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Domestic News
December 8, 1819
Daily National Intelligencer
Washington, District Of Columbia
What is this article about?
A Washington citizen inquires about the absence of a bread assize by the local corporation, observing that the sixpenny loaf is nearly one-third smaller than in Philadelphia and New York. He suggests publishing prices of common necessities to inform distant suppliers of high local costs.
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A citizen of Washington wishes to know whether there is any assize of Bread established by the Corporation here, as, to the best of his judgment, the sixpenny loaf is nearly one third larger in Philadelphia and New York than in Washington. He also suggests the propriety of publishing a list of prices of the common necessaries of life, for the purpose of informing those at a distance, who may have such articles to dispose of, that they are dearer here than in any other part of the known world.
ECONOMY.
ECONOMY.
What sub-type of article is it?
Economic
What keywords are associated?
Bread Assize
Washington Prices
Necessaries Of Life
Where did it happen?
Washington
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Washington
Event Details
A citizen questions if there is an assize of bread by the corporation, noting smaller sixpenny loaves in Washington compared to Philadelphia and New York, and suggests publishing prices of necessaries to inform distant suppliers of high costs here.