Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from The Causes of High Prices: Part II of the Annual Report for 1904; Pages 79 to 130
Why have the prices-of groceries, provisions, meats, fish, vegetables, and other articles of food increased? Why have boots and shoes, clothing, dry goods, and articles of wearing apparel risen in price? Why are coal, wood, and rents higher than in previous years? Will you kindly favor this department with your opinion on the subject. Your answer may be written on this sheet and returned to us in the postpaid envelope accompanying. The names of persons supplying information will'in no case be printed in the report. A prompt reply will place the Bureau under increased obligations to you. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
