The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-09

Housewives In Greater New York will
have 10 pay six cents instead OF i've
cents for loaf Of bread tomorrow
morning. Announcement that the price
would be advanced one cent was made
yesterday 10y several large baking con-
Germs. and II was generally admitted
that their lead will be followed by the
great majority OF bakeries. big and
small. Wholesale bakers declare that
the increase of the price per loaf from
Z TO 8 cents to the retailer is made neccs-
sary by the prevailing high price Of
cereals. Flour cost the wholesale baker
sS75 and rye -four $3.50 per barrel yes
terday.
Hugo FrederclSs, president OF the
Wholesale Bakers Association. said /:
"'rhe advance OF cent IN the price OF
bread will not be the result Of an agree
ment. Bakers will act Individually, and
all are waiting for somebody to start
the hail rolling The price ought TO nave
been increased two months ago. We
have done everything we could 10 keep
the price down by appealing to Congress
and the local authorities. The bakers
longer at loss"
smnII Bakers 10 Follow.
william Steinmetz. president Of tho
Master BalIrs Association. said: The
little follow will follow the lead OF the
big baker Not only viii bread prices be
increased a cent. but rolls will retail five
for cents instead OF six for cents
and prices Of pies, fancy bread and some
other pastries will go up"
An officer Of the Ward Bread COM
pany said that the price to retailers will
be , Instead OF 4 cents a loaf on Wedncs-
day morning
4 representative Of tho Schulz Bread
Company said that beginning to-Inor-
row that concern will increase the
price 81 a leaf Of white bread from 3
to cents and the price OF rolls cents
per dozen. Rye bread will go up I
cent on cent loaf. The price ~ n
10 cent loaf will remain UNCHANGED,
but the weight will be reducted l l-2
Ia ounces per loaf.
Tho General Baking Company, con-
trolling tho Fleischmann bakeries. an
nounced an increase OF I cent on "A loaf
% bread tomorrow. \ similar notice
was issued at the office Of ). Cushmans
Son. Inc, ST. West Fifty-ninth street
Moses Pechjer. secretary Of the Fast
Side Bakers Association, said that
many East Side bakers have already
put up prices and that all the others
will follow suit tomorrow.
RIamcs Spectators.
George +. Mllspaugh Of the Howe
Baking Company. 1853 Third avenue
said yesterday: The wheat market
is I'm strong hands to-day. As a mat
ter Of public policy ! believe the United
States Government should step In and
buy up all the wheat that Is offered
and then sell II, even AT a loss, take the
loss and break the gamblers backs
Men like Mr.. Rockefeller and Mr.. Car
negie could perform a great work Of
philanthropy II they would step In with
$50. 1000, 900 and break the market"
Mr.. Mllspaugh sad that In his sew
enteen years IN business he has never
received so many requests for credit
and has never given away 30 many
rolls or loaves OF bread He has not
increased prices yet, but has been
obliged 10 reduce weights
Wholesale bakers have raised the
price OF stale loaves and are now SELL
ing them at the rate of two for cents
instead of two for cents.
At the suggestion OF Commissioner
John j. Dillon Of the State Department
OF Foods and Markets. Attorney General
T.. L, Woodbury. has sent Deputy Attor-
ney-General Alfred l. Becker 10 New
York city to join IN an Investigation OF
the causes OF the advance In the price OF
wheat -four and bread.