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1 Digitized FRASER U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR JAMES J. DAVIS, Secretary BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS ETHELBERT STEWART, Commissioner B U L L E T IN O F T H E U N IT E D S T A T E S ) ltf AfLA B U R E A U O F L A B O R S T A T I S T I C S ) N O e W * RETAIL PRICES AND COST OF LIVING SERIES RETAIL PRICES TO / v \ OCTOBER, 1928 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON 1928

2 Digitized FRASER ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THIS PUBLICATION MAY BE PROCURED FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D. C. AT 35 CENTS PER COPY

Digitized FRASER CONTENTS Page Introduction 1 P art I. Food 1-198 Retail prices of food in 1, 2 T able 1.

3 Digitized FRASER CONTENTS Page Introduction 1 P art I. Food Retail prices of food in 1, 2 T able 1. Per cent of increase in retail prices of 22 articles of food in compared with Yearly price changes of food, 1890 to 2-7 T able 2. Index numbers showing the trend in the retail cost of food in the ed States, by s, 1890 to T able 3. retail prices of articles of food and amount purchasable $1, 1890 to T able 4. Index numbers showing changes in the retail prices of 22 articles of food, by s, 1907 to 7 Monthly price changes of food, 1918 to T able 5. Index numbers of retail cost of and per cent of increase or decrease in all articles of food combined, 1913 to December, 8 T able 6. Index numbers of retail cost of cereals, meats, and dairy products, 1913 to December, 13 How prices are obtained 14 Cities included, 16 T able 7. Cities in each geographical section Method of constructing index numbers 16, 17 T able 8. Food weights Annual consumption per family 17 Description of food articles Explanation of detailed tables 31 T able 9. Index numbers showing changes in the retail cost of food in specified cities, by s, 1913 to, and by months, and 34,35 T able 10. and relative retail prices of specified food articles, 1913 to December, T able 11. retail prices of 5 food articles, 19 to December, - 54,55 T able 12. retail prices of 14 food articles, 1919 to December, 56, 57 T able 13. retail prices of specified food articles in each of 51 cities, 1913,, and, and each month of and T able 14. Relative retail prices of 23 food articles in each of 39 cities, and, by month C hart 1. All articles of food combined, by s, 1890 to 3 C hart 2. All articles and cereals, by months, 1918 to 10 C hart 3. All articles and meats, by months, 1918 to 11 C hart 4. All articles and dairy products, by months, 1918 to - 12 C hart 5. All articles of food combined, New York, Chicago, and Seattle, by months, 1918 to 32 C hart 6. All articles of food combined, New Orleans, Washington, and ed States, by months, 1918 to 33 C hart 7. Sirloin steak and plate beef, by months, 1918 to 40 C hart 8. Round steak, pork chops, and lamb, by months, 1918 to 41 Chart 9. Rib roast and chuck roast, by months, 1918 to 42 C hart 10. Lard, bacon, and ham, by months, 1918 to 43 Chart 11. Milk, eggs, and butter, by months, 1918 to 44 C hart 12. Flour and bread, by months, 1918 to 45 C hart 13. Corn meal and rice, by months, 1918 to 50 C hart 14. All articles and potatoes, by months, 1918 to 51 C hart. All articles and granulated sugar, by months, 1918 to 52 C hart 16. Coffee and tea, by months, 1918 to 53 h i

Digitized FRASER IV CONTENTS Page Part II. Coal...... 199-207 Explanation of prices 199 T a b le. and relative prices of coal per ton of 2,000 pounds in the ed States, 1913 to 200 T a b le 16.

4 Digitized FRASER IV CONTENTS Page Part II. Coal Explanation of prices 199 T a b le. and relative prices of coal per ton of 2,000 pounds in the ed States, 1913 to 200 T a b le 16. retail prices of coal per ton of 2,000 pounds, by cities, 1913, and by months, and C h a r t 17. Anthracite and bituminous coal, by months, 1918 to P a r t III. Gas Explanation of prices 208 T a b le 17. Net price per 1,000 cubic feet of manufactured gas, based on a family consumption of 3,000 cubic feet, in specified months from April, 1913, to December,, by cities 208 T a b le 18. Net price per 1,000 cubic feet of natural gas, based on a family consumption of 5,000 cubic feet, in specified months from April, 1913., to December,, by cities 210 T a b le 19. and relative net price per 1,000 cubic feet of manufactured gas, based on a family consumption of 3,000 cubic feet, in specified months of each, 1913 to 210 C h a rt 18. Manufactured gas, 1907 to 209 P a r t IV. Electricity Explanation of prices 211, 212 T a b le 20. Net price per kilowatt-hour electricity household use in December, 1913, and June and December, and, 51 cities Appendix A. Purchasing power of union wages as measured by food, 1907 to 2, 216 Appendix B. Comparison of retail price changes in the ed States and in eign countries, 1923 to

5 Digitized FRASER BULLETIN OF THE U. S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS NO. 464 WASHINGTON OCTOBER, 1928 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO INTRODUCTION Reports on retail prices have been published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics since In that a report was issued covering all s from 1890 to Annual statistics from 1904 to, together with summaries back to 1890, have been included in various bulletins on retail prices.2 Since July, 19, the Labor Review has also contained much inmation on the subject. In the earlier reports only food articles were included, but since 1907 coal and gas have been added. In 1922 the bureau began the collection of prices of electricity household use, the inmation extending back to December, In the present bulletin the record all retail prices has been brought up to the end of. PART L FOOD RETAIL PRICES OF FOOD IN Retail prices of foods averaged lower in than in the preceding. This was particularly true of pork products, poultry, eggs, flour and bread, rice, coffee, and potatoes. Beef, milk, butter, cheese, corn meal, tea, and sugar, on the other hand, were higher than in. Prices of fresh beef, including sirloin and round steak, rib and chuck roast, and plate beef, steadily increased during the, sirloin and round steak weakening in October and November but reacting in the next month. Pork chops were highest in fall months, while bacon and ham steadily declined in price throughout the. Lard prices decreased in the first half but recovered somewhat in the second half of the. Butter prices were erratic, increasing in the early months, declining in spring and summer, and increasing again in fall and winter to a level equal to that of January. Eggs showed marked seasonal fluctuations, slumping from January to June and rising rapidly thereafter. Prices in December were 78 per cent higher than in June. Bread and flour prices decreased in the, while corn meal advanced slightly. Rice showed a minor decrease. Potatoes declined from January to April, but rose steeply in June. In the second half of the prices declined again, remaining stationary in the last three months at the lowest level in two s. i Eighteenth Annual Report of the Commissioner of Labor, a Bulletins Nos. 59, 65, 71, 77, 105, 106,108, 110, 113,1,125,132,136,138,140,6,184,197,228,270,*300,3, 334,366,396,418, and 445. A history of the bureau s investigations of retail prices will be found in Bulletin No

6 Digitized FRASER 2 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO Sugar and coffee both declined in price within the, while tea was practically stationary. All commodities, as measured by the weighted food index, declined from January to April, increased in May and June, declined again in July and August, and increased again in November, with a slight decrease in December. The general price level December was 4 per cent lower than the level December,. Table 1 shows the per cent of increase in the average retail price of each of 22 important food articles in compared with 1913, arranged according to increase. T able 1. PER CENT OF INCREASE IN RETAIL PRICES OF 22 ARTICLES OF FOOD IN COMPARED WITH 1913 Per cent of increase in compared with 1913 Per cent of increase in compared with 1913 Per cent of increase in compared. with 1913 Potatoes Flour... 6 T e a Ham 10 Round steak... 6 Sugar 32.7 Pork chops Bread... 6 Eggs Bacon. 7 Coffee 62.1 Plate beef 2 Com meal Milk... 5 Rice Hens Rib roast... 5 Lard 22.2 Cheese Chuck roast Sirloin steak Butter YEARLY PRICE CHANGES OF FOOD, 1890 TO Index numbers showing ly price changes in the retail cost of food since 1890 are given in Table 2 and Chart 1, which follow. In computing these index numbers 30 articles were included the s 1890 to 1907, articles the s 1908 to 1912, 22 articles the s 1913 to 1920, and 43 articles the s 1921 to. While the number of articles has thus varied considerably during the period stated, the figures have been so computed as to be entirely comparable with one another, and they may be accepted as showing correctly the trend of retail prices in the ed States. Chart 1, like all other charts in the present bulletin, has been drawn on the logarithmic scale in order that the percentage changes may be more clearly seen.3 T able 2. IN DEX NUMBERS SHOWING TREND IN THE RETAIL COST OF FOOD IN THE UNITED STATES, BY YEARS, 1890 TO «[ 1913=100.0] Year Index number Year Index number Year Index number Year Index number For an explanation of the method used in constructing these index numbers see pp. 16 and 17. * For a discussion of the logarithmic chart see the Monthly Labor Review March, 1919, pp

Digitized FRASER Table 3 shows the changes in the retail prices of certain articles of food, as well as the changes in the amounts of these articles that could be purchased $1, over the

7 Digitized FRASER Table 3 shows the changes in the retail prices of certain articles of food, as well as the changes in the amounts of these articles that could be purchased $1, over the period since Prices sirloin steak and rib roast are not given s prior to 1907, as satisfactory inmation was not available until that time. C h a r t 1 TREND OF YEARLY PRICE CHANGES OF FOOD

8 Digitized FRASER 4 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T able 3. AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF ARTICLES OF FOOD AND AMOUNT PUR CHASABLE FOR $1 IN THE UNITED STATES, 1890 TO Sirloin steak Round steak Rib roast Pork chops Bacon Year retail price Amount bought $1 retail price Amount bought $1 retail price Amount bought $1 retail price Amount bought $1 retail price Amount bought $1 Cents per lb. Cents per lb Cents per lb. Cents per lb. Cents per lb. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs _ _

9 Digitized FRASER YEARLY PRICE CHANGES OF FOOD 5 T able 3. AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OP ARTICLES OF FOOD AND AMOUNT PUR CHASABLE FOR $1 IN THE UNITED STATES, 1890 TO Continued Ham Hens Milk Butter Lard Year Amount Amount Amount Amount Amount retail bought retail bought retail bought retail bought retail bought price $1 price $1 price $1 price fo rll price $1 Cents Cents Cents Cents Cents per lb. Lbs. per lb. Lbs. per qt. Qts. per lb. Lbs. per lb. Lbs ' _

10 Digitized FRASER 6 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T able 3. AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF ARTICLES OF FOOD AND AMOUNT PUR CHASABLE FOR $1 IN THE UNITED STATES, 1890 TO Continued Eggs Flour Corn meal Potatoes Sugar Year retail price Amount bought $1 retail price Amount bought $1 retail price Amount bought $1 retail price Amount bought $1 retail price Amount bought $1 Cents Cents Cents Cents Cents per doz. Dozs. per lb. Lbs. per lb. Lbs. per lb. Lbs. per lb. Lbs ; Index numbers showing changes in the retail prices of the egoing articles of food the s 1907 to and of 7 additional articles the s 1913 to are contained in Table 4, which follows. All index numbers are based on average prices in 1913 as 100.

Digitized FRASER MONTHLY PRICE CHANGES OF FOOD 7 T able 4. INDEX NUMBERS SHOWING CHANGES IN THE RETAIL PRICES OF 22 ARTI CLES OF FOOD IN THE UNITED STATES, BY YEARS, 1907 TO [ 1913=100.

11 Digitized FRASER MONTHLY PRICE CHANGES OF FOOD 7 T able 4. INDEX NUMBERS SHOWING CHANGES IN THE RETAIL PRICES OF 22 ARTI CLES OF FOOD IN THE UNITED STATES, BY YEARS, 1907 TO [ 1913=100.0] Year Sirloin steak Round steak Rib roast Chuck roast Plate beef Pork chops Bacon Ham Hens Milk Butter $ Year Cheese Lard Eggs Bread Flour Corn meal Rice Potatoes Sugar Tea Coffee All articles : _ _ «30 articles In 1907; articles in ; 22 articles in ; 43 articles in MONTHLY PRICE CHANGES OF FOOD, 1918 TO ALL ARTICLES COMBINED Retail price movements during the period 1913 to the ed States as a whole are shown in Table 5,4 monthly data being given the s 1918 to. The 1913 ms the base period, and average prices in all s and months are measured in terms of average prices in that. To aid in the comparison there is also shown the per cent of increase or decrease in prices each or month as compared with the preceding or month. As will be seen, the retail cost of food reached the peak in July, 1920, when prices were 11 per cent above the 1913 level. In March, 1922, prices had fallen to 3 per cent above the 1913 level, but they increased to 6 per cent above that level in November, In December,, they were 5 per cent above the 1913 level. * Comparable inmation the months of 1913 to 1917, inclusive, will be found in Bulletin No. 396, p. 12. Changes in the cost of food from 1918 to are shown in graphic m in Charts 2 to 16.

12 Digitized FRASER 8 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T a b l e 5. INDEX NUMBERS OF RETAIL COST AND PER CENT OF INCREASE OR DE CREASE IN ALL ARTICLES OF FOOD COMBINED FOR THE UNITED STATES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, Year and month Index number (average cost 1913=100) Per cent of increase (+) or decrease ( ) each specified as compared with preceding and month with month preceding Year and month Per cent of increase (+ ) or Index decrease ( ) number each specified (average as cost compared with 1913=100) preceding and month with month preceding 1913: : - 19: : : :.. January... February... March... April... May... June July... August... September October... November... December 1919:.. January... February... March... A pril... May... June... July... August. September October... November... December :.. January... February... March April... May... June... July... August... September October... November... December :.. January... February... March... April... May... June... July... August... September... October... November... December :.. January... February... March April... May... June July... August... September... October... November... December :.. January... February... March... April... May... June... July... August... September... October... November... December :.. January... February March... April... May June... July August... September... October November December 1925:.. January.... February March... April May... June... July... August... September... October.... November... December... 6:.. January.... February... March... April.... May.... June... July.... August.... September... October.... November.... December.... :.. January... February... March... April... May... June... J u ly... August... September... October... November... December * No change.

13 Digitized FRASER MONTHLY PRICE CHANGES OF FOOD 9 CEREALS, MEATS, AND DAIRY PRODUCTS Table 6 shows the trend in the retail cost of three important groups of food commodities, viz, cereals, meats, and dairy products from 1913 to.6 From 1913 to December, 1920, inclusive, these groups have been composed of articles selected from the 22 foods which the bureau had figures showing the average family consumption. For the months of 1921 to, inclusive, the groups include all of the articles previously used and six additional articles. In computing the figures this table the average price of each article has been multiplied by the number denoting the relative importance of the article in the total food budget. The products thus obtained the several commodities within each group have been totaled, and from these totals index numbers have been computed, using the totals the 1913 as the base or 100. For the period 1913 to 1920 the weights have been those of the investigations of the bureau, and 1921 to the weights have been those of the 1918 investigation. Although, beginning with January, 1921, the number of articles in each group was increased and different consumption figures were used, the index numbers the several groups have been so computed as to be comparable with the index numbers from 1913 to December, The method employed in determining the cost of these groups of food makes the percentage changes in each group comparable with those in each other group. The articles within these groups are as follows: Cereals. Bread, flour, com meal, rice, rolled oats, com flakes, wheat cereal, and macaroni. Meats. Sirloin steak, round steak, rib roast, chuck roast, plate beef, pork chops, bacon, ham, hens, and leg of lamb. Dairy products, Butter, cheese, fresh milk, and evaporated milk. «Comparable inmation the months of 1913 to 1917, inclusive, will be found in Bulletin No. 396, p. 17. Changes in the cost of these three groups of food from 1918 to are shown in graphic m in Charts 2 to 4.

14 o C h art 2 TREND OF MONTHLY PRICE CHANGES OF FOOD Digitized FRASER

15 Digitized FRASER C h a r t 3 TREND OF MONTHLY PRICE CHANGES OF FOOD fg s :g i

16 to C h a r t 4 TREND OF MONTHLY PRICE CHANGES OF FOOD Digitized FRASER

Digitized FRASER MONTHLY PRICE CHANGES OP FOOD 13 T able 6.-IN D E X NUMBERS OF RETAIL COST OF CEREALS, M EATS, AND DAIRY PRODUCTS FOR THE UNITED STATES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, f cost in 1913=100.

17 Digitized FRASER MONTHLY PRICE CHANGES OP FOOD 13 T able 6.-IN D E X NUMBERS OF RETAIL COST OF CEREALS, M EATS, AND DAIRY PRODUCTS FOR THE UNITED STATES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, f cost in 1913=100.0] Year and month Meats ucts Year and month Cereals Meats Dairy products 1913: :.. 19: : : :.. January.... February... March... April... May... June... July... August... September... October-... November... December :.. January... February.... March... April... May... June.... July... August.... September... October-... November... December :.. January... February... March... April... May... June... July August... September October... November... December :.. January... February.... March... April... May... June... July... August... September... October... November... December :.., January... February.... March... April.... M ay... June.... July... August.... September... October-.... November.... December January February.. March... April... May... June... July.... August September. October November.. December...!4:.. January... February.... March... April... M ay... June... July... August... September October... November... December :.. January February... March... April... M ay... June... July... August.. October.. November. December.. J6:... January... February... March... April... M ay... June... July... August... September... October-... November... December... : January-... February... * March.... April... May.... June... July... August... September... October... November... December

Digitized FRASER 14 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO HOW PRICES ARE OBTAINED Retail prices of food are collected from retail dealers through monthly reports of actual selling prices on the th of each month.

18 Digitized FRASER 14 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO HOW PRICES ARE OBTAINED Retail prices of food are collected from retail dealers through monthly reports of actual selling prices on the th of each month. The stores are selected by agents of the bureau from those patronized largely by wage earners. Prices are secured from every type of store the neighborhood store, the downtown store, the department store, and the chain store provided a large part of the patronage comes from wage earners. Some of the stores are credit and delivery, some are cash and carry, and some are cash and delivery. No fancy stores are included. The number of firms is apportioned according to the industrial importance of each city. For the larger cities reports are obtained from 25 to 30 stores and the smaller cities from 10 to stores. The total number of firms furnishing prices on one or more articles of food each month is now approximately 1,800. Quite naturally firms are not constant, but when one firm drops out permanently another firm, similar in kind, is selected to replace it. Moreover, as the wage-earning population of a city shifts, stores are selected in the new localities to preserve the representative character of the prices.

Digitized FRASER RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO CITIES INCLUDED At the beginning of the 1913 retail prices of food were being collected by the bureau from 39 cities, as follows: Atlanta, Ga. Baltimore, Md.

19 Digitized FRASER RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO CITIES INCLUDED At the beginning of the 1913 retail prices of food were being collected by the bureau from 39 cities, as follows: Atlanta, Ga. Baltimore, Md. Birmingham, Ala. Boston, Mass. Buffalo, N. Y. Charleston, S. C. Chicago, 111. Cincinnati, Ohio. Cleveland, Ohio. Dallas, Tex. Denver, Colo. Detroit, Mich. Fall River, Mass. Indianapolis, Ind. Jacksonville, Fla. Kansas City, Mo. Little Rock, Ark. Los Angeles, Calif. Louisville, Ky. Manchester, N. H. Memphis, Tenn. Milwaukee, Wis. Minneapolis, Minn. Newark, N. J. New Haven, Conn. New Orleans, La. New York, N. Y. Omaha, Nebr. Philadelphia, Pa. Pittsburgh, Pa. Portland, Oreg. Providence, R. I. Richmond, Ya. St. Louis, Mo. Salt Lake City, Utah. San Francisco, Calif. Scranton, Pa. Seattle, Wash. Washington, D. C. The following cities were added to the list on the dates named: St. Paul, Minn., June, Springfield, 111., May, Butte, Mont., January, 19. Rochester, N. Y., May, Columbus, Ohio, June, Bridgeport, Conn., October, Mobile, Ala., April, Norfolk, Ya., April, Houston, Tex., May, Peoria, 111., May, Portland, Me., June, Savannah, Ga., January, Retail prices are shown, theree, 39 cities from the beginning of 1913 and the remaining 12 cities from the dates given above. For most of the cities retail prices of certain articles from 1890 to 1903 were published in the Eighteenth Annual Report of the Commissioner of Labor and were continued in subsequent bulletins. The 51 cities are grouped below by geographical sections: T able 7. CITIES IN EACH GEOGRAPHICAL SECTION North Atlantic South Atlantic North Central South Central Western Boston, Mass. Bridgeport, Conn. Buffalo, N. Y. Fall River, Mass. Manchester, N. H. Newark, N. J. New Haven, Conn. New York, N. Y. Philadelphia, Pa. Pittsburgh, Pa. Portland, Me. Providence, R. I. Rochester, N. Y. Scranton, Pa. Atlanta, Ga. Baltimore, Md. Charleston, S. C. Jacksonville, Fla. Norfolk, Va. Richmond, Va. Savannah, Ga. Washington, D. C. Chicago, 111. Cincinnati, Ohio. Cleveland, Ohio. Columbus, Ohio. Detroit, Mich. Indianapolis, Ind. Kansas v_ity, Mo. Milwaukee, Wis. Minneapolis, Minn. Omaha, Ncbr. Peoria, HI. St. Louis, Mo. St. Paul, Minn. Springfield, 111. Birmingham, Ala. Dallas, Tex. Houston, Tex. Little Rock, Ark. Louisville, Ky. Memphis, Tenn. Mobile, Ala. New Orleans, La. Butte, Mont. Denver, Colo. Los Angeles, Calif. Portland, Oreg. Salt Lake City,Utah. San Francisco, Calif. Seattle, Wash. Eft is made to secure quotations on similar grades of commodities in the different cities. There are, however, some local customs which must be considered when any comparison is made of the prices in the different cities. For example, the method of cutting sirloin steak in Boston, Mass., Manchester, N. H., Philadelphia, Pa., Providence, R. I., and Portland, Me., differs from that in other cities. The cut known as sirloin in these five cities would be known in other cities as porterhouse. There is in these cities, owing to the methods of dividing the round from the loin, no cut that corresponds to that of sirloin in the other cities. There

Digitized FRASER 16 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO is also a greater amount of trimming demanded by the retail trade in these cities than in others. This is particularly true of Providence, K. I.

20 Digitized FRASER 16 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO is also a greater amount of trimming demanded by the retail trade in these cities than in others. This is particularly true of Providence, K. I. Diagrams are shown on pages 20 to 24 of this bulletin which illustrate the methods of cutting beef in New York, Providence, Chicago, and New Orleans, also the method in general use in other cities. In any comparison of prices in one city with those in another due consideration should be given to the following facts: 1. The trade demands and is furnished more expensive grades of articles in some cities than in others. 2. The cities which prices are shown in this report are widely separated; some are in localities near the source of supply while others are at a greater distance from it, making it necessary to include in the prices a greater charge transportation. 3. Methods and costs of doing business vary greatly in different localities, due to the demands of customers and to rentals, wages, and other fixed charges or expenses. METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING INDEX NUMBERS In constructing the index numbers of retail food prices issued by the bureau average annual prices the ed States have been computed each of 43 articles by dividing the sum of all prices an article in the 51 cities by the total number of reporting firms. The average price of each article was then multiplied by a figure denoting the average annual family consumption of that article in the ed States as shown by an investigation conducted by the bureau in The products the several articles thus obtained were next added, giving the cost of a s supply of these foods when purchased by a family at the retail prices shown. The result was then reduced to a percentage of the corresponding result the 1913, taken as the base. Monthly index numbers have been constructed in the same manner as the ly index numbers by using average monthly prices instead of average ly prices, the 1913 being the base period in all cases. For the s 1913 to 1920 the index numbers were unimly computed from the prices of 227 food articles. In 1921, when the number of articles was increased to 43,8 the following plan was adopted: It was assumed that the total cost of the 43 articles, if this inmation had been obtained, would have shown the same percentage of change from 1913 to December, 1920, as was shown by the 22 articles. Theree the index number the 22 articles in December, 1920, which was found to be , was accepted as the index number the 43 articles. The money cost of the 43 articles in December, 1920, was found to be $ The ratio of the money cost to the relative cost in December, 1920, was theree to , or 1 to For each month since December, 1920, the index number has been obtained by multiplying the money cost of the 43 articles by The resulting index numbers are comparable with the index numbers s and months prior to January, 1921, on 22 articles. See Bulletin of the ed States Bureau of Labor Statistics, No i These are sirloin steak, round steak, rib roast, chuck roast, plate beef, pork chops, bacon, ham, lard, hens, flour, corn meal, eggs, butter, milk, bread, potatoes, sugar, cheese, rice, coffee, and tea. 8s added in 1921 are lamb, canned salmon, evaporated milk, oleomargarine, nut margarine, vegetable lard substitute, rolled oats, corn flakes, wheat cereal, macaroni, navy beans, onions, cabbage baked beans, canned corn, canned peas, canned tomatoes, prunes, raisins, bananas, and oranges.

Digitized FRASER METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING INDEX NUMBERS 17 The average annual family consumption of the 43 articles is here shown geographical sections and the ed States as a whole. T a b le 8.

21 Digitized FRASER METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING INDEX NUMBERS 17 The average annual family consumption of the 43 articles is here shown geographical sections and the ed States as a whole. T a b le 8. FOOD WEIGHTS: ANNUAL CONSUMPTION PER FAMILY ed States North Atlantic South Atlantic North Central South Central Western Sirloin steak... Pound Round steak......d o Rib roast...d o Chuck roast......d o Plate beef...d o Pork chops......d o Bacon......d o Ham......d o Lamb......d o Hens d o Salmon, canned... do M ilk,frfish _ Quart Milk, evaporated... Pound Butter... do Oleomargarine do Nut margarine......d o Cheese... do Lard do Vegetable lard substitute... do Eggs, strictly fresh... Dozen Bread... Pound Flour do Corn meal do Rolled oats......d o Corn flakes...d o Wheat cereal... do Macaroni... do Rice... do Beans, navy......d o Potatoes _...d o Onions......d o Cabbage... do Beans, baked do Corn, canned do Peas, canned do Tomatoes, canned... do Sugar do Tea do Coffee...d o Prunes...d o Raisins...d o Bananas Dozen i_._ Oranges... do i In cities where most of the sales on bananas are by the pound rather than by the dozen, the weightings as given in the above table have been multiplied by 3 and have then been applied to the prices on the pound. By giving to each article a weighting equal to its relative importance in the consumption of the average family, the total expenditure food on a given date ms a proper basis of comparison with the expenditure the same articles of food on any other date. For the purpose of showing the movement in retail prices it is assumed that this relative importance remained the same through the whole period 1913 to. In this bulletin the average family expenditure in each city in the 1913 has been taken as the base that city, and index numbers have been computed each from 1913 to and each month of and, following the same method used the ed States as a whole. (See pp. 34 and 35.) These index numbers show the trend in the retail cost of all foods combined in each individual city as compared with the average cost in that city in the 1913.

Digitized FRASER 18 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO DESCRIPTION OF FOOD ARTICLES FRESH BEEF In this bulletin prices are given five cuts of beef, viz, sirloin steak, round steak, rib roast, chuck roast, and

22 Digitized FRASER 18 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO DESCRIPTION OF FOOD ARTICLES FRESH BEEF In this bulletin prices are given five cuts of beef, viz, sirloin steak, round steak, rib roast, chuck roast, and plate boiling beef. As previously stated, methods of cutting beef vary considerably in different cities and affect retail prices. Prices are also affected by the grade or quality of meat and by the custom of trimming bone and fat from cuts bee weighing. This custom varies from trimming off almost all bone and fat in some cities to little or none in others, which gives a varying proportion of the side of beef that goes to the consumer. The same name is often applied in different cities to entirely different cuts. The bureau has been able to obtain diagrams showing the specific methods of cutting beef in New York, Providence, Chicago, and New Orleans, and these diagrams are here shown in addition to the diagram which may be used general reference. As may be seen in the diagrams on pages 20 and 21, which show the methods of cutting beef in New York and Providence, the cut known as trimmed steak or sirloin steak (Nos. 3 and 4) in Providence is known in New York as porterhouse (No. 1), and the cut known in New York as top sirloin (No. 7) is known in Providence as vein steak or a grade of round steak (No. 13). One of the distinguishing characteristics of the New Orleans method is the length of all cuts and the manner of cutting the shoulder. The shoulder is lifted from the carcass and cut into steaks. This part of the carcass is designated by the term seven steaks, on account of the shape of the shoulder blade when cut. Another feature is that in separating the sirloin from the round the bone is followed. This gives a larger sirloin and smaller round than in most cities. A majority of the firms that furnish quotations cuts, as quoted in this report, buy meat by the whole, half, or quarter carcass. Some of them also buy rounds, loins, or ribs of beef. These are bought when there is a great demand round, sirloin, or porterhouse steak, or prime rib roast, or when there is little demand cuts, such as brisket, chuck, neck, and plate. The carcass is divided into halves or sides by sawing and chopping through the center of the backbone. The half or side is separated into the hind quarter and the e quarter by cutting through from the belly between two ribs to and through the backbone. The cut varies in different cities and may be between any two ribs from the ninth to the thirteenth, or immediately after the thirteenth rib, counting from the rib in the shoulder and brisket which corresponds to the collar bone in the human being. The hind quarter is usually separated into cuts loin and round by cutting either along the heavy line AB or along the line XCB shown in the general diagram on page 24. Owing to the methods of quartering, as described above, the loin of beef in some cities has from one to four ribs in it. These ribs are sold as roast or as porterhouse or club steak. If sold as steak the ribs are usually removed bee weighing. The loin is cut into sirloin and porterhouse steaks and flank. The cut commonly known as sirloin steak, which prices are quoted in all except four cities, is cut parallel to the whole cut surface of the

Digitized FRASER DESCRIPTION OF FOOD ARTICLES 19 thick or butt end of the loin and includes all cuts with any part of the hip bone in them. These cuts are known as rump steak in Fall River, Mass.

23 Digitized FRASER DESCRIPTION OF FOOD ARTICLES 19 thick or butt end of the loin and includes all cuts with any part of the hip bone in them. These cuts are known as rump steak in Fall River, Mass. The other cuts of the loin of beef, those from the small end next to the ribs, with no part of the hip bone in them, are commonly known as porterhouse but in Boston, Mass., Manchester, N. H., Philadelphia, Pa., and Providence, R. I., these steaks are cut obliquely, giving more meat surface than in the perpendicular cuts. They are called sirloin steak, and the prices quoted these four cities are these cuts. There is in these four cities, owing to methods of dividing the round from the loin, no cut that corresponds to sirloin in other cities. The round of beef is divided into two cuts or pieces, round and rump, as shown in the diagrams. The round has the leg bone in it and consists of the round and the shank. Whole or top round steaks are cut from the round. Whole round steak is cut through parallel to the full cut surface of round and includes top round, bottom round, and a cut of the leg bone of the thickness of the steak. Top round is a cut from the inside of the leg. It extends through to the leg bone and to the tissue or membrane which marks the natural division between the inside and the outside of the leg. It is tender and palatable, while the bottom or outside is muscular, firm, tough, and dry. In most markets in which top is cut it does not include a cut of the bone, but in a few markets it includes a cut of the bone and a very small part of the bottom round. Markets that sell top round steak sell the bottom pot roast or Hamburg steak, or use it sausage meat. The rump is from the top of the hip near the tail bone, includes part of the hip bone, and is called rump roast in almost all cities, and bouillon or butcher s roast in a few cities. The e quarter is divided into rib, chuck, plate, and shank. The shank is removed by cutting through the shoulder joint or by cutting and sawing through the leg bone below that joint. The plate is separated from the rib and the chuck by cutting through the ribs, beginning near the middle of the rib next to the cut which separates the half or side of beef into the hind quarter and e quarter and running parallel to the backbone to the point where the shank was removed. The nearer the line or cut to the backbone the shorter the rib of beef, the more desirable the cuts of roast beef, and the higher priced. The rib of beef is usually separated from the chuck by cutting between the fifth and sixth ribs to and through the backbone, counting from the rib in the shoulder nearest the neck. It usually includes eight ribs, two of which have the thin back part of the shoulder blade in them. The cuts of rib roast which prices are quoted do not have any part of the shoulder blade in them, are called prime rib roast, and sell 10 to 12 cents per pound more than the two ribs or cuts with part of the shoulder blade in them. Some markets in some cities cut rib roast short and trim off part of the backbone bee weighing. The chuck extends from the point where the rib of beef and chuck, are separated to and including the neck. The prices quoted chuck roast are the best cut, which is next to the butt end of the rib of beef. In some markets the chuck is cut into steak, which

24 Digitized FRASER 20 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 1. Porterhouse steak. 2. Sirloin steak. 3. Bound steak. 4. Bottom round. 6. Flank steak. Outside flank. Thick flank. Cod fat. 6. Rump. 7. Top sirloin. 8. Horseshoe. METHOD OF CTTTTING HEA IK N E W T O S K CITY.i 9. Leg beef. 10. Prune rib (6). 11. Blade rib (3). 12. Cross rib. 13. Chuck steak (4) ribs. 14. Shoulder soup meat.. Chuck soup meat and top. 16. Shin meat. 17. Brisket (4) ribs* 18. Plate (3) first. 19. Plate. 90. NaveL Skirt steak. Round trimmings. Suet and cod. Trimmings and drop. Kidney. Shop fat. Large bones. Fat given away. Shop bones. 1 Chart published by permission of Chas. Gumz, publisher. The Scientific and Modem Retail Bottfcer.

25 Digitized FRASER DESCRIPTION OF FOOD ARTICLES 21 Trimmed steak. Trimmed steak. Trimmed steak. Trimmed steak. Rib roast. Rib roast. Suet. Lean trimmings. Tallow. ^ Bones. Top round. 13. Vein steak. 14. Bottom round.. Stew meat. 16. Aitch bone. 17. Trimmed flank. 18. Cod fat. 19. Shin Shin. Tallow. 24. Rib roast. Rib roast. 25. Blade roast. 27. Chuck roast. 28. Rolled roast. Boned neck. Bones. Tallow. 32. Trimmed brisket. Trimmed brisket. 34. Sticken. 35. Navel. Butcher's mark. 37. Plat rib. 38. Thick plate. 39. Thick plate. 40. Shin. 41. Shin. 42. Lean trimmings. 43. Brisket tallow. 44. Brisket bones. 45. Tallow, 46. Bones. i Chart copyrighted by Mr. M. H. Wallace, deceased, butpublished by permission 0/ Mr. Edwin Tettow* of the Butchers, Grocers, and Marketaea'a Association oxtwwde Island,

26 Digitized FRASER 22 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO METHOD OP CUTTING BEEF IN CHICAGO, W it,1 1. Shank. 2. Bound. 3. Bump. 4. Sirloin. 5. Pin bone. 6. Porterhouse. 7,8,9. Prime ribs. 10. Short ribs. 11. Flank. 12. Plate. 13. Brisket. 14. Chuck.. Shoulder clod. 16. Neck. * Chartpiablishfid fey penniarioao* Armour & Cfcfc, Gbifl8gtyUL,

27 Digitized FRASER DESCRIPTION OF FOOD ARTICLES 1. Neck. 2. Chuck. 5. Prime rib. 4. Seven steak. 6. Boiling meat. 4 Plata 7. Porterhouse* 8. Sirloin. 9. Rump. 10. Round. 11. Shank.

28 Digitized FRASER 24 RETAIL PRICES, 1800 TO _ Hnn> QtumrrB Round: Rump 1. Rump. Round rump and»tianic off 2. Round steak, first cut. 3,13. Round steaks. 14. Round steak, last cut.. Knuckle soap bone. 16. Pot roast. yni>d«hfl.nirt Zaoin: 1. Butt-end sirloin steak. 2. Wedge-bone sirloin steak. 8,4. Round-bone sirloin steak. GENERAL METHOD OS' CUOTNO BEEF Loin Concluded. 5,6. Double-bone sirloin steak. 7. Hip-bone sirloin steak. 8. Hip-bone porterhouse steak. 9-. Regular porterhouse steak Club steaks. Plank: 1. Flank steak, 2. Stew. VOSS QUABTEB Rib: 1. Eleventh and twelfth rib roast. 2. Ninth and tenth rib roast. Rib Concluded. 3. Seventh and eighth rib roast. 4. Sixth rib roast. Chuck: 1. Fifth rib roast Chuck steaks Pot roasts. 14. Clod.. Nock* Plate: 1. Brisket. 2. Navel. 3,4. Rib ends. Fore shank. Chart reprinted from U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Bulletin No. 228, p. 35,

Digitized FRASER DESCRIPTION OF FOOD ARTICLES 25 there is considerable demand, as it is cheaper than sirloin, porterhouse, or round. The plate includes the e-quarter flank or navel and the brisket.

29 Digitized FRASER DESCRIPTION OF FOOD ARTICLES 25 there is considerable demand, as it is cheaper than sirloin, porterhouse, or round. The plate includes the e-quarter flank or navel and the brisket. The flank or navel extends from about the eighth rib to the hindquarter flank, and the brisket extends from about the eighth to the first rib and includes all the breastbone. The prices quoted plateboiling beef are the best cut of plate, which is from near the navel and extends to the point where the plate is separated from the rib and the chuck. In many cities no bone or fat is trimmed from sirloin, porterhouse, or round steak bee weighing, while in others the trimming varies from cutting off a very small portion to cutting off approximately all bone and fat bee the steaks are weighed. Steaks are usually trimmed more bee weighing in cities in the North Atlantic States than elsewhere. In almost all cities rib roast is trimmed after weighing by cutting off part of the backbone and by ribbing, or cutting out ribs. Markets in cities where steaks and roasts are trimmed after weighing sell bone and fat twice, first to purchasers of steak and roast, and second to buyers of scraps, bone, and suet. PORK CHOPS The quotations are loin chops and not rib chops or chops from the thick end of a loin of pork. BACON Prices are reported by each dealer the best grade of smoked bacon that he sells in any considerable quantity to families of wage earners. No fancy bacon, ready sliced, in glass jars is quoted. The prices quoted are in most cases bacon sliced when sold, but in some cities the dealers sell relatively little sliced bacon, and theree have quoted prices bacon by the piece. These prices of piece bacon have not been included in the city averages bacon, but have been included in the average the ed States bacon. HAM Prices are reported by each dealer the best grade of smoked ham that he sells in any considerable quantity to families of wage earners. The prices quoted are in most cases sliced ham, but in a few cities some of the dealers sell relatively little sliced ham, and theree have quoted prices whole ham. Some of the firms that sell sliced ham cut only four or five slices from the middle of the ham and sell the ends without slicing. On the other hand, some dealers slice practically all the ham, and in such cases the prices quoted are the best slices from the middle of the ham. The prices whole ham have been included in the average price of ham the ed States. LEG OF LAMB, YEARLING The prices quoted in this bulletin are the article generally known to the trade as ling. The age of the sheep ( ling ) varies from approximately 9 to 18 months.

Digitized FRASER 26 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO HENS Prices are quoted hens at least a old, such as are usually sold roasting or stewing, and in some cities stewing only.

30 Digitized FRASER 26 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO HENS Prices are quoted hens at least a old, such as are usually sold roasting or stewing, and in some cities stewing only. In some localities the term used these hens is either fowls, or stewing or fricassee chickens. The quotations are in most cases dressed hens, although a few dealers reported prices live hens. Dressed hens are described as drawn or not drawn. Most of the quotations are given hens not drawn. CANNED SALMON Salmon is canned in three styles of cans, 1-pound tails, 1-pound flats, and J^-pound flats. The shape of the can does not signify any particular grade or quality of fish. The net weight of the large can is usually or 16 ounces, and of the small can from 7*^ to 8 ounces. All prices have been reduced to the pound basis. M ILE All quotations are by the quart and are milk regularly delivered to customers. In connection with each quotation is a statement that the milk is sold bottled, and also a statement indicating whether the milk is raw or Pasteurized. All quotations are from dairies, either the original producer or a milk dealer, and none are from grocers. The method of sale is in some cases by the quart, a bill being rendered monthly the quantity actually served. Sometimes a slight reduction is made cash payment when the bill is rendered. In other cases a certain number of tickets, each exchangeable 1 quart of milk, is sold $1, usually with a slight gain to the consumer. EVAPORATED MILK The prices given evaporated milk are the unsweetened, in the to 16 ounce can. BUTTER The quotations butter represent the grade of butter known on the market as creamery extra. Creamery extra is sold in two ways in bulk, otherwise known as tub butter, or in bricks, termed print butter. The demands print or tub butter seem to rest on local preferences. In some cities the price is the same both; in others, the price of print butter is slightly higher than that of tub butter. In some of the Pacific coast cities butter is occasionally sold in 2-pound prints, locally known as squares, but all such quotations have been reduced to the 1-pound basis. OLEOMARGARINE In many cities there is as much oleomargarine as butter used, while in the West scarcely any butter substitutes are sold. Under the term oleomargarine, as used in this bulletin, are included all butter substitutes whether made from animal fat or vegetable oils. Prices are given by the pound.

31 Digitized FRASER DESCRIPTION OF FOOD ARTICLES 27 CHEESE The quotations cheese represent the kind known as whole milk. The cheese quoted is principally New York or Wisconsin, but in the western division some quotations have been furnished on local cheese, such as Oregon, Calinia, and Utah. LARD All quotations are pure lard, with the exception of a few pure leaf. No compound lard is quoted. The great majority of quotations are tub lard (lard sold in bulk). Some quotations, however, are lard in pails, with a few quotations on bricks, which are usually 1 pound in weight. Tub lard is quoted by the pound. Where lard is sold by the pail, the price is quoted per pail, the net weight being given in each case, and the price quoted has been reduced to the pound basis. VEGETABLE LARD SUBSTITUTE The majority of the prices quoted are Crisco. Prices Snowdrift and other vegetable lard substitutes, however, are obtained from some of the cities and are included in the average price. EGGS Prices of eggs are reported from grocery stores, with the exception of a few instances in which quotations have been secured from dairy firms. The prices quoted are strictly fresh eggs of the highest grade handled by the firm on the date of each quotation, excluding fancy eggs or eggs selected size and color. Many of the firms represented in this study carry both fresh and storage eggs when both are on the market. The trade terms used to describe the eggs which quotations are given vary with the locality. Prices are given storage eggs in January, February, November, and December only of each up to 1919, after which time prices are also given October. These months represent the season when practically all the storage eggs are sold. BREAD Prices bread are based on 18 ounces of dough, this being the average scaling weight of a baked loaf weighing a pound. The loaves in each city often vary considerably in size. A pound price each loaf has been computed and the average price the city determined therefrom. For s prior to 1918 prices bread are given on 16 ounces scaling weight. In order that comparison may be made with prices of subsequent dates, these prices have been converted to 18 ounces scaling weight. The relative figures bread have been based on the prices of a pound baked weight. Prices of fancy, special, graham, rye, and restaurant bread have been excluded. FLOUR Flour is quoted by the eighth-barrel bag in the majority of the cities. In the western cities, however, many of the quotations are the fourth-barrel, while in certain southern cities Jacksonville, Charleston, New Orleans, Norfolk, and Richmond a majority of the sales are quantities less than the eighth-barrel. There are, in a few of the cities, some quotations by the pound. On whatever

Digitized FRASER 28 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO quantity the quotations have been given, all prices have been reduced to the pound basis. During the 1918 prices standard war flour were included.

32 Digitized FRASER 28 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO quantity the quotations have been given, all prices have been reduced to the pound basis. During the 1918 prices standard war flour were included.9 CORN MEAL The corn meal which prices are given is usually in bulk. However, some quotations are on meal in cartons or packages. The price of com meal is quoted in this report on a 1-pound basis. These figures have been derived from the price charged by the dealer the quantity of com meal most in demand among his customers and represent a great variety of units of sale. In the New England and other northern cities the amounts sold are usually small. In most southern and western cities sales of 10 pounds or more predominate. ROLLED OATS Prices are quoted standard brands both in bulk and in the package. When quoted bulk the price is usually given by the pound. Prices are most frequently quoted the 20-ounce package, although some sales are the 3-pound-7-ounce package. Prices by the package have been reduced to the pound basis. CORN FLAKES Prices are quoted standard brands in the 8-ounce package and are published this quantity. WHEAT CEREAL Prices are published a 28-ounce package. Although most of the prices are Cream of Wheat, the price of Wheatena, Farina, Vitos, and other wheat cereals when quoted are included in the average. MACARONI Macaroni is sold in several different sized packages, ranging from 7 to 16 ounces, but on whatever size of package the quotation has been given the price has been reduced to the pound basis by using the net weight of the package as reported by dealers. RICE Practically all the quotations are domestic rice grown principally in Louisiana and Texas. Prices are the full grain only and are given loose rice or rice in pound packages where the package rice constitutes the bulk of the sales. BEANS All quotations beans are the article commonly known as navy or pea beans. The prices quoted are by the pound. Prices, when given on the quart basis, have been reduced to the pound. POTATOES All quotations potatoes are the article known in many localities as Irish potatoes, which signifies the white potato in contradistinction to the sweet.» On Dec. 25, 1917, the miller s regulation of the Food Administration, requiring that flour should be 95 per cent standard war flour, became effective. This meant that in the milling process 5 per cent of the low grades could be extracted. On Feb. 28, 1918, a regulation became effective that no extraction should be made, and that flour must be marketed as 100 per cent wheat flour. This regulation was removed Dec. 17,1918.

$The peck, or fractional part of a peck, is the unit of sale many cities, although in many eastern cities potatoes are sold by the pound.$

33 Digitized FRASER New potatoes have been quoted by the dealer only when they m the bulk of his sales. The peck, or fractional part of a peck, is the unit of sale many cities, although in many eastern cities potatoes are sold by the pound. In the West potatoes are usually sold by the 100-pound lot, but during the summer there is a demand smaller quantities. All prices, however, have been reduced to the pound basis. ONIONS The quotations on onions are the variety in common use. In most localities the yellow onion predominates, but in some cities the red onion ms the bulk of sales. New onions from the South, or other varieties, have been quoted when they replace the yellow or red onions. Although the unit of sale varies with different firms, more onions are sold by the pound than by the quart or the one-fourth peck. When new onions come into the market, the unit of sale frequently changes from the quart or the one-fourth peck to the pound basis. CABBAGE Prices are quoted by the pound. This method of sale is rapidly replacing the sale by the head. Cabbage varies in quality and condition, but there are no designated grades. The new crop in the spring and summer comes in at a much higher price than the old cabbage, but no higher proportionately than onions or potatoes. BAKED BEANS Prices are quoted on standard brands and the No. 2 size can (1 pound 4 ounces). CANNED CORN According to quality, com is graded into fancy, standard, and substandard. Standard grade constitutes the bulk of the corn canned, and it is fairly unim in quality and price. The prices quoted are the standard grade in the No. 2 can (1 pound 4 ounces). CANNED PEAS According to size, color, and maturity, peas are graded into fancy, standard, and substandard. Prices as given in this bulletin are recognized brands of the standard grade and are the No. 2 size can (1 pound 4 ounces). CANNED TOMATOES Tomatoes are graded into fancy and standard. The standard in the No. 2 size can is sold in nearly all cities. In some of the New England cities the No. 3 can is used extensively, while in the West the No. 23^2 can is sold almost exclusively. In the West fruit is packed in the No. 2J^ size can. This accounts this same size being used tomatoes. When the production of tomatoes in the East is small, these No. 2J^ cans from the West come upon the eastern markets. Prices are given in most cities the No. 2 can. However, in those cities where the No. 3 can or the No. 2}^ can is most generally sold, the average has been computed this size. In the averages the ed States, however, only prices the No. 2 can have been included DESCRIPTION OF FOOD ARTICLES 29

34 Digitized FRASER 30 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO SUGAR Prices are granulated sugar. Until 1917, in a number of cities, the 25-cent, 50-cent, and $1 lots represented the unit of sale, but since the latter part of 1917 practically all quotations have been given on the pound basis. TEA The tea which prices are given is either loose or in packages. Prices of package tea are given where the loose tea has comparatively little sale. Most of the sales are package tea. Many quotations are mixed or blended tea. Most quotations are on the pound basis. In the package tea, however, many quotations are a smaller quantity, from which pound prices have been computed. COFFEE The coffee which prices are given is pure roasted coffee, either in bulk or in packages. Prices of package coffee are quoted only where loose coffee has a relatively small sale. PRUNES The prunes which prices are given are mostly Calinia prunes, although in the western division quotations are also given on Oregon or Italian prunes. All quotations are on the loose primes. Quotations are given on the size of prunes having the heaviest sales in the stores reporting prices. RAISINS The raisins which the most of the prices are given are the seeded raisins in packages. In some cases prices of seedless raisins have been given. The net weight of these packages varies from to 16 ounces in the pound package, and from 10 to 12 ounces in the smaller package. The majority of the quotations are given on the pound package. The prices of the smaller packages have been converted to the pound basis. BANANAS Prices are quoted in most cities by the dozen. In many cities, however, bananas are sold by weight and the prices are quoted by the pound. For these cities, the average has been made on the pound basis, but in the average the ed States only prices by the dozen have been included. The prices are quoted on the best bananas in the bunch. ORANGES Quotations are given on the size which constitutes the bulk of the sales and are given each month on the same size, as nearly as it is possible the retailer to furnish the inmation. Both Florida and Calinia oranges are included. Prices are quoted by the dozen.

35 Digitized FRASER RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO 31 EXPLANATION OF DETAILED TABLES T a b l e 9. Index numbers showing changes in the retail cost of food in specified cities by s, 1913 to, and by months, and (pp. 34 and 35). The trend in the retail cost of food from 1913 to is shown each of 39 cities by means of the index numbers in this table. Inmation 12 other cities included in the present bulletin is not given in this table because prices were first secured from those cities in s later than These index numbers were constructed by the same method as that employed the ed States, and the base may be shifted from the 1913 here used to any desired or month by dividing all index numbers here published by the index number that or month. Charts 5 and 6 (pp. 32 and 33) show how closely the percentage changes in the retail cost of food in different sections of the country have followed the same general trend. T a b l e 10. and relative retail prices of specified food articles, 1913 to December, (pp. 36 to 49). This table gives the ed States as a whole both average and relative prices each of 23 food articles, by s from 1913 to and by months from 1918 to. For storage eggs, also included in the table, prices are secured only a few months of the. The relative prices here shown have been obtained by dividing the average prices the various s and months by the average price 1913 in the case of each article. Bread prices are a baked loaf weighing a pound, equivalent to 18 ounces of dough. T a b l e 11. retail prices of five food articles, 19 to December, (pp. 54 and 55). retail prices the ed States of five important food articles which inmation was not obtained until 19 are shown in this table. T a b l e 12. retail prices of 14 food articles, 1919 to December, (pp. 56 and 57). In this table are given average retail prices the ed States of 14 food articles which inmation was not obtained until T a b l e 13. retail prices of specified food articles in each of 51 cities, 1913,, and, and each month of and (pp. 58 to 9). For each city the average money price of each article in each month has been computed by adding all prices reported the article and dividing the sum by the total number of firms reporting. The ly average price of each article has been obtained by averaging the monthly averages. T a b l e 14. Relative retail prices of 23 food articles in each of 39 cities, and, by month (pp. 160 to 198). For each city the relative price of each article in each or month has been obtained by dividing the average money price by the average money price in The index numbers of 43 weighted articles combined, shown purpose of comparison at the bottom of the table, have been constructed as explained on page 16 of this bulletin. Index numbers could be computed only the cities from which prices were secured in 1913.

36 CO to C hart 5 TREND OF FOOD PRICES, 1890 TO Digitized FRASER

37 C hart TREND OF FOOD PRICES, 1890 TO oo CO Digitized FRASER

T able 9. IN D E X NUMBERS SHOWING CHANGES IN THE RETAIL COST OF FOOD i IN SPECIFIED CITIES BY YEARS, 1913 TO, AND BY MONTHS, AND Year and month Atlanta, Ga. Baltimore, Md. Birmingham, Ala.

38 T able 9. IN D E X NUMBERS SHOWING CHANGES IN THE RETAIL COST OF FOOD i IN SPECIFIED CITIES BY YEARS, 1913 TO, AND BY MONTHS, AND Year and month Atlanta, Ga. Baltimore, Md. Birmingham, Ala. Boston, Mass. Buffalo, Charleston, N. Y. S. C. Chi- W Cincinnati, Ohio Cleveland, Dallas, Ohio Tex. Denver, Detroit, Colo. Mich. Fall Indianapolis, River, Mass. Ind. Jacksonville, Fla. Kansas City, Mo. Little Los Angelesville, Louis Man Rock, ches ter, Ark. Calif. Ky. N. H. 1913: : :. _ : : : : : : : : : : : January February March April... 16G May June July August September October November December : January February March April May June July August September October November December RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO Digitized FRASER

Year and month 1913:. 1914: 19: 1916: 1917: 1918: 1919: 1920: 1921: 1922: 1923: 1924: 1925: : January... February March... April... May...... June-... July... August... September -... October-.

39 Year and month 1913:. 1914: 19: 1916: 1917: 1918: 1919: 1920: 1921: 1922: 1923: 1924: 1925: : January... February March... April... May June-... July... August... September -... October-... November... December... :.. January... February... March... April... M ay.... June... July... August... September--... October... November... December... Memphis, Tenn Milwaukee, Wis Minneapolis, Minn Newark, N. J New Haven, Conn New Orleans, La New York, N. Y Omaha, Nebr Philadelphia, Pa Pittsburgh, Pa Portland, Oreg Providence, R. I Richmond, Va St. Louis, Mo Salt Lake City, Utah San Francisco, Calif Scranton, Pa Seattle, Wash Washington, D. C w a d! W GQ 1For s 1913 to 1920, 22 articles are included; from 1921 to,43 articles. 00 Oi Digitized FRASER

40 Digitized FRASER 36 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T a b l e 10. AVERAGE AND RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF UNITED STATES Year and month Sirloin steak (pound) price Relative price Round steak (pound) price Relative price Rib roast (pound) price Relative price Chuck roast (pound) price Relative price Plate beef (pound) price Relative price Pork chops (pound) price Relative price 1913: Av. Cents Cents Cents Cents Cents Cents : Av : Av : Av : Av : Av S 3 18 January February March April May June July August September October November December : Av January February March April May June July August September October November December : Av January February March April May June July August September October November December : Av January February March April May June July August September October November December : Av January... February March April May June July August September October November December

41 Digitized FRASER SPECIFIED FOOD ARTICLES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, DETAILED TABLES 37 UNITED STATES aeon ipouna;.tiam ipouna; i^ara vpounu; Lamb, leg of (pound) XltJUS IPUUUUJ Eggs (dozen) Strictly fresh Storage Aver Rela Aver Rela Aver Rela Aver Rela Aver Rela Aver Rela tive age tive age tive age tive age tive age tive age price price price price price price price price price price price price Cents Cents Cents Cents Cents Cents Cents " F> ft ) 0) " sa x a a No hens sold in March and April, 1918, by order of the U. S. Food Administration.

42 Digitized FRASER 38 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T a b l e 10. AVERAGE AND RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF UNITED STATES Continued Year and month Sirloin steak (pound) price Relative price Round steak (pound) price Relative price Rib roast (pound) price Relative price Chuck roast (pound) price Relative price Plate beef (pound) price Relative price Pork chops (pound) price Relative price 1923: Av.. January February... March... April... May... June... July... August... September... October... November... December... Cents Cents Cents Cents Cents Cents : Av January February March April May June July August September October November December : Av... January... February... March... April... May... June... July... August... September... October... November... December... : A?,.. January... February... March... April... May... June.... July... August... September----- October... November----- December : Av... January.... February March... April... May... June... July... August... September October November December , _

Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 39 SPECIFIED FOOD ARTICLES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, Continued UNITED STATES Continued JDWUil TaWaI vjjuujjlu/ Lamb, leg of (pound) -ULClOi^puuuu; Eggs (dozen) Strictly

43 Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 39 SPECIFIED FOOD ARTICLES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, Continued UNITED STATES Continued JDWUil TaWaI vjjuujjlu/ Lamb, leg of (pound) -ULClOi^puuuu; Eggs (dozen) Strictly fresh Storage Aver Rela Aver Rela Aver Rela Aver Rela Aver Rela Aver Rela tive age tive age tive age tive age tive age tive age price price price price price price price price price price price price price Cents 8 14 Cents 4 16 Cents Cents 3 19 Cents 3 16 Cents * "" Cents

44 Digitized FRASER o C hart 7 5l*L0!H STEA< PLATE. B L I T ( average. PRICE. FOR 1913 «100) iiijfisjiiiiljiiijtiiiijilliiij I I I I I I 4 l i i TREND OF FOOD PRICES, 1890 TO

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46 fco C h a r t GO 40 TREND OF FOOD PRICES, 1890 TO Digitized FRASER

47 C h a r t 10 TREND OF FOOD PRICES, 1890 TO Digitized FRASER

48 C h a r t 11 TREND OP POOD PRICES, 1890 TO Digitized FRASER

49 Digitized FRASER C h a b t 12 TREND OP FOOD PRICES TO

50 Digitized FRASER 46 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T a b l e 1 0. AVERAGE AND RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OP UNITED STATES Continued Year and month Butter (pound) Cheese (pound) price Relative price price Relative price Milk, fresh (quart) price Relative price Bread (pound) price Relative price Flour, wheat (pound) price Relative price Cents Cents Cents Cents Cents 1913: Av : Av : At : Av , : Av : Av , January February March April May June July August September October November December : Av January February March April May June July August September O ctober November December : Av January February March April May June July August September October November December : Av January February March April May June July August September October November December : Av January February March April May June July August September October November December

Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 47 SPECIFIED FOOD ARTICLES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, Continued UNITED STATES Continued Corn meal (pound) Rice (pound) Potatoes (pound) Sugar, granulated (pound) Coffee

51 Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 47 SPECIFIED FOOD ARTICLES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, Continued UNITED STATES Continued Corn meal (pound) Rice (pound) Potatoes (pound) Sugar, granulated (pound) Coffee (pound) Tea (pound) Relative Aver Relative Aver Relative Aver Relative Aver Relative Aver Relative price price age price price age price price age price price age price price age price price Cents Cents Cents Cents Cents Cents ,

52 Digitized FRASER 48 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T a b l e 10. AVERAGE AND RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF UNITED STATES Continued Butter (pound) Cheese (pound) Milk, fresh (quart) Bread (pound) Flour, wheat (pound) Year and month price Relative price price Relative price price Relative price price Relative price price Relative price Cents Cents Cents Cents Cents 1928: Av January February March April May June July August September October November December : Ay January February March April May June July August September October November December : Av January February March April M ay June July August September October November December L 18 : Av January February March April May June July August September October November December : Av January February March April M ay June July August September October November December

53 Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 49 SPECIFIED FOOD ARTICLES, 1913 TO DECEMBER, Continued UNITED STATES Continued Corn meal (pound) Rice (pound) Potatoes (pound) Sugar, granulated (pound) Coffee (pound) Tea (pound) price Relative Aver Relative Aver Relative Aver Relative Aver Relative Aver Relative price age pnce price age age price price price price age price price age price price Cents Cents Cents Cents Cents Cents ; o Ul.O

54 Ox o C hart 13 TREND OF FOOD PRICES, 1890 TO Digitized FRASER

55 C h a r t 14 TREND OP POOD PRICES, 1890 TO I9Z.I Digitized FRASER

56 Oi to C h a r t TEEND OP FOOD PRICES, 1890 TO Digitized FRASER

57 C h a r t 16 TREND OP FOOD PRICES, 1890 TO Digitized FRASER

58 Digitized FRASER 54 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T a b l e 11. AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF 5 FOOD ARTICLES, 19 TO DECEMBER, UNITED STATES price per pound Year and month Onions Beans, navy Prunes Raisins, seeded Salmon, canned Cents Cents Cents Cents Cents 19: the : the : the : the January February March A pril May June July August September October November December : the January February March... 2ft April May June July August September October November December : the January February March April M ay June July August September October November December : the January February March April May June July_ August September October November December : the January February March April May June July August September October November December

59 Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 55 Table 11. AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF 5 FOOD ARTICLES, 19 TO DECEMBER, Continued UNITED STATES Continued price per pound Year and month Onions Beans, navy Prunes Raisins, seeded Salmon, canned Cents Cents Cents Cents Cents 1923: the U January February _ March April May Time July A ugusts September October November December : the January. ^ ^ ^ February, ^ _ March April May June July August September October November December : the January February March April May June July August September 1 3 October 1 3 November December 1 3 : the 1 3 January 1 3 February March April May June July 1 3 August September 1 3 October 1 3 November 1 3 December 1 3 : the January February March April May June July August September October November 1 3 December

T able 12* AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF 14 FOOD ARTICLES, 1919 TO DECEM BER, UNITED STATES Year and month Milk, evaporated, 16-16 ounce can Oleomargarine (all butter substitutes), pound Vegetable lard

60 T able 12* AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF 14 FOOD ARTICLES, 1919 TO DECEM BER, UNITED STATES Year and month Milk, evaporated, ounce can Oleomargarine (all butter substitutes), pound Vegetable lard substitute, pound Rolled oats, pound Com flakes, 8-ounce package Wheat cereal, 28-ounce package Macaroni, pound Cabbage, pound Beans, baked, No. 2 can Com, canned, No. 2 can Peas, canned, No. 2 can Tomatoes, canned, No. 2 can Bananas, dozen Oranges, dozen Cents Cents Cents Cents Cents Cents Cents Cents Cents Cents Cents Cents Cents Cents 1919: : : : January February March April May June July August September October November December : January February March April M ay June July August September October November December & : January February March April M ay June RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO Digitized FRASER

July... August... September... October... November... December... 2 2 2 2 2 2 30.0 2 30.2 2 30.3 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 24.4 1 3.9 24.4 1 24.4 1 12.6.8 1 12.6.9 18.2 12.6 1 18.2 12.6 1 18.2 12.6 1 12.6 1 13.

61 July... August... September... October... November... December : January... February... March... April... M ay... June... July... August... September... October... November... December... : January... February... March... April... M ay... June... July... August... September... October... November... December DETAILED TABLES : January... February... March... June... July.... August September. October November. December Digitized FRASER

62 Digitized FRASER 58 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T able 13. AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTICLES IN ATLANTA, GA Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Av Sirloin steak Round steak----- Rib roast... Chuck roast... Plate beef... Pork chops... Bacon, sliced... Ham, sliced......do.....do... _.do do..d o... Lamb, leg of......d o... Hens......d o... Salmon, canned,...d o red. Milk, fresh... Quart... Milk, evaporated. Can i-- Butter... O leom argarine...d o (all butter substitutes). Cheese......d o... Lard......do... V egeta b le lard...d o substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen Eggs, storage...do... Bread.... Flour......d o... Corn meal......d o... Rolled oats... Corn flakes Wheat cereal.. Macaroni Rice... Beans, navy Potatoes... Onions......d o... 8-oz. pkg. 28-oz.pkg -..do.....do..do..do.. Cabbage......d o... Beans, baked No. 2 can Corn, canned......d o Peas, canned....d o Tomatoes, canned _ Sugar, granulated.. Tea Coffee... Prunes... _ Raisins... Bananas ounces. do... _ Dozen.....d o > L4 2 2L

63 Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 59 EACH OF 51 CITIES, 1913,, AND, AND EACH MONTH OF AND ATLANTA, GA Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak... Round steak Rib roast... Chuck roast.... Plate beef.... Pork chops... Bacon, sliced Ham, sliced Lamb, leg of...d o -.. Hens do_-. Salmon, canned,...d o red. Milk, fresh.... Quart Milk, evaporated. Butter... Oleomargarine (all butter substitutes). Cheese... do Lard... do V egeta b le lard...d o-_- substitute. Eggs,strictly fresh Dozen... Eggs, storage... do Bread... Flour......d o Corn meal...d o-_- Rolled oats... Com flakes Wheat cereal.. Macaroni Rice... Beans, navy... Potatoes... Onions d o do-...d o----- do do do----- Can L. do.- d o oz. pkg. 28-oz.pkg Pound..do-_...do----- d o ---. _.do-. Cabbage......d o -_ - Beans, baked No. 2 can Com, canned......d o... Peas, canned.....d o Tomatoes, canned...do----- Sugar, granulated.. T ea._......do----- Coffee... Prunes... Raisins... Bananas... Oranges ounces....do----- do. Dozen.....do-_

64 Digitized FRASER 60 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T a b l e 13. AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH BALTIMORE, MD. Av er age Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec Cis. Cis. Cis. Sirloin steak... Pound Round steak Rib roast... do Chuck roast... do Plate beef... do Pork chops... do Bacon, sliced... do Ham, sliced do Lamb, leg of_... d o H ens... do Salmon, canned, do red. Milk, fresh... Quart Milk, evaporated. Can im Butter... pound Oleomargarine...d o (all butter substitutes). Cheese Lard Vegetable lard substitute. Eggs,strictly fresh. Dozen. _ Eggs, storage...d o Bread... _ "5.4 * " Flour......d o Com meal... do Rolled oats... do Corn flakes... 8-oz.pkg Wheat cereal 28-oz.pkg Macaroni... _ Rice... Beans, navy... do Potatoes... do Onions... do Cabbage... do Beans, baked... No. 2 can Com, canned... do Peas, canned...d o Tomatoes,canned. do... Sugar, granulated.. ""i.9 Tea._... do Coffee... do Prunes do Raisins... do Bananas... Dozen Oranges... t...d o ounces.

65 Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 61 OP 61 CITIES, 1913,, AND, AND EACH MONTH OF AND Continued BALTIMORE, MD Feb. Mar. A pr May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak... Round steak Rib roast... Chuck roast... Plate beef... Pork chops... Bacon, sliced Ham, sliced... Lamb, leg of... Hens... Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh Milk, evaporated. Butter... Oleomargarine (all butter substitutes). Cheese... Lard.... Vegetable lard substitute. Eggs,strictlyfresh. Eggs, storage... Bread Flour... Com meal... Rolled oats Corn flakes.... Wheat cereal Macaroni... Rice._... Beans, navy... Potatoes... Onions... do.. _ Can Pound, do. do... do... _ Dozen _ do... do.. 8-oz. pkg. 28-oz.pkg -do -do -do -do.. Cabbage.... do... Beans, baked. No. 2 can Com, canned do... Peas, canned do Tomatoes,canned. Sugar, granulated. Tea... Coffee... Prunes... Raisins... Bananas.... do do. Dozen...do 1-16 ounces Quart... & ;

Digitized FRASER 62 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T a b l e 13. AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH BIRMINGHAM, ALA. 1913 Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.

66 Digitized FRASER 62 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T a b l e 13. AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH BIRMINGHAM, ALA Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Av Sirloin steak... Round steak... Rib roast... Chuck roast... J Plate beef... Pork chops... Bacon, sliced----- Ham, sliced... Lamb, leg of... Hens... Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh... Pound do... do.....d o...d o......d o......d o......d o.....d o.....d o.....d o... Milk, evaporated. Can 1 Butter... Oleom argarine do (all butter substitutes). Cheese.... Lard... V egeta b le lard substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Bread Flour... C o m m eal Rolled oats... Corn flakes.. Wheat cereal Macaroni Rice...v... Beans, navy... Potatoes... Onions... Cabbage... Beans, baked.. Corn, canned... Peas, canned Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. Tea... Coffee... Prunes... Raisins... Bananas... Oranges ounces, P-PjOu o o Quarte r Dozen d o....d o ~5.~ d o 8-oz. pkg oz.pkg. Pound...d o do 8.2 T I - No. 2 can do do do......do.....d o... Dozen...do... I

67 Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 63 OF 51 CITIES, 1913,, AND, AND EACH MONTH OF AND Continued BIRMINGHAM/ALA Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak Round steak Rib roast... Chuck roast Plate beef Pork chops... Bacon, sliced... Ham, sliced.... Lamb, leg of Hens... Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh... Milk, evaporated. Butter... O leom argarine (all butter substitutes)... do.. do. do_... do.. do. do do do. Cheese..... do----- Lard, do Vegetable lard substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen. - Eggs, storage Bread... Flour... Corn meal... Rolled oats Corn flakes Wheat cereal Macaroni... Rice... Beans, navy... Potatoes... Onions... Cabbage... Beans, baked Corn, canned... Peas, canned._ Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. Tea... Coffee... Prunes... Raisins... Bananas... Oranges ounces. Can do.. d o do_. 8-oz.pkg. 28-oz.pkg. Pound -do.do..,_do do...d o No. 2 can do.. do. do.. do....do. Dozen.....d o "2. i & & Quart

68 Digitized FRASER 64 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T a b l e 13. AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH BOSTON, MASS. Av Av ererage age 1913 Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak2 Round steak... Rib roast... Chuck roast... Plate beef Pork chops... Bacon, sliced... Ham, sliced d o._do.... do... do... Lamb, leg of_... Hams......d o Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh Quart... Milk, evaporated. Can i Butter..., O leom argarin e (all butter substitutes). Cheese... Lard... _ Vegetable lard do substitute. Eggs,strictly fresh. Dozen Eggs, storage... Bread. do "~ "" " ~9.~1 "~9.~I " T I 9."I " a l T l Flour... Com meal Rolled oats... Corn flakes... Wheat cereal... Macaroni do... 8-oz. pkg 28-oz.pkg Pound Rice... Beans, navy Potatoes... do... Onions do Cabbage... Beans, baked... Corn, canned... Peas, canned... Tomatoes, canned. Sugar, granulated. Tea... Coffee "1.7 do... No.2 can : : : : : Pound-- " Prunes... _ Raisins Bananas Dozen Oranges... _ d o ounces. 2The steak which prices are here quoted is called sirloin in this city, but in most of the other cities Included in this report it would be known as porterhouse steak.

69 Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 65 OF 51 CITIES, 1913,, AND, AND EACH MONTH OF AND Continued BOSTON, MASS. Av 1913 Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Av Sirloin steak Round steak Rib roast.... Chuck roast.... Plate beef.... Pork chops.... Bacon, sliced Ham, sliced... Lamb, leg of... Hens Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh Milk, evaporated. Butter... Oleom argarine (all butter substitutes). Cheese.... Lard.... Vegetable lard substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh. Eggs, storage... Bread... Flour.... Com meal... Rolled oats... Com flakes... Wheat cereal... Macaroni... Eice... Beans, navy.... Potatoes... Onions... do_. d o...do. do Quart Can1 Pound_ do Cabbage... do... Beans, baked No. 2 can Corn, canned... do Peas, canned... do Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. Tea Coffee Prunes... Raisins... Bananas... Oranges * do... do----- do. Dozen -.d o d o......do...d o... 8-oz.pkg. 28-oz.pkg Pound.. do... do... do... do d o d o -...do do. Dozen- do I Cts, ounces. 2The steak which prices are here quoted is called sirloin in this city, but in most of the other cities included in this report it would be known as porterhouse" steak.

70 Digitized FRASER 6 6 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO Table 13. AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH BRIDGEPORT, CONN Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Av Sirloin steak... Round steak... do Rib roast... do Chuck roast Plate beef_... _d o Pork chops... Bacon, sliced... do Ham, sliced d o... Lamb, leg of... H en s... Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh... Milk, evaporated. Butter... O leom argarine (all butter substitutes). Cheese.... Lard... V e g e ta b le lard substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh.. Dozen.. _js, storage... Bread... Flour... Corn meal... Rolled oats... Com flakes. Wheat cereal. Macaroni... Rice... Beans, navy Potatoes... Onions... Cabbage.... Beans, baked.. Corn, canned.. Peas, canned.. do. do Quart Can 1._ do do.. 8-oz. pkg. 28-oz.pkg....d o....d o.. -d o... do._.. do.. No. 2 can...do... do.. Tomatoes, canned do. Sugar, granulated. Tea... do. Coffee... do Prunes... Raisins... Bananas.. Oranges d o Dozen, a i ao as. 4a a &8 ao a a s as a ae a i -16 ounces.

71 Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 67 OF 51 CITIES, 1913,, AND, AND EACH MONTH OF AND Continued BRIDGEPORT, CONN Feb. Oct, Nov, Aver- Sirloin steak.... Round steak... d o... Rib roast.... d o... Chuck roast d o - Plate beef d o Pork chops......d o Bacon, sliced...d o Ham, sliced......d o Lamb, leg of......d o. Hens d o Salmon, canned,...d o red. Milk, fresh.... Quart Milk, evaporated. Butter... Oleom argarine (all butter substitutes). Cheese _ Lard... Vegetable lard substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh js, storage... Bread... Flour... Com meal... Rolled oats Corn flakes Wheat cereal... Macaroni Can L -...d o. Dozen. _, d o...do... do... 8-oz. pkg. 28-oz.pkg Pound Rice...,.... do Beans, navy. do Potatoes.... do Onions......d o... Cabbage do... Beans, baked No. 2 can Corn, canned......do... Peas, canned.... do----- Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. Tea... Coffee... Prunes.... Raisins.... Bananas.... Oranges.... do....d o. do...d o., d o Dozen. do ^ ounces.

72 Digitized FRASER 6 8 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T a b l e 13. AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH BUFFALO, N. Y Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak... Round steak... Rib roast... Chuck roast... Plate beef... Pork chops... Bacon, sliced Ham, sliced... Lamb, leg of... Hens... Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh... Milk, evaporated. Butter... Oleom argarine (all butter substitutes). Cheese... Lard V e g e ta b le lard substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Eggs, storage... Bread... Flour... Corn meal... Rolled oats Corn flakes Wheat cereal.. Macaroni Rice... Beans, navy Potatoes... Onions... Cabbage d o Beans, baked... No. 2 can Corn, canned......d o Peas, canned... Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. Tea... Coffee... Prunes... Raisins... Bananas... Oranges ounces. do._do..do Dozen.. do do...d o. 8-oz. pkg. 28-oz.pkg...d o...d o...d o...d o - d o... do... - d o... do... Dozen., d o "

73 Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 69 OF 51 CITIES, 1913,, AND, AND EACH MONTH OP AND Continued BUFFALO, N. Y. Av er age 1913 Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak.... Round steak d o Rib roast......d o Chuck roast....d o Plate beef... Pork chops... Bacon, sliced... Ham, sliced... _do...d o d o do----- Lamb, leg of... Hens... Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh... Quart... Can 1_.... do Cheese d o. Lard... Vegetable lard...d o substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen. _ n , , "37.' f Eggs, storage... do Bread _ "5.6 Flour Corn meal do 3.0 d o Rolled o a ts. do Corn flakes... 8 oz. pkg. Wheat cereal 28-oz.pkg Macaroni Rice... Beans, navy...d o Potatoes......d o Onions d o "1.7 Cabbage Beans, baked No. 2 can Corn, canned......d o Peas, canned...d o Milk, evaporated. Butter... Oleom argarine (all butter substitutes). Tomatoes, canned...d o Sugar, granulated.. - Tea... do Coffee... do "~ Prunes d o Raisins... do Bananas.. Dozen Oranges...d o ounces.

74 Digitized FRASER 70 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T able 13. AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OP SPECIFIED FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH BUTTE, MONT. Av erage 1913 Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak Round steak Rib roast... Chuck roast.... do Plate beef... do.. Pork chops......d o.. Bacon, sliced... do.. Ham, sliced do.. Lamb, leg of Hens*... Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh... Milk, evaporated. Butter Oleom argarine (all butter substitutes). d o - d o Quart.. Can 1_. do Cheese.... do Lard.... do. V egeta b le lard do. substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen... Bread Flour... Corn meal... Rolled oats... Corn flakes... Wheat cereal Macaroni...d o. do. do. 8-oz. pkg. Rice.....do.., navy...d o.. Potatoes......d o., Onions... do.. Cabbage Beans, baked Corn, canned Peas, canned. Tomatoes, canned...do Sugar, granulated. Tea......do. Coffee... do Prunes... Raisins Bananas... Oranges.... _ No.2can....d o do......do...d o. do. Dozen a ia a ia Cis ia a a Cis a 3 Cis a Cis Cis ia a ia ia a a a Cis Cis as ia ai *-16 ounces.

75 Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 71 OP 51 CITIES, 1913,, AND, AND EACH MONTH OF AND Continued BUTTE, MONT Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak Round steak... Rib roast... do Chuck roast do Plate beef... Pork chops... Bacon, sliced Ham, sliced... -Lamb, leg of... Hens... Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh.... Milk, evaporated. Butter... Oleomargarine (all butter substitutes). do_....d o....-d o do.....d o. do....do Quart. _ Can 1 Cheese......d o Lard.....d o V egetable lard...d o substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen. wjs, storage... Bread... Flour... Corn meal... Rolled oats... Corn flakes... W heat cereal Macaroni......d o do 8-oz. pkg. 28-oz.pkg. Rice......d o. Beans, navy... Potatoes......d o Onions......d o... Cabbage......d o... Beans, baked... No. 2 can. Corn, canned......d o... Peas, canned.. do... Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. Tea... Coffee... Prunes... Raisins... Bananas... Oranges......d o d o... do..d o... do.. Dozen a *-16 ounces.

76 Digitized FRASER 72 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T a b l e 13. AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH CHARLESTON, S. C. Av Av eragager 1913 Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak... Round steak... Rib roast... Chuck roast... Plate beef... Pork chops... Bacon, sliced Ham, sliced.... do._,-d o - d o... do. - d o do Lamb, leg of_... do. Hens.... do. Salmon, canned do. red. Milk, fresh.... Quart Milk, evaporated. Can * Butter... Pound- Oleom argarine d o. - (all butter substitutes). Cheese. do Lard....do V e g e ta b le lard substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen-. Eggs, storage....do... B read Pound-. Flour... do... Corn meal... do... Rolled oats.... do... Com flakes... 8-oz. pkg. Wheat cereal oz.pkg. Macaroni... Pound Rice... Beans, navy... Potatoes... Onions... Cabbage... Beans, baked... Com, canned... Peas, canned.....d o.... do Tomatoes,canned. do... Sugar, granulated. Tea.... Coffee......do. Prunes--. Raisins. Bananas.. Oranges.. *-16 ounces "_2.~2 do No. 2 can do......d o......do.. Dozen.. do

77 Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 73 OF 51 CITIES, 1913,, AND, AND EACH MONTH OF AND Continued CHARLESTON, S. C. Av Av ererage age 1913 Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak Round steak... Rib roast... Chuck roast... Plate beef... Pork chops... Bacon, sliced... Ham, sliced d o......d o......d o......d o......d o......d o......d o... Lamb, leg of......d o... Hens......d o... Salmon, canned...d o... Milk, fresh... Quart...?1 7 3? 3 3? Milk, evaporated. Can1 Butter Oleom argarine do (all butter substitutes). Cheese... Lard... Vegetable lard substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh do... do Dozen Eggs, storage... do Bread.... Flour... Corn meal... do... do Rolled oats... Corn flakes... Wheat cereal... Macaroni do... 8-oz. pkg. 28-oz.pkg Pound : : : : : Rice... do... Beans, navy......d o... Potatoes... do... "2.2 Onions...d o... Cabbage... Beans, baked... Corn, canned... Peas, canned Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. Tea... Coffee do... No. 2 can do......d o...d o... Pound.. do......d o " ia Prunes... Raisins...d do... o Bananas Dozen Oranges do i -16 ounces.

78 Digitized FRASER 74 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T a b l e 13. AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH CHICAGO, ILL. TJnit 1913 Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak Round steak... Rib roast... Chuck roast Plate beef... Pork chops... Bacon, sliced Ham, sliced... Lamb, leg of... Hens.... Salmon,, canned, red. Milk, fresh... Milk, evaporated. C an i.. Butter... Oleom argarine do. (all butter substitutes). Cheese... - d o. Lard... V e g e ta b le lard...d o substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen... Eggs, storage... Bread... Flour... Com meal... Rolled oats.... Com flakes... Wheat cereal----- Macaroni... Rice... Beans, navy... Potatoes... Onions d o....d o...d o Quart Cabbage... Beans, baked No. 2 can Com, canned do. Peas, canned... _ Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. Tea... Coffee... Prunes... Raisins... Bananas... Oranges... i -16 ounces.. do do do 8-oz. pkg. 28-oz.pkg Pound...d o _...d o... do -d o... do... _do. Dozen.. do " L a L

79 Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 75 OF 61 CITIES, 1918,, AND, AND EACH MONTH OF AND Continued CHICAGO, HjIi* Aver- yea 1913 Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak Round steak_. Rib roast... Chuck roast Plate beef Pork chops. Bacon, sliced. Ham, sliced... Lamb, leg of... Hens... Salmon, canned, Milk, fresh... - d o do----- Milk, evaporated. Can i Butter... Oleomargarine...d o (all butter subtutes). Cheese... do Lard.... do Vegetable lard d o substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen Eggs, storage Bread.... Flour......d o Com meal d o Rolled oats... Com flakes... Wheat cereal Macaroni Rice Beans, navy Potatoes... Onions... Quart.....d o... 8-oz. pkg. 28-oz.pkg.....d o d o...d o Cabbage......d o Beans, baked No. 2 can Cora, canned......d o Peas, canned......d o Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. Tea... Coffee... Prunes... Raisins... Bananas... Oranges ounces. do d o...d o do----- do----- Dozen & Cts,

80 Digitized FRASER 76 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO Table 13. AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OP SPECIFIED FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH CINCINNATI, OHIO Av 1913 Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak... Round steak----- Rib roast... Chuck roast... Plate beef-... Pork chops... Bacon, sliced Ham, sliced... Lamb, leg o f... Hens... Salmon, canned, Milk, fresh.... Milk, evaporated. Butter... Oleomargarine (all butter substitutes). Lard.... Vegetable lard substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Eggs, storage.. Bread... Flour... Corn meal... Rolled oats... Corn flakes... Wheat cereal Macaroni...- Rice... Beans, navy... Potatoes... Onions.... Pound do...._do do do d o----- Quart. Can L - do. do... Dozen...do d o......d o...d o... 8-oz. pkg 28-oz.pkg,-.d o...d o...d o do_. Cabbage..do.. Beans, baked. No. 2 can Com, canned...d o Peas, canned......d o. Tomatoes,canned. -.d o... Sugar, granulated. Tea...do. Coffee... do. Prunes Raisins Bananas. _ Oranges ounces....d o... do. Dozen..... d o "l.s ? J! Cts, Cts, a ia '

81 Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 77 OF 51 CITIES, 1913,, AND, AND EACH MONTH OF AND Continued CINCINNATI, OHIO 1913 Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak... Round steak...d o Rib roast.....d o Chuck roast.....d o Plate beef.....d o Pork chops.....d o Bacon, sliced.....d o Ham, sliced......d o Lamb, leg of. Hens... Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh... Milk, evaporated. Butter... Oleom argarine (all butter substitutes)...d o..d o...d o Quart.. Can1 Pound-...d o. Cheese... Lard d o. Vegetable lard...do substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen Eggs, storage.. Bread... Flour......d o Com meal......d o Rolled oats...d o.. Corn flakes... 8-oz.pkg- Wheat cereal 28-oz.pkg Macaroni.... Rice... Beans, navy.... Potatoes... Onions... Cabbage... Beans, baked.. Corn, canned.. Peas, canned.. 'Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. TQea... Coffee... Prunes Raisins Bananas... Oranges -do -do.do.do.....do... No. 2 can...do... do... do.... do...do. Dozen., 1-16 ounces "i Cts ( (

82 Digitized FRASER 78 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO Table 1 3 AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH CLEVELAND, OHIO 1913 Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak... Round steak... Rib roast... Chuck roast... Plate beef... Pork chops... Bacon, sliced... Ham, sliced... Lamb, leg of... Hens... Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh.... Milk, evaporated. Butter... Oleomargarine (all butter substitutes). Cheese......d o Lard d o Vegetable lard...d o substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen _js, storage... Bread... Flour... Com meal Rolled oats Corn flakes Wheat cereal.. Macaroni... Rice... Beans, navy.-. Potatoes... Onions.... Cabbage.... Beans, baked.. Com, canned.. Peas, canned.. Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. Tea... Coffee... Prunes... Raisins.... Bananas... Oranges ounces.. Can* d o....d o...d o 24. e " d o 8-oz. pkg. 28-oz.pkg. : : : : : OOO O.do No. 2 can..d o.....d o -do. do. Dozen. d o... L ao Quart

83 Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 79 OF 51 CITIES, 1913,, AND, AND EACH MONTH OF AND Continued CLEVELAND, OHIO Av er age 1913 Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sfrlnfn steak... Round steak Rib roast Chuck roast... Plate beef... Pork chops... Bacon, sliced... Ham, sliced Pound...d o d o...d o... d o......d o Lamb, leg of H en s......d o Salmon, canned,...d o red. Milk, fresh... Quart... 8?, Milk, evaporated. Can1 Butter Oleomargarine (all butter substitutes). Cheese... Lard......d o Vegetable lard...d o substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen Eggs, storage......d o Bread " Flour......d o Corn meal......d o 2.8 Rolled oats... Corn flakes... Wheat cereal... Macaroni... d o... 8-oz. pkg. 28-oz.pkg _ Rice... Beans, navy Potatoes... Onions _ d o Cabbage... Beans, baked Corn, canned... Peas, canned Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. Tea... Coffee......d o No. 2 can...d o....d o...d o Prunes......d o Raisins......d o Bananas......d o Oranges Dozen 1-16 ounces " " ^

84 Digitized FRASER 80 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO Table 1 3 AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH COLUMBUS, OHIO Milk, evaporated. Butter... Oleom argarine (all butter substitutes) Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak... Round steak......d o Rib roast... do... Chuck roast... do Plate beef......d o.. Port chops.... do.. Bacon, sliced......d o.. Ham, sliced... do.. Lamb, leg of.....do Hens d o... Salmon, canned, do_... red. Milk, fresh... Quart Cheese... Lard......d o......do... Vegetable lard subsitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen. _ Bread Flour _ Com meal. Rolled oats... Corn flakes. Wheat cereal. Macaroni... Rice... Beans, navy.. Potatoes... Onions... Beans, baked Corn, canned Peas, canned Tomatoes, canned. Sugar, granulated. Tea... Coffee... Can i Pound,...d o... P o u n d. - d o... do 8-oz. pkg 28-oz.pkg Pound do... do.....d o... No. 2 can do.. do.....do do......do... Prunes......d o Raisins... Bananas... Dozen.. Oranges a i * ounces.

85 Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 81 OF 51 CITIES, 1913,, AND, AND EACH MONTH OF AND Continued COLUMBUS, OHIO 1913 Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak. Round steak... Rib roast... Chuck roast Plate beef... Pork chops... Bacon, sliced... Ham, sliced-.. Pound, do...d o do_...do.. do....do.. Lamb, leg of d o Hens.....d o Salmon, canned,...d o red. Milk, fresh.... Quart.. Milk, evaporated. Can i.. Butter... Oleom argarine...d o (all butter substitutes). Cheese......d o... L a rd...:......d o V egetable lard...d o substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen..js, storage... Bread... Flour... Corn meal... Rolled oats... Corn flakes... Wheat cereal Macaroni......d o do. do...do- 8-oz. pkg. 28-oz.pkg. Rice.... d o- Beans, navy -do._ Potatoes.... d o- Onions... do- Beans, baked... Corn, canned... Peas, canned... Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. Tea... Coffee... Prunes... Raisins... Bananas... Oranges......do... No. 2 c...do......do...d o...d o...d o.do_ Dozen.....do Cts, * as * * -16 ounces,

86 Digitized FRASER 8 2 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T a b l e 1 3 AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OP SPECIFIED FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH DALLAS, TEX Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak Round steak... Rib roast... Chuck roast... Plate beef... Pork chops... Bacon, sliced... Ham, sliced.. Lamb, leg of... Hens... Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh Milk, evaporated. Butter... Oleomargarine (all butter substitutes). do- do...do- -d o -. Can Pound_ Cheese... Lard... Vegetable lard substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh. _ Bread. Pound Flour.... _ Corn meal d o Rolled oats... Corn flakes... Wheat cereal Macaroni Rice.... Beans, navy. Potatoes... Onions... Cabbage... Beans, baked.. Corn, canned.. Peas, canned.. do 8-oz. pkg 28-oz.pkg Pound Tomatoes, canned. Sugar, granulated. Pound- Tea... Coffee... do.. Prunes... Raisins... Bananas... Oranges i -16 ounces ~~ No.2can do....do Dozen., do Cts, Dozen Cts, Quart as

87 Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 83 OF 51 CITIES, 1913,, AND, AND EACH MONTH OF AND Continued DALLAS, TEX. Milk, evaporated. Can1.. Butter... Oleom argarine...d o (all butter substitutes) Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak Bound steak Rib roast... Chuck roast... Plate beef--... Pork chops... Bacon, sliced... Ham, sliced-... Lamb, leg of-... Hens... Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh... Pound...do......d o.....d o.....d o....d o......d o. Quart Cheese......d o Lard do. Vegetable lard substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh. Dozen Eggs, storage. do----- Bread.... Flour......d o Corn meal......d o. Rolled oats..,. Corn flakes... Wheat cereal. Macaroni... Rice... Beans, navy.. Potatoes... Onions... Tomatoes,canned. Sugar, granulated. Tea... Coffee... Prunes... Raisins.... Oranges d o 8-oz. pkg oz.pkg. Pound do " 2.2 Cabbage......d o Beans, baked No. 2 can Corn, canned Peas, canned......d o ounces.. do. Dozen Cts,

88 Digitized FRASER 84 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T a b l e 13. AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH DENVER, COLO. Av Av ererage age Feb. Mar. Apr May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin st.aa.lc I Round steak... _._do Rib roast... do Chuck roast... do Plate beef... Pork chops... Bacon, sliced... Ham, sliced... do... do... do... do Lamb, leg of... Hens.... do... do Salmon, canned, red...d o Milk, fresh... Quart 8 4 Milk, evaporated. Can i_._ Butter O leom argarine do (all butter substitutes.) Cheese... Lard... Vegetable lard substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh do... do Dozen. ^ Eggs, storage...d o Bread. "_5.~ "4 "8.4 ~ " ' ~ "8.3 Flour... Corn meal...d do o Rolled oats d o Corn flakes... 8-oz.pkg.... Wheat cereal oz.pkg. Macaroni... Pound Rice......d o Beans, navy....do----- Potatoes... d o... Onions... do----- ""i.~4 Cabbage... do----- Beans, baked... No. 2 can... Corn, canned do----- Peas, canned... Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. T ea_... Coffee.... do----- do " Prunes... do Raisins... do----- Bananas, do Oranges Dozen. _ 43.9> ounces

89 Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 85 OF 51 CITIES, 1913,, AND, AND EACH MONTH OF AND Continued DENVER, COLO Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Av Sirloin steak. Round steak Rib roast... Chuck roast Plate beef... Pork chops Bacon, sliced Ham, sliced... Lamb, leg of Hens... Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh Milk, evaporated. Butter... Oleom argarine (all butter substitutes). Cheese......do Lard do Vegetable lard d o. substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen. Eggs, storage Bread Flour... Corn meal Rolled oats. Corn flakes... 8-oz. pkg. Wheat cereal 28-oz. pkg. Macaroni. Rice... Beans, navy Potatoes... Onions... Tomatoes, canned. Sugar, granulated. Tea.... Coffee.... Prunes _ Raisins... Bananas... Oranges.... Quart _ L_4 _ Cabbage......d o... Beans, baked... No. 2 can Corn, canned do Peas, canned... _ ounces. _.... do...d o " d o do... Dozen , ; , ,

90 Digitized FRASER 8 6 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T a b l e 13. AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH DETROIT, MICH. Av- Av- age age Feb. Mar Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak Round steak...d o Rib roast......d o Chuck roast......d o Plate beef......d o Pork chops......d o Bacon, sliced......d o Ham, sliced...d o Lamb, leg ol......d o Hens... do Salmon, canned,... do red. Milk, fresh... Quart Milk, evaporated. Can 1 Butter Oleomargarine (all butter substitutes). Cheese d o Lard Vegetable lard... d o substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen Eggs, storage d o Bread.... ~ "~8.~4 " " O ' Y 3 "~8.2 " &2 8.2 ""&4 Flour......d o Corn meal......d o 2.8 Rolled oats... d o --.. Corn flakes... 8-oz.pkg. Wheat cereal oz Macaroni Rice......d o Beans, navy......d o Potatoes...d o " l 'b ,3 4.4 Onions......d o Cabbage d o Beans, baked... No. 2 can Corn, canned......d o Peas, canned......d o Tomatoes,canned....d o Sugar, granulated.. " Tea......d o Coffee......d o Prunes......d o Raisins......d o Bananas... Dozen Oranges ounces.

91 Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABIJES 87 OF 51 CITIES, 1913,, AND, AND EACH MONTH OF AND Continued DETROIT, MICH. Av A v er erage age 1913 Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak Round steak......d o Rib roast......d o Chuck roast......d o Plate beef......d o Pork chops......d o Bacon, sliced......d o Ham, sliced......d o----- Lamb, leg of...d o Hens... Salmon, canned,...d o Milk, fresh Milk, evaporated. Can i Butter Oleom argarine do (all butter substitutes). Cheese... _... Lard d o Vegetable lard substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen Quart Eggs, storage... Bread do. " " "8.4 " "". 4 Flour... Corn meal......d do 3.1 &4 o 2.8 Rolled oats... Corn flakes... Wheat cereal... Macaroni...d o... 8-oz.pkg. 28-oz.pkg. Pound R ice do Beans, navy... Potatoes......d o Onions...d o "1.5 Cabbage... Beans, baked... No. 2 can : : : : : Corn, canned......d o Peas, canned... Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. Tea Coffee......d o d o... do... " 5." Prunes Raisins... do... Bananas Dozen Oranges i-16 ounces

92 Digitized FRASER 8 8 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T a b l e 13. AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH FALL RIVER, MASS. Artide Av Averagager 1913 Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak 3... Pound - Round steak... do - Rib roast..d o Chuck roast... _ do. Plate beef... Pork chops... Bacon, sliced... Ham, sliced... Lamb, leg of... -.do Hens... do Salmon, canned, do red. Milk, fresh... Quart Milk, evaporated. Can1 Butter... Pound- Oleomargarine... do (all butter substitutes). Cheese... -do Lard... do Vegetable lard --d o... substitutes. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen.._ Eggs, storage... Bread... Flour... Cora meal Rolled oats----- Com flakes Wheat cereal.. Macaroni... Rice... Beans, navy Potatoes... Onions... Cabbage... Beans, baked.. Corn, canned.. Peas, canned.. Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. Tea... Coffee......d o.do -.d o do... Pound - - d o... do oz. pkg. 28-oz.pkg. e : Pound -..d o d o----- "1.9 do......d o... No. 2can. : : : : : do d o... "5." Prunes d o... Raisins d o Bananas......d o Oranges... Dozen 60. S Cis I S , ounces. athe steak which prices are here quoted is called rump in this city, but in most of the other cities included in this report it would be known as porterhouse steak.

93 Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES OP 51 CITIES, 1913,, AND, AND EACH MONTH OF AND Continued FALL RIVER, MASS Feb. Oct. Nov. Sirloin steak K- Round steak Rib roast... Chuck roast Plate beef... Pork chops Bacon, sliced Ham, sliced... Lamb, leg of... Hens... Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh... Milk, evaporated. Butter... Oleomargarine (all butter substitutes). Cheese... Lard... Vegetable lard substitute. Eggs, strictlyfresh Eggs, storage... Bread... Flour... Corn meal do... do.... do.... do... do... Can 1 Pound- Rolled oats... Corn flakes... 8-oz. pkg. Wheat cereal.. 28-oz.pkg. Macaroni... - Rice... Beans, navy Potatoes... Onions... Cabbage... Beans, baked Corn, canned... Peas, canned-. Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. Tea... Coffee... Prunes... Raisins... Bananas... Oranges Dozen. _ : do----- Pound-. " do... d o -...d o. No.2can.. d o...d o do. Pound- Dozen _ Quart S ounces. 3The steak which prices are here quoted is called rump in this city, but in most of the other cities included in this report it would be known as porterhouse steak.

94 Digitized FRASER 90 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T a b l e 13. AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH HOUSTON, TEX. Av 1913 Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak... Round steak...d o Rib roast......d o Chuck roast......d o Plate beef......d o... Pork chops......d o Bacon, sliced... do Ham, sliced Lamb, leg of Hens... Salmon, canned, Milk, fresh.... Milk, evaporated. Butter... Oleomargarine (all butter substitutes). Lard.... V e g e ta b le lard substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Eggs, storage Bread... Flour... Com meal... Rolled oats Com flakes... Wheat cereal.. Macaroni... Rice... Beans, navy.. Potatoes... Onions... Cabbage.... Beans, baked.. Com, canned.. Peas, canned.. Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. Tea... Coffee... Prunes... Raisins... Bananas... Oranges......d o.....d o.....d o... Quart. Can i..d o - d o... - d o... Dozen d o.....d o..d o do... 8-oz. pkg. 28-oz.pkg Pound...d o do.. do... No. 2 can...d o...d o...d o......d o... do... d o... do... Dozen.....d o Cts, i -16 ounces.

95 Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 91 OF 51 CITIES, 1913,, AND, AND EACH MONTH OF AND Continued HOUSTON, TEX Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak... Round steak do Rib roast......d o Chuck roast d o.._ Plate beef d o. Pork chops......d o. Bacon, sliced... do. Ham, sliced... do. Lamb, leg of... Hens... Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh... Milk, evaporated. Butter... Oleom argarine (all butter substitutes). do - do _ do _ Quart.. Cheese d o Lard.... V egetable lard substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen.. _ts, storage Bread Flour... Corn meal... Rolled oats... Corn flakes. Wheat cereal.. Macaroni... Rice... Beans, navy... Potatoes... Onions.... Cabbage... Beans, baked... Corn, canned... Peas, canned Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. Tea... Coffee... Prunes.. _ Raisins... Bananas.. Oranges. _ Can 1...do... d o -.. do...do.. 8-oz. pkg. 28-oz.pkg...d o...do.. do----- No. 2 can...d o...d o. do...do....do..do. Dozen _... do. Cts, & as 2 1& as ia e ia o as as as a ounces.

96 Digitized FRASER 92 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO Table 1 3 AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH INDIANAPOUS, IND Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak Round steak... do.-- Rib roast... do Chuck roast.... Plate beef... Pork chops... Bacon, sliced Ham, sliced Lamb, leg of... do Hens... do Salmon, canned,. do red. Milk, fresh.... Quart Milk, evaporated. Butter... O leom argarine (all butter substitutes)..-d o..do Can Pound- - d o -.. Cheese Lard,.... do V egeta b le lard _ d o substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen. _ js, storage d o... Bread... Flour. do Corn meal......d o Rolled oats_ Corn flakes Wheat cereal. Macaroni Rice... Beans, navy Potatoes... Onions... Cabbage... Beans, baked... Com, canned. Peas, canned Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. T ea... Coffee... Prunes... Raisins... Bananas... Oranges... * -16 ounces.. do... 8-oz.pkg. 28-oz.pkg Pound do... do do do do... No.2 can. do....do... - d o. - Pound -do......do......do......do... Dozen " Cts, C *

97 Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 93 OP 51 CITIES, 1913,, AND, AND EACH MONTH OP AND Continued INDIANAPOLIS, IND Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec- Sirloin steak.... Round steak Rib roast.... Chuck roast.... Plate beef.... Pork chops.... Bacon, sliced Ham, sliced... Lamb, leg of Hens.... Salmon, canned, Milk,' fresh.... Milk, evaporated. Butter... Oleomargarine (all butter substitutes.) Lard.... Vegetable lard substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Eggs, storage----- Bread... Flour... Corn meal... Rolled oats... Corn flakes. Wheat cereal. Macaroni... Rice... Beans, navy... Potatoes... Onions... Cabbage Beans, baked... Com, canned Peas, canned.. Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. Tea.... Coffee.... Prunes... Raisins... Bananas. Oranges do Quart Can i..d o Dozen......d o....d o......d o...do oz.pkg. 28-oz.pkg ounces

98 Digitized FRASER 94 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T a b l e 13. AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTICLES IN EACII JACKSONVILLE, FLA. Av Av ererage age 1913 Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak.... Round steak do Rib roast....do Chuck roast... Plate beef......d o Pork chops......d o Bacon, sliced... do Ham, sliced......d o. Lamb, leg of......d o. Hens......d o Salmon, canned,...d o... red. Milk, fresh... Milk, evaporated. Butter... Oleom argarine (all butter substitutes) Cis Quart Can 1_ _,_.do Cheese......d o Lard......d o V egeta b le lard...d o substitute. Eggs,strictlyfresh_ Dozen Eggs, storage... do Bread. II.'o II.O "II.O II.O II.O "II.O Flour......d o 3.8 Corn meal......d o 2.9 Rolled oats......d o Corn flakes... 8-oz.pkg. Wheat cereal 28-oz.pkg Macaroni... _ Rice... Beans, navy... Potatoes Onions... Cabbage... Beans, baked... Corn, canned... Peas, canned... Tomatoes,canned. Sugar, granulated. Tea... Coffee... do...d o......d o...d o...d o... No. 2 can...d o....d o...d o d o...d o "" * Prunes......d o Raisins......d o lti Bananas Dozen Oranges......d o ounces.

99 Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 95 OF 51 CITIES, 1913,, AND, AND EACH MONTH OF AND Continued JACKSONVILLE, FLA. Av- age age 1913 Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Milk, evaporated. Can1... Butter... Pound Oleom argarine (all butter substitutes). Av- Sirloin steak Round steak...d o Rib roast... do Chuck roast... do Plate beef... do Pork chops... do Bacon, sliced... do Ham, sliced... _ Lamb, leg of... do Hens... do Salmon, canned, do red. Milk, fresh... Quart Cheese... _ Lard... _ Vegetable lard substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen Eggs, storage... do Bread... *. "' Flour... do Cora meal... do Rolled oats... do... Corn flakes... 8-oz. pkg. Wheat cereal... 8-oz. pkg, Macaroni... Pound Rice... do Beans, navy.... do... Potatoes... do Onions...d o 7.9 Cabbage... do Beans, baked... No. 2 can Cora, canned.... do Peas, canned do Tomatoes,canned. do... Sugar, granulated.. " Tea... do Coffee do Prunes... do Raisins... do Bananas Dozen Oranges... do ounces.

100 Digitized FRASER 96 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T a b l e 13. AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH KANSAS CITY, MO. Av- age 1913 Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak Cis Round steak...d o Rib roast d o Chuck roast......d o Plate beef d o Pork chops......d o Bacon, sliced......d o Ham, sliced...d o Lamb, leg of....do Hens do Salmon, canned,.do red. Milk, fresh... Quart Milk, evaporated. Can1 Butter.... Pound Oleomargarine...d o (all butter substitutes). Cheese d o Lard......d o Vegetable lard...d o substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen. _ Eggs, storage......d o Bread.... " T o 1 io.'i 1676 I6. o "I6."o I6."o ~ Flour.... d o 3.0 Corn meal......d o 2.6 Rolled oats......d o Corn flakes... 8-oz. pkg Wheat cereal oz. pkg Macaroni Rice......d o Beans, navy......d o Potatoes......d o L Onions...d o Cabbage d o Beans, baked... No. 2 can Com, canned......d o Peas, canned......d o Tomatoes, canned...d o Sugar, granulated.. ~"5" T e a......d o Coffee......d o Prunes......d o Raisins......d o Bananas d o Oranges... Dozen. _ ounces.

101 Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 97 OP 51 CITIES, 1913,, AND, AND EACH MONTH OF AND Continued KANSAS CITY, MO. U*it 1913 Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak... Round steak Rib roast... Chuck roast... Plate b eef... Pork chops... Bacon, sliced Ham, sliced Ham, leg of-... Hens.... Salmon, canned, Milk, fresh... Milk, evaporated. Butter... Oleomargarine (all butter substitutes). Cheese.... do Lard do Vegetable lard. do _ substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen. Eggs, storage Bread..... Flour.... Corn meal.... Rolled oats Com flakes... Wheat cereal... Macaroni Rice... Beans, navy Potatoes... Onions... Cabbage... Beans, baked Com, canned... Peas, canned... Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. Tea. r... Coffee... Prunes... Raisins... Bananas... Oranges ounces. Pound_. do- - d o. do-. - d o _ do. Quart Can*.., do. Pound....d o d o 8-oz.pkg. 28-oz.pkg. : : : : : O O O O i l l! iiit...d o No.2can.. do do _..d o do----- do----- Dozen. _ "~i.~ S

102 Digitized FRASER 98 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T a b l e 1 3 AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH LITTLE ROCK, ARK Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Aver- Sirloin steak... Round steak... Rib roast... Chuck roast... Plate beef... Pork chops... Bacon, sliced... Ham, sliced... Lamb, leg of... Hens... Salmon, canned, Milk, fresh... Milk, evaporated. Butter... Oleom argarine (all butter substitutes)....d o -_do do.....d o... - d o - d o d o.. -d o... d o... Quart Can 1. do Cheese do... Lard... _do_. Vegetable lard - d o. -. substitute. Eggs,strictly fresh Dozen Bread. Flour... Cora meal... Rolled oats... Corn flakes Wheat cereal. Macaroni Rice... Beans, navy Potatoes Onions d o. _do oz. pkg. 28-oz.pkg..do....d o do... do... Cabbage... _ Beans, baked... No. 2 can Corn, canned... _d o Peas, canned-. do... Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. Tea... Coffee... Prunes... Raisins... Bananas... Oranges ounces. - d o Pound-- do._. d o..., d o...d o. Dozen ,3 T o C

103 Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 99 OF 51 CITIES, 1913,, AND, AND EACH MONTH OF AND Continued LITTLE ROCK, ARK. Av- age age 1913 Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Milk, evaporated. Can i - _ Butter... Pound Oleomargarine...d o (all butter substitutes). Av- Sirloin steak Round steak......d o Rib roast......d o Chuck roast......d o Plate beef......d o Pork chops......d o Bacon, sliced......d o Ham, sliced...d o Lamb, leg of......d o Hens......d o Salmon, canned,...d o red. Milk, fresh... Quart Cheese... _ Lard d o Vegetable lard...d o substitute. Eggs,strictly fresh. Dozen Eggs, storage......d o Bread.... ' T o "9.' " '9.3 ~ 9. 2 ~~9~2 ~ "9.2 " Flour......d o 3.6 * Corn meal... _ Rolled oats... do... Com flakes... 8-oz. pkg. Wheat cereal oz.pkg Macaroni Rice......d o 8.3 Beans, navy... _ Potatoes......d o Onions d o Cabbage......d o Beans, baked... No.2can. Corn, canned do Peas, canned...d o Tomatoes, canned. _ Sugar, granulated. Pouhd Tea......d o Coffee......d o Prunes d o Raisins......d o Bananas......d o Oranges... D ozen, * -16 ounces.

104 Digitized FRASER 100 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T able 1 3 AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH LOS ANGELES, CALIF Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak... Round steak Rib roast... Chuck roast... Plate beef--... Pork chops... Bacon, sliced... Ham, sliced Lamb, leg of... Hens... Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh... Milk, evaporated. Butter... Oleom argarine (all butter substitutes). Cheese... Lard... V egeta b le lard substitute. Eggs,strictly fresh _js, storage Bread Flour... Corn meal.... Rolled oats.... Corn flakes... Wheat cereal Macaroni... Rice.... Beans, navy._ Potatoes... Onions Cabbage... Beans, baked.. Com, canned.. Peas, canned Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated T e a... Coffee... Prunes Raisins... Bananas... Oranges ounces. Pound-_..d o..d o..d o...d o..d o.. d o do d o... - d o, do----- Quart Can1--., do d o d o d o Pound do. -do. 8-oz.pkg. 28-oz.pkg --.d o d o... do...d o do----- No. 2 can do. do.. N o.2jean. d o d o.. do----- D ozen i." * ( i Dozen & ] , , & as 2 ia &

105 Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 101 OP 51 CITIES, 1913,, AND, AND EACH MONTH OF AND Continued LOS ANGELES, CALIF Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak Bound steak Rib roast... Chuck roast Plate beef... Pork chops... Bacon, sliced. Ham, sliced Lamb, leg of----- Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh... Milk, evaporated. Butter... Oleom argarine (all butter substitutes). Cheese......d o Lard......d o Vegetable lard...d o----- substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh. Dozen.., storage Bread.... Flour.... Corn meal.... Rolled oats... Corn flakes... Wheat fcereal. Macaroni... Rice.... Beans, navy... Potatoes... Onions do. d o..... do - d o - _. do. Quart... Can I...,...d o....d o _...d o...d o 8-oz. pkg. 28-oz. pkg Pound _do. d o -. - _do.do Cabbage... Beans, baked... No.2can. Corn, canned... Peas, canned......d o Tomatoes,canned. Sugar, granulated. Tea.... Coffee.... Prunes... Raisins... Bananas... Oranges... i -16 ounces. No. 2^ can Pound...d o do Dozen "

106 Digitized FRASER 102 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T able 13. AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH LOUISVILLE, KY Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak Round steak Rib roast... Chuck roast.... Plate beef... Pork chops... Bacon, sliced Ham, sliced... Lamb, leg of Hens.... Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh.... Milk, evaporated. Butter... O leom argarine (all butter substitutes). Cheese..... Lard.... Vegetable lard substitute. Eggs,strictly fresh. Dozen... _js, storage Bread... Flour... Com meal... Rolled oats Com flakes... Wheat cereal _ Macaroni... Rice... Beans, navy... Potatoes... Onions.... do do d o - -. do... do... Quart Can i Pound.. do......do.. _... d o...d o... 8-oz. pkg. 28-oz.pkg Pound- do....do do - Cabbage... d o-. Beans, baked... No.2can_ Corn, canned do... Peas, canned... do... Tomatoes, canned. Sugar, granulated. Tea... Coffee... do do... do... Prunes... do Raisins... -do. Bananas Dozen., Oranges ounces T o ,

107 Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 103 OF 51 CITIES, 1913,, AND, AND EACH MONTH OF AND Continued LOUISVILLE, KY. Av 1913 Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak Round steak Rib roast.... Chuck roast Plate beef... Pork chops.... Bacon, sliced Ham, sliced Lamb, leg of Hens.... Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh.... Milk, evaporated _ Butter... O leom argarine (all butter substitutes). Cheese.... Lard... Vegetable lard substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Eggs, storage----- Bread... Flour... Corn meal.... Rolled oats Corn flakes... Wheat cereal.. Marcaroni Rice.... Beans, navy Potatoes Onions... Cabbage. Beans, baked... Corn, canned. Peas, canned. Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. Tea... Coffee. Prunes.... Raisins... Bananas. Oranges ounces. Quart Dozen d o d o

108 Digitized FRASER 104 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T a b l e 13. AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH MANCHESTER, N. H. Av- age 1913 Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. A v - age Sirloin steak Round steak......d o Rib roast......d o Chuck roast......d o Plate beef......d o Pork chops......d o Bacon, sliced....d o Ham, sliced... do Lamb, leg of... do Hens... do Salmon, canned, do red. Milk, fresh... Quart Milk, evaporated. Can Butter... Pound Olelmargarine...d o (all butter substitutes). Cheese... do Lard... do V egeta ble lard do substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen. _ Eggs, storage......d o Bread... Pound-. " "1.7 "1.7 "1.7 "1.7 '"& 7 Flour......d o Corn meal.....-d o... Rolled oats......d o... Com flakes... 8-oz. pkg Wheat cereal oz.pkg Macaroni Rice... do... Beans, navy....do... Potatoes... do Onions do Cabbage... do ] Beans, baked No. 2 can Com, canned do Peas, canned Tomatoes, canned...d o Sugar, granulated. _ ~5." Tea......d o Coffee.do Prunes......d o Raisins... do Bananas... do... Oranges.... Dozen ounces. 2The steak which prices are here quoted is called sirloin in this city, but in most of the other cities included in this report it would be fcsown as porterhouse steak,

109 Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 105 OP 51 CITIES, 1913,, AND, AND EACH MONTH OF AND Continued MANCHESTER, N. H. Av- age age 1913 Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Milk, evaporated. Can i Butter.... "40.' Oleom argarine (all butter substitutes). Av- Sirloin steak Round steak Rib roast Chuck roast......d o Plate beef......d o Pork chops......d o Bacon, sliced d o Ham, sliced d o Lamb, leg of......d o Hens......d o Salmon, canned,...d o red. Milk, fresh... Quart Cheese... _ d o Lard V egetable lard...d o substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen Eggs, storage Bread... _ ~6."6 "8.7 Flour......d o 3.4 Corn meal.... Rolled oats... Corn flakes... >8-oz. pkg. Wheat cereal oz.pkg Macaroni Rice... Beans, navy......d o Potatoes... " Onions Cabbage Beans, baked... No. 2 can Corn, canned......d o Peas, canned do Tomatoes, canned _._do Sugar, granulated.. "~ Tea......d o Coffee Prunes Raisins Bananas... Oranges... Dozen ounces. 2The steak which prices are here quoted is called sirloin in this city, tout in most of the other cities included in this report it would be known as porterhouse steak.

110 Digitized FRASER 106 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T a b l e 13. AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH MEMPHIS, TENN. Av- age age 1913 Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. 16 Dec. A v - Sirloin steak Round steak Rib roast Chuck roast Plate beef Pork chops Bacon, sliced Ham, sliced... do Lamb, leg of Hens.... do Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh... Quart Milk, evaporated. Can i Butter Oleom argarine do (all butter substitutes). Cheese Lard... _do V egetable lard. _ substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen Eggs, storage... do Bread... Pound * " "9.7 "9.7 '."7 ". 7 '9."7 " ".6 ' " Flour Corn meal Rolled oats... Corn flakes... 8-oz. pkg Wheat cereal oz.pkg Macaroni... Pound Rice io.8 Beans, navy Potatoes......d o " Onions Cabbage d o Beans, baked... No.2 can. Corn, canned Peas, canned......d o Tomatoes, canned do... Sugar, granulated.. "5.5 Tea Coffee... d o Prunes... do Raisins... - do Bananas... Dozen Oranges... do ounoes.

111 Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 107 OF 51 CITIES, 1913,, AND, AND EACH MONTH OF AND Continued MEMPHIS, TENN Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak... Round steak Rib roast... Chuck roast Plate beef Pork chops Bacon, sliced.. Ham, sliced... Lamb, leg of... Hens... Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh... Milk, evaporated. Can _ Butter... Oleom argarine (all butter substitutes). Cheese d o Lard... do. Vegetable lard substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen Eggs, storage... Bread... Flour... Corn meal... Rolled oats... Corn flakes... Wheat cereal Macaroni... Rice Beans, navy Potatoes... Onions... Cabbage... Beans, baked Corn, canned... Peas, canned.....d o..d o do... do... do... do... - d o d o... - d o do... Pound _..do d o do... 8-oz. pkg 28-oz.pkg.. No.2 can do_....do. Tomatoes, canned -d o.. Sugar, granulated- Tea... Coffee... Prunes... Raisins... Bananas... Oranges ounces. do - d o...- Dozen _ "i Quart t S $ 17.,

112 Digitized FRASER 108 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T a b l e 13. AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH MILWAUKEE, WIS. Milk, evaporated. Butter Oleomargarine (all butter substitutes) Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Av- age Sirloin steak Round steak... Rib roast Chuck roast... Plate beef... Pork chops... Bacon, sliced... Ham, sliced... Lamb, leg of.....d o Hens... do Salmon, canned,..d o red. Milk, fresh Quart _ Cheese......d o Lard... Vegetable lard... do. substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen... Bread. Flour... Corn m eal Rolled oats Corn flakes... Wheat cereal.. Macaroni... Rice... Beans, navy Potatoes... Onions... Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. Tea.... Coffee..... Prunes... Raisins... Bananas... Oranges.....d o..do do..d o..d o..d o..d o... Can i d o....d o d o... do 8-oz. pkg 28-oz. pkg Pound...d o......d o......d o... do "1.4 Cabbage......d o Beans, baked... No. 2 can Corn, canned......d o Peas, canned *-16 ounces...d o...d o......d o......d o.. Dozen a o " a o " 'a o " a o " a o " a o C " a o a o

113 Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 109 OF 51 CITIES, 1913,, AND, AND EACH MONTH OF AND Continued MILWAUKEE, WIS. Aver Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak... Round steak Rib roast... Chuck roast... Plate beef--... Pork chops... Bacon, sliced... Ham, sliced Lamb, leg of... Hens... -d o. Salmon, canned,...d o red. Milk, fresh... Quart Milk, evaporated. Butter... O leom argarine (all butter substitutes)....d o.do d o..... do.do Can d o Cheese-.....d o Lard... d o V e g e ta b le lard...d o substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen js, storage... do Bread... Flour do Corn m eal do Rolled oats...d o Corn flakes... 8-oz. pkg, Wheat cereal-. 28-oz.pkg. Macaroni.... Rice.... Beans, navy... Potatoes... Onions... Cabbage... Beans, baked... Corn, canned... Peas, canned Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. Tea... Coffee... Prunes... Raisins... Bananas... Oranges... do..d o.. _do. No. 2 can...d o...d o...d o....d o...d o...d o...d o...d o----- Dozen ounces

114 Digitized FRASER 110 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T a b l e 13. AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH MINNEAPOLIS, MINN Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak... Round steak Rib roast... Chuck roast Plate beef... Pork chops... Bacon, sliced... Ham, sliced... Lamb, leg of... Hens.... Salmon, canned, red.... Milk, fresh.... Milk, evaporated Butter... Oleom argarine (all butter substitutes). Lard... V egetable lard substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Eggs, storage.. Bread... Flour-... Corn meal Rolled oats Corn flakes... Wheat cereal.. Macaroni... Rice... Beans, navy... Potatoes... Onions... Cabbage... Beans, baked... Com, canned Peas, canned.. Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated Tea... Coffee... Prunes... Raisins... Bananas ounces.. -d o d o d o..-. do do.. Quart Can 1.do..d o----- do d o Dozen.. - d o... do. 8-oz. pkg 28-oz.pkg. _do.d o do -do....do. No. 2 can.-d o....do....d o......do. d o.._ Dozen a s as a $ / Cts,

115 Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 111 OF 51 CITIES, 1913,, AND, AND EACH MONTH OF AND Continued MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. Aver Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak.... Round steak... Rib roast.... Chuck roast Plate beef... Pork chops... Bacon, sliced... Ham, sliced... Lamb, leg of... H en s... Salmon, canned, red.... Milk, fresh.... Pound-. do Milk, evaporated. Can * Butter Pound- Oleom argarine...d o (all butter substitutes). Cheese... Lard... V egeta b le lard. substitute. Eggs,strictly fresh Dozen Eggs, storage Bread.... Flour......d o Corn meal.... Rolled oats.... Corn flakes... 8-oz. pkg Wheat cereal oz. pkg Macaroni Pound-. Rice Beans, navy... Potatoes.... Onions... Cabbage Beans, baked.. Corn, canned.. Peas, canned.. Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. Tea... Coffee... Prunes... Raisins... Bananas... Oranges i -16 ounces. Quart.... No. 2 can -._do do. do Dozen "i

116 Digitized FRASER 112 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T a b l e 13. AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH MOBILE, ALA Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak. Round steak.....d o Rib roast d o Chuck roast do Plate beef.....do.. Pork chops.....do.. Bacon, sliced......do.. Ham, sliced......do.. Lamb, leg of... Hens... Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh.... Milk, evaporated. Butter... Oleom argarine (all butter substitutes). Cheese.... Lard d o V egetablelard...d o substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen.. Eggs, storage. Bread... Flour... Com meal... Rolled oats Com flakes... Wheat cereal.. Macaroni... Rice... Beans, navy Potatoes Onions... - d o Quart. _ Can...d o do...do... 8-oz. pkg 28-oz.pkg Pound.do..d o... - d o.....d o Cabbage Beans, baked... No.2can Com, canned do... Peas, canned do... Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. Tea... Coffee... Prunes... Raisins... Bananas... Oranges......d o do. do_..do.. Dozen..... do.*.. Cts, Cis Cis & Cis ounces.

117 Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 113 OF 51 CITIES, 1913,, AND, AND EACH MONTH OF AND Continued MOBILE, ALA Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug, Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak. Round steak....do _ Rib roast......d o.-. Chuck roast....do.-_ Plate beef... _._do_ Pork chops do. Bacon, sliced do_ Ham, sliced... _--do. Lamb, leg of... Hens... Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh... Milk, evaporated. Butter... Oleom argarine (all butter substitutes). Cheese... _do.-_. Lard......d o V egeta b le lard...d o----- substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen Eggs, storage... Bread..... Flour... Corn meal... Rolled oats Corn flakes Wheat cereal-.. Macaroni Rice......d o Beans, navy...d o Potatoes... Onions... _do Cabbage do Beans, baked... No. 2 can Corn, canned......d o Peas, canned... Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. Tea... Coffee... Prunes... Raisins... Bananas Oranges d o.... d o.. do - Quart Can..d o....d o...d o...d o...d o 8-oz. pkg. 28-oz.pkg. d o._. do do do _do Dozen.. -d o a s ounces.

118 Digitized FRASER J14 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO Table 13. AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH NEWARK, N. J Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak... Round steak... Rib roast... Chuck roast... Plate beef... Pork chops... Bacon, sliced Ham, sliced Lamb, leg of Hens... Salmon, canned, Milk, fresh.... Milk, evaporated. Butter... Oleom argarine (all butter substitutes). Cheese... Lard... Vegetable lard substitute. Eggs,strictly fresh. Eggs, storage... Bread... Flour.... Corn meal... Rolled oats... Corn flakes.._ Wheat cereal. Macaroni.....d o..d o do.....do.....do... d o...d o. Quart.. Can i...d o.....d o.do..d o.. 8-oz.pkg 28-oz.pkg.. Rice... _.d o- Beans, navy......do.. Potatoes......d o Onions... do.. Cabbage......d o... Beans, baked... No.2can. Com, canned....do Peas, canned......d o Tomatoes, canned. Sugar, granulated. Tea... Coffee... Prunes... Raisins. Bananas.. Oranges ounces...d o......d o do.....d o....do.. Dozen.....do Cis a L s i i Dozen : L

119 Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 1 OP 51 CITIES, 1913,, AND, AND EACH MONTH OF AND Continued NEWARK, N. J Feb. Oct. Nov. age Sirloin steak... Round steak... Rib roast... Chuck roast.... Plate beef-... Pork chops.... Bacon, sliced Ham, sliced Lamb, leg of Hens Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh.... Milk, evaporated. Butter Oleom argarine (all butter substitutes). Lard Vegetable lard substitute. Eggs,strictly fresh. Eggs, storage-. Bread... Flour... Corn meal... Rolled oats Corn flakes... Wheat cereal Macaroni... Rice... Beans, navy... Potatoes... Onions... Tomatoes, canned. Sugar, granulated. Tea... Coffee... Prunes... Raisins... Bananas.. Oranges.. _...d o...do....do do do...do...do do----- Quart... Can i-... _...do.. do-_.... d o as Dozen do do_....d o... 8-oz.pkg. 28-oz.pkg " 5...d o Beans, baked No.2can_... Corn, canned... _ d o Peas, canned...d o 1-16 ounces....d o.... d o -_ do 2...d o d o Dozen...d o & & "

120 Digitized FRASER 116 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO Table 13. AVERAGJ3 RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH NEW HAVEN, CONN Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak Round steak._. Rib roast... Chuck roast... Plate beef.... Pork chops... Bacon, sliced Ham, sliced... Lamb, leg of... Hens... Salmon, canned, Milk, fresh do d do d o... 1 do... do... ~22. 6 _ 2 do do... 1 do do... Milk, evaporated Can 1 Butter... Oleom argarine (all butter substitutes). Cheese... do... Lard... V egeta b le lard substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen... js, storage... do... Bread.... Flour......d o... Corn meal do... Rolled oats... Corn flakes... Wheat cereal Macaroni... Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated- Tea... Coffee... Quart. _ do... 8-oz. pkg 28-oz. pkg Pound Prunes......d o... Raisins... do... Bananas... Dozen Orangte... 3& : : : : : Rice.... do... Beans, navy d o... Potatoes....do... "1.8 Onions......d o... Cabbage... do Beans, baked... No. 2 can Com, canned... do----- Peas, canned...d o ounces,...d o.... do......d o... " a & : Qs a s Cts ' 14i

121 Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 117 OF 51 CITIES, 1913,, AND, AND EACH MONTH OF AND Continued NEW HAVEN, CONN. Aver Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak... Round steak Rib roast... Chuck roast Plate beef... Pork chops... Bacon, sliced----- Ham, sliced... Lamb, leg of H en s... Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh.... Milk, evaporated. Can 1 Butter Oleom argarine... d o... (all butter substitute). Cheese......d o... Lard... d o... Vegetable lard..d o... substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen.. Eggs, storage Bread... Flour... Com meal... Rolled oats... Com flakes... Wheat cereal Macaroni... Rice... Beans, navy.. Potatoes... Onions d o do 1 do...d o d o 2...d o d o 1...d o 23.4 Quart......d o......d o... do...d o oz. pkg. 28-oz. pkg....d o......d o...d o... d o - Cabbage... _.do Beans, baked No. 2 can Corn, canned......d o.. Peas, canned......d o.. Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. Tea... Coffee.... Prunes... Raisins... Bananas... Oranges ounces....d o. _.do d o.....d o... Dozen..._do "

122 Digitized FRASER 118 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO Table 13. AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH NEW ORLEANS, LA Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak.... Round steak Rib roast.... Chuck roast.... Plata beef..... do... Pork chops... do... Bacon, sliced do... Ham, sliced... do... Lamb, leg of... do.. Hens.._.... Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh.... Quart. Milk, evaporated. Butter... Oleom argarine (all butter substitutes).. do do... do... Can i..., do. Lard.... Vegetable lard substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen Bread Pound Flour... - d o... Corn meal... do... Rolled oats... Corn flakes... Wheat cereal Macaroni.... do... 8-oz.pkg, 28-oz.pkg,. Rice.... do... Beans, navy Potatoes... Onions... d o... do.. Beans, baked No. 2 can Corn, canned... do... Peas, canned... Tomatoes, canned. Sugar, granulated. Tea... Coffee... d o... Prunes... Raisins... Bananas... Oranges ounces. Dozen ] ?

123 Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES OF 51 CITIES, 1913,, AND, AND EACH MONTH OF AND Continued NEW ORLEANS, LA Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept, Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak. Round steak... do... Rib roast......d o Chuck roast... Plate beef... d o. Pork chops Bacon, sliced Ham, sliced... Lamb, leg of Hens Salmon, canned,. red. Milk, fresh.... Quart... Milk, evaporated. Butter... Oleom argarine (all butter substitutes). Cheese.... do Lard.... do... Vegetable lard do. substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen Eggs, storage Bread... Pound_ Flour... do Corn meal... Rolled oats... Corn flakes... Wheat cereal Macaroni... Rice... Beans, navy Potatoes... Onions... Cabbage.... Beans, baked Corn, canned Peas, canned Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. Tea Coffee... Prunes... Raisins... Bananas... Oranges ounces. Can 1., do. 8-oz. pkg. 28-oz.pkg. do No. 2 can d o - Dozen do "B. l

124 Digitized FRASER RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T able 13. AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OP SPECIFIED FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH NEW YORE, N. Y Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak... Round steak... Rib roast... Chuck roast... Plate beef... Pork chops... Bacon, sliced... Ham, sliced... Lamb, leg of... Hens... Salmon, canned, Milk, evaporated. Butter... Oleom argarine (all butter substitutes). Cheese......d o Lard d o Vegetable lard...d o substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh. Dozen Eggs, storage.- Bread... Flour.... Corn meal......d o Rolled oats... Corn flakes. Wheat cereal. Macaroni Rice... Beans, navy Potatoes... Onions... is, baked... Corn, canned Peas, canned.....d o... do... do... do.....d o..d o do do.....d o Can 1,...d o... 8-oz. pkg. 28-oz.pkg Pound do.. do do... No. 2 can _.do.. Tomatoes, canned. Sugar, granulated. Tea do Coffee.... do Prunes... Raisins... Bananas... - d o.. - -do. Dozen. do '2.' Milk,* fresh... Quart ounces, K)

125 Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES OF 51 CITIES, 1913,, AND, AND EACH MONTH OF AND Continued NEW YORK, N. Y Feb. Mar- Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak.... Round steak...d o Rib roast......d o Chuck roast... do Plate beef......d o. Pork chops......d o Bacon, sliced......do... Ham, sliced......d o Lamb, leg of......d o----- Hens......do.. Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh... Quart Milk, evaporated. Can1 Butter... Oleom argarine...d o (all butter substitutes). Cheese.... Lard... Vegetable lard do. substitute. Eggs,strictly fresh. Dozen Eggs, storage Bread... Flour... Corn meal... do Rolled oats... Corn flakes... Wheat cereal. Macaroni... Rice... Beans, navy... Potatoes... Onions... Cabbage......d o... Beans, baked No.2can Corn, canned... Peas, canned Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. Tea... Coffee... Prunes... Raisins... Bananas... Oranges ounces. 8-oz. pkg. 28-oz.pkg.....d o... d o.....d o do Dozen., : as

126 Digitized FRASER RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T a b l e 13. AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH NORFOLK, VA Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. 16 Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak.. _ Round steak..d o... Rib roast d o..._ Chuck roast......d o. Plate beef......d o... Pork chops......d o Bacon, sliced......d o Ham, sliced......d o... Lamb, leg of... do... Hens....d o... Salmon, canned,...d o... Milk,* fresh... Milk, evaporated. Butter... Oleomargarine (all butter substitutes). Quart. Can...d o......d o... Lard......d o Vegetable lard...d o... substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen.. Eggs, storage----- Bread... Flour... do Corn meal......d o Rolled oats...d o... Corn flakes... 8-oz. pkg Wheat cereal 28-oz. pkg. Macaroni... P ou n d.., Rice... Beans, navy Potatoes... Onions... Cabbage... do... Beans, baked No. 2 can Corn, canned......d o Peas, canned d o... Tomatoes, canned...d o Sugar, granulated. Tea......d o Coffee d o... Prunes... Raisins Bananas......d o.....d o....do....do.. d o....do.. Dozen.....d o ) CtS *-16 ounces.

127 Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 123 OF 51 CITIES, 1913,, AND, AND EACH MONTH OF AND Continued NORFOLK, VA Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak... Round steak Rib roast... Chuck roast. do do do. Plate beef... do.. Pork chops... do_. Bacon, sliced... dodo.. Ham., sliced... Lamb, leg of. Hens... Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh... Cheese... Lard -... Vegetable la rd substitute. Eggs,strictly fresh., storage... Bread... Flour... Corn meal Rolled oats... Corn flakes... Wheat cereal.. M acaroni d o. do... do Quart Milk, evaporated Can i Butter... Oleom argarine do. (all butter substitutes). do - - d o d o... Dozen.:. do. d o._. do._....d o 8-oz.pkg. 28-oz.pkg.. Rice... Beans, navy...d o Potatoes... do Onions... do Cabbage do-. Beans, baked... No.2can. Corn, canned... d o., Peas, canned... do Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated Tea Coffee... Prunes... Raisins... Bananas... Oranges... do. do..d o _..d o do. Dozen.....d o m i ounces.

128 Digitized FRASER 124 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T a b l e 13. AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OMAHA, NEBR Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak Round steak Rib roast... Chuck roast----- Plate beef... do. Pork chops... do... Bacon, sliced d o Ham, sliced......d o Lamb, leg of...d o... Hens.....do.. Salmon, canned,..do red Milk, fresh Quart... Milk, evaporated. Can1- - Butter... Oleom argarine (all butter sub stitutes). Cheese......d o Lard......d o Vegetable lard...d o substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen. _ wjs, storage......d o... B read... Flour do Corn meal......d o... Rolled oats Com flakes Wheat cereal.. Macaroni... Rice... Beans, navy... Potatoes... Onions... Cabbage Beans, baked.. Com, canned.. Peas, canned,. Prunes... Raisins... Bananas... Oranges......do.....do..do...do... 8-oz. pkg. 28-oz.pkg Pound...d o...d o...d o...d o...d o No. 2 can...d o do.. Tomatoes, canned...d o... Sugar, granulated. Tea.....d o... Coffee.....d o ounces....do... do... Dozen. _ T e : i >.1 i as / Cis U H

129 Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 125 OF 51 CITIES, 1913,, AND, AND EACH MONTH OF AND Continued OMAHA, NEBR Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak Round steak...d o Rib roast... Chuck roast....do Plate beef...d o Pork chops......d o Bacon, sliced... do Ham, sliced......d o Lamb, leg of Hens... Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh.... Milk, evaporated. Can Butter.... Oleom argarine...d o (all butter substitutes). Lard... Vegetable la r d substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Bread, Pound- Flour......d o Corn meal Rolled oats Corn flakes... Wheat cereal. Macaroni... Rice... Beans, navy.. Potatoes... Onions... Cabbage.... Beans, baked Corn, canned... Peas, canned-- Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. Coffee.... Prunes... Raisins... Bananas... Oranges.... _.do...d o.do Quart -do do...do 8-oz.pkg. 28-oz.pkg. Pound -do.do..do -do.. _do_. No. 2 can.do do.. _ Pound--._. -do...d o Dozen ounces " T o , j 4 Cts, a a i Dozen CU

130 Digitized FRASER 126 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T a b l e 13. AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH PEORIA, ILL Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak.... Round steak......d o... Rib roast do. Chuck roast......d o... Plate beef......d o... Pork chops.... Bacon, sliced...d o Ham, sliced...d o Lamb, leg of do... Hens......d o... Salmon, canned,.do... red. Milk, fresh... Quart... Milk, evaporated. Can i. Butter _. Oleom argarine...d o (all butter substitutes). Cheese.....d o... Lard... do. Vegetable lard...do substitute. Eggs,strictly fresh. Dozen.. Eggs, storage.. Bread... Flour... Corn meal.... do... do... Rolled oats... Corn flakes... do... 8-oz.pkg. Wheat cereal oz.pkg Macaroni.... Pound Rice... Beans, navy... Potatoes... Onions... Cabbage Beans, baked... Com, canned... Peas, canned...d o.. do.. do_. do.....d o... No.2can....d o......d o... Tomatoes, canned. A.d o... Sugar, granulated. Tea... Coffee......d o. Prunes... do... Raisins do... Bananas do... Oranges... Dozen.. *-16 ounces , I

131 Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 127 OF 51 CITIES, 1913,, AND, AND EACH MONTH OF AND Continued PEORIA, ILL. Aver Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak. Round steak......d o Rib roast... do Chuck roast do Plate beef... Pork chops... Bacon, sliced Ham, sliced Lamb, leg of... Hens... Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh... Milk, evaporated. Butter... Oleomargarine (all butter substitutes)...do......d o......do... Quart. Cheese.... do Lard.....d o... Vegetable lard...d o... substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh. Dozen _ Ejggs, storage... Bread... Flour... Corn meal... Rolled oats _ Cornflakes.. _ Wheat cereal. Macaroni Rice.... Beans, navy. Potatoes... Onions... Cabbage -d o... Beans, baked... No. 2 can Corn, canned......d o Peas, canned... do Tomatoes, canned. Sugar, granulated. Tea... Coffee... Prunes... Raisins... Bananas... Oranges......do.....do.....do.....do... Can1.....d o...d o......d o do...do... 8-oz.pkg. 28-oz.pkg _...do. _...d o Pound...d o do do do.do.. Dozen S % j a 5; l j 4 1' i ounces.

132 Digitized FRASER 128 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T a b l e 13. AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH PHILADELPHIA, PA. Milk, evaporated. Butter... Oleom argarine (all butter substitutes) Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Av- age Sirloin steak2.. Round steak... Rib roast... Chuck roast Plate beef Pork chops Bacon, sliced.. Ham, sliced Lamb, leg of... do. Hens.....d o Salmon, canned, do. red. Milk, fresh.... Quart... Cheese... Lard......d o Vegetable la r d do... substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen... Eggs, storage Bread... Flour... Com meal Rolled oats... Com flakes... Wheat cereal. Macaroni... Rice... Beans, navy Potatoes... Onions... Cabbage... Beans, baked... Com, canned... Peas, canned.. Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated Tea... Coffee... Prunes... Raisins... Bananas......d o..d o..d o..d o..d o..d o -.d o Can *.....d o...d o.....d o...d o oz. pkg 28-oz.pkg....d o......d o......d o... "~2.2 do...d o... No. 2 can...d o...d o....do.... do... do......d o......d o... Dozen Cis " T o Cis as Cis T i '"9.' O ~~9.~ " " T i " ' T i ounces. 2The steak which prices are here quoted is called sirloin in this city, but in most of the other cities included in this report it would be known as porterhouse steak.

133 Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 129 OF 51 CITIES, 1913,, AND, AND EACH MONTH OF AND Continued PHILADELPHIA, PA Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak2.. Round steak Rib roast... Chuck roast... Plate beef... Pork chops Bacon, sliced. _ Ham, sliced Lamb, leg of Hens... Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh...., d o-.....d o... Can i_..do. Cheese....do. Lard do. Vegetable lard.do. substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh D ozen.. Milk, evaporated. Butter... Oleom argarine (all butter substitutes). Eggs, storage.... do._- Bread... Flour _,_do Corn meal... do.._ Rolled oats Corn flakes... Wheat cereal-. Macaroni... R ice... Beans, navy Potatoes... Onions......d o 8-oz. pkg 28-oz.pkg.._.do...d o...d o -_do_ Cabbage.....d o. Beans, baked Corn, canned No. 2 can...d o Peas, canned... _.do Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. Tea... Coffee... Prunes... Raisins... Bananas... Oranges.....d o... do... d o......d o...d o Dozen ~Z * Is Quart ounces. 2The steak which prices are here quoted is called sirloin in this city, but in most of the other cities included in this report it would be known as porterhouse steak

134 Digitized FRASER 130 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T able 13. AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH PITTSBURGH, PA Feb. June July Av- age Sirloin steak Round steak Rib roast Chuck roast... Plate beef-... Pork chops Bacon, sliced. ^. Ham, sliced.7. Lamb, leg of Hens... Salmon, canned, Milk, fresh Milk, evaporated. Butter Oleom argarine (all butter substitutes). Cheese d o..-. Lard...d o.-, V egetablelard. substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen Eggs, storage... do Bread... Poujid.. Flour do C orn m eal...d o Rolled oats... Corn flakes Wheat cereal Macaroni... Rice... Beans, navy Potatoes... Onions... Cabbage... Beans, baked... Com, canned Peas, canned...d o..d o..d o d o...d o. do d o. Quart Can 1. -d o.._. Tomatoes, canned...d o Sugar, granulated. Tea......d o Coffee... Prunes... Raisins Bananas... Oranges ounces.... d o. 8-oz.pkg, 28-oz.pkg Pound Cis : : : : : do _... do _ do _ " I.~8...d o... No. 2 can...d o do _...d o. Dozen....d o " " "9.' ' *

135 Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 131 OF 51 CITIES, 1913,, AND, AND EACH MONTH OF AND Continued PITTSBURGH, PA. Av 1913 Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak. Bound steak... Bib roast... Chuck roast... Plate beef... Pork chops... Bacon, sliced... Ham, sliced... Lamb, leg of....d o Hens do Salmon, canned,. red. Milk, fresh Quart--. Milk, evaporated. Butter... Oleom argarine (all butter substitutes). Cheese..... Lard.... Vegetable la rd substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen.. js, storage Bread... Flour.... Com meal... Boiled oats.... Com flakes.... Wheat cereal Macaroni.... Bice Beans, navy... Potatoes... Onions.... _ d o do... do... Can im pound. - do " 2.5 do..... do d o oz.pkg. 28-oz.pkg _. do......d o......d o......do... Cabbage... do. Beans, baked No.2can_ Com, canned Peas, canned.... Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. Tea... Coffee... Prunes... Baisins... Bananas... Oranges ounces. do Dozen "I." S

136 Digitized FRASER 132 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO Table 13. AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH PORTLAND, ME Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Av- age Sirloin steak 2 Round steak...d o... Rib roast......d o Chuck roast......d o Plate beef....do Pork chops... do. Bacon, sliced......d o Ham, sliced do Lamb, leg of... Hens... Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh.... Milk, evaporated: Butter... Oleomargarine (all butter substitutes). Cheese d o... Lard d o... V egetable lard do... substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen... Eggs, storage Bread... Flour... Corn meal... Rolled oats... Com flakes... Wheat cereal Macaroni... d o d o... Quart... Can Pound- do._.....d o......do do...d o... 8-oz. pkg 28-oz.pkg. Rice......d o., Beans, navy do.. Potatoes......d o., Onions... do.. Cabbage... do.. Beans, baked... No. 2 can Corn, canned...d o... Peas, canned do.. Tomatoes, canned...do Sugar, granulated. Tea... do. Coffee... do... Prunes... Raisins... Bananas......d o......d o... d o... Dozen I ounces. 2The steak which prices are here quoted is called sirloin ' in this citv but in most of the other cities included in this report it would be known as porterhouse steak.

137 Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 133 OF 51 CITIES, 1913,, AND, AND EACH MONTH OF AND Continued PORTLAND, ME Feb. July Aug. Oct. Nov. Av Sirloin steak2 Round steak......d o Rib roast......d o Chuck roast... d o... Plate beef... Pork chops... Bacon, sliced... Ham, sliced...d o....do....do....do.. Lamb, leg of......d o... Hens... Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh.... Quart.. Milk, evaporated. Can i Butter... Oleomargarine...d o (all butter substitutes). Cheese d o. Lard d o Vegetable lard do substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen. _js, storage Bread... Flour... Corn meal... do Rolled oats... Corn flakes... Wheat cereal. Macaroni......d o... 8-oz. pkg. 28-oz.pkg Pound Rice.... do... Beans, navy......d o Potatoes......d o Onions......d o Cabbage... Beans, baked... Corn, canned... Peas, canned-.....d o... No. 2 can....d o.....d o.. Tomatoes, canned...d o Sugar, granulated. Pound. Tea......d o Coffee... do Prunes... Raisins... Bananas... Oranges... d o...d o...d o Dozen * Q a ia a i a o a o Cts, ounces. 2The steak which prices are here noted is called sirloin in this city, but in most of the other cities included in this report it would be known as porterhouse steak.

138 Digitized FRASER 134 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO Table 13. AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH PORTLAND, OREG Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Aver- Sirloin steak.... Round steak Rib roast.... Chuck roast.... Plate beef.... Pork chops d o Bacon, sliced Ham, sliced Lamb, leg of... Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh... Milk, evaporated. Butter... Oleom argarine (all butter substitutes). Pound...do......do.....d o Can i. Cheese... ao Lard.... do. Vegetable lard...d o substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen. js, storage......d o Bread... Flour...d o Corn meal...d o Rolled oats... Corn flakes... Wheat cereal. _ Macaroni... Rice... Beans, navy Potatoes Onions......d o 8-oz.pkg. 28-oz.pkg... d o......d o......d o do... Cabbage......d o... Beans, baked... No.2 can Corn, canned......d o... Peas, canned......d o Tomatoes, canned. Sugar, granulated. Tea... Coffee... Prunes... Raisins... Bananas... *-16 ounces. No.2Hcan. do. do. Dozen : Quart

139 Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 135 OF 51 CITIES, 1913,, AND, AND EACH MONTH OF AND Continued PORTLAND, OREG. Av er age 1913 Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak Round steak... Rib roast... Chuck roast... Plate b eef... Pork chops... Bacon, sliced Ham, sliced Lamb, leg of_... Hens... Salmon, canned, Milk, fresh... Milk, evaporated. Butter.... Oleom argarine (all butter substitutes). Cheese... Lard... Vegetable lard substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh. Pound Quart Can1 Pound-. do ? 0 1? Dozen Eggs, storage... do Bread Pound 9,3 ~ Flour d o 2.9 5! 0 Corn meal Rolled oats... Corn flakes... 8-oz.pkg. - Wheat cereal oz.pkg Macaroni Pound Rice Beans, navy Potatoes... "6."9 Onions do... Cabbage Beans, baked... Corn, canned... Peas, canned... Tomatoes, canned. Sugar, granulated. Tea... Coffee _ d o No.2can_.... No.2Hcan....d o " Prunes... Raisins Bananas _d o Oranges Dozen ounces

140 Digitized FRASER 136 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T a b l e 13. AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH PROVIDENCE, R. I Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Av- age Sirloin steak 2 Round steak... Rib roast... Chuck roast... Plate beef Pork chops... Bacon, sliced Ham, sliced... Lamb, leg of... Hens... Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh... Milk, evaporated Butter Oleom argarine (all butter substitutes). Cheese... Lard... Vegetable lard substitute. Eggs,strictly fresh. Eggs, storage Bread... Flour... Corn meal Rolled oats Corn flakes... Wheat cereal.. Macaroni Rice... Beans, navy... Potatoes... Onions... Cabbage... Beans, baked.. Corn, canned. _ Peas, canned.. Tomatoes, canned. Sugar, granulated. Tea... Coffee... Prunes... Raisins... Bananas... Oranges do do do... 1 do... 2I.O 22.5 do Quart... Can i.,..d o.....d o... do... Dozen _ do... do... do.. 8-oz.pkg_ 28-oz.pkg. do......do.. do... No. 2 can...do.... do......do.....do......do... Dozen....do ' " "~ ".2 "9.2 "9.2 ~ " " " ounces. 2The steak which prices are here quoted is called sirloin in this city, but in most of the other cities included in this report it would be known as porterhouse steak.

141 Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 137 OF 51 CITIES, 1913,, AND, AND EACH MONTH OF AND Continued PROVIDENCE, R. I Feb Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept, Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak 2 Round steak... Rib roast... Chuck roast.... Plate beef.... Pork chops... Bacon, sliced Ham, sliced Lamb, leg of Hens... Salmon, canned, Milk, fresh... Milk, evaporated. Butter... _. Oleomargarine (all butter substitutes). Cheese.-... Lard... Vegetable lard substitute. Eggs,strictly fresh d o d o "iji. o d o 1 do...do 2 Quart Can do - d o. js, storage......d o B read.... Flour... Com meal......d o Rolled oats... Corn flakes... Wheat cereal.. Macaroni... Rice.... Beans, navy... Potatoes... Onions... Cabbage... Beans, baked Cora, canned... Peas, canned.. Tomatoes, canned. Sugar, granulated. Tea... Coffee... Prunes... Raisins... Bananas oz.pkg. : : : : : 28-oz.pkg Pound... do.. No.2 can. d o.._ do...d o....d o...d o. d o......d o Dozen....do.. "i.* Dozen J ounces. 2The steak which prices are here quoted is called sirloin in this city, but in most of the other cities included in this report it would be known as porterhouse steak.

142 Digitized FRASER 138 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO Table 13. AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH RICHMOND, VA Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Aver- Sirloin steak... Round steak... Rib roast... Chuck roast... Plate beef... Pork chops... Bacon, sliced... Ham, sliced... Lamb, leg of... Hens... Salmon, canned, Milk, evaporated. Butter... Oleomargarine (all butter substitutes). Cheese.... Lard... Vegetable lard substitute. Eggs,strictly fresh js, storage do... Bread.... Flour......d o Corn meal......d o... Rolled oats... Corn flakes... Wheat cereal... Macaroni... Rice... Beans, navy Potatoes... Onions... Cabbage... Beans, baked.. Com, canned.. Peas, canned.. Tomatoes,canned. Sugar, granulated. Tea... Coffee... Prunes... Raisins... Bananas... Oranges.....d o.....d o..d o... -_do.....d o..d o.....d o.....d o..d o..d o... Canl....d o...d o......d o......d o... Dozen......d o... 6-oz. pkg. 28-oz.pkg. Pound Q-d ' p o o p : : : : : " L9...d o... No.2can do... _do......d o.... d o......d o......d o......d o... Dozen....d o Milk, fresh.... Quart 1-16 ounces

143 Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 139 OF 51 CITIES, 1913,, AND, AND EACH MONTH OF AND Continued RICHMOND, VA Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Av* erage Sirloin steak.... Bound steak....do Rib roast......d o Chuck roast d o Plate beef d o... Pork chops.... d o -.-. Bacon, sliced Ham, sliced d o. Lamb, leg of Hens Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh.... Milk, evaporated. Butter Oleomargarine (all butter substitutes). Cheese d o. Lard... do. Vegetable l a r d d o-_. substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen. Eggs, storage d o. Bread... Flour d o._. Corn meal... do Rolled oats----- Cornflakes...- Wheat cereal Macaroni do.... do.. d o.. Quart... Can*.....d o. do.. 8-oz. pkg. 28-oz.pkg. Rice do Beans, navy...d o Potatoes... Onions do.. Cabbage... Beans, baked... No.2can Corn, canned....do Peas, canned......d o Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. T e a.... Coffee.... do.. Prunes... Raisins... Bananas... Oranges ounces....d o.-- do Dozen...d o l.~ &

144 Digitized FRASER 140 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T a ble 13. AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH ROCHESTER, N. Y Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak... Round steak Rib roast... Chuck roast Plate beef... Pork chops... Bacon, sliced Ham, sliced Lamb, leg of... Hens... Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh... Milk, evaporated. Butter... Oleomargarine (all butter substitutes)...d o,..d o....do....do.....do.....do.. do.. Cheese d o Lard......d o Vegetable lard...d o... substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen.. Eggs, storage... Bread... Flour Corn meal Rolled oats Corn flakes Wheat cereal.. Macaroni... Rice Beans, navy. Potatoes.... Onions... Cabbage... Beans, baked.. Corn, canned.. Peas, canned.. Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. Tea... Coffee... Quart Can *...d o... do. do..d o...d o 8-oz. pkg 28-oz.pkg Pound d o...d o......d o...,do...d o... No. 2 can do... do.. -do d o... d o... Prunes d o... Raisins do Bananas... Dozen. Oranges... - d o Qs as as a a 3 4 as ia as ia *-16 ounces.

145 Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 141 OF 51 CITIES, 1913,, AND, AND EACH MONTH OF AND Continued ROCHESTER, N. Y Feb. Mar, Apr. May June July Aug. Sept, Oct. Nov. Dec, Sirloin steak Bound steak Rib roast... Chuck roast._ Plate beef Pork chops... Bacon, sliced. Ham, sliced.. Lamb, leg of d o... Hens... Salmon, canned,...d o Milk, fresh.....d o, do Quart Milk, evaporated. Can_ Butter... Oleomargarine (all butter substitutes). Cheese... Lard.... Vegetable l a r d substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen. _js, storage do..._ Bread... Flour... Corn meal... do.. Rolled oats... Corn flakes... Wheat cereal._ Macaroni... Rice... Beans, navy Potatoes... Onions... do... 8-oz.pkg. 28-oz.pkg do... Cabbage... do... Beans, baked... No.2 can Corn, canned Peas, canned do.. Tomatoes, canned do Sugar, granulated. Tea... Coffee.... Prunes... Raisins... Bananas... Dozen. Oranges... d o Cis Cts, 40. i Cis Cis ounces

146 Digitized FRASER 142 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO Table 13. AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH ST. LOUIS, MO Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak... Round steak Rib roast... Chuck roast Plate beef... Pork chops... Bacon, sliced... Ham, sliced... Lamb, leg of... H en s... Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh... Milk, evaporated. Can i Butter.... O leom argarine...d o (all butter substitutes). Cheese.... do L a rd... Vegetable lard..do substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen... Eggs, storage Bread... Flour... Corn meal... Rolled oats----- Corn flakes... Wheat cereal.. Macaroni... Rice... Beans, navy... Potatoes... Onions......do..do.....do...d o..do..do......d o...d o...d o...d o... Quart d o.... do d o... 8-oz. pkg. 28-oz.pkg....d o. Cabbage...d o... No. 2 can Corn, canned...do... Peas, canned... Tomatoes, canned. Sugar, granulated. Tea.... Coffee.... _ Prunes... do... Raisins... do... Bananas.. Dozen., Oranges ounces T as * as Ci a s : a

147 Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 143 OF 51 CITIES, 1913,, AND, AND EACH MONTH OF AND Continued ST. LOUIS, MO Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak... Round steak... Rib roast-... Chuck roast... Lamb, leg of Hens... Salmon, canned, do... red. Milk, fresh... Quart Milk, evaporated Butter Oleomargarine (all butter substitutes). Cheese.... do... Lard.... do... Vegetable lard -.-d o... substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen... Eggs, storage. Bread Flour Corn meal. do Plate beef... Pork chops... Bacon, sliced... Ham, sliced.... Rolled oats. Com flakes... Wheat cereal.. M acaroni Rice Beans, navy Potatoes... Onions... Cabbage... Beans, baked. _ Com, canned Peas, canned.. Tomatoes, canned. Sugar,granulated _ Tea... Coffee Prunes... Raisins Bananas... Oranges ounces. Can 1 Pound, do.., - d o.... do 8-oz.pkg. 2&-oz.pkg P ou n d - do....d o do - d o No. 2 can...d o... do... do d o d o do_. Dozen "

148 Digitized FRASER 144 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T able 13. AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH ST. PAUL, MINN Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak... Round steak. _ Rib roast... Chuck roast... Plate beef... Pork chops Bacon, sliced.. Ham, sliced-.. Lamb, leg of... Hens... Salmon, canned, Milk, fresh... Milk, evaporated. Butter... O leom argarine (all butter substitutes)...d o.do do..d o.-...d o..d o..d o Cheese......d o L a rd..., do V egetable lard do substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen. Eggs, storage Bread... F lou r.... Corn meal... Rolled oats... Corn flakes. Wheat cereal. Macaroni... Rice... Beans, navy... Potatoes... Onions... Cabbage-... Beans, baked Corn, canned... Peas, canned Tomatoes, canned. Sugar, granulated. Tea... Coffee... Prunes... Raisins... Bananas... Oranges.....d o..d o _.do Quart Can...d o...d o... do...d o...d o. 8-oz. pkg 28-oz.pkg do do do.do do No. 2 can.do - d o.do do...d o...d o......d o... Dozen _ ' ao a s a s I t I ia ounces.

149 Digitized FRASER DETAILED YABLES 145 OF 51 CITIES, 1913,, AND, AND EACH MONTH OF AND Continued ST. PAUL, MINN Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak... Bound steak d o.. Rib roast......d o.. Chuck roast d o.. Plate beef... do_. Pork chops do_. Bacon, sliced do_. Ham, sliced do_. Lamb, leg of... do_. Hens do Salmon, canned, d o.. red. Milk, fresh... Quart Milk, evaporated. Butter Oleom argarine (all butter substitutes). Cheese... d o... Lard..... d o... Vegetable lard...d o... substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen... Eggs, storage Bread Flour... Corn meal... Rolled oats Corn flakes... Wheat cereal. Macaroni... Can d o.. d o.... d o... d o....do. 8-oz.pkg_ 28-oz. pkg. Rice... J._...d o... Beans, navy... d o... Potatoes......d o... Onions... d o... Cabbage do Beans, baked... No. 2 can Corn, canned... d o... Peas, canned. d o... Tomatoes,canned. d o... Sugar, granulated. Tea... d o... Coffee... do. Prunes... Raisins... Bananas... Oranges ounces. d o.. d o...do. Dozen S I

150 Digitized FRASER 146 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T able 1 3 AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 1913 Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak Round steak Rib roast.... Chuck roast Plate beef.... Pork chops... Bacon, sliced----- Ham, sliced... Lamb, leg of... Hens... Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh... Milk, evaporated. Butter Oleomargarine (all butter substitutes). Cheese.... Lard.... Vegetable lard substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh. Dozen Eggs, storage do... Bread.... Flour... Corn meal._... Rolled oats Com flakes... Wheat cereal... Macaroni... Rice... Beans, navy... Potatoes... Onions......d o..d o Can i,...d o... 8-oz.pkg. 28-oz.pkg.. Cabbage... Beans, baked... No. 2 can. Com, canned... Peas, canned.. Tomatoes, canned. Sugar, granulated. Tea.....d o... Coffee.....d o Prunes... Raisins... Bananas... Oranges ounces..do... do... -_do... Dozen " S Quart

151 Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 147 OF 51 CITIES, 1913,, AND, AND EACH MONTH OF AND Continued SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 1913 Av- Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak Bound steak.. -do._- Rib roast do Chuck roast... do Plate beef... do Pork chops do Bacon, sliced... _._do Ham, sliced-... do Lamb, leg of... do Hens... _._do Salmon, canned,... do Milk,* fresh... Milk, evaporated. Can Butter... Oleom argarine... do (all butter substitutes). Cheese... Lard... Vegetable lard substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh do do.... d o... Dozen. _ Eggs, storage..d o Bread... Pound- Flour... -_do Corn meal... do Rolled oats... Corn flakes... Wheat cereal. Macaroni Rice... Beans, navy.. Potatoes... Onions fi & CU Quart do. 8-oz.pkg. 28-oz.pkg.. do,._do do-, do_. Cabbage... do. Beans, baked... No.2 can. Corn, canned...d o Peas, canned do Tomatoes, canned....d o Sugar,granulated. Pound T e a......d o Coffee... d o.. Prunes... Raisins... Bananas... Oranges ounces...d o do. do. Dozen "L &

152 Digitized FRASER 148 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO Table 13. AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Av- er- Sirloin steak... Round steak Rib roast... Chuck roast... Plate beef... Pork chops... Bacon, sliced... Ham, sliced Lamb, leg of.....d o Hens... do Salmon, canned, Milk, fresh... Milk, evaporated. Butter... Oleom argarine (all butter substitutes). Cheese--... Pound-....d o --do...d o... do d o. _.do..d o Can1-.., -do. Lard......d o----- Vegetable lard...d o substitute. Eggs,strictly fresh. Dozen. - Eggs, storage... Bread... Flour Corn meal... Rolled oats... Com flakes... Wheat cereal Macaroni... Rice.... Beans, navy.... Potatoes... Onions......d o....d o...d o...d o oz-pkg. 28-oz.pkg. do -- d o...d o Cabbage..-...,do.<_ Beans, baked No.2can. Com, canned dodo Peas, canned Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. Tea... Coffee... Prunes Raisins Bananas , : "L Cts, Quart... No. 2y2 can.....d o do.. do Dozen....d o , & ounces. * No quotations secured on the pound basis. Most sales are by the head a 2

153 Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 149 OF 51 CITIES, 1913,, AND, AND EACH MONTH OF AND Continued SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak Round steak Rib roast... Chuck roast... Plate beef.... Pork chops... Bacon, sliced Ham, sliced... Lamb, leg of... Hens... Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh... Milk, evaporated. Can i Butter.... Oleom argarine do (all butter substitutes). Cheese.... do----- Lard d o----- Vegetable lard...d o substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen. _ Eggs, storage Bread... Flour Corn meal do......do......d o do d o. do----- Rolled oats...d o Corn flakes... 8-oz. pkg. Wheat cereal 28-oz.pkg. Macaroni. Rice... Beans, navy Potatoes... Onions... do Cabbage d o Beans, baked... No.2can. Corn, canned.. Peas, canned.....d o do Tomatoes, canned No.2$can Sugar, granulated.. Tea.... Coffee... do Prunes... Raisins... Bananas... Oranges ounces ' Quart......do----- Dozen....do Gi 50.4

154 Digitized FRASER 0 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO Table 13. AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH SAVANNAH, GA Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak..., Round steak......d o. Rib roast......d o Chuck roast... do Plate beef... do.. Pork chops... do., Bacon, sliced... do., Ham, sliced... do.. Lamb, leg of... Hens.... Salmon, canned, Milk, fresh... Milk, evaporated. Can 1 Butter... Oleomargarine (all butter substitutes). Cheese... Lard... Vegetable lard substitute. Eggs,strictly fresh. Eggs, storage Bread... Flour... Cora meal... Rolled oats... Corn flakes... Wheat cereal. Macaroni Rica Beans, navy... Potatoes... Onions... Cabbage... Beans, baked Corn, canned Peas, canned..d o...d o..d o Quart.....d o..d o..d o Dozen.....d o...do.. 8-oz.pkg. 28-oz.pkg Pound do..d o..d o.....d o do. No. 2 can...d o do.. Tomatoes, canned do. Sugar, granulated. Tea......d o. Coffee... do. Prunes... Raisins... Bananas......d o....d o... Dozen.....d o & i -16 ounces*

155 Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 1 OF 51 CITIES, 1913,, AND, AND EACH MONTH OF AND Continued SAVANNAH, GA. Av 1913 Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak... Round steak Rib roast... Chuck roast... Plate beef... Pork chops Bacon, sliced Ham, sliced. Lamb, leg of. Hens... Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh... Milk, evaporated. Butter... Oleomargarine (all butter substitutes). Cheese _ Lard.... Vegetable lard substitute. Eggs,strictlyfresh_ Eggs, storage Bread Flour Corn meal Rice... Beans, navy Potatoes... Onions Cabbage... Beans, baked.. Com, canned.. Peas, canned... Tomatoes, canned. Sugar, granulated Tea... Coffee... Prunes... Raisins... Bananas... Oranges. do. do. do Quart. Dozen Cts, Cts i -16 ounces.

156 Digitized FRASER 2 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T a ble 1 3. AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH SCRANTON, PA Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak... Round steak... Rib roast.... Chuck roast.... Plate beef Pork chops.... Bacon, sliced Ham, sliced.... Lamb, leg of... Hens... Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh... Milk, evaporated. Cani._ Butter... Oleomargarine...d o (all butter substitutes). Cheese Lard V egeta b le lard substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Eggs, storage.....d o Bread..... Flour......d o... Corn meal.... do... Rolled oats... Corn flakes... Wheat cereal Macaroni.....do... d o..do.....do do..d o... -d o... do....d o..do Quart do......d o......d o... Rice... do... Beans, navy do... Potatoes... do... Onions... do... Cabbage... Beans, baked... Com, canned... Peas, canned.. Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated Tea... Coffee.... Prunes.... Raisins... Bananas... Oranges ounces do... 8-oz. pkg. 28-oz.pkg Pound...d o - No.2can...do.....do.. -d o...do...do...do Dozen Cts as Cis Dozen Cis Cis

157 Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 3 OF 51 CITIES, 1913,, AND, AND EACH MONTH OF AND Continued SCRANTON, PA Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak.... Round steak Rib roast.... Chuck roast.... Plate beef.... Pork chops... Bacon, sliced Ham, sliced... Lamb, leg of... Hens... Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh.... Milk, evaporated. Butter... Oleom argarine (all butter substitutes). Cheese... Lard.... Vegetable lard substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh., storage... Bread... Flour Corn meal.... Rolled oats... Corn flakes. _. Wheat cereal. Macaroni... Rice... Beans, navy Potatoes... Onions... Cabbage... Beans, baked... Corn, canned... Peas, canned... Tomatoes, canned. Sugar, granulated. Tea.... Coffee.... Prunes... Raisins... Bananas... Oranges ounces....do do......do----- do.. Can do... Pound...do... do... 8-oz.pkg. 28-oz.pkg Pound.do.do... -do -do... do.. No.2can do... do do do.... d o Dozen " Dozen Quart.. _

158 Digitized FRASER 4 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T a b l e 13. AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH SEATTLE, WASH. Aver Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak Round steak.rib roast Chuck roast Plate beef... Pork chops... Bacon, sliced... Ham, sliced. Lamb, leg of Hens... Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh... Milk, evaporated. Butter... Oleom argarine (all butter substitutes). Cheese... Lard... Vegetable lard...d o substitute. Eggs,strictly fresh. Dozen.. Eggs, storage.., Bread... Flour... Corn meal Rolled oats..- Corn flakes... Wheat cereal. Macaroni... Rice.... Beans, navy.... Potatoes... Onions... Beans, baked... Corn, canned... Peas, canned. Tomatoes,canned. Sugar, granulated. Tea... Coffee.... Prunes... Raisins... Bananas ounces,. -do do......d o Quart Can i d o do do 8-oz. pkg. 28-oz.pkg do....d o......d o... do.. do No. 2 can. do. No. 2% can.... do...do Dozen 'i." Cis & & Cis

159 Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 5 OF 51 CITIES, 1913,, AND, AND EACH MONTH OF AND Continued SEATTLE, WASH. Milk, evaporated. Butter... Oleom argarine (all butter substitutes) Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Av- age Sirloin steak Round steak... do- Rib roast... d o... Chuck roast... do Plate beef Pork chops... Bacon, sliced----- Ham, sliced Lamb, leg of d o -.. Hens.... do. Salmon, canned, do Milk, fresh... Cheese... Lard... Vegetable lard substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Rolled oats... Com flakes Wheat cereal. Macaroni Rice... Beans, navy... Potatoes... Onions.... Cabbage.... do_. Beans, baked... No. 2 can Com, canned... Peas, canned......d o----- Tomatoes,canned. Sugar, granulated. Tea... Coffee... Prunes... Raisins... Bananas... Oranges.....do----- _do_.._do-_..do----- Quart Can*._-do. do....d o...d o. Dozen Eggs, storage......d o----- Bread.... Flour... do----- Corn meal ounces....d o 8-oz, pkg. 28-oz.pkg Pound do do do.. No. m can. Pound-....d o d o...d o...d o...d o Dozen "** "9." 7 " '9." 7 "9.7 '*9."7 ""9." 7 ~~ "9." a o "

160 Digitized FRASER 6 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO Table 13. AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH SPRINGFIELD, ILL Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak... Round steak....do Rib roast... do. Chuck roast......d o... Plate beef... do. Pork chops... Bacon, sliced d o Ham, sliced... ; do Lamb, leg of... Hens... Salmon, canned, Milk,' fresh......d o...d o...d o Quart Milk, evaporated. C a m.. Butter... Pound, Oleomargarine (all butter substitutes). Cheese... Lard.... V egeta ble lard substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen.. Eggs, storage... do Bread.... Pound, Flour.... dodo Com meal.... Rolled oats Corn flakes.... Wheat cereal Macaroni.... Rice... Beans, navy Potatoes... Onions do 8-oz. pkg. 28-oz.pkg Pound do - d o... - d o. - do Cabbage... do. Beans, baked... No. 2 can Corn, canned... Peas, canned... Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. Tea... Coffee do Prunes do... Raisins......d o... Bananas..... _do.. Oranges... Dozen ! & Cis L Cis fc Cis Cts, *-16 ounces.

161 Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 7 OP 51 CITIES, 1913,, AND, AND EACH MONTH OF AND Continued SPRINGFIELD, ILL Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak... Round steak......d o Rib roast......d o Chuck roast... do Plate beef......do.. Pork chops... do.. Bacon, sliced...do.. Ham, sliced... do.. Lamb, leg of Hens... Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh... Milk, evaporated. Butter... Oleomargarine (all butter substitutes). Cheese... do Lard... do... Vegetable lard...d o... substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen Eggs, storage----- Bread... Flour... Corn meal... Rolled oats... Corn flakes... Wheat cereal Macaroni Rice... Beans, navy Potatoes... Onions......d o do... -.do... Quart.. Can i_....d o... do...d o... 8-oz. pkg. 28-oz. pkg -. do-....do._...d o do.. Beans, baked.. No. 2 can Corn, canned... do... Peas, canned -. - d o.. Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. Tea... do Coffee......d o Prunes... Raisins... Bananas... Oranges......d o Dozen ^ * -16 ounces

162 Digitized FRASER 8 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T a b l e 1 3. AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SPECIFIED FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH WASHINGTON, D. C. Av Averagager 1913 Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak... Round steak Rib roast... Chuck roast. Plate beef... Pork chops Bacon, sliced.. Ham, sliced... Lamb, leg of... Hens... Salmon, canned, red. Milk, fresh... Milk, evaporated. Butter... Oleom argarine (all butter substitutes). Cheese......d o Lard d o V egeta ble lard...d o substitute. Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen, storage... Bread F lour.... Com meal.... Rolled oats.... Corn flakes.... Wheat cereal Macaroni.... _ Can i,....d o......d o 8-oz. pkg. 28-oz.pkg Pound Rice d o Beans, navy d o Potatoes... d9... Onions... do... Cabbage......d o. Beans, baked... No.2can. Com, canned......d o... Peas, canned.....d o... Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granualted. Tea... Coffee... Prunes......d o Raisins... Bananas... Dozen., Oranges ounces, 26. S " & ~ai Cis ! 4 I 58.3! 34.4' Quart

163 Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES m OF 51 CITIES, 1913,, AND, AND EACH MONTH OF AND Continued WASHINGTON, D. C. Av Av ererage age 1913 Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak... Round steak... Rib roast... Chuck roast... Plate beef... Pork c h o p s Bacon, sliced... Ham, sliced do... do... do... do... do... Lamb, leg of... Hens... Salmon, canned, Milk, fresh Quart Milk, evaporated. Can i Butter... Pound 405 6? 4 6? Oleomargarine...d o (all butter substitutes). Cheese... Lard... V egetable lard substitute. Eggs,strictly fresh do... do......d o Dozen Eggs, storage d o Bread. 9.*i Flour d o Com meal Rolled oats......d o Com flakes. 8-oz.pkg. Wheat cereal 28-oz.pkg Macaroni Pound Rice d o... Beans, navy... do... Potatoes... do... " 1 8 Onions d o... Cabbage... do... Beans, baked... No.2can. Corn, canned... : : : : : Peas, canned do... Tomatoes, canned Sugar, granulated. Tea... Coffee... do.... do... do... " s.'i Prunes-....do Raisins Bananas Dozen Oranges... do ounces

Digitized FRASER 160 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO Table 14. RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, AND, BY MONTH ATLANTA, GA. [1913=100.0] Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

164 Digitized FRASER 160 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO Table 14. RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, AND, BY MONTH ATLANTA, GA. [1913=100.0] Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak... Round steak. _ Rib roast... Chuck roast Plate beef... Pork chops Bacon, sliced.. Ham, sliced. Lamb, leg of.. Hens... Milk, fresh Butter... Cheese... Lard... Eggs, strictly fresh. Bread... Flour... Corn meal.... Rice... Potatoes... Sugar, granulated Tea.... Coffee.... Index number of 43 weighted articles *....-do Quart.....do do. Dozen. _ do...do l.l i.l I Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug, Sept. Oct, Nov. Dec. 6irloin steak.. Round steak.. Rib roast... Chuck roast Plate beef. Pork chops Bacon, sliced Ham, sliced... Lamb, leg of.. Hens... Milk, fresh Butter... Cheese... Lard... Eggs, strictly fresh. Bread... Flour.... Com meal Rice... Potatoes.... Sugar, granulated Tea... Coffee.... Index number of 43 weighted article. do do.... do. Quart Dozen. _ do...d o... do... d o... i For list of articles see Table ; > !.l

165 Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 161 TABLEil4. RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, AND, BY MONTH Continued BALTIMORE, MD. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak... Round steak-----; Rib roast... Chuck roast... Plate beef.... Pork chops.... Bacon, sliced... Ham, sliced... Lamb, leg of Hens.... Milk, fresh.... Butter.... Cheese.... Lard.... Eggs, strictly fresh. _. Bread... Flour... Com meal... Rice... Potatoes... Sugar, granulated Tea... Coffee... Index number of 43 weighted articles L....d o...d o...d o...do...do do...d o do...do Quart....d o do Dozen. _.. do do do do do..d o do ! ' , Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak.. Round steak.. Rib roast. Chuck roast Plate beef Pork chops... Bacon, sliced.. Ham, sliced... Lamb, leg of.. Hens... Milk, fresh... Butter... Lard... Eggs, strictly fresh.. Bread... Flour... Corn meal... Rice... Potatoes... Sugar, granulated Tea... Coffee... Index number of 43 weighted articles do...d o do...d o.-. do...do...d o do....do. Quart..-do -...do Dozen.....do...do... do...do...do do do i For list of articles see Table L > lo lo * * ! '

Digitized FRASER 1 6? RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T a b l e 1 4. RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 POOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, AND, BY MONTH Continued BIRMINGHAM, ALA. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug.

166 Digitized FRASER 1 6? RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T a b l e 1 4. RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 POOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, AND, BY MONTH Continued BIRMINGHAM, ALA. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak Round steak......d o Rib roast......d o Chuck roast...d o Plate beef......d o Pork chops... do Bacon, sliced......d o Hhth, sliced... do 17? Lamb, leg of......d o Hens...d o Milk, fresh... Quart Butter Cheese... do L ard......d o Eggs, strictly fresh... Dozen Bread isa Flour... _..do Com meal......d o R ice......d o Potatoes...d o Sugar, granulated...do Tea... do Coffee Index number of 43 weighted articles Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Aver age Sirloin steak Round steak... do Rib roast... do il Chuck roast do Plate beef... do Pork chops... do Bacon, sliced......d o Ham, sliced...do a 3 Lamb, leg of... do Hens...d o Milk, fresh... Quart Butter Cheese....do Lard do Eggs, strictly fresh. Dozen Bread Flour... do Com meal... do Rice......d o a Potatoes......d o Sugar, granulated do Tea... do Coffee... do Index number of 43 weighted articles For list of articles see Table 13.

167 Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 163 TABIE 1 4 RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, AND, BY MONTH Continued BOSTON, MASS. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak Round steak,.. Rib roast... Chuck roast Plate beef... Pork chops... Bacon, sliced... Ham, sliced... Lamb, leg of Hens Milk, fresh.... Butter.... Cheese.... Lard... Eggs, strictly fresh. Bread... Flour... Corn meal... Rice Potatoes.... Sugar, granulated... T e a... Coffee.... Index number of 43 weighted articles L..d o...d o... -_do...d o......do...d o.....d o.....d o... Quart...d o.,.. Dozen.. _do_...do....do , i L > L7 LI ( Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak.. Round steak. Rib roast Chuck roast Plate beef Port chops Bacon, sliced. Ham, sliced... Lamb, leg of. Hens... Milk, fresh Butter... Cheese.... Lard.... Eggs, strictly fresh... Bread... Flour... Corn meal.... Rice.... Potatoes.... Sugar, granulated Tea... Coffee Index number of 43 weighted articles1 Pound, do. do do_ do...do do......do Quart.. do... _ Dozen _...do...d o... do - d o... -d o... i For list of articles see Table }l : : : il ( , ) J

Digitized FRASER 164 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO Table 14. RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, AND, BY MONTH Continued BUFFALO, N. Y. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

168 Digitized FRASER 164 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO Table 14. RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, AND, BY MONTH Continued BUFFALO, N. Y. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak.... Round steak... Rib roast... Chuck roast... Plate beef... Pork chops... Bacon, sliced..._ Ham, sliced... Lamb, leg of... _. Hens... Milk, fresh... Butter... Cheese... Lard... Eggs, strictly fresh_ Bread... Flour... Corn meal... Rice.... Potatoes... Sugar, granulated Tea.... Coffee.... Index number of 43 weighted articles K. do do do do do do d o d o do Quart. _ do...do Dozen. _ do do...do...do -do do do_ ' L > f Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug, Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak--... Round steak... Rib roast--... Chuck roast... Plate beef... Pork chops... Bacon, sliced... Ham, sliced... Lamb, leg of... Hens Milk, fresh... Butter... Cheese... Lard... Eggs, strictly fresh. Bread... Flour... Corn m eal... Rice.... Potatoes... Sugar, granulated. Tea Coffee... Pound, do...do... do...d o - do...do...do...d o...d o Quart.....d o...d o Dozen..... do...d o...d o...d o... do do - d o > L L Index number of 43 weighted articles I i For list of articles see Table 13.

169 Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 165 Table 14. RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, AND, BY MONTH Continued CHARLESTON, S. C. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak ? Round steak......d o Rib roast......d o Chuck roast...d o Plate beef......d o Pork chops......d o Bacon, sliced......d o Ham, sliced......d o Lamb, leg of Hens Milk, fresh... Quart Butter Cheese Lard Eggs, strictly fresh. Dozen. _ Bread Flour......d o Corn meal......d o R ice... Potatoes do Sugar, granulated Tea......d o Coffee a Index number of 43 weighted articles Feb Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak.. Round steak ~ Rib roast... Chuck roast. Plate beef... Pork chops Bacon, sliced.. Ham, sliced... Lamb, leg o f.. Hens... Milk, fresh Butter... Cheese... Lard... Eggs, strictly fresh... Bread... Flour... Corn m eal... Rice._... Potatoes... Sugar, granulated. Tea... Coffee......d o......do do.. Quart.. Dozen....do....do....do do m s Index number of 43 weighted articles i For list of articles see Table 13.

Digitized FRASER 166 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T able 14. RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, AND, BY MONTH Continued CHICAGO, ILL. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

170 Digitized FRASER 166 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T able 14. RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, AND, BY MONTH Continued CHICAGO, ILL. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak... Round steak... *ib roast... Chuck roast... Plate beef... Pork chops... Bacon, sliced... Ham, sliced... Lamb, leg of... Hens... Milk, fresh... Butter... Cheese.... Lard Eggs, strictly fresh. Bread... Flour Corn meal Rice Potatoes Sugar, granulated Tea Coffee Index number of 43 weighted articles K....do..d o - d o Quart.. Pound_..d o Dozen Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak.... Round steak... Rib roast _ Chuck roast Plate beef Pork chops Bacon, sliced.... Ham, sliced... Lamb, leg of... Hens... Milk, fresh... Butter Che«se... Lard Eggs, strictly fresh. Bread Flour... Corn meal Rice Potatoes.... Sugar, granulated Tea... Coffee.... Index number of 43 weighted articles K....d o...d o...d o...d o......d o...d o...do...d o Quart Dozen....d o... do 1For list of articles see Table l^.o »

Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 167 Table 14. RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, AND, BY MONTH Continued CINCINNATI, OHIO Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct.

171 Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 167 Table 14. RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, AND, BY MONTH Continued CINCINNATI, OHIO Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak... Round steak.... Rib roast... Chuck roast.... Plate beef... Pork chops.... Bacon, sliced... Ham, sliced... Lamb, leg of... Hens.... Milk, fresh... Butter... Cheese... Lard.... Eggs, strictly fresh... Bread... Flour... Corn m eal.... Rice... Potatoes... Sugar, granulated Tea... Coffee... Index number of 43 weighted articles. d o... do... do....do. - d o....do do Quart.. d o... Dozen.. d o......d o... do...do...d o.do >.3 K : ; QJ , i ! ! ! < > Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak Round steak...d o. Rib roast... Chuck roast....d o. Plate beef.... Pork chops... Bacon, sliced... Ham, sliced... Lamb, leg of... Hens.... Milk, fresh.... Butter.... Cheese... Lard... Eggs, strictly fresh. Bread... Flour... Corn meal... Rice... Potatoes... Sugar, granulated-.. Tea... Coffee do..d o..d o... d o... Quart.....d o... Dozen.. do.do.. -do.. -do it> a ! : ! & a Index number of 43 weighted articles i_ For list of articles see Table 13.

Digitized FRASER 168 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO Table 14. RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OP 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, AND, BY MONTH Continued CLEVELAND, OHIO Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Oct.

172 Digitized FRASER 168 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO Table 14. RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OP 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, AND, BY MONTH Continued CLEVELAND, OHIO Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak... Round steak... Rib roast... Chuck roast... Plate beef... Pork chops... Bacon, sliced Ham, sliced... Lamb, leg of... Hens... Milk, fresh... Butter... Cheese.... Lard.... Eggs, strictly fresh... Bread... Flour... Corn meal Rice... Potatoes... Sugar, granulated Tea... Coffee... Index number of 43 weighted articles1.....do...d o...d o...do...d o......do. Quart.....d o Dozen. _ do,.do...do...do t L Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak.... Round steak... Rib roast.... Chuck roast... Plate beef... Pork chops... Bacon, sliced.... Ham, sliced.... Lamb, leg of.... Hens... Milk, fresh... Butter... Cheese... Lard... Eggs, strictly fresh.. Bread.... Flour... Com meal... Rice... Potatoes... Sugar, granulated... Tea... Coffee... Index number of 43 weighted articles K LI d o do do do----- Quart.... Dozen... do. 1For list of articles see Table » L0 >

Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 169 Table 14. RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, AND, BY MONTH Continued DALLAS, TEX. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov.

173 Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 169 Table 14. RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, AND, BY MONTH Continued DALLAS, TEX. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak Round steak... do Rib roast d o Chuck roast._do Plate beef... :do Pork chops d o Bacon, sliced... _ Ham, sliced.. do Lamb, leg of......d o Hens Milk, fresh... Quart Butter... Pound Cheese , Lard Eggs, strictly fresh Dozen.» Bread Fleur Corn meal Rice Potatoes _do , Sugar, granulated Tea Coffee Index number of 43 weighted articlesl Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak Round steak Rib roast Chuck roast Plate beef Pork chops Bacon, sliced... - d o Ham, sliced... _ do Lamb, leg of......d o Hens d o Milk, fresh... Quart-_ Butter Cheese......d o Lard d o Eggs, strictly fresh. Dozen Bread Flour Corn meal... _ Rice......d o Potatoes...d o Sugar, granulated----- do Tea d o Coffee......d o Index number of 43 weighted articles1.. a i For list of articles see Table 13.

Digitized FRASER 170 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO Table 14. RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OP 23 POOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, AND, BY M ONTH Continued DENYER, COLO. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

174 Digitized FRASER 170 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO Table 14. RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OP 23 POOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, AND, BY M ONTH Continued DENYER, COLO. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak..... Round steak... Rib roast.... Chuck roast.... Plate beef.... Pork chops... Bacon, sliced... Ham, sliced... Lamb, leg of Hens... Milk, fresh Butter... Cheese... Lard... Eggs, strictly fresh... Bread.... Flour... Corn meal... Rice... Potatoes... Sugar, granulated Tea... Coffee... Index number of 43 weighted articles. d o......do... do... d o Quart Dozen do. do do. do----- do----- do_._.... d o ! Mar.. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak. _ Round steak.. Rib roast Chuck roast... Plate beef... Pork chops Bacon, sliced Ham, sliced Lamb, leg of Hens... Milk, fresh Butter... Cheese.... Lard.... Eggs, strictly fresh... Bread... Flour.... Com meal _ Rice.... Potatoes.... Sugar, granulated Tea.... Coffee.... Index number of 43 weighted articles i_. do...do do...do do Quart.. do. Dozen.. do >.2 > ! J l For list of articles see Table 13.

175 Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 171 T a b le 14. RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES. AND, BY MONTH Continued DETROIT, MICH. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak.. Round steak.. Rib roast... Chuck roast... Plate beef... Pork chops Bacon, sliced.. Ham, sliced... Lamb, leg of.... Hens.... Milk, fresh.... Butter.... Cheese.... Lard Eggs, strictly fresh... Bread... Flour.... Corn meal.... Rice.... Potatoes.... Sugar, granulated Tea... Coffee d o..d o...d o Quart.. Dozen......do......do.:.. do , i i t ! L3 > Index number of 43 weighted articles Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak.. Round steak.. Rib roast... Chuck roast Plate beef Pork chops... Bacon, sliced.. Ham, sliced-.. Lamb, leg of... Hens... Milk, fresh.... Butter.... Cheese... Lard _ Eggs, strictly fresh... Bread... Flour... Corn meal... Rice... Potatoes... Sugar, granulated. Tea Coffee... Index number of 43 weighted articles K....d o...d o......d o......d o... Quart.....d o... Dozen.....do > i.7 i.7 i i * For list of articles see Table 13.

Digitized FRASER 172 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T a b le 14. RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, AND, BY MONTH Continued FALL RIVER, MASS. Feb. July Aug. Oct. Nov. Dec.

176 Digitized FRASER 172 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T a b le 14. RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, AND, BY MONTH Continued FALL RIVER, MASS. Feb. July Aug. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak.. Round steak.. Rib roast Chuck roast. Plate beef... Pork chops Bacon, sliced.. Ham, sliced... Lamb, leg of.. Hens... Milk, fresh Butter... Cheese.... Lard.... Eggs, strictly fresh Bread... Flour Corn meal... Rice-_... Potatoes... Sugar, granulated Tea... Coffee.... Index number of 43 weighted articles 1_....d o...d o...do Quart-- Pound-,_.do Dozen -_do..d o.do -do.. -do_. _do_ > ! X Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak.. Round steak. Rib roast Chuck roast Plate beef... Pork chops Bacon, sliced.. Ham, sliced. _. Lamb, leg of Hens... Milk, fresh Butter... Cheese... Lard... Eggs, strictly fresh-. Bread... Flour... Corn meal.... R ice.... Potatoes.... Sugar, granulated.. Tea.... Coffee.... Index number of 43 weighted articles 1_...do..d o..d o..d o..d o..d o..d o Quart..do..d o Dozen. do..d o 1 For list of articles see Table ! LO Oil L

177 Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 173 T a b le 1 4 RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, AND, BY MONTH Continued INDIANAPOLIS, IND. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak Round steak d o m Rib roast...d o Chuck roast d o Plate beef... Pork chops Bacon, sliced... Ham, sliced......d o...d o...d o d o Lamb, leg of......d o Hens d o Milk, fresh... Quart... 0, * Butter , Cheese......d o , Lard......d o Eggs, strictly fresh... Dozen Bread... _ Flour... d o Corn meal Rice....do Potatoes... d o -._ Sugar, granulated do Tea... Coffee......d o Index number of 43 weighted articles Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak Round steak d o Rib roast... d o Chuck roast... _d o Plate beef......d o Pork chops... do_ Bacon, sliced...d o Ham, sliced......d o Lamb, leg of Hens... d o Milk, fresh... Quart Butter Cheese Lard... do Eggs, strictly fresh. _ Dozen. _ Bread.... Flour... Corn meal Rice... Potatoes......d o...d o.do do Sugar, granulated do Tea... do Coffee do Index number of 43 weighted articles * For list of articles see Table

178 Digitized FRASER 174 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T a b le 1 4. RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, AND, BY MONTH Continued JACKSONVILLE, FLA. Feb. July Aug. Oct, Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak... Round steak... Rib roast... Chuck roast... Plate beef... Pork chops... Bacon, sliced... Ham, sliced... Lamb, leg of.... Hens... Milk, fresh... Butter... Cheese... Lard... Eggs, strictly fresh.. Bread... Flour... Corn meal... R ic e... Potatoes... Sugar, granulated Tea... Coffee... Index number of 43 weighted articles l~. d o... d o... do do Quart.. do.._....d o... Dozen... do do.._. do I i ; ( ' , : i. 5'14; Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak Round steak... Rib roast... Chuck roast... Plate beef... Pork chops.... Bacon, sliced Ham, sliced.... Lamb, leg of... Hens... Milk, fresh... Butter... Cheese... Lard... Eggs, strictly fresh.. Bread... Flour... Corn meal... Rice... Potatoes... Sugar, granulated Tea... Coffee... Index number of 43 weighted articles L....do Quart Pound_..do Dozen. do do. * For list of articles see Table ! :

179 Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 175 T a b le 14 RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, AND, BY MONTH Continued KANSAS CITY, M O. Feb, Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak... Round steak.... Rib roast... Chuck roast... Plate beef... Pork chops Bacon, sliced _ Ham, sliced Lamb, leg o f- Milk, fresh.. Butter... Cheese... Lard... Eggs, strictly fresh... Bread... Flour... Corn meal... R ic e... Potatoes... Sugar, granulated T ea... Coffee.....d o..d o..d o...do...do Quart.. do Dozen _ do do : ; l l a Index number of 43 weighted articles i Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak.. Round steak.. Rib roast... Chuck roast... Plate beef Pork chops.. Bacon, sliced.. Ham, sliced Lamb, leg of-. Hens... Milk, fresh... Butter... Cheese.... Lard... Eggs, strictly fresh.. Bread... Flour... Corn meal... Rice... Potatoes... Sugar, granulated. Tea... Coffee... Index number of 43 weighted articlesl.....do...d o...d o Quart.. Dozen.. -.do...d o... do. 1For list of articles see Table If a ! a lia a 5 18a io a i : a

Digitized FRASER 176 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T a b le 14. RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, AND, BY MONTH Continued LITTLE ROCK, ARK. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug.

180 Digitized FRASER 176 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T a b le 14. RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, AND, BY MONTH Continued LITTLE ROCK, ARK. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak Round steak Rib roast... Chuck roast Plate beef... Pork chops... Bacon, sliced... Ham, sliced... Lamb, leg o f... Hens... Milk, fresh... Butter... Cheese... Lard... Eggs, strictly fresh.. Bread... Flour.... Corn meal... Rice.... Potatoes... : Sugar, granulated Tea.... Coffee d o......do. do. Quart.....d o... Dozen.... do....do.... do.... do d o d o d o : : Index number of 43 weighted articles Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak... Round steak... Rib roast... Chuck roast... Plate beef... Pork chops... Bacon, sliced... Ham, sliced... Lamb, leg of... Hens... Milk, fresh... Butter... Cheese.... Lard... Eggs, strictly fresh... Bread do.....do.....do.....do.. Flour......d o Corn m eal... Rice... - d o Potatoes.....do...dodo Quart dodo.. Dozen. Sugar, granulated do.. Tea do.. Coffee... d o > U Index number of 43 weighted articles L i For list of articles see Table

Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 177 TABLE 1 4. RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, AND, BY MONTH Continued LOS ANGELES, CALIF. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

181 Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 177 TABLE 1 4. RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, AND, BY MONTH Continued LOS ANGELES, CALIF. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak... Round steak... Rib roast Chuck roast Plate beef... Pork chops... Bacon, sliced Ham, sliced.... Lamb, leg of... Hens... Milk, fresh Butter... Cheese... Lard... Eggs, strictly fresh.. Bread.... Flour... Corn meal.... Rice.... Potatoes... Sugar, granulated Tea... Coffee... Index number of 43 weighted articles K....do do do. do Quart.. do d o Dozen... d o. d o d o..do d o -d o i.l L > t ljl ! Feb Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak.. Round steak-. Rib roast Chuck roast Plate beef Pork chops.. Bacon, sliced.. Ham, sliced Lamb, leg of.. Hens.... Milk, fresh... Butter... Cheese.... Lard.... Eggs, strictly fresh... Bread... F lour... Corn meal R ice... Potatoes... Sugar, granulated. Tea... Coffee... Index number of 43 weighted articles K. Pound- do - d o Quart-.... do Dozen _ - d o... d o..... d o... i For list of articles see Table > ! d o K : *

Digitized FRASER 178 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T a b le 14. RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, AND, BY MONTH Continued LOUISVILLE, KY. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug.

182 Digitized FRASER 178 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T a b le 14. RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, AND, BY MONTH Continued LOUISVILLE, KY. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak... Round steak.. Rib roast... Chuck roast... Plate«beef.... Pork chops Bacon, sliced... Ham sliced Lamb, leg of... Hens... Milk, fresh... Butter... Cheese... Lard... Eggs, strictly fresh. Bread... Flour... Corn meal... Rice... Potatoes... Sugar, granulated Tea... Coffee.... Index number of 43 weighted articles... do....do Quart Dozen.....d o j 17j ! )21; ) L i i ' ; : ! June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak... Round steak... Rib roast... Chuck roast... Plate beef... Pork chops... Bacon, sliced... Ham, sliced.. Lamb, leg of. Hens... Milk, fresh... Butter. Cheese... Lard Eggs, strictly fresh. _ Bread... Flour... Corn meal... Rice... Potatoes. Sugar, granulated Tea... Coffee Index number of 43 weighted articles 1 * For list of articles see Table i

183 Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 179 T a b le 1 4. RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, AND, BY MONTH Continued MANCHESTER, N. H. Feb. Mar. Apr, May June July Aug, Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak... Round steak... Rib roast... Chuck roast... Plate beef Pork chops Bacon, sliced... Ham, sliced Lamb, leg of... Hens... Milk, fresh... Butter... Cheese... Lard... Eggs, strictly fresh. Bread... Flour... Corn meal... Rice... Potatoes... Sugar, granulated Tea.... Coffee d o... Quart.. Dozen. _...d o '12 12 l > 'l Index number of 43 weighted articles Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak Round steak......d o Rib roast......d o Chuck roast......d o Plate beef. do Pork chops do Bacon, sliced......d o Ham, sliced do Lamb, leg of... do Hens do Milk, fresh... Quart Butter Cheese......d o Lard......d o Eggs, strictly fresh... Dozen Bread... Pound Flour... do Corn meal... do Rice... _ Potatoes...do Sugar, granulated Tea......d o Coffee... do Index number of 43 weighted articles »For list of articles see Table 13.

Digitized FRASER 180 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T a b le 14. RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, AND, BY MONTH Continued MEMPHIS, TENN. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

184 Digitized FRASER 180 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T a b le 14. RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, AND, BY MONTH Continued MEMPHIS, TENN. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak... Round steak... Rib roast... Chuck roast... Plate beef... Pork chops... Bacon, sliced... Ham, sliced... Lamb, leg of... Hens... Milk, fresh... B utter... Cheese... Lard... Eggs, strictly fresh. Bread... Flour... Corn m eal--... R ic e... Potatoes.... Sugar, granulated Tea... Coffee... Index number of 43 weighted articles i_....d o....d o....d o.. - d o -....d o do---- Quart d o....d o Dozen-., do....d o. do.do. -do. -do H Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak... Round steak... Rib roast... Chuck roast... Plate beef... Pork chops... Bacon, sliced... Ham, sliced... Lamb, leg of Hens... Milk, fresh... Butter... Cheese... Lard... Eggs, strictly fresh. Bread F lou r... Corn meal-... R ice... Potatoes.... Sugar, granulated Tea... Coffee... Index number of 43 weighted articles L.. do...d o....d o...d o. do Quart.....d o. do, Dozen.. do...d o...d o d o..-.. do._.._ do 1For list of articles see Table ; i '

Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 181 T a b le 14. RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, AND, BY MONTH Continued MILWAUKEE, WIS. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct.

185 Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 181 T a b le 14. RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, AND, BY MONTH Continued MILWAUKEE, WIS. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak... Round steak... Rib roast... Chuck roast... Plate beef... Pork chops Bacon, sliced... Ham, sliced... Lamb, leg of_... Hens... Milk, fresh... Butter... Cheese... Lard... Eggs, strictly fresh.. Bread... Flour... Com meal... Rice... Potatoes... Sugar, granulated... Tea... Coffee......do...d o... Quart...d o... Dozen.....d o i Index number of 43 weighted articles Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Sirloin steak Round steak Rib roast... Chuck roast... Plate beef... Pork chops Bacon, sliced.. Ham, sliced... Lamb, leg of.. Hens... Milk, fresh... Butter... Cheese... Lard... Eggs, strictly fresh. Bread... Flour... Corn meal... Rice... Potatoes... Sugar, granulated. Tea... Coffee......d o......d o......d o... Quart.. Dozen.....d o... _do_..do.. -do > Index number of 43 weighted articles For list of articles see Table 13.

186 Digitized FRASER 182 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T a b le 14. RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, AND, BY MONTH Continued MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Aver age Sirloin steak Round steak......d o Rib roast......d o Chuck roast......d o Plate beef......d o Pork chops Bacon, sliced......d o Ham, sliced......d o Lamb, leg of... d o Hens......d o , Milk, fresh... Quart. _ Butter Cheese......d o Lard d o Eggs, strictly fresh... Dozen. _ Bread Flour......d o Corn meal......d o Rice... -_.do Potatoes......d o Sugar, granulated...d o Tea......d o Coffee......d o Index number of 43 weighted articles Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak. _. Round steak. Rib roast... Chuck roast Plate beef... Pork chops Bacon, sliced Ham, sliced Lamb, leg o f... Hens... Milk, fresh... Butter... Cheese... Lard... Eggs, strictly fresh. Bread.... Flour.... Corn meal.... Rice... Potatoes.... Sugar, granulated... T ea... Coffee.... Index number of 43 weighted articles1.....d o......d o......d o......d o......d o......d o......d o......d o......d o... Quart....d o......d o... Dozen.....d o......d o......d o......d o......d o......d o... 1For list of articles see Table %

187 Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 183 T able 14. RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES AND, BY MONTH Continued NEWARK, N. J. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak Round steak......d o Rib roast......d o Chuck roast......d o Plate beef......d o Pork chops......d o Bacon, sliced do Ham, sliced......d o Lamb, leg of......d o Hens d o Milk, fresh Quart , Butter Cheese... Lard... Eggs, strictly fresh... Bread do......d o... Dozen Flour... do Corn meal... do Rice do Potatoes...d o... 2f)? m o Sugar, granulated----- do Tea...d o Coffee do Index number of 43 weighted articles Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak ISO Round steak......d o Rib roast...d o Chuck roast...d o Plate beef... do Pork chops......d o Bacon, sliced...d o Ham, sliced do Lamb, leg of......d o Hens......d o Milk, fresh... Quart Butter Cheese... Lard...d do... o Eggs, strictly fresh... Dozen Bread Flour... Corn meal... Bice... Potatoes do do d o d o Sugar, granulated...d o Tea... do Coffee... do a Index number of 43 weighted articles * For list of articles see Table 13.

Digitized FRASER 184 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T a b le 14. RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, AND, BY MONTH Continued NEW HAVEN, CONN. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug.

188 Digitized FRASER 184 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T a b le 14. RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, AND, BY MONTH Continued NEW HAVEN, CONN. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak Pound't Round steak... _ Rib roast... _ Chuck roast Plate beef do Pork chops Bacon, sliced Ham, sliced... _ Lamb, leg of Hens......d o Milk, fresh... Quart Butter Pound_ Cheese......d o Lard......d o Eggs, strictly fresh. Dozen. _ Bread Pound_ Flour... Corn meal... _ Rice... Potatoes.... _ Sugar, granulated...d o Tea... Coffee... _ Index number of 43 weighted articles L Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak... Round steak... Rib roast... Chuck roast... Plate beef... Pork chops... Bacon, sliced... Ham, sliced... Lamb, leg of... Hens... Milk, fresh... Butter... Cheese... Lard... Eggs, strictly fresh. Bread... Flour... Corn meal... Rice... Potatoes... Sugar, granulated Tea.-... Coffee... Index number of 43 weighted articles K....d o do.....d o...do Quart do. Dozen.... do do. * For list of articles see Table Ijl i.l

189 Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 185 T a b le 14. RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, AND, BY MONTH Continued NEW ORLEANS, LA. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak Round steak......d o Rib roast......d o Chuck roast d o Plate beef......d o Pork chops......d o Bacon, sliced Ham, sliced... do Lamb, leg of... _..do Hens... _do Milk, fresh... Quart Butter Cheese... Lard do Eggs, strictly fresh. Bread... Dozen Pound Flour......d o Corn m eal......d o R ice......d o Potatoes Sugar, granulated...d o Tea... Coffee......d o Index number of 43 weighted articles Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak_ Round steak.. Bib roast... Chuck roast Plate beef Pork chops Bacon, sliced.. Ham, sliced... Lamb, leg of.. Hens... Milk, fresh Butter... Cheese... Lard... Eggs,-strictly fresh.. Bread... Flour... Corn meal... Rice.... Potatoes... Sugar, granulated Tea.... Coffee... Index number of 43 weighted articles K....d o......do do.. do. do_..d o..d o do Quart.. do do. Dozen..,._do do do do,-do.,.do_ -do_ * For list of articles see Table ! L

Digitized FRASER 186 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T a b le 14. RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, AND, BY MONTH Continued NEW YORK, N. Y. Feb, Mar. Apr. May June July Aug.

190 Digitized FRASER 186 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T a b le 14. RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, AND, BY MONTH Continued NEW YORK, N. Y. Feb, Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak.. Round steak.. Rib roast Cljuck roast... Plate beef Pork chops Bacon, sliced.. Ham, sliced.-. Lamb, leg of.. Hens... Milk, fresh... Butter... Cheese... Lard... Eggs, strictly fresh.. Bread... Flour... Corn meal... Rice... Potatoes... Sugar, granulated Tea... Coffee.... Index numbers of 43 weighted articles d o d o d o l d o..d o -.do..d o..d o..d o Quart - d o - d o Dozen....d o..d o..d o - d o..d o > ( i i.7 16 i ' > Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak.... Round steak... Rib roast... Chuck roast... Plate beef.... Pork chops... Bacon, sliced... Ham, sliced... Lamb, leg of... Hens... Milk, fresh... Butter... Cheese... Lard... Eggs, strictly fresh.. Bread... Flour... Com meal._... Rice... Potatoes... Sugar, granulated T e a.... Coffee.... Index number of 43 weighted articles d o...d o...d o...d o...d o...d o...d o d o Quart m : 3.!...d o...d o Dozen.....d o d o... do...do i For list of articles see Table ) ;

191 Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 187 T a b le 1 4 RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, AND, BY MONTH Continued OMAHA, NEBR. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak... Round steak... Rib roast... Chuck roast... Plate beef... Pork chops... Bacon, sliced... Ham, sliced... Lamb, leg of... Hens... Milk, fresh... Butter... Cheese... Lard... Eggs, strictly fresh. Bread... Flour... Corn meal... Rice... Potatoes... Sugar, granulated Tea... Coffee... Index number of 43 weighted articles 1_....d o......do...d o...d o......d o......d o......do Quart.. Dozen.....d o.....d o do.-_...d o.-...do : IS If Feb. July Aug. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak.. Round steak.. Rib roast.... Chuck roast.;. Plate beef Pork chops Bacon, sliced... Ham, sliced. Lamb, leg of Hens.... Milk, fresh. Butter.... Cheese... Lard Eggs, strictly fresh. Bread... Flour... Corn meal... Rice... Potatoes.... Sugar, -granulated Tea... Coffee......d o..d o... - d o d o. -. d o - _. d o... Quart d o. -. d o. D ozen... do...do....do. do..d o d o > > i Index number of 43 weighted articles > For list of articles see Table 13,

Digitized FRASER 188 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T a b l e 1 4. RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, AND, BY MONTH Continued PHILADELPHIA, PA. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug.

192 Digitized FRASER 188 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T a b l e 1 4. RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, AND, BY MONTH Continued PHILADELPHIA, PA. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak... Round steak... Rib roast... Chuck roast... Plate beef......d o Pork chops... do Bacon, sliced......d o Ham, sliced... Lamb, leg of... Hens... Milk, fresh... Butter... Cheese.... Lard Eggs, strictly fresh... Bread... Flour... do Corn meal.... d o. R ice... do Potatoes.... do _ Sugar, granulated d o.. _ Tea.... do. Coffee... do Index number of 43 weighted articles 1~...d o do - d o....d o Quart.. do do Dozen ! J Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak... Round steak... Rib roast... Chuck roast.... Plate beef... Pork chops... Bacon, sliced... Ham, sliced... Lamb, leg of... Hens... Milk, fresh... Butter... Cheese... Lard... Eggs, strictly fresh. Bread... Flour... Corn meal... Rice.... Potatoes... Sugar, granulated Tea... Coffee... Index number of 43 weighted articles L.....d o do. d o...d o... do do.. Quart...d o...d o Dozen.,...d o.._...d o.._...do...d o... d o.. _ do _ do. i For list of articles see Table 13, ! !

193 Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 189 T a b le 1 4 RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, AND, BY MONTH Continued PITTSBURGH, PA. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak... Round steak.. Rib roast... Chuck roast... Plate beef... Pork chops Bacon, sliced.. Ham, sliced... Lamb, leg of... Hens... Milk, fresh Butter... Cheese... Lard... Eggs, strictly fresh_. Bread... Flour... Com meal Rice... Potatoes... Sugar, granulated Tea... Coffee.... Index number of 43 weighted articles do.....d o......d o......do r. Quart...,-do Dozen. - d o..do m >.5 19a a x a 6 12a * 1* Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak Round steak......d o Rib roast... do Chuck roast... do Plate beef... do Pork chops... do Bacon, sliced Ham, sliced... do Lamb, leg of... do Hens... do Milk, fresh... Quart Butter i Cheese d o Lard......d o Eggs, strictly fresh... Dozen. _ Bread iea Flour d o Corn meal......d o ia Rice......d o Potatoes... do Sugar, granulated...d o Tea......d o Coffee a Index number of 43 weighted articles For list of articles see Table

Digitized FRASER 190 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T a b le 14. RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, AND, BY MONTH Continued PORTLAND, OREG. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug.

194 Digitized FRASER 190 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T a b le 14. RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, AND, BY MONTH Continued PORTLAND, OREG. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dee. Sirloin steak... Round steak... Rib roast... Chuck roast... Plate beef... Pork chops... Bacon, sliced... Ham, sliced... Lamb, leg of... Milk, fresh.. Butter... Cheese... Lard... Eggs, strictly fresh.. Bread,... Flour.-... Corn meal... R ice..._... Potatoes... Sugar, granulated... Tea... Coffee.....d o...d o.....d o..d o..d o -.do..d o -.do..d o Quart. _ Pound_..d o. Dozen...do.. _do_. -do a a 8 19a l l!l7& a 0 > a a ) a a a Index number of 43 weighted articles L Feb. Mar. Apr. May 5 June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak... Round steak... Rib roast... Chuck roast... Plate beef... Pork chops Bacon, sliced... Ham, sliced... Lamb, leg of. Hens... Milk, fresh... Butter... Cheese... Lard... Eggs, strictly fresh. Bread... Flour... Corn meal... R ice... Potatoes... Sugar, granulated T ea... Coffee... Index number of 43 weighted articles1.. do do - d o... do. Quart. _ Dozen.. --do.. do. i For list of articles see Table a a a a lf a a d

195 Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 191 T a b le 1 4. RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, AND, BY MONTH Continued PROVIDENCE, R. I. Feb. Mar. Apr. May- June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak..... Round steak... _do. Rib roast......d o... Chuck roast... do_. Plate beef... Pork chops... Bacon, sliced... Ham, sliced... Lamb, leg of... Hens Milk, fresh... Butter... Cheese.... Lard_.... Eggs, strictly fresh.. Bread... Flour.... Corn meal.... Rice.... Potatoes.... Sugar, granulated Tea... Coffee... do......d o... do......d o... Quart.....do do....._do do_ do Dozen Index number of 43 weighted articles a I Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak... Round steak.... Rib roast Chuck roast... Plate beef... Pork chops... Bacon, sliced Ham, sliced... Lamb, leg of Hens... Milk, fresh Butter... Cheese... Lard... Eggs, strictly fresh. Bread... Flour... Corn meal... Rice... Potatoes... Sugar, granulated Tea... Coffee... Index number of 43 weighted articles..d o... do - d o -...do......d o Dozen.. do do do. d o... do do do i For list of articles see Table i/ > Quart l.o

Digitized FRASER 192 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T a b le 14. RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, AND, BY MONTH Continued RICHMOND, VA. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Oct.

196 Digitized FRASER 192 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T a b le 14. RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, AND, BY MONTH Continued RICHMOND, VA. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Oct. Nov. Dec, Sirloin steak_. Round steak.. Rib roast... Chuck roast... Plate beef----- Pork chops Bacon, sliced-. Ham, sliced-- Lamb, leg of-. Hens... Milk, fresh... Butter... Cheese... Lard... Eggs, strictly fresh.. Bread... Flour... Corn meal... Rice Potatoes... Sugar, granulated-.. Tea Coffee d o d o d o... d o... d o. d o. -_-d o... do.--d o... Quart...d o d o.-- Dozen.. d o d o...do do do. Index number of 43 weighted articles ! ' ] ; ; Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak... Round steak.... Rib roast Chuck roast.... Plate beef Pork chops... Bacon, sliced... Ham, sliced... Lamb, leg of Hens Milk, fresh.... Butter.... Cheese... Lard... Eggs, strictly fresh. Bread Flour... Corn meal----- Rice... Potatoes Sugar, granulated Tea Coffee Index number of 43 weighted articles do. do - - d o.-. do - do _ do -. do. do. d o... Quart.. do - do Dozen.. d o... do do - do do. do , : \ i For list of articles see Table 13,

197 Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 193 T a b le 14. RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, AND, BY MONTH Continued ST. LOUIS, MO. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak... Round steak.... Rib roast.... Chuck roast.... Plate beef.... Pork chops Bacon, sliced Ham, sliced Lamb, leg of... Hens Milk, fresh... Butter... Cheese... Lard _ Eggs, strictly fresh Bread... Flour.... Corn meal.^.... Rice... Potatoes.... Sugar, granulated Tea...- Coffee... Index number of 43 weighted articles L... do do. Quart... Pound-. - d o... do... Dozen.. Pound-. -d o -..d o ; ! Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak Round steak......d o Rib roast d o Chuck roast Plate beef Pork chops Bacon, sliced... Ham, sliced... do.....d o do......d o Lamb, leg of Hens Milk, fresh Quart Butter... _ Cheese... - do Lard Eggs, strictly fresh. Dozen. _ Bread Flour Corn meal......d o Q Rice... do Potatoes......d o Sugar, granulated...d o T ea... do Coffee... _ _do Index number of 43 weighted articles i_ i For list of articles see Table 13.

Digitized FRASER 194 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T a b le 14. RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, AND, BY MONTH Continued SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug.

198 Digitized FRASER 194 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T a b le 14. RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, AND, BY MONTH Continued SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct, Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak... Round steak.. Rib roast... Chuck roast... Plate beef Pork chops Bacon, sliced.. Ham, sliced.._ Lamb, leg of... Hens Milk, fresh... Butter Cheese Lard... Eggs, strictly fresh... Bread..d o...d o...d o...d o do dodo...d o..d o. Quart.. Pound- do.... do Dozen.. Flour... do Corn meal do.. Rice.do. Potatoes.....d o... Sugar, granulated...d o.. Tea......d o.. Coffee......d o.. Index number of 43 weighted articles K » > i.o L i.o Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak._ Round steak.. Rib roast Chuck roast Plate beef Pork chops Bacon, sliced.. Ham, sliced... Lamb, leg o f.. liens... Milk, fresh Butter... Cheese... Lard... Eggs, strictly fresh._ Bread... Flour.... Corn meal Rice Potatoes.... Sugar, granulated Tea.... Coffee.... Index number of 43 weighted articles do d o d o.. do do. do do. Quart.. Dozen....d o...d o...do i For list of articles see Table S

Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 195 T a b le 14. RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES AND, BY MONTH Continued SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

199 Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 195 T a b le 14. RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES AND, BY MONTH Continued SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak Round steak... Rib roast... Chuck roast... Plate beef Pork chops... Bacon, sliced... Ham, sliced... Lamb, leg of.... Hens... Milk, fresh... Butter.... Cheese... Lard Eggs, strictly fresh. Bread... Flour... Corn meal... Rice... Potatoes... Sugar, granulated _ Tea -... Coffee... Index number of 43 weighted articles L.. Pound_... d o -....d o...d o.._do...d o...d o.--do....d o...d o Quart. do. do Dozen - d o d o _...d o...do_-_. d o......do do i.l J Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak Round steak... Rib roast.... Chuck roast-... Plate beef-... Pork chops... Bacon, sliced... Ham, sliced... Lamb, leg of... Hens... Milk, fresh... Butter... Cheese... Lard... Eggs, strictly fresh. Bread... Flour... Corn meal... Rice... Potatoes... Sugar, granulated Tea... Coffee.... Index number of 43 weighted articles...d o...d o...d o. do. - d o......d o...d o...d o......do Quart. _. do...d o Dozen.....d o... do. do...d o do... do. d o : K For list of articles see Table 13.

Digitized FRASER 196 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T a b l e 1 4. RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, AND, BY MONTH Continued SCRANTON, PA. Feb. July Aug. Oct. Nov. Dec.

200 Digitized FRASER 196 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T a b l e 1 4. RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, AND, BY MONTH Continued SCRANTON, PA. Feb. July Aug. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak Round steak... Rib roast.... Chuck roast Plate beef.... Pork chops.... Bacon, sliced... Ham, sliced... Lamb, leg of... Hens.... Milk, fresh Butter.... Cheese... Lard... Eggs, strictly fresh. Bread... Flour... Com m eal... Rice... Potatoes... Sugar, granulated Tea.... Coffee... Index number of 43 weighted articles...d o....do...d o. Quart.. do......do Dozen....d o...do i Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak.. Round steak.. Rib roast... Chuck roast Plate beef... Pork chops Bacon, sliced.. Ham, sliced... Lamt/, leg o f.. Hens... Milk, fresh. Butter... Cheese... Lard... Eggs, strictly fresh... Bread... Flour.... Corn meal.... R ice.... Potatoes.... Sugar, granulated T ea.... Coffee d o----- do----- do d o... Quart.....do...do Dozen : do do do * , do Index number of 43 weighted articlesl i For list of articles see Table

Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 197 T a b le 14. RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, AND, BY MONTH Continued SEATTLE, WASH. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Nov.

201 Digitized FRASER DETAILED TABLES 197 T a b le 14. RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, AND, BY MONTH Continued SEATTLE, WASH. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak Round steak... Rib roast... Chuck roast... Plate beef.... Pork chops... Bacon, sliced... Ham, sliced... Lamb, leg of... Hens... Milk, fresh.... Butter... Cheese... Lard... Eggs, strictly fresh. Bread... _... Flour... Com meal... R i c e Potatoes... Sugar, granulated T e a -... Coffee... do._. do. do. do do...do.-_do.-_ do...d o... Quart do...do Dozen.. Pound-.. do do do do - d o..d o do L Index number of 43 weighted articles l Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak. _... Round steak... Rib roast..... Chuck roast Plate beef... Pork chops.... Bacon, sliced... Ham, sliced... Lamb, leg of.... Hens Milk, fresh... Butter... Cheese... Lard.... Eggs, strictly fresh.. Bread.... Flour... Corn meal... Rice... Potatoes... Sugar, granulated T ea... Coffee Index number of 43 weighted articles L. Pound-...d o... do do do do...do _ do do - do Quart do do - Dozen.. Pound- do---. do do do do do do»for list of articles see Table > ' !

Digitized FRASER 198 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T able 14. RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, AND, BY MONTH Continued WASHINGTON, D. C. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug.

202 Digitized FRASER 198 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T able 14. RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF 23 FOOD ARTICLES IN EACH OF 39 CITIES, AND, BY MONTH Continued WASHINGTON, D. C. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak--... Round steak... Rib roast... Chuck roast... Plate beef Pork chops. Bacon, sliced- Ham, sliced... Lamb, leg of Hens Milk, fresh Butter... Cheese... Lard... Eggs, strictly fresh... Bread... Flour.... Corn m eal Rice.... Potatoes.... Sugar, granulated Tea.... Coffee Index number of 43 weighted articles1.. do do... do....d o...d o...d o d o... d o......do Quart.....do do. Dozen- do.do..d o..d o do do do OlllO ( > LI > Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Sirloin steak.. Round steak.. Rib roast Chuck roast Plate beef Pork chops. Bacon, sliced.. Ham, sliced... Lamb, leg of.. Hens... Milk, fresh Butter... Lard Eggs, strictly fresh... Bread... Flour... Corn me d... Rice... Potatoes... Sugar, granulated Tea... Coffee... Index number of 43 weighted articles L. do do do - d o... d o... do...d o do...d o... Quart..d o d o Pound do do do do do-._do do i For list of articles see Table ;

Digitized FRASER PART II. COAL EXPLANATION OF PRICES Retail prices of coal household use were first published by the bureau in Bulletin No. 105,1 issued in August, 1912.

203 Digitized FRASER PART II. COAL EXPLANATION OF PRICES Retail prices of coal household use were first published by the bureau in Bulletin No. 105,1 issued in August, In that bulletin average ly prices from 1907 to 1911 were shown each of 35 cities. The ly averages were computed from prices on January, April, and October, respectively. Relative prices computed on average prices in 1907 as 100 were shown five geographical divisions of the ed States, in addition to the table of average prices cities. Subsequent bulletins brought the inmation up to the end of From 1914 to 1919 prices were collected semiannually on January and July. Beginning with June, 1920, prices have been secured monthly, and in each annual bulletin detailed inmation 51 cities has been presented the months of the current, with a summary back to The prices quoted are coal delivered to consumers, but do not include charges stowing the coal in cellar or coal bin where an extra handling was necessary. From quotations supplied by individual firms, average prices each city have been computed. Prices are shown Pennsylvania white ash anthracite, both in stove and chestnut sizes, and Colorado, Arkansas, and New Mexico anthracite in those cities where these coals are more generally sold than is the Pennsylvania anthracite. The prices shown bituminous coal are averages the several kinds used household purposes. Table gives the ed States as a whole average and relative prices of coal on January and July of each, 1913 to 1925, and on the th of each month from January,, to December,, inclusive, in comparison with average prices in The relative prices are based on average prices in January and July, 1913, as 100. Based on these figures, from January, 1913, to January,, the average retail price of Pennsylvania anthracite stove coal in the ed States increased 96 per cent, chestnut coal increased 89 per cent, and bituminous coal increased 82 per cent. The percentage of increase in prices from July, 1913, to July,, was as follows: Stove, 103 per cent; chestnut, 93 per cent; and bituminous, 65 per cent. The price of coal was highest in November, 1920, when stove size Pennsylvania anthracite was 110 per cent, chestnut was 106 per cent, and bituminous coal was 130 per cent above average prices in Chart 17 shows in graphic m the trend in the retail prices of coal since In Table 16 are shown the average retail prices of coal on the th of each month of and, by cities, compared with average prices in Subsequent bulletins containing coal prices are Nos. 106, 108, 110, 113, 1, 125, 132, 136, 138, 140, 6, 184, 197, 228, 270, 300, 3, 334, 366, 396, 418, and For prices of coal by cities from January, 1913, to December,, see Bulletins Nos. 270, 200, 3, 334, 366, 396, 418, and 445, 199

204 Digitized FRASER RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO Table. AVERAGE AND RELATIVE RETAIL PRICES OF COAL PER TON OF 2,000 POUNDS FOR THE UNITED STATES, JANUARY, 1913, TO DECEMBER, Pennsylvania anthracite, white ash Bituminous Year and month price Stove Relative price price Chestnut Relative price price Relative price 1913:... $ $ $ January July : January J u ly : January July : January J u ly : January J u ly : January July : January J u ly : January July : January J u l y : January J u l y : January July : January J u ly : January J u ly : January... C1) C1) 0) C1) 4 17 February ) 0) 0) ( March April May June J u ly August September October November December : January February March April M ay June July August September. _.i ,3 October November December Insufficient data.

205 C hart 17 TREND OF PRICE CHANGES OF COAL Digitized FRASER

Digitized FRASER 202 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO Table 1 6.-AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF COAL PER TON OF City and kind of coal 1913, average, and July Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.

206 Digitized FRASER 202 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO Table 1 6.-AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF COAL PER TON OF City and kind of coal 1913, average, and July Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. ed States: Pa. anthracite Stove... $7.73 0) 0) $12 $.54 $.41 $.40 $.43 $.49 $.55 $.56 $.64 $.66 Chestnut ) (!) Bituminous... 3 $4 $ Atlanta: Bituminous Baltimore: Pa. anthracite- Stove V) 0) Chestnut ) (!) Bituminous Birmingham: Bituminous Boston: Pa. anthracite- Stove ) 0) Chestnut ) 0) Bridgeport: Pa. anthracite- Stove 0) 0) Chestnut Buffalo: 0) Pa. anthracite- Stove ) 0) Chestnut... Butte: 0 0) 0) Bituminous Charleston, S. C.: Bituminous... Chicago: Pa. anthracite- (0 0) Chestnut... Bituminous ) 8 0) Stove Cincinnati: Bituminous... Cleveland: Pa. anthracite- Stove ) 0) it Chestnut ) 0) Bituminous Columbus, Ohio: Bituminous... Dallas: Ark. anthracite Egg... 0) 3 3 0) Bituminous Denver: Colo, anthracite Furnace <») 0) Stove ) 0) Bituminous Detroit: Pa. anthracite Stove ) 0) Chestnut ) 0) Bituminous Fall River: Pa. anthracite- S t o v e ) Chestnut ) 0) Houston: Bituminous ii.oo Indianapolis: Bituminous Jacksonville: Bituminous Kansas City: Ark. anthracite Furnace... 0) 0) 0 0' u. in 14. fin 0 0 Stove, No ) 0) 17 is. fini Ifi ifi fin ifi fi7.83:.83 Bituminous >l i Insufficient data. * Per ton of 2,240 pounds.

Digitized FRASER PRICE CHANGES OF COAL 203 2,000 POUNDS, 1913 AND EACH MONTH OF AND, BY CITY City and kind of coal 1913 average, and July Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.

207 Digitized FRASER PRICE CHANGES OF COAL 203 2,000 POUNDS, 1913 AND EACH MONTH OF AND, BY CITY City and kind of coal 1913 average, and July Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. ed States: Pa. anthracite Stove $7.73 $.66 $.65 $ 60$14 $8 $.06 $. $. $.38 $.42 $.44 $.45 Chestnut Ritnmi-mvns Atlanta: Bituminous Baltimore: a 35 a 37 a 37 a 37 Pa. anthracite- Stove , Chestnut Bituminous Birmingham: Bituminous \ Boston: Pa. anthracite- Stove Chestnut Bridgeport: Pa. anthracite- Stove Chestnut Buffalo: Pa. anthracite- Stove Chestnut Butte: Bituminous Charleston, S. C.: Bituminous, Chicago: Pa. anthracite- Stove Chestnut Bituminous Cincinnati: Bituminous Cleveland: Pa. anthracite Stove Chestnut Bituminous Columbus: Bituminous... Dallas: Ark. anthracite Egg Bituminous Denver: Colo, anthracite Furnace Stove4 Bituminous Detroit: Pa. anthracite- Chestnut Bituminous Fall River: Stove Pa. anthracite- Stove Chestnut Houston: Bituminous Indianapolis: Bituminous Jacksonville: Bituminous Kansas City: Ark. anthracite Furnace Stove No Bituminous ) >Nos. 1 and 2 mixed i Nos. 3 and 5 mixed

Digitized FRASER 204 R E T A I L P R IC E S, 1 8 9 0 T O 1 9 2 7 T able 16. AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF COAL PER TON OF 2,000 City and kind of coal 1913, average, and July Feb. Mar. Apr.

208 Digitized FRASER 204 R E T A I L P R IC E S, T O T able 16. AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF COAL PER TON OF 2,000 City and kind of coal 1913, average, and July Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Little Rock: Ark. anthracite Egg... Bituminous... $7 $7 0) $0 $0 0 $0 0 $0 0 $5 $ $ $0 5 $0 6 $0 0 $0 3 Los Angeles: Bituminous... Louisville: Bituminous... Manchester: Pa. anthracite Stove ) Chestnut... 5 f1) <*) Memphis: Bituminous... Milwaukee: * Pa. anthracite- Stove ) 0) Chestnut... 8 (*) 0) Bituminous... Minneapolis: Pa. anthracite- 0) 0) (0 0) Bituminous Mobile: 2 1 Bituminous Newark: Stove... Chestnut Pa. anthracite- 0) 0) Chestnut New Haven: 3 0) Stove Pa. anthracite- V) 0 New Orleans: Stove Chestnut ) I1) Bituminous... New York: * u Pa. anthracite- Stove ) ( ) Chestnut... Norfolk: Pa. anthracite- 0) 0) ) (1) Omaha: Stove... Chestnut Bituminous Bituminous... Peoria: Bituminous Philadelphia: Pa. anthracite- Stove... 23?> 0) ) Chestnut... Pittsburgh: a.61 Pa. anthracite- C1) 0) 3 3 Portland, Me.: Chestnut... Bituminous Pa. anthracite- Stove... 0) 0) Chestnut (l) (l) Portland, Oreg.: Bituminous... Providence: Pa. anthracite- Stove C1) 0) ) 0) Chestnut... Richmond: Pa. anthracite- (9 V) 0) 0) Bituminous Stove... Chestnut Insufficient data. 2 Per ton of 2,240 pounds. Per 10-barrel lot (1,800 pounds).

Digitized FRASER PRICE CHANGES OF COAL 205 POUNDS, 1913 AND EACH MONTH OF AND, BY CITY Continued City and kind of coal 1913, average, and July Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.

209 Digitized FRASER PRICE CHANGES OF COAL 205 POUNDS, 1913 AND EACH MONTH OF AND, BY CITY Continued City and kind of coal 1913, average, and July Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Little Rock: Ark. anthracite Egg... Bituminous Los Angeles: $7 $0 0 $0 0 $0 0 $0 0 $0 8 $0 0 $0 5 $ $ $ $ $ Bituminous... Louisville: Bituminous Manchester: Pa. anthracite- Stove Chestnut Memphis: Bituminous Milwaukee: Pa. anthracite- Stove Chestnut Bituminous Minneapolis: Pa. anthracite- Stove Chestnut , Bituminous Mobile: Bituminous Newark: Pa. anthracite- Stove Chestnut New Haven: Pa. anthracite- Stove Chestnut... 8, New Orleans: Bituminous... New York: Pa. anthracite- Stove ; Chestnut Norfolk: Pa. anthracite- Stove ,50 0, Chestnut Bituminous Omaha: Bituminous.... Peoria: Bituminous Philadelphia: Pa. anthracite- Stove Chestnut Pittsburgh: Pa. anthracite Chestnut Bituminous Portland, Me.: Pa. anthracite- Stove Chestnut Portland, Oreg.: Bituminous.... Providence: Pa. anthracite- Stove Chestnut Richmond: Pa. anthracite- Stove Chestnut... Bituminous ' 0 4* «Per 25-bushel lot (1,900 pounds). 7 The average price of coal delivered in bin is 50 cents higher than here shown. Practically all coal is delivered in bin

210 Digitized FRASER 206 RETAIL PRICES, 1800 TO T abus 16. AVEKAQE RETAIL PRICES OF COAL PER TON OF 2,000 City, and kind of coal 1913, average, and July Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Rochester: Pa. anthracite- Stove (i) (9 $0 Chestnut (i) (i) 14. $0 14. $0 14. $0 St. Louis: Pa. anthracite- 14. $ $14 60 $ $0 14. $0 14. Stove $8.09 0) 0) Chestnut 8.34 (!) Rit.nminnns 3.20 $2 $ St. Paul: Pa. anthracite- Stove 2 0) (i) Chestnut 7 (i) (i> Bituminous Salt Lake City: Colo, anthracite Furnace3 5 (l) 0) Stove4 5 (1) ( Bituminous San Francisco: N. Mex. anthracite $ Cerillos egg 10 (0 < Colo, anthracite Egg (0 ( Bituminous Savannah: Bituminous Scranton: Pa. anthracite Stove (0 <l) Chestnut... 3 (9 ( Seattle: Bituminous Springfield, 111.: 0 7 Bituminous Washington, D. C.: Pa. anthracite- Stove ) (l) Chestnut Bituminous 29 (i) ( Prepared sizes Low volatile * * High volatile Run of mine Mixed * Insufficient data. 2Per ton of 2,240 pounds. 3 Nos. 1 and 2 mixed

211 Digitized FRASER mic& CHANGES OB' COAL 207 POUNDS, 1013 AND EACH MONTH OP AND, BY CITY Continued City, and kind of coal 1913, average, and July Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Rochester: Pa. anthracite- Stove $0 $0 $14 60$10 $10 $5 $5 $5 $0 $0 $0 $ Chestnut St. Louis: Pa. anthracite- Stove $ Chestnut Bituminous St. Paul: Pa. anthracite- Stove 2 la io ia Chestnut Bituminous Salt Lake City: Colo, anthracite Stove4 Bituminous & 47 iaoo a 47 iaoo a a 19 iaoo iaoo 7.73 iaoo a a Furnace iaoo iaoo iaoo iaoo iaoo iaoo iaoo San Francisco: N. Mex. anthracite Cerillos egg Colo, anthracite Egg Bituminous Savannah: Bituminous... Scranton: » Pa. anthracite- Stove Chestnut U 0 0 Seattle: Bituminous Springfield, HI.: Bituminous Washington, D. C.: Pa. anthracite Stove... Chestnut Bituminous Prepared sizes Low volatile High volatile.. Run of mine Mixed a a31 2a Nos. 3 and 5 mixed. 8 All coal sold in Savannah is weighed by the city. A charge of 10 cents per ton or half ton is made. This additional charge has been included in the above prices.

Digitized FRASER PART III. GAS EXPLANATION OF PRICES The net price per 1,000 cubic feet of gas household use in each of 51 cities is shown in the following table.

212 Digitized FRASER PART III. GAS EXPLANATION OF PRICES The net price per 1,000 cubic feet of gas household use in each of 51 cities is shown in the following table. In Table 17 the average family consumption of manufactured gas is assumed to be 3,000 cubic feet per month. In cities where a service charge or a sliding scale is in operation, families using less than 3,000 cubic feet per month pay a somewhat higher rate than here shown, while those consuming more than this amount pay a lower rate. The figures here given are believed to represent quite closely the actual monthly cost of gas per 1,000 cubic feet to the average wage earners family. Prices natural gas and manufactured and natural mixed gas are shown in Table 18 those cities where it is in general use. These prices are based on an estimated average family consumption of 5,000 cubic feet per month. Table 17. NET PRICE PER 1,000 CUBIC FEET OF MANUFACTURED GAS BASED ON A FAM ILY CONSUMPTION OF 3,000 CUBIC FEET, IN SPECIFIED MONTHS FROM APRIL, 1913, TO DECEMBER,, BY CITIES City Apr., 1913 Apr., 1914 Apr., 19 Apr., 1916 Apr. Apr.,, Apr., 1919 Apr., 1920 May 1.5, 1921 June, 1922 June, 1923 June, 1924 June, 1925 June, June Dec.,, Atlanta $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1.00 $1. $1. $1.90 $1.65 $1.65 $1.55 $1.55 $1.55 $1.55 $1.55 Baltimore Birmingham...^ Boston Bridgeport Buffalo Butte Charlestons. C Chicago Cleveland Denver D etroit Fall River Houston Indianapolis "i.'05 T 05 ""."95 Jacksonville Manchester M emphis Milwaukee Minneapolis Mobile , Newark New Haven New Orleans New York Norfolk Omaha Peoria Philadelphia... Pittsburgh Portland, M e Portland, Oreg Providence Richmond Rochester St. Louis St. Paul Salt Lake City San Francisco Savannah Scranton Seattle Springfield, H l ~ Washington

213 C h a r t 18 TREND OF PRICE CHANGES OF GAS Digitized FRASER

Digitized FRASER 2 1 0 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T able 18.

214 Digitized FRASER RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO T able 18. NET PRICE PER 1,000 CUBIC FEET OF GAS BASED ON A FAMILY CON SUMPTION OF 5,000 CUBIC FEET, IN SPECIFIED MONTHS FROM APRIL, 1913, TO DECEMBER,, BY CITIES Natural gas City Apr., 1913 Apr. Apr.,, Apr., 1916 Apr., 1917 Apr., 1918 Apr., 1919 Apr., 1920 May, 1921 June, 1922 June, 1923 June, 1924 June, 1925 June, June Dec.,, Buffalo $0.30 $0.30 $0.30 $ $ $0.30 $0.35 $0.35 $0.35 $0.42 Cincinnati $0.50 $0.50 $0.75 $0.75 $0.75 $0. 75 Cleveland Columbus Dallas Houston Kansas City Little Rock Los Angeles Louisville Pittsburgh... "." Manufactured and natural gas, mixed B uffalo... 1 $0.62 $0.60 $0.60 $0.65 $0.65j$0.65 Los Angeles $0.68 $0.68 $0.68 $0.68 $0.75 $0.75 $0.75 $ l From the prices quoted on manufactured gas, average prices have been computed all of the cities combined and are shown in Table 19 April of each from 1907 to 1920, and May, September, and December, 1921; March, June, September, and December, 1922, 1923, and 1924; and June and December, 1925,, and. These prices are based on an estimated average family consumption of 3,000 cubic feet. Relative prices have been computed by dividing the price of each by the price in April, The price of manufactured gas in December,, showed an increase of 2 per cent since April, From June,, to December,, there was no change in the price of gas. The trend in the retail prices of manufactured gas since 1907 is shown in the chart on page 209. T able 19. AVERAGE AND RELATIVE NET PRICE PER 1,000 CUBIC FEET OF MANU FACTURED GAS BASED ON A FAMILY CONSUMPTION OF 3,000 CUBIC FEET IN SPECIFIED MONTHS OF EACH YEAR, 1907 TO Date net price Relative price Date net price Relative price Apr., Apr., Apr., Apr., Apr., Apr., Apr., Apr., Apr., 19. Apr., Apr., Apr., Apr., Apr., May, Sept., 1921 Dec., Mar., $ June, Sept., 1922 Dec., Mar., 1923 June, Sept., 1923 Dec., Mar., 1924 June, Sept., 1924 Dec., June, Dec., June, - Dec.,. June,- Dec.,. $

Digitized FRASER PART IV. ELECTRICITY EXPLANATION OF PRICES Table 20 shows 51 cities the net rates per kilowatt-hour of electricity used household purposes December, 1913, and June and December, and.

215 Digitized FRASER PART IV. ELECTRICITY EXPLANATION OF PRICES Table 20 shows 51 cities the net rates per kilowatt-hour of electricity used household purposes December, 1913, and June and December, and. For the cities having more than one tariff domestic consumers the rates are shown the schedule under which most of the residences are served. Several cities have sliding scales based on a variable number of kilowatt-hours payable at each rate. The number of kilowatt-hours payable at each rate in these cities is determined each customer according to the watts of installation, either in whole or in part, in the individual home. The number of watts so determined is called the customer s demand. In Baltimore the demand is the maximum normal rate of use of electricity in any half-hour period of time. It may be estimated or determined by the company from time to time according to the customer s normal use of electricity and may equal the total installation reduced to kilowatts. In Buffalo the demand consists of two parts lighting, 25 per cent of the total installation, but never less than 250 watts; and power, 2Y i per cent of the capacity of any electric range, water heater, or other appliance of 1,000 watts or over and 25 per cent of the rated capacity of motors exceeding one-half horsepower but less than 1 horsepower. The installation is determined by inspection of premises. In Chicago the equivalent in kilowatt-hours to 30 hours use of demand has been estimated as follows: For a rated capacity of 475 to 574 watts, 11 kilowatt-hours; 575 to 674 watts, 12 kilowatt-hours; 675 to 774 watts, 13 kilowatt-hours; and 775 to 874 watts, 14 kilowatt-hours. Although the equivalent in kilowatt-hours to 30 hours use of demand of from 1 to 1,500 watts is given on the printed tariff, the equivalent is here shown only installations of from 475 to 874 watts, the connected load of the average home being as a rule within this range. In Cincinnati the demand has been estimated as being 70 per cent of the connected load, excluding appliances. In Cleveland, in December, 1913, Company A determined the demand by inspection as being 40 per cent of the connected load. From December, 1919, to the present time there has been a flat rate all current consumed. In Houston the demand is estimated as 50 per cent of the connected load, each socket opening being rated at 50 watts. In New Orleans the demand in 1913 was the full connected load. In New York the demand Company C, when not determined by meter, has been computed at 50 per cent of total installation in residences, each standard socket being rated at 50 watts and all other outlets being rated at their actual kilowatt capacity. In Omaha the demand in 1913 was the full connected load. In Pittsburgh since December, 1919, the demand has been determined by inspection, the first 10 outlets being rated at 30 watts 211

Digitized FRASER 2 1 2 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO each, the next 20 outlets at 20 watts each, and each additional outlet at 10 watts.

216 Digitized FRASER RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO each, the next 20 outlets at 20 watts each, and each additional outlet at 10 watts. Household utensils and appliances of not over 660 watts each have been excluded. In Portland, Oreg., the demand Company A has been estimated as one-third of the connected lighting load. Ranges, heating devices, and small power up to a rated capacity of 2 kilowatts are not included. For Company B the demand, when not based on actual measurement, has been estimated at one-third of the connected load, no demand being established at less than 233 watts. In Springfield, 111., the demand Company A in December, 1913, was the active load predetermined as follows: 80 per cent of the first 500 watts of connected load plus 60 per cent of that part of the connected load in excess of the first 500 watts minimum active load, 0 watts. In Washington, D. C., the demand is determined by inspection and consists of 100 per cent of the connected load, excluding small fans and heating and cooking appliances when not permanently connected. T able 20. NET PRICE PER KILOWATT-HOUR FOR ELECTRICITY FOR HOUSEHOLD USE IN DECEMBER, 1913, AND JUNE AND DECEMBER, AND, FOR 51 CITIES City Measure of consumption, per month December, 1913 June, December, June, December, Atlanta... Baltimore 2_ Birmingham Boston: Company Accompany B_. Bridgeport... Buffalo2... Butte... - Charleston, S. C_. Chicago2... Cincinnati. Cleveland: Company A.. Company B.. Columbus.. Dallas... Denver.... Detroit... Fall River. Houston 2 Indianapolis: Company A.. Company B_. For footnotes sq q end of table, First 100 kilowatt-hours... First 20 hours use of demand.. Next kilowatt-hours up to 800- First 100 kilowatt-hours... First 1,000 kilowatt-hours... do... All current... First 60 hours use of demand.. Next 120 hours* use of demand. Excess First 25 kilowatt-hours... Next 25 kilowatt-hours... First 50 kilowatt-hours... Next 50 kilowatt-hours... First 30 hours use of demand. _ Next 30 hours* use of demand._ Excess... First 30 kilowatt-hours... Next 60 kilowatt-hours... Excess... First 500 kilowatt-hours... Excess... All current... Next 690 kilowatt-hours... First 75 kilowatt-hours... First 800 kilowatt-hours... First kilowatt-hours... Next 30 kilowatt-hours... Excess... First 3 kilowatt-hours per active room.. Excess... First 25 kilowatt-hours... Next 975 kilowatt-hours... First 30 hours use of demand... First 50 kilowatt-hours.. Next 50 kilowatt-hours.. First 50 kilowatt-hours.. Next 0 kilowatt-hours. Cents 1 3 <» «1.5 6 U » «* »12.4 M7. 0 Cents # T o * Cents » Cents Cents

217 Digitized FRASER PRICE CHANGES OF ELECTRICITY 213 T able 2 0. NET PRICE PER KILOWATT-HOUR FOR ELECTRICITY FOR HOUSEHOLD USE IN DECEMBER, 1913, AND JUNE AND DECEM BER, AND, FOR 51 CITIES Continued City Measure of consumption, per month December, 1913 June, December, June, Decern ber, Jacksonville TTatisas City _... All current First 5 kilowatt-hours per active room 18 Cents Cents Cents Cents Cents (minimum, 3 rooms). Next 5 kilowatt-hours per room... Excess Little Rock... First 200 kilowatt-hours. Los Angeles... First 50 kilowatt-hours... * * * * Louisville... 1 to 149 kilowatt-hours Manchester First 25 kilowatt-hours * Next 60 kilowatt-hours Memphis... First 6 kilowatt-hours per room Milwaukee Excess First 9 kilowatt-hours each of the» 2*7.6 first 8 active rooms.21 Excess Minneapolis.... First 3 kilowatt-hours per active room. Next 3 kilowatt-hours per active room. 23 Mobile... First 50 kilowatt-hours Newark First 20 kilowatt-hours 24 Next 30 kilowatt-hours * 8.0 2* New Haven Allcurrent New Orleans First 20 kilowatt-hours * 2* 2* 2* Additional energy up to 9 kilowatthours each active room. 22 Next 30 kilowatt-hours *7.8 2*7.8 2*7.8 2*7.8 New York: Company A. First-1,000kilowatt-hours Company B... _ All current Company C 2... First 60 hours use of demand Norfolk... First 100 kilowatt-hours * 2* 2 Omaha All current «Peoria Next 125 kilowatt-hours First 5 kilowatt-hours each of the " " T o " " first 2 rooms.30 Second 5 kilowatt-hours each of the first 2 rooms.30 Philadelphia: Company A First 12 kilowatt-hours * Next 36 kilowatt-hours... Company B First 20 kilowatt-hours «Next 30 kilowatt-hours Pittsburgh First 30 hours use of demand * Next 60 hours use of demand Portland, Me... First 30 kilowatt-hours * *8.0 *8.0 * Next 70 kilowatt-hours Portland, Oreg.: Company A... First 9 kilowatt-hours Next kilowatt-hours Next 50 kilowatt-hours 3* Company B... First 13 kilowatt-hours 35 Next kilowatt-hours *.o Next 50 kilowatt-hours 2& Providence... All current Richmond... First 100 kilowatt-hours 2» 2» Rochester... St.Louis: All current Company A... First 9 kilowatt-hours per active room- i Company B... Excess First kilowatt-hour St. Paul... Excess First 3 kilowatt-hours per room Next 3 kilowatt-hours per room Excess.I Salt Lake City... San Francisco: First 260 kilowatt-hours Company A... First 50 kilowatt-hours Next 125 kilowatt hours Company B... First 10 kilowatt-hours... 6 Next 40 kilowatt-hours... Savannah... First 100 kilowatt-hours. 11 Excess... Scranton First 0 kilowatt-hours^ * io."6 " io."6 ~ iao* " 'la o For footnotes see end of table.

218 Digitized FRASER 2i4 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO Table 30. NET PRICE PER KILOWATT HOUR FOR ELECTRICITY FOR HOUSEHOLD USE IN DECEMBER, 1913, AND JUNE AND DECEMBER, AND, FOR 51 CITIES Continued City Measure of consumption, per month December, 1913 June, December, June, December, Seattle: Cents Cents Cents Cents Cents Company A First 40 kilowatt-hours Next 200 kilowatt-hours Company B First 40 kilowatt-hours Next 200 kilowatt-hours Springfield, 111.: Company A First 30 kilowatt-hours _. 8 Next 70 kilowatt-hours Company B First 30 kilowatt-hours.... Next 70 kilowatt-hours Washington2 First 120 hours use of demand 1First 0 kilowatt-hours. 2For determination of demand see explanation of prices. 3First 50 kilowatt-hours. 4The gross rate is 10 cents per kilowatt-hour with discounts of 10 per cent a monthly consumption of 1 to 25 kilowatt-hours and per cent a monthly consumption of 25 to 0 kilowatt-hours. The average family used 25 or more kilowatt-hours per month. 6 All current. First 100 kilowatt-hours. 7First 25 kilowatt-hours. 8First 30 hours use of demand. For determination of demand see explanation of prices. 9 Next 30 hours use of demand. For determination of demand see explanation of prices. 10First 36 hours use of demand. For determination of demand see explanation of prices. 11First 10 kilowatt-hours. 12Service charge 30 cents per month additional. 13First 2 kilowatt-hours per active room. 14First 200 kilowatt-hours. First 2 kilowatt-hours per 16 candlepower of installation. 16All current. This rate applies to a 5- contract with a minimum charge of $1 per month. For a 1- contract the rate per kilowatt-hour is 10 cents without a minimum charge, or 9% cents with a minimum of $1 per montn. 17Next 0 kilowatt-hours. 18First 3 kilowatt-hours per active room; minimum, 3 rooms. 19First 4 kilowatt-hours each of the first 4 active rooms and the first 2^ kilowatt-hours each additional active room. 20First 5 kilowatt-hours each of the first 5 active rooms and the first 2^ kilowatt-hours each additional active room. 21And the first 7 kilowatt-hours per month each active room in addition to the first 6. 22Additional energy up to 100 kilowatt-hours. 23Excess. 24First 500 kilowatt-hours. 25Next 480 kilowatt-hours. 26Service charge, 25 cents per month addition^. 27First 250 kilowatt-hours. 28 Price includes a coal charge. 29 First 60 kilowatt-hours. 80And 4 kilowatt-hours each additional active room. 311 to 200 kilowatt-hours. 32The number of kilowatt-hours paid at this rate is that in excess of the first 9 kilowatt-hours until 100 hours use of the demand is reached. After 100 hours of demand have been consumed the lower rate can be applied. For determination of demand see explanation of prices. 33Next 70 kilowatt-hours. 34Next 100 kilowatt-hours. 35First 6 per cent of demand. For determination of demand see explanation of prices. 36Next 6 per cent of demand. For determination of demand see explanation of prices. 37For an installation of 600 watts or less 7 kilowatt-hours will apply. For each 30 watts of installation in excess of 600 watts 1 additional kilowatt-hour will apply. 38 For a house of 4 rooms or less, 18 kilowatt-hours; 5 or 6 rooms, 27 kilowatt-hours; and 7 or 8 rooms, 36 kilowatt-hours. 39Service charge 50 cents per month additional. Rate is 7 cents with reduction under a fuel clause. 40 For a house of 6 rooms or less, kilowatt-hours; a house of 7 or 8 rooms, 20 kilowatt-hours. 41First 30 kilowatt-hours. 42 Next 40 kilowatt-hours.

219 Digitized FRASER APPENDIXES APPENDIX A. PURCHASING POWER OF UNION WAGES AS MEASURED IN FOOD, 1907 TO Because of the popular interest in real wages, or the purchasing power of the wage, the two following tables, which present union rates of wages in relation to the retail price of food, are shown. This is of interest because food constitutes by far the largest single item of the average family expenditure. The figures food represent the cost of all articles, weighted according to the average family consumption of each article. Prices from 51 cities are included in the index number food since Union wages and retail prices of food were secured from 48 identical cities the s 1918 to, inclusive. The figures given are index numbers which show the percentage changes as compared with Table L IN D EX NUMBERS OF UNION WAGE RATES AND HOURS OF LABOR AND OF RETAIL PRICES OF FOOD, 1907 TO [1913=100.0] Year Rates of wages per hour Full-time hours per wees Rates of wajes per week, full time Retail prices of food As shown in Table I, the number of full-time hours per week in has decreased over 7 per cent since 1913 and almost 10 per cent since Rates of wages per hour have increased almost 160 per cent since 1913 and 189 per cent since Rates of wages per week show an increase of almost 140 per cent since 1913 and of 163 per cent since The retail price of food has increased over 55 per cent since 1913 and over 89 per cent since

220 Digitized FRASER 216 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO Table I I IN DEX NUMBERS OF PURCHASING POWER OF UNION WAGES AS MEASURED IN FOOD, 1907 TO [1913=100.0] P u rch a sin g pow er (measured by retail prices of food) P u rch a sin g p ow er (measured by retail prices of food) Year Of rates of wages per hour Of rates of wages per week, full time Year Of rates of wages per hour Of rates of wages per week, fun time _ Table II shows that an hour's wage in purchased 6 per cent as much food as in 1913 and a week s wage 145 per cent as much. In an hour s wage purchased 167 per cent and a week s wage 5 per cent as much food as in An hour s wage in purchased over 2 per cent as much food as it did in 1907 and a week s wage nearly 139 per cent as much. The figures in Table II are based on the index numbers shown in Table I. APPENDIX B. COMPARISON OF RETAIL PRICE CHANGES IN THE UNITED STATES AND IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES, 1923 TO The principal index numbers of retail prices published by eign countries have been brought together with those of this bureau in the subjoined table after having been reduced in most cases to a common base namely, prices July, 1914, equal 100. This base was selected instead of the average the 1913, which is used in other tables of index numbers compiled by the bureau, because of the fact that in numerous instances satisfactory inmation 1913 was not available. Some of the countries shown in the table now publish index numbers of retail prices on the July, 1914, base. In such cases, theree, the index numbers are reproduced as published. For other countries the index numbers here shown have been obtained by dividing the index each month specified in the table by the index July, 1914, or the nearest period thereto as published in the original sources. As stated in the table, the number of articles included in the index numbers the different countries differs widely. These results, which are designed merely to show price trends and not actual differences in the several countries, should not, theree, be considered as closely comparable with one another. In certain instances, also, the figures are not absolutely comparable from month to month over the entire period, owing to slight changes in the list of commodities and the localities included on successive dates.

221 Digitized FRASER APPENDIXES 217 T a b le IH. INDEX NUMBERS OF RETAIL PRICES IN THE UNITED STATES AND IN OTHER COUNTRIES, 1923 TO, BY MONTHS Country... ed States Canada Belgium Czechoslovakia Denmark Finland France (except Paris) France (Paris) Germany Number of localities Entire country Commodities included foods 29 foods 56 (foods, etc.) 29 foods Foods 36 foods 13 (11 foods) 13 (11 foods) Foods Bureau of Labor Statistics C om puting agency... Department of Labor Base=100._ July, 1914 July, 1914 Ministry of Industry and Labor April, 1914 Office of Statistics Gov t Statistical Department Central Bureau of Statistics Ministry of Labor July, 1914 July, 1914 June, January August, 1914 Ministry of Labor Federal Statistical Bureau July, 1914 October, July, Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Taji Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept *53 Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May June * July Aug Sept Oct / Nov Dec Jan, Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct N ov Dec

222 Digitized FRASER 218 RETAIL PRICES, 1890 TO Table HI. IN D EX NUMBERS OF RETAIL PRICES IN UNITED STATES, ETC. Contd. Country.. Number of localities. Italy Netherlands Norway Sweden Switzerland ed Kingdom South Africa India (Bombay) Australia New Zealand Commodities included-. 20 foods and charcoal 29 (27 foods) Foods 50(43 foods, 7 fuel and light) Foods 21 foods 24 foods 17 foods 46 foods and 59 foods grocer.es Com puting agency... Ministry of National Economy Central Bureau of Statistics Central Bureau of Statistics Social Board Labor Office (revised) Ministry of Labor Office of Census and Statistics Labor Office (revised) Bureau of Census and Statistics Census and Statistics Office Base= January- June, 1914 July, 1914 July, 1914 July, 1914 July, July, 1914 Julv, 1914 July, Jan F eb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan F eb Mar Apr M ay June July Aug Sept Oct Nov D ec Jan F eb Mar i:.i 149 Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar A pr May June Julv Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec

223 Digitized FRASER INDEX A Anthracite coal, retail prices of s of food. (See Food.) Atlanta, Ga., retail prices in... 34,68,59,160,202,203,208,212 Australia, retail prices of food in retail prices. (See Food; Coal; Gas.) B Bacon, retail prices of... 5,7,9,13,25,37,39, Baltimore, Md., retail prices in... 34,60,61,161,202,203,208,212 Bananas, retail prices of... 30,56,57,58-9 Beans, baked, retail prices of... 29,56,57,58-9 Beans, navy, retail prices ol ,54,55,58-9 Beef, fresh, retail prices of... 4,7,9,13,18,19,25,36,38, Belgium, retail prices of food, etc., in Birmingham, Ala., retail prices in ,62,63,162,202,203,208,212 Bituminous coal, retail prices of Boston, Mass., retail prices in... 34,64,65,163,202,203,208,212 Bread, retail prices of... 7,9,13,27,46,48, Bridgeport, Conn., retail prices in... 66,67,202,203,208,212 Buffalo, N. Y., retail prices in... 34,68,69,164,202,203,208,210,212 Butte, Mont., retail prices in... 70,71,202,203,208,212 Butter, retail prices of... 5,7,9,13,26,46,48, C Cabbage, retail prices of... 29,56,57,58-9 Canada, retail prices of food in Cereal, wheat, retail prices of... 9,13,28,56,57,58-9 Charleston, S. C., retail prices in... 34,72,73,165,202,203,208,212 Cheese, retail prices of... 7,9,13,27,46,48, Chicago, HI., retail prices in... 34,74,75,166,202,203,208,212 Chuck roast, retail prices ol....7,9,13,19,36,38, Cincinnati, Ohio, retail prices in... 34,76,77,167,202,203,210,212 Cities included in investigation of retail prices... Cleveland, Ohio, retail prices in... 34,78,79,168,202,203,208,210,212 Coal, retail prices of Coffee, retail prices of ,30,47,49, Columbus, Ohio, retail prices in ,81,202,203,210,212 Consumption, annual, of food per family Corn, canned, retail prices of... 29,56,57,58-9 Corn flakes, retail prices of... 9,13,28,56,57,58-9 Corn meal, retail prices of... 6,7,9,13,28,47,49, Czechoslovakia, retail prices of food, etc., in D Dallas, Tex., retail prices in... 34,82,83,169,202,203,210,212 Denmark, retail prices of food in Denver, Colo., retail prices in... 34,84,85,170,202,203,208,212 Detroit, Mich., retail prices in... 34,86,87,171,202,203,208,212 E EggB, storage, retail prices of ,37,39,58-9 Eggs, strictly fresh, retail prices of ,7,27,37,39, Electricity, net prices of, household use England. (See ed Kingdom.) F Fall River, Mass., retail prices in ,88,89,172,202,203,208,212 Finland, retail prices of food in Flour, wheat, retail prices of ,7,9,13,27,46,48, Food, annual consumption of, per family Food, purchasing power of union wages measured in ,216 Food, retail prices of France, retail prices of food, etc., in

Digitized FRASER 220 INDEX G Page Gas, net prices of, household use... 208-210 Germany, retail prices of food in*_...217 Great Britain. (See ed Kingdom.) H Ham, sliced, retail prices of.

224 Digitized FRASER 220 INDEX G Page Gas, net prices of, household use Germany, retail prices of food in*_ Great Britain. (See ed Kingdom.) H Ham, sliced, retail prices of... 5,7,9,13,25,37,39, Hens, retail prices of... 5,7,9,13,26,37,39, Houston, Tex., retail prices in... 90,91,202,203,208,210,212 I Index numbers of retail food prices, by s and months... 2,7,8,13,34,35 Index numbers of retail food prices, how computed... 16,17 India (Bombay), retail prices of food in_ Indianapolis, Ind retail prices in... 34,92,93,173,202,203,208,212 Italy, retail prices of food in J Jacksonville, Fla., retail prices in... 34,94,95,174,202,203,208,213 K Kansas City, Mo., retail prices in... 34,96,97,175,202,203,210,213 L Lamb, retail prices of_... 9,11,25,37,39, Lard, retail prices of... 5,7,27,37,39, Lard substitute, vegetable, retail prices of... 27,56,57,58-9 Little Rock, Ark., retail prices in... 34,98,99,176,204,205,210,213 Los Angeles, Calif., retail prices in... 34,100,101,177,204,205,210,213 Louisville, Ky., retail prices in... 34,102,103,178,204,205,210,213 M Macaroni, retail prices of... 9,13,28,56,57,58-9 Manchester, N. H., retail prices in... 34,104,105,179,204,205,208,213 Meat, methods of cutting...,16,18-25 Meats, retail prices of...4,7,9,13,18-26,36-39, Memphis, Tenn., retail prices in... 35,106,107,180,204,205,208,213 Milk, evaporated, retail prices of_ ,13,26,56,57,58-9 Milk, fresh, retail prices of... 5,7,9,13,26,46,48, Milwaukee, Wis., retail prices in... 35,108,109,181,204,205,208,213 Minneapolis, Minn., retail prices in...35,110, 111, 182,204,205,208,213 Mobile, Ala., retail prices in ,113,204,205,208,213 N Netherlands, retail prices of food, etc., in Newark, N. J., retail prices in... 35,114,1,183,204,205,208,213 New Haven, Conn., retail prices in... 35,116,117,184,204,205,208,213 New Orleans, La., retail prices in... 35,118,119,185,204,205,208,213 New York, N. Y., retail prices in... 35,120,121,186,204,205,208,213 New Zealand, retail prices of food in Norfolk, Va., retail prices in ,123,204,205,208,213 Norway, retail prices of food in O Oats, rolled, retail prices of... 9,13,28,56,57,58-9 Oleomargarine, retail prices of... 26,56,57,58-9 Omaha, Nebr., retail prices in... 35,124,125,187,204,205,208,213 Onions, retail prices of... 29,54,55,58-9 Oranges, retail prices of... 30,56,57,58-9 P Peas, canned, retail prices of... 29,56,57,58-9 Peoria, 111., retail prices in ,127,204,205,208,213 Philadelphia, Pa., retail prices in... 35,128,129,188,204,205,208,213 Pittsburgh, Pa., retail prices in ,130,131,189,204,205,208,210,218 Plate beef, retail prices of... 7,9,13,25,36,38, Pork chops, retail prices of... 4,7,9,13,25,36,38, Portland, Me., retail prices in ,133,204,205,208,213 Portland, Oreg., retail prices in... 35,134,135,190,204,205,208,213,214 Potatoes, retail prices of... 6,7,28,47,49, Prices, retail, explanation of... 31,199,208,211 Prices, retail, how obtained... 14

225 Digitized FRASER INDEX 221 Prices, retail, in Prices, retail, of specified articles... 1,2,4r-7, Providence, R. I., retail prices in... 35, 136,137,191, 204, 205, 208, 214 Prunes, retail prices of ,54,55,58-9 Q Quotations of retail prices, how ob ta in e d R Raisins, retail prices of... 30,54,55,5&-9 Retail prices, how obtained Rib roast, retail prices of... 4,7,9,11,13,19,36,38, Rice, retail prices of... 7,9,13,28,47,49,58-19& Richmond, Va., retail prices in... 35,138,139,192,204^ 205,20^ 214 Rochester, N. Y., retail prices in ,141,206,207,208,214 Rolled oats, retail prices of... 9,13,28,56,57,58-9 Round steak, retail prices of... 4,7,9,13,19,36,38, S St. Louis, Mo., retail prices in... *. 35,142,143,193,206,207,208,214 St. Paul, Minn., retail prices in ,145,206,207,208,214 Salmon, canned, retail prices of... 26,54,55,58-9 Salt Lake City, Utah, retail prices in ,146,147,194,206,207,208,214 San Francisco, Calif., retail prices in _... 35,148,149,195,206,207,208,214 Savannah, Ga., retail prices in ,1,206,207,208,214 Scranton, Pa., retail prices in... 35,2,3,196,206,207,208,214 Seattle, Wash., retail prices in ,4,5,197,206,207,208,214 Sirloin steak, retail prices of...,... 4,7,9,13,18,36,38, Sources of price quotations South Africa, retail prices of food in Springfield, 111., retail prices in... 6,7,206,207,208,214 Sugar, retail prices of... 6,7,30,47,49, Sweden, retail prices of food, etc., in Switzerland, retail prices of food in T Tea, retail prices of_... 7,30,47,49, Tomatoes, canned, retail prices of... 29,56,57,58-9 U ed Kingdom, retail prices of food in ed States, comparison of retail prices with eign countries w Wages, union, purchasing power of, measured in food... 2,216 Washington, D. C., retail prices in... 35,8,9,198,206,207,208,214 Weights used in computing index numbers of retail food prices Wheat cereal, retail prices of 9,13,28,56,57,

226 Digitized FRASER

Digitized FRASER LIST OF BULLETINS OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS The following is a list of all bulletins of the Bureau of Labor Statistics published since July, 1912, except that in the case of

227 Digitized FRASER LIST OF BULLETINS OF THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS The following is a list of all bulletins of the Bureau of Labor Statistics published since July, 1912, except that in the case of bulletins giving the results of periodic surveys of the bureau only the latest bulletin on any one subject is here listed. A complete list of the reports and bulletins issued prior to July, 1912, as well as the bulletins published since that date, will be furnished on application. Bulletins marked thus (*) are out o f print. Conciliation and Arbitration (including strikes and lockouts). No Conciliation and arbitration in the building trades of Greater New York. [1913.] No Report of the industrial council of the British Board of Trade on its inquiry into industrial agreements. [1913.] No Michigan copper district strike. [1914.] No Industrial court of the cloak, suit, and skirt industry of New York City. [1914.] No Conciliation, arbitration, and sanitation in the dress and waist industry of New York City. [1914.] No Collective bargaining in the anthracite coal industry. [1916.] *No Collective agreements in the men s clothing industry. [1916.] No Operation of the industrial disputes investigation act of Canada. [1918.] No Joint industrial councils in Great Britain. [1919.] No History of the Shipbuilding Labor Adjustment Board, 1917 to No National War Labor Board: History of its mation, activities, etc. [1921.] No Use of Federal power in settlement of railway labor disputes. [1922.] No Trade agreement in the silk-ribbon industry of New York City. [1923.] No Collective bargaining by actors. [.] No Trade agreements,. Cooperation. No Consumers cooperative societies in the ed States in No Cooperative credit societies in America and in eign countries. [1922.] No Cooperative movement in the ed States in 1925 (other than agricultural). Employment and Unemployment. No Statistics of unemployment and the work of employment offices in the ed States. [1913.] No Unemployment in New York City, N. Y. [19.] No Regularity of employment in the women s ready-to-wear garment industries. [19.] No Unemployment in the ed States. [1916.] No Proceedings of the Employment Managers Conference held at Minneapolis, Minn., January 19 and 20, No Proceedings of the conference of Employment Managers Association of Boston, Mass., held May 10,1916. No The British system of labor exchanges. [1916.] No Proceedings of the Employment Managers Conference, Philadelphia, Pa., April 2 and 3,1917. No Employment system of the Lake Carriers Association. [1918.] No Public employment offices in the ed States. [1918.] No Proceedings of Employment Managers Conference, Rochester, N. Y., May 9-11,1918. No Industrial unemployment: A statistical study of its extent and causes. [1922.] No Unemployment in Columbus, Ohio, 1921 to Foreign Labor Laws. No Administration of labor laws and factory inspection in certain European countries. [1914.] Housing. No. 8. Government aid to home owning and housing of working people in eign countries. [1914.] No Housing by employees in the ed States. [1920.] No Building operations in representative cities in No Building permits in the principal cities of the ed States in [1925 and. Industrial Accidents and Hygiene. No Lead poisoning in potteries, tile works, and porcelain enameled sanitary ware factories. [1912.] No Hygiene of the painters trade. [1913.] No Dangers to workers from dusts and fumes, and methods of protection [1913.] No Lead poisoning in the smelting and refining of lead. [1914.] No. 7. Industrial accident statistics. [19.] [I]

Digitized FRASER Industrial Accidents and Hygiene Continued. *No. 165. Lead poisoning in the manufacture of storage batteries. [1914.] No. 179. Industrial poisons used in the rubber industry. [19.] No. 188.

228 Digitized FRASER Industrial Accidents and Hygiene Continued. *No Lead poisoning in the manufacture of storage batteries. [1914.] No Industrial poisons used in the rubber industry. [19.] No Report of British departmental committee on the danger in the use of lead in the painting of buildings. [1916.] *No Report of committee on statistics and compensation insurance cost of the International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions. [1916.] No Causes of death by occupation. [1917.] No Hygiene of the printing trades. [1917.] No Industrial poisons used or produced in the manufacture of explosives. [1917.] No Hours, fatigue, and health in British munition factories. [1917.] No Industrial efficiency and fatigue in British munition factories. [1917.] No Mortality from respiratory diseases in dusty trades (inorganic dusts). [1918.] No Safety movements in the iron and steel industry, 1907 to No Effects of the air hammer on the hands of stonecutters. [1918.] No Industrial health and efficiency. Final report of British Health of Munition Workers Committee. [1919.] No Preventable death in the cotton-manufacturing industry. [1919.] No Accidents and accident prevention in machine building. [1919.] No Anthrax as an occupational disease. [1920.] No Standardization of industrial accident statistics. [1920.] No Industrial poisoning in making coal-tar dyes and dye intermediates. [1921.] No Carbon-monoxide poisoning. [1921.] No The problem of dust phthisis in the granite-stone industry. [1922.] No Causes and prevention of accidents in the iron and steel industry, No Occupational hazards and diagnostic signs: A guide to impairments to be looked in hazardous occupations. [1922.] No Statistics of industrial accidents in the ed States. [1923.] No Survey of hygenic conditions in the printing trades. [1925.] No Phosphorus necrosis in the manufacture of fireworks and in the preparation of phosphorus. [.] No Record of industrial accidents in the ed States to No Deaths from lead poisoning. [.] No Health survey of the printing trades, 1922 to No Proceedings of the Industrial Accident Prevention Conference, held at Washington, D. C., July 14-16,. No A new test industrial lead poisoning. The presence of basophilic red cells in lead poisoning and lead absorption. Industrial Relations and Labor Conditions. No Industrial unrest in Great Britain. [1917.] No Chinese migrations, with special reference to labor conditions. [1923.] No Industrial relations in the West Coast lumber industry. [1923.] No Labor relations in the Fairmont (W. Va.) bituminous-coal field. [1924.] No Postwar labor conditions in Germany. [.] No Works council movement in Germany. [1925.] No Labor conditions in the shoe industry in Massachusetts, No Labor relations in the lace and lace-curtain industries in the ed States. [1925.] Labor Laws of the ed States (including decisions of courts relating to labor). No Labor laws and their administration in the Pacific States. [1917.] No Wage-payment legislation in the ed States. [1917.] No Minimum-wage laws of the ed States: Construction and operations. T1921.] No Labor laws that have been declared unconstitutional. T1922.] No Kansas Court of Industrial Relations. T1923.] No Laws providing bureaus of labor statistics, etc ] No Labor laws of the ed States, with decisions of courts relating thereto. [1925.] No Laws relating to payment of wages. [.] No Labor legislation of. No Decisions of courts and opinions affecting labor,. Proceedings of Annual Conventions of the Association of Government Labor Officials of the ed States and Canada. No Seventh, Seattle, Wash., July 12-,1920. No Eighth, New Orleans, La., May 2-6,1921. No Ninth, Harrisburg, Pa., May 22-26, No Tenth, Richmond, Va., May 1-4,1923. No Eleventh, Chicago, HI., May 19-23, No Twelfth, Salt Lake City, Utah, August 13-, No Thirteenth, Columbus, Ohio, June 7-10,. No Fourteenth, paterspn, N. J., May 31 to June 3,. [II]

Digitized FRASER Proceedings of Annual Meetings of the International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions. No. 210. Third, Columbus, Ohio, April 25-28, 1916. No. 248.

229 Digitized FRASER Proceedings of Annual Meetings of the International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions. No Third, Columbus, Ohio, April 25-28, No Fourth, Boston, Mass., August 21-25,1917. No Fifth, Madison, Wis., September 24-27, No Sixth, Toronto, Canada, September 23-26, No Seventh, San Francisco, Calif., September 20-24, No Eighth, Chicago, HI., September 19-23, No Ninth, Baltimore, Md., October 9-13, No Tenth, St. Paul, Minn., September 24-26, No Eleventh, Halifax, Nova Scotia, August 26-28, No Index to proceedings, No Twelfth, Salt Lake City, Utah, August 17-20, No Thirteenth, Hartd, Conn., September 14-17,. No Fourteenth, Atlanta, Ga., September 27-29,. Proceedings of Annual Meetings of the International Association of Public Employment Services. No First, Chicago, December 19 and 20, 1913; Second, Indianapolis, September 24 and 25, 1914; Third, Detroit, July 1 and 2,19. No Fourth, Buffalo, N. Y., July 20 and 21,1916. No Ninth, Buffalo, N. Y., September 7-9,1921. No Tenth, Washington, D. C., September 11-13, No Eleventh, Toronto, Canada, September 4-7, No Twelfth, Chicago, HI., May 19-23, No Thirteenth, Rochester, N. Y., September -17, Productivity of Labor. No Productivity costs in the common-brick industry. [1924.] No Time and labor costs in manufacturing 100 pairs of shoes, No Labor cost of production and wages and hours of labor in the paper box-board industry. [1925.] No Wages, hours, and productivity in the pottery industry, No Productivity of labor in the glass industry. [.] Retail Prices and Cost of Living. No Sugar prices, from refiner to consumer. [1913.] No Wheat and flour prices, from farmer to consumer. [1913.] No Butter prices, from producer to consumer. [1914.] No Foreign food prices as affected by the war. [19.] No Cost of living in the ed States. [1924.] No The use of cost-of-living figures in wage adjustments. [1925.] No Retail prices, 1890 to. Safety Codes. No Code of lighting: Factories, mills, and other work places. No Safety code the protection of industrial workers in foundries. No Specifications of laboratory tests approval of electric headlighting devices motor vehicles. No. 35i. Safety code the construction, care, and use of ladders. No Safety code laundry machinery and operation. No Safety code woodworking plants. No Code of lighting school buildings. No Safety code paper and pulp mills. No Safety code power presses and foot and hand presses. No Safety codes the prevention of dust explosions. No Safety code the use, care, and protection of abrasive wheels. No Safety code rubber mills and calenders. No Safety code ging and hot-metal stamping. No Safety code mechanical power-transmission apparatus. [First revision.] Vocational and Workers Education. No. 9. Short-unit courses wage earners, and a factory school experiment. [19.] No Vocational education survey of Richmond, Va. [19.] No Vocational education survey of Minneapolis, Minn. [1916.] No Adult working-class education in Great Britain and the ed States. [1920.] No Apprenticeship in building construction. Wages and Hours of Labor. No Wages and regularity of employment and standardization of piece rates in the dress and waist industry of New York. [1914.] No Wages and regularity of employment in the cloak, suit, and skirt industry. [1914.] No Wages and hours of labor in the clothing and cigar industries, 1911 to No Wages and hours of labor in the building and repairing of steam railroad cars, 1907 to No Wages and hours of labor in the cotton, woolen, and silk industries, 1907 to [H I]

Digitized FRASER Wages and Hours of Labor Continued. No. 204. Street-railway employment in the ed States. [1917.] No. 225.

230 Digitized FRASER Wages and Hours of Labor Continued. No Street-railway employment in the ed States. [1917.] No Wages and hours of labor in the lumber, millwork, and furniture industries, 19. No Industrial survey in selected industries in the ed States, No Wages and hours of labor in the petroleum industry, No Productivity costs in the common-brick industry. [1924.] No Wages and hours of labor in the automobile-tire industry, No Time and labor costs in manufacturing 100 pairs of shoes, No Wages and hours of labor in the paper and pulp industry, No Wages and hours of labor in metalliferous mines, No Labor costs of production and wages and hours of labor in the paper box-board industry. [1925.] No Wages, hours, and productivity in the pottery industry, No Wages and hours of labor in the lumber industry in the ed States, No Hours and earnings in anthracite and bituminous coal mining, 1923 and No Wages and hours of labor in the slaughtering and meat-packing industry, No Wages and hours of labor in foundries and machine shops, No Wages and hours of labor in the men s clothing industry, 1911 to. No Wages and hours of labor in the motor-vehicle industry, No Wages and hours of labor in the iron and steel industry, 1907 to No Wages and hours of labor in woolen and worsted goods manufacturing, 1910 to. No Wages and hours of labor in cotton-goods manufacturing, 1910 to. No Wages and hours of labor in the boot and shoe industry, 1907 to. No Wages and hours of labor in the hosiery and underwear industries, 1907 to. No Hours and earnings in bituminous-coal mining, 1922, 1924, and. No Union scales of wages and hours of labor, May,. Welfare Work. No Employers welfare work. [1913.] No Welfare work in British munitions factories. [1917.] No Welfare work employees in industrial establishments in the ed States. [1919.] No Health and recreation activities in industrial establishments,. Wholesale Prices. No Index numbers of wholesale prices in the ed States and eign countries. [1921.] No Wholesale prices, 1890 to. No Revised index numbers of wholesale prices, 1923 to July,. Women and Children in Industry. No Hours, earnings, and duration of employment of wage-earning women in selected industries in the District of Columbia. [1913.] No Prohibition of night work of young persons. [1913.] No Ten-hour maximum working-day women and young persons. [1913.] No Working hours of women in the pea canneries of Wisconsin. [1913.] No Employment of women, in power laundries in Milwaukee. [1913.] No Hours, earnings, and conditions of labor of women in Indiana mercantile establishments and garment factories. [1914.] No Minimum-wage legislation in the ed States and eign countries. [19.] No Summary of the report on conditions of woman and child wage earners in the ed States. [19.] No Effect of minimum-wage determinations in Oregon. [19.] No The boot and shoe industry in Massachusetts as a vocation women. [19.] No Unemployment among women in department and other retail stores of Boston, Mass. [1916.] No Dressmaking as a trade women in Massachusetts. [1916.] No. 2. Industrial experience of trade-school girls in Massachusetts. [1917.] No Effect of workmen s compensation laws in diminishing the necessity of industrial employment of women and children. [1918.] No Employment of women and juveniles in Great Britain during the war. [1917.] No Women in the lead industries. [1919.] Workmen s Insurance and Compensation (including laws relating thereto). No, 101* Care of tuberculosis-wage earners in Germany. [1912.] No British national insurance act, No Sickness and accident insurance law of Switzerland. [1912.] No Law relating to insurance of salaried employees in Germany. [1913.] No. 5. Compensation accidents to employees of the ed States. [1914.] No Proceedings of the conference on social insurance called by the International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions, Washington, D. C., December 5-9,1916. No Workmen s compensation legislation in the ed States and eign countries, 1917 and 1918 No Comparison of workmen s compensation insurance and administration. [1922.] No National health insurance in Great Britain, 1911 to No Comparison of workmen s compensation laws of the ed States as of January 1, No Workmen s compensation legislation of the ed States and Canada as of July 1,. [IV]

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR JAMES J. DAVIS, Secretary. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS ETHELBERT STEWART, Commissioner

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR JAMES J. DAVIS, Secretary BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS ETHELBERT STEWART, Commissioner BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES) M j Q r BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS) 0. fkfo RETAIL