Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-19
PRICE Of BREAD
GOES UP | CENT
President c. I. Corby Announces
6-Cent Loaf, Effective
on Monday.
OTHER BAKERS WILL FOLLOW
Price of Flour Has Almost
Doubled-Cannot Further Re-
duce Size of Loaf.

Finding il Impossible to continue tho
cents, under tho existing market con-
ditiona, announcement was made last
night by President G. J. corby. of tho
Corby Baking Company. that his firm
would advance tho price of bread. cf-
fcctiNc Monday. cent per loaf
Double loavcs Will be Increased . cents.
and buns and rolls cents pcr dozen
Officers OF tho other bakeries in Rich
mond intimatcd last night tina, such
action also would be taken by them.
Mr.. Corby was the authority for the
statement that Richmond was prac-
tically the only city in this section Of
the country in which the price of bread
had not been advanced In many
places this step was taken by bakers
several months ago. Locally. however.
the bakeries had in storage consider
able quantities Of -four and other com
modities that enter into the manu-
facturc OF bread, and had been hoping
that market conditions would improve.
This supply has become crhaustcd, and
when forced TO buy in the open mar
hot, all commodities were found TO
have advanced heavily.
j. J. Mattcrn, president of the l..
Bromm Baking Company. said last
night that his company had been con
sidcrinE such step for some time. but
that. apparently. the time had come
prices. I!e could. however, mako no
statement OF what decision would be
reached.
FLOUR HAS NEARLY
DOUBLED IN PRICE
1T has been horror TO bakers TO
consider increasing their prices" he
said. but everything else has ad-
'Nanccd. \ salesman quoted me -four
to-day In carload lots at se.st per
barrel. while fcw months ago NC
were buying our supply at from $3.50
TO $3.50 per barrel. AZ this time last
wear tho lard we were using was sell
ing for II cents pcr pound; to-day tho
quotations arc II cents Another item
that has entered into tho cost Of bread
IS tho advancing price OF wrapping
paper.
Practically all tic bread that IS
sold in Richmond is wrapped Last
February bought wrapping paper for
:i.I6. and no" I am paying sl2 for
thc same grade Of paper. II is not
ono itcm. but all. that have advanced
and each enters into tho cost of pro-
ducing - loaf OF bread"
Richmond bakers have fought against
advancing ii.e price or h,cud for some
tinic. and when this action was taken
III other cities of tho country. the
weight OF single loaf Was reduced
in this city. AZ tho outbreak of tho
European war Richmond bakers were
manufacturing a loaf weighing from
sixteen TO seventeen ounces. This was
cnt to twelve ounces about year
Weighing only about ten ounces.
CANNOT FURTHER REDUCE
WEIGHT OF LOAF
Eakcrs assert that tho situation has
now reached such stage tina, they
cannot further reduce tho weigh, and
produce satisfactory article. There
some o51 items that enter into the
cost OF manufacture Of bread. il was
said and these items have advanced
in price from lcE 70 $50 PER cent in
recent months.
The bakeries do not fccl that
market conditions offer any promise OF
immediate Improvement, probably not
until the end OF the war. Assurance
Is given. however. that when condi-
lions more favorable the public
will have advantage Of them just as
speedily as the plants can make the
necessary adjustments
That tho advance in Richmond W i'll
be general. affecting all the bakeries
in Richmond. was the opinion en-
pressed by bakers last night J. IL.
Nolde, president of Noldc Bros. said
he could not say what action his .iIm
would take. hut that il would prob
ably also advance its prices. \ def
initc statement. he said. would prob
ably be made to-day.