The evening world. Newspaper, September 15, 1920, Page 15

FN RESO AS COMPARED WITH THE PRE-NARDAS This Year’s Bumper Crops Likely to Bring Down Cost of Living. > By P. Q. Foy. Special Food Expert, Evening World. | (mmr Here 1s a comparison on more than ‘twenty items of subsistence, including the ataple foods, with the present wholesale prices!and those obtaining @ year ago, and also th@ pre-war prices on the same items, The re- lease of large stores of army surplus foods one year ago had @ depressing effect on the similar varieties of fregh foods, A year ago the army surplus foods available totaled 116,765,878 pounds, which included 2,915,000 pounds of poultry; 0,000,000 pounds of ba- con} 7,005,960 pounds of frozen pork; 34,017,873 pounds of canned, beef, and $33,000 pounds of frozen mutton. ‘The placing of this immense quan- tity of meats into Independent hands ®@ year ago hurt the lange packers, until last spring, when the remaining 15,000,000 pounds of frozen beef was sold to the Belglum Government, This put the packers back in saddle, as the last obstacle in thelr path of price control was removed. ‘The benefits from the present bumper crops have not yet reached the consumers, with the exception of the cases of potatoes, apples, sweet potatoes and peaches, but the marked offect of the more than three-billion- bushel corn crop will bé reflected in |creared acreage to limit production and control prices, the marvellous yield ts almost a repetition of the |. the quantity and quality of beef and Pork later in the season. American houséwives who have suffered at the hands of manipulators of foods have good reason to thank | Providence, for in spite of a de- miracle of the loaves and fishes. In the following comparison the grades of food quoted are what are known and recognized as commercial standards: Wholesale Prices. ee, tb, 5 Onions, ¥' 2.25-2.50 8.00-4 ‘The large consignment of New Zea. land lamb, reported in these c pate LL a ,, | Authorized Exchange Dealers NEW AND USED BUICKS Glidden M Motor & & Supply Co., | ae pay fest a eae, SEVENTY-FOUR MILES an hour is probably faster than you care to drive, Such speed, however, represents a reserve power ever at, your bidding in the National Sextet, POERTNER MOTOR CAR CO., Inc. 1759 Broadway, New York. 524 Broad St., Newark, N. J. is selling at comparatively TO SA prices in the wholesale mar att will be available | tores to-day, Lege of this excelien mb can be aoid at a ts a pound and rib WISSNER Assurance of Absolute! Reliability. 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Choice of 300...... High-grade Velours, fg Wool Silvertones sand fur- collared & (Plush Coats. Made with good lines and superior materials. Hair, Wool Sil vertone and Wool Velour in styles pictured, gag and others, N. tionaloverstocks quality a bargain price. $5 to $35 Second Floor; STORE OPEN 9 A. M. to 5 P. M. HEARN Vourveenth Sire ‘Weet of FIND Avenne Thursday Sale WOMEN’S FALL SAMPLE SHOES Four Special Lots: 5.85 6.85 7.85 9.85 Sizes 3'2, 4 and 4!1:—A and B Wid hs Only These shoes are new, smart and up to date in every particular, and values are such as will command the consideration of the most thrifty. !n this lot of samples are shown comp'ete sample lines of new Fall shoes used by three of the leading manufact- urers during the season. No two pairs alike. They must be seen to be properly appreciated See Other Page for Our 3-Columin Advi. cna a v _—- 2 es SS eae ee eee oA sete Serrretsi sou >