The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-11
KEEPING PRICES UP.
Meat and Provision Dealers Using
the Strike as an Excuse
Supply from the East Offsets the
Famine in Western Stock.
But Local Wholesalers Are Still
Waving Bugaboos,

The strike has been used almost since
Its beginning by .oca, dealers as an ex-
cuse for raising the prices OF all sorts
Of produce.
''The Evening World" has given prompt
and accurate attention to every variation
In the situation. pointing out wherever
possible, th;se advances that were senu-
Inc and those that we're fictitious.
The conditions of the beef market pre-
sent fine riddle for both the housewife
und social economist. and ought to COM
mand the expert attention of Edward
The, strike at Chicago had been de-
clared week and the tie-ups were
still, in their, embryo, stage when sud;
butchers and retailers found the price
OF beef advanced from three TO five
cents The local slaughterers and the
agencies OF the Chicago dressed beef
believe, that there was concerted ac-
ton they are not to be blamed for
their suspicion.
tie and dressed meat rapidly declined,
until with the completion of the block
lde they were stopped altogether.
At the same time, however, there be-
cedented flow of Eastern cattle. and al
though beef has at no time been actually
scarce. the famine price first fixed has
The relative merits Of the grades Of
'attle may enter into the situation. but
II would probably require worlds con-
.;lress Of butchers and cooks to settle
supt. Noycs, Of Swift 4 Co.. the Chi
caso packers. leans back in his chair
and declaims that his customers will not
axe the common grass cattle which the
East affords, but require prime Western
Beef. Mr.. De,inonico, who has already
spoken for the other side, says that he
ioes. not want the stringy. range cattle
# the West, but must serve his patrons
prime Eastern beef.
Meanwhle the retail butchers in all
the sufferers. They say they do not dare
charge their customers an advance pro-
portionate to that assessed by the whole
salers. Yet family folk find that meat
Here are some of the retail prices of
this morning taken at Washington Mar
ket. and 1t Is quite likely that these fig
ures average lower than the charges OF
Porterhouse steak. g to % cents q
found; sirloin, 20 to GO cents: roast, IS
to 20; rounds. IA to Is, and chucks 10 to
A horizontal rise of two cents Is put
IN all cured meats, which come In large
part from the West, and have been cut
TO pay 81 a hundred more. and they get
It from their customers at this rate:
Ham, 10 cents; bacon, 10 cents; salt
pork IA cents loins of pork, II; smoked
tongue, II cents. corned beef. 10 to Is
cents. &c.
The prices of mutton at Z and cents
pound and of lamb at S and 10 cents
have not been much distuI bed, and hold
| to- their common average.
s1ster IS advanoing. as a great deal
no ne ana enpRy + class SS
ter retails at % to % cents a pound, fair
table butter at 20 to % cents. and cook
Ing butter at l6 to IL cents, which Ii q
slight advance.
Eggs are up also a tribe, Western eggs
being 20 cents a dozen. while eggs from
| rearby sources are at 20 to 5 cents.
There Is no change In the price Of
vegetables and little excuse for impos-
| ing any Increase upon any kind Of gar
den product. Fine Virginia potatoes of
this years growth are retailing at the
normal price of 80 cents a bushel. and
| other staple vegetables accordingly.
The foreign and California fruit mar
ket Is In a hopeless condition. No Cali
fornia fruit is coming in, and foreign
f"'t is overlooking the local market
because It cannot be shipped West
Tnere are five shiploads OF Mediter-
ranean oranges and lemons at the
wharves. Each ship carries 5000 boxes
of oranges and lemons, and as the fruit
will average 200 to the box there are
| So. 100000 oranges and lemons in New
York. They are being disposed Of at
| daily auctions.