New-York tribune., 1900-05-13
MILK SUPPLY NOT MUCH CUT.
NO SERIOUS EFFECT YET FROM THE
GRAVES CIRCULAR.

Inquiry developed the fact yesterday that the
teegrams and circulars sent TO the farmers of the
Five States Milk Producers Association by Will
lam Graves. who gave his address as No 30 Broad
St care of Flint & Co., ordering them TO hold back
their milk unless the dealers agreed to pay them
the price which he had in. their name, had been
in some degree successful. The amount held back
variously estimated by milk dealers and others
at from two hundred to one thousand forty quart
cans Notwithstanding the reduction, there was no
difficulty in obtaining all the milk required.
There is increased supply of milk at this sea-
son of the year. Those dealers who found them
selves short able to replensh their stocks
from the surplus receipts of other dealers. The
dealers do not know what the ultimate effect of
Mr. Gravess orders will be upon the supply of
milk, but believe that the farmer will not care to
withhold his milk at loss to himself for more
than day two. 1t is understood that it IS not
the intention of the promoters of the scheme to re-
imburse the farmers for the money which they lose
by following the directions sent them.
Tribune reporter called upon few of the
milk dealers yesterday afternoon in order to learn
the effect Of the orders
at the Office of the Beakes Dairy Company No.
206 East Twefth-st., 1t said that there
few cases here and there of stoppage of milk. but
that unless the cases became more numerous than
they were yesterday little harm would be done
All the dealers. it said. had plenty of milk.
This statement of the situation corroborated
practically at the office of the Tri-State Dairy
Company No. 224 East Twenty -fourth-st. r. B.
Baker. president of the Tri-State Dairy Company,
said that 1t would he hard to tell what the ultimate
effect of the movement would be, but that 1t
looked if the milk would along in good
quantities. He said that the company received its
milk yesterday and expected to obtain full supply
to-day. as nothing had been heard to the contrary
from the company's agents. He thought the farm
ers would feel more like holding back their milk If
they were being reimbursed for the monetary loss
He added that Mr.. Graves Informed him in the
morning shortage
was one thousand cans, and that the shortage to-
day would be greater
present milk receipts day about twenty four
thousand ID cans apparently several days will elapse
known
The effect of reduction in the supply of milk
will probably be increase In the retail price
one one OF the dealers expressed It yesterday thus
put of milk IS ea1oed the ea
hsv s w raise eo the f price until they get what milk
WaS ,5at sad by person acquainted with the
ducers' Association from a committee Of the organ
ization to whom the members had given power of
fSrv fSr the rsds sale Of & their milk at higher price
capacity he sent the notices the farmers regard.
ing the disposition Of their milk. and to the dealers
the farmers with whom they already have e"S con- ~
tracts two cents quart and to himself five cents
dealers consider this an effort to establish a
monopoly by forcing them to sell out or be driven
Joseph saeInmles of No 2O2 Beecker-st.. a milk
raves wsi bas aaG1e1 ad yefterday th r as @ saving
AIS 1Hs'r9nrng ar dealers with offers to buy them out
the trust at two. four and six months secured bv
The preferred stock Of the trust 0he New.York
organizel The notes for the business are 70 he
Pdid R IN ha IN cash cash and half in stock and the good
who would would think tn nix Of ~ GaeSeptng sch terms
be backing Graves n be nraant who said to
UNSUCCESSFUL 1t was said that he was of town