The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1919-08-15
u. S. ARMY APPLES
.PEDDLED WAGONS.
TO PUBLIC TODAY
Six Large Truck Loads Of
Surplus Fruit to Be Offered
at Low Prices.
By p. q. FOv.
Especial Food Expert Of The Evening
WoFld.)


We have ample supplies OF foods
not only for our Domestic uses, but
a large surplus is available for en-
port 70 feed the starving nations Of
Europe. The strangfe hold that the
large packers have on the producers
7 and consumers alike must be brok-
en-; their control OF refrigerated
cars. including their connection with
banking Institutions, and ownership,
or the live stock yards at the vari-
Gus railroad terminaIs must Be re-
stored % the people by coDstructive
lesislatlon. This campaign should
not be confined to food alone, but 70
the various other imperative necessi-
ties essential 70 our existence, which
are held at prices little short OF
criminal extortion.
The accumulation Of eggs, as dis
closed by The Evening World Tor
months. bids fair 10 absorb some OF
those that looked upon the deal AZ
a good investment a few months aRo.
Some ogga have been purchased and
held here by British interests in case
Of a food emergency the COMING win
ter. but the commercial aspect ef n
large export outlet N rapidly fading
away. IL may be possible that our
already heavy accumulation OF eggs
may be increased by importations
from China during November, when
II IL said an importing house has
been offered Chinese eggs laid down
here at a net cost Of around 20
cents n dozen.
In spite Of the fact that the whole
sale prices on prime beef are slightly
higher and that lamb In also high,
the retail prices generally are lower
with the exception Of stealts and
chops. Nearly every market h maxi
Ing n special of some cut of meat
that n being sold below cost. Hams
and bacon are retailed by the whole
trade very close TO the Wholesale
cost. but whero the customer only
takes n small quantity Of sliced be-
con the price ranges from - 10 b0c,
whilo some slabs OF bacon are sold az
low as ~ to 4bc a pound.
Eggs are being retailed at much
lower prices In some neighborhoods,
while in others the consumers havs
not been benefited by t. the lovdr
Wholesale price. A leading market IN
Haylem IN selling capdled Western
eggs at SAC dozen for the selected
large and 50c a dozen for the smaller
sizes, quality OF either guaranteed.
while IN some of the public markets
Western eggs were retailed at from
A cargo OF mutton and lamb Is due
from Argentina about the end OF the
week. which II thrown on the market
will ease up prices somewhat. but
we cannot expect much relief until
the Shipping Board allocates enough
steamers to enable the Independent
Wholesale meat dealers 10 import
the cheap beef from Argentine and
Australasia.
One OF the leading meat markets
In Washington Market has lowered
its prices on all kinds OF meats ex-
cept steaks and lamb chops. The
manager explained TO The Evening
World that he was selling ordinary
roast beef, chucks OF lamb and veal
for leHs than half the price per
pound that the whole cafcass cost,
and yet, he said. he Couldn't find
enough customers for these meats
and was compelled 20 put them IN
pickle to save them from being
Consumers Will have an oppor-
tunlty 90 get the surplus apples held
by the War Department to-day.
Capt. A. A. Stewart, Zone Off5cer,
win start out six largo trucks ioadoi
with luscious winesapS under the fol-
lowing programme: Loaded nj the
warehouses in Jersey city, the trucks
will report az seth street and Eighth
Avenue, where two enlisted men ana
two laborers will be assigned 10 each
truck with appropriate display of
banncrR. The Captain said that he
had reduced the price 10 SS.75 n crate,
a. A..
Leaving 3ith Street and Eighth
Avenue at 1880, the following thor
oughfares will be traversed: Broad
way north of S4th Street until Iond
is sold; Fifth Avenue 10 f35th Street;
Sixth Avenue 10 bSth street: Ninth
Avenue north. Another load will be
disposed OF south of flth Street ON
the least side. winding up In Wall
Street
Fresh fish are coming into the mar.
ket more freely and prices are gen
orally lower. Market cod and had .
dock was retailed at i5 cents a
pound halibut and small naekersl,
IS cents; blue fish (snapptrsl. and
sea bass, 2B cents; FOUNDERS. AZ
cents; goldfish steaks, 80 cents.
Poultry romans high. A few weeks
ago the wholesalers lowered their
| prices when they thought the surplus
army roasting chickens were 10 be
sold To consumers, but now the prices
are inclined upward. Prompt action
by Secretary OF War Baker in dis
| posing OF these surplus roast0rs "a
! consumers would not only help 10
| lower the prices on other poultry but
on meats also.
Potatoes are now selling At sK "a
&c. pound Wholesale. and should moi
cost the consumer more than 5 a
| 5Mc. for ilnest Long Island sort. To-
matoes are extremely cheap and
/ plentiful, and should be- used literally
/ at present prices, from TO &c. 4
pound Wholesale. and should be sold
at TO iOe. a pound 70 the consumer
| only the fancy smooth Varieties
bringing the higher price.
Canned vegetables are generally
offered at about one half the cost o
a year ago: soups. iOc. 'a/can; toma-
toes, . lie. a can. beans, IL 10 lee
/ Dealers are complaining about IN,
/ limited demand for canned goods
which are now offered below the con.
tract price Of the new crop. The
shortage OF sugar Is delaying many
housewives In putting up their canned
| fruits, but dealers expect to have an
pmple supply In about tive weeks.
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