Show High Cost of Living J Jolted fr 4 2 c- c 4 4 Rood EJ od Prices Take Tumble By Dr Universal nJ I N W YORK TORK Feb Jeb 21 rhe The high cost I of ot living was handed the first perceptible Jolt when heu food tood prices tool took tooka a a. lh cl lively tumble here hero to today a Indications Indications indications Indica Indica- of or further reductions In man many tood foodstuffs are arc apparent E Eggs gs butter hutter sugar aJ and moat were tho principal commodities to hit tho the toboggan Food c experts here tho the fall faU in prices to three reasons I I 1 The Tho unexpected d drop in foreign ox- ox change practically stopping all export 2 Importation of or tOO foodstuffs to this CC ry n I I 3 A huge surplus of oC food in cold storage c. plants planta and warehouses Pre Prediction Is made mado that the tho trend of or prices s will decline steadily until I something near noor tho the prewar level Is reached d. d At u t the tho office of or the federal food tood administrator administrator ad ad- r it was said that eggs have hn dropped from 90 DO cents to 67 cents a dozen for tor brand of oC selected fresh va va- niety flutter Butter has been reduced from cents to 61 cents a. a pound Meats have tumbled on an a average of or 2 I a U pound |