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L HOUSEWIFE BENEFITS BY TWO PER CENT REDUCTION IN 1 FOOD PRICES DURING MONTH I Government Statistics Give October Quotations Lower Than September Data Gathered From Fifty Cities Reveal Ups and Downs to Consumer The average cost of table foods to the Salt Lake housewife decreased 2 per cent in October compared with September according to a a. report issued by the bureau of ot labor statistics of the I United States department of ot labor This information is furnished in connection connection connection con con- with a review on the cost of ot tooth food in fifty cities in the United States The report covering the review furnishes fur tur- the facts In Bridgeport Manchester Minneapolis Minne Minne- apolis Philadelphia Portland Ore Richmond St. St Louis Seattle and Washington there was an increase of less than half ode of 1 I per cent in Columbus Columbus Co Co- lumbus New Orleans Portland Me and St St. Paul a decrease of oC less than one half of 1 per cent In Jacksonville Jackson the retail cost was the same as In Sep Sep- Kansas City and amI Pittsburg increased 2 per cent each Baltimore Buffalo Indianapolis Louisville Mobile New NewHaven Newhaven ew Haven Rochester and Salt Lake City decreased de 2 per cent each CHANGES SHOWN Birmingham Boston Cincinnati Cleveland Denver Denvel Little Rock Hock Los Angeles Newark New York Omaha Peoria leoria Providence and San Francisco Increased I 1 I per cent each Atlanta Butte Butte- Charleston Chicago Dallas Detroit Detroit De De- troit Fall Fali River Houston Memphis Milwaukee Norfolk and Scranton decreased de tIe- e- e creased 1 per cent each fach The greatest Increase or 3 1 per cent was shown In Springfield Ill This cit city however de decreased decreased tIe tIe- creased 3 per cent in September Comparing October 1919 with October October October Oc Oc- Oc- Oc tober 1918 Baltimore decreased 2 per percent percent percent cent Butte 1 I per cent and Norfolk Ie less than one halt of 1 per cent All the theother theother theother other fifty cities increased during the year from less than one-half one of 1 per percent percent cent in New Haven IIa to 9 per cent In Cleveland Milwaukee and Minneapolis During the six years ears front from October 1913 to October 1915 lUg all the cities In Increased Increased increased In- In creased from 64 6 per cent in Los Angeles Angeles Angeles An An- geles to 00 per cent in Washington Washing ton D. 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STAPLES INCREASE According to reports received by the bureau of ot labor statistics from retail dealers in fifty cities the retail cost of ot two twenty staple food tood articles deci tIe de- e- e i ci eased two-tenths two of 1 l per cent In October October Oc Oc- OcI Oc- I tober as compared with September The foods upon which this comparison is based ased ate are Sirloin steak round steak rib roast chuck roast plate beef beet pork chops bacon ham lard hens flour cornmeal eggs gg butter milk bread potatoes sugar cheese rice coffee cottee and tea Eighteen articles increased in price In October as follows tollow Eggs t-ggs 14 per percent percent percent cent butter and raisins 8 per cent ent each rice S D per cent ent salmon sugar and prunes prunell 4 per cent each oranges 3 l per cent fresh milk and bananas banana 2 per cent each canned milk rolled oats corn flakes macaroni navy y beans and ard canned tomatoes I l pr per r Iah fream ream of wheat and tt tea a I Increased less lh than ilum fly tenth of oMu per ler cent Flour nut margarine I br ra raan ad an and IJ baked ked beans remained Ih the slime earns price as ns in September The Tho twenty one art articles eh's which creased were we-ro Potatoes I 11 12 per ce cen sirloin steak and cal cabbage s 8 per ce cent t each lard 6 per cent nt bacon hacon ham and ami I crisco 5 6 per cent nt each pork cho choI chops I 14 4 per cent round steak churk huck roes roas plato plate beef beet hens and onions 3 per each rib roast lamb cornmeal an ad coffee cottee 2 per ier cent each oleomargarine cheese canned corn n anti and nd pi pigs as I p cent each RAISE IS 4 PER CENT From October 1918 to October 18 11 1 J the retail price of ot food tood increased 4 p per r I cent In the year period I the tue following ten articles decreased in price Naj Nay beans beane 2 23 per cent plate beef beet IS p cent chuck roast 1 12 PP cent ent Irlo 0 steak and bacon 9 P per cent rent ea round steak aleak and rib roast 5 pl r P C ce each lamb 4 per pel rent cent cornmeal I Iper per cen and pork 2 i per cp cc cen During the year the tue attic increased in price Prunes S PS Scent S Scent cent coffee cotte 56 G per ieni 1111 onions per tier cent raisins 35 33 per pet rent rice per cent salmon 1 13 3 pet pei cen cent egg eI 12 per PI een cent t heese 10 per r cent flog butter buttel and potatoes 9 per cent lard 6 C per cent fresh milk MI sugar par an anI an anI I I tea 8 S per cent each In hns ns and bread 3 I per cent each euch and ham l I per pct cen or l the six year period 1913 to October 1919 the tue Increase C fj the two twenty-two articles of food con com was 83 pet per cent Lard shows the gr pet e 3 being per rent cent highet than 1 years ago Other a article rl kle which II creased over per pel rent cent were SUI Sug per pel cent potatoes I ill III i pCr per Can cornmeal per cent enl and flour Clour I 1 Iper UJ per cent I Ax As there was a decrease of ot only tw tenths of or 1 I per cent durIng dining the moi mo the relative p figure foi for October j the la same E as l In |
