The evening world. Newspaper, August 11, 1919, Page 9

Packers’ Grip Can Be Broken With Argentine and Aus- tralian Supply. U.S. HAS THE SHIPS. Their Allocation to This Trade Would Force “Big Five” to Come Down, (Special Food eet et The Evening The prices the people of this country are paying for everything that It is necessary for them to use in order to live are not jus- tified by a shortage in supply, either present or prospective, and are in many cases artificially and deliberately created by vicious j practices which ought immedi ately be checked by law. } —From President Wilson's a4- dress on living costs, Aug. 8. These artificial prices and the vi- cious practices 0 aptly expressed by the President. have been pointed out in The Evening World for the past eight months. Our own country has an abundance of all kinds of foodstuffs, most of which was piled up since the armis- tee was signed, last November, at Prices made possible only by greed and misdirected judgment, y Not one item in the subsistence list was overlooked py these bands of Profiteers, who saw a visionary de- mand from Europe that did not mate- rialtze, The Evening World's suggestion that the Government ship officials al- locate a sufficient fleet of refrigerated tonnage to run to South America and ~ cia td NING WORLD, MON DA sae stage" sacs ARMY FOOD SALE PRIGES | a fares ee The M faves Advance Sale of Winter boring under the delusion that when COMPARED WITH CURRENT Tuesday morning, in the Fur Salons ved Fes of te aoe Sa weiage et! QUOTATIONS IN THE CITY of grain in tora gs 0 bashels, with o on the farms, y favorable” ero coun | Dl gins ste Sore cee : Ee for Bacon and 22 Cents for Past mon while the increase in New York ‘Stats is much greater. The outline given in The Evening Australia and enable our independent | World last siren oewiag 6 up the merchants to bring & sufficient quan-| devious methods used by the tity of the surpl ‘eats and hides ba ype in eliminating competition that ‘have. been Ming up. in thowe| Aid, <>DIetINg, the conrumers a, the beef district countries for the past three years,|freely in the wholesale beef would fo far to break the strangle- s ead ot, bad gp! had hold that the packers and other large | °4™! 1° Pi into secret inti hav . | of the operations of the Beef Trust. piv have on the American con: Qne-of the leading wholesale inde: at d EXAMPLE—A Hudson seal (dyed muskrat) coat which WHEN PACKERS WiLL LeT|peniett rect that the packers would | ( d yee ey bee Se ha ad dhene teed DOWN THE BARS. “feed” the market more liberally and +The moment the packers tind dut|>ring down the prices so as to dis- that our supply of meats will be in-| CoUrage the importation of creased by importing those low pricea|AT#entine or Australian beef.” He meats, they will immediately let down | Coptnued, “Argentine beef could the bars, and the present high prices|®ld bere at @ profit at 18 to 200 will be & memory. Legislation ana|* Pound for roasts, and the steaks regulation will be tardy at best and] Would make & profit at 250 a pound.” will not bring the prompt relief de-| While the large beef packers cap~ sired by the American consamors. The United States Consul at Monte- video has reported that three large oanoet prices are lower. The following are} Farina ... 100,000,000 pounds of moat daring che] the prices at which the contracts] Dried codfish month of April, @© per cent. being warded for the month vf} Miour ..... frosen and 40 per cent. canned tn the So OO, aul Motta | Hominy, coarse. absence of ocean going freight. e Peart ... Oy 0.18 beef, frosen, Armour Poe aa Seferio ots Send bond | Sects, Dork loin. trans te] Condensed 07 (bag) » 24 (can) And no worry al about your purchase, for bed will store al forage, Eas oon ce eargnateae| or Seetbgmmereecem eer] Sreeersseume akc) | up to Novem. at, ules you wish delivery, serie the price paid in Maren, Is it any) Seng chickens, fresh, ny ‘ . wonder that the larg8 beef packers sess, fowis,| ice 17 (bag) contracted for the entire available . Armour ‘& Co,| Sausage, Vienna M6 (tin) e 8a e inc lb es freezer space on all steamers running | 0.3640. more or leas com-| Green peas +16 (bag) between the United States and South Soups .... America? chases by the navy from private con-| wranso-Amer, Dyed fur coats | Small furs ‘o give consumers a’ concrete ideu| cerns, while in many cases the same Canned tomatoes .04.5 of the actual cost of this Argentina| itemg of subsistence are included in| _Camned to Dat i Hudson ‘seal (dyed muskrat) coats, $200 Natural fur rane beef that sold at 6 cents a pound .n/the surplus army meats which can to $440. foot, a prime steer weixhing 700] be purchased at a lower price, ers 57 to 58 cents on fresh candied a ost $42, os fl soba ewe CLINE OW LOCAL WHOLEALA| Ses Greta ca cost of the bah carcass to the MEAT PRICES. “| i : ¢ was lesp than € gente 5] ' ene wholesale prices on meats were Oeeamety batter was also sold ‘an pound bee| Renerally lower. Hogs declined §0| cheaper by the chain stores, the Kents a wundred ponnds, the first de-| Prices ranging from 58 to 62 cents, this beef could be landed here ut a| Cline in pork in over two years, whils | 9%. to, petenbeeoees, but there was net cost of 20 cents a pound. This ia|!ambs are also lower. Veal calves are by Tope Us in the quality the reason that the larg Ks t/ reasonably cheap, as the pelt pays put the independents from importing | the initial cost of at least 40 per cent.| |The best American cream cheese Le aa eer weet into the United [ot the whole carcass, which brings | Should not cost more than 38 cents @ Gown the cost of the meat to 18 to 20 | Pound, and fairly good cheese is re- TARTING A WHEAT “SHORT. | cents a pound. Vata: 08:04 te cass © pened. Dexs arid butter are gradually de-| AM embargo | placed on shipping AGE” BUGABOO. clining, and as the production is|live chickens by the raliroads ip the There is considerable comment on] Keeping up at an undreamed of rec- | West ‘shortened the supply here and the recent decline in the wheat crop. | ord, the prices will be still lower, as | cused higher prices, but this is only Many of the most experienced oper-| the warehouses aro filled and ‘the |¢™Porary. — Hebrew | housewives wie peat (dyed Speke) pate, made and collars of beaver, $275 to $475.8 Hudson seal (dyed muskrat), with trim- mings of skunk, $275 to $560. Seal-dyed coney, $160 to $246. Dyed marmot coats, $110 and $150. Natural fur coats th pees otter.. Alaskan seal coats U. S. Goverriment skins St. Louis dye Taupe poe Lucile box wt Pree aba tabera see Sle toe ree cee er Small furs #1 | Black lynx. ators are of the opinion that the re-! surflus will have to be consumed, {ould not pay more than 43 to 46 com" “shortage” wad born. Im the Bore daiers wore charsing commun: |cl'fu¢"uif"ba"hobet atthe ond St, “; MOTOR GASOLINE Mostly dresses that have been pictured Note, also k fi po ren z prices ast 91860 to $14.50, that there are plenty of dark and ome ue, at various rom to eg navy uic. re, Statement of New Jersey Was Bat, now that the mail order season is over, black backgrounds, plenty of good polka dot porrertal and makes motor- ing delightful. the week. Peaches are coming from fully ten! “f Choice of linings. Sizer 34 to 42 bust. States, and prices are reasonable on Skunk all grades except fancy Blbertas, in ee demand for preserving, which sell at | Qing. Wolt.. opr ‘a a pA Black fox. to $58 time 4 pores er urs ‘ai be ihe Wf desired, theg Sanne |Terms are voniy fo Mole Taupe and Lucile ox. 10 to sy lovimber Lat; kal fon, Fo ln ee tg and. retailers Aversa opossum Dyed fur sets ALL furs mon be a he , ’ should not charge consumers more | Ermine...........00esssess00s $48,t0 SHOOT Laselle 4 i cek cond ss ceeds woos $60 to $118 Fur Salon—Second floor, Old Building, than 10 to 12 cents for heads weigh- ing yes | to eight pounds each. Potat are wholesaling at 4 cents a pound and should be sold to con- sumers at 6 to 6 cents a pound for the finest, while mixed sizes are go- ing at 3 to 4 cents @ pound. ¥resh fish are now coming into the market more freely and prices yange from 12% to % cents a pound on the fresh caught summer kinds. | BETTER PAY AND BOARD PLEA LANDS MAN IN sae Note that all prices include the Federal tax 1,200 Dresses we didn’t expect to get—All $5 Down-Stairs Said to Be Hostile to the = | Government. | The granting of two writs of habeas corpus by Supreme Court Justice Swayze to-day at Trenton called at- tention to the fact that a man may be sent to jail in New Jersey for “agita~ ting for better pay and better boarding houses.” William Rosenbaum is in the Mid- dlesex County jail at New Brunswick, and Albert Semeck in the Essex County jail at Newurk for alleged statements hostile to the Government. Counsel for Semeck asked for a re- view of the case on the ground that the the maker is glad to have us sell them at ‘tterns, t “ ” $i. Ive good for: hice and BETTER for Pursernsr Sand Of the popular “Geergetee you. 4 * Note these points — Women’s and Misses’ —the quality of the gingham and the voile; eo enter y ings the ingnamn § the wide ~~Sizes from thé'smallest—14—to the large heeuss 8 ong mI other g Matar of bie sizes. Come early if you can. There'll king. a crowd, © Rotunda, Down-Stairs Store, Old Bidg. an-burning- 4,500 pairs house Hundreds of types of New trotteur $10,000 bail required in his client's case s < ae slippers for women costume chairs, $8 to $341 “My client,” says counsel for Rosen- baum wan orginally arrested on June At less than today’s wholesale For Miss 14 to 20 In the August Sale 24 at Perth Amboy, where he worke: tor the Guggenheim Smelting and 1 cost Fall styles realize the new These examples are chosen at fling Company, for agitating ‘ + pay and better boarding hou ey Group 1-at $1. 50 and $1.75 kone in npg! anes = random from the large stock Vhe: bi equitted, six | x 4 ‘on thia graver charge This a fi ht Rink, light maroon, lavender, black, a fine figured tapestry back and png of mul- Hane Hh was, aleens ae Ele on unt ue al ite at each price Silhouette tends toward | covering. berry velour, cushion e Tar" “We' desire to point out that on that At $1.60 (wholesale price today, $1.75)—slippers eifow 6 fare of She Mae's ie seat and back of fine fig- OAR 2g, Moment Campinas "NM |¥ with low leather heels. ¢ Te Mowe: cee $122.75 for a $136.60 | ured linen. ; STA 0 ONL CO. OF NY tae severely stra at iand. three- William and Mary ma- $128 for $160 aih-up- S. At $1.75 (wholesale price today, $1.90)—heels nverely strai hogany antique flashed |. nobiees tet The sign of a reliable dealer LAUDS CITY-RUN CAR LINE: slightly higher, and covered to match. q e pac aa with seat and | jour back and sides, ‘ith and the worlds best Gasoline Tailoring is the essential of tapestry. damask seat i Baker Cites Ole be Dineen eg Group 2—at $1.35 consideration ina uit, Wet Hr "gh ways, Street BR. WASHINGTON, Aug. 11.—The street railway problem is esesntially one for each community to deal with for itself, Secretary’ Baker told the Federal Street Raitway Commission to-day at the re-| - opening of hearings here. iegit se =] Appearing to recount his experien are careful to see that all our new suits measure up to the high standard of workman- ship which we set. $78.75 for an $87.50 Queer $101 for a $112.25 all arm ¢ ar te, Yona over upholstered arm gold velour with loose chair in brown maroon cushion seat and ma- | ‘eather. hogany legs. $118 for a $132 all- Noiseless felt slippers with soft padded soles: a well-known trade-marked slipper (name appears on every one); mallltary blue, chinchilla, biack, red, brown, wine, oxford ray: sizes 2 to 414 in abundance; a few larger sizes; wholesale price today, $1.85. Youthful effect of narrow First floor, Old Building. shoulders; hand-turned noth land, when the so-called Cleveland pi Se lie flat; careful finish of seams; tique walnut beautifully $92 for a $115 all-over 4 a. was worked out, Mr. Baker } well-made plain or fancy carved with seat of blue upholstered arm chair plan tad, functicned samie linings; sometimes a bit of and gold damask. in brown Spanish leather, rE Address: The World’s Summer Resorts Bureau a) ‘| | RR 63 Park Row, New York City ' Summer Resorts Annual =—— . and Auto Tour Map Guide BIAS CO || okie mamcanaaTymns | Ri ta ) FOR SALE, FIVE CENTS (BY.MAIL, TEN CENTS) } gt all World Offices and at all Subway and Elevated Road Stations, all]} skaret } 1’ jon News Co. Railroad Newsstands in the United States and Canada. || gg collars, or collars which can button up under the chin or over upholstered green $94 for a $142 Queen leather arm chair with as Solicitor and later Mayor of Clev Anne arm chair in an- loose cushion seat. other commun'ties by Special Irish satin Australian ‘opossum, are a few of the hall marks of the $83.50 for a $93 green damask table linen $146.50 for a $163 Louis XVI. arm chair | Seqvered arm chair with antique finish damask $87 for a $97 blue lac- seat and back. ‘ re pas hal, ete $24 for a $36 Jacobean rated, cane seat an chair In oak (with seat ae by ae fe an maroon 15 for @ velour. Windsor arm chair in | mahogany, wood seat, good tailoring of these suits.” New material is tinseltone, tricotine are other materials. Gift! 4 Wey oxgalaite achievement, ‘ i P om y Madrid brown, henna, Pot Pea eatin damask table cloths, 2x2 yds., taune ana: beenae’ ate ton Rin shades of brown so ular $21 for a $28 tapestry $14.25 for a $16 black 90 similar table cloths in sizes 2 x 2!4 yds., for this season, Oxford gray and | covered armchair, | enameled decorated lad= $9.50 each, navy blue and other colors. der-back chair with rush $41.25 for a $46 ma- | seat. y arm corner chair with tapestry pad seat | Windsor arm ics $43 for 9 $48 mahog- | ANGNRTe Reewtanee any arm ae tapestry Fifth Gallery, seat and ba; New Building. The patterns and designs of lilies of the valley, ‘ Of grape, polka dota and poppies. Very good looking. Prices range from $62.50 Satin damask napkins, $7.50 dozen. Five designs, to $159. shamrock, spot, grape, pansy and rose patterns. Second floor, Old Building First floor, Old Building. OO nine