Some Amazing Statistics: Food and Rents More Expensiye and January this year $19.00 per By L. G. Grama Tavion Next we will deal with beef. For the sake of a basis, the price increase in the some foreign firms have seen ft of sirloin is taken. In' 1870,.07 cost of living in China generally to grant increases to cover the cost ets, per Ib, 1900, 13 cts. per iby and in Shanghai in particular. is of bare living.
1920, 19 cts, 1925, 20 ets,, and a matter which is causing grave In dealing with this subject one this price approximately remains to concern in all quarters, The sta-must first deal with our daily the present day. In accepting these fisties which appear Inter in this bread. Tu 1908, American flour in' quotations, it must be -borne in article show an amazing atate of 50 Ib. bags cost Mex. $2. Shanghai mind that they are in respect of affairs which the community has, flour was $4.80 a picul. Coming goods sold in Hongkew market—the perforce, allowed itself to endure down to 1922 we find that American cheapest supplier in Shanghai—one over a period of yea¥s and more four coat $4.66, in 1923 $4.33, 1024, cannot get the same quality beet particularly since 1925, $4.14, 1925 $4.98, and in 1929 $6.25 in the numerous compradore shops is no idle statement to say whilst Chinese flour was $2.86 per-that careful men, who. formerly bag of 60 Ib. in 1922 and in 1920 dotted all over the town at anything like these prices. In fact it were able to save'a proportion of $5.00 per bag of 50 Ib—it being is safe to add 25 per cent. to these hole salaries, now find it almost noted that Chinese flour no longer prices and one will then approx-impossible to meet bills for nee is sold by the picul. [unate the prices demanded by Sitios. And, in this connection, it is Rice shows an extraordinary rise, storekeepers and paid by customers extremely gratifying to hear that The statistics are as follows:—Per in the western districts.
Prices of Comm; in Shanghai_1670—1930 ho following able shows the avonag pric of commodities fom 1870 to 190 1915, 1020 1985."
1929 1930
Boot.
Por Ili, (sirloin) a Howls, Port un 10 an at uM ap 3 30
Potatooy. nigel 133th. Mile. bot.'16 Rice, plai. 200 to, Barley." plout 114 to, 35
200 zoe 20 300 330 one on 275
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