New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-27
ATE ON THE FARMERS.

TO RETALIATE ON THE FARMERS
THE THREATS OF The DEALERs-THE RATIFICATION
MEETING FAILURE.
The milk market yesterday returned to its normal
condition. The arrivals by the several raiirotis
were fully equal to the demand Indeed ~ was
reported that nearly 800 cans of milk from orange
County were returned to their owners unopeneu
When peace was declared between the dealers ana
producers on Saturday, it supposed that all the
troubles which had vexed the two parties were at
an end The developments of yesterday proved
that this mistake. Although the result OF OF
the recent conference was satis,fac,O,y 70
the the de sI"S.' II want you to understand"
said city dealer to daRgSG Of t tSRUr city,
do not accept the schedule of prices as mlade Dy
those men at the Cosmopolitan Hotel. Inc COM
mittee which pretended TO represent our U and had
no authority to make pledges for the rest Oh US
The farmers have had their picnic IN thlsinik WI, VII
and now we are going to have ours Ihey kept Dack
their milk when we needed ii, and compelled ms 10
lose many of our customers. NOW we VIII snoM
them what we can do. Perhaps you ALREADY KNOW
that 500 cans of milk returned to the farmers
in Orange County this morning. large numoer vi
dealers here will refuse to buy from the farmers en-
gagged in the recent troubles after April 1. Oon-
tracts are even now being made WIN prOuuc1urIIs
along other lines of railroad than the Erie we
intend TO teach them lesson they VIII never 1or-
get" ,,.
A meeting of dealers was called at the Magnolia
Hotel i'll the afternoon to raty the action OF me re-
cent conference in ARRANGING the price OF MIX ~
Tue ueAb year. huouI t"0hVf i0oPO'.. ,-;r,nou
j. b. Mezic& of Brooklyn was appointed chaiIlhan
and G.. ID. Parsons secretary OF the meeting GeVIgo
w. Allison, n member or the New-fork MIX EA-
change was the first speaker. He said AS rat
lication meeting, this Is a failure. IL Is Wen
known, however, that the prices already naue eie
unsatisfactory TO the majority of the dealers 10
one will deny that the sehedu is tair enough IoI
first-class diaries, but for Others IL IL no. Moh
who run cheap diaries expect to get Just az lnuch
for their milk as those who run the BEST mere aio
some dairies the milk of which is worth OnlN oZ
and 81 cents, while that of Others is worth ~.
1--WE have been told by newspaper that farmers
should make their prices for their MIX, sald
L. L. Allen, another dealer Now, why should
thew They don't make the price of any article they
produce for the law of "uppy and demand docs that
WHY should they receive as much as they want
for their mikf If the eetsweeper only had rs
much as he wanted for his work, Vanderbllt would
soon be obliged to go to him for job when the
farm rs 90 to draw their checks next MONTH, they
will not be as happy as they were month ag9
They Will repent in sack cloth and ashes Wheu IL y
too late" Speeches were then made by several
Others and the meeting adjourned rs eApectsd
that ratification meeting will be held lale III lhe
week.
FARMERS FINED FOR SPILLING MILK
NFyBURG n Y, March 26.-Five farmers, composing
milk splling committee before Recorder arihs
TODAY They pleaded guilty TO u charge o. splilng
Baakes & Co.'S creamery milk during the excitement o
the last week and were 81 80 EACH they promising
also TO paw the creamery men the value OF tle mi.k
smiled The farmers state that they only WHnteu 10
prevent the shipment the milk TO NewI Ork, ana tha
thew offered value II the creamery men WouIu
take II back and manufacture 10 into butter or CHEESE
They insist that they arc respectable men ana ho' INV"