New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-17
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| ing the kosher butchers prices higher than
| those Of previous years, and these cannot buy
| at the still higher rates demanded now. Their
| customers have protested all winter; they
| refuse to buy. The retail butchers have called
| a meeting for to-day at No. 2O6 East Broadway
| TO protest against the high prices and to try
| to devise means to get their meat at marketable
| rates.
| There is me,.t in town. and there is more on
| its way to the large trust houses" The in
| dependent dealers, who do their own killing
kere have some meat. but it is all held at adj
| vanced prices. and the buyer has TO move 1t at
| his own expense. The retailers shake their
heads and talk darkly when asked to venture
| prediction on the possibility of meat famine.
| In the beginning of the strike they joked about
| it. Meantime as each mans supply runs out.
| he pays his wholesale dealer cent or so more
| pound a straight carcass. and either loses
on his business advances his prices and Of
tends his customers. They are not willing TO
say now that genuine meat famine may not
come in a week. when the supply the whole
salers ana the Western packers have In their
refrgerators is exhausted.
The restaurants are feeling the shortage OF
meat, not because of difficulty IN buying their
supplies. but because of the advanced prices
In one two instances the prices Of steaks
have been raised In most Of the we'll known
restaurants of all grades. however the normal
prices prevail Temporarily" say the managers.
with much stress the temporarily"
Herman E. Naething. of the firm which man
ages two downtown eating houses, has to pay
three cents a pound than heretofore for
his beef. He has little trouble in getting it.
for he is served by his regular butcher So
far he has not increased the prices at his eat
ing houses, because he says, he does not
want to recognize what he considers only a
temporary disarrangement Of the conditions.
But If this lasts for any tme-say week
or two-I should have to increase my prices"
he adds.
At Delmonico's the prices the same. al
though the restaurant is paying more for its
meats than usual. No higher charge is con-
templated, unless the butchers advance their
prices again.
At Shaney's restaurants there has been no
advance. They have good supply OF meat
hand and raise OF the price schedule is
contemplated.
The meat bought for Rectors costs more than
before the strike. but the cost of steaks is the
same as ever. The restaurant is able to pur-
chase what 1t needs. but increase In its
charges is likely If II has TO pay more for its
next purchases.
NJ Francis. the manager of the Cafe Martin.
has contract for his meat supply. and so far
has not been forced to increase his prices.
III this trouble lasts only one week, two
weeks. three weeks" said he. I'VE will not make
an Increase But IL it lasts two or three months.
and have TO pay more money we may be
forced to-"
The Beaux Art restaurant has no difficulty in
buying meat. and has not raised Its prices.
There was no wholesale market yesterday.
the prices OF Friday held over. The retailers In
the markets. a rule, advanced their prices a
cent or two a pound the various meats and
wondered what they'd have pay the next
time they bought stock. Sirloin steak sold for
- cents pound yesterday; porterhouse for %
10 80 cents prime ribs for roasting. 20 TO 22
cents: lamb chops brought whatever the butcher
asked. usually from . to 80 cents: fowls sold
for 10 10 IS cents pound. roasting chicken for
20 to p cents: broilers cost 81 % pair. But
ter and cheese have not been affected. Eggs
are % cents dozen still. Veal. lamb and NUT
ton are scarce. despite the fact that s. per cent
OF those meats used here is killed In this city
Schwarzschild & Sulzberger have taken a DIFF
ferent stand from some OF the other firms and
are trying TO keep up some business A few
union men have been hired. but they are
working under adverse conditions Superintend-
ent Kirschheimer said:
We are getting all the beef we need from the
West, We have more TO work here than we
can find work for. and have had hundreds OF appli-
cations faId Inc same number OF men are working
lar customers and deliveries are on time. nearly
The striking butcher workmen held a meet
ing in Mannerchor Hall, Fifty sixth-st near
Third-ave. where they addressed by II.
L, Eichelberg. general organizer: William B.
Fitzgerald. OF the Amalgamated Association of
Street Railway Employees: Herman Robinson
general organizer OF the American Federation
of Labor. and others. All cautioned the strik-
ers 20 refrain from violence. and said that the
strikers would ultimately win
Robinson said that the American Federation
Of Labor. which has a membership of 1000 600
through the United States was in sympathy
with the strike. If II became necessary IL was
willing to assist financially and otherwise
A letter was received by II. l. Eichelberger
the strike leader. from Mr.. Donnelly. national
president of the Meat Cutters and Butcher
Workmen. in which he said he was going 10
make a tour of the country addressing meet
inss This is taken 10 mean that he does not
expect the strike to end soon. His letter con-
tinued:
Everything hero is o. X. The boys here are be-
the same 1t must be remembered that tho aght
Is not for common labor only. but is for recognition
laborers at price 1t would be only a short time
before they would attempt 10 do the thing
In every branch OF the packing business.
John t. Joyce secretary OF the information
bureau OF the union in Chicago. wrote to say
that the New-York butcher workmen by
standing out, had inspired the others with hope
There was little or nothing done at the head
quarters of the strikers executive committee
No S69 Third-ave. No violence attempted
by the strikers, but crowds of strike svmna
thizers principally boys. hung around the main
storage plant of Schwarzschild. Sulzberger e.
Co, opposite the executive committees head
quarters.
Eicheberger deprecated the disturbance as the
nOn-uniOn men leaving SchwarzschiId