New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-29
Butter Prices
Will Stay High
For Few " eeks
Receipts Continue Light,
With Many Dealers I'm
able TO Procure Product
to Supply Their Trade
Egg Market Is Steady
Price of New Cheese Is
Expected to Soar; Fair
Price List To RePubIished

There appears to be no nope for an
immediate reduction in the price of
butter During the early part of the
week many of the more optimistic ex-
perts predicted a substantial decline
in the price of that commodity. but
from indications yesterday fancy table
butter Will be beyond the reach Of
many families for at least several
weeks. The wholesale price yesterday
was 81 cents for best grade The re-
tail Inquire ranged from 81 cents to 70
cents.
Receipts yesterday continued light,
many dealers being unable to procure
enough butter to supply the trade. The
local market received 6,029 tubs of the
domestic product and 1902 tubs of
Holland butter.
mat receipts of butter, eggs and
cheese are considerably under the
average maintained throughout 1919
by the four principal markets-name-
~, New York, Boston, PHILADELPHIA
and Chicago-is shown by the follow
ing comparison for the first five
months Of 1919 and the same period
in 1920:
Receipts. Receipts Sh'tage
Eutter 0ubs) I1$9,1ol 722.6S9 416 AZ
E f;s (cases) $IG2,415 2,357,s3l SO4556
Cheese !bs) 22.624,9sO 14,925,714 1893 2G6
One year ago there was in cold
storage at those four market centers
llo,960 tubs of butter, as against 72.
484 to-day. Eggs and cheese in stor-
age to-day arc proportionately less
than in 1919
Egg Market Is Steady
. Best Western eggs were quoted at
from 43 to 10 cents a dozen whole
sale. he market was steadier, due, it
IS believed, to the fact that a large
number of dealers have BEGUN storing
t IN surplus supply which overstocked
me market and caused a drop in price.
This drop, while it meant more profit
TOR the jobber and retailer. did not
benefit the consumer to any noticeable
extent because most of the retailers
have o. late stubbornlv refused to
come down with the market.
New cheese, which is just beginning
to reach the market, is selling at about
% cents wholesale. While there is
not much activity in that product, opin-
ION prevails that tho expected increase
IN cost Of milk Will strengthen and
may even carry the price of new
cheese higher.
There was no changes in whole
y.
new potatoes being steady at SIT a
barrel of 165 pounds. Retail prices,
which have held consistently to high
level throughout the lowest Wholesale
market in months, also were unchanged
Georgia Peaches Arrive
The first car Of Georgia peaches of
the 1920 season, containing 400 crates,
arrived yesterday in d special train
The fruit brought So to ST a crate. 1t
will probably cost consumers 80 cents
to so cents a basket.
The first car Of this seasons canta-
loupes is expected from California to-
day.
As the result of conference be-
tween j. j. Price, of the Department Of
Justice, and Representatives of the
Merchants Association a plan is under
consideration to publish daily list Of
fair prices to be charged for food
stutfs Many wholesalers and retailers.
according to Mr. Price, have promised
to cooperate in an effort to prevent
undue advantage being taken of the
consumer