The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-13

'E& 9ondemning 1t and showing that cof1uemnation in every way possi- ble''
 Tn the markets of the country in the meantime a general upward move ment in prices is noticeable which many dealers admit is more due to speculative buying than the law of supply and demand. Ut was rumored that beef interests were holding many cars of beef on siding in Jersey City yesterday with a view to creating a shortage in New York city. The re- port has not been confirmed. Mrs Heath, of the Housewives league, de- clared that if such tactics were re- sorted tc9he women of America would declare a meat boycott.
 While further reports indicate that cattlemen in the west may have been tipped off to keep livestock away from the abatoirs temporarily that the packers may truthfu1ly say the small offerings have increased prices, these have not been investigated as yet bG any federal or civic bodies. The leg islativs action at Washington, how ever, where several demands have al ready been made for inquiry will rest upon the report soon to be made by- l Secretary of Commerce and Labor Redfeld.
 In the event of an investigation 1t l is probable that the interstate com meree commission will report out a
 
 points Of all the measures. It is un- derstood the department of commerce l is at work gathering information on I the new conditions, and at the ds- pertinent Of justice it was said that the officials there had taken cogniz- ance of the situation, and it was intt- mated that prosecutions might follow
 Representative Julius Kahn of Cal lfornia announced that he intended to introduce a bill making it a penal of-
 
 f tions, or firms to enter into an agree
 nent to increase the prices of food articles handled in interstate com merce. He asserted that there is no Justification for the high prices.
 Representative Howard Of Georgia presented a resolution for an inquiry into the war prices on foodstuffs. j The measure is similar to those. in- troduced on Tuesday by Representazs tiSes F'arr Moore. and Kelly of Penn sylyanias but contains a recommenda- ton that the secretary Of commerce shall ascertain whether an extraordi- nary amount of perishable foodstufEs now is not being put in cold storage The Howard resolutions call on the
 attorney general to inform Congress what steps have been taken by the
 department of justice to prosecute such cases of this character as are
 punishagle under the antitrust laws. } From Philadelphia comes a. report l14oALf ltlS1S zAS 44tSSt6Iy III the ElS45 ID the price of sugar, dealers there be-
 ing divided in their opinion as to the cause. It is predicted that the whole
 sale price tomorrow will be cents
 per pound.
 :. An official of the Franklin Sugar
 Refining company said the war was
 not causing the advance In the price of sugar for the reason that little re-
 fined sugar was heinz shipped abroad The market is pantcky.' said the
 official, land this is purely the reason
 why the price has increased. It is all
 will go to 10 cenfss at the same time Our price today is 6 1-2 cents, but
 can safely say it will be cents ta- morrow
 On the other hand an officer of a , competive firm said:
 The great demand for food will no
 doubt be met, but in the a.bse1lce of a. account of tow summer stock we must creased cost and failure to properly { supply the demand
 In Boston the prices of not only rood but hats, rubber and even paper is advancing Tn Chicago active pre- tests are being made against meat packers and nillers for their attitude in boosting prices in the face of Dlen- ty Pacific coast ports are feeling the advance, notably on lemons which are used to a great extent there. The
 wool market has begun to boom for ward.