We know that prices have soared tremendously during the past few weeks, but we may perhaps better Know here we are as compared with formerly it we make a comparison With Prices Some three years ago. In the middle of June, 1995, some, of the foodstuffs were mot vastly ditferent in price from the same things today, but it will be found, on reference, that the grand totals were quite a bit different, There was a complaint voiced in the news that the peculiar behaviour of Exchange at that time (the dollar was 1s, 6d.) was making local products Gearer and imported ones cheaper that market prices, were rather higher than they had been formerly, Pork (it anyone eats that when there not an Rein the month) was twenty to forty cents a pound, and last week's market price was only five cents up fon that, Mutton was 20-90 cents a pound, capon 50 cents, fowl 32 cents, eggs, 20 to 25 cents a dozen. Vegetables are much higher than three years ago, new potatoes, for example, Telny Just four times the price, Let trice is ten times what it was in 1939 while oranges and lemons are two to three' times as much, Quoted market prices, though something of a guide, cannot be taken 0s the Inst world, as so much in Shanghai depends upon the shopper and the places she patronizes 19th Century House Costs It is always intriguing to read of housekeeping accounts of earlier centuries, not so much because Wwe are interested in the amount of beet and beer which people could Keng alto. hu-Generat Sin. Merbert phi Shchonal Ter to daughters were" born here the elder" teas arried.tast veer. im Engtend, white he" younger win "ner he Shaghal, has"aivo son, aged in england Sue ts Great Gnkateuy: dheatrtedts: and ar i'l devoted to accommodate as because' the house keeping of a period casts much light on the social life of the times.
Following are accounts taken from the household book of a lady who ran goodly establishment onwards from the year 1800, and methinks she would consider' that housekeepers of her own standing in these days are sorry providers, Our lady hostess of the Regency period gives details from sedan chair hire to the taxes on hair powder, the re-hooping of bowls and Te-lining of kitchen saucepans.
As with hostesses of the present time this lady's accounts and many Sof her troubles had much to do with As with housewives in England to-
Mise Katherine Wade, daughter of Mr. John Wade, of Shanghai, fas she nurses $18,000 found belonging to Ars. Jack Oakie. Miss Wade is en route to Burope with her parents. day we learn that regular help was trouble from the entry: "Paid Mrs. Sherry for being with me seven days when without a cook, 6s." and, "Paid Sarah Evans, cook, 'a months wages discharging her directly, £1.1/
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