The evening world. Newspaper, May 8, 1917, Page 4

NEW YORK HOUSEKEEPE wal udents readily accepted the and of their wn accord do- to eliminate the junior “prom” this year, The money that would be for this will be used to equip ‘the echoor’s military battalion. ron Brothers, Consumer Pays $5.40 a Bar- rel, $1.80 a Bushel, 5 Cents a Pound, Over Last Year, is an Economy - EVERYTHING for the TABLE under one Roof Quality Cleanliness Full Measure WASHINGTON MARKET Fulton, Vesey, Washing- ton and West Streets. "I understana very well that these You answer the claim that when there | ## an extraordinary demand for a prod- uct the price of that product must go “ YY the demand diminishes tt should 90 down, by showing ua figures | that there has been a decreased con- | sumption of egos this vear wnder last; | that the product ts plentiful, therefore. | under our laws of reasoning, the public | should be otven the Benet by a re- | duced price. That argument, I sav, 4s very hard to combat. But unreason- jade as it may appear, it nevertheless ts @ fact that the producer has got and | atill 49 getting a Ngher price this wear | than last, and that applies to almost | every Hine of products we handle, in- cluding meat, egos and poultry: | Statement of Joseph are concerned. experts, Founded 1826 Once a Year The Great May Sale Men’s Furnishings Presents the smartest and most worthy luctions of meritori- ous manufacturers, both here and abroad, at prices below any comparison with their actual value in quality and style. The 1917 Event Is Now in Progress limits of progressive individual whim. Y Men’s Shirts Crepes and other fine silks................ Tub silks, fancy stripes and white., Madras and mercerized materials Madras, mercerized and percale.. sees ms YEAR ABOVE ALL OTHERS the display is re- markable for a freshness of style thought that begins at the most conservative view of what is correct and proceeds to the The best markets have been ransacked for new Summer merchandise, most dependable in its material and making.. An occasion always out-of-the-ordi- nary, the Event this year is broader, bigger—and altogether the most effectively organized to assure you important savings. Silks, extra heavy quality.......c.sccessesecscsveweeeeecds. 68D GOUGED OUT OF $10,000,000 ‘The above statement from Mr, Con- ron, head of one of the biggest whole- wale meat, exes and poultry houses in the city, speaks for iteelf, Yesterday, in bis office In Weet Washington | Market, he read The Evening World's | weekly review of the high cost of facta’ you present are hard to combat. | jiving, then made the above anewer to the challenge given the egg men. Mr. Conron paid The Evening World the compliment of not trying to drive honest men out of the business, and he admitted that the facta eet forth yes- terday were accurate, as far ae figures Spud day ts begun with the broad statement that there is no more ex- cuse for the exorbitant wholesale and retail prices for new potatoes, Flor- ida or Bermuda, that are now prov- alent than can and has been put forth for other necessities of life. | Thore is no shortage of new potatoes. |'The crop, according to Government 1s ample for the present needa. Ample when used by an ex- ron of Con-' pert is another way of admitting that the supply fe lange. Now new potatoes cannot be stored. |Phey must be consumed, In order to [) |show the provision merchants that |The Bvening World ts not tied up to | anybody a departure is made to-day |in the compilation of the figures and data, Instead of taking data from Mr. Foy'’s New York Daily Market |Report The Evening World consulted |back numbers and present of the | Producers’ Price Current, which has | In jugtice to Urner-Barry it should be added that no opinion was asked or volunteered by any member of the | concern, the reporter simply being | allowed the courtesy of looking over their files, and any deductions made from those figures are the reporter's, and not those of the company. ‘The new potatd season began this year on April 1, nearly two weeks carlier than last year. Since that time there have arrived at this port from Florida and Bermuda approximately $26,665 bushels. This is almost twice as much as arrived here last year for the same period, allowing a margin for a late beginning last year. It also must be kept in mind that old potatoes have been and still are coming to the city in still larger quantities, and old potatoes are by no means uneatable, nor are they with- out relish, In fact, there is more and at the present time the War De- partment is buying old potatoes be- cause they will keep, Yesterday, for instance, there were above fifty-one cars camo into the city by rail and water, 200 barrels to a @r, three bushels to a barrel, The demand for both is unquestionably large. No proof need be cited in the case of new ones; but commission merchants frankly admit that the back yard gar- den “Byg” movement, for seed, has increased the demand for old potatoes 200 per cent, supply of both old and new ts very large, ample for everyday neods, the poor housewife 1s paying nearly twice as much for them as she aid last year. Again, a9 In the case of butter and ese. gambling and nothing but gam- bling 1s responsible. The potato mar- ket, locally, is in the palms of the hands of two concerns in this town, one operating wholly from the down- town district, the other almast en- tirely from Jersey City. They are big enough operators to influence whole- sale prices. FIGURES PROVING HOW NEW YORKER IS GOUGED. ‘To-day the wholesale price of new Florida potatoes—and this is the brand distributed to the masses—is $8.75 and $9 @ barrel, 25 cents higher than they were at the beginning of last week, ‘Tho retail price vartes from 8 to 10 cents a pound through- out the Greater City and New Jersey, Accomiing to the weights and meas- ures laws of New York there should be sixty pounds to every bushel of potatoes, At this rate the housewife is paying $4.80 @ bushel or $14.40 « barrel of three bushels. Last year the housewife bought by the quart and paid the equivalent of five cents a pound, The bushel, at this rate, odst her $3. The whole- sale price of new Florida potatoes last year at this time was $6 and $6.25/a@ barrel. Tho potatoes were t nearly so plentiful and the de- mand must have been as great as this year. The figures tell the story: New York retailers are paying $5.75 more per barrel this year than last; the housewife is charged $5.40 more on the barrel, $1.80 more on the bushel and from three to five cents more if body to them than to the new brand, | But in aplte of the tact that the | Clearance Sale, of Women’s Afternoon Dresses O w, 21 barrela; April 1, 8 cara; April 8, 11 cars; April 15, 19 cars; April 23, 18 cars, and on May 6, 92 cars. Th tion ranged from $6.60 and §7.25 parrel, beginning April 14, 1916, date when the season open and %.26 on May 6. HAVE MONOPOLISTS GOT CON- TROL OF POTATO LANDS? There ts this to be added about speculation in spuds. It ie beirg done ly right on the #oil and not on the local markets, A very large part of the new crop is owned by a of firma which own outright or con- trol entirely the crop now coming into the cities and towns from lorida, Two firme in this city which operate as wholesale merch- ants @re also the outright owners, or control entirely one-third of the Florida crop. They fix the track prices, One of these firms bas sent Fast approximately 726 cars since the season opened, more than their whole output for all of last season, Very soon the tato men will get an opportunity to show the public whether they are on the level. Com- peting new crops will come in from South Carolina the latter part of this PPENHEIM, GCLLINS & C 34th Street—New York Will Close Out Wednesday 225 Women’s Afternoon Dresses | From the Regular Stock } About 225 Afternoon and Street Dresses, comprising | week, and thereattes free North | all this season's desirable models of superior taffeta, |\Sereey “and Long’ Imana “te “ts i Georgette crepe, satin, Jersey cloth and combinations. market is permitted to take its |hatural course, these additional tn- coming supplies should be powerful eneugs to break the prices fixed by the Florida monopolists, In every in- |stance the Government rte that these incoming crops are “large.” Concerning speculation, here is a last word from Mr. Conron of Conron | Brothers: Formerly Sold to 45.00 | “My own opinion ts that as far as esgs are concerned, I believe there |has been less speculation this year |than last. I don't say that there jhasn't been any. Undoubtedly there has been, But if the Government wants to test speculation It should take a complete account of the ware- houses, It will find that we have put away for future nse. We have jdone thi matter of necessity.” Lord & Taylor The Great May Sale Morning and Porch Dresses Breakfast Suits, Smocks and Aprons Beginning Tomorrow, Wednesday Annually this Sale is eagerly awaited by thousands of women familiar with the style and quality standards maintained and the substantial savings it affords. The models, pretty or practical, the materials, dainty or serviceable, have been carefully selected; even the very inexpensive Dresses are as neat and as well finished as the most critical woman can demand, The Event, one of unusual importance, planned months ago, is the result of special purchases from leading manufacturers, who co-operated with us in our effort to present The Largest Variety and About the Best Values Lord & Taylor Have Ever Offered in House Apparel | | | | Men's Neckwear Four-in-hands, silks and satins.. Fourin-hands, foulard handkerchief scat, Bat Wings, crepe, faille, fancy silks.............cc0.ceseeee aise oo .90 65 45 she buys by the pound. The basis of this calculation, as may be seen, | 1g tho minimum price each year, $8.60 a barrel (wholesale) in 1917, $5 al barrel (wholesale) in 1916. It {# plain | enough, too, that the retatler’s profit, | seeing that he buys by the barrel, ts considerably more than it ought’ in Justice to be, If you pressed this one item to another and broader | —~— & Men’s Half Hose Silk, with cotton feet, black and colors.....2...0..5 Silk, black and a full line of colors.......00.0.00i 0. Fibre, cotton heel and toe, black and colors... Men’s Robes Men’s Pajamas Men’s Underwear White Lisle Union Suits, light weight...... Self Striped Madras Shirts and Drawers, each Madras Shirts and Drawers, athletic, each...... Advance Showing Swimming and Bathing Suits, fin ity fa 6f'88 quality worsted, colors guaranteed thoroug! Ground Floor S.& A. Light! ; bi hite Middy Cloth, with collars, cuffs and amocking ox Benoslatene cai aide : Brennte bes na / igs erm tae Mash: Ateeat merita, © When aR ORDA Sse na st i as “Red Cross” Work Aprons—high neck, long sleeves fixtures from Trouville Cloth in colors; effectively trimmed with white$2,95 $1.25, $1 1 hat till value ' : 3 : ; +25, $1.50 and $1.95 mpure OUF Linen in colors, with white cape collar; smocked sleeves Canteen Apron—with bib and pocket, Peering TY0- . Mate Weer At Prices ay and fronts......60s Meematicese vescecescesscersee $5095 $ Canteen Cap to match....seseee strteeees 5c P| =. O} & a OF vid * (et SHAPIRO & ARONSON Maids’ Dresses, Nurses’ Uniforms, Aprons and Caps farren Bt. N.Y, . ; ide Qhe Block Weat oF Complete assortments of correct models in the best makes have been especially assembled in order RIE 2 St FIFTH AVEN 39th Street that ¢ leaving town for their country homes may outfit their household for the entire Summer Second Floor 20 40 .28 Terry Cloth and fine mercerized materials ...*........4.95 Imported cotton crepes, exclusive patterns............2.95 Silk and cotton, plain and striped, silk loops.:.°....2.95 Madras and mercerized, white and striped............1.65 Madras, mercerized and percale, plain and striped....1.10 Sea Island Cotton and Mesh Union Suits..........,... .95 White: Self Striped Madras Union Suits.....ccecseee. 225 85 » 40 O- o point—it means that New Yorke have been gouged out of almost $10, 000,000 in excess charges on potatoes, new and old, since September last when the present high prices began. At this rate the whoresalers and pro- ducers throughtout the country will divide a $50,000,000 ple. HOW THE POTATOES ARE POUR- ING IN. Here are the rec week by week, for until now: pts of potatoes, © present season Receipts from Bermuda w ending April 7 none; April during th to $10 a Wholmale Week ending Prices April T Ap Apetl $12 bbl, | Ave, £9.50 and $10.00 May 5 6.60 and 9.00 Yesterday 87 | : : | —<—S0-— 0 0 SS 0 $5.85 = - House, Morning and Porch Dresses ' Three Models..........$1.45 | Four Models . $2.75 {| Four Models One Model $4.95 Striped and checked Ging- Striped Ginghams, pique and Flowered Tissues and Voiles; White Voile combined with hams with pique, chambray or 4 embroidery trimmed. model SAEs, 5 embroidered voile; velvet gir- t 5d ‘ Stripec oile, Valenci iled, embroidery trimmed collars. % Striped Gingham, straight ~ emia Nes i pensiennes ° als d One Model $1.85 belted model (illustrated). ee) MBIA Eey ttle Two Models. ........... $5.95 OGOL. ...cerecees +89 . 1, Par . ~: 4 erec i Joi "1 Striped Gingham, trimmed 1 Lawn with organdie col- Striped Scotch Gingham, Flowered striped Voile, with i a sheer embroidery collar and r and cuffs; tucked skirt. cuffs. ‘ rea tailored model with pockets, with white linene, Models... f 95 Qmemrmmremeamremoane he ore ren sara amcems ante Plaid combined with plain dnree celta A Aa i Breakfast Suit-—Very Special, $3 | pan pavens leather belt- 7 Thi i ‘loth, with collar, cuffs xcking in ‘ Siciped Ginguams: «with | Pe seve Aah phy pong niiptetioey # iN | One Model $6.95 fp? white gabardine collar and 4 ; $ Linen Crash combined with vestee. Bungalow Aprons | green or blue striped; in smart Striped Lawn, organdie col- Figured Percale, trimmed Striped Percale, trimmed long waisted model. lar, embroidery trimmed— with white braid........ 65c | with plain color,........ 98c Linen Porch Dresses (illustrated.) Serer renee ener ensnacaermecenrenaevenensen-amcamaes: $5.95, $6.95, $8.75 and $9.75 Picturesque New Smocks i For Sport, Garden, Studio or House wear. “Red Cross’’ and Canteen Aprons Heavy white cambric, very neatly made, French official Red Cross Aprons; pointed bib and dou. 0 S00 10 0 0 S09 IJ 0S S009) SS 0S S90 S099 SS SI [MPO 0 0) 0S SS SI I SSO SS SO OSG