The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-28
Urges stews He Utilized.

The committee made this statement:
The margins quoted by the Fair Price
Committee on Tuesdays and Fridays are
10 be based upon the United States De-
partment Of Agriculture, Bureau OF Mar
kets, reports for New York city upon
Western dressed beef. lamb and pork.
These reports are issued daily by the
Federal Government and taken In con-
Junction with the maximum fair price
margins upon any item indicate the
cost at which meat should be available
to the retail purchaser. In the Gov
eminent quotations on wholesale beef.
lamb and pork there is a variation which
opportunities ten cents pound between
the common and the choice-there being
iour grades. common, medium. good and
choice, Likewise there is an increase
above these prices for city dressed meats.
Should any purchaser doubt the &C
curacy with which the margin has been
applied the members of the association
agree to explain to that purchaser or
70 any representative of the field force
Of the Fair Price Committee the reason
for the difference. and will. II requested,
produce the bill from the wholesaler.
Likwise, should there be any question as
to the fairness of these margins the
committee will be glad to confer at
any time upon them with the Fair Price
Committee or 10 go to Washington and
discuss the matter with the Attorney
General, A. Mitchell Palmer. or with
any one whom he may appoint for that
purpose In their desire to convey to him
and to the people of New York their
determination to cooperate In every pos
aole way in establishing fair meat
prices and fair practices to the people
OF this city.
The committee urges that in the
weekly purchases of the home. stew
beef and lamb, pot roast corned beef
and SOUP meat be included as a help
IN solving some of the high cost OF
living problems Of the present day. One
OF the difficulties is that SO large a per-
eeiHage OF our people insist upon pur-
chasing only the higher priced cuts of
meat to the exclusion OF the others for
all meals Of the week.
The committee urges, as stated, that
SOM OF the meals Of the week be served
WIN the lower priced cuts, which are
equally nutritious and. in some In
sFhces, more so. The committee points
oI' that a meal at which stew beef or
ianh is served with vegetables costs
snopt one-half the cost of a correspond
ms meal Of sirloip steak. The nutrition
Just as great or perhaps greater"
Increased Expenses Cited.
The committee submitted figures TO
Ar Williams showing that their operat-
ing expenses have increased over Sep
tmoer 1913, az follows: Rent, 2s 65
per cent carriage. 20 per cent salaries,
20 per cent. supplies, 20 per cent liv-
ing expenses, IL per cent.
On the other hand their receipts have
decreased on the sales OF kinds and ribs
- follows: Suet, 2.B6 per cent. flank
ia' "a per cent waste. 2.16 per cent.
~ chucks 1893 per cent, or a total
eecrease Of 1853 per cent.
Inc overhead cost OF doing business
~ September, 1918, was 1906 per cent,
we Committee declared. and now 1t costs
St.Vl per cent more to do business than
u did then.
To-day the butcher Is charging as he
ttases," Mr.. Williams said. "On Fri
gay and thereafter he will be governed
W ths new order Of things. It's my