Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 April 1916 — Paper Prices Still Continue to Go Skyward. [ARTICLE]

Paper Prices Still Continue to Go Skyward.

The alleged scarcity of rags, dyes, etc., used in making writing papers, has caused a tremendous advance in the wholesale price of bond and other writing papers in which rags are used for the manufacture, and where the prices will go ‘to before the end is reached is problematical. Some of the better quality of bonds used in The Democrat’s job printing department have advanced 25 per cerft in the last 60 days, and all prices quoted by the wholesale paper houses are subject to any advance that may take place before receipt ot order, 'the price of print paper, such as used in the printing of newspapers, is also climbing skyward and it will probably be necessary for newspaper publishers to advance their subscription rates hs well as the job printers to advance their prices for commercial work to meet the conditions. Perhaps a great deal of this inflation of prices all the way down the line is artificial and is caused by the men at the top boosting the price “because they can and ain’t afraid too.” But the only thing the retailer can do is to pay the price and advance the selling price accordingly.