Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-10-09
MILK CONSUMERS
PAY HIGHER RATE
Retailers Demand 9 and 10
Cents a Quart
Today
NO REGULARITY
AS TO PRICE

Following the recent boost Of milk
by the Delmarvia MIX Producers AS
ISOLATION to cents a quart wholesale,
and the possibility Of its going to 5h
cents by November 1. several OF the
retail milkmen supplying Whining
ton families have advanced their price
from s cents. where IL had stood for
some time previous to the agitation, to
9 cents a quart, and in a few instances
to 10 cents. No concerted action on
the part OF the retailers has been
taken, however, and the price OF milk
to the consumers today I'm Whining
ton is what each individual dealer has
a mind to make il.
At a meeting OF the Retail Milk
Dealers Association Saturday night,
at which the Wilmington dealers were
we'll represented, the recent boost in
price on the part OF the wholesalers
was discussed in all its phases, and
while no definite action was taken. Il
was the sense OF the meeting that milk
should be raised to cents a pint and
Q cents a quart
Some of the dealers present an
nounced that they had already in
creased the price TO their customers,
while others declared that they would
change their prices this week. An
other meeting will be held next Sat
urday at Eden Hall when the situa-
ton will be considered in the light
OF events that may transpire this
week.
Not all the retailers have increased
the price OF milk. II is said. Some
are still selling II at the old price.
A % L..
the city are said to be strongly con-
sldering maintaining the old price de-
spite lie boost on the part of the
wholesalers, who, It Is said have
threatened to increase the price to
six cents wholesale II the retailers
do not demand 10 cents a quart from
the consumers Until some concerted
action Is taken by the retailers the
milk business In Wilmington will be
a serious problem to all those en-
& -ged in It.
In Chester County Pa, where there
are many large diaries supplying milk
for Wilmington Chester and Phila-
delphia consumption, the farmers or
ganized the Chester County Milk Pro-
ducers' Association, Saturday, with
500 members, and voted TO make the
price OF milk wholesale s ID cents
quart net after November I. The
price now received. taking the aver
age for the last twelve months. Is
3 1-2 cents a quart net. The or
ganizatlon of this body and the Del
marvia Mix Producers Association
recently will be followed by the or
ganization into solid unions OF all
dairymen shipping milk to Philadel-
phia and Wilmington. II was pre-
dlcted in some quarters that consum7
ers IN Philadelphia will be paying as
high AZ 10 cents a quart for milk
next winter. The dairymen are ready
10 defend their boost I'm the price by
figures showing that the production
OF milk is now losing proposition.
10 Is said that organizations OF dairy
men will be formed in every county In
eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey.
Maryland and Delaware. and that all
these local and county associations
Will shortly be merged into the Inter
state Milk Producers Association.
u will be the executive or price
Of the Interstate Associa-
tlon. composed Of delegates from each
county body, which will really ax the
price 10 be demanded for milk at the
shipping point. The committees
method Of arriving at this price Will
he 20 hear the statements OF every
dairy farmer In his county meeting.
Some COUNTIES may demand even more
than FIVE and a half cents. some less.
All OF the demands will he considered
by the executive committee. which
will strike an average and the aver
age will he the price Of milk to the
distributor.
A separate investigation OF the
milk problem may he made soon by
Governor Brumbaugh Of Pennsylvania.
Tentative plans for the proposed I'm
uuiry by the Governor we're prepared
by Clarence Scar Hates. the econo-
mist They call for an investigation
Of the cost Of production on the farm,
transportation To creamery or dairy.
distribution costs and the regulation
Of demand and supply. Governor
Brumbaugh will be requested 10 name
a state committee 20 carry on the ac-
tual investigation and to invite tho
Governors Of New Jersey. Delaware
and Maryland 10 each appoint com
mittee Of three 20 become an integral
part OF the Pennsylvania committee.
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