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Show PRICES OF FOOD REPORTED LOIR Optimistic Statement Covering Cover-ing Many Cities Issued by Federal Bureau I WASHINGTON. Sopi j" Twent-'.-n of the -13 Standard articles go- liig into ths American famil) market bosket decreased in price between Julj and August ir. it was announced Sunday bj the department of labor s bureau of labor statistics which made ibllc figures showing that during the SO-dA) period ending with tiio middle 'r August tbe retail price of pota- I tell per ient and the price of cabbage went down 41 per cent. The drop In sou w price was placed at 1-1 per cent Most kinds of meat decreased In price. Kctts w ent up l l per cent during the period With this exception and pork Imps, which increased five per cent, the increases in other foodotuffs weie t-o per cent or less. Indications thai the decline in food piife levels w.is general is seen In statistics sta-tistics showing that each of the 51 cities covered by tho bureau's survey reported decreases Minneapolis led v ith a decrease of 11 per cent, with iSt Paul second with a ten per cent decline. de-cline. Decreases In other cities; Nino per cent, Detroit eioht petit pet-it nt, Chicago, Cleveland, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Milwaukee Omaha; sev- n nri bent, Denver, Memphis; six per cent, Buuc, Cincinnati, Columbus, N'wark. New York, Philadelphia, PlttSburf, St. Louis Halt Iike City. Seattle; five per cent, Baltimore, Blr- II ingham. Bridgeport, Buffalo, Dallas, i-.ii River, i.ouisviiie. Rochester, Washington; foui per cent, Atlanta boston, Houston, Los Angeles Mobile New Haven, Portland, (Maine), Port-1 Port-1 nd, (Ore 1. Bah Franclsoo, Savannah, I nd Bcranton; threg por cent. Llttlt 1. ick, .Nev.- i.iilear.s. Norfolk, two per I I oi, Jacksonville, Richmond, and one per cent, Charleston. S. C. 00 |