New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-04
STORES LACK
MILK ALL DAY
Supply in Delicatess-
ems and Groceries
Exhausted Early.

Hunting for milk in the delcatessen
stores and groceries of Manhattan yes
terday afternoon was like chasing the
fictitious pot Of gold at the end of the
ranbow-the longer one hunted the
farther of the milk seemed to be. Nine
out Of ten Of the stores that received
any milk had disposed Of it by 1880
in the morning-and q great many
shops that received small quantities
the day before received none yesterday.
So it was practically impossible to buy
milk in New York yesterday afternoon.
1t was said many Of the big dairies
made deliveries only to private Gus
toners in whose families there were
children. Some shopkeepers, who had
milk, refused to sell to any except
their regular trade, and others made
injuries of would-be purchasers as to
whether the milk was for children. II
so it was sold-if not it was often re-
fused.
The proprietor Of a delicatessen store
at 425 Third Avenue said he had OBJ
tanned two-pint bottles of milk by ar
guing ten minutes with the driver who
always served him. He received no un-
bottled milk.
Milk Sold Out Quickly.
Another delcatessen. at 6O9 Second
Avenue, received just three pints of
bottled milk instead Of its customary
forty pints. Instead of its customary
eighty quarts of unbottled milk, it re-
ceived only twenty quarts. All this
was gone by 7 o'clock. Many other
delicatessens made reports similar to
these.
Unable to obtain milk at delicates-
sens or groceries, many persons turned
to the Nathan Straus milk depots for
relief, but in vain. The Straus milk
stations had their usual supplies, but
they were conserving them and refus-
ing to sell to any but their regular Gus
toners. Most Of those buying at the
Straus stations are mothers who get
milk there for their babies, and il was
to assure them their regular supply
that the demands OF others were re-
fused.
At the central laboratory Of the
Straus milk stations, at S4s East Thir-
ty-second Street, it was said the regu-
lar supply Of milk was being received
from farms at Goshen, n. Y, whence
the Straus milk comes direct. The
fact the Straus depots do not depend
on local distributors was considered
largely responsible for the fact their
supply has continued. 1t was init
mated, however. that it might be cut
down at any time.
Reports that the price Of cheese
m ght be reduced because many farm
ers upstate are using their milk to
make cheese instead Of selling it were
belittled by both wholesalers and re-
tailers yesterday. AS a matter of fact,
the price of all kinds of cream cheese
advanced almost 2 cents a cake yes
terday. Wholesale prices were raised
from 10 20 ~ cents OcLen CAKES ana
most retailers clapped 2 cents on their
selling price. Wholesalers, however,
said his increase had no connection
with ne milk strike, but that it had
been decided on by the cheese manu-
facturers several weeks ago.
Price of Cheese Advances.
J. o. Hubbard, treasurer of s. S.
Brown, manufacturer and wholesaler
of cheese. at los First Street. said he
thought there was little chance Of the
farmers competition causing any re-
duction in cheese prices.
an the first place." he said. "the
farmers are not equipped for making
cheese for this market. They would
not be able to supply the proper quail
ity. and even if they did the shortage
of cheese has been so great for some
time past that any additions 10 the
supply which the farmers might make
would be absorbed gladly. without
causing the market price to drop in the
least"
At the headquarters OF the Phenix
Cheese Company. 345 Greenwich Street.
which supplies many delicatessen
stores, il was said the farmers product
would cause no drop in prices. for the
agriculturists were inexperienced at
cheese making and would not be able
TO produce sufficient Of good quality to
affect the New York market in the
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