Show purchasing VALUE OF commodities As indicated by th the purchasing value of commodities commodo ties said R J clancy assistant to general manager of the southern pacific railroad transportation is now approximately 50 per cent cheaper than three years ago and in this time of soaring prices and increased cost of living is probably the only product relatively speaking that has decreased in price A bushel or sack of wheat corn or barley a bale of cotton or wool a barrel of pork or flour a ton of copper iron or steel will buy approximately double the amount of railroad transportation it would three years ago this too regardless of the f fact act that during the last three years wages of railway employed emp loyes and cost of capital have greatly increased along with an increase of per cent in cost of fuel oil for locomotives find and an increase of from 50 to per cent in the cost of railway supplies equipment and material |