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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'
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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
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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.
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