| Show bakeries rank ninth among canadas trades are paid in wages the days when every thrifty housewife baked her own wn bread have gone into history in the early settlement of canada home bread making was almost universal but now there are comparatively few localities which are not served by the commercial bakery A return issued by the canadian government bureau of 0 statistics indicates the commercial importance of the broad bread mahln making and allied industries statistics were ere gathered from more than 2800 firms not including hotels restaurants and public institutions which bake their own bread tho the industry Is found to rank ninth in value of products made and fifth in the amount of salaries and wages paid the capital invested amounts to nearly SO and over 1500 Is 13 paid in wages and salaries the consumption of material most of which Is produced to in canada amounts to the products are classified as bread valued at pies cakes cookies a and n d pastry and buns to produce these quantities of food required more than pounds of butter nearly dozen eggs over barrels or flour over pounds of at fruit fr u it and about the same quantity 0 of f la lard rd and S pounds of sugar |
