Show I BOTH WHOLESALE AND ANO ANDREI RETAIL REI AIL FOOD PRICES HAVE IIA VE BEEN CLIMBING I 1 I 1 Washington Feb 4 That there 4 I 4 had hau been beell a general increase in the f ff f 4 w wholesale and retail pr prices s of food 4 f between een and 1910 is Indicated s f by b a report sent rent to the Senate today toda 4 f 4 b by the department of commerce and f 4 4 labor in response to a resolution introduced by Senator Crawford of f 4 I 4 South Dakota calling for the trend 4 f 4 of prices 4 f 4 For the purposes of or comparison the 4 4 4 prices in 1899 15 are used as normal and f 4 the percentages of o increase Je as 4 4 follows 4 4 Bread Wholesale 21 retail 49 f 4 4 butter wholesale Elgin S cream creamery 4 f ery 11 5 dairy dair retail 6 f 4 4 4 no Quality indicated cheese sale sate 29 retail 3 coffee whole 4 f 4 sale 39 retail 50 eggs eggnew new laid 4 4 wholesale retail 32 wheat 4 flour wholesale spring winter 4 4 retail 24 4 no quality indicated f 4 4 lard lar wholesale w retail r tali as beef 4 4 wholesale fresh salt ref re retail 4 4 tail fresh salt dressed 4 4 mutton wholesale 14 retail 2115 4 4 bacon wholesale retail 59 f 4 ham wholesale retail 31 S milk 4 wholesale aiO retail potatoes 4 4 wholesale retail 2552 f 4 The report shows that prices on 4 4 sugar tea spices and soda crackers 4 4 f 4 have been slightly reduced 4 f 9 MM 4 4 f M MM M MM MM H M 4 |