New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-22
WOmen's Organizations to
Fight Increases in Holt
day Fare
WRIT HALTS SALE
OF STORAGE EGGS
Merchant Offers to Give
Away Yule Forest; Cost
Evidence Grows

Another combined attack upon turkey
spectators and those who seek TO
boost the price OF Christmas trees will
mark tho holiday campaign Of New
York consumers against high food
prices. II plans announced yesterday
do not miscarry price boosters will lose
more through the Christmas trade than
they did at Thanksgiving, when turkey
dealers alone were credited with loss
Of more than 100000.
A drive against practically every
thing that ordinarily enters into the
makeup OF the Christmas dinner was
announced by representatives OF vari-
Gus women's organizations for combat
ing high food prices when 1t was
learned that all holiday edibles had
increased Just twenty-five per cent over
prices that prevailed here a year ago.
Joseph Hartigan, Commissioner of
Weights and Measures, completed
survey Of the food situation and
placed figures in the hands Of officers
Of the American Women's Movement to
Conserve the Food Supply which proved
that the increased prices were not due
TO a decrease In the quantity OF food
shipped into the city.
Prices for Christmas
Wholesale prices for dressed turkeys,
quoted for the Christmas trade, are
O 70 hac
80 TO 81 for mediums. Roasting chick
en- is from 2s to 50 cents pound. The
Wholesale price on venison is 40 cents
a pound and young pig is 20 cents
The average increase in meats Is 20 per
cent.
That large quantities Of fresh food
are mourning into the city was indicated
from the fact that 34076 barrels OF
potatoes were received during last
week for the holiday trade. Other re-
ceipts included 60,974 barrels of apples,
q .270 bags Of onions and $3.50 bar
rels Of cranberries.
Meanwhile many more big dealers in
eggs were served with temporary inJunc-
tons that will prevent them from sell
ing cold storage eggs in the guise OF
fresh. The writs, which specifically pre-
vent the sale Of unstamped cold storage
eggs, were served upon the Union "a
cifc Tea Company, the Great Atlantic
and Pacific Tea Company, Elwood D.
Dixon. Leopold Oppenheimer. Charles
Sprekels, Harry Weisenberg, Daniel
Reeves and Frederick Lowentels
& Son. Representatives OF the Mer-
camille Exchange, which has MADE the
most vigorous protest against stamping
cold storage eggs, have asked for con-
ference with Edgar Bromberger, AS
sistant Attorney General, who is in
charge of the present prosecutions; lie
said that one probably would be held
to-day.
Offer in Tree Price Cut
Tie Christmas tree market wavered
when Jacob Hamburger, a commission
merchant at 1876 Reade Street, tooE over
a large quantity Of trees that hao peeh
shipped to the city to consigned VINO
uneypectedly refused to accept them.
Mr.. Hamburger telephoned to Commls,,
sioner Hartigan saying that ne woula
give trees TO any charitable ihssiIu-
lions that were suffering from the hlgn
prices being asked for trees, and would
sell the remainder OF the thousands ne
holds at approximately 10 cents eacn
Tor the variety DclHb VhNi
for $3.50 and SO. Several homes for
children already have been supphed
free.
Indications that the Federal grand
Jury investigation of high prices al
ready had developed unexpected inior-
nation was found in statement made
Yesterday by George W. Anderson
United States District Attorney IN pos
ton. who is In charge OF the nation
wide investigation now in progress by
the Government. He spent several
hours in conference with Frank NJ.
Swacker. in charge Of the investigation
being carried on here.
when there are indications that
traffic Is held ba,k and that coal Is helo
back for speculative purposes there
prevails a condition that Lloyd George
recently called 'proiltioning, SAID MI
Anderson. when there are indications
that cars are checked on railroads, that
they are held at terminals, 1t IS need,
less to say that these may be accepted
"a evidences OF artificial and illegal
Combination. II makes a most prlma
fscIe case when you find coal dealers
resigning coal cars over and over again
in order TO delay deliveries ana there-
by create a panic
Tt is time for thrift and saving.
Roston Is the only city in the country
Inns far that is without It's favorite
food Beans are selling at 81 bushel.
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