Show BUREAU OF LA OR J c FI FINDS NOS LIVING HIGH I Washington April 2 Time The The ll U of 01 labor has taken another look into the time cost of oC ln l living and nd It finds bids it is still stil sti increasing Its Is latest had hac to lo do tio with wih hol wholesale al prices s oni onh oni It R I I Is Isnow isnow now making a shut study of retail prices The Investigation just lust completed d shows that who wholesale prices considering consider r. ing InS 2 commodities as a whole roar d d a hi higher hel Ic level in 1 IKS than at n any other othe time lone during the tho 17 year 17 e period covered co Time The average a for the time year l 19 was 5 56 36 per pel c cent n t higher than for tor 1603 lX pe per percent pe cent hl higher than for 1 1ST j. j the year o of oC lowest prices during the time year 17 period and amid I per cent than tho the average average aver aver- ag age for the ten years from Croin ISM 18 to 0 1900 Prices reached their highest point durIng dur dur- Ing the year car period In December 1906 the average a for that month be J 1 11 11 per cent higher than the lie average fo for the LImo year eal lr and per cent higher than the average erac for fOI December I The Tho study of the bureau was ex extended cx- cx tended to farm products product food rood am and nt clothing fl fuel l and 11 lightning metals taIs and Imph Implements lumber and amid building ina mn- and chemicals house furnishing fur mr drugs g dr ant goods and miscellaneous com coin Only Onh two of ot the nine groups rolp showed a decrease In iii pric prices s compare comparet with t wih 1903 farm products und timid drugs an and amid chemicals Seven groups ro pg showed an aim In- In in prices this increase reaching lOA 4 per pel cent In iii time tho Ci e of oC metals n atthe nt at the tho the implements and G per cent in tho timo ial wise of oC lumber cud and building mater malel |