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Show Penny Candies Stage Big Comebaxk As Kids Scan Their Sweets Budget tvrt ; j H rj i $ I t i v ' A Shjebt time. " CHICAGO. Five Hundred and twenty thousand dollars a day in pennies are spent by American children chil-dren for the purchase of candy, according ac-cording to F. A. Bunte. of Bunte Brothers, Chicago candy manufacturers. manufac-turers. In an address here before a meeting of confectioners. 'The purchasing power ol the one ?m piece has become a vital concern o the nation's kids." Mr. Bunte said, t'-.er since the financial depression - :.'le parents scan the family budgets -.ore closely. It is estimated that vraiiy $200,000,000 was spent on rrr.ny candles In 1930. Youngsters who are shrewd Judges undy values have found that In caramel suckers and other sweets that may be purchased for a penny they are getting the same pure Ingredients In-gredients found In more expensive varieties of candy. This Is because mass production and quick turnover enable the big candy manufacturers to use materials of the highest quality for these penny confections. "The popularity of penny candles among boys and girls Is having a noticeable effect in promoting the sale of these sweets among grownups. grown-ups. Candy stores are reporting Increased In-creased demand for mints, lozenges, and licorices by men and womea who use their odd change for these purchases." |
