Evening journal., 1920-04-14
STRIKE Sending
some PRICES UP
2 10 3 Cent Increase Noted
in Cost of Fresh
Meats
PRODUCE ALSO
AT HIGHER FIGURE

or famine In meats In the local mar
hets. While an advance In prices OF
meats has taken place there seems to
De no real'reason given for excessive
advances In prices made by some re-
tailers. The wholesaler has advanced
his prices two TO three cents a pound
on fresh meats. to take care, they say,
OF the necessary Increase OF expense Of
getting the food to Wilmington, but no
increase has been made by them on the
smoked -or salted meats or canned
goods, they assert.
The effect of the railroad strike on
The local meat supply. according TO the
officials OF Swift and Company this
morning. should not cause any great
change IN the local meat prices for at
4 least three weeks. II the strike con-
tlnues. II was said by these officials
that there Is enough meat in the city
10 carry the residents through a long
siege. although there Is a shortage OF
fresh meat at present
swift and Company said they have no
fresh meat on hand at thelr local plant,
and have not received any for the last
two days. Two carloads OF dressed beef,
consigned them got as far as Bellevue,
Ohio, where It has remained since yes
terday morning.
Armour and Company has been more
fortunate In procuring their dressed
meats They received one carload Mon
day and another yesterday. but the out
look for future shipments Is not very
bright Armour and Company voiced
the opinion that Wilmington will not
suffer any fresh meat faminet In the
near future. This company has not
mlde any great advance In their whole
sale prices on fresh meats and none on
their smoked and salt meats or canned
goods.
The Wilmington Abattoir. operated
by the D, B. Martin Company. said this
morning that their firm would De able
10 care for the local fresh meat mar
kets without any trouble whatever,
during the next two weeks. They
lutchered 40 beeves Monday, and 80 yes
ierday. They also killed 20 calves, all
OF which will be for local consump-
tion. IL was also said by that company
that they had about $50 cattle coming
into their yard today. and that there
were now 60 head Of cattle there at this
time that would be killed today. Their
prices on fresh meats have not been
advanced, according to officials OF the
company.
Herman Glanding. grocer and butcher,
said that the supply OF meat would last
probably a week n the demand did
net increase greatly.
Mr.. Glanding said that during the
rast two days there had been only one
neif the usual supply OF meat received
here. "The average number Of car
loads OF meat arriving at Wilmington
Is three a day" Mr.. Glandlng said. ION
Tuesday two carloads arrived and to-
lay only one and as far as is known
zone Will arrive tomorrow. However
with a change in the situation several
cars might arrive here within a few
hours"
Through Swift and Company II was
learned that 1856 carloads OF dressed
beef are at the Ice plant at Cornell, n.
Y. that cannot be moved II was sad
that at least 10 carloads OF fresh meats
will arrive at Philadelphia today from
Pittsburgh. Four carloads Of live pork
arrived yesterday.
There are 800 carloads OF live cattle
stalled at Camp Dix. N. J. There are
several hundred carpenters at work
llilding yards to care for this lot OF
i'estock, beef, sheep and lambs. which
caunot be gotten 10 the markets.
u was said by wholesale produce
dealers, that the prices, which have
aiVanced slightly. will probably soar
considerably. should the strike last for
more than a week. An advance in the
price Of vegetables has been from
one to two cents, according to quail
ity.
George B. Booker. wholesale grocer.
said: Produce has advanced slightly
and will go up higher during the next
few days. This Is natural condition
when a shortage is In sight. The sup
ply OF produce on hand Is ample 10 last
until The end OF the week"
Mayor Taylor said he had not re-
ceived any word from Washington con-
cerning the offer OF foodstuffs. but that
II conditions resulted In a food short |
age the city would take steps 10 CO.
operate with the dealers here In getting
the government supplies for sale 10 the
public. II is hardly thought probable
that the city would undertake TO buy
the supplies as officials recalled some
rather unpleasant features connected
with the sale last summer.
The frozen beef and canned roast
beef which Is stored in Philadelphia,
according 10 the departments an
nouncement. is priced and packed as
follows: One pound cans. "a TO the case.
IS cents per can. No. 2 cans ga oz.) 2I
10 the case. % cents per can. Two
pound cans. % 10 case. 30 cents per
can. Six-pound cans. ~ to the case, 50
cents per can.
The minimum quantity OF any OF these
sizes for which orders will be accepted
Is ten cases. The bacon, OF which there
is surplus stored In Philadelphia, is
packed in ~ pounds cans. six cans to
the case and will be sold at s2.75 per
can.
Increase in the price OF bread. from
eight 10 nine cents, as announced yes
terday by the bakers OF Philadelphia. (
Will not be approved by the Phlladel-
phia Fair Price Committee. according to
Frank B. McClain. Fair Price Commits /
sioner for Pennsylvania. Mr.. McClain
yesterday declared that he had warned I
the bakers that the committee would 1
not subscribe to the rise. II they per- /
slst In the proposed increase, the mat
ter will be referred to the Federal De- |
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