. Report of the Board . red. 16 101-9 •97-1 140-9 131-2 142-6 149-8 fRaw 3 7 100-1110-0 •98-777-7 115-6101-7 124-583-1 132-999-1 135-4 Fuel and [Manufactured. 108-3 fRaw. . 89 111-7 89-7 140-7 146-8 154-9 152-0 All Manufactured. 165 1101 .91 0 118-6 118-4 124-9 128-8 tExolusive of furs (4 lines). INDEX NTDiBEES OF FOODS, 1911, 1912, 1913. Meats, Fish, Dairy, Fruits, V^etables, Breadstuffs, Sugar, Tea, Coffee, CondimentB etc. (86 in number). (Average Prices 1890-1899=100.) s- 1913. 131-8129-1129-3129-5128-5130-9128-7124-6126-5126-9131-7135-9 1912. 143 0146-7146-3147-4146-5145-3138-1
. Report of the Board . red. 16 101-9 •97-1 140-9 131-2 142-6 149-8 fRaw 3 7 100-1110-0 •98-777-7 115-6101-7 124-583-1 132-999-1 135-4 Fuel and [Manufactured. 108-3 fRaw. . 89 111-7 89-7 140-7 146-8 154-9 152-0 All Manufactured. 165 1101 .91 0 118-6 118-4 124-9 128-8 tExolusive of furs (4 lines). INDEX NTDiBEES OF FOODS, 1911, 1912, 1913. Meats, Fish, Dairy, Fruits, V^etables, Breadstuffs, Sugar, Tea, Coffee, CondimentB etc. (86 in number). (Average Prices 1890-1899=100.) s- 1913. 131-8129-1129-3129-5128-5130-9128-7124-6126-5126-9131-7135-9 1912. 143 0146-7146-3147-4146-5145-3138-1137-3134-5136-6139-9140-7 131-2 March. 129-2 April 9 128-2 May 127-6 June . 129-3 July 130-1 134-8 September . * 1341 October 135-9 November 135-2 December 137-7 Year 130-1 141-7 132-2 COST OF LIVING IN CA-MDA 103 RELATIVE PEICES OF FOODS,! IOU, 1912, AND 1913. Including Meats, Fish, Dairy Products, Fruits, Vegetables, Brcadstuffs, Sugar, Tea, Coffee, Condiments, etc. (Average Prices 1890-18^9=100.). CHANGES IN IMPORTANT STAPLE •COMMODITIES, For the examination of the price tendencies of individual commodities referencemust be made to the large table. It may be convenient, however, to append a fewnotes of the briefest character with regard to certain important staples:— Wheat.—The low years were 1894-1896 (61-65 cents). Between that and 1909,the high year, there was a rise of 45 cents a bushel. The present level is 18-20 centsbelow the high mark. Oats.—Prices rose from 20 cents in 1896 to 40-45 cents in 1909, falling to 33-37cents in 1913. The 1912 world crop was the heaviest on record. Bakley.—The rise in western barley was from 21 cents in 1896 to 62 cents in 1911,and in eastern barley from 28 cents in 1897 to 79 cents in 1912. The 1911 easterncrop was very short. Hay.—Baled hay, which sold for $8 in Montreal in 1894, brought $ in 1912and $14 in 1913. Bean and Shorts.—These commodities have considerably more than doubled since1897. In 1912 pr
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