The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-02-16
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| ANOTHER RAISE
IN BREAD PRICE
announcement Made Yesterday
That One Dollar Buys Only I
Twenty-Five Loayes
SECOND INCREASE
SINCE NEW YEARS
Producers Declare increased
Flour Cost Is Cause: RICE
And Potatoes SuppIant

The effects Of the European war are
reaching. Honolulu slowly bnt surely.
YESTERDAY the price Of bread took an.
other jump. following on the heels Of
ne Yaise Of prices on January /. Bak.
cry managets report that for months
they have been operating at loss In
- hope that conditions would change
ana add that II they raised prices OF
bread in proportion to the increase in
cost Of -four that the poorer people Of
the city could not afford to eat bread.
As II ID the bakeries report Mt leust
i've per cent falling of in bread sales
sinee last August and that the poorer
'iafses ~ resovfin" 70 rice and pota-
toes as the STAFF Of life.
Prior 70 january nfst the bakeries
were selling 30 leaves Of three Quarter
sound weight for one dollar. On the
first OF the year the price went up 10
a lOeses for zone dollar. Yesterday
she price was again tilted and went to
20 lcaves for one dollar. In single
purchases the price for threelquarter
pound loaves is Ave cents straight and
sor pound ana a half loaves ten cents
straight. X III X.
An Big Bakeries Raise NJ
Among the bakeries which Yesterday
announced the further raise in price
we're loves Bakery, Vienna Bakery,
Young Hotel Bakery, Oahu Bakery,
Capt. Cooke Bakery, Ho Poikec Bak-
cry, Honolulu Cracker Company, Luen
ching, Asahi Bakery, Pefectioh Baki
cry, New Bakery and several other
smaller bakeries. ~ la yfsi ]
I. Discussing the reason for the-increase
in bread prices Manager @. Stanley Nc.
Kehzie, Jr. Of the Love Bakery said
Yesterday.
ssThe bakeries have mo alternative
but 10 raise their prices. Last August
Just about the time the war began we
we're buying -four at $3.50 per barrel OF
200 pounds. Today we are compelled TO
ray 1870 per barrel. This Is the price
of Dentcnnial Best and ! Quote that be.
satise II is standard -four. This rise
was gradual and the bakers stood i,
until the price of 1925 per barrel was
reached on january j when we were
compelled to cut down the number of
lcayes per dollar. 4s z
Large Stocks Impossible ~
Ut Is not possible in Honolulu TO lay
in large stocks of Aour,as it Is possible
70 lay in stocks Of other eotnmodities
for the reason that. -four cannot be kept
here. FOR longer than six weeks or two
months on account Of weevil Also
for some time we have not been able
TO make advance contracts with maid
land mills. The mills have become
very stiff; legged and the flour which we
now obtain must be on direct purchase
You can see that with our short storage
limitations that we cannot buy in big
OTIS and must pay what the mills exact
re we raised the price of bread in pro,
toftion to the raise in the price OF Hour
the poor people Of Honolulu could moi
afFofd ito eat bread. As 1t Us the sales
of bread have fallen or at least ave
per cent since the beginning of tbs
var and the poorer people are substi
tuting rice and potatoes as the staff Of
life. ! Y \, N So .St.la q [
Wheat Embargo Only Remedy 81. +
There is, not q bakery in this city
which has not been running at a loss
fot several months past and our prey
ioas profits are going back to the PEG
pie because our increase in prices has
been 80 small IL an embargo was
placed on the expectation Of wheat DC
chat a line could be obtained on the
mainland visible supply there is nc
doubt in my mind b6tsthat wheat and
-four prices would fan and bread prices
would fall accordingly, But with tive
million bushels being shipped ont Of
the United States cry week IL isvery
evident that the visible supply Is being
rapidly reduced E AZ. ~
We are still able to get -four from
the mainland but It il at the price ri
which the mills care 10 set ana by out
right purchase. As yet we have not
been obliged 70 retrench in our, working
force and | hope we win not have to
I believe the other bakeries feel the
same way. We hope -four prices may
tumble so we can get back TO the OLD
rates. IA