New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-23
THE SITUATION IN THIS CITY.

The milk dealers OF this city were far from oelhg
in happy frame of mind Yesterday. Many OF
them when they found on arriving at the depots
that only between one-half and one-shird OF the
usual number OF cans had been forwarded, were In
clned TO believe that Job in his palnest days Was
never called upon endure more than they
The milkmen arose to the exigencies OF the occa-
slon The way the milk supply WAS stretched to
meet the usual demand was something remarkable.
Eight and 10 cents the ruling prices yester-
day. After the mix had been distributed, knots oil
dealers and creamery men gathered in tho bar-room
OF the Magnolia Hotel, in Westst, rendezvous Tor
the farmers of Orange County and downtown
mkmen.
aAre the minority OF the dealers in favor OF the
proposition to pay the prices demanded by the pro-
ducers n
"Yes, think they are. Ninety per cent of them
are in favor of it,"
Why do not the outside milk dealers organize
themselves into an association of their ownF
"The trouble lies here. Whenever meeting IS
called TO consider our interests, majority OF
the solid men stay away. Without these men, such
An citation would not be- able to stand very long,
The dealers would pull every way but the right way
aud the whols thing would soon go under"
H Mcbride. of Uuionville. n. j.. II producer
End member OF the New-iork aud SUFFOLK hiilK
Il don't see how the dealers in New-York can hold
ont much longer The customers are growing and
finding fault hecaase they not supplied with the
usual amount The dealers say that il they can't get
milk from the Erie Sussex or Midland Associations
they will make contracts with the farmers up me
Hudson. don't believe they could get the MIX
even A they offered advance FOR IT, Inc iact Is
the farmers along the Hudson are Ia sympathy
with us and are willing TO help us In carrying out
the strike. - 40. .,,..
that the Orange County Milk Association, oil Which
Mr. Conkling Is president. received only SIX cans ny
the Erie and five by the Midland kairoad to,uay,
said man standing near by. Eght oil their teams
did rot leave the stables tins morning owing 10 the
short supply OF milk. 80
A meeting OF Brooklyn milk dealers was held yes
ter,lay afternoon at the Oriental Hall, No. 100
Fourth-st T.. D., for the purpose OF taking action
in regard 60 the present scarcity. D. b. MeAck Pre-
sided and j. j. Nctinty acted as secretary he
dealers uytd very strong language 10 discussing
the uuestsn and bitterly denounced the AUTHORITIES
In Gram County for failing To protect the shippers
of milk Sfom their opponents finnlly comu'ltVee
OF thrv. was appointed 70 wait upon the New-l orr
MIX EkcLAngr and see what the dealers Ia THIS
city world DO In reference To the crisis.
The misk shipments TO this city, both by the Erie
and Midland railways, woTe somewhat larger thah
ON "Wednesday. he total amount rcceiyei by the
Erie road was ST cans a gam Of $50 over the
night previous The following were tnc snip
ments: Main line aud Newhurg branches 49, cans
Of milk and ~ OF cream rang S'l Oany
branch, 1876 OF mills, ( OF cream; warwick Dranch
BOP OF milk, ! / Of cream Warwick extension, l9Z
of milk and II Of cream Monticello branch -
cans OF milk Crawford branch 100 OF mi aud q
of cream Waikiki Valley branch. 81 OF milk VI,
ster and Delaware, 1853 cans of milk and 10 OF
cream No milk was received from oxford, Otter
kill Goshen, "7i2p Howells, Shin Hollow
ValPs Gate Junction, New-WindsOr, Newbnrg
Calooon and Walden. The receipts over the Jer-
sey Midland Railroad | 800 cans, gain ct
ffty-two over the night previous. No MIX was
received from Sands. Slate HILL Wayhnda, J1nh-
sons and Rutgers. All the towns east Oh "esV
Town sent In an extra amount