Evening journal., 1918-08-01
OF PRODUCE
VARY AMAZINGLY
Eggs Range from 35 to 65
Gents in Philadelphia
District
DISCREPANCIES
ARE REPORTED

WASHINGTON, August IA wide
difference in local market prices for
produce and vegetables in the neigh
borhood OF Philadelphia Is shown in
reports received by the Postofne De
partment from points along the routes
Of the recently established branches Of
the rural motortruck service.
These routes form a chain from
Portland, Me, to Washington, d. c.,
and have branches In Eastern Psnn-
sylvania. Delaware, Maryland and New
Jersey.
Inquiry by the Department OF the
pastmssters along the routes shows
the prices for flrst-grade eggs vary
from 80 to 65 cents a dozen; potatoes,
from 81 TO S235 a bushel; roasting
chickens. from 25 TO 40 cents a pound,
and broilers from 80 TO 75 cents
pound and butter from sc to 80 cents
a pound.
The price OF white eggs al New
oxford, Thomasville, York and Lam
caster, Pa, on the route from Wash
ington 10 Gettysburg, MsConnells-
burg and Lancaster Is 40 cents a dozen !;
at Columbia, Pa, and Bethesda, Md,
on the same route. the price is 30
cents at Abbottstown end Hellam, Pa,
81 cents, at Wrlghtsville, Pa, 80 cents T;
at Gaithersburg. Md, 45 cents; at
/ Thurmont, 3s cents; at Upper Marl-
boro, Md, 45 cents; at st. Thomas
and Cashtown, Pa, 36 cents; at Fay
ettesvllle, Black Gap and Mcknignts-
town, Pa, 35 cents.
The prices OF butter at Fayetteville
and Csshtown, Pa, Is sc cents a pound
at Emmittsburg and Thurmont, Nd
81 cents: st. Thomas and Hellam, Pa
ss cents; New oxford, Abbottstown,
Black Gap, McKnightstown and Seven
Stars. Pa, and Bethesda and Upper
Marlboro, Nd, 40 cents; Wrightsville
AZ cents: Lewistown, Nd, IS cents
Lancaster. Pa, ~ TO % cents; York
and Columbia, Pa. 80 cents; Thomas
VILE. Pa. and Gaithersburg, Nd o
cents.
The prices OF roasting chickens al
Emmittsburg. Nd, and Fayetteville, Pa
is % cents a pound; at Wrightsville
and St. Thomas. Pa. 26 cents; Colum-
bia and AbbottstoWn, Pa. 2S cents
Gsithersburg and Thurmont. Md, auc
IThomasville and McKnightstown, Pa.
80 cents: York and Black Gap. Pa. 9
cents; Seven Stars, Pa, 36 cents; Hell
lam, Pa. 81 cents; Lancaster, Pa. ant
Lewistown. Md, 20 cents.
The price OF frying chickens a
Thomasvilie. Wrightsville. Black Gal
and Knightstown. Pa. is 80 cents
pound: at Thurmont, Nd. 81 cents
Abbottstown. Heusm and Columbii
, Pa. 30 cents: Emmittsburg. Nd, 9
, cents: New oxfod, Pa. 50 cents; Fay
ettevllle. pa. SO cents; Seven Star
Pa. 50 cents; Gaiihersburg. Md.
cents: York, Pa. 45 cents and Lancai
ter, Pa, Is cents.
Potatoes cost 81 bushel al New %
ford. Pa: at Lewistown. Nd, an
Thomas. Fayetteville and Black Gal
pa, si.75: Abbottstown. York. Hellan
Wrightsville and Lancaster, Pa, 3
Thomasville. Pa, S210; Columbia, Pa
= 50 25: Emmittsburg, Nd, $3.50 an
Gaithersburg. Nd, $3.50.
Other discrepancies in retail price
, quoted TO the department follow:
Sprinrfleld. n. J.-White eggs. 6
, cents: brown. 60 cents, roasting chick
J ems. 20 cents; frying, so cents; pota
! toes. $500.
! White Horse. n. J.. eggs, IS to >
/, cents: butter. &C cents; chickens, 30 &
, IS cents; potatoes, $40.
Fernwood, n. j.. eggs, 80 cents
, butter. 60 cents: roasting chickens, 4
: cents. and frying, 75 cents; potatoes
4 s240
oxford. Pa. butter. so cents; .chich
y ems. IS TO 3s cents.
4 West Grove, pa, eggs. 80 cents; but