The New York herald., 1877-02-08
ST. JOHNS GUILD.

WARDEN W. H. wILEY's STATEMENT OF THE
MANNER IN WHICH PURCHASES ARE MADE
FOR THE POOR
Mr. W. H. Wiley, Warden Of ST. Johns Guild. made
tho following statement 10 HERALD reporter yester-
day respecting tho prices paid for articles distributed
by the Guild. Mr. wilcy says
A correspondent, writing to the HERALD about
the 1st inst, says that the Master Of st. Johns
Guild has paid higher prices tor the quality OF
coal purchased than The ceGd have been bought
OF other partes and montons the different oompa-
nies where purchases at tho lower ngures may be made
We have put ourselves comm cation with these
companies and lind they are not prepared TO furnish
ter.ton lots ut prices less than we hive paid The fol-
lowing letter sent to the officers Of the two
panies mentioned IN the communication to tho
HERALD
win please inform US at what price will sell ST.
Johns Iud red ash stove coal which has been screened
OF carriage In qunrterton lots ut snch places below
FFGs st. s"s
From tho Office OF the I.ehgh and wilkcsbarro Com
pany the following answer was reccived:-
This company will sell you the circular price place
the same footing the most favored provided you win
quarter ton NJ any price.
Tho answer OF the Pennsylvania Coal Company
merely announced that they do not mine red ash coal
Mr.. Wiley says tho chiof difficulty Is In the de-
livery OF quarter lots AT widely different parts of
the city. The Guilds contracts compe the dcuier.
from whom we purchase, 10 deliver quarter Of ton
promptly on notification at any point below Fifty
ninth street II three or four perrons needing coal
happen to nc living in tho line OF delivery necessary
to be pursued to tho ono first ordered the dealer
II provided with compartment CART may take ton
at once but he must take the chances In regard TO
such deliveries when making tho contract
Now, with regard TO tho purchase OF groceries ana
provisions. These things we distribute IRON our relief
oiIicc in Varck street. our purchases are made from
prominent wholesale grocers, flour and provision
dealers at lowest market rates, bcing much lower
figure than they can be obtained by the poor at retail
stores.
STATEMENT TO THE coxprRoLLER.
The following commu unication has becn forwarded to
Comptroller Kelly for the manner IN which
the money given tho Guild by the Board OF Apporion-
ment was cxpcnded:--
Hon. Jomx KELLY, Comptroller Of tho city OF New
York.
SrR-l herewith submit TO you tho following statc-
ment OF tho disbursement OF the OF $5. O0O tho
amount given to ST. Johns Guild by the Board OF Es-
innate Apport,on since December last Flour,
46l barrels. $357S &c homlny 33s barrels, 4l9 %
rels 81 264 05 rice, 129 barrels, $l717 SO; beans,
$50 barrels 81 or tea ia half chcsts 81, S2S rs
bread 81 900 lOavcs. 81, $50; coffee barrels Ss7 80
meat, s75 pounds. 500; maccaron 10 boxes $22 SO;
sugar, barrels, $101 t3--tota, $l4.973 ol.
also herewith submit "A detailed statement OF tho
average prices paid BY tho Guild compared with the
average prices which the poor arc Obliged to pay at
the retail grocers' stores, tho former prices being
taken from our bills and the latter from thirty differ
cnI retail grocers stores IN all parts OF tho city. This
statement shows that the Guild by purchasing goods
at first hands. saved sss44 SO on an expenditure Of
$l4 662 90. All oil which rs respectfully submitted.
ALVAH WlSWAiL
Master OF ST. Johns Guild.
No, ~ EAST FOURTEENTH STREET, Feb. D. 1877.
The following tho tablc referred to In tho FORE
going communications -
Arcrdgc Price per Pound
As Paid bv the