New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-09
no REDUCTION TO BE MADR
MANUFACTURERS WILL NOT LOWER THE
PRICE OF BREAD.
THEY SAY THEY ARE NOT MAKING MUCH MONEY
NOW AND 1T WOULD RUIN THEM TO SELL

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NOW AND 1T WOULD RUIN THEM TO SELL
AT REDUCED RATE.
The consensus Of opinion among the large whole
sale bakers OF this city as expressed 10 Tribune
reporter yesterday. was that there would De no ma.
terIal reduction made In the present prices OF bread
In fact after seeing many bakers, the reporter Wa
unable to find a single firm when thought Oh max
ing reduction.
not It was said. discussed at the secret meet
inc ~ tho Wholesale Bakers Association. in the up
nor mart OF Fleischmanl's place on wednesday night
and II was denied tha; the meeting had oeen called
for that purpose. There was probably more less
talk on the subject but It is certain that no formal
action was taken. II was the first meeting the A.
soc,ation had he'd in four or I'VE months.
Henry Fredericks. superintendent oi hocA"as
p,kerv Nos i9o and isl East Seventy hfth-s,, SAD
Yesterday that the frm did not see iis way eaf
a. nresent 10 making a reduction In the whoeas
,r,ce NJ bread II on a closer Investigation OF ~
subiac, and thorough examination into every ~
tail of its large business the hrm coul see wy
hv which It could lower the price OF oreah "l'n'H
lowering rho wages Of its employees ara "'n'A
lowering the standard Of the bread. either III quA'
l,v or weight IL would 10 50. but al present 'nes
u.ors m tn1lc, lions that such would he the case
.srhe public' continued nr. Fredercks' oag
take into consideration the price Of -four in A
manufacture of bread: they do not think oil the eS
Of the yeast milk and othsr ingredients las*
things cost us AZ nuch as they ever ala ou' cur
Moves wages have not been reduced DIX 9u' '1s'
nass has .and very largely az that Inc return "
stale bread l. also larger than ever before anu luz.
from . TO 80 PEI cent every day Ine drivers
the bread wagons receive s. per day. and wnsre
wagon could take out SO or $50 worth OF oTeea w
receipts would not now average over nan q II
..fa}n ts
making less money than before, a'd taes ny nv
nas iiIte 70 be made in the bakery business ~
large firm now. In spite OF the ow pr " "" <
ra Els, ~" sp6se freely on the bread sss
ton. He said the firm ran forty-hse w" an~ mss
,,,e IN he ,ventv-four years he had been IN y
business No matter what other nrns ni.s ~ y, Il
the firm would make no REDUCTION ~ p.SL' ovs.
nrlce OF bread IL could not do 50 without osa.
ng the wages OF it's employees; and II word e aSs
no lis business before Il would 90 tht| ins -
liz MIR Won Pape thought. did not look AZ gu s.e
~ no question IL ga not consider the d.Incuis ),
under which the large bakers labored. bfs s va
IN Tey. ho,rs after II was made II was com
parativciy vaueless The ~ ~. ~ M
rour considering nothing else Ine Nelsn. y. ros
loaves was greater and the preal va 49, 49,, n a
thau ever before. Although the price OF i.Hei ,ss
low the cost Of manufacture, delivery anu '.e 10
expenses of the business seemed - s'0" s''"''
year by year. - ,, nc t-laischnan:
and Dros,c all talked in the same straln ana s s
that a reduction oy the big wh9lesc1t,yi I'D nv
one cent loaf would have to % Iono~suf cur
s,ii f,rthar reduction by the smaller rSnuae'an
ers and 1, would result In bringing run up'" 1 a.
The Wholesale Bakers A5soG no scISS Upon reso
! lating the price Of bread. IL VIII Ie@'0 NV
! ea,.rely 10 each firm. ,,..rs ,hav reye
bought olr so cheap as at present Nne's ~, III
used to pay s. and s. barrel they can III h,ssnes
for g 50 Many other things used IN tleiI .sans
| are also lower, including horses ,or 1lsF "As'-
| horse feed and milk