The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-05-28
CANNED GOODS GONE sKYING.
Prices Gone Up on Almost Every
thing in That Line.

thing in That Line.
The effect of feeding the soldiers Of the
volunteer army on beans is seen in the
market for that article
The unprecedentedly large demand has
sent prices up and brought handsome
profits to those jobbers who were FORUM
ate enough to have large stocks. One Saw
annah wholesale grocery house had lust
got in carload when the upward move
ment asserted itself and it was benefited
to the extent of 40 cents busheI as a re-
suit.
white beans have advanced according
to quality" said wholesaler yesterday,
from Is to 40 cents per bushel. They
are selling now at $50 per bushel for
screened and SLIGO to $1.75 per bushel for
hand picked. These are wholesale prices.
OF course. retailers have advanced prices
to consumers in proportion. The effect
may be a decrease after awhile In the
demand from the general public But the
government viii doubtless continue to pur-
chase OF enormous quantities in the great
markets.
Canned tomatoes are another article
housewives must have noticed displayed
sky rocket tendencies as to price. 1t is
fortunate for hOusekeepers that the toma-
to crop will soon be on the market. Three
pound cans have jumped up 10 to 20 cents
a dozen, or 80 to 80 cents a case. They
are now $l.D dozen at wholesale. The
2-pound cans have advanced about 10
cents a dozen, not quite in proportion to
the advance on 3 pounds. This is due to
the fact that the government buys only
3-pound cans and the general demand is
also heaviest for that size. Other can
ned vegetables while sitter have expert
enced no such large advances. Canned
meats though, have, to use a popular ex
preston, gone clean out of sight In the
last fortnight canned corned, roast and
boiled beef have jumped so cents on the
dozen 1-pound cans. The government, it is
understood, has bought enormously of
canned meats and private consumers are
seeing what the result is when they buy
for home use. The bulk meats, sides, bel
lies, etc, are all up IL to IA cents per
pound Soldiers who never knew what
these meats were before are doubtless well
acquainted with them now.
Some articles have gone up, not so
much on account of the war as because
of natural conditions. The higher prices
for rice and -four, for instance, is due
more to their scarcity, although the war
has affected them somewhat also. The
selected grades of rice have advanced as
much as cents a pound, while the brok-
en- and medium grades have had ! to ~
cents added to their former quotations.
Flour prices are very variable and likely
to continue so. Some mills are mixing
corn -four with wheat flour for certain
price brands. The bakers may know the
difference by the price, but the consumer
could hardly detect the difference in the
bread.
1.-THE cutting off of the raw sugar sup
ply from Cuba has been a material factor
in advancing sugars Judging from all
the reports the soldiers are not heavy
consumers of sugar. They are hardly
using as much sugar as when at home.
While the tendency of war is TO advance
all prices, the public should not overlook
the fact that every advance is not to be
laid at its door. The war accentuates eX-
isting conditions in regard to some arti-
cles of general consumption, and In re-
gard to a very few creates an abnormal
demand
Regarding the 'bean Diet for soldiers
attention is directed to the fact that dur
ing the Napoleonic wars England's parlia-
mentary circles and agricultural classes
were considerably wrought up over a dis
cussion of the relative merits of beans
and cracked peas as substantial and
wholesome daily food for the army. Much
as Uncle Sans soldiers may object to
beans, it is doubtful If they would hail a
change TO cracked peas with any hosannas
of joy.