Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-28
BREAD WEIGHT
VARIES, SEALER
SULLIVAN FINDS
Urges Enforcement of ordi-
nance to Compel Labelling
Size on All Loaves.
FEW BAKERS HOLDING TO
THE FlVE-cENT STANDARD
Flour Jumps Forty Cents Per
BarreI-Other Food Price
Reports.


An investigation completed today
by City Sealer John II. Sullivan, of
the department of weights and meas
ures. has disclosed the fact that there
is a decided difference in the weight
of loaves of bread that are being sold
here. In some cases the five-cent
loaves vary as much as two ounces
In ten-cent loaves the difference is
larger in proportion to price.
The city official as a result of his
investigation has come across an or
dinance which requires that each loaf
of bread sold in Newark shall bear
label showing its correct weight and
the name of the baker. He hopes TO
have this law put into effect as soon
as possible.
1t has been the custom here to sell
sixteen ounce loaves of bread for five
cents and a thirty-two- ounce loaf foE
ten cents. Mr.. Sullivan finds that at
present only few bakers are living
up to this standard.
Samples of bread made by nearly all
of the large bakers In the city were
purchased under Mr. Sulliyan's direc-
tion and weighed in his office. But
loaf weighing sixteen ounces, while
some of the rest were as low as thir-
teen and one-half ounces. Three firms
made a square five-cent loaf weigh
ing a full pound, while many sold the
same type of loaf weighing but thir-
teen and one-quarter ounces. The
average was fourteen and one-quarter
ounces.
None show Full Weight.
No bakers of rye bread made loaves
Of full weight, according to the tests
The heaviest loaves weighed fifteen
and one-quarter ounces, while the
average was fourteen and one-half
ounces.
The ten-cent loayes are no better
perhaps worse. Some of these weighed
twenty-nine and one-quarter ounces.
and from this the bread went as low
as twenty-four and one-half ounces
1t would have been cheaper in the
latter case to buy two nickel loaves.
Mr.. Sullivan intends to insist that all
bread be made of standard weight
and price and properly labeled.
The ordinance under which Mr.,
sullivan intends to enforce square
deal by the bakers of Newark was
adopted June s, 1907, and is as fol-
lows:
Il. Be 1t ordained by the mayor
and Com mon Council of the city OF
Newark as follows:
Sec 246R. All bread kept for the
purpose of sale. offered or exposed for
sale, or sold, shall be sold by weight.
To each loaf of bread shall be at
tached label plainly showing its cor
rect weight and the firm name of the
manufacturer thereof, the size of the
label and type to be used to be speci-
fled by the superintendent of weights
and measures. 1t shall be unlawful
for any person to make or keep for
the purpose of sale, offer or expose for
sale or sell any bread other than such
as shall be in accordance with the
provisions of this section.
80 The provision of the preceding
section shall not apply to rolls or to
fancy bread Weighing less than one
half of pound.
"3. This section shall take effect i'm
mediately."
Mr. Sullivan was startled today
when he received a bulletin showing
that the retail price of -four had
Jumped forty cents barrel. The quo
tations yesterday were $3.50 barrel
and today it is s7.20.
sugar at $40.
According to the quotations re-
ceived by Mr.. Sullivan, the price of
sugar has remained the same FOR
about q week. Fine granulated sugar
is selling at $40 a hundred pounds.
The price of this commodity two
weeks ago was $3.50.
According to MIR. Sullivan. beans
have jumped one cent. From six
cents yesterday. they have risen to
seven.
Butter. which cost thirty-five cents
a pound yesterday, is now thirty
six cents. This is due to the fact that
butter is now being put in cold stor-
age. According to Mr.. Sullivan, the
Increase is not in any way due to the
war.
Mr. Sullivan also announced that
tne war would soon cause shortage
an the supply of condensed milk.