Food prices rising HARRISBURG - Retail prices in Pennsylvania, after a sharp decline in March, resumed an upward trend in April, according to a supermarket survey report issued this week by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. The retail cost of 15 typical “shopping bag” items sampled in supermarkets throughout the Com monwealth averaged $9.23, an increase of nine cents - r CLEARANCE SALE LARGE SELECTION OF MEN'S super special price QIIMMPD DRESS OR CASUAL WEAR *** #\A X OU IYI IVIIII% NOT ALL SIZES IN ALL STYLES J 111 1 QUAFC COLORS WHITE BROWN & WHITE A PAIR OR BUCK & WHITE over the cost of $9.14 averaged in March. The average cost in February had been $9.38 In the Commonwealth’s pears rose from 40 to 44 cents seven agricultural regions, a pound, canned com went the study indicated that the up from 34 to 35 cents a highest average shopping pound, coffee jumped from bag cost was in the northeast $1.49 to $1.56 a pound, ground at $9.58. The least expensive beef increased from 93 to 95 regional average was .cents a pound, American recorded in the northwest at cheese went from $1.53 to $8.95. $1.54 cents a pound, and four The study, prepared by the department’s Bureau of BASKETBALL SNEAKERS ,ADE IN U.S A OLORS: GOLD, BLACK, lAVY, GREEN & CAROLINA ;LUE GENUINE SUEDE LEATHER UPPERS GENUINE GOODYEAR WELT Rural Affairs, showed that potatoes increased from 15 to 16 cents a pound as did a pound of cabbage, fresh rolls 'of toilet paper in creased from 76 to 78 cents. MEN’S & BOYS SUPER SPECIAL PRICE *2.98 MEN’S 6 INCH WORK SHOES SUPER SPECIAL PRICE ’8.98 Shortening dropped two cents from 54 to 52 cents a pound, chicken declined from 60 to 58 cents a pound, and a dozen large eggs decreased from 83 to 75 cents. Canned peaches, bread and cornflakes remained about the same in price. As in previous months, shopping in urban stores provided better bargains than in rural stores. The statewide shopping bag average for April in urban stores was $9.11, compared with $9.55 in rural stores, a difference of five percent. A comparison in prices MENS & LADIES WATER BUFFALO LEATHER SUPER SPECIAL PRICE Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 22,1976 — between Storebrand and namebrand was made with nine of the 15 shopping bag items. Storebrand items averaged a nine percent savings in April with an average cost of $5.50 com pared with $5.96 for namebrand items. World palm oil production increased from 1.7 million metric tons in 1970 to 2.9 million tons in 1975 and is projected to increase to 4.7 million tons by 1980. IAND MADE IN INDIA UPER SPECIAL PRICE '2.98 DUTY SHOES CUSHIONED INSOLE COLORS: TAUPE, BLACK WHITE have a nice weekend... call a friend MEN’S DECK SHOES ►XFORDS OR SLIP-ON IOLORS: NAVY OR WHITE SUPER SPECIAL PRICES •3.49 LADIES & TEENS >2.98 51
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