Evening journal., 1914-09-10
WAR HITS THE
Price OF chocolates
Ingredients Used in Manu-
facture Very Much Higher
at Present
FIGURES MAY
GO HIGHER

Peacemakers in the form Of choco-
iates, will in the future find husbands
and others who use this means of get
ting over the rough places in life
parting with considerable more of
their cold cash than they have been
IN the habit Of paying, for there has
been a raise in the prices on account
OF the inability to ger the various in
gredient used in its manufacture. due
to the war in Europe.
Nearly all Of the ingredients used
in the manufacture of chocolates
nave doubled in price since the be-
ginning OF the war, and in several
instances candy manufacturers have
been forced to close their places of
business OF sell their goods al cost
price The essentials used in the
manufacture OF the chocolates come
from Russia, Germany and France.
and some OF these Il is now impossi-
Die TO obtain Chocolates have been
advanced from two to ten cents a
pound, and il is said that even this
advance does not guarantee the manu-
facture a small profit on the goods.
lhe factories that are now running
are not making large profits, although
thls Is the busiest season of the year.
Russian dry eggs, used i'm the place
OF the American fresh eggs, have
advanced from 65 cents to s1.1O a
pound. This ingredient is absolutely
necessary in all high-gFade choco-
lates, serving a much better purpose
than the fresh eggs. Orange flavor.
which is imported from Germany.
could have been bought before the
outbreak of European hostiliues for
$50 gallon. but the present prices
range from S45 to $50 per gallon.
Peppermint has also doubled in price.
jumping from S35 gallon to $50.
Vanilla has advanced from S. to $3.50
gallon. chocolate from % to % cents
a pound, -four from 1915 to $3.50 a
barrel; cocoa imported from Cuba.
from IA to 10 1-2 cents a pound /;
powdered Ak sugar from to. cents
pound
Coco butter an oily substance that
I is pressed from the COCO bean and an
ingredient that is absolutely neces-
sary in the manufacture of high
grade chocolates. has caused the
manufacturerers more concern than
any of the other articles. Before
the war in Europe this substance sold
for 20 cents a pound and is now
wholesaling at 40 and so cents a
pound At present however. IL is
almost impossible to purchase this in
gredient at any price. In the place
of COCO butter a number of manu-
facturers are using substance
known as kokoreka. which is made
from cocoanut oil While this Is
serving a purpose. it is admitted thai
it is not half as good as COCO butter
CocOanuts. which are imported from
South America, originally sold 70
$40 and $50 a thousand but the price,
have also been advanced on this arti
Gle. which is now selling at a Fraction
below $50 a thousand. Imported wa'
paper has advanced in price from
to 6 cents a pound. unsweetened con
densed milk has advanced a half cen
per pound and sugar still hangi
around 81 a hundred pounds.
A number of the manufacturer
stated yesterday afternoon that thel
We're merely filling orders now a
cost to hold on TO their customers
| and because the busy season is abOu
to begin. During the summer months
very little chocolate is sold IN com
parison to what is consumed in th'
winter months. 1t is also predicted
that number of manufacturer
would close their plants after the holi
days or would run them at half time