The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-09
FEAR 6 CENT LOAF NEXT.
Reports From West Cause Anxiety
NO Action by Baker,,

II the price OF wheat continues to go up
New York bakers may be forced 10 put the
cost of a loaf of bread up to siN cents.
Reports from the West say that bakers
there are, considering such an advance.
This led to apprehension that similar ac-
ton might be taken In this city. but lead
ing bakers here announced yesterday that
no immediate action would be taken.
r. Y. Ward head Of the Ward Baking
Company. vii not raise the price IL he
can help It, He said that despite the fact
that Western bakers we're seriously think
ing OF an increase in price his company
Was opposed to a change lie expects
conditions TO right themselves in a short
time.
George NJ. Ballou Of the Cuyhman Bread
company said: Well people can't buy
bread for less than II costs. I can't say
yet what we intend 10 do. hut we have
taken no steps thus far to raise the price.
We have been looking for a break I be-
we've that speculative movement L. be-
nina II all and has kept the price up"
Manager Taylor Of the Shuts Bread
Company said that II the price OF wheat
Kept on soaring a boost in the cost of
bread would he inevitable.
In the past a rise has been due [,
speculative conditions" said Mr.. TAYLOR.
New CROPS would come In and the market
would right Itself We have been waiting
LOT reaction TO occur. but there's none
Nei To-day the market went up three
cents. " things keep up like this we will
nave 10 raise the price, but NC do not
p,rn any immediate action and will not
raise the price Of bread IL VIC can rclp IT,
Raoul Fleischmann. manager of the
tleischmann company. said our com.
pany does not contemplate changing the
price of bread or rolls"
John \. Sim. manager Of tho Tfecker-
Jones'Jepell hilling COMPANY. said yes
terday that at tho present rate Of buy
ing the 800. 100000 bushels of surplus
wheat would be wiped out in ninety
DAYS. But he added that he would not be
lrprised to learn OF break in tho mar
ket.
Since the middle of July" he ex-
planned, the price OF flour has gone UP
S@.5o barrel Since last SATURDAY. the
increase on the barrel has been so cents
Aside from the war there arc reasons
why the demand for wheat is so great
~ this time. Canada had short crop
The Russian and German crops were also
below normal. - ln ract the European
crop as whole Was short
Here We had spring and winter
crop that broke all records. Under nor
NAL conditions wheat would have been
cheaper this year possibly than ever be-
lore Our surplus over the needs Of the
country was double that Of last year.
"Of the surplus OF 500. OoO, 900 bushels
.00.OOO,0Oo have already been shipped out
OF the country. and II reports OF addl-
tional export orders arc true, there arc
nov available only about 10000 600 bush
lis eft for foreign buyers TO bid for.
There Is promise of even larger crops
for next year. but II is hardly wise 10
count on another record breaker follow
Ing 80 soon after last years extraordinary
results. II must be remembered the
weather conditions wer, ideal during the
seasons last year"
Joseph \. Knox. secretary Of tho
Hecker-Jones-JeNcll company. gave as his
opinion for the unusual rise In wheat
genuine export demand"