The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-01-31
'N.Y.'S MILK BILL
UP $16,0OO,OO0
All Dealers Are Expected to
Follow BOrden's Decision
to Raise Prices.
DILLON TAKES ISSUE
Commissioner Says New York
ers May Reduce Cost by
Proper Depot.

The decision OF Borden's Condensed
MIX Company to increase the price OF
milk, cream and condensed milk to-mor-
row to the consumer probably will be
followed by similar action by com.
petitors. The advance In the price OF
milk will be the second since last fall.
Lotion Horton. president Of Sheffield
Farms-Slawson Decker Company, said
the question of raising prices win be
considered to-day at meeting Of the
board Of directors. Raymond Z. Var
Cise, president Of the Mutual -McDermot,
Dairy Corporation, said his company
hasn't increased prices. and then added
yet"
John J. Dillon, State Commissioner OF
Foods and Markets. issued yesterday a
statement in which he insisted that the
people of New York can get milk at s
cents quart IL the city or state will
provide market depot and a pasteur.
izing plant. He said that the annual
saving to all milk consumers would
amount to $2O.0OO.O00, which he though,
would be worth while
Facts About Cost of MIX.
Declaring that the people ought to
know the facts about the cost of milk
the Commissioner said:
For the month OF February the
farmers will receive $2.05 per 100 pounds
for milk delivered at the pasteurizins
plant at the railroad station. This is
$l.74 per forty quart can. 1t costs or
an average 15 cents for pasteurizinp
and "a cents a can for freight to New
York. SO that b milk at the car In
New York city costs $2.23 per forty
quart can. The price proposed for this
now to consumers Is $40, which leaves
se.17 per can for delivering to consum.
ers. The farmer owns the cow own.
the farm. Buys the feed. hires the help
cares for the COW. does the milking car.
ries the milk to the railroad station fol
$l.74; after pasteurizing and freight il
costs delivered in New York $223 and
the dealer wants as much for deliverins
it from the railroad In New York to the
home as all Of the costs put together.
Delivery system IL Wrong.
1T is simply absurd to say that thu
delivery of milk in New York ought u
cost as much or more on an average
than the production and delivering of Il
TO the city. Either the big dealers mus
eeonomize In their system of delivery o,
give way to other distributors.
THE Wicks committee objects to thi.
on the ground that the big companie:
have vested interests and that the.
ought not to be disturbed. Nobody ha!
any disposition to disturb them. " the.
would adopt efficient and economic sys
tens Of distribution and give the peopl'
milk at reasonable cost. everybod,
would be happy to have them continu'
the service, but their system altogethe
is too expensive luxury under presen
circumstances.
= "The statement has been made b,
some of the dealers that the advance il
! necessary because of the price paid tn
producer. The increase to the produce
is virtually an increase of one cent
quart over the price Of last year. Th
dealers price to the consumer is tw'
cents per quart over the consumers
prize of year ago. II is estimated tha
the increased price gives the farme
| $4,000. 900 a year over last years price
but the dealers increase to the consume
| Is $l6.000.000 above the price charged
the consumer last year"