ion into the recent rise of bread in Shanghai reveals a situation that has not been paralleled for many years, for. wholesale wheat prices have been Roving: with n Zyishy ye Cee Feo chore te nar lat ae tae po, ade and factured product, oan example, Jona Walla Scotch Bakery has increased the Fes el teak n rare for one dollar to six, and inquiry there throws considerable light on hoe prices, ases only the best No. 1 Veiccaver Milling Ca. flour is paying G.$8.30 Ber bara whaveas UME G80 August the price was $9.10 and in June $6.05 was paid. A barrel dorariee feat bagh a tis ed out by the Scotch Bakery that Shey have hoist oe oda of their Canadian connections to oise the price, in the belief that flour would go back to its original been losing money for some con.
Frorace alle a ferred, the conan a It is further pointed out that exchange has been so adver of} Tet ciate sears evitable in the bakery industry as ome "into force, Sold sao cee charge of four cents per bag and eer eae ce cee an increase of 15 cents per bag, or 60 conta per barrel, before the cost of manufacture enters into the cal-
Completing this with delivery charges, other ingredient shop help, and employees' salaries one becomes acquainted with the situation, While it is earnestly hoped tha! when charges at Vancouver will show an appreciable decline in the oar future, and advices from there tend to support this belief, it cannot be said in view of the above situation, that bakers have increased bread prices wantonly, Tt seems to be-an impasse that has faced many another industry in Shanghai and the only solution is in the raising, of the retail solling price if the
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