New-York tribune., 1919-08-02
Army Food Prices
To BE Told To-Day
Men York Tribune
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WASHINGTON. Aug The schcd-
uie of prices the government expects
10 receive for army food sold in New
York City and other municipalities. and
through the mail order system, author
ized by Congress, win be announced TO-
day by the War Department.
Assistant Director Of Sales +. {.
Morse and Assistant Secretary of War
Crowcll conferred to-day on tentative
schedule Of quotations to apply 20
cities desiring TO Distribute the food
and upon prices which viii be asked on
smaller quantities Of food TO be dis
tributed through the mails.
Whlle the prices for cities has been
definitely fixed, the schedule Of quota
tons for mail order food has not yet
been definitely determined. as the de-
clslon was reached to-day that it would
be advisable 10 include in these prices
the parcel post rate required for ship
ment through The mails
1t was made plain to-day by food
supply officers that the prices to he
quoted on commodities to be consigned
10 New York City officials would be
materially lower than the parcel post
prices, because Of the presence In Eew
York City warehouses OF large sup
plies Of food. Practically every variety
of army food is stored at the Brooklvn
army base, and the cost of transport n.
this to the city's distribution points.
army officials s1.d, would be negligible.
Preparations fer Sale Here
Edwin A. O'Malley. Deputy Commis-
sioner Of Public Markets, VIII return
to this city from Washington to-day
and complete prcparations for distribu-
tion OF 3sl 100000 pounds of surplus
army foodstuffs herc, II was announced
here yesterday.
Captain 4. A. Stewart. zone surplus
supply officer declared that large
port on Of these supplies could bc en-
route for the sales doDot within forty
eight hours after arrangements for
the landing OF the food hy the city
are completed. In outlining the plans
for inspection, Captain Stewart said
that army inspectors would be pu. to
work Immediately aided bv mon dc
tailed from the Health Department or
the city. very pound of food placed
on sale VIII be in prime coadlt on.
Captain Stewart said. The vast major
y o. the stores have not deter Grated
IN the army warehouses. he said.
The food viii be distributed through
numerous municipal agencies. Dr
Jonathan c. Day. Commissioner Of
Public Markets, announced In addi-
tlon 10 thc use or lre houses and
police stations, baby heath stations
and places designated by community
centre officials and heads O. womcn's
clubs viii be- used rs sales 'cs
Dealers TO Cooperate
DR.. Day added that he has received
numerous offers from individual dealers
willing to handle array food without
profit He declared the effect OF the
distribution of army food on the re-
duction OF prices would he temporary.
because the entire army food surplus
is less than Now York City's annual
consumption. The total value Of the
army's surplus, he said is $I.10o.0Co.-
GOO, or $10o,ooo,000 less than the city's
annual food bin.
Officials of R. H. Macy G. Go. and
Bloomingdales expressed a willingness
to aid in the distribution OF the army
food at low prices. The only stipnla-
tlon made by the companies is that the
goods be Of standard and proved quail
ity At Park & Tilford's it was said
that the army's stores viii not be pur-
chased, because they are not OF the
grades usually handled