Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-09-12 | Page 12 | U. S. Tabulates Meat Cost Rise

E Ill 11 U. S. S TABULATES MEAT COST RISE r I t WASHINGTON Sept 12 UP Aj The amounts amounts' meat prices have in In- In creased in the last two years were tabulated today by the labor de department dee de- nt Since August Augus 1933 the follow following ng I Average Increases were reported Sliced bason 9 9 p per pcr r cent en pork chops sliced ham chuck roast plate beef beet 60 rib roast 42 round steak sirloin steak 36 hens leg of lamb Iamb lard Jard 1224 Retail food prices in general have irone one up per cent The departments department's depart depart- mentz ments survey covering 51 cities clUes in ir every section of at the country showed but only a few Items cost more than thaney they ey did in August Augus 1930 0 i l The survey covered seven other food groups beside meats T The e only group troup a decrease was fruits and vegetables with a per cent drop A per cent drop in cabbage cabbage cabbage cab cab- bage and a per cent decline in white potato prices were largely re- re since most items in this group Increased Other groups and their percentage Increases w were re Cereals 82 per percent percent cent dairy products 79 p per r cent ggs eggs per cent beverages 23 j pcr er cr cent fats and oils per cent and end sugar and sweets 2 per er cent In the thc dairy products group butter butter but- but ter ter S was up per cent cheese 91 fresh milk 73 and evaporated milk 29 The items costing more today than they did in August Augus 1930 were Wheat flour per cent bacon fi 9 pork chops 76 canned peas 06 56 I and lard