Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 44, Number 122, 2 April 1919 — Page 3

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 1919.

(ANSWER AS TO WHEN FOOD PRICES WILL DECLINE SECRET OF FUTURE

By WILLIAM R. SANBORN. The great American public wanta to know "when the prices of the prime necessities of life are to strike a lower level. This Is not only true as to the great mass of consumers but a1o as to the men who deal in food products. Doth as packers, wholesale distributor, and also the Tast army of re tail -e: the country over. It is, for the present, an unanswerable question, a problem of which the solution may still lie some distance In the future. As to prices of luxuries even the food administration took so account Imported delicacies had

an open reason In this country, shortly after war was declared, and there were stocks of these In this country, bought and paid for In 1913-14, that were quickly advanced 100 per cent. In Chicago, New York and In other large cities. And because of this advance on imported goods, dainties of American production soon began climbing, and that too at the time we were "neutral." The entire canned fruit and preserving industry was first affected by the advancing cost of sugar, and then by the limitation of quantity obtainable. But of this the food administration took no note whatever, except as to the amount of sugar to ' be obtained and to limit the profit that might be added to cost, both in a wholesale and retail way. Getting Back to Normal. All this Is in the oast tense. What

.we are now all Interested in is the V "getting back to normal." The normal j of the past will never be "normari again In this country,, in the lifetime at least of any middle-aged man. "What has happened to the world is revolutionary. We stand on a higher plane as to wages and as to prices. And with this fact In view the retaller has evidently come to the conclusion that his time and his Investment Is worth more money, a greater profit, if you please. The safety valve of competition applies more directly to food, and the law of supply and demand is broader In action as to the necessities of life than to the luxuries. And while this ts true as to its downward pull on prices It Is also true as to their uplift when the nation or the world is hungry. Of this truth the war-stricken countries furnish a concrete example, and because of their condition we have all correspondingly suffered, as consumers, to the benefit, however, of those fortunate enough to be able to produce. Comparative Prices. The Bureau of Statistics at Washington has recently sent out Its statistical story of the cost of living in twenty of the principal cities of the "United States. These figures purport to be the average retail prices in the cities named, at the "beginning of the year, and their finding relate, evidently, to prices ruling in December. As Is usual in departmental discoveries In Washington, the results have been given to the public three months late. They have all the time there is, and

then seme, in wasmngion, bo wnata the hurry? According to a summary of this document, and as the tables show, prices have increased as follows: On sirloin steak, 61 per cent.; pork chops, 104 per cent; a pound of bacon, 119 per cent.; a pound of ham 101 per cent; roast beef, 60 per cent.; round steak, 70 per cent.; a pound of lard, 116 per cent; lamb, 86 per cent; chicken, 85 per cent; fresh eggs, 70 per cent per dozen, storage eggs, 83 per cent, per dozen; milk, 73 per cent, per quart; a pound loaf of bread 75 . n , Art nnnf nof

per cem.; nour, xvs yci vuw

meal iuo per ceui.; yuiaiuroi

Onions 04 Beans --16 Prunes 9 Raisins 15 Suear -11

Coffee .....37 Tea : 59 Bv way of comment, let us observe

that it is impossible to "average" the prices on teas and coffees, for the reason that the grading of these items,

the many special brands, and the cu

pidity of many of the sellers, make

that an impossibility. There is no ona

average price for teas or coffees, as consumed, for ten different customers will buy ten different lots of roasted

coffee at ten different prices within ten minutes In any large grocery during a busy hour. ' To-days Prices In Richmond. We shall not attempt a critical analysis of prevailing prices in Richmond today. The fact is they differ according to the grocer you patronize, in a degree, as they always have, and probably always will. By way of illustration, we quote three popular butchers as to price of meats, and two of the representative grocers who consented to give quotations; in fact there was but one grocery and market visited where the management declined to furnish any information, whatsoever. Fresh and Smoked Meats. The first, second and third classifi

cations, as given below, relate not to quality, but the first, second and third meat markets interviewed. Prices are

per pound: 1st 2nd Porterhouse 30 40 Sirloin 28-30 35

Potatoes, bushel .'.,.175 Old onions, per lb... 05 Beans, navy . ...124 Prunes 20-80 Raisins, lb. box ,...18 Coffoe .............. 25-45 Tea 60-90 No. 3 Tomatoes .... 25 No. 2 Corn 18-25 Red K. Beans 20 No. 2 Peas 18-25 Soda crackers, lb.... 22 With reference to canned

175 08 15 18-35 18 26-45 65-$l 25-30 20-25 15 18-25 25

goods,

3rd 40-50 40 40 40 35 23-25 40

40 60 45 50-60 43 43 34

Round steak 32 35 Rib roast 25 30 Chuck steak 23 30 Plate beef 20 25 Pork chops 35 40 Bacon sauare ..... 35-38 35

Bacon, strip 35-50 35-55 50 Bacon, sliced .... 50-55 40-60 60

Ham, whole 40 38 Ham, sliced 55 60 Mutton chops .... 42 45 Lamb chops Leg of Iamb 50 35 Hens, dressed .... 45 Lard 33 34

Fresh Beef Prices Higher.

With reference to fresh beef, one dealer states that freshly killed meat is higher now at wholesale than at

nnv time in the last two years, and

possibly at any time during the war, This does not sddIv so fully to "froz

en" or old refrigerator stock, he says, but to the daily output. He sees no chance for lower prices on any item in the moat line. When hot weather comes there is likely to be a stiff advance m smoked meats, unless there is a change in conditions, the summer being the time when hams, bacon, etc., are usually highest. The needs of the government at that time, and the export situation, will be factors then to be reckoned with. With the exception of teas and coffees, of which there are several grades

from various countries, the prices of

staple foods can be averaged fairly well, in a city of this size. In the larger cities prices at stores will differ widely, depending on the class of trade served, "standard" and "extra" quality brands, etc. The following quotations may be taken as ruling prices in the majority of the retail groceries in Richmond, on this date. It appears that there are no "storage eggs" in Richmond, for all grocers

quote on ' strictly rresn siock,

"standards" should run pretty evenly as to price. But there are private brands, extras, etc., to be considered, as everv housewife knows. Then as

to prunes the "sizes," that Is to say the number to the pound, makes a great difference in the cost. So many things are now put up in small packages, weighing fractions of pounds, that these, too, have to be taken into account in making up H. C. I statistics, and cannot be handled in detail. Europe In Great Need. Viewed from any angle, the situa

tion Indicates continued high prices for the prime necessities, for a long

time to come. Some things may do lower a little later, and some will advance. Much depends on the season for the growth of things usually put into cans, and also on the Home Garden planters, who will grow vege

tables for current needs and for win

ter supply. Many elements enter Into this grave problem. It is a part of the labor question, of wages and salaries, in offico and shop, and on the farm as well. In brief, it is a world-broad problem for future solution; not merely as to the price of food stuffs,

but also as to everything which makes

life livable. With reference to butter today's prices are 6 to S cents lower than they were a week ago, butter being subject to almost dally price changes. The same is true of cheese and all milk products, these being closely interrelated. Cheese Is a meat substitute, and used so, largely, in normal times, especially in European countries. With food scarcity cheese so rapidly advanced In price that It quickly became a luxury. The writer believes that Richmond la among the most favored spots In all the country as to the cost of living. This is not a sudden conclusion, for we have been noting and comparing prices as given In many of our exchanges for a long time. Per contra It appears that our sister city, Indianapolis, is among the most expensive places in the country in which to buy what constitutes "our daily bread."

Hungarians Told Bolshevist Are Overrunning Indiana

(By Aasooiatad 5raas PARIS, April 2. Another wireless message sent by Tchitcherin, the Russian Bolshevik foreign minister, to Bela Kun, foreign minister In the new Hungarian government, has been intercepted by the French government wireless operators. The message was sent last Saturday and deals with the alleged spread of Bolshevism. It says: "The revolutionary movement certainly Is gaining in America. -Ameri

can newspapers Bay the states or new York, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Illinois and Michigan are especially Impregnated by Bolshevism.

"A riot has taken place m rnuaaeirhia, which certainly must be attributed to Bolshevist influence." liberty, Ind., R. R. 3

....Harry and Raymond Pohlar spent i Sunday with home folks Truman

Lackey spent Thursday with relatives

In College Corner. . ..Mrs. Ray Miles

spent Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Ethel White.... Mrs. Omer Doty and daughter Zola and Misses Lena and Tillie Pohlar motored to College Corner Saturday The ladlec of the Highland Economics club met with Mrs. Ed. Bnlder. Mrs. Frank White was assistant hostess. Twelve members were present and Mrs. Wolf, Mrs. Hlmelick and Mrs. Davis were guests. The president, Mrs. Brookbank, presided. Mrs. Doty read quite an interesting paper on the month's topic, "Home Decoration." Discussion was led by Mrs. Lackey. Reading. "When the Hens Lay," by Mrs. LaMar and a paper on St. Patrick by Mrs. White. Refreshments were served.

Editor's Note: Since the above remarks as to decline in price of butter were written the price of butter fat in Richmond was advanced six cents per pound Wednesday, and this will correspondingly raise the price of butter this week.

PROHIBITION AGENTS WARNED

Fresh eggs Butter, creamery Cheese, cream . . .

Cheese, brick

.42 ,38 .45 ,55 .62 .35 .38 .45 .34 .95 .57 .67 .37 .16 .10 ,07 .07 .14 .03

Dr. Vinton' VINT-O-LAX "Purple Pills for Liver Ills" CONSTIPATION W..i2S..lm INOOItTIO All! DnHHMS HIAOACMI Conkey's and other leading Druggists

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63 per cent, per pound; and sugar. 100 canned 07 nt. The eeneral average in- i canneu .1

crease of all articles combined is FJour, pat per' i66

per ceuu. , It is claimed that, everything considered, prices in Minneapolis are the lowest and in Providence the highest of any American city. By way of comparison, we print the prices given in the government tables for these two cities: Minneapolis, Minn. Sirloin steak 28 Round cteak ..- Rib roast Chuck

Iioio ..... Pork chops ? Bacon Ham " Lard Lamb th. Hens " Salmon Eggs (fresh) " Esjgs (storage) Butter y Cheese . Milk " Bread . Flour n0.6 Meal . Rice " Potatoes j Onions Yi Beans Prunes t. Raisins t Sugar Coffee Tea 57 Providence, R. I.

Sirloin steak -

Round steak . . . Rib roa3l Chuck i'ork chops ... Bacon Ham Lard Lamb Hens Salmon Eggs (fresh) ., Eggs (storage) Butter Cheese Milk Bread Flour Meal Rice Potatoes

1st 2nd ,38 38 70 70 40 50 40 50 07 08 14 15 610 600 15 17 , 10-12 15

(By Associated Press) RICHMOND, Va., April 2. Upon complaint of John Barton Payne, general counsel of the federal roilroad ad

ministration, and Mayor P. Q. Moore i of Wilmington, N. C against conduct of the Virginia prohibition officers in searching trains for illicit liquor shipments. Governor Davis has directed

Prohibition Commissioner Peters to

en loin the officers against exceeding

their suthority and to be "particularly tactful when' dealing with women."

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cromwell had

for their Sunday Kuests Theodore

Cromwell and daughter Blanch, and

George Bellmaln and family of Fair

field Wilbur Negangara ana louis Lang spent Sunday with Ted and Elmer Pohlar Mr. and Mrs Charles Wilson spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Andy Baudendlstel after church. ...Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hnag called on friends in Billingsville Sunday afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Cassius Snoden were calling on relatives SundayMr. and Mrs. Perry Brandenburg had for their Sunday guests Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Taylor and Mrs. OIlie Brandenburg Mr. and Mrs. Ray Miles spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Jennings Dawson Mrs. Link Adams spent several days last week with her daughter, Mrs. Ola Newklrk Mr. and Mrs. Horace LaMar spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Will Harbine in

T.ibertv Mr. and Mrs. Omer Doty

had for their Sunday guests, Will Bal

ser and family and Riley Doty and

family Mr. and Mrs. Frank bmailey called on Mr. and Mrs. Harry Clemmens in Brookville Sunday afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Henry Pohlar and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Pohlar spent Sunday with Albert Pohlar and family Price Saunders spent Sunday with Johnnie Baker and family Elmer Templeton and family called on Curtis Crocker and family Sunday afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Link Adams spent one day last week with OIlie Adams and family near Fairfield Mrs. Mary Harbine spent Saturday and Sunday with her sister Mrs. Orme, in Liberty.. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Pohlar, Albert Pohlar and family, John Pohlar and family, Bud Johns and family and Omer Doty, wife and daughter Zola, called on Mrs. Henry Pohlar Friday evening and reminded her of her birthday Mr. and Mrs.

Frank Cromwell spent Thursday with Theodore Cromwell and daughter.

Blanch, In Fairfield. .. .Elmer Temple-

ton and family spent Saturday witn

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Templeton. . .Mr.

and Mrs. Ray Miles called on Mr. and Mrs. James Miles in Liberty Saturday.

Dalton, Ind. Mrs. Billheimer entertained Mrs Sam. Dennis of Richmond Sunday eve

ning Rev. Mr. Powers and family

had Sunday dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Hamer Jones. Rev. Power preached

his last sermon of this conference

year in the afternoon at the Methodist

church Mr. and Mrs. Erastus Bur-

rough, and Richard -and Edna spent

Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wll liams. near Mooreland. . . .Arthur Den

nis and family visited near Sugar

Grove Sunday. .. .Joseph Harter is ill.

Several of the relatives of Floyd

Beeson surprised him with a birthday

dinner Sunday. . .Mrs. Warren Dennis

and son spent a few days near Modoc.

...Robert Burroughs, wife and daugn

ter spent Sunday with Erastus Burroughs and family Mrs. Sam Den

nis is spending a few days with Mr.

and Mrs. Ben Taylor Mr. and Mrs

Jess Harter are living with William

Harter now Mr. and Mrs. Harmon

Dennis visited with Mr. and Mrs. Lin-

sey Canady, south of Richmond, Sunday Rev. Billheimer will attend the

Methodist conference at Peru, Ind

this week J. W. Mendenhall has

been 111 for several days Warren

Dennis and Homer Jones were in

Richmond Friday on business, and

called on William Dennis, who has

been ill for some time Olinda Taylor of Moreland spent Friday night at the home of Ed. Beeson.

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A "Close-up" Swift & Company's Profit of 2.04 cents on each dollar of sales

.AS IT IS

12.96 J Expenses Y O 9

12.96 JUd Expenses J$ jSf j labor, freight M f r J$B 85. 1 To Stock Raiser

The diagram at the top shows the distribution of the average Swift dollar received from sales of beef, pork and mutton, and their by-products, during 1918. The magnifying glass brings out the distribution of the 2.04 cents profit per dollar of sales: .94 of one per cent goes to pay interest on borrowed money, taxes, etc. .50 of one per cent goes to pay dividends to shareholders. .60 of one per cent remains in the business to help in improving and financing the business.

Total 2.04 per cent

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