The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-15
BARGAIN DAYS" FOR
NEW CITY MARKETS
Farmers Promise Mr.. Marks to
Cut Prices for One Day
Only.
SOME SAMPLE OFFERINGS

A series OF bargain days Is to be in
augurated in the city's new open markets
by farmers. who are fast learning city
ways, and by the moro sophisticated stand
holders In the free market under tho
Greensboro Bridge. The marketmen. real
izing that women like bargains In food
stuffs as well as dry goods. have arranged
for the first SALES" on Saturday score
or more have promised tho Borough Pres
dents office that they will cut prices for
the day only. and that means that many
Of their competitors will be- obliged to
follow suit
A butcher, who will open n new stand
says that no will give head OF cabbage
In lieu Of trading stamps to every pur-
chaser OF piece of corned beef lie will
offer $50 forequarters Of Canada lamb at
s cents a pound. headquarters at llh
cents and fresh pork nj II cents
Another will sell 600 pounds OF saussges
at 12ia cents n pound and 1000 pounds
OF lamb chops at IL cents
A poultry and egg broker says that he
viii sell 500 fresh fancy Long Island
ducks Mt a profit OF cent over the whole
sale price These ducks will weigh from
Ave to seven pounds apiece.
A honey dealer from Richmond. staten
Island, has agreed to Introduce himself
to the public by selling honey ut ~ cents
a pound. as against the regular price OF
25 cents.
A vegetable man will sell ffteen bushels
OF string beans AT 8 cents "A quart, the
ordinary price being 10 cents, and 500
heads OF caullnower at cents each. ms
against the prevailing market price OF 10
cents.
The Borough Presidents Office expects
there will be a slashlng OF prices all along
the line. II IL believed that extra police
men will be on hand to preserve the dig
nifty Of the market
President Marks has received report
made by nineteen members Of the domes-
tic science class OF the Ethical Culture
School to their Instructor as TO their in
ves;lgatIon recently into prices at the open
markets The report showed that fruits
and vegetables were from II 10 80 per
cent. lower in the markets than In the
average store.
r. II Macy 4 Co. have discontinued
selling groceries. canned goods. &c. IN
the markets. Mr.. Marks has sent the
firm letter In which he said You came
forward In answer to my appeal 20
farmers and dealers TO bring their nres
to these markets In n prompt and artY
way which was very encouraging You
during those first days when they needed
II so much. and part OF the success OF
these markets is due to this splendid
response on your part You certainly
Noted Ike good citizens and good trlends,
both to the movement and to me per-
sonally. by backing up this effort 10 reduce
tie cost OF living"
Prices at greensboro Market yesterday
we're as follows:
Fruits--Apples, 10 cents for 3is quarts;
grapes. 90 cents for n SO pound basket
tokey grapes cents a pound penrs, 10
cents for 3H quarts peaches, 10 cents
FOR az quarts: muskmelons. 10 cents
apiece; oranges. 10 cents "A dozen lemons,
6 for 3 cents; ounces. 35 cents a dozen.
Nege.a bles-Beets. 3 lunches for
cents carrots, 10 cents for 3h quarts;
celery, 3 cents bunch: cItron. cents
each cabbares cents head cauli-
Cover. 10 cents head cucumbers,
cent ecch eggplant 3 cents each green
corn. 30 cents a dozen; lettuce. cents
a heed lima beans, s cents quart;
onions. a. quarts for 10 cents; pickles,
- cents Cor 1875 pnrsn'ps 10 cents for
az quarts, pumpkins, 10 cents apiece;
potatoes. So cents n bushel. 8 pounds for
ID cents; sweet potatoes, cents quart
rnubhrh. lunches for cents; squash,
10 cents apiece string beans, cents
quart; tomatoes, cents quart; turnips,
yellow, cents apiece.
Meats-Lomb, 10 cents pound chops
"a cents n pound torequarter. 10 cents
veal 6 cents; pork loins, 90 cents; beef
teudNrloin, Is 10 % cents; rib roast, IS
cents.
poul'ry--Fowls, 16 to 90 cents duck,
lG 10 ] 8 cents.
Tish--llams. 4 for cents; Founders.
s cents weekhSh, cents live eels, 70
cents hluehsh, 10 cents cod. 10 cents
rackerel. 10 cents porgies, cents
snHppers cents.
Borough President Marks, in an address
last night before the Municipal Art Club
~ the National Arts Club. Gramercy
Square. said that the open markets have
called attention TO and heightened the
beauty OF the arches OF three Of the
citys bridge approaches. He said that
| had the city built the arches OF the
Queensboro Bridge at an expenditure of
$500, 900 for market purposes only the
money would have been we'll spent.