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doing a lot of resistance to prices. The
latest report on the sugar market says even
soft drink manufacturers are buying only
day·to·day supplies, waiting for prices to
come down at a time when they would ordi·
narily be buying heavily. Candy manufac·
turers have put up a long resistance to
cocoa bean prices and got results. So, the
record would suggest that price resistance
gets results in the long run. Gets lower
prices-and then unemployment begins to
raise its ugly head.
The markets on most ingredients used
in vendor merchandise are showing those
ups and downs that look like normal times.
Except for the weather, most ingredients
that go into merchandise may be considered
at a normal postwar level now, consider·
ably higher than the prewar level. Some
leaders think the bottom has not been
reached yet. Crop reports will now begin
to play a dominant role in basic prices.
• A review of some of the many reports on
merchandise items follows:
Apples - Seasonally, prices are higher.
Apple growers are seeking new uses for
their product, including new marketing
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methods for apple juice. The national apple
convention will come in August.
Almonds- While the nut market gen.
erally has been very quiet, the almond
market has been reported as fluctuating Te.
cently, with West Coast firms offering lower
prices.
Aspirin-With March and its usual wave
of colds now past, aspirin use declines.
Medical codes prevent telling the public
how helpful aspirin may be for stuffy noses
and sinus conditions that go right on "
through the summer.
Can dy Bars-Official reports on Janu.
ary sales were released early in April, show.
ing total candy sales down 7 per cent from
Jan. 1948; biggest decrease was apparently
among smaller manufacturers of boxed can·
dies, and wholesalers sharing in this de.
cline. Chocolate manufacturers had a sales
gain of 31 per cent, compared with Jan.
1948; this group includes makers of choc.
olate bars but the 31 ' per cent sales gain
would also include other chocolate prod.
ucts, sjlch as powder for hot chocolate.
Chicago manufacturing plants have been
reported as running two ancl three days a
week, that total candy sales are definitely
down; some vendor operators in Chicago,
however, reported sales making good sea·
sonal gain.
The candy industry ·gained by the defeat
of the proposed sales tax in Washington,
D. C. and other tax trends have not been
so unfavorable. Price reductions are still
being announced on bars. A late Easter
affected total candy sales seasonally. Other
details on candy will be found in the sec·
tion on Candy Vending.
Chewing Gu m-Reports on first quarter
sales of the major firms were not aV/lilable
for this review. Routine reports would sug·
gest that sales continue at the high level
set last year.
Cigar s-The first major price break in
cigars since 1942 came in the reduction of
La Palina prices recently. Trade papers
suggested that this was the beginning of
price cuts on lO·cent sellers. Government
reports show total cigar withdrawals for
January about 5 per cent below Jan. 1948,
but the output of nickel cigars climbed 50
per cent above Jan. a year ago. The to·
bacco trade reports that smokers are chang.
ing from dime to nickel cigars, said to be
a sure sign of the economic conditions of
the times.
Cigarettes-Government reports for Jan.
uary show the year started off with ciga-
rette revenue for the month well ahead of
Jan. 1948. Freliminary reports on first quar·
ter sales by makers of the major brands all
suggest that cigarette sales for the first
three months held above the same period
last year. The maker of Camels said total
dollar sales were off but that sales of
Camels made a gain. More details will be-
found in the section on Cigarette Vending.
Cookies- The chief report on this type
of merchandise is found in the annual reo
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