The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-10-02


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70 Lever TIA Price
KKyr. Sept 7.-ISpecial- This after
noon The Mix Producers Association met
70 receive : deieeatson from the Seattle
Restaurant and Hosei-keepers' Association
g discuss the priceof misk for the winter
Anout one-haif the meEbers OF the mix
producers' organization we're present The
seattle association was represented By NJ.
Russea and Mr.. Wiiber
The latter gentlemen gave - the object
OF their visit, N eudeAror 70 gain some
concessions from the producers 10 the deal
ers .or the mix product during the winter.
) Unless this was done they would be forced
70 look for supply elsewhere. They said
the restaurants and hotels are not making
money. They are doing business st low
rxte- Competition has forced them 70 IL
IAey had been informed By the dealers
that from and after October the whole
sale price OF milk would Be advanced 70
q cents per gallon. They. the restaurants
and hotel men, had come % the conclusion
that they could not POSSIBLY pay over =
cents They wanted the producers to meet
them half way and furnish milk TO the
dealers for - least cent per gallon
less than the price now fixed
uDOn for the winter. viz. - cents per gallon
delivered in Seattle They had been IN
formed that some Of the largest dealers
would deliver the product for cents per
gallon. A cent concession from the pro-
d0cers would put the price to them down
to = cents per gallon. Ii this could not Be
done they would be forced 70 seek a'suppiy
f~r>r 49,
where they could obtain 200 or 80 gallons
~ much less price.
The mix producers could not see how
they can furnish the article for less than
- cents at the depot. or = cents in Seattle.
With the present and prospective price of
feed for cows, the high prices for expert
enced mixers, the cost Of labor, Of haul
ing. ETC., the interest on the money in
vested. rendered any lower rate unprofit-
able. In fact, they said, there is no money
in winter dairying, even az the rate fixed
upon They might better sell their COWS
to the butcher and engage in some other
branch Of farming
After considerable informal discussion
the seattle delegation withdrew. asking the
milk prod ucers to consult together and
give them \ definite answer to the request
that the price Of milk be reduced cent per
gallon 70 the dealers.
Ii took but short time to decide upon IN
answer. II was given the restaurant and
ho:el delegates in the following language:
R>solr<ds That the White River snc District
Mix Producs1 Association, in their opinion,
deliver q Seattle the milk ~ reasonable rate.
that the Deaiers' Association does not object to
psysns the prices which Ar. required. and
which We cannot afford 70 reduce sad there
lore we cannos ma ke any alteration In the prices
now and hereafter sq1ired TO be paid dur M
the time that has been Fixed. viz: 70 the end OF
AarcBgss % cents per gallon
The producers were free TO say that they
believed the dealers can make concessions
to the hotel and restaurant men and still
make large profits. A great proportion of
the milk is sold 1t IS 70 10 cents per gallon
to families. This gives heavy margin of
profit. At any rate. the question of price
70 the wholesale consumers of Seattle lies
wholly with the dealers and themselves.
Farmers say they will not run their milk
business ut loss. II forced to do so they
will keep their milk ct home.
II was also asserted that Tacama dealers
are anxious to take milk from this region
1t the present fixed rate. Some producers
have already contracted their product
there.
From the temper Of the farmers, q here
manifested. no concessions viii be made to
Seattle men. They say the association in
Guides the owners Of fully 1,000 COWS. and
10 sufficiently strong to resist any UNI
friendly action by dealers or consumerA