The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-29
ANOTHER MEAT
RISE IMMINENT
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sold In this city on account of tho high
price which II has already attained and
vegetables are being resorted to instead
of a meat diet Not only the poorer
classes OF the people are making this
reduction, but 1t Is noticeable In every
class OF citizens from the top down.
People who are using meat at all are
buying In smaller quantities and many
even Of the hard working class have
given II up altogether, While the prices
Of lamb and pork hav not gone w
much In proportion to the regular
prices ut this time OF year the general
desertion of meat eaters has affected
their sale also to n marked degree. The
increase in the retail price which an
other raise In the Wholesale price this
week will entail means that those who
still stick 10 beef will have to pay from
tire TO Ave cents more a pound and
this IL likely to cut the amount sold
even more. In fact from the viewpoint
Of the retailers the situation is becom-
ing desperate.
So bad Is the condition that in New
York a number Of dealers have been
forced to the wall already and In this
state several have failed while others
even In this city are In an alarming
condition. Their trade cut in half and
the remaining half carried on at re-
duced margin of profit is the situa-
ton In nutshell
The local dealers do not believe that
scarcity Of meat is the real cause oil
the trouble. They infinite manipula-
ton for the purpose Of making more
money and getting rid Of poor quality
of meat. The reduction In the sales
is hitting the wholesalers of course, II
Is estimated that each OF the beet
houses in this city which usually have
four cars OF meat a day have reduced
the amount to two each or In other
words half their trade has been cut
cut.
The remedy proposed by the state
dealers Is competition. They have
DltHHIt W tSh iliti iilf llllttu oldAtS
government take off the tariff on both
cattle and all kinds Of dressed beef and
meats so that foreign countries can
bring their meats IN here AMI bring
down the prices to normal level II
the truth is that there is scarcity
then the quantity will be increased by
this competition and at any rate there
will be drop in the price. The feel
ing is that something must be done
at once for the good OF the consumer
fully as much as for the benefit Of the
dealers.
At the meeting OF the state dealers
association recently held In Hartford a
resolution 20 this effect was carried
unanimously and It will be presented
10 the national convention which vii
meet In August asking that body to
petition congress and work for the re-
moval Of the tariffs specified which are
| believed to be a remedy for the trou.
| BILE The text of the resolution which
was adopted ut the Hartford meeting
follows:
/ w ll'A'i'f Ail' Sl'hi SAdiNlIl VI UNt
cattle attributed to financial condition,
is depriving the greater portion OF tn
people OF n sufficient supply OF meat,
And whereas, such scarcity has beer
reason for the enormous advance ir
prices OF meat,
And whereas, our national govern
ment exact tariff on live stock shut
ting out our outside sources Of sup
ply,
Therefore, be 1t resolved that we
the Connecticut Iate association q
Retail Butchers OF America in conven
ton assembled expert In the knowledg
OF the conditions and the remedies {
apply demand In the name of the grea
American consuming public that tn
federal government take immediat
steps TO have the duty on all live stoc
and dressed meats removed and 1t
further,
Resolved, That a copy Of this pre-
amble and resolutions be sent TO tn
President Of these United States and I
our senator's and representatives |
congress and in addition that It be Civ
en- greatest publicity
At the same session at which thes
re solutions were passed the followin
officers we're elected:
President--O. Boettger, New Haven
First vice. rresident--C. L. Pomer o
Hartford.
Second -president-F. Mills, Mer
iden.
Secretary--Arthur Tenant, New Ha
ven.
Treasurer-C. r. Wissert, New Ha
ven.
Sergeant t-arme-R. A. Lake, Oar
bury,
Trustees--J Collins, Meriden; w.
Tollhurst of Hartford; Charles E. Har
New Haven and r.. F. Schmidt, Dan
bury.