The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1914-09-03
EUROPEAN War
SENDS PRICES UP
Cost Of FoodStuffS Shows Ad-
vanCeS In United States.
IMPORTS ESPECIALLY HIGH.

This Country Large Enough TO Con-
sumo All Of lite Own Products and
Does Not Rely on European Market
Entirsiy-Much Meat 10 Shipped to
England, However.
New York.-The United States faces
a sharp rise In the price Of food sta
pies at the end of the first month of
continental warfare. Wholesale and
retail dealers have been forced to send
prices flying up. This is chiefly the
case In commodities shipped to Ameri-
ca from European ports. but true also
In many American foodstuffs. for
which there is now pressing call
from Germany. England and France.
Reports from the distributing houses
indicate that the prices Of bacon. ham
and other meats have been boosted 10
per cent owing to the fact that large
quantities have been requistioned for
shipment TO the British Isles. Retail
dealers say that olive oil. which II
made chiefly I'm France and Italy, had
gone up 80 or 40 cents II gallon and
that the supply would soon be eI.
hausted.
The price OF granulated sugar In the
wholesale market was advanced. hav-
ing mnde gain OF more than cent n
pound since the beginning OF the up
ward movement The removal OF for
eign competition and the fact that
Great Britain has sent into local mar
kets for supplies was given as n reason.
In addition 10 n heavy domestic de-
mand.
Il was indicated that dealers had TAX.
en- advantage OF the situation 10 add
here and there on articles In which
there IN not nc present. and may never
be, n shortage sufficient 20 warrant nd.
ditional prices. In the case Of tea and
coffee, both shipped from abroad. there
arc said TO be large quantities on hand.
Owing. however. to the high rate OF
marine Insurance. II is reported that
the price on these staples IN also about
TO advance.
An officer OF the American Cotton OIL
company stated that the south's aver.
age annual output Of edible oils re-
fined from cotton seed was 100000
barrels. This supply In converted into
substitutes for lard. into cooking oil,
into oleomargarine and salad oils.
While tho American cotton oil com
panies are large exporters TO Canada.
England. Germany. France. Austria
end other European countries. officials
say that they are not worrying over
the shipping situation.
'In case Of necessity" said one OFF,
cial. "the United States can consume
all OF the 100000 barrels OF edible
cottonseed oil manufactured from our
own cotton. As for our supply. we are
still working on last years average
crop. and we have abundance 10 last
until the fine crop now In the ground
has been harvested"
A grave addition for the householder
In In the case OF -four. which has ad-
vanced sharply since the outbreak Of
the Austro-Servian quarrel, Peppers,
spices. mushrooms. bacon and sardnes
are all bringing higher prices TO the
grocer.
The scale OF prices showed an inn
mense rise In foreign wines. Grocers
say that they are paying SO case
more for imported champagne than
month ago and that they have been
forced TO make corresponding addi-
ton to the retail rate.
II was said that victory OF the Eng.
lish feet In the North sea and the com
plete destruction or effectual bottling
up OF the German naval forces would
be Immediately felt In the food mar
ket.