Show Survey Sees End To Peak Prices Decreasing asing Costs in Food Cars ars Indicate Postwar Adjustment I By y CL CLARENCE BENC WILLIAMS Peak pric prices s are about over except except ex ex- in a. a afew few commodities where adjustments are are being made a Salt Lake City survey revealed d Monday Most noticeable is the fact the housewife's food bill has sh shown wn a decrease instead of ot otan an increase which was so 80 common during the war While prices of new automobiles new automobiles are expected ted firm firm Elias Ellas J. J Strong secretary manager Utah Auto Automobile Dealers Dealers' ASh said Monday that h have ve de decreased r in hi price He lie explained that the people who had a lot of money to spend have lave purchased cars People who buy my today are expecting more mOIe for forth th their money he added Food Prices Drop Tumbling of food tood prices continues contin contin- ues slightly it was reported by large chain store officials Eggs recently dropped again Ic a dozen on the large and on the small bringing the extra large to a dozen dozen compared with du during the war large ones to compared with a a. high of and small compared with The last decline on butter was Friday It dropped a a cent a. a a pound to SOc for the the- package with four squares and for the solid pound Food chain store stor officials re reported re- re ported a decline in pork meat products products products prod prod- except ham and said laid they looked for a slight decline in ham prices Canned ann d fruits have dropped considerably considerably- since the end of the war C Canned nned salmon holds a firm price urice as does canned milk I Fresh Milk l Drops They revealed a slight decrease In the price of fresh milk was expected ex cx- and that sugar Jugar is expected expect expect- I ed to increase a cent and a half a pound in about 10 days Drew Jacobsen president Salt I Lake Butchers' Butchers and Grocers' Grocers Asan rep reported short shortening and oil products products products prod prod- prices are holding as well as as almost any food products which I Iare are made from sugar He said beef lamb and veal yeal prices are up bout about a pound wholesale for the to top grades Richard F. F Harding executive vice president Salt Lake Cake Real Rea Estate board announced Monday he expected no drop in the basic building costs costi of a home in 1947 compared with 1946 Rents Still Frozen Rents arc are still frozen as o of Mar 1 1942 so 80 they are low i he said Labor bor is is and will co con con- tl uCto c. c to o be scarce searce and and the con con str indus industry ry is bidding high hig for labors labor's services The fact that building costs will remain high means the price pric of existing homes will take no tailspin n. n in 1 1947 47 We still Ull have have an an acute housing problem No reduction l in liquor prices i Is Iso foreseen o by members members' of the Utah liquor control commission |