Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-12-01
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GETTING HIGHER

Berlin, Dec. 1.-The effects of the
war on the prices Of provisions had,
until late In October. hardly made it.
self apparent.
sharp general rise has set in: en-
except meats which. owing to Ger
many's unusually large stock Of swine
have risen but little, and in some
cases not at all;
Vegetables have practically disap.
peared 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 peas and len
tils have risen from cents, the price
predicted they will shortly cost much
more: The government recently con:
| flscated all coffee held at Hamburg by
English warehouses, but even with
| this, the supply Is running short. and
prices have increased markedly. Fresh
oranges or lemons are rarely to be
had, there are no bananas and pine.
apples except the canned stock, and
with the entrance of Turkey into the
war. the supply Of dates and figs will
probably be cut off.
Egg Stock Reduced.
Cold storage stocks of eggs have
been greatly reduced and 1t will be
but q short time before there will be
none to be had. The Berlin chamber
of commerce points to the somewhat
surprising fact that Germany produc.
es only five per cent Of its egg supply
the remaining 96 per cent coming
from Russia. Galicia, Hungary. Bull.
garia, Italy and Denmark.
Potatoes have reached prices which
are a hardship to the poorer classes
for which they form the chief article
Of food. Last year at this time they
cost 80 cents for 110 pounds. Today
the price Is 1.25. Great quantities OF
potatoes must also he devoted to the
production of denatured spirits 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
that as has been reported, the federal
council was obliged to set limit tc
them. The prices thus fixed, however
are very high. They are: wheat
$1.6s per bushel ct has reached
SLID. barley. $1.62: rye, $1.44. The
high price Of barley, particularly ii
directly due to the fact that the i'm,
sia are cut of. In the fact Of the
smaller supply Of grain and the high,
er prices, 1t is also to be noted that
the people of Belgium will have to b.
supplied during the coming months
and Belgium normally imports 1900,
900 tons Of grain yearly. Potato flour
which generally costs 50 to $3.50 pc,
ton less than rye -four, is now quoted
at substantially the same figure a.
weeks.
Another factor is the presence o.
more than 100000 prisoners of war ii
Germany. who must be fed in addition
to the regular population. This mum
ber. too. is growing daily.
Russian Invasion Costly.
Still another .disquieting thing il
the fact that in East Prussia, 9Th,
granary Of Germany" the crops OF
thousands Of acres have been lait
waste by the invading Russians. More
the farmers were preparing to SOW
their winter crops, wheat and rye, o.
to harvest the autumn crops.
The result was the immediate los,
Of great quantities Of foodstuffs, ant
the compulsory idleness Of hundred.
of farms. This will be felt most keen
ly next summer when the winter ry,
and wheat are harvested.
Notwithstanding all this, there i
no fear Germany can be starved ou
by her enemies. The men in respon
sible places have. however, felt them
selves to warn the people that there
must be no needless waste Of food
stuffs. The federal council has de.
creed that a certain percentage of rye
-four must be mixed with wheat an6
potato flour or potatoes in other form.
With rye bread. In the province Of
Brandenburg and in certain other
places restaurant keepers have been
advised not to furnish bread free
with meals, but to make a charge fol
it, to prevent waste. White bread may
not be placed upon the table in Ba.
varia unless specifically demanded b.
guests.