New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-10-08
IreuT On TIE >UBJRCT-CHRAP FLOUR VERSUS
DEAR BREAD
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2. tie Fiif,r ~ TIE y , T'ibsas
Me-. y.rr issue # the 81 inst contain, commuu..
cation. over the signature Of IT" charging tb.
bt.r. Of this CITY with cxtoro profs Yourcor.
r,s,.nder, holds this opinion in common with large
,rror,r.u of the community. and the recllmatioas
al b have an cared the city press against the con.
,i,r,nce Of this alleged abuse rave b,en many and
v.,;ed on behalf Of the offending class propose to
sdduce few simple facts, which, think viii 20 far
oxard making out a good Gaze in tn'ir favor.
In the fir, place, su, common sense tells tia: the
Le.r connective rivalry in all branches Of trade that
,;t. 10 this city is Inconsistent with extoftionate
~ st.. II one man can I've at certain cLe Of
r. f,s another man is at hand who can live upon still
r. and this spir of rivalry aloLe arrested by the
ultimate limit Of the mOst mln;mizei expenses, on
Which estimate the rate If profits 10 the retailer is
ba,ed. Butchers meat Is dear enough in New-iork
iii vii conce6e but your excellent Reporter of the
W,,Ie,s Mr. Scion Robinson, has shown that the
h,Ler. hcnr no blame in the matter that their profits
IN TACT do not amount 10 enough 10 render the business
fairly remuneTau'e.
,sn,,,l tprm: that their profits excessive; tat
81 40 rot incICae the size e their Ioayts when there
! 4cunciatin in the flour market, AMI that they Use
An II ftfior braid OF four 10 re1G tn affirm that
,,s bskers of this city derive barely living prof.
TN ,L,ir cnIital ind industry; that any seIneut IN
The aour market ayoring the buyers Is heradei
to tie world ia flaming posters announcing the fact
Will multiplied nOul1sbes; ana tAht, II BAKER Is 80
u,,,tunatc or iii advised TO select inf ror brands
with view TO Jaeger profits, hi- reduced sale,
cc,yince him of tic truth Of the old adage best
Yo,r CORRESPONDENT remarks i" Let housekcepers
Inv of HE eiocers a barrel of -four make their own
" b,sad. and they will fad, H. have found. that they
viii get inst d0abie the quantity of bread for their
"rnoney II this custom De generally adopted house
L,eptrs will see that the bakers will learn tue fact
which they will not learn in any other way, tina, they
can uerfoctly well afford TO increase by 100 por cent
.ste si,e OF tie LOAF. know not whether to bs
amused or g;ieyed ut such oOseness OF assertion on
subject that II really important to all. Increase the
,t 100 Der cent and then 1--we, According 10 that,
the public pays 80 per barrel for their flour.
Now mail how PLAIN t,Ilo shall coniOund Jou.
In this cts there are 100 hundred bakels whose
average weekly sales amount 10 barrels. To do an
average business of II barrels, there Is required
iompeyman and If customers arc served at their
houses stout lad. \ good bakers mixture can with
dhoulty be bought at sS per barrel to which cartage
six cents per Dbl il 10 be added barrel OF Hour
contains seven quarters, 40 lbs which when made
into douphls increased TO 2sO lbs. | am scaling my
,iy cent loaf at | ID. 10 which $40 ~ per
Lii This leaves u nett profit OF s. per Dol which
n ul,iplied by II makes weekly profit of $780, To
conduct dis business the following weekly expendl-
tue has To lie met: