Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-17
FOREIGN CHEESES
FIND PLACE AGAIN
ON TABLES HERE
Prices Of Camembert and
Roquefort Little Above
Normal Produce Market
Remains Unchanged.

Many dinner tables in this city which
have been graeed only with modest
American cheeses since the outbreak of
tho war In Europe. once more give forth
the welcome odor OF Roquefort and
cametnbert which has come uncensored
from the War zoncs
Tho imported cheese market which
has long suffered a marked depression,
has come ihto its own again and all OF
the popular varieties may now be bought
at prices which are little above the GUS
tomsry figures.
Choice 'oozy" Camombert is quoted at
IS cents package. only cents above
the normal. Parmcsan cheese, neatly
bottled in England and quoted at prices
ranging from 25 to 50 cents, according to
Hlze shows an ouuai increase, and the
very choicest and most moldy Rogue
fort can be had at 80 cents package, n
price which q 10 cents lower than was
quoted several weeks ago.
Although Munster cheese has remained
irm at z5 cents a pound and Gorgonzola
cheese from Italy has shown only o.
cent increase on each package, the pop
uiar imported Swiss variety has been
scarce and high until this week. AT one
time II was sold at IS cents a pound.
then II jumped to 90 cents and now the
price has gone TO 40 cents.
Edam clIeeses advanced 10 cents each
with the outbreak Of the war. but as
with the Swiss the price has gradually
decreased. until the normal level has al
most beeen reached, prices ranging from
81 to si.25 each.
AN "EXPERT's" OPINION.
One cheese expert of this city explained
the sudden increase in price and the re-
cent decrease as follows:
Those fellows had guns which they
nred By the use OF powerful gases, such
as free hydrogen. When they fired those
big guns SO much that the gases got
scarce the Governments bought up all
the cheeses. such as Roquefort and
camembert. 1t was found that a piece
OF cheese put in the breech OF gun and
left for FIVE minutes would make a gas
which had Ave times the explosive force
OF gunpowder. This. of course, increased
the price of the cheeses. but it was soon
found to be impracticable, for the eX-
ploded gases were so powerful that they
killed all soldiers within so feet of the
gun. 1t was then decided to resume
shipping the cheeses to America, and, of
course, the price dropped again.
'As for the Edam cheeses, they adj
because 1t was thought they
would be used as heretofore in the capac-
ty OF cannonballs. Several of them ex-
ploded in the guns, however, and blew
hem all to pieces, so that idea was given
lp, too" E
LIMBURGER MARKET STRONG.
Among the American cheeses; Linn
burger continues to hold it's own. and the
market is said to be stronger than is
usual al this time Of the year. The prices
u pineapple. cream and pimento cheese
continue at the usual level. and are pop
liar among those who believe in the |
'made-in-Amerca" slogan.
The produce markets are marked by no |
Unusual feature this week in the way OF /
Hanging prices. Meats, fish, fruits and |
continue TO bring figures Gus
omary fort this season. In the poultry |
market eggs continue to be quoted at |
igures ranging from 46 to so cents a |
iozen. and butter from 40 to 50 cents a |
,ound. Turkey has decreased slightly in |
'rice. and strictly first-class ''nearbys''
nay be had at figures ranging from 2S to |
. cents pound.