New-York tribune., 1919-09-24
Rolling Stores
Carry 100000
Eggs to Buyers
Housewives on, East Side
Stand in Line in Streets
to Get Chance to Buy
at 81 Cents a Dozen
500, 900 to CoOut To-day
Fowls Moving Better, and
New Foodstuffs Supplies
Are Delivered to Schools

The trolling stores" which began
batting the high cost Of foodstufs, are
declared by DR.. Jonathan C. Day, Com
missioner of Markets. to be successful
The first feet, it was announced, went
out through the lower East Side with
100000 eggs and returned practically
empty.
George Salmon, head of the firm
which is taking the products to the
public underp authority of the Com
missioner of Markets, said at least
100000 eggs will be taken out to-day
and as many more as the Gamblers can
deliver. The drivers of the vehicles
he said, were almost mobbed by the
housewives, who lined the streets as
the stores" came along. Most of yes
terday's business, he said was done on
Delaney. Orchard, Hester, Broome and
Forsythe streets.
The eggs distributed by the "roll-
ing stores" sell for 81 cents dozen,
and are said by Commissioner Dav to
be six cents cheaper than the same
quality of product sold by dealers. The
distribution of other edibles in auto
trucks will begin next Monday
August Silz, who is handling the
100000 pounds of first grade roasting
chicken released here by the army,
said yesterday that the fowls are now
moving more rapidly. About 100000
pounds have been sold, he said. up to
date. Dealers who nave taken some
of the poultry, he asserted, have re-
turnd fir larger orders, and he be-
lieved the entire stock could be dis
posed of if more dealers would handle
than Thu oh 20 80
pound, whole sailing to the butcher
for 33 cents, and may be obtained at
4l6 West Fourteenth Street
While trading in the schoolhouses in
government commodities was said by
Commissioner Day to be about normal,
it was admitted that the variety Of
the foodstuffs offered is not now up
to past standards. New supplies of
canned tomatoes, prunes and jams
were delivered to the school houses
yesterday.
Arthur Williams, Federal food ad-
mlnstrator, conferred yesterday with
Colonel Michael Fredsam, chairman
of the committee on dry goods. cloth
ing and shoes Of the Fair Price Com
mlttec, on the question of the present
high prices of shoes and hats. Mr..
Williams announced that an effort will
be made to prepare schedule show
ing the approximate wholesale price
an approximate fair margin Of profit
and far selling price for these ar
ticles.
ut is possible,' said Mr.. Williams,
that only approximate results will
be obtainablc, but they will serve as
a guide to the purchaser. If this can
be done the committee proposes to
publish the lists periodically. A
schedule probably will be available
the middle of next week"
The sale Of army and navy shoes
which was to have taken place carly
this week has been delayed. Commits
sioner Day explained, because the
goods have not been received from
the manufacturers. DR.. Day believes
they will be ready early next week.
The United States viii open up its
first retail store for the sale of sur
plus army goods tomorrow at / y. m.
in the Cluctt Building, % West Nine
tecnth Street. The store will be open
each day, except Sundays and holidays
from p. m. to 6 p. m. Only limited
quantity of goods, declared Captain
Jattray Peterson, in charge OF the
store, will be sold to each customer
and under no circumstances will deal
ers be allowed to make purchases
Out of-town orders. he said, would be
filled if accompanied By a ceEsaAno
check or money order.
Some of the things to be offered are
blankets towels, boots, water bags
brooms, brushes, candles, meat cans
ash cans. chairs, watch compassas, can.
teen cups, tables, forks, drawers
gloves griddles, hatchets. hats, ink
helmets, kettles, lanterns, safes, rakes
raincoats, thimbes and socks.