The Washington times., 1910-11-17

The statement Of Dr- Harvey ".
Wiley, chief OF the Bureau OF Cheuis-
Try Of the Department OF Agriculture,
made IN The Times yesterday, 10 the
effect that the alleged reduction in the
prices OF meats is fctici0gs, and is
founded on a scheme OF the packers
is being verified ia numerous quarters
today.
Dr. Wiley's charges that the packers
are manipulatf-s----r lr-zr-fzEr-JtT meet
their Cwa selfish eutfs were tele=ra7l--i
through the country last night Todays
dispatches brought verldcaI0u OF the
conclusion reached by the distinguished
chemist
These dispatches demonstrate coucIus-
lively that the reduction in the price or
meats is a myth, so Tar as the U U-Iruats
consumer is concerned For Instance
investiEati0ns In New York disclose the
fact that. while the people Of that city
are reading Of Q reduction, il other
cities the price of meat Is maintaining
its high level there
Baltimore Conditions.
The same situation Is found in BaItI-
more The newspapers in that city
have had dispatches from other parts
Of the country anuoUnciHg a reduction
ID the price Of meats but when the
Baltimorean goes to market. he pays
practically the same price FOR his beef
that he paid q week ago
In Washington Ike condition pre-
walls There may be a slight reluctiJn-
but the reduction is entirely IusiEuIti-
cant when compared with the falling
or n prices announced by the Chicago
packers In other words. the house
ed that the householder L. Baltimore
is now able To buy meats at a very
material reduction IN price The BaLtI-
more hOusenolde-, unable 10 ind q
gone into effect. hears about better
prices IN New York.
Philadelphia furnished q most inter
estinE confederation OF the charges
dealers in that city TO-DAY admitted that
there has been no reduction IN the price
OF meats and IN support OF that state
ulenJ they called attention TO the fact
increased the price Of beef TO retailers
- cents hundred pounds
Paying Same Price.
In Chicago. where the reduction IL
the price OF meat should be- felt drst-
the consumer IS paying the same high
prices ne paid week ago There was l
price Of dressed meats but this reduc-
tion vas not passed on To the consumer
1t was lost in the shuttle somewhere BE-
tween the packer and the retailer.
Il the consumer wants TO buv meat
at a smaller dgure than that demanded
by the butcaer q week ago he VIII. IN
nearly every instance, have TO cOndue
his purchases TO TOTk-
Investigations Il-.te in New York dis
close the interesting z fact That il is the
family which has money enough 20 buy
pCTjeTEoUSe steaks that is getting the
only benefit OF the s0-calIed reductions
On November l. in New York CITY, the
price per pound Of pOrteThOuSs steak
was . and = cents a pOuud- today the
price quoted Is % and . cents Chuck
steak, however, which is bought extern
SiVely by the DOOr families Of the east
side, shows an increase on November [
this class Of beef was selling for = and
i cents D0und- today the prices are Is
and Is cents.
Another Increase
Pot roasts. another class OF meat
bought by poor families, also shows an
increase On November pot rossts
were sold for II and 16 cents a pound
today the prices are is and IS cents.
Reductions are so be found IN the prices
Of pork. f0uF- ? ans, and potatoes
While houSel-ai ders are looking in vain
for a reduction IN the price Of meats.
they viii discover. in a day or two.
that there VIII be an increase in the
price OF coffee The price CT coffee for
June delivery on the New York C0Hee
Exchange yesterday was 10 cents a.
pound, the highest price in ten years.
Ultimately this increase also VIII he
passed along 10 the consumer
Another mo cation that DR.. Wiley
knew what he was talking about when
he charged the packers with bad faith
comes from Chicago. where the retau