New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-09
FARMERS READY
TO HELP MARKETS
Fishermen, Too, WillBring
Wares if Assured of
Square Deal.
WANT COMMISSION
DEALER EXCLUDED
Chelsea District Asks Food
Facilities-War Sends Price
of Mustard Soaring.

The farmers and fishermen Of New
Jersey are ready to come to New York
with their produce and sell to the con-
sumner and the retailer, according to
Joseph Hartigan, Commissioner Of the
Bureau Of Weights and Measures, pro-
vided they are assured Of square
deal. Mr.. Hartigan, who is spending
brief vacation at Spring Lake, y. j.
said yesterday that he thought a city
bureau to supervise the markets and
give the producers the assurance they
sought would result in a tremendous
increase in New York's supply Of fish
and vegetables.
Independent fishermen along the
coast north of Bay Head are finding
il hard shedding these days, they told
Commissioner Hartigan. They report
that a combination Of net owners and
dealers is freezing them out. Their
best market is in New York City, but
they are reluctant to bring their fish
here again because Of former troubles
with the commission men in Fulton
Market
As a result Of the New Jersey fish
crmen's falling out with the market
men, they say, fresh saltwater fish IS
about AZ scarce in New York as in
Cincinnati. They assert that the bulk
OF the fish on the market here is either
old stock shipped from some distance
or storage fish. They promise to get
New Jersey fish TO New York within
less than twenty-four hours after IL
is caught. The days catch, eight hours
81 bn W
New York at the opening of the mar
kCt.
They stipuate, however, that there
must be no commission men in the
dealing. They are willing TO cree:
their stands at their own expense and
pay for their maintenance and selling
force.
summer fish" now running strong,
which will come on the market in in
creasing numbers in the next two or
three months. New Jersey fishermen
are willing to put on sale in New YORK
at the following prices: Weakrish, >
cents; biucfsh. ~ cents; fuke, s cents;
butteriish, 4 cents; seabaSs, 10 cents
strawberry bass, s cents; snappers, 3
cents: bonitas, cents. Prices in the
new markets yesterday were fully as
low. Following them will come cod,
whiting, haddOck, hake, herring and
ling. ., $780, nd %
Commissioner Hartigan by the farmers
of Monmouth County, \. J. They Ike
wise have a grievance against the com
mission man, saying that much OF
their produce is left in the ground 10
rot rather than take the loss attendant
upon selling it through commission
men They would employ their own
selling agents and sell direct to re-
taller and consumer.
Borough President Marks's open
market committee is still Stumplng
Long Island for farmers. They are
coming in increasing numbers. but
there is still room for many more.
There were three yesterday at the
Manhattan Bridge, six at the Queens
boro Bridge, two at the Third Avenue
Bridge and seven at the Fort Lee
Ferry Market. All sold out early for
prices better than they could get at the
old markets. They sold both at retail
and wholesale.
Beef advanced a cent pound al
wholesale Yesterday. There was no re-
tail advance. Lamb went up a cent a
pound wholesale and legs Of lamb at
retail went up from 10 70 20 cents.
Mill prices on -four went down trlHe,
but jobbers' prices remained about the
same as last week. The price of sugar
at wholesale and retail is the same Is
last week.