Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-10
CUT IN EGGPR|CE
IS AIM OF LEAGUE
Leader of Housewives Associa-
ton Says Present High Fig
BIackmailers Shoot Sleuth

NEW YORK. Nov. 10.-Mrs. Julian
Heath, president of the National
Housewives League, announced yes
terday that the league is preparing to
inform consumers that there is heavy
speculation in cold storage eggs and
that the price at present is fictitious
The campaign for cheaper eggs will
be carried on with vigor. she said,
and she is confident that it will re-
suit in the establishment of 30 cents
as the price which the league MEM
bers will pay for storage eggs.
Mrs. Heath has sent letters to
league leaders in Kansas City. Char
lesion. s. G.; Detroit. Mich; Port
land. Me-. and other points
asking them to wire the league head
quarters. 175 West Eighty eighth
street. the price of cold storage eggs
In their localities. When the reports
are received the ywill be made pub
lie. and Mrs. Heath is satisfied they
will be a convincing argument that
there is no reason why the present
high prices in New York and vicinity
should be maintained.
Cold storage eggs.
Al'IC - IO ItdoOllt wi AAAahNA
said. "why the housewife should pay
any more than thirty cents dozen
for the best cold storage eggs. After
information is received from the
leagues this price will probably be
established as the one which the
members of tine league will pay.
One block of eggs was purchased
recently by a wholesale grocer in
Greater New York. This block COM
prises approximately 10000 cases,
and the Western Spectator made a
profit of more than $4,000 Accord
| ing to the present market this block
of eggs is now worth $3.50, 900.
"on the first transaction the West
ern Spectator made q handsome
profit. A heavy percentage will also
be made by the wholesale dealer This
block of eggs represents total
profit of $225,000 which goes to the
Western Spectator and the whole
sale dealer. This Ithe consumer must
pay for.
THE blessings of cold storage have
been presented to US in glowing
terms. but evidently in this matter
the blessing accrues to the specu-
lator.
| AT present cold storage eggs range
| from 80 TO 60 cents a dozen retail. In
many cases the housewife does not
know she is buying storage eggs, and
| If she does she does not understand
that she should not pay such price.
| The eggs went into storage in April
and May at from Is to % cents q
dozen. and there is no reason why
the housewife should pay the present
exorbitant price.
Try Foreign shipment.
"There are about 1900 cases of
I 4, -. mr.
they are to be landed here at "a cents
a dozen and weigh from five to six
pounds case heavier than our own
native eggs. They compare in
quality with our native eggs that are
selling from 40 to Al cents wholesale.
Thanks to the tariff they are fresh
eggs. The National Housewives
League is informing the consumer of
these facts"
! When the price of eggs started to
soar last winter Mrs. Heath and her
fellow workers began a movement
to educate housewives UP to the wis
dom of using cold storage eggs In
stead of paying fancy prices for
strictly fresh eggs" and the cold
storage eggs which certain dealers
sold as newly laid ones.
Large quantities of cold storage
eggs appeared in the New York mar
kets. Dealers in Washington Market
and elsewhere put cold storage eggs,
labeled as such, on their stands Tor
the first time at the request of Mrs.
Heath. Housewives were advised not
to pay more than 26 cents q dozen for
them. and the retail price was fixed
at that figure for a long time.
1t was said that many men who
held on to large stocks of cold stor-
age eggs in the hope of reaping a
harvest at advancing prices lost
money on the transaction.