New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-27
COST OF LIVING GOES UP.
THE RISE IN THE PRICE OF FLOUR THE
MOST MARKED
BAKERS LIKELY TO MEET THIS Br SELLING
SMALLER IOAvES At PRESENT RATES
CANNED MEATS. VEGETABLES AND


SMALLER roAvEs AT PRESENT RATES
CANNED MEATS. VEGETABLES AID
FRUITS ADVANCE.
As II was natural to expect. the war has caused
q rise n the prices OF oreadstufs and provisions
all along the lire. According to some OF the pest
authorities on the subject however. the war must
not he held responsible for all the increase III
some lines OF food supplies. They point TO tne iac'
that some food products would have Deeh "'S"''
in price even II the war had not come. But io'
all this the war. Of course. has had most 10 90
with the increased prices CT all products ana al ~
Il, with the advance In the cost OF many OF the"
The increased prices OF -four and meats VIII pe
felt by the general public the most. and these are
already 50 marked that they must naturally ahect
the prices of about all other staple articles Vi
food TO a more or less extent
Flour has risen in price with giganuc s'''ues
and IT is now fully 81 barrel higher than II was
a month ago Meats have also gone up In a
marked degree and the retail dealers nave au-
vanced prices to their customers ABOUT one oe"'
pound Rice corn and oat meals. sugars 'eaa co
fees canned meats and canned goods OF al Minus
With tho execution OF n few kinds o. canned Vege
tables have also risen in price ana the 'n1' e" ~
tho price OF OF these articles Is rom - ~ -
per cent A.x -,
4 reporter for The Tribune visited n hui"0'' W
the wholesale provision houses yestcruay' ammo
| Them Francis II. Lcggett & Co. at west bioa"""'
and E,,nklin-st J. c. Juhring the manager OF inc
house while talking freely Oh the ans""'o
prices was inclined to think that IN re'a''o" ~
MANY articles II was nothing unusual for MS sea"
son o, the year In speaking OF the situa''o'' "'
said .... g.,
4 .'Of course there has been a marked '"cie"'o "
tho wholesale prices OF many articles. pu' w nv
think that It Il altogether due to the war. i"
is a shortage in the supply OF some aruc'eS' anu
,bcn again there has been unusually arg y"
mort demand for Others, but this we often nave
two or three times year. flour ana al
arc nrncr and higher due IN tho large de'na'u ~
int ci,ss ., goods from the Government sugar II
ahotIt threc-cigAths OF a cent 4 pound h'Bhc'' 'o
has gone up fully two cents pound III '"' W
six,.. DAYS and teas are from four TO I'VE cenos
dearcr Rice has gone up ABOUT CO. ." -, bnu,
md H. viii he higher This is due 10 the lact lo~
, ', mi his ,nIuiry's crop is exhausted mere
is no rice in Charleston. Foreign nc" WI, az r,,es
conned moais with rs. have advanced about 10 per
cent and beans and pcase nave also gone lo' ""'''
DEMAND FOR BAKED BEANS.
There IS quite a noticeable Increase In the DE-
mand for baked beans. and this has cause' an az
vance In the price OF the raw p'o""'..
frul,s and vegetables with few exceptions nave
.lso gore I'D especially California fruits Cal'or'
~, arrcots were ABOUT wiped out by killing irosts
i,st mnnth and peaches were also badly ddHhScu,
AZ 70 be- I'm good shape. In summing up the sitl ,
alton. II can be said mar ne , ~, neon much
.r.rr.ui,,ton OF late People are alrnid 10 specu.
late because they 10 not kno" waat O 3sers mat
nothing could stand revenue TAX better nan , wa
and off TAX % IN ten co Se' wod not be severely
""oi, Nv The consumer II would prevent the re,
tacrs from giving away presents sgb" 20 the retail
prIce ~ tacm 10 any marked extent .,.,,,. a
i'o.r ~ Iiidson,st. declared tina, the prices OF
n,arl, an food products had advanced ma''''""'
10 4c 1St clTp ~ neS leans peas and meats. IN