Show I I I I FOOD SUPPLY SHORT I Kansas City Confronted by a Serious Question Kansas City June L The relief prom by y th the war ar department at Washing ton last night ni ht te Is being offered today toda Y Cal Col Colonel onel Charles W T Miner commanding at Fort Leaven Leavenworth worth received orders fr from m the th department last night to aid the Ute Sot suf feren by the flood In every way Klee Elee trio trie cars were ere at once loaded with blan Man hats ke and provisions ns and aIMI sent ent to Kansas City Kan KaD The food rood supply Is rapidly be becoming coming a question of or vital import There Ther was wag a run ou on every retail grocery and meat moat store stem 8 in Kansas City this morning Perse ns g almost overran the supply ht h uses in a panicky rush to buy enough to last la t until the flood shaM shall subside There is but one wholesale w ale oJe grocery store stOle in the city that is not under water ater The of or this establishment w were wre rc almost swept from their feet today by ta t the e rush of ef f buyers beyers Merchants JI CO the food situation alarming Their supply Is limited to two or OJ Ua days clan In everything X nna uli d goods muck much of SU ply 1111 lava have po vision can be t until railroad com communication is reestablished ree bed Butchers SoAve have Ave only a limited amount a of or fresh fesh meat me t tOn on Mud hand and few hams and sides of ba bacon bat bacon con t Indications are that the t supply P will w I not last after tomorrow o None o can n be bought frOm the packing houses An at attempt attena tempt tena to prevent a meat shortage iH be made by sending a steamboat p to the broken Milwaukee bridge to which a sup supply supply supply ply of Or fresh meat eat wilt will be brought The TIM coal situation is no less alarming than the question of food At 11 n cl ck this morning prices for tor many staple articles of or food began bega r rising ing Potatoes P were sold last week at 73 75 cents a huil Du and were offered at Itlo 50 today Th The advance was gradually increased as the customers eu became more numerous Sunday eggs eggs sold in case lots at IS c per doses MiK L n This morning the price Mice jumped jum y to t 25 S rents cents a dozen dosen in fn the whole vole sal sale al wa way Stores up town t n raised d the price e to 40 cents a dozen This morning there were but cases eases of eggs in the th I hands of or dealers alers up town At ROOD neon p Mayor Maor Reed leaned issued an order ord r Lou for the of all in Kansas Kaneas CIty Within an hour the order lid had been carried roto 1010 complete effect The mayors action cdon was 8 due to the large influx of ref ret refA Ar AC A noon hundreds of or people were being befog fed 4 the convention halt hall |