Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 196, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 August 1920 — CROP STATISTICS INDICATE LOWER FOODSTUFF PRICES [ARTICLE]

CROP STATISTICS INDICATE LOWER FOODSTUFF PRICES

Washington, Aug. 13.—Crop reports indicate somewhat lower prices in foodstuffs, according to the monthly-bulletin of the United States chamber of commerce committee on statistics and standards, made public tonight. Slackness in textiles, some leather products and metal lines, however, are classed as indications of more awaiting and readjustment period in a moderate way than the prelude to any marked change.