The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1893-08-08

cents quart. would appear at first sight
to say the least, strange. But things car
often be better understood when motives
governing actions are understood.
"What are the motives governing the
DEALER First, it adds one-third to his
profit without any corresponding expense,
and if by making high price he can over
stock the market it allows him to select
the Shippers to suit himself and make his
own conditions with the farmer. Further
more, large number of the dealers have
their dairymen under contract by the
year, so that while they are seemingly
advancing the wholesale price they are in
reality on large part of it only increas-
ing the retail price, and all the profit goes
to them, while the public are led to believe
that the farmer gets it.
"Why don't the farmers accept the
dealers price even if it is high, and leave
the dealer and the public to settle the re-
tail price? The dealer pays the price for
what his trade demands, and of the bal
ance, some is returned sour, total loss to
the farmer; some of it held home by the
dealers order to be used as best he may,
but always at loss to the farmer. and in
flush months the loss would soon eat up
the extra profits of high price paid by the
dealer on the quantity he used, and. as a
high price almost always makes flush
market and corresponding losses to the
farmer, we offer, what appears to us, fair
reason for keeping the retail price of milk
down during August and are willing to do
our part toward it, AS a rule August is
one of the months when milk is in plenti-
ful supply, SO that all rules of the trade. we
believe, justify our action in making low
price.
"As to prices and supply, we would call
attention to the fact that producers of
milk for the Philadelphia market are not
the only ones in the business, and we may
compare the prices to prove cur assertion
that we can deliver it at the prices which
this milk would be worth In other chan
nels. This is what the farmers are obliged
to do, or else, if the price here be raised
too high, it would cause great influx
from other sources flooding the market
with losses to all concerned.
"This New York milk that is COM
mended SO highly by dealers who do not
use it pays the farmer that produces it not
over two cents quart. Our net price is
above neighboring creameries, and much
in advance of New York city and State
prices to the farmers, although the dealers
have Just found out that it is too low, after
having paid us three cents quart for
years.
'tIn answer to the dealers assertions l
offer the following propositions: First,
the farmers can and will supply the city
with all the milk needed during the
month of August at 81 cents quart;
second, the price is as high as they are
in charging, all things con-
sidered; third, they are interested in hav-
ing milk sold as low as possible in months
Of plentiful supply; fourth, this apparent
interest by the dealers that the farmer
should be well paid for his milk is not so
much to the interest of the farmer as to the
dealer, and, in either event, the commun-
ity have to pay the extra charges Of both,
if they are collected.
Gas to the farmers interest IN the re-
tail price, it is to their interest to produce
large quantities of milk at moderate
price rather than a small quantity at a
high price. If the price affects the con-
sumption of the article they are interested
in securing the price that will allow them
10 produce more milk. The production is
restrictive throughout all our milk pro-
iucing sections for fear Of overstocking
The market, despite the assertion that the
dealers were obliged to 60 over the noun
tains for more milk.
GAS to the desire of the dealers to raise
the price for the farmers benefit, it is true
beyond question, that our farmers receive
more injury than benefit in the long run
by an unexpected advance in price in al
most any staple production, for the market
becomes overstocked, and buyers in all
lines of trade take advantage of an over
stocked market especially in perishable
goods. We claim it is the part Of prudence
10 decline the proffered advance. unless
the dealers accept the whole product at
the price named"