Evening star., 1913-12-03
Retailers Offering Produce at
Lower Figures-Decline
in Wholesale Prices.
NOT DUE TO BOYCOTT.
DECLARED BY DEALERS
Campaign Spreads and Mrs. Logan
Seeks Support of Wives of
Cabinet Officers.

Whether or not the boycott instituted
by the householders of Washington on
the high price of eggs has anything to do
with it. something has caused today a
decided drop in wholesale prices of eggs.
This is expected 10 bring prices down in
the retail market. already slight reduc-
ton being noted. but not 10 the figures
the members of the anti-egg-using league
demand.
The wholesale egg dealers say the drop
in prices is not caused by the boycott.
bu by an increase in the supply and a
continuation of the light demand. which.
caused by prevailing high prices. has ex-
listed for several weeks.
Be the cause what il may, eggs are low
er in price and the dealers in the whole
sale market say they look for prices to be
still lower than those quoted today.
Yesterday strictly fresh Virginia eggs
we're quoted wholesale, In five-case lots.
al from IS to 80 cents q dozen. This
morning this same grade of eggs sold at
81 TO 80 cents a dozen. and there was
reduction of about cents dozen all
along the line to storage eggs, which are
quoted at IS to 81 cents dozen.
The wholesale dealers state that with
these wholesale prices the retail price
DOZEN and this for strictly fresh eggs.
Some few extra choice ones, less than
twelve hours old. may command slight
ly higher price at retail, but so few of
this class of eggs are on the market that
they influence the market but little
II is stated that not orly have egg
prices dronped at this city, but advices
received from Baltimore Philadelphia
and elsewhere show falling off in all
markets The dealers are looking for
still lower prices before the end OF the
week. and OF the opinion that the
furnishing a greater supply of fresh
eggs
Retail Prices Drop.
The retail price of eggs dropped
slightly, Eut it s;ls said by doalsrs
shat thi-, was dr-3 not to the boycott
but to the fact that the weather was
warm As seaa eS- the weather. turns
cold. watch out for high prices" said
one dealer,
The drop today was also partly due
70 the fact that the farmers let a large
number of eggs accumulate on their
hands last wegk on recount of getting
their turkeys ready foE market. THE
law OF supply and demand, and the
weather. are geiRg to determine the
price OF eggs, said a dealer.
Boycotting Campaign Spreads.
The egg boycotting campaign is
spreading. Ten thousand were added to
the campaign forces last night, when
Mrs. Ellis Logan, who inaugurated the
campaign in this city. received a mes
sage from Z. l. Scharf president Of the
National Anti Food trust League
p1edging the support OF its 10. 900 mem
-
here. Mrs. carrie Chapman Gait
prominent in the woman suffrage
movement. ALSO communicated with
Wives of the cabinet Officers viii he
visited by Mrs. Logan today In an ef-
Tort TO get their. cooperation. The ac-
i've campaign sf getting signatures to
The petition is to stop at midnight next
Monday. but, said Mrs Logan. any one
who wishes to send In their name after
that Will have IL attached to the mon
ster petition Approximately 1000
names have been actually signed TO the
petitions since the campaign was start
ed. and the names are coming to Mrs
Logan at al enormous rate:
Mass Meeting Planned.
The campaign closes Monday night
Mrs. Logan plans to have q monster
mass meeting of anti-egg eaters. She AL
ready has started out to obtain prom,
nent speakers The meeting 1t Is ex-
pected Will be held the latter part of
next week at the Public Library During
the meeting petitions again will be open
ed for the names of any OF those who
desire TO sign.
A large number Of people called at Mrs
i-ogans house this morning seeking to
help In the campaign. Mrs. Logan load
ed them down with petitions and re-
quested that they visit the shopping dis
tricts or any place where there might be
a possible signature.
Mrs. Logan is looking into the egg
question from all sides. Yesterday sne