Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-09-01

fecting its plans relative to bread,
THE bakers respectfully request
the public to disregard the many
ridiculous statements about bread,
emanating from unreliable sources.
and ask that they await the an
nouncement of the president relative
to the nations plans for bread pro-
duction."
Can Sell for Cents.
Members of the wheat price com
mittee which recommended the price
of $2.20 fixed by President Wilson for
wheat, declared after their work was
ended that the committee was con-
vinced it was possible to make and
sell t4-ounce loaves of bread for 5
cents
Millers have agreed to hold their
profits on flour to 25 cents barrel
Under this agreement, Mr.. Hoover said,
flour should retail in New York from
SHE to S12.75 a barrel. The price
of bakers patent flour to small bakers
and retailers, he said, should be from
$lO.35 to $11,25. The average retail
price of family patent in New York
from April to August has been $15.36.
At present bakers patent is selling in
New York to jopbers at $lO.65, which
would make it cost small bakers and
retailers about $11.
Control Is Limited.
Mr.. Hoover made it clear that UNI
der the fool control act, except in iso'
lated instances, the food administra-
ton has no control of prices from the
time flour reaches the wholesaler un-
til it is sold by bakers and retailers as
bread.
A price reduction can be accom-.
plished only by voluntary action by
bakers and retailers and by the as
sistance of the public in eliminating
waste.
Flour prices in cities other than
New York, Mr.. Hoover said, probably
would be about as follows, based on
the New York price;
Boston, 10 cents more; Pittsburgh,
10 cents less; New Orleans, 25 cents
less; Chicago, 35 cents less: Minneap-
oils, so cents less, and Kansas City,
GO cents less.
OF bread prices and prospects OF a
reduction, Mr.. Hoover said:
tO-cent Loaf Probable.
AT tho prospective pflces rof fiVGt
IT Is improbable that a full l6-ounco
loaf can be distributed to the con-
sumer for less than 10 cents per LOAF
unless the consumer will join with the
bakers and retailers in eliminating
needless cost 1t may be possible u
reduce the cost of bread by about
| cents per loaf IL cooperation OF the
bakers, consumers and retailers can
be secured to secure standardized
loaf and if wasteful practices which
have grown up out of competitive con-
ditions can be eliminated and re-
duction in credit and delivery be
brought about.
Some bakers of a large volume
and with special delivery conditions,
may even be able to increase this saV"
ing somewhat.
Must Eliminate Waste.
"The baking of large loaves under
| non delivery and cash sales conditions
in large sections of Europe would
permit the sale of bread at the bakery
of a 16-ounce loaf from this pros
pective price of flour at 6 cents.
The higher labor cost, fuel costs
and methods of distribution, through
retailers, delivery. credit and Other
expensive rehandling systems of the
I'm cd States, enhance the price
The wheat corporation organized
under the food administration to pur-
chase wheat for the government ana
for the allies will start operations to-
morrow, although 1t actually VIII 40
little business, it was said today, be-
fore September 10.
Seed wheat, it was announced, VIII
not he held to the price schedule fixed
by President Wilson. 1t Is realized
that seed is of a better grade than or
binary classes and no effort Will be
made to control the price. Farmers
will require about S0,000,000 bushels
for planting fall and spring crops TINS
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