New-York tribune., 1919-08-31
kiIliams to Organize All
Food Sales Agencies to
Fix Profit Margin and
Curb Economic Evils
Palmer to Sit in Review
EGGS and Butter Higher,
bu, Meat Has Become
Cheaper in Two Weeks

The failure of Federal, state and
s.un;cipsl agencies fighting the high
80 cost 70 lower wholesale prices
ling the last two weeks caused Ar
Ssar Williams, Federal Food Admins
S,s,or, to lay plans yesterday for an
&stsnsive campaign to remove some Of
k,s economic evils tending to increase
Sriees.
sanned to organize wholesalers and
EEs,ailers Of the grocery, meat and
ssury product industries into price
|srulating forces during the coming
|rek. He said he intended to have
ks.h wholesalers and retailers fix fair
kriee margins. These viii be subject
4. review by the United States Attor-
ssv Generals Office.
70 facilitate the moulding of an or
s|.njzstion. Mr Williams VIII take up
s,adouarters in Room 407. Federal
8uilding, Tuesday. The room is large
suoueh to be used for committee meet
sscs. which Mr.. Williams promised
kould be frequent. Complaints against
Srofteering and boarding dealers
Ssould be forwarded to Mr.. Williams.
y the Federal Building. Federal agents
Bit be assigned to investigate logical
%nplaints.
Upward Trend Continues
A comparison OF the Wholesale prices
Il number Of commodities on Satur-
Asy August Is. when the war on high
brices got under way in earnest. and
ssssterday shows that the upward trend
4 far from being checked.
According to The New York Daily
Market Report" of August is creamery
ky.ra butter, the grade chiefly used.
|vsolesaed for 5i'2 cents Yesterdays
|cotation fer the same butter was 81
|cu;s. The finest state dairy tub but
In on August is wholesaled for So and
IL cents, compared to So and 56 cents
yesterday There has been an average
tdyance Of from to cents in the
ltolesale price Of butter during the
'hst two weeks.
The wholesale egg price has also reg
|s.ered sharp advance Fresh gath
bred nearby eggs. which brought from
b TO so cents dozen TWO weeks aZo,
Fsre quoted a. 55 10 30 cents yester-
$ay. Fresh extra iirsts, Western graded
aggs were selling for IS and 40 cents
dozen on August Is, but Yesterdays
Einmums were u to - cents.
Meat Prices Lower
Tne meat prices. however. have taken
,n encouraging drop during the last
feek. Choice oeei dropped from to
/ cents pound, good beef declined ,
lsnts, medium . cents and common
>eef cent According 10 retail butch
Ers agitation Tor lower prices has
'sssened the demand FOR meat. They
Declared thar consumers seem to be
raking the far price committees ad-
Zee and doing their own shopping Sc
Ectlng stores and commodities which
|nable them to effect a saving.
The lamb price has registered a re-
zarkable slump. On Saturday OF last
seek good lamb was up to 26 to IS
tents pound wholesale. Choice lambs
sere "out OF sight i'll the butchers
Yesterday good lambs were
quoted al - to y cents pound. q
liOp OF from . to cents. Other va
fe:les showed decline of from to !
tents pound. The veal price declined
nightly medium veal dropping from
10 average o. 26 cents pound TO .
'ents pound. Common veal expert
..nced more decisive decline, falling
sam y and "a cents pound to . and
z cents