New-York tribune., 1918-06-15
oQd Prices to
The Consumer
Fish Collaborate i'm Carryino
Out the New Meat Order
Cooperative Buying in Consumers Clubs
By Anne Lewis Pierce, Director Tribune Institute

By Anne Lewis Pierce Director Tribune Institute
FISH COME IN AS BEEF GOES OUT
VIE fish have shown deporable lack patriotism in co
aborating with the Food Board Perhaps they been
e nervous over the submarine and again, wiser
1o than fish have been slow about getting into the war; What
ever he reason they took to the deep when they should
nave taken St. Lawrence for their patron saint and sacrificed
themseve on the broler for their country.
lhe economic campaigns, all planned and ready to circu
ae advocating have gathered dust in official pigeon
holes while the fish dsported themselves the deep But
now they are herecheap and pentyand health and purse
and patriotism all that fish the real meat
Eating fish week bad habit-eating at least
once once way day breakfast dinner or luncheon virtue Why
there are meat and minds once day There
are and salt and fresh shone may have them broed
VI ooea or 1rled IN salads sandwiches in soups.
We are getting onethrd normal beef supply New
York. and are not demanding any than that Whether
Observe what it would do to your butchers bill YOU subs
uted fish for meat throughout the once day. dinner
The ish-eang family with fried porgies for breakfast on
Monday tried founder for luncheon Tuesday hab
steaks on Wednesday for dinner panned broed whiting for
Thursday breakfast Friday dinner broed sea bass
creamed Goldfish for Saturday morning breakfast and bro
market of $685.
The meateating family, the other hand with hamburg
steak for Mondays breakfast chops for Tues
days luncheon roast beef for Wednesdays dinner broed bacon
on Thursday morning son steak for Fridays dinner lamb
chops for Saturdays breakfast and chicken Sundays dinner
would owe $632about two and half times the fish BILL
OF course both extreme the menus may
be varied with little pork mutton and veal liberal
and creamed vegetables family be much better
fed at much lower COST than when the accord
ing to the usual practice of the meaeating American
The whiting scandal however continues-he market men
are charging IL cents pound when it g. This
no way to introduce new fish In the chain stores and
near the fish market they retail rapidly at cents-a fair price
Fish that selling they should all along line are
porg1es and croakers and buters for breakfast pans
and mackere founder bass and habut for the dinner table
The porges wholesale for for IS to 90
Rather too broad margnl4 to 16 would be better Croak
are wholesang for to cents and retailing for 1Oper
fair that Butterh cost from 18 cents despite the
that the Federal Food Board they should IL to Is
The wholesale of makes 18cent price fair M
cording to the other margins of profit
Mackerel be had for 20 to 25 cents founder for
to TO- bass Tor 10 to ~ and habut for 8 to 40 The
or solid fish, however the only that does look like
bargain when compared with the meat prices.
Meats Go Up as Well as Out
OF it, The fighting getting the meat and belongs
is Mr. Hoovers allowance means two meat meals
enough for family especially with
pound and round steak 49,
We allowed pork products-ore especially fresh
pork IONS chops and the like Plenty of ham and bacon and
to send The corn crop turned into pork and getting
across to our non-cor1eating allies disguised ham,
cents chops 25 for stewng veal and 3S for shoulder Mutton
should be about the cheapest of meats just but the m
cations all point to eating fish and dairy products
Condition of the Pesishables
The receipts vegetables and fruits of all kinds have been
1ay heavy and there general trend toward lower prices
but the poor condition of arrivals has partly this
plants rhubarb onions and asparagus are most plentiful There
has been decided drop the price potatoes whole
sac aIKe oue pary TO poor condition of the new STOCK
d POTATOES are fairly good and still arriving woesan
Tor less than cents pound Five cents about the average
price asked IN the retail market for the new crop
New cabbage plentiful, is quoted at cents pound
at both the chain stores and the market although the
Food Board should cost but 5 cents In Moncair
j., you pay IL cents for cabbage!
Tomatoes somewhat reasonable but many
very Indifferent quality.
The supply of strawberries is decreasing only Local
stock remaining the market. This whoesaing
high as Is to 80 cents and retailing for 35 cents
Cherries raspberries gooseberres and huceberries
just making their The supply low and price
yet.
Tribune Institute Consumers Cooperative Clubs Z
U. S. Food Administration License G-67sss
THE to the club members first grade of fresh eggs
canded Tor quality AZ cents dozen Second SELECTION
suitable for cooking equal quality to the commercial straight
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