New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-02
Free Markets Have Many
Grades-Some Prices
Lowered.
BARGAINS IN APPLES
AND TOMATOES VARY
Tribune Buys Foodstuffs and
Submits Them TO Expert
for Valuation.

far as potatoes, onions, carrots and
bCets arc concerned the open markets
offer better bargains. In apples, to-
watocs and peaches the buyer may get
less for his money IN the markets than
In the stores.
After buying a list Of articles IN the
three uptown markets and IN nearby
retail stores the articles were submit
ted to Seaman LichtcnSteIn, whole
sale produce dealer at 100 Barclay St
Mr.. Lichterstoin did not know where
they had been purchased.
The difference in the staple articles
on sale at the markets and At the small
stores seems 20 he that the stores offer
only one quaiity--that which they
think their customers viii buy where
as the markets have almost as many
grades as there are dealers. As some
Of the markctmCu are not too scrupu-
lcuS. IL hChUOvcS the purchaser 10 LOOK
well before he buys. Il was demon
strated yesterday that IN both apples
and tomatoes one may get poor bar
gain az the open markets, ana tins IN
spite Of the fact that those making
the test for The Tribune sought to use
every care in purchasing.
If one wants tomatoes for steVlng.
or catsup OF for chilli sauce he will
ind those in the markets well suited
&C. his purpose and much cheaper than
those in the stores. II he Is going TO
have tomato salad he had better go 10
tic store az once.
After looking over the exhibits yes
-trday and being enlightened as 10 the
rlaccs Of purchase. Mr.. Llcntensteih
said the market produce I'm genera was
lot such Is would be put on sale at
first class stores.
tf,Ts. u b q b
follows no attempt is made 10 ssccr-
tain whether the lower prices in the
markets balance the heavier expenses
Of the storekeopers.
In Business Forty Years.
Mr.. Lichtenstein has been forty years
D. The produce business Since 1873
tic firm has been or Barclay ST. Before
that Nr. Iichterstcln's father was IN
Washington Market. Mr.. Lichtensteln
remembers that, as q boy. ne saw Colo
mel Rcoscvelt's father, Judge Hilton
ard other wei known men come 20 pick
out ttc.. vegetables His customers
low arc hotels, restaurants and rail-
read and steamship lines.
Grocer 30 20 market early I'D the
Forming sometimes as early as .
o'clock" eaid Mr.. Lichtenstein. Then
men. What is left in the market they
can ret cheap. and that is what they
sell either OF the street or in the open
markets Sometimes Il is of as good
quality as pha. the grocers bought.
lust now. for instance, you couldnt
blv bad onions. beCts or carrots. But
when there IS any choice, a there Is
Low IN tomatoes, the grocels get the
best Of IT,
THAT frost the other night spoiled
IL lot OF tomatoes A man lust told
me- he had 900 crates slightly frost
bitten. They look as good to the aver
aye buyer as the best. a very shgnt
discoloration shows where they we're
lIpped. 1t spoils them Tor saiao'
though they could be used for cooking.
That man could probably sell his "ho'e
crop In the new markets.
IF people went 10 market a. they
did i'm the old days and knew good
inf when they saw H. there WOuld
be no more talk Of the high cost OF
living. But they won't take the time
10 do il. and If they are particular
and want tirSt-clasS produce lhey nave
20 70 70 d frst-class store ana pay
Hrst-class prices.
III the farmers brought their prod
ucc 10 the open markets It would De
4 different matter ! read ABOUT t"e
increasing number OF farmers gong
there, but | have my doubts. A lev
may he doing IL nov, because IL IOOhS
iikS bir money for extra time. But
rhcv cant keep it up. A cold winter
dav would spoil the vegetables you
haye there in half au hour unless the
,,tr,ost precautiUus we're taken. doh l
scc how the markets can last through
lac wlutcr.'
List Is Representative.
In selecting the list Of foodstufa 20
,.c bought The Tribune had the ad-
vice Of produce men aud of members
Of the Omen Market Committee OF Man
haitian. Owing TO the difficulty or
transportation the list had to be
hortcr than was desired, but IT was
admitted that il was fair and repre-
sentative list Of commodities most
commonly purchased IN the markets al
this season.
;,clujed as the Manhattan Bridge
market is conceded TO be little more
IAN pushcart market, where the
nroduce. is not expected 70 be hrs'
class. The commodities chosen were
rotatoes. tomatoes. beets, carrots
onions. grapes, peaches and apples.
Tho beets, carrots and onions were
found to be uniformly good wherever
purchased. The onions. whether pur'
chased at the stores or at the mar
cts, we're not stri'el% prime eI"ue
Tho prices we're as follows:
FORT LIE FERRY MARKLT.
rarror Dealer Nesh-or-
IN market 90 market. 'uF store;
onions. &C. a quart o. Quart g. pound
d.Svo GSrI