New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-20
Commissioner HartiCs.
Seeks Way to Get Fresh
Supplies on Market.
MARKS DOUBTS 80
PER CENT IS BAD
Dealers Hit by City's One,
Marts Said To Be Planning
Price War.

Ninety per cent Of the fish sold !,
New York is stale, according To l. &
NcSbitt, New Jersey fisherman. vko
toured the Jersey coast yesterday viii
Joseph Hartigan, Commissioner Al
Weights and Measures. 10 ascertain y,
best means for providing the city vi,s
fresh fish at more reasonable n,s.
Mr.. Hartigan described Nesbitt a, ,
man who knew what he was talkin,
about. Together they interi.v,d
twenty-five fshermeu, who agreed Ina,
open markets, where they could d..l
directly with retailers and consumer
would greatly reduce the cost Of Ab
and even more markedly improve il.
quality.
THE FISH that is brought into n,
bay in fishing smscks has been kept !.
bins on board anywhere from one Ia
three weeks" said Nesbtt. "A white
powder-benzoate of soda, thinks
sprinkled over it 70 lessen the smell
The fish that is brought 10 town b.
rail is bought up by the eommiuioo
men. who keep IL in cold storage An
the price is high enough to suit then
The result is that New York dOesps
ges any fresh fish. Open fish market.
would put an end to all that Asha
we all have 20 deal in Washington Mar.
ket."
Marcus VI. Marks. Borough Presi.
dent, denied that any large proportion
of the fish brought into the city wa
bad. adding that the fishermen coull
deal where they pleased.
IL was learned on good Authority.
meanwhile, that the open markets are
proving such a success that retailers IL
Broadway. Columbus and Amsterdam
ayes. are forming an active assoeiat.oa
to combat them. The nature Of the n
tailers' attack is not yet disclosed, bar
those familiar with the situation be.
lieve it will include extensive reduetiOa
IN prices and ar effort 10 buy from n,
farmers at better prices than they can
obtain in the city.
The difficulty Of such a course Ia,
been greatly enhanced by the agst
ment to which the Borough President
has come with the Postal Transfer Ser.
vice. By virtue Of this, deliveries 10
the company's wagons will be made
four times day from each Of the four
markets. the trucks running at 3
o'clock. noon, and o'clock. The
Yates will be 10 cents 70. any package
up to a bushel; Is cents for packages
from 60 TO 70 pounds, ard % cents to-
barrels.
Such advantages, il is thought, vii
make the markets even more popular
than they are at present. and VIII ma
terially increase the difficulties OF. ~
tail competition. SO successful were
they Yesterday that many Housewives
loaded Up perambulators with ehieken'
and vegetables. holding the baby n
one arm as they trundled the earTiaes
along with the other.
Prices ran we'll below those Of ne
nearest retailers, some Of the mere IN
portant staples being as follows;
Broilers, 20 and 2cents pound; 20
roast, 1S cents 4 pound; lamb ehoPs y
cents. and beets, three punches ior
cents, Onions went at cents quar-
and lima beans the same. Eggs were
still high, at 81 cents dcIen.
Mr.. Marks made his weekly lnsgee'
ton Of the markets early YESTERDAY;
Some dealers were found selling eo,d
storage chicken without the re9ulnt
warning, and Mrs. Julian Heath, pres.
dent Of .he Housewives League. CAV,
warning that she would complain y
the practice 10 the Board OF heal1.
SUCH infections Of tho Jaw were ven
rare, however. only two or three oe'h'
recorded in the four markets N.
Among those who accompanies w.
Marks were Miss Florence Guern"y;
nrcsident of the City Federation Of
Womer's Clubs: Louis Wiley and Judge
Remsberg. head Of the Market Depart
ment of Seattle. Judge Remsbsrs ssn
Seattle could supply New YORK WV
cheaper fish han that now selling