, 1876-09-18

Total cost. ................$7.D 70
These figures, Of course, are On The buss Of
arc variable according 10 tito pEiccof barley anl
labor. The other items OF hops aud auings A.
feet the total eost but slightly, aud need not,
therefore, be dwclt upon. FtntnRs. for the ben
materials used for relning,-such as is!nElass,
cntruils, ETC. barley Inns no constant yaluc, fro
quent1y varying froM III to Is ccnts per bushel
III a day, and brewers are therefore obliged to
portion Of each lay ID attendance In order. to
take advantage OF the changes In values, Labor
Is cheaper than 1t Inns ever been before.
It is shown aloyc that barrel Of beer costa
# il found that tho cost of ons-lat pint Of beer
Is one aud onc-half cents. Ono half-pint is .
largcr quantity thap is sold in 4 becrgfass by at
leust o6c-fourth; hence, tlc approximate cost
But bc!ore reactlng tic thirsty throat u the
cons,sMer the beer Illus to ,pass through several
hands. There Ia the mut-houso which furnishes
malt; there is the brcw+house which mixes
tho several component parts into one pleasant
compound; there Is tic tea1nster who delivers
the goods to customers IN tho city, or there is
the Tutlroad, II they aro delivered III a distance;
there is tho saloon.kcgper who retatls from the
eask, and who is really Lho great stumbling
All Of these various elements enter Into tho
grcat business Of handling beer, aud oil expect
to derive from II not only living, but haad-
some profit. Tho consumer pays t0r all.
lIoW Is 1T DosE2 .....
In the first place there Is an established whole
salc price, which all saloon-kecpcrs iu tho city
pay. Tilat prize is $40 per harre] delivered.
Tue brewers all have their own teams md wag-
ons, and ure prepared to haul goods
Tic cost to tlsern oi maintaining horses all
drivers is not stnali Item, aud yet u does nnt
amount to much whSh spread over 100 or ,oo0
would be fair estimate. rhfb leaves TO the
brewers profit OF $3.50 per barrel, or Is per
cent OIL their business, which is undoubtedly
larger profit than Is made by any, other ordina.
Z; Gyswet sssr erows poor Tho 0e estsat of lis
sales may be large Or small; yet he always has
mnrgi,i sufficient to yield hin fur income OIL
llis capital, without counting, in tho fact tlat
eau always dispose Of Us much Us ilc CAL pro.
tlucc. Even supposlng the most unlikely caso
that, by reason of sotne combined, prcjualce OH
tho part Of tho saloon-keepcrs III hls neighbour
stanco all he has to do is to hire
feg of beer, md, presto be
fipds himself srling his own beer and getting
any Incentive suel, as Ii above mentioned, but
only with the desire Of making more money.
Leaving the brewers, howcycr, to t'1e pangs OF
femotse, anu tne t"ite.'0T y. conss.eusS aso!s-
% ny fcucctihh upon tue'r hToss coyetous-
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