Show PRESS THE iVE BUTTON ON PRICE INDICATOR AND HEAR AR THE COMMON PEOPLE OPE HOWL rhe lu i prices of oC meat last Monday Mondy has set the retail deal ors CIS to lo thinking alil the they are asking them themselves selves the question Will m the consumer stand for un an u additional a vance Time retail grocers are arc in very ven much the same positIon as the and job jobbers jobbers bers have hav been piling on the prIce for a along along long time and amI they have been heen compelled to advance their own prices rue rhe gen gental oral tal advance in almost eel everything thing mant mam t d or raised has had its effect on the patience mcc of oC the consumer and he Is growing tired of th the mining camp prices price On the other baud band the retail man anti and tho wholesaler have troubles of their own The They must PHY tile price asked for fOl goods or go out of The reason for forthe forthe the advance in prices Is laid laiI to tile the pros prosperity perU of the country countr Labor Is hIgher than Ilan It was two ago and the tie ll nan f r goods Is grea greater tel One or of the lea leading ing grocers of the cit city stated yesterday tl that at the consumer was wasand and had been for a long time complaining furiously at tho prices that are winter lie He puts it up to tile the wholesaler and m the commission man and they m in turn sek el to do lodge g In the past two years prices have ad from 23 to 30 pct et cen ud ad advance vance has fallen on the consumer er He Is the greatest loser although 1 is declared both the wholesaler r l 1 taller are selling on yel very close margins The rhe chief clerk or of one of tIme the large mum mUl k tu ts on row said yesterday that it at was distressing at times time to have to stand behind tile the counter and sell ell goods at th the rIces ask asked this winter Fite delivers himself of strong opinions and Jr ir many cases refuses to make malte purchases I 1 dont yEe the people are going to stand for this kind of oC thing much long longer er said the clerk Their patience an and their po cant hold out at th the rate prices are going Eggs have taken a sk skyward war move moe re and the bl best t ranch cESs are arc bring bringing bringIng ing from EO to 65 cents a dozen Eggs at tills this price are far fal be beyond ond the teach of many in iii moderate circumstances I Meats and groceries are higher this winter than ever eyer be before COle and further a ad adt t ances are cont |