Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-09-14
RALEIGH: WEDNESDAY, SEPT. IL, 1856 4.
The Price of Newspapers Future Terms Of the
Standard.

Standard.
We agree with our contemporary Of the Gonserra-
tire, that the prices of newspapers have not ad.
vanced in proportion to the prices of the material
and labor necessary to their publication. The pa.
pers of this City, considering the amount of matter
thew contain, are the cheapest in the Confeder.cy
The proprietors Of City papers would be justi-
fled in advancing their rates. None of them can
more than pay expenses at present prices " So far
as VIC are concerned we can say, after careful in
vestgation of our AFFAIRS that are realizing but
little beyond the expenses Of our Office though our
subscription list is still large and our power press
is almost constantly running on book work at fair
prices, In 1860 the price of our Weekly was two
dollars per annum, and our semi Weekly four dol
lars, But We then paid ten cents per pound for pa
per. twenty five cents per pound for ink and nine
dollars per week to each of our journeymen. We
now pay two dollars per pound for paper, two dol
lars per pound for ink and sixty dollars per week
to our journeymen; and our other expenses, which
are numerous and heavy, ere in the same proper
ton We ere now receiving ten dollars per annum
for our Weekly, and fourteen dollars for Semi
Weekly Our readers can make the calculation for
themselves, and can see that We are realizing but
little, if anything, from business. We pay
tpenty prices for the paper on which we print
eight prices for the nk-and nearly seuen prices for
labor; while VIC are receiving but ue prices for our
Weekly, and but three and half prices for our
Semi Weekly. But let us assume that we are clear
ing something from OF: business how far will that
something 20, when we visit the market to purchase
supplies for our family. In 1860, years subscrip-
ton to our Weekly (two dollars) would purchase
two bushels Of corn, twenty pounds Of bacon TWEEN
ty dozen of eggs, teu pounds Of butter four horse
load Of wood, PAIR of servants Shoes twenty
yards of cotton CLOTH &C. Now, years subscrlp-
ton to our Weekly (ten dollars will purchase only
half bushel of corn a pound and a half Of bacon,
four dozen Of eggs, two pounds of butte, one,
horse load OF wood, tao yards and half Of cotton
cloth, &c.
In addition tot. sppcehend that prices will
continue to advance. ". .-.p,s. soon to have to
pay two dollars anil iy Cents r,erpound for paper,
and the same per ound for ink, while the wages
paid to our employees ought. If at all practicable,
to be increased. l. is simply impossible for US to-
continue to publish our pape: 81 present rates with
out realizing less than will support our family
The proprietors IF The W.imlny ton Journal and
Charlotte Denoc. at ha ecen.ly advanced their
prices to twenty doi::v mum for their Weekly
ISSUE and, FROM our kuvs edge Of the cost Of pub
fishing ct present, and with due reference ID the
very high prices which are demanded for every
thing in the way Of food and clothing, we are salts
fed that these prices for weekly paper are Lot
exorbitant. The price Of the Standard will here
after be as follows:
Weekly, six months, $40
Semi Weekly, six months, Sl5
Persons who may not feel able to pay ten dollars
for the Weekly for six months, will have their
names entered for three months for five dollars