New-York tribune., 1919-09-11
Representatives of 400
Civic Organizations. With
Membership of 100, 600,
Meet i'll City Hall To-day
They Will Watch Dealers
Will Report Failure to Keep
to Fair Price Schedule
TO Food Administrator

RcrrcSentaNlNeS OF aVV women $ CIVIC
organizations. with an aggregate mem
bership Of more than 100000, will meet
a. Citv Hall to-day to formulate plans
for tie second phase Of the war on
hich prices. The steps to be advo-
Gated will be unusually drastic because
~ the persistent upward trend Of
rrices in the last week. The Federal
Fureau Of Markets, through its local
representative, H. d. Knoop, reported
an advance IN the price of both beef
and mutton yesterday.
Good cuts of beef were quoted at
from 90 to % cents a pound wholesale
Yesterday, compared with 10 to q cents
1--19 cents from 16-1S cents, while
common grades rose from l2-15 cents
on Friday to Il to l6 cents.
The wholesale price OF lamb is ris-
inc rapidly, according to the prices
nuoted. On Friday choice lamb was
selling at y to % cents d pound. while
Yesterdays quotations were "a to 25
cents. Other advances recorded over
FRIDAYS quotation wore: Good lamb,
Il and 20 10 90 and % cents pound;
medium, 5 and II cents to II and l9,
and common. - and Ii TO "A and 16
cents pound. The wholesale price of
cent a pound. The quotations on pork
products and veal remained un-
changed.
Higher Retail Prices Expected
The wholesale fluctuations augur for
higher retail prices on the, fair price
list issued tomorrow. Only a sharp
decline to-day can stave off this in
crease, and experts declared last night
that market conditions 90 not point to
any sudden drop.
The meeting Of women campaigners
to-day was called by Mrs. Charles c.
Rumsey, president Of the Community
Councils of National Defence and
chairman of the subcommittee on field
activities cf the fair price committee
appointed by Arthur Williams, Fed
eral food administrator.
Mr.. Williams announced yesterday
that the women already have estab
lshed headquarters at the various bor-
ough halls and are directing field
workers VINO have been instructed TO
report all cases OF protiteering. The
borough heads Will communicate with
general committee Of women work
ers who in turn will take the matters
up with Mr. Williams.
A standardized system of report
ing infractions viii be determined
upon at to-day's meeting. Mr.. WILL
iams will address the workers citing
methods employed by his Investigators
during the wartime regulation Of deal
ers. The women viii be supplied with
ranked postcards to be mailed to cen
tral committees, filed in with the
prices charged by some unfair dealer
The cards VIII contain the prices
deemed fair by the fair price commit
tse and Will contain space for the quo
tations Of the dealer.
Outlining tho purpose Of the meet
ms Yesterday. Mrs. RNmsey said it was
Planned 10 include other women in the
ignt ON the high living cost outside
ellis.
All Women Are Invited
All women interested in lower liv-
ing cost. whether members of an or
ganizat.on OF not, are invited to at
tend Mrs. Rumsey said
The executive committee OF the com
bined organizations cooperating with
the Community Councils comprises
Mrs Henry Moskowitz, Mrs. Willard
Straight, Mrs. Charles L. Tiffany, Mrs.
Edward Drier, Mrs Charles Simonson,
Mrs. John T. Pratt, Mrs. Frederick l..
Cranlord and Miss Virginia Glider
sleeve.
The sales Of army food should total
more than 500. geo to-day, Deputy
Markets Commissioner Edwin j.
0'Maley SAID las. night, The move
ment of trucks from two barges
throughout the day assured most of
the schools q fun line of each COM
modify. meeting the only obstacle
which has stood in the way OF greater
sales. Mr. OMalley said. He announced
that he will meet, either to-day or to-
morrow, committee of wholesale meat
dealers, who win formulate plans for
handling the Surplus army mutton and
pork loins. Air. O'Malley said these VIII
probably be sold at from 20 to SO per
cent below the prevailing market
prices. Retail dealers, he said, have
been wholeheartedly offering their as
Sstance in disposing Of ,he food at the
lowest possible price. Soas army poul-
try probably viii be offered for sale
early next week at shops to be an
nounced later, he said