New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-22
LIVING HERE MORE COSTLY
THE RISE IN THE PRICES OF MEAT
AND ICE.
RETAIL BUTCHERS PREPARING TO FIGHT
THE TRUsT-TALR OF SENDING
pENTs Up TOO

RENTS Up. TOO.
Indications increase almost daily that the privi-
lege Of living In N~w-York il going 10 cost more
this fall and winter than ever before. or course
no loyal New Yorker will admit that SUCH priv
!lege is really dear at any price. but still there y
nearly a practical unanimity In the VerdlCI 'Ho.
the cost should not be raised without the Des' Va
reasons. Therefore the action o. the peer "us'
IN arbitrarily advancing the price OF one Vi 'I
necessaries of life and the action OF the ice Trust
In increasing tie cost OF another OF the neces-
saries OF nfe-at least In hot weather-ann the
rumored effort Of landlords 10 put up rents are re-
garded with righteous Indignation by nearly az
those citizens who are not Immediately oehe"'eu
by the increase.
Among those whom superficial observer might
suppose to be In the latter class are the retall
butchers The In the price OF beef has brought
no profit them many OF them declare, put Fati's'
loss. This is owing TO the fact that New o'Aels
are abe to buy less beef al the increased price
than they were before and the aggregate decrease
OF sales is already enormous. Spurred on oy the
loss OF custom, the Retail Butchers Protective As-
ISOLATION Is planning TO fight the trust In us own
chosen territory by constructing abattoirs OF theH
own here. where they can slaughter the oeeVes
which their agents will buy from the farmers ana
ranchers In the West and ship East to be sold mere
by the retailers who are members OF the associa-
ton at prices considerably below those when must
now be demanded II the retailer Is 10 pay the trust
what II exacts and have fair living margin Ielt
over
SUPPORT PROMISED.
Plenty Of financial support is promised for the
scheme and the organization has a large member
ship which Is likely 70 he rapidly and waterway IN
creased II the Undertaking proves profitable. There
are about three thousand retail butchers in Man
haitian alone and 100 Of these are already r1em-
bers Of the association with more coming In every
day
They have called meeting at Bloomingdale ma"
No 9l5 Eighth ave headquarters OF the assoo'a
ton for this evening for the official discussion oil
the plans outlined ny the Executive Commute
which contemplates the formation Of a cooperative
association whereby the retailers may take ,hs
meat supply entirely into their own nahas- Pro
Wagner il president Of the Retail Butchetis -,
tective Association. and he Is quoted as sayis ma
is ready TO be paid in as soon II Is called Tor
He said the trust had added one more cent p2--e
10 the price Of beef yesterday. but tne ie1a,e 20
had decided 10 pay this without passing II Up 20
their customers They nope soon 70 pc Az ,cta,as
orders the trust instead OF accepting its
matter now unreasonable -, ,..s,a-d,,. OK
Agents OF the association were busy yes'eIGq43 he
orn5niug properties In jersey city which HlFht "
available for abattoirs. They expect halu ~ ~
from the trust. The Big Five, OF ChGaeo, i@ E,i1
probably establish rival retau butcher shops IN II!e
XIV whore beef viii D.. soid al loss II necessary
10 discourage the association DutcneTs II mrs. a.
coihpeel ~ SrSe - So nrtces again but IL does
not seem possible that in 80 intelligent commit
nitv a. New-York considers itself 20 be. the peops
IN I 2ay mo s9T Is 1 Sstaa9 y those q It's puck
rivals II they do many will say that they deserve
to be doomed to eat chuck steak. instead OF porter
Aiready the augmented price Of beef is having me
Srs Advancing also. because Of ne increased de-
mand for substitutes 10 beet IN me uaLlS ~ -,
70 go cents in the last two months. Poultry IS
soon expected follow. as well as mutton an Snh
pork Moreover. when the current contracts 49, 80.
dealers have made with the ce trust expire. mere
seems 70 be a general belief that the combination
will put its wholesale figures Tor ice Jlst a. ~
recently increased rs price 10 sInali coIsl .--
When that day comes 10 will cost the outcner
more keep his meat, the grocer more 20 Arp Is
butter the daryman more TO keep his mlIh ihe
ser store man more 20 preserve his stock % deca-
cies and the confectioner more 10 heeP ms lCe
consumer No wonder the man on a Fixed salary
feels glum he contemplates this cheering pros
There seems 70 be general impression among
those who are IN touch win teaI fsIa1g la.,TiS
in October, which has come 70 be the time "nen
most new leases are made Heei estate sEe ad ne
b foun5 nrtrcpaliv in the fact that there likely
n he an unusual demand for buildings Of all kinds
this wear The generally prosperous condition or
cre On ~ Other hand n s though; that the
Increased cost building materials will tend 70 dis
have been going on f'r some tiVs.
There are those however who assert that stores
and Offices. fat and dwelling houses have gone
up so rapidly and in such large numbers that
even with larger demand the supply WI exceed
the demand and prevent any consideranle genera
rise in rents With considerable uncertainty exist
ing n the minds Of those who have studied the SUD
5ect whether there will really 0e any rise al
all any estimate As 10 the amount of increase =
purely imaginary. Those who suggest that rents
viii 60 up speak OF possible increase all around
~ q per cent and others predict an advance even
greater.
Contrary 70 -he tendency. as reported In Manhat-
tan real estate dealers iu Brooklyn say that mere
Is little likelihood that rents will he increased IN
this borough The coming fall Indeed. they say.
that as there are so many vacant houses IN
Brooklyn at the present time II would be folly 70
attempt 20 put up the rentals Already me SUD
the business OF the agents IN the more thickly
populated districts and the latter have been
obliged 10 offer special inducements 70 secure ten
ants.