The Washington times., 1914-08-22
PLANS NEW MARKET
SYSTEM IN CAPITAL
Superintendent Sherman Says
Community Clubs Are Only
Temporary Expedient.
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sumner will be enabled to buy goods al
lower cost. Congress. 1t Is understood,
will be asked to provide at the next
tablishment of such q system In Wash
ington.f
Superintendent Sherman will hold his
next meeting for the instruction of
housekeepers and others interested In
the organization Of consumers leagues
In the board room Of the District build
ing Monday at II a. m.
Flour Drops In Minneapolis.
Reports on the food investigation Of
the Department Of Justice and its ef.
fects are still pouring into the Attorney
Generals office. Announcement Of the
pending indictments against dealers
will not be made, however, for sew
eral days. or until action Is taken. No
indictments will be handed down by
the Washington grand jury until early
in the coming week.
The United States attorney In Gin
cinnad reported to the department to-
day that in his opinion the high price
of sugar Is due to the fixing OF prices
by refiners and operators In New York
flour to the fact that farmers and own
ers of wheat are holding the supply
for a rise in price.
One Of the most significant reports re-
ceived is from q special agent OF the
department operating In Minnesota He
reports that at Minneapolis, one Of the
large milling centers, flour had ad-
vanced as much as 81 a barrel since the
European war, but that owing to the
Investigation being conducted In the
State the price had been dropped to
normal in the last few days.
Report From South Dakota.
The same condition has been report
ed from Chicago. concerning food stuffs
In general
The United States attorney in South
Dakota reports that the decided in
crease in the price Of food stuffs IL
due to the quotations OF wholesalers
and large jobbers in the commercial
centers outside Of his state. He re-
ports travelling men within the State
receive daily price lists from these
jobbers, advising them Of current prices.
He reports that farmers are holding
both their old and new wheat, antici-
patine higher prices: that elevator men
have made special e1orts to have the
wheat brought to market, but that the
farmers are disposed to hold on. Corn
also is being held.
Lemons, this district attorney reports,
had advanced from $50 2 box st Ausmstt
Of the Investigation, the price has re-
A United States attorney in virginia
reports an advance In the price OF food
products as follows: Sugar. 80 per cent; !;
fat meat. about 30 per cent: lard. about
per cent; -four. about per cent: fresh
meats, about per cent; eggs, about
90 l-3 per cent, and shelled beans, about
SO 1-3 per cent
Thanks Department for AID.
The secretary of the Chicago munich
pal markets commission reports that at
a meeting Of the commission held Au-
gust II, he was instructed to express to
the department the gratitude Of tho
commission for the prompt assistance
and aid rendered, designed to bring re-
lief to the people Of the country through
the investigation into the sudden rise
in the price Of foodstuffs.
voluntary correspondent in Michigan
inquiries why B7,ooo tons Of Michignn
beeet sugar are apparently wlthhelo
from the market. He reports tnat re-
Close that no Michigan beet sugar can
be purchased. He further states that
sugar is being sold to the retailer at ~
cents a pound and to the consumer at y
voluntary correspondent in Indiana
reports that notwithstanding the tact
that a dealer in his city had on hand
three carloads Of sugar before the Eu:
ropean m war, which he could have sold
a. nrofit at S125 a sack, he Is now
sailing the same at $40 a sack.
Representatives in Congress continue
IN send to the department letters from
tIoir ~ constituents asking heir co-opera.
zion with the department In Its invesn-