New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-27
Dealers Attribute rise 10
Thrift Of Hoardlng
Housewife.
FISH NOW ADVANCED
ONE CENT WHOLESALE
Sugar Bound to Soar, Says I. A.
Spreckels- Demand for TX
port Embargo Increases.

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day M tho food price inquiries. Flour
f,...Io.. .......4 l,-f,ro Vag.etrat De-
,.........r..
NcAHo" pi"..'' ."' ."'''. -
who had barrel or 500 OF Hour sto'''
away. Many rcouc.ts have been made
,,....... e'...i. ,,... committee to
w. .'' way W ,.,.
urge an embargo. N'"'""''''
mors o. gigantic fish trust nave
sccpcd In from New jersey
George Iaoriskie' agent TOT lhe ''''
bury Flour Company. who was eF-
amlnod by William \. De Ford. A.
sistau. District Attorney. IN Nagis-
tratc McAdoo's inquiry. agreed with
George ". Perkins that the housewife
was the greatest hOarder of Ne"
York; flour.
"Tho whole thing starts with the
housewife" said lIr. Zabrissie. "N,
.aIos from Jul, - 10 date have more
.r,r JoubloJ and ann suro that the
qour roo IN the housewife. Last wear
I'm that pcriod rrrl. sales OF flour
amountoi 10 I 600 barroiF. This year
.tc, hoo hoo, 9q OgO Retailer.
haven't tho storaqo facilities. and u +.
evident thar thoy are buviuc simply 10
keen mace with tho demand
Tho creator mart Of tho increase ba g
boor i'm sales bv the barrel showing. I
beliova that T.. IL tho well-to.do who
arc s+ocking nm think tho Housewife
L. disnIavi5c excellent Judgment. az
flour NAV 20 IN eIO "a barrel IL this
war lasts Bur if II does. the house
vito can bake ber own bread AZ an ex-
Keai war frices 10 como
we haven't begun TO see real war
prices here yet. The price Of Hour de-
Dends on the price Of wheat. u take
five bushels Of wheat for a barrel OF
-four. For forty-scven years the aver
age price Of wheat has been 81 o..
Last night 10 closed a. 81 o."
What If the expectation Of wheat
and -four we're prohibited asked Mi'
eft wourd he the hest thing tha.
could happen. The price here would
fail. and Europe would be starved into
peace"
AN embargo would decrease the
price 20 The consumer said james
Ward Warner. president Of the Prod
uce Exchange. but 1t would hurt otn1ef
great interests ana WouId wipe 'hIS
admin .lratIo1 out OF existence.
Nr' warner s"iG lnal 'ne SlieC' ~
the war on wheat nag nai1'y pee" leI =
yet. Inc increased European Geiiidi iN'
he said. was due largely TO me par
tlal natural failure OF European crops
As the United states raised tne price
he said. exports would dWlndle.
"Our mothers and wives are putting
away barrels Of flour IN their cellars
said Ralph l.. Gary, assistant manager
Of the Nasnourn-Orosoy OompS$hs
but the abnormal demand ln Sew New
YORK is not "a drop ln tne oucAe,' Du -.
business mas increased from 80 10 ~,
per cent. There IS no DOUBT IhaJ W,
shall see wheat az - % ana ! W sS
be surprised u n4ur vent 10 % ~ 80, ~.
so a parre| " ca" '' ~" az ,,,U'
money on - hour IMAM OF CIV "O'''
Wheat In Six Cents.
UNI. 49,. go, .;,. oo,+s yesterday
.r, I -. ~ d, s.orc,.,. I'm fba
~ a. mi, .itboYob train
- .,a ~, 10 ,,.oy
l.I.,...;,.,, from, civic or,au.
-. - ooiloJ ~, comnissioner Hair.
H"''"'' ~ -, - Wo;e,bts and
.E"" '.'l - ., or,,.
measures -. GO. -
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Su.V ~ .'., .-,..t,,o.,.. ..,, ~
l"'. q" -'' s-Ii-.,'..r, t1r forei,,n shin.
po' ,. -t,o,,lJ - hood of tho growinc
-. 80 a,,s;rs+ tbc increase in do.
- T.. H. ,oonIe aar,srJ
-. fooJs.rfs sbsl no Skinned
cH"1 ~ ~ ,'...,. go ~ .or,o 900
.o.r .talI La 'icoIoI ont Iite qour
at""a '""'' - -. -
MA .',S., S'b"i s''' .. ~. t. I,..,. ~,
" ME ' ~ ~ -,
supp! a"u Hel.S"u ~ nc D! NC o"'O'''
eyer OF l'aUe' ~ P,op.e ~. 80.
,"C 40. ".N't Fl.N - T..
De'o'e 'O,'S ."a '''> t-I1..,,
desu olea 30 MAJ uo'il'''O loOG'' ~
prices WIN in iueIeiaea supp! mere
may be reduced.
Report OF consolidation OF Hshlh-
companies from bay Head. n. D., tl
Northern Maine reached New 1o't
yesterday The report was current
49, 400 that the consolidation woul,
be- complete by yesterday and the
wholesale price OF fish would @dvanc,
one cent Immediately " ord of q gen
cral increase of one cent in wholesal,
Gsb price. reached here Yesterday.
packer. In Hoboken Yesterday wer,
,uorino prices which compared favor
abIv vitb those asked In Juno Tho,
80 from, ono cent - ono and LaIt
- ia,.or I'm tboso LII in Nev
vi. CO.. tb, INC ,,rsJo of ne.
Sor,n,i.yioror II rti,,,p v.sterJsv 20
.o,,.oJ ,"or5 ~ a Ca,r5c,s, evcbarl,o ~,
r.i.,J IL - sa,J - IA s'j,-;.,,,
,.o"S ar,bars ,o boiJ nots,ocs ,gbici
no, are SELLING Al 81 and 81 ~ a i~r
rlJ for ,,irter ,ybor tbav ,ucbt >,
5riro e. ~ or 81 One f3rmeT VIII,
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