New-York tribune., 1902-04-23
HEAT NAY REDUCE PRICES.
ALDERMEN ASK FOR SUPPRESSION OF
BEEF TRUST.

Retail meat dealers said yesterday that If the
high temperature continued less meat would be
usel and as a result there would be speedy drop
in prices Washington market dealers said that
had been neither increase nor decrease in tine
price of the commodity since last week.
The Board OF Aldermen yesterday adopted a reso-
lution asking the federal and State authorities TO
SUPPRESS the so-caIed beef trust. II also adopted
a resolution asking Congress to repeal all tariffs
on meats. The resolutions follow:
Whereas the increase in the price of meat
throughout the. city.of York by what is known
as the meat trust" is working great hardship
Whereas, Beef and mutton are an absolute neces-
stg for m IN the M ] M Of daa d
simply enrich greedy corporations would uIti-
mateiy tend to weaken the strength Of the work
iIasHan aud make him less able TO perform his
Resolved That the Board of Aldermen of tn.
city of New-York strongly condemns the inhuman l
IN OF hn price of meat and demands
intervention Of the federal authorities and the
conspiracy to private gain a food which is an
absolute necessity for the working classes of this
Resolved That copy Of this resolution be sent to
tag enera of the q Tinted sates the Governor Of the
State of NewYork and the Attorney-General Of the
State of New-York.
The Vegetarian Society will hold public meet
ing tonight at Civic Hall, No 12s East Twenty
eghth-st and will no doubt offer interesting sug-
gestions concerning the solution OF the meat prob
lem. A. F. Spawn. recently returned from Central
America. Will give a lecture on bananas He VIII
also discuss value of other fruits and vegetables
as food products. The Tribune pointed out several
weeks ago that Americans. a rule, ate too much
meat and that the would be happier II more
vegetables and less meat were consumed
The National provisioner" In a current Num-
ber quotes James Wilson, Secretary OF the De-
partment of Agriculture the beef situation.
follows:
Il do claim know something about the raising
and selling OF beef Others may talk about the
beef combine as much they like but to me the
raise In the price of beef is very easily explained
II Is due almost wholly TO n short corn crop last
year and TO a great demand for beef caused by the
prosperity of the people OF the United States. The
high price of has made II necessary for West
ern cattle feeders send TO the South for cotton
seed meal TO feed their stock with. The price OF
fat cattle on the hoOf at the Chicago stockyardS
has advanced from four 10 five cents a pound TO
seven cents Men who have fine beef cattle TO sell
can their prices
-rThere is n great demand for cattle. and that
means a great demand for beef. The people OF
the United States eating more beef now than
they ever did before in their history This Is be
cause they making money and spending ~
There are many families in this country that
do not have their steaks and roaSts and boiling
pieces The American people are by long odds the
stances IL is only natural that the price of beef
should advance. Cattle and meat like all other
commodities, have follow the laws OF supply and
demand The men who have cattle to sell naturally
Want the highest prices they can get. IL Is the
same with the packers and retailers