Evening star., 1918-07-19
EGGS AND RICE UP
|NFA!RPR|CE LIST
Unchanged Quotations on
Other Quotations Than in
Other Cities.
BERRIES WASTE ON BUSH

The District Food Administration. in
its weekly fair price list, published
today for the coming week. raises the
maximum price on eggs 10 per cent,
and rice. SIX per cent.
In Richmond. Va. the food adminis-
traitor has stipulated for the coming
week 43 cents a dozen as the mini
mum price for eggs and 4s cents as
the maximum price. compared with
A cents as a minimum. and IS cents
as q maximum quoted by the District
administration.
Meat Lower Elsewhere.
While sirloin steak is quoted today
In stores here, which are generally
looked upon as low priced" at 43
cents pound, stores in Richmond.
Va, are offering this same meat at
40 cents pound.
for prices ranging from 20 to rs cents
a pound. compared with 35 cents as
advertised here as a bargain"
Stewing beef is selling here at
prices ranging from 80 to IS cents.
In Richmond this grade is offered at
20 cents.
Hamburger steak is today 20 per
cent higher in Washington than in
Richmond.
Corn meal. officially quoted by the
district administration at 8 cents.
maximum price. 10 selling in Balti-
more at ~ cents q pound.
Prices Generally Same.
The price list published by the To-
cal administration today, except for
the increases referred to, and q re-
ductton of cents q peck for pota-
toes, quotes prices which arc the Same
as published last week.
The administration promises a large
supply of New England fish for the
reduced prices. It also calls atten-
ton to the fact that blackberries are
going to waste in the neighboring
country districts, and suggests that
persons living here who are anxious
for berries should go to these Sec
tions and pick quantity for their
home use.
The district administration quotes
a maximum price Of 36 cents for
what 1t terms standard ham. Com
plants from housekeepers are to the
effect that they are being charged so
cents = pound for ham.
Administration Defends Dealer.
In answer to a complaint Of this
nature yesterday, the administration
defended the practice of the dealer
who was charging IL cents more a
pound than the maximum price es-
tablished by the administration, say
ing that the dealer. when asked for
explanation, said he had to charge so
cents to make q decent profit.
At the same time the District ad-
ministrator contends that he wants
the housewives of the city to report
every instance of unfair dealing. He
also says that he notices that the
average housewife Is moro prone to
offer kicks than to offer him facts.
The attention Of the administration
has been called to the fact that 1t
may be possible that many house.
keepers fail to report specific cases
of overchargtng because Of intimida-
ton and "bulldozing" on the part of
the merchant they are dealing with.
That this "bulldozing" exists is evi-
dent from a complaint received today
from a housekeeper In Georgetown.
This woman was purchasing some
meat at a store in that section re-
Gently. Because she complained that
the price was extortionate and said
she proposed reporting 1t to the food
administrator the clerk snatched the
package from her hand, saying that
she couldn't deal there If she COM
planned Of the prices.