New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-29
81 FARM TRUCK
LOADS SOON SOLD
Figures Show Housewives
on Saturday Bought 65
Tons of Produce.
BIG BUSINESS AT
ALL CITY MARKETS
Teachers and School, Children
Establish "Moek" Trad.
ing Posts,

Figures compiled by r. 8. ApDlsgst,
Of Borough Presidents Markss open
maFhet committee, show that . large
volume Of business was done N ghs
new markets on Saturday. Thiyty-seyen
farm wagons hesped with produce were
brought IN and sold at retail. As some
OF the wagons have a capacity o. AFs
tons each, II is figured that at leese
sixty-fiVe tens Of fresh vegetables were
sold direct by farmers TO Housewives,
At tie Fort Lee ferry market one
farmer sold 1900 ears Of corn and Az
ether 600 lunches Of celery before
noon. A fruit stand ct the Queensbqfo
Bridge market took in $3.50. AZ the
Harlem Bridge market single nsh
stand sold l,lo0 pounds Of fish on Sat
urday, and at another stand $40 Pcunds
Of butter were sold. A boat at the
Fort Lee ferry market sells l,s0O
pounds Of fish every Friday and eoV
pounds on other days
Commissioner HaFtigan heard yesI
terday from the treasurer OF 8 epFpo'
ration controlling four Southern steam
ship lines who wanted to lesrE more
OF the now cattle supply reported IN
Texas. He said that his company
wanted to get the tonnage when ths
cattle company was ready TO snip 20
New YORK, and was ready to assist "a
arranging for terminal facilities II
was the only way, the steamship man
said, to break up the railFaad-paeklns
company coordination, which at pres
emit, he said, diseFimiRated sgainst the
Texas Fancher.' -,
CATION Company, began yesterday 70
erect stalls on his pier at l3lst ST. ana
the Hudson River to accommodate
wholesale dealers in the market when
ia to be establishes there. Pound hsh,
epfnen from New Jersey and Maryland
have already signified their intention
of bringing fish to this pier to be sold
at wholesale.
Great interest was evinced by the
children of public schools in the plan
of George w. Perkins, chairman OF the
Mayors food supply committee, TO
teach them how to buy economically
In many schools the teachers took the
part of shopkeepers and the children
impersonsted purchasers. Together
they applied the principles outlined N
the circular issued by the Mayors COM
mittee.
Jersey City's new market continued
successfully yesterday, largely owing
to the earnest efforts of Henry Byrue,
city commissioner, and George r.
BrensingeF, head Of the Department Of
Finance and Revenue, who took on
their coats and sold farm produce from
a large automobile truck. Cabbages,
beets, turnips and all sorts Of Vege-
tables were sold as fast IS the two
commissioners could pitch them OF the
truck.
Mr., Byrne accompanied Commits
sloneF BTensingeF on a trip through
the farming district of North Hseken'
sack and Harrington Park on Sunday
pi 'king up the produce which they sold
/ yesterday morning. The two commits
sioners had learned that New jersey
farmers do not consider Monday mar
! ket day, and that unless radical step
were taken there would be dearth o.
farmers in the market on Monday. Oh
tanning q big automobile truck, they
spent the greater part Of Sunday col
lecting vegetables.
By noon all the stock. in the automo
bile truck was sold, as well as two
loads brought in by farmers from
North Arlington.