Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-30
MEAT PRICES
GOING DOWN
Retail Dealers Influenced
BY Wholesalers Cuts.

New York, Nov. 80. - An inquiry
made in New York and In several
other large centers of population from
New York west and south seems to in
dictate that In the majority of the
places where the inquiries were made
the retail butchers have been made to
feel the influence of the general cut In
the wholesale price of meat and that
consumers are nov getting some of
their meat at least at a considerable
reduction from the price a month ago.
In New York, in certain sections OF
the northern end of Manhattan Island
and In the Bronx the price Of lamb has
fallen % per cent or more. In some
shops lamb sells at from 10 to 1S
was selling for % cents. Rib roast Is
selling for % cents a pound, and a
month ago 1t was selling for from %
to 27. Chickens are selling for from
% TO % cents a pound and porterhouse
and sirloin steaks at from % to %
cents a pound as against 81 to 80 cents
a pound q month ago..
Philadelphia investigation shows that
consumers there are not buying meat
cheaper since the reduction In the
wholesale price of meat.
In Newark retail butchers say that
there has been a material reduction In
the price of pork and pork products.
The price of beef and lamb remains
firm.
No Change In Trenton.
Trenton consumers of meat have not
as yet seen al appreciate decline in
retail prices.
Beef and mutton In Baltimore are
from 1 to Q cents a pound cheaper
than they were last spring. Aside
from these reductions there has been
no material reduction.
In Boston, whatever the cause, beef
and pork are materially cheaper than
three weeks ago. All pork products
rate, roast ribs having tumbled nearly
4 cents at wholesale within two weeks.
Pork chops could scarcely be bought
at all a short time ago. Now they are
quoted at retail at IS cents. On the
better cuts beef Is 5 cents a pound
cheaper to the than at the
beginning Of November. Sirloin steak,
the best, yesterday was selling for 80
cents q pound. This was quoted at 80
cents until recently. The same thing
applies to round steak. The price of
bacon, too, shows a drop to 25 cents g
Mound from % IN 40 cents
A Decline In Buffalo.
During the last two weeks in Buff
falo there has been a decline in prices
of meats to the consumer ranging from
2 to 4 cents a pound on pork and beef
products. The decline in the price of
lamb, mutton and veal has not been
noticeable.
There has been no decline In the
price of bacon. The price of fowl has
declined from 8 to 5 cents a pound.
Turkeys sell from % to IS cents a
pound at retail, chickens from 10 to 1S
and ducks atfrom 20 to % cents.
In Rochester meat prices declined
slightly during November. Chickens
find a good market at from is to IS
cents. The price for these has ruled
from Is to 20 cents for several
months. Turkeys run from % to Is
cents, Hams have dropped from IS to
16 cents. ~
The largest single reduction in the
wholesale price of meats in Indianapo-
lis since hogs began their downward
movement has been made. Breakfast
bacon is down a cent, with a decline
of one-quarter to one-half cent ON
other grades. Hams have gone down
a similar amount. Sausage is half to
a cent lower.
The "headliner" in the big reducing
act comes OF pork chops and tender
loins. The price of the former has
fallen ia cents, while the latter has
been reduced 2 cents. Tenderlolns
now sell for 90 cents q pound, the
lowest they have been since Septem-
Der.