New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-14
MEAT RISING STEADILY.
A MARKED ADVANCE IN THE PRICE OF
BARRELLED BEEF AND PORK.
DIE TO THE DEMAND RY THE GOVERNMENT
DrANs CONTINUE HIGH. But FLOUR
IS CHEAPER PRICES OF SOME

sTArT.E FOODS.
The chief feature OF the provision market Just
now Il the steady advance In oarreIed and canned
meats 1t Is almos; impossible 10 buy oarrelled beef
at a reasonable price. because those VINO nave II are
holding their stocks for still higher prices Accord
ing 20 tho statement Of representative OF one OF
,Ae big Western packing houses yesterday Il has
ri.an 81 a barrel within the last three weeks. He
said the rise VAS continuing so steadily tnat ne
would NOT sell FIVE hundred barrels without con-
ferrirg with MA firm. Pla;e beef has advanced
IN q week Barrel.ed beef sold in this city yester.
day for 81. and ss and some dealers thought II
would go I'D to $50 A barrel There are TWO HUNDRED
hounds IN a barrel Canned beef also continued 70
advance and as much as g 20 a dozen was asked
This Is about q cents pound. The rapid rise IN
pIl,es is due to the large purchases already made
~ the Government and those which II IL expected
I, vill make Within the next few weeks BY reason
OF the large Army which must be fed. there Is at
present a vas. demand for supplies. II Ia also SAID
rhat the supply Of Gamers as the beef cattle
which are used for canning are called Is limited.
II Includes old cows. Texas steers. bulls and tho
poorer era les OF cattle IN general II prices con-
time 10 advance much higher however. packers
ntl proha bly, slaughter hsher grades Of beef cattle
.or canning purposes This will also apply 10 the
packers Of salt BEET The rise IN the price o. canned
beef since ne war began is about eight cents
pound
Bsrrelled pork Is also rising steadily. and It has
advanced 81 rs within a week The advance IN oa-
con- hams and other smoked goods IL not so
marked because the Government is not buying 50
largely OK these articles ne pie OF oeaa.s In
nues 10 interest the provision market az tney nav:
gone up about J" per cent some o. tne hy S "a
asking 81 70 and 81 Is bushe for beans which they
some pn6 ago u Gr The ai a as nee days.
but butter does not show any marked rise.
-Four mas followed the decline IN May wheat and
went down aaou' % cents 4 barrel Yesterday Tals
will be good news TO the poorer classes. TO waom
ns s aGeSne in v he price o. July wheat IN
apols and Duluth. where the pig -four mills are, Is
less it shold 10 so late the sun,msr Just before
,he spring what "a ready Tor grinding Rice con-
city Ter. coffee and groceries generally continue
odereey arm but ,ners is no afyaTse n TrRn rTes
/ Fresh fruits and vegetables are coming into the
market IN large 9uans ana prizes are s,e extremely F
continue be low IN price. and are row one Of the
dearest aSy Of sS'd y the maHe sos Sn,
at less than 4 cent apiece and oranges are Jus, a
cent apiece, Bananas are % cents dozen and hot
house peaches bring Ave cents apiece.
Fish. the whole. IS higher tnan II was. Blue
Ash is TWO and half Gems higher than II was .
week ago and fresh .nackerel brings 50 cents. IN.
stead OF g. Frogs leg. are . cents pound and
brock trout :lom Long Island 81 pound 49,.
Rhode Island turkeys are - cents pound. and
spring ducklnes 20 cents Philadelphia clpons are
So cents pound and spring chickens % cents. Fine
Jersey fowl bring is cents pound.
THE CROWDS STILL WATCH AND WAIT.
NEW BULLETIN BOARD DEVICE STARTS SOME
ALARMING REPORTS.
Park Row and CITY Hall Park. In front Of tho
newspaper Offices. again black with the
crowds watching the bulletin boa ds all day yes
terday. The crowd was thickest as Il has been
since tho war began. outside The Tribune Building.
on which two big bulletin boards are displayed.
and every fresh dispatch read with keen In
terest. An American crowd IS never h.atantly pa
q doors
the public interest being taken In the war by the
enormous numbers OF persons. who some OF them
for many hours time wait IN all weathers
for the latest intelligence from the front.
There are also a number OF boards uptown. par
ticuarly in the theatre district and large crowds
gather at the various points where the news Is dis
played one enterprising newspaper gives the In
telllgence in manner which occasionally leads 10
curious results At night. by an ingenious arrange.
shows the news in letters OF fire. about foot IN
nnsh In sonseGuepbcs dsPsGn n can se draw
backs Owing 10 the small amount OF space ana i
course the intelligence has 10 be presented In Sec
lions. The effect on some observers is peculiar:
department declares there is no danger OF New
York being bombarded." This is split up into
he hase not owed s %6e "RsSsts
sS am bens TGFas them in the
And then. perhaps the report from some blast
ing. %phc have BEEN making nervous old
trembe lately VIII take place just az that momen,
terrifying news. In the cafes in the neighborhood
Of Twenty-third-st extraordinary and blood-curd::
ling rumors have been current lately Many OK
them have probably been due to this cause.
ANOTHER STATEN ISLAND BATTERY.
1T MOUNT SIX HEAVY GUNS ON WARDS
POINT. AND WILL PROTECT THE EN-
TRANCE TO RARirAN BAY
Lieu.enan, r. r. Raymond from the Corps OF En-