New-York tribune., 1919-10-07
,Arny's Bacon
On Sale To-day
At % Gents
Fully Is Cents Cheaper
Than Retailers Ask for
Same Quality, Says Com
missioner of Markets
O'Connor Deal Called OF
Distribution of a Million
Pounds Through Clubs at
35 Cents Won't Be Made

Canned army bacon will be offered
for sale at public school to-day at 2S
cents pound, fully is cents below the
price asked for the same quality else
where.
The sale OF canned bacon purchased
directly from the packers by NJ. j..
O'Connor, and which was to be dis
tl'Nuted through political and social
clubs under the direct tion Of Dr. Jona-
than c. Day, Commissioner of Public
Markets, has been definitely called off.
DR.. Day, on behalf Of Mr. O'Connor,
wrote to Swift L. Co, who had con-
tracted TO sell Mr. O'Connor million
pounds Of bacon at 80 cents a pound,
and explained that the army's offer OF
the same bacon az % cents made it
advisable to purchase the latter.
Mr. O'Connor, who is q saloorkceper
and hotel man. would have made
gross profit Of almost $4,000, ns ne
had arranged to deliver the bacon at
the sales stations designated by DR..
Day for 50 cents q pound The po-
litical clubs we're to ask 35 cents to
cover their slight overhead expense
This price was considerably below the
best the local retailers could offer
their customers, and more than fifty
food.
Can Get More If Needed
Colonel J. M. Carson, zone supply
officer, through whose efforts the addi-
tionaI army bacon is made available
to the city, declared yesterday that
he undoubtedly would be able to OBJ
tain more than the million pounds
if the demand here warrants the in
creasing of the order. Deputy Markets
e;1
placed blanket order for all the
bacon the army can supply at 23 cents
pound, to be sold at 2S.
On Saturday Mr. O'Malley ordered
100, 900 pounds of canned bacon, deliv-
cries on which were begun Yesterday.
The bacon is packed in twelve-pound
tins, which are sold for $275. The
bacon is more lean than the strip
bacon sold by the city. Colonel Car
wives unable to use twelve pounds of
bacon. should club together. Each can
contains three four-pourd strips.
DR.. Day doesn't want to be suspected
o. fostering q plan to sell army bacon
at 35 cents a pound when il could be
released to the people at 2S cents. To
cortrovert any such impression. DR..
Day issued statement yesterday, en-,
deavorina: to show by giving dates and
times, how the arny's offer escaped
him, he said he received notice from
the director OF sales saying that all
a'iicies were TO be Withdrawn from
sale On September "a.
M;x-Up in His Office
he said Colonel Carson received
tbs notice By wirc early in the after
npcn o. September "a, and Immediately y
communicated with him. Later the
same day, says Dr. Day, Colonel Car
IN received message announcing
that frozen meat. poultry, evaporated
iruits and Grated and sealed bacon
would be continued to be sold to
municipulit;es. DR.. Day said he was
not advised OF this and had prepared
to obtain bacon from Swift E. Co.
through MIR. O'Conncr.
When lie statement was placed be-
fore the army officers. they declared
that trey had communicated with Mr.
O'Malley, believing that they were
officially notifying the Department Of
Public Markets. here.
Nw. q Maiey, 'Elen he heard of the
reduced price on canned bacon, placed
al. order so- 100000 pounds for immc-
date de iserx. this also escaping the
attention OF Or. Day.
The canned bacon, purchased from
the army a. % cents a pound, will be
sold at TIE public schools sales until
they are closed, after which the sale
viii continue at the agencies solicited
b. Dr.. DAY to dispose Of Mr.. O'Coa-
nor's tentative bacon at IS cents.
Before The array fills q second order
for prunes placed By tAe city invcsti-
cation VIII be made into the profits
asked b. the city, it was learned yes
terday. Army 9ificers declared that
the price 70 the city is $3.50 {. case,
while The city's price to consumers is
50. This price WAS branded as exccs-
sive by army officers III position to
refuse 20 fill the city's second order.
They declared that before anothe +
order was accepted the city must name
the price at which the prunes will be
seleased to the pubilc-and that price
must be below so
Arthur Williams, Federal Food td
n inistraTo-, announced last night that
ha vas seeking the service of a public
spi r.ted nan 20 act as referee in sha
bua er aed egg situation. The price OF
butA = and eggs mas advanced consid-