| 2 pairs boots | 8.00
2 caps | 1.50| 1 pair mittens | .40| 1 pair overshoes | .80
3 ties | 1.00| 2 caps | 1.80| 1 pair mittens | .40
Repair of shoes | 2.40| 1 Windsor tie | .40| 1 felt hat | 2.00
Sundries | 1.25| Repair of shoes | 1.65| 1 straw hat | 1.80
| | Sundries | .50| Repair of shoes | 1.65
| | | | Sundries | .50
|------| |------| |------
All items |$47.75| All items |$38.10| All items |$46.07
-----------------+------+------------------+------+------------------+------

This clothing allowance for a family of five persons would cost
$322.25 a year at prices prevailing in Fall River in October, 1919.
While the prices given are comparatively low and the quantity allowed
is not excessive, clothing may be purchased for less and the
requirements of decency and comfort at an American standard may be met
with fewer articles. As a matter of fact, a large proportion of
families in Fall River do not spend so much as this for clothing,
since many of them make certain garments at home or buy them at
bargain prices, with a material reduction in cost. For this reason,
the clothing budget as given must be regarded as ample rather than as
a minimum. To allow for the different means by which the cost of
clothing may be reduced, approximately 25% was deducted, bringing the
annual minimum cost of an American standard of clothing in Fall River,
according to prices prevailing in October, 1919, to $243.36.

_Fuel, heat and light._ The average wage-earning family in Fall River
burns about three tons of coal per season. This provides fuel for a
kitchen range and usually for one other stove. Prices of coal quoted
by three dealers were as follows: Chestnut, $13.75, $13.75, $13.00;
stove, $14.00, $14.00, $12.75.

This means an average annual expenditure of approximately $40.63 for
the grade of coal generally bought.

Many families, however, buy their coal in small lots from the
neighborhood stores, which would make the total annual cost of fuel
somewhat higher, provided the same amount were purchased. For this
reason, and to allow for a minimum amount of kindling wood, it has
been estimated that at least $45 per year would be required for fuel
at the prices prevailing in October, 1919.[2]

[2] Some of