The evening world. Newspaper, December 27, 1917, Page 4

™, FOOD BOARD “SuogesT ” AND THE RETAIL a Sometimes it's More Than “Suggested” Price, Some times Less RARELY 1S THE SAME Prices Quoted in Various Parts of City Prove Sys- tem Js Disregarded No retafl grocer or meat denier in New York City in obnerving the Hoard, on investiantion has fuat din etosed. Prices of (604 mppline tinted by the board ore ett? Kigher « dealers, except in rare inatancon, "Phe investigation showed that where the prices fixed by Mertert Hoover's yepresentatives in thie city agree with quoted bY dealers, the Prices were fied by the sellers them solves and allow them « fair margin of promt. Wholesale and fetal, crovery deal-) ene and packers and bytchera det etesing the “mugrested”™ pridt of the Food Board, deciarei that théy ara HOt practical, and for that ronson cannot be followed by sellers. cited numerous instanden to pack up thetr contention. ey declared flatly that prices of, certain food, | pound: stuffa “suggested”. by tie board cannot be followed if the retailers are to stay In business Where the Pood Boant is “sug- @onting” a price of # cents for a one- pound loaf of wheat bread, the price, aimost generally, except in some #toree in the poorest districts of Now | § York City, in 10 conta. Three pounds and a half of flour tn quoted by th@ Food Noard at 27 to 2% cents, The average price in thirty small stocery stores, loc in Pighth Avenue, near 137th St to 137th Street, near Lonox Aven’ and thence ull the way to the lower | east side near Tenth Street, is 3% conta, The Food Board's wholerale quo- tation on lima beans is 14 to 16% conts @ pound, Two of the largest wholesale grocers in this c'ty de clured that this maximum price ba too high by a cent and a half. SAY THIS SUGGESTED PRICE MEANS NOTHING, "The Food Board's quotations ‘on ‘kidney beans’ don't mean any- thing.” the he of these whole- wale grocery concerns declared, “The experts of the board probably refer to Chili caballeros, The wholesale price should be 16% to 17 cents and | « the retail price about 25 cents." The board's price on kidney beans at wholesale ts 16 to 18% cents and the “suggested” retail pre in 17 cents, oF one an® one-half cents low- er than the maximum wholrsale price which it » the retailer must pay for his a. Whol je and retail dealers in| groceries also objected to the board's «quotations on prunes, which, they usserted, INDIGESTION BEL as $25, now offered remarkable price They 4 od | ne | A Wendell Selection Beautiful Fur Trimmed and Plain Models that, n season, sold as high WHAT THEY PLEASE etait” at seareity Thome det ne wround 17 wet ifornia 0-80'9 | Gente a perund in me t This bringing 1* y retell ehope 4 higher tha’ "for Cali tiie quoted by the Food Ward lo 2 4 at 19 cents @ pow ate in by a |tall, are bringing 16 to 16 cents o pou in many stores wiweren! Pp conte A ; ‘ Pothe heat. pradn af bytter. which Mi Yoo £ nirag at Si to Sed red S pound tirlieinte $8 10 60° cofrte,= PRICE FOR WHEAT FLOUR TOO LOW. DEALERS ASSERT. Wheat Wlowr is res jour price | Phe Foo " 28 cents for three and a mit {ie 27 | Mavatonl, cent a | Feod Ho: | Onions, « ‘ood Hoard at 4% to 6 J, are to be ‘had in many shops at 4 cents a pound. A Wider Giversity of pric ‘on hut loose, ie bringing 32 shops, ‘The 14 cents, ey could sell untrimon rirlain steaR at 90 cents a pour The avarage price of trimmed Jin that neighborhood ts 34 | pound, Hip-bone sirloin t# sell | as 28 cents & tn welling as low and as hich ait 45 ium rental neigh y shops. The “suggested” | price by the Food Board | to 33 cents ® pound for top-cut round steuk and 31 to 3% cents a pound for bottom cuts. | The Food Board “surmested” a re- ul price of 40 to 43 cents a pound for extra fancy Western turkeys, In the “medium-rental-neighborhood" shopr the price of this grade of turkey tn 4% to 63 cents a pound Inferior grades of turkey are being sold at a corre- |sponding Increase in price over \“suggosted’ quotations of the Fi | Administration. |SHOPKEEPER§ SAY THEY'RE | READY TO CO-OPERATE. Many retail grocers and butchers quoted candied exg# at, 54 cent d Food Board's av ta and 46 cents a the amount of rent pe © the wide difference in pri has to pay Despit japplying at the various shops and fact that none of the retail dea are ablding y the quotations fixed by the Fodd Administration, there appeared generally to bo a willing on the part of the shopkeepe to co-operate with Herbert Hoover's representatives in this city. “Tho wholesale and the retail mec chants have gone to the Food Board's | headquarters individually and : Uvely and have tried to co. with the Food Admin! end that fair prices All necessaries most ortant men in trade sald INTERESTS AFFECTED NOT CON- SULTED, DECLARE DEALERS, ey has ared to be an idew } | i} ted’ price list has of the interests affec chant, the naumer, ‘ iniatration | have taken the prices of one whole sale firm for a given grade of goods and compared them with of another firm on f Koods, The ‘su Kidney beans emy Th zen this pont way the Food Board has tt, the mean anything. Ing crept Into the equ m8 on rice when of that commodity was first atthe of $10, THE EVENING WORLD, THURSDAY; DECEMBER 27, 1917. aed Conte Terminal ath Wh ane Mireet at 011 aM. om the morn 1 ion 1 ming stops at rations “ Verne @ Mamterd, te An intern ered of ren TOON te WOR mone ati grade th ome pereme STRIKE HOLDS UP DINNER. ferrace Garden Watters qa Wher Metaced ap tad Overtime «ot ie dwater hae ne Aamo -” 1h Ie tte * 4 AA Paton AO) a-ptete Gener te Verrere | orton si > — - Ht iy Asine the vary feet We ban siven (@ 1408 eon on wh | Pye fact romaine Rewaver, ow |war sowman at che thew ann ot >» | AIVOLI OPENING DELAYED, Ay @ Angie tren whe fe om expert bn |” nee teal Wes Ce rE -~ f ton wpomes yyy f. -4 nowr (hie mare Wall of Part of *t0@e tettiag Camere . > Pond | of the 191 entre ars Pastgoarment, fled (6 do that hth Ra large [for (he aoceston struct far mare 7" | # On Haven Raw sander oem “a yy = Tee dene, wee to heave oe ae | . ‘Theat Neeedwey ne wtert all Rina ot | ee ee eee eee ‘ [he Pook fomrd jarne (hte Gee ir dee nt | J in ailing to acoapt the edvien oft pe ay 3 neath on oe shee food Hine, 1 wilt te atte | ‘ eomething ane “ “ems 6 o nemo wrice Wat can readtity eftoren and Wate be iy antl and the prices rod wn! fle amit and changed with fhe market, which is nt demand to-night will be weed ‘The bow offiee wht tararday Matend , Sew Vear'e Merntog Traine For the aeemrnmedatyin of tho « pend Mew Tears ve in Cty, an entre fain wit few * teomornm Hintta, Founded 1426 Greeley Lord @ Taylor FIFTH AVENUE Charge Purchases will appear on Lills rendered February 1, 1918 1goo 38th Street 39th Street ¥ ok 3 Annual January Sale Lingerie, Negligees, Petticoats, Corsets and Blouses An Event Offering Unprecedented Values Pull details in next Sunday's papers Beginning Monday, December 31st | S09 SS 0 S09 9 OO ern A Sale Tomorrow 250 Women’s Coats The very newest and smartest models that have received the approval of followers of correct fashion kc re and elsewhere. At the Remarkably Low Price $15.00 Plain and Fur Trimmed Coats That Would Sell in the Regular Way for {25.00 Third Floor ‘ January Clearance Sale Lord & Taylor Furniture $150,000 Worth of High Grade Furniture for Bed Room, Living Room and Dining Room At Reductions of 334 to 50 Per Cent. Living room suite—Three pieces. Upholstered in Mulberry Velours; loose spring cushions; outside backs, also covered in the same effective fabric, Arm Rocker Odd Pieces Davenport, Arm Chair and Formerly $330.00, Reduced to.......... . $165.00 $25.00 Walnut Serving Table. . .$15.00 $50.00 Jacobean Oak China Cabinet, $25.00 $65.00 Ivory Toilet Table ..... $32.50 $70.00 MahoganyChiffonier.,. $35.00 $70.00 Walnut China Cabinet. $35.00 $75.00 Mahogany Beds, 3.3 size. $37.50 $80.00 Ivory Beds, 4.6 size, ...$37.50 Mahogany $80.00 Walnut Beds, 4.6 size. .$37.50 Mahogany Arm Chair or $75.00 Mahogany Buffet,...... 5 Shoe and Slipper Rocker $75.00 Blue Denim Armchair. . .$50.00 Cabinet In velour or tapestry. Actual $22.50 value. $14.75 $110.00 Walnut Vanity Dressers.$55.00 $90.00 Blue Denim Armchair. , .$60.00 $185.00 Mahogany China Closet.$95.00 ] Bixth Fioor Very complete interior Actual $15.00 value $9.85 pe ee ae a ae ee ee RTC ——— ”"@ 0 0 Se 00 SO SOS Sle SSO C—O — 0 Oe ane, ) eee”) Serre” () Seen” 0) Se? (0) Se” Ore” () ea) eee” (2) “eee?” 0 See” ()<ms” ( ‘ee” (10 porated under the ——0 a 0 0 0 SOO SO. RM eee al NoConnechon With Any Ather Establishment m the World WORTH 45 & 45 West 54 Street. SS es |e me MY ULL iene ee wp OME eM ry 3\ ‘ai Women’s & Misses’ Coats Gireatly Reduced Prices At This sale affords an excellent opportunity to select a winter coat from assortments that are replete with the styles, colors and fur trimmings most in demand, FUR-TRIMMED COATS~ eighteen smart, new models. The materials are heavy Wool Velour, Velour de Laine and Chiffon Broadeloth. These coats have deep collars of Australian Opossum, Nutria, Natural Raccoon and other furs. Reduced Price 20.00 FUR-TRIMMED COATS in fifteen distinctive designs. A great variety of the newest models have been radically reduced. They include coats of Suede Velour, Pom Pom, Chiffon Broadcloth, Velour de Laine and Wool Velour, with either collar or collars and cuffs of various fine fures Reduced Price 25.00 HIGHEST COST COATS AND WRAPS, developed in Coat of Suede the finest materials and trimmed with luxurious furs, Coat 4, Leer Peal Reduced Prices Range from yp nod Muskrat, Reduced to Ri $95.00 35.00 © 95 06 sey The New Spring Frocks A Complete Showing of the New Fashions for the Winter Resorts The Values Are Most Extraordinary New Spring Frocks of Crepe Georgette, or Satin, featured in the new shades for Spring. The ornamentations consist of hand embroidery, colored crystal or wooden beads and Specially Priced 18.50 22.50 35.00 50.00 bugle trimmings. QUT TO-DAY! OUT TO-DAY! THE WORLD'S Winter Resorts Annual (SEASON OF 1917-1918) COMPLETE, RELIABLE AND FREE MAY BE OBTAINED AT ALL WORLD BIXANCH OFFICES. APPLICATIONS BY MAIL PROMPTLY ATTENDED To. COPIES MAILED ON REQUEST FREE OF CHARGE. Address The World Winter Resorts Bureau Pulitzer Building, New York City. Tel. 4000 Beekman