Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-01-28


Chicago. Jan. 25.-Agitators against the
high cost of living gained their first
victory in their battle against prevailing
food prices yesterday when reductions OF
3 to per cent were announced in The
wholesale prices of eggs, butter pota-
toes, pork products and the better grades
OF dressed beef cuts.
Big recessions also were made In the
value of live hogs, cattle and sheep and in
the quotations of wheat, corn. oats and
provisions on the speculative markets.
OF chief benefit to the house wife were
the declines in butter, which dropped
from 81 cents a pound wholesale to 81
cents and in eggs, which receded to 50
cents a dozen as compared with "a cents
last week. The Elgin butter market
recorded a big slump. Butter men who
had been bidding as high as SS cents reg
istered bids of but 80 cents and received
offerings at this price. The deals prac-
tically decided the price.
Three reasons were given In Elgln as
the cause of the decrease-the agitation
against the high price of foodstufs-a
break I'm the corner on butter, held ny
n butter company of Aurora, and the
decline in the demand since the holidays.
In the Chicago wholesale markets, po-
tatoes went down to 80 and 90 cents a
bUShel against an eAIreue piASe VI
cents on Saturday.
NEW YORK, Jan. 25.-Milk, eggs ana
butter led the procession of receding
prlces in food products here today. Ma
tion-wide agitation aided by potent local
influences have brought about the drop
Meat. tcc, is on the decline, following
a greatly decreased consumption. state
anti-monopoly laws ale to be invoked IN
the movement to combat the trusts that
have advanced food prices.
Toda- a special grad Jury whose par
ticular Office it will be to consider the Ell
feet of combinations among dealers in
foodstuffs. w5s sworn in. While it is ex-
pected first to zeal with the alleged milk
combine the meat question is likely to
be investigated thoroughly, and possibly
the whole scope of the food situation Will
be taken in curing itE probing.
Milk is down a cent quart already
on at least two big dealers routes; but
ter in the best Qualities has been cut
cents a pound. and eggs are OFF cents
dozen in local markets. Storage eggs
that have been selling as strictly fresh
at high prices are no longer put out as
such. the big wholesalers say.
Weather conditions we're none too pro-
pitious fol the Union Square mass meet
ing in protest against high food prices,
but a great Gutpouring, nevertheless, was
expected.
ELGIN, ILL.,, Jan. 25.-The price of extra
fancy creamery butter dropped to 80
cents a pound on the Elgin board of trade
yesterday.
The sudden drop from Be cents coming
in the midst of the agitation against the
high prices of food, caused general COM
ment as to the cavTe. 1t was admitted
by the board members that the drop was
due largely to the agitation and to the
tendency in many localities to temporarily
abstain from high-priced foodstuffs. Word
had reaLned Elgin that some localities
had entered into butter boycott. Be-
| fore the lard met it was generally be-
| neved a drop would be necessary. When
the quotation committee reported the
S0-cent price it VAS greeted with APP
| plause.
CHICAGO, Jan. 25.-Roger W. Babson,
of Boston, in an address berore the Chi