Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 44, Number 213, 19 June 1919 — Page 10

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM - THURSDAYJUNE 19, 1919. -1

COFFEE GOING UP NOW; NO FOOD , PRICES TO LOWER, SAYS SANBORN

By WILLIAM R. SANBORN ' If it bo happens that a young man of your. acquaintance Is about to be married, and it so happens that his income is less than say 55,000 a year, we suggest that a five pound cannister of choice coffee should nrove a

most acceptable wedding gift to his happy bride. Let those who will give percolators, and- others provide silverware -and Jewels, according to taste and circumstances, but remember that coffee is fast becoming as precious as refined gold. But gold never advances in price while that of coffee has been constantly climbing for months. Take our hint and give coffee, providing, of course, that you can afford the pleasure of; making Buch a sensible and timely gift. Coffee advanced two cents per pound on Tuesday, not inerely in Richmond but nationally, on a number of standard brands in packages. One of these

popular sellers in this section now costs retailers 43 cents per pound, while less than a year ago the grocer sold it to all comers at 25 cents per pound, at a profit. In taking backward glance to the time when things were "normal," we remember a widely known brand of Rio coffee which sold as low as 7 cents in 100-Ib. cases, at "V. t ) U I. V mi

vuiLaUi auu naa gum uui uiau; i,uvu sands of country stores as a leader at three one-pound packages for a quarter of a dollar. Wholesalers are today charging Z5 cents per pound for this ' cheapest of Rio coffees. Result of Speculation. There can be little doubt that the advance In coffee of all grades, and from all coffee countries, is largely the result of speculation during the past few months, but that we should have an advance of two cents per pound, on roast coffees In a single day, Beems

out of all reason; as Indeed it is. It Is only fair to state, however, that this Increase in price was simply the result of a bull campaign on green coffees on the New York Coffee Exchange, which still continues and which Is likely to lead to still higher prices for roasted coffees, both in bulk and packages.. Some maintain that prices are topheavy and that a decline is due, and they may be correct. On the other hand-there are many who claim that coffee Is headed for still higher levels. Figures are seldom interesting so we will briefly state that there are at this time but 1,050,000 bags of coffee in sight In our stocks, and afloat for the United States, against 2,256.000 bags on June 15 of last-year. . This, however,, scarcely begins to tell the story. The Brazilian government owns more than 3,000,000 bags of coffee, bought 4ong ago to sustain prices, and on which it can now realize a profit of $60,000,000. Then there are the large stocks in the interior of Brazil and a new crop of Rio just coming on the market, to say nothing of the reserves in other South American countries and in the East Indies.

The real pith of the situation Is the

fact that there is no scarcity of coffee in producing countries and a coffee famine is therefore Impossible. -But Brazil is in control of the market

through her large production and immense holdings by the national treasT . I H 1. 1 . I. . V -...,'11 vn

too greatly disturb prices nor diminish ' the profits now in sight. In this case any decline of importance in coffees would now seem remote, while still

further advances may be made at any time. Food Prices Holding Firm. It is a little early to anticipate the .i retail prices on canned fruits and vegetables at this time, because comnara-

tively few "future" contracts have been made by canners with wholesale : distributors. It has been the rule for many years to contract the output - of canneries as soon, perhaps, as con-

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or vegetaDie growers ior xneir crops. But war conditions have changed this

largely, and this year there has been considerable - hesitation in making contracts. As to the California evaporators the first contract prices have

been liberally advanced for prunes

peaches, raisins and apricots, in some instances as much as 15 per cent, with

mucn or tne prospective crops re

maining to be sold.

The Palladium has advocated and

insisted that every one having a foot of garden soil ought to grow, some

thing on It. To this we will now add

"don't waste a thing that you can

either can or preserve."

Much home canning was done in

1918, the most in our history. But even so, it seemed to have very little effect on the demand for factory products, thought the home canners undoubtedly saved their households millions of dollars. According to Dr. F. P. Lund of the

Department of Agriculture there were put up in domestic kitchens in 1918 of fruits and vegetables, 64,604,531 containers, estimated to be worth $15,566,000; meats and fish, 157,600 containers, worth $56,463; dried fruits and vegetables, 8,982,700 pounds, estimated to be worth $1,846,600; brined and salted vegetables, 1,006,220 gallons, worth $382,808. The total value of home-canned foods and foods dried and brined last year, according to Dr. Lund's figures, was $17,852,353. but

there must have been packed many millions of cans of vegetables and fruits that were never reported, because the department dealt largely with canning club statistics, and the reports from Home Economic teachers, county agents, etc., and had no means of knowing how much more of this work was done by millions of homemakers.

Thousands of Canning Clubs. Dr. Lund states that in 1910 the first canning clubs for girls were started in South Carolina with forty-seven members. In 1918 there were 23,096 of these clubs, having a membership of 286,278 girls and 172,129 women. He says that these were the enrolled members, but on account of the war lots of emergency work was carried on and, besides the regular members, 2,278,199 white women and girls and 247,143 negro women and girls were enrolled. A careful consideration of the home canning figures given for" a single

southern state leads to the conclusion that but for the borne gardeners and conservers of fruits and vegetables last year, we should really now be paying still higher prices for many food supplies. Now that the war is over and the tension and pressure somewhat relaxed, we are likely to become careless as tOj food growing and conserving, but if so, it will be a most serious mistake. The foreigners are soon to invade our markets. They will probably make heavier demands on us than did Mr. Hoover during the struggle, providing they can raise the money or arrange credit for the goods. The California fruit growers and packers are anticipating just that and are calculating

that they are largely independent of the home market. Perhaps when the government catches its breath those ; great Pacific coast combinations will be curbed and regulated, and this regulation cannot be accomplished too soon. A Surplus of Fresh Beef. A Chicago special dispatch to the New York Times, dated June 16th, and relating to fresh beef supplies,

says : - "Wartime economy of meat has become a habit, with the result that the packers have some 100,000,000 more pounds of beef to sell every month than the public desires to eat. This means, it is claimed, that until the domestic demand can be increased, there will be a surplus of beef on the markets of the United States. I "Here is the packers' point of view, as expressed by Swift & Co.: "Voluntary conservation of meat and other food products, which became a

patriotic duty during the war, has, to a certain extent become a habit, es

pecially among the trade accustomed to choice beef. . We think that the people of this country are still conserving beef for three reasons; "First, because of the wartime propaganda. "Second, because wartime prices made it necessary for many-families

to economize. "Third, because many people believe that by abstaining from beef now

fa supply will be made available which

Is sorely needed by European countries. "The last, we think, Is a wrong conception, : because few refrigerator boats are available to transport beef to Europe. Owing to the ending of the war, -practically all dressed beef from this year's killing has been sold on the domestic market, resulting, so far as Swift & Co. are concerned, in approximately 20,000,000 pounds more

beef to be sold through domestic chan

nels during May this year than last. "Taking all packers into considera

tion, this would probably amount to

60.000.000 to 100,000,000 pounds in

crease in the Bupply for May this year

for domestic consumption.

If what Mr. Swift says is the gospel truth It presages a serious condition as to cattle marketing a lUtle later, and has already been reflected in the

decline In cattle as recently comment

ed upon in this paper. Our readers

will remember bur statement as to a cut in wholesale prices of all fresh meats in New York, owing to over-sup

ply, about ten days ago. But present

ly the surplus was cleaned up and

prices advanced more than fifty per

cent of the cut, in a single day. What Mr. Swift tells us as to scare

ity of refrigerator room in outgoing ships makes no difference as to the

shipment of smoked and pickled meats

or lard, for which there is a tremena

ous demand abroad. Get up on the

roof and contemplate the wholesale price of lard, the highest for hog fat since Noah parked his ship on the

peak of Ararat.

And what of ham and bacon, my countrymen? We might give you the figures at the packing houses and lard

refineries, but what's the use they change every market hour. Nor need

we descant on retail prices here at

home. The subject is too painful on this melting day, and besides you know all about that end of the story.

You can tell it even better than we

can.'

In a careful review covering the

past three days, and from every available source of information, we are fain to admit that there is no material decline in sight or in prospect, of any

food product whatsoever. As to berries and garden vegetables, these are a matter of daily supply; also as to the number of home gardens, properly planted and cared for. But of the things for which we depend upon the grocer, nothing seemingly has a downward tendency. To the contrary we may even expect higher prices this fall than last on some of the food

staples, and on practically every ar

ticle consumed in the home. We un

derstand, however, that we will still be able to buy a dollar at any bank for 100 cents, regardless of all other

fluctuations In price.

While we find no consolation in the

fact it will nevertheless be interesting to state that British food experts tell us that conditions in regard to supplies and prices are now very little

Detter tnan tney were last summer

while the war was still raging on ev

ery front. There was some natural decline on the signing of the armistice

and for some time after, but the London Times now says that the food position now "is but little better than it was in July last year, at a critical period of the war." It is also feared that some food staples ' will be still higher next winter, a thought in which

no one can find comfort.

We had hoped to have gone into

some detail as to prices abroad, by

comparison, but space does not now

permit. What has been written is for

the information and benefit of our readers, for they are entitled to all the facts obtainable on this vastly important subject. We wish we might have been able to paint a different picture but the facts, as we see them, do not permit of a more cheerful coloring.

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W. H. Wlton and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. R. W., Peterson at Richmond.. '.Miss Marie Pogue was guest of friends at Whitewater Friday afternoon. Rev and Mrs. Louis F. .Ulmer visited Mr. and Mrs.

K. D. Coefleld Sunday evening.... Mr.

and Mrs. George Baker and daughters, Verna, Maude and Velma, of Richmon, Mr. and Mrs.- Charles Townsend and daughter, Inez, Clarence Hawkins

and John Hawkins called on Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Donner Sunday evening.

. .Howard C. Reid of New York City

visited Mr. and Mrs, Joseph Reid and daughter Halcia a few days last week.

...Mr. and Mrs. John Coblentz spent

unday . with Mr. and , Mrs. James

Hughes... .Miss Ethel Allen and Fred

Ravis called on Mr. and Mrs. Fred

Vbnuff and daughter Sunday evening.

Mr. and Mrs. Cleo Hardwick and

daughter spent Sunday with Mr. and

Ed Tom. . . .Willie Cook was guest of Mary Ann PembertOn Saturday after

noon. . . .R. E. Boyd entertained at- a

seven o'clock dinner Tuesday evening the following: Miss Mary Bertsch.

Miss Grace Hadley, Miss Emma Hanning, ' Dr. Frank Harold, and John

Schiverer. . . .Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Wick-

ett, Thomas Wickett and Mr. and Mrs.

John Wickett, all of Richmond, visit

ed Walter Brooks and family Sunday

afternoon Joe Cooney and Fred De-

moss called on Charles Williams Thursday evening. .. .Children's day

will be observed here June 30. An interesting program is being prepared by the committee In charge.. , ..Frank Allen and family, Joe Thomas, Clyde

Thomas and family, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Vornsuff and daughter and Fred Davis spent Sunday with Albert Kempe and

lamiiy at College Cornner. ... .Mr. and Mrs. Will Cox of Lynn called on Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Little Sunday afternoon.

. Charles .Townsend and family and

Clarence Jefferia were at Greenville Friday.... Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Folton and Mr. and Mrs. Winburn Pierce, all of Anderson, Mrs. R. W. Peterson and

Mrs. J. H. Neill of Richmond called on W. H. Witon and family Saturday evening.... Mr. and Mrs. Pleasant Seney entertained the following guests

Sunday: Leslie Seney and family of

near Boston, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brad

bury and daughter of Abington, Mr. and Mrs. Will Dills and son, Mr. and Mrs. Avery Oxer and son, Mrs. Frank Dills and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. John

Peterson, Walter Dills and Homer Dills,. ....Howard and Miss Halcia Reid were guests of Mrs. Miriam Little Friday evening. .. .Omar Hunt and wife, A. J. Little, John Hawkins, Russell Clark and daughter Gertrude Ur-

ton. - Clem Alexander and family and OUie McClure and family visited Mr. and Mrs. E. V. Stamback at Richmond on Sunday .Mrs. Alva Hughes and daughter Lois visited Mr. and Mrs. John Coblentz Thursday evening.... Harry Pattl and family spent Sunday with Norman Kirkman and family Mr. and Mrs. Elihu Pearson and children of West Milton, O., visited Mary Ann Pemberton Monday. .....Homer Dills has returned to his home in Arkansas after visiting Mr. and Mrs. Pleasant Seaney for a few days Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schlagle called on Mr. and Mrs. Will Jefferis Monday. . . . Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Norris and daughter spent Sunday with Ray Norris and family near Pleasant Hill, O......Mr. and Mrs. Lesley Cook and daughter

Lenora and Mrs. Angie Cook of Rich- j mond visited Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester i Cook Sunday afternoon Miss Lois' Bennett of Richmond spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Addleman.. ..Mr. and Mrs. Henry Pickett, Miss May Pickett and John Hawkins called on Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Danner Saturday evening Clayton Coblentz and family, of New Paris were guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Coblentz Friday evening Mr. and Mrs. Ed Trone and Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Jones called

on Mr. and Mrs. Cleo Hardwick and daughter, Sunday evening. . . .Mr. and Mrs. Chris Lichtenfels and son and

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Miller of Rich

mond visited Norman Kirkman and

family Sunday evening Mrs. Mary

Cook and Miss Olive Boyd called on

Mrs. Miriam Little Sunday evening..

..Mr. and Mrs. Will Cox of Lynn,

visited Mr. and Mrs. Will Jeffries on Sunday. . . .There will be services Sun

day morning at 11 o'clock. Rev. L. F.

Ulmer in charge Mr. and Mrs. T. J.

Addleman and Mr. and Mrs. Everett

Bennett and daughter visited Frank

Thomas and family Sunday. ... .Miss Florence Gunn started to summer school at Earlham Monday. ... .Mrs. Nancy . Hawkins and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Little and daughter Ruth were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Danner Sunday af ternoon ..... Howard C. Reid, Mrs. Miriam Little and Mrs. Lora

Boyd and daughters Olive, Ruth and Esther, visited Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Reid and ; daughter, Sunday .Mrs. Mary Ann Pemberton and Mrs. Anna Pierson called on Mrs. Nancy Hawk

ins Monday afternoon Mrs. Minnie

Clark and daughter and Mrs. May

Brooks and children visited Mrs. Harry

Patti and daughter Wednesday. . G. F. Gault and family were guests of Sylvester Cook and family Sunday evening. .. .Clyde Thomas and family entertained the following at supper Fri

day evening: Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Addleman, Joe Thomas, Frank Allen and family and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Vornauff and daughter Mr. and Mrs. Charles

Townsend and daughter Inez called on Mr. and Mrs. Ed Norris Sunday afternoon.... Burt Hawkins and family of

Richmond and Oscar Hawkins and

family were guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Eberling at Union City, Sunday afternoon.

Baffle On Mexican Border Seen By R. . Hasemeler

; Arxjesl battle ' was witnessed at El Paso, Texas, this week by Lieutenant Ralph E. Hasemeler, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Hasemeler, 134 South Seventh street. ? Lieutenant Hasemeler sent a newspaper from El Paso, where he is now located in the oil business, and wrote

the following: "I saw a real battle last ', night.' Shrapnel bursting all over Juarez. Sure was a sight.- I stayed up until 2 o'clock watching ItIt was sure, a surprise when the Amer-

can artillery and machine guns opened up. It sounded like real war, and sure ' did silence the Mexicans. The Boldeirs passed- here all night equipped to go .to, Mexico with supplies and everything I wouldn't have missed it for anything." " f ,.. Lientenant Hasemeler was a flier, and i aviator ? Instructor, for fifteen months in Texas, and received his discharge January, 1.

Life doesn't offer you much does it? But, really, what are you offering life?

Sailing the sea of matrimony might not be so difficult if you weren't always running into the derelicts.

Hollansbarg, 0, Private Roy Lantz, who has been with the U. S. army in France, returned home last week... Misses Alice Madden, Opal and Thelma Wolfal were guests of Mrs. Mattie Sherrow Tuesday afternoon .'. . . Mr. and Mrs. Russell Flatter of Richmond are spending a few days with the former's

parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Flatter 01 Glen Kara.... Mrs. Elsie Sinks called on Mrs. Luther. Moore Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Koontz attended

the Sunday School conference at Greenville Friday :.Y. Miss Alice Mad

den scent Tuesday afternoon witn

Miss Thelma J Wolfal. . . .Corwin and Hiestand Brown, have gone to Ann

Arbor, Mich., to spend. the summer.. ..Miss Nola Tlllson called on Mrs. Eva Packer Friday" evening.... ..Mrs.

Ella Sinks spent Sunday evening with

Constipation Biliousness-Headache Dr. Chase's Liver Tablets MakattM Hwr msIt. boweti nmlsr. without Tmhsm

fripmg. nlMT. lick txadacba and that bloated Ie.un JfU aating. porif U blood and etear tb onpWiwa. larg bo, enongfc to lit imwnthy 8e.

Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Sinks.... A mlscei-jr laneous shower was given for Mrs..

Russell Flatter Tuesday evening.

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Chester, lnd. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Woodruff and family entertained the following friends at dinner Sunday, Rev. and Mrs. L. F. Ulmer and daughter Ruth, Mr. and Mrs. OUie Boerner and daughter Carrie, and Mr. and Mrs. Luther Hlnshaw and family. .. .Ralph Buroker spent Sunday with Malohn "Dalzell. ....Bert Carman and family were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. William Hiatt at Centerville Sunday. ..Miss Frances Hinshaw spent Sunday with Miss Christine Berry. .. .Miss Blanche and Clarence Brown entertained Miss Wilma and Loren Buroker Sunday. ..... Children's Day was observed at the M. E. church here Sunday night. A large crowd attended... .Mr. and Mrs. John Shaffer spent Sunday afternoon

in Richmond. ......Elbert Kemp and family entertained Mr. and Mrs. Pier-

son Bane of Lynn, and Mr. and Mrs. Morrison Pyle at- Sunday dinner. . . . . Mr. and Mrs.- Humphrey Mlkesell spent Sunday afternoon in Richmond ...... Miss Virginia Martin of Cambridge Citp spent last weekk with Miss Florence Webster here George Reyn

olds spent Friday in Richmond.

For June Brides Now On

In Full Blast-Come for Bargains Bigger values each day are obtainable at Holthouse June Bride Sale. You will save from 20 to 40 in high grade Furniture if you come to this sale now. It's an opportunity worth grasping.

Bedroom Suites

$150.00 Three-piece Bedroom Suite.... $165. Six-piece Bedroom Suite. $148.00 Four-piece Bedroom Suite $134.00 Four-piece Bedroom Suite. $152.50 Six-piece -Bedroom Suite. $ 93.50 Four-piece Bedroom Suite....

.$120.00 .$132.40 .$118.40 .$107.20 ..$122.00 .$ 74.80

Dining Suites $277.00 Nine-piece Walnut Suite. ..$221.60 $277.00 Ten-piece Walnut Suite ..$221.60 $209.00 Nine-piece Jacobean Suite $1 67.20 $240.00 Ten-piece Golden Oak Suite. $192.00

DAVENPORTS $90.00 Davenports. $72.00 $75.00 Davenports. $60!00 $60.00 Davenports. $48.00 $58.00 Davenports. $46.40

BUFFETTS

$100.00 Buffett.... $80.00 $ 75.00 Buffett....$60l0Q $ 68.00 Buffett. ... $54.40 $ 50.00 Buffett $40.00 $ 37.00 Buffett $29760

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