Gunnison Valley News | 1925-09-24 | Page 6 | Retail Food Prices Jump

Retail Food Prices Jump Washington. The general level ot retail food prices is 11.6 per cent higher than a year ago, the United j States bureau of labor statistics reported. re-ported. Wholesale foodstuff prices j jumped 13.5 per cent in the same period. per-iod. Pacific coast cities average the least gain in retail food costs, while Southern cities averaged the highest advances. Retail prices in Los Angeles An-geles and Portland, Ore., advanced only 6.4 per cent. San Francisco's cost was 9.7 per cent higher, and Seattle's Se-attle's was 7.6 per cent. . I