New-York tribune., 1919-09-12

fer. two statesmen and two boys, the
youngsters to attend to the delivery
OF the food from trucks to houses 1t
VIII be system Of refined peddling
There will be no shouting, of course.
but the public will be informed of the
time of the visit OF the track to each
section.
I'VE will eliminate two, four, or even
more, middle men. The consumers will
save the amount of the margins whian
these men usually added to the price
of perhaps 20 or so per cent"
Dr. Day said that unforeseen
obstacles are hampering the sale of
army foodstutrs in the public schools.
The various departments which lent
men to the schools are clamoring for
their services, while principals and
teachers are continually requesting
those in charge Of the Gales to reduce
the space occupied by the sales depots
About the only thing which remains
consistent with expectations. he said,
is the demand for the foodstuffs.
More than $75O,OOo worth Of food has
on hand. Tuesdays sales totalled
S3l 900, while yesterdays aggregated
just under $4,000
Deputy Commissioner Edwin J.
O'Malley said he has practically COM
pleted arrangements for handling sur
plus army poultry, mutton and pork
loins By wholesale and retail butchers.
Effect on Market
"By placing 100000 pounds of
poultry and 100000 pounds of mutton
and pork loins on the market at this
time" Mr.. O'Malley said, Eve can
cause packers to withhold placing the
equivalent in cold storage. To hold
these meats now aud permit the pack
ers to pile into storage at their present
weights and to take out of storage later
what is there now would mean the cur
talment of millions Of pounds ths.
could otherwise bc purchased.
The chickens will sell from Sc to 81
cents pound. They are fat and meaty
and not pinfeathery and weigh between
four and five pounds each The pork
loins and mutton are OF the best quail
itv, and | feel they will have a decided
effect upon the market"
AT the meeting at City Hall arrange
ments were made for distribution of
moro than $4,000 franked postal cards,
to be mailed by housewives to the
borough campaign heads with informa-
ton on alleged overcharging. Mem
bers of the community councils and
OF other organizations will be supplied
with the cards. Mrs. Charles C. Rum
seey, chairman Of the Community Coun-
ellis, presided. She declared that the
perfecting Of unified system of uc-
tivity against protitecrs was necessary
TO achieve satisfactory results. She
said that every retail dealer in food
stutfs viii be reached by at least one
Q. the women camp2i igMers.
Food Administrator Williams coun-
selled the Womea 10 purchase such in
person and not to trust 20 telephone
marketing. He declared that the food
administration stands ready to prose
cute all dealers suspected Of ding
and to expose those guilty OF proiitcer-
ing.
After the meeting. Ny. Williams an
nounccd that six separate groups of
dealers have been organized and are
working on fair price lists. These in
clude the wholesale and retail grocers,
the wholesale butter, egg and cheese
merchants. the wholesale coffee deal
ers and the wholesale and retail BUTCH
crs. Meetings will be held from time
TO time, Mr.. Williams said and condi-
tions entering into the making of a
price will be carefully discussed.
Meat prices aye steady at present.
Mr.. Williams said. while grocery
prices Sho" sllGht tendency to ad-
vance. o. the $4,000 dealers in the
city. Mr.. Williams declared, 10000
are doing business a. or below the fai..
price committees quotations.
lie warned consumers, however, to
ae"are Of dealers who brand the COM
n'oditles listed h~ the fair Price Com
ni.ttec as Of an interior grade This is
4 taTorlte trick o. prohtears. he said
Twelve complaints reached him yester-
day, ten against dealers in outlying and
suburban sections
Assistant United States Attorney
Matthews announced last night that he
was prepared TO prosecute whole lers
who overcharged for army stores pur-
chased from the public schools and
that he only awaited tie word of DR..
Day before acting. DR.. Day said that
the dealers had promised to return the
stocks to the schools Immediately.
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