The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-23
CITY HEADS DIVIDED
OVER OPEN MARKETS
Comptroller Opposes Borough
Presidents Request for
Appropriation.

Borough President Marks has not lost
any OF his enthusiasm over his open
market plans and says that he is going
right ahead Comptroller Prendergast.
who opposes Mr.. Marks's request Ia the
Board of Estimate and Apportionmcnt
for an allowance Of S2s. 500 70 pay the
salaries of seventeen employees AT the
four market places. hasn't changed his
mind as To the lllegallty OF the proposal.
nor IL he satisfied as to the wisdom OF
the free market scheme.
The two officials differ also as to num-
her Of farmers who are coming into the
market Both agree. however. that the
success OF the idea depends largely upon
the number OF farmers who will co
operate.
NJ. Marks said that tho farmers are
waking up 10 the advantages offered
them by the free markets in getting rid
Of the middle man. as is shown by in
creasing interest OF the farmers not only
on Long Island but throughout the State
and In New jersey,
Mr.. Marks said one Of his representa-
tives reported that On Saturday last there
were twelve farmers ut the Fort Lee
ferry market, four at the Harlem mar
ket and six Mt the greensboro Bridge
market An inspection by the Board of
Health was AS follows: September 49,
Fort Lee ferry. twelve farmers Queens
boro bridge, nine. and Harlem Bridge,
seven.
Comptroller Prendergast said that an
inspection on September Is by AN officer
OF the Department of Finance disclosed
the following results Fort Lee ferry.
two farmers and forty-six hucksters :
Quccnsboro Bridge two farmers and 1872
huCksters; Harlem Bridge. one farmer
and l6l hucksters Manhattan Bridge
no farmers and ll3 hucksters,
The Borough President caused resolu-
tious to be introduced at yesterdays meet
ing of the Board OF Aldermen converting
The spaces under the greensboro and
Harlem Bridge approaches and the space
ut the Fort Lee Ferry into public market
places.
Comptroller Prendergast said yester-
day;
II feel that the city has no right TO pay
proceeds of taxes ii receives directly or
Indirectly from storekeepers for the hene-
~ OF their competitors who pay nothing
whatever to the city"
George W Perkins. chairman OF the
Mayors committee on food supply, had "A
talk yesterday with fifteen teachers in re-
latlon TO the campaign Of teaching school
children how to bus food.
General prices in the open markets yes
terday were as follows:
Apples pounds. 10 cents. grapes, 7
pounds, 25C (Tokay) peaches. 10 cents a
dozen, 20 cents l6 quart basket must
melon, cents apiece. beets. three
lunches cents. carrots, punches 3
cents, celery. Z cents bunch; cabbages.
I cents apiece caulifiowcr IL cents a
head chicory salad, 2 cents n head GU
Cumlsrs, | cent apiece. egg plant, 6
cents green corn. - cents a dozen: let
tucc, = cents head lima beans, cents
a quart onions. cents a quart peppers,
l cent apiece; potatoes, pounds for 10
cents, sweet potatoes. cents "A quart (:
spinach, - cents a box two quarts string
beans cents a quart white turnip. two
lunches for 3 cents: brown eggs 80 cents /;
white eggs. ~ cents.
Spring lamb--Loin chops, "a cents n
pound Canada chops. 90 cents a pound !.
fore quarter. II cents u pound leg, hind
quarter. 90 cents a pound. bacon, 22 cents
a pound smoked shoulder. II cents a
pound ham, 20 cents "A pound very beet
cut sirloin. - cents a pound rib roast
~ cents "A pound brolers, 90 and 20
cents "A pound young roasting chicken,
District Attorney Cropsey's investiga-
tion into food prices before Justice ,ene-
diet in Brooklyn closed yesterday.