Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-11-12


II hero. must pay my men to cut II up
and deliver IL and all that What will |
get for what cost mo S72g Keep your
eye ON your diagram aud follow mo
closely.
Tho rump will weigh 40 pounds, for
which VIII get 10 cents pound, or
u; the round, Immediately below IL,
will weigh 90 pounds, at l2i6 cents, or
$3.50; tho eitloin, so pounds. at nm nv.
eragc Of II cents, for there aro at least
three cuts Of sirloin: II depends upon
the butoher--that makes til.20; tho
portcrhouse IN steer ~ 800 pounds
Will weigh 80 pounds, and 20 cents Is
the market price, or si9.
Next comes what wo butchers call tho
ego Of the nib and what is known ON
bills Of fare ~ prime rib roast. There
will be 100 pounds Of this at 10 cents.
Or tl5. Next Ia the chuck. really fine
portion Of the carcass. but a sufferer
through itsnamc, There arc 90 pounds Of
this, and II brings today 10 cents. or
~. Immediately adjoining IL IL the
neck. 30 pounds. much Of which Ia sold
s chuck. The price Is cents. or 81. CO.
Below the neck comes tho loose flesh
hat is called In tho slaughter houses tho
hanging piece" and in butcher shops
the "briskct." II is good boiling beef.
but Is much in demand for corning.
There are 90 pounds Of IL ut 5k cents a
pound, or t2.75.
Tho section marked ribs, plate and
nayel' In tho cheapest meat on tho steer.
IL Is for corning and soup meat particu.
larry, will weigh 80 pounds, and sells
ut ~ cents, or s34 Tho shoulder
piece, beneath which lies part Of tho
briskot, IN sold with tho shin and Is gen.
orally called soup meat IL will weigh
% pounds. and soils ut Az cents, OF
ts.49.
Tho tanks weigh 80 pounds and arc
mostly fat. selling in their entirety at o
cents. or ". 10. The hind legs yield 30
pounds Of meat ut AZ cents, or Si.5s.
have now accounted for us pounds
OF meat Tho remaining SO pounds is
fat and bones. At least ten pounds Of
fat IL thrown in with orders, people hay.
ing learned to expect It, aud 50 conta n
pound for fat and 80 cents per hundred
for bones will yield o.. so at tho outside.
The total receipts from tho stcor that
cost mo sac will be $40. 90. profit Of
only $3.50, or would DO profit II | rnn
business that ontnilod no expenses
whatever.
am not a slaughteror now, but
know enough Of the business 10 know
that the slaughtorcr loses nothing. A
steer goes into an abattoir ON the hoof,
and every ounce Of him goes cut "a COM
mcrcial commodity. A /, 200 pound steer
will not 500 pounds Of beef. The hide Is
sold TO tho tannerA A limited number
OF tails go 10 dealers In OK tails, and
special dealers buy the tongues. and in
Chicago go to the cannors OF "lunch
tongues. There is limited demand
for brains. All liyors find u ready sale,
and the lining Of tho paunch, known as
tripo, Is growing IN such favor that IL
Is all disposed Of TO dealers, who pickle
It.
From the pure fat ~ extracted the
highest quality Of oleo oil. This ia gen.
orally exported 10 Holland, whero IL en-
tiers into tho makeup Of tho gilt edged
Dutch butter that commands fancy prices
IN England. From other fats como the
lower grades Of oleo oil. From solicited
bones IL secured by boiling gelatin,
which is tho basis Of all cheap jellies and
marinaladeS s,earine. used US base Of