New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-15
FANCY PRICES FOE MILK.
A REGULAR FAMINE IN THAT ARTICLE.

II was demonstrated yesterday that no imme-
date danger exists Of famine here In either
coal or meat. There is an abundance OF both In
the city, and it is only question OF day or so
before the streets will be in condition to permit
q general distribution Of these commodities TO De
made. Quite different is it in regard 10 mix III
this famine actually exists The city supply
has been completely cut of, and the rev cans
that are produced by the COWS within inc Guy
limits or brought here on slei.hs are hardly worth
mentioning
ALI the big hotels such as the Windsor Fifth
Avenue, Hoffman and Gilsey House, and others
that happened to secure few hundred quarts on
Monday, are giving it TO their guests In homGo-
pathic quantities. but as rule the entire popuia-
ton of the city is depending on the condensed
article.
What little fresh milk comes in is picked up
at fancy prices. For example Jersey farmer
brought can over the Chambcrs-st ferry ycster-
day afternoon. lie was at once pounced upon by
half dozen eager customers, one OF whom,
hotel agent it is said, paid him $50 Tor ABOUT
The condensed milk companies are reaping
rich harvest. They are all Overrun with orders,
but they say that they have enough stock OH
hand to supply all possible demand
RESTAURANT KKErrRs CAIMrR.
Now that the restaurant-keepers have struggled
with the milk problem and have conquered 1t or
apprehension is felt in other directions 1hose
who have managed TO get enough milk Tor yea
and coffee are filled with scorn at the notion that
they could ever want for anything, ana thoSo
who have had to use condensed milk altogether
are resigned to fate thai they share with so many.
The Astor House had plenty OF everything
Yesterday, including coal and milk, and the Gaze
Sa.arn was IN tne same Kan I'B psadwY all sorts of
orders were serl ed, but TO accomplish 1t the
manager, A. Filippini, went to market at q a. Ill.,
had Hrln
Curriers' was open again with q fair supply OF
coal and raj provisions, but plentiful lack
of fresh milk. There were fears too, that meats
might be so delayed on the railroads as to lnJure
Nash d Crook could supply everything except
dishes requiring large quantities OF milk. lhey
had enough for tea and coffee.
At Dement'S coffee and cake place In Park how,
where large quantities of milk are generally SOLD,
there only condensed milk Ioao oi coai
came Just as the supply ran out
Lcggetts Hotel had enough Of everything, ana
the Hotel Everett had everything but fresh milk
GRocrRs AND CONDENSED MILK
The wholesale grocers sold more condensed milk
yesterday than ever before in the history OF the
trade, and they did not half fill the orders they
had. The groccrs looked dubious, too, when they
were asked to talk about butter and eggs
Acker Neral IL COndlt spIhed I'LL tne con-
densed milk that was ordered OF them I'D the Guy,
being enabled TO do SO by the lmposslbinty OF
receiving out, of town orders The supply may last
for the rest of the week new lot of butter
received Yesterday but eggs are scarce
Lewis Wallace, of +. H. Leggett d. Co, SAID
You want to know how long TINS u ciiy Gouiu
tell you some Of us would be pretty hungry py
the end of the week We had 700 cases OF
condensed milk this morning: we have received
more during the day, and we have now perhaps
500 cases We had 10 cut orders. People who
ordered five cases got perhaps two. We can sell
the mN blockade 10 I continues We have supply Of
butter for about week at the regular rate OF
SALE but we could not give customers their cholce
Louis Schott of Austin, Nichols d CO., said
that they had received considerable on the anglo
Swiss brand of condensed milk, but the domestic
brands were hard to get as only small STOCKS are
Thurber. Whyland & Co. received ten truck
loads of condensed milk yesterday and sold over
900 cases. They thought their supply, might
perhaps hold out for four or I'VE DAYS. , Ihe Urn
has four days supply OF butter MT Whyland
thought that the whole supply OF condensed MIX
in the city was hardly more than enough 10 supply
everybody for two days.
THE MILK EXCHANGE CLOSED.
Secretary Rlauvelt. of the Milk Exchange locked
the door of the Office of that corporation in the
Mercantile Exchange Building early yesterday and
went off to Hoboken to escape the opportunities or
mlIkrnen with routes over which they had not
travelled since Monday morning who came in an
anp,rentiv endless stream TO the Office to learn
what tidings there was of milk trains. he cleva,
tor was not running owing TO failure OF tne coal
flights of stairs only to find the office closed and
The door locked Then they drfred YEARLY down
TO the ferries and railroad Offices but they got
small comfort. ~.
Those who went IN 70 the Grand Central Sta
ton were told bv President Depew that he was
making extraOrdin mary exerflons 10 get III mlik
train which had been stalled since a. N. Monday
morning in q snowdrIft fifteen feet deep, near
WhItr Plains President Depew told all inquiiers.
so said one mIlkman that he understood that there
was a CRYING and Immediate demand from the vast
baby population of the city for milk. and having
been baby himself and having had babies ne was
in sympathy with them. Therefore he intended 10
get in milk tain OF know tho reason why.
DOING OUT SMALL SUPPLY.
was probably tho most fortunate man in the
milk trade" said w. W. Clark, OF No 20 North
Moore-st. "When the storm broke on Monday
morning it found me with thirty cans of milk and
thirty cans of cream. | have been doing this out
by quarts and pints ever since and only where
knew it was needed. Yesterday let the Trinity
Hospital have th r'y quarts. To-day told them
there that they rust go slow and let them have
sixteen quarts This morning man came IN and
refused TO sell HIM any, He begged and pleaded,
said he had 40 little twins Mt home ana nothlhg
but CONDENSED milk for them, which they w0uld
not touch. Well. let him have little pail or
milk. SO they come here and clamor for milk.
Why no man W no is not IN the milk business eau
form an idea of the suffering that follows IN the
wake of milk famine,
al don't know when the famine will be bIoEen.D
added Mr.. Clark. "The farmers are showed under
worse than the railroads. IL the latter get clear
track thev will StiI have litilc' milk 10 haul, Tor
few farmers. know. will be able TO reach the sta
lions before Sunday"
SONS milk reached tho city by boats on the
North River yes erday and some came In from the
suburbs in seighs, but 1t was not drop III the
bucket. IN. =, C,;,.o,.
TIL New-York Dairy Company. OF NO. Chnt ION
~ p.ootivn which usually distributes 5000
Snarts of mix managed TO send out 500 quarts
Yesterday TO residents on Colnm bia Heights. Inc
Company tired to send out sleghs as far ms Rosyp,
I, T.. but the attempt had to be alb andoned.
HIou PeIcRs IN THE MARKrT
Big bontres bIazed in the snow heaps Id
the streets around Washington and Fulton
Markets Yesterday and gradually opened
communication between the provision centres Of
the city and the outside world. Rude sle'Ghs,
express wagons and oiher modes of CONVEYANCE wero
bronght INTO nIay and the marketmen began to
smile again as they saw their customers coming
back Starvation prices. however, still held sway
md the Mry fucaS worn by the marKeIIhen OH Ioo-