The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1921-01-10
RETAIL MARKETS
"CLEANED UP" BY
! THE HOUSEWIVES
Evening Worlds Announce
ments of Cheap Sunday
Dinners Did It.
By P. @. Fog.
Especial reed Expert EvshinG
WorIdl

WorIdJ
Tho cheap Sunday dinners suggested
BY The Evening World, which in
cluded fresh pork. poultry and mutton.
were eagerly sought by the frugal
housewives, and in many instances
some OF the dealers we're sold out on
those items mentioned. A leading 70
tan dealer in Washington Market
suggested last Saturday, that Tho
Evening Word should not wait until
Friday to give the cheap meats for the
Sunday dinner. but should publish II
earlier in the week to give the dealers
time to get in their stocks. Veal and
lanab were the high priced meats. and
were only taken sparingly by the re-
tailers, one large market in the upper
100 veal calves for weekend trade,
took only twenty last week. and lamb
was also conspicuous by It's absence
from the counters
The manager paid a high tribute to
the work OF The Evening World, in ad-
yising housewives OF the meats that
are plentiful and cheap, and said.
~You are not only benefiting our house,
but you are doing service TO all other
dealers In a manner that not one Of
40 could do for ourselves. Besides
Housewives know in advance what
meats are scarce and high"
Fresh pork led all other meats last
week and the fair prices given In
these columns last Friday ruled.
Light Western pork lolns were re-
tailed at SIC 20 sc. while the heavier
Joins sold 20 consumers at $50 TO 2Sc.
Fresh hams retailed at SOC to S2c,
while smoked hams sold at 30c, but
some retailers charged S2c for half
hams. Pork shoulders were also In
request for &c. to 26c for the medium
20 light, while the heavy shoulder
sold as low as CSC Light Jersey q
state pork loins and hams cost a.out
&c to &c a pound more than Western,
but most retailers who are selling
Jersey pork only, purchase the
Western and simply charge consum-
ora the highest prices on Jersey pork
when giving them the Western grade.
The wholesale cost of fresh Western
steers is from i5c TO 19c on the grades
known as medium 70 good beef. This
beet cuts OF rib roast at SIC to SIC,
and the other cuts at 2sc 20 SOC Chuck
steak was sold in some stores last
Saturday as low as $50 and in others
At go 70 25c. The loin cuts OF me-
dunn steers were retailed AZ s2o 70
$40, while porterhollse sold at SIC 20
Bsc, while the loin cuts from good
heavy StAers sold at 400 to CSC as 70
the cut and the location OF the store.
Mutton y one OF the cheap items In
the list Of meat foods and were re-
tailed ct 2Sc TO 26c pound for legs,
ana $50. TO &c for rib and up 70 2Sc
70 800 on loin mutton chops.
Housewives who have not yet put
away their winter supply Of canned
goods should do 30 at once as the
surplus cheap lots are about done
ana packers are asking more money
at chipping points. Most Of the re-
tan stores are selling canned fruits
and vegetables by the single can at
q lower price than Il is now possible
TO purchase a carload An uptown
store sold California apricots retail
az 70 cents a can at the cash and
carry counter and IL cents can at
che delivery counter, but tho house
wives sWarmed around the 10 cent
counter and took them along. Other
stiIl 70 be had at oorrespondingly
low prices.
California and Florida oranges are
selling at prices that will compel
growers and shippers to sustain
heavy losses, yet the conBufpers here
are getting little benefit from these
low prices California oranges, 1875
count to the box, can be retailed at
n profit at &c each, while Florida
oranges, 96 to crate, can be retailed
at a profit &c. 20 &c. each, vet the
avenue stores are generally charging
Joe. apiece or three small oranges for
CSC. Measured by the low Wholesale
prices II Is possible even for families
of limited incomes TO have this de-
+, hghtful fruit on their breakfast table.
An inhuX OF potatoes from Dea-
mark has overlooked this market,
and best State potatoes are whole
sailing at &c a pound. This should
3 enable retailers to sell s pounds OF
NO. 1 potatoes for CSC. Carrots and
tprnips are selling at less than 20. a
pound in the wholesale market and
should not cost consumers more than
Sc. a pound. Cabbages can be re.
tailed at PC a pound for finest stock
Creamery butter declined 10 53Ikc
on the grade known as extras and car
be retailed at 5Sc to Coo, while good
native table creamery can be retailed
~ a profit at SEC, n pound. Finest
Danish creamery should not cost
more than 5Gc TO 5sc. at retail, as inc
wholesale cost Is only 4Sc TO SOC. pound