New-York tribune., 1919-08-13
of Meat
Jumps as Cost
Fight Advances
Beef, Lamb and Veal Adj
vance lc to &c a Pound
While 4 Official Agencies
Perfect Plans for Battle

The cost of living climbed yester-
day while four official agencies were
perfecting organizations to reduce it,.
The report of the Bureau of Mar
kets of the United States Department
of Agriculture showed that the price
of beef, wholesale, advanced one cent
over Mondays quotation, while veal
and lamb registered increases as high
as two cents. Steers were quoted from
Fl to "a cents a pound yesterday;
lambs, 1928 cents; light weight pork,
36-37 cents, and heavy pork, 80 to "a
cents.
Leaders of the various, governmental
organizations engaged in the battle to
make living less expensive announced
that retailers in various sections of the
city had registered the effect of recent
agitation by reducing prices on other
commodities. Ben A. Matthews, head of
the criminal branch of the United
States Attorneys office, said that he
has reports showing that prices are
falling slightly. Arthur Williams, Fed
eral Food Administrator for New York
City, also announced that dealers in
formed him that they are shaving their
margins to give the public cheaper
food
Name Fair Price Committee
Mr.. Williams announced the person
mel Of the committee appointed by him
to determine fair prices and to stamp
out profiteering. The committee was
appointed in accordance with the re-
quest Of Attorney General Palmer. It's
first meeting will be held Friday at
ternoon at 4 o'clock.
The members selected are: Alfred
+. Marling, president, Chamber of
Commerce Of New York State; William
Fellowes Morgan, president OF the
Merchants Association; Oscar S.
Straus, former chairman of the Public
Service Commission; Michael NJ. Fried
sam, president of B. Altman & Co.;
Mrs. Henry Moskowitz, secretary Of
the New York State Reconstruction
Commissions; Mrs. Charles c. Rumsey,
chairman of the Committee on Co.
ordination of Community Councils;
Mrs. Sara Conboy, international secre-
ers of America; Hugh Frayne, member
of the executive committee of the
American Federation of Labor; DR.
Jonathan c. Day, Commissioner of
Markets; Theodore F. Whitmarsh, vice
president of Francis H. Leggett & Co.;
". Wrightson, assistant to the pres
ident, Atlantic & Pacific Tea Com
pany; Edward Flash, jr., president
New York Produce Excnange; Peter
H. Amor, president of the New FORK
Retail Grocers Association; F. c..
Henderschott, executive secretary.
Nearly All Pledge Support
Alan Fox and Samuel A. Berger,
attorneys, have volunteered to act as
counsel John Mitchell, chairman of
the State Industrial Commission, and
Mrs William Randolph Hearst, chair
man of the Mayors Committee on Re
construction and Relief, both of whom
are absent from the city, were invited
by telegraph to become members. The
others named have pledged Mr.. Will
Jams their heartiest cooperation
"One or two of the members vii. be
appointed to complaint committee. ="
Mr.. Williams said. Headquarters will
be established and consumers and 9th
crs who feel that they have been
mulcted can communicate with US.
Dealers throughout the city have
informed me that they will abide by
the fair price margins published yes
terday. When complaints are brought
to US we will give the dealer an op-
portunity TO explain his side of it with
view Of changing our margins i
necessary"
Mr. Williams said that several cases
OF fragrant profiteerne have been
brought to his attention. He cited one
in which dealer is charged with ask
ing 65 cents a pound for sirloin steak.
Governors Board Ready to Act
The attack on the living cost by the
special committee appointed by Cover
nor Smith opens to-day. Assistant Dis
trct Attorney John r. Dooling an
nounced yesterday. Former Governor
Martin H. Glynn and DR.. John. H. Fin.
! ley, State Commiss sioner OF Educator. Il.
are expected to be in the city today
and review evidence submitted by the
District Attorney on proateerlng and
! boarding.
Judge Edwin F. Boyle and Mrs. Her
ry Moskowitz, secretary of the State
/ Reconstruction Commission, were ap-
pointed yesterday by the executive
committee of the commission to con
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