The following are index numbers of rates for manufactured and natural gas for the years 1913 to 1925 issued by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics:-Manufactured gas, 1913, 100; 1914, 98.2; 1915, 98.0; 1916, 96.2; 1917, 100.8; 1918, 107.5; 1919, 111.4; 1920,

125.6; 1921, 144.4; 1922, 141.4; 1923, 136.2; 1924, 135.1; 1925, 132.0. Natural gas, 1913, 100; 1914, 102.3; 1915, 105.0; 1916, 105.0; 1917, 108.2; 1918, 104.8; 1919, 114.0; 1920, 126.2; 1921, 135.1; 1922, 158.9; 1923, 158.6; (Continued on page 1030)

INDEX NUMBERS OF WHOLESALE PRICES (WEIGHTED) CALCULATED BY THE DOMINION BUREAU OF STATISTICS (Average Prices 1913-100)

236 102-3 131-6 178-5 199-0 209-2 243-5 171-8 147-5 154-6153-9 156-2153-9 152-5

67 111-6 149-8 215-4 220-2 234-4 287-6 178-2 131-0 148-0 160-9 159-2168-9 160-9 50 102-5 119-9 155-8 179-4 198-7 204-8 154-6 131-3 133-0 126-3 142-5135-8141-0 97.8 133-3 196-8 269-9 281-4 303-3 165-0174-7196-7191-6191-4172-0169-4 94.3 100-1122-4 139-4 171-6 241-6 202-5 166-4 177-9 159-3 159-7 155-8155-1 97.7 151-8220-2227-3 201-8244-4 185-7 159-6168-2155-4 148-5 144-2144-8

21

26

15

96-2 137-3 146-2 144-2 135-6 137-7 98-6 100-7 94-6 96-5 107-1101-2101-2 16 94-5 102-2126-0 144-9 163-8 197-5 205-4 190-4 182-8 183-2177-5175-8175-8 13 103-0123-1 154-8 187-3 185-4 223-3 184-7 165-4 105-7154-8 156-5 157-9 157-7

8

21

36 110-6 143-4 207-7 212-3 232-5 258-2 164-2119-7 128-8 142-9 144-5151-6150-8 98-8107-1136-8 172-5 177-5 173-5 142-3 142-4 122-1145-4 156-8152-6154-1 94-3 100-1 122-4 139-4 171-6241-6 202-5166-4 177-9 159-3 159-7 150-0155-1 67 95-8 121-5 153-2166-1 167-8 196-2 175-6 160-5 157-1 154-2 151-8149-1149-2 107 104-2133-4 178-4 189-2 206-0244-0 168-4 141-6 145-2 149-5 150-3 153-0 152-0 129 101-0 130-4 175-5 196-9 204-4 242-0 180-0 152-3158-8156-9 159-2153-7 151-9

98 101-3 120-6154-0 172-8191-7 226-1174-4149-8152-1148-8156-3 158-4158-1 74 105-6 132-3 177-1193-3207-6244-4 170-7 138-8 150-9 145-5 155-5154-9 154-5 4 101-7125-2 144-4 197-5 218-2249-7 176-0 196-8 223-9 236-3 228-1237-7234-9 8 110-6 144-4 214-1224-4 216-6 261-2 186-9136-2130-2155-7 173-9172-3164-0 1 102-0112-0 108-0 104-0 131-6183-2109-2 96-0 96-0 96-0104-0116-0116-0 8 98-8107-1136-8172-5177-5173-5 142-3 142-4 122-1134-1156-8152-6154-1 8 101-6124-2 149-8 173-5 221-6 249-4 218-6186-0 217-3193-7 184-0 156-8 156-2 12 103-7 118-9 163-3 200-8 204 1 209-2152-7 140-7 134-8 126-7 147-2156-7154-1 11 100-0119-5 149-1165-1192-8 203-0 167-8 130-1142-61352-3148-8127-9 133-4 2115-4 171-6189-6 208-4 237-2408-3213-3 159-0230-9 192-0 146-4140-7140-7 10 122.9 210-0323-3 232-3 245-4 431-1 170-0 132-0196-6 173-7 158-8243-5201-9 2 104-4 120-0 155-2 174-4 197-6213-1159-7112-8126-0126-0135-4 116-8 150-6 2 108-0 117-6 124-9 154-7 204-1227-0 206-5 206-5 206-5 216-5 216-5216-5216-5 99-3119-6 159-5 213-0 248-4 283-8 186-9169-6 160-8159-6 149-7 150-1 150-8 96.0 105-8 124-8 146-9 171-6203-1179-2 163-4 153-7 152-9 157-3 162-7 162-7

24

II.-PRODUCERS Goods (GROUPS C AND D)| 146 103-4 130-7 197-4 195-0 206-2241-9 167-3 140.5 145-3 148-8149-4148-0145-8

34

84

32

15 94.4 101-1126-3 146-0 164-6197-1206-5191-2 185-0 186-8180-8182-0182-0
98.1 117-8 163-4 203-9 216-6 264-5 248-0 205-6216-0 204-2204-2204-2204-2
94.5 99-9 123-7142-1 161-5 194-1 206-4 191-7 184-7186-3180-7 182-3 182-3
4 92-3 133 2 190-4 244-5242-3 268-6 200-5177-5188-9 197-4 180-1169-4169-4
131 104-4 133-9 182-9 200-3 210-7246-8 163-0135-0141-1 144-7 146-0 144-3 141-9
93-8103-8130-7 150-5 175-0214-9 183-2162-9166-7 152-3154-0 148-4147-5
14 91-1 92-3 110-7 130-4 163-8 206-4 180-0 161-7 166-4 147-4 150-6148-4147-4
4 102-2159-4 219-4 264-3 303-2313-7 173-3 171-6 196-7 187-4 192-7177-7169-6
14 100.0 128-2 174-2 191-9 192-4 227-7192-6 165-2164-8 161-8159-4 145-8145-8
99 106-8 140-8194-9211-7218-8254-0 158-4 128-6135-3 143-4 144-2143-4140-6
21 96-2 134-2 195-3 274-1 286-8 310-2 157-3 179-0 204-3 196-0193-7 171-1 167-9
2 72-4 83-0138-2 237-3 445-6477-5264-4 333-8 264-3 219-9 241-2362-7 397-4
6 102.8 137-6 167-8 146-6 217-4 176-3 98-0114-7 £5-4 95-8103-890-0 91-7
27 95-0 145-0 175-8 174-9 155-1173-0123-2 119-0118-2112-3116-8111-2111-6
7 110-8 167-9211-5 230-6 184-0 208-7 184-8158.0 155-5 153-5 150-4 160-8 160-8
4 110-0120-9 165-8 195-4 180-2 186-6 114-3 104-9 101-4 98-2 115-4 114-1110-5
9 114-6 153-8 244-3 252-7261-7 280-7 177-7 114-8 121-8 161-7 152-5 163-9158-3
23 108-4 138-6 177-3 188-8 209-9 295-8 186-7 140-6 154-1 151-2153-0 151-4149-1

=

COST PER WEEK OF A FAMILY BUDGET OF STAPLE FOODS, FUEL AND LIGHTING, AND RENT IN
TERMS OF THE AVERAGE PRICES IN SIXTY CITIES IN CANADA®

Commodities Quan- (†) (t) 1910 1913 Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Aug. Sept tity 1900 1905 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1926

2lbs. 27-2 30-4 37-6 44-4 50.6 48.4 52-4 62.4 77-475-4 81.2 64.2 60-4 59-0 58-6 58.4 61.6 60.2

steak....

Beef, shoulder,

19-6 24.6 26.0 29.6 35.0 33.2 35.0 43.4 55.4 50-6 51-2 35-4 32-4 30-8 30-0 30-6 33.6 32.2 10.0 11.3 12.8 15.7 18.0 17-6 19-8 23.6 27.6 26-2 28-7 20-2 18.4 18.4 17.8 18.0 19.3 19.4 11.8 12.2 16-8 19-1 21-4 20.9 23.8 29.2 36.8 35.5 35.6 27.1 27-3 27.9 28.2 28.8 30.3 30-2 12.2 13.1 18.0 19.5 20-8 19.6 22.8 31.9 39-3 41.5 41.5 33-3 31-1 27.2 25-7 29-3 32-2 31-4 21.8 25.0 34.4 35.2 37.4 35.8 39-2 57-270-074-2 74-0 59-6 53-8 50-6 46-8 52.6 57-4 57-0

15.4 17.8 24.5 24-7 26-7 26-8 29-941-751-1 57.3 58.8 48-742-5 38.9 33-7 40-8 45-4 45.1
26.2 28.2 40.6 38-4 37.4 35.8 41.0 63-0 74-0 85-0 73.8 48.0 45-0 44-8 45-2 49-0 50.0 49.8
25.7 30-0 33.3 33.7 31-7 29-8 37-2 50-7 55-7 61-4 70-6 46-3 35-8 38-3 39.5 43-3 39-0 41-4
20.2 23.4 28.4 28.1 30-1 27-7 33-7 46-4 50.8 57.0 64.3 44-3 32-4 34.0 34.0 39.2 34-7 37-1
36.6 39.6 48.0 51-6 50-4 50-4 52-2 62-4 74-4 81-6 90-6 79-2 69-C 69-0 71-4 09-0 67-8 69.0
44.2 49.4 52-0 58.0 58.0 58.0 68-4 84-8 95-8 112-8 124-0 79- 73-4 72.8 73.6 77.4 73.6 74-6
25.5 27-7 31.9 33.9 33-8 33-3 38-9 47-352-8 63.0 68.4 47-3 42-8 41-4 41-9 44-2 41-0 40-9
16-1 17.6 18.5 20.5 21.1 24-0 26-3 33-4 33-3 39 9 40-8 36-4 30-7 $31-2 $28-8831-8 $31-3 $31-2
14.6 15.7 17.5 19.1 20-1 21-1 23-0 30 31.0 37.1 38.8 32.5 20-6 $31.2 828-8831-8 $31.3 $31.2

55-5 58-5 66.0 61.5 66-0 69.0
25.0 28-0 33-0 32-0 38.0 36 0
18.0 19.5 21.0 22.0 24.5 24.5
10-4 10-6 10-4 11.4 13-2 12.2
8.6 9.4 10.8 12.4 13.4 14.8 19.8 33.0 33.8 22.4 23.0 17.2 17.8 17.6 16.6 16-8 16-0 15-6
7-7 11.5 12-0 13.7 12-0 13-4 16-2 23-2 26-2 29-3 20-7 25.0 19.6 19.2 20 5 20-1 19-8

78-C 109-5 117-0118-5 145-5 121-5 1C3-5 102-0 106-5 118-5114-0114-0
43-0 8-0 68.0 67.0 83.0 64.0 48-0844-0 $49-0 $57-0 $54-0 $54-0
24.5 32-5 40-0 40-0 44.0 31.0 28.0 27.5 28-0 30-5 29-0 29-0
13.0 18-8 23.8 28.2 33-4 19-0 18-0 $20-4 $21-0 $22-0 $21-8 821-8

9.9

11.5

9-6 9.9 11.9 13.2 13.1 13.1 15.9 18-3 23-727-2 18-0 20-1 18.4 15.9 15-9 15.9 15.8 21.6 22.0 24.0 23.6 29.6 31.5 36.4 42.4 47.2 50-8 92-4 41-6 36-0 45-2 40-4 32-8 31-6 31-6 10-0 9-8 10-8 11.0 13.6 14-3 17-0 19-4 21-8 23-6 43-8 19-8 17-0 21-6 19-2 15-6 15.0 15.0 9.7

8.2 8-3 8.7 8.9 9.9
9.9 12.2 15.2 15.7 15.5 13-7 14-2817 0817-5818-0 $18-0 $18-0
8.7 8.7 9-1 9-3 9.8 9-9 10-3 11-9 14.5 16.0 17.1 15.0 15.6 §17-0817-5 $18-0 $18-0 $18-0
8.6 8.8 8.9 9.4 10-1 9-9 9-9 10-1 11-4 14-0 15-6 13-7 13-3 13-4 13-8 15.4 15.3 15.3
33.2 63.2 66-3 70-787-681-2 83-4 48-2 66-3 57-6 54-7 91-4 74-4

2 pks 24.1 28.0 30.3 36.0 34.3

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 5-485-96 6.95 7.34 7.83 7-73 8-97 11-65 13-31 14-33 15-95 11-82 10-28 10-46 10-28 10-81 11-10 10-94

i pt.

.7

$

Starch, laundry + lb. 2-9 30 31 32 32 32 3-3 4-3 4-8 4-8 1:9 4:41:04:01:11:24:21:1

Coal anthracite s ton 39.5 45.2 48.1 55-0 53.5 52.5 57-2 u8.5 77.9 82.4 118-3 109-3 117-8111-2 104-9104-3 105-5 105-1 Coal, bitumin

31.1 32-335-0 38.7 37-2 37-4 39-1 54-4 60-8 63-7 85-6 74-9 75-1 70-8 65-663-263-4 63-2 "cd. 32-5 35-3 38.8 42.5 42.8 41-4 43-1 54-6 72-1 77-8 83-1 83-2 78-6 79-3 77-7 76-2 75-3 75-7 22.6 25.5 29.4 30.6 31-4 30.5 31-0 40-8 54-1 50-4 6-2 61-4 59.0 58.9 57-3 55-655-455-8 1 gal. 24.0 24.5 24.4 23.7 23.6 23-2 23.0 25.8 28-0 29-3 39-2 32-2 31-0 30-4 30-9 30-3 31-1 31-3 $ $ $ $ $ $ 1.50 1.63 1-76 1.91 1.89 1-85 1-93 2-44 2.93 3.10 3.92 3.61 362 3.51 3-36 3-303-31 3-31

mo.

$ $ $ $ $
$
$
2-37 2.89 4.05 4.75 4.59 4.06 4.08 4.44 4.82 5:41 6.45 6.90 6.96 6.96 6-97 6.88 6-87 6-85
6.88 6.87

4:1414-525-416-456-90

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 9-37 10-50 12-79 14-02 14-33 13-68 15-01 18-57 21-11 22-88 26-38 22-37 20-90 20-97 20-65 21-02 21-32 21-15

$ $ $ $ 8-60 11-62 13-51 14-36 16-37 12-06 10-35 10-80 10-49 10-99 11-06 11-17 7-75 10-37 11-72 12-37 14-13 10-56 9-66 9-35 9-42 10-03 10-02 10-43 8.81 11-66 13-21 13-93 15-58 11-83 10-36 10-84 10-54 10-89 11-20 10-87 8.65 11-30 12-70 13-33 15-03 11-08 9-78 9.84 9-51 10-13 10-32 10-20 9-18 11-75 13-27 14-45 15-91 11-97 10-18 10-52 10-21 10-66 11-20 10-98 8.65 11-25 12-86 14-37 16-65 11-42 9.75 9.88 9.50 10-34 10-39 10-13 8.87 11-59 13-10 14-21 16-05 11-42 9-92 10-11 10-22 10-71 11-30 10-99 8-86 11-92 13-32 14-18 15-60 11-27 10-00 9-95 10-46 10-85 10-96 10-68 9-30 12-36 14-28 14-81 17-07 12-68 11-59 11-37 11-30 12-19 11-90 11.87

The budget is intended to show the changes in the cost of the items included, not to show the minimum cost for an average family. See Text. †December only. Kind most sold. For electric light see text.

Dominion (average).

30-1

Nova Scotia (Average).

24.5 22.1

16-1

12.6

19.4

30-2

31.1

25.4

45-1

49-3

1-Sydney.

13.8

67-0

16-1

26.1

29-4

33-3

28-0

44-0

2-New Glasgow.

26-4

23.4

18-5

48-0

65-3

28-8

27.4

43.7

46-3

16

12-7

3-Amherst.

16-8

65

23

23-3

21-7

41-2

4-Halifax.......

45

63-3

22-5

25

26-8

35

45

24-4

47-5

5-Windsor...

14-4

16.4

60

36-5

30

47-3

6-Truro...

14.5

64-3

16

30

70

7-P.E.I.-Charlottetown- 26-1

29-6

25

New Brunswick (average)..

21.1 17.9

46-8

51-7

15.5

21.6

17.7

8-Moncton...

13.0

220

69

20

17.4

25-6

29.3

42-1

47-1

16-3

12

65-8

9-St. John..

30

33-3

25-9

33

26-3

43-3

24-7

19-3

46-3

13.5

10-Fredericton.

65

29-8

26

42-3

47

11-Bathurst.

14.5

69-3

15-7

25-4

25

25

18

40-6

47-5

15

68-8

Quebec (Average).

25

22-9

12-Quebec..

15.4

47-5

11.7

60

25-6

13-Three Rivers.

20.7

44-7

64-7

17

29-3

24-6

25.6

27.3

24-5

39-7

22-2

15-5

42-5

14-Sherbrooke.

11.9

65-2

25.5

37-5

50

67

15-Sorel.

15

30

22.5

26.9

21-7

16-St. Hyacinthe.

20-3

22-7

24

45

20

13-7

17-St. John's.

11-7

12

18-Thetford Mines..

23

21

12

12

18

30

25

26-5

45

19-Montreal.

20

26-6

27-6 14.3

10-6

20-Hull.

13

27.1

24

Ontario (Average).

21-4

44-8

13.3

30

30-7

31-8

26-3

17.0 13.1

39-7

21-Ottawa.

33-4

29.2

31-2

25.2

22-9 16.8

43-2

47-2

10-1

68-1

22-Brockville.

32-1

34.4

29-7

44-1

26

26.4

48-6

16-5

68

13-3

23-Kingston..

24-Belleville.

26-Oshawa.

27-Orillia.

34-5

12.4

17-9

28-2

42-2

46-3

25-Peterborough.

10-9

20-6

32-6

28-8

45-8

27-5

23-2

18.5 13.6

49-1

22-9

29-5

33.6

29

43-6

22.4

48

16-4

14-3

68-1

28-Toronto..

14.1

33-3

32-3

28-8

24-7

24-5 15.7

65

13-7

29-Niagara Falls.

21-4

32-8

32-9

31-6

25-2

69

30-St. Catharines.

34

31-3

31

25

41-8

46-2

24

16-6

31-Hamilton.

12-3

70-3

26-3 18.3 14-7

69-1

32-Brantford.

22-8

29.3

34

23-1 17-6

69-6

33-Galt..

34-Guelph..

35-Kitchener.

36-Woodstock.

13.6

21-3

22.6

68

24.3

30-3

30

44

25

47-8

22-4

66

17-2

14-2

30-4

46-3

14

22.6

35

30-6

33-8

29-3

26

41-9

23.9 18

45-8

129

14

37-Stratford.

33-8

30

31

41-2

25

20-4

44-2

38-London..

31.4

44-2

47-5

21.8

39-St. Thomas.

28

31-9

26-5

23

17-2

40-Chatham.

23.5

30.1

27-2

30-5

44-8

25-3

23-3 17-3

48-6

41-Windsor.

30-1

43-8

13-3

42-Sarnia.

23.9

30-7

44

24-4

43-Owen Sound.

23.6

31-7

33-8

31

29-3

44-4

17-4

44-North Bay.

27-7

37

30-7

45-2

45-Sudbury.

33-3

40

24-3

16-8

11-7

46-Cobalt.

21-9

25

35-2

29.6

41-8

25-2

47-6

19-3

47-Timmins.

30-3

25-3

44-6

20-3 14.3

13-3

48-Sault Ste. Marie.

23.5

32-5

35

28-3

12-3

49-Port Arthur.

22-1

29-4

32

41-9

24-5

21.1

46-3

50-Fort William.

19-7

31-7

37-4

29-9

30-2

21-8

46-9

52

18-3

Manitoba (Average)

14-1 12-6

33-7

29-4

18.8 13.0

10-5

51-Winnipeg.

15-0

27.9

30-1

27-9

18-8 12.2

10.8

14

52-Brandon

28-3

653

68

18-7 13-8

Saskatchewan (Average).

28-6

28-4

27-5

19-2 14-5

10.7

53-Regina.

15.9

32.0

19-1 13-3 11-7

54-Prince Albert.

19-7 15-7

55-Saskatoon.

27

21.9 19-1 14.4

10-3

56-Moose Jaw

15.3

31.8

29-7

32-5

24-7

24-6

22.8 17

11.5

Alberta (Average).

28-9

25-6

26-7

52-5

19-9

58-9

9.9

57-Medicine Hat.

29.7

27.1

24

17-6

9.4

58-Drumheller

14-6

31-2

30

25

11-3

17-5

59-Edmonton..

35

31

25

17.1 11-9

60-Calgary

24-1

18-4

61-Lethbridge.

29-1

30-7

15

11-9

8.7

British Columbia (Average).

25

26-7

32-4

13.8

23-0

62-Fernie

31-3

30-5

24-6

22.4 15

12-2

21-1

63-Nelson.

38

32

13-7

64-Trail

35

29

31-4

25

16-2

22.9

65-New Westminster

27-7

13-1

66-Vanvouver.

21.6

13-4

67-Victoria.

22-3

32-2

23.6

68-Nanaimo.

23-3

34-2

31-4

27-8

69- Prince Rupert.

39-2

35

35

35

20-1

34-2

a Price per single quart higher.

b Adjacent localities 14c. to 18c. per quart.

AND RENTALS IN CANADA AT THE BEGINNING OF SEPTEMBER, 1926

RETAIL PRICES OF STAPLE FOODS, GROCERIES, FUEL AND LIGHTING,