New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-11-16
Bumper Germ Crop Gets tho
CTedit-0ther FoodStuffS
AIsJ Fall.
THIS CITY AN EXCEPTION
Retailers Here Ascribe Tumble
in Other Places to Overstock-
ing-Views of Big
Packers.

the country has set in within tns laSC
fortv-eieht hours. New York City
stands out prominently as the lone ex-
cep:ion to this lowering Of prices. whole
sale dealers in this city declaring that
the decline is only temporary and is due
to the feet that the retail merchants are
overloaded and are seeking 10 dispose
OF their excess supply.
Chicago. PittSburg. Washington. Omaha.
s.. Louis and other large markets all
report substantial cuts in food prices.
the reason for the lower prices being
ascrihed 20 a bumper corn crop and the
consequent flooding OF the cattle market
by the farmers
OF course. other reasons are being ad-
vanced by divers interests For IN
stance the Democrats, who made their
battle cry I'm the last campaign. Lower
the cost of living" have seen their Op-
portunity in the lower cost of fOOdstuffs
aud are saving 7 told you so" with
monctonous regularity. They cite. as
the cause of the jammins down OF
prices. not the extra yield in the corn
crop. but q bumper political crop
Other reasons derived from cloudy
sources are put forward by some. but all
that interests the hOusekeeper and the
man who has to foot the bills is that
things are cheaper. let the credit be
given to whornsoever deserves it
Corn Harvest Said To Be Cause.
The large meat packers In Chicago sa"
they have been receiving unusually largo
shipments Of cattle at the stockyards.
owing to the great harvest OF corn. and
that this accounts for the reduction IN
the price of meats. Commission men
predict still lower prices on everything
excent eggs. which they say are high
and viii go higher
The following quotations show some OF
the reductions in Chicago in the lass
week:
SUGAR, from one-half a cent to a cent
q POUND: flour, by the barrel. 10 cents
pork. Is cents pound; lamb. cents
chickens. u. cents; beef. 2l2 10 3 cents
The decline from the first Of October
varies from 20 to ~ cents on cattle on
the hoof. and the market in general -
~ cents lower than IT was a week ago.
Hogs have experienced the greatest de-
cline. the price being almost 81 a hun
dred lower.
Dealers in this city-that is. the re-
tailers-can see no joy in the alleged
general reduction They say that they
are the persons most affected. because
the public. hearing of the lower prices.
clamors and insists upon cheap meat AMI
poultry.
Turkey. for instance said one WASH
irigton Market dealer. is % cents
round. and it was five cents better last
year 1T this time But I think prices are
going UP. despite what rumor says. and
I believe that by Christmas the price
will 5e advanced two To five cents
pound"
Packers Here Offer No Comfort
Swift & Co the Armour Packing
Company. Schwarzschild & Sulzberger
and other big wholesale dealers said
Yesterday that thev could see no reduc-
ton Some Of their representatives
would speak in monosyIIabIes and gave
the impression that the COW was still
Jumping over the moon
: canvass Of the Wholesale beef mar
aet. while fndiea ting that the price on
poultry and game is temporarily low
cred. shows that beef and the more sub
stantiaI meats. upon which the country
at large subsists are still al prohib;tivs
prices. despite the bumper crop OF grain
Across the East River. in Brooklyn.
some of the retail dealers lowered the
rrice Of pork two or four cents a pound
The retail price OF poultry also took a
big drep.
In the nations capital. Washington.
wholesale dealers stated yesterday that
prices Of meats were taking a decided
tumble. with indications that other food
stufrs would follow in the decline.
In the wholesale district it was said
that the price OF beef has been reduced
between four and five cents a POUND t
is expected that other meats viii take
a downward trend The retailers had
not officially heard of the reduction and
continued 10 quote the high prices
\ reduction OF one cent pound in tho
price Of lard at retail, and of from Ons
to two cents a pound in the retail price
Of the cheaper grades of beef. was an
1T Kansas City yesterday.
You may look for cheaper prices IN
all kinds OF meat soon." a big dealer
said. Fancy beef will be the next %
come down"
Consumers Getting the Benefit
In st. Louis retail markets bought
fresh meats from two 10 three cents 4
pound cheaper than week ago Beef
,arcasses sold at from IL 20 IS cents.
md mutton from : 10 9 cents lower Ths
consumer has derived the benefit. ac-
,orCing to retail dealers The recent
nigh prices OF meat brought about a
lemand for the cheaper cuts. and these
nave advanced. while the choice steaks
md portions have declined.
Meat prices have dropped sharply IN
Cincinnati. bacon being from four TO
i've cents a pound and live hogs selling
II 81 % a hundred less than the prices
luOted q week ago. Coffee. butter and
.ggs. however. show steady rise.
Cleveland reports very positive drops
n the prices of meats hogs being quot
d az a reduction of 81 ~ hundred
,thfr meats have declined in lesser
tgree. Retail prices also are affected
" the general drop. and it is expected
hat turkeys viii be selling at Il cents a
,oUud for the Thanksgiving trade