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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
L . B . Schw ellenbach, S ecreta ry
B U R E A U O F L A B O R ST A T IST IC S
Ew an Clague, C om m ission er

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R etail Prices o f Food
1944 and 1945

B ulletin

T^o. 899

For sale b y th e Superintendent o f Docum ents, U . S. G overnm ent P rinting Office
W ashington 25, D . C . - Price 10 cents




L etter o f Transm ittal

U nited States D epartment op L abor,
B ureau op L abor Statistics,
Washington, D. C.t M a y 20, 1947.

T he Secretary

op

L abor :

I have the honor to transmit herewith the third issue of the bulletin on retail
prices and indexes of retail prices of foods. This report covers the years 1944
and 1945.
A mimeographed report on retail prices of food, giving index numbers by
groups and subgroups of commodities and average prices for individual com­
modities in each of 56 cities will continue to be issued monthly and will be available
on request as heretofore.
This report was prepared by the Food Section, Division of Consumers Prices,
Prices and Cost of Living Branch.
E w an C lague , Commissioner.

Hon.

L . B . SCHWELLENBACH,

Secretary of Labor.

Contents
Page

Summary of trends in food prices during World War I I _________________
Food prices during the years 1944 and 1945_____________________________
Changes in food prices by cities________________________________________
Trend of prices for major food groups___________________________________

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TABLES

Table 1.— Indexes of retail prices of food in large cities combined, by
years, 1913 to 1945, and by months, January 1943 to Decem­
ber 1945___________________________________________________
Table 2.— Indexes of retail prices of food in large cities combined, by
commodity groups, by years 1923 to 1945, and by price re­
porting period, 1944 and 1945______________________________
Table 3.— Indexes of retail prices of principal articles of food, by cities
and months, 1944 and 1945________________________________
Table 4.— Indexes of retail prices of principal foods in large cities com­
bined, by months, 1944 and 1945____________________
Table 5.— Annual average retail prices of principal articles of food, by
cities, 1944 and 1945__________________




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Retail Prices of Food 1944 and 1945
Summary o f Trends in Food Prices During World War I I
During the 6 years of World War II (September 1939-August
1945), average retail prices of all foods advanced more than 50 per­
cent. A t the end of 1945 the Bureau of Labor Statistics all-foods
price index was more than 41 percent above the 1935-39 average and
24 percent below the 1920 peak. Retail food prices in 1944 were
relatively stable, averaging 1.4 percent below the average for the
year 1943 and 4.8 percent below the high for World War II established
in M ay 1943, the peak of the rise that led to the President’s hold-theline order, issued in April 1943. This stability was largely accom­
plished through subsidies and OPA regulations, including commodity
dollars-and-cents ceilings and the establishment of ceilings for a
number of items not previously controlled. As an integral part of
the price stabilization program, subsidies were paid producers and
processors o f many foods including meats, dairy products, floury and
sugar. The subsidies, which served to hold or reduce retailers* costs,
enabled retailers to sell at prices within the established OPA ceilings.
By the end of 1943, price controls were in effect for all foods priced
by the Bureau. With few exceptions, these controls continued in
operation during 1944 and 1545. Prices for 1945, on the average,
were higher than in 1543 or 1944, although the M ay 1943 peak was
never equaled Hi any month in the two following years.
Production of foods in 1945 remained at high levels but fell far
short of demand as Government purchases for military and lend-lease
account took a considerable part of the available supplies. Many
foods continued to be rationed during 1944 and most o f 1945. Short­
ages of certain foods were intensified in 1944, and some foods became
extremely scarce in 1945. Despite the reduction of rations, supplies,
in many instances, were inadequate to fulfill the ration allowances.
VE-day brought no immediate relief from the acute shortages of meats,
fats and oils, sugar, cheese, condensed and evaporated milk, eggs,
poultry, processed fruits and vegetables, and canned fish.
Food supplies, except for sugar, and fats and oils, improved consid­
erably after VJ-day as a result o f the curtailment o f military require­
ments and the cancellation of most contracts for lend-lease purchases.
Rationing of canned fruits and vegetables was removed on VJ-day and




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rationing of meats, canned fish, butter, and fats and oils was eliminated
in November 1945. Sugar was the only food still being rationed at
the end of 1945. OPA price controls continued in effect and the
elimination of rationing had no specific reaction on prices.
Table 1 presents indexes of retail prices of all foods from 1913
through 1945. During World War I (1914-18) annual average food
costs rose about 64 percent. During World War II (1939-45) annual
average food costs advanced less than 47 percent. However, the
average of 139.1 percent of the 1935-39 base, reached by the index in
1945, was 3.5 percent higher than that for 1918, the final year of
W orld War I. Retail food prices mounted rapidly and unceasingly
during most of W orld War I. By contrast, in 1944, food prices
averaged 1 percent lower than in 1943, and in 1945, the final year of
World War II, food prices were maintained at levels only slightly
higher than the average for 1943.
T able 1.— Indexes o f retail prices o f food in large cities combined9 by yea rs, 1913 to 1945

,

and b y months January 1943 to December 1945
[1935-39=100]
Year and month

All-foods
index

Year and month

All-foods
index

Year and month

All-foods
index

By Year
1913

JQ14
1Q15
IQlfi

...........................
............. ..............
......................
___

1917
191ft
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923 . . ..............................

7 9 .9
8 1 .8
8 0 .9
9 0 .8
116 .9
149^8
168 .8
128 .3
119.9
124 .0

1924 . ...................... ..............
1925 - ................................
1926 . . . . ............. ................
1927 _______________ ______
1928 .......................................
1929 - ___________________
2930 - ............... ..................
1931
________________
1932
________
1933
1934 .

122 .8
132 .9
137 .4
132 .3
130 .8
132 .5
126 .0
103.9
8 6 .5
8 4 .1
9 3 .7

1935 _____________________
1936 . . . . : .......... ................
1937 _____________________
1938 ............... .....................
1939 ___________ __________
1940 .......................................
1941 _____________________
1942 .......................................
1943 — ________________
1944 _____________________
1945 _______ ___________

136.1
134.5
134.1
134.6
135.5
135.7
137.4
137.7
137.0
136.4
136.5
137.4

January
February____
M arch..
April..
M av.
June. _
July—
August
September
October
November.
December

1 0 0 .4
1 01 .3
10 5 .3
9 7 .8
9 5 .2
9 6 .6
10 5 .5
1 23 .9
1 3 8 .0
136.1
139.1

By Month
1943

1945

1944

January.....................
February...................
March............ ..........
April...........................
M ay...................... .
June...........................
July....................... .
August.......................
September_________
October.................. .
November_________
December..................

133.0
133.6
137.4
140.6
143.0
141.9
139.0
137.2
137.4
138.2
137.3
137.1

January...
February____ _____
March......... .............
April.........................
M ay ..
June.........................
July..........................
August................
September____ ____
October______ _
November____ ____
December.............

137.3
136.5
135. £
136.6
138.8
141.1
141.7
140.9
139.4
139.3
140.1
141.4

F ood Prices D uring the Y ears 1944 and 1945
Fluctuations in the all-foods index during 1944 and 1945 were
caused partly by the regular seasonal variations in prices of certain
foods such as eggs and fresh fruits and vegetables and partly by other
■factors such as adjustments in price controls and subsidies. In April
1944, the OPA instituted a system of seasonal pricing for fresh fruits
and vegetables whereby ceiling prices could be revised each week and




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adjusted to restore the usual seasonal price patterns.
of eggs had been in effect since March 1943.

Seasonal pricing

With the exception of only 2 months, food prices declined steadily
for the first 10 months after M ay 1943, and by March 1944 were 6
percent below the World War II peak. The decline during the first
quarter of 1944 was chiefly the result of lower prices for eggs, of which
there was an abundant supply, and fresh fruits and vegetables, for
which OPA, in January 1944, issued new maximum prices at whole­
sale levels. Prices of cereals and bakery products declined slightly
during this period after a 3-year uninterrupted advance. A subsidy
granted to millers of wheat flour in December 1943 stopped the steady
climb of prices in this group and permitted processors to pay farmers
more for their grains.
After March 1944, prices rose steadily until in August they were
2.7 percent higher than the low in March, a result of seasonal increases
in egg prices and higher prices for fresh fruits and vegetables, particu­
larly oranges, potatoes, and spinach. Prices of foods then receded—
except in November and December—until March of 1945, when they
were about 5 percent below M ay 1943. During the next 4 months,
they again advanced sharply, this time to within 1 percent of the
M ay 1943 peak. These advances, through July 1945, were due chiefly
to rapidly rising prices of fresh fruits and vegetables such as apples,
oranges, potatoes, and green beans.
Table 2 shows the indexes of retail prices of foods by commodity
groups for the years 1923 through 1945 and for each month in 1944
and 1945. In 1945, the average cost of all foods combined was higher
than at any time in the preceding 21 years (1923-44). The high aver­
age cost of all foods in 1945 resulted largely from the high levels
reached by prices of meats, dairy products, and eggs.



T able 2 ,— Indexes of retail prices o f food in large cities combined ,1 b y com m odity groups
[1935-39=100]

By Tears, 1993 to 1945 3

Year

102a

All
foods

CAraala
and
bakery
prod­ Total
ucts

Fruits and vegetables

Meats
Beef
and
veal

Pork

Lamb

Fish,
Chick­ fresh
and
ens
canned

1935
_ _ __ _
1930
_ _ ____
1937.................................................
1938.................................................
1939.................................................
1940.................................................
1041
. _
1942
_ ______________ ___
1943........ ........................................
1944
1945 . _
___

124.0
122.8
132.9
137.4
132.3
130.8
132.5
126.0
103.9
86.5
84.1
93.7
100.4
101.3
105.3
97.8
95.2
96.6
105.5
123.9
138.0
136.1
139.1

105.5
107.2
116.0
115.7
113.3
110.1
107.6
104.3
91.4
82.6
84.7
98.3
101.8
100.7
103.3
99.8
94.5
96.8
97.9
105.1
107.6
108.4
109.0

101.2
102.4
111.3
117.8
116.0
123.1
127.1
119.1
101.1
79.3
68.9
78.9
99.9
98.9
105.8
98.9
96.6
95.8
107.5
126.0
133.8
129.9
131.2

98.9
94.7
106.5
98.7
101.1
102.8
110.8
123.6
124.7
118.7
118.4

104.7
103.4
106.6
96.3
88.9
81.1
100.1
120.4
119.9
112.2
112.6

96.3
101.1
105.2
97.9
99.5
99.7
106.6
124.1
136.9
134.5
136.0

95.5
101.1
104.9
104.6
93.8
94.8
102.1
122.6
146.1
151.0
154.4

19U
.Tan* 18
•tfAh, 15
_______
_ _ _
Mar, 14
Apr. 18-.........................................
M av 16
____________ ____
June 13-. ..........................
July 18
Aug. 15
Sept. 12..
Or»t. 17__
TSTnv. 14
Dec. 12. . ______________

136.1
134.5
134.1
134.6
135.5
135.7
137.4
137.7
137.0
136.4
136.5
137.4

108.5
108.1
108.0
108.0
108.1
108.4
108.6
108.5
108.6
108.6
108.6
108.6

131.0
130.5
130.6
130.0
130.3
129.8
129.3
129.0
129.0
129.4
129.7
129.9

119.3
119.3
119.1
119.1
118.9
118.8
118.7
118.6
118.3
118.2
118.2
118.3

133.8
112.8
133.9
112.5
134.1
112.3
134.3
112.1
134.4
111.9
134.8
112.0
112.1 • 135.0
134.7
112.0
134.6
112.2
134.7
112.2
134.5
112.2
135.6
112.3

149.9
149.9
150.2
150.4
155.9
154.1
151.4
149.8
149.3
149.9
150.4
150.6

1Q24.
1925
1920
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934




Dairy
prod­
ucts

Eggs
Total

Fresh Canned Dried

Bever­
ages

Fats
and
oils

Sugar
and
sweets

98.2
98.5
101.0
101.3
101.0
110.6
124.5
163.0
206.5
207.6
217.1

129.4
124.1
128.2
127.4
130.7
131.4
131.0
121.0
102.8
84.9
82.8
90.9
97.5
101.6
105.4
99.6
95.9
101.4
112.0
125.4
134.6
133.6
133.9

136.1
139.0
151.2
141.7
133.2
137.3
143.8
121.4
95.6
82.3
77.9
88.6
104.2
103.3
101.2
100.3
91.0
93.8
112.2
136.5
161.9
153.9
164.4

169.5
159.5
185.1
210.8
183.8
161.4
169.0
177.5
125.7
103.5
113.8
119.1
99.7
104.8
107.9
93.2
94.5
96.5
103.2
130.8
168.8
168.2
177.1

173.6
162.7
193.5
226.2
194.4
166.5
173.5
185.7
128.7
105.9
118.9
122.3
98.8
106.2
108.6
92.1
95.1
97.3
104.2
132.8
178.0
177.2
188.2

124.8
128.2
132.3
122.9
120.8
120.6
124.3
118.6
103.3
91.1
87.9
103.9
106.2
100.9
103.2
97.4
92.3
92.4
97.9
121.6
130.6
129.5
130.2

175.4
159.6
159.0
152.4
145.9
153.9
171.0
158.7
118.7
91.2
88.4
101.1
100.8
96.6
116.0
93.3
93.3
100.6
106.7
136.3
158.9
164.5
168.2

131.5
147.6
170.3
170.4
163.3
165.2
164.8
143.4
124.6
112.6
102.4
107.6
104.0
99.4
103.6
97.7
95.5
92.5
101.5
122.1
124.8
124.3
124.7

126.2
134.1
149.1
145.0
132.8
128.3
127.2
119.2
96.0
71.1
66.4
76.4
110.3
102.8
105.8
93.5
87.7
82.2
94.0
119.6
126.1
123.3
124.0

175.4
159.1
124.6
120.0
127.2
123.1
114.3
107.4
99.1
89.6
94.3
97.9
100.7
99.6
101.2
97.9
100.6
96.8
106.4
126.5
127.1
126.5
126.5

223.5
217.1
220.2
210.4
200.5
196.7
197.5
198.0
200.4
205.8
210.3
211.0

133.5
133.5
133.6
133.6
133.5
133.5
133.6
133.6
133.6
133.6
133.6
133.5

154.0
142.5
135.5
127.6
127.1
129.1
148.9
159.4
168.0
179.0
186.7
188.5

166.7
163.0
162.9
168.8
172.8
174.0
176.9
175.7
169.9
162.9
160.7
164.2

175.3
170.7
170.6
178.0
183.1
184.6
188.4
186.7
179.4
170.4
167.6
171.9

129.7
129.8
129.6
129.5
129.2
129.2
129.0
129.3
129.4
129.7
129.6
129.9

162.8
163.1
163.2
163.2
163.5
164.1
164.6
165.0
165.3
165.7
166.5
166.4

124.4
124.3
124.4
124.4
124.4
124.3
124.3
124.3
124.3 fl
124.3
124.3
124.3

124.0
123.8
123.5
123. 5
123.3
123.1
122.9
122.7
123.0
123.1
123.2
123.3

126.6
126.6
126.5
126.6
126.5
126.5
126.6
126.5
126.3
126.4
126.5
126.4

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Jan. 16............................................
Feb. 13...........................................
Mar. 13...........................................
Apr. 17...........................................
M ay 15------ ----------------------------June 12...........................................
July 17............................................
Aug. 14...........................................
Sept. 18------ ----------------------------Oct. 16............................................
Nov. 13...........................................
Dec. 11................ ..........................

137.3
136.5
135.9
136.6
138.8
141.1
141.7
140.9
139.4
139.3
140.1
141.4

108.7
108.7
108.7
108.9
109.0
109.1
109.1
109.1
109.1
109.1
109.1
109.2

130.2
130.7
130.8
130.8
131.6
131.6
131.6
131.8
131.6
131.0
131.0
131.2

118.4
118.4
118.4
118.6
118.6
118.5
118.5
118.5
118.4
118.2
118.2
118.3

112.5
112.5
112.4
112.4
112.5
112.6
112.7
112.6
112.6
112.6
112.6
112.6

135.5
135.5
135.9
135.9
135.9
136.0
136.0
136.4
136.4
136.2
136.2
136.4

152.2
152.9
153.6
154.3
156.3
156.8
166.2
157.3
155.9
152.3
152.5
153.1

210.1
215.2
214.4
211.9
218.7
215.6
217.3
217.8
219.8
221.3
220.8
221.7

133.5
133.5
133.5
133.5
133.5
133.4
133.4
133.4
133.4
133.3
135.9
136.2

169.6
153.2
140.7
139.9
140.7
145.1
157.2
171.4
183.9
185.5
192.1
193.2

168.9
168.9
169.5
173.3
182.5
192.6
191.8
183.5
172.5
172.5
172.3
177.3

177.9
177.8
178.6
183.3
195.0
207.7
206.7
196.2
182.3
182.3
181.9
188.4

129.7
129.8
129.9
130.0
130.2
130.1
130.2
130.3
130.4
130.4
130.6
130.3

166.9
167.0
167.4
167.9
168.5
168.8
168.9
168.6
168.8
168.9
168.5
168.7

124.4
124.5
124.5
124.6
124.6
124.7
124.7
124.7
124.7
124.7
124.9
124.9

123.4
123.5
123.7
123.8
123.9
123.9
124.0
124.0
124.1
124.0
124.4
125.1

126.3
126.3
126. £
126.4
126. £
126.4
126. £
126.6
126. £
126. £
126. £
126. e

1Aggregate costs in each city, weighted to represent total purchases of families of wage earners and lower-salaried workers, have been combined with the use of population weights,
a Comparable indexes for the years 1923-34 have been computed by converting indexes from the 1923-25 base to the 1935-39 base.




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Changes in Food Prices by Cities
Retail food prices on the average for large cities in the United States
advanced a moderate 3.1 percent between December 1943 and Decem­
ber 1945, but price increases among cities varied considerably. Dur­
ing this 2-year period, the greatest rise in food prices occurred on the
Pacific Coast— 7.2 percent in San Francisco, 6.2 percent in Portland
(Oreg.), and 5.3 percent in Seattle. There were marked increases in
1944 and 1945 in Memphis, Jacksonville, Washington, Baltimore,
Milwaukee, and Providence. The smallest changes in food prices
were in New England. In Bridgeport and Portland (Maine) prices
increased less than 1 percent, and in New Haven prices declined nearly
1 percent. Buffalo food prices were no higher in December 1945 than
in December 1943 and prices in St. Paul, Norfolk, and Louisville
advanced negligibly.
Among the 51 cities for which food-price indexes are based on the
period 1935-39, prices in December 1945 ranged from 34 percent to
more than 54 percent above the levels prevailing in the base period,
with an average increase of 41.4 percent over the base period. Great­
est increases over this* longer period prevailed in Pacific Coast, East
South Central, and South Atlantic cities and the smallest increases
were in New England and certain scattered cities such as Columbus
(Ohio), Omaha, and St. Paul.
The indexes of average retail prices of foods, by cities and by
months for 1944 and 1945 are presented in table 3.
T able 3 .— Indexes o f retail prices o f food ,1 b y cities and months, 1944 and 1945
[1935-39=100]
1944
Region and city

Aver­
age Jan.
for
18
the
year

Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July
14
13
15
16
18
18

Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov.
14
12
15
17

Dec.
12

United States....... . 136.1 136.1 134.5 134.1 134.6 135.5 135.7 137.4 137.7 137.0 136.4 136.5 137.4
New England
Boston....................
Bridgeport..............
Fall River..... .........
Manchester.............
New Haven............
Portland, Maine. __
Providence.............

130.9
133.8
130.9
132.9
134.7
132.9
133.9

130.9
135.1
131.2
132.5
136.3
132.3
132.0

128.7
133.4
129.6
131.4
134.7
132.0
131.2

128.6
132.6
128.7
132.0
133.0
131.6
131.8

129.5
131.4
130.0
130.8
132.4
131.2
132.1

129.6
131.4
129.8
131.7
133.1
131.4
131.9

130.4
131.4
129.2
130.9
132.6
131.1
133.4

131.9
135.5
132.9
135.3
135.3
135.1
135.5

132.2
135.1
132.3
135.0
136.0
136.5
136.8

132.9
135.1
132.4
134.2
136.3
133.6
135.9

131.1
135.4
131.2
133.4
135.7
133.8
134.6

131.8
134.5
131.6
133.6
135.2
133.2
135.6

132.7
134.6
132.2
133.6
135.3
133.1
135.7

134.1
138.6
137.2
133.9
135.6
131.5
136.2

135.0
140.7
138.0
135.0
134.6
131.5
134.7

134.0
138.0
135.4
133.3
133.1
129.8
133.1

133.3
137.6
135.7
131.9
132.9
128.2
132.4

132.5
137.6
135.7
132.5
134.8
128.5
135.4

134.2
137.8
137.0
132.8
134.6
129.5
135.5

134.6
137.7
136.8
134.5
135.8
131.3
135.9

135.0
139.2
138.1
134.8
136.7
133.8
138.6

134.0
138.4
138.9
136.1
138.7
133.0
138.8

134.8
138.5
137.3
134.7
138.0
133.8
138.1

134.7
138.8
137.2
133.5
136.6
132.5
138.1

133.4
139.1
137.4
133.3
134.7
132.4
136.3

134.1
140,2
138.7
135.0
136.1
134.0
137.2

Middle Atlantic
Buffalo....................
Newark...................
New York..............
Philadelphia...........
Pittsburgh..............
Rochester...............
Scranton.................

See footnotes at end o f table.




7
T able 3 .— Indexes o f retail prices o f fo o d ? b y cities and months, 1944 and 1945 — Con.
[1935-39=100]

1944
Region and city

Aver­
age Jan.
for
18
the
year

Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July
16
13
18
14
18
15

Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov.
12
15
14
17

Dec.
12

East North Central
Chicago................. .
Cincinnati..............
Cleveland...............
Columbus, O h io ...
Detroit....................
Indianapolis...........
Milwaukee.............
Peoria— ..............—
Springfield, 111........

135.0
135.3
142.0
128.3
132.8
133.0
134.2
139.2
141.1

132.5
135.1
140.8
128.1
132.8
133.3
130.5
138.4
138.7

131.3
133.7
140.6
127.3
130.9
131.9
131.0
137.6
139.2

131.6
132.9
140.3
126.9
130.8
131.0
131.9
138.0
138.9

133.9
135.4
141.7
127.6
131.2
132.1
132.1
137.5
140.2

134.2
133.7
141.9
127.1
132.4
132.2
134.4
138.2
140.5

135.4
138.4
141.3
127.1
133.0
132.6
135.5
138.2
140.9

138.6
139.2
144.6
129.2
136.5
134.6
137.4
140.4
144.2

137.1
136.8
144.3
130.2
134.4
134.4
136.4
141.1
142.5

137.3
135.8
142.8
129.4
134.0
134.3
135.5
140.6
142.5

135.8
133.4
141.9
128.7
132.8
132.7
135.7
139.9
141.1

135.8
134.4
142.6
129.0
132.3
133.1
135.2
140.2
141.9

136.5
134.7
140.6
129.4
132.7
133.8
135.2
140.5
142.0

138.2
130.6
129.6
130.7
138.5
128.1
146.5

137.6
130.3
128.3
131.1
137.9
127.1
146.1

137.2
129.8
128.9
131.9
136.0
127.6
146.3

136.6
129.8
128.7
131.3
135.9
127.1
145.4

136.2
130.1
128.9
131.0
137.4
127.3
144.2

136.3
131.4
129.5
131.2
137.8
127.9
145.5

137.3
130.5
129.0
131.1
138.7
128.1
146.2

140.5
132.5
131.3
130.4
141.9
129.6
148.4

139.1
131.2
130.5
129.7
140.1
128.5
147.8

139.0
130.9
129.7
129.9
139.8
127.9
147.0

138.8
129.7
130.4
130.0
138.0
128.3
146.8

139.6
130.3
130.0
130.3
138.5
128.3
147.2

139.9
131.0
130.4
130.0
139.5
129.1
147.3

136.7
141.8
133.3
144.7
143.1
134.1
150.9
134.9
136.1

138.0
142.5
134.2
145.8
145.1
134.7
151.1
136.4
136.9

135.9
140.2
133.2
143.3
145.0
133.0
149.5
133.6
134.7

133.0
139.3
131.5
139.6
143.7
131.8
147.2
131.7
133.4

134.6
140.3
132.1
141.4
143.8
131.6
150.8
132.8
132.9

135.4
140.5
130.7
143.0
142.7
131.9
149.4
134.1
134.2

135.2
141.2
130.6
142.9
142.0
134.0
150.2
135.3
135.1

138.1
143.1
133.0
144.8
143.2
134.4
152.9
134.9
136.0

139.2
143.5
135.4
148.9
144.8
136.5
154.7
136.7
138.8

137.8
140.7
134.7
148.1
141.1
134.1
152.8
135.2
137.4

136.9
142.0
134.5
146.1
140.8
134.7
150.9
134.7
137.6

137.9
144.3
134.7
145.9
142.0
135.7
150.6
136.7
138.0

138.8
143.9
135.0
146.8
143.2
137.1
150.5
137.1
138.7

139.9
144.4
155.2
131.8
144.6
144.5

140.6
142.9
154.3
132.6
146.0
145.5

137.8
144.0
152.7
131.2
142.6
144.2

136.2
142.1
151.7
129.7
141.0
142.7

136.1
141.2
151.8
131.8
141.3
143.4

138.5
140.4
152.7
130.8
143.0
143.4

139.8
139.3
154.1
132.9
144.7
142.1

141.4
138.5
157.3
133.4
146.1
144.4

145.4
142.9
158.6
133.4
148.3
147.1

140.3
150.7
157.9
131.7
146.5
146.6

139.5
149.3
156.3
131.0
144.9
145.4

141.3
150.2
156.8
131.0
144.9
145.0

142.3
151.3
158.3
132.0
145.6
144.6

132.7
136.2
135.3
149.6

134.5
137.5
134.7
149.9

133.8
135.9
135.3
148.4

131.6
134.9
133.2
147.2

131.6
135.3
132.9
148.5

133.3
135.9
133.9
148.4

130.8
135.0
133.8
146.9

132.3
137.0
135.8
149.6

133.5
137.8
137.7
152.7

132.9
137.5
137.4
153.1

131.9
136.6
135.4
150.7

132.7
134.6
136.3
149.7

133.4
135.9
137.0
150.3

West North Central
Cedar Rapids 2____
Kansas C ity...........
Minneapolis...........
Omaha....................
St. Louis.................
St. Paul..................
Wichita 2 .................
South Atlantic
Atlanta......... ..........
Baltimore...............
Charleston, S. C .._
Jacksonville............
Norfolk 3.................
Richmond..............
Savannah...............
Washington, D. C._
Winston-Salem 2___
East South Central
Birmingham...........
Jackson 2.................
Knoxville2_______
Louisville________
Memphis_________
Mobile....................
West South Central
Dallas.....................
Houston..................
Little Rock.............
New Orleans..........
Mountain
Butte...................... 133.6 135.3 133.4 133.0 133.2 133.0 132.8 134.8 133.7 133.1 133.1 133.5 134.3
Denver____ ______ 137.1 136.0 135.7 135.7 136; 6 139.3 137.5 140.6 137.1 136.4 136.2 136.4 137.9
Salt Lake City....... 139.9 138.6 138.2 138.9 138.6 139.2 139.5 141.1 139.9 140.3 141.3 141.1 141.9
Pacific
Los Angeles______
Portland, Oreg.......
San Francisco....... _
Seattle.....................

141.2
144.8
143.8
141.6

142.0
142.5
143.6
142.5

See footnotes at end of table.

735054°—47-----2




140.5
142.8
141.6
140.6

140.9
143.3
142.2
140.5

138.6
142.2
142.2
139.2

142.0
144.7
144.7
141.3

139.2
144.4
142.5
140.4

138.5
146.2
142.4
141.9

141.1
145.3
142.4
141.6

141.4
144.8
143.3
141.7

143.0
146.5
145.2
143.3

143.3
146.8
146.3
142.7

143.9
148.1
149.1
143.9

8
T able 3 .— Indexes o f retail prices o f food , 1 b y cities and months9 1944 and 1945 — Con.
[1935-1939=100]

1945

Region and city

United States-------

Av­
erage Jan.
for
16
the
year

Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
14
13
13
17
15
12
17
18
13
16
11

139.1 137.3 136.5 135.9 136.6 138.8 141.1 141.7 140.9 139.4 139.3 140.1 141.4

New England
Boston....................
Bridgeport..............
Fall River..............
Manchester...........New Haven______
Portland, Maine-—
Providence.............

133.6
135.9
132.9
135.2
136.0
133.6
138.1

132.8
134.2
132.5
134.0
135.1
132.4
135.6

132.1
133.5
131.9
133.5
134.7
132.5
134.5

130.6
132.8
130.6
132.7
133.5
131.4
134.8

130.8
133.9
130.1
132.7
134.1
131.3
134.1

133.0
135.9
131.9
133.9
136.3
133.4
136.0

136.8
138.5
134.6
137.4
139.9
135.2
140.7

136.6
138.7
134.8
139.4
139.0
136.4
141.9

135.7
137.4
134.1
136.4
137.2
135.7
141.6

133.4
136.0
132.4
134.9
135.7
133.1
140.0

133.3
136.4
132.8
134.6
135.5
133.0
139.1

133.8
136.3
134.3
136.1
135.3
133.9
139.0

134.5
136.8
134.8
137.3
135.8
135.2
140.3

136.8
141.4
140.1
137.1
138.6
135.6
139.4

135.5
140.0
138.7
135.1
136.4
134.3
137.2

136.3
138.3
137.3
135.9
135.6
134.0
136.9

135.2
137.5
136.4
134.3
133.8
132.6
135.9

134.7
138.0
136.8
134.2
135.4
133.7
136.4

137.1
139.9
139.6
137.7
137.1
135.4
139.8

140.2
145.3
142.1
138.8
141.2
138.9
144.5

138.9
145.1
143.8
139.2
142.4
138.2
142.6

138.4
143.4
141.7
138.9
141.3
137.8
141.3

135.3
140.7
139.7
137.6
139.6
134.9
139.3

135.6
141.0
139.5
137.2
140.0
134.7
138.7

136.7
143.6
141.7
137.9
139.7
135.1
139.5

137.6
144.0
143.3
138.7
140.3
137.7
141.3

137.8
137.6
143.2
131.5
135.6
135.4
137.4
143.3
144.2

135.3
135.5
140.8
129.5
132.4
134.0
135.2
140.0
142.7

134.5
134.6
140.1
128.8
131.7
132.7
133.8
140.1
141.8

135.0
134.1
139.6
128.1
131.4
132.1
133.8
139.7
140.8

136.2
135.0
140.7
128.4
132.1
133.3
134.3
140.9
142.0

139.5
137.5
144.6
130.7
135.0
135.1
138.1
142.1
144.3

140.2
140.6
146.4
133.6
139.2
137.4
141.0
144.6
146.3

140.7
140.8
145.8
133.4
138.3
136.8
140.6
144.8
144.7

139.2
140.0
145.6
134.0
138.4
137.7
139.4
145.9
146.1

137.5
138.2
142.7
132.5
136.8
136.0
137.8
145.6
144.7

137.8
139.0
143.3
132.6
136.4
136.0
137.4
145.5
145.0

137.8
137.7
143.8
133.0
137.5
136.3
137.8
145.4
145.5

139.3
138.7
144.8
133.5
138.3
137.7
139.1
145.7
146.5

142.5
133.0
132.0
131.9
141.4
130.9
149.6

140.7
131.6
130.7
130.6
140.0
129.6
148.0

139.4
130.6
129.7
129.7
139.1
128.8
147.2

139.0
130.3
129.3
129.6
138.1
128.2
147.5

140.5
131.5
129.5
130.3
139.0
128.5
149.9

142.7
132.4
131.2
133.9
141.7
130.1
151.7

144.6
134.4
133.0
133.5
144.0
131.9
150.0

145.4
135.0
133.7
133.5
142.9
132.2
150.9

145.3
135.4
133.2
131.8
144.0
132.1
149.8

142.9
132.8
132.6
131.1
141.4
131.5
148.7

142.2
132.9
132.6
131.1
141.4
131.4
148.3

142.8
133.8
133.7
132.8
141.4
132.8
150.6

144.3
135.3
135.1
134.5
144.1
133.7
152.1

140.0
147.4
136.9
148.2
143.8
136.4
153.7
139.9
140.8

139.7
145.2
134.3
146.3
145.0
136.5
150.7
138.0
139.7

137.8
145.2
133.9
144.9
144.0
135.0
150.9
137.4
138.1

136.9
144.1
134.0
142.8
141.4
133.5
150.7
136.8
137.1

137.3
144.9
133.5
145.5
140.1
133.2
150.8
137.8
138.0

138.3
146.9
134.8
146.4
142.4
134.5
151.7
139.7
139.9

140.6
151.4
136.5
147.5
143.4
136.1
153.1
141.6
141.4

142.1
150.4
139.4
152.4
145.3
137.5
156.6
142.2
143.1

142.1
149.1
139.7
152.0
146.1
138.3
157.5
141.7
143.4

141.5
148.1
139.5
151.9
144.1
138.5
157.2
141.5
142.0

140.5
147.5
139.4
149.0
144.3
137.7
155.4
140.2
142.6

141.0
147.5
138.4
149.5
144.3
137.8
155.6
140.8
142.1

141.6
148.1
138.9
150.7
145.2
138.6
154.4
140.9
142.3

143.4
149.7
159.3
132.8
148.1
147.1

142.8
152.9
160.2
131.9
147.1
143.8

140.6
1.50.2
158.3
130.1
145.4
143.8

139.8
147.1
156.3 i
130.2
144.4
143.9

141.1
148.3
156.5
130.6
145.2
144.9

141.4
147.4
157.8
131.2
146.9
144.9

143.7
149.0
159.0
134.1
149.8
145.9

146.9
149.4
161.1
134.3
150.7
151.1

147.5
151.2
160.6
135.0
150.9
152.3

144.1
151.2
160.8
133.5
148.1
148.9

144.2
150.0
161.1
133.5
148.6
148.1

143.8
150.1
160.0
134.2
148.8
148.4

145.2
150.0
159.8
135.2
151.8
148.9

135.9
138.7
138.6
153.3

133.7
136.5
137.3
150.6

132.9
135.4
136.5
150.0

133.8
134.8
136.1
151.0.

134.4
136.7
137.6
152.5'

134.2
138.4
138.0
153.0

135.6
139.5
140.3
152.4

137.7 138.9
141.61 141.2
141.0 140.4,
157.6 156.5!

137.6
140.5
139.3
155.7i

137.1
139.7
138.3 i
154.4'

137.0
139.5
138.8j
153.2!

137.5
140.9
139.8
152.7

Middle Atlantic
Buffalo....................
Newark..................
New York..............
Philadelphia...........
Pittsburgh..............
Rochester...............
Scranton.................
East North Central
Chicago...................
Cincinnati.—.........
Cleveland............—
Columbus, O h io...
Detroit..... .............Indianapolis...........
Milwaukee_______
Peoria.....................
Springfield, HI____
West North Central
Cedar Rapids 2____
Kansas City......... .
Minneapolis--------Omaha.................. St. Louis.................
St. Paul..................
W ichita2.................
South Atlantic
Atlanta..................Baltimore...............
Charleston, S. C . „
Jacksonville.......... .
Norfolk2_—..........
Richmond.............Savannah____ ____
Washington, D. C.
Winston-Salem 2___
East South Central
Birmingham......... .
Jackson2.................
Knoxville 2_______
Louisville.............. .
Memphis...... .........
Mobile....................
West South Central
Dallas........ ........... .
Houston..................
Little Rock.............
New Orleans______




9
T able 3.— Indexes o f retail prices o f food, 1 by cities and months, 1944 and 1945— Con.
[1936-1939=100]

1945

Kegion and city

Av­
erage Jan.
for
16
the
year

Feb. Mar.
13
13

A$r-

May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
12
14
15
17
16
13
11
18

Mountain
Butte...................... 136.6 134.8 133.2 133.2 134.2 136.5 138.0 138.7 138.7 137.7 136.7 137.9 139.2
Denver___________ 138.8 137.8 136.9 136.9 137.9 141.8 142.0 139.8 139.3 136.1 138.0 137.9 141.7
Salt Lake City....... 142.9 140.4 139.7 139.0 140.1 142.5 144.3 144.8 143.9 143.4 144.5 145.6 146.5
Pacific
Los Angeles............
Portland, Oreg____
San Francisco_____
Seattle....................

145.6
149.5
148.2
144.4

143.4
147.0
146.9
143.4

141.8
146.4
145.3
142.2

142.7
145.8
146.2
143.0

144.4
147.4
148.4
143.0

144.5
149.9
145.7
144.4

144.8
150.3
147.5
144.0

145.2
152.5
150.1
145.7

145.9
150.9
147.1
145.8

147.2
149.3
147.3
144.2

147.2
149.7
147.9
142.7

149.2
151.4
•151.5
145.3

150.9
153.9
154.1
149.6

1 Aggregate costs of 61 foods in each city, weighted to represent total purchases of families of wage earners
and lower-salaried workers, have been combined for the United States with the use of population weights.
2 June 1940=100.
* Includes Portsmouth and Newport News, January to August 1945 inclusive.

Trend o f Prices fo r M ajor Food Groups
Cereals and bakery products.— The retail prices of cereals and bakery
products, which had been rising steadily from 1939 through 1943,
leveled off in 1944 and rose less than 1 percent in 1945 to a level
17 percent above that of August 1939. Flour prices, which were
stabilized in February 1944 by a subsidy payment to millers
(authorized in November 1943), remained unchanged until June,
when prices declined following further ceiling reductions made after
allowing additional subsidies to millers in the Eastern and Central
States. Flour prices in 1945 remained practically unchanged. Maca­
roni prices were relatively stable during the period, fluctuating within
a 2-percent range during 1944 and even less in 1945. In the cereals
group, prices of wheat cereal and corn flakes remained relatively con­
stant while rolled oats rose sharply (17 percent) from April 1944 to
the end of the year, but leveled off in 1945 at about 2 percent above
December 1944. Rice fluctuated within a range of 2.4 percent during
the 2 years. Prices of pancake flour rose slightly, and were some 5
percent higher in December 1945 than in January' 1944. Corn-meal
prices rose 8 percent from March to October 1944 but were practically
unchanged during 1945.
Prices of bakery products in general and bread in particular were
held strictly in line during 1944 and 1945 as a result of the subsidies on
flour, reflecting the Administration's effort to keep prices of basic foods
at low levels.




10

RETAIL PRICES FOR GROUPS OF FOOD
AVERAGE FOR LARGE C ITIE S
19 35-3 9*10 0

INOEX

1220

FRUITS AND VEGETABLES

■ 200

- 180
- 160
140
120

100
80
60
160

CEREALS AND BAKERY PRODUCTS

140
120

100
80
60
' 160
■ 140

: 120
•100
■ 80
6 0 1____ ____ ____ ____ I____L

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1160

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120

•100
- 80

1929 1930

1931 1932 1933 1934 1933 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS________




1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946

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11
Meats.—As a group, meat prices during 1944 and 1945 failed to
equal the World War II high of mid-1943. B y the end of World War
II, however, the average price of meats was some 37 percent higher
than in August 1939, the month preceding the war’s start.
M eat packers continued to receive subsidy payments during 1944
and 1945. W ith heavy meat production late in 1943 and in the spring
of 1944 and with crowded storage facilities, ration points were removed
from all meats except beef roasts and steaks during M ay and June
1944. However, on July 30, 1944, beef set-asides for military and
lend-lease were increased to 45 percent of production and again in­
creased in August to about 50 percent of production. B y the end of
1944, rationing had been restored for approximately 85 percent of all
meats sold at retail. Supplies for civilian consumption were not
adequate to meet the record demand and meat shortages of several
months duration developed in retail stores at various times during
1944 and 1945. Partial relief from the meat scarcity occurred after
VJ-day for a short period.
Beef, veal, and pork prices declined generally during 1944. Beef
and veal were lower from January to October as prices for practically
all cuts declined or remained unchanged. In the last quarter of 1944
record supplies of beef failed to meet demand and prices advanced
moderately until April 1945. W ith the end of the war in the Pacific,
supplies for civilians increased materially as military and lend-lease
set-asides were decreased and prices of beef and veal declined slightly
from M ay 1945 through the end of the year. Pork prices were stable
throughout the year 1945 at about the same level as 1944 but 6 percent
below that of 1943.
Lamb prices rose steadily during the first 7 months of 1944 and
leveled off until December. Between December 1944 and August
1945, lamb prices advanced somewhat and remained at the August
level (which was 4 percent below M ay 1943) through December.
Sheep and lamb slaughter set a record in the first 4 months of 1945,
but the supply was not great enough to offset the heavy civilian de­
mand. In August 1945, direct subsidy payments to producers re­
placed payments to slaughterers, in order to meet increases in costs
of production without reflecting higher prices to consumers.
Chicken prices followed their regular seasonal pattern for the first
9 months of 1944 but failed to decline seasonally in the final months
of the year when there was heavy demand for poultry as a substitute
for scarce meats. Moreover, production in 1944 was 20 percent below
the record year -1943. The seasonal price pattern was at a higher
level in 1944, however, as average prices for 1944 were 3.3 percent
above those of 1943. Prices in 1945 followed about the same pattern
as 1944 prices but again at a higher level (about 2 percent). Retail



12
prices of roasting chickens in August 1945 averaged 47.6 cents a pound,
the highest price recorded by the Bureau since April 1920.
Dairy products.— Dairy product prices remained stable during 1944
and 1945 except for the last 2 months of 1945 when the butter subsidy
was removed, raising the average price to consumers from 50.0 to
54.7 cents a pound, a 9-percent increase. In December 1945, prices
of dairy products were 46 percent higher than during August 1939.
During the latter part of 1945, butter production dropped as producers
diverted butterfat into other lines such as cream and ice cream.
Dairy products as a whole for civilian consumption were in short
supply during most of the 2-year period. High ration points were
necessary to distribute available butter and cheese supplies among
civilians as various war requirements took a large part of total pro­
duction. After YJ-day, cheese and evaporated milk were removed
from rationing and the point value of butter was reduced.
Eggs.—A fairly large supply of eggs in the spring and early summer
of 1944 postponed the usual seasonal price increases until July.
The seasonal peak of prices in December 1944, fell a little short of the
high established in November 1943. Prices then declined until
April 1945, but maintained a level some 10 percent higher than the
low of M ay 1944. Average prices of eggs more than doubled during
World War II and by December 1945 consumers paid 113 percent
more for eggs than in August 1939. At the close of the year 1945,
average prices of eggs were 68.2 cents a dozen, higher than at any time
during W orld War II. Supplies of better grade eggs were not ade­
quate but the lower grades became more plentiful when the army
canceled its dried egg program shortly after VJ-day.
Fruits and vegetables.— B y January 1, 1944, all fruits and vegetables
commonly purchased by consumers had been brought under price
control. Controls, coupled with larger supplies during 1944, held
prices for the group at approximately the same average as in 1943.
B y the end of 1945, however, fruit and vegetable prices had increased
to a level nearly double that preceding the war in August 1939.
Apple prices, which held fairly close to the usual seasonal trend
during 1944 as the result of a good crop, began to show substantial
increases after March 1945, when it became apparent that a warm
March followed by frost in April and early M ay in the apple-produc­
ing States of the East and Middle West would cut the crop consider­
ably. This short crop was half as large as the 1944 crop, with the
result that the average price of apples rose to 14.3 cents a pound in
December 1945, or about 28 percent over the 1944 level. Orange
prices were increased during the winter months under a “ disaster”
adjustment, in effect from November 6, 1944, to March 1, 1945,
which was instituted because of the extensive crop damage resulting



13
from the Florida hurricane in September of 1944. W ith the indica­
tion of bumper crops in the fall and declining prices, ceilings were
finally suspended for a 2-month period beginning in mid-November.
Average prices of fresh green beans and carrots in 1944 were un­
changed from 1943, while cabbage prices averaged 25 percent lower,
lettuce 18 percent, spinach and onions 8 percent. Production of most
vegetable crops was not quite as high in 1945 as in 1944, resulting in
higher prices during the first half of the year. Ceilings on cabbage
and green bean prices were removed on June 6 and July 1, 1945,
respectively. There was an immediate increase of 55 percent in cab­
bage prices and 37 percent in green bean prices. By October 1945,
prices for both of these vegetables had fallen below those in effect
immediately before the removal of ceilings. Prices of white potatoes
were high during 1944, as a result of increased ceilings permitted oh
early potatoes to encourage production, and upward adjustments in
ceilings for potatoes from Eastern and Midwestern States because of
the drought. Throughout the first 7 months of 1945, potato prices
held at levels higher than those of 1944, but declined sharply in August
and September as larger supplies became available with the curtail­
ment of Government purchases. “ Disaster” ceilings were eliminated
in early August, and remaining ceilings suspended September 14.
Prices for canned fruits and vegetables were relatively stable in
1944 and in 1945 were at approximately the 1943 level. Prices de­
clined slightly from January to July 1944, and then rose slowly to
November 1945, to a level about 1 percent higher than in July 1944.
Production of canned fruits never equaled demand, but supplies of
most canned vegetables were available during the 2-year period.
Beverages.— Coffee prices were stable during 1944 and 1945, with
average prices in December 1945 less than a cent higher per pound
than in January 1944. Brazil continued to export coffee when ship­
ping facilities were available, paying a subsidy to producers to make
up for increased costs which would have prohibited profitable sale to
the United States at our rigid ceiling prices. Trading with Colombia
continued slow and in the summer of 1945, Great Britain and other
European countries bid prices upward by 1% cents per pound, thus
reducing offerings to the United States. After VJ-day, offerings were
practically nonexistent as the South American countries awaited de­
velopments on ceiling prices in the United States. Tea prices re­
mained stable at ceilings and although tea continued to be allocated
under international agreement, the supply situation had improved
sufficiently by January 1945 to allow suspension of the order restrict­
ing packaging and distribution. Supplies of cocoa continued to be
limited, and average prices remained stable.




14
Fats and oils.— Declines in the price of peanut butter from January
to August 1944 were responsible for slight price decreases of fats and
oils as a group. Between August 1944 and December 1945, the group
index increased less than 2 percent. Again peanut butter prices were
primarily responsible, as prices for this commodity rose sharply at the
end of 1945 when the subsidy was removed and OPA permitted price
increases. Prices of lard, shortening, oleomargarine, salad dressing,
and cooking and salad oils were lower by the end of the year 1945 and
were removed from rationing in November 1945.
Sugar and sweets.— Prices for sugar, com sirup, and molasses re­
mained stable throughout the 2-year period 1944 and 1945. Sugar
remained extremely scarce during most of the period and was the one
food rationed throughout 1944 and 1945. The United States main­
land and Cuba produced the bulk of the supplies available to the
world as the Philippines and Pacific sources were virtually cut off.
Cuban production was off sharply with no 2-year cane available for
grinding. By the summer of 1945, the best producing areas of Europe
had been ruined by war, and part of the already tight supplies were
shipped to European countries. For the 1944-45 sugar crop, the
United States paid a subsidy of $9 a ton for Cuban sugar, a subsidy
of $3 a ton to processors of raw beets, and 85 cents a ton to processors
o f cane sugar in Louisiana.
M onthly average retail prices of individual foods for large cities
combined ara presented in table 4 for 1944 and 1945. Annual average
retail prices of individual foods in each of 56 cities* for 1944 and 1945,
are shown in table 5.




2— if-ow m

T able 4.— Average retail prices o f principal food s in large cities combined, b y months, 1944 and 1945
1944

Article

Average
for the Jan. 18
year

Cereals and bakery products:
Cereals:
Cents
Flour, wheat......................
64.7
Macaroni..................... ...... _____ _____ pound..
15.7
Wheat cereal1....................
• 23.2
Com flakes.........................
6.5
Com meal...........................
6.2
Rice K.................................
12.8
Rolled oats.........................
9.4
Flour, pancake1................. .............. 20 ounces..
12.1
Bakery products:
Bread, white...................... ................... pound..
8.8
Bread, whole-wheat.......... ...................... do___
9.7
Bread, r y e .........................
9.9
Vanilla cookies................... __ __________do__
28.5
Soda crackers.....................
18.9
Meats:
Beef:
Round steak.......................
41.4
Rib roast............................
33.4
Chuck roast........................
28.8
Stew m eat1........................
31.2
L iv e r ................................
37.3
Hamburger.........................
28.0
Veal:
Cutlets................................
45.2
Roast, boned and rolled L .......................do___
35.5
Pork:
Chops.................................
37.3
Bacon, sliced...................... ...................... do___
41.1
Ham, sliced........................ ...................... d o ....
50.8
Ham, whole.......................
35.4
Salt pork............................ ...................... do___
22.3
Liver * __
„. „
22.1
Sausage *............................
38.3
Bologna, b ig 1.....................
34.3
Lamb:
L eg.....................................
40.0
R ib chops...........................
45.3
Poultry:
Roasting chickens.............. ...................... d o ....
45.1
S e e fo o t n o t e s a t e n d o f ta b le .




Feb. 15 Mar. 14 Apr. 18 M ay 16 June 13 July 18 Aug. 15 Sept. 12 Oct. 17 Nov. 14 Dec. 12

Cents
64.6
15.5
23.3
6.5
5.9
12.8
8.7
11.9

Cents
65.1
15.5
23.3
6.5
5.9
12.8
8.7
11.9

Cents
65.2
15.7
23.3
6.5
5.9
12.8
8.7
12.0

Cents
65.1
15.7
23.3
6.5
6.0
12.8
8.7
12.0

Cents
65.2
15.7
23.3
6.5
6.1
12.8
8.9
12.1

Cents
64.9
15.7
23.2
6.5
6.2
12.9
9.4
12.1

Cents
64.8
15.7
23.0
6.6
6.3
12.8
9.8
12.1

Cents
64.6
15.8
23.2
6.5
6.3
12.9
9.9
12.2

Cents
64.4
15.7
23.2
6.5
6.3
12.8
10.0
12.2

Cents
64.1
15.7
23.2
6.5
6.4
12.8
10.1
12.2

Cents
64.2
15.8
23.2
6.5
6.4
12.7
10.2
12.3

Cents
64.1
15.7
23.1
6.5
6.4
12.8
10.2
12.3

8.9
9.8
10.0
28.8
18.7

8.8
9.7
10.0
28.9
18.8

8.8
9.7
9.9
28.6
18.8

8.7
9.7
9.9
28.3
18.9

8.7
9.7
9.9
28.5
19.0

8.8
9.7
9.9
28.7
18.9

8.8
9.7
9.9
28.4
18.9

8.8
9.6
9.9
28.1
19.0

8.8
9.6
9.9
27.8
18.9

8.8
9.6
9.9
28.2
18.9

8.8
9.6
9.9
28.2
18.9

8.8
9.6
9.9
28.9
18.9

42.0
34.0
29.2
31.7
37.2
28.7

42.0
33.9
29.3
31.8
37.5
28.6

41.9
33.9
29.2
31.7
37.5
28.6

41.9
33.8
29.2
31.6
37.4
28.4

41.8
33.7
29.0
31.5
37.1
28.0

41.6
33.7
28.9
31.5
37.3
28.0

41.6
33.4
28.8
31.3
37.3
27.9

41.2
33.1
28.7
31.0
37.2
27.7

40.9
32.9
28.5
30.6
37.2
27.5

40.7
33.0
28.4
30.6
37.3
27.5

40.6
33.0
28.3
30.6
37.3
27.5

40.6
32.9
28.2
30.4
37.3
27.5

46.0
35.4

46.0
35.6

45.7
35.4

45.6
35.7

45.5
35.2

45.1
35.0

45.1
35.0

45.2
35.0

44.7
35.4

44.6
35.9

44.6
36.0

44.8
35.9

37.6
41.4
51.6
35.6
22.6
22.2
38.4
34.4

37.4
41.2
51.5
35.5
22.5
22.2
38.5
34.5

37.4
41.2
51.4
35.4
22.5
22.2
38.5
34.5

37.3
41.2
51.3
35.6
22.5
22.1
38.4
34.3

37.3
41.1
51.0
35.4
22.5
22.1
38.2
35.2

37.3
41.2
51.1
35.6
22.4
22.0
38.2
34.2

37.3
41.1
50.9
35.5
22.2
22.0
38.0
34.1

37.3
40.9
50.4
35.3
22.1
21.9
38.1
34.1

37.3
40.9
50.3
35.3
22.1
21.9
38.2
34.1

37.2
40.9
50.0
35.2
22.3
22.0
38.5
34.2

37.3
40.8
50.1
35.2
22.1
22.0
38.4
34.0

37.3
40.9
50.0
35.2
21.9
22.0
38.5
33.9

40.1
45.3

40.1
45.3

40.1
45.4

40.2
45.3

40.0
45.2

40.1
45.3

40.1
45.4

40.0
45.3

39.9
45.1

39.9
45.2

39.9
45.3

40.1
45.7

44.9

44.7

44.9

45.0

46.5

46.0

45.1

44.6

44.6

44.9

45.0

45.0

T able 4 .— Average retail prices o f principal foods in large cities combined , b y months, 1944 and 1945 — Continued

19U
Article

Fish: 2
Salmon, pinlr
___ 16-ounce can..
Salmon, red*........ ...................... __________ d o ....
Dairy products:
B u t te r ....................... ................ ................pound._
Cheese_______________________ _________l.d o ___
Milk, fresh (delivered)................ ................. quart—
Milk, fresh (grocery)................... __________ do___
Milk, evaporated...........................14b o u n ce can..
Eggs:
Eggs, fr e sh .................................. ................. dozen..
Fruits and vegetables:
Fresh fruits:
Apples..... ...............................................pound..
Bananas._____ ____________ ............ . .d o ....
Oranges______ - ........ .............
Grapefruit1............................ ................... each..
Fresh vegetables:
Beans, green................. .........________ pound..
Cabbage................................ ...................d o ----Carrots___ ____ ___________ ................bunch..
Lettuce___________________ ..................h ead ..
Onions. ______ _______ ______............... pound..
Potatoes.......... ..................... ....... .16 pounds..
Spinach............ ................................. .pound..
Sweetpotatoes.................. ..... ....... ...........do___
bunch
B e e ts 1
____
Canned fruits:
Peaches________ _____ _____.......No. 2H can..
Pineapple ............................................... ..d o ----Grapefruit juice................................ No. 2 can..
Canned vegetables:
Beans, green_______________................... do----Corn________ _____ _______ ...........— do—
Peas______________________ .......... ........ do___
Tomatoes_________________ ............ ...... do___
Soup, vegetable 1 ................. ___11-ounce can..
Dried fruits:
Prunes............ ....................... .________ pound..




Average
for the Jan. 18
year
Cents

Cents

Feb. 15 Mar. 14 Apr. 18 May 16 June 13 July 18 Aug. 15 Sept. 12 Oct. 17 Nov. 14 Dec. 12

Cents

Cents

Cents

Cents

Cents

Cents

Cents

Cents

Cents

Cents

Cents

24.1
43.1

24.1
42.9

23.7
42.3

23.7
41.9

23.6
40.4

22.9
40.4

23.0
40.9

22.9
41.5

22.5
40.4

23.5
41.8

23.2
41.8

24.0
42.6

24.2
43.1

60.0
36.0
15.6
14.5
10.0

50.2
36.1
15.6
14.4
10.0

50.2
35.9
15.6
14.4
10.0

50.2
35.9
15.6
14.5
10.0

50.1
3C.2
15.6
14.5
10.0

50.0
3C.0
15.6
14.5
10.0

49.9
36.0
15.6
14.5
10.0

50.0
36.1
15.6
14.5
10.0

50.0
36.1
15.6
14.5
10.0

50.0
36.1
15.6
14.5
10.0

49.9
36.1
15.6
14.5
10.0

49.8
36. 2
15.6
14.5
10.0

50.0
36.0
15.6
14.5
10.0

54.5

54.3

50.3

47.8

45.0

a. 9

45.7

52.7

56.5

59.6

63.5

66.3

66.9

11.2
11.3
46.0
8.8

10.8
11.7
40.5
7.4

11.2
11.5
37.6
6.9

11.6
11.3
41.9
7.5

11.8
11.2
45.1
7.9

11.8
11.4
46.8
8.7

12.1
11.3
48.2
9.2

13.6
11.2
50.8
10.1

11.0
11.2
50.9
10.4

9.7
11.1
50.6
11.0

9.8
11.1
49.6
9.2

10.3
11.2
46.0
8.6

10.7
11.1
43.7
8.8

18.7
5.3
8.8
11.5
6.9
69.8
10.9
10.4
8.8

25.9
6.0
10.4
12.2
7.7
64.1
11.6
10.6
9.6

23.4
5.8
9.0
11.3
8.1
64.9
10.5
10.8
9.0

18.9
5.1
8.6
10.5
8.2
63.6
10.3
11.0
8.8

20.5
5.6
7.2
11.1
9.9
63.2
10.9
11.3
8.8

19.5
5.6
8.4
12.3
9.0
69.4
9.2
12.2
10.5

16.6
5.4
8.5
11.5
6.5
78.7
9.7
12.7
10.7

13.4
4.8
8.6
10.2
7.2
79.5
10.3
13.5
7.5

14.1
4.9
8.7
10.8
6.5
80.1
11.6
12.3
7.3

17.2
5.0
8.9
12.2
5.5
72.4
12.9
8.7
7.7

14.7
4.7
8.9
12.2
4.8
67.1
11.4
7.1
7.6

20.2
4.7
9.0
10.9
4.7
66.5
10.8
6.8
7.9

20.5
5.8
9.2
12.5
5.0
67.6
11.9
8.0
9.7

27.5
27.4
14.4

27.0
27.7
14.4

27.2
27.6
14.4

27.1
27.5
14.4

27.3
27.5
14.4

27.3
27.5
14.4

27.5
27.5
14.4

27.7
27.3
14.4

27.7
27.3
14.4

28.0
27.3
14.3

27.8
27.5
14.4

27.7
27.2
14.4

27.8
26.7
14.4

13.3
14.5
13.4
12.0
13.4

14.0
14.5
14.2
12.2
13.2

13.8
14.5
13.9
12.1
13.3

13.4
14.5
13.5
12.0
13.4

13.2
14.4
13.3
12.0
13.4

13.1
14.4
13.2
11.9
13.4

13.0
14.4
13.1
11.9
13.4

13.1
14.4
13.1
11.9
13.4

13.2
14.5
13.1
12.0
13.4

13.1
14.5
13.2
12.0
13.4

13.1
14.6
13.3
12.0
13.4

13.1
14.7
13.3
11.9
13.4

13.1
14.7
13.2
12.1
13.3

17.0

17.0

16.6

16.8

16.8

17.1

17.1

17.1

17.3

17.3

17.0

16.8

17.0

Dried vegetables:
Navy beans____________ _______ .........do___
Soup, dehydrated, chicken noodle 1___ ounce..
Beverages:
Coffee. ................................................... ___ pound..
Tea...... ................................................... _K pound..
Cocoa1....... ............................................ -H pound—
Fats and oils:
Lard__. —..............................................
Shortening other than lard:
In cartons........................................ .........do----In other containers.......................... ....... .do___
Salad dressing .......................................
Oleomargarine...................................... -----pound..
Peanut butter........................................ .........do—
Oil, cooking or salad 1............................ .........pint—
Sugar and sweets:
Sugar.............. ....................................... ___ pound—
Com sirup___________________ ______ .24 ounces. _
Molasses 1_____ _______ ____________ .18 ounces..
Apple butter1............... ......................... .16 ounces..

Article

Cereals and bakery products:
Cereals:
Flour, wheat...... ............................. .10 pounds..
Macaroni. ....................................... ___ pound—
Wheat cereal1.................................. .28 ounces—
Com flakes...................................... ..8 ounces..
Com meal...... ............................ .... ___pound—
Rice 1.............. ................ ........ ........ ....... .d o----Rolled oats
......... ......... .............
Flour, pancake 1________ ________ .20 ounces—
Bakery products:
Bread, white..... ..............................
Bread, whole-wheat....... ................
Bread, rye....................................... ....... -do___
Vanilla cookies................................ ......... do___
Soda crackers................................... .........do—
Meats:
Beef:
Round steak............................... . ....... -do—
Rib roast........................................ ....... .do—
Chuck roast.................................... .........do—
Stew m eat1....... ..............................
L iver...................... ......................... ....... -do—
Hamburger...................................... .........do—
S ee fo o t n o t e s a t e n d o f ta b le .




10.7
3.7

10.5
3.7

10.6
3.7

10.6
3.7

10.6
3.7

10.6
3.7

10.7
3.7

10.7
3.7

10.8
3.6

10.9
3.6

10.9
3.7

11.1
3.7

11.1
3.7

30.1
23.8
10.1

29.8
23.5
9.7

29.8
23.6
9.9

29.9
23.8
9.9

29.9
23.8
10.0

30.0
23.8
10.1

30.0
23.9
10.2

30.0
23.9
10.2

30.1
23.9
10.3

30.2
23.9
10.4

30.3
23.9
10.4

30.3
24.0
10.4

30.3
24.0
10.4

18.7

18.8

18.8

18.8

18.8

. 18.7

18.7

18.6

18.6

18.7

18.7

18.8

18.8

20.1
24.8
26.6
24.1
28.6
30.6

20.0
24.8
25.5
24.0
28.9
30.7

20.1
24.8
25.5
24.1
28.8
30.6

20.0
24.8
25.6
24.1
28.6
30.6

20.1
24.7
25.6
24.1
28.4
30.6

20.1
24.7
25.5
24.2
28.5
30.1

20.2
24.7
25.6
24.1
28.4
30.1

20.2
24.7
25.6
24.2
28.4
30.6

20.2
24.8
25.6
24.0
28.4
30.7

20.2
24.8
25.8
24.0
28.4
30.6

20.2
24.8
25.7
24.1.
28.4
30.7

20.2
24.9
25.8
24.1
28.5
30.7

20.2
24.8
25.8
24.2
28.3
30.7

6.7
16.8
15.9
13.3

6.8
15.9
15.9
13.2

6.8
15.8
16.0
12.9

6.8
15.8
15.9
13.2

6.8
15.8
15.9
13.2

6.8
15.8
15.8
13.2

6.8
15.8
15.7
13.2

6.8
15.8
15.8
13.2

6.7
15.8
15.8
13.3

6.7
15.8
15.8
13.4

6.7
15.8
15.7
13.7

6.7
15.8
15.9
13.6

6.7
15.8
15.9
13.5

1945

Average
for the
year

Jan. 16

Cents
64.2
16.7
23.3
6.6
6.4
12.8
10.4
12.4

Cents
64.2
15.7
23.2
6.5
6.4
12.8
10.2
12.3

Cents
64.2
15.7
23.1
6.5
6.4
12.8
10.2
12.3

Cents
64.2
15.7
23.1
6.5
6.4
12.8
10.3
12.3

8.8
9.7
9.9
28.9
18.9

8.8
9.6
9.9
28.8
18.9

8.8
9.6
9.9
28.8
18.9

8.8
9.6
9.9
28.9
18.9

40.6
32.8
28.1
29.6
37.0
27.4

40.5
32.8
28.1
30.1
37.3
27.4

40.5
32.8
28.0
29.9
37.3
27.5

40.4
32.7
27.9
29.3
37.2
27.5

Feb. 13 Mar. 13 April 17 M ay 15 June 12 July 17 Aug. 14 Sept. 18 Oct. 16 Nov. 13 Dec. 11

Cents
64.2
15.8
23.3
6.6
6.4
12.8
10.3
12.3

Cents
64.3
15.7
23.3
6.7
6.4
12.9
10.4
12.3

Cents
64.3
15.7
23.3
6.7
6.4
13.0
10.4
12.4

Cents
64.3
15.8
23.4
6.7
6.4
13.0
10.4
12.4

Cents
64.2
15.7
23.5
6.7
6.5
12.8
10.4
12.4

Cents
64.1
15.7
23.4
6.7
6.5
12.7
10.4
12.4

Cents
64.1
15.7
23.3
6.7
6.5
12.9
10.4
12.8

Cents
64.0
15.6
23.3
6.7
6.5
12.9
10.4
12.4

8.8
9.6
9.9
28.9 •
18.9

8.8
9.6
9.9
28.7
18.9

8.8
9.7
9.9
28.6
18.9

8.8
9.7
9.9
28.8
18.9

8.8
9.7
9.9
28.6
18.9

8.8
9.6
9.9
28.7
18.9

8.8
9.6
9.9
29.1
18.9

8.8
9.6
9.9
29.5
18.8

8.8
9.7
10.0
29.0
18.8

40.4
32.7
28.0
29.3
36.9
27.4

40.2
32.6
27.8
29.3
36.6
27.3

40.0
32.1
27.6
29.0
36.5
27.2

40.1
32.3
27.9
29.4
36.6
27.2

40.9
33.0
28.4
30.0
36.9
27.4

41.0
33.1
28.3
29.8
37.1
27.4

40.9
33.1
28.4
29.9
37.2
27.3

40.9
33.1
28.3
29.6
37.3
27.4

40.9
33.0
28.3
29.9
37.3
27.5

Cents
64.3
15.8
23.2
6.5
6.4
12.8
10.3
12.3

T able 4.— Average retail prices of principal foods in large cities combined, b y months, 1944 and 1945— Continued

Article

Meats—Continued
Veal:
Cutlets__________________ ................. pound..
Roast, boned and rolled l— .................... d o .—
Pork:
C h o p s . ____ ______ ______
Bacon, sliced..... .................. ................... -do----Ham, sliced . . . .............. . ________
do
Ham, whole......................... ................___do—
Salt pork__........................... ................— do___
Liver l. ....... ....................... ................... .d o___
Sausage 1.............................. .....................do----Bologna, big 1...................... ................— do----Lamb:
Leg....................................... ................— do----Rib chops............................. .............. ...... do----Poultry:
Roasting chickens............... .....................do----Fish 2:
Salmon, pink........ ........... __ ....... 16-ounce can..
Salmon, red 1........ ...............
Dairy products:
B utter........................................ ..................pound..
Cheese........................................ .....................do----Milk, fresh (delivered).............. ................... quart..
Milk, fresh (grocery)................ ......... ...........do----Milk, evaporated..................... 14^-ounce can..
Eggs:
Eggs, fresh..................... ...............................dozen..
Fruits and vegetables:
Fresh fruits:
Apples................................. ..................pound..
Bananas. .............................
Oranges. .............. ............... ................... dozen..
Grapefruit1....... .................
Fresh vegetables:
Beans, green........................ ..................pound..
Cabbage_________________ ..................... do—
Carrots__________________ ................ bu nch...
Lettuce__________________ .....................head..
Onions___________________ ..................pound..
Potatoes............................................ 15 pounds..
Spinach................................ ..................pound..




1945

Average
for the
year

Jan. 16

Cents
44.1
34.9

Cents
44.5
35.5

Cents
44.2
35.3

Cents
43.7
34.9

Cents
43.6
34.6

Cents
43.4
34.5

Cents
43.1
34.3

Cents
43.5
34.4

Cents
44.4
34.3

Cents
44.4
34.7

Cents
44.5
35.1

Cents
44.7
35.3

Cents
44.7
35.9

37.1
41.1
49.5
34.7
22.1
22.1
38.5
33.9

37.3
40.9
50.0
35.3
22.2
22.1
38.2
33.6

37.2
41.0
49.9
35.2
22.3
22.0
38.3
33.9

37.0
40.9
50.0
34.9
22.0
22.1
38.5
33.6

36.9
41.0
49.3
34.5
22.1
22.1
38.1
33.9

36.9
40.9
49.2
34.5
22.2
22.0
38.0
33.9

36.8
41.0
49.0
34.4
22.1
22.1
38.4
33.8

36.9
41.1
49.2
34.6
22.1
22.1
38.6
33.7

37.2
41.2
49.4
34.5
22.0
22.1
38.7
33.9

37.2
41.2
49.4
34.4
22.0
22.2
38.7
34.0

37.2
41.2
49.4
34.7
22.0
22.1
38.7
34.0

37.2
41.2
49.6
34.9
22.0
22.1
38.8
34.1

37.3
41.2
49.8
35.0
21.9
22.1
38.8
34.1

40.0
45.5

39.9
45.4

39.8
45.2

39.7
45.3

39.9
45.4

39.7
45.1

39.6
45.0

39.8
45.2

40.5
46.0

40.5
45.8

40.4
45.9

40.4
45.9

40.3
45.6

46.6

45.5

45.6

46.2

46.5

47.0

47.3

47.1

47.6

47.0

46.1

47.0

46.9

23.3
40.3

23.0
40.3

23.5
40.5

23.6
40.3

23.4
40.8

23.5
40.2

23.6
40.3

23.6
40.2

23.4
39.7

23.3
39.9

23.0
40.2

23.0
40.4

23.2
40.9

50.7
35.6
15.6
14.5
10.0

49.8
35.7
15.6
14.5
10.0

49.9
35.5
15.6
14.5
10.0

49.9
35.8
15.6
14.5
10.0

49.9
35.6
15.6
14.5
10.1

49.9
35.5
15.6
14.5
10.1

50.0
35.2
15.6
14.5
10.1

49.9
35.4
15.6
14.5
10.1

49.9
35.7
15.6
14.5
10.1

50.0
35.6
15.6
14.5
10.0

49.9
35.7
15.6
14.5
10.0

54.4
35.7
15.6
14.5
10.0

54.7
35.5
15.6
14.5
9.9

58.1

60.2

54.4

49.9

49.5

49.7

51.0

55.3

60.6

65.2

65.7

67.9

68.2

12.6
10.4
48.5
9.8

11.1
10.4
44.5
8.8

11.2
10.3
43.9
8.8

11.4
10.3
44.4
9.0

11.8
10.4
45.7
9.4

12.3
10.4
48.1
10.1

12.9
10.5
52.2
11.0

12.5
10.5
52.7
11.3

13.1
10.5
51.3
11.0

13.3
10.5
51.6
11.3

13.6
10.4
51.2
10.0

14.1
10.5
47.0
8.5

14.3
10.5
49.1
9.0

19.6
6.1
8.8
12.1
6.9
74.0
11.4

23.2
7.4
8.7
11.8
5.3
72.0
11.6

20.5
6.4
8.7
10.6
5.9
75.3
12.7

20.2
5.5
7.8
12.1
5.4
77.4
11.6

20.0
6.6
8.0
12.4
5.2
79.7
11.7

18.9
5.8
9.0
12.0
7.1
88.2
12.4

17.5
9.0
9.2
12.6
8.8
88.7
11.3

24.0
6.6
9.2
12.3
9.3
81.9
11.9

18.7
6.0
9.1
12.5
7.9
73.8
11.6

15.8
5.1
8.9
12.1
6.8
61.9
9.9

17.0
4.8
9.0
12.2
6.6
62.0
11.1

20.1
4.4
9.0
12.3
7.0
62.3
10.2

19.6
5.0
8.9
12.7
7.2
64.3
11.3

Feb. 13 Mar. 13 April 17 M ay 15 June 12

July 17 Aug. 14 Sept. 18 Oct. 16 Nov. 13 Dec. 11

Sweetpotatoes...........................................do___
9.5
8.8
Beets l 2
. . . ................................................ bunch_.
9.4
9.7
Canned fruits:
Peaches.......................................... No. 2H can..
27.6
27.6
Pineapple.................................................... do__
26.6
26.6
Grapefruit juice.................................No. 2 can..
14.4
14.3
Canned vegetables:
Beans, green................................................do__
13.1
13.1
Com ......................................
do___ 14.7
14.8
Peas...........................................
do_____
13.3
13.3
Tomatoes- ................................
do_____
12.2
12.0
Soup, vegetable 1......................... 11-ounce can..
13.3
13.4
pound..17.5
Dried fruits: Prunes..........................
17.2
Dried vegetables:
Navy beans..............................................do____
11.4
11.2
Soup, dehydrated, chicken noodle 1___ ounce. _
3.8
3.7
Beverages:
Coffee— ........................................................pound.
30.5_
30.3
T e a .............................................................. pound._
24.1
24.1
Cocoa 1________________________________ pound. _
10.4
10.3
Pats and oils:
pound. 18.8
Lard_____________________
18.8
Shortening other than lard:
In cartons........... ..................................... do___
20.0
20.1
In other containers___________________ do____
24.6
24.7
Salad dressing................................................. pint..
25.1
25.7
Oleomargarine. ............................
pound.
24.1 _
24.1
Peanut butter........ ......................................... do___
28.7
28.4
Oil, cooking or salad 1.................................... pint..
30.4
30.7
Sugar and sweets:
Sugar............................................................ pound. _
6.7
6.7
Com sirup............................................................... 24ounces..
15.8
15.8
Molasses 1............................
18 15.8ounces.
_
15.8
Apple butter i . _ ...................................... 16 ounces..
14.0
13.5

9.0
9.3

9.4
9.4

9.6
9.6

27.7
26.4
14.4

27.9
26.8
14.4

27.6
26.9
14.4

13.1
14.8
13.3
12.0
13.4
17.2

13.1
14.8
13.3
12.1
13.4
17.5

13.0
14.8
13.3
12.2
13.4
17.7

11.2
3.7

11.3
3.7

11.4
3.8

30.3
24.1
10.3

30.3
24.1
10.4

24.1
10.4

_ 18.8

18.8

18.8

20.1
24.7
25.6
24.1
28.3
30.7

20.0
24.6
25.6
24.1
28.3
30.7

20.2
25.5
24.2
28.4
30.8

6.7
15.8
15.8
13.5

6.7
15.8
15.7
13.6

6.7
15.8
15.7
13.8

1 Not included in the index.
2 Costs of fresh and/or frozen fish are included in the index, but average prices are not computed.




10.0
10.9

10.9
12.6

11.5
9.0

11.4
8.4

8.6
8.1

7.7
8.2

7.7
8.9

9.3
8.7

27.4
26.7
14.4

27.5
26.9
14.4

27.4
26.9
14.4

27.2
26.3
14.4

27.3
26.3
14.5

27.5
26.3
14.5

28.0
26.5
14.3

27.8
26.4
14.3

13.1
14.8
13.3
12.2
13.4
18.0

13.1
14.8
13.3
12.1
13.4
17.7

13.1
14.8
13.2
12.2
13.4
17.7

13.2
14.8
13.2
12.2
13.2
17.4

13.1
14.8
13.2
12.1
13.2
17.5

13.1
14.8
13.3
12.2
13.0
17.3

13.2
14.7
13.3
12.4
13.0
17.1

13.3
14.8
13.4
12.5
13.2
17.4

11.4
3.8

11.4
3.8

11.5
3.8

11.5
3.8

11.5
3.8

11.5
3.8

11.4
3.8

11.3
3.9

30.4
24.2
10.4

30.4
24.2
10.4

30.4
24.2
10.4

30.5
24.2
10.4

30.6
24.2
10.4

30.6
24.3
10.4

30.7
' 24.1
10.3

30.7
24.0
10.4

18.8

18.8

18.7

18.8

18.8

18.8

18.7

18.7

20.2
24.6
26.6
24.2
28.4
30.8

20.0
24.5
25.3
24.0
28.5
30.6

20.0
24.5
24.3
23.8
28.5
30.4

20.0
24.5
24.2
23.9
28.6
30.5

20.0
24.5
24.0
24.3
28.6
30.0

20.0
24.5
24.5
24.3
28.6
30.0

19.9
24.5
24.7
24.1
29.3
29.9

19.8
24.5
25.6
23.7
31.0
29.8

6.7
15.8
15.8
13.9

6.7
15.8
15.8
13.9

6.7
15.8
15.8
14.1

6.7
15.8
15.8
14.1

6.7
15.8
15.8
14.2

6.6
15.8
15.8
14.3

6.6
15.7
15.8
14.4

6.7
15.7
15.8
14.6




T a b l e 5 .— Annual average retail prices o f principal food s, b y cities, 1944 and 1945
New England
United States
Article

Cereals and bakery products:
Cereals:
Flour, wheat----- --------- --------- ............10 pounds..
Macaroni.__________________ ..................p ou n d..
Wheat cerealL................... ...... .............. 28 ounces..
Corn flakes.................... ........... ________ 8 ounces. _
Corn meal___ _________ ____ _ __________ pound..
Rice 1_______________________ ____________ d o ....
Rolled oats. ________ _______ ................. . . . d o . . . .
Flour, pancake1_____________ ..........._.20 ounces..
Bakery products:
Bread, white............................. ----------------pound..
Bread, whole-wheat_____ ____ ____________ do___
Bread, rye__________________ ____________ do___
Vanilla cookies______________ ___ ________ do___
Soda crackers..______________ ____________ do___
Meats:
Beef:
Round steak____ ____________ ____________ do___
Rib roast_______ _________ ______ ______ do___
Chuck roast_________________ ____________ do___
Stew meat *_____ ____________ ____________ do___
Liver.. ___________________ ____________ do___
Hamburger_________________ ____________ do___
Veal:
Cutlets______ ____ __________ ____________ d o .—
Roast, boned and rolled1_____ ................. ...d o ___
Pork:
Chops_________ ____ ________ .................... .d o___
Bacon, sliced________________ ................... ..d o ___
Ham, sliced._____ ___________ ____________ d o ....
Ham, whole___________ _____ ____________ do___
Salt pork _. ______________ _...................... do___
Liver i.............. ................. ...... ___________ .d o .—
Sausage1_____ _____ _________ ____________ d o .—
Bologna, big 1_______________ ___________ do____
Lamb:
Leg........ .................................... ____________ do___
Rib chops___________________ ____________ do----Poultry:
Roasting chickens
_____ ...................... do___
Fish: 2
Salmon, pink------------------------ _____16-ounce can..
Salmon, red 1 _____________ __ ___ __ do___
Dairy products:
Butter........ .............. ......... ............ ____ ______ pound—




Boston

Bridgeport

Fall River

Manchester

New Haven

Portland, Maine

1944

1945

1944

1945

1944

1945

1944

1945

1944

1945

1944

1945

1944

1945

Cents
64.7
15.7
23.2
6.5
6.2
12.8
9.4
12.1

Cents
64.2
15.7
23.3
6.6
6.4
12.8
10.4
12.4

Cents
65.0
16.2
23.9
6.5
6.9
13.3
9.3
12.9

Cents
64.3
16.1
23.8
6.5
6.7
13.7
10.4
13.0

Cents
65.6
17.3
23.5
6.8
6.9
14.0
9.4
12.6

Cents
65.9
17.9
23.4
6.9
7.0
14.2
10.3
12.8

Cents
65.5
17.7
22.1
6.6
7.9
13.3
9.5
12.8

Cents
65.7
17.7
22.3
6.7
6.9
13.9
10.4
13.2

Cents
64.2
16.7
22.8
6.7
6.5
12.9
9.5
11.7

Cents
64.0
16.9
23.3
6.7
6.5
13.2
10.4
11.8

Cents
69.2
15.5
25.5
6.9
6.7
13.0
9.4
12.7

Cents
67.9
15.8
25.8
6.8
6.8
13.1
10.4
13.1

Cents
63.3
16.7
22.4
6.7
6.3
13.2
9.1
12.5

Cents
64.6
16.5
22.3
6.6
6.5
14.0
10.0
12.5

8.8
9.7
9.9
28.5
18.9

8.8
9.7
9.9
28.9
18.9

8.5
9.4
9.3
20.3
19.8

8.5
9.2
9.4
36.5
19.8

8.6
9.7
9.8
29.6
18.9

8.6
9.5
9.8
25.0
18.9

8.4
9.3
9.4
19.0
18.7

8.4
9.2
9.3
19.0
19.3

8.7
9.6
9.7
31.2
19.6

8.9
9.7
9.7
34.2
19.6

8.6
9.9
9.5
27.4
19.6

8.5
9.6
9.6
31.2
19.3

9.0
9.7
9.6
34.8
19.4

9.0
9.5
9.6
29.2
19.3

41.4
33.4
28.8
31.2
37.3
28.0

40.6
32.8
28.1
29.6
37.0
27.4

44.2
34.3
34.7
35.6
37.3
28.5

43.1
34.6
31.7
37.0
36.8
27.5

45.4
35.8
31.7
36.8
37.9
30.1

43.7
34.1
29.8
34.2
36.9
27.5

44.1
34.3
30.4
34.7
36.6
28.7

42.3
33.1
30.4
32.6
36.2
27.4

40.9
31.7
2815
33.7
35.2
29.2

40.7
32.4
28.6
32.6
35.7
27.9

44.4
36.0
31.7
35.3
37.6
29.0

43.1
34.3
29.6
35.3
36.7
27.3

42.5
33.4
29.1
33.9
36.3
28.0

42.0
33.2
29.9
32.5
36.0
27.7

45.2
35.5

44.1
34.9

45.1
33.3

44.4
31.9

48.9
34.3

46.4
33.6

52.6
32.1

49.6
32.1

44.3
34.2

43.6
32.6

46.7
34.3

46.4
33.4

44.6
34.2

43.1
33.9

37.3
41.1
50.8
35.4
22.3
22.1
38.3
34.3

37.1
41.1
49.5
34.7
22.1
22.1
38.5
33.9

37.8
41.0
50.8
35.5
20.3
22.0
45.3
34.6

37.8'
41.3
49.5
34.0
19.5
22.0
45.4
34.2

38.5
40.6
52.3
35.5
21.6
21.9
41.3
36.1

37.6
40.7
49.2
33.5
21.7
22.0
41.7
35.9

38.4
39.6
52.8
36.3
19.3
22.0
43.6
34.1

37.9
40.3
51.3
34.5
19.8
22.0
43.7
34.0

37.8
39.9
50.4
35.0
18.5
22.4
41.3
32.8

37.7
41.1
51.2
33.3
19.1
22.2
39.7
33.5

38.2
41.3
52.8
35.3
26.1
22.6
42.0
37.2

37.9
41.6
50.7
34.7
20.8
22.0
41.0
35.7

38.2
40.7
52.2
35.0
19.4
22.1
44.3
33.2

37.2
41.0
49.5
33.9
20.0
22.0
44.1
33.2

40.0
45.3

40.0
45.5

41.0
46.2

41.2
46.9

41.4
47.7

40.8
46.7

40.0
47.3

40.0
45.8

39.9
43.5

39.7
44.4

41.1
47.4

41.2
46.9

39.8
45.3

39.9
45.6

45.1

46.6

45.7

46.7

45.5

47.2

45.4

47.2

45.4

47.2

45.8

47.0

45.1

47.3

23.5
41.8

23.3
40.3

23.5
41.6

24.8
40.5

23.9
41.4

22.1
40.1

22.9
41.4

22.5
39.7

25.2
42.9

23.4
39.6

23.9
44.4

23.8
43.6

23.3
41.3

23.1
39.0

50.0

50.7

49.5

49.6

50.1

50.6

49.4

49.8

49.4

49.8

50.3

50.6

49.4

50.0

C h eese_________ _____ ____________*______.................... d o ____
M ilk , fresh (d e liv e re d )............................... .................. q u a r t ..
M ilk , fresh (g r o ce ry )______ _____ _______ .................... d o ____
M ilk , e v a p o ra te d _______ ______________ 14^ -ou n ce c a n ..

36.0
15.6
14.5
10.0

35.6
15.6
14.5
10.0

37.3
16.0
15.0
10.4

37.3
16.0
15.1
10.4

E ggs, fresh.......................................................
F ru its a n d vegetables:
F resh fru its:
A p p le s .......................................................
B an an as....................................................
O ranges...... .............................................. ................ d o z e n . _
G r a p e fr u it 1................. ........................... .................... e a c h ..
F resh vegetables:
B ean s, green __________________ _____................ p o u n d ..
C a b b a g e _________________ ______ ____
C arrots________________ _____ _______ ................ b u n c h ..
L e t tu c e _____________________________ --------------- h e a d ..
O n io n s ...................................................... ------------- p o u n d ._
P ota toes............. .................................... ------- 15 p o u n d s ..
S p in a c h .................................................... ------------- p o u n d ..
S w eetp ota toes______________________
B eets 1________ _______ ____ ________ _______ .. b u n c h ..
C a n n ed fru its:
P ea ch es ____________________________ ___ N o . 2 H c a n ..
P in e a p p le ................. ............................... .................... d o . . . .
G rap efru it ju ic e ........... ...................... _____ N o . 2 c a n ..
C a n n e d vegetables:
B ean s, gre e n _ _ ............................. .........
C o r n ________________________________.....................d o . . . .
P eas______ _________ ________________ ___________ d o ___
T o m a t o e s _________ _______ ________ ____________d o . . . .
S ou p , v e g e t a b le 1.................................. .11-ounce c a n ..
D r ie d fruits:
P ru n e s .......................................................
D r ie d vegetables:
N a v y b e a n s .........................................
S ou p , d e h y d ra te d , ch ick e n n o o d le 1_ _ ..........o u n c e ..
B everages:
C offee........................... .....................................
T e a ____________________________ _____ _
C o co a 1..............................................................
F a ts a n d oils:
L a r d . ________ ________________ _____ _____------------- p o u n d ..
S h orten in g oth er th a n lard :
I n carton s__________________________ ___________ d o ____
I n oth er con ta in ers________ _____ _ ____ _____ .d o ____
S alad dressin g__________________________ — ..............p i n t . .
O leom argarine___________________________________p o u n d ..
P ea n u t b u tte r __________________________ ___________d o ____
O il, co o k in g or salad
.............................. .....................p i n t ..
Sugar a n d sw eets:
S ugar...................................... ........................... ................ p o u n d ..
C o rn s ir u p . ........................................... .........
M olasses 1....... ........................................................... 18 o u n c e s ..
A p p le b u tter 1..................... ...........................---------16 o u n c e s ..

54.5

58.1

55.8

59.8

11.2
11.3
46.0
8.8

12.6
10.4
48.5
9.8

10.2
12.9
44.8
9 .8

12.5
11.6
46.9
10.1

18.7
5.3
8.8
11.5
6.9
69.8
10.9
10.4
8.8

19.6
6.1
8 .8
12.1
6.9
74.0
11.4
9.5
9.4

19.1
6.0
9.7
12.5
7.4
66.3
11.1
12.1
10.0

19.3
6.9
10.0
12.7
11.5
66.2
11.7
9.8
10.7

27.5
27.4
14.4

27.6
26.6
14.4

27.8
29.2
14.6

29.1
29.5
14.6

13.3
14.5
13.4
12.0
13.4

13.1
14.8
13.3
12.2
13.3

13.6
14.7
14.4
12.5
13.1

13.6
14.8
14.4
12.2
13.3

17.0

17.5

16.6

17.5

10.7
3.7

11.4
3.8

11.9
3 .8

12.5
3 .7

30.1
23.8
10.1

30.5
24.1
10.4

31.2
24.5
10.6

32.2
25.1
10.6

18.7

18.8

18.6

18.9

20.1
24.8
25.6
24.1
28.5
30.6

20.0
24.6
25.1
24.1
28.7
30.4

21.5
24.7
25.8
25.7
27.7
30.9

23.0
24.5
28.2
25.5
28.0
30.9

6.7
15.8
15.9
13.3

6.7
15.8
15.8
14.0

6.6
17.2
15.4
15.2

6.5
17.5
15.0
14.0

S ee fo o tn o te s a t en d o f ta b le .




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16.0
15.0
10.3

34.6
16.0
15.0
10.4

36.5
16.0
15.2
10.2

36.9
16.0
15.2
10.2

37.0
15.5
15.5
10.2

35.5
15.5
15.5
10.2

35.4
16.0
15.2
10.4

34.4
16.0
15.2
10.4

34.1
15.5
15.8
10.2

33.3
15.5
15.9
10.2

57.1

59.9

53.6

59.1

52.5

57.8

57.5

59.4

54.2

58.4

10.8
12.5
47.0
9.8

12.7
11.4
51.1
11.1

11.0
12.1
47.1
9.3

12.9
13.0
48.9
10.5

9.3
12.9
46.4
9.0

11.8
12.1
48.1
10.2

10.6
12.6
44.4
10.0

12.6
11.5
50.2
10.5

9.9
12.9
46.4
9.8

12.4
11.7
47.9
10.1

20.0
6.0
10.2
13.8
8.0
68.7
11.6
11.9
9.6

20.9
6.2
10.2
13.9
7.7
72.1
11.1
10.8
9.5

18.7
6.6
10.1
13.5
7.3
62.1
11.7
11.9
10.4

20.7
6.5
10.6
13.7
8.0
67.2
11.9
11.5
10.7

18.9
5.8
9.6
13.7
7.7
61.6
11.4
11.3
9.4

20.3
6.3
9.5
13.7
7.6
66.8
11.6
9.3
10.1

20.8
6.1
10.5
13.7
8.3
69.8
12.3
12.1
9.2

20.9
6.5
10.1
13.8
7.8
71.4
11.5
11.3
9.2

17.9
5.4
9.2
12.8
8. 1.
62.7
11.5
11.8
9.5

19.5
5.7
9.3
13.9
7.4
66.8
12.0
8.9
10.8

29.2
29.2
14.9

27.8
26.8
15.0

27.8
29.8
15.0

27.5
29.0
14.9

30.0
29.4
14.9

30.3
31.2
15.1

29.1
29.9
15.3

28.8
28.7
15.0

27.9
28.6
14.7

27.9
27.5
14.6

14.4
15.0
14.5
12.6
13.3

13.4
15.4
12.3
11.7
13.4

12.9
14.7
13.8
12.4
13.6

13.3
14.7
13.5
12.5
13.2

14.4
15.1
14.3
12.3
13.2

14.1
15.0
14.0
12.8
13.1

14.0
15.1
14.4
12.7
13.7

14.6
15.4
15.0
12.9
13.7

13.4
14.1
14.0
12.6
13.1

12.8
14.2
13.7
12.5
13.0

17.6

18.2

17.0

17.3

18.0

17.6

18.9

17.7

18.0

17.1

11.0
3.8

11.7
3.9

10.8
4.1

12.1
4.1

11.0
3.7

12.0
3.7

10.7
3.8

11.1
3.7

12.0
4.0

12.0
4.2

30.9
22.1
8.9

31.8
23.6
11.3

30.1
23.4
10.5

30.9
23.4
10.6

30.5
22.8
11.0

30.7
22.8
10.8

32.3
23.7
11.0

32.3
23.7
11.1

29.3
22.8
10.2

30.3
23.1
10.3

18.5

18.6

18.7

18.6

18.4

18.5

18.9

18.9

19.0

19.0

19.8
24.8
26.9
22.7
28.9
30.3

18.0
24.6
25.7
23.2
29.3
30.3

22.2
24.8
25.9
25.3
27.5
31.9

21.0
25.0
26.8
24.6
28.1
31.2

20.6
24.8
25.6
25.1
27.7
31.5

20.6
24.9
25.3
24.7
27.7
31.7

17.1
25.5
26.6
22.9
28.8
31.9

17.1
25.6
27.1
24.3
29.0
32.0

20.6
24.6
26.7
24.3
27.9
30.3

19.7
24.6
26.1
24.2
28.6
30.3

6.9
17.9
16.5
14.2

6.8
17.7
16.6
14.7

6.8
17.8
15.8
12.9

6.7
17.6
16 1
15.1

6.8
17.7
14.6
12.7

6.6
17.9
14.3
13.2

6.8
18.0
16.6
13.6

6.8
18.1
15.9
13.4

6.9
17.8
13.9
22.6 1

6.8
17.9
14.7
18.6




T able 5.— A nn u al average retail prices o f principal food s, b y cities 9 1944 and 1945— Continued
New EnglandContinued
Article

Cereals and bakery products:
Cereals:
Flour, wheat...............................
Macaroni....................................
Wheat cereal1.............................
Corn flakes..................................
Com meal...................................
Rice 1...........................................
Rolled o a t s ..............................
Flour, pancake L........................
Bakery products:
Bread, white............................... ................. pound..
Bread, whole-wheat................... .................. .d o ___
Bread, rye...................................
Vanilla cookies........................... .....................do___
Soda crackers..............................
Meats:
Beef:
Round steak................................
Rib roast..................................... .....................d o ....
Chuck roast.................................
Stew m eat1.... ............................ .....................d o ....
Liver............................................
Hamburger..................................
Veal:
Cutlets......................................... .....................d o ....
Roast, boned and r o ll1.............. ................. . . d o . . . .
Pork:
Chops............................. ............ ................... .d o ___
Bacon, sliced............................... .....................d o ....
Ham, sliced. ._
_ _
.....................d o ....
Ham, whole. __ . . .
.....................d o ....
Salt pork......................................
Liver 1..........................................
Sausage1......................................
Bologna, b ig 1..............................
Lamb:
Leg. ...........................................
Rib chops.................................... .....................d o ....
Poultry:
Roasting chickens
_ _ .....................d o ....
Fish: 2
Salmon, pink..............................
Salmon, r e d 1...............................
Dairy products:
Butter.................................................




Providence

Middle Atlantic
Buffalo

Newark

New York

Philadelphia

Pittsburgh

Rochester

1944

1945

1944

1945

1944

1945

1944

1945

1944

1945

1944

1945

1944

1945

Cents
66.0
14.6
20.4
6.3
6.5
12.7
9.0
11.2

Cents
65.0
14.5
20.1
6.5
6.6
13.0
9.9
12.5

Cents
60.9
16.1
22.1
6.4
6.3
12.9
9.3
12.0

Cents
61.0
16.0
22.2
6.6
6.6
13.1
10.2
11.8

Cents
64.8
17.0
23.7
6.6
6.5
14.2
9.4
11.5

Cents
66.2
17.2
24.3
6.5
6.7
13.8
10.6
12.0

Cents
64.7
16.2
23.0
6.8
6.8
13.4
9.3
12.2

Cents
66.1
16.7
22.7
6.7
7.1
13.6
10.4
12.7

Cents
63.2
17.0
22.7
6.4
6.3
13.4
8.9
11.9

Cents
62.8
16.6
22.7
6.6
6.4
13.3
9.9
11.8

Cents
64.9
16.8
24.0
6.5
6.2
12.5
9.3
12.1

Cents
63.7
16.6
23.8
6.5
6.2
12.5
10.3
11.9

Cents
65.2
16.5
22.1
6.7
5.8
12.4
9.2
11.6

Cents
66.3
16.4
22.3
6.7
6.0
12.8
10.0
11.8

8.3
10.0
9.8
37.2
19.3

8.4
9.7
9.8
31.2
19.6

8.5
10.0
9.6
39.0
19.7

8.5
10.1
9.7
34.5
19.8

9.1
10.0
9.9
34.9
19.4

9.1
10.0
10.0
32.0
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9.4
10.1
10.3
30.7
19.0

9.4
10.2
10.4
26.2
19.0

9.3
10.7
10.6
26.3
19.6

9.3
10.6
10.4
26.3
19.1

9.1
10.8
10.0
28.1
19.3

9.2
10.8
9.9
30.1
19.2

8.2
9.1
9.2
22.2
18.3

8.0
8.7
8.8
31.2
18.2

43.6
33.4
31.8
32.8
36.9
27.9

40.8
32.7
29.9
31.5
36.6
27.8

40.5
33.2
28.3
32.6
35.9
26.7

39.9
32.9
27.7
28.6
34.4
27.4

44.6
36.1
31.0
36.5
38.4
28.9

43.9
35.4
30.6
35.4
37.5
28.1

42.8
33.6
29.0
33.5
38.8
28.9

41.9
32.8
28.7
29.1
38.1
27.9

44.3
34.2
29.9
34.4
37.8
28.5

42.9
33.4
29.7
34.3
37.6
28.0

41.7
34.0
29.3
27.0
36.2
27.7

40.3
32.4
27.7
26.2
36.9
27.1

42.1
33.5
29.1
34.4
36.6
27.5

41.3
33.2
28.5
33.7
36.0
27.7

45.9
33.3

43.3
32.6

46.6
34.7

43.6
33.6

47.6
38.6

47.2
38.7

45.0
33.6

44.1
34.7

48.6
40.3

46.1
36.4

45.3
37.6

43.5
34.9

45.6
35.2

45.0
34.3

37.6
40.3
60.2
34.6
19.1
22.0
45.3
34.2

37.6
40.6
49.9
33.7
19.1
22.0
45.3
33.3

37.3
39.4
50.8
34.7
21.4
21.8
35.9
33.8

36.9
39.8
47.3
33.1
21.2
22.0
37.0
33.9

37.9
40.6
48.9
35.4
22.8
22.1
39.7
35.9

38.1
41.0
48.5
34.8
22.6
22.1
39.2
35.5

38.0
40.2
48.3
34.3
24.1
21.8
41.1
35.3

37.4
41.0
47.3
30.7
23.7
22.0
39.0
34.7

38.3.
41.4
54.0
36.5
24.1
21.8
40.7
38.0

38.1
41.9
50.3
35.9
25.9
22.0
40.9
35.0

36.6
40.6
50.6
35.2
21.7
21.9
37.7
34.3

36.2
40.1
48.6
34.5
21.1
21.9
38.3
33.2

37.5
39.7
50.6
35.9
25.7
22.1
37.0
33.6

37.3
40. li
50.2
35.3
23.7
21.8
37.5
33.6

40.1
45.1

39.8
45.8

38.4
43.4

39.0
44.3

40.3
45.9

41.2
46.6

39.9
44.8

40.3
45.7

41.8
47.6

41.4
47.6

39.0
44.9

38.4
44.0

39.3
45.5

39.5
45.4

45.6

46.9

45.2

46.5

45.2

46.5

45.4

46.9

45.8

47.1

44.9

46.3

45.3

46.8

23.0
40.6

23.1
39.2

23.2
42.6

22.1
39.5

27.0
44.8

25.9
42.6

23.7
40.8

23.3
39.1

23.9
41.2

23.6
40.2

23.3
41.0

22.1
39.0

23.3
42.2

22.6
39.9

49.5

50.0

49.5

50.1

50.3

50.9

50.1

50.8

50.2

50.8

49.2

49.1

49.3

50.0

Cheese.....................................................................do____
M ilk, fresh (delivered)......................................... quart..
Milk, fresh (grocery)............................................. do___
Milk, evaporated....................................14^-ounce can..

36.7
16.0
15.0
9.9

38.8
16.0
15.0
10.0

37.2
16.0
15.0
10.1

34.4
16.0
15.0
10.1

Eggs, fresh........................... ...................
.dozen. _
Fruits and vegetables:
Fresh fruits:
Apples............................ ...................
.pound. .
Bananas........ ....................................
...d o ___
Oranges..............................................
.dozen..
Grapefruit1........................................
...each..
Fresh vegetables:
-Beans, green.......................................
.pound—
Cabbage.............................................
Carrots................. ............................. ........ bunch. _
Lettuce.............................................. ---------head—
Onions................................................ .........pound—
Potatoes.............................................. ..15 pounds..
Spinach.............................................. ........ pound..
Sweetpotatoes................................... ............do___
B e e t s ............................................. ........ bunch..
Canned fruits:
Peaches.............................................. No. 2)4 can..
Pineapple........ ................................
Grapefruit juice.................................
No. 2 can..
Canned vegetables:
Beans, green......................................
------- do—
Corn...................................................
........d o----Peas....................................................
........ do----Tomatoes...........................................
Soup, vegetable1............................... 11-ounce can..
Dried fruits:
Prunes______ __________ __________ .......... pound._
Dried vegetables:
Navy beans....................................... ............. do----Soup, dehydrated, chicken noodle ..........ounce...

55.3

58.6

53.0

67.4

10.7
12.7
44.2
9.6

12.7
12.7
46.2
10.7

10.7
12.0
46.5
9.1

12.7
10.8
51.8
10.2

18.7
6.0
9.6
14.0
7.8
66.5
10.7
14.0
10.1

20.2
6.3
9.7
13.6
7.3
71.7
11.8
10.1
10.5

20.6
5.1
8.8
12.0
7.1
61.9
11.3
15.0
8.2

19.5
5.8
9.0
12.7
7.0
68.2
11.4
10.8
8.8

29.2
28.1
14.5

28.6
27.1
14.9

28.2
27.6
14.4

27.8
25.2
14.6

14.3
14.4
14.8
12.4
12.7

14.5
14.7
14.5
12.8
12.8

14.0
14.4
13.5
12.9
13.3

13.9
14.5
14.0
12.6
13.0

Coffee....... ...........................
Tea........................................
C ocoa1..................................
Fats and oils:
Lard......................................
Shortening other than lard:
In cartons.......................
In other containers.......
Salad dressing......................
Oleomargarine............. ........
Peanut butter......................
Oil, cooking or salad1_____
Sugar and sweets:
Sugar._____ _____________
Corn sirup__________ _____
Molasses 1.............................
Apple butter1....... ..............
S e e f o o t n o t e s a t e n d o f ta b le .




— pound—
H pound—
M pound..

16.6

17.0

16.9

17.5

11.3
3.7

11.6
3.7

9.4
3.6

9.6
3.6

30.2
22.2
10.1

31.1
22.6
10.5

26.9
23.1
10.2

28.2
23.4
10.1

...poun d—

18.3

18.3

18.4

18.6

....... do—
------do—
....... pint—
...poun d—
....... do---------- pint—

22.4
25.1
25.7
23.4
28.5
30.0

21.7
24.5
25.4
24.7
28.6
30.1

20.1
24.0
24.0
24.0
27.1
30.4

19.3
24.0
23.5
23.9
27.9
30.0

. . . pound24 ounces. _
18 ounces..
16 ounces..

6.6
17.1
15.4
13.3

6.5
17.4
15.5
13.9

6.7
16.6
15.0
11.6

6.6
16.7
15.6
12.2

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17.0
15.8
10.4

36.8
17.0
15.9
10.4

35.2
17.0
14.4
10.3

33.4
17.2
14.5
10.3

32.9
14.0
13.6
10.0

33.1
14.0
13.6
10.2

36.2
15.5
15.6
9 .7

36.2
15.5
15.5
9.9

37.1
16.0
15.0
10.0

38.5
16.0
15.0
10.1

58.8

59.6

58.5

59.5

56.5

59.1

55.5

59.0

53.0

58.4

11.0
11.7
43.6
9 .3

11.9
10.8
48.4
10.4

11.1
11.9
44.9
9 .0

12.6
10.6
49.8
10.3

11.2
11.9
43.4
9 .3

12.9
10.5
49.7
10.3

10.6
11.6
45.4
8 .6

12.7
10.4
46.9
9.7

9 .6
11.4
45.2
9.1

11.8
10.4
48.7
10.0

17.5
5.9
9 .7
12.9
6.9
67.2
12.0
11.0
8.1

19.5
6 .0
9 .6
13.5
6 .9
70.1
11.3
9 .9
8 .6

18.8
5.4
9 .6
12.0
6 .8
68.1
12.2
11.6
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19.9
6.1
9 .3
13.3
6 .8
71.6
11.9
9 .6
9 .4

18.5
5.6
9 .7
12.9
7 .2
70.3
12.2
11.5
7 .5

20.0
6 .3
9 .5
13.9
7.1
72.6
11.4
10.0
8 .9

18.9
5.3
9 .3
12.0
7.9
69.9
12.2
13.0
8.3

19.5
6.2
9 .0
12.3
7.0
73.7
12.0
10.2
9.4

20.9
5.3
8.6
13.3
6.9
60.0
11.3
12.0
7.6

19.9
5.8
8 .9
13.4
6 .6
67.3
11.3
11.1
8.9

29.8
29.9
15.0

28.9
31.9
14.9

28.1
28.8
14.6

27.3
27.4
14.6

26.9
27.3
13.7

27.8
28.2
13.8

27.6
27.3
14.7

27.6
26.3
14.7

28.3
.27.2
14.3

27.6
25.9
14.4

13.5
15.1
13.3
12.8
13.4

12.7
15.7
13.3
12.8
13.3

13.2
14.8
13.1
12.1
13.1

13.1
15.1
13.6
12.7
13.1

13.0
14.5
13.2
11.4
13.2

12.7
15.0
12.9
11.2
12.9

13.1
14.4
13.7
12.6
13.3

13.3
14.5
14.5
12.6
13.3

13.3
13.9
13.8
12.3
13.0

13.3
14.2
13.8
12.5
12.7

17.7

17.0

16.7

16.9

17.4

17.2

16.6

16.8

17.2

18.0

10.7
3 .8

11.6
4 .0

11.9
3 .7

12.9
4 .0

11.7
3 .6

12.7
3 .9

9 .7
3 .6

10.0
3.8

9.6
3.6

10.3
3.8

29.9
23.5
10.0

31.0
23.6
10.3

30.3
22.8
9 .5

30.8
23.6
10.1

28.4
22.9
10.4

28.9
22.8
10.6

29.7
24.1
10.6

30.4
23.8
10.3

27.3
22.1
9 .7

27.7
22.9
10.2

18.9

18.9

18.5

18.3

18.8

19.1

19.4

18.4

18.5

18.6

18.5
24.9
25.3
25.8
27.4
29.3

20.3
24.5
26.2
25.7
28.4
30.3

19.9
25.3
26.4
23.3
27.4
30.0

21.2
24.7
26.0
23.0
28.7
31.0

19.5
24.6
22.8
22.5
26.1
30.6

19.2
24.3
23.5
22.1
27.0
30.0

19.0
24.7
26.5
23.4
28.9
29.5

19.2
24.6
24.5
22.1
28.6
29.1

19.6
24.9
23.6
24.1
27.8
30.6

19.5
24.8
21.9
24.9
29.3
30.8

6 .6
16.8
15.4
12 2

6 .6
16.6
15.2
12.9

6 .5
16.8
16.2
12.5

6 .5
16.6
16.4
13.4

6 .5
16.6
15.6
11.0

6 .5
16.6
15.7
11.6

6.9
15.9
16.7
13.9

6.7
15.8
15.8
13.5

6.6
16.7
15.0
12.0

6 .5
16.7
15.3
11.7




T able 5.— A nnu al average retail prices oj principal foods* b y cities, 1944 and 1945— Continued
Middle AtlanticContinued
Article

Cereals and bakery products:
Cereals:
Flour, wheat....................... ................... 10 pounds..
Macaroni________ _______ ______________ pound..
Wheat cereal1..................... ___________ 28 ounces.
Com flakes..... .................... ...................... 8 ounces..
Com meal........................... ......................... pound..
Rice 1___________________ .............................do----Rolled oats______________ ................. ........... do----Flour, pancake i_................ ...................20 ounces..
Bakery products:
Bread, white____________ ______________ pound..
Bread, w h ole-w heat..___ ________________ do----Bread, rye_______________ ________________ do----Vanilla cookies__________ ___________ ____ do----Soda crackers____________ ________________ do___
Meats:
Beef:
Round steak_______ _____ .............................do___
........................ ...d o ___
Rib roast_______ _____
Chuck roast.................. . ..........................d o ___
Stew meat L . _____ ______ ......... ........... ........do___
L iver......... ................... . ............................. do___
Hamburger________ _____ ........ ....................do___
Veal:
Cutlets__________________ ........................ . . . d o . . . .
................. ........... do___
Roast, boned and rolled
Pork:
Chops___________________ ________________ d o .—
Bacon, sliced____________ ................. ........... do----Ham, sliced_____________ ________________ do----Ham, whole_____________ ________________ do----Salt pork________________ ________________ do___
Liver i..................... ........... ________________ do___
Sausage *________________ ________________ do___
Bologna, big L . .................. ............................. do___
Lamb:
Leg_____________________ ------------- -----------do----Rib chops_______________ ........................ — do—
Poultry:
Roasting chickens________ .........................._.do—
Fish: 2
Salmon, p in k ................... ......... . —16-ounce can..
Salmon, red 1..... ................ ___________ ____ do___
Dairy products:
Butter______________________




Scranton

East North Central
Chicago3

Cincinnati

Cleveland

Columbus

Detroit8

Indianapolis

1944

1945

1944

1945

1944

1945

1944

1945

1944

1945

1944

1945

1944

1945

Cents
61.4
16.8
22.1
6.2
6.4
13.9
9.3
10.3

Cents
60.8
15.5
21.4
6.2
6.5
14.2
10.1
11.3

Cents
61.8
12.6
23.3
6.3
6.4
12.9
9.2
12.2

Cents
61.8
12.5
23.0
6.4
6.6
13.0
10.2
12.3

Cents
61.6
17.5
20.8
6.3
6.1
11.8
9.1
12.3

Cents
60.8
17.5
22.9
6.6
6.5
11.9
10.0
12.9

Cents
65.0
13.9
22.1
6.5
6.5
13.5
9.5
12.7

Cents
65.3
13.7
22.3
6.7
6.6
13.3
10.3
12.8

Cents
60.5
16.6
19.9
6.4
5.7
13.0
9.3
11.6

Cents
59.9
16.4
20.3
6.6
6.1
13.5
10.3
11.7

Cents
65.2
15.6
23.4
6.4
6.0
12.7
9.0
11.3

Cents
64.2
16.0
23.5
6.7
6.4
12.0
9.7
11.7

Cents
59.8
15.3
24.0
6.3
5.8
13.0
8.9
10.5

Cents
59.4
15.3
23.5
6.4
6.6
13.5
9.9
11.3

9.0
10.7
10.5
23.7
17.2

8.8
10.5
10.1
25.0
17.3

7.7
9.7
9.1
38.3
19.1

7.7
9.5
9.1
39.4
19.2

8.1
10.5
l'O.O
22.1
17.4

8.1
10.4
10.0
21.6
17.4

8.6
10.2
9.5
32.0
18.8

8.6
10.1
9.5
32.0
19.0

8.2
10.2
10.0
27.7
17.4

8.2
10.2
9.9
28.1
17.9

8.5
10.4
10.1
29.9
19.5

8.4
10.4
10.1
31.6
19.7

8.0
10.1
9.6
37.6
17.1

8.1
10.2
9.8
36.4
17.3

43.6
34.4
30.1
29.3
36.5
31.4

40.5
30.7
28.5
25.6
37.6
27.1

39.9
33.3
27.8
30.6
36.7
27.0

39.1
32.6
27.1
29.4
36.6
26.4

40.5
33.0
28.4
27.9
35.6
27.6

40.1
32.1
28.0
27.4
35.8
27.4

40.2
33.3
28.6
30.7
36.8
26.9

39.8
32.8
27.9
29.8
36.7
26.6

39.4
32.2
27.6
28.4
34.8
28.0

39.0
31.3
26.9
28.3
34.5
26.8

41.1
33.2
28.7
31.7
37.9
27.9

40.3
31.9
28.0
30.9
37.5
27.8

39.9
32.0
28.1
.28.6
36.2
26.8

40.1
32.4
27.9
27.7
36.5
26.8

45.9
39.9

42.9
34.3

43.1
35.4

42.3
34.4

44.3
35.1

43.4
36.2

45.0
34.5

43.3
33.7

43.8
35.0

41.3
34.2

45.1
34.7

44.1
34.2

42.9
36.4

41.9
34.2

38.4
40.6
51.7
35.4
23.5
21.2
38.8
35.2

37.4
41.2
49.6
35.1
22.0
22.0
39.4
34.7

36.8
41.3
50.8
35.5
22.2
21.7
35.8
35.1

36.5
40.9
49.7
34.9
22.4
22.0
37.0
34.8

36.4
40.0
49.1
33.4
21.6
21.4
32.9
29.7

36.2
40.0
48.1
33.5
21.5
21.7
34.4
30.4

36.8
39.8
49.4
35.2
21.3
22.2
33.8
33.2

36.6
40.0
48.6
34.6
21.0
22.1
37.3
32.7

36.3
39.7
49.8
34.3
21.0
21.6
36.4
31.0

36.3
40.3
49.2
34.1
21.0
21.8
36.8
31.3

37.5
41.8
51.4
36.5
23.1
22.4
37.6
33.6

37.2
41.2
49.4
35.6
22.1
23.0
38.2
34.0

36.5
40.1
50.2
34.4
21.3
21.5
35.1
31.1

36.4
40.4
49.6
34.8
21.6
21.3
36.5
31.7

39.7
46.3

39.5
4$. 2

38.7
43.9

38.2
43.7

38.6
44.7

38.6
44.5

38.4
45.0

38.5
44.6

37.5
43.8

37.0
44.2

39.3
45.5

39.4
44.7

38.2
43.8

38.2
43.5

44.8

47.2

45.3

47.2

43.7

45.6

44.1

45.3

45.7

47.9

45.9

47.0

43.3

46.1

23.3
40.5

22.0
39.5

25.4
41.7

23.2
40.4

23.1
40.7

24.4
41.1

23.2
41.1

22.9
39.7

24.0
43.0

22.7
39.8

23.6
43.6

23.4
40.7

24.3
45.5

24.7
44.2

49.6

50.3

49.9

50.9

49.0

49.6

48.9

49.7

48.9

49.8

51.4

51.7

48.8

49.7

Cheese_________________________________
.do__35.2
Milk, fresh (delivered)................... ....................quart..
15.0
Milk, fresh (grocery)...................................
do_15.0
Milk, evaporated....... ...........................14^-ounce can_.
9.9
Eggs:
Eggs, fresh------ j ................................................... dozen. _
52.1
Fruits and vegetables:
Fresh fruits:
Apples. .......................................................... pound. _
9.9
Bananas.......................................................... do____
12.3
Oranges......................................................
dozen. _
42.5
Grapefruit 1. ....... .......................................... .each..
9.2
Fresh vegetables:
Beans, green............................
pound. _
18.3
Cabbage................ .................. ......................d o ___
5.1
Carrots.......... .......................
bunch. _
9.7
Lettuce.....................................
head..
12.6
Onions.............................
pound..
7.7
Potatoes............ ................... .................15 pounds..
58.4
Spinach........................ .................................pound..
10.9
Sweetpotatoes..................................
do__
12.3
Beets i........................................
...b u n8.2
ch ..
Canned fruits:
Peaches................................................No. 2 ^ can_.
28.2
Pineapple____ ____ ______________ ________do___
27.1
Grapefruit juice._____ _______ _______ _No. 2 can..
14.1
Canned vegetables:
Beans, green.................................................... do____
12.8
Corn....................................... .......................... do___
14.4
Peas........... ................ ................... ..................do___
13.5
Tomatoes____ ______ _____________________do___
12.2
Soup, vegetable1................................ 11-ounce can..
13.0
Dried fruits:
Prunes_________________ _______ ________pound. _
16.8
Dried vegetables:
Navy beans....................... ............................ do___
9.0
Soup, dehydrated, chicken noodle 1____ . . . ounce. _
3.6
Beverages:
Coffee............................. ........ .............................pound. _
26.9
Tea.-------------------------------------------------------14 pound..
21.8
Cocoa 1. ........................ ........... .......................H pound..
9.5
Fats and oils:
Lard______________________________________ pound. _
18.8
Shortening other than lard:
In cartons................. ............................... ........do___
19.1
In other containers.........................................do____
24.4
Salad dressing....... ........ ................... .................... pint..
22.7
Oleomargarine_______________________ _____ _ pound..
21.3
Peanut butter_________ ____ _________________ do___
26.5
Oil, cooking or salad 1_____ ___________________pint..
30.4
Sugar and sweets:
Sugar.................
...p ou n d ..
6.6
Corn sirup............ ...........................................24 ounces..
15.7
Molasses1........................................................ 18 ounces..
15.0
* Apple butter *_______________ ____________16 ounces._
11.1
S e e f o o t n o t e s a t e n d o f t a b le .




34.8
15.0
15.0
10.1

36.3
17.5
14.7
9.7

36.1
17.5
14.9
9.7

58.3

54.6

58.1

12.2
10.9
47.2
10.4

11.8
11.1
47.9
8.7

13.7
10.2
51.2
9.8

19.8
5.1
9.8
12.7
6.8
64.5
9.7
9.9
8.9

19.2
5.0
8.3
10.9
6.4
74.0
11.4
11.7
7.5

20.9
5.7
8.6
11.7
6.6
78.2
11.9
10.1
7.8

29.1
24.7
14.0

27.9
26.6
14.5

27.6
24.9
14.6

12.7
14.9
13.8
12.5
13.2

13.2
14.4
12.9
12.4
13.5

13.4
14.8
12.7
12.1
13.3

17.5

18.5

18.6

8.9
3.5

10.4
3.6

11.6
3.8

27.1
22.8
9.2

30.8
24.3
9.3

31.2
24.5
9.8

19.0

19.3

19.0

19.1
24.5
23.0
21.3
27.4
29.9

24.4
24.9
26.4
23.2
28.9
31.1

26.2
25.0
25.1
24.2
29.5
30.9

6.6
16.2
14.9
11.3

7.0
14.0
16.4
13.0

7.0
14.1
16.6
15.5

36.8
16.0
13.9
9.9

36.7
15.0
13.9
9.9

35.0
15.0
14.0
9.8

36.6
15.0
14.0
9.8

36.5
14.0
13.4
9.9

38.1
14.0
13.4
9.9

37.2
15.0
14.4
9.8

37.9
15.0
14.6
9.8

36.0
14.0
13.1
9.6

36.2
14.0
13.1
9.7

49.0

55.2

55.8

58.5

48.6

55.7

55.3

58.7

48.7

54.6

11.8
11.3
50.3
8.7

12.7
10.2
47.9
9.7

10.9
10.9
47.5
8.7

12.7
9.9
46.9
9.5

10.8
11.1
46.6
9.1

12.5
10.0
47.4
9.4

11.1
10.5
50.6
8.5

12.1
9.4
51.5 ,
10.4

10.8
10.8
44.9
9.2

12.1
9.7
50.0
9.9

18.3
5.3
9.3
12.0
8.0
73.0
11.6
10.4
8.3

18.8
6.1
9.3
12.7
7.3
79.9
12.4
9.8
8.6

20.1
5.1
9.3
12.5
7.6
72.1
11.3
12.2
9.5

21.0
6.4
9.1
12.6
7.0
76.8
12.3
10.5
11.1

18.9
5.4
9.2
12.0
8.0
73.8
12.5
11.4
8.2

19.3
6.9
9.2
12.7
7.0
72.9
12.5
10.3
8.6

19.2
5.0
9.0
11.7
6.7
68.3
11.7
11.5
10.4

19.5
6.2
9.1
13.0
6.5
72.8
11.2
10.5
11.0

16.7
5.4
9.3
12.3
7.1
70.8
11.4
10.0
7.0

18.4
5.6
9.3
13.3
7.0
73.6
12.8
9.8
7.6

25.6
28.2
14.2

27.9
26.0
14.2

27.1
27.1
14.8

26.6
25.1
14.5

26.7
26.9
14.5

27.6
26.3
14.5

27.7
26.4
14.4

27.9
27.8
14.6

26.0
26.9
14.2

27.7
25.2
14.3

12.8
14.4
14.0
12.0
13.4

12.3
14.3
13.3
12.6
13.1

12.8
14.2
13.4
12.6
13.3

12.4
14.5
13.2
12.7
13.5

12.5
13.6
14.2
12.1
13.3

11.7
14.0
14.7
12.3
13.1

12.7
14.0
12.4
11.7
13.2

12.9
13.8
12.1
12.1
12.8

12.8
13.9
13.1
11.7
13.0

12.4
14.2
12.9
12.6
13.0

16.4

16.4

18.4

18.2

17.8

17.2

16.5

17.0

16.7

17.2

9.0
4.4

9.3
3.9

10.8
3.6

11.0
3.7

8.8
3.9

8.8
3.5

10.4
3.8

11.7
3.8

9.5
4.0

10.0
3.9

29.0
26.1
10.6

29.3
25.9
11.1

28.8
22.4
9.9

29.2
22.5
10.1

28.6
25.4
10.4

29.1
24.9
10.4

31.3
24.2
9.3

31.5
25.0
9.5

30.1
24.7
10.0

30.0
25.2
10.5

18.5

18.8

18.6

18.5

18.0

18.7

19.2

19.2

17.9

18.1

22.0
24.2
25.3
24.0
27.7
29.8

19.2
23.9
25.9
22.3
29.9
30.3

24.3
25.0
25.0
21.6
27.1
32.4

23.7
25.3
25.1
21.4
26.6
32.4

22.9
24.1
26.3
21.8
28.5
31.6

23.2
23.9
25.5
21.5
28.7
31.1

21.2
25.0
26.7
24.2
29.5
32.1

21.5
24.6
24.2
24.8
30.1
31.5

21.6
24.3
25.8
21.2
29.1
30.4

21.6
24.4
25.6
23.0
26.9
29.9

6.9
15.2
16.3
12.9

6.8
15.2
15.4
13.4

6.8
15.7
15.5
13.4

6.8
15.5
15.7
13.8

6.8
15.2
15.4
14.1

6.8
15.3
15.6
13.8

6.7
15.5
14.1
13.5

6.7
15.6
14.3
14.2

6.7
14.4
16.0
13.8

6.8
14.5
16.2
14.4




T a b l e 5 .— A n n u al average retail prices o f principal food s, b y cities, 1944 and 1945— Continued
West North Central

East North Central—Continued
Article

Cereals and bakery products:
Cereals:
Flour, wheat....................... —................10 pounds..
Macaroni....................................................... pound.
Com flakes___________________________ 8 ounces..
Com meal.....................................................pound..
Rice i.................................................................do—
Rolled o a ts.................... - ...............................do—
Flour, pancake1......................................20 ounces..
Bakery products:
Bread, white..................................................pound..
Bread, whole-wheat.....................- ................. do—
Bread, rye---- ------------- ----------------------------- do—
Vanilla cookies............ .................................... do—
Soda crackers....................................................do—
Meats:
Beef:
Round steak........................................... - ....... do—
Rib roast...................................................... '---do—
Chuck roast...................................................... do—
Stew m eat1...................................... - .............. do—
Liver.................................................. ...............do—
Hamburger........................................................do—
Veal:
Cutlets..............................................................do—
Roast, boned and rolled1................................ do—
Pork:
Chops................................................................do—
Bacon, sliced................................................... -d o —
Ham, sliced.......................................................do—
Ham, whole...................................................... do—
Salt pork...........................................................do—
L iver1.........................................................
do—
Sausage1........................................................... do—
Bologna, b ig 1................................................... do—
Lamb:
Leg.................................................................... d o ....
Rib chops..........................................................do—
Poultry:
Roasting chickens............................................ do—
Fish:2
Salmon, red 1.................................................... do..
Dairy products:




Milwaukee

Peoria 3

Springfield3

Cedar Rapids3 Kansas C ity 3

Minneapolis

Omaha

1944

1945

1944

1945

1944

1945

1944

1945

Cents
Cents
62.8
62.9
13.1
12.9
24.0
23.0
6.5
6.5
6.6
6.2
13.5 * 13.3
10.4
9.5
11.5
10.6

Cents
65.1
17.9
22.4
6.9
6.4
13.7
9. C
12.9

Cents
65.4
18.6
23.2
6.9
6.4
13.7
10.6
13.1

Cents
58.7
18.0
23.4
6.5
6.6
12.0
9.4
13.0

Cents
57.8
18.5
22.9
6.7
6.8
11.6
10.5
13.1

Cents
64.3
15.0
22.8
6.8
6.2
12.6
9.8
11.5

Cents
63.9
14.9
22.8
6.9
6.4
12.6
10.5
11.9

Cents
58.7
18.1
23.5
6.6
5.5
12.7
9.4
12.2

Cents
58.1
18.1
23.5
6.7
6.0
12.8
10.4
12.4

9.6
10.6
9.5
26.7
19.4

9.6
.10.5
9.5
33.2
20.2

8.7
8.8
10.8
35.9
19.3

8.7
8.8
10.8
38.0
19.3

9.2
9.5
10.0
29.5
19.6

9.5
9.6
10.0
27.8
19.5

8.9
11.4
10.8
34.8
18.6

8.9
11.5
10.8
33.0
18.5

8.6
10.4
10.6
32.3
17.5

8.7
10.7
10.6
32.6
18.0

40.3
31.2
28.1
23.9
37.3
26.8

39.7
32.0
28.1
29.2
36.0
28.4

39.3
31.7
27.4
25.0
37.1
26.9

38.8
30.6
27.5
25.5
35.6
26.9

38.3
30.0
27.0
25.1
36.6
25.9

39.3
31.9
27.1
27.0
36.5
25.5

38.9
30.6
26.6
29.4
36.2
25.0

40.0
33.3
28.5
32.1
35.3
25.6

39.6
32.8
28.3
31.4
35.4
25.6

40.3
32.1
27.9
30.3
35.8
25.6

40.1
32.0
27.5
30.4
35.7
25.3

44.9
37.1

43.7
35.4

43.7
41.8

42.5
38.7

42.3
31.0

41.0
32.5

40.4
32.6

40.1
32.7

45.6
32.7

45.7
32.9

42.8
32.6

42.6
32.1

35.8
40.3
49.3
34.6
21.9
19.9
37.0
34.4

37.0
43.0
51.1
35.7
22.5
22.4
35.9
34.9

36.4
41.2
49.0
35.2
21.2
22.1
37.4
35.9

36.6
41.6
50.3
35.9
21.8
22.6
37.9
33.2

36.6
41.2
49.3
35.2
22.5
22.1
37.6
33.3

35.7
41.9
49.8
35.2
21.6
21.3
36.6
31.2

35.9
40.6
49.3 .
34.3
21.3
21.1
38.0
32.0

35.4
40.3
49.8
34.9
21.2
20.8
38.0
31.3

35.2
40.1
48.9
34.7
20.7
20.5
37.7
32.5

35.4
41.1
51.1
34.5
21.7
20.6
33.8
34.2

35.7
40.3
50.9
34.4
21.7
20.3
33.4
33.9

34.8
40.2
49.1
34.2
20.9
20.0
29.8
29.3

34.9
39.8
49.1
34.3
20.9
19.9
30.3
31.2

38.0
43.4

37.3
43.0

39.8
44.5

37.8
42.5

37.6
42.7

37.7
43.3

37.5
42.4

37.0
42.2

36.9
42.2

36.9
42.0

37.7
44.5

38.0
44.6

37.4
42.7

37.9
43.0

43.9

44.5

40.6

44.0

43.5

46.7

40.3

42.6

43.2

46.2

42.0

43.0

38.5

40.0

24.6
42.5

23.4
41.3

24.2
41.2

22.4
43.7

24.1
44.4

22.3
40.4

25.1
49.4

24.3
49.8

23.3
42.4

22.5
40.0

24.2
43.5

24.1
42.8

24.1
44.1

24.1
47.4

49.0

49.7

49.6

50.5

49.9

50.7

48.9

49.8

49.0

50.1

48.9

49.7

48.7

49.7

1944

1945

1944

1945

1944

Cents
64.5
12.9
23.3
6.6
6.1
13.1
9.6
11.4

Cents
64.1
12.8
23.3
6.6
6.2
13.4
10.4
12.0

Cents
66.2
13.1
22.2
6.5
5.8
13.2
9.5
11.8

Cents
65.4
14.0
23.5
6.6
6.1
13.0
10.3
13.0

8.1
10.0
9.0
32.5
18.1

8.0
9.9
8.9
33.2
17.7

9.2
9.8
9.5
35.2
20.0

9.2
9.7
9.1
31.5
19.4

38.8
31.8
26.7
27.7
35.7
26.9

38.2
31.2
26.1
26.8
34.7
26.0

41.4
32.8
29.5
33.2
37.7
27.4

43.4
33.6

42.1
33.7

36.3
40.6
49.7
35.2
21.9
19.9
36.4
34.4

1945

to

Cheese......................................................................do___
Milk, fresh (delivered)______________ ............... quart..
Milk, fresh (grocery)............. .................................do— .
Milk, evaporated___________________ .14^-ounce can..
Eggs:
Eggs, fresh_____________ . ___________
Fruits and vegetables:
Fresh fruits:
Apples_________________________
..pound..
Bananas________________________
__ do___
..dozen..
Oranges____ ___________________
__ each..
Grapefruit1_____________________
Fresh vegetables:
Beans, green_____ ______________
____pound..
Cabbage________________________
.......... do___
....... bunch..
Carrots___________ _____ ________
Lettuce____________ _______ ____
.......... head..
Onions_________________________
....... pound..
Potatoes__________________ _____
.15 pounds..
Spinach________________________
....... pound..
Sweetpotatoes___________________
..........d o ....
Beets i - .............................................
____ bunch..
Canned fruits:
Peaches______________ ____ _____ ..No. 2H can..
Pineapple______________________ ............ .do—
Grapefruit juice_________________ __ No. 2 can..
Canned vegetables:
Beans, green____________________ ................d o ...
Corn___________________________ ............... do—
Peas............................................ ...... ................do—
Tomatoes......................................... ................d o ...
Soup, vegetable1............................. .11-ounce can.
Dried fruits:
Prunes.............................................
..pound—
Dried vegetables:
N avy beans.....................................
.d o ...
Soup, dehydrated, chicken noodle
..ounce.
Beverages:
___ pound .
Coffee____ __________________________
Tea*................................ ....................... .
-H pound,
C ocoa1_______________________*_____
pound.
Fats and oils:
Lard................... . ..................... ............
.pound.
Shortening other than lard:
In cartons..................... ................ ..
. . . do—
In other containers______________
— do—
Salad dressing________ ______________
....p in t.
Oleomargarine..................... ..................
..pound.
Peanut butter_______ ______________
. . . do.
Oil, cooking or salad1_______________
..pint—
Sugar and sweets:
Sugar______________ ________________
___ pound.
Corn sirup______ _____ _____________
.24 ounces.
Molasses1...............................................
.18 ounces.
Apple butter *—.................................... .
.16
------ounces.
-------S e e f o o t n o t e s a t e n d o f ta b le .




36.3
13.0
12.7
10.2

37.5
13.0
12.7

39.1
16.0
14.6

48.2

54.7

41.9

11.6

10.1

10.1

11.4
53.2
8.5

10.2
53.6
10.1

13.3

12.3
11.2
47.4
8.5

18.4
5.0
7.7
11.7

20.0
5.6

18.8
5.4
9.5
11.9
7.8
73.1

8.1

66.9
11.0
11.7
7.6

11.8
6.4
73.5
11.8
10.6
8.5

28.9
26.1
14.8

30.4
28.2
14.9

29.6
29.8
15.4

14.1
14.3
13.4
13.4
13.8

13.6
14.5
12.8
12.7
13.2

14.1
14.3
14.2
12.5
14.1

18.9

18.4

18.4

9.4
3.5

11.1

3.5

10.0
3.7

30.1
25.8
10.6

30.3
26.2
10.4

31.8
26.7
8.4

6.6

10.6
10.6
8.5

18.8

18.6

19.3

21.3
24.6
26.4
(<)
31.0
32.1

22.5
24.0
24.3

22.2

7.0
14.5
16.0
13.5

6.9
14.5
15.7
14.0

31.7

26.5
28.4
26.6
29.9
7.0
15.4
18.3
14.7

38.1
16.0
16.6
10.0

38.9
16.0
16.6
10.1

39.7
13.0
11.8
10.3

39.1
12.8
11.6
10.4

36.3
15.3
14.4
9 .7

37.3
15.3
14.4
9 .8

37.7
13.0
11.9
10.2

36.7
13.0
11.9
10.3

36.2
13.0
12.1
9 .9

36.2
13.0
12.1
9 .9

40.3

46.6

39.6

43.8

50.5

55.2

47.1

54.6

43.3

47.9

12.0
11.2
49.2
8 .6

13.5
9 .5
51.5
9 .9

12.0
12.5
51.5
8 .9

13.8
11.0
52.8
9 .4

11.8
10.6
49.1
8 .3

13.5
9 .6
50.9
9 .1

12.4
12.5
49.1
8 .5

13.6
11.1
49.4
9 .7

11.5
11.5
52.7
8 .7

13.7
10.4
51.2
10.1

18.6
6 .4
9.3
11.7
8.1
68.0
10.9
9 .4
8 .0

20.6
6 .3
9 .5
12.6
7 .2
78.3
12.1
10.2
7 .7

18.9
5.5
9 .4
11.9
7.7
70.5
14.5
11.1
9.1

19.5
6 .5
9 .4
12.6
7.3
76.4
12.0
10.1
8 .7

18.6
5 .2
8 .9
12.4
6 .7
72.3
11.2
10.4
6 .7

20.1
5 .5
9.1
13.1
6 .7
75.2
11.1
9 .8
7.3

20.1
5.3
9 .0
12.1
7 .3
68.0
12.1
11.8
8.1

20.2
6 .0
9 .2
12.5
7.0
73.8
11.9
10.5
8 .6

20.3
5 .2
9 .0
11.9
6 .8
69.5
11.4
10.8
7.8

21.6
5 .8
9 .0
12.3
6 .6
73.3
11.2
9 .9
9 .3

29.7
27.9
14.1

29.3
26.6
14.3

30.6
28.9
15.9

30.9
26.4
15.8

26.5
28.0
14.3

26.6
31.1
14.3

29.9
28.0
15.0

30.7
26.3
15.0

27.7
27.3
14.6

28.2
25.4
14.7

13.4
14.8
13.6
12.4
13.7

14.2
15.1
13.1
12.4
13.1

15.1
14.6
14.1
12.8
14.6

14.1
15.1
13.4
13.2
13.9

11.9
14.1
13.2
11.2
13.2

12.2
14.2
12.8
12.3
12.7

13.7
14.2
13.9
13.1
13.8

13.1
14.3
13.3
13.3
13.9

12.4
13.1
13.2
11.9
13.6

11.9
13.8
12.7
12.4
13.5

18.9

18.0

19.4

19.6

16.6

16.9

17.4

17.3

17.2

17.6

9 .7
3 .6

10.3
3 .9

9 .8
3 .6

10.2
3 .9

10.0
3 .8

10.5
3 .9

10.0
3 .4

11.0
3.5

9 .4
3 .7

10.5
3 .8

29.6
26.6
10.4

29.6
26.8
10.9

33.1
26.7
11.2

33.4
26.2
10.8

29.4
24.7
10.4

30.0
25.0
10.1

31.5
26.2
11.5

31.5
26.3
11.3

31.0
26.5
11.1

30.1
26.5
11.1

19.0

19.2

19.4

19.7

18.3

18.1

18.3

18.4

17.5

17.7

21.8
26.9
27.1
27.0
30.0
33.9

22.4
25.5
25.5
27.0
30.6
33.1

22.3
25.8
27.0
30.3
30.7
35.3

20.7
25.8
25.2
31.4
33.4
34.7

19.7
25.3
24.5
22.2
25.9
31.1

19.6
24.8
23.7
22.0
26.9
30.8

19.0
25.6
26.2
21.8
30.3
32.9

19.0
25.4
26.3
21.7
31.5
32.2

23.0
23.8
25.3
22.3
28.5
31.9

20.8
23.9
24.5
23.1
29.5
31.4

7.1
16.2
18.4
13.3

7. Z
15.4
18.0
15.1

7 .2
15.3
18.1
14.6

7 .5
15.8
18.8
15.2

7.1
15.3
17.2
12.6

7.3
14.6
17.0
13.2

7 .0
15.1
15.2
15.3

7.0
15.1
15.8
15.2

6 .9
14.7
15.9
13.4

6 .8
14.7
15.7
13.9




T able 5.— A nnu al average retail prices o f principal food s, b y cities, 1944 and 1945— Continued
South Atlantic

West North Central—Continued
Article

Cereals and bakery products:
Cereals:
Flour, wheat ................ ...... ------ -------.10 pounds..
Macaroni________________
Wheat cereal i_....................
Com flakes_______________
Com meal________ _______
R ice1_______ ____ ________ ____ ____ ______ d o .—
Rolled oats________ ______ ----------------------- do— .
Flour, pancake1....... ........... ---------------- 20 ounces..
Bakery products:
Bread, white_____________
Bread, whole-wheat_______ ------ ---------------- do----Bread, rye______________ ---------- --------- - d o — .
Vanilla cookies___________ ----------------------- do----Soda crackers_____________ ........................... d o-—
Meats:
Beef:
Round steak........... ............ ............................do----Rib ro a st... _____ _______ ......... - ................ d o -—
Chuck roast.........................
Stew m eat1______________ ............ ...............do— .
Liver____________________ ............................do— .
Hamburger_______________ ............................d o .—
Veal:
Cutlets—____ ____________ .......................—.d o ----Roast, boned and rolled1__ ...................... —.d o ----Pork:
Chops________ _______ ___ ---------- -------- ...d o ----Bacon, sliced_____________ _______________ do— .
Ham, sliced______________ _______________ do— .
Ham, whole______________ ....... ....................do-—
Salt pork__________ ______ ----------------------- do—
Liver i ___________________ ------- --------------- do----Sausage *-------------------------- ---------- ------------ do—
Bologna, big*................... . ..........................-do—
Lamb:
Leg................... - .................. .......................---d o —
Rib chops_____ ___________ ................. ..........d o-—
Poultry:
Roasting chickens................ - ......... .............. do— .
Fish: 2
Salmon, p in k ...................—------------16-ounce can..
Salmon, red ..................... _______________ d o-—
Dairy products:
Butter. .......................................




St. Louis8

St. Paul

W ichita8

Atlanta

Baltimore

Charleston, S. C.

Jacksonville

1944

1945

1944

1945

1944

1945

1944

1945

1944

1945

1944

1945

1944

1945

Cents
63.8
16.7
24.5
6.7
6.4
12.3
9.5
10.3

Cents
63.6
15.6
24.6
6.8
6.6
12.0
10.3
10.5

Cents
63.6
15.2
24.5
6.9
6.4
13.5
9.8
12.1

Cents
64.4
15.1
24.7
6.8
6.5
13.0
10.8
12.7

Cents
59.1
19.4
25.6
6.6
6.5
12.7
9.7
13.6

Cents
56.2
19.3
25.5
6.7
6.8
12.2
10.5
13.0

Cents
71.1
17.4
23.3
6.7
5.5
12.4
9.5
12.1

Cents
68.6
17.4
23.1
6.5
5.7
12.0
10.2
12.2

Cents
62.6
16.3
22.5
6.7
5.5
12.7
9.2
10.8

Cents
62.9
15.8
22.6
6.6
6.0
12.5
10.3
11.2

Cents
73.2
17.6
23.8
6.8
5.8
11.2
9.6
13.6

Cents
73.3
17.9
23.9
6.8
6.3
12.3
10.5
13.8

Cents
69.3
16.8
22.8
6.2
7.7
11.4
9.4
12.3

Cents
68.6
16.4
23.0
6.3
8.1
10.3
10.2
11.5

9.3
10.2
10.6
32.1
18.9

9.3
10.2
10.0
30.8
18.6

9.0
11.4
10.2
34.8
18.4

8.9
11.6
10.3
31.3
18.4

9.7
8.6
10.0
34.0
18.1

9.6
8.5
10.0
41.8
19.5

9.8
9.9
12.8
24.1
16.3

9.7
9.9
12.7
23.3
16.6

8.9
10.9
10.5
27.4
19.2

8.9
10.9
10.6
29.0
19.1

10.5
10.7
10.9
23.6
17.6

10.5
10.6
10.9
25.6
17.7

10.2
11.8
12.1
29.9
18.9

10.1
11.6
11.2
35.2
18.5

40.9
33.0
28.3
31.9
37.0
28.1

39.5
32.0
27.4
28.2
36.8
26.8

39.0
32.3
27.6
29.9
35.5
25.8

38.8
32.5
27.3
28.5
35.7
25.3

39.5
32.7
27.7
26.1
37.1
26.4

38.8
32.5
27.1
24.2
37.3
26.2

40.2
31.7
27.9
25.3
37.5
27.5

39.7
31.5
27.4
25.5
37.3
27.8

43.2
34.1
30.2
30.5
37.3
28.0

4?. 7
34.0
29.4
29.5
37.9
27.7

40.1
33.0
27.9
22.5
37.6
28.0

39.4
32.3
27.9
22.5
37.4
28.0

41.8
34.2
29.8
36.5
37.9
28.2

40.4
33.6
28.3
33.3
38.6
27.8

47.1
(*)

44.5
(4)

42.3
32.4

40.0
31.4

43.3
28.6

41.6
28.0

43.7
34.6

42.3
34.3

47.6
39.7

46.5
42.5

42.5
34.1

42.4
34.5

46.1
39.3

45.«9
34.6

30.8
41.5
52.7
36.1
21.7
22.3
37.0
34.1

36.7
40.8
51.0
35.4
21.2
21.7
36.9
33.8

35.4
40.4
49 7
32.9
21.7
20.4
35.2
32.3

35.3
39.9
48.7
34.0
21.8
20.0
34.9
32.3

38.0
42.6
54.3
36.7
24.7
23.2
37.9
34.3

38.2
42.6
53.7
36.7
25.5
23.3
39.2
35.1

37.8
40.8
50.0
35.2
22.2
22.5
36.7
32.6

37.8
41.0
49.4
34.9
22.4
22.2
37.4
33.1

38.2
40.8
48.2
34.1
22.5
21.9
38.3
37.9

38.3
41.3
46.1
33.4
22.5
22.3
38.9
37.5

37.7
40.9
48.8
35.0
22.8
22.1
40.1
34.0

37.5
40.8
48.0
34.1
22.1
22.1
38.2
34.1

37.8
41.4
52.3
35.8
22.3
21.5
40.6
33.3

37.6
41.4
52.1
35.3
22.1
21.8
40.3
33.5

38.8
45.9

38.1
44.6

37.5
43.7

37.7
43.5

39.7
46.2

39.1
45.2

38.0
43.5

37.6
42.8

39.9
46.9

40.0
46.6

39.8
45.2

39.5
44.9

40.0
46.6

40.1
46.8

44.4

45.3

41.9

44.3

48.6

49.4

40.7

44.2

44.6

46.9

44.4

50.5

43.7

43.5

23.5
42.3

23.1
40.9

24.1
42.9

25.0
42.4

26.5
45.8

26.8
46.0

22.5
39.7

22.0
39.0

23.2
40.5

22.8
39.3

23.9
43.5

22.3
40.1

23.2
41.3

22.2
39.0

50.1

50.7

49.1

49.8

49.4

50.5

49.8

50.5

50.5

51.3

49.8

50.9

50.7

51.5

Cheese....................................................................... do__
34.8
37.6
36.8
Milk, fresh (delivered)..................................... __quart..
15.8
15.8
13.0
Milk, fresh (grocery).............................
do___
15.4
15.4
11.5
Milk, evaporated..................................14^-ounce can..
9.7
9.7
10.2
Eggs:
Eggs, fresh.............
dozen..
48.6
53.4
46.3
Fruits and vegetables:
Fresh fruits:
Apples------------------------------------------------- pound. _
12.5
11.9
12.7
Bananas............................................................. do__
11.9
10.6
12.2
Oranges.......................................................... dozen..
49.9
49.2
49.4
Grapefruit1........
each..
9.2
8.3
8.4
Fresh vegetables:
Beans, green----------------------------------------- pound._
18.8
19.7
20.3
Cabbage. ...............................
__do___
5.4
5.7
5.4
Carrots. .........................................................bunch..
9.3
9.2
9.0
Lettuce.......................................................... __head._
11.9
12.4
12.0
Onions.....................................................
pound..
7.4
6.9
7.6
Potatoes......... .........................................15 pounds. .
73.2
79.5
64.0
Spinach.......................................
pound..
11.3
11.9
12.2
Sweetpotatoes............................................
do___
9.2
8.5
11.9
Beets L -......................................................... bunch..
7.1
7.3
7.5
Canned fruits:
Peaches................................................ No.
can..
27.2
27.0
28.6
Pineapple___ _...........................
do___
26.4
24.5
28.4
Grapefruit ju ice .................................... No. 2 can..
14.2
14.1
15.4
Canned vegetables:
Beans, green...:...............................
do__
12.9
13.5
13.9
Corn________________________
do__________
14.3
14.3
14.2
P eas............................................
do__________
13.9
13.6
14.0
Tomatoes.......................................
do_
12.8
13.0
13.7
Soup, vegetable *................. ...................11-oz. can..
13.7
13.7
14.0
Dried fruits:
Prunes____________________________ ____ pound..
17.5
17.4
17.5
Dried vegetables:
N avy beans............................................
do_____
10.2
11.3
10.2
Soup, dehydrated, chicken noodle 1________ ounce..
3.8
4.0
3.3
Beverages:
Coffee______________________________________pound.
_
29.0
29.3
32.7
T e a .................................................................. % pound._
26.6
26.1
26.9
Cocoa C .................................
M pound..
11.2
12.1
11.5
Fats and oils:
Lard_____ _______ _____________________ ____ pound..
18.1
18.3
18.0
Shortening other than lard:
In cartons........................................................d o ___
25.2
20.5
19.5
In other containers............................
do___
25.0
24.3
25.7
Salad dressing..................................
...p in t..
25.3
24.6
27.5
Oleomargarine..... ................................................pound. _
24.4
24.0
23.6
Peanut butter......................................................... do___
28.1
27.9
32.5
Oil, cooking or salad1.....
.p int..
32.2
30.9
32.5
Sugar and sweets:
Sugar. ................................................................. .pound..
6.9
6.9
7.1
Corn sirup...... ............................................... .24 ounces..
14.5
14.3
15.2
Molasses1......................................................................_18ounces..
17.2
17.5
16.0
16ounces..
Apple butter *_________________
12.5
13.5
15.2
S e e f o o t n o t e s a t e n d o f t a b le .




37.3
13.0
11.5
10.2
53.4
13.6
10.7
50.5
9.7
21.1
5.7
9.1
12.1
7.0
72.6
11.4
10.8
8.3
30.1
27.8
15.5
14.5
14.3
13.9
13.8
13.6
18.0
10.7
3.3
32.6
27.2
11.6
18.3
26.0
25.5
26.3
22.5
32.7
32.5
7.2
15.1
15.6
14.5

38.7
15.4
15.1
10.0

37.9
15.4
15.0
10.0

34.5
17.0
17.2
9.7

33.6
17.0
17.2
9.7

33.2
14.0
13.9
10.1

32.8
14.0
14.0
10.3

34.5
17.0
17.0
10.3

35.2
17.0
17.0
10.4

37.9
19.0
18.0
9.5

37.6
19.0
18.0
9.6

42.8

49.5

50.8

56.6

54.2

58.5

52.6

58.6

53.8

57.6

13.0
11.9
54.5
8.9

13.9
10.6
50.9
9.3

11.0
10.0
38.8
8.2

11.8
9.6
44.2
8.8

11.0
11.7
42.3
9.3

12.7
10.7
45.7
9.9

11.1
10.1
41.5
8.6

13.3
10.1
47.1
10.0

11.8
10.3
37.5
7.7

13.2
9.4
42.8
8.1

16.8
5.5
9.0
13.6
6.8
73.4
12.2
11.5
9.7

19.8
6.3
9.2
14.7
6.4
84.6
12.6
10.4
9.6

15.5
5.1
9.0
11.5
7.4
70.9
11.7
9.8
12.6

17.7
5.3
9.1
12.5
7.4
74.3
11.1
8.7
13.8

18.9
5.6
9.9
13.7
7.4
74.4
13.3
11.0
9.4

20.1
6.3
9.7
12.9
7.5
80.9
12.3
10.1
9.2

17.6
5.4
10.4
12.1
8.5
76.5
13.3
9.0
12.0

19.1
6.1
10.3
12.8
8.2
81.6
12.5
8.4
13.7

17.4
4.9
9.3
12.0
8.3
73.1
13.9
9.6
13.5

18.4
5.5
9.4
13.0
7.7
77.1
12.9
9.8
13.8

28.8
30.5
15.7

27.7
31.0
15.4

25.4
25.1
13.3

25.1
25.0
13.3

28.1
26.6
14.4

29.8
26.1
14.6

27.4
28.6
14.3

25.6
25.6
14.2

27.3
29.5
13.4

27.2
26.4
13.3

13.4
15.0
13.9
12.2
14.3

13.4
14.3
13.2
12.9
13.9

12.0
14.5
13.4
12.2
13.2

12.1
14.8
13.5
12.3
12.9

12.8
13.9
13.2
12.0
13.5

12.5
14.2
14.1
12.7
13.2

13.8
15.0
14.9
12.4
14.1

13.6
15.2
15.2
12.5
13.8

12.4
15.3
13.7
12.4
13.1

12.6
14.7
12.9
12.1
13.0

18.3

18.5

15.8

16.2

16.3

18.5

18.1

18.1

18.3

17.6

10.7
4.1

11.6
4.2

10.1
3.6

10.4
3.6

11.0
3.6

10.6
3.6

10.6
3.7

11.3
3.8

10.1
3.6

9.8
3.6

34.2
27.5
11.7

34.6
28.0
11.4

31.2
24.7
9.8

31.1
24.9
9.9

30.1
23.8
8.4

30.1
24.0
9.5

32.7
26.7
11.1

33.0
27.0
11.6

31.0
24.2
10.2

32.0
24.4
10.0

19.4

19.5

18.7

18.7

18.6

18.9

18.7

18.8

18.6

18.6

22.4
24.9
28.3
26.8
32.2
32.5

22.5
24.4
28.8
27.0
29.2
32.9

19.6
24.6
23.8
24.5
26.8
29.2

19.6
24.3
22.8
24.4
26.5
28.1

19.4
24.8
27.2
24.1
27.1
29.1

19.5
25.3
26.0
24.3
28.0
29. 4 ,

20.1
24.5
27.9
25.1
30.6
30.3

20.2
24.3
28.2
25.1
29.9
29.5

19.7
24.9
26.3
24.3
25.6
29.5

19.7
24.6
26.0
24.5
25.5
28.4

7.1
16.4
19.1
14.1

7.2
16.4
18.3
14.3

6.4
15.8
14.9
13.4

6.5
15.9
14.6
13.7

6.5
15.2
16.0
11.7

6.5
16.3
16.1
12.2

6.7
16.4
15.3
14.4

6.7
16.4
16.3
14.5

6.4
15.9
15.3
13.4

6.4
16.1
16.2
13.3




T able 5.— Annu al average retail prices o f principal food s, b y cities, 1944 and 1945— Continued
East South Central

South Atlantic—Continued
Article

Cereals and bakery products:
Cereals:
Flour, wheat.............................. ............ 10 pounds..
Macaroni................................... .............. . .pound..
Wheat cereal i........................... .............. 28 ounces..
Com flakes................................ ......... ...... 8 ounces..
Com meal.................................. ............ ...... pound
Rice 1_____ _____ _____ ______ ...................... do . . .
Rolled oats....... ....................... ...................... d o ....
Flour, pancake L ...................... ________20 ounces..
Bakery products:
Bread, white________________ ......... ......... pound..
Broad, whole-wheat__________ ................. ..d o ____
Bread, rye__________________ ____________ do___
Vanilla cookies_______ ____ __ ____________ d o ....
Soda crackers..........................._ ...................... do___
Meats:
Beef:
Round steak_________________............ ..........d o ....
Rib roast____________________ ................
do___
Chuck roast.............................. ................. ...d o —
Stew m eat1...... ........ ...... .......... ......................d o ....
Liver....................... ................. ................... ..d o —
Hamburger.............................. .......................do___
Veal:
Cutlets................................... ... ....................._do—
Roast, boned and rolled 1_____ ......................d o ....
Pork:
Chops_______________ ______ _ ................. . . . d o . . . .
Bacon, sliced________ _______ ................. . . . d o . . . .
Ham, sliced..................... ......... ....... ...............d o ....
Ham, whole.............. ...... .......... ................. ___do—
Salt pork................................. ......................d o —
L i v e r ........... ................. ........ ____________ do___
Sausage 1____________________ ......................d o ___
Bologna, big 1_______________ .......................do___
Lamb:
Leg___ _______ _____________ .......................d o ....
Rib chops___________________ .......................do—
Poultry:
Roasting nhiokans
.......................do___
Fish: 2
Salmon, pink............................ ......... 16-ounce can..
Salmon, rad 1
....... ..............d o ....
Dairy products:
Butter............................................... ...................pound..




Norfolk

Richmond

Savannah

Washington
D. C.

Winston-Salem

Birmingham *

Jackson *

1944

1945

1944

1945

1944

1945

1944

1945

1944

1945

1944

1945

1944

1945

Cents
68.3
14.2
23.8
6.9
6.6
12.6
9.3
11.6

Cents
66.6
15.3
23.8
6.9
6.6
12.7
10.1
11.5

Cents
60.3
15.1
24.3
6.8
6.2
11.9
9.0
10.8

Cents
58.9
15.5
24.3
6.9
6.4
11.0
9.8
10.9

Cents
71.1
17.6
23.2
6.8
5.7
10.6
9.3
11.7

Cents
70.4
17.3
23.2
6.8
6.2
10.5
10.4
12.2

Cents
65.9
15.6
24.2
6.6
5.8
13.1
9.4
10.9

Cents
65.1
15.6
24.3
6.8
6.2
13.1
10.4
11.2

Cents
72.8
18.9
24.9
7.1
5.8
13.5
9.6
11.9

Cents
71.2
18.8
25.1
6.8
6.0
13.1
10.8
12.2

Cents
74.9
16.9
23.5
6.8
5.7
12.6
9.3
12.2

Cents
72.8
17.0
23.5
7.0
5.9
12.6
10.2
12.6

Cents
68.5
18.6
26.0
6.8
5.8
11.7
9.3
13.2

Cents
71.5
19.8
26.2
7.3
6.7
13.7
15.7
14.1

9.7
10.4
10.7
20.4
19.7

9.7
10.4
10.6
20.9
19.7

9.3
11.0
10.3
19.0
18.4

9.2
10.8
10.1
18.8
18.4

10.7
11.9
10.6
24.9
17.3

10.7
11.8
10.5
23.7
17.5

8.3
9.1
9.6
26.9
18.3

8.3
9.0
9.6
25.2
18.3

10.4
10.7
10.0
27.0
19.0

10.4
10.7
10.0
22.7
19.1

10.0
10.0
10.2
24.0
18.0

10.0
10.1
10.2
23.8
18.0

8.5
8.4
8.6
21.9
18.7

8.9
8.6
8.3
25.2
19.2

40.4
30.7
27.9
26.0
37.1
28.4

39.9
31.3
27.9
25.3
34.7
27.7

41.2
33.3
28.4
25.4
35.5
27.5

40.6
32.4
27.9
26.5
35.1
27.3

40.5
33.6
28.4
24.5
38.2
27.6

39.3
32.9
27.6
24.2
37.3
27.6

42.1
31.7
28.7
29.4
37.1
27.2

41.0
30.8
27.7
28.3
37.1
27.2

40.5
32.3
28.9
30.9
37.1
29.4

40.0
31.1
28.0
27.2
37.7
27.9

40.8
33.4
28.1
21.8
37.8
28.3

39.8
32.0
27.3
20.5
38.1
28.2

40.5
31.1
27.7
22.0
35.2
28.2

41.4
38.6
27.9
23.1
38.4
28.2

46.1
43.0

43.2
43.5

45.3
38.9

43.5
37.8

44.0
34.3

42.6
33.8

44.9
37.5

43.0
35.5

47.4
35.6

43.6
34.1

43.5
35.4

42.2
34.3

44.5
35.7

44.7
41.8

37.9
40.9
60.6
35.2
23.2
21.3
37.8
33.5

37.2
41.0
47.0
33.4
24.1
20.6
37.7
33.9

37.7
39.7
49.9
34.7
22.9
21.2
35.1
30.9

37.4
40.5
48.3
34.1
22.2
20.8
36.4
31.6

38.1
40.7
50.5
35.5
22.2
22.1
37.7
33.1

37.7
40.7
48.9
34.5
22.2
22.1
38.4
33.1

37.7
40.5
49.3
33.5
23.0
20.3
37.9
35.8

37.3
41.1
48.7
33.9
22.1
21.4
38.0
35.0

38.1
40.1
51.1
34.6
21.6
22.0
36.7
30.3

37.2
40.2
49.0
32.1
21.0
22.1
37.0
30.9

38.1
41.3
50.9
35.6
21.9
22.5
37.0
32.1

37.9
41.5
50.0
35.7
22.3
22.4
36.7
32.7

37.8
40.2
51.1
35.4
22.6
22.7
35.7
29.1

39.4
42.4
54.8
38.8
21.2
23.2
38.6
31.4

39.1
44.6

38.4
44.1

39.0
45.8

38.1
44.1

39.6
45.6

39.4
44.6

39.6
45.5

39.0
44.4

40.3
48.2

38.8
44.4

38.4
43.4

38.3
42.7

38.5
45.2

40.7
46.6

44.1

45.4

44.2

44.6

46.1

47.0

45.0

46.4

47.2

52.6

41.7

44.0

46.3

50<9

23.2
39.9

22.8
39.0

22.4
39.7

22.0
39.0

23.0
40.6

22.5
39.1

22.7
40.0

22.2
39.0

22.8
41.9

22.5
39.0

23.2
42.6

22.4
40.0

25.8
38.4

29.1
(*)

49.9

50.4

49.9

50.7

50.1

50.5

49.7

50.4

50.8

51.3

51.0

51.4

51.5

52.8

Cheese.............................................
__do___
34.1
Milk, fresh (delivered)......... ...............................quart..
18.0
Milk, fresh (grocery)...............................
do___
18.1
Milk, evaporated.............................................14K-ouncecan.. 9.9
gs:
Eggs, fresh............................................................. dozen..
54.9
Fruits and vegetables:
Fresh fruits:
Apples............................................................ pound..
10.7
Bananas.....................................
do___
10.4
Oranges........................................................... dozen..
42.0
Grapefruit i__....................................................each..
8.2
Fresh vegetables:
Beans, green.................................................. pound..
17.2
Cabbage....................................................
do___
5.1
Carrots........................................................... bunch..
9.7
Lettuce....................................................
head..
12.2
Onions......................................................... .pound..
8.0
Potatoes.................................................. .15 pounds..
69.9
Spinach.............................................
.pound..
10.0
Sweetpotatoes................................................ .do_
9.6
Beets i............................................................bunch..
10.5
Canned fruits:
Peaches................................................. No. 2H can..
27.7
Pineapple....... .....................................
do___
26.7
Grapefruit juice...................................... No. 2 can..
13.9
Canned vegetables:
Beans, green..................................................... do__
12.9
C om _________________________________
do_______
14.2
P eas................................................................. .d o__
13.3
Tomatoes...... .............................................
do_______
11.3
Soup, vegetable1................................11-ounce can..
13.2
Dried fruits:
Prunes............................................................pound..
16.3
Dried vegetables:
Navy beans.....................................................do___
9.7
Soup, dehydrated, chicken noodle 1............ ounce.
3.7
Beverages:
pound..
Coffee............................................
26.6
Tea...................................................................U pound..
23.2
Cocoai.............................................................Yi pound..
9.8
Fats and oils:
Lard.........................
pound..
19.1
Shortening other than lard:
In cartons.......... .............................................. do___
20.0
In other containers...........................................do__
25.2
Salad dressing..........................................................pint..
28.5
Oleomargarine-....................................................pound..
23.9
Peanut butter.......................................................__do___.
26.3
Oil, cooking or salad i_............................................ pint..
29.6
Sugar and sweets:
Sugar............................................................... ...pound..
6.5
Com sim p ......................................................24 ounces..
16.0
Molasses 1........................................................18 ounces..
17.3
Apple butter i_____________________ _____ 16 ounces..
13.7
S ee f o o t n o t e s a t e n d o f ta b le .




34.0
18.0
18.0
9.8

33.1
16.0
16.0
9.7

33.1
16.0
16.0.
9.7

58.4

52.9

57.4

11.7
10.0
45.0
9.7

10.3
10.8
40.8
8.6

11.7

18.0
5.5
9.8
12.7
7.2
72.6
11.1
8.9
10.5

17.0
5.1
9.5
12.5
6.8
68.5
115
9.6
11.6

18.0

28.0
26.0
14.0

27.4
26.2
13.4

26.7
26.0
13.3

13.6
14.7
13.7
11.5
13.2

12.8
13.6
13.1
11.0
13.0

13.0
14.0
12.6
11.1
12.8

16.8

16.5

16.1

10.1
3.8

9.4
3.. 6

26.6
23.8
9.7

29.1
22.6
9.9

9.9

19.0

18.2

18.5

19.9
24.8
26.0
24.7
27.3
29.2

19.8
25.1
27.2
23.9
24.1
29.0

19.5
24.6
26.1
23.7
25.2
27.9

6.4
15.9
16.6
14.2

6.7
15.5
15.0
12.9

15.7
14.4
12.8

12.0
7.1
70.5
11.9

8.2

11.2

37.2
18.0
18.0
10.1

37.1
18.0
18.0
10.0

33.7
15.0
13.2
10.4

32.9
15.0
13.2
10.3

34.6
17.0
17.0
10.4

33.0
17.0
17.0
10.4

36.7
17.3
16.6
10.2

36.4
17.3
16.6
10.2

39.1
15.2
15.2
9.8

39.4
15.2
15.2
10.1

52.2

57.6

55.0

58.0

49.5

56.4

51.0

58.0

49.8

57.1

11.1
9.8
39.6
7.7

12.4
8.9
45.1
8.9

10.3
11.1
42.7
8.8

12.1
10.1
47.6
9.8

9.9
10.6
40.8
8.2

10.7
9.4
45.6
9.1

11.8
11.5
39.4
8.3

12.2
10.4
45.9
9.9

12.2
11.6
39.7
8.5

14.1
11.2
52.7
11.4

17.2
5.1
9.7
12.0
8.1
73.0
13.9
8.9
14.4

17.9
5.6
9.5
12.6
7.6
80.1
11.8
8.5
14.3

17.5
5.2
9.4
13.6
6.4
67.9
11.1
10.6
9.5

18.4
5.9
9.1
14.3
6.9
71.7
10.8
9.8
9.3

16.1
5.3
10.3
13.0
7.8
74.6
12.9
8.1
11.2

18.0
5.4
10.1
13.1
8.0
76.7
12.0
8.2
11.4

17.5
5.0
9.0
11.4
7.6
72.7
12.6
7.3
9.3

18.9
5.4
9.1
12.5
7.3
77.4
12.9
6.9
9.3

20.5
5.6
9.6
11.9
7.1
76.5
9.0
8.2
10.1

21.7
6.8
10.4
13.7
7.7
88.8
13.1
9.1
10.8

27.2
27.5
13.9

26.8
25.5
13.8

28.4
28.1
14.0

29.0
26.9
13.9

27.7
33.6
14.7

27.1
31.2
14.1

28.3
27.8
13.8

27.6
27.8
14.1

29.5
30.6
14.6

30.9
30.6
14.1

13.2
15.7
14.9
12.8
14.0

12.5
15.2
14.3
12.3
13.3

12.4
14.6
13.2
11.5
13.2

11.9
14.7
12.9
11.2
12.6

14.0
14.9
14.4
12.2
14.0

14.0
14.9
13.5
12.1
13.4

12.8
14.5
14.2
12.7
13.6

13.1
15.0
14.3
13.2
13.4

13.9
15.6
15.3
13.5
12.9

13.7
15.6
13.8
14.1
14.5

18.9

16.5

17.6

18.0

17.3

17.2

16.2

18.0

19.8

19.7

10.2
3.6

10.2
3.5

11.6
3.4

12.5
3.6

10.0
3.9

10.7
3.7

10.3
3.8

10.6
3.9

10.3
3.9

12.5
4.1

31.9
25.4
10.7

31.6
25.0
10.1

28.5
25.9
10.4

28.4
25.8
10.5

30.7
25.7
6.1

30.3
25.0
7.5

29.3
24.7
9.6

29.3
24.9
10.1

35.0
27.6
11.8

35.7
28.5
11.7

18.8

18.7

18.2

18.5

18.9

18.9

18.7

19.0

19.1

19.5

20.1
25.1
26.7
24.9
29.2
29.4

20.0
24.6
24.4
24.5
27.2
28.9

19.4
24.4
25.4
22.5
26.7
29.5

19.2
24.0
24.2
22.9
26.6
29.5

20.4
24.7
27.4
25.2
29.7
31.3

20.1
24.1
23.4
24.9
29.1
29.3

20.1
24.5
25.0
24.9
26.1
30.1

19.9
24.1
26.6
24.4
26.0
28.5

20.3
24.6
28.0
25.3
24.2
29.4

20.3
24.1
29.5
25.8
28.7
29.1

6.5
16.3
16.1
14.1

6.6
16.1
16.1
14.3

6.7
15.6
15.3
12.0

6.4
15.4
15.1
12.2

6.7
17.2
17.3
14.1

6.8
16.7
17.4
12.9

6.7
15.6
15.3
13.6

6.6
15.6
15.2
14.2

6.8
17.1
12.5
17.4

6.9
16.2
18.6
17.8




T able 5.— A nnu al average retail prices o f principal foods, by cities, 1944 and 1945— Continued
East South Central—Continued
Article

Cereals and bakery products:
Cereals:
Flour, wheat............................... . ___ 10 pounds..
Macaroni......................... ................ _______pound..
Wheat cereal1 ................... ............. ____ 28 ounces..
Com flakes..____________________ _____ 8 ounces..
Com meal__________ ____ _______ ......... . .pound..
R ic e 1.. ______ _________________ _________d o ....
Rolled oats_____ _______________ ------------- do----Flour, pancake 1_______ _________ ____ 20 ounces..
Bakery products:
Bread, white_____ ______________ _______pound..
Bread, whole-wheat_____________ . _____ do___
Bread, rye______________________ . . I ______d o ....
Vanilla cookies.
_____________ ________ d o .—
Soda crackers___________________ _________do—
Meats:
Beef:
Round steak___________ ____ ___ ................do—
Rib roast______ ____ ____________ .............. .d o—
Chuck roast.___________________ ................do—
Stew m eat1___ _____ ____________ ................do—
Liver___________________ _______ ................do----Hamburger...___________________ .............. .d o .—
Veal:
Cutlets_________________________ ................do----Roast, boned and rolled1________ —......... ..d o ----Pork:
Chops............ .................................. —....... — do----Bacon, sliced. _________________ ________ do.
Ham, sliced_____________________ _________do—
Ham, whole____________________ ...........— do___
Salt p o rk ............... ........................ _________do . . .
Liver 1_________________________ .............. .d o —
Sausage 1___________ __________ _ ....... ........ do----Bologna, b ig 1................... .............. ...........— do----Lamb:
Leg---------------------- ------------ -------- —....... ...d o ----Rib chops................................ ........ ....... ........do___
Poultry:
Roasting chickens...........................
Fish: 2
Salmon, p i n k ...................... ......... . .16-ounce can..
Salmon, red 1________ ___________
Dairy products:
Butter-------- ------------------------------------ ............ pound..




Knoxville

Louisville

Memphis

West South Central
M obile3

Houston

Dallas

Little Rock3

1944

1945

1944

1945

1944

1945

1944

1945

1944

1945

1944

1945

1944

1945

Cents
73.2
16.8
25.6
6.8
5.4
12.7
10.0
13.2

Cents
70.6
16.8
26.2
7.0
5.5
11.6
11.0
14.1

Cents
68.3
13.7
23.3
6.5
5.9
11.9
9.2
11.1

Cents
66.0
14.2
23.3
6.6
6.0
11.9
10.0
11.0

Cents
78.3
11.8
25.7
6.9
5.8
11.9
9.4
12.7

Cents
78.5
12.5
25.7
7.0
6.4
12.6
10.4
12.7

Cents
69.8
18.5
24.2
6.5
5.7
11.8
94
12.7

Cents
68.7
18.7
24.5
6.8
6.2
12.1
10.4
12.7

Cents
61.8
17.2
21.4
6.3
5.7
12.1
8.7
11.5

Cents
58.8
17.2
22.0
6.4
6.0
11.8
9.4
11.7

Cents
61.1
17.0
22.6
6.3
6.1
10.4
8.8
12.0

Cents
60.4
16.8
22.8
6.5
6.3
10.5
10.1
12.2

Cents
71.6
18.2
27.2
6.6
6.7
12.2
9.6
14.5

Cents
71.7
19.1
27.0
6.8
6.8
12.1
10.7
15.2

9.5
8.6
10.0
27.9
19.7

9.4
8.5
9.9
27.0
19.7

8.7
11.0
9.0
24.1
18.7

8.8
10.6
9.0
25.5
18.9

8.7
9.0
9.5
23.5
19.0

8.7
9.0
9.5
25.0
19.1

11.9
11.1
11.2
22.8
18.8

12.0
11.1
11.2
22.6
18.9

8.0
9.3
9.8
24.5
18.2

8.6
9.4
9.8
24.1
18.2

7.9
9.5
9.6
24.0
18.9

7.8
9.5
9.6
23.8
19.0

9.1
9.0
9.4
25.5
20.6

9.2
9.0
9.3
25.5
20.4

40.3
32.4
28.4
30.4
36.5
28.4

40.3
32.7
28.3
25.9
36.9
28.6

40.0
32.1
28.2
25.0
36.3
26.4

39.9
32.0
27.9
24.3
36.5
26.3

40.3
32.6
28.3
23.6
36.2
27.8

39.4
33.3
27.2
24.1
36.8
27.5

42.1
33.8
28.7
24.0
38.3
29.1

41.4
33.5
28.0
22.9
37.7
28.7

38.0
30.6
26.4
20.0
34.4
24.4

38.3
30.0
25.9
18.7
35.0
24.0

38.1
30.2
25.9
21.1
35.3
24.9

36.4
29.8
25.0
18.2
35.0
24.6

41.5
33.0
28.7
25.2
35.8,
27.7

40.7
32.5
28.2
25.3
35.2
27.1

46.4
35.7

44.9
35.0

44.3
34.7

43.5
-35.6

44.0
(4)

43.0
45.0

44.5
35.4

44.3
36.8

39.9
31.7

39.8
32.5

42.4
31.7

41.4
32.8

46.7
35.2

44.5
35.4

37.3
40.3
51.1
35.5
22.8
22.7
36.7
28.4

38.0
41.1
50.8
35.5
22.6
22.6
37.9
29.9

36.5
40.2
47.7
33.4
21.0
21.5
35.8
33.0

36.5
40.3
47.2
32.7
21.0
21.1
35.9
32.6

36.6
40.6
49.6
34.2
22.1
22.6
37.0
29.9

36.3
40.4
46.4
32.0
21.3
21.4
37.6
31.0

38.1
41.7
51.3
35.8
22.5
22.8
38.0
33.3

38.7
42.0
50.9
35.7
22.6
22.7
38.5
33.6

36.1
40.4
50.0
35.0
21.6
21.3
37.2
30.4

36.1
40.6
49.4
34.3
21.2
21.5
37.8
29.7

36.4
40.8
50.0
34.7
21.5
20.3
39.1
31.6

36.3
41.1
49.2
35.0
20.9
21.7
37.6
31.6

37.4
40.8
51.3
36.1
22.7
22.6
35.9
29.7

37.6
41.2
49.9
35.3
22.0
21.6
37.0
30.0

39.1
44.7

39.2
44.4

39.0
43.7

38.8
44.0

38.2
46.7

38.2
44.7

37.6
44.5

38.2
44.6

36.6
42.3

36.2
41.1

37.2
43.0

36.4
41.9

39.4
47.1

39.2
44.1

48.2

51.9

44.3

46.8

42.7

45.1

42.9

51.6

47.6

48.3

48.4

50.1

42.3

50.9

22.7
39.9

22.0
39.0

23.2
36.1

22.5
32.1

22.4
(4)

22.0
(4)

23.0
40.7

22.6
43.0

22.7
41.7

22.1
(4)

23.8
40.3

24.5
39.8

28.3
49.1

27.9
(4)

51.0

51.8

48.8

49.7

49.9

50.8

51.4

52.1

49.5

50.3

49.1

49.8

50.2

51.3

Cheese..................................................................... do___
39.2
37.1
Milk, fresh (delivered)............................ ............quart._
15.0
15.0
Milk, fresh (grocery)..................... ......... ...... ........do___
14.9
14.9
Milk, evaporated___________________ 14}^-ounce can..
10.5
10.4
Eggs:
Eggs, fresh...........................................................dozen
47.5
56.3
Fruits and vegetables:
Fresh fruits:
Apples________________________________ pound _.
11.6
12.5
Bananas............................................................do___
11.3
10.6
Oranges.........................................................dozen. .
43.6
47.1
Grapefruit1.......................................................each—
8.9
9.8
Fresh vegetables:
Beans, green____ _______________________pound—
17.3
19.3
Cabbage........................................................__do___
5.7
6.0
Carrots________________________________ bunch. _
10.8
10.3
Lettuce.............................................................head..
13.0
12.8
Onions________________________
pound.
8.9 _
8.1
Potatoes__________ ______ ___________15 pounds..
77.8
84.6
Spinach........................................................... pound._ 15.3
14.3
Sweetpotatoes...............................................__do. „
9.2
9.7
Beets 1..........
bunch.
12.6
16.2
Canned fruits:
can..
Peaches................................................. No.
26.0
28.1
Pineapple.......................................................d o ___
25.2
25.9
Grapefruit juice............ ..........................No. 2 can.
14.6
14.9
Canned vegetables:
Beans, green.....................................................d o ...
13.7
13.5
Com ..................................................................do___
14.7
15.8
Peas............................................................... —d o ....
13.7
13.5
Tomatoes.........................................................do___
12.8
12.9
Soup, vegetable1...........................................11-ouncecan—
14.4
14.4
Dried fmits:
Prunes............................................................pound..
18.5
19.7
Dried vegetables:
N avy beans...................................................... do___
9.7
9.7
Soup, dehydrated, chicken noodle1............. ounce..
4.1
4.1
Beverages:
.pound. _
Coffee...................................................
29.5
29.2
Tea_____________________________________ J4 pound. _
26.5
26.0
C ocoa1...................................
pound..
9.6
12.1
Fats and oils:
Lard_______________________________________ pound._ 18.9
19.0
Shortening other than lard:
In cartons........................................................ d o..
20.4
20.2
In other containers.......................................... do___
24.1
24.6
Salad dressing. .............
.pint—
26.7
25.7
Oleomargarine..............................
.pound..
24.4
24.9
Peanut butter.........................................................d o___
27.5
28.8
Oil, cooking or salad 1............................................ pint—
31.2
29.7
Sugar and sweets:
Sugar....................................................................pound..
6.9
6.8
Com simp_____________________
24 16.5
ounces. .16.2
Molasses 1........................................
.18
onnaps 18.4
18.8
Apple butter1__________________
16 13.5
ounces..14.3
S e e f o o t n o t e s a t e n d o f t a b le .




35.6
16.0
15.2
10.0

35.4
16.0
15.2
10.0

50.5

56.4

12.0
10.9
42.2
9.1

12.6
10.1
45.0
9.7

18.1
5.3
9.3
11.7
7.4
74.7
11.7
10.4
8.8

18.3
5.9
9.4
11.7
6.8
72.7
12.0
9.7
9.5

27.0
26.6
14.0

28.5
25.1
14.0

13.2
14.1
13.3
12.3
13.4

13.2
13.8
13.5
12.2
13.1

18.8

18.5

9.6
3.8

9.8
3.9

30.7
25.1
9.9

30.5
25.7
9.9

17.7

18.2

19.5
24.7
26.6
26.2
26.9
29.8

19.0
24.7
26.0
26.0
27.5
30.5

6.7
14.5
17.6
12.3

6.8
14.3
16.0
13.0

38.3
13.0
13.0
10.5

37.9
13.5
13.0
10.4

36.4
18.4
18.4
9.9

39.2
18.4
18.4
9.9

33.9
15.0
14.3
9.9

33.2
15.0
14.3
9.8

33.2
15.5
14.6
9.7

33.9
15.5
14.6
9.7

38.3
16.0
16.0
10.1

37.9
16.0
16.0
10s 1

53.0

57.1

54.0

58.0

50.5

55.9

49.2

54.9

51.7

57.2

11.5
10.7
45.7
8.5

13.0
9.2
49.1
9.6

12.8
9.8
42.0
8.7

14.0
9.5
48.2
9.8

11.9
10.3
47.3
7.6

12.7
9.5
46.3
8.3

12.7
10.4
48.7
8.0

13.3
9.8
46.1
8.5

12.4
11.7
48.9
7.9

13.4
11.5
49.2
9.1

17.7
5.2
8.7
12.6
7.5
81.9
11.1
9.8
9.1

19.3
5.7
9.1
12.5
7.5
85.4
11.9
9.1
9.8

18.2
5.3
9.0
12.3
6.9
76.7
.12.3
7.1
11.0

19.4
6.3
9.0
12.6
7.3
85.5
10.8
7.9
10.3

16.8
4.8
7.3
10.9
5.6
74.1
11.0
9.7
8.2

17.6
5.4
7.4
11.8
5.8
79.7
10.7
9.3
8.6

18.8
5.0
8.0
11.4
6.5
81.4
13.0
9.5
10.7

19.7
5.5
8.2
11.8
6.6
87.8
11.3
9.4
11.1

20.4
5.2
8.4
12.0
7.0
73.1
10.7
9.1
9.6

20.7
5.7
9.2
12.6
6.8
77.5
14.6
8.6
10.1

27.1
30.0
14.3

26.7
29.5
14.3

28.0
26.1
13.6

28.1
25.0
14.0

28.0
27.2
13.3

27.5
25.1
13.5

25.7
28.6
12.3

26.8
24.9
12.8

34.8
35.5
15.4

27.5
36.0
15.1

12.9
14.5
14.5
12.2
13.4

12.1
14.6
13.5
12.7
13.2

12.9
15.7
13.0
13.3
13.6

10.8
14.8
12.6
13.2
13.5

12.2*
15.2
13.1
11.4
13.8

12.2
15.1
12.9
11.8
13.8

11.9
14.5
14.3
10.7
13.5

12.3
15.2
14.6
11.2
13.4

12.8
14.3
15.2
12.5
14.2

15.1
14.7
15.2
13.1
15.1

19.0

18.9

17.9

17.1

17.2

18.3

15.6

16.3

16.8

16.8

10.4
4.0

11.1
4.0

9.9
3.7

10.2
3.9

12.3
3.5

12.3
3.8

12.2
3.7

13.6
3.6

10.6
3.8

11.3
3.9

30.9
28.3
11.6

30.6
27.9
11.8

33.4
26.4
9.8

34.2
27.3
10.7

29.1
23.3
9.6

30.2
24.0
10.0

28.2
24.1
9.6

27.9
24.6
10.1

31.7
28.2
13.1

32.5
27.5
12.4

18.3

19.2

19.4

19.4

18.1

17.9

18.4

18.6

19.3

19.4

20.3
24.7
27.2
22.4
29.4
31.3

20.2
24.2
26.2
22.8
29.0
30.7

20.1
23.5
24.4
25.9
25.8
28.9

20.0
23.3
25.2
26.1
25.7
28.5

19.9
23.9
24.0
24.0
26.3
29.1

19.8
24.1
23.4
22.8
26.3
29.0

19.4
23.9
23.8
25.2
25.9
29.2

19.7
24.1
22.7
24.2
25.4
28.7

21.1
25.9
26.9
26.4
30.2
30.2

21.1
24.6
29.1
26.5
29.6
30.5

6.9
15.5
16.0
13.2

6.8
15.3
16.1
14.0

6.5
15.7
14.1
12.8

6.5
16.0
14.2
13.5

6.7
15.9
15.7
16.1

6.8
16.0
16.0
14.3

6.6
16.0
14.3
14.5

6.5
16.2
15.2
14.4

7.2
16.8
17.6
15.7

7.2
16.9
17.6
14.7




T a b l e 5 .— A nnu al average retail prices oj principal food s, b y cities, 1944 and 1945— Continued

West South Cen­
tral-Continued
Article

Cereals and bakery products:
Cereals:
Flour, wheat_______ 10 pounds..
Macaroni................... ___ pound..
Wheat cereal1........... .28 ounces..
Corn flakes................. __8 ounces..
Corn meal.................. ___ pound..
Rice 1______________ _____ do___
Rolled oats
_____ do___
Flour, pancake,1____ .20 ounces..
Bakery products:
Bread, white.............. ___ pound..
Bread, whole-wheat........... do___
Bread, rye.... ............. ......... do___
Vanilla cookies.......... ......... d o ....
Soda crackers............. ......... do___
Meats:
Beef:
Round steak_______ ......... do___
Rib roast____ ______ ......... do___
Chuck roast________ ......... do___
Stew m eat1________ ......... do___
Liver______________ ......... do___
Hamburger................ ......... do___
Veal:
Cutlets_____________ _____ do___
Roast, boned and rolled
do___
Pork:
Chops_____________ _____ do___
do
Bacon, sliced
Ham, sliced................ ......... do___
Ham, whole
_____ do___
Salt pork.................... ......... do___
Liver i
do
do___
Sausage 1___________
Bologna, b ig 1............ ......... do___
Lamb:
Leg
_____ do___
Rib chops. .................. ......... do___




New Orleans8

Pacific

Mountain
Denver8

Butte

Salt Lake City

Los Angeles

Portland, Oreg.

San Francisco

Seattle

1944

1945

1944

1945

Cents
69.2
18.3
24.2
6.7
9.0
11.7
11.4
13.7

Cents
69.6
18.2
24.3
6.8
9.0
12.1
12.1
14.0

Cents
61.4
16.7
24.9
6.9
9.0
12.5
10/7
13.5

Cents
61.2
16.4
24.8
7.1
8.7
13.3
11.9
13.2

9.3
9.5
10.9
29.5
19.2

9.6
9.7
10.9
29.3
19.0

9.6
9.7
11.0
28.2
18.9

9.8
9.8
10.7
28.2
19.4

9.9
9.8
10.7
31.9
18.8

40.4
33.2
28.5
37.3
38.1
29.4

40.2
32.9
27.8
35.5
38.5
29.4

43.2
35.0
29.7
38.0
39.1
29.6

42.0
34.2
28.2
35.6
38.7
29.4

41.7
35.1
29.0
34.7
40.2
30.1

41.6
35.0
28.7
33.6
40.0
29.7

46.6
36.4

47.5
29.9

46.4
(4)

47.3
37.5

46.3
36.4

46.6
(4)

45.9
44.5

38.6
42.6
53.4
37.0
23.1
24.3
37.8
33.3

38.7
42.5
53.5
37.2
23.4
24.0
39.2
34.0

39.2
43.1
53.2
37.2
24.9
24.8
33.2
27.9

39.0
42.7
52.2
36.6
24.8
24.2
34.2
29.4

39.1
43.1
52.8
36.8
24.0
24.2
39.0
36.8

39.1
42.6
52.6
36.6
24.4
24.0
39.0
36.1

40.2
44. 5
54.6
37.9
25.0
25.4
38.0
36.5

40.1
44.3
54.5
38.0
24.5
26.0
39.7
36.4

39.9
45.8

40.5
46.6

39.0
45.0

39.5
45.1

40.8
46.7

40.5
46.7

40.2
45.4

40.4
46.6

1944

1945

1944

1945

1944

1945

1944

1945

1944

1945

1944

1945

Cents
73.3
11.0
23.9
6.7
6.3
11.3
9.4
13.3

Cents
70.0
10.5
24.0
6.6
6.6
11.5
10.6
13.6

Cents
56.8
18.3
25.1
6.8
7.8
15.0
10.4
13.7

Cents
57.4
18.2
25.0
6.9
7.7
15.0
11.2
14.3

Cents
55.3
16.2
24.1
6.5
6.3
12.0
9.5
13.4

Cents
55.5
16.4
24.7
6.6
6.8
12.0
10.2
13.6

Cents
58.4
17.7
24.2
6.7
8.7
12.7
10.5
14.0

Cents
58.9
17.1
24.0
6.9
9.0
12.7
11.3
14.2

Cents
66.0
14.7
23.5
6.4
8.4
13.5
10.4
12.8

Cents
66.9
15.0
23.6
6.8
8.6
13.4
11.3
13.5

Cents
Cents
58.8
58.7
16.2
16.1
24.1
24.0
6.6
6.7
8.3
8.3
13.1
12.4
11.0 • 11.7
14.3
14.6

9.6
9.7
10.5
30.9
19.4

9.6
9.7
11.2
30.5
19.5

9.9
10.0
10.0
31.9
16.8

9.9
10.0
10.0
34.7
17.3

8.4
8.0
10.5
31.1
18.6

8.6
8.4
10.4
31.8
19.4

8.7
8.6
11.2
30.3
19.2

8.7
8.6
10.2
31.7
18.9

8.3
8.4
9.8
26.7
18.1

8.5
8.5
9.8
24.5
18.2

9.3
9.5
10.9.
28.3
19.5

42.3
33.7
28.5
28.3
38.5
28.8

41.1
34.0
28.6
23.5
38.3
27.5

39.0
30.9
27.9
29.4
33.2
27.4

38.7
31.3
27.4
28.1
33.8
27.1

39.0
32.4
27.4
31.8
35.8
25.6

39.1
32.8
27.5
32.6
36.5
25.7

40.9
33.0
27.8
30.9
36.8
27.3

40.2
32.7
27.5
29.6
37.2
27.3

41.6
33.9
28.7
32.6
38.8
29.3

41.2
33.3
28.5
29.6
38.7
29.3

46.0
35.7

44.7
35.4

44.3
36.0

44.8
(4)

42.3
(4)

44.2
31.7

45.3
37.4

44.3
44.8

46.3
36.0

38.8
42.1
53.3
36.4
23.2
22.4
41.4
33.7

38.6
42.3
51.0
36.2
23.3
23.0
40.6
34.6

37.5
43.0
52.8
36.0
23.5
22.7
33.4
32.3

37.9
43.0
52.7
36.9
23.0
22.1
35.8
32.4

38.0
43.0
51.0
36.1
22.2
20.3
37.4
32.1

38.2
42.2
50.8
36.3
22.5
21.4
38.0
33.1

38.5
43.5
53.4
37.4
23.8
23.6
35.1
32.6

38.8
43.2
53.5
37.8
23.8
23.9
35.3
32.0

40.1
46.9

39.9
45.9

37.5
41.8

37.3
42.2

37.0
42.7

37.8
43.5

38.5
44.3

38.9
43.4

Poultry:
Boasting chickens.............. do
Pish: 2
Salmon, pink_____ 16 ounce can.
Salmon, red 1...................... do___
Dairy products:
Butter...................................... pound.
Cheese......................................... d o ...
Milk, fresh (delivered)........... quart
Milk, fresh (grocery).................. do ..
Milk, evaporated___14jo u n c e nan
Eggs:
Eggs, fresh................................ dozen..
Fruits and vegetables:
Fresh fruits:
Apples________ ________ pound .
Bananas.............................do
Oranges............................ dozen _
Grapefruit L........................each.
Fresh vegetables;
Beans, green..................... pound.
Cabbage.............................d o . _
Carrots...............................bunch.
Lettuce................................head.
Onions-------------------------- pound.
Potatoes------------------ 16 pounds.
Spinach-------------------------pound.
Swoetpotatoes......................d o ...
Beets i _________________ bunch.
Canned fruits:
Peaches....................No. 2H can.
Pineapple—......................... d o ...
Grapefruit juice..........No. 2 can.
Canned vegetables:
Beans, green........................d o ...
Corn.................................... d o ...
Peas.....................................do..^
Tomatoes.............................do__
Soup, vegetable i___11-ounce can.
Dried fruits:
Prunes_________________ poundDried vegetables:
N avy beans......................... do___
Soup, dehydrated, chicken
noodle1_______________ ounce.
Beverages:
Coflee______________________pound..
Tea.....................................y± pound.
C ocoa1____________________ pound..
See footnotes at end o f table.




42.5

47.8

39.3

41.2

40.6

24.6
41.2

23.4
(4)

25.2
44.7

25.6
43.2

23.7
43.4

61.4
36.2
16.5
16.1
9.9

52.2
36.5
16.5
16.0
9.8

49.0
37.8
14.0
14.0
10.6

49.8
36.7
14.0
14.0
10.6

50.6
40.8
13.7
12.8
9.9

64.3

58.3

54.4

59.8

53.1

12.2
9.5
44.5
8.2

13.9
9.0
48.2
9.3

11.3
12.3
52.7
10.5

12.7
12.6
49.2
11.2

12.4
11.4
55.6
8.7

19.3
4.6
7.9
11.3
7.1
74.8
13.5
7.5
9.6

19.3
4.9
8.1
13.0
6.8
78.5
10.1
8.4
9.2

23.7
5.5
8.9
12.0
6.9
61.2
13.0
13.6
9.7

28.0
7.5
9.1
14.3
7.4
65.7
11.7
12.2
10.7

17.8
5.1
7.1
11.3
6.1
64.3
11.3
11.3
9.0

29.3
27.3
14.3

28.8
25.7
12.9

29.2
29.5
15.1

29.0
33.6
15.4

28.0
30.7
14.5

13.4
16.1
14.9
13.8
13.9

13.3
16.2
14.1
14.1
13.8

13.9
15.2
13.4
12.4
14.1

14.2
15.9
14.2
13.0
14.1

13.6
14.5
14.1
12.8
14.2

19.6

17.5

15.3

16.7

16.8

10.6

11.5

9.7

10.2

10.3

3.6

3.7

3.7

3.9

3.6

28.6
26.6
10.8

27.8
26.8
11.1

33.6
26.3
11.6

33.0
27.3
11.3

34.4
26.8
11.6

46.0

47.2

44.3

47.9

46.3

47.4

46.2

46.1

47.2

49.0

24.0
42.9

23.2
40.9

22.1
40.1

23.9
39.8

22,7
44.3

23.9
43.4

23.9
44.9

23.1
44.2

24.3
45.2

24.6
47.4

60.7
37.5
13.3
12.6
10.0

51.7
36.9
12.2
12.4
10.0

51.3
36.8
14.5
13.6
10.0

52.1
36.1
14.5
13.6
10.0

50.0
38.1
14.0
14.0
9.7

50.7
37.6
14.0
14.0
9.7

51.1
42.8
15.5
14.5
10.3

52.1
37.5
15.0
14.5
10.3

53.6
39.1
14.3
13.3
10.5

54.0
39.0
14.3
13.3
10.4

61.5

57.1

56.1

59.9

52.7

59.4

58.4

60.3

59.2

63.2

10.7
11.8
47.4
9.1

11.5
12.2
46.7
10.8

11.4
9.4
40.1
7.9

12.8
11.0
41.7
8.6

10.5
11.3
46.3
9.0

11.6/
12.0
48.5
11.0

11.2
9.5
46.4
8.6

11.5
10.9
44.8
9.0

11.4
12.6
55.0
10.3

12.2
12.5
52.1
11.3

23.8
4.8
6.4
10.3
6.1
60.8
11.1
12.6
7.7

19.9
5.4
7.7
10.9
5.7
67.9
12.0
11.4
10.9

19.5
4.4
7.0
9.3
5.3
70.3
8.4
12.7
8.6

19.2
7.8
7.3
9.2
6.6
74.0
10.4
11.7
9.7

19.5
5.2
8.3
10.3
6.0
65.7
10.2
13.1
9.5

17.2
7.6
8.6
11.9
6.7
71.5
12.2
11.0
10.7

22.9
4.6
7.2
8.7
6.4
70.5
12.0
13.5
8.4

19.9
6.0
7.3
9.4
6.8
75.4
12.7
11.5
8.3

24.3
6.3
8.9
10.8
6.5
68.7
9.4
14.1
6.7

17.9
8.9
8.7
12.7
7.0
72.9
11.1
11.6
5.7

27.8
27.8
15.1

27.8
25.7
14.6

25.1
25.9
14.8

25.1
24.7
14.6

27.0
25.5
15.0

27.1
27.1
14.7

25.9
25.8
15.3

26.0
25.8
15.0

25.9
26.4
15.3

27.3
28.4
15.3

12.7
14.1
12.7

12.7
15.2
11.3
615.7
14.2

13.9
15.0
12.8
a 14.3
13.4

13.3
15.6
12.8
«15.2
13.5

13.7
14.7
13.1
a 15.3
13.9

13.5
15.7
13.2
«15.8
13.8

14.3
15.8
13.4
a 14.3
14.1

14.0
16.3
13.2
«15.5
13.9

14.6
15.5
13.3
«16.7
14.1

13.6
16.4
13.1
«18.2
14.6

a 15.1
1.4. i

17.0

17.1

16.0

18.5

15.2

15.2

15.7

16.3

16.8

16.9

9.6

10.8

11.9

12.5

11.6

11.2

12.2

12.5

11.5

12.3

3.8

3.7

3.5

3.8

3.5

3.6

3.4

3.6

3.7

3.3

33.2
26.9
11.2

33.4
26.4
11.2

29.7
25.0
10.6

30.6
25.8
10.9

30.7
26.6
11.5

31.2
26.8
13.3

32.7
27.0
11.1

33.7
27.2
11.3

34.0
27.9
11.9

34.3
29.4
11.8




T able 5.— A nnu al average retail prices of principal foods^ b y cities, 1944 and 1945— Continued
West South Cen­
tral—Continued
Article

New Orleans
1944

Pats and oils:
Cents
Lard__............................. ....... pound—
19.6
Shortenmg other than lard:
In cartons_________ ---------do___
20.6
In other containers .---------do___
25.3
.Salad dressing................. ---------pint..
28.3
Oleomargarine......... ...... ------ pound-.
25.1
Peanut butter................. ......... -do___
29.5
Oil, cooking or salad 1_3
*__...........pint—
30.1
Sugar and sweets:
Sugar.............. ................. ------ pound—
6.4
Corn sirup....................... —24 ounces..
17.2
15.2
Molasses 1..................
Apple butter1-------------- ._ 16 ounces..
15.1

Mountain
Butte

Pacific
Salt Lake City

Denver

Los Angeles

Portland, Oreg.

San Francisco

Seattle

1945

1944

1945

1944

1945

1944

1945

1944

1945

1944

1945

1944

1945

1944

1945

Cents
19.8

Cents
19.3

Cents
19.7

Cents
19.2

Cents
19.1

Cents
19.1

Cents
19.8

Cents
20.0

Cents
19.8

Cents
20.4

Cents
20.5

Cents
20.6

Cents
20.2

Cents
21.4

Cents
21.2

20.5
25.1
27.8
25.4
28.5
29.8

20.0
24.3
28.2
27.0
27.0
33.2

23.0
24.8
29.2
25.6
28.1
33.0

20.0
24.3
27.2
26.6
35.6
32.0

20.3
24.7
28.4
26.8
37.2
32.0

20.4
24.4
27.6
30.5
32.8
31.0

20.4
24.8
26.1
29.6
33.1
30.2

20.1
24.3
25.5
24.4.
30.7
29.5

19.7
24.1
24.6
24.8
30.7
28.0

21.4
24.0
27.7
25.9
31.1
30.0

20.9
23. 7
26.9
25.8
29.7
29.8

20.5
25.1
27.2
26.6
33.1
30.2

20.0
24.9
26.2
26.9
33.3
29.4

21.3
25.8
26.7
29.0
29.5
32.0

21.7
25.2
26.8
29.2
30.6
32.4

6.4
17.0
15.7
16.1

7.9
16.4
14.3
16.0

7.6
16.4
14.7
17.7

7.4
15.8
15.5
15.0

7.3
15.6
14.0
15.0

7.2
16.1
16.4
15.4

7.3
15.3
17.1
16.3

6.8
15.7
16.5
14.0

6.7
15.6
15.8
15.6

7.3
16.6
17.7
15.4

6.8
16.2
16.4
17.2

6.8
16.2
16.6
15.1

6.6
16.1
16.4
17.2

6.9
16.9
13.2
14.3

6.9
17.6
13.2
17.5

1 Not included in the index.
3 Costs of fresh and/or frozen fish included in index, but average prices are not computed.
3 Sales tax included.
* Not available.
3 Price per No.
can.




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