The retail prices of food, etc. (on Forms A, B2 and B3), and of clothing (Form B4) were then separately summarised in the two groups, viz.--those received from the Post Office officials and those received from the officials of the other Departments for July, 1914, and March and June, 1922. (4) _Compilation of Rent Returns._ The rent returns were treated in precisely the same manner, except that there was no division, since the returns were received through the Local Government Board only. On pages 7 and 8 is the list of average retail prices so compiled:-- (5) LIST OF PRICES. THE FOLLOWING TABLE SHEWS RETAIL PRICES IN IRISH TOWNS OF 500 INHABITANTS AND UPWARDS; AS AVERAGED FROM RETURNS COLLECTED BY OFFICERS OF THE POST OFFICE, MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD. -----------------------------------+-----------+-------------+------------- | Mid July, | Mid March, | Mid June, | 1914. | 1922. | 1922. -----------------------------------+-----------+-------------+------------- | | M.L.| | M.L.| | M.L. | P.O.| and | P.O.| and | P.O. | and | | L.G.| | L.G.| | L.G. -----------------------------------+-----+-----+------+------+------+------ FOOD. per| d. | d. | d. | d. | d. | d. Beef lb.| 8·0| 7·8| 13·5| 13·4| 13·4| 13·2 Mutton lb.| 8·6| 8·3| 16·0| 15·5| 16·0| 15·5 Pork Chops lb.| 8·9| 9·2| 17·5| 17·7| 20·1| 20·0 Pork Sausages lb.| 8·7| 8·6| 16·8| 16·4| 16·3| 16·1 Bacon lb.| 9·2| 9·5| 19·7| 17·9| 20·7| 19·0 Butter, Irish Creamery lb.| 13·9| 12·8| 23·9| 22·3| 23·2| 22·6 Butter, Irish Farmers lb.| 12·6| 10·6| 24·4| 20·0| 19·9| 18·9 Cheese lb.| 9·8| 9·8| 17·8| 17·0| 17·4| 16·8 Margarine, 1st grade lb.| 7·6| 7·7| 11·7| 12·1| 11·8| 11·2 Margarine, 2nd grade lb.| 6·2| 6·1| 9·1| 9·6| 8·8| 8·4 Lard lb.| 7·1| 7·3| 13·6| 11·5| 12·0| 11·6 Milk, Fresh quart| 2·5| 2·6| 6·8| 6·4| 5·4| 4·9 Condensed Milk, Irish lb. tin| 6·8| 5·6| 13·1| 12·8| 11·9| 11·6 Condensed Milk, | | | | | | Imported lb. tin| 7·2| 6·2| 13·8| 13·4| 12·8| 11·8 Eggs, 1st Grade dozen| 9·6| 11·2| 19·5| 19·2| 19·0| 17·3 Bread 2 lb. loaf| 3·2| 3·0| 5·8| 5·6| 5·6| 5·6 Flour, household 14 lb.| 19·8| 22·1| 36·6| 33·3| 35·7| 35·8 Oatmeal 14 lb.| 21·1| 23·7| 38·1| 41·6| 41·1| 41·3