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Show FOOD PRICES MUCH LOWER THIS MONTH Washington. Feb. 10. Tbe 'high cost of living." Judging from figures issued today by the department of agriculture, apparently is solving Itself It-self as the result of lower prices 'or agricultural products. The department depart-ment announces (lint on iVbrunry 1 the prices for staple crops averaged i nearly 20 per cenl lower than on the 'same data last year. 6 per cent lower than in 1911 and nearly 19 per cen'. below those paid in February nf 1910. This decline was made in spite 1 the fact thai the prices Increased LC-, LC-, per cent between the first of the year I and the first of the present month. Corn, wheat, potatoes and fm;s. together to-gether with a number of other commodities, com-modities, are lower, although chickens chick-ens are commanding a somewhnt higher price than this time last jreaf The Increase extends virtually to all mats. pork, beef, veal, button tJSd lamb all commanding higher priH. The prices of staple vegetables, DOW- ; ever, have fallen. |