New-York tribune., 1919-09-16
Packers and Wholesalers
Fail to Excuse Proposed
Advance in Price and
Last Weeks List Stands
Groceries Show Decrease
Army Poultry Distributed:
Rolling Food Stores Are
To Be Used Through City


1aise the price on meats, in order. as
they put IT, Ito recoup their losses.'
The move %as noted yesterday by
the United States Department of Agri-
culture. Bureau of Markets. which
quoted sales Of beef and lamb being
made by the wholesalers at an increase
Of from two 10 four cents over last
weeks prices. Arthur Williams. Fed
sral Food Administrator. upon invcs-
tigatlng. was told by dealers that they
lad heen selling meats al a loss for the
last two weeks and that they had to
"recoup their losses" There was no
question Of a short markc. or other
reason gwen
Excuse rsatisfacior,
Mr.. Nilli-m, considered the excuse
unsatisfactory and 4ai,l- thai unless a
herter reason WAS given lc could not
include the higher prices in the price
committees list aS fair. The whole
salers then explained that the meats
were not moving, at the nov figures.
anyhow, and agreed to abide by last
weeks schedule. Mr Williams then
announced that hcreafte he would not
consider as tair any Increases on food
stuffs unless a satisfactory reason could
be offered by the dealers to The public
This explains the discrepancy in the
reports this morning between the food
sdmlnlstrator' fair price list for the
week issued yesterday and the prices
on meats quoted by the Department of
Agriculture circular
The fair price list Of groceries and
meats for the current week shows an
increase IN four itcns-tirst grade but
ter, lard salmon and tomatoes. the in
crease amounting in al 10 les than
one cent A decrease is noted in eight
items, including Two of beans. second
grade butter cornmea rolled oats.
peas and two kinds of rice, the decrease
here amounting ln all to t3-5 cents.
The net reduction in all groceries ef.
!ected during the week is @at cents the
largest reduction nee tho establish
,oent Of the prica con'rcl system.
Hams aud Bacon Lower
Among the mca :. IN addition 10 tho
promise Of the butchers to abide by
last weeks schedule. here viii be
noted 2 reduction from = 80 = cents
pound III the price o hams and bacon.
The sale of the surplus government
toodstu.fe voro resumed IN the schools
Yesterday and +he stocks +here were
considerably fepienshed lr addition
10 what VAS already on hand there
vas added 1000 cases of canned to-
anatoes, son cases o. corn and 1000
cases OF jama Although the safe on
Saturday olosad a moor. moro than
$4,000 wort 81 products wore par
riased
The flrs iot c. cnlcFers
g tNN NnG 4r.-t.. .-.-..-.l
Department tor public safe r Nv
) orf CITY Wa a9iored to lcairrz Yes
iere -. They syo he'Nu 1isf1. ou'od
- A. gus -li1. iac., 4la Wc-t tour
.eonth ettae II. Sll1 declared that
,norc tha1 $4,000 goeuda of ,hc fowls
"cro tah.n vesterdav hv abou toe
i'orek pera, md that they arr going
jiko the Troverbial "hot cakes"
The poultry IS FIRST grade roasting
chickens. Offered to dealers fol ~
cent pound s"A to retall for 81
ce'u berutv Market Comm mlssioncr
Jsd"l1 j @ Nal.e> -avs the same nual-
l'3 Of hird Is bringing From 30 20 u,
cents 'n The cotrou market
Commits onsr ef Market nr. iona
Than {. Nas said housewives should
: thele local butchers for hnsc
'hlekens. They are real eavlpg. he
r"'d. and he hoped the puhlic you'd
tHke advantage of them.
Rolling Stores Planned
Storekeepers are expected to he still
5urther persuaded" 10 reduce rr,ces on
commodities by the addition Of "roliing
store" 70 tic anti-high- price drive.
COMMISSIONER Day announced yester-
DAY that Mayor Hyiar had approved
me plan proposed by groun Of lead
tnfr oxO0i-ro1-l. "a. fool
les VIII BE sold on the streets BY trucks.
nr. Day explained that II was st,ictlv
81 private enterprise, and that the city
VIII merely cooperate by issuing thc
nsual venders license for the vehicles
w'th no time limitation.
Relieved of much of oyerhoad
"narges. the companies promoting the
rolling stores have agreed to sell
groceries 20 TO 10 per cent chcaner
shan the prevailing market prices. and
ln many instances arc o.nected To- po
heloW the figures quoted bv the rair
''i'e committee s lists They have
"sieed Il" stick to a margin of prot,
"f aNproAiNN"l IS q per cont They will
}'u' ln cpctation about lao lrllck. uu
"S' rs routes arc mapped ont with,r
me next ven days and care viii 6o
'*Hen 70 sce that every section of the
el'} Will hc served
'hrcs Companies 10 Operate
the three companies 10 .naucurate
inc service are the North American
tAport 'crpornion john 3lct;rcgor
Grant. Inc. and the Thomas },xpor,
Corporation, all OF Iz0 Broadway.
In accepting ne offer o. the "roil,0r
stores" Commissioner Day suggested
mat the companies establish a conncc-
fion with the community organizations
throughout the city in order to faci,i
tate the distribution OF the products.
lie pointed out that the neE accncv
VIII be able TO take care OF the recent
"ncr OF trm 20 sell the city 1000
eco egg at - cents "a dozen. 10 De
1esold to the pubic at 90 cents.
Among the dealers complained against
~ oVerchargsus, announced NJ. Will
Nms. Is D., Rosa Brothers u l9ll
Third Avenue. This liiru alm ted in
writing that they had 1ees cnarginr
- cents Tor two pound, o. an. On
which the maximum pr.ce - il cents
a pound, but pledge themsei,, 10 con
form to the fair price list hereafter.
Former Soldiers With Gas Mask
Stop Leak That Fells F;remcn