The evening world., 1919-04-28

Reducing tho various commodities
enumerated above 20 pounds, We dis
cover the amounts total tho almost
incOmprehensible quantity Of iS,I3J,
925.l06 pounds, or iSS pounds ot these
fOodstuffs alone for every ono OF our
100000, 200 of population, and this onlS
includes a part or our available sup
ply Of essential foods. n there over
WAS any reason TO maintain tho pres
ont prices that reason has been dis-
posed of 10y the largo Storcs available
Spectators and the big interests do
not want moderately low prices ON
fuodstufs, prcfcrring the higher
prices, which gives them larger
profit on the same volume.
A survey Of the leading retail dis
tricts last Saturday and interviews
with some Of the distributors
brought unstintod praise for tho con
structive work Of The Evening World
iu keeping the housewives Informed
90 market conditions and prices.
While eggs wert generally rc'al.cd
q IS to 30 cents q dozen. the retailers
claim that their sales were unusually
heavy Some stores, howCN"r, sold
good fresh eggs at 46 10 q cents,
using eggs as a leader to accelerate
the sale OF other articles that showed
"A larger profit to the dealers.
Creamery butter was rctailed at
from 6S 10 T2 cents, but some stores,
sold n pretty good table butter at IS
20 G. cents.
Salads generally were much lower
IN price, good headed lettuce sold a.
IS 90 10 cents and asparagus from 20
20 so cents bunch but some long,
heavy asparagus retailod at IS cents
a bunch.
veal led all other meats, and nearly
every retail market was forcing out
veal AT low prices; roast yea from %
to q cents and legs ot veal oil the
choice milk veal brought tho higher
price.
Canned goods are now moderately
cheap, but when the peace terms arc
signed there will he a jump in tho eN-
ports, and Housewives would do we'll
tu lay in "A stock now before these
! goods arc taken out OF the country
| As a matter OF fact, I Is our luNuriNs.
such as butter, eggs, cheese and poul-
try, that are now going 70 Europe
instead OF cereals, pork aud other cs.
sentials that We can spare.
Many OF the leading retailers think
| that n limit should he put on the oI-
port OF dairy products, as our present
war prices are rapidly mounting uT
10 the famine standard OF prices, ant
| consumers IN England can purchase
many OF the United States products
ut a lower price than can our owr
people.
Fresh fish arc expected here thl,
week in much larger volume and th'
leading receivers in the Fulton Fist
! Market look for lower prices on th,
regular market varieties, but tn
light run OF shad In the waters of tn
Jersey coast cannot he accounted 70
even by the oldest and most expert
fenced dealers, while tho few sh II
looming 30 far from the Hudson Rive
also indicates a light run.
The supply OF fresh eggs arrivin
in New York last week totalcd owe
2jS, 900 cases Of thirty dozen each, N
heaviest on record.
The Evening World is in receipt o
several inquiries where TO purchaS
eggs 10 put awuy IN water glass TO
next winter. To prcscrver can h
obtained at all dlag stores and man,
Of the leading department stores ais
sell this preparation. quart cal
costs from Is to 80 cents. Select al
oggs carefully. do not put away an,
eggs that are cracked or dirty -
not wash the shells of eggs with wa
ter. az such will not keep. Your gro
Ger OF retail egg dealer Is the bes
party to get your eggs from. tho
will charge you about the regular r.
tail price, az eggs intended for va
tcrglassing have to be candled care
fully. Housewives intending to pa
away eggs should test them in from
Of gas or electric light and only egg
that appear clear and sound shout
No used for that purpose These egg
will remain fresh for a year and wi.
be equal or superior To any eggs tina
can be obtained during tho wintc
months, when weather condition
mako il difficult, II not impossible
to get eggs from any distance FIRE
from frost or chilling.