Show RIO RIOt f OF HOUSEWIVES FORCES REDUCTION I I OF PRICES I I I j I l 1 I f I I t I I j PARIS July 3 An An Incipient riot lot of ot hous housewives and street vendors at atthe atthe atthe the central markets market recently has haa done more than the polemics of ot the press and menaces s of politicians to advance tho the campaign against high meat prices What angered the Women was the seizure and destruction by sanitary inspectors of ot several tons of or meat and poultry that had lund spoiled in storage while if It it i had hae been sold the same day dayas as received as ns required by the rules I it would have forced prices s down to a rea reasonable figure The woman In Insisted insisted insisted in- in upon the re establishment re of the public sales that were suspended at nt the beginning of the war wa charging the commission merchants with wih sellIng sellIng sell sell- sel- sel Ing only as much of the meat consigned consigned consigned con con- signed to them as a could be disposed of ot without cutting prices The Tho public pub pub- lie lic sales or sales Bales by crier establish establish lish Ush the official central market quo quo- Since they have o been suspended suspended sus sus- the commission merchants have It i nfl all al In their own hands hands eli hands hands-elmi- eliminating all al Influences of oC supply and demand A committee has hW now recommended the establishment re-establishment re of the sales by crier Under this system the com commission om- om ml mission slon merchant may fix a minimum price for tor meat or produce consigned to him The crier declares that price and Ind anyone anone mo may buy at at that figure If It no one offers more sometimes no noot ot offer r is received and the commission merchant must lower his hie price Another reform reon proposed is the publication in the Municipal Bulletin each ech weak of ot a n list of ot the provisions and kinds of ot meat and poultry that are ar most mot abundant and advantageous tor for the economical housewives 8 The daily diy receipts receipt are arc also aso to be published In tables alongside the estimated needs nebs of ot the population he |