The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-11-28
Ddy1g III OF edSilIs
riices of Z D dsfl1ffs
III rance VI Passed

IN slll7 &c
So Says bIinist er Of stlle Inter-
ior, Who D eciares Situa- q
tioifis Not Alarming.
.tsr AssociArsp pas,ss ss'
PARIS, Nov. 81. outs MaIyy. min
iister OF the interior, speaking az the
outcry Of retail provision dealers md
consumers against rising prices of
meats ana certain provisions SAYS: .If
the situation Is serious It Is not aiarni-
ling. I am under the impression That
the measures already. taken nv the
government and those that viii Be
1taken will remove all danger OF fur
TIER increases ana Will provoke some
decreases., = nj
a prominent member Of the pro-
vision committee of the central mar.
skets sums up the sitnationa this ways
Paris was spoiled by the astonish.
Singly low cost Of living during the
irst months Of the war. II IA char
acteristic of the Partisan to consider
-. benefits once. enjoyed as acquired
irights. On the other hand certain
dealers seem to have been intoxicat-
60 BY stories Of fabulous war profits
made by certain categories Of mer-
chants and manufacturers; they don't
intend to be left out Of Il sc stheyscan;
,nelp II. There you have the Sexpla-
nation OF the present conflict between
the Wholesale and retail provision
dealers and the consumer: the COM
sumner wants peace prices and the
dealer wants war PROFITS. There n q
happy medium Somewhere h ann Sthe:
government will probably find IT,,
rms conflict has made the cheese
pavilion ct the Central market one
o1 me ltveliest spots In Paris In the
early morning hours. It appears that
certain dealers have been trying to
run corner in camembert; the wo-
men OF the Paris creameries ara A..
ter them with sharp tongues ana de-
cayed Vegetables. From four to twelve
cents Q cheese in June 1914 camemr-i
pert has gone up! to thirteen 10 twen-
" cents.g AT these prices 1t; is often
unobtainable even at the sonen;ng ~
me market and when buyers ask why.
me commission merchants say ali
tneir receipts have been bought up
~ telegraph and telephone. such
safes are not according to market
rules. All receipts should be sold the
Jay received byword OF mouth. ana
one dealer who replied in this way;
was Obliged to take to cover before the
indignation Of cheese mongers WIZ,
saw high piles Of cases OF .camanbeTf
IN front Of them, but not a box fors
inc :mo1opo lizers Of camembert and
other provisions are merchants in the
zone OF the armies who are making
hign profts out Of soldiers and are
able 10 ontbid the Paris retail deal
er. "A maximum tariff for all proyis-
ions sold at the front is q remedy nro.
posed by the project Of police. TINS
limiting dealers, profits and prevent
ing abnormal prices. iS 8
Just why this conflict broke out in
the name Of camembert does not an
near Brie cheese has advanced quite
as much and all other varieties are
from hfty per cent to hundred ner
cent higher. Eggs have also gone IN
g hundred per cent, selling now Al,
from thirty-five to fifty cents a dozen
wholesale. according to grade. But-
ter which averaged TWENTY-FIVE! cents
9 pound year ago has gone to thir-
tyEseyens cents. This butter and eee
question developed a violent incidant;
at the Caen market when q merchant
asking exorbitant prices and replying
1nsolently to a customers Complaint
suffered the mortfflcat ion, Opposing AZ
9 target for his own stock used az
Iprojectiles by the indignant public.f
The Introduction 20 cold storage
beef into the market has failed Of the
anticipated effect on prices and the
reason given is that the stockyarda
people at La Villette who look ash .
ance at the imported article have
been able to bring sufficient pressure
to beartupon retail dealers to preyenit
q favorable presentation OF CONCEALED
beef. It is declared that in some
cases the imported article was made
up" so AS to repel prospective buy
ers. Government officials declare.
however, that where the imported
meat has been put on the market
properly it has been an unqualified
success. Competent Judges say that
for roast and steaks 1t is even SUPER
ior to- the fresh French beef. and. the
expressed determination OF the author
tiles Is that 1t must be made to go.
In the meantime, fresh meats con-
kfSNHx ainf% A. ~ sti