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Show S. L. Food Cost Highest in U. S., Says Federal Bureau Survey Householders in Salt Lake City and the mountain states generally gen-erally pay more for food than do residents of any other section of the country, according to a U. S. department of labor bulletin re- ing November 18, bringing ths food index nstionslly to an avsrags of 83.6 per cent of 1023-26 average, the lowest ratio sines December, 1036. ceived here Tuesday. The report showed thst food prices in the mountain states, as of November 16. averaged 85.6 per cent of ths 123-25 index. This is a slightly higher ratio than existed in any other -region in th country. To emphasis th contrsst, th report re-port quoted figures showing that In November, 1M0. the mountain states paid leas than any other region in comparison with the 1923-25 index-Retail index-Retail food costs declined 1.5 per cent In Salt Lake City and over the nation generally in the month nd- |