New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-18
Investigators Find Vegetables
Cheap and Much of Dos
ton Beans Imported.


boo general were lower yesterday al
wholesale than last week.
While preliminary Investigations
seem TO show that the housewife who
knows whore and how 10 buy can OBJ
tain her supplies with the exception
of -four, sugar, meat and dried beans
at price. mo- higher than Iu former
years. the inquiry viii be pushed.
It is found that prices Of foodstuhs
VARY TO % remarkable extent 100 dil-
fereut parts of the city. I'm some cases
this is apparently due 20 the distance
from the markets or the rate Of rent,
but accusations have been made TO
the District Attorney that 10 other
cases neighborhood high prices are the
result Of conspiracy among dealers OF
those from whom they purchase.
Whitman Asks Public's Aid.
District Attorney Whitman author
lied "a statement yesterday asking the
public TO aid him by reporting any
Drices which seemed eXorbitaut He Will
welcome letters from every hOusekeep-
en- in New York telling the prices she
has 20 pay and where she makes her
purchases. It u.s. only iu this way. ne
believes, that conspIracies 100 restraint
Of trade. if any exist. can be traced
District Attorney Whitman inquiry
NIu begin before Chief Magistrate Nc
Adoo at O'Clock tomorrow afternoon.
William A. De Ford. Assistant District
ATTORNEY. will be Iu charge. Mr.. DE
Ford ha, already conferred with repre-
sentative of some OF the packng
houses and milling firms, and al! nave
nromi.ad 20 aid him. Julius Malich,
president of the Protective Association
of Delicatesseu Dealers, told Mr. DE
Ford that the manufacturers OF certain
uroducts sold iu the delIcatessen stores
had made q subs tautial advance ~ then
prices with the declaration Of war.
Other rumors which have drfted 10
the District Attorneys office tell oil a
combination of jobbers who supply
delicatesscu shops, which took concert
ed action 20 raise prices, and OF other
trade organ cations whose primary ptl-
nose of self-protectiou has given way
90 price fixing and the regulation OF
trade
Har.igsu that East Side mills dealers
had boosted the price OF milk Tea hIia
yesterday 90 order women inspectors 10
make the rounds OF the milk tatl0ns
10 sec f. the price Of infants milk had
been raised.
The executive committee OF the
Mayor. food committee met yesterday
ir Mr. Perkins, Office and various sub
committees were appointed. Mr. Per
Aims had long talk with Acting Mayor
NcAreny. wtSaIready had received de-
tailed reports from Commissioner Har-
tigsu. One of the plans discussed was
tbc installation OF municipal markets
and abbattoIrs 90 make prices more
uniform throughout the city.
To Meet Again To-day.
Following tho conference between
NJ Perkins and Mr. NcAneEy. 10 was
announced that this morning O. meeting
I'm tho rooms of the Board of Estimate
would be attended by the Acting Mayor
Mr.. Perkins. Police Commissioner
Woods. Mr. Hart:gau. Commissioner Of
weights and Measures; Dr. GoldWater'
Commissioner of Health; Tenement
House Commissioner Murphy. Charity
Commissioner kingsbury and CITY
Chamberlain Brucrc.
tn, subcommittee appointed yes
tcrdav 10y tho Mayors committee are
headed as follows: transportation, DR..
+. %. Underwood: markets and market
facilities. Cyrus G.. Miller; general sup,
plies. Carl A. Koclch, and food substl-
buttons. Mrs. Julian A. Heath.
Mr.. Heath said she would appoint
az once % subcommittee composed of
the presidents of women's orgauiLa-
tious. Mrs Heath yesterday gave out
ID statement denying the report that
tic Housewives League proposed TO
call O. hoycott against various food
stuF-
Police Commissioner Woods last
night issued am order go every member
Of the force, directing them TO report
the prices paid by them for meat.
vegetables and other foodstufs on July
I, 1913. July I, 1914, and yesterday.
The reports are TO be sent 20 Head
quarters Thursday
T.. =. Fawcett. of the Department Of
Commerce, came from Washington yes
t,rday 10 consult with acting Mayor
NcAucuy and commissioner HartiCau
on food prices. Agents of the Depart
mcut of Justice. under the direction OF
William OHcv. have been active Iu the
inyesticat lion. and D. 's believed chat
by the end of che week r. report 0n
treir work viii bee sent TO Washington.
Harligan Publishes rrices.
While Commissioner lIarIgsns men
found that prices varied according 10
the locality of the markc, and the
class of trade, their reports seem to
how thai ou garden truck neither the
farmer nor the retailer I- masking much
of q profit lu making public some of
the prices his men reported to hm
Commissioner Harlcau yesterday
adopted .UEgc-tiou made by tho sub
committee Of the market committee.
chat all prices should nc published