The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-08-15

shssp. live, 100 lbs. .s.so.0ts sis
special agents 70 supplement thsi,
own efforts.
New York City b facing the prob
lem OF feeding itself with renewed
courage to-day. Though declines In
prices Of foodstuRt have BEEN almost
neslib's In comparison with the In.
creasss which immediately folio wed
the outbreak Of the European war.
there u manifested among small
tradesmsn and there customers the
FEELING to-day that the city can defeat
the specu)stors who have combined to
roros up prtoes on the fictitious Or.
I euss that the war II causing the
] situation.
In part this feeling 10 due 10 the
activity Of Mayor Mitchell In appoint.
ing his food COMMITTEES Of one hun.
dred and thirty-ssvsn, In part to the
commencement Of District.Attorpsy
Whitman's invsstisation. which II
frankly aimed at liking criminal re-
sponsibility for the juggiins Of prices,
ana In part to the work Of Commits.
sioner Joseph Harsisau Of the
Mayors Bureau Of Weights and
Measures. who laid before Mr.. Whit.
man to-day informal ion on which
twsnty.two bakers viii b arrested
on Monday charged with violation Of
the Brooks law. which requires
them to label accurately each loaf Of
bread with its exact wsiSht. Mr..
Hartigan's inspeetoss found baksr.
AL over the city selling losvss Of
twelve and thirteen ounces under
labels guaranteeing them to weigh
sixteen.
Cnieny. however. the renewed COZ.
hdence results from the discovery Of
tho people. In Commissioner HART.
san's opinion. that with the situation
as It now stands they can get along
very well without the products on
which tho price has been raised with
the possible exception of four.
And any attempt to increase othsr
prices beyond the legitimate point to |
which an actual shorta~s misht nut
the prioe. Mr.. Hartigan believes, can
be nipped In the bud by the simple
expedient Of publicity.
PUBLICITY A. CHECK ON DIG.
HONEST DEALGRs.
Let the would-bs dishonest dealer
know t''-- YOU are eoing 70 expose
him to his trade ar Il will be 4
hardy rascal who will risk the anssr
OF his customer" declared Mr..
Hartigan. Borough President Marks
Market Committee will DO. "A to-day
to publish . price list Of oil food
commodities % that the housewife
may know conditions In the retail
market. Mr.. Hartisan will supple.
ment this with . list giving both
Wholesale and retah prices Of July %,
the day war was declared, Aug. 8
and to-day. Hereafter /. similar bull
letin win be published each day 90
that no other retailers. such a. wsrs
called to Commissi"aer Hartisan's
attention yesterday py the Evening
World. may increase their prices on
the ealss plea OF an increase on the
part OF their jobbers. Both prices
will bs stvsn and the housewife can
check tho truth Of her tradesman's
statements.
sugar. which has been the spsotac.
uiar performer of the entire group OF
has now become q reality
at 10 cents n pound 10 the consumer.
Nichols 4 Co.. wholesale
srocers, have announced to their trade
that they are paying eight cents a
pound for II. This makes the i0-cent
price over retail counters inevitable.
Refiners sold at $3.50 q hundred
weight. an advance Of 1.ss cents a I
pound for the week, while raw sugar
sold up to 36.5z a hundredweight, an
Of 2.2s cents a pound.
All grades Of meats. rave prime I
obs, held Arm yesterday at Thurs
,ent . pound to 10 cents. Retailers
we're notified by packers during The
lay. however. that they might oct
'sady for an advance Monday morn
No al along the line from one. hall {
% one cent Q pound.
Wholesale prices on meats that I
,ome from farmers were lowered I
live calves going down so
,ents . hundrsdweight, live sheep,
Is cents. and live lamhsI Is cents. 4
Butter ana eggs remained I'M q
hanged. Storage eggs will rule the I
market from now on, tho annual fall
ng on In shipments being due to /
tart at any time. Prices may be (
vent up ono and half cents a pound, a
ther poultry remaining unchanged. I
Long Island potatoes made another I
Jump OF :5 cents q barrel, to 32.26 as
he top price. Coffee remained nm. O
~ did nour. /
There hes been sSd should b no n. Z