The evening world. Newspaper, June 15, 1917, Page 3

— Two and Three Cents Differ- ence’ in Stores a Few Blocks Apart. THAT “LEGHORN” FAKE. White Shell Eggs, Sold at 52| Cents Uptown, Bring Only 35 Cents Downtown. “We're coming down another two certs on butter and eggs to-morrow.” Ths is the statement made yester- @ay to a reporter for The Evening World by baif « dozen managers of & group of the best known dairy @teres, operating throughout the Grater City. These “managers” at that time were so far above the Wholesale market decreases in but- te and es:s as to make it very plain tint the only way they could 1 s ably bring about a unification of es in their corporation stores was te summon .a convention of the managers in the headquarters of the e@poration and make a statement Mbstantially as follows: "Boss, it can't be done. They're on teus. They know that all the butter aid eggs for these stores are bought at wholesa:s rates for all the stores @i4 distributed in lots to us accord- ing to our necessities.” fhe chains of dairy stores have eh out of sympathy with the chinges in the wholesale market. ‘'Tiis ts so true that a customer can walk into ons store of a corpora- tion and buy butter or eggs from 2 i, to A cents cheaper than it is sold fm qgother store hardly half a mile reméved from the first one. And it is stores, getting all the bent fit of the graduation tn the wholcsal that help to keap up the 1 prices of butter and eggs. is so obvious that a mere study table accompanying this story tell all of the truth. Bu housewives, nevertheless, are eévipd to read this table carefully end campare if ywith? de) wholesale rated given. e3 are no longer eggs werve a king at king’ prices.” just plain, everyday, white Hennery eggs,” neatly assem- an ordinary paper container. The are not worth 50 or 52 cents a dome. Even if they ara spotless white as to shell they are not a whit | nes ot for their whiteness cban the brown, meaty exes. THE STUPENDOUS PROFITS OF i, THE CHAIN STORE. ‘he corporation selling them at 50 ‘and 53 cents, and sometimes more, a Pek can buy them at spot cash prices for as low as 33 cents a dozen, and tf they are bought by the hun- dreds of cases their value decreases @o much per 100 cases. As for the fine old table eggs, neither the chain stores nor any other stores above Forty-second Street, east or west, have as yet come near the wholesale drop: in ten days. Of course, the store owners may not know that butter and eggs have ne down and are going down daily, wt that 1s a fact that cannot be dis- putec. All the buyers for chain and other stores have to do is to look over the market situation, Asa mat- ter ef fact, everybody knows that they rarely have their eyes off the market reports excepting when they are studiously devising ways and Mears of promoting discontent by demanding from 8 to 13 cents above the wholesale prices, without even the excuse of the poor side street vendor who must cart his produce from the market places or pay some- one tse to cart it for him. In order to test the retail charges fa stires, a reporter for The Evening Worlt selected a choice list of dairy and ether stores yesterday as an ex- periment. This special class of chain dairy stores showed the most remark- able lack of uniformity of prices. Stores were found four and five EACH STEP ON WAY UP-TOWN CHEAPEST ON VESEY STREET blocks apart where the prices varied one and two and three cents on but- ter and eggs. “Of course you know we will be down two cents to-morrow” (Friday), one manager hinted. The reporter had no reason to know any such thing. More than that, he knew of no reason why there should be a two-cent drop to-day (Friday) when the wholesale market drop was nothing startlin yesterday. The point, thea, Is that this two-cent drop should have been made and added to the retail drop, if there was any, three days ago. THE “LEGHORN” FAKERY IN EGGS EXPOSED. | Another manager was quite willing | to give the price of good table exgs and the price was still three or four cents @ dozen from the wholesale drops, but his tender conscience pricked him at announcing the price of “Leghorns, “What's a Leghorn anyhow but a white shell egg,” suggested the re- porter, “A big, brown egg has a much nourishment in it as your fancy Leghorh.” | “But, my friend, you don’t under- stand, Up here the crowd's got the money and its willing to put it up for Leghorns, A mere 50 or 60 cents a dozen means nothing in these store The manager's argument may be a) perfectly good description of the mind of Leghorn buyers when they get inside of his store, but, some- how, when they got outside of his four walls they set up a deafening yell—want to know how The Evi ning World ean publish such “bunk” statements about wholesale decreases | in the “fanciest” eggs, when said retail manager is still exacting an| extraordinary percentage on the in- vestment made for him by the cor- | poration he works for. | HERE'S A WAY TO FIND OUT] THE EXTORTIONS PRACTISED. | Well, housewives, if you are really in earnest—there's only one way to beat the Leghorn game—so: Tell your husband to go down to | ‘Vesey Street or Barclay Street or any other downtown street and bring | home a perfect white dozen of per- | fectly fresh eggs at 37 cents @ dozen. If you add his 10 cents carfare to thh"cost of the eggs to you, still you will be ahead of your fancy dairy butter and egg store. If you don't like to see hubby nursing a dozen whites under his arm, show the dairy store manager the table printed else- where and ask him why and where- fore. That's your privilege. To-day you may add that butter is down another cent and a half a pound and eggs another half cent, ‘The total drop on eggs, all eggs, is almost 7% cents since June 4. The finest table butter is wholesaling at 37 cents a Pound. You should not be changed more than 42 cents a pound for the finest table butter at any‘oM retall store or any new one—“and that re- tail price,” says P. Q. Foy, “is allow- ing a good margin of profit.” “These varied prices,” he added, “which you, show me are not based on anything like the drops on the whole. sale market. They are outrageous. Of course there are always some housewives who like to be flattered by having some one tell them that this egg is exclusive, That's their business. But if they want to pay higher than high prices they should try to think that their attitude is helping to keep up above the normal the best of table eggs—and some family {3 bound to suffer because of their indifference.” HERE WERE 62C. “LEGHORNS” DOWN TO 36c. But it 1s a matter of record that the titled Leghorn was sold on the Mer- cantile Exchange the day before ye terdny as low as 35 cents a dozen. Julius D. Mabr probably would not permit the housewives to look at the ledger containing such a transaction, but it fs a fact that such a transac- tion exists. It is also a fact that white, fancy table eggs are selling downtown for 37 cents a dozen, ‘There will be another drop to-day in butter and eggs. It is expected be- cause of diminished consumption and increasing receipts, There were 24,090 cases of eggs received yester- day. The fresh gathered extra va- riety dropped to 32% and 33% cents a dozen; fresh gathered to 31% and 32; gathered brown and mixed colors to 30 and 32% Butter receipts yesterday were 9,123 packages. The wholesale quotations ranged from 87% to 38% for creamery higher than extras, to 96% and 86% prevalent throughout the boroughs for The tablea it should be stated that the f. of the Butter and Eggs and the Mer tribut» at this price); furthermore, which are everyday table eggs such retail stores, are down to 30% and plentiful. Now for the retail price etudy carefully the tables given: Vesey Street be emehee Barcley Street ....+ @ixteenth Street and eventh Aven’ St, Nicholas Avenue Bightn Avenue (Forty-fifth Street Third Avenue (near Thirtieth Stre ‘ Evening World Price Hints for New York’s Housewives ‘The Pvening World submits to-day for the informat 4 mation of house- wives the following varied retail tables of the prices of butter and es Queers. As a guide to the prices noted, invariably given to a reporter Evening World by managers of stores at points indicated in the @ doamn wholesale (and merchants have them in large quantities to dis- (wholwale) ranges from 36% to 38% cents per Ib Bixtemth Street, near Seventh Avenue Brooklyn (Bedford section) Rogkaway Beach Popular Chain of Dairy Stores Risington Street » Blo, Norfolk Street » Ble. Grind Street + Ble. Wet Houston Street ; + 49c.-Blo, Boe. Fist Avenue (Nineteenth Street) . bic, -61e. ~B0e, Om Hundred and Fourteenth St. (B'way).. 4bc.-51e. Om Hundred and Fourteenth St,(Lenox Ay.) 49c,-51¢, -60c, Seond Av, (Klghty-cighth Street) 49c,-510, 45c.-50¢. O1e Hundred and Seventy-ninth & So, Brvd. 49e, 45¢.-490.- Ore Hundred and Seventy-ninth St. (B'y) 490, 4bc.-82e, Ose Hundred and Ninatiath (St Nich & 490, +620 of Manhattan, Bronx, Brooklyn and ancipst eggs are quoted by members antile Exchange at 34 and 85 cents that that grade known as “firsts,” as the majority of the public buy at even 29 cents the dozen, Butter Butter and eggs are 8, and the housewife 1s invited to Butter. Egos. Id, Doz. 48c,-45e. ue. . t) » in, WAS a ane Fl THR EVENING wo FRIDAY, JUNE 1 = 5, 1917. RECENT PICTORE OF NUSS O'BRIEN: for very good table butter. prime butter sold at 3544 and 36) and the grade below this at 33 and 35 Copta @, pound he Evening Wolrd’s hint to house- wives generally is: That if any one of their number will tolerate extraor dinary high retail prices this tolera- tion is not only injuring the cause of a return to normal market conditions, but it 4s little short of being unmind ful of the needs of the country at this time. Let the well to do housew! consider her sex generally, and she will need suggestion from no one to stop buying Leghorns or any other kind of “horn” oggs at prices quoted elsewhere. Keep the chain stores of this variety within reason. Pca sata HOW RETAIL PRICES FOR FOOD JUMPED IN ONE MONTH FROM MARCH 15 TO APRIL 16 WASHINGTON, June 15.—Retail food prices in the United States jumped on an average 9 per cent. be- tween March 15 and April 16, as shown in statistics com: 1 by the Labor Department. It was the sharp- est advance in any one month since the beginning of the European war. ‘The heaviest increase was in flour, 18 per cent., bacon 15 per cer potatoes 14 per cent. Every a tood except coffee showed an advance. Relative price increases for some of the principal foods foll Sirloin steak, 8 per cent.; round steak and rib roast, 9 per cent.; pork chops, 12 per cent lard, 13 per cent.; canned salmon, 7 pé 10 per cent.; creamery ham, 9 per cent.; hens, 6 per cent.; butte cent; cent.; cheese, 3 per cent.; milk, 2 per cent.; bread, 6 per cent.; cornmeal, 13 per cent.; rice, 4 per cent.; onions, 13 per cent.; beans, 12 per cent.; sugar 11 per cent.; tea, 1 per cent In the year ending with April 14 average food prices advanced 32 per |cent. Ontons, dur the twelve months, went up 179 1 ent.; po tatoes, 146 per cent.; beans, 79 per cent,, and flour, 72 per c | SWOBODA HELD AGAIN |" FOR RERUITING PIES | Man Once Accused of Fi | Liner Is Arrested Switzerland, g French in | PARIS, J Swoboda, 15,—Ra who was ib police in 1915 on sus a fire on the French raine, has been arr | police, according | respondent of the P Swoboda is a spies to work against France, and is ged to be in close s with a Geneva business who Was re cently sentenced to life 1 onment in Paris for espionage Bwoboda, when arrested March, 1915, had e port and claimed to citizen, At his trial 1 his real name was Schwi he was a nan resery finally discharged led from France 1 to the Amer pulston, b moned te be , rane Jury ib seamen bee, \ Good to and| le of | Vederal | the | WILSON SINS BL FOR THREE BLLIONS FOR WAR PURPOSES Emergency and Pressing Work Can Now Proceed and U. S. Forces Promptly Paid. WASHINGTON, June 15.—Pre dent Wilson to-day signed the three bililon dollar war budget bill which carries appropriations for the new army and other war preparations, | It is the largest single appropria-| tion measure ever enacted by any government Money now ts Immediately ava able for the great army, navy and shipping work ahead of the Gov ernment Soldier 1 sailors may be paid while in ining and ¢ tracts 1 to great conce all over the country may be signed. | K, which has been greatly embarrassed because of un-) } to t | ) tor possible w n now the country, including tremendous work contemplated on the Panama Canal can now be Supplies be 1 accomplished. of r lack funds forthwi WOQER AT 85 KNEW American aut ee ae ; terfere, gageme _—S ot called up Manning and ve of Packing Mouses| asked him what he mea Aken Aefore Grand Jory Iv'a a ‘ 1” “There'll CHICAGO, June 15.—Fed sun- | b¢ wedding to-morrow. T've t poenas were issued t for the | 6 ainily all night and I managers of the prod depart: | . want to dlsmrace ments of all the lurge pa r con n I 1 Wel cerns in Chicago. They w eum 1 t ly t ‘e's ar HE'D GET LESS LOVE you want to go to court, 5O ahead, I've got money enough to buy the re r s | A natural Mr. a A. n't know what he had; if they wished to marry they could suit themselves, and I told my sister so Q. Did you tell Miss Mary Manning that her father wanted to marry your siste A. I didnt’ tell anybody During the card game between Miss O'Brien and her aged fiance Nellie, naid, made the only interruption | when she came in with some apple jack or something like that, | Mr Wei, you gv bead,” he anid, “if arrested. She Says Proposed by Phone, Then our.’ Mr, Littleton on oross-examination, “When Mr, Manning told you that ight that he wanted to marry your ster, was that the first you heard ft “Lt was," O'Brien replied. Q. You ‘were shocked? A. I wasn't hocked; I was surprised. ou kr he was an old man? s ld see that. Q. You knew that {t was an un match? A. Not after what Manning said to ine Q. Well, you knew that he hadn't nything to offer except his money? leton said it couldn't have been safe” if It was lke the applejack hat he knew. Well, tt had no kick witness. O'Brien sald the day after the mar uce Heense was obtained Manning in tt," anid Girl Suing for $1,000,000 and Aged Banker : Jilted Her | crowd threw flowers, Puore BY Anna RAKED cei ENTENTE TROOPS NEAR ATHENS, BUT. Quiet Reigns in Capital City Following Departure of Constantine. ATHENS, June 16,—No disorders followed the departure of former King Constantine and conditions in the city wre normal, with the pption that the theatres are closed and the bands are silent, The Cabinet has submitted its resignation to King Alexander, but this was merely a formality and the Ministers will meet later to frame a decree of political amnesty No foreign troops have Athens and their presence around the city 1s almost unnoticed, Senator Jonnart, the French envoy, has in- formed the Government that freights held up at Salamts will be delivered | Immediately and that ships bound for entered Piraeus with wheat, maize and coal | will be ordered to proceed to th | destinations with the least possible delay, LONDON, June 15.—A long series jof belated despatches from Athens |detail the departure of former King |Constantine from the Grek capital There was much ement and |nolse among the forme ng's par ts nd street ga s of the | so-called reservists, crowds gathered about the | palace to witness the departure of the fallen monarch, but Constantine slipped through the garden and, emerging by a little used wicket gate, jumped into a waiting and dashed at full spe¢ automobile 1 for a point on the coast where a French de stroyer awaited him, He embarked with his wife and er famtly, with the exception of Alexander, for Corfu ‘The despatches say that at Corfu the 1 him he had set aside $10,000 in bonds for his sister and had bought 200 shares of stock,.the name of Mr. LAttleton wanted to know wan |went in to see the Cardinal when baat cielaly Manning, Dr. John Manning, Mrs (Continued from First Page.) BMeKeon, Miss O'Brien and the wit jness went to the Cathedral house tn Ja taxt from the License Tureau, fast around the room, crvying,| ‘We all went in except the chauf. NEowire - an 88 fo fous 014 foo! he r ere was a laugh, and the Court When Manning told'Jim to fill in| gmiied too, ‘There was another laugh application for the leenso hel when the witness told about Mar told ¥ ) put his ag am piste having invited him to lun and ORR): EUR WERE nd 1 patd for it.” and Dr. John See to. Mra. McKeon, NORTHCLIFFE SEES LANSING. | oppo Pails Officially Explaina ¥ Arranwes to See F nt to Cardinal Farley's HINGTON, June 16 M McKeon asked His »-ordinating head of all the ri 1 lid not think } Missions tn this country, pa father was h to get rm al call to-day on Cardinal ¥ said he was pret Lord Northcliffe expla old, but wag a free agent and could! tha had been dealenated b \2 mar if he desired ar ¢ | as the head of a | On the Sunday t Tuesda pecial British missions w f | 6.O'Brien said there was a fa with American officials and r ! Bathe g at Cardinal Farley's » various Ministries at t I Northeliffe is not @ > enon, Ali Tse @ spied hppa Balfour, as he has no purel 1 for Tuesday, Manning visited e and ia gontiaiie Sim O'Brien, Jim's wife, that a ft entirely to the questions of trade and told was going to # and shipping. Ho arrang May and Mc t to wee President Wilson short 2" MORE SLACKERS ARRESTED,| Members of League of Humanity deposed monarch expected to trans-ship to a British war vessel, unless the royal yacht was available, | in which caso he would board the yacht and gail under ort of British warships, ‘Tho reports as to his ultimate destination vary, some | saying Denmark and other Italy, a villa on Lake Maggiore boing men tioned an a likely place of residence. The day prior to ( 8 de parture Alexander ath of \f the co} 1 pres Cabinet Mi a os, with the exc j wn Prince, Cons | wife were also absent fi ny, A crowd out ed to pre entr y ov It {9 waid that former Prem sand o pro- , ' M t I | Teler ' | Alexander has 1a brillia traced fi planting ext toward ex from tts dim a Su Three Norwemian Ships | si k by parines, In Rep ONDON, June 1. wegian Are Locked Up. Be . om. me ; n i arrested tn @ raid on @ mee German submarines, cording to a tno em the platform werg bere wen arc said 4 ON HIS WAR PLANS Y. M. C. A. Branch in t Preparing to Provide Camp Comforts for Soldiers PARIS, Jy 15.1 1 mary c and his staff. It accepts a pugury of America's full sup | dynamle energy with which | ne hi ente H into hi du «not ond between Al and down to the stern bu tn ready for the American army that by is to command The crowd a 1 America commander's headquarters kept. in im to-day ut h wa terally choked again and again, until Pe finally induced me a baleor und bow his appreciation, ‘Then the waved flags and edoul its cheers In a veritable pandemonium of sound. | A large American flag files trom of Rue Conatan day the and aides | Pershing’s plans were | paration, the temporar the | American staff in the tin, and 9 o'clock to American comman j hard at work | for a day of this sort of p the only oMotal call on his lat being headquarters saw his a visit to the Ministry of Marine late | this afternoon | Gen. Pershing stole a brief period | to receive, first, the French, and then the American newspapermen, He consented, but not too willingly, te be sketched from life by a young] Parisian woman artist who worked | the quest orrespondents plied him with | ns. Pershing spoke almost joyfully up his work immediately, It was characteristic that during his talk he Never used the first personal pronoun but always referred to “us.” Although American khaki, cut tn | the untque style (to the French) of the American uniform is rapidly be: coming @ familiar sight on the bou- levards, no Yankee officer or soldier is permitted pass along without ovations from spectatorag Private soldiers—orderiies of the staff—are already pals of French pollus and Tommies and sightseeing with en- thusiasm, But the members of the American Army Staff are not the only Ameri- cans who are working to prepare for the hosts of the fighting men the United States will send. The Amert- Jean Army and Navy ¥. M. C. 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