Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-07-19

the public to deal with and accord
ing TO one committeeman yester-
day, the surplus stock in the ware
houses throughout the United Statv.
must be disposed of.
Mayor keister Busy
Mayor keister was busy today
working out his plans for a new
forestalling ordinance. He has re-
ceive many communications from
people of Harrisburg urging him to
do everything in his power to get
at least one carload of foodstuffs
from New Cumberland. 1t has been
assured that nothing will be sold
until Lieutenant Boyle returns and
has held a conference with the local
committee.
1t was said to-day that a greater
part of these meats is in convenient
sizes of cans for family use, while
the larges sizes are desirable for
hotels and restaurants. AS there
is absolutely no question as to the
quality and condition of these sur
plus Army foods, the consumers
should inform their butcher or gro
Ger the desired size and style that
would be best suited to their in
dividual wants.
In addition to price list on
canned vegetables now at the Gov
ernment warehouse it is probable
local consumers may be given an
opportunity to get some of the
canned chicken now stored away.
The New York Evening World says:
Chicken On Hand
The release of approximately
i ,cr
chickens by the Government will be
welcome news to the millions of
consumers who have been deprived
OF this delectable food since the
commencement of the war.
Under the date OF July Il. the
Surplus Property Division of the
Government, No. 461 Eighth Avenue,
New York, asks for sealed bids for
2,915,29S pounds of roasting chick
ems, including both the corn fed and
milk fed varieties. To get a clear
idea of the amount of fancy poultry
available for consumption, the birds
weigh about an average of four to
four and a quarter pounds each, and
embrace fully 100000 birds. Load
ed in cars, it would require 145
freight cars with a carrying capacity
of 10000 pounds to each car. or
eight regulation size trainloads
This poultry is offered in lots of
5000 pounds each or more.
About enc and one-half million
pounds are stored in New York and
the same quantity in Chicago. The
merchants in the wholesale poultry
market, however, are asking per-
tinent questions in relation to this
deal in poultry by the Government.
Regarding other prices the World
says:
Where Cuts Are Possible
The prices charged by most of
the fruit and vegetable stores are
entirely out of line with the whole
sale values. Peaches are wholesaling
for $50 and 50 for crates contain
ing $50 to 260 good sized peaches
and should not cost the consumer
over . cents apiece. Cantaloupe,
crates containing As to 54 melons,
are selling at s125 to $3.50 and
could be retailed at to 8 cents each,
and California cantaloupes should
cost over Is cents each, retail Auto
mobile trucks are bringing in fancy
fresh lettuce, beans, peas and cab
bages from four adjoining States and
prices are extremely low. Lettuce
should not cost more than 3 to
cents a head; beans. 6 to 5 cents
a quart; cabbages. 10 to Is cents
head onions, TO cents a pound;
celery, 10 to l5 cents a root; toma-
toes, to cents a pound; peppers,
. to cents each: cucumbers, to
cents each; corn, 8 to 6 cents an
ear; romaine, 5 to cents a head.
Finest New Jersey potatoes should
not cost consumers more than TO
cents a pound. These prices rep
resent a very liberal profit to the
retailers on the highest grades of
vegetables. and desirable grades of
these varieties can be sold at much
lower prices"
Prices of fruits and vegetables at
the local markets to-day were prac-
tically unchanged as compared with
those of the last few weeks.
Corn ranged from 80 to so cents
a dozen, but most of the ears were
Some few dealers with
fairly large ears were getting as
high as 60 cents a dozen. Berries
of all kinds seemed plentiful, but
the prices kept many housewives
from buying more than a box or
two. According to some dealers
there have been fewer sales of ber-
ries in large quantities for canning
and preserving than ever before.
The rains have interfered with the
berry crop, it was said.
Raspberries were on sale at 25 to
80 cents box, the red ones selling
for 80 cents at most of the stands.
Blackberries were 20 to 25 cents
and huckberries % to 25 cents.
Homegrown tomatoes in small
boxes brought 20 cents. Some deal
ers asked 3 cents each for the larg-
est ones, and 10 cents a box for
small shipped tomatoes. New pota-
toes of medium size could be bought
for Is to Is cents a quarter peck,
while the larger cnes brought 20
cents.
Beans, both green and yellow,
were plentiful. The farmers asked
from to 10 cents a quarter peck
for them. Sugar peas were 15 cents
a box. Other peas were 25 cents a
quarter.
Small cantaloupes were for 25
cents, 10 and 15 cents each. Large
ones sold for 20 to 25 cents. Water
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