The sun., 1918-09-25
BUTTER STILL SCARS
DESPITEU. INQUIRY
Wholesale Prices Rise Cent a
Day and the Market Is
Going Strong.


tration Is seeking to bring about read
justfnent in butter prices and its in
vestigators are on still hunt for
profiteers in the butter trade. prices con-
sale quotations has been a cent a pound
per diem for the last week. and the
market is still going strong. The whole
sale price Of creamery. higher than ex-
tras. was s1h to So cents a pound yes
terdsy, as against 6o% to 81 cents on
the preceding day.
The Food Administration says that
rules do not permit retailers to take a
profit in excess OF cents a pound on
fresh as well as on storage butter, and
many folk are wondering what Is going
to happen when the Federal Food Board
concludes its investigation into COM
plants now being made that certain gro
GERS and other retailers apparently have
not been satisfied with the profit allowed
them.
The board announced yesterday that
at conference in Washington between
Afr Hoover and a committee OF the Con-
ference OF the Dairy Industry It was
generally agreed that the recent rapid
rise in the prices OF butter must result
to the great ultimate disadvantage Of the
dairy industry.
Statement by board.
This was based on the following con-
clusions." the boards statement read:
THAT the increase in prices will stifie
the consumption OF dairy butter
THAT an increased consumption OF
margarine will follow the decreased con-
sumption of dairy butter.
That an ultimate slump in dairy but
ter prices will follow decreased con-
sumption.
DECREASED consumption and q slump
in prices will seriously affect the pro-
Queer.
AT the conference emphasis was laid
on the fact that the recent increase in
prices of dairy butter was due in part
to misconception OF the quantity OF
cold storage butter which had been
taken by the Government for the use OF
our armed forces. The quantity taken
by the Government was approximately
20 per cent. OF our supply-25, 900 900
out OF our 100, 900, 900 pounds OF storage
butter In stock"
The Federal Food Board requests
bakers to economic in the use OF tin
pie plates in order to conserve the sup
ply OF tin and steel Methods must be
devised. II says. to deliver pies on some
thing other than tin plates.
Action on Violations.
Abraham Keshn, a baker. OF az
Georgia avenue. Brooklyn, charged with
selling -four without>a license and with
out substitutes, has bsen allowed TO con-
tribute $3.50 to the Red Cross in lieu of
action on his license
Bruno Gioffre, a grocer. OF 40 Grace
Church street, Port Chester. n. Y. fonnd
guilty by Arthur w. Lawrence Food
Administrator for Westchester county,
OF selling flour in excessive Quantities,
selling flour without substitutes and
profitecring in -four. has suffered a sus.
pension of his license to do business for
period Of sixty days. Mr.. Lawrence
gave Gioffre the alternative Of donating
$3.50 to the Red Cross and closing his
store for month, or OF closing his Mace
for sixty days. Gioffre decided to choose
the latter
The r. & W. Bakery of go Main
street, Peekskill, y. Y. has been per-
mitted 10 contribute $3.50 to the Red
Cross as penalty for having excessive
supplies OF -four and sugar, baking with
insufficient substitutes and taking back
unsold bread and rolls. The case was
heard by Administrator Lawrence and
approved by the Federal Food Board.
Hylan Sends a Letter,
Mayor Hylan sent yesterday the fol-
lowing TO Dr. Copeland. Commissioner
of Health:
Several weeks ago after a conference
with you directed the Commissioner OF
Accounts to make an investigation into
the high price of milk. pointing out that
the health inspectors under previous
administrations had condemned the milk
shipped by farmers to independent milk
dealers here In the city, thereby COM
polling the farmer TO sell his milk
through certain trust channels, 10 the
milk trust at their price.
THE result of this was to drive the
independent milk dealer in the city out
OF business and give the milk trust n
monopoly Of the distribution of milk.
making il possible for them TO raise the
price OF milk to the consumer.
II note by the press that the chairman
OF the New York Milk COMMITTEES ha a
learned that there Is an investigate be
Ing made. After all these months he
suddenly awakens and discovers that tho
price of milk and milk products should
be investigated very deeply.
I'VE are glad to have all the assist
ance we can get. but we will not stand
for any csmouflaged investigation and
! want to thank you for aiding the Com
missioner OF Accounts in this imnortant