Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-08
Little Hope for Housewife
Is Held Out by Fur
ther Advances.
COOKING GREASES UP
Canned Milk and Fruits AT
fected and Orders for To-
matoes Not Filled.

Further changes in wholesale
prices marked up yesterday demon
strate that the cost OF living is not
soon to be lowered. Notifications in
the entire price catalog OF wholesale
grocery products are in effect with
few articles excepted.
The retail market is not 80 sensi-
tive as the wholesale, for margins are
not so narrow, and prices usually
change cents at time. Wholesale
prices change by cents and fractions.
30 the result Is greater lack of sta
bility. The new quotations of the
produce market, II they persist in
their upward trend will be brought
to the attention OF the consumer after
few weeks; but those price changes
qquoted during the last two months
being already manifest at the corner
grocery, hOuBeholders cannot ignore
the tendency in foodstuffs. or fail to
make provision for greater economy
In consumption.
Lard Affected by Rise.
Lard, which has kept abreast Of
bacon and ham in the upward price
movement, Is quoted cent and a half
hlsher now than on September 2B.
the change being from II to lsIp
cents. The large demand of all Euro
pean countries for American yreases
Is the cause of the market condition.
vast quantities of these goods being
shipped this year
Bacon of the fancy grade has gone
TO 81 cents while hams have gone up
to 231a cents. The ascent has been
followed by related products, Crisco
having increased from 1915 to 81 a
case within recent quotations, and
all other cooking greases accordingly.
The export business is held RESPONSE
BILE for the high prices.
Canned milk and canned fruits are
ranked among the expensive goods in
the provision market. Canned toma-
toes that would have come here from
California were recently sold In San
Francisco to wholesalers for eastern
consumption. The prices paid were
equal TO the prices in the retail mar
ket to this time.
Shortage In Tulsa Likely.
Several Tulsa firms that had
placed their orders In Kansas CITY
will not be supplied, and a local
shortage is expected The prices de-
manded from Tulsa buyers for canned
Three carloads OF gallon string
beans are said to have been shipped
from this district. The price OF 81 n
dozen has been raised to $1.15.
Catsup has gone whooping during
the last few weeks. Cases that were
sold for 1915 are now going strong
at So.
Rains Cause Rise In Figs.
Corn meal has followed the grain
market skyward, quotations now
showing 10 per cent increase Bales
are sold for $3.50, while 50-pound
sacks are listed at sl,35 wholesale.
Dried figs are quoted higher, pre-
on account of rains in Cali
fornia. The raise is estimated at from
10 to 20 per cent. Raisins are also
higher, the bulk variety being listed
at an increase of Ia per cent in 80
days.
Pickles are more expensive. tho
increase on four gallon kegs OF small
sweets being from 1895 to s34S.
Beans, which had not shown an
early tendency to rise, have strength
ened and are now quoted at cents
a pound.
Canned milks are all advancing in
price, the raise being from s6.45 to
1926 on Eagle milk and from s325
to $4.0b on the Carnation variety.