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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Or.) 1903-1931 | View Entire Issue (March 8, 1916)
'AHw THE IJEXD nfLI.ETJX, BEXn, OKC, WKIINKSIUV, MAUCH 8, 1P10 VAar, 8. i u If! t-, n- c 8.1 ' I ! I .? MERCHANTS SEE PRICES UP BUYING SITUATION IS CRITICAL In Alimnt Ecr' W"s f Merclmnillsc I-'rom firoccr to Drumilst the Ad vances in the Jdist 0 Dnj-H .Show Unprecedented Condition. "Going up." That Is what every merchant In Hend will toll you If you auk him regarding prices. "Germany and the war." they tell you Is the caune. What Is more they will take you to their catalogs and price lists of the Inst CO days and Bhow you Just what commodities are going up and what the advances have been. Just to ascertain how general this rise In prlco has been In the last GO days, a representative of The Bulletin this week, made ft canvass of many of the business houses. The mer cnants wore pleased to display their price lists because, as they said, the buying public does not appreciate the situation which Is facing tho merch ants during their buying season. Iry fiood Sour. Clarcnco L. Mnnnhelmer has just r turned from the middle west where ho has been In contact with large eastern Jobbers In dry goods, "Crit ical," Is tho way .Mr. Mnnnhelmer characterized the market. "Textiles, cotton goods, suitings, men's and ladles' underwear, all promise to ad vance materially before fall," said Mr. Mnnnhelmor. "Just to show you what tho unprecedented shortnge of dyes Is doing to prices I was told that shoe laces which sold In tho whole salo market for GG cents per gross will bo $1.35 n gross. This Is only a fair example of the dry goods mar kot In which dye stuffs enter promi nently. GoodB for fall delivery con taining dyes ennnot bo guaranteed. Calicoes, have gono up 1 U cents per yard, ginghams, 1 centH to 1 cents per yard, and percnles may bo off tho market In a tow weeks," G. A. Warner, of tho Wnrner Com pany, produced his catalogue, and phowed wide comparisons between prices which existed August, 1914, when tho European War begun and those of tho last GO dnys. On a vory Inrgo majority of prloes quoted In that catalog," he said, "thero have been advances between 20 nnd 2G por cent. Wo fl"d It very dllllcult to obtain in liny articles nt any prices. This situation uxlsts on articles upon which pntrntn nro held by tho wnr ring notions solely." OriitfulHis lilt. Tho druggists nro tho ones who linvo felt tho mlvnncoH In prices most ncutoly. A largo amount of the compounds nnd cliemlcnls used In prescriptions comn from Gormnny. Carbolic nclil Iiiih mlvunccd from 18 rcntH per pound to $2 pur pound. I dlno has moro than doubled In price. Potusli, obtainable only from Oornmny, wnH 40 cents per pound boforo tho war. Now It Is up to $7 2G por pound. Alum Is purchased nt n premium. Tho prlco on this com modity Iiiih been boosted from $2 GO por hundred pottuilH to $11, Aspirin, used iih n hondnclui euro, hns nil vcinred from S3 cents to SB cents por nunco. Quinine Is nlmost off tho market, but that which Is purchaso iiblo can bo secured for J1.G0 per ounce, wlillo It was 3." cents por ounce beforn tho war. Caster oil may soon bo oIT tho market, say local druggists. This cotuimxllty hns moro than doubled In prlco during tho last few months. Illuo vltrol that was 35 I'diitH por liundrd pounds has gone u to JK. per hundred pounds. Ep som salts hns gone up In prlco moro than 2GG per cont. Glycerine hns Jumped 200 por cent In price. Tho (imitations wore obtained from n Cftroful porusnl of the prlco catalog of the Owl l'hnrmacy nnd Heed & Hortiin, both of whom Hay that If the conditions growing out of the war boeoiiut more acute tliev may have to go without many neotwiwry com pounds In tilling protorlptlons. l)n Situation Acute. With all thlH. the printing buslnssi has not gono without a svnro touch of prlco olovatlnn. WhoUwnlo paper donlors now nro unable to uuunuttoe shipments which only a few months ngo Foitmnd II rm ly oaiUbtUlmd nn the market. Willi tho rl In price of (in Illuo dyes from 20 cents n pound to $40 nnd oven at this exorbitant prlco little Is obtainable for color I at; of paper, tlio color situation Is urlt lonl. Colois cannot, tlmy say, be guaranteed. Many of tlin materials ontorliiK Into tho lunuufHcturo of paper havo advanced as IiIkIi as 100 por cont. Manufacturers of printers Ink sometime ago withdrew their prlco lists. This condition also exists In tho paper umrko't, with tho excep tlon that quotations are given onh upon request. And thou thoro Is the furniture business, E. M. Thompson, who re turned lost wouk from Portland says that tho coast Johbors are "up In the air." Cotton hns given them tho greatest Bcaro, Tho lower grades of cotton In particular lmvo shown a marked advanco In prlco. This grado enters largely Into tho manufacture 'rf the ch'apcr grades of mattresses Beds and springs have risen 20 por cent en th wholesale price. Rugs and ca-oet3 ere up 20 per cent. The general advance In a very large num ber of house furnishing have ranged from 5 to 23 per cent. All liunlniire Cllinlx. With the demand for all metals stronger than has been experienced In this country for many years, hard ware dealers are beginning to feel a general advance. According to M. U. KnuUsen, of the Bend Hardware Company, nails have gone up 60 per cent, barbed wire, 70 percent: auto mobile tires, 10 por cent; ammuni tion, 15 per cent; stoves, 10 per cent; steel and Iron bars 25 per cent. Seeds, which dealers have hitherto obtained from Belgium are much higher this ear, owing largely to the Inability to Import them. Farm ma chinery hM advanced about 10 per cent In the last month. "The small merchant," says It. M. Smith, "Is playing with a blind mar ket these days. Quotations pre so uncertain and tho dry goods markets so unsettled that the only thing In prices we aro able to rrodlct p rise."! "Sugar," says E. A. Sather, "prom ises to be the highest this season ever seen In th!r, part of tho country. A quotation received today puts sugar n J7.G1 per sack. Fancy canned goods, such as French sardines nnd French peas, cannot be obtained. In feet, nlmost everything In canned goods has shown n perccptlblo rise In the last two months." NEW P03TEFMS OUT - - "-" .,, , ,.,"T 1916 Reae Festival Design Advertises j jjlll j ijj I j (l jjJLr AD Vm. TsUli ill!! X Ifilllliiii Scenery of Famous Columbia River iltil'lllllliHr , I Si 'Jr Z 7 V w. IP5 II t! i ill CbFIIsI' itA ; JI j j p n WJm I xvl 1 111 A desirable bread knife free with every annual subscription to The Bend Bulletin. Changeable Weather Urines Sickness. The changeable weather of March causes coughs, colds croup and grippe. There Is no such thing as a "light cold" nono that a person can safely neglect. Foley's Honey nnd Tnr Is n safe ond reliable family med icine thnt heals Inflamed, congested air passages, stops coughs nnd eases breathing. Sold evcrywhoro. -Adv. Portland's 1016 Rose Festival poster Is tho first publicity, national In scope, to go forth advertising the beautteB of the Columbia river. The festival will be held June 7, 8 and 9. Opening day will witness the national dedication of the Columbia river highway. The poster carries the slogan "For You a Rose In Portland Grows." The poster was donated by Fred G. Cooper, for mer Oregon boy, now famous as an artist. The design will soon hang In transportation offices all over the United States. Sco Edwards for paper hanging. dv. Tho Bend Flour .Mill Co. has made a carccfut selection of suitable seed for Bpring sowing. Thoroughly denn ed and of tho best quality. See list of varieties. Adv. .MARKET REPORT. NORTH PORTLAND, March G. A limited supply of cattlo camo forward with hulk of offerings showing good quality. Five loads of pulp fed steers wont over tho scales at $7.90, tho highest prlco paid on this class of stuff during tho year. A load of grain fed steer's brought $7.70, Indi cating tho market a good quarter higher In the catle division. Cows and bulls holding steady. A light run of 2100 head of swine came to good strong market. The market ad vanced 15 cents, making the top $8.30. Bulk went at $S.2G to $8.30. Tho market closed as strong ns It opened. A handful of nondescript lamha was all that appeared on the market Monday. Thero was not enough quality shown to make a mar ket. Iamh and sheep market strong. All classes of stuff hold at previous quotations. Cannot Praise Them Enough. Many sick nnd tired women, with adieu and pains, sore muscles and stiff Joints, do not know that their kidneys aro out of order. Mrs. A. U. Wells, Box 90, Routo 5, Rocky Mount, N. C, writes: "I nm taking Foley Kidney Pills and cannot pratso them enough for tho wonderful ben efit I derived In such a short while." Sold everywhere. Adv. GARDEN SEEEDS FISHING TACKLE Paints, Oils, Doors, Windows GROCERIES and Hardware at F. DEMENT CO. Oregon Transfer Company OFFICE 1.00 CABIN CORNER Phono Black I. "St MoiIng Household Coal nnd Wood Goods Our Hptxlalty Light and Heavy Freight EXPRESS AND BAGGAGE Al'TO TRUCK .MOVING ANYWHERE VOIR BAGGAGi: CHECKED AT HOME SWITCH ONT 1 ilili Ijljrn. A I There are a lot of things about the coffee business that the public doesn't know. There are a lot of coffees of the "ten -karat" varieiy masquerading as the "eighteen -karat" kind. There can be no better coffee than Royal Club Super-Quality Coffee It sells regularly at 40c. No "first quality" coffee should sell for more. There might be times when a higher price would be justified but not now. "Green coffee" prices fluctuate just as does sugar or flour and any other staples. Due to a decreased demand in Europe, coffee has been "down" for a whole year past. During part of this time the "best" coffee could be retailed, with a reasonable profit, at 35c in the home market and 40c in distant markets. During that time we sold ROYAL CLUB at the reduced price. Recently prices have advanced the regular price of ROYAL CLUB is now 40c, and it's worth it. The coffee roaster who maintained a price of 40c to 45c, during this "low market" period, charged you too much he robbed the public of thousands of dollars. They were entitled to share in this saving just as they do on sugar and "flour and other staples. The Coffee Roaster who charges you an unreasonable price fifty one .weeks out of the year, for coffee no better than ROYAL CLUB, and then reduces his price for one week to what it should have been all the year docs not deserve your patronage. We will challenge all competition. ROYAL CLUB has no equal in quality or price. We will not be undersold no, not for a single day. We will allow no "outside" coffee roaster to unload his surplus stock on the unsuspecting public at what he claims to be a marvel ous reduction. For two weeks you may buy ROYAL CLUB at reduced prices to meet all competition. Buy it in Tiny quantity at these prices. You know it is the best that money can buy. You know it is fresh for it's roasted daily in Portland and deliv ered to your grocer in small quanti ties just as he needs it. You can . be certain that it has not lost its strength in warehouses or in transit. mm rv:.? JiHM IVi XT.M IMVllBKvTYi Jiih I llWyBHimvtit 1 AlM KSiiiSis? W00D-LARK" TRADE MARK Issrasfciw, JPoi on K QUICK, CERTAIN. 's - DEADLY ALWAYS It i: ADV. MJVHIt KAILS. roy qulrrrl. euDhera. Dralrla dun. ura rut. Apply rarly In dprlnc when the hun (try pcau awake from Winter' ilecp, Monty back If It evrr falls. "Wood - Lark" for : yara haa stood every tut. It's crop Insur ance against rodent pests. 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