New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-16

Drown sugar Aol wi va 'A'N
brown sugar Of to-day is better, re-
marked Mr.. Hartigan 1T is far
cheaper than the white, and 1t Is also
swectcr.
Real Eject Of War.
Mr.. Hsrtigan said the only real hard
.bip. unsuitable by any economic rea-
sons. inflicted on New Workers by the,
war in Europe was tho throwing OUT OF
work of about twenty thousand long
sboreren and dock workers lheSe
men were idle. he said. because OF INC
almost total cessation Of shipping: lie
said he also found that cigar MAKERS
because of shortage Of tobacco were
now working on part time.
some Wholesale prices collated oy
Mr. Hartigan's inspectors, ano "h'Cn
will be turned over 70 the mayor
committee Of 1873 for their use to-mor-
row. showing figures before the war
started and prices obtaining yester-
'S SS1,rsrNJulv Is. S42O per 100
mounds. August 15, 81 80. Flour-July
~ 40 a barrel; August 10, 80 20
Canned ton1atoes-July 10, 81 90 case
of tventy-four cans; August 10, 81 ~,
Potatoes July 10, So 90 sack OF 100
mounds: August 10, 81 IS.
Commenting on the lowering IN
miro &c notatocs almost IN half Mr..
Hartigan said:
"Wbat is true Of potatoes IS true OF
oil our vegetables and fruits. Ihey
arc cheaper now than ever before
thanks to our bumper crops.
Mir Hartigau's inspectors after
averaging the prices of Twenty-Five re
taiIerS in different parts OF inc CITY
arrived al the following quotations on
various products: Eggs, mixed SOC 70
3Sc dozen: eggs, white leghorn, ACC
marrow beans, Sc; butter, 36c pound
rice. &c: halibut and bluefsh, loo
mound; cod. Sc; haddock, &c.
William A. De Ford, Assistant DIS
tric, Attorney, who has charge OF the
Investigation for District Attorney
Whitman, announced yesterday that
the public hearing IN the inquiry lhIo
the reasons back Of the high prices
would start Tuesday morning oeioIe
Chief Magistrate McAdoo' at SOU Null
During the day representatives O.
two big -four dealers the Hecker-
Jones-Jevell Milling Company ana inc
Pillsbury Flour Company; the Cuoahy
Packing Company and Sulzoerger
Sons conferred with Mr.. De FORD ana
assured him they would give him their
hearty cooperation.
Shortage in Beef.
A glance at the official figures shows
that beef supplies at eight prlnclpal
markets in this country for the hrst
half of the present year were more
than 100000 head less than for like
neriod last wear. And the shortage
last wear was bad enough. The COM
parison with the nearest normal year,
1911. shows a shortage OF alarming
The chief facts bearing on this stu
s+ion arc briefly summarized by James
r. Poole. the livestock market expert,
when he saws that the reserve supply
Of fat cattle is now the smallest IN
the history of the trade; that the iced
ing cost will restrain the beef making,
even II cattle bring cent q pound
more than the present record prices;
that the supply Of cattle available Tor
fall and winter marketing has been de-
pleted by drouth.
Beef steers reached the ten cent rec
ord mark at Chicago last week, and
eleven cents is predicted for the near
future. If il does not pay to finish
beef at these prices, then a shortage
is inevitable.
Relief from foreign sources has not
proved adequate. Imports OF South
American beef for the first half of 1914
aggregated less than 100000 quarters:
This would not be equal TO a pound Of
beef for each consumer in the coun-
try for the entire six months.
The trouble is that the world supply
is short. and the world cats beef, as
we'll as the United States.