422 !N"ew Yoek at the World's Columbian Exposition. 



" Boy, Irish parentage, American born — age, 8 years ; weight, 64 

 lbs. ; girth, 25 in. ; florid, robust. 



" Grirl, Irish parentage, American born — age, 6 years ; weight 40| 

 lbs. ; girth, 21f in. ; florid, robust. 



"Boy, Irish parentage, American born — age, 5 years; weight, 41-|^ 

 lbs. ; girth, 24i in. ; florid, robust. 



" All would well represent a typical healthy family. 



« (Signed) J. S. MITCHELL, M. D." 



The food was purchased each day at the ordinary retail prices at the 

 small groceries and markets in the vicinity of Jackson Park. Prices 

 averaged about the same for staple articles as in Brooklyn during the 

 spring. Meats were possibly a little cheaper for the same quality ; 

 that is, a better cut of beef could be had for eight cents in Chicago than 

 in Brooklyn. Fresh fruit with the exception of bananas was dearer. 



Chicago prices are shown in the following list : 



Makket Prices, Chicago, July, 1893. 

 Food Purchased at Ebtail. 



Price per 

 Article. How purchased. pound. 



Beef (shoulder) By the pound, 6 cents to 8 cents usual $0.08 



Corned beef By the pound 10 



Dried beef, By the pound 18 



Beef heart.j Each, 10 cents to 13 cents about .056 



Liver (cow's) By the pound 05 



Veal By the pound 18 



Mutton By the pound, 5 cents to 14 cents usual .06 



Bacon By the pound 16 



Salt pork By the pound 10 



Ham By the pound 20 



Codfish (salt) By the pound 13 



Herring (dried) By the pound 08 



Butter By the pound 34 



Whole milk By the quart, 6 cents 028 



Skimmed milk By the quart, 4 cents 018 



Eggs By the dozen, 15 cents 116 



Cheese By the pound 12 



Flour By the sack, 50 lbs. for $1.17 0334 



Oatmeal By the pound 035 



Rice By the pound 075 



Hominy , By the pound 03 



Corn meal By the pound 025 



Cracked wheat By the pound 05 



Corn starch By the pound 08 



Potatoes (new) By the half bushel, 30 lbs. for 50 cents 016 



Cabbage By the head, 8 to 10 cents about .04 



Lettuce By the head, 5 cents about .036 



Dried peas By the pound 085 



Dried beans By the pound 055 



Onions By the bunch, 5 cents about .072 



Beets By the bunch, 5 cents about .051 



String beans By the quart, 5 cents about .051 



Bananas By the dozen, 10 cents 046 



Dried apples By the pound 13 



Apples By the quart 'm 



Dried prunes By the pound 13 



Peaches By the quart, 10 cents 16 



Raisins By the pound 13 



Sugar By the pound, 10 lbs. for 65 cents 055 



