New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-12
Realty Man Seeks to Aid
MarkS'S PIan-Pier for
Winter Quarters.
FOOD PRICES HERE
CLIMB STEADILY
Greensboro Bridge HucksterS
Combine-Butter and Eggs
Affected by War.

S. Fullerton Weaver, of the Weaver
Realty Company, has offered property
owned by him at 9th st. and Central
Park West for the use Of the city as an
open market. A letter written by him
to Borough President Marks will be
taken up on Tuesday at the meeting Of
the market committee.
Mr.. Weaver says that there are no
permanent buildings on the ground. At
present it is subject to monthly lease
to a contractor, who uses it for stor-
age. Mr.. Weaver writes that if his
offer is accepted he will be glad to
cancel the lease and let the city have
the use Of the property without re-
Enumeration.
The Manhattan Navigation Company
yesterday told Commissioner Joseph
Hartigan of the Bureau of Weights
and Measures that the city could put
the Fort Lee Ferry market in winter
quarters on it's pier at 13lst st. and the
Hudson River if the funds to provide
a shelter for the market were not forth
coming. The company offered to erect
stands for the vendors. 1t was sug-
gested that the railroads and the navi-
cation company put forth every effort
to encourage the farmer to ship his
surplus produce to New York.
The Worcester Fish Company, of
Ocean City, Md, notified Commissioner
IIartigan yesterday that it would like
to. put fish on sale at the new city
markets.
Word was received yesterday. that
jam and jelly factory had been estab-
lished in nearby New Jersey, and would
manufacture from Scotch and English
formulas.
Borough President Marks discovered
yesterday that the hucksters at the
greensboro Bridge market had com
bined and established a uniform price
of 10 cents for seven pounds Of pOta
toes. One man complained that he had
been restrained by the rest from sell
ing at the rate of eight pounds for 10
cents. The Borough President told
him to 90 back to his old price, and If
any one attempted to interfere with
him to call policeman.
Veal, which jumped two cents on
Thursday, went up again yesterday
from eighteen cents to twenty cents,
wholesale. Retailers made two
cents 4 pound advance on all cuts.
Lamb advanced half a cent whole
Sale, and legs of lamb went from
eighteen cents a pound to twenty. The
explanation given by dealers was that
families were returning from the coun-
try and ordering veal and lamb to an
extent unheard of all summer.
Beef remained the same at wholesale
yesterday. There was tendency on
the part of some retailers to raise the
price. Pork is scarce and went up
two cents pound wholesale and retail.
Sugar and -four did lot change. Ten
thousand barrels of sugar were sold
yesterday for export to England. But
ter remained stationary at thirty-fOur
cents a pound, and eggs, at thirty
three and thirty-fve cents, wholesale.
Although practically no shipments Of
dairy products t. the warning nations
have yet been made, man well versed
in the trade said yesterday that al
ready the effect of the war had been
felt in the prices of butter, eggs and
cheese.
While nearly all of the imported dairy
products come from Europe, thus far
practically none Of our exported dairy
products go to Europe. Most of the
export trade is with South America
and the West Indies. The following
table of imports and exports for the
wear ended June 30, compiled by the
Urner-Barry Publishing Company, tells
the story:
Butter pounds ............ 7,Ni2,CoO 3.e'3.O1O
Cheese, pounds ............ 62.IS4GO $4,000