Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-08-18
FIVE CENT LOAF
GOING TO SIX.
Housewives Refuge From Advance in
Price Lies in Ten Cent Size.

That the country must prepare for
an advance in the price of the five
cent loaf of bread within two weeks,
the loaf going to six cents-and that
the HOUSEWIFE refuge from this ad-
vance in price lies in buying the ten
cent loaf IS the warning and advice
contained in a statement made by Paul
SchuIze, president of the Schulze Bak-
ing company.
With the leading brands of -four at
the unprecedented price of $50 a bar
rel TO the dealer. and with every in
dIcatjOn that it will mount higher the
housewife must forthwith concern her
ser with the problem of the bread
huylng situation" Mr.. Schulze says
II Hour remains at their present high
CT Igure-and my information from the
wheat fields Of the northwest leads me
70 fear that they will go htgher-it
VIII be impossible for bakers to sell
the small sized loaf at five cents. We
are already confronted with the neces-
slty OF raising the price to six cents.
NeVertheIeSS everybody for a time
at least may buy bread as economical
~, even with the small loaf at six
cents. Bakers can continue to sell the
large size. or ten cent loaf. at it's pres-
ent price. From the standpoint of
quality. taste and economy, that is
the size to buy anyhow
AS l said, for a time we can bake
lO-cent loaf in the same size as here
tofore. This we shall be able to do be-
cause Of the labor cost saved in bak-
ing and handling the larger loaf It
does not take any more labor to make
and cut dough for the ten cent loaf
than for the five cent loaf. It takes
no more labor in handling it to and
from the ovens, in wrapping it, load
ing it on the wagons and delivering it
to the stores All this saving we can
turn to the relief of the housewife in
these high wheat times
The big ten cent loaf is the ideal
and practical loaf of the household
Some housekeepers have objected to
it on the ground that their families do
not eat the entire loaf in a day and
they did not care to keep the remand
er of the loaf until the next day. If
they Will wrap the leftover piece in
the mp -to-date original alright wrap
per 1t viii keep as fresh as it was the
first day. Furthermore. bread on the
second day is more wholesome than on
the first. One good way to save mon
ey IS to toast the leftover bread.
Il cannot too much emphasize the
danger Of -four prices going higher.
and when they do the bakers will be
helpless so far as maintaining bread
prices at their present level is con-
cerned. From the great wheat sections
of the DakOtaS and Minnesota I have
positive information that but a small
percentage of the crop forecasted from
them will be delivered. The blight
and rust, developed by the intense heat
in the northwest have cut the yield to
a minimum. This means high priced
Tour with small chance of retreat in
the prices.
4 most certainly believe an embar-
go should be placed on wheat. We
have il is true, enough wheat in this
country for this year. But should the
wheat crop next year be a failure, our
country would face a calamity
"The country generally, faces an
increase in the price of the five cent
loaf of bread. But no evil is as bad as
it first appears. If the present high
price of wheat teaches the housewife
to buy the ten cent loaf of bread, it
will have accomplished great lesson
in domestic economy"