1 9.7 12.0 8.9 5.7 3.3 9.4 10.0 26.4 19.1 9.3 12.1 2.1 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.5 3.9 4.3 5.1 4.7 4.5 4.1 3.7 3.7 3.9 ____ 5.9 5.9 6.1 8.6 9.7 9.6 8.1 7.4 6.8 7.1 7.1 7.0 7.4 ____ 5.2 5.8 8.5 9.5 8.4 6.5 7.0 6.4 5.8 5.5 5.1 5.2 6.6 __ 14.6 14.4 14.3 14.2 14.4 14.1 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.2 14.1 14.2 14.2 ....... 15.7 16.2 16.5 17.0 16.9 16.9 17.0 16.9 16.9 16.9 16.4 16.2 16.6 Peas, canned........ ...d o — 20.1 Tomatoes, canned ...d o ___ 11.5 Sugar, granulated P ound.. ' 5.4 8.4 Tea...................... ...d o ----- 61.3 82.4 Coffee ___ _ -do _ 28.8 37.4 Prunes_________ Raisins................ Bananas............... Oranges................ 8.9 5.8 3.0 9.6 20.4 11.6 8.8 82.0 37.5 20.1 11.6 10.2 81.6 38.0 20.4 11.8 10.8 82.8 38.6 20.4 11.8 11.6 83.7 39.0 20.7 12.0 11.5 84.3 38.9 20.6 11.8 11.0 84.1 39.1 20.6 20.6 11.8 11.9 10.0 9.9 84.8 .85.9 39.1 39.1 20.6 12.0 11.0 85.9 38.7 20.6 12.4 10.7 86.1 38.6 20.8 12.4 10.7 85.0 38.3 20.5 11.9 10.4 84.1 38.5 ...d o ___ 20.7 20.7 ...d o — ....... 20.5 20.1 Dozen. . ____ 34.2 33.6 ...d o ___ ....... 37.8 39.1 20.9 19.5 33.6 42.9 20.9 19.9 34.8 49.5 21.3 19.6 35.7 56.0 20.8 18.8 37.5 55.0 21.3 19.2 38.0 55.0 20.8 19.2 38.3 52.3 20.7 19.0 37.6 49.0 19.4 18.9 38.1 38.8 19.0 18.2 38.3 37.6 20.6 19.3 36.5 47.0 115-16 ounces. 20.9 19.2 38.1 51.0 RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, 1923 94 B .— AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTI CLES IN 1913 AND 1923, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1923, FOR EACH OF 51 CITIES—Continued T a b l e BOSTON, MASS. 1923 Av A v er er age age for for year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. year 1913 1923 Article Unit Sirloin steak1 2....... Bound steak........ Rib roast.............. Chuck roast......... Plate beef_______ P ound.. ...d o ___ — d o„— —.d o....... ___do....... 35.3 34.3 24.5 17.5 59.8 46.4 35.8 22.8 15.0 59.4 45.8 35.7 23.0 14.8 58.5 46.2 35.4 22.8 14.6 59.0 46.8 35.5 23.0 14.6 61.1 49.1 35.6 23.4 14.9 63.8 52.7 37.3 24.0 15.5 64.6 54.3 38.5 25.0 15.5 64.7 56.7 39.6 26.2 16.8 649 56.2 40.2 26.3 17.2 63.9 53.9 38.9 26.2 16.8 62.7 50.6 38.3 24.8 17.1 61.5 50.2 37.7 25.4 17.1 62.0 50.7 37.4 24.4 15.8 Pork chops........... Bacon, sliced....... •Ham, sliced_____ Lamb................... Hens..................... „ _ d o ___ — do....... — do....... — do____ ...d o ___ 23.0 25.2 30.9 22:1 24.8 31.8 38.4 50.6 39.6 39.7 31.7 37.6 50.6 37.8 39.6 30.1 37.5 49.9 38.0 39.2 30.3 37.5 50.0 38.0 39.0 33.2 37.8 51.1 39.9 39.6 33.0 37.9 51.6 42.1 39.9 35.0 37.0 52.1 42.9 38.6 35.5 39.4 37.1 •37.4 52.8 52.7 40.8 40.8 38.7 39.2 37.9 37.7 53.2 39.1 39.5 30.3 37.1 52.2 37.8 38.4 29.9 36.1 50.2 37.6 37.3 33.2 37.4 51.4 39.5 39.1 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 29.0 29.2 29.0 29.0 28.9 29.0 29.1 28.9 29.2 29.9 29.3 29.2 29.1 Salmon, canned, — do___ Milk, fresh........... Milk, evaporated. Butter.......... ........ Oleomargarine___ Q u a r t - 8.9 Can1__ P ound._ 37.9 — do— ....... Nut margarine- _. Cheese.................. Lard..................... Vegetable lard substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh —.do___ —.do___ —.do___ — do___ Eggs, storage....... Bread______ ____ Flour.................... Corn meal............ Boiled oats........... 45.6 42.7 — do....... Pound. . ~5.9 8.4 8.4 3.7 5.5 5.4 —.do___ — do___ 3.5 4.5 4.5 __ do____ 8.4 8.6 Corn flakes........... Wheat cereal........ Macaroni Rice...................... Beans, navy _ 8-oz.pkg. 28-oz.pkg. Pound ...d o ___ do ,, Potatoes............... Onions.................. Cabbage............... Beans, baked....... Corn, canned 1.7 2.2 2.4 2.5 3.0 3.1 2.9 5.0 4.5 3.3 2.6 2.6 2.6 3.1 - - d o ___ ...d o ___ 6.1 6.5 6.6 6.9 7.9 7.9 7.6 6.9 7.0 6.7 6.5 6.4 6.9 — do___ ____ 5.0 6.8 8.6 10.8 9.1 6.4 6.0 5.2 5.0 5.0 4 8 4.9 6.5 14.5 14.2 14.3 14.3 14.7 14.7 14.7 14.7 147 147 14.7 14 7 14.6 No.2can — do___ 18.6 19.0 19.2 19.2 19.2 19.2 19.2 19.5 19.5 19.3 19.3 19.0 19.2 Peas, canned.*___ Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. Tea....................... Coffee ___ — do___ —.do...... P ound.. “ 5.1 — do___ 58.6 ...d o ___ 33.0 14.5 12.5 59.6 30.7 14.5 12.6 59.8 31.0 14.5 12.6 60.6 31.0 13.9 12.7 60.4 31.0 13.9 12.8 53.9 31.7 13.9 12.9 51.4 31.3 14.4 12.6 50.4 31.3 14.9 12.8 52.6 31.2 14.9 12.8 55.0 30.7 14.9 12.7 56.8 30.2 15.9 12.8 58.4 31.8 15.4 12.8 59.1 31.1 14.6 12.7 56.5 31.1 26.0 26.0 22.6 38.5 38.4 15.8 18.1 18.2 24.3 24.1 25.6 38.6 18.1 24.2 26.3 38.8 18.0 24.3 25.6 38.1 17.5 24.3 25.6 38.4 17.5 24.2 25.9 38.4 17.5 23.9 26.1 38.0 17.5 24.1 26.4 38.6 18. 243 26.0 38.4 19.3 248 27.1 38.8 19.9 25.1 28.0 39.2 19.7 25.2 26.2 38.5 18.3 24.4 Dozen. . 42.3 71.2 60.0 57.1 48.5 39.4 49.5 55.9 64.2 71.6 78.5 97.6 86.9 65.9 Prunes ____ — do___ Raisins. do ... Bananas............... Dozen. _ Oranges................ — do___ 10.0 25.0 23.1 9.3 11.0 10.5 9.8 25.2 23.6 10.6 10.5 8.4 5.4 4.8 8.7 8.4 5.4 5.1 9.0 8.4 5.4 5.1 8.9 8.4 5.3 5.1 8.8 8.4 5.2 5.3 8.7 8.4 4.9 5.1 8.8 8.4 5.0 5.2 8.8 9.8 24.9 23.7 11.0 10.6 10.0 24.9 23.6 10.8 10.7 9.9 24.9 23.6 10.7 10.5 9.6 24.8 23.3 10.8 10.6 9.6 24.8 23.5 10.4 10.6 9.5 24.6 23.4 11.0 10.5 9.5 24.6 23.4 11.1 10.4 45.0 48.3 47.2 8.4 8.4 8.4 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.1 5.0 8.9 8.9 8.9 9.5 24.8 23.1 10.6 10.3 9.6 24.5 23.3 11.0 10.3 9.5 24.3 22.9 10.9 10.3 8.4 5.2 5.0 8.8 9.7 24.8 23.4 10.8 10.5 21.4 14.1 8.2 68.4 42.8 21.4 12.8 8.7 69.0 42.8 21.5 13.2 10.3 68.6 43.1 21.4 12.6 10.5 68.8 43.3 21.2 12.5 11.1 69.6 43.3 21.3 13.0 11.1 69.9 43.1 21.3 13.2 10.4 69.9 43.2 21.6 12.9 9.4 69.7 43.2 21.4 12.7 9.5 69.7 43.2 21.2 12.4 10.9 70.1 43.2 21.3 12.2 10.3 70.2 43.2 21.4 12.3 10.5 70.2 43.2 21.4 12.8 10.1 69.5 43.1 21.4 18.4 53.3 53.6 20.6 18.0 53.3 53.3 20.0 16.8 50.1 52.6 20.0 16.3 48.2 56.0 19.5 16.3 45.0 62.9 19.2 16.0 47.1 59.8 19.3 15.9 48.8 58.0 18.9 15.9 49.6 53.4 18.9 16.0 48.8 543 18.8 15.6 50.0 56.8 17.9 15.3 41.7 56.9 17.9 15.5 51.1 40.1 19.4 16.3 48.9 548 115-16 ounces. 2 The steak for which prices are here quoted is known as “ porterhouse” in most of v,he cities included in this report, but in this city it is called ‘ sirloin” steak. GENERAL TABLES 95 B .—AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTI CLES IN 1913 AND 1923, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1923, FOR EACH OF 51 CITIES— Continued T a b l e BRIDGEPORT, CONN. Article Unit 1923 Av A v er er age age for for year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. year 1913 1923 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Sirloin steak_____ Round steak........ Rib roast.............. Chuck roast......... Plate beef............. Pound.. 43.5 43.4 —-do....... 36.6 36.5 ...d o ....... ____ 33.5 33.0 ...d o ....... ____ 23.4 23.3 ...d o ____ ....... 10.5 10.5 42.9 36.1 32.7 23.2 9.9 43.5 36.7 33.2 22.7 10.0 44.9 37.9 34.7 23.2 9.9 46.5 39.5 36.2 25.3 10.3 48.7 41.5 36.8 26.5 10.7 49.2 42.9 37.2 26.3 11.3 49.7 43.0 38.5 27.5 11.0 48.3 41.3 36.5 25.9 11.5 47.3 40.1 35.7 26.3 11.0 47.0 40.2 35.7 26.0 11.3 46.2 39! 4 35.3 25.0 10.7 Pork chops........... Bacon, sliced....... Ham, sliced......... Lamb__________ Hens___________ - - d o ....... 30.1 29.7 28.9 ...d o ....... ____ 46.2 45.0 44.9 --.d o ....... ____ 53.5 53.8 52.8 ...d o ....... 37.5 38.1 35. 7 ...d o ....... 38.7 39.0 39.4 29.7 44.1 52.5 36.3 39.0 32.0 45.1 52.1 38.1 39.8 31.2 45.2 53.4 41.1 39.1 33.3 44.7 55.3 42.6 37.9 33.8 45.2 56.5 41.4 38.6 39.2 44.7 54.4 40.9 39.0 35.9 45.1 54.2 37.6 39.9 30.5 44.1 51.4 36. 7 38.5 28.5 44.1 51.0 36. 5 37.6 31.9 44.9 53.4 38. 5 38.9 Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh. _ Milk, evaporated. Butter................ _ Oleomargarine___ ...d o ....... 15.0 15.0 Quart__ 12.3i 12. 5 C an1__ 56.9 57.9 Pound. . ...d o ....... ....... 27.3 27.0 15.0 12.5 58.2 28.3 15.0 12.5 59.1 28.0 14.0 12.5 54.2 28.3 14.0 12. 7 50.3 26.8 14.0 12.6 49.4 28.0 14.0 12. 5 51.9 28.3 15.0 12.5 55.7 28.3 15.0 12.3 56.5 28.3 15.0 12. 5 58.7 28.8 15.0 12. 5 59.3 29.6 14.7 12. 5 55.7 28.1 Nut margarine__ Cheese.............. L a r d ................ . Vegetable lard substitute. Eggs,strictly fresh 27.3 27.8 „_ d o ....... d o .... . ____ 37.4 37.8 —.do____ ____ 17.3 17.3 — do— „ ____ 23.2 22.3 27.8 37.9 17.4 22.3 27.8 37.5 17.5 22.8 27.8 37.3 17.1 23.0 27.6 37.5 16.9 22.9 26.3 37.7 16.7 23.0 26.3 37.9 16.6 23.4 26.3 39.0 17.2 23.3 26.3 39.4 18.1 23.9 27.0 39.6 18.5 24.6 27.0 39.5 18.6 24.4 27.1 38.2 17.4 23.3 Eggs, storage____ Bread................... Flour.. ................. Corn meal_____ Rolled oats........... 44.4 42.4 ...d o ....... 8.4 8.4 Pound._ __ do....... 4.8 4.9 __ do....... 6.5 6.4 —.do....... ....... 8.4 8.3 8.3 4.9 6.5 8.6 8.3 4.9 6.5 8.4 8.3 4.9 6.7 8.5 8.4 4.9 6.6 8.4 8.4 4.9 6.6 8.4 8.5 4.7 6.8 8.4 8.6 4.5 7.1 8.3 Cornflakes......... . Wheat cereal........ Macaroni_______ Rice...................... Beans, navy_____ 8-oz.pkg. 9.5 9.6 9.7 28-oz.pkg. ____ 24.0 24.4 23.9 23.7 23.8 23.7 P ound.. ...d o ____ ____ 10.4 10.4 10.5 11.4 11.4 11.6 ___do....... 9.6 23.6 23.9 10.2 11.8 9.6 23.5 24.2 10.2 11.9 9.4 23.7 24.2 10.1 11.9 9.6 23.5 24.0 10.2 11.7 9.6 23.4 24.2 10.2 11.6 9.5 23.5 24.0 10.1 11.4 Potatoes............... Onions.................. Cabbage............... Beans, baked....... Corn, canned____ 2.2 2.3 2.5 2.9 3.4 4.4 5.0 4.0 3.8 3.2 2.9 2.7 3.3 ...d o ....... — do....... ____ 5.1 5.7 6.1 7.6 9.3 9.0 8.5 6.9 6.6 7.2 7.1 6.7 7.2 ...d o ....... ____ 4.3 4.6 8.2 9.8 9.3 6.8 5.9 5.4 6.1 5.5 4.9 4.8 6.3 12.0 12.2 12.2 11.9 12.1 12.2 11.9 11.9 11.8 11.6 11.6 11.5 11.9 No.2can ...d o ....... ....... 18.4 18.9 18.9 19.1 18.9 18.6 18.6 18.9 18.9 18.9 19.1 19.3 18.9 Peas, canned........ Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. Tea....................... Coffee................... 20.5 21.3 — do....... ...d o ____ ____ 12.6 12.9 7.9 8.1 Pound. . 57.1 57.0 — do....... <1n 34.6 35.3 21.3 13.1 9.7 57.6 36.3 20.8 13.3 9.8 57.9 35.9 21.3 13.5 10.9 57.9 36.2 21.4 13.3 10.5 58.3 36.2 21.5 13.5 10.4 58.3 36.1 21.5 13.5 9.6 58.3 36.1 21.5 13.5 9.5 58.3 35.7 21.4 13.8 10.3 58.0 36.1 21.2 13.8 10.3 58.0 36.1 21.1 13.5 10.4 58.0 36.1 21.2 13.4 9.8 57.9 35.9 19.9 19.7 Prunes.................. ...d o ....... Raisins. do _ 18.3 18.1 Dozen. _ 36.7 36.7 Oranges................ ...d o ....... ....... 47.7 48.7 19.9 17.7 36.7 46.5 19.7 17.4 36.2 52.9 19.7 17.1 35.5 58.9 18.5 16.8 37.3 57.9 18.3 17.0 38.2 55.7 18.9 16.8 37.7 52.7 18.3 16.7 37.0 54.2 18.5 15.9 36.0 54.3 17.3 15.3 38.0 50.4 17.9 15.5 38.0 39.6 18.8 16.9 37.0 51.6 Dozen. __ Bananas 115-16 ounces. 30.3 30.1 30.0 30.4 30.5 30.1 30.1 30.5 29.9 29.6 30.1 30.4 30.2 75.0 58.7 52.9 41.9 44.0 45.6 52.3 58.2 66.3 74.7 89.1 83.8 61.9 45.9 46.0 47.6 8.6 8.6 8.5 4.6 4.4 4.5 7.1 6.9 7.0 8.2 8.3 8.3 8.4 4.7 6.7 8.4 9.4 9.4 9.3 9.5 23.6 23.6 23.4 23.7 24.0 23.8 23.7 23.9 10.1 9.9 10.0 10.2 10.9 11.1 11.1 11.5 RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, 1923 96 T able B .— AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTI CLES IN 1913 AND 1923, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1923, FOR EACH OF 51 CITIES— Continued BU FFALO, N . Y . Article Unit 1923 Av er age for year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 1913 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 36.2 36.3 36.5 36.7 37.0 38.6 40.0 40.6 40.1 39.0 36.7 36.5 40.6 29.8 29.9 30.0 30.3 30.9 32.7 33.8 34.2 33.8 32.6 30.8 31.0 31.7 26.9 27.1 27.1 27.3 27.3 28.1 28.7 28.5 28.5 28.3 28.1 27.9 27.8 20.1 20.0 19.8 19.7 19.8 20.5 20.3 20.7 21.1 21.4 20.9 20.5 20.4 12.3 12.1 11.9 11.8 11.6 11.5 11.2 11.1 12.1 12.4 12.1 12.5 11.9 31.0 30.1 29.9 30.0 32.9 32.2 35.1 35.8 39; 7 37.2 29.5 27.3 32.6 34.1 33.2 32.8 32.5 32.7 32.9 32.9 32.8 33.4 32.7 31.8 31.2 32.8 45.9 45.6 46.5 45.4 44.8 45.1 45.9 46.3 46.6 46.4 45.8 44.2 45.7 32.2 32.0 31.7 32.1 31.9 345 34 2 33.1 33.2 32.1 30.0 30.0 32.3 21.1 35.5 36.1 36.2 37.1 36.7 36.6 35.2 349 35.0 35.4 34.1 34.1 35.6 27.5 27.6 27.3 26.9 27.5 27.4 27.4 27.3 27.2 27.1 27.6 27.9 27.4 Salmon, canned, -d o —red. Milk, fresh....... Quart- 8.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 12.5 12.3 12.3 12.5 13.3 13.3 13.8 13.5 13.0 Milk, evaporated. Can1_ __ 11.8 11.9 11.9 11.8 11.8 11.8 11.8 11.9 11.8 11.9 11.8 11.9 11.8 Butter............. Pound.. 37.1 60.0 58.4 58.5 67.3 51.5 48.3 47.7 51.0 55.1 55.5 60.3 61.6 55.4 Oleomargarine— — do__ ..... 27.6 28.0 28.0 28.3 28.5 28.5 28.3 28.3 2A4 28.3 29.2 29.5 28.4 Nut margarine.— ...do.... 25.5 26.1 26.6 27.3 27.1 27.2 27.1 26.9 27.1 27.4 28.0 28.1 27.0 Cheese............ — do.... "2575 35.8 36.4 36.3 36.1 35.4 35.7 35.7 36.2 36.7 37.1 37.9 37.2 36.4 14 .3 Lard______ „_do 16.6 16.6 16.6 16.6 m2 16.4 16.2 16.1 17.0 17.7 18.0 18.0 16.8 21.3 21.1 22.3 22.1 22.1 22.3 22.2 22.2 22.5 22.7 22.8 23.2 22.2 Vegetable lard — do__ substitute Eggs, strictlyfresh Dozen.— 32.9 60.3 50.5 42.7 35.9 36.8 36.0 39.1 42.3 50.9 57.1 70.7 72.3 49.6 37.8 36.1 39.2 39.3 38.8 Eggs, storage__ — do.... Bread............. Pound.. ~~5.~6 8. 3 8.3 8.3 8.3 8.4 8.4 8.4 8.4 a 4 a4 8.5 as 8.4 Flour.............. — do.... 3.0 4.3 4.3 4.2 42 43 42 41 3.9 40 40 40 4 0 41 Commeal........ —.do.... 2.6 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.7 41 41 3.8 Rolled oats....... —-do.... ..... 7.8 7.8 7.6 7.6 7.5 7.8 7.7 7.6 7.7 7.6 7.6 7.6 7.7 9 3 9.2 9.2 9.2 9.2 9.2 9.2 9.2 9.1 9.1 9.1 9.1 9.2 Comflakes....... 8-oz.pkg. 24.9 25.2 24 7 245 241 241 240 240 23.9 23.8 241 23.8 243 Wheat cereal..... 28-oz.pkg. Macaroni____ Pound.. 21.7 21.8 21.7 21.5 21.5 21.5 21.5 21.7 21.5 21.5 21.7 22.0 21.6 Rice............... —.do.... 9.3 9.0 9.1 9.0 9.3 8.9 8.8 8.9 8.9 a9 9.1 9.2 9.4 9.0 10.7 11.2 11.3 11.3 11.4 11.4 11.2 11.3 10.9 ms 10.8 10.4 11.0 Beans, navy__ — do__ Potatoes.......... — do.... 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 2.3 2.4 2.8 45 42 3.7 2.5 2.4 2.2 2.7 Onions_____ ...do.... 5.1 5.2 5.2 6.3 8.1 8.9 7.5 & 6 6.9 7.0 ae 6.8 6.7 Cabbage.......... — do.... ..... 2.6 3.6 5.4 as ao 5.7 47 5.8 5.4 43 3.4 3.4 5.1 Beans, baked__ No. 2can __ 11.2 11.1 11.0 11.4 11.1 11.2 11.5 11.4 11.2 11.1 11.1 11.1 11.2 do 14.6 14.6 15.3 15.2 148 148 14 7 147 146 149 149 149 148 Corn, canned__ 1 16.0 16.2 16.0 m 2 ms 16.2 16.2 16.1 15.6 15.6 15.7 15.9 16.0 Peas, canned..... — do.... 13.0 13.2 13.7 m e 13.7 me 13.8 13.4 13.4 13.6 13.4 13.6 13.5 Tomatoes, canned— do.... Sugar, granulated Pound.. ~5.~4 8.0 8.6 10.1 10.3 10.9 10.9 10.2 9.3 9.4 10.4 10.0 10.0 9.8 Tea_______ ...do.... 45.0 61.2 61.2 60.9 61.7 62.5 62.2 62.2 62.2 62.4 62.6 62.9 62.9 62.1 Coflee___ __ .—do.... 29.3 34.9 35.3 35.5 35.7 35.8 35.6 35.3 35.2 35.2 35.0 348 34 7 35.3 18.9 19.0 19.1 18.8 19.1 19.1 18.7 iao 18.9 m .7 17.3 18.2 18.7 Prunes_____ ...do.... 17.6 17.5 16.3 16.2 15.8 15.7 15.3 15.3 15.0 14.8 14 7 14.4 15.7 Raisins__ ___ ...do.... 46.8 46.5 47.4 46.3 45.6 44.6 47.2 46.0 45.0 46.4 48.9 46.9 46.5 Bananas_____ Dozen... 51.5 51.2 50.5 51.4 56.9 52.2 50.8 52.1 5 4 4 52.8 54.0 48.4 52.2 Oranges........... ...do.... Sirloinsteak...... Bound steak...... Rib roast......... Chuck roast...... Plate beef......... Pork chops....... Bacon, sliced..... Ham, sliced...... Lamb............. TTatis Pound.. — do.... — do.... —.do.... —.do..... — do.... ...do.... — do..... — do..... _do..... 115-16 ounces. 22.3 19.4 17.0 15.3 11.5 20.3 22.1 26.2 16.9 Av erage for year 1923 GENERAL TABLES 97 T able B .—AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTI CLES IN 1913 AND 1923, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1923, FOR EACH OF 51 CITIES—Continued BUTTE, MONT. 1923 A v Av er erage age for for year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. year 1923 1913 Article Unit Sirloin steak Bound steak_....... Rib roast_______ Chuck roast......... Plate b<»ef„ Pound.. — do....... _..do....... _ „d o ....... ___do....... 28.1 25.0 22.5 16.0 11.3 27.9 24.5 22.3 16.0 11.1 27.9 24.7 22.3 16.0 11.3 29.4 25.4 22.9 16.1 11.3 31.0 26.0 23.5 17.7 11.8 31.1 26.3 24.4 17.7 11.8 31.1 26.7 24.3 17.6 11.7 30.1 25.8 23.6 16.8 10.6 29.6 24.8 22.8 16.6 10.5 28.0 24.1 22.1 15.8 10.0 27.0 23.5 21.5 15.4 10.3 26.9 23.3 20.3 14.8 10.2 29.0 25.0 22.7 16.4 11.0 Pork chops........... Bacon, sliced....... Ham, sliced.......... L am b--....... ........ ...d o ....... ...d o ___ ...d o ....... — do....... ...d o ....... 29.6 46.8 51.8 31.0 *30.5 27.0 45.9 50.0 29.5 30.5 26.8 45.9 49.1 30.4 30.3 27.8 46.8 50.0 30.7 30.6 28.1 47.3 49.5 32.5 31.9 28.5 48.2 50.9 32.8 31.7 28.3 48.2 51.8 33.0 30.3 29.0 47.7 52.3 32.3 29.3 34.0 48.2 51.8 33.5 30.1 32.8 48.2 51.4 31.7 29.0 25.8 47.7 51.4 31.3 26.4 25.3 46.8 52.3 30.0 25.7 28.6 47.3 51.0 31.6 29.7 Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh........... Milk, evaporated. Butter........ ......... Oleomargarine— ...d o ____ ____ 36.8 36.8 36.8 37.5 37.3 37.3 36.4 37.3 38.5 38.5 37.5 37.5 37.4 CtS. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. "Hens Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 14.2 14.2 14.2 Quart— 12.3 12.3 12.3 Can *__ 56.5 55.7 53.2 P ound.. ...d o ___ ....... 30.5 30.5 30.5 14.2 12.4 52.7 30.0 14.2 14.2 14.0 14.2 14.3 14.3 14.3 14.3 14.2 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.4 50.8 50.3 50.7 52.3 55.5 56.3 55.7 55.8 53.8 30.0 31.7 36.7 20.5 26.3 31.7 37.1 21.3 26.3 32.2 37.1 20.9 26.3 30.3 Nut margarine__ ...d o ----38.3 Cheese__________ . . . d o - . . . 21.4 Lard_______ . ___ ...d o ___ Vegetable lard ...d o ----- ....... 26.7 substitute. 66.5 Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen- 31.2 37.9 20.9 26.7 32.2 36.7 20.9 26.3 32.7 37.5 20.7 26.3 32.7 37.1 20.5 25.9 32.7 38.3 20.2 26.3 32.7 38.8 21.2 25.6 33.2 38.8 21.9 26.2 33.5 39.6 21.7 26.3 32.2 37.8 21.0 26.3 60.9 46.3 38.5 39.4 42.3 43.6 50.5 54.5 62.8 72.9 70.6 54.1 40.8 42.1 42.2 9.6 9.7 9.7 5.1 4.9 4.9 4.0 4.2 4.5 6.9 6.9 6.7 9.7 5.2 4.0 6.8 12.3 28.3 21.3 9.6 10.6 12.0 28.6 21.2 9.9 10.5 Vffoe fitfirflPfi Bread................... Flour.................... Corn meal.......... . Rolled oats______ _do___ Pound.. ...d o ___ ..- d o — ...d o ___ 9.7 5.5 3.8 6.7 9.7 5.5 3.9 6.7 9.7 5.4 3.9 6.8 9.7 5.3 3.8 6.8 9.7 5.1 3.9 6.8 9.6 5.1 4.0 6.8 Corn flakes........... Wheat cereal........ "Macaroni Rice...................... Beans, navy......... 8-oz. pkg. 11.9 11.9 11.9 11.9 28-oz.pkg. 28.8 28.8 28.8 28.8 21.3 21.3 21.3 21.3 Pound.. 9.8 9.6 9.8 9.6 „ . d o ----...d o ----- ........ 9.5 10.3 10.1 10.4 11.9 28.8 21.3 9.8 10.4 11.9 28.8 20.8 10.0 10.8 11.9 28.8 21.3 10.0 10.8 11.9 28.8 21.3 10.0 10.8 11.9 28.3 21.3 10.1 11.0 Potatoes.*. __......... Onions_________ Cabbage............... Beans, baked___ Corn, canned....... 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.3 1.2 1.3 3.3 3.3 2.6 2.0 1.8 1.8 1.8 ...d o ----3.7 4.1 4.2 4.7 4.7 5.3 5.8 5.4 4.8 5.4 5.1 5.2 4.9 ...d o ___ 3.1 3.8 5.5 6.4 7.9 7.7 7.1 5.4 3.5 3.6 3.1 2.9 5.0 — d o .— 17.9 17.7 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.5 16.8 16.8 17.0 17.4 No. 2 can. 15.7 15.7 15.3 15.3 15.2 15.3 15.3 15.2 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.3 ...d o ___ ........ Peas, canned........ Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated Tea....................... Coffee_ ...d o ___ ...d o ----Pound.. —.d o ___ __ do___ 16.5 15.1 9.7 80.0 45.0 16.5 15.1 10.3 80.0 45.0 16.3 15.1 12.2 80.0 45.0 16.3 15.1 12.2 80.0 45.0 16.3 15.1 13.6 82.5 45.4 16.3 15.5 13.6 82.5 45.4 16.3 15.1 13.0 82.5 45.4 16.3 14.9 12.0 82.5 45.4 16.0 14.9 11.9 82.5 45.4 16.0 15.0 12.5 82.5 45.5 16.0 15.0 12.5 82.5 45.6 16.0 15.0 12.7 82.5 45.7 16.2 15.1 12.2 81.7 45.3 ...d o ..Raisins................. ...d o ___ ...d o ___ Bananas________ Oranges................ Dozen__ 20.6 20.8 15.3 42.7 20.4 21.2 15.5 40.8 20.3 21.3 15.4 44.6 20.6 21.6 15.4 45.4 20.4 21.3 14.6 50.0 20.0 20.8 15.1 49.5 20.6 21.3 15.2 48.3 20.6 21.1 15.2 48.3 20.0 20.0 15.2 50.0 18.5 20 0 15.2 50.0 18.1 19.8 16.2 51.3 17.5 19.0 16.7 43.2 19.8 20.7 15.4 47.0 Prunes 115-16 ounces. 40.0 33.1 9.7 9.7 5.4 5.3 3.9 3.8 6.9 6.7 9.7 5.4 3.9 6.6 12.1 27.9 21.0 10.1 10.8 12.1 27.9 21.0 9.8 10.8 RETAIL TRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, 1923 98 / T able B .— AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTI CLES IN 1913 AND 1923, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1923, FOR EACH OF 51 CITIES— Continued CHARLESTON, S. C. 1923 A v A v er erage age for for year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. year 1913 1923 Article Unit Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. P ound.. ...d o ....... — do___ ...d o ....... ...d o ....... 21.7 20.4 20.2 15.1 11.8 34.5 31.4 28.6 21.8 14.3 Cts. Cts. Sirloin steak......... Round steak........ Rib roast.............. Chuck roast......... Plate beef............. 34.1 30.9 27.3 20.7 14.3 35.3 32.7 28.6 21.4 15.0 35.9 33.8 29.7 21.8 14.5 36.5 33.5 29.0 20.5 14.2 36.5 340 28.5 21.0 143 35.6 34 4 28.8 21.3 14 4 35.6 32.5 28.1 20.6 141 35.6 31.9 28.8 21.3 141 33.2 30.5 26.8 20.2 13.2 33.2 31.4 26.4 20.2 14.5 33.2 29.8 26.4 19.6 14 5 34 9 32.2 28.1 20.9 14 3 Pork chops........... Bacon, sliced....... Ham, sliced_____ Lamb................... Hens___________ — do___ — do....... — do___ —.do....... do 23.5 25.7 27.5 21.8 21.7 30.5 37.9 43.5 44.4 36.9 29.1 37.4 41.9 40.6 36.0 29.5 35.8 42.3 43.1 36.9 29.5 35.2 40.8 44.8 38.0 30.0 34.6 41.3 41.9 37.3 30.5 349 41.3 41.3 36.9 30.6 341 41.3 4L7 37? 1 30.6 34.2 41.7 41.7 37.4 33.8 35.3 40.8 41.7 36.6 31.8 35.0 42.7 41.7 36.4 30.5 34.6 42.0 38.5 34 9 25.9 34 6 41.8 39.0 34 7 30.2 35.3 41.8 41.7 36.6 Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh........... Milk, evaporatedButter.................. Oleomargarine___ — do.___ Nut margarine— — do....... Cheese.................. — do....... 20. 6 Lard___________ __ do____ 15.0 Vegetable lard — do___ substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen.. 31.5 28.0 36.0 18.6 20.6 28.0 36.6 18.8 20.7 37.0 37.0 ...d o ....... P ound.. ~~6.~1 9.5 9.5 — do----- 3.7 5.9 6.0 — do----- 2.4 3.0 3.0 -.-d o ___ ....... 9.5 9.5 Corn flakes______ Wheat cereal........ M pnnrrvni Rice...................... Beans, navy 8-oz.pkg. 28-oz.pkg. Pound _ —.do___ do. _ 10.0 25.0 20.5 5.5 6.3 11.5 Potatoes............... Onions_________ HahhaffP. Beans, baked....... Corn, canned....... — do___ dn __ do....... No. 2 can — do___ 2.2 Peas, canned........ Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated Tea....................... CnfTftft. — do....... 18.2 18.0 ...d o ...... 10.5 10.8 Pound . . "5.1 7.8 7.9 — do...... 50.0 71.4 70.7 — do....... 26.3 32.6 32.7 _ ___do...... ...d o ...... Dozen Oranges................ ...d o ...... 15-16 ounces. Cts. 28.0 35.6 18.7 22.3 18.0 12.2 57.7 28.0 18.0 12.1 52.0 28.2 18.0 12.1 48.9 28.5 18.0 12.0 47.9 28.0 18.0 12.0 50.0 28.3 18.0 12.0 53.1 29.0 18.0 12.0 547 29.0 18.0 12.0 55.2 29.0 18.0 12.0 56.8 30.0 ia o 12.1 53.9 28.5 28.0 34.4 18.8 22.8 28.0 31.8 18.7 22.5 28.5 32.5 18.5 21.9 28.5 33.9 18.5 22.5 28.5 34 2 18.5 22.4 28.5 34 9 18.9 22.2 28.5 36.1 19.3 22.2 29.0 35.4 20.1 23.2 30.0 35.1 20.3 23.6 28.5 34 7 19.0 22.2 52.4 43.4 35.4 33.8 32.9 33.9 34.7 36.2 37.5 442 49.5 65.0 41.6 Eggs, storage____ Bread................... Flour.................... Corn meal............ Rolled oats.......... Pninfts Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 27.0 27.1 26.7 26.6 26.3 26.1 25.8 25.8 25.8 26.8 26.8 26.6 26.5 Q u a r t - 11.8 18.0 18.0 18.0 12.0 12.0 12.2 Can 1__ P ound.. 37.8 57.5 56.1 56.7 —.do___ ....... 28.2 28.2 28.0 ■Raisins . . . . . . 'RpnanflS... Cts. 10.0 25.0 20.5 6.3 12.0 9.5 6.0 3.1 9.5 10.0 25.0 20.2 6.3 12.0 3a 3 38.0 37.9 9.5 10.2 10.2 10.2 id 3 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.8 5.7 5.7 5.9 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.2 9.4 9.5 9.5 9.4 9.4 9.5 9.4 9.3 9.3 9.4 10.0 25.0 20.3 6.3 12.1 10.0 25.0 20.6 6.3 11.9 10.0 25.0 20.6 6.4 11.9 10.0 25.0 20.6 6.4 11.8 10.0 25.0 20. 6 6.4 12.0 10.0 25.0 20.2 6.6 11.8 10.0 9.9 9.9 10.0 25.0 24.7 249 25.0 20.2 19.8 19.8 20.3 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.5 11.8 11.9 11.6 11.5 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.8 2.9 3.2 3.0 4.1 3.6 3.1 2.8 •2.8 3.0 5.2 5.5 5.5 6.5 7.3 7.6 7.5 6.4 5.4 6.3 6.6 6.2 6.3 3.8 3.8 4.8 5.4 4.7 4 3 6.5 6.1 5.7 5.0 4 4 4 4 4 9 11.6 11.5 11.4 11.3 11.4 11.2 11.2 11.0 14 0 10.9 10.9 10.8 11.2 14.6 14.6 14.6 14.5 14.5 14 5 14 5 14.4 14 3 14.3 14 2 14.1 14 4 19.8 18.5 38.1 36.8 19.8 18.6 36.9 33.3 18.2 10.8 9.7 70.7 32.8 18.0 11.0 10.0 71.5 33.4 18.0 11.0 10.8 71.5 33.8 18.0 11.0 10.8 71.5 34 2 18.0 11.0 10.2 71.5 33.8 18.0 10.8 9.2 71.4 33.8 17.9 10.8 9.0 70.7 33.1 18.1 10.6 10.2 70.7 32.5 18.2 10.7 10.0 71.4 32.6 18.2 10.7 10.2 71.6 32.6 ia i 10.8 9.7 71.2 33.2 20.2 18.2 36.9 38.3 20.0 16.9 36.9 49.6 19.7 16.7 38.1 52.7 19.3 16.9 39.4 51.8i 19.0 16.9 38.1 53.1 18.6 16.9 40.0 50.8 18.7 17.0 40.7 46.3 18.1 16.7 '10.7 42.5 17.9 16.3 40.7 30.0 17.5 15.7 47.5 29.0 19.1 17.1 39 5 42.9 GEN ERAL TABLES 99 B .— AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTI CLES IN 1913 AND 1923, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1923, FOR EACH OF 51 CITIES—Continued T a b l e C H IC A G O , ILL. Unit Article 1923 A v Av er er age age for for year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec, year 1923 1913 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. . Cts. Cts. Sirloin steak......... Round steak......... Rib roast.............. Chuck roast......... Plate beef........... - Pound.. ...d o ....... — do....... -__do....... — do....... 23.2 20.2 19.5 15A 11.5 38.1 29.3 29.3 19.4 12.3 37.6 28.9 29.2 18.8 12.0 37.3 28.8 29.1 18.9 11.7 38.2 29.4 29.8 19.5 11.9 38.5 29.6 30.1 19.5 11.9 39.3 30.2 29.4 19.9 11.7 40.5 41.6 31.6 *32.2 30.2 29.9 19.5 19.5 11.8 11.6 43.0 32.7 31.4 21.0 12.0 41.6 32.3 31.6 21.1 12.2 40.7 31.7 31.3 21.0 12.5 40.9 31.6 31.3 21.1 12.3 39.8 31.5 30.2 19.9 12.0 Pork chops......... . Bacon, sliced........ Ham, sliced.......... Lamb.................... Hens..................... ...d o ....... ---d o....... — do....... — do....... - - d o ....... 19.0 31.6 31.8 19.8 19.3 25.6 44.4 46.4 34. C 31.1 24.8 44.3 46.6 34.2 34.0 24.7 44.2 46.9 34.4 34.1 24.7 44.8 47.4 34.4 35.4 27.7 45.2 48.0 34.6 34.7 26.0 44.2 47.8 36.1 32.9 28.0 44.5 48.2 38.0 33.3 34.6 44.9 48.8 37.4 33.8 31.7 44.8 49.0 36.4 32.6 25.2 43.7 48.4 35.7 30.0 23.5 42.2 46.9 34.9 29.2 27.3 44.3 47.8 35.6 32.8 Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh______ Milk, evaporated. Butter................. Oleomargarine___ - - d o ....... ____ 32.2 32.2 31.3 31.4 32.8 32.9 33.1 33.3 33.5 33.4 33.9 33.4 32.8 30.9 44.7 48.6 37.0 32.9 13.0 11.4 56.4 25.6 13.0 11.2 55.7 25.3 13.0 11.2 54.3 25.5 13.0 11.3 49.0 25.4 13.0 11.4 46.2 25.6 14.0 11.5 45.7 25.5 14.0 11.4 49.2 25.7 14.0 11.5 53.1 25.9 14.0 11.5 54.3 26.1 14.0 11.5 58.8 26.9 14.0 11.5 60.9 27.2 13.5 11.4 53.5 25.8 Nut margarine___ Cheese.................. Lard..................... Vegetable l a r d substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh 24.0 24.5 -_-do....... ...d o ....... 25.2 39.8 40.4 - - d o ....... 14.9 17.0 16.4 22.8 23.0 —-do....... 24.2 40.6 16.6 23.2 24.4 40.4 16.7 23.3 24.8 40.1 16.4 23.3 24.6 40.0 16.7 23.3 24.2 39.9 16.8 22.9 24.4 40.0 16.8 23.5 24.7 40.0 17.1 24.3 25.1 40.1 18.2 24.4 26.3 40.7 19.0 25.1 26.4 40.5 18.8 25.0 24.8 40.2 17.2 23.7 'F'fTfTo ovviagv..... storaffft Bread................. Flour.................... Corn meal______ Rolled oats__ __ __ (Jo____ 38 5 35.2 Pound. - ""6.’ i 9.7 9.7 — do....... 2.8 4.2 4.2 — do....... 2.9 5.4 5.4 8.1 8.2 __ do....... 9.7 4.1 5.2 7.9 9.7 4.1 5.1 8.1 9.7 4.1 5.1 8.0 9.7 4.2 5.2 8.3 9.7 4.0 5.2 8.5 9.7 4.0 5.3 8.5 9.7 4.1 5.5 8.6 Corn flakes.......... Wheat cereal........ Macaroni..... ........ Rice..................... Beans, navy........ 8-oz.pkg. 9.6 23.9 28-oz.pkg. 17.9 P ound.. „ _ d o ____ ~~8.9 10.1 — do....... ....... 11.2 9.6 24.2 18.0 10.1 11.4 9.6 23.9 18.2 10.1 11.5 9.5 23.7 18.0 10.2 11.6 9.4 23.5 18.2 10.1 11.8 9.3 24.0 18.0 10.2 11.5 9.2 23.5 18.3 10.0 11.3 9.2 23.4 18.3 10.0 10.7 9.2 23.4 18.5 10.2 10.6 Quart— 8.0 13.0 11.2 Can L - . Pound-. 36.2 58.3 25.2 __ do....... Dozen__ 29.2 56.5 45.8 39.5 36.7 36.6 36.6 36.6 39.2 46.1 49.8 65.0 64.0 46.0 35.3 40.7 39.7 9.7 9.7 9.7 4.1 4.1 4.1 5.4 5.4 5.2 8.6 8.4 8.5 9.1 23.4 18.2 10.1 10.6 9.2 23.3 18.3 10.1 10.6 9.3 23.5 18.4 10.5 10.6 9.7 4.1 5.3 8.3 9.4 23.6 18.2 10.1 11.1 Potatoes............... — do....... 1.6 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.2 2.2 2.7 4.6 3.7 3.3 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.6 4.8 5.0 5.0 6.4 8.2 8.4 8.0 6.0 5.9 5.8 6.0 5.9 6.3 Onions______ __ ...d o ....... 5.0 5.6 7.2 8.8 8.4 6.5 5.8 4.5 3.8 3.5 3.7 3.9 5.6 Cabbage________ — do___ 13.0 13.0 12.9 12.9 12.8 12.9 12.9 12.9 12.9 12.9 12.8 12.7 12.9 Beans, baked....... No.2 can Corn, canned....... — do....... ....... 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.7 14.8 14.8 14.9 15.2 15.4 15.4 15.2 15.2 14.9 Peas, canned____ Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. Tea.............. ........ Coflee................... 15.9 - - d o ....... 13.5 ...d o ....... Pound- . " T i 7.7 __ do____ 54.0 69.2 — do....... 30.5 36.2 15.8 13.6 8.2 70.0 37.6 15.4 13.5 9.3 70.0 37.7 16.1 13.6 10.0 70.2 38.8 16.3 14.1 10.4 70.2 38.6 16.1 13.9 10.4 70.3 38.4 16.3 14.0 10.0 72.8 38.3 16.7 14.0 9.1 72.6 38.1 16.8 14.0 9.1 72.6 38.0 16.8 14.2 9.8 72.7 38.2 16.9 14.1 9.4 72.9 38.0 17.1 14.1 9.6 72.5 38.0 16.4 13.9 9.4 71.3 38.0 Prunes................. Raisins................. Bananas________ Oranges................ — do....... ...d o ____ Dozen— do....... 20.7 19.4 38.1 51.8 20.1 19.2 37.8 51.8 19.9 19.0 38.2 52.6 20.3 18.5 38.0 52.6 20.3 18.3 38.5 53.3 20.1 18.0 38.4 55.5 19.8 17.6 40.2 53.3 19.4 17.3 40.0 52.3 20.6 17.3 39.0 52.7 19.2 17.1 37.7 56.1 19.1 17.3 38.9 56.1 19.3 16.8 40.8 42.6 19.9 18.0 38.8 52.6 < 15—16 o u n c e s . RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, 1983 100 T able E . — A V E R A G E R E T A IL P R IC E S OF S P E C IF IE D F O O D A R T I C L E S I N 1913 A N D 1923, A N D F O R E A C H E A C H O F 51 C IT IE S — Continued M ONTH O F 1923, F O R C IN C IN N A T I, O H IO 1923 Av A v er erage age for for year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. year 1913 1923 Article Unit Cts. Cts. Cts. C ts. C ts. Sirloin steak------Round steak------Rib roast.............. Chuck roast......... Plate beef............. P ound.. __ do....... ...d o ....... ...d o ....... ...d o .___ 23.1 20.8 19.1 15.2 11.8 38.0 29.5 27.1 17.7 14.2 33.2 29.9 27.5 17.7 14.3 33.8 30.0 28.2 17.9 14.6 33.8 30.6 28.2 mi 14.0 Pork chops........... Bacon, sliced........ Ham, sliced......... Lamb................... Hens ...d o ....... — do-----...d o .___ __do____ ...d o ___ 20.6 25.1 28.3 17.0 23.4 27.3 34.0 45.0 34.3 34.0 27.0 33.5 45.4 34.2 36.7 26.7 32.9 45.2 34.0 38.3 28.3 33.0 46.0 34.7 38.1 Salmon, canned, __ do____ Milk', fresh........... Milk, evaporated. Butter.................. Oleomargarine___ Cts. C ts. C ts. C ts. C ts. C ts. 36.1 32.6 28.8 18.6 13.9 36.8 33.3 28.8 19.0 14.0 37.1 33.4 29.0 19.0 14.0 C ts. 34.5 31.1 28.4 18.3 14.4 36.5 32.8 28.7 18.8 14.1 34.9 31.2 282 181 13.9 34.1 30.7 27.4 17.8 13.8 34.1 30.2 27.1 17.6 18 8 348 31.3 281 18 2 141 28.5 33.5 48.5 35.8 38.0 28.0 33.6 46,8 37.1 36.7 31.5 33.8 47.5 34.9 34.9 32.4 33.8 48.2 32.3 34.9 37.3 33.9 47.9 32 9 36 4 31.5 33.8 48.1 33.3 34.9 23.3 31.7 47.6 32.1 328 282 30.9 46.1 32.3 32 9 28.8 33.2 46.9 34.0 35.7 C ts. 27.9 27.9 28.0 28.0 27.8 27.6 28.0 28.2 280 281 282 283 28.0 Quart. 8.0 12.0 Can1___ 11.5 Pound.. 38.5 59.0 __do____ ....... 29.6 Nut margarine.. . ...d o ___ Cheese.............. — ...d o ....... Lard..................... ...d o ....... Vegetable la r d ...d o ___ substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen__ C ts. 12.0 11.6 56.8 29.7 12.0 11.6 57.3 29.7 12.0 11.5 55.0 29.7 12.0 11,4 48.7 29.7 12.0 11.4 47.1 29.7 12.0 11.4 45.4 29.7 12.0 11.5 50.0 29.8 12 0 11.6 53.5 30.5 14.0 11.5 54.5 30.8 14.0 11.5 59.2 31.6 140 11.4 60.5 31.8 125 11.5 53.9 30.2 27.4 27.6 27.8 '2L2 38.0 38.4 38.1 14.1 15.6 15.4 15.9 ____ 22.3 23.3 22.6 28.2 36.0 16.0 22.8 28.0 35.5 15.3 23.0 27.9 38.1 15.3 22.9 28.2 37.0 15.2 22.9 27.6 36.5 15.3 23.4 27.8 38.6 17.4 23.8 27.6 39.0 181 24.5 285 38.1 18.0 24.1 2&2 37.8 17.6 24.3 28.0 37.6 16.3 23.3 27.8 51.3 39.2 30.1 29.7 30.2 26.3 31.3 33.7 422 47.0 684 58.2 40.4 Eggs, storage....... Bread................... Flour.................... Com meal............ Rolled oats______ ...d o ___ 36.6 29.0 Pound.. " 4 .8 8.4 8.5 __ do....... 3.3 4.6 4.5 __ do____ 2.7 2.9 3.0 __ do___ 8.7 8.7 Com flakes........... Wheat cereal........ Macaroni Rice...................... Beans, navy __ . 8-oz.pkg. 28-oz.pkg. Pound.. __ do____ do Potatoes............... Onions.................. Cabbage............... Beans, baked____ Corn, canned __ do....... 1.8 2.0 1.9 2.1 2.3 2.4 3.6 4.2 2.9 3.0 2 4 2.2 2.2 2.6 __ do____ ___ 5.2 5.1 5.3 6.8 7.8 7.9 6.5 6.0 6.0 5.9 5.6 5.3 6.1 ...d o ____ ____ 3.8 4.4 6.5 8.3 8.0 6.4 4.4 4.2 4.7 4.3 3.9 4 0 5.2 No.2can_ ___ _ 11.5 11.6 11.7 11.6 11.6 11.7 11.7 11.6 11.4 11.5 11.5 11.6 11.6 do__ _ 14.0 14.1 14.0 14.2 13.9 13.9 13.8 13.7 13.3 14.2 14.2 142 140 Peas, canned........ Tomatoes, canned. Sugar, granulated. Tea....................... Coffee _ 16.3 16.4 __ do____ 12.4 12.4 __ do____ P ound.. ~~5.3 . 8.0 8.5 __do....... 60.0 68.1 69.6 do 25.6 32.0 32.2 Prunes.................. __ do____ Raisins................. __ do____ Bananas Dozen Oranges............... 1 1 5 -1 6 o u n c e s . 8.4 4.5 2.8 8.7 8.4 4.5 2.9 8.7 8.4 4.5 3.0 8.6 8.4 4.5 3.2 8.6 8.4 4.5 3.2 8.6 8.4 4.4 3.4 8.7 8.4 4.5 3.4 87 36.4 37.2 37.7 8.4 8.4 8.4 8.4 4.4 4.4 4.4 • 4.5 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.2 8.7 8.6 8.5 8.7 9.4 9.4 9.5 9.5 9.3 9.3 9.3 9.3 9.3 9.2 9.2 9.2 9.3 23.8 23.3 23.2 23.2 22.9 23.0 23.0 22.8 23.5 23.5 23.3 23.0 23.2 16.4 15.9 16.1 16.4 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.6 16.6 16.6 16.5 16.0 16.3 8.8 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.7 9.0 8.8 8.9 9.0 9.0 9.4 9,5 9.6 9.1 10.5 10.8 10.9 10.8 10.7 10.7 10.4 10.3 10.0 9.8 9.3 8 8 10.3 19.9 18.7 38.2 42.3 19.9 18.3 38.1 41.3 16.5 12.3 9.9 69.1 33.3 16.5 12.4 10.4 69.3 34.1 16.5 12.3 10.8 70.3 34.0 16.8 12.4 10.8 70.9 33.8 16.9 12.7 10.3 72.0 33.7 16.9 12.6 9.5 72.3 33.1 16.9 12.7 9.6 72.5 32 9 189 125 10.3 722 381 16.9 12.9 10.2 72.2 33.1 16.8 12.8 10.1 728 33.1 16.7 12.5 9.9 70.9 33.2 19.6 18.5 40.7 41.9 19.4 18.5 40.7 49.3 19.1 mo 40.3 55.1 19.4 17.9 41.5 51.2 19.2 17.7 41.3 52.1 19.0 17.8 41.5 50.1 18.5 17. t 42.3 50.2 183 187 486 487 19.0 16.4 45.0 41.8 187 16.2 45.8 33.0 19.2 17.7 41.8 46.3 GEN ERAL TABLES 101 B . — AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIEC FOOD ARTI CLES IN 1913 AND 1923, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1923, FOR EACH OF 51 CITIES—Continued T a b l e CLEVELAN D, O H IO 1923 Av Av er erage age for for year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. year 1913 1923 Article Unit Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Sirloin steak......... Round steak____ Rib roast.............. Chuck roast......... Plate beef............. P ound.. ...d o — . —.d o___ ...d o ___ ...d o — - 24.6 21.7 19.0 16.6 11.9 34.2 28.0 24.6 19.3 11.3 33.7 28.0 25.3 19.3 11.0 33.9 27.5 24.9 19.3 11.2 34.6 28.5 24.9 19.3 11.0 36.5 29.4 26.1 19.0 10.9 38.1 30.9 26.5 19.4 10.2 38.6 31.2 26.4 19.6 10.5 38.2 31.2 26.0 20.0 11.0 38.2 31.6 26.4 20.7 11.0 37.5 30.9 25.8 20.4 11.5 35.8 29.8 24.8 19.5 11.4 35.4 '36.2 28.8 29.7 25.8 25.6 20.0 19.7 11.6 11.1 Pork chops........... Bacon, sliced....... Ham, sliced-........ Lamb................... Hens___________ ...d o — ...d o ___ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ 21.0 27.6 35.1 19.3 21.5 28.4 40.1 46.2 34.1 36.3 28,2 39.9 46.0 33.6 37.1 27.5 39.6 47.0 34.6 38.5 28.0 .30.6 39.5 39.0 46.4 47.1 34.1 33.9 38.1 37.2 30.8 39.3 47.6 34.8 35.8 31.6 39.8 47.9 36.6 35.6 33.4 40.0 48.8 34.9 36.1 40.5 40.3 49.3 35.4 36.6 35.2 40.4 50.5 34.4 35.5 29.2 39.4 50.1 32.6 34.2 25.7 38.3 48.5 32.3 34.3 Cts. Cts . Cts. Cts. 30.8 39.6 48.0 34.3 36.3 29.4 29.4 29.6 29.3 29.3 29.3 29.3 29.1 29.3 29.4 29.2 29.5 29.3 Salmon, canned, — do___ Milk, fresh........... Milk, evaporated. Butter-................. Oleomargarine___ Q u a r t - 8.2 14.0 11.7 Can * — P ound.. 39.6 61.6 — do___ ....... 29.6 14.0 11.7 60.2 29.4 14.0 11.9 59.4 28.7 14.0 11.8 58.4 29.0 14.0 11.8 51.9 29.1 14.0 11.9 49.2 29.3 14.0 11.9 49.0 29.1 14.0 11.9 53.5 29.1 14.0 11.7 57.0 29.6 14.0 11.9 57.5 30.3 14.0 11.7 62.4 30.8 14.0 11.6 64.4 31.6 14.0 11.8 57.0 29.6 Nut margarine. __ Cheese.................. Lard..................... V egetable lard substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh . . . do— — do___ 23."3 ...d o ___ 16.3 ...d o ___ ____ 27.4 36.4 17.9 23.5 27.5 36.3 17.8 23.7 27.1 36.6 17.9 23.7 27.3 37.1 18.3 24.1 27.7 35.1 18.1 24.3 27.7 35.3 17.9 24.1 27.2 35.2 18.0 24.0 28,1 35.0 17.8 24.3 27.6 35.3 18.9 24.5 28.6 36.2 19.0 24.4 29.5 37.3 19.7 24.7 29.9 37.5 19.9 25.8 28.0 36.1 18.4 24.3 Eggs, storage____ Bread................... Flour.................... Corn meal............ Rolled oats______ 41.6 37.8 ...d o ___ P ound.. " 5 .5 7.9 7.9 — do___ 3.2 4.7 4.7 2.8 3.8 3.8 ...d o ___ __ do___ 8.6 8.5 Com flakes.......... Wheat cereal____ Macaroni_______ Rice...................... Beans, navy......... 8-oz. pkg. 28-oz.pkg. Pound.. . . . d o .... . . -do___ Potatoes............... Onions.................. Cabbage............... Beans, baked....... Com, canned....... 1.7 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.5 2.7 3.8 4.7 4.2 4.0 2.8 2.4 2.4 3.0 — do___ — do___ 4.7 4.8 5.0 6.4 9.2 8.5 7.5 5.9 5.9 6.1 5.8 5.7 6.3 ...d o ___ ____ 3.9 4.3 6.8 9.9 8.3 6.2 6.0 5.2 4.6 4.4 4.3 4.3 5.7 No. 2 can 12.7 12.7 12.6 12.9 12.7 12.8 12.8 12.9 12.9 13.1 12.9 12.9 12.8 — do___ ..... 16.1 15.9 15.8 15.3 15.2 15.1 15.1 15.5 15.6 16.2 16.3 16.3 15.7 Peas, canned........ Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. Tea....................... Coffee. .........__. —.d o___ ...d o ___ P ound.. "5 .4 ...d o ___ 50.0 — do___ 26.5 Dozen. _ 34.3 61.2 47.6 38.9 35.2 35.3 34.7 38.1 41.4 50.6 59.7 74.8 64.4 48.5 Prunes................. — do___ 1 1 5 -1 6 o u n c e s . 7.9 4.8 3.6 8.5 8.2 4.9 3.7 8.6 8.1 4.9 3.6 8.6 7.9 4.7 3.7 8.5 7.9 4.6 3.8 8.6 7.9 4.6 3.9 8.6 42.4 46.6 43.3 7.9 7.9 7.9 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.0 4.2 4.3 8.7 8.8 8.8 7.9 4.7 3.9 8.6 9.9 9.9 9.9 9.8 9.7 9.9 9.8 9.8 9.9 9.9 10.0 9.9 9.9 24.7 24.4 24.7 23.9 23.9 24.1 24.3 24.4 24.5 24.8 24.5 24.3 24.4 19.0 18 9 18.3 19.5 19.5 19.4 19.7 19.2 19.4 20.2 19.8 20.2 19.4 8.7 9.0 9.0 8.9 8.8 9.1 8.9 9.0 9.2 9.0 9.5 9.8 9.7 9.2 ..... 10.2 11.2 11.4 11.5 11.3 11.3 11.0 10.7 10.4 9.9 9.9 9.6 10.7 Raisins_____ ...do__ Dozen. _ Oranges........... ...do__ Bananas 7.9 4.7 3.8 8.4 17.1 13.6 8.2 69.3 39.8 17.3 13.7 8.5 69.1 40.2 17.3 13.7 10.2 68.5 40.4 16.7 13.7 10.8 68.7 40.5 16.9 14.1 11.1 68.7 40.5 16.6 13.9 11.1 68.7 40.5 16.6 13.8 10.4 68.7 40.6 16.7 13.8 9.2 68.7 40.0 16.7 13.6 9.5 68.1 39.4 17.0 13.8 10.6 67.7 40.4 17.1 13.8 10.3 68.0 40.5 17.2 13.5 10.3 69.6 40.6 16.9 13.8 10.0 68.6 40.3 19.7 19.1 48.5 49.7 19.3 18.8 48.9 49.7 19.9 17.9 49.8 51.8 19.4 17.3 48.5 51.9 19.5 17.3 46.9 55.7 19.1 17.0 49.8 54.8 18.4 16.9 50.3 53.3 18.0 17.2 52.3 50.7 18.8 16.7 51.9 52.6 19.0 17.0 53.8 52.3 18.9 16.2 56.0 51.7 18.2 16.0 50.8 40.5 19.0 17.3 50.6 51.2 RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, 1923 102 T a b l e B . — A V E R A G E R E T A I L P R IC E S OF S P E C IF IE D F O O D A R T I C L E S I N 1913 A N D 1923, A N D F O R E A C H M O N T H O F 1923, F O R E A C H OF 51 C IT IE S — Continued C O L U M B U S, O H IO Article Unit Sirloin steak Round steak_____ Rib roast_______ Chuck roast......... P lata beef P ound.. ...d o -----...d o ____ ...d o ....... __ do____ Pork chops........... Bacon, sliced........ Ham, sliced.......... Lamb................... Hens___________ 1923 A v A v erer age age for for year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept Oct.:Nov. Dec. year 1913 1923 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 33.7 29.2 25.6 19.4 12.8 Cts. Cts. Cts. 34.4 29.6 26.1 19.8 13.5 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 33.6 29.5 25.1 20.1 13.0 33.4 29.3 25.4 19.7 13.4 34 6 30.8 25.5 20.5 12.8 35.9 31.4 27.5 21.5 12.4 37.5 33.6 27.2 21.5 13.2 37.1 32.6 27.8 21.1 13.0 Cts. Cts. 36.6 32.5 26.9 20.7 12.0 37.9 32.7 27.7 21.3 13.0 40.7 32.4 28.5 21.8 14 2 37.4 32.1 28.2 22.5 14 4 36.1 31.3 26.8 20.8 13.1 ...d o ....... 27.6 26.3 25.0 ...d o ....... ____ 36.6 38.3 37.1 ...d o ....... ____ 44.5 45.3 44.7 . . . do....... ____ 36.9 34.7 34.6 32.0 33.0 33.5 ...d o ....... 25.6 36.7 45.1 34.0 34.0 26.8 36.6 45.4 33.8 343 26.9 38.3 45.4 36.2 34 3 27.4 37.9 45.9 36.3 33.7 28.6 38.8 45.8 36.2 31.2 33.1 38.3 46.6 35.3 32.0 33.4 39.3 46.6 36.1 32.1 27.9 38.5 446 37.8 31.4 240 37.2 445 40.4 31.3 27.7 37.8 45.4 36.0 32.7 Cts. 31.6 31.6 31.6 31.6 31.3 31.3 31.0 31.0 31.6 32.4 32.4 32.2 31.6 Salmon, canned, ...d o ....... red. Milk, fresh........... Quart... Milk, evaporated. C an1__ Tlntter P ound.. Oleomargarine___ ...d o ____ ....... 12.0 11.9 58.6 27.2 12.0 12.1 57.1 27.6 12.0 12.2 55.6 27.2 12.0 11.8 53.9 27.4 12*0 11.8 48.8 27.3 12.0 11.8 47.1 27.8 12.0 11.7 46.3 27.4 12.0 11.8 49.3 27.8 13.0 11.8 53.3 28.0 13.0 11.9 55.3 28.8 13.0 12.0 59. 9 29.8 13.0 11.9 60.8 30.2 12.3 11.9 53.8 28.0 Nut margarine___ Cheese.................. Lard..................... V eg eta ble lard substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh 25.6 26.1 ...d o ....... — do....... ____ 36.8 36.9 ...d o ....... ____ 15.3 15.2 ...d o ___ ....... 22.1 22.4 26.2 35.5 14.7 22.8 26.7 34.9 15.0 22.9 27.1 33.6 14 7 22.6 26.3 33.6 14.6 22.5 26.3 341 14 3 22.5 26.3 33.9 14 3 22.4 25.9 35.6 15.8 22.6 26.8 38.0 17.3 23.9 27.7 38.6 17.9 240 28.0 37.6 17.4 247 26.6 35.8 15.5 23.0 Eggs, storage____ Bread Plnnr Corn meal............ Rolled oats........... 37.6 35.0 ...d o ....... 7.9 7.7 P ound.. __ do....... 4.6 4.6 3.2 3.0 ...d o ....... — do....... ....... 9.9 9.0 Corn flakes _ Wheat cereal.__ IVT^earnni Rice...................... Beans, navy r 8-oz.pkg. 28-oz.pkg. Pound ...d o ....... __ do....... Potatoes................ Onions.................. Cabbage Beans, baked....... Corn, canned 1.8 1.9 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.3 4 9 3.5 3.2 2.6 2.1 2.1 2.6 ...d o ...... ...d o ....... ____ 5.5 5.9 6.7 8.3 9.5 9.5 8.5 6.8 7.4 7.0 7.3 7.7 7.5 4.4 5.1 7.9 9.8 9.1 7.3 5.3 4 6 4 5 4 6 4 6 4.9 6.0 ...d o ....... 13.4 13.2 13.5 13.5 13.4 13.4 13.5 13.6 13.6 14 0 13.9 13.7 13.6 No. 2 can __ do....... 12.6 12.5 12.5 12.3 12.5 12.5 12.61 12.6 12.6 12.9 12.9 13.1 12.6 Dozen... 54.0 41.5 30.3 28.0 28.2 27.1 28.1 32.2 39.7 47.6 68.9 57.8 40.3 9.8 24.8 19.3 10.0 10.7 15.1 13.5 8.2 76.7 36.5 10.1 24.4 18.6 10.0 11.0 14.5» 13.1 8.S; 76.7r 36.6i 7.9 4.5 3.0 8.8 7.9 4.5 3.0 8.9 7.9 44 3.1 9.0 7.9 44 3.1 9.3 7.9 43 3.1 9.2 7.7 4 1 3.3 9.1 7.7 41 3.3 9.1 10.1 24.1 18.6 10.0 11.2 10.1 23.7 18.4 10.0 11.4 10.0 23.6 18.3 9.7 10.6 10.1 23.6 18.5 10.0 10.6 9.9 23.1 19.4 10.1 10.7 10.1 23.8 19.4 10.0 10.2 10.6 242 19.4 10.2 9.7 39.0 40.4 39. 7 7. 7 7.7 7.7 42 42 42 3.5 3.6 3.5 9.0 9.3 9.1 10.1 25.0 19.1 10.1 9.8 10.1 24 6 18.9 10.0 9.6 Peas, canned......... ...d o ...... Tomatoes, canned.___ do....... Sugar, granulated.. Pound.. Tea__ . ___ do...... Coffee ____ ___ do...... . 14 6 12.8 10.5 75.1 37.6 14 6 13. C 10.9 74 6i 37.7r 14 5 13.2 11.1 74.6 37.6 14.6i 14 6 13.3; 13.5 10.6> 9.8 74 7' 76.9 37.5i 37.2 14.7 13.5 9.8 77.5 36.9 Prunes.... ............ . ...d o ...... Raisins_________ ___ do___ Bananas Dozen... Oranges.............. .. ...d o ..... 21.2\ 20.21 20.71 20.3; 19.1. 18. f> 18.5> 17.8; . 39.1L 41.2l 38.6i 38.6i 43.1> 45. e5 45. £) 50. C) 20.C) 17.5! 39.6) 57. £) 19.8 17.5 39.6) 53.6i 19.6i 19.6 16.5* 16.2 39.4[ 39.4 50. a1 47.6 19.5 20.9l 20.0 15.9 17.6\ 16.5 39.4: 40.4[ 40.5 50. a1 51.8\ 47.6 115-16 ounces. 14.6 13.1. 10.1. 76. a; 36. £l 14.8 15.5 13.8 13.8 10.6 10.4 77.7r 82.1 36.81 37.7 10.1 24 6 18.7 10.3 8.9 15.5 13.7 10.5 80.5 38.5 7.8 4.3 3.2 9.1 10.1 24 1 18.9 10.0 10.4 14 8 13.4 10.1 77.0 37.3 20.1 20.2 16.3 17.3 40. 5> 39.6 41.6i 48.8 GENERAL TABLES 103 T a b l e B .— AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTI CLES IN 1913 AND 1923, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1923, FOR EACH OF 51 CITIES— Continued DALLAS, TEX. 1923 Av Av er erage age for for year Jan. Feb.:Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. year 1913 1923 Article Unit Sirloin steak......... Round steak____ Rib roast.............. Chuck roast......... Plate beef............. Pound.. ...d o ....... ...d o ....... ...d o ....... ...d o ___ 22.3 20.4 19.5 16.3 13.0 33.7 30.8 26.5 21.2 14.6 33.7 30.8 26.5 20.5 14.5 33.5 31.0 27.0 21.3 15.1 34.5 31.0 26.5 21.3 15.1 35.0 31.5 27.0 22.1 15.7 34.4 30.6 26.7 21.7 15.4 34.4 30.6 26.7 21.7 15.4 33.9 30.3 26.4 21.2 15.8 33.9 30.3 26.4 21.1 16.9 33.9 29.8 26.4 21.1 16.9 32.8 29.2 26.4 21.4 15.2 33.5 30.6 26.8 21.7 15.7 33.9 30.5 26.6 21.4 15.5 Pork chops........... Bacon, sliced....... Ham, sliced.......... Lamb................... Hens___________ ...d o ....... ...d o ....... ...d o ___ ...d o ___ do 21.4 37.6 31.1 22.1 18.7 29.7 40.4 50.0 40.0 29.1 27.5 39.7 50.0 44.2 30.8 27.5 39.1 50.0 46.0 30.6 26.5 38.6 50.0 43.0 30.1 27.5 39.3 50.0 43.0 30.0 28.1 39.6 50.0 41.3 29.9 28.8 38.4 50.0 41.3 29.1 30.6 37.9 50.0 41.3 29.0 33.8 37.9 50.0 41.3 28.6 31.9 37.9 50.0 41.3 28.7 29.8 38.0 50.0 41.3 29.7 28.8 37.9 50.0 41.9 29.3 29.2 38.7 50.0 42.2 29.6 Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh........... Milk, evaporated. Butter........ ......... Oleomargarine___ — do___ Nut margarine. . . Cheese.................. Lard___________ Vegetable lard substitute. Eggs, strictlyfresh ...d o ----...d o ....... "20.‘ 6 __ do____ 16.9 — do___ Eggs, storage Bread................... Flour.................... Corn meal............ Railed nats __ do____ Pound. . ...d o ___ ...d o ___ ...d o ....... Corn flakes....... . Wheat cereal-----Macaroni.............. R ice .................... Beans, navy......... 8-oz.pkg. 28-oz.pkg. P ound.. ...d o ....... "9." 3 ...d o ...... ....... Potatoes............... Onions................. Cabbage............. . Beans, baked... . . Cnrn, eanned __.do....... 2.2 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.6 3.7 4.1 4.6 4.5 4.2 4.0 3.9 4.3 3.9 6.8 7.2 6.9 7.9 8.8 8.2 8.1 7.4 7.0 7.1 7.0 7.1 7.5 ...d o ....... ...d o ....... ____ 5.1 5.4 6.4 7.8 7.9 6.5 6.5 6.1 5.4 5.4 5.1 5.4 6.1 No. 2 can 14.7 14.8 14.7 15.0 14.4 14.4 14.4 14.4 14.4 14.4 14.6 14.7 14.6 __ do____ 17.3 17.0 16.9 16.4 16.3 16.1 16.1 16.1 16.1 16.1 16.5 16.6 16.5 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 31.1 31.6 31.6 32.5 32.5 30.9 30.5 30.2 30.2 30.2 30.2 30.5 31.0 Q u a r t- 10.3 15.0 15.0 15.0 13.3 13.5 13.5 Can 1__ P ound.. 38.4 55.5 56.5 57.2 ...d o ....... ....... 29.8 27.5 27.5 29.6 37.1 20.4 19.8 29.4 36.9 20.6 20.6 29.4 36.2 20.9 20.0 15.0 13.7 57.2 27.3 15.0 14.0 50.9 26.7 15.0 13.9 48.3 28.3 15.0 13.9 48.1 28.3 15.0 14.0 50.5 27.-5 15.0 14.0 54.4 30.0 15.0 14.0 56.8 30.0 15.0 14.0 58.5 30.3 15.0 14.0 59.6 31.5 15.0 13.8 54.5 28.7 31.0 34.7 20.8 21.2 30.8 33.6 20.5 21.0 31.1 34.1 20.4 20.7 31.3 34.5 20.2 21.1 31.3 35.2 20.3 20.3 31.3 35.9 21.4 20.3 31.1 37.7 22.6 20.4 31.3 38.3 22.7 20.6 31.8 37.8 22.2 20.6 30.8 36.0 21.1 20.6 Dozen__ 28.4 44.5 41.2 28.7 27.2 27.8 29.4 32.2 35.6 40.9 43.0 49.1 56.6 38.0 5.4 3.3 2.9 35.0 43.5 43.0 9.0 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.7 S.7 8.8 4.8 4.7 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.4 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.5 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.7 4.0 4.3 4.4 3.8 10.6 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.6 10.5 10.6 10.6 10.7 10.7 10.9 10.7 10.6 10.8 26.5 21.0 10.2 11.2 21.4 Peas, canned....... — do....... Tomatoes,canned. — do....... 13.8 Sugar, granulated. Pound.. " 5.8 9.0 Tea...................... ___ do....... 66.7 91.4 nnfTpft . ...d o ___ 36.7’ 42.0 Prunes_________ ____do____ Raisins.................___ do____ __, Dozen Bananas ___ Oranges................___ do____ 15-16 ounces. ..... 10.8 25.9 21.2 9.9 11.6 21.1 13.9 9.5 92.7' 42.7' 10.8 25.9 21.1 10.2 11.6 10.8 25.8 21.0 10.4 11.4 21.1 20.9 14.3 14.3 10.9• 11.3 91.81 91.8 42.7 43.1 23.3! 23.31 23.1 23.1 19.8i 19.81 19.7' 20. C 33.0i 34.2l 31.4• 34.2 51.fi1 51.2l 51.1. 52.9 10.8 25.8 21.0 10.5 11.8 10.4 25.5 21.1 10.3 11.8 10.4 24.9 21.1 10.2 11.3 10.9 25.0 21.1 10.1 11.6 11.0 25.1 21.1 10.0 11.5 11.0 25.1 21.1 9.9 11.3 11.0 25.4 21.1 9.9 11.4 10.7 25.3 21.2 10.7 11.8 10.8 25.5 21.1 10.2 11.5 20.8 14.1 11.7 92.7 43.0 21.1 14.1 11.9 92.3 42.5 20.9 14.2 11.2 91.3 42.5 21.1 14.2 10.0 92.3 42.4 21.1 14.2 10.2 92.3 42.5 21.1 14.0 11.3 92.3 42.5 21.1 14.0 10.8 92.3 42.7 21.7 14.2 11.3 93.2 43.4 21.1 14.1 10.8 92.2 42.7 23.1 19.3 33.3 53.8t 22.5 19.1 34.0 55.0 22.3 22.3 19.01 18.6 34.01 34.0 53.0» 55.5 20.5 18.2 33.3 53.6 20.0 17.5 34.0 55.0 19.1 17.4 34.0 54.1 19.2 16.9 35.0 49.5 21.8 18.8 33.8 53.1 104 RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, 1923 T able B .— AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTI CLES IN 1913 AND 1923, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1923, FOR EACH OF 51 CITIES—Continued DENVER, COLO. Article Unit Av 1923 er age for 1 year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June JulyAug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 1913 Av er age for year 1923 C ts. C ts. Cts. C ts. C ts . C ts. C ts. C ts. C ts. C ts. C ts. Cts. Cts. C ts. Sirloinsteak...... Pound.. 23.5 28.6 29.0 29.1 29.4 30.6 33.5 35.7 35.2 32.4 30.7 28.3 28.6 30.9 Round steak...... — do__ 20,9 23.7 23.5 210 218 26.4 29.2 31.4 30.4 28.5 26.1 214 212 26.4 Rib roast......... ...do..... 17.2 21.1 21.1 21.2 21.3 22.4 23.9 217 219 23.3 22.5 20.9 210 22.4 Chuck roast...... ...do..... 15.3 16.3 16.2 16.0 16.4 16.8 18.1 19.6 18.3 17.3 17.0 16.2 16.5 17.1 Plate beef......... ...do__ 9.5 9.6 9.7 9.5 9.4 9.7 10.6 11.2 10.3 10.3 9.7 9.6 9.7 9.9 Pork chops....... — do.... 19.5 27.2 26.6 25.7 26.3 27.5 28.9 30.8 30.7 36.4 31.5 27.0 215 28.6 Bacon, shced..... — do__ 28.3 42.6 42.5 43.0 43.3 43.2 43.0 43.0 43.2 42.9 43.3 418 40.3 42.7 Ham, sliced...... — do..... 30.2 49.2 48.8 49.4 49.0 50.0 50.0 52.6 50.0 50.5 49.7 49.5 47.8 49.7 Lamb............. — do.... 16.4 33.9 34.7 311 33.9 317 37.7 36.7 35.6 35.9 318 315 33.6 35.0 Hens - — do.... 20.3 28.4 29.3 30.8 30.4 31.6 29.7 29.8 28.4 28.9 29.1 26.2 27.9 29.2 33.8 33.2 32.7 32.9 33.3 33.3 33.3 33.2 33.4 32.7 33.0 32.8 33.1 Salmon, canned, — do__ Milk, fresh....... Quart- 8.4 11.8 11.8 11.8 118 11.8 11.8 11.8 11.7 11.7 11.7 11.7 11.7 11.8 Milk, evaporated. Can1 11.6 11.7 11.7 117 11.7 11.7 11.7 11.6 11.7 11 9 12 0 12.1 11.8 Butter............. Pound.. 37.3 54.2 53.1 52.7 514 47.6 412 43.6 47.9 50.5 51.2 57]0 56.7 5l! 1 Oleomargarine— — do__ ■ - - 28.2 28.0 29.2 29.2 28.6 28.3 29.3 29.3 29.3 30.0 314 318 29.4 28.0 28.3 28.3 28.5 28.7 28.7 28.6 28.6 28.7 29.0 29.6 29.6 28.7 Nut margarine_ — do__ Cheese............ — do__ 26."I 38.7 38.9 38.5 37.3 37.2 37.9 38.4 38.7 39.2 39.7 39.6 39.6 38.6 16.2 19.1 19.3 19.1 19.1 19.1 18.8 18.8 18.6 19.0 19.4 19.5 19.3 19.1 Lard.............. ...do__ Vegetable lard ...do__ __ 21.9 21.9 21.1 216 20.6 20.9 20.6 20.9 21.5 21.3 219 22.6 214 substitute. Eggs, strictlyfresh Dozen.. 32.0 49.0 42.3 310 32.2 32.0 32.7 318 38.3 43.6 47.9 60.1 60.9 42.1 38.7 32.5 Eggs, storage..... ...do__ 38.6 41.4 40 5 Bread............. Pound.. "_5.4 8.2 8.2 8.2 8.2 8.2 8.2 8.1 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.8 7! 8 8.0 Flour—............ — do.... 2.6 3.8 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.7 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.8 Cornmeal........ ...do__ 2.5 3.4 3.2 3.3 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.5 3.5 3.3 8.9 &8 9.1 9.2 9.2 9.1 9.3 9.1 9.1 9.0 8.8 9.1 9.1 Rolled oats___ ...do__ 9.9 9.9 9.9 9.9 9.9 9.9 9.9 9.9 9.9 9.9 9.9 9.9 9.9 Cornflakes....... 8-oz. pkg. Wheat cereal..... 28-oz.pkg. __ 25.1 24.7 24.6 216 216 218 218 217 217 215 215 215 217 Macaroni......... Pound.. __ 20.5 20.8 20.8 21.0 21.2 20.7 20.7 20.9 20.6 20.7 20.3 20.4 20.7 Rice............. — — do__ 8,6 9.5 9.4 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.5 9.5 9.4 9.6 9.8 9.9 9.7 9.6 _ do _ ReanSj n^yy 11.5 11.9 12.2 12.1 12.2 12.4 12.6 12.4 1&4 1213 11. 7 11.3 12.1 Potatoes........... ...do__ 1.4 1.7 1.5 1.7 20 2.3 2.6 3.8 3.1 2.9 2.6 2.4 2.3 2.4 Onions............ — do__ __ 3.7 3.8 12 5.1 7.1 8.5 8.6 6.9 17 5.2 5.0 5.1 5.7 H a h h a fT A d o ___ 2 4 3.3 16 7.9 8.4 7.7 5.7 2.8 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 14 14.3 14.4 110 112 115 114 117 14.6 115 115 116 113 114 Beans, baked..... No. 2can Corn, canned__ — do__ 14.6 14.4 118 119 118 118 15.0 15.0 118 :.5.o 15.3 15.3 119 16.2 16.2 16.3 16.3 16.5 16.4 16.3 16.4 16.4 16.5 16.4 16.6 16.4. Peas, canned..... — do__ Tomatoes, canned— do__ _ 12.9 13.1 13.2 13.6 13.3 13.4 13.3 13.4 13.4 13.2 13.1 13.2 13.3 Sugar, granulated. Pound.. 5.5 8.9 9.3 112 11.5 12.1 12.0 11.0 10.1 10.2 11.3 11.0 111 10.8 Tea................ ...do__ 52.8 68.3 68.3 68.1 68.1 68.8 69.0 68.4 67.1 66.9 66.5 66.5 66.0 67.7 C n flfA A _d o r _ 29.4 36.4 35.9 36.5 36.5 37.2 36.4 36.6 36.4 36.2 £6.5 36.9 37.1 36.6 Prunes............ — do__ R aisins _ B ananas do ___do__ Oranges........... Dozen.. 115-16 ounces. 21.1 21.1 20.0 19.7 13.8 13.8 48.7 51.0 21.2 19.5 13.4 49.2 20.7 21.0 19.0 17.9 12.6 11.8 49.0 51.9 20.7 18.8 11.9 52.5 20.4 18.3 12.2 53.5 20.3 17.9 12.4 50.2 20.3 18.1 12.4 50.2 18.5 17.5 111 51.1 19.2 17.1 15.0 53.8 18,5 16.6 119 45.2 20.3 18,4 13.2 50.5 105 GENERAL TABLES T able B .— AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTI CLES IN 1913 AND 1923, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1923, FOR EACH OF 51 CITIES— Continued D E T R O IT , M IC H . Av 1923 A v ererage age for for year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. year 1913 1923 Article Unit Sirloin steak......... Hound steak........ Rib roast.............. Chuck roast......... Plate beef............ Pound.. — do___ — d o _ „. ...d o ___ ...d o .... 24.6 19.8 19.5 15.1 11.2 35.0 27.5 25.5 18.3 11.9 35.7 27.5 26.0 18.7 11.7 35.8 27.4 25.7 18.6 11.5 37.0 27.9 25.9 18.7 11.4 38.0 29.3 26.7 18.5 11.3 39.8 31.1 27.2 19.7 11.3 40.4 32.8 28.0 19.4 11.5 40.6 32.6 27.8 20.3 11.6 40.4 32.3 28.4 21.1 12.0 38.6 30.6 27.1 20.4 12.2 36.4 29.7 25.9 19.3 12.0 Pork chops........... Bacon, sliced....... Ham, sliced.......... Lamb--------- -----TTfitis _ ...d o .... — do..__ ...d o .... ...d o ___ __ do___ 19.5 23.3 26.1 16.7 20.6 28.6 39.6 47.4 37.2 34.6 28.0 39.8 48.6 36.9 36.3 26.7 39.5 48.3 36.1 36.6 26.8 39.3 48.0 37.1 38.5 29.8 39.2 48.6 38.2 37.3 28.8 39.5 48.9 40.9 36.5 33.4 40.6 49.4 41.9 35.8 34 7 40.9 49.9 38.9 34.9 40.4 41.5 51.3 39.0 36.3 35.2 40.2 50.3 37.3 35.5 28.6 25.7 30.6 3a 7 37.8 39.7 48.4 47.9 48.9 36.7 36.0 38.0 33.5 33.9 35.8 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Salmon, canned, . . . d o . . . . 36.3 28.8 25.8 19.5 12.1 37.8 29.8 26.7 19.4 11.7 30.0 30.4 29.3 29.0 29.8 30.2 30.1 29.9 30.1 30.0 30.2 29.8 29.9 Milk, fresh______ Milk, evaporated. Butter.................. Oleomargarine___ Quart... 8.4 14.0 14 0 14 0 140 Can1___ ____ 11.8 11.6 11.7 11.7 Pound.. 37.0 60.5 58.3 58.9 58.5 — do___ ....... 28.1 28.6 28.4 28.6 Nut margarine. . . Cheese.................. Lard..................... Vegetable l a r d eiiKofifiifn oUPoUtUvc* Eggs,strictly fresh . . . do— 26.9 27.2 ...d o ___ 21.2 37.5 37.0 16.2 17.2 17.1 — do— . . . d o . . . . ....... 23.0 23.4 Eggs, storage....... Bread................... Flour.................... Corn meal............ Rolled oats______ ...d o ___ 40.2 37.0 Pound.. "5 .6 8 6 8.6 — do— . 3.1 4.4 4 4 — do----- 2.8 4.4 4 3 ...d o ___ 9.0 a o 26.8 36.5 17.2 23.1 249 36.0 17.6 22.1 14.0 11.8 52.6 28.9 14 0 11.8 50.2 28.5 14 0 11.7 48.3 28.8 15.0 11.8 51.9 29.0 15.0 11.8 55.5 29.0 15.0 11.8 56.5 29.6 14.0 11.8 60.2 29.6 14 0 11.8 61.7 30.1 14 3 11.8 56.1 28.9 27.2 35.3 17.5 23.2 26.5 36.9 17.3 23.0 26.3 36.1 17.3 23.6 26.5 36.8 17.3 23.6 26.8 37.9 18.5 23.7 27.5 37.2 19.0 241 26.8 37.3 19.7 243 27.2 37.0 19.6 246 26.7 36.8 17.9 23.5 B ozen.. 31.4 62.2 48.5 41.3 36.1 36.7 37.6 38.0 41.2 48.1 56.1 63.9 63.9 47.8 Com flakes______ 8-oz.pkg. Wheat cereal........ 28-oz.pkg. A/Tftp.fl.rnni Pound Rice...................... ...d o ___ Beans, navy_____ ...d o ___ 8.6 43 43 8.9 8.6 43 43 9.0 8.6 8.6 4.3 4 3 4 3 43 9.1 a s ...d o — . 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.8 1.8 4 7 4.9 4 9 5.9 8.4 . . . d o . . . . __ __ d o .. 3.9 4 6 6. 7 8.3 a 1 No. 2 can 12.1 12.3 12.1 12.1 12.3 15.2 15.2 15.3 15.1 15.0 ...d o ___ Peas, canned........ Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. T e a ..................... Coffee__________ ...d o ___ 17.1 17.0 17.4 17.8 16.8 16.6 ...d o ----13.1 13.0 13.1 12.9 13.2 13.1 Pound.. 5.2 8.0 ae 10.3 10.4 10.9 10.7 — do___ 43.3 66.5 66.5 65.8 64 7 62.7 63.1 ...d o ___ 29.3 37.8 3a 4 39.0 38.9 38.0 37.7 Prunes.................. ...d o ___ Raisins................. ...d o ___ Dozen. Oranges................ . . . d o . . . . 115-16 ounces. 8.6 4.1 4.4 as 8.6 4.0 4.5 8.8 9.1 9.1 9.0 9.0 8.9 9.0 9.0 9.1 9.1 24.1 240 23.8 240 24.0 23.9 23.9 23.9 24 3 19.1 19.1 18. 7 18 8 18.9 19.1 19.1 19.3 19 1 8.4 9.9 9.6 9.8 9.6 9.8 9.4 9.4 9.6 9.4 10.5 10.9 11.1 10.9 11.0 11.0 10.8 10.2 9.6 Potatoes-.............. Onions. ............... Cahhage _ Beans, baked....... Corn, canned____ Bananas 8.6 42 43 ao __ 20.3 17.9 33.7 50.8 19.8 17.5 34 4 50.3 20.0 17.4 34 2 50.4 19.1 17.2 33.9 52.2 20.2 17.2 34.4 57.4 40.0 42.7 41.7 8.6 8.6 8.6 4 1 4 1 4.2 4.5 4 7 4 7 9.0 9.0 8.9 8.9 8.9 9.1 9 0 240 23.9 241 24! 0 19 7 19 5 19 3 19 1 9.5 9! 8 9! 9 9.6 9.4 8.8 8.6 10.2 2.8 4 5 3.6 3.2 1.9 1.7 1.6 7.7 6.8 5.9 6.1 5.8 5.6 5.5 6.4 5.7 4 6 5.0 4.1 4 1 4 2 12.4 12.1 12.2 11.9 11.8 12.0 12! 0 14 6 14 7 14 8 14 8 15.0 15.1 15.8 19.9 17.3 36.2 542 a6 42 44 8.9 2.3 6.0 55 12! 1 15.1 16.9 16.6 16.5 16.7 17.2 13.2 12.8 12.7 12.6 12.8 10.3 9.5 9.5 11.0 9.8 63.3 63.7 62.4 646 64 0 37.8 3a 2 38.0 37.8 37.6 17.2 12.9 9.9 63.7 37.8 17.0 13.0 9.9 64.3 38.1 19.5 16.6 38.8 55.0 17.1 15.7 37. 4 47.7 19.1 16.9 36 0 52*6 19.5 16.5 36.9 52.5 18.2 16.5 36 9 51.7 18.3 16.4 39 0 52.8 17.4 16.1 35.8 56! 3 RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, 19&* 106 T a b l e B .— AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD AR TI CLES IN 1913 AND 1923, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1923, FOR EACH OF 51 CITIES— Continued FALL RIVER, MASS. A v 1923 A v er er age age for for year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aqg. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. year 1913 1923 Article Unit Sirloin steak3....... Round steak........ Rib roast.............. Chuck roast......... 34.0 26.8 23.2 18.1 P late hmrf Pound.. ...d o ....... —_do....... ...d o ....... ...d o ....... Pork chops........... Bacon, sliced........ Ham, sliced.......... Lamb................... Hens___________ ...d o ....... ...d o ....... ...d o ----...d o ....... ...d o ___ 21.2 25.5 31.0 19.8 24.7 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 55.9 55.8 55.9 55.9 56.4 57.9 60.4 60.2 61.1 61.0 58.4 57.8 58.0 41.5 27.3 20.2 12.5 41.8 27.2 20.1 11.5 41.0 27.0 19.8 11.6 41.7 26.8 19.8 11.9 42.8 27.0 20.1 11.6 43.3 27.5 20.5 11.6 44.3 28.9 21.6 12.7 44.4 29.9 21.9 12.6 44.5 30.6 22.1 12.7 44.5 29.9 21.9 13.1 43.6 28.2 20.9 13.4 42.1 27.9 20.5 12.2 43.0 28.2 20.8 12.3 28.4 38.7 47.0 38.6 43.2 27.5 38.1 46.8 38.1 42.2 27.5 37.7 46.8 38.9 41.8 27.3 38.7 46.2 38.9 41.8 28.6 37.7 46.6 38.7 41.6 28.4 37.0 46.4 41.1 41.3 30.1 36.8 46.7 41.7 42.8 30.8 36.9 47.2 40.9 42.9 34. 1 36.9 48.1 41.0 42.9 34.2 36.5 47.8 39.6 42.6 29.6 36.1 46.1 38.9 41.8 25.9 35.9 46.4 38.4 40.5 29.4 37.3 46.8 39.6 42.1 Salmon, canned, ...d o ___ 30.5 31.1 30.7 30.7 31.0 31.3 31.1 31.1 31.6 31.8 31.7 31.3 31.2 Milk, fresh........... Milk, evaporated. Butter................... Oleomargarine___ 14.0 13.1 56.3 30.7 Q u a r t - 9.0 Can1___ Pound. . ‘ 36.9 ...d o ....... ......... Nut margarine___ ...d o ....... Cheese.................1 ...d o ....... Lard..................... ...d o ___ V egeta ble lard ...d o ....... substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen__ Eggs, storage........ Bread................... Flour.................... Cora meal............ Rolled oats........... 14.0 13.6 56.8 30.0 14.0 13.7 57.8 30.0 14.0 13.4 58.2 30.0 14.0 13.5 52.4 31.3 14.0 13.5 49.6 31.7 14.0 13.4 48.7 31.7 14.0 13.4 50.3 31.7 14.0 13.4 52.6 31.7 14.0 13.5 54.8 31.7 15.0 13.4 56.2 31.7 15.0 13.4 56.8 31.7 14 2 13.4 54.2 31.2 29.0 27.7 23."5 37.4 37.6 15.1 16.8 16.7 ......... 23.0 23.0 27.7 38.3 16.9 23.4 28.3 38.2 16.9 23.7 27.7 37.3 16.8 23.7 27.7 36.8 16.6 23.7 28.3 38.4 16.5 24.1 27.7 38.4 16.5 24.6 27.7 38. £ 17. e 24. € 28.3 39.1 18.3 25.3 29.0 39.0 18.8 24.5 29.0 38.9 18.6 25.5 28.2 38.2 17.3 24.1 41.6 83.8 68.3 58.4 45.1 45.4 45.8 50.6 60.6 70.2 78.5 9 .3 98.9 66.7 ...d o ___ 45.1 43.1 Pound. . “ 6."2 9.1 9.1 3.3 5.1 5.0 ...d o ___ ...d o ....... 3.5 6.0 5.8 ...d o ___ ......... 9.6 9.7 Com flakes........... 8-oz. pkg. 10.0 Wheat cereal........ 28 oz. pkg. __ 27.5 M aearnni P ound.. 24.0 Rice...................... ...d o ....... 10.0 9.9 Beans, navy......... — do___ ......... 10.9 1.9 __ __ __ 9.1 5.0 5.5 9.8 9.1 5.0 6.0 9.7 9.1 4.9 6.1 9.7 9.1 4.9 6.1 9.7 9.9 9.8 9.9 9.9 9.9 27.7 27.5 27.5 26.8 26.7 24.0 24.0 24.0 24.0 23.8 10.3 9.9 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.8 10.5 10.9 11.0 10.8 9.9 26.8 23.6 10.3 10.9 9.9 26.8 23.6 10.4 10.8 10.0 26.7 23.3 10.2 10.7 9.1 5.1 5.8 9.7 9.1 5.1 5.7 9.8 9.1 5.1 5.8 9.8 45.5 45.9 44.9 9.1 8.9 8.9 4.9 4.9 4 9 6.9 6.5 6.9 9.6 9.6 9.7 10.1 26.4 23.0 10.3 10.6 10.0 26.6 23.9 10.3 10.5 10.0 26.1 24.0 10.4 10.3 9.1 5.0 6.1 9.7 9.9 26.9 23.8 10.2 10.7 2.3 2.3 2.5 2.9 3.0 2.8 4.8 3.5 3.7 3.0 2.7 2.7 3.0 6.1 5.8 5.8 6.0 7.8 9.6 8.8 7.6 6.9 7.1 6.8 6.8 7.1 5.3 6.6 8.7 10.4 8.6 6.5 4.9 4.1 4.7 4.8 4.5 4 4 6.1 13.1 13.4 12.9 13.1 13.1 13.1 13.0 13.0 13.0 12.8 13.2 12.9 13.1 16.6 16.3 15.8 15.8 16.1 16.1 16.1 16.1 16.1 16.8 16.7 16.2 16.2 Potatoes............... Onions.................. Cabbage............... Beans, baked....... C orn , nannari ...d o ___ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ No.2can __ do____ Peas, canned........ Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. Tea....................... Coffee................... ...d o ....... 18.2 18.2 ...d o ....... 13.2 13.1 Pound— "5.4 8.4 8.8 ...d o ....... 44.2 59.6 59.6 ...d o ___ 33.0 38.4 39.2 17.8 13.6 10.5 60.2 39.5 18.0 13.7 10.6 60.4 39.4 17.9 13.7 11.3 60.6 39.9 17.8 13.7 11.2 60.4 40.0 17.9 13.7 11.0 58.8 39.5 17.9 13.7 9.8 59.3 39.8 17.7 13.8 9.8 59.4 39.8 18.3 13.9 10.8 59.1 39.8 17.9 13.6 10.6 59.3 39.3 17.6 13.5 10.7 59.9 39.6 17.9 13.6 10.3 59.7 39.5 Prunes.................. ...d o ____ 18.3 18.4 18.4 R aisins __ ...d o ....... 19.3 19.3 18.9 10.9 10.7 10.9 Bananas............... — do....... Oranges................ Dozen... ....... 47.9 50.9 50.5 18.4 18.2 10.9 52.5 18.2 18.2 10.6 56.2 17.8 17.8 10.6 54.3 17.9 17.5 11.1 54.4 18.1 17.5 11.0 49.1 17.5 18.0 11.0 48.9 16.8 18.4 10.9 53.5 16.9 18.2 11.3 51.8 17.1 17.1 11.4 37.7 17.8 18.2 10.9 51.5 1 16-16 ounces. 3 The steak for which prices are here quoted is known as “ porterhouse” in most of the cities included in this report, hut in this city it is called “ rump” steak. GENERAL TABLES T 107 B .— AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTI CLES IN 1913 AND 1923, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1923, FOR EACH OF 51 CITIES— Continued able HOUSTON, TEX. * Unit Article Av 1923 Av er er age age for for year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. year 1913 1923 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Sirloin steak......... Round steak........ Rib roast.............. Chuck roast......... Plate beef............. Pound.. ...d o ....... ...d o ____ ...d o ____ . . . do....... ....... 30.3 29.2 24.7 20.3 15.5 30.0 29.2 24.2 19.9 15.9 29.9 29.3 24.3 19.9 15.9 30.9 30.2 24.4 20.4 16.3 30.9 29.9 24.6 20.4 16.0 30.3 29.6 24.6 20.1 15.8 30.2 29.5 24.6 20.0 15.3 29.7 28.8 24.6 19.9 15.5 29.6 28.9 23.9 18.9 15.3 29.3 28.9 23.9 20.0 15.7 28.4 27.5 23.3 18.9 15.4 28.6 27.5 23.8 18.6 15.2 29.8 29.0 24.2 19.8 15.7 Pork chops........... Bacon, sliced....... Ham, sliced......... Lamb................... Hens.................... ...d o ....... ...d o ....... ...d o ....... — do....... ...d o ....... ....... 27.2 46.2 46.2 34.3 32.3 27.4 45.9 46.2 35.0 34.5 26.7 44.5 45.6 36.7 33.0 26.6 27.8 46.2 45.6 47.7 43.8 35.0 34.4 33.2 .33.0 28.0 45.1 43.8 35.0 30.3 28.5 45.4 44.7 35.8 30.1 29.4 45.8 45.6 35.0 30.7 31.8 44.7 45.4 35.0 33.8 31.2 45.1 45.0 35.0 32.8 29.3 45.0 45.4 34.2 30.7 26.1 45.4 45.4 34.2 32.7 28.3 45.4 45.4 35.0 32.3 Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh........... Milk, evaporated. Butter.................. Oleomargarine___ — do....... 30.7 31.0 30.4 30.8 30.8 30.6 30.6 30.8 30.6 30.4 29.9 30.4 30.6 Quart.. . C an1. . . Pound.. __do....... ______ Nut margarine . . . .— do....... Cheese.................. — do....... Lard..................... ...d o ....... Vegetable lard ...d o ....... ______ substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen. _ — 15.8 12.8 56.3 33.0 15.8 12.9 53.9 32.5 15.8 12.9 54.9 32.5 15.8 12.7 54.7 32.5 15.3 13.1 50.7 31.7 15.3 13.0 47.9 31.3 15.3 12.9 47.0 31.7 15.3 12.9 50.8 32.5 15.3 12.8 54.3 32.5 15.3 12.8 54.9 34.3 15.3 12.8 57.3 32.0 15.8 12.8 57.4 29.4 15.5 12.9 53.3 32.2 29.5 36.5 19.0 19.2 29.0 36.8 18.9 18.6 28.8 35.5 18.0 18.2 28.9 33.5 19.1 18.7 28.8 32.5 19.8 18.7 28.7 34.3 19.1 18.4 28.8 33.5 18.6 17.8 29.2 34.2 18.6 17.3 29.3 34.6 19.9 17.3 30.0 35.7 20.7 17.3 30.2 35.7 20.6 17.9 29.9 35.8 20.5 17.5 29.3 34.9 19.4 18.1 40.9 36.5 26.9 27.2 28.1 29.6 30.3 33.5 38.4 39.0 47.7 56.3 36.2 Eggs, storage____ Bread................... Flour.................... Corn meal............ Rolled oats __do____ Pound.. ...d o ....... ...d o ____ ___do___ 34.2 33.3 7.2 7.2 5.1 5.1 3.7 3.6 9.0 8.9 Corn flakes........... Wheat cereal........ Macaroni_______ Rice...................... Beans, navy......... 8-oz. pkg. 28-oz.pkg. P ound.. ...d o ....... ______ ...d o ....... — 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.7 24.5 24.3 24.1 24.1 24.1 24.1 23.9 24.0 23.9 24.1 23.9 23.9 24.1 20.1 20.2 20.2 20.0 20.2 19.9 20.2 20.0 19.9 19.6 19.6 19.5 20.0 7.8 7.8 7.7 7.7 7.8 7.6 7.8 7.8 7.7 7.7 7.9 8.0 7.8 10.4 10.3 10.5 10.6 10.6 10.9 10.8 10.7 10.6 10.8 10.5 10.5 10.6 Potatoes............... Onions................. Cabbage............... Beans, baked....... Corn, canned____ 3.4 3.5 3.2 3.6 3.7 4.0 4.7 4.7 4.4 4.1 3.7 3.8 3.9 ...d o ....... ...d o ....... 5.6 5.8 5.7 7.3 7.4 6.7 6.8 6.0 6.3 6.5 6.3 6.0 6.4 4.6 4.1 4.8 5.6 5.7 7.0 6.3 5.4 4.9 5.1 4.9 4.8 5.3 __do____ No. 2 can 13.6 13.6 13,5 13.5 13.7 13.7 13.7 13.2 13.2 13.2 13.3 13.3 13.5 ...d o ____ ....... 13.8 13.9 13.9 14.0 14.0 14.0 13.8 13.8 13.8 13.8 13.9 13.9 13.9 Peas, canned____ — do-----Tomatoes, canned — do___ Sugar, granulated Pound . . Tea....................... ...d o ____ Coffee................. . ...d o ____ Prunes................. Raisins................. Bananas________ Oranges................ ...d o ....... ...d o ....... Dozen. _ ...d o ....... 116-16 ounces. 97545°— 25f- — 7.2 5.0 3.6 8.7 7.2 5.0 3.6 8.8 7.2 5.0 3.6 8.8 7.2 4.9 3.7 8.8 7.1 4.7 3.8 8.8 7.1 4.6 3.8 8.8 7.1 4.5 3.8 8.7 35.4 40.0 42.2 7.1 7.1 7.1 4.5 4.5 4.5 3.9 4.0 4.1 8.7 8.7 8.7 7.2 4.8 3.8 8.8 19.4 12.1 8.0 70.2 32.7 19.0 11.9 8.9 69.8 34.4 18.4 11.6 9.7 70.2 34.2 18.7 12.0 10.2 69.9 34.2 18.7 18.8 12.1 12.1 11.0 .11.0 71.4 71.4 34.2 34.1 18.8 12.2 10.3 71.0 33.0 18.8 12.1 9.0 71.0 32.8 17.8 11.9 9.1 70.8 32.9 17.8 11.8 10.0 70.8 32.9 17.3 11.8 10.0 71.6 32.9 17.3 11.8 10.1 71.5 32.9 18.4 12.0 9.8 70.8 33.4 20.4 19.4 28.1 45.2 20.1 19.1 28.6 45.2 19.9 19.1 27.7 44.9 19.5 18.3 29.0 44.5 19.2 18.2 30.4 47.5 18.8 18.2 30.8 46.8 18.1 17.4 30.5 45.6 17.2 16.9 30.5 45.3 17.2 16.8 33.2 44.0 18.0 16.8 30.5 42.6 17.1 16.0 30.6 38.2 18.7 17.9 30.0 44.6 19.1 18.2 30.4 45.2 108 RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, 1923 B .— AVERAGE R ET A IL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD A R T I CLES IN 1913 AN D 1923, AN D FOR EACH MONTH OF 1923, FOR EACH OF 51 CITIES— Continued T able IN D IA N A P O L IS, IN D . 1923 Av Av er erage age for for year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.; Oct. Nov. Dec. year 1913 1923 Article Unit Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Pound.. ...d o ___ ...d o ___ ...d o ----__.do----- 25.1 23.5 17.6 15.9 12.2 34.4 32.2 24.6 21.1 14.1 Cts. Sirloin steak____ Round steak____ Rib roast.......... — Chuck roast......... Plate beef............. 34.4 32.8 24.7 20.9 14.0 35.0 33.3 24.8 21.0 13.9 35.0 33.6 25.5 21.8 13.9 35.4 34.3 25.3 21.6 13.4 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 38.7 37.4 25.9 22.8 13.8 39.1 38.3 26.4 23.0 13.4 Cts. Cts. 37.3 36.2 25.6 22.5 13.5 38.9 38.1 26.3 22.7 14.4 38.1 36.2 25.6 22.3 14.0 35.8 34.6 25.6 22.2 13.8 35.0 33.4 24.9 21.5 13.8 36.4 35.0 25.4 22.0 13.8 Pork chops______ Bacon, sliced____ Ham, sliced_____ Lamb................. . Hens___________ --d o .— __.dQ„___ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ 21.1 29.4 30.7 19.8 21.1 27.0 38.1 47.6 40.0 31.5 27.6 37.1 48.8 40.0 32.4 27.4 37.2 48.9 39.2 34.1 27.4 37.8 48.4 39.2 34.8 28.3 37.6 49.6 40.8 34.8 27.2 37.3 49.1 42.5 33.3 28.6 37.6 50.0 43.3 32.9 29.5 37.8 49.7 40.0 33.5 35.6 36.9 50.0 39.2 33.3 32.9 36.8 50.0 38.3 32.4 26.1 34.4 47.7 38.3 32.0 24.3 33.4 46.4 38.3 33.1 28.5 36.8 48.9 39.9 33.2 Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh______ Milk, evaporated . Butter............. . Oleomargarine___ _ ..d o _ - - 37.0 37.0 37.0 37.0 37.0 37.0 37.0 37.0 37.0 37.1 37.1 37.1 37.0 Quart. -- 8.0 C an1___ Pound— 37.6 ...d o ___ — 12.0 11.6 57.8 28.9 Cts. 12.0 11.6 55.5 28.9 12.0 11.6 55.8 28.9 12.0 11.7 55.3 28.8 12.0 11.6 48.8 29.0 12.0 11.6 46.7 28.9 12.0 11.6 46.7 29.0 12.0 11.6 49.9 29.3 12.0 11.6 55.1 29.4 26.3 26.5 Nut margarine. _ _ ...d o ___ Cheese................. ...d o ___ ' 21.’ i 38.6 38.5 L ard-................... ...d o ___ 15.1 14.7 14.7 Vegetable la r d ...d o ___ __ 23.3 23.4 substitute. 28.2 50.0 40.3 Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen 26.6 37.1 14.6 23.0 26.8 35.5 14.5 23.1 27.2 34.6 14.4 23.5 27.0 35!3 14.3 23.5 27.1 35.1 14.3 23.9 27.4 35.5 14.5 24.0 27.2 36.5 15.3 24.0 12.0 11.6 55.7 29.8 12.0 11. 5 58.3 30.3 12.0 11.6 59.9 30.4 12.0 11.6 53.8 29.3 28.5 37.7 16.8 24.4 31.0 28.4 29.3 27.2 29.3 31.9 40.8 43.7 28.5 37.2 17.2 24.7 29.1 37.2 17.1 24.6 27.4 36.6 15.2 23.8 61.4 57.6 39.2 Eggs, sforage....... B read.............. . Flour----------------Cora meal______ Rolled oats______ 35.0 34.0 ...d o ___ P ound.. " Y l 8.4 8.4 3.2 4.7 4.7 ...d o ___ 2.6 3.0 3.1 ...d o ___ 7.8 7.8 — do_ — — Corn flakes______ Wheat cereal____ Macaroni_______ Rice__________ _ Beans, navy......... 8-oz. pkg. 28-oz.pkg. __ Pound.. - ..d o ----- 9.2 ...d o ___ ....... Potatoes............... Onions_____ ____ Cabbage.............. Beans, baked....... Corn, canned....... — do- — ...d o ___ ...d o ___ No. 2 can ...d o ___ Peas, canned....... Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. Tea — ................. Coffee................... 15.4 ...d o ___ 13.4 _._do___ Pound.. 5.8 8.7 ...d o ___ 60.0 76.1 ...d o ___ 30.5 37.9 15.2 13.4 9.1 77.2 38.4 15.4 13.5 10.9 77.2 38.4 15.7 13.8 11.2 76.9 38.1 15.4 13.8 11.6 76.9 38.2 15.9 13.8 11.4 76.9 38.2 15.9 13.9 11.0 77.0 38.2 16.0 14.0 10.0 77.1 38.2 16.0 14.0 9.9 77.1 38.2 16.0 14.0 11.0 77.1 38.5 16.0 14.2 10.4 77.6 38.5 16.1 14.1 10.4 78.0 38.5 15.8 13.8 10.5 77.1 38.3 Prunes. ............ . Raisins................ Bananas........... . Oranges................ — do___ ...d o ___ Dozen. . ...d o ___ 21.1 19.8 30.3 44.2 21.1 19.6 30.3 44.9 20.8 19.2 29.7 47.2 20.8 18.7 29.7 50.4 20.8 18.4 32.3 50.4 19.9 18.5 33.7 50.9 19.4 18.1 33.0 50.2 19.4 18.5 32.3 48.8 19.6 17.8 31.3 48.9 19. 5 17.7 31.4 49.4 18.9 17.6 31.1 48.6 19.1 17.5 32.5 40.3 20.0 18.5 31.5 47.9 115-16 ounces. 1.6 __ __ — ______ ..... 9.1 25.1 18.6 10.2 11.4 9.2 24.9 18.5 10.1 11.4 8.4 4.7 3.1 7.6 9.2 24.9 18.5 10.1 11.7 8.5 4.8 3.2 7.5 8.5 4.7 3.2 7.5 8.5 4.6 3.2 7.6 8.5 4.5 3.3 7.6 8.5 4.4 3.3 7.7 8.5 4.4 3.4 7.6 8.5 4.3 3.5 7.7 40.5 39.1 8.5 8.5 4.4 4.4 3.5 3.6 7.6 7.7 8.5 4.6 3.3 7.6 9.0 8.9 9.0 9.0 8.9 8.8 8.9 8.8 8.9 9.0 24.8 24.6 24.4 24.4 23.9 23.9 23.9 24.0 24.3 24.4 18.5 18.2 18.4 18.4 18.4 18.5 18.6 18.6 18.6 18.5 10.1 9.9 10.1 10.2 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.3 10.5 10.2 11.5 11.1 11.2 10.9 9.6 10.0 10.2 9.8 9.3 10.7 1.5 1.4 1.6 1.9 2.0 2.9 4.3 3.8 3.2 2.1 1.7 1.8 2.4 4.9 4.9 5.1 6.8 9.6 9.7 8.4 7.2 7.0 6.8 6.1 6.4 6.9 4.1 4.2 6.9 8.6 8.5 5.6 4.9 4.9 4.5 4.1 3.9 3.8 5.3 13.3 13.5 13.5 13.5 13.4 13.5 13.4 13.4 13.2 13.4 13.2 13.2 13.4 13.5 13.4 13.4 13.4 13.3 13.3 13.3 13.6 13.6 13.6 13.6 13. 5 13.5 109 GENERAL TABLES T a b l e B .— AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTI CLES IN 1913 AND 1923, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1923, FOR EACH OF 51 CITIES— Continued JA C K SO N VILLE, FLA. Unit Artide 1923 A v Av ererage age for for year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. year 1923 1913 1 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Sirloin steak____ Round steak____ Rib roast.............. Chuck roast......... Plate beef_______ Pound.. __ do....... __ do....... ...d o ....... ...d o ....... 26.0 21.3 23.0 14.5 10.8 33.5 27.8 24.8 17.1 11.3 33.6 27.3 25.7 17.5 11.5 34.1 28.6 26.9 17.5 11.1 35.0 29.5 27.7 17.4 10.6 34.5 29.0 25.5 17.5 10.8 34.5 29.0 26.5 17.6 10.8 34.4 28.1 25.0 17.6 10.4 33.8 27.5 26.0 17.9 10.4 33.8 28.8 26.0 17.0 10.7 33.9 28.9 26.4 17.7 10.1 34.1 28.5 26.8 17.6 10.3 33.9 27.8 26.2 17.9 10.3 341 28.4 26.1 17.5 10.7 Pork chops______ Bacon, sliced....... Ham, sliced_____ Lamb................... Hens___________ ...d o ____ ...d o ....... ...d o ....... ...d o ....... ...d o ....... 22.8 28.0 28.4 20.3 22.8 29.5 37.3 43.0 35.5 34.1 28.6 36.1 44.1 35.8 33.9 28.2 36.9 45.0 36.7 34.3 28.6 37.3 44.1 36.7 34.0 29.8 35.5 42.5 34.0 33.7 29.8 35.0 43.5 37.0 33.2 28.1 34.5 43.8 37.5 30.8 29.1 34.5 41.9 33.8 30.4 30.0 35.0 43.8 35.0 33.5 30.6 35.0 44.4 35.0 34.4 29.1 344 45.5 347 35.1 27.4 33.9 45.3 347 345 29.1 35.5 43.9 35.5 33.5 Salmon, canned red. Milk, fresh........... Milk, evaporated. Butter.................. Oleomargarine ...d o ....... 30.5 30.5 30.5 30.5 30.6 30.6 30.5 30.5 30.8 31.2 31.2 30.7 30.7 Q u a r t - 12.4 17.7 17.7 17.7 12.5 12.6 12.8 C an1__ Pound. . 40.7 59.3 58.9 60.0 do 29.2 29.1 29.1 17.3 12.7 59.8 28.3 17.3 12.7 52.9 27.7 16.7 12.8 51.2 27.8 16.7 12.7 49.8 27.8 16.3 12.7 51.1 28.8 16.3 12.7 53.9 29.4 18.7 i2.8 56.0 28.6 18.7 12.8 59.2 30.2 18.7 12.9 60.6 29.3 17.5 12.7 56.1 28.8 29.0 28.7 28.4 Nut margarine__ ...d o ....... Cheese__________ ...d o ....... 22.5 37.0 36.3 35.4 Lard_______ ____ ...d o ....... 15.5 17.4 17.8 17.8 21.4 21.0 21.8 Vegetable lard — do....... substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen__ 35.3 53.8 41.2 36.8 27.3 34.1 18.1 22.0 26.5 32.3 18.0 22.0 27.0 32.9 16.9 22.3 26.8 33.4 17.0 22.9 27.2 33.3 17.3 23.3 27.0 34.9 18.0 23.4 27.6 35.5 18.6 23.3 27.6 35.1 18.9 22.6 27.2 35.5 18.9 22.5 27.5 346 17.9 22.4 33.7 34.0 36.1 37.8 43.3 51.5 53.6 61.4 61.1 45.4 40.0 38.8 40.5 40.7 6.4 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.3 10.3 10.3 10.3 10.3 10.3 10.3 10.3 10.3 3.8 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.7 5.6 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.4 5.4 5.5 2.9 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.8 4 0 4 0 3.5 9.5 9.8 9.6 9.5 9.6 9.5 9.5 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.4 9.2 9.5 Bread__________ Flour.................... Corn meal............ Rolled oats_____ do P ound.. ...d o ....... ...d o ....... do Corn flakes........... Wheat cereal........ Macaroni_______ Rice...................... Beans, navy........ 9.7 9.9 9.7 9.7 9.8 9.6 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.7 8-oz.pkg. 23.8 23.8 24.3 24.1 23.8 24.0 24.5 24.4 24.4 24.7 24 7 247 243 28-oz.pkg. 19.6 19.6 19.5 19.6 19.4 19.4 19.5 19.2 19.4 19.7 19.2 19.2 19.4 P ound.. ...d o ....... "6 .6 8.8 9.0 8.7 8.6 8.5 6.7 8.7 8.7 8.6 8.9 9.3 8.9 8.8 11.4 11.3 11.7 11.9 12.0 12.1 11.6 11.5 11.1 11.3 11.2 10.9 11.5 — do.___ TTtrcrc Q f/iraffA Potatoes............... ...d o ____ do Onions ____ do Cabbage* _____ Beans, baked....... No. 2can Corn, nannfid do .... Peas, canned........ Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. Tea....................... Coffee 2.4 ...d o ....... ...d o ....... P ound.. "‘ 6.0 ...d o ....... 60.0 ...d o ....... 34.5 do Prunes. _ _____ do Raisins _____ Bananas Dozen Oranges................ 115-16 ounces. 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.3 3.7 4.2 5.5 5.3 4.4 4.2 3.5 3.8 3.9 6.1 6.5 6.7 7.0 7.2 8.0 8.2 7.3 7.5 7.6 7.2 6.9 7.2 4.8 4.9 4.5 4.8 4.9 5.6 5.9 6.3 5.4 5.2 5.2 5.1 5.2 12.2 11.7 11.9 12.0 12.2 12.0 12.0 11.5 11.5 12.2 12.2 11.9 11.9 16.1 16.1 16.4 16.2 16.3 16.3 16.3 16.3 16.4 15.8 15.9 15.9 16.2 16.0 10.9 8.3 84.0 40.1 16.0 11.6 8.4 84.4 40.1 16.4 11.7 10.3 84.0 40.1 15.8 11.4 10.8 84.7 39.5 16.9 11.4 11.4 84.7 39.2 16.8 11.4 11.1 85.7 39.1 16.8 11.5 10.6 87.5 39.1 16.8 11.5 9.7 86.0 38.7 16.9 11.0 9.7 86.5 38.5 16.8 11.1 10.8 86.8 39.1 17.2 11.1 10.7 88.5 39.3 17.3 11.0 10.8 89.5 39.8 16.6 11.3 10.2 86.0 39.4 21.2 20.2 24.3 29.5 21.1 20.3 26.3 30.9 20.6 20.3 25.6 32.8 20.6 19.6 25.6 40.5 19.5 19.1 30.0 48.3 19.1 18.7 30.8 48.0 19.5 18.6 35.8 50.6 19.5 18.9 32.5 52.5 19.6 18.8 33.0 59.7 19.7 18.3 34.2 49.3 18.9 18.2 33.3 31.7 18.7 18.0 35.0 27.9 19.8 19.1 30.5 41.8 110 RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, 1923 T able B .— AVE R A G E R E T A IL P R IC E S O F S P E C IF IE D F O O D A R T I C LE S I N 1913 A N D 1923, A N D F O R E A C H M O N T H O F 1923, F O R E A C H O F 51 C IT IE S — Continued K A N S A S C IT Y , M O . A v 1923 A v erer age age for for year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct Nov. Dec. year 1913 1923 Article Unit C ts. C ts. C ts. C ts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. P ound.. ...d o ____ ...d o — ...d o -----— do____ 34.7 28.8 23.7 17.2 10.5 34 6 29.2 23.5 17.2 10.7 37.4 31.9 25.7 18.1 10.9 38.7 34 0 25.8 18.7 11.1 Cts. 36.0 30.2 25.0 17.7 10.7 36.4 30.2 25.1 17.8 10.9 Cts. 24.0 21.4 17.8 15.0 11.7 34.7 28.8 23.7 17.1 10.5 Cts. Sirloin steak......... Round steak........ Rib roast.............. Chuck roast......... Plate beef............. Cts 38.5 33.5 25.8 18.6 10.8 39.2 33.8 27.0 18.7 10.8 3a 4 32.7 26.3 ia 2 11.1 37.7 31.7 25.5 18.1 10.6 C ts. 37.8 31.6 25.3 18.0 10.9 37.0 31.4 25.2 18.0 10.8 Pork chops........... Bacon, sliced....... Ham, sliced......... Lamb................... Hons — do— — do____ ...d o ____ — do___ ...d o ____ 20.0 29.7 28.6 18.2 17.0 25.3 41.2 44.8 31.8 29.2 24 9 41.2 45.0 31.5 31.4 24 7 41.5 45.0 31.8 31.6 25.2 41.1 45.8 31.8 32.9 27.1 41.7 46.0 32.4 32.5 25.9 41.9 46.5 32.5 31.2 27.6 42.0 46.4 33.6 30.7 29.5 41.9 46.7 33.3 29.3 35.3 42.6 46.9 32.3 28.9 30.7 42.7 47.1 32.0 28.3 24 7 41.8 46.1 31.8 28.5 21.9 40.5 45.0 32 5 28.9 26.9 41.7 45.9 32.3 30.3 Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh........... Milk, evaporated. Butter.................. Oleomargarine — do.___ 32.3 32.0 32.0 32.6 32.6 32.7 33.0 32.9 33.0 33.2 340 340 32 9 Quart__ 8.9 13.3 Can 1___ 12.5 P ound.. 38.3 60.0 ___do____ 26.9 Nut margarine. . . — do____ Cheese.................. — do.___ "2L7 do. _ 16.3 Lard___________ Vegetable l a r d — do___ substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen— 27.5 27.0 37.6 17.4 21.9 13.3 12.6 58.4 26.9 13.3 12.5 58.0 2a 9 ia 3 12.6 58.1 26.9 13.3 12.3 52.3 26.9 13.3 12.2 49.5 26.8 ia 3 12.1 47.2 27.2 13.3 12.1 50.3 27.4 13.3 12.0 54 2 27.2 13.3 12.2 55.4 27.0 13.3 12 2 sa 2 27.9 13.3 120 59.8 26.8 13.3 12 3 55.1 27.1 27.3 38.1 17.5 21.8 27.4 37.7 17.7 22.9 27.6 35.0 17.6 23.0 27.3 36.1 17.5 23.1 27.6 36.8 17.6 23.2 27.8 36.1 17.4 23.8 27.6 37.0 17.4 23.8 27.7 38.3 18.7 23.8 27.8 3a 5 ia 7 241 28.3 3a 4 19.2 25.4 28.0 37.9 ia s 25.4 27.6 37.3 ia o Eggs, storage....... Bread................... Flour.................... Com meal............ Rolled oats______ 37.0 35.0 —-M ____ ...d o ___ P ound.. " T o 8.2 a 2 a " a 2 ...d o ____ 3.0 4.6 4 6 4 6 4 5 ...d o ....... 2.6 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 5 8.4 a 4 a4 ...d o ___ a4 Corn flakes______ Wheat cereal........ Macaroni_______ Rice...................... 8-oz.pkg. 28-oz.pkg. Pound.. ...d o ___ ...d o ___ 9.9 9.9 10.0 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.2 26.1 25.6 25.6 25.5 25.4 25.4 25.2 20.9 20.6 21.3 21.3 21.4 21.4 21.9 8.7 9.1 9.5 9.4 9.6 9.3 9.2 9.5 1L 3 11.6 12.0 11.7 11.8 11.7 11.6 Potatoes............... Onions. _________ Cabbage________ Beans, baked....... ...d o ___ __ do____ __ do____ No. 2 can ...d o ___ 1.7 B ean s, n a v y C orn , eanned _ Peas, canned........ Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated Tea....................... C offee _ Prunes R a is in s. Bananas _ ...d o ____ ...d o ....... Pound— ~'K~7 ...d o ___ 64.0 ...d o ___ 27.8 __ __ ...d o ____ . ...d o ___ . - d o ____ Oranges................ Dozen. _ 116-16 ounces. 23.5 46.6 40.0 32.9 31.3 30.6 30.9 31.4 33.5 3a 8 41.1 56.9 56.6 39.2 ai 45 46 a4 8.1 44 44 as 2.5 8.0 43 44 8.5 7.9 7.9 42 41 45 as 45 8.9 7.9 42 45 as 38.9 3a 4 a2 ao 42 42 45 45 ae a7 8.1 44 45 a 5 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.1 25.2 25.4 24 9 25.2 25.2 25.4 21.5 21.4 21.8 21.5 21.6 21.4 9.5 9 .2 9.6 9.3 9.3 9.4 10.7 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.1 11.2 2.3 2.7 2 2 2 1 2 1 2.3 5.3 5.5 as 6.9 6.7 6.9 6.9 7.1 7.0 3.9 5.1 9.0 5.5 4 4 4 5 3.9 3.8 3.9 5.2 14 4 14 4 14 3 14 3 14 3 14 3 14 0 14 2 14 3 141 14 0 141 14 2 13.6 l a s 13.8 13.8 13.3 13.5 13:6 140 14 0 14 0 14 3 14 6 13.9 2.1 2.1 2.2 5.7 6.8 15.2 15.5 15.5 13.3 13.3 i a s 8.7 9.4 10.6 80.0 80.0 79.2 3a 2 38.9 39.4 2.2 7.7 2.2 a9 ai 15.4 15.4 149 13.7 13.7 i a s 11.1 11.8 11.7 78.8 79.1 79.0 3a 9 39.1 39.3 2.8 7.5 a7 15.2 15.4 15.4 13.9 l a * i a s 10.6 9.8 9.8 79.7 79.6 79.6 39.1 39.4 39.4 15.3 13.8 110 80.4 39.4 15.7 13.8 10.4 80.4 39.4 15.8 12 7 10.5 79.8 39.4 15.4 127 10.5 79.6 39.2 20.6 20.7 20.3 20.0 19.8 19.5 19.4 ia 9 18.6 17.7 17.5 17.4 21.1 20.8 20.6 20.3 19.9 19.9 20.4 19.7 ia o 18.1 17.7 17.0 12.9 13.0 13.0 i a o 12.9 13.1 ia o ia 2 12.9 13.1 12 8 13.9 46.3 48.4 47.7 47.0 545 s a 5 52.6 48.2 50.3 521 51.0 46.9 19,2 19.5 121 49.9 111 G E N E R AL TABLES T a b l e B .— AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTI CLES IN 1913 AND 1923, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1923, FOR EACH OF 51 CITIES— Continued LITTLE ROCK, ARK. A v 1923 A v erer age age for for year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. year 1913 1923 Article Unit Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Sirloin steak......... Round steak........ Rib roast.............. Chuck roast......... Plate beef............. P ound.. ...d o ....... __ do____ — do....... — do....... 25.4 32.3 20.0 29.7 19.4 26.8 16.3 19.5 12.9 14.1 32.0 29.4 26.4 18.8 14.0 Pork chops........... Bacon, sliced........ Ham, sliced_____ Lamb................... Hens..................... — do....... — do....... — do....... — do....... — do....... 21.0 30.0 29.4 29.1 29.1 29.6 30.0 30.4 30.1 33.9 33.3 30.3 28.1 30.3 36.3 41.5 40.9 29.6 45.9 46.9 20.0 35.6 36.1 19.1 29.2 30.9 32.3 28.8 26.1 19.5 14.1 41.5 45.9 36.9 29.7 33.3 30.0 25.9 19.8 14.6 40.9 46.9 38.1 29.1 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 33.3 33.7 35.5 34.1 30.8 31.1 32.9 31.1 26.1 26.4 27.1 26.2 20.0 20.0 20.5 19.4 14.6 14.3 15.3 14.4 41.2 47.1 38.1 29.3 41.2 47.1 37.2 28.6 40.0 47.9 36.1 28.1 41.6 46.9 36.3 27.4 35.0 34.6 32.1 31.4 31.1 30.7 29.3 28.7 26.7 27.1 25.0 25.9 20.0 19.2 18.1 18.6 15.8 14.5 14.0 14.4 42.0 47.7 40.0 28.4 41.3 46.7 36.7 28.7 39.7 46.7 37.9 27.3 38.8 45.6 34.4 28.3 33.3 30.3 26.3 19.5 14.5 40.9 46.8 37.0 28.8 Salmon, canned, __ do____ ....... 30.8 31.4 32.3 32.2 32.2 32.2 31.3 31.5 31.4 31.4 30.4 30.8 31.5 Milk, fresh........... Milk, evaporated. Butter.................. Oleomargarine___ Q u a r t - 10.1 15.7 15.7 15.3 13.2 13.1 13.4 Can 1__ P ound.. 42.5 57.7 55.7 58.5 __ do____ ....... 30.6 30.6 30.8 15.3 13.4 58.5 31.0 15.3 13.5 52.9 31.0 15.3 13.5 50.2 31.0 28.7 28.8 28.4 22.5 38.8 39.2 38.6 15.9 19.6 19.5 19.5 ____ 19.7 20.1 21.4 29.0 37.0 19.5 21.7 28.0 35.8 18.9 21.5 27.5 27.3 28.2 28.7 35.8 36.5 36.4 37.6 18.9 19.0 18.8 19.1 21.2 21.2 21.0 21.3 Nut margarine__ __ do....... Cheese. ................ __ do....... Lard__................. — do....... Vegetable l a r d — do....... substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen... 15.3 13.3 49.4 31.0 15.3 13.3 50.6 31.0 15.3 13.3 54.5 31.0 15.7 15.7 15.7 13.3 .13.4 .13.4 56.6 59.6 60.3 30.3 31.9 30.4 15.5 13.3 55.4 30.9 29.4 28.9 29.0 28.5 37.7 37.9 38.0 37.4 19.4 19.6 19.7 19.3 21.2 21.2 20.8 21.0 29.1 47.6 40.7 30.9 29.1 29.8 33.2 34.7 37.2 40.7 41.5 49.3 52.8 39.0 Eggs, storage____ Bread................... Flour.................... Corn meal............ Rolled oats........... 45.0 40.0 — do....... 38.3 42.1 41.1 Pound.- "6 .6 8.2 8.2 8.2 8.2 8.2 8.2 8.1 8.1 8.1 8.1 8.1 8.1 8.2 — do....... 3.6 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.3 4.7 4.8 4.9 5.1 5.0 5.2 „ _ d o ....... 2.5 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.6 3.7 3.5 3.3 10.5 10.3 10.3 10.6 10.6 10.5 10.5 10.3 10.1 9.8 9.3 9.3 10.2 — do....... — Com flakes........... Wheat cereal........ Macaroni.............. Rice..................... Bfians, navy 8-oz. pkg. 28-oz.pkg. P ound.. ...d o ____ __ do....... Potatoes............... Onions.................. Oahhagft __ Beans, baked....... Corn, canned. — do____ 2.0 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.7 2.9 3.3 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.1 2.8 2.7 3.0 ...d o ____ _______ 5.9 5.9 6.4 7.7 9.4 9.4 8.2 7.4 7.0 7.7 7.3 7.0 7.4 __ do____ 5.3 5.9 7.9 9.2 8.9 6.9 6.8 6.3 5.4 5.1 4.5 4.7 6.4 No. 2 can 13.3 13.6 13.6 13.3 13.4 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.2 12.6 12.8 13.0 13.3 do 15.9 15.7 15.7 15.3 15.6 15.7 15.5 15.3 15.3 15.3 15.3 15.1 15.5 Peas, canned........ Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated T e a ...................... Coffee............ ...... 18.4 18.2 18.3 ...d o ....... — do....... 12.8 12.9 13.5 Pound. - "~5.6 9.2 9.4 10.9 — do....... 50.0 91.8 91.8 91.4 — do____ 30.8 40.5 41.2 41.2 Prunes.................. Raisins................. Bananas............... Oranges................ — do____ — do....... — do___ Dozen-. 15-16 ounces. 9.8 9.8 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.8 9.8 9.8 9.8 9.8 25.6 25.6 25.9 25.1 25.5 24.9 24.5 25.1 25.1 25.1 24.6 24.3 25.1 21.5 21.5 20.5 20.8 20.6 20.8 21.3 20.9 20.3 20.3 20.3 20.3 20.8 8.3 8.1 8.2 8.2 8.1 7.8 7.9 7.7 7.8 7.8 8.0 8.1 8.0 8.0 12.5 12.3 12.2 12.1 12.4 12.7 12.0 11.1 11.5 10.7 10.4 10.5 11.7 _ _ __ ia 3 18.3 18.3 13.6 13.5 13.7 11.6 12.3 12.3 91.4 91.4 91.4 41.7 41.6 41.1 20.4 21.0 20.6 20.6 20.6 20.7 20.7 20.7 20.7 20.6 10.1 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.0 50.4 50.8 53.3 52.9 56.8 18.3 13.3 11.3 91.4 41.0 18.7 13.2 10.3 90.4 40.9 18.8 18.5 18.6 12.9 12.7 12.7 10.6 11.7 11.3 92.3 92.3 91.8 41.0 41.3 41.8 18.7 18.5 12.9 13.1 11.2 11.0 91.8 91.6 42.4 41.3 20.8 21.1 20.6 19.8 19.3 18.6 18.3 20.1 20.0 19.7 19.7 19.9 19.4 18.4 18.1 19.9 10.5 10.5 10.2 10.7 11.0 11.7 12.0 10.6 48.9 47.7 48.7 48.3 45.0 46.5 38.2 49.0 RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, 1923 112 T a b l e B . — A V E R A G E R E T A I L P R IC E S OF S P E C IF IE D C L E S IN 1913 A N D 1923, A N D F O R E A C H E A C H O F 51 C IT IE S — Continued FOOD A R T I M O N T H O F 1923, F O R LO S A N G E LE S, CALIF. 1923 A v A v erer age age Unit • for for year Jan. Feb. Mar. A pr. M a y June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. year 1913 1923 Article Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 23.5 32.8 32.4 33.0 34.1 34.3 33.7 33.8 33.9 33.9 34.9 34.9 34.3 33.8 Sirloin steak_____ R ound steak_____ R ib roast________ Chuck roast......... Plate beef............. P o u n d .. . . . d o ____ . . . d o ____ . . . d o ____ . . . d o ....... Pork chops........... Bacon, sliced........ Ham, sliced.......... L a m b ................... . H ens............. ......... . . . d o ....... — do....... — do....... — do....... . . . d o ....... Salmon, canned, red. M ilk, fresh............ M ilk, evaporated. Butter____ ____ Oleomargarine___ — d o____ N ut margarine.— Cheese................ . L a r d ..____ _____ Vegetable l a r d substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh .. . d o ....... — d o....... 19. 5 — do____ 18.0 .. . d o ....... ____ Eggs, storage____ B read......... .......... Flour.................. Corn meal......... Rolled oats........... ___do....... Poun d. . 6.1 8.8 — do....... 3.5 4.9 . . . d o ....... 3.3 4.7 . . . d o ....... ....... 10.4 20.8 27.8 26.9 27.2 27.7 27.7 27.4 27.4 27.6 27.9 28.1 28.1 27.9 27.6 18.3 27.7 28.2 28.1 28.8 28.8 28.0 28.6 28.3 27.7 28.0 27.8 27.7 28.1 15.7 18.4 18.0 17.8 18.0 17.5 17.7 17.6 17.3 17.0 17.8 17.8 17.9 17.7 12.6 13.2 13.2 12.8 13.1 12.7 12.5 12.5 12.3 12.6 12.8 13.4 13.1 12.9 25.1 33.7 35.3 18.8 26.6 37.1 50.8 58.8 33.7 40.1 35.8 48.7 58.7 33.0 40.5 36.4 48.9 57.6 33.2 40.6 36.8 49.4 58.4 33.5 40.3 36.2 49.7 57.8 33.2 39.8 36.2 48.9 57.2 32.7 39.5 35.8 49.1 57.8 33.4 39.3 36.3 48.5 57.5 33.1 38.5 37.5 49.8 57.2 33.3 38.9 40.4 51.4 58.6 33.6 39.6 38.7 51.1 58.7 33.7 39.9 36.1 50.9 57.6 33.6 39.9 36.9 49.8 58.0 33.3 39.7 38.9 37.8 37.9 38.1 38.1 38.1 38.4 38.5 37.8 38.3 38.0 39.1 38.3 Q uart.. . 10.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 10.8 10.8 10.8 Can i — P o u n d .. 39.6 60.3 57.1 52.9 — do....... ....... 31.1 31.9 31.9 15.0 10.7 53.6 32.6 28.8 29.0 29.4 29.4 38.1 38.5 37.5 35.9 19.7 19.3 19.3 19.5 22.8 22.7 21.8 22.3 15.0 15.0 15.0 10.8 10.7 10.7 54.9 57.0 54.4 32.1 32.1 32.1 15.0 15.0 15.0 10.6 10.7 10.9 56.9 59.8 60.3 32.8 33.3 33.7 28.5 28.5 28.2 28.4 35.2 35.9 36.6 36.4 19.6 19.5 19.0 19.0 22.1 22.1 22.2 22.5 29.8 37.5 19.2 22.9 28.9 38.6 20.4 23.6 15.0 15.0 15.0 10.8 10.7 10.8 61.5 60.8 57.5 33.6 33.8 32.6 30.4 30.4 29.1 38.9 39.4 37.4 20.2 20.7 19.6 22.3 22.6 22.5 D o z e n ._ 38.3 51.1 38.4 33.3 36.4 37.8 38.2 38.9 45.0 54.1 62.1 65.4 57.8 46.5 8.8 4.8 4.2 9.5 9.0 4.8 4.2 9.7 9.0 4.8 4.3 9.8 9.0 4.7 4.3 9.8 9.6 4.7 4.3 9.8 9.6 4.7 4.3 9.8 9.6 4.5 4.2 9.6 9.0 4.6 4.3 9.7 42.7 45.6 43.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.7 4.6 9.9 9.9 9.6 9.6 4.7 4.4 9.8 Corn flakes........... 8-oz.pkg, 9.7 9.6 9.6 9.6 9.6 9.6 9.6 9.5 9.5 9.8 9.6 9.6 9.6 W heat cereal____ 28-oz.pkg. 23.6 23.4 23.5 23.3 23.2 23.2 23.0 23.2 23.2 23.5 23.6 23.3 23.3 15.4 15.6 15. 5 15.9 15.9 15.9 15.5 15.6 15.6 16.4 16.8 16.5 15.9 Macaroni________ P o u n d .. R ice.................... . .. . d o ____ 7.7 10.0 9.6 9.6 9.6 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.8 10.2 10.1 10.2 9.8 Beans, navy_____ — do....... — 9.5 9.6 9.8 10.0 9.9 9.9 9.7 9.7 9.9 9.8 9.7 9.5 9.8 Potatoes, _______ Onions__________ Cabbage..... .......... Beans, baked........ Corn, canned........ 1.5 2.4 2.2 2.3 3.1 3.0 3.7 3.6 3.4 3.9 3.8 3.5 3.5 3.2 — do____ — do....... ____ 5.8 5.8 5.5 6.6 6.6 6.3 6.9 6.0 5.6 5.8 5.6 5.7 6.0 — do____ ____ 3.6 3.8 4.2 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.1 3.8 4.1 3.8 3.9 4.4 4.1 N o. 2 can 13.3 13.1 13.0 12.9 12.9 13.1 13.1 13.0 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.1 13.1 . . . d o ....... — 16.3 16.4 16.3 16.9 17.1 17.3 16.6 15.9 16.5 16.5 16.4 16.1 16.5 Peas, canned____ . . . d o ____ Tomatoes, canned No. 2 y2 19.0 18.7 18.5 19.0 19.1 18.9 18.9 18.4 18.4 18.5 18.4 17.9 18.6 15.7 15.4 15.4 15.2 15.4 15.4 15.5 14.9 14.9 14.9 15.1 15.0 15.2 Sugar, granulated. P ound— 5.4 8.4 9.3 10.7 10.6 11.4 11.3 10.1 9.5 9.9 10.7 10.5 10.6 10.3 T ea....... ................. — do....... 54.5 70,2 69. 5 70.1 69.4 69.4 69.4 69.4 69.4 69.4 69.8 70.1 71.6 69.8 Coflee.................... . . . do....... 36.3 39.8 39.0 39.0 39.6 39.6 39.6 39.4 38.9 38.9 39.8 39.9 40.6 39.5 Prunes................... Raisins................... Bananas................ Oranges................. . . . d o ____ 20.0 18.3 — do....... ____ 11.3 . . . d o -----D o z e n .. 38.2 115-16 ounces. 19.6 17.9 11.3 34.1 19.4 19.6 19.1 17.6 17.8 17.9 11.5 11.7 11.4 33.2 37.0 41.4 18.7 18.8 18.8 18.3 18.2 17.8 18.5 18.9 18.0 17.5 17.2 17.1 16.8 16.3 16.1 17.4 11.6 11.5 11.8 11.8 11.8 13.1 13.3 11.8 37.3 38.0 37.0 38.3 35.6 40.0 41.5 37.6 GENERAL TABLES 113 B .—AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD A RTI CLES IN 1913 AND 1923, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1923, FOR EACH OF 51 CITIES—Continued T a b l e LO UISVILLE, K Y . Article Unit Sirloinsteak...... Round steak...... Rib roast......... Chuck roast...... Plate beef—...... Pork chops....... Bacon, sliced..... Ham, sliced-----Lamb______ Pound.. ...do__ ...do__ ...do__ ...do__ ...do— — do__ ...do__ — do.... — do.... 1923 Av erage for year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June JulyAug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 1913 Cts. Cts . Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts . Cts. Cts . 22.6 29.8 30.0 30.4 31.2 32.1 33.1 33.5 32.8 32.8 32.1 31.0 30.0 31.6 19.5 18.1 15.1 12.5 19.8 28.4 28.5 17.8 22.6 27.6 27.0 23.2 23.7 16.9 17.4 13.3 13.4 22.5 22.3 34.1 34.3 40.1 41.3 34.3 34.3 32.0 33.8 27.2 27.7 23.3 23.1 17.4 17.3 13.5 13.7 22.7 22.6 33.9 33.2 41.0 42.1 35.0 36.3 31.9 33.3 2 8 .8 29.6 28.6 29.1 13.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 Salmon, canned, — do.... Milk, fresh....... Quart- 8.8 12.1 12.0 12.1 Milk, evaporated. Can 1_ Butter............. Pound.. 39.6 59.4 55.7 58.4 Oleomargarine— — do.... ....... 27.8 28.4 28.4 26.5 26.8 25.6 Nut margarine.— ...do__ Cheese............ ...do.... 2L7 37.3 37.4 36.6 Lard............... ...do.... 15.6 14.6 14.4 14.5 Vegetable lard ...do.... ..... 22.7 23.1 23.1 SUDStltUt©• Eggs, strictlyfresh Dozen- 26.9 47.1 36.0 26.7 Eggs storages 35.0 27.0 do__ Bread............. Pound.. 5.7 8.4 8.4 8.4 Flour............. ...do__ 3.7 5.4 5.5 5.3 2.3 2.8 2.9 2.9 Cornmeal........ ... do— 8.4 8.4 8.4 ...do.... Rolledoats_ 9.2 9.3 9.3 Comflakes....... 8-oz.pkg. 24.6 23.9 24.1 Wheat cereal..... 28-oz.pkg. M __ Pound__ 16.6 16.4 16.5 Rice.............— ...do__ ~~8.~3 8.5 8.2 8.3 Bp.fl.ns, n a v y __ __ ..do.... 10.2 10.5 10.6 Potatoes.......... ...do_ 1.9 1.6 1.6 1.6 5.1 5.4 5.3 Onions_____ ...do._ 4.4 5.2 8.0 Cabbage.......... ...do_ 11.7 11.7 11.7 Beans, baked..... No. 2can 13.9 13.9 13.1 Com, canned ...d o .... 15.4 15.4 15.4 Peas, canned------- ...d o ....... 11.0 11.2 11.2 Tomatoes, canned: — do....... 8.1 8.6 10.2 "5.3 Sugar, granulated. Pound. . Tea....................... ...d o ....... 62.9 71.0 71.0 71.0 35.1 36.1 27.5 35.3 Coffee................... ...d o ___ Primps 20.4 20.1 20.1 __ do____ ■Raisins 19.1 18.5 18.4 ...d o ....... ■Rflnflnas 37.1 38.6 38.6 Dozen... 38.0 40.0 41.7 Oranges................ ...d o .___ 1 5 -1 6 o u n c e s . Av er age for year 1923 30.2 30.4 29.7 29.7 23.8 24.5 23.4 23.2 18.3 17.9 17.5 17.7 13.4 13.3 13.2 13.4 24.6 23.8 24.8 26.7 32.5 33.4 33.2 33.2 33.4 33.5 40.8 40.7 41.1 41.3 41.3 37.0 37.0 36.0 35.0 34.6 33.5 32.9 31.0 29.9 30.9 29.2 28.7 28.9 29.2 29.3 27.3 27.3 28.5 23.0 22.8 23.4 17.0 17.0 17.5 13.3 12.8 13.3 30.1 22.9 20.5 24.7 33.5 32.9 31.7 33.4 40.9 39.5 38.6 40.7 35.0 35.0 34.6 35.3 31.8 32.3 31.3 32.1 28.8 29.5 29.4 29.1 12.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 12.5 12.0 12.0 12.1 12.4 12.1 12.2 12.2 12.2 12.3 12.3 12.2 12.2 56.6 50.6 48.5 47.4 50.0 55.8 56.5 60.5 63.4 55.2 28.6 28.6 28.7 28.0 29.0 29.3 30.0 25.0 31.2 29.0 25.7 26.4 26.3 26.6 26.6 25.1 26.8 27.0 28.7 26.5 32.9 33.5 34.3 33.9 34.0 34.7 36.7 36.6 35.8 35.3 14.8 14.5 14.3 14.3 14.3 16.1 17.4 17.4 17.1 15.3 23.1 23.3 23.3 23.5 23.5 23.7 24.0 24.8 24.0 23.5 28.0 29.0 26.0 29.0 34.1 39.3 41.0 59.9 58.5 37.9 36.7 36.0 8.4 8.4 8.4 8.5 8.4 8.4 8.4 8.4 8.4 8.4 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.0 4.8 4.8 5.0 4.9 4.9 5.1 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.3 3.5 3.3 3.0 8.3 8.3 8.3 8.3 8.4 8.4 8.3 8.5 8.4 8.4 8.9 9.3 9.2 9.0 9.1 9.1 9.0 9.3 9.2 9.2 23.7 23.8 23.6 23.6 23.6 23.8 24.4 23.7 23.7 23.9 16.4 16.5 16.5 16.5 16.6 16.7 16.9 16.9 17.1 16.6 8.1 8.3 8.1 8.0 8.4 8.5 7.9 8.2 8.3 8.2 10.4 10.0 10.3 9.9 9.7 9.8 9.7 8.8 8.4 9.9 1.9 2.1 3.2 3.6 3.0 3.6 2.4 2.1 2.1 2.4 6.6 8.9 7.6 4.9 4.7 6.0 6.9 6.2 5.7 6.1 8.4 8.4 6.3 4.1 4.7 4.8 4.2 3.9 3.9 5.5 11.5 11.7 11.7 11.6 11.3 11.3 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.6 13.5 13.3 13.5 13.5 13.5 13.5 13.6 13.6 13.7 13.6 15.5 15.5 15.6 15.5 15.5 15.5 15.6 15.6 15.6 15.5 11.1 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.7 11.7 12.1 12.1 12.1 11.6 10.5 11.2 11.1 10.6 9.8 9.5 10.8 10.6 10.6 10.1 71.4 71.4 71.4 71.5 71.5 71.5 72.7 72.7 72.7 71.7 36.0 36.7 36.7 36.3 36.3 36.3 36.0 36.0 36.2 36.1 19.9 19.1 18.7 19.1 18.4 18.5 17.2 16.6 18.3 18.9 18.2 17.0 16.8 17.6 17.3 16.0 15.3 15.1 15.2 17.0 37.5 38.1 39.3 37.1 38.1 37.9 37.5 39.2 38.3 38.1 42.7 46.2 44.0 44.0 42.2 41.6 44.8 35.6 34.3 41.3 28.5 23.8 17.6 13.4 29.0 23.5 18.0 13.2 RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, 1923 114 B .— AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTI CLES IN 1913 AND 1923, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1923, FOR EACH OF 51 CITIES— Continued T a b l e MANCHESTER, N. H. 1923 A v A v er er age age for for year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. year 1913 1923 Article Unit Sirloin steak1 2___ Round steak........ Rib roast.............. Chuck roast......... Plate beef_______ P ound.. .. . d o ___ .. . d o ___ .. . d o ___ ...d o ___ 35.5 29.0 20.2 16.9 50.8 41.4 25.6 20.7 14.7 51.8 42.1 25.9 20.7 14.6 52.9 43.7 25.6 20.3 14.6 53.9 44.6 26.1 20.6 14.8 55.3 44.5 26.0 20.4 15.0 57.4 49.1 27.9 21.5 15.2 59.4 50.9 30.6 22.8 15.8 59.8 49.6 30.1 23.4 16.5 59.2 48.8 29.3 22.9 16.1 57.6 47.5 28.4 22.6 16.0 56.5 44.2 27.7 21.9 15.1 54.6 44.1 28.0 21.3 15.3 55.8 45.9 27.6 21.6 15.3 Pork chops........... Bacon, sliced....... Ham, sliced......... Lamb................... Hens___________ — d o .— —.d o___ ...d o ___ __.do___ ...d o ___ 20.5 23.4 28.2 20.1 24.1 27.6 34.5 39.7 35.5 42.1 27.5 34. i 40.2 36.4 42.0 28.3 33.8 39.6 35.1 42.3 28.3 34.1 40.1 35.8 42.2 29.8 34.6 40.4 35.7 42.3 30.4 34.5 40.9 38.2 42.5 31.6 33.9 41.4 37.4 42.5 32.3 33.7 40.8 37.4 42.4 36.8 33.9 40.9 39.3 42.4 35.4 33.9 41.1 37.1 42.1 28.6 34.1 40.4 36.1 41.5 25.6 31.7 38.8 35.5 40.1 30.2 33.9 40.4 36.6 42.0 Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh........... Milk, evaporated. Butter.................. Oleomargarine___ ...d o ___ 29.4 29.8 29.6 29.8 29.5 29.8 29.6 29.8 29.8 29.8 29.6 29.6 29.7 Quart— 8.0 Can — Pound.. "40.1 —.d o___ ....... 13.0 13.7 61.7 27.5 13.0 13.6 61.1 28.5 13.0 13.9 62.1 29.2 13.0 13.7 62.2 29.2 13.0 13.6 56.0 29.6 13.0 13.9 53.1 29.6 13.8 13.8 52.0 29.2 13.8 13.9 54.8 29.2 13.8 14.0 56.8 29.2 13.8 13.9 59.1 27.5 14.8 14.0 60.2 27.8 14.8 13.9 61.3 27.8 13.6 13.8 58.4 28.7 Nut margarine__ Cheese.................. Lard..................... Vegetable lard substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh 22.7 22.0 ...d o ----21.6 37.6 38.0 — do— ...d o — . 16.1 17.3 17.4 ...d o ___ ____ 20.1 20.6 22.0 38.5 17.4 20.2 22.0 38.3 17.4 20.2 22.0 37.4 17.5 20.9 21.7 37.2 17.3 20.5 21.7 37.1 17.2 20.8 22.3 37.3 17.2 20.5 22.3 36.7 18.0 20.6 20.7 37.6 J8.8 21.2 21.0 37.4 18.8 21.5 21.0 38.2 18.8 21.8 21.8 37.6 17.8 20.7 Eggs, storage....... Bread...... ............. Flour.................... Com meal............ Rolled oats______ —_do___ Pound— —-do----.. . d o ___ .. . d o ___ Horn flake*? Wheat cereal........ Macaroni_______ Rice................. . Beans, navy......... 8-oz. pkg. 9.6 9.7 9.7 9.6 9.8 9.8 9.9 9.9 9.8 9.8 9.8 9.8 9 8 28-oz.pkg. ____ 26.0 25.3 25.3 25.2 25.2 25.2 24.9 25.1 24.3 24.1 24.3 24.4 24*. 9 24.5 24.9 25.1 24.9 24.9 24.9 24.9 24.9 24.2 24.5 24.3 24.0 24.7 Pound-. — do— ‘ 1 .7 8.8 8.9 8.8 8.9 9.0 9.1 9.0 9.2 9.3 9.0 9.3 9.3 9.1 .. . d o ___ ......... 10.9 11.1 1L4 11.4 11.3 11.2 11.2 10.5 10.2 10.3 10.1 9.9 10.8 Potatoes............... Onions__ _______ Cabbage............... Beans, baked....... Com, canned....... —.d o___ 1.6 1.9 2.1 2.1 2.7 2.9 3.0 5.0 4.3 3.1 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.8 __ do___ 4.9 5.2 5.4 6.8 7.3 8.2 7.6 7.0 6.8 6.5 6.3 6.2 6 5 4.1 4.3 5.3 8.4 9.9 6.8 7.4 4.8 4.7 4.5 3.9 4.1 5.7 ...d o ___ No. 2 can 14.9 14.9 15.1 14.9 14.5 14.5 14.5 14.5 14.5 14.4 14.4 14.4 14.6 .. . d o ___ ....... 17.6 17.5 17.3 17.6 17.7 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.4 17.3 17.4 17.5 17.5 Peas, canned____ Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. Tea..................... Coffee___ _______ ...d o ___ No. 3 can Pound— 1 .4 ...d o ___ 46.3 __ do___ 32.0 20.5 19.4 8.6 56.4 38.8 20.6 20.1 9.0 56.4 39.0 20.6 20.6 10.9 56.4 39.3 20.6 20.6 10.9 57.7 39.8 20.9 20.6 11.6 57.7 39.9 Prunes_____ ____ Raisins_________ Bananas............... Oranges................ — do___ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ Dozen — 19.6 18.5 10.4 50.1 19.1 18.4 10.4 51.0 19.0 18.2 10.4 49.5 19.5 17.4 10.6 49.9 18.8 16.4 10..3 57.1 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Dozen — 37.6 67.7 55.6 53.1 42.9 42.5 43.2 46.7 53.8 60.6 67.7 82.2 76.8 57.7 6.0 3.4 3.7 43.2 41.2 8.4 8.4 5.2 5.2 4.7 4.6 8.5 8.8 8.4 5.2 4.6 8.8 8.4 5.2 4.6 8.8 8.4 5.2 4.6 8.6 8.4 5.2 4.5 8.6 20.9 20.8 11.6 57.7 39.6 8.4 5.1 4.6 8.6 20.9 20.9 10.8 57.7 39.6 8.3 4.8 4.7 8.5 20.9 20.9 10.0 57.7 39.6 8.4 4.8 4.6 8.6 20.9 20.7 9.8 57.7 39.5 44.2 47.0 43.8 8.4 8.4 8.4 4.8 4.9 4.8 4.6 4.9 4.8 8.6 8.6 8.6 21.1 20.7 11.1 57.7 39.5 21.1 20.9 10.7 57.7 39.5 21.1 21.3 10.8 58.0 39.7 8.4 5.0 4.7 8.6 20.8 20.6 10.5 57.4 39.5 18.4 18.6 18.4 18.4 17.8 17.7 16.6 18.5 16.0 16.3 16.2 15.7 15.6 15.4 15.6 16 6 11.1 12.1 12.2 11.9 11.2 11.7 11.8 11.2 54.0 53.9 50.7 48.3 51.4 52.7 42.1 50.9 1 15-16 ounces. 2 T h e steak for w h ic h prices are here q u o te d is k n o w n as “ porterh ou se” in m ost o f th e cities in clu d e d th is rep ort, b u t in this c it y it is called “ sirlo in ” steak. in GENERAL TABLES 115 B .—AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTI CLES IN 1913 AND 1923, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1923, FOR EACH OF 51 CITIES— Continued T a b l e MEMPHIS, TENN. 1923 Av A v er er age age for for year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. year 1913 1923 Article Unit Sirloin steak......... Round steak------Rib roast.............. Chuck roast......... Plate b e e f-.......... P ound.. ...d o ___ ...d o ___ ...d o ----...d o .... 22.7 19.1 20.4 15.0 11.8 30.2 26.4 22.4 16.4 12.2 30.1 26.3 22.6 17.0 12.7 31.0 27.2 22.5 17.5 12.6 31.9 28.1 23.8 18.2 13.7 32.2 28.6 24.2 17.3 13.0 34.4 30.3 25.6 18.1 13.0 35.0 30.2 26.2 19.4 13.6 35.4 31.5 26.5 19.6 13.5 34.8 31.0 25.7 19.0 14.5 33.2 29.6 24.3 18.3 13.8 33.2 28.4 24.4 18.1 13.7 33.0 28.4 24.5 18.0 13.1 32.9 28.8 24.4 18.1 13.3 Pork chops........... Bacon, sliced....... Ham, sliced_____ Lamb................... Hens..................... ...d o ___ ...d o ___ . do ...d o ___ ...d o ___ 20.3 30.3 28.7 20.6 19.8 23.2 38.2 45.4 35.5 29.0 22.5 37.3 44.6 35.3 30.4 22.5 37.7 44.2 35.2 29.2 23.8 38.4 43.5 36.4 29.5 25.2 37.3 43.5 35.3 29.6 24.5 36.7 43.8 36.5 29.0 25.7 37.5 43.8 37.3 28.5 27.4 37.1 43.8 37.3 28.1 31.7 37.7 45.8 36.3 29.0 28.1 36.2 44.3 34.1 28.8 25.0 35.6 42.5 34.5 28.3 22.1 34.8 43.5 33.9 28.5 25.1 37.0 44.1 35.6 29.0 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Salmon, canned, ...d o ----- ....... 36.1 37.2 36.8 36.3 35.3 35.1 34.7 35.6 36.0 36.1 36.8 35.9 36.0 Milk, fresh..'....... Milk, evaporated. Butter. ................ Oleomargarine___ Quart—. 10.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 11.9 12.4 12.4 C an1__ P ound.. 39.4 55.5 55.3 57.1 30.0 28.3 28.3 ...d o ___ — 15.0 12.5 56.5 28.3 15.0 12.5 49.7 26.3 15.0 12.7 48.6 27.7 15.0 12.8 47.1 30.0 15.0 12.9 48.7 31.7 15.0 13.0 51.9 30.0 15.0 13.0 52.8 28.3 15.0 12.8 57.4 29.3 15.0 12.7 58.2 26.0 15.0 12.6 53.2 28.7 26.2 24.6 24.7 I r a 37.4 36.8 35.3 15.7 15.7 15.7 16.2 ____ 20.3 21.7 21.9 25.0 33.2 16.5 22.3 24.7 31.7 15.8 21.1 24.7 33.8 15.9 22.2 25.0 33.7 15.8 22.9 25.2 33.5 15.6 22.4 24.2 35.8 17.6 22.9 25.0 36.7 1.67 23.2 24.8 35.9 18.2 23.6 25.0 35.3 17.8 23.9 24.9 34.9 16.5 22.4 Nut margarine— ...d o ___ Cheese. ................ ...d o ___ L a r d ................... ...d o ----Vegetable lard ...d o ----substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen. _ 28.5 49.5 40.2 30.8 31.8 31.3 31.8 32.3 34.3 40.2 41.1 50.0 57.0 39.2 Eggs, storage____ Bread................... Flour.................... Corn meal............ Rolled oats........... 41.2 31.0 ...d o ___ P ound.. “T o 9.1 9.0 ...d o ----- 3.5 5.4 5.5 ...d o ___ 2.2 2.9 2.9 ...d o ----- ....... 9.1 9.2 Corn flakes........... Wheat cereal____ Macaroni Rice...................... Beans, navy_____ 8-oz.pkg. 28-oz.pkg. Pound._ ._ .do----...d o ___ Potatoes............... Onions.................. Cabbage. ............. Beans, baked....... Corn, canned....... —-do----...d o ___ __.do___ No.2 can ...d o ___ 9.0 5.5 3.0 9.4 9.2 5.4 3.0 9.1 8.9 6.3 3.1 9.4 8.9 4.9 3.2 9.3 8.9 5.1 3.4 9.3 38.5 41.2 43.2 9.2 9.1 9.0 5.1 5.1 5.1 3.6 3.5 3.4 9.2 9.3 9.1 9.7 24.3 18. 0 8.1 10.0 9.0 5.3 3.2 9.2 9.7 24.3 17.8 8.0 11.1 1.8 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.7 3.2 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.3 3.3 3.0 3.1 ____ 5.0 4.8 4.8 6.3 7.2 7.3 6.2 5.0 5.2 5.4 5.1 5.0 5.6 ____ 4.2 4.7 6.8 7.8 6.8 4.6 4.5 4.2 3.9 3.6 3.1 3.3 4.8 ____ 13.3 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.2 12.8 12.9 13.0 13.0 ....... 14.3 14.5 14.7 14.7 15.2 15.2 15.4 15.4 15.0 14.9 15.0 14.7 14.9 ...d o ----__ .d o----Dozen __ ____ ...d o ___ ....... 116-16 ounces. 9.0 5.6 3.0 9.3 9.5 9.5 9.6 9.6 9.6 9.8 9.7 9.7 9.8 9.9 10.2 24.9 23.8 23.6 24.2 24.5 24.2 24.4 24.4 24.6 24.3 24.3 17.8 18.3 17.8 17.7 17.7 17.6 17.5 17.5 17.7 18.0 18. 0 7.8 8.2 7.8 8.0 7.9 7.9 7.9 7.9 7.9 8.0 8.1 8.1 11.4 12.0 11.8 11.9 11.5 11.5 11.4 10.9 10.9 9.9 10.1 Peas, canned........ ...d o ----17.6 17.5 Tomatoes, canned ...d o ----12.8 12.8 Sugar, granulated Pound. . "5.5 8.3 8.8 T e a ...................... ...d o ___ 63.8 82.3 82.3 Coffee................... ...d o ----- 27.5 37.1 37.2 Prunes.................. Raisins................. Bananas............... Oranges................ 9.6 5.5 2.9 9.2 20.2 18.7 33.1 41.2 19.7 18.5 34.4 39.8 18.2 13.0 10.3 83.4 37.5 17.7 13.2 10.8 84.5 37.2 17.9 13.2 11.3 84.1 37.4 18.5 13.2 11.3 84.5 37.2 18.5 13.3 10.8 84.5 37.4 18.3 13.2 9.8 85.3 37.7 17.9 13.1 9.6 84.0 37.9 17.3 12.6 11.0 84.2 37.4 17.5 12.7 10.5 86.6 37.7 17.1 12.7 10.6 83.5 37.7 17.8 13.0 10.3 84.1 37.5 20.0 19.5 33.9 44.9 20.1 19.0 33.9 49.6 19.7 19.4 34.4 53.2 19.5 19.7 36.9 52.3 19.0 18.7 37.5 53.8 19.5 19.3 35.0 49.7 19.8 19.2 35.6 41.4 18.3 18.0 36.7 44.8 17.8 17.1 35.0 38.7 18.2 16.7 36.0 40.6 19.3 18.7 35.2 45.8 116 RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, 1923 T able B .— A V E R A G E R E T A IL P R IC E S OF S P E C IF IE D F O O D A R T I C L E S I N 1913 A N D 1923, A N D F O R E A C H M O N T H O F 1923, F O R E A C H OF 51 C IT IE S — Continued MILWAUKEE, WIS. 1923 Av A v er er age age for for year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. year 1913 1923 Article Unit Pound__ ___ do ___ do ....d o ___ do 22.4 20.6 18.4 16.1 11.6 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Sirloin steak ....... Bound steak....... Bib roast.............. Chuck roast....... . Plate beef............ 35.8 31.2 26.2 20.5 12.5 Cts. Cts. 35.5 31.1 26.4 21.3 12.4 35.6 30.9 26.6 21.2 12.6 35.9 31.0 26.9 21.0 12.0 36.7 31.9 26.8 21.2 11.9 37.8 33.2 27.1 21.3 12.2 39.5 35.1 27.3 21.5 11.8 39.7 35.2 27.2 21.7 11.7 39.6 35.1 28.3 23.0 12.6 33.8 27.5 22.7 13.5 32.1 26.8 21.7 13.2 31.8 27.0 21.8 13.1 32.7 27.0 21.6 12.5 Pork chops........... Bacon, sliced....... Ham, sliced Lamb................... Hens..................... ....d o ___do ___ do ___ do ___ do 19.0 27.5 27.8 19.7 19.8 27.0 40.4 43.5 36.6 30.9 26.8 40.6 44.0 36.1 32.7 26.8 40.4 43.5 36.2 35.8 26.5 40.6 43.6 36.1 36.6 29.1 41.1 44.3 37.7 37.0 28.8 41.1 44.3 39.4 33.0 31.4 41.2 45.0 40.2 31.5 33.3 41.1 45.0 38.2 31.5 38.3 41.6 45.1 37.5 32.0 32.1 41.1 44.9 36.2 29.1 25.7 40.2 44.0 35.1 26.7 22.8 37.8 43.5 35.1 27.5 29.1 40.6 44.2 37.0 32.0 Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh........... Milk, evaporated . Butter................. Oleomargarine . . . „ d o ....... Cts. ... ... ... ... —_ 32.9 32.9 33.2 33.5 33.6 34.0 34.5 35.2 35.3 34.4 34.8 35.3 34.1 Quart.__ 7.0 10.0 Can1___ 11.3 P ound.. 35.9 57.6 . . . . d o . . . ....... 26.6 Nut margarine ....d o ... Cheese.................. ___ do— Lard..................... ___ do___ Vegetable lard ___ do___ substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen__ Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 38.0 37.1 36.8 37.3 10.0 11.6 55.5 26.7 10.0 11.7 53.6 26.7 10.0 11.7 48.2 26.7 10.0 11.6 45.7 26.7 11.0 11.6 45.1 26.8 11.0 11.7 49.3 26.9 11.0 11.5 53.5 26.9 11.0 11.6 53.5 27.5 11.0 11.7 58.6 27.9 11.0 11.7 60.0 28.8 10.5 11.6 53.1 27.1 25.2 25.3 25.3 21.8 35.9 35.8 35.8 15.6 17.1 17.4 17.7 ____ 22.5 22.5 23.1 25.6 34.2 17.7 23.3 25.5 33.7 17.8 23.0 25.6 35.0 17.6 23.1 25.5 34,6 17.5 23.2 25.6 34.9 17.5 23.6 26.0 36.2 18.3 23.5 26.5 37.0 19.0 24.2 27.4 37.2 19.2 24.6 27.8 37.0 19.3 25.4 25.9 35.6 18.0 23.5 10.0 11.4 56.0 26.7 29.3 51.0 42.5 34.0 30.5 31.2 30.1 29.1 32.4 39.0 43.9 60.4 63.0 40.6 Eggs, storage........ Bread................... Flour.................... Corn meal............ Boiled oats........... ....d o .... 34.8 32.2 Pound.. 5.6 8.9 8.9 ___ do___ 3.1 4.3 4.3 ___ do___ 3.3 3.9 3.8 ___ do— — 7.0 7.0 Corn flakes______ Wheat cereal........ Macaroni.............. Bice...................... Beans, navy......... 8-oz. pkg. 28-oz.pkg. Pound.. ___ do— " 9. 0 ___ d o .... — Potatoes................ Onions.................. Cabbage............... Beans, baked....... Corn, canned....... ___ do___ . . . . d o .... ___ do___ No.2 can . . . .d o .... Peas, canned........ Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated Tea....................... Coffee................... ....d o .... 15.1 ___ do___ 13.6 Pound.. 5.4 7.9 ___ do.— 50.0 69.8 ___ do___ 27.5 34.0 15.3 13.4 8.2 70.2 34.1 15.3 13.6 9.7 70.1 35.1 15.3 13.8 10.1 70.1 35.3 15.4 14.0 10.8 70.7 35.7 15.4 13.9 10.7 71.0 35.7 15.5 13.8 10.3 70.8 34.9 15.5 13.8 9.3 70.3 34.4 15.6 14.0 9.4 70.4 34.4 15.5 14.0 10.1 70.4 34.3 15.5 14.0 9.5 69.9 33.9 15.4 14.0 9.8 69.7 34.0 15.4 13.8 9.7 70.3 34.7 Prunes.................. Baisins..............__ Bananas............... Oranges................ ___ do.— ___do___ ____ ___do___ ____ Dozen __ — 19.9 18.5 10.4 49.0 20.4 18.2 10.3 49.2 20.0 17.9 10.4 50.5 20.3 17.7 10.1 51.0 19.8 17.3 10.2 55.0 19.8 17.5 10.6 54.6 20.1 17.4 10.9 52.6 19.6 17.2 11.0 50.0 19.8 16.9 10.9 52.1 18.9 16.7 11.4 54.0 18.3 16.2 12.3 56.0 18.2 15.2 12.5 47.9 19.6 17.2 10.9 51.8 116-16 ounces. 9.2 24.3 17.9 10.1 11.0 8.9 4.3 3.8 7.0 8.9 4.2 3.9 7.0 8.9 4.2 4.0 6.9 8.9 4.2 3.9 6.9 8.9 4.1 3.9 7.1 8.9 4.0 3.8 7.2 8.9 4.1 3.9 7.5 38.2 38.6 36 4 8.8 8.8 8.8 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.1 4.3 4.3 7.4 7.4 7.4 9.1 9.3 9.2 9.2 9.2 9.2 9.1 9.2 9.3 24.0 24.5 24.4 24.2 24.1 24.2 24.3 24.2 24.5 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.4 17.7 17.2 17.4 17.6 17.5 10.0 9.9 9.9 10.0 9.9 9.8 10.4 10.2 10.4 11.5 11.5 11.6 11.6 11.6 11.5 11.0 10.5 10,1 8.9 4.2 4.0 7.2 9.2 9 2 9.2 24.4 24.0 24! 3 17.5 17.5 17.5 10.3 10.3 10.1 10.1 9.9 11.0 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.7 1.7 2.2 4.1 2.8 2.6 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.1 ____ 4.8 5.3 5.4 7.0 9.0 9.1 7.9 6.4 6.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.7 ____ 2.5 3.8 6.8 9.3 9.2 6.3 5.9 3.4 2.8 2.4 2.4 2.6 4.8 ____ 11.7 11.7 11.6 11.6 11.5 11.5 11.6 11.6 11.7 11.7 11.8 11.6 11.6 ....... 15.0 15.2 15.4 15.4 15.4 15.2 15.2 15.2 15.4 15.4 15.4 15.6 15.3 117 GENERAL TABLES B .— AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTI CLES IN 1913 AND 1923, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1923, FOR EACH OF 51 CITIES—Continued T a b l e M IN N E A P O L IS , M IN N . 1923 Av A v erer age age for for year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. year 1913 1923 Article Unit Sirloin steak......... Round steak......... Rib roast.............. Chuck roast......... Plate beef............. Pound.. ...d o ___ ...d o ___ ...d o ----...d o ___ 21.9 19.8 18.9 15.8 9.9 29.9 25.1 23.4 18.1 9.5 30.2 24.9 24.0 18.4 9.4 30.8 25.3 23.7 18.4 9.3 31.3 26.1 24.4 19.2 9.6 32.6 27.9 24.9 19.7 9.9 34.5 30.3 25.8 20.7 10.4 35.4 31.4 26.4 20.7 9.9 34.2 30.8 26.2 19.9 9.9 32.9 29.7 25.0 18.9 10.1 30.7 26.5 24.2 18.7 10.2 27.8 24.9 22.6 17.8 10.1 29.0 25.1 22.8 18.1 10.1 31.6 27.3 24.5 19.1 9.9 Pork chops.......... Bacon, sliced....... Ham, sliced......... Lamb................... ...d o ___ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ 18.5 26.4 29.4 15.4 18.6 27.2 42.6 45.8 33.2 29.2 26.9 42.5 45.6 33.0 31.4 26.1 42.5 46.8 32.6 31.9 26.6 41.4 45.9 33.7 32.9 29.3 41.3 45.3 33.3 32.9 27.7 41.5 46.7 34.4 29.7 29.3 41.5 46.8 35.9 28.6 30.8 41.5 46.9 34.0 28.8 34.5 41.8 47.3 33.7 28.4 30.6 40.6 46.5 33.1 27.5 25.5 39.7 45.0 31.8 25.2 24.6 38.5 43.1 31.9 26.4 28.3 41.3 46.0 33.4 29.4 Cts. H en s _ _ Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh........... Milk, evaporated. Butter.................. Oleomargarine— ...d o ------ Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 36.9 37.4 37.1 36.6 36.9 36.5 36.8 36.4 36.6 36.6 37.7 37.2 36.9 Quart__ 7.4 11.0 12.5 C an1__ Pound.. 35.6 55.6 ...d o ----- ....... 26.4 Nut margarine- _. ...d o ___ Cheese.................. ...d o ___ Lard......... F......... ...d o ___ Vegetable lard ...d o ___ substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen. . 11.0 12.5 54.2 26.4 11.0 12.4 53.6 27.3 11.0 12.5 52.0 27.5 11.0 12.5 46.9 27.0 11.0 12.6 45.0 27.5 11.0 12.4 44.1 27.5 12.0 12.6 47.0 27.5 12.0 12.6 50.2 27.1 12.0 12.6 51.5 28.3 12.0 12.6 55.2 28.3 12.0 12.6 57.0 28.9 11.4 12.5 51.0 27.5 24.9 24.9 25.4 ’ 2a o 36.0 36.7 35.7 15.4 17.0 17.0 17.1 ____ 23.2 23.2 24.0 26.1 35.0 17.0 24.2 26.0 34.1 17.1 24.4 25.9 34.2 17.0 24.4 25.8 34.7 17.0 24.5 25.6 35.2 17.0 24.8 25.7 35.8 17.6 24.7 26.3 36.0 18.2 25.3 26.0 35.9 18.3 25.5 26.2 35.7 18.5 26.0 25.7 35.4 17.4 24.5 28.3 49.9 43.1 34.1 31.6 30.6 28.9 29.3 31.8 36.9 41.3 50.3 51.1 38.2 Eggs, storage____ Bread................... Flour.................... Com meal............ Rnllari nats __ do____ 33.6 29.5 Pound. . "5.6 9.0 9.0 ...d o ....... 2.9 4.6 4.7 ...d o ___ 2.4 4.0 3.8 ...d o ___ 8.7 &7 Corn flakes.......... Wheat cereal........ Macaroni.............. Rice...................... Beans, navy_____ 8-oz.pkg. 28-oz.pkg. Pound _. ...d o ___ ...d o ___ Potatoes............... Onions................. Cabbage............... Beans, baked....... ...d o ___ 1.2 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.8 « 2.4 1.6 1.8 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.7 ...d o ___ 4.9 4.6 4.9 5.5 8.1 8.7 8.1 6.9 6.0 5.6 5.9 6.0 6.3 ...d o ___ ____ 3.1 3.8 4.6 8.9 8.7 6.9 5.4 3.6 3.8 2.8 3.4 3.4 4.9 No.2can ____ 13.8 13.8 14.2 14.3 14.3 13.9 13.9 13.9 13.9 13.9 14.1 14.2 14.0 13.6 13.6 13.7 13.5 13.1 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.3 13.4 13.9 14.0 13.5 ...d o ___ Peas, canned........ Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. Tea....................... 15.8 15.8 ...d o ___ ...d o ....... 14.6 14.9 P ound.. "5.5 8.4 9.3 ...d o ___ 45.0 65.5 65.5 ...d o ___ 30.8 41.3 41.3 C5nrn, nannad CnfTaa Pranas _ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ __.do___ Oranges................ D ozen.. Raisins Bananas 115-16 ounces. 10.2 25.0 17.6 8.9 9.3 10.3 20.9 19.4 12.7 52.5 10.2 24.9 17.6 9.7 11.2 22.1 19.2 12.5 49.7 9.0 4.6 4.0 8.8 9.0 4.6 4.0 8.8 9.0 4.6 4.0 8.8 9.0 4.5 4.0 8.8 9.0 4.4 4.1 8.8 9.0 4.4 3.8 8.8 9.0 4.3 3.8 8.7 10.2 24.8 17.7 9.3 11.9 10.3 24.4 17.7 9.4 12.2 10.2 24.4 17.7 9.0 12.1 10.2 24.4 17.6 9.3 12.1 10.2 24.4 17.8 9.3 11.7 10.2 24.4 17.4 9.3 11.1 10.2 24.4 17.6 9.4 10.4 34.0 40.2 37.7 9.0 9.0 9.0 4.4 4.2 4.3 4.0 4.1 4.1 8.6 8.6 8.6 9.0 4.5 4.0 8.7 10.2 10.1 10.0 10.2 24.3 24.1 24.1 24.5 17.4 17.6 17.5 17.6 9.6 9.7 9.7 9.4 10.5 9.8 9.7 11.1 15.8 14.9 10.4 65.5 41.6 15.9 14.9 10.7 65.0 41.9 15.8 14.9 11.4 65.0 41.7 15.9 14.8 11.5 65.0 41.9 16.0 14.7 10.7 65.0 41.9 16.1 14.8 9.3 65.3 42.0 15.9 14.8 10.0 65.3 42.0 15.9 14.9 10.3 65.3 42.3 16.1 14.8 10.0 65.7 42.2 16.1 14.8 10.3 64.9 42.2 15.9 14.8 10.2 65.3 41.9 21.9 18.8 12.5 50.9 21.8 18.6 12.5 50.4 21.7 18.3 12.1 54.6 21.8 18.2 12.1 53.3 21.1 17.8 12.1 53.7 19.8 17.8 12.6 53.4 20.4 17.7 13.0 52.8 19.1 17.6 13.0 52.0 18.8 17.2 12.4 53.2 19.0 16.7 15.3 48.3 20.7 18.1 12.7 52.1 RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, 1923 118 T able B .— AVE R AG E R E T A IL P R IC E S O F S P E C IF IE D F O O D A R T I C LE S I N 1913 A N D 1923, A N D F O R E A C H M O N T H O F 1923, F O R E A C H O F 51 C IT IE S — Continued M O B IL E , ALA. Article Unit Sirloin steak Round steak........ Rib roast.............. Chuck roast......... Plate beef_______ Pound.. _._do____ . . .do___ ...d o ___ _ do Pork chops........... Bacon, sliced....... Ham, sliced......... Lamb__________ TTens Salmon, canned, red. Fresh milk ____ Milk, evaporated. Butter Oleomargarine___ 1923 Av A v erer age age for for year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. year 1913 1923 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 30.8 29.6 26.6 19.7 16.8 30.8 29.8 26.0 19.8 15.4 31.5 30.0 26.5 19.7 15.8 32.3 31.5 26.2 20.6 16.0 33.1 32.3 27.7 21.0 16.2 33.3 32.5 26.7 20.6 15.4 32.1 31.3 26.0 20.3 15.4 32.1 30.8 26.3 19.8 15.0 32.1 31.3 26.5 19.8 15.0 31.5 31.2 25.2 20.2 15.2 32.7 31.5 24.5 19.8 15.0 32.3 31.2 24.6 19.5 14.7 32.1 31.1 26.1 20.1 15.4 ...d o ____ ...d o ___ ____ ...d o ___ ____ __ do____ do _ 36.0 41.0 46.4 36.1 36.0 35.0 41.0 44.6 34.4 35.5 34.6 41.0 43.8 35.6 34.4 34.2 41.0 43.8 35.0 35.0 33.8 40.3 43.8 36.3 35.7 32.5 39.4 43.6 36.3 34.7 32.9 39.8 44.1 35.6 33.6 3a 8 39.8 44.1 35.6 33.3 38.3 39.5 45.0 35.6 33.0 38.8 39.6 43.8 35.0 35.0 35.4 38.8 43.3 35.0 34.4 31.9 38.3 43.8 34.4 35.0 34.7 40.0 44.1 35.4 34.6 ...d o ____ 30.0 30.0 30.0 29.4 29.4 29.4 29.2 28.8 28.4 27.9 28.2 28.2 29.1 Quart__ Can1 Pound.. ...d o ___ ....... 15.0 12.9 61.1 30.5 15.0 12.9 60.4 30.7 15.0 13.0 61.0 30.3 15.0 13.0 61.2 30.3 15w0 13.1 53.9 30.0 15.0 13.0 52.1 30.3 15.0 13.0 51.1 30.3 15.0 13.0 52.4 29.8 15.0 13.0 56.9 30.3 15.0 12.8 57.9 30.0 20.0 12.8 60.2 30.8 20.0 12.6 61.4 31.8 15.8 12.9 57.5 30.4 28.1 Nut margarine... ...d o ___ 39.9 Cheese__________ __ do____ 17.8 Lard..................... — do....... Vegetable lard ...d o ___ ____ 18.8 substitute. 60.0 Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen 28.1 39.0 18.0 18.0 27.7 37.8 18.3 19.1 27.6 35.5 17.1 19.0 27.6 32.2 17.0 19.1 27.3 35.6 17.0 19.6 27.5 35.0 17.0 18.9 27.5 35.4 16.8 19.4 27.5 37.3 17.8 19.6 27.3 37.4 18.3 20.0 29.5 37.8 18r4 20.3 29.3 37.5 18.6 20.1 27.9 36.7 17.7 19.3 37.8 31.9 32.5 30.8 34.9 36.2 35.8 43.7 48.8 51.4 55.0 40.7 do "Eggs, storage _ 43.0 35.0 Rread 8.6 8.6 Pound.. 5.3 5.4 Flour.................... ...d o ___ Com meal.........— __ do____ ____ 3.2 3.2 8.9 8.9 Rolled oats______ T do . 9.3 9.3 Com flakes........... 8-oz. pkg. Wheat cereal........ 28-oz.pkg. ____ 23.8 23.8 20.2 20.2 Pound.. do 8.5 8.4 Rice_____ ' ___ 11.7 12.5 Beans, navy ___ _ do Mflearrmi 8.8 5.4 3.2 9.0 9.0 5.5 3.3 9.1 9.0 5.5 3.3 9.0 8.8 5.5 3.3 9.2 8.9 5.3 3.4 8.9 8.7 5.0 3.6 8.5 8.9 5.0 3.5 8.5 42.0 41.4 41.0 8.7 8.7 8.9 5.1 4.9 4.9 3.7 4.1 4.0 &4 8.9 8.7 8.8 5.2 3.5 &8 9.3 9.3 9.3 9.3 9.3 9.3 9.3 9.3 9.1 9.2 9.3 24.3 23.5 23.5 23.5 23.5 23.6 23.5 23.5 23.4 23.4 23.6 20.1 20.1 20.3 20.0 20.0 20.1 20.1 19.4 19.2 19.2 19.9 8.3 8.3 8.3 8.4 8.8 8.6 8.8 8.6 8.5 8.5 8.5 12.4 12.4 12.2 11.7 11.8 11.8 11.4 11.0 10.4 10.8 11.7 2.9 2.6 2.7 2.9 3.1 3.3 3.7 4.1 4.1 3.1 3.0 2.9 3.2 5.2 5.4 5.4 7.6 7.6 6.9 6.8 6.4 6.0 6.1 5.9 5.6 6.2 3.6 3.8 4.7 4.8 4.3 4.6 5.6 5.2 4.5 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.5 12.5 12.7 12.2 12.5 12.3 12.1 12.2 12.2 12.1 11.9 12.0 12.0 12.2 14.8 14.8 15.0 15.3 15.3 15.3 15.3 15.6 15.3 14.9 14.9 14.9 15.1 Potatoes............... Onions.................. Cabbage Beans, baked....... Com, canned____ — do.___ ...d o ____ __ do____ No. 2 can _ _do___ Peas, canned........ Tomatoes,canned. Sugar, granulated. Tea...................... Coffee__________ 15.8 15.8 ...d o .___ ...d o ___ ____ 12.3 12.4 Pound.. ____ 8.5 8.9 ...d o ___ ____ 74.8 74.8 do 36.2 37.3 15.8 12.2 10.5 74.8 37.5 15.8 12.4 11.0 74.9 37.5 15.8 12.3 11.7 75.3 37.3 15.9 12.4 11.5 74.4 37.8 15.9 12.4 10.9 74.3 37.7 15.7 12.2 9.6 73.9 37.2 15.7 12.3 9.8 73.9 37.2 15.8 11.9 11.3 75.5 36.9 15.5 11.8 10.3 76.7 38.0 15.5 11.8 10.6 76.7 38.2 15.8 12.2 10.4 75.0 37.4 19.7 20.2 27.1 38.2 19.7 19.7 26.3 38.8 20.4 18.3 27.1 47.3 21.3 18.4 27.1 53.0 21.1 19.4 29.1 50.8 22.0 18.2 31.8 5L7 13.3 20.0 31.3 51.8 22.6 18.7 31.1 50.5 18.6 16.7 30.0 44.2 18.0 16.7 29.4 36.5 17.7 16.5 28.5 37.1 20.4 18.5 28.8 45.3 Prunes................. ...d o ___ Raisins do Bananas............... D ozen .. Oranges................ 115-16 ounces. 20.6 19.7 26.7 43.5 GENERAL TABLES 119 B .— AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTI CLES IN 1913 AND 1923, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1923, FOR EACH OF 51 CITIES— Continued T a b l e N E W A R K , N . J. 1923 Av Av er er age age for for year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. year 1913 1923 Article Unit Sirloin steak......... Round steak........ Rib roast.............. Chuck roast......... Plate beef............. P ound.. ...d o ....... ...d o ....... ...d o ....... — do....... 27.1 26.7 20.8 17.7 12.3 43.0 39.9 34.4 21.6 12.4 41.4 38.5 33.4 21.6 12.3 41.5 38.1 33.4 20.8 11.8 42.4 38.9 33.5 20.5 12.1 43.6 40.6 34.6 21.6 12.3 46.3 43.1 35.2 22.5 12.5 47.9 45.3 38.1 23.5 12.9 47.8 44.5 36.5 25.0 12.9 48.0 45.6 36.7 25.4 13.3 47.1 44.2 36.0 25.3 12.5 45.4 43.4 35.1 25.1 13.0 45.6 43.2 34.9 24.6 13.1 45.0 42.1 35.2 23.1 12.6 Pork chops........... Bacon, sliced....... Ham, whole......... Lamb................... Hens..................... ...d o ____ — do....... ...d o ____ ...d o ....... ...d o ____ 22.4 24.4 20.4 20.7 23.1 30.2 37.9 27.0 38.3 37.8 29.9 37.8 27.1 37.2 37.9 28.8 38.1 27.9 36.7 38.4 28.9 36.8 26.8 36.7 38.3 31.5 37.5 27.0 39.1 38.3 31.2 37.3 27.3 43.2 38.6 32.6 38.2 28.0 41.4 36.2 33.5 38.5 29.2 39.7 36.2 41.0 39.8 29.6 39.9 37.5 36.7 39.1 28.6 37.7 37.4 30.3 38.5 27.6 37.5 36.6 27.4 38.5 26.9 37.0 35.8 31.8 38.2 27.8 38.7 37.4 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Salmon, canned, ...d o ....... ....... 29.7 29.6 29.9 29.9 27.4 27.4 27.4 27.3 27.4 27.9 28.3 28.2 28.4 16.0 11.9 58.7 29.1 16.0 11.9 58.4 29.2 15.5 11.9 53.0 29.4 15.5 11.9 49.3 29.4 15.5 11.9 48.4 29.4 15.5 11.9 52.8 29.4 16.0 11.9 55.1 29.7 16.5 11.9 57.5 29.8 16.5 11.9 61.5 30.0 16.5 11.9 64.6 30.6 16.1 11.9 56.7 29.6 Nut margarine__ . . . d o ..... 26.0 25.9 26.7 Cheese__.............. ...d o ____ "24.1 38.2 38.8 38.9 Lard___________ __do____ 16.1 17.0 16.6 17.3 V e g e ta b le lard . ..do____ 22.2 22.3 22.2 substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen__ 44.5 68.4 57.1 50.3 27.0 39.7 17.3 22.4 27.3 39.3 16.9 22.4 26.9 39.8 16.9 22.4 26.9 38.8 16.8 22.4 26.9 39.8 16.8 22.4 26.9 40.4 17.5 23.4 27.3 40.2 18. 7 24.4 27.3 40.8 18.9 24.8 28.3 40.8 18.6 24.8 27.0 39.6 17.4 23.0 Milk, fresh........... Milk, evaporated. Butter.................. Oleomargarine— Eggs, storage____ Bread................... Flour.................... Corn meal............ R oll Ad o a ts . _ Corn flakes........... Wheat cereal___ _ Macaroni............. Rice...................... Beans, navy......... Quart— 9.0 17.5 C an1. . . 11.9 P ound.. 16.2 62.4 — do....... ......... 29.2 43.2 40.6 — do....... Pound. . " 1 .6 8.5 8.5 ...d o ....... 3.6 4.7 4.7 ...d o ....... 3.6 6.0 6.0 __do____ 8.3 8.1 CoffAA ... 8.5 4.7 5.9 8.2 45.1 46.0 46.0 47.4 54.8 61.4 68.9 81.5 78.8 58.8 8.5 4.7 5.9 8.2 8.5 4.7 6.0 8.1 8.5 4.7 6.0 8.2 8.5 4.7 6.0 8.2 8.5 4.5 6.0 8.3 8.5 4.6 6.1 8.3 46.0 45.8 44.2 8.5 8.5 8.5 4.5 4.6 4.5 6.4 6.6 6.5 8.1 8.1 8.1 8.5 4.6 6.1 8.2 8-oz. pkg. 28-oz.pkg 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.8 8.9 8.8 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.9 8.9 25.2 24.8 24.1 24.1 23.4 23.7 23.7 23.5 23.8 23.5 23.3 23.3 23.9 21.5 21.4 21.4 21.4 21.4 21.4 21.4 21.2 21.0 21.0 20.9 20.9 21.2 — do....... "‘ 9.1 8.7 9.1 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.3 9.1 9.3 9.4 9.4 9.7 9.5 9.3 — do____ ......... 10.5 10.6 10.9 10.9 11.1 10.9 10.9 10.9 10.9 10.9 10.7 10.5 10.8 P ound. . Potatoes............... — do___ Onions_________ ___do____ CabbagA — do....... Beans, baked....... No.2 can C orn , nannAd _ __do __ Peas, canned........ Tomatoes,canned. Sugar, granulated. Tea....................... 16.0 11.9 59.1 29.6 2.5 — do____ No.3 can Pound . . " 1 .3 ...d o ___ 53.8 do 29.3 Prunes.................. — do____ Raisins — do....... Bananas............... Dozen__ Oranges................ ...d o ____ 115-16 ounces. 2.5 2.5 3.0 3.2 3.2 4.8 5.0 4.4 4.1 3.7 3.2 3.1 3.6 6.3 6.0 6.0 7.2 8.9 9.8 7.3 6.9 6.6 6.5 6.5 6.3 7.0 4.2 4.4 6.4 10.0 7.6 6.4 6.0 6.4 6.1 4.9 4.6 4.6 6.0 11.1 10.8 10.8 10.7 10.9 10.9 10.9 10.9 11.1 11.1 11.1 11.1 11.0 14.8 14.1 14.1 14.4 14.3 14.4 14.4 14.4 14.4 14.4 14.4 14.6 14.4 16.8 16.6 16.5 11.6 12.0 12.0 7.7 7.8 9.7 51.2 51.2 52.4 33.3 34.8 35.4 16.6 12.0 10.1 54.6 35.6 16.7 12.0 10.5 54.9 35.7 16.8 11.8 10.6 54.9 35.6 17.0 11.8 10.3 54.5 35.6 17.1 11.9 9.1 54.9 35.5 17.5 11.9 9.0 54.9 35.8 17.4 11.9 10.1 54.9 35.9 17.2 15.9 37.9 49.9 17.1 15.9 37.9 51.9 16.9 15.5 37.9 58.9 16.4 15.5 38.6 59.9 16.4 15.4 39.3 57.4 15.7 15.4 39.3 61.9 16.3 15.6 39.4 56.8 16.5 16.4 16.0 16.7 15.8 15.3 15.2 15.8 39.5 38.5 38.9 38.4 55.5 '59.3 46.3 54.6 18.0 17.2 37.5 48.5 17.8 16.4 35.7 49.4 17.4 12.0 10.0 54.9 36.2 17.5 12.1 10.1 54.9 36.3 17.0 11.9 9.6 54.0 35.5 120 RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, 1923 T able B . — AVE RA G E R E T A IL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD A R T I CLES IN 1913 A N D 1923, AN D FOR EACH M ONTH OF 1923, FOR EACH OF 51 CITIES— Continued NEW HAVEN, CONN. 1923 Av A v erer age age for for year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. year 1913 1923 Article Unit Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Sirloin steak......... Round steak------Rib roast............. Chuck roast........ Plate beef--......... 31.6 28.6 23.6 19.0 48.5 39.8 33.9 24.7 14.2 48.1 39.3 33.3 24.5 14.7 47.8 39.1 33.5 24.4 14.2 Cts. Cts. P ound.. —.d o___ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ 47.8 38.9 33.6 24.5 14.4 48.2 39.0 34.3 24.8 14.2 Cts. Cts. 49.6 40.6 34.8 25.3 14.4 51.5 42.4 36.0 26.9 14.3 54.1 44.2 36.8 28.1 14.8 Cts. Cts. Cts. 54.2 44.6 36.6 28.6 15.4 53.8 43.9 36.4 27.7 15.3 53.2 43.4 36.4 27.3 14.4 51.7 42.8 35.7 26.7 14. 6 50.7 41.5 35.1 26.1 14.6 Pork chops.......... Bacon, sliced....... Ham, sliced_____ Lamb................... Hens..................... — d o .... ...d o ___ ...d o -... ...d o ___ ...d o ___ 22.0 28.1 32.0 19.7 23.4 29.4 41.5 52.7 37.3 40.0 27.6 41.0 51.3 36.8 39.2 27.5 40.2 51.3 37.4 39.6 27.5 40.6 51.3 36.6 39.5 30.2 40.6 51.6 39.0 39.7 29.7 39.9 52.2 42.4 40.4 32.8 40.0 53.7 43.8 39.1 32.8 40.3 53.7 40.4 39.3 38.8 40.5 55.2 42.1 39.9 35.8 40.3 54.4 39.1 40.6 28.9 39.2 53.6 38.1 39.6 25.9 37.4 51.6 37.6 38.1 30.6 40.1 52.7 39.2 39.6 Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh........... Milk, evaporated. Butter.................. Oleomargarine___ —.d o___ 15.0 12.2 56.7 31.0 15.0 12.3 57.5 31.0 15.0 12.4 58.2 31.5 15.0 12.3 53.3 31.3 15.0 12.4 49.8 30.8 15.0 12.6 48.1 31.4 15.0 12. 5 50.9 31.0 16.0 12.5 52.9 31.0 16.0 12.5 54.8 31.8 16.0 12.4 55.9 32.0 16.0 12.4 57.9 “33.0 15.3 12 4 54.’ 4 31.4 Nut margarine__ Cheese- ................ Lard..................... Vegetable lard substitute. Eggs,strictly fresh. 27.7 27.3 ...d o ___ . . . d o . . . . 22.4 37.4 38.6 ...d o ___ 15.5 17.0 17.0 ...d o ___ 21.6 21.7 27.3 37.7 17.1 21.8 27.8 38.3 17.1 22.3 27.8 37.7 17.1 21.8 28.3 37.5 16.8 21.6 27.7 36.6 16.8 22.3 28.0 36.9 16.8 22.3 28.0 36.7 17.8 22.6 28.5 37.5 18.2 23.1 29.0 37.4 18.8 23.3 30.3 37.6 18.8 23.3 28.1 37.5 17.4 22.3 Eggs, storage....... Bread__________ Flour___________ Corn meal....... . Rolled oats........... 43.2 40.9 —.d o___ Pound.. ” 6."6 8.1 8.1 ...d o ___ 3.2 4.8 4.7 ...d o ___ 3.2 5.8 5.8 ...d o ___ ....... 8.7 8.7 Corn flakes.......... Wheat cereal____ Macaroni............. Rice...................... Beans, navy _ 8oz.pkg. 28-oz.pkg. ____ Pound— — do___ ""9.3 __ do___ Potatoes............... Onions.................. Cabbage.......... . Beans, baked....... Corn, canned....... ...d o ___ 1.8 2.3 2.4 2.6 3.0 3.1 4.0 5.0 4.0 3.8 3.1 2.9 2.8 3.3 ...d o ___ ____ 5.4 5.9 6.0 6.3 8.4 9.2 8.6 7.2 6.8 6.9 6.7 6.8 7.0 . . . do.___ ____ 4.1 4.4 7.1 10.0 8.9 6.2 5.6 5.3 6.6 5.9 5.3 5.0 6.2 12.2 12.4 12.5 12.4 12.1 12.0 12.1 12.1 12.0 12.0 12.2 12.3 12.2 No.2can ...d o ___ — 17.5 17.7 17.7 17.9 17.8 18.3 18.4 18.4 18.1 17.9 18.2 18.1 18.0 Peas, canned........ Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated Tea....................... Coffee................... — do___ 21.5 No.3 can. 21.4 Pound.. ‘ “5.1 8.1 ...d o ___ 55.0 58.0 — do___ 33.8 38.9 32.9 32.5 32.2 33.0 33.3 33.4 33.6 34.2 34.3 34.6 34.5 34.7 33.6 Quart... 9.0 15.0 12.2 C an1__ Pound.. 36.6 56.4 ...d o ___ ....... 30.8 D ozen.. 42.3 75.4 62.1 52.4 42.7 43.6 45.2 49.1 57.9 64.8 74.2 89.0 87.8 62.0 ounces, 7.9 4.8 6.1 8.9 7.9 4.7 5.9 8.9 7.9 4.7 5.6 8.7 7.9 4.6 5.6 8.8 8.6 4.6 5.7 8.7 8.0 4.4 5.8 8.6 8.6 4.4 5.9 8.7 55.3 46.9 45.3 8.0 8.0 8.0 4.5 4.5 4.3 6.0 6.2 6.1 8.7 8.8 9.0 9.5 9.5 9.6 9.6 9.5 9.6 9.6 9.5 9.5 9.6 24.4 24.4 24.1 24.3 24.1 24.1 23.6 23.4 23.4 23.4 22.2 22.3 22.3 22.2 22.3 22.2 22.8 22.7 22.7 22.8 10.0 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.8 9.9 9.6 9.6 9.8 9.8 10.7 11.4 11.6 11.4 11.5 11.4 11.4 10.7 10.3 10.3 8.0 4.6 5.9 8.8 9.5 9.5 9.5 23.4 23.5 23.8 22.3 22.3 22.4 10.0 10.2 9.8 10.4 9.9 10.9 20.9 21.2 21.3 21.3 21.3 20.8 20.9 20.9 20.7 20.5 20.3 21.0 21.8 21.8 21.8 22.1 21.5 21.8 21.8 21.8 22.1 22.1 21.5 21.8 8.3 10.0 10.2 10.9 10.9 10.5 9.7 9.5 10.6 10.3 10.3 9.9 57.6 57.3 58.0 58.6 58.6 57.7 56.9 56.9 57.2 57.2 56.9 57.6 39.6 41.4 40.5 40.6 39.6 39.8 39.8 39.8 40.3 40.4 40.4 40.1 Prunes................. — do___ 19.5 19.4 Raisins ................. ...d o ___ ____ 18.1 18.0 Bananas.......... D ozen.. 33.1 32.7 Oranges............ . 49.1 50.5 1 5 -1 6 Cts. Cts. 19.7 17.5 33.1 51.7 19.3 16.9 33.2 51.9 18.9 16.9 33.1 57.8 18.5 16.0 33.5 56.9 18.5 16.4 34.2 54.8 18.3 16.2 33.8 48.2 17.6 15.8 32 7 49.1 17.2 15.6 32 9 52.8 17.5 15.4 33 5 48.5 17.3 15.2 34.1 40.5 18.5 16.5 33.3 51.0 121 GENERAL* TABLES T able B .—AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTI CLES IN 1913 AND 1923, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1923, FOR EACH OF 51 CITIES—Continued NEW ORLEANS, LA. Article Unit 1923 Av erage for year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 1913 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Av er age for year 1923 Cts. Pound.. 21.4 32.3 31.0 31.0 32.4 33.1 33.1 33.2 32.4 33.1 31.5 30.2 31.4 32.1 ...do.— 18.7 28.5 28.1 28.0 28.8 29.2 29.0 29.8 29.1 29.7 28.1 27.3 28.6 28.7 — do__ 19.0 27.6 26.7 27.1 28.5 27.8 27.2 28.3 27.6 28.9 27.5 27.2 27.8 27.7 ...do__ 14.5 20.6 19.8 20.0 20.2 19.5 19.1 19.9 19.4 19.9 20.1 19.3 20.5 19.9 ...do__ 11.3 16.8 16.3 16.1 15.6 15.2 13.8 14.1 14.1 15.4 15.5 16.0 16.4 15.4 — do__ 22.8 32.0 30.8 30.0 29.0 30.1 29.6 31.1 31.2 37.4 35.0 30.1 27.1 31.1 — do.... 30.4 41.6 41.1 40.8 39.7 40.3 38.9 39.2 39.7 39.7 40.0 38.9 38.1 39.8 — do— 27.3 43. C 42.3 41.5 40.6 42.1 41.9 41.9 42.5 43.9 43.6 41.3 41.7 42.2 ...do__ 20.7 39.7 39.4 39.7 38.9 38.9 40.5 40.3 39.5 40.5 39.3 38.9 38.4 39.5 ...do__ 21.4 36.2 39.3 37.8 37.2 36.5 36.4 35.5 35.5 36.6 36.5 34.7 35.2 36.5 37.8 37.7 37.5 37.8 37.2 37.7 39.0 40.8 42.0 42.0 41.5 41.6 39.4 Salmon, canned, ...do__ red. Milk, fresh....... Quart- 9.8 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 14.3 Milk, evaporated. Can i._. 11.8 11.8 11.8 11.9 11.8 11.7 11.8 11.9 12.1 12.1 12.3 12.1 11.9 Butter............. Pound.. 38.6 59.5 58.8 58.5 57.5 52.7 51.1 49.9 50.7 53.5 54.8 57.3 59.5 55.3 Oleomargarine_ — do__ ..... 30.4 30.2 30.1 30.0 29.9 29.9 29.6 29.5 29.9 30.3 30.6 31.0 30.1 Nut margarine_ ...do__ 28.0 28.0 28.4 28.8 28.9 28.6 28.8 28.0 27.6 28.4 28.6 28.8 28.4 Cheese............ ...do__ ~2l.~8 37.7 37.2 36.3 33.7 33.0 35.1 35.0 35.2 36.1 36.3 36.3 36.4 35.7 Lard.... .......... — do__ 14.9 16.7 16.9 16.8 16.8 16.3 16.4 16.1 16.1 17.2 17.7 17.9 18.1 16.9 Vegetable lard — do__ 23.1 23.2 23.4 22.8 22.8 22.9 22.6 22.2 22.4 22.1 21.8 21.8 22.6 substitute. Eggs, strictlyfresh. Dozen_ 29.9 49.5 39.7 32.3 30.8 30.6 33.1 34.6 35.9 39.5 42.7 44.4 51.5 38.7 Sirloinsteak...... Round steak..... Rib roast......... Chuck roast...... Plate beef......... Pork chops....... Bacon, sliced..... Ham, sliced....... Lamb............. Hens______ Eggs, storage__ _do__ 39.8 37.3 37.1 38.2 Bread............. Pound.. "T l 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.6 7.6 7.6 7.6 7.6 7.6 7.7 Flour.............. ...do__ 3.8 5.7 5.8 5.8 5.9 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.4 5.4 5.5 5.6 Corn meal........ ...do__ 2.7 3.2 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.4 3.4 3.6 3.6 3.8 3.9 3.9 3.5 Rolled oats___ ...do__ 8.6 8.7 8.8 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.6 8.6 8.7 8.7 8.4 8.5 8.6 Comflakes....... 8-oz. pkg. 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.4 9.4 9.3 9.3 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.4 9.5 9.4 23.9 23.9 23.9 23.9 24.0 24.0 23.8 23.9 24.0 24.0 24.0 24.0 23.9 Wheat cereal__ 2S-oz.pkg. Macaroni____ Pound.. 8.5 8.5 8.8 9.0 8.8 8.8 8.9 8.8 8.8 8.9 9.0 9.1 8.8 Rice............... — do__ 7.4 8.6 8.6 8.6 8.7 8.8 8.7 8.8 8.8 9.1 9.2 9.1 9.1 8.8 Beans, navy...... ...do__ ..... 10.5 10.9 10.8 10.8 10.9 10.6 10.3 10.0 9.9 10.0 10.0 9.7 10.4 Potatoes.......... ... do— 2.1 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.9 3.2 2.9 3.3 3.8 3.9 3.5 3.2 3.3 3.2 Onions_____ ...do__ 4.7 4.8 4.8 6.5 4.6 4.8 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.1 4.0 4.2 4.2 4.8 4.3 4.4 4.8 4.4 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.3 Cabbage.... ..... ...do__ Beans, baked..... No. 2can 13.0 13.1 12.9 13.1 12.9 12.7 12.7 12.8 12.8 12.9 12.6 12.6 12.8 Com, canned..... — do— ..... 13.4 13.4 13.5 13.7 13.7 13.2 13.1 13.1 13.2 13.2 13.4 13.4 13.4 Peas, canned---- ...do— 17.2 17.2 17.5 17.3 17.5 17.4 17.4 17.4 17.4 17.3 17.6 17.6 17.4 Tomatoes, canned — do__ 11.8 12.0 12.0 11.8 11.8 11.7 11.7 11.7 11.7 11.7 11.7 11.6 11.8 Sugar, granulated. Pound.. "5.2 7.7 8.4 9.7 10.2 10.6 10.4 9.8 8.9 9.0 10.4 9.7 9.8 9.6 Tea................ ...do__ 62.1 71.4 71.7 71.7 70.1 69.0 68.9 69.0 69.9 69.9 69.9 69.5 69.5 70.0 CofTftft __ _ ...do__ 26.2 32.5 33.0 32.8 32.8 32.7 32.5 32.5 31.1 31.1 31.0 31.0 30.9 32.0 Prunes............ _do__ 20.3 20.2 20.1 20.2 20.1 20.7 19.7 19.3 19.3 19.4 19.4 18.7 19.8 Raisins_____ _do..... 18.8 19.0 18.9 18.6 18.4 18.3 18.3 18.1 17.5 16.3 16.0 15.5 17.8 Bananas Dozen. _ 23.0 23.0 20.0 20.0 22.0 22.5 24.0 23.0 20.0 22.0 26.0 24.0 22.5 47.3 48.8 51.3 50.0 56.3 53.3 53.8 50.0 53.8 48.8 39.0 39.1 49.3 Oranges........... 115-16ounces. RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, 1923 122 T able B .— A V E R A G E R E T A I L P R IC E S OF S P E C IF IE D F O O D A R T I C L E S I N 1913 A N D 1923, A N D F O R E A C H E A C H O F 51 C IT IE S — Continued M O N T H O F 1923, F O R NEW YORK, N. Y. Article Unit Sirloinsteak...... Round steak...... Rib roast......... Chuck roast...... Plate beef......... Pork chops....... Bacon, sliced..... Ham, sliced...... Lamb............. Hens.............. 1923 Av erage for year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 1913 Cts. Av er age for year 1923 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 18.6 17.5 42.9 51.3 18.5 17.0 43.1 53.7 17.6 16.5 44.2 54.8 17.8 15.9 42.5 61.0 17.8 15.8 43.3 65.8 17.3 15.6 42.5 65 5 17.3 15.8 44.6 60.1 17.1 15.9 42.5 56.1 16.8 15.5 42.5 55.6 16.1 15.5 43.3 57.8 16.0 15.4 42.4 61.3 16.1 15.4 43.2 49.7 17.3 16.0 43.1 57.7 Pound.. 25.9 40.5 39.9 39.9 40.4 41.4 43.4 45.3 45.5 45.0 44.3 42.6 42.3 42.5 ...do.... 25.0 38.6 38.3 38.1 38.7 39.6 40.9 43.7 43.7 43.5 42.8 41.2 40.6 40.8 ...do__ 21.8 35.1 34.7 34.9 35.1 35.8 36.7 38.1 37.5 37.3 36.9 36.5 36.6 36.3 ...do__ 16.0 21.5 21.2 21.2 21.8 21.6 22.2 23.2 23.2 23.3 23.5 23.0 23.1 22.4 ...do._ 14.6 17.9 17.8 18.2 17.8 18.4 17.9 18.4 18.2 18.5 18.6 18.4 18.3 18.2 ...do---- 21.5 32.2 31.7 31.3 31.0 33.0 32.3 33.5 34.6 38.5 36.5 31.6 30.2 33.0 ...do__ 25.1 39.0 38.0 38.2 38.1 37.8 37.8 38.2 38.1 38.1 38.3 37.0 35.8 37.9 — do__ 29.0 49.8 47.2 47.9 49.0 50.7 50.0 52.4 52.0 52.1 51.7 50.6 50.2 50.3 ...do__ 16.5 34.9 34.9 34.8 35.0 35.4 37.1 38.1 36.2 37.1 35.6 35.3 35.2 35.8 ...do__ 21.4 35.9 36.6 36.7 36.6 36.8 36.6 35.9 36.2 36.3 36.6 35.0 34.4 36.1 Salmon, canned, ...do---28.9 28.3 28.1 27.9 28.3 28.0 28.6 28.9 29.1 29,3 29.8 29.7 28.7 red. Milk, fresh....... Quart- 9.0 16.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 14.0 15.0 15.3 15.0 15.0 14.8 Milk, evaporated. Can i_ 11.7 11.8 11.6 11.8 11.8 11.7 11.8 11.8 11.7 11.8 11.7 11.9 11.8 Butter............ Pound.. 38.2 60.9 58.0 56.8 56.9 51.4 48.0 47.7 52.0 54.9 56.5 60.4 61.9 55.5 Oleomargarine_ — do__ ..... 28.6 28.7 29.3 30.4 30.4 30.2 29.8 29.2 29.3 29.7 30.0 30.2 29.7 24.8 25.1 26.1 26.7 26.5 26.5 26.5 26.4 26.7 27.6 27.6 28.2 26.6 Nut margarine_ — do__ Cheese........... . — do__ 'I9."7 36.6 37.5 37.6 37.8 36.9 37.0 37.8 38.3 38.4 38.7 39.3 39.0 37.9 Lard..... ........ — do__ 16.1 17.4 17.8 17.8 17.8 17.7 17.8 18.0 17.9 17.8 19.1 19.3 19.8 18.2 Vegetable lard — do__ 23.2 23.2 22.8 23.0 23.1 23.1 23.3 23.6 23.9 24.6 25.0 25.5 23.7 substitute. Eggs,strictlyfresh Dozen_ 40.3 64.2 55.0 48.9 44.0 43.3 44.9 48.0 52.3 59.7 65.9 82.2 77.0 57.1 Eggs, storage..... ...do__ 42.1 41.9 42.8 42.5 42.7 Bread............. Pound.. " O 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.6 9.6 9.6 9.6 9.6 9.6 9.6 9.6 9.6 9.6 Flour.............. ...do__ 3.2 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.7 4.5 4.6 4.5 4.7 4.8 Cornmeal........ — do__ 3.4 5.5 5.7 5.6 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.5 5.4 do_ _ Rolled oats....... 7.9 8.0 8.2 8.2 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.2 8.2 8.2 8.2 8.2 8.2 Com flakas 8-oz. pkg. 8.8 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.6 8.6 8.7 8.8 8.9 8.7 8.8 8.7 Wheat cereal..... 28-oz. pkg. 23.9 23.2 23.1 22.8 22.9 22.9 22.9 22.8 22.9 22.7 22.7 22.8 23.0 Macaroni......... Pound.. 20.6 20.3 20.3 20.4 20.2 29.4 29.4 20.3 20.3 20.3 20.0 20.1 20.3 9.3 9.6 9.3 9.5 9.4 9.3 8.9 9.2 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.7 9.4 Rice............... — do__ do _ Beans, navy 11.1 11.5 11.5 11.6 11.7 11.8 11.8 11.7 11.7 11.7 11.8 11.7 11.6 Potatoes.......... — do__ 2.£ 2.8 2.8 3.3 3.7 3.9 4.7 5.1 4.1 3.7 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.7 Onions............ ...do__ __ 5.6 5.5 5.5 6.3 7.5 8.5 7.8 6.7 6.2 6.5 6.4 6.3 6.6 3.6 4.5 5.5 8.4 8.0 6.1 5.3 5.9 5.7 5.4 4.4 4.2 5.6 Cabbage.......... ...do.... Beans, baked..... No.2can 11.6 11.7 11.7 11.5 11.5 11.6 11.7 11.9 11.8 11.8 12.0 11.9 11.7 Corn, eannad. ___do__ 14.9 15.0 15.1 15.3 15.3 15.3 15.3 15.3 15.4 15.4 15.4 15.5 15.3 Peas, canned..... ...do.... 16.5 16.5 16.5 16.5 16.5 16.8 16.8 17.0 17.2 17.3 17.3 17.4 16.9 Tomatoes, canned — do.... 11.0 11.2 11.7 11.6 11.7 11.7 11.8 11.8 11.6 11.5 11.3 11.2 11.5 Sugar, granulated. Pound.. “ 4.1I 7.7 8.0 9.6 9.8 10.3 10.4 9.6 9.0 8.9 9.9 9.7 10.0 9.4 Tea................ — do__ 43.3! 51.1 52.0 52.5 54.2 55.0 55.1 55.9 57.3 57.2 57.8 58.1 58.1 55.4 Coffoft _ _do__ 27.4: 33.3 35.4 35.4 35.6 35.2 35.0 34.5 34.5 34.5 34.5 34.8 34.9 34.8 Prunes..... ...... ...do__ Raisins........... ...do__ Bananas Dozon Oranges........... —-do__ 115-16 ounces. GENERAL. TABLES 123 T able B .— AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTI CLES IN 1913 AND 1923, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1923, FOR EACH OF 51 CITIES— Continued NORFOLK, VA. Article Unit 1923 Av erage for year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June JulyAug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 1913 Cts. Sirloinsteak___ Pound.. __ Round steak— — do— . __ Rib roast......... — do__ __ Chuck roast...... — do— . __ Plate beef____ — do__ Pork chops....... — do---Bacon, sliced..... — do__ __ Ham, sliced------ - d o - - __ Lamb............. — do__ __ Hens______ — do__ Salmon, canned, — do..-. red. Milk, fresh....... Quart. __ Milk, evaporated- Can i— __ Butter—.......... Pound Oleomargarine_ — do— ..... Nut margarine. — do— . Cheese............ — do---- __ Lard............... — do— . Vegetable lard — do---- __ substitute. Eggs,strictlyfresh Dozen Eggs, storage__ ...do__ Bread............. Pound.. Flour.............. --.do__ __ Corn meal--..... — do__ __ Rolled oats....... ...do__ ..... Corn flakes....... 8-ozpkg. Wheat cereal..... 28-oz.pkg. __ Macaroni____ Pound— __ Rice............... — do__ __ Beans, navy...... — do__ ..... Potatoes ...do__ Onions_____ _do__ Cabbage.......... — do— . Beans, baked..... No. 2can __ fJorn, panned _do__ Peas, canned__ — do— Tomatoes, canned — do__ __ Sugar, granulated. Pound.- __ Tea................ — do— __ CnflFee _do__ Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 36.3 36.3 37.3 37.4 38.4 40.9 30.4 29.6 31.0 31.1 32.4 35.6 29.3 29.2 30.5 30.8 31.4 33.5 19.0 18.7 18.9 18.7 19.6 20.9 13.4 13.8 13.7 13.6 14.4 15.0 28.3 28.1 27.9 28.4 29.8 29.1 36.4 37.0 36.0 36.0 35.4 35.0 40.8 38.5 38.0 38.5 39.1 38.3 37.5 37.6 38.5 38.5 38.4 40.4 36.8 37.2 37.6 37.5 37.4 37.2 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 42.1 42.6 42.7 41.8 36.2 36.5 36.1 35.9 33.7 34.1 33.3 32.8 20.4 21.5 21.6 21.0 15.0 14.3 14.6 14.4 30.1 30.1 34.9 32.7 34.5 34.5 35.0 34.8 38.5 41.2 41.4 41.8 41.4 39.9 40.0 39.5 35.8 35.8 36.9 36.8 29.5 29.1 28.8 28.8 29.3 29.3 17.0 17.0 17.0 17.0 17.0 17.0 11.5 11.5 11.3 11.4 11.4 11.5 53.5 52.5 50.1 53.1 55.9 56.5 28.3 28.3 28.3 28.3 28.3 28.3 27.2 26.8 27.2 26.8 26.8 26.8 31.0 32.9 32.6 32.8 33.3 34.0 16.1 15.6 15.8 16.1 17.4 17.5 17.4 17.6 17.5 17.8 17.5 18.3 Cts. 40.6 33.8 32.4 21.1 14.5 Cts. Av er age for year 1923 Cts. 40.4 39.7 34.1 33.6 33.3 32.0 20.7 20.2 14.5 14.3 28.5 25.8 34.2 32.8 41.2 38.1 39.2 40.5 36.0 35.5 29.4 35.1 39.6 39.3 36.7 29.8 29.7 29.2 29.5 28.6 28.6 29.2 17.0 17.0 17.0 17.0 17.0 17.0 17.0 11.3 11.2 11.3 11.3 11.7 11.6 11.4 58.5 56.9 57.8 58.3 57.3 59.6 55 8 28.3 30.0 30.0 28.3 28.3 31.0 28.8 27.7 27.7 27.2 27.2 26.8 27.0 27.1 35.2 35.3 33.6 32.3 33.9 33.5 33.4 16.4 16.4 16.4 16.5 17.9 17.7 16.7 18.0 17.7 16.8 17.2 18.4 19.0 17.8 46.1 42.6 32.5 31.3 35.1 35.5 36.1 38.9 47.9 50.1 55.7 60.0 42.7 38.0 35.7 42.8 44.3 42.9 8.1 7.9 7.9 7.9 7.9 7.9 7.9 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.9 7.9 7.9 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.7 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.6 3.6 3.4 3.6 3.5 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.8 4.2 4.1 3.7 7.9 8.1 7.9 8.1 7.7 8.2 7.8 8.0 8.0 7.9 8.1 8.1 8.0 9.5 9.6 9.4 9.6 9.2 9.5 9.3 9.3 9.4 9.3 9.3 9.3 9.4 24.8 24.3 24.0 23.9 23.9 23.8 23.6 23.8 23.8 23.6 23.6 23.5 23.9 19.6 19.8 20.1 19.8 19.4 20.1 20.1 19.8 20.0 19.4 20.4 20.0 19.-9 10.1 9.7 9.6 9.6 9.7 9.6 9.5 9.9 9.9 9.9 10.1 10.0 9.8 10.5 10.7 10.8 10.8 10.8 11.0 11.0 10.8 10.8 10.3 10.1 9.9 10.6 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.6 2.7 3.2 3.8 4.1 3.3 2.8 2.5 2.6 2.9 5.2 5.5 5.8 7.0 7.9 8.3 6.2 6.4 6.4 6.3 6.4 6.1 6.5 4.1 4.2 6.1 7.5 4.9 4.1 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.6 4.5 4.5 4.9 10.6 10.3 10.2 10.3 10.0 10.0 9.9 9.8 9.8 9.8 9.8 9.8 10.0 15.0 14.9 15.2 15.3 15.0 15.8 15.8 15.7 15.7 15.5 15.7 15.7 15.4 18.3 18.3 18.4 18.3 18.6 18.8 18.8 18.8 18.8 18.2 18.5 18.7 18.5 12.1 12.3 11.7 11.9 11.5 11.5 12.0 11.3 10.8 10.8 10.9 11.3 11.5 7.7 7.9 9.3 9.9 10.4 10.4 9.6 8.6 8.8 9.9 9.5 9.9 9.3 76.4 76.4 76.4 78.3 78.8 78.4 81.1 82.1 82.1 81.5 81.4 81.8 79.6 37.6 37.8 38.6 37.6 36.5 38.2 38.1 38.0 37.9 37.4 37.1 37.5 37.7 19.2 19.4 19.5 18.7 18.2 17.8 18.5 18.2 17.5 17.0 17.7 16.4 18.2 Prunes............ — do__ Raisins............ — do__ __ 17.9 18.0 17.8 17.5 17.6 17.2 17.4 17.1 16.9 15.6 15.6 15.4 17.0 Bananas... Dozen 33.9 34.2 33.2 34.6 33.5 35.4 35.9 36.3 35.4 36.7 35.4 36.3 35.1 Oranges........... 39.1 41.2 41.6 46.8 52.0 54.1 53.7 55.0 53.4 48.1 42.1 38.6 47.1 115-16ounces. 97545°—25f----- 9 RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, 1923 124 T able B .— AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTI CLES IN 1913 AND 1923, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1923, FOR EACH OF 51 CITIES— Continued OMAHA, NEBR. Article Unit 1923 Av er age for year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 1913 Av er age for year 1923 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts . Pound.. 26.0 33.8 33.2 33.0 34.3 34.6 34.7 37.0 37.4 38.7 36.8 35.7 36.2 35.6 ...do.... 21.7 29.6 29.3 29.6 30.9 31.4 32.4 34.6 34.6 35.6 33.4 32.1 31.8 32.1 — do---- 18.4 24.9 24.6 24.5 25.1 25.2 25.4 25.6 25.5 26.1 26.8 25.6 26.4 25.5 — do__ 15.7 18.8 18.9 18.6 19.1 19.3 19.9 20.4 21.2 21.4 20.7 20.5 20.8 20.0 — do— . 10.7 10.7 9.8 10.3 10.4 10.4 9.8 10.0 10.0 10.7 10.5 11.2 10.3 10.3 ...do---- 19.5 25.7 25.9 25.8 25.8 27.7 26.4 28.0 30.0 35.9 33.3 25.1 22.7 27.7 -d o .— 27.7 45.6 45.6 45.6 45.9 45.3 45.3 45.0 45.0 45.6 45.0 44.4 42.8 45.1 — do.— 29.1 49.1 48.8 48.5 49.4 49.4 48.8 48.8 50.6 49.1 49.4 48.2 47.2 48.9 — do__ 17.2 34.6 34.8 34.9 36.3 35.8 37.2 37.7 37.3 36.9 36.3 35.6 36.1 36.1 — do__ 17.3 27.6 30.4 31.2 31.3 31.6 30.1 28.6 28.6 29.3 28.7 27.6 27.5 29.4 Salmon, canned, — do__ 33.5 33.5 33.6 33.6 33.5 33.4 33.7 33.7 33.7 33.2 33.4 33.6 33.5 red. Milk, fresh....... Quart— 8.2 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 12.2 12.2 12.3 12.3 12.3 12.3 11.6 Milk, evaporated. Can1_ 11.5 11.9 11.9 12.3 12.0 12.0 12.0 11.9 12.0 12.0 12.1 12.0 12.0 Butter............. Pound.. 36.7 56.6 52.9 54.0 54.4 48.6 46.1 44.2 48.2 50.1 50.5 53.9 56.5 51.3 Oleomargarine_ — do__ ..... 28.9 28.7 29.3 29.1 28.3 29.2 28.9 28.8 28.9 28.8 29.2 29.5 29.0 27.5 27.4 27.9 27.8 28.1 28.1 27.9 28.6 28.4 28.6 28.4 28.4 28.1 Nut margarine--. — do__ Cheese............ — do---- 22.9 36.5 36.6 36.4 36.0 34.3 34.7 35.1 35.3 35.5 36.8 36.5 36.5 35.9 Lard_............. — do---- 17.4 19.2 18.9 18.9 18.9 19.0 19.1 18.9 18.9 19.6 19.5 19.7 20.0 19.2 23.2 23.0 23.3 23.5 23.3 23.6 23.2 24.1 24.2 24.2 24.5 26.0 23.8 Vegetable lard — do__ substitute. Eggs,strictlyfresh Dozen.- 27.1 43.9 38.2 32.6 29.9 30.2 29.7 30.0 31.5 36.4 39.0 48.8 50.6 36.7 Eggs, storage__ ...do__ 36.3 35.0 40.0 37.4 Bread-............ Pound.. *5.2 9.8 9.8 9.8 9.8 9.8 9.8 9.8 9.8 9.8 9.8 9.8 9.8 9.8 Flour.............. ...do__ 2.8 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.1 4.0 3.9 3.8 3.9 3.8 3.8 4.0 Commeal........ — do— 2.4 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 4.0 4.1 3.7 Boiled oats....... — do__ ..... 9.6 9.6 9.9 9.9 9.8 9.8 10.0 9.9 10.1 10. 3 10.2 10.6 10.0 Comflakes....... 8-oz. pkg. 10.2 10.2 10.0 10.2 10.0 10.3 10.3 10.3 10.3 10.3 10.2 10.2 10.2 W heat cereal 28-oz.pkg. 24.7 24.3 24.2 23.9 23.9 23.9 23.9 23.9 24.2 24.2 23.9 24.4 24.1 Macaroni......... Pound-. 20.6 19.9 20.5 20.7 20.5 20.1 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 19.8 19.6 20.1 Bice............... — do__ "~8.5 9.1 9.4 9.2 8.6 8.9 8.8 8.8 8.8 9.2 9.4 9.1 8.8 9.0 Beans, navy 11.6 11.8 11.9 12.2 12.2 12.3 12.2 11.7 11.8 11.0 10.8 10.7 11.7 ...do__ Potatoes........... — do__ 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 2.1 2.5 2.2 2.4 2.0 1.9 1.9 2.0 Onions............ — do__ __ 4.4 4.4 4.9 6.3 8.9 9.1 8.1 6.9 5.3 5.7 5.8 5.9 6.3 Cabbage.......... ...do--- __ 3.6 4.2 6.6 9.1 9.1 7.5 4.4 4.3 3.8 3.5 3.4 3.9 5.3 Beans, baked..... No. 2can 15.4 15.4 15.1 15.3 15.3 15.2 15.2 15.2 15.2 15.3 15.1 14.9 15.2 Com, canned..... — do__ ..... 16.9 16.6 15.8 15.9 15.7 15.7 16.0 16.3 16.3 16.3 16.7 16.5 16.2 Peas, canned..... — do---16.9 17.1 16.9 16.9 16.9 16.9 17.3 17.3 17.3 17.4 17.2 17.2 17.1 Tomatoes, canned — d o 13.8 13.9 13.9 13.9 13.9 14.1 14.4 14.6 14.6 14.4 14.3 14.5 14.2 Sugar, granulated Pound-, "5.8 8.5 8.7 10.1 10.8 11.6 11.3 10.5 9.9 9.9 10.3 9.7 10.2 10.1 Tea...... .1........ — do— 56.0 74.1 74.2 73.9 74.2 74.2 75.1 74. C 75.2 75.2 75.4 75.1 74.2 74.6 Coffee............. — do__ 30.0 41.1 40.9 40.9 41.2 41.2 41.2 41.1 41.1 41.1 41.1 40.8 40.6 41.0 Prunes. ........... — do-.. 20.4 20.3 20.3 20.4 20.0 20.2 20.9 20.9 20.3 19.8 18.4 18.5 20.0 Raisins....'....... ...do— __ 20.7 20.8 20.0 19.9 20.4 20.2 20.1 20.2 19.8 19.4 18.8 18.6 19.9 Bananas _ _do__ 12.5 12.6 12.4 12.3 12.0 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 13.2 12.7 13.4 12.6 Oranges........... Dozen.. 50.4 51.5 50.6 50.3 55.5 51.5 49.4 49.5 48.2 48.5 45.9 40.9 49.4 Sirloinsteak...... Bound steak..... Bib roast......... Chuck roast...... Plate beef......... Pork chops....... Bacon, sliced..... Ham, sliced___ Lamb. ............ Hens.............. 115-J6 ounces. 125 GENERAL TABLES T able B .—AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTI CLES IN 1913 AND 1923, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1923, FOR EACH OF 51 CITIES—Continued PEORIA, ILL. Article Unit 1923 Av erage for year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov, Dec. 1913 Cts. Sirloinsteak___ Pound.. Bound steak...... — do__ Rib roast......... ...do— . ___ Chuck roast...... ...do__ Plate beef--...... ...do__ Pork chops....... — do__ Bacon, sliced..... ...do__ Ham, sliced....... — do— . __ Lamb______ _do__ Hens______ _do__ Salmon, canned, — do.— red. Milk, fresh....... Quart— Milk, evaporated. Can1_ Butter............. Pound. . Oleomargarine_ ...do__ ..... Nut margarine-__...do__ Cheese--......... ...do__ __ Lard.............. — do— Vegetable lard — do— _ substitute. Eggs, strictlyfresh Dozen Eggs, storage..... Bread....... ..... Flour.............. Cornmeal........ Boiled oats___ ...do__ Pound.. ...do__ ... do— ...do__ Corn flakes....... 8-oz.pkg. Wheat cereal..... 28-oz.pkg. Macaroni......... Pound.. __ Rice.............. ...do__ __ Beans, navy...... _do.A__ ..... Potatoes.......... —.do__ Onions............ ...do...- __ Cabbage.......... ...do__ __ Beans, baked..... No. 2can __ Corn, canned..... — do__ ..... Peas, canned..... —.do__ Tomatoes, canned. ...do__ __ Sugar, granulated. Pound.. __ Tea................ — do__ __ Coflee............. _do__ Prunes............ _do__ Raisins............ ...do..— Bananas.......... ...do__ Oranges........ . Dozen_. 15-16 ounces. Cts. 30.7 29.1 23.1 19.2 12.4 26.1 41.1 45.4 32.8 27.8 32.7 10.8 11.9 55.0 29.2 27.3 37.9 17.1 23.2 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 30.1 30.5 32.5 29.3 29.6 31.6 23.0 23.0 24.2 18.7 19.0 19.4 12.9 12.8 12.6 26.0 26.3 26.3 28.1 41.1 40.4 40.4 40.6 45.4 44.6 45.4 45.4 33.9 33.7 34.4 35.0 28.9 31.5 31.4 31.0 32.7 32.5 32.3 32.3 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8 11.9 11.9 12.1 12.0 54.4 54.0 53.4 48.9 29.5 29.4 29.3 29.3 27.1 27.3 27.2 27.3 37.3 37.5 37.5 36.1 17.1 17.1 17.2 17.0 23.7 24.2 24.2 25.3 30.4 29.1 23.1 18.4 12.5 48.6 38.7 30.2 28.4 35.9 28.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.6 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.7 8.9 9.1 8.8 9.2 9.9 10.0 10.0 10.1 26.2 26.4 26.3 26.1 20.0 19.4 19.4 19.5 9.8 9.5 9.5 9.4 12.0 12.3 12.4 12.5 1.7 1.7 1.7 2.0 5.2 5.6 6.0 7.6 4.0 4.5 7.8 9.8 13.5 13.3 13.4 13.3 14.2 14.1 14.5 14.6 16.9 17.1 17.1 17.1 13.9 14.3 14.2 14.2 8.9 9.2 10.7 11.4 61.1 61.1 61.1 61.4 36.1 36.7 37.2 37. 7 22 3 22.1 21 8 21.4 20.1 20.1 20.1 19.6 11.3 11.1 10.9 10.8 43.6 48.2 47.0 52.2 Cts. 33.2 32.5 23.8 19.4 12.6 27.1 41.1 46.8 36.3 31.2 32.3 10.6 12.1 45.6 29.5 27.1 36.2 17.0 24.5 29.0 27.7 8.0 4.6 3.7 9.1 10.1 25.7 19.5 9.5 12.0 2.0 9.6 9.5 13.4 14.6 17.1 14.2 11.6 61.6 37. 7 21.2 19.6 10.8 47.9 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Av er age for year 1923 Cts. 36.1 35.1 34.3 33.7 31.9 31.6 32.5 34.8 34.4 33.4 32.3 29.6 29.6 31.3 24.0 24.1 23.6 23.6 22.6 23.1 23.4 20.5 20.5-20.1 20.2 18.8 19.2 19.5 12.8 12.8 12.9 13.3 12.4 12.5 12.7 28.3 29.9 35.7 33.1 25.9 23.6 28.0 41.1 41.4 41.4 41.4 40.4 38.9 40.8 45.4 45.7 48.9 46.1 45.4 44.3 45.7 36.3 36.1 35.1 34.8 35.6 33.3 34.8 30.8 30.6 29.9 29.8 28.1 27.5 29.9 32.3 32.7 32.3 32.2 32.2 32.2 32.4 11.6 11.6 11.6 11.6 11.6 12.5 11.3 12.1 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 11.9 12.0 45.4 49.3 52.1 53.3 57.3 58.3 52.3 29.3 29.4 29.5 29.7 29.9 30.5 29.5 27.0 27.0 27.4 28.1 28.1 28.8 27.5 35.3 35.3 36.8 37.5 37.6 37.7 36.9 17.0 17.0 17.9 18.3 19.1 19.0 17.6 24.5 24.4 24.2 24.4 25.0 25.3 24.4 28.0 30.0 38.0 41.4 50.0 60.9 37.6 8.0 8.0 4.7 4.6 3.7 3.8 9.2 9.5 10.0 10.1 26.1 26.1 19.5 19.8 9.4 9.4 11.9 11.9 2.5 3.9 9.1 8.9 6.8 4.7 13.1 13.1 14.9 14.9 17.0 17.0 14.2 14.2 11.6 11.4 61.4 60.7 36.9 36.9 20 9 20.6 19.2 19.4 11.0 11.3 48.7 49.8 8.0 4.5 3.7 9.4 8.0 4.5 3.7 9.4 10.0 10.0 26.2 26.1 19.9 19.5 9.6 9.5 10.9 10.9 2.9 2.6 7.4 7.3 4.2 4.1 12.9 12.9 14.4 14.6 17.0 17.2 14.1 14.1 10.4 10.1 60.4 60.6 36.7 36.6 20.9 21.1 19.4 18.9 12.1 11.8 46.2 45.3 35.0 40.8 40.2 8.4 8.8 8.8 4.5 4.5 4!5 3.9 4.1 4.3 9.1 9.4 9.4 10.0 9.9 10.3 26.1 26.3 26.3 19.5 19.8 19.6 9.5 9.4 9.8 10.6 10.3 9.9 2.1 1.9 1.9 7.5 6.7 6.5 3.7 3.5 3.8 12.7 12.6 12.7 14.5 14.5 14.3 17.6 17.7 17.6 14.1 14.1 14.1 10.9 10.8 10.9 61.0 61.4 61.5 36.6 36.9 36.9 20 8 20 4 20 3 17! 7 17! 8 17! 3 11 6 12.2 13.5 44.6 50.2 41.6 8.2 4.6 3.8 9.2 10.0 26.2 19.6 9.5 11.5 2.2 7.3 5.5 13.1 14.5 17.2 14.1 10.7 61.1 36.9 21 2 1U 11.5 47.1 RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, 1923 126 T able B .—AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD A R TI CLES IN 1913 AND 1923, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1923, FOR EACH OF 51 CITIES— Continued PHILADELPHIA, PA. Article Unit t 1923 Av er age for year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 1913 Av er age for year 1923 Cts. Cts. CtS. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 8.5 4.8 3.8 8.3 9.1 24.1 21.4 lfl3 11.8 2.7 5.0 7.3 11.4 15.0 16.4 12.3 9.6 59.2 32.7 17.2 17.5 33.1 49.3 8.4 4.7 3.7 8.2 9.0 23.9 21.0 ia5 11.6 3.2 6.5 8.1 11.3 14.9 8.4 8.4 4.7 4.6 3.6 3.6 8.1 8.0 9.0 9.0 24.0 23.8 20.8 20.5 10.5 10.4 11.5 11.4 4.0 4.4 8.5 8 .5 7.9 5.4 11.3 11.1 14.7 14.4 Cts. Cts. Cts. 8.4 4.6 3.7 8.3 8.9 23.9 20.5 10.3 11.3 4.4 6.4 4.6 11.1 14.7 8.4 4.5 3.9 8.3 8.8 23.9 20.4 10.2 11.2 16.7 12.4 9.2 58.9 31.8 16.8 16.4 32.9 48.5 16.6 12.5 8.8 59.1 31.6 16.3 16.1 32.9 49.6 Cts. Cts. Cts. Sirloinsteak *---- Pound.. 30.2 47.6 47.2 47.1 47.1 49.0 51.5 53.7 53.2 51.3 50.2 48.8 48.8 49.6 Round steak__ ...do__ 25.5 37.0 36.8 36.4 36.9 38.1 41.2 42.7 43.0 40.8 40.4 38.1 38.6 38.3 Rib roast......... ...do__ 22.0 31.8 31.9 31.7 31.4 32.7 33.7 34.7 34.5 34.6 33.5 32.8 32.8 33.0 Chuck roast...... ...do.... 17.6 19.3 19.8 19.6 18.8 18.9 20.1 21.1 21.8 21.4 21.1 20.7 20.5 20.3 Plate beef......... ...do__ 11.9 9.9 9.8 9.9 9.8 9.5 9.5 9.8 m 2 10.1 10.5 10.2 9.9 9.9 Pork chops....... ...do.... 21.5 31.8 30.3 30.0 30.0 33.1 32.5 34.2 34.5 38.6 36.1 31.5 29.2 32.7 Bacon, sliced..... ...do.... 26.1 38.2 37.6 36.5 36.2 36.2 35.8 36.6 36.9 36.6 36.2 35.2 35.7 36.5 Ham, sliced...... ...do---- 30.9 5fl 5 51.1 51.5 50.7 5210 50.9 52.1 53.4 52.9 51.8 50.9 50.0 51.5 Lamb............. ...do__ 19.7 38.1 38.2 37.7 38.3 38.9 40.3 41.9 39.6 39.6 38.9 39.0 37.9 39.0 Hens__ __ _ ...do__ 22.6 38.7 38.9 38.3 38.8 39.7 40.0 38.3 38.1 38.1 37.5 37.6 36.5 38.4 27.0 27.1 27.2 26.6 26.6 26.1 26.2 26.2 26.3 26.2 26.4 26.4 26.5 Salmon, canned, ...do..... Milk, fresh....... Quart- 8.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 12.0 12.0 12.5 12.2 12.3 12.3 12.4 12.3 12.2 12.2 12.2 12.2 12.2 12.3 12.2 12.3 Milk, evaporated. Can 1_ Butter............. Pound.. 43.6 66.2 62.8 63.1 61.2 57.6 54.5 53.4 56.5 58.6 59.3 63.1 65.5 6a 2 Oleomargarine— ...do---- ..... 29.3 29.0 29.2 29.5 29.5 29.3 29.3 29.3 29.7 29.7 29.9 30.7 29.5 27.5 27.8 27.8 27.8 28.2 28.2 28.2 27.4 28.2 27.7 27.8 29.2 28.0 Nut margarine- ...do._ Cheese............ ...do---- 25.6 39.3 39.3 39.1 38.6 38.3 37.7 38.5 38.4 38.0 38.6 38.5 38.6 38.7 Lard.............. ...do---- 15.2 16.3 16.1 15.8 16.2 16.1 15.6 16.1 16.0 17.5 17.8 18.2 18.2 16.7 Vegetable lard ...do__ __ 22.7 22.8 22.4 22.7 22.6 22.8 22.7 23.0 23.1 23.7 24.1 24.5 23.1 substitute. Eggs,strictlyfresh Dozen._ 34.9 59.9 50.5 41.0 34.8 36.7 36.9 38.5 43.3 51.2 57.3 74.3 66.6 49.3 41.3 38.8 8.5 &5 4.8 4.8 3.8 3.6 7.9 8.0 9.0 9.1 24.3 24.5 21.2 21.3 1R2 10.2 "Rastir; navy 11.3 11.6 Potatoes.......... ...do__ 2.2 2.4 2.6 Onions............ — do__ __ 4.9 5.0 HaKhaffPi _do__ 3.7 4.1 11.5 11.4 Beans, baked..... No. 2can Corn, canned..... ...do__ ..... 14.8 14.9 16.2 16.4 Peas, canned— — do__ 12.5 12.3 Tomatoes, canned ...do__ Sugar, granulated Pound.. " 5.6 7.5 7.5 Tea................ — do._ 54.0 59.4 59.2 nnfTftP. do __ 24.8 32.6 32.9 17.9 17.6 Prunes............ ...do__ Raisins. 18.5 18.2 ...do__ Bananas Dozen _ 33.6 33.4 48.0 48.6 Oranges........... Eggs, storage..... Bread............. Flour.............. Cornmeal........ Rolled oats___ Corn flakes___ Wheat cereal..... Maf*ftroni___ Rice............... ...do__ Pound.. "_4.8 ...do__ 3.2 ...do__ 2.8 _do__ 8-oz. pkg. 28-oz.pkg. Pound.. ...do__ 9.8 do.. 16.6 12.6 9.9 58.6 32.6 17.0 16.9 32.3 51.5 8.4 4.6 3.6 8.3 8.9 23.9 20.5 10.4 11.5 5.1 7.1 5.8 11.1 14.5 16.3 16.4 16.5 12.9 12.8 12.9 10.6 10.5 10.0 58.0 58.8 58.8 32.9 32.4 31.6 16.9 16.9 16.3 16.6 16.4 16.3 33.0 33.2 34.3 58.9 52.3 51.1 42.0 42.5 41.7 8.4 8.4 8.4 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.1 4.0 4.1 8.3 8.3 8.3 8.8 8.9 8.8 23.7 23.8 24.0 2a 4 20.4 20.3 10.3 10.5 me 11.3 11.0 11.0 4.3 3.8 3.4 3.1 6.2 5.9 5.7 5.6 5.1 4.5 3.8 4.1 11.2 11.2 11.2 11.3 14.9 14.7 14.4 15.3 16.6 12.0 10.0 59.2 31.7 15.7 16.2 34.0 49.7 16.8 12.0 9.6 59.6 31.5 15.6 15.2 35.3 48.9 8.4 4.7 3.8 8.2 8.9 24.0 20.7 10.4 11.4 3.6 a3 5.4 11.3 14.8 16.8 16.5 11.9 12.4 9.9 9.4 59.8 59.1 32.3 32.1 15.5 16.6 15.1 16.6 34.3 33.5 36.7 49.4 . 115-16ounces. 2 The steak for which prices are here quoted is known as “porterhouse” in most of thecitiesincludedin this report, but inthis city it is called “sirloin” steak. 121 g en er al tables T able B .— AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD A R T I CLES IN 1913 AND 1923, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1923, FOR EACH OF 51 CITIES— Continued P IT T S B U R G H , PA. Unit Article Av erage for year 1923 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 26.8 41.7 41.2 41.8 23.3 34 5 34 6 348 21.7 31.0 30.8 31.2 16.7 21.3 20.8 21.1 12.1 11.4 11.1 11.4 Cts. Cts. 42.2 42.7 35.1 34.9 30.4 31.3 21.0 21.5 11.1 10.7 Cts. 45.6 37.7 32.2 21.5 10.3 Cts. 45.9 38.7 32.2 21.5 10.7 Cts. Cts. Cts. 46.4 45.0 443 38.2 36.9 36.7 32.0 32.5 32.5 21.3 22.3 22.4 11.0 11.6 11.6 Cts. Cts. 43.2 42.8 43.6 35.3 348 36.0 32.2 31.9 31.7 22.1 21.9 21.6 11.4 11.9 11.2 Pork chops....... — do__ 22.2 30.6 29.9 29.4 30.4 31.3 31.8 33.8 34 6 40.5 35.3 28.5 27.0 31.9 Bacon, sliced..... — do__ 29.0 42.3 41.4 41.0 40.1 40.3 40.8 41.4 41.7 41.5 41.4 40.0 39.1 40.9 Ham, sliced....... - d o - — 29.9 52.4 52.3 53.7 53.3 53.0 540 53.7 544 543 53.8 53.0 50.7 53.2 Lamb............. ...do-— 21.0 38.4 38.1 37.9 38.5 39.3 40.0 41.6 38.8 39.7 38.6 37.2 36.9 38.8 _do_ _ 26.7 41.2 42.5 42.1 41.1 40.9 40.3 40.4 40.1 40.2 40.6 40.0 39.1 40.7 Hons 28.8 28.2 28.4 29.3 29.2 28.8 28.8 28.9 28.9 29.3 29.1 28.2 28.8 Salmon, canned, -do-_ red. Milk, fresh....... Quart— 8.8 14 0 14 0 14 0 14 0 14 0 14 0 14 0 14 0 14 0 15.0 15.0 15.0 14 3 11.7 11.8 11.9 12.1 11.9 12.1 12.1 12.1 12.1 12.1 11.9 12.0 12.0 Milk, evaporated. Can1_ 61.2 59.7 59.3 58.7 53.0 50.4 49.4 52.3 56.1 58.0 62.7 63.9 57.1 Butter............ Pound-. Oleomargarine_ ...do__ ....... 27.8 28.0 28.7 28.3 28.1 28.1 28.6 27.8 28.0 29.3 30.0 30.6 28.6 Nut margarine_ ...do.... 26.2 26.0 27.8 26.8 26.8 26.4 27.0 26.4 26.5 27.0 27.5 28.0 26.9 Cheese............ — do—- "24 5 38.1 38.3 38.4 37.8 37.0 37.0 37.3 37.2 37.5 38.3 39.4 39.6 38.0 Lard............... ...do__ 15.5 15.2 15.4 15.6 15.7 15.5 15.4 15.2 15.1 16.4 17.7 18.4 18.3 16.3 Vegetable lard --do__ __ 22.3 22.2 23.1 23.3 23.1 23.2 23.5 23.5 23.7 242 242 245 23.4 substitute. Eggs, strictlyfresh Dozen. - 32.5 57.0 49.7 42.1 348 36.7 37.1 37.1 40.1 46.2 55.4 70.2 68.9 47.9 39.4 35.5 40.0 41.8 42.5 Eggs, storage__ „—do___ Bread............. Pound. . 5.4 8.5 8.5 8.5 8. 5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 &5 Flour.............. ...do__ 3.2 47 46 46 46 47 46 4.4 43 44 44 44 44 45 Corn meal........ — do.... 2.8 4.0 40 3.9 4.0 40 42 42 4.1 44 48 49 49 43 Rollfidoats 8.7 8. 4 8.9 8.9 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 8.9 8.9 8.8 9.0 8.9 ...do.... 9.5 9.7 9.5 9.6 9.6 9.6 9.6 9.6 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.6 Cornflakes....... 8-oz. pkg. Wheat cereal..... 28-oz.pkg. 24.6 24.6 248 25.3 25.5 25.4 25.1 25.1 249 25.0 249 24 7 25.0 Macaroni......... Pound.. 19.8 19.7 20.3 21.5 21.6 21.5 21.3 21.8 21.8 21.3 21.6 20.9 21.1 Rice............... —.do__ ” 9."2 9.5 9.3 9.6 9.6 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.9 9.6 10.0 10.3 10.3 9.7 Roans, navy _ do 10.9 11.3 11.4 11.6 11.4 11.3 11.2 10.7 10.4 10.3 10.3 9.9 10.9 Potatoes.......... — do__ 1.8 2.0 2.0 2.3 2.4 2.5 44 47 42 3.9 3.1 2.8 2.5 3.1 Onions _do__ 5.2 5.5 5.6 6.3 9.0 8.4 7.8 6.7 6.7 6.6 6.4 6.0 6.7 Cabbage _ _do__ 4.0 43 6.8 8.7 8.6 6.4 5.9 5.0 47 4.7 44 45 5.7 Beans, baked..... No. 2can 12.8 12.5 12.6 12.5 12.5 12.6 12.6 12.6 12.8 12.8 12.6 12.7 12.6 do _ Corn, canned13.6 13.8 13.8 14 8 146 14 8 14 8 1&0 15.0 15.6 15.7 1&0 14 8 Peas, canned..... — do__ 16.0 16.0 16.1 16.4 16.1 16.3 16.3 16.3 16.4 17.0 17.3 17.4 16.5 12.4 12.3 12.5 12.7 12.6 12.6 12.8 12.8 12.6 12.6 12.7 13.0 12.6 Tomatoes, canned— do__ Sugar, granulated. Pound._ _5.~6 8.“3 8.6 9.9 10.4 11.1 10.9 10.7 9.7 9.5 10.7 10.3 10.5 10.1 Tea_............... „.do.... 58.0 73:1 76.0 77.2 75.4 74 4 75.1 75.1 75.1 74 8 76.5 75.8 76.2 75.6 CoffAA _do 30.0 35.7 36.1 37.7 37.5 37.8 37.8 37.8 37.7 38.0 38.3 38.4 38.0 37.6 Prunes ... ___ ...do.... 20.6 20.4 20.6 20.8 20.6 20.3 20.6 20.1 19.5 19.5 19.7 19.3 20.2 Raisins _do..... 18.4 18.4 18.3 18.2 17.8 17.5 16.9 16.5 16.6 16.3 16.2 15.5 17.2 Bananas Dozen.. 43.8 43.4 43.2 42.8 42.9 45.0 44.7 44 7 441 45.3 45.9 45.3 443 Oranges........... —.do.... __ 49.4 49.7 50.8 53.4 57.2 55.5 55.5 53.1 56.0 58.8 55.5 45.2 53.3 Sirloinsteak-..... Roundsteak...... Rib roast____ Chuck roast...... Plate beef......... Pound.. -d o -— ...do__ — do..— — do__ 1923 Av er age for year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June JulyAug. Sept. Oct Nov. Dec. 1913 16-16 ounces. 128 RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, 1933 T able B . — A V E R A G E R E T A IL P R IC E S £>F S P E C IF IE D F O O D A R T I C L E S I N 1913 A N D 1923, A N D F O R E A C H E A C H O F 51 C IT IE S — Continued M O N T H O F 1923, F O R PORTLAND, M E . Article Unit 1923 Av er age for year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 1913 C ts . Sirloinsteak2__ Pound.. Round steak__ — do__ Rib roast......... — do— . __ Chuck roast...... „.do__ _ Plate beef........ ___do__ Pork chops....... — do— . Bacon, sliced..... — do__ __ Ham, sliced....... -d o — - __ Lamb.... ......... ...do— __ Hens _ . ... _do_ Salmon, canned, — do— _ red. Milk, fresh....... Quart Milk, evaporated. Can1 Butter__ Pound-. Oleomargarine— - — do__ ..... Nut margarine. - _— do— . Cheese............ —.do__ __ Lard............... — do__ __ Vegetable lard — do__ ..... o tilUfn Dn UK Uo ofi viv tv* Eggs, strictlyfresh Dozen- _ Eggs, storage..... — do— . Bread— ......... Pound.. __ Flour.............. — do__ __ Cornmeal........ ...do__ __ Rolled oats....... — do__ Cornflakes....... 8-oz. pkg. Wheat cereal..... 28-oz.pkg. __ Macaroni Pound.. Rice............... — do__ __ Beans, navy-__ — do__ Potatoes........... — do---- __ O nion s ... ......... — do__ Cabbage.......... ...do---- __ Beans, baked..... No. 2can Com, canned..... — do---- — Peas, canned__ — do— . ..... Tomatoes, canned No. 3can Sugar, granulated. Pound.. Tea................ — do— ..... Coflee............. Prunes______ — do— . __ Raisins......... . — do---- __ Bananas........... —.do__ __ Oranges........... Dozen_ ..... C ts. 53.5 43.6 27.9 18.3 13.7 C ts. C ts. C ts . C ts. C ts. C ts. C ts. C ts. C ts. C ts. C ts. Av er age for year 1923 C ts. 55.3 55.8 56.1 56.9 59.6 60.1 60.5 608 59.6 57 6 56.9 57.7 43.4 43.6 43.9 44.5 46.6 46.8 47.5 47.6 46.4 43.8 43.9 45!1 28.3 28.8 27.8 28.3 29.7 29.5 29.1 29.7 29.5 28.7 28.7 28.8 18.5 18.4 18.2 18.7 19.6 20.1 20.2 20.4 20.1 19.7 19.9 19.3 13.8 13.5 13.3 13.7 15.5 15.3 15.2 15.7 15.0 15.8 15.2 14 6 29.8 28.9 29.1 29.2 30.4 31.6 32.4 32.5 36.7 37.1 30.4 25.9 31.2 38.3 38.2 37.5 37.6 37.4 37.7 38.2 37.7 36.9 36.3 36.7 36.0 37.4 47.2 47.0 47.0 46.6 46.1 47.2 47.4 47.7 48.4 47.3 45.6 45.5 46.9 37. C 36.2 36.1 35.5 36.3 36.9 41.2 40.2 39.5 37.7 36.1 35.5 37.4 40.5 40.6 40.6 41.1 41.6 41.0 41.3 40.8 40.6 40.1 39.9 38.7 40.6 28.5 28.6 28.6 27.8 28.0 27.9 28.3 27.9 28.1 28.0 28.1 27.4 28.1 14.0 14.0 14.0 13.5 13.5 13.5 14.0 14.0 14.0 140 14 0 140 13.9 13.3 13.4 13.4 13.4 13.4 13.5 13.6 13.6 13.5 13.7 13.7 13.4 13! 5 62.6 61.3 62.0 63.0 57.5 54 2 53 5 55.2 57*8 58 8 60.3 62 1 59!0 29.9 30.1 30.9 30.8 30.9 30^9 30l 9 3&6 30.8 30*7 3a7 30.8 30l 7 27.7 27.4 27.9 27.7 27.5 27.3 27.1 27.5 27.5 27.2 27.8 27.5 27.5 38.3 38.8 39.6 39.3 38.5 38.1 38.6 39.1 39.4 40.1 40.3 39.9 39.2 17.8 17.9 18.0 18.1 17.6 17.8 17.6 17.2 17.9 18.4 19.2 18.8 18.0 21.8 22.3 22.2 22.5 22.9 22.2 22.8 22.6 22.8 23.2 23.3 23.1 22.6 66.7 53.8 55.1 41.1 41.2 41.3 43.6 53.3 61.6 69.0 86.4 76.6 57.5 44.6 43.0 42.7 46.5 449 9.3 9.3 9.3 9.3 9.3 9.3 9.3 9.3 9.3 9.3 9.3 9.3 9.3 5.1 5.1 4.9 4.8 4.9 4.9 4.8 4.6 4.5 45 45 45 48 4.5 4.5 4.4 4.5 4.4 4.5 4.4 4.5 4.7 46 4.7 47 45 6.8 6.9 6.5 7.0 6.9 6.9 7.0 7.0 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.8 6.9 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.7 25.0 24.5 24.6 24.5 24.9 24.9 24.9 24.5 24.5 24.6 246 24.6 247 24.1 24.1 24.3 23 8 23.6 23.6 23.6 23.1 23 4 23 6 23.6 23.3 23.7 10.4 10.5 10.5 10.7 10.7 10.5 1016 10^7 10.5 io!4 10L6 io!e io!e 11.0 H. 1 11.1 11.3 11.3 11.3 11.2 11.1 10.6 10.3 10.4 9.8 10.9 2.0 2.2 2.3 2.9 3.0 2.5 4.2 4.2 3.0 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.8 5.2 5.8 5.8 6.9 7.2 7.9 7.9 6.3 6.4 6.3 6.1 6.0 6.5 3.2 3.5 4.4 5.6 8.7 6.3 6.1 4.1 2.9 3.0 3.2 3.1 4 5 15.4 15.4 15.4 16.0 15.7 15.7 15.7 15.7 15.7 15.7 15.7 15.8 15.7 16.1 16.2 16.4 16.3 16.0 16.2 16.2 16.2 16.2 16.2 16.3 16.6 16.2 19.9 20.0 19.7 20.2 20.2 20.6 20.4 20.4 20.4 20.4 20.5 20.4 20.3 23.1 22.8 22.8 22.9 23.0 22.6 22.8 22.5 22.3 22.0 22.3 22.1 22.6 8.4 8.7 10.5 10.8 11.3 11 3 10.4 9 6 9 6 10. 9 10 3 10.6 10 2 57.1 57.6 58.1 58.1 58.1 58.1 57.5 57.5 57.5 57.5 58.'5 59.1 57!9 40.4 40.5 40.8 41.4 41.6 41.4 41.4 41.4 41.4 41.4 41.3 40.9 41.2 19.3 18.9 18.8 18.5 18.1 18.1 18.1 17.8 17.7 17.2 17.6 17.0 18.1 19.1 18.6 17.9 17.2 16.7 16.1 15.6 15.5 15.4 15.4 15.3 15.2 16.5 11.3! 11.4 11.5 11.2 11.2 11.3 11.5 11.8 11.7 11.8 12.1 12.4 11.6 49.1| 53.1 52.6 51.6 62.2 59.8 57.4 56.7 52.2 54 4 49.7 39.7 53.2 115-16ounces. *The steak forwhich prices arehere quoted is known as “ porterhouse" in most ofthecitiesincludedin this report, but in this city it is called “sirloin” steak. GENERAL TABLES 129 T able B .— AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTI CLES IN 1913 AND 1923, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1923, FOR EACH OF 51 CITIES— Continued P O R T L A N D , O R EG . Article Unit 1923 Av erage for year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June JulyAug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 1913 Cts. \i ii •0 Sirloinsteak...... Pound.. 22.9 Bound steak..... —-do__ 20.7 Rib roast......... ...do.... 19.2 Chuck roast...... ...do.... 16.3 Plate beef......... — do.... 13.4 Pork chops....... ...do__ 21.7 Bacon, sliced..... ...do.... 30.1 Ham, sliced...... ...do.... 30.3 Lamb............. ...do__ 17.7 Hens.............. ...do.... 21.1 Salmon, canned, ...do__ red. Milk, fresh....... Quart._. 9.5 Milk, evaporated. Can1_ Butter............ Pound.. 40.5 Oleomargarine_ ...do__ ..... Nut margarine— ...do.... Cheese............ ...do__ 20.8 Lard.............. ...do.... 18.1 Vegetable lard ...do__ __ substitute. Eggs, strictlyfresh Dozen. _ 36.5 Eggs, storage..... _do..... Bread............. Pound.. ”5.6 Flour.............. __.do.... 2.9 Corn meal........ ...do.... 3.4 Rolled oats....... ...do.... — Comflakes....... 8-oz. pkg. Wheat cereal..... 28-oz.pkg. Macaroni____ Pound.. Rice............... _do__ 8.6 Beans, navy...... ...do.... ..... Potatoes.......... — do.... 0.9 Onions ...do.... _do..... Beans, baked..... No. 2can do Corn, canned__ Peas, canned__ __ do__ Tomatoes, canned No. 2y 2 can. Sugar, granulated Pound.. Tea................ _do__ Coflee............ _do__ Prunes............ — do.... Raisins_ _do__ Bananas... _ do Oranges........... Dozen.. 115-16 ounces. Cts. 27.4 24.5 23.4 16.3 Cts. 27.8 24.5 23.4 16.4 12.2 12.2 32.6 44.1 46.8 34.1 32.5 30.6 44.1 46.8 34.4 31.5 38.2 36.8 Cts. Cts. 27.9 28.4 24.5 24.7 23.5 23.6 16.7 17.0 12.3 12.2 30.8 30.1 43.9 43.9 46.6 47.2 34.7 34.1 31.7 33.6 36.4 36.8 Cts. 28.8 25.0 24.3 17.5 Cts. Cts. 35.0 35.0 35.0 12.6 12.6 12.6 12.6 12.6 12.6 12.6 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 53.9 29.8 27.5 39.3 20.3 25.1 53.8 50.3 27.8 28.8 28.0 28.3 39.3 37.9 20.0 19.7 24.7 25.0 51.7 48.8 50.5 49.1 28.8 29.3 29.3 29.3 28.7 27.0 26.9 27.2 34.6 34.5 36.4 36.8 19.9 19.7 19.6 19.4 25.0 24.8 24.8 24.8 11.3 27.4 18.5 9.1 9.8 1.4 4.3 4.3 16.4 16.9 16.8 15.9 6.2 8.6 9.1 55.0 64.6 64.3 35.0 36.9 36.9 14.1 14.6 19.0 18.8 15.4 15.5 45.0 41.1 11.6 11.4 11.4 27.4 27.0 26.3 18.4 18.4 18.5 9.5 9.1 9.2 11.4 26.4 18.4 9.2 1.3 4.2 5.4 16.6 17.1 16.8 16.4 10.3 64.6 37.1 14.3 18.6 15.8 44.6 1.9 5.1 16.3 17.3 16.9 16.4 10.2 10.0 10.2 10.1 1.3 4.6 8.0 16.3 17.3 16.4 16.4 10.5 64.6 37.1 13.7 18.2 15.8 43.9 1.3 4.5 16.3 17.3 16.9 16.2 8.0 6.2 11.0 11.0 64.6 64.3 37.1 37.1 12.5 12.5 18.2 17.3 15.7 15.4 49.6 51.8 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 28.1 27.8 27.5 27.8 28.1 25.1 24.6 24.5 23.8 24.7 24.3 24.1 23.8 23.8 23.9 16.3 16.1 15.9 15.9 16.5 11.9 11.7 11.4 11.4 12.1 33.5 32.7 30.7 27.9 30.6 46.0 45.6 44.7 42.9 44.7 47.8 46.5 46.8 46.7 47.1 32.4 32.4 32.5 32.6 33.2 30.9 31.6 31.2 31.6 31.9 35.0 34.6 35.8 35.0 35.0 35.7 12.6 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 12.7 12.0 12.0 11.9 11.9 11.9 12.0 52.9 55.8 57.7 55.9 55.8 53.0 29.3 29.8 31.0 30.0 30.9 29.5 27.6 27.5 29.4 29.6 30.0 28.1 37.1 37.9 39.3 39.3 39.3 37.6 19.3 19.5 20.0 20.1 20.0 19.8 24.7 25.0 26.3 26.3 26.5 25.3 40.1 45.9 57.7 60.7 51.4 40.7 44.2 44.9 42.0 9.2 9.2 9.2 9.2 9.2 9.3 4.3 4.3 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.4 3.6 3.6 3.8 3.9 3.9 3.7 9.4 9.3 9.3 9.4 10.0 9.5 11.5 11.4 11.4 11.4 11.4 11.4 11.4 25.7 25.7 25.7 26.3 26.2 25.7 26.5 18.5 18.4 18.4 18.1 18.2 17.8 18.4 9.0 9.2 9.4 9.9 10.0 9.7 9.4 10.2 9.9 9.9 10.1 10.0 10.0 10.0 2.8 2.1 2.1 2.3 2.2 2.1 1.9 5.2 4.1 4.6 4.8 4.8 4.6 4.6 3.6 3.1 3.1 3.0 2.8 2.9 4.5 15.9 15.2 14.8 15.0 15.0 15.4 15.8 17.3 17.4 17.4 18.2 18.2 18.2 17.5 17.0 17.0 17.0 18.8 18.8 18.8 17.3 16.2 16.2 16.4 16.9 16..6 16.7 16.4 10.4 9.8 9.9 10.5 10.4 10.7 10.2 65.0 65.7 65.7 69.7 69.9 69.9 66.1 37.1 37.1 37.1 38.8 38.8 38.8 37.5 12.0 13.0 12.3 10.7 11.3 10.7 12.6 17.3 17.5 16.4 16.1 14.9 14.9 17.3 15.5 15.4 15.4 15.6 16.7 16.8 15.8 50.4 50.7 51.8 49.9 50.8 40.8 47.5 44.7 36.5 29.2 27.9 30.9 30.9 32.6 40.0 40.0 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.4 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.7 4 6 4.5 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 9.3 9.4 9.4 9.5 9.4 9.5 9.5 11.4 27.7 19.6 9.1 9.6 1.4 3.9 3.5 16.8 16.9 16.7 16.0 Cts. 28.8 28.4 28.1 25.0 24.9 24.8 24.3 24.0 24.2 17.3 16.8 16.1 12.8 12.6 12.1 11.9 29.9 28.6 29.4 29.9 45.2 45.2 45.3 45.3 47.4 47.7 47.8 47.2 33.8 32.4 33.0 32.4 32.8 31.8 32.4 31.3 Av er age for year 1923 RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, 1923 130 T able B .— AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTI CLES IN 1913 AND 1923, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1923, FOR EACH OF 51 CITIES— Continued PROVIDENCE, R. I. 1923 Av A v erer age age for for year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. year 1913 1923 Article Unit Sirloin steak1 2___ Bound steak........ Rib roast.............. Chuck roast......... Plate beef,............ P ound.. ...d o ....... ...d o ....... — do....... — do....... 39.6 30.7 24.1 18.7 ....... 65.1 46.6 35.7 25.3 15.7 64.6 45.6 35.4 25.3 15.9 64.7 46.0 35.2 25.4 15.7 64.7 46.5 35.0 25.6 15.8 65.0 46.2 35.1 25.8 16.1 67.8 49.1 37.2 26.9 16.6 69.2 50.4 38.6 27.7 17.2 70.0 50.6 38.3 28.8 17.9 69.9 51.2 39.2 29.8 17.9 69.9 49.3 37.9 27.0 17.9 70.4 49.5 37.8 27.7 17.4 69.8 48.7 38.0 28.1 17.5 67.6 48.3 37.0 27.0 16.8 Pork chops........... Bacon, sliced....... Ham, sliced_____ Lamb................... TTftns „ . d o ___ — do___ — do___ — do____ __.do___ 21.0 22.5 31.3 19.6 24.2 31.9 37.2 52.9 41.2 40.6 30.8 37.2 52.3 39.4 40.8 30.7 3& 6 52.8 39.4 40.6 30.7 36.4 53.1 40.5 41.8 33.6 36.6 53.4 41.8 41.4 34.0 36.6 53.5 43.3 40.9 36.8 36.7 53.7 45.4 40.5 36.5 36.7 53.4 43.0 40.2 40.8 36.7 53.7 43.5 41.5 39.4 37.1 52.3 41.6 41.8 31.5 37.1 52.9 40.3 40.6 30.3 36.7 52.0 39.7 40.4 33.9 3a 8 53.0 41.6 40.9 Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh........... Milk, evaporated. Butter................... Oleomargarine — do___ Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 31.5 31.3 31.3 31.3 31.2 31.2 31.3 31.0 31.0 30.9 30.8 30.8 31.1 Q u a r t - 9.0 15.0 Can i__ 12.5 Pound-. 38.8 58.3 29.9 — do....... Nut margarine. ...d o ....... Cheese.................. — do___ Lard..................... — do___ V e g e ta b le lard — do....... substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen „ 27.5 22.6 36.2 15.4 17.1 ____ 23.1 15.0 12.4 58.5 29.9 15.0 12.5 59.1 29.1 14.0 12.7 58.5 30.9 14.0 12.5 54.3 30.3 14.0 12.5 50.4 30.0 14.6 12.5 49.7 30.0 15.0 12.4 52.0 30.0 15.0 12.5 54,2 29.2 15.0 12.7 54.9 30.0 16.0 12 6 55.4 28.1 28.9 29.7 27.7 36.5 17.0 23.1 28.1 37.2 17.0 23.2 28.3 36.8 17.0 23.1 27.1 36.2 16.6 23.1 28.8 36.1 16.9 23.2 28.1 36.0 16.7 23.5 28.0 35.9 16.6 23.2 29.1 36.0 17.5 23.9 28.3 36.6 17.8 24.6 29.2 36.4 18.8 25.0 28.9 36.7 18.5 24.8 15.5 14.8 12 6 12.5 57.9 55.3 28.3 36.4 17.3 23.7 41.6 72.8 62.7 54.1 42.7 42.4 43.9 48.4 57.9 66.4 78.1 91.5 79.8 61.7 Eggs, storage____ Bread—................. Flour............ ........ Corn meal............ Boiled oats........... — do___ 44.8 39.4 Pound-. ’ T o 8.7 8.8 „ . d o ....... 3.4 5.4 5.2 —_do___ 2.9 4.0 4.0 — do....... ....... 9.3 9.5 Com flakes........... Wheat cereal Macaroni Rice...................... Beans, navy_____ 8-oz.pkg. 28-oz.pkg. Pound — do____ — do___ Potatoes............... Onions.................. Cabbage............... Beans, baked....... Corn, canned — do___ 1.7 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.9 3.2 3.1 4.8 4.0 3.7 2.8 2.6 2.5 3.1 „ . d o ___ ____ 5.5 5.7 5.7 6.6 7.5 8.5 7.7 6.3 6.3 6.6 6.3 a 2 ae —_do....... ____ 3.9 5.6 8.5 9.4 8.8 5.9 4.6 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 5.6 No.2ean 12.5 12.8 12.6 12.4 12.6 12.5 12.4 12.4 12.1 12.2 12.2 11.9 12.4 do 17.5 17.5 17.7 17.2 17.6 17.5 17.1 17.0 16.9 16.9 16.8 17.1 17.2 Peas, canned........ Tomatoes,cannedSugar, granulated. Tea....................... Coffee................... — do___ 20.4 — do_ — 13.4 P ound.- 5.1 8.1 — do....... 48.3 59.7 —.do___ 30.0 41.0 Prunes.................. Raisins................. Bananas............... Oranges................ —.do___ — do....... 20.4 20.2 20.2 19.9 19.7 19.4 19.6 19.3 19.4 19.7 18.7 18,6 19.6 18.4 18.1 17.8 17. 7 17.2 16.9 17.1 16.9 16.6 16.3 15.8 15.4 17.0 —_do....... 52.3 53.3 53.8 56.5 65.6 61.6 61.7 59.2 60.8 61.2 56.2 40.4 56.9 8.8 5.2 4.0 9.6 8.8 &2 4.1 9.5 8.8 5.3 4.1 9.5 8.8 5.2 4.1 9.4 8.8 5.1 4.1 9.2 8.8 4.8 4.0 9.3 8.8 4.9 4.1 9.4 41.9 44.0 45.0 8.8 8.8 8.8 4.9 5.0 4.9 4.2 4.3 4.3 9.4 9.3 9.4 8.8 5.1 4.1 9.4 9.9 9.9 9.9 9.9 9.8 9.8 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.8 9.8 9.8 9.8 25.1 24.8 25.0 24.2 24.5 24.4 24.3 24.1 24.1 24.1 23.8 24.2 24.4 22.5 22.3 22.3 22.0 22.2 21.9 22.1 22.1 22.4 22.4 23.2 23.4 22.4 9.3 9.7 9.6 9.7 9.5 9.4 9.5 9.3 9.6 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.5 11.2 11.1 11.0 11.2 11.2 11.0 11.0 10.6 10.6 10.8 10.6 10.5 10.9 20.1 13.8 8.5 60.1 41.2 20.1 13.8 10.1 61.2 41.7 20.1 13.8 10.4 61.4 41.7 19.7 13.8 10.9 62.0 41.7 19.7 13.8 10.9 61.6 41.6 20.0 13.6 10.6 60.7 41.6 20.0 13.7 9.7 61.1 41.6 20.0 13.8 9.3 61.1 41.7 19.7 13.7 10.3 60.7 41.7 19.8 13.8 10.1 60.2 41.6 20.0 13.8 10.4 60.2 41.8 20.0 13.7 9.9 60.8 41.6 D o z e n . . ....... 33.6 34.4 33.5 32.5 32.8 37.5 38.1 37.3 36.9 35.6 37.6 39.0 35.8 115-16 ounces. 2 The steak for which prices are here shown is known as “ porterhouse" in most of the cities included in this report, but in This city it is called “ sirloin steak." GENERAL TABLES 131 T able B .— AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTI CLES IN 1913 AND 1923, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1923, FOR EACH OF 51 CITIES—Continued R IC H M O N D , VA. Av 1923 Av ererage age for for year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. year 1913 1923 Article Unit Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. P ound.. — do___ — do___ — do___ — do___ 22.1 19.8 18.9 15.4 12.4 37.4 32.3 28.9 21.3 15.4 37.4 32.2 28.9 21.8 15.5 37.6 32.7 29.4 21.9 15.5 38.2 33.3 29.7 22.3 15.7 38.1 33.9 29.1 21.6 15.3 38.4 34.6 29.9 22.0 15.3 Cts. Sirloin steak......... Round steak____ Rib roast.............. Chuck roast......... Plate beef............. 39.4 35.1 30.5 21.9 15.5 39.4 34.8 30.2 21.7 15.4 40.8 35.1 30.7 21.9 15.4 39.4 34.6 30.9 21.8 15.5 39.3 34.3 29.8 22.0 15.2 39.0 34.5 29.7 21.4 15.5 38.7 34.0 29.8 21.8 15.4 Pork chops........... Bacon, sliced....... Ham, sliced......... Lamb................... Hens..................... — do___ - - d o ___ — do___ — do....... - - d o ___ 20.6 25.4 25. C 19.3 20.4 28.9 35.6 39.7 42.4 35.2 28.4 35.4 39.3 42.1 36.1 28.4 35.4 39.4 42.0 35.9 28.2 34.5 38 3 42.0 37.8 29.7 34.2 •38.6 42.9 37.2 30.6 34.2 38.1 43.5 37.3 30.6 33.9 38.5 42.11 36.2 32.2 33.5 39.2 41.4 34.7 35.8 33.9 40.0 42.1 33.3 33.7 34.1 39.0 42.3 34.7 29.4 33.4 39.4 42.1 33.5 26.8 32.2 37.7 41.8 33.2 30.2 34.2 38.9 42.2 35.4 Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh........... Milk, evaporatedButter.................. Oleomargarine___ — do----- 30.9 31.4 30.5 30.0 30.0 31.0 30.7 30.5 31.2 32.0 32.0 31.2 31.0 Quart— 10.0 C a n * -.- _ Pound. _ 41.1 - d o - ___ ....... 14.0 13.2 65.4 29.6 Cts . Cts. Cts. Cts. 14.0 13.3 65.6 29.6 14.0 13.2 64.6 29.6 14.0 13.5 58.3 30.2 14.0 13.4 56.7 30.6 14.0 13.5 55.9 29.6 14.0 13.6 57.5 30.2 14.0 13.6 58.9 30.2 14.0 13.6 60.3 29.6 15.0 13.6 62.9 29.6 15.0 13.6 65.2 29.6 14.2 13.4 61.3 29.8 Nut margarine__ — do___ 27.9 27.9 27.6 Cheese.................. — do___ 22.3 38.2 38.1 38.0 Lard..................... ...d o ___ 15.2 17.6 17.7 17.6 V e g e t a b le lard — do___ ..... 22.2 22.2 22.9 substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen__ 28.8 49.4 46.7 32.8 27.9 36.3 17.8 23.1 28.9 35.9 17.6 23.1 28.9 36.2 17.7 23.3 28.4 35.9 17.6 23.1 28.8 36.2 17.6 22.9 28.8 37.0 17.9 23.1 29.3 37.6 19.0 23.6 30.0 37.5 19.1 23.8 30.1 37.3 19.1 24.5 28.7 37.0 18.0 23.2 14.0 13.0 64.6 29.6 31.9 34.2 34.3 34.7 37.4 43.8 46.7 58.5 63.6 42.8 Eggs, storage____ Bread................... Flour-................... Corn meal............ Rolled oats........... __ do____ 39.3 40.0 P ound.- ~~5.3 9.1 9.1 — do____ 3.3 5.0 5.0 — do.___ 2.1 4.0 3.9 — do____ ..... 9.2 9.4 9.1 5.0 4.0 9.5 9.2 4.9 4.2 9.3 9.2 4.9 4.3 9.4 9.2 4.9 4.1 9.4 8.8 4.9 4.3 9.1 8.7 4.7 4.5 9.0 8.7 4.6 4.7 9.1 Corn flalres Wheat cereal........ Macaroni_______ Rice...................... Beans, navy_____ 8-oz. pkg. 9.6 9.7 9.8 28-oz.pkg. 26.3 26.3 26.2 Pound-21.3 21.8 21.8 — do____ '9.9 11.3 10.8 11.0 _dn_ 11.1 11.8 12.0 9.6 26.2 21.8 11.1 12.3 9.6 26.2 21.8 11.0 12.3 9.6 26.2 21.8 11.2 12.2 9.6 25.8 21.1 11.0 12.4 9.6 25.8 21.1 11.0 12.2 9.6 25.3 21.1 11.0 12.4 Potatoes............... Onions.................. Cabbage Beans, baked....... Corn, canned____ — do____ 1.9 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.9 3.0 4.4 4.9 4.7 4.8 3.9 3.4 3.4 3.6 ...d o ___ __ 5.7 5.9 6.1 6.2 8.0 8.1 8.0 7.9 7.9 7.5 7.5 7.0 7.2 ___do___ 4.2 5.3 8.3 9.3 8.2 4.0 4.8 6.0 5.7 5.3 4.8 4.8 5.9 No. 2 can 11.8 11.8 11.8 11.8 11.8 11.8 11.8 11.7 11.6 11.4 11.4 11.5 11.7 _ do 15.5 15.5 15.8 15.8 15.8 15.8 15.5 15.5 15.0 15.0 15.1 15.3 15.5 41.8 42.6 42.6 8.6 8.6 8.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.5 4.5 4.6 9.1 9.3 9.1 9.6 25.3 21.1 11M 0 11.4 9.6 25.3 21.0 11.1 11.4 9.6 25.8 20.9 11.3 11.2 8.9 4.8 4.3 9.2 9.6 25.9 21.3 11.1 11.9 19.2 12.1 10.7 79.5 38.5 19.5 12.1 11.1 79.5 38.9 19.5 12.1 11.2 79.5 38.5 19.5 12.1 10.7 79.8 38.5 19.5 12.1 9.8 80.0 38.5 19.5 12.0 9.5 80.0 38.3 19.5 12.0 10.6 80.0 37.8 19.7 11.9 10.3 80.0 38.1 19.7 11.8 10.5 80.0 37.8 19.4 12.1 10.1 79.5 38.3 21.5 21.5 21.9 22.8 Prunes.................. — do___ Raisins................. —_do----- __ 18.5 18.5 18.6 18.3 Ttananaq Dozen. _ __ 38.8 38.1 38.5 39.2 42.0 42.6 42.9 48.5 Oranges................ 22.1 18.1 37.7 53.1 21.6 17.8 39.6 53.8 20.7 17.4 39.6 55.6 21.1 17.8 39.2 50.9 21.7 17.8 39.2 52.7 21.2 16.9 39.2 52.3 19.4 15.2 40.4 45.9 19.2 15.1 40.0 37.1 21.2 17.5 39.1 48.1 19.1 19.1 Peas, canned........ — do___ Tomatoes, canned — do____ _ - 12.3 12.2 Sugar, granulated. Pound-. "5.3 8.4 8.4 Tea....................... - - d o ___ 56.0 78.5 78.5 Coffee _ _ _ _ _ _..d o___ 27.1 37.1 38.4 ■15— If, ounces. 19.5 12.2 10.1 78.2 38.8 132 RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, 1923 B .— AVERAGE R ET A IL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD A R T I CLES IN 1913 AN D 1923, AND FOR EACH M ONTH OF 1923, FOR EACH OF 51 CITIES— Continued T able ROCHESTER, N. Y. 1923 Av A v erer age age for for year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. year 1913 1923 Article Unit Sirloin steak......... Round steak____ Rib roast............ . Chuck roast......... Plate beef--......... Pound.. ...d o ___ ...d o ___ — d o ..,. ...d o ___ Pork chops.......... Bacon, sliced....... Ham, sliced_____ Lamb__________ Hens..................... ...d o ___ — do.__. ...d o ___ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ ....... Cts. Cts. Cts. a s. Cts. 36.7 31.1 28.2 22.3 12.1 Cts. Cts. Cts: Cts. 36.2 31.3 27. 9 21. 7 12.0 35.9 31.1 27.6 22.0 11.8 37.5 32.0 28.7 22.0 11.8 38.8 32.9 28.5 22.6 11.9 40. 5 34.2 28.9 22.9 11. 2 41.5 34.8 29.5 22.9 11.5 41.1 34. 5 30.0 23.5 12.0 Cts. Cts. 36.6 31.2 27.5 21.9 11.7 Cts. 40.1 34.0 29.7 23.4 12. 3 39.5 33.1 29.0 23.0 12. 2 39.4 33.1 29.6 23.2 12. 2 38.7 32.8 28.8 22.6 11.9 32.1 35.2 45.8 36.9 38.7 31.3 35.1 44.5 37.8 40.0 30.3 35.1 43.3 37.1 40.8 30.4 34.8 43.3 37.6 41.3 33.2 34.7 43.9 38.2 41.2 33.7 34.7 45.2 38.9 40.5 34.3 34.5 46.0 40.5 40.0 35.2 34.7 47.2 37.8 38.8 39.3 34.7 46.8 38.2 38.8 37.2 34.4 46.4 36.8 37.9 32.8 34.0 45.8 35. 8 37.3 28.9 33.7 45.5 35.4 36.2 33.2 34.6 45.3 37.6 39.3 Cts. Cts. Salmon, canned, —.d o___ ....... 29.0 28.8 29.1 29.2 29.1 29.1 28.7 28.8 28.9 28.9 28.6 28.1 28.9 Milk, fresh______ Milk, evaporated . Butter................. Oleomargarine___ Quart. Can *___ Pound . ...d o ___ — 13.5 12.0 59. 4 29.7 13.0 12.1 58. 9 30.2 13.0 12.1 58. 5 29.9 13.0 12.1 58.8 29.8 12.0 12.0 51. 2 30.2 12.0 12.0 48.8 30.7 12.0 12.0 48. 2 30.2 12.5 12.0 50.8 30.1 13.0 12.1 54. 5 30.2 13.3 12.1 56. 3 30.8 14.0 12.1 58. 8 3l! 6 14.0 12.1 59. 8 3l! 3 12.9 12.1 55.3 3o! 4 Nut margarine___ Cheese__________ Lard__........... . Vegetable l a r d substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh ...d o ___ ...d o ___ — do___ — do.__. 26.1 36.5 17.0 19.8 26.2 37.3 17.2 19.4 26.8 36.7 17.3 20 8 27.1 36.6 17.2 20.8 27.7 36.4 17.1 20.3 27.7 35.9 17.3 20.6 27.8 36.2 17.3 20.4 27.5 .28.0 36.6 37.6 16.8 17.2 20.0 19.7 28.4 38.3 18.0 20.2 28.8 37.4 18.3 20.5 29.2 37.7 18.3 20.6 27.6 36.9 17.4 20.3 Eggs, storage____ Bread.. ............... Flour___________ Corn meal_______ Rolled oats......... . — do____ Pound. . — do__ _ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ — 39.6 37.6 8.0 8.0 4. 9 5.0 4.8 4.8 7.8 7.5 Corn flakes.......... Wheat cereal____ Macaroni_______ Rice____________ Beans, navy......... 8-oz.pkg. 28-oz.pkg. Pound._ ...d o ___ _-_do___ — 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.6 9. 6 9. 6 9. 5 9. 5 Q K Q 9. 5 9.6 24.7 24.8 24. 2 23.9 23. 8 23. 7 23. 5 23. 8 24t. 0 23 9 23. 5 24 0 24^0 19.6 18.4 18.9 18.9 18.4 18.3 18.7 18.7 18. 6 18'. 6 IS. 5 18.1 18’. 6 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.5 9.4 9.3 9.3 9.5 9.4 9.5 9.7 9.8 9.5 10.5 .11.2 11.1 11.1 11.2 11.1 11.0 11.0 10.8 10. 8 10.4 10.3 10.9 Potatoes________ Onions____ ____ _ Cabbage________ Beans, baked____ Com, canned____ — do___ — do___ ...d o ___ No. 2 can - ..d o ___ — 1.5 1.5 1.6 2.2 2.4 2.4 4.6 4.1 3.4 2.3 4.9 5.1 5. 5 6.1 7.9 8. 8 7. 8 6. 5 6 1 5 8 2.8 3.4 4.4 7.6 8.6 6. 7 6.2 5. 0 4. 6 3! 9 11.4 11.4 11.4 11.4 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.1 11.2 11.2 16.1 16.3 16.6 16.6 16.3 16.3 16.3 16.3 16.5 16. 5 Peas, canned____ Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated Tea....................... Coffee................... ...d o ....... 18.7 18.9 — do___ 13.0 13.4 Pound.. 7.9 8.4 -..d o ___ 62.2 62.3 „ . d o ___ ....... 34.8 35. 9 Prunes__________ Raisins_________ Bananas________ Oranges................ -------------------------- ...d o ___ — d o „ _ . ____ Dozen - _ ...d o ___ — Dozen. . 116-16 ounces. 70.5 52.3 45.8 35.1 36.2 36.0 36.2 38.7 47.0 55.8 70.5 74. 3 49.9 8.0 4.9 4.7 7.7 19.3 13. 2 9.9 62.4 36.1 8.0 4.9 4.7 8.7 19.3 12. 9 10.1 62.7 36.3 8.0 4.9 4.7 8.4 19.3 12. 4 10. 6 62.7 35.3 8.0 4. 8 4.7 8.4 19.1 12. 4 10. 7 62.2 35.2 8.0 4. 7 4.8 8.4 19.1 12.4 10. 2 62.2 35.2 8.0 4. 5 4.7 8.4 19.1 12. 4 9.1 62.2 35.2 8.0 44 4.7 8.4 19.1 12. 4 94 62.2 35.2 38 8 42. 0 42.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 4 5 4 5 4. 5 4 7 4.8 4.9 8.4 8.4 8.4 8.0 47 4.8 8.2 2.1 2.1 2.5 6. 0 6. 0 6.4 3! 2 3! 3 5.0 11.3 11.4 11.3 16. 4 16.2 16.4 19.1 19.1 12. 4 12. 4 10! 5 10 0 62.' 5 62.' 5 35. 3 35. 0 19.1 12. 4 9. 9 62. 5 35.4 19.1 12. 6 9] 7 62.’ 4 35.4 20.0 20.3 20.0 19.9 19. 8 20.3 20.7 20.3 20.9 21. 1 19. 3 19.2 20.2 17.7 17.7 17.3 16.9 16.6 15.8 15.8 15.5 15.3 15. 4 15. 0 14.9 16.2 42.3 43. 7 43.9 43. 2 42. 7 43. 3 44 8 44. 4 42. 8 42. 8 44. 0 45. 4 43 6 51.5 51.0 52.3 51.4 55.0 53.2 50.8 52.2 5o! 7 5l! 3 55*. 0 45! 8 51*. 7 Ge n e r a l tables 133 B .—AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTI CLES IN 1913 AND 1923, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1923, FOR EACH OF 51 CITIES— Continued T a b l e ST. LOUIS, MO. 1923 Av Av. er erage agefor for year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct Nov. Dec. year 1913 1923 Article * Unit Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Pound.. ...d o .... ...d o ___ ...d o — ...d o — 24.5 22.3 18.7 14.9 11.2 33.6 30.9 26.6 18.0 13.1 33.3 30.8 26.5 17.7 12.9 33.8 31.4 26.2 18.4 12.9 33.6 31.6 26.7 17.7 12.7 33.6 31.8 26.3 17.8 12.0 34.5 32.3 26.5 17.4 11.6 35.0 33.2 27.5 17.5 11.5 35.2 33.1 27.4 17.4 10.9 Cts. Sirloin steak......... Round steak........ Rib roast.............. Chuck roast......... Plate beef............. 36.0 33.6 27.6 18.2 12.1 35.8 32.9 28.9 19.1 12.7 35.0 32.3 28.5 18.8 12.8 35.1 32.4 28.3 1&5 12.8 34.5 32.2 27.3 ia o 12.3 Pork chops.......... Bacon, sliced....... Ham, sliced......... Lam b.................. Hens..................... ...d o ___ ...d o — ...d o ___ ...d o ___ ...d o — 18.9 25.5 26.9 18.2 17.8 24.2 37.7 41.6 33.6 29.7 23.5 37.6 42.4 34.6 32.7 23.9 37.9 43.1 34.8 31.8 23.7 38.0 43.5 35.4 32.5 26.7 37.5 42.5 37.3 32.2 26.4 38.5 42.7 35.4 31.1 27.2 37.7 42.5 35.2 30.5 28.2 38.5 42.6 34.3 29.3 35.4 39.0 43.8 35.0 30.2 30.5 39.7 44.1 34.4 30.2 24.2 38.8 43.6 34.2 29.4 22.2 38.3 42.5 34.2 29.5 26.3 38.3 42.9 34.9 30.8 Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh........... Milk, evaporated. Butter.................. Oleomargarine___ ...d o — Cts . 31.6 31.4 32.0 31.5 31.8 31.1 30.9 31.2 31.6 31.8 32.7 32.4 31.7 Q u a r t - 8.3 13.0 Can1___ 11.5 Pound.. '§7."4 60.7 ...d o ----- ......... 26.9 Nut margarine__ ...d o ___ Cheese................. . . . do— _ 19.8 Lard..................... — do___ 13.6 Vegetable lard ...d o ___ ____ substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen. _ 26. C Eggs, storage____ Bread................... Flour.................... Corn meal............ Rolled oats______ Cts. Cts. 25.0 36.2 13.9 22.1 13.0 11.5 58.9 27.2 13.0 11.5 58.2 26.9 13.0 11.2 57.9 26.9 13.0 11.4 51.8 26.9 13.0 11.2 49.2 26.9 13.0 11.4 48.4 26.9 13.0 11.4 52.6 26.4 13.0 11.4 56.4 26.3 13.0 11.5 58.2 27.7 13.0 11.3 62.7 28.5 13.0 11.4 64.4 28.5 13.0 11.4 56.6 27.2 24.5 36.5 13.8 22.3 24.5 36.0 14.3 22.2 24.6 34.0 14.2 22.4 24.5 32.7 13.1 22.4 24.2 34.3 13.0 22.6 24.5 34.2 12.9 22.6 24.4 34.0 12.7 22.6 24.7 35.1 14.6 23.0 24.7 36.3 15.1 24.0 25.2 36.7 15.8 23.8 25.3 36.4 15.4 24.2 24.7 35.2 14.1 22.9 48.4 41.3 32.0 31.4 31.3 30.5 30.9 34.6 40.9 42.9 59.0 55.2 39.9 ...d o ___ 37.1 35.0 Pound.. ~5.~5 8.9 8.9 ...d o ___ 3.0 4.2 4.1 ...d o 2.3 3.0 3.0 8.2 8.4 do___ 8.9 4.2 3.0 8.3 8.9 4.2 3.3 8.0 8.9 4.2 3.3 8.1 8.9 4.2 3.4 8.2 8.9 4.1 3.2 8.1 8.9 3.9 3.1 8.1 8.9 4.0 3.4 8.3 35.8 39.6 38.6 8.9 8.9 8.9 4.2 4.2 4.2 3.8 4.0 4.0 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.9 4.1 3.4 8.3 8.9 8.8 9.0 9.1 9.1 9.1 9.0 8.8 8.8 8.9 9.0 9.1 9.0 Cornflakes.......... 8-oz. pkg. 23.5 23.3 23.5 23.5 23.4 23.3 23.1 23.3 23.2 24.2 24.1 24.1 23.5 Wheat cereal....... 28-oz.pkg. Macaroni _ Pound __ 19.5 19.5 19.6 19.7 19.6 19.4 19.5 19.4 19.1 20.0 20.0 20.0 19.6 Rice....... .............. ...d o ___ 8.4 8.9 8.5 8.7 8.7 8.6 8.8 8.9 8.8 8.9 0.3 9.3 9.3 8.9 Beans, navy......... ...d o ___ ..... 10.7 11.3 11.4 11.3 11.3 11.2 11.0 10.2 9.9 9.9 9.8 9.5 10.6 Potatoes............... Onions................. Cabbage............... Beans, baked....... Corn, canned____ ...d o ___ — do___ . . . d o .... No. 2 can __ do___ Peas, canned........ Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. Tea....................... . . . d o ..._ Coffee 16.5 11.2 Pound.. 5."2 8.0 ...d o ___ 55.0 66.8 __ do___ 24.3 34.8 16.6 11.2 8.6 66.3 35.0 16.6 11.5 9.9 66.8 35.5 16.7 11.8 10.4 67.0 36.0 16.6 11.8 11.0 66.8 36.0 16.7 11.9 10.9 66.8 35.9 16.7 11.9 10.4 66.8 35.8 16.6 11.9 9.5 66.6 35.5 16.6 11.9 9.7 66.6 35.5 16.5 12.0 10.6 68.3 36.5 16.7 12.2 10.0 68.3 37.0 16.8 12.2 10.2 69.0 36.8 16.6 11.8 9.9 67.2 35.9 Prunes................. Raisins................. Bananas............... Oranges................ 22.1 — do___ ....do— 17.8 Dozen__ _____ 29.6 44.7 — do___ 21.9 17.9 28.3 47.6 21.6 17.5 29.6 47.0 20.8 17.2 29.0 48.8 20.8 17.3 31.0 51.4 21.5 17.3 33.4 49.5 22.3 17.8 33.8 48.5 21.2 17.5 33.0 46.7 21.2 17.0 33.0 46.5 *21.4 17.0 31.6 46.5 20.9 16.3 31.6 43.0 20.5 16.0 32.9 40.4 21.4 17.2 31.4 1.7 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.5 2.7 2.9 3.3 2.7 3.0 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.6 5.3 5.4 5.2 *6.8 7.8 7.1 6.6 6.1 5.9 5.8 5.5 5.7 6.1 3.7 4.5 6.4 8.1 7.6 5.5 3.4 3.4 3.6 3.6 2.9 3.4 4.7 11.3 11.0 11.1 11.3 11.3 11.2 11.2 11.0 11.0 11.1 11.1 11.4 11.2 14.7 15.1 15.2 15.0 15.0 15.0 14.9 15.2 15.2 15.3 15.3 15.5 15.1 . . . d o ____ . 15-16 ounces. 46.7 RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, 1923 134 T able B .— AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTI CLES IN 1913 AND 1923, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1923, FOR EACH OF 51 CITIES— Continued S T . PAU L, M IN N . Unit Article A v 1923 A v erer age age for for year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. year 1913 1923 Cts. Cts. Sirloin stea.tr Round steak____ Rib roast.............. Chuck roast......... Plate beef_______ Cts. Cts. Cts Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Pound.32.8 33.5 33.1 25.9 26.3 26.3 ...d o ___ ____ —.do___ 27.1 27.4 27.0 ...d o ....... ____ 19.1 19.4 19.0 do 10.3 10.8 10.4 33.4 26.6 26.7 19.7 10.8 34.6 27.7 27.6 19.9 10.4 35.9 30.0 28.1 20.7 10.8 37.1 31.3 28.5 21.1 10.4 36.6 31.5 28.3 21.3 10.5 36.8 30.9 28.9 21.6 11.3 34.6 29.3 27.7 21.3 11.5 32.7 26.9 25.5 19.9 10.9 33.0 26.8 26.1 19.8 11.0 Cts. 34.5 28.3 27.4 20.2 10.8 Pork chops........... Bacon, sliced....... Ham, sliced......... Lamb................... Hens___________ — do.___ 26.3 25.6 24.8 ...d o ....... ____ 40.4 39.8 39.4 ____ 42.9 42.7 42.9 ...d o ___ ...d o ___ ____ 31.7 31.9 32.8 __ do____ 27.4 28.8 30.3 25.3 38.5 43.4 33.3 30.3 27.5 39.7 43.8 34.0 31.7 27.3 38.4 43.5 34.4 27.3 28.1 38.1 43.3 33.3 27.3 29.7 39.1 44.0 31.5 27.9 34.4 39.6 44,3 33.3 28.6 29.0 38.9 42.9 31.1 27.2 25.4 37.7 40.8 30.0 25.0 23.5 36.1 40.3 29.6 24.5 27,2 38.8 42.9 32.2 28.0 Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh______ Milk, evaporated. Butter.................. Oleomargarine___ — do.___ ____ 34.4 34.8 34.4 34.8 34.8 34.8 34.8 34.4 34.8 34.4 34.4 34.4 34.6 Cts. Cts. Quart... C an 1__ Pound.. — do___ ....... 11.0 11.9 55.0 28.5 11.0 12.1 53.0 28.8 11.0 12.2 52.6 28.8 11.0 12.1 50.4 28.0 11.0 12.1 46.1 27.8 11.0 12.1 44.1 28.1 11.0 12.1 43.4 27.4 12.0 12.1 46.5 27.7 12.0 12.1 50.3 27.7 12.0 12.1 51.1 28.6 12.0 12.5 55.1 28.9 12.0 12.5 56.7 29.9 11.4 12.2 50.4 28.4 Nut margarine.. _ —.do___ Cheese__________ __ do____ L a r d ................... ...d o ___ V egetable lard — do___ ....... substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen _ _ 26.8 37.1 17.9 24.3 26.8 37.4 17.9 24.3 27.6 36.4 17.7 24.0 27.0 36.0 17.7 24.0 27.1 34.5 17.7 24.1 26.8 34.5 17.7 24.2 26.5 35.2 17.5 24.2 27.0 35.8 17.1 24.1 26.3 34.9 17.8 24.0 26.4 35.2 18.9 22.3 27.0 35.3 19.4 21.6 27.0 35.6 19.9 22.6 26.9 35.7 18.1 23.6 48.2 40.9 32.9 30.3 31.0 29.9 32.0 32.3 37.7 41.3 51.4 52.9 38.4 Eggs, storage....... Bread................... Flour.................... Corn meal............ Rolled oats______ ...d o ___ 36.6 32.5 Pound.. 9.4 9.4 — do___ ____ 4.9 4.8 ...d o ____ ____ 3.6 3.7 do 9.3 9.4 9.4 4.8 3.5 9.3 9.4 4.8 3.5 9.3 9.4 4.8 3.6 9.9 9.4 4.7 3.5 9.9 9.4 4.4 3.5 9.8 9.4 4.2 3.5 9.9 9.4 4.4 3.6 9.9 Corn flakes______ Wheat cereal........ Macaroni r Rice...................... Beans, navy 8-oz.pkg. 9.9 9.9 9.9 28-OZ.pkg. 25.7 25.4 25.0 Pound.. 18.8 18.8 18.9 — do___ i....... 9.4 9.4 9.5 __ do____ 10.6 11.6 11.9 10.0 25.0 18.6 9.4 12.4 10.0 25.0 18.2 9.3 11.9 10.0 25.0 18.2 9.6 11.9 10.0 25.0 18.6 9.3 11.8 10.0 25.0 18.6 9.1 11.8 10.0 25.0 18.7 9.6 11.4 Potatoes............... Onions.................. Cabbage............... Beans, baked....... Corn, canned 1.4 1.5 1.5 J.7 1.8 1.6 2.3 1.7 1.8 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.7 ...d o ___ — do___ ____ 3.8 4.2 4.5 5.3 8.0 8.6 7.4 6.7 5.8 6.0 6.3 6.7 6.1 — do___ ____ 3.5 3.8 5.0 9.4 8.5 5.8 4.8 2.8 2.9 3.4 3.0 3.5 4.7 No. 2 can 14.6 14.4 14.5 14.2 14.2 14.2 14.2 14.2 14.2 14.2 14.2 14.2 14.3 - _ do..._ 14.7 14.7 14.2 14.2 14.2 14.5 14.5 14.5 14.5 14.6 15.0 15.0 14.6 Peas, canned........ Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. Tea....................... Coffee _ — do.___ 16.9 16.8 — do___ 14.1 14.1 Pound— 8.8 9.3 ...d o ___ ....... 66.2 67.3 — d o . __ 39.5 39.8 16.4 14.4 10.3 67.3 40.4 16.4 13.8 10.7 66.9 40.0 16.4 13.9 11.4 66.7 40.0 16.4 14.0 11.7 67.1 40.4 16.3 13.9 11.1 67.1 40.4 16.3 13.8 10.1 67.1 40.4 16.5 14.2 10.0 67.1 40.4 16.5 14.1 10.5 67.1 40.4 16.7 14.0 10.2 67.1 40.4 16.9 14.0 10.7 67.5 40.4 16.5 14.0 10.4 67.0 40.2 Prunes................ Raisins _ _____ Bananas Oranges................ — do___ ...d o ____ __ do____ D ozen.. 21.3 19.5 12.2 57.3 21.5 19.2 12.2 55.3 21.1 19.3 12.4 61.9 20.7 18.7 12.4 59.9 21.1 18.7 12.6 59.1 20.7 18.7 13.1 56.7 20.8 18.3 12.9 56.8 19.9 18.3 13.6 57.7 20.1 17.4 13.4 59.1 19.7 17.3 15.0 53.8 20.8 18.7 12.9 58.2 115-16 ounces. 21.1 19.5 12.4 60.5 21.5 19.5 12.4 60.5 35.7 38.2 38.1 9.4 9.4 9.4 4.4 4.4 4.2 3.7 3.8 3.9 9.8 10.0 9.9 10.0 25.0 18.8 9.5 10.9 10.0 25.0 18.7 9.6 10.5 10.0 25.0 18.5 9.7 10.3 9.4 4.6 3.6 9.7 10.0 25.1 18.6 9.5 11.4 G E N E R AL TABLES 135 B .— AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTI CLES IN 1913 AND 1923, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1923, FOR EACH OF 51 CITIES— Continued T able SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 1923 A v Av er er age age for for year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. year 1913 1923 Article. Unit 22.6 19.9 19.3 15.1 12.0 26.0 22.8 20.8 16.1 11.5 26.3 23.0 21.1 16.3 11.8 26.1 23.2 20.6 16.3 12.2 26.0 23.2 20.8 16.4 11.8 28.4 24.7 20.9 16.7 11.7 Cts. Pound-— do___ — do-----d o — - d o - __ Cts. 27.1 24.4 21.1 16.5 11.9 Cts. Sirloin steak....... Round steak....... Rib roast.............. Chuck roast......... Plate be e f-.......... 27.8 24.4 21.9 17.4 11.5 28.2 24.3 21.6 16.8 11.7 27.9 24.0 20.8 16.9 11.6 26.5 23.7 20.8 16.3 11.7 25.9 23.0 20.3 16.3 11.2 26.0 22.8 19.8 16.3 11.4 Cts. 26.9 23.6 20.9 16.5 11.7 Pork chops........... Bacon, sliced........ Ham, sliced_____ Lamb................... Hens................... - — do___ — do----— do----— do___ — do----- 22.8 31.1 29.8 18.1 23.8 28.0 38.0 43.1 30.9 30.2 28.1 38.1 42.9 31.1 30.8 28.0 38.0 42.9 30.5 31.0 28.0 38.7 42.7 32.6 32.2 28.1 38.3 42.7 33.6 31.7 29.0 38.6 43.5 34.0 31.9 28.5 38.7 44.3 33.7 31.3 29.2 38.5 43.8 32.1 31.7 34.3 37.9 42.9 31.8 31.6 33.2 37.5 42.5 30.8 31.5 28.9 35.9 41.7 29.6 31.2 26.9 35.0 41.3 29.5 30.6 29.2 37.8 42.9 31.7 31.3 Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh........... Milk, evaporated. Butter.............. . Oleomargarine__ — do___ Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 33.8 33.3 33.5 33.9 33.7 34.4 34.4 35.5 34.7 34.7 34.4 34.0 34.2 Q u a r t - 8.7 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 11.2 11.2 11.3 11.2 11.2 11.1 11.2 11.0 10.9 10.9 11.1 11.2 11.1 Can 1__ Pound-. 38.6 54.6 51.0 53.0 53.1 49.1 49.3 48.8 52.1 53.6 52.9 57.0 54.4 52.4 __ do___ Nut margarine__ — do___ Cheese................. — do___ L ard--................. — do___ Vegetable l a r d — do___ substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen-_ 28.2 27.5 28.1 23.9 31.6 31.6 31.0 19.2 20.4 20.3 20.0 _____ 26.2 26.4 26.7 27.7 31.1 19.9 26.7 27.7 29.8 19.8 26.7 27.9 30.4 19.6 26.7 27.1 31.1 19.1 26.3 27.9 31.3 18.8 26.8 27.3 31.7 19.5 27.4 28.1 32.2 20.2 28.4 29.5 33.0 20.2 28.6 29.7 32.5 20.4 28.6 28.1 31.4 19.9 27.1 33.5 41.5 33.0 32.8 27.1 26.9 29.6 31.1 35.3 41.1 55.0 58.3 52.3 38.7 32.7 — do___ Pound._ "5.9 9.8 — do___ 2.5 3.4 — do___ 3.4 3.7 — do— ....... 9.3 9.6 3.4 3.7 9.3 9.5 3.4 3.7 9.3 9.7 3.4 3.6 9.3 9.5 3.4 3.6 9.3 9.6 3.4 3.7 9.4 9.6 3.3 3.7 9.4 9.8 3.2 3.7 9.3 9.8 3.2 3.7 9.1 11.8 Com flakes.......... 8-oz. pkg. £6.2 Wheat cereal____ 28-oz.pkg. Macaroni............ Pound.. ____ 19.8 8.2 9.2 R ic e ..................... — do— Bp.ans, navy , -do 10.1 11.4 25.4 19.6 9.2 10.5 11.3 25.1 19.6 9.0 10.4 11.0 25.3 19.6 9.0 10.4 11.0 25.3 19.3 9.0 10.6 11.4 24.9 19.6 8.9 10.8 11.2 25.3 19.4 8.7 10.8 11.2 24.9 19.8 8.7 10.9 11.5 24.9 18.9 8.6 10.9 Eggs, storage____ Bread................... Flour..................... Corn m eal........... Rolled oats........... Cts. Cts. 42.4 45.0 40.0 9.8 9.8 9.8 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.8 3.9 3.9 9.2 9.2 9.4 11.5 24.9 19.2 8.8 10.6 11.1 25.3 19.5 9.0 10.4 10.9 25.6 19.4 9.1 10.5 9.7 3.3 3.7 9.3 11.3 25.3 19.5 8.9 10.6 Potatoes________ Onions................ Cabbage.............. Beans, baked____ Com, canned — do___ 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.9 3.1 2.4 2.3 2.2 1.9 1.9 1.8 — do___ ___ _ 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.5 3.9 5.7 6.3 5.3 4.9 4.7 4.2 3.9 4.3 — do___ _____ 2.9 3.1 3.3 4.9 7.2 7.7 6.6 3.9 3.0 2.9 3.0 2.9 4.3 No.2can ____ 16.0 15.6 16.0 15.8 15.7 15.7 15.5 15.5 15.5 15.4 15.5 15.5 15.6 __ do___ 14.0 13.8 13.8 13.9 14.2 14.3 14.0 14.1 14.4 14.3 14.3 14.3 14.1 Peas, canned........ Tomatoes,canned Sugar, granulated Tea....................... Coffaft- 15.7 15.3 15.2 — do___ — do___ ___ 13.4 12.9 12.9 Pound.- 6.1 9 .0 9.5 10.7 — d o .— 65.7 82.0 82.3 79.7 __ do___ 35.8 44.1 44.2 44.8 15.3 12.9 11.1 79.7 44.7 15.3 12.9 11.9 79.7 44.7 15.7 12.9 11.8 79.9 44.5 15.6 12.9 11.1 79.6 44.2 15.6 12.9 10.5 81.4 44.1 15.6 13.4 10.5 82.6 44.1 15.4 13.4 11.0 82.1 44.1 15.5 13.4 11.0 82.8 44.8 15.4 13.9 11.1 81.4 44.8 15.5 13.2 10.8 81.1 44.4 Pninfts Raisins Bananas................ Oranges................ ...d o ___ __ do___ — do— Dozen-- ....... 18.6 18.7 15.3 45.7 18.5 18.1 15.6 52.4 17.8 18.1 15.7 49.3 17.9 17.8 15.3 45.3 18.4 17.8 15.8 43.8 17.5 16.9 15.2 44.1 17.3 15.7 15.8 41.4 16.5 15.7 16.3 40.0 16.5 15*2 16.5 37.4 17.9 17 5 16-16 ounces. 18.5 19.0 14.7 47.3 18.7 18.7 15.0 43.4 18.9 18.4 15.7 44.2 15.6 44.5 RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, 1923 136 T able B .— AVERAG E R E T A IL P R IC E S O F S P E C IF IE D F O O D A R T I C L E S I N 1913 A N D 1923, A N D F O R E A C H M O N T H O F 1923, F O R E A C H O F 51 C IT IE S — Continued S A N FR A N C ISC O , CALIF. Av 1923 Av er erage age for for year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. year 1913 1923 Article Unit Sirloin steak......... Bound steak......... Rib roast.............. Chuck roast......... Plate beef............. Pound.. ...d o .... .. . d o . . . . ...d o ___ ... d o . . . . 29.6 26.8 28.2 17.8 13.8 29.2 26.7 28.2 17.5 13.2 29.4 26.7 28.3 17.5 13.2 29.1 26.4 28.0 17.1 13.1 28.9 26.5 28.0 17.0 12.8 29.4 26.8 28.0 17.3 13.0 30.4 27.6 29.2 17.8 13.8 31.0 27.4 29.6 18.5 14 3 30.6 27.7 29.6 18.3 13.9 31.6 28.3 29.9 19.1 15.5 29.9 27.0 28.7 17.8 13.8 Pork c!:ops........... Bacon, sho«d........ Ham, sliced ___ Lamb................... ...d o ___ 23.6 36.0 35.6 34.7 ...d o ___ 33.7 51.6 51.5 50.3 ...d o ___ 31.0 52.4 52.8 52.4 ...d o ___ 16.9 36.5 34.0 33.6 __ do___ 24.2 41.2 41.6 40.5 33.4 49.4 51.2 32.8 40.4 33.6 49.2 50.3 32.2 40.5 34.9 49.7 51.5 34.7 41.0 35.1 50.5 51.8 33.9 39.2 36.2 50.3 51.8 348 38.0 381.2 50.8 53.5 35.6 39.6 38.5 51.2 53.1 36.6 39.8 38.5 50.6 52.9 36.8 42.5 36.3 50.1 51.2 36.5 40.3 35.9 504 52.1 348 40.4 Salmon, canned red. Milk, fresh........... Milk, evaporated. Butter................... Oleomargarine___ ...d o ___ 28.2 28.1 27.9 28.2 28.1 27.5 27.3 26.8 27.4 27.2 26.6 26.6 27.5 Quart__ 10.0 Can1__ Pound._ 38.8 — do— . ....... 13.0 10.7 60.3 29.0 13.0 10.9 58.0 29.0 13.0 10.8 53.5 29.3 13.0 10.9 54.2 28.5 13.0 11.0 53.1 27.8 13.0 11.0 55.8 27.8 13.0 11.0 54.8 28.0 13.0 11.1 56.2 28.0 13.0 10.9 60.5 28.0 13.0 10.9 60.9 28.6 140 10.9 61.2 28.8 140 10.9 60.1 30.0 13.2 10.9 57.4 28.6 Nut margarine— ...d o ___ Cheese.................. ...d o ___ 20.6 Lard..................... ...d o ___ 18.0 Vegetable lard ...d o ___ ....... substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen. _ 37.3 28.7 37.8 19.7 25.2 28.7 37.6 19.4 25.2 28.3 37.2 19.3 25.4 28.3 37.1 19.2 25.5 28.3 35.8 19.3 25.7 28.3 37.9 19. 5 25.0 28.3 37.6 19.4 25.1 28.3 38.0 19.1 25.1 28.3 38.4 19.2 25.6 27.8 39.7 19.5 26.1 28.2 40.0 19.9 25,9 29.0 39.6 20.2 26.4 28.4 38:1 19.5 25.5 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 20.7 19.3 21.0 14.9 13.5 29.7 26.7 28.4 17.9 14.4 29.6 26.6 28.6 17.7 14.2 Cts. 46.1 35.7 30.9 33.0 34.6 35.3 35.2 45.2 53.7 66.8 63.6 542 445 Eggs, storage........ Bread................... Flour..................... Com meal............ Boiled oats______ __ do___ 42.0 Pound. . ‘ T o 9.0 ...d o ___ 3.4 5.2 ...d o ___ 3.4 4.7 __ do___ 9.5 Com flalrcs Wheat cereal........ Macaroni Rice...................... Beans, navy......... 8-oz. pkg. 10.6 10.6 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.5 10.4 10.4 10 4 10 5 28-oz.pkg. 24.2 24.0 24.0 23.6 23.9 23.7 23.7 23.5 23.2 23.0 23.0 23.2 23.6 14.4 14.6 14.7 14.1 14.3 14.3 14.3 14 3 14 3 15.3 15.0 14 7 14 5 Pound.. —-do----- 8.5 9.4 9.2 9.2 9.3 9.0 9.0 8.9 9.0 9.2 9.2 9.3 9.3 9.2 — do— . ....... 9.5 9.9 9.9 9.7 9.8 9.6 9.8 9.7 9.8 9.7 9.7 9.8 9.7 Potatoes................ Onions__________ Cabbage............... Beans, baked....... Com, canned....... ...d o ___ 1.7 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.7 3.1 3.4 3.8 3.7 3.5 3.5 3.2 3.4 3.1 __ do___ 3.6 3.9 3.9 4.7 4.4 4.1 3.9 3.9 4 1 4 0 3.9 3.7 4 0 ...d o ___ No. 2 can 15.0 14.9 14.6 14.7 14.7 14.6 14.7 14 6 14 7 14 3 142 14 2 146 ...d o ----- ....... 16.7 16.7 16.3 16.4 16.6 16.6 16.6 16.6 16.6 16.7 16.8 16.8 16.6 Peas, canned........ — do— 17.7 Tomatoes, canned No. 2H 14.6 can. Sugar, granulated. Pound.. 5.4 8.3 Tea....................... ...d o ___ 50.0 58.5 Coffee__________ ...d o ___ 32.0 35.7 9.0 5.2 4.7 9.4 9.0 5.3 4.8 9.4 9.0 5.2 4.7 9.3 9.1 5.2 4.6 9.4 9.1 5.0 4.6 9.4 9.2 49 46 9.3 9.2 48 49 9.2 44.1 46.9 443 9.2 9.2 9.2 4 8 48 48 4 8 47 47 9.3 9.3 9.3 9.1 5.0 47 9.4 17.8 17.2 17.3 17.5 17.6 17.4 17.3 17.7 17.3 17.3 17.1 17.4 14.6 14.1 14.2 14.2 14.3 13.9 13.8 13.8 14 4 14 3 14,2 142 9.1 10.1 10.4 11.2 11.1 10.3 9.5 9.6 10.3 10.2 10.3 10.0 58.5 57.3 57.3 57.3 57.3 57.3 57.3 58.0 57.5 58.1 59.0 57.8 36.4 36.2 36.5 36.2 36.1 36.3 36.5 36.1 37.4 37.9 38.1 36.6 Prunes.................. — do___ 18.6 18.0 Raisins_________ __ do___ 18.9 18 7 Bananas_____ 34.3 34.3 Dozen. Oranges................ ....... 45.3 43.4 115-16 ounces. 9.0 5.2 4.7 9.4 18.1 17.8 32.9 44.3 18.9 16.9 35.0 45.4 18.4 16.3 35.7 49.8 18.8 16.0 33.6 49.9 18.1 16.2 32.9 49.5 17.3 15.6 35.0 50.5 16.7 15.5 33.6 50.9 16.3 14 8 32.9 50.7 16.5 14.3 32.9 55.7 15.8 14.0 343 46.2 17.6 16.3 340 48.5 G E N E R AL TABLES 137 B .— AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTI CLES IN 1913 AND 1923, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1923, FOR EACH OF 51 CITIES— Continued T a b l e SA V A N N A H , GA. Article Unit Av 1923 A v er erage age for for year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. year 1913 1923 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Sirloin steak......... Round steak____ Rib roast.............. Chuck roast......... Plate beef_______ 29.7 29.7 30.7 32.2 Pound.. ...d o ___ ____ 24.4 24.4 25.7 27.7 ...d o ....... ____ 22.2 21.9 23.9 25.2 — do.___ ____ 14.8 14.8 15.7 16.8 do 13.2 12.6 13.1 13.9 32.3 27.5 25.4 17.3 14.4 32.5 27.1 25.0 17.3 14.1 31.9 27.1 25.0 16.9 13.9 30.8 26.3 24.2 15.7 13.2 31.7 25.8 24.6 15.7 12.7 30.4 25.4 23.3 15.0 13.2 28.8 24.2 23.6 15.0 11.3 29.6 24.2 24.4 15.6 Pork chops........... Bacon, sliced....... Ham, sliced......... Lamb................... FTans __ ____ 26.3 26.3 26.4 ...d o ..... — do___ ____ 34.9 34.4 33.8 ...d o ....... ____ 36.9 36.8 36.7 38.3 39.2 39.0 ...d o ___ do 31.8 31.1 31.7 25.8 32.8 35.5 37.5 31.9 26.7 34.2 35.5 37.5 31.7 27.1 34.8 35.5 36.3 30.1 28.3 35.0 36.0 36.3 30.5 29.8 35.4 36.5 36.3 32.4 29.3 34.2 37.0 36.3 34.2 26.7 33.7 35.0 36.3 31.8 25.0 33.5 34.3 36.3 31.1 26.5 33.6 36.4 37.5 31.9 30.9 25.8 24.1 15.9 11.8 13.2 27.0 34.2 36.0 37.2 31.7 Salmon, canned, ...d o ..... ____ 34.7 34.8 34.8 34.3 34.2 34.8 35.0 34.9 35.1 36.4 37.1 37.3 35.3 Milk, fresh........... Milk, evaporated. Blitter Oleomargarine___ Quart.. _ C an 1__ Pound.. ...d o ___ ....... 18.0 18.0 18.0 11.6 11.9 11.9 60.3 59.8 60.2 32.2 32.4 32.4 29.3 29.9 Nut margarine.-. — do___ 36.6 36.2 Cheese.................. ...d o ____ Lard................ — ...d o ___ ____ 17.5 18.0 V egetable lard — do___ ____ 18.7 18.0 substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen__ ....... 51.8 39.8 29.3 35.8 17.8 18.8 18.0 18.0 17.8 12,0 11.7 11.6 59.4 5&1 53.7 33.1 32.9 32.9 17.8 11.7 52.1 32.9 17.5 17.5 17.5 11.6 11.5 11.3 53.2 56.3 57.7 33.1 33.7 33.2 17.5 11.3 60.5 33.6 17.5 11.4 60.9 33.7 57.4 33.0 29.9 34.3 17.9 18.2 30.1 34.5 17.4 18.9 29.9 34.4 17.1 17.8 30.4 35.6 17.4 18.5 31.2 36.1 18.3 19.9 31.2 35.6 18.0 18.2 30.3 35.3 17.7 18.8 30.9 33.9 17.3 19.2 30.1 34.1 17.6 19.2 30.8 36.5 18.1 19.7 17.8 11.6 36.9 35.7 35.0 36.6 39.7 43.3 49.4 52.6 57.9 61.9 45.1 Eggs, storage____ Bread................... Flour.................... Corn meal Rolled oats........... __ do____ 41.1 36.7 8.4 8.7 Pound.. — do___ 5.5 5.6 ...d o ___ 2.8 2.8 ...d o ___ ....... 8.3 8.6 Com flakes........... Wheat cereal........ Macaroni.............. Rice...................... Beans, navy......... 8-oz. pkg. 9.1 9.1 9.3 9.3 9.1 9.1 9.2 9.2 9.1 9.1 9.1 9.1 ,9 .2 28-oz.pkg. 23.9 23.3 23.2 22.8 23.3 23.5 23.5 23.8 24.2 23.5 23.6 23.1 23.5 ____ 17.7 17.9 17.7 17.6 17.4 17.1 17.1 17.3 17.5 17.1 17.6 17.4 17.5 Pound— — do___ ____ 8.0 8.1 8.0 8.0 8.1 8.0 7.9 7.9 8.1 8.4 8.4 8.1 8.1 — do___ ....... 11.6 11.9 12.0 11.8 11.9 12.3 12.3 12.0 11.8 11.6 11.6 11.3 11.8 Potatoes . ....... Onions.................. Cabbage............... Beans, baked....... Corn, canned____ ...d o ___ 2.5 2.5 2.6 3.0 3.2 3.2 4.7 4.0 3.3 2.9 2.8 2.8 3.1 5.8 6.2 6.6 7.2 7.7 7.8 7.7 6.9 6.9 7.0 6.7 6.8 6.9 — do___ ...d o ....... ____ 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.8 4.2 4.0 5.0 4.8 5.1 4.8 4.8 4.9 4.7 No. 2 can 12.7 12.3 12.8 12.6 12.3 12.2 12.2 12.3 12.3 12.1 12.1 11.9 12.3 14.7 14.3 14.9 14.9 15.0 14.6 14.6 14.6 14.6 14.8 14.9 14.6 14.7 ___do___ Peas, canned........ Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. Tea....................... Coffee__________ ...d o ___ 16.6 17.0 — do....... 10.3 11.0 P ound.. ____ 8.0 8.3 — do___ ____ 67.0 66.6 do. 33.1 34.3 Prunes.................. Raisins ... Bananas............... Oranges................ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ Dozen__ — do___ 115-16 ounces. 8.7 5.6 2.8 8.6 16.9 11.3 9.9 66.3 35.0 8.7 5.6 2.9 8.4 17.2 11.3 10.4 67.1 35.1 8.7 5.6 2.9 8.5 8.7 5.6 2.9 8.5 8.7 5.4 3.1 8.5 5.2 3.2 8.6 8.6 40.8 40.0 39.9 8.5 8.5 8.5 5.2 5.2 5.4 3.4 3.5 3.3 8.8 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.5 5.2 3.2 8 .6 5.4 3.1 8 .6 17.3 17.4 17.5 17.6 17.3 17.5 17.8 17.8 17.3 11.1 11.1 11.1 11.0 10.6 10.6 10.6 10.6 10.9 10.9 10.8 10.3 9.3 9.2 10.3 10.2 10.1 9.8 68.1 69.1 69.1 68.4 68.4 68.4 67.6 67.6 67.8 35.1 35.1 35.1 34.9 34.9 35.1 35.4 34.9 34.8 20.0 19.5 19.9 18.3 17.3 18.2 18.9 18.1 18.7 17.0 16.1 15.2 18.1 18.0 17.8 17.8 17.0 16.9 16.8 16.5 16.2 15.8 15.4 15.2 15.1 16.5 33.9 33.8 34.2 33.3 38.8 39.6 38.6 39.5 35.9 37.5 38.3 37.5 36.7 38.2 38.3 41.1 46.9 55.9 56.8 61.8 56.3 48.5 42.3 35.3 30.7 46.0 RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, 1923 138 T able B . — A V E R A G E R E T A IL P R IC E S O F S P E C IF IE D F O O D A R T I C L E S I N 1913 A N D 1923, A N D F O R E A C H M O N T H O F 1923, F O R E A C H O F 51 C IT IE S — Continued SCRANTO N , PA. 1923 Av Av ererage age for for year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. year 1913 1923 Article Unit Sirloin steak......... Round steak........ Rib roast.............. Chuck roast......... Plate beef............. P ound.. ...d o ....... ...d o ....... — do....... ...d o ..... 24.8 20.9 21.8 16.7 11.6 47.0 37.5 34.8 24.7 11.3 46.4 37.2 34.6 24.1 11.1 46.3 37.0 34.7 23.9 11.0 46.9 36.9 34.7 24.1 11.0 47.1 37.5 34.7 24.3 10.7 48.3 39.1 35.4 24.9 10.5 49.2 39.1 35.7 25.7 ia i 50.5 40.1 35.9 26.1 10.5 50.7 41.6 36.5 26.7 11.1 49.3 40.3 36.1 26.9 11.1 49.0 39.1 36.1 26.9 ia 7 49.0 39.5 36.9 26.7 lfr7 48.3 38.7 35.5 25.4 la s Pork chops........... Bacon, sliced........ Ham, sliced.......... Lamb................... Hons _ , ...d o ....... ...d o ....... ...d o ....... ...d o ....... _ do__ 20.7 26.4 29.0 19.8 22.7 31.6 42.5 54.0 42.5 40.9 30.6 41.7 54.4 42.5 41.5 30.1 42.4 52.3 42.2 42.2 31.3 42.9 52.3 42.3 42.8 32.0 42.7 52.8 42.7 42.4 33.4 41.8 53.6 44.3 43.2 34.8 42.9 53.6 46.1 42.9 35.9 43.1 54.4 45.3 39.4 41.6 41.8 54.0 46.6 42.3 39.1 41.7 53.8 45.2 41.3 33.1 41.1 53.2 45.2 41.8 29.6 40.4 52.5 42.7 41.3 33.6 42.1 53.4 440 41.8 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Salmon, canned ...d o ___ Milk, fresh........... Milk, evaporated. Butter.................. Oleomargarine___ Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 36.5 36.9 36.3 35.5 35.4 35.7 35.4 35.1 35.1 35.2 34.9 34.2 35.5 Q u a r t - 8.7 13.0 Can 1__ 12.3 P ound.. 37.6 57.4 __ do------ ....... 30.3 13.0 12.3 57.2 30.7 13.0 12.3 ^7.8 30.7 13.0 12.4 57.3 31.0 25.5 25.5 25.5 24.5 Nut margarine___ ...d o ___ Cheese.................. — do----- "i&4 35.8 36.1 36.1 35.6 Lard..................... — do___ 16.0 17.7 17.7 17.7 17.8 22.3 22.4 22.6 22.3 Vegetable l a r d ...d o -----substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh D ozen .. 34.9 65.9 53.9 45.3 36.1 13.0 12.3 49.6 29.5 13.0 12.3 50.0 29.3 13.5 12.3 50.6 29.3 14.0 12.3 58.5 31.0 14.0 12.2 54.7 29.5 14.0 12.3 56.3 29.8 140 12.4 57.3 31.7 13.4 12.3 546 30.2 24.5 22.0 34.7 34.2 17.8 *17.6 22.8 22.9 22.0 34.8 17.5 22.6 22.0 35.1 17.5 22.6 24. Q 35.8 17.8 22.8 25.0 36.4 18.5 23.5 25.0 36.3 19.4 24.4 26.5 36.3 19.3 25.1 243 35.6 18.0 23.0 13.0 12.3 53.0 29.5 36.8 37.1 38.2 40.4 49.1 56.3 69.6 71.2 50.0 Eggs, storage........ Bread.................. Flour.................... Corn meal............ Rolled oats . _ ...d o ___ 41.2 37.0 Pound.. "~5.~6 8.9 8.9 ...d o ___ 3.5 5.4 5.3 ...d o ___ ____ *5.8 6.2 _ do_. 9.8 9.5 Corn flakes........... Wheat cereal____ Macaroni . Rice...................... Beans, navy 8-oz.pkg. 28-oz.pkg. P ound.. ...d o ....... - _ do___ Potatoes............... Onions.................. Cabbage............... Beans, baked....... Corn, canned____ — do___ 1.8 2.1 2.1 2.3 2.6 3.0 3.4 4.4 4.2 3.6 2.9 2.6 2.5 3.0 — do___ ____ 5.3 5.8 6.0 6.0 7.8 8.4 7.7 7.3 6.6 6.3 6.1 5.9 6.6 — do___ ____ 3.8 4.4 9.1 9.7 8.2 6.0 6.1 5.4 4.6 3.6 3.1 3.6 5.6 No. 2 can 12.5 12.1 12.1 12.1 12.1 12.1 12.1 12.1 12.1 12.2 12.2 12.2 12.2 — do----- ....... 16.4 16.4 16.4 16.7 16.6 16.5 16.5 16.5 16.2 16.0 16.0 16.1 16.4 9.0 5.3 5.8 9.4 9.0 5.3 5.8 9.7 9.9 9.8 10.1 10.1 25.9 26.8 26.4 26.4 23.0 23.1 22.9 23.1 8.5 9.7 9.7 9.7 9.7 11.6 11.8 11.9 12.4 9.1 5.1 5.8 9.6 9.1 5.1 5.8 9.6 10.1 9.9 10.1 10.1 26.3 25.8 25.7 25.7 23.1 22.9 22.9 22.9 9.7 9.6 9.6 9.5 12.4 12.2 12.6 12.5 10.1 25.6 22.7 9.4 12.6 9.0 5.4 5.8 9.7 9.1 5.4 5.8 9.5 9.1 5.2 5.8 9.4 41.2 42.8 42.9 8.9 9.0 9.0 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.6 5.5 5.6 9.6 9.6 9.7 10.1 25.6 22.6 9.6 12.4 10.1 25.4 22.5 10.0 12.3 10.1 26.1 22.5 9.9 12.0 9.0 5.2 5.8 9.6 10.0 26.0 22.9 9.7 12.2 Peas, canned........ ...d o ....... 17.6 17.6 Tomatoes, canned ...d o ....... 13.2 13.3 Sugar, granulated. P ound.. ~5.7 8.2 8.3 Tea....................... __ do....... 52.6 60.3 60.6 Coffee _ ...d o ....... 31.3 39.4 39.4 17.6 13.4 9.9 60.5 39.6 17.9 13.1 10.7 61.0 39.9 17.8 13.1 11.1 61.0 39.9 18.1 12.9 11.2 60.7 39.9 18.4 13.0 10.7 60.7 39.7 18.5 13.0 9.6 60.7 39.7 18.4 13.0 9.4 60.7 39.7 18.4 13.1 10.5 60.7 39.7 18.4 13.2 10.3 61.1 39.7 18.4 13.2 10.4 61.1 39.6 l& l 13.1 ia o 60.8 39.7 Prunes.................. Raisins ....... . . Bananas_____ Oranges................ 18.6 18.7 32.9 5L6 18.3 18.4 32.6 sa 6 17.9 17.8 32.6 58.6 17.5 17.7 34.4 51.5 17.8 17.1 33.2 53.6 17.4 17.1 32.9 52.1 17.9 16.7 32.4 52.1 17.5 16.6 35.0 53.7 17.8 16.4 35.0 52.6 17.1 16.2 340 46.1 17.9 17.6 33.5 51.8 ...d o ...... __ do....... Dozen — do....... 116-16 ounces. 18.9 19.5 33.2 49.7 18.5 19.2 33.2 49.1 GENERAL TABLES 139 T able B .— AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTI CLES IN 1913 AND 1923, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1923, FOR EACH OF 51 CITIES— Continued SEATTLE, WASH. Av 1923 A v er er age age for for year Jan. Feb. Mar. A pr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. N ov. Dec. year 1913 1923 Article Unit Sirloin steak......... Round steak........ R ib roast.............. Chuck roast......... Plate beef............. 23.4 20.8 19.3 15.8 12.4 Cts. 30.0 25.9 24.5 16.4 13.1 Cts. Cts. 29.7 26.0 23.9 16.3 13.2 29.8 25.8 23.9 16.3 13.0 Cts. P ound.. ...d o ....... ...d o ___ —-do....... —.d o....... 30.8 26.5 25.1 16.1 12.6 31.7 27.5 25.5 17.0 13.3 31.1 27.2 24.6 16.3 12.7 31.0 26.7 24.6 16.2 12.6 31.5 26.5 24.3 15.8 12.4 30.7 26.4 24.1 16.1 12.5 31.3 26.4 24.2 16.3 12.6 30.4 26.0 24.5 16.4 12.6 30.1 26.2 23.9 16.3 12.7 30.7 26.4 24.4 16.3 12.8 Pork chops........... Bacon, sliced....... Ham, sliced......... Lamb................... Hens___________ ...d o ...... ...d o ....... ...d o ____ ...d o ___ do 24.0 31.7 30.2 19.1 24.1 33.6 47.5 49.8 33.6 32.2 34.0 47.9 49.4 33.4 31.2 33.4 47.7 49.3 34.0 31.3 33.2 48.0 50.0 34.1 32.0 33.3 48.6 50.0 33.3 32.9 32.6 49.0 50.4 33.1 32.2 32.8 48.8 50.4 32.5 30.8 33.7 49.0 51.1 32.0 31.1 38.6 49.8 52.0 32.2 32.0 37.4 49.0 51.0 32.6 30.7 32.0 47.5 51.0 32.7 30.1 31.0 46.7 49.9 32.2 30,8 33.8 48.3 50.4 33.0 31.5 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 31.2 31.2 31.0 31.0 30.4 30.9 30.3 30.5 31.0 30.9 30.4 30.4 30.8 Salmon, canned, ...d o ___ M ilk, fresh........... Q u a r t- 9.0 13.0 M ilk, evaporated. Can i__ 11.1 Butter.................. Pound. . 40.6 57.6 Oleomargarine___ ...d o .___ ....... 28.8 13.0 11.1 51.3 28.8 12.0 11.0 51.8 28.5 12.0 10.9 48.4 29.7 12.0 11.0 50.1 30.0 12.0 10.9 50.1 30.0 12.0 10.9 52.4 28.5 13.0 10.9 54.5 28.8 13.0 10.9 56.9 30.0 13.0 11.0 56.9 30.3 12.0 10.9 56.9 30.3 12.5 11.0 53.5 29.4 Nut m argarine... — d o ..— 28.6 28.5 28.7 Cheese................. ...d o ___ 2L9 36.2 36.0 35.9 Lard..................... ...d o ___ 17.5 19.3 19.1 19.1 Vegetable la r d — do___ 25.3 24.8 24.9 substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen. - 37.6 42.8 37.1 33.8 28.7 36.0 19.1 24.6 28.9 34.4 19.0 24.6 29.1 35.6 19.1 24.8 29.0 36.5 18.9 24.9 29.0 36.4 19.0 24.8 29.0 36.3 19.2 24.8 29.4 36.1 19.8 25.7 29.6 36.4 19.2 26.4 29.9 36.2 19.4 27.0 29.0 36.0 19.2 25.2 Eggs, storage____ Bread................... Flour.................... Com meal............ Rolled oats 13.0 11.2 55.5 28.8 31.4 31.9 33.2 32.9 41.1 47.8 61.5 61.7 54.2 42.5 „_ d o ___ Pound— — do___ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ 40.0 5.6 8.6 2.9 4.7 3.1 4.0 8.5 8.6 4.7 4.0 8.5 8.6 4.7 4.0 8.7 9.9 4.7 4.0 8.7 9.9 4.7 4.1 8.2 9.9 4.6 4.1 8.1 9.9 4.4 4.1 8.2 9.9 4.4 4.1 8.2 9.9 4.3 4.2 8.1 Com flakes.......... 8-oz.pkg. Wheat cereal........ 28-oz.pkg. 11.8 26.8 18.6 7.7 10.9 10.1 11.8 25.8 18.4 10.8 10.8 11.7 2b. 0 18.3 10.9 10.8 11.6 24.6 18.3 11.2 10.9 11.7 24.8 18.2 10 9 10.9 11.6 24.7 18.1 11.4 10.6 11.7 24.7 18.2 11.2 11.0 11.7 24.7 18.4 11.1 10.8 11.7 24.7 18.3 11.1 10.5 Macaroni . Pnnnri Rice...................... ...d o ___ — do Beans, navy Potatoes............... O nions.. 1............ Cabbage............... Beans, baked....... Corn, canned ...d o ___ ...d o ___ . . -do___ N o. 2 can __ do____ 1.2 Peas, canned___ •_ ...d o ....... Tomatoes, canned. No.2£can Sugar, granulated. Pound— "_6.’ i Tea....................... ...d o ....... 50.0 Coflee................... — do___ 28.0 . .do . Prunes _ Raisins................. — do....... _ __ do____ Oranges................ Dozen. _ Bananas 115-16 ounces. 97545°— 25 f------10 45.0 46.3 42.5 9.9 9.9 9.9 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.3 4.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 9.6 4.5 4.1 8.4 11.6 24.2 18.2 11.7 10.2 11.7 24.9 18.3 11.2 10.6 11.6 24.6 18.3 11.6 10.6 11.6 24.0 18.2 11.6 10.4 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.8 1.9 2.2 3.1 2.7 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.2 2.1 4.6 4.7 4.7 5.6 6.1 6.5 5.4 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.8 4.9 5.1 3.9 4.9 5.9 7.2 7.8 7.3 5.3 4.9 4.6 3.5 3.2 3.2 5.1 14.9 15.4 15.3 15.4 15.4 15.4 15.2 15.2 15.4 15.4 15.4 14.9 15.3 17.0 17.2 16.7 17.1 16.7 16.7 16.7 16.7 16.5 17.5 17.6 17.7 17.0 19.2 15.5 8.9 66.5 39.0 18.9 15.7 9.6 66.2 39.1 18.2 15.8 10.9 66.0 39.3 18.4 15.8 11.1 66.6 39.5 18.6 15.6 11.8 67.0 39.1 18.6 15.7 11.6 66.6 38.5 18.5 15.9 10.5 67.6 38.6 18.4 15.6 10.0 68.2 38.6 18.6 15.4 10.1 68.2 38.6 19.3 15.0 11.0 70.4 38.6 19.2 15.8 10.6 73.8 39.0 19.2 15.9 10.8 74.6 39.6 18.8 15.6 10.6 68.5 39.0 18.1 18.6 15.7 44.2 18.5 18.6 15.6 43.4 18.0 18.6 15.7 47.9 17.9 18.4 16.2 45.9 17.6 18.4 15.8 51.8 16.8 18.0 15.8 47.9 17.0 17.9 15.7 47.9 16.1 17.1 15.8 46.9 16.1 17.2 15.9 48.2 16.2 17.3 15.7 51.3 15.8 16.5 15.6 51.6 15.8 16.4 15.7 42.6 17.0 17.8 15.8 47.5 140 RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, 1923 T able B .— AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTI CLES IN 1913 AND 1923, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1923, FOR EACH OF 51 CITIES— Continued SPRINGFIELD, ILL. Unit Article 1923 A v A v er er age age for for year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. N ov. Dec. year 1913 1923 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. pirloin steak Bound steak____ B ib roast.............. Chuck roast......... Plate beef - 30.8 30.3 31.0 P ou n d.. 30.2 29.7 29.8 ...d o ___ ____ 21.8 22.5 22.5 ...d o ___ —.d o ___ ____ 18.3 17.8 18.2 12,0 12.1 ia 2 - .d o ___ Pork chops.......... Bacon, sliced....... Ham, sliced.......... Lam b................... Hens. . . ...... — d o .— - . d o . — ____ - - d o ___ ____ — d o— _ ____ - .d o ___ 25.2 38.7 41.8 37.2 28.3 24.5 38.9 42.1 37.9 30.4 24.5 38.0 42.9 38.1 31.6 32.5 31.4 22.5 18.6 12.5 32.9 32.2 22.7 19.0 35.5 34.7 23.5 20.4 12.6 ia 2 36.2 35.8 23.9 20.5 24.8 39.3 43.2 39.4 33.7 27.5 40.0 43.6 37.1 33.9 26.5 38.7 45.0 39.4 31.3 Salmon, canned, — d o .— ____ 32.1 32.4 33.5 32.7 red. M ilk, fresh........... Quart__ 11.1 11.1 11.1 11.1 M ilk, evaporated. C an1__ 12.8 12.7 ia 9 ia 9 Pound Butter - 58.5 57.1 57.6 56.0 Oleomargarine___ — do— . ....... 28.6 28.4 28.7 28.6 25.1 38.7 43.9 40.0 32.5 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 34.8 34.3 23.8 19.7 12.6 ia 5 34.8 34.2 23.7 19.9 13.1 34.3 31.2 32.2 33.2 30.8 31.4 Zi.2 21.8 2a 0 19.9 19.3 19.2 13.0 12.5 12.4 33.0 3a 3 28.2 39.3 46.4 38.1 29.9 34.5 40.0 47.1 38.1 31.8 31.4 39.9 46.1 38.1 31.9 26.6 39.1 44.2 37.7 31.3 25.6 39.6 44.3 35.0 30.9 21.5 37.5 43.9 33.8 28.9 22.8 19.2 12.5 33.0 33.1 33.2 32.9 34.0 34.4 34.5 34.5 33.4 11.1 11.1 12.5 12.5 12.7 13.0 12.8 12.8 49.3 49.3 48.3 51.0 28.4 28.7 28.9 28.7 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.8 12.9 12.9 54.1 55.7 59.6 29.0 29.3 31.1 12.5 12.5 60.9 31.8 11.8 12.8 54.8 29.2 Nut margarine— Cheese.................. Tard Vegetable lard substitute......... Eggs, strictly fresh —.d o___ 26.8 26.9 28.1 27.3 27.0 27.3 27.5 27.8 28.1 28.7 29.2 28.7 27.8 —.d o ___ ____ 38.9 39.1 38.5 37.3 37.3 37.4 37.3 37.1 38.6 39.6 39.2 38.9 38.3 17.2 16.9 16.9 17.0 17.1 17.0 16.8 16.6 17.8 18.2 18.8 19.3 17.5 ...d o ___ Eggs, storage____ Bread................... Flour.................... Corn meal__......... Boiled oats______ ...d o ___ 38.5 3a 0 36.3 39.4 39.7 P oun d.. 9.3 9.3 9.3 9.3 9.2 9.2 9.2 9.2 9.3 9.3 9.8 9.8 ' “a i - .d o — _ ____ 5.1 5.0 5.0 5.1 5.0 5.0 4.9 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.6 4.9 - - d o ___ ____ 4.7 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.5 4.6 4.9 4.9 4.5 — do— . ....... 10.9 10.4 10.4 10.6 10.2 10.4 10.5 10.5 10.6 10.6 10.1 10.2 10.5 Corn flakes.......... Wheat cereal....... Macaroni—.......... Bice _ Beans, navy_____ 8-oz.pkg. 9.7 9.8 10.1 10.1 10.1 28-oz.pkg. ____ 26.0 26.0 26.3 25.6 25.4 P oun d.. ____ 19.9 19.8 19.8 19.4 19.4 __ do___ 9.8 9.8 10.1 9.8 9.8 ...d o ___ ....... 11.4 11.9 i a i 12.1 ia o Potatoes............... Onions.................. Cabbage-.............. Beans, baked____ Corn, canned____ — do— . 2.0 1.9 2.0 2.4 2.0 a i 3.8 3.0 2.6 a i 2.1 2.0 2.3 ...d o ___ ____ 5.1 5.2 5.6 8.0 9.9 9.6 9.6 8.3 7.0 6.8 7.0 6.9 7.4 ...d o ___ ____ 4.4 4.8 7.6 10.7 9.7 7.8 4.6 4.9 4.7 3.6 3.6 3.9 5.9 13.4 13.3 13.3 13.3 13.3 13.3 13.3 13.4 13.2 13.0 13.0 13.0 13.2 N o. 2 can — do— - ....... 14.6 14.6 14.7 14.7 14.7 14.7 14.7 14.7 14.8 14.8 14.8 14.8 14.7 —.d o ___ ____ 23.7 23.5 23.7 24.0 24.4 25.0 25.9 25.9 25.1 26.9 26.3 28.1 25.2 50.4 40.2 34.0 29.8 30.5 29.9 29.2 30.7 38.9 44.4 61.2 62.4 40.1 Dozen Peas, canned....... — d o .— 17.8 17.9 Tomatoes, Canned- — d o .— ____ 14.4 14.4 Sugar, granulated. Pound . . ____ 9.0 9.3 Tea....................... ..-d o ___ ____ 71.8 71.1 Coffee. _ ___ ... __ do___ 37.2 38.0 Prunes ...... Raisins Bananas Oranges................ __ do___ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ D ozen .. ....... ■ 1 5 -1 6 o u n c e s . 17.9 17.8 17.9 14.7 14.6 14.9 11.0 11.3 12.0 71.1 70.6 71.1 39.0 38.4 38.4 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.1 10.3 10.4 25.4 25.1 25.2 25.2 25.3 25.0 26.1 19.3 19.7 19.7 19.6 19.6 20.3 20.1 10.1 10.0 10.1 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.2 ia 3 11.9 10.6 10.5 9.9 10.0 .10.0 17.9 17.9 17.7 14.9 14.9 14.9 12.0 11.6 10.5 72.1 72.5 75.4 38.4 38.1 38.1 17.8 14.9 10.5 75.7 38.1 10.1 25.6 19.7 10.0 11.2 17.4 17.4 17.5 17.7 14.7 14.5 14.6 14.7 11.6 11.0 11.4 10.9 77.4 76.5 76.2 73.5 38.1 38.1 38.1 38.2 21.0 21.9 20.6 20.6 20.6 20.1 20.1 20.7 20.2 19.2 19.1 18.1 20.2 21.0 20.9 20.1 19.0 19.9 20.5 20.4 20.2 19.8 19.0 19.0 16.9 19.7 11.5 11.4 11.4 10.6 10.6 11.2 11.8 11.8 12.1 12.3 13.0 13.6 11.8 52.4 58.2 53.9 53.4 56.6 51.2 49.9 49.9 49.2 51.5 58.8 51.8 53.1 GENERAL TABLES 141 B .—AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTI CLES IN 1913 AND 1923, AND FOR EACH MONTH OF 1923, FOR EACH OF 51 CITIES—Concluded T a b l e WASHINGTON, D. C. 1923 A v A v er erage age for for year Jan. Feb. Mar. A pr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. year 1923 1913 Article Unit 26.9 23.3 21.2 17.1 12.0 41.8 34.7 32.7 23.1 12.2 41.6 35.0 33.2 22.3 12.0 41.7 34.9 33.0 22.7 12.3 42.9 36.7 34.3 23.4 11.8 45.7 39.6 35.6 23.7 12.7 46.7 40.0 35.4 23.9 12.5 46.1 40.2 34 6 23.4 12.3 47.2 41.1 34.8 23.6 13.1 45.7 40.3 34.4 24.0 13.2 44.1 37.9 34.3 24.1 12.9 Cts. P ou n d.. ...d o ___ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ ...d o ----- 42.3 35.1 33.5 22.8 12.1 Cts. Sirloin steak......... Round steak........ R ib roast.............. Chuck roast......... Plate beef............. 42.8 36.1 33.7 24.4 13.2 44.1 37.6 34.1 23.5 12.5 Pork chops........... Bacon, sliced....... Hams, sliced____ Lamb................... Hens — do— . ...d o ___ - .d o .— — do— — do___ 21.7 26.2 29A 20.4 22.1 33.4 38.9 54.5 42.1 39.9 31.8 38.8 54.2 40.5 40.3 31.2 38.1 54.5 39.9 41.0 30.4 38.0 54.3 40.8 40.5 34 3 38.1 55.2 41.7 41.3 34.1 38.0 54.8 45.5 41.7 36.2 37.8 55.5 42.4 42.7 36.5 37.5 55.3 41.8 42.0 40.7 37.1 55.0 42.1 40.6 37.2 37.0 54.7 41.4 40.7 30.1 36.0 54.1 41.1 39.1 26.9 34.8 52.8 40.3 38.0 33.6 37.5 54.6 41.6 40.7 Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Salmon, canned, — do— . red. M ilk, fresh........... Quart— 8.6 M ilk, evaporated. Can i_ — Butter.................. Pound— 40.6 Oleomargarine___ ...d o ___ ....... Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. Cts. 28.0 27.9 27.8 28.2 28.0 27.8 28.5 28.6 28.3 28.4 28.3 27.8 28.1 14.0 11.7 61.9 28.2 14.0 12.0 62.0 29.1 14.0 12.1 61.3 28.7 14 0 12.1 55.3 28.8 14.0 12.4 53.8 28.5 14.0 12.4 51.8 28.5 14.0 12.3 54.3 28.1 14.0 12.3 57.3 28.4 14.0 12.3 58.5 29.8 15.0 12.5 62.0 29.8 15.0 12.4 63.5 29.9 14.2 12.2 58.8 28.9 Nut margarine__ Cheese.................. Lard..................... V egetable lard substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh 26.8 27.0 ...d o ___ — do— 23.4 38.1 39.0 —.d o ___ 149 17.1 16.9 23.2 23.3 ...d o ___ 27.3 39.1 17.0 23.3 27.4 38.1 17.3 23.3 27.3 38.0 17.2 23.4 26.6 38.3 17.1 23.3 26.8 38.6 17.1 23.6 27.5 37.8 17.0 23.3 27.6 38.0 18.6 23.8 28.8 39.4 19.0 24.2 29 1 39.3 18.8 24.4 28.5 39.8 18.7 25.1 27.6 38.6 17.7 23.7 Eggs, storage____ Bread................... Flour.................... Corn meal............ Rolled oats........... __ do___ 41.6 40.0 Pound— ” 5.’ 6 8.2 8.2 ...d o ___ 3.8 5.2 5.2 ...d o ___ 2.5 3.7 3.8 —.d o ___ ....... 9.2 9.2 8.2 5.1 3.8 9.1 8.2 5.1 4.0 9.0 8.2 5.1 40 9.1 8.6 5.1 4.1 9.2 9.0 5.0 4.0 9.3 9.0 4.8 3.9 9.2 9.0 4.8 3.9 9.3 Com flakes........... Wheat cereal____ Macaroni Rice...................... Beans, navy......... 8-oz. pkg. 28-oz. pkg. P ou n d.. ...d o ___ 9.5 —-d o----- ....... 9.4 24 7 22.3 10.5 11.7 9.4 24.4 21.8 10.4 11.7 9.4 24 5 21.4 10.4 11.9 9.4 24.2 21.0 10.4 11.9 9.5 24 3 21.2 10.3 11.7 9.4 24 3 21.2 10.1 11.7 9.5 24.1 20.7 10.1 11.4 9.5 241 20.8 10.2 10.7 Potatoes............... Onions................. Cabbage............... Beans, baked____ Corn, canned....... —.d o ___ 1.8 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.8 2.9 4.3 5.4 4.8 4.1 3.6 2.8 2.6 3.4 ...d o ___ 5.6 5.7 5.8 6.6 8.8 9.3 9.1 7.9 7.3 6.9 6.8 6.4 7.2 4.1 6.0 9.0 9.2 7.9 5.5 6.3 5.7 5.4 5.5 4.7 4.8 6.2 — do— N o.2can 12.0 12.0 11,8 11.7 11.7 11.9 11.9 11.5 11.6 11.6 11.7 11.3 11.7 ...d o ___ ....... 14.4 14.8 15.0 14.7 15.3 15.4 15.3 15.1 14.9 14.9 14.9 14.3 14.9 Peas, canned........ Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. T ea...................... Coffee................... — do— ...d o ___ P oun d._ " T i ...d o ___ 57.5 ...d o ___ 28.8 14.0 11.6 63.3 28.5 Dozen__ 31.0 57.9 50.5 35.9 32.8 35.8 36.1 38.0 41.1 49.0 55.6 69.6 70.9 47.8 Prunes................. — do— Raisins................. ...d o ___ Bananas............... Dozen__ Oranges................ 1 1 5 -1 6 o u n c e s . 9.4 25.1 22.0 10.5 11.5 40.5 44.9 42.9 9.0 9.0 9.0 4.8 4 8 4.8 3.9 4.1 4.0 9.3 9.2 9.2 9.5 24.1 21.1 10.4 10.4 8.6 5.0 3.9 9.2 9.5 9.4 9.4 24.1 23.9 24.3 21.2 20.5 21.3 10.3 10.1 10.3 10.3 9,9 11.2 15.9 11.3 7.8 75.4 34.8 16.0 11.9 8.0 76.1 35.0 15.7 11.6 &5 76.2 35.4 15.5 11.6 10.0 77.2 35.2 15.8 11.8 10.7 76.8 35.8 15.6 12.1 10.7 77.5 35.3 15.5 11.8 10.0 77.9 35.3 15.5 11.8 9.4 76.7 35.3 15.5 11.7 9<. 1 76.8 35.3 15.4 11.6 10.3 75.9 34.9 15.4 11.6 10.0 75.9 34.9 15.6 11.0 10.0 75.9 34.1 15.6 11.7 9.6 76.5 35.1 22.0 19.6 37.5 46.4 22.0 18.7 37.9 46.3 22.8 17.9 37.3 46.3 22.9 17.4 37.3 53.9 22.0 16.8 37.9 59.1 21.7 17.0 38.8 59.8 21.4 16.6 39.8 60.5 21.0 17.0 38.9 54.6 20.1 17.1 3a 9 55.3 20.3 16.2 38.3 57.5 19.6 16.0 39.4 46.8 19.3 15.0 38.5 39.9 21.3 17.1 38.4 52.2 142 RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, 1923 T able C .— RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES: 1923 AND EACH MONTH OF 1923 COMPARED WITH 1913, FOR EACH OF 39 CITIES ATLANTA, GA. 1923 A v A v erer age age for Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. for Dec. year 15 year 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1923 1913 Article Unit Sirloin steak.......... Round steak.......... R ib roast............... Chuck roast.......... Plate beef-............. Pound. ...d o ___ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ — do___ 100 100 100 100 100 138 141 132 128 118 Pork chops............ Bacon, sliced......... Ham, sliced........... Lam b..................... Hens____________ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ ...d o .... ...d o .... __ do___ 100 100 100 100 100 119 114 113 153 151 179 179 154 154 112 112 151 179 155 153 177 154 M ilk, fresh............ Butter.................. . Cheese................... Lard......... ............ Eggs, strictly fresh. Q uart.. Pound. ...d o — __ do___ Dozen _ 100 100 100 100 100 164 146 149 116 171 164 146 146 117 146 164 147 143 117 118 164 146 142 116 Bread..................... Flour...................... Corn meal.............. Rice Pound. . . . do— . ...d o ___ __ do___ 100 100 100 100 154 147 128 154 147 132 101 Potatoes................. ...d o — Sugar, granulated.. — do___ Tea....................... . ...d o ___ Coflee.................... 100 100 100 100 136 153 152 116 Index number of all articles com bined. 100 141 136 138 140 137 135 136 126 125 111 118 143 145 141 131 117 145 147 138 133 116 118 113 153 179 154 149 150 146 138 126 149 150 144 139 124 145 150 141 136 121 122 121 113 153 177 154 114 155 174 151 126 114 158 169 151 110 157 137 135 114 113 147 147 131 128 140 139 116 116 114 114 156 156 136 98 156 153 140 99 156 150 140 101 154 150 136 97 101 100 141 160 152 115 141 189 152 116 159 196 154 116 164 200 202 157 116 205 157 117 245 196 156 115 140 139 141 141 142 143 176 173 175 134 109 122 116 149 153 146 138 120 150 154 144 140 116 146 149 143 137 116 143 145 141 134 118 145 146 141 134 119 145 116 155 133 153 143 115 159 180 161 123 150 177 157 108 108 148 172 158 123 113 153 177 155 164 136 140 114 127 164 143 115 145 164 144 144 125 150 174 147 147 123 191 196 147 146 123 202 164 141 143 118 142 156 139 152 154 139 152 154 154 139 144 ICO 156 154 144 152 154 147 144 100 102 102 102 '102 100 236 181 155 115 223 209 172 195 156 156 117 117 164 189 156 116 168 193 156 115 182 186 155 116 145 147 147 147 148 143 177 173 171 133 108 176 175 171 132 109 170 167 165 131 108 161 159 161 128 107 160 157 161 127 110 165 162 163 128 106 149 158 157 164 172 193 172 150 149 147 149 149 151 149 170 171 170 171 170 170 171 197 203 209 207 205 202 203 187 184 175 176 171 174 173 139 148 166 128 144 163 203 165 157 149 168 204 176 120 156 147 144 122 112 BALTIMORE, MD. 155 153 159 125 105 155 151 156 124 104 157 154 158 124 103 162 158 160 126 Sirloin steak.......... Round steak_____ R ib roast............... Chuck roast....... . Plate beef.............. Pound. ...d o ___ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ ...d o — 100 100 100 100 100 156 152 158 125 107 Pork chops............ Bacon, sliced......... Ham, sliced........ . Lamb..................... Hens____________ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ ...d o — 100 100 100 100 100 159 149 145 153 149 148 159 167 166 205 206 204 172 180 182 M ilk, fresh............. Butter.................... Cheese................... Lard___________ Eggs, strictly fresh. Q u artPound. ___do— __ do___ Dozen. 100 100 100 100 100 148 161 163 117 185 148 159 164 115 155 148 160 166 114 125 148 157 164 117 105 148 146 164 114 Bread................... Flour...................... Com m eal............ Rice........................ Pound. — do— ...d o ___ ...d o ___ 100 100 100 100 156 144 124 99 156 141 124 156 144 128 103 156 141 128 99 Potatoes................. — do___ Sugar, granulated—...d o — Tea......................... ...d o ___ Coflee................... . — do— . 100 100 100 100 117 153 118 131 117 163 119 133 122 133 Index number of all articles com bined. 100 150 148 100 102 172 169 168 131 106 111 159 148 163 123 157 159 148 148 153 160 165 164 164 164 128 130 130 174 219 222 148 152 163 119 150 161 138 132 163 134 136 161 134 136 163 134 144 102 102 163 134. 148 107 159 138 132 102 163 134 148 108 102 233 184 222 131 161 198 119 131 150 204 119 131 172 192 119 133 157 157 156 152 136 137 159 114 110 156 138 128 157 138 128 102 102 100 192 200 119 135 134 150 214 117 133 233 256 214 200 118 118 133 133 121 121 132 131 148 149 152 152 157 148 166 136 142 157 114 125 148 140 160 114 109 120 201 152 178 182 204 121 GENERAL TABLES 143 C .— RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES: 1923 AND EACH MONTH OF 1923 COMPARED WITH 1913, FOR EACH OF 39 CITIES—Continued T a b l e B IR M IN G H A M , ALA. 1923 A v Av erer age age for Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. for Dec. year year 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1923 1913 15 Article Unit Sirloin steak.......... Bound steak.......... R ib roast............. . Chuck roast........... Plate beef.............. Pound. ...d o __ ...d o ... ...d o __ — do~. 100 123 100 134 100 120 100 122 100 119 Pork chops............ Bacon, sliced......... Ham, sliced........... Lam b................... „ Hens____ ________ — d o__. — d o__. — do__. — do__. . . . d o ... M ilk, fresh............ Butter.................. . Cheese.................... Lard____________ Eggs, strictly fresh. Quart— Pound. ...d o __ __do___ D ozen. Bread..................... Flour...................... Com meal.............. Rice _ _ ___ Pound. — d o ... — d o ._ . ...d o __ 128 131 135 140 132 131 128 126 122 127 134 142 132 129 132 138 148 136 135 131 140 149 141 138 134 139 141 148 153 138 139 137 137 129 135 138 137 135 152 149 149 135 135 134 135 134 127 132 130 128 134 144 134 131 128 100 136 138 100 124 122 100 150 147 100 169 167 100 169 169 134 122 148 173 170 134 120 147 179 168 136 142 120 118 146 147 177 179 170 169 141 117 149 187 165 147 159 158 148 130 117 119 120 120 113 150 154 150 150 148 180 182 180 182 178 156 165 172 165 168 142 119 149 178 167 100 186 100 144 100 167 100 114 100 169 186 146 165 112 149 181 144 161 113 108 181 147 162 113 108 181 133 157 111 108 181 126 159 112 113 181 125 158 111 120 181 181 181 127 135 139 159 166 168 111 117 119 127 151 148 186 148 167 122 219 182 138 163 115 143 100 163 100 157 100 135 100 113 165 157 130 111 165 157 130 113 165 159 135 112 165 159 139 112 165 159 139 113 165 154 148 112 165 149 148 111 163 163 163 163 149 149 149 149 148 152 157 157 112 116 116 118 165 154 143 113 157 167 186 205 189 200 215 213 133 135 137 138 132 134 135 135 243 224 214 195 176 176 204 185 183 204 198 198 137 138 140 140 140 139 136 136 136 134 134 133 186 193 137 134 144 150 148 125 133 130 124 120 d o -_ . Potatoes................. Sugar, granulated. - —do__ Tea..................... . ...d o __ Coflee..................... . —do__ 100 152 152 100 156 163 100 134 134 100 130 130 Index number of all articles com bined. 100 146 145 147 148 149 151 151 181 143 165 120 196 153 154 149 BO STO N, M A SS. Sirloin steak........... Round steak.......... R ib roast................ Chuck roast........... Plate beef.............. Pound _ ...d o — — d o -_ . - „ do__ __do___ 100 169 168 166 100 135 134 135 100 146 146 144 100 130 131 130 Pork chops............ Bacon, sliced......... Ham, sliced........... Lam b..................... — d o ... — d o ... — do__ — d o__. __ do___ 100 100 100 100 100 M ilk, fresh............. Butter.................... Cheese.................... Lard...................... Eggs, strictly fresh. Quart— Pound. — d o -_ — do__. Dozen - 100 163 100 157 100 170 100 115 100 168 Hens ___ .... _ 138 138 152 149 164 164 179 171 160 160 173 143 145 134 181 154 152 137 183 158 157 143 183 184 181 165 164 157 162 164 159 150 150 149 178 174 148 146 156 154 142 145 176 148 153 139 131 132 144 149 149 150 161 162 165 172 172 181 158 157 160 143 150 167 191 161 152 147 169 194 156 154 147 171 185 156 132 147 169 171 155 130 143 162 170 150 144 148 166 179 158 167 136 145 131 171 148 171 185 158 165 150 172 177 159 163 163 158 160 170 171 115 115 142 135 156 159 172 114 115 156 156 142 136 169 170 111 111 117 117 162 167 133 139 170 168 111 111 132 152 167 167 179 173 145 150 154 156 171 170 172 173 115 122 126 125 169 186 231 205 164 149 170 116 156 142 149 129 118 142 146 129 114 142 146 137 118 142 146 146 116 142 146 146 115 142 141 151 112 142 135 149 119 142 135 143 117 142 141 143 116 Potatoes................. — do__ Sugar, granulated _ — d o ... Tea........................ ...d o __ Coflee.................... —_d o-_. 100 129 100 152 100 117 100 130 141 161 118 130 147 191 117 131 176 194 117 131 182 171 294 265 206 206 193 174 119 119 119 119 131 131 131 131 194 153 176 202 119 120 131 131 153 153 191 194 120 120 131 131 182 187 119 131 Index number of all articles com bined. 100 149 147 148 147 147 155 159 151 Bread..................... Pound. 100 Flour...................... -_-do__- 100 Corn meal.............. — d o -_ . 100 Rice _ d o ... 100 142 143 146 116 146 153 142 132 146 118 155 142 135 143 114 155 142 135 146 118 156 144 RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, 1923 T a b l e C . — R E L A T IV E R E T A IL P R IC E S OF 23 F O O D A R T I C L E S : 1923 A N D E A C H M O N T H O F 1923 C O M P A R E D W IT H O F 39 C IT IE S — Continued 1913, F O R E A C H BUFFALO, N. ¥. A v A v 1923 er er age age for for year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. year 1913 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1923 15 A1 tlClV Sirloin steak........... Hound steak.......... R ib roast............... Chuck roast........... Plate beef............... P ound. .d o ... ...d o __ —.d o ... — do— 100 100 100 100 100 162 154 158 131 107 163 154 159 131 105 164 155 159 129 103 165 156 161 129 103 166 173 159 169 161 165 129 134 101 100 179 174 169 133 97 182 176 168 135 97 180 174 168 138 105 175 168 166 140 108 165 159 165 137 105 164 160 164 134 109 170 163 164 133 103 Pork chops............ Bacon, sliced......... Ham, sliced........... Lam b..................... Hens...................... ...d o ... _ _ .d o --—_do__. ___d o.-_ _ .d o_-. 100 100 100 100 100 153 354 175 191 168 148 150 174 189 171 147 148 177 188 172 148 147 173 190 176 162 159 173 148 149 149 171 172 175 189 204 202 174 173 167 176 148 177 196 165 196 151 178 196 166 183 148 177 190 168 145 144 175 178 162 134 141 169 178 162 161 148 174 191 169 M ilk, fresh............. Butter.................... Cheese.................... Lard....................... Eggs, strictly fresh. Q uart.. Pound. ...d o _ _ . ...d o ... D ozen - 100 100 100 100 100 163 162 175 116 183 163 157 178 116 154 163 158 177 116 130 163 154 176 116 109 156 139 173 113 112 154 130 173 115 109 154 129 174 113 119 156 137 177 113 129 166 149 179 119 155 166 173 150 163 181 185 124 126 174 215 169 166 181 126 220 163 149 178 117 151 Bread..................... Pound . Flour...................... ___do___ Com meal.............. ...d o __ R ice— ................... 100 100 100 100 148 143 138 97 148 143 142 98 148 140 146 97 148 140 138 100 150 143 142 96 150 140 146 95 150 137 150 96 148 130 146 96 150 133 142 96 150 133 142 98 152 133 158 99 152 133 158 101 150 137 146 97 Potatoes................. Sugar, granulated.. T ea......................... Coflee..................... 100 100 100 100 100 148 136 119 100 159 136 120 100 187 135 121 135 141 165 265 247 218 191 202 202 189 172 174 137 139 138 138 138 139 122 122 122 120 120 120 147 193 139 119 141 185 140 119 129 185 140 118 159 181 138 120 100 149 147 146 147 — do— ...d o __ ...d o .- . _ .-d o _ -- Index number of all articles com bined. 147" 146 151 152 156 154 " 158 157 151 CHARLESTON, S. C. Sirloin steak........... Round steak.......... R ib roast................ Chuck roast........... Plate beef............... Pound. ...d o ... ...d o - - . — d o ... ...d o __ 100 100 100 100 100 159 154 142 144 121 157 151 135 137 121 163 160 142 142 127 Pork chops............. Bacon, sliced......... Ham, sliced........... Lam b..................... Hens __ ...d o __ -_.do___ ...d o ... ...d o ... __ do___ 100 100 100 100 100 130 147 158 204 170 124 146 152 186 166 M ilk, fresh............. Butter.................... Cheese.................... Lard____________ Eggs, strictly fresh. Q u artPound. ...d o ... ...d o ... D ozen.. 100 100 100 100 100 153 152 175 124 166 Bread..................... Flour................. . . . Corn meal.............. R ice........................ P oim d. _._d o-_. — do— ...d o - .. 165 166 147 144 123 168 164 144 136 120 168 167 141 139 121 164 169 143 141 122 164 159 139 136 119 164 156 143 141 119 153 150 133 134 112 153 154 131 134 123 153 146 131 130 123 161 158 139 138 121 126 126 139 137 154 148, 198 206 170 175 128 135 150 192 172 130 136 150 189 170 130 133 150 191 171 130 133 152 191 172 144 137 148 191 169 135 136 155 191 168 130 135 153 177 161 110 135 152 179 160 129 137 152 191 iao iOv 153 148 178 125 138 153 150 173 125 112 153 153 167 125 107 153 138 154 125 104 153 129 158 123 108 153 127 165 123 110 153 132 166 123 115 153 140 169 126 119 153 145 175 129 140 153 146 172 134 157 153 150 170 135 206 153 143 168 127 132 100 156 100 159 100 125 100 115 156 162 125 115 156 162 129 115 156 162 129 115 167 162 129 115 167 162 129 116 167 159 129 116 169 159 129 116 167 159 129 120 167 157 146 124 167 154 146 124 167 154 150 124 164 159 133 118 Potatoes................. . . .d o ... Sugar, granulated.. ...d o ... Tea......................... „ _do— C offee..................... 100 100 100 100 118 155 141 124 118 190 141 125 127 132 145 136 196 212 212 200 143 143 143 143 127 129 130 129 186 180 143 129 164 141 176 200 141 141 126 124 127 196 143 124 127 200 143 124 136 190 142 126 Index number of all articles com bined. 100 147 l i ? ’ "l48 149 149 149 ~149 152 148 123 153 143 124 145 1l45 147 GENERAL TABLES 145 C .— RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES: 1923 AND EACH MONTH OF 1923 COMPARED WITH 1913, FOR EACH OF 39 CITIES— Continued T a b l e C H IC A G O , ILL. A v A v 1923 er er age age for for year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept Oct. Nov. Dec. year 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1913 15 15 1923 Article Unit Sirloin steak........... Round steak.......... Rib roast................ Chuck roast........... Plate beef. ............ Pound. — d o.__ —.d o .__ — do___ — do__ 100 100 100 100 100 164 145 150 126 107 162 143 150 122 104 161 143 149 123 102 165 146 153 127 103 166 169 147 150 154 151 127 129 103 102 175 156 155 127 103 179 185 179 175 159 162 160 157 153 161 162 161 127 136 137 136 101 104 106 109 Pork chops............ Bacon, sliced......... Ham, s lice d ......... Lam b..................... Hens____________ — do___ — d o.__ ___do___ ...d o ___ ___do___ 100 100 100 100 100 135 141 146 172 161 131 140 147 173 176 130 140 147 174 177 130 142 149 174 183 146 143 151 175 180 137 140 150 183 170 147 141 152 192 173 163 141 153 187 170 182 142 154 189 175 167 142 154 184 169 M ilk, fresh............ Butter.................... C heese--................ Lard____________ Eggs, strictly fresh. Quart— Pound. —.d o .__ — do___ D ozen. 100 100 100 100 100 163 161 158 114 193 163 156 160 110 157 163 154 161 111 135 163 150 160 112 126 163 135 159 110 125 163 128 159 112 125 175 126 158 113 125 175 136 159 113 134 175 147 159 115 158 Bread..................... Pound. Elmir . . . do— . Corn meal.............. ...d o ___ Rififi—.d o___ 100 100 100 100 159 150 186 113 159 150 186 113 159 146 179 113 159 146 176 115 159 146 176 113 159 150 179 115 159 143 179 112 159 143 183 112 Potatoes................. — do___ Sugar, granulated—— do___ do Tea_____________ Coflee___________ —.d o___ 100 100 100 100 119 151 128 119 119 161 ISO 123 119 182 130 124 138 138 196 204 130 130 127 127 169 204 130 126 288 196 135 126 Index number of all articles com bined. 100 149 147 146 148 149 157 148 176 156 161 137 107 172 156 155 129 104 133 138 152 180 155 124 134 147 176 151 144 140 150 180 170 175 150 159 122 171 175 162 162 128 223 175 168 161 126 219 169 148 160 115 158 159 146 190 115 159 146 186 113 159 146 186 113 159 146 179 118 159 146 183 113 231 178 134 125 206 178 134 125 150 192 135 125 144 184 135 125 144 188 134 125 163 184 132 125 154 157 155 157 156 152 Ii C IN C IN N A T I, O H IO Sirloin steak.......... Round steak.......... R ib roast............... Chuck roast.......... Plate beef............... Pound— do___ — do___ ...d o __ — do___ 100 100 100 100 100 143 142 142 116 120 144 144 144 116 121 146 144 148 118 124 146 147 148 119 119 149 150 149 120 122 156 157 151 122 118 159 160 151 125 119 161 161 152 125 119 158 158 150 124 119 151 150 148 119 118 148 148 143 117 117 148 145 142 116 117 151 150 147 120 119 Pork chops............ Bacon, sliced......... Ham, sliced- ......... Lam b..................... Hens — do___ — do___ ...d o ___ — do___ — do___ 100 100 100 100 100 133 135 159 202 145 131 133 160 201 157 130 131 160 200 164 137 131 163 204 163 138 133 171 211 162 136 134 165 218 157 153 135 168 205 149 157 135 170 190 149 181 135 169 194 1564 153 135 170 196 149 113 126 168 189 140 113 123 163 190 141 140 132 166 200 153 M ilk, fresh............ Butter___«_............ C heese................. Lard__................... Eggs, strictly fresh. Quart— Pound. —.d o___ —.d o___ Dozen _ 100 100 100 100 100 150 153 179 111 185 150 148 181 109 141 150 149 180 113 108 150 143 170 113 107 150 126 167 109 109 150 122 180 109 95 150 118 175 108 113 150 130 172 109 121 150 139 182 123 152 175 142 184 128 169 175 154 180 128 235 175 157 178 125 209 156 140 177 116 145 Bread..................... Pound. 100 Flour...................... — do— 100 Corn meal.............. —.d o___ 100 do Rice 100 175 139 107 101 177 136 111 101 175 136 104 101 175 136 107 99 175 136 111 102 175 136 119 100 175 136 119 101 175 133 126 102 175 136 126 102 175 133 133 107 175 133 137 108 175 133 137 109 175 136 119 103 Potatoes................. ...d o ___ Sugar, granulated—...d o ___ Tea......................... —.do___ Coflee___________ ...d o ___ 100 100 100 100 111 151 114 125 106 160 116 126 117 187 115 130 128 196 116 133 133 204 117 133 200 204 118 132 233 194 120 132 161 179 121 129 167 181 121 129 133 194 120 129 122 192 120 129 122 191 121 129 144 187 118 130 Index number of all articles com bined. 100 141 139 141 141 143 145 142 147 148 I 4r 143 RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, 1923 146 T a b l e C . — R E L A T IV E R E T A IL P R IC E S O F 23 F O O D A R T IC L E S : 1923 A N D E A C H M O N T H O F 1923 C O M P A R E D W I T H O F 39 C IT IE S — Continued 1913, F O R E A C H CLEVELAND, OHIO 1923 A v er age for Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. year Jan. 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1913 15 15 15 Article Unit Sirloin steak.......... Round steak.......... R ib roast................ Chuck roast........... Plate beef............... Pound. __ do— ...d o — ...d o — ...d o — 100 100 100 100 100 139 137 138 141 148 155 157 155 129 129 127 131 135 142 144 144 129 133 131 131 137 139 139 137 116 116 116 116 114 117 118 120 92 86 88 92 95 92 94 92 Pork chops............ Bacon, sliced.......... Ham, sliced........... Lam b..................... Hens____________ . . . do— ...d o — ...d o — ...d o — ...d o .... 100 100 100 100 100 135 145 132 177 169 134 131 145 143 131 134 174 179 173 176 133 143 132 177 177 146 141 134 176 173 M ilk, fresh............ Butter.................... Cheese................ . Lard.............. ........ Eggs, strictly fresh Q u artPound . ...d o — ___do___ D ozen. 100 100 100 100 100 171 156 156 110 178 171 152 156 109 139 171 150 157 110 113 171 147 159 112 103 Bread................... . Flour...................... Corn meal.............. R ice........................ Pound. — do— — do___ ...d o — 100 100 100 100 144 147 136 103 144 144 147 147 136 136 103 102 144 150 129 101 Potatoes................. ...d o — Sugar, granulated - ...d o ___ Tea......................... __do___ Coffee..................... Index number of all articles com bined. A v er age for year 1923 155 146 139 125 92 152 142 136 123 97 145 137 131 117 96 144 133 136 120 97 147 137 135 119 93 147 150 142 144 136 136 180 190 167 166 159 193 145 146 139 140 181 183 168 170 168 146 144 178 165 139 122 143 *139 143 138 169 167 159 160 147 143 137 178 169 171 131 151 111 103 171 124 152 110 101 171 171 135 144 150 152 109 116 121 148 171 171 145 158 155 160 117 121 174 218 171 163 161 122 188 171 144 155 113 141 149 153 132 105 147 144 153 147 129 132 102 103 144 144 136 106 144 144 139 103 it 144 144 144 144 143 150 109 113 144 144 154 111 144 147 139 106 100 100 100 100 124 129 135 147 159 224 276 152 157 189 200 206 206 193 139 138 137 137 137 137 137 150 152 152 153 153 153 153 247 170 137 151 235 176 136 149 165 141 196 191 135 136 152 153 141 191 139 153 176 185 137 152 100 143 142 147 151 149 147 145 157 154 154 152 152 152 147 150 154 150 150 149 149 146 143 150 138 137 137 135 135 135 135 137 136 133 133 130 129 129 131 133 121 118 118 122 130 130 117 121 152 150 136 131 119 140 140 143 146 171 124 151 110 111 148 150 DALLAS, TEX. Sirloin steak.......... Round steak_____ R ib roast................ Chuck roast........... Plate beef............... -P ound. ...d o — — do— ...d o — ...d o ___ 100 100 100 100 100 151 151 136 130 112 Pork chops............ Bacon, sliced......... Ham, sliced........... Lam b..................... Hens...................... ...d o — ...d o — ...d o ___ ...d o ___ ...d o — 100 100 100 100 100 139 129 107 106 161 161 181 200 156 165 M ilk, fresh............. Butter.................... Cheese.................... Lard....................... Eggs, strictly fresh Q uart.. Pound. ...d o — . __do___ D ozen. 100 100 100 100 100 146 145 186 121 157 146 146 147 149 185 181 122 124 145 101 Bread..................... Pound. 100 Flour ................... — do— 100 Corn meal.............. ...d o — 100 dn_ _ 100 Rice................... . 167 145 124 110 165 142 121 106 Potatoes................. — do— Sugar, granulated— ...d o — Tea......................... ...d o — Coffee..................... ...d o ___ 100 100 100 100 150 155 137 114 Index number of all articles com bined. 100 142 151 151 136 126 112 150 155 152 152 138 136 131 131 li6 116 129 124 129 104 103 105 161 161 161 208 195 195 164 161 160 131 105 161 187 160 135 102 161 187 156 143 101 161 187 155 158 149 101 101 161 161 187 187 153 153 139 101 161 187 159 135 101 161 190 157 136 103 161 191 158 146 146 149 133 174 168 123 121 96 98 146 126 171 121 104 146 125 173 120 113 146 132 176 120 125 146 146 142 148 180 189 127 134 144 151 146 152 146 155 1 9? 189 134 173 131 199 146 142 180 125 134 165 139 121 110 165 139 124 112 165 139 124 113 165 139 124 111 165 133 124 110 161 130 124 109 161 133 128 108 161 133 138 106 161 133 148 106 161 136 152 115 163 136 131 110 150 164 139 116 155 188 138 116 164 195 138 117 168 186 202 205 139 138 117 116 209 193 137 116 205 172 138 116 191 176 138 116 182 195 138 116 177 195 186 195 138 140 116 118 177 186 138 116 142 140 141 141 141 141 144 145 146 149 143 141 GENERAL TABLES 147 C .— RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES: 1923 AND EACH MONTH OF 1923 COMPARED WITH 1913, FOR EACH OF 39 CITIES— Continued T a b l e D E N V E R , CO LO. 1923 A v A v ererage age for Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. for year 15 15 15 15 15 year 15 15 15 15 15 15 1923 1913 15 Article Unit Sirlon steak........... Round steak.......... R ib roast............... Chuck roast........... Plate roast............. Pound. — do___ ...d o ___ — d o .... — do— 100 100 100 100 100 113 123 107 112 123 106 124 115 123 105 101 102 100 125 119 124 107 99 Pork chops............ Bacon, sliced_____ Ham, sliced........... Lam b..................... Hens____________ — do___ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ . . . do— __do___ 100 100 100 100 100 139 136 151 150 163 162 207 212 140 144 132 152 164 208 152 135 141 153 153 162 166 207 212 150 156 M ilk, fresh............ Butter.................... Cheese.................... Lard....................... Eggs, strictly fresh. Quart— Pound. — do— . ...d o ___ D ozen. 100 100 100 100 100 140 145 148 118 153 140 142 149 119 132 140 141 148 118 97 140 146 143 118 140 128 143 118 140 119 145 116 101 100 Bread..................... Flour...................... Com meal.............. Rice________ ____ Pound. ...d o — ...d o ___ ...d o ___ 100 100 100 100 152 146 136 152 150 128 109 152 150 132 113 152 150 128 113 Potatoes................. . . . do— Sugar, granulated _ — do— Tea....................... — do___ Coflee..................... — d o.__ 100 100 100 100 121 Index number of all articles com bined. 100 122 123 130 126 130 110 102 143 140 129 118 152 150 144 128 118 150 145 145 122 116 122 122 111 102 106 108 101 102 104 148 158 157 187 162 152 152 153 152 153 166 174 166 167 165 230 224 217 219 212 146 147 140 142 143 138 148 164 126 142 158 210 205 129 137 147 151 165 213 144 139 153 152 140 137 148 118 132 112 120 108 102 152 150 124 113 152 150 128 150 142 132 110 162 129 124 107 121 169 204 129 129 122 124 143 164 209 220 129 130 124 127 186 218 131 124 200 130 124 133 131 133 135 133 131 126 130 120 139 128 148 115 130 131 125 131 117 140 117 147 116 109 110 138 136 135 113 108 112 139 135 150 117 136 139 137 152 150 188 139 152 152 119 190 144 142 128 110 144 138 124 109 112 144 142 132 114 144 142 140 115 144 138 140 113 148 146 132 117 271 221 186 171 205 ^00 126 126 124 126 164 184 127 124 207 185 127 123 125 126 171 196 128 124 138 135 136 137 140 139 135 165 165 143 134 104 164 163 146 140 107 157 155 139 135 109 148 148 150 145 133 132 128 129 107 108 154 151 137 128 104 157 170 187 228 174 120 120 120 202 D E T R O IT , M IC H . Sirloin steak......... Round steak.......... R ib roast............... Chuck roast.......... Plate beef.............. Pound.. ...d o .... — do___ ...d o ___ — do___ 100 100 100 100 100 142 139 131 Pork chops............ Bacon, sliced......... Ham, sliced........... Lamb..................... Hens____________ . . . do— — do— — d o .... ...d o ___ ...d o — 100 100 100 100 100 147 170 182 223 168 M ilk, fresh............ Butter.................. . Cheese................... Lard....................... Eggs, strictly fresh. Q u artPound. ...d o ___ „ .d o___ D ozen. 100 100 100 100 100 Bread..................... Flour...................... Corn meal.............. Rice________ ____ Pound. — do— . ...d o ___ ...d o ___ Potatoes................. Sugar, granulated. Tea........................ Coflee..................... ...d o ___ ...d o ___ „_ d o — . ...d o ___ Index number of all articles com bined. 102 101 101 164 166 144 128 103 137 169 184 148 170 187 245 177 171 174 189 251 174 178 207 176 178 191 197 233 234 169 176 181 173 193 223 172 147 166 185 187 153 168 186 229 181 163 132 162 184 216 165 167 159 172 106 132 167 158 170 109 115 167 142 167 108 117 167 136 174 107 167 131 170 107 179 153 175 117 179 167 167 175 170 152 174 122 121 110 121 179 150 179 114 153 167 163 176 120 179 140 174 107 131 204 204 152 154 142 154 114 154 139 154 117 154 139 154 114 154 139 154 117 154 139 154 154 135 154 154 129 161 112 112 154 132 157 114 154 132 161 113 154 132 168 117 154 135 168 118 154 135 157 114 87 154 154 129 87 165 154 131 100 120 200 120 210 240 183 147 130 213 183 144 130 127 212 149 133 187 300 206 198 145 146 146 130 129 129 149 129 113 188 148 128 107 190 147 129 153 190 149 130 149 147 147 148 149 156 159 156 153 152 152 145 139 133 124 104 146 138 132 123 103 144 171 186 176 137 170 185 216 178 167 164 177 106 198 167 158 175 106 154 100 100 100 100 154 142 157 118 100 100 100 100 100 121 106 221 198 152 133 150 141 133 124 222 154 148 137 123 162 157 139 130 151 157 112 220 148 R E TA IL PRICES, 1913 TO D E CE M BE R , 1923 C .— RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES: 1923 AND EACH MONTH OF 1923 COMPARED WITH 1913, FOR EACH OF 39 CITIES— Continued T a b l e FALL RIVER, MASS. 1923 A v A v er erage age for Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept O ct Nov. Dec. for year 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 year 1913 1923 Article Unit Sirloin steak.......... Hound steak_____ R ib roast............... Chuck roast........... Plate beef.............. Pound. . —do___ ...d o ___ ...d o .... ...d o .... 100 100 100 100 100 164 164 155 156 118 117 112 111 Pork chops............ Bacon, sliced......... Ham, sliced........... Lamb..................... Hens____ ________ ...d o — ...d o ___ ...d o ___ — do___ _dn 100 100 100 100 100 M ilk, fresh............ Butter............. — _ Cheese................... Lard.... .................. Eggs, strictly fresh. Quart— Pound. . . . d o .... __do___ D ozen. Bread..................... Flour...................... Corn meal.............. Rico Potatoes.......i ........ Sugar, granulated. Tea......................... Coflee.................... 164 153 116 109 164 156 116 109 166 160 116 111 178 165 125 119 177 166 129 121 180 166 132 122 179 166 129 121 172 163 122 115 170 157 120 113 171 160 122 115 134 152 152 195 175 130 130 149 148 151 151 192 196 171 169 129 152 149 196 169 135 134 142 148 145 144 150 150 151 195 208 211 168 167 173 145 145 152 207 174 161 161 145 143 155 154 207 200 174 172 140 142 149 196 169 122 141 150 194 164 139 146 151 200 170 100 100 100 100 100 156 153 159 111 201 156 154 160 111 164 156 157 163 112 140 156 156 156 158 142 134 163 159 157 112 111 110 108 109 110 156 132 163 109 122 156 136 163 109 146 156 142 165 117 169 156 149 166 121 189 167 152 166 125 227 167 154 166 123 238 158 147 163 115 160 Pound. ...d o — . ...d o ___ __ do___ 100 100 100 100 147 155 171 99 147 152 166 103 147 155 166 99 147 155 163 101 147 152 171 103 147 148 174 104 147 148 174 102 147 148 197 103 144 148 186 103 144 148 197 104 147 152 174 102 — do___ ...d o ___ — do— ...d o ___ 100 100 100 100 121 156 135 116 121 132 163 194 135 136 119 120 153 158 196 209 137 137 119 121 147 253 207 204 137 133 121 120 184 181 134 121 195 181 134 121 158 200 134 121 142 196 134 119 142 198 136 120 158 191 135 120 100 150 147 145 144 150 149 153 145 157 157 150 Index number of all articles com* bined. 147 147 155 166 101 145 170 162 119 113 147 152 157 101 INDIANAPOLIS, IND. Sirloin steak........... Round steak.......... R ib roast................ Chuck roast........... Plate beef.............. Pound. — do___ — do___ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ 100 100 100 100 100 137 137 140 133 116 137 139 140 142 140 141 131 132 115 114 139 143 145 137 114 154 159 147 143 113 156 163 150 145 110 155 162 149 143 118 152 154 145 140 115 143 147 145 140 113 139 142 141 135 113 145 149 144 138 113 Pork chops............ Bacon, sliced......... Ham, sliced........... Lam b..................... ...d o ___ . . . d o .... ...d o ___ ...d o ___ do 100 100 100 100 100 128 130 155 202 149 131 126 159 202 154 130 127 159 198 162 130 134 129 136 129 128 127 128 158 162 160 163 198 206 215 219 165 165 158 156 140 129 162 202 159 169 126 163 198 158 156 125 163 193 154 124 117 155 193 152 115 114 151 193 157 135 125 159 202 157 M ilk, fresh............ Butter.................... Cheese................... Lard....................... Eggs, strictly fresh. Q u artPound. . . . d o .... __do___ D ozen. 100 100 100 100 100 150 154 183 97 177 150 148 183 97 143 150 150 148 148 176 168 97 96 110 101 150 130 164 95 104 150 124 167 95 96 150 124 166 95 104 150 133 168 96 113 150 147 173 101 145 150 148 179 111 155 150 155 176 114 218 150 159 176 113 204 150 143 173 101 139 Bread..................... Flour.........: ........... Corn meal.............. Rice........................ Pound. ...d o ___ . . . d o .... ...d o ___ 100 100 100 100 165 147 115 111 165 165 167 147 147 150 119 119 123 110 110 110 167 147 123 108 167 144 123 110 167 141 127 111 167 138 127 110 167 138 131 111 167 134 135 112 167 138 135 112 167 138 138 114 167 144 127 111 Potatoes................. ...d o ___ Sugar, granulated.. ...d o — Tea......................... — do___ Coflee.................... 100 100 100 100 94 150 127 124 88 100 119 157 188 193 129 129 128 126 126 125 125 200 128 125 181 197 128 125 269 190 128 125 238 172 129 125 200 171 129 125 131 190 129 126 106 179 129 126 113 179 130 126 150 181 129 126 Index number of all articles com bined. 100 139 137 139 140 144 146 145 147 144 144 143 142 TTens 137 141 146 144 136 110 149 154 145 142 111 149 G E N E R AL TABLES C .— RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES: 1923 AND EACH MONTH OF 1923 COMPARED WITH 1913, FOR EACH OF 39 CITIES— Continued T a b l e JACKSONVILLE, FLA. 1923 A v erage for Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. year Jan. 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1913 15 A v er age for year 1923 Article Unit Sirloin steak........... Round steak.......... R ib ro a st.............. Chuck roast........... Plate b e e f--........... Pound. ...d o __ ...d o .....d o __ —_do-__ 100 100 100 100 100 129 131 108 118 105 129 128 112 121 106 131 134 117 121 103 135 139 120 120 98 133 136 111 121 100 133 136 115 121 100 132 132 109 121 96 130 129 113 123 96 130 135 113 117 99 130 136 115 122 94 131 134 117 121 95 130 131 114 123 95 131 133 113 121 99 Pork chops---------Bacon, sliced......... Ham, sliced .......... Lam b..................... Hens____________ _. _do__ —_do— — d o -_ ...d o — ...d o __ 100 100 100 100 100 129 133 151 175 150 125 129 155 176 149 124 132 158 181 150 125 133 155 181 149 131 127 150 167 148 131 125 153 182 146 123 123 154 185 135 128 123 148 167 133 132 125 154 172 147 134 125 156 172 151 128 123 160 171 154 120 121 160 171 151 128 127 155 175 147 M ilk, fresh............ Butter.................... C heese--................ Lard____________ Eggs, strictly fresh. Quart.. Pound. „ .d o ... - .d o ... D ozen. 100 100 100 100 100 143 146 164 112 152 143 145 161 115 117 143 147 157 115 104 140 147 152 117 95 140 130 144 116 96 135 126 146 109 102 135 122 148 110 107 131 126 148 112 123 131 132 155 116 146 151 138 158 120 152 151 145 156 122 174 151 149 158 122 173 141 138 154 115 129 Bread..................... Pound. 100 Flour...................... . . _d o._- 100 d o ... 100 Corn meal.............. R ic e ...................... ...d o __ 100 156 150 107 133 156 150 110 136 156 150 114 132 156 147 114 130 158 150 117 129 158 147 121 132 158 142 121 132 158 139 121 132 158 139 124 130 158 139 131 135 158 142 138 141 158 142 138 135 158 145 121 133 Potatoes............... . —.d o ... Sugar, granulated— . . .d o ... Tea........................ —.d o ... Coffee..................... - . d o . - . 100 100 100 100 121 138 140 116 121 140 141 116 125 172 140 116 138 180 141 114 154 190 141 114 175 185 143 113 229 177 146 113 221 162 143 112 183 162 144 112 175 180 145 113 146 178 148 114 158 180 149 115 163 170 143 114 Index number of all articles com bined. 100 137 135 136 136 136 137 138 138 140 143 144 145 139 KANSAS CITY, MO. Sirloin steak........... Round steak.......... R ib roast................ Chuck roast........... Plate b e e f--........... Pound. ...d o __ ...d o __ ...d o __ — d o --_ 100 100 100 100 100 145 135 133 114 90 145 135 133 115 90 144 136 132 115 91 150 141 140 118 91 152 141 141 119 93 156 149 144 121 92 161 159 145 125 95 160 157 145 124 92 163 158 152 125 92 160 153 148 121 95 157 148 143 121 91 158 148 142 120 93 154 147 142 120 92 Pork chops_____*_ Bacon, sliced_____ Ham, sliced........... Lam b..................... Hens____________ . . _do—_ ...d o __ ...d o __ ...d o - .. __ do___ 100 100 100 100 100 127 139 157 175 172 125 139 158 173 185 124 140 158 175 186 126 138 161 175 194 136 140 161 178 191 130 141 163 179 184 138 141 163 185 181 148 141 164 183 172 177 143 165 177 170 154 144 166 176 166 124 141 162 175 168 110 136 158 179 170 135 140 161 177 178 M ilk, fresh............ Butter.................... Cheese...... ........... . Lard....................... Eggs, strictly fresh. Q uart.. Pound. — d o .._ ...d o __ D ozen. 100 100 100 100 100 149 157 173 107 169 149 152 176 107 145 149 151 174 109 120 149 152 161 108 114 149 137 166 107 111 149 129 170 108 112 149 123 166 107 114 149 131 171 107 122 149 142 177 115 141 149 145 177 115 149 149 152 177 118 207 149 156 175 115 206 149 144 172 110 143 Bread..................... Flour...................... Corn meal.............. Rice.................... Pound. ___do.-_ . . . d o ... ...d o — . 100 100 100 100 137 153 173 105 137 153 169 109 137 153 169 108 137 150 173 110 135 150 177 107 135 147 169 106 133 143 169 109 132 140 173 109 132 137 173 106 132 140 173 110 133 140 173 107 137 140 173 107 135 147 173 108 Potatoes................. ...d o .- . Sugar, granulated—...d o ... T e a ........................ . . .d o ... Coffee.................... . . . d o - . 100 100 100 100 124 153 148 137 124 165 148 140 129 186 147 142 129 129 195 207 146 146 140 141 147 205 146 141 165 186 148 141 135 172 147 142 159 172 147 142 129 193 149 142 124 182 149 142 124 184 148 142 135 184 147 141 Index number of all articles com bined. 100 139 139 139 141 140 139 138 143 141 144 143 141 140 150 R E TA IL PRICES, 1913 TO D E CE M BE R , 1923 T a b l e C . — R E L A T IV E R E T A IL P R IC E S O F 23 F O O D A R T I C L E S : 1923 A N D E A C H M O N T H O F 1923 C O M P A R E D W I T H O F 39 C IT IE S — Continued 1913, F O R E A C H LITTLE ROCK, ARK. A v A v 1923 er er age age for for year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. ’M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. year 15 15 15 15 15 15 1913 15 15 15 15 15 15 1923 Article Unit Sirloin steak.......... Round steak.......... R ib roast................ Chuck roast........... Plate beef.............. Pound. —.d o___ — do___ ...d o ___ —.d o .__ 100 100 100 100 100 127 126 149 147 138 136 120 115 109 109 Pork chops............ Bacon, sliced......... Ham, sliced........... Lam b..................... Hens____________ —_do___ — do___ —.d o___ —.d o___ __ do___ 100 100 100 100 100 143 114 155 178 153 M ilk, fresh............ Butter.................... Cheese................... Lard____________ Eggs, strictly fresh. 127 144 135 120 109 131 150 134 121 113 131 154 135 123 113 133 156 136 123 111 140 139 113 114 158 155 181 185 162 156 139 113 158 191 152 141 114 159 191 153 143 145 114 110 159 16? 186 181 150 147 Quart— Pound. —.d o .__ dn D ozen- 100 155 155 151 100 136 131 138 100 172 174 172 100 123 123 123 100 164 140 106 151 138 164 123 100 Bread..................... Flour...................... Com meal.............. Bice....... ................ Pound . — do— . — do— __ do___ 100 100 100 100 137 147 120 98 137 137 147 147 120 120 99 99 137 150 124 98 135 147 132 93 Potatoes................. Sugar granulated.. Tea......................... Coffee.................... — do— . — do— . ...d o — — do— 100 100 100 100 120 164 184 131 120 120 135 145 165 190 168 195 207 220 220 202 184 183 183 183 lo3 183 134 134 135 135 133 133 100 139 137 Index number of all articles com bined. 137 139 140 134 165 156 140 135 126 119 119 112 138 156 138 123 122 136 154 140 118 112 126 147 129 111 109 124 144 134 114 112 131 152 136 120 112 143 115 158 182 143 161 116 161 200 149 159 144 114 109 158 158 184 140 150 143 134 107 154 172 148 144 113 158 185 151 151 124 159 119 102 151 151 151 118 116 119 159 162 162 119 120 118 114 119 128 151 128 167 120 140 155 155 133 140 168 168 122 123 143 169 155 142 169 124 181 153 130 166 121 134 137 150 124 94 137 150 132 95 135 131 132 94 135 133 132 94 135 136 144 96 135 142 148 98 135 139 140 96 137 144 132 96 190 184 181 133 190 189 185 133 155 209 185 134 140 202 184 136 135 200 184 138 150 196 183 134 138 141 141 141 141 139 149 135 153 113 102 149 135 152 113 106 146 134 151 114 104 144 133 154 113 102 149 164 148 153 162 166 177 179 146 149 154 152 166 179 150 144 151 163 179 150 147 148 164 177 149 150 151 192 107 141 150 150 155 154 199 202 113 115 171 151 150 145 192 109 121 148 131 142 131 139 139 140 LOS ANGELES, CALIF. Sirloin steak.......... Round steak.......... R ib roast................ Chuck roast........... Plate beef.............. Pound. —.d o___ — do___ —.d o .__ ...d o — 100 100 100 100 100 140 134 151 117 105 138 140 129 131 154 154 115 113 105 102 145 133 157 115 104 146 133 158 111 101 143 144 144 144 132 132 133 134 153 156 155 151 113 112 110 108 99 99 98 100 Pork chops............ Bacon, sliced......... Ham, sliced........... Lam b..................... Hens____________ —.d o .__ —.d o .__ — do— . ...d o .— ...d o __ 100 100 100 100 100 148 151 167 179 151 143 138 166 176 152 145 145 163 177 153 147 147 165 178 152 144 147 164 177 150 144 145 162 174 149 M ilk, fresh............ Butter.................... Cheese................... Lard_____ ____ Eggs, strictly fresh. Quart.. Pound. — do— __ do___ D ozen- 100 150 100 152 100 195 100 109 100 133 150 144 197 107 100 150 134 192 107 87 150 135 184 108 95 150 139 181 109 99 150 150 150 144 137 144 184 188 187 108 106 106 100 102 117 Bread..................... Flour...................... Corn meal.............. Rice........................ Pound . —-d o.— ...d o ___ __ do___ 100 144 100 140 100 142 100 130 144 148 148 148 148 137 137 137 134 134 127 127 130 130 130 125 125 125 123 123 148 129 139 132 148 134 133 127 Potatoes................ Sugar, granulated-. Tea......................... Coffee..................... — do— . ...d o __ — do__ ...d o — lffO 160 100 156 100 129 100 110 147 153 207 200 247 240 227 260 253 233 233 172 198 196 211 209 187 176 183 198 194 196 128 129 127 127 127 127 127 127 128 129 131 107 107 109 109 109 109 107 107 110 110 112 213 191 128 109 100 134 140 Index number o f a ll articles com bined . 139 133 137 137 139 143 146 164 178 148 148 134 130 123 138 145 144 163 176 145 150 152 198 113 162 148 148 148 129 131 131 127 130 133 123 127 132 138 143 147 147 145 G E N E R AL TABLES 151 C .— RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES: 1923 AND EACH MONTH OF 1923 COMPARED WITH 1913, FOR EACH OF 39 CITIES— Continued T a b l e LOUISVILLE, KY. A v A v 1923 er er age age for for year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. year 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1913 15 15 15 15 15 1923 Article Unit Sirloin steak.......... Round steak.......... Rib roast................ Chuck roast........... Plate beef.............. Pound. . . .d o .... ...d o .__ —.d o .__ — do___ 100 100 100 10Q 100 132 142 128 112 106 133 138 131 115 107 135 138 L39 142 129 128 115 115 108 110 142 146 131 117 107 146 155 131 121 107 148 156 135 119 106 145 152 129 116 106 145 152 128 117 107 142 149 130 119 106 137 140 127 113 106 133 140 126 113 102 140 146 129 116 106 Pork chops............ Bacon, sliced......... Ham, sliced........... Lam b..................... Hens____________ ...d o .__ — d o.__ ...d o .__ — d o.— __ do___ 100 100 100 100 100 114 120 141 193 142 113 121 145 193 150 115 114 119 117 144 148 197 204 141 147 124 118 143 208 148 120 D7 143 208 146 125 117 144 202 137 135 118 145 197 132 164 118 145 194 137 152 118 144 197 141 116 116 139 197 143 104 112 135 194 139 125 118 143 198 142 M ilk, fresh ......... . Butter.................... Cheese................... L a rd ..................... Eggs, strictly fresh. Quart.. Pound. ...d o .— __ do___ D ozen. 100 100 100 100 100 148 150 172 94 175 136 141 172 92 134 136 148 169 93 99 136 143 152 95 104 136 128 154 93 108 136 122 158 92 97 136 120 156 92 108 148 126 157 92 127 148 141 160 103 146 148 143 169 112 152 148 153 169 112 223 148 160 165 110 217 142 139 163 98 141 Bread..................... Flour...................... Corn meal............ . Rice_____________ Pound. ...d o ___ — do__ __ do___ 100 100 100 100 147 146 122 102 147 149 126 99 147 143 126 100 147 146 126 98 147 143 126 100 147 143 122 98 149 135 126 96 147 130 126 101 147 130 130 102 147 135 143 95 147 132 152 99 147 132 143 100 147 138 130 99 Potatoes................. Sugar, granulated.. Tea........................ Coffee.................... — do__ ...d o ___ . . . do— . ...d o ___ 100 100 100 100 84 153 113 128 84 162 113 128 84 192 113 131 100 198 114 131 111 211 114 133 168 209 114 133 189 200 114 132 158 185 114 132 189 179 114 132 126 204 116 131 111 200 116 131 111 200 116 132 126 191 114 132 100 135 132 132 133 134 134 134 134 140 139 141 140 136 Index number of all articles com bined. MANCHESTER, N. H. Sirloin steak.......... Round steak.......... Rib roast............... Chuck roast........... Plate beef.............. Pound. — do__ — do___ ...d o __ ...d o ___ 100 100 100 100 100 143 143 127 122 146 145 128 122 149 151 127 120 152 154 129 122 156 153 129 121 162 169 138 127 167 176 151 135 168 171 149 138 167 168 145 136 162 164 141 134 159 152 137 130 154 152 139 126 157 158 137 128 Pork chops............ Bacon, sliced......... Ham, sliced........... Lamb..................... Hens____________ —.d o___ ...d o ___ — d o.— — d o ..„ ...d o ___ 100 100 100 100 100 135 147 141 177 175 134 146 143 181 174 138 144 140 175 176 138 146 142 178 175 145 148 143 178 176 148 148 145 190 176 154 145 147 186 176 158 144 145 186 176 180 145 145 196 176 173 145 146 185 175 140 146 143 180 172 125 135 138 177 166 147 145 143 182 174 M ilk, fresh............ Butter.................... Cheese................... Lard____________ Eggs, strictly fresh. Quart. . Pound. — do— ...d o .. D ozen. 100 100 100 100 100 163 153 174 107 180 163 152 176 108 148 163 154 178 108 141 163 154 177 108 114 163 139 173 109 113 163 132 172 107 115 173 129 172 107 124 173 136 173 107 143 173 141 170 112 161 173 185 147 149 174 173 117 117 180 219 185 152 177 117 204 170 145 174 111 153 Bread..................... Flour...................... Corn meal.............. Rice_____________ Pound. —.d o .__ . . . do— __ do___ 100 100 100 100 140 153 127 101 140 153 124 102 140 153 124 101 140 153 124 102 140 153 124 103 140 153 122 105 140 150 124 103 138 141 127 106 140 141 124 107 140 141 124 103 140 144 132 107 140 141 130 107 140 147 127 105 Potatoes................. —.d o .__ Sugar, granulated——.d o .__ T e a ....................... . . . d o .... Coffee.................... — do___ 100 100 100 100 119 159 122 121 131 131 167 202 122 122 122 123 169 202 125 124 181 215 125 125 188 313 269 215 200 185 125 125 125 124 124 124 194 181 125 123 150 206 125 123 144 198 125 123 144 200 125 124 175 194 124 123 Index number of all articles com bined. 100 145 144 1 145 145 145 146 152 152 152 155 153 149 153 R E TA IL PRICES, 1913 TO D E CEM BER, 1923 152 C .— R E L A T IV E R E T A IL P R IC E S OF 23 F O O D A R T IC L E S : 1923 A N D E A C H M O N T H OF 1923 C O M P A R E D W I T H 1913, F O R E A C H OF 39 C IT IE S — Continued T able MEMPHIS, TENN. 1923 A v A v er er age age for Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. for M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. year 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 year 1913 1923 Article Unit Sirloin steak_____ Round steak_____ Rib roast________ Chuck roast______ Plate beef. ............ Pound. -__do-__ -.-do___ -_-do___ _.-d o.__ 100 100 100 100 100 133 138 110 109 103 133 138 111 113 108 137 142 110 117 107 141 147 117 121 116 142 150 119 115 110 152 159 125 121 110 154 158 128 129 115 156 165 130 131 114 153 162 126 127 123 146 155 119 122 117 146 149 120 121 116 148 149 120 12Q 111 145 151 120 121 113 Pork chops............ Bacon, sliced_____ Ham, slice d --....... L a m b ................... Hens...................... -_.do___ -.-do___ -_-do.__ _._do__ 100 100 100 100 100 114 126 158 172 146 111 123 155 171 154 111 124 154 171 147 117 127 152 177 149 124 123 152 171 149 121 121 153 177 146 127 135 124 122 155 .153 181 181 144 142 156 124 160 176 146 138 119 154 166 145 123 117 148 167 143 109 115 152 165 144 124 122 154 173 146 M ilk, fresh......... . B utter................... Cheese................... Lard__................... Eggs, strictly fresh. Quart. _ Pound. ___do___ ...d o _ Dozen _ 100 100 100 100 100 150 141 178 100 174 150 140 175 100 141 150 145 168 103 108 150 143 158 105 112 150 126 151 101 110 150 123 161 101 112 150 120 160 101 113 150 124 160 99 120 150 132 170 112 141 150 134 175 112 144 150 146 171 i if? 110 175 150 148 168 1 1O ilo 200 150 135 166 me 1UO 138 B re a d ................... Flour...................... Corn meal.......... . R ice....................... Pound. __-do___ ...d o .- __.do__- 100 100 100 100 152 154 132 105 150 157 132 100 150 157 132 103 150 160 136 101 150 157 136 101 153 154 136 101 148 151 141 101 148 140 145 101 148 146 155 103 153 146 164 104 152 146 159 104 150 146 155 104 150 151 145 103 Potatoes.......... ...... Sugar, granulated-. Tea...... .................. Coffee..................... ...d o __ -_.d o__._.do___ ...d o __ 100 100 100 100 139 151 129 135 139 160 129 135 139 187 131 136 144 196 132 135 150 205 132 136 178 217 205 196 132 132 135 136 211 178 134 137 211 183 175 200 132 132 138 136 lou 191 136 137 1A 107 / 193 131 137 170 1 i4 187 132 136 100 136 135 135 137 136 137 138 138 1 S T 140 141 142 138 Index number of all articles com bined. MILWAUKEE, WIS. Sirloin steak.......... Round steak_____ Rib roast................ Chuck roa st......... Plate b eef-............ Pound. ...d o .-_ _-_do___ _--do___ __-do.__ 100 100 100 100 100 160 151 142 127 108 158 151 143 132 107 159 160 150 150 145 146 132 130 109 103 164 155 146 132 103 169 161 147 132 105 176 170 148 134 102 177 171 148 135 101 177 170 154 143 109 170 164 149 141 116 166 156 146 135 114 164 154 147 135 113 167 159 147 134 108 Pork chops............ Bacon, sliced....... . Ham, sliced. ......... Lam b..................... Hens...................... .-.d o___ ...d o ... __-do___ — do___ 100 100 100 100 100 142 147 156 186 156 141 148 158 183 165 141 147 156 184 181 139 148 157 183 185 153 149 159 191 187 152 149 159 200 167 165 150 162 204 159 175 202 149 151 162 162 194 190 159 162 169 149 162 184 147 135 146 158 178 135 120 137 156 178 139 153 148 159 188 162 M ilk, fresh............ Butter. .................. Cheese. ............ ___ Lard....................... Eggs, strictly fresh. Quart. _ TOO 143 Pound. 100 160 --.do___ 100 165 100 110 Dozen _ 100 174 143 156 164 112 145 143 155 164 113 116 143 149 157 113 104 143 134 155 114 106 143 127 161 113 103 157 126 159 112 99 157 137 160 112 111 157 157 149 149 166 170 117 122 133 150 157 163 171 123 206 157 167 170 124 215 150 148 163 115 139 Bread..................... Flour...................... Corn meal.............. Rice........................ Pound. —_do___ _-.do___ __.d o._- 100 100 100 100 159 139 118 112 159 139 115 111 159 139 115 110 159 135 118 110 159 135 121 111 159 135 118 110 159 132 118 109 159 129 115 116 159 132 118 113 157 135 124 116 157 135 130 114 157 132 130 114 159 135 121 112 Potatoes................. Sugar, granulated.. Tea......................... Coflee.................... — d o .._ -_.do___ ...d o ._ _ . . .d o ... 100 100 100 100 100 146 140 124 100 152 140 124 100 180 140 128 121 187 140 128 121 200 141 130 157 198 142 130 293 191 142 127 200 172 141 125 186 174 141 125 150 187 141 125 143 176 140 123 143 181 133 124 150 180 141 126 100 144 142 143 ~144 145 145 153 148 ~152~ 150 152 152 148 Index number of all articles com bined. GE N E R AL TABLES 153 C .— RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES: 1923 AND EACH MONTH OF 1923 COMPARED WITH 1913, FOR EACH OF 39 CITIES— Continued T a b l e MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. 1923 A v Av ererage age for Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. O ct. Nov. Dec. for year 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 year 1913 1923 Article Unit Sirloin steak........... Round steak.......... R ib roast— ........... Chuck roast........... Plate b e e f............. Pound. — do— — do___ __do___ — do— 100 100 100 100 100 137 127 124 115 96 138 141 126 128 127 125 116 116 95 94 Pork chops............ Bacon, sliced......... Ham, slice d --....... Lam b___________ Hens____________ — do— __do___ — do— ...d o ___ ...d o ___ 100 100 100 100 100 147 161 156 216 157 145 141 144 158 150 161 161 157 156 157 155 159 156 154 159 214 212 219 216 223 169 172 177 177 160 M ilk, fresh............. Butter.................... Cheese. ................. Lard____________ Eggs, strictly fresh. Quart. _ Pound. __do___ ...d o ___ D ozen- 100 100 100 100 100 149 156 175 110 176 149 152 178 110 152 149 151 173 il l 120 Bread..................... Flour...................... Corn meal.............. Rir»ft Pound___do___ — do— — do— . 100 100 100 100 161 159 167 104 161 162 158 109 161 161 159 159 167 167 104 106 Potatoes................. __do___ 100 Sugar, granulated- __do___ 100 Tea......................... __do___ 100 100 Coffee.................... 125 153 146 134 100 143 Index number of all articles com bined. 143 149 158 132 141 153 129 132 137 122 125 131 97 100 105 140 134 128 118 103 127 126 120 113 102 132 127 121 115 102 144 138 130 121 100 158 157 159 233 154 166 186 165 157 158 154 160 161 158 221 219 215 155 153 148 138 150 153 206 135 133 146 147 207 142 153 156 156 217 158 149 126 166 110 102 149 124 168 110 104 162 132 171 110 112 162 141 174 114 130 162 145 175 118 146 162 155 174 119 178 162 160 173 120 181 154 143 172 113 135 161 159 167 101 161 155 167 104 161 152 171 104 161 152 158 104 161 148 158 106 161 152 167 108 161 145 171 109 161 148 171 109 161 155 167 106 125 169 146 134 133 142 150 189 195 207 147 144 144 135 136 135 150 209 144 136 200 195 144 136 133 169 145 136 150 182 145 136 133 187 145 137 125 182 146 137 133 187 144 137 142 185 145 136 142 142 144 143 145 143 146 145 144 146 144 149 149 146 132 170 166 110 111 112 108 143 162 156 150 159 156 150 140 139 132 131 126 120 100 100 102 NEWARK, N. J. Sirloin steak........... Round steak.......... R ib roast................ Chuck roast........... Plate b e e f-............ Pound. __do___ — do— . — d o .... __do___ 100 100 100 100 100 159 149 165 122 101 153 144 161 122 100 153 143 161 118 96 156 146 161 116 98 161 152 166 122 100 171 177 161 170 169 183 127 133 102 105 176 167 175 141 105 177 171 176 144 108 174 166 173 143 102 168 168 163 162 169 168 142 139 106 107 166 158 169 131 102 Pork chops............ Bacon, sliced......... Ham, sliced........... Lamb____________ Hens____________ __do___ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ . . . do___ __do— 100 100 100 100 100 135 155 132 185 164 133 155 133 180 164 129 156 137 177 166 129 151 131 177 166 141 139 146 154 153 157 132 134 137 189 209 200 166 167 157 150 158 143 192 157 183 163 145 193 162 164 160 140 182 162 135 158 135 181 158 122 158 132 179 155 142 157 136 187 162 M ilk, fresh............ Butter.................... Cheese................... Lard____________ Eggs, strictly fresh. Q u artPound . ...d o ___ ...d o — D ozen- 100 100 100 100 100 194 155 156 106 154 178 147 158 103 128 178 178 172 146 145 132 159 162 160 107 107 105 113 101 103 172 123 162 105 103 172 120 158 104 107 172 131 162 104 123 178 183 137 143 165 164 109 116 138 155 183 153 167 117 183 183 161 167 116 177 179 141 162 108 132 Bread..................... Pound. 100 Flour..................... ...d o ___ 100 Com meal.............. — do— . 100 rin Rice_____________ 100 152 131 167 97 152 131 167 101 152 131 164 101 152 131 164 102 152 131 167 103 152 131 167 103 152 131 167 101 152 125 167 103 152 152 128 125 169 178 104 104 152 128 183 108 152 125 181 106 152 128 169 103 Potatoes................. — do— Sugar, granulated.. __do___ Tea........................ __do___ Coffee.................... 100 100 100 100 100 145 95 114 108 147 95 119 120 183 97 121 128 128 192 191 198 200 101 102 102 122 122 122 200 194 101 122 176 172 102 121 164 170 102 122 148 191 102 123 128 189 102 124 124 191 102 124 144 181 100 121 Index number of all articles com bined. 100 146 140 141 142 141 145 146 149 150 152 151 146 145 154 R E T A IL PRICES, 1913 TO D ECEM BER, 1923 T able C . — R E L A T IV E R E T A IL P R IC E S OF 23 F O O D A R T IC L E S : 1923 A N D E A C H M O N T H OF 1923 C O M P A R E D W I T H 1913, F O R E A C H OF 39 C IT IE S — Continued NEW HAVEN, CONN. Av A v 1923 er er age age for for year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. year 15 15 15 15 1913 15 15 15 15 1923 15 15 15 15 Article Unit Sirloin steak______ Round steak.......... Rib roast. .............. Chuck roast........... Plate beef________ Pound _ —-do.__ — d o „_ — do.__ __ d o. _ 100 100 100 100 153 139 144 130 152 137 141 129 151 137 142 128 151 136 142 129 153 157 136 142 145 147 131 133 163 148 153 142 171 155 156 148 172 156 155 151 170 154 154 146 168 152 154 144 164 150 151 141 160 145 149 137 Pork chops............ Bacon, sliced......... Ham, sliced........... Lam b..................... Hens____________ ...d o .- . — do___ -_-do___ — do.__ __do _ 100 100 100 100 100 134 148 165 189 171 125 146 160 187 168 125 143 160 190 169 125 144 160 186 169 137 144 161 198 170 135 142 163 215 173 149 142 168 222 167 149 143 168 205 168 176 144 173 214 171 163 143 170 198 174 131 140 168 193 169 118 133 161 191 163 139 143 165 199 169 M ilk, fresh........... Butter........... ........ Cheese.............. ___ Lard...................... Eggs, strictly fresh. Quart. . Pound. ...d o . __do D ozen. 100 100 100 100 100 167 154 167 110 178 167 155 172 110 147 167 157 168 110 124 167 159 171 110 101 167 146 168 110 103 167 136 167 108 107 167 131 163 108 116 167 139 165 108 137 178 145 164 115 153 178 150 167 117 175 178 153 167 121 210 178 159 168 121 208 170 149 167 112 147 Bread.............. ...... F lou r..................... Corn meal_______ R ice_____________ Pound. __-do___ -_-do___ __ do __ 100 100 100 100 135 150 181 108 135 147 181 104 132 150 191 104 132 147 184 104 132 147 175 105 132 144 175 106 133 144 178 103 133 138 181 103 133 138 184 105 133 141 188 105 133 141 194 108 133 134 191 110 133 144 184 105 Potatoes................. Sugar, granulated. Tea________ _____ Coffee________ —_do___ -_.d o.__ ...d o __ -_.d o.__ 100 100 100 100 128 153 105 115 133 157 105 117 144 189 104 122 167 192 105 120 172 222 206 206 107 107 120 117 278 198 105 118 222 183 103 118 211 179 103 118 172. 200 104 119 161 194 104 120 156 194 103 120 183 187 105 119 100 147 144 143 143 143 149 148 153 154 155 154 149 Index number of all articles com bined. 145 NEW ORLEANS, LA. Sirloin steak......... Round steak.......... R ib roa st.............. Chuck roast........... Plate beef.............. Pound. ...d o __ ...d o — ...d o __ ...d o ... 100 100 100 100 100 151 152 145 142 149 145 150 141 137 144 147 150 143 138 142 151 154 150 139 138 155 156 146 134 135 155 155 143 132 122 155 160 149 137 125 151 156 145 134 125 155 159 152 137 136 147 150 145 139 137 141 146 143 133 142 147 153 146 141 145 150 153 146 137 136 Pork chops............ Bacon, sliced......... Ham, sliced........... Lam b..................... Hens_____ _______ ___do_-_ . . . d o .._ _ ._do___ —_do.__ __ d o__ 100 100 100 100 100 140 137 158 192 169 135 135 155 190 184 132 134 152 192 177 127 131 149 188 174 132 133 154 188 171 130 128 153 196 170 136 129 153 195 166 137 131 156 191 166 164 131 161 196 171 154 132 160 190 171 132 128 151 188 162 119 125 153 186 164 136 131 155 191 171 M ilk, fresh............. Butter.................... Cheese................... Lard........... .......... Eggs, strictly fresh. Q u artPound. ___do___ __ do__ D ozen. 100 100 100 100 100 143 157 173 112 166 143 155 171 113 133 143 154 167 113 108 143 151 155 113 103 143 139 151 109 102 143 134 161 110 111 143 131 161 108 116 143 133 161 108 120 143 141 166 115 132 153 144 167 119 143 153 151 167 120 148 153 157 167 121 172 146 146 164 113 129 Bread ..................... F lou r..................... Corn meal.............. R ice........................ Pound. „ _do.__ ...d o ... ...d o __ 100 100 100 100 151 150 119 116 151 153 115 116 151 153 119 116 151 155 119 118 151 150 119 119 151 150 126 118 149 150 126 119 149 139 133 119 149 139 133 123 149 142 141 124 149 142 144 123 149 145 144 123 151 147 130 119 Potatoes................. . . . d o ... Sugar, granulated. — do— T ea......................... ...d o ... C offee..................... 100 100 100 100 129 148 115 124 129 162 115 126 119 187 115 125 138 196 113 125 152 204 111 125 138 200 111 124 157 188 111 124 181 171 113 119 186 173 113 119 167 200 113 118 152 187 112 118 157 188 112 118 152 185 113 122 Index number of all articles com bined. 100 145 ~143~ 141 142 141 140 141 141 145 146 144 147 143 155 GE N E R AL TABLES C .— RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES: 1923 AND EACH MONTH OF 1923 COMPARED WITH 1913. FOR EACH OF 39 CITIES—Continued T a b l e NEW YORK, N. Y. A v A v 1923 er er age age for for year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. year 1913 15 15 J5 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1923 15 Article Unit Sirloin steak.......... Round steak........ . R ib roast............... Chuck roast........... Plate beef-............. Pound. . —do___ . —do___ ...d o ___ — do— . 100 100 100 100 100 Pork chops............ Bacon, sliced......... Ham, sliced........... Lamb___________ H ens...................... — do— — do___ — do— ___do.__ do 100 150 147 146 144 153 100 155 151 152 152 151 100 172 163 165 169 175 100 212 212 211 212 215 100 168 171 172 171 172 M ilk, fresh............ Butter.................... Cheese.................... Lard....................... Eggs, strictly fresh. Q u artPound. — do___ do D ozen- 100 100 100 100 100 178 159 186 108 159 167 152 190 111 136 167 167 149 149 191 192 111 111 121 109 Bread..................... Flour...................... Corn meal.............. Rice........................ Pound . ...d o ___ — do___ _-.-do__. 100 100 100 J00 159 153 162 116 159 153 168 120 159 153 165 116 Potatoes................. — do___ Sugar, granulated—...d o ___ Tea......................... __do___ Coffee..................... 100 100 100 100 112 157 118 122 112 163 120 129 132 148 196 200 121 125 129 130 156 188 204 210 212 196 127 127 129 128 128 126 Index number of all articles com bined- 100 153 149 149 149 156 154 161 134 123 154 153 159 133 122 154 152 160 133 125 156 155 161 136 122 157 153 153 119 150 160 158 164 135 126 168 164 168 139 123 175 175 175 145 126 174 174 171 146 127 171 171 169 147 127 163 162 168 144 125 164 163 167 140 125 150 156 161 179 170 147 140 151 152 152 152 153 147 143 172 181 179 180 178 174 173 225 231 219 225 216 214 213 171 168 169 170 171 164 161 153 151 173 217 169 156 135 187 110 107 156 126 188 111 111 156 125 192 112 119 156 136 194 111 130 167 144 195 111 148 170 167 148 158 196 199 119 120 164 204 167 162 198 123 191 172 145 192 113 142 157 153 153 118 157 153 153 116 157 153 153 111 157 147 153 115 157 141 156 119 157 144 159 119 157 141 162 119 157 147 162 121 157 150 159 118 164 148 136 184 182 202 132 132 133 126 126 126 136 198 134 127 136 204 134 127 148 192 128 127 153 152 155 157 160 159 153 148 159 139 130 93 150 159 139 135 93 155 164 142 136 100 147 154 146 132 98 143 148 139 131 105 145 147 143 132 96 142 148 139 127 96 151 176 175 172 145 125 164 165 167 144 126 OMAHA, NEBR. Sirloin steak.......... Round steak......... R ib roast............... Chuck roast.......... Plate beef.............. Pound. — do___ ...d o ___ — do___ __ d o.— 100 100 100 100 100 Pork chops............ Bacon, sliced......... Ham, sliced______ Lamb..................... Hens — do___ — do___ — do___ __ do___ do___ 100 132 133 100 165 165 100 169 168 100 201 202 100 160 176 M ilk, fresh............. Butter........ .......... Cheese.................... Lard____ ________ Eggs, strictly fresh. Q uart.. Pound. — do___ — do___ D ozen - 100 100 100 100 100 Bread..................... Pound . Flour...................... — do___ Corn meal.............. — do___ Ri«»_ dn 135 136 135 120 100 133 135 134 120 92 132 136 133 118 96 137 142 136 122 97 138 145 137 123 97 139 149 138 127 92 132 132 165 166 167 170 203 211 180 181 142 135 164 164 170 168 208 216 183 174 144 154 162 162 168 174 219 217 165 165 184 171 165 162 169 170 215 211 169 166 129 116 160 155 166 162 207 210 160 159 142 163 168 210 170 134 134 154 144 159 160 110 109 162 141 134 147 159 109 120 134 148 157 109 110 134 132 150 109 111 134 126 152 110 110 149 120 153 109 111 149 131 154 109 116 150 137 155 113 134 150 138 161 112 144 150 147 159 113 180 150 154 159 115 187 141 140 157 110 135 100 100 100 100 188 150 150 107 188 150 150 111 188 150 150 108 188 154 146 101 188 154 150 105 188 146 150 104 188 143 150 104 188 139 154 104 188 136 158 108 188 139 163 111 188 136 167 107 188 136 171 104 188 143 154 106 Potatoes................. — do___ Sugar, granulated—— do___ T ea ........................ — do___ Coffee.................... — do___ 100 100 100 100 100 147 132 137 100 150 133 136 106 174 132 136 113 186 133 137 119 200 133 137 131 195 134 137 156 181 134 137 138 171 134 137 150 171 134 137 125 178 135 137 119 167 134 136 119 176 133 135 125 174 133 137 Index number o f all articles com bined. 100 139 137 139 141 141 140 142 142 146 144 144 145 142 97545°—25f----- 11 RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, 1923 156 C .— RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES: 1923 AND EACH MONTH OF 1923 COMPARED WITH 1913, FOR EACH OF 39 CITIES— Continued T able PHILADELPHIA, PA. 1923 A v A v erer age age for Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. for Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. year 15 . 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 year 1913 15 1923 Article Unit Sirloin steak______ R ound steak______ R ib roast_________ Chuck roast______ Plate beef_________ Pound _ .. . d o ___ . . . d o ___ . . . d o .... . . . d o ___ 100 100 100 100 100 158 145 145 Pork chops............. Bacon, sliced_____ Ham, sliced_______ L a m b _______ ____ H ens_____________ . . . d o ___ . . . d o ___ . . . d o ___ . . . d o ___ . . . d o ___ M ilk, fresh_______ B utter............ ........ Cheese-----------------L ard___________ _ Eggs, strictly fresh. 156 143 144 83 156 144 145 113 82 100 100 100 100 100 148 146 163 193 171 Quart.. P ou n d . . . . d o ___ __ do___ D ozen. 100 100 100 100 100 Bread------------------Flour_____________ Corn meal________ R ice....................... . P ound. . . . d o ___ ...d o .... . . . d o ___ Potatoes__________ Sugar, granulated. . T ea_______________ Coffee____________ . . . d o ___ . . . do___. . . . d o ___ . . . d o ___ Index number of all articles com bined. 162 149 149 107 80 171 162 153 114 80 178 167 158 83 156 145 143 107 82 170 160 157 166 158 152 120 176 169 157 124 122 82 86 85 120 88 141 144 165 194 172 140 140 167 191 169 140 139 164 194 172 154 139 168 197 176 151 137 165 205 177 159 140 169 213 169 160 141 173 180 140 171 201 201 169 150 152 157 107 172 150 144 157 106 145 150 145 156 104 117 150 140 154 107 163 125 151 103 106 163 100 163 132 153 106 105 110 163 130 154 105 124 100 100 100 100 177 150 136 104 177 150 129 104 177 150 136 105 175 147 132 107 175 147 129 107 175 144 129 106 175 144 129 106 100 100 100 100 109 150 110 118 150 123 192 182 200 210 110 131 133 132 145 198 109 131 212 110 107 133 109 131 100 148 145 145 144 149 149 110 111 86 162 151 149 116 83 169 168 139 168 197 166 147 135 165 198 166 136 137 162 192 162 152 140 167 198 170 163 134 152 115 147 163 136 154 117 164 150 145 154 150 150 154 156 138 155 120 120 110 213 191 141 175 144 132 *05 175 141 139 104 175 144 146 105 175 144 143 107 175 144 146 108 175 147 136 106 232 200 200 184 109 128 195 176 109 127 200 110 155 192 141 198 109 127 110 111 128 127 126 164 188 109 129 152 151 153 153 154 152 149 171 166 148 129 168 158 150 134 96 165 158 150 134 96 161 152 148 132 94 160 149 147 131 98 163 155 146 129 93 122 135 170 176 152 144 141 178 185 158 122 154 106 173 162 149 149 118 164 150 150 115 83 PITTSBURGH, PA. Sirloin steak......... R ound steak______ R ib roast_________ Chuck roast......... Plate beef............... P ou n d . . . . d o ___ ...d o .... . . . d o ___ ...d o .... 100 100 100 100 100 156 148 143 128 94 154 156 149 149 142 •144 125 126 92 94 157 151 140 126 92 159 150 144 129 88 170 162 148 129 85 88 173 164 147 128 91 Pork chops_______ Bacon, sliced........ . Ham, sliced______ L a m b ____________ H ens_____________ ...d o .... . . . d o ___ ...d o .... __ do . __ d o ... 100 100 100 100 100 138 146 175 183 160 135 143 175 181 165 132 141 180 180 164 137 138 178 183 160 141 139 177 187 159 143 141 181 190 157 152 143 180 198 157 156 144 182 185 156 182 143 182 189 156 159 143 180 184 158 128 138 177 177 156 M ilk, fresh........ . Butter...................... C h eese--............... . Lard......................... Eggs, strictly fresh. Quart. _ Pound_ . . . d o .... ...d o .... Dozen _ 100 100 100 100 100 159 154 156 98 175 159 150 156 99 153 159 149 157 159 147 154 159 133 151 159 127 151 99 114 159 124 152 98 114 159 131 152 97 123 159 141 153 106 142 170 146 156 114 170 170 158 161 119 216 212 Bread...... ................ F lour................... Corn m eal............. Rice____ _________ P ou n d . — d o .... — d o___ __ d o ... 100 100 100 100 157 147 143 103 157 144 143 157 138 150 104 157 134 146 108 157 138 157 104 157 138 171 109 157 138 175 157 138 175 Potatoes......... ......... . . . d o . . . . Sugar, granulated. _ — do___ T e a ............... .......... — do Coffee...................... . . . d o ___ 100 100 100 100 111 111 148 129 119 154 131 Index number of all articles com bined. 100 146 170 161 162 118 163 143 155 105 147 101 101 100 130 107 113 157 144 139 104 157 144 143 104 157 147 143 102 157 144 150 103 112 112 157 141 154 105 120 128 177 133 126 133 186 130 125 139 198 128 126 244 195 129 126 261 191 129 126 233 173 129 126 217 170 129 127 172 191 132 128 156 184 131 128 139 188 131 127 172 180 130 125 144 145 144 145 149 150 149 151 154 156 154 149 101 157 G E N E R AL TABLES C .— RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES: 1923 AND EACH MONTH OF 1923 COMPARED WITH 1913, FOR EACH OF 39 CITIES— Continued T a b l e PORTLAND, OREG. 1923 Av erage for year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. 1913 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 Article Unit Sirloinsteak....... Round steak....... Rib roast........... Chuck roast....... Plate beef.......... Pork chops........ Bacon, sliced...... Ham, sliced........ Lamb.............. Pound. ...do.... ...do.... — do.... ...do_ 100 100 100 100 100 ...do_ — do_ — do_ — do_ 100 100 100 100 100 Milk, fresh......... QuartButter.............. Pound. Cheese............. — do_ Lard___ -_-_ ...do_ Eggs, strictlyfresh. Dozen. Bread.............. Pound. Flour............... —.do_ Cornmeal......... ...do_ 100 100 100 100 100 Potatoes........... — do_ Sugar, granulated._— do_ Tea................. — do—. Coffee.............. — do_ Index number of all articles com bined. 100 100 100 100 TTpns do Ripp do 100 100 100 100 100 121 122 124 118 118 118 119 122 122 123 101 102 104 91 91 92 91 150 141 142 139 147 147 146 146 154 154 154 156 193 194 196 193 154 149 150 159 120 122 100 133 133 133 133 133 124 189 189 182 112 111 109 122 100 80 168 168 168 155 155 159 106 106 106 106 106 110 156 156 144 139 147 166 117 117 117 105 105 106 132 130 128 126 126 124 121 121 120 127 127 125 107 106 103 96 94 90 138 132 135 150 150 151 156 157 158 191 183 186 155 151 154 133 133 128 120 166 166 110 109 76 85 168 168 162 162 106 106 106 107 144 144 169 177 117 117 106 106 129 129 133 125 175 108 85 168 159 106 107 211 177 117 106 131 123 123 120 121 126 127 99 100 89 89 138 151 156 183 148 133 133 121 131 177 178 107 107 89 110 168 164 155 148 106 106 105 106 311 233 168 158 118 119 106 106 132 132 154 153 158 183 146 137 138 182 108 126 164 148 106 109 121 119 126 99 87 151 152 153 183 150 137 142 189 111 120 118 124 98 85 141 149 154 184 148 137 138 189 111 158 166 164 164 141 141 112 115 115 116 233 256 244 1$0 169 168 119 127 127 106 111 111 Av erage for year 1923 121 123 115 119 124 124 98 101 85 90 129 143 154 184 150 137 138 189 111 141 164 141 115 113 233 173 127 111 141 149 155 188 151 134 131 181 109 112 166 152 109 109 211 165 120 107 136 140 140 136 133 PROVIDENCE, R. I. Sirloinsteak....... Round steak-----Rib roast....... — Chuck roast....... piat-A ,, Pork chops........ Bacon, sliced...... Ham, slipp.d Lamb.............. TTatir Pound. — do_ — do_ — do_ 100 100 100 100 164 152 148 135 163 149 147 135 163 150 146 136 163 151 145 137 164 150 146 138 171 160 154 144 — do_ ...do_ _do ._ — do_ _ dn_ 100 100 100 100 100 152 165 169 210 168 167 150 165 147 165 167 201 169 167 151 166 146 163 169 201 168 167 152 169 146 162 170 207 173 156 151 167 162 163 171 221 169 156 130 1.64 111 110 110 110 160 163 171 213 171 156 140 165 108 do Milk, fresh......... Quart.. Butter.............. Pound. Cheese............. ..-do_ Lard_______ — do.... Eggs, strictlyfresh. Dozen. 100 100 100 100 100 Bread.............. Pound. Flour............... — do_ Cornmeal......... — do_ R ____ ...do_ Potatoes........... — do._ Sugar, granulated.. — do_ Tea................. — do_ Coffee.............. Index number of all articles com bined. 100 100 100 100 145 159 138 104 147 153 138 103 147 147 153 153 138 141 104 102 100 100 100 100 135 159 124 137 152 135 167 124 137 150 141 198 127 139 150 ia a 100 175 151 130 103 171 204 127 139 175 164 160 148 177 165 159 154 177 167 163 159 177 161 157 144 178 161 157 148 176 159 158 150 171 157 154 144 175 163 172 232 167 162 128 164 110 108 102 106 116 147 147 147 156 153 150 141 141 141 174 163 171 219 166 167 134 163 108 139 194 163 172 222 171 167 140 164 114 160 188 165 167 212 173 167 141 166 116 188 150 165 169 206 168 178 143 165 144 163 166 203 167 172 149 167 161 164 169 212 169 164 143 165 192 148 147 141 138 103 235 190 127 139 147 147 147 147 144 144 147 144 141 145 148 148 147 150 141 101 102 100 188 214 128 139 182 214 128 139 282 208 126 139 101 101 218 165 182 202 127 126 139 139 122 220 120 112 101 101 153 1.98 125 139 147 182 204 194 125 126 139 139 148 148 148 154 154 157 157 160 157 102 153 RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, 1923 158 T C .— R ELATIV E R ET A IL PRICES OF 23 FOOD A RTIC LE S: 1923 A N D EACH MONTH OF 1923 COM PARED W ITH 1913, FOR EACH OF 39 CITIES— Continued able RICHMOND, VA. Unit Article 1923 A v A v er er age age for Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay for June July Aug. Sept. Oct. N ov. Dec. year 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 year 1913 1923 Sirloin steak______ Round steak______ R ib roast............. . Chuck roast........_. Plate beef................ Poun d. 100 .. . d o ___ 100 .. . d o ___ 100 .. . d o ___ 100 .. . d o ___ 100 169 163 153 138 124 169 163 153 142 125 170 165 156 142 125 173 168 157 145 127 172 171 154 140 123 174 175 158 143 123 178 177 161 142 125 178 176 160 141 124 185 177 162 142 124 178 175 163 142 125 178 173 158 143 123 176 174 157 139 125 175 172 158 142 124 Pork chops............. Bacon, sliced.......... Ham, sliced______ L am b...... ................ H ens_____________ ...d o .... ...d o .... .. . d o ___ .. . d o ___ .. . d o ___ 100 100 100 100 100 140 140 159 220 173 138 139 157 218 177 138 139 158 218 176 137 136 153 218 185 144 135 154 222 182 149 135 152 225 183 149 133 154 218 177 156 132 157 215 170 174 133 160 218 163 164 134 156 219 170 143 132 158 218 164 130 127 151 217 163 147 135 156 219 174 M ilk, fresh............. Butter__.................. Cheese............... . . . Lard____________ Eggs, strictly fresh. Quart. . P ou n d . .. . d o ___ .. . d o ___ D oz en . 100 100 100 100 100 140 159 171 116 172 140 157 171 116 162 140 160 170 116 114 140 157 163 117 111 140 142 161 116 119 140 138 162 116 119 140 136 161 116 120 140 140 162 116 130 140 143 166 118 152 140 147 169 125 162 150 153 168 126 203 150 159 167 126 221 142 149 167 118 149 Bread...................... F lo u r .................. . Corn meal............... R ice______________ P ou n d . .. . d o ___ .. . d o ___ .. . d o ___ 100 100 100 100 172 152 190 114 172 152 186 109 172 152 190 111 174 148 200 112 174 148 205 111 174 148 195 113 166 148 205 111 164 142 214 111 164 139 224 111 162 139 214 111 162 139 214 112 162 139219 114 168 145 205 112 Potatoes____ _____ Sugar, granulated. Tea— ..................... Coffee...................... __do___ 100 . . . d o . . . . 100 100 .. . d o — . . . d o . . . . 100 147 158 140 137 142 158 140 142 142 191 140 143 153 202 142 142 158 209 142 144 232 211 142 142 258 202 143 142 247 185 143 142 253 179 143 141 205 200 143 139 179 194 143 141 179 198 143 139 189 191 142 141 100 154 153 152 153 153 155 156 156 159 158 159 160 156 Index number of all articles com bined ST. LOUIS, MO. Sirloin steak......... . Round steak______ R ib roast_________ Chuck ioast______ Plate beef................ P ou n d . .. .d o — .. .d o ___ __.do— ___do___ 100 100 100 100 100 137 139 142 121 117 136 138 142 119 115 138 141 140 123 115 137 142 143 119 113 137 143 141 119 107 141 145 142 117 104 143 149 147 117 103 144 148 147 117 97 147 151 148 122 108 146 148 155 128 113 143 145 152 126 114 143 145 151 124 114 141 144 146 121 110 Pork chops............. Bacon, sliced_____ Ham, sliced.......... . L am b................... . H ens................. ....... — d o— . — do___ . . . d o— ___do___ — d o .— 100 100 100 100 100 128 148 155 185 167 124 147 158 190 184 126 149 160 191 179 125 149 162 195 183 141 147 158 205 181 140 151 159 195 175 144 148 158 193 171 149 151 158 188 165 187 153 163 192 170 161 156 164 189 170 128 152 162 188 165 117 150 158 188 166 139 150 159 192 173 M ilk, fresh_______ Butter..................... Cheese..................... Lard____ ________ E ggs, strictly fresh. Quart.. P ou n d . — d o— .. .d o ___ Dozen- 100 100 100 100 100 157 157 162 157 183 184 102 ’101 182 155 157 156 182 105 120 157 155 172 104 118 157 139 165 96 118 157 132 173 96 115 157 129 173 95 116 157 141 172 93 130 157 151 177 107 154 157 156 183 111 161 157 168 185 116 222 157 172 184 113 208 157 151 178 104 150 B read..................... F lo u r...................... Corn meal___ _____ R ice_____________ Poun d. ...d o — — do___ . . . d o ___ 100 100 100 100 162 140 130 106 162 137 130 101 162 140 130 104 162 140 143 104 162 140 143 102 162 140 148 105 162 137 139 106 162 130 135 105 162 133 148 106 162 140 165 111 162 140 174 111 162 140 174 111 162 137 148 106 Potatoes.................. Sugar, granulated. T ea________ ______ Coffee...................... .. . d o ___ — do___ ___do___ _._do___ 100 100 100 100 118 154 121 143 118 165 121 144 118 190 121 146 147 200 122 148 159 212 121 148 171 210 121 148 194 200 121 147 159 183 121 146 176 187 121 146 153 204 124 150 147 192 124 152 147 196 125 151 153 190 122 148 100 143 142 141 144 144 143 144 142 148 148 151 150 145 Index number of all articles com bined. g en eral tables 159 C .— RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES: 1923 AND EACH MONTH OF 1923 COMPARED WITH 1913, FOR EACH OF 39 CITIES— Continued T a b l e SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH Unt Articl 1923 Av Av ererage age for Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. for year 15 15 year 1913 15 15 1 , 15 15 15 -*5 15 15 1 1923 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 115 115 108 107 96 123 122 145 171 127 Milk, fresh........ Quart.. Butter.............. Pound. Cheese... .........- — do_ Lard_______ _do_ Eggs, strictlyfresh. Dozen.. Bread............... Pound. Flour............... ...do_ Cornmeal......... — do.__. Rica -do,.. 100 100 100 100 100 115 142 132 106 124 100 100 100 100 166 163 161 164 136 136 136 136 109 109 109 106 100 100 100 100 100 Potatoes............ — do_ Sugar, granulated.. ...do_ Tea................. ...do_ Coffee.............. — do_ Index number of all articles com bined. 100 112 148 125 123 124 116 116 109 108 98 123 123 144 172 129 115 132 132 106 99 115 117 107 108 115 117 108 109 98 123 124 143 180 135 Sirloinsteak....... Pound. Round steak___ ...do_ Rib roast........... ...do_ Chuck roast...... ...do— Plate Beef.......... — do_ Pork chops....... . ...do_ Bacon, sliced...... ...do_ Ham, sliced........ ...do.... Lamb............... ...do_ Hens_______ ...-do_ 102 123 122 144 169 130 115 138 130 104 98 115 138 130 104 81 120 123 109 109 99 123 123 143 186 133 115 128 125 103 80 161 136 106 126 124 108 111 98 127 124 146 188 134 123 123 113 115 96 125 124 149 186 132 125 123 122 121 112 108 111 112 98 97 128 150 124 122 147 144 177 176 133 133 115 115 115 128 127 135 127 130 131 102 99 98 93 105 88 115 139 133 102 123 163 132 109 106 166 128 109 105 192 172 126 123 128 163 136 109 112 110 110 110 109 100 100 108 117 158 156 175 182 195 193 125 121 121 121 122 123 125 125 125 124 120 122 122 122 125 166 128 109 106 258 200 182 172 121 124 123 123 127 127 117 119 108 108 98 115 115 103 108 95 118 113 139 163 129 119 119 108 109 98 128 122 144 175 132 115 141 136 106 156 166 166 166 132 132 132 112 115 115 107 110 111 183 158 158 180 180 182 125 126 124 123 125 125 131 132 129 115 136 131 104 116 164 132 109 109 148 144 141 123 103 144 140 137 119 146 143 170 132 121 115 137 135 105 164 115 116 105 108 93 127 115 140 164 131 115 148 138 105 174 150 177 123 124 127 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. Pound. — do_ ...do_ ...do_ — do_ — do._ — do_ — do_ ..-do_ — do_ 100 100 100 100 100 Milk, fresh........ Quart.. Butter.............. Pound. Cheese............. ...do_ Lard _ — do.... Eggs, strictlyfresh. DozenBread.............. Pound. Flour............... — do_ Commeal......... ...do_ Rica _ . _ _..do_ 100 100 100 100 100 Potatoes........... — do—. Sugar, granulated.. ..-do_ Tea ...do_ Coffee.......... . Index number of all articles com bined. 100 100 100 100 Sirloinsteak....... Round steak....... Rib roast........... Chuck roast....... Plate beef____ Pork chops........ Bacon, sliced...... Ham, sliced........ Lamb.............. TTatis 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 143 143 138 138 135 136 120 119 107 105 153 151 153 153 169 170 216 201 170 172 130 155 189 109 124 153 153 138 111 130 149 188 108 96 153 153 138 108 135 135 154 169 117 117 112 114 140 13/ 143 139 134 119 102 147 149 169 199 167 130 138 186 107 83 153 153 138 108 135 187 115 113 141 138 134 117 98 142 147 165 194 167 142 138 135 117 98 143 146 162 191 167 130 140 186 107 130 137 179 107 93 153 153 138 106 182 207 115 113 88 153 156 141 109 159 193 115 114 135 137 141 137 133 115 97 148 147 166 205 169 140 137 133 114 95 149 150 167 201 162 142 139 133 116 96 153 149 167 206 157 130 141 188 108 94 154 147 135 105 200 224 206 191 115 115 113 113 138 140 140 130 145 190 106 121 130 156 192 107 144 156 144 135 106 156 141 144 108 218 176 115 114 143 206 178 130 144 190 108 95 154 153 135 106 147 143 139 119 102 162 151 173 211 164 m 113 147 150 142 141 124 106 163 152 171 217 164 153 147 142 128 115 154 149 165 216 167 102 152 163 150 150 171 168 218 206 167 176 130 140 140 132 157 158 155 148 199 200 198 191 108 111 112 108 179 171 145 119 156 156 156 154 141 141 141 147 141 138 138 138 108 109 109 108 206 188 200 182 191 189 191 185 115 116 118 116 117 118 119 114 151 151 149 142 RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, 1923 160 T C .— RELATIV E R E T A IL PRICES OF 23 FOOD A RTIC LE S: 1923 AN D EACH M ONTH OF 1923 C O M PARED W ITH 1913; FOR EACH OF 39 CITIES— Continued able S C R A N T O N , PA. Unit Article steak A v 1923 er age for year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. 1913 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 ______ Sirloin R ound steak........... R ib roast................. Chuck roast............ Plate beef................ Pound ...d o — . . . d o ___ . . . d o ___ ...d o — 100 100 100 100 100 190 179 160 148 98 187 178 159 144 97 187 177 159 143 96 189 177 159 144 Pork chops............. Bacon, sliced.......... H am , sliced............ L a m b ....................... H ens_____________ . . . d o ___ . . . d o ___ ...d o — . . . d o ___ __ d o ... 100 100 100 100 100 153 161 186 215 180 148 158 188 215 183 145 161 180 213 186 M ilk, fresh.............. Butter.................. . C heese.................. . Lard_____________ Eggs, strictly fresh. Quart— P ou n d . . . . d o ___ . . . d o ___ Dozen _ 100 100 100 100 100 149 153 195 111 189 149 153 196 111 154 B rea d ...................... F lour................... Corn meal............... R ice......................... P ou n d . . . . d o ___ ___do___ __ do___ 100 100 100 100 159 154 159 151 114 Potatoes.................. . . . d o ___ Sugar, granulated— . . . d o ___ Tea_______ _______ . . .d o . .. Coffee....................... 100 100 100 100 117 144 115 126 Index number of all articles com bined. 100 152 149 NOV. 15 A v er age for Dec. year 15 1923 96 190 179 159 146 93 195 187 162 149 91 198 187 164 154 88 204 192 165 156 91 204 199 167 160 97 199 193 166 161 97 198 187 166 161 93 198 189 169 160 93 185 163 152 94 151 163 180 214 189 155 162 182 216 187 161 158 185 224 190 168 163 185 233 189 173 163 188 229 174 201 158 186 235 186 189 158 186 228 182 160 156 183 228 184 143 153 181 216 182 162 159 184 222 184 149 154 196 111 130 149 153 193 111 103 149 141 189 111 105 149 132 186 110 106 149 133 189 109 109 155 135 191 109 116 161 143 195 111 141 161 146 198 116 161 161 150 197 121 199 161 153 197 121 204 154 146 193 113 143 161 151 161 151 161 154 163 154 163 149 163 146 163 146 159 146 161 146 161 146 161 149 114 114 114 114 113 113 112 111 113 118 116 114 117 146 115 126 128 174 115 127 144 188 116 127 167 195 116 127 189 196 116 127 244 188 116 127 233 168 116 127 200 165 116 127 161 184 116 127 144 181 116 127 139 182 116 127 167 175 116 127 150 149 150 150 153 153 156 156 158 158 153 195 SE ATTLE, W A S H . Sirloin steak........... Round steak........... R ib roast................. Chuck roast............ Plate beef................ P ou n d . — d o— — d o— — d o— — d o___ 100 100 100 100 100 127 125 124 103 106 127 124 124 103 105 128 125 127 104 106 132 127 130 102 102 135 132 132 108 107 133 131 127 103 102 132 128 127 103 102 135 127 126 100 100 131 127 125 102 101 134 127 125 103 102 130 125 127 104 102 129 126 124 103 102 131 127 126 103 103 Pork chops............. Bacon, sliced.......... Ham, s lic e d .......... L a m b ....................... H ens_____________ — d o___ . . . d o ___ — d o___ . . . d o ___ __ d o___ 100 100 100 100 100 140 150 165 176 134 142 151 164 175 130 139 150 163 178 130 138 151 166 179 133 139 153 166 174 137 136 155 167 173 134 137 154 167 170 128 140 155 169 168 129 161 157 172 169 133 156 155 169 171 127 133 150 169 171 125 129 147 165 169 128 141 152 167 173 131 M ilk, fresh.............. Butter...................... Cheese. ................... Lard_______ _____ Eggs, strictly fresh- Quart— P ou n d . . . . d o ___ __ d o ... D ozen. 100 100 100 100 100 144 144 165 110 114 144 139 164 109 99 144 128 164 109 90 133 130 164 109 84 133 121 157 109 85 133 125 163 109 88 133 125 167 108 88 133 131 166 109 109 144 136 166 110 127 144 142 165 113 164 144 142 166 110 164 133 142 165 111 144 139 134 164 110 113 B rea d ...................... Flour........................ Corn meal............... Rice T. ........ P ou n d . . . . d o ___ — d o___ __ d o___ 100 100 100 100 154 162 129 142 154 162 129 140 154 162 129 142 177 162 129 145 177 162 132 142 177 159 132 148 177 152 132 145 177 152 132 144 177 148 135 144 177 145 135 151 177 145 139 151 177 145 135 152 171 155 132 145 Potatoes.................. . . . d o ___ Sugar, granulated— — d o___ Tea........................... ...do*. Coffee....................... .. .d o ___ 100 100 100 100 133 146 133 139 133 157 132 140 125 179 132 140 150 182 133 141 158 193 134 140 183 190 133 138 258 172 135 138 225 164 136 138 200 166 136 138 200 180 141 138 183 174 148 139 183 177 149 141 175 174 137 139 Index number of all articles com bined. 100 136 134 133 135 135 136 137 138 142 146 145 141 138 GENERAL TABLES 161 C .— RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES: 1923 AND EACH MONTH OF 1923 COMPARED WITH 1913, FOR EACH OF 39 CITIES— Concluded T a b l e WASHINGTON, D. C. A v A v 1923 er er age age for for year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. M ay June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. year 15 1913 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 1923 15 Article Sirloin steak____ __ Round steak______ R ib roast_________ Chuck roast........ __ Plate beef................ Pound. ___do.__ . . . d o __ __.do.__ ...d o — 100 100 100 100 100 155 149 154 135 102 157 151 158 133 101 155 150 157 130 100 155 150 156 133 103 159 158 162 137 98 170 170 168 139 106 174 172 167 140 104 171 173 163 137 103 175 176 164 138 109 170 173 162 140 110 164 163 162 141 108 159 155 159 143 110 164 161 161 137 104 Pork chops............. Bacon, sliced.......... Ham, sliced -.......... Lam b___............... . Hens........................ ...d o — ...d o — . . . d o ___ __ d o ___ _do._ 100 100 100 100 100 154 148 185 206 181 147 148 184 199 182 144 145 185 196 186 140 145 185 200 183 158 145 188 204 187 157 145 186 223 189 167# 144 189 208 193 168 143 188 205 190 188 142 187 206 184 171 141 186 203 184 139 137 184 201 177 124 133 180 198 172 155 143 186 204 184 M ilk, fresh.............. Butter _ ................. Cheese ..................... Lard................. ....... Eggs, strictly fresh. Quart __ Poun d. . . . d o __ .d o __ Dozen _ 100 100 100 100 100 163 156 163 115 187 163 153 167 113 163 163 153 167 114 116 163 151 163 116 106 163 137 162 115 115 163 133 164 115 116 163 128 165 115 123 163 134 162 114 133 163 141 162 125 158 163 144 168 128 179 174 153 168 126 225 174 157 170 126 229 165 145 165 119 154 Bread....................... P ound. 100 Flour...... ................. __.do.__ 100 Corn m e a l............. __.d o.__ 100 R i c e ........................ . . . d o ___ 100 146 137 148 111 146 137 152 111 146 134 152 109 146 134 160 109 146 134 160 109 154 134 164 108 161 132 160 106 161 126 156 106 161 126 156 107 161 126 156 109 161 126 164 108 161 126 160 106 154 132 156 108 Potatoes.................. Sugar, granulated . Tea................... ....... Coffee...................... 100 100 100 100 133 153 131 121 139 157 132 122 144 186 133 123 156 196 134 122 161 210 134 124 239 210 135 123 300 196 135 123 267 184 133 123 228 178 134 123 200 202 132 121 156 196 132 121 144 196 132 118 189 188 133 122 100 151 150 148 149 151 155 158 156 158 159 159 157 154 --_d o-__ —_do___ ___do___ . . . d o ___ Index number of all articles com bined. D .— AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF COAL, PER TON OF 2,000 POUNDS, JANUARY AND JULY, 1913, AND JANUARY TO DECEMBER, 1923, BY CITIES AND FOR THE UNITED STATES 162 T a b l e 1923 1913 C ity, and kind of coal Atlanta, Ga: Bitum inous............................... Baltimore, M d .: Pennsylvania anthracite— Stove............................ ....... Chestnut......................... . Bituminous Birmingham, Ala.: B ituminous...... ......................... Boston, Mass.: Pennsylvania anthracite— S tove___________________ Chestnut________________ Bridgeport, Conn.: Pennsylvania anthracite— Stove__ __________ _ Chestnut ___ _____ Buffalo, N. Y .: Pennsylvania anthracite— Stove___ _____ _________ Chestnut_______________ Butte, M ont.: July 15 Jan. 15 Feb. 15 Mar. 15 Apr. 15 M a y 15 June 15 July 15 Aug. 15 Sept. 15 Oct. 15 N ov. 15 $7.99 8.15 5.48 $7.46 7.68 5.39 $15.43 15.46 11.18 $15.55 15. 58 11.14 $12. 52 15.49 11.03 $15.07 15.07 10.46 $14.96 14.96 10.08 $14.98 14.95 10.04 $15.10 15.05 10.04 $15.19 15.15 • 9.94 $15.26 15.21 9.99 $15.82 15. 78 10.11 $15.86 15.81 10.05 $15.83 15.79 9.93 5.88 4.83 10.48 10.44 10.40 8.35 8.37 8.33 8.33 8.29 8.29 8.21 8.25 8.14 17.70 17.93 17.24 17.49 1 16.25 1 16.25 11.00 1 16.25 1 16.25 10.70 1 16.25 1 16. 25 10.40 115. 75 1 15. 75 9.00 1 15.75 1 15. 75 8.80 1 15.75 1 15. 75 8.70 1 15.75 i 15. 75 8.30 1 15.92 1 15. 75 8.10 1 15. 92 115. 75 8.20 116. 75 i 16. 50 8.40 1 16. 75 1 16. 50 8.15 1 16. 75 1 16. 50 8.00 4.22 4.01 8.41 8.36 8.39 7.45 7.41 7.53 7.69 7.92 8.03 8.36 8.43 8.43 8.25 8.25 7.50 7.75 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 15. 50 15.50 15.50 15.50 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 15.75 15.75 16.38 16.38 16.50 16.50 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.25 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.50 16.50 16. 50 16.50 13.24 13.24 13.24 13.24 13.24 13.24 13.24 13.24 13.18 13.18 13.18 13.18 13.18 13.18 13.18 13.18 13.11 13.11 13.66 13.66 13.54 13.54 13. 66 13.66 11.49 11.15 10.97 10.90 11.13 11.16 11.13 11.18 11. 32 11.39 11.46 11.39 6.75 6.99 6.54 6.80 Bituminous Charleston, S. C .: Pennsylvania anthracite— Stove__ _________________ Chestnut.. __ _________ Bitum inous____ _____________ Chicago, 111.: Pennsylvania anthracite— Stove ............. ............. . Chestnut- _____________ Bitum inous_________________ Cincinnati, Ohio: B itu m in ou s.............................. • 18.38 18. 50 16.75 i 7.75 18.00 16.75 l 17.00 117.10 12.00 1 17.00 i 17.10 12.00 i 17.50 1 17.10 12.00 1 17. 25 i 17.10 12.00 i 17.00 i 17.10 12.00 1 17.00 1 17.10 12.00 i 17.00 i 17.10 12.00 1 17.00 i 17.10 12.00 117.00 1 17. 05 12.00 1 17.00 i 17.10 12.00 U 7.00 1 17.10 12.00 117.00 1 17.10 12.00 8.00 8.25 4.97 7.80 8.05 4.65 16.18 16.05 10.98 16.18 16.05 10.79 16.18 16. 05 9.96 15.73 15.69 8.84 15.88 15. 75 8. 81 15. 88 15. 75 8.83 15. 94 15.79 8. 81 16.19 16. 00 8.80 16.44 16. 44 8. 73 17.00 17. 00 8.77 17.00 17.00 8.75 17.00 17.00 8.71 3.50 3.38 9.64 9.42 9. 35 8. 65 8. 58 8.62 8.62 8. 58 8.58 8.58 8.39 8.14 RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, 1923 United States: Pennsylvania anthracite— Stove _____________ _____ Chestnut ......... ................ Bituminous........ ....................... Dec. 15 Jan. 15 7.25 7.50 4.14 15.75 15.75 11.32 15.75 15.75 11.36 15.75 15.75 11.27 14.58 14.58 9.99 14.58 14.58 9.68 14.58 14.58 9.71 14.67 14.67 9.71 15.08 15.08 9.60 14. 75 14.75 9.56 15.48 15.48 9.57 15.48 15.48 9.54 15.48 15.48 8.77 9.85 9.90 9.76 8.63 8.04 7.88 7.76 7.49 7.54 7.49 7.65 7.16 8.25 7.21 18.13 15.38 18.13 15.38 17.63 15.38 16.25 14.46 15.75 13.54 15.92 13.79 15.92 13.79 16.67 13.96 16.92 13.79 17.25 13.79 17.58 14 79 17.58 14 79 8.88 8. 50 5. 25 9.00 8.50 4.88 17.25 17.25 10.69 17.33 17.33 10.69 17.25 17.25 10.76 16.00 16.00 9.78 16.33 16.33 9.78 16.08 16.08 9.97 16.50 16.50 10.27 16.63 16.63 10.38 16.75 16.75 10.72 17.00 17.00 10.70 16.75 16.75 10.68 16.75 16. 75 10. 68 8.00 8.25 5. 20 7.45 7.65 5.20 16.00 16.00 11.89 16.25 16.25 11.89 16.00 16.00 11.54 15.75 15.75 11.32 15.63 15.63 10.82 15. 75 15.75 10.61 16.00 16.00 10.43 16.25 16.19 10.25 16.25 16.19 10.29 16.63 16.63 10. 20 16.75 16.75 9.91 16. 38 16.38 9.80 8. 25 8.25 7.43 7.61 16.50 16.08 16.42 16.08 16.50 16.17 15.50 15.42 15.50 15.42 15.50 15.42 15.50 15.42 15. 50 15.42 15. 50 15.42 16.17 16.08 16.17 16.08 16. 50 16.42 12.83 12.83 12.50 10.67 12.00 11.83 11.67 11.83 12.50 13.00 13.17 13.17 8.95 9.15 3. 81 8.00 8.25 3.70 15.75 15.75 9.61 15.75 15.75 9.62 15.75 15.75 . 9.24 15. 88 15.88 8. 37 15.88 15.88 8.19 16.00 16.00 8.19 16.00 15. 88 8.14 16.00 16.00 8.21 16.00 16.00 8.13 17.00 16.25 8.19 16.75 16.75 7.48 16. 50 16.50 7. 05 7.50 7.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 14.00 14.00 13.00 13. 50 13.00 13.00 13.00 13.00 13.00 4.39 3.94 16.93 17.75 8.90 16.93 17.88 8.88 16.93 17.88 8.82 14.86 16.25 8.60 15.50 16.63 8. 65 15.43 16. 75 8. 53 15.29 16.19 8. 71 15.64 16.88 8.18 16.14 17.06 8.40 16.36 17.25 8.56 16.29 17.25 8.54 16. 36 17.38 8. 56 6.00 5.33 15.00 12.50 15.00 11.83 15.00 11.50 15.00 11.00 15.00 11.00 15.00 11.00 15.00 10. 63 14. 00 10.63 14.00 10.54 15.00 11.25 15.00 11. 50 15.00 11.42 13.52 12.50 16.50 16.50 16.50 16.50 15. 50 15. 50 15. 50 15.50 15. 50 15. 50 15.50 15.50 4.20 4.00 10.18 10.18 10.13 8.68 8. 64 8. 57 8. 57 8.53 8. 62 8.57 8. 54 8.56 10.00 10.00 8.50 8.50 18.00 18.00 1 18.00 18.00 18.00 18.00 17.00 17.00 17.17 17.17 17. 00 17.00 17.00 17.00 17.17 17.17 17.17 1 7.lt 18.00 17.50 18. 00 17. 50 18.00 17.50 168 1 Per ton of 2,240 pounds. 7. 50 7.75 4.14 general tables Cleveland, Ohio: Pennsylvania anthracite— Stove. ................................. C h e s tn u t ............ .............. Bitum inous........ ............ ......... Columbus, Ohio: Bitum inous...... .......... ___......... Dallas, Tex.: Arkansas anthracite— E gg_________ ____________ Bitum inous................... ............ Denver, Colo.: Colorado anthracite— Furnace, 1 and 2 m ixed. _ Stove, 3 and 5 m ixed........ Bitum inous_________________ Detroit, M ich.: Pennsylvania anthracite— Stove________ ___________ Chestnut _____________ Bituminous ............. ................. Fall River, Mass.: Pennsylvania anthracite— Stove__ _________________ Chestnut. _____________ Houston, Tex.: Bitum inous______ ___________ Indianapolis, Ind.: Pennsylvania anthracite— S tove______ _____________ C hestnut________________ B itum inous. _______________ Jacksonville, Fla.: Bitum inous_________________ Kansas City, M o .: Arkansas anthracite— Furnace, grate, and e g g .. Stove, N o. 4....... ................ Bituminous.............................. Little R ock, A rk.: Arkansas anthracite— Spadra eg g ____ _________ Bitum inous_________________ Los Angeles, C alif.: Bituminous...... ......................... Louisville, K y .: Bituminous_______________ Manchester, N . H .: Pennsylvania anthracite— Stove____ ______________ Chestnut_______________ D .—AVERAGE RETAIL PRICE& OF COAL, PER TON OF 2,000 POUNDS, JANUARY AND JULY, 1913, AND JANUARY TO DECEMBER, 1923, BY CITIES AND FOR THE UNITED STATES— Continued 164 T a b l e 1923 1913 C ity, and kind of coal July 15 Jan. 15 Feb. 15 M ar. 15 Apr. 15 M a y 15 June 15 July 15 Aug. 15 Sept. 15 Oct. 15 N o v . 15 2 $4.34 2$4.22 $9.41 $9.41 $9.41 $9.38 $7.57 $7.52 $7.45 $7.43 $7.43 $7.45 $7.45 $7.79 8.00 7. 85 8.25 6.25 8.10 16.65 16.63 12.72 16.63 16.61 12.76 16.63 16.61 5.71 12.66 16.43 16.41 12.19 16.03 16.01 10.61 i«.03 16.01 10.51 16.02 16.02 10.52 16.00 16.00 10.31 16.00 16.00 10.29 16.62 16.56 10.60 16.68 16.59 10.57 16.68 16. 59 10.62 9.25 9. 50 5.89 9.05 9.30 5.79 17.71 17.67 13.91 17.98 17.93 13.59 • 17.90 17.93 13.39 17.90 17.93 13.29 17.50 17.38 12.83 17.50 17.38 12.44 17.50 17.38 12.33 17.50 17.38 12.07 17.50 17.38 11.96 18.03 18.09 11.92 18.17 18.08 11.75 18.17 18.08 11. 63 10.93 11.00 11.00 10.29 10.29 10.29 10.14 9.86 9.79 11.07 11.00 11.07 6. 50 6. 75 6.25 6.50 12.79 12.79 12.83 12.83 12.83 12.83 12.75 12.75 12.75 12.75 12.75 12.75 12.75 12.75 12. 75 12.75 12.75 12.75 13.45 13.53 13.45 13.45 13.45 13.45 7.50 7.50 6.25 6.25 15.33 15.33 15.75 15.75 15.75 15.75 14.75 14.75 14.58 14.58 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.75 15.75 15.75 15.75 15.92 15.92 15.92 15.92 16.00 16.00 10.00 10.00 10.50 3 6.06 10.50 3 6.06 21.50 21.50 21.75 21.75 21.75 21.75 11.21 11.21 21.25 21.25 9.71 21.25 21. 25 9. 71 21.25 21.25 9.53 20.25 20.25 9.63 20.75 20.75 9.72 20.75 20.75 10.13 21.75 21. 75 11.16 22.00 22. 00 11.21 21.75 21. 75 11.25 7.07 7.14 6.80 14.45 14.45 15.00 14.90 14.13 14.13 13.67 13.67 13.67 13.67 13.67 13.67 14.08 13.83 14.08 14.08 14.50 14.50 14.58 14.58 14.58 14.58 14.50 14.50 16.00 16.00 12.43 17.00 17.00 13.38 17.00 17.00 13.19 17.00 17.00 13.24 15.50 15.50 12.05 15.00 15.00 11.43 15.13 15.13 11.43 15.00 15.00 11.36 15.00 15.00 11.36 16.13 16.13 11.38 16.00 16.00 10.41 16.00 16.00 9.12 11.94 11.77 11.16 11.23 10.70 10.89 10.87 10.85 10.85 10.85 10.86 10.86 6.63 6.66 6.13 11. 44 RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, Memphis, T e n n .: Bituminous_________________ Milwaukee, W is.: Pennsylvania anthracite— S t o v e __ ___ ____________ Chestnut________________ Bituminous_________________ Minneapolis, M inn.: Pennsylvania anthracite— Stove................. .................. Chestnut _ —................... Bituminous_________________ M obile, Ala.: Bituminous_________________ Newark, N . J.: Pennsylvania anthracite— Stove __________ ________ Chestnut _ _ _ _ New Haven, C onn.: Pennsylvania anthracite— Stove - - ...................... Chestnut________________ N ew Orleans, L a .: Pennsylvania anthracite— Stove ____ _ _ Chestnut........................... Bituminous_________________ N ew York, N . Y .: Pennsylvania anthracite— Stove . . ___________ C hestnut...............- ........... Norfolk, V a.: Pennsylvania anthracite— S t o v e __ ____ __________ Chestnut _ ___________ Bituminous________ '________ Omaha, Nebr.: Bituminous................................ Dec. 15 Jan. 15 7.04 7.02 6.83 6.79 6.69 6.52 6.46 6.46 6.35 a 33 6.21 i 7.16 i 7.38 1 6.89 17.14 i 15.09 i 15. 09 1 15.13 115.13 1 15.14 1 15.14 1 14. 57 1 14. 57 i 14. 54 i 14. 54 i 14. 68 1 14. 54 i 15. 43 1 15. 00 i 15. 43 i 15. 00 i 15. 43 1 15. 00 i 16.14 1 16. 00 116.18 1 16.07 1 16.14 1 16.04 i 7.94 i 8. 00 3 3.16 1 7. 38 17. 44 3 3.18 1 17.00 i 17. 00 8.16 i 17.00 4 17. 75 8. 32 1 18.00 117. 75 8.46 i 16. 75 116. 88 8. 46 1 16. 75 1 16. 83 7. 61 i 16. 50 i 16. 50 7. 39 i 16. 75 1 16. 75 7.46 1 16. 75 i 16. 75 7. 54 117. 00 117. 00 7. 54 1 18. 50 118. 50 7. 54 1 18. 50 1 18. 50 7.54 i 17.00 U 7.00 7.54 15.84 15.84 15.84 15.84 15.84 15.84 15. 84 15.84 15. 84 15.84 15.84 15. 84 15.84 15.84 15. 84 15. 84 15.84 15.84 16. 56 16.56 16.81 16.81 16.56 16.56 9.79 9.66 14.52 14.52 14.48 14.41 13. 63 13. 57 13. 57 13. 59 13.20 13.89 14.00 14.11 4 8.25 4 8.25 4 7.50 4 7. 75 416.42 4 16. 40 4 15.80 4 15.80 4 15. 50 415.50 415.00 ‘ 15.00 4 15.00 4 15.00 4 15.00 4 15. 00 4 15.00 4 15.00 4 15. 30 4 15. 30 4 15. 30 4 15. 30 4 16. 25 4 16. 25 4 16.25 4 16.25 416.40 4 16.40 8.00 8.00 5.50 7.25 7.25 4.94 16. 50 16. 50 13.10 16.50 16.50 13.30 16.50 16.50 13.39 15.50 15. 50 11.84 15. 63 15. 63 11.78 15.63 15. 63 11.78 15. 63 15.63 11.78 15.63 15. 63 11.78 16.50 16.50 11. 91 16.63 16.63 11. 78 16.63 16.63 11. 70 16. 50 16. 50 11. 32 13.45 13.45 13.45 13.45 13.45 13.45 13.45 13.45 13.45 13. 45 13. 45 13.45 13.45 13.45 13. 45 13.45 13. 45 13.45 14.10 14.10 14.10 14.10 14.10 14.10 8.44 8.68 3.36 7.74 7.99 3.04 16.58 16.58 8.36 16.56 16.56 8.28 16.44 16.44 8.30 16.00 16.19 6.80 16.00 16. 25 6. 76 16.00 16. 25 6.99 16. 38 16. 56 7.10 16. 31 16.63 7.15 16. 38 16. 56 7.08 17.13 17.38 7. 26 17.13 17.31 7.26 17.13 17.31 7.13 9.20 9.45 6.07 9.05 9.30 6.04 17.67 17.64 13. 93 17.67 17.64 13.89 17.67 17.64 13.85 17.67 17.64 13.49 17. 52 17. 44 13.15 17. 50 17.35 12.94 17.50 17. 35 12.65 17.50 17. 35 12.17 17.50 17. 35 12.39 18.15 18.09 12. 37 18.14 18.09 12.25 18.14 18.09 12.19 11.00 11. 00 5.64 11. 50 11.50 5.46 20.00 20.00 9.17 15.00 8.69 15.00 15.00 8. 55 18. 33 18. 33 8.38 17.50 17.50 8.40 17.50 17. 50 8. 42 17.50 17. 50 8.31 17.50 17.50 8.30 17.50 17. 50 8.81 17.50 17.50 8.74 18.00 8.76 1 Per ton of 2,240 pounds. 2 Per 10-barrel lots (1,800 pounds). 3 Per 25-bushel lots (1,900 poun ds). 4 Fifty cents per ton additional is charged for “ binning. ” 8.48 M ost customers require binning or basketing the coal into the cellar. 165 7.17 genekaij tables Peoria, 111.: Bituminous. ________________ Philadelphia, Pa.: Pennsylvania anthracite— S t o v e __ - _____________ Chestnut_______________ Pittsburgh, Pa.: Pennsylvania anthracite— Stove...... ... ........... .......... Chestnut . ________ ___ B itum inous.____ ___________ Portland, M e.: Pennsylvania anthracite— Stove_________________ Chestnut_____ __________ Portland, Oreg.: Bituminous_________________ Providence, R . I.: Pennsylvania anthracite— _ _____ S tove__ __ Chestnut________________ Richm ond, Va.: Pennsylvania anthracite— S tove_______ ___________ Chestnut________________ Bitum inous............. ................. Rochester, N . Y .: Pennsylvania anthracite— S tove__ . _ Chestnut __________ St. Louis, M o.: Pennsylvania anthracite— Stove___________________ Chestnut_________ _____ Bitum inous...... ............ .......... St. Paul, M inn.: Pennsylvania anthracite— S tove___________________ Chestnut_________ _____ Bitum inous_________________ Salt Lake C ity, Utah: Colorado anthracite— Furnace, 1 and 2 m ix e d .. . Stove, 3 and 5 m ixed____ Bitum inous............................... 166 T able D . — AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF COAL, PER TON OF 2,000 POUNDS, JANUARY AND JULY, 1913, AND JANUARY TO DECEMBER, 1923, BY CITIES AND FOR THE UNITED STATES—Concluded 1923 1913 City, and kind of coal July 15 Jan. 15 Feb. 15 Mar. 15 Apr. 15 May 15 June 15 July 15 Aug. 15 Sept. 15 Oct. 15 Nov. 15 $17.00 $17.00 $26.75 $26.75 $26.75 $26.75 $25.50 $25.25 $26.50 $26.50 $26.50 $26.50 $26.50 $26.50 17.00 12.00 24.25 17.90 24.25 17.90 24.38 17.90 24.25 17.90 24.00 16.00 24.00 16.00 24.50 16.70 24.50 16.80 24.50 16.80 24.50 16.90 24.50 16.90 24.50 17.40 5 17.00 5 17.00 514.08 517.05 fi 17.05 813.67 517.05 517.05 513. 67 «17.00 5 17.00 513.17 517.05 517.05 511.20 517.05 517.05 c 11.28 «17.05 517.05 511.23 517.05 «17.05 511.40 fi 17.05 517.05 611. 72 517.05 517.05 511.90 517.00 617.00 512.02 5 17.00 517.00 5 12. 20 17.00 12.00 Dec. 15 4.25 4.50 4.31 4.56 9.82 9.83 9.82 9.82 9.82 9.82 9.82 9.82 9.82 9.82 9.82 9.82 9.82 9.82 9.82 9.82 9.82 9.82 10.53 10.53 10.53 10.53 10. 53 10.53 • 7.63 «7.70 6 10.27 # 10.29 8 10.26 « i0.26 6 10.26 « 10.08 •10.06 • 10.15 6 10.10 610.21 • 10.35 • 10.25 5.33 4.93 4.98 4.98 4.98 4.98 4.98 4.50 4.50 4.53 4.70 4.50 115.87 115.87 111. 34 115.94 115.94 110.93 115.91 1 15.91 110.62 115.39 1 15. 32 110.46 115.39 115.32 110.29 i 15.43 1 15.32 110.36 i 15.43 115.32 110.16 115. 33 115. 21 19.88 i 15. 33 i 15. 21 19. 77 116.20 i 15. 98 19.35 116.22 1 16.04 19.06 116. 31 1 16. 22 19. 06 i 7.50 i 7. 65 17.38 17.53 1 Per ton of 2,240 pounds. fi All coal sold in Savannah is weighed b y the city. A charge of 10 cents per ton or half ton is made. This additional charge has been included in the above prices. ®Prices in Zone A . The cartage charges in Zone A were as follows: January and July, 1913, $0.50; January, 1923, $1.25 to $2.25; February, 1923, $1.25 to $1.75; and March to December, 1923, $1.25. These charges have been included in the price. RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, 1923 San Francisco, Calif.: New Mexico anthracite— Cerillos egg_____________ Colorado anthracite— Egg....... ............................ Bituminous________________ Savannah, Ga.: Pennsylvania anthracite— 1 Stove__ ______ _________ Chestnut _ _ __ _____ Bituminous __ ___ _____ Scranton, Pa.: Pennsylvania anthracite— Stove._________________ Chestnut______ ________ Seattle, Wash.: Bituminous________________ Springfield, 111.: Bituminous________________ Washington, D. C.: Pennsylvania anthracite— Stove ______________ Chestnut______________ Bituminous ______________ Jan. 15 GENERAL* TABLES 167 T a b le E .— N E T P R IC E O F G AS FO R H O U S E H O L D U SE, P E R 1,000 C U B IC F E E T , O N A P R IL 15 O F E A C H Y E A R , 1913 T O 1920, A N D I N M A Y , 1921, M A R C H A N D J U N E , 1922, A N D M A R C H , J U N E , S E P T E M B E R , A N D D E C E M B E R , 1923, B Y C IT IE S MANUFACTURED GAS City Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. May Mar. June Mar. June Sept. Dec. 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 15, 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1922 1923 1923 1923 1923 Atlanta, Ga................ $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 Baltimore, M d ........... .90 .80 .80 .75 .75 .75 Birmingham, Ala....... 1.00 .95 .95 .95 .95 .95 Boston, M ass--......... .82 .82 .80 .80 .80 .85 Bridgeport, Conn----- 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 Buffalo, N. Y ............. 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 Butte, M ont.............- 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.50 Charleston, S. C........ 1.10 1.10 1.10 1.10 1.00 1.10 Chicago, HI................. .80 .80 .80 .80 .80 .76 Cleveland, Ohio......... .80 .80 .80 .80 .80 .80 Denver, Colo.............. .85 .80 .80 .80 .80 .85 Detroit, M icb............ .75 .75 .75 .75 .75 .75 Fall River, Mass....... .80 .80 .80 .80 .80 .95 Houston, Tex............. 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 Indianapolis, Ind....... .60 .55 .55 .55 .55 .55 Jacksonville, Fla____ 1.20 1.20 1.15 1.15 1.15 1.25 Manchester, N. H ___ 1.10 1.10 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 Memphis, Tenn......... 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 Milwaukee, Wis........ .75 .75 .75 .75 .75 .75 Minneapolis, M i n n - .85 .80 .80 .77 .77 .77 Mobile, Ala................ 1.10 1.10 1.10 1.10 1.10 1.10 Newark, N. J__......... 1.00 .90 .90 .90 .90 .97 New Haven, Conn .90 .90 .90 .90 .90 1.00 New Orleans, La....... 1/10 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 New York, N. Y ....... .84 .84 .83 .83 .83 .83 Norfolk, Va_.............. 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.20' Omaha, Nebr__......... 1.15 1.15 1.15 1.00 1.00 1.15 Peoria, 111................... .90 .90 .90 .90 .85 .85 Philadelphia, Pa........ 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 Pittsburgh, Pa........... 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 Portland, M e . . ......... 1.10 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 Portland, Oreg........... .95 .95 .95 .95 .95 .95 Providence, R. I ........ .85 .85 .85 .85 .85 1.00 Richmond, V a ._ ....... .90 .90 .90 .80 .80 .80 Rochester, N. Y ......... .95 .95 .95 .95 .95 .95 St. Louis, M o............. .80 .80 .80 .80 .75 .75 St. Paul, Minn........... .95 .90 .90 .85 .85 .85 Salt Lake City, Utah. .90 .90 .90 .90 .90 .90 San Francisco, Calif— .75 .85 .85 .85 .85 .85 Savannah, Ga............ Scranton, Pa.............. .95 .95 .95 .95 .95 1.15 Seattle, W ash ........... 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.25 Springfield, 111............ 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 Washington, D. C___ .93 .93 .93 .93 .80 .90 $1.15 $1.15 $1.90 $1.65 $1.65 $1.65 $1.65 $1.65 $1.55 .75 .75 .75 .92 .92 .92 .92 .85 .85 .95 .95 .88 .88 .88 .80 .80 .80 .80 1.02 .1.07 1.42 1.34 1.32 1.25 1.25 1.25 1.25 1.10 1.10 11.30 1.60 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.50 1.45 1.45 1.45 1.45 1.45 1.50 1.50 2.10 2.10 2.10 2.16 ~2.’ l0 "2.16 Y lO 1.10 1.25 1.55 1.55 1.55 1.55 1.55 1.55 1.55 .94 .90 1.29 1.20 1.20 1.20 If 20 1.17 1.17 .80 .80 .80 .80 .80 .80 .80 1.25 1.25 .95 .95 .95 .95 .95 .95 .95 .95 .95 .79 .79 .85 .79 .79 .79 .79 .79 .79 .95 1.05 1.25 1.15 1.15 1.15 1.15 1.15 1.15 1.00 1.09 1.09 1.09 1.09 1.09 1.09 1.09 1.09 .60 .60 .90 .90 21.20 21.20 2 1.15 2 1.15 2 1.15 1.25 1.50 1.75 1.75 1.65 1.65 1.65 1.65 2.40 1.10 1.10 »1.50 81.40 3 1.40 3 1.40 3 1.40 3 1.40 3 1.40 1.00 U.10 1.35 1.35 1.20 1.20 1.20 1.20 1.20 .75 .75 .90 .90 .90 .98 .98 .95 .95 .95 .95 1.28 1.02 1.02 1.03 1.05 1.01 1.01 1.35 1.35 1.80 1.80 1.80 1.80 1.80 1.80 1.80 .97 1.15 1.40 1.40 1.25 1.25 1.25 1.25 1.25 1.10 1.10 11.10 * 1.10 1.45 1.45 1.45 1.45 1.45 1.30 1.30 1.30 1.45 1.45 1.30 1.30 1.30 1.30 .85 .87 41.36 4 1.28 4 1.27 5 1.21 1.23 1.23 1.23 1.20 1.60 1.40 1.45 1.40 1.40 1.40 1.35 1.30 1.15 1.15 1.53 1.40 1.35 1.35 1.35 1.35 1.35 .85 .85 1.20 1.20 1.20 1.20 1.20 1.20 1.20 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 (®) <1 («) 67 5 *3 ) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) 1.40 1.40 1.85 1.75 1.65 1.55 1.55 1.55 1.55 .95 .95 1.67 1.50 1.50 1.43 1.43 1.43 1.43 1.30 1.30 11.25 U.25 11.25 »1.10 11.05 11.05 *1.05 1.00 1.00 1.30 1.30 1.30 1.30 1.30 1.30 1.30 .95 .95 71.05 1.10 1.10 1.05 1.05 1.00 1.00 .75 .85 1.05 1.05 1.05 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 .85 .85 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 .85 .85 .85 1.10 31.30 81.52 31.52 8 1.52 81.52 3 1.52 31.52 31.52 .95 .95 1.05 1.04 1.02 .92 .92 .92 .92 1.25 1.60 1.60 1.45 1.45 1.45 1.45 1 45 i.30 1.30 1.70 1.70 1.60 1.60 1.60 1.60 l! 60 1.25 1.55 1.55 1.55 1.55 1.55 1.55 1.55 1.55 1.10 1.10 1.40 1.40 1.40 1.40 1.35 1.35 1.35 .95 .95 1.25 1.10 1.05 1.05 1.05 1.05 1.00 NATURAL GAS Buffalo, N. Y __......... $0.30 $0.30 $0.30 $0.30 $0.30 $0.30 $0.35 $0.35 $0.35 $0.42 $0.42 Cincinnati, Ohio____ .30 .30 .30 .30 .30 .35 .35 .35 .35 .50 .50 $0.50 $0.50 $0.50 $0.50 Cleveland, Ohio......... .30 .30 .30 .30 .30 .30 .35 .35 .35 .40 .40 .40 1.45 1.45 i .45 Columbus, Ohio......... .30 .30 .30 .30 .30 .45 .45 .45 .45 .45 .45 Dallas, Tex................. .45 ’ .45 ‘ ".45 ".45 .45 .45 .45 .45 .68 .68 .68 .68 .68 .68 .68 Kansas City, M o....... .27 .27 .27 .27 .30 .60 .80 .80 *.80 *.80 *.80 1.85 1.85 1.85 1.85 Little Rock, Ark........ .40 .40 .40 .40 .40 .40 .45 .45 .45 .45 .45 .45 .45 .45 1.55 Louisville, K y............ ____ ‘.62 .65 .65 .65 .65 .65 .65 .65 .65 .65 .65 .65 .65 .65 Pittsburgh, Pa........... .28 .28 .28 .28 .28 .28 .35 .35 .45 .50 .50 .50 .50 .50 .53 MANUFACTURED AND NATURAL GAS MIXED Los Angeles, Calif----Buffalo, N. Y - . ......... $0.68 $0.68 $0.68 $0.68 $0.75 $0.75 $0.75 $0.76 $0.73 $0.68 $0.68 $0.68 $o:68 8.62 8.62 8.61 8.61 1 Plus 50 cents per month service charge. a The rate was increased from 90 cents by order of the Federal court, and is subject to final decision by the same court. Pending the decision this increase has been impounded. 3 Plus 25 cents per month service charge. <The prices of two companies included in this average have an additional service charge of 2% cents per day. 5 The price of one company included in this average has an additional service charge of 2 cents per day. •Sale of manufactured gas discontinued. 7 Plus 40 cents per month service charge, 9 Price includes a coal charge. RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, 1923 168 T able F . — N E T P R IC E P E R K I L O W A T T H O U R F O R E L E C T R I C I T Y F O R 51 City Atlanta Baltimore_____ BirminghamBoston: Company A_. Company B__ Bridgeport Buffalo®.— Butte................. Charleston____ Chicago5........... Cincinnati®___ Measure of consumption, per month 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 De cem ber De cem ber De cem ber De-. cember De cem ber C ents Cents C ents C ents C ents Cents Cents 17 .O 17 .O 17 .O 8.0 First 100 kilowatt hours_________ First 40 kilowatt hours____ . First 100 kilowatt hours................. *7.0 *8.5 *8.5 17.0 *8.5 »8.5 17.0 *8.5 *8.5 A ll current....................................... do_______________________ 10.0 10.0 9.0 7.0 5.0 1.5 ®9.5 10.0 10.0 8.0 7.0 5.0 1.5 ®9.5 10.0 10.0 7.0 7.0 4.0 1.5 ®9.5 First 60 hours’ use of demand____ Next 120 hours’ use of demand___ Excess.............................................. First 25 kilowatt hours................... Next 25 kilowatt hours................... First 50 kilowatt hours................... Next 50 kilowatt hours................... First 30 hours’ use of demand____ Next 30 hours’ use of demand........ Excess......... : .................................. First 30 hours’ use of demand........ Next 30 hours’ use of demand........ Excess.............................................. Cleveland: Company A_ . All current....................................... Excess.............................................. Company B — All current....................................... Next 600 kilowatt hours Columbus_____ All current.............................. ........ Dallas________ First 800 kilowatt hours............ . Denver.............. All current_____________ ____ ___ Detroit............ . First 3 kilowatt hours per active room. Excess.............................................. Fall River-....... First 25 kilowatt hours................... 97R kilowatt hours Houston®_____ First 30 hours* use of demand____ Excess.............................................. Indianapolis: Company A „ First 50 kilowatt hours................... NAxt 1SOkilowatt hours _ Company B__ First 50 kilowatt hours................... Next. 150 kilowatt hours ___ Jacksonville___ All current....................................... Kansas City___ First 5 kilowatt hours per active room (minimum, 3 rooms). Next 5 kilowatt hours per room__ Excess............................................. Little Rock____ First 200 kilowatt hours................. Los Angeles: Company A „ First 100 kilowatt hours................. do Company B__ Or»« to 140 kilowatt hours _ Louisville— Manchester.___ First 25 kilowatt hours................... Next 50 kilowatt hours__________ Memphis........... First 6 kilowatt hours per room___ Excess_____ ___ ____________ „_ 1918 June De cem ber *8.5 «7.7 *8.0 7.7 *8.0 7.7 *8.0 7.7 10.0 10.0 7.0 7.0 4.0 1.5 0 9.5 10.0 10.0 7.0 7.0 4.0 1.5 0 9.5 10.0 10.0 7.5 7.0 4.0 1.5 ®9.5 <11.2 <11.5 8.0 7.0 4.0 1.5 •9.5 *10.0 * 10.0 *10.0 *10.0 *10.0 *10.0 *10.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 4.0 3.0 3.0 9.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 9.5 8.5 8.5 6.5 6.5 6.7 6.7 6.5 6.5 6.5 3.8 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.8 3.5 3.5 ®10.0 810.0 810.0 810.0 8 10.0 8 10.0 8 10.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 3.0 •8.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 5.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 7.0 7.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 1012.6 1012.6 1012.6 1012.6 1012.6 1012.6 1012.6 3.6 » 9 .5 3.6 119.5 3.6 H8.6 3.6 U8.6 3.6 « 8 .6 1*8 .6 3.6 3.6 1*9.5 1*12.4 7.0 8.1 4.5 8.1 4.5 8.1 4.5 8.1 4.5 8.1 4.5 8.1 4.5 i<7.5 l< 7.5 117.0 117.6 7.6 1*9.9 7.0 i«9.9 i«6 .5 166.5 1*5.0 i®5.0 l«6 .5 i« 6.5 1*5.0 1*5.0 7.0 7.0 189.9 189.9 1*6.5 i»5.0 1*6.5 1*5.0 7.0 I* 7.6 i«6 .5 i®5.0 1*6.5 1*5.0 7.0 187.6 i«6 .5 1*6.0 i«6 .5 1*5.0 7.0 188.4 4.5 i»13.5 4.5 10.0 4.8 10.0 4.8 10.0 5.2 10.0 4.5 10.0 4.5 10.0 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 7.6 7.6 7.6 7.6 7.6 7.6 7.6 l»11.4 1011.4 l®11.4 1811.4 i« 11.4 i»11.4 *112.0 *16.0 1® 10.0 i®10.0 i®10.0 1810.0 *16.0 "6.0 *16.0 Milwaukee..... First 5 kilowatt hours for each of *311.4 *310.5 *310.5 *89.5 *«9.5 *39.5 *®10.3 the first 5 active rooms.*8 Additional energyupto9kilowatt *<4.8 *<4.8 **4.8 **4.8 **4.8 *®4.8 *®5.6 hoursforeachactiveroom. 1.9 3.8 3.8 1.9 1.9 1.9 *•2.7 Excess............................... * First 150kilowatt hours. * First 50kilowatt hours. *25to 150kilowatt hours. <Priceincludesa coal charge, andasurchargeof 10percentfromDecember, 1918, to June, 1920, inclusive, and 5 per cent fromDecember, 1920, to December, 1921, inclusive. 5For determinationofdemandseeexplanationfollowingtable. 6First 100kilowatt hours. * First 25kilowatt hours. * First 36hours’ use ofdemand. For determinationof demandseeexplanationfollowing table. * First 10kilowatt hours. *0First 2kilowatt hoursper activeroom, it First 200kilowatt hours. 18First 500kilowatt hours. tt First 2kilowatt hours per 16candlepowerofinstallation. i<All current. This rateapplies to a 5-yearcontract with a minimum charge of $1 per month. For a 1-yearcontract the rates were 10cents without a minimumcharge or9% cents with a minimumcharge of $1 per month. GENERAL TABLES FOR H OU SEH O LD C IT IE S 1919 U SE IN S P E C IF IE D M ONTHS, 1913 1922 1921 1920 169 TO 1923, 1923 Sep De Sep De DeSep- De DeJune cem- June cem- May tern- cem March June tem cem March June tem cem ber ber ber ber ber ber ber ber Cents Cents Cents Cents Cents Cents Cents Cents Cents Cents C ents Cents Cents Cents Cents 8.1 28.0 7.7 8.1 8.1 28.0 28.0 7.7 7.7 8.1 8.1 8.1 8.1 28.0 28.0 28.0 28.0 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.7 8.1 8.1 28.0 38.0 7.7 7.7 8.1 8.0 7.7 8.1 8.0 7.7 411.5 4 11.4 411.8 411.8 411.3 411.5 4 11.4 411.8 4 11.8 4 11.3 8.0 8.5 8.5 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 6 9.5 « 9.5 6 9.5 « 9.5 « 9.5 11.2 411.0 11.3 411.0 8.5 8.5 7.0 7.0 4.0 4.0 1.5 1.5 « 9.5 « 9.5 10.0 10.0 9.5 9.5 10.0 10.0 9.5 9.5 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.5 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 « 9. 5 « 9.5 « 9.5 « 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.5 7.5 7.5 6.0 6.0 4.0 4.0 1.5 1.5 « 9.5 « 9.5 9.5 9.5 7.5 6.0 4.0 1.5 8.0 4.0 10.0 8.0 5.0 3.0 8.5 6.5 3.5 8.0 38.0 7.7 8.0 38.0 7.7 8.0 88.0 7.7 8.1 28.0 7.7 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 9.5 9.5 7.5 6.0 4.0 1.5 8.0 4.0 10.0 9.0 5.0 3.0 8.5 6.5 3.5 9.0 5.0 3.0 8.5 6.5 3.5 9.0 5.0 3.0 8.5 6.5 3.5 9.0 5.0 3.0 8.5 6.5 3.5 9.0 5.0 3.0 8.5 6.5 3.5 9.0 5.0 3.0 8.5 6.5 3.5 9.0 5.0 3.0 8.5 6.5 3.5 9.0 5.0 3.0 8.5 6.5 3.5 9.0 5.0 3.0 8.5 6.5 3.5 9.0 5.0 3.0 8.5 6.5 3.5 9.0 5.0 3.0 8.5 6.5 3.5 9.0 5.0 3.0 8.5 6.5 3.5 8.0 5.0 3.0 8.5 6.5 3.5 ®10.0 «10.0 5.0 5.0 3.0 3.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 7.0 6.0 8.0 12.6 7.0 6.0 8.0 10.8 7.0 6.0 8.0 10.8 7.6 6.0 8.0 10.8 7.0 6.0 8.0 10.8 7.0 6.0 8.0 10.8 7.0 6.0 8.0 10.8 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 139.5 1310.5 1310.5 1810.5 1210.5 1310.5 1210.5 1310.5 1210.5 139.5 139.5 3.6 129.5 3.6 9.0 8.5 7.2 4.5 3.6 9.0 8.5 7.2 4.5 3.6 9.0 8.5 7.2 4.5 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.5 6.5 6.5 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.5 6.5 6.5 7.0 7.0 7.0 188.7 188.7 188.7 7.0 6.5 7.0 6.5 7.0 7.5 ^10.0 8.0 9.0 5.0 3.0 8.5 6.5 3.5 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 10 12.6 io 12.6 io 12.6 7.0 6.0 8.0 12.6 7.0 6.0 8.0 12.6 7.0 6.0 8.0 12.6 7.0 6.0 8.0 12.6 7.0 6.0 8.0 12.6 7.2 4.5 7.2 4.5 7.2 4.5 7.2 4.5 8.1 4.5 8.1 4.5 8.1 4.5 8.1 4.5 8.1 4.5 8.1 4.5 7.2 4.5 7.2 4.5 186.5 176.0 156.5 175.0 7.0 i®8.4 i« 6.5 176.0 15 6.5 17 5.0 7.0 189.0 15 6.5 176.0 156.5 175.0 7.0 188.7 15 7.5 17 7.0 1*7.5 17 7.0 7.0 188.7 157.5 17 7.0 15 7.5 17 7.0 7.0 188.7 15 7.5 177.0 157.5 177.0 7.0 188.7 15 7.5 17 7.0 157.5 17 7.0 7.0 188.7 15 7.5 17 7.0 i«7.5 17 7.0 7.0 188.7 5.2 10.0 5.6 10.0 5.4 10.0 5.4 10.0 5.4 10.0 5.4 10.0 5.4 10.0 5.4 10.0 5.4 10.0 5.4 10.0 5.4 10.0 5.4 10.0 5.4 10.0 5.4 10.0 5.0 2.5 10. 0 5.5 5.5 7.6 30 12.0 806.6 5.5 5.5 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.2 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.6 i« 7.0 7.0 7.0 17 6.5 6.5 6.5 157.0 7.0 7.0 176.0 6.5 6.5 7.0 7.0 7.0 188.7 188.7 188.7 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.2 5.6 5.5 5.5 7.6 7.6 7.6 7.6 7.6 7.6 7.6 7.6 7.6 7.6 8012.0 2012.0 30 12.0 2012.0 2012.02012.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 30 6.0 200.0 206.0 206.0 306.0 206.0 216.0 216.0 216.0 3 9.0 89.0 3 9.0 29.0 2 9.0 29.O 2 9.0 8.0 5.0 8.6 8.6 8.6 8.6 9.5 9.5 9.5 25 10.3 2510.3 2510.3 2510.3 7.6 7.6 7.6 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.6 5.0 8.6 5.0 8.6 5.0 5.0 8.6 8.6 2« 5.6 3« 5.6 25 5.6 255.6 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 25 2.7 252.7 252.7 25 2.7 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 . 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 18 First 1.5kilowatt hours per socket for not less than 10sockets, 1 kilowatt hour persocket for the next 10 sockets, and 0.5 kilowatt hour per socket for excess sockets at the primary rate and the next like quantity at the secondary rate. 18First 5kilowatthoursforeachofthefirst 5activeroomsplusthefirst 3kilowatt hoursfor each additional active room, but not less than 15kilowatt hours per month. u Excess. i®First 3kilowatt hours per active room(minimum3rooms). i* All current. First 80kilowatt horns. Thereis anadditional chargeof30cents per month. At the end ofthe year any amount paidinexcess of 7 j4 cents per kilowatt houris refunded. 33And the first 2Hkilowatt hoursforeach additional active room. 3®First 4kilowatt hours foreachofthe first 4activerooms and the first 2% kilowatt hours foreachaddi tional active room. *4Additional energyup to 100kilowatt hours. 35Additional energyuntil atotal of7kilowatt hours per activeroomshall have beenconsumed. 3«Samescheduleofrates asinJune, 1918, plus asurcharge of8mills. 170 T R E T A IL PRICES, 1913 TO D ECEM BER , 1923 able F .— NET PRICE PER K ILO W ATT HOUR FOR E L E C T R IC IT Y FOR 51 C IT C ity Measure of consumption, per month 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 D e cem ber D e cem ber D e cem ber D e cem ber D e cem ber 1918 June D e cem ber Cents Cents Cents Cents Cents Cents Cents Minneapolis___ First 3 kilowatt hours per active 8.6 room. 17 5.7 Next 3 kilowatt hours per active room. M ob ile________ First 50 kilowatt hours.............. ..... 7.0 N ewark_______ First 500 kilowatt hours__________ 10.0 N ew H aven___ All current___ ______ ____________ 9.0 N ew Orleans. . _ First 20 kilowatt hours 20_________ 28 13. 0 Next 30 kilowatt hours............. ....... 17 6.0 N ew York: Company A .. First 1,000 kilowatt hours________ 29 10. 0 Company B__ A ll current32....................... .............. 10.0 Company C 4_ First 60 hours’ use of dem and____ 11.0 N orfolk________ First 100 kilowatt hours________ . 9.0 2811. 4 Om aha________ First 150 kilowatt hours 17 5.7 Next 125 kilowatt hours________ 34 9.9 P e o ria .-............ First 5 kilowatt hours for each of the first 2 room s.33 Second 5 kilowatt hours for each of the first tw o rooms.33 Philadelphia: Company A__ First 12 kilowatt hours. ........... ....... 19 10. 0 Next 48 kilowatt hours________ Company B__ First 500 kilowatt hours__________ 10.0 Pittsburgh 4___ First 30 hours’ use of dem and____ 1910. 0 Next 60 hours' use of demand____ Portland, M e— All current.......................................... 9.0 Portland, Oreg.: Company A__ First 9 kilowatt hours____________ 7.6 Next kilowatt hours 3«......... ............ 37 6.7 Next 50 kilowatt hours______ ____ 38 5.7 Company B__ First 13 kilowatt hours___________ 39 9.0 Next kilowatt hours <o____________ 41 7.0 Next 50 kilowatt hours............. ....... 17 4.0 Providence____ All current____ ______ _______ _ 10.0 Richm ond_____ First 100 kilowatt hours__________ 9.0 Rochester______ All current_______________________ 8.0 St. Louis: Company A__ First 9 kilowatt hours per active 23 9.5 room. Additional energy up to 9 kilowatt hours per room. Excess ............. ................................ 5.7 48 9.0 Com pany B _ _ First 27 kilowatt hours _________ Next 12 kilowatt hours 40_________ Excess. ______ _________ _________ 5.7 St. Paul............. First 30 kilowatt hours_______ __ 9.9 Excess __________ ____ _________ 6.6 Salt Lake City.. First 250 kilowatt hours................... 9.0 ** 8.6 8.6 8.1 7.6 7.6 17 5.7 17 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 7.1 7.0 10.0 8.0 28 12. 0 17 6.0 7.0 10.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 7.0 10.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 7.5 7.0 6.0 11.7 10.0 8.0 9.1 7.8 29 10.0 10.0 11.0 9.0 2810. 5 17 5.7 34 9.9 30 8.0 10.0 11.0 9.0 7 8.0 6.0 34 9.9 30 8.0 10.0 11.0 9.0 78.0 6.0 9.0 7.0 10.0 8.0 9.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 10.0 . 10.0 8.0 8.0 9.0 9.0 6.0 6.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 9.0 38 7.0 10.0 10 9.0 9.0 34 7.0 10.0 19 9.0 9.0 34 7.0 10.0 10 9.0 9.0 38 7.0 10.0 10 9.0 1010. 0 19 10.0 10.0 10.0 i» 10. 0 19 10.0 9.5 9.0 9.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.6 37 6.7 38 5.7 39 9.0 41 7.0 17 4.0 10.0 9.0 8.0 7.6 37 6.7 38 5.7 30 9.0 4i 7.0 17 4.0 10.0 9.0 8.0 7.6 37 6.7 38 5.7 3« 8.6 41 6.7 17 3.8 10.0 9.0 8.0 7.6 6.7 2.9 7.3 6.7 2.9 9.0 9.0 8.0 7.6 6.7 2.9 7.3 6.7 2.9 42 7.5 9.0 8.0 7.6 6.7 2.9 7.3 6.7 2.9 42 7.5 9.0 8.0 23 9.5 23 8.6 23 8.1 23 7.6 23 7.6 23 7.6 24 5. 7 28 5.7 24 5.7 2«5.7 28 5.7 2.9 4«8.6 48 5.7 2.9 9.9 6.6 8.1 2.9 47 7.6 47 5.7 2.9 9.9 6.6 8.1 2.9 47 7.6 47 5.7 2.9 9.9 6.6 8.1 2.9 47 7.6 47 5.7 2.9 9.9 6.6 8.1 2.9 47 7.6 47 5.7 2.9 9.9 6.6 8.1 5.7 4« 9.0 5.7 9.9 6.6 9.0 4 For determination of demand see explanation following table. 7 First 25 kilowatt hours. 17 Excess, is All current. 20 Surcharge, 25 cents per month additional. First 4 kilowatt hours for each of the first 4 active rooms and the first 2 ^ kilowatt hours for each addi tional active room. 25 Additional energy until a total of 7 kilowatt hours per active room shall have been consumed. *7 Price includes a surcharge of 10 per cent. 28 First 30 hours’ use of connected load. 2» First 250 kilowatt hours. 80 First 900 kilowatt hours. 3i Price includes a coal charge. 82 A discount of 5 per cent is allowed on all bills of $2 or over when payment is made within 10 days of date of bill. 88 A nd 4 kilowatt hours for each additional active room. 341 to 200 kilowatt hours. 84Next 75 kilowatt hours. 38The number of kilowatt hours paid for at this rate is that in excess of the first 9 kilowatt hours u n til 100 hours’ use of the demand is reached. After 100 hours of demand have been consumed the lower rate can be applied. For determination of demand see explanation following table. GENERAL TABLES” FOR H OU SEHO LD IE S— Continued 1919 U SE IN S P E C IF IE D 1921 1920 171 MONTHS, 1913 1922 TO 1923, 1923 Sep De DeSep- De Sep De DeJune cem- June cem- May tern- cem March June tem cem March June tem cem ber ber ber ber ber ber ber ber Cents Cents Cents Cents Cents Cents Cents Cents Cents Cents Cents Cents Cents Cents C ents 9.5 9.5 9.5 *7 10.5 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.5 7.1 7.1 7.1 27 7.8 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.1 10.8 10.0 ao 9.1 7.8 9.9 10.0 8.0 9.1 7.8 8.0 10.0 8.0 9.1 7.8 8.0 10.0 8.5 9.1 7.8 9.0 10.0 8.5 9.1 7.8 9.0 10.0 8.5 9.1 7.8 9.0 10.0 8.5 9.1 7.8 9.0 10.0 8.0 9.1 7.8 9.0 10.0 8.0 9.1 7.8 9.0 10.0 8.0 9.1 7.8 9.0 9.0 8.0 9.1 7.8 9.0 9.0 7.5 9.1 7.8 9.0 9.0 7.5 9.1 7.8 9.0 9.0 7.5 9.1 7.8 9.0 9.0 7.5 9.1 7.8 7.0 10.0 8.0 9.0 6.0 7.0 10.0 8.0 9.0 6.0 7.0 10.0 8.0 9.0 ao 817.9 10.0 819.0 9.0 6.0 817.9 10.0 818.8 9.0 6.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 ao ao 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 8.0 7.0 9.0 8.0 5.5 8.0 ao 7.0 9.0 8.0 5.5 8.0 8.0 7.0 9.0 8.0 5.5 8.0 6.0 6.0 817.7 817.7 10.0 10.0 818.8 818.7 9.0 9.0 6.0 6.0 317.5 317.4 317.5 317.6 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 318.4 818.4 318.5 318.6 9.0 9.0 9. 0 : 9.0 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 317.6 317.6 317.5 817.5 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 818.6 318.6 318.5 818.5 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 10.0 199.0 8.0 10.0 8.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 8.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 8.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 8.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 8.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 8.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 8.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 8.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 8.0 6.0 8.0 9.0 8.0 6.0 8.0 9.0 8.0 6.0 8.0 7.6 6.7 2.9 7.3 6.7 2.9 4*7.5 9.0 8.0 7.6 6.7 2.9 7.3 6.7 2.9 48 7.5 9.0 8.0 7.6 6.7 2.9 7.3 6.7 2.9 42 7.5 9.0 8.0 7.6 6.7 2.9 7.3 6.7 2.9 4*7.5 9.0 8.0 7.6 6.7 2.9 7.3 6.7 2.9 4*7.5 9.0 8.0 7.6 7.6 6.7 6.7 2.9 2.9 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.7 2.9 2.9 4*7.5 4*7.5 9.0 9.0 8.0 8.0 7.6 7.6 7.6 7.6 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 4*7.0 4*7.0 42 7.0 426.9 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 7.6 7.6 7.6 7.6 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 426.9 42 7.0 427.0 4*6.9 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 ao * »a i 4«7.6 48 7.6 43 7.6 487.6 437.6 43 7.6 43 7.6 43 7. 6 43 7.6 437.6 437.6 43 7.6 866.2 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 3.4 2.9 2.9 478.1 47 7.6 47 7.6 476.2 47 5.7 47 5.7 3.4 . 2.9 2.9 9.9 9.9 9.9 6.6 6.6 6.6 8.1 8.1 8.1 2.9 47 7.6 47 5.7 2.9 9.9 6.6 8.1 2.9 47 7.6 47 5.7 2.9 9.9 6.6 8.1 ««7.0 86 7.0 8« 7.0 86 7.0 86 7.0 86 7.0 86 7.0 36 7.0 36 7.0 3« 7.0 86 7.0 8« 7.0 5.7 5.7 2.9 2.9 47 7.6 47 7.6 47 5.7 47 5.7 2.9 2.9 9.9 9.9 6.6 6.6 8.1 8.1 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 47 7.6 47 7.6 48 7.6 48 7.6 47 5.7 47 5.7 5.7 5.7 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 9.9 9.9 9.9 9.9 6.6 6.6 6.6 6.6 8.1 8.1 8.1 8.1 6.7 6.7 2.9 2.9 2.4 48 7.6 48 7.6 48 7.6 5.7 5.7 5.7 2.9 2.9 2.9 9.9 9.9 9.9 6.6 6.6 6.6 8.1 8.1 8.1 2.4 6.7 5.7 5.7 2.4 9.9 6.6 ai wNext 70kilowatt hours. *8 Next 100kilowatt hours. »»First 6per cent ofdemand. For determinationof demandseeexplanationfollowingtable. <0Foraninstallationof 600watts orless 7 kilowatt hours will apply. For each30watts of installation in excess of 600watts 1 additional kilowatt hourwill apply. 4i Next 6per cent of demand. For determination of demand see explanationfollowing table. 40Service charge, 50cents per month additional. In December, 1922, and March and December, 1923, therewas a reductionof 1 mill under thefuel clause. 43 First 5kilowatt hoursfor each ofthe first 5activerooms andthe first 2% kilowatt hours for each addi tional active room. 44For ahouseof 5or6rooms. For a houseof4rooms orless, 18kilowatt hoursis paidfor at the primary rate. For a house of 7 or8rooms, 36kilowatt hoursis paidfor at the primary rate. 4«For a house of 6rooms orless 15kilowatt hours; for a house of 7 or 8rooms, 36kilowatt hours. 4*Forahouseof6rooms orless, 15kilowatt hours at theprimaryrateand 5at thesecondaryHate. For a houseof 7or8rooms, 20kilowatt hours at the primaryrate and 10at thesecondaryrate. 47For ahouseof 4rooms orless, 8kilowatt hours at the primaryrate and6at thesecondaryrate. For a houseof5or6rooms, 12kilowatt hours at theprimaryrateand9at thesecondaryrate. For ahouseof 7or 8 rooms, 16kilowatt hours at the primaryrate and 12at the secondaryrate. 48For a house of 4rooms orless 10kilowatt hours is paidfor at the primary rate. For a house of 5or6 rooms 15kilowatt hours is paidfor at the primary rate, andfor a houseof 7 or 8rooms 20kilowatt hoursis paidforat the primaryrate. 48 For a house of 5 or 6 rooms. For a house of 4 rooms or less 8 kilowatt hours is paid for at the secondaryrate, andfor a houseof 7 or 8rooms 16kilowatt hours is paid for at the secondaryrate. 97545°— 25f----- 12 RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, 1923 172 T able F .— NET PRICE PER KILOWATT HOUR FOR ELECTRICITY FOR 51 CIT City Measure of consumption, per month 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 De cem ber De cem ber De cem ber De cem ber De cem ber Cents Cents San Francisco: 2 7.0 Company A__ First 10 kilowatt hours__________ 8 7.0 Next 40 kilowatt hours__________ 6 7.0 Company B__ First 10 kilowatt hours.................. 6 7.0 Next 40 kilowatt hours.......... ........ Savannah: Company A__ First 50 kilowatt hours_______ _ si 12. 0 9 10.8 5.4 6. 0 Excess_________________________ Company B__ First 100 kilowatt hours______ _ 9 12. 0 9 12. 0 6. 0 6.0 Excess___ ____ _______ ____ _____ Scranton______ First 150 kilowatt hours................. is 9.0 19 9.0 Seattle: Company A__ First 40 kilowatt hours__________ 62 6.0 62 6.0 Next 200 kilowatt hours.......... . 17 4.0 17 4.0 Company B_. First 40 kilowatt hours__________ 62 6.0 62 6.0 Next 200 kilowatt hours_________ 17 4.0 17 4.0 Springfield, HI.: Company A «. First 30 kilowatt hours............... . 2810. 0 2810. 0 Next 70 kilowatt hours._________ 64 7.0 64 7.0 Company B._ First 30 kilowatt hours.................. Excess_________________________ Washington, D. C.5............. First 120 hours *use of demand___ 10.0 10. 0 2 First 50 kilowatt hours. 5 For determination of demand see explanation following table. 6 First 100 kilowatt hours. 9 First 10 kilowatt hours. 17 Excess. 19 A ll current. 1918 June De cem ber Cents Cents Cents Cents Cents 27.O 27.O 27.O 27.O 2 8.0 6 7.0 6 7.0 8 7.6 6 7.0 910.8 5.4 9 12.0 6.0 19 9.0 9 10.8 5.4 9 12.0 6.0 8.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 2 7.2 2 7.2 27.2 9.0 9.0 10.0 63 5.5 17 2.0 63 5. 5 17 2. 0 63 5. 5 17 2.0 53 5. 5 17 2.0 53 5. 5 17 2. 0 63 5. 5 17 2.0 53 5.5 17 2. 0 63 5.5 17 2.0 53 5. 5 17 2.0 63 5. 5 17 2.0 6 8.0 2810. 0 28 10. 0 28 10. 0 28 10. 0 28 10. 0 64 7.0 54 7.0 54 7.0 54 7.0 54 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6. 0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3,0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 GENERAL TABLES FOR HOUSEHOLD IES— Concluded USE IN 1920 1919 SPECIFIED 173 MONTHS, 1913 TO 1922 1921 1923, 1923 June Decemher June Decemher M ay Septemher D e Sep D e Sep cem March June tem cem March June tem ber ber ber ber D e cem ber C ents C ents C ents C ents C ents C ents Cents Cents Cents Cents Cents C ents 2 8.0 2 8.0 2 8.0 8« 9.2 «o 8.5 2 8.5 28.5 2 2.5 2 8. 5 2 8.5 2 8.5 6 8.0 6 8 .0 6 8.0 8o 9.2 2 8.5 2 8.5 28.5 28. 5 28.5 28. 5 2 8.5 C ents C ents Cents 9.0 6.0 9.0 6.0 9.0 6.0 9.0 6.0 9 .0 9.0 6.0 9.0 6.0 9.0 6.0 9.0 6.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9 .0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 2 7.2 2 7.2 2 7.2 9 .0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9 .0 9 .6 9.0 9 .0 9 .0 9.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 16.6 10.0 10.0 83 5. 5 17 2.0 83 5. 5 17 2.0 83 5. 5 17 2.0 83 5. 5 17 2.0 83 5. 5 17 2.0 83 5. 5 17 2.0 83 6.0 17 2.5 83 6.0 17 2.5 83 6.0 17 2.5 83 6.0 17 2.5 83 6.0 17 2.5 83 6.0 17 2.5 83 6.0 17 2.5 83 6.0 17 2.5 83 6.0 17 2.5 83 6. 0 17 2.5 83 6.0 17 2.5 83 6.0 17 2.5 83 6 .0 17 2.5 83 6.0 17 2.5 83 6.0 17 2.5 83 6.0 17 2.5 83 6 .0 17 2.5 83 6.0 17 2.5 5.5 2.0 5.5 2.0 5.5 2.0 5.5 2.0 5.5 2.0 5.5 2.0 2810. 0 28 10. 0 28 10. 0 28 10. 0 28 10. 0 28 10. 0 28 10. 0 28 10. 0 28 10. 0 28 10. 0 84 7.0 84 7.0 84 7.0 84 7.0 84 7.0 84 7.0 84 7 .0 84 7. 0 847.0 84 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 3.0 5.4 2.7 6.0 3.0 6.0 3.0 6.0 3.0 6.0 3.0 6. 0 3.0 6.0 3.0 6.0 3.0 3.0 6.0 3.0 6.0 6.0 3.0 3.0 6.0 3.0 3.0 6.0 3.0 3.0 6.0 3.0 3.0 6.0 3.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 28 First 30 hours’ use of connected load. 80 First 30 kilowatt hours. 82 First 15 kilowatt hours. 82 First 60 kilowatt hours. 83 First 45 kilowatt hours. 84Next 30 hours’ use of connected load 174 RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, 1923 D E T E R M IN A T IO N OF D E M A N D In Buffalo the demand consists of two parts—lighting, 25 per cent of the total installation, but never less than 250 watts; and ower, 23^ per cent of the capacity of any electric range, water eater, or other appliance of 1,000 watts or over and 25 per cent of the rated capacity of motors exceeding one-half horsepower but less than 1 horsepower. The installation is determined by inspection of premises. In Chicago, the equivalent in kilowatt hours to 30 hours’ use of demand has been estimated as follows: For a rated capacity of 475 to 574 watts, 11 kilowatt hours; 575 to 674 watts, 12 kilowatt hours; 675 to 774 watts, 13 kilowatt hours; and 775 to 874 watts, 14 kilowatt hours. Although the equivalent in kilowatt hours to 30 hours’ use of demand of from 1 to 1,500 watts is given on the printed tariff, the equivalent is here shown only for installations of from 475 to 874 watts; the connected load of the average working man’s home being, as a rule, within this range. In Cincinnati, the demand has been estimated as being 70 per cent of the connected load, excluding appliances. In Cleveland, from December, 1913, to December, 1919, inclusive, Company A determined the demand by inspection as being 40 per cent of the connected load. From December, 1919, to the present time, there has been a flat rate for all current consumed. In Houston, the demand is estimated as 50 per cent of the con nected load, each socket opening being rated at 50 watts. In New York the demand for Company C, when not determined b y meter, has been computed at 50 per cent of total installation in residences, each standard socket bemg rated at 50 watts and all other outlets being rated at their actual kilowatt capacity. In Pittsburgh since December, 1919, the demand has been deter mined by inspection. The first 10 outlets have been rated at 30 watts each, the next 20 outlets at 20 watts each, and each additional outlet at 10 watts. Household utensils and appliances of not over 660 watts each have been excluded. In Portland, Oreg., the demand for Company A has been estimated as one-third of the connected lighting load. Ranges, heating devices, and small power up to rated capacity of 2 kilowatts are not included. For Company B the demand, when not based on actual measure ment, was estimated at one-third of the connected load. No demand was established at less than 233 watts. In Springfield, 111., the demand for Company A from December, 1913, to September, 1922, was the active load predetermined as follows: 80 per cent of the first 500 watts of connected load plus 60 per cent of that part of the connected load in excess of the first 500 watts— minimum active load, 150 watts. In Washington, D. C., the demand is determined by inspection and consists of 100 per cent of the connected load, excluding small fans and heating and cooking appliances. E T able G .— AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED ARTICLES OF D R Y GOODS ON MAY 15 AND OCTOBER 15, 1915, AND ON MARCH 15, JUNE 15, AND SEPTEMBER 15, 1923, BY CITIES Atlanta, Ga. Article Birmingham, Ala. Baltimore, Md. Unit 1915 1923 1923 May 15 Oct. 15 Mar. 15 June 15 Sept. 15 M ay 15 Oct. 15 Mar. 15 June 15 Sept. 15 May 15 Oct. 15 Mar. 15 June 15 Sept. 15 Yard.. ...d o... ...d o... ...d o... ...d o... ...d o... ...d o... Each.. Yard.. ...d o Pair—. 0.073 .125 .094 .117 $0,075 .125 .091 .118 .103 .315 .803 .111 .106 .325 .109 Calico, 24 to 25 inch....... .............. Percale..____ _________________ _ Gingham, apron, 27 to 28 inches.. Gingham, dress, 27-inch......... . Gingham, dress, 32-inch________ Muslin, bleached______________ Sheeting, bleached, 9-4.......... ...... Sheets, bleached, 81 by 90. ........ . Outing flannel, 27 to 28 inch____ Flannel, white, wool, 27-inch___ Blankets, cotton, 66 by 80---------- Yard.. ...d o... ...d o... ...d o... ...d o... ...d o — ...d o... Each.. Yard.. ...d o - $0,068 .125 .086 .125 .150 .121 .316 .820 .123 $0,065 .121 .084 . 125 .150 .120 .316 .850 .117 $0.267 .186 .248 .444 .238 .743 1.689 .244 1.047 3.740 $0,269 .187 .248 .439 .248 .739 1.843 .242 1. 070 $0. 271 .215 .243 .456 .252 .748 1. 874 .276 1.050 3. 380 $0. 069 .123 .078 .120 .150 .100 .303 .768 .110 Pair... $0. 280 .170 .263 .418 .279 .765 1. 743 .242 .938 4.101 $0.258 .196 .258 .422 .250 .740 1. 819 .253 1.000 4.438 $0,273 .196 .270 .421 .277 .748 1. 728 .282 1.250 4. 485 Butte, Mont. Calico, 24 to 25 inch.................... Percale......................... ................ Gingham, apron, 27 to 28 inch... Gingham, dress, 27-inch.............. Gingham, dress, 32-inch----------Muslin, bleached______________ Sheeting, beached, 9-4............. Sheets, bleached, 81 by 90______ Outing flannel, 27 to 28 inch____ Flannel, white, wool, 27-inch..'.. Blankets, cotton, 66 by 80______ Yard.. ...d o... ...d o... ...d o — ...d o... ...d o — ...d o... Each.. Yard.. ...d o... Pair... $0,068 .150 .083 .138 .188 .129 .375 1.069 .125 $0,071 .150 .083 .142 .175 .129 .369 1.125 .125 $0.285 .190 .239 .453 .243 .847 2.020 .252 1.200 4.766 $0.278 .190 .246 .470 .246 .843 2.113 .261 1.038 4.861 $0,264 .191 .242 .376 .251 .721 1.929 .241 1.170 5.074 $0,285 .200 .290 .383 .245 .786 1.885 .248 1.145 5.101 $0. 274 .204 .277 .383 .240 .747 1. 835 .262 1.108 4. 661 $0,063 .125 .074 .105 .150 .097 .270 .697 .104 $0,064 .125 .076 .108 . 150 .104 .276 .713 .107 $0. 064 .125 .084 .121 .235 .105 .335 .865 .116 $0. 064 .125 .080 .117 .240 .108 .338 .903 .119 $0,274 .210 .258 .407 .252 ..757 1.884 .282 $0,266 .210 .263 .405 .249 .730 1. 920 .285 4. 488 4. 488 Charleston, S. C. $0.150 .286 .190 .246 .453 .244 .826 2.. 129 .271 1.038 4.961 $0. 065 .125 .080 .113 .100 .330 .890 .117 $0,065 .125 .080 .113 .150 .102 .360 .875 .113 $0.144 .259 .190 .268 .376 .235 .685 1. 716 .222 .860 3. 642 $0. 260 . 186 .274 .388 .238 .755 1. 774 .225 .850 $0,113 .268 .168 .268 .422 .238 .667 1. 518 .216 1.095 4.122 $0. 286 .190 .260 .415 .234 .670 1.608 .217 1.043 4.074 $0. 257 .185 .272 .424 .246 .670 1. 604 .245 1.110 4.249 Buffalo, N. Y. Bridgeport, Conn. Boston, Mass. $0,290 .173 .225 .431 .265 .689 1.657 .235 .938 4.142 .123 .080 .120 .150 .102 .303 .778 .115 $0,190 .290 .223 .267 .463 .251 .710 1. 708 .249 $0,190 .290 .212 .260 .440 .255 .755 1.753 .247 $0.190 .290 .213 .255 .452 .247 .729 1.806 .240 4.626 4. 618 4.959 $0.144 .277 .187 .242 .394 .253 .740 1. 734 .234 1.045 4.052 $0.138 .265 .189 .235 .406 .250 .750 1. 750 .235 1.110 4.158 general tables Calico, 24 to 25 inch................... Percale........................................ Gingham, apron, 27 to 28 inch.. Gingham, dress, 27-inch............ Gingham, dress, 32-inch_______ Muslin, bleached_______ _____ Sheeting, bleached, 9-4.............. Sheets, bleached, 81 by 90_____ Outing flannel, 27 to 28 inches.. Flannel, white, wool, 27-inch... Blankets, cotton, 66 by 80......... Chicago, 111. $0. 260 .195 .242 .389 .239 .744 1,765 .237 1.000 $0,062 .125 .076 .121 .250 .098 .314 .787 .119 $0,063 .125 .076 .121 .250 .100 .313 .801 .118 $0.120 .251 .170 .233 .423 .242 .696 1.703 .227 1. 667 4.268 Or G .— AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED ARTICLES OF D RY GOODS ON MAY 15 AND OCTOBER 15, 1915, AND ON MARCH 15, JUNE 15, AND SEPTEMBER 15, 1923, BY CITIES—Continued Cincinnati, Ohio Article Unit 1915 Columbus, Ohio Cleveland, Ohio 1923 1915 176 T a b l e 1923 .1923 1915 M a y 15 Oct. 15 Mar. 15 June 15 Sept. 15 M a y 15 Oct. 15 M ar. 15 June 15 Sept. 15 M ay 15 Oct. 15 M ar. 15 June 15 Sept. 15 Y ard___ $0,062 __do____ .125 . . . d o ____ .076 d o ____ .113 .d o ___ .150 . . . d o ____ .105 .279 . . . d o ____ Each___ .683 Y a r d .... .117 . d o ___ Pair....... $0,063 1.25 .076 .113 .150 .103 .297 .785 .117 Calico, 24 to 25 inch___ Percale........................... ......................... Gingham, apron, 27 to 28 inch___________ Gingham, dress, 27-inch................. Gingham, dress, 32-inch_______ __ . Muslin, bleached____________ . _ _ Sheeting, bleached, 9-4________ Sheets, bleached, 81 b y 90_______________ Outing flannel, 27 to 28 inch_____________ Flannel, white, wool, 27-inch Blankets, cotton, 66 b y 80................... Y a r d .... $0,056 . . . d o ____ .150 . . . d o ____ .077 __ d o ____ .114 ___do____ __ d o ____ .104 __ d o ____ .277 Each___ .767 Y ard___ .116 d o ____ Pair $0.058 .144 .077 .114 Calico, 24 to 25 i n c h ................................. Percale............................. Gingham, apron, 27 to 28 inch_____ ______ Gingham, dress, 27-inch____ _____________ Gingham, dress, 32-inch___________ ______ Muslin, bleached___________________ __ Sheeting, bleached, 9-4.................. .......... ... Sheets, bleached, 81 b y 90. ______ Outing flannel, 27 to 28 inch________ _____ Flannel, white, wool, 27-inch _ __ Blankets, cotton, 66 by 80 __ . . . Y ard— . $0,070 . 125 __ .d o ____ .088 __ d o ____ .119 __ d o ____ __ d o ____ .112 __ d o ____ .335 Each___ .880 Y a rd .— . 108 $0.070 . 125 .088 . 119 $0.160 .265 .193 .243 .402 .231 .697 1.595 .227 .973 4.630 $0.155 .270 .192 .242 .411 .229 .740 1.738 .237 .945 5.060 $0.150 .254 .190 .250 .391 .226 .709 1. 704 .233 .945 5.038 Dallas, Tex. .103 .285 .767 .113 $0,125 .247 .192 .245 .429 .224 .655 1.624 .225 1.050 4.136 $0.133 $0,133 .261 .258. .192 .187 .245 .250 .423 .426 .229 .233 .673 .659 1. 618 1.648 .255 .225 1. 250 1.175 4.175 4.175 Fall River, Mass. _ d o __ Pair____ . 115 .345 .878 .108 $0.274 .188 .290 .416 .245 .734 1.810 .245 .913 4.134 $0. 283 .167 .290 .413 .259 .734 1.875 .245 .995 4. 487 $0,066 . 125 .080 .125 .250 .116 .336 .887 .119 $0,068 . 125 .080 . 125 .250 . 118 .356 .893 .119 $0.184 .299 .195 .252 .462 .259 .719 1. 757 .246 1.033 4.582 $0.190 . 311 .223 .252 .445 .258 .730 1.823 .261 $0,142 .280 .198 .300 .438 .254 .752 1.808 .254 $0.190 .304 .220 4.733 .235 .450 .264 .713 1.822 .263 1.250 4.758 Denver, Colo. —T-------$0,070 $0,070 $0.194 $0.200 .144 . 144 .281 .285 .088 .189 .190 .090 .128 .270 .273 . 128 .456 .435 .251 .117 . 117 .246 .802 .322 .322 .767 1.938 .836 1.917 .836 .248 .125 .246 .125 1.004 1.100 4.558 4.727 $0.169 .276 .186 .270 .434 .244 .770 1. 817 .245 1.004 4.791 $0.070 .125 .084 .125 . 150 . 123 .323 .900 $0,070 .125 .086 .125 . 150 .127 .330 .933 .121 .120 $0.128 .270 1. 90 .234 .411 .224 .676 1. 689 .218 $0.129 .263 .192 .238 .418 .223 .649 1.683 $0,058 . 125 .077 . 120 $0,060 .125 .076 . 108 .305 .788 .118 .109 .308 .803 .118 1.110 1. 000 4.490 4.615 1.105 4.631 1.200 4.289 $0.293 .177 .290 .413 .251 .734 1.868 .250 .995 4.313 $0.178 .289 .227 .313 . 445 .251 .813 1.945 .264 1.176 4. 425 Detroit, Mich. $0,264 .202 .238 .444 .248 .743 1.818 .240 1.050 4. 614 $0. 263 .205 .238 .456 .250 .759 1.980 .244 $0,260 .205 .238 .451 .249 .762 1.929 .255 1.000 4.683 4. 650 Indianapolis, Ind. Houston, Tex. $0.136 . 247 .187 .216 .434 .223 .669 1.638 .214 $0.178 .284 .232 .290 .435 .258 .809 1.889 .274 1.125 4.266 .220 .120 $0.133 .270 .193 .259 .388 .251 .712 1.684 .219 1. 013 4.462 $0.133 .268 .190 .274 .351 .248 .719 1. 723 .235 1. 050 4. 829 $0.158 .268 .193 .266 .363 .239 .722 1.694 .239 1. 050 4. 769 RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER. Calico, 24 to 25 inch_____ Percale.................................. Gingham, apron, 27 to 28 inch___________ Gingham, dress, 27-inch _ Gingham, dress, 32-inch Muslin, bleached________ _ ___ Sheeting, bleached, 9-4_____ Sheets, bleached, 81 b y 90................. __ Outing flannel, 27 to 28 inch.................... . Flannel, white, wool, 27-inch Blankets, cotton, 66 b y 80............................ Jacksonville, Fla. Calico, 24 to 25 inch................................. Percale..................................................... Gingham, apron, 27 to 28 inch................. Gingham, dress, 27-inch........................... Gingham, dress, 32-inch......................... Muslin, bleached.................................... Sheeting, bleached, 9-4.......................... Sheets, bleached, 81 b y 90........................ Outing flannel, 27 to 28 inch.................... Flannel, white, wool, 27-inch................... Blankets, cotton, 66 by 80........................ Yard... -d o — . . do— -d o — —do— — do— -d o — Each_ Yard... -d o — P a ir - $0,070 .125 .080 .113 .150 .100 .325 .760 .108 $0,070 .113 .078 .117 .150 .106 .338 .795 .108 $0,135 .266 .183 .270 .422 .241 .737 1.532 .227 $0,150 .274 .203 4.023 4.063 .421 .266 .770 1.561 .233 Kansas City, Mo. $0,277 .203 $0,071 .142 .086 .120 .399 .254 .732 1.567 .233 l.QOO 4.100 $0,072 .142 .086 .115 .115 .327 .765 .113 .115 .332 .762 .115 Los Angeles, Calif. Yard.. -d o —do— -d o -d o „d odo„ Each.. Yard., -d o Pair... $0,070 .150 .082 .118 .138 .114 .316 .817 .117 $0,070 .150 .082 .118 .138 .115 .320 .815 .115 $0,298 .223 .246 .505 .254 .736 1.804 .267 1.050 4.481 $0,197 .294 .228 .268 .500 .254 .772 1.841 .281 .825 4.425 Yard... —-d o ... — do— — do— — do— — do— — do— Each__ Yard... -do— Pair___ $0,061 .126 .085 .117 ). 061 .125 .085 .113 .105 .319 .109 .328 .843 .114 .114 $0,284 .199 .270 .438 .235 .704 1.871 .227 4.483 $0,150 .288 .199 .263 .457 .241 .747 1.889 .215 1.063 4.689 .200 .280 .444 .263 .778 1.769 .249 1.175 4.867 $0,150 $0,065 .296 .131 .225 .087 .283 .119 .456 .264 .113 .773 .309 1.782 .760 .258 .114 1. 200 4.825 Louisville, Ky. $a2oo .316 .222 .270 .499 .253 .754 1.818 .283 .825 4.351 $0,063 .124 .074 .117 $0,063 .091 .269 .755 .113 .096 .284 .797 Memphis, Tenn. Calico, 24 to 25 inch................................. Percale.................................................... Gingham, apron, 27 to 28 inch................. Gingham, dress, 27-inch........................... Gingham, dress, 32-inch........ .................. Muslin, bleached________ ________ Sheeting, bleached, 9-4............................ Sheets, bleached, 81 b y 90........................ Outing flannel, 27 to 28 inch.................... Flannel, white, wool, 27-inch................... Blankets, cotton, 66 by 80........................ $0,150 .278 .120 .071 .115 .112 $0,060 .125 .080 .123 .150 .109 .299 .767 .115 $0,064 .125 .080 .121 .165 .110 .303 .782 .120 .113 .309 .798 .111 $0.156 .266 $0.161 .278 $0,150 .272 $0.070 .122 .120 .200 .200 .082 .268 .461 .229 .694 1.744 .245 1.090 4.490 .266 .457 .237 .708 1.780 .245 .200 .266 .480 .234 .722 1.851 .254 1.140 4.970 .121 .080 .118 $0,150 .256 .193 .246 .407 .246 .721 1.812 .223 .980 4.308 $0,150 .256 .218 .253 .431 .252 .719 1.670 .239 1.063 4.109 $0,150 .256 .207 .267 ^424 .242 .745 1.715 .242 1.164 4.150 $0,150 .261 .194 . 266 ^428 .2361 .756 1.794 .229 1.013 4.039 Manchester, N. H. 1.020 4.403 .112 .328 .863 .103 Milwaukee, Wis. $0,288 .188 .247 .439 .255 .722 1.883 .230 1.063 4.789 $0,067 .125 .087 .118 $0,067 .106 .316 .877 .098 $0.138 .232 .202 .251 .378 .245 .686 1.677 .232 .990 3.891 $0,139 .233 .199 .247 .373 .247 .679 1.699 .255 .980 3.944 $0,143 .236 .193 .234 .363 .243 .659 1.669 .244 1.000 4.179 Minneapolis, Minn. $0,150 .264 .199 .274 .400 .256 .762 1.835 .219 $0,150 .267 .203 .238 .397 .262 .744 1.860 .244 4.220 4.522 $0,070 .131 .092 .131 .250 .129 .321 .876 .120 $0.072 .138 .086 .136 .250 .130 .322 .889 .119 $0,152 .259 .191 .264 .494 .263 .731 1.841 .242 .802 4.952 $0,190 .273 .191 .267 .491 .261 .739 1.869 .265 .900 $0,190 .279 .190 .268 .476 .256 .737 1.864 .268 1.125 4.738 GENERAL TABLES Calico, 24 to 26 inch................................. Percale..................................................... Gingham, apron, 27 to 28 inch................. Gingham, dress, 27-inch........................... Gingham, dress, 32-inch..... ..................... Muslin, bleached..................................... Sheeting, bleached, 9-4..... ....................... Sheets, bleached, 81 by 90-...................... Outing flannel, 27 to 28 inch.................... Flannel, white, wool, 27-inch................... Blankets, cotton, 66 by 80........................ $0,148 .290 .217 .280 .450 .272 .759 1.703 .247 1.125 4.867 Little Bock, Ark. T a b l e G .— A 7ERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED ARTICLES OF D RY GOODS ON MAY 15 AND OCTOBER 15, 1915 AND ON MARCH 15, JUNE 15, AND SEPTEMBER 15, 1923, BY CITIES— Continued Newark, N. J. Mobile, Ala. Article Unit Percale _________________ ___ Gingham, apron, 27 to 28 inch________ Gingham, dress, 27-inch__ __ _______ Gingham, dress, 32-inch____________ Muslin, bleached ___ ____________ Sheeting, bleached, 9-4_____________ Sheets, bleached, 81 by 90___________ Outing flannel, 27 to 28 inch_________ Flannel, white, wool, 27-inch ______ Blankets, cotton, 66 by 80__ ______ Y ard.... ...d o ___ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ ...d o ___ _do... _ _do___ Each__ Y ard__ do___ Pair 1923 1915 1915 -d oo New Haven, Conn. 1923 1915 1923 M ay 15 Oct. 15 Mar. 15 June 15 Sept. 15 M ay 15 Oct. 15 Mar. 15 June 15 Sept. 15 M ay 15 Oct. 15 Mar. 15 June 15 Sept. 15 $0.150 .293 .150 .218 .417 .214 .632 1.591 .208 $0.150 .290 .170 .218 .387 .225 .648 1.696 .216 $0.150 .280 .170 .218 .381 .209 .632 1. 669 $0.065 .125 .080 .125 .183 $0.065 .125 .080 .125 .183 .100 .100 .340 .880 .340 .880 .210 .120 .120 1.125 3. 980 .868 3,529 $0.060 . 102 . 087 . 107 .095 .325 . 783 . 100 Pair $0.140 .226 . 199 .230 .368 .213 .623 1.596 .204 .. 825 4. 796 $0.150 .237 .193 .238 .375 .217 .634 1. 622 $0.150 .247 . 182 .228 .378 .211 .603 1. 573 .224 1.050 4.980 Omaha, Nebr. Calico, 24 to 25 inch ____________ Percale _ __ Gingham, apron, 27 to 28 inch............. . Gingham, dress, 27-inch___ _________ Gingham, dress, 32-inch____________ Muslin, bleached__ _______________ Sheeting, bleached, 9-4_____________ Sheets, bleached, 81 b y 90___________ Outing flannel, 27 to 28 inch_________ Flannel, white, wool, 27-inch________ Blankets, cotton, 66 by 80 Yard__ $0. 057 do . 126 _do___ .074 do . 121 _do___ _do...... . 105 . .do___ .295 Each__ .799 Y ard__ .112 _ do___ Pair___ $0. 066 .128 .074 . 117 .106 .308 .805 . 117 $0,143 .278 .192 .269 .411 .241 .726 1.851 .253 1.150 4.590 $0.141 .279 .192 .258 .398 .241 .747 1. 863 .254 1.260 4.565 $0.125 .274 .212 .265 .421 .263 .755 1.824 .263 1.318 4.493 $0.065 .125 .080 .125 .125 .101 .305 .820 . 107 $0.070 . 126 .079 . 115 . 138 .103 .320 .803 . 106 $0.070 . 128 .079 .120 . 138 .105 .331 .822 .106 $0.150 .282 .219 .263 .450 .255 .765 1.841 .254 .968 4.144 $0.150 .281 . 216 .254 .474 .256 .782 1.949 .256 .933 4.400 $0.125 .274 .197 .273 .426 .247 .695 1. 721 .247 .968 4. 983 $0,278 .206 .267 .432 .253 .727 1.856 .238 .900 5.150 $0. 278 .208 .267 .429 .251 .713 1.858 .248 .867 4.850 $0,284 .198 .257 .448 .264 .774 1.781 .249 1.166 . $0. 279 .206 .257 .445 .257 .758 1. 773 .260 1.158 Norfolk, Va. $0.150 .281 $0. 276 .207 .252 .474 .248 .744 1.899 .254 .936 4. 554 .210 .255 .452 .256 .748 1.781 .240 1.108 4.317 Philadelphia, Pa. Peoria, 111. $0.150 .275 .191 .287 .422 .234 .750 1.805 .255 1.173 4. 546 $0.066 .125 .080 .127 .138 .104 .306 .831 .109 $0.125 .270 .203 .280 .408 .261 .767 1.820 .268 $0.100 .290 .203 .290 .419 .281 .799 .256 $0.100 .320 .203 .290 .418 .248 .785 1.874 .252 3.873 3.993 4.549 1.868 $0,069 . 125 .083 $0,069 .125 .080 .122 .122 .250 .104 .320 .797 .107 $0,263 .215 .252 .25 C .456 .272 .106 .694 .329 .832 1.666 .246 .105 1.080 4. 342 $0.273 .225 .260 .466 .271 .705 1.709 .258 1.136 4. 361 $0. 273 .216 .260 .445 .266 .702 1.727 .281 1.117 4.317 I £ r* H B § m 1913 TO DECEMBER, Y ard__ $0. 053 .102 do...... d o __ .080 _do___ . 107 .do___ .095 .do___ .317 do___ Each__ . 740 .094 Yard__ $0.105 .301 .198 .265 .432 .260 .755 1. 821 .256 1. 338 4. 493 New York, M. Y. New Orleans, La. Calico, 24 to 25 inch_______________ Percale________________________ Gingham, apron, 27 to 28 inch________ Gingham, dress, 27-inch___________ Gingham, dress, 32-inch____________ Muslin, bleached_________________ Sheeting, bleached, 9-4_____________ Sheets, bleached, 81 by 90_ _________ Outing flannel, 27 to 28 in c h _________ Flannel, white, wool, 27-inch_________ Blankets, cotton, 66 by 80___________ $0.134 .280 .188 .290 .444 .259 .744 1. 789 .244 1. 286 4. 370 Pittsburgh, Pa. Calico, 24 to 25 inch................. . Percale....................................... Gingham, apron, 27 to 28 inch. Gingham, dress, 27-inch............ Gingham, dress, 32-inch............ Muslin, bleached...................... Sheeting, bleached, 9-4............ Sheets, bleached, 81 by 90........ Outing flannel, 27 to 28 inch__ Flannel, white, wool, 27-inch... Blankets, cotton, 66 by 80........ Yard.. ...d o .. ...d o .. ...d o .. ...d o .. ...d o _ . ...d o .. Each.. Yard.. ...d o .. $0,069 .125 .078 .125 .173 .103 .322 .776 .108 $0,069 .125 .079 .123 .173 .108 .328 .818 .117 Pair... $0,164 .259 .202 .263 .475 .234 .716 1.682 .222 .900 3.492 $0,168 .272 .224 .266 .441 .235 .761 1.781 .225 1. 067 3.630 Portland, Me. $0,151 .268 .218 .270 .420 .237 .738 1. 761 .254 1.063 4.300 $0.248 .190 .249 .427 .230 .708 1.635 .234 1.095 4.975 Providence, R. I. Y a rd .— ___do____ — do____ . . . d o ____ — do____ . . . d o ____ ..- d o - .-. Each___ Yard— . . . d o ____ Pair........ $0,069 .124 .089 .121 .150 .105 .311 .795 .100 $0,073 . 124 .090 .122 .150 .108 .324 .845 .118 $0.138 .261 . 191 .252 .391 .234 .655 1.649 .235 .920 4. 470 $0.138 .270 .195 .252 .388 .242 .701 1. 793 .242 1.043 4.463 Yard— — do__ ...d o - - .. . . d o ____ . . . d o ____ ___do____ . . . d o ____ Each___ Yard___ __ do____ Pair........ $0,063 .125 .075 .118 .125 .094 .285 .700 .116 $0. 064 .125 .075 .121 .125 .093 .294 .733 .114 $0.154 .264 .180 .248 .450 .323 .733 1. 811 .222 .925 4,607 $0.163 .260 .184 .276 .440 .238 .764 1.857 .246 4,534 $0,064 . 150 .080 .119 $0,065 .150 .080 .120 .108 .328 .950 .115 .113 .324 .950 .115 Richmond, Va. $0.138 .268 .208 .249 .382 .230 .674 1. 710 .248 1. 010 4. 768 $0,064 .125 .080 . 120 $0,067 . 125 .082 . 120 . 107 .307 .789 .115 .112 .316 .831 .115 St. louis, Mo. Calico, 24 to 25 inch.................................... Percale............................................... Gingham, apron, 27 to 28 inch______ Gingham, dress, 27-inch....... ..................... Gingham, dress, 32-inch. ................. Muslin, bleached________ ______ _ Sheeting, bleached, 9-4___________ Sheets, bleached, 81 by 90............... Outing flannel, 27 to 28 inch______ Flannel, white, wool, 27-inch______ Blankets, cotton, 66 by 80............... $0,257 .190 .250 .440 .233 .706 1.723 .250 1.028 4. 317 $0,146 .256 .180 .263 .400 .249 .699 1. 767 .237 .983 4.496 $0,151 .268 .193 .278 .417 .255 .751 1. 855 .251 1.049 $0. 062 . 131 .074 .119 . 150 . 115 .292 .843 .115 $0. 060 . 131 .074 .119 .150 .114 .306 .865 .113 $0.150 .261 .180 .224 .442 .241 .702 1. 776 .231 .990 4, 353 $0,144 .292 .195 .260 .432 .254 .762 2.020 .239 1.500 4.825 $0,144 .292 .195 .257 .424 .252 .760 2.021 .245 1. 372 4. 700 Rochester, BT. 7. $0.151 .265 .195 .278 .408 .252 .729 1.803 .243 .993 4.500 $0.142 .252 . 167 .238 .408 .242 . 721 1.966 .239 1.040 4. 836 St. Paul, Minn. $0,160 .259 .201 .248 .431 .236 .772 1. 770 .253 1.117 4,520 $0,150 .290 .195 .243 .474 .258 .669 1.825 .238 1.150 4.775 $0.125 $0.125 .261 .259 .194 .200 .249 .249 .452 .458 .248 .245 .747 .741 1.835 1.830 .236 .254 1. 000 1. 250 4,444 4,340 $0.154 .271 . 171 .246 .407 .240 . 728 2.009 .238 4.548 $0.142 .268 . 171 .246 .415 .225 . 710 1.981 .246 1. 390 4. 744 general tables Calico, 24 to 25 inch......................... Percale........ ..................................... Ginghan, apron, 27 to 28 inch........ Gingham, dress, 27-inch....... ........... Gingham, dress, 32-inch__________ Muslin, bleached_____________ _ Sheeting, bleached, 9-4___________ Sheets, bleached, 81 by 90________ Outing flannel, 27 to 28 inch........... Flannel, white, wool, 27-inch_____ Blankets, cotton, 66 by 80............... $0. 253 .190 .250 .427 .231 .706 1. 702 .250 1. 058 4.317 Portland, Oreg. Salt Lake City, Utah $0,068 . 146 .080 .125 $0.068 . 150 .083 .128 . 110 .333 .960 .125 . 116 .341 .970 .128 $0.133 . 301 . 176 .288 .462 .252 .755 1.826 .262 1.008 5,015 $0.150 .304 . 176 .284 .419 .247 .785 1.794 .266 .974 5,096 $0.150 . 311 1. 76 .289 . 428 .244 .757 1. 768 .295 1. 070 4, 953 CD G .— AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED 'ARTICLES OF D RY GOODS ON MAY 15, AND OCTOBER 15, 1915, AND ON MARCH 15, JUNE 15, AND SEPTEMBER 15, 1923, BY CITIES— Concluded San Francisco, Calif. Article Unit 1915 Scranton, Pa. Savannah, iGa. 1923 1915 1923 1915 1923 inch Y ard___ $0,067 . 150 Percale_____________ ________________ __ do____ .086 do__ _ Gingham, apron, 27 to 28 inch _ ___ G in gh am , dress, 27-inch .116 ...d o — . Gingham, dress, 32-inch ________ .-d o .— M u s lin , bleach ed ___ _____ __ do....... .113 .321 Sheeting, bleached, 9-4 __ _________ ...d o ___ Sheets, bleach ed, 81 b y 90 Each .900 . 114 Yard___ Outing flannel, 27 to 28 inch ________ Flannel, white, wool, 27 inch______ __ do____ "Blankets, co tto n , fifi b y 80 $0,069 . 142 .086 .118 . 112 .346 .958 . 116 P air $0. 287 .233 .261 .469 .252 .786 2.036 .274 1. 371 4.950 $0. 294 .235 .275 .459 .258 .779 1.913 .282 1. 338 4.617 $0. 263 .179 .274 .442 .255 .726 1.798 .256 1.000 3.820 $0.301 .233 .273 .441 .258 .736 1,883 .282 1.270 4. 700 Seattle, Wash. C a lico, 24 to 25 inch __ ______ ___ _ Percale............... ......................................... Gingham, apron, 27 to 28 inch__________ Gingham, dress, 27-inch _ _______ Gingham, dress, 32-inch _________ M u s lin , bleached______________________ Sheeting, bleached, 9-4.............................. Sheets, bleached, 81 by 9 0 -................... — Outing flannel, 27 to 28 inch____________ F lann el, w h ite, w o o l, 27-inch B lank ets, co tto n , 66 b y 80 Yard___ $0.070 ...d o ____ .150 .082 __ do....... . 121 __ do___ __ do____ -_ d o ....... .100 .337 „ _ d o ....... Each_ .900 Yard— .117 do Pair $0.070 .150 .082 . 121 .100 .340 .900 .117 $0. 296 .206 .247 .463 .258 .729 1. 850 .253 1. 050 4.350 $0. 296 .196 .246 .438 .275 .729 1.862 .271 1.125 4.393 $0. 263 .194 .261 .432 .262 .721 1,884 .258 1,000 $0.273 . 190 .255 .433 .238 .713 1. 919 .244 1.000 4. 660 $0.060 .123 .077 .112 $0. 060 .123 .074 .112 .097 .301 .798 .110 .097 .300 .808 . 104 $0.190 .293 .188 .241 .415 .265 .715 1.888 .285 1.125 4.379 $0,061 .125 .083 .120 $0,063 . 119 .083 .120 .106 .310 .829 .117 .104 .315 .823 .107 $0.120 .259 .170 .253 .358 .247 .670 1. 777 .236 3.658 $0. 256 .191 .261 .397 .240 .752 1. 793 .234 1.000 4. 383 $0.267 .193 .261 .378 .237 .752 1. 779 .242 .988 4.084 Washington, D. C . Springfield, 111. 1 $0. 258 .188 .265 .408 .251 .747 1. 755 .217 .979 4.148 $0.129 .255 .181 .249 .408 .235 .685 1. 788 .173 $0.131 .239 .176 .243 .373 .228 .685 1. 779 .218 3. 620 4.153 $0.071 .125 .076 .125 .150 .112 .333 .815 .119 $0. 071 .125 .078 .125 .150 .108 .337 .833 .124 $0. 273 .210 .268 .416 .241 .714 1. 725 .205 1. Oil 4.221 $0,279 .214 .405 .252 .718 1. 772 .231 1.059 4. 392 $0. 276 .210 .280 .406 .251 .714 1.760 .252 1. 063 4. 216 RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, May 15 Oct. 15 Mar. 15 June 15 Sept. 15 May 15 Oct. 15 Mar. 15 Jmne 15 Sept. 15 May 15 Oct. 15 Mar. 15 June 15 Sept. 15 C a lico, 24 t.n 180 T a b l e APPENDIXES APPENDIX A.— PURCHASING POWER OF UNION WAGES AS MEASURED IN FOOD, 1907 TO 1923 Because of the increasing interest in real wages, or the purchasing power of the wage, the two following tables, which present union wages in relation to the retail price of food, are shown. This is of interest because food constitutes by far the largest single item of the average family expenditure. The figures for food represent the cost of all articles,1 weighted according to the average family consumption of each article. Prices from 51 cities are included in the 1923 mdex number for food. The figures for union wages include 91 trades taken in 58 cities in 1918, 93 trades taken in 61 cities in 1919, 95 trades taken in 66 cities in 1920, and 91 trades taken in 66 cities in 1921, 1922, and 1923. Union wages and retail prices of food were secured from 48 identical cities for the years 1918 to 1923, inclusive. The figures given are relatives, which show the percentage changes as compared with 1913. T able 1 .—IN D E X N UM BERS OP UNION W AGE RATES AN D HOURS OP LABOR, A N D OP R E T A IL PRICES OF FOOD, 1907 TO 1923 [1913=100] Year 1907..................................... 1908..................................... 1909........................................ 1910........................................ 1911........................................ 1912........................................ 1913........................................ 1914....................................... 1915........................................ 1916........................................ 1917........................................ 1918______________________ 1919................................ ........ 1920........................................ 1921........................................ 1922........................................ 1923........................................ of Rates of Full-time Rates wages wages hours per week per hour per week full time 90 91 92 94 96 98 100 102 103 107 114 133 155 199 205 193 211 103 102 102 101 101 100 100 100 99 99 98 97 95 94 94 94 94 92 93 93 95 96 98 100 102 102 106 112 130 148 189 193 183 199 Retail prices of food 82 84 89 93 92 98 100 102 101 114 146 168 186 203 153 142 146 As shown in Table 1, the number of full-time hours per week has decreased 6 per cent since 1913 and 9 per cent since 1907. Rates of wages per hour have increased 111 per cent since 1913 and 134 per cent since 1907. Rates of wages per week show an increase of 99 per cent since 1913 and of 116 per cent since 1907. The retail price of foods 2 has increased 46 per cent since 1913 and 78 per cent since 1907.* 1 Figures for 1921 to 1923 have been based on 43 foods, and from 1913 to 1920 on 22 foods. Index numbers for 1907 to 1913 have been based upon fewer articles, but the relatives have been so computed as to be comparable with one another. * See note 1 on p. 48. 181 m RETAIL PRICES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, 19£3 TABLE 2 .— IN D E X NUM BERS OF PURCHASING POWER OF UNION WAGES AS MEAS URED IN FOOD, 1907 TO 1923 [1913=100] Purchasing power (measured by retail prices of food)— Year Of rates of wages per hour 1907______________ ____ ___________________ 1908_____ _________: ______________ _____ 1909_______ _____________________________ 1910____ ______ _____________________ . 1911..________ ___________________________ 1912______________________________________ 1913________________________________ 1914___________ ____ _____________________ 1915___________________ ____ _____________ 1916___ ____ ________________________ _____ 1917______________________________________ 1918______________________ ____ __________ 1919______________________________________ 1920______________ _______________________ 1921____ ____ : ____________________________ 1922_____________________ ________________ 1923__________________ ___________________ 109 108 104 102 104 100 100 100 101 94 78 79 83 98 134 136 144 Of rates of wages per week, full time 112 110 105 102 105 100 100 99 101 93 77 77 80 93 126 129 136 Table 2 shows that an hour’s wage in 1922 purchased 136 per cent as much food as in 1913 and a week’s wage 129 per cent as much. In 1923 an hour’s wage purchased 144 per cent and a week’s wage 136 per cent as much food as in 1913. An hour’s wage in 1923 purchased 132 per cent as much food as it did in 1907 and a week’s wage 121 per cent as much. The figures in Table 2 are based on the index numbers shown in Table 1. Computations, however, have been made on the indices in terminal decimals while the table shows these figures only in the nearest whole numbers. APPENDIX B.— RETAIL PRICES IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES The following table shows the trend in the retail cost of food in the principal foreign countries since July, 1914. For purposes of comparison the figures are also given in this table for the United States. July, 1914, was selected as the base for this table instead of the average for the year 1913, which is used in the other tables published in this bulletin, because of the fact that satisfactory in formation for some of the foreign countries was not available for 1913. For Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Great Britain, Norway, Sweden, and the city of Milan, Italy, the index numbers are reproduced as published in the original sources. With three exceptions all these are shown on the July, 1914, base in the source from which the in formation is taken. The index numbers for Belgium are computed on April, 1914, as the base period, those for Germany on the average of October, 1913, January, April, and July, 1914, while those for Milan are based on the first half of 1914. The index numbers here shown for the remaining countries have been obtained by dividing the index for each month specified in the table by the index for July, 1914, or the nearest period thereto, as published. As shown in the table, the number of articles included in the index numbers for the 183 APPENDIX (B different countries differs widely. These results should not, there fore, be considered as closely comparable one with another. In a few instances, also, the figures here shown are not absolutely com parable from month to month over the entire period, owing to slight changes in the list of commodities included at successive dates. IN D E X N UM BERS OF R E T A IL PRICES IN THE U N ITED STATES* A N D C E R TA IN OTHER COUNTRIES 1 [July, 1914-100] Year and month United France: Family States: 22 budget, 13 articles foodstuffs, to De Belgium: Canada: Denmark: cember, Australia: Family 46 food 56 articles 29 food 1920; since food Cities over (variable); stuffs; stuffs; that time, 30 towns. 59 cities. 60 budget; 10,000 cities. 43 food 5 persons. Not population only. Weighted weighted Weighted Weighted (except Paris stuffs; Weighted 51 cities Paris). (variable). Weighted Weighted 1914 July.............. October. _____ 100 103 100 99 1915 January_____ April July Ofttohftr 101 97 98 101 1916 January April July October_____ 100 108 100 3 100 100 107 113 131 133 107 105 105 105 «110 128 3 123 120 114 120 118 105 107 109 119 129 131 130 125 112 112 114 125 146 3133 3137 »141 3146 134 132 129 135 1917 January February___ March______ April............. M a y . __ June________ July............. August September__ October_____ November__ December.__ 125 130 130 142 148 149 143 146 150 154 152 154 125 126 126 127 127 127 126 129 129 129 129 128 138 141 144 145 159 160 157 157 157 159 163 165 2154 139 2 171 147 3 184 183 2200 184 1918 January February___ March______ April May .Tuna July August September__ October. _ November__ December___ 157 158 151 151 155 159 164 168 175 177 179 183 129 130 131 131 132 132 131 128 128 131 133 134 167 169 170 169 171 172 175 181 179 182 182 184 2 211 191 3 232 218 2244 206 3260 238 1919 January February Marnh April M ay_______ .Time __ July August September__ October__ November. __ December.__ 181 169 172 178 181 180 186 188 184 184 188 193 140 141 143 145 146 147 147 148 148 156 158 158 186 181 176 180 182 185 186 195 193 192 192 198 3278 248 227 248 257 268 264 261 238 259 283 280 285 UOO Germany: Family food budget; 5 persons. Weighted (Revised) 3 100 158 166 173 187 186 >293 212 2289 » 201 1April, 1914. * Average for October, 1913, January, April, and July, 1914, * Quarter beginning month specified. R E T A IL P R IC E S, 1913 TO D E C E M B E R , 1923 184 IN D E X N U M BERS OF R E T A IL PR ICE S IN T H E U N IT E D STATE S AN D C E R TA IN OTH ER COU N TRIES—Continued [July, 1914=100] Year and month United France: Family States: 22 budget, 13 articles foodstuffs, to D e Belgium: Denmark: cember, Australia: Family 56 articles Canada: food (variable); 29 food 1920; since 46 food Cities over stuffs; that time, 30stuffs; 59 cities. budget; 10,000 towns. 60 cities. 5 persons. population 43 food Weighted N ot Paris only. stuffs; weighted Weighted Weighted (except Weighted 51 cities Paris). (variable). Weighted Weighted 1920 January_____ February___ M arch______ 160 163 163 173 176 187 194 194 197 192 186 184 396 420 445 461 471 462 453 463 471 477 476 468 206 212 215 215 224 228 227 221 215 213 206 200 251 Septem ber... October_____ N ovem ber... December___ 197 196 196 207 211 215 215 203 199 194 189 175 1921 January......... February___ M arch........... A p r il . M ay.............. June.............. July__. ......... August September. . . October_____ N ovem ber. . . December___ 169 155 153 149 142 141 145 152 150 150 149 147 186 184 181 173 168 165 161 158 154 149 146 143 450 434 411 399 389 384 379 384 386 391 394 393 195 190 178 171 165 150 148 154 159 155 149 148 276 1922 January........ February___ M arch........... April............. M ay.............. June________ July............... August.......... Septem ber.._ October Novem ber__ December___ 139 139 136 136 136 138 139 136 137 140 142 144 142 140 141 143 146 146 148 149 149 146 145 146 387 380 371 367 365 366 366 366 371 376 384 384 149 143 142 138 138 137 138 141 139 138 139 140 1923 January........ February___ M arch........... April.......... . M ay.............. June.............. July............... August.......... Septem ber... October......... N ovem ber-. . December___ 141 139 139 140 140 141 144 143 146 147 148 147 145 144 145 152 156 162 164 165 161 157 157 156 383 397 408 409 413 419 429 439 453 458 463 470 142 142 145 143 140 138 137 142 141 144 144 145 A p r il____ _ _ M ay_______ June________ July............... A ugu st a319 3379 253 3388 3450 3429 3363 236 3350 3348 197 3323 . 3315 184 3312 3314 180 3331 3337 188 3351 4 86200000000000. 151200000000000. Germany: Family food budget; 5 persons. Weighted (Revised) 290 297 339 358 379 369 373 373 407 420 426 424 948 1101 1229 1320 1280 1267 1170 1166 1269 1343 1427 410 382 359 328 317 312 306 317 329 331 326 323 1423 1362 1352 1334 1320 1370 1491 1589 1614 1757 2189 2357 319 307 294 304 318 307 297 289 291 290 297 305 2463 3020 3602 4356 4680 5119 6836 9746 15417 26623 54982 80702 309 316 321 320 325 331 321 328 339 349 355 365 136606 318300 331500 350000 462000 934700 4651000 67048500 1730000000 (4) («) 0 185 A P P E N D IX B IN D E X NUM BERS OF R E TA IL PRICES IN THE U N ITED STATES AN D CERTAIN OTHER COUNTRIES—Continued [July, 1914=100] Year and month Italy: New Great Nether Family lands: South Britain: 27 Zealand: Norway: Family Africa: 18 Sweden: food 21 food 59 food foodstuffs; 21 articles ; budget; food foodstuffs; stuffs; stuffs; budget 9 towns. 44 towns. persons; Amster dam. 25 towns. 600 tow ns, 6 M ilan. Weighted Weighted Weighted Weighted Weighted Weighted Weighted 1914. July...... October. 100 112 1915 January.. April___ July____ O ctober- 118 124 132^ 140 1916 January.. April...... July........ October. . 7 100 8 100 187 189 192 194 198 202 204 202 206 197 206 205 1918 January......... February___ M arch........... A pril............. M ay.............. June.............. July............... August.......... Septem ber... October......... N ovem ber... December___ 206 208 207 206 207 208 210 218 216 229 233 229 1919 January......... February___ M arch........... April............. M ay.............. June.............. July............... August.......... Septem ber... October......... N ovem ber... December___ 230 230 220 213 207 204 209 217 216 222 231 234 1920 January......... February___ M arch........... April............. M ay.............. June.............. July............... August_____ September . . . October......... N ovem ber... December___ 236 235 233 235 246 255 258 262 267 270 291 282 116 118 119 120 127 126 126 127 128 128 127 127 129 130 130 132 210 133 134 134 137 139 139 139 141 141 140 144 150 3.25 3.10 445 454 468 480 515 535 8 Quarter beginning-month specified. 7 January-June. 100 111 113 112 112 151 1917 January......... February___ M arch........... April............. M ay.............. June.............. July,............. August.......... Septem ber... October......... N ovem ber... December___ 100 102 J00 2 107 10 100 io 103 2 113 • 107 2 124 2 128 io 107 10H4 io 119 io 120 ®111 2 130 2 134 2142 2 152 io 126 io 129 io 140 io 144 9 124 160 166 170 175 175 175 177 181 187 192 200 212 2.121 u 160 214 279 9 125 275 275 195 212 205 196 186 204 210 207 203 204 202 199 145 142 141 142 142 143 144 146 148 150 153 155 279 278 278 276 283 290 289 291 298 300 297 299 203 205 205 206 209 210 217 219 223 226 220 208 158 160 162 162 163 163 167 171 173 177 176 179 299 297 298 305 311 311 319 333 336 340 342 342 8 Year 1913. 9 Year. 9100 Switzer land: 9 groups of foodstuffs. N ot weighted 9 136 221 227 235 247 258 261 268 280 284 310 320 334 331 337 328 319 310 313 309 307 309 307 148 158 179 192 197 230 251 252 257 261 245 244 9178 290 291 297 294 294 297 308 307 306 303 294 i° Previous month. 11 August. 244 243 246 262 R E T A IL P R IC E S, 1913 TO D E C E M B E R , 1923 186 IN D E X N UM BERS OP R E TA IL PRICES IN TH E U N ITED STATES AN D C ERTAIN OTHER COUNTRIES—Concluded [July, 1914=100] Year and month* 1921 January........ February----M arch______ A pril............. Italy: Great Nether New Family lands: South Britain: 27 Zealand: Norway: food Family Africa: 18 21Sweden: 21 food foodstuffs; 59 food budget; food foodstuffs; 44articles; stuffs; Amster stuffs; towns. persons; 9 towns. Weighted 600 tow ns. 5 M dam. 25 towns. budget. ilan. Weighted Weighted Weighted W eighted Weighted W eighted 573 564 582 588 598 523 506 518 545 561 570 567 199 200 199 193 189 186 185 184 184 173 159 154 178 175 169 169 167 166 164 163 161 156 152 150 334 308 300 300 292 290 292 297 290 288 281 268 *136 Septem ber... October......... N ovem ber... December___ 278 263 249 238 232 218 220 226 225 210 200 195 1922 January........ February___ M arch........... A pril............. M ay.............. J u n e ........... July............... August.......... Septem ber... October_____ N ovem ber... December___ 185 179 177 173 172 170 180 175 172 172 176 178 558 562 525 499 503 494 492 498 508 517 516 514 152 154 148 141 140 141 144 144 145 148 141 142 147 145 141 144 145 143 144 141 139 139 139 138 257 245 238 234 230 227 233 232 228 220 216 215 1923 January......... February___ M arch______ A pril.......... — M ay.............. June.............. July........... — August.......... Septem ber... October......... N ovem ber... December___ 175 173 171 168 162 160 162 165 168 172 173 176 513 500 493 494 499 502 496 490 496 502 503 500 145 146 145 143 139 141 140 141 143 147 146 144 139 140 141 142 143 142 142 143 145 146 147 147 214 214 214 212 214 213 218 220 218 217 221 226 May__ _ J u n o ___ July............... August * Quarter beginning month specified. O *166 Switzer land: 9 groups of foodstuffs. Not weighted 283 262 253 248 237 234 232 234 228 218 211 202 243 237 234 231 212 210 214 209 206 200 198 192 121 119 119 121 120 118 116 116 117 119 120 118 190 189 185 182 178 179 179 181 180 178 170 168 189 179 177 167 158 157 158 158 156 157 160 160 117 117 117 117 118 118 116 115 115 117 120 118 166 165 166 163 161 161 160 161 165 165 164 164 161 160 158 161 164 166 168 167 167. 168 170 171 *151 *128
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