Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-03-23
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How badly managed is the system Of distribu-
ton IN the United States of products Of the earth
has been shown by evidence brought out before
the New York state food investigating committee,
which has been probing into the of the pre-
vang high cost of living Ii appears from the
facts drawn from witnesses that the high prices
which are being charged for food commodities at
present due to the activities of three hundred
commission merchants in that city who hoard up
the food supplies in vast quantities in storage
warehouses until the winter months arrive and
then sell at a profit Of 100 per cent more
If the crtizens of this city will follow an egg
from a farm in Kansas to the breakfast table in
New York said Mr. Bruce member of the
committee. they viii find that the COM
mission mel the principal cause Of high prices
In the height Of the season eggs are sold in New
York at Is cents dozen. freight charges paid
allowing the egg raiser fair profit. The pur
chaser of the over supply of these eggs-some in
dividual among the three hundred commission
merchants-puts them In cold storage during sum
mer He trucks them to the cold storage plants.
The hearings thus far held by this commission
show that the trHckage charges are under one cent
per dozen these eggs but for purposes Of
examples viii place it at one cent. It has been
further shown that il costs less than one cent a
dozen for eggs In cold storage for year giving
total cost of 20 cents dozen which the eggs
have cost the commission when placed in
storage
When the winter comes these cold storage
eggs. IN regulated quantities are put on the mar
ket high - and 80 cents per dozen. The
average winter price Is 80 cents These commits
Sion men can virtually fix their own prices and
their profits on these cold storage eggs amount 10
- Or 80 cents dozen. more than loo per cent
for holding up food supplies for q few months.
The trucking men NOT tn blame for the high
cost Of living i has been shown that their charges
are nominal. though i i conceded that the physi-
cal condition 81 Greater New York initiates
against cheap delivery The cold storage conn
pauiss not 70 blame, they have proven their
charges are A. rheap il : possible o. do husi-
mess d proht
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