Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 282, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 December 1917 — New Bread Ruling Provides For Eight Cent Loaf [ARTICLE]

New Bread Ruling Provides For Eight Cent Loaf

Next Monday the new bread ruling will go into effect and every baker will, be under government control and must have a license. If he fails to comply with the ruling, he will lose his license. Each baker must manufacture bread and offer it for sale in the following weights only, which shall be net weights 12 hours after baking; 32 ounces, 64 ounces, etc. Rolls must be manufactured in unit weights under prescribed rules. The baker is also required to use certain specified amounts of ingredients to the unit of 196 pounds of flour. The government has fixed the price of a sixteen ounce loaf wrapped, at 8 cents, so this means that there will be no reduction in price, except that the customer will be guaranteed full weight. If citizens of Indiana are paying more than 8 cents for a pound loaf of bread unwrapped or 8 % cents wrapped the grocer is getting more than his share and will be subject to a strict supervision by the state food administration, it was announced by Dr. H. E. Barnard, state food administrator. An investigation from the office of Dr. Barnard showed that many grocers had been selling bread at' 9 and 10 cents a loaf, which is strictly against war regulations. Under government supervision grocers are permitted to make a protit of one cent on each loaf of bread. The wholesale price of bread has been fixed by the government at 7% cents delivered to the grocer wrapped and 7 cents unwrapped.