New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-29
FLOODS MAY CAUSE
FOOD SHORTAGE HERE
Shipments on Roads from Mid.
die West Are All Far Be-
hind Schedule Time.
MILK DELIVERIES TARDY
Limited Supply Affects Butter
/ Eggs and Causes Higher
Prices, with Prospect of
Further Advances.

Further Advances.
Though TIE "itys milk supply mas not
I been affected by the floods and viii in all
probability remain normal present midi
cations point 10 a shortage i'm the food
supply within the next few days
/ Already there is some advance in prices,
and il is probable that a greater advance
/ will follow The butter. egg and i've
+ poultry markets are beginning to feel the
1 shortage in shipments. Fruits and vege-
/ .ablcs which at this season come almost
+ entirely from the South, have not yet
. been affected
No deliveries from the Middle West
have been made on the Pennsylvania and
the Baltimore * Ohio lines for two DAYS.
( according 10 reports. and the West Shore
and the Delaware. Lackawanna Il West
crn have made only few. The New
York Central is also behind but Is run
/ ming some of It's trains over the West
| Shore
Low Supply Causes Rise.
lu the butter market there it, at present
no reserve in the city. Little OF the
stock due Yesterday was delivered. and
the competition L. obtain the few lots
available caused d rapid rise in prices.
\ shortage is expected unless conditions
are improved speedily Eggs are short
About $500 cases were carried over the
last week. and during the five days of
| the present week some $3.50 cases have
been received. Since the citys weekly
need Of eggs i, approximately l"'."o'
cases indications point TO shortage
next week There is considerable buying
ahead and holding for higher prices. A
rise in price OF from two 20 two and u
half cents q dozen has been noticed sine"
SUNDAY. There are few eggs n old
storage only HOS cases were received
Yesterday. about two-thnds Of the nor
NAL amount Tho market closed with a
very uncertain outlook
Al. prices i'm poultry are high. lester-
day there was practically no live poultry
to be had although q consideratl" Pc
serve in storage goods was on hand.
stiH higher price and further shortage
are expected.
The floods in the northern part Of ~"
York state have had little appreciablc
effect ON the above commodities. Prob
ably less than - per cent come from trat
section
Fruits and vegetables are little affected
bv the food conditions Yesterday there
was an advance in the price Of potatoe- OF
five cents q barrel With the exception Of
cabbage. sere is very little shipping Of
these supplies from the iOodswept dis-
tricts There may be a further advance
in the price Of potatoes within the next
few DAYS. but it will probably be Sllsnt
and will not be accompanied by any So
rious rise in the price Of other futs aud
vegetables
No Shortage IN MIX.
The city, milk supply Will not be Affect
ed bv the Hoods. according 10 statements
made by the leading milk carrying rail-
roads Of the state yesterday afternoon
and though some of the supply WAL prop
ably not be delivered before 10 "I j a.
m this morning the diaries ana roadS
both deny the possibility of shortage
The. city consumes AN average Of sou"
cans Of milk day. OF these the New
| York central carries 10000 the Lehigh
Valley. 1000 the West Shore. 1000. the
Ontario a Western and Erie 5000 each'
and the Delaware. Lackawanna a West
crn 5000 The remainder Is divided
! ,nono other roads Of the state. Thc
! cusouehanna and New York. New Haven
! & Hartford each carry 1000.
.rbe New York Central officials said yes
,ordav afternoon that they were carrying
milk over the West shore tracks. but that
this would involve no delay in its dclIV-
c-v The milk trains on the Rutland d.
vision. however were not running, ana II
was said at the Central that traffic would
nat in all probability commence upon them
fin tomorrow. This. however. VIII not
involve the loss Of more than 1000 cans
from the city's supply.
The leading darics Of the state corrobo-
rated the opinion OF the railrods, the she'-
Geld Locust and Glover farms maintaining
,h., there would be no shortage. and that
tho worst that could be feared was fc"
tours' DELAY In the morning delivery.