Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 September 1916 — SIX-CENT BREAD IN CHICAGO [ARTICLE]

SIX-CENT BREAD IN CHICAGO

Ward Company First to Announce Price Increase Effective Thursday —Other Fisms to Follow. ". . i Kept. 22.—A now scale of j broad prices for Chicago;, predicted -ever since tlio conference of themaster ’ bakers in this oily inure than a week ago, was luinmutcod liy one of the city's largest wholesalers, the Ward linking company, as effective next Thursday, September- 2s. There will still Ik* a 5eont loaf, but it will he smaller titan the present one and will not be wrapped. A new size loaf, resembling the present 5-cent loaf, will lie put on the 'market, but will cost 0 cents. When the master bakers were in session here tiny Were advised by a lawyer that they must not agree to raise the price of bread or they couhi.be prosecuted under the anti trust law, but that one firm might raise the price independently and others follow of their own volition. The Wtrnl company is the first firm to make the announcement of its raise in price, but others have indicated their intention to follow.