The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-14
SUPPLIES COST CITY
100000 EXTRA.
st. Louis Feels Effects of Nearby
Flood in Increased Prices of
Food and Fuel.
ESTIMATED LOSS In SIX DAYS.
Coal, Meat and Vegetables Show
Greatest Advances, While
Milk Is Scarce at Nor
NAL Price.

Although ST. Louis has not been under
water. the innundaticu OF the EI!ssiss!pu;
ard kaw valleys has cost this city almost
100000 in six days for supplies
The price % food products has increased
- per cent. The meat, coal and milk sup
ply has been curtailed.
Meat for the last week has cost - per
cent more than tho usual price; vegetables
have increased in cost at least - pe- cent;
milk has been scarce. ard although the
dealers have stood the loss. 20 per cent Of
the milk supply of the city has been cut
off
For coal the manufacturing establish
nlents have been paying 80 Per cent more
for their fuel than under normal CONT
lions And II has been a stern fight to
Keep the plants from shutting down.
=, In ST. Louis each day there Is Used more
than I2,0o1 tons of coal. The average value
e this coal is $4,000 day. Since last
Monday the cost has increased 81 mar cent
and the resultant loss to the manufacture
ing and industrial interests Of TIE cIsy-
amounts 10 about $4,000 in this instance
alone.
COAL AND MEAT HIGHER
Meat has been high ever since the report
arrived of the isolation Of the stock yards
OF East St Louis. From 81. Joseph. Oma-
ha and Western points the meat supply Of
st. Louis has been obtained
An advantage has been taken of the mar
ket and the big dealers have increased the
price - per cent. This item alone causes q
loss to the people OF St Louis of about S5e.-
90 day.
1t is believed. that the meat market will
become normal in a week. In the meantime
St Louis citizens viii have been compel ed
10 pay fully $4,000 more than normal con-
ditions demand.
The prices of milk have not heen raised.
but in the main dealers have not been able
rants and large establishments have OBJ
tanned milk, but the average customer has
beer compelled TO contend with limited
AS far as the milk situation is con-
cerned." said William Grafnan, last night.
we have had a hard fight. but believe
into normal shape within the next few
We have been receiving milk under
and transportation by steamer has piacei
the milk market in a condition that cannot
be figured on.
MILK SIMPLY SCARCE.
"An the dealers of the city have done
the best they could and they have not taken
advantage OF the conditions TO raise the
price. Those who could do without milk
We're compelled to give way 10 the estab-
lishments who had to have the commodity
to carry on their business
"Coneerning coal" EdrEard Devoy re-
marked yesterday afternoon. fields re-
ceiving consideration to-day have never
been known by the ST Louis market. From
Pittsburg. Kas.. and Huntington. Ark. the
coal that is being used to-day in St Louis
is obtained.
The increase In price to 30 per cent is
due to the fact that these centers have an
advantage over US at this time. They com
mand the situation. and although there
are $50 cars of coal in the yards of St
Louis, it Is possible n get the commodity
$50 miles away from here before we cam
reach the supply at our door"
The vegetable situation Is rendered seri-
Gus by the failure of the, tomato crop in
the eastern part of Texas Although string
beans and small fruit are coming in In con-
siderable quantities. the prices are high.