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Show Cost of Living Remains Stable The cost of Living has risen six tenths of one percent in retail prices of essential commodities, ; Secretary of Labor, Frances Per-. Per-. kins, reports. The figure is for the . month ended July 15, most recent for which data are available. Dur-. Dur-. ing the last year, Secretary Perkins Per-kins added, average prices of family fami-ly living essentials have risen 1.8 percent, as compared with advances advan-ces of 6 percent and 11 percent in the years ended July 1943 and July ? 1942. Higher prices for fresh fruits - and vegetables were noted. Prices f for potatoes, sweet potatoes, spin-t spin-t ach and onions were up in July I but there were large decreases foi cabbage, lettuce, and green beans f 1 If satisfactory milk production - is to be maintained, the feed in-i in-i take of the raw must be main-3 main-3 tained. Supplement drying pasture s with hay. |