Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-23
PRICE OF MILK
GOES UP; FEED
REMAINS same
Dairy Assn. Says Increased
Running Expenses and De-
r1ands of Producers Cause
of Boost; Figures Show That
Cost of Stock Feed Has
Changed Little

Increased running and overhead ex.
penses, heavy advances in the price
of all material used in the bottlinS
and handling of milk. and the demands
of the producing dairymen that
higher price be asked, combined to
force the Honolulu Dairymen's Asso-
citation to put new milk prices In ef-
feet on November /.
This was given as the cause for the
advance in the price Of bottled milk
10 Is cents quart, by S. w: Smith,
manager and treasurer OF the asso-
citation, to the Star.Bulletin this morn
ing The association has notified the
public that commencing November i,
common milk will be raised TO cents
a pint, Is cents quart; Jersey MIX
To cents a pint and IL cents quart.
and baby milk to 10 cents pint ana
90 cents q quart.
.The producers informed us some
time ago." said Mr.. Smith, that un-
less we raised our prices they could
not keen going, and would withdraw
from the association This threatened
$ milk shortage and we had to raise
fhe prices. AS soon as we can lower
them again we will do so, without
any urgink from the consumers.
Mr.. smith stated that the associa-
zion is receiving 10000 quarts a milk
4 month less than ii has been prior
~ the increase in feed cost, several
months ago. The producers have peen
compelled to dispose Of some OF tnelr
nerds az the upkeep was too expen.
eiye. Accordingly the supply OF mifh
has dropped considerably. Fifteen pro-
Arcers notified the association re-
Gently. according to Mr.. Smltn, s.na1
unless they got more for tnelr nlln'
thew would withdraw from tne Ian
mems Association. With MIX at
cents a quart, the producers VIII TO
ceiye between and 10 Genus
The comparative prices OF leeu
since July, 1917, present some me-
ssting facts. Middlings, the prlncipal
fsed used by the dairymen, cost soo
- INV q. this year. Last week asaly
.,,,ddl,nes were quoted at $50. AiIaiIa'
..a~t N Importance to the producer,
. ness rnoted at s35 in July. Latest
v.a..tsons Mace It at $3S ton. Bar
W. =, Iu,v was quoted at sos. Last
-, q could he bought for the same
800 vbeat sold for 500 on July 8,
pIlce ~. Ssaak one could carry away
WY - /, for SIS a, ton. According
- tbe association officials, however.
-. ,roducers demand higher money
49, their milk, and accordingly eol ~
crs,.h quoted the present Hills
nrices in force in severai OIL inc nan
land cities.
en- francisco milk is at 10 censs,
q. 1'onis milk at II cents. ana Snl
SO milk at is cents a quart. MIN
- t,,e present time costs pa Genus
-,,s-. 10 nroduce, according 10 MI
Sr,ith,s figures. Honolulu is ge.lns
s.sf, milk cheaper than In new
~. :. declared. Certified milk IN
~ ~ = worry e selling for is cents, Wnne
I,...., rnflk is quoted at 10 censs'
Ar nssJs sold by the Dairymens as
-. here in Honolulu is pun
ssss.,rh the tests demanded by tne
Us ~. Work board of health. Tnis =
~ regular. or common milk. Wnien
the association will sell for 10 Genus
q quart. -. 4,
AR smith stated that the cost ~
ths increase Of milk was largely ee
- To- the cost of producing ano sen,ns
hnttIed milk. wholesale milk 2 NV
ssI ni, for ii cents quart, ana Ine
s,r s.ra9 are discussing raising ue
lie ...scs II viii probably not advance
, r,r than one cent. The reason LOT
~. ,,,e. cost IN bottling milk Is given az
rordinr to the following data:
rs;etean months ago the Dairymen |
s.ss.cs r Maid from 1915 to 1901 lot |
s csrload of gas annealed MIX poc
siss Today they are payine SloOV per
s s..s Fuel bills amounted TO sluv
month Is months ago. but the Iuei
sxnenses now run up to $500 monln'
cnrh small items as caps tor the p1e
. s,ss cost $3.50 year, and the loss oy
hottie breakage amounts TO slz uas;
r. Was stated that II the terTiIoIial
hoard Of health would allow q 90 yes
10 eva' min as a local standard. prices
~ .'.a,,,d dron. In the majority OF man.
,sud cities. the standard Is per cens' |
l ,n,,t of 400 gallons of milk, $40 WoIlN
- ~, cream is taken out by the tests.
csl milk tests for 3.e and o-S, put
tha hoard of health does not permu
the aairymen to lower the standard 70
> ner cent milk. Milk is deiiveieu
= the customer in the same conoiton
49, 80 80 a & received from the producer.
,,dya-You have been found guilty
-, ~ YOUR peers?