New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-17
CALL FOR CHEAPER BREAD.
WHOLESALE BAKERS STILL DEFIANT.
INCREASED BUSINESS FOLLOWS REDUCTION IN
PRICE MADE BY DEALERS OUTSIDE THE

PRICE MADE BY DEALERS OUTSIDE THE
WHOLESALE ASSOCIATION.
The crusade for cheaper bread is assuming big
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. alarming to the members OF
the Wholesale Bakers Association who have fought
so long against IT, Their attitude yesterday as far
as a reporter for The Tribune could discover, was
still one Of defiance, and those OF them seen said
they knew OF meeting which the association
would hold within the next few days or or any
concerted action by which the trust would accede
to the publics just demands and lower the price of
bread TO 4 cents loaf They were still harping
on the paltry raise of few cents on barrel OF
-four and seemed TO think the smaller bakers not
members of the trust, who have already lowered
their prices and doing greatly increased busi-
ness in consequence. would soon 20 into bankruptcy
and leave the public at the mercy of the trust De
spite the fact that winte Is about here. with all
its accustomed hardshps for the poor the men OF
the trust said they hoped the price OF flour would
go much higher. high that the smaller bakers
who have hundreds and thousands of barrels
stored for future use would be compelled to raise
their prices of bread 10 the trusts figures or be
crushed out of the business. But the market re-
ports of the wheat in sight give not the slightest
indication that the prayers Of the trust Will be OF
avail
In the mean time a reporter for The Tribune
learned yesterday that there trouble rapidly
fomcnting In the previously solid ranks of the
great Bread Trust one of the big bakers OF Brook
Ign. member of the trust. has lowered the price OF
bread to his trade. and he has been threatened,
with summary punishment in shape of a heavy
fine by the trust for doing He has probably
considered his action thoroughly. and should the
trust dare to attempt to discipline him for saving
his business from destruction he will fight IL to the
bitter end and successfully as many
smaller bakers not members of the trust have done.
Among the grocers and others engaged in the sale
of bread whom the reporter saw yesterday was
A. KehOe of Sixteenth-st. and Flrst-ave. who also
has a restaurant in Sixth-ave. Mr. Kehoe said he
selling trust bread In both his places and had
asked his baker In vain to lower the price. which
was the same now az when flour twice as high.
but he had refused to do So He said the action of
those grocers who handled its goods. and as for him
he tired of II. He would like to have some cool
baker who selling bread cheaper than the trust
call upon him. He would then stop selling trust
bread and handle the other.
b. +. Havand another large grocer, corner OF
Eighteenth-st. and Frst-ave. said he had already
reduced the price of bread to cents although he
was handling trust bread. He made little or no
profit on IL under the circumstances but felt that
il was only just to his customers they should have
cheaper bread, and he determined TO give 1t 10
Them He was thoroughly of the opinion that the
trust could and should lower the price OF bread.
and that 1t would benefit It's members by increasing
their business. at, ~. .or .roo,
was the National Egg and Butter Company, when
has twentythr stores different parts OF the city
This company is retailing bread at 3 cents a loaf,
and the loaves nearly II not fully as heaVy AS
those OF the trust. which retail at cents.