Show isi OF LIVING STILL GOING UPI UP By Assoc Associated ea ea Press YORK Dec 2 Despite 2 Despite the theio I io kais a campaigns to bring down dawn the it cost of living the cost pf food food- and clothing have continued to tomb mb during the past month accord accord- Ing InS to the report on on business condi omU conditions Lions of ot the second federal reserve board beard for lor November T. T made mach today to- to to day The average advance in the price of ot I the principal necessities fo to life lite was I I given at 1 per cent I Reports from the retail trade it was I stated Indicated that luxury buying was in full tun swing and the repressive effect of ot the war on personal c expenditure expendi I LUre ture had disappeared completely Never has there been so much upending such a a. demand for expensive articles 4 and such disregard of ot prices said paid the report I The buying l public la Je s showing almost almost al most no resistance to high prices the tho report continued which ad added ed that I the buyers buyer are either completely In- In different gr they hey accept the higher prices as quite to tobe be expected Reports from the retail st stores res it was Wall stated indicate that the wave of ot buyIng buying buy buy- Ing done b bj by wage wago earners has somewhat somewhat some some- what subsided It was suggested that this was probably due to the strike or unemployment caused by by the strikers The Jewelry trade reports Indicated an unprecedented demand for tor platinum I um fine jewelry diamonds and other I precious stones The price of ot diamonds dia dia- monds has risen per cent within six month months It was wall stated and there thre Ihas has been en a great rise In the price of ot silverware Musical instruments cannot be bo produced produced pro pro- I dt eed in quantity to meet meat the demand declared declare d t the he report Reckless ess buy buy- in ing In the clot clothing n. n trade I vre- vre re re- re ported Referring to the labor lalor the report stated that strikes reduced the sum total of ot employment about 2 per percent percent cent in tn October as compared with September On the whole labor dif difficulties difficulties dif dif- have diminished in the past month the rep report rt says |