The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-12-21
EFllER$
IN IR on
PRICE INCREASE
M, S. Control Of Feed Is Need
ed, They Say

A survey Of milk prices, wholesale
Aut retail in Oklahoma City, reveals
I that "a few cases has the price OF milk
10 the consumer been advanced beyond
Is conts q quart, as was Threatened a
+ few weeks ago. Both wholesale ari
\ retail dealers insist. however, that
prices cannot remain at the same level
II the government does not regulate
prices on feed
Al only one place in the city is milk
being sold atleS than Is cents quart,
snd that Is sold only to regular Gus
toners. A very small quantity OF ex-
cepticnally high-chS milk, prepared
for use OF infants and ifvalids, Is sell
ing 1t 20 cents a quart, and a few re
tsilers arc charging lS cents a quart
ia Raise Is Retaeted,
In at least one case retailers who had
advanced the price OF milk to l8 cents
!. were forced by competition TO cut 1t
back to Is cents quart.
IA The following statements by retail
and wholesale dealers show a decided
trend toward an increase in the future
3 "a feed control Ia not assumed. by the
government;
w. II. Waters Of the Union dairy
SAYS that he WHOLESALERS milk at II
cents quart He says he sells LOO
quarts daily.
w. z. Dinwiddie of the Dinwddic
daivy says Mat he WHOLESALERS milk for
l2H cents a quart and that il retails for
Is cents. He used 10 sell milk retail
!. but states that on account OF the in
crease IN wages he has had to sell
wholesale. He now sells $50 quarts OF
milh daily, and announces that he in.
tends to raise his price shortly TO Is
cents, wholesale. A.,
"a Quotes Feed Prices
T. m. Hoskins OF the BouvilIe dairy
Is selling his milk at l42.7 cents re-
tail, and he says that he sells 40
quarts q dey. He. sells seven milk tick
cts TOR q dollar
George M. Maxwell OF the Mark.
we'll dry says that he Is wholesaling
his MIX for IS cents quart and that
Il il Isl (stailins for l7H and Is cents
= He has been ips the business for min,
years. He is selling go quarts Of milk
daily.
Bran that sold for SIPS per l0
pounds is 225 now" said Mr.. Mark
we'll. Last year oil meal was Sl.jS ant
now Il is 81 Shorts was 81 and now Il
h Q.75. Bottle caps that used to b.
$l6 q barrel are now $40 And labol
Is once again as high as il used to be
] DO not expect an increase IN milk II
the near future, but il is hard TO 'a
what might happen
Any man who has to buy feed nov
will either have TO raise the price {
!, his milk or 20 out OF business" sal
Harlfy Thompson, wholesale dairy
x man
As Win Close Dairy.
r, A, Mills OF the Mills Family Dair
ID one OF these men. He said that h
hAssto buy feed now. and that s h
cannot rDise his price OF milk in accord
snce with the price OF feed that he vii
hive 10 sell out. y have been whole
sailing u twelve and a half cents" sal
Mr.. Mills. but will sell out as 500
% | can get rid OF my cows"
Nj. Thompson had bsen selling hi
milk for the last ten DAYS at fiftee
cents a quart wholesale, which force
his customers 10 advance to eightee
! cents in order to make a profit. n
cells 10 grocery stores and drug store
He had no complaint from any Of then
but through his own observations |
= that time he decided TO bring the pric
OF his milk down to twelve and a ha
cents again, for he says the people nj
not buy It At higher price.
s Cuts Price.
Mr., Thompson had grown all his sw
iR he'd, but he says that II he bought fee
now he would have TO charge NOR
u have to take my medicine with ii
I rest Of them, and that's all" Ne Of
< served.
]. A. Conrey OF the Linwood Dair
Nwholessles his milk at twelve and
half cents. He SAYS that he turns o,
100 quarts daily.
NC, M. Lessefiger, manager Of the l.al
Shore Dairy, says tiht he retsils mi
\ at fifteen cents, II put out $50 quar-
OF milk daily and average lN Gust
mers,' said Mr. Lesenger "Judgii
from the present outlook, think III
milk will be twenty cents by spring
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