New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-05
BAD NEWS FOR CANDY LOVERS
PRICES LIKELY TO BE RAISED SOON.
ONE CONSEQUENCE OF THE sUGARTRUsT FoRc

ONE CONSEQUENCE OF THE SUGARTRUsT FoRc
ING UP THE, COST OF SUGAR.
One Of the alarming possibilities Of the recent rise
In the price of sugar is the prospect every daS drawing
nearer, of Increase in the cost of candy Many
people Just anXiously Specializing whether
the Joy OF these Centennial days Is to be oloudcd by
such an untoward circumstance. The boy who rcvcis
In lemon-stick tatfy and the girl who disNipatcs
with caramcIs or chocolate rechs not OF sugar
trusts but anxious fathers with marriageabe daugh-
ters and bachelors in the tolls Of cOurship view the
prospect with feelings Of grave concern.
Speaking seriously however, there is strong
probability t6at under present conditions Their VIII
be rise IN the price OF candy. An advance VIII
certainly II the cost OF refined sugar keeps on
mounting upward and the chances seem 10 be that
this is Che IT will pursue. on April 20. 1855,
the price Of standard A. sugar, the kind most used
by coRfeCtioncrs, was Ia cents pound. On April
Is 1883 II had risen TO { IA cents The amount OF
refining sugar Of all grades I'm the United states on
June "a, 1888. 10000 tons, but on April IL,
1850. this supply had diminished to somewhat less
than SO 900 TONS This ha largely be brought about
by the advance in the price Of raw sugar throughout
the world but It is the condition and not the theory
that confronts the consumers OF candy.
A tour Of inquiry among the large candy manu-
fscturers reveals the fact that the greater part Of
candy consumed by thu peOpe-sone authorities say
It to thrce-quartrrS Of the wh0le-s made up
In the form Of sticks and Jumps For these staple
goods they called pure sugar is used almost
entirely For the fancy forms, such as cream drops
and bon bOns other materials are added and the more
complicated process Of manufacture brings their cost
to much higher figure, leaving much larger margin
Of profit. From the ralk OF tie manufacturers
thing may be safely inferred, namely, that the price
to Individual consumers must be raised As
sugar gets trhe higher there must be rise in whole.
sale prices, and It is not to be supposed that the
taller will grin and bear II without making his
tones help shoulder the yoke. Speaking on the sub
ject t. Tribune reporter the other day representative
Of the finn Of Ridley c Co. said
THE rise in the price Of sugar has yet affected
wholesale prices, but Il must soon do 50 We manu-
facure large quantity Of staple goods As we'll a.
ali kinds OF pure candies our Igin Of profit IN
our Wholesale trade IS very small. and We must do
something protect Ourselves II II whitfield down
much further. II prices rals cd kind OF
fectionery they will be on all OF course Tell
when The rise, II II occurs. Will take place but Of
course one manufacturer will be governed by the
action Of another
At Huylers the president, J. S. Huyler said :
There has been nc advance in retail rates, but
there necessarily must be when the price Of sugar
| increases sufficiently Just what point It will have
| 10 reach cannot say but any advance Will come
first Wholesale trade which entirely
| In the chocolate line. u shall increase the
| price Of caralnels retail until the price OF
| refined sugar has made much bigger jump. just
pound for them instead Of 80, just because sugar
has gone up two cents ?"
=" Is tafy safe from any advanCel'
| IL think is, for the present Al hast That Is
made more largely out OF molssses than sugar Cara
| mels, however, are mad" out OF sugar and crtam,
| and favored with raspberry, vanilla, chocolate
| as the case may be- But say that II the rise
| In the price Of sugar goes far enough, we must
advance retail rates well Wholesale
| Henry Maillard found at his factory in tho
room where the cooking school takes lessons In PR
pairing chocolate He sitting next the 900 pound
chocolate which Is facsimile OF the pair he
has sent to the Paris EXposi;'pG. When lie heard the
nature OF the reporters erand he delivered his views
With earnestness energy, and decision In these words
Z" You can say for that the beautiful ladies' Of
NewYOrb shall not have tho price Of their bon bOns
| increased, Never! Never! Never! I shall sell my
candies for the same price. ! will not raise it,
| suppose the price Of sugar Jumps to 25 cents a
| pound. What Then ?" said the reporter.
| Mr.. Maiard gave his shoulders expressive
shrug and sad 1 will not believe It I'll sec H.
| But ! will not raise prices. No! No! No! get a
| tsr price. / give good goods. an satisfied
| Mr.. Mailard refused pcrsiStenty 10 admit thai
| any contingency could arise which would induce him
TO change his retail rats but admitted that his whole
| sale prices somewhat less stable Other con-
| fectiones, however, hook for M advance In the
wholesale trade as tho precursor Of one in the retail
| trade.