Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-16
THE FOOD SUPPLY,
No Fear That There VIII Be ANY Lack Dur
ing the Encampment.

ing the Encampment.
No one need go hungry during encampment
week next month, not even If. as is expected
the population Of the city should be Dubbed al
that time. For several weeks past the good
people of the city have been sorely troubled by
rumors to the effect that not only would there
be shortage in the food supply Of the local
markets during the visit of the G. A. R., but
also that prices would advance to q considera-
BILE extent. A reporter Of TIE STAR today in
terviewed a number Of the leading commission
merchants and dealers doing business in and
about the Center Market and not one could BE-
found who believed that there would be q
scarcity Of supplies or that there would be any
appreciable advance above the prices usually
prevailing here during September.
MIR. o. Baker Of the Washington Grange
Agency, 2l9 10th street, said: 81 am positive
there will be all the vegetables required. The
encampment will be held at time Of the year
when such products are most plentiful. At q
time, too, when our markets are supplied by
farmers and garden trucksters round about the
city. Then We have Baltimore and Norfolk to
draw upon. In nv opinion there is but one
thing to be feared, the continuance of the
present drought. The country people tell us
that rain is badly needed and that things are
drying up. OF course, If this state Of affairs
continues much longer the effect will be scar
city Of farm products, but il we have good rains
In reasonable time all will be we'll The milk
supply Is already short, and we look for no little
trouble In that for the reason that the supply
brought from quite q distance, and that Of
course means an advance in prices. But OF every
thing else there will be plenty"
Mr.. H. c. Coburn, 923 B street, a commits
sion merchant, remarked: ~ do not anticipate
any shortage, and do not expect any advance
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that time, we can have it expressed, and the
extra expense would not materially increase
the price. The Baltimore market is practi-
cally unlimited, and IL Ia 80 near that II the
railroad people cannot forward what We want
the steamboat people can"
Mr.. VIM. o. Shreve, 921 B street, another
commission merchant. said: 81 really haven t
given the matter any thought, for the reason
that we are now receiving more stuff than we
can sell to any advantage, and l believe that
such thing will continue all this and next
month. Then, too, We have always had more
city was crowded, and l see no reason to be-
lieve that things will be different this time.
or course We always look out FOR such occa-
sions and govern ourselves accordingly. really
think that the country In the immediate neigh
borhood Of the city will be able to supply all
Demands
Mr.. Chas. E. Lyman, the Washington mana
laughed at the idea of a shortage in the meat
supply. why" said he. my company could,
if required, furnish all the fresh, canned and
smoked meats needed. At tho proper time,
when We know just how much will be required,
we will bring the meat here in our refrigerator
cars and unload them on the market. We
could, if necessary, run 100 car loads here, and
that, you know, would feed everybody. l am
inclined to think that there will be no advance
in prices. But that is q matter regulated by
the supply Of live stock. II beef should be
plentiful. and believe it will, there will be no
advance whatever"
Mr.. John T. varnell, the Washington agent
Of the Armour Beef Company of Chicago, ex-
pressed a similar opinion, and emphatically
assured the reporter that there would be no
rise in prices.
This years peach crop, the reporter was in
formed, is failure. and the prices Of peaches
were from three to four times higher than they
were last season. One dealer told TIE STAR
man that in many instances he would not re-
ceive basket Of the delicious fruit from grow
ers who last year supplied him with hundreds
day. The late crop would be much larger and
the fruit better than the early crop. but the
supply would be far short Of what it was last
season.