New-York tribune., 1920-02-15
shutters are closed every night whero
4 A<.A

shutters are closed every night wherc
permitted.
Further information will be g7a0ly
furnished by any of the Committee upon
request.
Thomas w. Slocum, of Minot, Hooper
& Co.; VIM. G. Broadway, of Smith,
Hogg & Co.; S. F. Drbben, of the Cone
Export and Commission Company; M. j.
Donohue, of Claflin's, Inc; Leavell Nc
Campbell, of Converse & Co., and Ber-
tram II. Borden, of M. C. D. Borden g.
Sons, chairman
The direct effect of the storm upon
food delivery and the prices Of vir-
tually all foods now being sold in the
city was made the subject OF this state
ment BY E. j. O'Malley, Commissioner
of Markets.:
Butter, eggs, fruits and vegetables
are waiting at the door of New York
to come in. Miles and miles of freight
is held up just outside of New York,
due to the heavy snow storm which
tico them up on the road, and condi-
tions resulting from the storm in New
York.
"Pier 2e is filled with Florida
oranges and Southern vegetables. The
Erie piers are loaded with California
fruits and vegetables. The market is
held up to high prices due to the
shortage of foodstuffs within the city,
80 that as soon as the avenues of trade
within the city are opened so this con-
gested freight can obe distributed we
may look for big drop in butter, eggs,
fruits and vegetables.
High rates are being paid at present
to truckmen, because the truckmen are
being offered premium prices to deliver
small quantities., as they do not want
the business of trucking, stating that
1T racks the motors and trucks and
breaks the springs due to the present
condition of the streets, horses have
legs and have either died or had to be
shot.
Prices Offered for Trucking
Some Of the prices offered truckmen
for carting from the piers and market
places of lower Manhattan to the
upper part Of the city are as follows: {:
Apples, per box. 35c. to 6Oc,
apples, per Dbl. .................$1 100
Oranges, per box. x........... so
Limited to 20 boxes to a truck
Lettuce, per basket. .35 to soc
Eggs, to 10 cases for. ..S24
"You can see that these prices added
to foodstuffs and the limited guam
tlty that IS distributed naturally will
bring the high prices that prevail at
present. But when all the stuff that
is waiting at our doors reaches the New
York market for distribution, and the
potatoes, cabbages, butter, etc, that is
on the way from Denmark and Holland
arrives, and as England ard France
nave decided to withdraw from the meat
and pork market, we may expect q
further drop in pork and meats.
Denmark has also q considerable
quantity Of hams that have been pre-
pared by removing the bone before
being smoked, which had been put up
In cans for export, originally intended
for European countries, and she is now
seeking a market in this country for
these hams. All this should tend ma
terlally to reduce prices in the near
future. From the indications of the
amount of veal and calves that are re-
ceived in the market places, which is
increasing daily, we might look for a
2-cent drop in the prce/of milk. In
creased production Of calves means an
increased milk supply"
II would suggest to the men in the
markets near the water front that If
each Of them would remove q couple
Of truckloads Of snow from In front
Of their premises with the trucks and
men that are not In use duo to the
storm and dump 1t In the river vsrv
close to them, they would have imme-
date and wonderful relief, thereby
relieving congestion In their vicinity"