Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-01-28
PRODUCE PRICE
CUT TEMPORARY
Local Retailers Say That Top
Quotations Will be Restor-
ed Next Week.
ION YOUR BUTTER AND EGGS
Farmers Have Cut Out the Middleman
and Are Selling Direct to Con-
sumer-Meats Not Affected.

In spite of the fact that the price Of
butter and eggs has decreased a few
tcents during the week, a material re-
duction is not expected by the local
dealers in either of these products.
In fact, Monday an increase is look
led for that will send the prices soar
ling to the same old place. Storage
eggs have fallen two cents a dozen,
but that does not mean that the strike
of the hen is Off Anyone who wishes
tstrictly fresh eggs will pay from 40 to
$50 cents to get them. Very few are
lin the local market at present.
The price of a pound Of creamery
butter has dropped 21a cents, but re-
tailers say it will undoubtedly be put
up to the maximum quotation Monday.
There is little or no dairy butter to be
gotten at the grocery stores. Most of
the dairy butter is sold direct to the
consumer by the farmer. The butter
which is sold by some of the retailers
and labeled dairy butter" is renova-
ted butter. Meat prices are undis-
turbed.
Scott County Farmers Resolve.
The following resolutions were adop-
ted yesterday by the Scott County
Gowa) Farmers institute in session at
Eldridge:
Whereas, The public press is pro
fuse in the announcement of the wide
spread formation of societies or clubs
embracing all walks of life, the avow
ed object of which is abstinence or
partial abstinence from animal food,
to the end that all meat products may
be reduced in price to the consumer.
Therefore, be it
Resolved, That we view with the
utmost complacency the organization of
such societies and commend them for
their financial sagacity Of not for their
patriotic intent. Further. be it
Resolved. That we most emphatic
ally condemn as unwarranted and I'M
just the avidity with which the great
meat packing interests of the country
seize upon these conditions and offer
them as an excuse for a bear" raid
upon the products of the farmer and
stockmen. The Italian hand is but
thinly disguised and its action will be
strongly resisted And, be it further
Use Same Weapons.
Resolved, That. as we believe that
the boycott is illegal and unjust, we
recognize as a fundamental principle
of law that communities as well as in
dividuals have the right TO resist with
the same weapons with which they are
attacked. To this end we believe that
the farmers and stock growers would
be justified in Withholding any or all Of
their products from the market till
such time as the growing appetite will
insure them a fair return for their
labor"
A resolution by the resolutions COM
mittee on the boycott of meats was
read and accepted as follows:
Believing that meat is an absolute
necessity for the toilers, inasmuch as
it produces the maximum amount of
nourishment from a given amount of
food. we view with regret the effort to
reduce the price by restoring to veg
etarian diet, and hope that a system of
cooperation, buying and selling, as es-
tablished in England, Germany and
Denmark. may soon be inaugurated,
which will minimize the cost of distri-
button and result in prices alike salts
factory to the consumer and pro
ducer"