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.
Hut Local Wholesalers Are Still
Waving Bugaboos.

The strike has been used almost since
Its beginning by local dealers as an ex-
cuse for raising the prices of all sorts
Of produce.
1.-The Evening World" has given prompt
and accurate attention to every variation
In the situation, pointing out, wherever
possible. th;se advances that were genu-
Inc and those that were fictitious.
The conditions Of the beef market pre-
sent fine riddle for both the housewife
and social economist, and ought to COM
mand the expert attention of Edward
The strike at Chicago had been de-
| cldred week and the tie-ups were
still In their embryo stage when sud;
Butchers and re,aiIers found nj the I price
OF beef advanced from three to Ave
cents The local slaughterers and the
agencies Of the Chicago dressed beef
believe that there was concerted &C
ton they, are not to be blamed for
their suspicion.
tie and dressed mea at rapidly declined,
until with the completion Of the block
ide 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 hrst nxed has
The relative merits Of the grades Of
,attle may enter into the situation, but
1t would probably require worlds con-
gress Of butchers and cooks to settle
supt. Moves. Of Swift 4 Co.. the Chi
caso packers, !eans back In his chair
and declaims that his customers will not
East affords. but require prime Western
beef. Mr.. De,monlco, who has already
spoken for the other side. says that he
1oes not want the stringy. range cattle
Meanwhile the retail butchers In all
the markets are bowling that they are
charge their customers an advance pro-
por tionate to that assessed by the whole
'alers. Yet family folk find that meat
Y liz. som.whs st more than high enough;
this mo, ming taken at Washington Mar
ket. and It Is quite likely that these hg-
ures average lower than the charges of
Porterbouse steak. Is to % cents a
found; sirloin, 20 to "a cents; roast, IS
to 20; rounds. IA to Is. and chucks. 10 to
A horizontal rise OF two cents is put
IN ali cured meats. which come in large
part from the West. and have been cut
arST the Gs Tas
It from their customers at this rate:
Ham, IS cents; bacon. rs cents: salt
pork, II cents; ioins OF pork, Il; smoked
tongue. II cents. corned beef, 1s to Is
cents. &C.
The prices of mutton Mt 7 and 8 cents
q pound and Of lamb at s and 10 cents
have not been much disturbed, and hold
to their common average.
Butter Is advancing. AZ q great deal
or the Eastern supply r. drawn from
Illinois and Wisconsin. First class but
| ter retails at % to Is cents a pound, fair
table butter. at 20 to % cents, and cook
Ing butter at l6 to IS cents, which Is a
slight advance.
Eggs are up also a tribe, Western eggs
being % cents a dosen, while eggs from
rearby sources are at % to rs 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 % cents a bushel, and
! other staple vegetables accordingly.
The foreign and California fruit mar
ket is In q hopeless condition. No Cali
fornia fruit i coming in and foreign
because 1t cannot be shipped West
| There 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
35. Co., 900 oranges and lemons in New
| York. They are being disposed OF al
daily auctions.