New-York tribune., 1919-08-02
Army Charges
Dealers Block
Surplus sales
Large Concerns Accuse,
of Placing Boycott on
Small Wholesaler Who
Bids In Loi 81 Apples
WiIl BE Sold to tisic- Vow
First Lot of 2.687 Gases.
Worth $3.50, VII b. solo
10 municipalities uf S3.75

An experience Or the iocsi arms -.
plus supply officer p aneu-. .,
SELL several thon@ana ra a.-s
apples 70 dea.ets nt p rrs.onsti- .-.-s
probably vii rrrrft in tto
ais'f3auf ou cf were crnn.. 4r
have hecn nlIerf to ff.
1t was learned yesterdays.
ne oifcrm tsnces grffauo tte
talilrc OF the uovrr rrHnHt tn f.
isr offers for the app are ensa.
IN many respects ta t'e .tUr. f.t
. food broker or f.IIin .far Ir
ten million pounds of m
oiccma r.nr.re. in eaeh carr.
charged iNa- 81 nrc'a rf
t.raly controlling Tia tfse o. tfe
commodity tee taes1 st0r.r+
smaller dealers from doing ae s
with tho arny' csea
are beng Offered af cHaf ..
low prevailing refsi rf'ref
Army officers ufa Ir r0r tt.
auctons of coHr6tt tt
nidf 'n many N a
conragineIy ior. trir. tsHcior -
iofNift AnnIrrU.
iecfed by the -a.es eoEf H.ar t.
cause fhn UntU
great icssse te reI.e.
itds at tna prices
csher sonri'e@ l.e'll
A. Iesalt alter.a fsnte
art. rurr N.rT
'nat about HIN
AFRO bring ain
torres o lnoart Hcaf H.I
posal. have nct been rta.rf Tno r-
pies vil He almost tati lnss 10 I.e
GOV, niAef 'ri
cf before tne ne'e crop feecnf. tac
market. Captain
The flt tlsIIt.0l ft "a t. f,
OF the larger deefs iu apple. hrs
entered an uas .taHi
10 thc purchase cf o..
tle-ed came when .ei ..
were opened io.r i
ding. ore cf faru
rhldc7, ID Park Row.
and obviously en infrrrr F.
offered Ssfe ease fof tour ta
apples wnc. coet Tire rarl
tween $3.50 ara -5 case
None Or the othce thrar deal
on IT, same lot Tho cHe rta t
Lots and oderea ss arf
case for apples Wrlc1
are tinL l- Marc Hl
Pre- Sent 4 third dcrier
ire i.ifd iot r
The third dealer offered .er
o and So. lid.
lively. Chfistena d.s M
Tor thrsc same apples
All Low Bids Rciec.ed
r
dealer were recommended far fe
by Captain i.valt. i.a cIon.
they reptcs entel aNrr
on 20 the FoVlIHr
was notified tHa, h h fal
cepted.
Oae of the ae.'a.7 ..o.a
been rejected te. euheali Caf...
art. before be had been i .a
rejection. ani asa
would ao ueI.vDIel Intr
said that 10 deliveries vaa h r'r
II he had anything o. $685.
informed the eanrslH thr.
was rejected the arm rfaa
fird itself with 1ar..' iaf an.
pies cn hand fer net
words 20 that e#eci
Yesterday Christi .rlII.f0s r.sfr. .fa
Captain stewart office .e far
the return of q e1lf IHe.tr rnr.
which he had lnN'oscl vfa h hf
under the coveium erf's st.uu tns.
one-fcnth of the hi3 mls ale.f.ra T..
Warned Of Tlschatt~
1T is useless fer ra t8 tfs fo sell
those apples he declared "Afior
trying 10 get ud of fIem fo other
dealers. am cer'an iha taa.a.t -
stopping ml. fr.i ie
orc or 'he other hner for nr,
case, 20 cents less fhan na'a fer 'fem
bat he refused len's. <.f .rr io ge
out and sell taem sans .I.e0 r.o -
! could. Tie SAID he HDaI r. ne
s. barrel for fhan
The dealer eaia i f-t he wor'f he
q heavy loser r he nera fofcca t- take
the apple. Captain -Hrt t.'. hn
that In Wow of thn .rt shat lid
had been rocomnl ndod r.ef,
7 would be imna sihIe ta re.a lie
deposit at this tnc.
The captain announced -fat fhr frt
three lots o. anr'.r 4il fa
municipalities nt ss-5 o c.er Ifose
include 2fs5 casa. Ca.L.a.l. 'rarH
apples l,50f cases of Made ari teiIs
and 45i ga es of Haen4 arrIes. Nnr
OF the firms wh eh hia far trc applies
oid then 70 fhe ror9f"mcrf at ma.s
tnan twice the pe.co ofer.. neH sp-
tam Stewart saic