Show COST OF LIVING RISING STEADILY Prices Pa Paul l Producers rs o of 0 Farm Products Increased 93 Per Cent in iii August Washington ton Oct 3 Marked Marked increase In the thc cost of living Is shown In therl the rl rising tendency of prices of or foodstuffs October 1 I reports of which are being received at the department of agriculture agriculture agriculture ture from the principal m markets of the country Prices paid to producers rs o of farm products Increased 9 93 3 per pcr cent during August while the tho last eight years cars these prices have shown a decrease of or about 21 l per cent during that month September began with the tho Index figures ure of or these prices 19 per cent hl higher er than It was a year ago Butter Buttel was soiling about l 12 per cent higher than n a 3 year rear ear ago according to the latest statistics available today todar atthe atthe at atthe the department cf of agriculture The price o was 1 cent t a a a. pou pound higher er than It had been In the tho last eight years cars at this time of the year vear Eggs liggs were selling 5 cents a dozen hl higher her than last year car but were lower lowel for the period than In several of the thelast thelast last eight years ears Potatoes were soiling selling per tent cent hl higher her than a year jear ago aso Cheese showed an Increase In pi price Ice of more than 23 3 p per per cent r cent over a year ear ago and was higher than It had been In the last eight years yenn being i ll cent a n pound moro more than the highest price In these years Hogs were selling 25 5 i per cent higher than a n year 3 ago 0 beef beet cattle mere mCra than 7 per cent higher veal calves more morl than 10 per cent higher sheep more than S per cent higher and lambs more than o 0 per cent higher Beans show an nn Increase of more than 70 0 per cent over O a year car ago ngo of or ortho the tho short crop Onions are more moro than 50 per cent higher and cabbages more than 40 per cent higher f Prices at nt C Chhn en go o yearly Nearly carl Doubled Chicago Oct 3 3 Staple foods such as butter egos eggs cheese have In the last year scar advanced nearly CO GO per pcr cent In price on tho the Chicago markets according accord accord- ing Ins to reports today from dealers In provisions and even een greater increases aro arc shown In the thc price of or potatoes cabbages and onions Potatoes Potato have mere than tripled In value alue since a l year jear ear ago ngo having ad advanced nil all from IS cents rents to 1 45 5 Cabbage Cah- Cah bage hage IR In selling today toda for 3 U 3 a barrel harrl a against 65 rents Bents a year car ago o. Onions that sold for GO cents a n sack pack In lu 1915 in an 1 now bringing Flour ha has InCreased In- In Creased more more- than 60 per cent In It within the tho last lant the year vear the highest price since th the tho civil warTh war Th The Increased prices appear virtually In all the thet t vegetable and dairy foods the housewife uses USE'S for tor her table When hen ahr nho goes marketing this season hercheck hercheck her hercheck check may mav well ell be at least twice what hat It was last fall The latest advance ance in food tood prices ha have hare c been slight but the tho St general ad advance ad- ad vance vanco has been continuous especially during the tho last two months Retailers declare the they are nrc not profiling profiting b by tho the I advances td which they blame blam on the European Hu- Hu war and tho the unusually dry summer I e. e |