(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.
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| Mid July, | Mid March, | Mid June,
| 1914. | 1922. | 1922.
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| | M.L.| | M.L.| | M.L.
| P.O.| and | P.O.| and | P.O. | and
| | L.G.| | L.G.| | L.G.
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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
Rice lb.| 2.8| 2.7| 5.8| 5.6| 5.5| 5.4
Potatoes, old 14 lb.| 5.5| 7.3| 12.8| 13.7| 16.6| 16.5
Tea, Best lb.| 30.3| 30.5| 44.2| 45.4| 42.6| 42.7
Tea, Cheapest lb.| 18.1| 18.3| 31.4| 29.1| 27.1| 26.4
Sugar, white | | | | | |
granulated lb.| 2.2| 2.1| 5.9| 5.8| 5.9| 6.0
Jam lb.| 6.6| 6.7| 16.2| 16.3| 15.4| 15.5
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CLOTHING. | | | | | |
| | | | | |
WOMEN'S. | s.d.| s.d.| s.d.| s.d.| s.d.| s.d.
| | | | | |
Light Coats | 8 10|25 7| 53 0| 47 0| 51 8| 46 0
Heavy Coats |30 10|31 7| 58 2| 57 11| 56 5| 56 4
Costumes |44 2|41 7| 79 9| 77 11| 77 7| 76 4
Blouses | 5 3| 4 8| 10 3| 9 5| 9 9| 9 1
Skirts | 8 1| 5 10| 14 7| 11 2| 13 7| 10 10
Stockings | 1 4| 1 5| 3 0| 2 9| 2 9| 2 8
Combinations | 5 8| 5 0| 11 1| 10 0| 10 8| 9 9
Corsets | 4 2| 3 8| 8 2| 6 10| 7 10| 6 8
Underskirts | 4 1| 3 2| 7 8| 5 10| 7 4| 5 9
Chemises | 2 5| 2 5| 4 10| 4 6| 4 9| 4 4
Boots |11 2| 8 7| 22 9| 16 0| 21 11| 15 9
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GIRLS (OVER 6). | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Coats |14 1|11 8| 25 9| 21 0| 25 1| 20 9
Dresses |13 11| 9 7| 27 3| 17 7| 26 3| 17 3
Stockings | 1 4| 1 2| 2 8| 2 2| 2 5| 2 1
Combinations | 4 5| 3 10| 8 0| 6 9| 7 9| 6 8
Stays | 2 9| 2 5| 5 10| 4 9| 5 6| 4 8
Petticoats | 2 7| 2 2| 4 11| 4 1| 4 8| 4 0
Chemises | 2 1| 1 11| 3 9| 3 3| 3 7| 3 2
Boots | 8 4| 7 9| 16 6| 14 2| 15 10| 14 0
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MEN'S. | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Overcoats (Readymade) |34 3|33 7| 69 1| 64 3| 66 5| 63 4
Overcoats (Tailormade) |53 6|48 10|100 11| 93 3| 98 7| 91 8
Suits (Readymade) |31 5|35 0| 67 9| 70 0| 66 2| 68 6
Suits (Tailormade) |58 10|54 5|119 6|113 10|116 4|112 7
Trousers (Readymade) | 8 6| 8 1| 17 0| 15 5| 16 6| 15 0
Trousers (Tailormade) |15 7|13 9| 32 2| 29 8| 31 7| 29 0
Singlets | 3 6| 2 8| 7 5| 5 2| 7 0| 5 0
Drawers | 3 9| 2 10| 7 7| 5 3| 7 2| 5 2
Shirts | 3 8| 3 1| 7 2| 6 5| 6 11| 6 4
Socks | 1 2| 1 2| 2 5| 2 3| 2 3| 2 2
Boots |12 5|11 11| 24 6| 23 3| 23 9| 22 9
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BOYS (OVER 6). | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Overcoats |16 8|14 11| 33 1| 29 0| 32 1| 27 9
Suits |15 9|15 7| 31 7| 31 1| 30 5| 30 0
Shirts | 2 1| 2 0| 4 2| 3 9| 3 11| 3 8
Stockings | 1 3| 1 4| 2 6| 2 7| 2 3| 2 6
Boots | 8 9| 7 8| 16 9| 13 11| 16 0| 13 6
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OTHER COMMODITIES. | | | | | |
| d.| d.| d.| d.| d.| d.
Coal 112 lb.| 17.4| 17.1| 38.9| 37.0| 37.2| 35.0
Turf 112 lb.| 13.7| 11.1| 29.9| 26.2| 30.1| 25.1
Gas for Lighting 1,000 c. ft| 50.6| 51.5| 101.9 98.9| 101.0| 98.2
Gas for Cooking 1,000 c. ft| 49.1| 48.7| 101.7| 97.1| 101.1| 96.6
Electricity for unit| 5.3| 5.3| 10.4| 9.7| 10.3| 9.4
Lighting | | | | | |
Electricity for unit| 3.0| 2.4| 5.7| 5.0| 5.7| 5.0
Cooking | | | | | |
Candles lb.| 3.5| 3.8| 7.1| 6.8| 6.5| 6.3
Paraffin Oil gallon| 8.3| 8.9| 20.4| 19.9| 19.8| 19.9
Soap (Household) lb.| 3.6| 3.6| 7.8| 7.3| 7.4| 6.9
Pipe Tobacco 2 ozs.| 7.0| 7.0| 17.0| 17.0| 17.0| 17.0
Cigarettes pkt. of 10| 3.0| 3.0| 6.0| 6.0| 6.0| 6.0
THE FOLLOWING TABLE shows Retail Prices in March and June,
1922, in respect of certain Commodities for which corresponding prices
in 1914 were not collected.
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| Mid-March, 1922.| Mid-June, 1922
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| | M.L. | | M.L.
| P.O. | and | P.O. | and
| | L.G. | | L.G.
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| d. | d. | d. | d.
Butter (Irish Factory) per lb. | 21.9 | 21.1 | 22.0 | 20.6
Rice (Rangoon) per lb. | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.8
Rice (Java) per lb. | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.6
Jam (Strawberry) per lb. | 15.7 | 15.9 | 15.2 | 15.2
Fresh Pork (Shoulders) per lb. | 16.8 | 17.2 | 17.4 | 17.4
Fresh Herrings per lb. | 26.1 | 25.3 | 25.6 | 23.7
Cod Steak per lb. | 14.4 | 14.7 | 13.8 | 13.8
Tea (Quality most used by | | | |
working classes) per lb. | 36.1 | 35.0 | 33.4 | 32.1
Cabbage per head | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.1
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The above prices, which were used as far as possible in conjunction with
other figures to arrive at the correct increases between July, 1914, and
March and June, 1922, in respect of commodities, less specifically
described in the returns for 1914 (_e.g._, Butter, Rice, Jam), will also
be of value in the future as an additional basis from which to calculate
the change in the cost of living.