The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-02
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RICHMOND men |
This City Doubly Affected by the
Beef Combine.
PRICES HAVE CONE WAY UP.
Increase ofsTwo and one-Half Gents a
Pound in Choice Meats Within
the Last Four
Weeks.

Richmond the rise of the price
~ meats generally under the pressure
Of the beer trust IS not the only mat
ter of direct interest. 1t has affected
local men who lave been employed py
one of the great packing houses Oh Tug
trust and, although one of the men
nov holds a letter from a great pack
ing house certifying that he is one OF
the best and most competent employees
ever engaged by the company, hes mas
been shut out from ful, ner employment
with the trust in any capacity.
This shut out is a result OF the COM
bina,tion Of the great packing houses
the sole offense of this man VINO was
shut out, and who has been ldentineu
with the meat trade Of this portion OF
the country for several years. being the
fact that he resigned from .Ae company.
With the present letter he holds, ana
with further letters of instruction. III
which the power Of the beer trust IS
dwelt upon and the combination re1erl-
ed to, every other packing house a. e
country refused him employment. ! he
trust altogether employs several nun
dred travelling statesmen; he is merely
one of many w. have been smut OUT
in this manner. ;.
AS to the prices of beef, generally. 1t
may be said, hguratively speak
ing. that the cow has jumped
over the moon It IS not an I'M
safe assertion to say that she Is jus'
about at the zenith Ct her raraeollc Ca
reer right now. because beef is away up.
During the last three or four weeks
there has been an increase IN the pflce
ar beef both in local and Western meats
which has squeezed pocket-books impair
tially. particularly for the higher grade
Of meats Western meats. according 70
the statement of representative OF d
big packing-h house branch here. are UP
.seventy-five cents to ons dollar a nun
dred pounds, and this mas aheCted Liz
consumers immensely.
While there is no prospect for an I'M
mediate increase in the price of meats
there is likewise no prospect for an I'M
mediate decrease. The simple rule OF
supply and demand seems to control me
situation and further than this genera
sta TEN ent as to the vhyness OF the presen'
situation the meat men Will not TAIN
Anyway. the best class OF meats; SUI
az tenderloin. sirloin and porterhouse
have increased in price on an avera sc
Of about 2 IL cents a pound during TINS
time. while there has been no materia1
change in the prices of the lower grade
Of meats.
A local butcher said yesterday:
1.-THE price of siCloin now is ABOUT =
cents a. pound. OF tenoerlo'n
cents pound and Of porterhouse ahous
20 cents pound Round steaks are from
- 10 to IS cents and chuck steak 10 t.
y IL. Prime rib roast is about IS =
cents and cut roast Is about % cents
This statement-re refers only to meal
locally butchered. but the same sltua tio''
prevails as to the meats from the 4" q. |.
There ts now. as a matter of fact
sweater demand for meat than ever be-
fore, and this has sent prices up all over
the country. particularly in the Nor'h
where the rise has been so pronounce
as to affect all the lower classes. south
of this point the increase has not nsen
On nronounced. Richmond however DO
,.'hatter of nv far in this rise than the
r,son1e Of Baltimore WASHINGTON 3r1
New York Ir Boston right now beet Is
| alarmingly high.