The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-22
WANTS NO WAR PROFITS AT
COST OF CONSUMERS HERE
Chairman Perkins Of Mayors Committee Plans
Guarding Of Home Markets.-Price Fixing Denied
by the Meat Packers and Sugar Refiners.

distribute to their policyholders copies
OF these bulletins without cost TO the
city.
James A. Howard. district manager for
Sulsbergsr & Sons Company, testified be-
fore Chief Magistrate McAdoo yesterday
that there was no fixing OF prices
for beef and that the statesmen In the
branch markets got as much as they
could according to general market con-
ditions lie said the uniformity Of prices
resulted from the fact that the packing
companies had to pay about the same
price for their cattle and hogs. He de-
clared that he never consulted with the
district managers OF other companies
aud that the branch market statesmen
were forbidden to confer with the sales
managers Of other companies.
George W. Morgan. counsel for Nelson
Morris & Co., presented voluronous
tables OF figures showing his company
business this year az compared with last.
The figures supported the contention that
cattle and hog raisers were not sending
their products TO the packers In such num-
bers as they did a year ago and that the
cost to the packers had increased accord
ingly.
Retail prices for meat remained Arm
yesterday except for lamb. which was
cheaper Legs of lamb retailed at Is
cents instead Of 90. Loin chops fell from
80 to 80 and shoulder OF lamb fell from
20 to 81, which is a decrease OF three cents
since Wednesday. Inspectors reported
that while yesterday. being clean up day
in the markets. was not good day 70
Judge Of tendencies, there were indications
that the prices of meat I'm general would
fall next week. Poultry continued to In
crease in price yesterday. whereas FISH
fell OF and was never cheaper
Sees No Pront for Packers.
The National Proptsioner. comm ting
on the high price situation, says:
at is doubtless "A fact that there Is moi
a single packing concern in the country
to-day which is making any money, bu
that does not lessen the ardor of the agi
tators. They never take into considera
ton the high cost OF live stock. the expen
sive overhead charges and all OF the Incl
dentals and heavy expenses OF packint
house operation. Regardless OF actua
conditions. the press and public seem t'
be of the opinion that the packing hous'
trade should not be operated as other bust
ness institutions are. and that regardless
OF cost. the selling price should always b'
very low.
The trade will have to be patient unde
existing circumstances and full and franz
| answers to questions Of investigators an'
grand juries or others who are properl!
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AFFAIRS will he the best course. There cal
| be only one result. and that is the com
! plete vindication OF the meat trade and I
| further demonstration OF the fact tina
despite Its alleged allurements nobod!
seems TO be particularly anxious to ente
I the packing house trade and to becom
| one OF the targets for abuse"
Witnesses testifying yesterday In IN
| Investigation begun by District Attorne,
| Cropsey OF Brooklyn asserted that Their
was no excuse for the rise In the pric
| OF sugar They said that refinin
| companies were distributing as much of
! as they ever did. The American Suga
Refining Company Distributed 10000 bar
, rels among 5000 persons during the pas
week at less than cents a pound. accord
ing to Henry F. Cochrane, counsel for tn
company.
Warehouse men testified that vas
| amounts OF sugar had been stored sine
the outbreak of the war and gave name
Of individuals and companies which ha
done the storing. These men will be calle
as witnesses. Big retail dealers blame
the small stores for the increase In price
saying that they had forced II and tn
big fellows merely followed suit,
Reports OF policemen throughout tn
city on the cost OF food ttuffs were sui
mitted to the Mayors committee by Con
missioner Woods yesterday. They ar
! being tabulated Five hundred detective
began a similar collection OF data yester
| day,