The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-12
IMPURE MILK In NEW YORK.
HTGIfER PRICES 7HE ONLY GrIRINTY
or STRICT HONESTY.
The MIN Dealers Voting the rricc Up to Ten
Gents ~ Quart Common Sense ppiied tot the
business a- bctweca Producer and Buyer.

The Niik Dealers v citing the Price Up to Ten
Gents ~ Quart Common Sense Applied to- the
business as bctwecn Producer and Buyer.
70 THE EDITOR or The SuN-Sir: The
Efforts or The Sun toward the publication Of
the milk business have borne good fruits.
since the quantity of SKINNED and swi milk
coming into the city is comparatively nominal.
There is no rule in the milk trade 10y which tho
retail price is governed and the lack Of UNDER
standing ON this point has done more TO pro-
vokr the large sale Of impure milk than any
thing clsc. Had such an understanding ex-
listed. there would not have been that keen
competition in the business which spoiled IL for
all conc'rncd one dealer would cut down the
price against another until milk was actually
sold retail ut four conts ENTHUSIASTICALLY
below cost price Of pure milk. II Is obvious
That those dealers must either have sold nj q
loss or else put out disgustngly impure arti-
Gle. and leave the public to Judge which course
would be the most naturally followed. There
was plenty OF skim in the market, and thou
sands 81 cans wrrc sold tu the public ny pure
mix. AT TINS time there Is II scarcity Of both
pure and SKINNED milk. and the large whole-
sale dcal"rs can barely get sufficient oithc latter
quantity and quality 10 fill thcir yearly con-
tracts.
If the society known ~ Tho Milk Dcqlers'
wcr. TO undertake. to fix the price nj which milk
must be sold. and issue their decision on the
| GLADLY abide by il. There being no system OF
fixing the price i is often the end of the month
| get for their milk. There H. needed more uni
formity Of action among the large dealers, md
II II could be brought about there would no
longer be any necessity for authorizing tho
mllk. ~ every dealer would be sure of his legit-
imutc profit
The following circular has been circulated:
Noncr ~ meeting ri the milk dealers at ico Hes
is1r' rnst The pro, Of mix to families and after
W. da" y, ln,rhis lcr quar-, Ill.,, s.
Ing but nk can ~ o at 10 cn,. II" farmer. .hS S
ave cents per quart That would make the milk with
@ + ~Sr@ q per ca Mr. +" G PaiiGT% and Spc:
s.redl u woopHuLl, President
The natural Inference is that Mr.. Woodruff
would he the first 10 advancc his price in his
of which he is membcr still retail milk at
cents. and charge that price ON their routes.
For themselves, according to MIR WooihuIl's
own Il" aratipn. the milk costs them Il i, cents
at the New Jersey depot then there are horses
To- keep. mrn TO pay fcrrage: srillagc. and va
To be- sold pur" at \ cents. whore does the profit
come inf But this is mo-, the worst. Their
wholesale customers are the great 81 sufferers.
They are charged cents per uuart. and If they
mlrmm to raise their price. ns long rs their
wholesaler Is selling nj cents. they will lose
the,r trad and consequently they are CONF
| PEELED to sell at the sam" figure. In i0-quaTt
| .ah mere u gennrnlly pint or quart lost in
spl llago before the can IL open ed; then thcre
| Is about tire" quarts loss in dips" an
Tins constituent there Is profit q 20 70 %
M II out IN pints anu quarts.
IT III" milk business is to he made honest.
dealers must have AN honest profit on ,her milk,
and il Is su n men ~ Mr.. Woodruff that ought
o. lead the market TO mn honest ISSUE not only
M IN prTcccm hut 10y cNampc. The Influence OF
weight. and would b. duly respected by smaller
How does he expect his wholesale customers
I cents and soil ut \? 4 DEALER.