Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-02-21 | Page 11 | Mountain Area Food Costs Top Entire Nation

MOUNTAIN AREA FOOD COSTS TOP ENTIRE NATION S. S L. L Registers Less Than One-Half One Average Drop Although showing a drop of 14 points since December 14 on the 25 1923 average of food costs in the intermountain area continued continue to be the highest in the nation according according according ac ac- ac- ac cording to a bureau of labor statistics statistics statistics sta sta- report released Monday Monday Mondal by Matthew F F. Lence director of the immigration and naturalization service here Throughout the nation food costs dropped 28 per cent between December December December De De- cember 14 and January 18 the date on which the report is based the report disclosed In Salt Lake City during that period period period pe pe- the cost of all foods decreased 1 per cent cereals and bakery products 06 per cent meats 14 per cent dairy products 39 per percent percent percent cent eggs per cent beverages and chocolate 05 per cent fats an and oils 55 per cent sugar and sweets 03 per cent while the cost of fresh fruits and vegetables rose 71 per percent percent percent cent as importations from California Califor Califor- nia and Arizona increased Intermountain area food costs have topped lopped those pf the nation for foran foran forin an in entire year the report revealed They are per cent of the 25 1923 average Lowest costs in the nation nation nation na na- na- na tion on January 18 were to be found in the east south central area where the index registered per cent