Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 January 1919 — Food Price Increase Shows Sixteen Per Cent Average [ARTICLE]

Food Price Increase Shows Sixteen Per Cent Average

An average increase of 16 per cent in the cost of 22 basic food commodities throughout the United States during the year ended with September was shown in figures made public by the labor department’s bureau of statistics. The figures are based on price quotations received monthly from more than 2,000 retail stores. Baltimore led the cities of the country with an increase of 23 per cent, while Salt Lake City showed the lowest, 10 per cent. Other points showing a high Increase were Seattle, Wash., 23 per cent.; Scranton, Pa., 21.3 per cent; San Francisco, 20.6 per cent.; Richmond, Va., 20.6 per cent.; Charleston, S. C., 20.3 per cent; Portland, Ore., 20 per cent; Atlanta, Ga., 19.6 per cent; Los Angeles, 19.5 per cent; Washington, D. C., 19,4 per cent; and Memphis, 19.1 per cent