The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-11-29
RISE IN PRICES IS
FELT IN GERMANY
Begin to Feel Strain of War
Affecting FOOdstuffs
VEGETABLES SCARCE
Cold Storage Eggs Greatly Reduced.
Other Foodstuffs Disappearing,
But Germany Does Not
Fear Starvation
VEGETABLES SCARCE

Berlin, November Correspondence
- the Associated Press. Until late in
October the war had affected food prices
little. but in the last few days a sharp
rise has set in. Virtually everything to
eat is higher except meats. which. owing
to Germanys unusually large stock of
swine, have risen but little and in some
cases not at all.
Vegetables have disappeared from the
market Some lentils are to be had, but
only inferior culls. Beans are scarce and
hulled peas are not to be had. Prices of
pease and lentls have risen from cents
to Is cents, and it is predicted they soon
will cost much more. The government re-
Gently confscated all coffee held at Ham
burg by English warehouses, but even
with this the supply is running short and
prices have increased. Fresh oranges or
lemons are rarely seen, there are nc
bananas and pineapples and with the
entrance of Turkey into the war the sup
ply of dates and figs probably would be
cut off.
Eggs Reduced
Cold storage stocks of eggs have been
greatly reduced and it would be but a
short time before there will be none.
The Berlin Chamber of Commerce points
to the somewhat surprising fact that
Germany produces only per sent of its
egg supply. the remaining 50 per cent
coming from Russia, Galicia. Hungary.
Bulgaria, Italy and Denmark
Potatoes have reached prices which are
hardship to the poor. Last year 1t
this time they cost so cents for no
pounds. Today the price is s1.25 Great
quantities of potatoes must be devoted
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to take the place of gasoline, which has
disappeared from the market because of
the army's needs.
The rise in grain prices was such thai
the federal council was obliged to set a
limit. The prices fixed, however. are
high. They are: Wheat s1.69 a bushel:
barley, $l62; rye, s144 In the face IT
be noted that Belgium will have to be
supplied and Belgium normally imports
100000 tons of grain yearly
Another factor is the presence of more
than 100000 prisoners of war in Germany
who must be fed in addition to the rega-
lar population. This number, too, is
growing.
fact that in East Prussia, the gran
airy of Germany" the crops on thou
sands of acres have been laid waste
~ the Invading Russians. The inva-
sion came just when the farmers were
preparing to SOW their winter grain
art to harvest autumn crops. The re-
suit was the immediate loss of great
quantities of foodstuffs This will be
felt most keenly next summer
No Fear of Starvation
Notwithstanding all this, there is no
feaI that Germany can be starved out.
I'he men In responsible places have,
however, felt themselves compelled to
warn the people that there must be no
Eosd less waste of foodstuffs. The fed
eral council has decreed that a certain
Percentage of rye flour must be mixed
with wheat bread and potato flour or
nctatoes in other forms with rye
bead In the province of Brandenhurg
and in certain other places hotel and
restaurant keepers have been advised
not to furnish bread free with meals
hut to charge for it, to prevent waste.
White bread may not be placed on the
table in Bavaria unless specifically de-
mahded by guests