The Detroit times., 1916-12-05

Yearly consumption IN Us s2t ooo 0o0
Necessary carry -oycr ..... $4,000 600
10000 600
Wheat Needed at Home.
The foregoing summary will show
that every grain OF wheat grown in
this country is now needed at
bone. In addition 10 this Europe
stlll needs AT least 250,00o 900 bush
cls From the last crop more than
100000, ,000 bushels already have
been exported ana that about repre-
sents the shortage in this country in
normal times. and tho failure OF the
crop in Canada makes bad situa-
tion worse.
The letter declared that the bak-
Crs did not want 10 raise the price
OF bread despite the fact that more
than 500 baker, have failed this
year II declares that the farmers
should have no reasonable objec-
tion 10 feeding America lrst. and
declaring that = all the wheat now
in this country ~ kept here. prices
will necessarily be higher than since
the Civil war The price OF wheat
for bakers purposes. says Mr.
Plarre. is 100 Ger cent higher than
last year The letter closes with An
| appeal 10 the mayor 10 use his in
! auence toward an embargo on tho
deportation OF wheat
Meanwhile there is a serious ob.
/ lection raised IL the minds OF ex-
/ rort experts TO the effect that an
embargo on exports is scarcely
feasible II is argued that II this
country refused 10 ship commodi-
;Ies abroad. European countries
could retaliate and cause no end OF
trouble here. The paper question
alone is an important one. and as
! the big supply comes frcm Canada
II could be shut of al Cnce II the
| Dominion saw a TO place an ON
hargo on the shipment OF paper or
wood pulp II this were done. it
might be that people in this coun.
Try who could w meat. might not
/ he able to fnd paper in which 10
wrap II
Grocers Favor Embargo.
However. the Detroit Retail Groc-
Crs association appears to have no
fear and has adopted a resolution
strongly favoring the placing OF an
embargo on all kinds OF food ship
ments to foreign countries The
erocers say that the action is In
the interests of he local consumer
md they believe, according 10 their
resolution. that IL the domestic sup
| ply of commodities can be kept in
this country for the benefit OF the
! domestic consumer the price will
fall speedily. The grocers' organ
ization has sent IN appeal TO Michi-
gan congressman to urge the pas
Sage of a measure putting an en-
barge on the expectation on food
20 any foreign country.
Citizens OF Detroit are slow. ac-
cording to advices from clubs and
other interested bodies. in organic
ing to combat rie price peril that
I 4
colt is regard Il by students of
household econCriy as the great
| remedy. but there has been no or
ranized movement 10 this end. and
the dealer simply laughs at futile
/ threats that are not backed up by
action In De'roit experts agree
tho price Of anv commodity could
be reduced in a single day II there
was no demand FOR that commodity
The trouble has been 10 get any
great number of people to stay off
any article.
Detroit Is so prosperous and so
fond of high living, according TO
students OF the game OF life. that
the people will keep on buying what
iLey have been accustomed 10 buy
ing quite without regard 10 price.
This works right in the hands OF
the people who have commodities
fortunes this autumn.
The rumor that butter prices
would be reduced about two cents
Monday morning. was false prom.
Use. II had been published that the
butter board Of Chicago would cut
the price. but 1t develops that this
board reduces its prices only on
Tuesdays. so II viii be another day
AT least before there Is any relief
I'm this direction. II then
Albert Oberndcfer, general man
ager OF the Gratiot Central market
has received several communica-
tions recently from smaller com
munities asking advice as TO the
value OF cooperative methods STINT
lar to those employed in the Gratiot
market. Dealers in small towns are
convinced that they cannot all sur.
viye, standing alone. but that II they
can find some means OF clubbing
together Tor the present they may
weather the storm.