New-York tribune., 1911-01-17
al)D PRICES TAKE A DROP
put Action in Outside Cities Is
w. onIy Family Echoed Here.
ou7TER ON THE ToBoGGAN
,r.t;ons in Chicago and Phila-
s0,rbia Find Prices in New
York Unchanged, However.

s.,,pia Jan. l6.-Comnission mer-
Ph''e1s',, his city to-day not only declared
'hl',I - prlces Of stored foods were about
tS, sbarplv. but that the spectators
70 To-, !, the provisions in cold storage had
back s,y soueezed especially in butter
ben Ill now disgorge at a heavy loss.
fno N-.ss bcs been asking for the rea-
,,s high cost Of living. Speculation
'''s 80 of food products IS the answer.
ino s,-.[,,la+orz have not been satisfied
10, ling the surplus Of the country 10
" .,rr Of its needs in time OF demand
y" -. been dabbling IN the necessary
supplies ..s..,, Do +,.r,ical of the
-. ber4 here was made by the hea0
,,-re wholesale firm which handles
,,,tit,es Of rutter poultry and eggs.
..- n ;he prime grades is six cents
B-.,. ,baare~ wholesale at present than
-..s this time last year
-, fresh gathered, have for several
nee, commandinr 80 cents a dozen
',,..,..,le here. n drop Of from one to two
-, ,er DAYS. Eggs Of the grade known
'.-,,,rcisllv as prime have dropped in the
,srrod three cents 70 90 cents dozen
-. ,,ssic,for now is that there viii be
,...t,- and sharper slump in wholesale
... .-,. ~ butter and eggs, as the stocks Of
=. storage houses arc put upon the mar
wholesale meat prices are also expected
=. sso're shortly in sympathy with the
,.-s- r-.ces for dairy and poultry supplies
re,go. Jan. ls-A belief that millions
., rornds OF butter and eggs. now held
,.-s IN cold storage, were about 10 De
,.,vr on the market helped 20 cause a
40, IN wholesale prices Of both to-day.
r,-, 5rtter. quoted al % cents a week
,,o to-day was placed at q cents.
pics SET bv the Chicago board, where
.s krow,sdea that fresh supplies VIII be
&c. IN competition with storage goods
(, more keenry felt. showed a greater
,-ssr There has been no equivalent de-
,r-s .a retail prices thus far.
r,s rgafsns1 statement that the cold
er-a.s houses we're going 10 be rid Of
..- .rr,errg before May ], in order 20
80. room ..r this years production, re-
Z fsr Dr. I'D. H.IH Ah' AaI I.I...tl q 20 Nr
-4f 'ool Inspector. 10 food inspectors 10
az, special sts~s 90 prevent tainted eggs
r. h-t,s- reaching consumers. Food in
,.s,,5-s were ordered 90 examine every
ss O, goods and eonascate all eggs that
v,rs r dcgbt
Omaha. Jan rf-BJtter eggs and poultry
fsr, taken Substantial drops iu prices in
r. ctr .r ihs last week, and commission
t,s,-s predict auu further decreases 10 a
ss- rus rzas already have fallen
,-.s l-za- and butter cents a pound
r-sE..,a. that cold storage eggs will
Ft- q. cents dozen within month.
omaha ie .He largest manufacturing point
'.- rs,ts- r ,Ho world. and drop here
r.- H.rr. Ft. tls manufacturers. all
rr-,- -r. said 10 fc heavily l1ade1 with
Hs .i~r.f.'.
r,#rs.s-. Jam 16-Put'er quotations are
fw f.r sva cents r pound from ne
mar. az t-s winter The best cream
81 butter. which short time ago was
.--1 at vEo..ea'. at 90 and s. cents "a
--l .- now quoted GO 90 cents. Eggs
i- ..s.s. .arr ALSO declined .-ou th. toy
--s .' f." winter
v.Ire largely. eggs and butter bore no
'-.aF down 'a~s IN tEis city YESTERDAY
--a .... Isolated cases ol oeEs offered
-r- t. cents dozen cheaper than
--. "at prevailed tho middle OF Inst
vft r. ".-. on, e1 many different
rIlss 10 s-a.
saturday H....sa'. dealers mot i1 'Nc
bag. room o, tH- Nsw york Mercantile
TtaHr. Hr# placed fha responsibility fur
o.. .-sa,r. ... prices rpou t.a ample
Boulder. 0f opt. retailer. THE retailers
Hrsrs. vI.. trTt. chat yesterdays whole
nt 1-cos for butter and eggs were uu-
1-Fsi from sE1ea o. last week New
a0 c.-s brought wholesale yesterday s
'-. cents. good storage eggs. o. and o.
T-' fines. creamery butter -6 and IS
'-s a0I E... creamery butter o. and o.
'.s The '. uI cold storage eggs
tarl January 3 Ias. amounted 20 app
FT-a.a.r "A. 10000 or au egg for every
-. woman an. child ir the metropolis
f Ia. F.r.......r days a year ago
'F F.-. 900 more eggs iu stock
%. '-. -'-ae. companies had ON hand
January a.t rwfeI pounds Of butt
'' a' AGAINST only -i4,5on1 pounds a year
j. ey.- ono On the United States
''- .l' r pound of butter o Gay
'E H0r. .ur wo would have q butter
Am. b. '.-.-.. THIS n.littIes the prop
VIZ ar7 wo..ars hopes of au early
fu-.
F 7a'.-.- ..a. eggs should begin 90
F." 7--. from now oa and II the
'''.''' man can get along without pro-
1t storms 'Hr.. otherwise hens will
II. .. housewife. should. FOO due time.
money ... meantime. Keep your
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