The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-30
Investigations In ProgressH ow-
ever Are Now Having Bene'
fetal Effect
Sc, 900, 900 EGGS FOUND
In ONE WAREHOUSE
Determination to Swat the
Spectator In Necessities
Evidenced On All Sides
Housewives to Meet

The executive and price committee
pf the Richmond Housewives League
will meet tomorrow afternoon at 4
o'clock at the home OF Mrs Stuart
Michaux. e2s West Franklin Street.
20 discuss the price situation.
Washington, Nov 29.-Retail prices
of foods in the United States as a
whole advanced three per cent from
September 8 to october Is. making
"a sixteen per cent increase for twelve
months as shown in reports compiled
today by the Bureau of Labor Sta
ustics. The figures came from 1875
retail dealers IN forty-five principal
industrial cities.
In the thirty days covered in the
reports meats declined in price from
one TO six per cent, but all other ar
ticles given. except tea. coffee and
rice. advanced from one per cent for
hens TO SIX per cent for butter, bread
and sugar and eleven per cent for
eggs.
Price of Gold Storage Eggs Reduced
New York, NOV. 29.-~The price of
cold storage eggs al wholesal was
one and TWO cents lower today than
yesterday morning. when the egg boy
colt began. Eggs sold at "a to 3s
cents. dozen, according to grade
The average price for fresh eggs was
So cents. as compared with IS cents
year ago, The price OF fresh eggs
showed no charge from yesterday
Some OF the wholesale dealers AS
serted that the boycott would play
into the hands of foreign buyers.
They said that men who want eggs
for export are waiting for reduc-
ton in price. An official daily report
issued for the benefit OF prosirrre
i dealers said Storage eggs are low
or under reduction of speculative
support and disposition on the part
% the distributing trade to hold off
and use the stock on hand"
Phone Appeals to Housewives.
The Housewives League today CON
tiuued active missionary work TO dis
scourage the Use of eggs, One method
s. an endless chain OF telephone APP
peais one woman called up twenty
five Of her friends. asked them to alb
stain from eggs for two weeks and
then asked each of these Twenty-Five to
call twenty Ave OF her women friends
and deliver the same message
Officials Examine Storage EggN-
Chicago, Nov. 2e---City. State and
Federal officials. together with mum
hers Of civic. womens and other or
ganizations were working TODAY to find
solution for the high prices of food
sturs
With the campaign centerirg on
eggs, II was announced that municipal
inspectors had discovered in storage
about 10000 eggs Of questionable
quality which were tagged and mark ed
for examination by the city chemists
while more than 100000 eggs Were
found In six cold storage houses await
ing an increase in price.
3s.00oe0O Eggs In One Warehouse.
/, In addition. government inspectors
found $4,000. 900 eggs stored In an
other warehouse. the owner of which
has not been located.
Charles r. Clyne. United states dis
trict attorney. also began ~ inquiry
into the report that James f. wetz
Is the holder of 100000 eggs in
Chicago, and to learn. II Mr.. w~tx
Il not the actual owner. who is back
ing him in the alleged attempted cor
ner.