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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1917
Page
4
An order from Washington directs Harry A. Wheeler to inspect tinped foods held by the big packers. The inquiry seeks timing of stock buildup and price comparisons with current levels as corn pack estimates rise to 17 million cases in 1917 from 9.9 million in 1914.
Residents of Rochester organize a petition to convince Congress to designate Rochester as a third class post office. Miss Mary Hall Leonard leads outreach, gathering town officials and leading voters names at the polls and circulating in North Rochester and western areas.
The article notes wartime shortages push prices up. Eggs rise to 80 cents a dozen, turkey 50 cents a pound, sugar scarce, lemons 40 cents a dozen, bananas 35 cents, cucumbers 20 cents each, and potatoes 30 cents per pound or 1.95 for a 60 pound bushel.
Retail flour at 1.80 per bag despite wholesale shortage with modest price drops in meats. Lamb legs 3 cents per pound, forequarters 25, lamb kidney 15, top round 45, bottom round 3, chuck steak 2, sirloin roast 45, sirloin steak 50, bone 23. Pork ribs 25, tripe 18, liver 18, frankfurts 22, sausage 28. Fowl 8, fresh chickens 40–45 per pound, turkey 60, frozen 40. Butter 65, bacon 42, ham 30–33. Various fish prices listed. oysters 7.5 per quart, clams 40, scallops 1 per quart. Honey 33 cents for 15 ounces, corn syrup 15 cents for 1 1-2 pound can or 25 cents for 2 1-2 pound can. Plenty of common vegetables with sweet potatoes six for 2.5 cents, pumpkin 3 cents per pound.
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