New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-11-06

t,o 81. CON with this third letter. rcfutaon Of the
III. statements Of Economist, which were con-
;.insd IN your issue Of Saturday last although at the
NIX of e1bsustng yOur patience.
The chief sin with which bakers are charged on all
hands ia exorbtant profits. The public believes il,
tb. Press reiteracs it, and showing Of the bakers
can affect this preudged conclusion II the public
nay. an enhancement Of s. 81 per barrel to the baker
for converting -four into bread beyond all question he
If an INSCRIPTIONS exoroni-t, and the sooner he u
deprived Of his function the better for the community
The public Interest it appears 10 me, is 10 no way
affected bv The contested point Of who makes the most
profit the dealer the baker tn. real question H. IN
which your readers bou-ehOlders, are alone Con-
ccrned Does the bread when 1t appears upon theL
tables come laden with an unnecessary enhancement
in price and if So who occasions II! ~ tins present
time the best Southern and Ohio brands are quoted IN
the home ports at from a. 20 TO &; consumers In this
city pay fro sl0 % 10 els II interesting to search
into the which produce this disproPortoneie
advance Economy informs US that the flour oPer.
ntors have clean hands that their interference in fact
II on advantage TO the community. Hi-, own words
are:
is all Ioon.hne the dealers IN -four D'e smaller Po.. ,Ls.
oil traders in The city Flour broker. charge ' pr
barrel for buying selling receivers charge = per e3i snu
Wholesale dealers Will TEL :" cash caom'I'S 20 ADVANCE
including ctriag"."
This We viii take on his authority az true state
ment; but it does not contain the whole Gaze. The
Opfraone Of these gentry not confined 70 the ~
rect transfer OF the staple at the rates above stated
is known 20 all that when speculation IA ME, oy uhee
operators combined influence markets are generally 50
far afe cted that -four ia arbitrarily enhanced 81 per
bbl Some little time ago hour.dealer III the course
tf Conversation informed me that he had just disposed
Of n consignment Of 600 bbs Of Virginia Hour 20 an
extensive city dealer at an advance OF D per bol.
Tbs is not an uncommon transaction, as " Economy
well knows. An enterpr-ing house in Boston netied
$250,oc0 by their operations in hour during
The wear 1854. l. this nsztent with s. Econ
tmsller profits than any other traders Here as
view it, lie. great part of the evil. cheap provisions
are ONLY TO be obtained by direct intercourse be-
tween the producer and the consumer. Abandon the
tack of obtaining supplies 10 host OF interested
speculsors whose interest is an'agoni.c to that OF
the consumer, and who have unlimited capital and
credit 10 nu nee the level Of the market and you at
once see the consequence in excessive enhancements
which affective tax upon the needy consumer,
and the more calling because remediabe. Econo-
my's" hippaDt condemnation therefore, OF my propo-
siiion to associate capital to purchase directly OF the
mller-as the farmers Of Illinois have successfully
done in making their Eastern purchases-does not de.
stTOy in my mind any confidence in the practical
utility Of the suggestion.
We now come 10 the bakers | assert tha. am do.
irving profit of e. IA per barrel for The labor of turn
ing the -four Tito bread and your correspondents scout
my assertion a. preposterous. On the simple question
of veracity, Of cOurte, as an anonymous writer am
entitled TO weight and Economy shows the fa.ity
Of my statements by all anay Of figures which he has
himself summed up.
We fOllOWlng IL ECONOMY ChNuiduon.
"Ihe quantity OF dough- then, which baker gets from
barrel Of -four may he es sted follows, An mix
10 lbs ms lbs ouf iss lbs total si b..
This reminds me Of the case OF the Boarge"s Ge'n-
homme. HI had learnt such perfect system OF csans
that he could prove TO denomination that he raD<
nalhby kill his opponent; but when he attempted 70
demonstrate il upon his female servant, sudden thrust
on her part dscOncerted his qHa and terce since he
had made no calculation for resistance on the part OF
his adversary. So with Economy; he can sit at ease
in his office, and figure out h,w much weight baker
obtsiDs from barrel of Hour but the true test is with
the -four itself. have tried hundreds of mixtures.
some falling below $50 pounds; the only safe general
estimate Therefore is $50 pounds, have stated and
in this opinion am borne out by the trade As for the
mixture of msh in the dough, tits simply ridiculous
OF all my acquaintance in the trade know but one
baker who practices it, and the appearance and quality
of his bread are greatly affected that it is beyond
doubt he loses more in deficient sales than he makes by
his cheap adulteratOn. The distinction pointed out
between bakers who drive out and those who sell ex
clusiyey over the counter is the truth of which
can be proved any day With such pressure of COM
petition exists in this city is obvious that profits
must be based upon the loves. possible estimate OF
pensts; and if baker has one or more hoses and
wagons TO keep, he certainly will require more |
liberal scale of profits than another Whe tranSscts the
ZANE amount Of business without them. The con- |
cusoA therefore that the bread is inferior Of those
who by minimizing expenses enabled to furnish |
heavier loaf, is simply illogical.
The case, then, may be thus summed up. Between
sreculators and bakers the public pays an excessive
enhancement upon the original cost OF the -four to the
former because of natural tendency TO live by |
traffic, rather than betake ourselves to reproductive
pursuits; and to the latter because OF the mnuteness
of their scale of busness, which incts upon the COM
muny undue cost TO 6efray the expenses OF the re-
taller whose industry is but half employed Mr. Der
dams invention of al improved oven, IS to be hoped
will meet the case as well by reducing the expenses OF
manipulation, as by rendering the intervention Of our
present army of -four operators unnecessary. ,