Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-09
FISH TO Be PUT ON
SALE TOMORROW
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the city during the past few weeks.
He was surprised at the differences
in the price of meat as shown in the
different localities. In those sections
where there was considerable COM
between prices charged and those
charged in sections of the city where
there were but few markets.
| As high as thirty cents n pound
was asked for good stewing beef. In
another section, within walking dis
| lance, the same meat was twenty
| five cents. Fifteen minutes trolley
ride brought the inquirer to a Sec
| ton of Newark where the same meat
could be purchased for twenty cents
per pound.
unfair and the people refuse to buy
where the prices are so high. They
are the ones that will turn to the
municipal markets and purchase
fresh fish at six cents a pound.
This is something that no other city
in the country has attempted to do,
but Newark Knows How and many
others will follow. No fresher fish
can be sold than that which will be
offered on these stands. The con-
signment due to arrive this afternoon
alive, having been taken from the
pound nets between and a. m. to-
day. Fish such as this is will take
the place of thirty cent meat and save
money for the buyers.
Chance for Social End.
"There seems to be a great chance
for some of the welfare workers of
this city to lend hand in selling the
fish, as the majority of the buyers
are the very people that they are try
ing to help" remarked mother of
six children at the Ferry street store
last Thursday. IF they would go
among their people," she continued,
land inform them of these city mar
kets, they would help wonderfully, as
many of them never see a newspaper
and the only way they have of learn
ing of the municipal market and the
six cents a pound fish is through some
neighbor who has read a paper"
Pointing to child that was hold
ing six cents in her hand and plead
! ing to get nearer the counter so that
she could buy just one pound of
fish, this woman said that the child
was the oldest of four, and that the
youngster kept house for her father
and family, and probably had not
had a pound of meat in the house
in months 1t was added that if So
cial workers would go among the
poorer people and tell them of the
new markets 1t would bring Gus
toners who were most deserving.
The question has been raised as to
! just how many pounds of fish the city
sealer will sell to any one person.
Mr. Sullivan settled the matter by
saying he and his assistants would
consider that later. They feel sure
only housewives and men of families
and children were making the p4Ir-
chases, and none of the sales went
over six or seven pounds. Any fam
| lily buying such an amount need not
be afraid of the fish going bad, re-
marked a prominent chef who is in
terested in the work of the city off,
Gals, as every pound of 1T can be
boiled and served that way, or 1t can
be made into fish cakes and once
cooked will keep good for days.
List of Fish.
The shipment due to arrive this
afternoon will consist Of small blue
fish, large weakfish, butterfish, por-
gies and fiuke, comprising the bay
fish now in season.
Prospective buyers at the munic-
ipal markets are requested to bring
La market basket or some other
lfish, as it will help the statesmen take
care of larger crowd, although
wrapping will be furnished wher
needed.
Housewives who were not fortu-
nate enough to get supply of fresh
fish at the sale of last week will
profit if they do as many others die
on that day. They would figure tina
they could eat fish Friday, Saturda,
and Sunday morning, and made theil
purchases accordingly. They would
select three or four weakfish, few
butterfish and porgies and possibly {
fiuke, that they would have a chang,
on the table at all meals, and few
oonfided to others standing by tina
they would pickle some to keep IL
reserve.
Nobody need hesitate to buy a
these places, as it is not a charity
but a plan to furnish fresh fish a
q reasonable rate to people in a TIM
of need when every article of food Il
sky high in price. This is made pos
sible by the volunteer work of tn,
! city sealer and his assistants, VIII,
nsv in several cases put off thei
vacRsf, rs so as to be able to help II
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