The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-14
Producers Try to Get Big Prices
by Making Use
Of It.
OFFERS THAT GO BEGGING
Washington HOusekeepers; Al
lance Plans In
vestigatioH.


| farmers and others who have farm prod
uce for sale imagine that the service
practically brings the consumer to their
door, 1t is said. they have fallen into the
/ mistaken notion that they are at liberty
| to charge what they please and the con-
sumner Is helpless In the matter.
! Their eyes are likely to be- opened soon,
1t is asserted, as the result of a series
OF practical Investigations which are to
be undertaken under the auspices OF the
Housekeepers Alliance and allied bodies
in this city.
shortly after the plan of marketing by
parcel post was practically adopted by the
postal officials and the Information was
circulated broadcast letters began pouring
In from the truck and other farmers ask
/ ing that their products might be listed.
with those that had already been received
at the Public Library, where housewives
go daily to read the prices quoted.
! The department readily complied, and
soon the list OF quotations at the Public
| Library began to assume valuable pro-
portions for the thrifty housekeeper. But
| there IL apparently u rift in the lutte, and
the Housekeepers Alliance, 1t In under
stood, is going to try to mend IL.
| Tentative plans have been formulated
whereby consumers clubs will be formed,
with three persons to each club. for the
! purpose OF ascertaining definitely which
farmers or other pro.ucc sellers are dis
posed to sell at reasonable prices and
, under fair terms, which use due care in
| packing their produce for shipment by
parcel post, and which give prompt
and satisfactory service In other re-
spects. In this way the entire surround
ing country will be covered. and from
-. Il.
ers Alliance Will be In position TO give
| valuable information 20 housekeepers, and
| incidentally. to benefit fair dealing farm
| crs and others who have supplies for
| home consumption for sale at reasonable
. prices and under reasonable conditions.
This action. II Is said, has been
prompted by the tendency shown In some
, recent letters received from country prod
uce sellers to charge eXOrbitant prices,
I apparently based upon misinformation as
TO city prices. For instance, one man nj
! GAINESVILLE, Va, writes ne will sell three
dozen eggs for 81. although the make:
prices show that strictly fresh eggs may
be obtained In the city markets at from
- to IS cents "A dozen. Another at Wood
wardville. Md. offers country butter at
40 cents a pound In lots OF from one to
i've pounds. and at 90 cents for larger
lots. although the best creamery butter Is
selling here ut 80 cents "A pound, with
pound. a poultry farm at New Lisbon,
y. j., wants 40 cents . dozen for non
fertile eggs the year round and man
at Denver. Pa. offers fresh white SAM
tary eggs" at 81 for two dozen. Still
another at Delaplane, Va, offers his eggs
az Washington quotations plus 10 cents
A shipper OF clans at Quinby, Va.
guarantees TO send absolutely good
fresh clans that will reach any destlnR'
ton within the first zone within twenty
hours af;er they are dug from their beds
ut five cents - dozen. He says two weeks
ago ne was informed In Washington thai
such CLAIMS brought % cents dozen
but from the way they looked he
added, II don't think they had seer
water for ut least n month" He states
he Is now shipping his clans 10 consum
ers in Washington, Baltimore. Annapolis
and Hagerstown by parcel post.
woman at Bet;erton, Md, has for
, sale spring chickens at 80 cent "A pound
hut viii sell lust laid eggs" In five dozeI
boxes at Is cents a dozen and In tw,
dozen boxes at - cents dozen an.
cam, fruit at $500 a dozen quart Jars.
, one man has several spring lambs
now ready for the market and ne woult
like - know the name OF any person OF
firm who wants them. \ man nt Nal
, vern, Pa. wants to sell asparagus plu'
> mosa as a cut fern and smilax as q
! decorative green by parcel post" 4
. woman III FREE tUlOU, Nu lWentN
dozen guaranteed fresh eggs every weel
; to sell al % cents "A dozen. and another
at Trevillans, Va, offers to sell them a
> that price the year round. She also ha'
: vegetables and fruit for sale. a man a
Delaphane has honey white comb, 70,
7 sale at l6 cents.
Letters have been received from al
, parts OF the country AZ the result of Post
master Prsegers circular. One from
Q Puyalup. state OF Washington, want,
his name listed on the produce list FOL
,, Tacoma and Seattle. lie has fresh laiC
superior table eggs the year round straw
: berries, raspberries, blackberries, cherries
In season, cut flowers, bulbs, perennial
: plants and gladloli bulbs" Another a
: Tecumseh. Neb.. offers shoulders, 10 I,
10 pounds, at 10 cents n pound hams
. 10 to 16 pounds. At 90 cents, and bacoI
sides, to IA pounds, at &c cents
pound. He guarantees they are 'suga
cured In brine and smoked with rea
. smoke" but will sell them to the frs
,, caller who wants them.
.. An establishment at Marshall, Va, of
. fers "old Virginia corn meal ground ant
shipped tho same day In ten pound pack
, ages for 80 cents package, charge
: paid
Even the librarian at the Massachu
, sets Agricultural CoIiege is asking 70
. the fullest information obtainable as Il
the efforts by the Post Office Depart
4 ment to bring the consumer I'm close
q touch with the farm producer. and tn
chairman on education OF the Illinois Fed
Grafton OF Women's Clubs has had he
attention drawn to the new movemen
and wishes Information in tho interest o
gardening and canning school con
= Quoted under her supervision.
n These letters give some Idea OF tn
!, | spread Of the information about the move
j ment In which Postmaster General Bur
, l 4. L. N..sa aNrI nWa.