AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES AND PER CENT OF INCREASE OR DECREASE IN THE UNITED STATES MAY 15 OF EACH SPECIFIED YEAR COMPARED WITH MAY 15, 1913 ========================================================================+ | | | | | | | | | | | Average retail prices, May 15-- | | +---------------------------------------+ Article | Unit | | | | 1913|1914|1915|1916|1917|1918|1919| -----------------------+--------+---------+----+----+----+----+----+----| | | _Cts.|Cts.|Cts.|Cts.|Cts.|Cts.|Cts._ Sirloin steak | Pound | 25.7|25.9|25.7|27.8|32.2|40.0|44.4| Round steak | do | 22.3|23.3|23.0|25.0|29.6|38.0|41.6| Rib roast | do | 19.9|20.1|19.9|21.6|25.7|31.8|35.2| Chuck roast | do | 16.1|17.0|16.3|17.5|21.8|27.8|29.7| Plate beef | do | 12.1|12.5|12.3|13.1|16.6|21.9|22.5| | | | | | | | | | Pork chops | do | 20.9|22.2|20.9|22.9|30.6|36.7|43.0| Bacon | do | 27.0|26.7|26.4|28.4|41.6|50.5|56.7| Ham | do | 26.8|26.8|25.6|31.8|38.8|45.6|54.6| Lamb | do | 19.4|19.8|21.7|23.2|29.7|36.8|39.6| Hens | do | 22.2|22.7|21.5|24.1|29.3|37.9|43.5| | | | | | | | | | Salmon, canned | do | | |19.8|20.0|25.7|29.6|31.9| Milk, fresh | | | | | | | | | Milk, evaporated | | | | | | | | | (unsweetened) | [12] | | | | | |15.1| | Butter | Pound | 35.9|32.7|34.7|37.0|46.5|51.0|67.9| Oleomargarine | do | | | | | | |40.4| | | | | | | | | | Nut margarine | do | | | | | | |35.3| Cheese | do | | |23.5|24.8|33.8|33.4|42.2| Lard | do | 15.8|15.6|15.1|20.1|27.8|32.9|38.8| Crisco | do | | | | | | |33.9| Eggs, strictly fresh | Dozen | 26.3|26.6|26.3|28.1|39.8|42.4|53.1| | | | | | | | | | Bread |Pound[13] 5.6| 6.2| 7.2| 7.0| 9.6| 9.8| 9.8| Flour | Pound | 3.3| 3.3| 4.5| 3.9| 8.7| 6.6| 7.5| Corn meal | do | 3.0| 3.1| 3.3| 3.3| 5.4| 7.0| 6.2|