St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-11-01
BREAD JUMPS TO 12c A LOAF

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selling in limited amounts. So the
price of sugar has more than kept
step with the rise of other commod-
tiles. The retail price and the whole
sale price of sugar are very near the
same, only a small margin being
made in the handling of the article
by the retailer, except at times when
turn of the market has been ad-
vantageous.
Salt has also taken a slight rise of
about II cent pound, rise of nearly
81 per barrel. The continued rise in
the cost of paper has also been felt
by the baker as well as by the news
papers of the country. They say the
cost of bread wrappers has risen to
$3.50 per thousand, as against the
former price of $1.75.
The advanced cost of paper is not
only large but it is almost impossible
to get large quantity orders filled on
time
So the consumer will have to ac-
cept the rise in the principal diet of
the country or make their own
bread. According to housewives it
has been proved that to make bread
at home when the materials are lower
is an economy, but whether the same
holds good now will undoubtedly be
tried by the consumers of the local
ity in an endeavor to retrench in ex-
penses somewhere.
Coal Hits 50
Among other necessities that has
been giving the consumer some con-
Germ as winter approaches is coal
While the price in st. Johnsbury re-
hn tnn
the local dealers are not allowing
large number of tons to a person at
the price, for though the supply is
coming in steadily, the amount
shipped in is not up to what the de-
mand would be if any number of tons
were allowed to a person. The local
dealers say that it is possible to get
all the coal needed but to keep the
price down, a ton at time is the
usual amount sold, with the agree
ment to bring more when that is gone.
There are some towns near us in New
Hampshire where it is reported coal
has reached 81 per ton, as well as
some places in this state. Where this
is true it is found that to furnish all
called for the dealers have resorted
to the Independent companies, with
an additional price of about 50 per
ton.
AS long as it is possible to piece
along at the old price the coal dealers
here will do so.
Drygoods and Furnishings
Notwithstanding the increased cost
of practically all dress goods and
ready-made garments the st. Johns
bury merchants in touch with the sit
uation say the higher prices in no way
with the higher prices asked the
trend of the consumer is still toward
the best quality goods. But very few
are sacrificing quality to price.
The prices of both cottons and wool
ems have scared, and the price of
ready-made ladies' apparel is very
much over the price asked for the
same grade of material two years ago.
For some reason the cost of ready
made and tailored clothes for men
does not see INTO have advanced at
quite the same rate as has the ladies'
goods. There is an increase but it is
not so pronounced. The$22 suit of
four years ago was better in both
texture and workmanship than that
which is being offered at consider
ably higher price now. The low priced
blue serge of a few years ago has
QracC1cally become a InlnS Oh the
past according to some retailers.
In hosiery we are told the call is
for finer texture than ever both in
ladies' and gents hose, fine silk
Isle and silk hose being largely in
demand. Merchants say the number
of women of moderate means who
will have nothing less than silk hos
iery has increased amazingly, and
those who were satisfied with the 25-
cent cotton hose not long ago now
drop from so cents to $3.50 per pair.
There has been a sharp increase in
black cotton hosiery for children also.
The time when the best children's
hose could be bought for two pair
for 25 cents is past and a merchant
considers himself fortunate If he car
keep the quality at Is cents straight.
Perhaps the rise felt as much as
any by the consumer is the advance
on shoes. Here again it is found that
but very few will sacrifice quality to
price, and where once men purchased
good grade shoe for 81 the mer-
chants say they have but little trou-
BILE to sell the same grade shoe at the
advanced price, which is from 81 to
$3.50 per pair higher. The scarcity
of leather, greater cost of production
and the demand abroad for certain
grades are causes given for the start
ling jump. Ladies' shoes in latest
styles show the same relative increase