Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-06

why rHzRE Is No NECESSITY FOR AN INCREASE
To the Editor " IHE EvLSISG STAR:
ADVANCING the prise OF Hour In Washington and
the proposed advance OF one cent a loaI In the
price VI bread appears to be a move not warranted
b. Iaets The advance In the price OF wheat In the
LAST week appears 10 be the result OF the gambling
corner In Chicago. i have just returned from an
eXtended tour through some OF the great wheat
producing states o. the Mississippi Valley and
ALI satisfied there Is al Immense quantity OF Old
wEeat II TIE hands OF The IaTmers and Ali OF A. OF
= superior qu .nIy. In Illinois The oats crop wa,
The largest and heaviest ever Known, some neIds
yielding a. hgn as 80 bushels 10 the acre The
present. crop OF corn in that viii run from 90 10
10 100 bushels 10 the acre tnrOUgnou the Central
I'D Lortherh pOr.lon VI the state. The price or
wheat las been 50 low that farmers would not sell
dud could not without dong IN actual Ioss the
prlce rau-las from % 10 80 busnel at pOints
w.tEla lJO miles VI chicago. An advance OF 20
cents a DdsAeI IN the country Will send plenty OF
Ine tw y years crops INTO the marAet
Win The patented anu improved milling ma
cAinery now la Use bushels OF sood wheat will
make barrel OF Hour or 196 lbs. Thirty years
ago 10 bushes would mAse a barrel Of nour nv
the Oh lneLho1A or about AZ lbs. OF flour 10 the
OusheL SoiLe carefully conducted experiments
" kurOpeaD ElllIers nave yirl1si as nigh as 40
us " nUur, % superior quality, 10 the Uu,heI OF
MLeat eisnins 90 los Plenty OF the best quail
ity Vi winter wneat can be had In washington
anu vicinity ~ uOt 20 exceed 81 II busheI wnich
~ rate VI ZIG bushels " the barrel OF nour
wOuid cost "a "a; aid 81 10 TINS Tor the mile and
TIE retalI &c ler (Which Ii an extrayagant price,
and We nave 500 for barrel OF hour thai viii
Make bread god enough Tor kings table
Tie advance N the price OF -four 10 WASHINGTON
has averaged near 81 barrel within less than a
montn- In order 10 justify this advance there
should have Teen corresponding advance of
about % ems a oushel On wheat; out as a maj
Ter OF Tact, there has not been an ADVANCE on %
cents oushel within that period so NJ viii be
seen thaI the advance In Hour has been about Al
In excess OF the cost OF heat ana is thereof m
WARRANTED According 10 tine most trusrworIhy
writers, one Darrvl OI hour Will make from 2Il< M
2t3 oae-poGnd loayes Of bread, the numper OF
pounds varying on account o. the quality OF fiour
ana the manner OF baking. Taking the average an
IS lOaves at cents loaf, the price at which n
Il proposed " sell 10 the retail dealers AMI we
IND tEey Will get Sl2 90. When sold by the rel All
dealers at cents a Ioal it will bring sla4s
HOusekeepers can very easily avoid this exhor.
bitant prOnt oy buying nOur and making their
own bread could Guy yesterday at retail prices
hour IN this city for S7.35 BARREL which Is about
sl-3o a barrel more tnan the kind the bakers buy
adding tl-zo Tor compressed yeast ami for lard or
grease rOr shortening, and we will obtain about
2u3 pounds OF bread every way superior TO bakers
bread at n cost Of 800 against the SIS 4S FOR
the Latter, OF a difference OF S6ss. or, II We buy
the same grade OF Hour the bakers buy the differ.
ence Will De ABOUT ss.25 But a baker doing bust.
hess 10 any extent Will get his n0ur al wholesale
OF about dollar less than Is here estimated
houseNeepers VINO are provided with large ranges
VIII not OAIy save money by making their OWL
bread ouI make bread at profit for their less
fortunate neighbours Y