Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-08-22
BIG INCREASE IN
PRICE OF STAPLES
General Review Of the Market Situa-
tion Shows q Big Advance In
Food Prices.

and retailers have had to raise their
prices to buyers because the whole
salers have been forced to advance
prices sharply. Staple food commodi-
ties are soaring higher now than for
many months. new high record for
years being touched by some things.
( Potatoes have figured recently in n
spectacular advance and Houston has
the 81 per bushel potato as the re-
suit. California potatoes are selling
at wholesale at $3.50 to s1.9O per
'bushel and other varieties from s175
up. Baldwin & Cargill report that
California is oversold on potato stock,
Kentucky and Virginia are through
shipping and desirable potatoes are
hard to locate. The extremely hot
weather In the Central and Eastern
states caused serious deterioration
and 1t became necessary to refuse to
buy potatoes I. o. b., because of the
heavy loss. This is one of the rea.
sons for the high prices. Potatoes
this time last year were selling at 81
to s1.10 per bushel
Pork is at its topmost point for a
long period also. Hogs on the Hous.
ton market were quoted at 1915 per
hundredweight. or very near the 10.
cent level, and In Fort Worth this
week they sold at the highest point
since 1910. This time last year hogs
In the Houston market were quoted
at 1915 to 500 per hundredweight
for tops.
Flour has advanced 81 per barrel
. within the past week and the new lev.
, els are the highest since the big scare
right after the war broke out and
, wheat ran up to new high records.
The recent advance is due to the rise
| OF IL cents per bushel in wheat on
, one day last week and several subse.
, quent rises OF smaller proportions,
The market has been rather station.
airy so far assnet results are concern.
ed the past few days. Popular brands
OF flour In Houston are now selling al
the rate Of $3.50 to $3.50 per barrel.
Last year prices were $3.50 to $3.50
per barrel.
Sugar has been hanging around the
highest point reached in the past 40
> years. although there has been some
decline in the past few days. the 10.
: cal quotation being around $3.50 per
hundred pounds. Even this is ex,
tremely high. Last year II was $685.
per hundredweight.
Beans are making new high records
, and are "out of sight" Navy beans
! are worth l2 cents per pound, and
: the idea OF getting two pounds Of
, beans for quarter Is hard for the
J average consumer to grasp. Caliior,
MIA bayou beans are quoted at $3.50
, per houndredweight. and recleaned
: blackeyed peas SIS per hundred weight
/ The new crop Of California lima beans
, will start to market early In Septem
/ Der. Navy beans last August were
, cents per pound wholesale.
, In the produce line prices on many
J. articles are extremely high. Fresh
/. Texas eggs are retailing at 80 to 80
}. cents ut the cheapest stores. II 1.
/. claimed that the light receipts are III,
2 result OF heavy shipments OF eggs te
, the soldier camps along the border
2 TIC recent warehouse rerort for Az,
y gnst telling 81 a mucn smaller nun
I bei OF cases OF eggs IN storage thar
y la. year. is siso having a buiIish g.
}. &c upon the sei' =, market Las
;. 'e'' lot OF l.e"r put up TOO man,
Gags and some = theta &C. burnt
and the buried children" kept ava,
from the fire. w. tho r,s''t tina
there are fewer eggs In storage. II
i, Texas very few eggs we're put up las
=. spring because OF the high prices an,
the scarcity Of the receipts. Hcav,
:. shipments were made out OF the stat
!, and now Texas Is importing egg
from Kansas. Last year at this tim
/, prices were II TO 20 cents wholesale
Poultry Is also high. hens beinl
quoted at Is to 10 cents per pound
Fryers are worth 1s to 20 cents. nc
cording to size.
: In the fruit division OF the produc
y trade there has been stiff advance.
California oranges are now quoted a
81 to $3.50 per box and r1oridas ar
u going at 81 per box. Cuban crap,
H. fruit Is worth SO per box. Both Cal
fornia and Messina varieties OF len
2 ons are up to $3.50 per box. wherea
they sold all winter around ss.so nc
box. California pears have advance
! because of the small supply. bein
: quoted at sa.5o to ss.75 per box.
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