The evening world. Newspaper, September 10, 1920, Page 19

f 920 FOOD CROPS by an Unusually Plenti- ful Yield. P. Q. Foy. World.) 000 bushels, while the yleld is estimated at bushels a year ago. h ARE ‘BUMPERS’ ALL 1 | OVER THE COUNTRY Wecreased paieae hatiades Mad ‘Up Special Food Expert The Evening ) An increase of 11,000,000 bushels in yield of potatoes, according to Department of Agriculture report ‘Bept. 8, forecasts a yield of 413,- 000 bushels in the twelve potato States, New York State with a production of nearly ,000,000, followed by Michigan with ‘Wisconsin the third, place with 29,000,000 is, The yield in the other nine tates ranges from 26,000,000 bushels Minnesota down to Illinois which at the foot of the list with 000,000. While the acreage planted ypotatoes was only 95 per cent. of hela to the acre as compared with In the matter j of acreage all subsistence crops, ¢x- copt barley, rice and corn, wore less than Iast year, but the phenomenal ylelds have piled up the moat boun- teous harvest in the country's his- tory. While the production of potatoes in the United States allows each of our 21,000,000 familles 16 1-3 bushels for the six winter and early spring months, there are fully 2,500,000 bush- els of/ surplus potatoes in Canada that will be thrown on our markets, while Denmark is offering potatoes by the cargo, landed in New York, at less than two cents a pound. The wholesale produce district in New York 18 almost impassable with frults and vegetables of the ‘highest grade ever brought in at this season. The wholesale prices realized, when the freight, container and cost of welling are deducted, give the grow- ers very little for producing the crops. A large commission reoeiver of fruits and vegetables on Park Place stated yesterday that out of 26 items of farm products handled by his house, not more than three of these items admitted of any profit to the grower. Farmers from New York State are unable to get containers at any ue to forward their surplus apple crop to market. Many of them are using af manner of much a6 other containe: ty farmer said yest would be compelled to ante | his apples in bulk, as by the time containers would be available the soft fruit would be wasted, as the laws regu- THE EVENING WORLD, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1920. ry wholesale market and the finest State kind Is gelling at $2.60 a bushel containing 300 good-sized fruit, or leas than one cent each, Housewives should take this opportunity of put- ting up thelr winter supply of Bart- lett peare, as sugar is much more reasonable in price. In many sec- tions of the city and suburbs wagon boys are peddiing granulated sugar at from 16 to 17 cents a pound, de- pending on the opposition, ong # butter ia slightly higher in price, but fancy table creamery should not cost more than 65 cents & pound and good table butter can be retailed at a profit at 62 cents. Meats of all kinds are reasonable in price, although heavy stall fed steers are not plentiful, but the yield of over 8,000,000,000 bushels of corn will ma- terially ‘increase the quantity and quality of both beef and pork, Be- sides, the increage, in the supply will SPECIAL Eng. Ring. Blue- \White Stone, Per- fect Cut. 14-K. Gold. Onty $76. ference, Con- Faentiat Oar. lating the making of cider contain so much red tape that thousands of bushels of apples that usually go to the cider mill will have to be wasted this year, 107 Bartlett pears are plentiful in the Our. cose PLACE. Solitaire Diamond result in lower prices. Finest Long Ieland potatoes are wholesaling at 21-2 cents a pound, and should not cost more than 4 cents to the consumer, while the long varie- ty of Jersey potatoes can be retailed ata profit of 8 cents a pound. Fresh native lamb and mutton ts reasonably cheap, and two large car- en of New Zealand lainb now due I result In stil lower prices, The Incoming New Zealand lamb can be sold to butchers at 22 cents a pound for the whole carcass, and legs of this excellent pum can be retailed at a profit at 30 cents a pound, while the Srdinary cute will make a profit at 15 to 18 cents. 3,200 pairs at Sizes 11 to 2, Sizes to 1334, $5.50; Children’s School Shoes For Girls and Small Boys Tan and black leather laced shoes—solid leather throughout— made to give foot freedom and balance as well as good wear. 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Continuing This Big Sale of “JUNIOR” ~ 4100 SUITS For Men and Young Men—All fat One Flat Price— Their —— Cost to Us Was . $2439 The Manufacturer’s Average Cost to Make Was 385 Were Made To Retail at $65 $2850 440 Were Made To Retail at 600 Uo whote- sale Price Was $3650 The Average Retail Price Would Be #5097 890 Were Made To Retail at °55 940 Were Made To Retail at *50 765 Were Made To Retail at 545 680 Were Made To Retail at 540 Consisting Principally of Medium and Heavy Weight Suits for Fall and Winter Wear ‘100,000 Cash Purchase Involving the Stocks of 7 Big Makers, Being Sold by Us at Less Than Their Cost to Manufacture! Positively the Greatest Values Offered in Years! This enormous collection of Suits embraces such fabrics as Worsteds, Cheviots, Cassimeres, Velours, Tweeds and Flannels. Every color, pattern and weight is represented, Plain and Fancies; single and double breasted models. All sizes. This is the largest single special purchase we have ever made, and certainly the most fortunate, for the price at which we secured these Suits was not only less than their cost to produce, but the garments themselves were mostly medium and heavy weights, just the thing for Fall and Winter wear. This announcement has aroused widespread noiice and every intending purchaser is urged to lose no 00 time in making the most of this extraordinary opportunity. Weight Biue Serge ae seas rer Upwards of 500 of these. these Blue Serge Suits will be sold at $31.50. ‘They were made to retail at $50. Men’s es Young Men’s Single and Double Breasted models, in all sizes, Owing to the fact that our gross profit on these $26.50 Suits averages no more than $2.11, a amall charge will be made for alterations, The same applies to those at $31.50. Note: Opposite Waldorf Hotel, Between Fifth A 24 Floor 15 W. 34%St. PEN DAILY TILL 6 P. M.—SATURDAY TILL 9 P, M venue and Broadway. SR SS aa ae ei re i ee