Show Wholesale Food Prices Set New US U.S. U. U So Record NEW V Y YORK RI Aug bug 7 UP UP Vh Wholesale food prices set an all all- time Lime high during the week ended Aug 6 driving through the previous previous previous pre pre- record top of established established in 1919 Dun flan Bradstreet Inc said Wednesday The agency's Index for the latest week stood at or 2 cents above the record high made on July 31 1919 In the previous 1916 1946 week the index was and anda a year earlier Advances in prices of flour oats barley hams bellies butter cheese hogs and lambs were re responsible responsible responsible re- re for the rise Prices for tor wheat corn rye potatoes steers and sheep registered declines The index represents the tho sum total of tie tic wholesale price per pound of 31 foods in general use |