The New York herald., 1921-03-27
EGG PRICES DROP
TOPRE- WAR LEVELS
Market Flooded With 23l,47l
Cases-Country Brand on
Sale at - Cents.
VEGETABLES IN PLENTY
Greens Come by Shipload and
Potatoes Are Low at
Wholesale.

Fggs-real fresh eggs OF the gladstone
Eastertide variety the genuine IS carat
hen fruit OF commerce-no longer are
being marketed at iewelry store prices
II sounds like propa ganda, but perfectly
sound eggs with the true country flavor
can be bought at retail in some of the
chain stores at p cents dozen, a price
strongly reminiscent OF pre-wartime
JOYS
Dr. Eugene H. Porter. Commissioner
OF the State Department of Farms and
Markets sang an Easter carol on the
theme yesterday from his office IN Al.
bany, ana these are some OF the cheer
ing assurances for which he stands
sponsor:
Wholesale markets In lower Man
haitian were flooded with eggs this las
week and egg prices have tumbled dowr
practically to pre-war levels. Durlnf
the week the new receipts OF eggs
amounted 10 231,4T cases, which was
about 10000 cases more than the Week
before At the present prices large
quantities Of eggs probably will be pui
into cold stora ge in the next two weeks,
TO be held until next winter, when the
fresh supply Will be light.
''The decline in egg prices has brought
large losses to many. One mon lost as
much as SIS. 600 on two carloads.
Western first grade eggs sold at %
70 26 cents a dozen wholesale. The
fresh hennery white eggs from nearby
sections brought from so 70 50 cents.
The top price for the expensive fresh
gathered eggs in the market was 81 TO
5S cents. wholesale
. 49, Col Gl1019nt
Herschel s. Jones, the city director for
the same State department. said The
best eggs to be had anywhere in New
York city--the best. selected. farcy eggs
should not be more than about -
cents a dozen. retail, Those are the
eggs that brought as high as $1.2o At
the peak Of prices. The eggs that are
selling at 81 TO 80 cents a dozen are
fresh eggs. too. No buyer need be sus-
picious of them. They are not storage
eggs for all the storage eggs in the city
were cleaned up month or more ago.
II is something Of a shock to the con-
sumner 10 observe commodity for which
there is a strong seasonal demand as
FOR eggs at Easter time. suffering 2
slump instead OF boost in price at the
very moment when demand is most IN
sistent. Wise men who profess TO know
about such phenomena explain IL by say
ing the Amalgamated Sorority Of Work
Ing Hens Of the country began laying
uncommonly early this year because cf
the mild. weather and the early spring.
and that, as their union recognizes no
rules limiting output they have con-
ttnued to lay early and often. so that
many Of them have sore throats from
continuous cackling.
Commissioner Porter, since man may
not live by eggs alone, adds the timely
information that "big shipments OF green
vegetables from Virginia came in during
the week by tho Old Dominion steam
ship Line from Norfolk. The ship ar
riving Thursday brought 1900 barrels
Of spinach. LOO barrels OF kale and
7400 barrels Of small rae ishcs. Toma-
toes, lettuce. caulifower. celery, green
peppers, kale. cabbage and spinach were
received from Florida, North and South
Carolina and California
Potatoes are cheap and plentiful in
the wholesale market. Upstate New
York potatoes OF ordinary quality sold
at III to / Il cents pound wholesale.
Long Island potatoes IN the farmers
markets were cents pound or less.
Round, white upstate potatoes. which
were selling last year at $3.50 TO se.75
bag OF $50 POUNDS. may be bought
now at s2.25 TO $3.50"