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FROM THE ARCHIVEJul 21, 1923·Washington, District of Columbia

WHEAT DROPS BUT BREAD UNCHANGED

Scanned from The Washington Daily News, Jul 21, 1923
WHEAT DROPS BUT BREAD UNCHANGED
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WHEAT DROPS BUT BREAD UNCHANGED Tremendous Slump in Price Farmer Gets for Grain Has. No Effect on Cost of Loaf Wheat prices have tumbled to prewar levels. But it doesn't mean anything yet to the consumer American consumers of bread need not look for a reduction in the price of bread for some time if at all according to a nationwide survey made for. The News by NE A Service Upward trend of wheat prices sent bread skyrocketing in 1916 But bakers insist now that the price of flour is but a small part of bread cost and scoff at hopes of.

Old Nickel Loaf doing a comeback. The most optimistic reports come strangely enough from opposite ends of the country. New York and Los Angeles buyers may in 30 or 45 days have a cent clipped from the price of a loaf. They might be able to do it but thats as far as grocers millers and whole salers will venture in the busi ness of prognostication Prospective Cuts Dim.

In other large cities of the nation the prospect of a cut seems dim Flour to the wholesaler has slumped but the latter has at least a months supply.

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