The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-27
HIGH PRICE FOR MEATS.
Sir Thomas Lipton's Corner Believed
TO Be the Cause.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept AL kinds
or pork products cost more IN this city
J IMAM at any time since 1888. Prime beef
products also demand higher prices than
TOT several years past. In pork the retail
advance per pound is from to cents
more than il was at this time last year
Cured meats are from % to 81 cents
more per pound than last year. First
grade beef has advanced about cents
per pound over this time in 1900 Most
remarked Of all. are the advances on lard
and sausage. Dealers are Of the opinion
That further increases are likely to occur
within the next month.
Two causes are assigned BY retail meat
dealers for the sleeper charges. The first
cause Is attributed to the failure Of the
Western corn crop during the past sum
mer, in many sections the yield having
been scarcely one-fOUrth Of the average
crop As a consequence fewer corn-fed
hogs and cattle are being fattcned this
fan than at any time since 1893. Lastly.
merchants attribute the increases 10 eff
forts made by Sir Thomas Upton and as
sociates to corner the raeat market last
month. efforts that resu tea IN The heavy
buying Of hogs and cattle, which are not
yet being put upon the market.
In one Of the big local markets yestcr-
day prominent dealer sized up the sit
uation as follows:
ION all kinds Of good beef prices have
advanced materially. BY good beef,
mean corn-fed beef On medium beef
grass-fed beef-the prices are also high.
and on poor beef-that is, improperly fed
beef-the rates are low Grass-fed beef
Is Just coming into the market however,
In good quantity. and l look for no fur
HNr..H DO.
lard, though, are higher than for several
years. and In these lines I look for still
further advances, because hogs are
scarce.
Bacon. sausage, and lard viii aver
age cents per pound higher than at this
time last year Sausage is now retailing
at Is cents per pound. Lard during the
year has advanced from 9 cents per pound
70 l3 cents. Pork chops are Is cents per
pound. Bacon is IS cents per pound. an
advance Of 81 cents. Whole hams are
selling at Is cents per pound. and last year
they were y cents.
In meats the retail prices are as fol
lows Best Sirloin steak. = 10 80 cents
per pound. rump steak % 10 p cents per
pound; rouEk steak. IS to 20 cents per
pound. medium sIrlOin steak. l6 TO -
cents per pound; ruulp steak, Is to Is
cents per pound; round steak, Il TO IS
cents per pound. poorer grade beef. sir
loiu, u to 10 cents per pound. Prime beef
rib rOasts are from Is 10 p cents per
pound, depending on the cut. and chuck
roasts are from To i cents per pound.
Medium beef rOasts are from Il 20 IS
Gems per pound: chuck roasts. 6 to s cents
per pound.
Good calves are also very high. whole
carcasses wholesal3ng at from " 70 IOik
cents per pound. and veal Tetaiis at from
70 20 cents per pound. depending upon
the cuts
''Shep and lamb are TO be had In plenty,
and every one can afford to buy mutton.
Whole Carcasses. sheep. are WhOlesaling
al from 70 cents per pound, retail.
10 % cents per pound. depending upon
the cut. Lambs retail at from TO % cents
per pound, according TO the cuts"