The sun., 1919-08-20
Food administrators Now Seeks
Similar. Action by New
York Butchers.
JAIL THREAT EFFECTIVE
palmer's Plans to Check Prof.
iteering Expected to Give
Speedy Relief.

States had with members of the fair
price committee at the Hotel Blltmore
an Monday night will give big impetus
4, the campaign to put the soft pedal on
nod boarding by spectators in partic-
ular and food prohteering in general
y His assertion that he believes in Jail
sentences. for profiteers In the necessb
ties OF life sent the chIils spinning down
The spines OF dealers with the habit of
taking chances on, for instance, selling
sugar at more than IL cents pound re-
y tail His declaration that fair price
ocnmittees are being organized through
gu. the country opened the eyes of many
"a the comprehensiveness of the nation
vide plan TO regulate fair margins of
prcht which may be made without any
governmental fixing OF prices.
Arthur Williams, Federal Food Ad-
Illustrator for this city, said last eve
i ming his latest survey OF grocery stores
shows that retailers are keeping near
the fair price list put out by his fair
price committee for the guidance of the
trfde.
Plans are under way to get the master
butchers to agree to abide by fair prices
FOR meat. sixteen delegates of the
master butchers organization will con-
fer with Mr.. Williams and others Of the
committee at 3 o'clock tomorrow after
noon. IL Is DeIeVen n subcommittee OF
the fair price committee to decide upon
maximum fair price margins for meat
will be created as a result of the meet
Ing
Women to Help the Fight.
The next step in the campaign will be
to get the New York retail grocers to
pledge themselves as a whole to observe
the committees fair prices for groceries.
Under the direction Of Mrs. Charles
C. Rumsey. chairman of the committee
| on coordination of the community coun-
els, a campaign is being inaugurated
4 10 Induce housewives, who do the family
marketing. to report to the fair price
4 committees all cases in which unfair
4 prices are charged and all instances of
misrepresentation by dealers. The COM
nittee believes that IL the women make
their business to pay keen attention
to what vitality interests their families
and the family pocketbooks. unscrupu-
ous dealers will hesitate a long time
before running the risk of getting in
voved in things unpleasant.
\ Mr.. williams exhibited a photograph
Of check for $40 drawn by Hyman
a. Levin. a wholesale grocer of GAL Hud-
son street, Manhattan, as refund for
excess charges on 1000 pounds of sugar
he sold to the Albany Orphan Asylum
before Ben A. Matthews. Assistant
United States District Attorney. as the
result of complaint lodged by James
g. De Forest Hollenbeck. superinten-
+ dent of the Albany institution. 1t was
4 settled by Mr.. Matthews in a manner
i highly satisfactory to those engaged in
the present campaign. According to Mr.
Williams. Mr.. Levin explained that he
didn't know the institution took care
Of orphans"
mfr. Matthews will go over Levinss
books to see II he has overcharged any
body else" Mr.. Williams said There
has been no decision as to what further
action win be taken in the case. The
check for the overcharge has been for
wsrded to the superintendent of Che
isylum."
n Dealer Makes n Refund.
u The difficulty in which Miller & wir-
tel, wholesale grocers. 1872 Second ave-
rue. found themselves by charging GUS
toners le and 1874 cents a pound for
q sugar. was Strengthened out yesterday.
The firm disgorged $145.32 in excess
charges. Mr.. Williams announced, set
ting a basis of 10 cents a pound
~ for sugar that cost 1t $40 a hundred
weight.
Borden's Farm Products Company
gave notice yesterday it will observe
the fair margins of s cents ON a pound
Of butter. I cents a dozen on eggs and
cents In addition when eggs are de-
,ivered
The range of costs In operating va
rious classes OF grocery stores is so
great" Mr.. Williams explained, that
any margin of profit between the whole
sale and the retail price has got to be
IN average price. The results OF our in
designations among grocery stores show
no profteerlng margin The prices now
being charged on the articles we have
listed are near our fair prices. For
Instance, our price on butterNis 5S to
tih cents pound. Prices in the stores
cheese is 40 to ~ cents pound.
We found the stores charging Al to
q cents. Our price for eggs is from
10 So cents a dozen. The stores are
charging from IS to 60 cents. Our price
for rice is 16 cents. In the stores the
price ranges from IA to 16 cents.
1T Is interesting to note that rice is
delivered for IS and 10 cents pound.
m against 16 on the cash and carry
basis. Cornmeal is sold from 5 to 6k
cents a pound when you pay cash for
Il, and from to cents when II is
delivered. No. 2 tomatoes cost IL to IS
cents a can cash and carry, and IS TO 20
cents can IL delivered. Corn No.
Is cents cash and carry, and Is to
10 cents delivered. Canned peas are Is
cents cash and carry, and from Is to rs
cents a can delivered. Butter. cash and
larry, is 81 to 63 cents, and delivered
V to IS cents. Eggs costing IS to SO
ents cash cost from Sc to 10 cents
tlivered."
VIII Urge Two Price Lists.
~ Mr. Williams says he proposes to ask
cealers II they will not make two sets
y prices for their commodities, a price
lr goods delivered and a lower price
nr goods carried home by purchasers
II was announced by the Department
Markets yesterday that the sale al
amy surplus foodstuffs in public schools
may begin tomorrow. II was originally
banned to start the sales last Monday
and then hope was held out for begin;
mig on Tuesday and again yesterday
me Rev. DR.. Jonathan c. Day. Com
Missioner OF Public Markets. was quoted
saying that $4,000 pounds OF bacor
and $4,000 pounds Of canned tomatoes
pork and beans, syrup and peas are be-
ing moved from the army warehouses
the schools under the direction OF
Deputy Commissioner Smith. and thai
Deputy Commissioner Edwin ]. O'Mal
ey has made good Roadway In organiz'
ing the selling staff for the school
stores