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Show 210 ARTICLES LIST MNfflH Statistics Show 109 Are Unchanged and Only 79 Lower WASHINGTON. Nov 18. The level' of wholesale prices of 404 commodt- I ties averaged three-fourths of ono I I per cent higher in October than in September, the department of labor announced today This revealed a general increase of Mj per cent in 1 J months. Advances in grain, cotton, hay, eggs and hide-, brought about an advance averaging 3 per cent In the farm products group while food artl- cles rose 1 V per cent and cloth and j clothing 2 per cent. The miscellaneous group, including such Items as bran and mill feed, cot- I tonseed and linseed meal, leather, . newsprint and wrapping paper, .Manila .Ma-nila hemp. Jute and rubber, showed an Increase of 3 per cent The rise la ' building mat- rials and house furnishing furnish-ing goods approximated 1 per cent, with metals and metal products advancing ad-vancing less than one per cent. Puol and lighting materials decreased In price. The statistics showed 109 articles unchanged. 211 higher and 73 lower |