New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-11
HEAT DECREASES MILK
| SUPPLY 40 PER CENT
Dealers Pay Farmers Premium
to Encourage Shipment of
Larger Quantities.
POOR WILL SUFFER MOST
Dealers Say Prices of Cheap
Grades Are Almost Certain
to Advance-Inspectors
Making Night Rounds.
POOR WILL SUFFER MOST

Hot weather and dry pastures have re-
duced by 80 PER cent the amount OF milk
ordinarily shipped to this city, It was learned
Yesterday from milk dealers. A number
OF the big dealers are now paying farmers
Is cents a hundred pounds more in their
effort TO encourage the shipment Of more
milk. So serious has become the situation
that the Milk Exchange will hold meet
ing on Friday TO decide on increasing the
nr,ces Maid TO farmers for milk in an effort
TO get more OF II.
Daniel Horton, OF the Sheffield Farms
slawson- Decker Company, said yesterday
II was true that company was paying a
premium at the present time Mr.. Horton
said however, that the shortage would be
felt in the loose milk or delicatessen trade
more than in any other. Asked II It would
not raise tho price for the consumer, he
said that was question up to the whole
sale dealer II the wholesalers decided to
increase the price paid to farmers, they
probably would increase the price for the
store keepers. and the store keepers in re-
turn might put the burden on the poor peo-
pie who bought loose milk.
Other milk dealers said yesterday that
the supply would be shorter than az any
time in many years and that prices Of the
cheaper grades were almost certain to take
an aerial flight in the near future.
With little or no rain since June Is
pastures have been parched brown, and cat
tie have suffered for water in the states
from which this city gets its 100000
quarts OF milk day. Great quantities Of
milk have soured because of the heat
Because Of the intense heat in this city
at the present time Health Commissioner
Lederle has a number of milk inspectors
going the rounds OF the city where milk ts
sold loose The Commissioner explained
yesterday that he would insist on having
milk kept at a temperature not above IS
degrees. and that II was preferable 10 have
1t down to 50 and so degrees
THE inspectors have been making the
rounds at night" said the Health Commits
sioner. ito make sure that small dealers
were not violating the rules Of the depart
ment regarding temperature"
The Commissioner said he had been told
by milk dealers that there was a big short
age because Of the hot weather and that
there might be an increase In the price Of
loose milk because of higher prices paid to
farmers.
Tho plan to have all milk sold in this
city pasteurized except the certified grades
or cooking milk would not cause an In
crease in the price OF the loose milk, the
Health Commissioner maintained, saying
that loose pasteurized milk was now being
sold In stores for the same price as loose
raw milk.
II have been informed by milk Dealers
he said, that loose pasteurized milk is
bringing the same price as loose raw milk.
Dealers because Of the competition have
to sell loose pasteurized for the same price
as loose raw milk
The Health Commissioner said he be-
lieved the smaller dealers who had hesi-
tated to follow the rules and regulations Of
the department regarding the sale Of milk.
would soon follow the lead OF the majority
of the dealers. who had done 80.
Those dealers who have put in pasteuri-
zation plants and had labels printed are
insistent that the others be required to
live up to the same regulations.
Commissioner Lederle said that under the
new milk regulations a man who paid 10
cents for bottle Of milk would get every
thing that he was entitled to. The milk
would have the required solids or the De-
partment OF Health would know the reason
why In establishing cooking grade Of
milk and In having 1t marked for cooking
purposes only" the housewife who could
not afford to pay the same price for milk
for cooking that she could for drinking
might take advantage OF the Grade milk
and use 1t at less expense.
In other words" said the Health Com
missioner. the consumer will get what he
IL entitled to. He will not be paying 10
cents a quart for cooking milk. as he may
often have done when the regulations were
not In force"
Besides seeing that milk is kept at the |
right temperature in stores. the depart,I
ment inspectors examine It on arrival at /
the milk depots in this city.