The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-11-07
BIG PKOFITs ON BREAD.
President Gompors Says lie Knows fl Can
BE Sold for Two aud One 4 light Can't

NEW YORK. Nov. 6.-"There is a
profit Of 80 per cent. on bread at the
present price" said Samuel Gompers,
president Of the American Federation OF
Labor, speaking yesterday on the exist
ing hlsh price OF the prOduct as cOmpdr-
ed with the cheapness OF flour. / know.
he added, that a loaf of bread which
now costs i've cents at the groceries
can be made and sold TO the retailer at
two and one-elghth cents and still leave
a big proht for the baker. Cheaper bread
by All means he went on, and not that
alOne, but let some of the big bakers
apply some Of the extra profit they are
making while the cost OF flour Is so low
10 shortening the Criminally long hours
OF their employees, Increasing their wages
and Improving the sanitary conditions
under which the men work They could
make all OF these desirable changes and
still sell one OF the present nve-cent
loaves for TWO and One-eighth cents
The fact seemed evident from canvass
OF several bakeries ana groceries IN Third
avenue and the cross streets from Four
teenth To Eighth. Either the price Of
bread must be reduced or there Will soon
be hardly any demand for 1t. House
wives VINO formerly bought this table
necessary at the nearest bakery or gro
Gerry are now taking advantage Of the
cheapness OF -four and are making their
own bread.
The grocer suffers nothing by this
change. What he loses In the sale Of
bread he makes up Tor in the Increased
demand for Hour but II Is inherent with
the baker. He isn't selling as many pies
or doughnuts
There are thousands. however, TO whom
this home bread making Is an lmpossl-
bility and they are tn ones TO whom
a reduction of one cent a loat IN the
price of bakers bread would De most
beneficial. They are the women, mothers
OF families. VINO have 10 70 out TO thelr
days work, leaving the nome III charge
of children. In such hOuseholl lheI
can be no home baking, anu INC pItau,
which forms the great part OF every
meal must be bought. \ SAVING OF Il
cent a loaf would be welcome ADDITION
to the family supply OF money NJ
William Grevel, secretary OF the Bak-
ers' Association, speaking OF INC leuuc-
ton in the price OF bread tnaI mas peeh
made in other cities while the oIu TX
has been generally retained, hotWl'hc
standing the vast drop IN me CVst ol
flour, said that the New loIh pdhtI
had TO contend against ldc'Oi VIM"
I'm Washington and other cites sald
he There Is no such thing as returned
bread What the bakers denver ihey
nave actually sold and the proltt - ,r,'ab
In this city there is no teiiils no ~ ~" on
of the bread sent out Will COM, "a Iii
olr hands This returned bread We sen
here TO everybody who wants II az ~,
and five cents a loaf. ana at our = 9''i IL,
al Eighty-first street and avenue o. e'.S
sell IL at two and cne-haH dHu i've
cents -. d,vs ago
MIR Greyel had said few days az. az
that his firm could not at pIesSn' a.
full advantage of the decline III ~
as they had not used the SION n..9,,y91a =,
an the higher figures. Asked !SStei o 20
n al the Dresent cost or nouI, ms r. 80, =
Germ could not bake bread enough Snes
er TO Justify a fNlctlon OF U Crt 5iffar
loaf. he said they could HVl' lii three
ence. he declared woulu NC Jtcb would
seyenths OF a cent a lOaI' Mn'S" ioof
no, warrant a cut Of one cent d 20" ,o,,,
He added however, that ~" ros&
while using the higher priced houI, ~ "a ga
'',as haire sold 10 dealers at Tour anu
eiebt cents a loaf. But they nave "
make a profit" he exclaimed. ,,e,ad. II
The question is naturally SUIT retail
there is a profit at the axnensiye
price of bread made lIo," reduced
flour, why could not p. tonste profit by
and stil leave a proportional ard LEI
,,sing aour at the lower cost s, 90 ,
tba moor get the benefit OF the uiltt'1bt he
Mr. Grevel admitted that u MI loaf
coesibla 10 manufacture a ST. which
Hweiehing a pound and an ouh,s, cents
would sell to the retailers Tor " S,ithout
hut II would have 10 be MAUI
milk. IT,. ~, the Bakers
,rsncistton to-morrow, when the 81 -
az cheaper bread will come UP "a with
sideration. The outcome is a"aHSe mt N
in,ereSt 'The smaller bakers saIu .d,c-
The association decided TO make a ,orced
lion the smaller concerns woulu ~ alton
10 do likewise 10 meet tne All along
and the result would be eu' a.
the line.